There are people who usually stay quiet, but when a situation arises, they get excited and go wild.
While there are such people, there must also be the opposite.
A lively and noisy person might become shy and unable to do anything when the moment comes.
That’s not who I am, but my current situation felt that way.
How many people can really practice what they say right after saying, “Let’s do it”?
After saying we should communicate, I found myself worrying about what to say, perhaps because of the pressure to actually communicate.
Even though I’m not normally the type to speak actively during broadcasts, I think I used to toss out a comment or two without much thought.
[Teacher? Teacher? Teacher? Teacher? Teacher? Teacher? Teacher? Teacher? Teacher?]
[Call 119! Call 119! Call 119! Call 119! Call 119! Call 119! Call 119! Call 119! Call 119!]
[What’s the address?]
[Just report it anyway, okay?]
Well, I have to say something regardless.
If I leave these people unattended, I don’t know what might happen.
“Have you all had dinner?”
[Did you have dinner?]
[Hi, Teacher]
[Yes]
[What are we doing today?]
[David Carlson tweeted about the first collaboration with the Dragon Lord, did you see it?]
[I haven’t eaten yet]
[What did you eat, Teacher?]
[Macro1]
[If Mollu has nothing to say right now, that’s a big thumbs down, LOL]
Let’s start with a simple meal greeting.
Is there really anything special about communication? Asking if you ate is communication.
I’m really grateful that a few kind viewers are responding to my question.
From the streamer’s perspective, those comments are truly precious.
“I had kimchi fried rice. I slightly burnt it due to poor heat control, but it was crispy and delicious.”
Thinking about it, was that too much TMI? Maybe I should have omitted the part about burning it.
Would these people even be curious about the fact that I had kimchi fried rice in the first place?
If I heard something like that from someone else, I think my first thought would be, “So what?”
However, my worries were unfounded, as the viewers’ reactions were not bad at all.
[Is it like stone pot rice?]
[Kimchi fried rice is delicious, right?]
[Don’t understand]
[Looks like you’re not good at cooking]
[Mollu’s personal life exposed, wow]
[Oh…..]
[Can’t cook… deduction of 10 points…]
[I’m good at cooking, hehe]
[Planning to reveal one by one]
[Just frying anything makes it tasty, yeah]
[If you live alone, you fry everything]
[The chat room smells like Yuksu]
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– But why suddenly a communication broadcast?
“I’ve been thinking about the direction of the stream. I concluded that I need to communicate more. The YouTube views have shown that this works best, and I want to spend a little time talking with you all, whether I’m gaming or doing something else.”
[Wow]
[This is right]
[How far are you planning to go, Mollu!!!!]
[This is annoying.]
[Please use the broadcast as a diary]
[I love it~~]
[Sorry, Teacher, but could you turn off this crazy background music?]
“Um… this is background music that I personally chose to talk with you all, is it bad?”
[No]
[It’s good, hehe]
[Yeah]
[You can leave]
[Look at those Yuksu fans saying it’s good with no reason, LOL]
[This is terrible]
[Can’t concentrate on what you’re saying]
[Listen to the loyal fans]
Still, without any BGM, it felt dull, so I changed the background music to something else.
Since I wasn’t confident enough to fill the audio with just my voice, I needed something like this.
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– I don’t care about the BGM, are you doing a Q&A?
What does BGM even matter? This is so important.
Separately, I began to understand somewhat why people wanted a Q&A.
It was more of an understanding than empathy.
According to Si-young, the name Mollu has spread, but not much is known about the person, so viewers might be thirsty for that information.
They might be curious about what my name is, how old I am, when I started with Eo War, and so on.
Regardless of whether they are fans or not, many people must be curious about the figure known as Mollu.
It felt very strange that I was that person, but thinking of it like a famous celebrity made it easier to understand.
There are things flowing from my mouth that no one would know if I didn’t share them.
Now that even Si-young, my editor, knows this information, it was necessary to reveal a bit of it.
Due to the nature of internet broadcasting, I’ve gotten close to viewers as I can communicate with them in real-time.
