149. Drugs
-Knock knock knock
When I knocked, I heard footsteps from inside.
Doa, dressed in pajamas, welcomed me.
“…Did you have a good talk?”
I nodded at the attitude as if I were treating a child who had just gone to kindergarten.
“…Yes.”
You may ask why she behaves like that, but perhaps Doa was the one who solved a problem that even my mother couldn’t do anything about.
I thought it was something to be thankful for rather than criticizing.
“Weren’t there people who were mean to you?”
“…Yes. “There was none.”
“Now then.”
Doa grabbed my wrist and led me to her computer.
“Let’s get ready to go on a trip!”
What Doa had on her screen was an airline ticket reservation site.
I looked at her with her eyes as if asking what this was.
“Why?”
“Let’s go to Japan?”
“We decided to go together when we take a leave of absence.”
“That’s true, but.”
Suddenly like this?
Of course, now that her contract as an entertainer has ended, the reason for taking this long leave of absence has evaporated, but not Doah.
“What about your broadcast?”
“I told the company that next week would be closed.”
“Is it still okay?”
As I looked at her with concern, she pushed her chair backwards and turned her body towards me.
“Luca said she would hold a solo concert and go on a vacation. Are you that upset about that? Mr. Lucario?”
“No. When did I say I was dissatisfied? “I just asked if you were okay.”
“It must have been hard for you, but I was also stressed out preparing for the concert.”
Doa shakes her head nodding.
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“When my brother was dragged out of acting school, I sat in front of the monitor all day, broadcasting and preparing.”
“Of course I remember, too.”
“Then stop talking and come pick a date.”
She thought it would be okay to throw away everything she was doing and go on a trip in peace, but she couldn’t break Doa’s will.
“But I have a little money this month…”
I was notified at the time of cancellation that all profits earned through activities would be used for re-filming costs for the drama, so I only had a small amount of money left.
“Pay back. “I’ll lend it to you.”
I would have felt embarrassed if they had said they would give it to me, but if I was borrowing it, I could repay it by working part-time.
“Sorry.”
“It’s okay. I didn’t even decide to give it away. Instead, the interest is 500 won.”
Doa smiles cutely during the banquet.
…I also wanted to be nice to you.
The scale that was supposed to be balanced became more and more tilted.
Now that I was not sure what to do with Doa, I tried to wiggle her fingers.
“But if you need anything other than 500 won, please let me know.”
Doa turned her head and stared intently into my eyes.
“…What do you want from me?”
“Hmm… I don’t think there is one.”
I thought it was funny to ask Doa for something in this situation.
“Me too.”
Doa’s forehead rested against my belly button as support as I stood next to her chair.
“What I want from my brother.”
Doa paused for a moment and continued the conversation.
“Something that allows us to spend time happily.”
“That’s one thing.”
My intention to do something for her must have been a trauma to her, and Doa kept repeating that she didn’t want anything from me.
It’s okay if you don’t do anything.
I am not a child, and I am still doing well.
She said she understood, but she didn’t feel that good.
It couldn’t be better.
“Then shall we make vacation plans together?”
I didn’t want to hurt her feelings, so I sat down next to her, and Doa gave her a side kiss on the cheek.
“That’s a good idea.”
The two of us put aside our worries for a moment and make plans to go out and have fun.
“Daebak daebak daebak. “Oppa, I think I will definitely have to eat this.”
“Okay. “It’s visual.”
“Shall we go here too?”
“Good.”
After deciding on the places we wanted to go and the foods we wanted to try, we moved onto the bed.
“…Doya.”
Doa burying her face on my chest.
“Thank you.”
No matter how many times I said it, it wasn’t enough.
“No. “I am grateful.”
“What do you have to be thankful for?”
Instead of answering, Doa hums her original song for the concert.
“This. “My brother made it.”
…I received it without compensation.
No. I participated in a few filming before that, so it might be worth the price of this song.
“A lot of people liked it.”
“It’s actually a well-made song.”
Doah is rubbing my t-shirt with his fingers without saying anything.
“Take a break for a while. “I think it must have been very difficult.”
“No. “I’ve already been lying down and sleeping in the hospital for two days, so what?”
