Chapter 101

The Maid’s face was filled with anxiety.

She seemed shocked to hear the word “dismissal.”

[Dismissal…]

The Maid was on the verge of tears.

I patted her head to reassure her.

“Why are you so surprised? I’m not going to fire you, so don’t worry.”

Then I asked Guburi.

“Guburi, why are you suddenly dismissing the Maid? She’s shocked, you know.”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—If we have that kind of equipment, managers are pretty much useless now. The Maid won’t have anything to do either. LOL.

[Reverse Rape Mania]—Oh, I thought you were suggesting handing the manager role to Drifting.

“Managers were useless before too. And the Maid, aside from occasionally feeding the carnivorous plants, never really did anything anyway.”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Ah, true.

[Handsome Licker]—LOL, the Maid is just a decorative manager. *lick*.

[Min Ji]—Now that I think about it, she’s just a carnivorous plant feeder.

[Qkrnfl892]—LOL, true.

[Balloon Gum Collector]—Wow! There’s so much to do with camera setups and stuff! Ugh.

“Anyway, I’ll keep her as the manager. Sometimes I’m too lazy to feed the plants myself. And don’t tease her about being a carnivorous plant feeder. She works hard on household chores.”

[Gyesekkihoon…!]

The Maid suddenly hugged me tightly.

With a deeply moved expression.

[Yoho]—Get off already. Ugh.

[Min Ji]—Don’t fill it with personal feelings.

[Qkrnfl892]—She’s been getting into physical contact with Gye Se-hoon lately.

[Meng Yao]—Why do so many people dislike the Maid?

[Handsome Licker]—There are quite a few jealous people because she lives with Gye Se-hoon. LOL. *lick*.

[Balloon Gum Collector]—Wow! Don’t insult the Maid! She’s a bit dumb, but she works hard and is good at games!

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—Yeah, she’s quick at handling tasks.

[Handsome Licker]—Competent but dumb. *lick*.

[Big Girl]—The Maid always works hard on household chores, so she deserves to rest while watching the broadcast.

[Qkrnfl892]—Household chores have nothing to do with being a broadcast manager, right? LOL.

[Handsome Licker]—They’re separate. *lick*.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—She just gives orders, and the teddy bear subordinates do all the cleaning.

“Stop nitpicking and apologize.”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Huh? Me?

“Yeah, who else?”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—What? Did I do something wrong?

“Not exactly, but you made the Maid cry.”

[Qkrnfl892]—If you hadn’t mentioned dismissal, she wouldn’t have cried.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—LOL, you said it yourself.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—You’re so biased. Fine, I’ll apologize.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Sorry, Maid! I didn’t mean to free you from slavery, just to cut you from being a manager. Sex.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—The Maid isn’t looking at the chat right now.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—What do you want me to do, idiot?

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—?? Guburi, I’m the red clown.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—What, you b*tch. You quit, so f*ck off.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—LOL…

Guburi readily admitted his mistake.

Since the Maid wasn’t looking at the chat, I decided to convey Guburi’s sincere apology.

“Maid, Guburi says he’s sorry.”

[Got it! I’ll forgive you this time, stupid Guburi!]

[Handsome Licker]—Stupid Guburi. *lick*.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Dumb b*tch. LOL.

The Maid stopped crying.

And as I mentioned earlier,

I still planned to keep her as the broadcast manager.

Whether she’s good at her job or not doesn’t matter.

In fact, it’s fine if she just watches the broadcast without doing anything.

She’s just there as a mascot.

If I were hiring a manager based on ability, I would’ve assigned the role to Drifting.

Not that the Maid isn’t competent,

but Drifting is on a completely different level as a viewer.

However, giving the manager role to Drifting or any other viewer would be problematic.

Someone would inevitably complain about fairness, demanding to be a manager too.

But the Maid is my slave…

No, she lives with me.

And she was brought in to be the manager, so no viewer would question her position.

