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In my spacious room, the loud cry of the lively girl echoed.

“Thank youuuu—!!”

The sound scattered through the vast space and echoed multiple times.

I called her to my house because I thought she might bow down to the ground if we met outside, and it turned out I was right.

“It’s okay, please get up, unnie…”

“But I’m just so grateful…!!”

Jin Saebyeok once again bowed down on the rug in my room today.

I wondered why she enjoyed hitting the floor so much that it made a loud noise, but apparently, she often showed this behavior during broadcasts as well.

She mentioned that she had watched many YouTubers, but she was surprised that no one reacted as intensely as she did.

Could it be that Manager Oh Seokjin was imitating Jin Saebyeok by banging his head on the table?

“Oh Seokjin manager… really talked well with me! He said he’s a big fan of mine… I didn’t know how to react so I just hit my head again…”

With such cute reactions to everything, how can anyone not be a fan?

Even the YouTuber outfit that Chaewon prepared for her is so uplifting.

Why do hamsters only have hamster ears? Even if you put them on a human head, they’re still this cute.

“Did you do well in the audition?”

“I… only had a preliminary interview and a simple interview! Well… I don’t know if I did well. I rambled on too much. Could I fail because of that?!”

You won’t fail, don’t worry.

…Saying that would give off the vibe of securing the job. To avoid Manager Oh Seokjin creating an awkward situation for no reason, I have to grease the wheels in between.

Although Oh Seokjin said, “We must recruit Jin Saebyeok!” If that information leaks out, not only he but also Kaiju and the parent company KJ Entertainment could be in trouble.

But Kaiju is desperate to bring Jin Saebyeok as a 1st generation member.

She has the highest chance of failure among the 1st generation, but if Jin, who has already built a solid fan base, takes the lead, it will provide a stepping stone for other members to rise together.

I don’t know much about the YouTuber market, but it seems that harmony among YouTubers of the same generation is as crucial as the concept of a ‘crew’ for ordinary streamers.

“Mr. Jindun has a taste for teasing. So we plan to prepare members who tease well but not excessively. That’s the plan.”

With Jin Saebyeok’s joining, Oh Seokjin regained his confidence and showed a hopeful attitude that there might be a suitable person among the applicants. Even if there isn’t, he confidently stated that he would lure them in with Jin Saebyeok as bait.

People who tease and make fun of others with words, those who playfully tease during games, and those who stick too close and make things awkward. We plan to prepare these three types….

“Why, why do you look at me like that? Do you think I’ll fail the audition? Even Chaewon thinks so?!”

It will definitely be fun. It’s hard to find someone who enjoys getting hit like this.

If she just took the hits quietly, it would be pitiful, but occasionally she shuts down her opponent with a single fact, making them burst into laughter without resistance.

“Of course, the other 1st generation members will have reactions when they get hit too. That way, they can take Jin Saebyeok’s attacks and fall down. That kind of back-and-forth is really important. Can you just stay still after getting hit? You have to hit back. Give and take. Endless banter that immerses viewers!”

As her older sister, I shouldn’t keep teasing her, but I find myself joking around without realizing it.

“I’m a bit… nervous, unnie.”

“Uwaa….”

She looked like she was about to cry, but then she said, “Ahaha! Just kidding. It’s a joke.”

“Don’t joke around…”

With just one word, she burst into a wide smile again,

“But aren’t you really worried? Is it just me?”

“Ah!”

She grimaced again and patted my shoulders.

She’s funny and cute.

“Anyway, can I start editing your videos from July onwards?”

“Yes… assuming I pass the audition…”

“What if you don’t make it?”

“Then… I won’t be able to do it, right?”

“I see…”

“Oh, no. I want to do it! Even if I have to give up everything else! I will definitely edit Chaewon’s videos!”

Suppressing a laughter that felt like it would burst out, I nodded with my chin in my hand.

“It’s okay. Let’s talk about it again when the time comes. Just come to our house like today, so casually.”

“Uh… okay, got it!”

“Since you’re here, do you want to see the dog?”

“Wow, yes. I want to see him. And give him some snacks…”

“Kanghwi, do we have beef jerky?”

Kanghwi quickly got up to fetch it. I stood up and reached out my hand to Saeyoung.

It’s not like I’m copying what Siwoo did to Saeyoung. It’s just because she’s cute like a hamster.

“Ha… hand…”

“Sniff.”

