I Quit Being an Idol and Became a Youtuber - Chapter 63

A few days after the reality collaboration with Baekro.

I looked at the small card in my hand.

Next to it was my ID card, small enough to be held in one hand, with my photo attached.

“It turned out well.”

[Sakamiya Ren]

After the foreign registration card was issued, I could finally carry out the planned tasks.

‘For now, I secured a one-room apartment in Incheon.’

Well, it would be nice to stay in Busan as well. But I was originally from Incheon in my previous life.

It was inevitable to feel more attached to that place than others.

And the house I contracted through the real estate was this one.

There was a community office nearby, and it was cozy enough. The price was surprisingly reasonable.

Of course, since the house itself had all options, I was in a situation where I had to save some money.

‘Of course, I still have a lot to do.’

I recalled the checklist I had created in my head.

Let’s see, now that the ID card is out and I’ve secured the studio apartment, what’s left is getting a smartphone and the MCN, right?

“⸻Let’s set up first.”

Though there were many tasks and not much time, I decided to start the broadcast first.

‘I’m sorry, I just can’t help it.’

I didn’t have a conscience like some who live anywhere.

And then, Seohyun.

I wanted to take the exam as Baekro had informed me about.

The specifications were quite good, so delicate work was needed.

The moment even one part goes out, would I really shed tears of bl**d?

Zing-

Immediately, I opened the suitcase and took out the bubble wraps that were put in for shock protection.

I connected the monitors to the desk that seemed capable of accommodating at least two computers.

And I just had to tidy up the remaining cables and set up the broadcast equipment.

– Cheongha, do you want to d*e?

– The leader was really alive.

– I thought your heart had stopped.

– The ice age is over, everyone thaw out.

[Viewer Count: 448]

It seemed that the unannounced break had dealt a bit of a blow.

I noticed that the viewer count had decreased slightly.

“Ah, hello?”

I carefully removed the starting screen and greeted the viewers.

– Hi

– Hey

– Hi

– Hey

– Hi

– Why are you airing from next door after coming to Korea?

– LOL

The viewers’ reactions came immediately.

Even though the number of viewers decreased, the speed of the chat scrolling down remained largely unchanged.

Hmm, I really feel sorry about this.

“Um, I think most of you saw this on Baekro’s broadcast, but I’ll still give you the guidance.”

For the fans who only watch my broadcasts, I opened a notepad to roughly summarize the situation.

+ + +

[#]

– Couldn’t start the broadcast that day due to a car accident.

– Took a week off to recover.

– I couldn’t post a notice because I was out of it.

– Came to Korea.

– But couldn’t broadcast due to the foreign registration card.

– Felt a bit sorry for the no-show, so while I was in the neighborhood, I went into that broadcast and caught up.

+ + +

– Uggh, is that really the reason…

– Okay, I’ll forgive you.

– Is your health better now?

– So, did you come to Korea right after getting better?

– Then I have to admit that.

– How do you do that? ;;;

– It’s not like you got shot, so you can live.

The viewers began to accept my explanation in the notepad to some extent.

The reactions that followed were within my expected range.

– So, what’s the content for today?

– You’re pretty, but won’t you do a cam broadcast?

– Speaking of which, didn’t the leader say to do a half-cam? Where did that go?

– Baekro said) Wherever you need to come out, you will come out, and wherever you need to go in, you will go in. An unreasonable body.

– What? Show it quickly.

“Ah, the half-cam might be a bit difficult right now.”

Though all the camera equipment was prepared, there wasn’t exactly any content to do with it.

What I had prepared was already in the past with the stalker, saying goodbye to the street.

“But still, I have something good prepared.”

– Oh?

– Is something big coming?

– What did you prepare?

– Not a half-cam but a full cam broadcast?

– Let’s find the original intentions, Cheongha.

A full cam?…

Anyway, encouraged by the viewers’ expectations, I executed the game I had prepared earlier.

Why, didn’t everyone keep telling me to find my original intentions since last time?

So it was similar to that game which has the essence of our room.

But I had prepared a game with better graphics.

As the screen darkened, the words revealed themselves.

[the island survive]

– ??? Huh?

– What kind of game is this?

– I’m so uneasy because Cheongha suddenly became shameless…

– You Cheongha.

Soon a island appeared from the mist.

As soon as they saw the island, the viewers realized the identity of the game I had brought.

– ???

– What is this?

– Huh?

– This is suddenly unexpected;;;

– Is this the usual kind of broadcast here?

– Our room has its essence~

– But it’s a dream, right? Let’s have a drink.

– Told you to find your original intentions, and you came up with a dinosaur game. Haha.

“Why, didn’t everyone tell me to find my original intentions?”

Huh? Didn’t everyone miss this kind of thing?

So I brought them back to dinosaurs, what’s the problem?

As I shamelessly continued speaking.

– Wow, so shameless LOL

– You’re not the host. Who are you?

– There was a hint before, but now you are just straightforward LOL

– Where did the princess who was the embodiment of strangely stiff coolness go…

– What happened after the accident…

– Did you go to another world and swap souls?

– But I think I like this more?

“Okay, the third person should get a rental first, and for inquiries, please go to Baekro’s broadcast.”

Princess? What princess.

That’s my people.

Looking at my appearance and atmosphere, I’d be closer to the Queen than a princess, wouldn’t I?

Anyhow, after temporarily banning the viewer who mentioned princess for 5 minutes, I pressed the game play button.

Countless game servers revealed themselves.

[China⸻]

[⸻China]

…

“Well, up there, it looks like almost all are Chinese servers.”

