Chapter 14
Chapter 14
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 14
Chapter Title: Who Do You Like More Between Heyni and An Young?
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I stared at the chat window, which was completely flooded with nothing but talk about Heyni.
💬 Chat — Viewer Bring out Heyni!! — Viewer Hand over Heyni!! — Viewer Heyni hidden again? — Viewer Where's Heyni? It was a pretty awkward situation. It was making it hard to run the stream properly.
But that only applied to ordinary streamers.
I, on the other hand, was thinking of turning these guys into content.
'Just do some content those fake couple stans(?) would love.'
I pulled a small sign from my pocket with O and X written on both sides. It was a pretty random move.
The sudden action made the Heyni-searching chats vanish for a moment.
Seeing that, I leisurely opened my mouth.
"From now on, for exactly five minutes, we'll do a Truth Challenge. Each question costs 3,000 won."
The Truth Challenge meant answering any question with O or X. In simple terms, it was like a truth game with the viewers.
Of course, it wasn't free. There was a participation fee, which was why I was running this content.
Soon, chats started flooding the window rapidly. Most of them were positive reactions.
💬 Chat — Viewer ㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘ! ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer Whoa!! Truth Challenge at this timing? — Viewer Good sense lololol — Viewer Heyni questions go go — Viewer I'm dead lololol Of course, only the person himself knew if it was truth or lie. Naturally, lies were allowed here.
As long as you didn't get caught.
'There'll definitely be misunderstandings about Heyni coming up as questions too. That way, I can clear them up as well.'
I smirked slightly and put up a timer.
Now, for five minutes, the viewers would hurl merciless questions at me. I had to endure them well.
The timer soon started ticking.
And right away, a question popped up.
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "I'm even thinking of marrying Heyni. O/X" It was a pretty high-level question right from the start. I knew it would be like this.
But I held up X without a second thought.
"We're not even dating, what marriage?"
Here, I needed to show a bit of coldness. That made it seem more truthful.
The next question came up soon.
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "The stream yesterday wasn't scripted. It was all real. O/X" I quickly held up X. This was exactly the kind of question I wanted.
"It was all scripted. Next question."
This was how I swiftly handled the viewers' questions. Even I thought it showed great improv skills. That made it seem even more truthful.
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "Yesterday, things went beyond kissing with Heyni. O/X" I knew a question like this would come. For these, I had to quickly show X.
"We parted ways right after the stream ended. Ask Heyni yourself. Next."
Even I thought it was a solid response. Saying it coldly like this boosted the credibility.
But the viewers' assault(?) was just beginning.
Soon, a question came that could fluster even me.
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "Heyni seems like someone I'd be okay dating. O/X" For the first time, I hesitated a bit.
Showing O here would make the fake couple stans(?) go even wilder. But showing X wasn't an option either.
'If I did that, the pissed-off viewers would riot even more.'
It was a no-win situation.
Still, I moved the sign.
There was nothing to be done even if the couple stans rampaged more.
Soon, my sign showed O.
The chat window exploded.
💬 Chat Explosion — Viewer 캬ㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑ — Viewer ㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑㅑ ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer Insane!!! — Viewer Sweet lololol — Viewer Date!! Date!! Date!! This time, I told the truth. If I absolutely had to choose, it was better to tell the truth.
"Ahem, next question."
Then, out of nowhere, a random question popped up.
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "I think it'd be okay to date An Young. O/X" Suddenly, instead of Heyni, it was about An Young Sister.
The chat went wild at the out-of-left-field question.
💬 Chat — Viewer An Young squad still hasn't left the room? — Viewer Who's An Young? I don't even remember anymore? — Viewer Is the one who posted An Young herself? — Viewer Honestly, An Young over Heyni lolol — Viewer Wanna die up there? I hesitated a bit on this question too.
But I just went with my gut this time as well.
Soon, my sign pointed to O.
"An Young Sister is totally dateable."
💬 Chat — Viewer lololol Jae-ho's got some player vibes? — Viewer Honestly, An Young is pretty too. — Viewer Me! — Viewer Lock!! — Viewer Ultra!! — Viewer Lock!! Honestly, I thought everyone hoping for me and An Young Sister as a fake couple had vanished. I figured they'd all switched to Heyni.
But no. The An Young squad(?) still lingered subtly. And they quickly chimed in with chats agreeing with me.
Thanks to that, the chat atmosphere wasn't too hostile.
"Next question."
