Chapter 100
Chapter 100
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 100
Chapter Title: Twin Little Sister Decides to Confess to Her Big Brother (2)
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Juyeon-hee felt awkward facing Juyeon-woo. Every time she saw his face, memories of that day flooded back, making it painful.
‘Oppa... with that bitch...!’
They'd had sex. And it wasn't just any sex—Oppa was holding Shin Jae-eun.
Even as Shin Jae-eun straddled him, lewdly shaking her hips, he hadn't shown any sign of refusal.
That hurt Juyeon-hee the most. She knew it wasn't Juyeon-woo's fault, but she resented him anyway. That's why she felt embarrassed to even look at him.
But she couldn't avoid him forever. He was family. Her only remaining family in this world.
They had to stay together for life. In this dangerous world, they only had each other's shoulders to lean on.
At least, that's how Juyeon-hee saw it.
She had no idea what Juyeon-woo thought.
‘Oppa doesn't hate me, either.’
She'd made relentless efforts to mend their strained relationship. Juyeon-hee had watched Juyeon-woo's attempts all along.
She was grateful. It was her responsibility, yet Oppa was shouldering it for her.
And she felt ashamed. The scene she'd witnessed kept replaying, making it impossible to meet his eyes.
Juyeon-woo's dick. His dick thrusting in and out of a pussy. That big, thick dick.
Juyeon-hee swallowed hard.
Every time she faced Juyeon-woo, she thought of his dick. She wanted to feel it inside her too. This wasn't something reason could control.
After deliberately showing Juyeon-hee the sight of her ravishing Oppa, Shin Jae-eun had been smirking at her ever since. It felt like subtle bragging.
That made Juyeon-hee furious and annoyed, but deep down, she envied her.
“It's been a while since we went out to eat, just the two of us.”
Juyeon-woo smiled brightly and led the way. Juyeon-hee pushed through the awkwardness and followed behind.
She played the part of the normal twin sister. Pretending nothing was wrong, even as bitter emotions simmered inside.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ I ate meat with Juyeon-hee. There weren't many places we could go for a meal out, just the two of us.
Somewhere decent to drink and fill our bellies. A barbecue joint was the only option.
“Here, eat up.”
I grilled the meat and placed it in front of Juyeon-hee.
She gave an awkward smile and picked at the meat. Her smile still looked stiff, like she was uncomfortable.
How could I loosen up the mood?
‘I've been cracking jokes non-stop since earlier...’
It wasn't easy. Even the academy at the start of the new semester felt more comfortable. Hell, even right after getting dumped into this messed-up manga-mixed world, when Geum Tae-yeon was blackmailing me—that seemed better.
‘...Well, yeah. She saw her crush fucking someone else. It's weirder if she's totally fine.’
What was that NTR manga's title again? My Brother Clings to Mother?
Just from the title, you could tell Juyeon-hee was the protagonist.
I downed a shot of soju. Nothing beats alcohol for this.
Besides, I had the heavy drinker trait—at least when it came to Juyeon-hee—so I could put soju to good use.
Once a nice buzz hit, I cut straight to the chase.
“You doing okay these days?”
Regular chit-chat wouldn't lead where I wanted, so I asked abruptly.
Juyeon-hee jumped in surprise. She started coughing like she'd choked.
“Cough, cough!”
I hadn't timed it for when her mouth was full, but it happened anyway. Felt kinda bad.
“Wh-what do you mean?”
Juyeon-hee's eyes turned bloodshot from the coughing fit.
“Well...”
Hard to ask directly. The topic was tricky, so I kept beating around the bush. Pretending we didn't both know was frustrating.
“That day.”
I had to bring it up first.
“At night, in my room... You saw everything, right?”
“......”
Juyeon-hee didn't speak. Silence. But it was answer enough.
“About that. The truth is...”
I slowly opened up. I sugarcoated what happened that day and told her. I even added the deal I'd made with Aunt.
I let the flow carry me. If I said something out of line, the body would block it anyway.
Control was still mine.
“From your perspective, you might hate Aunt.”
Empathy. And facts.
