– [Hallelujah]: Did you apply for Tricker, Nuna?
“What’s Tricker? Feels like I’ve heard of it somewhere…”
– [Absentee Cover]: Didn’t you apply for Triple Community?
“Oh, that thing? Like a homepage I use with my viewers?”
– [Flabby Bottom]: Yep, it’s like a communication channel for viewers.
If it’s a communication channel as the viewers say, I should probably start using it quickly.
“Do I have to apply to use it?”
– [dhgkaak]: Yeah, you gotta apply! Do it!
– [Push Push Polly]: There are conditions like rewatch counts and clip play limits, but I already passed those ages ago lol.
“Alright, I’ll apply.”
Moving my mouse to the address the viewers gave me, I see a message saying I meet the application requirements.
“Done? I applied. Now I’m ending the stream.”
– [Absentee Cover]: What? Why so short? Give us more!!
– [Wasabi Soybean Powder]: What? Give us back the stream time!
– [Reverse Triangle Muscle]: Nuna, let us hear your voice more before you go!!
As I announce the end of the stream, the viewers start going wild, begging me not to leave, and I can’t help but smile again without realizing it.
“Guys, why do you like me so much?”
– [Hallelujah]: I can’t live without Nunaㅠㅠ
– [Ariel Land]: Room Master, just one more hour!
“If I’m gonna do a cam stream, I gotta dress up nice. I don’t have any clothes. I’ll wake up early tomorrow and buy some cute outfits.”
– [Broth Enthusiast Kim Broth]: Hurry and go before Mr. Han dies.
At the mention of dressing up nicely, the viewers agree and tell me to go safely.
“Alright, bye-bye. You guys play a bit and then go to bed too.”
– [Absentee Cover]: Byeee
– [Flabby Bottom]: LOL bye-bye, so cute
[The stream has ended]
As I end the stream, the once noisy room falls silent, feeling eerily quiet.
That unpleasant feeling makes me grab a cigarette and head to the yard, lighting one up.
“Phew─”
Blowing out smoke, I look up at the sky and see the moon already rising, obscured by the cigarette smoke.
While smoking, I start thinking about what to buy tomorrow, only to realize I know nothing about women’s clothes.
“Hmm… When did I ever think and act like this? They’ll probably recommend something when I go.”
Thinking about tomorrow’s shopping, I put out the cigarette and head back inside, transferring today’s earnings into my account.
“Status Window!!”
Ding!
[Remaining Balance: 5.04 million won]
“Wow….”
After mindlessly leveling up my singing skill, I thought I only had around 100,000 won left, but now it’s back up to 5 million won.
“Come to think of it, what’s that Red guy? What does he even do?”
Thinking about it, most viewers donate 1,000 or 10,000 won, but there’s this viewer named Red Parade who’s donated over 10 million won like it’s nothing.
“Spent 1 million won to sing, gave 5 million won for doing well, and put another 5 million won into a horror game mission…”
Roughly calculating, it’s over 10 million won spent.
As an ordinary person, it’s an economic concept I can’t comprehend.
Curious about the nickname, I searched it and found out it’s a car name. The price floating around the internet is close to 7 billion won.
“What kind of crazy car costs 700 million, not 100 million? Are they out of their minds?”
Even if I sold all the organs in my body, I probably couldn’t afford one window of that car. The thought makes my mind go hazy.
“I’ve heard of expensive foreign cars costing 700 million and being called ‘moving houses,’ but this is the first time I’ve seen something like this.”
The price range is so unrealistic that it doesn’t even feel expensive. I closed the internet window, took a shower to sleep, and headed to the mattress.
***
“Good morning, strong and nice… but it’s already 10 o’clock.”
Opening my phone as part of my morning routine, I saw a message saying “Delivery Complete.”
“Ordered it last night, and it’s already here. That’s fast.”
Going out to the yard, I opened the iron gate at the entrance of the stairs leading to the rooftop room and found the delivered package box.
Bringing it into the room and opening the box, I saw a cam designed to be fixed on the monitor and a tripod as an accessory to use the cam.
Thinking I’d install the cam later when I got back, I tossed it on the desk and got dressed to go out.
“Damn… I need to buy pants first. These clothespins are so uncomfortable, it’s killing me.”
Pulling up the waistband of my sagging pants and fixing it with a clothespin, I finally put on a black cap and went out.
Putting on my shoes at the door, I noticed a small mirror on the wall next to the entrance, probably installed by the previous resident.
In the mirror, I saw a woman with a bright, pretty pinkish hair that seemed semi-transparent, exuding charm with her large chest and fair skin.
Thanks to body adjustments, even her face was tiny.
“Wow, she’s disgustingly pretty but looks like a mess.”
Beyond the mirror, I saw a tiny face with a masculine, angular jawline.
It’s like throwing trash on a trash pile—it doesn’t stand out. But when a shiny, clean mirror cracks, it stands out more than anything.
It seemed like the gods were obsessed with creating a beautiful female character, pouring their souls into customization, but in the end, they got annoyed and randomized the face.
“Phew, status window!”
Ding!