“If you say so, it’s too much to say wrong when there is nothing to do right now.”
What kind of expression should I make?
I thought it was an ambiguous situation to laugh or cry.
“Still. I need to find something to do. “How can you play all the way until September?”
It’s not even March yet.
I couldn’t just lie in my room and watch Luca’s broadcasts for about five months.
“Who told you to play the whole time? “They just told me to go on a trip and relax for at least this week.”
“Okay.”
Doa didn’t seem to like my answer, so she clung to me and whined.
“But you said you completely turned the company around, how on earth can you do that?”
Her index finger covered my mouth as if to stop me from talking any more.
“Stop talking about that now. “You just have to know that you did a good job.”
“…What did you say that you didn’t tell me?”
“It’s okay for Luca. “Because Luca is cute.”
Doa responds in a broadcast tone.
Her eyebrows twitched freely.
“I used to be bad at this, but did you know that I practiced because I wanted to do facials?”
Doa seemed to have suddenly remembered something and moved her eyebrows here and there.
Even though I was trying to say something serious, laughter escaped me and I pulled on her cheek.
“It’s cute.”
“That’s right. “I’m a cute little tool who can’t sing or dance.”
“Wasn’t that a humouring concept?”
“Mooring is good at games, so he’s not a good tool.”
How cute is this one tool?
And if you’re this cute, it doesn’t matter if you can’t do anything else.
The vertuber and streamer industry was like that.
You have to be good at singing and playing games, but if you’re not cute, it’s difficult to gain much popularity.
“Are you going to sleep?”
The half-convinced voice makes me want to taste the liver for no reason.
“Is that so?”
“Why don’t you just go home? “You covered yourself with blankets on the bed like this?”
Seeing the bulging eyes makes me feel more playful.
“I told you to get a good rest, but I’m still a patient so I guess I’m overdoing it here.”
“Ah!”
Wind began to fill Doa’s cheeks.
“When did someone tell you to do something like that? “I told you to just sleep and go.”
Crying, whining, whining, whining.
“Let’s just sleep on our hands today.”
As if she didn’t like my answer, she wrapped her arms around my shoulders and kissed her briefly.
“Then, instead, give me lots of kisses today.”
The answer was fixed.
* * *
It was very painful to spend a long time alone without work.
It was because she had to ponder the pain of failure.
When I closed my eyes, I was back on the set, and Taemin Han, who was a rookie, was in a hurry to apologize with his hands shaking.
If you think about it, it was quite a funny thing.
I thought that things like a good-looking face were useless and only made people tired, but it turned out that I was relying on the face because it was an area where faces were more important than any other field.
That is somewhat true.
Not a little.
Looking back now, that fact felt very disgusting to me.
“Haa…”
Luca’s broadcast begins when the bitterness of failure and self-loathing rises.
In fact, Do-ah felt like she was a drug distributor.
It makes the pain go away.
The only isekai drug permitted by the government.
Vertuber.
As soon as I turned on the broadcast and went inside, I was bombarded with chats from unemployed people who were no different from me.
[Ah~ Pinttugi everyone~ Ruha~]
As soon as the broadcast started, inquiries about next week’s break poured in.
[Don’t go to Luca land! Please don’t go!]
[We’re cold… Please don’t go…]
[Get a good rest! Luca!]
Children clamoring not to go 99 Children telling you to have a good trip 1
I thought they were like the fanatics of Pingtukdan.
Of course, if I wasn’t the one going on the trip, I would have reacted similarly.
[Luca-tan… As you all know, I’m living alone, but I’m thinking of taking this opportunity to go down to my parents’ house. Even when I stood up, I didn’t come down. This is a special feature.]
[Let’s go to Mom and Dad and show our filial piety! Look at my face too!]
I, who knew the truth, laughed at Do-ah’s acting, which became more shameless by the day.
No. Kim Do-ah. Are your parents Japanese?
I knew that next week’s destination was Tokyo.
A single line of text displayed in the broadcast window while a donation sound is heard.
[Luca land. Are we already saying hello to our parents? hehehehe]
[Kiimo.]
The Pingtuk group cheered at Luca’s disdainful face.
The painful heart became blurry again and melted away.
