Chapter 315: Chapter 315
“...What’s with the last headline?”
“It looks like a news outlet copied a YouTuber’s video directly. It’s been identified as fake news...”
In a VVIP room at a major hospital, a formal-sounding report was being delivered.
Jeong Do-yoon, meanwhile, was staring intently at a single photo taken by a paparazzi.
Three stars seated at a tucked-away table in a café.
Their faces were mostly hidden under deep baseball caps, but anyone could recognize who they were.
What brought them together?
Each one was a figure significant enough to be called a heavyweight in their own right. For the three of them to gather in one place—there had to be meaning behind it.
Perhaps it was something important.
Since all three were singers, it could be a discussion about a collaboration.
“Please look further into it. I want to know why those three met.”
Even after the suited secretary exited the room, Jeong Do-yoon didn’t stop thinking.
To him, Rick Simon’s visit to Korea was significant in more ways than one.
It would be ideal to establish direct contact...
Why Rick Simon had come to Korea was important, but the very fact that he was in Korea was equally critical.
Opportunities to connect with a world-class star who had topped the Billboard charts didn’t come often.
Above all, Rick Simon was on the list of potential guests being scouted for M.O.M, the music awards show being organized under SL Group’s leadership.
Negotiations were already underway with several top-tier global stars, and landing Rick Simon would create serious momentum.
Jeong Do-yoon was the liaison between SL Group and Lee Ha-eun.
Currently, he was one of the few within SL who could actually reach her.
Which meant—he was the only one who could ask Ha-eun to help arrange a ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) meeting with Rick Simon.
If he could establish contact through her, it would be the optimal scenario for SL Group.
“...Maybe I should speak to her in person.”
Strictly speaking, Ha-eun herself was also on the M.O.M guest list.
Following Snowflake and Cotton Candy, both of which had topped the charts, she more than qualified for an invitation.
As Jeong Do-yoon’s mind continued turning over how to approach Ha-eun—
The door to the hospital room creaked open.
And in walked a face he wasn’t especially pleased to see.
“How are you feeling?”
His mother, who had recently started visiting more frequently, spoke with false concern.
The transparency of her intentions had dulled any emotional reaction Jeong Do-yoon might’ve once had.
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Every word that reached Jeong Do-yoon’s ears felt hollow, meaningless.
He didn’t even want to register it.
Every word, every gesture, was a calculated move to gain favor with him—
Words she only started using once his grandfather, the chairman of SL Group, began meeting with him directly.
Once he realized what had truly prompted his mother’s “change,” he no longer had any expectations.
So this is who she really was all along...
A few minutes later, once he was alone again, a sigh escaped Jeong Do-yoon’s lips.
He wiped the mask off his face, letting his expression return to its natural indifference.
Even faking smiles to appease his parents had become exhausting.
The only consolation was that he had stopped internalizing anything related to them a few days ago.
Lying down on the bed with a weary face, he chose not to dwell on the earlier conversation and instead powered on his tablet.
「A sample maid service? Hmm... Buy five more cotton candies and I’ll throw in a sample service!」
“...Sounds pretty good.”
That familiar youthful voice echoed in his ears.
Just hearing that cheerful voice began to ease the tightness in his chest.
Sometimes, the disconnect between the avatar’s voice and the real person behind it felt jarring—but it didn’t matter.
There was no reason to think of the real voice.
It was just... comforting.
Just seeing her brought him peace.
「Thank you for purchasing the cotton candy~☆ Then, starting now, here comes your sample maid service—!」
[ JDY has d ₩100,000! ]
[ LUX_Diah soars into the sky with a ₩100,000 donation! ]
「This sample service is something else!」
「What a steal, total jackpot.」
「The maids in this house fly through the sky, huh.」
“There was... just a slight disturbance, everyone~!”
Even as she tried to calm down the "guests" in front of her, Ha-eun couldn’t shake the feeling that it was a targeted attack.
The nickname that had just launched Diah’s avatar soaring through the sky was one she recognized all too well.
‘I can’t exactly ban him either...’
Was this how Hong Gil-dong felt when he couldn’t call his father father or his brother brother?
The moment she saw those three familiar letters in the donation alert, she knew exactly who it was—but she couldn’t react.
After all, he likely thought Ha-eun didn’t know his in-game nickname.
There was no way to tell him how she knew it, so all she could do was treat him like any other Noeuli viewer.
