Sister's Prank and the 100k Won Tears

The moment I turned on my stream as the scaredy-cat streamer, I could tell the collab from yesterday had surprisingly good effects. No, wasn't the impact actually huge? Probably thanks to those collab clips, I hit 100 viewers within an hour of going live.

"So, let's wrap up the lunch talk. You all watched till dawn, right?"

Honestly, it was our first collab, and with what happened with Ul Eonni, I'd been super worried. But seeing the chat reactions, everyone seemed to enjoy it—such a relief. Of course, I nearly died...

"I didn't expect it to go that late either. I thought it'd end right after the credits."

As yesterday's events popped up one by one in chat, memories of the sisters' "organic"... no, definitely industrial stare-down flooded back, making my face burn.

"It wasn't a staring contest! They just love me, that's all!"

I said it myself, but it sounded ridiculous. Do people usually go that far when they care? Or is this just how girls play around? I wanted to ask the viewers, but from my experience, folks watching streams on Sunday lunch aren't exactly experts on that.

"Anyway! You all know what we're doing today, right?"

Honestly, I've never tried them, but even if I did both, it probably wouldn't take four hours. Still, I didn't want to do either. As I pondered what to do, agonizing over it...

"Wha...!"

The huge donation alert from an unknown sender made me hold my breath without realizing it. 100,000 won, and not even for a mission—just a request.

"Th-thank you! My first 100k superchat, I'm so grateful!"

Only after checking chat did I realize I was grinning. If it'd been a mission, I'd have hit fail, but with that much cash... I had no choice!

"I-I'm not doing this just for the money!"

Lies—it totally is. I still owed Ul Eonni money from streaming setup costs; no way around it.

"You all want it! And the donor begged so earnestly!"

No comeback for that in chat, but I plastered on a shameless grin and pulled up the game purchase screen on my desktop.

Who even makes series out of these real horror games? Why pay to deliberately get jumpscared?

I grumbled inwardly, but all I could do was hit purchase and download. ...God, I really don't wanna.

"Haa... While it downloads, shall we check the fan cafe?"

Come to think of it, back when I was her little brother, she hated scary stuff like me and always clung during horror movies. Wonder if she's still the same? Her tastes and looks haven't changed, so probably hates it just as much?

"...Eonni?"

I turned to look at the bed, and there was Ul Eonni grinning with her phone. Back in the day, my little sister always begged to watch horror movies together—did she... nah, no way.

-Ding!

Shaking off a slight chill, I messed around in the cafe, and suddenly the downloads finished. Do I really have to? I wanna refund the 100k and call it quits... no, won't work.

"Haa... Okay, for real, let's do this."

With tears in my eyes, I clicked the icon with the blue monster.

-Click

The game launch sound hit, and suddenly the lights went out. Power outage? At this timing? Wait, PC's still on—only the lights?

"Eek!"

It was daytime, but darker than expected—only the bright monitor visible. Then that absurd chat: behind...? Bed's behind me, with Ul Eonni on it...

"E-Eonni?"

No reply?

"E-Eonni, where are you?"

I cautiously turned to the bed—no one there. B-Bathroom, probably? Forcing calm, as I turned back to the monitor...

"Rie-ya."

A low voice whispered in my ear, cold hands gripping my shoulders.

"Hng...! Hnngh!"

-Thud!

They ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠say when startled, you don't scream—just collapse. Didn't think it was true. Used to not scare this easy; did turning girl weaken my nerves too?

"Y-... No, Rie-ya! You okay?"

Ul Eonni's panicked voice right beside me as I slumped. So that was her...

"Hic... Hic, Eonni..."

Relief? Tension release? My speech lisped, tears flowing.

"Wha, what? You're actually crying?"

"Hic... It was really, really scary!"

"S-Sorry. Thought it'd ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠set the horror mood since you're playing scary games..."

"Eonni, seriously! Hic... You scared me!"

As I rubbed my eyes with my fingers, wiping tears, Ul Eonni slowly opened her arms.

"There, there. Eonni's sorry. Didn't think you'd freak this bad."

She hugged me, stroking my head—my racing heart finally calmed a bit. Minutes in her arms later, tears stopped, but embarrassment crept in.

"E-Eonni."

"Yeah?"

I called softly in a dazed voice; she pulled back slightly, wiping my eyes with her hand. If you're gonna comfort me like this, why scare me...?

"How's chat?"

"Uh... They're ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠all calling it cute?"

Her hesitation screamed it was more than "cute." I wanted to check and recover the stream, but seeing myself like this? I'd die of shame. So...

"...Eonni. Stream with me."

"Huh?"

She looked flustered briefly, then grinned, ruffling my hair and nodding. Seemed a bit forced, but her fault anyway...

"Got it, got it. Just sit beside you?"

"...Yeah."

"I'll grab a chair from my room—can you stay alone?"

I nodded silently; she dashed out. Alone now, it felt scarier. Better sit and check chat quick.

"Haa..."

Sighing deeply, I gripped the desk with shaky hands and sat. Scared to look at chat.

"E-Everyone okay? It was nothing, just..."

Ugh, hate streaming. Without that 100k, I'd end and restart at dinner...