Chapter 86: The Whole World is Teasing an Axolotl

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Yesterday and today have been nothing but a series of embarrassing moments.

It was already embarrassing enough that I slept with Jia unnie because I was scared after playing the horror game, but to top it off, I even kissed her in my sleep.

I must’ve thought about dying at least 300,000 times a second.

Thanks to the delicious meal unnie made, I managed to pull through but if it weren’t for that, I might not even be here right now.

I can already imagine what’s going to happen when I start the stream but I can’t just not work, so I reluctantly turn it on.

However, I’m still too shy to show my avatar, so I only display the Axolotl plushie above my head and greet the viewers.

“H-hello, Cherries…”

• Lu-ha
• Hello
• Clumsy Lulu, hi
• Is this the legendary horror game master’s stream?
• You’re playing Outlast today, right? The one you didn’t finish yesterday?

“I-I told you yesterday. I’m not doing it. I’ve decided I won’t even look at horror games from now on.”

As expected, the moment I start the stream, the teasing begins.

I try to resist in a timid tone, but it’s no use.

When I cried yesterday, everyone was all sympathetic, but that was just a one-time thing.

I hate you, Cherries.

[‘Shuuya’ has thrown a snack donation of 10,000 won!]

• Lulu-chan, you worked hard yesterday. Here’s your viewing fee.

“Ah, thank you for the 10,000 won donation. I’m the one who should be thanking you for watching. Hehe, by the way, 10,000 won is enough for two Frappuccinos…”

I was planning to keep my face hidden for a while, but I felt too bad to do that to a Cherry who gave such a big donation, so I immediately brought out my avatar and hopped in place as a reaction.

• LOLOLOLOL
• She lights up at the mention of Frappuccino LOL
• Look at her showing her face right away LOL
• What’s so great about a Frappuccino? LOL

“Hey! What do you mean, ‘what’s so great about a Frappuccino’? Are you all belittling my favorite drink?!”

This won’t do.

I was planning to let things slide today because of what happened yesterday, but Cherries, sit down!

“Do you even know how delicious Frappuccinos are?! The caramel one is sweet, the matcha one is slightly bitter, and if you blend in Java Chips or add other toppings, there’s nothing better! By the way, lately, I’ve been obsessed with the matcha Frappuccino. Did you know there’s a secret recipe online? You blend in whole Java Chips and add a shot, and it gives you a coffee flavor too…”

• Who pressed the switch? LOL
• Calm down, calm down.
• The Axolotl is suspiciously passionate about Frappuccinos LOL
• At this point, they should give her a sponsorship deal LOL
• It’s good, but is it that good?

Of course it is!

Sure, parfaits and tanghulu are delicious too, but nothing can match the unique taste of a Frappuccino!

No matter how tired I am, one sweet Frappuccino can instantly revive me!

It’s my energy drink, my battery, my sugar boost!

To belittle such a drink, you Cherries really have no taste!

“Ahem! Anyway, thank you all for enjoying yesterday’s collab. I’m sorry it ended so early because of me.”

• Nah
• It’s fine
• We’re not trashy enough to force a crying kid to keep going LOL
• Honestly, we saw everything we needed to see LOL

Hmm, this feels weird.

The Cherries are comforting me, saying it’s okay, but it somehow sounds suspicious.

“…For some reason, it sounds like you guys wanted to see me cry?”

• Gasp
• Gasp
• What

[‘Wooae’ has thrown a snack donation of 1,000 won!]

• Yikes, we’ve been caught. Run!

What? It was true?

I was just saying that as a joke!

Did you guys really expect me to cry?!

“It was true…?! Cherries, were you expecting me to cry?”

• Ahem ahem…
• I didn’t, for the record LOL
• No way LOL
• Lulu-chan, don’t you trust us?

Nope, I don’t.

Of course, I love the Cherries, but when it comes to this kind of mischievous behavior, I don’t trust you at all.

“Well, of course, the Cherries wouldn’t do that. There’s no way my kind Cherries would expect me to tremble in fear and cry, right?”

• For real LOL
• Lulu-chan really understands us.
• As if there are perverts who enjoy seeing their oshi cry. LOL

Oh ho, is that so?

Alright, I’ve got you now.

“Then I guess I don’t have to play horror games anymore, right? Since the Cherries didn’t expect me to be scared.”

