Gender Reversed Geum Taeyang - Chapter 65

Chapter 65 – Surrounding Reactions

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Wearing a hoodie in the middle of summer – it’s something I could never have imagined doing.

If it weren’t for the shocking layout of having air conditioning in every room, I would’ve been on the verge of death by now.

Since neither Jihun nor Ari’s parents had a similar build to mine, I’m wearing Ari’s hoodie, which she said runs large.

Of course, it’s still tight, but my clothes are already in the washing machine…

Hmm. After discussing with Ari’s parents earlier, it was decided that Ari and I would sleep in the same room. I’d take the bed, and Ari would sleep on the floor.

It felt quite guilty to not only sleep at someone else’s house but also take their bed… but the parties involved agreed it was fine.

Is this family being too nice to me? Is this the power of my silver tongue?

Well, I suppose it’s not good to refuse kindness too much, so it can’t be helped.

Anyway, right now, I’m lying on the blanket spread on the floor, waiting for Ari to finish showering.

…….

Damn. The bed was so soft that I just rolled a little, but why did I fall off?

Coming down, I found this blanket unexpectedly soft too, so I’m still lying here in the position I fell in, but Ari will be here soon, so I need to move.

Someone who said they’d sleep on the bed suddenly coming down and burying their face in someone else’s pillow… even in this reversed world, it wouldn’t look good…

No.

“Uh…, Yuhan? Why are you lying there like that…?”

“Hmm, umm……”

I guess this is why people should be diligent.

“I was… trying to warm up the blanket……”

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Chatting with a friend late at night is incredibly fun.

Of course, this applies when you’re properly focused on the conversation with your friend.

So….

If you’re smelling your friend’s lingering scent in the blanket, or feeling their remaining warmth in it.

There’s no room to feel anything like fun.

This is driving me crazy. The air conditioner’s cold breeze makes the warmth in the blanket even more pronounced.

These days, I’ve been trying my best to block these kinds of dark thoughts… but Yuhan’s words keep tormenting me.

What does he mean by warming up the blanket?

Now I’m reminded of Yuhan’s appearance from earlier. His hair slightly wet and glistening from being roughly dried, and the hoodie outlining his body.

While he’s sometimes quite Confucian towards others, Yuhan needs to look at himself.

He needs to understand how his actions appear in girls’ eyes.

Throwing out such strange lines, and then rolling around on the bed saying it’s soft…

…Well. I still can’t get angry. I just find it cute.

The fluorescent light illuminates my hair.

The hair that Yuhan kept endlessly praising, saying the dye suited me so well.

A laugh escapes.

Actually, it’s been escaping for a while now.

It was always like this when I was with Yuhan.

It’s so regrettable that these moments will end someday.

I want to stay together.

No, if possible, forever.

I want to stay together forever, no matter what.

Of course, as… ‘friends’…

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Late at night, before falling asleep after playing around, I heard about Ari’s boyfriend.

I thought she wouldn’t easily talk about such personal matters, but I was able to hear about it without much difficulty.

I’m really not someone who meddles much. I don’t particularly like judging people I don’t know.

Getting involved in someone else’s love life? I wouldn’t do that unless I was crazy. I don’t even have any experience to begin with.

Hmm. Still, making an exception this time might not be bad.

This person called Lee Junhyuk that I heard about from Ari seemed like the type that’s hard to view favorably.

It’s difficult to summarize since his behavior patterns are hard for me to understand…

Anyway, even to me, someone with no dating experience, how can someone date like that?

Of course, I’ve only heard Ari’s side, but I don’t think anyone could tell the story more objectively than Ari.

Unlike others, I think it’s okay to believe Ari’s words without thinking too much. Because it’s Ari.

Anyway, I didn’t give any particular advice.

I’m not in a position to do so, and I thought giving advice would really be crossing a line.

I just shared a few of my thoughts.

That she’s precious, so she shouldn’t just keep making concessions.

That sometimes she should act according to what her heart tells her.

… Wait, isn’t this advice after all?

Well, I think they were decent lines. When she heard the second one, Ari’s face looked somewhat relieved.

Since it seems she’s made some decision, it’s no longer something I need to worry about.

She’s smart, so she’ll figure it out well on her own.

As for this dude called Junhyuk… Damn. The world’s gone mad when someone blessed doesn’t realize their blessings.

Isn’t getting a girlfriend like Ari using up all your luck?

They say the fortunate will prosper, but I feel even more pathetic not being able to get even one girlfriend, let alone a harem, even after coming to this reversed world.

