Gender Swap: The Introvert’s Broadcast

Normally, I would have kept standing to grill the meat, but in this situation, there was no need to keep standing.
There were four people grilling and only three eating.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: hahaha]
[Why not just sit down and eat, why suddenly stand up?]
[So funny, haha]
[Grilling is definitely more fun, though]
[But does everyone know how to grill? Why are they all jumping in? haha]
[Hwan-hee: They’re probably jumping in because they know how to grill meat.]

“Then, I’ll step back for a bit.”

I said that and stepped away from the grill.
Since others said they’d take over, there was no need for me to stay.

‘Now that I think about it, I don’t really need to move around.’

As I was talking, I felt like I’d gotten a little hungry, so I decided not to refuse their kindness.
I didn’t really enjoy grilling meat that much, to be honest.
I sat back down in the chair and briefly checked the chat.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Ugh, trash]
[Are you just going to sit down right now?]
[No way, haha]
[Grilling’s always better when a woman does it, haha]
[But if a guy grills, his hands get burned]
[Isn’t it? What, are women’s hands made of iron? They don’t burn?]
[Fact) Iron doesn’t burn, lol...]

The reactions in the chat weren’t overly positive or negative.
Well, it wasn’t the kind of situation where I could argue with anyone.
It had been WWE, after all.
Thinking that, I spoke up.

“Alright, let’s have a drink.”

It was about time we had one.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Are we finally drinking the 30-year-old Valentine’s?]
[That’s gonna taste so good, for real]
[Let me have a sip, please]
[Why are you guys the only ones drinking? Damn]
[I want a sip of that too…]

“Ah, should we?”

Pine also got up and brought over the whiskey he had set aside.
It was finally time for everyone to have a drink.

‘This is a little exciting.’

It was my first time trying such high-end whiskey, so I was really curious about how it would taste.

“Hmmm.”

As I gently swirled the ice, waiting for the drink, Pine suddenly approached and poured the whiskey into our glasses.
There were so many whiskey glasses at the pension, so even with seven people, we didn’t run out of glasses.

Glug—

“Ah, thank you.”

After pouring the whiskey, I first took a moment to inhale its scent.

“Wow... the aroma.”

I hadn’t really cared about alcohol in the past, so I didn’t understand the difference between whiskey and soju. But these days, every time I drank whiskey, I felt excited.
I couldn’t help but wonder what it would taste like.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Damn, you’re really obsessed with this, haha]
[Why are you so into it?]
[You didn’t like alcohol much before, but now you’re really into it]
[That’s Da-ma for you, haha]
[If I remember correctly, you drank a ton when you went to England, right?]
[Hwan-hee: Yeah, I heard you started liking it after drinking wine in England.]

“How do you guys know all this?”

I was curious as I looked at the chat.
I had never said anything about it, but they all seemed to know exactly when I started liking wine and whiskey.

[Well, you talked about it last time]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Info) You mentioned it when you were drunk last time]
[You said it, that’s how we know]
[That’s hilarious, haha]
[You don’t even remember what you said when you were drunk, huh?]

I guess I had mentioned it when I was drunk last time.
I wasn’t too worried since it wasn’t anything controversial, but what scared me the most was that I didn’t even remember saying it.

“Alright, then let’s cheers!”

I quickly decided to drink.
After all, the quickest way to forget an embarrassing memory is with alcohol.

“Ah, everyone stop grilling and let’s all gather for a quick cheers!”
“Yep!”

It was clear that Pine, being the most mature person here, was leading everyone well.
She had the experience that came with being married.

Then, just as everyone gathered for a toast, a familiar username appeared in the donation box.

[Twispookjjikmareupne donated 1,000,000 won!]
–Let’s cheers, everyone!

A large donation came through.
Clearly, the intent was to draw attention at this moment in the stream.

