Chapter 22
There was nothing particularly special about why Geum Taeyang started streaming.
'Still, I need to make money.'
If he collected semen only once a month, he would receive 2 million won a month, along with 60,000 won toward each meal.
Even so, Geum Taeyang wanted to earn and spend his own money.
What kind of entity was Geum Taeyang?
Wasn't that the sort of being that flaunted its superiority over other males while exuding potent male pheromones at women?
In this world, other males were practically being raised by females.
That wasn't like Geum Taeyang at all.
Geum Taeyang always had to show himself to be superior to other males.
If this had been the world where Geum Taeyang originally lived, he might have been able to live off money he received from women.
After all, he only needed to meet women who took the money earned by their husbands or boyfriends and handed it over.
That was how one demonstrated that one was a superior male.
But this was a gender-reversed world!!
Women earned the money!
To prove that Geum Taeyang was a superior male, he had to show that, unlike other males, he could be financially independent!!
'I want to make a lot of money easily…!!'
But Geum Taeyang had come to this gender-reversed world after all.
Just as he had muttered before crossing over, if he could make money comfortably, he wanted to do so.
Those feelings combined to lead Geum Taeyang down the path of internet broadcasting.
Although Park Hana's computer was a work computer, few games ran properly, and no streaming camera had been installed.
But Geum Taeyang thought it was all right.
This was a gender-reversed world.
It wasn't a world where having a dick meant being forced to shoulder military service alone and being saddled with every unpleasant task by one's superiors.
He thought he could make a stream successful with nothing but his voice.
Very comfortably, at that.
"Well… this is fucked."
But nothing so convenient happened for Geum Taeyang.
It was true that his deep, low voice alone made women's wombs tremble and their pussies grow wet.
But a cheap 5,000-won microphone was far from enough to convey his voice properly.
Of course, since it still had the voice of Geum Taeyang himself, it did produce a pleasant resonance.
But entertainers or aspiring entertainers called 'de-corseted women' or 'cross-dressing women' could produce voices of that caliber too.
That absolutely did not mean they could compare to Geum Taeyang's real voice.
No entertainer or aspiring entertainer in this world—not even a real man—could match Geum Taeyang's voice, which made it obvious that it was filled with testosterone.
It was merely comparable to the portion of Geum Taeyang's voice that the cheap 5,000-won microphone failed to capture.
With that in mind, internet broadcasting was practically a red ocean for Geum Taeyang at present.
In a world unified by a single language, there were millions of internet broadcasters alone.
Without even a camera, it was far too difficult to compete using only his voice with a computer that could not run games properly.
"Do I need to buy a new computer too…?"
Even so, Geum Taeyang did not despair.
He could solve the equipment problem by earning money through a part-time job.
After ending the stream, which had only two viewers besides the executioners and Park Hana.
Geum Taeyang decided to leave the house for the first time in a while.
It seemed he had lost quite a lot of muscle during the week he spent learning about internet broadcasting and putting it into practice.
He intended to go to a nearby gym and get some exercise.
Since he had not yet been issued an ID, it was difficult even to submit a résumé for a part-time job.
It would be better to get his body back in shape first.
Thump-!!
But the moment Geum Taeyang tried to leave the house, Kim Gyul stood in front of the door and blocked him.
"Lord Taeyang. Where are you going?"
"I'm just going to the gym for a little while. I've been staying inside the whole time, so my body feels a bit stiff."
At Geum Taeyang's words, the executioners suddenly came to their senses.
A man exercising…! He was going to the gym on his own, intending to undergo such horrible torture?
To be sure, recent papers had begun claiming that moderate exercise was beneficial to men's health.
But… just look at Geum Taeyang's body.
Who could possibly think Geum Taeyang's physique needed exercise?
It was already such a perfectly sculpted, sturdy body.
And so the executioners began sobbing.
"Lord Taeyang! You don't have to torment yourself like that anymore…!!"
"Kuhh… Lord Taeyang. We'll do better. Please don't do it!!"
"Lord Taeyang…! To put yourself through such horrible torture…!!"
The executioners once again remembered that Geum Taeyang had suffered horrible torture at the hands of a criminal organization.
Just how terribly had they tortured him for Geum Taeyang himself to seek out a gym, saying he wanted to exercise?
The executioners felt so sickened by the criminal organization's viciousness that they thought they might vomit.
"Don't make such a fuss. I'm just going to get some exercise. I'll do a moderate amount and come back."
