Chapter 68

Chapter 68

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Translator: MadScientist

Chapter: 68

Chapter Title: For That Reason, Baking Broadcast

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"And that's how we ended up with a cooking stream."

💬 Live Chat — Viewer <What do you mean by that?> — Viewer <Explanation legend lol> — Viewer <Leaping ahead of the three-line summary era with a zero-line summary, just Light Legend> — Viewer <Isn't this too far ahead? Wtf> — Viewer <Whoa, cam stream!> — Viewer — Viewer <Came straight out of anime fr> — Viewer <Venus herself> — Viewer <You like Venus cuz she looks like ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠you> — Viewer <ㅗㅜㅑㅗㅜㅑㅗㅜㅑㅗㅜㅑㅗㅜㅑ> — Viewer — Viewer <Whoaaa whoaaa whoaaaaa> — Viewer <Nyaa! Mama! Mamma cho!> — Deleted Message <Please trip and reveal your face> I'm not an idiot; why would I trip on a perfectly flat floor?

Describing my body like this feels kinda weird...

The phone camera filming the kitchen table and my upper body was securely fixed in place.

I'd moved it around several times to check exactly what was in frame and adjusted the angle perfectly.

In other words, no accidental face reveals for you guys.

⚙ DONATION ALERT ⚙ JellyfishAdult donated 1,000 won! —"Wait, unnie's real body isn't a jellyfish? I'm so shocked my hands and feet are shaking."

"It is a jellyfish as the main body. This is just an android body for cooking."

— Viewer <What kinda concept lololol> — Viewer <Ohhh, gotcha> — Viewer <Ditch that damn jellyfish concept> — Viewer <Let her have her fun> — Deleted Message <Android? Just show your face then> Don't you guys know face reveal demands are a ban reason?

Read the chat rules.

Today's outfit: disguise suit + turtleneck knit.

I even put on a wig to hide my hair color.

I'm not filming my face, so only a tiny bit of the ends shows on camera.

The more I stream like this, the less likely people will recognize me in real life.

Good, right on plan.

On the table were cooking tools and ingredients, plus a laptop.

The laptop was to read the chat and check if the stream was going smoothly.

Screen small, chat window large.

Just need to glance and see it's broadcasting fine.

Back to basics: how did I end up doing a baking stream?

It started at dinner with Manager Noona.

Buzzed on drinks, I promised to exchange chocolates with her.

Valentine's Day is coming up soon.

Why'd I make that promise?

Maybe I'm just ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠not the type to drink at all?

Anyway, we agreed to swap handmade chocolates, but I hit a fundamental question.

What's the point in just melting chocolate and letting it harden again?

Yeah, I'm a total noob.

But honestly, don't you guys think the same?

So, to make a meaningless act meaningful, I settled on brownies—a dish that uses chocolate.

It's a bit involved but not too complex, perfect for beginners.

"Alright, Jellyfish brownie making. Let's get to it for real."

I can't cook at all, but that's fine.

I've got my expert assistant Seol-yoon right beside me.

She was thrilled when I said I'd do some baking.

Feels like a veteran welcoming a newbie.

"First up, meringue. Put eggs in a chilled bowl, add sugar, and whisk into meringue!"

I eagerly cracked an egg, but Seol-yoon piped up from the side.

"Just the whites."

"Huh? The recipe didn't say that."

— Viewer <Copy-paste fail lolol> — Viewer <Shoulda grabbed a proper recipe> — Viewer <Hand size visible? Lol so cute> — Viewer <Who's that next to her?> — Viewer <The one who turned off the stream that time?> — Viewer <Manager?> — Deleted Message <Empty house right now? Perfect chance to dox> — Viewer <Scared to even say it and gets banned lol> — Viewer <This is a lawful country after all> "Master Chef is assisting beside me."

Don't wanna mention my little sister on stream yet.

