Gender Swap: The Introvert’s Broadcast
Chapter 179

There are a lot of things that are white in this world.

It’s hard to even count them with one hand.

But in a game like this, something that appears at night and is white?

There was no need to think about what it was.

"Alright, strategic retreat."

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: We definitely need to run away for sure ㄹㅇ]

[Twispookjjikmareupne: Help me, damn it]

[We gotta run]

[What the hell is this...]

[Hurry up and run]

[Let’s escape]

[If you face off with something like that, it's definitely death ㅋㅋ Running is the right call]

Tap-tap-.

I moved as quickly as I could.

The ghost didn’t seem like it was moving all that fast.

How much had I run, I wondered?

"Uh?"

Before I knew it, I had arrived underground.

I was surprised.

I had clearly been running to a place where the path was open.

"Sigh... It’s too risky to go back up now."

If I tried to find a way up now, the chances of getting caught by the ghost and having my neck snapped were higher.

It was a very tense situation.

So, I looked around quickly, searching for a place to hide.

"Oh, I can hide here."

I found a cleaning supply cabinet.

It seemed like a safe place to hide.

...Though it would probably smell a bit.

"Sigh."

I held my breath and crawled inside the cabinet.

Flies began buzzing around me.

"Ugh, why are there so many flies?"

[Twispookjjikmareupne: There are so many damn flies]

[Twispookjjikmareupne: Buzzing everywhere]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Can't we catch the flies?]

[Ugh, this is so itchy]

[Both ears itching like crazy, it's hilarious ㅋㅋ]

[Seriously, it's so itchy]

[Hwanhee: Hurry and get out]

"It’s a little annoying."

I could understand why the viewers were so upset.

The buzzing was nonstop from both sides.

The viewers listening with headphones or earphones were probably getting frustrated.

But there was only one thing I could say to them.

"Hang in there. It’s not like I can leave right now."

I had to endure.

What else could I do?

I didn’t even know where the ghost was. I’d have to wait inside the cleaning supply cabinet until I could safely move to another spot.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Ah, damn it]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: My ears are killing me]

[Guess I should turn the sound off for a bit ㅋㅋ]

[Why does this sound so realistic?]

[It reminds me of when I was in a traditional outhouse in the countryside ㄹㅇ]

[What the hell is that supposed to mean...]

[It’s so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Please just leave, please leave, please leave, please leave, please leave, please leave, please leave, please leave, please leave]

[Temporary ban applied!]

"Hm, you can leave then."

Since I had already warned them, I removed the viewers who seemed to be spamming the chat.

A few people like that can easily ruin the chat atmosphere.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Well, as you wished, they left ㅇㅇ]

[Wait, did Dama directly ban them? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Big Dama]

[Those kinds of people should’ve been banned a long time ago ㅇㅇ]

[While we’re at it, should we ban Twispookjjikmareupne too?]

[Temporary ban applied!]

[Twispookjjikmareupne is normal, why ban them?]

[Temporary ban applied!]

[What’s normal about Twispookjjikmareupne ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

[Temporary ban applied!]

[Twispookjjikmareupne: ?? I’m just sitting here, why the hell am I being banned]

[Temporary ban applied!]

Looking at the chat, it seemed like Cthulhu was taking care of it.

Thank goodness.

At least I didn’t have to get my hands dirty.

"Come on, people need to be careful with nickname wars. I usually let it slide, but today it's getting out of hand."

If you keep the nickname wars within limits, it can be fun, but today it was too much, so I had to temporarily ban them.

It was an unavoidable decision.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Seriously, the nickname wars are too much today]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: I made a proper cut, so everyone be careful]

[Ugh]

[Hwanhee: What?]

[Yep]

[No more nickname wars, everyone]

[But by the way, why isn’t the ghost showing up?]

[Ghosts are people too, they need to eat]

[The ghost isn’t a person, it’s a ghost...]

Just as I was hiding in the cleaning supply cabinet, I heard a thud-!

It sounded like something had fallen outside.

At the same time, the lights slowly went out.

"Phew..."

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Hold your breath, no matter what]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: If you don’t hold your breath, you’ll get caught]

[I died in real life holding my breath because of a ghost ㅠㅠ]

[If you die holding your breath, it’s a noble death ㅇㅇ]

[How do you die holding your breath and call it noble?]

[Ugh, I’m so scared, damn it ㅅㅂㅋㅋ]

[The sound needs to be turned down, this is terrifying]

[Please get caught, please get caught, please get caught, please get caught, please get caught, please get caught, please get caught, please get caught]

[Temporary ban applied!]

