Living in a Room Becomes Easier When You’re Handsome - Chapter 51
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Are we really doing this?
The morning after the after-party ended.
‘Hmm, did I slack off too much on exercise during the training camp? My body feels stiff.’
Maybe it was because I half-heartedly exercised for about a week while competing.
As soon as I got into my proper workout routine, I could feel my body creaking.
‘I shouldn’t do tournaments for a while.’
It was fun, I got a lot of sponsorships, and viewer influx increased too.
But probably because I’d been broadcasting alone for 3 years.
The more time I spent stuck together with multiple people, the more I could feel my energy draining.
Anyway, after returning Home from the Gym like that.
While eating, I immediately checked the Mung-tube status.
‘Already 70,000 subscribers.’
It’s been just over a month now, I think.
Already 70,000 – that was an incredible number.
Average views were about 140,000.
Since it was coming out at twice the subscriber count, this was also tremendous.
‘Having average views over 100,000 is really insane.’
Should I say that YouTube revenue was rising quite nicely in just one month.
Even the comment reactions were quite good.
But he’s really handsome
You’re saying this with that face?
Wow, you really live however you want with that face of yours
That’s actually pretty funny lol
What is “mungppo”?
ㄴ Cutie *3*
ㄴ Deep mungppo =3=
ㄴ I went to this person’s live stream and their energy was exactly the same – just as entertaining as the edited videos
‘The gender ratio is… 6:4?’
Wait, the female ratio is as high as 4?
This was honestly unexpected.
Of course, I knew I was handsome.
But I hadn’t uploaded daily vlogs or anything.
I hadn’t been careful with my words at all either, yet women were still sticking around.
The existence of Mungsuni came as quite a fresh shock to me.
‘So there really are women in My Room too?’
Ratio-wise, I thought it was about 9:1.
Considering YouTube’s gender ratio, it might really reach 7:3.
‘Of course, well… that doesn’t mean I’ll start being careful with my words or anything.’
Still, it’s interesting.
While I was marveling like that, I was once again amazed by the editor’s incredible skills.
“Wait, the training camp finals… was yesterday, but it’s up today.”
Is this editing speed even normal?
The video was uploaded at a speed that could rival any major corporation’s editing team.
In between, especially during this training camp process, there were many times I couldn’t review the videos.
Rather, I came to the conclusion that it was better not to interfere with unnecessary opinions during my reviews.
Editor Mungop’s editing style was extremely clean and simple.
‘Not too many screen transitions… includes other streamers’ screens too… subtitles are all properly distinguished.’
Honestly, the people I’m most grateful to for my broadcast being able to grow were Ttaranta and Mungop.
Now that my income trajectory has risen to a certain level, I always wanted to show my appreciation to those two.
But every time I tried.
< I’m grateful that you keep managing for me every time I broadcast
< You’re practically doing it officially
< I’ll send you a monthly salary at minimum wage rate
< [Money transfer arrived! Please accept!]
> [Transfer was declined]
> Don’t worry about it
> Use that money to prepare for moving
> You can’t broadcast from a studio apartment forever
> If anything, grant me one wish later
< Your butt is off limits
> Hey, you really think I would
> Haha okay fine
> But seriously, I have no interest, just asking as a manager out of curiosity
> Is there anyone you want to do a virtual marriage with?
< No, there isn’t any? What marriage show lol
> I’ll send winter clothes soon, so accept them right away when they arrive
< Yeah, but I’m grateful you always send me clothes, but aren’t they all too expensive? They looked like luxury brands
> ㅡㅡ Just wear it around, why don’t you?
< Okay
Ttaranta kept mentioning some mysterious wish and stubbornly refused to accept payment.
< Editor, I’m always so grateful for your editing. The thing is, our salary structure isn’t clearly defined yet
< I don’t really know the editor rates, but it seems like it’s usually around 20,000 won per minute generously
< So I’d like to send you payment based on that rate, would that be okay?
< [Money transfer arrived! Please accept!]
> [Transfer was declined.]
> It’s fine
> Just meeting up later and having a real meal together would be fine haha
> I always get energy from watching Mungi’s broadcasts, so that’s enough for me. You continuing to broadcast consistently is my salary
> But if you still feel bad about it, just send me a few gift cards or something haha
> Mungop is the best ♥♡♥♡
Editor Mungop also firmly refused the salary, saying there was no need for it.
