Chapter 80: Becoming the Older Brother of a Top Star

"Ugh! So close. To be counterattacked right there. Ugh."

Yuna let out a deep sigh.

She seemed so engrossed in the game that it was hard to even talk to her.

"No. Please win. Please."

What Yuna was watching right now was

the LOC game match.

It was the LOC World Cup, which is held once a year!

It was the most popular event in the world, which every male gamer made sure to watch.

"Ah, how did our Yuna end up—"

"Huh? Why suddenly?"

I had vowed not to do anything with LOC, but somehow Yuna had reached the level of watching professional LOC matches.

"Why~ This game is so fun. Lately, it's been the most fun. I understand why guys go crazy over this game. Don't you play this game well, brother?"

"Yeah. I don't play well."

"Why? Can't you play?"

"Ahem. The opposite."

"Huh?"

"Too good, so I don't play."

At that, Yuna burst out laughing.

"I heard guys get really cocky when they play LOC, and you're the same, huh?"

"Really, I'm serious. I kept slaughtering everyone, so it became boring, and I stopped playing."

"Hmm. I should verify that sometime, right?"

"If you go one-on-one with me, you'll end up crying."

Yuna seemed to think I was joking.

But I was being serious.

The reason I stopped playing LOC, which I used to play a lot in my previous life, was that it became boring.

Back then, I put so much effort into raising my tier in this game, but now there was no need.

I just entered the game and won automatically, so the thrill was gone.

'It's all because of Jae-won, that guy.'

Even after Jae-won joined the pros, he often contacted me to check on me or ask about recent meta changes.

Every time, I met with Jae-won, learned Aura, and gave him various advice, and the strange thing was that my gaming skills improved even though I didn't play.

"Ooh! Ooh!!"

Yuna was clapping and cheering.

"That's it! Push forward!"

Like knights following a queen's command, the game characters on the screen repelled the enemy and finally destroyed the castle.

Thus,

"Ah!! Korea's GX has secured the victory!!"

"GX is now the world champion, everyone!!"

"Yay!!"

Yuna jumped up and down, cheering.

"Brother. Our country won! Now our team is the best in the world!"

"Right. That's great."

The stadium was packed with fans.

They even shed tears, shouting the names of the victorious GX team.

"Then, let's have an interview with Ryu Jae-won, the MVP of today's match and the top MVP in the entire LOC Championship!"

People were shouting at the top of their lungs as Jae-won walked out confidently.

I couldn't help but laugh at the sight.

From here, that guy even looked quite impressive.

"By making an incredible performance and finally winning the World Cup, how do you feel now?"

He looked heartbreakingly trying not to cry.

"Ah. I'm so happy. It's hard to believe we actually won. To all the fans who always supported me, the coach, the team, and my mom who believed in me silently. And finally..."

Ryu Jae-won paused for a moment before continuing.

"To my mentor, Yoon Seong! I really won the World Cup! It's all thanks to you, bro!"

I almost spat out the water I was drinking.

"Really enjoying the daily sibling album! Thanks, bro!"

Yuna turned to look at me with wide eyes.

"Ryu, Ryu Jae-won's mentor? Really? The mentor of the world's top pro player?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Ah, no. You don't even play games well. But a mentor?"

"Didn't I tell you I know Jae-won?"

"I did! We even met. But I didn't expect you to be his mentor..."

Yuna looked incredulous.

Then,

Buzz!

My phone started ringing like crazy.

From the group chat with classmates to messages from everywhere, I turned off my phone for a moment.

* * *

"Phew. The time has finally come."

"Yeah. I'm so nervous."

"Don't worry. Do you forget who made this album? It's our Yoon Seong, Jung Yoon Seong!"

For some reason, the PDs were more nervous than Yuna and I.

Our album was about to be released in 1 minute.

"Right. It'll be fine. No need to worry at all! After all, how much effort Yoon Seong and Yuna put in. It'll be fine, right? No need to be nervous! Got it?"

"...Dad. You seem the most nervous."

"Be careful not to overexert your heart, Dad."

"Ah, ahem!"

Dad was even more nervous.

Thus,

"It's out."

"The video is up on NewTube, and it's on all the music sites."

"Phew. This is just the beginning."

Our precious second album.

I didn't show it, but I was extremely nervous.

Strangely, I was more nervous about this one than the first album.

I didn't want to just sit there and keep refreshing, but I kept doing it without realizing.

"Ugh. I feel like I'm going to suffocate."

Yuna felt the same way.