Something was coming.

And it was something really big.

I held my breath and waited.

Creak-!

I heard the sound of the door to the room I was in opening.

"Wait, why is the ghost opening the door? Is this for real?"

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Shouldn’t we just pierce through it?]

[But that would be boring]

[Fun, we admit ㅋㅋ]

[That would be scary though]

[It’s actually a person, right?]

[Would a person do this ㅋㅋ]

Just as I was talking to distract myself from the fear...

Thud-!

The structures I saw earlier started to fall.

It seemed like the ghost was wandering around, knocking everything down.

But I couldn’t leave.

"If I get caught, I get caught. But I’m definitely not running away."

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: That’s right ㅋㅋ]

[With a ghost, you can solve it by talking it out]

[Living point) If you’re scared of ghosts, just turn off the game]

[But damn, am I the only one shaking? Really]

[This is really scary ㄹㅇ]

[Why are there so many scared people in the chat, damn it ㅅㅂㅋㅋ]

[Well, at least I’m not directly scared]

As I was holding my breath...

Thud-! Thud-! Thud-!

The ghost outside kept making a fuss, then...

Bang-!!!

The whole school began shaking.

It was a bewildering situation.

At the same time, the character’s voice came out automatically.

"Damn, the only way out now is to escape quickly and deal with that ghost."

"Think, please, just think. Don’t say it out loud..."

Even though I could see the ghost outside clearly,

I still waited for the right moment to leave the cleaning supply cabinet.

"Well, the character said it, so it seems like I have to leave now..."

Timing was crucial.

I waited a bit longer and, when it got quiet enough, I quickly jumped out of the cabinet.

"Phew, it’s not chasing me."

Luckily, the ghost was meditating or something, and it didn’t follow me.

Thank goodness.

If it had come after me, I was pretty sure I would’ve passed out right there.

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: It’s not following me]

[That guy’s just a troublemaker, isn’t he?]

[Seriously, I think he’s just banging on the school to cause trouble]

[Ghosts are troublemakers, haha]

[Twispookjjikmareupne: Phew, freed]

[Hwanhee: How can this be solved, I wonder?]

I was quickly heading to the first floor.

"Well, I guess I’ll have to go to the roof to break the curse…!"

Suddenly, the protagonist started spouting nonsense.

But, I couldn’t ignore it.

The protagonist was the only one who knew anything in this game, after all.

"Sigh, let’s go to the roof."

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Hahahahahaha]

[Suddenly going to the roof, wtf ㅋㅋ]

[But it’s not totally out of nowhere ㅋㅋ if you’ve been watching the game, you’d know they mentioned the roof a few times]

[What’s important in a horror game story, damn it]

[Twispookjjikmareupne: Let’s just go to the roof for now]

[Twispookjjikmareupne: Don’t get caught by the ghost]

[Let’s go go go go]

I quickly headed for the roof.

The whole Parang High School was shaking, after all.

It felt like if I stayed still, I’d die.

Tap-tap-.

As I reached the roof quickly—

"I guess this is it."

The lock, which had been mentioned throughout the game, was there.

The lock had six digits.

[Twispookjjikmareupne: Damn, this code is long ㅋㅋ]

[But there were a lot of hints, so it’s okay]

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Just hit it randomly, it should work]

[Yeah, just randomly guess, should be fine]

[We already know the first four digits]

[4621, that’s the hint from earlier]

[Let’s hurry up, go go go]

To be honest, I was too scared to remember the hints, but looking at the chat, I started guessing slowly.

"Okay, 4, 6, 2, 1..."

I quickly matched the first four digits, then checked the chat again.

But—

"...Everyone doesn’t know."

No one knew.

I probably hadn’t gathered all the hints.

So, I had no choice.

"462101."

Beep-.

"462199."

I just had to try them one by one.

And just as I kept going...

"462178."

Ding-!

I heard the sound of the lock opening.

At the same time, the door opened.

"Nice!!"

[🗡️All-powerful Cthulhu: Wow, damn, you solved it]

[Going back and forth between the last and first digits, breaking it down, awesome ㄷㄷ]

[This is it ...]

[Twispookjjikmareupne: That was too easy, huh ㅋㅋ]

There was no time to waste.

I could hear the ghost pounding on the door behind me.

"There you are!!"

I heard the voice of the woman from earlier.

But it was okay.

I just needed to get through this door.

I was ready to pass through the door, feeling relieved, but then—

Bang-!!

"Ugh."

The light in the soundproof booth suddenly went out.