“Wow, this is really bad. Why is this top so long?”
[That’s because it’s meant to be tucked in;;]
[They say you see as much as you know, but Daeju is just blind lol]
[It’s okay, Daeju-nim. As long as you’re healthy, that’s what matters]
[He’s not even healthy lol He said he was taking a break to exercise]
“Well, I ended up not doing it anyway.”
To me, everything looks terrible, but viewers say that since this site only collects basic, most standard clothes, buying from here alone would be a safe choice.
As the world changed, the standard of beauty… remained the same.
Maybe because my clothing style is exclusively hoodies, nothing looks pretty to me. The only things that caught my eye were checkered shirts and button-ups.
“This—”
[Oh shit, he’s stepping on the one landmine]
[It takes talent to find something like that on this site]
[Just hit the back button if you don’t want to die]
[Why is everyone so angry lol… hit the back button you fucking bi*ch]
[lololololol]
The chat turned hostile before I could even finish speaking.
Originally, I had planned for this to be a healing shopping stream with comments like “Daeju-nim looks good in anything~” but this wasn’t some Korea’s Next Top Model show—everyone got serious and started meticulously picking out clothes for me.
[Since Daeju walks like a loner outside, strongly going with street fashion…]
[How about going for a complete nerd concept…]
[How about fashion glasses?]
[Does Daeju even wear glasses? We’ve never seen his face…]
[Forget the fucking glasses, start with basic white t-shirts and jeans]
Opinions were completely divided.
Of course, with this many people discussing fashion, which is a matter of personal taste, things wouldn’t align. I was giggling, thinking drama in the chat is the most entertaining, when suddenly the arrows turned toward me.
[Stop laughing and take pictures of all your clothes]
[All fashion items too if you have any, including shoes and hats]
[Let us see them first and think about it, need to see the t-shirts too]
[Down to the underwear]
“Why underwear…”
[Hurry hurry hurry hurry]
[Want to see us go crazy? Keep acting like this and I might commit a crime out of spite?]
[Hey hey he’s becoming the Joker lol]
[Daeju is Jok-ker lol]
“Just wait a moment”
Sensing the hostile atmosphere in the chat creeping towards me, I got up from my seat. I only had a few pieces of clothing anyway… I just took everything out and photographed them.
Taking pictures really showed how few clothes I had.
No hats… and for shoes, just two pairs of sneakers and slippers.
Just in case I need to mention it, I didn’t photograph my underwear.
Why would I even do that.
I hope this is average for someone living alone.
After I took pictures and posted them, reactions immediately flooded the chat.
[What the f*ck is this all you have? What are you? F*cking hoodie, sleeveless hoodie, thick hoodie are you a contract killer or something? Why are you covering up so much with hoodies]
[For someone who covers up so much, you’re always at home lol]
[How do all your clothes fit in one photo…?]
[My heart hurts…]
[PoorDaejuMan has donated 50,000 won]
– Use this… to buy clothes…
“Thank you for the donation…”
Receiving donations for something like this made my voice grow smaller from embarrassment.
I mean, getting donations at this timing makes it look like I can’t afford clothes because I’m poor.
Of course, I still had the mindset that I’d rather save that money to replace a computer part than buy clothes, but what matters now is hiding my true feelings and pretending to want to buy clothes.
After the 50,000 won, I meekly expressed thanks for several more sympathetic donations in a submissive voice.
Only after sincerely pleading that “I’m not a pitiful person” did the donations finally stop.
[Our poor Daeju ㅠㅠ No clothes ㅠㅠ]
[Show us your underwear too ㅠㅠ]
[Studio apartment, few clothes, shy hikikomori, victim of cyber violence, a poor unfortunate neighbor, let’s support Daeju.]
[Everything else might be true but the cyber violence is done by the Daeju-dan…]
[I was going to buy chicken but decided to give Daeju 10,000 won and just get chicken nuggets instead ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
Before things could spiral into chaos, I reminded them about the original plan to buy clothes.
“Anyway, that’s why I’m trying to buy clothes now. I’ve been trying to dress better recently.”
But this statement became the trigger.
Those things that had been hiding inconspicuously in the chat began crawling to the surface.
Slowly but intensely, like sea turtles coming to shore to lay eggs.
[Dress better?]
[Why?]
[Got a girlfriend?]
[Is it that bi*ch Geum Taeyang?]
[Here we go;;; Those Daeju-dan who are ‘serious’ about Daeju]
“Why is Geum Taeyang being brought up?”
It was an intense meeting, but that was all—we might meet again, but dressing better wasn’t because of any one person, it was for self-satisfaction. One reason I go outside is because I don’t welcome others’ gazes.
But after receiving that confession, and Geum Taeyang’s advances, I realized.
