Chapter 13

I leaned the driver’s seat back as far as it could go and sat down.

Then, I watched a broadcast on my smartphone.

It was a live broadcast by a big YouTuber named Kwaehwal Namsu.

His stage name is Kwaehwal Namsu.

His real name is Nam Hyun-soo.

He’s my older brother.

‘Look at how fast people are joining.’

Even though it was still the waiting screen, the number of viewers started exploding.

Seeing that, I couldn’t help but wonder, as usual.

‘Seriously… Why do people watch this stuff? It’s not like they’ve gone blind.’

I have no idea why he’s so popular.

…Well, actually, I do know.

I just don’t understand it.

They say his face is handsome, that he’s got a god-like appearance.

‘No matter how much I rub my eyes, I can’t see what’s so handsome about him…’

I genuinely let out a hollow laugh.

Handsome? Yeah, right.

His face makes me instinctively want to punch him.

Of course, I know it’s just me who sees him that way.

My brother has always been popular.

Even my friends begged me to introduce them to him. There was even a crazy girl who tried to bribe me.

‘Is it because I’ve been seeing him since I was little?’

Well, let’s put the looks aside.

This guy’s personality is worse than his face.

The viewers probably don’t know.

How dirty and horrifying Nam Hyun-soo really is.

My brother is practically a bio-weapon with chemical warfare capabilities.

He’d suddenly stick his foot in my face while I was lying down, or fart into his hand and spray it on my face. He’s a lunatic.

And the smell is disgustingly foul.

It makes me wonder if his insides are rotting.

‘And this guy’s a million-subscriber YouTuber? The world’s gone to hell, I tell you.’

Still, it’s good that my family is making money.

I was lost after finishing my military service, but having a famous older brother allowed me to become his manager.

Being a family manager is a sweet gig.

The pay is good, and there’s not much hard work.

Especially since I don’t bother managing the chat or schedules.

That’s because there are multiple managers.

‘Honestly, I’m just a chauffeur.’

My brother, despite being old enough, still hasn’t gotten his driver’s license.

So, whenever he does outdoor broadcasts, I have to accompany him.

Honestly, it’s annoying.

But what can I do?

If I don’t even do this, I’m just a freeloader, right?

But I absolutely won’t do anything else.

My role is strictly limited to driving.

Just now, my brother asked me to help with a supermarket promotion shoot, but I firmly refused.

Overtime is a no-go.

‘Long-distance driving is so physically draining. People who’ve never driven don’t get it.’

I have to drive back too.

So, it’s only right that I rest properly now.

‘I’ll just watch the broadcast start and then take a nap.’

As a manager, I turned on the broadcast, but I only planned to leave it on and take a nap.

Then, the waiting screen finally switched, and the live broadcast began.

The rate at which viewers were joining was even faster than before.

‘Ugh. His popularity is disgustingly high… Huh?’

I glanced at the screen and noticed something strange.

A black silhouette was flickering on the screen.

‘What’s that? Is someone next to my brother?’

I sat up and squinted, checking the broadcast again.

‘Is that a man? He didn’t mention any guests…’

The man’s face, which was blurry due to the focus, started to become clearer.

‘…….’

For a moment, my thoughts froze.

On the screen, a mesmerizing god-like man had descended.

His appearance was so stunning that it made the squid next to him look like nothing in comparison.

The god-like man stared blankly at the camera and muttered softly.

“Damn… The chat’s firepower is insane.”

Even his voice was sexy.

A sweet, smooth voice that matched his appearance.

‘Is this for real? Can someone really be this handsome? Yeah, this is what handsome looks like, not like my brother.’

It was like I was bewitched by an incubus.

I was so entranced by the man’s appearance that it took me dozens of seconds to snap out of it.

‘Wait! Why didn’t my brother say anything about a guest!?’

I suddenly felt annoyed.

It was infuriating that my brother had kept this important fact hidden.

And then regret washed over me.

I should’ve just gone along when he asked me to help with the shoot earlier…

‘…Wait. It’s not too late, is it?’

After thinking about it, I realized it wasn’t too late.

I could still go now.

Without further thought, I slammed the car door open.

And then I sprinted toward the supermarket at full speed.

***

The mysterious woman who came running while shouting.

Her identity was none other than Nam Hyun-soo’s younger sister.

Her name is Nam Hyun-ji.

She’s the manager and chauffeur for Kwaehwal Namsu’s broadcasts.

As soon as she arrived, she ignored her brother and introduced herself to me, so I found out.

Kwaehwal Namsu asked Nam Hyun-ji with an unpleasant expression.

“What? Nam Hyun-ji, why are you here?”

“Why? Didn’t you ask me to help with the broadcast shoot?”

“You said you were too lazy earlier and refused. What’s with the sudden change?”