"You can't! Lord Taeyang… Your body is a national… no… a world cultural heritage site!!"
"If you got hurt while exercising, the trillion women would weep tears from both above and below…!!"
"Please think it over one more time…"
"Enough!!"
Geum Taeyang thought this was the one problem with this world, despite everything else being good.
Whenever he tried to do anything, they made far too much of a fuss.
They had even opposed internet broadcasting, despite a few men already streaming.
"I told you I'm different from other men. And I need to exercise constantly to protect this world-cultural-heritage body. Maybe it's because I haven't exercised for a whole week—look at the muscle loss already."
Geum Taeyang showed off his muscles.
During that week.
Perhaps because he had moved more vigorously than he did while exercising, Geum Taeyang's muscles had not diminished; instead, they had become even more tightly compressed.
One might call them perfectly compressed muscles.
But what more could the executioners say?
Having been completely defeated by Geum Taeyang, they could no longer block his path.
"Ugh…"
"Are you going to keep following me like this?"
"But for a male to go outside without an escort…"
"Isn't it more dangerous for all of you to follow right behind me like that? What was it… I'll pretend to be a de-corseted woman on my own, so can't you keep some distance or stay out of sight?"
Once outside, Geum Taeyang found the executioners trailing him somewhat irritating.
He felt nothing but uncomfortable at the fact that he, a man, had to be escorted by women.
The instinct contained in the name Geum Taeyang did not want to live as a kept man.
And yet he was being protected by women as if the outside world were dangerous.
The name Geum Taeyang was weeping…!
"Th-then we'll hide."
At Geum Taeyang's words, the executioners hid within his shadow.
The fact that he was still being escorted by women had not changed, but he felt much better since they were out of sight.
"Wow… Is he a celebrity?"
"Look at his height and muscles."
"I can't believe he looks that much like a man."
"Amazing."
He was merely walking to the gym in front of Park Hana's apartment complex.
Yet everyone who saw Geum Taeyang made a comment of their own.
Fortunately, unlike on the first day, no woman reported him for being a man.
Could it be that the organization responsible for the horrible crime had started raising another man?
Therefore, the perfect-bodied, handsome man walking down the street had to be a 'de-corseted woman.'
*
That was the extent of the commotion on the street.
Geum Taeyang arrived at the gym without incident and immediately went inside.
It would be absurd for anything to happen merely on the way to the gym right outside his home.
Ding.
"Welcome."
The gym owner bowed and greeted him as the gym door opened with the sound of a bell.
She was wearing only a sports bra on top, leaving her stomach completely exposed… and at the sight, Geum Taeyang's cock began to react.
-Shall I hide your cock?
-Can you do that?
-Yes.
The executioners who saw it immediately hid Geum Taeyang's cock.
"I'd like to sign up."
"Hng…♡"
The blonde, tanned gyaru gym owner was flustered by a single word from Geum Taeyang.
'What…?'
His voice, which reverberated through her lower abdomen, felt unbelievably good.
Even his scent was pleasant.
It was as if a real man were standing right in front of her.
"Wow… You must be an aspiring celebrity or something."
"Yes… something like that."
But that couldn't be.
There was no way a man would come to a gym alone.
Thanks to a recently published paper, one male did come to her gym to exercise, but he brought his older sister and bodyguards along.
There was no way something as absurd as a man walking into a gym alone of his own accord could happen.
-The government is working to help Lord Geum Taeyang, who has newly become the nation's precious male, adapt to daily life as quickly as possible…
"Ahaha. Things have been pretty noisy lately because of Lord Geum Taeyang, haven't they?"
"Yes. They have."
Even with the news playing quietly in the background, the owner did not recognize Geum Taeyang.
It was only natural.
If reporters printed even a photograph without a man's permission, the newspaper would face consequences far worse than simply going bankrupt.
The same applied to ordinary people.
In other words, only the very few people who had met Geum Taeyang in person could know what he looked like.
It was only natural that the gym owner did not recognize him.
"The gym membership is 500,000 won per month. If you'd like personal training, the price varies by instructor, but it's 1 million won per session."
"…"
Expensive.
The gym Geum Taeyang had gone to in the past charged only 50,000 won for membership, and personal training cost less than 100,000 won.
'Is this a gym in an upscale residential district after all…?'
Geum Taeyang looked around the gym.
It was neatly and cleanly arranged, and the members wore expensive athletic clothes bearing brand logos rather than the gym's provided clothing.
