Chapter 71
Chapter 71
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 71
Chapter Title: Breakfast and Cigarettes
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"Ugh!"
I bolted upright, Snowy sliding off my face. And then the phone ringing from outside.
"Snowy, do you always have to sleep on my face?"
I couldn't tell if I'd woken up because Snowy was suffocating me or because of the ringing.
"Hoo—."
I picked up the room phone from the table, and a hotel staff member's voice came through.
"Good morning. May I bring up your breakfast?"
"Yes, please do."
I hung up and went back into the room, where Snowy was still sleeping blissfully, oblivious to the world.
I lay back down on the bed and rubbed my face against Snowy's soft fur for a good while.
The bell ringing outside meant breakfast had arrived.
"Enjoy your meal."
"Thank you."
The food laid out on the table was a delicious-looking spread of Korean dishes.
"This works."
Just as the chairman had said last night, there was even some appetizing doenjang stew.
I picked up my chopsticks, then remembered the stream and grabbed the stand.
⚙ STREAM STARTED ⚙ Han Ga-eul has gone live Maybe because it was morning, viewers trickled in slower than usual, but the pace was picking up.
— Lol [Gaha] — HeyHey [hiyohiyoyo] — WhySoLate [Why'd you start so late?] — JetLag [Time difference tho] "Guys, check this out. Doenjang stew."
— Lmao [lolololololololol] — WhatIsThis [No way this actually worked? lololol] I focused the camera on the table spread once, then turned it back to me.
"The real issue is this."
—Stab.
What came up on my fork was a massive hunk of meat.
— LmaoWTF [lololol wtf who puts that in Korean food] — TryIt [Boss try it quick, ain't it like pork cutlet?] "What pork cutlet nonsense is this."
— Lololol [lololololololol] — ArabPork [lolol Arab-style pork cutlet] — Jingling [Jingling!] ⭐ Donation — Red Parade Donated 1,000,000 won — Steak? [Huh? Didn't tell 'em to add steak] — Welcome [Outlaw's here] — ChefSteak [This is the chef's full-power steak] — Unbreakable [The important thing is the unbreakable steak] — Scary [lol unbendable steak] No one could deny it was a perfectly grilled steak.
"Still, sausage as a side for a healthy breakfast is the national rule, right?"
— True [lol yeah true] — Sausage [Prime steak downgraded to sausage side lol] — Nostalgic [Sausage side, why so wholesome lolol] The smell of the doenjang stew made my stomach growl, so I scooped up a big spoonful.
Sure enough, thick chunks of tofu came up with it, just as I'd said.
"They should've sliced some red chili in for looks. Missing like 2% perfection."
— Demanding [Boss demanding even in Dubai lol] "Breakfast mukbang starting."
—Slurp.
I blew on the hot tofu and shoved it straight into my mouth.
"Mmm. Tasty. Not quite like back home in Korea, but pretty damn good."
— Yum [Damn boss eats so good] — Hungry [I skip breakfast but now I want some] — CuteEats [Pretty one eats doenjang stew well too] The salty flavor hit, so I stuffed some white rice in my mouth, chewed, and grabbed some kimchi.
"When your mouth feels too healthy, this is the fix."
I picked up fork and knife, slicing off a big piece of steak.
"And slather on the plated sauce."
—Munch munch.
"Ahh. Steak as a meat side? Peak perfection."
— Expensive [Fuckin expensive meat side lolol] — Starving [Stomach growling] Next up was the namul side dish.
"But Outlaw, how'd you even get spinach in Arabia?"
—Munch munch.
"Not seasoned right. Too salty."
— ChefCries [lolol chef sobbing like a dog] — LuxuryChef [lolol can't a luxury hotel chef season spinach?] "Y'all dump parsley on pasta. Korean namul needs sesame seeds. Got it?"
— Sesame? [Don't foreigners use sesame?] — TeacherHan [Han sensei dropping facts] — KoreaParsley [Korea parsley = sesame] — FunnyBoss [Boss hilarious lololol] Stuffing my face with everything, the most basic thing started bugging me.
"Why are the rice grains so loose? Long and big, but zero stickiness."
I'd seen it online before, but not to this extent.
— MiddleEastRice [Middle Eastern rice is like that] — Curry [That's why pair with curry] "Look at this. Rice grains sliding off like your facial features."
— MorningRoast [Why morning roast sesh? lolol] — Savage [Suddenly savage af lolol] My complaints to the viewers were playful, but I was way too happy. I'd gotten sick of steak after just a couple bites before, but with rice, it felt like the perfect side and went down easy.
"Still tasty though. Doenjang stew's got that spicy kick—they boiled in green onions and took 'em out. Nice and tangy."
— HappyBoss [If boss happy, we're good] I was deep into breakfast when a white fluffball rubbed against my left hand.
