Chapter 89: Let’s Study

I said I’d be studying, but I didn’t turn the cam on.

It was a simple matter, really.

I’d never turned on the camera during streams before.

[+HurryAndLeave: hihihi]

[What kind of stream today?]

[Here on time again, huh]

[Hi there]

[Pepe: Weather’s nice today—how about one round of Reore?]

[Why always Reore tho lol]

Compared to before, I could definitely tell more people were showing up.

[Viewers: 521]

Maybe they had notifications on, because a bunch of them came in the moment the stream started.

“By the way, how did you all know the stream started? Did you set alerts or something?”

I was a little curious about where the traffic was coming from.

Not everyone could be coming from notifications.

As soon as I asked, chat started moving fast.

[Yeah]

[Most people turn on notifications tbh]

[+HurryAndLeave: Dude, you have more followers than you think lol]

[really]

[Pepe: You think 20k followers is a joke or something oo;]

[Wait what—you passed 20k? dd]

[I came from YouTube, actually]

[YouTube has stuff on it?]

[There’s that fan channel, remember?]

I glanced at chat, and it seemed like a lot of people were coming from YouTube too.

I remembered giving permission to run a fan channel a while back, and apparently, they were still running it well.

I thought it was pretty impressive, and continued.

“Please show the YouTube channel some love too. I mean, I’m not the one managing it, but still… they probably aren’t making money from it, so at least the views should be worth it.”

I’d never run a fan channel myself, but if there’s no revenue, at least the view count makes it feel worthwhile.

[Honestly, the views are already good though…]

[+HurryAndLeave: People who’d enjoy it are probably already watching lol]

[Have you even checked the views?]

[How many views are we talking about for everyone to be reacting like this?]

[Pepe: The views are kinda insane lol]

I usually didn’t look up videos related to myself, but since the chat was so lively about it, I figured I’d try searching just this once.

I mean, it’s not like anything weird would show up, right?

With that thought, I searched “Yotte” on YouTube.

Back then, I never even imagined I’d be using the name “Yotte” for streaming.

The nostalgia hit me as I typed it in.

[Yotte’s current game addiction]

[Glim × Yotte legendary moments]

Tons of videos started popping up like mushrooms after the rain.

“…There’s more than I expected.”

It was a little overwhelming.

I didn’t think there would be this many videos.

“I only gave permission to one person though.”

As far as I could remember, the only person I’d given permission to run a fan channel was Pepe.

Which meant all the other channels were doing it without permission.

[+HurryAndLeave: Time to purge lol]

[You gotta get rid of those quick before weird stuff starts becoming normal oo]

[Crackdown incoming]

[Let’s clear them all out]

[Pepe: rofl, if they wanna do that kind of thing, they should at least come to the stream and ask directly]

[Still, kinda a shame… the views are really solid on those vids]

[Giving permission because the views are good is even worse logic lol]

That said, I didn’t really see the point of going into each unauthorized channel and leaving comments.

Or rather, it just felt like a waste of time.

So I just addressed it briefly and moved on.

“Well, viewers—could you guys go leave some comments on those videos?
Since I said this on stream, it’d be nice if they could take those down quickly.”

[Okay, Okay]

[+HurryAndLeave: And don’t go starting a flame war or anything just because he said this]

[+HurryAndLeave: Just leave a calm comment, okay? lol]

[Really]

[Some people really think they’ve got a free pass to start flaming lol]

[Pepe: So… what are we doing today?]

Come to think of it.

I hadn’t actually told the viewers what kind of stream I’d be doing today.

So I calmly explained.

“Today is a bit special… I’m planning to do a study stream. The thing is, exam week starts next week, so doing a gaming stream today didn’t feel quite right.”

It couldn’t be helped.

Even if I was planning to drop the course, playing games the week before exams?

That would’ve made me feel seriously guilty.

[Ah]

[Ahh, c’mon, not this sb]

[Study streams are a bit much…]

[+HurryAndLeave: Study stream is kinda wild sb]

[Let’s play games let’s play games let’s play games let’s play games let’s play games let’s play games]

[Why aren’t we playing games]

[Pepe: I mean… exams are valid lol]

[If it’s for exams, even these psychos have to admit it’s fair lololol]

“I’ll go hard on streaming once exams are over, so I hope you’ll all understand just for now.”