"Please sign me up for just one month for now."
"Yes. Your payment has gone through."
He could not go all the way to a distant gym merely because the price was somewhat high.
Even now, his shadow was writhing as if it were uncomfortable.
If he left the area around Park Hana's upscale home and went somewhere even slightly less safe, they would surely spring out at once and start nagging him.
Though he thought it was a waste, Geum Taeyang paid the high price and registered.
"May I have your name?"
"Geum T…"
Geum Taeyang began to speak, then stopped.
Even now, his shadow was wavering as if it felt uncomfortable.
But if a man came to work out alone and, on top of that, gave the name that had just appeared on the news, he might not even be able to exercise.
That was absolutely out of the question.
"Geum Mari."
"Geum Mari. That's a lovely name."
The owner nodded, then handed him gym clothes and a private locker key from behind the counter and showed him the way.
"Here are your gym clothes and private locker key. Replacing the gym clothes costs 80,000 won, and the locker key is also 80,000 won. If you feel uncomfortable and want to move to another locker, there's an additional fee of 250,000 won. You'll need to return it on the day you cancel your gym membership."
"Yes."
Was this gym in an upscale residential district after all?
They even provided private lockers.
Geum Taeyang casually took the locker key and gym clothes and headed for the changing room.
The moment he opened the changing-room door, Geum Taeyang was startled.
A woman wearing only panties and a bra was visible as soon as he opened the door.
She seemed to have finished exercising and was changing out of her workout clothes into her regular outfit before leaving.
"Why are you staring so intently?"
"Ah, no, I wasn't."
Geum Taeyang behaved naturally.
The woman seemed to think he was a 'de-corseted woman.'
How embarrassed would she be if she found out he was a man?
Geum Taeyang carefully entered the changing room.
"Excuse me. Aren't you really… showing off your sex appeal a little too much?"
"Pardon? Me?"
"Yes. The entertainment industry is pretty broad. I work in this field too, but how have I never seen someone perfectly recreate the appearance of a man, something you can only see in history books… and with a voice like that?"
The woman inside smiled sweetly as she put on her workout clothes and handed him a business card.
"If you're interested, give me a call. I don't know which agency you're with, but… we can treat you even better. Don't worry about penalty fees, either. We'll pay whatever the other side demands."
"Thank you. But I don't have an agency."
"Haa… Ah… Your voice is incredible… What kind of magic did you use? It's so ticklish, and I love it. Anyway, you don't have an agency? Aren't you interested in the entertainment industry? I'll turn you into a star. Ah… If I didn't have such an urgent meeting, I would have talked a little longer. Make sure you call me. You really must! You seem to work out here anyway, so we can meet again and talk."
After putting on all her clothes, the woman quickly said everything she wanted to and hurried out of the changing room.
[KA Entertainment - CEO Chaei Mei]
Geum Taeyang searched for the company on the business card and was slightly taken aback.
KA Entertainment was an entertainment agency known not only in Baekunguk but in other countries as well.
He had received a business card directly from the CEO herself.
Thinking he should contact them if his streaming career failed, Geum Taeyang changed his clothes.
"Slurp…♡♡"
The executioners watching from within the shadows smacked their lips.
*
Inside a moving car.
CEO Chaei Mei recalled the de-corseted woman she had just met.
That alone made her lower abdomen throb and her pussy grow wet.
"Wow… What was that? Seriously? I'm not a lesbian… I think I'm going crazy."
"What's wrong, ma'am?"
"What's wrong? Ha… What the hell are our company's scouts doing? They should be bringing back someone worthwhile!!"
"Pardon? What do you mean? Hilda, whom our scouts discovered, has already brought in over 1 billion won in sales this month alone. That's an astonishing figure for a newcomer."
"Ha… That girl isn't even in the same league. She's a rough diamond who might easily surpass 10 billion won in monthly sales. A gem like that was wandering around near my house, and what the hell were the scouts doing!!"
"I'll send a formal notice to the human resources department."
At the secretary's mention of sending a formal notice to HR, Chaei Mei immediately shook her head.
"No. I'll handle that girl myself. There's no point sending people with so little authority. Kim, stop the car. Go buy me some panties."
"Understood."
The secretary tilted her head at her boss's sudden reaction, but a worker's virtue was to do as ordered rather than pry into everything.
After the secretary briefly left to buy panties, Chaei Mei touched her breasts and muttered,
"I want to see her again… Haaah…"