Chapter 38
Chapter 38
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 38
Chapter Title: Rotary Peeling
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I slowly stroked sis's back while hugging her tight.
"Sis, why are you wearing clothes that cover your neck? Doesn't it feel stuffy?"
I could see her ears turning bright red in real time as she heard me.
"G-Ga-eul... made a f-friend... mark..."
She mumbled in a tiny voice, and that's when I remembered what I'd done.
"Oh, right. I left a hickey there."
"Eek..."
I felt her body jolt in my arms.
"Hmm... Wanna go grocery shopping with me, sis? Then we can check your neck after."
"Ch-Check?"
"It's a mark of our friendship. Can't have it fading away, right?"
I hugged her trembling body even tighter and whispered right into her ear.
"If it's faded, I'll give you a fresh friend mark."
"Hngh..."
"Don't you like getting a friend mark?"
I felt her shake her head against my shoulder.
"Ga-eul's so sweet."
"Hng..."
I praised her and slid my hand down to pat her butt, watching her ears turn beet red like they might burst.
"Pfft. C'mon, sis, let's hit the mart now."
She reluctantly slipped out of my embrace soon after.
"But Ga-eul, your voice sounds even better now. It's hard to put into words, but it's gotten so sweet."
"Must be your imagination."
Sis tilted her head at my words.
"Hmm, really? It was already great, but it feels even nicer."
"Guess I'm in good form today. Let's just get to the mart."
"Okay. Which one?"
I pointed at the building with my finger.
"See that big mart over there? We'll go there. Just five minutes on foot."
"I brought my car, though. Aren't you gonna ride? Groceries might be heavy."
"We're just getting some meat and sides. It's fine. Let's walk."
I changed clothes in my room and headed out with sis.
"Sis, wanna hold hands?"
"Y-Yeah..."
I laced my fingers with her shyly offered hand and walked toward the mart.
"I'm excited for grocery shopping! What kind of food do you like, Ga-eul?"
"I love Korean food. Can't eat too much greasy stuff, though."
"Me too! Korean food rocks!"
"Pfft. You seem like the salad-and-bread type, sis."
"Nooo! I love Korean food too!!"
"Got it. No kimchi at home, so no kimchi stew, but I'll make you some tasty doenjang jjigae."
"Whoa, doenjang stew sounds delicious."
We strolled hand-in-hand toward the mart, chatting away, and soon the entrance was right in front of us.
"This'll be fun! Let's go in, Ga-eul!"
Sis looked adorable, bouncing around like grocery shopping was the highlight of her life.
"Grab a cart and let's head in."
"Me! I'll push it!"
"Okay, but don't get too rowdy and hurt yourself."
"Got it!"
We took the escalator up to the ingredients floor.
"What meat do you like, Ga-eul?"
"My tastes are cheap—I don't really like beef. Pork's way tastier."
"Pork for me too! Samgyeopsal?"
"Yeah, samgyeopsal and pork neck. And some ssam veggies."
"Yesss!"
We pushed the cart around, tossing in various ingredients.
"Ga-eul, why the flower crabs?"
"After the meat, I'll make ramen with these."
"Eek! That sounds insanely good."
"The broth'll be super rich and tasty."
"Haa... Now I'm hungry just hearing about it."
"Right? Let's grab everything quick."
As we wandered around filling the cart with sis, I felt passing people sneaking glances our way.
"They're staring a ton."
"Can you blame them? A living doll like you is walking around."
"You're pretty too, sis—that's gotta be part of it."
"N-No..."
Her immediate denial came out in a shrinking voice, all embarrassed.
"Why aren't you an idol with that face, sis? You'd outshine even the 'super pretty' ones."
"It's not like anyone can just become an idol. You're not doing it either."
"Hmm... Sounds stressful and annoying with my schedule. And my personality isn't cut out for it."
Sis nodded like she agreed, so I poked her side playfully.
"Hyaak!"
We fooled around as we kept grabbing ingredients until it felt like enough, then wrapped up shopping.
"Ga-eul, let's split the bags."
"Nah, I got it all. It's not even heavy."
It looked heavy at a glance, but thanks to my stamina skill, it felt like nothing.
"Whoa, you're super strong, Ga-eul."
We checked out, chatted on the way back, and got home. I spread a mat out in the yard.
"We'll eat on the mat today. Next time, I'll buy a table or something."
"I'm good either way."
I set up the portable gas burner and utensils on the mat, then prepped for the stream.
"Sis, I'm turning on the stream while I cook."
"Sure!"
"Wear my sunglasses at least, sis."
"Do I have to?"
"Yeah, you do. I told you."
Sis pouted but took the dotted sunglasses I offered and put them on.
Once she had them on, I mounted my phone on the stand and hit start broadcast.
⚙ STREAM STARTED ⚙ [Han Ga-eul has started broadcasting] 💬 Chat — ComeOnIn Let's go! The viewer count shot up like a broken speedometer the second I hit start.
— LolFan69 Lmao room title's getting shorter every time — BlindedAF Damn, turned it on and it's blindingly hot — RumorMill Heard rumors and came—gorgeous af — SecretKeeper Wtf they've been hoarding this gem — DollWatcher What doll is moving around lmao "My peeps here? Lots of new faces."
