Presto (2)
“Ahahaha… I wonder what video this is?”
In the end, Saebyeok squeezed his eyes shut and clicked play.
The MeTube video showed none other than the live performance at Sangsangmadang, and in an instant, the chat went into a frenzy.
One side of the Tweety chat was doubtful.
The other side was expressing outrage.
Finally, everyone united to set the chat ablaze.
At the end of the video, applause somehow broke out.
It was a consecutive time-difference attack.
Of all things, the video was AC/DC's Back in Black. When the hat fell off and his face was revealed, it was impossible to deny, no matter how much Seol-ah tried to shield him.
He had no choice but to admit it cleanly.
“Whew… Everyone, the man in the video is indeed me.”
“Thank you for the donation, Rabbit. By the way, you have very sharp ears.”
Saebyeok calmly continued speaking.
“There wasn't any grand reason. I just wanted to be recognized for my music first. Honestly, that's all.”
“In that sense, the original Moon Children are very precious viewers to me. Haha.”
He was slightly surprised that the existing Moon Children were fine with him keeping the camera off.
“Matriarch, First Wife, thank you for the donations. You really love my music, don't you? I'm touched.”
Is this what they call 'women's talk'?
Hearing it now, it certainly felt like it.
Prompted by a viewer's comment, he checked the viewer count.
Considering his usual streams had around 300 viewers, this was an absurd number, and it was still rising rapidly.
“Uh…? When did so many of you join? Welcome, everyone.”
“Thank you for the donation, Headphones... Um? Why a monitor?”
“Ah…”
At that remark, the chat flared up intensely once again.
“Do you want a cam stream?”
“A-Ahem. Teddy Bear, it's not flirting. I plan on doing a cam stream soon.”
“I really will do it soon. So stop burning the chat!”
It wasn't easily suppressed. What a sharp bunch of viewers!
In any case, today was impossible. The camera setup wasn't ready, and he had no intention of revealing his face just yet.
“Oh? Harang-nim!”
Oh my...
What a total mess.
Why did she have to come and drop a bomb like that!
It felt like the chat was turning blood-red.
His thoughtless planning was coming back to haunt him. From now on, he would always consult her before proceeding.
For now, he decided to leave the task of soothing Seol-ah to his future self.
“Ah, those who have been watching since the beginning probably know. Do you remember when I did a collab stream with Harang-nim?”
“Ahahaha… I guess so. Anyway, the promise was that when I do a cam stream, the first broadcast would be conducted as a collab.”
“Since I was a streamer with far fewer viewers, she suggested that revealing my face through a collab would bring some mutual benefits, so...”
“I'll open a voice call with Harang-nim for a moment.”
Soon, Harang's voice echoed through the stream.
— Hello... I'm streamer Harang.
“Harang-nim? What's going on all of a sudden? Why were you chased out?”
— Sigh... my mouth is my own enemy.
“What did you say to... No, more importantly, can a stream host even get chased out of their own channel?”
— Jazz unni. Stop confessing!
“Am I understanding this correctly?”
— Probably...?
— I'm sorry! Saebyeok-nim, Moon Children. It's just that... as soon as I realized the man in the video was Saebyeok-nim, I remembered our promise to collab...
— Isn't subjugation a bit too harsh? In the first place, back then, uh... Saebyeok-nim was a small-time streamer, so—ah!
“Ahahaha!”
“No. It's true that I was a small-time streamer. She was offering me a good opportunity out of goodwill, and a promise is a promise. So everyone? Please forgive her.”
“Hmm… Well, soon?”
— Everyone! Then it's okay for us to do the collab stream, right?
“Alright! Let's wrap this up.”
“Harang-nim, we'll coordinate our schedules and decide on a joint broadcast. Since you're here, why don't you play an apology song before you go?”
— Yes! Understood. What song should I prepare?
“Does anyone have a song request? Ah, no! Rabbit! You should make a request. I almost forgot.”
“Aha! Then should I choose? Hmm, what would be good. In this atmosphere... Ah! Wishing for everyone to be at peace, how about John Lennon's Imagine? Harang-nim, is that possible?”
— There's no way I don't know Imagine. I'll join the Sync Room!
— I'm ready!
“Everyone, please don't fight! Life is too short to do anything but love one another. Now, I'll play John Lennon's Imagine for you.”
As his song began, the viewer count was nearing 70,000.