“Water.”
“Yes…”
swish swish-
As I extended the teacup, Saetbyeol carefully poured the Swiss herbal tea she had brewed beforehand.
Draped in a bathrobe, I reveled in the minty aroma while sitting on a one-person sofa.
“About dining out… we didn’t go yesterday either…”
“Oh, I ordered kimchi stew earlier. You like Korean food, right? It’ll arrive in about 10 minutes, so go down to the first floor and pick it up.”
“Delivery again? Ugh, I’m so tired of takeout!”
“If you go outside, it’ll be even harder. The room is spacious, and we have air conditioning—what a paradise!”
Saetbyeol pouted like a duck.
“Since you’re going, can you also get the battle data from Giselle Fischer in the Tactical Conference Room? Just say I asked, and she’ll understand. She’s been to the hotel many times, so she knows where the Small Auditorium is, right?”
“Ugh, I’ll endure it since it’s before the match.”
“Hello? Yes, Dad, when are you coming? Okay, take care. Oh, I ordered your favorite!”
“I was craving pasta today…”
Today was the day of the match between Switzerland and the Republic of Korea, featuring Lukas Schmid and Love Kim.
Both were formidable rivals who wouldn’t look out of place in the finals.
I invited my dad and Saetbyeol to the hotel to cheer on with the viewers.
“They’re arriving in 10 minutes. The food will come around the same time.”
“Sis, can’t you just ask Dad to pick it up?”
“…”
“I was just saying, I’m off now. Seriously, can’t he walk with his hands or feet…”
“Thanks, I’ll count on you!”
After sending off Saetbyeol, I quickly changed clothes.
Drying my damp hair took quite a while.
ding dong-
In the meantime, Dad arrived outside, ringing the bell.
“How have you been, Na-me?”
“Oh, you’ve received the delivery?”
“I just got here at the same time as the hotel—felt like a good omen. So, I asked about the lake and got it.”
“Did you not see Saetbyeol?”
“I didn’t see her.”
“Then she must have gone to the Tactical Conference Room first. Please, have a seat.”
I contacted Cheon Saetbyeol to come up and guided Dad to the sofa.
“Wow, kimchi stew, huh? I never imagined ordering something like this from France in my day.”
“We also have tofu, steamed eggs, and beef skewers. Oh? They seem to have included grilled mackerel as a bonus.”
Having set everything up, I was ready to turn on the broadcast, but Saetbyeol was still nowhere to be seen.
“It’s your first broadcast, so I understand the nerves.”
“Really? But you’ve appeared a few times, like at the beach in Nice.”
“That was just a quick cameo. I didn’t present myself as formally as today. How many people are waiting to watch your broadcast?”
“Let’s see… About 580,000 viewers, it seems. Just think of it as a lecture and relax. Shall we turn on the screen now?”
[NoName]
[Just Chatting – [Live] National Exchange Tournament Korea vs. Switzerland, cheering with family!]
[Broadcasting Time – 0:14:38]
[Number of Viewers – 584,729]
“Hello, I am NoName. You can greet them now.”
clears throat “Greetings! It seems this is my first formal introduction in front of everyone. I’m the father of NoName. I appreciate your kindness.”
clap clap clap
– Big debut
– 👏👏👏👏👏
– Wow, the suit looks great
– Legendary first squad has arrived
– Welcome!
– You look too stiff, lol
– I just had a moment watching Na-me, haha
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“Actually, I’ve been waiting for a father like you for a long time.”
“Don’t steal my dad, please!”
“Ha ha. Thank you for always taking care of my beloved daughter.”
Dad, who just said broadcasting felt awkward, was quickly adapting.
“Na-me, watching you makes me think the viewers are overly affectionate, don’t you think?”
“Oh, that’s how it is. You just have to filter it out yourself.”
“Right? Everyone, go check out the movie theater near your house—there are so many young and handsome actors in our country.”
“Dad, people are asking how old you are.”
“Does the suit look good? Haha, thank you. You’ll be blessed.”
“I see now; Dad was filtering only the compliments.”
– LOL
– Selective reading of comments, haha
– But objectively, he does look handsome
– Broadcasting genius, lol
– So, sir, how young are you…?
“The viewers all rush in, it’s scary to decline. I was born in 1995, so that makes me fifty-eight this year.”
“Just remember we are noting a quadruple age difference between us.”
“Na-me, confirming like that really stings…”
We finished introducing ourselves and opened the lid of the kimchi stew.
Many viewers were worried about my inability to eat kimchi.
“No worries. I actually like the taste. I can just eat the meat.”
“If you remove all the meat, who will eat the vegetables?”
“Maybe Dad and sis? You enjoy kimchi, right?”
“Oh my. Where would you find such a filial daughter?”
“Nowhere else, I suppose.”
“Exactly, nowhere else.”
– Can’t deny that, lol
– “200 billion”
– If you bring me 200 billion, I can eat kimchi stew with only kimchi for life, haha
– So you really just eat the meat?
