Chapter 165
Chapter 165
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 165
Chapter Title: Lulu-chan Becomes a One-Day Goods Sales Girl!
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Of all people, me—getting to be the first in the world to introduce the Blues' very first merch to everyone.
Can there be a moment this happy!
I was buzzing with excitement as I lined up the acrylic standees on my desk.
Then I aimed the camera right at them.
Just as expected, the quality was top-notch.
"Ahem! Just so you know, I bought all these goods with my own money! The President was going to give me samples, but that wasn't enough, so I just went ahead and bought them all myself!"
With my shoulders pulled back proudly, I let that line slip out.
The Cherries burst into laughter, tossing words that might be praise... or not.
Most of them made me sound like some kind of freak.
But what can you do!
They're this cute!
And my main job is being a Pista, after all!
Not collecting even one piece of Blues merch would be a straight-up sin!
"First up, the acrylic standees—as you can see, the quality is seriously good, right? The President said she put a ton of care into the deadlines."
Yeah, yeah, exactly that vibe.
Of course, acrylic standees vary by design.
For this Blue LUV set, the concept is each member performing a concert on a stage themed around their personal color.
That's why the standees are detachable.
You slot each member's standee into their corresponding stage for display.
"And get this, everyone—do you know what's super cool about these? It's that..."
These acrylic standees have one special secret.
To show it off, I pulled out Yuki-chan and Lucrezia's characters for a sec.
Then I swapped their backgrounds and slotted them in.
"Hehe, see? This way, it feels like they're guest-starring on each other's stages! The President said she designed it that way on purpose because she wanted to try something like this."
Right? Right?!
This turned out way prettier than I expected!
Of course, they look best on their own stages.
But from a fan's perspective, doesn't it spark all kinds of fun imaginings?
Like, imagine Lucrezia—total opposite vibe—guest-starring on Yuki-chan's cute, dainty stage.
Or swapping parts in that duet cover Lilith and Ellin released a while back—what would that sound like?
The key is wanting to see them in something different from the usual!
That's the little element packed into these acrylic standees!
So personally, this is one of my favorite merch items.
Praise it!
"They all came out so pretty, but personally, Yuki-chan looks extra adorable. Maybe because she's the only one winking? Isn't it just too cute?"
Yeah, that part's cute too.
Like the darudan's gaze looking up like 'Look at me too...'
Anyway, if I had to pick a personal favorite from this acrylic set, it'd be Yuki-chan.
She came out perfect.
"And the President told me this in secret, but casual clothes versions of the acrylic standees are coming soon. I'm only spilling this to the Pistaz who showed up for today's stream. Got it?"
As the acrylic standee intro wrapped up, I tossed in a little teaser the Pistaz would love.
Of course, it wasn't like I was spilling some huge secret on stream.
I'd just happened to hear about it and got the President's permission to mention it ahead of time.
Next up: keychains.
"Now for the keychains—these are super cute too, in my opinion. It's the members happily munching on their favorite snacks!"
Ooh, looks like the Cherries are on the same wavelength as me.
The second I saw these, I thought Ellin unnie came out so cute.
What can I say—it's not her usual demure, mature goddess vibe.
She's just a girl who loves bread more than anything. Too adorable.
"Honestly, when I first saw these, I thought Ellin unnie looked so cute. Because that's not her usual character, right? But it's like she's lost all reason and just chowing down on bread."
Right, unnie dropped that famous line too.
When I first heard it, I was like, what?
Her aunt nags her so much about eating bread that she wants to move out? How serious is she about bread?
"The keychains themselves aren't that big, surprisingly. My hands are on the smaller side, and they're just a tiny bit smaller than mine."
Ah, probably won't make you popular.
But I think they'll look cute enough.
At least, I'd be thrilled to see someone walking around with these.
Regular folks might not get it, though...
"Heh, that'll do for the keychains. Moving on to the next one."
I finished introducing all the members' keychains and moved on.
There seemed to be a few question marks popping up midway.
Probably just my imagination?
No big deal anyway.
"Next are the scroll banners—and personally, these are my absolute favorite from the merch! The second I got them, I hung them side by side in my workshop. Aren't they just gorgeous?"
I fully unrolled the high-quality scroll banners, starting with Lilith's, shrugging my shoulders.
['BurningRocketChicken' tossed 1,100 won in snack money!]
Lulu-chan everything's great but... can you show your own merch too...
The sudden superchat left me blanking for a second.
It took me a moment to even process the words "your merch."
Oh, right. I have merch too.
I'd totally forgotten.
But... what do I do now...?
"S-Sorry, Cherries. I didn't buy my own merch separately... so it's kinda hard to show today."
It was such an unexpected statement.
The Cherries' complaints piled up as everyone vented their dissatisfaction.
I get where they're coming from, but...
B-But it's not like I can help it!
Why would I spend my own money on my own merch?
If I've got cash to blow on that, might as well get an extra frappuccino.
It's way more efficient to buy two of each Blues item—one for storage, one for display.
O-Of course, I do have my merch...
The President did give us each our share.
But showing it off on my stream as "my merch" feels kinda embarrassing.
So for today, I'll just play dumb and skip to the members' stuff.
Sorry, Cherries.
Anyone who pre-ordered will get their goods at home soon anyway.
No rush.
Besides, probably no one would buy mine anyway, right?
The other members' merch is this pretty.
Why shell out for something like mine?
No, this isn't self-deprecation.
Think logically.
Say there are five identical-priced items.
Obviously you'd pick the cutest, most appealing one to your eye.
In that sense, if my merch is lined up with the others'...
No one would buy mine.
Yeah. That's just rational, objective reasoning.
I rationalized it to myself, trying to placate the Cherries somehow.
And was about to continue the merch intro...
"Eh? P-President...?!"
The President's sudden appearance in chat froze me solid, scroll banner still in hand.
Why is the President here all of a sudden...?!
"S-Samples?! I have them, but..."
Spooked by the President's scolding and the Cherries' shouts, I bolted.
Rushed to the storage room and grabbed the little box shoved in the corner.
The President's gifts should be in here somewhere...
Ah, found it.
Luckily the box was light, so I hugged it close.
Hurried back to the workshop and plopped it on the desk.
Inside were the goods she'd given me not long ago, all neatly packed.
"Okay, bit of a commotion there, everyone. Now for a special time introducing Lulu-chan merch that our Cherries love! Woo..."
I pulled it out and resumed the stream like nothing happened.
The Cherries were baffled but still followed along nicely.
"The acrylic standee is... pretty, right? Yeah, it came out really pretty."
But of course, I couldn't muster the same energy as when hyping the Blues' merch.
Throughout my own merch intro, I had to battle sheer embarrassment just to keep going.
Sniff.
No more of this next time.
What's the point of enjoying the Blues' merch intro?
When my own tanks my vibe completely.
['BoredFroggy' tossed 1,000 won in snack money!]
Ah lol going full buyout right now ez clap lol
"Y-You're gonna buy my merch too? Hehe... Thanks, Cherries."
At least the Cherries saying they'd buy mine cheered me up a bit.
Hehe, say what you want—Cherries are the best.