She kept refreshing and finally put down her phone.

"I can't do this. I feel like I'm going to go crazy."

I also thought it wasn't good to just keep looking at the phone.

Yeah. The dice have been thrown.

We can only leave it to fate...

But my hand kept going to the phone.

"Hmm. Maybe it's a bit too quiet to just sit here?"

What's the point of refreshing every 10 seconds?

We won't know the results until at least a day has passed.

So, I wanted to do something productive.

"Yuna. How about we do a live stream?"

"Live stream? A live broadcast?"

"Yep. The album just came out, right? Wouldn't it be better to do this instead of just waiting?"

Yuna smiled and answered without hesitation.

"Sure!"

"Huh? What? Suddenly doing a live stream?"

"Without any prior announcement?"

"Isn't that what makes it a real live stream? Let's try it."

There was nothing special to prepare for a live stream.

We just needed to turn on the camera in the studio and connect it to the NewTube channel.

Of course, we should have prepared a script and thought about how to proceed, but—

"Let's just go with it. It'll be fun. Hehe."

As Yuna said, we decided to just go with it.

Yuna and I matched well in this aspect.

We moved spontaneously rather than meticulously planning.

-???

-What? Really?

-I came because I saw the alert, and it's really a live stream?

-No way. Without any announcement?

-Wow~ So good. I get to see the daily siblings' live stream.

-I just listened to the new album!!

The PDs who helped us start the broadcast were surprised by the rapidly increasing number of viewers.

"What? I was worried no one would come if we suddenly started broadcasting."

"5,000... 7,000... No, 10,000?!"

10,000 is a number that would be called a major player in internet broadcasting.

But the number of viewers kept rising.

"Our Yoon Seong and Yuna are really popular."

"Especially after Jang Yeon-wook's song hit the Billboard charts, it became even more of a topic. Yoon Seong brought Jang Yeon-wook back from the dead."

"Wow. But breaking 10,000 at once is the first time I've seen. How high will the number of viewers go?"

Yuna cleared her throat and greeted the camera with a bright voice.

"Hello, everyone~! It's the daily siblings! Thank you for coming."

I bowed with a guitar in my hand.

"Thank you for coming to our sudden broadcast."

Then I checked the chat.

-You two are so handsome.

-Your faces are so good, seriously.

-Both of you are so beautiful and handsome.

-Oh. The screen is so bright I can't see.

-I just listened to the new album! The new song is really good!

The chat was moving too fast to read everything, but most of it was positive.

"The reason we're doing this live stream today, everyone knows, right? Our siblings' new album is out!"

-Oh! It came out today.

-Show the album cover.

-Show the cover that came out.

"Album cover? Oh-. Wait a moment. But I didn't prepare the album CD. Where is it?"

I quietly handed Yuna the album CD.

"Phew. Luckily, I had it with my brother. Here. Look. How do we look in the photo?"

-LOL. It's so funny how he always has it.

-Yoon Seong takes care of his sister a lot, it seems.

-All the clips on the internet show Yoon Seong taking care of Yuna. LOL.

-But the photo looks really good.

While the first album had a young and fresh feel, the second album was more emotional.

It felt like autumn.

The song's atmosphere was different from the first album, so the album cover matched that concept.

-Honestly, whatever concept you choose, it always looks good.

-Wow. You two are so good, you can eat any composition.

The viewers were saying the same things the directors said when we took the album cover photos.

-Hurry up and play the song~!

-I'm waiting for the song!

-Is it true you're Ryu Jae-won's mentor?

-What's your relationship with Jang Yeon-wook?

-When will you do a collaboration stage with Jang Yeon-wook?

-Hurry up and play the song. I'm getting dizzy!!

Questions and song requests flooded in.

Yuna and I wanted to read all the comments, but the number of viewers had already surpassed 30,000, making it impossible.

So, there was only one thing we could do.

"We'll play the song from our new album. It's the title track, !"

The title of our second album and the title track, .

"Ahem."

Yuna cleared her throat, brought her mouth close to the microphone, and I slowly strummed the guitar.

Strangely, the chat, which had been moving too fast to read, suddenly stopped, and it became quiet.

I was worried the broadcast had cut off, but it seemed fine.

Following the guitar melody, Yuna's clear voice flowed through the microphone.

While I was playing the guitar and preparing to sing my part,

I saw the PDs and Dad covering their mouths with their hands to prevent any sound from escaping.

"..."

I wanted to pinch my thigh to stop the laughter that was about to burst out.