Chapter 22: Gotta Win

Since we couldn’t stay there forever after our first meeting in front of the station, we moved to a nearby cafe. It was a bit noisy, but we sat down and each had a drink. Mine is cocoa again. I want to drink some coffee too.

“So… Raccoon is Lee Seongbeom PD’s niece…?”

“Well, something like that.”

“Oh my god, I’m shocked, I’m shocked!”

Osorin was making a big fuss, covering her mouth.

Since it’s a cafe in a station, there are a lot of people walking around, so it’s a bit of a chaotic atmosphere. Fortunately, Osorin’s fuss alone didn’t attract attention.

Mister told her to wear sunglasses and a hat. Even though he’s a PD, he’s more famous than most celebrities, so people might recognize him. Just like Osorin recognized him right away a while ago.

“Thank you for getting along well with Sua, Osorin.”

“Ah, please speak comfortably. I’m the one who received a lot of help from Raccoon.”

The adults greet each other. Of course, they’re almost father and daughter, but Mister was polite to her.

“Then, can I call you Sorin? I’m not used to nicknames.”

“Ah, my name is Oh Sorin. Please call me as you like.”

“My name is Seo Sua.”

It might be a bit uncomfortable if we call each other by nicknames outside. Sorin seems like a name, but Raccoon is obviously a nickname. It’ll probably attract attention right away.

We briefly introduced ourselves and started talking again.

“Ah, so all this time, your uncle helped with the editing?”

“I didn’t help at all. It was all the kid…, Sua did it.”

“Wow….”

The look in her eyes still hasn’t lost its wonder. At the same time, there was still a slight look of disbelief.

“Are you still not sure that I’m Raccoon?”

“Honestly… yes. How can I believe at once that a child this young did such editing…….”

“Okay, then I’ll prove it.”

“How?”

“You said something to me, didn’t you?”

She tilted her head, saying, ‘What did I say?’ and tried to remember.

“I’ve been meaning to tell you for a while. Even though it’s an internet call and you can’t see my face and we’re both women,

saying that your panties have a hole and you need to buy new ones, or bragging about buying adult products is a bit, ahem!”

“Uwaaaa! Stop, stop!”

Osorin urgently crossed the table and covered my mouth. Even so, this level of commotion attracted the attention of the people around us, but fortunately they didn’t hear what I said, so they went back to what they were doing.

“…You shouldn’t talk about such things outside! And I bought it because I was curious about the performance of the handcuffs! I-I didn’t say anything lewd, did I, PD?”

“Well… you can’t help it since you didn’t know.”

“Really….”

“Hmm, eubeubeub.”

Mister turned his gaze away, pretending to be uninterested. It’s a form of consideration.

Osorin, who had become dejected, slowly removed her hand from my mouth, almost with tears in her eyes.

“Now you know I’m Raccoon, right?”

“Honestly, I’m not sure yet….”

“Hmm…. Then, I’ll show you this.”

Still not believing her, I took out my phone, logged out of YouTube, and showed her how to log in. Then I went into my channel and showed her that I could modify the video.

Following that, I showed her the Discord chat history with her. There’s no way to prove yourself more than this.

Seeing that, Osorin. She muttered with a somehow tired expression.

“You could have just shown me that first……“

“Ah, is that her?”

Osorin waved her hand at someone who had just entered the cafe.

A woman with a cap, long ponytail, and earrings. The woman with a very hip outfit noticed Osorin’s gesture and approached our table.

Seeing our table, which was a bit unusual, she tilted her head.

“Was it a family gathering?”

“What are you talking about.. Hurry up and sit down. I’ll introduce you.”

It seems like we look like a father, a daughter, and a small daughter to others.

Hearing Osorin’s introduction of us, she kept nodding. As if telling a secret, she told us our identities in a tense manner, but Jina just repeated, “I see,” without any emotion.

“…Aren’t you surprised? This young child edited YouTube like that, and her uncle is that Lee Seongbeom PD.”

“I’m surprised.”

