Ch. 80 When You’re Scared, Let’s Do It Together!
by AfuhfuihgsChapter 80: When You’re Scared, Let’s Do It Together!
After the 100-day commemorative stream, I focused on regaining my health.
I wasn’t going to the gym yet, but I started taking light walks in the morning.
Even though eating three meals a day was still tough, I made sure to eat at least two meals.
I also set a limit of 3 a.m. and made it a habit to fall asleep by then.
“Our youngest, your cheeks have gotten so chubby.”
“Uweh…”
Thanks to that, I’ve become a healthy axolotl.
After a long time, I gathered with the members at the company, and immediately Chae-yoon unnie grabbed my cheeks.
Sigh.
Lately, it feels like the unnies always go for my cheeks the moment they see me.
Even Yuna, who’s the same age as me.
I’m not some kind of stuffed toy!
“Da-jeong, I’m sorry I couldn’t be by your side while you were hospitalized. Are you feeling better now?”
So-eun unnie had been abroad for quite a while, so she felt guilty for not being able to take care of me during my hospitalization.
It wasn’t really her fault, though.
“Yes, I’m fine! I’ve been eating regularly now.”
“I told Da-jeong to send me photos every time she eats. She’s been eating well.”
“That’s a relief.”
The CEO backed me up, and So-eun unnie finally seemed to relax, patting her chest.
Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since we all gathered like this.
We’ve met up as members occasionally, but often the CEO or So-eun unnie weren’t there.
And when those two were present, one of the members was usually busy with something else.
Yeah, yeah.
It’s only when we’re all together like this that I feel at ease.
How should I put it?
Blue LUV is the five of us, but it feels more like sisters.
With the CEO and So-eun unnie as the dad and mom, the family feels complete.
“Anyway, since we’re all here after a long time, let’s have a quick content meeting. Jia, you know your solo song is coming out soon, right?”
“Yes.”
Wow.
Jia unnie’s solo song is finally coming out.
Of course, I already know what the song is, but that makes me even more excited.
Erin’s first solo song is a masterpiece.
“I’ll let you listen to the demo as soon as it’s ready. Do you have any other content you’re working on?”
“Ah, well… no. Not at the moment.”
For some reason, it felt like Jia unnie glanced at me during that question, but she quickly looked away and shook her head, so I thought I must’ve imagined it.
Then the CEO turned to Ra-hee unnie.
“Ah, and Ra-hee, the new costume you requested might take a while. The illustrator is a bit busy.”
“That’s fine. I haven’t told the Garlics yet.”
“Oh? Good call. It’d be awkward if we told them and then it got delayed.”
Just from this, it’s clear that Ra-hee unnie has excellent foresight.
Or rather, she’s really good at objectively assessing situations.
If it were me, I’d probably get too excited and tell the Cherries right away, even without a detailed schedule.
“Chae-yoon, do you have any plans for this month?”
“I’m thinking of filming a vlog. I’ll be going on a trip to Japan soon….”
“Ah, right. A vlog… Filming is fine, but you know to be careful, right?”
“Hehe, of course. Don’t worry.”
Ah, come to think of it, this is when Lilith’s first vlog comes out.
Basically, Blue LUV doesn’t usually touch on content that reveals the person behind the avatar.
Even among overseas VTubers, many show their hands or the area below their neck on cam.
The CEO, having seen that, doesn’t prohibit it but VTubers generally have some reservations about showing the person behind the avatar, so the members don’t really ask for that kind of content much.
But if there’s one exception among the members, it’s Lilith.
Although it wasn’t common in this world yet, in the world I came from five years later, Lilith often showed various real-life content, from vlogs to cooking.
That’s why she earned the nickname “Queen of the Real World.”
The funny thing is, despite that nickname, Lilith’s actual face was never revealed.
“What about Yuna?”
“I’m thinking about the new games coming out! I’ve been doing covers and other stuff lately, so… I think I’ll focus on streaming for now.”
“That makes sense. By the way, new games… Anything interesting coming out?”
New games?
At that, I fell into thought for a moment, then my eyes widened.
Oh, right, this is around the time those games come out.
The jar game that caused a boom in the streaming world, Outlast, which left a mark in the horror game genre.
It’s a time when games perfect for streaming pour out one after another.
In streaming, the most important thing is trends and those who stay ahead of the trends gain fame.
In that sense, the new games releasing this quarter have immense name value.
If we distribute them well, it could be great.
Especially the jar game—it’s perfect for someone like Chae-yoon unnie, who has great reactions and immerses herself fully in games.
As for horror games, Jia unnie is the obvious choice.
She’s Blue LUV’s officially recognized scaredy-cat.
It’s not for nothing that she’s called the “Goddess of Trash” when it comes to horror games.
The problem is, while Chae-yoon unnie would happily play if I just recommended a game, Jia unnie is so terrified of horror games that it’s hard to get her to do it.
Plus, knowing how much Jia unnie hates horror games, I feel bad recommending them just for the sake of streaming.
Is there no good way to do this?
“Da-jeong?”
“Yes, yes?”
While I was deep in thought, the CEO suddenly called me, and I snapped back to attention.
Ah, right, she hadn’t asked me yet.
“Do you have any content you want to do? Something you’d like the company to help with?”
“Ah, actually… it’s not something I want to do, but there’s something I’d like to recommend.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
The CEO tilted his head, confused by my hesitant answer.
