Chapter 28

In a dimly lit room.

A woman, sitting in front of a monitor emitting a faint light, wearing only underwear, urgently jumped up from her seat.

“Wh-what the hell! Why are you suddenly demanding my number like a lunatic?”

Her real name is Yoo Ah-yeon.

She goes by the nickname “Gyeongsaeng Guburi.”

“Are you seriously going to call me?”

Yoo Ah-yeon was in a huge crisis.

While watching an internet broadcast,

she accidentally slipped her finger and ended up being asked for her number by a streamer named Gye Se-hoon.

“If I don’t send the number, I’ll probably get kicked out…”

She decided to send the number.

But she needed to prepare first.

She couldn’t possibly talk to a man while being almost naked.

Talking to a man in such a state would be no different from being a pervert.

“Quick, let’s get dressed…!”

Yoo Ah-yeon hurriedly picked up the training clothes scattered on the floor and put them on.

Even though it wouldn’t be visible, it was a matter of conscience.

If you’re a human and not a beast,

you should at least have some manners when talking on the phone.

She hadn’t given up on being human yet.

“Honestly, I’ve done that while watching broadcasts before… But watching and actually talking on the phone are different.”

Yoo Ah-yeon made the right choice.

After she sent her phone number via whisper,

a video call came in instead of a regular call.

“Damn lunatic! Why a video call? Good thing I instinctively grabbed some clothes, or I would’ve been in big trouble.”

Yoo Ah-yeon held her phone and pondered for a moment.

Should she answer or not?

“If I reject it, he’ll probably kick me out without any explanation.”

If she didn’t answer,

Gye Se-hoon would likely kick her out without hesitation.

He was a ruthless, cold-blooded person.

He probably wouldn’t spare her just because she had been a consistent viewer from the start.

“Ugh… I shouldn’t have messed around in the chat…”

She had no choice from the beginning.

She didn’t want to get kicked out, so she had to muster the courage to answer.

“…Don’t bite your tongue out of nervousness.”

Yoo Ah-yeon carefully answered Gye Se-hoon’s call.

***

Guburi answered the call.

Whether he flipped the phone or covered it with his hand, only a black screen was visible.

“Why did you take so long to answer?”

[Uh… Sorry…]

A youthful voice came from the other side of the smartphone.

It felt like a pre-pubescent elementary school boy.

[Jujijoa]─LOL, what’s with the voice?

[Yoho]─Gyeongsaeng, your voice is cute.

[Qkrnfl892]─Are you a kid?

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─Were you a kid?

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow!

[BigGirl]─Did you make the account under your parents’ name? You sound like a minor.

[Min Ji]─He said he made it through an illegal site earlier.

[Handsome Licker]─Guburi, get out. LOL

The chat window went wild.

It was because Guburi’s voice sounded too young.

“Guburi, you’re an adult, right?”

Just in case, he asked.

If she wasn’t an adult, he planned to kick her out immediately.

Other times might be different,

but now it was a drinking broadcast.

[Y-yes, I’m an adult! I even served in the military!]

Guburi answered with a trembling voice.

Well, the probability of her being an adult was high.

She had said she bought and drank alcohol, and she seemed to know a lot about the military.

He quickly dismissed his doubts.

If she says she’s an adult, I should believe her.

There are quite a few people who look young, so it’s better not to make unnecessary suspicions.

Of course, the viewers were still suspicious.

[Yoho]─Did you go to a military experience camp?

[Min Ji]─That’s a reasonable suspicion.

[Jujijoa]─LOL

[Handsome Licker]─Guburi, use honorifics with us from now on.

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow! A kid watching adult broadcasts!

[Sh-shut up, you bastards! I’m an adult!]

Guburi shouted in an angry voice.

She seemed to be watching the chat window.

[Yoho]─You’re an adult~ LOL, so cute.

[Qkrnfl892]─I’m keeping my mouth shut.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─LOL, just chatting quietly.

[BigGirl]─Your voice is fierce.

[Jujijoa]─I wanted to kill you because you were too cocky, but after hearing your voice, I changed my mind. You’re really cute.

[Handsome Licker]─Agree. LOL, lick.

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow! Prove you’re an adult!

[Min Ji]─Guburi, do you have an ID?

It’s her own fault.

She should have been more modest.

She was so cocky that she naturally made a lot of enemies.

[I’m an adult… Damn it…]

Her voice trembled even more.

I wonder if she’s really going to cry.

He decided to calm the chat window.

Teasing is fine, but if it goes too far, it becomes bullying.

“Stop it, guys. She says she’s an adult. What’s there to prove? Don’t chat asking for proof of being an adult from now on.”

[Yoho]─Yes.

[Min Ji]─I’ll believe you. LOL

[Handsome Licker]─LOL, lick.

[Jujijoa]─I’ll believe you specially. LOL

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow. The viewers here are so obedient.

Next, he talked to Guburi.

“And Guburi, why did you cover the screen?”

[My face is showing…]

“I’m the only one who’ll see it, so don’t worry. I won’t broadcast it.”

[No… Why do you want to see my face anyway?]

