Chapter 252
Chapter 252
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 252
Chapter Title: Let's Go to Yuna's House!
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Currently, I was standing in front of the door with a tense expression on my face.
What door?
None other than the front door of Yuna's house.
"Hoo, ha. Hoo, ha."
Wearing the airy dress that Ra-hee unnie had recommended last time—a style that wasn't even my taste—and with my hair neatly braided thanks to Yuna's help, I took deep breaths in and out repeatedly.
Maybe finding the sight amusing, Yuna patted my back and teased me.
"Eek, Da-jeongie. Why are you so nervous? It feels like you're here for a formal family meeting."
"B-but... I worry they might think I'm rude for showing up so suddenly..."
"It's fine, it's fine. My mom might be strict with me, but she's super lenient with everyone else."
I wasn't sure if that was a good thing, but for now, I'd take her word for it.
Nodding at Yuna's words, I eased my tension a little.
Then, instead of Yuna, I carefully pressed the doorbell myself.
Ding-dong—
- Yes, who is it?
A soft voice came from the intercom, and Yuna nodded as if urging me to answer quickly.
"Ah, Auntie. This is Da-jeong. I came with Yuna today."
I bowed my head toward the intercom repeatedly in greeting.
For a moment, I thought there'd be no response, but then the door clicked open with a clunk.
Standing there was a petite middle-aged woman who looked about my height.
"Oh my, how nice to meet you. Come on in. I've heard so much about you."
In the case of the president's mom or Chae-yoon unnie's mom,
they'd treated me like an old friend of their daughters right from the first meeting.
But Yuna's mom seemed more like Ra-hee unnie's mom—polite and proper with a touch of formality.
"Ah, hello, Auntie. I'm sorry for dropping by so suddenly today."
"No need to apologize. Come in, come in. I had no idea my daughter's friend would be this pretty just from hearing about you."
"Right, Mom? Isn't our Da-jeong super cute? I told you!"
"She really is. It's the first time I've seen a friend as cute as my own daughter."
Uh, huh...?
Something about the atmosphere was way different from what I'd expected.
From what Yuna had said, I'd imagined their relationship might be a bit awkward.
But surprisingly, Yuna's mom spoke to her with such warmth, her eyes brimming with affection.
...This might be a bit rude to say,
but the vibe felt so different from visiting the president's house or Chae-yoon unnie's.
Back then, the aunties had kicked their daughters aside like luggage.
"Sorry the man of the house is coming home late today. I told him to come back early since Yuna's friend was visiting, but he got stuck with overtime."
"Ah, no, don't worry about it. Um, here... it's nothing special, but please accept this."
"Oh dear, you didn't have to bring anything."
As usual, I'd brought a gift, and though she said that, Auntie accepted it graciously with both hands, looking pleased.
Inside were fruit-shaped pastries and a bottle of liquor.
The liquor was because I'd heard Uncle liked it.
The pastries were on Ra-hee unnie's recommendation from a fancy shop, since I'd heard Auntie enjoyed them.
They were both pretty pricey, but I didn't regret it one bit.
It's only right to splurge a little on your friend's parents!
Ahem.
Now I just had to figure out how to give the gifts to the younger siblings...
I'd seen shoes by the entryway earlier, so they were home, but how should I call them?
Should I hand them out later bit by bit?
As I pondered that,
"Yu Ji-hu, Yu Min-seo! I know you're listening, so get out here quick! I've got gifts for you too!"
"Gifts!"
"Yay! Unnie's the best!"
"Eek...?!"
Yuna's booming voice echoed through the house, and doors flew open.
A young boy and girl came running out into the living room.
Caught off guard by the sudden encounter, I stared at them wide-eyed in surprise.
"First, say hi. This is my friend, Jeong Da-jeong. Min-seo, she's your favorite Lulu unnie."
"Wow! Are you really Lulu unnie?"
"Y-yeah. That's me, Lulu. Hi."
In RP, Lulu was supposed to be five years old.
But this elementary-school-aged kid calling me Lulu unnie felt so off that I ended up stuttering.
Wow, what a cute little princess.
She didn't really look like Yuna, but she had her own adorable charm.
This must be Min-seo.
"And this is my little brother, Yu Ji-hu. He's fifteen."
"Ah, hi. Ji-hu?"
"Hello!"
Ji-hu took after Yuna with his loud voice.
He seemed super outgoing too.
Most boys that age would be shy around strangers,
but he had this refreshing, bold personality that would probably make him popular with girls.
"Ji-hu, you know Lulu unnie too, right?"
"Of course! She's huge in our class!"
"H-huge...? Me?"