I can’t stand this. Why do I say “hand” when I hold hands?

“Wh… why did you say ‘hand’ just now?”

Saeyoung is a genius at making people laugh.

So whenever I see her lovely self, someone’s jealousy flares up.

How could you have thought of abandoning such a child?

Yoon Kwancheol?

***

After starting a real relationship, Siwoo changed once again.

“I looked it up. Sitting side by side like this…”

Rather than becoming more mature, I want to say no.

“Like this. Sitting facing each other while studying feels different.”

Siwoo became more childish. Perhaps she started showing the signs of growing up without receiving love.

“Also. Studying together with earbuds in and listening to the same music… she said she likes it!”

… It’s just a sarcastic comment that’s close to self-harm. I’m saying that I grew up without parents. Who can say anything about it.

“Yeah. Do whatever you want.”

“Then let’s study sitting side by side first.”

“Okay.”

“Put your shoulder here.”

“Do I have to?”

“You have to. During exam season, the library was a madhouse. Our school has few students and they’re all busy preparing for practical exams, so the library was quiet. But other places were chaotic.”

I see. If we sit shoulder to shoulder like this in the library, a single person preparing for the magical girl promotion might come running and kick us. Or is it just me thinking that.

For now, Siwoo should be grateful that there’s no one else in our house, in our room, except me.

“But wait. Where did you get this desk from? It’s a desk that’s hard to find unless it’s a university library.”

A desk that can accommodate six people sitting face to face, with a power outlet, USB port, and a brightness-adjustable lamp in the middle, like a university library desk.

I asked Kanghwi to prepare it in advance because if I did this at Hanyang University library, I would have caused a commotion.

It’s one of the things I want to give Siwoo as part of the “specialness” I mentioned before.

“There’s a way to get everything.”

“Well, it’s good for me. It really feels like we’re in a university library.”

“It’s not just a library. It’s the Austrian Library.”

Siwoo looked around my room and nodded with a smile.

The white marble background and the golden interior make it feel like Europe, but it’s not just any Europe. In fact, it’s where the royal family resides.

“This is not a university library, it’s a palace library….”

Expectations matched Siwoo’s tackle perfectly. It’s us, after all.

“I just had the same thought as you. Hehe.”

I laughed happily, thinking that we were on the same wavelength, and nudged his shoulder, but Siwoo suddenly stiffened.

His shoulder became as hard as a rock, so I raised my gaze to see him glaring fiercely at the book on the desk.

“What’s wrong?”

“Just now. I got a little… excited, that’s all.”

I didn’t even touch him, just said a few words, and he’s acting all flustered. Why are you acting more girly all of a sudden?

Well, of course, there’s a part of Min Chaewon inside Siwoo. It’s just a small part, but after experiencing a body swap, we left traces of each other behind and returned to our original bodies.

Just as I sometimes act boldly like a woman, Siwoo always tries to show his presence as an alpha male, but sometimes he shows a girly side like now.

I understand.

“Just a moment. Let me play it as it is.”

“What? Hey! Weren’t you studying?”

“Just a little while!”

With that, Siwoo dashed off to the annex where the piano was, and about 5 minutes later, he came back at a faster pace and sat across from me.

“Did it… have any effect?”

I pointed to the part Siwoo had last seen with my finger, turning it 180 degrees so that Siwoo across from me could see it.

Siwoo seemed uninterested in the book and suddenly pushed a textbook towards me.

“Give me a quiz based on the content of this book. Anything is fine.”

So, did it have an effect? Answer me.

The number written on the bottom right of the textbook was 10.

I picked up a thick book next to me and lightly hit Siwoo’s head.

“You read 10 pages and think you’ve done something great to ask for a quiz?”

“Oh, come on. Everything I memorized is gone!”

“What’s gone if you didn’t memorize anything?!”

I only tell Siwoo the exam questions when he studies hard, so I had to scold him to study harder.

“Let’s do this. Read the whole book, and if you get more than half of the ten questions right, I’ll do what you want.”

“Why me?”

“Just do it….”

Again, he acts like a child. Anyway…

“If you get eight right.”

“It’s not easy but… I’ll try.”

“So, what do I have to do for you?”

Siwoo raised his eyebrows and asked.

“Tell me you like me ten times.”

I aimed for his head again with the book, but this time Siwoo simply blocked it.

With a half-moon eye, I raised the cut line.

“If you get all ten right.”

“No. How am I supposed to do that?!”