[Title: By the way, is Rage actually close with Yott?]
[Content: Aside from Yott designing the album cover, they don’t really have any other connection, right?]
L: It’s more of a one-sided acquaintance.
N: Yeah, I don’t think they’re super close or anything.
N: You never know.
N: They could be close, lol. Yott surprisingly knows a lot of people.
L: Yeah, I’ve noticed that Yott is unexpectedly well-connected.
L: They could actually be friends.
[Title: Listening to the song again… I think it really is Yott.]
[Content: (Video) Listen carefully here. The person doing the chorus sounds just like Yott, lol.]
L: The way you say it makes it sound real now, damn.
L: Seriously
L: The voice does sound similar.
L: But if it were really Yott, wouldn’t he have said something? Lol.
N: Yeah, it’s not a small thing—it’s a feature in Rage’s song. He’d mention it.
N: Fact: Yott doesn’t really care about this kind of stuff.
L: But if it’s true, that’s actually amazing, lol. He’s already busy with his main work.
N: He’s already great at art and streaming, and now this too? Damn.
N: He really is impressive.
And just like that, I had been streaming for a full 12 hours.
Of course, it wasn’t like I had been grinding the whole time without a break.
I had taken several short rests along the way.
“Ugh, should we wrap it up here for today? Feels like I’ve been playing forever.”
I wanted to keep going, but if I pushed myself too much, it would take a toll on my health.
I didn’t really care about messing up my sleep schedule, but maintaining a reasonable balance was still important.
[+HurryAndLeave: Yeah, I think this is a good stopping point, lol.]
[+HurryAndLeave: You streamed for way too long today.]
[Really]
[Today’s stream was so much fun, lol.]
[Pepe: You can just stream again tomorrow, no need to overdo it.]
[Pepe: Don’t push yourself too hard.]
[This game is seriously so damn fun, lol.]
I definitely had fun playing the game.
Of course, I wasn’t the only one enjoying it—I hoped it had been entertaining for the stream as well.
“Alright, good work, everyone. If you missed anything, check the replay. I’ll upload it right away.”
[+HurryAndLeave: Damn, that’s the way.]
[This is it, ᄉᄉᄉᄉᄉ.]
[What even is this sleep schedule?]
[So you’re telling the people who just watched a 12-hour stream to immediately review it afterward? Got it, ᄋᄋ;]
[Pepe: Of course, you gotta review, you fool.]
[Are you really not going to review?]
“Alright then, see you all tomorrow.”
With that, I wrapped up the goodbyes and ended the stream.
[The stream has ended!]
As the message popped up, the viewers vanished from the chat.
“Haah…”
I was exhausted.
The game itself had been fun, but the whole process had been tiring.
Still, I had no regrets.
I had enjoyed myself, after all.
‘I need to wake up, get my work done, and start streaming right away tomorrow.’
I didn’t have much time left.
Soon, I would really have no time left.
That meant I had to finish the game as soon as possible.
If I didn’t?
I’d have to stream for a while feeling completely unsatisfied.
I decided I’d be cutting back on sleep for the time being as I drifted off to sleep.
Chirp, chirp.
The next morning.
As soon as I woke up, I headed straight to a nearby gukbap restaurant and ordered a meal.
If I was going to stream all day, I needed a solid meal to keep me going.
‘Eating snacks in between is fine… but that just reminds me too much of Guo-in.’
I used to snack on random things while streaming, but thanks to Guo-in, I couldn’t bring myself to eat anything on stream anymore.
Nothing looked more ridiculous than criticizing someone and then turning around to do the same thing.
Maybe most people wouldn’t care, but what mattered was that I thought it was embarrassing.
It was best not to do things I’d regret later.
Creak.
With that thought, I stepped outside.
It was around 2 PM.
Office workers were probably finishing up lunch and heading back to work.
‘Come to think of it, I barely slept.’
Since my body felt refreshed, I thought more time had passed—but apparently, it hadn’t been that long.
Was I getting healthier?
I entertained the pointless thought as I walked into a nearby gukbap restaurant and sat in a corner.
‘Not many people here.’
I had expected it to be packed, but it seemed most people had already gone back to work.
Or maybe the cold weather was keeping them inside.
“One sundae gukbap, please.”
“One sundae gukbap, coming up!”
I placed my order and absentmindedly scrolled through my phone when.
Brrr.
A call came in from a familiar contact.
