Chapter 7: Please Donate
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 7: Please Donate
To be honest, deciding to stream today wasn't an easy choice.
But my future goals are more important than my shame and embarrassment.
I can't give up over something like this.
Besides, I was in a state of mental and physical exhaustion yesterday, so I fumbled a bit.
But today, I've returned with the mindset of the number one ranker, a man in perfect control of his emotions.
"Hello, everyone~!"
I sat comfortably at my computer and greeted the people who flooded in the moment I started the stream.
This was the advantage of linking to Pantheon TV. I could just install the app on my computer, sit down, and stream, and it would automatically set everything up as if I were on camera.
- Do-ha~
- ????
- What the, why are you here?
- ?
- Didn't you quit streaming?
- Wow
- Why are you fine? lol
"Hm? What are you talking about? Why would I quit streaming...?"
Why were these bastards spouting such nonsense right from the start? Was what happened yesterday really enough to make someone quit?
‘Wait, maybe it is enough to make someone quit.’
Thinking about it, not only were my private parts exposed, but I was also seen having an orgasm, and my address was leaked. A normal girl would have quit streaming and would still be at home, trembling and crying. I even had similar thoughts myself yesterday...
Yes, a normal girl would have done that.
But I'm different~!
- Why is this bitch perfectly fine???
- Bitch, you need to check the forums lol
- Are you really okay?
- Wow… this bitch's mental fortitude is no joke.
- I knew she was a crazy bitch the moment she said she'd climb the Tower.
- Anyway, you're not quitting, right? lol. Those Pantheon bastards are so dead.
- Man, those Pantheon guys are damn good at stirring up drama.
"Ahem... well, things like that happen. How can a person live if they worry about every little thing? Uh... but you guys keep mentioning the community. Did something happen?"
There was a strange sense of unease I'd been feeling from the chat since a moment ago.
I expected them to either make fun of me for yesterday's incident or pretend not to know while cautiously watching each other's reactions, but this was different.
It felt like something else had happened outside of the stream that I wasn't aware of.
As I read the chat scrolling by, I saw a term I didn't recognize.
"Tower Sup... Gallery? Ascen... what? What are you guys talking about?"
- Gasp
- Gasp
- Shh, the streamer didn't see it.
- Uhh… you don't need to know hehe
- nvm nvm
- Let's move on~
- No weird community talk pls
"Is that, by any chance, the Tower Climbing Support Gallery? Are you talking about that place?"
It was a name I'd seen a few times while searching for information about guilds, since it was one of the few places where information remained relatively uncensored and freely available.
- Don't mention it
- Tower Support Gallery shout-out lol. Pantheon guys, get out!
- Don't give the trolls attention
- Pantheon guys, get out of the room!!!
- The Tower Support Gallery fully supports Lee Do-hee's stream~
- Should we just ban all community talk?
"Ah… um…"
To be honest, it had been bothering me for a while. Even considering yesterday's incident, that was a one-time thing that drew a crowd. Right now, it wasn't even prime time; it was only 11 AM, yet there were already close to 30,000 viewers, which was strange.
And letting myself be swayed by public opinion or online communities wasn't the kind of broadcast I wanted to run.
My role was to enlighten them and lead them down a new path, not to become a toy they could manipulate. Looking at the bigger picture, I absolutely could not let that happen.
Even if it meant losing the viewers and donations that might come from there, I had to cut them off like a rotten branch.
And more importantly, it was annoying to see them talking amongst themselves using words only they understood while I was trying to speak.
"That's enough. All talk about online communities will be banned."
Honestly, I had a rough idea of what was going on, but mentioning a place like that would only get them excited and encourage more trolls to show up.
I edited the admin settings and set it to give a one-day ban to anyone talking about online communities.
- See ya~
- Yeah~
- Good good
- No!! I'm sorry
- Save me~
- Wow… they're all getting axed.
- All you Tower Support Gallery psychos get banned banned banned (This message has been deleted)
- He got himself banned too lol
- This is it~
I wanted to start the day on a good note, but the community trolls had soured my mood a little.
