Chapter 81
Chapter 81
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 81
Chapter Title: We've Decided to Call That Overconfidence
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A little later than usual, we wrapped up the meeting.
After grabbing dinner with the members too, I headed home and fired up the stream.
I didn't need even a moment's break.
The top priority was sharing this great news with the Cherries as soon as possible.
"Hi Lu! Cherries, did you have a tasty dinner?"
Oh, kimpi tang.
I'd only heard of it, never tried it.
Kimchi pizza tangsuyuk, right?
But is it actually any good?
I couldn't even imagine what a mashup of those three would taste like.
"Kimpi tang? Is it good? Lilith unnie tried it once, but I've never had it, so I'm curious."
"I see... Should we try it on stream sometime?"
The Cherries had said before they wanted to see us eat during broadcasts.
Of course, it wasn't like I'd never eaten on stream.
But it was rare enough that occasionally sharing a meal, chatting casually with the Cherries, and savoring it together sounded fun.
Yep, luckily everyone's on board.
Guess I'll order some later.
Ah, no need to put it off—tomorrow works fine.
"Yep! I eat pretty much everything. Oh, but there's one thing I really hate."
Yeah, I do eat pretty much anything.
It's just that "everything" is a bit vague since I haven't tried a ton of foods in life, so maybe there's something out there I can't handle.
But if there's one ingredient I can firmly say "no thanks!" to right now...
It's definitely...
"I hate broccoli. When you blanch it, it's all mushy and tasteless..."
Right? I'm not the only one!
I admit other ingredients have their own flavors.
But broccoli? No clue what it's supposed to taste like.
They say dip it in chogochujang, but that's just chogochujang flavor!
"Of course! I just finished a meeting and had a delicious dinner with President Kang, Manager Yoon, and the members!"
When the Cherries asked about the menu, I had to think for a sec.
It was my first time trying it, so the name wasn't sticking.
One was in a pot with red broth and white broth...
The other looked like sweet and sour pork...
Ah, right!
"We had, um, hotpot? And gwo baro! The gwo baro was so chewy! Crispy batter too...!"
"Y-yeah. Hotpot and sweet and sour pork."
I can mispronounce sometimes!
Everyone's teasing so much, hmph.
It's Chinese, so of course it's tricky!
It's not my fault!
"Ah, no way! Keep this up and I'm banning you?!"
"M-my cheeks aren't glutinous rice cakes! Sure, I've gained a little weight lately, but..."
Squish—
I pinched my cheek, feeling a bit guilty.
They do feel a tad plumper than before...
Come to think of it, Chae-yoon unnie said something similar.
Have I really gained that much?
"...Should I go on a diet?"
As creeping anxiety hit, I timidly asked the Cherries.
They freaked out, trying to talk me down.
But once a bad thought takes root, it's hard to shake.
"Ugh, yeah, but... Lately whenever we meet, the members grab my cheeks first, so it makes me anxious."
Ji-ah unnie's the least of it.
The other three cling to them like they're treasures.
Especially Ra-hee unnie!
She plops me on her lap and kneads me like a stress toy!
N-not that I hate it...!
But hearing stuff like "Da-jeong's got such a nice grip now?" midway through makes me flinch!
I was pondering a diet plan when the question flew in via donation, only for the Cherries to gasp and shut it down.
Huh? Why's everyone like that?
Isn't weight something you can ask?
Ah, maybe it's rude to women.
But I'm fine sharing.
"My weight... Last I checked, right before discharge, it was 38kg."
Wh-what? Why's everyone reacting like that?
38kg isn't heavy, sure.
But considering my height, isn't it fine?
"W-wait! Don't call President Kang! Why's everyone freaking out? Let's talk it out, just us!"
I'd only mentioned diet once.
Now the Cherries were about to bust out the boss call, so I desperately intervened.
I swear I won't mention dieting again, please spare me that!
"Eek?! W-wait! I'm eating plenty fine, no need! Stop the donations!!"
But did my shouts even register?
The Cherries were now straight-up pelting me with donations, so I yelled "stop!" trying to rein them in.
Man, how rich are you all!?
Why blow cash like this!?
Buy yourself extra snacks instead!
What correct usage!?
I don't want this kind of donation!
Feels like begging!
But no matter how I pleaded, the donation barrage continued.
So I pulled out my last resort.
I was gonna share the good news happily.
But if the Cherries act like this, I have no choice but to turn mean uparupa.
"Ugh... Keep it up, and I won't tell you the huge news I have today?"
Good thing deploying the ultimate weapon calmed things down.
Yeah, that's more like it.
Cherries always pull this if you give 'em an inch.
"Ahem! Good. Since the Cherries behaved, here's a special reward! Don't freak out, okay?"
Of course.
I'm the queen of hype trains, after all.
But this time, it's legit huge!
"Next Monday, collab stream with Ellin unnie is on! Woo!!"
I clapped with my mouth, celebrating.
The chat exploded in cheers, party time.
Seems everyone was waiting for our collab too.
"Yep! Offline collab. I'll have Ellin unnie over at our place."
"Hehe, yep. Kinda nervous since it's my first time having someone over..."
Even before moving, no one really visited.
At best, the neighbor grandma dropping off sweet potatoes or potatoes sometimes.
And she hardly ever came inside.
"Oh, the collab? I recommended a new horror game to unnie."
Aish, who doesn't know that!
Listen first!
"I know! But I thought it'd be hilarious watching Ellin unnie play, so I suggested it. But as you all say, unnie struggles hard with horror games?"
"So I wanted to see her play, but leaving her alone would be too rough, so I suggested we do it together. Plus, we never collabbed, so perfect timing!"
While sorting clips recently, I flipped through some.
Reviewing them, I felt this disconnect.
Ji-ah unnie and I are super close privately, my fave member even.
But barely any chem clips with her.
Not much broadcast overlap either—just occasional low-chat mentions.
So I pitched the collab as the chance.
To bond more with unnie.
And show fans our fun chem.
"Yep, gotta play together! But I'm a little worried..."
Tsk tsk.
Chicken? That's why you can't have nice things, Cherries.
Don't judge by looks!
"Not that—I'm worried if I don't react at all, it won't be entertaining enough. You guys expect jumpscares and screams from me..."
It was a genuine worry, but the Cherries treated it like nonsense.
What concept!?
I'm serious!
I've watched tons of horror as a clipper!
Obviously immune.
Outpost I skipped even then, but it's famous, so I know the gist.
Even the scare mechanics.
Games like that? I'll barely flinch at a jumpscare.
Stream'd be boring.
Might have to fake it.
"Hmph! Complain it's boring next week and see! I won't react once, just speedrun so Ellin unnie has no scare time!"
Oh, coming at me like that?
Just watch.
I'll play so boring, clippers get nothing!
No complaints on the day!