Chapter 5 - The First Broadcast
The First Broadcast
Translator : Elizabeth
Chapter 5. The First Broadcast
Before pressing the broadcast start button, I took a deep breath slowly.
“Phew.”
And then, click.
The screen transitioned, and Twatcher’s default waiting screen disappeared. The table reflected in the webcam appeared immediately. A video relying solely on the light of the monitor, without a single lamp.
Had they been waiting in advance? Viewers entered quickly.
[Viewer Count: 7]
However, the number wasn't large. Since the Tarot Gallery wasn't that big of a place to begin with, in a way, it was natural.
“…Ah, ah.”
I opened my mouth cautiously, doubling as a mic test.
“Can you hear me?”
A brief silence. And then chats started coming up one by one.
- Wowㅠㅠ Your voice is so pretty Unniㅠㅠ
- The screen is too dull though.
- The sound quality is also bad;; Still, the voice itself is damn good, admitted.
As expected, the camera and mic are the problem.
But I had already anticipated such reactions.
“The blurry screen and sound quality will add a sense of mystery to the Tarot.”
So I claimed confidently.
- ????
- No, you’re saying bullshit incredibly confidently lol.
- Sense of mystery my ass lol.
I shifted my gaze slightly.
[Viewer Count: 11]
Most of the viewers were familiar nicknames. People I had seen in the Tarot Gallery.
‘It’s a relief. I worried what to do if no one came in. This should be a decent start.’
I continued speaking while organizing the card deck in my hand.
“Hello. I am… Yujin, who was active as DailyTarot in Ta-Gal. It’s a bit awkward since it’s my first broadcast.”
- Let’s just see the Tarot quickly.
- No face reveal?
- Please teach us Tarot.
- If you listen closely, the voice is trembling, probably because the sound quality is bad right? lol
Oh my. Was my voice trembling?
“It seems my voice sounds mysterious.”
- No.
- She just attaches that ‘mystery’ anywhere lol.
Giving strength to my stomach, I looked at the memo attached next to the monitor.
‘Speak slowly’, ‘Speak accurately’, ‘Be conscious not to let the sound go empty’, ‘Check the chat window’.
The attitude one must take as a streamer.
And.
‘Greeting’, ‘Reading Tarot’, ‘Simple lecture (if asked)’, ‘One sincere Tarot reading’.
The broadcast progression order.
Nodding my head, I voiced the next progression.
“Today, I’ll start by reading Tarot simply. Focusing on One Card.”
Shuf-f-fle—!
The sound of shuffling cards echoed through the microphone. It sounded louder than I thought, so I relaxed the strength in my hands a little.
It was then.
- How should I give the divination fee?
One chat caught my eye.
“Ah… divination fee?”
For a moment, I was speechless. It seemed to be a person who had their fortune read by me in the Gallery.
- The advice I received in the Gallery was a huge help. So I tried to donate, but it doesn't work.
I spoke calmly, maintaining composure as much as possible.
“Since I am not yet an affiliate member of Twatcher, the donation function cannot be used.”
- Still, I want to give it..
‘If I knew it would be like this, should I have set it up in advance….’
I hesitated for a moment, then brought up a window I had prepared. It was a page of an external donation platform I made just in case before starting the broadcast.
‘It worked out well. It was a bit awkward for me to bring this up first.’
Even on Twatcher, it was guided to use other sites for donations before forming a partnership.
Though I didn't know donations would come in before the broadcast even started properly like this.
“Just a moment. Then… it is possible through here, but.”
I displayed the address on one side of the screen. While doing so, I said.
“As you know, in the Gallery, I read cards without particularly exchanging money. I’ll put up the donation link for now, but since I didn't demand a fee from the start, you really don't have to give it.”
- Instead, we do readings for each other in the Gallery lol.
- If one wants to give the fee, it’s right to give it, admitted.
Fortunately, other people's reactions weren't bad either.
A moment later.
[‘OO’ has donated 1,000,000 won!]
- It’s because I want to continue seeing Tarot from Yujin-nim in the future.
In an instant, my mind went blank.
“…Huh?”
Words didn't come out right away.
- Hull, a million???
- Crazy.
- But her skill is worth receiving that much money.
