The Gluttonous Part-Timer
In the morning I gave Park Nayoung two rounds. In the afternoon I gave Lee Yujin three. After five times in half a day, I was starting to feel the sage time settle in. Unless a beautiful woman stripped right in front of me, I doubted any real desire would stir again.
After parting ways with Lee Yujin following dinner, I headed to the cafe. Nothing went wrong while I was gone, right? No news is good news. I had told them to call if anything happened, and since no call came, I figured everything was fine. When I arrived, a sign hung on the entrance: [All Cakes Sold Out]. Every single one of the hundred slices we had prepared was gone. My worry that some might be left over had been needless anxiety. I let out a relieved sigh and stepped inside.
Behind the counter stood someone who was not Park Nayoung.
“Welcome to Cafe Serer… Huh? Oppa!”
“Jina?”
The familiar woman greeted me as if I were a customer, then her eyes widened in surprise the moment she recognized my face. I was just as startled. A petite college student with an eye-catching chest and a cute face stood at the counter. It was none other than Baek Jina, the part-timer I used to work with at the chicken shop.
I had hoped we might run into each other someday, but I never imagined it would be as an employee at my own store rather than as a customer. I knew she appeared on Han Gaeul’s YouTube channel, but… She had probably exchanged numbers with Park Nayoung that day and been hired on the spot.
“Did you come to eat cake after watching the YouTube video too? Too bad, it’s all sold out. The coffee here is delicious though. Want a cup?”
Her bright, cute appearance matched her cheerful personality. Baek Jina flashed a lively smile and offered me coffee.
“Sorry, I’m not a customer.”
“Huh? Then are you here for business? Or to make a complaint? Should I call the owner?”
“I am the owner.”
“What?”
When I told her that the guy she used to work part-time with was now the cafe owner, Baek Jina looked flustered.
“Nayoung didn’t tell you?”
“Ah, so the guy the owner mentioned was you, Oppa? She should have said something earlier. You scared me.”
She pouted cutely. Once she realized I wasn’t a customer, she scurried right up to me.
“So you decided to work part-time at our cafe?”
“Yes. I’m only doing the evening closing shift. The cake here is really good, after all.”
“I know. I made it.”
“Oh, no wonder! It had the same feeling as the chicken you used to make back then. So it really was your cooking.”
Back when we worked at the chicken shop, I had once made chicken infused with Sex Power for Baek Jina. She seemed to have a good palate; she could instinctively tell that the cake carried the same infused taste.
The cafe was running smoothly without any issues. Since Park Nayoung had already gone home, I was about to head back myself when Baek Jina grabbed me.
“Ah, Oppa, wait a second! Just a moment!”
“Why? Is there a problem?”
“No, it’s not that. I’m just hungry.”
“What?”
Her sudden words stopped me in my tracks.
“You came without eating dinner?”
“I skipped dinner so I could eat cake, but when I got here it was all sold out.”
She apparently hadn’t expected the cakes that had been left over even on Saturday to sell out completely. She looked up at me with the expression of a starving puppy.
“Should I grab some kimbap to go?”
“No, not that. Make something delicious for me, Oppa!”
“Hmm. Want to come to my place and eat ramen?”
“I think meat would be better than ramen.”
Baek Jina gazed up at me with sparkling eyes.
* * *
With little time left until closing, I waited and then went to the mart together with Baek Jina. While wondering what to cook, I spotted a discount sale on pork belly at the butcher section and decided on that.
When I picked up the pork belly, Baek Jina looked disappointed.
“Eh, pork belly?”
“Why? Don’t like it?”
“It’s not that I dislike it… I just want something more delicious…”
I understood what she meant. Rather than ordinary pork belly that would taste similar no matter who grilled it, she wanted the special food I had made before.
“Look forward to it. I’ll make it incredibly delicious.”
“Really?”
She tilted her head skeptically, but since she was the one getting fed, she seemed to decide there was no point arguing further and obediently carried the pork belly to the checkout.
“I’ll pay.”
“It’s fine. Consider it my treat for working hard at your part-time job.”
“Hehe, thanks, Oppa.”
We couldn’t grill pork belly at the cafe, so we headed to my studio apartment.
“Excuse me.”
Baek Jina took off her shoes and stepped inside. When she wore an apron her large chest hadn’t been as noticeable, but now that she was in a regular T-shirt, the size was obvious. Every woman I had met so far had above-average breasts, but none matched Baek Jina’s. Combined with her small frame, they looked even larger.
If I hadn’t been in sage time, my eyes would have been glued to that impressive size. But after already shooting five rounds, I simply started cooking in silence.
Instead of grilling plain pork belly, I added other ingredients. After staring at nothing but sweet cakes all day, I was craving something spicy. I took kimchi out of the fridge and decided on stir-fried pork belly with kimchi. I infused the thick slices of pork belly with Sex Power and placed them in the pan. Even plain grilled meat tasted great once infused, but I added kimchi and a few vegetables and stir-fried everything together. The ingredients turned a nice golden brown and released a savory aroma.
I popped a piece of the pork belly and kimchi straight from the pan into my mouth.
Oh, not bad.
The combination of pork belly and kimchi gave off a spicy yet savory flavor. It was a dish I used to make often, and it had turned out satisfyingly well.
I plated the finished dish and brought it to the table, along with instant rice and soju. I wasn’t a fan of soju, but it was the perfect pairing for pork belly.
“I’m drinking soju. Want a cola, Jina?”
“You think I’m a kid? I’ll drink soju too.”
I handed her a soju glass. She stared at the pork belly with a mix of nervousness and anticipation. Using her chopsticks, she picked up a piece right in front of her and brought it to her mouth.
“Well then, I’ll dig in~!”
Chew, chew.
She slowly chewed and savored the pork belly. Then her eyes widened and sparkled brightly.
“Wow, is this really pork belly? It’s not some super expensive meat, right?”
It tasted even better than she had expected. Despite how hot it must have been, she kept eating with gusto. After taking a bite of kimchi and pork belly together, she downed a shot of soju and smiled in satisfaction.
“Tastes okay?”
“Sorry for doubting you. I’ll never doubt your cooking again!”
Baek Jina spoke while enthusiastically eating the pork belly.
“This is the first time I’ve had meat this delicious.”
“Eat slowly. No one’s going to take it from you.”
Since I had already eaten dinner, I only picked at a few pieces and sipped my soju while watching her. Seeing her enjoy my cooking so heartily and with such an appetite put me in a good mood.
“If you sold this, it would be a huge hit.”
“It’s hard to make in large quantities, so that won’t work.”
Fruits and vegetables consumed little Sex Power, but meat required a considerable amount. Selling it wasn’t feasible, so I only used it for personal meals like this.
The plate that had been piled high with meat was now nearly empty. On top of that, two bottles of soju had already been drained. Whether from the alcohol or not, Baek Jina’s face was flushed red.
“You didn’t drink too much soju?”
“Hehe, I’m fine. I can eat and drink anything.”
Her tongue was starting to slur; it looked risky. I was about to stop her when she downed the last remaining shot in one go. Then—
Thud.
She face-planted onto the table.
Fortunately, I had already cleared the dishes after seeing her about to collapse, otherwise her face would have landed right in the grease.
“Hey, Jina. Baek Jina! You need to go home!”
I gave her a light shake, but she was completely out and gave no response. I checked to make sure nothing else was wrong, but she was just normally drunk.
“What am I supposed to do with this?”
For now, I lifted her and leaned her against the wall. Her sleeping face, breathing softly, looked cute. Of course, only her face was cute—her chest was anything but. Every time she inhaled and exhaled, her large breasts rose and fell, flaunting their weight. She had fallen asleep in a man’s room with no wariness at all, even though we had only worked part-time together and weren’t particularly close. The urge to reach out and grope them surged up.
—Go ahead and touch them.
“Shit, you startled me. I’m not touching them!”
Startled by Seria’s voice, I answered out loud. My eyes were drawn to her chest, but touching her would only make things awkward later. Better not to. Of course, the old me would have gone straight for them without thinking, but not anymore. If I wanted, I could touch any other woman’s breasts whenever I liked. Besides, I was in sage time after already shooting five rounds. Suppressing the impulse to touch the defenseless sleeping woman’s chest was easy.
I approached to cover her with a blanket when she stirred and mumbled in her sleep.
“Mmm… It’s stuffy.”
Even while passed out drunk, she skillfully unhooked her bra from underneath. Her T-shirt rode up as well, revealing a generous amount of underboob.
“This isn’t… her trying to seduce me, right?”
—She just looks like she’s trying to sleep comfortably. You’re not going to do anything weird to someone who’s asleep, are you?
“Of course not.”
Even if I looked like this, I was still a former hero. I wasn’t some villain who would rape a woman who couldn’t even express her will while unconscious. I made that resolution and tried to stand up, but she shifted again. The shirt that had only shown a little underboob now rode up far enough that her nipples were almost visible. Just looking at them was enough to paralyze reason. In short, they were breasts of pure temptation.
“…Touching just the breasts should be fine, right?”
—Hyunjin…?
Before I knew it, my hand was reaching toward her large, barely-covered breasts. Gulp. A drop of dry saliva slid down my throat. My long-dormant little brother had apparently revived and was announcing its presence. Just one more span and I could touch them. I wanted to feel that massive chest, nothing more, nothing less.
While I was torn between reason and desire, Baek Jina’s eyes fluttered open for a moment before closing again. She wasn’t fully awake—just in a half-drunken, drowsy state. Startled, I was about to yank my hand back when her body began to tremble slightly. Then—
“Bleeegh!”
Everything she had just eaten came pouring out all over me.