Chapter 52
Chapter 52
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 52
Chapter Title: Favorable Remarks
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After coming out, I got summoned to Dad's company a day later.
"Welcome, miss."
"Oh, hello."
"The president said to send you straight up to his office when you arrived."
"Ah... okay."
For reference, to Dad's close aides, Seol-yoon and I are known as the kids of a friend he had in America—we lost both parents in an accident and got adopted by our current folks.
That's the pretty elaborate backstory they were given, since we couldn't exactly say I caught some weird rare disease that swapped my gender.
Heading up to the president's office, there was Dad, fuming in his chair.
'What's this about? Did he call me here to chew me out?'
"Seol-ah, come here and have a seat."
Luckily, instead of standing me in front of his desk for a scolding, Dad gestured to the sofa.
"Looks like there's a whole gang of evil villains out there on the internet spewing filthy, vulgar, unspeakable things at my little Seol-ah."
Evil villains? That's a bit much.
At least he's not mad at me.
"Really?"
"Don't worry—Dad's gonna step up for social order and justice. You don't have to lift a finger, Seol-ah."
"Uh..."
This felt kinda familiar.
Oh, right—the police station called before.
My heart dropped, thinking I'd done something wrong again, but they said I was the victim this time and asked if I wanted to pursue the prostitution ring investigation.
My answer back then? No.
I didn't want to get dragged into the hassle, and with penalties that harsh, it might just create pointless grudges.
But telling Dad a flat-out no wasn't so easy.
He's Dad, after all.
Probably the person in the world who worries about me the most.
The one who'd be more upset than me if something bad happened.
Still, I had to say my piece.
"Do we really need to go that far?"
"Yep."
So firm. Like a pumpkin, but the resolute kind.
'It's not like they committed some life-ruining crime.'
Like I said last time, if it's just a fine of one or two million won, I'd tell them to suck it up and move on.
But getting branded a sex offender over some dirty chat talk and having your life wrecked? That's overkill.
Maybe it's because I grew up as a guy for so long and wasn't born a girl—issues like this don't hit me as super sensitive.
Picture some dude yelling in class, "Man, I wanna fuck Yasu!"
The girls shoot him dirty looks of disgust and contempt, but the guys just think what an idiot inside.
Everyone's got sexual urges, after all.
Treating it like some heinous sin is ridiculous.
Of course, if you can't control your own lust and make others uncomfortable, that's a crime.
But is it a death penalty offense? Something that deserves a public execution? I'd have to put a question mark on that.
Hmm, yeah, about that much.
Even as the victim here, I wasn't changing my mind.
"Still, how about giving them a chance?"
"A chance?"
"Like, a shot to fix their mistake and reflect on it."
"Seol-ah, how do you have such a kind heart? My daughter's a total angel!"
"S-stop it. You're embarrassing me."
My hands and feet were turning into squid tentacles.
Or jellyfish, in my case.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ And now today, back to streaming.
"I mean, that kinda stuff happens. Everyone's got urges, right? It's not like they were shoving it in my face. I don't really wanna call out people for doing it on the down-low."
💬 Chat — Anon Gasp! — Anon Favorable remark — Anon Don't fall for it! Gotta hear the full Korean — Anon But there's none? "Looks like Dad went digging for those posts. He was super pissed. Said he'd give 'em all a good talking-to."
— Anon Gasp! — Anon As long as it's not me! lololol — Anon Byeeee ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ — Anon Criminal sweating bullets behind their screen right now, upvote lol — Anon Prime lawsuit candidate, and yeah they've already sued right? — Anon Deleting now won't save ya lol "But it could be a momentary slip-up, so I'll give one chance. Delete everything you've posted so far right now, and maybe I'll let it slide. Get to scrubbing today."
