Chapter 39
Chapter 39
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 39
Chapter Title: Oppa
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💬 Chat — Anonymous No way, you're actually older than Suha?? — Anonymous Lmaoooo wtfㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ — Anonymous Pfft... pfft... lol. — Anonymous More than I expected. — Anonymous But isn't 26 still pretty young?? Legit curious. Yeah, whatever. Could be.
The world doesn't always go the way you want it to.
Life never follows your plans anyway.
Not that I, who always says "no plan is the best plan" as a mantra, have any room to talk.
The chat was already exploding, calling me a chicken coop, rotten, hurling every insult under the sun at my age.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Anonymous donated 1,000 won! But honestly, it's more than I thought but not chicken coop level... — Anonymous True. — Anonymous Just messing around. — Anonymous Room leader actually salty? ㅋㅋ They were misreading my silence, getting all hyped up. Kinda cute, but...
Having aggro pulled to my age like this was a problem.
'Just reveal it.'
Nah, if I was gonna, I should've yesterday.
Early or late, this lie will cause headaches someday.
I'll regret not correcting it now, for sure.
...But whatever. What can I do?
That's not my problem.
Future me's problem.
I already personally mailed that letter for her.
No looking back indecisively now.
Oh, right...
"Anyway, we've already applied for the tournament. We've got time till prelims, so we'll work out strategies, positions, everything on stream."
"Yeah. Oh, chat's asking about our comp too. Our mains are... two Saintesses and one Berserker, right?"
"Whoa, looking at it now, that's such a troll comp."
I needed to redirect their attention.
"Saintess Nice, can you play anything besides Saintess?"
"Sure, Oppa."
— Anonymous ? — Anonymous ? — Anonymous ? ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Anonymous donated 1,000 won! O... what..? — Eder Eh? — Eder O...ppa? Deep down, I sent another profound apology to Eder bro.
Eder bro, endure just one more time.
— Anonymous Eder you bast... — Anonymous Jealous jealous jealous jealous — Anonymous Live like Eder ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ — Saintess Nice No guys, second was aggro bait! I never told her to call me oppa! For real!! Someday, I'll treat you big time.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Sure, Oppa."
When a young XX-chromosome human says "Oppa" in a sultry voice, it has this mysterious awakening effect that stimulates male instincts.
Just hearing it fills you with confidence, boosts your combat power, and strangely calms your mind and body.
Of course, there's no research proving it.
Just... big data, sort of.
But not any woman's "Oppa" has that steam-pack effect.
First, the voice has to be pretty.
— Anonymous I watch Saintess Nice just for the voice lol — Anonymous If her voice sucked she'd be long gone — Anonymous Galju ASMR when? Can't hold it;; Passed.
Second, tone can't be too exaggerated.
Overdo it, and it's not cute.
Some guys like that, but not helpful here.
I couldn't do aegyo even with a knife to my throat anyway.
Passed second too.
Finally, third: don't overuse "Oppa".
Humans build tolerance to stimuli.
Positive or negative, body adapts and goes numb.
So timing it perfectly, just once. That's key.
...Yeah, third passed too.
My self-tested "steam-pack" aced integrity check and...
— Saintess Nice No guys, I didn't tell her to!! Delivered beyond expectations.
*Crunch.*
— Anonymous This bitch eating snacks mid-chaos ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ — Anonymous She's doing it on purpose — Anonymous Eder's chat getting spammed to hell rn ㅋㅋㅋ — Anonymous Wow title build-up from the start Saintess Nice — Anonymous Room leader Eder getting hooked?? A normal girl wouldn't get this reaction.
Reason they're freaking: never imagined "Oppa" from my mouth.
Due to my past, I had aversion to "Oppa", never said it once.
Honestly, even now, 5 seconds before, deep breaths to steel myself.
Otherwise, goosebumps all over, accidental monitor punch.
Left with compensating PC bang owner and ruined right fist.
Anyway.
Conclusion: Girl who swore she'd never say it, drops "Oppa".
More addictive and stimulating than anything.
How do I know?
Well, I was a guy once.
Confessing now, but actually I...
— Someone Wanna fixed party with me? — Someone Your voice is amazing. — Someone Can you accept my friend req? ...Did netkama a few times with voice changer in my guy days.
— Someone Hey you fucker! Where you live? Hey! — Someone Fuck... — Someone Sir, why do this? Embarrassing, yeah...
But reactions when revealed were too fun, couldn't stop for a while.
...Just a bit, really.
Like... 21 times?
That's a little, right?
Anyway...
Still gotta do what needs doing.
— Saintess Nice No guys, no picking teammates for romance. I'm married! If I did, wife would kill me! Didn't know who the trolls harassing Eder bro were, but this would mess up the stream.
Time till prelims precious, every practice day counts.
So I fanned the flames in Eder bro's blazing chat—
"What's up, Oppa? Something wrong?"
Till age bait died and new one burned.
