Rookie Streamer Kangcheol (2)
Rookie Streamer Gangcheol (Part 2)
The 21st century.
This era, filled with all kinds of electronic devices and media, could truly be called the age of internet broadcasting.
Whether it was fishing, gaming, or even real estate and legal knowledge—everything was being talked about through internet broadcasts.
No matter what genre you enjoyed, you could satisfy that need by watching internet broadcasts, and Park Mo-yang, a job seeker who earned pocket money through daily part-time work, was one of those who enjoyed internet broadcasts.
Jing~
[Gangnam Gold Spoon has gifted 100 Water Balloons!]
[Our Cat noona has arrived~]
"Oh my~ Gangnam Gold Spoon noona, welcome~"
Park Mo-yang grinned foolishly at the sight of the man on screen responding with a light smile to the gift of 100 Water Balloons—over 10,000 won—from her, who earned between 100,000 to 200,000 won per day.
Though 20,000 won—one-fifth of the 200,000 won she earned today while enduring the nagging of the annoying foreman Hwang—was spent on just one greeting, everything was healed by that one smile from the man on screen.
Truth be told, the man on screen wasn't that handsome.
Even considering the heavily caked makeup that made his neck and face noticeably different colors and the camera filters from the beautification program, he was just average or, depending on taste, slightly good-looking. But in this era where the gender ratio had dropped to 30:1, making conversation with an actual man was like plucking stars from the sky, so Park Mo-yang found joy in being able to talk to a man like this, even if it was just like this.
That's right.
Although it was an era dominated by all kinds of internet broadcasts, the most popular broadcasts were still male internet broadcasts featuring male streamers!
Jing~
[CatIsMine has gifted 1000 Water Balloons!]
[Greeting]
Just then, her donation message disappeared, followed by another donation message.
"Kyaaah~♡ CatIsMine noona♡ Thank you so, so much for the 1000 Water Balloons gift♡ You know I love you, right~"
The reaction was different.
The coquettish voice and reaction made it hard to believe this was the same person who had responded with a light smile to her Water Balloon gift just ten seconds ago.
Moreover, this was a nickname she hadn't seen since this male streamer called Cat started broadcasting—and he was reacting like that?
On top of that, the chat message sent with the donation was just 'Greeting'—a short, insincere message.
"Hahaha~ Looks like our Cat has been hungry lately? Well, 100 Water Balloons is a bit lacking, after all~"
Forcing a smile over her stiffening expression, she was in the middle of charging an additional 1000 Water Balloons when the donation alert sound jingled from the screen, and the chat from that bitch CatIsMine who had just gifted 1000 Water Balloons appeared.
[CatIsMine has gifted 1000 Water Balloons!]
[So, what about the reply to my DM?]
DM...?
At the mention of DM—meaning private conversation—her hand, which had been writing a donation message after finishing the Water Balloon charge, stopped abruptly.
-What? Cat got a DM?
-Is it something like a sponsorship or something?
-Fucking slut bitch, figures!
"Oh dear~ What are you talking about, a DM~"
Cat waved his hands dismissively at the stirring chat, which included Park Mo-yang about to gift additional Water Balloons, denying it, but his openly trembling voice and shaken eyes showed he was lying.
Jing~
[CatIsMine has gifted 10000 Water Balloons!]
[Still no? kekekeke]
"Gasp! 10,000 Water Balloons!"
Cat and the viewers' jaws dropped at the gift of Water Balloons equivalent to 1 million won in cash.
Jing~
[CatIsMine has gifted 10000 Water Balloons!]
[This is the last. If you don't reply, I won't watch your broadcast anymore]
"I, I'll do it! It was about going on a date next time, right? If you call me, I'll definitely go!"
-Wow, 200,000 Water Balloons is just hopeless kek
-There better not be any brain-dead black cows who still believe male streamers are their own streamers, you bitches kek
-Cat, this bastard's broadcast is over now
Jing~
[CatIsMine has gifted 1000 Water Balloons!]
[kekekeke stupid bitches, Cat is mine! I'll send a separate DM]
[The broadcast has ended.]
The broadcast ended with the enraged chat and the donation message from the viewer called CatIsMine.
"Fuck~!!!!"
Bang!
The desk her mother bought her, telling her to stop being surprised and just study for the civil service exam, shook roughly from her pounding fist.
