The Seductive Cam Girl Dark Warrior Loves Me
Even in my sleep, the rustling sound of someone entering the house startled me awake.
Seol Eun had really come early in the morning to our house.
Feeling my restless movements, she approached my side with a gentle breeze.
Her hand that stroked my cheek felt as cold as ice, perhaps because the morning wind was bitterly cold.
"...I'm awake. Sleep a little more."
I opened my eyes drowsily. Outside was not completely black, but it was still quite dark since the sun hadn't risen yet.
I stretched out my hand and weakly held hers.
"...Hehe."
A warm smile from Seol Eun came through.
"Huh... what time is it...?"
"Just before six."
...It was far too early compared to the time I normally woke up.
"Hwaaam... uum..."
I wanted to greet her, but my body wouldn't listen, as if crushed under a heavy stone.
After a moment of clarity, my eyes closed again and the surrounding sounds faded.
"...!"
My eyes snapped open.
Outside, it was already bright, and warm sunlight peeked through the curtains, accompanied by the chirping of birds.
"Eh, unnie..?"
I called out to Seol Eun, but there was no reply.
I looked at my phone.
[9:18]
...I had only closed my eyes for a moment, yet three hours had passed.
I sat up.
Clearing my hazy mind, I rubbed my eyes.
A neatly organized desk and a computer surrounded by many new items came into view.
Quite expensive-looking microphone, webcam, speaker... and even lighting.
It seemed like the broadcast equipment Seol Eun had promised to prepare.
As I approached to examine them closely, I found an envelope I hadn't noticed earlier.
I tore open the envelope and peeked inside.
"...!"
There was a thick stack of 50,000-won bills.
Counting them all, it was three million won.
"W-what is this..."
I looked at the back of the envelope.
[Living expenses. Don't waste it strangely and use it to supplement the household.]
A note written in her elegant handwriting was there, just like her image.
...I had been about to say the streaming was pointless, but...
I turned my gaze back to the computer Seol Eun had carefully set up.
Hmm... still, I couldn't help it.
*
I entered the broadcast screen.
The mouse cursor wandered aimlessly only at the game's menu, unable to decide due to unexpected interest.
There was no sign of her voice coming from the installed microphone.
Yet the viewer count continued to rise.
Even if I had only just seen her for the first time, I hadn't felt any pity while looking into her inexplicably empty eyes.
I simply treated her as the loser hiding behind the anonymous who had tormented me.
That's why I had endured it so thoroughly.
If it had been normal, after scaring her, I would have left after seeing her pathetic yet slightly curious face and life.
But... somehow, I ended up taking her first experience.
...Well, honestly, from the moment I first saw her, I think I was obsessed with her.
I recalled the moment I stepped into the house that felt empty yet lonely, as if people were living there but not really.
Empty space with nothing but what was necessary, furniture covered in dust as if hardly used.
In that sight, it felt like a hole had been pierced through my heart.
In the corner of the empty space, the only computer showing traces of a person caught my eye.
Perhaps that was... the only place where she "lived."
Only after hearing that she lived alone with no family or friends did her actions finally make sense to me.
The way she tried to attract attention by force in the stream, and why she constantly targeted other streamers.
She said it was just because it was fun, but the emptiness clearly visible in her eyes suggested she was unconsciously seeking the hill of validation.
Though the method was wrong, her actions were the result of an agony she simply couldn't endure alone.
...Thinking that far, I had felt pity for her without realizing.
I wanted to comfort and take responsibility for that pitiful girl with no one to rely on.
...Of course, I had definitely given her the punishment in the process.
Anyway, it wasn't just because of her appearance that pity had arisen for her.
It was the extension of that emotion to tell her to stream.
She just pitied her.
A girl without a proper job trying to attract attention in a forced and wrong way was very pitiful.
I wanted her to connect with the world proudly, even if only a little better, in this way.
I sent a message to the girl who was surely trembling by now.
A reply came back as if she had been waiting, and a slight smile formed on my face at her cute typo.
But since that also meant she was nervous and scared, I hurriedly sent the next message.
The screen switched shortly after, and the broadcast screen was paused for a moment.
Then the game screen returned, and I confirmed the manager badge appeared next to the nickname.
And
I looked at the broadcast screen again.
Seol Eun was busily deleting the burning chat window.
Eventually, the chat with the manager badge appeared.
She moved her hand, as cold and frozen as blood, to proceed with the game.
Yet she couldn't take her eyes off the chat window.
"...I-I don't have a boyfriend..."