“Why does it look like……”

“I don’t show much reaction on broadcasts to save energy.”

In fact, Jina doesn’t have much reaction even on broadcasts. However, sometimes she gets excited and her words burst out, and viewers watch her broadcasts to wait for that moment.

It’s called gap moe. Thanks to that, there were many people who watched Jina’s high-tension moments during the audition joint broadcast with Osorin.

As if expressing no, she said that she was very surprised right now.

“Well, I’ve heard Raccoon’s voice. Was it a bit familiar?”

“Huh? When did you two talk on the phone?”

“After the broadcast when we first met?”

Jina made a face that said, ‘Why are you asking the obvious?’ To be precise, when requesting permission to use the video of the broadcast, it started with chatting, but because Jina said to call, we ended up talking on the phone.

“It was a bit strange that the editor, not the broadcaster, contacted me to request permission to use the video, so I called.”

“Uh…, I should have asked about that?”

“……Well, it’s your channel, so you should have asked.”

Jina makes an absurd expression. Osorin was no different from a beginner in broadcasting or YouTube, so I took the initiative and asked for permission.

I was going to tell her about it later, but I forgot. Well, Jina will tell you in detail, so it should be fine.

We talked about various things among ourselves. As the drinks we were drinking were running low, Mister got up from his seat, taking off his outer garment.

“Since it seems like we’re all here, I’ll leave now.”

“Are you leaving?”

“It’s not right for an adult to join in when kids are playing. Call me when you’re done.”

Osorin, who seemed to be looking for an excuse, opened her mouth awkwardly.

“We’re fine with that….”

“I’m not okay. I don’t want to be a clueless old man among young people.”

Mister said that and looked at Osorin and Jina.

“Then, have fun with Sua. Kid, call me when you’re done.”

“I got it.”

Since I have to go back with Mister anyway, contact is essential.

I nod my head obediently.

Mister ruffled my hair with his huge hand and left.

Seeing Mister passing by the window, I waved my hand, and Osorin and Jina got up from their seats.

“Then shall we go too? It’s a cafe in the station, so there are a lot of people, and we’ve been sitting for too long.”

“Are we going to eat now?”

“It’s still early to eat. And Sua also drank cocoa, so you’re not hungry, right?”

It’s true that it’s an ambiguous time for dinner. And I’m a little bloated because of the cocoa.

“Then, what are we going to do now? Do you have a place to go?”

“Our little editor doesn’t know. There’s a place that streamers always go to when there are two or more of them.”

“Where is that?”

Jina slightly raised the corners of her mouth. And Osorin and she say at the same time.

“Of course, it’s a karaoke and a game room.”

“We always go to karaoke and a game room.”

No, aside from Jina. You’re meeting another streamer for the first time, Osorin. Why are you saying it like it’s obvious.

“……Aren’t you just going to the places you two want to go?”

It feels like they just chose it because they like to hang out outside and they’re gamers. They both like games, of course, and they seem to like singing too.

I decided to obediently follow their opinions. I don’t like singing that much, but I like games.

“Well, that’s fine.”
” “Yes?!”

“By the way, we’re going to the game room first. We’re going to have a bet, and the loser has to sing a song designated by the 1st place.” 

The evil in the eyes of the two women instantly dwells. Those eyes are determined to never go easy on a child.

My hands started to tremble.

‘I have to win…!’

Definitely!

A certain karaoke room at a time when the sky was slightly dark. There were various genres of songs flowing from each room as many people visited the karaoke in the evening.

Idol songs in one room.

Pop songs in another room.

Ballads in another room.

J-pop in another room.

While familiar pop songs were playing in the hallway.

A bouncy tone flowed out of a certain room.

It’s neither an idol song, nor a pop song, nor a ballad, nor J-pop, but it’s a song that everyone knows.

The accompaniment of the piano sounds of ttong ttang ttong ttang ends, and the song begins.

“Twinkle twinkle little star….”

A little star’s voice that shines beautifully flowed out.

It was a voice that seemed a little tearful.