— Anon Gasp! ⭐ Top Comment — Anon What an angel — Anon ㅋㅂ — Anon Trap investigation squad lives! — Anon Was all real life ban, disappointing — Anon Flat soda?? wtf — Anon So generous ㄷㄷ — Anon Favorability explosion — Anon Ultimate legend ㄷㄷ — Anon Why spare those jerks? Pissing me off instead "I mean, you can't tell people not to get horny, right? We're not monks shaving our heads. Just don't flaunt it at others. I'll give you the fix: Open Notepad, type what you wanna say, and if it feels lawsuit-worthy, straight to the trash."
— Anon Open notepad — Anon ㅋㅋ ⭐ Top Comment — Anon God-tier life hack fr — Anon Saved 50 mil in settlements with this, bought a house. Thx — Anon My grandma dodged a lawsuit this way too — Anon LMAOOOOOO — Anon How tf you buy a house with 50 mil "I'm not some slut who gets off on that stuff, and my family's cool with the streaming. But imagine your daughter hearing crap like that—parents would be heartbroken, right? So hold back on chat and online. Got it, everyone?"
— Anon Yes, Seonsaengnim! — Anon Why's her voice so soft and sweet — Anon Wanna go to kindergarten with wholesome Seonsaengnim Jeon Jeonseol — Anon Heuuung — Anon Kindness overload — Anon Hold it in! No bad words! — Anon She's genuinely sweet, our eye-candy — Anon Fr ㅋㅋ — Anon Jeon Jeonseol! I approve your marriage to Song Byung-hoon! — Anon Dad's watching, so is this basically the meet-the-parents? — Anon Jeon Jeonseol's future MIL! — Anon Conscience confession: Sent bad chat before, repenting as of today — Anon Jeon Jeonseol! Jeon Jeonseol! Jeon Jeonseol! Was saying stuff like this really worthy of all this praise?
What the heck were other people doing, then?
Hmm, getting kinda embarrassed, so time to switch gears.
"But you guys have weird tastes. How do you even get turned on by a jellyfish like this? You into getting stung by venomous barbs or something?"
I hit the keyboard shortcut to make my virtual jellyfish's tentacles wiggle.
— Anon That setting wasn't scrapped yet? — Anon Tentacle eye-candy heuuung — Anon Voice too pretty for a jellyfish! — Anon Jeon Jeonseol's pale hands — Anon Yes! I love jellyfish! — Anon Chill parents watching — Anon Pretty chat only pretty chat These guys had some contrarian streak—tell 'em jellyfish lust is weird, and they wouldn't hear it.
Anyway, time to get on with the stream.
"Subs need 12+ broadcasts on different days in a month, so it'll take a bit. YouTube vids? Editor's grinding away on those, so hang tight a little longer."
— Anon 13k without 12 days lololol — Anon Jeon Jeonseol is a goddess! — Anon How's everything progressing so smoothly? Corporate level ㄷㄷ — Anon Corporate VTuber Jeon Jeonseol (Jellyfish) — Anon Does this count as VTuber? — Anon Najak keeps hyping stuff up, it's fun — Anon This the 'grow together' stream I've heard about? — Anon Viewers at 13k growing more? — Anon My baby's growing too fast—not premium calf, more like a monster — Anon Legendary monster streamer Jeon Jeonseol ㄷㄷ — Anon Don't forget post-stream reviews on LightIt everyone — Anon Dawn vibes lock okay? — Anon That's torturing the streamer not us — Anon Ao similar timeshit "What's a lock or yusa?"
I asked about the unfamiliar terms.
The viewers kindly explained right away.
— Anon Explanation: Lock = secret post on LightIt board, usually love letter-ish stuff to torment streamer — Anon Explanation2: Yusa (boyfriend/girlfriend) = viewers treating streamer like their SO, nagging and boiling with fake romance. Similar: soup stock "Oh, now I wanna wipe that memory. Thanks for the explanation."
That's exactly why I went with the jellyfish model.
Maybe it didn't work after all?
"Alright, announcements done—game time?"
— Anon Challenger #1? — Anon Off with Victory's head! — Anon A new legend begins again! — Anon Been waiting dammit! Screw it.
It's a gaming stream—let's game.