Evening Radio Broadcast Begins

The next day after the broadcast. Among the three, Ye-rim was the first to wake up.

"Ugh..."

As soon as she sat up, she felt something wrapped around her neck. Opening her eyes and checking, it was none other than Ye-won's arm.

"...Pfft. I've been telling you your sleeping habits are the worst since forever."

Ye-rim felt incredibly good sleeping with her little sister after so many years. Sure, they'd slept together last night too, but just having her sister beside her felt like a dream come true for Ye-rim.

"...How the heck did she recover so completely overnight?"

Ye-rim had a vague sense that Ye-won was hiding something from her, but she decided not to pry until Ye-won brought it up herself.

'Was it Juwon again this time? I feel kinda bad about this.'

To search for the invisible Juwon, Ye-rim gently pushed Ye-won's arm away.

"Ungh..."

Watching Ye-won flail her arm while mumbling, Ye-rim let out a small chuckle. She handed Ye-won a pillow and stepped out of the room to find the invisible Juwon.

Juwon's form was easier to spot than expected. Ye-rim found her curled up asleep on the spacious sofa.

"...Why didn't you just sleep in the bed? No need to make it uncomfortable for yourself..."

Seeing how Juwon had moved them to the bed but slept on the sofa herself, Ye-rim felt grateful yet a bit guilty.

"...What kind of life have you been living, exactly?"

...Juwon and Ye-won woke up about an hour after Ye-rim.

"Ow... So this is what a hangover feels like..."

Ye-won stumbled out of the room, messy-haired and clutching her head, while Juwon lay on the sofa still, scrolling her phone even after waking up.

"Unniii... My head hurts..."

"Eek! You scared me!"

Ye-won flopped onto the sofa where Juwon was lying. Seeing Ye-won giggle at her startled reaction, Juwon pressed her thumb and middle finger together.

Thwack!

"Aack!"

A crisp sound rang out as Juwon flicked Ye-won's forehead. Ye-won rubbed her forehead, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Hngg... That's too mean, unni!"

"Hmph, serves you right for jumping on me like that outta nowhere."

Watching Juwon and Ye-won bicker brought a warm smile to Ye-rim's face as she boiled some hangover ramen.

'It's been forever since the house felt this lively.'

After eating the ramen Ye-rim made, it was time to head home.

"Unni, I can come again, right? Let's hang out more next time!"

Ye-won said with a grin. Juwon waved back with a smile and gave Ye-rim a personal goodbye.

"It was fun yesterday and today, unni. Call me again sometime."

"Haha, sure. Got a broadcast tonight? I'll definitely tune in."

After exchanging goodbyes with Ye-rim too, I boarded the subway home.

'...Come to think of it, I haven't even set up a NewTube channel.'

I had no idea just how big an impact I was making in the streaming scene, so I searched for my nickname, Noel, on NewTube.

'...Whoa.'

My influence was even bigger than I'd thought. With no official channel, clippers were editing and uploading my footage.

I popped in my wireless earbuds and played the combat highlights with the most views.

"..."

'Why did I even say that? Ugh, seriously...'

After that line, upbeat yet tense BGM kicked in, followed by concise edits of me hunting mobs with modified spells.

'...The quality's surprisingly top-notch?'

The magic effects were amplified with vivid colors for better visibility, and the quick cuts never felt chaotic. The 13-minute video flew by, and as I got off the subway, I thought,

'...There really are a lot of talented people out there. Who even is this guy?'

"...Everything's great, but why's the channel name like that?"

I sighed and decided to finish watching at home.

A package was waiting at my door—a computer cam I'd ordered last time. I'd use it for Sunday, so I set it aside. With three hours until the broadcast, I checked out the fan cafe I'd neglected.

"Hmm, looks like it's been well-managed..."

Sareah had helped a ton setting up the fan cafe, from basic channels to admin intros. I gotta repay that debt someday, I vowed.

"Free board... later. Consultation corner... gotta pick a few in advance. And..."

"...Why are there so many?"

From beginner doodles to pro-level art, qualities varied, but there were over 10 pages of fan art. Some were a bit spicy, but well-drawn enough to look fine.

"...Other streamers use this stuff for waiting screens, right?"

I saved the most-liked ones. Planning to stream from PC this time, I spent the remaining time setting up with help from online friends.

With a cozy room background and a viewer-drawn smiling character of me as the waiting screen, I went live at the promised 8 PM.

It took a bit for enough viewers to gather, so I slowly brewed some coffee and returned to my seat.

Eight minutes in, and the impatient viewers spamming for me were already temp-banned. I turned on the mic.

"Ah, can you hear me okay?"

"Hehe, hope everyone's had dinner."

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"Oh, I just mixed some rice with an egg, simple stuff."

"Yeah, oh right. This picture you're seeing? It's fan art by Resti. So pretty, I had to use it for the waiting screen. Everyone, say thanks to Resti!"

"Aigoo, I should be the one thanking you for the art, but a donation too? Thank you."

I glanced at the viewer count while continuing the stream.

"Before consultations, let's browse the cafe a bit."

"Okay... what did my fans have for dinner?"

As I entered the channel, posts flooded in. I started checking them one by one.

"Ramen, ramen... soupy ramen... bibimbap... wow, everyone's living the same life, huh?"

Skipping ramen and bibimbap posts, I spotted a high-quality food photo.

"...Oh, someone's actually cooking?"

The post had tons of restaurant-level visuals.

"Wow... we really have some skilled folks in the audience."

Scrolling down, the last ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠pic was the poster giving a thumbs-up with their face.

"..."

"Yeeeah... He's 27, so ladies interested, give him a shout..."

I hurriedly hit back and switched channels.

"Alright, quick fan art browse, then consultations."

More people drew art for my stream than expected. From standard witch Noel to casual outfits—high-quality stuff had me gasping nonstop.

"Next up..."

A blushing Noel in a bikini, chest proudly on display. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠For some reason, it reminded me of full-party mode, and I clamped my mouth shut.

"..."

I hit back quick and tried calming the hyped chat.

"Okay okay, let's all chill a bit?"

The chat quieted some, but still noisy. I sighed.

"Ha... maybe skip consultations and just research spells..."

Finally quiet, I grinned and spoke softly.

"Alright, plenty of viewers now—shall we start the consultation content?"

The broadcast was just getting started.