The Hero's Streaming Life with the Saintess-Chapter 34: What If the Saint Asked You Out? What Would You Do?

Everyone froze when Lyla suddenly grabbed me by the collar.

And slowly, her face began to inch closer.

But Lucia, clearly expecting this, smoothly pulled Lyla back by the shoulders.

“Lyla, sweetie, this is an all-ages stream, remember?”

“Hrrrng...”

Lyla stepped back, visibly disappointed.

But the viewers? Yeah, they lost their minds.

[(bleeding-eye emoji)]

[(bleeding-eye emoji) I CAN’T ALLOW THIS!!!]

[What the hell was she about to do just now??]

Lucia wrapped Lyla in a gentle hug, stroking her head.

Then turned to the camera with a dazzling, flirtatious smile.

“What? Don’t they look cute together?”

[AAAGGHHHHH!!!]

[I’m gonna start devil worship. I'm gonna start devil worship. I’m gonna—]

[Bro these mfers never even watched before but now they’re loud af. I BEEN HERE since the start, I promoted the stream, I donated, I subbed, I was here when he was a nobody, but THESE guys just show up ‘cause they got nothing better to do and now they’re ruining chat.]

“Still~ isn’t Hero and Saintess ending up together the real happy ending?”

[SaintessFootTowel has charged 10,000 watts!]

– If Saintess is happy, that’s enough for me... may you be blessed...

[YOU BETRAYED US BRO?]

[I TRUSTED YOU I TRUSTED YOU I TRUSTED YOU I TRUSTED YOU!!!!]

[Check that guy’s bank account.]

We usually ban excessive parasocial drama from the stream,

but long-time donos like SaintessFootTowel... you remember those names.

The other viewers, meanwhile, were losing it—outraged at his supposed “betrayal.”

Lucia giggled and gently stroked Lyla’s head again as the girl slumped in her lap.

“She’s just too cute... I wanna take her home and raise her myself...”

‘Great. Now she’s drunk too...’

Watching two beautiful women cuddle like that... honestly, made me feel weird.

Eventually, they both passed out at the table, holding each other.

“Haha, Lucia always gets like that when she drinks.”

“Is she gonna make it home alright?”

“Oh, she always walks it off once she wakes up.”

Everyone here was drinking like there was no tomorrow.

And by now, I kept hearing more and more people shouting about going to the second round.

At this point, all the zones and seating plans were meaningless—everyone was drinking with everyone.

[Why isn’t he getting drunk?]

[Saintess is already gone lmao]

[Never heard of an S-rank Hunter getting drunk, tbh]

“Heehee...”

Lyla, mid-dream, let out a soft, happy laugh.

Even just seeing her smile like that made me feel... strangely calm.

“Whoa! Hero, that’s totally the look of a man in love!”

Elim pointed at me from across the table, smirking.

Heeju and Geum Ihyeon also stared at me like they’d spotted fresh meat.

“Mmm... I see wedding noodles in the near future.”

“Make sure to invite me!”

Talking like this right in front of a sleeping person...

I cleared my throat and turned my head away.

Guess the alcohol really was hitting me—my face was burning.

That’s when one of Pazzic’s staff members came over and said the event was wrapping up.

Nudungji and a few others were heading to the afterparty and asked if we wanted to join.

“Mmm... Lyla’s pretty out of it, so I think I should head home.”

“Got it. Be safe...”

Then Nudungji leaned in with a sleazy grin and whispered:

“This is how we all become dads, y’know...”

“Wh-What the hell?!”

Was that one of those spicy dad-jokes from a man with kids?

I almost yelled from sheer panic.

If the stream had picked up that line, we’d be canceled on sight.

I’d be the firewood.

“Anyway, I’m heading out...”

“See you again soon!”

Nudungji smoothly signed off to chat like a pro.

[Hero, if you lay a finger on Saintess, you're dead lol]

[I can tolerate a lot, but NOT THAT]

[Bro I will literally smear shit on your front door]

“See you all tomorrow!”

I hoisted Lyla onto my back—she still couldn’t stand straight—and walked out.

The sky had already gone dark, and the night air was getting cold.

“Hrrrrnng...”

Lyla snuggled closer, maybe feeling chilly.

Which, honestly, was a huge problem for me.

—molkan!

Yeah. Huge problem.

“Lyla?”

“Yeees...”

Her breath, warm and laced with alcohol, tickled the back of my neck.

It was enough to drive a guy insane.

It’s not like I didn’t see her as a woman.

I’d just known her since we were kids, so making a move always felt... wrong.

‘Or maybe I’m just lying to myself.’

Guess I’m drunk too.

“Son?”

“Mom, I can’t use my hands right now—could you get the door?”

Mom had stayed up late, as usual.

She opened the door, and the moment she saw me carrying a dead-drunk Lyla on my back, she gave me a strange look.

“Son... tell me you didn’t do anything to my baby girl while she’s drunk!?”

“Mrs. Geum, why are you only worried about your daughter...?”

“Do I need to worry about you?”

“...”

I laid the unconscious Lyla down in the master bedroom.

Then Mom stared at me in silence.

“What?”

“Out.”

“Out?”

“I need to change Lyla’s clothes.”

Right.

Drunk or not, I probably shouldn’t be around for that.

Didn’t argue—just shut the door and stepped out.

—knock knock!

“Mom, I’m gonna go take a walk to sober up.”

