Chapter 218
Chapter 218
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 218
Chapter Title: Let's Play the Balance Game and Truth Game!
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Q&A disguised as either a roast or praise fest turned out to be surprisingly fun, flowing along in a lively, upbeat vibe.
And just like that, the keyword Q&A wrapped up lightly.
Leaving only the final segment: the Balance Game.
It was the part the members had been looking forward to most since the planning meeting.
『Alright, for our last bit, we're diving into the Balance Game. Everyone ready?』
『Ready!』
『Great. Let's jump right into the first question. Bring it up!』
A grand sound effect boomed as the first question appeared.
We hadn't heard the questions in advance, so I was curious what it'd be.
But right off the bat, this one hit us with some serious choice paralysis.
『Same as before—just pick on one, two, three. One, two, three...!』
No time to deliberate, and the moment of choice arrived.
I thought for a split second and went with 5-Year-Old Yuki.
The other members did the same.
Everyone except the person herself, Yuna.
『What the heck, guys! Why pick the 5-year-old? Wouldn't five of me make you super happy?』
『Girl, one of you is already loud enough to kill me. Five? No way.』
『A 5-year-old Yuki might be kinda cute, but five would be exhausting.』
『One's whining for a duo, one's begging to hit the cafe, one's... Ugh.』
Yuna, clearly miffed, shouted in protest.
The unnies shook their heads, sticking to their guns like even imagining it was terrifying.
I couldn't bring myself to say anything, worried it'd hurt her feelings...
Yeah, no matter how I think about it, 5-year-old Yuna wins.
Ra-hee unnie's right—it'd be adorable.
But five Yunas? Like Ji-ah unnie said, total chaos.
『President, what about you? Which side?』
『Obviously the 5-year-old. I couldn't handle five of her.』
『President!』
Even our last bastion, the President, firmly chose the 5-year-old side.
Yuna yelled in full pout mode, but it had zero effect.
That's our President for you.
Doesn't budge no matter what the members say.
I need to learn that backbone.
『Anyway, onto the next question. What've we got?』
The President breezed past Yuna's complaints and kept things moving.
Another sound effect rang out, and the next question popped up.
Ooh, this one's pretty fun.
Something I'd never even considered before.
『Everyone's got their gripes either way, but if you had to pick just one? One, two, three...』
Countdown over, cursors appeared.
Not just in the Discord room—light gasps of "Ooh" rippled through the chat too.
Makes sense: a perfect 3-2 split.
『So, maknae-line Yuki picked staying maknae, but fellow maknae-line Lulu went eldest sis. Care to explain?』
『Maknae life's too comfy for me! At home, I'm stuck playing eldest sis—super annoying! Maknae's the best! Done!』
Oh, right.
Yuna's actually the eldest sis at home.
She mentioned having one little brother and one little sister.
Classic patriotic family setup.
Having experienced both eldest and maknae roles,
she knows the pros, cons, and differences crystal clear.
That's why she picked so decisively.
『Nice. Lulu?』
“I've done the maknae life, so I wanna try being the eldest sis. Plus, Ellin unnie takes such good care of us—I wanna be that kind of big sis too.”
『Lulu...!』
Why! What's wrong with me!
I can totally take good care of little sisses too!
That's all prejudice!
『The rest? Luke picked eldest sis first.』
『I just feel comfy as the unnie. I love doting on dongsaengs, but as maknae, it'd be awkward to do that with the unnies.』
『Ah, so you're picking eldest sis to mess with the dongsaengs?』
『Mess with? It's unnie love.』
Ugh, yeah... that's true.
Ra-hee unnie does love us a ton.
Sometimes that love's a bit... too much.
『I picked maknae, and honestly? It's 'cause of the President.』
『Huh? Me?』
Next up was Chae-yoon unnie's turn.
She straight-up blamed someone else, leaving the President puzzled.
Looking even more fired up, Chae-yoon unnie raised her voice.
『Yes! When Yuki and I get equally loud, you scold me more! Discrimination!』
『'Cause your decibels are higher. Who told you to be that loud?』
『Right! You're louder, unnie! I at least watch the President's mood and chat quietly!』
『When do you chat quietly?! You pop up slamming the desk with your fist...!』
『Why are you two fighting on the 1-year anniversary stream?!』
Mm, same here.
Sure, Yuna's usually the more bubbly one,
but when Chae-yoon unnie's energy peaks? Unmatched.
Raise her voice in a meeting, and it echoes down the hall.
President even joked once, "Record with that volume."
『Ignore the loud one for now—Ellin, why maknae?』
『L-Loud one...?』
The President casually skipped raging Chae-yoon unnie and tossed the question to the next.
Chae-yoon unnie muttered like she was hurt,
but no one reacted.
I-I should pat her.
That's why I set up the dummy hair to move.
Poke poke.
I wiggled my dummy hair to tap Chae-yoon unnie's shoulder.
『Thanks, my little maknae...』
“Ehehe...”
She saw it and quietly thanked me.
Meanwhile, Yuna muttered, "I'm a maknae too," all sulky.
Ji-ah unnie's answer was ongoing.
『For me, it's not that I hate eldest sis life... it's just... too much work.』
『Ah, dongsaengs too clingy?』
The President lobbed a fastball at Ji-ah unnie's indirect phrasing.
Ji-ah unnie nodded faintly.
『A-a bit? Oh, excluding Lulu.』
『Why exclude only Lulu?!』
『No maknae favoritism!』
『Even I'm a little hurt...』
“Ahem...!”
I worried at first if I'd been too clingy,
but hearing her answer? Instant ego boost.
Ehehe, dunno if I did anything right,
but looks like I'm Ji-ah unnie's fave dongsaeng.
Yup, satisfied.
『No fair getting upset! One wakes unnie at 4 AM for duos, one sexually harasses unnie out of nowhere! One pulls pranks to scare unnie!』
Ji-ah unnie, baffled by the protesting members, fired back by calling out their antics one by one.
No need to match names—we all knew.
Duo wake-up call? Yuna.
Chae-yoon unnie gropes Ra-hee or Ji-ah unnie constantly. Ding.
Ra-hee unnie pranks most since learning Ji-ah unnie's jumpy.
『Ahem... W-who? Such naughty dongsaengs.』
『Th-that's how much they love you.』
『Just toughening up a scaredy unnie...』
『Shut it! You're all in timeout!』
In our group? Maybe.
I'm plenty punching bag material too, but that's more character schtick.
Ji-ah unnie gets non-stop thwacks IRL.
If eldest sis means that role...
Nope, maknae life it is.
Yeah, maknae's comfier.
A few more questions later, the Balance Game wrapped up.
Leaving just the final act for our 1-year anniversary: that game.
『Alright, last content for Blue LUV's 1-Year Anniversary stream: Truth Game!』
『Wooo!』
『I wanna dodge...?』
『We graduating today or what?』
『P-President, go easy??』
“I-I think my stomach suddenly hurts...”
Yep.
The Truth Game.
President warned beforehand: no super harsh questions.
But her voice brimmed with unusual pep,
and we all felt a chill down our spines.
Anxiety aside, show's a show.
We fired up the lie detector on the table as prepped.
This'd judge truth from lie.
I-it'll be fine, right?
Yeah, totally fine.
As we psyched ourselves up, the first question dropped.
Seeing it, I wondered if it was laced with malice aimed at me.
...Too late to bail now?