It was rather an unexpected contact.
No, should I even consider this contact? I picked up my phone to check the message that had just arrived.
– A gift has arrived.
Sender: Oh Dae-sik
A gift? What kind of gift could it be from Dae-sik, who hadn’t contacted me previously?
When I opened the app to check, it was a gifticon. A famous Chupa Chups lollipop candy gifticon.
It’s a gifticon that can be used at convenience stores, which you can find around you. He sent me 10 of them in various flavors, perhaps suggesting I should try them all. Ten of them wouldn’t even cost three thousand won.
So what is the reason Dae-sik sent this?
It felt too boring to just dismiss it as, “Oh, Dae-sik likes candy and gives it to the people around him.”
– Ji-eun: Dae-sik, what is this?
– Oh Dae-sik: Oh, Teacher. It’s nothing special.
– Oh Dae-sik: Just giving candy to people I thought of since it’s White Day.
Really? We’re not even a couple, what’s the need to celebrate White Day? I didn’t even know today was White Day until our chat a moment ago.
– Ji-eun: Are you trying to woo me right now?
– Oh Dae-sik: ;;
– Ji-eun: But I prefer chocolate more.
– Oh Dae-sik: If you don’t want it, just leave it. It’ll be returned.
– Ji-eun: I’m just kidding. I’ll enjoy it!
After that, we exchanged short messages.
– Ji-eun: Are you the type to celebrate these kinds of anniversaries?
– Oh Dae-sik: It’s just my personality; it’s not particularly difficult. It’s just for a few people I’m thankful for.
– Ji-eun: I didn’t give you anything on Valentine’s Day.
– Oh Dae-sik: You’ve taken care of me a lot through Eo War rank and stuff, this is just my way of thanking you.
– Ji-eun: Hmm…
Is this really the “Beauty Detector” Oh Dae-sik? He’s quite the player, isn’t he?
What’s worse is that he doesn’t even realize what he’s done. Don’t most women like this sort of thing? I’ve heard many people find charm in such hidden subtleties.
But why has Dae-sik never had a girlfriend? Let’s just leave that to my imagination.
When I went outside to dispose of food waste and came back, I decided to use the gifticon Dae-sik had given me.
The candy was sweet enough to give me a slight buzz. Hmm… it’s not really to my liking. Should I say it’s cloying?
I still had nine left; how should I deal with this? I don’t think I’ll remember to eat them later, and just keeping them would be a hassle.
While I pondered for a moment, a plan struck me.
Since I have nine left, I can give three to each of them.
– Younger sibling: I’ll enjoy it, sis♥
– Ryu-a: What?! Ji-eun is giving candy for White Day?? Haha, I’ll enjoy it!
– Si-young: Thank you, boss ^^
All three of them were people who had given me chocolate on Valentine’s Day. I was a bit surprised, thinking that girls usually prepare chocolate on Valentine’s Day. I felt a little guilty receiving gifts without preparing anything myself.
Though it’s hardly a reward, I hope my feelings were conveyed through this. It’s a personal message that I haven’t forgotten what I received back then. This isn’t just me disposing of leftovers.
In fact, I’m not really one to celebrate anniversaries. I never really had anyone to celebrate them with, and as I grew up, I started to think that they were just marketing strategies by companies to make money.
Besides, nowadays there are all sorts of days like 3.3 Day on March 3rd and Black Day on April 14th popping up everywhere.
Looking at these, I often feel that all these days, including Pepero Day or Valentine’s Day, have no real basis. I sometimes think it’s better to celebrate things like Parents’ Day, Teacher’s Day, or Armed Forces Day.
Then suddenly, a thought occurred to me.
Do the viewers know that today is White Day?
When I was living as a jobless person, I didn’t even pay attention to what date it was. Days of the week or dates didn’t matter because every day felt like the weekend.
Moreover, since most viewers didn’t have girlfriends, there was less reason for them to care.
However, just like every person has different thoughts and values, there might be viewers who, despite being jobless, noticed right away that today, March 14th, is White Day.
I wondered if there might be someone among my viewers who would ask if I received candy today since it’s White Day.
I was curious, and I decided to find out right away.
*
– Mollru is live!
“March 14th.”
As soon as the broadcast started, viewers poured in. Were they all set to receive notifications? The viewer count quickly rose. It was quite a desirable sight to see people coming to watch, no matter when I started the stream.
I had dropped a hint in the broadcast title, but it wasn’t anything special. It’s common to use the date as the broadcast title.
How would the viewers react? Would anyone mention that it’s White Day first?
I was showing just a black screen without streaming the camera feed. Let’s wait a bit until the viewers settle in.
[Mollru]
[Came, my adult video]
[Kitawwwww]
[What does March 14th mean?]
[Just wrote it down, what’s the meaning?]
[What are we doing today? What are we doing today? What are we doing today? What are we doing today?]
[Of course, today’s broadcast will be Eo War, right?]
[I saw a fun game uploaded in the café…]
[When will you play Ice Age Jurassic Dinosaur?]
[The dinosaur villain is back again]
[What’s with that Jurassic dinosaur? Lol]
[Do part one as Eo War and part two as the dinosaur game; then everyone will be happy]
[Ah haha, have you seen Mollru play two games in a day?]
[Where did the moderator go?]
[Teacher, your mic is off]
[You’re late today]
20,000 viewers. Thinking it had filled up enough, I decided to show myself.
With the mic turned off and only the camera on, I crossed my arms and stared quietly at the camera lens.
[Oh…]
[Hello]
[Wow]
[Just turning on the camera is already a great broadcast]
[How long has it been for a camera stream?]
[You’re so pretty]
[So glad the ugly panel is gone]
This might have been my mistake. As soon as I turned on the camera, everyone was busy commenting on my face.
Normally, that wouldn’t matter, but today I couldn’t let them focus on my appearance. I adjusted the screen and turned off the camera again.
[????]
[What?]
[Teacher, the camera is off]
[Bring it back]
[What’s the issue again?]
[Did hearing I’m pretty make you uncomfortable?]
[The whole Mollbong community loves not just your appearance but your insides too ^^]
[Why is this person doing this?]
[What to say??]
I was certain. There wouldn’t be any mention of White Day or candy in the chat today. It was as if I had confirmed the result of my experiment.
“Today is White Day, everyone.”
[Yes]
[Indeed]
[You wanted to hear us say White Day?]
[It means nothing since I have no girlfriend…]
[What does Teacher expect from the Mollbongs?]
“Give me candy.”
As I said that, I turned the camera back on and extended my hand towards the camera.
[Oh…]
[Even the person’s hands are pretty]
[If you give me your address, I’ll send you some candy ^^]
[What kind of nonsense is this]
[Chocolate is tastier]
[I want to give it, but I can’t;; how would I give it to you?]
“It was a joke. I just said it out of boredom.”
As I was about to pull my hand back and turn off the camera again.
<Kimchi Fried Rice donated 10,000 won!>
– This is for the candy that I can’t give you ^^
<JustMollHwang donated 30,000 won!>
– Use this to buy some candy to eat
…
Following that, countless donations poured in. Most of the messages were about candy prices and urging me to buy candy.
Oh… I didn’t intend for this to happen. I’ll use this money to satisfy my own desires.
