It’s not that kind of malicious broadcast

chapter 48 I Never Said It Was a Cooking Show

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At first, I planned to set up the camera in the kitchen. But upon adjusting the angles, I realized there were more reflective surfaces in the kitchen than I had anticipated.

Even the sink faucet reflected images at certain angles.

Moreover, unlike the desk where it was easy to set up anti-reflective film, covering all the stainless steel surfaces in the kitchen with anti-reflective tape was practically impossible.

It wasn’t feasible to cover the whole kitchen for just one broadcast, and even if I did, water would mess everything up anyway.

Not wanting another involuntary body reveal, I concluded that the broadcast had to be done safely at the desk. So, I had no choice but to abandon the idea of a full-fledged cooking show.

Still, I figured the broadcast wouldn’t be boring as I would continuously show the intermediate results on camera.

“Alright, the batter is ready.”

Hmm-hmm.

I adjusted the camera to show the bowl, stirring it with a wooden spoon. It wasn’t perfect, but it looked somewhat similar to what I had seen in G-Tube videos – it seemed to have the right consistency.

The chat must be excited too.

“Now, it’s time to wash the vegetables. I’ll be right back.”

Glancing at the monitor displaying the chive pancake recipe and the chat, I picked up the onion, carrot, and chives and gave them a little shake.

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【Why do you keep taking things away, you crazy woman, just do it here】

Another 1-star review arrived. But there wasn’t much I could do about it.

“The desk doesn’t have running water.”

『The kitchen doesn’t have a camera, you lunatic』

『I’m so mad I feel my head getting hot』

『Cooking broadcast, you said it would be a cooking broadcast』 ×5

『It’s their own fault for expecting something, you pigs』

『You said you would communicate…! You said you would communicate…! You said you would communicate…!』 ×4

Sensing the unusual pace of the chat, I checked and saw that there were already 1,200 viewers. It was the highest viewer count, excluding the broadcast where I sniped Ark.

More people were watching than when I played rogue… I might be a bit annoyed.

“I’ll show you frequently in between. Just a moment.”

Soothing the viewers, I washed the vegetables and began to trim them, when another donation sound was heard.

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【At least do the chopping in front of the camera… You don’t need water for that】

Ah. That’s quite a good idea.

『Seriously, please just do this』

『Let me give you some chopping advice』

『The best part of a cooking show』

『Ah LOL, here come the detailed tips on how to hold the knife and cut』

The viewers seemed to agree, actively showing their support. However, very unfortunately……

“Alright, I’ve already finished trimming all the vegetables. Fast, right?”

The chopping was already done. If they had sent the donation about three minutes earlier, it might have been considered.

『Damn it』

『Na』

『Rak』

『Guys, forget it, just set it all on fire』

『🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥』

『Na』

『🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥』

『🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥』

『I feel like I’m going insane』

『Is this supposed to be a cooking broadcast?』

The chat, which had started with waves, turned into a tsunami as soon as the trimmed vegetables appeared on the screen.

……I thought they were nicely trimmed. They really wanted to see the chopping that badly.

“Calm down, everyone.”

– ……Calm down, my ass, go die, I can’t live like this……

The sheer flood of primal emotions spilling into the chat was honestly quite a sight to behold—

But at this rate, there’s no way the communication broadcast I had ambitiously started was going to progress properly.

“Hmm……Then, why don’t you all tell me what you want? Since I can’t put the already chopped vegetables back together……”

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【At least remove the vomiting face emoji from the title,,,, it’s a cooking broadcast】

“Ah.”

I might have been unclear.

“I think there’s been a little misunderstanding.”

Stretching my hands below the camera, I crossed my index fingers to make an X as I continued explaining.

“This isn’t a cooking show, but a broadcast for communicating while eating chive pancakes. Because I wanted to start interacting with you all quickly, I started the broadcast before the chive pancakes were ready, leading to this misunderstanding. It wasn’t intentional—”

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【Please, stop this nonsense, teacher】

……This isn’t working.

Ah, screw it.

