I Became a Malicious Streamer

It was quite an unexpected message.

Or rather, should I even call this a message? I picked up my phone to check the notification that had just arrived.

– Your gift has arrived.

Sender: O Daesik

A gift? What kind of gift could that possibly be? Especially coming from Daesik, who hadn’t contacted me even once before.

When I opened the app to check, it turned out to be a gifticon. A famous Chupa Chups candy gifticon.

It’s one of those gifticons you can use at any convenience store nearby. He sent me 10 of them in various flavors to try out. Well, 10 of them are probably less than 3,000 won, though.

So, why did Daesik send this?

I could just brush it off, thinking “Oh, Daesik likes candy, so he’s sharing it with his friends.” But I was way too bored at the moment.

– I Ji-eun: Daesik, what is this?

– O Daesik: Oh, it’s nothing special.

– O Daesik: I just wanted to share some candy with people I was thinking of since it’s White Day.

Really? We’re not even a couple. Why bother with White Day? I didn’t even know today was White Day until I realized it through a chat with Daesik a moment ago.

– I Ji-eun: Are you trying to hit on me right now?

– O Daesik: ;;

– I Ji-eun: But I prefer chocolate more.

– O Daesik: If you don’t want it, then leave it; they’ll be returned.

– I Ji-eun: Just kidding! I’ll enjoy it!

We exchanged a brief conversation.

– I Ji-eun: Are you the type to celebrate these kinds of occasions?

– O Daesik: It’s just my nature. It’s not hard; I’m just giving some to people I’m thankful for.

– I Ji-eun: But I didn’t give you anything on Valentine’s Day.

– O Daesik: You’ve been so thoughtful, like with that Agent of War rank of mine. I’m just showing my gratitude.

– I Ji-eun: Hmm…

Is this the so-called beauty detector O Daesik? He’s definitely skilled.

It’s even worse that he doesn’t even realize what he’s doing. Don’t girls usually like this stuff more? I’ve heard many people are attracted to such hidden delicacies.

But why is Daesik still single? Let’s not get into that.

I went outside to take out the trash and came back to try the gifticon Daesik gave me.

The candy, which fits right in your mouth, was so sweet it made my mouth tingle. Hmm… not really my taste. It feels like a cavity waiting to happen.

I still have 9 left; how am I going to deal with these? I can’t just keep them forever, and it’d be lucky if I don’t forget about them.

As I pondered for a moment, I suddenly thought of a way to get rid of the candy.

Since I have 9 left, I can just give 3 to each of them.

– Dongsaeng: I’ll enjoy it, sis♥

– Ryuah: What? Ji-eun is getting candy for White Day?? Haha, I’ll enjoy it!

– Si-young: Thank you, boss ^^

All three of them were the ones who gave me chocolates on Valentine’s Day. I was a bit confused thinking that girls usually share chocolates on Valentine’s Day. I felt kind of guilty sitting there not preparing anything and just receiving.

It might not seem like much in return, but I believe my sentiment has been conveyed through this. It’s my way of showing I remember the chocolates I received. I’m definitely not just getting rid of them.

Honestly, I’m not one to celebrate occasions like this. I didn’t have anyone to celebrate with in the first place, and as I grew up, I began to see all these celebrations as mere marketing tricks by companies to get money from people.

Moreover, nowadays, there’s a “Sam Sam Day” on March 3 and “Black Day” on April 14, with all sorts of days popping up everywhere.

Viewing these, I often feel that days like Pepero Day or Valentine’s Day lack any real authenticity. Celebrating more meaningful days like Parents’ Day, Teacher’s Day, or Armed Forces Day would be much better.

Then I suddenly thought:

Do the MoLlu know today is White Day?

When I was living the life of a bum, I didn’t even care what date it was. The day of the week didn’t matter because every day felt like a weekend.

Plus, most of the MoLlu were single, so there was even less reason for them to care.

But, just as each person has different thoughts and values, there might be some MoLlu watching my stream who would realize today, March 14th, is White Day.

I was curious if anyone in my stream would ask if I had received any candy today.

I decided to resolve my curiosity immediately.

*

– Mollru is live!

“March 14th.”

As soon as I started the stream, viewers flocked in. Were they all set to receive notifications? The viewer count shot up rapidly. It was a delightful sight to see people coming to watch no matter when I went live.

I dropped a hint in the title, but it wasn’t anything special. It was common to title streams with today’s date.

I wondered how the MoLlu would react. Would anyone mention that it’s White Day first?

I didn’t turn on the cam at first and kept only a black screen. Let’s wait a little until the viewers pile in.

[What’s up?]

[I’m here for the goods!]

[What’s the meaning of March 14th?]

[It’s just written for fun, what’s the big deal?]

[What are we doing today? What are we doing today? What are we doing today?]

[Of course, today’s stream will be Agent of War!]

[I heard there’s a fun game uploaded at the cafe…]

[When are we going to play Ice Age Jurassic dinosaurs?]

[Oh, the dinosaur villain is back.]

[For crying out loud, when will you handle those Jurassic dinosaurs? ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Let’s do Part 1 as Agent of War and Part 2 as the dinosaur game ㅇㅇ That way everyone will be happy.]

[Did you see Mollru play two games in a day?]

[Where did the Bangjang go?]

[Teacher, your mic is muted.]

[You’re late today.]

I estimated it was time to reveal myself, seeing that we reached 20,000 viewers.

I turned on the camera without the mic, folding my arms and just staring at the cam lens.

[Whoa…]

[Hello!]

[Wow.]

[Even just turning on the cam is amazing ㅇㅇ;]

[It’s been a while since a cam stream!]

[You look so pretty ㅠㅠ]

[How nice to not see the awful board!]

[Just a goat.]

This might have been a misstep on my part. As soon as I turned on the cam, everyone was only talking about my face.

Normally, that’d be fine, but today I couldn’t let them focus on my outside appearance. So, I switched off the cam.

[????]

[What’s going on?]

[Teacher, your cam is off.]

[Bring it back!]

[What’s the problem this time?]

[Did I make you uncomfortable with my looks?]

[All of us MoLlu love not just your outer beauty but your inner self too ^^]

[What’s wrong with this person?]

[Anything you wanna say??]

I was sure of it. There wouldn’t be any mentions of White Day or candies in the chat today. That was the result of my little experiment.

“Today is White Day, everyone.”

[Yeah.]

[Exactly.]

[Is that what you wanted to hear?]

[I don’t really care since I don’t have a girlfriend…]

[What do you expect from us, Teacher?]

“Candy, please.”

I then put my hand toward the cam as I turned it back on.

[Whoa…]

[Even your hand is pretty.]

[If you give me your address, I’ll send you candy ^^]

[What kind of nonsense is this?]

[Chocolate is tastier, though.]

[Even if I wanted to, I can’t. What do you think I’m capable of?]

“Just kidding! I was just saying that out of boredom.”

As I was about to retract my hand and turn off the cam again…

[Kimchi Fried Rice has donated 10,000 won!]
– “I can’t send candy, but here’s some candy money! ^^”

[Just MoL Huang has donated 30,000 won!]
– “Use this to buy some candy.”

…

That led to an endless stream of donations. Most of the messages cited candy money or suggested I buy candy.

Oh… I didn’t intend for that.

I’ll be sure to use this money to satisfy my own desires.

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