Chapter 176
Chapter 176
[ORCA has started a live broadcast.
ORCA: ♡Happy Jiwoo day♡]
After setting up the necessary ingredients and cooking utensils in the kitchen, we turned on the live broadcast, and immediately, the Airies started pouring in.
At some point, whenever three or more of us did a live broadcast together, we would wait for enough Airies to join at the beginning and practice our acapella, which we usually practiced casually. Today was no different.
“Happy birthday to our beloved Jiwoo hyung!”
– I’m here expecting another 5-member acapella today.
– Their faces, skills, charm… They never fail to meet Airies’ expectations.
– It’s hilarious that the birthday person is also singing along. Acapella is more important than receiving birthday wishes.
– Happy birthday, prince!!!
– This acapella seems to get better and better, which is why it’s so funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Happy birthday, the great singer Kang Jiwoo!
– Ugh, I missed the beginning because I didn’t get a notificationㅠㅠㅠ Damn V-appㅠㅠㅠ Please do it again from the start!!!
“Hello!”
After confirming that enough Airies had arrived, and seeing the hearts count reaching three million almost immediately, we thanked them and began what we had planned.
“To celebrate Jiwoo hyung’s birthday, we decided to cook for him ourselves.”
“Gyeol hyung will do the cooking, and Yo-han hyung found the recipe.”
In fact, we had hinted about today’s live broadcast content on SNS during the day, so everyone seemed to be carrying a mixture of anxious anticipation.
– Don’t do it..
– Stop it….
– NOoooo….
Hmm, no expectations, only anxiety?
Just like he did during the Idol Variety Show, Ban Yo-han explained the rule that he would describe the recipe without watching the cooking process, while Seo Moon-gyeol would cook according to his instructions.
– Can someone explain who this event is forㅜ
– I already feel sorry for the beef over thereㅠㅠ
– If you look at Jiwoo’s expression, he seems already enlightened
– Look at Kangjoo laughingㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Happy birthday, Jiwoo oppa!!! And stay strong!!!!!
Recalling the risotto they made during the last Idol Variety Show, the Airies expressed their blatant and cold concerns, making Seo Moon-gyeol look slightly aggrieved and disappointed.
“This time, I can do it well.”
He even left that one remark.
However, public opinion didn’t change.
Knowing that Seo Moon-gyeol could easily get sulky, I decided to support him.
“Airies, please trust Gyeol hyung just this once. He’ll feel bad otherwise.”
– Oh, well… If Shin tells us to trust, we should trust
– We’ll believe in… the love Jiwoo has for his dongsaeng
– We trust… Gyeol’s perfect face
– We believe…… in miracles
It wasn’t very effective.
Ban Yo-han, who had been quietly watching the comments, spoke.
“Don’t you think Airies unite particularly well at times like this?”
“At times like what?”
“When they tease us.”
Everyone agreed with that clean expression.
“Don’t tease us. If you do, we’ll tease you back.”
“That’s right. We know you slightly messed up the cheer at the fan meeting earlier, but we didn’t say anything!”
“But we still love you.”
“Life is about making mistakes.”
– Ah, we’ve been caught
– Heh
– So cuteㅠㅠㅠ My heart fluttersㅠㅠㅠ I love youㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– Oppa, if you see this comment, wave your hand and make a finger heart♥♥♥
– Another Ban-Teacher quote >Life is about making mistakes< but he never seems to make any mistakes himself
“I doubt you’ll mess up something as easy as seaweed soup, but whatever Gyeol makes, I’ll be grateful and touched. ……Ah, is this what it feels like to raise a child?”
“I’m surprised you’re just realizing that.”
Hearing my words, Kang Ji-woo smiled innocently, or rather, like an idiot.
“But what are you guys going to do while Gyeol and I are cooking?”
Ban Yo-han suddenly asked us.
“Cheer for Gyeol hyung?”
“Watch how badly it goes?”
“Play with Airies?”
Ban Yo-han didn’t seem pleased with our diverse answers and pouted, pointing at me and Gyun Seong-ha.
“You guys should do it too.”
“Do what?”
“Cook.”
“Why should we?”
“It’s always more fun to compete with others than to fight against yourself. Think about whether Airies would prefer just us cooking or you guys cooking too.”
– Definitely the latter
– I want to see Daeng-On cooking too
– Curious about the youngest line’s cooking skills!!!
– Ban Yo-han’s comments are so funnyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Guys, you can’t win against that fox with wordsㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– Nobody asked for Jiwoo’s opinionㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Is the person celebrating their birthday just a prop today?
“Or are you afraid you won’t beat Gyeol and me?”
“……Challenge accepted!”
Gyun Seong-ha immediately accepted Ban Yo-han’s sly bait.
Usually, you know it’s a trap but still fall for it, but this guy seems more like he’s running into it, which makes me feel somewhat bad.
“……You’re doing it, right?”
Gyun Seong-ha looked at me, seeking my approval.
“Yeah. But I’ll give the instructions, and you’ll do the cooking.”
“I’ve hardly ever cooked…”
“Me neither. The only thing I can make is ramen.”
“Are you really Korean?”
Gyun Seong-ha asked skeptically.
“No matter how I think about it, you’re Korean.”
Ignoring the recent trend among Airies and company staff of saying “Are you really Korean?” I spoke nonchalantly.