“Huh? Oh, well. I thought about it, and I figured you’d struggle a bit on your own. This supermarket is huge, you know? Just walking around would be tiring, let alone carrying a camera.”

“Since when did you start worrying about me like that…?”

Kwaehwal Namsu trailed off, glanced at me, and then made a face like he’d realized something.

“…Pfft. Hey, Nam Hyun-ji. You saw the guest’s face on the broadcast and came running, didn’t you?”

“What? No, that’s not it! What do you take me for? I came all this way to help, and you’re making weird accusations?”

Nam Hyun-ji’s voice trembled as she answered.

Judging by her reaction, he’d hit the nail on the head.

She’s pretty, but her acting skills suggest she’d never make it as an actress.

“Our Hyun-ji, after coming back from the military, is now into guys, huh?”

“That’s not it!”

“Yeah, right. Anyway, when I asked for help earlier, you ignored me… But as soon as you saw a handsome guy, you came running… Sigh. I raised my sister wrong.”

“Oh, come on! Stop talking nonsense and give me the camera!”

Nam Hyun-ji snatched the camera from Kwaehwal Namsu’s hands.

“Hey! Don’t be rude to your brother!”

“Ow! Don’t hit me!”

After having the camera taken away, Nam Hyun-soo mercilessly punched Nam Hyun-ji’s arm.

The siblings looked so loving.

Nam Hyun-ji ran around trying to escape the violence.

Eventually, she couldn’t find a safe spot and hid behind me.

“Hey! Don’t hide behind Se-hoon! Aren’t you embarrassed as a woman?”

While the two were bickering.

I was checking the chat on Kwaehwal Namsu’s broadcast using my smartphone.

─Hyun-ji’s here lol. As always, she’s getting beaten up.

─Lol. Why did the loser Hyun-ji suddenly show up?

─She probably came running like a dog after seeing the handsome guy.

─Don’t cling to our Se-hoon, you idiot.

─Our Se-hoon’s going crazy.

─She’s getting hit so hard. Listen to the sound lol.

─That girl needs to get hit more lol.

─Don’t hide behind the guy, you crazy b*tch!

─Stop acting like a loser, Hyun-ji.

─Oh f*ck. Don’t let women appear on the broadcast.

└‘Kkyubulkkyubul’ has been banned.

Most of the viewers seemed to know Nam Hyun-ji.

This wasn’t her first time appearing on the broadcast.

Nam Hyun-ji peeked her head out from behind me.

And then she whispered softly.

“Sorry. My brother’s a bit of a psycho.”

“I can hear you, you crazy b*tch! And stop bothering Se-hoon and get away!”

Kwaehwal Namsu, who had approached unnoticed, grabbed Nam Hyun-ji by the hair and dragged her away.

After that, Nam Hyun-ji got beaten up like a dog.

Isn’t this a broadcast accident?

I couldn’t help but think that.

‘…The viewers are in a festive mood, though.’

The chat was enjoying the situation.

This must happen often.

Well, it’s a world that’s lenient about men hitting women.

Of course, if it gets too severe, it’d be a problem.

But Nam Hyun-soo wasn’t seriously beating her; he was just messing around with his sister, so it wasn’t a big deal.

If the genders were reversed, even joking would be unacceptable.

Anyway.

I decided not to stop Kwaehwal Namsu.

I didn’t want to be a buzzkill.

I’ll just enjoy the show like the viewers.

After all, men in this world are physically weak, right?

Nam Hyun-ji, being a woman, probably wouldn’t take much damage from being hit.

“Ahhh! Nam Hyun-soo, you crazy bastard! It really hurts!!! Ah, my bone! You hit my bone!”

Or not.

***

The situation was quickly resolved.

And to continue the promotional broadcast, we moved to the beef tasting section.

“By the way, you two are siblings, but you don’t look alike at all.”

I said.

It was just a casual remark.

As siblings, their reactions were almost identical.

“Haha. If I looked like my sister, I’d have gotten plastic surgery a long time ago.”

“Yeah. If I looked like my brother, I’d have killed myself at birth.”

Nam Hyun-ji got dragged away and beaten up again.

After that, she became noticeably quieter.

She just silently followed us with the camera.

While we were walking.

Nam Hyun-ji, who was filming Kwaehwal Namsu with the camera, subtly approached me.

She muttered to herself while tugging at her shirt.

“Ah. It’s hot. Is it because I got hit by my brother earlier?”

Nam Hyun-ji flapped her shirt.

Her well-defined abs were clearly visible.

She had a perfect body with no excess fat.

“Whew. I’m sweating a lot.”

Why is this girl suddenly acting like this?

It felt like she was deliberately trying to expose herself.

I took a closer look at Nam Hyun-ji’s face.

She was staring straight ahead.

With a tough expression, she was frowning.

Is this how women in this world flirt or something?

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