Gender Reversed Geum Taeyang - Chapter 10

Chapter 10 – The PC Bang*
(T/N: Type of internet cafe in South Korea )

The enemy champion raises their hand. A stance to fire a skill.

From the hands of another champion, a skill has already been fired and is approaching me.

Dazzling control. My two eyes observe every situation on the screen. My hands move incessantly, and the loud sound unique to mechanical keyboards pierces my ears.

Several skills approached, but only a small portion hit me. Overwhelming physical ability.

After parting ways with the grandfather pulling the cart, on my way home, I saw the sign of a PC bang. A name combining colorful visuals and English words was written on it.

Currently, my broadcast is running for 3 hours of radio and 4 hours of gaming.

Of course, the game is always the one I’m addicted to. Because there are no other games on my computer.

I think I’m showing off my dazzling gameplay to some extent, but how impressive could the control be in Minecraft?

Eventually, the viewers are bound to get bored.

While I may be fine for now, I need to explore new game genres in advance, so I turned around and entered the PC bang.

After that, I’ve been playing one game for three hours.

‘Legend of League’, an AOS-style game that’s currently shining at number one in PC bang popularity.

It’s a globally popular and famous game, but another characteristic of this game is its poor user base.

While there are normal people, there are also users who overflow with swearing at the slightest provocation, abandon the game without any reason when their mood is ruined, and are nicknamed the “mental illness game” in rough terms.

If you ask me if I like this game…not really. I quite like the game itself, but my life is already difficult enough; I didn’t want to feel stressed even while playing games, so I deleted it from my computer a long time ago.

The reason I’m playing this game at the PC bang is because of its popularity.

I don’t know if I’ll actually broadcast it, but I thought it would be good to play a few rounds and get a feel for it first.

Since it’s a popular game, shouldn’t I play it to attract viewers and entertain them if needed?

Anyway, after playing for three hours, I checked my physical abilities, and they were truly overwhelming.

My mouse movements were accurate, and my judgment was solid. Also, if I concentrated, I could see the subtle movements of enemy characters and display a considerable level of play.

As a result of showing off endless superplays and leading my team, my record so far is…

2 wins, 3 losses.

Fuck.

A team game doesn’t end just because I played well alone. Seeing the word “Defeat” on the current screen, I let out a sigh of stress.

It’s fine if I’m not good, but why can’t I troll and be annoying about it?

Broadcasting this game… there’s still some room for consideration.

As I leaned back in the chair to rest, a loud sound came from the monitor to my left. It seemed like a NewTube video was playing.

“One million won donation! Thank you!”

A husky male voice. I’m not envious of the unrealistic one million won donation amount.

Glancing at the screen, I see a male streamer reacting enthusiastically.

Turning my head back to face the front, the golden sun is reflected in the dark monitor.

I felt a little uneasy for a moment, but there’s no time to be gloomy. Didn’t I feel like luck has been following me since coming to this reverse world?

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to secure many viewers, and that’s why I achieved a daily income of 100,000 won.

Since luck is fully supporting me, all I have to do is work hard on my broadcast.

Let’s stop brooding and look for other games.

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On my way back from the restroom, I glanced at other people’s monitors and saw students playing an FPS game to the right.

The game’s name was… Overwatch, wasn’t it? I vaguely remember playing it and finding it fun, but I don’t recall the title.

I was about to ask the students, but my mouth opened on its own.

“Hey. What’s the name of that game?”

The girl with an innocent look seemed startled by my sudden attempt at conversation, opening her eyes wide and turning red in an instant as she looked at me.

“Huh? Me? What, what is it?”

“What’s the name of the game you’re playing?”

“This, well…, it’s called Overwatch.”

“Ah, that’s right. Thanks.”

I didn’t really intend to ask, but the situation was resolved easily anyway.

There are all sorts of games on the PC bang’s computers, and even if it’s a popular game, it would take a lot of time to search blindly without knowing the name. I’m so happy that this tedious task is over in an instant.

But that happiness was short-lived. When I accessed the game, so many things had changed.

It’s only natural since the last time I played this game was years ago.

This game is also a candidate for my broadcast, but the thought of learning it from scratch makes me feel daunted.

I was thinking about asking the kids at the orphanage the next time I visit, when a person’s shadow appeared next to me.

“Please have this while you play.”

“…?”

Looking up, it’s a part-timer. With an overflowing expression of confidence, they’re holding a cup of soda in their hand. Next to the cup, there’s a Post-it note with something written on it. According to the menu I checked earlier, that soda costs around 4,000 won, if I remember correctly.

I’m completely dumbfounded to receive such an unexpected service that I’ve never experienced in my life.

Sometimes I get rewarded for my fierce face, and occasionally for my good looks. In times like these, this golden sun body is really useful. If only it didn’t have that sudden acceleration issue, it would be the perfect body. Did the person who created my body have to include that?

“Yes. Well, I’ll enjoy it. Thank you.”

As I take the soda cup and explore the game screen, I sense a gaze from the side again. Why won’t everyone just leave me alone?

I turned my annoyed face abruptly, and the girl sitting next to me who told me the game’s name averted her eyes.

While I stared intently at her for a while, a good idea crossed my mind.

I carefully speak to her.

“Hey.”

“……”

“Hey. Can’t you hear me? Hey.”

“I’m sorry!”

“What are you sorry for?”

“Well, I kept staring at you…”

“Are you really that sorry?”

“……”

“I’m asking if you’re sorry.”

“Yes! I’m sorry…”

Her friends and other people near my seat started watching us as my voice rose a little.

“Had enough of gawking? Turn your heads around.”

The gawking ended instantly. Looking back at the girl, she had lowered her head and was trembling.

No. I didn’t mean for this to happen. But unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do. My increasingly vicious tone is beyond my control.

Before her condition worsens, I carry out my original plan.

I bring the soda I received from the part-timer to her cheek.

“Huh!”

She made a strange sound and looked at me.

“Why did you flinch like that? What did I do?”

“No, it’s just…”

An extremely disgruntled expression. But she doesn’t seem to have the courage to talk back to me. Unable to say anything, she keeps fidgeting with her fingers, which I find quite endearing. Perhaps it reminds me of the siblings at the orphanage.

I hand her the soda I received from the part-timer as is. She’ll remove the Post-it note herself.

“If you’re sorry, play this game with me for a bit.”

“Huh?”

“It’s me.”

“Huh?”

“It’s me.”

The atmosphere froze instantly.

“That’s not, that’s not what I meant. No, did you even stream in the first place, bro?!”

“I’m leaving now. It’s getting late.”

I heard a voice calling out “Wait a moment!” from behind, but I didn’t look back.

It’s not that I’m offended or anything. It’s just, isn’t this how a man parts ways?

There’s not much time left until my broadcast, and we’re already friends on the platform, so we’ll meet again someday.

Cool guy Sung Yuhan.

As I was heading home, I thought about whether my computer’s specs would allow me to broadcast Overwatch while playing…

Aaaaaah.