Chapter 122

Everyone looks really serious.

It seems like they were crying a lot just now, with their eyes all puffy, even the uncles. So, I can’t even imagine how big of a deal this must be.

If everyone has gathered like this to talk to me… it probably isn’t about me or my family.

If it were about me, Anna unnie wouldn’t look so calm.

So, it’s not related to me, and whatever made unnie and the uncles cry must be related to Leore. That means it’s probably something about our guild or party.

I’m starting to feel a little scared.

What could make the adults this sad and gathered like this…? I cautiously opened my mouth.

“Wh-what happened…?”

As soon as I said that, Pinkubelly unnie started crying.

“Huh…? Unnie…?”

As I was panicking, Anna unnie came over and calmly explained what had happened here, and it was shocking.

“Arang. Unnie and oppa thought you had died today, so they were all worried and came to see you…”

“Huh…? I died…? Why…?”

But I’m so healthy?

So, everyone thought I died and came here crying to see me?

Kang Hangeul uncle, who was behind me, shoved his phone in front of me.

On the phone was the video of my broadcast from today.

‘Oh… she looks like Sleeping Beauty.’

I was a bit tired and looked weak on the phone, and because I was sleepy during the broadcast, I looked like a sickly beauty.

The problem was that my slowly closing eyes and drowsy voice made it seem like I was slowly accepting death.

My eyes closed, my head tilted weakly, and I fell asleep, my body completely limp. To anyone watching, it looked like the last leaf had fallen, and I had died.

And then the broadcast ended.

“Oh…”

Even though I knew it was me in the video, the fact that I just fell asleep from being tired made it clear why unnie and the uncles came here crying.

‘This looks serious even to me…? This is bad…’

During the broadcast, I didn’t think about how I looked because I was just letting the sleepiness take over after eating breakfast.

I thought I might look a little sleepy, but I didn’t expect it to look this bad.

It looked like a scene from a movie or drama where the heroine smiles contentedly as she dies.

So, everyone here thought I had died and rushed over.

All because of me.

For the first time since I became Arang, I caused a huge mess.

If unnie and the uncles reacted like this, I can’t even imagine how the viewers must have reacted.

Not to mention, while unnie and the uncles now know I’m alive, my Leore friends like Reina and Emma, and the viewers, probably still don’t know.

Meaning, they probably think I’m dead.

‘No. Now’s not the time to think about this. I need to apologize first.’

“I’m sorry… Did everyone worry about me…?”

Because of me, everyone came here to check on me, and they must have gone through a lot of emotional and physical pain.

Even though I struggle to understand other people’s emotions, I know how hard it is to think that a close friend has died.

“No… Arang, Arang, as long as you’re alive, that’s enough…”

Starting with Sunchoo unnie, who smiled and patted my head, everyone smiled at me and hugged me one by one. Finally, Pinkubelly unnie hugged me and gave me some advice.

“Next time, if there’s something you need to tell people… make sure to do it through unnie, okay? Got it…? If something like this happens again, unnie’s heart might not be able to take it…”

“Okay… I got it… I’ll definitely ask unnie…”

I feel like I’ve become a golden child.

As the atmosphere calmed down a bit, the topic shifted to how we should explain this to the people who watched the broadcast.

We connected Sunchoo unnie’s phone to the big screen in the hospital room to show the Leore community, and most of the posts were mourning my death.

Right now, it seems like everyone has accepted my death.

“What should we do…?”

“Hmm…”

Everyone pondered my question, but there was no clear solution. If we just write on the fan cafe that Arang is alive, there are two possible outcomes.

First, they won’t believe it, and we’ll have to explain a lot.

Second, we’ll get a ton of hate.

Neither is a good outcome.

But I need to clear up this misunderstanding. It’s not good for people to be sad thinking I’m dead.

And I don’t want to make someone else clean up my mess. Even though I’ve become a golden child, I’ll handle what I caused.

‘The only way to let people know I’m alive is through a broadcast, right?’

If I just write it, no one will believe it, but if I show them I’m alive on a broadcast, they might believe it.

“Let’s do a broadcast…”

“Are you sure…?”

“Why…?”

“Won’t it be too hard…?”

Pinkubelly, Anna unnie, the doctor unnie, and everyone here are worried about me.

Suddenly…?

“Why…?”

“Things have gotten too big, and we’re worried Arang might not be able to handle it.”

At Anna unnie’s words, everyone nodded.

My actions caused a huge misunderstanding, and both in our country and abroad, everyone is mourning my death. If I suddenly say I’m alive, the aftermath is unimaginable.

People from all over the world have gathered, and if someone they thought was dead suddenly appears, who wouldn’t be shocked?

If everyone feels deceived and starts criticizing… ugh… thinking about it again, doing a broadcast seems a bit scary…

“Should we just… say I died…?”

“Arang…”

“N-no, just kidding…”

Honestly, on the galleries, Reddit, and fan cafes, everyone is mourning my death. I have no idea how to clear up this misunderstanding.

Maybe it would be easier to just say I died and start over as a new Arang. I thought about it for a second.

“Let’s do the broadcast…!”

I nodded firmly and declared.

This will only get worse with time. I need to quickly and accurately let everyone know that I’m not dead, but alive.

In the end, we decided to do a broadcast to let everyone know I’m alive. But I decided not to do it myself. The reason is simple.

If I do it alone again, who knows what might happen, so Pinkubelly unnie, who always films me, decided to turn on the broadcast.

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We all debated whether to let Arang do the survival broadcast or stop her.

Recently, through exercise, massage, etc., her physical health has improved after being in a vegetative state for so long, but her mind is different.

The mind doesn’t show on the outside, and we can’t see how much Arang’s mind is struggling.

We all know that Arang is happy and enjoying herself in Leore, but we also know how hard it is for her in reality.

But since she shows such a happy expression in Leore, we thought her mind was getting healthier too.

But that thought was shattered at the offline event tournament.

The image of Arang foaming at the mouth, convulsing, and collapsing is deeply etched in our minds.

Everyone here has been acting normally around Arang, but deep down, we’ve been hiding our sympathy for her.

Is it okay to throw Arang, who is mentally struggling, into such a huge whirlwind? With her seizures, split personality, and all the mental fatigue, can she handle it?

“Let’s do the broadcast…!”

Arang, with her usual lifeless eyes in reality, spoke with firm and lively eyes, saying we should do the broadcast. Everyone had no choice but to listen to her.

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This is the third time I’m doing the last broadcast.

As soon as I connected to the MDB, I started thinking about the title for the broadcast.

Pinku unnie decided to use Anna unnie’s access device to enter the virtual room where I am, and the rest of the group decided to check on me while I do the broadcast and have dinner together before leaving.

We ended up having an impromptu guild meeting.

‘I need to think of a broadcast title quickly…’

What should it be?

A title that lets people know I’m alive without shocking them.

First, Pinkubelly unnie is doing the broadcast, and when they see the title, they should know it’s me and not be shocked.

It’s quite tricky.

No, maybe just ‘I’m sorry.’ would be better?

Hmm. [I’m Sorry for Being Alive.] seems about right.

This should let everyone know how sorry I am.

I’ll tell Pinku unnie to use this when she comes in.