Chapter 15
Chapter 15
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 15
Chapter Title: Confessed to by a Female Streamer
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I opened my mouth with a serious look on my face.
"That time... those words were true."
I had clearly said on stream that someone like Heyni would be fine to date. And it was sincere.
Heyni's eyes widened at my words.
"R-Really?!"
"Yeah. I think someone like you would be more than fine to date."
"O-Oh... I see..."
Heyni flashed a shy but bright smile. It was the first smile she'd shown since arriving here.
"What about you?"
"Me?"
"Yeah."
"What do you think?"
Was it because I'd already said something like a confession?
She was starting to show glimpses of her old self. The bright side was emerging.
I gave her question a slight smile in response.
"Hmm... I bet you think someone like me is okay too?"
"Pfft."
"Why are you laughing?"
"No, aren't you way too full of yourself?"
"I'm just stating the facts."
"That's exactly what makes it seem that way."
"Yeah?"
We looked at each other and smiled. The atmosphere had lightened up considerably. Even I thought it was a pretty nice vibe.
I looked at her and spoke again.
"Not really? Otherwise, you might end up pretty disappointed..."
"No, it's not that."
"Huh? Really?"
"No... I mean, it's not that I have no interest in you, oppa."
"Wait. That means...?"
"Ah... um... Argh! Whatever! Y-Yes! I like you, oppa!"
She suddenly shouted it out. For all intents and purposes, she'd just confessed to me.
Afterward, she hung her head low. She seemed pretty embarrassed.
Still, it was brave of her. Probably because I'd brought it up first and given her the courage.
For a moment, my chest felt all tingly. It wasn't a bad feeling at all.
I gave her some time to calm down. Sometimes, it was best to just let things sit.
Soon, Heyni slowly lifted her head.
She glanced at me, then asked,
"Wh-What about your answer?"
"My answer?"
"Yeah. I said it first."
Her cuteness made me chuckle involuntarily.
I smiled lightly and replied,
"I like you too."
"R-Really?!"
"Yeah. That's why I said dating would be fine."
"Kyaa!"
Heyni suddenly hopped up in place. She looked just like a bunny.
I watched her with a warm smile.
Guess it's the 'oppa' effect?
Good thing she wasn't showing any ugly sides.
Of course, from here on out, we'd have to face reality.
Our feelings were mutual—that much was confirmed. In a normal situation, dating would be the obvious next step. For regular guys and girls, anyway.
But we weren't regular.
I waited for her to settle down a bit before bringing up the practical side.
"But we do have one problem."
"A problem?"
"Yeah. We're streamers."
"......Yeah, we are."
Heyni and I shared one big thing in common. We both had huge ambitions when it came to streaming. It was practically the same as saying we were driven.
And for someone like her, dating was a massive obstacle.
'Especially for female streamers—dating basically means game over.'
With internet broadcasting's audience skewed heavily male, it was unavoidable. So many viewers harbored crushes on female streamers.
Sure, we could keep it secret. The classic secret relationship.
But the odds of getting caught were sky-high.
Even streamers with no prior connections got exposed easily. And Heyni and I? We were already deeply linked through streams.
A secret relationship in this state?
It'd blow up in no time.
She bowed her head. She looked deeply disappointed.
I comforted her.
"Sorry."
"No, it's fine. Why are you apologizing, oppa? It's just because of our jobs."
I looked into her eyes. There was real sadness there.
My resolve wavered for a second.
I even thought about just dating her anyway.
But then her expression shifted. She lifted her head and stared straight at me.
"Then... as long as we don't officially date, it's fine, right?"
"Huh? Well, yeah..."
"So we can do everything else without actually dating?"
She gave me a slightly provocative smile as she stepped closer.
Her face came right up to mine.
"Y-Yeah, I guess?"
This was exactly the kind of relationship I'd wanted. I'd planned to ease into it slowly.
But I hadn't expected her to come on this strong first.
'Must be that ambition of hers.'
Her lips touched mine.
Mm.
Hot, moist, and soft. I hadn't really savored it properly back then—too much going on. Now I could feel it fully.
'So soft.'
Different from An Young noona.
Fresher, somehow? More vibrant?
Then her mouth opened.
Something wet slipped into mine.
'Hm?'
Surprisingly, she initiated the tongue first. A French kiss.
But her technique was clumsy. Pretty amateur.
'Cute.'
I smiled softly and welcomed her tongue, slowly tangling ours together.
Her eyes went wide. The stimulation must've been intense for her.
Looked like her claim of never dating was true. You could tell just from the kiss.
I teased her with my tongue, keeping it going. Felt amazing.
We enjoyed the kiss for quite a while.
It was a really good time.
Ah, we didn't go beyond kissing.
Not because we weren't dating—sex was fair game even without that.
She was still a virgin and showed real resistance to going further.
I chose to wait. Someday she'd open up fully. For now, kisses would have to do.
'Gonna have to edge while watching porn later.'
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ In the end, Heyni and I slipped into a casual "some" relationship.
I'd successfully gotten the exact setup I wanted.
We weren't officially dating, so no need to tie each other down. Just live freely.
And whenever we felt like it, indulge in some affection. I thought it was a great arrangement.
In a way, it was a bit like fuck buddies. Except we actually had feelings for each other.
'Though I couldn't say shit if she met another guy.'
Of course, it wasn't all upsides. There were downsides too. But no helping it—we'd have to deal.
'Heyni doesn't seem the type to meet other guys anyway...'
She'd turned down offers from big corps just to take mine. Odds were high she'd brush off any other advances.
In a way, she was like An Young noona lately—no collabs with guys at all.
'Oh yeah, speaking of—An Young noona.'
I'd already gone all the way with her. If anything, our thing predated this with Heyni.
'Though ours is more physical than emotional...'
Right on cue, a KakaoTalk from An Young noona popped up. Like she knew I was thinking of her.
Viiiing.
-An Young noona: I binged all your reruns. (Effort bunny emoticon!)
-Me: You just watched them now?
-An Young noona: Yeah. Viewers tipped me off, so I knew roughly, but this is my first proper watch. But you said dating me would be fine?
-Me: Yeah. Why?
-An Young noona: Why? Sigh, this won't do. Come to this address.
She sent an address right away. Looked like her place.
-Me: But I'm supposed to stream soon?
-An Young noona: Perfect. I have to stream too. How about coming on my stream as a guest?
I thought about it for a sec.
It'd been two weeks since I started streaming. I'd done all sorts of content, but never guested on anyone else's.
'An Young noona's fine.'
She'd helped me a ton. Probably wouldn't be where I am without her.
I accepted.
-Me: Sure, I'll do it.
-An Young noona: For real? I'll be waiting!
-Me: Yeah. Heading over soon.
Her texts felt super excited for some reason. I chuckled and got ready to shower.
I cleaned up nice and prepped to head out.
'Should text Heyni first. Tell her I'm collabing with An Young noona.'
No real need, but felt guilty anyway. Sent one off.
-Me: Heading to An Young noona's stream today.
-Heyni♥: Hehe, I'm fine with it! Do great!
-Me: Cool. Wanna meet next week?
-Heyni♥: Yes!!
-Me: Let's do a weekday then!
-Heyni♥: Yes!! (Bear offering heart emoticon).
I smiled and set my phone down.
Next week, I'd push past just kissing.
One step at a time, and eventually, we'd scale that Great Wall of hers.
'Conquering bit by bit is kinda fun.'