Chapter 5: I’m Big, You Know!?

Honestly, I was a little surprised.

Was it because everything I had prepared beforehand had failed?
I was worried about what to do if this didn’t get a good reaction either, but what do you know.

Chats started to pop up at a speed I rarely saw.

I guess looks really are everything.

“Puhuhuh… you were all talking so much sh*t until a moment ago, but now that you see the picture, you’re all like ‘Oh’. You guys are kinda cute.”

[-I admit it]
[-I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry]
[-So f*cking pretty]
[-Unanimous declaration of defeat lolol]
[-I declare myself a simp, I declare myself a simp, I declare myself a simp, I declare myself a simp]
[-Noonaaaaaa]

Has my chat ever been this obedient?

If I had known, I would have just shown the picture from the start.

[-But is that really you? Didn’t you just take a picture of some random person from Instagram?]

“What do you mean, a random person’s picture? It’s me, me!”

Why would I risk getting sued for impersonation?
I don’t do such despicable things.

There’s no way I’d do that when I’m prettier than some random Instagram person.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won!]
[Upvote if seeing that picture makes you want to become a simp for all the bullsh*t she was pulling until now lolol]

[-Upvote upvote lol]
[-UV lol]
[-Can you do the ‘h-hmph’ again?]
[-Wow, but this is a bit of a twist]
[-I had a feeling she’d be pretty since her voice is nice]

“Oh, come on, I just snapped it real quick, what’s with all this fuss… heheh… Stop! Any more is just flattery!”

Getting praised so much unexpectedly is embarrassing.

What is this feeling?
This feeling of being overwhelmingly coddled by others, what in the world is it…!?

Dangerous.
I’m so happy, I can’t control the rampaging dopamine…!

[-I hate seeing this b*tch’s ego get inflated lol]
[-Upvote if you think Gangnani put her heart and soul into photoshopping that lolol]
[-Honestly, you can’t really tell from just that]

Even with half my face revealed, my viewers were still my viewers, as a few malicious chats caught my eye.

“What do you mean, photoshop? I took that without any makeup on! Then again, you guys probably don’t have girlfriends, so you wouldn’t notice these details.”

[-F*ck]
[-Why are you suddenly attacking us?]
[-What does that have to do with anything, you attention wh*re lol (a loner)]
[-I didn’t even say anything, f*ck this splash damage]
[-Uh oh, stop, that’s enough]
[-Seeing how venomous she is, she must have been hit a nerve lol]
[-As a 5-year veteran of the basement photoshop department, my expert opinion is) it’s been edited]

These b*stards are being tsundere again.
I guess this is what makes them my viewers.

Their reactions make me more and more curious.

About their reaction when I fully reveal my face.

Right now, just showing half my face in a picture is giving me this much of a dopamine rush, so what kind of reaction will they show when they see me in person through a cam like the live-cam streamers use?

My heart is pounding for some reason.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won!]
[When are you turning on the cam? Did you take the support money and run?]

“Ah, the cam?”
Come to think of it, I did receive a huge sum of 30,000 won as a cam support fund last time.

I do need to buy one, but I forgot because I was so busy studying yesterday.

[-Let’s go buy a cam with the donated money quickly]
[-She already took that and ran, GG]
[-Prediction) Ah, the cam? That’s already been turned into tanghulu, malatang, and rosé tteokbokki in my stomach… Read More]
[-Burp lol]
[-Why buy a cam? They’re already simping for her with just a picture]

“Everyone, no no to the mean words about me taking the money and running! I couldn’t look for one yesterday because I was doing my simp research. Ah, speaking of which, should I look for one now?”

I briefly took my picture off the stream screen and accessed a portal site.

I didn’t know what to search for, so I just typed in ‘face cam.’

“Wow… why is it so expensive? Is it normally this expensive?”

[-Yep, it’s normally like that]
[-You think it’d be cheap? It’s a camera]
[-XXX <- I recommend this product]

The basic ones were over 200,000 won, and when I searched for the device a viewer recommended in the chat, the price was 1.5 million won.

