It Was Nothing More Than a Hobby
I took my sister’s hand and led her deeper into the yacht.
Inside, there was a staircase leading up to the rooms.
We went up the steps, opened the door, and found a room with a bed in it.
I took off my shoes and climbed onto the bed.
“Wow... This is seriously comfortable.”
“I thought it looked like a good bed.”
“Yeah. This might even be better than the bed at our house.”
“Lie down. Then you’ll see it’s even more comfortable.”
“Ugh—”
At my words, my sister smiled faintly, lay down on the bed, and pulled the blanket over herself.
That was permission enough, wasn’t it?
Really, the moment she came down here with me, it was basically the same as giving permission.
I lay down beside her.
Under the blanket, I took her hand. I could see her flinch in surprise.
But she didn’t pull away.
I turned toward her.
“I’m glad we came to Jeju Island. What a lucky coincidence.”
“Liar. You kept asking me about this the whole time. Weren’t you doing it for exactly this?”
“It’s fate.”
“Do you have any idea how shocked I was? You suddenly said you were the owner of Uto Gym...”
She started explaining just how startled she had been earlier.
While listening to her, I slid my hand over her stomach, underneath her clothes.
I moved it up before she could have any extra reaction.
I slipped my hand into her underwear and cupped her breast.
It was soft and full.
Why were the women I met always so well-endowed?
No, maybe it was just that I happened to keep meeting women with big breasts.
My sister jerked slightly.
Then she tried hard to act like she was fine.
What was that? It was a little like Seol-ah’s reaction.
Later, Seol-ah had told me that with me, it was the first time she’d ever experienced proper penetration during sex.
Apparently, she had gotten scared halfway through and stopped at something that was only barely sexual.
If my sister was reacting the same way as Seol-ah...
“Sis, have you never done this before?”
“...”
She blushed and turned her head away.
That suited me just fine. I slid my other hand lower as well.
Since we’d come to Jeju Island dressed in loose training clothes, there was nothing to get in the way.
She gasped.
“W-wait. I’ve been walking around all day, so I’m dirty right now...”
“It’s fine. It’s clean to me.”
“F-first, can’t you just touch my breast? I’ll touch you and make you cum.”
“Hmm... That’ll be tough.”
“Why? I might be good at it.”
Women had a misconception. They thought that if they touched a man with their own hands, it would feel better than when he jerked off by himself.
The sensation might indeed be better, but it was not easy to reproduce the kind of stimulation that actually led to ejaculation.
Only women who worked in the pleasure industry could pull that off, and even then only through plenty of experience.
A woman with no experience didn’t even know how hard she was supposed to grip.
And this was no different.
Worried she might hurt my dick, she held it very lightly.
Then she slowly moved her hand up and down.
I could say with confidence that there was no way I’d finish tonight like this.
“H-how is it...?”
“Sis, this is your first time, isn’t it?”
“... How can you tell?”
“Completely.”
I let go of her hand and climbed on top of her.
I was about to go all the way.
But then—
Knock, knock.
A knock came from outside the door.
“Mm...”
I could ignore it.
But since this was her first time, there didn’t seem to be any reason to rush.
Besides, once the pain started, she was definitely going to let out a loud moan.
I didn’t want anyone else hearing that sound.
“Let’s sleep in my room later.”
“... Huh?”
“I use it alone.”
“...”
After doing everything we were going to do anyway, now she was blushing scarlet and nodding shyly.
She was adorable.
***
The person who had knocked on the door was a staff member who had gotten so drunk he was looking for the bathroom.
We hadn’t exactly planned to go all the way here anyway.
So we decided to leave the end for later.
We came back up and enjoyed the party on deck.
Everyone was thoroughly drunk.
Probably not just from the alcohol, either. A man and woman who’d taken care of themselves and looked good together were all gathered in one place, so the drinks probably just went down easier.
“I respect you, Boss! I don’t even know how honored I am to serve under you from now on!”
“Hey, hey! Don’t make things awkward for our boss! If you want to talk to him, you’ll have to step over me first!”
“Then step on me!”
“Aaaagh!”
At this rate, it felt like the party wouldn’t end until somebody fell into the sea and went missing.
“Let’s head back for now. It’s later than I thought. Those who still want to drink can keep drinking after we get back, and those who want to sleep should go to bed.”
I was worried someone might actually cause an accident.
So we wrapped things up and headed back to the lodge.
Luckily, it wasn’t far from the lodge.
Close enough to walk.
We were all chatting noisily as we arrived, when I caught sight of someone standing there and stopped short.
I saw the Neo Gym owner, breathing hard.
Why the hell was that old bastard waiting in front of our lodge instead of going back to his own?
He probably couldn’t even afford to stay there.
“Hey!”
“How did you find us?”
“How did I find you? You shouldn’t have been showing off earlier!”
