332. Change (27)

When I opened my eyes, I had to prepare breakfast. It was the weekend, so I could take it easy, but I didn't feel well, so I thought I should start preparing now so I wouldn't be late. Shi-hyun-nim had roughly taken care of it, but I felt uneasy, so I decided to go to the bathroom and wash myself first. Washing my body with warm water relaxed my aching body. "Ugh, I want to soak in warm water like this." My body became languid, and everything became a chore, but I moved my body. After washing, I felt refreshed and my mind was clear. "I went grocery shopping yesterday, so there's a lot to eat..." What should I make? There was a lot of meat yesterday, so should I use some vegetables today? I made soup and side dishes with the ingredients I had. My body was stiff, but it felt like it was loosening up as I moved. "I guess everyone's sleeping in because it's the weekend." The kids and Shi-hyun-nim, too, used a lot of energy. I was actually tired too. I yawned widely and headed to the sofa. As soon as I sat on the sofa, I felt sleepy. "Ugh, I am tired." It's getting hard to accept Shi-hyun-nim now... Is it because of my age? But if I ignore him, I feel sorry for Shi-hyun-nim... It's better for me to be tired. I couldn't fall asleep, so I stretched and tried to stay awake. As expected, Shi-a was the first to wake up. Shi-a, who came out of her room, and I made eye contact and gave each other awkward expressions. "Um, did you sleep well?" "Um, yeah, Shi-a, did you sleep well too?" "Yes..." It was hard to continue the conversation. Shi-a avoided eye contact, perhaps to avoid the awkwardness, and headed to the refrigerator. Shi-hyun-ah, save me! After filling a cup with water, Shi-a went back into her room. "Come out when it's time for breakfast." "Okay." Ah, this isn't good. If I'm like this, Shi-a will feel more uncomfortable... Sigh, I need to calm down and treat her properly next time. After about 30 more minutes, everyone started to wake up one by one and ate breakfast. After eating a full breakfast, everyone spent time doing what they wanted, but only Shi-a and I were in an awkward state. Only Shi-hyun-nim noticed our condition. I sent Shi-hyun-nim a look asking for help, but he just watched with amusement. You bad guy! In the end, I couldn't even have a proper conversation with Shi-a. "Ugh, what should I do?" "Shi-a?" "Yeah..." "Just treat her normally." Should I act shamelessly? "Eh, I don't know." Let's just think comfortably. When I treated Shi-a normally, Shi-a returned the favor normally. Was I worrying for nothing? Well, we're family, I was thinking too seriously. When I gave her fruit, Shi-a clearly said thank you and didn't get annoyed when she went into her room. It seemed like she had definitely returned to her previous self. "Are you broadcasting again today?" "Ah, maybe?" "I see..." Ah, I made a mistake. Shi-a looked gloomy after hearing my words. "Work hard." "Huh?" "Don't overdo it." Shi-a was dumbfounded and stared blankly at me. I took that opportunity to leave the room. "Did you talk to her well?" "Maybe?" I was a little uneasy. I had done almost everything I needed to do, so I decided to rest in my room. My head hurt, and my neck and shoulders were stiff, probably because I had overdone it since morning. When I lay down on the bed, Shi-hyun-nim followed me and lay down next to me. "Are you going to bother me again?" "No, let's order dinner so you can rest." "Do as you please." He seemed to want something to eat, and I was too tired. Shi-hyun-nim patted my stomach like he was handling a child. As the regular patting continued, I felt sleepy. I thought I had fallen asleep, but I woke up to a loud noise. "What is it...?" "Did you wake up? Sorry." "What's that noise?" "Broadcasting sound?" I rubbed my eyes and properly checked what Shi-hyun-nim was doing. "You should rest more." "I don't know, I slept enough." Shi-hyun-nim was looking at something on his phone. This is the first time I've seen Shi-hyun-nim watching an internet broadcast? He sometimes watches the news, but why is he suddenly doing this? "What broadcast is it?" "Um..." Shi-hyun-nim hesitated and didn't say anything. Come to think of it, the voice I heard sounded familiar. The screen was small, so I couldn't see it well, so I got up. "Game...?" What Shi-hyun-nim was watching was a game. "You watch game broadcasts?" "Well, I don't usually watch them." Shi-hyun-nim seemed to be hiding something. Unlike other internet broadcasts, the broadcaster's face wasn't shown. Well, there are cases where they hide their face and broadcast, so is that the case? -"Oh, here I go!" The broadcaster shouted loudly, and the character quickly broke through the field. "They're playing the game in a fun way." "Right?" Shi-hyun-nim seemed happy about something. The broadcaster showed a really enjoyable way of communicating while playing the game. They paused for a moment, conscious of the chat window, and answered questions or chatted, and they also communicated with viewers to find strategies because they didn't know the