It's a Gender-Reversed World, But I Don't Go Out Anyway - Chapter 2

Chapter 2: First Broadcast

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The clickbait title proved effective.

In less than 5 minutes, just over 10 viewers had gathered, and as soon as they entered, each one had something to say about the incomprehensible stream title.

[Damn, I wasn’t seeing things lol]

[Show us the hung shota Ezreal guy!]

[Streamer! Are you really the hung shota?]

“No, no, I’m not saying I’m a hung shota~ I said I play hung shota Ezreal~”

[Don’t care, bring out the hung shota]

[Wait, it’s actually a guy? I came in thinking it was obviously some 39-year-old lady trying to bait viewers.]

[If you thought it was a 39-year-old lady, why did you even come in?]

[Fr lol]

“Oh? Just a moment, I need to update League.”

The clickbait worked brilliantly. However, all the viewers drawn in by it had a distinctly spicy flavor to their chat messages.

When I started reacting to the chat, they got even worse after confirming I was male from my voice. Come to think of it, it would have been more strange if viewers who came in because of such a title were normal.

But what could I do? Even these toxic viewers were precious to me right now, so I decided to play along while waiting for League to update. If it weren’t for the update, I could have started the game right away and diverted the chat’s attention to League, but heaven wasn’t on my side. I briefly wondered what would happen if the room’s atmosphere became fixed like this, but that was something to think about later.

[Why is your name Daeju[1]?]

“It was my old dog’s name~”

As soon as a mild comment appeared among the spicy ones, I quickly read it out.

It was a deliberate action, thinking that if I focused on reading the milder comments, even these toxic viewers might catch on and tone down their messages to get my attention. Of course, the result was a disaster.

[Daeju-nim, please give it to me just once.]

[Holy shit;;]

[Here’s your passing collar]

[How can someone’s name be Daeju lol]

I couldn’t help but laugh at how quickly they started playing with my name. I could already see a future where these jokes would keep appearing in chat as long as I used the nickname Daeju, but—

‘Maybe this is… good?’

Although the method was a bit strange, I accepted it with a sigh, thinking that maybe it was good if it stuck in people’s minds.

But even though the viewer count fluctuated around 10, the chat was surprisingly active. Of course, it was much better than having no chat at all, but—

[Hurry up and give it to me, it’s urgent]

[Getting in line~]

[Hey newcomers, no cutting in line!]

[Where are the newcomers in a first stream?]

[So when are you giving it?]

“Alright, alright, enough joking, I’m starting the game now~”

Among the dizzying chat messages, the update finally finished with a ding.

I launched the game hoping to somehow shift the chat’s focus to it, but the chat continued to burn.

[You think we’re joking?]

[Serious mode activated wow;;]

[Looks like Daeju-nim needs to… give it to us *click*.]

“Hey~ Watch the chat~ Want to get banned?”

Finally, I pulled out my trump card.

It wasn’t particularly threatening coming from me, who only had 10 toxic viewers as my entire audience, but surprisingly, it had an effect.

[Yes sir]

[Yes sir]

[…tsk.]

[I’ll try my best]

Though the chat was gripped by madness, the ban threat was powerful. As soon as I mentioned it, the chat slowed down a bit and they started watching each other’s behavior.

Then suddenly, as if someone was curious about where my ban threshold would be, they started testing the waters.

[Hmm… pu**y?]

“Hey! Be careful~”

Should I ban them?

No, it’s ambiguous whether they explicitly meant genitalia, and with so few viewers, maybe I should let this level slide. It didn’t particularly offend me either.

While I was contemplating, the viewers took my hesitation as permission and started testing the limits again.

[Hmm… d**k?]

[Uh… sex?]

[Oh… pe**s?]

ㄴ[Has been forcibly removed.]

[OK confirmed]

[Confirmed d**k, p***y]

[Confirmed sex sex.]

“Are you guys actually insane?”

[High praise]

[Ex]

[tre]

[me]

[ly?]

And right after I set boundaries by banning appropriately, they suddenly started establishing their own rules and began chanting crude words. I might have drawn the line a bit late, but.

With only 10 viewers, it took quite some resolve to ban even one person, so my hesitation led to this situation.

“Fine, write whatever you want~”

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[D**k (meaning I understand)]

[P***y]

“Why are you responding with that?”

[You should join in too it’s fun]

[You’re not joining in? Don’t you have a d**k?]

[Fr doesn’t seem like they have one, can we check? Please]

[If you’re hung I’ll donate]

I hadn’t even turned on the webcam, or maybe it was worse because I hadn’t.

