As soldiers marching ahead came into view, the viewers’ chats started pouring in.
Since I was driving slowly, I glanced at the chat briefly.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Military guys~ Looks like there’s a military base nearby. Roll down the window and tell them to do some laps~ Can’t you do that for me?
【Yoho】─Gyeongsaeng, your personality is rotten. How can you say that to soldiers protecting the country…?
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’ve been through it too ㅡㅡ A discharged senior came all the way in a car just to pull that crap on me ㅅㅂ
【Yoho】─It’s different from the Room Master’s case.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What’s the big deal? It’s not like I’m insulting them for smelling bad like other guys. If it’s just a prank, isn’t it fine? Right?
I don’t agree with Guburi’s words.
This is a gender-reversed world.
A world where men don’t go to the military.
Even if it’s packaged as a joke, mocking soldiers as someone who hasn’t served is problematic behavior.
‘In this world, I haven’t served in the military.’
Of course, even in the previous world where I had served, I would’ve avoided it.
As a citizen, you should respect and be grateful to the soldiers fulfilling their national defense duty. Insulting and mocking those who sacrifice and endure for national security is morally wrong.
‘If they were juniors I knew, maybe, but telling strangers to do laps is crossing the line.’
Putting aside their military status.
You can’t just pick fights with strangers out of nowhere. I only do that kind of thing rarely.
Well, if they were close juniors, I’d probably curse them out and tease them.
“Even if my personality is trash, I wouldn’t do that.”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─ㅋㅋ You admit your personality is trash. I thought our Gyesekkihoon would do it ㄲㅂ~
“You’re getting a 30-minute chat restriction when you arrive at the mart, you bastard.”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Yikes. Sorry, sorry!
“If you’re going to apologize, don’t mess up in the first place, you idiot. Wait, Guburi, are you even a military veteran? Judging by your chat, it seems like you got discharged for mental illness.”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─You’re talking too harshly ㅅㅂ I’m a Special Warriorㅡㅡ
【Yoho】─Probably a fake warrior.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─ㄷㅊ셈 You bitch. Anyway, I’m a Special Warriorㅋ
“Special Warrior isn’t a position.”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Huh? How do you know?
How do I know?
Because I’ve been to the military too.
Judging by how he emphasized being a Special Warrior, it must’ve been an easy position. Well, there’s no easy job in the military, but… it’s undeniable that some positions are relatively easier.
Anyway, it was kind of cute.
He probably wanted to look cool.
Sadly, I’m also a military veteran.
“There are ways to know. I know people challenge to become Special Warriors just to get vacation days, and some units hand them out carelessly.”
Even in my unit, it was like that.
During push-ups, they’d only lower their waist without bending their arms, or during sit-ups, they’d only lift their head like a woodpecker… Even with such tricks, they’d still get counted.
And those who got Special Warrior that way were called ‘fake warriors.’
Not all units are like that.
But Guburi is definitely a fake warrior.
No evidence.
Just a feeling.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─What? How do you know so much, you bastard! Are you some military-obsessed high school boy or something?
【Yoho】─Room Master seems really interested in the military!
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Sigh. Yoho, please turn off your serious mode. You’re making the chat so boring. I just heard it from my female friends, what’s with the obsession, you idiot.
“Huh? I don’t have any female friends. There are no women around me, what are you talking about?”
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Stop lyingㅋㅋ Where’s a guy with no women around?
【Yoho】─That’s true. It’s probably that there’s no woman he likes…
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─ㄹㅇㅋㅋ We don’t even have men physically.
【Yoho】─Please don’t drag me into this. It’s making me uncomfortable.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Huh~ Your spider-web super sticky~
“No, I mean, there are no men physically.”
It’s not a lie.
I’m uncomfortable with women.
Partly because I went to an all-boys school, but in the original world, I couldn’t curse at women freely. Relationships where I couldn’t curse were just uncomfortable.
‘Strangely, most women I cursed at ended up crying on the spot. Maybe it’s because I cursed at them before getting close… But now, will women become comfortable and men uncomfortable?’
That’s possible.
Even though I’m treating the viewers as if they’re the same gender, in reality, they’re women.
Or maybe both will become comfortable.
Men wouldn’t cry if they got cursed at by another man.
“Anyway, there’s literally not a single one, so stop doubting me, you idiots.”
