Chapter 26
Chapter 26
----------------------------------------------------------------- Translator: penny Chapter: 26 Chapter Title: I Banned Four Viewers That Day ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Ugh..."
Waking up, I sensed something was amiss. My body felt strange. A dull ache, as if my insides were twisting, crushed my lower abdomen. Did I eat too many tangerines yesterday, by any chance? My stomach was churning, and my lower belly throbbed—a sensation distinctly different from an upset stomach. The unfamiliar pain wrinkled my brow for just a moment. Then, belatedly, something came to mind.
"No way... right?"
It had been a month since I turned into a woman. That day had arrived. Sweating coldly with my face drained of color, my younger sister rushed over in a tizzy, demanding to know what was wrong. After hearing the whole story, she tried to brush it off with a casual "What, it's nothing much."
I hurriedly grabbed her sleeve.
"Hey, I'm seriously hurting. Shouldn't I go to the hospital before it gets worse?"
Then Ye-eun's expression turned serious. She touched my stomach gravely, then recited her diagnosis like a death sentence.
"The patient is no longer... capable of bearing children."
I was dumbfounded.
"Shall we throw a first-period party today?"
"You're totally nuts."
Following my sister's advice that lying down and warming my belly would help, I stretched out on the sofa. Placing a towel-wrapped hot pack on my stomach delivered a soothing warmth—it seemed a little better, or maybe not. The problem was the one pacing around nearby, preventing any real relaxation.
"Ugh, what are you doing, seriously? Stop hovering and just go out for a bit."
A prickly tone unlike my usual self. It was so sharp, I could hardly believe it had come from my own mouth. Ye-eun flinched at the icy voice. Had I hurt her feelings? I was about to say that wasn't my intention. But she nodded at me first.
"I'll believe you. So it really is that time, huh."
"You're seriously insane..."
For some reason, even my head started to ache. After my light eviction order, my sister vanished briefly. When she reappeared, something was in her hand.
"Why do you look like death warmed over since morning? So I made you some porridge."
It was porridge. Painkillers sat beside it. Painkillers on an empty stomach would hurt, so eat this first, she said. I had no appetite but forced it down out of consideration for her effort. Whether from lack of appetite or her abysmal cooking skills, it didn't taste great. After finishing the simple meal, I lay back on the sofa fiddling with my phone and opened TaTalk for the first time in ages.
📱 TaTalk Group Chat
[Yoo Min-sik: Jeong-ho, you dead? Haven't heard from you lately]
[Oh Byung-tae: I borrowed 50,000 won from Jeong-ho bastard a month ago—if he's dead, no payback?]
[Kim Taek-su: Wow, how'd you borrow from that cheapskate]
[Oh Byung-tae: Promised double and he handed it over quick]
[Kim Taek-su: Crazy shit lololol Even loan sharks don't rip off like that]
[Oh Byung-tae: Dumbass lolol Just principal and zip it. Interest between friends?~]
[Yoo Min-sik: But seriously, what’s Jeong-ho doing post-discharge? No party invite, kinda bummed]
[Oh Byung-tae: Probably grinding his dick off at some job] Miscellaneous chatter. Scrolling further, my name popped up a ton. My already lackluster mood tanked in real time as I hammered out an angry reply.
[Me: Still alive so shut up you morons. Oh Byung-tae you ageless fuck, pay back the cash]
[Oh Byung-tae: Lmao you're alive Han Taek-sik!]
[Yoo Min-sik: Lol long time no see]
[Kim Taek-su: Han Jeong-ho you fucking bastard abandoning friends to enlist solo. Feel good ditching buds? Ditch your squad? Selfish prick? Save me mom. Save me Jeong-ho. Too cold here. Hungry cold dark scary lonely. Whimper sob sob.]
[Yoo Min-sik: Thinking of setting up a meet soon, everyone busy?]
[Me: Yeah crazy busy don't call. Won't make it anyway.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Huh? Weren't planning to invite you?] "Fuckers?" I shot up from the sofa only to collapse back from the pain.
