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Internet broadcasting.

It’s difficult to get noticed, and even harder to succeed in the world of Red Ocean, but once you succeed, it’s a beautiful place where you can easily copy money.

That’s what I think of internet broadcasting.

It may be as difficult as picking stars from the sky to succeed, but with this deceptive body, success is within reach.

– A way to get a regular income without going outside… the world has really changed.

“Judging by your talk, you really have no sense of shame. Since you’re so shameless, could you please move over there?”

– Isn’t that your tail? My tail is not yellow like yours, it’s a pure white, untouched white like snow.

“…Having a lot of tails is really inconvenient. Is there no way to hide this? I can’t even go outside because of this.”

– Judging by the state of this dirty room, it seems like you’ve been outside for a long time, but you’re blaming others.

“I was planning to clean up between today and tomorrow. I still clean up once a month, you know?”

– …Is it customary these days to clean up once a month?

With a puzzled expression on her face, she asked me a question, and I avoided answering by turning my head.

“Tell me how to hide my tail and ears, don’t ask weird things.”

– Isn’t not cleaning up weird for you?

“It’s noisy, anyway the cleaner will come when called.”

– Are you going to welcome the cleaner in that state? Huh, you’re good at joking.

“…Stop beating around the bush. If you don’t answer this time, we both die. You know who the boss is, right?”

Growling a warning, the Fox Deity cleared her throat and began to explain the method.

– The method is simple. If you gather regular energy and use a more perfect disguise, you can hide them. If you steadily gather energy from over ten thousand people for about 100 days, you can hide your ears and tail.

“You’re crazy, really. You’re telling me to gather energy from a million people even if I can’t.”

– In other words, if it’s ten thousand people, it will take about ten days, and if it’s a million people, it will take a day.

A million people. Not just ten thousand, but a million?

“Haha, you’re really crazy. Maybe it’s not bad to just disappear cleanly? There won’t even be a body left.”

– …Didn’t I say it’s possible if you use the method of Inbang or whatever it is? You just need to start doing it…

“We don’t have equipment or money, how do we start? You’re really like a hopeless fox.”

Sighing, I continued to tease her, and the gloomy girl approached the wall and started sobbing quietly.

– …I’m sorry. I was too impulsive. It seems like my judgment has been clouded after being sealed for so long.

“Don’t cry, what will I become if you cry there?”

– Ugh… it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have held onto you and led you down the path of destruction together. I’m really… really sorry…

“Don’t cry! If you cry there, I’ll become a trashy bastard! I’m already a bastard, becoming trash is too much, isn’t it?”

– Ugh….

…It’s getting worse?

How do I calm her down?

I only remember seeing a woman crying on the bed, I’ve never seen a woman clinging to the wall and crying like this.

“You’re driving me crazy. Hey, stop it. If you don’t stop, we’ll really die together, got it?”

– Ugh… Ugh… I’ve spent hundreds of years alone… unable to move, spending hundreds of years in an uncomfortable position!!!

“Am I your therapist?”

– Instead of comforting me, you’re playing around with the life of a god who can’t even comfort you… Ugh…

I’m really going crazy.

If the sound was at least quiet.

My vocal cords are trembling, it’s even affecting my brain.

In the end, my head was spinning from her crying, so I contacted a friend on my phone and said,

“Sigh… Just wait a bit. I have one way.”

– A way…? Didn’t you say there was no way earlier?

“It’s because it’s a really unpleasant way. You have to be unnecessarily pathetic.”

To buy broadcasting equipment, you have to borrow money.

You can earn money immediately, but the amount you can earn at once is limited.

“I really didn’t want to borrow from just anyone. This guy is so gullible that it’s actually burdensome to borrow from him.”

Muttering to myself in self-blame, I sent a message to my closest friend on KakaoTalk.

“All of a sudden?”

“I need it urgently. Can you lend me some money?”

“Sigh… Okay, I got it. I’ll lend you 50 for now. When do you plan to pay it back?”

“I’m not sure if it’s right to borrow from this guy. Should I just not lend it?”

“Okay, I’ll lend it. But I’ll come to your house the day after tomorrow. I need to know where the 50,000 won is going.”

“Why is this guy acting so suspicious today?”

“My tongue is itching. I’ll just come tomorrow lol I’ll bring the money too.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. A guy who can’t sit still for 10 minutes, going out? Even a passing dog would laugh.”

“Anyway, I’ll come. I’m busy now, so don’t contact me. I won’t answer.”

“See you tomorrow bye.”

Reading my friend’s last message on KakaoTalk, I threw my phone onto the bed.

“Why does everything have to go from bad to worse, damn life.”

– …Has something bad happened? If there’s something I can help with, I’ll help.

“Is there no way to return to my original form, even for a moment? 10 minutes, no, 5 minutes should be enough.”

– If you had enough power and energy, you could have done it, but now…

“In the end, it’s not possible. Well, it’s okay. It’s better to be the one who gets hit first than to wait for the blow.”

Whether that guy will believe that I’ve turned into a broken figure, I can’t say for sure.

Usually, when things change like this, they say listing your dark history makes people believe you, but I’m such a skeptical person that unless it’s something big, I don’t think I’ll believe it.

“How can I make them believe that I’ve changed into this form?”

– Well, I have a good idea for you, my lady.

“A good idea, you say? Let’s hear it first.”

Filled with curiosity, I gazed at the Fox Deity, who had a somewhat serious expression on her face as she began to explain.

– It was said that when persuading someone, you should take your time and proceed step by step with sincerity.

“That makes sense. No matter how solid a rock is, it will crumble if water keeps dripping on it.”

– You know it well. So, if you invest enough time and effort when that guy comes looking for you, wouldn’t it be resolved?

“…No way, right?”

– Why not? If persuasion doesn’t work, you have to force it. If you put effort into persuading him, even if it means detaining him until he’s convinced, there’s nothing you can’t achieve.

“That’s a crime, you crazy woman. What kind of life did you live before being sealed?”

As I asked the Fox Deity, trying to clear my confused mind, she replied in a calm voice.

– Didn’t I tell you? I ruined a whole country. To you, it may seem like a momentary thing, but I lived a life of luxury and dominance over others.

“In the end, it’s like saying your character is completely flawed, no wonder the words kidnapping and confinement come out easily.”

– That was the norm where you lived. Don’t say too much.

Seeing her mood darken again, I refrained from saying anything negative, fearing another noise attack like before, so I approached the computer desk and took out my tablet from the drawer.

– …What’s that pitch-black thing?

“This? I took it out to draw. I need quick cash, so I have to do things even if they’re bothersome.”

– Oh, you were an artist? Are you good at drawing?

“I draw well enough to make a living. That’s why I can live like this without leaving the house.”

If it weren’t for sucking up energy from others, I would have just drawn pictures and lived day by day.

If it weren’t for that damn energy, I wouldn’t have shown my face to others.

Grumbling, I posted on a community site I often visit.

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