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“Wh-what’s going on?”
Her voice trembled with a mix of surprise and embarrassment.
Seoyeon, sitting in a swivel chair, looked up at me, her eyes slightly shaking.
“I wanted to talk to you. I didn’t realize you were on air.”
I had suggested we talk after the broadcast, so I was about to leave Seoyeon’s room.
After all, Seoyeon was working right now.
Even between sisters, personal and professional matters should be kept separate.
However, just as I was about to quietly close the door behind me, Seoyeon suddenly rushed over and grabbed my wrist urgently.
“W-wait, unni.”
“What’s wrong?”
“If you tell me what kind of little sister I am, they’ll give me 30,000 won. Can you just say something, even if it’s short…?”
30,000 won.
Considering that most of the donations on Seoyeon’s broadcast ranged from 1,000 to 10,000 won, it was a considerable amount.
I could understand why she was so eager.
So, I stepped back into Seoyeon’s room and sat down in the chair she had just vacated.
Well, it could be said that I was somewhat forcefully made to sit, but hey, it’s 30,000 won, after all… “Do I just say it here?”
“Uh, uh-huh.”
After Seoyeon confirmed, I cleared my throat and organized my thoughts.
To make 30,000 won worth, I couldn’t just say anything off the cuff.
“Ah, ahh. Can you hear me?”
- Hah
- Is that Maru unni??
- Wow, that voice
- Hello ^^7
- Oh
- Maru, the person who plays 1v1 and is amazing ᄃᄃ
- Unni’s so pretty “…?”
Suddenly, the chat started scrolling faster, and I glanced at Seoyeon.
The chat speed in Seoyeon’s YouTube video was much slower.
It seemed like another bug had occurred.
“It’s not a bug.”
“Huh? Really?”
“Yeah. It’s just that everyone is hearing your voice for the first time.”
They seemed to be enjoying it too much, though.
Mumbling something incomprehensible, Seoyeon waved her hand as if signaling that I could continue.
She also gently pulled the microphone on the desk closer to me.
“Hmm… So you asked what kind of little sister Maru is, right?”
I carefully chose my words, pausing for a moment before continuing.
“She’s a good little sister. She listens to me well.”
ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ - Maru (unni) She’s a good kid.
- Unni’s voice is so nice.
Of course, she listens to the person who bought her the microphone. - Are you a voice actor?
ᅳ Hmm…
How many Marus from Earth lost their keyboards while using shotguns in ranked matches… - Maru’s a good kid ᄏᄏᄏ For some reason, the chat sped up again.
I looked over at Seoyeon and continued talking about her.
I felt proud watching her find her path and work hard toward it.
I didn’t know she had a talent for broadcasting, but it’s been nice to see.
“As her older sister, I’m cheering for her.”
I made sure my words were worth 30,000 won, then looked slightly to the side and saw some sad comments in the chat.
- Binni ᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲ
- Maru’s personality is totally the opposite.
- I can see why Maru can’t move when she’s around..
- Just pure light.
- The Maru that unni is talking about feels like a different person from the one we know — I’ve never seen siblings this close.
Binni ᄏᄏ큐ᅲᅲ Was what I said really that sad?
I didn’t understand why the chat was full of people crying, so I glanced at Seoyeon again.
“Are the viewers really crying? What should I do?”
“…It’s not that they’re really crying.”
Seoyeon shook her head slightly, then moved the mouse.
She clicked a blue “Success” button on the second monitor.
A sound of something falling like a coin was heard. - Clink.
[[Mission Complete! Tell us what kind of little sister she is for 30,000 won]]
I naturally looked up at the notification on the top of the screen.
It seemed like some kind of donation mission alert.
So Seoyeon could actually click the success button herself.
“Can I go now?”
“Yeah. Thanks, unni~.”
Her voice sounded a bit more excited than usual.
I guess I had done enough to earn my 30,000 won.
Just as I was about to leave, though… - Maru-lung~! [ᄋᄋ has donated 100,000 won!]
『Here’s your pay for the day』
With Seoyeon’s sweet voice, a hard-to-believe number appeared on the screen.
At the same time, I heard Seoyeon’s shocked voice.
“1-100,000! Thank you! Thank you~!”
Seoyeon’s tone shot up dramatically, and she stretched her arm out, forcing me to sit back down in the chair I had half risen from.
It seemed like I had to talk some more.
By the way, “pay for the day”?
What was that about?
I hadn’t really done any work.
“It’s just that I like you, so I gave it to you!”
“Me? Why? We’re meeting for the first time…”
“Ahh… just say thank you.”
She pulled the black microphone toward me again.
So, once again, I cleared my throat.
“Y-Yes… um… 100,000 won, thank you.”
Unni’s so surprised ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ - Unni’s so pretty.
Does Maru have a boyfriend?? - It seems like the stream gets more fun with Binni around.
- Your voice is really nice.
“100,000 won… that’s quite a lot of money. It’s the amount someone would earn after working for 10 hours.”
“I think 100,000 won is money with the value of someone’s precious 10 hours. It’s not something to be taken lightly.”
