Chapter 61
Chapter 61
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 61
Chapter Title: Will You Do Fake Couple With Me?
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[Heh, what do you think? Was my song any good?]
The screen suddenly filled with freshness. It felt like the scent of tangerines was wafting from it.
It was Heyni's room, after all.
"Whoa..."
Haedal's mouth dropped open once again, his face the exact same as before.
And it made sense.
Heyni was exuding a different kind of charm from An Young.
Somehow, just looking at Heyni made you smile involuntarily.
I glanced at Haedal, then typed in the chat to Heyni.
💬 Chat — Jae-ho1 Hi? [Ah! Jae-ho oppa!]
Heyni greeted me warmly. Her eyes widened into circles as she jumped up from her seat right away. She looked genuinely thrilled.
"Kya! Oppa! I'm melting, melting away!"
I ignored Haedal's reaction and kept typing in the chat.
— Jae-ho1 Long time no see. You doing well? Unlike with An Young sis, I texted Heyni pretty often on KakaoTalk. She was always the one initiating. So things weren't awkward between us at all.
But this was a live stream, so I typed like it had been ages.
[Ah! Of course I'm doing great! I've caught every single one of your streams, oppa! Ah! Right! I was so shocked by you, oppa! How do you have such amazing talent?]
— Jae-ho1 It just kinda happened. Turns out I had talent. [I'm falling for you all over again, oppa! You better take responsibility!]
— Jae-ho1 Should I? LOLOLOL "Yeeesss! The Ho-ni Couple is the best! So sweet! Melting, melting away!"
I wasn't sure if I'd scouted a streamer or a pansori master. How was she nailing those reactions so perfectly?
I shot Haedal a side-eye, then typed again.
— Jae-ho1 We gotta do another stream sometime. Lots of people waiting for episode 3. [Ah! Of course we have to do episode 3! When should we? The sooner the better for me!]
She looked at me with sparkling eyes. The more I saw her, the prettier she got. Her face could stand toe-to-toe with Dokgo Hwaryeon's.
Plus, she had a fresh cuteness that Dokgo Hwaryeon didn't. No wonder her room was blowing up.
I smiled warmly and set a date with her.
After that, I sponsored her 300,000 won, just like the others.
⚙ DONATION ALERT ⚙ Jae-ho1 has sponsored 300,000 won! [Kyaaah! Oppa! You didn't have to do this...]
— Jae-ho1 You're having way too much fun for me not to. [Heh heh, busted.]
She thanked me, then did a cute-sexy dance. Thanks to that, viewers spiked fast. A quick check showed we'd already broken 30,000.
I left Heyni's room with a pleased grin. Just seeing her face had put me in a great mood for some reason.
That's when Haedal's voice piped up again.
"Y-Your Highness! It seems Heyni would make the perfect candidate for Your Majesty’s consort!"
Classic sycophant—always switching tunes.
And the viewers were right there with him.
💬 Chat — SsamYaj (Thumbs up) ⭐ Top Comment — Ho-niCouple Ho-ni fans assemble! — Viewer Kya! This sweetness! Heyni's the one! — Viewer Episode 3 when! — Viewer Can't stop smiling just watching — Viewer Episode 3 drop it here! Everyone was chatting about waiting for episode 3 with Heyni. Looked like I'd have to do it eventually.
Suddenly, a question popped into my head. I turned to Haedal with a mischievous grin.
"By the way, Haedal, between An Young sis and Heyni, who do you think is better?"
"Huh? W-What do you mean..."
"Which one seems more attractive."
This was payback for all his noisy reactions earlier.
Haedal's face went pale instantly. He knew his place. And he knew he wasn't worthy of judging An Young or Heyni.
Pick An Young, and the Heyni fans would swarm him. Pick Heyni, and the An Young fans would do the same.
For a streamer with his viewer count, that was a huge threat.
He immediately bowed to me.
"P-Please spare this lowly one, Your Highness!"
I knew it.
I chuckled and let him off the hook. It was just a joke anyway.
"Alright, shall we check out the next room? Your pick this time, Haedal."
"M-Me, Your Highness?"
"Yeah. Which room do you wanna go to?"
Haedal didn't refuse. He even perked up. Seemed he had someone in mind.
"W-Well, if it wouldn't be rude..."
"Go ahead. Who?"
"H-How about this one?"