───
[Eyes]
[Price: 200,000 won]
[Nose]
[Price: 100,000 won]
[Mouth]
[Price: 200,000 won]
[Face Contour]
[Price: 100,000 won]
───
Among the skills that popped up in front of me, I clicked on the ones I thought I needed, and the prices appeared.
Eyes are 200,000 won.
What I need right now seems to be the eyes and face contour.
While pondering, I looked up and saw the remaining money.
[Remaining Money: …]
The remaining amount: 5.04 million won]
“I don’t know, let’s go!”
He raised his hand and started moving his fingers busily.
*Click*
“Huh?”
Enduring the slight pain from the resumed free chiropractic session, he moved his fingers again.
*Ding! Ding!…*
[100,000 won]
[200,000 won]
[400,000 won]
[800,000 won]
[1.6 million won]
[Remaining amount: 1.94 million won]
With just a slight flick of his fingers, 100,000 won multiplied 16 times in a few seconds, transforming into 1.6 million won.
*Ding!*
───
[Facial Contour Lv.5]
The shape of the face and facial features beautifully align with the body.
[Max Lv]
───
Upon reaching level 5, the purchase window displayed that it was max level and couldn’t be bought anymore.
Thanks to that, not only the facial contour but also the facial features harmonized with the face, and the once angular jawline had become very beautiful.
“My jawline is really pretty.”
Self-praise naturally burst out. Is this narcissism?
When the facial features reflected in the mirror, it suddenly occurred to him that he had forgotten his mask. He went into the room, grabbed the mask, put it on, pressed down the cap firmly, and headed outside.
Passing through the alley and entering the street, he saw a taxi dropping off a passenger and stopping.
“I used to never even glance at expensive taxis, but I guess I should try riding one once.”
He approached the parked taxi, opened the door, and sat in the back seat, greeted by the softness of the seat.
“Driver, please take me to Rodeo Street.”
“Yes, we’ll depart now.”
As the taxi started and he sat in the back seat, looking up the exact location of the store he planned to visit today, a voice came from the front.
“Oh my, really. Student, your voice is so lovely.”
While fiddling with his phone, he looked up and saw a female taxi driver in her mid-40s glancing in the rearview mirror.
“Thank you.”
“Your voice is lovely, and your hair is so smooth too.”
When she unexpectedly complimented his hair, his hand naturally went to the hair flowing over his shoulder.
“Hmm, it’s pink, but does it look strange?”
“Oh my, young people these days all do that. It’s individuality these days.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course. I drive a taxi and see so many young passengers. Especially these days, young ladies dye their hair in unique ways, but I’ve never seen such a clear and pretty pink before.”
Receiving the taxi driver’s compliment, he felt acknowledged and couldn’t help but smile.
“Thank you. Driver, could you drop me off at that intersection?”
“Yes, we’ve arrived. Please be careful on your way in.”
“Yes, thank you!”
Feeling buoyant, he energetically said goodbye and got out of the taxi, only to be greeted by a cold wind hitting his nose.
Even though it was almost lunchtime on a weekday, the street looked quiet as he walked towards the store he had in mind.
“Hmm…”
“Where is it? It was around here…”
Looking around the bustling Rodeo Street lined with shops, I spotted a store selling various accessories and miscellaneous items instead of clothes.
Among them, the first thing that caught my eye was a clip shaped like a duck’s beak, displayed outside the building.
I slowly approached and started browsing the accessories laid out outside the shop.
“If I buy this now, I probably won’t use it until next year, but I still want it.”
Back when I was busy just trying to make ends meet, I wouldn’t have even thought of coming to a place like this. But now, feeling more at ease, my mood lifted, and I leisurely started looking around.
“Just browsing is fun too. Is this what life is about?”
While browsing the accessories, I suddenly felt the joy of life. After checking out a few items outside, I went inside the shop to continue browsing.
After looking around for a while, something caught my eye—a toy glasses called 8-bit glasses.
They were black horn-rimmed sunglasses with white square stickers printed diagonally at the ends of the lenses, resembling dots.
“Oh, I’ve seen these somewhere before.”
There were similar-looking glasses with different price tags.
Even though they were both 8-bit glasses, one was just a few thousand won, while the other was a whopping 90,000 won.
The difference in price was too big to be just about the design being cooler.
After some hesitation, I picked up both and headed to the counter, where the clerk gave a small nod.
“Shop Owner, why is there such a big price difference between these two?”
“One is a toy, and the expensive one is real sunglasses with dot prints.”
“Ah, so it’s real sunglasses.”
“The real ones are very dark. They also block UV rays.”
“Yes, thank you.”
I took the 90,000 won sunglasses and tried them on in front of the mirror in the store. Maybe because my face is small, the sunglasses felt huge.
“This is fun.”
As I posed with the glasses on, I soon found myself captivated by them and thought, “I should buy these.”
In the past, I wouldn’t have even considered spending 90,000 won on toy-like sunglasses, but I could feel myself changing.
Despite my deepening thoughts, my body was busy striking all sorts of poses in front of the mirror.
“This is the flex of a dirt spoon, as they say.”