The executives all held their breath and stared at the monitor.
On the monitor screen, a message with a greeting was displayed.
<I am speaking. I say hello.>
The executives glanced at each other, trying to gauge the situation.
Then, one of them pointed at the monitor with a trembling hand and cautiously spoke.
“That… looks like the hacker who deleted our IDs earlier…?”
Once one person spoke up, the others began to chime in one by one.
“Hacker? So, the ceiling lights going out earlier was the hacker’s doing?”
“…Probably?”
“That’s ridiculous…”
“Um, excuse me…”
The executive with glasses timidly raised her hand, drawing everyone’s attention.
In her hand was a mobile phone.
The screen was filled with “ERROR” messages.
“Is it just my phone that’s like this…?”
The bespectacled woman asked in a shrinking voice.
In response, the other executives checked their own phones.
“What? My phone’s broken too?”
“…Mine too.”
“M-Mine’s the same. I just bought this phone yesterday…”
“Wait! The phones aren’t the issue right now! We need to deal with that hacker first!”
Just as one executive was yelling in frustration…
*Ding-ding!*
A chilling mechanical sound echoed from the monitor.
Another message appeared.
<I am speaking. If you wish for the Churu Platform to remain intact, I warn you not to interfere with the Hoon World Broadcast from now on.>
The messages didn’t stop there.
<I am speaking. Do not ignore this warning. It will not end with just the deletion of the platform.>
<I am listing your crimes.>
<Kim Soon-ja: Regularly collects urine from men’s restrooms.>
<Park Min-young: Embezzlement.>
<Baek Kkot-nim: Has a hobby of sticking boogers on the heads of people sitting in front of her on the bus.>
<Lee Hyun-soon: Secretly films at swimming pools.>
<Lee Jung-mi: Steals underwear from the neighbor’s house.>
<Ra Jung-hyun: Has a hobby of serving coffee with her own breast milk to others.>
<I am speaking. I already have evidence to prove your crimes.>
The executives’ pupils shook.
They couldn’t say a word.
Because every single thing listed was true.
<I am speaking. I hope we never have to see each other again.>
With that final message…
The ceiling lights in the conference room flickered back on, and the monitors and phones regained their functionality.
But the executives remained frozen in place, standing stiffly.
They kept their mouths shut and avoided each other’s eyes.
***
While looking into other platforms just in case…
The continuous chat from Drifting AI started to get on my nerves.
【Drifting AI】─I am speaking. I say that a mail has arrived.
It was impossible to ignore.
Drifting was spamming the same message every 10 seconds.
“Drifting, stop spamming.”
【Drifting AI】─I am speaking. I say that a mail has arrived.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Shut the f*** up, b****.
【Handsome Licker】─LOL Drifting never gives up. *Lick*.
【Yoho】─What mail are you talking about?
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Did you send a picture of Halcas to Se-hoon?
【Maid】─What??? What’s Halcas?
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Just search it on the internet!
【Maid】─Wow!
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Don’t search it! F***!
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─It’s a picture of an old man naked. Don’t search it.
【Maid】─Wow…
【Drifting AI】─I am speaking. I say that a mail has arrived.
If it were any other viewer, I would have muted them, but since Drifting had already done something today, I decided to let any chat slide without muting.
“Seriously, this guy doesn’t listen… Fine. I’ll check it, so stop spamming now.”
I sighed and opened my mailbox.
It had been a while since I last checked my mail.
[From: Gyeongsaeng Guburi ([email protected])]
┗Sex is sex. Therefore, sex is sex.
“What the f*** is this?”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Huh?
“Maid. Mute Guburi.”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─?? Why the f***!
【Maid】─Wow!
『’Gyeongsaeng Guburi’ has been muted. Remaining time: 00:00:30』
Half of my mailbox was filled with Guburi’s mails.
Most of them were just about “sex.”
She really was crazier than I imagined.
Anyway.
Ignoring all of Guburi’s mails, I checked the one at the top.
[From: Operator]
Hello.
We would like to apologize for the mistake our team made earlier…
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I slowly read through the mail.
To summarize…
We apologize for kicking out viewers without consent earlier. And you don’t need to lift the viewer limit. We’ll handle any inquiries ourselves, so don’t worry about it.
It was all the same content.
‘…The operator is nice. Even though they were kicked out by a mere broadcaster, they didn’t impose any sanctions and even sent an apology.’
If I were in the operator’s position, could I have responded so calmly?
Probably not.
I’m not that magnanimous.
‘I should send an apology mail back too.’
I also…
Since my response wasn’t mature, I decided to send an apology mail to the operator.
After sending the reply, I checked the chat window.
【Yoho】─What’s the mail about?
【Qkrnfl892】─Tell us what it is. F***.
【Handsome Licker】─Looks like they’re sending a reply right now.
【Maehwa Tree】─Is it from the operator?
“Yeah. The operator sent a mail apologizing for kicking out viewers without permission. So I sent an apology mail back too.”
【Big Girl】─Suddenly using honorifics. LOL.
