One-Hour Broadcast Appearance (2)
One-Hour Broadcast Appearance (Part 2)
"Whoa, whoa~ Now that everyone knows how charming Kang Cheol-nim is as a man, let's get back to the broadcast!"
It had already been 15 minutes since the broadcast started.
Today's concept was supposed to be about talking with a military veteran man, but somehow it had turned into a public proposal broadcast.
Ye-rim-ssi was trying her best to soothe the viewers amidst this endless stream of public proposals and scoldings, but word had spread somewhere - the viewer count, which was initially between 100 and 200 people, had now surpassed 800, and the chat was so flooded that you couldn't even read the messages anymore.
If that was the end of it, it would be fine, but with the real-time viewer count rising steeply, it was uncertain whether we could properly conduct the broadcast today.
Finally sensing that I was the cause of all this chaos, I decided to help Ye-rim-ssi, who as a professional broadcaster was beginning to sway the viewers with exaggerated reactions and loud attention-grabbing, even if just a little.
"From now on, I won't react unless you send 1,000 Water Balloons!"
I'm not sure how much value 1,000 Water Balloons have, but since someone gifted 1,000 from the start, I guess it's roughly around 10,000 won?
Even if it were just 1,000 won, would someone really send 1,000 Water Balloons worth 1,000 to 10,000 won just to see my reaction once!
"Huh, huk! 1,000 Water Balloons?! Kang Cheol-nim, that's a bit..."
Ye-rim-ssi was startled by my declaration.
Huh? Was it too small an amount?
-Uh...?
-1,000 Water Balloons, you say?!
-Even if he's a Kimchi man, 100,000 won just to see one reaction is a bit...
-Was this a ten percent broadcast? Why is the unit price so expensive!
"Eek?! 100,000 won, you say!"
I found myself startled along with the chat's reaction.
Since they gifted 1,000 so easily, I thought it would be at most 10,000 won, but each Water Balloon was 100 won?!
I vaguely remember hearing that there's a 10% fee when purchasing, so doesn't that mean 1,000 Water Balloons would be 110,000 won?
"I-I take back what I just said! What if you casually give such a huge amount. That... Tangtang'sRightBoobIsMine-nim...? Why is this person's ID like this?"
Faced with an absurd amount of money, I quickly waved both shortened hands toward the camera like a fan to retract my declaration, but.
Jingling~
[Kang Cheol is My Husband-nim has gifted 1,000 Water Balloons!]
[Look at that kawaii reaction~]
As if enjoying my reaction, another 1,000 Water Balloons were gifted simultaneously with my retraction.
-Kya, RightBoob this water shooter. Look at her betraying Tangtang and changing her ID lol
-I thought he was a Kimchi man, but he's actually a clueless baby who doesn't know worldly matters?
-In these times overflowing with Kimchi men, he's truly a rare talent~ Churup~
-If you marry noona, I'll give you 10 million won every month instead of 100,000 won? Of course, I'll stick something else in at night, kukuku...
Did my reaction look that desperate?
Clearly, they're the ones sending money and we're the ones receiving it, yet somehow I became the one feeling troubled!
"Just because one man showed up, the viewer count surpassed 1,000 and Water Balloon gifts without any missions. What have I been doing all this time..."
When I looked at Ye-rim-ssi, who had been silent since earlier to determine if this was normal or an abnormal situation caused by me, I saw her muttering something that sounded neither happy nor sad.
'Hmm... Judging by the reaction, this is definitely an abnormal situation.'
At a glance, she seemed to be having a serious reality check, but since this wasn't my broadcast and something might work out only if the host, her, came to her senses, I wondered how to make her snap out of it. Then her combat cap, worn along with her military uniform, caught my eye.
Whoosh~
"Uh? Kang Cheol-ssi?"
"Loy-alty! Kang Cheol, military serial number from 2012, has received orders! to converse with Tangtang-ssi!"
Even though it's been almost 20 years since my discharge, the disciplined movements ingrained in my body weren't going anywhere.
Feeling proud of my salute pose that I thought was as good as when I was active duty, Ye-rim-ssi, who understood my intention, chuckled and nodded.
"We're a bit late! Today's broadcast content 'Military Stories with a Veteran High School Boy-jjang' begins now!"
-Ehh? Veteran high school boy-jjang?
-For real?
-How does a man's salute pose look that sharp...
-I smell something...
-What smell?
-The smell of doing heung heung with male soldiers in the ammunition depot...?
-You fucking bitch lol
"Now now~ Remember the content from before called 'Finding a Veteran High School Boy-jjang from a Recruitment Site'? Kang Cheol-nim here beside me is actually a male military veteran!"
-Ahh~ that thing from a few months ago?
-I remember. That shitty content that was like what kind of bullshit is this
-Did he contact you after seeing that recruitment post you put up back then?
-Ah, no way...
"Yes, that's right! As they say, 'no way' kills people, Kang Cheol-ssi contacted us after seeing the recruitment post we made together! Of course, he's not a high school boy, but hehe~"
Once she gained momentum, Ye-rim-ssi began to sway the viewers, who numbered around the late 2,000s since some point, not 1,000.
Caught up in her fervor, I too became fired up and rummaged through my pocket to pull out my discharge certificate to quell the doubts of viewers who were skeptical about me being a veteran.
-Huk! Sergeant discharge?!
-Was it real?
-First of all, if your serial number is from 2012, how old are you now...?
-O, oppa?
