Veteran Streamer in a Reversed World

-Are you joking right now? Iris is living with the Leader?
-It’s true. I got this information by contacting their families.
“Ah, this is driving me crazy…”
In a studio apartment shrouded in darkness despite the sun being high in the sky due to thick blackout curtains.
In this place where only the outlines of objects were barely visible from the white light seeping from the monitor, a woman was alone, heaving a heavy sigh.
-They say she left for Korea just days after returning home. What other purpose would she have to go to Korea except for the Leader?
The person conversing with her from the opposite side of the globe sent a message with a tone full of certainty.
The woman, who had been lying down holding her throbbing head from a migraine, soon got up and moved her hands over the keyboard.
-Do the others know about this too?
-For now, it’s just you and me.
“Phew…”
The woman let out a sigh of relief, thinking inwardly that the situation wasn’t the worst.
If other people had known this fact, it would have become quite a big deal.
-Make sure to keep it a secret.
-Of course. So, what are you planning to do?
-About what?
-With your personality, I don’t think you’ll just sit still.
“Heh…”
The white-haired woman let out a chuckle as she typed on the keyboard.
-I’m going to catch the fastest plane to Korea.
-That’s what I thought. Good luck, Akira.
-Thanks for the information.
After finishing the chat, the woman, Akira, quickly turned the monitor screen and opened an internet browser.
Without a moment’s hesitation, her eyes moved at a frightening speed as she began scanning for the earliest flight.
After several rounds of her hands swiftly moving the mouse and tapping the keyboard.
Before long, a message confirming the airplane seat reservation appeared on the monitor.
“Good…”
Screech-
Pushing away the gaming chair and standing up, Akira looked at her studio apartment, which was in a mess with all sorts of clothes and luggage.
It didn’t seem easy to find and pack necessary luggage in this chaos, but Akira’s face, familiar with this scene, was full of composure.
“If Iris has made her move, I can’t just sit still.”
Her red eyes sparkled blood-red as she licked her lips in the darkness.
“It’s because this Arisugawa Akira has a personality that must absolutely get what she wants.”
And so, another person across the sea began to move.
Even though the person at the center of the incident was sleeping as if unconscious in Iris’s arms.
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“…”
Embarrassing.
Right after waking up, blood rushes to my face involuntarily at the memory of last night that comes to mind.
I blurted out embarrassing words in my right mind as if I were a child whining to my mother.
“Ahem…”
It feels like something very important as a man has been damaged.
It was fortunate that Iris wasn’t by my side now, having woken up before me.
If I wasn’t careful, I might have shown the sight of me kicking off the blanket in a fit of shame.
I carefully observed the slightly open door while getting up from the bed.
Iris was probably in the living room or kitchen.
“Sigh…”
I managed to get out of bed, but somehow my feet won’t move.
Honestly, I’m not confident I can manage my expression when I see Iris’s face.
As embarrassment overwhelms me, I hesitate whether to leave the room or not for a moment.
-Click
“…Ah.”
“Are you awake?”
Before I could come to a conclusion, the door opened and Iris’s face peeked through the gap.
It was the same calm face as always, without any trace of agitation.
If there was any difference, it might be that her eyes looked a bit tired.
“Let’s have cereal for a simple breakfast. I’ve already eaten, so don’t worry about me.”
“Oh, um… okay.”
“Then I’ll go wash up first.”
Iris just delivered exactly what she wanted to say and disappeared beyond the doorframe.
I felt awkward alone due to her reaction being much more composed than I expected.
Well, what kind of relationship do we have?
Aren’t we comrades who rolled, slept, and ate together for 3 years in the middle of the battlefield?
We can rely on each other when things are tough and all that.
Even if a grown adult whines for someone to stay by their side until they fall asleep, it’s not at all embarrassing between us.
…Probably?
“…Let’s just eat.”
I decided to fill my stomach first, putting aside unnecessary thoughts.
I’ll just empty my mind until Iris comes out from washing up.
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“…!!!!”
In the bathroom perfectly sealed from the outside, Iris let out a silent scream.
Just remembering how she had enthusiastically violated Sunghyun’s sleeping body last night was enough to make her body heat up.
She was already experiencing the limits of her patience, having deliberately suppressed her desires to avoid waking Sunghyun lying right next to her.