“Oh, thank you for the 1,000,000 won donation.”
“Noticed the 1,000,000 donation immediately.”
“I’ve never seen this on my stream before…”

It seemed like the intention had been fulfilled.
The other streamers around me reacted with surprise.
Of course, the regular viewers who knew Twispookjjikmareupne’s nature were mostly mocking him.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Hahahaha]
[Ten years, lol]
[How much did you hate being banned, haha]
[Just make another account and come back, you idiot]
[Why didn’t you make a new account this time like last time?]

[Hwan-hee: If you make another account, you’ll be banned immediately]
[Da-ma won’t tolerate it more than once.]

I was a bit unsure whether to lift the ban or not.
Sure, he had hurt me again, but honestly, with a donation that big, he probably deserved to be treated well after going to the hospital for his injuries.

“Well, let’s just have a drink first.”

I calmed the atmosphere, which had gotten heated from the donation, and we all took our drinks.

Cheers—

Everyone clinked glasses and drank the whiskey.
I did the same, of course.

“Wow... it’s delicious.”

“Ugh, it’s strong.”

It was clear who had drunk before and who hadn’t.
I kept sipping the whiskey.
After all, when you get the chance to drink something this expensive, you should drink as much as you can while you can.

“...It’s really good.”

Whiskey was really my taste.

We officially started the drinking stream.

“I’ll bring one more bottle of whiskey…”

“Ah, go ahead and bring it.”

[Pine’s speaking casually now, haha]
[How much older is she that it’s okay to speak like that?]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Da-ma seems drunk, haha]
[If he’s not drunk, something’s off]
[This is hilarious]
[I’ve never seen someone not get drunk when they drink like this]

“Hey, I’m not drunk, what are you talking about?”

I wasn’t drunk at all.
If I said this, it’d sound like I was drunk, but honestly, I wasn’t.

“Well, if I’m not drunk, why should I act like it?”

That’s how I felt, though.

“Hmm, by the way, don’t get too cocky now. If you keep acting up, I’ll throw you out right away.”

[Twispookjjikmareupne: Hah]
[Hahaha]
[He’s back from being banned and now getting threatened, haha]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: He deserved to be threatened, though]
[Don’t do things that get you threatened, lol]
[Hwan-hee: You should think about the things you’ve done first, haha]

After giving him a warning, I went into the pension and selected a bottle of whiskey from the ones on the floor.
Well, I wasn’t an expert, but I figured I could choose the best one.

‘Just pick the nice one.’

I liked whiskey, but I wasn’t someone who could memorize all the names.
Just as I was about to grab the whiskey and leave—

“Ugh…”

I lost my balance for a moment.

“Ugh…”

It seemed like the alcohol had started to kick in.
I thought I should sit for a bit before moving, and as I sat down—

“Hm? What are you doing here?”

Harin, with her white-dyed hair, entered.

“Oh... just resting?”
“Looks like you’re drunk.”
“No, I’m fine.”
“Yeah, right, you’re definitely drunk.”

Harin’s outfit was incredibly thin today.
She was standing in front of the grill, so it seemed like she had worn something light.

‘...It’s hard not to notice.’

I shouldn’t be paying attention to what she was wearing, but why did she wear something that made people notice her?

“I was about to get up...”

I said that as I stood up with the whiskey in hand.

Tap—

Before I knew it, Harin had come over and started supporting me.

“Hey, I’m fine, no need to help me.”
“If you fall and hit your head again, that’ll be funny.”
“...You’ve got a point.”

I couldn’t argue, since I had been careless before and hit my head.
I couldn’t really say anything, so I let Harin help me out of the pension.

“...Can you step back a bit? You’re too close.”
“Oh, sorry.”

I walked, maintaining some distance as Harin helped me, and we made our way to where the others were.

“I brought it...!!!”
“Oh, let’s have another drink, looks like everyone’s fine now.”

[Let’s go, haha]
[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: How much are you all drinking, haha]
[Everyone loves their alcohol, lol]
[These guys are total drunks, haha]

It seemed like tonight was going to be a bit of a long one.