Chapter 12: A Surprise Invitation

In Jinhyang’s office,

Yoon Bora stood in front of the door, waiting for her turn.

Since the wait was long, Yoon Bora picked up her smartphone and began reading a novel that was trending these days.

The genre was an ordinary romance.

However, the scenes were anything but ordinary.

“I love you, Elizabeth!”
The man and woman intertwined, engaging in a passionate affair.

Yoon Bora’s heart started to race with the explicit scenes.

‘It was definitely labeled suitable for all ages…’

Is this the average nowadays?

Yoon Bora’s face turned red, but she didn’t stop reading the novel.

Hah!

As the romance reached its climax, just when it hit the high point,

“Eek!”

A strange sound from Harang echoed from behind the door.

“……?”

Given the timing, it was a bit embarrassing.

Harang wouldn’t be doing something like that in Jinhyang’s office.

‘Did a bug come out or something……………?’

What could it be?

Just as Yoon Bora was worried and fidgeting,

The door suddenly opened.

“Harang, are you crying?”

“What are you talking about? I’m not crying!”

Harang pretended not to have done anything.

She was sniffing back tears.

‘She must be embarrassed.’

As Yoon Bora reached out to wipe Harang’s tears,

She suddenly realized that he was originally a man.

‘Hmm……’

Yoon Bora knew how strict men were about their own tears.

She understood how much they hated showing it to others.

‘It’s probably better to pretend I didn’t see.’

There was no need to make a fuss about it.

Harang didn’t seem to want comfort.

It seemed best to avoid the situation for now.

“Harang, I have something to discuss with my sister, so I’ll be going for now. See you later?”

“Okay. See you later.”

Yoon Bora awkwardly smiled as she passed by Harang.

Sniffle—

She heard a sob from behind, but she ignored it.

For now, pretending not to notice was the best option for Harang’s sake.

Thus, the door creaked open—

Yoon Bora stepped into the office and approached Jinhyang.

She had a lot to say, but she decided to start with a personal question.

“Sister, did Harang cry?”

At Yoon Bora’s question, Jinhyang turned her head to meet her gaze.

After a few seconds of silence, Jinhyang turned back to her paperwork.

‘Wow.’

Even though the movements were slow and meaningless,

there was an air of elegance about them.

While Yoon Bora admired Jinhyang’s innate grace,

Jinhyang opened her mouth.

“It’s tears of joy.”

“Tears of joy…………?”

“When people are happy, they cry.”

Upon hearing Jinhyang’s words,

Yoon Bora recalled the romance novel she had just read.

The female protagonist who cried out with happiness.

‘E-ei.’

There was no way Jinhyang and Harang would be like that.

The real problem lay with her own muddled mind.

Why was she reading such novels?

Yoon Bora slapped her own cheeks.

“Sister, I looked into the video of Harang that was posted yesterday.”

“Really?”

Jinhyang seemed interested,

stopping her paperwork to look at Yoon Bora.

“I got in touch with the person who uploaded Harang’s video,

and it turns out that the person who filmed it and the one who uploaded it are different.”

“They washed it clean.”

“Yes. The person who uploaded the video just received a hefty sponsorship and posted it.

They thought it was just for promotional purposes.”

“Hm…”

A long silence fell between Jinhyang and Yoon Bora.

Without needing to say anything, they both seemed to know who the culprit was.

It was ‘Lee Taesung’, one of the three major hunters in Korea, and his followers.

Lee Taesung had attacked everything related to Jinhyang.

His aim was to drag Jinhyang’s reputation and public sentiment down to the ground.

The rumors about Jinhyang circulating among the public were the result of their attacks.

Yoon Bora clenched her teeth.

How dare they touch Harang!

No, how dare they touch her brother!

They would have to pay for that.

“For now, that’s all I found out.

It’s only been a day.”

“Got it. You can go now.”

With a quick wave, Jinhyang gestured for Yoon Bora to leave.

Yoon Bora loved that gesture of hers.

That indifferent yet warm consideration had charmed her.

“Yes. I’ll take my leave then.”

Yoon Bora bowed her head once and slowly turned around.

She thought that a war might break out soon.

The top floor wasn’t just home to Jinhyang’s office.

There was also a luxurious break room for employees.

Yoon Bora sat there in a daze.

‘What should I do now?’

She had been told to leave, but she hadn’t heard the details of the work.

Though Jinhyang’s office was right next to her,

it felt a bit awkward to go back in.

‘For now, I guess I’ll start the broadcast.’

If she started the broadcast, Jinhyang would probably come in.

It might be better to ask her then.

With that thought,

Yoon Bora tapped her tablet to set up the broadcast.

Using her real name for the nickname,

she kept the title and password the same as yesterday.

[‘Harang Kang’ has started the broadcast.]

As she quietly waited for Jinhyang to join the broadcast,

[‘Spicy Chicken Warrior has entered the chat.]

Someone whose identity she couldn’t discern had entered.

“Uh?”

Thinking it might be that guy from yesterday,

I quickly checked the nickname.

However, it was a completely different person.

He might have changed his nickname.

Just as I was about to move my hand to ban him quickly,

[‘That Guy’ has entered the chat.]

[‘Silverness’ has entered the chat.]

[‘FoolFoolYam’ has entered the chat.]

“What, what’s going on?”

Suddenly, dozens of viewers were barging in.

