Chapter 44: Caught red handed

“Ah…”

For a moment, silence fell between the three of us.

I had forgotten.

There was a time I was desperate to forget. And I actually succeeded.

That’s why I couldn’t stop the wardrobe from being opened.

Somehow, Dad’s surname had changed to Moon. What could be the explanation behind that?

“…Are you okay, I-hyun? I’m sorry…”

Song Chae-hyun’s cautious voice broke the silence.

Yu Ji-eun also looked at me with worried eyes.

“Mm, I’m fine.”

I said with a smile.

It didn’t really matter. It was all in the past, and seeing it again after several years wouldn’t change anything.

Rather, I was just tired thinking I’d have to force a smile to lighten the mood.

“Well, it wasn’t something I needed to hide. No need for the atmosphere to be so heavy. Hehe…”

I kept smiling. I deliberately lifted the corners of my mouth and smiled toward the camera and Yu Ji-eun.

“Hehe, he…”

But suddenly, my vision blurred.

“Huh?”

Tears began to trickle down from both eyes, soon streaming like an unexpected downpour.

It wasn’t sadness; it was confusion.

“Huh, why is this happening… Hehe…”

I thought I’d feel nothing even if I saw it again. I thought it was just the remnants of the dead. But I guess it wasn’t.

Ji-yeon, Mom, I’m sorry.

Dad, go to hell.

“…You’re here?”

At the sound of knocking, I went to open the door.

Standing there was Song Chae-hyun.

The three of us sat on the floor as if we had agreed beforehand.

Yu Ji-eun handed me a cushion. It wasn’t the kind of atmosphere where I could refuse, so I just took it and sat on it.

The mood was still heavy.

“You didn’t have to come. Why did you?”

I forced a smile as I spoke.

But Song Chae-hyun’s expression remained grim.

“With you crying like that, how could I leave you alone?”

To be honest, I could have refused.

It wasn’t such a big deal, so I could have told them not to come.

But I didn’t.

For some reason, I wanted to be embraced by someone—anyone.

And if that someone was Song Chae-hyun and Yu Ji-eun, even better.

“Ji-eun unnie, Chae-hyun unnie.”

I spoke, doing my best to steady my voice. My sniffles hadn’t completely subsided.

“Yes.”

“Yeah.”

“Hold me.”

As I said that, I spread my arms wide.

Yu Ji-eun and Song Chae-hyun exchanged small smiles and approached me, wrapping me in their arms.

It was warm.

I didn’t expect comfort, but I longed for this embrace.

I cried a little in that warmth.

With every sniffle, I began to feel a little better.

I looked up at Song Chae-hyun and Yu Ji-eun, who were gazing at me.

When our eyes met, they smiled at me.

Seeing their gentle smiles, I buried myself into their arms again and murmured,

“Sorry for always showing you this weak side of me. I’m always so childish…”

“It’s okay. Don’t worry.”

“It’s fine.”

“You’re not going to leave, are you?”

That was my biggest worry.

Every time I acted childish in front of the viewers or them, I felt a vague sense of unease.

Would they find someone better and suddenly disappear?

Would they get disappointed in me and leave?

In the end, would I be left all alone again?

Now that I had learned the warmth of others, being alone was my greatest fear.

At my question, Song Chae-hyun and Yu Ji-eun both smiled faintly and answered.

“It’s okay. Even someone like you, I-hyun, is good.”

“Hehe…”

No matter what I said, all I received were gentle strokes, embraces, and warm words.

Could this be heaven?

As I relaxed in their arms, Yu Ji-eun spoke from above me.

“…I-hyun.”

“Yes?”

“Is there a reason you’re not burying him in the columbarium? If it’s money, I can help you.”

“Unnie can help too…”

“Uh? Ah… It’s not like that.”

I shook my head as I spoke.

“Huh? Then…”

“…It’s just… I can’t let him go yet.”

As I said this, I stroked the wardrobe next to me.

“I can’t let him go because I’m sorry to Mom and my little sister…”

“But Dad… it’s because I hate him.”

• When I die, scatter my ashes in the mountains.

That disgusting deathbed wish.

That was the one thing I didn’t want to fulfill.

Yu Ji-eun and Song Chae-hyun opened and closed their mouths a few times in response to my words, then fell silent.

In a mood like this, there was no way they could speak up.

I tried to change the mood by speaking cheerfully.

“Okay, Chae-hyun unnie. You didn’t finish your meal, did you?”

