#33
Hajun was visibly flustered as he looked at the chat that mentioned both his forgotten misbehavior and the roulette they had kept quiet about.
“Gangha-nim, you’re twenty-five, right? I’m one year younger, so I’ll call you hyung.”
“No way.”
“Why not? I saw that Imun-nim calls you hyung.”
“Imun-nim… is close with me. Why are you doing this when we’re not even close, Sorit-nim?”
“Hyung… I can only have eyes for you.”
“…Are you crazy?”
What is wrong with him, seriously? It seemed unnecessary to maintain politeness any longer. Without caring about the camera, he deeply furrowed his brow, and viewers cautioned Sorit as if reading the mood.
“Wow, you’re so sharp.” Seemingly not that serious himself, Sorit didn’t push further. Instead, he began embarrassing praise, claiming to be Hajun’s longtime fan.
When Sorit said he fell for Hajun’s cold yet warm, indifferent yet kind aspects, Hajun couldn’t bear the awkwardness and covered his ears.
“Actually… I brought up the Marriage Game… because I wanted to hear you scold me once.”
– That’s right, that’s right, that’s Gangha’s appeal
– Sorit knows his stuff lol I acknowledge him as a real fan
– We want to be scolded too ã… ã… Scold us too
“Don’t feel camaraderie over strange things!”
Who knew so many people enjoyed being scolded! After skimming through the chat reactions in shock, he shook his head. Quickly concluding to respect the diversity of people in the world, he composed himself after the absurdity.
“Speaking of which, hyung, how did you become close with Imun-nim? Please tell us the story.”
“You’ve been… subtly calling me hyung for a while now. And regarding Imun-nim, it’s a personal matter… Should we just play the game again? Even if we play intensively, I don’t think we can finish ten games today.”
He didn’t want to treat Imun as just some topic to pass the time. “This is why I like Gangha hyung.” Despite being flatly rejected, Sorit didn’t seem discouraged and instead acted shamelessly.
He clearly wasn’t the type to listen to reason. Just as Hajun decided to ignore Sorit’s persistent use of “hyung,” a strange donation came in.
[10,000 won donation! (Twitch clip)]
[Hyung… I can only have eyes for you.]
– Did he say that again with such a serious face? lol
– Sorit is also reckless with his face in a different way lol
Sorit, the man he’d seen in the video donation during the roulette broadcast, was pulling another inappropriate prank.
“If you keep doing this, I’ll just pretend today’s collaboration never happened.”
“I didn’t bring the clip! It’s me saying it on my own broadcast. Hyung, this is unfair!”
Hajun grimaced and exited the game lobby. Sorit’s aegyo, calling him “hyung” repeatedly, was pushing his patience to the limit. Just as he was contemplating whether to actually end the collaboration, Imun called, as if to soothe his anger.
“I’ll go get some water.”
Since he was holding his phone instead of a mug, his lie was immediately obvious. He snorted at viewers asking who he was going to call and quickly left the room. Unfortunately, by then the vibration had stopped.
What could be the matter, calling suddenly without any notice? Hesitant to call back first, he was just staring blankly when a KaTok message lit up his screen.
[I’m about to go on SBC music broadcast stage! If you have time ples watch]
[I’ll cll you back when it’s over]
Though he’d often heard Imun complain about having many schedules, a request to watch a broadcast was unusual. He wasn’t sure what it was about, but seeing the typos, which were rare for Imun, it seemed like he was quite confident about this performance.
[Ok I’ll check it out lol]
He usually only watched videos on YouTube and had never caught Imun’s live broadcasts. But since Imun had personally asked, there was no reason to refuse.
After filling a cup with water as proof, he returned to his room, and viewers rapidly filled the chat as if saying “finally back?”
‘From that smile, it must be Imun!!lol’, ‘Looking at your face, it’s definitely him lol’ In many ways, the face cam seemed to have only disadvantages. Awkwardly wiping his face, he silently closed Legend of Legend, only to be followed by an urgent voice.
“Hyung, you’re not really leaving, are you? You promised to play ten games of LoL with me.”
“I don’t think I said we’d finish all ten games today.”
“The Marriage Game was just a joke… Are you angry?”
“…The slave talks too much…”
He brusquely reminded Sorit of his offer to be Hajun’s slave if he played with him. As if only just realizing this fact, viewers piled on to tease Sorit even more.
