I found droppings!
I found droppings!
I rubbed my eyes and looked at the semi-transparent holographic window once more.
500ml bottle of water: 1 million won.
One ramen: 1 million won.
"Fucking insane."
Curses flew out of my mouth.
Isn't this practically daylight robbery?
Even the shady vendors at beaches or valleys don't rip you off this much.
Among the listed items, the most expensive tent costs more than an average car.
As I swiped away the holographic window with its absurd prices, a mechanical voice came from the drone above.
【Current balance of Reels-nim: 0 won】
"...No, who's kidding who?"
0 won.
Clean.
Bottom-tier streamers have it rough.
Who would sponsor a bottom-tier streamer?
I watched Yerin gulping down cool water from a PET bottle and swallowed dryly.
"Kyaa! I'm saved!"
Her reaction is spot on.
Anyway, it's hot as hell.
The blazing sunlight shows no sign of letting up.
Out of envy, I averted my gaze and muttered.
"If it were me, I'd never buy it at this price. I'm not a sucker."
Just then, Yerin spotted me and waved with sparkling eyes.
"Oh, it's the lizard girl!"
"..."
Something.
I feel like I've been given a really weird nickname.
Yerin, holding a water bottle, strode over to me. She stopped in front of me and smiled brightly.
"You're Reels-nim, right?"
"Yep."
Seeing Baby cradled in my arms, Yerin asked.
"What was this lizard's name again..."
"Baby."
"Ah, right! Baby."
Then she lightly waved the water bottle in front of me.
"You must be really thirsty too, Reels-nim~?"
Challang.
The remaining water inside sloshes left and right.
"..."
Unfairly, my gaze is drawn to it.
Because it's true that I'm thirsty.
Yerin must have noticed, as she curled the corner of her mouth.
"Would you like some water?"
She's letting me drink million-won water for free?
How can someone be so kind in this world?
I've always been the type to never refuse something given.
I hurriedly reached out to grab the water bottle in her hand.
Hwik.
Yerin quickly pulls her hand back. Then she smiles sweetly and says.
"But there's a condition."
"What is it...."
"Become my party member."
"...?"
As expected.
In this harsh world, there's no such thing as free favors.
I immediately turned my head away sharply.
"No way."
"Ehh~ whyyy~"
"I don't want to become a slave for a sip of water."
"But this is million-won water?"
"I can find some and drink it."
"Oh~ impressive~"
Yerin giggled as if she found it amusing.
The increasingly intense sunlight strongly beat down on my skin. My sensitive skin felt prickly.
"...Ugh."
If I keep staying on the beach like this, I might get sunburned.
I immediately turned my gaze toward the jungle.
First, I need to go into the forest.
The dense trees should block some of the sunlight.
Ignoring Yerin who was teabagging, I picked up Baby and walked toward the jungle.
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Streamer Yerin.
300,000 subscribers, average 2,000 viewers.
Average monthly income: 30 million won.
Male viewer ratio: 93%.
Yellow hair and slanted eyes.
A woman who knows better than anyone how to charm people.
At least, Yerin herself thought so.
And it was actually true.
With one aegyo and one eye-smile, donations pour in.
That was the reason she had risen this far.
But now, that same Yerin.
Was following behind the kid carrying a lizard on her back.
"I said let's go together~"
Sagaksagak.
The brat named Reels walking ahead doesn't even look back. Occasionally she glances over, then in a voice full of annoyance.
"Don't follow me."
Just tosses out those words.
"...Wow."
Yerin was so dumbfounded she let out a hollow laugh.
Did she just treat her like luggage?
30K-subscriber female streamer Yerin?
If the first person she met had been a male streamer instead of that cheeky brat.
They would have hesitantly approached her first.
-Yerin-nim, would you like to go together?
-Just trust me.
-You're having a hard time right now, right?
And would have naturally fawned over her.
But that kid Reels showed no interest in her at all.
'She was scared of getting a shot, but not afraid of the jungle, it seems.'
It was fortunate to run into someone so quickly on a deserted island where you never know when you'll meet someone.
That's why she followed.
Moreover, when she had checked the participant list beforehand.
The streamer named Reels.
Was a bottom-tier streamer.
Not just a bottom-tier streamer, but a complete nobody.
She stood out as the only bottom-tier streamer among the deserted island project participants.
Her subscriber count and viewer count were both pathetic.
So, she naturally thought that Reels would try to get on her good side and treat her well.
But the reaction was completely different from what she expected.
'...What's with her?'
Yerin pouted her lips for no reason.
"Reels-nim."
"...What."
"Don't you know me? You saw me when we got the shot. And I'm pretty famous in the industry."
"I don't know."
"..."
Yerin was momentarily speechless.
Every time Yerin spoke to her, Reels made it obvious she was annoyed. And it didn't feel like she was pretending not to care.
It was the face of someone who genuinely didn't know who she was.
As a female streamer with considerable experience in the streaming world, her pride was scratched.
"Reels-nim, slow down. It's hard to keep up."
"..."
"Are you always this quiet?"
"..."
"Hekhek, I'm at my limit. Reels-nim. Let's rest a bit..."
Only then did Reels stop. And with a genuinely curious face, she said.
"Aren't you hot?"
"Of course I'm hot. I feel like dying. Hekhek."
"If you talk a lot, you'll get hotter. Because you lose moisture faster."
"..."
Yerin was momentarily speechless again.
What the.
Is she telling me to shut up?
Or not?
But somehow her way of speaking is irritatingly royal.
