The world is going crazy.
No matter how much you say it’s winter, going down to nearly minus 20 degrees? I can’t tell if I’m living in Korea or far away in Russia.
Among the things viewers said, they claimed that Russia isn’t this bad. But half of what viewers say is nonsense, so I can’t verify the truth.
I opened the window for some ventilation, but the wind is blowing fiercely.
The biting cold wind that seemed to cut me made me close the window again and return to the room.
Yeah, on a day like this, you shouldn’t go outside. The warm room is the best.
It should have been like that, but knowing the weather is cold, I turned on the heater to warm it up and went to sleep.
Why am I getting a cold?
“Ah…”
A sharp pain in my throat, and my voice comes out all raspy.
It’s not serious, just a simple sore throat.
Unlike when I had a fever before, I don’t have a headache, nor do I feel weak.
I thought while drinking ginger tea.
I wanted to broadcast today, but with my throat like this…
Is there no good way?
After thinking for a moment, I turned on the broadcast anyway.
Since I’ve been streaming on camera lately, it shouldn’t matter if I’m on no mic, right?
Why not use gestures, expressions, and body language when traveling abroad where the language doesn’t match?
People can communicate even without words.
That was my thought.
[What’s wrong with this person?]
[The moderator suddenly goes crazy;]
[They’ve been strangely diligent lately, but now they’ve lost it.]
[If you’re sick, just say so…]
[The broadcast is the same as usual ㅇㅇ]
[Why are you flailing your arms and making weird expressions?]
[It’s nice to see them finding their original intention after a long time]
[So cute]
[If they just turned up the lights a bit, it wouldn’t look so weird, but sitting there alone in the dark makes them look completely insane.]
Today was another broadcast from Mollu.
Despite taking a break from her usual schedule of once a week, her broadcasts surged to three times a week and even beyond five times.
The viewers watched the broadcast with satisfied expressions and patiently waited for her as usual.
However, Mollu was different today.
Of course, it wasn’t the same broadcast every day; she was a streamer who always did what she wanted at that moment. But today, it was to a degree where I couldn’t understand the concept.
[I feel like I’m watching a silent film.]
Indeed, it was a broadcast where the mic was not turned on, unlike usual.
No sound was coming out, only Mollu’s cam screen explained the situation.
Though the explanation was just a little hard to understand.
Mollu raised her hand to her neck and kept moving it horizontally.
[What is she saying?]
[Is she saying she’ll cut her throat?]
[Ugh]
[Crazy psycho murderer Mollu ㄷㄷ]
[It’s scary ㅠㅠ]
[I’m sorry!]
[It’s funny because she’s looking so serious while doing that.]
It was an expression of having a sore throat, but perhaps due to her lack of expressive ability, people didn’t understand.
Looking frustrated, Mollu suddenly stood up from her seat.
[What now? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Hey, where are you going?]
[I can’t see her.]
[To the bed?]
[Ugh;]
[Is she going to lie down?]
[I want to lie down together.]
She headed towards the bed.
Adjusting the camera so the bed in the back could be seen, Mollu lifted the blanket, leaned on the bed, and suddenly began to choke herself.
Coughing and making a painful expression was so realistic that the viewers couldn’t help but panic.
[???]
[Self-choking]
[Is the moderator really not feeling well? Why is she doing that?]
[Did she drink?]
[No, if she drinks, it shows on her face right away.]
[Is this her way of communicating?]
[Correct! Mollu choking on sweet potato!]
Once again, Mollu got up from the bed and went to the computer, checking the chat window before shaking her head again.
As if saying the answer was wrong, she shook her head and indicated her throat, this time making a coughing motion.
[Correct! COVID!]
[Did you catch a cold?]
[Is it that your throat hurts?]
Nodding—
Seemingly affirming, she pointed to the screen and then gave a thumbs up.
[No, ㅋㅋㅋ was that really her way of communicating?]
[Emergency content ㅅㅂ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Content monster;]
<JustMollu gave 30,000 won as a donation!>
-Shouldn’t she have just turned on a notepad from the beginning?
[Ah ㅋㅋ Would the moderator not know that?]
[That’s not fun, is it?]
[She’s probably trying to capture a good angle for YouTube, you blind squirrel.]
It was a donation that could be seen as making the atmosphere a bit unpleasant.
A simple solution to the antics Mollu had acted out so far, like ‘Wasn’t it supposed to be like this?’
However, contrary to the sharp reactions from viewers, Mollu looked as if she genuinely didn’t know and showed a realization before opening a notepad.
