Chapter 32
Chapter 32
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 32
Chapter Title: What Color Are Your Panties?
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Whether in the old days or now, society has a tendency to point fingers at people who openly reveal their greed, calling them 'greedy.'
That's why most folks, even if they're secretly obsessed with money, put on a cool act like they couldn't care less about it.
They wear kind, benevolent faces and generous attitudes on the outside, all while burying their sticky desires deep inside under thick layers.
In a society where everyone lives wearing masks, it's extremely rare for someone to boldly declare with confidence, 'I'm a money-crazed person.'
— Saintess Nice "From now on, cussing starts at 5,000 won, folks." ...Yeah, extremely rare.
Especially someone like Nice, who flaunts her greed so openly.
— Chat -? -? -? "Lady Nice..."
When I'd told her to set some broadcast rules,
'How am I supposed to do that if you set prices!'
— Saintess Nice ["Then lots of participation, please?"] Nice kept going as if she couldn't even hear her own shouts.
Internet streamers are influencers at the end of the day. No need to explain how crucial image is.
Streamers with likable images get a pass on any mistake, but those with unfavorable ones get shredded mercilessly over the tiniest slip-ups.
In that light, Nice's actions right now were like fumbling her wallet while stooping for a 10-won coin right in front of everyone.
Petty greed leading to major losses. She was gnawing away at her own image and future.
'...But Nice's image was rock bottom from the start anyway, so maybe it doesn't matter?'
— Saintess Nice ["Oh, and just so you know... Sexual harassment starts at 100,000 won?"] — Chat -Ugh, trash -Prices too high! -Praise pricing lol terrifying; -Guarantee viewer rights! "Whoa..."
Suha Yam, watching Nice's stream as usual today, let out an admiring gasp without thinking.
Until now, she'd assumed Nice was just taking the viewers' abuse one-sidedly, but maybe it was the reverse.
Maybe Nice's viewers—
⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 1,000 won! This crazy bitch is straight-up money-mad lol — System Anonymous has been forcibly kicked. —were the ones getting tamed by her.
— Chat -Wow instant kick lololol -... -Ah 5k such a waste;; -Sigh... haa... wanna swear too.. People instinctively feel extreme revulsion at having something given to them taken away.
Cussing at Nice, which had been free until yesterday, now cost money.
The exact amount didn't matter.
What mattered was the fact that a right they'd swung around freely was no longer gratis.
Most people would erupt in complaints right there.
But Nice's viewers...
⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 5,000 won! Now I can cuss right, you money-grubbing bitch ㅗㅗㅗㅗ — Saintess Nice ["Yes, just hit that price point."] — Chat -lolololololololololol -Cussing does zero damage to her, total loss no? -But vents our frustration, cheers -Better spit curses than do nothing fr; ⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 5,000 won! Hey you fucker, stop spamming the gallery already — Saintess Nice ["Hmm, that wasn't me."] — Chat -Wasn't? Right lololololol -Info) Spam in Ias gallery = 70% chance Nice culprit -Who else spams this shithole game gallery but you? Even her experience as a major agency streamer proved useless—the situation unfolded completely opposite to Suha Yam's predictions.
Why was this weird dynamic only possible in Nice's stream? Watching for her own growth, Suha quickly reached one conclusion.
"Ah, no way."
Nice had started broadcasting as a special case, with more haters than fans from day one.
But even with tons of haters and anonymity online, not that many people casually hurl profanities at others.
In that setup, what if Nice openly declares, 'Pay 5,000 won and you can cuss me out'?
No lawsuit worries, zero guilt—they get to vent freely.
It hands them absolution with 'Hey, you said it was fine?'—wiping away any guilt trace.
"...No way she planned even this?"
If true, all she could do was admire.
Seeming reckless and off-the-cuff on the surface, but actually every bit meticulously calculated.
Suha had pegged her as just a temporary off-season junior to exploit, but now had to overhaul her view entirely.
"She'll skyrocket in no time..."
Nice's average viewers hovered around 200 now.
A mere week in, that growth rate was devastatingly fast.
As a fellow female streamer maining similar games, Suha had every reason to envy... but
"...Gotta suggest a collab down the line."
She felt genuine joy at her pure-advice junior's smooth ride, no petty jealousy.
Their concepts differed fundamentally anyway—target audiences barely overlapped.
"That aside..."
