Maid Haruru
> So cute.
> SO CUTE.
> Having second thoughts?
> Hi, Haruru!
> Ruru-hi!
> Even real-life Haruru is adorable.
"I-it's not that I'm regretting it...
I'm just not used to this.
I've never worn clothes like this before.
Usually I just stream in sweatpants and some random old T-shirt..."
If anything, that only made everyone relate to me even more.
> Let's go~
> Haruru's just like me.
> Gamer outfit lol.
So cute I could die happy now.
> Then who's going to keep donating?
> True.
> So cute.
"No dying.
You still have to see me become the number one player in Unknown.
Actually...
Even after that, don't leave.
I'll keep streaming."
> That's our Haruru!
> ALL HAIL HARURU!
"I originally planned to show everyone Cosmic Energy Charge with my four-line Pluto avatar today...
But things went completely off the rails.
I never imagined I'd skip right past ten thousand subscribers and hit twenty thousand."
> Legendary.
> Haruru's been on fire lately.
> That growth is insane.
> TAMA! TAMA! TAMA!
> Tama!
"I couldn't possibly miss Maid Haruru.
No matter what happened, I had to come."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
> LOL.
> She's right though.
Next was Sally.
"Sally here~
First-generation Shining Parade member."
> SALLY! SALLY! SALLY!
> The legendary singer.
"They're asking if your singing preparations are going well."
"Yep.
I came hoping to get some inspiration from our junior...
But honestly...
I think I'm the one getting healed."
> Aww...
> So true.
"And finally...
The person I admire more than anyone—"
"I'm Chae Eun.
Nice to meet you."
> CHAIRMAN CHAE!
> Worship interrupted immediately lol.
"And also...
To our future manager and all the Shining Parade staff working behind the scenes—
Thank you for everything.
Today...
I'll make everyone Haruru's signature spicy stir-fried pork.
Let's enjoy it together."
Why are you feeding hardworking people something they probably can't survive?
"W-What?!
I'm good at cooking...
I think...
Actually...
The only things I've ever cooked are fried eggs and grilled ham..."
> That's basically a professional chef.
Shining Parade Horror Story: Never eat food made by the Black Fox. It is no longer considered food. Report it immediately.
> That's not a horror story. That's public safety information.
Any Shining Parade employee suddenly wanting to leave work early?
> I'd just quit entirely.
"So once again...
The whole world is conspiring against me.
Fine.
I'll just have to...
Show and prove."
> Let's go.
> ALL HAIL HARURU.
Show and prove.
The simplest way to prove someone wrong.
By showing them.
No alcohol today?
That damned alcohol...
If it weren't for drinking...
I wouldn't even be doing this punishment stream.
"I'm sealing alcohol away for the foreseeable future."
> Shame.
> Drunk Haruru was adorable.
Just as I was checking the ingredients...
The people beside me suddenly became noisy.
I turned around.
"Haruru.
Blow these out first."
"...Huh?"
Chairman Chae placed a cake decorated with a giant 20,000 on the cutting board.
Two candles were already lit.
"Congratulations on reaching twenty thousand subscribers."
"...Seriously?
A cake for twenty thousand subscribers..."
> Awwwww.
> Chairman Chae came prepared.
Twenty thousand subscribers, twenty thousand won.
Even if you become world-famous, don't forget us.
...
...
As if everyone had been waiting for it...
₩20,000 donations began pouring in one after another.
"...Everyone...
Thank you so much.
I'll blow out the candles...
With all my gratitude."
> Is he crying?
> Haruru...?
> Uh-oh...
My chest tightened.
Tears welled up.
No.
Not again.
If I cried now...
It'd become another embarrassing memory.
I still had a cooking stream to do.
Come on...
Just blow out the candles.
"Phew...
Phew...
...WAAAHHH!!"
The moment I tried...
The tears burst out anyway.
> LMAOOOOO.
> 😭😭😭
> Haruru don't cry!
> It's so nice seeing you succeed.
Let's keep going all the way to one hundred thousand... then one million subscribers!
