Chapter 58 - Someone's Fan!
Contemplation of the self.
A process of deep reflection and endless search for answers.
There was no clear answer that would make everyone applaud after hearing it.
But I decided not to be too anxious.
[You’ve become more mature.]
“Eat this.”
I gift the helper a stiffly raised middle finger.
The process of deep contemplation included questioning the helper’s actions.
Why did the helper push me in that way when I was emotionally shaken a bit after receiving Lark’s confession on “that day”?
The answer was ridiculously simple.
“You wanted to keep me bound as a ‘woman’ that badly?”
[Since you seem to be certain already, I won’t make excuses. The administrator is very excellent. I judged that it would be helpful for such an administrator to continue serving the goddess.]
“… What’s important is my will.”
[I understand.]
The helper seemed to think that pushing further would be counterproductive, so it readily agreed.
“……”
I still don’t know.
What position I’m in.
To be honest, before I unconditionally thought of myself as a man, but it’s scary how being a woman is becoming more and more natural.
If not even a small fragment of what I can claim as myself remains in this world… will I be able to endure being alone?
‘Friends.’
The warmth those two words give doesn’t easily calm the pounding in my chest.
I’m still afraid.
But I knew.
That staying like this has no meaning.
Change was progressing regardless of my will.
If so, I need to have courage.
A big person who can overcome even a scary future.
Yes, that’s the kind of person I want to become.
“… This isn’t the kind of courage I meant.”
-ㅋ Hello, bunny! Try hopping once.
-Want a carrot? But why is this bunny so docile? Don’t rabbits usually move around a lot while twitching?
Erase hesitation.
Have courage.
With such thoughts, I tried to show enthusiastic actions.
In that sense, I carried out the penalty broadcast I had been putting off.
Damn it!
This time I got stuck with a bunny girl cosplay.
Rabbit ears sticking up on the headband, a tight-fitting outfit, and a cute white cotton ball tail on the back of the waist.
The viewers’ reactions were explosive.
They seemed especially satisfied with the bunny girl outfit that clung tightly, clearly revealing the body’s lines.
[RabbitManiac has donated 2000 water balloons.]
-Bunny, hop hop.
“Ra-RabbitManiac donated 2000 water balloons! Thank you so much!”
It’s embarrassing, but I can’t resist 2000 water balloons!
I squatted down and then hopped up.
Huh?
Is this a frog?
Anyway, after doing similar gestures a few more times, the chat window starts filling up with ‘ㅓㅜㅑ’.
-How should we make sound effects for this? Is it hop hop? Or bounce bounce?
-ㅋ Damn, the person above has no tact at all. What if the streamer sees and stops doing it?
-For real, manager please ban that person.
Oops!
I forgot.
I hurriedly cover my chest area.
The viewers laugh repeatedly at my urgent actions.
I give those malicious viewers the middle finger with both hands.
-This is… even better!
-This sharp side that shows occasionally while being shy makes me tremble.
-ㅋ Can the person above function in real life?
[GangnamOctopus has donated 3000 water balloons.]
-Hani please do the rabbit dance reaction ㄱㄱ!
-Oh! The vice president knows what’s up.
-That’s right, can’t resist the rabbit dance in this outfit.
-The vice president isn’t called a female streamer maniac for nothing!
“……”
The trending reaction burning up New Continent TV, the rabbit dance.
Of course I knew and was worried about it.
That if I wore a bunny girl outfit, some mischievous viewer would want the rabbit dance reaction.
I was worried it might happen, but to think the vice president would betray me like this!
“Gangnam… ahem, Octopus thank you for the 3000 water balloon donation. I’ll… do the reaction.”
-ㅋ Isn’t that attitude too disrespectful? Can you grit your teeth after receiving 3000?
-Hani’s rabbit dance, this is precious.
-Hurry and spread the news in the gallery. We should watch good things like this together.
-Are we updating a new page in Hani’s black history today too?
-If it’s Hani, the legend of poor dancing, I’m even more excited for the rabbit dance ㅋ
I secretly let out a deep sigh and play the song.
The cheerful opening section that sounds like a children’s song stimulates my ears.
But I, who has to do unfitting lyrics and movements, lower my head deeply and start the reaction.
“Slim and sexy ears, I’m a rabbit. Slim and sexy, I’m a rabbit.”
-Ooooh!
-How naughty! Where did you learn to wiggle your ears like that?
-Just tell the truth.
“Voluptuous chest, perky hips! I’m a rabbit. Top supermodel body! I’m a rabbit.”
-That’s right, that’s real.
-I acknowledge Hani’s body as supermodel level.
-Today’s broadcast is legendary ㅋ
-Cat then rabbit, what’s next? Dog? Pig?
-If Hani becomes a pig… a sow? Surely not!
[TentacleLover has been forcibly removed.]
The viewers are clearly demons.
For a few days after doing the penalty broadcast, I streamed normally.
