Chapter 33
Chapter 33
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 33
Chapter Title: Maid Cafe Madness
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Crunch.
"Let's go to a maid cafe...?"
"Yeah!"
At Lera's words, I glanced at the PD.
*'It's a booked spot anyway, so heading there early is no problem!'*
I instantly read the message mouthed quickly at me.
"Alright, got it."
I hopped right into the taxi.
"Where was the booking again?"
"Oh, I'll tell him. Driver, take us to Love Me Love Me Maid Cafe, please."
"...Uh, huh? Oh... uh-huh... Hm, you folks do YouTube? Heh heh."
The driver punched the destination into the GPS with practiced ease.
I barely suppressed an indescribable wave of embarrassment.
*'Are they insane?'*
But how many people were watching?
That thought didn't last long.
[Current Viewers: 20,321]
"...?!"
An unbelievable viewer count filled my eyes.
No way—even with a dedicated Hanberde channel, 20,000 people were tuning in?
*'Is this Lera's power?'*
And on top of that, this was peak dopamine content for viewers craving secondhand social embarrassment, so the numbers were off the charts.
- LMAOOOOOOOO
- Lera's keeping her mouth shut so the driver doesn't freak out?
- Fair, this'd be total culture shock for him
- Best to play statue right now
- Fr fr
- Love Me Love Me Maid Cafe never does collabs tho, how'd you swing it?
"Oh, we got in on Mungki's looks. They said it'd boost their image..."
- God tier move
- King god legend
- Dude punches through bookings with his face
- Bet the maids are dolled up fierce for this
- LMAOOOOOOOO
- LMAOOOOOOOO if only I-Mungnyong went instead of Mungki
- Coulda seen him make the maids pay kekw
- Such a shame
While the PD handled chat for a bit to buy me some breathing room,
I slowly unfolded the note slips I'd gotten earlier, one by one.
The camera wasn't on me for the moment, so no privacy leaks.
"No way, they actually wrote real numbers...? Names and... whoa."
I muttered in quiet awe.
"What? So you're actually gonna hit them up? With me right here? Hell, is it even right to check out numbers from random girls in front of your girlfriend...?"
Lera chimed in with utter disbelief.
She'd been playing quiet, but apparently couldn't hold back anymore.
"Nah, just checking 'em out of courtesy... You can't just toss 'em without a glance."
"...So what now?"
"I'll stash 'em in my wallet and burn 'em later—no privacy risks."
"Stash? You said stash? Sounds so... poke-y at my heart?"
"No, stash—keep! Temporary safekeeping!"
"Got it."
We traded quick WWE vibes in the UFC-feeling taxi.
"We're here."
"Yup, thanks."
The PD swiped payment before I could even pull out my card.
Then he ushered me straight to the maid cafe.
"Whoa, babe, I'm so excited! Let's make tons of memories there!"
Hearing Lera's voice vividly through the Bluetooth speaker,
"...Here goes, entering the maid cafe."
- Let's gooo
- Hanberde river date was fun, huh?
- This ain't that, punk lol
- Behold the pro's stage Behold the pro's stage Behold the pro's stage Behold the pro's stage Behold the pro's stage Behold the pro's stage
- You're done for here
I slowly ducked under the "Love Me Love Me Maid Cafe" sign.
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Love Me Love Me Maid Cafe.
Its owner, Ji Yeonsu, asked,
"No customers right now?"
"Nope."
"No reservations?"
"Nope nope."
"Normally no one comes today? This time slot?"
"Yeah."
"Then let's hold off on customers for a bit. Like... an hour? Yeah, delay opening that long."
She decided to clear the shop temporarily.
She'd turned down collab requests from tons of YouTubers while keeping business open.
But this was a wildly special case.
*'He's insanely hot.'*
Love Me Love Me Maid Cafe rarely accepts bookings.
VTubers don't bring much promo value.
Even high views focus on theTubers' reactions,
Not the cafe's quality or service.
The place was doing fine business anyway—no desperate need for exposure.
But.
*'Gotta give our girls some welfare today.'*
How to describe the guy coming in?
Walking welfare? The maid cafe's ultimate goshujin-sama? Yeah.
And mixing him with other customers could spark disasters.
*'Unlikely, but... odds too high. As a woman, I get it.'*
While Ji Yeonsu pondered that,
Ding-a-ling.
"Oh, hello."
*'That guy'* opened the Love Me Love Me Maid Cafe door.
