Gender Reversed Geum Taeyang - Chapter 25

Chapter 25 – Semi-Forced Collaboration Stream (2)

As I always say, Ari and I are suspiciously compatible people.

When we first met, we chatted at a café—well, it was mostly Ari apologizing—and that evening we rode in Ari’s car. Today, we spent most of our time talking.

Hanging out with Sehee was fun in its own way, but since coming to this world, we haven’t met much, leaving a slight awkwardness.

But Ari? We first met after coming to this reversed world.

From the start, our tastes and personalities matched well, and that remained true since I got to know Ari.

Well, it’s natural there hasn’t been much change since we met quite recently.

Anyway, when two chatty people like us, who happen to be of opposite genders and both good-looking…

The synergy effect is enough to make a successful broadcast just by chatting.

The conversation has been going on for two hours now.

The topics were mainly male-oriented… no, female-oriented hobbies like gaming.

These topics matched well not only with us but also with the viewers.

Thanks to Ari’s broadcasting skills and my ability to spot interesting chat messages accurately, the chat was extremely active.

A true golden age.

The only ones suffering were Rete’s broadcast managers.

Embarrassingly, viewers who came from watching my broadcast didn’t moderate their chat levels until I warned them.

Ari also wanted to let my viewers be free until I gave them a warning.

And Rete’s viewers, who had already picked up some of the intense chat behavior, started posting messages that were a bit excessive but not quite worthy of restriction.

Well, sorry, but neither Ari nor I could help it.

A manager’s job isn’t always easy, so I hope they can just get through today.

Anyway, the result of this golden age was 8,000 total viewers.

The viewers from Rete, who was already a big company, and the viewers from Geum Taeyang, which was more like a small shop.

Plus the community users who came after hearing about this unique collaboration.

This could really help my broadcast, right?

That’s not why I’m hanging out with Ari, but… to put it crudely, sometimes you need to take advantage when you can.

And to properly take advantage, maintaining this high tension is the most important thing.

So…

Since neither of us thought about being hungry before starting the broadcast, we had been talking until 8 PM without eating anything all day, and it was time to get something in our stomachs.

Hmm. Even I, with this incredibly efficient body, started feeling hungry earlier, so how is Ari not mentioning being hungry yet?

Maybe Ari’s been hungry for a while but just hasn’t said anything?

Thinking this, I stared at Ari, who looked back at me with an expression asking what’s wrong.

“Aren’t you hungry, Rete? We haven’t eaten anything today.”

“Ah… Now that you mention it, I guess I am.”

Looking at Ari, there are many… what people commonly call “munchkin-like” aspects.

With that appearance and intellect, how does that body work to have lasted until now without eating?

Well, enough observations.

“Should we order something? Is there any food you like, Taeyang?”

“Hmm… Let’s not get delivery…”

While delivery food might be tasty, it’s not as good as cooking yourself. It’s not good for health either.

It might sound stingy, but honestly, it’s a waste of money too.

Why do you think I mastered cooking?

It’s to save money that I earned while wearing down my body and to take better care of my health.

I don’t order delivery much anyway, so I don’t even know what’s good.

“Rete. Can I use your kitchen for a bit?”

It was actually a one-sided announcement. I stood up to leave the room as soon as I spoke.

“Huh? You’re going to cook? Wouldn’t it be easier to order? Since you’re my guest, I’ll treat!”

“No. I’m going to cook today, so keep entertaining the viewers.”

“But still!”

As Ari said this and tried to stand up, I grabbed Ari’s shoulders and pushed them back down.

How dare you try to refuse.

The Nintendo Switch I borrowed was worth 350,000 won, so how could I not treat you to a meal?

“I have over 6 years of living alone experience. Just stay seated.”

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-Wow, Taeyang is really good at cooking, so jealous

-Really?

-Please include me too, please…

-Damn, how nice would it be to have a guy like that cook for you

└(Message deleted)

-Newbie level lol, swearing is automatic ban

└(Message deleted)

-Insulting others is also ban, stupid lol

└(Message deleted)

Yuhan left with those words.

Left without a conversation partner, I continued broadcasting while watching chat messages being deleted under the ambiguous chat rules.

I was quite surprised just now. That Yuhan can cook too.

Based on my conversations with Yuhan, it makes sense though.

“Taeyang’s viewers. Does Taeyang do cooking broadcasts too?”

