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“Ah! Yabe…!”

“Hey! What are you doing over there?!”

On the monitor screen, I can see the last party member of Tenshi who just fell.

In the moment I hesitated, Tenshi used a special move with a 70% hit rate, only to miss completely and got wrecked.

“Miro can’t do it either!”

But instead of backing down, she shoots that at me.

…But I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut, like a clam.

After all, it was partly my misunderstanding that led to the party’s annihilation.

Why is the fighter weak against bugs?

A bug? One punch should take it out, right?

I remember seeing a video of someone knocking a cockroach out with a punch in the shorts, so I naturally thought the fighter would win.

Thus, the demise of our ace party member was the root of this total wipeout.

“D-Don’t worry. If we refresh…”

“Miro is a coward! That’s not a gamer!”

I felt comfortable just pressing F5 to restart the fight, but for gamer Tenshi, it seems like that kind of shortcut is simply unacceptable.

Looking at the chat, it seems like they’ve reached enlightenment, as weed emoticons start popping up.

Well, what can we do…

“Let’s remake the party.”

“I see in the chat they’re saying to add Fairy, Poison, and Steel?”

“Fairy and Poison aren’t cool. Let’s just add Steel.”

Let’s stay up all night.

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The next day.

Both of us finally woke up late in the afternoon to the notifications.

“Yawn…”

“Soo-hyun, I’m sleepy…”

I didn’t fall asleep until morning, but due to our schedule, I had no choice but to get up.

Struggling to wake, I looked over, and Tenshi was staring at me with surprisingly droopy eyes.

Hmm…

“…Should we sleep more?”

“Sounds good…”

So I just lay back down on the bed.

Since it was a schedule for just the two of us, there was no issue.

When I finally woke up, it was already dusk outside.

“Ah.”

As soon as I opened my eyes, I realized I overslept.

I quickly sat up, but Tenshi was nowhere to be found on the bed.

Did she wake up first? Where did she go?

Getting out of bed and heading to the living room, I saw Tenshi and Mrs. Jang sitting on the sofa.

The two were peeling fruit and watching TV together.

They really looked like mother and daughter.

“What are you two doing?”

Still battling the residual fatigue, I sat down on the sofa next to Tenshi.

“Why are you oversleeping when you invited a friend?”

“There were circumstances…”

I had plans to go out for lunch, you know, to hang out with Tenshi and practice various things.

“More importantly, what’s with all this fruit? When did you buy it?”

I picked up an apple among the peeled fruits and took a bite.

Mmm, tastes good.

“My mom and I went shopping together!”

“Really?”

Wait, are you telling me you went to the market without me?

I glanced at Mrs. Jang, who nodded with a pleased smile.

“You should follow along like a second child.”

“Who’s the second child?”

When did we adopt a Japanese daughter in the house?

Besides, if we think about it, I should be the second child!

Tenshi is older than me, after all.

Anyway, I ate fruit and watched TV.

[What are you doing?]

[No, miss…]

[Seriously, get that person out of here.]

I wondered what they were so focused on, only to realize I was on the TV screen.

They were watching the drama I appeared in?

“Why are you watching this?”

“I’m catching the live broadcast.”

Well, it was right on time for me to appear.

Both Mrs. Jang and Tenshi were munching on fruit, completely engrossed in the show.

“That car accident is coming up soon, but it’ll be a minor collision.”

“Hey!”

“Soo-hyun!”

Smack!

“Ow!”

I jokingly spoiled the moment and got a hit on my back.

“C-Come on, that’s a lie…”

“Since you said it, it sounds real.”

“Right…”

There’s no way I’d actually spoil anything, right?

Certainly, I know the whole plot, so it wouldn’t be impossible to.

Having been hit, I decided to keep my mouth shut and watch TV.

There I was, passionately performing as Sera.

…Honestly, it’s not like I can’t watch myself act.

I can’t watch my YouTube videos, but maybe it’s because this is a script?

Sure, acting as an actor means not just following the script but injecting one’s interpretation as a form of creativity… But, well, to be honest, I still heavily depend on the script.

Nom nom.

With that, I thoughtlessly continued eating the apple while watching the drama.

It’s definitely an entertaining drama.

Right now, conflict is brewing between Sera and the female lead, Kang Ye-seo, leading to a nasty relationship.

Kang Ye-seo is defending those harmed by Sera’s reckless actions, after all.

Maybe that’s why Sera is furious right now.

[No, that b****!!]

[Miss, please calm down!]

Yelling in outrage.

At that moment, both of them turned their heads towards me.

“Why are you looking at me?”

“I didn’t know you could get that mad!”

“Huh?”

“Seriously… Soo-hyun acts well.”

…Now I understand why they reacted like that.

I don’t usually get angry, indeed.

Actually, I generally have a high threshold for that.

What’s the point of getting mad? Doesn’t matter if you let it out or hold it in, it’s not good either way.

[Secretary Kim! Jerk him around immediately!]

Well, unlike Sera, who thinks differently from me.

But watching myself get mad on screen is quite a unique experience.

I watch the monitoring, but it feels different on set.

Anyway, after finishing the drama, we had dinner.

Manager Kim was working overtime, so after eating with Tenshi and Mrs. Jang, I returned to my room and did a short rehearsal with Tenshi to prepare for the recording.

“Here, like this…”

“Oh, then I’ll go this way.”

In the cramped room, we moved back and forth, choreographing and redistributing track parts.

“Soo-hyun does this part, and I’ll take this one.”

“Isn’t that part difficult?”