strategies. I watched it for about 30 minutes straight, and it was fun. "They look happy." It seemed like a really pure broadcast. Was I only aware of the more stimulating internet broadcasts? "This is Shi-a's broadcast." "...What?" This is Shi-a's broadcast!? "Shi-a is broadcasting." "H-How did you know?" "Well, I searched hard?" I snatched the phone from Shi-hyun-nim's hand and carefully watched the broadcast. What's the room title? How many people are there? The room title was surprisingly ordinary. A plain title called "Newbie's Game Diary." And there were about 30 viewers. Should I say they're fixed viewers rather than people who came to watch the game? It seemed like about 20 viewers were subscribed. It was amazing that there were so many people watching Shi-a's broadcast. "There are quite a few people watching." "I was surprised too." I think I know why Shi-a can't quit broadcasting. It's not a small number, and more than ten people are watching her broadcast... I don't know if it will grow more or maintain this scale, but I could tell that Shi-a was working hard. "She's playing the game enjoyably, right?" "Yeah..." Shi-a definitely looked free on the broadcast. Shi-a's words came to mind. That no one cares whether she's an Awakener or if her gender has changed. Those things probably don't matter to the viewers. I don't know what will happen later. "Shi-a has found a new path." I don't know yet if she's planning to make money from this. But it was important that Shi-a had forgotten about swimming and was interested in something else. "I guess so..." I can't stop her from broadcasting like this. Nothing else mattered. The fact that Shi-a was enjoying playing the game was important. Wouldn't it be better to let her enjoy playing the game like that rather than having her struggle and suffer all the time? "What are you thinking about?" "Ah, I was thinking that Shi-a seems to be really enjoying broadcasting." "Then acknowledge it." I should... I was going to check her broadcast sometime, but I didn't expect to see it so soon. "Yeah..." More than that, how did Shi-hyun-nim find the broadcast? "But how did you find out about the broadcast?" "That's easy, I know the ID Shi-a uses when signing up for sites." "Ah!" Certainly, the ID used when creating an email or something is uniquely made to avoid duplication. They mix in phone numbers or put in something that only they know. As a result, they often use that unique ID on other sites as well. "You're amazing for finding it with that." I didn't even think about it, as expected of Shi-hyun-nim? I found my phone and went to the broadcasting site. "Where." I immediately found Shi-a's ID and favorited the broadcast. "Aren't you going to get caught?" "What if I get caught?" I should use it for occasional checks. I want to cheer Shi-a on to work hard on her broadcast, but she'll hate it if I go now, right? Let's be careful. Dinner became chicken and pizza, which the kids and Shi-hyun-nim liked. I was glad that I didn't have to use my body, but I was worried that the kids were getting too addicted to delivery food. "Everyone's eating well." "Because it's delicious!" "Yeah, eat a lot." I couldn't say anything because they liked it so much. "Shi-a." "Yes?" "Just, work hard on your broadcast." As soon as I finished speaking, Shi-a coughed as if she had choked. "Mom, why are you saying that!" Ah, come to think of it, I have younger siblings here. "Unnie is broadcasting?" "Ah, no." Oh dear, I said the wrong thing. "Mom misspoke." "Is that so?" "Yeah, here's chicken." I handed chicken to Saet-byeol and Jae-won to get their attention. "You have to eat a lot!" Jae-won was busy eating, not thinking about anything. Saet-byeol looked a little suspicious. "Saet-byeol-ah, if you don't eat quickly, I'm going to eat all of this?" I tried to eat Saet-byeol's favorite menu first. "Ah, Mom, that's unfair, I'm going to eat too!" Saet-byeol was soon distracted by the food. "Sorry, here, Shi-a, eat too." "Yes, please be careful. I don't want to reveal it yet." "Okay, sorry." It seems like she doesn't want to reveal it to her younger siblings yet. After eating dinner and Jae-won and Saet-byeol went to their rooms, I talked to Shi-a again. "Shi-a-ya, do you enjoy broadcasting?" "Yes? Yes, I enjoy it." "I see..." I have no choice but to support her like this. "I won't tell you not to broadcast anymore, but you shouldn't neglect other things because you're too addicted to broadcasting, okay?" "Yes, I'll be careful." "Okay, fighting." Shi-a had a strange expression, probably because she felt strange being suddenly cheered on. But Mom has already seen you broadcasting, you know? It was so nice to see her working hard. "Ah! Don't cause any accidents." "Yes, I'll be careful." I'll help her with most things, but I've warned her for now. Shi-a's prickly side disappeared. Now that I know Shi-a is broadcasting, I understand why she doesn't come out of her room, and Jae-won doesn't go into Shi-a's room without permission, so there's no fighting. Finally, a harmonious family has returned as before.