Since it was my broadcast, I could end it whenever I wanted without any consequences, but I had made an unspoken promise with my viewers, so ending the stream immediately felt a bit wrong.
That’s why I decided to build it up from here.

“I wanted to broadcast for a long time, but if you keep telling me not to, what can I do?”

[🗡️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Wait, wait a second.]
[🗡️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: This herbivore is familiar.]
[Don’t end the stream, don’t end the stream, don’t end the stream.]
[Ah, shit, this is the classic broadcast ender.]
[Once the ender technique comes in, it’s hard to stop it;;]
[Please don’t end it... ]
[You went all the way to Gwanghwamun, if you end the stream now, it’ll all be for nothing, you jerk.]
[Keep streaming, please…]

Now that the viewers were begging me to stay, it was too late.
I had already planned to end it from the start.

“Well then, I’ll end the stream here... Let’s see each other next time. I’m a little tired today.”

Saying that, I checked the viewer count.

[Viewer Count: 19,281]

I wondered if viewers had come in from other places, as the number had suddenly spiked.
It was definitely an amazing influx of viewers.
If it had been lower than expected, I might have continued streaming a bit longer.
Relieved, I waved my hand at the camera.

“Bye.”

[The stream has ended!]

And just like that, the stream ended.
Then, it was just me, Se-young, and Shin Ye-hwa who was on the computer.

“...Let’s clean up.”
“…Yep.”

‘This is Han Ho-min.’
It seemed better to meet Se-young only online.
If we met offline, situations like today would probably keep happening.

‘But at least I got a funny video out of it.’

In this respect, I was satisfied.
I had secured something I could tease him with for life.
Thinking that, we started cleaning up the studio.

Three days passed.
It was a short period, but many changes happened.
There were three main things.

The first was—

“Wow, my subscribers have really increased.”

The number of subscribers had grown a lot.
Maybe it was because I posted a face reveal video after ‘Haehui’ became my official YouTube editor.
The increase in subscribers was massive.

[Subscriber Count: 211,094]

I honestly couldn’t believe it.
Could it really be possible for my subscriber count to increase like this?
It was amazing how I managed to ride the algorithm this much.

‘This is amazing, but...’

There was something even more amazing.
A company had reached out to me.
They asked if I was interested in signing a contract with them.
If I signed the contract, they’d provide location support for outdoor broadcasts, and they even offered to rent a studio.

“Hmmm.”

For now, I put it on hold.
I wasn’t very familiar with contracts like these.
If I signed the wrong contract and ended up at a disadvantage, that would be disastrous.
So, I decided to bring Harin or Mangming, who were more knowledgeable about this kind of contract, to look over it later.

That said, out of everything, there was something even more important.

“Oppa, did you pack everything?”
“Yeah, almost.”

I was about to go on a trip.
The trip that Rize suggested before.
The one to London.
Other people were going with us.
I really didn’t want to go, but after Ye-ram saw the face reveal video I uploaded on YouTube, he gave me permission to go on the trip.

“...Are you sure it’s okay? I should be taking care of you.”
“You kept saying I should go, so I look really happy. Just go. You’ve helped me a lot already, so if I stop you from going, that would make me a heartless person.”
“Thanks.”

Saying thanks, I grabbed Ye-ram’s neck while he was lying in bed and put him in a headlock.
It was a sign of gratitude.

“Ugh, ugh.”
After messing around with Ye-ram a bit, I finished packing my bag.
It was my first trip ever.
I was super nervous.
Of course, there would be other people with us, but since there were a lot of introverts like me, I couldn’t really trust anyone.
I had to prepare well.
Just as I was finishing up, Ye-ram said:

“Oh, Oppa. By the way, my friends were saying they’d like to meet you sometime.”
“Eh? Suddenly?”
“They probably saw your Shorts video, the one that went viral with the algorithm. All the girls playing Leore must’ve watched it.”
“Sorry, Ye-ram, I’m just too popular.”
“Oppa, stop saying weird stuff and buy a uniform when you’re in London.”
“Of course, I’ll get one.”