“Huh? Uh…”

“Let’s order more food. I want some chicken feet.”

“I’ll pay this time.”

So, Yu Ji-eun and Song Chae-hyun ate together and then left.

They seemed uneasy, constantly checking my reactions as they moved toward the front door, but when I told them I was really okay, they eventually left.

Yu Ji-eun said she had a little more time, but I wanted to be alone.

I stared blankly at the wardrobe.

A tear slid down again.

One, then two.

“Sigh… Mom, Ji-yeon…”

…

Dad.

Once again, the tears flowed without showing any sign of stopping.

I looked around. Of course, no one was there. There was no one to embrace me.

Loneliness suddenly rushed in.

Yeah, maybe I should just take care of myself.

“Sigh…”

Even after taking care of myself, the loneliness remained. If anything, it seemed even bigger.

For a moment, I leaned back in the chair, exhausted.

I’m lonely.

I miss the viewers.

I want to create a fan name soon. Maybe I should host an event…

“Min-dra…”

I said in a voice full of nasal tones.

• Why is this girl suddenly being cute?
• It’s cute.
• So cute…

“Hehe…”

At that compliment, I couldn’t help but smile.

I thought about how much I wanted more compliments.

I knew exactly how to get them.

Somewhere along the way, I learned how to earn praise.

“Min-dra… You like me, don’t you?”

I said while flipping my hair behind my ear.

Why am I acting like this suddenly?

Did I drink too much?

“Hehe… He…”

• ?님 donated 1000 won.
• Why is this happening all of a sudden? Are you in heat?

“W-what do you mean by ‘in heat’?”

I was dumbfounded by the vulgar choice of words.

…

I just did my best

“Do, do you think I’m interested in that kind of thing?”

• Honestly, it seems that way.
• Menhera has a lot of sexual desire, right?

“Heh. I’m not interested in that kind of thing, you know? People like you virgins might be, though. You guys probably jerk off two or three times a day, right?

I know because I’m a guy.

• “She’s crazy.”
• “How does she know this? [laughing]”
• “Does she not have a boyfriend?”
• “She’s so perceptive. You guys don’t have anything better to do than sit in your rooms, right?”
• “Same goes for me, though.”
• kekeke “So annoying.”
• “It’s true, though…”
• “Isn’t this sexu*al harassment? Isn’t this sexu*al harassment? Isn’t this sexu*al harassment?”

“How can sexu*al harassment apply to a man?”

• “If a cute girl does it, I’d actually be thankful…”

“Anyway, now I’m going to start the broadcast.”

She was about to click the bell icon on the taskbar.

But she accidentally clicked the file explorer instead.

“Ah, mistake.”

She closed the screen and clicked the bell icon again.

Without thinking, she looked at the chat.

• What was that?
• It was too fast, I couldn’t see it—did I just imagine that?
• ?kekekeke It was probably nothing.
• What was that? What did I just see?

“What is it?”

She kept reading the chat.

Most of the comments were full of question marks, like they didn’t understand what was happening.

“…?”

I went back into the file navigator with a curious mind

I can’t explain it unless there’s something here.

“… There’s nothing there.”

As I did it, I scanned the file navigator with my eyes.

…

There’s really nothing.

But at that time, I noticed the file names of the two lines at the bottom.

-Recently Used Files

• Two female college students’ close kisses.mp4
• A little girl being forcibly rape*d by a tentacle, no matter how much she resists, she won’t let go. Infinite climax hell.mp4

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

I closed the screen with a tremendous reaction speed, but

• whaaat?? did I saw that correctly
• I saw it all, I’m gay hahahaha

“Hey, this is a virus. I don’t watch por*n”

I tried to make an excuse somehow

• hahaha you’re caught now hahaha
• Wow, this virus is so clever, with file names like that, just sitting there.
• Why would the virus be used recently? kekeke That’s so strange.

I bit my lip hard

It was wrong. There was no way out. If I insisted it was a virus, they’d just ask me to play it.

Then I’d be caught.

• “Promise ^^
• Promise~
• Promise
• Pinky swear.

“R-really, it’s a promise?”

• “Yeah, I swear. I won’t say anything anywhere, I swear.”
• “Really, really, it’s a promise?”
• “I swear, I swear. Our 1,295 viewers—this is all a secret~?”

“I-I’ll believe you, really…”

I said in a voice that was barely audible.

oo(112.224): Gallery Admin caught the porn kekeke
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“Ah…”

Those bastards…