Chapter 133: Lulu, Did You Betray Me?

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Today, Chae-yoon finished her stream preparations with a light heart.

Lately, there haven’t been any noteworthy games to play, and sticking to the same old games she usually plays felt too monotonous. She was struggling to figure out what game to play when her savior, the youngest member of their family, recommended a game for today’s stream.

‘Our youngest is such a treasure, a real treasure.’

Just like during Last or Outlast, everyone in the group trusts Da-jeong’s eye for games. So, Chae-yoon naturally assumed this game would be fun too and started her stream.

Normally, she would at least watch a trailer or do some light research before streaming but today, she didn’t feel the need.

After all, it was a game recommended by Da-jeong, who knows her tastes well.

“Hmph, hmph.”

While the stream was booting up, she hummed a tune to herself with her mic off, finishing her preparations. Once the screen switched to the stream, she waved at her viewers.

“Hey, everyone! Did you all have a good lunch?”

• Konlili!
• Li-ha Li-ha!
• Leader, you’re as beautiful as ever today.
• Haven’t eaten lunch yet…

As usual, her cheerful greeting was met with responses from her loyal fans, the Black Moon Squad. While skimming through the chat, she noticed a few messages from people who hadn’t eaten lunch yet.

“What? You guys haven’t eaten yet? It’s already past noon!”

• Just woke up…
• Ate breakfast late, so not hungry yet.
• What did you eat, Leader?

“Me? I had stir-fried pork today. I followed a recipe our youngest sent me, and it was delicious.”

• Ohhh.
• A recipe from Lulu-chan? Fancy.
• Share it, please!
• Wow, you cooked it yourself?

Crack—

Chae-yoon felt a vein pop at the teasing comments, but she held back. It’s true that she hasn’t shown much skill in cooking, even though she’s been living alone for a while.

“W-Who do you think I am? I can cook too, you know? I just don’t do it often.”

• ?
• Sure~
• Coo…king?
• Are you talking about the poison cooking you showed us before?
• Please, just stick to winning against the Queen.

“Hey! Don’t compare me to Lucretia unnie! She’s at the level of boiling ramen!”

Even though she’s a somewhat capable independent adult, being compared to Ra-hee, who can’t even boil ramen properly, was too much for her pride. As Chae-yoon raised her voice, the chat exploded with laughter.

• LOLOLOLOL
• True though, lol.
• Comparing her to Lucretia-chan is too much, lol.
• Our Leader is definitely not bad at cooking.
• Lucretia’s cooking is literally poison, lol.

Ra-hee’s cooking skills are infamous even among the Star Pieces, so this time, everyone sided with Chae-yoon and teased her instead.

It’s to the point where even among Ra-hee’s fanbase, there’s a meme that says, “I’d do anything for Lucretia-chan, but I can’t eat her homemade food.”

After a short chat session to warm up the atmosphere, Chae-yoon switched to her streaming voice.

“Alright, the game we’re playing today is called Getting Over It! Woohoo!”

• What kind of game is that?
• Never heard of it.
• Smells like a trash game.
• Leader, are you sure about this?

She tried to hype up the game by showing the screen, but the chat’s reaction was lukewarm. The initial screen gave off a weird vibe, like it might be a low-quality game.

“Hey, guys. This is a game our youngest recommended, okay? She said I should definitely try it. And you’re doubting it? Do you want to get scolded?”

• Oops.
• What?
• Talulah mode activated, lol.

[‘BlackMoonSquadRegularSupporter’ donated 5,000 won!]

• It looks like a trash game… Oh wait, Lulu-chan recommended it? LOL.
• For real, lol.
• Everyone, hands off your keyboards!
• If Lulu-chan recommended it, it’s gotta be fun, lol.
• I’m already entertained, lol.

The moment she mentioned the universally beloved maknae, the chat’s opinion flipped instantly. Among the Star Pieces, Lulu is like a cheat code. If something doesn’t seem great at first just saying “Lulu-chan recommended this” or “Lulu-chan made this” makes it instantly appealing.

The fans even call this the “Lulu Key,” but there’s an unspoken rule that you can’t overuse it, or else you’ll get comments like, “Oh, here we go with the Lulu Key again…” So, it’s best saved for critical moments.

“Alright, let’s try out this new game our youngest recommended!”

Click—

As she pressed the start button and the screen changed, Chae-yoon smiled brightly, filled with anticipation. Little did she know, that would be her last genuine smile of the day.

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The gameplay of Getting Over It is simple. You control a character in a jar, adjusting the position of a pickaxe to climb structures and ascend a mountain. While it sounds straightforward, the awkward controls make it incredibly difficult for first-time players.

The key to the game is not just climbing higher but knowing when to jump low, when to use the pickaxe to step lightly, and when to jump high. The biggest challenge, however, is that if you fail and fall you can plummet endlessly, sometimes all the way back to the starting point.

There are no save points, so the difficulty skyrockets. Three hours into this infamous game, even Chae-yoon, who initially approached it with confidence, was starting to deny reality.

