Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 76
Chapter Title: Not a Self-Deprecating Broadcast
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“Stand fiiiirm~ Moootherlaaand~”
“Victoria, we're home.”
“Stand fiiiirm~ Boooing~”
“But what's that song you've been singing since earlier?”
We arrived at the one-room apartment and I sat Victoria down in a chair.
Thanks to the police escorting us, there were no issues on the way back.
The only thing was that the cute drunken girl had been singing her heart out like it was a talent show.
As Shin Ara, who was wringing out a wet towel, asked what song it was, Victoria made a bitter face and answered.
“The Sacred War... It's a military song called The Sacred War...”
“Huh? Not a nursery rhyme, but a military song? Did you learn it on the Eastern Front?”
“Yeees... They made me practice it to sing at the victory parade... But they told me not to sing because I was so bad at it...”
“Ah.”
“I really practiced so hard... If they weren't going to let me, they should have told me sooner...”
“W-Well, you sing it so nicely, why would they say that? Who was the jerk that said something so mean? Big sis will give them a scolding.”
“Uncle Stalin...”
“Ahh.”
Shin Ara turned her head away at the unexpected name.
Honestly, considering Victoria's singing ability, it was somewhat understandable.
Fortunately, Victoria had only cursed Stalin and hadn't noticed Shin Ara's reaction.
Letting out a sigh of relief, Shin Ara began wiping Victoria's face with a warm wet towel.
“Nyeeeng... Whaaat's thaaat...”
“You spilled some cider earlier. It's sticky, so let's wipe it off and go to sleep.”
“Then heeere too... Heere's sticky too...”
“Huh? Is it okay if I wipe your body too?”
“Yeees.”
Shin Ara smiled softly and took off Victoria's clothes.
The white underwear soaked with cider looked incredibly sticky just from a glance.
Soon after stripping off the underwear as well, the girl's porcelain-like nude body was revealed.
It had a surprisingly toned and smooth figure that could stir lewd thoughts, but right now, Victoria—who wasn't wary at all— just looked adorable.
If she could, she'd want to bury her face in her belly and go 'bubububoo' like she did with a cat.
Suppressing her urges with effort, Shin Ara began wiping Victoria down from every nook and cranny.
“Ehehe... Feels like doin' laundry...”
“Where are you gonna find a pretty, squishy washboard like this?”
“Yeees... But somethin' feels weird...”
“S-Sorry! Did I wipe too thoroughly?”
“Uup!”
“Eek! H-Hold it till the bathroom!”
After a series of ups and downs, Shin Ara finally succeeded in wiping Victoria down completely.
On top of that, since she'd vomited up the vodka inside her, Shin Ara even made her wash her face and brush her teeth in the bathroom.
After putting panties and pajamas on her, it finally felt like there was somewhere safe to look.
She laid Victoria on the bed and smiled in satisfaction.
“Thanks for takin' care of me.”
“Huh? No big deal. Victoria listened so well, it wasn't hard at all. Is your stomach feeling better now?”
“Yeah, after throwin' up, it's a bit better.”
“Oh dear... So why'd you drink so much?”
“Heh...”
She gently stroked Victoria's hair and let out a small laugh.
Vodka apparently couldn't easily beat her insomnia either—Victoria must have been tired, but she wasn't sleeping.
If she didn't lie down next to her like last night, she'd probably stay up until morning.
Thinking that, Shin Ara quietly started to get up to change clothes.
“But... Which Victoria does sis like more?”
At that moment, Victoria quietly asked while grabbing Shin Ara's clothes.
Unfortunately, she had no idea what the intent behind the question was, but it didn't seem like drunken rambling.
As she sat on the edge of the bed and asked what she meant, Victoria continued with a wistful expression.
Her face looked like it would burst into tears at the slightest touch, stirring up instinctive maternal feelings.
“The Victoria suffering from the stalker... Or the Victoria suffering from PTSD... Which one do you like more?”
“Hmm... I like both, obviously. They're the same Victoria.”
“No... They're different people...”
“Huh?”
Come to think of it, Victoria also suffered from partial amnesia.
Recalling that fact, Shin Ara quietly thought back to past memories.
She remembered the girl whose aspiring actress life had hit a dead end, now hounded by a stalker and in despair.
Indeed, the past Victoria and the current one were alike only in appearance—many things were different.
