episode_0118

‘Uhm…’

The day after I finished tying the knot with Minho, I was returning home after participating in another YouTube channel’s content at the studio.

Sarah could feel a strange air current flowing on the road, different from usual.

However, because it was broad daylight and the road she always walked on, I didn’t think much about the incident.

‘……Are you feeling a bit down these days?’

Sera easily brushed off the uneasy feeling.

That evening, it was only briefly mentioned and passed over during the broadcast time when communicating with viewers.

“Everyone, actually… Ah, I guess it’s just my mood…”

-What

-Speak up

-There are two ways to make people angry. The first is to stop talking…

-Ah-oh

-It’s frustrating.

Sarah said after laughing to herself and enjoying the audience’s clamor for a while.

“Have you been feeling like someone is watching you these days? When I go out, I feel like everyone recognizes me…”

-That’s a disease.

-Excessive self-consciousness haha.

-Oh Serasic haha

-I’ve been getting sick lately.

Of course, there was no way the frog-like viewers would give a proper response.

Sarah, who saw the viewers’ reaction, felt like she was worried for no reason and was devastated.

‘Yeah… I guess it was just my mood.’

Although she said it lightly, Sarah was worried that she might have a stalker.

Originally, the basic atmosphere of Sarah’s broadcast was to treat each other comfortably.

Thanks to Minho, the influx of people has increased, so lately I’ve been using polite language and being a little more careful with my words and actions, but looking at their reactions now, it may have been a useless action.

After finishing the broadcast and before going to sleep, Sarah was checking her work email for the last time when an article with a familiar title came into her eyes.

[I hope Sarah reads it.]

“Ha…”

It was an email where you could already guess what the content would be from the title.

However, I ended up clicking on the email that said there was a possibility that I might not know.

“Sera, I usually enjoy watching the broadcast.

But recently, I’m worried because it seems like you’ve lost your original intention.

I think the most important thing at a time like now when channels are growing rapidly is the fundamentals.

Moreover, these days, you often have sex with ordinary men, but this is a very dangerous behavior… (reluctant).”

After confirming that far, Sarah smiled bitterly.

Even though we eradicate all of these evils and take precautions to prevent them from appearing again, they keep appearing like cockroaches.

At least the situation is worse because Sarah’s main broadcast is a game, but the situation for other female broadcasters is probably more serious.

Sarah, who had heard about such facts from those around her, had been consciously careful not to show an easy-going appearance on broadcast and not engage in so-called ‘punishing behavior.’

Thanks to this, she was able to create an image as a moderately likable female game broadcaster, but she couldn’t help the occasional paranoia about online dating.

‘It seems like this person is in a similar situation.’

Considering that he is an ordinary man, it seems like he is jealous that Minho often appears on Sarah’s broadcasts.

‘Whoa…’

Sarah sighed deeply and deleted the email.

The ominous feeling did not go away the next day.

No, rather, it appeared before her eyes with a more distinct presence.

“……”

A paper bag is left in front of the door of Sarah’s house after returning from grocery shopping.

Just to be sure, she checked it and found that it contained the same items she had just purchased at the supermarket.

From food ingredients like milk, coffee, and eggs to sanitary products that ran out and were purchased new.

‘Ugh…’

Sarah felt goosebumps running down her back and all over her body.

Knock knock…

With trembling hands, she dialed 112 and reported it to the police.

Upon hearing that there was a stalker, the police patrolling the area were dispatched to Sarah’s house in about 5 minutes.

However, the reaction of the police when they arrived was lukewarm.

“Wasn’t it a gift from your parents or an acquaintance?”

The police asked questions in a businesslike manner.

“No!”

“Have you ever seen the stalker’s facial expressions?”

“Well, that’s not true… I felt like someone was following me yesterday too…”

“Ha…”

Startle.

Sarah’s shoulders trembled once at the police officer’s sigh.

“We cannot help you simply with such concerns. If those items aren’t gifts from acquaintances, they may simply have been sent to someone else’s home by mistake.”

“……”

Still, he must have felt sorry for Sarah’s cowering appearance, so he took the paper bag and left, saying that he would first patrol the surrounding area to see if there was anyone suspicious.

Slam! Slam!

After entering the house, Sarah finished locking down the door more thoroughly than usual and started broadcasting.

However, the day went by without me being able to concentrate on the broadcast at all.

It was the third day since Minho visited.

I received a call from the police who had gone out on patrol the day before saying that they had not found any suspicious people.

Sarah decided to stay at home and not go out for the time being.

‘It’s okay… Like the police said, it might just be my mood, and if I just don’t go outside, nothing bad will happen…’

With that in mind, I reassured myself and started broadcasting as usual.

However, it was too much to concentrate on the broadcast, and viewers who noticed that Sarah was not in good condition began to appear.

-Has something happened to make you tired these days?

-That’s why my skills aren’t showing off.

-What’s going on?

-Sera, where does it hurt?

-ㅠㅠ

-Your face is darker than usual.

-Is it because we’ve been running continuously without a break these days?

[Thank you for donating 1,000 won.]

-1000 won punch! Get it right and cheer up!

Sarah, who checked the chat, smiled slightly at the sight of viewers worrying about her.

And just when I was about to answer something.

Ding dong!

“Huh?”

The doorbell sounded from the front door.

Since Sarah had never ordered food or parcel delivery, she thought it was just someone’s mistake and tried to continue broadcasting while ignoring the doorbell.

But when Sarah didn’t respond, the doorbell continued to ring.

Ding dong! Ding dong! Ding dong!

Because the door to the soundproof booth was open, viewers could hear the sound coming into the microphone.

-What is the doorbell?

-Do Jammins have ringtones?

-Crazy people are pressing shit.

-Did you get something delivered?

