While we were enjoying our little private party and chatting, the mobile phone I had activated for calls rang.
“Hold on, I’ll take this call and be right back.”
“Sure.”
I stepped away from the table to take the call and held the phone to my ear.
“Hello?”
“Autumn!!!!”
“Sis?”
“Where are you!! What are you doing!! Why do I see the ocean!!! What’s going on!!”
From the sound of it, it seemed my sister had turned on my broadcast.
“I’m in Dubai.”
“Whaaat?”
“Pfft. Calm down.”
I could hear my sister’s voice, not just panicked but utterly bewildered.
“Where did you say?”
“Dubai. To be precise, somewhere between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. I’ll explain why I’m here when I get back.”
“I can’t wrap my head around this, but okay. You have to tell me, right?”
“Of course.”
After that, my sister, who was chattering non-stop about whether it was really Herman and if the food was good, seemed to remember why she called and changed the subject.
“Oh, right. Autumn, remember that photo shoot you did as a fitting model last time? Our office is going crazy asking who the model is. Even the broadcasting station contacted us!”
“Huh? I only took one photo, and it’s causing this?”
“Of course! Didn’t you say you even filmed in the military? That’s trending in real-time searches online now. Something about Ami Doll?”
“Wait. My brain can’t keep up. What doll?”
“It’s the special operations unit Ami Doll. And this photo with White Snow! Is that really Isabel from Trang? I can’t believe it even when I see it.”
“Sis, I’m losing my mind. What photo are you talking about?”
My sister quickly sent me the photo via message.
The photo showed me standing next to Isabel, who was beaming while holding White Snow.
It was the photo taken on the day I first met White Snow, a bit silly and awkward, but Isabel loved it.
“Sis, where did you see this photo?”
“Of course, I saw it on Isabel’s SNS. The internet is going wild right now. It’s all about you, Autumn.”
“Oh, damn it.”
The encounter with Par, which completely changed my life. Her last words were to live happily.
An unwelcome wave of fame, completely unrelated to my will, is crashing in.
In this situation where even breathing could become an issue, it’s a miracle I’ve managed to keep things hidden until now.
“Autumn, are you okay?”
My sister’s worried voice snapped me out of my thoughts.
“Huh? Oh. I’m fine. It’s something I’ve always thought about, but it’s just a bit shocking to have it happen so suddenly.”
“You don’t like becoming famous?”
“Hmm, no. I don’t have any strong feelings about it. It’s also something necessary due to someone’s request. But it’s just a bit off from the direction I had in mind, and the aftermath that will follow…”
“It’s because of the trouble.”
– Well, yeah. Han Ga-eul is just too pretty! Who can you blame?
“Ugh, just thinking about it is annoying.”
The playful voice of Eonni made the slight worry melt away like cotton candy.
“Eonni, thanks for letting me know. I’m with people now, so I’ll contact you later.”
– Yeah! And I made the signboard Ga-eul mentioned. I’ll bring it to you later!
“It’s already done? Thanks, Eonni. Our kids will love it.”
– Pfft. You mean the gentlemen?
“Gentlemen can freeze to death.”
With Eonni’s cheerful yet peculiar laugh as the last sound, I hung up and returned to where the people were gathered, picking up the phone mount I had placed on the table.
“Hey guys, the internet’s going crazy. Why didn’t you tell me?”
[We knew but thought it would get blocked.]
[Haha, sorry, couldn’t block it.]
[Isabel is too strong lol.]
I should’ve realized when Isabel, that mega influencer, started talking about SNS. I guess I underestimated it since I’ve never really used SNS in my life.
“Block it? You guys have been blocking things all along?”
[Yeah, the room master is ours.]
[But there’s a limit to how much we can hide the room master.]
These viewers are pros when it comes to the internet.
In a world where you find out in seconds if a celebrity farts on the other side of the globe, they managed to hide it well.
Now, like a dam that’s finally burst, everything they’ve been hiding is flooding out all at once.
I’m really grateful for their cute idea of wanting to keep me to themselves.
“My babies, thank you. You know I love you, right?”
[This sly one is teasing us again.]
[What did the room master take…]
[Here! We have a lot left from eating.]
“You brats.”
[This is why you’re our room master.]
[For real lol.]
Compared to people who always keep their manners straight, these kids would make a washing machine struggle if they were laundry.
I’m the same, though.
“Ugh, we really stick together, huh? Is it what they call ‘birds of a feather’?”
[Oh, shy.]
[There’s a good saying for that: ‘like attracts like.’]
[LOLOLOLOLOLOL.]
Even without a chat manager, the chat room.
Still, compared to the early days, it feels like either the viewers have adapted to me, or I’ve adapted to them, and we’ve all softened a bit.
“But you didn’t go to other rooms and cause trouble, right?”
[We don’t do anything unless the room master says so.]
[We’re busy watching the room master.]
“Pfft. Oh, my babies. You’re so good.”
[The room master always charms us like this.]
[Your smile is so pretty.]
