Chapter 23
Chapter 23
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 23
Chapter Title: Meeting a Streamer Who Ignored Me in the Past During Exploration
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As I mentioned before, Express was seriously massive.
Back on the Earth where I used to live, there wasn't a platform anywhere near this scale.
Maybe that's why?
There were just so many streamers in the Korean channel alone.
I've been scouting quite a few streamers by now.
Yet there were still countless ones left below.
Just from that, you could tell how huge Express really was.
Anyway, I kept scouting through this giant platform.
There were still plenty of interesting streamers to check out.
'Huh?'
That's when my eyes widened a bit.
I'd mentioned it before—I had a pretty wide network of connections.
Of course, most were mid-tier or low-tier streamers. Still, that was more than what most average streamers had.
So naturally, I started spotting people I knew while scouting.
'Isn't that Rena sis?'
She was a pretty famous streamer in her own right.
Back during my first broadcast, I'd even debated between her and An Young on who to invite. In the end, I went with An Young sis.
She appeared on tons of big corporate broadcasts too, so her recognition was pretty high.
But something was off.
'63 viewers?'
Her stream only had a measly two-digit viewer count. For her level of fame, that was ridiculous.
'An Young sis hits three digits...'
I tilted my head curiously and entered her broadcast.
[Haa... I'm so tired.] A beautiful streamer with super low energy appeared on screen. Even for midday, her vibe was way too down for a broadcast.
And the chat? It was dead silent, like it had frozen completely.
Pretty weird sight.
I typed into her chat window.
-Jaeho1: Hello, sis.
It was the exact same message I'd sent to that streamer Barang earlier.
But her reaction was totally different from Barang's.
Rena's eyes went wide in an instant.
And she immediately responded to my chat.
[Oh my! Jaeho's here?! What brings you to my stream?!] Anyone would think her corporate bigwig son-in-law had shown up. Her energy flipped completely from that lifeless vibe just seconds ago.
I was puzzled, but kept typing.
-Jaeho1: Just doing some scouting content right now. How've you been, sis?
[Me? Of course I've been great! This is wild. I've been thinking about you a lot lately, and boom—here you are in my stream...] I had no idea if she meant it or not. But it didn't matter.
I just played it casual.
-Jaeho1: Oh, really? I think about you sometimes too... What a coincidence.
Pure small talk, nothing more.
But she jumped right out of her seat.
[Oh my gosh! For real?! We're soulmates then! Should I head over to your place right now? Wanna collab?] Totally unexpected. There was this desperate edge dripping from her words.
'What's up with her?'
Truth was, this wasn't her usual character. If An Young sis had that quirky sexy charm, Rena was more the intellectual beauty type.
But right now? She looked ready to hand me her liver and gallbladder on a platter.
'She'd probably say yes if I asked to sleep together.'
That's how desperate she seemed.
I glanced at my own chat window. When I didn't get something, the viewers always had the answers.
💬 Chat — Viewer Rena got caught with her boyfriend and tanked hard lololol — Viewer Didn't she break up with that guy? — Viewer Look at that desperation lolololol — Viewer An Young's blowing up lately. Bet that stings lololol — Viewer Mosquito bitch go die I pieced it together.
While I'd been out of the internet broadcasting news loop lately, something had blown up.
'So she tanked hard from boyfriend drama, huh?'
That's why I'd always been cautious about dating. One slip and you plummet to rock bottom.
Meanwhile, An Young—now linked with me—was gaining viewers daily. She was in her second golden age.
But Rena's numbers just kept dropping.
That desperation made sense now.
I nodded.
And flashed a mischievous grin.
Truth was, she owed me one too. She'd hooked up with a male guest once, and I'd kept it secret for her.
But unlike An Young, she never warmed up to me.
Hell, she often treated me like some lowly manager. That's why I picked An Young sis over her.
'If I'd chosen Rena sis, she wouldn't have ended up like this.'
Her usual behavior had led to this.
I typed quickly.
-Jaeho1: Oh, collab? Sorry, my schedule's booked solid...
[Ah... R-right? Well, nothing we can do then...] Her energy crashed again at my words. She looked seriously down.
I grinned mischievously watching her, then typed fast.
-Jaeho1: How about a sexy dance for my viewers as promo instead?
[S-sexy dance?] -Jaeho1: Yeah. My viewers wanna see it.
I peeked at my chat.
💬 Chat — Viewer Us? — Viewer When? — Viewer Who typed that weird shit? — Viewer You know Rena sucks at dancing? My room had 6,000 viewers right now.
With that many people, chats flew by so fast that a random fib like this wouldn't get called out.
'Not that it'd matter if it did.'
Rena's face filled with hesitation at my words. Everyone knew she had two left feet. She never did sexy dances normally.
I wouldn't have asked normally either. But in her desperate state? Felt like she'd do it. So I went for it.
And I was right.
[O-okay, I'll dance. Sexy dance... Zero-Two dance work? ] -Jaeho1: Yes! Looking forward to it!
[D-don't get your hopes up...] Soon, she forced a smile and started shaking her body.
[Ha, hot!] It was worlds apart from An Young's. Like heaven and earth. How could the same Zero-Two dance look so different?
'How do her body parts move that independently?'
I watched for a bit, then decided I couldn't take anymore and bailed. That's how bad it was. Felt kinda mean making her do it.
But her effort was admirable, so I'd leave a parting chat.
-I'll hit you up sometime about collab. Catch you later.
[Ah! Th-thanks! Jaeho! I'll wait! Ha, haat!] She thanked me mid-dance.
I chuckled and left her stream.
I actually meant it about calling her sometime.
Running into an old connection like this out of nowhere? Felt kinda surreal.
'My position's changed a lot...'
Back when I was just a manager, she'd never show this side. Might've even cursed me out for asking.
Thinking about it gave me a swell of pride.
With a satisfied smile, I kept on scouting.
Scouting content was the best decision.
Never thought it'd be this fun.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Oh, it's Doonggni?"
I kept scouting and spotted a familiar face.
Doonggni, from yesterday's content. Another girl whose butt I'd groped.
💬 Chat — Viewer Doonggni's face yesterday was so lewd lololol — Viewer She even moaned lololol — Viewer Jaeho's hand skills are insane, right? — Viewer ㅗㅜㅑ I wanna get touched by Jaeho too "No plans to touch you guys, so drop your hopes."
I responded casually to chat, then checked out Doonggni.
She must've just gone live—viewer count wasn't high. Similar to Rena's.
I thought for a sec, then entered her room.
Perfect timing—Doonggni was shaking her massive butt in a sexy dance.
The trendy Criminal Dance from internet broadcasting lately.
Her butt filled the screen soon enough.
I reacted big on purpose. Good reactions like this help a ton.
"Whoa... insane."
💬 Chat — Viewer ㅗㅜㅑ — Viewer Come here!! — Viewer kyaaaaaaa — Viewer ㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘㅘ — Viewer Jaeho looks spaced out lolololol I wouldn't normally react this hard. An Young's butt from yesterday was way better.
But Doonggni had played a huge role in that stream. And I'd even groped her butt. Felt like she deserved some help.
Was it thanks to my reaction?
👥 Viewer Count 320 Doonggni's viewers shot up in seconds. Everyone wanted to see for themselves.
I stuck around till the dance ended. Viewers loved it anyway, so no big deal.
Her sexy dance wrapped up soon.
[Hah... hah... Did everyone enjoy?] She panted for a moment, then moved to sit.
But her eyes suddenly shook.
Couldn't blame her.
👥 Viewer Count 1,211 Her viewers had broken 1,000 in the meantime.