– At this late hour? Sarah, I ate a snack while playing a game earlier, so it probably won’t be delivered.

-Just call the police. It’s a little creepy;

“……I’ll check the intercom for a moment.”

Sarah said that and went out to the living room to check the intercom screen.

The intercom camera, which automatically turned on when the doorbell was rang, illuminated the empty hallway.

The doorbell, which had been ringing like crazy, stopped ringing as soon as Sarah came into the living room to check.

Feeling an unknown ominous feeling coming over her, Sarah entered the soundproof booth and picked up her smartphone.

“Hello, you are the police, right? I have something to report. Someone rang my doorbell……”

I know that the police response to stalking is already unsatisfactory, but I couldn’t think of another way.

Sarah hung up the phone after confirming that the police on the phone said they would dispatch people patrolling nearby.

And since the microphone wasn’t turned off, I heard her report it to the police and saw the chat window in a chaotic atmosphere.

“Everyone, I actually have something to tell you.”

-?

-Important announcement

-You got a boyfriend?

-Something is unusual today.

-It’s not a prank call, is it? It’s sensitive these days, so if you do it wrong, you’ll be in hell.

“It’s not a prank call. Phew…”

Sarah, who dismissed the unnecessary worries in the chat window, took a deep breath and continued speaking.

“Actually, there have been several instances in the past few days where I felt like I was being stalked.”

He then talked about feeling like someone was watching him on the street he always walked on, and about items left in front of his house whose owners he could not identify.

-What, was that real?

– ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

-It’s creepy.

-no

-Aren’t there really too many crazy people?

-Even though you reported it, no action was taken?

-There is no special action for things like stalking until it gets really serious.

-That really sucks.

Viewers were as angry at Sarah’s serious story as if it were their own.

While waiting for the police and communicating with viewers, the doorbell rang again.

Ding dong!

“Are you the police?”

She quickly went to the living room and asked out the door.

“Who are you?”

“……This is the police.”

Sarah grabbed the doorknob, relieved that the police arrived faster than expected.

Clap~

“Phew… Thank you for coming quickly…”

Sarah opened the door with a sigh and looked up to see a shabby-looking man staring at her through the open door.

“Aaagh!”

Seeing Sarah reflexively screaming, the man smiled grimly beyond his messy beard.

“Hello…?”

“Hmm…! Who are you…!”

A man follows Sarah, who is taking a step back, and comes inside wearing muddy shoes.

Sarah, who came to her senses late, turned around, ran into the soundproof booth, and locked the door.

Rattle rattle!

The man who slowly followed Sarah shook the locked doorknob roughly.

“Ugh… Ugh… What is this…”

Sarah took a deep breath and looked around.

I couldn’t afford to pay any more attention to the chat window popping up like crazy due to the sudden situation.

Although it was locked, it was unclear how long the glass door of the soundproof booth would hold up.

“Huh…! Let’s stop with this…!”

First, Sarah blocked the door by pushing the cabinet next to it.

Even though the psychopath came in pretending to be a police officer, the person he reported to was definitely 112.

If he held on just a little longer, the real police would come and arrest him.

“Haa…haa…”

Sarah searched her memory in preparation for an unexpected situation.

If the police arrived later than expected, I needed an acquaintance who could immediately ask for help.

What came to mind was the face of Minho, with whom I had recently joined the couple.

Sarah called him with trembling fingers.

***

“Ugh… this is it.”

The package I ordered on the day I got married with Sarah finally arrived today.

We brought the broadcasting equipment, which arrived with a little time difference, into the studio and started installing it as we had learned from Sarah.

Assembling the computer was not difficult at all.

I played the video on my smartphone and followed the directions, and before I knew it, a nice-looking body was completed in just a few minutes.

I connected other peripheral devices to the completed main body and downloaded the programs needed for broadcasting.

Setting up the program was a bit complicated, but surprisingly, it was easier than assembling the main body by watching the video and following along without any obstacles.

‘Is this also thanks to intelligence?’

With that in mind, I logged into the test account I created in advance and checked whether the broadcast was broadcast properly.

This account was already created after winning Top Beast Survival, and even though there were no videos and had never been broadcast, the number of subscribers was quite high.

Perhaps the reason was that I became an issue for a while and that Sarah’s appearance on the show indirectly gained publicity.

I finished adjusting the fine elements while checking the broadcast screen.

After confirming that all functions such as scene transitions, sound effects, and microphone on/off were working properly, the test broadcast ended.

‘Hmm… I guess I’ll try to get viewers pumped by playing a duo with Sarah in the beginning…’

I was losing my appetite, remembering the profits Sarah had distributed to me in lieu of casting expenses.

Uuuu

The smartphone that was left on the table vibrated.

“……?”

The number that popped up on the screen belonged to Sarah, who I was just thinking about.

For a moment, I burst into laughter as I wondered if she had the same thought as me.

However, the phone call contained much heavier and more serious news than expected.

-Minho, please help me…!

“Yes?”

-Now… a stalker has entered the house…!

“……!”

At first, I suddenly wondered what this noise was in the middle of the night.

It’s confusing whether it’s a hidden camera or a prank that has crossed the line.

But soon, with my enhanced hearing, I was able to hear Sarah’s panting breath, the door rattling, and the man’s words echoing softly beyond them.

-Open the door!

-Aaaah…!

“Please wait a moment!”

As soon as I heard Sarah’s screams, I opened the window of the studio and jumped out. Then I took out the bike from my inventory and got on it.

Coo!

The bike, which fell on the road making a heavy noise, showed off its appearance in good condition despite falling from a considerable height thanks to Lee Yu-ri’s modifications.

Buaaang!

Ignoring the inertia that instantly pushed my body backwards, I turned on the throttle to the maximum and ran down the road at full speed.