[Min Ji]—Fire the Maid and make me the manager.

[Yoho]—Room Master, can I be the manager?

[Qkrnfl892]—Just have her do household chores.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Let’s beat the Maid up.

Perhaps.

***

An hour into the broadcast.

I was sitting on the terrace, blankly watching the first snow.

[Qkrnfl892]—The teddy bears are working hard. Send some to our team.

[Big Girl]—They’re toddling around, working diligently.

[Balloon Gum Collector]—Wow! Good thing I didn’t go out to play today!

[Maid]—Wow! You b*tch!

[Balloon Gum Collector]—?

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—But the necklace camera is still amazing.

[Handsome Licker]—True. Even though I’m seeing it with my own eyes, it’s hard to believe. *lick*.

[Min Ji]—First-person view is really cool.

[Qkrnfl892]—It feels like controlling an avatar.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—Third-person is even cooler.

[Yoho]—Room Master? You’ve been quiet for a while. Are you meditating?

Technology is indeed amazing.

Even while staring into space,

I can check the chat through the augmented reality chat window.

[Meng Yao]—So what’s today’s broadcast content? You’re just sitting there. It’s not a communication broadcast, so what are you doing?

[Qkrnfl892]—LOL, turning on the broadcast itself is the content.

[Min Ji]—If it’s Gye Se-hoon, he’d probably say, “Content? None! Poof!” LOL.

[Maehwa Tree]—What’s “poof,” you crazy b*tch?

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Don’t act like a newbie, Meng Yao, you b*tch.

[Balloon Gum Collector]—Wow! Newbies are cute!

[Maid]—Wow! Cute!

[Meng Yao]—Why does Guburi keep cursing at me? Did I do something wrong?

[Handsome Licker]—He curses at everyone. *lick*.

[Yoho]—Gyeongsaeng curses at everyone equally.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—Simply put, he’s an idiot.

I didn’t tell the viewers,

but today’s content was originally supposed to be a travel broadcast.

The snow forced us to change plans.

“Who says there’s no content? Do I look like a thoughtless broadcaster?”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Yes.

[Handsome Licker]—Are you even a broadcaster? *lick*.

[Qkrnfl892]—At least he’s aware he’s a broadcaster.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—So there is content?

“Actually, I prepared a very special content, but it’s snowing too much today, so I’ll do it later. For now, let’s just have a regular communication broadcast.”

[Handsome Licker]—Special content? *lick*.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Don’t fall for it. Last time he hyped up some special and fun content, and it was just hiking, you b*stard.

[Drifting AI]—I’ll ask. What is the special content?

Drifting asked.

I was planning to reveal it as a surprise event on the day of the trip, but there’s no reason to hide it, so I’ll just tell them.

“Backpacking trip.”

[Min Ji]—Oh! Backpacking! That sounds fun. LOL.

[Yoho]—Backpacking?

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Are you serious?

[Handsome Licker]—I’m dead. What’s so special about that? Pfft!

[Qkrnfl892]—Just come to our team and do a full-gear march.

“What, you don’t like it? Then don’t watch the broadcast that day. I’ll blacklist you three in advance.”

[Handsome Licker]—No, no, I actually think it’ll be fun. *lick*.

[Qkrnfl892]—Me too. LOL. Seems like only Guburi is complaining.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—? You b*stards?

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Actually, I also think backpacking is a very special and fun content. No blacklist.

As expected,

the viewers all seemed to like the backpacking trip content.

“Since everyone likes it, preparing the content was worth it.”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—You b*stard…

[Big Girl]—Are you going abroad? Or staying domestic?

[Yoho]—Don’t go abroad, it’s dangerous.

[Handsome Licker]—Mayo on the go. *lick*.

[Min Ji]—Yoho, who are you to give orders?

[Yoho]—Min Ji, should I release the screenshots?

[Min Ji]—Sorry. ㅗ

“I can’t go abroad. I haven’t made a passport yet.”

