Chapter 84
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Si-yoon, as Momobin, focused on the game after starting the stream.
She recalled the strategies her sister had taught her and did her best to deal with the monsters in the game.
At that moment, the smartphone on the edge of her desk began vibrating.
Bzzzz— Bzzzz—
Si-yoon, who was focused on the monitor, only flicked her eyes toward the phone.
Her heart dropped in an instant.
‘W-W-Wait, what?! Why a call now of all times?!’
A sudden call from her sister! The timing was impeccable.
Si-yoon’s eyes turned back to the monitor.
But her mind was a tangled mess.
‘W-Wasn’t everything fine?! I thought I didn’t get caught…?’
She had intentionally left enough time between the call with Ji-a and starting her stream.
Why would her sister suddenly call now?!
Wasn’t Si-hyun watching the stream in the living room?
This was practically a malicious snipe.
…Of course, if Si-yoon weren’t actually Momobin.
In that case, a “snipe” wouldn’t even exist.
Si-yoon’s thoughts spiraled in every direction, tangled and messy.
Bzzzz— Bzzzz—
The smartphone kept vibrating.
Her character on the monitor was getting attacked, and its health was slowly depleting.
But Si-yoon couldn’t focus on the game at all.
‘W-W-What do I do now…?’
Her chaotic thoughts couldn’t string together properly.
Only a few seconds had passed, but even the viewers noticed something was wrong.
-?????
-What’s the streamer doing??
-Why did it suddenly freeze???
-Momobin??????
-What’s going on? Something wrong?
-?????????
The stream hadn’t stopped.
The game wasn’t frozen either.
It was simply because Si-yoon’s fingers had frozen, unable to move.
The viewers, unaware of the situation, flooded the chat with confusion, while Si-yoon stared at the vibrating phone with trembling eyes.
Bzzzz— Bzzzz—
‘Ugh… W-What do I do…?’
The phone’s vibrations hadn’t changed, but to Si-yoon, it felt like an earthquake shaking her desk.
Should she answer?
No, should she just ignore it?
…It was too late to pretend nothing had happened; the stream had already been affected.
Maybe, just maybe.
Her sister could be outside the house right now and called because of that.
‘Is this just wishful thinking…?’
Si-yoon stared at the phone, her expression frozen stiff.
She had to make a decision.
The smartphone kept vibrating, and the viewers continued looking for Momobin.
Finally, with a trembling voice, Si-yoon spoke.
“E-Everyone… I… I’m getting a call, so… just, just a moment…”
She turned off the microphone.
Gulp.
Swallowing nervously, she grabbed the smartphone.
Her hands shook violently.
She could hardly tell if it was her arm trembling or the phone vibrating.
‘Calm down. Calm down.’
Maybe she could bluff her way through this.
Maybe she was overreacting because she’d imagined the worst.
Si-yoon took a deep breath to steady her pounding heart.
Hooo—!
Her heart still raced.
She felt cold sweat dripping down her back.
Blaming her hyperactive body, Si-yoon slowly raised her hand.
With a shaky motion, she tapped the screen.
She brought the phone to her ear.
“Hello…?”
Si-yoon squeezed her voice to sound as natural as possible.
……
But no response came.
……
“Unni?”
……
She called out, but there was only silence on the other end.
Instead.
Knock, knock—
Someone knocked on her door.
“Eek?!”
Si-yoon jumped in surprise and looked toward the door.
The only person in the house right now was her sister.
And it was her sister who had called her.
An absolute crisis!
Si-yoon hurriedly blurted out, her voice shaking.
“S-Sis? Aren’t you in the living room? Why are you calling—”
[ㅇㅇ has donated 100,000 won!]
-My world just collapsed today
-??????
-?????????
-Streamer!! React to the donation!!
-Momobin, where did you go!!!
-Still on the call?
A huge donation flashed on the stream!
Si-yoon’s gaze darted to the monitor.
For a split second, she almost turned her mic back on to thank the donor.
But she was still on the call with her sister.
She was cornered.
“C-Can you wait a moment? I’ll come to the living room…”
-Uh… okay…
Si-yoon ended the call.
She double-checked the donor’s username.
Blink, blink.
No matter how many times she blinked, the ID didn’t change.
Finally, Si-yoon turned her microphone back on.
“Everyone… It seems… I’ve been caught by my family.”
-??????
-Really???
-LOL
-Who in your family?
-Did you just out yourself on stream???
-Got caught streaming???
“Yes! I got caught! I really did! Ahaha! …Haa, I’ll explain and be right back…”
-Hahahahahaha
-LOOOOOL
-Who’s the family member??
-Are they watching the stream??