"Ha."
Ji Yeonsu let out a disbelieving scoff.
Modern editing made live streams look polished,
And it hit everyone equally, so she'd figured some filter was at play.
Even accounting for that, he was unreal.
*'What even is this?'*
An existence with unbelievable face and physique approached with an awkward smile.
No exaggeration—it felt like a photoshoot. Model aura just from walking the shop.
His outfit screamed woman's touch—high-end styling.
*'Girlfriend's work? Ex? Who dressed him so fancy?'*
The chest-mounted tablet VTuber setup somehow suited him perfectly.
"Whoa, whoaaa..."
The maids inside forgot their roles, staring at the guy.
Then, belatedly,
"Mungki's here."
The mood-shattering line from the guy—no, Mungki—hit.
"Uh, welcome! Master!"
The maids snapped to and greeted him.
"Huh."
Ji Yeonsu knew her call was right.
*'Knew it'd go down like this.'*
Love Me Love Me's concept: equal, fair love for all guests.
Standard one maid per guest, max 2-3.
But look at this mess.
*'Called in our prettiest, most face-immune vets...'
What good are vets or top maids?
Ten maids locked eyes on one guy, frozen.
And.
"Sit here, master!"
"This spot... uh, but I'm solo... no, with PD makes two... or with my girl makes three, so big table okay?"
"Of course! Bigger seat means more service from us!"
Unsolicited extras too.
Ji Yeonsu nodded in full agreement.
Yeah, it'd stun 'em.
*'Stuns me too.'*
A guy that hot popping into reality? Mind-blowing.
Plus.
"Master! Menu tough? I'll help right next to you!"
"Uh, uh-huh... yeah yeah."
The cafe's top vet—cat cafe's haughty top cat who never sits on laps—Yoo Jeongyi plopped beside Mungki.
"..."
Ji Yeonsu vowed: next time Mungki calls, decline the booking.
*'Even as a customer, can't take him.'*
Maids pamper guests as masters.
But a real master shows up? What then? Gunfights if they bring real guns?
*'This is illegal.'*
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The world doesn't bend to your will.
Obvious truth.
But you can nudge it somewhat,
And predict outcomes from actions.
But.
*'What the hell am I watching?'*
Lera reeled from her first-ever result like this.
A guy with chest tablet VTuber strolls into a maid cafe—
Normally: 'What's this? Who? Filming? Huh?'
But Mungki's questions were zilch like that.
"Master, you work out?"
"Y-Yeah, I do."
"Talk casual, master! Be rougher!"
"Doing it..."
"What's your name then, master? Streamer nick?"
"Mungki."
"Mungki-master it is!"
Gym? Nick?
"MBTI type?"
"Eh, don't buy into that..."
"Cool!"
"..."
"What games you play? Got favorites...?"
"Uh, no starvation runs, Factorio, Oxygen Not Included, Slay the Spire mostly. PUBG lately... Hades 2, Baldur's Gate 3 on the maybe list. Stellaris... Deep Rock Galactic's a god game... Card fans? Balatro's solid? Anyway, that's my wheelhouse."
"Wow, Mungki-master's a total pro! So cool!"
MBTI? Games?
*'Why ask if every answer's just 'cool/hot/swoony'? Why bother?'*
Just fishing for more chit-chat!
Pre-order even!
And the worst part:
"Excuse me, sorry. I'm his girlfriend?"
"Oh, girlfriend's here! On a date! Sorry! Menu right up!"
Their attitude toward her.
Polite, sure. Tablet VTuber? Uncharted territory.
But the vibe?
*'Drama trope... Girlfriend brings BF, friends suddenly glam up, 'oppa' this, trying to shine...'
Dragging BF to unfamiliar turf, foxes swarming?
Zero dating XP, but Lera felt the deja vu.
Woman's instinct.
Maybe no instinct needed.
Cuz.
"Aren't you a bit too close?"
"Sorry. Mungki-master seemed menu-stuck..."
"My hubby's 25? He can handle it."
"Whoa, Mungki-master's 25? Oppa-master?"
The girls were straight-up pitching hard.
Already annoyed at the crowd around solo him.
But hearts in their eyes?
*'No... treating me like some screen character?'*
True, but.
You can't.
This content's core: penalty guy—Mungki—feels the shame.
Why's it feel like premium maid service?!
Lera wanted to snap, but couldn't.