“I’ll use this 100,000 won wisely so that its value isn’t wasted. Thank you.”
— A true blessing ᄃᄃ — Maru, you should learn from her. - Just… pure light..
I’m so moved ᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲ - Binni speaks really well.
- I hope Maru is at least half as good as her sister, but I shouldn’t say such bad things..
- Is she a poet?
ᄏᄏᄏ Finishing my thank-you speech for the 100,000 won donation, I gazed quietly at the monitor in front of me.
This is Seoyeon’s world.
Still unfamiliar to me.
‘1700 people… that’s quite a lot, right?’
I wasn’t yet sure whether Seoyeon would succeed in her broadcasting career, but I felt like I could at least leave her a message.
After all, the people who will be there with her when she broadcasts under the name “Maru” aren’t me, but these viewers.
“If Maru isn’t great at gaming, please don’t be too harsh. Instead, please encourage her. Maru is working hard, too.”
“Please take good care of our Maru.”
After finishing my message to Maru’s viewers, I got up from my chair.
I briefly made eye contact with Seoyeon, who had been quietly watching me, then lightly tapped her shoulder before leaving the room.
For some reason, I no longer paid much attention to the crying chat that had been filling the screen. - Maru, be nice to your sister.
- This is really light;;
Wait, so even the sister knows she’s bad at games?
ᄏᄏᄏᄏ
Light, light, light. - Why is our sister..
Binni ᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲᅲ
“…Alright, alright. Anyway, I need to finish this stage, so let me focus again~.”
Seeing the chat filled with messages about my sister, Seoyeon slightly blushed.
I knew Seoya was the type of person who would say such things, but still, what should I say?
It felt a little awkward.
In many ways.
It was like going back to those times when I used to be in my sister’s arms, and I felt more embarrassed than I expected.
At the same time, I felt like, to Seoya, I was still that awkward younger sibling.
‘I could have just said “thank you” simply…’
Anyway, finishing the broadcast was the priority for now.
I focused on the broadcast rather than my sister.
When I wrapped up today’s stream and stepped outside, it was already evening.
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“Why is this kid holed up in her room when her sister is here after a long time? She should at least talk to me for a bit…”
“Mom. Seoyeon worked hard today. I can’t bother her while she’s working.”
We can talk after dinner.
Thanks to Seoya gently cutting off Mom’s nagging, Seoyeon felt much more at ease. Was it because of that?
- Squeak─.
- Click.
Even after finishing dinner and following Seoya into her room.
When Seoya took out her laptop from her bag, I still kept an eye on her, wondering what she was planning to talk about.
From what I said to the viewers about taking good care of me, it seemed like the broadcast was allowed, but I was still curious.
I swallowed dryly.
I was nervous about facing my sister today.
“I’ve been thinking, sis…”
“Uh, yeah?”
As soon as Seoya started talking, my head naturally nodded.
Seoyeon’s gaze naturally shifted to Seoya’s laptop screen.
Up until that point, I was prepared to just listen to whatever she had to say.
Yes, I was planning to just listen, but…“I’m going to teach you how to play Battle of Legends.”
“…Huh?”
“I played Battle of Legends with someone from work, and they said I was really good.”
What was this about?
Who’s teaching whom?
“Uh, you don’t even have a tier.”
“I still beat you.”
“A… even so!”
Despite Seoyeon’s continued objections, Seoya’s story never seemed to stop.
I couldn’t just leave Seoyeon alone.
Through her own experience, Seoya was going to teach me how to control my emotions while gaming.
“In the long run, this will help. If your skills improve, the viewers will like you more. And your mental toughness will improve, too.”
“That’s true, but… 1v1 and ranked games are different, sis. They’re completely different games.”
“It’s okay. We’ll try ranked games too.”
I couldn’t understand Seoya’s words that she was going to teach me, a seasoned Battle of Legends streamer, how to play.
Why is someone who’s never played a game in her life suddenly so confident in herself after playing a few rounds of Battle of Legends?
“Sis, you’re busy. Where would you find time to play games?”
“You’re doing broadcasts while going to school, right? I can play after work.”
Despite Seoyeon’s continued persuasion, Seoya’s resolve didn’t break.
So, one last time, I tried to stop her.
“I do broadcasts while I game. It’s different from just playing a game. I need to focus twice… no, three, four times more.”
“Then I can do the same.”
“Eh…? What, do you mean?”
“Broadcasting. I’ll try to rank up under the same conditions as you. That’s good enough, right?” When Seoya said something I never expected, I felt my mind go blank.
It wasn’t that I didn’t think she was underestimating Battle of Legends streaming, but… “Wait, sis, how are you even going to broadcast?”
“Can’t I?”
“You don’t even know how to set up a computer! Someone who doesn’t know the optimal settings for Battle of Legends broadcasting…!”
“I’ll ask someone who knows. It’ll be fine.”
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“Manager Kim, do you know how to set up a computer? For Battle of Legends broadcasting optimization settings?”
“…Yes?”