If Nael had to admit it, everything had been great at first.
After all, getting to participate in Illusionary Realm's group collab was a rare opportunity.
And even rarerâwas the chance to team up with Diah.
Ding!
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"Oh! I'm a thief!"
Oooooh.
Master Thief Nael, let's gooo.
(Villainous chuckling emoji) x5
Even when the Cops & Robbers game actually started, things were still going great.
Step, step, step.
[ Oh! Nael, hi~! ]
"Kyaaahhh!! We're on the same team!!"
[ U-Um⦠yeah⦠G-Good luck~! ]
Nael had ended up on the same team as Diah.
That alone was enough to make her heart race.
Nael, my ears⦠I canât hear.
AHHHH EAR EXPLOSION.
Her energy level skyrockets when she sees Diah, huh?
Are you trying to make us all deaf???
The very idea of running around with Diah made her completely oblivious to chat freaking out about her screams.
Even when the thieves scattered.
Even when she met back up with Diah a few minutes later.
Even when they stuck together, searching for clues.
And even whenâ
"Oh! Senpai!"
[ Hm? What? ]
"I found a walkie-talkie! But⦠what do we use this for?"
[ Uh⦠Nael! ]
"Yeah?"
[ C-Can you give it to me? I wanna play with it. ]
"Oh, sure! Here!"
From the moment she handed over the walkie-talkie she had found in a hidden chestâ
To the moment she heard Diah's excited voice through itâ
Everything had been amazing.
[ Over-over, Nael, can you hear me? Over. ]
"Over-over, I can hear you~."
[ Okay, letâs head to the first floor. Over. ]
"Oh my god. TOO CUTE!!"
It was literally cute enough to kill her.
She could already picture what kind of face Haeun was making behind her screen, and that alone gave her chills.
Of course, Naelâs viewers didnât really get it.
For them, Diah was just a chaotic gremlin, pure and simple.
So no matter how much Nael liked Diah, most people in chat just brushed it off.
But thenâ
[ Look, see? I'm a cop! ]
[ Oh, so Diah was the one who gave away Naelâs location. ]
The moment Diahâs betrayal was revealed.
BETRAAAAAAYED.
LOLOLOLOL.
Nael, this is what happens when you trust people.
This is pure comedy, I canât.
Absolutely destroyed.
Oh no. Sheâs broken.
Nael, we need you to stay with us.
This is the face of a woman whoâs been through too much.
Oh no. Sheâs PISSED.
They say the scariest people are the ones who laugh when theyâre mad.
How much anger is she hiding, wtf.
RUN, DIAH.
BOOM!!!
They sound like little kids, fr.
My cousin and her best friend fight like this all the time.
Wait, isnât Hida supposed to be 600 years oldâ¦?
Mentally, theyâre basically the same age.
WHACK!
RUSHING FOOTSTEPS!
OCEAN THE LEGEND.
SHEâS A GODDESS.
SHE REALLY PULLED IT OFF, WTF.
WE LIVE IN OCEAN'S KINGDOM NOW. EVERYONE ELSE, PACK UP.
Diah, noooo!
Youâre streaming tomorrow, right???
Itâs gonna be so quiet without you, ugh.
Diah, whatâs that âimportant announcementâ on your schedule? IâM SCARED.
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH.
LICK LICK.
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH.
CREEEEAKâ
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH.
SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH SCRATCH.
Blink. Blink.
Blink. Blink.
BUMP.
RUSHING FOOTSTEPS!!