【Jujijoa】─Oh. This operator has some sense.
【Maehwa Tree】─Honestly, if they fight with Se-hoon, they’ll only lose.
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─For real, there are quite a few people who joined just to see Se-hoon.
【Min Ji】─Why did Se-hoon send an apology mail?
“I overreacted, so I should apologize. The operator didn’t really do anything that wrong. If you think about it, Guburi was the one who messed up the most.”
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─For real LOL. If Guburi had just stayed quiet, none of this would have happened.
【Yoho】─Well, Gyeongsaeng did mess up the most.
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! The root of all evil is Guburi!
【Maid】─That b****!
“Ah. And they said they’ll handle any inquiries about lifting the viewer limit themselves, so we don’t need to worry about it.”
【Yoho】─That’s a relief. 🙂
【Min Ji】─Of course, the platform should handle that themselves. 🙂
“But I felt bad, so I sent a reply saying I’ll lift the viewer limit.”
【Yoho】─??
【Handsome Licker】─Really?
【Drifting AI】─I am ?ing?
【Maehwa Tree】─You’re lifting the viewer limit?
【Jujijoa】─Wait. Can’t they just make a separate relay channel?
【Big Girl】─This platform doesn’t have relay channels.
【Jujijoa】─Crazy. Typical crappy platform.
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow!!! I oppose!!! That would ruin the exclusivity!
【Maid】─I oppose!
Most of the viewers were against it.
As expected, they were a bunch with strong possessive tendencies.
I quickly added an explanation.
I didn’t mean to lift the viewer limit all the time.
“Just to clarify, I’m not planning to lift it every time. I’ll only open it occasionally, so don’t worry.”
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow?
【Yoho】─Ah, I see. That’s fine then.
【Maehwa Tree】─Phew. That’s a relief.
【Handsome Licker】─LOL. What is this? Some kind of event?
“Well, it’s kind of like an event.”
【Jujijoa】─Why are you doing this event? Is it really just because you feel bad for the operators?
“That’s part of it. I’m also curious how many viewers will join if I lift the limit.”
【Se-hoon Defense Team】─I’m curious too. LOL.
【Qkrnfl892】─LOL. That sounds fun.
【Handsome Licker】─They’ll probably flood in like crazy. *Lick*.
【Yoho】─I have a feeling the broadcast will be chaotic that day…
【Drifting AI】─I am speaking. I ask when this event will take place.
“Probably by the end of this month? I’ll try it once, and if it’s not fun, I won’t do it again.”
As I just said…
If it’s not fun…
Or if it’s too hard to manage…
Or if communication doesn’t go smoothly, I won’t lift the viewer limit again.
“Anyway, I’ll keep broadcasting as usual, so don’t worry too much.”
【Yoho】─Got it!
【Min Ji】─Okay. 🙂
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Sex b****.
And just like that, the trouble with the operator was neatly resolved, and I continued with my usual communication broadcast.
***
Before I knew it, the day had ended.
But the rain was still pouring heavily.
“When will it stop…?”
I grabbed a bottle of cola from the fridge and returned to the terrace.
Then I sat down and checked the chat window.
【Maehwa Tree】─Ah. What should I ask?
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I already have my question ready. LOL.
【Yoho】─I’m still thinking.
【Handsome Licker】─Are you really going to answer everything honestly?
The viewers were pondering what questions to ask.
Before ending today’s broadcast…
I had told them that I would take one question from each person and answer honestly, no matter what the question was.
According to Guburi…
This is a pretty common content in communication broadcasts.
Since it’s been a few months since I started broadcasting, I thought it wouldn’t hurt to try it at least once.
【Big Girl】─Oh! You’re here!
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Took you long enough. -_-
【Handsome Licker】─Se-hoon. Are you really going to answer everything honestly?
“Yeah. On my honor.”
【Handsome Licker】─What honor do you even have, f***.
【Drifting AI】─I am speaking. I say that I can detect lies immediately.
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! How can you detect it?
【Drifting AI】─I am answering. I say that I can analyze facial expressions.
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow. Aren’t you terrible at analyzing expressions?
【Drifting AI】─I am denying. I say that I have prepared a program to analyze human facial expressions.
【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow…
【Maid】─Wow…
“I’ll answer honestly, so just trust me. Don’t doubt me.”
【Handsome Licker】─OK. *Lick*.
【Yoho】─I always trust you, Room Master. 🙂
【Min Ji】─:) I trust you too, Se-hoon.
【Qkrnfl892】─Sweet girls, f***. LOL.
“Anyway, let’s get this over with and go to sleep. Guburi, you ready with your question?”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Yep!
“Then ask.”
The order was already decided.
I would take questions in the order they joined my broadcast.
In other words, the oldest viewers first.
【Yoho】─But I was the first to find this broadcast. 🙂
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Huh? Yoho’s a**?
【Yoho】─Ah, no. You go first, Gyeongsaeng.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─OK.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Gyesekkihoon. Can I ask my question?
“Hurry up, you b****.”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─OK.
And so, the first question came.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Have you ever had sex?