Today's Chicken Mukbang W 42 - Hyacinth in Bloom

#42

“You came to Korea without even telling us why you were taking a break from streaming?! Tsk tsk!!”

“You went to Imun’s fan signing?!!! Why!!! Didn’t!!! You!!! Say!!! I’m his male fan!!! Why!! Didn’t you tell me!!!!”

“Why can’t we get Gangha’s autograph that even On The Sky fans receive!!!ㅠㅠ”

“I’ve been a subscriber to your channel for 3 consecutive years!!!!!! I’m so upset and outraged I can’t sleep!!!”

Every message was filled with indignation. Other viewers, seemingly grasping the situation, actively joined in the protests. Not a single complaint seemed unfounded, making me show a guilty smile.

“Please don’t be too angry. I was definitely planning to tell you after I got back. Today I was going to… talk about what happened in Korea, but since you’re upset, I’ll just do a gaming stream-.”

[20,000 won donation! Our king-god-general Gangha hyung is going to spill the tea!ㅎㅎㅎ]

[10,000 won donation! Bartender, close the shutters!!!!! We’re done with business for today!!!!]

I hadn’t even finished my sentence when they quickly changed their attitude, which seemed quite suspicious. Something felt like it was planned. Noticing the suspicious signs, I looked at the camera with narrowed eyes before smiling faintly and adjusting my posture.

If I even attempted to take back what I’d said, the viewers would undoubtedly pounce on me aggressively. I decided to frankly admit my wrongdoing of sneaking off to Korea like a thief jumping over a wall.

“Um, I’m sorry for the deception. As you said, I went to see Imun briefly. Actually, I have something to brag about.”

Hajun clapped his hands and hurriedly left the room. ‘What is this guy going to get now ㅋㅋㅋ’, ‘That empty chair is becoming familiar now.’ While viewers were cheerfully giggling during the ownerless broadcast, he returned to the monitor with something in hand.

Pretending not to see the amused chat messages popping up, his face overflowed with pride as he pushed the items toward the camera.

“Ta-da! These are albums that Imun gave me. All the limited edition albums and regular albums released so far. He even got them signed by all the members. Jealous, right?”

– Do you really think we’ll be jealous when you show us this?;;

– We should pretend to be jealous so Gangha keeps spilling tea! (whisper whisper) Let’s play along! (whisper whisper)

[30,000 won donation! Wow/Gang/ha/I’m/So/Jea/lous/heart/heart]

[10,000 won donation! Hyung I’m so jealousㅠㅠ Way more jealous than when you got Fake senpai’s autograph]

Hajun, who had been proudly showing off the members’ signatures in the album, suddenly flushed. There was no need to bring up Fake! The viewers were just being mischievous, conspiring while mentioning even his respected pro gamer.

“Oh really, stop teasing me!” Just as he was pouting while organizing the On The Sky albums—

[thismoon has donated 1,000,000 won! You must be tired today, end the stream early and rest]

[thismoon has donated 1,000,000 won! Everyone, please let Gangha end early, I’m asking you]

I told you not to donate! His cheeks grew even redder at Imun’s unexpected consecutive donations. The viewers, far from making a fuss, welcomed him naturally, saying even a tiger appears when you talk about it. It seemed they were no longer surprised by his appearances on the stream.

‘Gangha must be happy that Imun is taking care of himㅎㅎ’, ‘Imun, how was Gangha in person?ㅋㅋㅋ’ He tried to laugh off the chat messages teasing both Imun and himself, but his mouth gradually opened in shock.

– Who would watch a stream when Imun is so scary?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ;; I support your love that crossed the ocean…

– Why is Gangha tired? Why is Gangha tired? Why is Gangha tired?

– Is it trendy now to ship guys who are just close friends?ㅋㅋㅋ Don’t know what this is about but I’m jumping on board

– Nothing else matters except that you must be on top, got it?

The viewers’ attack points were subtly different from usual. “Why are the comments going in that direction?!” When he shouted without realizing it, they smugly told him to read Imun’s donation.

‘You must be tired today, end the stream early and rest’

After reviewing the seemingly normal donation dozens of times, he vaguely realized the viewers’ intentions. How can you interpret it that way?! Silently screaming to himself, he just gulped down water.

“That’s enough, stop shipping me with Imun in such a strange way.”

The chat was not just burning but about to turn to ashes if left alone. “From now on, if you continue, I’ll ban you.” After repeatedly warning them with a frown, he secretly sent a KaTok message away from viewers’ eyes.

