hotmtlnovel Chapter 16
Chapter 16
"Today, revealing my face is the most important thing, but first, it’s Han Ho-min."
In other words, broadcasting Se-young’s dance performance was the priority. It was something we had promised before. I thought the viewers might be waiting for it, too.
"She’s waiting next to me right now, you know? But first, we need to decide what kind of dance she'll do... Let's have a vote."
Although I listen to songs often, I don’t usually listen to songs with choreography, so it would be better to get recommendations from the viewers. I asked them for their suggestions.
[????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Then let's play that BGM they use when they dance in that neighborhood.] [????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Play that one for the dance.] [Ah, that one, haha.] [Harin: That BGM might actually be good.] [People who broadcast like that often use it.] [It should be fun, haha.] [But how does Ho-min look? That’s the most curious part.] [Pa-in: Eh? Why suddenly dance?]
Various opinions started to pour in the chat. Pa-in expressed curiosity about why I suddenly decided to dance. So, I briefly explained what had been going on.
"- So that’s why she has to dance. I definitely couldn’t do that kind of thing at Gwanghwamun."
[Pa-in: Oh, I see.] [Pa-in: I used to work with dance-related stuff, so...] [Pa-in: I’ll just watch for now.] [????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Wow, you're really going to watch this? Hahaha.] [It should be fun.] [Are we going to find out about your dancing skills...?] [You probably can’t dance at all, huh? Hahaha.]
Seeing this situation reminded me of a memory from the past. Back when I was in school, there was a friend who would end up dancing as a punishment when a group of people gathered.
‘I wonder what they’re doing now.’
They’re probably still dancing, I bet. I thought to myself, then checked the camera before turning it on. As the camera turned on, the interior of the studio was revealed.
[????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Oh, what’s this?] [????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: This is really nice!!!] [Where is this place? It looks so nice.] [You said you’re broke, but you live in a super nice place.] [Mangming: You said you were broke though...] [Really disappointing.] [You’re finished now, haha.]
When the interior of the studio appeared, everyone seemed surprised, so I told them the truth.
"This is obviously not my home. Harin lent me a studio near Gwanghwamun, and I’m broadcasting from there."
If I were living in such a nice studio, I’d probably be broadcasting all day long. I thought it was ridiculous and adjusted the camera slightly. At that moment, the screen showed nothing but the overall view of the studio.@@@@
"Anyway, we’ve decided on the song, so let’s watch Ho-min dance."
I didn’t really have any intention of making him dance well. I wasn’t the type of person who liked to say bad things about others, but... Se-young had way too much of a loser vibe, so expecting him to dance well was unrealistic. I’d be satisfied if he just left behind a mildly humiliating video.
Thinking that, I slowly adjusted the camera to fit Se-young’s position. Then, Se-young appeared wearing a mask.
"Ugh..."
Se-young looked like he was trembling uncontrollably, as if he hadn’t expected this to happen. But I wasn’t going to show him any mercy.
"Move quickly. There’s a lot of work piled up."
There was a lot of work to be done. So, I didn’t want to waste too much time on Se-young’s dance. I continued staring at Se-young as he shivered.
[????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Dance faster.] [????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: I’ll be watching closely to see if you’re really trying.] [Harin: I’m watching too, haha.] [Pa-in: I’ll be checking for any weird parts from start to finish.] [The chat is so scary, haha.]
The current viewership was-
[Viewer Count: 8,100]
Thinking that, I decided to shift focus.
"Alright, Ho-min danced, so... now it’s time to slowly reveal my face."
Saying that, I checked the viewer count.
[Viewer Count: 18,291]
"Eh?"
The number of viewers suddenly spiked exponentially. There were several possible reasons for this. Maybe Pa-in being in my broadcast had something to do with it, or perhaps people from YouTube had come to watch.
"Why are there so many viewers? It’s making me nervous. I’m not even that good-looking."
Personally, I didn’t think I was that good-looking, so I was a bit nervous. What if someone left a nasty comment about me being ugly?
I was a little worried, so I adjusted the camera. I made sure that with just one click, my face would be revealed immediately.
[????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Finally, the face reveal.] [????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: I’ve been so curious about this.] [Really curious as hell.] [When you reveal your face, your stream’s gonna level up like crazy, hahaha.] [This is gonna be fun.] [Harin: I’m sure I won’t regret this, hehe.] [If Harin says it like that, you must be really handsome.] [Hehe, I’m gonna make a composite right away.]
Temporarily banned!
After briefly looking at the chat...
Click.
I pressed the button to turn on the camera. Then, my face appeared on the stream.
"...C-Can you see it? It feels a little awkward."
It looked slightly different from what I saw in the mirror. It felt a little off. Definitely, seeing it through the camera felt a bit different.
I thought it was awkward and subtly checked the chat.
Then...
[????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Damn.] [????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: I can’t stop the lawsuits.] [????️JeonjiJotneunKurtul: Just moderate yourselves a little.] [I really wanna rub my chest against it, fuck.] Temporarily banned! [He’s so fucking handsome, this crazy bastard.] [Captured it, now going to run AI, yeah..] [Pa-in: Oh.] [Pa-in: You look a lot different than I imagined.] [Pa-in: This is weird.]
The chat was flooded with all sorts of sexual harassment. It was a special day for the face reveal, so I had made it so that even people who hadn’t followed for a month could chat.
"...I don’t want to get sued, so write that stuff in your memo pad. That’s way too crude."
When I said that...
[Wow, fuck, please sue me so I can actually see you.] [Before the camera was on, you were so annoying, but now that I see your face, I just can’t stop.] [The chat is filled with crazy people.] [Marry me, marry me, marry me, marry me, marry me, marry me, marry me.] [Why didn’t you reveal your face before with that kind of face?]
Again, the chat was going crazy...
It seemed like the chat would stay like this for a while.