“Are you worried about me?”

“…Not really.”

I received a lot of help from Tenshi at this part.

In fact, she helped me a lot in all parts.

Just like during the year-end live last time, Tenshi’s experience and skills were a huge assist.

Now, having taken a load off some difficult parts, I felt more prepared for the other tracks as well.

“Thank you.”

“Hehe, I’m doing the cool part, you know?”

“Come on.”

Having practiced all evening, before I knew it, it was already time for bed.

“Let’s stop here for today.”

I ended up oversleeping unexpectedly, but it wouldn’t do to practice until dawn.

Since I need to go to The Six Headquarters tomorrow afternoon, I ended the practice at a reasonable hour.

“Sounds good!

After both of us showered, we changed back into our pajamas and lay down side by side on the bed.

We could just sleep and wake up to go like this, but…

“…I’m not sleepy.”

“Me neither…”

Thinking about it, we both weren’t really tired since we woke up late.

Still, with a schedule ahead, I tried to force myself to sleep, but…

“I can’t do this.”

Ultimately, after tossing and turning for a while, I got out of bed and turned on the light.

“Let’s do something?”

“Sounds good…!”

Since I can’t sleep anyway, maybe I can just watch a movie?

Speaking of which, wearing pajamas, it wouldn’t hurt to bring some snacks and play pretend party.

“Oh, uh, not a movie….”

However, Tenshi seemed to have something else in mind as she hesitated a bit before speaking.

“…Can you do a broadcast?”

“A broadcast?”

“Yeah, I want to lie down and watch Soo-hyun’s broadcast!”

Why bother broadcasting when we’re together?

Well, it’s a unique request, to say the least…

“If you want to.”

After all, the viewers were probably fuming due to last night’s cancellation, so it suits me fine to go live.

“But are you okay? Won’t it be boring?”

“I don’t mind! I watch Soo-hyun’s broadcasts often.”

“Aigo.”

At this point, I’m not even surprised anymore.

Anyway, since she said it was okay, I entered the soundproof booth.

I switched on the computer, getting ready to set things up.

Squeak.

I thought I opened it carefully, but the sound of the door creaking as it opened was very audible.

“…What are you doing?”

“Ahaha… I was just curious how Soo-hyun sets things up.”

Was Tenshi feeling like this yesterday?

As she peeked through the opened door, I said one line.

“Just come in and watch.”

“Eh, can I really?”

“It’s fine.”

I mean, I don’t see any harm in her watching the broadcast from behind.

After all, she’s someone who watches my broadcasts often, so would it be any different if she were to peek from behind?

So, Tenshi quietly settled into the small back space of the soundproof booth while I prepared to go live.

“Is there a game you want to play?”

“Oh! The one where you shoot guns!”

Just to confirm, I asked, and she immediately responded.

If I hadn’t asked, I would’ve felt hurt.

“Sounds good.”

It’s been a while since I did a solo broadcast, after all.

A little later, I set up Tenshi on one of the chairs at the dining table in the living room and turned on the broadcast.

“Ah. Ah. Can you hear me well?”

– Hoi hoi

– Why did you come so late??

I tested the microphone while looking at the incoming viewers.

As usual, there were a lot of them joining today.

Ever since the drama premiered, it seems like my viewer count has definitely gone up a notch.

Just when I was observing, the first donation popped up.

[Ooh, thank you for the 1,000 won donation!]

Manager Kim!! Why did you come so late!!

“Oh dear.”

– Hahaha

– Aha haha

– The miss might get angry lol

Right from the get-go, they started teasing.

“Pffft.”

Then I heard a chuckle coming from behind.

– ???

– Who is it??

– Ah haha

– Isn’t that her?

Perhaps because we did a collaboration yesterday, the keen-eyed viewers quickly caught on to who was there.

“Hey, why did you say that out loud?”

“Ah, I’m sorry… I couldn’t hold back.”

Well, really, once she decided to watch from behind, this was a predictable result.

– Oh haha

– That voice sounds familiar?

– Are you collabing??

“Today isn’t a collaboration; she’s just watching from behind.”

We didn’t have anything to do together, and the time was too late for that, anyway.

– Kkba

– Just collab already?

– Just tell us some anecdotes, please!

“Not that I have any special stories to tell!”

Honestly, I had nothing to say.

It was just another day of waking up in the afternoon, watching TV, eating, and practicing a bit.

“I’m just gonna play a game.”

And since I wouldn’t be streaming for too long anyway, I quickly started the game.

– Oh haha

– It’s Miro

– What’s going on??

I booted up the usual battle royale game, and the viewers expressed their surprise and admiration.

Is it really that great?

I’m not so sure.

I initiated the first round.

Thinking ahead, I covered the map, but, as expected… I saw many parachutes descending toward the landing area.

– Hahaha

– Look at them all heading there!

– Ugh, more sniper kids

“Wow, there sure are a lot of them…”

I quickly landed and was lucky to grab a gun, but too many players dropped down.

It’s one thing when I play with Tenshi, but alone, I was outmatched and was swiftly shot dead after eliminating two of them.

“Too bad.”

Since it was just the first round, I shrugged it off and readied for another game, but…

“Oh! That’s not how you do that!”

A confident voice came from behind.

“…I’m still on my first round, you know?”

I briefly turned back to find Tenshi standing there with an enthusiastic posture.

“I guess I’ll have to teach you a thing or two?”

“Ah.”

…So that’s why she wanted me to play the shooting game?

Looks like today is the day I’ll be taking guidance from Tenshi instead.

 

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