Chapter 155: It’s All the Cherries’ Fault!

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After a day’s break from streaming, I turned on the broadcast at the usual time today.

“Cherries, Hi-Lu! Sorry for suddenly taking a break yesterday.”

• Hi-Lu
• Lu-ha
• Lulu, are you feeling better?
• Are you fully recovered?
• We’re fine, don’t worry about us

Perhaps because of yesterday’s health-related hiatus, the Cherries flooded in, immediately asking how I was.

Seeing that, I couldn’t help but grin like an idiot—hehe.

Maybe it’s a slightly weird reason, but…

Today, even the people at the company and the BlueOshi staff were the same.

I’m just happy that so many people worry about me like this.

“Hehe, luckily, it was just a slight fever! I took medicine, slept well, and now I’m fine! And just in case, I ate a hearty meal before coming on stream today!”

• Oh
• Good job
• So Lulu’s really eating well now, huh?
• If she doesn’t, CEO Kang’s paddle is waiting lol
• Do you still send meal proof pics to the CEO these days?

Hey, of course not!

That was only for a little while after I collapsed and got discharged from the hospital.

Well… actually, not just a little while.

It went on for a few months.

Anyway, I don’t do meal checks with the CEO anymore.

“Nope. The CEO trusts me now, so no more meal checks. But I’ve gotten into the habit of occasionally sending updates in the group chat or via DM about what I ate today.”

• LMAOOOOOO
• It’s become a routine now lol
• Kinda like using it as a substitute for posting on social media

Yeah, yeah, that’s pretty much it.

I don’t use any SNS outside the official company accounts—I don’t even look at them.

Instead, I share things with the members like this.

Sometimes, when I eat something delicious, I think, “I wish I could come here with the members.”

And whenever I send a message like, “Let’s come here together next time!” it just makes me happy.

[‘PersonWhoLikesWindows’ donated 5,000 won for snacks!]

• Btw, what’s up with the stream title? Something big coming soon?

“Ah, right! Actually, I have something to tell you all today.”

While chatting casually like this, a donation snapped me back to attention.

For reference, my current stream title is “Return from Hiatus + Something Big is Coming!”

At first, the Cherries were only focused on my return after the break.

But once they confirmed I was healthy, they started getting curious about the latter part.

Guess it’s time to tell them.

I was really shocked too, after all.

The Cherries will definitely be surprised. Hehe.

“So, the thing is… my first original song is finished! Well, technically, the composition is done, and recording starts next week!”

• !!!
• Fr?!
• KYAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
• Damn, something big really did come LMAO
• LET THE CELEBRATIONS BEGINNNNN!!
• So after Erin, Lulu’s getting an original song too?
• Insane, absolutely insane…

The completely unexpected news made the chat scroll up at lightning speed.

Even though I’m used to fast chats, I could barely keep up.

Well, it makes sense they’d be shocked.

Unlike Jia unnie’s case, where hints were dropped beforehand, this came out of nowhere—boom, composition already done.

[‘BlueDear’ donated 1,000 won for snacks!]

• Lulu’s first original song… my heart feels so full…

[‘Garzzag’ donated 1,000 won for snacks!]

• Congrats on your first original song, Lulu!

[‘MyBurnNyang’ donated 1,000 won for snacks!]

• Victory for the Cherry Squad, upvote party LOL

“Hehe, thank you, everyone. Honestly, I didn’t expect my original song to come this soon either… I was really surprised. Earlier, when we gathered on Discord and I first heard about it, I couldn’t tell if it was a dream or reality.”

• ?
• Wait, Lulu just found out today too?
• Why is the person involved shocked too LOL
• How was the embargo even on the involved party?

Yeah, seriously.

It wasn’t exactly an embargo—more like the composer suddenly reached out.

You have no idea how shocked I was.

“Yep, I had no idea. There wasn’t even an original song in production for me yet.”

• Huh?
• Really?
• Then how is it already done?
• Is it like a surprise gift or something?

The Cherries bombarded me with questions, clearly confused.

Yeah, I get that feeling.

My reaction was exactly the same when I first heard.

Let me explain step by step.

“Actually, from what I heard, this wasn’t a project we commissioned. We were still looking for a composer for my original song, but then one suddenly reached out to us.”

• ???
• And?
• Stop stalling, hurry up

Ugh, you guys are so impatient!

These kinds of stories need a little buildup!

“Well, it seems the composer watched my streams a lot. They knew about me and got inspired, so they wrote a song. And after finishing it, they reached out and offered it to me.”

• Damn.
• That’s crazy.
• Lulu the muse, insane.
• Wait, they didn’t just offer to work on it—they finished it first before contacting you? That’s legit.

