Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 48

“Ah.”

With the broadcast termination notification, it felt like my mind had switched off.

For a moment, it seemed like my thoughts had stopped.

Reactions.

Donation settings.

Various thoughts tangled in my mind, but in the end, I did not act out clearly.

“Older sister Serin?”

Sua, who had been watching Serin broadcast beside me, was startled by the sudden broadcast termination message on the monitor and called out to Serin.

“You can just turn the broadcast back on. There’s no need to be so flustered like now!”

I said it was okay and that turning it back on was all that mattered, and as I listened, it really seemed that way.

“…Right.”

However, for some strange reason, my hand did not move toward the broadcast ON button.

I didn’t think being a streamer was particularly difficult. I had no worries when I watched Sua broadcasting right next to me today.

But once I actually tried broadcasting, I felt a strange sense of aversion.

The chatting was manageable, but when someone donated, it felt like I was supposed to do something in return, and it came with a sense of pressure.

At first, I had planned to accept donations with various settings, but now I felt a bit dazed.

So, I organized my thoughts clearly about the part that made me feel pressured.

Let’s put it out there that there won’t be any reactions at all.

Those who want to donate should consider that.

I wasn’t going to be a streamer just to feel pressured.

Donations… I felt that it wouldn’t matter if I couldn’t receive them.

After all, don’t I have 2.7 billion won just sitting in my bank account?

What I needed was just an external position. I wasn’t that eager for income.

So I gathered my thoughts.

Slowly, I brought my hand back to the broadcast ON button.

Maybe it was because I had made up my mind, but this time, without any hesitation, I moved the mouse to the broadcast ON button and turned it back on immediately.

The chat window, which had darkened to a gray hue due to the broadcast termination, brightened again, and the phrase indicating that the broadcast had started came into my view.

“Ah. Ah, I’m sorry, everyone. I accidentally pressed the broadcast termination button.”

My voice was noticeably lighter than a moment ago.

It seemed like my hesitation had disappeared.

Who knew that determining my attitude toward viewers and donations would make such a difference?

I should have thought of this earlier.

[?]

[Me]

[Why didn’t you turn it back on right away? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Seriously, I thought you would turn it back on right away after a mistake, but it took you 5 minutes to turn it back on.]

[Lock]

[Me]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Me]

[Doesn’t my voice sound a bit different?]

[Lock]

Even though I had just turned the broadcast back on, the chat window was still rapidly scrolling.

I figured perhaps they had been waiting on my channel before I turned the broadcast on.

If not, it wouldn’t make sense for viewers to type in the chat so quickly as soon as I started the broadcast.

As I thought that, I slowly began to speak.

“Ah, and I have something to say to the viewers first.”

I cleared my throat briefly, waiting for the viewers to gather.

Even though I had only broadcasted for a few minutes earlier, the number of viewers had exceeded 2,000.

Now, the number of viewers had surpassed four digits, and that number was being updated rapidly every few seconds.

Then suddenly, an idea struck me.

‘No. Should I put it on the screen as text instead?’

Tap, tap.

I didn’t know the broadcasting settings in detail, but I knew the basics from the explanation earlier and from watching.

So, displaying text on the screen was something I could do now.

– Please do not donate as much as possible. [Minimum donation is 50,000 won, so I set it at 50,000 won, so please don’t!]

– No reactions, and I have no intention of doing so.

It was truly concise.

I thought that such direct phrases would convey my intentions to the viewers.

I was blocking donations, so I set a high amount on purpose just in case someone might feel compelled to donate otherwise.

And I displayed those two phrases boldly at the top center of the screen.

“Ah, can everyone see the text on the screen?”

Then I began to speak.

[???]

[Lock]

[What is this?]

[Are you saying don’t donate? No reactions?]

[Me]

[It seems like it’s because some people donated through strange channels even though I blocked donations?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Lock]

[Why are there no reactions? Aren’t you doing this to make money?]

The viewers’ reactions appeared immediately.

While looking at the rapidly scrolling chat window, I nodded my head slightly.

“Among the viewers, what’s with the ones who are just typing ‘me’ and ‘lock’ in the chat?”

Then, no matter how much I tried to guess the meaning behind the chat, I unconsciously asked the question.

Was there some hidden meme or meaning behind the single characters ‘me’ and ‘lock’?

“…Uh, that is.”

Before a response appeared in the chat, I turned to see where the voice was coming from.

“…Sister, that’s, um… it’s a sort of meme. When you combine the two characters, it means ‘falling into the abyss.’ That doesn’t really have a good meaning, and when viewers feel that the streamer has made a mistake or the audience’s mood isn’t good, they type like that. Oh, and right now, they’re probably joking, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

It seemed like she was explaining in a lengthy way, probably worried that I might get hurt. But to summarize what she said, it seemed like the viewers were angry because I had made a mistake by ending the broadcast.