[Oh Byung-tae: You never show anywayㅡㅡ Just die lonely from workaholism and celibacy eunuch lololol]
[Me: Take it back. That line just now...!]
[Oh Byung-tae: What die lonely? OK guilty. Bit harsh yeah?]
[Me: Not that dipshit.]
[Oh Byung-tae: ?]
[Me: The eunuch part. Apologize.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Why so pissy? Really became eunuch? Sorry then lol] "Yeah, became a eunuch you shithead." His heart-piercing crits were pro-level. If he brought this DPS to games, bronze tier would've been history. <divcourier 0="" new',="" monospace;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" color:="" #e0e0e0;="" box-shadow:="" 15px="" rgba(77,="" 159,="" 255,="" 0.3);"="">
[Oh Byung-tae: What no reply? For real eunuch? Army bullet graze bad spot?]
[Me: Just fuck off.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Lol today's super bitchy. That time of month?]
[Me: nggyu nswgi lang nsu ln sn]
[Oh Byung-tae: Jeong-ho.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Reply.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Reply.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Reply.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Jeong-ho sulking lol]
[Oh Byung-tae: Jeong-ho bro needs Praco season pass this month so 50k next month.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Cool right?]
[Me: Die bitch] Any more chat and I'd die of rage, so I powered off the phone after that last reply. The lower belly pain intensified.
"Did I sell out my country in a past life or something."
Everything felt off today. About an hour later, the body that couldn't budge from the sofa could now move decently.
"These painkillers pack a punch."
The power of modern medicine was truly great. Turning on my phone to check the time triggered an alarm right then. It was a private chat from Oh Byung-tae—the content was weird. <divcourier 0="" new',="" monospace;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" color:="" #e0e0e0;="" box-shadow:="" 15px="" rgba(77,="" 159,="" 255,="" 0.3);"="">
What nonsense?" Stunned briefly by the out-of-nowhere message, I fired back quickly. <divcourier 0="" new',="" monospace;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" color:="" #e0e0e0;="" box-shadow:="" 15px="" rgba(77,="" 159,="" 255,="" 0.3);"="">
[Me: What why you there]
[Oh Byung-tae: Thought you'd sulk so Min-sik and I surprise visit. Where you wandering come quick.]
[Me: Moved house idiots.]
[Oh Byung-tae: ?]
[Oh Byung-tae: ?]
[Oh Byung-tae: ?]
[Oh Byung-tae: ?]
[Oh Byung-tae: Where then?]
[Me: Company been lodging here awhile.] Not wrong. It's a workplace so company fits, and I eat/sleep here so lodging fits. Do these lunatics just barge in without checking if anyone's home? A slight misstep and catastrophe nearly struck. If Ye-eun hadn't summoned them to her place, I'd have greeted them in this state.
"Fuck me. Almost totally fucked."
The god of tough guys winked from afar. 'Just this once.' TaTalk buzzed again. <divcourier 0="" new',="" monospace;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" color:="" #e0e0e0;="" box-shadow:="" 15px="" rgba(77,="" 159,="" 255,="" 0.3);"="">
[Oh Byung-tae: What you got a job? Why no heads up?]
[Me: Anyway don't mess it up just leave. Moving out soon anyway.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Hurtful again. Where's company we'll google.] Was the crisis not over? Why the sudden bro loyalty act—I desperately hammered the keys. <divcourier 0="" new',="" monospace;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" color:="" #e0e0e0;="" box-shadow:="" 15px="" rgba(77,="" 159,="" 255,="" 0.3);"="">
[Me: No need to come then. Pretty far from there so next time pick spot meet.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Avoiding us? Acting weird lately?]
[Me: No just busy fr. Barely sleeping gonna die.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Yeah? What job.]
[Me: Internet streaming know? Got in as video editor. Workload exploded lately insane.]
