Chapter 134

If Diah’s real name had been an absurd one, there would have been no need to feel embarrassed.

If it were a name completely unrelated to Diah, one could simply dismiss it without a second thought.

In the first place, the sponsorship message asking whether Diah’s real name was Min Da-yeon was not a very serious one.

In normal circumstances, the opinion that the virtual YouTuber’s real body was a famous actress usually had a credibility close to zero.

However, unfortunately,

the ‘normal case’ did not apply in Ha Eun’s situation.

“Mi…Min Da-yeon? Isn’t she an actress?”

Even while trying hard to pretend that the name Min Da-yeon was unfamiliar, Ha Eun’s heart was pounding.

It was also a bit because there was no particular way to prove that Diah was not Da-yeon.

Is this what it feels like to be suddenly uncomfortable?

Anyway, it was not beneficial to continue discussing Diah’s real name.

Responding with a slightly flustered voice to what clearly was a simple joke in the sponsorship message, the atmosphere in the chat was becoming increasingly strange.

Thus, I decided to completely end the conversation related to Diah’s real name.

Immediately after, I briefly checked my voice tone and then spoke again in Diah’s uniquely bright voice for that reason.

“You’re saying I’m as pretty as an actress? Thank you~.”

Following the usual bright voice, there was curiosity about the KBC Acting Awards broadcast photo that featured Diah’s keyring.

“By the way, did I really have my keyring on?”

– Yes, yes

– It was hanging from your Chanel bag

– That kind of keyring only Diah has

– It’s an ‘uh-oh’ broadcast ㄷㄷ

Strictly speaking, I had already seen the photo of Da-yeon’s handbag with Diah’s keyring attached more than ten times.

But until today, I continued the conversation pretending I didn’t know the first letter of the handbag photo.

With a brazen filter applied to my voice and a cheeky demeanor,

I began to manipulate the broadcast computer to search for Da-yeon’s handbag photos.

Not long after, I encountered Da-yeon’s handbag photos once again.

“Uh, huh? That’s really my keyring, right? This isn’t edited, right?”

– I thought it was edited at first, lol

– It appears in the news article photos too

– That bag is crazy expensive

– Wow

– Damn, how far are you going to become famous!!

After that, I spent about five more minutes looking at Da-yeon’s handbag photos taken from different angles and pretending to be incredibly fascinated.

Fortunately, the other members sitting beside Ha Eun helped out appropriately, so there was no awkwardness to be found.

“Our youngest has made it big~.”

“Diah’s keyring came out really well, huh?”

“Oh, it’s here too, Diah. Looks like you carried your handbag everywhere.”

Finally, I managed to get through the commotion related to Da-yeon.

I passed the baton to Jee Hye-min, who had been waiting for Diah’s handbag photo search time to end.

The broadcast, more typical of a year-end party, began right after that.

“Alright, then from now on… Let’s take a moment to reflect on this past year~.”

“Wow─!”

“Clap, clap, clap, clap~.”

Eventually, the screen was filled with a compilation of various famous clips of the Gensokyo virtual YouTubers.

The so-called ‘highlights’ from the broadcasts that the Gensokyo members had done since their debut slowly began to play.

For the most part, the edited video ensured that all members’ clips were included evenly, though there were cases where some famous clips exceeded the assigned amounts for each member.

As the atmosphere and situations varied greatly for each clip, the reactions to them differed similarly.

Of course, in Ha Eun’s case, being a super fan of Gensokyo, he had memorized the famous clips from other members to a T.

Thus, he could guess every circumstance when the clips of the other members played.

“Uh, the piano. The third one on the right…”

[Kiik!]

[Guguhwaaaah!!]

“?! You haven’t even pressed the key yet, that was too early!”

– hahahahaha

– That’s such an unfair voice

– Diah was the first to be this surprised by Shirouni

– Shirouni was fun, to be sure

Ironically, when Diah’s famous clips played, he couldn’t even look directly at the monitor in front of him.

Perhaps because he still found it hard to watch his own broadcasts, his face was burning.

Of course, separate from Ha Eun, Jee Hye-min and the other members were busy sharing their thoughts.

The problem was that most of their comments had a teasing nuance directed at Ha Eun.

“You went through the Battle Island slaughter without blinking, but you’re stuck in place against Shirouni~.”

“I didn’t find Shirouni scary. Were they super scary to a one-year-old?”

“There are rumors that you actually fainted then, is that true, Diah~~~.”

From all directions, attacks toward Ha Eun rained down.

Putting it bluntly, they usually enjoyed teasing Ha Eun.

Yet for some reason, they were now digging deeper into Ha Eun’s weaknesses than usual.

The main reason for this collective bombardment directed at Ha Eun, excluding the others, was simply for fun.

“What are you going to do if something suddenly jumps out at you!”

“Do you expect Shirouni to pop out and say, ‘I’m coming out now’?”

“Oh, so that’s why you called me sobbing over the phone back then~.”

“?! When did I do that?!”

Thus, when even things Ha Eun had never done were thrown at him as accusations, it became the perfect creation of a sandbag.

Whether the members’ words were true or false, the mere fact they could tease Diah was enough to unite the broadcast chat.

