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The video began with the background of an ordinary room.
“…….”
I tilted my head, feeling familiar with the background, and when there was a clumsy screen transition, someone popped out on the screen.
A dizzyingly shaky screen, a messy focus that makes it impossible to differentiate the person from the background.
Usually, these mistakes are edited and cut out.
‘Was it a video taken by a beginner?’
Even after the clumsy screen transition had passed, the screen remained blurry due to poor lighting, but as the screen stabilized, the focus became clear.
And soon the screen started to illuminate someone– a blurred child.
“Uh…Uh?”
Like any parent, I too quickly recognized the identity of the child just from the blurred form that appeared on the screen.
“SPERANZA?”
When I suddenly raised my voice, Andras, Lia, and Alfred, who were eating sweet potatoes, looked at me in surprise.
“Cough, cough? What’s wrong Sihyeon?”
“Senior, what happened?”
“Why are you so surprised, Sihyeon?”
The three gathered around me one after another.
They also checked the video playing and opened their eyes wide.
They seemed to have noticed the main character in the video as soon as I did.
As the four of us panicked, music began to flow out of the video.
Although the screen was poorly filmed and no right microphone was used, the beautiful voice was clearly heard.
We quickly fell in love and listened to the song quietly.
Bewilderment quickly turned to comfort.
The song ended shortly.
Having been swept up in sentimentality, we checked the video with regret.
-Is it okay like this?
-Yeah, you did a great job.
– Hehe.
The voices of two girls were heard, and finally, the video ended with a cute smile from the fox girl.
“Senior, this is Speranza, right?”
“Hahaha, I think her singing skills have improved.”
“Speranza’s songs always make me feel good.”
Well, of course, my daughter’s singing skills are the best. Even most singers won’t stand…… Wait! That’s not the point!
-♩♬∼♪♬
Just as the video ended, my phone rang.
It was a call from Ryan who sent me the video link.
“Hello, Ryan?”
-Yes, it’s me. Did you check the YouTube video I just sent you?
“I just saw it. It’s Speranza, right? She wasn’t on the screen, but I think I heard Lilia’s voice, too.”
-Maybe. Did you know about this video?
“No? It’s my first time seeing it, too. How did you know this, Ryan?”
There was a small sigh on the other side of the phone.
– Haha… I’m not the only one who knows. Most Koreans who use YouTube know about this video.
“What?”
-Did you check the view count of the video?
I lowered my smartphone and checked the view count of the video I saw earlier.
One… … hundred… … thousand…… million… A million?
The number of views on the video was well over a million.
“It’s over a million…… Isn’t this a lot of views?”
-If you think about the time when the video was uploaded, it’s really high. That’s why I said most Koreans know.
I swallowed my saliva realizing that things were bigger than I thought.
“Did this cause any problems?”
-Fortunately, we don’t have a problem yet. The video itself is short and doesn’t contain any problematic content.
“That’s a relief.”
-However, this short video is receiving more attention than expected, and since it’s on YouTube, it might have a huge ripple effect. It’s better to be cautious.
“…….”
-I’m looking into it so that the problem doesn’t get bigger, and I contacted you because I thought it would be better to make sure.
Ryan briefly explained what to do in the future, and I listened to his explanation with a serious look on my face and ended the call.
“Papaaaa! Were you here?”
“Oh! You ate something delicious without us?”
Speak of the devil.
Holding hands, Lilia and Speranza approached us.
Normally, I would have welcomed them with a bright smile, but now I couldn’t.
Others who noticed the situation also looked at the two girls with vague smiles.
“Huh? Papa”
“Brother Sihyeon, what’s wrong with your face?”
The two tilted their heads at my strange expression.
I don’t know how to talk to these innocent girls…….
Without knowing what to do, I kept scratching my head.
“Un…”
“Yes, we did it.”
When the video was shown, Speranza and Lilia quickly admitted to their actions.
Observing Speranza’s slightly reflected appearance or the room’s background, it was not necessary to check it separately.
“…….”
“…….”
The two girls were really quick-witted.
As soon as they saw the expression on my face, they quickly realized something was wrong.
Speranza lowered her fox ears and tail, and Lilia kept her head down, avoiding looking at me.
I didn’t mean to scold them.….
