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“You see, I told you I’d succeed if I did a broadcast!”

Jiwon praised herself while shouting.

Watching her like that, all I could do was sigh.

Well… I have to admit, it was surprisingly successful.

Was it always supposed to go this well?

I don’t understand. Even if you do one thing, I never thought it would turn out this well.

“What the hell kind of novel is this! Life is all about broadcasting!”

Upon Jiwon’s words, I just sighed, shaking my head.

I really didn’t expect it to turn out like this.

Continuing to look at Jiwon, she smiled, put her hand on my shoulder, and said, “I’ll pay you well for appearing, how about coming out once? Are you a fan?”

“Damn it, are you still using that ‘fan’ term?”

Should I just change my name today? My name is Kang Deokpal.

With that, I smacked Jiwon on the head and told her not to say nonsense.

Deokpal… The name sticks, but somehow I don’t feel like writing it because it annoys me…

**

Lying on the bed, I pressed replay to watch Jiwon’s broadcast again.

One thing I noticed while watching was that she was indeed witty.

Since she has always been good with words, I thought she would do well in a broadcast, but I never expected it to be this successful.

I’m starting to worry a bit. Jiwon’s success would be good for me too, but something about her sudden success… I didn’t think it was a great position from my perspective.

If Jiwon succeeds at something, I believe I should support her, but if she actually turns on the camera and starts shaking her chest, I’m scared she might go through with it.

I think I should stop her if she really does that.

I pondered about Jiwon for a while and planned to go to school tomorrow, intending to sleep.

Then, the door opened.

Jiwon appeared.

“Uh, Jihoo. I have something to ask.”

Did she come in to ask me about the broadcast?

As Jiwon entered the room, she said she had something to tell me and slowly approached me.

“What’s up?” I asked, looking at her.

In response, Jiwon looked at me, showed me cat ears and a tail, and approached.

I almost blurted out a curse, but I calmed down and asked her why she was acting like that.

“How is it? Isn’t it cute?”

I don’t know what to say about that.

If I had to be honest…

“It’s damn cute.”

I just said what I thought.

“R-really? Well, that’s a relief, you find it cute.”

Blushing, Jiwon looked at me and nodded.

Why is she suddenly like this?

So, I asked her what was going on. Jiwon looked at me and said,

“So, I’m thinking of doing a broadcast now with this, what do you think?”

I have no idea how she plans to do a broadcast with that.

I can only think she’s really going to turn on the camera for a live stream. So, for now, I decided to stop her.

“But, seriously, is this the path to success?”

“And the viewers! Since I’m not a nobody, I think turning on the camera to clarify things is a good idea!”

Saying that, Jiwon took a camera from my room and installed it on my computer.

I used that camera briefly for online classes and haven’t touched it since. I never thought it would be used like this.

Using the camera, Jiwon prepared to start the broadcast and asked me to keep quiet.

I don’t understand why I have to keep quiet, but I agreed and nodded.

Well… if you’re going to do a broadcast, what can I say?

But this is our house, after all.

At our house, if we do a live stream, our location could be exposed.

So, isn’t it natural to try to stop it?

I stood up from my seat to stop Jiwon.

Ding–

Jiwon’s broadcast had already started with the alarm going off.

In an instant, I couldn’t help but think, “Well, this is screwed.”

“Because you guys keep saying I’m a guy or a netcafe girl, I’ll explain by revealing myself.”

Saying that, the camera turned on.

A typical “du-ra-han” stream began, showing only the torso excluding the face.

[“Damn, she’s really a girl?!”]

[“Thought he understood guys well, but turns out he understands guys’ hearts well?!”]

[“Did she put something in her private parts?”]

Damn. I didn’t know this was really going to happen.

Amidst various chat messages popping up, I was pondering how to stop Jiwon.

Should I go into the room now and smash the computer? That thought crossed my mind.

No, that computer cost 2 million won even if I can’t use it.

It would take a lot of determination to make that possible.