• Huh?
• ?
• ?????
• No, no, please, not that

When I used their own words against them, the chat was instantly flooded with question marks.

Nope, no take-backs.

I’m not changing my mind.

This is all your fault.

“Alright. Then from now on, we’re absolutely not doing horror games on this stream! Since the Cherries said they don’t want to see me scared.”

• Stop!!!!!!!
• Stop messing around!!!
• Lulu, can we talk this out…?
• We’re sorry, please, just not that…

The Cherries tried to backtrack, but I cut them off decisively, shaking my head firmly.

The bus has already left.

Just accept it, you troublemakers.

Of course, it’s not like I’ll never play horror games again.

On special occasions, or when I feel like showing a more vulnerable side, I might do it for the Cherries.

But I’m not going to tell them that right now.

Let’s see how you like being teased, hmph.

[‘Yehhi’ has thrown a snack donation of 2,000 won!]

• Lulu-chan, if you act like this, we’ll have no choice but to go dark.

“What can you do if you go dark? What can you do?!”

Instead of negotiating, I provocatively challenge the Cherries with a sassy attitude.

What can you do if I don’t play horror games?!

What can you do besides cry like I did yesterday?!

Answer me, you troublemakers!

[‘Jisss’ has thrown a snack donation of 1,000 won!]

• Then how about you tell us the story of how you begged Erin to sleep with you because you were scared?

“…Huh?”

While I was gleefully teasing the Cherries in my head, a sudden donation froze me in place.

Wait a minute.

How do the Cherries know about that?

Could it be Jia unnie?

No, Jia unnie promised me.

In exchange for posting that photo in the group chat, she promised not to spill the beans to the viewers.

Then how…?

[‘PersonWhoLikesWindows’ has thrown a snack donation of 5,000 won!]

• Lucretia mentioned it on her stream LOL. She said Lulu-chan slept under the same blanket as Erin and even kissed her.

“Whaaat…?!”

While I was trying to gauge if this was a bluff, another donation came in, firmly nailing the coffin shut and exposing all my secrets.

Wait, so Ra-hee unnie said it?

W-well, Ra-hee unnie didn’t make any promises about not talking about it on stream…!

Sure, I made that promise with Jia unnie, but…!

Did she really talk about it on stream?!

“R-really? Did Lucretia unnie… talk about it on stream?”

• Yep
• Yeah
• She can’t believe it LOL
• Didn’t you watch Lucretia’s stream today? She mentioned it earlier.

Unfortunately, I didn’t watch it.

Today’s meeting with the staff was earlier than usual, so I just recorded it to watch later.

Who knew that would backfire on me?

[‘DingDingDing’ has thrown a snack donation of 1,000 won!]

• Now, who’s in charge here?

“Ugh…”

I was clearly in control of the negotiation, but Ra-hee unnie’s story instantly shifted the power to the Cherries.

But even knowing that, there’s nothing I can do.

“E-everyone, can we talk this out?”

• Nope, no take-backs
• You’re the one who refused to negotiate earlier. What’s with the sudden request?
• Lulu-chan, you did this to us.

What did I do to you?!

You guys started it first!

You’re all such meanies!

“A-alright. Then please, just don’t make me tell the story myself. In return, I’ll do one more horror game collab when the time comes. You guys already know what happened anyway.”

But no matter how dissatisfied I was, I had no choice.

I presented my final negotiation offer, desperately clinging to the Cherries.

It was a minimal request—just don’t make me tell the story myself…

• ????
• I didn’t watch Ra-hee’s stream, so I don’t know
• I was passed out and just woke up, so I don’t know
• I got banned from Ra-hee’s stream, so I don’t know

If you got banned, it’s because you’re a troublemaker…!

Don’t use that as an excuse to make me talk!

“Ugh… fine. I’ll tell you, okay? I’ll tell you. But next time you ask me to play a horror game, just you wait…!”

• LOLOLOLOL
• This is a war Lulu-chan started
• Should’ve just listened to the Cherries from the start, huh?

I don’t know, I don’t care.

Right now, I’m only telling the story because they’ve got leverage on me, but for the time being, the Cherries and I are enemies.

I won’t forget this humiliation, so you’d better be ready.

“So, here’s what happened yesterday… After the stream ended, we gathered in my room to chat, and when it was time to sleep, unnie went out to the living room.”

