Chapter 320: Chapter 320

Ji Hye-min’s gentle voice came just as Diah’s final rehearsal wrapped up. She stepped a bit closer to Ha-eun and handed her a fresh fruit smoothie from the in-house café at LUX HQ—now a famous staple among employees.

“There’s about 20 minutes left. If you go change now and turn the stream back on, the timing’ll be perfect.”“Ah, got it.”

The Illusionary Realm members' performance—including Diah’s—was scheduled for the second half of the special concert. Before that, they’d all be watching from the audience seats, just like the other streamers.

That’s why, after changing out of her motion capture suit, Ha-eun turned the stream back on from the studio computer. She wanted to experience the final Dream Server concert with the Noeulis.

[Diah's stream has started.]

— OPEN THE DOOOOOOOOR

— 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

— I thought I was gonna die..! I thought I was gonna die..! I thought I was gonna die..! I thought I was gonna die..!

— If you don’t come back, I’ll just die!

“Mm-mm. I'm here now~...and now I’m gone again~!”

[Diah's stream has ended.]

— 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

— Nao show nao show nao show nao show nao show nao show nao show nao show nao show nao show

— 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

— Noeulis are gonna drop dead~ drop dead~ drop dead~ drop dead~ drop dead~ drop dead~

[Diah's stream has started.]

— 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

— I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my mind I’m gonna lose my ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ mind

— She just went “heehee” are you fu—

— This push-and-pull game is insane...

— 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

— What kind of bell prank was that?

“Well... I guess I was a little nervous... So I messed around to calm myself down. Call it WWE energy, or, uh, just me being sorry~.”

: “It was a joke~. Smile, smile~. Smile for me.”

[User ‘110 Days Requesting Diah’s Swimsuit Avatar’ d ₩1,000!]

: “So you relieved your own nerves by making all of us Noeulis anxious—absolute baby-mode insanity.”

[Anonymous d ₩1,000!]

: “Is it okay if I want to slap Diah’s cheeks? (affectionately)”

— Okay while tumbling

— 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

— Liked it so hard I cried..

“Oh—whoops! At this rate, I’m gonna be late~!”

[LUX_Diah has logged in.]

And just like that, still half-nervous and surrounded by metaphorical fire, Ha-eun logged into Dream Server, masking her nerves with light-hearted trolling like always.

Soon, she stepped through the portal leading to the concert venue—and was met by a swarm of other streamers.

[ @#$%@#$%@#$%@#$%~. ]

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— The concert hall is so well built

— I know all these people lol

— The big one’s coming

— There are so many people

All around her were Minecraft avatars—but what was visible wasn’t even half the story. Each streamer was also broadcasting to hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of viewers.

On a normal day, maybe they’d be chatting at the Illusionary Realm dessert shop—but today, every last one of them was an audience member. And just thinking about performing as Diah in front of this massive crowd made Ha-eun’s heart pound strangely.

‘It really is different from doing it as a hobby...’

Diah’s first-ever solo concert. Hundreds of thousands of viewers.

Honestly... it was impossible not to feel nervous. Even with all her past performance experience as a singer.

A little while later, the voice of Dream, the streamer who created Dream Server, echoed across the venue:

[ Alright~! Welcome, everyone~! It’s such an honor to be here tonight with all of you— ]

As Dream, the MC and founder of Dream Server, spoke, the crowd of streamers erupted in cheers. It was the exact kind of festival Dream had envisioned from the very beginning.

Dream began explaining how the concert would proceed and started introducing the performers. Once the opening speech wrapped up—

[ Then, we now begin the Dream Server Special Concert! Our first performance will be... ]

As Dream’s voice rang out, the lights of the concert hall shifted. A giant screen rose up into view.

On the giant screen linked to one of the concert venues, the symbols of Song Hyun-min and Rick Simon began to glow softly. For a brief moment, the entire audience went silent—and then, as the symbols faded like smoke, Song Hyun-min and Rick Simon themselves appeared on stage.

