White Day (1)
"RamiThunder?"
"It's Rami the Thunder."
"It's not Aram. It's RamiThunder."
"No. She was like this before she even met me."
"It's a nickname I made after being deeply moved by Tteongi-nim."
I gave up on trying to understand and decided to just roll with Aram.
"Looks like I ended up corrupting... no, awakening someone."
I turned my head to look at Aram.
"Anyway, RamiThunder is the best nickname ever."
"You're too kind, Tteongi-nim."
"Hmm... Tteongi... it does feel a bit weak compared to RamiThunder."
I suddenly felt like I needed a cool nickname too.
"What would sound good..."
"Ah, no, wait, TteongiPoops is a bit much."
"Shut up! I'm not using a nickname like that."
A nickname that matches RamiThunder. Alright, this is it.
"I've decided. My nickname to match RamiThunder."
"Ooh! What is it?"
"Tteongi the Lightning."
"Wow... As expected, Tteongi-nim's sense is on another level."
"Take out the last two words."
Aram seemed to like it; she spoke in an extremely excited voice.
"Tteongi the Lightning Sexer! What dish are we making today?"
"Take out the last two words."
Plus, saying it like that the whole time must make her mouth tired.
"It's too long. Shorten it."
"Sexer-nim! What dish are we making today?"
"Don't shorten it like that..."
"Anyway, today we're going to try making candy."
Before that, I changed the stream title and checked the viewer count at the same time.
Broadcast Title: White Day (Feat. RamiThunder)
"Oh... We already have seven thousand viewers!"
"W-wow!"
"RamiThunder-nim brought in so many viewers. Any reaction?"
"R-reaction?!"
Aram's face flushed red with embarrassment.
"Then... I'll do something similar to the Tteongi Beam..."
"Ooh~"
She raised both arms with a tremble and spoke in a tiny voice.
"R-Rami Thunder Beam..."
"Aack! I can't do this. Guess not just anyone can be an internet broadcaster..."
"No~ You did great."
"Huh? Um... Can we just count the Rami Thunder Beam?"
"Fine. I'll do it."
I placed a heart shape made with both hands over the cleavage of my generously sized chest. I was surprised at how comfortable it felt to rest both hands on breasts this big.
"White Day... Thank you for all your sweet support..."
Since it's White Day, I'll just slap on whatever.
"Candy Tteongi Beam."
"Wow..."
Aram stared with her mouth open like she'd turned to stone, completely speechless.
"Don't be so surprised... I just make them up on the spot every time."
"As expected, I'm still nowhere near Tteongi-nim's level..."
"You're more than enough at your level."
"No! There's no crazy bitch who's reached the artistic pinnacle like Tteongi-nim!"
"You think so? Well then... Shall we make some candy that's reached the artistic pinnacle?"
"Yes, please teach me!"
"Have you ever made candy before?"
"No. So I'm a little nervous."
"It's not that complicated. Melt sugar water, let it harden, and you've got candy."
"...I'm blown away."
"Then RamiThunder, I'll do the new YouTube opening line so get ready."
"Everyone~ Please say newha~"
"If you ask people whether they've ever made candy, they'll all say no."
She delivered the prepared line with a serious tone.
"However... I'm sure everyone has made this before."
"What is it?"
I took out the dalgona kit I'd ordered before. I also prepared sugar and baking soda next to it.
"It's dalgona!"
"Kyaa~ Is Tteongi-nim good at making dalgona?"
"It goes without saying. I'll show you right now."
Aram seemed interested in the dalgona kit and looked it over from every angle.
"Did you buy this just for today's stream?"
"Yeah, it wasn't that expensive."
"Your preparation is so thorough. As expected of a large-scale streamer!"
"Praise me more."
"A first-class streamer who has reached five hundred and fifty thousand subscribers and seven thousand average concurrent viewers as of today, Tteongi!"
"Sweet. I already feel like I've eaten dalgona."
"Tteongi Punch!"
I threw a straight punch with the hand that wasn't holding the dalgona ladle.
"Would it fit? You crazy bastard!"
No, I can't get dragged into this kind of aggro.
"I'll focus on the cooking. RamiThunder-nim, the sugar..."
"Here it is. How much sugar should I add?"
"About two spoonfuls should be fine~"
I added about two spoonfuls and placed it over the stove. Once the sugar started to melt, I gently stirred it with a wooden chopstick.
"The key here is the wrist snap."
"Wrist snap is important... Memo..."
"...W-with Master's own hands..."
"I will serve you. You fucking bastard."