• Yeah
• Yep
• So you made her sleep in the living room?
• Why’s the guest treatment so harsh?

“I-I was the one who wanted to sleep in the living room, but unnie refused…! Stop making weird assumptions and just listen to the story!”

Who thinks I wanted the bed for myself?!

I was trying to be considerate of my guest!

But unnie insisted on sleeping in the living room, so what was I supposed to do?!

• LOLOLOLOL
• She finally exploded LOL
• Alright, alright
• Lulu-chan’s eyebrows go up when she’s mad. So cute LOL
• Ignore the teasing and keep going

After pausing to catch my breath, I chugged some cold water and continued.

“Anyway, so I lay down to sleep, but then the last scene from Outlast popped into my head. You know how scary that was, right?”

• The jump scare was insane
• The visuals were terrifying
• It was scarier than most zombie games
• It was seriously creepy LOL

“R-right? It’s not just me, right? It was so grotesque and horrifying, and then it just suddenly popped out…”

Yeah, yeah.

Thankfully, the Cherries seem to agree on this part.

Well, if you saw that scene yesterday, you’d have to admit it was terrifying.

It was seriously creepy.

“I tried to fall asleep while looking at my phone, but that didn’t work either. So I grabbed my pillow and went to the living room to ask unnie if I could sleep with her… and she agreed.”

• So cute LOL
• I can imagine it. Adorable LOL
• Isn’t this exactly like an anime little sister character?
• There’s no way you could refuse that LOL

R-really?

I was worried unnie might refuse, but…

Somehow, everyone’s reaction seems to be, “How could anyone refuse that?”

Don’t people usually feel uncomfortable when someone intrudes on their sleep?

I don’t know if you’re all just kind or weird.

“So we chatted about this and that, and then I fell asleep. But when I woke up in the morning, there was a photo in the group chat. I was like, ‘What’s this?’ and when I looked… it was a photo of me kissing unnie on the cheek…”

• So that’s how it happened LOL
• She really did it in her sleep LOL
• You don’t remember it at all?

“No, I really don’t remember. If I were in my right mind, I wouldn’t have done that.”

Of course, I really like Jia unnie and the other members, but!

Even so, I wouldn’t kiss them on the cheek like a child!

At most, I’d hug them tightly and that’s already embarrassing enough!

“And then the members started saying they wanted to do horror game collabs with me next time… I was so embarrassed, I thought I’d die.”

• LOLOLOLOL
• They must’ve been jealous
• How can you resist Lulu-chan’s sleeping face? LOL
• My mouth is watering LOL

Why would anyone be jealous of that?!

If the Cherries said something like that, I’d think, “Here we go again,” but there’s no way the members would want to sleep with me.

They just want to watch me tremble in fear!

“I-I’m definitely not doing horror game collabs with the members. If I do, I’ll do it alone… Huh?”

Just as I was wrapping up the story and about to start the game, my eyes widened as I saw the chat.

[Erin] – Lulu

[Erin] – Why aren’t you telling that part?

“E-Erin unnie…?”

• Eri-ha
• Eri-ha Eri-ha

As Erin unnie suddenly appeared, I felt a chill run down my spine.

Meanwhile, the Cherries were just excited about the unexpected guest…

But what story is she talking about?

I’ve already told everything I could.

[Erin] – You should also tell them how you confessed to unnie yesterday, saying you like her so much

[Erin] – You said it before falling asleep too

[Erin] – And before kissing her this morning

“What?! I-I said that in my sleep too…?! You’re lying!”

There’s no way I’d do that, even in my sleep!

That’s just a cliché you see in cartoons!

She’s probably just trying to tease me now that she’s got the chance.

I’m not going to fall for it so easily…

[Erin] – Should I play the recording on Discord then?

[Erin] – I didn’t play it on stream because I promised Lulu

[Erin] – You guys want to hear it, right?

• Yes!!!!!
• I really want to hear it, goddess
• Please please please please please
• How can I resist this? LOL

…Or so I thought.

But the moment unnie mentioned the recording, confirming it wasn’t a lie, I could only…

“Nooooooo!”

Scream in despair, unable to do anything else.

Sniff.

First Ra-hee unnie, now Jia unnie…

I really have no one to trust anymore.