My Favorite Has Started A Live Broadcast!

“Hello…..”

In Baraa’s recent stream, which has been turning on at quite regular intervals, Baraa greeted viewers while rubbing her eyes. Even though it had been a few days since the tournament ended, clips and photos from the event, including some that even I don’t remember from the after-party, were circulating on NewTube and various clips.

-What do you do at night these days?? Looks like you got dark circles.

Many viewers agreed with a comment posted by one viewer. Recently, the streams had been regularly starting at around 8 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. It was currently 8:02 a.m., but Baraa looked as if she’d just woken up. Her slightly messy hair, dazed and somewhat blurry eyes, faint dark circles under her eyes, and the strawberry she held tightly in her arms all sparked curiosity about what she might be doing at night.

“Night….”

The truth is, Baraa—Lee Su-yeon—had a reason for his recent trouble sleeping.

-Are you awake…?

Chocoa, with a slightly cracked voice, greeted me while rubbing her eyes as if she had just woken up herself.

-……??

-Don’t you remember? You brought me home last night…

Seeing Chocoa with a faint smirk, as if she wasn’t going to continue, woke me up completely, and I rushed straight to the bathroom.

Swoosh-

Even the cold water splashing on my face didn’t bring back any memory of last night. More precisely, it was like my memory had disappeared after drinking; no matter how hard I tried, all I could remember was a slight headache from a hangover. In the mirror, I saw my face flushed as red as my eyes, and I pressed myself up against the bathroom door, asking,

-Um… did I… make a mistake last night…?

-…..Yes.

With a click, I opened the bathroom door and knelt in front of Chocoa, who was stretching.

-I’m sorry… I didn’t… intend… for that…

-…Hmph… it’s okay, just don’t go around giving your name to random people. Got it, Su-yeon?

With that, Chocoa opened the door and left. Moments later, Minyoung rushed in with a barrage of questions, but I just stood there with a flushed face, looking at the closed door and my bed where Chocoa had been sleeping.

Since then, every night, the memory of that moment flooded back whenever I lay down in bed, making it impossible to fall asleep.

“……It’s nothing….”

During Baraa’s morning broadcast that day, discussions about NewTube and the broadcast itself came and went, but he didn’t mention Chocoa even once.

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Yoon Gae POV

“Yes! Hello!!! It’s Yoon Gae….. Yoohah!”

Today, too, Yoon Gae, the jobless guy, woke up late and immediately turned on the broadcast. It was a little past 5 a.m. Considering most streamers’ nocturnal lifestyles, it was quite early for a broadcast.

-Yoohahhhhhhh!

-What are you up to today?

“So! The content we’ll be doing today is….”

“The April Fool’s Day confession prank!!!”

By the way, today was April 1st.

“Who’s streaming right now…?”

Yoon Gae entered Twitch and started looking for people who were currently live. Viewers, excited about the fun-sounding content, suggested various streamers, but there were a few dominant suggestions.

-Ninima!

-Ninima-Yoon Gae coin is rising…! Ninima-Yoon Gae coin is rising…! Ninima-Yoon Gae coin is rising…! Ninima-Yoon Gae coin is rising…!

-Baraa noona

-Oh, nice, both of them are streaming right now.

-Si-ha LOL

“Who’d confess to their own sibling, you crazy people!!! …Although that would make for good NewTube content. I’ll do it if she comes by.”

“Hm… why is Ninima and Baraa… suggested so often?”

Yoon Gae figured the reason there were so many votes for Ninima was because they’d spent a lot of time together. But Baraa was unexpected. They hadn’t had any real connection outside of the tournament and had never even spoken directly.

“I’m not that close to Baraa….”

-Bring Chocoa into it.

-Wow, you’re a jerk.

-What?

-Crazy.

-You’re gonna get wrecked.

“…..”

-While you’re at it, go for Chocoa too?

-She’s definitely gonna reject him brutally LOL

-True LOL She’d probably take it seriously LOL

“Sigh… that’d be too much….”

Despite his words, Yoon Gae moved his mouse to hover over Chocoa’s stream.

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Choi Ga-young POV

“Whew…”

On a peaceful day, while I was sipping water and watching a video donation featuring a cat and Baraa, who I thought I’d never have contact with again, Yoon Gae’s message appeared in the chat.

-Want to do a Discord call? I have something to tell you….

I was curious about the excessive number of dots at the end, but I entered Discord and accepted the call.

“…..What is it.”

“Um… Chocoa.”

For some reason, his usual loud voice was slower and greasy, like something unsettling. I narrowed my eyes and stayed silent, just listening.

“Uh… would you go out with me…?”

“Oh. No.”