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "Honestly, I think Ma-sam is a total cheapskate." This was another random one. I swiftly held up O. This was pure truth.
"He's a cheapskate, alright. Next."
💬 Chat — Viewer lolololololol — Viewer This is spot on lololol — Viewer Saw that instant O? lololol Anyway, thanks to the sudden Ma-sam question, the mood softened a lot.
I silently thanked the anonymous viewer and continued the Truth Challenge.
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "I plan to keep up the relationship with Heyni. O/X" "Yes. Gotta keep seeing her."
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "I'm actually a fan of getting topped. O/X" "No, I'm not."
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "I'm more interested in topping than bottoming. O/X" "No. I'm only interested in topping."
🔔 QUESTION 🔔 "Honestly, I think I have talent for streaming. O/X" "Yes. I think I have quite a bit of talent too."
With that final question, the Truth Challenge came to an end.
I let out a secret sigh of relief. The questions were sharper than expected, but I thought I'd handled it well enough.
'Aside from a few Heyni-related ones, I stuck to the truth as much as possible.'
At this point, everyone would believe I'd told the truth. Since most of it really was.
Anyway, as soon as the Truth Challenge ended, questions poured in.
💬 Chat — Viewer Do you really wanna date Heyni? — Viewer Honestly, An Young or Heyni? — Viewer lololol so freaking fun ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer ㅆㅇㅈ. First cool Truth Challenge like this lolol — Viewer Definitely got streaming talent lolol I answered the viewers' questions appropriately while continuing the stream.
"Who do I like more between An Young Sister and Heyni? Hmm... It's a secret."
Anyway, this kind of content was definitely the right call. It cleared up the Heyni misunderstandings, and the Heyni-flooded chat returned to normal.
I glanced at the viewer count. Just checking how many had come in.
👥 VIEWER COUNT 👥 7,312 people '7,000!!'
This was a new record. Even with the fake couple buff, it was astonishing.
'Even after the buff fades, I gotta try to keep the drop-off minimal.'
I needed to turn all these new viewers into loyal fans. That was the only way to even approach Ma-sam's level.
With that, I overcame one tough hurdle.
For some reason, it felt like I'd grown a bit as a streamer.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ The long-awaited(?) weekend finally arrived.
I dressed up a bit more than usual today.
Changed into neat clothes, spritzed on some cologne, even styled my hair a little.
Of course, I had no plans to go out. I was staying home all day. Still, I was dolled up.
And there was a reason for it.
'It's about time...'
I stared at my smartphone with a slightly tense face. I felt more nervous than during the collab stream.
Soon, the phone buzzed.
Viiiing.
I immediately checked KakaoTalk.
-Heyni: Almost there now.
That's right.
Today, I was meeting Heyni again.
Of course, it was different from before. Last time was for a stream.
But now, no stream was on at all. Maybe that's why I was even more nervous.
How long did I wait?
Ding-dong.
The doorbell rang soon after.
I hurried to the front door and opened it.
Creeak.
"Hey, you're here?"
There stood Heyni, dressed to the nines just like me. Looked like she'd hit up a salon or something. She seemed even prettier today.
But she was different from usual.
The first time we met, she was super bright and full of energy. Not now.
I could tell just from how she bowed her head deeply the moment she saw me.
"Ahem, hi? Come on in."
"Yeah..."
Heyni quickly stepped inside.
Thud.
I closed the door and led her to the bed area.
Ah, no weird intentions, obviously. It was just the only place to sit for two people.
Soon, we sat side by side on the bed.
An awkward silence followed for a moment.
"......"
"......"
We'd suddenly kissed on stream out of nowhere. And this was our first meeting after. It was bound to be awkward.
I took a breath and spoke up.
"How've you been?"
"Good... How about you, oppa?"
"I've been good too. How was streaming?"
"Streaming... It was total chaos."
Thankfully, we shared the same interests. Bringing up streams got the conversation flowing smoothly.
"Same here. It was so hard to proceed because everyone kept asking for you."
"Come on, you handled it great though?"
"You saw all that?"
"......Yeah."
Heyni's face flushed red again.
"Then you saw the Truth Challenge too?"
"Yeah."
"And me saying it'd be okay to date you?"
"......Yeah."
Heyni's face grew redder by the second. It was piercing through her makeup.
And that look was incredibly pretty and cute. I almost reached out to pinch her cheek.
Of course, doing that to her full makeup would be rude.
I barely stopped my hand and kept talking.
"That time, what I said was true."
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