Chapter 27: Garam Noona’s ASMR

“So, we hung out like that. Aren’t you jealous?”

Garam-unni really told the story, picking out only enough so that our identities couldn’t be specified.

If you listened casually, you might think you know where we went.

But if you listened differently, it was a way of speaking that seemed like it wasn’t there.

If I knew it would be like this, I shouldn’t have worried.

[Thank you for your 1,000 won donation, ‘Sooouu’-nim!]
[Did you perhaps turn off Naru-nim’s mic?]

Oops, I guess I was just listening too much.

At the donation that came with the sound of clinking coins, I came to my senses and opened my mouth.

“Hehe, I’m nervous, so I’m having trouble speaking.”

“Yeah, you are… your body is very stiff…!”

Poke

“Heek!”

What? A naughty hand so suddenly?

At an unexpected moment, Garam-unni poked my squishy belly.

[Ooh la la]
[lol]
[Pyapya]

Ugh… it seems she’s really forgotten what happened earlier.

How can a person become so normal as soon as the broadcast is turned on?

Maybe there’s something in the broadcast start button.

“Ehehe, sorry, sorry, you were just so stiff.”

“Keung… I’ll forgive you just this once.”

“Eheung~ Then since I’ve been forgiven, shall we start the ASMR?”

Are we finally starting?

As soon as she declared the start of the ASMR, she took something out of a box under the table.

It was a microphone in the shape of a human ear (?).

No, but can you even call that a microphone?

A silicone model in the shape of an ear, divided into left and right.

And a long stand that supports those models.

It certainly wasn’t a microphone you’d see in everyday life.

“For now, I’ve brought the 4DIO for the microphone.”

[Oh, you spent some money]
[If you spend 600,000 won, for real]
[That means you’ll do it again later, right?]

“Huh? I didn’t buy it, I borrowed it from Jena.”

[Of course lol]
[Even the microphone is RMT lol]
[Didn’t you steal it?]

Has Noa-unni ever done ASMR?

At Garam-unni’s words, I tilted my head and tried to recall.

Hmm… ah, she tried it once before, failed, and then quit.

It’s deleted now, but I remembered the legendary clip of ‘The world’s first ASMR where the voice is not just whispering, but completely inaudible’.

It was really funny back then.

“Anyway, I’m starting, okay?”

Well, that’s enough reminiscing.

It seems she’s about to start the ASMR.

“Like this… I just have to whisper, right?”

Garam-unni lowers her voice along with the start.

For someone doing ASMR for the first time, she’s very skilled.

“Then… I’ll start with an ear massage.”

As her hands and the silicone ears rubbed against each other, a strange, erotic sound began to be made.

Rustle… rustle

To listen to it right next to her, it’s just ‘the sound of something rubbing’.

But I wondered what the reaction of the viewers listening to that sound directly through the microphone would be.

[Heu-eung…]
[Uuuh… my brain is melting…]
[Oh]

…It must be really good.

They all have the same reaction.

After massaging for about 15 minutes.

“Next up… shall I try an earpick?”

Rustle rustle

“Customer, which ear should I start with?”

Now she’s even starting to do a skit.

A pleasantly husky voice and the occasional rustling sound.

“Hoo… customer, please present your right ear.”

[Ooh la la]
[Wind in the ear, for real]
[Eungit]
(TL Note: A sound of pleasure/ecstasy, often used in a lewd context.)

The viewers listening to it through the microphone also seem quite satisfied.

But seriously, how good is it for the reaction to be like that?

At this point, I’m starting to get curious.

I mean, it’s just being done by someone who’s doing ASMR for the first time.

Unable to contain my curiosity any longer, I lowered my voice and broke into the broadcast.

“Everyone… is it that good…?”

[Gasp]
[Hey, hey, quickly, pretend to be normal!]
[It feels good]
[Scolding, for real]

In the middle, the new VTuber fans tried to pretend to be normal.

But most of them were showing their happiness as their brains melted.

“Do you want me to do it for you directly?”

Huh? What does that mean?

Does ‘directly’ mean…

“Lie down here.”

Garam-unni pats her own lap.

No matter how I look at it, it seems like what I was thinking was right.

“Hey guys, wait 5 minutes, I’m going to give our Naru-chan an experience.”

[I’m so jealous]
[Do it for me tooooo]
[Why are you the only one in 3D? Why are you the only one in 3D? Why are you the only one in 3D?]

Hmm… why do I want to do it more after seeing the reaction?

It must be true that humans have a desire to do things more when they’re told not to.

“P-please be gentle…”

Looking at my tongue getting tied, I guess I was nervous too.

Well, there’s no one who wouldn’t be nervous in this situation.

“Starting now, customer.”

The earpick gently entering my right ear.

Rustle rustle

“Hut… eek…”

As if to tickle my auditory cells, I was induced to let out a sound naturally.

But… this is a bit… dangerous?

It’s not that I haven’t listened to ASMR before.

But I’ve never experienced this in real life until now.

Unlike ASMR, where there’s only the sound coming through the ear canal and eardrum.

This… stimulates the nerve cells around and inside the ear, so it’s a type of sensation that’s impossible to endure.

Thump thump

Perhaps because I’m in a soundproof booth, the sound of my heartbeat along with the earpick sound feels louder.

Rustle rustle

I don’t even know how much time has passed.

A pleasant sound and a pleasant feeling.

Only those two fill my head.

