[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 21

As the sky gradually darkened, I shuffled slowly towards the taxi stand where taxis were gathered.

While walking, I noticed a smoking area by the side of the road leading to the main street.

“There’s no way I’m passing this up.”

I quickly pulled out a cigarette, lit it in a hurry, and took a deep drag.

“Phew… Ha—. I almost died not smoking for hours.”

After slowly finishing the cigarette and tossing the butt into the ashtray, I left the smoking area and started walking again.

I was slowly heading towards the taxi stand when someone suddenly called out to me.

“Excuse me.”

“Huh? Me?”

“Yes. Wow… your voice… Hello! Um… can I get your number?”

“…?”

I never imagined I’d get hit on by a guy, and now that it was happening, I was so baffled I couldn’t even speak.

“I don’t usually do this, but I really like your vibe.”

That cheesy pickup line sounded like something straight out of an internet cringe compilation.

“But I’m wearing sunglasses and a mask?”

“Ah… well, looks aren’t everything, right?”

“We just met on the street. If looks don’t matter, what exactly made you approach me?”

My face was covered with sunglasses and a mask, and I was wearing a loose-fit hoodie zip-up that my sister gave me because she thought I’d be cold. The only thing visible was my chest sticking out through the loose fit.

I was genuinely curious, but the guy was stumbling over his words, unable to answer.

“Uh… I mean, your energy just seemed really good.”

This felt like a situation I’d been in before, and my mouth started moving on autopilot.

“Ah… screw this, I’m under contract with a peach scammer. Can you just piss off?”

“Uh… no, I’m not that kind of person! I’m a student, I don’t do that stuff.”

“Damn, these scammer bastards never change their lines.”

“No, seriously, you’ve got the wrong idea. I really liked your energy. It feels blocked, and I think I can help you.”

“Shut up! Stop spewing nonsense, it’s cold, go home and jerk off or something, you damn loser. Aren’t you ashamed of scamming people in front of your parents?”

While I was arguing with the scammer, I noticed a taxi pulling up to the nearby taxi stand. I quickly walked over and got in.

Sitting in the back seat, I slumped down, closed my eyes, and before I knew it, the driver said we had arrived.

“Here we are.”

“Yes, thank you. Drive safely, sir.”

I got out in front of my house, panting as I climbed the stairs. The wide landing in front of the iron gate was packed with shopping bags.

The crab was visible.

“My clothes arrived faster than I did. Damn… When am I gonna clean that up?”

Leaving the iron gate open, I was panting and moving things around, but moving the shopping bags themselves didn’t take too long.

“Sigh…”

The problem was the clothes inside the shopping bags. The sheer volume made me feel like I couldn’t even start organizing them.

“Hmm… It’s gonna take hours to sort all this out.”

Overwhelmed by the mountain of clothes, I pushed the bags to a corner of the room and decided to handle the important appointment first.

—Whirr

Slumping into the computer chair, I listened to the booting sound of the computer, feeling completely drained, when my phone on the desk vibrated.

I picked up the phone and saw the name “Hong Da-rin” on the screen.

“Hello?”

– Ga-eul! Did you get in okay?

As I answered the call, her voice came through, followed by a noisy background.

“Yeah, I just got in. Eonni, you’re at a company dinner, huh?”

– Yep. Is it too loud? We just got here.

“It’s fine. Eat lots of good food and have fun. And thanks for the clothes, I got them.”

– Hehe, glad to hear it. Okay!

“Alright. I gotta start streaming now. I promised to do it yesterday, so I have to.”

– Okay! Got it. Ga-eul, fighting!!

“Thanks, bye-bye.”

– Hehe. Ga-eul’s so cute! Bye-bye.”

Even though I only saw her today, hearing her lively voice always lifts my mood.

After hanging up, I moved the mouse and logged into TripleNet to start the stream.

[Lady Han Ga-eul has started streaming.]

[Day 4 of streaming, blah blah blah.]

A message that reeked of annoyance was sent to the followers.

After starting the stream, while waiting for viewers to join, I grabbed the cigarette I’d tossed on the desk and headed to the yard.

While moving stuff, it had gotten completely dark outside, and the moonlight was visible.

Even though it’s the tail end of winter, the night sky was clear and shining, as if insisting it’s still winter.

—Click, click

“Phew—”

Cigarette smoke clouded the night sky before scattering and drifting away.

“Damn. Sex!”

“Home really is the best. Going out is just a hassle.”

Even though I took my time, the cigarette was already nearing its end, so I lit another one, savoring it.

With the cold winter night sky as my companion, I finished the second cigarette and went back inside.

While I was smoking, the stream had gone wild.

– [Unemployed God]: Me

– [Wing Chicken]: Rock

– [15,000 Calories]: Rock

– [Wasabi Soybean Powder]: Room master, are you crazy? Where’d you go, leaving us behind?