The longer the broadcasting period, the closer that distance became.
Spending time together made it feel like we gradually became a part of each other’s lives.
These elements give viewers more opportunities to immerse themselves in the broadcaster.
Of course, excessive immersion isn’t good, and there are viewers who become too obsessed.
“Q&A… isn’t that usually done when you have 100,000 or 200,000 subscribers on YouTube?”
[For real, LOL]
[That’s the common rule, indeed]
[You’re at 70,000 subscribers right now]
[Ah, LOL, you’ll fill 30,000 in no time]
[Ignoring Mollu’s firepower?]
[Starting promotion on the community from today]
[Dislike it, huh?]
[Q&A, just do it!]
“I want to wait until I hit about 500,000 subscribers.”
[What?]
[Just say you don’t want to do a Q&A]
[I feel a distance from you]
[Isn’t this more direct than beating around the bush?]
[You’ve turned 360 degrees, huh?]
[You’ll fill 500,000 in no time…]
[Let’s promote in the community]
[Do it to overseas communities too]
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– Just listen to the story of the kimchi fried rice Teacher makes, LOL.
“I’m not saying I won’t answer any questions at all, if you throw a few in the chat, I’ll answer some that I can.”
A strict Q&A feels too rigid, and it would be better to just take a few questions casually.
Once I gave them permission, questions poured in like a dam breaking.
[Your measurements?]
[Have you ever been angry while streaming?]
[Do you have plans to collaborate with other streamers?]
[You said you’re 23, did you go to university?]
[Is your hair long or short?]
[Favorite food?]
“I’m currently growing it out long, but I want to cut it short. Alternatively, I’m considering a short haircut altogether. My younger sibling says not to cut it, but it’s really uncomfortable…”
[I can’t say what would suit you since I don’t know your face.]
[Please turn on the cam for a bit so I can see your hair.]
[For real, I need to see.]
[Just show the back of your head.]
[The skull shape is important.]
[Short hair is… not everyone can pull it off.]
[Last time you turned on the Dullahan cam, your long hair looked pretty.]
[Don’t cut it, okay?]
[Samson became weak when he cut his hair.]
[Samson, LOL]
[If you cut your hair, won’t your gaming skills decrease?]
[What’s your MBTI?]
“How do you read that in English? Em… something.”
[It’s MBTI, Teacher]
[You don’t know what MBTI is?]
[Did this person come from living in the mountains?]
[Are you an oldie?]
[If you’re in your 50s, you’re not a miss…]
[Oh dear]
[For real, how old do you think I am?]
Listening to the viewers’ explanations, I learned that MBTI is a trendy personality type test.
I didn’t know if it was the viewers being overly excited or what, but apparently nowadays young people even make factions based on it.
There really is everything out there.
I suddenly realized how disconnected I had lived from the world.
It’s not just because I’m getting older; even people in their 30s and 40s live young these days.
“I… is INFP a loser? Where’s that coming from? I haven’t taken it, so I don’t know much about it. I’ll try it out on the broadcast sometime later.”
[Wow]
[If you keep this up, you’re a J, and if you don’t, you’re a P.]
[For real, LOL]
[The moderator makes good plans.]
[But just making plans is already J, right?]
[Don’t know.]
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– The moderator’s MBTI = GOAT.
Wow, there were viewers typing in agreement.
Although I couldn’t check the chat much while playing the main content game, I still felt it.
The viewer response seems better when I conduct a calm communication broadcast compared to when I’m gaming.
Is it just that talking to me itself is enjoyable for these people?
I once read a news article about the rising trend of single-person households.
And even if not in a one-person household, the primary viewing demographic of the broadcast is people in their late teens to early 30s.
Even those living with parents could be from working families or preparing for jobs, feeling low self-esteem, with many staying cooped up in their rooms.
Maybe those people were simply in need of someone to talk to.
Thinking this way made the viewers seem like pure individuals longing for human warmth.
As Si-young said, having this communication time during the broadcast wouldn’t be so bad.
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– So, what cup size is it?