– As expected, the young ones are just young

– Shirouni made you cry~ calling Ria while sobbing

– Just scaring from behind would fit your age

– Diah is a well-known coward ㅇㅇ

– So when will you open the pizza shop?

– It’s a miracle you didn’t end up in 119, lol

The members and viewers’ mockery aimed at Diah continued for a while longer.

As time passed and Diah’s debut broadcast clips started to play,

“Hello─!!”

Ha Eun’s head completely bowed down.

Her hands, which had long been hiding her face, were already covering her cheeks.

“Huh? How old do you think you can be friends with me? I’m one year old─☆”

Was it because only the best bits of the chaotic Diah debut broadcast were included?

Every time moments of Ha Eun’s uncontrollable excitement played through the speakers, the tips of her ears tingled.

And eventually,

“I’m for the sunset kids. The sunset kids are mine!”

-Thud─!

After the most embarrassing line for the current Ha Eun played, she immediately tumbled from her broadcast chair.

Right after, she crawled underneath the table, squatting down, only making groaning sounds.

Her eyes, which had been red for a while, had even begun to well up with tears.

The power of witnessing her embarrassing moments being exposed in front of people Ha Eun had admired for so long was much stronger than she had imagined.

However, the Gensokyo group’s year-end broadcast still had a long way to go before finishing.

After all, they had only just finished the “clip compilation reaction” portion.

Therefore, she couldn’t hide under the table forever.

Not long after, she was forced to crawl back out clumsily.

Almost simultaneously, the year-end party food arrived.

-Knock, knock.

“I’m here~.”

In came So-ri, the total manager of Gensokyo, holding several packages of food into the streaming room.

She, an old classmate of Jee Hye-min from high school, widened her eyes upon seeing Ha Eun, who had just crawled out from under the table.

Ha Eun’s unintentional whistleblowing began right after that.

“The boss and the unnis have been really picking on me, Manager! Please scold them…!”

Immediately, Ha Eun clung to So-ri’s legs and shot a sharp glare at the members in front of her and Jee Hye-min.

Of course, this situation was all picked up by the streaming room’s broadcast mic.

Thus,

“Our youngest, who’s been picked on, who did that to her─!”

So-ri also changed her tone to the broadcast voice, wielding what’s known as a “switch” punishment.

What followed was a discussion regarding the dark history of members other than Ha Eun.

In that way, through So-ri, the first and last counterattack from Ha Eun unfolded.

“Cream, you cried way more than Diah when you were doing [Biohazard: Big City]!”

“Ah, wait a minute. That was…!”

“Do you know how much trouble I had stopping you from running away every time we ended the broadcast? You really can’t remember the times you were a tadpole!”

– So-ri unstopable mode ㄷㄷㄷ

– She says what needs to be said, soda cola

– It’s been a while since we’ve seen So-cho-ri, lol

– Diah awakened a demon…!

Only after the assault on Cream ended did Ha Eun’s expression finally return to its original state.

At the same time, she slightly raised her thumb towards So-ri.

“Truly, it can only be the manager.”

Then, sitting back down in her chair, Ha Eun picked up a piece of cake from the food set up on the table and placed it on her plate.

Then came the sloshy sounds on the broadcast mic.

“Diah slice cake ASMR~. It must taste good~. I want to eat it~. But I can’t eat it~.”

– Cut it out, don’t eat it;;

– I want cake I want cake I want cake I want cake I want cake I want cake

– If you keep that up you’ll get in trouble!!!!!!

– Why do you get to eat? Why do you get to eat? Why do you get to eat? Why do you get to eat? Why do you get to eat?

The non-provocation that started with Diah.

As a result, the broadcast chatroom started to become more chaotic by the second.

With Diah’s irritating voice stirring up the viewers, a satisfied smile rose on Ha Eun’s face.

Even if everything returned as karma, in that moment, she wanted to focus more on personal enjoyment.

Perhaps that’s why.

“The recruitment period is until February next year, so please show much interest~.”

Just as Jee Hye-min resumed speaking about the Gensokyo second generation recruitment announcement,

Ha Eun slowly approached Jee Hye-min and whispered.

“If any of the sunset kids pass the Gensokyo second generation, I’ll do whatever that kid says for a day~.”

She delivered remarks akin to a “carrot” into the broadcast mic.

Knowing there wasn’t anyone among the sunset kids who could make it into the second generation made it possible for her to tease once again.

Having benefited from the memories of her previous life, she was already fully aware of who would be chosen for the Gensokyo second generation.

Since the virtual YouTuber known as ‘Diah’ had never existed in her past life, she had never even considered the possibility of a sunset kid existing among the second generation.

Ultimately, this remark was just a casual tease aimed at the sun kids.

However, as a result, there was at least one sunset kid among the viewers of the Gensokyo group year-end broadcasting watching who would apply for the second generation.

“…you’re saying you’ll do whatever they want, right?”

Little did she know that later, the person who would appear in the Gensokyo second generation would be motivated by Diah’s provocation towards the sunset kids.

Ha Eun had no idea that she would eventually pay a hefty price for believing so strongly in her past life’s memories.

For now, Ha Eun was simply busy filling the broadcast audio with her annoying voice.

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