The fortunate thing was that the joint broadcast I did with Lark and others became quite popular on YouTube.
Not only the view count, but the number of subscribers increased considerably.
But I was disappointed.
In the dark truth of this society…
The joint broadcast video that was uploaded to the YouTube channel after careful editing, about 20 minutes long.
It was mercilessly defeated.
The opponent was a short video of the bunny girl cosplay broadcast uploaded two days later, not even 1 minute long.
To think all those efforts would be helplessly pushed aside by some hopping and bouncing!
“Hahaha, this is very good. With this one video, we don’t have to worry about subscriber growth rate for a while.”
Yoonjae seemed completely happy, but I was sad.
Content that took over 3 days to prepare and practice was defeated by just a few bounces(?).
This society is full of contradictions!
This irrational world!
I check the points that have slightly exceeded 2500 and hold back my anger.
Yeah, the world is just like this.
If only the points gather well, I can endure and bear with it.
[Then shall we do a cosplay broadcast today too?]
“Shut up!”
That’s just a saying, I need time to heal the mental damage.
In that sense, today is ‘League of Legends’.
I had currently hit Diamond 1, and with about three months left until the end of the season, I was planning to work hard and try to reach Master.
‘There was also a mission to reach Master.’
The president and vice president each offered 10,000 water balloons for the mission to reach Master tier.
Combined, that’s a whopping 20,000.
On top of that, there will be spontaneous water balloon donations during that day’s broadcast even without setting a mission, so I should be able to clear related missions about twice.
With such plans, I proceeded with today’s schedule and turned on the broadcast at 5 PM without fail.
-Haha! Hani, meaning hi.
-Haha! Is it League of Legends after a while today?
-To think Hani, who was Platinum when I first saw her, is now Diamond 1. My chest feels grand.
-But isn’t Hani really on track for Master? Her win rate in Diamond tier is even higher than when she was in Platinum.
-Honestly, I was a bit surprised when she got through the promotion series to Diamond 1 in one go. I didn’t know Hani was this good.
Unlike broadcasts on other topics, on days when I play League of Legends, the viewers become a bit more serious too.
I guess the viewers are also influenced by my passionate attitude of trying to reach Master tier.
Anyway, after turning on the broadcast and chatting lightly for about 10 minutes, I started the game in earnest.
Of course, the screen and sound were blocked for a moment.
I’m not sure exactly when it started, but “snipers” were sticking to me, though not as much as Mia.
Given the tier, there probably aren’t that many people attempting to snipe, but it’s enough to feel unpleasant, so I’ve been making efforts to block them.
-RunHani: I hope you reach Master tier soon. We’re waiting.
“Yes! President, it won’t take long. I’ll do my best!”
-Wow, there’s no loyalist like the president of Hani’s broadcast. He’s refined, sets good missions, and is the best.
-For real, look at the presidents of other female streamer rooms. It’s so obvious how much they hit on the BJs, it’s disgusting to see their obvious flirting.
-But when you see female streamers who accept that flirting and induce water balloon donations while knowing everything, it’s just birds of a feather flocking together ㅋ
“Um… please don’t make comments disparaging other broadcasts too much. This is my broadcast, so please chat about things related to me.”
-OK. Then about Hani’s bouncing dance during the penalty broadcast last time…
[User TactlessYeon has been chat banned for 1 minute.]
“Mentioning that broadcast is an immediate chat ban.”
-ㅋ Seriously, grow some tact.
-As expected, cats win. Only talk about Hanyangi. Rabbit faction is banned.
-The rabbit faction is just lowering their bodies now to gain momentum!
“……”
These viewers really know how to play around.
Anyway, while replying to the chat once in a while and waiting leisurely, a game was finally found.
Fortunately, my role is jungle.
I roughly check my teammates’ nicknames and search their stats, and the top laner’s win rate was extraordinary.
“Wow, this person must be a smurf account? Their ranked game win rate is over 67%.”
This isn’t some lower tier, but in Diamond 1, that kind of win rate couldn’t be considered a local.
I could estimate at least Grandmaster, at most lower Challenger.
-Oh! It’s Soldier. That’s Soldier’s smurf.
-It’s really the real deal. Soldier is streaming on Twit TV right now.
“Huh? Is it really Soldier-nim?”
Soldier was a former pro player turned broadcaster for League of Legends.
He’s been active as a streamer on Twit TV for 2 years now, and he’s been quite popular with the fandom he had since his pro days and his decent skills that still fluctuate between Challenger and Grandmaster even after retirement.
-Soldier even has a League of Legends World Series championship, you know.
-Soldier’s prime was short, but during that time he was an unstoppable force that no one could block. He was almost the king of top lane.
The chat window becomes noisy.
But I couldn’t pay attention to that side.
‘League of Legends’ was the game I loved most after ‘Starcraft’, which was even called our nation’s traditional game, and of course I had pro teams and players I liked.
And Soldier… was one of the 3 players I was a fan of during his active days.