— ChantGuy Han Ga-eul! Han Ga-eul! Han Ga-eul! ⭐ Top Comment — BoobLover Huge tits insane, milf vibes — SongFan Saw your singing vid, insane — SpringBreeze Spring Breeze got schooled kek "That spread already?"
— FastFingers Lmao our hands are faster than eyes — SpreadKing Spread like wildfire lol — NewbieQ Why's host talking casual here? "You fucks didn't train the newbies right? Wanna see me in shades?"
— RageQuitter Hang 'em!! — NewbHunter Newfags gonna die — VoiceGod Voice is god tier — SavageQueen Hot af cussing with that face lmao From the chat, it seemed the video of me singing in Rodeo Street had gone viral, drawing in crowds.
"Damn, tons of you. Over 5k viewers."
— PromoKing We hyped it hard — RealTalk Fr lol "Hype my ass, you guys only hype lower halves."
— FactCheck Lmao fact bomb stop! — SpiceLord This chat too spicy, tongue numb "Anyway. Cooking stream today. Bought tons of meat. You lot grab chicken and beer."
— DayDrinker Boss it's still daytime lol — ChefWatch Ga-eul cooks too? — Beersies Day drinks go! "Just boiling and grilling what we got. Nothing fancy. Sis is here today, so behave."
— ViceCmdrFan Vice Commander hi ^^7 — SaluteSquad ^^7 — ProMode That's our specialty lol I put the meat tray from the mart on the gas burner on the mat and started grilling. The delicious sizzle came right away.
— SizzleKing Sizzle sounds insane nom — HungerPangs Just ate but starving "Ga-eul, ahh~"
As I grilled, sis wrapped some well-done meat in ssam and held it out to me.
"Mmm."
"Hehe. Cheeks all puffed out—you're so cute, Ga-eul."
— CuteOverload Lmao host so cute — DejaVu Wtf those vice commander shades look familiar — WhatDat What's that lol I'd angled the camera so sis wouldn't show, but she must've peeked while feeding me, 'cause chat exploded.
"She's wearing 'em so her face doesn't show. Keep asking and I'll make you wear 'em."
— SorryBot Sorry sorry sorry — WhoDidIt Which fucker — CuriosityKilled Beat curiosity We bantered with chat while devouring the meat, finished with ramen, then I pulled out fruit and a fruit knife.
"Hmm... Think this'll work?"
Sis asked curiously as I held the apple and knife, mumbling.
"Peeling fruit?"
"Yeah, check this out."
I'd felt it while cooking earlier too—my hands moved naturally, like thanks to a skill.
With the skill blending in like experience, I figured I could pull off that TV trick: not horizontal peeling, but vertical spiral peel—rotary style.
Every flashy wrist flick sent the peel spiraling off.
— MindBlown Oh shit what is that? — ChefDoubter Isn't that pro chef shit? Host a cook? In seconds, the apple peel was completely gone.
"Ta-da!"
I heard an "ooh" beside me and turned—sis's eyes and mouth were wide open round.
— TaDaLad Insane lol ta-da so cute — TVVet Saw on TV, nailed it — GifMaster GIF IT! ⭐ Superchat — Red Parade 1,000,000 won donated Knife skills godlike lol "Oh, Red—thanks for the 10k."
— CmdrFan That's our Supreme Commander — KnifePro Check host's flashy knife work lol "Right? Behave or you're done if I catch you."
— LoyalBro ^^7 — RaidCaller Sis we gotta purge Radelri faction trash "Whoa, Ga-eul, what was that? So cool."
I glanced at the hyped chat from the one peel and continued.
"Ahh, so full. Bye peeps."
— RageMode ??? — FoodComa Eat and dip wtf — LaughRiot Dying laughing lol — KnifeJoke Good knife skills don't mean no gut stab "Ugh, why do you simps love me so much."
"I'm sleepy. Nap first, stream later. Or tomorrow."
— Meltdown Dont go!!! — YeetThreat No show = window dive — AppleChallenge Eat 5k host-peeled apples or die no show "Sheesh, you clowns."
I barely calmed the freaking-out viewers and ended the stream.
"Sis. Clean up quick and nap with me."
"Yay, sure! Let's hurry!"
We tidied up fast, brushed our teeth, changed into comfy clothes, and headed to the room.
"Sis, why're you standing there all spaced out? C'mere."
Sis stood frozen at the door like she was nervous.
I leaned against the wall, sat on the mattress with legs spread, and slapped the space between them loudly.
"Sit here, sis."
She looked super tense but slowly approached and leaned her back against my chest.
I grabbed her hand and massaged it firmly like dough-kneading, and finally felt the tension melt from her body.
"Huu—"
"Feeling looser?"
"Yeah..."
"Good?"
With her fully relaxed and buried in my arms, I brought my lips to her neck.
"Eek."
I gave her soft neck a peck with a smooch sound, and her body shivered.
Her neck had a slightly reddened spot.
I licked and kissed it over and over.
"Hngh..."
Her body trembled a bit more with each lick and kiss.
"Hnn, why so tense, sis? Lemme massage you."
My left hand went to her perky breast, right hand sliding slowly downward.