029. Drinking Stream in a Miniature Garden
029. Drinking Stream in a Miniature Garden
I checked the viewer list.
Nine people, excluding Guburi.
I planned to pick the next call partners from among them.
"It was fun messing with Guburi, wasn't it? Now it's your turn."
【Yoho】─eek.
【Hottie Licker】─lick.
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya.
"Don't avoid eye contact."
【Qkrnfl892】─wth how do you know we're avoiding eye contact?
【Se-hun Defense Force】─Seems to have clairvoyance.
【Hottie Licker】─lol pretending he can see.
【Min-ji】─I'm in a bit of a tough spot right now...
【Dick Lover】─Same.
【BigGirl】─Are you thinking of calling all of us?
"Calling all of you is a pain in the ass, so I'll pick just three from here."
First, I decided to exclude Hottie Licker too.
I already knew her face, so a video call wasn't necessary.
But Eight-Nine-Two wasn't excluded,
since I hadn't gotten a proper look at her last time.
‘...Now that I thought about it, Plum Tree was on a break, right?’
Should exclude her too.'
I excluded Plum Tree as well. That narrowed the candidates down to seven.
I asked the viewers.
"No one wants to volunteer for a call?"
The chat went quiet.
Not a single person stepped up.
It seemed video calls were a burden for them.
"These bastards only shut up at times like this."
I had no intention of switching to a regular voice call.
Seeing their faces was the bigger goal, more than hearing first-love stories.
"Then I'll just pick whoever I want?"
I didn't have any particular viewer I wanted to single out.
So I decided to just use a fair method.
“Like I said earlier, I am only picking three. Starting now, first come, first served in the chat...”
I deliberately trailed off.
As though I had more to say.
Without even hearing the rest, the viewers rushed in like mad and flooded the chat.
【Yoho】─y y y
【Min-ji】─1254125
【Hottie Licker】─m m
【Qkrnfl892】─s t f u
【Se-hun Defense Force】─1
【BigGirl】─g g g
【Dick Lover】─d
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya.
That bastard Bubblegum was completing full sentences even in this situation.
A chick who really commits to the concept.
【Dick Lover】─Ah.
【Qkrnfl892】─lolol too slow.
【Se-hun Defense Force】─Phew. Barely survived.
【Yoho】─1st place. ^^
【Min-ji】─hehe 2nd place!
【BigGirl】─Ah... I was doing something else and was late. T_T My job won't allow my face to get out, so video calls are tough for me.
【Yoho】─Don't make excuses. heh heh
【Min-ji】─It won't be broadcasted anyway. heh
【Hottie Licker】─lol lick.
The viewers' joy and despair mixed.
With this, the three to call were decided.
"Congratulations. Yoho, Min-ji, and Eight-Nine-Two, send me your phone numbers via whisper."
As I said that, I assigned Min-ji and Eight-Nine-Two as managers,
since regular viewers couldn't send whispers.
【Yoho】─What?
【Min-ji】─?? But I'm 2nd place?
【Qkrnfl892】─??? What sort of bullshit is this? Why are we sending them?
1st, 2nd, and 4th place expressed confusion.
They didn't seem to understand the situation.
That was why she should have listened until I finished speaking before acting.
"I said first come, first served."
【Qkrnfl892】─Did you mean you'd be calling the first three in the chat?
"Glad you figured it out."
【Qkrnfl892】─ffs you should've said it that way!
"I was about to, but you guys didn't listen to the end of the sentence and just typed on your own. Don't you know you're supposed to listen to Korean properly until the end?"
【Qkrnfl892】─You're actually insane. No, wait, I scrolled up and I was 4th place. Hottie Licker was 3rd. I got confused for a second because you just naturally picked me.
"Hottie's an exception. I really don't want to call her."
【Hottie Licker】─??? Why...
【Qkrnfl892】─Does that mean I'm better? Then I'll accept that.
Eight-Nine-Two didn't argue any further.
The problem was the other two.
【Min-ji】─I'm bare face right now. T_T
【Dick Lover】─lolol serves you right.
【BigGirl】─lolololol
【Se-hun Defense Force】─Like they say, it's always best to stay in the middle no matter what you do.
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya! Those hehe-ing bitches were so damn annoying, this is so satisfying!
【Yoho】─Isn't this a bit unreasonable...
"Unreasonable my ass. Do you hate talking to me that much?"
【Yoho】─No! I want to talk, but a video call is a little burdensome.
【Min-ji】─I'm also bare face. T_T
【Qkrnfl892】─I don't really care much either way.
"Alright then, just Eight-Nine-Two send the number. I'll ban the rest."
【Yoho】─nonono I'll send it!
【Min-ji】─Just sent it!
"Should've done that from the start."
That was how I secured three numbers.
***
【Reformed Guburi】─Seal released! Fuck, you sex bitches lol let's hear what your voices sound like, you cunt-bitches.
Guburi's Chat Restriction was lifted.
As expected, a chick who was all high and mighty in the chat.
【Hottie Licker】─loser hi
【Dick Lover】─Cutie's back.
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya. The internet bully is here!
【Reformed Guburi】─Stfu. Before I beat the shit out of you lol
For reference, I hadn't made the video calls yet.
Min-ji said she was going to put on makeup, and Yoho said she hadn't washed and was going to wash her face.
And Eight-Nine-Two said she was currently the duty officer, so she'd gather the soldiers, finish the duty personnel report, and then come back.