– [Delicious Ginger Cookie]: Room Master, open the door!!!

– [Umak Village Hate Horde]: Day 4, look at this half-assed room theme lol.

“Hey guys, what’s up?”

– [Hallelujah]: What’s up? Day 4 and the Room Master is already slacking off.

“These kids are always freaking out. What’s the problem now?”

– [Absentee Cover]: Damn, Room Master, you abandoned 2,200 people.

– [Phero74]: For real lol, abandoned like dogs.

“Huh? What the hell? Why are you all here again? What’s the issue?”

Looking at the end of the broadcast screen, the viewer count was rising past 2,200 and still climbing.

– [Military Secret1q2w3e]: Lol, just trust us, the viewers.

[Ding!]

[Red Parade donated 100,000 won.]

[Lol, these kids are causing chaos and swarming in from the living room.]

– [dhgkaak]: Room Master, lift the ban!!

“Red, thank you for the 1-yaga. What chaos are you talking about?”

– [Best Da Yeonsu 369]: Made a Rabbit song meme and spread it lol.

– [Go Straight]: The Rabbit Song girl is super famous lol.

“These kids are crazy again. What the hell is this Rabbit thing?”

“Hey… guys, stop freaking out. I bought some clothes.”

– [Hallelujah]: Oh, paradise! Paradise!

“I picked out only the really pretty ones.”

– [Footboard]: Wow, Room Master, we believed in you.

“Just trust me, viewers.”

– [Strictly Strict]: Wow, are we finally seeing it?

“See? I told you it’s pretty. How about this?”

– [Red Parade]: ??

– [Breeding Ground President]: My eyes are blind, I can’t see it.

“I like this one more. How about this?”

– [Owner’s Foot Wipe]: Room Master, are you crazy? lol.

– [Ariel Land]: With my divine vision, I like that one more.

– [Flabby Bottom]: Room Master, stop freaking out.

“I like this outfit. See?”

– [Hallelujah]: Room Master, stop the nonsense! Are you talking to the wall?

As I started talking to the wall, the viewers began to go wild.

“Pfft haha.”

– [Breeding Ground President]: Damn, what’s this?

Maybe because the day was so long, even though I saw the viewers yesterday, I missed them deeply.

“Guys, I love you.”

Now it feels like I’ve finally come home.

– [Red Parade]: Room Master, why are you being so scary?

[Ding!]

[Absentee Cover donated 1,000 won.]

[Stay strong, eyes!]

[Ding!]

[Hallelujah donated 10,000 won.]

[Damn, babe, I told you to take your meds.]

“Heehee, Mayoddal, thank you for the 0.11 yaga.”

– [Absentee Cover]: Ooh, Mayoddal.

– [Hallelujah]: Damn, babe.

I told you not to mix it up, how many times do I have to say it?

– [Flabby Bottom]: The room master is so damn useless, seriously, why though?

I could feel the weird vibe, and the viewers have been giving me worried-but-not-really-worried looks.

People who saw my eyes, which looked like I might die by the end of the day, occasionally sent me concerned glances and words of encouragement.

Comparing these lovely idiots to those jerks who pretend to care when they don’t is just wrong from the start.

“Damn, I really like you guys, you little shits.”

[Ding!]

[Red Parade donated 100,000 won]

[Mr. Han, stop messing around and get it together.]

– [Hallelujah]: Lol, for real, you said you’d do a cam show, so I brought people.

– [Flabby Bottom]: If you don’t do it, we’ll turn into traitors, we hyped it up so much, save our face.

“Pfft, you idiots, hehehe.”

– [Wasabi Soybean Powder]: Lol, what’s with the room master’s dumb laugh? It’s kinda cute though.

“Yeah, yeah, I’ll set you straight, you little shits, just wait with your pants down.”

– [Breeding Ground President]: OMG, this place is amazing.

– [Kui Tal]: If you look closely, isn’t it just trash?

– [Flabby Bottom]: Kui Tal, isn’t the person in your living room the trash? That’s why your face got scraped on the asphalt, huh?

“Ah, you little shits, why are you fighting? These guys are always fighting, do you have too much energy or what?”

– [Kui Tal]: That guy’s throwing shade, isn’t the room master gonna kick him out?

– [Hallelujah]: Yeah, Kui Tal’s mom puts carrots in kimchi stew.

– [Strictly Strict]: Yeah, Kui Tal’s dad forgot his smartphone pattern.

[Kui Tal has been forcibly exited.]

“Ah, damn, don’t mess with our good idiots.”

– [Wasabi Soybean Powder]: Teacher, that person just got messed with, didn’t they?

– [Absentee Cover]: The demon child is a child, the room master should protect them.

“Shut up, do you guys like dolphin pants?”

– [Hallelujah]: Kyaaaah! Heaven! Heaven! Heaven! Heaven!

With my last words, the chat turned into an express train to paradise.