⭐ Big Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 100,000 won! What color are your panties? — Saintess Nice ["...What was it again? Hold on... Oh, black."] — Chat -ㅗㅜㅑ ㅗㅜㅑ; -Crazy bitch lolololol -Says it straight away -Boss... got no shame... at all? Thoroughly calculated...
Right...?
...Why do I keep thinking it's not?
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Ah.
⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 5,000 won! Wait fuck this bitch takes cusses with zero damage? Capitalism... truly the best...!
"Thanks for the 5,000 won."
Karl Marx, you got it wrong.
Capitalism is this beautiful, noble ideology.
Just eat a few curses and my wallet's bursting.
Used to spend money and eat curses.
Now eat curses and pocket money?
Wanna keep this going.
"Hmm... hehehmm~"
...Throw in some looks-bashing too? For like 200k.
Nah, that's pushing it.
— Chat -Humming lololol -Why so infuriating when she likes it -Wait she... likes curses so maybe don't? ⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 1,000 won! So what's next? PVP again today? "Yeah, haven't planned anything specific..."
— Chat -gg -Just pvp go go -Tambourine time~ -PVP getting stale tho -Hmm What I'd originally aimed for was a pro stream: casually, chill playing Ias.
But looking back, somehow I'd morphed into a streamer churning all sorts of wild content.
No time to reflect how it'd happened—folks now expected and demanded fresh stuff every stream.
'Problem is... I'm not the prepared type.'
Until now, just lucky ideas kept me afloat. Honestly, no confidence in sustaining their hype.
Hmm, well... no answers from brooding now anyway.
Boot up Ias first, think later.
[Saintess Nice | Saintess] [Logging in] ⭐ Donation — Appearance Supremacy Forever Appearance Supremacy Forever donated 5,000 won! Nice pls how do I fix that fucking shitty custom? "Custom?"
— Chat -Big +1 -Pisses me off every time -Fr -Hipster coord taste tbh but trash tier in our scene Custom.
Pitch-black skin hiding eyes, nose, mouth.
Near-perfect bald shave so no hair snag in combat.
Glowing outfit to mess with enemy focus and thought.
"What's wrong with my custom?"
What's the issue anyway.
Just ugly, that's it.
⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 1,000 won! Haunts my dreams every time "If my custom's memorable enough for your dreams, that's not bad at all."
— Chat -lmao lololol -But legit looks like shit -Would block on sight in pug ⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 1,000 won! Thinking of remaking your custom anytime soon? "My custom skills suck, total shit-tier hands."
⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 1,000 won! Obvious — System Anonymous has been forcibly kicked. — Chat -??? -Kicks instantly lolol -Power abuse much! -Just truth-speaking crime.. "Ah, hand slipped... Let me unkick you."
They insulted my sense of style, so I kicked in a huff.
It's decent custom at that level.
Blindly prettifying without personality is way lamer, right?
A character is a mirror of yourself.
I didn't want my avatar dolled up like everyone else's.
"No plans to change the custom. From the start, why are you all nitpicking my character's looks—"
⭐ Huge Donation — Appearance Supremacy Forever Appearance Supremacy Forever donated 200,000 won! Pls "—I just don't get it."
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Character Selection Screen] [Moving to Character Selection Screen.] [Really use Appearance Change Voucher?] [Yes] — Chat -??? -Crazy bitch lolololol -Too much cash to say no tho -Words n actions don't match huh? -Said no change lololol "Y'know, haven't touched the custom in years—getting stale."
For real.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Sure, no talent for custom—but that's just 'cause zero interest, zero effort.
"How's this?"
Get serious, and I could hang with the gold-handed pros topping share sites...
⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 5,000 won! Fuck what alien is that? ...Nah.
— Chat -Gutted lolololol -Never claim you custom anywhere -Didn't think black bald was better -Uncanny valley irl "Hmm, thought it came out kinda charming."
Is my aesthetic just warped compared to normies?
Why's it look fine to me but freaks everyone out?
⭐ Donation — Anonymous Anonymous donated 1,000 won! If sculpting's hard just grab from share site? "Nah, no way. Real custom's gotta be hand-sculpted."
— Chat -Then do it normal lololol -Stubbornness maxed fr -Celeb pic reference for custom fine too "Celeb photo...? Ah."
Perfect idea hit right then.
*Click*
— Chat -? What sound? -Camera noise? -What was that "Got a photo—gonna custom off this."
Make the character mimic my real face,
wonder what reactions that'll get.
As always, another totally impulsive pick.
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