Chapter 65 : With miley (3)

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The saying that singing relieves stress was something I couldn’t understand in the past, but now I do. Singing really does relieve stress!

“Okay. Next is…”

I tapped the interface.

The game I downloaded earlier, [KinderGuard], appeared in the game list.

“How do you play co-op mode?”

“Master, I will assist you.”

Before the chat could even explain, Miley immediately provided the answer. As expected of a professional butler. The Valedictorian of the Butler Academy is different.

[kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk]
[No, but for real lol]
[What a butler]
[She is committed to the concept]
[Well, well, Seongwon can have a butler]
[She’s like an angel~ Must be because she’s the Goddess’s butler]

“Once you start the game, locate the game tag in the options settings at the top left and send it to me. I’ll add you as a friend and invite you to co-op mode.”

“See? Miley is a very competent butler.”

“Indeed. I am a competent butler.”

For some reason, it feels like Miley emphasized the word ‘competent.’ I always thought Miley was a competent butler.

[kkkkkkkk]
[She is competent]
[Pretty, sings well, good on broadcasts, and a competent butler? This is cheating lol]
[Suspiciously committed idol group]
[For real lol]

But then, I saw something strange in the chat.

“Idol group?”

[Yeah]
[Aren’t you an idol group?]
[So the maid member is coming out soon, right??????]
[What lol idol lol]
[Just BS lol. It’s a rumor going around in the community after seeing you two duet lol]
[But you guys did sing well]
[Real]

Idols.

Of course, it’s not true. If it weren’t for this, I wouldn’t have even thought about having Miley on the broadcast, let alone singing.

‘CEO Cha isn’t messaging me, so it must not be a big deal.’

I nodded.

“We’re not an idol group. But we do have a maid member.”

From now on, your outfit is a maid uniform. Kawasaki Shigure.

[??????????]
[Really?]
[Why is this real? x5]
[What kind of rabbit hole is this? One pops out and then keeps popping out lol]
[What even is a maid member lol]
[If there’s another member, why aren’t you an idol group?]
[Can she sing too?????]
[What are her characteristics?]
[Is she pretty? Asking seriously]

I grinned.

TS Media has been thinking about how to do Kawasaki Shigure’s broadcast showcase, and leaving these hints would be helpful.

‘Of course, doing this would make the connection with me stronger, but…’

It doesn’t matter. She works for my company.

‘Gotta do the whole ‘clout-chasing’ thing.’

Though in this case, I’m the one getting clout-chased.

‘It’ll be fine as long as our broadcast times are different.’

Even if the times were the same, my viewers wouldn’t leave me.

“Hmm.”

So, let’s release the hints one by one.

“It’s confidential, so I can’t say much, but she’s not an idol, not sure about her singing. I know she draws. And as for being pretty…”

I recalled Kawasaki Shigure’s face.

Hmm….

I don’t know.

I turned to Miley and asked.

“Miley. Is she pretty?”

Miley thought for a moment and then nodded.

“I believe so, Master.”

“She said so.”

[What kind of conversation is this lol]
[It’s not even a skit lol]
[Aren’t you supposed to look at her face?]
[Spreading rumors without even seeing her face?]
[What is this otherworldly conversation]

I shook my head.

“I did see her face, but it’s hard for me to judge whether someone else’s face is pretty or not. But I think she’s above average. Probably.”

[What does that even mean?]
[Seongwon’s interpretation = Compared to my and Miley’s faces, everyone looks average, so I don’t really know]
[Savage]
[Don’t compare to your own face lol]
[???: To me, everyone looks like cephalopods]
[She’s not human]
[lol]

Hmm. A lot of slander.

‘I’m very satisfied.’

Being slandered is natural for a streamer.

It means the distance between the streamer and the viewers has narrowed considerably, and it also means there is friendly communication.

In a way, it’s become a real one-person media. Compared to being worshipped as the Goddess of SoulFrame, this is very satisfying.

‘Studying broadcasting has paid off.’

Being good at games doesn’t make you the best broadcaster in the world. That was just a first-stage booster. Now, I’m not Seongwon of SoulFrame, but streamer Seongwon!

“First, Miley, create a room.”

“Understood, Master.”

[It’s annoying how the streamer is only sincere when calling Miley noona]
[Call us like that too~~~~~~]
[Isn’t KinderGuard difficult?]
[It seemed hard when others played it]
[Co-op will be even harder]
[Would the great Goddess Seongwon have difficulty in a game? She’ll beat all the monsters with a toy hammer and a hero’s sword]
[lol]

“Well, it’s true, so I have nothing to say.”

