Chapter 29
Chapter 29
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 29
Chapter Title: Lulu the Lovey-Dovey's Hidden Ability!
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After chatting with the viewers for a bit,
I ended my stream and headed off for the main content.
It was a simple process—just placing my avatar in another broadcast.
But if someone suddenly asked why I was putting my avatar in their stream,
it only made sense to answer!
Today was the day of Blue LUV's first group collab since debuting.
"One, two, three."
"Hello! We're Blue LUV!"
The five avatars gathered in one place opened their mouths in unison at Ji-ah unnie's—no, Ellin's—signal, greeting everyone energetically.
Were all the viewers excited about this historic first collab too?
The intense chat reactions had me puffing up with pride for no reason.
Hehe, this was the power of our Blues!
"Alright, as announced, today's our full-group debut celebration collab! We're doing 'Tell us about the Blues!'"
We nodded along to Ellin's smooth host lines.
Though if my avatar looked like it was shaking on its own... that had to be an illusion, right?
I was just so excited I couldn't keep still.
"Pfft, why's Lulu wiggling like that?"
"Huh? M-me...?!"
I finally noticed and tried to hold myself back.
But right as I stopped, Yukiko jumped in.
Sandwiched between Ra-hee unnie—er, Lucrezia—and Yukiko, my movements stood out even more.
"Yeah, she was just swaying like this~ Lucrezia saw it too, right?"
"Of course."
"Uuu...."
Not just Lucrezia—viewers chimed in too.
No escape now.
"I-it's just... being with everyone made me so happy..."
I ended up confessing honestly.
What choice did I have?
We'd met up off-stream plenty, but this was our first time together as avatars on air.
Invisible to the avatars, I fidgeted shyly as I answered.
Yukiko's face lit up in shock as she said something incomprehensible.
"Gasp! Here we go again. Lulu-chan's flirting!"
"F-flirting...?!"
Flirting? What was that supposed to mean?
Lucrezia had said something like that before too.
When did I ever flirt?
I shot Yukiko a wronged look.
Did she catch on? Her avatar smiled slyly, then her expression exploded bigger.
Like she was yelling 'I've got something to say!'
"Guys, guys, you know this? Lulu-chan says stuff like that to us all the time. Then she claims she never flirts. Does that even make sense?"
Like there was someone else who was truly wronged.
Yukiko spilled all my off-stream antics.
The unexpected damage left my head spinning.
And as if that wasn't enough, viewers piled on with 'that's a bit much...'
What? How was this my fault?
I seriously never flirted!
"N-no, that's not it. I never did. I-I just said it 'cause I like the members..."
After explaining, I capped it with a pitiful "Hing." to show my grievance.
Every member's gaze locked onto me.
"Whoa, see that? Everyone saw it, right? How's that not flirting?!"
"Honestly, Lulu's in the wrong here. Don't act cute if you're gonna play innocent."
"Lulu, you messaged me 'I love you' the other day—was that smoke and mirrors?"
"She told me 'I love you' yesterday too..."
The attacks came like they'd been waiting for this.
And then the viewers' group assault on top.
No, wait a sec!
Everything else aside, I had to counter Ellin!
I swear I never said that to her yesterday!
"Hold on, Ellin unnie! Lying on stream? Really?!"
"Huh? Lying?"
Despite my sharp retort, Ellin tilted her head innocently.
No matter how much of a Blue she was, no amount of cuteness would save her!
I was seriously mad right now!
"You just said I told you I love you!"
"Well, you did, didn't you? Last night at chimaek, when we were dropping off drunk Lulu-chan."
"...Huh?"
W-wait.
I said that while drunk yesterday?
This was completely out of left field.
"You clung to me going, 'Ellin unnie, I love you~. I love all the Blues too~.'"
"R-really...?!"
"The Goddess doesn't lie about stuff like this."
Gasp!
Pulling an RP fake-out here.
A-no!
Okay, sure, I do love the Blues!
But I'm not the type to cling on and confess love all cutesy like that!
Something was definitely off!
"Now that everyone knows how lovey-dovey Lulu is, shall we get into the real content?"
I tried to explain again, but Yukiko smoothly wrapped it up.
Nice try, but I'd lost my chance.
"I-I didn't even get to explain...?!"
"Nope, not accepting it. Back you go. Lulu-chan's Lovey-Dovey from now on."
"Hiiiing...."
I pleaded for one more shot, but it was futile.
Just like that, I got branded as the girl who flirts with aegyo and yells 'I love you!' at the drop of a hat.
Sure, I'd leaned into that concept myself.
And yeah, the members were my absolute favorites in the world.
But having my off-stream black history exposed? Mortifying and unfair.
What even was this feeling?
While I puzzled over it alone, the Q&A content kicked off.
First up was none other than Lilith.
"The moment we've all been waiting for—first question! Bam!"
Yukiko, now self-appointed host, pulled a question and amped up the energy with her own sound effect.
"What trait from another member would you want to steal?"
"Ooh, good one."
"I'm curious too."
A safe question that let us highlight each other's charms.
I mentally praised the asker and waited for Lilith's answer.
She didn't take long.
"Personally? Ellin's language skills. Super jealous. Travel abroad would be a breeze."
Ah, got it.
Now that she mentioned it, Lilith brought that up a lot.
I vaguely recalled some clips about it.
"Agreed. I'm jealous too."
"Right? Saw her on an English call recently— so cool."
"Hehe, thanks."
The members chatted among themselves.
One chat caught my eye while I scrolled.
Some viewers probably hadn't seen Ellin use English.
Might as well give a quick taste.
"Ellin unnie, viewers wanna see you speak cool English."
"Oh? Easy peasy."
I relayed the request, and Ellin smiled confidently, clearing her throat with an 'ahem.'
She spoke in a slightly lower, fluent tone.
【Please keep loving Blue LUV from now on. Otherwise, I might have to punish you in the name of the Goddess?】
Her mature voice contrasted with the cute line.
Members who didn't catch the English just blinked in confusion.
"Uh... she said love Blue LUV lots. Or the Goddess will punish you..."
I translated for Ellin, and...
"Huh?"
"Eh?"
"Lulu-chan, what?"
Members and viewers flooded with question marks.
What? Did I do something weird?
Even Ellin stared at me in surprise.
"Lulu-chan, you speak English?"
"Y-yeah... a bit of English, Japanese, Indonesian."
"What?! You hid that insane skill from us?!"
"Huh?"
Oh right—I'd never told the members.
Not hiding, exactly—they never asked.
Yukiko's shock spread to the viewers.
B-but I revealed it now, so that's fine, right?
It's not a huge crime to disclose languages late...
"P-President...?!"
...Yeah, no.
Looks like I'm in for a second scolding from the President today.