I am Smart

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Hako Virtual Minor Gallery

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– You know what’s really special about Moon Si-hyun?

She never spills any sauce, no matter what.

Now, with VTubers, anyone can start a stream, but she absolutely won’t do any kiss streams.

– For real.

– Sounds about right.

– It’s my first time seeing someone as guarded as her, haha.

No, she’s not as guarded as Squirrel. At least she sometimes does the sauce move, but this girl absolutely won’t budge.

No, come on, Moon Si-hyun is just a total gaming nerd dressed as a VTuber.

Looking at it this way, her denying she’s feminine seems a bit valid.

– It’s odd that even ordinary viewers are gradually turning into sauce fanatics, but she doesn’t cater to that demand.

– I actually prefer it this way… I guess it smells like a virgin?

– Honestly, if she just kissed anyone at any time, it would be something.

– For real.

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Everyone in Pazzk knows Wakitete. He’s literally the most infamous malicious user who disrupts every stream.

So when it was clear today that he was mentally breaking down, viewers were thrilled and threw even harsher insults at him.

For the viewers, it was a kind of karma. The evil Wakitete had to leave, pelted with rocks by the good viewers.

As they anticipated that situation, the intensity of the viewer’s insults was peaking.

Suddenly, Moon Si-hyun hugged Wakitete.

The chat window and gallery froze for a moment. It was completely unexpected behavior from her.

Next to that confusion, the overwhelming emotion that surged was jealousy.

Even those who watch Moon Si-hyun’s streams regularly hadn’t received such affectionate treatment, even if they had been targeted and hit.

So, the chat exploded. Moon Si-hyun, realizing it was a bit unfair, opened the lounge’s invitation code for the viewers.

And well, that brings us to now.

Sitting on the sofa in the lounge’s center, she was quickly surrounded by 49 diverse avatars.

“……”

Moon Si-hyun’s avatar had a slightly awkward expression looking up at them.

She was confused about why she had hugged Wakitete, a decision made hastily due to the overwhelming emotions and the blazing chat window.

49 people were too many for one person to control.

Honestly, they might rush at her avatar jokingly or do something bizarre, and if that happened, she’d have to forcibly kick them out.

And she didn’t like that approach at all.

She looked at them, worrying about that.

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Why are they not attacking????

Everyone is so timid, haha.

Is there a priestess barrier around Moon Si-hyun?

Shivering… it’s so awkward…

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These guys are all wearing masks, haha.

Is that “Special Fan Meeting in Gratitude” not happening?

As expected, they are just internet bullies, haha.

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The viewers who entered the lounge were surprisingly maintaining some distance from her.

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Fighter Butcher: I’m a real fan, Si-hyun!

Moon Si-hyun’s Wipe: Why did you only hug Wakitete?

Wired Earphones Vibes: I love you!

Cat Fancier: Hug me too!

Cactus X Moon Si-hyun: Hug me!

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All those chats popped up as speech bubbles above their heads. Contrary to expectations, only requests for hugs and expressions of fan support were exchanged.

…… Well, they were Moon Si-hyun’s ‘real fans.’ Unlike the chat window or gallery, the lounge was a place where their actions and nicknames were visible to her directly.

In such a special place, they didn’t want to leave a bad memory in Moon Si-hyun’s mind.

“……”

Moon Si-hyun was a bit surprised by the orderly behavior, so different from the usual chat atmosphere, before eventually standing up from the sofa.

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Are they really going to hug?

Why did she only hug them? Why did she only hug them? Why did she only hug them? Why did she only hug them? Why did she only hug them?

Crap, I’m so jealous.

Since I couldn’t get in, let’s just pretend it didn’t happen, okay?

Si-hyun, when I say this nicely, please lift the lounge member limit!

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Words of envy poured in for them.

No matter how virtual the reality in Fiore is, hugging Moon Si-hyun would surely be a special experience.

Moon Si-hyun silently looked around at them.

Suddenly, she narrowed her brow as if seeing something, and then she spoke.

