Chapter 9.2

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In that moment of calmness, the still chat window became a little more active.

- Unnie. Doesn't that user already have two streamers he's shooting big to?

- Yes, he's the vice president in Streamer Bread's room.

- Huh? Is he only going to be a big shot at each room for a while?

"What? Really? Unemployed oppa, are you the eldest son of a rich family?"

Darling, who observed the chat window, reacted immediately to the newfound information.

Before she knew it, the suffix she referred to him as changed from -Nim to -Oppa.

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 28,282 coins!]

This value was Darling's signature coin: Pretty Darling's Dog.

Since she was a semi-major streamer, she had signature coins on offer from at least 1,000 coins each.

Lee Hyun-woo thought that 10,000 coins would have very little impact on a semi-major like her.

So as soon he signed up, he had to be the type to shoot with full blast.

So he shot with the largest of the signature coins on offer.

"Wow! Unemployed Oppa! Sweetie Darling's Dog! Thank you. Oh, I love you, Hey. Chu. Great! Great!"

Darling reacted by poking a ball with her finger, making a heart symbol in the air, and then shooting a gun.

Since it was close to 30,000 coins in one go, she spent almost 30 seconds reacting to the gift.

'It seems to have been a big benefit compared to the fact that the reaction ended in 1 second when there were three shots fired. How creative!'

- Hello. I was passing by and found the stream and gifted because you are very pretty.

"Thank you. I never get tired of hearing people saying I'm pretty. Oppa, by the way, if your user is that you want to be unemployed, aren't you an office worker? How are you inside my room at this hour?"

'Sure enough, she wasn't a semi-major streamer for no reason.'

Unlike the younger ones, there was no rush in her behaviour and attitude even after tens of thousands of coins were fired.

When shooting 10,000 coins to them, they tried really hard to look good and impress the gifted.

Darling, on the other hand, reeled in her emotions and stayed calm while exchanging conversation directly with Lee Hyeon-woo to satiate his desires.

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 100 coins!]

- I left the company today, haha! Guess I should change my nickname too now.

"Really? Did you resign? We should celebrate this occasion, right? Congratulations! I also want to be an unemployed person if I could afford it. While I couldn't achieve my dream, at least my Oppa did."

Darling naturally built up a rapport with Lee Hyun-woo.

Surely, one couldn't ignore her 10-year-long experience.

However, as far as Lee Hyun-woo was aware, Darling was older than Lee Hyun-woo.

Even if she started streaming at the tender age of 20, she would have become 30 by now.

'Shoot, should I leave the cash-back scheme alone?'

While he was brooding over the issue, Darling asked a question bringing his attention away from his inner thoughts.

"By the way, how old is Unemployed Oppa?"

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 1482 coins!]

- I'm in my mid-twenties. Oh, was it the second half already?

"Angel Darling's Dog! Little boy! Ah! Aw! Chu! Wow... Wait a minute, I'm older. Then that means you are younger than me! Then what should I call you? What would you like me to call you? Baeksu [T/N: Translates to Unemployed]?"

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 1482 coins!]

- Call me whatever you feel comfortable calling me. You can call me Baeksu if you wish.

- Wow, every time he says something, he shoots coins!

- Are you rich?

- Coin Advent!

The quiet chat window was revived by Lee Hyeon-woo's unstoppable gifting.

Darling sent a furtive glance at the chat window.

The chat window was only talking about the big pockets of her newest arrival.

Darling had nothing to worry about, so she continued to build a rapport with the newcomer.

"Then can I call you Unemployed?"

[I want to be an unemployed person presents 1,482 coins!]

- Yes. Please do so.

"Angel Darling dog! Little boy! Ah! Aw! Chu! Thank you baeksu! Speak comfortably. If only you use respectful language, it would make me feel like I am getting older."

Darling inflated her cheeks and made a motion of pinching the chubbiness with her index and forefingers.

It was a difficult move to get away with doing it in real life without making others cringe, but it was very cute when Darling did it because she was so pretty.

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 1482 coins!]

- Is that so? Then I'll call you Unnie. [T/N: Sister]

"Another coin gift! Little boy! Ah! Aw! Chu! Does our unemployed have a lot of money? You can call me Unnie. It's okay to be a darling for you if unemployed wants it. Our room belongs to the big shots."

He found it very interesting.

It was fun to see the streamers clinging to you and treating you in the newbie rooms, but it was also fun to converse while shooting money at the semi-major streamers.

'How to express what I'm thinking…'

To put it into an analogy, newbie streamers' desires and impatience tried to become increasingly closer to the big shots and make them feel better about themselves.

Major streamers, however, made the conversation feel comfortable and immersive.

This was why people spent money on Korea TV.

Lee Hyun-woo was able to feel the fun of spending money once more.

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 1482 coins!]

- But doesn't Unnie have an active roulette?

"Another Angel Darkng Dog! Little boy! Ah! Aw! Chu! Roulette? Why? Is there anything you want to draw?"

[I-want-to-be-unemployed gifts 1482 coins!]

- Ah yes, I'm sorry.

In other rooms, when they became passionate about his presence, he had already gained access to the phone call details and reverse fan service.

However, here it was not so easily obtained.

This was because, unlike newbies, Darling only sucked coins wildly and did not give any compensation in return beyond reactions.

The newbies fell in love and gave him the right to wish.

But he didn't want to write his wishes all over the place.

- He's really crazy lol

- It's been a while since I've seen a big-handed dog like this.

- How come you shoot a coin every time you say a word?

- The draw door will open again.

- That older brother is going to pull out all the draws!

"Angel darling dog! Little boy! Ah! Aw! Chuhaha, it's hard to keep doing this. Then, shall we bring out the lottery board after a long time? Wait for a while!"

Darling stepped out of the camera's view and brought out a lottery board.

It was a standard paper draw board that Lee Hyun-woo would have seen in elementary school.

100 coins per round.

1st option: Fan-chosen cosplay

2nd option: KakaoTalk OR Phone Call

3rd option: …

4th option: …

5th option: Dud

He couldn't work out the odds of each result exactly.

But he knew that 1st place had a 1% chance of being chosen while 2nd place was just 2%.

But as long as he had his infinite coin power, Lee Hyeon-woo's objective was almost guaranteed to be achieved.