Chapter 7
Chapter 7
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 7
Chapter Title: First Broadcast and New Friends
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I couldn't help but blurt out a curse aloud after seeing this lunatic spamming dogshit in the chat.
💬 Chat — Non-Participating Mayo Rice Pfft pfft, thanks for the bonus! Hearing my profanity and still spewing bullshit, my first viewer made my head spin.
What era is this? Even with just one viewer, there's evidence now, so it was way too late to put on some cute, broadcast-friendly personality.
I let out a sigh on reflex.
Screw it, maybe I should ditch the cosplay broadcaster persona and just stream as my raw self, comfortably.
I'd only just started—what attachment could there be? If it flops, I'll do something else to get by.
As I tried sorting through my suddenly tangled thoughts, a chat popped up from my first viewer.
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Sis!! What're you doing, lemme hear your voice! "...Why the hell am I your sis, you little shit."
Half-giving up made the words flow easy.
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Listen to that pretty voice lololol "Shouldn't you be worried about me cussing instead of my voice?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice If it's good, that's all that matters pfft
>But streamer, your mic sounds like total garbage, it's crackling like crazy
"This is all the mic I've got. Deal with it."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Your pretty voice covers for it somewhat, otherwise it'd be unlistenable "You little fuck, I'd buy a better one if I had money. You gonna pay for it?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice lmao look at her spit fire, damn 🔔 DONATION ALERT 🔔 Non-Participating Mayo Rice donated 1,000 won [Here it is]
The chime rang out, and a donation message floated up before my eyes.
For the first time in my life, I'd made money from streaming.
I played one game, came back, cursed at a viewer without thinking, and money rolled in.
"Who the hell am I supposed to shove this up? Still, first donation from my first viewer. Thanks, Non-Participating."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice lmao bitch even when I donate "Not just donations—promote me too. Super pretty sis is streaming."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Too dark to see, sis Screw it, time to go full shameless concept.
"I'm fucking gorgeous, but no cam."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice roflol
>Voice is insanely good tho, promoting for now
"Oh, for real? But don't be an asshole in other streams."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Nah won't, say whatever
>Send a promo line
>Nvm I'll handle it lol
📰 Demon Realm Post Title: [Found the crazy bitch with the insanely good voice] Anon (123.123) Voice is kinda meh but fucking nuts But mic quality is dogshit It's bad cuz it's cheap af Sounds decent irl tho Title says first stream today Streamer nick: Han Ga-eul [Voice Clip ▷] — Anon ㅗㅜㅑ it's a sis voice? — Anon Fucking static noise ↳ Anon If you ignore the noise it sounds pretty damn good? ↳ Anon What makes it good? Can't even tell with the noise — Dullureuya What the hell mic is that, sounds like trash? ↳ Anon Fr lol even headset mics ain't that bad — Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Laptop built-in mic? ↳ Dullureuya Even that's not this bad Non-Participating Mayo Rice had gone quiet for a while, so I figured he was actually promoting and waited patiently. Then he suddenly chimed in.
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Sis I went ham on the promo "Where'd you promote it?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Lol just trust TripleNet "No, where exactly? What do you mean trust?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Just trust TripleNet! "This fucker's talking to the wall or what? You're not actually being an asshole elsewhere, right?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Nah lol did it in a high-traffic spot "Fine then. Calling one viewer a crazy bitch and doing that would kill me."
As I bantered with my first viewer, people suddenly started flooding in.
Viewers: 8 No cam, crackling mic, first stream—and 8 viewers felt truly touching.
— Dullureuya This the crazy bitch house with the insane static? — Eong Base Meat Eong Eong lmao even a doghouse is nicer The emotion crumbled in seconds.
"What the fuck are these shits."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Pfft pfft incoming mega bonus — PC Bang Treadmill Machine Radelri Ooh voice sounds pretty damn good? — Eong Base Meat Eong Eong But why tf does this chick talk like that fml lololol "Ah fuck, these bastards. Non-Participating, are these your friends? You little shits, where the hell did you promote?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Did it on Demon Realm main hall I stared at the chat, mouth agape.
Even I, who never touched communities, knew it as a given—the infamous site.
Demon Realm, a community site with what could be a childish name, was actually the largest in the country, contrary to appearances.
Almost no galleries missing, and users could request or create them, so it kept growing by the minute.
The "main hall" Non-Participating mentioned was slang for Inbang Gallery—Internet Broadcast Gallery—what the users called it.