[Where’s your conscience?]
[At least pretend it’s difficult]
[This is why talented people are bad]
[But you got 1st place, right?]
[The #1 streamer in Patchick after SoulBLOPs? Lol]

I let the viewers argue amongst themselves.

Is there any reason to stop them?

“Shall we enjoy some KinderGuard? Kin-der Guard.”

While humming and waiting for Miley to create the co-op room, the aggro turned to me.

[Please don’t sing weird lyrics with that beautiful voice and strange rhythm]
[Unnie, I feel weird……]
[Heung]

“The reason you feel weird is because you’re about to go to the gulag. Shall we spin the purge roulette before playing KinderGuard?”

I purged one member of the Thumbs Up Squad to the gulag.

[lol]
[Is the ‘AS Center’ on the roulette a robot meme?]
[No, AI meme]
[What’s the difference between AI, robot, and android?]
[Idk]
[Seongwon is starting to get simps]
[It would be weirder if she didn’t lol]
[Actually, she’s always had them, they’re just showing themselves now]
[Real lol]

After a while.

“Oh.”

Miley’s invitation finally arrived.

“Shall we go?”

Invitation, accepted!

* * *

In an instant, the scene before my eyes changed, and I found myself in a place filled with colorful blocks and toys. Like a daycare or kindergarten.

“It’s big.”

But everything was big. The drawers on the wall. The desks. The soft mats on the floor. Everything was enormous. Or rather, I had become small.

“Master!”

I heard Miley’s voice. I turned my head and saw her standing in the distance.

“Huh?”

Oh my, what is that?

“What is…that?”

A sudden wave of bewilderment made my jaw drop.

[Whoa]
[Pya~]
[Kyakyakyakya lol]
[These guys were giggling about this lol]
[Whoa what the… Why am I reacting to this outfit?????? My life’s ruined]
└Chat with mild sexual harassment content will result in a warning. Warning 0.5 points.
[I didn’t want to know that, thanks]
[What’s ‘mild sexual harassment,’ and what’s a 0.5 warning;]
[lol]

For some reason, Miley was wearing a kindergarten uniform. A round yellow hat, a light blue outfit. A flower-shaped name tag on her right chest, and on her feet, squeaky shoes!

Not the squeaky shoes I provided as company merchandise, but actual children’s squeaky shoes.

And Miley, who is over 180cm tall, was wearing them.

This is a bit surreal…

“… What are you wearing?”

Miley replied with a stiff face.

“It seems to be the default costume here.”

Her expression was stiff as if she were angry, but I realized Miley was embarrassed. She was slightly avoiding my gaze.

Wait, what? Default costume?

I slowly looked at myself. Oh my.

“I’ve become a kindergartener too…”

Is this right?

As I made a perplexed expression, Miley smiled.

“Master, you look good in anything.”

She’s smiling, but it feels somewhat sinister. Why?

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

“Then please prepare yourself, Master.”

“Prepare?”

“Yes.”

I glanced at the chat and understood the situation.

[Yeah]
[In co-op, it’s like expert mode, so there’s no waiting time, explanations, nothing]
[Quickly build a castle]
[Go go go]
[Pick up any weapon]
[The PewPewSword is good. Sword go]
[It doesn’t matter in the beginning]
[The sword is OP!!!!!!!]
[These guys are evil lol]

It seems the sword is overpowered. I looked around. There was something that looked like a sword hilt in the distance.

“Miley, build the castle first.”

There were Lego blocks, colorful wooden blocks, and other large toys around. It seems the giant toys were meant for building a castle.

-Rumble!

An ominous rumbling sound came from afar.

It seems the enemies were coming.

[Stage 1 starts so fast lol]
[What?]
[No time to build a castle]
[‘Survive on your own’]
[You gotta raise kids tough]
[lol]

I quickly ran and picked up the weapon that the viewers called the PewPewSword. I also grabbed the toy hammer next to it. There was no familiar mace for Miley, but a toy hammer is a similar blunt weapon, so she’ll manage.

“Miley!”

I turned my head and saw Miley building something that I couldn’t tell whether it was a castle or a tower. I threw the toy hammer to Miley. She quickly caught it.

‘You’ve adapted well.’

Her reaction speed isn’t bad.

But it’s not as good as her original self. It must be because this isn’t her original body, but a reincarnated one. Consider it the price for gaining musical talent, Miley Saintraphya.

“Okay. Let’s do this.”

“Yes, Master.”

I held up the roaring holy sword (not really).

Kindergartener’s (not really) Kindergarten Defense, begin!