He clicked into a room.
"Huh? This is Rena sis's room."
It was Rena's room—the desperate one who'd agreed to do a bikini stream with me.
'Oh yeah, totally forgot about the bikini stream.'
Been too busy lately. Forgot something that important. I'd have to make time for it soon. The bikini stream was that crucial(?).
Anyway, I glanced at Rena sis's viewer count.
[Live Viewers: 1,317]
That was a solid number. She’d pretty much recovered her old glory.
'Meaning she's grown just right for the taking.'
I'd thrown her a lot of help on purpose, and it had worked.
[Everyone! Recommend some low-mech stuff please!]
Her face looked a lot brighter these days. Worlds apart from her old dead-eyed streams.
Full of life, you could say.
"Why'd you pick Rena sis's stream, though?"
I didn't really care. Just polite conversation.
But Haedal's reaction was hilarious.
"W-Well, you see..."
"Yeah?"
"Truth is... I... kinda... have a crush on... Rena..." gulp.
Obvious without looking. Haedal was into Rena.
'Well, yeah. Rena sis is super popular for a reason.'
The boyfriend rumors were the only blemish. Otherwise, she was top-tier.
I rooted for Haedal inwardly.
But just rooting. No helping.
I watched her for a bit, then typed.
— Jae-ho1 Hi, sis. Same chat as last time. Back then, she'd jumped up super excited.
But they say you go in one person and come out another from the bathroom?
No reaction this time. She straight-up ignored me.
[Please! No stir-fried pork or pork cutlets for dinner recs!]
I figured she missed it, so I typed again.
— Jae-ho1 Sis! Long time no see! [Naengmyeon? Who eats cold noodles in the dead of winter!]
Still ignoring me. Even though the chat was right there, impossible to miss.
💬 Chat — LeHa! — Viewer Rawr! — Tiger Squad Here! — Viewer Long time! — Viewer Jae-ho says long time no see! I stared in disbelief.
'Well, look at you?'
Not ignoring for no reason.
Probably because of the bikini stream.
'That much against it, huh?'
Made me wanna do it even more.
I typed with a playful smirk.
— Jae-ho1 Ignore me again and I'll head to your place with Haedal right now to start the bikini stream. And did my threat(?) work?
[Ah! J-Jae-ho's here?! Ah, I didn't see. Sorry!]
She brazenly apologized. So damn annoying.
"T-To think you'd look out for me like this...!"
Haedal looked touched beside me.
"Huh?"
"This Haedal swears eternal loyalty! Of course I'll tag along for the bikini stream too!"
So that was his goal. I gave him a deadpan look.
"Why would I bring you to a bikini stream?"
"Ah! N-No way..."
"No dice even if you look hurt."
"Y-Yes! My apologies!"
I turned back to the screen and pondered her.
'How can I mess with her a bit?'
Not mad, just wanted to tease her lightly.
'Oh, like this?'
I sponsored her room again.
Bigger than before.
⚙ DONATION ALERT ⚙ Jae-ho1 has sponsored 500,000 won! [Kyaaaaah! J-Jae-ho! What's this?! S-Suddenly 500,000 won!!]
Rena's shocked voice rang out. Her face lit up with a smile. Anyone would after 500k.
But that smile was about to change. Because of me.
— Jae-ho1 Ah, not just a regular sponsor. Use it to buy bikinis for the bikini stream. [Huh? B-Bikini?]
— Jae-ho1 Yep. Pick a few samples and let viewers vote. Alright, I'm out. [W-Wait, Jae-ho!]
No escaping a normal bikini now.
'She probably planned on something tame like a monokini.'
But viewers wouldn't let that slide. They'd pick the skimpiest one for sure.
I smirked inwardly. Felt pretty good.
After that, I kept touring with a bright smile.
Visited Harin, JajangJajang, and SayingEbang too—same collab group.
'They've all grown a ton.'
Even if it was boosted by Dokgo Hwaryeon collabs, their viewers had surged. Looked good. SayingEbang especially.
She even made a bold proposal.
[J-Jae-ho! I got hit with a Fake Couple penalty... W-Wanna do it together?]
Shocking from the once-timid girl.
I turned her down flat.
— Jae-ho1 No, sorry. She was attractive, sure. But not my type. So I passed.
[Hng...]
Finally, Dokgo Hwaryeon's room.