Since it's come to this, I might as well get serious.
"Everyone, what's happening in the communities or whatever isn't what's important right now. The reason I started the stream so early is because I have something to tell you all."
- ??
- What is it
- What's so important
- Hm?
- ?
- Don't tell me you're actually quitting?
- No, Do-hee, please don't go.....
- No way....
- Gasp
These were things I had meant to say yesterday but couldn't because I was too flustered. And after mulling over the incident last night, I realized I needed to say them with even more conviction.
"I am going to climb the Tower."
- ???
- So suddenly?
- Um… you're already climbing it, aren't you?
- ?
- ??
- I'm just glad you're not quitting...
It was a bit out of the blue, but with so many viewers gathered, it was the perfect time to shift the topic away from the community drama.
"My will is probably stronger than you all think. There might be more embarrassing incidents like yesterday, and more controversies might arise."
"But I don't care about any of that. As you all know, does the Tower cut women any slack? It doesn't matter. I don't care if I'm exposed naked, sexually harassed, or have to fuck. No matter what I go through, no matter what it takes, I will climb the Tower."
- Damn
- Fucking is a bit much
- Then let's fuck
- Climbing the Tower by selling her body, damn
- This bitch is creating her own cringe compilation in real-time lol
- Umm…
"Hush! No matter what anyone says, I will climb to the very end. It might be a little early to say this, but I will become a Tower Conqueror who runs toward the top of the Tower. Please watch over me from now on."
- Uh…
- With that face and that body, what you're saying doesn't really match…
- Ooh... clap clap clap clap clap!!!
- Let's just play along, guys lol
- Tower Conqueror (Weakness: back hole)
- Oh... that's actually kind of cool?
- ?
- lololololol
- Yeah, yeah, you're doing great.
- Go, Lee Do-hee!!
It seemed there were still a lot of trolls, as some people were mocking me while others seemed to genuinely believe in and support me.
But there was no need to curse at the mockers or trolls. To be honest, if I were in their shoes, I'd also find it hard to believe if a woman like this suddenly declared she was going to become a top-floor conqueror.
"It's okay if you don't all acknowledge me. But I will continue to run toward my goal, and no matter what happens, that goal will not change."
A clear, confident gaze.
Words that flowed naturally, as if they had been repeated hundreds, thousands of times without hesitation.
Words filled with conviction. That conviction was transmitted through the monitor to the people watching.
- Oh.....
- You're like a completely different person from yesterday....
- Unni, you're so cool~!
- Hmm..
- Is she for real?
Sigh…
I can't do anything about the people who don't believe me. Well... now it's time to do what I have to do.
"Everyone, do you know what the hardest part of climbing the Tower alone is?"
- ????
- Why has this bitch been saying weird shit this whole time?
- What are you talking about?
- Solo play is hard, for sure.
- Finding party members?
- Aren't you joining a guild?
"Hmmmm…"
I shook my head and frowned slightly, as if that wasn't the answer I was looking for. The frustrated viewers slowly started to get worked up.
- ???
- The mind games are on.
- Just say it, bitch.
- What is it?
- That way of talking...
- ?
And just then,
[Ding~]
[DoheeTunaSoDelicious has donated 100,000 won]
You opened donations? I'm taking Do-hee's first donation virginity!!!
- ???
- When did you turn on donations?
- Snatched! lol
- ?
- Donations?
Ah... finally, what I'd been waiting for.
These clueless bastards…
The message was a bit weird, but it was what I was waiting for nonetheless.
"Oh my, DoheeTunaSoDelici..."
Fuck, even the username is weird...
"Uh... anyway, thank you so much for the 100,000 won donation!!! Thanks to your support, Do-hee's chances of climbing the Tower and surviving have just gone up!"
I stood up from my chair and bowed a full 90 degrees, reacting with a bit of exaggeration.
What's the hardest part of climbing the Tower? While some people get support from guilds, drink good elixirs, share powerful secret manuals, and train in nice places, I have to start from scratch with nothing.
