Chapter 13 : This constellation is free (2)

“Guys, honestly, isn’t this a bit much?”

Having only been on stream once, they’ve compiled a series of clips showcasing only the moments where I got hurt in the game.
And to make matters worse, they’ve diligently edited the lighting and added commentary to each one.

[– Ah, can’t miss WooSeok oppa’s boob party lol]
[– Thor is great….]
[– You can’t catch him anyway lol]

The post, filled with sexual harassment directed at me, was so convoluted I couldn’t even trace the IP address.
There are people like this in every world, it seems.

“More importantly, what’s with the number of recommendations? Honestly, you guys clicked it too, didn’t you?”

[– I can’t tell you because I don’t know how far you will allow me to go.]
[– I’ll go first]

Parfedaemeokeuljashineissneunim donated 100 candies!
[– If you want to continue broadcasting, take off your top right now and show us those two glistening pink jewels!!!]

“Are they crazy…?”

I immediately blocked them.
I couldn’t help but frown as unfamiliar types of chats, ones I hadn’t seen when streaming with Yena, kept popping up.

[– Seriously, that’s grounds for a lawsuit lol]
[– A woman who lives only for today lol]
[– But honestly, you guys want to see it too, right?]

YenaIsABigCompany donated 100 candies!
[– WooSeok, should I call a manager I know?]

“Ah, it’s Yena. Could you do that for me? It’s getting a bit out of hand.”

Thankfully, Yena intervened and sent a manager she knew, and the chat window began to clear up incredibly fast.
Almost a third of the chat was filled with ‘blocked’ messages.

“That was fast. How can a person do that?”

[– Because it’s not a person.]
[– How can a BJ’s name be ‘Big Company?’ lol. She calls herself whatever she wants.]
[– That’s an AI.]

WooSeokIsYena’s donated 100 candies!
[– Go out with me if you’re grateful, dammit.]

YenaIsABigCompany donated 100 candies!
[– Stop impersonating me!]

Some of Yena’s viewers migrated to my stream, but it truly showed me how popular she was.
Yena had already achieved the kind of relationship with her viewers that I desired most.
Could I also be like that someday?

“An AI?”

[– Since the introduction of capsule technology, there are AIs. You can buy a new-generation humanoid assistant.]
[– But it’s a bit expensive.]
[– Let’s move on to the next post.]

Such technology, I’ve never heard of it before?

I opened the Capsule Store as soon as the suggestion was made. At this rate, I wouldn’t be able to stream properly if I kept getting dragged around by them.

Having this much attention on my first stream could be considered lucky, but honestly, it was also a bit burdensome.
When I searched for AI, a huge variety appeared, and one overwhelmingly popular product immediately caught my eye.

“This is it, huh?”

Female AI (No body / Self-generating)
Price: 100 million

“Wow, it’s definitely expensive. It’s surprising there’s no male version.”

[– Men’s AI rights are higher than ours.]
[– If a male AI is offended, everyone gets arrested, so no one messes with them lol]
[– It’s so bad that they’d rather use AIs meant for mobs, make them incapable of reason, and play with them.]

Just how low have women’s rights fallen!
None of the comments expressed any discontent or questions about the current situation.

Well, even in my world, where the gender ratio was equal, there was a huge fuss about 2D characters having rights.
And there was also what Yena had told me about the advertisement I saw on the street yesterday.

RememberMe donated 100,000 candies!
[– Buy and unbox it now! Let’s go!]

Just as I was talking about the pitifully degraded state of women’s rights, a cheerful alarm rang, signaling a 10 million won donation.
Is this how female streamers on YouTube feel when they get gifted a car?
Why would someone give this to me on my first day…?

“No. This is a bit too much.”

Suddenly, I remembered a security guard from my past life who went overboard donating to streamers.
It was already enough to live comfortably for the rest of my life just by being male, so I felt a bit reluctant to accept this money. I won’t live like Bitna.

“Should I refund it? It’s really okay.”

RememberMe donated 100 candies!
[– I’m satisfied as long as WooSeok remembers me. I’ve already earned the top fan title!]

“Then I’ll make sure you can stay there forever instead. Thank you.”

After saying that to her, I set the donation limit to 100 candies per person per day.
Refunding it secretly was a bonus.
It wouldn’t be a problem since I wasn’t streaming for the money.

“Now that I’ve changed the limit, don’t overdo it. I’m not streaming to make money. Yena lent me her AI today, so let’s do that as separate content next time.”

[– He is a god!]
[– WooSeok Punch! WooSeok Punch!]
[– That Yena just donated so I can’t donate today lol]

“Ah, I’ll switch Yena to manager mode now. And shall we continue reading the posts? We still have 5 minutes left.”

<100 Reasons Why WooSeok Isn’t Human>

Even though I’ve only streamed for a day, there were enough posts to fill several pages. I skipped some while chatting with the viewers and found an interesting title.
Despite the simple, just-chatting style of the stream, it felt surprisingly good that everyone was engaging without dropping out. Maybe I just missed some comments because there were too many.

“Reasons why I’m not human?”

I clicked on the post, and it was an analysis of me written by one person.
It was chillingly detailed, as if they knew me better than myself, categorizing every nook and cranny of my body. How could they analyze someone so thoroughly in just one day?

“How did you guys even see my armpits?”

[– I always eat while looking at that. My mouth waters even without side dishes, and my studio apartment gets flooded.]
[– Blocked.]
[– I swear, if you make me armpit rice balls, I’ll eat them for the rest of my life.]
[– Hey, if they’re not getting blocked, how bad must the blocked comments have been lol]
[– Blocked.]

“Sigh, whatever. But what is this last line?”

“What kind of conclusion is that?”

[– A typical woman who can’t accept reality…]
[– But honestly, we also thought Yena secretly bought an AI at first.]
[– Manager) How many times do I have to tell you it’s not!]
[– Yena? A man? As if lol]

“Now that I’ve streamed like this, you guys know I’m a real person, right? Then, next post! This will probably be the last one.”

[– The kids got scared and deleted all the posts written from their home IPs.]
[– There were lots of funny ones.]
[– At least we gathered a lot of faces WooSeok hates this time.]
[– Why do you need that?]
[– I get excited by that.]

“I should see this.”

[– No, that’s a serious post.]
[– Let’s see something else. How about ‘WooSeok Oppa’s Boob Party Part 2’?]

Honestly, I was a bit curious.
The Yeouiju had entered my game storage without any warning.

But since everyone seemed against it, I didn’t want to force it, so I memorized the author’s nickname and moved on to the next post.
There would be another chance later.

“I’ll skip these collab posts, okay? I’m not ready for that yet.”

I wondered which major streamers would want to collab with a streamer who just started on day one. It seemed like enough people to make up the entire population of Korea if they all got together.

WeGotMarriedTeam donated 100 candies!
[– Not because of Yena?]

[– Stop!]
[– Yena’s fan club, die!]

“No comment on that.”

[– Dad, are you abandoning me again? Are you abandoning me twice?]
[– I want to say ‘rock bottom,’ but WooSeok doesn’t go to rock bottom.]
[– Now I understand. Our level… It’s so bad I want to die.]
[– Breaking News! Choi Yena Viewers – Exceed 10,000!]

“Alright. I’ll just play games by myself for a while.”

[– That’s my stripper!]
[– Candy TV’s best stripper, Jeong WooSeok!]

“You’re doing that on purpose, right?”

Ignoring the trolls, I headed to the last post.
A title that particularly caught my eye among the others.

<WooSeok, Look at This Post>

“Shall we end with this post?”

[– And if BAEGLE shows up, it’s a happy ending?]
[– This post is ‘egle’ in English.]
[– Did you guys even graduate elementary school?]

[– Ah, there are so many simps for that game, seriously.]
[– It’s amazing that it hasn’t gone under.]
[– With the Constellation together with us, how can it fail!]

As soon as I opened the post and the contents appeared on the screen, a heated battle erupted in the chat.
I had never heard of this game when I was in my previous world, so what was the big deal?

“Can someone briefly explain? Not too long.”

TrulyGodTierGame donated 100 candies!
[– If I may speak for myself, passing by…]

“Somehow, I feel like this will be long. Next.”

PleasePlayAnotherGame donated 100 candies!
[– It’s a game where all the NPCs are played by those humanoid AIs I mentioned earlier.]

“Must’ve cost a fortune?”

[– Yeah, so the game itself is like another reality.]
[– Even the monster AI is almost real.]
[– There are no AIs that don’t learn and grow like in the old days.]

“But it’s not popular?”

Just from what I’ve heard, it sounds like a well-made game with a solid budget.
If it’s been out for three years, it must have a rich world, and it would be fun to meet each and every resident.

[– Time is shared, so it’s already been 3 years, and the veterans are hogging everything.]
[– There are gods called Constellations in that world, and no matter how strong we are, we can’t beat them.]
[– The Constellations all have terrible personalities. They want a lot, and we get little.]

“But honestly, just hearing about it makes it sound fun. As long as the veterans aren’t controlling everything.”

I wondered why this world was more advanced in gaming than my previous one, but everything I heard piqued my interest.
I wasn’t going to stick to just one game, and it would be nice if the first game I tried had good interactivity.

“It’s been exactly 10 minutes, so I’ll go with this.”

With the excitement of possibly reliving that feeling again, I clicked the download button.
Fate often arrives from unexpected places.

[– The starting continent should definitely be the Twins Who Suckled the Wolf faction.]
[– Is it my turn now?]
[– The basement dwellers are at it again.]
[– Surprisingly, there are a lot of hidden simps.]

While the game downloaded from the Capsule Store, I looked for more information and chatted with the viewers.
The download finished surprisingly quickly, so I decided to learn the rest by playing. When I launched the game, a majestic trumpet sound played, and the screen transitioned.

As a strange notification sound started popping up repeatedly.