Gender Swap: The Introvert’s Broadcast

First of all, I’m hoping this stream will succeed.
The reason is simple.
If this stream succeeds, the chances of ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) getting future advertisements will increase.
But right now,
The words coming from Yeoram’s mouth gave me a very dangerous feeling.
It was an instinctive sense, I guess.
So—
"Ah, that. That one tastes good."
"Mm?"

Yeoram suddenly looked at me, noticing that I had interrupted her and then thought about something for a moment.
After a brief pause—
"Ah, I can’t remember the name... It was a drink that started with 'Ji'."
"Hey, stop right there."
"Mm? Uh."
I gave Yeoram a subtle look, and she must have realized something was off, as she nodded slightly.
Then she didn’t mention what she was about to say.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: No way.]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Are you talking about that?]
[Are you talking about the chicken GOAT brand, but with one letter removed?]
[BH lol]
[BB lol]
[Anotherio lol]
[NeChicken lol]
[Chat is going crazy.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: Personally, I think that drink tastes good.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: I’ve tried a lot of drinks, and it was fine.]
[But does it really taste like that in the chicken..?]
[Dama’s little sister..]
[Hwanhee: I think Dama’s sister genuinely meant it, lol.]
But the viewers had already figured it out.
It was inevitable.
The drink wasn’t some unknown one; it was actually a very famous drink.
...A bit on the negative side though.
With that thought, I continued with the advertisement.
"Honestly, it does taste good."

Since Yeoram and I had very similar tastes, I was sure we felt the same about it.
How long had I been doing the ad?
Finally, I was able to finish the chicken in front of me.
Thank goodness.
‘I’m glad I only got one chicken.’
The company had said they would give me two chickens, but I turned it down because I didn’t want to leave any leftovers that could negatively impact the advertisement.
Looking back, that was the best choice.
With that thought, I started clearing the table.

"Ah, the chicken was really good."
Personally, I had really enjoyed it.
It was a very unique taste, but if you liked it, you could probably order it every day.
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Was it really good?]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Can I trust you to buy it?]
[Not really trusting it.]
[If there’s doubt, then downvote, lol.]
[Downvote it hard.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: After the ad broadcast,]
[This is Kang Hu-min: Let’s talk about it honestly.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: I’m willing to give it a chance.]
[Who are you to say you’ll let it slide? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Dama’s broadcast ‘Kang Hu-min’ doesn’t know...?!]
[This guy’s new here, let’s kick him out.]
[Let’s not let him show he’s new.]

Of course, even though I was satisfied, the chat was going wild.
But it was the inevitable result.
The chicken’s sauce was white, so it didn’t look that appetizing to start with.
It wasn’t even a mayonnaise-type white; it was a strange, off-white color.
‘It’s hard to advertise it any better than this.’
I really gave it my best for the advertisement, so it was a bit disappointing that viewers were giving me flak.
Well, if this doesn’t bring in any ads, I have no excuse.
But what can I do if the advertiser decides not to give me more?
With that thought, I finished the advertisement and immediately started the game.

"Alright, let’s heal a bit."
I thought it would be nice to relax for a bit.
By the way, there was something curious.
‘Usually, servers like this close early.’

Since it wasn’t a charity project, streamers usually shut down such servers within about three weeks.
I knew this from watching Rimaldo’s stream before, so I had a general idea.
But this server had been open for a long time.
It seemed like it had been around for almost a month.
Curious, I asked.
"By the way, how have you kept the server open for so long? It’s pretty impressive."
Opening a server costs money.
It can’t be left open indefinitely.
That’s why I was impressed and asked.
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Oh, that.]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: The person running the server is]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Just a born-to-be rich person, lol.]
[Yeah, the person running it is really rich, hiring people left and right.]
[Big rich.]
[This person’s awesome.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: That person has a ton of money, lol.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: I saw them hosting a housewarming party.]
[But there’s no pure fun in the stream.]
[Hey hey hey.]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: He’s a 400+ viewer, there’s no way it’s boring.]

Looking at the chat, I could see how the server had stayed up for so long.
It seemed to be run with overwhelming financial power.
‘How much money must they have to do that?’
I thought it was impressive as I logged into the server.

[Connecting…]
A moment later, I saw the notification.
Ah, I told you it was funny.
Yeah, it really is…
Ugh haha!
 

"…I need to run away quickly."
The vibe in there was very different from mine, a very social vibe starting to take over.
So I quickly moved to another place, not liking that environment at all.
It’s like my energy gets drained when I’m around such places.
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Running away so fast, lol.]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: You could at least chat for a bit.]
[You think chatting is easy? ㅋㅋ]
[Seeing Dama say chat and immediately guessing it’s a new viewer, lol.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: Dama has been around for a while.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: You should be able to chat by now.]
[Didn’t you watch Dugong’s stream? Of course you can’t chat, lol.]

Looking at the chat, it seemed like everyone had sensed my personality.
I’d like to change this part of myself a little, but... there’s nothing I can do.
It’s just hard for me to have a conversation.
Of course, if I get familiar with someone, I can chat with them, but if there’s no one like that, it’s almost impossible for me to start a conversation.
‘I don’t even remember how I became friends with them.’
I can’t even recall how I got close enough to Mangming and the others to drink together and exchange contact details.
I was originally planning on streaming solo.
I thought I should check some old broadcasts later, as I sat by the nearby pond and began fishing.

Plop-.
I cast the fishing line into the pond and started fishing by myself.
The server was originally meant for interacting and progressing the story with others, but... I didn’t care about that.
My rest was more important.
"I do want to chat with others, but I’ve exhausted my mental energy recently. My mental capacity is low, so I need to recharge often."

[Hahaha.]
[But that’s true.]
[Dama’s stream is really fun when he turns it on occasionally.]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: How do you increase your mental energy?]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: I want to increase mine too.]
[Spend money on cash items, lol.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: What cash items?]
[This is Kang Hu-min: Just improve it through willpower.]
[Rice Grains gives an evaluation, lol.]
[Hwanhee: Mental energy consumption is inevitable, lol.]
So I kept fishing alone and continued catching fish.
It was a really satisfying time, communicating and relaxing.
This was what I called a game.
Other people’s competition was nice, but I really enjoyed this healing time as well.
While thinking about this, I kept fishing. Then—

Hmm?
 
I heard a clear woman’s voice from somewhere.
It was a voice I had never heard before.
Who could it be— I looked around—
Over here, here.
 

A woman in very elaborate armor was staring at me.
Unlike me, she seemed like someone who had really been active on the server.
"Ah, hello."
I simply greeted her.
Then—

So, um, don’t you enjoy the main content?
 
She asked a completely unexpected question.
It was a question I had never anticipated, but I kindly answered.
"I’m not really interested in that. I just fish whenever I’m here."

I thought about trying real fishing sometime.
It seemed really fun.
While thinking about it, she responded.
Ah... I see.
 
She said that and the woman in elaborate armor disappeared.
Who could she be?
Her nickname didn’t even show.
I was curious, so I checked the chat.

[This person is Ibaek unni!!!!]
[What, she came here too?]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Who is Ibaek unni?]
[Baekha.]
[This is the first time I’ve seen her talk to someone, lol.]
[This is Kang Hu-min: What the heck is this person?]
I was able to figure out who she was.