‘Hmm… But I really want to do something for them.’
If I properly paid the manager and editor’s salaries right now, my bank account would become empty again.
But my principle is that if you’re going to be stingy with money because it’s precious, you shouldn’t think about hiring people in the first place.
Rather, not receiving salaries in the current situation bothered me more.
‘Then I should at least consistently send gift cards… and things like that.’
But I couldn’t stubbornly insist “Take it!”
Both of them were doing this out of goodwill, so I wanted to let them do as they pleased.
Even though I knew relationships could change at any time.
Maybe I was just hoping our current relationship would continue comfortably like this.
‘Right, we’re still not that close yet… Later when we become closer and the editor, manager, and I meet as three people…’
Then we could have more diverse conversations.
And we could adjust the salary situation separately then.
‘Hmm, did I check everything I could?’
I had dealt with most of the things I could immediately pay attention to.
The last thing remaining was the business email inbox.
Actually, Ttaranta had been managing this recently too.
Still, it was ultimately my email inbox, so it was right for me to check it directly.
“What’s this?”
The first thing I saw was passionate life advice from the Yuksu Hyungnims.
There wasn’t a single curse word, just really… how should I put it.
I could immediately feel the hearts of the hyungnims who claimed to be sweet middle-aged gentlemen.
[Subject: How can a man not even fetch his own water? And constantly demanding lemon water is…]
[Subject: Even though you won with Mungi’s power, Yeoju and Ropam worked hard too…]
“Look at that sweetness.”
Among the over 20 emails.
The point was that Ssan-muk, who had most silently and diligently performed the tank role, wasn’t mentioned at all.
Really, such blatant sweetness.
Just touching it might make your teeth rot away.
‘Personal email addresses are piling up neatly in the spam folder.’
After excluding the sweet hyungnims’ emails, suddenly 90% of the business email inbox disappeared.
Was this the power of collaboration streams?
Then.
“Wait, why are there so many collaboration requests?”
I was surprised to discover that the remaining 10% were all collaboration request emails.
The contents were mostly similar.
How about meeting for good encounters, good occasions, enjoying time with good people.
Let’s provide fun to viewers together, how about alcohol mukbang, etc.
The contact was nice, but every single message was nothing but burdensome sentences.
‘The most incomprehensible sentence in life: getting close while drinking alcohol.’
I don’t even drink alcohol with people I’m already close to.
I couldn’t understand why I had to drink with people I’m not close to in order to become close.
In the same context, I couldn’t accept things like ‘there are stories that can only be told while drinking alcohol.’
If it’s a story that can’t be told without alcohol, then just don’t tell it.
Muttering like that to myself.
I sent replies declining all the collaboration emails.
It’s not like there’s some tournament or anything, just collaborating with someone for no reason is a bit much.
I didn’t feel the need to meet with people I’d never even met before.
‘I should take care of my own broadcast now.’
Well then, shall I start broadcasting in earnest?
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To cut to the conclusion.
– Hell
– Hell
– Hell
– Hell
– Hell
– Hell
“No, what’s with spamming ‘hell’ the moment I turn on the broadcast?”
My broadcast started getting flooded with ‘hell’ in about 10 minutes.
Naturally, I don’t know the reason.
But there’s one thing I know for sure.
[Current viewer count: 564 people]
The viewer count exceeded 500 people just 10 minutes after turning it on.
At this rate, I could really reach 1,000 people today through pure organic growth.
‘Of course, there’s probably some spillover from the Mud War.’
But still, reaching four digits without being associated with anyone?
This was truly a completely refreshing feeling.
“What is it, what’s so hellish about it?”
– You’re neglecting the cafe
– For real
– Write some posts on the cafe
– Ttaranta is the sub-manager but she’s doing almost everything, you should do something too
– Post some broadcast announcements too
“Ah… I’m sorry about that part.”
– Yeah yeah, let’s do better
– In the end, we want you to read the cafe too, you know? You just abandoned it saying it was training camp
– ㅠㅠ Our cafe is operating normally
– Master, I’ve been desperately posting on the whining board hoping you’d read it
“…What’s a whining board?”
