Something is definitely different, even if it’s a little peculiar.
It was a thought that had crossed Na-eul’s mind since the first time he met Ha-eun.
He was well aware of her beautiful appearance.
However, after actually meeting the person named Ha-eun, he realized new things that lay beyond her lovely looks.
Presence, aura, atmosphere, and more.
What he felt by facing her directly was definitely different from others.
Among those feelings, especially the change he sensed from the moment Na-eul’s broadcast began was remarkable.
A hint of mischievousness sparkled in her previously calm face, and her usually steady voice became adorned with a youthful vibrancy, creating a skilled scene.
“Now, if you just drizzle the maple syrup beautifully…! The pancakes are done!”
Even until the first dish of the cooking broadcast was just completed, Na-eul remained in daze.
Was it really possible for someone to change so much in just a few seconds?
‘Is it because she’s an actress…?’
It was different from simply having heightened tension.
It felt as if her very personality had transformed.
The atmosphere he felt was entirely different from the one he had sensed before the broadcast started.
The weighty presence typical of celebrities had already vanished.
What filled the void of charisma, which was deeper than that of an ordinary person, was a bright and lively aura.
“Na-eul, ah~. Open wide, I’ll feed you.”
“Ah, no, no! I’ll eat it myself!”
“That’s, you see, Na-eul. There’s a mission.”
“B-but…!”
“There’s no refusing missions in my dictionary! Now, ah~~.”
In a way, it was like a child playing in a playground.
Ha-eun, smiling brightly and handing over a piece of pancake on her fork towards Na-eul, looked even younger.
Is this what acting as an actress is like?
Yet, she felt as if she wasn’t acting at all.
It seemed less like she had fitted her voice tone or lines into the role of Diah and more like she was simply speaking comfortably.
Even so, without realizing it, Na-eul thought she resembled ‘Diah’ instinctively.
“How is it? Is it tasty?”
“Ah, yes… It’s perfectly fluffy.”
“Thank goodness~.”
Immediately after, with a playful gesture, she stabbed another piece of pancake with her fork and held it up to the cooking broadcast camera to tease the viewers.
Na-eul, who admired slightly the childish words and actions typical of a young kid, silently watched her.
Later, when Ha-eun tilted her head slightly at Na-eul’s gaze.
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“Ah, um… it’s just that… you’re pretty.”
“Ah-ha.”
– Everyone says you’re pretty no matter who they meet.
– Why can’t I just look at you, why can’t I just look at you, why can’t I just look at you, why can’t I just look at you, why can’t I just look at you?
– Show me what you saw.
– You’re just being a brat.
“Then if you wanted to see me, you should’ve passed the audition for season 2 like Na-eul~. Just keep looking at this squishy pancake~.”
Following that, they continued with the pancake eating segment.
Of course, Diah’s playful teasing toward the viewers didn’t cease.
Is that why?
The chat messages were flying up at a speed that was twice that of Na-eul’s usual broadcasting pace.
As Na-eul unconsciously started keeping an eye on the chat window.
“Ah, I ate it all. What should we make next?”
“Next… Cotton candy.”
“C-Cotton candy! Yay~!”
Ha-eun, with sparkling eyes, urged the creation of cotton candy, forcing Na-eul to divert his gaze from the chat window.
Not long after, a circular cotton candy machine was placed atop the cooking broadcast table.
“I preheated it, so all you need to do now is put the sugar inside, senior.”
“Let’s make a gigantic cotton candy!”
“Um… how big?”
“As big as the moon!”
“…I’ll try my best.”
A moment later, the white sugar was placed in the center of the cotton candy machine and began to heat up.
In just a few seconds, strands of white sugar started emerging.
Na-eul, who had put a long chopstick into the machine and spun it around, watched as the sugar strands clung together to make cotton candy.
And finally, the completed cotton candy.
It was made as large as possible, allowing the sizable quantity to be perceived even through the cooking camera.
“It’s all done, senior.”