“Alright then, how about we have a glass of makgeolli first and continue our interaction?”

Let’s just have a drink and think things over. After chive pancakes, the best thing with makgeolli is just makgeolli itself.

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Trimmed vegetables, pale pancake batter, a bottle of makgeolli, and a bowl half-filled with makgeolli on the desk. This was the scene on Lee Yena’s communication broadcast.

《Makgeolli tastes better when not drunk from a regular glass. It feels like it should be in a wider container.》

Disappointed viewers who had expected a cooking broadcast continued to fervently flame the chat even after Lee Yena ditched the cooking and started drinking—

But to sustain a burned-out broadcast, the broadcaster must feed the flames by appearing flustered and adding more fuel.

Of course, staying composed while watching the chat turn into chaos is nearly impossible for any broadcaster.

However, there are always exceptions.

《I didn’t realize you wanted a cooking broadcast this much. I’ll try it next time.》

Regardless of the flaming chat, Lee Yena calmly continued drinking and interacting.

《Age… I’m in my twenties. As for my height, it’s about 167 centimeters now. It used to be 175, but it’s decreased.》

Answering even personal questions without hesitation, she responded to simple inquiries arising amid the inflamed chat. Though her answers were a bit peculiar, it was still communication.

《Do I prefer pouring or dipping sauce? I like reverse pouring. If you pour the sauce over a handful of tangsuyuk, only half of it gets soaked because of the sauce’s viscosity. The top stays crispy while the bottom gets saturated with sauce. Try it when you eat alone.》

Previously unlikely communication. Gradually, realizing this was the opportunity to ask their long-held questions, more viewers started asking eagerly—

The massive fire in the chat subsided naturally, as if it had never happened.

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【Why are you wearing tattoo sleeves?】

《They’re real tattoos. I went through a rebellious phase when I was younger.》

『Tattoo?』

『I can see the tattoos have changed since last time LOLOLOL LOLOLOL』

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【On the first day, there was a dragon on the left arm and a carp on the right, teacher 】

《That’s because of the mirror effect.》

Without a second of hesitation, Lee Yena dismissed the suspicion in a calm voice, covered the camera lens momentarily, and there was a sound of her pulling and releasing something stretchy—

《I removed the mirror effect.》

Reappearing on screen with different tattoos on each arm, she made a peace sign with both hands in front of the camera.

『She lies so effortlessly』

『Damn, why is it cute though, I’m so confused』

『So why are you wearing the tattoo sleeves?』

『Show us your chest again』

『Ban those crossing the line』

『Are you not playing KoK today?』

While chatting with the now amiable chat, two empty makgeolli bottles were replaced by new ones on the desk.

Lee Yena’s voice, slightly more drained and noticeably nasal, began to indicate her growing inebriation.

《KoK… today, well? I’m not sure yet. I kind of want to, but….》

『Wow, her voice is awesome』

『Please do ASMR』

『Ha… this is perfect』

『ㅗㅜㅑ』

『I want to compliment her』

Despite the slightly suggestive tones in the chat, she seemed unbothered.

Even though there hadn’t been any overtly obscene comments, for a female broadcaster, her chat moderation was relatively lax.

And riding on that atmosphere,

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【Is it fun trolling all the time with a trash rogue character?】

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【You’re streaming just to brag about not getting penalized for troll streaming, right?】

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【You’re using a trash character to attract attention and just showing your chest to train your simps LOL It’s kinda disgusting LOL 】

A broadcast of insulting donations that had consistently popped up since the first broadcast rang out three times in a row.

Donations that, until not long ago, would have gotten a response like ‘Rogues are trolly~’ from most viewers.

『Get out』

『If you hate rogues, go to another broadcast~』

『-Lame-』

『What an idiot』

『Streamer has over 50% win rate at Master rank, stop calling her a troll』

However, the once-hostile chat had turned into a supportive environment not only towards Yena but also towards rogues. They collectively attacked the donator.

Lee Yena, softly laughed.

TL’s Corner:

MC before he got soul transferred was 175cm but Yena is only 167cm.