Chapter 4
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: Week One with Oh Hana
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Despite my worries, my lips threatened to curve up to heaven all on their own at Oh Hana's cuteness.
If I hadn't quickly clamped down on them with one hand, I might have ended up grinning like a total idiot.
Would I have reacted the same if it had been some other girl acting that way? A brief moment of reflection, and the answer tilted heavily toward no.
She was that pretty. Pretty enough to emphasize a hundred times over—healthy, brimming with energy.
Riki? I couldn't even remember that guy's face.
Rather, the Oh Hana standing right in front of me seemed far more like an idol.
"Beep beep, beep beep!"
Half worried, half thrilled, with no chance to chat more with Oh Hana, my phone suddenly blared that it was time for my convenience store part-time job.
"Phone?"
"Part-time job alarm."
"Aha!"
"I'm doing the night shift at the convenience store. Gotta head out now—I'll be back around 8 a.m.?"
"Oooong..."
I remembered how she'd said she didn't have a penny to her name, so I pulled a 10,000-won bill from my wallet and handed it over.
Honestly, acting like big deal over a single 10,000 won felt kinda lame.
But better than nothing, right?
"Get yourself some food with this. Just relax and take it easy for now."
"Wooowaaah! Yes! Thank you!"
Watching her accept it with both hands and bow at the waist, I could kinda understand how adults feel when giving pocket money.
Not bad at all.
Made me embarrassed it was just 10,000 won.
That said, what the hell was gonna happen from here on out?
I'd never even imagined this—no, actually, I'd fantasized about it plenty. But actually cohabiting with a girl? For real?
What was I supposed to do? No, what was gonna happen next?
A whirlwind of thoughts bubbled up and faded away as I arrived at the convenience store before I knew it.
The store manager, who'd been working straight from morning till evening as usual, spotted me and gave a knowing nod, flashing a small smile.
"Hyunwoo, something good happen? You look happy today."
"Huh?"
I look happy?
I reflexively touched my face all over with both hands, but I couldn't really tell. Still, if the manager said so, it was probably true.
I don't see my own face, after all.
'Guess I'm more excited than I thought.'
I muttered to myself inwardly, finished the shift handover, but weird fantasies kept swirling in my head.
Oh Hana was honestly so gorgeous it felt wrong not to fantasize about her.
Plus, at 22, she was right in that golden age for women...
'Why isn't she an idol?'
...was a thought that crossed my mind. With that face and personality, she might be better off just debuting as one.
22 wasn't too late, right?
Nah, she's a fan of idols to begin with.
Just recalling the Oh Hana I'd met today had my whole body heating up, over and over.
I hadn't even watched any straight-up porn or anything. Oh Hana herself was just that tantalizing.
Driving me crazy.
Am I seriously in heat or something?
"Welcome."
Time never flew by super fast at work anyway, but today it dragged even more.
Did I want to get home quick that badly?
Or was it that I wanted to see Oh Hana waiting at home?
"Crazy..."
It heated up again.
I was covering my face with both hands when...
[Part of the quest has been completed.]
[Reward: 300,000 won granted.]
Eh?
[Money deposited to main account. Please check.]
My head was spinning.
What the actual fuck.
I already knew the quest window itself was bizarre, and having a total bombshell like Oh Hana move in as my roommate was insane enough.
[300,000 won deposited from 'God'.]
I'm losing my mind, for real.
There it was in my transaction history: 300,000 won from "[God]" plopped straight into my account.
If anyone saw this, wouldn't they get suspicious?
Deposit from God—what the hell? Nah, they'd probably just think it's a prank.
[Accept new residents into the one-room apartment.]
[1/3]
As if it had updated, the numbers changed in the message window, and I let out a small sigh.
Everything from one to ten felt utterly unreal, leaving me dizzy.
"Good work."
"You too, Store Manager."
Lost in all sorts of thoughts, it was suddenly time to clock out. Dragging my tired body home, my steps felt lighter than usual for some reason.
Hold up.
If I went in now, Oh Hana might still be asleep, right? No spare blankets or anything, just the one electric blanket.
Which means the blanket she'd slept in would be mine. And if I lay down after the shift...
Her lingering body... fuck, you pervert. What dirty thoughts are you having...?
Self-loathing that I'm this kind of guy, I arrived near the one-room.
"Huh?"
"Huh? Oppa!"
There was Oh Hana at the alley next to the one-room entrance—the unofficial smoking spot—boldly puffing on a cigarette.
"......"
I realized for the first time that smoking could look that sexy and cute at the same time.
"So you smoke."
"Hehe."
I naturally walked over and put a cigarette in my mouth.
Then, as I went to light it...
"Click. Click click."
It sounded like someone spitting—nothing but pathetic clicks. No gas leaking out either. Of all the times...
"Pffft haha. How much was that lighter anyway? Told you to buy a good one when you've got cash. No helping it, huh."
Oh Hana laughed and pulled out her lighter to light mine, but...
"Click. Click click."
