Chapter 208

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Return to Square One (7)

Today’s apple price: 16 Gold

Utoki: “Gonna sell, Natsu?”

“I am. It’s triple what we first got. I’ll use the profit to buy more seeds, expand the fields, and grow even more apples!”

Utoki: “We could hang on a bit longer… but all right!”

With two of us planting and harvesting, output doubled—actually, because we’re perfectly in sync it felt more like triple.

—Nat‑chan suddenly rolling in money WWW
—Still a ways from an elegant house 草
—Why buy? Build it yourself!
—Yeah, buying materials and DIY‑ing is way cheaper.
—Wanna try?

“…I’ll think about it.”
People usually buy for a reason—maybe building takes ages?

Utoki: “Let’s build it! House, house! I’ve got experience!”

“Experience…?”

Utoki: “Yup! I’ve played a file where I built every house from scratch!”

“Fine. More joint projects = more fun.”

The original goal had been co‑op farming, but now the endgame was clear: build a house together.
And while it was just the two of us now, viewers would crack the password sooner or later—

Toyaaaa has arrived on the island!

“Eh?”

—wwwww
—Second guest is Toya, of course ww
—At this rate every V‑Spe member will drop in 草
—Does that make Yut‑chan an honorary V‑Spe? wwww
—Three sets of hands now!

Toya had logged in from the PC at home?
I eyed the avatar—looked exactly like her. Could be a name‑stealing rando… but nah.
I thought about running Digi‑Code voice‑check, but no one else was streaming; would’ve felt rude.

‘After the stream we can chat casually.’

Toyaaaa: “I dropped by, Nat‑su~ ♬”

“Quit dropping—grab a shovel. Here’s apples and a trowel.”

—No mercy ww
—Toya just became orchard slave #2 wwww
—If they keep it up, an apple house might be possible 草
—How about build a house in one day challenge?
—Ten players could bank the cash in no time (laughs)

Toya accepted tools and started working like she’d done it for years.
Am I the only V‑Spe who’s never played this game…?

konnari has arrived on the island!
Nagi has arrived on the island!

—They really came ww
—Hai‑InaRi!
—Otsu‑Nagi!
—Entire V‑Spe rolled in wwww
—Still zero ordinary viewers inside?
—Nat‑chan, you didn’t hand them the PW privately, right?
—Or maybe the password’s literally impossible 草

“I didn’t do anything of the sort.”
Fair suspicion: no viewers yet, but all my co‑workers had hopped in.
…Toya probably cracked it, then DM’d the others; best not to rat her out.

With so many hands, our tiny orchard exploded in size.

natsusama has arrived on the island!

“See? Viewers get in eventually.”

natsusama: “Room‑owner‑sama, I’m here!!”

“…Hi there.”

—“First‑time viewer,” eh?
—First time my foot—that’s a veteran Nat‑sumin wwww

(It was someone who’d clearly followed me since the Han Yeoreum era; my password mixed Han Yeoreum and Natsu trivia, throwing off newer Nat‑sumin.)

“Ha‑a‑a‑am…” yawn

—She yawned again ww
—Maybe she really overdid it today.
—Nat‑chan’s getting lazier the more helpers arrive 草
—Feels like we bought an efficient android farmhand wwww
—She’s usually the sweatiest try‑hard; now she’s nodding off ww

Ugh… Mind’s awake but my eyelids keep shutting.
I want to keep playing until the room’s packed—haven’t gamed much lately…
All right, splash cold water.

“…Gonna do a quick ice‑face‑wash break.”

—No need to go that far!
—If you’re tired go sleep; we’ll crack the PW while you nap!
—Leave the game on, we’ll grind cash!
—Then give us the password ww

Ignoring the pleas, I hopped off the doctor stool and left the mic—no way I’m leaking the password that easy.
Community snippets

[Toya joins lol]
Screenshot: Toya appears in Natsu’s lobby
“Gal‑master’s face when she had to check if it’s the real Toya was priceless.”

ㄴDoesn’t Han Yeoreum watch every Toya stream?
ㄴNot when times overlap.
ㄴPlus My Farm isn’t her taste, so she probably skipped it ㅋㅋ
ㄴGood thing, now there’s a veteran to guide.
ㄴThey can auto‑farm and then mine the caves!

[Whole V‑Spe assembled]
Clip with Natsu, Utoki, Toya, InaRi, Nagisa all on‑screen
“Kinda expected, but still hilarious that no regular viewer cracked the room before V‑Spe did.”

ㄴHow insane is that password, Yeoreum!!!
ㄴPlease, just tell us…
ㄴ(Natsu: “Absolutely not!”)
ㄴWhy is Utoki treated as V‑Spe?
ㄴTwin law: same mama = honorary member ㅇㅇ

[Han‑bung‑i finally breaks in;;]
Clip: a Korean viewer enters
“So jealous…”

ㄴWhy not me? Why not me?!
ㄴFor ethics, password MUST be disclosed!
ㄴPay to reveal, plenty would cough up ㅋㅋ
ㄴWhere’d this stinky outsider come from.
ㄴHan‑bung‑i too dumb; go back to your board.

[Is it okay they keep hinting at the ‘previous life’?]

ㄴTechnically a no‑no, but everyone’s half given up policing it.
ㄴAs long as they don’t say “Han Yeoreum” outright nobody stops them.
ㄴShe always denies it, of course.
ㄴYou expect her to confirm? lol

[Gal‑master keeps yawning]
Clip: Natsu leaving to splash cold water
“How does her off‑mic banter sound EXACTLY like Han Yeoreum days…”

Fans bicker about whether she should end stream for her health; another site war triggered by a single yawn.

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