- lolololol
- Ah, so you were fishing for donations lol
- Wow, those boobs....
- Is that size even real?
- That username is so pervy.....
- What's wrong with tuna?
- Ah, I missed the first donation.
- That username, holy shit lol
- They're dangling....
- All these bastards have their eyes glued to her chest.
And then, people who realized that donations were open started sending them in.
[Guroguro has donated 200,000 won]
I was indebted to you all of yesterday. Here's your fap money.
"Oh my, thank you so much for the 200,000 wo— Huh? Wait a minute... what did you say?"
Sure, getting money was great, but why a message like that...?
- lolololololol
- Fap money lmao
- You gotta pay your wank tax~
[ska1190 has donated 100,000 won]
I was indebted to you three times last night. Thanks to you, I've reached sagehood today.
"Ah, no!! Wait a minute!!!"
- lolololololol
- ?? ? : I don't care if I get sexually harassed.
- lolololololol
- Instant karma lol
- Ah~ I don't care~
- ?? ? : I don't care if I fuck or get sexually harassed or whatever.
- Now that it's happening to you, you're embarrassed, huh?
Something was wrong. No, did I misspeak?
It seemed like the viewers had misunderstood "I'll endure it and move forward even if it happens" as "It's okay to do it."
[OguriDona has donated 20,000 won]
So this means we can sexually harass you as much as we want through donations, right?
"Ah, no… that's not it! Why are you interpreting it however you want!!"
Arrrgh!!!
- You're not taking donations? You don't want to climb the Tower?
- Huh? Are you refusing to climb the Tower now?
- Do-hee, you have to earn every penny you can to fund your climb…
- ?? ? : It's okay to sexually harass me, just give me money.
- While you're at it, how about a provocative broadcast?
- What's with these bastards making shit up in real-time lol
"Wait a minute! Everyone, when did I say it was okay to sexually harass me!! I said I would endure it and move forward if I had to!"
- Isn't that the same thing?
- So just endure it lol
- Endure this!!! Uraaat!
- Ah, just endure it~ lol
- Just take it!
- Enduring it while being forced.... ooh la la
- Yep yep~ Just endure it~
- Crazy bastards lol
These contrary bastards. There was no getting through to them.
Fine, I was originally a man anyway, so it shouldn't affect me, right? Do your worst.
"Sigh… forget it. Go ahead if you want. But only for donations of 50,000 won or more."
Yeah, if you have the money, go right ahead. See if I even bat an eye.
"Yep~ Donations are sweet~ Doesn't affect me at all, right? Hehe..."
*
After that, I was sexually harassed via donations for over an hour.
"Hic… please, stop. Please stop now… I… ahh…"
This was strange.
My head was getting hot again, just like yesterday, and my mind wasn't working properly. The lewd comments directed at me sparked all sorts of images in my head, and once I started thinking of myself actually doing those things, I felt strangely weird and embarrassed.
The strange feeling of dampness between my legs and a tingling in my lower abdomen...
- A declaration of defeat lol
- You think our bros are a joke? (hasn't donated a single won)
- Uh oh, we only sexually harass women.
- ?? ? : Doesn't affect me at all~
- Look how red her face is lol
- Even if she allowed it, is this really okay? lol
- She's really reaping what she sowed, instantly lol
- Be honest, you're soaking wet right now, aren't you?
- Where do these guys learn to talk so dirty? They're so fucking vulgar lol
Honestly, I admit defeat. I had severely underestimated these internet degenerates.
I thought it would be, at most, things like "Ooh la la" or "So hot," but they were saying things like they wanted to suckle on my baby's milk jugs, or pour their semen into my baby respawn area, or that my plump pussy looked so fuckable, and so on... Anyway, I was subjected to things I can't even describe.
As of today, all of my female fans were probably gone.
"I'm sorry… I'm banning sexual harassment. Please know that this is not because I lost, but a measure taken in consideration of any female viewers who might be watching…"
- Aw, why? lol
- ?? ? : Sexual harassment is nothing to me.
