The Unthinkable Editor (3)
I couldn't believe it. No way! That cute-looking girl actually said she wanted to fuck me the moment we met?
"It's me! The administrator of the H-Tteongi channel!"
"....."
Why? And more importantly, are there even any women watching my streams?
"Maybe your little sister came in your place?"
"Aigoo~ Tteongi-nim, why are you like this?"
"Or is this some kind of insanely funny prank you cooked up with the Queen?"
I turned my head to look at the Queen. She was smiling like she'd been waiting for exactly this reaction.
I've been played by the popular kids again.
"She used to be my editor."
"For real?!"
"If you can't believe it, I'll submit the evidence right now."
"?"
She held up her ID card and her phone screen showing she was the H-Tteongi channel administrator.
"..."
I stared hard at the ID. Name: Choi Aram. The front digits showed she was 22 years old, and the back digits confirmed she was female.
I thought she'd gone through the same TS as me...
Maybe this was for the best. A girl like this instead of some random guy...
"But seriously, I really want to bury my face in those massive milkers."
Okay, maybe not.
"Then I'll leave you two to talk."
"You're leaving, Queen-nim?"
She was going to leave me alone with this crazy bitch?
"I still have some work left to finish. Aram-ssi might talk like that, but she has a good personality, so don't worry."
"That's right, Tteongi-nim! I even won the Good Child Award when I was little!"
"..."
It felt rude to hold up the Queen when she was clearly busy, so I let her go. Now left alone with the woman named Aram, I stared at her warily.
"You don't have to look at me with that weird expression."
"Still... saying something like that to someone you just met... isn't it normal to look at them weirdly?"
"Ehh~ I've seen you so much on stream that it's fine."
"If you say so..."
"You see, the moment I first saw you, Tteongi-nim, I fell for you hard."
"Huh?"
What the hell is this girl even saying?
"I fell for your genuine madness! I never imagined there could be someone crazier than me in this world."
"No, you're definitely the crazier one here."
"You're even humble! Amazing, Tteongi-nim!"
"I-I'm being serious. You're the first person I've ever met in real life who talks about 'milkers' like that."
She ignored what I said and kept going.
"Please speak casually! You're older than me anyway. Just call me Aram~"
Hearing that, I immediately dropped the honorifics.
"Aram. Have you been to a hospital lately?"
"All four limbs are perfectly functional!"
"Maybe you should go get checked?"
"Taking care of my health too? You're the best, Tteongi-nim!"
"I'd praise you even if you pissed yourself on the sidewalk."
"That's performance art, then."
Her rose-tinted glasses were welded on tight.
"I'm not that amazing of a person."
"What? I think you're plenty amazing. The broadcasting sense to make even the worst insults funny, that unmatched beauty no one can compete with, and those milkers that are clearly at explosive levels..."
I'm weak to compliments, so I couldn't hide my smile.
"You think so?"
"Of course. And look at this too! Second piece of evidence that I'm your editor!"
"What is it?"
KakaoTalk conversations with YouTubers who all had over a million subscribers, talking about editing, plus photos taken together with them.
She did say earlier that she used to edit for the Queen.
"No wonder your editing was so good."
"You're too kind."
"But with that kind of career, you're really willing to become my editor?"
"I told you earlier. I fell for you."
That's what I don't get!
"Explain it in more detail."
"How should I put it? They're all great YouTubers, but they didn't set my artistic soul on fire."
"You've got a serious case of artist syndrome."
Her voice grew even louder, filled with excitement.
"But then!! The moment I watched your stream, my heart went boom! boom!"
"Sounds like heart disease."
"It's like discovering an unknown dish in cooking! The urge to cook it like crazy!"
"..."
I'd heard that truly great artists have thoughts normal people can't understand. Thinking of it that way, I could kind of understand this crazy girl a little.
"Like when a burger place drops a new menu item?"
"Yes! Exactly like a jumbo burger! Your milkers look exactly like jumbo burgers too."
"..."
Is it really okay to let this person loose in society?
"You understand my heart! As expected of Tteongi-nim!"
"You're only 22, right? How did you learn editing?"
"I dropped out of high school and studied editing for two or three years. Then the moment I turned twenty, I started taking editing jobs."
"Oh..."
After hearing that, I started seeing her in a new light. She might be weird as hell, but she was actually a diligent person.
"You're younger than me but pretty impressive, huh?"
"Not at all. Ehehe."
The suspicion I'd held at first gradually turned into certainty. It had to be her. No one else would do.
"Then let's make a contract. Like I said before, four insurances... public holidays and weekends off, vacation days..."
But how do you even write a contract? I decided to just handle it verbally. Just in case, I turned on my phone's voice recorder.
"As for salary, since the YouTube channel won't make money at the start, I'll pay minimum wage for now and gradually add channel revenue on top. How's that?"
"Hmm..."
She made a slightly uncomfortable face. Since she was a pretty skilled editor, maybe the working conditions weren't satisfactory.
I'm the one who's desperate here. Did I seem too half-assed?
"It's lacking."
"You mean the money? Then how much..."
"Not that. The vibes are lacking."
"..."
Her completely unexpected answer made me laugh in disbelief.
"Hah... so how do I fill up the vibes?"
"Just speak a little more like a character from an anime."
"..."
Think positively. This was easier than any other demand.
"Fine, I'll do it."
"Wait a second!"
"What?!"
She hurriedly pulled out her phone and shoved it toward me.
