Living in a Room Becomes Easier When You’re Handsome - Chapter 60

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So wait

 

Bucheon once had street broadcasting problems so serious that they made the news and were even handled by City Hall.

 

Now the streets had become much cleaner to some extent.

 

But that just made people retreat, it didn’t make the people themselves disappear.

 

Nearby areas, like Bupyeong for example, still occasionally showed people doing street broadcasts.

 

And Bae Tan-tan was one of those occasionally seen people.

 

“Brothers, I’ll properly play the role of security guard again today.”

 

Average viewer count: 43 people.

 

Since Korean Broadcasting Platform strictly prohibited outdoor broadcasts related to Bucheon or Bupyeong.

 

His main stage of activity was YouTube, and the donations he received were minimal.

 

But the reason he didn’t give up on outdoor broadcasting despite this was because of the sweetness of the occasional donations that came in.

 

Just wandering around the streets dancing and blowing a soju bottle horn a few times could make money?

 

Even though it was a small amount, the comfort of making money was so absurd that Bae Tan-tan tried to make this his profession.

 

Today too, he wandered around near Bupyeong Station to continue this profession.

 

Late at night, on streets where many drunk people wandered around.

 

– Oh what’s that

 

– That person visible in the distance is fucking huge

 

– Tan-tan go talk to him

 

At the viewers’ words, Bae Tan-tan turned his head.

 

And he could spot one truly distinctive person.

 

‘What, is that a truck?’

 

While other people were like compact cars, one man like a dump truck was wandering around the street alone.

 

He was walking around the area holding a selfie stick, apparently doing a broadcast just like him.

 

– First time seeing him?

 

– Is he an outsider

 

– Don’t know who he is

 

– But shouldn’t you play the security guard role since there’s a stranger wandering around?

 

Chat messages poured in telling him to keep picking fights with the unknown person.

 

In a normal situation, he would have just ignored such abnormal opinions.

 

But in a room with only 43 viewers, when all the viewers were pushing him forward.

 

“A mission? If you give me a mission, I’ll try talking to him and playing the security guard role!”

 

– Check your account, put in 100,000 won

 

– For real

 

– You’re not going to take the money and run, right? lol

 

– If you take the money and run here, you’re just finished

 

He had no choice but to be pushed along.

 

Actually, he could have chosen not to do it.

 

But then.

 

‘If even these people leave, my viewer count will barely maintain double digits…’

 

He was afraid his broadcast would become like a dead shell.

 

So he picked a fight.

 

“Hey, what are you? Why are you walking around with a camera?”

 

“…Excuse me?”

 

But there was something Bae Tan-tan had overlooked here.

 

‘Huh?’

 

The person he picked a fight with wasn’t just someone with a big body like himself.

 

Unlike himself who would have nothing left if you removed the fat, this was a body made of muscle without fat.

 

When he came to his senses, that body was positioned right in front of Bae Tan-tan.

 

But he couldn’t back down here.

 

“What are you, wanna fight?”

 

In times like this, you have to be even bolder.

 

Even though he had never learned to fight, and had never actually fought before.

 

He knew this was about momentum.

 

Moreover.

 

‘He obviously works out, people who work out can’t hit ordinary people.’

 

He firmly believed the other person had moral safety mechanisms.

 

Since the more you learn to fight, the more humble you become and try to avoid fights.

 

His plan was to use that against him, shake him up a bit, and just let it slide.

 

But.

 

“Isn’t the Yaksha rule popular these days? You call it a fight? That’s 2010s vibes.”

 

The other person’s eyes were strange.

 

“Have you done martial arts? Your body doesn’t look like it, this is… hmm… I did come by taxi, could you maybe pay for the taxi fare? I have a gym I go to, if we put on protective gear there it should work out fine… our weight classes seem similar.”

 

Huh? Huh? Huh?

 

For real? He’s really going to do it? I’m just an ordinary person though?

 

Sure, I’m the one who picked the fight, but we can’t actually fight, isn’t this supposed to be WWE up to this point?

 

Regardless.