“Thanks for the 100,000 won donation~. I guess that’s enough to go pull for a special pet now~!”
– That timing was sharp as hell 😂😂
– 100k cool-donation, damn
– Diah, we can hear your gritted teeth
– No pet pulls! Ocean next door lost her life savings on those
– Let’s gooo unicorn gacha~
– Diah, your first daughter sent you a whisper
“Whisper from my first daughter? Oh, says we’re out of sugar. I’ll go get more sugar, sweetie~”
And with that, she continued streaming like usual—zipping around the bustling Illusionary Realm dessert shop.
Dream Server’s run was nearly over, and Diah worked hard to serve as many customers as possible before it ended.
The towering Cotton Candy Building, Diah’s final goal, was nearly complete.
Even as she stepped briefly out to the outskirts of town, hired NPC workers were still polishing its exterior.
[ eternalyg has d ₩10,000! ]
: That building is massive—I can see it from anywhere lol
“That’s what I call a Minecraft Lotte Tower. Really glad I built it so high.”
And with that, she took a few pictures using the towering landmark as a backdrop.
After wrapping up her errands outside the village, she returned to the dessert shop.
There, she found the Illusionary Realm members—all in coordinated maid outfits—serving desserts to customers.
It was surreal to see something they had once joked about actually come true.
Even if it was only inside Minecraft.
Or maybe she’d just lost to her own desires again.
“First daughter! Come here for a second~!”
[ Huh? Dad, what about the sugar? ]
“I put it all in the storage earlier. Anyway, just come here for a sec.”
Ha-eun called over Cream, who was mid-service, and sat down at one of the shop’s empty tables.
Then, like any other customer, she ordered a bunch of desserts and asked for the special service.
“From now on, I’m not your dad—I’m a customer!”
[ Uh... what? Dad, are you okay? ]
“I said I’m a customer! First, I’d like the strawberry cake and the chocolate smoothie~.”
– Diah, you’re the owner...
– I KNEW this would happen 😂😂
– Stop eating the staff, Diah 😭😭
– The shop owner is causing chaos
– HEEEELP!!! THE SHOP IS DOOMED!!
And so, Cream had no choice but to serve Diah a wide array of desserts.
Since she’d ordered the special service, she also had to say the signature line afterward.
[ O-Oishikunare~ Moe Moe—! ]
“Wait, wait! Please do it again! I couldn’t hear the last part clearly~!”
[ I’m sorry, customer~. Since you already heard it once, you’ll need to pay extra if you want to hear it again... ]
“SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!”
[ Ahaha... Thank you for the additional payment...! ]
– Cream’s going to disown her dad lol
– Thanks for the clip ^^7
– So this is why she made them wear maid outfits...
– If you want to boop Cream’s cheeks, upvote
– Let’s not call this harassment. Let’s call it love.
– I can hear Cream grinding her teeth from here;;
After completely maxing out her own self-indulgence levels, Diah finally tipped generously and returned to her role as the manager.
Her next stop was another employee—her fourth daughter, Lucid.
“Let’s see, let’s see~. Is my fourth daughter doing a good job~?”
[ Oh, boss is here. ]
Lucid had just been about to perform a special service for a new customer.
Naturally, the boss herself, Diah, decided to watch from the side.
Especially because Lucid was a “native”—a Japanese VTuber.
Since the origin of the maid café concept was Japan, Ha-eun was curious to see how well Lucid would do.
But just as Lucid was about to start her lines—
[ Could you show me first, boss? I want to experience your maid service too, Diah...! ]
A customer asked the boss to demonstrate first.
Lucid quickly changed her tone.
[ You got this, boss~! ]
[ You can do it~! Diah isn’t a rookie~! ]
‘Where the hell is she learning this stuff from...’
Lucid added that she wanted to learn by observing carefully.
And so, the special service began.
“Alright, Mr. Cotton Candy. Oishikunare...”
Fixing her gaze on the customer’s cotton candy, Diah used a sparkle item to shower it with white sparkles for added flair.
Just as she was finishing her performance—
Her donation alert and the Dream Server system notification rang out simultaneously.
[ JDY has d ₩100,000! ]
[ LUX_Diah soars into the sky with a ₩100,000 donation! ]
[ T-The maid flew?! This service is INSANE! ]
“Ha-eun, the SL Group executive says he wants to meet. Sounds like he has a request—”
‘...Wow. Was I always this shameless?’