[TS] Starting the Broadcast - Chapter 106

Late Friday afternoon.

It's time for Yerin to get out of school.

Moreover, she said she already loaded the luggage into the vehicle we'll be using, so she'll come straight to my house.

It should take about 5-10 minutes to arrive.

"Unnie! Hehe..."

"But how long are you going to stay like that?"

Mia had arrived at my house about an hour ago.

We had planned to gather here and depart for the trip... Anyway, she showed up in a very fashionable outfit.

Should I call it a Milky Way?

It was a black turtleneck, but it had white sparkles embedded here and there like the Milky Way, giving a sophisticated impression.

The matching white pants with a cute belt created a clean look, drawing attention more to the top and further highlighting the charm of the upper body.

The problem is that she's clinging to my waist with both arms like a leech in that outfit.

For almost an hour... Honestly, isn't this severe at this point?

Ding dong-!

The doorbell rings.

There's no one else who would visit my house, so it must be 100% Yerin.

I peeled Mia off and opened the door.

Sure enough, Yerin in her school uniform dove straight into my arms, probably having left right after school ended.

"Unnie, unnie!"

"Ack!"

An unintended strange sound escaped my mouth.

I'm stunned by Yerin's violent action of burying her face in my chest and nuzzling.

"What are you doing!"

Mia, who was watching from behind, quickly intervened and pulled Yerin away.

Whew, I barely survived.

As I hurriedly step back, a staring contest begins between the two girls.

"Don't you know unnie doesn't like that kind of behavior?"

No, Mia... Is that something you should say after clinging to me for almost an hour?

"Is that something someone who agreed to come to unnie's house at a similar time should say? From what I know, you've been here for almost an hour already."

Flinch-!

Mia's shoulders tremble slightly.

Setting aside the fact that they made such an agreement(?) behind my back, it's true that she has nothing to say if she broke the promise.

Mia retreats little by little.

Come to think of it, she always seems to come on strong, but there's no substance.

It's always a picture of her getting counterattacked or losing to Yerin.

Is Mia actually the weakest in the worldview?

Well, enough useless imagination. I don't want to see them bickering from the start of the trip.

So I decide to use the carrot and stick strategy that worked before once again.

"Let me be clear, I don't want to see you two fighting or arguing. If that happens during the trip, I'll say it again, the trip ends immediately. Understand?"

"Yes."

"I understand."

"Instead, if we all have an enjoyable trip together until the end, I'll prepare the next trip plan. Sounds good?"

"Yes! Unnie!"

"Then how about Christmas Eve? Or Christmas Day is fine too."

Mia just looks happy while Yerin tries to set a specific date.

I feel it anew.

Although she's not even an adult yet, just a second-year high school student, she's several levels above Mia.

Yerin... she's really not someone to be taken lightly.

Anyway, after roughly drinking some water and using the bathroom, I packed my bag with clothes and came outside.

I see the vehicle waiting in front of the house.

After putting the luggage in the trunk, Yerin and Mia have a battle of nerves.

They're exchanging looks trying to get the other to sit in the passenger seat.

"I'll sit in front."

"Ah!"

"Unnie!"

Ignoring their protests, I quickly got in the passenger seat.

"Hello."

"Yes, hello."

The person behind the wheel was a sturdy-built man in a suit, estimated to be in his early to mid-30s.

He gave a similar impression to the security guard blocking the waiting room entrance at the Ladies Tournament.

However, looking at his face, he was a different person from then, making me feel the power of Yerin's family once again.

To think they employ so many people like this.

"We'll be departing."

With the driver's short departure signal, the vehicle starts moving smoothly.

The destination is Danyang, North Chungcheong Province.

We plan to go down today and stay at a pre-booked accommodation, then start the schedule early Saturday morning to tour the surrounding attractions before going up to Jecheon above to stay.

On Sunday, we'll tour around Jecheon and return home.

We decided to have dinner after returning to Seoul.

However, what's still concerning is that Mia keeps insisting on staying overnight at my place on Sunday since it'll be late.

Of course, since Mia is doing that, Yerin is also insisting on staying over.

They really are consistent.

The back seat is quiet and it feels awkward to talk to the driver who's concentrating on driving, so I put on some recent songs and looked at the surroundings as we drove.