 

“By the way, this incident won’t turn my broadcast into delinquent rehabilitation… or anything like that. I’m enjoying the slice-of-life content, but suddenly having the latest episode turn into a battle manga and change genres… that kind of sad thing won’t happen to me. Today’s encounter with you will end here, do you know about difficulty levels? In those terms, I’d be around national authority level…”

 

Leaving the confused Bae Tan-tan behind, the man.

 

No, Mungi continued talking.

 

“Anyway, I’m actively supportive of having a match. Fighting on the street would cause serious injuries, so call a taxi right now. I’ll give you a refreshing fight.”

 

And the more he said this, the more Bae Tan-tan’s pupils shook like crazy.

 

‘Looking up close… why is his body so big.’

 

Even though he was about 180cm tall himself, so not exactly short.

 

Whether it was because of the intimidating presence or if it was actually the case, Bae Tan-tan was looking up at Mungi.

 

“Y-you’re really going to do it? I, I may look like this but huh? I learned judo, judo…!”

 

Actually, it was a lie.

 

He had never learned it.

 

But he thought if he just said judo, the other person would be scared.

 

Lifting people up and just throwing them away was Judo’s specialty after all.

 

But.

 

“I do Wrestling, Muay Thai, Boxing… Jiu-jitsu, so should we do Jiu-jitsu? Without striking?”

 

The opponent instead lit up his eyes even more and moved his body closer.

 

‘…People are staring.’

 

Maybe it was because people with decent weight classes were facing off on the Street.

 

People gradually started gathering. Should I use this to escalate the situation further? Or…

 

‘Should I just grovel and apologize.’

 

Actually, I absolutely didn’t want to choose the latter.

 

A man has his pride, how could I apologize?

 

Especially after picking a fight first.

 

‘Ha, what am I apologizing for.’

 

But contrary to my inner thoughts.

 

Trembling trembling trembling.

 

When I thought about fighting the person in front of me, my body unconsciously started getting lower and lower.

 

My eyes went down to avoid his gaze, my chin pulled back and my head slowly bowed.

 

Continuing that motion, my neck curled toward my body, my back hunched, and my waist leaned forward.

 

“S-sorry. I was being unreasonable… I, uh, I had some Alcohol…”

 

“Of course, that can happen. Actually, between grown adults, we’re not teenagers fighting and brawling… it looks really bad, at our age, acting all tough… people watching might find it amusing for a moment, but in the long run it honestly looks pretty pathetic. Unless there’s a real reason it has to happen… Well, it’s good to see you apologizing.”

 

Pat pat.

 

Mungi patted Bae Tan-tan’s back a couple times with an extremely relaxed expression and left the scene.

 

After that, Bae Tan-tan looked back.

 

Every ten steps.

 

‘You were so cool just now, want to drink Alcohol together?’

 

‘Should we just get a Motel and drink? I’ll pay.’

 

‘Could you give me your Instagram ID?’

 

‘How about just sleeping with me? Sleep… and date, is that okay?’ – witnessing Mungi experiencing all this.

 

‘Hmm, this isn’t for me.’

 

Bae Tan-tan decided to quit Internet Broadcasting.

 

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The afternoon after getting a good rest following the late-night broadcast.

 

“Wow, but… I really didn’t expect someone to pick a fight right away.”

 

As soon as I turned on the broadcast, I immediately started telling the story about what happened yesterday.

 

– For real

 

– That is scary

 

– You were scarier though

 

– You in that shorts looked like show me Jiu-jitsu

 

– Hahahahahahaha

 

– What? You learned Martial Arts too? I’m a black belt, show me (please let’s try)

 

– A young man crazy about wanting to spar

 

– At 25, you’re definitely at your most hot-blooded age ㅇㅇ

 

“Hmm, maybe broadcasting from my room corner really is the best after all.”

 

– Ttaranta† But you like poking into all sorts of things

 

– ?

 

– ?

 

– (What do you mean?)

 

– Mungi likes poking into all sorts of things, hmm this is really

 

– Munggi probably pokes and prods about everything when he’s dating too haha

 

“What crazy talk is that, no… why does it turn into that. That’s not what we’re talking about.”

