The Tteokbokki, Fried Food, and Sundae Trinity

I stepped outside with Yejin on my left and Elodie on my right. Yejin peeked her head out from where her arm was linked tightly with mine, staring at Elodie.

"So? What's all this 'this and that' about?"

"Can I tell her, manager oppa?" Elodie linked her arm equally tight with mine, looking ready to drop a bomb.

"Yeah. Yejin probably has a rough idea already."

"We had sex outdoors... and filmed it too."

"Wha—what?!"

Is this another one of Elodie's schemes... Still, Yejin wasn't assuming I'd made her do it. Though technically, it was Elodie who suggested it. I showed her the photo on my phone — Elodie's naked figure in the bushes from the gallery.

"Hehe. I asked him to take it because the mood was right. My body's pretty, isn't it?"

"Oh my god..." Yejin was silent for a while, then muttered in a sad tone. "What sins did Seojun commit in his past life to keep getting tangled up in stuff like this..."

Considering I got this ability, it's more like I saved the country ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠in a past life.

"And after that, we did nenne koko at manager oppa's place."

"Nenne koko... Wait, more importantly — Seojun, isn't this a bit unfair?"

"Huh?"

"You brought Elodie and Seoyeon to your studio, so why won't you bring me?"

"You're right. It just... happened that way." My place isn't really that charming anyway.

"Speaking of which, want to do an outdoor mukbang broadcast and then swing by?"

"Seojun, seriously... aren't you being a little too obvious?" She said it with a smirk, not looking displeased at all.

"Yesss~ Sex. Manager oppa's K-dick is incredible~"

"E—Elodie!! Don't use such explicit words." Yejin covered Elodie's mouth in a fluster.

"Let's just buy Elodie some clothes for now."

"Right. I originally had a cardigan over this dress, but it got soaked with virgin blood so I'm washing it."

Yejin shook her head silently, and I took her hand firmly, heading toward the department store clothing section.

"Elodie, how about these clothes?"

"I like them!"

"What about this?"

"Love it."

Strangely, Yejin seemed more excited than Elodie, trying out all sorts of styles on her. "Today, let's go with jeans! Definitely jeans. But Seojun, what about paying? Can I buy a lot?"

"Hmm..." ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠In a way, buying Elodie's clothes is broadcast-related. Still, I should text the boss for approval first.

"She says I can use the company card."

"You have the company card?" I pulled it out of my wallet and showed her. "Whoa... she even gave you something like this. Well, you are trustworthy, Seojun. Let's go, Elodie! I'll pick out a few more outfits while we're at it."

"Let's gooo~"

Today's Elodie was in jeans, a short-sleeve tee, and a zip-up hoodie over it. "Manager oppa... how do I look?"

"Khhh. Gorgeous. Yejin's really good at picking clothes."

"Hehe." At checkout, the employee gave me a curious look as I stood there with a girl on each arm.

Arms full of bags, it was time for the lunch mukbang.

"What should we eat for lunch, Elodie?"

"Yejin unnie! Please recommend a lunch menu."

"Today's lunch..."

In front of a bunsik snack shop. Yejin's recommended K-mukbang menu for today was... the holy trinity of tteokbokki, fried food, and sundae — tteok-twi-sun.

"Tteo-ppokki."

"Tteok-bokki."

"Tteo-bbo, tteo-bboo..." Elodie was practicing her pronunciation in front of the shop, apparently struggling.

"Try saying tteok-twi-sun."

"Tteo-ti-su."

"Haha. Hard to pronounce, right? But it's incredibly delicious! Seojun, do you like tteokbokki?"

"Not really..." Honestly, I always think I'd rather buy a burger with that money.

"Still, I think I'll come to like it today, eating it with you and Elodie."

"Ha~ Seriously. You say the sweetest things. Fine! Lunch is on me."

"Kyaaa! Yejin unnie, you're the best."

We went into the snack shop, got filming permission, and settled into a spot that looked good. "The key to the tteok-twi-sun combo is the portions. The trio has to be perfectly balanced. Since there's three of us..." Yejin hummed while scanning the menu, deliberating. Elodie peered at the menu alongside her.

I wondered why ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the atmosphere felt so peaceful and warm today — and I think it's because Seoyeon isn't here.

"Add cheese to the tteokbokki. And let's get CoolX too."

"CoolX?"

"Yeah. It's an indispensable combo."

Meanwhile, I set up the cam on the table and finished the broadcast prep. "Elodie, you start the stream. I'm just here as a guest today."

"Ah... yes! Thank you. Should we split donations 50/50? I have to be thorough about money!"

"Pfft. I don't care, you take it all."

"Oh yeah!"

"Elbungs~ El-Ha. Today we have... tteo, tteo-bbo... tteo-eok..."

As Elodie struggled with the pronunciation of tteok-twi-sun, Yejin helped out from beside her. "Ahaha. She's a foreigner, so tteok-twi-sun pronunciation seems tough for her. Hello, I'm Kim Yejin, appearing as a guest."

"And even though you can't see him on the screen, our manager is here with us too."

"This is manager Kwon Seojun."

"Tteo, tteo-bbo..."

"Are you still on that..."

It seems that person has become a full-blown meme. Every time I show up, they bring up Seoyeon. "If Seoyeon gives you trouble, let me know right away!"

"Haha..."

Right then, the tteok-twi-sun + CoolX combo arrived. The tteokbokki smell hit my nose, incredible. "Mmm~ that's the smell. What do you think, Elodie? The tteokbokki smell is nice, right?"

"Tteo tteo-bbo... Tteokbokki! Tteok-twi-sun!"

"Oh. You finally got it."

"Kyaak! Thank you!"

Just then, out of nowhere, the shop owner aunty appeared and gave us some fried dumplings on the house. "Silver hair and blonde — so you're foreigners? You've come a long way, such hardship."

"Ahaha... I think she's mistaken me for a foreigner too."

"English? H—hi, I'm Yejin... ugh, I can't. Let's just eat. I have English-phobia." I tried to suppress my laughter but it was no use. I bowed my head and laughed, and the sound must've gone out on the broadcast.

"Se—Seojun. Stop laughing... hoo... I haven't even had any tteokbokki yet and I'm already breaking out in a sweat."

"Yejin unnie is embarrassed!"

"E—Elodie. Could you pour me some CoolX?" After downing some CoolX, the two of them properly started the tteok-twi-sun mukbang. Yejin taught Elodie that fried food has to be dipped in the tteokbokki sauce to taste right.

"Mmmm~ Woah. Delicious! It's chewy and sticks to your teeth. I love the texture."

Then Elodie suddenly started sniffling with tears. "...Are you crying because it's so good?"

"No. hff..."

"I got tteokbokki sauce in my eye. Please save meeee!!!"

"Let me see." Yejin, slightly flustered, picked up a tissue and dabbed gently around her eyes. Afterwards, Elodie looked at me with sparkling eyes. "Manager oppa... am I okay now?"

"Yeah. I should say you're lucky — it didn't actually get in your eye, just below it."

"Sniff... then I'll resume the mukbang."

Pulling herself together, she continued the broadcast with Yejin. Whenever it got spicy, I poured them CoolX and made sure they each got a sip.

"The portions are pretty big. There's a ton left even with two of us eating."

"I ordered it for three people originally. Seojun, aren't you going to eat?"

"Can I eat now?"

"What do you mean 'now'~ You could've eaten from the start. Eat comfortably."

Truth was, I'd held off to avoid disrupting the broadcast, and decided to eat now that we were wrapping up.

"Even without saying anything, I kind of know..."

More Seoyeon memes. Putting that aside, I transferred some tteokbokki into a bowl and ate. "Eat well. You've gotta use your strength all over the place, you know." Yejin put particular emphasis on the words 'all over the place.'

"Ahaha... right."

"Then, so Seojun can eat lunch too, shall we end the broadcast here?"

After the broadcast ended... Yejin rested her chin on one hand, casually brushing down my shoulder. "Eat a lot. You need to eat a lot to have energy. Right?"

"Ahaha..."

"She's right. Hehe. I want to go to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠manager oppa's studio quickly. But don't eat in a hurry. You'll get indigestion." Both of them were looking at me with eyes full of anticipation.

They say you never know what life will bring. I never imagined I'd be bringing two girls my age into my room — the room where I thought no one would ever visit.

"So this is Seojun's studio. I'm surprised it's cleaner than I thought. Though, now that I think about it, Seojun seems like the type who's good at tidying up." Yejin walked over to the fridge. "Can I open it just once?"

"Do whatever you want. There's drinks in there, you can take some out."

"Wow... Zero Cola. Good taste." She wandered around my room sipping the cola. The sight of her reminded me of someone apartment hunting, which kept making me laugh. "I want to try living alone too. I've always lived with my parents so I don't know what it's like."

"It's a feeling where it's nice because you don't have parents around, but hard because... you don't have parents around."

"Pfft. What does that even mean." Then Yejin spotted a strand of white hair on the floor. "...White hair? Do you have a cat...? Or is Seojun already growing white hair."

"Ah. That. It's probably Elodie's."

"Aha." Now that I thought about it, Elodie had been quiet for a while. Not the type to keep her mouth shut. I turned my head to look at the bed.

She was sitting demurely on the bed, completely naked.

"Elodie...?"

"Sex preparations complete."