“Wow… it’s really huge.”
– It’s massive ㄷㄷㄷ.
– Looks delicious.
– Diah’s ascension ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.
– She can’t stay still, she must be so happy.
– Cotton candy form is a mess;;
Then, the enormous cotton candy slightly wobbled in front of the camera, held by Ha-eun wearing white gloves.
Soon, Ha-eun brought her hand close for comparison, trying to show how huge it was.
– Thump.
“Another one is done, senior.”
Before they knew it, Na-eul, who had completed yet another giant cotton candy, handed it over, resulting in him holding extraordinary cotton candy in both hands.
Ha-eun’s honest exclamation of admiration was captured by the broadcast microphone.
“Wow… if you’re this kind of owner, I could be imprisoned forever, right?”
“Eh.”
– Wait a minute.
– Just a second, that was a serious moment.
– Is Nohul being discarded? Is Nohul being discarded? Is Nohul being discarded? Is Nohul being discarded? Is Nohul being discarded?
– Is a relationship about to form?
Suddenly, the chat window became immensely noisy due to Diah’s shocking statement.
Prompted by a playful urge, Ha-eun crafted a line to make the chat window even more boisterous.
“Na-eul, I want to live with you forever─”
– Ding ding ding.
[ Hida donated 50,000 won! ]
: No way.
[ Hida donated 50,000 won! ]
: You have to collaborate with me too, senior.
[ Hida donated 50,000 won! ]
: Do I also have a free pass for Diah~?
The statements were interrupted by Hida, who had been watching the broadcast for an unknown duration.
Sure enough, the chat window was soon filled with comments about Hida.
– Oh my.
– Another master appears ㅋㅋㅋㅋ.
– 150,000 won ㄷㄷㄷ.
– You can tell they’re in a hurry ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ.
– Welcome, Lady Witch.
To be honest, Na-eul felt flustered.
He had never imagined Da-yeon would be watching the broadcast.
‘S-Saturday is the day for drama filming, isn’t it?’
Moreover, today was a Saturday when Da-yeon’s drama filming schedule was booked.
In other words, it meant she was watching the broadcast from the filming site.
“Senior? What did you just say?”
“Oh, no… it’s nothing…”
Ha-eun had to quickly retract her previous statement.
There was no benefit to making a statement that might irritate Da-yeon.
She knew better than anyone how much Da-yeon loved Diah.
The idea of losing the Diah she adored to a guy like Na-eul— even if it was only a joke— would never be tolerated.
It was probably for that reason she immediately started consuming the cotton candy.
She had to steer the conversation away from the ‘Na-eul owner’ comments toward the taste of cotton candy.
“Um, yum~! It’s delicious~! You should take a bite too~.”
“Ah, yes.”
However, she was unaware that collaborating on the cooking broadcast with Na-eul was already irritating Da-yeon.
The filming set, distant from Na-eul’s house.
More specifically, a fierce aura began to radiate from the waiting area of the filming site, something she did not know either.
“That’s the part you’ve already eaten! If you’re going to give me cotton candy, you should give a separate piece!!”
“Uh, um… Da-yeon?”
“Why does Na-eul have to take off the cotton candy that’s stuck to my nose? Huh? Do you really love it??”
“…I need to go to the bathroom…”
“Jin-soo oppa, are you a baby? Do you have to get permission from someone to go to the bathroom?”
“…You said to tell you when I go….”
*
By the time they had eaten every single piece of the last dish of the cooking broadcast, the cream puffs, Na-eul started cleaning up after turning off the cooking broadcast camera and microphone when the topic of their second broadcast came up.
“Uh, senior? Ha-eun?”
“What’s the matter?”
“Um, I was thinking of doing an ideal type World Cup for the second broadcast.”
Up until that moment, Na-eul thought there was no issue with the broadcast plan.
A personal preference discussion between Na-eul and Diah would surely be fun.
