Chapter 90: Yukie

It was hard to believe that Yukie would help someone study—maybe if it were someone else, sure, but not her.

After all, Yukie had her own track record of quotes.

Maybe it’s weird to believe her so easily.

“Studying?”

[+HurryAndLeave: I mean, maybe if it were someone else, but Yukie? Studying? LOL]

[Is this for real?]

[What do you mean help, girl LOL]

[Do you even know how to study?]

[Pepe: Everyone underestimates Yukie, but she’s actually pretty good at studying, fr]

When I spoke up, sounding doubtful.

[Yukie: I graduated from a good university. I can backseat study.]

Yukie confidently typed in the chat.

At this point, I was a bit curious.

What kind of university did she graduate from to sound that sure of herself?

“Which university did you go to?”

[Yukie: Nagoya University.]

“…I’m not really sure—Is that a good one?”

I genuinely didn’t know.

If it were a university in Korea, maybe.

But I didn’t exactly have the free time to learn the rankings of Japanese universities.

[Yukie: You don’t know Nagoya University?]

“Is it that strange to not know?”

[+HurryAndLeave: If it’s Nagoya, that’s pretty major LOL]

[It’s not just any school. Nagoya is seriously a good one, no?]

[Even I know about Nagoya LOL]

[Pepe: I go to Nagoya]

[Wow, she goes to a better school than I thought]

[Wait, why is she elite?]

[Wasn’t she just some shut-in like us?]

[Feeling so betrayed right now…]

Of course, I’d heard the name before.

Nagoya was a well-known city, after all.

But that didn’t necessarily mean the university was famous, too.

Just because a region is famous doesn’t mean a university named after it is automatically prestigious.

There was a good chance it was just a flashy name with not much behind it.

Thinking that, I spoke up.

“Then could you help me with this? It’s a general education course about economics, but I don’t really get it.”

That was genuine.

I wasn’t exactly confident when it came to economics.

If I could get help, it was better to take it.

[Yukie: Hmmm]

[Yukie: Take a picture and upload it]

[Yukie: So I can check the question]

“Just a sec.”

I asked for a moment and took a picture of the general ed material I was studying, then shared it on screen.

It looked like a hand cam, but the quality wasn’t great, so it was hard to see clearly.

After putting the question up on screen, a moment later.

[Yukie: Ah this one]

[Yukie: This is a simple question]

[Yukie: I’ll explain the interest rate part in an easy way, gimme a sec]

And just like that, I unexpectedly started getting a proper lecture from Yukie.

Nagoya University.

At first, I had no idea it was such a well-known school.

Because, well, Yukie didn’t act like it.

But now I could clearly tell it was a top-tier university.

—You don’t raise the interest rate in that situation; you lower it.

That’s how you boost the economy. chomp chomp.

Also, decoupling doesn’t actually make sense in this case.

“Oh…”

She was surprisingly good at explaining things.

Should I say it was easy to understand?

I’d never understood a general education econ class this well before.

“So that’s what this means.”

Exactly.

[+HurryAndLeave: Why are they actually studying though…?]

[Really]

[Can you two stop studying omg LOL]

[Pepe: Fact) They’ve been studying on stream for 3 hours now…]

[Stop studying stop studying stop studying stop studying stop studying stop studying stop studying]

[Okay but seriously, what’s more important—your exam or us, just tell us straight…]

[Obviously the exam, duh LOLLL]

“Exams are more important, right?”

Of course, the stream was important too, but if I had to rank them, exams took priority for me.

It was something that affected my grades, after all.

I couldn’t not care, even if I wanted to.

—The stream matters too, but… yeah, the exam is more important. I’m sure even the viewers get that.

Yukie said that while munching on something again.

At this point, I was used to it.

I’d seen her snacking in the middle of games so many times that it didn’t even surprise me anymore.

How long had we been studying like that?

“Phew… Alright, let’s stop here for today.”

I wrapped up today’s study session.

To be honest, I wanted to go a bit further… but if I kept doing a study stream any longer, I knew the viewers would start to get annoyed.

So I decided to end it here.

