Fateful Encounter

The CEO seemed intrigued and touched Seoyeon's rabbit ear headband and Yejin's puppy ear headband. "Heh... feels nice. Good job bringing both." "But is this enough prep for the ad?" Yejin asked. She seemed to feel guilty about only wearing headbands for such a big sponsorship. "Well~ we're not a professional cosplay team, so this is plenty of preparation." "If you think it's not enough, wear the bunny suit instead. I'll give this to you." "No thanks!" The CEO went one step further and peeked at the bunny suit inside the shopping bag. She silently gave a thumbs up. "Let's just get going already." "Our manager, I'll leave the driving to you." Inside the CEO's car. He'd driven it a few times before, so he started the engine smoothly. "Seojun, you good at driving?" "Yeah. I was a driver in the military. I drove on some rough terrain too." Of course, this was his first time driving with only women in the car. "Hehe. I may not know much, but I sure know how to pick a good driver. I knew something like this would come up." "But this is the first time something like this has happened..." "There'll be more. We need to do outdoor broadcasts all over the place. Our manager! ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Since you specially landed this ad, I'll even let it slide if you scratch my car." "Ah, no." He knew exactly what it meant to entrust someone with your car. He couldn't let down the CEO who was trusting him. In front of the building where the game festival was being held. Streamers broadcasting from outside, cosplayers ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠in costume, and so on. The festival atmosphere was palpable. "Alright! Should I turn on my stream first?" "C-CEO's stream first?" "Yeah." Yejin seemed nervous and took out a hand mirror to fix her bangs. "Oh, what do I do, Seojun? When CEO turns on her stream, she gets over 10,000 viewers... I'm suddenly so nervous!" "That's why you're still a nobody." She said that, but Seoyeon was also fidgeting awkwardly. "You seem more nervous than me?" "Me, not at a-aaall..." "Hehe. Our viewers are all kind people, so don't worry too much. Manager, there was a selfie stick in the car, right?" He handed her the selfie stick, and she fiddled with it, attached her phone, and turned on her stream.

"Welcome, everyone~ Haeunha~" "Right? I worry about being too pretty every day." "Disgusting." The CEO first approached Seoyeon, who was making a face. "Now. Let me introduce our company members. First up, Seoyeon." "Me? Me? Uh um..." She cleared her throat and calmly looked at the selfie stick. "Yes. I am, uh, the hot streamer Seoyeon these days." "Hey. I can see all the chats in my room, you know? I'll remember this." "I see." "Hahaha. Our Seoyeon's viewers are just as spirited as she is, huh?" "Next is our Yejin's turn." "Ah, hello. I'm Kim Yejin, and it's been 60 days since I started streaming. And, um, I also opened a NewTube channel. Please stop by once..." "That's too stiff~ thought you were a glue stick." "..." "Ahaha... that's funny." "You landed your first ad. Can you share your resolve?" "First ad! I'll do my best." The CEO surprisingly tried to introduce him too. "Next is our manager. Just your voice will be fine." "This is manager Kwon Seojun." "He's even better looking in person. Plus, rumors have been spreading about him lately. They say he's been getting ads everywhere and planning content well." "Hoho... not at all." He scratched his head shyly. The CEO continued her stream for a bit, and then they all entered the building where the game festival was being held. "Oh. Isn't that streamer Choi Haeun? Next to her are Seoyeon and Yejin..." "Wow. It's really her, she's pretty." While they were waiting in line to enter, people started recognizing them. "S-Seojun... what do we do! People are recognizing us. This is my first time experiencing this..." "I practiced my signature in advance because I knew something like this might happen." "Crap... I should've practiced too. I'm jealous, Lee Seoyeon." At the mention of signatures, he handed Seoyeon a memo pad and pen. "Why?" "Since you're giving signatures, I want to be the first to receive one." "I suppose. You were a viewer who couldn't live without me." He had no retort, so he just agreed. She signed on the memo pad, and it was very simple, to say the least. "...This is your