However, for some reason, Na-eul, who had been checking Ha-eun’s expression, passed on the identity of the ideal type World Cup.
“…The ‘More Sunshine’ iconic scene World Cup?”
“No, um, it’s just that the last break was because of ‘More Sunshine,’ so I thought you liked it like I do…”
It was something Ha-eun could never have imagined.
“Are you okay with that?”
“Um, uh…”
He couldn’t decide what to do.
Nevertheless, time continued to flow, and the start time for the second broadcast was gradually approaching.
“L-Let’s just try it first.”
“Yes.”
Eventually, Na-eul found himself in a position where he had to assess Ha-eun’s own appearance alongside her.
After all, today was a broadcast centered on Diah’s free pass.
There weren’t any other content options available.
To be honest, he was worried that Kim Jeong-hyun’s voice might sound similar to Diah’s voice.
Right after, when Na-eul said that Diah’s voice is entirely different from Kim Jeong-hyun’s, he thought, ‘I see now.’
“I’ve marathoned ‘More Sunshine’ more than seven times, and I never once saw you as senior.”
‘…Should I have suggested doing something else?’
Then, after the broadcasting microphone, which had been switched off momentarily, was turned back on by Na-eul, the broadcast screen reverted to Na-eul’s original broadcast screen from the cooking broadcast camera.
Not long after, his introduction to the Ideal Type World Cup began.
“Now, from here on, we’re going to have an Ideal Type World Cup with Diah, using ‘More Sunshine.’”
– The ‘More Sunshine’ fan moment is starting again.
– Just hearing the name makes me tear up.
– Stop milking it, Na-eul.
– Didn’t Diah also say she liked ‘More Sunshine’?
“Oh, yes. I know you took a break watching the last episode of ‘More Sunshine,’ right?”
“Uh, yes…”
“That’s good! So, what round shall we go for?”
The difference in Na-eul from just a few hours ago, when he couldn’t even make proper eye contact with Ha-eun, was strikingly obvious.
For some reason, he seemed a little excited.
– We must go for the 64th round.
– Even if we go for the 128th round, I wouldn’t miss a scene.
“Honestly, I have enough confidence to memorize even the 256th round. If there’s someone who knows ‘More Sunshine’ better than me, let them come out~.”
‘…Should I admit that the person is sitting right next to me?’
After watching the interaction between Na-eul and the viewers for a bit, it seemed like Na-eul’s opinion would take priority, so he offloaded the decision onto Na-eul.
“What round do you want to do?”
“I’d want to do the 256th round, but that seems too long, so let’s compromise at the 64th round.”
Thus, the <More Sunshine Iconic Scene World Cup> finally began.
At that point, Na-eul planned to respond with as much shamelessness as possible, but—
“‘Can I briefly entrust my light life to you…’”
“This is about letting Park Ju-ho do whatever they like, even if it means killing the young lady. While knowing what kind of person Park Ju-ho is, this happens due to guilt towards Park Ju-ho’s parents. However, later, when Park Ju-ho comes to his senses and realizes he saved her life, there’s a scene where he recalls Park Ju-ho silently, which is indeed iconic; he feels so grateful that he was saved by someone he sees as an enemy— it’s truly amazing.”
Na-eul’s commentary on <More Sunshine> surpassed the limits of the appropriateness Ha-eun had imagined.
Just a few seconds later, Ha-eun felt her ears gradually heating up.
As more and more sincere reviews kept coming in, Ha-eun’s composure started slipping away.
Hearing the biased praise from a strong fan of <More Sunshine> live, and sitting right next to him, was far more embarrassing than she had expected.
“‘Why do you remain still? Surely your feet aren’t frozen?’”
“Oh, I love this scene too! At this point, it feels like the heroine is not only speaking to Hwang Tae-seong amicably as she did when she was young but also subtly hinting that she’s on a different path compared to the frozen Hwang Tae-seong. This scene always leaves me in awe when I watch it during a marathon—”
‘I should have suggested doing something else.’
