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?”