– Ttaranta† The reason you’re running the cafe is because it’s the closest communication channel with you, so we’re whining
– Ta-da-da† Let’s communicate, struggling haha
– This is a dignified, wholesome broadcast
– Properly wholesome indeed
– The rice noodles here are the most delicious, really full of beef brisket
– Mungi’s rice noodles full of beef brisket~
– Ugh haha, that’s spicy
Come to think of it, I had pretty much opened the cafe and left it neglected.
Having more things to pay attention to in order to grow the broadcast’s scale.
It was a really pleasant kind of tiredness.
To use an analogy, it was like the fatigue that comes after exercising.
“Then today I’ll read through all the backlogged whining board posts and do a proper communication broadcast.”
– Nice
– This is it
– Try cooking that chat thing nice and sweet lol
– I’m looking forward to this place’s radio performance
– Make sure to read mine, it’s really funny
“Wait, what’s this dad joke compilation… What do cows need when exporting? Consumers… so cow-sumers?”
– Ugh hahahahaha
– Ahh hahahahahaha
– Hahaha
– Our Mungop’s comedy is insane~
“…When yogurt flies around it’s plain yogurt, and when you write an apology in English it’s global… so glo-bal?”
– My belly button must be crazy
– I can’t see my belly button, please help me find it ㅠㅠ
Actually, the cafe posts weren’t anything particularly special.
Just bringing stuff floating around the internet and reprocessing it or posting it as-is.
Or taking clips from other people’s broadcasts that were okay to visit and watching them together for laughs.
But that was good.
I could feel small joys and a sense of everyday life.
To be honest, this was also what I most wanted to do when my broadcast got big.
Having viewers bring topics on their own, then reading them while laughing and chatting.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say I started broadcasting because I wanted to do this kind of thing.
‘Hmm, I’m doing this after 3 years.’
It feels refreshing.
How long had I been looking at cafe posts like that?
“Oh, G-Star? This is still going on?”
I found out that a gaming-related event was still happening.
– Yeah, it’ll end around the day after tomorrow
– I’m from Busan, are you going?
– But I was starting to crave an outdoor stream
– For real, watching games all week is suffocating
– Ttaranta† is so annoying, I’ve been watching nothing but games for 3 years lol
– Mungi, this won’t do. Let’s just go kill those outdoor stream whiners with a Starcraft 20-win streak 3-game challenge run
– It takes Mungi 3 hours to break a 20-win streak, I wonder who could handle that hehe
– For real, let’s just go for Spell Key 2 ending this time? We’ve never seen it before
– For real, we need to weed out all these new viewers
– Ttaranta† current Mungsdaq) 1092
– What the hell?
– No, my little Mungi!!!
“Busan… cosplay… Should I try cosplaying and check out G-Star? Participating as some kind of cool character…”
– Then Lumia Island Mages would be perfect
– Damn Mages, I like you!
– Damn Mungi! I want to receive Mung-ppo!
– Mung-ppo *3*
– Deep Mung Kiss =3=
Since my body had changed, while I would have normally enjoyed such events as a simple consumer.
Now that my appearance had changed, the desire to enjoy events in a different way was bubbling up inside me.
“It’s getting a bit cold now… Hmm, going as a character that can wear warm clothes would be perfect.”
– How about Zeke? Just green tight suit tights hehe
– Mungchu (meaning Mungi’s recommendation) then you’re watching?
– But with Mungchu (Mungi’s recommendation) level, wearing tights would be too obscene
– Hehe
– Just imagining it is an insane level
– Put on the 19+ rating right now!!!
“No, what’s with Zeke… Of course Zeke is cool too, but there are just generally cool characters, you know.”
Actually, it was just my heart bubbling up, and realistically I was only about 30% serious about actually going.
Going from Seoul-Gyeonggi Region to Busan seemed like quite a stretch for a homebody like me.
But.
[ NEW Mission! ]
– Go to Busan G-Star, cosplay and walk around / 100,000 won
“…?”
Suddenly, a mission from some anonymous person just dropped on me.
If it had been a simple donation, I would have just said thanks for the donation and left it at that.
– Oh what’s this
– Should we gather a spirit bomb?
– Mungi, you have to go to the outdoor stream, you absolutely have to go
– You don’t need to overthink cosplay
– For real
– Just wear a suit and walk around
– Or do something like a uniform and go as a commander
– Wear an apricot-colored tight suit and go as a cult leader lol
The viewers suddenly started responding enthusiastically.
[ Current Mission Fund / 500,000 won ]
In the blink of an eye, the mission success amount jumped up 5 times.