— SnowyH [Baekha] — SnowyCame [Snowy's here so cute lolol] — CuteMorning [How's she cute first thing in morning] — RubsFace [Look at her rubbing face on hand, so cute, she loves boss] "Snowy awake?"
"Yeah."
"Sleep well?"
"Dreamed I fell from the sky."
"Ah..."
I had a feeling what happened. I'd jolted awake that morning because of Snowy, and she must've rolled off and dreamed that.
"Uh... want some food?"
"Hungry."
[Ding!] I gave Snowy a flower, and she started munching away eagerly.
Munch munch, chew chew.
— BothCute [Both so cute lolol] — CuteSquared [Cute + cute = paradise] "I'm not cute, I'm sexy. Snowy's the cute one."
— No [Yaral no] — Hmm [Hmm kinda makes sense] — Cutest [You're the cutest] "Don't ruin my appetite."
"Owner, dip this."
I was chatting with viewers when suddenly Snowy shoved a petal at me.
Probably wanted me to dip it in steak sauce like on the plane.
"Mm, hold on."
I turned the phone, dabbed a bit of steak sauce on the petal's inner side, and gave it back to Snowy.
Otherwise, I'd look like an animal abuser feeding steak sauce to a rabbit.
"Tasty?"
"Yeah."
— PhoneTurn [Why'd you turn the phone?] — WhatWhat [What why turn why turn] "Kids, that's how it is."
They show insane interest in the tiniest things. Sometimes overwhelming, but now it feels like love from the viewers, and I'm accepting it.
"Phew, all done."
"Full."
"Snowy, got enough food?"
"Yeah."
— Ordered [Ordered white rice cuz of boss] — MeToo [Did too lolol] After eating, I checked the clock—it was still morning. Grandpa Kamar said the party starts in the afternoon, so plenty of time left.
"Guys, I'm stepping out for a smoke, play with Snowy."
— BossIsSnowy [Boss is Snowy now] — Congress [Snowy to congress!] "Snowy, hang with these uncles. Got it?"
"Yeah."
I petted Snowy once and headed out to smoke, catching fast-scrolling chats.
— NotUncle [Ten cutie we're not uncles] — UncleAtLeast [At least call us uncles] — GrandpaAge [To Snowy we're all grandpas, uncle's tame lolol] — Elf? [Didn't think of that, by Snowy standards we're elves?] "Basement elves everywhere. Shave those beards, punks."
— Hit!!!! [Yaboss why hit us!!!!!!!] "Pffft."
After petting the viewers a bit, I headed out.
Indoors was no-smoking of course, but this fancy hotel had smoking rooms at the end of each floor.
"Fuck, even the smoking spot's gold-plated here."
—Flick, flick.
"Hoo—."
I slumped into the smoking room chair and exhaled, the room fogging up quick.
The vent fan kicked on immediately. Must have sensors.
I was spacing out smoking when someone entered—a white-haired old gentleman fitting the description perfectly.
"Hello? Good morning."
"Ah, yes. Good morning."
"Here on vacation?"
"Yes. Tourist."
We chatted idly while smoking.
"I'm a smoker too. Wanna swap cigs?"
The old man's offered smoke was a much smaller cigar than Grandpa Kamar's.
"Mine's just regular store-bought tobacco."
"That's fine."
"Alright, let's swap."
The one I got was a bit longer and thicker than regular smokes.
—Flick, flick.
I tried lighting the cigar, but it wouldn't catch easy.
—Snap!
"This lights it well."
Crisp lighter lid sound. All cigar folks carry one, huh.
"Hoo—. Heavy and damn good."
"You know your smokes."
We shared a light chat with the old gent, finished the smokes, and I headed back.
— SnowyDance [Jjaranda Snowy dancing] — GoodGirl [Our Snowy doing great] I opened the door to find Snowy standing on hind legs, waving her front paws like dancing, viewers going wild.
— UltraCute [Kya so fuckin adorable lololol] — Lovable [Fr lovable] "I'm back, elves."
— HitAgain [Ten cutie hits us right away lololololol] — CaughtYa [Caught one, whatcha gonna do? lolol] "I didn't know my viewers were elves, did I?"
My viewers always react so well—hitting them feels satisfying too.
— HitBoss [No fuck Snowy hit boss he's so annoying lolol] — Scared [Too scared to hit lolol] "Saw other streams making fan names. Should we?"
— Sudden [Outta nowhere?] — GoodIdea [O good, what we doing?] — Belonging [Builds belonging nice] "Leg-hair shaggy elves how's that."
— RealTen [Ten real lolol] — WhoSaidElf [Who brought up elves? Gonna kill 'em] "Shorten to LegShagElf."
— WhyBung [Sifuck why bung?] — Crazy [Crazy bastard that's the problem?] — Chaos [Chaos lololol]