Chapter 416: Waxing Shop(2)
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 416: Waxing Shop(2)
“Prepare to die, Yoo Ah-rin.”
“Huh?”
Did I just hear that right?
Did Choi I-seo actually say that?
I stole a glance at her, and she was covering her mouth with her hand, looking like she’d made a slip of the tongue.
Just then, Yoo Ah-rin stepped back out.
Her face was a transparent mask of urgency and trepidation, looking exactly like a young boy about to get circumcised.
“Hey, Choi I-seo! You said it didn't hurt!”
“……It doesn’t.”
“Aaaaagh! Ma’am! P-please, a little gentler! Aaaagh!”
Seo Ye-rin’s scream echoed from inside at that exact moment, making us all hold our breath.
“Ahem.”
Feeling the awkwardness, Choi I-seo cleared her throat and slightly corrected herself.
“Maybe a little?”
“Uwaaaaaagh! Gaaaaaaah!”
“You call that ‘a little,’ you crazy bitch? People are going to think she’s giving birth.”
Seriously, though, how much does it have to hurt for Seo Ye-rin to scream like that?
“At that level, isn't someone basically beating her up?”
I asked out of genuine concern, but Choi I-seo, sitting next to me, answered with a smile.
“No, that’s about right.”
“Choi I-seo, you little brat! I’m still here! You said it didn’t hurt!”
The two of them continued to bicker, but eventually, the technician called for Yoo Ah-rin, and she had no choice but to head inside with tears in her eyes.
What was truly amazing was that even while Seo Ye-rin’s screams continued, Choi I-seo had endured that kind of pain while doing nothing more than hugging a teddy bear.
She endured that just to screw over Yoo Ah-rin?
I knew I-seo had a strong will, but using it for something like this… she’s truly wicked.
“Ah, maybe I shouldn't have agreed to do this.”
Seeing their reactions, I felt like I’d made a huge mistake.
As I started to get a bit scared, Choi I-seo quietly took my hand.
“It’s okay. It’ll be over soon.”
“……I-seo.”
I tried to hold back what I wanted to say, but it spilled out anyway.
“You have the exact same expression you had when you were talking to Ah-rin just now.”
“…….”
She was smiling, but there was absolutely no emotion behind it.
“It really hurt, didn't it?”
“Hmm.”
“……Can I try touching it?”
“Are you crazy?”
“No, I mean over your clothes.”
Honestly, I was curious.
I could get a general idea even through the fabric. As I reached out my hand, Choi I-seo covered her mouth and glanced toward the counter.
Press.
“Ngh.”
“Oh. It’s true. It feels really smooth.”
I was marveling at the sensation, but when my hand started to slide a bit lower, Choi I-seo smacked the back of my head, forcing me to let go.
Feeling that smoothness gave me a sudden surge of courage.
Since the girls were suffering, shouldn't I share the experience?
“Uwaaaaah.”
Just then, Seo Ye-rin came out.
Drenched in tears, she walked toward us with wobbly legs.
“Ye-rin!”
I stood up to greet her, and she collapsed into my arms.
“Woo-jinaaa, it hurts so baaaad.”
“Ye-rin, you did great. Leave the rest to me.”
“Mmm-hmm.”
Snuggling into my chest and rubbing her face against me, Seo Ye-rin suddenly seemed curious.
“But leave what to you?”
“I just wanted to say it. You know, like a cool line from a movie.”
“Hehe.”
Regardless, Seo Ye-rin had been through a lot.
As I carefully sat her down next to Choi I-seo, I-seo stared at me intently.
“Why didn't you treat me with such precious care? Explain yourself, Kim Woo-jin, based on the five Ws and one H.”
“……Were you just imitating Seo Ye-rin?”
“Was it… was it obvious?”
Lately, there were many times when I-seo felt a bit different, but that was a first. To think she’d actually try to imitate Seo Ye-rin.
Choi I-seo whipped her head away, looking embarrassed.
“No, well, you acted like it was nothing, so I thought you were fine. If you had looked like you were struggling, too—”
“Mr. Kim Woo-jin. Please come in.”
My name was called right in the middle of my excuse. For a moment, I felt the hair all over my body stand on end.
It was as if my hair knew it was about to part ways with its owner.
“Good luck.”
“Woo-jin, fighting!”
“Yeah.”
Now that it was actually time to go in, I felt pretty nervous.
As I headed toward the shower room, a sudden scream erupted.
“KIM WOO-JIN, YOU MOTHERFUCKEEER!”
It seemed Yoo Ah-rin’s turn had officially begun.
“Pfft, Yoo Ah-rin is in so much pain.”
Even though I knew that was my future, I couldn't help but laugh at her reaction.
“You piece of shiiiit! This is all because of youuuu!”
Look at her blaming me when she’s the one who insisted on doing this.
Wouldn't the technician performing the procedure feel awkward?
At least Yoo Ah-rin chose the ‘Quiet and Fast’ option, so the technician could focus entirely on the task.
In my case, I chose ‘Chatterbox.’ Would the technician actually play along if I reacted like that?
I’m curious.
Humming to myself, I stepped into the shower room and took off my clothes. But the moment I did…
“Ah… shit.”
I realized something had gone horribly wrong.
* * *
“The order is pretty consistent.”
Choi I-seo and Seo Ye-rin were waiting in the lobby.
“Yeah. I guess there are only two technicians.”
