Gender Reversed Geum Taeyang - Chapter 24

Chapter 24 – Semi-Forced Collaboration Stream (1)

“Mindless fun” would be an appropriate description.

The appointment was sudden, so I hadn’t considered streaming today, and since we were having such a good time…

I still don’t have enough viewers to take breaks as I please, and for Ari, after returning from a 5-day break, another absence would be difficult to justify.

Still… if we’re being fair, I should be the one to yield. It was my appointment after all.

Damn. My place is quite far from here. I don’t even have a platform to post a late notice yet. I need to look up transportation options quickly.

Ah.

Wait.

Did I leave my wallet behind?

This is driving me crazy.

Ari’s expression isn’t great either. Sending a guest away hastily for a stream doesn’t feel right, but she has her stream to do, and it’s not like I’m not streaming either… She must be thinking something along those lines.

After briefly looking at Ari, I sighed and rubbed my face.

While we did become unusually close quickly, I don’t want to borrow money.

A good solution would be… a collaboration stream?

Suddenly?

Hmm…

“Want to do a collab stream today?”

Oh.

We look at each other with surprised expressions.

I hadn’t planned to say it, but my mouth spoke on its own. Was this choice guided by instinct?

It always said strange things on its own, but this time it agreed with me. Or maybe I’m becoming more in tune with this body.

Anyway! Ari seemed to have the same idea, and since no other solutions come to mind, this seems like the best option.

Ari looks at me with confident eyes.

Once a decision is made, action should be swift.

“Ari, let me borrow your computer for a moment.”

5 minutes remain until 6 o’clock.

Fortunately, since the computer wasn’t turned off earlier, I could quickly execute my plan.

“I’ll just log in with my ID once.”

I connected my account and briefly turned on the stream for about 10 seconds before turning it off.

The stream title was [Come to Rete’s Stream].

People who follow my streams will see the broadcast notification, and when they come to my channel, they’ll be able to see the recent broadcast list.

I hope they can understand the situation from the title of that 10-second video…

Having to notify like this. I need to create a bulletin board soon.

Only 3 minutes remain now.

This time, Ari takes over the computer and quickly prepares for the stream.

Amazing speed. Is this… experience?

The setup was done in an instant, and we found our positions and started the stream.

The broadcast screen shows fan art of Rete drawn by viewers, accompanied by music.

-Hi
-Hiiii
-Hello

I can’t help but laugh at how the situation changed so drastically in 10 minutes. Not in a bad way. It’s just funny, right?

Ari seems to share my thought as she looks at me with a smile.

“Uh…”

-?
-What’s that?
-Is there something wrong with Rete’s throat?
-Wasn’t that a male voice?

Ah. Did I make a mistake?

The viewers’ reactions came much faster than on my stream, which startled me a bit.

Our Rete is looking at the newbie broadcaster who’s surprised by the chat speed as if I’m cute…

This hurts my pride a bit.

Can’t help it. The song is almost over anyway. I’ll definitely get back at her next time.

Hmm. In my original world, I had a fairly straightforward personality too.

Of course, I didn’t always have the endless confidence like when instinct takes over, but still.

Anyway, I was just an ordinary guy.

Although my mentality improved significantly after becoming Geum taeyang, even that has its limits. I’m not saying I don’t get nervous.

Well, usually during streams when I get too nervous, Geum Taeyang’s pride-conscious instinct handles it, so I probably won’t make mistakes today either… but that instinct usually comes with sudden outbursts, so it’s not really reliable.

I seem to be sweating a bit. I can tell from how slippery the phone surface feels in my hand.

5 seconds until the song ends.

4, 3…

Thud- Click-

This is crazy. Even though my grip strength has improved since before, I still dropped the phone.

I quickly pulled back the gaming chair I was sitting in and went under the desk.

The desk was already quite spacious, but the phone bounced off my leg and went a bit deeper inside.

Actually, this could have been dealt with after the stream ended, but the fact that I immediately went down to pick it up shows I was definitely not thinking straight.

Ari turned on the cam, but perhaps due to my sudden action, only her bewildered expression was being broadcast.

-Hi Rete
-Hello!!
-?
-Where are you looking?

“Ah, hello!!”

Damn. Should I come out now? Thinking this wasn’t right, I quickly moved to get out from under the desk, but Ari slightly blocked me with her hand. Not now?

Right, Ari’s the expert when it comes to streaming, so let’s trust her.

…Though I’m not sure if it’s right to trust someone who’s never had a man under her desk during a stream.

-There must be something down there?
-What what
-Ooh what is it really
-Something big is coming
-FR lol looks like something big is coming

“What? Under? No, there’s just something… Ah, nothing big is coming today.”

Why are you stammering like that! You’re a veteran! You’ve got experience!

Ari’s acting suspiciously in every way possible.

Seeing her flustered like this, it’s clear she has no experience streaming with a man under her desk.