-Is it a fake discharge certificate?
"No no~! This is a genuine discharge certificate issued by the Ministry of National Defense!"
In response to the chat asking if it's a fake discharge certificate, I wagged my finger and showed the Ministry of Defense website I had prepared in advance, displaying 'Discharged personnel from 3rd Division White Bone Unit, Sergeant Kang Cheol,' proving it wasn't false.
Our Goddess-nim must have handled things thoroughly.
Not only my ID card indicating my identity, but even the discharge certificate that was sleeping together in the wallet where the ID was tucked in had been processed as a normal discharge.
'Although, due to the characteristics of this gender-reversed world, it's a discharge as a non-commissioned officer, Sergeant, rather than as a Corporal.'
Naturally, in the previous world, female soldiers were officers or non-commissioned officers, not enlisted soldiers, and in this gender-reversed world, I, a man who wasn't a conscript, was processed as a discharged non-commissioned officer, Sergeant.
"Now that it's proven that Kang Cheol-ssi is a real veteran, let's move on to Q&A time!"
-State your name, age, gender, and motivation for joining the military within 4,000 characters
-You fucking bitch, are you an interviewer!
-Kyaaak! I think I'm getting PTSD!
-Get that bitch out now!
"Unnies, please ask proper questions!!"
Being a streamer isn't an easy job either...
They say where there are 5 people, there's one idiot - now with nearly 5,000 viewers, Ye-rim-ssi's broadcast was literally a scene of utter chaos.
Jingling~
[Kang Cheol is My Husband-nim has gifted 1,000 Water Balloons!]
[If it's the 3rd Division White Bone Unit, that's the front line in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do, wasn't it hard?TT]
Is this person really a gold spoon?
She's burning 100,000 won every time she chats.
In a way, she's sending my entire net worth with each chat, so it's both joyful and frightening.
Still, it was the most proper question among all the chats so far, so I earnestly told stories about Cheorwon's specialties - snow removal operations, Tinkerbell-sized insects as big as human faces, and wild boars called Tico that were as big as Ticos, which we called monster pigs, and pretty-looking roe deer that screamed "Kwaeeek!!" like real monsters, adding some flair to the tales.
-P-pass, pass! At this level, rear-line honey suckers can't even compare! A real genuine veteran!
-I never thought I'd live to see the day I'm talking about military stories with a man!
-This isn't something you can make up. These are real military stories that only those who've actually served would know, with that veteran vibe!
'Indeed, I never knew I'd be having this much fun talking about military stuff with women.'
From some point on, I had let go of my tension and was enjoying conversations with the viewers as if talking military stories with my ball friends.
Thanks to Ye-rim-ssi throwing timely questions whenever the conversation threatened to die down, the broadcast had now lasted over 55 minutes, and Ye-rim-ssi's viewer count reached 6,000.
Though I don't know much about internet broadcasting, I assume 6,000 is a number similar to large streamers who are called major corporations.
Just as Ye-rim-ssi was giving me a look like 'Shall we take a break and start the broadcast again?' around that time.
Jingling~
[Kang Cheol is My Husband-nim has gifted 1,000 Water Balloons!]
[Then Kang Cheol-nim must be good at shooting too?]
Along with the sound of the Water Balloon gift from 'Kang Cheol is My Husband'-nim, which I'd lost count of how many times it was, such a question came flying, and my pride as Cheorwon's sniper who was called a sharpshooter during my military days stirred.
"Shooting? I'm not sure if you've heard of Cheorwon's sniper~ The rear might do stationary shooting, prone shooting, but we at the front line basically do assault fire! ...Actually, I'll show you directly!"
Fortunately, Ye-rim-ssi's room had BB gun replicas similar to real firearms displayed by type, and after lightly asking for her permission, I picked up a K2 rifle, went to a spot where the camera could see me frontally, slightly lowered my upper body by about 20 degrees, and prepared for assault fire.
"Like this, assuming a stance ready to charge at any moment, adjusting for the target's distance... like this!"
Taking one or two quick steps forward, I assumed a sitting shooting stance and fired one shot!
And immediately took one or two steps back, assuming the same stance ready to charge at any moment.
Although it was cold outside in midwinter, Ye-rim-ssi's room was well-heated and quite warm, and with over 50 minutes of heated talk and just one assault fire stance, my body heated up fiercely. Even though I had taken off my padding, the white shirt for fall and winter was soaked with sweat bead by bead, sticking to my body and making me feel uncomfortable.
I wanted to manly rip it off, but I couldn't do that during a broadcast, so as a compromise, I undid the top two buttons of my shirt to allow better ventilation.
Whew~ Now I can finally breathe.
And immersed in the shooting stance, I didn't realize.
That the moment I undid my shirt buttons, the chat stopped as if broken, and that Ye-rim-ssi was swallowing saliva while watching my appearance through her broadcast screen...
"This is the basics of assault fire. If the target appears from afar... prone shooting!"
Assuming a prone position as if sliding, I pulled the trigger of the bulletless rifle.
And...
-B,boob!
-It's a pingyu, pingyu!
-Isn't this fucked? With this many viewers, nipple exposure?!"
Jingling~
[Kang Cheol is My Husband-nim has gifted 1,000 Water Balloons!]
[Host, close the screen!!!]
"Huh?"
And so, the broadcast of streamer Tangtang, which was enjoying great prosperity with over 6,000 viewers, was terminated after just 1 hour...