In this state, witnessing him in a defenseless state just after waking up, it was only natural that her heart was racing like this.
“…If I’m quiet, it should be okay, right?”
Constantly swallowing her excited breaths, she muttered softly with dreamy eyes.
And so, slowly, Iris’s hand moved towards her lower body.
It took quite a long time before the tightly locked bathroom door opened again.
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After the brief incident in the morning somehow passed, I lay sprawled on the sofa, blankly staring at the ceiling and muttering to myself.
“Ah… I don’t want to broadcast…”
“What wind has blown for someone who always sang about wanting to do internet broadcasting?”
Iris, sitting at my head watching the news flowing from the TV, threw a question as if interested.
“I’m tired, that’s why. There are many more difficult parts than I thought.”
Constantly coming up with new content and broadcast angles is an extremely difficult task.
You have to keep talking to keep the audio filled, show appropriately exaggerated reactions, and constantly monitor viewers’ responses.
How could this not wear down a person’s physical and mental strength?
Moreover, the game broadcast I thought was a pretty good idea started off rocky from the beginning.
I got too immersed in the war simulation game and spewed out rough curses without filtering.
Collapsing from exhaustion right after ending the broadcast was just the cherry on top.
“Ah… This is driving me crazy.”
I also need to explain about abruptly ending the broadcast yesterday.
I have no idea how to organize my words.
Above all, the biggest problem was that I wasn’t confident I could maintain my usual tension when I turned on the broadcast.
“If it’s that hard, why don’t you take a day off to rest?”
“…Should I?”
After pondering for a while, I was tempted by Iris’s suggestion and looked at her with round eyes.
“Pushing yourself too hard is bad for your health. Even on the battlefield, we rotate troops, don’t we?”
“Well, I have been broadcasting quite enthusiastically lately.”
I’ve been broadcasting every day without missing a single day since returning to Korea.
It’s amazing that I’ve done well until now, with unfamiliar semi-basement room and not fully adjusted to the time difference.
“Okay. Let’s rest a bit today.”
People say you should row when the tide comes in, but if the rower who should be rowing collapses from exhaustion, you can’t even break even.
I’ll recharge fully with this opportunity and run hard again from tomorrow.
A smile already forms on my face at the thought of taking a day off from broadcasting.
This feeling is just like when an operation is canceled right before being deployed to the front lines!
As I was smiling to myself like that, Iris carefully spoke to me.
“Then, Leader. Do you have any special plans for today?”
“Hm? No, I don’t.”
“If it’s alright with you, would you like to go out with me?”
“Go out?”
As I sat up straight, puzzled by the sudden suggestion, Iris cleared her throat and said.
“Well, you see… Since it’s my first visit to Korea, I’d like to look around here and there… and try various foods.”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, since Iris came to our house, there hasn’t been a chance to go out because I’ve been broadcasting.
Thinking of her killing time with TV and smartphone in the unfamiliar semi-basement living room made me feel a bit uncomfortable.
“Okay, let’s do that. I should get some fresh air and take a walk too.”
With the mindset of giving Iris a proper tour of Seoul with this opportunity, I nodded.
As expected, Iris, who must have felt cooped up all this time, jumped up from her seat with a bright smile for the first time in a while.
“Ah! Then I’ll get ready right away!”
She ran into the room with excited steps to change clothes.
Seeing her show such a side, always stiff and businesslike before, makes me start to feel excited too.
“Then, where should we go…”
I immediately took out my phone and started searching the internet for tourist information.
Since we’re going out anyway, I’ll give her an unforgettable memory for a lifetime.
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Meanwhile, at Tokyo International Airport.
A woman arrived pulling a carrier in this place full of people excited and thrilled about their travels.
Passersby looked strangely at the woman wearing a black hat and mask covering her face, a black jumper, and tight-fitting tights, and avoided her.
Whether she knew or didn’t know about the gazes around her, the white-haired, red-eyed woman, Arisugawa Akira, began striding towards the boarding gate through the crowd.
People who were already waiting were crossing the boarding bridge, checking their tickets.
“…Wait just a little, Leader.”
Taking bold steps towards the plane, Akira muttered.
“I’ll be there soon to protect you from the vixen.”
A huge storm threatening Sunghyun’s peaceful daily life was slowly approaching.