Politician tactic: cover controversy with controversy, uproar with uproar.
— Eder Harem what?! Not polygamy! Of course, some innocent victim in the process.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ Anonymous donated 5,000 won! Psycho bitch for real — Anonymous This crazy bitch... — Anonymous ㅗㅜㅑ — Anonymous One more Oppa pls? — Anonymous Kya Too bad.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 📰 Ias Gallery ㅇㅂ) Streamer we absolutely can't forgive right now — Anonymous (Eder wedding photo.JPG) Married this goddess... (Suha cambang.jpg) (Saintess Nice selfie.jpg) ...and picks these as teammates for harem party Eder — Reply Holy shit ㅋㅋㅋㅋ — Reply Live like Eder fr; — Reply Not capping, insanely jealous, normal?? — Reply Who dat girl??? Streamer?? — Reply Nope Saintess Nice — Reply That pic floated gal all day few days ago, idk? — Reply Never seen, first time. Wait that's really Saintess Nice?? 📰 Saintess Nice Gallery What y'all looking for ⭐ Top Comment — Anonymous (Saintess Nice oppa.MP4) One Piece... is real! — Reply Thx — Reply You'll get yours — Reply Figured it existed but someone actually recorded lol ㅋㅋㅋ — Reply ↳ OP you played it too — Reply ↳ Already 123,456 plays ㅇㅇ — Reply Stuff like this shows her voice is killer 📰 Ias Endgame Gallery Eder bro image change hilarious ㅋㅋ — Moon Eyes Used to complain about getting old, treated like backroom geezer Now life's winner image ㅋㅋ — Reply Live like Eder ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ — Reply Sudden harem image — Reply From today's stream then — Grape Candy Fr, never thought Saintess Nice-chan would call oppa — Moon Eyes Even I was shocked — Reply Wanna live life like Eder bro ◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Of course, the aggro on Eder bro didn't last long.
Viewers half-joking anyway, and I threw the bait expecting quick fade.
No one seriously calls harem over female teammate saying "Oppa".
If any, they'd get booted quick.
"So, how about this comp instead?"
"Not bad."
"What about this?"
— Eder ...Huh? After twists and turns, back to normal content.
"Alright, I'm off then. Bye-bye."
— Anonymous Bye ㅂㅇㅂㅇ — Anonymous Saintess bye — Anonymous No don't go ㅠㅠ — Anonymous BB ⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Stream has ended.] After hours of collab, stream finally over.
"Hnggg... haa..."
Downside of collab: hard to step away mid-stream.
Three people format limits freedom.
Legs and back stiff, need stretch or can't move.
Stream done, shut PC, home to bed. Then—
[White Dragon Pavilion (Online) - Annihilation Battle Waiting Room] Glanced at friends list, eye-catching nick.
'White Dragon Pavilion...'
Come to think, no whispers from him lately.
Used to greet first on login.
Closest among friends...
Our friendship cooled?
...Kinda hurt.
[To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): hi hi] He always greeted first, never me. So I did.
Then complain why no whispers lately, reconfirm friendship.
That was the plan.
"Ignoring...?"
Till 3 mins no reply.
[To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): hi hi] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): whatcha doing?] Maybe missed it. System glitches sometimes.
Sent twice, third shouldn't miss.
"..."
Shouldn't...
"Wtf this guy..."
...Really ignoring?
Afk unlikely. Ias shows AFK status.
So seeing, deliberately no reply.
...Wanna play?
[To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): reply] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply reply] Competitive fire lit, auto-spammed.
30-sec limit pause, resume on lift. Infinite loop.
[White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Ah sorry sorry] [White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Checking auction house, missed whisper] Under 3 mins, he surrendered.
[To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Heh] Acting tough but folds quick.
Anyway..
[To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): You okay? Something up?] Guy, what's wrong?
[White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Nah? Nothing] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Feels oddly low-energy tho] [White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): ?? How from chat only] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Replies shorter than usual.] [White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): ? From that?] White Dragon Pavilion: longest acquaintance in Ias.
Don't know faces, names, ages.
[To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Felt same when dumped by almost-gf] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Dumped again? ㅋㅋ] [White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Not that] Never met IRL,
ironically... closest friend?
[To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): No bs, spill it] [To White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): One of noona's contents is advice. Come on come on] [White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): That's infamous...] If he had unspeakable worries, wanted to help even if useless.
[You okay?]
I got tons of help from him before.
[White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Sigh] [White Dragon Pavilion (Whisper): Thing is...] White Dragon Pavilion personal counseling center about to open—
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Seat 41 usage ended.] PC shut off.
"Ah."
PC bang time up.
Restart? Waste of money...
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ [To Saintess Nice (Whisper): Thing is...] [To Saintess Nice (Whisper): Was gonna ask you first for PVP tourney team but you ditched me for Eder hyung] [To Saintess Nice (Whisper): Just sulking a bit over that, nothing else] [Saintess Nice is now offline.] "...Do I hate her?"
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