“But Aunt sacrificed for us too. I couldn't pretend not to know.”
“......”
Juyeon-hee's face clouded with thoughts.
She'd instinctively hated Aunt for hitting on the Oppa she liked. But she probably never deeply considered what Aunt had sacrificed for us twins.
Our parents died. To us, they were Mom and Dad; to Shin Jae-eun, her real brother. After our parents passed, he was her last family.
There was some distance, but she was as close to us twins as family could be.
Then that brother left her with his nieces and nephews. She had to raise us somehow.
She dressed and fed us without envy of others, pouring her youth into fulfilling her duty.
She'd done nothing wrong.
But then the problem arose. Just as she thought she could finally rest, the truth hit her.
The horrific reality that we twins were the spawn of some bastard scum.
She'd raised us thinking we were her brother's blood, only to learn we weren't related by a single drop.
“Aunt must've had it the worst.”
Juyeon-woo had embraced that Aunt. It started forced, but afterward, he comforted her willingly.
I confessed the truth. Hoping Juyeon-hee would understand.
‘Body, you’re not stopping this?’
It was like the body was saying it was fine.
Juyeon-hee, who'd been chewing her meat while listening, suddenly hung her head low. What was she thinking?
“Still... that kind of thing is wrong.”
“Huh?”
Juyeon-hee slowly lifted her head. Her eyes glistened with tears.
It wasn't sadness. The emotion in her gaze was resentment.
“She's an adult. Adults are supposed to take responsibility for clueless kids. That's a given.”
Juyeon-hee was snapping at me. Calling it abnormal, condemning Aunt. It was an insult.
Something only the usually hostile Juyeon-hee toward Aunt could say. Juyeon-woo would never utter it.
The moment I brought it up, Juyeon-woo had a duty to convince Juyeon-hee.
“I'm not asking you to understand. It might be hard from your side, Juyeon-hee. I just wanted to tell you. I don't want you misunderstanding Aunt.”
“Misunderstanding?”
“...She's not a bad person.”
My words seemed to stoke Juyeon-hee's hostility. Her eyes flashed with anger.
“That's too much, Oppa. That woman's not even family.”
“She is family.”
“She's not family. Family is us—our real family...!”
Juyeon-hee spat out her words like pent-up rage, then abruptly clamped her mouth shut.
Something wrong? Choked on meat?
“You okay?”
“...Yeah.”
Seemed fine. Just Juyeon-hee fumbling her words on her own.
“...You plan to keep living like this with Aunt? Even if there's no blood tie, she's the woman you've spent half your life with?”
“When Aunt finds someone to marry, it'll end. If she finds a new life without being tied to us twins, then...”
That probably wouldn't happen. Aunt would live alone forever. Periodically sharing intimacy with Juyeon-woo.
Juyeon-hee seemed to think the same, glaring wide-eyed. She got annoyed, rejecting my words.
“What if Aunt gets a boyfriend? You'll end this relationship then?”
“Yeah, that's the only reward I can give for her devotion...”
“What devotion exactly?”
Even after explaining, Juyeon-hee didn't get it. Or rather, refused to.
Acknowledging it would mean accepting the current relationship. She hated that with a passion.
“Did she go to jail for us or something? No. Aunt just did her job. Graduated the academy, joined a clan, got paid for her work. Everyone does that.”
“......”
“We just mooched off her while she lived her life. It couldn't have been that heavy a burden.”
From a financial standpoint, Juyeon-hee had a point. Considering a pro hero's income, money wouldn't have strained Aunt.
“...Time.”
“Everyone lives like that. It's not just Aunt.”
Juyeon-hee grilled me like she was interrogating. Refusing to accept my magnanimity, she vented her anger. Denying it however she could.
“I know you value family, Oppa. But wrong is wrong. Aunt crossed the line. How could she with her own niece or nephew that she raised...”
Juyeon-hee grimaced. Disgusted and repulsed by Aunt's actions.
I get it. That's understandable.
I tilted my glass. I'd been exceeding Juyeon-hee's known tolerance little by little.
When should she pass out drunk? That was all I could think about.