No matter how you look at it, these viewers aren’t rotten-hearted. Those who are buried deeper in the abyss, the kind you can’t even call villains, are filtered out even in my room.
To others, my viewers might seem a bit rough, though.
“Still, my kids are the best.”
[Why are you being so shy?]
[Should I kill them, Master?]
[Ga-eul is the Master, lol]
[Let’s make a Master contract!]
“Hmm, are they just some dark fanatics?”
While chatting with viewers and trying to ignore reality, a physical therapist who forcibly twists necks barged in.
[Ding!]
[Red Parade donated 1,000,000 won]
[So what about the stuff that spread on the internet?]
[Is he really crazy? He’s right next to you]
[The chairman’s kid is something else, lol]
Glancing to the side, I see the chairman, eyes downcast, looking at his phone with all his might.
“What do you mean, what? I knew this would happen since Cheol went to visit and filmed. You guys kept blocking it, so it’s actually late. This time, they aired the documentary they filmed. How are you gonna stop that?”
[That’s true]
[But just because they filmed a bit for the military broadcast, Wave is going crazy]
[The room master looks like a peach dessert, so what can we do? lol]
[LOL, Army idol lol]
“Damn, what kind of frozen-to-death Army idol is that? I’m an adult idol. Got it? I’m freaking adult-rated.”
[LOL, she’s really crazy]
[OMG]
Even as I spoke, I couldn’t imagine how annoying the aftermath would be.
“Ahhh! Herman!! Help!!! Immigration!!!”
[Room master, are you abandoning us?]
[Yikes, room master’s hysterical]
“You guys can just watch the stream.”
[Ah-ha!]
[I came here for the first time after watching TV. Are you the person from the broadcast?]
[Gasp]
[Gasp, emergency]
“Gasp.”
[Ding!]
[JellyIsDelicious donated 1,000 won]
[Hello, I came here after seeing Isabel’s SNS. Is this the right place?]
[Gasp]
“Nope.”
[LOL]
[Are you fat?]
[Nope, just joking LOL]
The regular comments from viewers who came to the live internet broadcast for the first time after only watching recorded videos started to catch my eye.
Looking at the number of viewers in the corner of the screen, it was skyrocketing.
The broadcast date of the video filmed in the military, my party stream, the photo of me at my sister’s clothing store, and finally, the photo Isabel posted on SNS seemed to have sparked an explosion.
“Mayday. Mayday. Mayday!”
[The room has been set to private]
I was relieved that there was no information about me doing a personal broadcast, but that only lasted a few minutes after the incident.
“Guys, I switched to a private room for a bit. If you leave, you can’t come back.”
[Big trouble, looks like the coordinates got leaked already for the stream]
[Damn, Heimdall, close the door!]
“Does Heimdall not work? Is opening the end? You have to close it too. Why only enjoy irresponsible pleasures?”
[We didn’t open it, lol]
[King Half enters, what do I do?]
[No, no. The room master closed it quickly, so not many people came in. It’s fine.]
“Haha. You guys know, right? Laugh.”
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[Wow ^^7 Is this how you do it? Room master, your voice is so pretty too.]
“Haha. Thank you. I’m so embarrassed, it’s the first time I’ve received such a compliment.”
[Lololol^ㅋ^ㅋ^ㅋ^^^ㅋㅋ]
[Look at the room master grinning lololol^^]
[Embarrassed lololol^^;;]
“Ha, this is exhausting. My mouth is about to cramp. You guys handle the newbie training. If you keep this up, I’m going to get indigestion from eating what people are eating.”
[Lol, just leave it to us]
After putting out the urgent fire and regaining my composure, the surroundings were quiet, unlike the chat window that was about to explode from the noise.
The party members silently watching me make a scene.
“Autumn, is there a problem? If it’s immigration, I’ll help you right away.”
“No, it seems fine. People are saying I’m pretty.”
“Young ladies are naturally beautiful.”
“Hahaha. Obviously.”
“Ugh, Dad!”
“Autumn, Baekseol doesn’t have enough food.”
People throwing in their comments, and the chairman laughing with his face buried in his phone. Both sides are noisy, so my mind is getting hazy.
─Click, click. Click.
“Why is the lighter like this too?”
“Young lady.”
“Ah. Thank you, Grandfather Kamar.”
“Don’t mention it.”
As soon as I heard the lighter, he handed me a cigar as if he’d been waiting.
“Hoo─. I think I forgot something important, what was it?”
Sitting blankly, exhaling the heavy smoke from the cigar for a while.
As I pulled myself together, I remembered what I had forgotten.
“Ah, right. Grandfather Herman. The treasure….”
[Clink!]
[JellyIsDelicious sponsored 1,000 won]
[Wow, is that a cigar? Our room master smoking is so pretty too lololol ㅗㅜㅑ Victory! Actually, I like it lololol 몰¿루 퍄 World-class beauty room master, cut! ^^^7]
“….?”
[You made something horrifying]
[Lol training complete (・`◡´・)ゝ]