episode_0063

“Hoo.”

Standing in front of the full-length mirror, Park Yuna took a deep breath, looking at herself.

Today was the day she would go to the company for a joint broadcast meeting.

It was her first outing since resolving to challenge relationships outside of Han Jihoon, so her face was filled with tension.

‘Ugh, I’m so nervous!’

Besides the aforementioned reason, there was another reason for her nervousness.

That was the fact that the person planned as the joint broadcast partner was Kang Yiseo.

‘Am I really doing a joint broadcast with Ms. Kang Yiseo?’

Although she had never actually met or talked with her, Park Yuna felt an inner familiarity with her.

She didn’t watch other streamers’ broadcasts, but she always looked up Kang Yiseo’s broadcast whenever she thought about it.

From Park Yuna’s perspective, who had always wanted a female friend, Kang Yiseo, who was popular with female viewers, felt like a kind of role model.

‘I hope I can become friends with Ms. Yiseo this time…. But I have to be careful not to overdo it and act accordingly.’

Looking at herself in the mirror one more time, she checked her appearance for the last time.

Only then did she finish preparing herself mentally, and she left the house with a resolve for a new challenge.

‘I can’t be late, so let’s hurry!’

She had hesitated in front of the mirror too much, so there wasn’t much time left for the appointment.

If she delayed any longer, she might be late, but instead of leaving the building, she went up the stairs and pressed the doorbell of a familiar place.

Ding-dong. Ding-dong.

—Who is it?

“Oppa Jihoon! It’s me!”

After a while, that person Park Yuna was crazy about appeared beyond the opening front door.

“Oh, Yuna. What’s up? …Are you going out somewhere?”

He asked, looking at her attire.

There were many things she wanted to say, but unfortunately, she didn’t have enough time.

“Oppa! I don’t have time, so please give me courage!”

“Courage?”

“Yes!”

“…How do I do that?”

“Like this!”

Park Yuna rushed into Han Jihoon’s arms.

She wrapped her arms around his thick body and snuggled close, burying her face in his broad chest.

“Does this give you courage?”

“Yes!”

A cozy and solid feeling that made her want to rely on him.

Even if she experienced any failures in society, the thought that she had this person made her heart, which had been trembling with nervousness, calm down.

Even while she was doing this, time was flowing, but Park Yuna enjoyed his warmth as much as possible.

“Hoo. I’m done! Then I’ll go!”

“Where are you going?”

“I can’t tell you yet! I’m leaving, so see you next time, Oppa!”

“Okay, have a good time.”

Han Jihoon gave her a kind greeting, even though he was puzzled.

Thanks to him, Park Yuna’s steps towards her destination were lighter than when she had just left the house.

===

The office of MCN company, Sandfox Entertainment.

Kang Yiseo, who had just arrived there, was greeted by the PD and writer who had been waiting.

“Oh, Ms. Yiseo. Welcome.”

“Hello. Long time no see.”

Kang Yiseo greeted them warmly and sat down in a chair.

Thanks to leaving home early, there were still thirty minutes left until the appointment time.

While exchanging greetings with the staff she knew to kill time, the office door opened right on time.

“Ah, hello!”

Someone came in, greeting with a shy but energetic voice.

Kang Yiseo’s eyes widened with half surprise and half wonder when she saw her.

‘…Is she a celebrity?’

Striking blonde hair and even more eye-catching beautiful features.

She had always thought that no matter how many pretty people there were among internet broadcasters, they couldn’t cross the wall of celebrities, but she felt that aura from the person she saw now.

“Hello. Are you Ms. Nayoung?”

“Ah… Yes, that’s right.”

She was surprised once again after hearing those words.

The streamer who was like a remote island, never turning on her camera or doing joint broadcasts, was actually such an unbelievable beauty.

The PD and writer were also unable to hide their admiration for the unexpected visuals, even though they were women.

“You’re so pretty. I thought you were a celebrity.”

“Thank you….”

With that kind of appearance, she should be full of confidence, but for some reason, she seemed a little intimidated.

While Kang Yiseo was wondering about that, the other person approached her and said shyly.

“M-Ms. Kang Yiseo. Hello.”

“Ah, yes. Hello. I look forward to working with you.”

Kang Yiseo got up from her seat and answered kindly to make the other person feel comfortable, but Nayoung was still nervous.

“I, I also look forward to working with you! Actually, I’m a fan of Ms. Yiseo. I’ve watched a lot of your broadcasts!”

“I’m embarrassed, but thank you anyway. We’re in the same MCN, so let’s be friends in the future.”

“Really? That’s so great!”

“Hick?!”

The other person hugged Kang Yiseo without warning.

What surprised Kang Yiseo, who was startled, even more was the scent she felt from the close contact with Nayoung.

‘This is…?’

A pleasant feeling that seemed to purify her mind as soon as she smelled it.

It was definitely the same sensation she had felt when she smelled Han Jihoon’s scent.

‘It’s the first time I’ve felt someone else’s scent so good besides Jihoon….’

In fact, the source of the scent Kang Yiseo smelled was Han Jihoon.

Her nose, which was so sensitive that she could be called a bloodhound, detected his scent that was embedded in Park Yuna’s clothes.

Of course, the concentration was not high, so she couldn’t conclude that this was Han Jihoon’s scent.

“Ah! I, I’m sorry! I was so happy to see Ms. Yiseo in person, having only seen you on broadcasts….”

Nayoung hurriedly stepped back and didn’t know what to do with her embarrassment.

Was it because her flustered appearance was as cute as her pretty appearance, or was it because the other person had a pleasant scent?

