Today's Chicken Mukbang W 51 - Hyacinth in Bloom

#51

There were about two weeks left until going to Korea. Just thinking about the day he would meet Imun made him hum automatically. “It’s going to be so fun!” “Haha. Yes, it will.” Responding to his excited remark, Imun gently curved the corners of his eyes.

“If hyung is okay with it, this time… would you like to stay at our dorm?”

“Huh?”

For a moment, he couldn’t believe his ears. “Hyung, please come to our dorm.” As if noticing this, Imun repeated the same request once more.

Though they’d known each other for a long time, they’d only met in person once. He had planned to subtly suggest visiting the dorm after meeting at least five times, but this unexpectedly early proposal was both pleasing and bewildering.

It might just be a polite offer. In his heart, he wanted to visit where Imun lived right away. Still, afraid of seeming too forward, he couldn’t accept immediately.

“Why the dorm? It’s not like I don’t have money, I’m fine. You worry about too many things.”

“…It’s not about money. It’s just, we saw each other so briefly last time. I also want to… spend as much time with hyung as possible.”

“…But how can I do that? It’s not like you live alone, you share the place with your members. Does your dorm have a lot of rooms? I’d rather just stay comfortably at a hotel.”

“We’re… quite successful idols, you know. Our dorm is really spacious with many rooms. You can come without any burden, really. All the members gave permission, and I’ve already told the company. Really… can’t you come?”

Imun’s eyes gradually grew melancholic. His wistful smile and downcast gaze seemed deliberately designed to enchant him.

So this is why he wanted a video call! What an unfair tactic. Despite recognizing Imun’s intentions, it was difficult to look away from the screen. As he moistened his dry mouth and hesitated, Imun raised his eyes as if to urge him on.

“Really… you won’t come, hyung?”

“I’ll… I’ll come! I’ll come if that’s what you want.”

The appeal in those eyes was too powerful. Before he could finish his flustered response, Imun burst into a bright laugh.

Got played again! Feeling belated dizziness and sighing, Hajun urgently called out to him.

“Seo, Seo Imun.”

“Yes?”

“Strike a po… pose so I can take a screenshot.”

His mind was filled only with the thought that he couldn’t let this moment slip away. Whoever Imun’s photographer might be, they couldn’t capture him better than this—on screen, he was radiantly shining.

The day before leaving for Korea, he turned on his last stream before the long break. Thinking that he would see Imun tomorrow made his fingers move especially well today.

After mercilessly slaughtering enemies and dominating the field for dozens of minutes, he easily secured consecutive wins and leaned back in his chair.

“The game is going well today. While taking a break, let me know if there’s any champion you’d like me to play. I’ll try my best regardless of team composition.”

Only after seeing the champion names flooding the chat did he realize his mistake. A poll would’ve been better for this. As he was sorting through the chaotic requests, a donation caught his attention.

[10,000 won donation! His activities end today, so will you duo with him now?]

– Is today really his last day? And Gangha is taking a week off from streaming? lol

– This can only be the most suspicious timing ever lololol^^

–

He had announced the streaming break without mentioning the details. The writer had earnestly requested to keep the filming with On The Sky secret until the broadcast went live.

But sharing a little should be fine. He feared the consequences of saying nothing at all. It was obvious that viewers would pounce on him, accusing him of blindsiding them again.

“Yes, I am going to Korea. And yes, I’m going to see Imun. I’ll… definitely tell you the reason for the break later.”

– I knew it!!!lolololol

– Supporting your passionate friendship…^^

– How can you take a whole week off from streaming?ㅠㅠㅠ I’m suddenly so jealous of Imunㅠㅠ

[30,000 won donation! You like him more than us!!!]

His attempt to appease them seemed to have backfired. On a normal day, he would have gotten serious about the chat teasing him and Imun together, but today he had no room for excuses even with two mouths.

It’s not exactly wrong, though. In his years as a streamer, this was the first time he’d taken such a long break. Though it was an unavoidable choice to see Imun, he still felt guilty toward his viewers.

“Haha, are you saying if I take another long break like this, you’ll switch to a different channel? That won’t do. Then… I can’t promise exactly when, but I’ll try to stream briefly from my phone for a day or so.”