So, what should I do now? How can I stop Jiwon’s broadcast?

After much contemplation, I decided to listen to the noises coming from the broadcast.

“I prepared something to show you guys.”

Saying that, Jiwon showed the tail on her waist.

“I have ear cuffs on, so I can’t show my ears. I’ll just show my tail for now.”

Saying that, Jiwon tried to show her tail.

Thud-!

Accompanied by the sound of donations bursting forth.

[“Instead of the tail, can’t you show your face?”]

Real, blunt donation messages kept pouring in.

“If you ask me to show my face again, that person will be banned immediately.”

Jiwon wasn’t foolish; despite offering a large sum, she wasn’t ready to reveal her face right away.

Maybe I should consider that fortunate…

Letting out a sigh of relief…

Thud-!

Donations kept pouring in.

I don’t know why there are continuous donations of 10,000 won.

What kind of sound will they make this time?

[“If you show your face, 500,000 won.”]

Suddenly, money is being thrown around here?

Well, it’s still Jiwon. Showing her face for 500,000 won immediately doesn’t seem like her style at all…

“Hmm… 500… If it’s 500, I’ll show my face once, and it’s enough money to not stream for two months…”

I became anxious because it was Jiwon.

She seemed willing to do anything for money, making me incredibly nervous.

Continuing to watch Jiwon’s broadcast…

“Oh… If I upload this like this, it’ll work…”

Ah. Seriously, this is too much.

I threw my phone on the bed as it was and left the room.

“Hey!! Don’t overreact!”

“Uh… Are you a fan?!”

“If you’re going to kill the vibe, just turn off the broadcast! Don’t do it!”

Approaching Jiwon, I grabbed the mouse and pressed the end broadcast button.

“Why are you suddenly losing it by yourself?”

“Losing it alone?! Hey! What era are we in, trying to spread rumors on the internet…”

I was trying to scold Jiwon, but she showed me a cat mask.

“What rumors… I never intended to spread any…”

“You were wearing a mask.”

Flustered, Jiwon handed me another mask.

“Here, you! I’m doing it too! Justice Masked Warrior! Kim Duckpal! Let’s go!”

Handing me the mask, she told me to wear it.

Jiwon held the mask and placed it on my face.

“Yeah! You’re even better looking than your real face!”

“Are you insulting me with that?”

Ignoring my words, Jiwon went back to the computer, pressing the start broadcast button again.

“Ah, there was a little incident earlier. No problem, I’ve restarted!”

“My name is Shipduck! And the one next to me is Duckpal! Together, we’re Ship-Pal Duo!”

I couldn’t believe it and was speechless.

After staring at Jiwon for a while, she eventually asked, “What’s wrong?”

He grabbed Jiwoon’s head as it was.

After broadcasting with Jiwoon, I returned to my room.

What did I really do? Because of that thought, I couldn’t do anything right there.

While cursing at Jiwoon for a long time,

I even thought, “How can I stop that?”.

Watching Jiwoon doing the broadcast, I thought he seemed to be enjoying it.

If I stop him, am I not blocking Jiwoon from finally finding what he wants to do?

Therefore, I couldn’t stop Jiwoon for a long time.

Well.. Jiwoon is an adult now.

He can distinguish between what to do and what not to do on his own.

Thinking like that, I considered taking a short nap and closed my eyes as it was.

I have to go to school tomorrow. I should take it easy today.

**

I woke up from sleep and checked my phone.

Surprisingly, there were over 60 messages on my phone.

I don’t usually get contacted this often…?

High school classmates, Seong-ah noona, and some friends from college contacted me after a long time.

Wondering what’s going on, I checked the messages.

[Hey lol, isn’t this your house here?]

Along with these words, a replay video of Jiwoon’s broadcast was sent to me.

Seong-ah noona and high school classmates also had similar messages.

No way.. How did they find this?

With trembling hands, I replied.

Although I denied it outright,

the rumors had already spread…

Am I screwed up in this situation?