Game Festival (6)
It was roughly 5:10 in the afternoon. After the event wrapped up, I returned to the waiting room with the rest of the team.
"Ga-eun unnie, you worked so hard. Tteongi-nim, you worked really hard too!"
"You worked hard..."
I spoke in a completely exhausted voice before flopping heavily into an empty chair.
"Tteongi-nim, are you okay?"
Aram approached me and asked.
"I'm so tired....."
"You'll catch a cold. Here, put this on."
She somehow already had a thick outer jacket ready and draped it over me.
"Thanks."
She also handed me a towel, which I took and used to wipe away my sweat.
"Ha... I really sweated a ton."
"I'm not selling it."
"Was the event bearable for you?"
"I kept hearing the sound of cameras clicking, so my ears feel numb... and it was hot from all the lights..."
The fatigue that had built up during the day made me feel like I could collapse at any moment.
"Still, during the event your viewer count went over five thousand!!"
"For real?!"
I asked to see her phone screen. The aftereffects of the event must have still been lingering, because over 5,100 people were watching the stream right now.
"W-wow... this many people are still watching?"
"Where the hell do you find thousand-won snacks, you bastard."
"Whoa, Tirn-nim, thank you for the ten thousand won. Please keep coming back often~"
"From now on, I'm banning everyone who tells me to ban them."
Whether I should ban those heaven-sent new viewers or not was the question.
"That's right, good job."
"Isn't it hard trying to stream and do all this at the same time?"
Ga-eun unnie came over and asked.
"You said it wouldn't be hard but it was insanely tiring. The event..."
"Sorry, sorry. I didn't expect this many people to show up. I guess it's because a large-scale streamer like you came."
"Large-scale...?"
Hearing those words made me feel strangely happy.
"I'm not quite at that level yet~"
"Your blood sugar must be low, right? Want some chocolate?"
"Thank you."
Once again, a bunch of women crowded around me.
"Have some tangerines too."
"Thank you..."
"Want some bread? Have an apple too!"
"T-there's too much."
"I do have social skills, you know? Want me to show you?"
"Ooh~ How are you going to show us?"
"Are you doing a personal talent show?"
"N-no, um..."
Everyone was looking at me with expectant eyes, so it felt too awkward to actually do anything.
"Ugh..."
At the perfect moment, The Queen walked into the waiting room and all the attention shifted to her.
"Phew..."
I noticed the butler wasn't holding a selfie stick, so it looked like she'd ended her stream.
"Your Majesty, did you end your broadcast?"
"Yes. Are you still streaming, Tteongi-nim?"
Perfect timing. I should end mine too.
"Hey everyone. Is it okay if I end the stream now?"
"You've already done way more than usual. It's already five in the afternoon."
"Don't you have to act cute or something?" Ga-eun unnie said.
"Then I'll do some aegyo."
"I'm ending the stream now~ Got it?! If you miss Tteongi, come hang out again tomorrow!"
It was a good thing I had a pretty girl's appearance. If I'd done this kind of thing back when I was a guy, it would've been absolutely disgusting.
"Aram, turn off the stream."
"Yes ma'am."
I wasn't even embarrassed anymore. Getting cursed out by viewers wasn't exactly a once or twice thing, so it didn't matter.
"...."
After confirming the stream had ended, I turned around.
"Pfft.."
"Hahahaha!"
"So cute~"
The team members were all looking at me and laughing. The shame I claimed to be immune to surged through my body like an explosion.
'Shame immunity my ass, shame immunity my ass, fuck!!'
Accepting the viewers' chat messages and accepting the reactions of people right in front of me were two completely different things. My face turned bright red and I couldn't even lift my head.
"Tteongi, thanks to you I got to laugh a lot today."
"Tteongi-nim, do it one more time please!"
"One more! One more!"
Aram and the team members kept urging me on.
"Ughhh..."
With no other choice, I puffed out my cheeks and acted cute.
"Kyaaaak! Isn't she just too pretty?"
Just kill me already.
"So lovable."
Judging by The Queen's expression, it looked like I'd be doing this again soon.
"Then I'll be going first. Everyone worked really hard today."
"Wait a moment, Your Majesty."
There was no way The Queen had taken a taxi here, so I figured I might as well ask for a ride.
"Yes?"
"I know it's shameless, but could I possibly get a ride..."
"Then you'll have to show me one more aegyo~"
"I'll take a taxi instead."
In the end, I had to do aegyo one more time to get a ride in her car.
"Ugh..."
Doing aegyo twice in front of people felt more exhausting than the actual event.
"You two both worked hard. I hope we can meet again sometime."
"We'll see each other soon. Ga-eun sunbae."
It was my first time riding in The Queen's car. It was a luxurious limousine, the kind you usually only see in dramas.
"Wow! Short Hair Queen-nim, you really look like a chaebol heiress."
"She is a chaebol heiress, Aram-ssi."
"Oh my god..."
Then that means I did it with a chaebol heiress in the bathroom...
"Please keep it a secret if possible. I only told you two because it's you, Tteongi-nim and Aram-ssi."
"Of course! Tteongi-nim, get in quickly."
"Okay."
"Shall I drop Aram-ssi off at home first?"
"Ah, yes... I have some luggage there."
"Please give me the address."
At Aram's house.
The moment I stepped inside with my eyes half-closed, I sprawled out on the floor.
"Ugh....."
I looked like a total mess. A bunny girl dressed hobo with great skin tone.
"Tteongi-nim, aren't you going home?"
"Just for a bit. I've been standing all day. Talking all day too..."
Not to mention I'd suddenly done it once with The Queen. If I had a status window, my stamina would have already gone past zero into the negatives.
"Hey, Aram."
