Gender Swap: The Introvert's Broadcast-Chapter 71: Why are You two Here?

I had never seen my score drop like this while playing Leore.

I had always been able to overcome it with my skill, to begin with.

But now that my tier had climbed this high...

“This is... really a natural disaster.”

The words "natural disaster" slipped out of my mouth.

There was no choice but to say it—my teammates were really that bad at the game, to the point where I wanted to kill them.

If it was just one or two people, maybe I could handle it, but every match had people like that, and it was getting hard to bear.

“Ah... my score.”

[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: 화 절로 난다 ㄹㅇ] [저런 애들 싹다 정지시켜야 하는데 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [정지 사유: 레오레를 못함] [그런데 사람이 적어도 선이라는 게 있지 점마들은 진짜 선이 없음] [못하면 한도끝도 없이 못해져서] [망밍: 와.. 저런 애들은 볼때마다 역하네요] [망밍: 그래도 ㅍㅇㅌ!]

But even though I was angry, there was nothing I could do.

After all, I had to go pick up Ye-ram soon.

That meant I couldn't play solo rank today.

“I have to leave with my score like this. It's so frustrating.”

I wasn't usually one to care about my score in Leore, but when it dropped this much suddenly, it was hard not to get angry.

Even if you don’t care about your grades, it’s still frustrating when they suddenly drop.

[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: 그래도 다음부터는 이기면] [🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: 되는 거니까 진정하셈 ㅋㅋ] [망밍: 어차피 다마님 실력이면 곧 올라가요] [애초에 다마가 이 구간 실력이 아니라서 금방 등반하기는 할 거임] [강후민입니다: 이따 다녀와서 시간 남으면 방송 함 켜자] [강후민입니다: 마스터는 만들어야지] [하린: 마스터랑 다이아는 차이가 크기는 해서 ㅋㅋ]

“Then I’ll just stream when I have time after I’m done, but for now, I have to go.”

Ye-ram would be finishing school soon.

It was better to go and wait for her ahead of time.

With that thought, I ended the stream.

[Broadcast has ended!]

With the notification that the stream had ended, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

Ye-ram had said she wanted to go eat galbijjim (braised ribs), so that meant Harin was probably around here.

‘Should I call her?’

Last time, I hadn’t been close enough to talk properly, but this time, it seemed like a good chance to have a proper conversation with Harin.

I searched for “Harin” on Twiss.

Then—

[Currently not streaming!]

A notification popped up that she wasn’t streaming.

“Hmm...”

Now there was no clear way to contact her.

How should I contact her? I pondered for a moment, and then a good idea came to mind.

‘I should try connecting to Minecraft.’

Harin was often online on Minecraft when she wasn’t streaming.

Of course, this wasn’t always the case, but there was a chance.

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Thinking it might work, I quickly logged into Minecraft.

Then—

[Harin - Online]

The notification appeared that Harin was online.

I immediately sent her a whisper.

[Me -> Harin: Harin-nim] [Me -> Harin: I’m going to Seongsu-dong to eat galbijjim] [Me -> Harin: Would you like to join me?] [Me -> Harin: I’m going with my younger sibling.]

If Harin declined, then I’d just go eat with Ye-ram and enjoy the meal.

As I thought about this, I got a response from Harin.

[Harin -> Me: Oh] [Harin -> Me: Wait a moment] [Harin -> Me: I’ll just give you my phone number]

Her phone number was suddenly sent to me.

‘She’s giving it to me just like this?’

I was surprised, but I quickly saved her number and sent a text.

[Me: Harin-nim?]

A moment later...

[Harin: Ah] [Harin: Hello] [Harin: By the way, what time are you coming to eat galbijjim?]

“Hmm...”

Looking at the time, I figured I’d arrive around 4:30, so I texted her.

[Me: Around 4:30?] [Me: I think I’ll be there]

A little while later...

[Harin: Then I’ll expect you around that time] [Harin: Ah] [Harin: By the way, can I invite Ming too?] [Harin: Ming really wants to see you]

“Hmm...”

Meeting with Ming, huh.

It didn’t seem bad.

Ming hadn’t been as strange as I had thought from before.

Her personality was gentle.

So, I sent a message back without hesitation.

