Don't I Need to Wash Up and Live?

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“Phew...”

The mountain of paperwork was finally finished.

She had powered through it all in one go to carve out time for Yeon-woo starting tomorrow.

“Ungh…!”

After a light stretch, Kang Ha-neul turned her head and glanced at the smartphone she had left switched on beside her.

On the screen, Honey Eos’s surprise stream was already in full swing.

A one-on-one water bucket clutch duel, each of them betting precious diamonds. The classic Minecraft test of pure physical skill made her frown on instinct.

“…Didn’t she say her condition was bad today?”

Yeon-woo’s state was strange.

Far too strange.

At first she assumed the girl was just sacrificing herself for Eos’s content. Viewers loved watching streamers suffer, after all. And since Yeon-woo knew that as an employee, Kang Ha-neul figured she was just acting it up a little.

But the performance had gone way too far.

The movements were nothing like what the gamer known as Ha Yeon-woo should have been capable of.

“If it’s just a side effect of the body change, that would be a relief…”

But if she was genuinely sick…

“…Guess not.”

Seeing her easily win the water bucket duel, it seemed that wasn’t the case.

Yeon-woo, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠having looted the diamonds from Eos’s corpse, looked down at her provocatively.

Eos accepted the rematch. The two of them began stacking blocks again, climbing higher.

Just in case the previous water bucket clutch had been a fluke and she really was sick…

“…Guess not.”

It really didn’t look like she was sick or in pain.

After double-checking her plans, she opened the company app and left a message in the group chat where every member was gathered.

Just two sentences, yet the replies flooded in. And what the hell was with Rina?

No? You wanna die?

“Have you all lost your minds?!”

Normally these girls clung to her like glue, calling her “Boss” and “I love you” until it was suffocating. The second Yeon-woo was involved they turned on her without hesitation.

Every last one of them was insane.

Like they wanted to test her.

“…Understood?”

Something felt off.

Rina, the one she expected to throw the biggest tantrum, had accepted it immediately. Usually that meant…

“These crazy bit──”

She was still reeling from how fast they were filling the raid party when the stream suddenly ended.

[That’s it for today’s Eos broadcast!]

Honey Eos’s stream had concluded.

Right after, a black silhouette flickered across the screen.

Just as the flood of threatening messages was about to give her a headache─

“You son of a…”

It looked like the greatest crisis of her life was about to descend upon her.

[That’s it for today’s Eos broadcast!]

“Hmm… She let me go easier than I expected.”

I thought I’d be rolling around for a full twenty-four hours with that free-use ticket, but the stream ended surprisingly fast. Appealing that my body felt sick must have worked.

I’ll have to use that one again.

“Ughhh… What should I get for dinner?”

My stomach was starting to growl, so I casually opened the delivery app.

『Old-School Fried Chicken』 「21,000₩」

『Combination Pizza』 「39,900₩」

『Carbonara Pasta』 「24,900₩」

“Hmmm…”

Of course the prices were ridiculous. What else could you expect from the rich district?

Even franchise places had completely different price tags here. And I still had to add a delivery fee on top.

『Yeop-tteok』 「14,000₩」

“Maybe I’ll try this?”

The famously spicy tteokbokki that used to be known for being a rip-off caught my eye. I heard they never raised the price even once since launch. At this point it had apparently become more of a steal than a scam.

“Spice level…”

I wasn’t sure how spicy it was, so I looked it up online for advice─

“…Ha!”

…Original it is, then.

“Toppings?”

I had no idea, so just cheese.

“Sides…”

Rice balls, fried items, and steamed egg.

It was absolutely not insurance in case the tteokbokki was too spicy. I just wanted to eat them. That’s all.

Besides, who knows? Maybe the CEO likes sides.

“Nice, nice.”

I added a generous tip and completed the order. Estimated delivery time was forty minutes. Perfect for resting my exhausted body.

“Phew…”

I headed for the bathroom inside the room.

Before taking my clothes off, I stared at the mirror above the sink for a moment.

Yet again, an incredibly awkward face greeted me.

“…She’s so fucking pretty it’s unreal.”

A face so beautiful it was hard to believe it was me. Even in oversized men’s clothes, the girl in the mirror was breathtaking. She let out a long sigh.

“Haa… Sorry, me.”

I really wanted to protect your naked body as much as possible, but I’ve reached my limit.

It’s not like my body smells or anything…

“Sniff sniff? Huh?”

If anything, it smells kind of nice.

“…Don’t I need to wash up and live?”

Whoosh!

Without hesitation I stripped off the clothes I was wearing. Pants ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠too. Even the square boxer briefs that didn’t suit me at all.

Covering only the important parts with my hands, I looked incredibly lewd.

Honestly, if I had still been a guy, I wouldn’t have been able to hold back.

“…”

I spent a moment admiring my own fair skin through the sink mirror─

“…Time to wash.”

I barely managed to shake off the temptation and stepped into the bathroom.

