My Embarrassing Past

The moment the donation came in, my face froze into a perfect “ㄱ-” shape.

Obsession? That kind of question is seriously dangerous.

It felt like Eris was doing her signature broth-stirring routine again. She’s always been a little possessive. During streams she’d sometimes pout in that cute, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠half-joking way whenever viewers talked about other members: “You’re talking about another girl again instead of me? Buuuu…”

Hmm. Yep, that’s definitely Eris. She’s even trying to trap me in her pond now that I’m the same gender. Of course it’s probably half a joke… but if I’m going to become a VTuber, I really do need to learn how to pull that off.

Maybe I should run a quick simulation in my head. Same situation. Chat keeps talking about Eris instead of me. I’d say something like:

Then I’d follow up with:

Zklung~!

…Yeah, no. This is impossible. Just imagining it made me cringe so hard I wanted to die. The wall between me and pro VTuber is still infinitely far away… yep, yep.

“Ehehe~ I still like you a lot, daeri! I just misspoke, eri~”

I answered the donation as calmly as I could. Throwing in the Eris-speak as proof that I really used to be a hardcore fan was just a bonus.

“Ah, yep yep. I already typed my ID in chat. But aren’t you donating too much, Eris? You’re basically the president of my channel at this point.”

“Haha…”

So it really was a prepayment. Well, the mood’s warmed up again, so that’s good. Peace is the best…!

“W-what are you saying!? Want me to kick you out?”

Another donation immediately shattered the peaceful atmosphere. These guys are seriously no help. It’s fine to mess around when it’s just us, but when other people are here, can you please hold back? As expected, the one with zero tact is that damn GuPyeong.

“……”

Honestly, I had no excuse. It was all true. The reality check was a fact, and my cooled-off affection for Eris was also a fact. That’s why I’d been spamming the gallery every single day with posts about wanting to become a VTuber.

Hmm. What should I do? In times like this, there’s only one option.

“Just ignore that last donation from Eris. Let’s talk about the collab time separately in X-Code. And… today’s stream is~ hehehehe~”

“That’s it for today! Honestly I streamed a lot today, right? See you tomorrow everyone~ Bye bye!”

Emotion control: ON. I quickly ended the stream.

Still, I think today’s broadcast was really fulfilling. Brainstorming memes and RP with everyone was genuinely fun. I hope the Mungbungs enjoyed it too. It’d be a problem if I was the only one having fun… hmm hmm.

Anyway, I checked the thing I was most excited about.

“Hehe.”

I’m losing it. When I checked today’s donation total, I’d earned a whopping 350,000 won. In just one day!

Of course after fees I’m left with… about 250,000 won. Still, that’s nothing to sneeze at. That’s enough for ten whole chickens. So rewarding. I need to work even harder from now on… yep, yep.

(Bugi gifticon) (Bugi gifticon) (Bugi gifticon)

MyMura hehe

“Puhuhuhu~”

There’s an old saying that you should give back as much as you receive. Since I got a lot of donations today, I generously sprinkled Bugis across the gallery. I’d love to throw out even more, but… the avatar comes first right now. I have to save every penny.

Speaking of avatars, it reminded me. After a long “discussion” with the Mungbungs today, we decided my avatar would be the farming type. So how should I design it? Honestly if I’d gone with the bread type I was planning to go for a slightly perverted feel—bandages around the chest and traditional clothes like a hanbok or kimono on top.

Would the same outfit work for the farming type? Hmm… chest bandages and farming gear don’t really match. I should probably ask the gallery and test the waters.

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