Chapter 7: “red save’s developers … release !!”

Every time a voice came from the speakers, cheers erupted from the crowd.

Of course, I was also shouting along with them.

Although some people flinched and stared when a 141cm super kawaii bishoujo stood among the men, squealing and shouting, they quickly refocused on the stage.

Then, a person slowly walked out from the end of the stage.

With black hair, yellow highlights, and brown eyes…

Huh?

Wh-what?

Wh-wh-what?!

It’s that person from earlier.

Seeing the coffee stain on her clothes, it was clear.

The coffee I spilled on her earlier was still there.

“Hello.”

“Waaaah!” Cheers erupted.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you. I am the director, illustrator, and story writer of Red Save… well, that’s me.”

“This is my first time greeting you all. I am developer Rain.”

Rain! Rain! Rain!

Rain! She’s a god!

Voices like these could be heard from all directions.

Normally, I would have reacted the same way, but this time, I just stood there, dumbfounded.

‘That woman from earlier was the Red Save developer?’

‘And I spilled coffee on her?’

‘And she was a woman?’

Thoughts like these rampaged through my mind.

As I was lost in thought, I suddenly realized.

‘I came here to have fun today, didn’t I?’

‘I should stop thinking and just enjoy myself.’

“Do you have any questions for me?”

As soon as Rain spoke, a flood of questions poured out.

How old are you, do you really work alone, what are your hobbies, are you a virgin, and so on…

Naturally, the person who asked the last question was dragged away.

“I’m 22 years old, and my hobby is… hmm, watching Red Save streams?”

“And yes, I am a virgin!”

…

A moment of silence fell.

The awkward atmosphere continued until the staff hurriedly changed the topic to game-related discussions.

As I felt earlier, she definitely has a unique quirk.

How many people would say something like that at an official event?

‘They say geniuses aren’t sane…’

After a few more exchanges, an hour had already passed, and Rain regretfully mentioned that it was time to leave.

“It was a pleasure today. Please continue to show Red Save a lot of love!!”

After saying that, Rain disappeared off stage amidst the applause of the crowd.

Clap, clap, clap.

‘That was fun.’

****

The lingering feeling remained, so I decided to look around the event hall a bit more before leaving.

The stage where Rain had been…

The booth where I bought merchandise…

The food court where I ate a tteokbokki…

“Why aren’t you leaving…?”

Gasp.

‘It’s Rain.’

‘Why is she still here?’

‘What should I do?’

‘What should I say to her?’

‘Can I have your autograph?’

‘I love you?’

“You’re, you’re pretty.”

‘Wh-what am I saying…’

As I blurted out random words in my panic, Rain spoke again.

“…Yes, you’re cute too.”

‘Uhh…’

The feeling of being called cute by someone I admired.

I couldn’t do anything but stand there with a flushed face.

Rain chuckled, then continued speaking.

“By any chance…”

“Yes…?”

“Do you stream…?”

‘What.’

‘How did she know?’

“Your voice is very unique… Are you by any chance Chokawaiidon…”

“U-Uwaaaah! Don’t say my nickname!”

‘She recognized me by my voice?’

‘That makes sense… It does make sense.’

Come to think of it, my voice is very unique, one of the top 1% cutest voices in Korea.

And such a voice happens to be heard inside the Red Save event hall?

‘Hmm… she probably could have recognized it.’

More than that, I didn’t think much of it when I made the nickname… but hearing it from someone else is quite embarrassing.

“I’m a fan. Cho.Ka.wai.Do.Nae.S.Class.Bishoujo-nim.”

Rain said, giggling as if to tease me.

“D-Don’t tease me…”

“*Cough*, Yes, yes…”

“But I never thought a Red Save developer would watch my stream…”

“I actually do a lot of ego-searching. It’s my hobby to see reactions to the story.”

‘I see…’

Time flies when you talk about topics you enjoy.

Just like how 30 minutes quickly passed even though it felt like we only exchanged a few words.

“I should probably get going now. It was fun.”

“M-Me too… And…”

“?”

“About spilling coffee earlier… I’m sorry, Rain-nim.”

As soon as she heard me, Rain burst out laughing.

“You really don’t have to worry about that. And…”

“My real name is Seo Dahye.”

With those words, Rain waved her hand and walked in the opposite direction from me.

‘She just told me her real name, right?’

‘Is it okay for a mere fan like me to know it?’

‘…Well, it’s probably fine, right? I’m happy about it anyway.’

As I turned to leave the event hall, Rain walked back towards me and said with an awkward smile.

“…That’s not the exit, apparently.”

‘Oh… I thought for a moment.’

****

Rain, no, Seo Dahye, muttered as she warmed herself in the hot bath.

“Today… there were a lot of people who liked it, weren’t there…”

Reaction streams are good, but seeing the reactions of people who genuinely like my work in real life feels different.

Seo Dahye wore a pleased expression and then focused on warming herself again.

“Haa… it’s nice and warm…”

After getting out of the bath, she turned on her computer, went to a live streaming platform, and started looking for Red Save streams.

The end of her daily routine.

She clicked on any story reaction stream and, while watching, muttered.

“…Their reactions aren’t interesting.”

A person flashed through Seo Dahye’s mind.

The person with the best reactions among all the Red Save streams she had ever watched.

The person who seemed to really love her game.

Someone whose name she didn’t know, but whose face she did.

She remembered the person she met at the fan convention today.

The person who streamed under the nickname ChokawaidonaeSClassBishoujo.

‘…She was really cute.’

When she searched for the nickname ChokawaidonaeSClassBishoujo, she saw the words ‘Streaming Live’.

‘Oh.’

She immediately entered the stream and typed in the chat with her viewer account.

–[NewbieHunter] hihi

–[NewbieHunter] Streaming Red Save today?

“Ah, I won’t be streaming Red Save today; I’ll be doing something else.”

At the words that she wouldn’t be streaming Red Save today, she was about to press the exit button but stopped her hand.

‘I don’t know why… but listening to your chatter is more enjoyable than other Red Save streams.’

‘Yes. Even if I don’t know why.’