- But the guys were starting to cross the line. In any other stream, they'd be sued lol
- You think you have any female viewers left? lolololol
- Ah, using the female viewers as a shield, what the hell?
- I still have 500 billion more harassing things to say written in my notepad.
Female hormones.
Yes, this was all because of female hormones. It wasn't that I had been defeated. I don't know how female hormones work in this situation, but anyway, it was because of them. No, it had to be.
There's no way I'm a pervert who gets turned on by being sexually harassed through donations, right?
"Hoo… for now, sexual harassment will be banned from now on… Instead, I'll allow sexual compliments."
- Woohoo~~~
- So now we can do whatever we want as long as we don't cross the line?
- But does this bitch even know what a "sexual compliment" is? lol
- She probably just thinks it's a milder version of sexual harassment...
- Those baby milk jugs look so damn delicious.
That last chat message made me feel a little strange.
"Guys. I never said I'd allow sexual compliments in the chat. It's for donations of 50,000 won or more."
- ???
- Then what are we supposed to do?
- What is this? This feeling of having something given and then taken away?
"You guys can only use onomatopoeia like 'Ooh la la.' I'm going to set this in the admin settings."
To make sure I didn't make a mistake this time, I double-checked the admin settings before confirming.
No sexual harassment or sexual compliments in the chat.
For donations, no extreme sexual harassment.
- Ah lol
- Fuck lolololol
- But that's fair. Why should freeloaders get to make sexual compliments?
- Ooh la la ooh la la
- Yeah, well, that's good enough lol
- Wowie kapowie oof oof boing boing~~
- Take out the 'boing'.
- Uraat uraat uraat
- Thump thump! Splurt splurt!!
"Right. You guys just stick to that. Ah, and things that are obviously crossing the line like 'splurt splurt' are also not allowed. Since it's the first time, I'll just give you a chat ban."
- lolololol
- Wow, toeing the line is easy.
- You can't even toe that line? Tsk, you should just leave.
- Let's try them out one by one?
- You try it.
I don't know if you could call this a communication-focused stream, but somehow, the broadcast was rolling along with these perverted viewers.
But this wasn't what I had planned for today.
- So when are you going to the 2nd floor?
Finally, the first constructive and productive question.
"Wow… guys. A normal question has finally been posted. Honestly, I'm so moved. I thought I was going to spend the whole day being sexually harassed, but I'm relieved to know there's a sane person here."
The chat flared up a little, but I lightly ignored it now.
Did I finally get a feel for streaming? I didn't need to pay attention to every single chat message, and if the conversation was being steered in a direction I didn't want, I could just put a stop to it.
This is fun.
The feeling that tens of thousands of viewers were watching me with interest, and that I was somehow semi-in-control of their emotions? I think I understood why most streamers wanted more viewers, even if they earned less money.
Even though I was being teased and insulted, just the fact that tens of thousands of people were focused solely on me felt like it was releasing dopamine.
"I'm not going to the 2nd floor right away. First, I think I need to raise my basic stats to a certain level with the money you all donated and the government subsidy to pass."
The theme of the 2nd floor is combat.
The difficulty is at a level where you need to be able to take down an orc warrior with at least one weapon.
'What, just an orc?'
You might think that, but in reality, it's said that it takes about five ordinary humans to fight a single orc warrior with just a sword.
And that's just a rough estimate of the difficulty. In reality, the difficulty and types of monsters that appear often vary slightly, such as three unarmed orcs, or multiple lower-level monsters like goblins or kobolds.
Still, since the difficulty is set to a certain standard, it's common to raise your stats to at least that level before challenging the 2nd floor.
"So! Today, we're going shopping!!"
The content I had originally planned for today.
It was finally starting.
I changed the stream settings to show my computer screen and logged into my internet banking account.
[Tower Bank: Remaining Balance 296,645,002 won]
- ???
- What? Where did you get that money?
- You were rich?
- ?
After becoming an Awakened, I had taken out every possible loan to the maximum limit.
And today, I was going to spend it all.