[Seo Imun tell me your account number right now]

[Please let it go just this onceㅠㅠ I was worried about youㅠㅠ]

[I promise I’ll never donate againㅠㅠ]

While engaged in a persistent argument with Imun, who only apologized without giving his account number, a donation with incomprehensible context caught his ear.

[20,000 won donation! Gangha, ban those guysㅎㅎ;;]

The chat was moving noticeably faster than before. ‘Those crazies have finally crawled into the broadcastㅋㅋ’ The viewers’ tone targeting someone specifically was quite harsh.

It seemed something had happened. Just as he reached for the mouse to check the chat logs—

– Ah stop trying to profit off Seo Imun

– If this is a gaming stream, just play the game. What are you even doing?ㅋ

The provocative messages quickly rose and disappeared, swept up in the viewers’ angry chat.

I thought it had been quiet for a while. It seemed like another attention-seeking type who wanted to swear had appeared again. It wasn’t surprising as it happened quite often. Vaguely understanding the situation, Hajun scratched his head.

Maybe because he didn’t particularly hide his friendship with Imun, the attack pattern seemed somewhat different. Although it was annoying that they dragged him into it, the problem would be solved by silencing them. More problematic was the chat window that was blazing like someone had poured oil on it.

While he was contemplating how to calm the viewers’ anger, the donation rush continued.

[20,000 won donation! Hyung, just so you know, if you stop chatting and start gaming, I’m going to cryㅠㅠ]

[10,000 won donation! Make that dog barking noise stop!!!!]

[50,000 won donation! If you don’t have money to donate, don’t muddy the broadcast and GTFO^^]

As expected, our fans are awesome. It seemed pointless to keep watching as it would only hurt their fingers. Responding to the donations that mercilessly beat down the troublemakers, he cleanly blocked the user who was swearing.

“Everyone, let’s just ignore it and move on. You know people like that enjoy the attention. Let’s just assume that person had a bad day. Maybe they stepped in dog poop, or wet themselves in public…”

As he spoke with a calm face, viewers added their own comments. ‘Maybe their mom found the homework hidden under the desk?’, ‘Maybe their earphone jack came out while watching porn on the subway?ㅋㅋ’ After carefully monitoring the chat that had regained some cheerfulness, he belatedly remembered Imun.

He probably saw it. After quickly checking the secondary monitor, Hajun slightly frowned.

[Don’t worry about those people, just block them all]

[Please don’t take it to heart]

[I’m really sorry because of me… I promise I won’t donate again]

His prediction was unfortunately correct. Even though he was already someone who constantly apologized, it was hard to gauge how much more sorry he would feel about this incident. Gathering his troubled thoughts, he put on a bright smile.

“Thank you for your concern. You all know my personality, I don’t really care about being cursed at. But today… I’m touched. I guess I haven’t lived my life in vain.”

[20,000 won donation! Our Gangha being called a sucker makes me sadㅠㅠㅠ]

– ㅋㅋㅋAs expected, Vibranium-mental Gangha hyung^^

– Those lowlifes just interrupted your story midwayㅠㅠ

– You know you can’t sneakily turn on LegendsOfLegend like this, right?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[10,000 won donation! ㅋㅋㅋCome on, spill the tea again!! What did you eat in Korea!!]

“What I ate? So much!”

He raised his voice to change the mood. From the tornado potatoes eaten on Myeongdong Street, to the baeksuk in front of Gyeongbokgung Palace, to the chicken and cake at the hotel. As he listed his food adventures, his excitement naturally grew.

This is worth bragging about! When he brought up his phone showing photos of the chicken Imun had ordered, viewers chuckled and posted their chats.

– Wowㅋㅋㅋ 5 chickens for 1 person, is this for real?;;ㅋㅋㅋ

[5,000 won donation! Next time you come to Korea, please do a chicken mukbang!ㅠㅠㅠ]

– Ooh good idea!ㅋㅋㅋ Let’s go chicken mukbang!!!!

“A chicken mukbang? Ah, um… I’ve never done a mukbang before, but sure. I did something wrong to you guys, so if I get the chance to go to Korea next time, I’ll try it.”

He tossed out the words, but the thought of tearing into chicken in front of the camera made his head spin.

He couldn’t shake the feeling that his broadcast content had unintentionally become more diverse recently. ‘Got all the clips!!!’, ‘You know what happens when you say one thing and do another, right?ㅋㅋㅋ’ Seriously watching the chat that was driving in nails so he couldn’t back out, he smiled faintly as if he had no choice.

“Well then, shall we start the proper gaming broadcast?”

Personal Notes:

Is Fake supposed to be Faker? Lmao I had soo much fun…