Gender Swap: The Introvert's Broadcast

Chapter 37

There are many factors that can cause an increase in viewers, but based on my experience, there was always a reason when the viewers suddenly surged.

Usually, it would be something like an invasion from the Mangming Gallery or similar external factors.

But right now...

‘It’s so quiet.’

Of course, I had put a limit on the chat, but people from the Mangming Gallery don’t just invade via chat.

They tend to attack through donations.

But right now, there were no donation messages at all.

That means, it’s highly likely that they didn’t come from the Mangming Gallery.

I thought that to myself and checked the chat.

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: What’s up with all these viewers?]

[Hwanhee: Suddenly becoming a big corporation, huh?]

[What’s this 200 viewer thing? Don’t cross the line]

Temporarily disconnected!

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Hmm, yeah, yeah, don’t cross the line]

[That’s how you do it, haha]

[Having a manager like that must be great, makes streaming so much easier]

[Harin: Oh]

[Maybe they just watched because the stream’s fun, not sure though]

It seemed like the people in the chat didn’t know why this was happening either.

That made me unsure too.

“Hmm...”

I couldn’t just ignore it, though—it made me a little uneasy.

So, I decided to take a bit of a risk.

“I’ll unlock the chat for a moment, so anyone who came from somewhere else, explain why you’re watching my stream.”

I said that and removed the chat restriction.

A moment later...

[Hoo-ha, hoo-ha]

[Finally, I can chat, phew]

[Couldn’t breathe, thought I was gonna die, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t breathe, couldn’t breathe]

[Oh no, just got caught in the situation. Oh no, just got caught in the situation.]

Temporarily disconnected!

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Everyone’s being pretty tame]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: I thought they’d be wild]

[Hwanhee: For real]

[Hwanhee: Why are they being so calm, lol]

The viewers who hadn’t been able to chat started typing freely.

But because of the precedent I had set, there weren’t any overly rude comments.

There were a few, but the manager immediately dealt with them.

‘They’re doing a great job.’

I could probably keep them on for at least another year.

Thinking this, I started reading the explanations popping up in the chat.

“So, you’re saying that there’s a rumor that Harin and Mangming are here, and that the stream’s fun, so you came?”

[Yeah]

[Got it exactly]

[Honestly, the first reason is bigger, but the stream is fun]

[This is a rare chance for Hako to get this big, you should bow to Harin]

Temporarily disconnected!

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: What’s with the bowing joke?]

[You guys are the ones obsessing over Harin? Here, the manager can’t even be bothered, you’re just regular viewers, lol...]

[Kang Hoo-min: Trash]

[This is gross, Kang’s on point, lol]

Hearing the backstory made everything feel anticlimactic.

I thought there would be some big reason, but it wasn’t as interesting as I expected.

At this point, it seemed better to lock the chat again.

It could easily spiral into chaos otherwise.

“I’ll lock the chat again now.”

[?????]

[Oh come on]

[Don’t lock the chat, don’t lock it, don’t lock it]

[Why are you locking the chat? What did we even do, you jerk]

[We’re sorry..]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: If you want to chat]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Wait a day]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: And then come back]

[Stop this nonsense]

[I wanna murder the manager, lol]

[Seriously, I wanna kill this bastard Cthulhu]

[Stop with the nonsense, I warned you]

There were viewers protesting in the chat, but I couldn’t make exceptions to the rules.

Even Harin and Mangming follow my stream and wait a day before chatting, so I couldn’t just give special treatment.

“Alright, I know many of you are disappointed, but since I can’t do anything about it, don’t blame me too much.”

Yeram snapped awake, looking like she hadn’t been asleep at all.

It was a bit funny, but I understood—she’s in her last year of high school.

Anyway,

“What kind of chicken do you want? I’m deciding now.”

“Oh, chicken?”

The moment she heard “chicken,” her eyes snapped wide open.

She paused for a moment, then—

“Whole leg chicken, with cheese balls and spicy rice cakes added.”

“Excuse me?”

Did I hear that right?

I said I’d buy her chicken, and she’s asking for cheese balls and spicy rice cakes added?

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: ???]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Is this for real?]

[Is this for real???]

[Cheese balls and spicy rice cakes, lol]

[She’s insane]

[This is a classic “sister average,” haha]

[“Sister average” lol]

[Harin: Oh]

[Harin: I actually have a gift certificate]

[Harin: Should I send it to you?]

Harin made a tempting offer, but I decided to decline.

I don’t really like accepting things from others.

“I don’t really like getting things from others, so you don’t have to send the gift certificate.”

[Harin: Ah]

[Harin: It was a joke]

[Harin: Haha..]

[Hahaha]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Lmao]

[Harin, you little!!]

[What the heck is this? How embarrassing, what are you doing?]

[Huh?]

I stared at Yeram, wondering if she was serious.

But—

‘...She’s serious.’

Her eyes were sincere.

She really wanted cheese balls and spicy rice cakes.

Personally, I thought it was strange to eat that, but—

“Okay.”

“Nice.”

After all, she’s my only sister, so it didn’t feel bad to treat her.

“By the way, I’ll order it for takeout, so go pick it up.”

“Eh.”

The chicken shop was a 20-minute walk away.

20 minutes seemed like a good walk for exercise.

“Delivery fee’s too much.”

“Ugh... Okay.”

Yeram seemed like she wanted to say something, but she eventually accepted.

She must have been grateful for the chicken.

That said,

“I’ll let you know what else you need to pick up while you’re at it.”

Might as well give her a task while she’s going.

Efficiency is key.

Anyway, I heard it’s supposed to rain at dawn—hopefully, it won’t rain in the short time before then.

I handed Yeram the card while thinking about that.