TS Vtuber Streaming Life - Chapter 88
“Are you sleeping?”
I called out but got no response, so I pressed my ear against Nayeon’s face.
Hmm, she’s sleeping.
To check if she’s truly asleep, I carefully turned her over into a comfortable position and slipped out.
Creeeak.
Ahh… that d*mn door…
I tried to be as cautious as possible, but the old door creaked.
“…Is Nayeon sleeping?”
“Yeah.”
“…How did you do that?”
Mom seemed a bit worried too.
“I gave her a massage.”
I even gave her a massage… and I have to pack her lunch in the early morning…
What if she ends up missing out on writing? Well… um… there’s nothing in particular I want her to do for me.
I’d just prefer if she watched my broadcasts less…
From the way she mentioned me crumpling the mixing bowl earlier, it seems like she watches YouTube regularly. I’m worried she might even watch the live broadcast after the college entrance exam ends.
“A massage? I didn’t know you knew how to do that.”
“Why? Is it surprising? I learned it online.”
Anyone can easily learn things online.
“You’ve always been good at unnecessary skills…”
“Mom, can’t you just honestly compliment me and say I did well?”
“Do you do that?”
“Of course—um…”
…I got rebutted.
“Try giving Mom a massage too.”
“Did you clean up the junk in my room?”
“Yeah, I moved around a lot to do that, so now you should give me a massage.”
“Oh, thanks. Sleep well.”
“…Seriously, who does she take after?”
Who could it be? Mom.
But since it’s obvious she wouldn’t believe the truth, I let it slide.
“Hmm… I didn’t take after anyone…”
See?
***
“Are you awake?”
“Yeah. Yawn~”
Ugh… I’m tired…
When Nayeon goes to take her college entrance exam, I think I’ll take a long nap.
“Did you wash your hands?”
“I did.”
“Okay? Then put this on and start cooking.”
“…An apron?”
Why do I need an apron?
“Are you planning to cook while wearing a white t-shirt?”
“Mom, do you have any idea how much cooking experience I have while living alone?”
If I’m careful, it won’t get stained.
“…It’s just been a year.”
“Ah.”
…d*mn this regression.
“I mastered everything in just one year.”
“Anyway, just wear it. If something gets on you, it’ll make me uncomfortable.”
“…It’s such a hassle.”
But dealing with mom’s insistence is way more of a hassle, so I accepted it.
“Are you done?”
“Yeah.”
Mom made a satisfied expression and went to the living room to watch TV.
But today, I’m pretty sure nothing will get stained, so I decided to ignore it and start cooking.
“The ingredients for the rice balls…”
Today, Nayeon’s lunch will be rice balls.
Personally, I prefer eating a single rice ball rather than multiple side dishes.
I should still make a few side dishes, though…
“First, I need to soak the seaweed.”
I put a proper amount of seaweed and water in a bowl.
Then, I placed a pot and a frying pan on the gas stove to heat them up and took eggs and beef out of the fridge.
I whisked the eggs well, added some water, and seasoned them with a sugar base, then strained them once through a sieve.
“Wow… there’s a lot to do….”
I nicely made an egg roll in the heated frying pan and, after wiping the bl**d off the beef, I stir-fried it in the pot with sesame oil and minced garlic.
After judging it was cooked enough, I added soy sauce and stir-fried it a bit more, then added the soaked seaweed and stir-fried it sweetly.
As the seaweed changed to a green color, I poured in the soaked seaweed water and turned the heat to high.
“Sis… are you cooking…?”
“Yeah, are you awake?”
“Yeah… yawn~”
“Quickly wash up.”
“Okay… but what’s with the apron?”
“Mom made me wear it.”
“Oh….”
Click!
“…Do you want to d*e?”
“Sis… if you see this picture, you’ll forgive me…!”
“I won’t forgive you, so delete it nicely before my fist causes a reaction.”
“Eh… but this turned out really well….”
“Ha… give it to me.”
“Okay!”
I checked the photo of me that was taken on Nayeon’s phone.
“Did it… come out well…?”
Since I rarely take pictures, I couldn’t tell.
Anyway, I felt sorry for Nayeon’s intelligence for innocently bringing me her phone, so I snatched it and deleted the photo.
“Ah…!”
“Oh, it’s in the trash now.”
“Sis…! Wait, don’t look at the trash!”
“If you didn’t want it seen, you shouldn’t have taken it in the first place—”
Uh….
“…I didn’t see anything.”
“Waaah!”
I didn’t know she enjoyed taking goofy pictures….
But I need to try to erase the memory to protect her privacy as much as I can.
“I didn’t want to show you anyway….”
“…Did you want to see it?”
“Ehh… I’m gonna cry….”
“Go ahead and cry. Later, you’ll have a great excuse that you couldn’t read the problems properly because your eyes were puffy.”
“…I’m really going to cry.”
“Eat this.”
I handed her a warm egg roll that I had just made, which often calms down mentally-challenged people.
“Oh…! Sugar base!”
“Egg rolls are made with salt; why do you like putting sugar in them?”
Well, I guess everyone has different tastes…
“Truth is, sweet things are the truth.”
“…Don’t say stupid things with a serious face.”
She really needs to watch out for diabetes.
