Chapter 258
Chapter 258
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 258
Chapter Title: Let's Talk About Our Juniors with the Cherries!
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Yesterday was our juniors' debut broadcast.
I originally wanted to watch it together with the Cherries, but...
The first-generation members broadcasting at the same time would likely split the viewers.
So, at the President's instructions, we all took the day off yesterday and only turned on our streams today.
"Hi, everyone!"
- Hi
- Hey hey
- Luha
- It wasn't even winter, but suddenly the Ice Age... I was so sad...
Even though we'd only taken a single day off, the Cherries' sad chats poured in without fail.
Honestly, I hadn't wanted to rest yesterday either, but since I was in the position of having to, I felt unnecessarily sorry toward the Cherries, and words of apology slipped out.
"Hehe, sorry for suddenly taking a day off, Cherries. But thanks to our juniors yesterday, you weren't bored, right?"
- Eh
- Yeah
- Watching the second-gen kids felt fresh lol
- Would've been more fun watching with Lulu-chan...
- The cafe was chaos yesterday lololol
Ah, right.
I'd been watching the cafe in real-time yesterday too, and the firepower was insane.
The Pistas must have been really looking forward to the second-gen members.
According to what the President told me, the peak viewer count was 14,000 for Ha-yul.
Whoa, 14,000 people.
Even if all the Pistas flocked to one stream, it's still an unbelievable number.
"Huh? A highly upvoted post...? More importantly, explain what? What happened?"
- Ah that one lolololololol
- As informed~
- Explain
- Do it
- Ex
- Plain
As the conversation flowed, a sudden out-of-nowhere donation left me a bit stunned.
Explanation out of the blue? What does that even mean?
And seeing the other Cherries joining in to demand one, something must have gone down.
What, what is it?
I have zero clue?
They did their debut broadcast, so why would I need to explain anything? It doesn't even make sense!
Click-
For now, following the Cherries' lead, I headed to the cafe to check the highly upvoted post.
Right after starting a stream, we often do cafe browsing and low-energy chats like this anyway.
Perfect timing, really.
Hm? Ah, this must be it.
Let me see... 'Lulu-chan, Explain Your Lie Right Now...?'
Did I ever lie to the Cherries?
I clicked the post to check, and the contents came into view.
This is what it said:
Title) Lulu-chan, Explain Your Lie Right Now! Author: Lulu-chan-is-love Everyone knows Lulu-chan did a little spoiler about the second-gen kids a while back, right? (Relevant clip) Here, Lulu-chan said, "There was even a junior who seemed like my type." But after watching all the second-gen debuts today, my take is... (Image full of question marks)
1. Thuggish-voiced delinquent shrine maiden
2. Airheaded pure fairy moon lady
3. Otherworldly demon lord who summons the President mid-heavy metal debut performance
Lulu-chan... did you fool me?
The first thought that hit me upon seeing this post:
...Yeah, sorry. My bad, I was short-sighted.
But I didn't lie!
"Agh, grubby Uparupa? What kind of talk is that!"
- Lolololololololol
- Grubby Uparupa lolololol
- Cute pink chewy rice cake mochi Uparupa, what??
- Wasn't it trash-tier noob gamer god Uparupa?
Just how long are they trying to make my nicknames?!
That's a brain-breaker!
Anyway, everyone quiet down! I'll explain now!
"Ahem, so to explain this... I think the Pistas just don't know our juniors well enough yet!"
- ?
- Pardon?
- ?????????????????
- Blaming us for this?
- Us again?
I straight-up blamed others, and the chat flooded with question marks.
No, not like that—listen to the end!
"I don't mean it's the Pistas' fault. I've actually seen quite a bit of our juniors in person, right? I even participated in the final confirmation round."
- True
- Yeah yeah yup
- Didn't you say you bought them food too lol
Hehe, of course I had to treat my lovely juniors to a meal!
But mentioning that would sound too self-praising, so skip.
The key point is this!
"So, I had more time to observe their usual personalities, or whatever you call it. But the Pistas only got to see them for one day yesterday, right? And they haven't streamed today yet."
- Spill it for real
- What can you know in one hour lol
- If you're jealous, tell them to stream NOW!!!!!!!!!!
- Lulu-chan says: Juniors aren't streaming and dipped yup
No, I didn't say it that harshly!
How do you twist it into slander like that?!
"Therefore, if the Pistas watch more of our juniors' streams and hang out with them, they might see the side I mentioned! Of course, which member I meant is still a secret!"
- Ooh
- Nice
- Turning this into promo lol
- As expected, junior love is Lu-Empress lol
- Juniors will be touched watching this lololol
The Cherries marveled at my play turning crisis into opportunity promo.
Feeling smug, I lifted my nose and squared my shoulders.
If there's a senior as reliable and junior-focused as me, bring 'em out!
"Hehe, anyway, weren't our juniors super cute? What'd you think, Cherries?"
- Each has their charm yup
- Personally, Var-chan was shockingly good lol
- Mitsuki's my type tho
- Karen's hyper energy was fun to watch
Ooh, reactions to the juniors are solid.
Lots of Cherries must have watched the streams, mentioning their faves among the second-gen.
Made me happy for no reason.
Hehe, looks like our juniors left a great impression.
Well, they're Blue LUV's second-gen, after all!
I expected them to do well, but the response exceeded hopes—proud!
"Huh? M-my favorite...?"
- Gasp
- Gold Cup ON right away lololololol
- Gotta be the demon lord honestly lolol
- Lulu-chan's oshi is Ellin, so obviously closest is Mitsuki lol
- Honestly if not Karen, you're toast...
One donation triggered a Gold Cup frenzy, freezing my brain.
The Cherries seized the moment, flooding chat with their second-gen faves to push.
H-how did the vibe shift like this so suddenly...!
More than that, favorite among second-gen? Never thought about it...?!
They're all cute juniors!
"I like them all, though..."
- Boo
- Chicken out?
- Lulu-chan toast?
- Dodging?
Agh, these evil Cherries!
Do we really have to rank them?!
Everyone can be the best!
But despite my defense, the Cherries wouldn't accept it.
They kept pressing, saying spill the secret among us.
Boo... No way this stays our little secret.
I can already see clips on the cafe in under 10 minutes.
But ending with "I like them all" is too boring, honestly...
"W-well, if I had to pick, Var-chan's the cutest. She's a character type totally new to our group—draws the eye, y'know?"
- Kyaaaaaaa
- Lulu-chan knows what's up lol as expected
- Onlooking demon lord beaming lololol
- Horn-horn squad victory lololololol
Horn-horn squad? Ah, Var-chan's fandom name.
Demons are all demon lord creations with horns in lore.
Viewers, being normal folks without horns, added "horn-horn" to claim theirs.
Ah, anyway, I named my fave—good now?
Better move on before awkwardness.
One more word and it risks faction wars...
"Nyaaaaah! N-no offering me up!"
- Lololololololololololol
- Fell for it again! Lulu!
- Drooling already lolololol
- You're done for lolololol
Mid-thought, the next donation made me bristle like angry tofu.
Since I'd mentioned pre-planning interview content with juniors, they baited this to arm them against me when they visit.
S-such scary Cherries...
"E-eh...?"
- Whoa...
- This might stir debate...
- If a junior said that much, politeness demands picking her...
- Well, junior bias, gotta endure the hate yup ;
One Cherry quoted Ji-won—Mitsuki—from her debut stream.
Chat filled with backlash against me.
Unable to withstand the onslaught from all sides, I...
Sink-
Lowered my avatar and waited for the storm to pass.
Boo, sorry Ji-won.
I'll apologize next time we meet.
To Da-yun too.