Baby, on Reels's back, turned its head to look at Yerin and flicked its tongue.
─Idiot.
'...Somehow even that lizard seems to be ignoring me.'
The deeper they followed Reels into the forest, the heavier the air became.
It's stifling.
Every breath brought hot humidity into the lungs.
Yerin finally frowned.
"It smells strange here. Are we lost?"
It was true.
Smell of damp soil.
Smell of rotting leaves.
And a strange foul odor mixed in.
On the other hand, Reels, who had been walking ahead, instead brightened her eyes and soon stopped.
'What is she, a dog?'
Kkeungkkeung.
Reels started moving her nose around like a real dog.
"One moment."
Then she slowly walks toward the direction of the strange smell.
Where Reels stopped after pushing through the bushes.
There was a brown lump lying there.
"Ugh..."
Yerin reflexively scrunched her face.
Anyone could see it was excrement.
But.
Reels nonchalantly squatted in front of it and reached out a finger to the excrement.
Kkuk.
She pressed it with her finger.
"...?!"
Seeing that, Yerin's eyes grew as large as a full moon.
"Wh-what are you doing?!"
Is she crazy?
Why is she suddenly touching someone else's poop?!
In response to Yerin's reaction, Reels tilted her head instead.
"What? I'm checking the temperature."
"...Yes?"
"It's not hard yet. Judging by the size of the poop, it could be a medium-sized animal, so we should be careful."
Reels calmly said while wiping the poop off her fingertip with leaves.
"There might still be an animal nearby."
"..."
Yerin got goosebumps instantly.
Not because of the talk about a large animal nearby.
But because of Reels's expression as she said it.
It was too indifferent.
'What the hell is this kid?'
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[Our Gallery's Streamer Got a Party Member lol]
Author: (135.11)
(GIF of Yerin waving water bottle at Reels)
But she got teabagged with water right after meeting lol
Our gallery's streamer ignored her and went straight into the jungle, and Yerin followed behind.
Lol that water waving is so annoying
Reels's expression is fucking pathetic lol
But seriously, is a bottle of water really 1 million won?
That bastard Mystery Rich is really toxic
It makes sense considering the streamers' income
If the price were low, it would just be a camping broadcast
Agreed
But why is Yerin following Reels?
Because she's alone and met someone
That little Reels is going into the jungle without fear
She's even carrying a lizard lol
[Nongnongdan Bastards lol]
Author: YeocamLover
Reels's donation total is 0 won, is that real?
The gallery's share is fucking high but can't even buy one bottle of water?
This gallery is now taken over by the female streamer squad
Free-loaders lol
Nongnongdan went bankrupt
Bottom-tier streamer so no donations, fucking funny
But honestly, 100 water is too much
Yerin was drinking water right away
That's the class of a female streamer
The whales' spines will break
[But Reels gives off veteran vibes?]
Author: (211.03)
Right after waking up, she started gathering info
Other streamers all came in mental breakdown mode
Shouting "Water! Shelter! Fire!"
But she checked the coastline to see if there was food
She just looked at the scenery, right?
Agreed
Author, you idiot, our gallery's streamer is just excited to be at the beach
The more I see the lizard, the cuter it gets
You've been charmed
[Live: Our Gallery's Streamer Touches Poop]
Author: (175.61)
(GIF of Reels pressing animal excrement with finger)
Whoa fuck, I thought she wouldn't, but she really touched it
Even Mystery Rich hosting the broadcast was flustered lol
?????
No, why touch that?
Is she crazy?
The serious expression makes it even scarier
Yerin's shocked face is so funny lol
She says she's checking if it's warm, fuck
Does she really have to check like that?
Due to Reels's eccentric behavior, the gallery became noisy.
The reaction in Mystery Rich's chat window, who was hosting the live broadcast, was the same.
-Fuck, why touch poop?
-lololololol
-Ah, fucking shocking
-Pressing that with bare hands?
-What if she gets poop poisoning?
Inside the yacht's studio, Mystery Rich was hosting a real-time relay broadcast.
Next to him sat a middle-aged man.
A fairly famous survival expert in Korea.
He frequently appeared in jungle survival documentaries and military-related broadcasts.
After all, having an expert makes the broadcast more enjoyable. They had hired him as a commentator.
Mystery Rich looked at Reels on the screen, held back a laugh, and finally asked.
"Pfft... So, Professor."
"Yes."
"What kind of action is that?"
On screen, Reels was still calmly pressing the animal's excrement with her finger.
The survival expert scratched his head for a moment.
"...Hmm."
Then he spoke with a strange expression.
"Probably someone who watches a lot of survival videos or documentaries."
"Is that so?"
"Actually, checking the temperature of animal excrement is something experts often do. If the excrement is still warm, it means the animal is likely nearby."
"Oh... So there was a reason for it?"
"That's right. In particular, excrement of that size is likely from a wild boar."
At that, Mystery Rich's eyes widened slightly.
"If it's a wild boar, isn't it dangerous?"
The expert nodded.
"It's a fairly dangerous situation. Adult wild boars attack humans too."
"...That's serious. Should we send people in for safety?"
"No. I don't think it's necessary. Reels-ssi already noticed that and is walking around the forest to avoid it. She's quite skilled."
After the expert's explanation.
Chats praising Reels started flooding in.
-No, fuck, she's a veteran
-I thought she was just some kid out to play
-After hearing the expert's explanation, suddenly touching poop looks cool
-Really, it was all calculated
-Nongnongdan resurrected lol
-Ah, the GOAT
Mystery Rich looked at Reels on the screen with interested eyes.