Gender Swap: The Introvert’s Broadcast

There are many factors that can cause an increase in viewers, but based on my experience, there was always a reason when the viewers suddenly surged.
Usually, it would be something like an invasion from the Mangming Gallery or similar external factors.
But right now...

‘It’s so quiet.’

Of course, I had put a limit on the chat, but people from the Mangming Gallery don’t just invade via chat.
They tend to attack through donations.
But right now, there were no donation messages at all.
That means, it’s highly likely that they didn’t come from the Mangming Gallery.
I thought that to myself and checked the chat.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: What’s up with all these viewers?]
[Hwanhee: Suddenly becoming a big corporation, huh?]
[What’s this 200 viewer thing? Don’t cross the line]
Temporarily disconnected!
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Hmm, yeah, yeah, don’t cross the line]
[That’s how you do it, haha]
[Having a manager like that must be great, makes streaming so much easier]
[Harin: Oh]
[Maybe they just watched because the stream’s fun, not sure though]

It seemed like the people in the chat didn’t know why this was happening either.
That made me unsure too.

“Hmm...”

I couldn’t just ignore it, though—it made me a little uneasy.
So, I decided to take a bit of a risk.

“I’ll unlock the chat for a moment, so anyone who came from somewhere else, explain why you’re watching my stream.”

I said that and removed the chat restriction.
A moment later...

[Hoo-ha, hoo-ha]
[Finally, I can chat, phew]
[Couldn’t breathe, thought I was gonna die, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t breathe]
[Oh no, just got caught in the situation. Oh no, just got caught in the situation.]
Temporarily disconnected!
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Everyone’s being pretty tame]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: I thought they’d be wild]
[Hwanhee: For real]
[Hwanhee: Why are they being so calm, lol]

The viewers who hadn’t been able to chat started typing freely.
But because of the precedent I had set, there weren’t any overly rude comments.
There were a few, but the manager immediately dealt with them.

‘They’re doing a great job.’

I could probably keep them on for at least another year.
Thinking this, I started reading the explanations popping up in the chat.

“So, you’re saying that there’s a rumor that Harin and Mangming are here, and that the stream’s fun, so you came?”

[Yeah]
[Got it exactly]
[Honestly, the first reason is bigger, but the stream is fun]
[This is a rare chance for Hako to get this big, you should bow to Harin]
Temporarily disconnected!
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: What’s with the bowing joke?]
[You guys are the ones obsessing over Harin? Here, the manager can’t even be bothered, you’re just regular viewers, lol...]
[Kang Hoo-min: Trash]
[This is gross, Kang’s on point, lol]

Hearing the backstory made everything feel anticlimactic.
I thought there would be some big reason, but it wasn’t as interesting as I expected.
At this point, it seemed better to lock the chat again.
It could easily spiral into chaos otherwise.

“I’ll lock the chat again now.”

[?????]
[Oh come on]
[Don’t lock the chat, don’t lock it, don’t lock it]
[Why are you locking the chat? What did we even do, you jerk]
[We’re sorry..]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: If you want to chat]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Wait a day]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: And then come back]
[Stop this nonsense]
[I wanna murder the manager, lol]
[Seriously, I wanna kill this bastard Cthulhu]
[Stop with the nonsense, I warned you]

There were viewers protesting in the chat, but I couldn’t make exceptions to the rules.
Even Harin and Mangming follow my stream and wait a day before chatting, so I couldn’t just give special treatment.

“Alright, I know many of you are disappointed, but since I can’t do anything about it, don’t blame me too much.”

[You’re the one deciding this and now you’re saying there’s nothing you can do? Seriously]
[Hold on, calm down, lol]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Why are they so mad, lol]
[Let’s just block them]

Before the viewers got too angry, I changed the chat conditions.
Now, viewers would have to follow the stream for a day before being able to chat.
Suddenly, the chat cleared up.