Who copy-pasted this shit?
"Huh?"
"You too, huh. Tsk, whatever, let's just head up..."
"Nah, can't do that."
She grabbed my shoulder—this fearless girl—and pulled my face right in.
"Suck."
"Tsss."
At her word, I reflexively inhaled, and the cigarette lit up satisfyingly, smoke filling my lungs deep and smooth.
"How's that? The taste of a cigarette lit by a kiss from a fresh 22-year-old girl..."
"......Sweet."
It was delicious.
Probably the best cigarette of my life.
"Pff!"
"Pfuu!"
Standing side by side, exhaling smoke, I was certain: life with this girl would never be ordinary.
"Got money for smokes, at least?"
"Nah, bought 'em with what was left after cup ramen and kimbap triangles from the 10,000 won you gave me."
Oh Hana was unreasonably pretty, but...
Maybe a bit of an airhead too.
It had been a week since Oh Hana and I started living under one roof. One thing I'd learned for sure: she was a die-hard, genuine idol otaku.
She devoted her entire life to Genesis Eleven, Riki included.
"Rare poka, Riki's rare poka...!"
Even after just a week living together, I'd picked up terms like poka, muggle, seongdeok—words no normal person would know.
I got why male idols could rake in huge profits with fewer fans than girl groups, and why successful ones out-earned entire girl groups by multiples or even dozens of times.
Female fans' loyalty was beyond imagination.
She'd photograph her meals with her most prized top-loader photocard and post on SNS, or buy clothes for her Riki doll—or hell, even take it to the hair salon.
A doll at the salon? Beyond my comprehension.
On the flip side, separate from her idol obsession, her casual demeanor, and her seemingly thoughtless actions...
Oh Hana had insane social skills.
The very next day, she'd landed a job at a nice cafe not too far from our place and was already the boss's favorite.
I snuck over thinking it was just her looks, but damn, she worked sharp and efficient.
Super friendly with customers too.
If the convenience store manager saw her, he'd fire me on the spot to hire her.
"Ugh, my butt itches so bad I'm gonna die!"
A girl that competent turns into a total klutz at home.
Another thing I'd learned after a week: even beauties fart.
Even beauties poop.
Right now, she was scratching her butt furiously in those cute carrot-bunny print pajama pants.
"Ugh, uuu! This fleece underwear makes my whole body itch... Oppa. I think it doesn't agree with me. Just turn on the boiler."
"Told you no... We need at least four people to break even on bills. Wanna go bankrupt? Wait, aren't you saving for that idol birthday cafe pilgrimage? Warm and cozy but just spectate from afar? Or tough it out in the cold?"
"Grrrr... I'll tough it out."
Yeah, crammed four into this tiny one-room, we might stay warm without the boiler.
Actually, a couple guys had shown up midway.
Politely turned them all down.
If the first one had been a guy, maybe, but after taking in Oh Hana first, I straight-up couldn't accept a dude now.
Didn't want to.
'So odds of more people joining are basically zero.'
Unless it's another loose screw like Oh Hana, what girl would move in with a guy?
"Aaaah! Now my back itches! Oppa, oppa! Scratch my back, pleeease!"
She bolted over and thrust her back at me. I flinched—why is she so damn bold?
Even offering her back, she smelled amazing.
Her back view so pretty, my scratching hand moved extra careful.
"Haaah, so good... Ugh, gotta shower, but what a hassle."
I was the one dying of embarrassment from scratching her back.
Yet mesmerized by how soft even her back was, my mind went blank.
One definite upside to living with Oh Hana: my quality of life had skyrocketed. Still surviving mostly on discarded bentos and frozen fried rice, sure.
But sharing them with someone—and that coffee she always brought back from work—gave me real happiness.
'Though honestly, that's not the only good part.'
"Shwaaa!"
Oh Hana's shift started way earlier than mine.
Mine: 10 p.m. in, 8 a.m. out. Hers: 10 a.m. in, 6 p.m. out. So we usually ate breakfast and dinner together.
But that's not the point right now.
"Brr, so cold!"
Her routine: shower in the bathroom, burst out in just bra and panties, scramble into clothes.
No boiler, couldn't be helped.
Putting clothes in the tiny bathroom meant they'd get soaked, so panties and bra in the cabinet was the limit.
The cold made her change in about 10 seconds flat, but...
That glimpse alone was insanely arousing.
No.
Maybe watching her layer on clothes one by one from lingerie was even hotter.
I'd pretend to sleep for propriety, or turn away sometimes.
But when facing the bathroom, I'd burn that image into my brain's hard drive.
'Her figure's insane too...'
When the hairdryer whirred...
I'd inevitably replay Oh Hana's fresh image, hand drifting to grope my dick without thinking. Stroking a rock-hard erection is just male instinct.
I could've been content with this life alone.
[Have sex with Oh Hana]
📍 Progress:[0/1]
🎁 Reward: 500,000 won, Contraception Skill
A new quest had appeared.
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