Chapter 9: The Storm, and After

【A message has arrived.】
【A message has arrived.】
【A message has arrived.】
【A message has arrived.】
【A message has】

“What the f*ck…”

It was a stormy night.

I wanted to fall into a deep sleep without any thoughts on days like these, but my phone kept ringing with notifications.

Should I just grit my teeth and ignore it?

I tried to ignore the ringing phone out of annoyance.

『~♪』

But eventually, even the ringtone started to ring.

At this point, I couldn’t ignore it and sleep.

With a frown, I searched for the only light source in the dark room and grabbed it.

「Choi Yu-jin (Streamer ChoiNyongNyong) *77010XXXXXXXX」

What

Suddenly at this hour?

It was only 8 AM.

Considering that most streamers are nocturnal, it was very unusual to call at this hour.

Moreover, someone who clearly knows that I’m sleeping at this time called?

It couldn’t be that urgent unless someone would disturb my sleep.

That’s strange.

“Ahem, ahem…”

I cleared my throat and adjusted my voice to Hiro’s voice.

After finishing the preparations, I answered the phone.

“Hello?”

“Hiro! Hiro! Hiro! Hiro!!”

As soon as I answered the phone, Choi NyongNyong, or rather, Yu-jin noona, was making a fuss.

“Wait, wait, calm down, Yu-jin unni.”

“No, this isn’t the time for that, Hiro!!”

This noona is good in every way, but she can’t see what’s in front of her when she gets excited.

“Okay, okay, I understand… What’s wrong?”

I dragged out the words for a moment and then asked again.

Only when I slowed down the flow of the conversation did Yu-jin noona finally calm down and say what was going on.

“Hiro.”

“Yes?”

“How many days is it?”

How many days?

What are you talking about?

“What does that mean”

Just as I was about to ask back, a thought flashed through my head.

Cam stream.

Exposure.

I quickly switched the screen on my phone and ran an application.

Switch

It was the platform I was streaming on.

If what I’m thinking is right, then the Switch app will display this message.

【Invalid login information. #SS406】

“What the f*ck!!!”

There are only two cases where the Switch app displays this message.

One is when you delete your account.

And the other is

When your account is banned from Switch.

“Hiro? Hiro?”

I heard Yu-jin noona’s worried voice.

I bit my trembling lips to calm myself and answered Yu-jin noona.

“Yeesss unni…”

“Hiro, are you okay?”

“I’mm okay… well, not really, but I’ve calmed down for now, unni.”

It felt like blood was boiling in the back of my head, but I calmed down first.

Understanding the situation was the priority.

“Hiro, how many days is the suspension? It’s not a permanent suspension, is it?”

“Hoo… Just a moment, I haven’t checked the email yet.”

After catching my breath, I checked my email.

【Your Hiro_00 Switch account has been temporarily suspended.】

【[email protected]】

An email account that seemed to say that appeals would not be accepted.

Now, even the remote possibility that it was just a login error had disappeared.

From here on out, the key was how many days the suspension was for.

“Last time it was 3 days, so this time it’ll be 3 days or 7 days… Please please please.”

I clicked on the email to open it.

【Hello, Hiro】

You can’t be hello.

【Based on your activity or content…】

Pass.

It’s just a formality anyway.

【Reason: Soliciting money or services in exchange for broadcasting nude or lewd content】

…What the hell are they talking about?

If it was just simple exposure, it would only say nude or lewd content, right?

No no, that’s not important right now.

What’s important right now is whether the suspension period is 3 days or 7 days.

“Please please please…”

【Violation occurred…】
【Regarding this violation of the regulations…】

【Suspension Period: 3 days】

“It’s 3 days…”

My suspension period was 3 days.

Damn it.

“Hiro, what are you going to do… Why did it have to be 3 days again?”

“Aaaah unni, I’m doomed…”

You might think that it’s good that it’s not 7 days, but that’s not the reality.

There’s a law that’s almost considered an established theory among streamers.

3 days, 7 days, 30 days, indefinite suspension.

These are usually the four stages of receiving multiple suspensions.

But sometimes exceptions occur

“Three three perma-banned!!”

Three three perma-banned.

3 days, 3 days, indefinite suspension.

It was the case where you get a permanent suspension right after two 3-day suspensions.

Since I had already received a 3-day suspension once, this 3-day suspension meant this.

That the next time I get suspended, there’s a high possibility that it’ll be an indefinite suspension where I have to wait indefinitely for it to be lifted.

“If it wasn’t for that bastard who sent that breastfeeding video, I wouldn’t have been suspended!!”

