The Queen's Birthday (1)

The Queen placed a black cat-ear headband on my head.

"..."

"Aww~ You're just too adorable."

I decided to escape by blurting out whatever excuse came to mind.

"Um, I feel like I have something I need to do today."

No good excuse came to mind.

"Yeah, you're doing a collab stream with me."

"Ugh..."

"Want to try wishing me a happy birthday with cat sounds added on?"

"..."

My face was already burning red before we even started.

"Hurry~"

"Since it's your birthday... I'll go all out for you."

"That's the spirit."

I squeezed my eyes shut, my lips trembling as I opened them.

"H-happy birthday, meow..."

"Isn't that just the cutest thing? I need to give you a kiss."

"Meow!!"

A little while later...

After getting thoroughly pampered by The Queen, I arrived at the dining room.

"Good morning, Miss. Happy birthday."

"Thank you."

"Since it's also your birthday this morning..."

What does a chaebol heiress eat for birthday breakfast, anyway?

"I've prepared seaweed soup."

Classic birthday tradition.

"I'll enjoy it."

I blew on the seaweed soup and glanced at The Queen.

"Queen, what's your schedule like today?"

"You have to add the meow."

"I-I thought that was only during streams... meow."

"How cute."

The Queen stroked my head.

"I'm doing a birthday stream today and we'll be eating cake for lunch. Want to join me?"

Not wanting to add the meow, I silently nodded.

"You have to answer properly."

"Y-yes, understood... meow."

Aaah! I'm losing my mind, I'm losing my mind.

"Also, the studio will be finished soon. I hope you'll like it."

"Huh? It was a studio for me?"

I secretly dropped the meow.

"Yeah... There's a broadcast I really want to see."

"This is making me nervous."

"You have to add the meow."

The Queen looked at me and spoke firmly.

"It's making me nervous, meow..."

"So adorable~"

After finishing all the broadcast preparations, we arrived at The Queen's studio. I sat down and stared intently at the black knit sweater and white jeans she was wearing.

"...Queen."

"Yes?"

"Before the stream... can I hug you just once... meow?"

"Come here."

I buried my face in her chest, rubbing it all over the soft knit fabric.

"Haa..."

"My little slave, did you post the announcement about our collab?"

"Oh right."

I pulled out my phone and wrote a notice on Tteongether.

"All done~"

"Then I'll start the stream."

"Wait, I want to make a surprise entrance. Can I hide?"

It hadn't been long since the stream started, but over 15,000 viewers had already gathered. Since I'd posted the notice in advance, my own viewers were probably mixed in too.

"Welcome, everyone~"

'Starting off with a million won...'

"Thank you for the one million won, ShortHairQueenFan. Today, as a birthday celebration, we've invited a surprise guest~"

I stepped into the frame.

"Ta-da! Tteongi has arrived."

"Hello everyone~ I'm The Queen's maid, Tteongi."

I showed off the cat-ear headband and sleeveless maid outfit.

"Tteongi said she'd do a special surprise event for my birthday. Right?"

"Uh... yeah..."

I'd gotten myself into a situation I couldn't back out of. In that case, I had no choice but to switch into enjoy-the-suffering mode.

"Nice to meow you~"

"She willingly agreed to turn into a cat to do donation reactions."

"Th-that's right, meow..."

Aaack! This is so fucking embarrassing!

"Hey, I'm totally fine with it~ But Queen, could you share some of the donations with me?"

"I'll make sure to compensate you generously."

"..."

Well, that's a different story.

"Everyone!! Let's celebrate The Queen's birthday, meow! Please donate lots and lots, meow!!"

"Thank you for the one thousand won, TteongYiing. Alright, Tteongi?"

"Thank you for the one thousand won. Meow!"

"T-ten thousand..."

I clenched my fist tightly and thrust it toward the camera with all my strength.

"Meow Meow Punch!"

"Thank you for the one hundred thousand won. ShortHairQueenIsTheBest, I hope you have a great new year too~"

After that, The Queen looked at me.

"T-ten... hundred thousand..."

"R-really... You want the Tteongi Beam, Queen?"

"Yes~"

I'd only planned to do it once at the cosplay event and never again. How did it end up becoming a permanent reaction?

"Huu..."

I made a heart shape with my fingers and thrust it toward the camera.

"Neko Tteongi Beam!!"

"Oh fuck!! S-six million?"

"S-six million won, Queen! W-what do I do? What should I do?!"

"Thank you so much for the six million won. It looks like Tteongi is very surprised."

"My heart is pounding so hard!!"

"Tteongi, would you like to dance for us since it's been a while?"

"S-sure!"

An upbeat song started playing. I stood up, raised my hands like a cat, and swayed my body gently.

"H-how's this, meow?"

"Wow..."

The viewers in The Queen's room even ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠compliment this kind of thing. Honestly, I thought I'd get absolutely roasted.

"QueenIsTheBest! Please come visit my stream too! Six million won means I can take six hundred bad comments, one per thousand won!"

"Q-Queen... please move on quickly."

"You have to say it with meow~"

"Haaa..."

"P-please move on quickly, meow.."

"Looks like the butler just contacted me."

The Queen opened the studio door and received a cake.

"Whoaaa..."

The Queen placed the beautifully packaged cake on the desk.

"What kind ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠of cake is it?"

"Pink chocolate cake. I really like pink chocolate."

"Oh..."

I should remember that.

"It's from that specialty cake shop. The same place that made the snowflake cake."

"Really? That one was seriously delicious..."

I helped The Queen open the cake box.

"Wow~"

The pink cake was dripping with white cream.

"The visuals are insane."

"I-I think you already did?"

"I-it means I'm pink, pink, and cute~"

It somehow passed without incident.

"Then Queen, I'll light the candles for you."

I carefully placed the candles and lit them.

"Happy birthday, Queen."

"Tteongi, could you sing the birthday song like a cat~?"

"H-huh?!"

My lips trembled as I looked at The Queen.

"M-my beloved Queen... Happy birthday, meow.."

The Queen looked at me and smiled brightly.

The Queen blew out the candles.

Right on cue, a ton of donations came pouring in at once.

"Wow~ The donations are really pouring in."

"Thank you everyone so much. Tteongi, I'll leave the reactions to you."

"Ahem..."

"Doing the same ones again is boring. I'll sing a popular song instead."

I cleared my throat and looked at the camera.

"Tteongie, make some sounds~ Together, meow meow..."

My face flushed bright red and I stopped.

"Th-that's enough..."

"N-now let's eat the cake, Queen....."

I cut the cake into eight pieces, put one on a small plate, and took a bite with a spoon.

"Krr~ So fucking sweet."

"This is really good. Can I have more?"

"Yes, eat as much as you want."

After that, I enjoyed the cake with The Queen.

"Ugh~ I'm so full. Guys, should we start wrapping up the stream?"

"Just kidding~"

"You caught me, meow~ I'm not ending the stream today since it's a collab, meow~"

"By the way, Tteongi, I heard you're doing a big piece of content tomorrow?"

"Huh?"

The Queen looked at me with that scheming expression again.

"The indoor swimming pool will be finished soon..."

The new studio she was building was a swimming pool?!

"She agreed to do a bikini stream there."