-Oh, there’s a notepad.
[Did she really not know?]
[The legendary cluelessness;]
[You can see how careless she is in situations like this.]
[Is she really feeling that bad?]
-No, I’m just sore, everything else is fine.
[Even with a sore throat, she diligently turns on the broadcast… It’s quite different compared to other streamers who take breaks for anything.]
[Info) Until a month ago, the moderator was barely turning on the broadcast once a week.]
[It’s cold, and it’s dry too.]
-I wonder if I need to set up a humidifier since I woke up with a sore throat.
[Need a humidifier ㅇㅇ]
[So what are we doing today?]
[It seems hard to chit-chat with her throat like this.]
[No mic serious gaming?]
-No, why can’t we talk? There’s a notepad.
While communicating with viewers through the notepad, Mollu began to type as if she had thought of something.
When Mollu typed on the keyboard a few times, a mechanical voice flowed from the broadcast.
Hello. I am Mollu.
Text to Speech. It was a voice synthesis program known as Electronic Child on Switch.
Let’s have a fun broadcast together today!
As Mollu typed, the Electronic Child spoke, and Mollu mimicked the lip-sync in real-time.
As if she was talking right then and there.
[Oh my, your throat must be really bad…]
[That voice sounds familiar.]
[Where did Mollu’s clear and melodious voice go to, and why this mechanical voice?]
Today is a light broadcast ^^ Since I’ve been diligent lately, isn’t it okay to take a day off?
[No no no no no no]
[That’s not how it works, ah ㅋㅋ]
[Please don’t take a rest! ㅇㅇ]
[For me, taking a rest is murder…]
[Taking a rest is right up there with killing.]
*Resting murderer, that’s a bit scary.
As Mollu brought out the Electronic Child TTS, the broadcast had long since leaned towards a calm chit-chat.
Perhaps considering Mollu’s health, the viewers didn’t particularly force her to play games.
Thus proceeded the exploration of the fan café, a time to review posts that had accumulated from a short three days to a long week.
-The collection of legendary memes from the moderator’s public confrontation. Can we please stop posting this stuff? It makes me a bit uncomfortable. It’s a fan café, so I guess I can’t help it? Hmm, okay…
On the page Mollu entered, there were photos of her in broadcasting makeup while commentating in leagues.
Gathered posts featuring her already eye-catching appearance, with makeup, received a stream of praise in the comments.
The post at the top, sorted by recommendation, well displayed the power of Mollu’s looks.
Going back and forth between Electronic Child, TTS, and the notepad, Mollu continued to communicate.
-These days, the meme that’s trending among the MZ crowd… How to go to Hongdae – New Jeans hype boy? So this is how kids are playing these days…
[MZ representative, the moderator doesn’t know this?]
[The teacher is one of the kids these days.]
[How old is Mollu?]
[Mollu is the same age as Ryu-a, born in 00.]
[Mollu, are you okay since you said you’re sick?]
[Speaking of Ryu-a, she suddenly showed up.]
[Ryu-a has appeared in the chat ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
As close friends of the same age, the relationship Mollu had revealed with Ryu-a.
To demonstrate this, Ryu-a had heard that Mollu was sick and asked her about it on stream.
Instead of answering, Mollu opened the notepad to explain the current situation.
-But how did she know I was sick? Is Ryu-a currently streaming?
The viewers must have caused the cuckoo to sing.
Curious, Mollu clicked on Ryu-a’s stream in the follower list on Switch.
[Ad in the chat.]
[There are so many ads lately, it’s really uncomfortable to watch.]
[Hate it ㅡㅡ]
[If you subscribe, they won’t come, so just subscribe.]
[But wait, the moderator isn’t subscribed to Ryu-a?]
[Ryu-a has been subscribing for several months now…]
[??? : Mollu? We became close after doing a tournament together last time. We’re the same age, and we’ve kept in touch since meeting during the gathering; we’re practically best friends.]
[Ryu-a Ryu-a…]
[This might spark some controversy.]
[Ah ㅋㅋ Mollu says she doesn’t think of her as a close friend.]
Suddenly surfacing was the discord rumor between Mollu and Ryu-a. Mollu pondered for a moment before clarifying.
-That’s not it, I was going to give Ryu-a money. If you watch this ad, money goes to Ryu-a, you might not know, but each of these is a source of income for streamers, you know?
[Mollu’s nonsense on.]
[Why does it feel like I can hear her tone, even though it’s just a notepad?]
[Subscribing costs money too, right…?]
Of course, no one believed that statement.