I pressed the button next to the tub with a click, filling it with warm water, then poured in what looked like the CEO’s favorite bath bomb.

“Phew…”

I slipped into the tub and lay back.

Maybe because it was my first time washing this body, a strange pleasure washed over me. It felt like my soul was melting. If I let my guard down even a little, my eyes would probably close on their own.

“…Ttyuttya.”

I hate to admit it, but right now I’m completely ttyuttya.

I’ve been feeling it more and more while using this body. I keep making mistakes the old Ha Yeon-woo would never make. In games I see everything yet still can’t calculate and end up getting hit.

No matter what anyone says, I really am ttyuttya itself.

It seems like this body was designed that way. Instead of thinking, I’m just supposed to be cute and let people take care of me.

“Dyu…”

…I have no idea what I’m supposed to tell the CEO.

She desperately kidnapped me because she needed the employee named Ha Yeon-woo. Yet here I am, a useless ttyuttya taking that spot instead.

“…Maybe I really should debut as a fourth-generation member.”

Honestly, I don’t think I have any talent for it. I’ve watched the Star Live members long enough to know this industry isn’t that easy. Even our current members fought through hundreds-to-one odds. Some of the worst cases were literally thousand-to-one.

This is an industry where even those girls have to struggle desperately to survive, and I’m ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠going to jump in just because I have a pretty face?

Not even a female cam streamer, but a VTuber?

“No way… that’s…”

It’s a stupid idea. Even as a ttyuttya I know that much. I should just study harder, review Ha Yeon-woo’s life, and become useful to the company─

Slide─!

“?”

The bathroom door opened.

“CEO?”

It was the CEO. She must have gotten off work already.

“Are you okay?”

“W-what do you mean?”

Right now the fact that you’re seeing me naked is not okay?!

“Can you wash your body by yourself?”

“O-of course I can!”

Even if I’m ttyuttya right now, that much is─

“A woman’s body is washed very differently from a man’s, you know?”

“Ttyuttya?”

…There’s a difference?

“I’ll give you one question. If you answer correctly I’ll leave, so answer seriously.”

“Y-yes?”

“How should you wash the inside of a woman’s vagina?”

“Uh…”

Obviously you should…

“…Thoroughly, in every corner?”

“Very good, Miss Ha Yeon-woo.”

The CEO nodded.

Seems like that was the right answer.

Whoosh!

“C-CEO?”

She immediately started taking her own clothes off.

…Looks like I got it wrong after all.

“Come out. I’ll teach you how to wash properly.”

“N-nooo…!”

“You’ll suffer a lot later if you don’t know. Don’t be stubborn and just learn it.”

“Ttyuttyattya!”

It’s good that she’s teaching me.

It really is good…!

Whoosh!

“You don’t have to take your clothes off too, CEO!”

I learned how to wash a woman’s body.

“Hawa wa…”

The teaching aid was my own body.

Thanks to the CEO’s excessively kind lesson, I had to watch everything through the full-length mirror in the shower room, from my pink nipples all the way down to that smooth place.

“It’s truly a body to be envious of as a woman. Yeon-woo’s body is…”

“…I received a compliment, so why don’t I feel happy at all?”

It felt like I had lost one of the three treasures of the mind and body. At least it wasn’t my mind that I lost. That was a huge relief.

“By the way, when did you get off work?”

“Just now. The delivery had arrived, so I brought it up with me.”

“Ohhh…!”

The CEO handed me the delivery she had brought.

It was Yeop-tteok.

She glanced at the packaging, tilted her head, and asked.

“You like spicy food?”

“No?”

I can eat spicy food, but it’s not really my preference.

“Then why order this? Is it some kind of penalty?”

Since she asked curiously, I answered while casually opening the package.

“It was cheap.”

The other menu items looked way too expensive even to me.

“I gave you my card, didn’t I?”

“I just couldn’t bring myself to order them?”

To someone who used to walk to pick up orders to save on delivery fees, the prices in this rich neighborhood were a barrier all by themselves. They should at least be reasonably expensive.

How was I supposed to order something that was at least 1.5 times more than what I was used to seeing?

“…Don’t do that from now on.”

“If you’re going to say that, please recommend some good restaurants nearby.”

So I can order without worrying about the price.

“Everything in this neighborhood is delicious. It’s worth the price, so just order whatever.”

“Hmmm…”

I stirred the cheese on top of the Yeop-tteok with chopsticks. There was so much cheese it was practically overflowing.

“This is supposed to be so spi─”

I picked up some cheese, rice cake, and fish cake all at once and put them in my mouth.

“Munch munch…”

And then I realized.

“…CEO.”

“What?”

“Do you happen to like Yeop-tteok?”

“I love it.”

“That’s great. Then please have some of this…”

I pushed the Yeop-tteok on the table toward her.

But the CEO’s expression showed no intention of moving away from my side.

“…Because I get to see Yeon-woo’s incredibly cute face.”

“…”

…It seems the CEO doesn’t actually like Yeop-tteok after all.