Gender Swap: The Introvert’s Broadcast

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It wasn’t the first time the trolls had barged in, and I responded calmly as usual.

“If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll just block your donations right away, so keep that in mind.”

This is how I should talk to people who spew nonsense. They wouldn’t listen to anything said properly, anyway.

That said...

‘...What is this about?’

From the donation messages, I guessed they were talking about the time I ran into Harin in Seongsu-dong. I glanced at the chat to confirm my suspicion.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Harin started a broadcast] [🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: What did she say for this mess?] [What even happened..] [Don’t come and disrupt while we’re playing Reore] [Kang Hoo-min here: Stay still before I kill you all.] [ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ] [As expected, a murder threat from Kang! lol] [I’ve never seen anything that helps Harin’s broadcast]

It was clear.

There was no doubt that they were talking about when Harin and I met. If that wasn’t the case, there’s no way this many trolls would show up.

Well... Since Harin already told the story, there's not much I can say.

Still, I didn’t expect this many trolls to come in.

‘I need to speak up.’

If I didn’t say something now, they’d keep trolling. So, I took a moment to organize what I was going to say and then opened my mouth.

“Alright, it’s true that I randomly ran into Harin in Seongsu-dong, so don’t say anything weird. I just went there to eat braised short ribs, and we met. There’s no need to explain anything.”

That was all.

I didn’t have some deep conversation with Harin. I just ran into her while eating braised short ribs, and that’s all there was to it. There wasn’t really anything to explain.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Stop the nonsense] [🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Just watch the broadcast] [🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Anyone trolling, I’ll track down your IDs and ban you and your alt accounts] [As expected, the broadcast guardian is Cthulhu lol] [But really, you just met her and ate?] [Hwanhee: No, they didn’t even eat together. They just bumped into each other while eating, ffs lol. Why are these idiots so clueless?] [Typical from the daft people] [Aww, these stupid daft folks]

When I spoke up like that, the trolls’ voices in the chat quieted down.

It wasn’t even that big of an issue in the first place.

Still, there were some trolls lingering around.

[ Fabio gave a donation of 1,000 KRW! ]

Clarify, clarify, clarify, clarify, clarify, clarify!
“Are you serious? Want to die? Why do you keep asking me to explain myself? Damn.”

This was actually me being somewhat polite.

I’d been holding back, but it was amazing I’d lasted this long despite the trolls coming in every ten minutes asking for explanations.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Hahahahahahaha] [Woah woah, calm down] [But yeah, it’s understandable why you'd be mad] [Where are all these trolls even coming from? Is there some troll gathering place I don’t know about?] [There’s a troll gathering place? Haha] [Hwanhee: You’re doing a good job lol] [Want to enjoy the game, but these trolls keep ruining it] [But if you just stop accepting donations, won’t the trolls go away?]

They’re not wrong.

If I stopped accepting donations, the trolls would disappear.

But there was a big reason I kept accepting donations.

“If I stop accepting donations, I won’t be able to communicate with the viewers.”

That was the biggest issue.

I do this for the fun of interacting with the viewers, and if I couldn’t accept donations, that fun would be diminished.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Just] [🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Isn’t it faster and better to communicate through the chat?] [Hey hey hey x17] [So you're subtly hinting that you want money...] [Hey you, manager!!] [Hwanhee: Zero sense of tact, seriously] [Kang Hoo-min here: Kimchi man] [Mangming: Hahaha]

Money is a secondary thing.

Well, the viewers probably don’t think so... but I didn’t care.

I could think however I wanted to think.

With that thought in mind, I finished the game.

[Victory!]

“Seriously, I get a donation like that right when the game ends. What a hassle.”

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Lol] [Really want to kill people like that hahah] [People who donate without any sense should be choked out and killed] [Calm down haha] [Why are these people so angry] [Shit lol] [Mangming: Well, I’ll be off now to stream] [Mangming: I’ve been resting a lot lately]

Then, Mangming said she was going to stream.

Right, I hadn’t heard her broadcast notifications lately. She must’ve been resting.

“Oh, good luck with your stream.”