What is this, a computer tower?

[Cam-ssaem has donated 1,000 won!]
[That’s too expensive (link) choose from here, go go]
(TL Note: Ssaem is Korean slang for teacher/expert.)

“Thank you for the 1,000 won. Heheh… we have a cam expert in our stream too.”

Following the link, it seemed I could buy a decent entry-level cam for around 100,000 to 150,000 won.

Hmm.
However.

“But guys, I’m a female streamer in name, so shouldn’t I not buy an entry-level one?”

Since it’s entry-level, it’s probably used by people just starting to stream, not just female streamers. In other words, many men probably use it too, not just women.

Shouldn’t a female streamer, for whom visuals are important, not use such shoddy equipment?

[-You’re the one who said it’s expensive]
[-She’s complaining even when we recommend one lol]
[-Then let’s just go all out and get the 1.5 million one]
[-If you buy the 1.5 million one~]
[-Go for that DSLR thing]

“What the hell is a DSLR, you nerd? I know it’s the name of a gun. Anyway, that’s not what I meant.”

I continued in the most infuriating tone possible.

“This, this! It seems it’ll be a bit difficult to proceed with just 30,000 won… hmm. With 30,000 won, it’s a little… hmm. Ah, I didn’t say anything, did I?”

[-‘I didn’t say anything’ my ass lol]
[-You said it all, f*ck lol]
[-This crazy money-grubbing b*tch lol]
[-Crazy b*tch lolol]
[-Give me money lol]
[-The b*stard who gave 30,000 won is sobbing right now lol]

“Puhaha! Guys, just kidding, just kidding! Woah, woah. I’ll look for one more after the stream ends today and then pay for it. Is that okay?”

It was really a joke.
The part about wanting to buy a better one than the entry-level cam was also sincere.

A 1.5 million won cam is out of the question, but I could probably scrape together enough to buy one under 500,000 won. After all, I’m confident that the return will be worth it.

It doesn’t matter if there’s no return.
I’ll just live off of triangle kimbap for a few days… or whatever.

It was then.

Bam-pa-bam!

A donation alert sound like a trumpet blared.

It was a sound I could never get tired of hearing, but… strangely, the sound was unfamiliar.

No, to be precise, it was a sound I had often heard in other top-tier streamer rooms, but never once in my own.

That is.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 200,000 won!]
[Cam go go go go]

It was the donation alert sound that only played for donations of 100,000 won or more.

[-Wow]
[-What the heck]
[-Kyaa]
[-Kyaa]
[-Insane]

“Uh… huh?”

I unconsciously muttered to myself like an idiot.

I couldn’t help it.
It was the first time I had ever received a sum in the hundred-thousands.

Of course, I had intentionally asked for money.

But that was just WWE.
In other words, it was a joke, but they had suddenly pulled a UFC on me.

‘What is… this feeling.’

My heart is trembling, and dopamine is gushing like crazy in my head.

But even in that moment, something started to look different.

[-You really have to buy one now lol]
[-It’ll be a true legend if you take this and run too lol]
[-Real simps are scary]
[-They must really be f*cking curious lol, the simps’ bodies are so honest]

For example, chats like these,

[-You really have to buy one now lol (They’ll buy it with that much, right?)]
[-It’ll be a true legend if you take this and run too lol (Please don’t take the money and run)]
[-Real simps are scary (Nice)]
[-They must really be f*cking curious lol, the simps’ bodies are so honest (Me too)]

It felt like I could see their inner thoughts.

So they all want to see my face.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have given me 200,000 won so easily.

Of course, that one person can’t represent all the viewers in this room.

But that’s how it seems to me.
They’re typing those chats to see my face, that’s what it is.

And the one who holds all the control is me.

‘Is this what it feels like?’

It’s hard to explain precisely… but it feels like something is tickling down there. I think my breathing has gotten a little faster too.

Could Daengyul be feeling this every single time?

