Chapter 207
Chapter 207
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 207
Chapter Title: I Ended Up Hearing Shocking News!
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Everything was burned white...
I have no idea how much I got roasted.
Just when things were starting to quiet down a bit, Chae-yoon unnie fanned the flames right back up.
"Who's crying?!"
- lmao
- She's not even crying lol
- Lol
- Lulu-chan's mad?
Hmph, yeah.
I'm mad, so what're you gonna do about it.
Serves you right for roasting me like that.
Normally, I'd fire back at comments like that.
But today, I really am pissed, so I puffed out my cheeks all sulky-like.
『Our maknae’s mad? Did the unnies tease you too much? Sorry, sorry.』
"Apologizing now won't cut it...?!"
『Aww, it's because our maknae's too cute. Who told you to be this adorable?』
"You're not even a little remorseful."
Even in the middle of all this, Chae-yoon unnie—still with a face thick as five iron plates—tossed some words my way that were either an apology or a headpat, I couldn't tell which.
The Cherries were even buzzing that she had no conscience.
- Fr lol
- Normally she'd cool off by now
- Means she's really pissed~
- The captain who can make even true Pistas turn away... who is she really?
Ugh, that's exactly what I mean.
I know it's streaming content, so usually I'd let it go by now.
But after getting roasted that bad today, I'm still fuming.
And it was one-sided, from Chae-yoon unnie of all people—the one with the highest attack power in the group...
If anything, isn't it weird that I'm still sane?
『But honestly, it's unavoidable. Our Lulu's reactions are just too cute, so the unnies can't help teasing you more.』
『Yeah, it's kinda Lulu-chan's fault too.』
『Don't you guys have any conscience...?』
Not just Chae-yoon unnie, either.
Ra-hee unnie and Yuna were straight-up blaming me and passing the buck.
Ji-ah unnie, looking utterly dumbfounded, spoke up for me.
Ugh, now Ji-ah unnie's all I've got.
"Ahh, thank you for the 20,000 won donation! B-but honestly, it didn't help much..."
- Oh, she wants more lol
- 20k wasn't enough, huh?
- Lulu-chan's turned full money grubber...
- Uparupa corrupted by capitalism lol
No, that's not what I meant!
20,000 won is a ton of money!
I used to live off tofu and bean sprouts—how could I not know its value?!
It's just that some heart wounds don't heal with money alone!
So stop slandering me!
『Anyway, you guys calm down the maknae yourselves. I've got stuff to do, so I'm out.』
Just as my heart was starting to settle amid the bickering with the Cherries...
The President broke the silence with words like it was none of her business.
『Wait, President! You started this mess and now you're just leaving?!』
"Right! The President was the one who first spilled my dark history...!"
- Her conscience really exploded lol
- We're sorry, Lulu-chan...
- If Lulu-chan wants to join Prism Company, upvote lol
- Verdi-chan's gonna wear out her gums defending lol
At that ridiculous behavior, we all united in protest for that one moment.
But it wasn't enough to stop our ever-my-pace President.
『Yeah, not my fault. Good luck.』
*Ding-*
With that curt farewell, the President really left the Discord room.
Of course, she probably had streams or work left to do.
But for those of us left behind, we were left dumbfounded.
Especially me, the victim.
『Whoa, she actually left?! The President started the fire...!』
『Exactly. She hurt our maknae in every way possible!』
『Our Lulu must be so hurt...』
『Do you guys even have the right to say that...?』
The members suddenly saddled with cleaning up the President's mess too.
They sensed the crisis and started pretending to care about me now...
But like Ji-ah unnie said, none of them have the right—except Ji-ah unnie, who took my side the whole time.
- Crazy, she really bounced lol
- You heartless jerk lol
- Hey Cloud Squad, everyone bow down—how'd you raise your President like that?
- Our Cloud Squad is sorry...
No, the Cloud Squad didn't do anything wrong.
Sure, I sometimes blame the Cherries even when it's my fault.
But that's that, and this is this.
Cloud Squad's innocent, yeah.
"...I'm gonna go game too, hmph."
Seeing the President straight-up ditch us with a "not my problem" vibe pushed me over the edge.
I openly showed my sulk and decided to bail for games.
No point sticking around just to get more roasted.
『W-wait, maknae! Don't go—let's do Hyper War together for old times' sake! What do you say?』
『Y-yeah! The President's a traitor, so we ditch her and grab one more for a 6-man queue!』
『Sounds good? Lulu loves Hyper War.』
"Hmph, maybe?"
- lmao
- Where you going lol
- She's properly pissed
- Shameless duo trying to bait her with 6-man lol
- Yukiya... it's the President first...
As I tried to slip away, Chae-yoon unnie and Yuna must've realized they'd be doomed if they let me go.
They stepped up to coax me.
But it wasn't that tempting to me.
We've played Hyper War plenty during off-times.
Sure, schedules rarely lined up for all of us.
But this wasn't enough to cool my anger.
Still...
『Yeah, wouldn't it be fun to all play together after so long? The unnies will take good care of you.』
"Ugh..."