> TWO MILLION WON?!
> MOMONE IS INSANE.
"WAAAHHH...
Thank you so much...
I need to stream...
But I can't stop crying..."
"Ruru...
Want me to give you a hug?"
"I'm okay...
Just... a tissue."
Using the tissue Tama handed me...
I looked up at the ceiling...
Trying desperately to calm myself.
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When I finally came back to my senses...
I realized just how badly I'd cried.
Two days in a row.
Another black-history moment.
I needed to pretend nothing had happened.
"Ahem...
There was a slight disturbance."
> YOU!
> LMAOOOOO
It didn't work.
Haru-waaah Season 2 was legendary.
> True.
> When's Season 3?
"I don't know!
No more 'waaah!'
No more crying jokes!"
> LOL.
> Cute.
Ha-ryu-ryu.
"...What's that?"
For a second I didn't understand.
Then I realized.
It was a pun using the Korean crying emoticon "ㅠㅠ."
> HA-RYU-RYU.
> Don't cry, Ha-ryu-ryu.
"Banned!
That's banned too!"
The more embarrassed I got...
The louder I became.
Streaming really never went according to plan.
Which was exactly why I almost never planned anything.
After removing the candles...
I carefully cut the cake into eight slices.
One piece for everyone.
"Here.
The pork stir-fry will take a while.
Have some cake first."
I grabbed one with my bare hand and took a bite.
Haruru just picked it up with his bare hands. Gigachad.
"I washed my hands.
It's fine.
Besides...
I am pretty manly."
While wearing a maid outfit and crying his eyes out.
> LMAOOOOO.
> The manliest men wear maid outfits.
> Facts.
At this rate...
They'd tease me for crying all day.
Time to move on.
"Now that we've had cake as an appetizer...
Let's finally start cooking.
But first...
Wait a second."
I carried over an enormous white radish.
The moment I set it on the cutting board...
Chat exploded.
> Wait...
> Is that...?
> The radish from the guild member?!
"That's right.
Just look at this beautiful thing.
Guild member Muchae sent it to me.
I'm planning to make stir-fried radish to go with the pork."
> Nice!
> That's a huge radish.
"It really is famous.
Am I allowed to mention the brand?"
Yes, that's fine.
> Collected another ten thousand naturally lol.
"No, no.
I wasn't fishing for a donation.
I just wanted to make sure it was okay.
Since you said yes...
It's Organic Tuntun Radish."
> Nice.
> Truly living up to the username.
"Thank you so much, Muchae.
I'll enjoy it."
Then someone from the audience shouted.
"Eat it and grow big and strong, Ruru!!"
"I will."
> Tama's free donation lol.
> She's loud.
Now...
Time to cut it.
I firmly gripped the kitchen knife.
Carefully placed the blade against the radish.
"Here I go!
The server's first solo clear...
of an Organic Tuntun Radish!"
> Careful!
> Don't hurt yourself!
"...Grr..."
Wow.
I'd really become weak.
I couldn't even cut a radish.
"Nnnnghh!!"
> LMAOOOOO.
> Cute.
> He's gonna hurt himself.
You think an Organic Tuntun Radish is a joke?
> It's literally a radish though.
> That radish is OP.
"...Haah.
A worthy opponent.
If this were Unknown...
I'd have overkilled a radish like this instantly."
> True lol.
> Where's your SSS Mika in real life?
> The radish got lucky.
> Go enhance your kitchen knife.
"If that's how it is...
There's only one option left.
My ultimate technique."
> Ultimate move?!
> Here it comes!
I turned toward Chairman Chae.
"Summon Chairman Chae!
Your days are numbered, mighty radish!"
> LET'S GOOOO!
> SUMMON CHAIRMAN CHAE!
Black Fox Haruru's skill set: Cosmic Slash (can't even cut a radish) / Throwing Away Money / Crying "Waaah" / Ultimate: Summon Chairman Chae.
> LMAOOOOO.
> Ultimate-focused build.
> Late-game carry.