-How do you feel about this?
-Absolute embarrassment, LOL
Turning off the mic again, Si-yoon stood up from her chair.
She slowly opened the door and stepped out.
Immediately, she locked eyes with Si-hyun, who was sitting on the sofa with perfect posture.
“……”
Without a word, Si-yoon walked over and sat beside her sister.
She fidgeted awkwardly, unable to say anything.
Si-hyun stared at her intently, her gaze piercing.
Finally, it was Si-hyun who broke the silence.
“Si-yoon. You were Momo…?”
Nod, nod.
“Are you really Momo…?”
“…Yeah…”
Si-yoon answered slowly and turned her head slightly to look at her sister.
Her wide-open eyes trembled softly with yellow irises quivering.
It was the first time she had seen her sister with that expression.
Not even when she got caught wearing a formal skirt for class practice did Si-hyun make this face.
Si-yoon felt slightly wronged.
‘I’m the one who got caught, so why is she making that face?!’
Suddenly, she found it annoying.
Si-yoon pouted her lips.
“When… When did you find out?”
“Just now…”
“After Ji-a called?”
“Yeah, that’s right… My bias is my little sister.”
“Why?!”
Si-hyun muttered softly, and Si-yoon puffed up her cheeks.
Regardless, Si-hyun kept mumbling to herself.
“I thought… the voice sounded like you when you were younger… But no way, I thought….”
“Uh, yeah.”
“…Ah! It’s all because of your lisp!”
“What about it?!”
“You don’t usually talk like that!”
“Because it’s a stream!”
The two women stared at each other and yelled.
One, because she was embarrassed about being outed as a streamer.
The other, because her bias turned out to be her younger sister.
Both were equally mortified. Their faces flushed red with embarrassment.
Eventually, they both covered their faces with their hands and hung their heads.
“Why… Why… Whyyyyy…”
“Wait, Unni? Do you hate it that much?”
“…The problem is I still like Momo!”
“Huh?”
“Ugh…”
Still miserable, Si-hyun buried her face deeper.
She wrapped her arms around her knees, curling her body even further.
Her chest pressed slightly against her thighs.
The smooth, flowing white hair covered her face, but the tips of her reddened ears clearly revealed her embarrassment.
Si-yoon stared blankly at her sister’s profile, lost in thought.
‘I imagined this so many times. But I never thought I’d get caught like this….’
What would happen if her sister found out?
Should she confess before moving out? Or was it better to just become independent?
She had thought through it all.
But those imaginations were utterly useless.
When the situation actually happened, she simply got swept along by the flow.
‘…She said it’s a problem because she still likes me?’
Si-yoon felt conflicted.
It was truly, incredibly embarrassing. But maybe it wasn’t so bad after all.
With an ambiguous smile, Si-yoon looked at her sister.
Si-hyun, who had buried her head between her knees, adjusted her posture.
She sat up straight, her back rigid and her expression serious as if she’d made up her mind.
Si-yoon tensed up, watching her sister’s next move.
After hesitating briefly, Si-hyun carefully held out her hands.
Her flushed cheeks burned brightly, unable to hide her embarrassment.
Si-hyun spoke in a small voice.
“I want… your merch.”
“…Huh?”
“All the merch I don’t have. I want it.”
“Ahaha!”
Si-yoon burst out laughing at her sister’s adorable request.
Her embarrassed face was just too cute, and her voice had an oddly affectionate tone.
The corners of Si-yoon’s lips curled up on their own.
“I’ll give it to you after today’s stream!”
“…Okay.”
After a short conversation.
Si-yoon returned to her stream.
She paused the game briefly and casually explained the situation to her viewers as if sharing a funny story.
[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won!]
- This is her sister. Sorry for interrupting today’s stream.
For the first time in her life, Si-hyun referred to herself as the sister.
The viewers erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
Because for them, the sister’s appearance was far more entertaining and interesting than the game itself.
Many viewers asked for Si-hyun to appear on the stream and chat with them.
-Not gonna happen.
But Si-hyun refused.
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Meanwhile, news of Ji-a’s S-rank achievement wasn’t just a big deal for Si-hyun and Si-yoon.
“Kim Ji-a achieved S-rank!”
“Wow, already? She ranked up so fast!”
“I knew she’d make it ever since she was called a rising star!”
It hadn’t been long since Korea’s only S-rank Spearman had died.
Many people mourned that loss.
Ji-a had seamlessly filled that position.
Although she wasn’t officially recognized as S-rank just yet, that didn’t matter.
As news and articles about Ji-a began to spread, Korea turned into a festival-like atmosphere.
That was how much weight the title of S-rank carried.
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