[+HurryAndLeave: Oh]

[Let’s gooo game time LOLLL]

[Yukie battle royale go Yukie battle royale go Yukie battle royale go Yukie battle royale go Yukie battle royale go Yukie battle royale]

[You have to play at least one match. We sat through someone else studying for three whole hours]

[Let’s go let’s go LOL]

[Finally you’re backing down, mm-hmm]

[Pepe: How about some battle royale?]

Ah.

I felt a little bad, but I wasn’t planning on doing any more streaming today.

My brain was totally fried from all the studying.

“I’m going to end the stream here today. Sorry, everyone.”

[?]

[+HurryAndLeave: Wait, that’s not fair]

[That’s rough…]

[Just a little bit more, please…]

[Pepe: So we’re really just gonna be the people who watched someone study for three hours? LOLLL]

[This is hilarious LOL]

[At least we gained some knowledge—cheers to that]

LOLLL.

But the mood in the chat was starting to turn a little sour.

Normally, the chat was full of positive replies, so the gloomy mood stood out even more.

That’s why I decided to say something a bit bold.

“I’ll stream for 10 hours after my exams, so please bear with me for now. I would stream more if I could… but I really haven’t been studying at all lately.”

I said it with a tone that implied I had no choice.

[+HurryAndLeave: Oh]

[+HurryAndLeave: Big win.]

[Didn’t even expect 10 hours—this is a jackpot]

[Pepe: LOL]

[Pepe: Complaining worked, let’s go LOLLL]

[The way the chat instantly changed vibes is hilarious LOLLLL]

The chat’s mood flipped on a dime.

I was honestly a little dumbfounded.

“…You guys didn’t say all that just to get me to promise this, right? I’m trusting you and ending the stream now.”

No way.

…Right?

Still feeling a little uneasy, I ended the stream.

[The stream has ended!]

How much time had passed since then?

“Phew… Finally done.”

The exams were over at last.

Which meant I could finally stream as much as I wanted.

I’d felt kind of bad toward the viewers last time, so now I could make up for it.

Thinking that, I happily arrived home and was just about to start my stream when.

Brrrr.

My phone vibrated.

The caller was.

“Hello?”

—Ah, are you busy right now?

It was Seolhwa.

“I was just about to start my stream. What’s up?”

The concert was still a ways off.

What happened for her to call now?

—If you’re free today, I was hoping you could come to the studio to work on something with me.

“Work? Didn’t we already finish the album?”

—Come on, it’s always good to keep releasing albums.

And even better if they’re high quality.

“Hmm… That’s true.”

Seolhwa wasn’t wrong.

For a singer, albums were the most important thing.

Even if you could score a hit with a single, a singer was ultimately judged by their albums.

“If I have time later, I’ll come by. I’m busy right now.”

—Ah, okay!

I was interested, but I decided to go later.

Streaming came first right now.

After ending the call, I quickly went into my apartment and started the stream.

[The stream has started!]

I hadn’t streamed again since the study session last time.

I needed to go live as soon as possible.

“Hello, everyone.”

[Ah]

[+HurryAndLeave: Long time no see lol]

[Hahaha]

[You’re finally here…]

[Why now? Why now? Why now? Why now? Why now? Why now? Why now?]

[Why are you just showing up now…]

[We missed you…]

[Can you stop disappearing for so long…]

[Pepe: You finally crawled back out lol]

The mood in the chat was a little intense.

But it didn’t feel like they were really mad.

It seemed like they understood the whole exam situation.

‘Probably because most of them are college students too.’

Relieved, I opened my mouth to speak.

“Alright, I’ll keep my promise from last time—starting now.”

[Yesss]

[+HurryAndLeave: This is it LOL]

[What kind of stream is this?]

[Oh I’m seriously hyped]

A ten-hour stream.

Honestly, it was going to be a bit tough.

But I figured if I just pushed through, I’d be fine.

Checking the fan cafe here and there would help time fly too.

And with that, the real stream began.

[Pepe has donated 1,000 won!]

—By the way, how did the exam go??

A question came flying in as soon as the stream started.

I was a bit caught off guard, but I answered plainly.

“I think it went well. I’ll probably get at least a B.”

At the very least, I thought I’d pull off a B.

I really had worked hard for it.

Just as I finished saying that.

[Yukie has donated 1,000 won!]

—Battle royale go go go go go go go

Yukie had entered the stream….