 

– Haha lol

 

– Well what if you know it’s not

 

– Yeah I invented something new, Deep Mungyeo “3”~

 

– Crazy bastard

 

– This is Mungdeong :3

 

– You seem crazy

 

Actually, after that yesterday, I just came home quickly.

 

I was going to do more, but people kept clinging to me, hitting on me and asking me to drink.

 

I couldn’t continue the broadcast so I had no choice but to come home.

 

People who are good at this stuff usually just grab a private room and drink when women cling to them.

 

And give viewers dopamine while doing that, but that’s not me.

 

Should I call it the fate of an introvert.

 

Meeting strangers to drink, getting phone numbers and just booking motels.

 

That was impossible for me.

 

– So you rejected all the girls who clung to you yesterday?

 

– There were people who gave you their numbers on notes too

 

– But there are also some who just try to rub their bodies against your chest ㄷㄷ

 

“I rejected them all, no, I showed you me getting in the taxi on broadcast anyway?”

 

– You never know though lol

 

– Mungi, cheating would really be trouble!!!!!!!

 

“No, no why are you talking about cheating… If I did it, I’d proudly say I’m really dating, and if I was going to do it, I’d rather do a virtual marriage.”

 

– Virtual marriage? You’re doing a virtual marriage?

 

– Who are you going to do a virtual marriage with

 

– Look at how fast the conversation topic changes

 

– ??? :: The story never ends

 

– Hahahahahahaha

 

– But do you have thoughts about virtual marriage?

 

“Virtual marriage, hah… I do have thoughts about it, if a decent woman comes and gives me a Land Rover and Rolex, I’ll do it right away.”

 

– Is your mindset crazy

 

– Is it really a rental Mungi?

 

“The period would be… hmm, at most 1 year, right? Really long would be 1 year and a half, and with a Land Rover and Rolex, it’s definitely a profitable business.”

 

– But do you even know how to drive?

 

“No, I actually don’t know how to drive.”

 

I do have a license.

 

I got a Class 1 Regular license, but honestly I only got it because people said it’s good to have one as soon as you turn 20.

 

I wasn’t really interested in driving itself, so I just left it stored away.

 

I see people around me renting cars and going places.

 

But I just didn’t really like the act of driving itself.

 

– But why is the car a Land Rover

 

“Usually if it’s big, you’ll be fine even if you get hit, and expensive cars tend to have other cars avoid them.”

 

– Then why not ask for trucks

 

– Trucks might not be drivable though

 

– Driving trucks is fucking hard, and they’re too big lol

 

– Surprisingly realistic

 

“Anyway, so… even if I do outdoor broadcasts for a while… since I’m not good at talking to strangers, I probably won’t do anything other than just walking around casually?”

 

– Is there anything you actually do properly to the end

 

– This is unfair criticism

 

– If he doesn’t do anything properly, then what about Yoran Garden, Mud War, and SF6 beginner tournament lol

 

– Mungi’s definitely getting bigger these days so the haters are slowly attaching lol

 

After continuing the communication like that.

 

“When I did the collab broadcast with Lera last time and played souls-like, it was kind of fun? So I found a game that’s not souls-like but similar.”

 

– What are you going to play

 

– Souls-like but some people don’t like the atmosphere being too gloomy

 

– For someone who’s scared of the dark, this is too much ㅠㅠ

 

– I’m good with scary stuff (while shooting mouse projectiles)

 

I decided to proceed with the broadcast in earnest.

 

“I’ll start with Crown World. Main weapon will probably be hammer or great sword? Or maybe that charge axe?”

 

The goal is to reach the ending, not speedrunning but taking it easy while reading cafe posts.

 

I roughly estimated the clear time generously at about a week.

 

“Clear World, clear Iceborne, clear Rise, think about Wild, do you approve?”

 

– Well, there’s really nothing you can do even if you don’t accept the facts ㅇㅇ

 

– All we can do is donate and chat

 

– But there’s also Mung-ppo?

 

– For real lol

 

– Mung-ppo *3*

 

– Deep Mung Kiss =3=

 

– Deep Mung Kiss “3”~

 

– Ah now even the tongue

 

– What the hell is this even

 

– If Mungi emoticons come out later, that would be fucking hilarious

 

– The direction for subscription emoticons seems roughly decided?

