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Burgers, fries, cola, and most importantly, the coupons and collaboration illustration card featuring Minji in hand, I took my seat.

“What did you get, Teacher?”

“I got the Rose card.”

“Wow! As expected, you know your games well. Rose is the prettiest, right? She’s also the main heroine.”

“Main heroine?”

It doesn’t seem like it’s from an ancient king, Jungsil…

“Yeah. Well, if you think of it as the main heroine, you’ll get the idea.”

She’s good at explaining unknown words by comparing them to known ones. I roughly guessed the meanings of “main” and “heroine” and nodded along.

“In comics, it’s like the closest girlfriend to the main character, right?”

“Exactly!”

I’m glad I got it right.

“These days, with various charming characters appearing, the competition for the Jungsil spot is fierce. It’s also a popular factor in harem stories.”

“Like an audition to choose the final one?”

“Exactly! You catch on quickly, Sensei.”

“You explain things well, that’s why.”

“Hehe.”

Seeing her bright smile, I almost started piling fries on my plate. I always end up eating burgers with the kids. Everyone has their own way of eating, so I shouldn’t force them.

“Oh.”

“Sorry, almost spilled the fries.”

“No, you can still do it! Actually, it’s my first time trying to eat fries like this… It’s a bit exciting, isn’t it?”

Her unexpected answer made me look at Minji again.

“I’m embarrassed to say this, but I didn’t have any friends… I always ate alone. It’s pathetic. I’m sorry.”

“No, it’s not pathetic.”

Phew.

I poured two servings of fries on the plate and squeezed some ketchup next to them.

“Let’s enjoy.”

“Yes…!”

She picked up each fry and ate them with delight. Is she good at eating cutely like a hamster because she’s a hamster role-playing YouTuber?

I took a bite too. I’ve had chicken and pizza recently, but it’s been a while since I had fries. As I tried to pick up a fry, my hand accidentally touched Minji’s.

“Oh! I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologize. It’s mutual.”

“Yes. Thank you…”

She hesitated to speak, then finally said, “This experience feels different. I’ve never felt this way when eating fries alone.”

“Really? It’s common when eating with kids at orphanages.”

“Is that so? Does the atmosphere get worse?”

“We just say, ‘We connected today,’ and pass by each other with a smile.”

“That’s romantic. Then I connected with you today. Can we move on?”

“Sure.”

Minji and I often connected well. Even though our interests were different, we enjoyed sharing with each other. Despite the 7-year age gap.

As the warm-up with fries ended, she was now about to unwrap the burger. Before that, I took out my phone.

“Shall we take a picture before eating?”

“Are you going to post it on SNS?!”

“Yes.”

I didn’t have the habit of taking pictures before, but it started after I started Raria SNS. Will they like it if I post this? Will they like it if I post that? Thinking of our viewers, the gallery was filled with countless photos.

Click!

Two burgers still wrapped in paper.

And on top of them, the Rose illustration card.

[@Raria]

“For lunch today, I bought a collaboration burger as a thank you for teaching me guitar! I chose the card I did an impression of, Rose. Kids, enjoy your lunch too :)”

[PM 12:28]

“I already got a comment.”

“Oh? Really? That was fast…”

– The Fantasia Burger Set is great, isn’t it?

– Rose is really good at games.

– Later, let’s do a collab burger with Laria, right?

– Wow… so the guitar skills were taught by Lassen-sensei.

– I’m having ramen for lunch today, I’m jealous.

– Such a luxurious lunch.

Among many comments, there was also a comment from Scu, who seemed to have finished the morning broadcast.

– Scu: What’s this haha, while I was broadcasting, you two were eating something delicious. Next time, take me too.

ㄴ Me (Laria): Yeah haha, you worked hard on the broadcast today.

And it didn’t end there, Scu replied once more.

ㄴ Scu: Will you give me a deep kiss on the broadcast?

ㄴ Me (Laria): You did the broadcast, so should I give you a kiss on the broadcast?

ㄴ Scu: Oh, I’ll just lie down until you do it (picture)

From somewhere, Scu attached a meme showing a shark showing its white belly. In response, I sent a kiss emoticon.

ㄴ Me (Laria): Here’s a deep kiss (‘3′)

ㄴ Scu: Haha, this is it, I brought the first kiss today, Hanbin kids~ Are you jealous???

ㄴ What, I want a kiss too.

ㄴ Scu is jealous.

ㄴ Pay me and do SNS!!!

“Hahaha, Hyobin, this kid is really good at SNS.”

“That’s right. Lassen-sensei also responds well. This, this… might be the birth of an interesting conversation. From the perspective of someone with experience as a listener, this kind of thing is really nice. The teasing between us live streamers! By the way, teasing is like, what should I say, a friendly conversation between us live streamers? Anyway, that’s what it is.”

“Then it’s good. Since we’re friends, we have a lot of those conversations, right?”

She blinked her eyes cutely.

“Why?”

“No, we’re friends. So, friends… right?”

She awkwardly spit out the word “friends.” She nodded with a bright smile.

“Of course.”

One of the things she learned while spending time with the kids was that laughter is contagious. Minji also started to laugh brightly following me.

“Hehe. I didn’t have a single friend in the world, so I’m happy.”

After eating hamburgers, I turned on Rose Fantasia and entered a coupon. Then, I accidentally discovered Minji’s friend list, which showed 0 friends.