– Go to a PC bang and do a vlog!!lolol Do a duo collab stream with Imun lolol

– Chicken mukbang!!!! You said you’d do a chicken mukbang!!ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Did you promise?!?!? I clipped that?!?!?lolol

– To breathe the same air as Ganghaㅠㅠ I’m going to practice breathing deeply starting now

His smile gradually faded in front of the chat that was covering various topics as if they’d been waiting for this. He had only exaggerated out of guilt—in reality, he had no confidence in hosting any content that wasn’t gaming.

Teacher Seo Imun… please help me. Regretting his careless words, Hajun inwardly shed tears.

As soon as he ended the stream, Imun contacted him with perfect timing. Could he have been watching my stream? With half suspicion and half joy, he made the call, and burst out laughing at the voice that greeted him with “Hyuuung!” He seemed especially excited today, acting completely spoiled.

“You’re finally coming tomorrow! I’m so happy, I can’t wait to see you.”

“Just wait one more day. What about you, didn’t you do a live today?”

“Ah, of course I did. Everyone was sad because it was the last performance… I just finished streaming when I called, why?”

“It’s strange. How do you always finish at exactly the right time?”

“I know, right.” Listening to his laughter, he returned to his bedroom. Due to the relatively long travel schedule, he hadn’t finished packing yet.

It was difficult to gauge how much stuff to bring. Despite rearranging his luggage several times, he couldn’t create more space. “I still have a ton to pack, but my suitcase feels like it’s about to burst,” he complained without thinking, and Imun calmly replied.

“Why worry about that? Just leave most things behind and only bring your passport and phone. I’ll buy everything you need, so don’t burden yourself with heavy luggage.”

“Should I not bring underwear either? What about a toothbrush?”

“Underwear?! Under, under… underwear can be bought too.”

Imun was startled by this trivial remark. He hadn’t meant to tease him. Realizing he had unintentionally landed an effective hit, he pressed his advantage by mentioning various other items. Unfortunately, none got as intense a reaction as underwear.

After chatting with Imun for quite some time while putting packing aside, he finally sat in front of his suitcase again.

“Now I really need to pack. You should get some good rest too.”

“Okay. Your arrival time is 8:10 PM tomorrow, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right. I think I’ll arrive at the dorm around 10 PM to be safe. I’ll contact you when I land in Incheon.”

“Call me instead of messaging.”

“Call? Okay, got it.”

After ending the call, time had already passed midnight. But still, how can I just bring my phone and passport? Chuckling as he mulled over Imun’s words, he boldly removed the items he was unsure about. His heart was pounding so much that it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to fall asleep easily tonight either.

**[On The Sky Community]**

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Title: Bringing info about On The Sky’s new variety show

Hello, Haneuls~

I’ll verify I’m a TVM staff member before dropping this info

(Employee ID card from TVM broadcasting station with the writer’s nickname on a post-it covering the photo and name.jpg)

I really wanted to share this, so I’m spilling some tea here onlylolol

On The Sky will be the main focus of a travel variety program from the entertainment departmentlol

The content involves members bringing one close friend each to hang outlolol

They’re all confirmed to bring their real friendslolol

Saha is bringing his civilian friend he’s been close with

Rai is bringing YH, Sura is bringing LJ, and finally, the most anticipated, Imun is bringing… GH!lolol

If I reveal the full names, I might really get firedlolol But you can probably guess from just the initialslolol

Comments(45)

– Why are you so carefree, Ssuni?;; According to you, this isn’t even officially announced information;; I think you should delete this post quickly;;

└ 2222 Delete it fast

└ 3333333 This is seriously not okaylol;;

– Verification aside, this content hasn’t even aired or appeared on the schedule yet, and you’re spreading it on the community? What if the variety show gets canceled because of this, can you take responsibility?

└ 2222 The commenter is hitting hardlolol I’m feeling the pain myselflolol

– A trip with close friends sounds exciting, we’ll probably get to see their true selveslolol When you travel with friends, your real personality always comes outlolol

– Is Saha’s friend the one he tagged on Twitter a few times before? I can guess who Rai and Sura’s friends are, but who is Imun’s friend?

└ Are you seriously asking? If you’re a student, I understand

└ Not everyone checks the community regularlylol It’s probably Universal High School or the streamer Gangha

└ Why is High School suddenly mentioned here?

└ Probably because they were trainees at Imun’s former agency? But I don’t know if they were particularly close thoughlolol This is definitely Ganghalolol

– Let’s not get excited about something that isn’t confirmed yetㅠㅠ And mentioning real names in the comments is seriously too muchㅠㅠ

– What’s wrong with these comments?lol Has everyone forgotten about common decency?;;;

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