— Viewer <Where'd she scout a chef from?> — Viewer <This girl's got a talent for anything-goes chit-chat> — Viewer <You sure you're not a normie?> ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer <'Talent for Buffoonery'> — Viewer <Thought she was a friend!> — Viewer <No friends tho> — Viewer <Not friends, girlfriend apparently> — Viewer <Gasp!> — Deleted Message <Yuri yuri...> "Please follow the chat rules. Especially when dropping lines about real people—think twice. Or open Notepad and write it there instead."

Saying that, I tried cracking the egg and separating the white.

It's not working well.

Why is this so hard?

I thought it'd schwick-schwick and separate easily.

"Pour the egg over this."

Seol-yoon handed me a slotted spatula.

I did as told, pouring the egg over it—the yolk stayed behind, whites flowed through below.

"Whoa! That's genius."

— Viewer <Chef scary good> — Viewer <Cooking pro tip goldmine> — Viewer <This is what a cooking stream's about lol> — Viewer <Knowledge gained> Somehow feels like these guys have zero connection to cooking their whole lives too, but if they like it, cool.

"Become delicious!"

I chanted while sprinkling sugar—that unhealthy, highly addictive white powder.

— Viewer <Keep talking while cooking and saliva mixes in> — Viewer <Saliva? Even better> ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠— Viewer <Industry perk> — Viewer <Buying spit meringue> As I whisked the sugared whites, an admin chat popped up.

Only visible to those with admin privileges—me and Manager Noona right now.

🔥 ADMIN CHAT 🔥 <Shall I ban them?> Thinking about it, those chats were pervy stuff about wanting to swallow my saliva.

Of course it creeps me out, but do I really need to get all serious? A stiff chat vibe sucks too... Then suddenly, it hit me—Dad might be watching the stream.

"Snip. Snip."

"Th-this? It's harder than I thought?"

— Viewer <Fragile beauty...> — Viewer <lololololol> — Viewer <Even guys struggle with that> — Viewer <Borrow machine power, caveman> What caveman? I'm using proper tools.

As I thought that, Seol-yoon held out a machine from the side.

"......"

Weeeeeeeeeng.

Hit the button, and it spun at what ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠looked like 10x my power output.

Two whisk heads even.

Estimated output: over 20x mine!

"If this exists, you should've given it sooner."

"Your struggling was cute, so I let it go."

"Hey!"

I'm the big sis here, you brat!

— Viewer <lololololol> — Viewer <Chef knows streaming> — Viewer <Perfect timing to loosen things up> — Deleted Message <Nah, I'm happy just watching those watermelons> — Viewer <Praise great machine civilization!> My two minutes of pointless effort felt so dumb once I used the machine—meringue done easy.

Even the machine took time though. By hand nonstop? Might never have finished.

"Ahh... the futility of humans, the greatness of machines."

I muttered, moving the portable burner from off-screen to center frame.

Camera angle made induction tricky, so prepped this.

"Now, boil water in a pot to double-boil and melt the chocolate and butter."

— Viewer <Not burning chocolate straight on flame? National rule?> — Viewer <Anime character? Lol> — Viewer <Outdated kitchen noob trait> — Viewer <Like domestic girls> — Viewer <Marry me, Jeon Jeonseol> Put a handle-equipped bowl over the pot water, added dark chocolate and butter inside, stirred with a ladle to melt properly.

Solid chunks turned gooey liquid—bam, felt like I was actually cooking.

"Am I... actually pretty talented at cooking?"

⭐ Top Comment — Viewer <(While doing difficulty 0 double boiler)> — Viewer <Not burning in a frying pan with double boiler? Good job already> — Viewer <Fr lol> — Viewer <No chef sis, would've been crying from arm pain midway ㅇㅈ?> — Viewer <Crying streamer would be cute af, wanna see> — Viewer <Jeon Jeonseol's a baby, gotta protect> — Viewer — Viewer <Ah lol wanna pat pat> ......Aren't these guys seeing me as some super problematic kid?