“Hoo~”

“Hae-euk…♡”

[?]
[What was that sound? lol]
[Isn’t she being pounced on at this point?]
[Ooh la la]
[You can’t cum, Naru-chan…!]

Wh-what? What sound did I just make?

At the sound of wind that came in at an unexpected moment, I let out a sound that would surely be screenshotted as a clip.

Really… did you have to do it like this?

Surely you didn’t get revenge for what happened earlier, right?

“5 minutes up. That’s it for today, customer.”

Seeing the lack of Garam-unni’s signature expression that comes out when she’s teasing the members, it didn’t seem to be an intentional act.

Still… that was too much!

“What’s wrong? Was it bad?”

“Th-that’s not it, but…”

[You enjoyed it too]
[I’m so jealous, I want to be Naru-chan for just one day!]
[This one is letting out moans of pleasure www]

Ugh… am I overreacting?

Because of Garam-unni’s pure eyes, which are rarely seen, and the viewers’ jealous chats.

My thought process seemed to be naturally self-gaslighting.

Right… well, honestly, it was good, so one screenshot should be fine.

And so, I came to an internal compromise to some extent.

Did about 30 more minutes pass?

Garam-unni, who finished her broadcast earlier than usual, gave her ending remarks.

“Then, everyone, good night.”

[Bye bye]
[Okay, broadcast over, I understand]
[Please upload the VOD]

Normally, the viewers would have been angry because of the early end to the broadcast.

But perhaps because today’s content was ASMR, everyone seemed satisfied.

“Everyone, get home safe.”

Actually, I didn’t do much, but the first real-life joint broadcast was over.

For some reason, it feels more tiring than the broadcasts I usually do by myself.

“Good work.”

“Yes… you too, unni.”

“What are you going to do now? Go home?”

“I should, it’s already 8 o’clock.”

Garam-unni nodded her head with a somewhat disappointed expression.

It’s a relief she didn’t force me to sleep over here.

I stood up from my seat and said my goodbyes.

“Today was fun. Um… see you later?”

“Yeah, I had fun too. See you later~”

Creak

The time when darkness has triumphed in the battle between darkness and light.

The cold air of that time of day enters my nose.

“Phew…”

Is it because it’s night?

I feel somewhat sentimental.

No, there’s that, but I think there’s another bigger reason.

Because it’s been a really long time since I’ve spent a whole day having fun with someone.

After my body changed, I felt that I had become more relaxed and my personality had become a bit more extroverted.

But there hadn’t been a day like today until now, right?

Hehe, this isn’t so bad.

I smiled and entered my house safely.

[Poisoner: I lost 1v1 to a kid]
(Clip of Poisoner telling his Comiket story.mp4)

He had a Comiket event today and did 1v1 all day, and he says he got destroyed by some kid.

[-Does that even make sense? lol]
[-Poisoner is washed up now lol]
ㄴ[This guy is a named Yul-cheob]
(TL Note: A ‘cheob’ is a spy or informant. A ‘Yul-cheob’ is likely a fan who follows and reports on a specific streamer or team.)
[-Never mind the kid, just recruit a good jungler!]

[Comiket Review]

My friend kept bugging me to go to Comiket since last week, so I went.

1. The first merch booth I went to
   (Keychain with a chubby-cheeked Arue Forger.jpg)

This time, artist Aisen was opening a booth, so I pre-ordered and rushed there first.
I think I timed it well when the crowd had thinned out a bit.
(Photo taken with a child cosplaying Anna Forger.jpg)

But at the sales booth, a super cute kid was handing out the merch.
So I couldn’t resist and immediately asked for a photo and took one together.
She was so much cuter in person than in the photo. I thought my heart was going to explode.
…
So this Comiket wasn’t bad.

[-Is that photo not edited at all?]
ㄴ[Yep, just taken with a basic camera.]
ㄴ[Wow, that’s crazy.]
[-I think that’s the kid who was getting a ton of photo requests today.]
[-So damn cute lol]
[-Nuoooooooong lol]
ㄴ[You crazy b*tch, that’s not 2D;;]
ㄴ[This guy is really going to get arrested.]
ㄴ[Please just hold your breath for one day, sir.]

[Today’s Sea-haem broadcast]
She says she’s finally doing ASMR.

[-Is it up?]
[-Kyaa]
[-(A cheering dumpling.icon)]
[-I thought she would never do it, even if she died, but she’s doing it?]

[What’s with Naru? lol]
Why is she here? lol

[-I want to watch in real life too]
[-(A frog sending a question mark.icon)]
[-Did they really go on a date?]

[Naru’s moan has entered the building lol]
(Clip of Naru making a strange sound.mp4)
She moaned while getting a real-life ear cleaning lol

[-Doesn’t it seem like a crime?]
[-(It’s a death sentence! .icon)]
[-Wakyapyahuknong lol]

[Has the Raincraft streamer server appeared?]
(Notice regarding the Twitch streamer exclusive Raincraft server.jpg)
I’m posting it because it’s up lol

[-Returning after 1 year ㅠㅠ]
[-This is what I live for]
[-I can finally see my precious Eunbi-chan play Raincraft ㅠㅠ]
ㄴ[Why do you stan a b*tch who only streams for an hour a week? lol]
ㄴ[gtfo]
ㄴ[You need to have an average viewership of over a hundred to get an invite.]
ㄴ[We’re screwed;;]