Eternal Loop Duo and a New Unnie
Having two unnies now, Huran still seemed to be struggling. She'd been spacing out constantly or letting out weird noises after I spoke.
"I wish I could see you soon...."
"Pardon?"
"Ah, no, I mean... I think my comeback stream might be a collab, so I just want the viewers to see it ASAP!"
Her words felt a bit off somehow, but I could understand—it came from someone who loved her audience enough to graduate and then return.
"Then for the collab... how about Saturday?"
"Saturday? Isn't that your day off?"
Huh? How did she know? I'd mentioned it on stream, but I hadn't posted it anywhere else, so I figured she wouldn't.
"You know your stuff."
"Ah, no. I popped into your stream today and saw a viewer mention it!"
"Really?"
Was there chat like that? The chat speed was way faster than yesterday, so I must've missed it. But seeing her so flustered, yeah, probably.
"I'll ask my unnie today, and if she's free, I can probably go live in the evening."
"For real? It's your rest day—am I bothering you...?"
"Don't worry too much. Honestly, I ended early today, so I was planning to stream Saturday anyway."
I noticed her breathing getting heavier with my reply, but I didn't need to point it out. Her heart must still hurt.
"Hngh...! Y-Yes! See you Saturday evening then!"
Huran's voice sounded all flushed—must be that excited for the collab? Yeah, since it wasn't forced like with those guys.
"Got it. See you then."
"Ah! R-Riee?"
I was about to hit end call when Huran's urgent voice stopped me.
"Yes? What's up?"
"U-Um... are you... okay?"
I thought she was gonna drop some bombshell with how embarrassed she sounded, but it was just her worrying about me... What a shy, sweet person. Thinking back, her ragged breathing earlier was probably because of that trash Yaru bastard.
"Of course! Totally fine! What about you, Huran? You okay?"
"Y-Yes! Thanks to you, Riee, I'm completely okay now!"
"Then Saturday it is?"
Once the call with Huran ended, maybe I'd fire up Eternal Loop for a round...
"Ah, ugh... um! Riee! If you're not busy, wanna game together...?"
"Huh? Game?"
"Y-Yes! We could play something before the collab to get to know each other!"
Her breathing was still heavy and words a bit rushed, but it made sense. Gaming together could help us decide what to collab on.
"Sure! What game?"
"H-How about Eternal Loop?"
"EL? I'd love that, but..."
"I watched your stream today, and it looked so fun!"
What?Eternal Loop looked super fun? Did Huran have natural talent for it? A newbie after all this time!
"For real? Let's do it then!"
"Yes! Playing with you sounds amazing!"
Our voices both sounded equally hyped. I was thrilled to have a duo partner after so long, and whatever had Huran excited, it wasn't a bad thing!
"I'll launch it now! You got it downloaded?"
"Y-Yes! Downloaded it while watching your stream!"
How fun did it look that she downloaded ahead? My heart started pounding more with every answer from her.
It pissed me off that trash like him dared touch such a sweet, promising streamer who was great at EL too. After the stream, I'd dump every message that bastard sent into the community and bury him six feet under.
"I'll send a friend request! Got a nickname yet?"
"Ah, 'FryingPan'!"
She even made a nick already...! This girl was too sweet, too perfect! No way she'd prepped everything just for me, but she just seemed thorough and kind overall.
Duo after forever—hope it's fun. I'd go fun mode so Huran could enjoy it max.
Fun. No joke—insanely fun! Not just fun 'cause it's with a girl, but Huran was straight-up good at the game.
Her skill shots and movement screamed pro. Wait, she said she played Leorer, so yeah, experienced? I'd never touched it, so who knows.
"Whoa, Huran! That entry was insane!"
"Hyaaah...!"
Of course, she made weird noises every time I praised her, but she said it was her first time getting compliments in-game.
First place again. Three firsts out of five games... If Huran was cool with it, I'd game daily, but that'd be rude? Nah, get closer and we could!
"Wanna call it here for today?"
"Yes, Riee!"
Hmm... Should I suggest dropping formal speech? Being casual speeds up bonding. Hesitated a bit, but as the guy—er, former guy—I should lead.
"Um, Huran! How old are you? Wanna switch to casual?"
"Pardon?"
Maybe I spoke too fast—she sounded flustered. Did two hours of gaming make me overconfident...?
"Ah, we click so well in-game, and I wanna get close to you! Not like that Yaru bastard! If you don't like it..."
"No, no! I love it. It's my first time hanging with a girl VTuber like this."
Phew. Thought she'd lump me with that trash—nearly cried.
"I'm 22, real name Baek Huran...!"
"Whoa, whoa! Hold up—no need for real name!"
Her grad notice said a year of streaming—why so defenseless? Her voice was all bubbly like on a blind date. Cute though, so fine?
"Ah, got too nervous. Sorry..."
"No worries. I'm 24... no, 20. No real name needed, right?"
"Yes! Nice to meet you."
"You too."
Meant to casual-ify, but now it's awkward? Nah, imagination. Should I call her unnie first? First extra unnie besides sis. We sat in awkward silence, hesitating.
-Ding! Text alert!
My phone buzzed. Glanced over—Noona's name on screen.
"Ah, unnie..."
"U-Unnie! Ehehet..."
"...No, text from my actual sis. Gimme a sec to reply."
"Ehet, she said unnie."
Still hurting from Yaru, huh. I left giggling Huran and checked the texts.
Sent the replies and looked back at the monitor, but Huran was still giggling raggedly.
"Ehehet, she has a lil sis too."
"Um, Huran?"
"...Yes?"
Her voice turned ice-cold in an instant. Why the sudden switch from cute giggles?
"Why still 'Huran-nim'? You got Huran unnie, Haran unnie—why? Don't wanna get close to me?"
"Ah, no... that's not..."
A chill ran up my spine. From fluffy to this?
"H-Huran unnie! I was just shy!"
"Ehehet... good."
Back to cute laugh at "unnie"—must be Yaru's trauma. Or no sis/friends... Yeah, possible! My own unnie's a perv who gropes my chest. Lately, I've been rationalizing weird stuff—fine, right? Anyway, needed to pick collab game first.
"...Unnie? What game for our collab?"
"We Take Two."
"Yep."
So firm—I replied on reflex. Never played, just watched—should be fine?
"Hehe, married to Riee..."
Her tiny mutter was a bit scary, but we'd never meet IRL anyway, right?