As the sexual harassment increased, I unconsciously muttered.

“Sigh… you perverted girls.”

The words came out before I could stop myself.

I wondered if it was inappropriate to say that to women, but—

[Uwah…]

[Oh.]

[Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…Thank you…]

[Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it! Daeju give it!]

They liked that.

Fortunately, in this reversed world.

“Stop spamming!”

[Ah, using ‘stop’ is cheating]

[Can’t be helped.]

Leaving behind the completely derailed chat, I decided to launch League and proceed with the game. Sure, they might be posting toxic messages now because I kept responding, but if I stop reacting while playing the game, they should calm down naturally. Once I start playing League, the atmosphere should change as they focus on backseat gaming. But at this point, I didn’t know. That this entire process was being clipped and spreading to other streamers and community sites.

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[Mild Adult Content Warning) Male streamer during his first broadcast]

Yeonhui’s eyes stopped on this post as she browsed sites after finishing her 7-hour stream.

The “mild adult content” disclaimer wasn’t particularly important. After just finishing a broadcast, she was too tired to get excited about mild adult content anyway. The reason her eyes stopped was the high number of likes compared to the low view count, and the fact that it was a male streamer broadcasting on the same platform as her.

150 views, 50 likes. Unless someone manipulated it, such a like ratio was hard to achieve. Usually, even a 5% like-to-view ratio is considered high, but this meant almost 33% of viewers had liked it. What kind of content could generate such a ratio?

“Since he’s a streamer…”

Streamers fundamentally need to be sensitive to trends. Especially news about streamers on their own platform. The job itself required staying on top of trends, and while streaming, clips or videos of other streamers often popped up.

Clicking on the post revealed a video.

“What? They said mild adult content but he’s just a ‘duuhan’…?”

Duuhan.

It was one of the terms used for streamers who broadcast without a webcam, and it had stuck because it was catchy and frequently used.

Usually, when there’s an adult content warning, one would expect to see a male streamer with a webcam, but the video thumbnail only showed a chat window and the League login screen.

“…Might as well watch it.”

As soon as she played it, she saw the chat moving rapidly despite having only 10 viewers.

Even a quick glance at the chat revealed an unmistakable toxicity — they were clearly trolls. Even she, as a female streamer, would consider banning such comments.

“Why do these toxic bastards want to act like this to someone during their first broadcast?”

The chat’s initial atmosphere was particularly spicy for a male stream.

It made no sense. Usually, even toxic viewers somewhat filter themselves in male streams, whether out of wanting to look good or whatever reason, but why was this one particularly severe?

Looking for the reason, she belatedly noticed the stream title.

“Huh? What’s with this title!”

Hung Shota Ezreal.

Yeonhui read the title out loud and bent over giggling. What kind of man would use such words as clickbait? Sure, it would definitely attract attention, but with a title like that, of course it would draw in trolls.

“Surprisingly, he’s not affected at all.”

Yet the man was calmly laughing and chatting, handling it somewhat skillfully despite the chat.

Although he was being overwhelmed by the chat’s flow, the fact that he neither got serious nor banned excessively showed he was quite capable for a first-time streamer.

However, it was about time to draw the sword.

True to their toxic nature, the chat’s intensity was rapidly escalating, making the focus less about the broadcast and more about who could post the most provocative messages or how to manipulate the streamer’s emotions.

It seemed the man had the same thought as he drew his sword.

“Hey~ Watch the chat~ Want to get banned?”

[Hmm… p***y?]

That was intense from the start.

She thought he would probably ban them, but—

“What? He’s letting that slide?”

While some female streamers occasionally had looser chat rules, male broadcasts typically had very strict ones. After all, there were many overly attached female viewers, and the male streamers themselves weren’t particularly mentally strong.

And in the end, he even let the sex spammers slide.

“He’s definitely unique. But still.”

It wasn’t enough to warrant this level of likes.

And then suddenly, the man’s voice, which had been slightly higher-pitched in his broadcasting tone, dropped coldly as he spat out one phrase.

“You perverted girls.”

Yeonhui quietly clicked the like button.

And the unusually high number of likes finally made sense.

“Ah… so that’s why?”

From this day forward, Daeju unknowingly began to be known in the community as the “Scold Master.”

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(End of Chapter)

T/N:

[1]”Daeju” (대주) is a play on words, as it can mean “to give” or “give a lot,” which the chat uses for suggestive jokes.
[2] It’s a salute emoticon.