Things are definitely going in a strange direction.

I try to move back so Ari won’t be uncomfortable…

BANG-!!

Ah shit, really!

-Oh damn
-What is it really lololol
-Something big is really coming
-After 5 days break, something big should come lol

The sound was tremendous. So was the pain in my head.

Nothing’s going right.

Ari startles and slightly bends down to look at me.

‘Look forward for now, forward!!’

The pain made it hard to speak properly, but I tried to whisper through the pain.

“Eh ha ba ahe.”

Hmm. Couldn’t speak or whisper properly.

Wonder if it was heard on stream?

Glancing at Ari’s expression… this was 100% heard.

“Umm. This isn’t how I wanted to show you… Sigh. Please don’t write strange comments.”

-I trusted you, damn lolololol
-lololol whose voice was that
-Legendary guest appearance
-lolol what what

Everyone probably thought it was just Ari playing some funny prank with a female guest.

If it had been a male guest, given Ari’s personality, she wouldn’t have had them appear from under the desk.

Actually, even though Ari isn’t the type to make crude sexual jokes even with female guests, someone was indeed under the desk.

So no one could have imagined.

From under the blushing Ari.

A man in a white t-shirt.

A handsome man in a white t-shirt.

A handsome man in a white t-shirt, with looks so good they’d be rare even on TV, yet with a delinquent-like face far from Rete’s known preferences.

No one could have imagined him crawling out while licking his lips.

“Ah… tsk.”

His Adam’s apple moves roughly with a gulp, shining under the light.

Well, it wasn’t actually licking his lips, but swallowing saliva that had gathered from the terrible pain after hitting his head.

Ah, I’m clearly getting flustered, so Geum Taeyang’s instincts are starting to take over. Please let’s do well today.

Let’s not make such a sneaky smile…

“Hm…”

Eyes too seductive to be wolf-like, yet too fierce to be fox-like. The gently curved eyes hold a hint of amusement.

His eyebrows, curved like the Chinese character for ‘eight’, seemed to somehow stimulate women’s hidden desires.

Along with that, his previously dull eyes now held a sharp glint.

“Pfft… Hello, Rete’s viewers…?”

“I’m streamer Geum Taeyang.”

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Rete’s viewers knew this man.

Although he wasn’t the type of broadcaster that would appeal to most of their tastes, who weren’t interested in aggressive streams, they had to know him.

The first person Rete had ever openly shown antipathy towards.

Though Rete herself had explained things, he was still the man who had made remarks that bothered Rete and caused her 5-day break.

Yesterday, some viewers from this stream had raided his stream, and he had called Rete directly to show off their friendship. In the process, Rete’s real name had been leaked too.

Honestly, most found it hard to understand.

Why did Rete seem so close to a man she hadn’t known for long?

She said he’s really a good person if you talk to him directly, but then why did he initially cause conflict with Rete?

And why did that man crawl out from under Rete’s desk?

Moreover, before that, there had been sounds of him trying to say something. With pronunciation that seemed somewhat slurred, as if his mouth was busy elsewhere.

“Well… originally we planned to appear together from the start, but my phone fell and I lost the timing while trying to pick it up. Hehe.”

“I was so surprised. You suddenly went under there, Taeyang.”

-What lololol
-??????
-For real??

Rete’s wholesome usual conduct was famous even on TwitchyTV, and viewers knew it well.

A streamer in a pure romance with her childhood friend boyfriend. A streamer who always showed exemplary behavior. A compRetely wholesome chat atmosphere.

That’s why they could understand that this situation arose from their own misunderstanding, and those words that would be considered lame excuses in other streams were actually true.

Also, someone of Rete’s broadcasting ability wouldn’t create such a ridiculous situation.

But there was someone who kept making them imagine strange things.

Licking his lips with his tongue, constantly smacking his lips.

And when you look at those eyes that seem to try to enchant someone, some inexplicable strange feeling arises.

The chat wouldn’t calm down easily.

“Why am I here, you ask? Didn’t you hear the phone call in Rete’s stream yesterday?”

“A collab? It’s a bit sudden.”

“Ah, are you from our stream? I used formal speech unnecessarily.”

“Rete, isn’t it awkward if we use formal speech? Shall we speak casually?”

Maybe it was due to the synergy between Geum Taeyang, who showed no nervousness at all in front of 7,000 people, and Rete, who utilized her short but substantial broadcasting experience.

Or maybe it was entertaining to see a seemingly serious woman and a casual man laughing and chatting.

After some time passed, everyone eventually adapted to this collaborative broadcast between the two streamers.

Combined with about 70 viewers who came over from Geum Taeyang’s broadcast with their characteristically numerous and aggressive chat messages, matching today’s unusually free-spirited atmosphere of the broadcast.

Chats that couldn’t be seen usually started to appear.

How should I put it?

Ari’s broadcast started to get tainted with lewdness.

(End of chapter)