"Yes?"
"Can I just sleep over at your place? I really don't think I can make it home."
"R-really!? I'd love that!!"
"Thanks. I'll bother you for just one night then."
Then I'll just lie down for a bit...
"Don't sleep yet! Go wash up first, Tteongi-nim. If you don't remove your makeup quickly, it'll ruin your skin."
Aram forcibly pulled me to my feet.
"Fine, I'll get up..."
With no other choice, I got up and headed to the bathroom.
"But what about these clothes?"
"Just hand wash them and hang them to dry. I'll do it, so just leave them in the bathroom."
"I can at least do that much~ You should rest too."
"Thank you."
I took off the cardigan and carried everything else in the shopping bag to the bathroom. After showering and changing back into my original clothes, I hand-washed the leotard and stockings.
'The reaction was good though. Should I wear it again next time...'
I hung up the bunny girl outfit and forced myself back into the clothes that were still slightly damp and hard to put on.
"Whew..."
No matter how hard I rubbed my long hair that reached down to my waist with a towel, it still felt damp, so I dried my wet hair one more time. Just thinking about using a hair dryer already made me irritated. This was the moment I finally understood how women who go around without drying their hair feel.
'Should I just shave it all off.'
I came out of the bathroom and looked at Aram. She was so focused on editing that she didn't even notice I'd come out.
"Aram. Go wash up."
"Ah, yes. I'll just finish this."
"Sex!!!"
The scene where she had to shout "sex" for a mission came on screen.
'She's seriously a crazy bitch with no equal.'
"Aram, where's the hair dryer?"
"Ah... just a moment!"
Aram stopped her editing and handed me the hair dryer. I felt a bit bad for interrupting her while she was working so diligently.
"The hair dryer will be loud, right?"
"It's fine. Don't worry about it."
"I'll dry it quickly."
I plugged the hair dryer into the wall outlet, sat down cross-legged like the Little Mermaid, and dried my hair for a long time.
'I didn't realize it when I was a guy, but a hair dryer is this heavy. I'll just roughly dry it and be done.'
I roughly dried it and turned off the hair dryer.
"Tteongi-nim!"
"Hmm?"
"You can't do it that roughly! Give it here."
Aram took the hair dryer and dried my hair for me instead. My eyes started drooping like I was getting sleepy at a hair salon.
"..."
"There, all done. There's lotion on the desk, so put some on."
"Mmm..."
After applying lotion, I immediately lay down on Aram's bed right next to me.
"Ughhh~"
I made all sorts of weird noises as I fully enjoyed the comfort.
'Today was seriously exhausting. Walking around in heels from the morning... doing it once with The Queen. Then running around at the event too...'
"Tteongi-nim, are you going to sleep? What about dinner?"
"I ate a lot of snacks so I'm fine. I'll just sleep a bit."
I shouldn't disturb her while she's editing.
"You don't have to turn off the lights."
"Then use this."
Aram handed me a sleep mask.
"A sleep mask?"
"Yes, I bought one because I sleep a lot during the day."
"Thanks. I'll make good use of it..."
Once I put on the sleep mask, I fell asleep like I'd passed out.
"Tteongi-nim, are you sleeping?"
Meanwhile, Aram looked at the sleeping Tteongi and smiled brightly.
"Then....."
Aram pulled the blanket up to her neck, then sat back down in front of the computer where she'd been editing.
"Now I can edit without any interruptions~"
The next morning.
"Kyaaaak!!!"
"!"
I woke up with a start at Aram's scream.
'What the hell, everything's dark in front of me!'
Did something happen to my eyes that made her scream?
"Aram, I can't see!"
"You fell asleep with the sleep mask on..."
"Ah..."
I took off the sleep mask and made an embarrassed face.
"...."
It looked like Aram had given up the bed and slept on the floor with another blanket.
"You slept on the floor? I'm sorry."
"Never mind that, look at this!"
"Huh?"
I carefully examined the phone screen. The subscriber count for the Tteongi The Love channel had reached 102,000.
"Already 100,000..."
"That's fast.."
I calmed Aram down first.
"Do you want to touch them that badly?"
"Yes!"
"Alright. A promise is a promise."
I took off my t-shirt and unhooked my bra. When she saw my bare skin, she screamed so loud her ears might fall off.
"Uwaaaaak!!"
"You scared me. Don't scream like that."
"I'm sorry."
Aram approached and stared intently at my chest. The feel of her breath on my skin started to excite me involuntarily.
"Mmm..."
"Tteongi-nim, c-can I touch them?"
"Yeah..."
Her touch was soft but clumsy, which made me let out a small laugh.
"How is it?"
"It's insane. So fucking soft and squishy... I feel like I'm going to cry."
"W-wait, are you actually crying???"
She was crying so hard that tears were falling onto the floor.
"Is it really that much?!"
"Thank you for accepting a worthless girl like me as your editor..."
"No... don't cry."
It was hard to match the mood when she went from excited to crying. I handed her some tissues from the desk first.
"Here, wipe your tears."
"Thank you."
"If someone saw this they'd think you got into college or something. It's just touching some breasts."
"If just touching breasts feels like this, I wonder what it would feel like to get fucked...?"
"..."
Having a pretty girl right in front of me and ending things here felt too unsatisfying.
'Should I just do it?'
Even if Aram made promises in advance, she wasn't the type to quit being my editor or lose motivation.
'Fuck it, let's just do it.'
But didn't I say I'd become The Queen's slave? Is it okay to have sex with someone else?
'We're not officially dating so it should be fine.'
As usual, I thought about it simply and moved on. Without knowing what kind of consequences this would bring.
"Aram."
"Yes?"
"Want to just do it and pretend we hit a million subscribers?"