Streaming was a red ocean with countless broadcasters and even more fans.
And among the communities they frequented, the main hall was the biggest, but packed with crowds meant all sorts of riffraff and poor post quality.
"That's a fucking cesspool of assholes!"
— Dullureuya Kya thanks for the shoutout — PC Bang Treadmill Machine Radelri Teacher do you know our Radelri? Teacher do you know our Radelri? Teacher do you know our Radelri? — Military Secret 1q2w3e Static's so bad can't tell if voice is good or not "Ah, these fuckers are dizzying."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Yeah mic is fucking trash "You little shits talking to the wall? Stop shitting up the chat and talk to me."
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Chick's speech legendary lol charm overflowing As a streamer, nothing was funnier than this, but with psychos flooding my room, my sanity was fraying.
"Hey, you shits, I'm the streamer!!"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Sis what mic you using? "Bought it off Budget Mart."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice ??? — Military Secret 1q2w3e Budget Mart sells mics? How much? "Bought it years ago, fuzzy, but like 3,000 won?"
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice Kya didn't see that coming lololol — Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Crazy bitch? lololol — Dullureuya Heuung sis my dick's twitching, get a new mic plz — Military Secret 1q2w3e Static's the issue but voice sounds great rn, maybe upgrade? "No money. You gonna give me some?"
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Crazy bitch begging on day 1 lololol "No money, how am I supposed to buy? I'm ramen-bound as is. And mics are fucking expensive."
— Military Secret 1q2w3e Mics ain't that pricey, tons of good value under 50k won "Really? Cheaper than I thought. Got about 100k coming in three days—50k sounds buyable."
— RuinMightBeGood Yes, use a budget one first then upgrade, lots of good value options not amazing but solid "Whoa, first polite one. Hello, RuinMightBeGood."
— RuinMightBeGood Eek lol crazy bitch talks? "..."
— UnemployedGodHand Change your mic and you'll escape crazy bitch fast, sounds amazing even now ㅠ "GodHand why you crying like that..."
Chaos.
I felt like I was losing my mind.
Just 8 people, but it felt like every type of human was crammed in.
"I'll look into it for now."
I opened my browser, typed into the search bar for the market site.
—Tap, clack clack.
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong lmao mic right next to keyboard? Sound effect gold "It's a stand mic, tiny one for video calls, gotta put it right there."
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong Typing noise with static legendary lol "Ah, shut up a sec, punk. Sis is shopping."
— Eong Base Meat Eong Eong ㅇ_ㅋ Hit the shopping site, searched mics—tons popped up.
Top one: 43k won, most stars and reviews, caught my eye.
Clicked it, reviews all glowing like fakes—reeks of bots.
Sort by lowest rating first, read the bad ones.
Scrolled: seemed solid for the price.
"Pretty good value," some said. Opened description: desk arm stand, pop filter, foam windscreen—all included, thrifty.
"Ooh, looks good? Whaddya think, kids? Looks like what singers record with."
No mic knowledge, but clearly leagues above mine.
"Round thing in front too. Pro gear?"
— UnemployedGodHand ??? Pro gear? For 43k? — Military Secret 1q2w3e Performance aside, arm stand included is nice—arms cost extra 10s of ks, pick this — Non-Participating Mayo Rice Even street trash better than now lol just buy any 🔔 DONATION ALERT 🔔 Dullureuya donated 1,000 won [Sis buy the best performance one!!]
"Dullureuya, thanks for the 1k, but can't get a good one with that."
— Dullureuya ㅗㅜㅑ my own pet name Dull-Dull♡ "Sigh. No normal fucks here."
Day one as streamer, and my career was already doomed.
"Buying this one. Bullet delivery—order now, arrives tomorrow dawn. New mic tomorrow."
Frequent site, card saved—few clicks, done.
"Thanks for watching my first stream, kids. See you tomorrow, come back."
— Non-Participating Mayo Rice wtf buy mic and dip?? — Dullureuya Babe where you going don't leave we were good! "Played a game before you showed. Still, thanks to Non-Participating and Dull-Dull, made 2k. Thanks, ty."
— Dullureuya Fuck don't merge babe I'm pissed First viewer's promo in that shithole lingered—stream was already fucked.
Ignored the raging idiots and hit end broadcast.
Han Ga-eul has ended the broadcast "Mic comes tomorrow, you're all dead."