“Don’t go easy on him just because he’s Gyeol hyung.”
“I won’t!”
“Then we’ll win.”
Gyun Seong-ha nodded, glancing at Seo Moon-gyeol’s reaction.
In the meantime, Seo Moon-gyeol, who was warming up by carving a tomato into the shape of a flamingo, looked at us with a slightly hurt expression.
I felt a bit sorry for Seo Moon-gyeol, but recalling their disastrously failed risotto gave me a boost of confidence that we wouldn’t lose.
‘If we can just make a decent fried egg, we’ll win.’
The comments reacting to the sudden competition were also very enthusiastic.
– These guys seem to have no concept of slackingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– You guys had a music show today and have another schedule tomorrow, aren’t you tired?ㅠㅠㅠ
– You don’t have to be this serious,,,
– Looking forward to the younger line that probably never even touched water in the kitchen raised by Kangjoo
– I don’t understand what you’re saying
– Ah, I’m so excitedㅠㅠㅜㅜㅜ
– I wonder what Jiwoo’s expression is right now
“But I don’t know any recipes.”
“You can look them up on the internet. But only one person can do it.”
At Ban Yo-han’s words, I quickly pulled up a website with all kinds of recipes on my phone.
Meanwhile, Kang Ji-woo was filling the audio space.
“How about japchae? At our house, we always had japchae along with seaweed soup on my birthday.”
Come to think of it, I remembered that when the housekeeper at On Hae-jae’s house prepared my birthday meal, there was also japchae alongside the seaweed soup.
I searched for a japchae recipe on the site.
“It doesn’t look too hard……. But do we have all the ingredients for japchae in the dorm right now?”
“How would I know……. I think I saw some glass noodles.”
“I’ll go ask Jiwoo hyung.”
I handed my phone with the ingredients list to Kang Ji-woo, who was showing pictures of our puppies to the Airies.
“Jiwoo hyung, hyung! Can you check if we have these ingredients?”
It would be ten times faster to ask Kang Ji-woo, who was in charge of the kitchen, than to rummage through the kitchen ourselves to find the ingredients.
“Let’s see.”
After quickly scanning the ingredients list, Kang Ji-woo nodded confidently.
“We don’t have shiitake mushrooms, but we have almost everything else, so it should work. Are you making japchae?”
“Yeah. Do you like it?”
“I’d love anything you guys make, even if it’s burnt.”
“Hyung……”
“Maknae……”
“That’s a death flag……”
“……”
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– ㅋㅌㅋㅋㅌㅌㅋㅋㅌㅌㅋㅋㅋㅌㅌㅌㅌㅋㅌㅋㅋㅌㅌㅋㅌㅋㅌㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Why the sudden death flagㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Destroying the touching moment with a sorrowful faceㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Jiwoo, don’t cry and just talkㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
* * *
Finally, with the menu decided, it was almost time for the cooking competition to begin.
“Each team’s chef, please share your determination. Let’s start with Seong-ha from the Meow Team.”
Kang Ji-woo handed a golden Bluetooth microphone, which he got from somewhere, to Gyun Seong-ha.
‘That’s from Sang-hyun hyung’s car…….’
Sharp memories of rap battles briefly flashed by…… but were set aside for now.
“Meow Team? Isn’t that name too hastily made?”
“Why! It’s cute!”
Kang Ji-woo clenched his fist in response to my comment.
“Are we supposed to be something like the Kangaroo Team? That’s not cute at all…….”
“No. You guys are the Hyung Team.”
“……”
“Any objections?”
“……None.”
– Oh my godㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Mutual glare from the same ageㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Youngest favoritism ON
– I can already see Kangjoo, the judge who favors the youngest team regardless of how bad the cooking is..
– It’s hilarious how Airies think both teams will fail and we can’t disagree
“Anyway, let’s hear your determination, Seong-ha.”
“I will do my best to make japchae that I can serve to my parents.”
Gyun Seong-ha said resolutely.
“Ah, japchae you can serve to your parents! To go so far for me…!”
“No, it’s not particularly for Jiwoo hyung.”
“Yes. That big heart alone is already so touching.”
Without listening to Gyun Seong-ha’s rebuttal, Kang Ji-woo ended the interview.
“I’m looking forward to it.”
Hearing the death flag comment, the hopeful look returned to Kang Ji-woo’s eyes, which had briefly wandered off.
“Next, let’s hear from Gyeol of the Hyung Team.”
“I will not betray your trust.”
“Excuse me……?”
Kang Ji-woo widened his eyes at the completely unexpected response.
“I will not disappoint the Airies and Raon who believe in me.”
Ban Yo-han was laughing his head off, and Kang Ji-woo had a similar expression but managed to regain his composure and continue the proceedings somehow.
“Ah, anyway, this declaration not to betray our trust! It’s so cool, I’m really falling for it.”
I whispered to Gyun Seong-ha.
“Setting me aside…… What chat did that hyung see earlier?”
With a look of reverence towards his slightly lacking hyung, Gyun Seong-ha whispered back.
“No idea…….”
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– A subtle hint of craziness..
– He is ORCA
– Seo Moon-gyeol is also ORCA
– He is ORCA
With the comments filled with ‘He is ORCA’ and ‘Seo Moon-gyeol is also ORCA,’ the cooking competition finally began.
