Gender Swap: The Introvert's Broadcast

Chapter 10

Yeram wasn’t angry for no reason. From her perspective, it looked like strangers were coming into my stream and making inappropriate comments. As a sister, she probably had every right to be upset.

‘If Yeram were the one being spoken to like this... I’d be angry too.’

I understood why she was reacting this way, and I would’ve probably felt the same. Still, it seemed best to clear things up. I didn’t want any misunderstandings to sour the mood in the chat.

Click.

I muted my mic and turned to Yeram.

“These people are all friends I’ve known through the community. Don’t get mad at them.”

If they were strangers, I would’ve responded more harshly, but since these were people I’d interacted with regularly on the gallery, I felt there was no need to take things too seriously. If they crossed a line, there was always the option to take legal action.

“Even so, it’s a bit much for them to make these kinds of comments.”

“That’s just how they are. Besides, I might have encouraged it a bit by pretending to be a girl in my posts.”

“Hmm... well, okay then.”

Yeram still seemed a little unconvinced, but she nodded, deciding to let it go. Relieved, I unmuted the mic.

“Attention! Broadcasting from the Admin Office.”

I said this as a test to check if the mic was working. The chat instantly exploded.

[환희: Hey, didn’t you say you were a public service worker? WTH]

[환희: Why the lie?]

[Men can’t do public service? This guy’s a freaking racist.]

[강후민입니다: I keep telling you, please avoid talking about the military. I don’t want to see the gallery fall apart.]

[Classic low-grade threats from Kang Pyeong, lol]

[전지좆능한크툴루: Forget whether you’re a guy or not.]

[전지좆능한크툴루: The real question is...]

[전지좆능한크툴루: What should we call your stream name?]

That was indeed an important question—what they should call me as a streamer. I’d thought about it before since a streamer’s name is crucial.

‘It has to be catchy without sounding too weird.’

With an idea in mind, I decided to ask the chat.

“Any suggestions for a stream name? I can’t think of anything.”

Using my real name was out of the question. Hopefully, they’d come up with something clever. I checked the chat for responses.

[전지좆능한크툴루: How did you not even have a name ready, LOL?]

[전지좆능한크툴루: Just doing this for fun, I see.]

[환희: I’m still confused. So you’re not a girl? Seriously?]

[환희: Anyway, just use the one you already have in the gallery.]

[LondonSecrets! LondonSecrets! LondonSecrets! LondonSecrets!]

[But seriously, what even is London’s Secret?]

[강후민입니다: How about Kingdom? Sounds cool.]

“Kang Hoo Min, you wanna get punched?”

“Cool.”

Yeram went back to her seat with a satisfied look, like she’d just saved me from a terrible fate. I was a bit disappointed, though; Dugong didn’t seem that bad. With a slight sigh, I turned the mic back on.

“I’ve got a new name idea. Wanna hear it?”

[What’s it this time?]

[전지좆능한크툴루: Bet it’s another awful one.]

[강후민입니다: Judging from past experiences, it’ll probably be lame.]

[환희: LOL, the reactions are like this because of how you usually act in the gallery.]

[Should’ve done something to earn trust.]

I hadn’t really done anything strange; just stirred up the usual chaos like everyone else. Feeling a bit unjustly judged, I shared the name Yeram suggested.

“What about Dama?”

Dama. It didn’t have the same appeal as Dugong, but objectively speaking, it wasn’t a bad name. Expecting mixed reactions, I looked at the chat.

[전지좆능한크툴루: Not bad.]

[전지좆능한크툴루: Dama actually sounds good.]

[Dugong <<< Hearing ‘Dama’ makes Dugong sound worse.]

[Honestly, Dugong was a pretty terrible choice, lol]

[강후민입니다: Dama sounds decent.]

[환희: Dama’s really good. It’s got a nice ring to it.]

Surprisingly, the chat seemed to like it. They actually preferred “Dama.”

“You guys really think Dama’s better than Dugong? Doesn’t it feel a bit bland?”

[전지좆능한크툴루: Dugong feels way worse in comparison, lol.]

[강후민입니다: Does this guy have any shame?]

[환희: Just go with Dama, seriously, go with Dama.]

[Dama looks okay, but at a glance, it looks like ‘Dae Ma,’ haha.]

[Whatever works, lol.]

The chat was pretty active for the viewer count, so I didn’t miss any comments.

“So, Dama or Dugong? Which one should it be?”

I asked one last time. I still wanted Dugong, but if so many were in favor of Dama, I figured I should go with the majority.

[전지좆능한크툴루: Just shut up and go with Dama, man.]

[환희: Stop bringing up Dugong, LOL.]

[강후민입니다: Dama it is. No further discussion needed.]

[Everyone’s set on it, lol.]

[Dama is way better, honestly.]

[Fine, Dama it is.]

There was no last-minute change of heart. I shouldn’t have listened to Yeram. I begrudgingly set the stream name.

[Dama]

“Wow. It really sounds like something you’d put on ramen.”

Sighing, I put my disappointment aside and got ready to do what I’d been planning to do: play ranked.

“Alright, let’s get started.”

It was my first-ever ranked game, and I was excited to see just how fun it would be.