episode_0151

“Ah!”

Kim Dae-yoon exclaimed.

Oh my god.

It was a disaster. That was the only way to think about it.

No, even more than that.

“Jeong Dayoung?!”

The junior he had just been walking home with turned out to be the streamer he had been so fond of?

In truth, he had suspected it ever since his mother appeared. The combination of her overwhelmingly voluptuous figure and her daughter’s uncharacteristic volume was too unreal to exist in reality.

But he couldn’t be sure, and to confirm it like this.

Moreover.

“The viewer count… has exceeded 5,000?”

Jo Raeng-i’s broadcast viewer count had already hit a career high.

In reality, her cam rooms usually had about twice as many viewers as usual, around 2,000, but now it was more than five times the average.

And the count was still increasing rapidly.

-“Ah, seriously! What is this?”

[Ahaha! This is crazy! Is that really the face of the captain? Wait, more importantly, is her mom really in her late thirties? Honestly, tell me! Isn’t she more like a sister than a mom?]

[Insane! Insane! Insane! Insane!]

[Breaking news! Twitch female cam rankings, each one dropping without exception!]

[This clan that boldly reveals names! The name is pretty too]

With her face and now her name exposed, the chat room went crazy.

Hastily adjusting the camera again, but her face had already spread like wildfire.

By now, in some secretive streamer galleries, pictures of Jeong Dayoung and her mother were spreading.

While she was undeniably beautiful enough to be a hot topic, he wasn’t particularly impressed. After all, he had seen her in person, much more stunning than on screen. They even walked home together today.

How will she handle this crisis?

**

“Ah, I don’t know~ It’ll work out somehow.”

[Hahaha, the captain has lost it. Hahaha]

[Well, honestly, it’s a shame to waste that face on just a few streams.]

“Is Jo Raeng-i going to a large company now? Let’s go!!!!”]

[Teacher, wasn’t Jo Raeng-i already at a large company?]

Hastily switching back to the screen, Dayoung seemed nonchalant about her face being revealed. She seemed calm now, but I saw it. Her hand trembling under the desk.

I quietly wrapped my hand around Dayoung’s, and the trembling subsided.

And soon enough, Dayoung skillfully regained control of the viewers and continued the broadcast.

“Ah, there’s nothing we can do about what’s already out there, but that doesn’t mean I’ll start doing full cam or anything like that in the future, so you all know. What? You’re disappointed? Come on, even I can’t guarantee that I’ll continue broadcasting in the future, so what’s the point of exposing everything like that. Huh? Are you quitting the broadcast? No, I mean that’s just talk, I really will stop?”

It felt a bit strange to see my daughter acting like this.

While Dayoung was making a profit from her broadcasts, she was still just a high school student at heart.

Seeing a child who seemed like she would remain my tender little daughter forever working so professionally in a certain field, it felt… impressive and yet somewhat disheartening.

[But why hasn’t there been a word from Mamang since earlier? Isn’t Mamang more shocked than the captain?]

[For real. Mamang’s face being revealed from her first broadcast outing, what do we do? We loved it though.]

[But seriously… how can she look like she’s in her late thirties with that face? It’s like an impossible miracle.]

[Our mom is in her late thirties and she definitely doesn’t look like that. Mamang is just… no, she’s special.]

After that, there was a heated debate about my appearance.

“J-Ja. I didn’t even get shocked, I just have something to think about, so don’t overanalyze it too much. Okay?”

“The people who appeared on the show today are really lucky. There won’t be such luck in the future.”

[Ah, our captain is already setting up flags boldly. I felt a distance when I saw his face, but now I feel familiar again. That’s our captain for you.]

“There won’t be such incidents in the future (another accident will happen soon) declared!”

“Isn’t this just a master of setting flags?”

“No way, right? Are you really going to be careful from now on?”

[Ah, but it’s a shame. I want to see the captain’s face or Ma Mang’s face again. They were really pretty like celebrities. It’s a shame they didn’t reveal it.]

“Well, I’ll say it again, you never know what will happen, so you have to be careful. Yeah. It’s lucky that the replay and clip functions are gone. Well, even if they were there, I would have deleted them right away.”

After that, Dayoung explained that there used to be a function to rewatch past broadcasts and a feature for viewers to capture funny moments in short videos.

“But no matter how much you warn, there will probably be clips circulating in the dark corners. Screenshots and all.”

It is said that even though some viewers take the streamer’s warnings seriously, there are also those who are determined to dig up personal information for their own benefit.