Exactly what I thought.

No matter how much they liked me, usually, people reach out first, confirm the deal, then start working.

“Right? Even the CEO was super surprised. And this composer is really famous, too.”

• Oh?
• Who is it?
• Name?
• Give us a hint!

I can’t reveal the composer’s name yet, but as I started dropping tiny hints, the Cherries bit immediately.

“Heh, I’m not allowed to say the composer’s name yet. You’ll find out when the song drops.”

• Ugh.
• Ughhhhh…
• Cutting it off here…
• Lulu the tease, as expected LOL
• You mischievous axolotl…!

H-Hey, why ‘mischievous’?!

I just didn’t say the name, that’s all!

Are you guys just saying whatever you want now?!

“A-Anyway, that’s all I can say for now! If I say more, the CEO will scold me!”

• Tch.
• Aww, boss Lulu, why so stingy?
• C’mon, give us a little more.
• The Cherries are gonna dieeeeeee.

Hey, don’t die over this!

How weak are you guys?!

At this point, we should rename you from Cherries to Ocean Sunfish!

[‘DingDingDing’ donated 10,000 won for snacks!]

• Ah, but you’re lacking sincerity~ Cherries, quietly send your donations ^^7
• Oh, so that’s how it is? lol
• If there’s no sincerity, what can we do? lol
• Fr lmao

• If they lack sincerity, what can you do? LOL
• FR LOL
• We didn’t notice it.

“Ah, no! Who told you to send donations?! No matter how much you send, I won’t say anything! No, I can’t say anything in the first place!”

It’s not just because of the CEO’s orders, you fools!

VN also said in advance that they wouldn’t reveal anything!

Until the song is released, no detailed explanations about their identity or the song will be given!

Even what I said today was only what I’m allowed to share!

“Ahem. Still, we’re planning to release it by summer if possible, so just wait a little longer. Got it, Cherries?”

If I scold them any more, they’ll just throw an even bigger tantrum.

I speak as gently as possible, like soothing a child.

Then, a sudden donation pops up.

[‘LuluIsASoftCheekBully’ has thrown a snack fund of 1,000 won!]

• The weather’s been hot lately, isn’t May already summer? IDK LOL
• FR LOL
• These days, May is basically summer~
• Honestly, if you think broadly, even April feels like summer LOL
• What are you talking about, it’s been summer since March these days
• At this point, the Korean Peninsula has no seasons left LOL

“Wh-what are you all saying! Summer doesn’t start until June at the earliest!”

May is way past the line!

Honestly, by my standards, summer doesn’t start until late June.

Well, it has been really hot lately, though.

At the very least, it has to be mid-June.

[‘LuluCheekSucker’ has thrown a snack fund of 2,000 won!]

• So should we just assume it’s coming out in June?

“Ugh, I don’t know! I won’t answer any more questions! You Cherries can imagine whatever you want and wait—or don’t!”

• Oh
• Did Lulu just confirm it?
• She said June, let’s go~
• Yeah, if it’s not June, we’ll just die~
• Bonk her head!

Yeah, the Cherries seem to be getting dumber by the minute.

Well, they were always dumb from the start, but…

Now it’s like they’ve surpassed dumb and become something else.

If I don’t quickly change the subject…

“Ah! Oh, and for Lilith unnie’s birthday celebration, fans put up a billboard, so we’re planning to go see it on Wednesday!”

While racking my brain, I remembered the promise I made with Chae-yoon unnie.

Thinking this was the perfect distraction, I blurted it out.

The problem is…

• OMG
• The Star Pieces are probably gonna camp there now
• Why would you say that in advance, Lulu?!
• I’m a Star Piece, I’m pitching a tent in front of the billboard tomorrow to wait for them

“…Huh?”

In my panic, I forgot—

I was supposed to talk about it after we went.

I just revealed our plans to the Cherries in advance.

Of course, this alone probably won’t expose our faces, but…

Some VTuber fans can get really obsessive.

Generally, it’s an unspoken rule not to disclose locations that could reveal real-life whereabouts.

Like how I only talked about going to a collab café with Linne after the fact.

Or at the very least, you shouldn’t give a specific date…

But I just straight-up told them the exact day…

‘I’m screwed.’

In my mind, a tiny Jeong Da-jeong is kneeling in the ORZ position, sobbing in despair.

Ugh, I’m sorry… Chae-yoon unnie.

But this is the Cherries’ fault.

O-of course, I might be a tiny bit at fault too…

If it’s really bad, maybe we can just change the date…?

I’ll treat you to something tasty…

Translator Note

ORZ pose: