Chapter 45 : This world truck that does not stop (1)

1.
< I’d die to have an older or younger brother >
[ (GIF of a frog dancing with its hands up) Hit the like button to win at life
Likes: 1311 Dislikes: 46 ]
– There are fewer men in this entire country than the number of likes. You crazy bitches.
– Where’s your conscience?
– I bet the ones desperately clicking the like button will never even see a man’s shadow in their lives lol
ㄴ I curse you for eternity
ㄴ Yeah, well~ I have an older brother~ Born a winner, baby~

2.
< Streamer WooSeok declares he’ll unblock everyone he blocked for crossing the line on Liberation Day >
[ That’s not happening, guys… (GIF of a dejected frog)
The line I crossed…
The sexual harassment I couldn’t hold back…
No matter what… (JPG of a frog with tears welling up)
Probably…
I won’t unblock anyone… (GIF of a crying frog)
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ (JPG of a frog bawling its eyes out)
My reason for living… Where?
(GIF of a frog hanging by its neck, swaying)
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– Did the entire gallery show up in the likes? lol
– Recycled joke lol
– I seriously cussed him out thinking he was a woman and I’m still blocked…. How tf is he a man?
– Unblocked IDs are being sold these days.
– This is the fandom of a one-week-old streamer? Eww….
ㄴ Your first gallery post is ‘Looking to buy WooSeok’s underwear at a high price’, what’s your point?

3.
< Anyone else want to punch Choi Yena in the face lately? >
[ She threw her own stream away and became a lovesick fool because she’s childhood friends with WooSeok.
WooSeok is seriously too nice. If it were any other guy, he’d have cut her off immediately.
Likes: 412 Dislikes: 2267 ]
Please stop projecting onto the streamer.
– This isn’t fake. I clicked the like button 100 times.
ㄴ That makes it fake, dumbass.
ㄴ Just clicking doesn’t increase the like count, does it?
– Since the streamer changed a week ago, every single post is about him, lol.
– Isn’t it about time she became a beloved regular?
– The projection is seriously getting a bit scary.
– She posted about selling merch last time. Did she even get permission?
ㄴ Permission or not, it’s an instant buy, isn’t it?
ㄴ Thought I was the only one

4.
< Like if you still love WooSeok even if he suddenly ends his stream >
[ Jung WooSeok is seriously a legend. Appearing like a comet, capturing my heart. No matter where I look, there are no replacements, with that charisma that dominates everything, a face you can’t believe is human. Is this real life? It’s so hard to control something fluttering in my lower abdomen. It’s only been a week, but if this keeps up, I feel like I’m going to explode without even realizing it. This is considered flirting, right? I’m waiting, right?
Likes: 164 Dislikes: 2946 ]
– Can’t we stop this bot? She’s eating up 4 posts on the trending page by herself.
– This is true madness.
– Shouldn’t we report this to the police?
ㄴ She always manages to survive even after being sued. The old-timers of the streaming gallery have given up on her.
ㄴ Then how do we stop her?
ㄴ We just have to wait until the moderator blocks her.
– This is the type of person who freezes up and becomes speechless when you meet them face-to-face. A typical keyboard warrior.
– My heart goes doki-doki.
ㄴ Say hi.
ㄴ Hug me.
– Beloved regular OppaSoCool, we support you!

To cut to the chase, the author of these four posts is none other than my younger sister, Jung Yuna.

Some of the posts are so extreme that I feel like I would’ve been sued by multiple people if she weren’t my sister.
Any man from the previous world who enjoyed surfing the internet would probably recognize that Yuna is no different from them.

First of all, for Yuna’s sake, let me state that she never frequented specific websites in the previous world.
She was even further from having feminist ideologies.
Rather, she was busy with real life and didn’t spend much time on anything other than her hobbies.

She used to hand-make dolls and personally deliver them to nearby orphanages, or volunteer as a visiting teacher for underprivileged children.
Her active involvement, despite having plenty of money, contrasted sharply with my lazy self, who mostly lazed around at home….

It seems her passion has shifted to a different direction in this world.
I haven’t noticed anything out of the ordinary in her behavior during the past week I’ve observed her.

Just like before, she points out my mistakes and insists on sharing the unpleasant chores around the house. It’s undeniably Jung Yuna.
A compassionate woman who can’t stand seeing others struggle.
Nothing fundamental about her has changed.

She somehow senses when I glance at her and gives me a knowing smile.
Her presence alone gives me strength.
In both this world and the last, she perhaps had slightly excessive expectations of me, but I could confidently say she was the best younger sister.

…That was what I thought, until Gaia showed me her internet history.
Now I think I’m getting a phobia of frogs.

Why is that damn frog in every single post?
There’s even a variety of them: magic-casting frogs, suicidal frogs, frogs using computers in their rooms… you name it.

Anyway, even Yena hasn’t changed like Yuna. Yena was always a bit… like that.
So, I wonder if Yuna had a side I didn’t know about.

Looking at her now, she’s pure evil.
No matter how many times I block her alternate accounts, they endlessly reappear.
I can’t avoid reading the constant, organized stream of comments.

She’s making and selling goods using my face and voice without my permission, all for her own amusement.
What’s annoying is that because she’s making practical items and donating them, it’s only increasing my popularity.

You might ask, isn’t it good to be popular?
Imagine going out somewhere and seeing underwear with your face on it, or dolls that combine your voice from your stream to say whatever someone wants. You’d freak out.

Her demand is simple:
Hold a viewer participation event and include her.

She’s not even a terrorist. She’s making demands openly and honestly.
She seemed to be hiding it at first, but the way she’s become bolder over time is absurd.
It’s like she decided to go all out ever since the [Memento Mori] incident.

I’m not sure if it’s because the direction of my stream is now set, but viewers are starting to get the hint and are about to leave.
After just one week of streaming.

Gaia alone can preemptively block most things.
However, if Yuna participates, it’s a truly hopeless situation.
And when I try to say something about it, she’ll just slip away with a sly grin, showing me someone even more out of control than herself, like she’s doing now.

My younger sister is now saying she’s going to register a private corporation that exclusively handles my merchandise. When do I even have time to talk to Gaia?

[Veteran truck drivers don’t turn the wheel]

A game I’m hoping will offer some relief to my weary mind and body.
I heard some streamers use fishing as a way to shake off malicious users.

With real-time translation available, the more word spreads, the more viewers I get, thanks to the sheer number of women stuck in their rooms around the world.
The internet’s speed in spreading rumors plays a part, but honestly, this huge amount of attention is killing me.

And every time, viewers unaware of previous incidents go wild again.
It’s a vicious cycle.

I chose to stream, so I’ll endure it through sheer willpower, but everyone needs a break sometimes.
I should’ve gone into business like Yena instead of streaming.
People would’ve bought apple-flavored strawberries from me without a second thought.

In the next stream, I’m not going to say a single word.
It will be a battle of patience until everyone is exhausted and I hear apologies from the trio of Choi Yena, Gaia, and Jung Yuna.

I sincerely hope this game will break the mold.
Alone in my room, I quietly clicked the deactivate buttons on Yuna’s accounts, one by one, as Gaia instructed.

Quietly, the truck simulation downloaded very slowly, as if reflecting my desire for some leisurely alone time.

◇

“This is Master’s mansion! I, Yulia, have arrived here following the link to Master etched into my very soul!”

The amount she brought was absurdly small compared to her claim of bringing her entire life’s possessions.
She placed the large bag she was carrying and the two large suitcases on the floor and began to look around the mansion.

Her long white hair began to flutter in the wind.
Yet, Yulia remained motionless, starting to do something.

A moment later, a large smile spread across her previously expressionless face.

“I found you. There you are!”

WooSeok was nowhere to be seen in the mansion’s yard where she was standing.
There was no scent, and since he had just come out after a rough time in the capsule, there was no way any trace of him would remain.
Nevertheless, Yulia started running straight towards where her master was.

Her eyes, containing a blue sea that seemed to swallow all the darkness of the world, spun around and around.
As if reflecting her mood, the weather was truly perfect.