I hesitated, then cautiously glanced at Jia unnie.
When our eyes met, Jia unnie tilted her head to one side.
Ugh, this is the perfect opportunity, but how do I say it?
Jia unnie will definitely refuse outright but it’s worth a shot, so maybe I should just say it.
“There’s a new horror game coming out soon. It looks really fun… I thought maybe Jia unnie could try it.”
“H-horror game…?! Da-jeong, are you mad at me or something!?”
“Y-yeah, Da-jeong. Even if it were Ra-hee unnie or me, that’d be one thing, but Jia unnie and horror games are a bit…”
Yuna also chimed in, trying to dissuade me.
It’s true that among our members, those two are the strongest when it comes to horror games.
Especially Ra-hee unnie, who remains unfazed even when seeing ghosts.
No wonder the Garlics joke that she’s a real vampire.
On the other hand, Jia unnie is really weak with horror games.
No, weak might be an understatement.
Just two months ago, she tried a famous jump-scare horror game and couldn’t even last thirty minutes before quitting.
Screaming is one thing, but she gets so scared that she can’t even progress in the game.
That’s why I hesitated to recommend it to her.
But at the same time, Jia unnie has the most potential when it comes to horror games.
That’s why I wanted to recommend it somehow, but I didn’t have a good reason.
Unless I offered to do it with her…
‘…Huh?’
Wait a minute.
Do it together?
I think I just had a great idea.
That’s right, we can do it together.
Horror games are scarier when you play them alone in the dark, but having someone next to you makes it less terrifying.
Since Jia unnie and I are the only ones who’ve never done a duo stream together, an offline collab where we play horror games in the same room should work out fine!
I’m not great with horror games either, but for unnie’s sake…!
“Jia unnie! How about this? Let’s play the horror game together!”
“Huh? T-together…?”
Perhaps the suggestion was unexpected.
Jia unnie blinked and cautiously asked for clarification.
“So… you mean we should do a collab?”
“Yes! If you come to my place and we do it together, wouldn’t that be okay?”
Unnie seemed to ponder for a moment.
Was this proposal still not enough?
Just as I thought maybe I should just play the game myself or recommend it to someone else…
“…Alright, let’s do it. If I’m with Da-jeong, it’ll probably be less scary.”
“Really…?!”
“Yeah.”
Surprisingly, Jia unnie calmly accepted the proposal.
And just like that, Blue LUV’s first horror game collab was set.
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Truthfully, Jia had been planning something before coming to the company today.
She wanted to suggest a collab with Da-jeong.
Excluding group collabs, she was the only member of Blue LUV who hadn’t done a duo stream with Da-jeong yet.
‘I just can’t bring myself to say it.’
But despite coming to the company with a firm resolve, she found it difficult to suggest the collab to Da-jeong.
Not long ago, while preparing for a collab, Da-jeong’s health had taken a turn for the worse.
Of course, Da-jeong had assured her that she wouldn’t overdo it like before, but the memory of that time still haunted Jia like a trauma, making it hard to bring up the topic.
“……!”
“……?”
She kept glancing at Da-jeong, only to look away when their eyes met.
She repeated this cycle, like a lovestruck teenager.
“Do you have any content you’re working on?”
“Ah, well… no. Not at the moment.”
Even when asked, Jia hesitated.
‘Now’s the time!’ she shouted internally, but when her eyes met Da-jeong’s, the words she wanted to say just wouldn’t come out.
“There’s a new horror game coming out soon. It looks really fun… I thought maybe Jia unnie could try it.”
Then, out of nowhere, Da-jeong made an unexpected suggestion.
For Jia, who equated horror games with death, this was nothing short of shocking.
Of course, she was grateful that Da-jeong had thought of her for content, but she was about to politely decline when—
“Jia unnie! How about this? Let’s play the horror game together!”
“Huh? T-together…?”
Da-jeong’s enthusiastic follow-up proposal left Jia blinking in surprise.
Did she mean a collab?
As Jia tried to decipher the hidden meaning behind Da-jeong’s words, she wondered if this was a golden opportunity sent from above and cautiously asked for clarification.
“So… you mean we should do a collab?”
“Yes! If you come to my place and we do it together, wouldn’t that be okay?”
“……!”
A collab.
An offline collab, no less.
And not just any collab—this would be the first time anyone other than Ha-neul and So-eun would step foot into Da-jeong’s new home!
At that moment, the scales in Jia’s mind began to tip.
Her desire to do an offline collab with Da-jeong began to overshadow her fear of horror games.
‘Da-jeong said she’s scared of horror games too. If I, as her unnie, can protect her and look cool doing it, wouldn’t that raise her opinion of me?’
Though there was a slightly selfish desire mixed in, Da-jeong didn’t need to know that.
“…Alright, let’s do it. If I’m with Da-jeong, it’ll probably be less scary.”
“Really…?!”
“Yeah.”
And just like that, Jia became the first member of Blue LUV to receive a collab proposal from Da-jeong.
Even though Chae-yoon had beaten her to the first collab, this felt like a true victory.
“Hehe, I’ll protect you, unnie! Just trust me!”
“Ahem…!”
While Da-jeong clenched her fists cutely, trying to reassure her horror-game-fearing unnie, Jia couldn’t help but find her endlessly adorable.
Where did this cute creature even come from?
If only she could carry Da-jeong around in her pocket, as Ra-hee had once suggested.
The thought briefly crossed Jia’s mind.
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