“Don’t stay out too late.”

It was already way too late, but that was classic Mom talk.

Even this late, Seoul was still busy.

Plenty of people walking around in the middle of the night.

“Now that I’m out here... what am I even doing?”

Screw it.

It’s not like I ever think things through before I act anyway.

[ zlSuperStrongHero : IRL stream ]

[What is this?]

[Why the sudden IRL stream lol]

[Where’s the Saintess? The Saintess? The Saintess? The Saintess? The Saintess? The Saintess?]

“I left Lyla in Mom’s care and came out to sober up.”

[Guildmaster Hanwool is trustworthy.]

[Real talk lmao]

[Honestly, I’d trust the Guildmaster over some sketchy dude any day.]

“Or who knows? Maybe she made a detour somewhere on the way...”

[YOOOO WTF DID YOU JUST SAY]

[Dude you’re outta pocket right now 😂]

[Go ahead and date, we’ll all just jump off a cliff~]

This 𝓬ontent is taken from fгeewebnovёl.co𝙢.

[SaintessFootTowel has charged 10,000 watts!]

– Take that back... right now.

“Retracted.”

[SaintessFootTowel has charged 30,000 watts!]

– ARE YOU MOCKING ME RIGHT NOW!!??

“What the hell do you want from me...”

[Dude dropped the f-bomb instantly, no filter lmao]

[Saintess is gonna smite him for cussing 😭]

[So where are you going now?]

There wasn’t really a destination.

I just started streaming because wandering alone felt kinda lonely.

Still... since I was out, might as well go somewhere lively?

[Let’s go to Hongdae!]

[Nah, Gangnam time.]

[Itaewon gogogogo]

[Garosugil’s got good eats]

I let chat throw out some suggestions and ran a poll.

The winner?

Hongdae.

A hotspot packed with people chasing their youth.

“Funny thing is... I’ve lived in Seoul my whole life, but never been to Hongdae.”

[Hit up a club or a casino or somethin’]

[Just do a chill drink stream at a bar]

[Fr, go to a hunting bar]

[Ban all the extroverts in this thread right now]

“Having a quiet drink and chatting sounds pretty good, actually.”

[Yeah man, let us live vicariously through you at a Hongdae bar]

[We introverts could never set foot there...]

[Correction: WE introverts? Nah bro, YOU. Just you.]

[Drop your location.]

On the way there, a few fans recognized me.

One of them shoved something into my hand and bolted.

“Wait, what...?”

I opened my hand to find a crumpled 10,000-won bill.

[REAL-LIFE DONO WTF 😂]

[That silent handoff and the sprint was so damn cute]

It caught me off guard, but just in case the viewer was still watching, I said thank you.

“Whoa, this bar is huge.”

It was a three-story franchise place, the whole building one single bar.

“But going in alone feels kinda pathetic...”

[It’s chill, people do solo IRL streams there all the time.]

[Yeah they’ve got counter seating for loners like us.]

[Just a heads-up, some folks might knock on your booth.]

[Heard other Hunters use this place for group meetups too.]

Outside the building, people were catching cabs, smoking, hanging out in little groups.

A part-timer spotted me and greeted me with a bright smile.

I followed them in and took a seat at the counter—right in front of the open kitchen.

It was the weekend, so naturally, I was the only one flying solo.

“Tch... this is kinda awkward.”

I propped my phone up diagonally and drank with chat until the sky started to lighten.

And of course, viewers wouldn’t shut up about what happened earlier—asking about me and Lyla.

[SaintessFootTowel has charged 10,000 watts!]

– What would you do if Saintess asked you out?

“Hmm...”

[Did he just “hmm...”??? Bro I wanna slap him so bad]

[If /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ Saintess asked ME out I’d fkn get on my knees instantly]

[Now that he’s S-rank, he’s got no fear huh?]

To be honest...

Yeah, I’ve looked at Lyla as a woman before.

I’m a guy too, after all.

But seeing her as someone to date? I swear—swear—I never—

“...”

[SaintessFootTowel has charged 10,000 watts!]

– If you two get married, invite me. I’ll show up in cosplay, dance, and even sing.

[OverflowingDivinePowerPouch has charged 20,000 watts!]

– I’ll bring a unicycle and do juggling while I’m at it lmao

[ThrowThatResignation has charged 10,000 watts!]

– I’ll quit my job and do a year of volunteer work in Africa

You clowns are trying to joke your way out of everything you said earlier...

[Yeah, if they get married, invite me too so I can BURN THE WHOLE PLACE DOWN]

[I’m bringing the cursed flavor of fear for the wedding cake]

[LMAOOOO you guys are way too emotionally unstable]

And anyway... Lyla confessing first?

Someone as quiet and innocent as her? Not happening.

[Innocent?]

[Bro you clearly haven’t seen the look in her eyes 💀]

[LMFAO this guy’s so clueless]

[Dads always think their daughters are these sweet little angels lmao]

[SaintessFootTowel has charged 10,000 watts!]

– This dumbass is getting eaten alive soon lol

Instant temp ban.

[PAID BAN LMAO]

[Dude really just got a one-bill ban 💸]

Since I wasn’t clearing out the alcohol with mana, it was hitting me hard by now,

and I started talking out of my ass.

“If the two of us actually got married, I’d devote my life to the country.”

[OverflowingDivinePowerPouch has charged 10,000 watts!]

– And you get to decide that on your own, huh?