hotmtlnovel Chapter 72
Chapter 72
Ye-ram was completely speechless when she saw Ming and Harin.
She had the kind of expression that said she didn’t expect to see them here.
Well, to be honest, I would probably be surprised too.
‘But Harin was here last time, so why is she surprised?’
I had already seen Harin here before.
Was it Ming that surprised her?
Curious, I decided to break the silence and spoke.
“This is my younger sibling. Ye-ram, say hi.”
I gently nudged Ye-ram, who was still in a daze, and she moved, then greeted the two of them.
“Ah, hello...!”
Her tone was completely different from the way she usually talked to me.
It was a little funny.
Almost comically funny.
“You don’t normally talk like that. Relax, it’s fine.”@@@@
“Ah, what are you talking about? I usually talk like this...”
“Hm.”
Just as I was teasing her, Ming shyly greeted us.
“Ah, hello...! I’m Ming...!”
Since this was our first time meeting in person, it must have been awkward for both of us. We had only seen each other on stream, after all.
I thought to myself that we should try to become friends today.
“I’ve only seen you on stream, Ming-nim, but it’s my first time seeing you in real life. You really look just like on camera.”
She really did look exactly the same as on stream.
‘She must be using an expensive camera.’
I wondered just how expensive her camera was for her face to look that clear.
As I was thinking this, Ming spoke again.
“U-uh... Dama-nim, you’re very handsome...!”
“Ah, yes.”
She was giving me compliments, and even though it made me a bit embarrassed, it wasn’t a bad feeling.
I felt awkward, but not unpleasantly so.
“That’s nice of you, but did you order?”
“I did.”
“What did you order?”
“Galbijjim, the largest size. I figured it’d be enough for four people.”
“Hmm, since Ming eats a lot, that should be fine.”
We continued chatting like that, and then, Ye-ram, who had been quietly sitting beside us, nervously spoke up.
“Uhm... why are you all using formal speech when you’re all the same age?”
Hmm?
That was information I had never heard before.
The three of us being the same age?
I had never known that.
“Eh, we’re all the same age?”
“Yeah. Didn’t you know, Oppa?”
“I didn’t really bother checking, it seemed like too much trouble.”
“Typical of you.”
That aside, if we were all the same age, shouldn’t we stop using formal speech?
It seemed reasonable, since we weren’t strangers and we had gotten close through chatting a lot online.
While I was pondering how to bring it up, Ming unexpectedly suggested it.
“Then, should we switch to informal speech?”
It didn’t seem like something Ming would bring up, but she suggested it first.
Naturally, I nodded.
“I’m fine with that. I don’t mind using formal speech, but I’m not particularly fond of it.”
“Well, I guess that’s fine with me too?”
After my approval, Harin accepted it as well.
“You make a lot of money too. What’s with the betrayal?”
“No, last time you said you didn’t have money, and then I bought you Red Dead Redemption. Now you’re making 3,000 a month?”
“Whoa, whoa, calm down. You’re being too aggressive.”
“Why are you pretending to be foreign all of a sudden, acting like you’re not from here?”
Listening to them, I got curious about Ming’s income as well.
Just how much does she make?
“How much do you make?”
“I... earn decently. Probably less than her.”
“About 1,500 a month? I saw it the other day.”
“Why are you saying that? Do you want to die?”
“I’d prefer not to die.”
I was surprised to hear Ming made that much.
Is online streaming really that profitable, or were they just doing really well?
It was hard to judge.
But after thinking about it more, I realized something.
‘Come to think of it, these two are top-tier in Leore, so that kind of income seems reasonable.’
Considering they were at the top of the Leore streaming game, it seemed like they were getting a fair amount for their efforts.
With that thought in mind, I continued to chat with them.
The next morning...
Tweet tweet-
I woke up to the sound of sparrows chirping.
“Hm...”
A lot had happened yesterday.
It was my first time meeting Ming in person, and I ended up spending over 100,000 won on food.
I also got Ming’s contact information.
But the most important thing was something else.
Ye-ram had completely focused on her studies.
She seemed really satisfied with herself yesterday.
Crack-
I stretched my stiff shoulders and stood up, doing a quick stretch.
I don’t usually stretch, but when my body feels stiff, I have no choice but to do it.
Otherwise, it’s hard to move.
After stretching, I sat down in front of my computer.
‘I need to raise my score.’
Yesterday, I had spent so much time in Seongsu-dong that I couldn’t play solo rank.
So today, I had to make up for it.
At least 100 points.
I was determined to put everything into each match, and I started the broadcast.
[The broadcast has started!]
With the notification that the broadcast had begun, viewers started joining.
[????️전지좆능한크툴루: Hoi] [I thought you’d start the broadcast last night, but you didn’t] [It’s nice that you’re streaming in the morning. It’s perfect for watching while I slack off at work] [Slacking at work, respect] [Good morning] [Hoi hoi]
Since it was morning, everyone seemed pretty alert.
The last time I streamed until dawn, everyone was acting a bit out of it.
I really thought people need a proper sleep schedule.
I quickly launched the game.
“All right, let’s raise my solo rank. I dropped way too much yesterday.”
As I started playing solo rank...
[Harin: Hoi] [Harin: Did you get home okay last night?] [????️전지좆능한크툴루: ?] [?] [?] [?] [강후민입니다: ...?] [환희: ???]
Harin left a message that could easily be misinterpreted, so I quickly clarified.
“It’s nothing weird, so don’t ask too many questions.”
A little while later...
[Ming: Hello!!!]
Ming had joined the broadcast as well.