When the sugar had mostly melted, I added the baking soda and mixed it in.
"And this part is crucial. Pull it off at the perfect timing when it turns caramel colored!"
"Ooh...! So you take it off before the sugar burns."
"Yeah, your comprehension is quick, huh?"
"You've never even done it."
I placed the perfectly made dalgona on a plate, then pressed down firmly with the press that came in the dalgona kit.
"Dear customer~ What shape would you like?"
"A kawaii star shape~"
I pressed the star-shaped mold firmly one last time. It had been a while since I'd made dalgona, but my past experience hadn't gone anywhere. It turned out perfectly.
"And to finish, Moe Moe Tteong~ Dalgona complete!"
"Wow... I'm not just saying this, it really turned out beautifully."
"Aram, wanna try ASMR? Other YouTubers do it a lot, right?"
"Kyaa~ That's a great idea. I'll go get the mic then."
Aram brought the microphone close to my mouth.
The golden rule of ASMR is to speak in a whisper.
"Hello, my Tteongbungs..."
"Today... we're going to eat dalgona."
I spoke in an even stickier voice.
I bit into the freshly made dalgona and focused as hard as I could to make the crunching sound as satisfying as possible.
"How is it...?"
"Aram, you try one too."
"Yes."
"Wow... It's delicious. What's the secret?"
"The golden ratio. Just like me."
"It sounds like you have tons of ulterior motives~ But alright. Since you gave ten thousand, I'll do it."
"Can I have the mic?"
"Here it is."
I took the mic from Aram and pressed it firmly against my chest. Thump, thump... The pounding sound started echoing loudly through the stream.
"But I don't really feel anything special?"
The viewers and Aram had completely different reactions.
"...I'm going to have to make an hour-long version of this."
"I-is it that good?"
After ending the random ASMR session, I made a few more pieces of dalgona. Next up was dalgona coffee.
"This is my first time so it's a little scary."
"Don't worry! You have me, RamiThunder, right by your side!"
We nodded at each other without saying a word.
"You're on backup this time, RamiThunder."
"It's been a while since we've done a team play. Don't mess up, Tteongi the Lightning."
I first took out a transparent plastic coffee cup.
"I even bought a coffee cup holder to make it look like it's from a real café."
"Kyaa~ The number one streamer in unpredictability!"
I recalled the dalgona coffee recipe I'd looked up yesterday.
"Since I need to make three for The Queen as well... add this much sugar and warm water. Finally the mixed coffee. Done."
"Whoa~ I can already smell a masterpiece."
"Aha~ So that's why you called me, RamiThunder?"
"No, there's another thunder-powered guy here."
"Who?"
I took out an electric whisk from the kitchen drawer.
"An electric whisk."
"Whoa."
I whisked it with the electric mixer until it turned a caramel color.
"As expected, people should use tools. RamiThunder, can you pour some milk into the coffee cups in the meantime?"
"Yes!"
Right on cue, The Queen arrived.
"It smells so sweet."
"The Queen, you're already here? I only have dalgona ready so far..."
"Dalgona is fine. Is there anything I can help with?"
"Please sit at the table and wait a moment. Once I add the dalgona cream on top, it'll be done."
"Then I'll be waiting."
"Tteongi-nim is really good at cooking! You're probably going to be very surprised."
After giving a smiling glance full of expectation, The Queen sat down at the table.
"Time for the finishing touches."
I divided the completed dalgona cream into three portions, placed them on the coffee, and added straws. As always, it looked appetizing.
"I'll carry the dalgona and coffee~"
"Thanks. Then I'll carry the camera."
I set the tripod-mounted camera in front of the table and sat down.
"Thank you both. I'll enjoy it."
"Aww~ I only handed you the ingredients. Tteongi-nim basically made everything."
"No, you were a huge help. I'll ask for your help again next time."
"Hehe... Then I'm glad."
I ate the dalgona first. The reactions so far were all positive. The important part was the dalgona coffee I'd just made...
"Kyaa! It's fucking delicious. So sweet."
"Right... Tteongi-nim is good at making coffee too?"
"What a relief... I was really worried."
Only after that did I finally relax and take a sip of the dalgona coffee.
"It's true... It's so sweet..."
"There's one more sweet piece of news. Would you like to hear it?"
"Yes?"
Sweet news?
"You know how I said I had a company meeting."
"Yes, you did."
"The conversation went well so I signed the contract while I was there."
The word 'contract' caught my interest a little.
"What kind of contract, The Queen?"
"It's a contract for Tteongi-nim's underwear advertisement."