I sincerely pray that misfortune accompanies Junhyuk.

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Over the past month, Rete’s broadcast average viewership has increased by about 500 people.

Same broadcast time as Geum Taeyang, and viewers even flowed in from that broadcast.

But new viewers kept flowing in. Faster than the viewers leaving.

[This gal’s been getting real cocky lately]

(Rete photo)

Rete was always fun but lately she’s even more fun maybe because she loosened chat regulations a bit

Her tension goes up when she meets Geum Taeyang why don’t they collab again

-Isn’t he just serious one-trick

└For real

└No no his broadcasting talent is seriously good so it was fun

-For real collabs with Geum Taeyang are honey

└Just chatting is super fun

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[Clip of Rete cursing]

First time hearing this from someone who joined at 500 viewers look how sweet her voice is

The broadcast got lighter lately which was good but she drops a curse lol

-?

└?

└No wait guys how is this cursing what kind of life have you been living?

-How is ‘aish*¹’ a curse are you crazy?

└Are you stupid showing you’ve never watched Rete

└For real this is like Rete saying crude jokes

└That’s too much lol

-No regrets even if I die

└For real saw a precious scene

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[Number one contributor to Rete’s broadcast changes]

(Geum Taeyang bowing gif)

This guy is just good at broadcasting

Rete’s broadcast changed exactly from when they met

Chat regulations loosened during collabs and people who watched that broadcast learned spicy chat and started using it

The piercing this time was definitely learned from him too

Even just their casual talk is super fun wish they’d collab more

-For real?

└For real

-The piercing lol was so random

└She said she wanted to dress up but who starts with piercing when trying to dress up lol

└Rete’s really good at making friends

-They give off We Got Married*² vibes

ㄴ Facts

└No matter what Rete with him lol

└Doesn’t Rete have a boyfriend

└From what I heard Geum Taeyang would be better

└Please stop this nonsense

└You’re making this into NTR you idiot

└Geum Taeyang doesn’t have that ability anyway, trembles just looking at breasts

TwitchyTV-related communities were buzzing lately.

The main topics were Rete’s piercing and changes in Rete’s broadcast.

While the chat room was still strictly regulated, the loosened restrictions made viewers happy.

Rete’s own slightly lighter tone also brought something new.

Geum Taeyang was also mentioned much more than before.

The main content was shipping Rete and Geum Taeyang and Geum Taeyang’s influence on Rete. Either way, everyone viewed both broadcasters positively.

Of course, there were other perspectives.

Especially among fellow streamers.

[Duma]

-Ari, is something going on lately?

-How did you end up getting the piercing?

-You wanted it, right?

[Rete]

-No nothing special

-There’s this close streamer called Geum Taeyang who said it would suit me well

-I chose it together with that friend

[Duma]

-Didn’t you do it with your boyfriend?

-You’re just friends with that person right?

-I’m worried about what people might say

-There’s a lot of talk in the community too

-No

-Wait

-Why aren’t you using periods

-Nothing’s wrong right?

Seol Ari wasn’t quite pleased with this situation.

Even though they were close colleagues, being suspicious of Yuhan was uncomfortable.

She had removed periods just to show it to Yuhan only, but it was annoying how they were picking at that too.

She wished they’d stop talking about that boyfriend business, but friends keep bringing it up.

[Rete]

-Let’s stop talking about this

-I’ll contact you later

-Go ahead unnie

Ari recalled what Yuhan had told her.

She acted according to what her heart told her.

Along with sharp words she wouldn’t normally use, she unilaterally cut off the conversation.

There was no hesitation, no regret, just comfort. She thought again that Yuhan was right.

The time was 5:55 PM.

The first broadcast since the day she spent with Yuhan.

That is, the first day her dyed hair would be broadcast.

Ari wasn’t particularly nervous.

Because she had already achieved the purpose of dying her hair. Because she had already received high praise from Yuhan.

She completed the broadcast setup as usual and started streaming.

And soon.

Seol Ari’s much-changed appearance was revealed to everyone.

(End of Chapter)

T.N. 1.Aish” (아이씨) is a Korean interjection that’s considered mild cursing similar to”shit” in English, but perhaps closer to “dammit” in severity. It’s still considered somewhat impolite or crude, especially in formal settings or when speaking to elders. Koreans are really stuck up in these regards, lol.

2. “We Got Married” is a Korean TV show where celebrities pretend to be married couples.

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