I didn’t know about other things, but buying a uniform in London was a must.
It wasn’t like it was a place that wasn’t famous for soccer.
It was one of the most famous places for it.
With a bit of excitement, I finished packing my bag.

Ding-dong!

Someone rang the doorbell.
There was only one person who would ring the doorbell at this hour.
I opened the door cheerfully—

“Are you all ready?”
It was Mangming, dressed up nicely.
Seems like he was excited for the trip too.
I found it a bit funny that Mangming and I were both feeling the same way as I put on my bag.
Just as I finished getting dressed, he said:

“Ye-ram, hi!”
“Ah, yep.”
“We’ll take care of you, so don’t worry too much.”
“…Please make sure you escort me properly.”
“Of course.”

I watched as Ye-ram and Mangming talked, then finished getting dressed and headed out the door.

“Alright, we’ll be going now, so don’t do anything weird.”
“What weird stuff would I do? This is ridiculous.”
“Hmmm.”

If it’s Ye-ram, he’d definitely do something weird.
Thinking that, I quickly said goodbye and went downstairs with Mangming.
At the first floor, a car was waiting for us.

“The car is huge. Did we have a car like this?”
“Oh, it’s not mine. The company rented it for the trip.”
“Oh…”

Hearing Mangming say that, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to sign the contract with the company.
Thinking that, I got into the passenger seat.
I personally preferred sitting in the back, but I couldn’t since others would be uncomfortable.

“Ah, you’re here?”
Inside, I saw familiar faces—Harin, Sarok, and even Rize, who was sitting down and playing on her phone.
I still felt a bit awkward with Sarok, so I’d probably have to talk to him more often.

“...By the way, why is everyone so dressed up?”
I knew that to get to London, we’d have to be on a flight for a long time, but why were they all so dressed up?

“You have to dress this way to go to the airport. That’s why we bought clothes for it.”
“Guess so.”

Personally, I wasn’t really into clothes, so I didn’t understand, but I didn’t say anything.
Everyone has their own ideas about things.
Just as we were about to depart...

“Wait a second, before we leave, let’s turn on the stream.”
Mangming said, starting to fiddle with his phone.
If it was before I revealed my face, I wouldn’t have cared, but since I revealed it now, it seemed like it didn’t matter.

“Do you think anyone’s interested in watching us go to the airport?”
We weren’t celebrities, so I wasn’t sure if anyone would care enough to watch the stream of us going to the airport.
I thought to myself while waiting for the stream to start.
A moment later...

[The stream has started!]

After securely setting up the camera, the stream began.
Since I couldn’t see what the chat was saying, I wanted to open my phone to check, but there was one problem.

‘I don’t have any data.’

I was out of data.
It wasn’t that I used it all up, but simply that I didn’t have enough to begin with.
I only had 500 MB for the month.
So, there was nothing I could do.
I had to talk without checking the chat.

“Hey, everyone.”
If there was something important the viewers wanted to say, they’d probably let me know through donations.
Thinking that, I greeted them, and the others behind me also gave a quick greeting.
We were on our way to the airport.

It didn’t take too long to get to the airport.
About an hour and 20 minutes.
If it had taken longer, it would’ve been difficult.
Feeling relieved, I got out of the car.

“Wow.”
Maybe because it was my first time at an airport, I found the people walking around quite fascinating.
It almost felt like a scene from TV.

Just as I was thinking that, Rize waved her hand at us.

“Alright, I’ll see you guys in London.”
Rize gave us a farewell wave.
It wasn’t surprising since we had discussed it beforehand.
Unlike us, Rize wasn’t going for a vacation; she was going to fulfill her duty as a pro gamer.
Not long after Rize left...

“I’m hungry. Anyone want to get some budae jjigae?”
Mangming suddenly asked, out of nowhere.