As I said that, I put a message on screen.

[Currently Studying]

If I didn’t put something like that up, anyone who joined the stream late might get confused.

[+HurryAndLeave: He’s really doing a study stream…]

[How little studying did you do to need this?]

[You should’ve studied earlier, man lol]

[Please, just prep for exams in advance for once]

[Pepe: How long are you gonna study for?]

“Well… I actually wasn’t even planning to stream today. So I think it’ll probably just be a study stream for the whole day.”

After saying that, I started studying in earnest.

Since the moderators were managing chat anyway, there wasn’t really a need for me to monitor it directly.

Scratch scratch.

“Hmm… so this is it.”

[+HurryAndLeave: What is it though…]

[Why do you say things only you understand lololol]

[At least tell us what you’re studying, please]

[Pepe: Turn on hand cam turn on hand cam turn on hand cam turn on hand cam turn on hand cam]

[Really would it kill you to just turn on a hand cam]

[People are asking for way too much… you weren’t even planning to stream today and now they want this]

It was true, since I hadn’t been studying much lately, the material wasn’t sticking in my brain as easily.

I felt like I’d have to sit down and really focus for a few hours.

‘When did I even last study properly…’

A sigh nearly escaped my lips as I went back to focusing.

And then.

[Mr. oo has donated 10,000 won!]

—I’m bored, please just turn on a hand cam…

I’m begging…

[Seriously]

[+HurryAndLeave: Finally someone said it sss]

[No way out now, you gotta turn it on really]

[Pepe: Please, just the hand cam once]

The viewers were clearly bored out of their minds, and they wouldn’t stop asking for the hand cam.

It was honestly a bit bewildering.

“…You guys really wanna see a dude’s hand that badly?”

I couldn’t quite understand the appeal.

[Of course we do]

[+HurryAndLeave: Hand cams are surprisingly fun lol]

[We got nothing else going on—just give us something]

[Pepe: Just once, please gg]

[So it takes a 10k won donation to finally get your attention, huh…]

If they were going this far, I didn’t really have a choice.

I’d have to give in and turn on the hand cam, even just a little.

“Alright then… just a second.”

I paused my studying for a moment and started rummaging around to find the cam.

Soon enough, I pulled out a small one.

“Okay, I found the cam, but just a heads up—the quality’s not that great. Hope that’s okay with everyone.”

As far as I could remember, this was a webcam I used briefly around four years ago.

Back when I used it for video calls at home.

[Yeah]

[Phew]

[Finally, we get the hand cam]

[Isn’t this the first time you’ve shown any part of your body on stream?]

[+HurryAndLeave: Yeah, I think this is the first time]

[Pepe: He’s never doing a face reveal anyway, so this’ll have to do]

After setting it up on my computer, I launched the cam.

A moment later.

“Ah, you can see it, right?”

My hands appeared on stream.

[Oh, I can see it]

[Wow, look at those hands lololol]

[+HurryAndLeave: Do you take care of your hands or something? They’re way too pretty]

[The hand shape is wild lol]

[Pepe: Now I’m actually curious what this guy looks like in real life]

[What were you studying, anyway?]

“I was… just doing some general studies. I’m taking an economics-related elective and it’s harder than I expected.”

My major classes were manageable, but the econ course was more difficult than I thought.

Maybe because it went deeper than just the basics.

I was focused again, thinking about how tricky it was, when suddenly.

[Yuki has donated 10,000 won!]

—Wanna play one round of battle royale?

Yuki appeared in the stream.

[National treasure]

[Kuni’s here hoho]

[+HurryAndLeave: Been a while, huh]

[Honestly, it hasn’t even been that long lol]

Normally I’d accept right away, but.

“Ah… I don’t think I can today. I’ve got too much studying to do.”

There was too much to catch up on.

I had no choice but to decline.

Right after I said that.

[Yuki has donated 1,000 won!]

—I’ll help you study!

Yuki said something completely unexpected.

“Help me… study?”