The previous 3-day suspension was caused by a breastfeeding video that one malicious viewer sent as a donation.

In the process of breastfeeding, there was naturally exposure of the breasts, so Switch judged this as broadcasting obscene videos and suspended me.

I was subjected to what is known as an assassination.

“Hiro, you’re not crying, are you? Are you really okay?”

“…I’m okay, unni.”

It’s true that I felt choked up, but I swallowed it back.

“You revealed your face on camera yesterday, Hiro.”

“I did, right?”

“I was really surprised that you, who’s so sensitive about your personal information being revealed, turned on the cam.”

“What else could I do? I was about to be witch-hunted as a netkama.”

Yu-jin noona was silent.

It must have been because she was the person who had been tormented for having a very unique voice when witch hunts were rampant in the past.

“I’m okay, unni.”

“Now that it’s happened, I’m going to try to organize things that I’ve been too busy to do.”

When I tried to say that I was okay, Yu-jin noona understood and agreed.

“Yeah, there’s nothing you can do about it anyway.”

“Since it’s come to this, take a good rest for 3 days!”

“You’re always sick and groaning.”

“I’m really worried, really worried!”

Along with the worry, nagging poured out.

She’s such a nosy noona.

I wonder if she’ll get scammed by some strange guy because of that.

“Oh, was Hiro sleeping? Did I wake her up?”

“I was sleeping. But thank you for letting me know, unni.”

“Okay, okay, let’s sleep again, Hiro~”

“Yesss.”

With those words, the call ended.

Numerous messages had arrived on the phone screen where the call had ended.

[Hiro, were you suspended???]
[I can’t enter Hiro’s Switch channel;;]
[Hey, were you suspended? I went in to watch your clip but the channel doesn’t come up?]
[Could it be because you showed your breasts yesterday??]
[Hiro, are you okay?]

It seemed like I had caused quite a bit of worry.

Well, I went to sleep after going through that chaos yesterday, and when I woke up, I was suspended.

“Aish…”

I wiped my blurred vision with my sleeve.

The damp sleeve felt unpleasant.

【11/25 Broadcasting Notice】

“Haa… What should I write.”

If I write it too casually, the viewers will worry too much.

It’s not right for someone who sells joy to make people worry instead.

【I woke up and found out I was suspended for 3 days @-@;;;】
【I think it’s probably because I wasn’t wearing my clothes properly when I turned on the cam yesterday.】
【Since it’s come to this, I’ll take a good rest for 3 days!】
【I’ll see you all on Saturday! Don’t forget the tofu when I get out!】

Is this good enough?

I wondered if I should write it more cutely, but I didn’t have that talent.

I can somehow do it when I’m talking, but why can’t I do it in writing?

Hmm?

Come to think of it, I’ve become a woman, but can I still make my original voice?

The faces of my parents came to mind.

I got up and sat on the bed, then cleared my throat.

“Ahem, hmm. Hmm. Ahem!”

I scratched my throat to the point of being excessive because of my anxiety.

It would be very difficult if I couldn’t make my original voice when I got a call from my family or friends.

“Ah ah, aah~”

“Aaaaah- oh, it works.”

Unexpectedly, my original voice came out easily.

I could make a woman’s voice when I was a man, so can I make a man’s voice even after becoming a woman?

Or maybe it’s just that the talent to change my voice is still there.

Whatever.

It’s enough to know that it works.

“Let’s see… Then what do I have to do?”

I muttered alone while lying on the bed in the quiet house where there was no one to listen.

It was a habitual action to speak to myself and ask myself back to avoid forgetting.

“First of all, I’ve become a woman, so do I need clothes first? I need to do something about the clothes first…”

I write down the things I need to do one by one on my phone.

1. Buy clothes.

“That’s right, the place where I live has been revealed. I need to prepare to move too.”

Suddenly, I realized that where I live had been exposed.

I wanted to believe that no one would bother to come all the way here, but I couldn’t be sure since I had just kicked out a yeomisae yesterday.

It’s best to prevent accidents in advance.

“There are still a few months left until the contract here ends… The monthly rent is double, double, aish.”

2. Look for a house

“And what else is there?”

“Hmm…”

My arm started to hurt from lying on the bed holding my phone.

Just as I was about to put my arm down to rest for a moment

Squish

“That’s right, I forgot the most important thing of all.”

It was the first time I had the experience of my arm getting caught on my chest while putting my arm down.

It’s impossible for a man to have breasts.

I wrote down the last one and turned off my phone.

3. Understand my body that has become a woman