Ji-ah unnie—the one who actually took my side—was trying so hard.
Maybe I could let it slide just this once.
It wasn't even her fault, but she was working hard to fix the mood.
Yeah, I'm an adult!
Getting roasted sucks, of course.
But a true streamer—an adult—lets it go gracefully!
"...Okay! Since Ellin unnie asked so nicely."
『Yesss...!』
『Kya, our maknae's so big-hearted.』
『Thanks for forgiving us, our Lulu.』
- Queen Lulu as expected lol
- Lulu Queen is badass
- Lulu Queen is twelve times cool
- Lulu Queen is peak human
Hmph, I didn't forgive you!
Don't get the wrong idea!
I only let it go this once for Ji-ah unnie's sake!
But what're the Cherries doing, dropping memes in the middle of this?
I always think it, but out of all the fandoms, the Cherries are the weirdest.
Not that I should say that, as their leader.
"Alright, should I send the invites?"
『No, no! Maknae, just relax! The unnies will invite you.』
『I'm Anna, so I'll just nano Lulu-chan.』
『Then I'll just leech off Lulu too.』
『Today's full VIP meta, huh?』
Hehe, yeah.
Total VIP treatment.
But I kinda like it.
Feels like I'm the queen or something.
"Ahem! Since I'm queen today, you all have to listen to me, got it?"
『Yes ma'am!』
『Command us, Your Majesty!』
『Your Majesty? Nah, how about Owner?』
『Whatever, just hit ready, you guys...?』
- Personalities shining through lol
- Ellin's got it rough...
- Lulu-chan's hyped in the middle of this, adorable af
- Yup
Hey, don't call me cute!
I'm still mad!
Anyway, after roping in Nyantamon too, we filled the party.
The rest of the time flew by with a Hyper War 6-man queue stream.
The day started in total chaos but ended pretty happily.
And so, the next morning arrived.
[President] - Girls, sorry but come to the office for a bit today
[President] - 1st anniversary prep and all
[President] - Plus something I need to tell you
The group chat already had the President's messages from pretty early.
1st anniversary.
The word alone made my heart flutter and a smile creep up.
But that last line left me a bit puzzled.
Something to tell us? What could it be?
Felt like there was more important stuff.
Since she didn't spill in the chat, it must be pretty secretive.
"Tofu, sorry but watch the house a sec? Mom'll be right back."
"Nyaang."
Feeling curious but getting ready anyway.
I waved to Tofu and headed out.
[Ra-hee unnie] - Da-jeong-ah, sorry
[Ra-hee unnie] - Unnie's heading to the family home early this morning, can't pick you up
[Me] - It's fine!
[Me] - See you at the office, unnie!
I checked the chat on my way out—Ra-hee unnie's message was there.
Come to think of it, it's been ages since I went to the office alone.
Ever since Ra-hee unnie moved next door, we've always gone together.
I felt bad relying on her, so this might be for the best.
*Beep-*
Feeling nostalgic like old times, I headed to the subway.
Tapped my transit card at the gate and hopped on.
Lucky—a train was just pulling in.
- Next stop is...
"Gasp."
I'd been glued to my phone for so long that the soft announcement made me gulp.
Whoops.
Time to get off already?
Almost missed it.
Back in the day without earbuds, I wouldn't zone out like this even staring at my phone.
Makes me realize how much my surroundings have changed.
For the better, of course.
Lost in sentiment for a moment, I dashed off the train.
Rode the escalator out of the station and headed to the office building.
Coming alone after so long brought back memories of my first time here.
*Creak-*
"Hello..."
I entered the meeting room and greeted the President, who was sitting alone.
She looked up from intently checking something on her tablet PC.
"Da-jeong's here? Where's Ra-hee?"
"Unnie went to her family home early this morning, so I took the subway alone."
"I see. Anyway, have a seat. Want a drink?"
"Oh, no thanks. I'm good."
For some reason, the President seemed unusually calm.
I found myself stammering as I shook my head.
Not just calm—serious, maybe?
"Da-jeong-ah."
"Yes, President."
"You like the members a lot, right?"
"Of course! Obviously."
I answered the super obvious question right away.
The President smiled, patted my head.
Gazed at me softly, then after a brief silence, spoke.
"I was gonna wait till everyone got here, but I felt like I should tell you first."
"What is it? Don't tell me someone's graduating or... something?"
"Hey, don't say scary stuff like that."
Oh, not that. Good.
Her words were so loaded, I got worried.
Relieved it's not something scary.
"Well, it's not a graduation. The opposite, actually."
"The opposite...?"
Opposite of graduation? What's that?
I froze at the President's confusing words.
Graduation means subtraction, right?
In basic math, opposite of subtract is add.
So for a virtual group, adding means...?
"Yeah, we're starting plans for Blue LUV's 2nd gen members."
"Huh? 2nd gen?"
My train of thought halted as her words continued.
I widened my eyes, wondering if I misheard.
In the world I knew, Blue LUV never had a 2nd gen.
Which means... the future's changed?