From that, Shin Ara could guess what Victoria wanted to hear.
Rather than her opinion as a psychological counselor, she conveyed her honest feelings as a big sister.
“The Victoria I saw back then was really cool. She was already cute, but she even dressed up. She seemed prickly, but she was actually timid and shy. Her dishonest personality was a bit worrying, though.”
“Ah... So you like the past Victoria more?”
“No, I like the current Victoria more. Being honest about everything and giving your all is cooler. And unlike before, you might look timid on the outside, but your inner self is braver than anyone.”
“R-Really?”
“Yeah, so you don't need to worry about it. You're worried Irina won't like the current you, right? I doubt it. She'll probably like you even more than before.”
“H-How'd you know?”
“Hehe, even if I look like this, I'm a psychological counselor. I know all of Victoria's worries like the back of my hand.”
In truth, anyone could have read Victoria's mind without being a counselor.
She was already so honest, and drunk to boot—everything showed on her face.
Victoria had probably been shocked that Irina had forgotten her.
That's why she'd decided to take a break from streaming and gaming, and drowned her sorrows in heavy drinking.
Of course, Shin Ara didn't know about the game, so she couldn't be sure of Irina's reaction.
But considering Irina's personality from their counseling sessions, Shin Ara didn't think she'd push Victoria away.
However, Victoria still seemed anxious.
Shaking her head to shake off the alcohol, Victoria confessed her honest feelings.
“Irina... She looked at me and remembered her little sister. That's why she took care of me and found me cute. I might have just been a replacement for the dead Yelena...”
“So that's why you were so down? If Yelena were alive, you wouldn't get Irina's attention, but you can't freely envy Yelena either.”
“Yeees... Envying her feels like wishing she'd die. I want to save Yelena too...”
“Hmm... Then isn't that actually a good situation? It's the perfect chance to be adored by both.”
“Yeees?”
“Why aim only for Irina's affection? You can make her little sister Yelena fall for you too.”
And so, the method Shin Ara proposed was the 'sister donburi.'
It wasn't meant in a lewd way—it was just a side effect from too much time in online communities.
Victoria wanted to get close to Irina again, who had lost her memories.
But since her little sister Yelena was alive, she'd been hesitating to wedge herself between the two.
Who, though, would turn down a cute girl like Victoria?
With her cheat-level charm that worked on men, women, young, and old alike, she just needed to snag both.
“Umm... Do you think I can get close to both of them?”
“Yeah, if it's Victoria, you can. Just act like you always do. They'll probably be the ones getting jealous.”
“Yeees? Why?”
“Well, obviously... Red Army friendship is thicker than blood, right?”
“Ooo...”
Fortunately, Victoria seemed to have regained her resolve.
Muttering 'Yelena's my comrade too...' under her breath, it looked like her fixation on just Irina had eased a bit.
Whether she'd remember this conversation tomorrow was another matter.
Shin Ara looked at the wobbling Victoria and quietly stood up.
“Where ya goin'....”
“Now I gotta change to sleep. I already washed up earlier, so just changing clothes.”
“Yeees....”
Shin Ara smiled lightly to reassure her.
It was already so late that they'd probably sleep in tomorrow.
Soon after, she began taking off her clothes one by one to change into pajamas.
She felt curious eyes from the bed, but since she'd already seen Victoria naked, she considered it an even trade.
They were both girls, and she was drunk anyway—no harm in seeing each other naked.
With that thought, Shin Ara comfortably unhooked her tight bra too.
“Wow....”
But that seemed to have been a mistake.
Having seen Shin Ara's nude body, Victoria touched her own chest and exclaimed in admiration.
“Soo biggg....”
“Uh, yeah? Victoria?”
“My boobs got stolen too, huh....”
“N-No! Victoria has boobs too! Such a pretty shape!”
“Mine are small....”
“.......”
“Why am I the only one small....”
Victoria pounded her chest before burying her face in the pillow.
She flailed her limbs while whining, then suddenly went still like she'd passed out.
Approaching the absurd situation, steady snoring sounds came regularly.
It seemed she'd fled into her dreams from the overly massive and soft shock.
“Small ones are cuter....”
Looking at the girl, all Shin Ara could do was mutter timidly.
An innocent deception from the busty one, oblivious to the flat one's regrets.