[-Where’d the streamer go?]
[-Where’d you go, you made it, kid]
[-ㅠㅠ]
[-She’s crying from being so moved lol]
[-ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

Oh, right.

Reaction.
I need to give a reaction.

It’s not visible since I don’t have a cam now, but I stood up from my seat and repeatedly bowed my head as I spoke.

“IEung-IEung-nim… thank you so, so much. I’ll use the donation money to buy a good cam. Ppucca-ppucca.”

[-Hmm]
[-Hmm]
[-For 200,000 won, the reaction is a bit bland]

“I’m standing up and bowing my head right now. For real. I can bet anything on it.”

Still, it seems I need to strengthen my reactions.
Something separate for over 100,000 won… something like that.

“Hee…”

I covered my mouth and let out a smile so the sound wouldn’t reach the mic.

To be having such happy worries, have I become a proper simp-farming streamer?

“I love you, hyung-nim! How about something like this? Is it bad? Old-fashioned? Then what should I do? Ahegao, you b*tch, heheh… you get out.”

As I was talking about reactions with the viewers, one chat caught my eye.

[-But why are your clothes in the picture so baggy? Are they your older sister’s?]

“Why are my clothes in the picture so baggy, you ask?”

At that chat, I put the map-hiding picture that I had briefly taken down back on the stream screen.

“I just wore some clothes I had at home. And I don’t have an older sister.”

I don’t have an older sister or a younger sibling.
Because I’m an only child.

But our mischievous rascals seemed to be starting up again at my casual answer.

[-Looking at it again, the style is pretty sh*tty lol]
[-For real, those are clothes optimized for a homebody]
[-Looking at it now, you should be buying clothes, not a cam]
[-Femininity level 0 lol]

“Hmm… is it that bad?”

To me, it looks pretty hip.
I still have no intention of buying feminine clothes right now.

A skirt?
A dress?
Come to think of it, how am I supposed to wear something like that.

Completely impossible, impossible, impossible.

‘Come to think of it, these b*stards are cheeky.’

I made it especially for them to like.
And they dare to complain that the style is sh*tty?

A bit of mischief was sparked within me.

“Hee… then should I have taken it with my boobs out?”

[-Huk]
[-Huk]
[-????]
[-Ooh la la]
[-A power struggle]
[-Ve-nomous]

I had actually seen female streamers who played games with a picture of their overwhelming cleavage on the screen.

“……”

I unconsciously squeezed my chest.

Nope, can’t do it.
Impossible.

Not that I had any intention of taking a picture like that anyway.

“What do you mean, a power struggle, heheh… it was a joke! No, and also, Diligent Student4571. What do you mean, ‘ugly b*tch’?”

Just as I was about to ban a chat I didn’t like to vent my frustration.

[ㅇㅇ has donated 1,000 won!]
[Yours are small anyway (no subject)]

“…Huh.”

Suddenly, a donation that poked a nerve flew in.

[-Huk]
[-Huk]
[-lolololol]
[-Unpopular opinion) they do look small (no subject)]
[-Maybe the reason she wears baggy clothes is…]
[-ㅠㅠㅠ]
[-lolol]
[-Everyone, hands off the keyboard!!!]

The chat room also got excited and started to mock me.
They’re calling me flat-chested, teasing me so openly.

But I’m not fazed.

Because it’s true.
Having small breasts is just a fact.

So there’s no reason to be angry.
I can just let that chat, that donation, all of it, just slide.

Yep, I’m really not fazed at all….

“W-what are you talking about…? I’m huge, you know? You just can’t see it well because my clothes are big!”

I blurted out an excuse without thinking.
An excuse that made no sense whatsoever.

What.
Me, why am I lying…!
Have you lost your mind, Kang Bom!

I quickly tried to retract the bombshell statement, but.

[-Ooh la la]
[-Ah~ so you’re a mid-laner?]
[-For real?]
[-Turn on the cam quickly, turn on the cam quickly, turn on the cam quickly, turn on the cam quickly]
[-Oh…]
[-Wow! Top lane experience sponge!]

It seemed it was already too late to take back my words.