"Love-Packed Love-Me Omelet Rice and Happy-Full Happiness Drink! Order up! Nya!"
"Mungki-oppa-master picked the set!"
"Yaaay!"
Atmosphere fully Mungki-centered now.
He wasn't pushing it either.
Just.
Super simply.
"Before food! Order chant time!"
"Chant?"
"Yeah, look at food... no, special today! Watch me... heart hands, love-love beam! I'll beam back! Then finale love-love beam on omelet! Easy?"
"Got it. Love-love beam!"
"Aww, hilarious."
Every word: giggles, squeals, clinging.
Sneaky shoulder taps. No joke.
Bearable cuz...
"...Babe, you know it's only you for me? Maid cafe rules..."
"Y-Yeah... know."
Mungki kept checking on her.
Fury fading from chats with other girls?
Lera pondered: this why bad boys win?
No, bad boys ain't bad.
*'Hot + bad = face value. Face melts anger...'
Mungki seemed duped enough to absolve him.
*'Why sneaky hand-back touches? Can't take it. Time to rein 'em in.'*
Lera seized control.
"Babe! Omelet rice? Feed me too!"
Tablet VTuber in deco video call demanding feeding—
Penalty guy should cringe hard.
Actually.
"Oh, right, hungry? Want?"
Mungki bowed head, scooped slow to tablet.
Fine so far. Hanberde payoff.
But.
"Hey! Maid feed Mungki-master? Mutual feeding vibe?"
The maid hogging his side, grating Lera,
"I'll proxy-feed!"
Offered unasked service.
Seemed thoughtful, maybe shaming him.
But.
*'With Mungki's face in frame...'
Maid's ulterior motives screamed.
Awkward to refuse.
"Y-Yeah, please!"
"Then, Mungki-master, love omelet ahh~"
"Ah, ahh..."
*Slurp.*
"Mungki-master eats so good! Best goshujin-sama!"
Lera watched.
"..."
Her date BF get ahh~'d by another girl.
*'Why am I the defeated heroine on this date?'*
It proved maid cafe worst idea ever.
"Mungki-master! Cheki before you go!"
"Cheki?"
"Pics! Memories!"
"Uh, uh... yeah yeah."
Hollow from chest tablet,
Lera watched powerless as Mungki did group shots to solos.
Snapped cozy on Polaroids.
That day.
Crunch.
Lera ground her teeth for the first time ever.
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After maxing every maid cafe perk,
"Come again, Mungki-master!"
"Goshujin-sama! We'll wait—must visit!"
"Sad you no Insta—tell if you start!"
"Bookmarked your stream!"
"Th-Thanks. Bye."
I bolted from the maid cafe.
*'Whoa, energy drain way too fast?'*
Especially cheering dances—tried unfamiliar hype, nearly died.
No, just.
Too many people drained me flat.
*'Crowd overload... yin energy overflowing.'*
But survivable cuz.
- Holy shit
- Insane shit
- Why you get all the service? Why you get all the service? Why you get all the service? Why you get all the service? Why you get all the service?
- Saw the face when a maid truly loves her master
- Saw the eyes when a girl decides she's in love with a guy's face
- Finally seeing a girl's beaming face I've never witnessed
- Mungki < this fucker unforgivable now
- Chest VTuber and you get river date penalty why
- You know this is punishment?
- Feel the shame plzㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Embarrassed plzㅠㅠㅠ Can't do shit plzㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- Why's this guy getting pets from maids instead of penalty?
- No cam? He'd have real numbers
- Asking Insta first? Guaranteed lol
Chats exploded positively.
Viewers insane.
'25k...?'
Visible radio—Hanberde pulling this?
Knew somewhat.
'Even randos pull 15k easy.'
Lera adds 10k auto.
Hanberde power?
*'But no inflow to my channel, meh.'*
That thought brief.
"Seriously... seriously, somewhere just us now!"
Lera declared firmly.
"Fortune teller! Compatibility check! Then food! Food!"
Pushed fortunes.
"Sure, let's."
I went along.
Hanberde usually 3 hours.
*'Fortune then eats—wraps neat.'*
Clean schedule—big corp pro?
Learning tons from Lera.
How she pivots seamless.
Pro streamer polish.
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Same time.
"...Whoa, way too unreal hot?"
Some big corp suit watching Mungki's Hanberde.
"Can we book him? Must—pay paralysis if needed...?"
He dialed.
"Hey, that Bora intro deal... guy side open? No? Make space quick!"