 

“Oh right, subscription emoticons… I was wondering what to do, but this would really work.”

 

– You’ve been thinking about it this whole time?

 

– Hey corporate slave

 

– Please, do you think tier 2 subscriptions look like shit to you?

 

– Set up a diamond room for tier 2 subscriptions right now

 

“Diamond room… I don’t know about that, but at fan meetings there will be benefits like drawing tier 2 subscribers separately.”

 

– Oh

 

– Nice

 

– This is it

 

– As expected, he treats people who spend money properly

 

– Great Mun gi

 

– Differential treatment based on donation amount ㄷㄷㄷ They’re really asking people to cough up the cash

 

– I found the rental Mungchin I was looking for here

 

“That’s enough small talk, I’ll start the game right away.”

 

And so I immediately started playing Tekken.

 

Time passed quickly and before I knew it, the filming day for 【Love Code】 had arrived.

 

About 3 weeks of time, since I broadcast from home, viewers didn’t really notice my changes.

 

Actually, even after that, viewers didn’t really know what I had been doing.

 

‘If I don’t say anything… they really don’t know.’

 

Is this why broadcasters don’t get caught even when they’re dating behind the scenes?

 

Unless they really blatantly post traces of dates on SNS or do joint broadcasts together.

 

I realized that things like dating could be hidden as much as you want in this environment.

 

A little more time passed from then.

 

One week before 【Love Code】 aired.

 

– Mungi, don’t you need to explain this?

 

“Huh? Explain what.”

 

– Ex

 

– plain

 

– Ex

 

– plain

 

– plain

 

– Ex

 

– Ex

 

– plain

 

– plain

 

– Hae

 

Suddenly the chat room went crazy.

 

So I wondered what the hell was going on.

 

“…?”

 

『 【Love Code】 Leaked?! Catfish guy appeared?! Unbelievable looks!!! 』

 

In an internet tabloid article.

 

Damn, he’s fucking handsome. Who is that?

 

Huh? This is Munggi though

 

What? Who’s Munggi?

 

Huh?

 

“Ah.”

 

My face was plastered there huge as a door.

 

Even when I checked the community, everyone knew it was me.

 

And so.

 

[ Current Viewer Count: 5,779 ]

 

Suddenly the viewer count broke through 5,000 in less than 30 minutes since I started broadcasting.

 

‘Are they crazy.’

 

Actually, participants’ information getting exposed from dating shows was common.

 

There were people who aimed for that in the first place, and I already knew and understood that much.

 

In fact, some deliberately exposed that they were appearing to draw aggro.

 

– Are you the person appearing on Love Code?

 

– You’re really so handsome

 

– Your looks are insane

 

– Will you answer dating questions?

 

– Can I call you oppa?

 

“Ah, lots of traffic today.”

 

The suddenly increased viewers.

 

I already knew they hadn’t come to watch my broadcast.

 

What they wanted was just for me to talk about 【Love Code】 content.

 

Actually, as if to properly request that part.

 

【Love Code】 Writer Byeon Ji-seon kept calling me.

 

‘But what if I answer the phone now, the writer doesn’t know about internet broadcasting.’

 

I’ll ignore the call for now.

 

‘There’s about a week left until it airs anyway?’

 

Then what I can do here.

 

“Those who came after seeing the internet article, asking whether I’m going on a dating show or not, but anyway whatever I say, you’ve already decided the answer in your heads before coming, right?”

 

The best method is.

 

“So since the answer seems to already be in you floating viewers’ heads, I think you can just watch my broadcast with those thoughts as they are. What I’m doing today is Great Hunter Rise Sunbreak, and the weapon is the Heavy Bowgun, emerging as the new man’s weapon.”

 

It was a frontal assault.

 

Curious about something? Too bad, I’m not telling you.

 

If I say this now, I won’t be able to milk the topic.

 

Now wasn’t the timing to suck in viewers.

 

This wasn’t the time to scatter bait, but the time to let the rice steam.

 

“Oh, speaking of which, I heard that dating show called Love Code is airing episodes 1 and 2 simultaneously next week? I’ll watch it and react along with you guys.”

 

So wait for it.

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