"I'm going to record this!"
"Why are you recording this?!"
"YouTube content."
"Ugh..."
Shame began to take over my entire body. This dark history was about to be uploaded to YouTube.
Should I just quit YouTube and everything?
But I couldn't quit. YouTube was way too important for future growth.
Just close your eyes and do it...
There was a perfect anime scene for a situation like this. I looked up at the ceiling and took a deep breath.
"I'll do it..."
"Yes! Come on in."
"Please become my editor by signing a contract with me."
Since I was doing it anyway, I added a gentle eye smile and copied the line properly.
Fuck.
The shame hit me like a truck.
"Kyaaaak! I love it so much!"
"Don't yell! Everyone's staring!"
People around us were whispering while looking our way.
Being the center of attention like this isn't so bad.
Meanwhile, Aram gave a thumbs-up and said,
"You're the best, Tteongi-nim! I'll upload it right away."
"This is so fucking embarrassing. Shit!"
"I knew you'd say that, so I didn't stop recording."
"You're completely insane for YouTube content."
"Thank you for the compliment."
To calm the overheated atmosphere, I ordered two chocolate lattes and brought them over.
"Drink up. My treat."
"I'll enjoy it!"
"That thing you said about wanting to fuck me... that was just to get my attention, right? That actually makes me feel a bit relieved."
"Huh? I really do want to fuck you though."
She was serious? It wasn't just joking around while talking about my milkers?
"Are you a lesbian?"
"I'm not a lesbian, but Tteongi-nim is definitely fuckable."
Why do only weird people gather around me?
"If that's not possible, at least let me touch your milkers..."
That's when a good idea popped into my head.
"Then every time we gain 100,000 subscribers, 200,000, every 100k milestone, I'll let you touch my chest."
This way, she'd work harder on my channel too. She probably wouldn't quit halfway.
"Really?! Then what about when we hit 1 million subscribers?! At that point..."
"Well, I guess we'd do it once..."
Knowing my personality, after hitting 100k and touching my chest, I'd probably say it's not enough and go all the way anyway.
"This is a jackpot!! A total jackpot!!"
"Don't say it so loud!"
"Sorry..."
"I'll be counting on you from now on, Aram."
"I'm the one who should be saying that. Please take care of me, Tteongi-nim!"
My throat hurt from all the yelling, so I took a sip of the chocolate latte to soothe it.
"One last thing!"
"What?"
"We're doing outdoor streams from now on too!"
"Outdoor streams?"
It sounded tempting. Doing outdoor streams would let me soak up all the surrounding attention, which meant the channel would grow even faster.
But there was one thing that bothered me.
"What if weird people interfere? Like malicious viewers..."
"Then we turn that into more content and upload it to YouTube."
I remembered the aggro effect I'd experienced before.
"Not bad."
"For our first outdoor stream, let's go to the gaming festival. It's happening in two days!"
"A gaming festival, huh..."
"I'll give you the details then."
"Alright. Looking forward to working with you, Aram."
"No, no. I'm the one looking forward to it."
Before leaving the cafe, we took a photo together and exchanged contacts. I'd already changed my KakaoTalk profile to look like a girl's just in case.
"Th-this is Tteongi-nim's number...! Even your number looks sexy."
"I'll send you the photo on KakaoTalk."
"I'm going to print it out huge and stick it on my wall."
"Do whatever you want. See you next time."
"Yes! I'll message you before I upload the video."
As I turned to leave, Aram grabbed the hem of my clothes.
"Um, Tteongi-nim..."
"Yeah?"
"Would you sell me the dildo you used at a high price?"
"Go home."
When I got home, I thought about it while taking a shower.
Her editing skills are proven, and her personality seems decent enough. She does say weird stuff a lot, though...
After showering, I dried my hair and changed into boxer briefs and a white t-shirt. Right then, the Queen called.
"How did it go?"
"Thanks to you, it worked out well, Queen-nim."
"Good. For a while, I'll be busy preparing for the gaming festival so I probably won't be able to watch your streams. Think you can handle it alone?"
I didn't mention the promise about letting her touch my chest. If she found out, it might cause a huge scene.
Whatever. She probably won't find out.
"Of course~ Just take care of your work comfortably."
So the reason she looked busy was because of the gaming festival. Guess I'd get to meet the Queen there again.
"Then I'll hang up now."
"Yes~ Take care."
And just as promised, I wrote a notice on the Tteongether community.
I attached the photo we took together. Just in case, I mosaiced Aram's face.
Comments came in quickly.
That night, Aram contacted me.
"Tteongi-nim! Check out today's video. I uploaded it so only we can see it for now."
"Okay, hold on."
It was the escape room game video we filmed today.
"You already edited the video we filmed today? Wow... you don't have to push yourself."
"I just did it because it was fun for me."
As expected, the editing was flawless.
"You did a great job. Thanks."
"We'll hit 100,000 subscribers soon, so make sure to wash those milkers thoroughly!"
"Yeah, got it."
"The title will be '[Brain-Destroying Escape Room]'."
"Okay."
She was even more passionate than I'd expected, which was fascinating. It really was true that people only get passionate when they have a goal.
"And would you like to do a chicken mukbang tomorrow?"
"Out of nowhere?"
"Ah~ A new menu came out and I thought it would go really well with you, Tteongi-nim."
"What's the name?"
"Nuclear Nuclear Super Spicy Fire Chicken."
"Absolutely not."