Chapter 42: Face Reveal.

【Celebrating 100,000 Subscribers on YouTube: Face Reveal and Q&A (2 days ago)】

Hello, this is Cosmo. I think this is the first time I’m greeting you directly through YouTube.

Thanks to the support of many viewers, our channel has already reached 100,000 subscribers.

I truly appreciate all the interest you send our way!

Although it might be an inadequate reward, I plan to hold a face reveal, a Q&A session, and an unboxing of the silver

button on March 17th at 6 PM during a live broadcast.

If you have any questions for me, I would appreciate it if you could leave them as comments on this post.

Although I may not be able to answer every question, I will do my best to respond to as many as possible.

I checked the announcement I posted on YouTube the day before yesterday and rubbed my forehead.

That’s right. The day has finally come. The day I thought would never arrive.

“…It’s really cramped.”

Sighing as I looked around the room, I inadvertently muttered to myself.

Currently, there are simple lighting equipment and reflectors set up behind the motion desk. I thought I would be

the farthest from such equipment. I had never planned to turn on a cam in my life.

With everything set up like this, it somehow feels like a male cam room. Though, it’s closer to a soup cam room than a male cam room.

“…Huh?”

Having done a simple test broadcast earlier, I felt ready and was about to sit on the bed when my phone screen lit up.

I had it on silent mode, so I couldn’t hear the notification sound, but the name clearly displayed caught my eye.

None other than Sister Seoha.

“Hello?”

• Ah, Uju! Sorry for calling suddenly. You must be very busy preparing, right?

“It’s okay; I just finished the test broadcast… I just need to turn it on now.”

• I’m excited!

Please, don’t be excited. After all, Sister Seoha has seen my face before. Why is she excited? Is she anticipating how

disappointed the viewers will be?

By the way, she finished quickly. I thought it would take at least three days.

“Ah, I asked Electronic Jang for some help. Thankfully, he agreed readily…”

• Electronic Jang?

“Yeah, he’s a streamer who helps set up other streamers’ equipment, and he’s really skilled.”

Since I’m not very knowledgeable about equipment, I was considering calling an installation technician or expert

when his name popped into my head.

He’s a major streamer with over 600,000 subscribers on YouTube, doing live broadcasts regularly, and he covers

everything from gaming gear reviews to setup tutorials.

In fact, almost all the top-tier streamers in the past had their setups done by him, so I cautiously reached out,

worried if he would help someone like me, and he came the same day and finished the setup the next day.

Thanks to him, the chaotic arrangement of cables around my computer and the positioning of my dual monitors

have improved a lot.

It’s a scene that makes you want to work.

“By the way, when I said I’d do a face reveal broadcast today, everyone went crazy around me. Especially how much

my sister fussed…”

• Huh, what did she say?

“She said she’d recommend a shop, so I should go get my makeup done, and she insisted I take pictures of every

piece of clothing in my closet… Anyone would think it’s her doing the face reveal instead of me.”

It wasn’t enough for her to just text; she even called me and wouldn’t stop talking, leaving my ears ringing.

My sister isn’t unattractive, but she keeps saying she wishes I looked more impressive, giving a nearly 20-minute

speech, and I eventually had to hang up the phone and ignore the texts.

I’m not a celebrity, so what’s with the makeup nonsense?

• So, did you end up doing your makeup?

“I didn’t do anything. I just went to the usual place to get my hair cut a bit.”

• That’s so you.

I’m not sure what she meant by “that’s so you,” but considering Sister Seoha’s personality, I assumed she wasn’t

insulting me and let it slide.

After that, I sensed her hesitation from across the line, and soon her voice turned slightly subdued and calm.

• Actually, I was considering sprucing you up nicely, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.

“Why not?”

• I don’t know; maybe I was worried that if you became too cool, you’d become a popular streamer overnight and wouldn’t talk to me anymore.

“Come on, no way am I going to become a popular streamer just because I turned on a cam. I’m not Cha Eunwoo or anything.”

This sister has a tendency to get lost in her fantasies.

“You know that no one would like to see this face. I’d be lucky if I don’t get criticized like before…”

• Huh?

Oh.

While I was pulling out all sorts of words to deny her statement, I suddenly realized I had blurted out something unnecessary.

“Ah, no. That was a slip of the tongue. I meant to say my face isn’t anything special.”

• Is that… so?

Sister Seoha seemed to sense something strange in my words and responded with suspicion.

I figured it was best to wrap up the call.

“Of course. Anyway, thank you for calling, Sister. You’ve given me a bit of encouragement.”

• Oh, it’s nothing. Good luck with the broadcast, fighting!

“Yeah.”

It seemed Sister Seoha caught onto my intention to end the conversation, but she pretended not to notice and

wrapped up the call.