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, the manager must’ve mentioned our lodge while teasing us.
No, wait—he asked how he found us, when what I really wanted to know was why he came. Was this guy stupid?
“You little bastard, are you really trying to start something with me!? Do you think I’m easy to push around?!”
“... Pardon?”
“You don’t know how scary this world is, do you? Listen here, punk! You got scammed! Don’t act above your station—just shut up and swallow the ruined gym you’ve been handed!”
“...”
“I’ve been watching this long enough, and you still don’t know how to fear people...”
He shouted at the top of his lungs while pointing a finger at me.
And yet, for some reason, I didn’t find him scary at all. I didn’t feel a thing.
He looked like a dog barking for me to please, please be afraid of him.
I snorted.
“What are you going to do about it?”
“T-this damn—”
“Hit me. If you want to stand in court that badly.”
“... Hah. You should be grateful for your luck, you punk. If I were ten years younger, you’d have just lost a tooth.”
“Talking about the good old days, are we?”
“You bastard, you—fine. Let’s do this once and for all. We’ll see who wins. You’re young, so maybe you don’t understand what kind of mess you’re making right now...”
Looks like he finally realized that bullying me wasn’t going to work.
Now he was trying intimidation instead.
“Maybe it felt good while you were doing it. But once you have to take responsibility for your actions, you’ll be clutching at my pant leg and crying. Hey, when all your gym customers disappear, what are you gonna live on?”
“...”
“And you think I’ll go easy on you when you come begging on your knees later? You ignorant little brat who doesn’t know how the world works. Learn your place, for God’s sake.”
“...”
I was so dumbfounded I couldn’t even speak.
This guy really didn’t know how the world worked, did he?
Before I could answer, whether because he thought I was scared or because he just wanted to keep talking himself, he ignored me and glared at the former Neo Gym staff standing behind him.
“Hey! You damn idiots with no brains! You too! I paid half your vacation expenses, for fuck’s sake, and you don’t even know to be grateful? This is why you should never take in mongrel dogs with black hair...”
“...”
“Don’t even think about setting foot in our gym again. You know how small this business is. Finding work at another gym won’t be easy for you either.”
“...”
“Still, I’ll give you one last chance. If you apologize right now, I’ll accept it. So come over here and get on your knees. Do you really think that ignorant little brat will protect you? You idiots. You already know what kind of place Uto Gym is.”
Not a single one of the former Neo Gym employees took the bait.
In fact, I could hear them clicking their tongues and cursing him right back after being insulted.
In the end, not one person apologized to him.
“Hah. Fine. Then let’s do this. Don’t even think about setting foot in Neo Gym again. I’ll transfer every single one of your PT clients to the new trainers, so don’t even think about coming near us. If you so much as open your mouth to us, I’ll bury your career for obstruction of business.”
“Could you just leave and not ruin a perfectly good vacation? All I hear is a dog barking. Everyone’s having a good time, so why the hell are you barging in to ruin the mood?”
“... Hah. Arguing with some kid still wet behind the ears only hurts me in the end. Just wait. I’ll show you how scary the world is, then we can talk again. Don’t go crying and clinging to me when that happens.”
“Yes, yes. Go ahead and leave.”
I pretended not to hear him. I was in the same mood anyway.
I wanted to show him how scary the world was later, then have that conversation again.
Right now, no matter what I said, he wouldn’t listen.
In the end, he ground his teeth, glared at us for a long time, and then stalked off.
I turned to the remaining staff and said, “Don’t worry, everyone. Even if Uto Gym doesn’t make a single won, I’ll at least cover your base salary.”
That was if we didn’t make a single won.
As long as the gym had even a basic number of customers, it would make more money than Neo Gym ever had.
And Uto Gym was about to be reborn.
Hearing that, everyone’s remaining worries disappeared.
Still, that guy was making a pretty serious mistake.
I wasn’t running a gym full-time, after all...
Even if the gym went under, I had no intention of clinging to his pant leg and crying.
That was just a hobby.
And among all the hobbies I enjoyed, it was probably the cheapest one.
***
The Neo Gym owner, who had come back from meeting the employees who’d disappeared earlier that evening, stormed into the lodge in a fury.
He was grinding his teeth so hard they might crack.
“So that’s how you want to play it...”
From here on out, it would be a proper chicken game.
Nothing like the old competition with Uto Gym. This time, I’d really go at them properly.
Let’s see how long they can hold out, expanding their business without knowing their place...
The labor costs had gone up too.
A month.
I wasn’t even thinking long-term.
By then, they’d realize something had gone wrong.
And when they came crying to me, clutching at my pant leg...
I planned to absorb Uto Gym too.
And stomp that bastard’s face into the ground while I was at it.
I’d go back right now and start by finding new trainers.
Who could even think about vacation in a mood like this?
Still, imagining the future ahead of me calmed me down a little.