signature?" "You don't like it?" "Ah, no... more than that." She honestly wrote 'Seoyeon' and, probably feeling a bit bored, drew a star. "A star..." "It's a star meaning I'll become a star." "Haha! That's awesome." "Right, right?" He internally pictured Seoyeon, who must have practiced her signature all night, and snorted a laugh. Meanwhile, Yejin, seeming anxious, started tracing letters in the air. "Ugh. What should I do for my signature?" "Yejin heart!" "C-CEO!" He thought for a moment and then looked at Yejin. "That coffee art thing... you were good at that." "Pfft. Seojun, 'coffee art'? It's latte art." Aren't coffee and latte the same thing? "Ahaha... anyway, that. You did it well on stream last time. How about a signature in that style?" "Hmm... if so..." She borrowed the pad an pen and created a signature on the spot. A signature as warm as latte art was born. Inside the Beast Tamer waiting room at the game festival. The waiting room was set up like a celebrity green room — sofas, clothes racks, and even snacks. "Whoa! CEO, there are desserts too." "The festival atmosphere is really heating up. You saw it when we came to the waiting room, right? There were so many people." "That's why I'm even more nervous, CEO... to have my first ad be this big..." As if waiting for that remark, Seoyeon spoke up. "I've done major company ads, so I'm not nervous at all." "What about your shaking legs?" "...I'm just exercising in between." While they were talking, a knock came with a woman's voice. "Hello~ I'm the Beast Tamer ad team leader. Is it okay to come in?" "Yes~" At the CEO's gentle voice, she entered the waiting room. She greeted them, saying she'd been a fan for a long time. "Thank you for entrusting us with this ad. We'll work hard." "Haha. I was like possessed — I thought there was no other company to trust with this besides Haeun's company." Hearing that, the CEO smiled warmly. "There are a lot of memes going around online lately, have you seen them?" She showed them pictures: Seoyeon famous for her armpits, and Yejin famous for her advice sessions. "Hehe~ They're both my kids. Kids, say hello quickly." "Ah, hello! I'm Kim Yejin." "Hello. I'm Seoyeon." "Aren't you two too nervous? This reminds me of Haeun's first ad. When was it...?" She chuckled, recalling that day. "She was so nervous, she said, 'I was wrong. Please don't sue me, advertiser.' Hahaha." "Pfft~ Team leader, honestly. That was ages ago. Anyway, seeing that you know about that, you must be a real fan?" "Haha. Of course. I've been watching since the early days." Yejin laughed along with the CEO. "The CEO being nervous... somehow I can't picture it." " she's not nervous, she's still clumsy every day anyway." "Just say it's overflowing with humanity." The scheduled time was approaching, so she informed the three of them. "No way, is this person... the manager at Haeun's company?" "That's right." " Ahh... I've ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠heard a lot about you. Nice to meet you." "Ah. Yes, nice to meet you too." Was he becoming a celebrity too? He shook hands with the team leader. "Then I'll see you at the booth later." The team leader left the waiting room first. Then the three women's gazes turned to him. "...Manager, are you staying?" "Ah." Right, Seoyeon had to change into the bunny suit. "Our manager is so sneaky~." "Sorry, Seojun. I'll call you when Seoyeon is done changing." "No. I was actually about to go to the restroom anyway." It was a shame; if the CEO's affection had been grinded too, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠he could have just watched them change. He really needed to go to the bathroom. In that huge game festival building, there was no trace of a restroom, so he wandered everywhere. Then finally, he found a men's restroom sign. "Phew... finally found it." Just as he thought about hurrying in to pee, inside the men's restroom, some woman was peeing with her panties down. Standing at the urinal, of all places. "What the fuck." "Ah, hewwo..." Silver hair reaching her waist, a magical girl cosplay outfit. With her accent and blue eyes, she seemed foreign. "W-wait..." Flustered, he quickly left the restroom and checked the sign again. This is definitely the men's restroom, right? The sign even has an arrow with 'ladies' written below, kindly telling women to turn back. Is she fucking crazy?!