“… I, I don’t even have a single internet friend, as I often say.”

“Really? Can I send you a friend request?”

“Gasp! It’s an honor for me.”

Minji’s friend list, which had been 0 for a while, was now filled with me, one person.

***

That evening, before continuing the Palette revolving door broadcast, I stopped by the Palette chat room for a moment. Maybe everyone is resting or preparing for something after the broadcast? Is no one here? If someone is here, I should say they did a good job today.

– Yesri

– Gmum

The manager and Gmum were having a conversation. By the way, Gmum is next after me, so today’s last Palette broadcast. It seems like the other kids are resting after finishing the broadcast.

“Oh, Laria’s here? Good luck on the broadcast later. Have you seen the channel? Already over 10,000 subscribers… the cover song for the new start has over 1 million views.”

“Thank you! What were you talking about?”

“Oh~ Gmum was talking about Kirinuki. What’s Kirinuki? It’s like uploading fan videos.”

I know what Kirinuki is. I studied the terms frequently used by YouTubers while preparing for my debut. Not only that, I’ve experienced something similar before.

“Someone kind edited Gmum’s video and uploaded it.”

“Really?”

I immediately went to NewTube and searched for Gmum. A video at the top.

[YouTuber Gmum who captivates people in just 1 second, debut ㄷㄷ]

I am so impressed by the editing that I can’t help but admire it without realizing it. Videos like this really give me a lot of strength. I remember when a fan video of Kwon Seo-ah’s channel was uploaded, I was happy all day long.

“After listening to the story, I heard that the person who helped me during my previous corporate activities as Nicky.”

“A true fan. It’s really great. Congratulations, Gommy. If those fans are coming back again, it means Gommy, you must have done really well.”

“Thank you. I need to work harder in the future with gratitude. Congratulations on reaching 10,000 subscribers, Laria.”

“Yeah, wasn’t Gommy next in line after me?”

“Yes.”

“Let’s do our best today.”

“Laria, wait a moment.”

I was about to leave the voice chat to prepare for the broadcast, but the manager stopped me. There was concern in his voice.

“Yesterday was your debut broadcast, and the number of viewers skyrocketed to over 4,000. Usually, YouTubers reach their peak during their debut broadcast and then it’s up to them. I’m not spreading rumors, but if the number of viewers is lower today than yesterday, don’t let it shake your confidence…”

“Yes, I know. To be honest, I’m happy even if only 40 people watch. When I used to run an indie band, there were too few people.”

It’s painful, but there’s nothing wrong with reassuring. Besides, it’s not just empty words, but really giving me a strong preventive shot so I don’t get shaken by minor things.

“Yeah. Let’s do our best on today’s broadcast!”

“…Fighting. I’ll be waiting in the back.”

What would be a good title for today’s broadcast?

[Broadcast Title: Day 2, Today’s Lesson – Debut Review Broadcast]

[Loading…]

-Laha

-Laha

-Bowing in greeting (__)

-Laria has arrived

-Lasensei! Why now!

Huh?

But the chat room seems much more lively than during yesterday’s debut broadcast? I blinked for a moment and looked at the number of viewers.

[4…]

Did I see that wrong?

[Viewers 4,000]

Already over 4,000 viewers? The energy is stronger than during the debut. In a bewildered state, I kept looking at the number of viewers, which not only didn’t drop but kept increasing.

-User ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!

-I want to see Laria’s warm face… Hurry up and clear the loading screen…

“Haha!”

Moreover, from today’s broadcast, donations are enabled, and the voices of viewers can be heard. Suddenly, I remember the first broadcast during the Kwon Seo-ah era when I didn’t know how to adjust the donation sound and was surprised by it.

-I hear a voice!

-That laughing sound is so nice

-We’ve been waiting!

-After dinner, a lesson with Laria. The best choice

-Baby baby Laria is the best

The loading screen disappeared.

And at that moment, the number of viewers surpassed 5,000. Could this be the effect of that extreme red pill(?)? Well, I should make good use of the opportunity given.

“Thank you so much for coming to today’s lesson… Shall we do a simple attendance check? Anyone who wants their name called. Please give a brief greeting~.”

-Chuchek

-Chuchek

-Attendance check

-Oh, it feels like I’m really taking a class haha

-Laha

-Bowing in greeting (__)

“Yes. Hello, LariaLover. Welcome, Captain of the SunBehavior. RiceEatingHamchi, huh?! Hello…”

As I read the viewers’ nicknames one by one, it seems like many of them are inspired by our Palette nicknames.

-Please take care of your throat

-Stop the greetings here!

“It’s okay. I want to call out their names with gratitude. My throat is surprisingly strong, so I rarely get tired.”

-Kya

-Yeah, the debut first day was legendary…

The attendance check is almost done.

“Then, let’s start today’s Day 2 lesson…!!”

Drumroll!

At that moment, I was greatly startled by the loud sound effect. Why was the sound effect so loud? I’m sure I adjusted everything. I know that the sound effects vary by amount. So, I definitely adjusted up to one hundred thousand won…

[User ‘OneDangBaek’ has donated 1,000,000 won!]

[Laria Sensei~ Yesterday was so much fun! Congratulations on reaching 10,000 subscribers!!!]

It turned out to be my first ever donation exceeding one hundred thousand won, reaching a whopping one million won.

“Whoa! What!?”