Even with a password, how did they get in?

I could only stare blankly at the screen.

Then, one chat message appeared.

[Isn’t this the person from yesterday’s silly cat video?]

“Y-you mean the video…?!”

If it’s a silly cat, are they talking about that video from yesterday?

People who watched that came to my broadcast?

“T-that wasn’t me who uploaded it!”

I burst out in frustration.

I couldn’t believe they were all coming to harass me.

My hands trembled, but thankfully, there were also some people supporting me.

[Let’s not mention the video. They said they didn’t upload it.]

[The oo video got taken down. Seems like it got reported?]

There were rational people everywhere.

I didn’t know why a rational person would break through the password,

but at least they were definitely on my side.

“I have a question. Why are so many of you here?”

[Your broadcast got posted on the streaming board.]

[I was going to give up since there was a password, but it was 123123? ᄏ]

[That’s a password level ]

[Ah This person is the Huntress Manager, ᄏ;;]

“T-that’s…!”

Jinhyang told me not to change it, so I left it as is.

It was too unfair to be treated like a fool.

But I couldn’t blame Jinhyang for this.

“I’m sorry, but could everyone please leave?

I have this room set up for work.”

[No way, we’re absolutely not leaving.]

That’s real.

“Then I’ll ban you all.”

I wouldn’t just sit back and take it like yesterday.

With that thought in mind, I checked the viewer list to ban them one by one.

“Uh, um…?”

Viewer count: 323.

Viewer count: 328.

Viewer count: 346.

The number of viewers was increasing in real time.

Faster than I could ban them.

‘When am I supposed to ban all of these people………?’

With that overwhelming speed,

I could only let go of my hands and stare at the chat window.

[If I get banned, I’m coming for you.]

[What will you do if you come for me? ]

[That’s Captain Kim Eun-hyuk over there.]

[There’s a reason why so many Hunters can’t mess around in L Tower.]

[Looks like he’ll get beaten until he dies. ]

‘Is Kim Eun-hyuk that strong?’

If it’s Kim Eun-hyuk, he’s definitely the security guard who always stands at the entrance.

With that size, he could probably take down most Hunters.

Even if he’s not here, they wouldn’t be able to come.

“Anyway, even if it’s not Eun-hyuk, they won’t be able to come here.

It’s the top floor.”

[Isn’t the top floor Jinhyang’s private space?]

“Yes, that’s right.”

[Wow ]

[I’ve always wanted to see the rooftop;;]

Exclamations burst forth in the chat window.

This is definitely the highest floor of the tallest building in Korea.

It must be impressive.

It’s not a place just anyone can enter.

“Hmm…”

I felt like I might get cocky, so I let out a sigh—puhuh.

I wasn’t even a full-time employee, so why should I feel proud?

I wouldn’t be able to come here in 29 days.

“Tsk.”

I am an incompetent person.

I reminded myself of that again and looked at the chat window.

[Can you show us outside the window just once?]

“Outside the window…?”

[Yes, please, unnie ]

I didn’t understand why they wanted to see outside from this high place.

“I don’t want to…..”

[Look at her voice, she’s scared. ]

[It’s too high. ]

“……What are you talking about? I’m not scared!”

What do they think of me?

I held the tablet and approached the window.

My legs trembled a bit, but it wasn’t scary enough to feel like I was going to die, like in a horror game.

“I, I…!”

I closed my eyes and stretched the tablet toward the window.

I moved the camera from top to bottom to show the view.

Maybe for about a minute.

“Phew……”

I’m sure those watching were satisfied.

It proved that I wasn’t scared.

I returned to my original spot and looked at the chat window.

[Unnie, the camera was shaking too much; I couldn’t see… ]

[Just shaking, shaking, shaking. ]

“……I have really bad tremors.”

It was enough that I showed it; what else do they want?

Tch.

“I’m going to work now. Please stop teasing me and leave.

I apologize for exposing the video; it wasn’t intentional.”

[?]

[What??]

[Why is she apologizing?]

[??? This is overwhelmingly grateful!]

A flurry of question marks filled the chat window.

People who didn’t want to leave mixed with those who didn’t want to receive an apology, along with those with peculiar tastes who liked my body.

“Aish.”

I sighed and stood up from my seat.

I didn’t know what I needed to do, but I had to move first.

As I approached the door to leave the break room,

Clunk!

Someone opened the break room door and came in.

It was Yoon Bora.

“Hey? Harang, were you here?”

“Ah, yeah……”

What if it looked like I was just playing around and not working?

Feeling a bit scared, I lowered my head.

[Wow, it’s Yoon Bora;;]

[This is at the level of broadcasting casting. ]

As I read meaningless messages in the chat, Yoon Bora came closer to me.

“What were you doing here?”

“Ah, um, I didn’t know what I was supposed to do….”

“Otto.”

Jinhyang hadn’t told me.

It shouldn’t be my fault, but I felt awkward.

“Then do you want to come with me?”

“Hmm? Where?”

“There’s a famous dessert buffet on the floor below.

The construction is all done, and there’s a tasting event before the opening.”

“A, a tasting event..?”

“Yeah, a tasting event.”

Does that mean I can eat as many desserts as I want?

I gulped and looked up at Yoon Bora.

“C, can I eat too…?”

“Of course!”

Yoon Bora’s permission was granted.

She was definitely an angel.

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