【Reformed Guburi】─Yoho went to wash up? That bastard was giving me shit when she hadn't even washed herself.
【Se-hun Defense Force】─fr lol
【Reformed Guburi】─Gye Bastard-hun. But why are you only giving them special treatment? You didn't even give me time to mentally prepare? You son of a bitch?
【Hottie Licker】─lol cumshot. lick.
I completely ignored Guburi's chat.
It wasn't worth responding to.
【Dick Lover】─Guburi. Don't act tough lol
【Reformed Guburi】─Let's fight then.
【Dick Lover】─lol you're cute.
【Reformed Guburi】─Shut your mouth. You musty-cunt bitch.
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya. You're really damn strong in the chat!
【Reformed Guburi】─╕╕╕
That was when I was munching on snacks and admiring the scenery.
【Qkrnfl892】─I'm back.
Eight-Nine-Two returned after finishing the duty personnel report.
Did she just do a quick version?
It hadn't taken as long as I'd expected.
"You're back? Should I call you first then?"
【Qkrnfl892】─yeah
【Reformed Guburi】─Fucking military bitch.
【Qkrnfl892】─Guburi. Stop screwing around.
【Reformed Guburi】─k.
【Hottie Licker】─'k' what bullshit lol are you a boomer?
【BigGirl】─?? Does using that make you a boomer?
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya! People don't use that these days!
【Reformed Guburi】─MYOB
I entered Eight-Nine-Two's number and called her.
It was a video call, naturally.
***
Eight-Nine-Two picked up the call.
［Hi.］
On the screen, a short-haired woman in a military uniform waved her hand.
Her rank was Sergeant First Class.
I could tell from the rank insignia on her collar.
"What the— Seeing you like this, you're prettier than I thought?"
［I know.］
I was a little surprised.
I didn't expect her to be this much of a beauty.
If she hadn't been wearing that helmet last time, she would have been attractive enough to leave a vivid impression in my memory.
But I decided to retract the compliment,
because her reaction was cocky.
"Jackass. I was just being polite, and there you go grinning all smug saying 'I know.' Were you that pleased?"
［...You son of a bitch.］
"Anyway, your first love story..."
［Oh. Who is it? Did the deputy platoon leader get a boyfriend?］
A different soldier suddenly barged in.
I could tell from the rank on her chest that she was a Sergeant.
The Sergeant smoothly stuck her face into the frame.
［Hello! I'm Woo Myung-ja! Are you Sergeant First Class Park Gyuri's boyfriend?］
［Ah! Get lost, you crazy bitch.］
Eight-Nine-Two urgently flipped her phone over.
The screen went black.
I could still hear voices.
［Ah. Why are you hiding it? I didn't get a good look at the face... Can't you introduce me too?］
［Cut the nonsense and go stand guard post duty. Hey, Milk Cow! Get your sponsor out of here, quick!］
［P-private Cha Yu-ri! I didn't hear you properly?］
［I said get your sponsor.］
［Ah...! Understood!］
［The hell you understand, you fucking bitch.］
［Woo Myung-ja. Don't bully Milk Cow. I'll really send you to the detention barracks.］
［Yes, yes. Understood.］
A whole commotion broke out.
And not long after, Eight-Nine-Two picked up her phone again and showed her face.
［Ah, sorry. That bastard has no sense at all... I just sent her out on duty, so it's fine now.］
"...Eight-Nine-Two. Don't tell me you're a Sergeant First Class and your own troops walk all over you?"
［W-walk all over me? What do you mean, walk all over me? I'm just nice and go along with everything.］
【Reformed Guburi】─lolol so you got eaten?
【Hottie Licker】─'Eaten' doesn't mean that. Guburi, I guess you never served? lick.
【Reformed Guburi】─I know what it means, you fucking bitch. And I'm a Special-Class Warrior. -_-
【Hottie Licker】─lol cute. smooch smooch.
【Reformed Guburi】─Shut the hell up. You twisted fucking Moral Education teacher bastard.
【Bubblegum Collector】─Wakyapya. What moral education teacher?
【Reformed Guburi】─That Hottie bastard is an ethics teacher.
【Bubblegum Collector】─That guy?
【Dick Lover】─That guy's a Moral Education teacher? lolol
【BigGirl】─I must have been misunderstanding the meaning of morality all this time.
【Hottie Licker】─lol lick.
［Wow. That guy's an ethics teacher? It really is the end times.］
"You being an NCO is the end times too, you crazy bitch. Anyway, enough about Hottie. Spill your first love story now."
［Umm...］
"Look at you going 'umm.' I'll give you 10 seconds. Start, fast."
［W-wait.］
Eight-Nine-Two glanced around.
After scoping the place out like that,
she stuck her face close to the phone, lowered her voice, and spoke.
［You mean my first love story? My first love is...］
Eight-Nine-Two paused for a moment, then flashed a slight eye-smile and continued.
［You, Gye Se-hun. Heh heh.］
"..."
［Why so quiet? Honey. Did your heart skip a beat?］
"...You, get out for today."
［Huh?］
I ended the call.
『You have banned 'Qkrnfl892'.』
And then I banned her.
I decided to unban her tomorrow.
"Alright, next."
Now only Min-ji and Yoho were left.
Just as I was about to ask those two if they were ready,
『'Maledom Maniac' has entered.』
A new viewer entered the room.
She was damn quick to join.
【Maledom Maniac】─hihi!
But the nickname felt familiar somehow.