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The collab that we talked about in the last broadcast.

That plan came to fruition earlier than I expected.

When I casually asked in the group chat, everyone seemed to have plenty of time.

Am I the only one busy? I thought to myself as I picked a day when I didn’t have filming.

And today has arrived.

We all gathered at Harbin’s house.

Me, Harbin, Loa, and Rain.

Plus, we even have Lyricist Lee Seo-yeon with us.

Initially, we intended to keep it among the Celestial Realm members, but since Harbin was working in one of the rooms, we brought her along.

“…Why am I here?”

“I wanted to ask some questions about the composition process today.”

Since it was a collab day with the Miro Family members, I planned to take questions about the track-making process as well.

If we had Lee Seo-yeon, one of the early members, wouldn’t it make answering questions easier?

So, the five of us, including Lee Seo-yeon, cozily sat on Harbin’s bed.

“Oof, it’s cramped.”

It did get a bit cramped, to the point that Loa had to say that, but it was still bearable for a broadcast.

It’s bigger than my room, after all.

“Alright, shall we go live…?”

Since we were broadcasting from Harbin’s house, we decided to use Harbin’s account.

Actually, Harbin was adamantly suggesting I use my account instead…

‘Managing the chat must be tough…’

‘Ah….’

With just those words, I quickly convinced her.

With so many people expected, wouldn’t it be hard to manage the chat if we used my account?

As the saying goes, your seating position defines your status; my viewers might cause chaos on my stream but behave well on someone else’s.

…At least, I hope so.

Anyway, after a while, Harbin finished the broadcast setup and went live.

– Hi hi

– Is today the day?

– Is it collab day?

– Is everyone here now?

– Real collab ㄷㄷㄷ

Since we had already announced in the fan café that we’d be collabing at Harbin’s house, viewers began to flood in.

“Uh….”

Harbin seemed a bit surprised by the rising viewer count and the avalanche of chat messages.

“This is the first time since the debut broadcast that it’s like this….”

“Uh.”

Hmm….

Harbin isn’t exactly a low-ranking member in the Celestial Realm…

The viewer numbers from the debut stream must have been inflated, and the usual numbers are probably more typical.

“I show up sometimes, though.”

But when Loa said that beside her, Harbin flinched a little.

…Why say something like that?

Does the viewer count bother her that much?

Well, given that we’re grouped in the Celestial Realm, comparisons are inevitable.

But I decided to cheer her up a bit.

“I always pull in this many viewers.”

“….”

“Ah.”

– LOL

– Is Miro biting at her??

– The tension is unreal ㄷㄷㄷ

– Great Miro

– Haha

…That might’ve sounded a bit different than I intended.

It was meant to be reassuring, but it seems like it could’ve come across differently.

“Anyway, you know the members, right?”

I smoothly took the microphone from a slightly flustered Harbin and proceeded with the broadcast.

– Oooooo

– Yeah

– Is Rain here too?

“Yes, she’s here.”

Rain had been hiding in the corner of the bed, shy, but I pulled her into the spotlight and handed her the microphone.

“Uh….”

She hesitated for a moment but soon introduced herself quietly.

Loa, watching her, poked at her with a comment.

“Isn’t there a special greeting for 3rd years?”

– Yup, that’s right

– There’s always one

– Why isn’t she doing it???

– Missed it

“Uh, uh oh.”

Loa’s comment sent a flurry of messages in the chat.

Rain panicked at that.

…But it’s a bit odd, isn’t it?

This isn’t even my broadcast, yet it’s so easy to rile up the chat?

I scanned the names in the chat, which, unlike other Celestial Realm members’ streams, were recognizable.

Looks like my viewers came in quickly and are leading the charge.

…Feels like I just relieved some tension.

Anyway, I shifted my attention back to the slightly panicking Rain.

I was curious to hear her greeting once more.

The 3rd years have their unique elements, and this seemed like a good opportunity to actually hear it.

Thus, the attention of both the viewers and everyone in the room turned to Rain.

“Uh….”

Rain seemed to sense the expectation and hesitated, but finally spoke up.

“Raindrops falling from the sky, sparkling like rain… AAAAAH.”

She managed to say a few lines but then proceeded to self-destruct.

“Ugh, please don’t. I’m getting secondhand embarrassment.”

– LOL

– You’re one to talk, Si-byunㅋㅋㅋ

– Treat your junior well, LOL

…I was trying to keep my composure, but how can I when it’s so cringe?

Watching her from the screen would be one thing, but sitting right next to her as she turns red is almost unbearable.

“…Shall we bring out the next person?”

– Si-byunㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– If Rain wants to destroy Miro, then thumbs up, LOL

Rain wrapped herself in a blanket, her face all red, but I ignored her and gestured towards Lee Seo-yeon.

She flinched slightly.