“W-Wait a moment.”
I checked the screen with a bewildered face. I looked at the amount again, and again. It was unmistakable.
It was one million won.
‘Even, this donation site allows money withdrawal regardless of Twatcher's settlement cycle.’
The living expense problem was solved in an instant.
The first broadcast started with a whopping one million won divination fee.
Even after that.
To the question ‘It seems my relationship with my crush is drifting apart little by little… What do I do?’
“That crush. He is a person with extremely strong pride. He cannot accept the situation of receiving favors.”
- Wow! It’s true his pride is huge, and it’s also true that I, who is better off, kept trying to buy him things every time we met!
[‘Fortune’ has donated 10,000 won!]
- It’s so fascinating! Thank you for the advice!
Also to the question ‘Will it go well if I change jobs?’
“It seems you aren't properly enjoying the fruits of the work you've done right now. It seems the boss is the problem… If you wait just a little, it will resolve itself. That person has been marked by someone higher up.”
- Higher up shudder.
[‘Gwaruter’ has donated 10,000 won!]
- Ah lol Team Leader Kim, that son of a bitch is dead lol.
Donations kept bursting.
It was tremendous firepower, hard to believe for a room with less than twenty people.
Like that, when a little over two hours had passed since the broadcast started.
I naturally put up a notice.
“I will pick one person among those who donated today and do a slightly deeper Tarot reading.”
The chat window stirred immediately.
- Oh oh.
- Pick me.
- Deep reading?
“I’ll read it much more specifically than One Card or Three Card.”
I spun the roulette. The list of donors spun round and round, then stopped.
[I Am Invincible]
Since the viewer count was small, I remembered. A person who entered in the middle when I was busy reading Tarot and donated a thousand won saying the voice was nice.
- [I Am Invincible]: Oh?
Thinking about the chats typed after that, he is probably a person unrelated to Tarot.
- Ah, it’s not me here.
- What a shame.
- There are only 8 donors but this doesn't happenㅜㅜ
Well, since I didn't intend to broadcast with only Tarot Gallery people, it didn't really matter.
“Congratulations. I Am Invincible-nim, please ask one question.”
A moment later, a chat came up.
- [I Am Invincible]: Please analyze what kind of person I am lol.
“…….”
The moment I saw the question, I could know.
‘Is it… a test.’
The question asking what kind of person one is was a very typical provocation thrown to gauge the accuracy of Tarot.
I smiled confidently. Though it wouldn't have been captured on the screen showing only the table and Tarot.
“That’s a good question.”
And I spoke calmly.
“Then let’s do this. I Am Invincible-nim, please pick ten numbers from 1 to 78.”
[I Am Invincible]: 7, 23, 45, 9, 15, 10, 13, 69, 78, 17
“Thank you.”
I started shuffling the Tarot cards.
Chak, chak, chak, chak.
Chararak—.
Slowly, with care. As if breathing meaning into each and every card.
And I picked the cards in the order he said and laid them down on the table.
A total of ten cards.
I began to arrange those cards in the form of the Celtic Cross spread.
First, one in the center. And crossed one over it as if covering it.
Then placed one each on top, bottom, left, and right.
Finally, placed four vertically on the right side.
As the cross and pillar were completed, the weight of the arrangement seemed to be felt even beyond the screen.
“It’s the Celtic Cross spread. An arrangement most suitable for reading what kind of person the querent is.”
- Oh Celtic Cross.
- Even the name looks classy lol.
[‘OO’ has donated 1,000 won!]
- But isn't the interpretation of positions in Celtic Cross slightly different for each person? What standard do you use, Yujin-nim?
Seeing that question, I nodded.
“That’s right. Spread interpretation differs slightly for each person. I will look based on Treewiki standards.”
- If it’s Treewiki, acknowledged.
- Real lol.
- Which interpretation do you see as correct, Yujin-nim?
“There is no absolute standard in Tarot. You just have to do an interpretation that you can take responsibility for until the end.”
- Aha.
- Correct, that is Tarot.
“Then I’ll start.”
I pointed to the first card in the center.
“This card signifies the situation the querent is currently facing.”
I flipped the card.
[NINE OF PENTACLES]
Reversed.