In the middle of chatting with Ji-hu, his unexpected words left me dumbfounded.
I'd heard he knew who I was, so that wasn't surprising.
But hearing that lots of kids in his class knew me too? That floored me.
"Yeah! Unnie, you're really famous. Tons of kids in our class love Blue LUV! Even the girls!"
"Huh? R-really...?!"
Ji-hu responded like, 'What, you didn't know?'
I knew kids these days watch a lot of trendy stuff,
but I never imagined they'd be watching Virtual YouTubers like us.
"I asked around because I was curious, and yeah, it's true. Some kids even carry our keychains."
"Yeah, for real. I've seen kids bragging about buying merch at fan meets."
"Eek?!"
I wondered if this sweet kid was just hyping us up,
but when Yuna chimed in with more proof and Ji-hu showed me his friends' SNS posts, I finally believed it.
Wow... so amazing.
There are this many kids who like us.
Some even bought my merch.
"Oh, so... did you buy some merch too, Ji-hu?"
"Nah... I couldn't. I was saving up my allowance..."
Curious if he was one of those fans, I asked,
but it seemed like real-life constraints had kept him from buying any.
Well, merch can be pricey for a middle schooler's allowance.
Still, he seemed bummed about it, so at least he didn't dislike it. That was a relief.
Actually, one of the gifts I'd brought today was Blue LUV merch.
"Oh, speaking of which... would you mind taking this? I brought it for you and Min-seo."
"Wow! Lulu unnie!"
"Is there Lilith unnie stuff too?"
"Yep, of course."
When I pulled the merch from the paper bag and showed them, Min-seo and Ji-hu raised their hands in excitement.
Ji-hu, who'd said Chae-yoon unnie was his fave, hadn't expected Lilith merch too.
His eyes went wide as he carefully took what I offered.
But that felt a bit lacking on its own.
This merch was stuff we could get from the company, after all.
So I'd added some personal touches with my own money for extra gifts.
"And this is a special one just from me for Min-seo. This one's for you, Ji-hu."
"Whoa...! A m-mouse and keyboard...!"
"Yay! It's Kuroneko! Pompompurin's here too, unnie!"
Ji-hu loves games just like Yuna, so I got him a gaming set.
For Min-seo, a Sanrio goods set with her current favorites from Japan.
"Unnie, isn't this super expensive?"
Ji-hu, apparently into gaming gear, recognized the price tag right away and looked shocked.
I waved it off, trying to downplay it,
but...
"It's crazy expensive! So take good care of it, got it, Yu Ji-hu?"
"I-it's not that much..."
Yuna scolded him instead, piling on the pressure.
Watching her, I could totally see she was the eldest daughter at home.
She had real charisma.
"Unnie, unnie. Help Min-seo. I wanna put her with Lulu unnie in my room."
"You wanna decorate?"
"Yeah!"
"Okay, unnie'll help. Da-jeongie, wanna come too?"
"M-me? Sure."
Meanwhile, Min-seo had something she wanted to do her way.
With her limited kid vocabulary, she earnestly asked Yuna for help.
Next thing I knew, I was tagging along to check out her room.
"Min-seo and Ji-hu share a room, huh."
"Yeah, she used to bunk with me, but once I started streaming, they started sharing."
A bunk bed split the room neatly down the middle.
One side had cute knick-knacks that screamed Min-seo,
and the other had stuff like soccer balls that must be Ji-hu's.
"Unnie, unnie! Right here!"
"Here?"
"Yeah!"
As we looked around, Min-seo patted the floor with her tiny hands.
Yuna set down the Sanrio set and opened it up,
and Min-seo beamed, arranging the goods to make a little new room.
The set was designed like furnishing a room for Sanrio characters anyway,
but even so, she'd decorated it so cutely.
She even propped up the Lulu merch I'd brought...
"Hehe, now Lulu unnie and Kuroneko are together!"
"Wow."
She put one Sanrio character, Kuroneko, in the same house as me and clapped happily.
She seemed super satisfied with her creation.
But Yuna pursed her lips like something was off and...
"Min-seo, add unnie's stuff here later too. Unnie wants to live with Lulu unnie."
"Okay! Then Kuroneko goes here."
She gave some inexplicable feedback, fetched her Yukki-chan merch from her own room, and displayed it.
Somehow, the Sanrio-decorated room ended up housing just me and Yuna.
"Yay, living with Da-jeongie!"
"Hehe, Yuna unnie and Lulu unnie got married!"
"Right, right!"
Was I the only one feeling weird about this? The two creators hugged each other gleefully and clapped.
Just like that, before I even moved, Yuna and I were suddenly roommates.