[Mangming: lol]
[Mangming: Wait a day and then chat]
[Mangming: You can’t just take shortcuts]
[Mangming’s right, lol]
[How come Mangming is making sense today?]
[Even a broken clock is right once a day, looks like it’s finally happening]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: This is hilarious, haha]
[Harin: I waited too]
[Harin: Wonder what they’re thinking]

I watched as the viewers chatted and continued my stream.

“Alright, that’s it for today.”

I had reached my goal tier for the day.
Platinum 3.
I had played a lot of games to reach this tier.
And I did it quite seriously.
I don’t really enjoy playing too seriously, but with the mission at hand, I had no choice.

[Achieved Platinum 3 today, 30,000 won prize]

“Then, should I accept it?”
Since I had reached Platinum 3 today, I was entitled to the reward.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: You’re really taking it, haha]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Moneygrubber, what is this?]
[Money is important, I guess]
[But if you’re going to set goals, aim higher, Platinum 3 is too low]
[Hwanhee: For real, no broadcasting sense at all]
[Kang Hoo-min: Buy me a meal]
[As expected, the shamelessness of Kang is top-tier, lol]

Click.

Having reached my goal tier, I clicked the [Accept] button—

Jing—.

The total donations increased by 30,000 won.

“Ah, thanks to this, I’ll be having chicken tonight. Appreciate it.”

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Suddenly]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: This is so annoying..]
[It’s not just anything, bragging about eating chicken crosses the line]
[Huh?]
[Mangming: What kind of chicken are you eating?]
[Mangming: I like chicken too]
[Harin: For girls, fried chicken from the neighborhood is the best]

Hmm.
What kind of chicken...
I wasn’t even sure what I wanted to eat, I just knew I wanted chicken.
While I was thinking, I suddenly got an idea.

‘I could ask Yeram.’@@novelbin@@

Yeram loves food, so she’d know.
So, I called out to Yeram, who was half-asleep with a book on her desk.

“Hey, Yeram!!”

I shouted loudly, and—

“Ugh, huh?”

Yeram snapped awake, looking like she hadn’t been asleep at all.
It was a bit funny, but I understood—she’s in her last year of high school.
Anyway,

“What kind of chicken do you want? I’m deciding now.”
“Oh, chicken?”

The moment she heard “chicken,” her eyes snapped wide open.
She paused for a moment, then—

“Whole leg chicken, with cheese balls and spicy rice cakes added.”
“Excuse me?”

Did I hear that right?
I said I’d buy her chicken, and she’s asking for cheese balls and spicy rice cakes added?

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: ???]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Is this for real?]
[Is this for real???]
[Cheese balls and spicy rice cakes, lol]
[She’s insane]
[This is a classic “sister average,” haha]
[“Sister average” lol]
[Harin: Oh]
[Harin: I actually have a gift certificate]
[Harin: Should I send it to you?]

Harin made a tempting offer, but I decided to decline.
I don’t really like accepting things from others.

“I don’t really like getting things from others, so you don’t have to send the gift certificate.”

[Harin: Ah]
[Harin: It was a joke]
[Harin: Haha..]
[Hahaha]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Lmao]
[Harin, you little!!]
[What the heck is this? How embarrassing, what are you doing?]
[Huh?]

I stared at Yeram, wondering if she was serious.
But—

‘...She’s serious.’

Her eyes were sincere.
She really wanted cheese balls and spicy rice cakes.
Personally, I thought it was strange to eat that, but—

“Okay.”
“Nice.”

After all, she’s my only sister, so it didn’t feel bad to treat her.

“By the way, I’ll order it for takeout, so go pick it up.”
“Eh.”

The chicken shop was a 20-minute walk away.
20 minutes seemed like a good walk for exercise.

“Delivery fee’s too much.”
“Ugh... Okay.”

Yeram seemed like she wanted to say something, but she eventually accepted.
She must have been grateful for the chicken.
That said,

“I’ll let you know what else you need to pick up while you’re at it.”

Might as well give her a task while she’s going.
Efficiency is key.
Anyway, I heard it’s supposed to rain at dawn—hopefully, it won’t rain in the short time before then.
I handed Yeram the card while thinking about that.