[Mangming: Yep] [Mangming: I’ll be back next time] [🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Bye bye] [Goodbye] [Next time, let’s not see each other] [Please don’t come next time..] [The gallery users keep coming and it's a headache... it’d be better if they didn’t show up..] [Hwanhee: It’s not Mangming’s fault that the gallery users keep coming. It’s just unavoidable]

After a somewhat warm goodbye, I decided to take a break by watching a video instead of jumping into another game.

Playing back-to-back games is really tiring.

“Ah, I’m so tired.”

Maybe it was because I’d been gaming for so long, but I felt like the exhaustion had built up.

I felt like I needed at least 30 minutes to relax before I could play again.

With that thought, I went into Twis.

“Everyone’s streaming.”

Both Mangming and Harin were broadcasting.

I kinda wanted to check in on their streams, but after what happened last time, I hesitated to barge into someone else’s broadcast.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Mangming was ready for her stream, huh] [🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Started right away] [The diligent young man.] [The diligent young man (didn’t start the stream without permission)] [If Mangming is diligent, then Dama is just a crazy attendance king haha] [But isn’t Dama streaming hard?] [Hwanhee: What’s this sudden attack?]

While I was debating which stream to join, I noticed a familiar name.@@novelbin@@

I had to double-check if I was seeing things, as the name that popped up was so sudden.

[Kang Hoo-min]

“What? I’m seeing this person’s stream for the first time.”

Actually, I didn’t know much about Kang Hoo-min.

I only knew the name from the gallery, where a ‘Kang Hoo-min’ often appeared, so I was just familiar with the name.

So, it was pretty surprising.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Hahahahahaha] [Kang Hoo-min here: Yeah, I’ve been doing live streams on Twis lately.] [As expected, Kang is always in the loop haha] [Shit, why did this guy come to Twis?] [Why the hell is he on Twis? Hahaha] [Didn’t think I’d see this guy here]

I was really curious.

How was he broadcasting, and how did so many memes surrounding him come about?

I carefully clicked on the stream.

[Viewers: 893]

“Whoa, a lot of viewers.”

This was quite a respectable number. I still hadn’t hit a hundred viewers yet.

[But Kang Hoo-min deserves it haha] [He’s someone who deserves to have that many viewers] [🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Kang Hoo-min is legit haha] [Kang Hoo-min is a god, Kang Hoo-min is a god, Kang Hoo-min is a god, Kang Hoo-min is a god] [Hwanhee: Just thinking about watching Hoo-min’s stream makes me laugh already hahaha]

It was clear that everyone was excited to watch Kang Hoo-min’s broadcast.

But that also made me feel uneasy.

The fact that viewers were expecting something meant there was an element of nervousness about it.

Feeling a bit uneasy, I clicked into Kang Hoo-min’s stream.

And then—

"I told you I was shorting it, you crazy bastard. This idiot just doesn’t listen. Why are you adding more, you dumbass?"
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Shit hahaha] [As soon as I get in, the insults start hahaha] [This is Kang Hoo-min hahaha] [Really, this is classic Kang hahahaha] [Kang
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Hoo-min, indeed.]

As soon as I entered the stream, I immediately understood why people watched Kang Hoo-min’s broadcasts.

His voice had this androgynous tone, neither distinctly male nor female. His diction was rough, and with that, he threw insults without hesitation.

‘No wonder he’s so popular.’

Just watching a mere 10 seconds of his broadcast, I could already tell how Kang Hoo-min had grown in popularity.

"Quite the remarkable person."

I couldn’t help but clap.

Clap, clap.

If there were a person with innate talent for broadcasting, it would have to be Kang Hoo-min.

Of course, it was a path I would never want to walk down, but still...

Lost in these random thoughts, I glanced at the chat in Kang Hoo-min’s stream.

[From Dama's stream!@@@ From Dama's stream!@@@ From Dama's stream!@@@ From Dama's stream!@@@] [Throwing rice cakes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~] [Spamming ‘came from another stream’ is so Kang Hoo-min, hahaha] [Even with the mask on, you can tell it’s clearly Kang Hoo-min hahaha]

I found myself in hell.