‘Why would they be calling at this time?’
Sure, I knew this was a normal hour for most people.
But the people around me weren’t exactly normal.
A lot of them had completely flipped sleep schedules.
Thinking that, I picked up the call.
And then.
“Ah, can you see me clearly, oppa?”
The call suddenly switched to a video call.
I was caught completely off guard.
Of course, I had assumed it would just be a regular voice call.
Feeling a little caught off guard, I answered.
“Oh, I can see you. But why the sudden video call?”
For her to call like this, it must have been something urgent.
But what could be so urgent that Seolhwa would need to contact me?
Just as I was wondering.
“My concert schedule is set.”
“…Seriously?”
“Yep.”
She had just dropped something completely unexpected.
I was stunned.
I knew that Seolhwa’s popularity had been steadily rising, but I hadn’t realized she was big enough to hold a full concert.
“What’s the expected size?”
At most, I figured it would be around 2,000 people.
No matter how popular she was, actually getting people to attend was a whole different matter.
“We’re expecting around 3,000 people. Honestly, I’d like to aim for even more, but we’re not entirely sure about the demand yet.”
“You made the right call. If you overshoot and don’t fill the venue, the losses would be huge.”
“The losses aren’t really the issue… It’d just be embarrassing if the venue isn’t full.”
“Yeah, I get that.”
If she booked a large venue based on confidence in her popularity but couldn’t fill it, it would be embarrassing.
It would mean she overestimated herself.
Still, it was impressive.
Just as I was thinking that.
“So… would you be interested in coming to the concert?”
“If you invite me, of course, I’ll go. It’s your first concert.”
Seolhwa and I weren’t just casual acquaintances anymore—we were pretty closely connected now.
So if she invited me, it was only right that I went.
‘The concert should be fun.’
Every time I worked with her in her studio, I could tell—Seolhwa was truly passionate about everything related to music.
For example, when she played the guitar, she was completely serious about it.
I was thinking about how impressive that was when—
“No, no. Not as an audience member. As a feature.”
Seolhwa suddenly dropped an unexpected bombshell.
“…A feature?”
“Yep.”
A feature?
Did I hear that right?
Judging by how serious she looked, she wasn’t joking.
“I’ve never performed live before, though.”
“That’s fine, that’s fine. You can just practice.”
“Uh… hisss. Are you sure about this?”
I was definitely caught off guard, but I wasn’t planning on rejecting her outright.
She must have thought about this for a while before bringing it up.
There was no reason to keep refusing.
‘It does sound fun.’
As I was mulling it over, Seolhwa spoke up again.
“Yep! It’s totally fine. I think it’ll be fun.”
“Alright. Let me check my schedule and get back to you. My semester is starting soon.”
“Eh? You’re in college?”
“…What do you think I am?”
Seolhwa looked at me like she was genuinely shocked.
As if she had just assumed I never went to college.
I stared at her, feeling slightly offended.
“Ahaha… I was just kidding. Just kidding.”
“Hmph.”
We were casually chatting when.
“Sundae gukbap is ready!”
My food arrived.
After finishing my meal cleanly, I went straight into setting up my stream.
[The stream has started!]
“Ah, ah, can everyone hear me?”
[ᄒᄋᄒᄋ]
[+HurryAndLeave: ᄒᄋ]
[+HurryAndLeave: Judging by the time, it looks like you just woke up and immediately started streaming.]
[Really]
[Yeah, seems like he went live right away, lol.]
[When do you even rest?]
[Pepe: You’ve been taking plenty of breaks, considering you only streamed three hours a day before this.]
[Honestly, that was low-effort streaming, lol. You’re finally getting back to normal now.]
Viewers were already flooding in the moment the stream started.
Some were making weird comments, so I decided to hit them back with a little jab.
“Isn’t the real low-effort play watching streams at this time of day? Oh, I’m just kidding.”
[?]
[What’s with the sudden sneak attack?]
[Yott… Yott, please…]
[+HurryAndLeave: Why are you suddenly rubbing salt in our wounds…?]
[This ambush is brutal.]
[Ah.]
[Pepe: Please, no real-life talk. ᄂᄂᄂᄂᄂᄂᄂᄂ _LLLL]
[Who brought it up, damn it.]
[Whoever did, just go die.]
I was just joking around when suddenly—
[Glim has donated 10,000 KRW!]
– Reore 4-man party, gogogo?
Now that was a tempting offer.