Left alone, I let out a long sigh as I looked at the camera in front of me, then slapped my cheeks to gather my focus

before placing my hand on the mouse.

‘Cosmo’s’ broadcast has begun.

100,000 Subscriber Celebration Face Reveal + Q&A

【CosmoAbsoluteKeep】 – Koha!

【NextDoorHanini】 – Face reveal ᄃᄀᄌ~

【BaekhwaYoran2】 – Something big is comingᅡᅡᅡᅡᅡ

As soon as I turned on the broadcast, viewers flooded in like a tidal wave. Just by looking at the chat, I could tell

everyone’s excitement was at a whole new level.

…Please, guys. Don’t get your hopes up.

【Moscos】 – Host!! Turn on the cam quickly!!!

【HauNyangi】 – At this rate, we’re all gonna die~

【AllFreed】 – Is this the first cam show of Cheese’s Cha Eunwoo?

I wish they’d all just leave. Or should I run away now?

Moreover, whether it’s because of the YouTube influx or because they were drawn in by the title of the face reveal,

the number of viewers had surpassed my usual count, and the tension grew immensely.

What’s with 900 viewers right off the bat? The speed at which they’re increasing isn’t normal either. It seems quite a

few people came from Exid’s stream.

Ugh, I’m so nervous my stomach hurts.

“I’ll turn on the cam after about 20 minutes when a few more people come in. The Q&A will be conducted after

turning on the cam.”

【EatingLunchRightNow】 – How can we wait 20 minutes?

【MagiYemulGaeGuri】 – ᅡᅡᅡᅡᅡᅡᅡ

【Bera666】 – Host… I’m cold…

If you’re cold, put on some clothes, you idiots.

When I told them to wait 20 minutes, the viewers immediately began to complain, but I stubbornly ignored them

and stared at the camera in front of me as if mesmerized.

Even now, my stomach churns just watching this. It’s not just because my face is appearing on the cam for the first

time; it’s because I’m terrified of how people will react to seeing me.

• I’m associated with that loser…!
• This idiot doesn’t know his place…!

Ah, damn.

As a bad memory flashed in my mind, I felt a throbbing pain in my head and my vision blurred for a moment.

Thankfully, it returned to normal quickly.

My hands were shaking slightly, but it was okay. No matter what anyone said, it would be better than that time.

【Koja】 – Boss, it’s almost been 20 minutes…

Lost in thought, I hadn’t realized how much time had passed, and my editor, who had been silently observing, finally typed in the chat.

Has it really been 20 minutes already? I checked the clock in the lower right corner, and indeed, the numbers read 06:19.

“…Oh, I’m sorry. I must have zoned out for a moment. As promised, I’ll turn on the cam now. Like I’ve said many

times before, don’t get your hopes up, guys.”

【FallingBloom】 – Kyahhhhhh!

【LucidDream7】 – Let’s go!!!!!!!

【AlpacaHunter】 – The day has come to witness the face of the king of cheese; ah, I guess I can live a little longer!

While it was annoying to see them getting excited without knowing my feelings, I also felt glad that they cared

enough to watch me.

As the countdown hit 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 seconds, 1 second… ding.

At the promised time, I adjusted the cam angle slightly and, with trembling hands, clicked the camera button in the

broadcasting program.

Click.

The clicking sound seemed unusually loud today as I finally checked my face appearing on the broadcast screen.

Wearing a plain hoodie, which I typically wore outside, and my bare face without any makeup.

Seeing how my face looked to others made me unconsciously clench my fists.

Honestly, I was really nervous. I just hoped they wouldn’t trash-talk me.

“…Guys?”

But strangely, even after revealing my face, there was no reaction in the chat.

I started to worry that maybe the settings were wrong and my face wasn’t being broadcasted, or maybe the server

had crashed. I forgot to greet them and cautiously called out to the viewers.

About 3 seconds later.

【AstralChronicles】 – Wow

【HungryEllie】 – Wow

【LostFrog】 – Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

【29ana】 – ???????????

【Ullalihirari】 – You’re handsome!

【BlueMangem】 – You said he’s ugly, you said he’s ugly, you said he’s ugly, you said he’s ugly, you said he’s ugly!

【KosoKoso】 – Are you messing with me again? Mongusam!

【KokkiyaHoo】 – You little piece of shit!!!!!!!

【PinkRabbit】 – Whoa ᄆᄎ

【EatingLunchRightNow】 – Cleanbot has detected inappropriate language.

【NationalHipHopTopCosmo】 – Is this what a virgin looks like…? Then what am I?

Like a dam bursting, the chat exploded with messages, and the screen began to scroll up rapidly.

The reactions were truly unexpected.

…What’s going on? Is this a hidden camera?