“Wait, hold on… this isn’t right. It was just WWE, this is troublesome if it comes to this. It was just… the usual joke, I was planning to play War Radar today… or at least try Iron 2…”
– You started it first You started it first You started it first You started it first You started it first You started it first
– Wait, you’ve been doing nothing but gaming in collabs all week and you want us to watch you game again? Are you crazy
– Get some fresh air lol
– You can game later too, but external events can only be done now lol
– Ttaranta† even did the after-party indoors drinking, when are you going to do an outdoor stream
– Mungop† Gasp, such sweet news!!! I want to see Mungop cosplay too!!!
[ Current Mission Fund / 1,000,000 won ]
The mission fund that suddenly became one million won as soon as editor Game Teacher joined.
An amount I suddenly couldn’t refuse filled my vision.
> Tell me right away once you decide what cosplay to do
> I’ll get the clothes tailored and send them to you
> But I really don’t mind anything?
> I looked into it roughly, and Henji might wear a suit so it seems fine
> I’ll send you the suit separately again, and the wig too
> You need to use a good wig
Followed by Ttaranta’s private message.
Wait, other things aside, why does she have a wig?
Various questions arose, but.
“Wait, seriously calm down. This is too much, agreed? Honestly, how can I go to Busan right now.”
I first tried to calm down this excited atmosphere.
But as if my efforts didn’t matter at all.
– No
– Backing
– Out
– Now
– Ttaranta† Mungsdaq) It’s 11:30 and suddenly acting cowardly makes sense?
– For real
– Show the dignity of having four-digit viewer count
– We’re meeting in Busan tomorrow, right?
– Are you really doing a mini fan meeting tomorrow?
The viewers were already talking about me going to Busan G-Star as if it were a foregone conclusion.
“No, that’s an exaggeration.”
While saying that, my gaze was.
Glancing.
[ Current Mission Money / 1,263,000 won ]
Fixed on the mission amount.
Just going and doing cosplay alone would be 1.2 million won.
It’s an insane peak amount.
But even so, I couldn’t be swayed by the viewers because of money.
“I’m really sorry, but it’s impossible. I’m not going…”
However.
– Thank you Anonymous Donor for the 300,000 won donation.
[ I’ll consider the mission successful and make an advance payment without adding to the mission ]
– Thank you Anonymous Donor for the 100,000 won donation.
[ Hey, go ]
– Thank you Ttaranta† for the 100,000 won donation.
[ What kind of nonsense are you talking about, are you scared? ]
With the continuing barrage of donations.
“…I’ll go.”
I immediately changed my words.
This is money I can’t refuse.
– Ugh
– So he’ll do anything if you give him enough money he can’t refuse
– This guy is seriously fucking crazy ㅠㅠㅠ
– Mungi ultimately rejected the virtual marriage because they didn’t bring enough dowry
– ??? : I reject anything less than a Rolex lol
– His mindset is just fucking trash ㅠㅠ
“…Wait, what does the * in front of chang-nam censor?”
– You
– Mung Kiss *3*
– Deep Mung Kiss =3=
– If you’re going to G-Star in Busan tomorrow, let’s hang out together hahahahaha
– But if you think you should start stretching to loosen up your stiff body, then let’s do it lol
– Gasp
– After seeing this, I straightened my shoulders, stretched my back, and did neck stretches to prevent turtle neck ㅠㅠ
“I’m not going because of money, I’m going because I confirmed how passionate your hearts are, okay? You understand my feelings, right?”
– Nice try, nice try
– In the midst of this, Mungi not immediately clicking mission success and waiting for more mission money is so cunning and cute
– Ugh haha you’re such a cute thing, I can see right through you, just absolutely adorable
– Yeah yeah, I get it, we just need to put more money in Mungi’s piggy bank
When I receive money I can’t refuse, I have no choice but to go.
No.
‘Not because of the money… but because of the viewers’ hearts.’
I’m the best broadcaster who always tries to understand my viewers.
I really had no choice but to go.
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Early morning the next day.
“…Ah.”
I headed to KTX Seoul Station to go to Busan.
The money I received yesterday while going back and forth on whether to go or not was a whopping 3 million won.
If I didn’t go now, I’d be heading straight to hell.
‘Sigh, can’t be helped.’
Busan G-Star, here I come!
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