[Me: No problem] [Me: I’ll be there around 4:30]

[Harin: Oh] [Harin: Got it]

“Time to get ready.”

I needed to leave soon.

[Bad girl: Want to eat later?] [Bad girl: How about galbijjim?]

“What’s with the galbijjim?”

Harin’s suggestion for galbijjim was probably to go to a place in her neighborhood, but it was a real hassle to go all the way to Seongsu-dong.

It was far from where I lived.

“I guess I’ll have to say no.”

[Me: It’s too much of a hassle] [Me: I won’t go]

We could just keep in touch online, no need to meet up too often in person.

With that thought in mind, I was about to send the message when...

[Bad girl: Even Dama is coming] [Bad girl: Are you really not coming?] [Bad girl: You’re not coming?]

An unbelievable message appeared.

“...Huh?”

Dama was coming.

I never expected that.

I couldn’t have predicted that Harin and Dama were close enough to casually text each other.

That aside...

[Me: Is that for real?] [Me: Really?] [Me: Is this for real?]

It was important to get a clear answer.

Harin wasn’t the type to lie, but still, just in case...

[Bad girl: Yeah, for real] [Bad girl: If you’re coming, you should come right now] [Bad girl: You said you’ll be here by 4:30]

Since Harin said that, there was no reason to hesitate anymore.

I immediately grabbed my clothes and left the house.

It was about 40 minutes from here to Seongsu-dong.

I had about an hour left.

Thinking I had enough time, I hailed a taxi.

Oppa, where are you? “I’m right in front of your school. Hurry up, it’s embarrassing just standing here.”

It’s something only someone who’s been in the situation could understand—the embarrassment of standing in front of a girls' high school as an adult male.

Especially in a world where gender roles are reversed.

‘Ah, this is embarrassing.’

Anyone who saw me would probably think I was waiting for my girlfriend.

I glanced around, hoping Ye-ram would show up quickly.

“Isn’t that the café worker?”

“Yeah, but what’s he doing here?”

“Seems like someone skipped out on their coffee bill.”

“Who skips out on coffee? They’re not even a beggar.”

Hearing the conversation around me was getting more and more awkward.

“Ah, Oppa!”

A familiar face rushed out from the group of high school girls.

Thank goodness.

If I had stayed any longer, I would have been mortified.

“Jeez, hurry up. You’re causing so much attention standing here in front of the school.”

“Sorry, the teacher took longer for the end-of-day announcements. I couldn’t help it.”

“Well, I guess that can’t be helped.”

Since I wasn’t the type to get mad over something like that, I nodded and hailed a taxi.

“Ah, the galbijjim is already sounding so good.”

If I told her there were other people at the restaurant besides just galbijjim, she might just faint right there.

Just as I was thinking about that useless thought...

Screech-

The taxi arrived.

I don’t know how long I had been in the taxi.

I arrived at the galbijjim place I had been to before.

“Oppa, by the way, the café got flooded, right?”

“Yeah. I didn’t expect it, but when I got to the shop, it was flooded.”

Thinking about it again, it was ridiculous.

It was strange that it rained so much in the fall, but even stranger that the place where I worked part-time got flooded.

I felt bad for the owner and walked into the shop.

[4:15 PM]

It wasn’t quite 4:30 yet, so I didn’t see Harin and Ming yet.

They weren’t the types to be punctual anyway, so I didn’t expect them to be early.

They’d show up when it was the right time.

With that in mind, I sat at a four-person table and placed my order.

“Large galbijjim, please.”

Thanks to Ming and Harin, the broadcast had gotten a good response, so I ordered the large size just to treat them.

Of course, Ye-ram didn’t know about this.

“Eh, why did you order such a big one? It’s going to be too much.”

“Just because. I’m hungry.”

The reason I wasn’t telling Ye-ram about Harin coming was simple.

I thought it would be fun to see her reaction.

I was curious to see how she would react.

Just as I was pouring water, I heard the bell on the door jingle.

The door opened, and two familiar faces walked in.

The one with yellow hair was Harin.

The one with black hair was Ming.

They cautiously approached and sat across from me.

“Hmm?”

Ye-ram, who had been on her phone, lifted her head and—

“Eh.”

She couldn’t continue her sentence.