[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 6

I saw some crazy guy spamming nonsense in the chat, and before I knew it, I cursed him out loud.

– [Absentee Cover]: Pya pya, thanks for the reward.

Seeing the first viewer still talking nonsense even after hearing my curses made my head spin.

What era is this? Even if there’s only one viewer, evidence has already been recorded. It’s too late to try and maintain that “nice personality” act for the broadcast now.

I can’t help but sigh at this situation.

Since it’s come to this, maybe I should just drop the “broadcast-friendly” persona and be my true self on stream.

Why am I even hesitating? If this flops, I can just do something else to make a living.

As I was trying to sort out my increasingly complicated thoughts, the first viewer sent another message.

– [Absentee Cover]: Bangjang noona!! What are you doing? Let us hear your voice.

“……Why are you calling me noona, you brat?”

Once I half-gave up, the words just flowed out easily.

– [Absentee Cover]: Wow, your voice is so pretty lol.

“Shouldn’t you be more concerned about the fact that I’m cursing rather than my voice?”

– [Absentee Cover]: If it’s good, it’s good, pya.

– [Absentee Cover]: But Bangjang, your mic is seriously trash. It’s crackling like crazy.

“This is the only mic I have. Deal with it.”

– [Absentee Cover]: Your pretty voice is kinda covering for it, but it’s still hard to listen to.

“You brat, I need money to buy a new one. Why don’t you give me some?”

– [Absentee Cover]: LOL, your cursing is on point.

[Ding!]

[Absentee Cover has donated 1,000 won.]

[Here you go.]

The sound of the donation notification popped up in front of me.

For the first time ever, I made money from streaming.

I played one game, cursed at a viewer without thinking, and now I got paid.

“Who do I stick this to? Well, it’s my first donation from my first viewer. Thanks, Absentee.”

– [Absentee Cover]: LOL, even when I give you money, you’re still complaining.

“Instead of donating, why don’t you promote me? Tell them a super pretty noona is streaming.”

– [Absentee Cover]: It’s too dark, I can’t see you, noona.

Since it’s come to this, I might as well go all-in with this shameless concept.

“I’m super pretty, but I don’t have a cam.”

– [Absentee Cover]: LOL, stop lying.

– [Absentee Cover]: Your voice is insane though, I’ll promote you for now.

“Oh, really? But don’t go trolling in other streams.”

– [Absentee Cover]: Nah, I won’t. Say something, anything.

“What do you want me to say?”

– [Absentee Cover]: Try dropping a promo line or something.

– [Absentee Cover]: Never mind, I’ll handle it.

───

Title: [Found a brat with a crazy good voice]

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The voice is kinda rough, but it’s fire.

But the mic quality is trash.

It’s even worse because it’s a cheap one, but it’s actually decent when you listen to it.

The title says it’s their first stream.

The streamer’s name is Han Ga-eul.

[Voice sample▷]

[ㅇㅇ] OMG, is this noona’s voice?

[ㅇㅇ]

Noise, damn it.

[ㅇㅇ] If you think there’s no noise and listen, it feels really good, right?

[ㅇㅇ] What’s so good about it? I can’t even tell if it’s good because of the noise.

[Hallelujah] What kind of microphone are you using to sound like that?

[ㅇㅇ] Seriously lol, even a headset mic shouldn’t sound like that.

[Flabby Bottom] Is it the laptop’s built-in mic?

[Hallelujah] Even so, it shouldn’t sound like that.

───

For a while, a viewer with the nickname “Absentee Cover” wasn’t chatting, so I thought they were really promoting and waited quietly. Suddenly, they started talking.

– [Absentee Cover]: Nuna, I promoted like crazy.

“Where did you promote?”

– [Absentee Cover]: Ahaha, just trust the streamer.

“No, I’m asking where you promoted. What do you mean trust?”

– [Absentee Cover]: Just trust the streamer!

“This guy is talking to a wall, seriously ridiculous. Did you do something shady in another room?”

– [Absentee Cover]: Nah lol, I did it in a place with good firepower.

“Alright then. If one viewer is a troll, I’m dead.”

As I was bickering with the first viewer, suddenly more people started pouring in.

Viewers: 8

For a first broadcast with no cam and a crackling mic, 8 viewers was truly touching.

– [Hallelujah]: Is this the house of the troll with insane noise?

– [Flabby Bottom]: Lol, worse than a doghouse.

The感動 is crumbling by the second.

“What the hell, these damn kids.”

– [Absentee Cover]: Haha, I’ll shower you with extreme praise.

– [PC Bang Walking Machine Radelly]: Oh, your voice sounds really good.

– [Flabby Bottom]: But why does your tone sound like that? Damn lol.

“Ugh, damn it. Are these kids your friends, Absentee? Where the hell did you promote?”

– [Absentee Cover]: I did it in the Demon Realm’s living room.

I can’t close my mouth after reading the chat.

Even though I don’t use communities, I know it’s a really famous place.

The Demon Realm, a community site with a name that might seem childish, is actually the largest site in the country, contrary to its name.

There’s almost no gallery that doesn’t exist, and if there isn’t, users can request or create one themselves, so the site is constantly growing even now.

The “living room” Absentee mentioned is a nickname used by gallery users, and it’s not exactly the living room but the Internet Broadcasting Gallery.

Since internet broadcasting is a red ocean, there are countless broadcasters, and even more fans.