"I became such a fervent fan, gifting Water Balloons since the very beginning of his broadcast, and he just falls for that mere 200,000 Water Balloons?!"
She was taking her anger out on the innocent desk, but she knew the truth.
Male streamers were ultimately fox-like beings who only acted coy and responded in front of money.
They were like roses blooming on a cliff—beings who had no interest in or even glanced at incapable women like her.
"Ah fuck, what should I do with the 1000 Water Balloons I just charged?"
If she tried to refund them now, she'd only get back 60% of the payment.
Eventually, swallowing her tears like eating mustard, she searched for another male streamer to forget about the rich cash cow bitch and Cat who had disappeared to get sucked and fucked, when:
<Rookie Streamer Kang Cheol, Greetings Like Crazy!>
Perhaps he had just started broadcasting as she was looking for a new male streamer.
A rookie streamer tagged broadcast with 0 viewers 5 seconds after starting—a hakko broadcast—caught her eye. (TN: hakko (하꼬): Korean streaming slang borrowed from Japanese 箱 (hako, "box"), referring to a streamer with a tiny viewership. Think small enough to fit in a box.)
"This is a male streamer's broadcast title...?"
What were male streamers?
Weren't they beings loved by cash cow viewers simply because they were male, regardless of external beauty standards?
But look at this rookie streamer Kang Cheol's broadcast title.
There were so many cute and charming words, yet he used 'Greetings Like Crazy!'—something only women would use!
A familiar feeling like a same-sex friend and curiosity.
Before she knew it, Park Mo-yang was accessing rookie streamer Kang Cheol's broadcast.
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"Exactly... 'Variety Streamer'!"
"...Variety Streamer? Isn't that just a variety game streamer without the games?"
Ye-rim looked at me with a sour expression after my confident declaration.
Oh ho, it seems this young lady knows one thing but not two!
"It might sound like wordplay at first, but I'm serious! Think about it—if I establish the concept of a variety streamer, I can create endless content: playing games if I want, having conversations if I want!"
In other words, 'This man will take on anything!'?
Actually, just minutes ago, Senior Ye-rim had explained that starting with a comprehensive concept rather than a single field had a high chance of failing, but look at my face!
Even I, the person in question, get surprised every time I see my reflection in the mirror even after over a week of the change—how much more would the women of this world with its messed-up gender ratio react!
"For other people, it would definitely be a concept that's perfect for failing 100 out of 100 times... but for oppa, it might be possible...?"
As if acknowledging it, Ye-rim answered with a somewhat awkward expression while looking at my face.
"But I'm still a bit worried because oppa is too pure... no, how should I put this? You're a man but not manly, and then sometimes you are manly... Ugh! You're not going to expose your, your nipples like last time, are you? You're not even wearing nipple patches now, oppa is too defenseless!"
Why does a man need to wear nipple patches?!
No wonder she's been looking at my chest instead of my face since earlier—she was trying to see my pink nipples faintly visible through my white shirt!
This mischievous young lady is quite insolent, but since I've also had lewd thoughts looking at Ye-rim's outfit, I'll let it slide.
"Don't worry, that mistake happened because it was my first time appearing on broadcast—it won't happen again!"
"No, you're still plenty defenseless now..."
Ye-rim seemed to not quite trust my words, but she eventually conceded and helped me move and set up the broadcasting equipment she said she used when she first started broadcasting, neatly arranging everything in My Sweet Home.
After two round trips, the broadcast preparations were complete...
"O-oppa, you're really going to start with that kind of title...?"
"Why? I'm a newcomer, so I'm starting boldly with greetings first—is that strange?"
<Rookie Streamer Kang Cheol, Greetings Like Crazy!>
Ye-rim looked confused as if thinking 'Is this right?' at the bold broadcast title I created.
"With all the cute or charming titles available, you choose such a girlboss-like title... Sigh~ Never mind, it's oppa's broadcast so do what you want. Maybe that side of oppa will appeal more to viewers."
She expects a macho man like me to use a cute or charming title?
I'd rather use a title like 'Fantastic Ass Show! I'll Show You Something!' and put on a wild ass show!
After seeing off Ye-rim, who was returning home since she was also returning to broadcasting starting the next day, with concerned looks about how male streamer broadcasts would be finished if female voices or appearances were captured...
Click.!
"Broadcast start!"
My internet broadcasting in this gender-reversed world began...
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1 hour later.
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...The fuck?