[Oh Byung-tae: You video editing? Computer dummy.] "Shit." <divcourier 0="" new',="" monospace;="" font-size:="" 14px;="" color:="" #e0e0e0;="" box-shadow:="" 15px="" rgba(77,="" 159,="" 255,="" 0.3);"="">
[Me: Learned in army moron.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Army teaches editing now? Make it believable lololol]
[Me: Self-taught ok. Fuck all to do but fuck with computer so studied something.]
[Oh Byung-tae: Wait you admin soldier? Sucked up honey lol]
[Oh Byung-tae: Anyway crazy busy let it slide today but dodge next time and you die to us not work. Got it?]
[Me: Lol ok go safe.] "Fuck I'm screwed."
I set down the phone and pondered briefly. With their personalities, they'll force a meet somehow. Problem is I absolutely can't face them like this. Just male-disguise and go? With Ye-eun-mom's almighty makeup, I could mimic my old face decently.
"Ha... that's ridiculous."
Under pressure, even dumb ideas bubbled up. Even if face worked, couldn't hide innate build. Especially summer—no thick layers to conceal curves. Height different too. Voice too.
"Fuck."
Just block 'em all? But ditching even these guys—what relationships would I have left? Mouths like sewers but good hearts. Only ones who buddy-cared for busy school/work me. I'm no ungrateful black-haired beast.
"Ah, dizzy..."
A day for unusually deep thoughts.
"What about skipping stream?"
"Absolutely not."
One-month no-skip pledge. Past me's crime haunting me. Groaning through stream prep, Ye-eun readied warm water and chocolate.
"Eat this during stream. Should feel better."
"Oh, thanks."
Condition sucked but not no-stream bad. Compared to flu-ridden logistics gigs, this was doable? Just sit and yap from chair. Of course, easier said. Streaming no cakewalk. Chats I'd normally laugh off now grated, triggering overreactions.
💬 Lemon TV Stream Chat
— Viewer
Shall we go out for lunch? What? Feels like losing my mind?
— Viewer
Ordering green onion chicken skewers lol What?! Dick flapping?!
— Viewer
Bossam lol this place cabbage kimchi good lolol What?! Dick-sam kimchi good?! Friend drama, belly still throbbing. Bad factors piling up—now hallucinations hit. So this is how anxiety disorder forms. Taking sentences literally like paranoid, brain looping like taxi scamming foreigners. "Grrrrrr..."
— Viewer
Why'd this person turn into a dog? Whoops, inner ferocity leaked out unconsciously. Viewers trembled like kids facing a feral hound.
⭐ 5,000 Won Donation
— Bangmankuk
Money not to your liking...? "Grrr? Woof!" Meant roughly "thanks."
— Viewer
This one suddenly lost language huh.
— Viewer
Manly man concept then suddenly dog bastard
⭐ 1,000 Won Donation
— Hyo-jeong Fan #38
Hyung-nim today's usual clusterfuck stream looks great. No dick of course kekeke!
🚫 BAN NOTICE 🚫
<'Hyo-jeong Fan #38' has been banned.>
— Viewer
?
— Viewer
???
— Viewer
Gasp
— Viewer
What ㄷㄷ
— Viewer
Something flash by?
— Viewer
Sudden knife dance wtf
— Viewer
Aaah host gone mad!!
— Viewer
Everyone Dom Hwang Cha~!!
— Viewer
무
— Viewer
빙
— Viewer
무
— Viewer
빙 The unspoken rule that donors don't get banned shattered for the first time. Viewers scattered in panic at the random purge. But the world always has oblivious fools.
⭐ 1,000 Won Donation
— Schrödinger's Puppy
Dog here female or male? Answer: Female who believes she's male!
🚫 BAN NOTICE 🚫
<'Schrödinger's Puppy' has been banned.>
⭐ 1,000 Won Donation
— Hyo-jeong Oppa Fan
Baby extra prickly todayㅠㅠㅠ Something bad happen??
🚫 BAN NOTICE 🚫
<'Hyo-jeong Oppa Fan' has been banned.>
— Viewer
Purge day ㄷㄷㄷ
— Viewer
Triple kill ㄷㄷ
— Viewer
Who raised mid laner
— Viewer