Well, I felt that way.

[Me]

[Oh, the chat is starting to get wild again ㅋㅋ]

[Me]

[Lock]

[How could you say that? Older sister ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Me]

[If I’m a beginner, I might make mistakes, right? Those spammers are so annoying.]

Just like my recent comments had thrown the viewers some bait, everyone began typing ‘me’ and ‘lock’ in unison.

‘So this is how it feels.’

It was a bit childish, but not so stiff, and I felt like it could smoothly transition depending on how I handled it.

I thought that if a streamer hadn’t considered this, they could easily be swayed by such lighthearted chatting.

It felt like they were somewhat like little kids who showed their displeasure in different ways.

I strongly felt that way.

Perhaps those people were mostly adults in their twenties, but that’s the shadow of anonymity for you.

And I knew how to deal with those kids.

“From now on, everyone who types ‘falling into the abyss’ is bald.”

I raised my voice deliberately into the mic.

[Me]

[?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Suddenly?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[What does that even mean?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ That’s ridiculous.]

[So childish for real ㅋㅋ.]

The kids were indeed childish.

But when they came across someone even more childish, the kids would be the first to back down.

I had just pretended to be childish to see their reactions, and the responses were not bad.

“I’m really sorry for ending the broadcast accidentally just now. But we shouldn’t spam the chat; it’s a chat room that everyone shares, right?”

Then I opened my mouth in a tone meant to console the kids.

[That soft-spoken tone is driving me crazy…]

[Wow, I’m going to fall for her voice.]

[Is she Korean? Is it the accent that sounds interesting?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Did all the spammers just disappear for real?]

[Found a bald one above ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[For real ㅋㅋ]

While glancing at the somewhat settled chat window, I was ready to introduce the next content.

In my first broadcast, I wasn’t playing games or doing webcam streams, so I pondered what I could do and thought that just being myself was enough.

Putting aside my reality as Han Serin, I became Lin from Another World.

The name Lin from Another World, which was the current top game, was already a hot topic in the community.

Just then, at the moment I was about to conduct a Q&A.

Ding-ding!

Suddenly, a loud sound like a fanfare echoed, and I blankly stared at the screen.

『User ‘I enjoyed the video’ donated 100,000 won!』

<‘Lin, do you have any plans to turn on the cam? You just need to answer, not do any reactions.’>

Unlike previous donations, the donation window was prominently displayed on one side.

Seeing that the donation amount was indeed 100,000 won, I was surprised without even realizing it.

I even purposely displayed text asking them not to donate.

Are they really donating?

Though I was surprised, reading the donation message felt easy to answer, so I didn’t feel pressured to speak.

“Thank you, I enjoyed the video, for the 100,000 won donation… And as you asked for an answer, I have no plans to turn on the cam. And I probably won’t turn it on in the future either.”

Even while answering, I thought there was no reason to reveal my real self on the broadcast.

Sure, appearing on stream would likely have a better effect, but if that leads to distress in my real life, that would defeat the purpose.

I still felt burdened by the gaze of people outside, so there was no benefit in becoming more famous by turning on the cam here.

And later, I planned to change my hairstyle when I go out, so that I could have a clear distinction from Lin in Another World.

[Crazy ㅋㅋㅋ]

[But where do you find the donation window?]

[The minimum amount is 50,000 won, yet they’re giving 100,000 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Are they really just answering for the 100,000 donation?]

[Reactions, reactions, reactions!!]

[Lin, please at least say something cute!]

[But the person who donated said it’s okay, so why are you guys ㅋㅋㅋ]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

“Ah, I don’t think anyone can’t see the text on the screen. And from now on, I’ll be doing a Q&A about me, so if you have any questions about Lin from Another World, please type them in the chat, and I’ll read and answer them.”

I calmly stated my intentions.

I have no plans to react. I just answered straightforwardly to the 100,000 won, so I understand why viewers might be disappointed, but if I react even once now, I felt like it would never end. Maybe later, but I didn’t feel like doing that now.

As I continued looking at the chat window, questions began to flood in.

[Age!]

[Breast size]

[What social media do you use?]

[Do you have a boyfriend right now?]

[Where did you meet Plea?]

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[So many inappropriate ones, for real ㅋㅋㅋ]

[What food do you dislike?]

[Would you answer that without turning on the cam? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Why do you use the Crescent Moon Blade?]

[Is everything done through reactions?]

As I looked at the questions, my hand unintentionally moved toward the broadcast termination button.

“…Older sister Serin? Right now, you really must not press the broadcast termination button.”

If not for Sua’s softly whispering voice next to me, I might have unconsciously ended the broadcast.