‘A slave trying to seduce his master!’, ‘Let’s demote the sound slave!’ It was essentially redirecting the target to Sorit. While feeling awkward observing their excessive enthusiasm, Sorit suddenly exclaimed.
“Hyung, call me slave one more time.”
What a hopeless weirdo. Any remaining guilt vanished without a trace. Ignoring the clingy Sorit, he typed on the keyboard for a few minutes. Among the confused chat reactions to his behavior, urgent news appeared.
– The title changed!!! lol
– Ah lol What’s this now? lololol
[OnS Music Show Reaction]
“Wow, you abandoned me for Imun-nim—!”
“Sorit-nim, we’ll continue the collaboration later. Goodbye for now.”
After leaving Sorit’s Discodi room without hesitation, he continued searching. Watching a Korean music show on a computer, especially in real-time, presented more challenges than expected.
While floundering in the sea of information, viewers who had been idly typing “lol” continued with their sharp deductions.
– It’s definitely true he left to call Imun^^
– That person must have called to tell Gangha to watch the broadcast lol
– What’s this? lol A love triangle? lol OMG
– Haa is wary of Sorit lolol
Their intuition is on point. Feeling inwardly startled, he pretended otherwise and changed the subject. After several attempts, he finally succeeded in displaying the music show on his monitor. Just then, On The Sky was starting their song.
“Wow…”
Imun seemed to know exactly when the camera would focus on him. Smiling and making eye contact every time he got a solo shot, he was truly a born idol.
So this is what being trained means! With just one wink from Imun, his chest thumped; and when Imun seductively licked his lips, he swallowed hard.
For some inexplicable reason, while mesmerized by the more stimulating-than-usual performance, three minutes passed like three seconds.
“Wow, Imun… no, Imun-nim is just too cool, isn’t he? How many expressions does he have? I’m truly speechless. Especially his eyes during the ending, did you all see that? I thought stars were embedded in them.”
After blurting out passionate comments as soon as the performance ended, Hajun abruptly closed his mouth. ‘This hyung really seems to have crossed a point of no return ã… ã… ã… ’, ‘He’s become a complete male fan lol’ Only after seeing the chat did he realize he’d been gushing with praise to an embarrassing degree.
Well, it’s not wrong. Even though several minutes had passed since the music show ended, the excitement hadn’t subsided. “Did some of you not know I was Imun-nim’s fan?” He let out a shy laugh and naturally turned on the game.
*
After finishing the broadcast somewhat haphazardly, he went straight to the bedroom to prepare for tomorrow. He opened the suitcase he had packed in the morning and checked one last time for any forgotten items.
“Passport, check. Power bank, check. Camera, check… Ah!”
He searched the room and found sticky notes. This way I won’t forget. Writing down the items he absolutely had to pack in the suitcase tomorrow morning and sticking it somewhere visible, he felt somewhat reassured.
After convincing himself that the preparations were perfectly complete, he flopped onto the bed. Just tomorrow, at the thought of meeting Imun, his heart was already racing.
## 5. Heart-Fluttering Trip to Korea
[Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Seoul Incheon International Airport. Please remain seated with your seatbelts fastened until the aircraft has come to a complete stop and the seatbelt sign has been turned off.]
People began unfastening their seatbelts one by one and organizing their belongings. After nervously gazing at the airport building and Korean signs for a moment, Hajun hastily rose from his seat, noticing the glare of the passenger seated by the window.
By plane, Korea and Japan were truly close countries. Until a few months ago, he had thought he would never come to Korea unless the sky fell down, but he couldn’t believe he was now here on a proper visit.
With a dazed expression, he looked around the airport and took out his phone. Expecting messages from Imun, he turned off airplane mode, and immediately KaTok messages arrived in succession.
[You’ll be taking off soon!]
[Don’t skip meals because it’s bothersome, make sure to eat the in-flight meal]
[I wonder if you’ve arrived by now?]
[Let me know when you see this KaTok ã…Žã…Ž]
“Cute guy…”
[Just arrived lol See you soon ã…Žã…Ž]
[(Photo)]
After sending a picture of the airport interior, a reply from Imun arrived as if he’d been waiting. After exchanging chats while standing for a few minutes, he hurriedly moved his feet.
Everyone seemed to be walking on the moving walkway as if being chased by something. While perking up his ears in fascination at the Korean language heard around him, he inadvertently let out an exclamation.
Author: Hyacinthus B
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