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“I’m… I’m not sure about this…”

“Hey, just in time for a sale! I’ll buy you all the DLC.”

“Um… that’s not necessary.”

– Oh no…

– I’m so sorry!

– Aaaahh!

– What the heck is this?

– What are you doing?

– Please just leave me alone!

The game I promised to buy for my junior is none other than Civilization.

I did think about Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but then I realized Civilization has multiplayer, right?

Starting with Seo Eun-ha and gradually bringing in more people, wouldn’t it be possible to one day play Civilization multiplayer together with all the juniors?

A large collaboration of VTuber playing Civilization?

This is something that deserves to be written in history!

“Um, but is this really okay?”

However, while installing the game, my junior seemed distracted by the chat window and looked at me.

Oh no… With that kind of mindset, they won’t survive in the streaming industry!

“Eun-ha.”

“Yes, what is it?”

“Just watch carefully.”

– What’s there to watch? LOL

– Don’t install it!

– Surprisingly, it might be fun, upvote! LOL

– Don’t look at the chat!

– Who exactly is Miro?

– The more I see the character, the prettier they look.

– Can’t we do a World Cup like before?

Eun-ha glanced at the chat as I suggested, then looked back at me with a puzzled expression as if she didn’t understand the meaning behind my words.

“What are you looking at?”

…That chaotic chat might be hard to look at, but doesn’t it express something?

“You’re currently controlling the emotions of all those people.”

– ??? LOL

– What the heck, LOL

– Seriously? LOL

– Did you really think that?

– What does that even mean?

“Huh?”

“Just kidding, just kidding. Now, the game is almost fully installed, let’s just get started.”

The reason I’m feeling so relaxed despite the raging chat is simple.

I didn’t do anything wrong!

I didn’t stir up any controversies or anything.

I just did something surprising and amazing.

But now people are flooding in and messing up the chat.

When the Celestial Realm becomes a worldwide top VTuber group, this incident will probably mark Miro as the victim.

And so, I started the game of Civilization.

– Oh please, don’t do this!

– Stop!

– I really enjoyed your song, Miro!

– Just leave, LOL

– We’re sorry…

Well, the viewers are screaming, but… what can you do?

What can I do about the coordinates?

I had no intention of playing Civilization today.

“Now, you can choose your civilization here.”

“Um… which one is good?”

Well, there are many good civilizations, but isn’t the point of the game to enjoy it anyway?

“Pick a country you like.”

Picking a country I like is easy!

– ??

– So, what about you?

– Info) Miro played Germany and Japan.

– Each country is Miro.

“Well, I’m someone who’s played a bit, so I just picked a fun one.”

If these people keep pushing me like that, what will I become?

And what’s wrong with picking Germany and Japan?

Honestly, that’s just nitpicking.

“Ah, then…”

Eun-ha thought for a moment about which country to choose and finally selected one.

[Japan – Tokugawa]

“Is this… okay?”

“…Yeah, that’s right.”

– LOL

– They’re both the same!

– Great Japan.

– If you’re a VTuber, you should at least like Japan!

Well, given that she liked J-Pop so much, it makes sense that she would pick Japan, right?

Besides, Japan’s performance isn’t… bad either.

Anyway, Eun-ha’s first experience playing Civilization began.

“Is this correct?”

“Yeah, yeah, you’re there…”

– Damn.

– Stop it!

– What’s this Slim Gold album about?!

– When did you do featuring?

– Miro is LOL.

– I enjoyed your song!

As the chat spiraled into chaos, the Civilization tutorial began in earnest.

I heard that my junior had never played games like this before.

Come on, how could you not know how to deal with ants?

“Well, I saw this game on a stream and it seems like…”

“Oh, you know about it.”

Thank goodness she seemed to have some understanding of the game, having followed my broadcast diligently.

“Now, recruit a scout.”

“Um, should I? I always thought it was better to recruit a settler first!”

“…Are you talking back to me?”

– LOL

– For real.

– Is this the featuring singer here?

– What kind of game is this?

– I always thought that too!

“Hey, scouting is life.”

But this junior is trying to jump into multiplayer without scouting first.

Isn’t it better to have something nearby to settle well?

“Well, I’ve heard it’s generally better to recruit settlers first…”

“….”

– For real.

– Isn’t the junior better at this?

– Can we stop the unsolicited advice? LOL

– I think Miro or Miro should just leave now? LOL

– So is the character moving, Miro then?

– The art is pretty!

More than that, the existing viewers also began to enjoy it.

Those who came to flood the chat are now pretending to trade with me.

Aren’t they afraid of sanctions?

Well, since it’s Eun-ha’s stream, even if they get banned here, it’s not like they can’t watch my stream…

“Hey, look, there are barbarians!”

“Barbarians? We need to take care of them quickly.”

“Uh, oh no! I sent my warriors too far!”

“I told you to recruit a scout; you can’t defend just by recruiting settlers!”

“…Even if I recruit a scout, can’t I stop them?”

“Ah, but at least it buys us some time.”