[Meng Yao]—Want a fake passport?

[Drifting AI]—I’ll say it. I can send one too.

“No thanks. Are you trying to make me a criminal? I’ll go abroad later, for now, let’s just go to Jeju.”

[Handsome Licker]—Jeju is good. *lick*.

[Yoho]—I’ll allow Jeju.

[Min Ji]—Who are you to allow it? LOL.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Will the broadcast work on the plane?

[Drifting AI]—I’ll say it. The broadcast can work anywhere.

[Reverse Rape Mania]—??? Plane? Jeju? What are you talking about? How can you go to Jeju without a passport?

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—?

[Maehwa Tree]—What does that mean?

[Big Girl]—What does a passport have to do with it?

Seeing Mania’s chat, my mind went blank for a moment.

Was there an error in the augmented reality chat window?

It was such a bizarre question that I couldn’t help but think that.

[Reverse Rape Mania]—Don’t you need a passport to board a plane? Oh, maybe not if you go by boat?

I couldn’t help but laugh.

Mania was truly a viewer beyond comprehension.

Like me, the other viewers also reacted with disbelief.

[Qkrnfl892]—Are you stupid?

[Min Ji]—What’s wrong with that person?

[Yoho]—That’s a bit serious.

[Handsome Licker]—If you were my student, you’d be dead. *lick*.

[Big Girl]—Jeju is in our country…

[Balloon Gum Collector]—Wow. Mania is an unrivaled idiot.

[Maid]—Wow. Even Balloon Gum can’t beat Mania.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Do you need a passport to ride a city bus, you b*stard?

[Reverse Rape Mania]—Was I wrong? I’ll ask my mom and come back.

[Drifting AI]—I’ll say it. You don’t need a passport for domestic flights.

[Reverse Rape Mania]—Oh, new knowledge acquired.

[Maehwa Tree]—You trust Drifting’s words.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—Drifting is the most knowledgeable here.

[Reverse Rape Mania]—I thought you always needed a passport to board a plane. Sorry, sorry.

[Drifting AI]—Lack of common sense is not a crime. You can learn as you go, so no need to apologize.

“…Right. As Drifting said, it’s good that you know now.”

I swallowed a sigh.

If it were any other viewer, I would’ve cursed them out.

But Mania is beyond an idiot, so I decided to let it slide.

[Min Ji]—But isn’t that just a concept?

[Qkrnfl892]—LOL, I think it’s a concept.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—Maybe he’s actually super smart.

[Handsome Licker]—Absolutely not. *lick*.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—Mania, do you know what 1+1 is?

[Reverse Rape Mania]—Window.

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—You b*stard.

[Reverse Rape Mania]—2…

“Don’t be too hard on him, guys. If you’re not interested in passports or have never flown, you might not know.”

After defending Mania,

I quickly changed the subject.

If I left it like this, Mania would keep getting roasted by the viewers.

And so, today’s communication broadcast continued, and the day eventually came to an end.

***

November 7th.

The day of the trip finally arrived.

Today’s content: backpacking trip.

Destination: Jeju Island.

[Min Ji]—Did you book accommodations?

[Qkrnfl892]—Where will you go once you arrive in Jeju?

[Maehwa Tree]—Be careful of the Dolharbang yokai.

[Big Girl]—Are you going to explore good restaurants?

[Se-hoon Defense Team]—Do you know any tourist spots?

“I don’t know. I’ll figure it out when I get there.”

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]—?

[Yoho]—?

[Handsome Licker]—Huh?

[Drifting AI]—I’ll ask. Question mark?

[Reverse Rape Mania]—You’ll figure it out when you get there? No plan?

“Yeah. No plan. That’s the charm of backpacking.”

As I just said,

I only had a vague plan to go to Jeju.

Beyond that, there was no concrete plan.

In other words,

I didn’t set a clear destination.

I’ll just go wherever I feel like at the moment.

Just follow wherever my feet take me.

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