Chapter 33
Chapter 33
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 33
Chapter Title: Why Are You Trying to Impress Me!
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I watched as Seomin and Doonggni chatted.
Soon, Seomin on the screen spoke to Doonggni.
[Ah! Doonggni! It's an honor to meet you. You're really pretty! I was shocked!]
"Oh my! Really?"
Seomin carried on the conversation with exaggerated enthusiasm, showering Doonggni with compliments.
But I could tell.
'This feels kinda fake?'
It was just a guy's intuition.
More precisely, it seemed like he was trying to look good to our stream's viewers rather than Doonggni herself.
But I didn't butt in. I just kept watching their conversation.
"If you think I'm that pretty, would you pick me?"
[Hmm, sorry about that. I'll talk it over with Rena first and decide.]
"Hehe, I was just joking."
[Oh! Really? Haha.]
Doonggni didn't seem all that sincere either. Seomin probably wasn't her type.
Still, Doonggni worked hard to sell herself.
Of course, it felt like she was appealing more to our stream's viewers than to Seomin.
"Oh! When you look at girls, do you focus more on their face or their figure?"
[Hmm... Probably their figure?]
"Oh my! Really? Ah! My shoulder strap just slipped down. Hold on a sec."
Sure enough, she unleashed her killer move. She deliberately let the strap slide, flashing a bit of cleavage. Not full exposure, but plenty tempting.
I glanced at the chat. I had a feeling about the reaction.
-Whoooaa
-Come on over!
-Hehehehe
-Sniff sniff!
-Kyaaaaaaa
-Did you see that just now? lol
-I'm joining Team Doonggni starting today!
The chat reacted exactly as I expected. If viewers could vote right then, Doonggni would've won hands down.
'That'll bring in even more Doonggni fans.'
But Seomin, being a fellow streamer, was different.
He looked surprised, but he didn't fall for the temptation.
'He's probably seen moves like that a lot.'
He was handsome, even by my standards. He'd likely dealt with plenty of this kind of flirting.
Anyway, Seomin and Doonggni's chat wrapped up.
"Well, that's it for us."
I cut in at the right moment.
Then I switched straight to Rena.
"Ah, hello? Seomin?"
[Ah! Yeah. Hi.]
"I-It's an honor to meet you. I'm actually a big fan of yours."
[Whoa! Really?]
"Yes... Really. I'm so thrilled to meet you like this."
I was a little impressed by Rena's performance.
Truth be told, she couldn't beat Doonggni in sexiness. She picked up on that quick and switched strategies entirely.
'Playing the cute fan card, huh?'
And it worked better than I thought.
Seomin was way more genuine with her than he'd been with Doonggni.
[Really? You'd come on my stream?]
"Of course. I told you, I'm a fan. I really want to."
Seomin already looked half-sold. I never knew Rena had this sly side.
Anyway, their chat ended too.
I cut them off and asked Seomin for his final pick.
Oh, obviously just announcing it on stream would've been boring. I'd asked him to send the result via KakaoTalk ahead of time.
Soon, Seomin appeared on screen, looking like he was pondering while holding his phone.
[Ah... This is tough.]
Then he started typing something.
*Ding.*
The KakaoTalk came through.
I saw it and let out a small chuckle.
"It's here! Who'd you pick? Tell us quick!"
"Yeah, I'm dying to know."
They both gave me eager looks and urged me on. But spilling it right away would've killed the fun.
"I'll reveal the result at the end. No fun if I tell you now."
"Tch."
"Aw, too bad."
I smiled a bit and thought it over.
It was pretty unexpected.
'I figured he'd pick Rena...'
Surprisingly, Seomin went with Doonggni. Maybe he saw through Rena's act.
'Or like he said at first, maybe he prefers figures over faces...?'
Of course, that wasn't the point.
'Whatever, who cares.'
Honestly, I didn't care much who got picked as the Charm Queen.
Seomin unexpectedly picking Doonggni?
Didn't matter at all. I wasn't invested.
This content was just smokescreen anyway.
What I was really after was the bikini stream.
'The penalty is the real main event.'