But for some reason, the atmosphere felt like I was scolding them.
As Ryan said, it was not a problematic video, and it was not right to scold them simply for posting a video.
Instead, it seemed wrong of me not to warn them in advance, as a guardian.
When my thoughts reached that point, I sighed unconsciously.
-FLINCH!
Speranza and Lilia trembled at my sigh.
“It’s okay. I didn’t ask to scold you guys.”
“…….”
“…….”
I smiled softly on purpose and tried to reassure the two.
“I’m serious. I really don’t want to scold you. More than that, can you tell me why you did it?”
Lilia, who was hesitating, opened her mouth.
“People like singing videos a lot…… I thought they would like Speranza’s song a lot, too. ….”
“That’s why you took a video and uploaded it?”
“Yes…”
As expected, the two did not have any grand purpose.
It was probably an act of interest and a little curiosity.
This video may have unintended consequences in the future, but the girls didn’t do anything wrong here.
“Come here.”
Two girls came to my side at my call.
Holding Speranza with one hand, I stroked Lilia’s head with the other.
“I told you I’m not scolding you. So don’t make that face.”
Whether my actions worked, the anxiety gradually disappeared from the expressions of the two girls.
Lilia asked, rolling her eyes.
“Are you really not going to scold me?”
“You didn’t do anything wrong, so why would I scold you?”
“Really? Then…….”
“But you can’t upload videos from now on.”
Lilia frowned when I said it first. Speranza in my arms also looked disappointed.
“Why? You said it wasn’t a bad thing”
“It’s not a bad thing, but this could put Ryan in trouble. You guys don’t want Ryan to get tired, do you?”
The two nodded quickly when they heard that Ryan might be in trouble.
While I felt bad for taking away the work the girls loved, I felt like I had to act firmly as a guardian here.
“You should never upload videos on YouTube? Can you promise me?”
“Un, I promise.”
“I promise.”
I patted the two with a proud expression and then gave them a warm roasted sweet potato.
Fortunately, thanks to the delicious roasted sweet potatoes, the two girls quickly regained their energetic appearance.
“I don’t think it’s going to be a problem.”
“That’s a relief.”
I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard about the YouTube video in Ryan’s office. Ryan also looked more relaxed.
“By the way. There was a lot of fallout after you closed the channel”
“I was surprised, too. Only one video was uploaded, and it was a relatively new channel. I didn’t expect so many people would be interested in it. ….”
The channel on which Speranza and Lilia uploaded the video has been turned private.
I tried to delete the channel, but I thought it was the result of the children’s efforts, so I ended up keeping it private.
However, the response from the public was greater than I thought.
Several people sent questions about why the channel became private, and there were constant requests to re-release the video.
“Was the channel called [Demon girls]?”
Demon girls
It was the name of the channel created by Speranza and Lilia. It seemed to be very bland, but strangely it was a well-suited name.
“As one of the subscribers of [Demon girls], it’s a shame.”
“What? Did you subscribe, too, Ryan?”
“Why are you surprised?”
Ryan shrugged his shoulders with a slick smile.
“That’s a bit unexpected. I thought you wouldn’t like it.”
“Who wouldn’t like Speranza’s songs?”
With a look of regret on his face, he continued to look at me.
“I had no choice but to ask you to make it private because of work, but I personally thought it would be nice if the channel continued.”
“I feel a little uncomfortable, too. I feel sorry for the so many people who paid attention to the channel.”
“But what can we do? I think it’s a relief that it ended like this. If it had reached the Angel side, things would have been more complicated…….”
Knock, knock, knock.
– Are you there Mr. Ryan? It’s Ashmir, the surveillance officer.
“…….”
“…….”
– Judge Ark and Executive officer Klau are here with me. Can I talk to you for a moment?
At the unexpected visitor, Ryan held his breath and stopped talking.
“Why did Angels come all of a sudden…?“
“I don’t know either.”
“What do we do?”
“Shall we pretend we are not here?”
– I think I felt a movement a little while ago. Why are you suddenly quiet? Is there any problem?
“……!”
“……!”
The pressure felt from behind the door eventually forced Ryan to open his mouth.
“No, no problem, come on in.”
-CREEEK!
Three Angels, who visited the Demon farm before, appeared one after another.