‘Something’s seriously wrong here.’

There’s no way the game her beloved Da-jeong recommended could be this frustrating.

But what she overlooked was that Da-jeong’s true identity wasn’t just a member of Blue LUV—she was also a clipper for BlueOshi and a Star Piece herself.

Thud—

“Aaaah! Why can’t you hook it properly, you stupid character!”

• LOLOLOLOLOL
• Try again~
• Your reactions are legendary, lol.
• Watching you suffer is so entertaining for us ^^7
• Trash game confirmed, lol.

Despite managing to climb fairly high, she failed a jump at the worst possible moment and fell all the way back down.

As she watched her character plummet endlessly, Chae-yoon screamed in frustration, but the Black Moon Squad was having the time of their lives.

After all, stream viewers are a cruel bunch who enjoy watching their favorite streamers suffer while munching on popcorn.

“Ugh, this is such a trash game… What kind of developer makes something like this…?”

• Yeah, it’s totally your skill~
• Blaming the developer for your own mistakes, huh?
• Leader, you’re embarrassing yourself.

Even though she had fallen all the way back to the starting point, aka “Primordial Village,” none of the viewers took her side. Instead, they seized the opportunity to roast her.

[‘PassingCherrySquad’ donated 1,000 won!]

• So, are you saying the game Lulu-chan recommended is trash? I’m disappointed, Leader…

“N-No! I’m not saying Lulu-chan recommended a trash game! I mean, it’s just…!”

• Ooooh.
• Wow, she’s dissing the game Lulu-chan recommended.
• I can’t even defend this…
• Lulu, we’re sorry…
• She can’t admit she’s bad, so she’s blaming the youngest…

Even worse, the Black Moon Squad turned the “Lulu Key” against her, leaving Chae-yoon flustered and struggling to explain herself.

‘No way Da-jeong would recommend this with bad intentions.’

There must have been some misunderstanding, or maybe there was a deeper reason. With that in mind, Chae-yoon steeled her resolve. She couldn’t just give up on a game Da-jeong had recommended. Besides, the chat’s reaction was actually quite positive, and the viewer count was higher than usual.

She wasn’t foolish enough to let this opportunity slip away. And more importantly, giving up now would feel like admitting defeat.

“Alright, let’s focus and try again. It’s a game our youngest recommended, so we have to see the ending, right?”

• Ohhh.
• Kyaaa.
• That’s our Leader.
• Lulu-chan! Watch over her!

As she prepared to start the game again, she glanced at the chat and her eyes widened.

‘Huh? Did I see that wrong?’

She could’ve sworn she just saw someone with a VIP badge. VIP badges are given by streamers to close friends or fellow streamers to make their chats more visible. In this stream, only five people have VIP badges: the members of Blue LUV and CEO Kang Ha-neul.

But the members and CEO Kang should all be busy with their own streams right now.

‘Wait, stream time?’

As that thought crossed her mind, Chae-yoon felt a chill. Now that she thought about it, there was one member who hadn’t started her stream yet.

With a sinking feeling, she checked the VIP badge holder’s username in the chat.

[VIP Lulu]

The moment she saw it, she felt like she’d been hit over the head. Of course, it’s not unusual for Da-jeong to check in on the members’ streams, but she usually at least says something in the chat. Today, however, there was no trace of her, as if she was trying to hide her presence.

“…Lulu? Are you watching the stream right now?”

• ?
• Did Lulu come?
• Oh, she’s here.
• Lulu-ha!
• She’s been silently watching you suffer, lol.

The way Chae-yoon called out to Da-jeong was unusually calm, almost ominous. The chat immediately focused on the situation.

“Alright, our youngest. Since you’ve been caught, why don’t you come out and explain why you recommended this game to me?”

At first, she thought there must have been a misunderstanding, but as the pieces fell into place, Chae-yoon realized this was all part of Da-jeong’s grand plan and began to pressure her.

[Lulu] – I, I just thought it would be fun for you…

[Lulu] – I really didn’t have any ulterior motives…

Finally, Da-jeong cautiously typed in the chat, but Chae-yoon immediately found a flaw in her words—specifically, the part where Da-jeong said, “I thought it would be fun.”

“Ah, so you thought it would be fun for me, huh? But by ‘fun,’ did you mean fun for me? Or fun for you and the viewers to watch me suffer?”

As the pressure mounted, the entire Black Moon Squad held their breath.

[‘Lulu’ has left the stream.]

“…Huh?”

• LOLOLOLOLOLOL
• RUN!
• She bolted, lol.
• Even her exit was artful, lol.
• TT!
• Evil maknae, lol.

As Da-jeong left the stream without a word, Chae-yoon was left speechless, and the chat exploded with laughter.

This couldn’t be real. Trembling with betrayal, Chae-yoon finally raised her head and screamed into the mic.

“Luluuuuuuuuu!”

The cold, bitter end had come for the unnie who had trusted her favorite member not to betray her.

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