Yeah.
I'd been gunning for a bikini stream from the start.
Nothing draws viewers like a bikini stream—guaranteed audience.
Plus, neither had ever done one. Perfect for me.
But forcing a bikini stream outright would've lacked story. And they probably wouldn't agree anyway.
Make it a penalty, though?
Now we're talking. That's why I splurged a million won on the prize.
'Gives it a story, and they can't back out.'
Even I thought it was genius.
"Alright, let's hit the next room. This one's pretty famous too, right? Streamer Berryberry!"
I smirked inwardly and kept it rolling.
The two threw themselves into charming the guests.
[Ah, ooh, I'm a huge Berryberry fan! For real!]
[Oh my, strap slipped again? One sec.]
Maybe because they were going all out?
Viewers hit 9,000 live before I knew it.
The bait item(?) was a smash hit.
'Who knew this format would slap so hard.'
I nodded, filing it away mentally. Little insights like this would build toward going corporate big.
Before long, with all three of us hosting, the content reached its finale.
Current score: 3-3.
The last streamer's pick would decide the Charm Queen.
Pretty surprising, though.
I'd thought Doonggni would cruise to victory, leading to a bikini stream with Rena.
But Rena held her own surprisingly well. She sold herself perfectly.
'Does this mean Doonggni bikini stream instead?'
Not bad either. Her figure rivaled An Young's. Bikini stream would pull crowds.
'But Rena in a bikini—her "no-strip" image—might draw even more...'
Whoever won, I came out ahead.
I announced the result without hesitation.
"Okay, let's see what Shevol's final decision was."
-Heart pounding
-Plz Doonggni win!
-Rena bikini go!
-Wtf? Obviously Doonggni bikini!
I scanned the chat, then slowly opened KakaoTalk.
Checked the message.
"Oh! This result...!"
"What?! Who won? Spill it!"
"Y-Yeah! I'm shaking here!"
I grinned at their nervous faces, then dropped it.
"The winner... is Doonggni!"
"Kyaaaaah!"
"Aaaah! Nooo!!"
They both screamed on cue—Doonggni in joy, Rena in despair.
Seeing them, I felt relieved. Doonggni won as predicted.
'Nice, another ace up my sleeve.'
Bikini stream was killer content on par with fake couples. Perfect counter when Ma-sam tries to mess with me again.
'Rena bikini stream, even. Viewers would flood in.'
Might even break records. Bikini streams pack that much punch.
'Gotta take good care of Rena from now on.'
Plug her name more on stream, steer viewers her way.
Partly out of pity for her.
But mostly for another reason.
'Fatten her up a bit more. Then devour.'
Plan was to get Rena back to her peak glory days. With my help, doable.
Then hit her with the bikini stream. Maximum impact.
'Heh, might even hit 30k viewers.'
Thrilling just thinking about it.
And so the bait stream(?) wrapped up.
Of course, only I knew it was bait.
Intended to keep it secret forever.
'Damn right.'
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ After the stream ended, I personally put Rena and Doonggni in taxis and sent them home.
Sending Rena was easy. Grabbed a cab, and she went. Maybe the bikini shock lingered.
Doonggni was different.
She didn't wanna go home easy. Even tempted me to grab drinks.
But I turned her down.
Not because I disliked her. Just extra tired today.
'Sigh, straight to bed tonight.'
But then someone shook that resolve.
*Ding.*
-An Young Sister ♥: Whatcha up to?
An Young Sister had been KakaoTalking me more lately.
Especially after the sweet Heyni stream.
-Me: About to wash up and crash.
-An Young Sister ♥: Already?
-Me: Yeah. Wiped out.
-An Young Sister ♥: Guess can't be helped. But I wanna now... (seductive bunny emoticon)
Before the message, I had zero interest. Just sleep.
That's why I shot down Doonggni.
But An Young Sister's temptation hit different.
'Haa, seriously...'
No comparison between her and Doonggni. Especially faces.
My body's reaction said it all.
I made a helpless face, then hurried to wash up.
Looks like tomorrow'd be exhausting.
'Just once, then home.'