Gazes of attraction made me feel proud. That was the only time I felt going out wasn’t so bad.
That’s why I chose to dress better, but.
Why is Geum Taeyang being mentioned here?
“It’s not that~ It’s for self-satisfaction”
[Is it Yeonhee?]
[You do collaborate with her often…]
[Oh f*ck you thirsty bastards~ Write your delusions in fanfics and post them~ Stop muddying the chat~]
[I mean Daeju is attractive, but enough to be serious about;;;]
[Those fuckers post creepy stuff on the board too;;;]
“Why is Yeonhee-nim being mentioned now…”
The atmosphere was different from the previous chat.
Dark, somewhat damp energy was emanating from these chats. It was terrifying.
What’s so wrong with me trying to look better? They appeared silently and started asking suspiciously probing questions.
“Isn’t it good if I try to look better?”
[I’d rather see the guy I watch look presentable than like some animal-like hikikomori lol]
[No… my small streamer…]
[You’re precious, only for me to see]
[These bi*ches talking about small streamer when they only started watching after he got famous;]
[Fact) Daeju drew attention with his gamer size[1]. So he was never a ‘small’ streamer.]
Despite many viewers’ criticism and my logic, they wouldn’t back down.
Instead, other viewers started following along, thinking the concept was funny.
After about 5 minutes, the chat became hell.
[Daeju is mine mine mine mine]
[Geum Taeyang who’s after Daeju… I’ll kill her…]
[These fucking bi*ches lol I can’t tell who’s who anymore]
[Daeju it’s my birthday tomorrow tell me you love me read my nickname quickly quickly quickly]
1,500 obsessive women had been created.
What kind of hell is this? I held my head in my hands.
“Ah whatever! I’m not looking at chat anymore and just checking the recommended clothes!”
Ever since I posted pictures of my clothes, clothing recommendations had been continuously coming in.
Even for someone like me who’s usually called an icon of communication, I had no idea how to calm this situation down. If only someone would hand me a tranquilizer gun, I could subdue these mindless chimps.
Why do they suddenly latch onto and chase after anything that seems fun, even in the middle of cursing?
But that wasn’t entirely a disadvantage since it made topic changes quick.
When I pretended to be very interested and carefully examined the clothes, their lips must have been itching because they finally started speaking up first.
[This clothes are pretty. Let’s buy it.]
[Out of 10, how would you rate this?]
[8 points?]
[Don’t wear this. Our Daeju should only look pretty to me~]
[This is getting boring, let’s stop the thirst roleplay]
[Ok]
“Sigh… well, I like that you’re simple.”
[You like us?]
[This confession is troubling.]
[I only see you as a friend… I’m sorry but let’s stay good friends^^]
[You like simple that much? I fell head first from a persimmon tree lol][2]
[For real lol Your brain must be super pure lol]
[What’s with Daeju’s second 0 confessions]
The clothes looked okay.
Taking pictures of my clothes seemed meaningful as they recommended tops considering my pants and shoes.
A casual snap-button shirt with a plain white t-shirt. And the black pants and sneakers I already had.
Of course I’d have to try them on, but they had lined up pictures of people wearing similar outfits to prove it was a safe fashion choice.
For some reason, the post title was [Reliable Rice Soup Fashion].[3]
Following the link, it was cheap too—truly rice soup-like.
“I’ll buy this”
Buy, skip, skip, shortlist.
Since so many people gave recommendations, and some people wrote multiple posts, quite a lot of fashion suggestions poured in.
They all made coordinates including at least one item from my existing clothes, shoes, or pants
The main thing that kept changing was the tops, probably because they didn’t like my love for hoodies, and everyone started matching coordinates around that.
[No no no no no don’t click the next post]
[No no no no no please don’t click]
[This is bad. Don’t open it. This is a real warning]
[That thirsty Daeju-dan named[4]… recommending fashion…]
Everyone was going crazy telling me not to click the next post.
But this post has the highest recommendations and views? They want me to ignore this?
The title was also
[Recommending this outfit set I wore myself.]
Isn’t that an appropriately intriguing title…
Despite many people’s attempts to stop me, I let curiosity take over and clicked the post.
And there, far from wearing clothes…
Was a woman taking pictures in her underwear.
“I’m f*cked.”
[Here comes the suspension~]
[If it’s a 1-day suspension that’s fine, if it’s 3 days I’ll find that bi*ch and kill her.]
[We.Are.F*cked.]
[The clothes look nice and cool though…]
***
(End of chapter)
T/N:
- “Gamer size” – Implies someone is well-endowed
- The “fell from persimmon tree” comment is a Korean idiom implying someone got brain damage
- “Rice soup fashion” – Implies basic/standard fashion, like how rice soup is a basic Korean meal
- “Named” in “Daeju-dan named” refers to a well-known member of the fandom