“Eh…? You really made seaweed soup?”
“Of course, do you think I’d make fake soup?”
“No… I thought our tsundere just talked a big game—”
I raised my fist above.
“Seaweed soup looks delicious!”
“Hurry up and go wash.”
“Okay!”
I kicked Nayeon out of the kitchen and reduced the heat on the now boiling seaweed soup.
“Next is… bulgogi?”
I took beef sirloin from the fridge, wiped off the bl**d, and added sugar, corn syrup, plum extract, minced garlic, soy sauce, pepper, and sesame oil, and massaged it in.
“…Come to think of it, should I have done this first?”
…I’ll have to stir-fry this at the end.
I skipped bulgogi and decided to make the main dish, rice balls.
I mixed minced pork with sesame oil, oyster sauce, salt, and sugar, and then prepared another bowl with diced bell peppers, carrots, and onions.
Once the pan with cooking oil was heated, I first stir-fried the vegetables, took them out, and then added the meat to stir-fry.
“Is it done?”
Hmm, it’s done.
I took a bite, thinking even if it was slightly undercooked, with this body, I should be healthy.
After putting the vegetables and meat mixed with the rice into a mixing bowl and shaping it, it was completed.
“Mom!”
I called Mom to the kitchen and fed her a bite.
“Oh… it’s delicious!”
“Really?”
“Make sure to tell me the recipe later.”
“Oh….”
That’s high praise?
“Then, I don’t have to make another dish, right?”
I was going to make something else just in case, but since I received such high praise, I guess that’s fine.
“What were you going to make?”
“Kimchi rice balls.”
“Make it.”
“…Why?”
“I want to eat it.”
“I guess I don’t have to make it then.”
I won’t need it.
After that, I made stir-fried kimchi and then stir-fried the marinated bulgogi, arranging all the dishes neatly in the lunchbox.
“Oh dear…”
I’m done….
“Good job.”
“Yeah… I made enough food for breakfast when making it, so eat that.”
“You, too.”
“I ate while cooking.”
“Are you going to sleep?”
“No… I’ll sleep after Nayeon goes.”
I’m tired, but I can hold out for this long.
“By the way, why is she taking so long?”
“She’s drying her hair.”
“Really? For once, she washed her hair? Is that for the college entrance exam?”
“Seems so. On the day of the exam, you only washed your bangs.”
“…Did I?”
“Yeah.”
…Washing my hair is tough.
How long does it take just to dry?
It’s more worthwhile to sleep that time away.
“Oh, speaking of which, I need to get a haircut soon.”
I pushed my hair down to my waist with my hand.
“Really? Hmm… it has grown a lot.”
“How much should I cut?”
“It should at least be longer than your armpits.”
“…Right?”
“Yeah. Long hair suits you.”
Ugh… if my face wasn’t like this, I would’ve just kept it short…
“But what’s Dad doing?”
“He went to pray at the church before you woke up.”
“Oh, right.”
I had forgotten.
As I was chatting with Mom, I heard Nayeon’s voice.
“Sis! Sis!”
“She’s calling you; go check.”
“Oh dear….”
I groaned and got up to go to Nayeon.
“What is it?”
“How do I look? Am I sexy now? Should I get your attention? Woo~”
…Looks like Nayeon has gone crazy.
“…Is it fun saying that while looking in the mirror? Hurry up and put on some clothes. What are you doing in just your underwear?”
“Hehe! You can’t argue with that; you must think it’s very sexy!”
“…Shut up and put on some clothes.”
“Okay….”
I went back to the living room and sank into the sofa.
“Why did she call?”
“I don’t know… I think she’s gone crazy.”
“…Really?”
“Yeah.”
After waiting a bit longer, Nayeon finished getting ready and hugged Mom at the entrance.
“I’m going to take you…”
“Hey~ I just want to gather my thoughts while walking.”
“Or take Yeon-woo with you…”
Hmm?
“What about my opinion?”
“Well… should I?!”
“So what about my opinion?”
“Sis! Let’s go!”
“What are you doing? Put on some clothes.”
…Is this okay?
In the end, I put on my clothes and went outside with Nayeon.
“How far is the school you’ve been assigned to?”
“Uh… about 20 minutes on foot?”
“That’s close…”
“Yeah, there’s a girls’ high school right in front. I got assigned there!”
“Oh… their facilities are terrible.”
I remember the bathrooms being dirty.
“Did you take the exam there too?”
“Yes, but compared to that, do you remember the boys’ school behind that mountain? The facilities there are good. Since it’s a private school with lots of money, all the toilets were bidets!”
“…Have you been there? Why do you say it like you’ve been?”
Ah.
“…I’ve heard plenty about it. From the kids I knew last year.”
“Oh, come to think of it, I think I heard the kids talking about that too.”
“Right?”
As we talked while walking, I cautiously opened my mouth.
“Nayeon.”
“Yes?”
“Were you in math type A or B?”
“I? Type A, of course.”
“Listen carefully. For number 30, it’s 30—”
“What, what is it? Are you telling me the answer number?”
“Yep. Remember it well.”
It should be easy to remember.
The most difficult math problems in the entrance exam had the answers of 30 for 30 and 29 for 29, which was so absurd that I still remember it to this day.