Seeing that all the connection numbers exceed 100, it seems China really does have a large population.

– Don’t go there for real LOL

– Ugh, there’s China here too…

– No matter what game it is, there are so many hackers on Chinese servers.

– ???: Well, the three-horned pig flashes here and there while killing Dooly?

– Purril helicopter~!

“Ah, really?”

Since there are many hacker users on the Chinese servers, I passed.

No. Why are they using hacks in a dinosaur survival game?

Surely with a vast continent, there are many strange people as well.

“Oh, there’s one American server here.”

[⸻ABC]

After a long scroll down, I finally succeeded in finding a global server.

[Choice]

[Meat-eater / Herbivore]

As soon as I accessed the server, a selection window appeared.

Hmm, but is there any need to deliberate on this?

“I have to go with T-Rex, obviously.”

– Ah LOL, it’s T-Rex for dinosaurs.

– It’s the essence.

– Please take care of our three-horned pig…

– Such cowardly herbivores.

– In dinosaur games, isn’t Rex the national rule?

Honestly, isn’t this the name of a dinosaur that everyone, regardless of age or gender, knows?

Since it was first discovered and until now, there isn’t a single person on this planet who doesn’t know that name.

Well, with this status, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that every famous person models after it.

Once I chose the dinosaur to play, it was time for customization.

I started placing basic colors primarily in black and brown, suitable for hiding in the woods, before beginning play.

“Today I’m just tasting, so let’s go with this state.”

After all, I don’t even have a personal color.

And I felt that if I picked pretty colors only, I would stand out too much.

After all, there’s a reason why white tigers and white lions aren’t commonly found in the wild.

If one walks around in white in a world full of green, they are simply being oblivious.

Soon, I saw a beach.

“Oh, this feels different from what I expected.”

I thought it would just be a mini version of an adult, but instead, there was a dinosaur with long legs and arms.

Doesn’t this look similar in length to a human arm?

– ??? Didn’t the T-Rex look like this as a baby?

– No, it’s too much of a transformation.

– This friend will become a monster with an average weight of 8 tons after a few hours!

– This game maintains the lore well.

– So the arms don’t grow like that? LOL

Hmm, so this slender-looking long-legged appearance will eventually transform into a creature with the body mass of two elephants?

Wow, that’s quite a transformation.

How on earth did the writers conceive of the dinosaur era settings?

“Well, let’s just go for it, right?”

Honestly, appearance isn’t important; it just shouldn’t be slow.

I need to hunt and also escape after all.

“But how long will the growth time take?”

It seems like the adult size is too large, perhaps?

At a glance, its frail-looking appearance seemed to scream starvation.

It didn’t seem like it just hatched from an egg.

With a gentle turn of my head to the chat window.

– How long?

– But since it’s a T-Rex, shouldn’t it take a little longer?

– From adolescence to adulthood, it takes 16 years.

– I’m talking about the game, not the actual dinosaurs LOL.

– A dinosaur expert just came by.

This time, the chat window wasn’t really helping.

Well, after all, it’s a T-Rex, the king of dinosaurs.

I thought if I could just reach near adulthood, I could manage somehow.

“I’ll look for the water’s edge first.”

As it was a survival game, it was good to be as close to water as possible.

Since I had to drink water, other dinosaurs would also come looking for water.

This felt quite wild and nice.

“Grarrr…”

While trying to locate the lake using my smell detection feature.

[Resident A donated 100,000 won]

= Congratulations on your return, Cheongha! I’ve been waiting.

“Ah~ Thank you…?”

I paused for a moment at the amount displayed on the screen.

Wasn’t this person a high school senior?

So far, they had only donated at most ten thousand or five thousand won.

Is it okay to spend 100 thousand like this?

“…Excuse me, are you having a tough time lately?”

With a cautious expression, Cheongha asked.

Why, isn’t there a saying that when someone thinks of s*icide, they suddenly start giving away their things?

I had seen that a lot during the life ethics training in my previous life, so I was worried it might be the case.

And apparently, the other viewers felt similarly.

– Isn’t it common to usually refund later in situations like this?

– Is it really okay for them to send that? They’re a senior in high school, right?

– Looking at this, our leader is quite pure…

– Even though they’ve been tainted by Baekro, they’re still Kim Cheongha.

– [Banned].

– Even in the midst of that, the mention of Taz is legendary.

In response to those reactions, the resident replied back.

= Oh, it’s nothing strange. This time my sister gave me pocket money, so 100,000 won is okay.

“·····Really?”

If that’s the case, it’s not something I should deal with.

I was a little worried whether they were lying, but there is nothing I could do.

More than that, the sister gave them.

To say that she gave them enough that 100,000 won is okay, I wonder how well she earns.

Is there a big age gap?

= Oh, by the way, my sister is three years older than me.

It seems many shared the same questions as I had; before I could say anything more, his TMI popped back up.

A high school senior who is three years younger would be… twenty-one?

Wow, they are younger than me.

“But still, if you’re going through tough times, just tell me. I’ll comfort you. Your sister should be a newbie in society now, so take care of her.”

I didn’t know how they could earn that much at that age, but I decided to let it slide.

Maybe they are some kind of doctor or celebrity.

More importantly, growing to the size of a T-Rex.

‘Is it going to be possible…?’

Who knows, I was planning to keep growing it anyway.

I figured there was no loss in it.

‘Oh, surely, it won’t take all of 4 hours to grow, right?’

⸻ That’s what I thought two hours ago.

[Growth Rate: 0.7 / 0.8]

“This is insane…”

This guy was still an adolescent.