“Excuse me. Could the people in the back step forward for a moment?”

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The back?

??

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Those were the puzzled words from both the viewers and avatars. The avatars turned around.

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Sock Sock: What the hell?

Disruption King: Whoa, what a surprise!

tlgus123123: Wow, that’s disgusting, haha!

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After eventually understanding her words, the avatars in front moved aside, revealing those in the back.

What appeared to both the viewers and Moon Si-hyun were avatars with outlandishly bizarre customizations.

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Wow, holy crap, haha!

All of those avatars are utterly disgusting, damn!

They’re all avatars with no friends, haha!

Is this a critique of customization or what?

Avatar, damn, haha!

It’s hilarious that they were hiding behind normal ones out of embarrassment.

They must have intentionally made those awful sets.

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Great King Green Pepper: I’ll change my avatar soon, cry.

Doll Store Thief Moon Si-hyun: I didn’t get to change because I rushed in!

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“…… Please come here for a moment.”

Moon Si-hyun said, and the owners of the strange avatars moved out awkwardly. Most of their nicknames were equally bizarre as their avatar designs.

One was a muscular Black man wearing only women’s thongs, another was a monster covered with tentacles, and one had intentionally adjusted all facial feature settings to ‘100’ with a skin color of purple for an odd face.

Those avatars were truly a colorful mix of weirdness. Moreover, there weren’t just a few of them.

– Tread

Among them, Moon Si-hyun approached one, no, one avatar.

And she waved at them. Then opened her mouth.

“Um… I’m really sorry, but I can’t hug you like I did with that person earlier. I really don’t know why, but I think it hurt my heart a little. And just because I hug everyone here doesn’t mean it’s fair. There are 49 viewers and not everyone is here. How about we just spend time together as we are? I’m sorry.”

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Sounds about right.

Wow.

Wow.

Wait, what is this maternal instinct??

Understanding is definitely Moon Si-hyun’s style, haha.

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Yeah, this is right, haha.

It would be a bit unfair to hug only 49 people, haha.

If she feels something for the one who tormented her, she must be inherently kind, haha.

Initially, with Moon Si-hyun’s current disposition, she wouldn’t be able to extend the lounge limit.

Wired Earphones Vibes: Okay, I can’t help it.

Cat Fancier: But being together is still something.

Let’s eat together: That’s pretty nice too.

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At those words, the viewers who failed to enter were satisfied, and the avatars were accepting the atmosphere.

Those who had the bizarre avatars gradually replaced them with more normal ones.

Moon Si-hyun responded to the chats of the avatars in the lounge. Meeting someone they would rarely encounter, facing each other was a quite special experience for both Moon Si-hyun and them.

As all had changed from bizarre designs, now the only strange avatar left was a single man in a thong.

He too was moving his arms as if looking for an avatar to change to.

Eventually, the largest and most grotesque avatar suddenly disappeared. Moon Si-hyun’s gaze instantly shifted there. It had been the weirdest avatar in her eyes, so she was a bit curious about what they might change to.

“……”

But nothing was visible. Naturally, she looked down at the floor.

Yet there was something on the floor.

…… A tiny bear doll, only the size of a fingertip.

Its nickname was the same as that bizarre avatar.

“…… Huh?”

Something in Moon Si-hyun’s chest thumped hard.

The bear doll slowly ambled through the crowd towards Moon Si-hyun. With each step, it made a ‘pyo pyo’ sound.

It came closer and climbed up her body, then hopped onto her outstretched palm.

Moon Si-hyun’s lips pressed together tightly.

There was no bear doll this small in her home.

And the design and size…

It was right in Moon Si-hyun’s preference strike zone.

Moon Si-hyun’s hand reached out, then fell. The cycle repeated several times.

“Ah, I can’t… I can’t pet or hug it…”

That would upset the balance.

As Moon Si-hyun was caught up in inner turmoil.

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ㅇㅇ님 donated 1000 won.