After witnessing Rain’s brutal public execution, Lee Seo-yeon jolted but quickly gathered herself and approached the microphone.

“Ahh.”

– ???

– Who is this??

Now that we’ve only introduced Celestial Realm members, introducing Lee Seo-yeon left everyone puzzled.

“You might know some of you.”

Lee Seo-yeon was someone who applied during my recruitment for broadcasts, so her voice had been on air before.

So some might recognize her.

“I’m Lyricist Lee Seo-yeon….”

Lee Seo-yeon awkwardly introduced herself while coming closer to the microphone.

– Ohhhh

– Noona ㄷㄷㄷ

– Who??

– A lyricist??

The viewers, who usually appreciated a female voice, welcomed Lee Seo-yeon.

Well, her voice is quite soothing and generally agreeable.

“She’s our team’s lyricist.”

I made a little remark to help introduce Lee Seo-yeon.

Everyone in the chat knows I formed a composition team.

After all, I’ve already released four songs since recruiting composers.

Anyone who should know, knows.

– Ohhh

– Haha

– Wow wow wow

– Did you write all the lyrics?

“Not all, but I’m like a versatile firefighter.”

“Hey Miro, you’re overselling me!”

“What’s wrong with that?”

As I complimented her on the broadcast, Lee Seo-yeon looked visibly flustered, but who cares.

I meant what I said to some extent.

She’s the one who steadied our team when we were lacking in expertise.

“Anyway, we’re gathered here today to do some collabs and share some composition stories.”

Actually, it would be nice to have Lee Kang-jun and Jeong-hoon here too, but… sadly, those two can’t join us.

If a guy comes on the stream, the viewers might get upset.

I hope they won’t be too disappointed that it’s just us girls collabing.

I thought about treating them to a meal later and continued with the broadcast.

“Shall we start with the questions?”

Since I’d never formally discussed the composition process before, once I announced we’d be taking questions, the chat exploded.

“Wow, it’s so hard to read the chat.”

Did everyone have so many questions?

Usually, I was confident I could read quickly even when the chat moved fast, but this time it was moving too fast even for me.

As I pondered how to deal with the overwhelming speed,

“Hmm, this is too fast… Is there no voice chat on Dwitch..?”

Loa muttered that out loud for the sound to carry through the mic.

– Si-byun…

– Got it, got itㅋㅋ

– What??? Are you asking for donations??

– Money, money, money

– So blatant about it, LOL

And sure enough, the chat began to buzz.

Loa is really something. Hilariously direct about asking for donations…

Well, that’s just a joke, but there might be some viewers who find it uncomfortable.

Still, I thought it might be necessary to take questions through donations, so I opened up the donation feature that I had closed before the broadcast.

It would be impossible to manage questions just through the chat like this.

“Since it’s hard to take questions, I’ll open the donation feature.”

And just like that, I opened it.

As soon as it was opened, a big alert sound went off as a donation poured in.

[Thank you for the 100,000 won donation from LoaForever!]

Loa, I love you.

“Wow, thank you!”

Just from the nickname alone, it was clear that this viewer was a fan of Loa, and I was amazed to see Loa’s bright reaction.

Loa’s fan group is no joke.

They dropped a big donation right after I opened the feature.

She’s definitely the top money-maker of the Celestial Realm.

Given the amount, we all reacted and moved on to the next segment.

I hoped the next donation would come with a question message, but….

[Thank you for the 150,000 won donation from LoaSquad!]

Loa, I will protect you.

“Wow…! Thank you!”

…Wow.

Another donation from a viewer supporting Loa.

Two in a row, impressive!

As we rolled our eyes in admiration and moved on, however…

[Thank you for the 200,000 won donation from LoaProtecter!]

Loa, I’m definitely going to protect you.

“Whoa! That’s just too much! Please ask a question instead!”

[Thank you for the 300,000 won donation from LoaIsTheBest!]

Questions.

“Come on now!”

“…?”

As time passed, the atmosphere shifted more towards an actual broadcast with Loa, who was growing more excited, and the donation amounts kept climbing, giving me a bit of a headache.

Was this how Loa’s streams usually went?

I mean, fans do make their presence felt during group collabs, but not to this extent.

“What’s going on….”

Regardless of my confusion, donations kept pouring in.

[Thank you for the 320,000 won donation from LoaKnights…]

[Thank you for the 130,000 won donation from Loa’sDog…]

[Thank you for the 210,000 won donation from LoaIOnlyWatchYou…]

These crazy amounts from the donation stream…

It’s like staring into an abyss.

When I subtly turned my head, I saw Rain in awe and Lee Seo-yeon looking bewildered.

And Harbin’s mouth was slowly curling into a smile.

…Oh, right. This is Harbin’s broadcast.

Even though the donations were directed at Loa, surely some of it must trickle down to Harbin, right?

Only Harbin’s getting the benefits.

 

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