“Well… my face is already being sold here and there or will be sold soon, so it doesn’t matter. It’s our Jo Rang who’s the problem.”

“Huh? Why is your face being sold?”

“Oh, my mom was talking about becoming a promotional model for a new product at work. And she didn’t tell Jo Rang, did she?”

“No, Mom. Why are you suddenly talking about such an important thing in a public place like this? What product is it? Maybe the project you’re going to be in charge of this time?”

“Oh, yeah. But can I talk about this? There was a lot of noise about new YouTubers doing hidden advertising not too long ago.”

[Hahaha, suddenly advertising time. But is that your mother’s company’s new product? I can’t stand this. Just advertise it boldly.]

“Even though you’re doing it so openly, what hidden advertising? Ma Mang, we call this upfront advertising.”

“Is that so? Um… wait a minute? I didn’t prepare anything?”

“What preparation? Just talk about it casually.”

“Oh… it’s a meal kit that you can cook yourself at the university student cafeteria. There are 10 types, and the special menus are roughly Rose Dduroogi, Mara Rose Pasta, and the stable dishes like Ddukbaegi Bulgogi, Seafood Kalguksu… and so on. Oh, are there many university student viewers here?”

“Come on, university students, hands up!”

[Oh, oppa? Hands up!]

[Oppa can’t resist, hands up!]

[Even Eungniya, hands up!]

After that, many university student viewers continued to chat, indicating that they were university students by saying ‘hands up!’.

“How much does a student cafeteria meal cost these days?”

[It’s 6,500 won.]

[It’s 7,000 won. Suddenly increased by 1,500 won.]

[That’s reasonable. Our school hit 8,000 won.]

“But is that expensive? I don’t know, asking (really don’t know).”

“It used to be around 5,000 won, but it went up like that.”

“Hmm… it’s gone up a lot. When we were in school, the restaurants near the school were around 5,000 won, and the student cafeteria was 3,000 won.”

Of course, it was impossible to compare the prices of 20 years ago with now, and it was true that the prices of student cafeterias, including those in universities, had significantly increased due to the recent price fluctuations.

“Mom has already graduated from college….”

“Stop! You almost made a mistake again.”

While the accident earlier was truly unexpected, now I was able to prevent a mistake due to carelessness before Dayoung even finished speaking, thus stopping the disclosure of my age.

“Ah, I see. Anyway, it’s difficult to compare the past and the present. So, how much does your mom’s company’s product cost?”

“Taking away unnecessary costs like packaging minimization and printing, the basic menu is 5,000 won, and the special menu is 6,000 won.”

“Wow! That’s really a cheap price, isn’t it?”

[Wow! That’s a really natural reaction, isn’t it?]

“Hehe! Anyway, starting from selling at five universities in Seoul first, and if it sells well, we plan to gradually expand, right? Anyway, yes.”

[So, what’s this about Mamang being a promotional model?]

[What do you mean? It means that Mamang’s sticker is included when you buy the meal kit. That’s what I heard. They said it comes in 30 different versions.]

[Oh, really? I can’t wait. I’m going to spend my allowance right away!]

[Mamang’s sticker? I can’t resist this.]

“There’s no way that’s included. Don’t make things up! It’s just a simple photoshoot with a few pictures. I heard they will have external packaging stickers, promotional posters, and a signboard.”

[They’re reducing unnecessary packaging, but printing the packaging stickers in color?]

[Hey, it’s Mamang’s picture. Is that unnecessary? Mamang. I didn’t say anything. That guy messed up.]

[Oh, hahaha. Mamang’s picture is irresistible. I’m ordering tar remover today.]

“Why is there tar if Mamang doesn’t smoke?”

“Ha ha, I quit.”

“What, was Mamang really a smoker?”

“I quit. But honestly, even if someone with such beautiful eyes like Mamang smokes, I honestly think it’s kind of… no, attractive.”

“Enough with the smoking talk!”

“Yeah, enough with the Vitasitc talk.”

“So, what is tar remover anyway?”

“TMI: Tar remover is a spray-type product that removes the sticky residue from stickers like ‘no parking’ on the front windshield of a car, showing excellent ability to remove the sticky substance from the sticker.”

“But tar remover doesn’t just remove the sticky residue, it makes the sticker wet.”

“Mamang… getting wet? Oh, I can’t stand this anymore!”

“Haha, hold on a bit, you crazy people!”

I finally understood why Da-yeong comes out after every broadcast, holding her forehead and shaking her head back and forth.

Feeling dizzy.