「Good evening, everyone~! Can you hear us okay~!」

— Bro, why are you here?

“Whoa, whoa...! It’s Song Hyun-min~!”

With the sudden appearance of world stars Song Hyun-min and Rick Simon, question marks flooded Diah’s chat—and every other streamer’s chat across the concert hall. It was the definition of a surprise concert.

Top stars with global fanbases were now standing at a physical venue, broadcast in real time via the massive screen—and Dream Server–related communities exploded instantly.

— DREAM <<< What kind of god-tier booking power is this??

— Song Hyun-min and Rick Simon just showed up at the Dream Server concert

ㄴ At least make your fake news more believable

— Why are the legends here?!

— DreamCon first performance: Song Hyun-min & Rick Simon

ㄴ What the actual fck

ㄴ They shouldn’t be in Minecraft

— This isn’t pre-recorded, it’s LIVE?!

— DREAM <<< How much did he even spend on this

ㄴ At least in the hundred millions

ㄴ These guys don’t show up just for money;;

— Why are Song Hyun-min and Rick Simon in a Minecraft concert? STOP

ㄴ (Dream’s official channel link)

ㄴ HOW IS THIS HAPPENING

ㄴ No but seriously HOW

— This scale is insane wtf LOL

The unannounced appearance of these megastars sparked a tsunami of posts—enough to practically crash entire forums. And with good reason: they had only just been on a world tour days ago.

Of course, the one who had personally invited them—Ha-eun—was playing dumb, pretending to be just as surprised as everyone else. After all, “Diah” officially had no known connection to Song Hyun-min.

「It’s a true honor to perform in front of such an amazing audience. I hope you enjoy this stage from Rick and me~!」

“Whoa... that’s insane. Seriously...”

If anyone found out that Ha-eun was the one who brought them here, the already chaotic chat would spiral out of control. The 20,000+ Noeulis would start interrogating her in sync, and she’d probably lose all focus.

But—as if reading her mind, or maybe by pure coincidence—

「Thank you for inviting us, Diah~!」

「Yep. Thank you, Diah.」

Just as the performance was about to begin, both Song Hyun-min and Rick Simon said her name—clearly. In Korean and English.

[ Did they just say Diah? Did I hear that right? ]

[ Wait, Diah was the one who invited them...?! Holy sh*t. ]

[ She’s close with Rick Simon too?! Diah’s connections are next-level. ]

[ Damn... gaming with celebs leads to this kinda stuff, huh... A-ah! It’s starting! ]

As expected, Diah’s name was soon echoing from the surrounding streamers as well. The performance began shortly after, quieting the venue for the moment—but her chat was anything but quiet.

— KYYAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

— Getting RESPECTED by Song Hyun-min and Rick Simon—baby-mode Diah is insane 😂😂😂

— Please explain this

— THANK YOU DIAH THANK YOU DIAH THANK YOU DIAH THANK YOU DIAH THANK YOU DIAH THANK YOU DIAH

— Like actually—how does a VTuber even get in touch with these people, I’m serious

— But seriously, HOW did you do this? LOL

— Getting murdered by Song Hyun-min, baby-style, GOATED

— Diah’s networking is on another level

— Thank you Diah <<< is this real??

“U-uhm.... Let’s all be quiet during the performance, okay~?”

[ Diah has switched to emote-only mode. ]

— 🐐 (GOAT emoji) ×10

— 🎉 (Cheering lightsticks emoji) ×8

— 😂 (Big-laughing SD Noeulis emoji) ×7

— 🙇‍♀️ (Worship emoji) ×9

— 💓 (Heart-thumping emoji) ×11

— 🎉 (Cheering lightsticks emoji) ×6

— 🤯 (Is this real? emoji) ×8

— 👏 (Applauding SD Noeulis emoji) ×10