And among the communities where those fans are active, the largest one is the living room, but because so many people gather there, the quality isn’t great.

“That place is crawling with nothing but toxic jerks!”

– [Hallelujah]: Haha, thank you for acknowledging us.

– [PC Bang Walking Machine Radelly]: Teacher, do you know our Radelly? Teacher, do you know our Radelly? Teacher, do you know our Radelly?

– [Military Secret] : The noise is so bad that my voice sounds good and bad at the same time.

“Ah, these bastards are driving me crazy.”

– [Absentee Cover] : True, the mic is trash.

“Are you guys talking to the wall? Stop shitting in the chat and talk to me.”

– [Flabby Bottom] : Your tone is legendary lol, so charming.

As a viewer, it wasn’t that entertaining, but now that my room is filled with lunatics, I feel like I’m losing my mind.

“Hey, you bastards, I’m the room master!!”

– [Absentee Cover] : What mic are you using?

“I bought it from Altheum Market.”

– [Absentee Cover] : ???

– [Military Secret] : Do they sell mics at Altheum Market? How much was it?

“It’s been a few years since I bought it, so I don’t remember clearly, but it was probably around 3,000 won.”

– [Absentee Cover] : LOL, didn’t see that coming.

– [Flabby Bottom] : Is she crazy? LOL.

– [Hallelujah] : Hehe, my thing is about to grow, change the mic for me.

– [Military Secret] : It’s crackling, but your voice still sounds great. Why not change it?

“I don’t have the money. You give me the money.”

– [Flabby Bottom] : LOL, this bastard’s already collecting money on day one.

“How am I supposed to buy it when I’m broke? I’m already living off ramen. And mics are freaking expensive.”

– [Military Secret] : Mics aren’t that expensive. There are plenty of good ones under 50,000 won.

“Really? Not as expensive as I thought. I’ll get around 100,000 won in three days, so 50,000 won seems doable.”

– [Maybe Exhaustion is Good] : Yeah, try using a cost-effective one first. There are plenty of good ones that aren’t super high-end.

“Wow, someone’s being polite to me for the first time. Hello, Maybe Exhaustion is Good.”

– [Maybe Exhaustion is Good] : LOL, this bastard’s talking?

“······.”

– [Unemployed God] : Room Master, if you change your mic, you’ll escape being a bastard. Even now, it sounds great.

“Why are you crying, God····.”

I’m losing it.

I feel like I’m about to faint.

It feels like a whole crowd of people is in this room with just 8 people.

“I’ll start looking for one.”

I opened an internet browser and started typing in the search bar to go to a shopping site.

─Tap, clack clack.

– [Flabby Bottom] : LOL, did you put the mic right next to your keyboard? Listen to that sound effect.

“It’s a stand mic, the small kind you use for video chats, so it has to be right next to me.”

– [Flabby Bottom] : The typing noise interfering is legendary LOL.

“Ah, shut up, you bastard. I’m searching, okay?”

– [Flabby Bottom] : O_K.

I went to the shopping site and searched for mics, and a ton of them popped up.

Among them, a 43,000 won mic with the most stars and reviews caught my eye.

I clicked on it.

Looking at the comments people wrote, it smells like fake praise all over the place.

In times like this, you gotta sort by the lowest ratings and read the bad comments first.

Scrolling through with the mouse wheel, it seems like it’s just decent for the price.

Seeing that it’s written as good value for money, I opened the description about the mic. It comes with a desk arm stand, a pop filter, and even a sponge-like windscreen for the mic—pretty thrifty.

“Oh, this seems good! Guys, what do you think? It looks like what singers use for recording.”

I know nothing about mics, but just by looking at it, it’s way better than mine.

“There’s even this round thing in front of the mic. Is this professional-grade?”

– [Unemployed God]: ???: Professional-grade? 43,000 won.

– [Military Secret1q2w3e]: Regardless of performance, the fact that it comes with a stand arm is a plus. If you buy the arm separately, it’ll cost you tens of thousands more. Let’s just go with this one.

– [Absentee Cover]: Even if you picked it up off the street, it’d be better than what you have now lol. Just buy anything.

[Ding!]

[Hallelujah donated 1,000 won.]

[Noona, buy the one with good performance no matter what!!]

“Thanks for the 1,000 won, but that’s not enough to buy something good.”

– [Hallelujah]: ㅗㅜㅑ My nickname is Ddalddal♡

“Ugh. Are there no normal people here?”

No matter how you look at it, it seems like the internet broadcasting journey is already doomed from day one.

“I’ll just buy this. It says bullet delivery, so if I order now, it’ll arrive by dawn tomorrow. I can use the new mic tomorrow.”

Since it’s a market I frequently use, my card info is already saved, so the order was done in just a few clicks.

“Guys, thanks for watching my first broadcast today. See you tomorrow, make sure to come back.”

– [Absentee Cover]: What, you’re just buying the mic and leaving??

– [Hallelujah]: Baby, don’t go! We were good together!

“I played a game before you guys came. Thanks to Absentee Ddalddal, I made 2,000 won. Thanks, thank you.”

– [Hallelujah]: Don’t f*cking combine us, baby, I’m pissed.

The first viewer promoted it in a crappy place, so I can’t shake the feeling that it’s already ruined.

Ignoring the idiots spouting nonsense, I pressed the end broadcast button.

<Lady Han Ga-eul has ended the broadcast>

“If the mic arrives tomorrow, it’s game over.”