Fortunately, Danyang isn't that far and we were able to leave Seoul before the full-fledged rush hour traffic started, so we arrived in about 2 hours.

We booked the most luxurious resort in Danyang for accommodation.

We agreed to split the cost 1/N after the trip, with Mia paying first.

No matter how rich Yerin is, it honestly doesn't look good for a minor to be the representative paying at the travel destination.

Then why don't I be the representative, you ask?

Actually, the YouTube revenue I received this time was more than I expected, so I unknowingly put it back into stocks.

I was sure... I could grow it, I was just going to do a quick short-term trade and get out, but I ended up getting stuck.

The more I think about it, the sadder I get.

Damn it!

With global negative factors and sudden index plunges, the market plummets from the opening price as soon as it opens.

While I was flustered, I couldn't escape and got stuck in that situation.

Anyway, the conclusion is I don't have money.

Since I don't have enough for immediate living expenses, I urgently applied to exchange water balloons, but it won't be available for withdrawal until next week.

I could use a credit card, but since I don't know how much this trip will cost including the booked luxury resort, I decided to yield the opportunity to Mia in the end.

[Opportunity? You have much less conscience than I thought.]

'Have you been getting more aggressive in your speech since you kept losing our verbal sparring?'

[If you felt that way, it's just your imagination.]

After parking at the resort, we went through the payment and check-in process and unpacked in our reserved room.

It was a spacious 4-person room about 25 pyeong (83 sq m) on the 6th floor with a great view.

"It's nice. The bathroom is spacious and clean too..."

Mia trails off mid-sentence and quickly moves to check the main bedroom and separate bed room.

There was one large double bed in the main bedroom and one in the bed room.

Originally, we could just use the two beds with two people each.

But now...

Crackle-!

It's as if electricity is sparking between Mia and Yerin's gazes.

In the end, it seems they can't decide, as their gazes turn to me with silent pressure.

Let's postpone this headache-inducing dilemma for a few hours.

My future self will brilliantly resolve it.

We roughly unpacked and decided to go out for dinner.

The driver had parked and gone home after hearing Yerin's instructions.

And we agreed he would bring the car around and wait in front of the building at 8 AM tomorrow.

So oversleeping is forbidden.

"What sounds good? Does anyone have a craving?"

"I'm fine with anything."

"I searched a bit on the way, and it seems there are a lot of tteokgalbi places."

"Really?"

I'm newly realizing that tteokgalbi seems to exist at every travel destination.

I wonder if it's because you can leave a lot uneaten, or if the cooking method is relatively simple so people start businesses with tteokgalbi as the main dish... Well, I can't know the inside story of the industry.

Anyway, we decided to have tteokgalbi set meals for dinner.

"Welcome. How many in your party?"

"Three."

"Okay, I'll show you to your seats."

Wanting to eat quietly, we took a private room and ordered cheese tteokgalbi set meals as the main dish, along with yukhoe bibimbap and naengmyeon.

"Alright, everyone fill your glasses..."

Since Yerin is a minor, we decided to refrain from drinking alcohol during this trip.

We filled our glasses with soft drinks and I decided to give a toast.

"First, I want to say thank you to Yerin for creating this great travel opportunity. For taking responsibility for my YouTube channel thumbnails with cool and pretty designs. Finding a new house, the Ladies Tournament... I really received a lot of help."

As I listed them one by one, I realized I had really received quite a lot of help.

I suddenly realize it to the point where I wonder if I should use the same double bed as Yerin tonight.

Perhaps noticing my expression, Mia quickly cut in.

"Unnie, what about me!"

"Hmm? Ah, I'm really grateful to Mia too. Actually, you became the catalyst for my broadcast to grow so quickly."

Mia requesting the 1:1 match was the first event that allowed my broadcast to grow.

After that, she parachuted me, who was a newbie at the time, into the Miracle joint broadcast, allowing me to lay the foundation for continued growth.

Thinking about it this way, Mia was also no different from a benefactor in my broadcast's growth.

To the point where I could use the double bed with Mia tonight.

"Unnie!"

This time Yerin shouted sharply.

Argh! My head hurts.

Wasn't this dilemma postponed for a few hours?

Wasn't my future self supposed to resolve it?

It seemed a rough road ahead was foreshadowed from the first day of the trip.