If you unify the settings with an avatar like that, you might be able to increase it further, around 1000 people could potentially get in?? I’ll teach you the settings.

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“… Is that true?”

942/1000

After the settings were finalized.

Now, everyone could truly enter. The slight remaining vacancies indicated that.

Thanks to everyone limiting their avatars to the tiny bear doll, even Moon Si-hyun’s mid-level computer and headset could run smoothly.

“Hmm…!”

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Hahaha, the host’s tension is super high, haha!

Man, I should have bought a VR…

I don’t have VR…

So cute…

Why are those bear dolls so cute?

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Moon Si-hyun’s energy was visibly elevated. She was holding dozens of bear dolls, petting them and giving out hugs left and right.

Those bear dolls were the smallest avatars in Fiore, allowing Moon Si-hyun’s device to cope just fine.

Moon Si-hyun, the viewers, and participants continuously thanked the person who found the bear doll avatar and the donor.

Thus, everyone—Moon Si-hyun, viewers, and participants—was in a happy situation.

A certain bear doll walked over Moon Si-hyun’s arm, then waved its little paw in a greeting.

“Huh, what is it?”

Moon Si-hyun waved her hand without a shred of suspicion, then gently patted the bear doll.

The bear doll made a gesture.

“Are you saying to copy you?”

It made a gesture that seemed to ask for replication.

Soon, the bear doll raised its little hand.

In response, Moon Si-hyun clenched her fist like the bear doll and raised it.

The bear doll then swung its arms and wrists up and down.

Moon Si-hyun also mimicked, waving her arms and wrists up and down.

…… At that moment, all the bear dolls climbed up Moon Si-hyun’s body and rushed at the one bear doll.

Then, the sound of ‘pyo pyo’ impacts echoed intensely, hundreds of times.

Moon Si-hyun, startled, tried to stop them. Gradually, hundreds of bear dolls withdrew.

What appeared was, the bear doll with the same nickname from before.

It lay pitifully on the floor.

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Hahaha!

Haha, what the hell!

Yeah, you should take a beating, haha!

Wait, are lounges interactive too? haha!

This is a bit…

Insane, haha.

But, what are those hand movements?

Hmm…

Hmm…

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While the viewers laughed, they secretly worried about Moon Si-hyun’s reaction.

It was likely an unconscious mimicry, but depending on how Moon Si-hyun understood it, things could turn somewhat serious.

“… What are you doing?”

But Moon Si-hyun made a rather strange comment.

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Please don’t say you don’t know.

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Your hand movements…

??

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“Hand movements? This? What about it?”

Moon Si-hyun said this, repeating the hand gestures she had just done.

Clenching her fist, she reached out, shaking it up and down several times.

She pretended to know, but this time she was genuinely curious. What meaning could there possibly be in such a simple hand gesture?

“This? Hmm? What’s this about?”

Moon Si-hyun continued shaking while tilting her head. It was information that had not entered her mind.

Up, down. Up, down. She mimicked several times, slowly and quickly.

That was watched by hundreds of bear dolls and thousands of viewers.

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Crap.

Wow.

Hahaha!

Whoa!

Oh holy crap.

Wow.

Wow, damn!

Oh my god.

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The chat window erupted into chaos. Moon Si-hyun was too busy staring at her own hand to notice.

Thus, for several dozen seconds, Moon Si-hyun stared at her hands shaking up and down without seeing the chat.

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ㅇㅇ님 donated 1000 won.

That’s a move that makes a guy’s thing feel nice… please don’t do that!

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Gasp.

Gasp.

Hahaha!

Wait, if you say it that directly…

Hahaha!

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“……”

At those words, Moon Si-hyun’s shaking wrist came to a sudden halt.

As she understood what that action meant, her ears flushed bright red in an instant.

– Pyo.

Moon Si-hyun awkwardly stood there, not knowing what to do, then lightly flicked the bear doll that had caused such a weird action.

And then… both the viewers and participants stared blankly at Moon Si-hyun’s reaction.