I looked at the card for a moment and said.
“You made a lot of money with coins (cryptocurrency).”
The chat window was covered with question marks in an instant.
- ??
- Coin?
- Suddenly?
[‘I Am Invincible’ has donated 1,000 won!]
- Let’s listen for now.
Seeing the donation message, I nodded and grabbed the second card.
“This card represents the querent’s current worry.”
Before flipping the card, I added.
“Actually, I could roughly tell just by looking at the first card. Right now, querent-nim… finds life boring.”
I flipped the card.
[FOUR OF CUPS]
The chat window fluctuated. Because the viewers from Tarot Gallery already knew the meaning of the Arcana.
- Crazy.
- Cup 4 is exactly boredom.
- She guessed it before flipping the card shudder.
Ignoring the reactions, I pointed to the third card.
“This signifies the querent’s past.”
After calming my breath for a moment.
“As I see it, you are smart but a person who stays alone. You must have already been dealing with coins before they became known to the public.”
- Surely Hermit?
- The Hermit?
- No, why are you trying to guess without looking at the card lol.
I flipped the card.
[THE HERMIT]
Hermit.
The chat window exploded.
- Crazy, Hermit really came out.
- Even if this is fabrication, it doesn't make sense.
- Crazy, getting goosebumps.
I calmly pointed to the fourth card.
“This signifies the problem entangled in the querent’s near past.”
This time, I flipped it without any special explanation.
[THE DEVIL]
Devil.
I looked at that card for a moment, then spoke quietly.
“You dabbled in gambling.”
- Shudder?
- No seriously, what are you looking at to judge?
- Gambling on coins? Goodbye dude lol.
- This is really scary.
I pointed to the fifth and sixth cards in succession.
“This is the imminent future. And this signifies the result when no response is made.”
Fifth card.
[WHEEL OF FORTUNE]
“The imminent future is the Wheel of Fortune. There will be various inflection points, but what will happen happens.”
I tapped the Hermit card.
“I said it before. That you are a smart person. Having dabbled in gambling, if what will happen happens.”
I paused for a moment.
“What that result will be, you already know.”
Finishing up, I flipped the sixth card.
[THE TOWER]
Tower.
The chat window filled with goosebump emoticons. Because even those not from Ta-Gal now knew the meaning of the Tower due to the few Tarot readings earlier.
- Collapse..
- Shudder.
- Isn't this seriously crazy?
Below the pillar set up next to the cross. The seventh card.
“This card signifies your current psychology and emotions.”
[THE FOOL]
Reversed.
“It’s a card that doesn't usually come out well for a person who has a lot and is smart. Because the reversed Fool also means one who is unprepared.”
I tapped the Devil card.
“But considering that no ability you possess can have meaning in gambling, is there a card more fitting than this?”
The chat window was full of admiration.
- It really all fits.
- Super fascinating.
- But why is there no reaction from the querent, did he leave?
I Am Invincible had no reaction. However, he wasn't leaving the room either.
Eighth card.
“This is how your situation would look to an outsider. Coin rich. Well, it’s obvious.”
[TEN OF PENTACLES]
A world perfect with abundance.
- Seriously, fitting cards keep coming out shudder.
- F*ck, I want to get high on coins tooㅜㅜ
Now only two cards remained.
I pointed to the ninth card.
“This card represents your hope, or fear.”
I paused for a moment.
“But in the current situation, there is no way you have hope. Saying it again, because you are a smart person.”
I flipped the card.
[DEATH]
Death.
- Coin-bug cut! Cut! Cut! Cut!
- Good riddance lol.
The viewers went wild.
“There are many cards signifying change in Tarot, but among them, Death signifies an inevitable conclusion.”
It was when my hand headed for the last card.
“Lastly, this is….”
[‘I Am Invincible’ has donated 10,000 won!]
- I am also looking at Treewiki right now so I know the meaning of that position. But instead of the card, can’t you tell me directly, Yujin-nim? What I should do.
I shook my head.
“There will be no particular need for that. Because my opinion will also be the same as this card.”
And I placed my hand on the card.
“What you need right now is a new goal.”
Flipping the card with those words.
Whish—.
The last card that came out, it was.
[THE STAR]
Star.