Kang Yiseo thought that she could get along with this person without any major problems.

“Then shall we start now?”

Starting with the PD’s words, the meeting and explanation began.

The planned joint broadcast was a fixed content that would be filmed once every two weeks, and the main content was the two streamers playing new games that came in as advertisements.

Kang Yiseo, who was not familiar with PC or console games, and Nayoung, who was famous for not being able to play games.

The trial and error that the two people experienced while playing games together was the point of fun that the production team expected.

“The filming will be done in the studio in the company. Considering Ms. Nayoung, we’ll either only send out the voice on the game screen without a camera, or put up an SD illustration like a virtual streamer.”

“If there’s no camera, is there a need to gather in the studio…? I was wondering if we could do a joint broadcast with Discord.”

The writer answered Kang Yiseo’s question.

“That’s true, but after all, reactions can come out more richly when you play games while looking at each other’s faces, right? Also, when it’s a domestic game advertisement, the producer or marketing department staff may participate, so we decided to film in the studio.”

“Ah, I see.”

After listening to the details and exchanging opinions, the meeting was finished when it was a little over an hour.

Now all that was left was to go back, but instead of moving her steps towards home, Kang Yiseo asked the fellow streamer who came out of the office with her.

“Does Ms. Nayoung have any schedules after this?”

“No? I don’t have anything.”

“Then it’s dinner time, would you like to have a meal together?”

“Dinner?”

“Since we’ll be seeing each other steadily in the future, let’s get used to each other. That way, the joint broadcast will come out better, wouldn’t it?”

“Yes! That’s so great!”

As a result of having various conversations with Nayoung while eating.

Kang Yiseo’s impression of her was that her personality was as lovely as her appearance.

The fact that she was sincerely happy with the meal with her was conveyed directly from her words and actions.

So when they came out of the restaurant together, Kang Yiseo’s face was as radiant as the excited other person’s face.

“Thank you, Sister Yiseo! It’s amazing that you bought me dinner, and even paid for it….”

Thanks to telling her to call her comfortably because “Ms.” was too stiff during the meal, the other person’s title had changed to “Sister” at some point.

The title Kang Yiseo called her was the same.

“No. I should definitely pay because I told Yuna to eat with me. And what’s so great about eating together that you even thank me.”

“It’s been a few years since I’ve been to a restaurant with someone else. It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten out, and it was even with Sister Yiseo, so I was so happy.”

It’s hard to believe that she has such an appearance and hasn’t had a meal with someone else in years.

Is she an extreme homebody? Or does she have a story that she can’t tell others?

“Then it must have been a long time since you’ve had a drink with someone else?”

“I’ve never had a drink before. I’m curious, but there’s no one to drink with, and I feel like it’s a bit much to drink alone… Hehe.”

There was a sense of pity in Park Yuna’s appearance as she smiled awkwardly.

Was it because she was so happy like a child just by eating together?

She wanted to solve her curiosity.

“Then would you like to try drinking today?”

“Yes? Alcohol? Really? Is it really okay?!”

Park Yuna asked, her big eyes sparkling, as if she couldn’t believe it.

Kang Yiseo wondered if she should be so happy about it, but she nodded without hesitation.

“Of course.”

‘Anyway, we’ll be meeting every two weeks because of filming. It’s good to get closer, right?’

Not only for the above reason, but Kang Yiseo herself had been craving alcohol lately.

Because she often felt gloomy about the worries about Han Jihoon’s second partner.

‘I told Jihoon that I would just have a company meeting and go straight home, but I didn’t make an appointment, so it doesn’t matter, right?’

“Ms. Yuna, is there a bar you wanted to go to?”

“I don’t know those places well… Anywhere is fine!”

“Then shall we go to the place I go to?”

“Yes!”

===

[Order completed.]

“Done.”

When I get a billion won thanks to Yuna, I thought I should give something to Sister Yiseo’s aunt.

As a token of gratitude for lending me this house for free, and for always worrying about and taking care of me like her own child.

And now I finally put it into action and completed the order.

The gift is a two million won clothing care system.

It is an appliance that helps with clothing management, such as removing wrinkles, deodorizing, and sterilizing when you put clothes inside, in the form of a thin standing air conditioner.

I decided on this because I heard from my sister that the aunt was interested in the clothing care system.

Some people might say, “You got a billion won and only spent two million won?”

But isn’t it unnatural for a college student to give an excessively expensive gift at once?

There will be opportunities in the future, so I have to repay them little by little.

‘Okay, let’s go.’

I left the house right away and headed to my sister’s house.

I was going to express my gratitude, so I thought it would be better to meet them in person than to call them.

‘Wait a minute. What if they’re not home?’

Then I’ll just have to see Sister Yiseo.

I heard that she had to go to the company today because of a meeting, but it’s past dinner time, so she should be back home by now.

As I moved my steps with that thought, I quickly arrived at my destination.

When I rang the doorbell, a voice was heard from beyond the door after a while.

—Yes. I’m sorry, but could you leave it at the door?

Fortunately, the aunt is home.

But it seems like she mistook me for a delivery man.

“Aunt, it’s Jihoon!”

—Jihoon? I’ll open it, just a moment.

The sound of the door lock and the door opened smoothly.

I was about to greet her politely, but I froze when I saw the aunt who appeared from inside.

“Hello-, uh…?”

“Welcome.”

A kind voice that was no different from usual.

But her appearance was definitely not the same as usual.

“Did you come to see Yiseo?”

The aunt who asked that was wearing only a white towel around her naked body, as if she had just finished showering.