After that, I had to listen to Yoon Gae’s long-winded explanations. For the record, my volume was set to 3%.

“Mm, I see. Mm-hmm. Yes.”

“Yeah… I’m sorry….”

“So is this over now?”

I still had plenty of Baraa clips to finish watching, and wasting time on Yoon Gae’s pranks wasn’t worth it.

“Um… can you help me a bit with something later…?”

“With what?”

“It’s… like a little prank on Baraa, kind of like what I just did… would you…?”

“Mm….”

It sounded like it could be fun.

“But wouldn’t it be… a little… I don’t know… isn’t it better not to?”

-Seems like he’s gonna cry, fr

-For real, but… I’m super curious about his reaction…

CoffeeIsBeer – Let’s go for it!

“Hmm….”

In the end, the flood of viewers shouting “Do it!” settled the conflict in my mind.

“So, are you really going to do it?”

“…Yes… I’ll give it a try. So, what should I say?”

Honestly, I wasn’t sure if this was the right thing to do either. Just because the viewers wanted it, or because I was a little curious about her reaction, doesn’t make confessing as a prank—just like the punishments I’ve gone through before—a good thing. Sure, Baraa probably only likes me as a fan, but still, if someone she wasn’t close to suddenly confessed, it’d definitely make her think too much and feel awkward. Rejecting me might be tough, and she couldn’t just accept it. If Baraa confessed to me instead of the other way around, how would I…?

How would I turn her down?

“…Can’t I do something else instead?”

“Sorry? Like what…?”

The chat was flooded with comments like “Such a shame,” but I ignored it and started brainstorming other lies.

“Alright, then I’ll just go prank Ninima. Wanna watch?”

“Oh, no. I’m fine.”

“Okay, just Discord me if you decide on anything….”

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Yoon Gae POV

“…Guys… I got good NewTube material, but at a high cost….”

As expected, Yoon Gae, who was rejected faster and more bluntly than he imagined, slumped back in his chair with a dejected expression. The viewers either laughed or mocked him.

-LOLOLOLOLOLOL

-I knew it, but he got shut down so hard…

-Right, she cut him off immediately LOL

-(insert green frog emoji with tears)

“Still! There’s one person left!!”

Ringggggg—

Not long after the call started ringing, Ninima’s voice came through.

“….You idiot, Yoon Gae! Don’t you know I’m streaming right now?!”

“Uh… really…?”

With a serious expression, Yoon Gae went into full acting mode and slowly spoke in a low, sincere voice.

“Ah… sorry, I didn’t know you were streaming. Could you mute your mic for a moment? It’s… a bit serious….”

“Oh… okay, hold on… okay, it’s off.”

Thinking the situation was serious, Ninima immediately turned off her mic and even her camera. In a slightly trembling voice, she spoke. Yoon Gae nodded towards the camera and continued the call.

“I’ve… been going through some tough times recently, you know? Money problems, issues with streaming….”

“For real? Is there anything I can do to help…?”

-? Does she not know it’s April Fool’s?

“Yeah, so it’s been pretty rough… but recently, things got better….”

“Oh? Then why…?”

“It’s just… while I was struggling… I found myself thinking about you a lot… I think… I like you….”

CoffeeIsBeer – NOOOOOOOOOOOO

-Waaaahhhhhhhhh

-Insults! Swear words! Huge curses!

“……For real?”

“Do you know what day it is today?”

“….Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

-My eaaaars!

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Lee Su-yeon POV

“Hello….”

-?? Something wrong? Why do you look so tired these days…

Aroalo – I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry

“It’s nothing… we just got a new hire at my part-time job and… sigh…”

I sighed, thinking about Aro from today.

-Um… we didn’t order this…?

-…My change is off…

Aro had been causing all sorts of problems over the past few days. He spilled too much water while mopping, causing customers to slip, and while organizing stock, he accidentally let loose a bag of coffee beans, giving them freedom.

-?? Tell us the story.

“It’s nothing… he’s nice, just a bit unadapted is all…”

As I was about to start a game since there wasn’t much to do, a Discord call came through.

The caller was Chocoa.

I took a deep breath and answered. For some reason, Yoon Gae was in the call, too.

“Um… what’s going on…?”

“Um… I’m going to quit streaming.”

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Choi Ga-young POV

“Are you really going with that?”

“Yeah… but don’t you think this is better?”

“Hmm… okay, then give her a call.”

“Alright.”

I made the call, and Baraa on the stream screen flinched, took a few deep breaths, and then joined the call.

“Um… what’s going on…?”

“Um… I’m going to quit streaming.”

“What…?”

Tears began to flow from Baraa’s red-rimmed eyes on the screen.

-Ex

-plain

CoffeeIsBeer – Explain