– LOL true carnivore dinosaur Na-me
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“How did you first meet Na-me?”
“Hmm… So it starts with the winter session class-”
“Winter? I took your class starting from summer!”
“Did I?”
“I started taking your class from summer, though.”
“Oh right, but I barely remember seeing you in the summer at all.”
“I was busy broadcasting my lectures back then. So let’s just talk about winter.”
As Professor Cheon reminisced, I was quickly picking out the meat from within the red leaves.
With his nice voice, the viewers were captivated, listening intently.
“After forgetting about it for a while, I held a class in virtual reality in winter, and Na-me sent me an email saying she wanted to formally take the Micro-Nano Soft Material Analysis course. Looking back, the girl seemed a bit strange.”
“Me?”
“It didn’t seem like you were paying attention in class. You always sat in the back and dozed off, yet you scored top marks on both midterms and finals. Ha ha, at that time I thought my fellow professors were just teasing me.”
“I didn’t dislike the class. I just fell asleep without reason. Plus, since you spoke slowly, it didn’t hinder my understanding.”
– Wow, that’s pretty much cheating, haha
– Three years ago, wasn’t that when you were in first grade?
– A promising baobab tree, whoa
– It wasn’t a coincidence; Na-me must have radiated genius pheromones, haha
– How does the professor handle a live-action Good Will Hunting?
“We were supposed to meet during the final exam claims. Then a small kid shows up claiming to be NoName, and if I didn’t believe it, she recited her answers flawlessly. I’ve seen countless geniuses in this field, but… words can’t express it. Na-me, you remember that day, right?”
“I wish I could forget it; why do you remember?”
“Ha ha, I see you don’t want me to share. Well then, let’s stop there. This dish is good. Great order.”
– 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
– Guaaaaah!
– 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
– 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
– If I don’t hear this story to the end, I’m gonna break down!
– Professor, please save me!!!
“No need to share. It’s all in the past.”
clears throat “Anyway, during the claims process, you made such a fuss over getting five questions wrong out of two hundred. You were saying things like, ‘Don’t talk nonsense, professor—how could you not understand this?’”
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“Y-Yeah…?”
“That’s what happened.”
I lowered my head, feeling embarrassed.
“And right there, you passed out. Your pale face was alarming—how can a small child look so close to death? Later, I learned it was due to mana withdrawal symptoms.”
“Well, that’s how I got adopted. Since I was stateless, it wasn’t easy to get adopted, but luckily, Dad was a former military wizard, which made it possible.”
-(standing ovation while shedding tears)
-I’m getting old, and I love this predictable happy ending so muchㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-I’ve never heard of mana withdrawal symptoms before
-I researched it—it’s really scary, trust me ㄷㄷ
-For real, King God’s Light Daddy
“Soon the match will start. Where on earth is Sis, that she’s still not here?”
Just as I was about to call her again.
bang bang bang bang bang-!
Someone knocked on the door with so much force it felt like it would break off.
I quickly ran to the door and opened it to find Saetbyeol, puffing with her face about to burst into tears.
“What took you so long to arrive?”
“Just waiting…! I was waiting for the delivery, but it never came! I only realized when I saw the Twish live stream that it was on!”
“Didn’t you see the message I sent?”
Saetbyeol hurriedly pulled out her phone from her pocket to check.
[NoName: Dad brought kimchi stew on his way. If you forgot the training data, I’ll go get it later, so just come up right away.]
I had a feeling but, of course…
She hadn’t seen my message.
“Hmph, couldn’t you have called instead…? You started eating without me.”
In that moment, her anger shifted from 50% to 100% sadness.
‘I knew you’d come quickly.’
This was not good.
‘You should’ve checked your phone properly.’
This was even worse.
Barely containing the words that were surging up my throat, I pretended to whisper.
“Saetbyeol, lend me your ear for a second.”
“Hmm?”
peck-
I gave her left cheek a light kiss.
As our lips briefly touched and parted, her eyes were wide open in surprise.
“Thank you for always staying by my side. I will make sure something like this doesn’t happen again.”
Her pout melted away instantly, and she blushed with an awkward smile.
“Ah, I was just pretending to be upset, heh. If you say that, I feel so thankful. Oh wait! Ta-da, I brought the hologram data of Giselle Fischer!”
“Awesome! Now let’s hurry and get on the broadcast. The kimchi stew that arrived is delicious.”
“Watching the show, it looked like you were secretly picking all the meat out—there is still some left, right?”
“It’s three servings, don’t worry.”
I led Saetbyeol by the hand and had her sit in a chair outside the screen.
Then I took out some wet wipes from the drawer and quickly cleaned her cheek where I had kissed her.
“Huh? I’m fine, it’s not dirty at all.”
“Sorry, some kimchi juice got on you.”
“Ugh…! Just ignore it!”
She looked back and forth between my lips and the red pepper flakes on the wet wipes in horror, then ran off to the bathroom.
“What does it matter, we’re family!”
“Even with family, that crossed the line!”