-Even Rete didn’t know lol

-With those visuals, who would know if they don’t watch the broadcast lol

-Really good at it, makes me so envious

└(Message deleted)

-These chat deletions are so funny lol

└(Message deleted)

-Just watch old broadcasts, really good at cooking

I’m pretty confident in my cooking too… Maybe I should have offered to cook?

Hmm. Though Yuhan probably would have stopped me anyway.

Well, no need to think too hard about it.

What Yuhan asked me to do was manage the broadcast, so I should just focus on that.

Following the advice of viewers who came from Yuhan’s broadcast, I went to Geum Taeyang’s channel.

Viewers pointed me to a broadcast from a few days ago, saying if I fast forward about an hour, there’s cooking.

Was the timing exactly right? The webcam had turned to show Yuhan cooking.

While the broadcast quality wasn’t perfect, you could see everything you needed to.

“Is that… an apron?”

-Such a domestic man lol

-A man who looks good in an apron wow

-There’s just something about it lol

It’s really just a simple item. An apron.

But when Yuhan wears it, the apron that doesn’t quite comfortably cover that body and seems slightly tight caught my eye.

And looking down, you can see Yuhan’s usual ripped jeans.

TwitchyTV’s past broadcast replay feature shows the original chat messages too, and the chat in this video was something else.

Comments about the back view and the apron. Vulgar messages everywhere.

The kind of chat messages I wanted in Yuhan’s broadcast. Yes, this is the real deal. This is what I wanted.

I swallowed the saliva that had unconsciously gathered.

I need to get it together. I’m broadcasting right now, what would people say if they saw me focusing on that video?

I moved my stiffened hand to pause the video.

-Why is Rete so focused lol

-It would be weird not to focus

-No accusations please, not that kind of person

Damn… How long was I watching? Why are these kinds of messages appearing?

I’m not sure, but I need to act.

“Hahaha… I thought I was pretty good at cooking too, but Taeyang is really good.”

-For real lol

-True true

-Honestly too good lol

-Super pro

Did I manage to get past it?

My body felt hot so I looked for water, but it seems I drank it all earlier while talking with Yuhan during the broadcast.

Lately, my face has been getting flushed easily, and I don’t want to show this kind of appearance on broadcast.

“I’ll go get some water real quick!”

Hmm. The saying “mountains beyond mountains” really fits this situation.

I can’t believe I wasn’t thinking about this. I started resenting my earlier self.

When I went to the kitchen to get water from the refrigerator, I saw Yuhan busy cooking.

“Hmm? Why did you come out, Ari? Oh, can I borrow this apron? I tried it before and it was quite comfortable.”

“Oh, oh? I came out to… get some water. …Yeah.”

“Right. How’s this? Looks delicious, doesn’t it? It’s fried rice.”

Such a domestic situation. Such domestic conversation. It’s making me confused.

Usually when I come out to drink water during broadcasts, I would play with Junhyeok who would be resting in the living room.

That was what you could call truly couple-like behavior and had its own joy.

Like a healthy cohabitation life of people in their 20s?

But what would you call this?

Is it because of the heat from cooking? The house feels somehow warm.

The mouth-watering smell that comes with that warmth.

The sound of cooking from the kitchen.

And if you go there, a man wearing an apron showing off his cooking with a happy expression.

“Even if you’re hungry, wait a little bit. It’ll be done soon. Oh, and I noticed earlier, aren’t you eating too much delivery food? You’ll ruin that nice body. You should cut down a bit.”

The fact that someone is cooking for me, that they saw the pile of delivery remnants and worried about my health.

Family… like, parents? Dad?

No, this is different.

Among family, this is more like a married… couple?

Damn. I’m definitely getting weird. I can tell because crazy thoughts are coming automatically.

“Oh?! Ari, can you look at my back? I think the apron came loose. Can you tie it for me?”

Yuhan trying to look at his back by turning his head side to side looked cute, quite different from their usual dignified appearance.

A domestic man. Going behind him to help as requested.

Yuhan smiling with his usual expression while saying thanks. The fact that I thought of that cunning expression as bright and cheerful is probably proof that I’ve gotten quite weird.

“Go back first. I’ll be there soon.”

The short time walking back to the broadcasting room with a cup of water.

During that brief moment, I thought.

I’m not sure what emotion I just felt.

But one thing is certain.

It was an emotion I had never felt since starting to live alone.

(End of chapter)