“Just curious. If you don’t want to, forget it.”

[If I say no, you’ll kick me out, right?]

“What? How did you know?”

[…Lunatic.]

Finally, the shape of a person’s face began to appear.

Surprisingly, Guburi obediently showed her face.

Of course, it was too dark to see clearly.

“Did you turn off the lights? Why is it so dark?”

[I haven’t washed, so turning on the lights is a bit…]

[Yoho]─Please wash.

[Handsome Licker]─Dirty. LOL, spit.

He decided not to force her to turn on the lights.

Even though it was blurry, her face was visible.

“By the way, your face is as cute as your voice.”

[Hmph…!]

It wasn’t an empty compliment.

Her face was quite pretty.

It’s hard to believe that such a face was making vulgar chats.

[Yoho]─Huh. Really? I want to see too!

[Handsome Licker]─Her face is cute? LOL

[Min Ji]─Just hearing her voice, I can tell she’s cute.

[Jujijoa]─Can’t you show us?

[Qkrnfl892]─Show us the face.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─Se-hoon’s eyes might be weird. Let us judge, show us the screen.

[BigGirl]─I’m curious too.

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow! Show us your face!

Looking at the chat window, the viewers were clamoring for Guburi to show her face.

He had no intention of showing it.

He promised not to broadcast it.

[Don’t show it.]

“I won’t show it. But why have you been using informal speech all this time?”

[Huh?]

“Chat is chat, but when talking on the phone, you should use honorifics. You little brat, do you want to die?”

[You’re 22, right? I’m 24.]

“……”

She was older than expected.

Now that I think about it, she did say she served in the military.

Her face and voice made me assume she was younger.

Let’s just move on naturally.

“Hmm. Anyway, let’s talk about your first love.”

[You should be the one using honorifics…]

“Damn brat. Don’t change the subject and talk about your first love.”

[Uh, okay.]

Guburi, who was like a tyrant in the chat, turned into a meek lamb during the call.

A typical keyboard warrior.

“Why are you just answering and not saying anything? I told you to talk about your first love.”

[…Thinking about it, I don’t have a first love.]

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

[No, really, I don’t.]

“I’ll kick you out.”

[W-wait! Let me think again!]

“I’ll give you 3 minutes.”

[Handsome Licker]─LOL, so cute. Lick.

[Yoho]─Her panicked voice is cute too.

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─Honestly, I’m not interested in women talking about their first love, but I’m a bit curious about Guburi’s first love. LOL, I wonder what kind of pitiful guy it was.

[Jujijoa]─If I were that guy, I’d kill myself.

[Qkrnfl892]─LOL, if a girl like Guburi had a crush on me? I’d sue immediately.

[BigGirl]─Didn’t you say her face was cute?

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow! You must have said that out of politeness!

The viewers were misunderstanding something.

“Huh? I didn’t say it out of politeness. I don’t know what you guys look like, but Guburi is probably the prettiest among you.”

I didn’t say she was cute out of politeness.

I meant it sincerely.

[Yoho]─???

[Min Ji]─That’s a bit… LOL

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─Guburi is that pretty?

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow?

[Jujijoa]─LOL, if you saw my face, you’d take those words back.

[Handsome Licker]─LOL, if I saw Juji’s face, my dick would shrink. Lick.

[Jujijoa]─Where do you live?

“At least Guburi is better than Palkgui or Handsome John. I’ve seen their faces.”

[Handsome Licker]─Lick…

[Qkrnfl892]─You remember my face? You have dementia, but you remember that?

I’ve met those two by chance.

I saw Handsome John at the driver’s license test center.

She was pretty but a bit plain.

Personally, I think Guburi is better.

Palkgui was someone I met while driving.

He was a sergeant leading a group of marching soldiers.

Of course, I don’t remember their faces exactly.

They were wearing helmets.

But I mentioned them to boost Guburi.

I had to lift her up somehow.

It’s pitiful to see her being ganged up on.

“Anyway, Guburi, your 3 minutes are up.”

[Can I talk about a boy I liked in kindergarten?]

“Are you crazy?”

[Really, that’s all I have…]

“Sigh. Fine, tell me about that.”

Guburi’s first love story was neither interesting nor touching.

Back in kindergarten,

she showed interest in a boy she had a crush on, but he cried and told her not to talk to him.

After that, she was so shocked that she gave up on crushes.

That was the end of the story.

“Is that it? This isn’t even entertaining.”

[That’s all.]

“…Fine, hang up. You’re chat-banned for 10 minutes.”

He ended the call.

And then he downed a bowl of makgeolli.

“Now, who’s next?”

He scanned the viewer list.

It was time to pick the next target after Guburi.

[Yoho]─??

[Jujijoa]─???

[Balloon Gum Collector]─Wow…

[Min Ji]─What do you mean by who?

[Se-hoon Defense Team]─?

[Gyeongsaeng Guburi]─Sex.

『’Gyeongsaeng Guburi’ has been chat-banned. Remaining time: 00:10:00』

Now was the perfect time to check out the viewers’ faces.