I answered again.
Because the chat kept asking for proof.
Guburi still didn’t believe me and kept chatting.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─ㅋㅋㅋ Not a single one? Isn’t your mom a woman? Stop throwing that around to pretend~
Well, believe it or not, I don’t really care.
But since it seems like they’ll keep pestering me with unnecessary expectations, I decided to use a cheat code to shut them up.
“My parents passed away a while ago.”
For a moment, no chats came up.
Then, all at once, the chats flooded in.
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m sorry!
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m sorry!
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m sorry!
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m sorry!
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m sorry!
“Stop spamming, you bastard. Before I ban you.”
【Yoho】─Room Master. This time, Gyeongsaeng crossed the line. Maybe consider banning him…
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m sorry! I didn’t know! I didn’t mean to bring up family ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ
The reaction was bigger than I thought.
How flustered must he be to use honorifics now?
At this point, he won’t ask for proof again.
I obviously have no intention of banning him, so I decided to forgive him here.
“Ah. Don’t worry about it. They were trash parents who abandoned me… No, they were abusive trash.”
【Yoho】─Ah…
【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Oh no…
The chat atmosphere turned gloomy.
I didn’t like this mood, so I quickly changed the topic.
And to air things out, I rolled down the driver’s side window.
As I rested my left arm on the window frame.
I happened to run into the front of the soldier formation.
I hit the brakes and slowed down.
The commanding officer gave a loud command to the soldiers.
“Move to the right!”
“Move to the right!”
“Move to the right!”
I also moved my car to the right.
It was a narrow country road with no lanes, so we had to yield to each other.
I slowed down even more.
I didn’t press the pedal, of course.
I just kept my foot on the brake. Can’t risk an accident.
‘…Did I roll down the window for nothing? That was a bit short-sighted.’
Before I knew it, all the soldiers, including the commanding officer, were staring at me.
Maybe because of the sudden attention.
I almost blurted out, “What are you looking at, baldy bastards?” But I held back the impulse with rationality. I respect soldiers.
‘Anyway… It’s really burdensome being the center of attention.’
For some reason, they stopped marching and just stood there staring at me.
Silently, with their mouths shut.
‘Let’s just ignore them.’
Just as I was about to pass by indifferently.
‘…Wait. But are they bald? I think I saw some hair.’
Suddenly, I got curious.
Whether they were bald or not.
In this world, I’m not interested in soldiers, so I don’t know much about them.
‘Female soldiers probably have buzz cuts. This is a gender-reversed world, after all.’
I awkwardly glanced at the soldiers.
And upon checking.
They weren’t bald.
I could see hair sticking out from under their helmets.
Probably a short cut.
As I kept sneaking glances, I eventually made eye contact with one of the officers.
“……”
“……”
Even though I was in a car.
Because the driving speed was so slow, our gazes kept crossing.
Hmm…
I should at least greet them, right?
We’ve already made eye contact.
And since they’re working hard for the country, it’s only right to offer a word of encouragement.
With that thought, I nodded slightly and greeted them.
“You must be working hard during training.”
“Huh? Ah! Th-thank you!”
“Thank you too, for yielding the road. Don’t get hurt and train hard.”
“Yes! Loyalty!”
The officer stiffened and saluted.
“Everyone else, hang in there too.”
I waved my left hand lightly to greet the other soldiers.
And the ripple effect of this action was bigger than I thought.
“Thank you!”
“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
The soldiers started expressing excessive gratitude.
I awkwardly smiled and tried to close the window, but the situation was spiraling out of control.
“Waaaaah!”
“Wooooah!!!!”
“What, what’s going on? Why are the guys in front shouting?”
“A慰问 performance is here!”
“Really? Do they usually come during marches?”
“I guess so! From what I heard, a really handsome guy is driving a truck and cheering us on during training!”
“Ohhh! Is it like a buff when we’re getting tired?!”
“Waaaaah!!!”
“He’s so handsome!!!!”
“Sex!”
“Who said sex?! You wanna go to the brig?!”
“Shake my hand just once!”
“Kim Ji-hye! Don’t break formation! Don’t even reach out with your dirty hands!”
“Waaaaah!!!”
The soldiers’ cheers echoed endlessly.
An impromptu慰问 performance-like event had started.
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