Seo Ye-rin nodded in agreement with I-seo. Since the two of them had been handled by different technicians, they assumed that was the case.
“…….”
“…….”
Suddenly, a thought flashed through both of their minds.
“I-seo, did you happen to get yours done by a male technician?”
“No……”
Seo Ye-rin had also been treated by a female technician.
Which meant the person currently working on Kim Woo-jin was also a woman?!
Both of them jumped up at the same time.
They headed straight for the counter.
“Um, excuse me. Do you have any male technicians here?”
In response to I-seo’s question, the staff member at the counter replied with a professional smile.
“No, we only have female technicians.”
“What?! Then how do you handle male customers?”
“We accept all male customers. Our female technicians perform the procedures.”
“B-but… is that allowed? I mean, they have to see… everything?”
It was hard for Choi I-seo to accept this within her common sense, but her reaction was also a bit disrespectful to the professionals.
“You don’t need to worry. All of our technicians are professionals.”
“Ah… right. I’m sorry.”
I-seo realized her mistake immediately and apologized, and the employee responded with a smile, saying it was fine.
“And if I may add, quite a few male customers actually prefer female technicians.”
“Ah, I see.”
That was information she didn't want to know at all.
“Of course, since we are professionals, things never cross the line into anything inappropriate. You don’t have to worry about that.”
The employee’s words, which carried a hint of pride, were trustworthy, but…
“……I don’t like anyone but me touching Woo-jini’s Woo-jini.”
Seo Ye-rin, who had been listening from behind, pouted and grumbled.
Choi I-seo felt the same way.
No matter how professional the technician was, she didn't like the idea of another woman touching her man’s precious parts.
But it wasn't like they could say anything about it.
As they sat back down with their mouths shut, Yoo Ah-rin emerged, hunched over like an elderly person.
“Ugh, huff!”
She had been screaming the whole time, and now she was pouring out curses with tears in her eyes.
“Kim… Woo-jin… that son of a bitch. I’m definitely going to kill him. That jerk.”
“Why is she blaming Kim Woo-jin when she’s the one who wanted to do it?”
“Maybe that’s the only way she can endure it. In games, the bad players are always the ones who blame others.”
“…….”
Did Seo Ye-rin realize she was insulting herself with that comment?
Choi I-seo decided not to point it out.
“Ugh!”
Yoo Ah-rin managed to sit on the sofa and catch her breath. Anyone looking at her would think she’d just been beaten up somewhere.
“Ah-rin! That’s not the problem right now!”
Seo Ye-rin shouted urgently.
She then explained that another woman was about to touch Woo-jin’s Woo-jin.
Did she really have to tell her?
Choi I-seo, listening quietly, wondered if that was necessary.
But Seo Ye-rin wanted to share this heartbreaking news.
She didn't want to be the only one in pain.
“What?! No, what are you talking about?”
Just as Yoo Ah-rin was about to snap in disbelief…
The staff member approached.
Still wearing that professional smile, she spoke cautiously to Yoo Ah-rin.
“Um, miss. The teddy bear you took as an option has been severely damaged. I’m afraid there will be an additional charge—”
“Ah, yes. Of course.”
“…….”
“…….”
Just how much had she bitten and torn it to actually damage the bear?
As Seo Ye-rin and Choi I-seo stared at her, Yoo Ah-rin turned her head away, her face flushing red with embarrassment.
“It… it just hurt so much.”
“When you give birth, don’t let Woo-jini stay by your side.”
“You’d probably kill the baby’s father because of the pain.”
“Hey! It’s not that bad!”
* * *
“…….”
While the girls outside were talking about the destroyed teddy bear, Kim Woo-jin, inside the shower room, was looking at himself in the mirror with a feeling of utter despair.
His body looked the same as usual.
Thanks to his hard work exercising, his muscles were looking quite good.
And written on top of those muscles…
[Beast♥]
[Ye-rin’s Property↓]
The graffiti Seo Ye-rin had scribbled at the karaoke bar yesterday.
I didn't know what she’d used to write it, but I’d struggled like crazy this morning because it wouldn't wash off in the shower.
I figured I wouldn't have to take my clothes off anyway, so I just came.
I never imagined it would come back to haunt me like this.
“Sir, is everything okay?”
The technician called out to me, perhaps worried because I was taking so long in the shower.
The fact that she was a woman wasn't even the most important issue right now.
Ah, I’m going crazy.
First.
Let’s just go out.
Whatever, let’s just do it.
She’s a professional.
She won’t be shaken just by seeing some graffiti like this.
Trusting that she would take the hint and stay quiet, I finished my shower, put on the robe, and headed to the treatment room.
The female technician inside greeted me with a bright smile and started talking immediately.
“Alright! Let’s get started, shall we? Could you lie down first?”
“Ah, yes.”
“Is one of the ladies outside your girlfriend?”
What the…
She talks a lot.
“I heard them calling your name quite a bit earlier—”
The technician, who had been chatting away, suddenly froze.
Her gaze was fixed exactly on my lower body. She had clearly seen the greeting and warning written there.
Then.
“Ha… haha. Your, your girlfriend is… quite the prankster. Haha…… ha, ha…”
Ah, please, just pretend you didn't see—
Wait.
A thought suddenly occurred to me.
My foolish choice.
The ‘Chatterbox’ option, goddammit!
This woman was a professional.