“Um… there are too many of them!”

“Uh, yeah?”

– Info) Miro isn’t actually that good at it.

– Ah, this is frustrating! LOL

– You should have recruited slingers!

– So, who’s Miro?

– Why did you send warriors so far away?

[Thank you, OOO-nim for the 1,000 won donation!]

Miro? You sing well, but you’re terrible at this game, aren’t you? Are you playing right now, Miro?

“Hey, you little…”

Now they’re starting to mess around with donations.

– LOL

– I see, right?

– Fact) Both are bad!

– So, who is Miro?!

Ah, today is quite a whirlwind.

But isn’t this just getting embarrassed?

The flooders seem to be enjoying it too.

“Uh, uh, that city’s mine, right?”

“Uh, quickly recruit warriors.”

“But the barbarians have cavalry!”

“Eek.”

And so, that day, Civilization was annihilated by barbarians, leading to a disastrous ending.

The game failed, but the stream didn’t collapse, so I guess that’s a win, right?

…Probably.

***

After the stream ended…

“…It’s finally over.”

Eun-ha seemed to have been paying attention to the chat window, as she slumped down in her chair as soon as the stream ended.

“Phew, yeah.”

I was feeling sore all over too, probably because the stream lasted longer than I originally thought.

Did I play too long?

“But that was fun, right?”

“Hm? Yeah, yeah…”

What’s going on here?

After the stream ended, she’s avoiding my gaze and acting super awkward.

Is she really made for this streaming life?

“Why are you being so awkward?”

“Uh, no, it’s just…”

Well, as long as she doesn’t act like that on the stream, I guess it’s fine.

Still, it’s concerning in a way.

Since it’s getting late, I couldn’t do anything else, so I got up from my seat.

“Should we get going then?”

“Ah, I’ll come out to see you off.”

As I walked with Eun-ha to the living room, I found her mom sitting there, I didn’t even notice when she got here.

“Oh? Are you done?”

“Yes, I’m really grateful for today.”

“Oh dear, you’re so polite and pretty.”

“Haha, thank you.”

Looking out the living room window, I noticed it was completely dark outside.

Even in winter, it gets dark quickly and it’s pitch black.

“Are you leaving now?”

“Yes.”

“It’s really late now…”

Eun-ha’s mom mentioned that while looking at the window, but well…

I’m not a little kid who can’t go home just because it’s dark.

“Um… since you’re here, how about staying for dinner and then going home?”

“Excuse me?”

“Oh, Eun-ha’s senior, right? Oh dear, it’s the first time Eun-ha brought someone home, so how old are you?”

“Um, I’m twenty-two now, so you can speak comfortably.”

“Oh really? Then I’ll speak casually. Wow, you’re quite young! You and Eun-ha don’t have much of an age difference.”

Now I noticed that Eun-ha’s mom was much friendlier compared to her daughter.

“One year apart… how about staying over? Oh dear, is it too much?”

“Uh, mom!”

Staying over?

I was planning to go home…

“Is that okay?”

Should I?

It’s Friday, so Mrs. Jang said to spend it with Manager Kim.

I glanced at Seo Eun-ha.

Her eyes were shaking, unsure of whether to like it or dislike it.

Hmm. Since we did a stream today, should we go shopping together tomorrow?

“Oh dear, of course! Eun-ha, take care of him!”

“Then I’ll take my leave.”

As I said this, I looked at Seo Eun-ha and gave a little smile.

It seems like the next group stream will go just fine.

“Um, ah… uh…”

That’s how I spent a night at the home of my junior, who was flustered.

**

The next day, I pulled Eun-ha, who liked being at home, outside for some shopping downtown.

Honestly, I’m not really a fan of shopping, but I guess I need to do this much for my cute junior.

“Okay, have a safe trip!”

“Yeah, Eun-ha, you should get inside too.”

After a whole day of dragging Eun-ha around, I put her in a taxi.

I, too, returned home by bus.

But come to think of it, I need to stream now.

The truth is, while I was hanging out with Eun-ha, I purposely didn’t think about the stream.

Yesterday was just so messy, honestly.

It got blown up like ant hunting, and in reality, nothing really got accomplished.

Anyway, I took a quick look at the community to see what changes happened over the day.

Maybe it quieted down in a day?

Because these rumors can change quickly overnight.

However…

[Open the door, Miro!]

[When is Miro coming back???]

[Just try playing Civilization again today! LOL]

[So Miro has a male idol boyfriend?]

[Miro <— Worst VTuber ever! Downvote! LOL]

[Is the featuring really Miro?]

*Sigh*, looks like I’ll just have to take a break today.

I’ve been streaming a lot lately, right?

I flopped onto my bed and closed my eyes.

Let everything just burn away this time.

Let it all burn until there’s not even a scrap of kindling left.

While a frontal breakthrough like yesterday is good,

sometimes it’s also wise to dive below the surface and avoid the waves.

And with that, I began to drift off to sleep, leaving the blazing community behind.

 

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