My Feisty Sisters Are Coming After Me

Chapter 14

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After I woke up and showered, the house was empty.  Su-jeong and Geum-bi Noona had left for work, and the two younger sisters had apparently gone to school early for morning classes.

‘I told them to always skip morning classes…I’m not worried about the youngest, but Hwa-yeon is going to have a hard time this semester.’

Serves her right for ignoring my advice, thinking back to her high school days.  I wasn’t worried about my diligent youngest sister, but Hwa-yeon, who slept in six days a week, was definitely in for a rough time.

‘It’s her own fault. Haam~ I’m all alone…should I do *that* for the first time in a while?’

I wandered around the living room, checking to make sure no one was around, then went back to my room.  Lately, I’d been so busy with Su-jeong and Geum-bi Noona calling me to their rooms that I hadn’t had much time to myself.  Naturally, I hadn’t had time for *that* either.

‘The world has become so convenient.  When I was in middle school, it was hard to find anything unless it was on the computer.’

I got caught by Su-jeong Noona once, and things were awkward for a week.  In high school, I got caught by Geum-bi Noona and had to avoid her for a week.

‘…Just in case, should I lock the door?’

I knew the Noonas had gone to work, and the younger siblings had morning classes, but…they might leave work early or not have afternoon classes and come home early. I didn’t want a repeat of past incidents, even as an adult.

‘Okay, no problem.  So…what genre should I look for?’

I lay on my bed, phone in one hand and the other hand inside my pants.  Finding something was easy with tags; the main point was deciding what I was in the mood for.

‘It’s good that it’s easier to find things now, but there are all sorts of weird genres.  Excluding the strange ones, removing the hardcore ones, something that gets me going is…ugh.’

As I scanned the tags on the screen, my hand stopped at a word in English. I wasn’t particularly interested in it, but given the situation…my finger landed on it almost automatically.

‘SISTER…ahem. It’s inconvenient that they don’t categorize these things properly overseas.’

I couldn’t tell if it was about older or younger sisters.  Well, neither was my type…or at least, they normally wouldn’t be.  But as I said before, given my current environment…

I could be a *little* curious, right?

‘The content is…well, as expected.  It’s obviously just a concept.’

As I said repeatedly, I wasn’t expecting much.  The actors in the thumbnail, who were clearly not real siblings, were advertising their work.

‘Maybe that’s a good thing. If they were real siblings…it would be super uncomfortable. Yeah, that’s right.’

This kind of thing was only fun because it was fantasy, fiction, a concept.  If this kind of relationship happened in real life, between actual siblings…? Ugh, just the thought was horrifying.

‘So, I’m perfectly normal. There’s nothing wrong with watching this.’

Using perfect logic, I chose an actress from the thumbnails that I liked.  At the last minute, I hesitated between a mature-looking actress with wavy hair and a blonde actress who looked sharp, but my hesitation didn’t last long.

Because I had been holding back for a while, not just since the weekend.  I had enough stamina to watch both of them, one after the other.

‘No one’s home, but it’s better to wear earphones, right?  It helps me focus.’

Taking every precaution, I quietly entered my happy time. 

Thanks to my thorough preparation, there was no one to interrupt me until I reached my peak.

About ten minutes later, the evidence of my release was stickily coating my palm and the tissue.

* * *

I had washed up as soon as I woke up, but it was just a quick wash of my face. After two rounds of intense focus, I wanted a proper shower to wash away the lingering smell and stickiness.

‘I wiped myself with a tissue, but it feels uncomfortable to put on clothes right away…it’s fine since no one’s home, right?’

I slightly opened my door and checked the hallway.  It was quiet as a mouse, and I dashed to the bathroom with only my underwear in hand.

“Phew, mission accomplished.  Time for a relaxing soak~”

I placed my underwear in the empty changing room and opened the bathroom door, stretching.

-Click.

“Huh?”

“Hmph? …Eek!  Crazy, get out!”

“Wh-what?!  What are *you* doing here?!”

“Close the door, you pervert!”

There was one more family member in the house than I thought.  Hwa-yeon, who was soaking in the bathtub inside, screamed, and I hurriedly closed the door and questioned her.

“What the…crazy…!  Hwa-yeon, weren’t you supposed to be at school?”

“N-no! Check if someone’s inside, you pervert!”

“I thought you went to school! You had a class first thing in the morning, didn’t you?”

“I-I overslept and skipped it. Do I have to report everything to you?”

“Then what about your second class?  What time is it, why are you still home?”

“W-well, I’m still getting used to my new hair color, so I decided to skip classes for the whole day…”

I couldn’t hide my disbelief.  I was sure no one was home, but there was an unexpected enemy lurking here.

‘So, the reason it was so quiet this morning was because you were sleeping?  And since you skipped class, you decided to take a leisurely bath?’

She probably didn’t hear me coming downstairs since I had my earphones on and my door locked.  All the pieces fell into place, but it didn’t make me feel any less frustrated.

“Hey, hey. Even if you’re inside, you should at least make it known. Why didn’t you lock the changing room door?”

“The doorknob is broken!  You were supposed to fix it yesterday!”

Oh, right.  I was going to fix it after cleaning, but I forgot after Geum-bi Noona dragged me away.

“Then you should have turned on the bathroom light! Why did you turn off all the lights and make it so dark?”

“You’re always nagging me to turn off the lights during the day!  Who’s the one who always says that?”

Right, I did.  After Hwa-yeon slammed the changing room door, Geum-bi Noona said she would teach her some manners…how much did she scold her?  She’s become unnecessarily obedient.

“Then you should have left your clothes in the changing room.  Then I would have known someone was inside.”

“The house was quiet, so I thought no one was home and came in comfortably!  And if someone’s showering inside, I would have seen their silhouette or heard the water!”

That’s true.  The bathroom door was frosted glass, so I could have noticed a silhouette or heard the water and realized someone was inside.

‘But she was soaking in the bathtub…so I couldn’t see her from outside, and she must have turned off the shower because there wasn’t any sound.’

She would have been running the shower even after filling the tub, complaining about the water getting cold.  Just how badly did Geum-bi Noona scold her? This was getting scary.

“Wait a minute, Oppa. Why are you acting like the victim?  I’m the one who got a shock while taking a bath.”

“Huh? No…I just wanted to figure out what happened…”

“So, what’s the conclusion?  What did you figure out?”

“Well…it was an unfortunate accident caused by a series of coincidences…”

“Are you kidding me?! You barged in on your little sister while she was taking a bath, and you’re calling it an accident, you pervert!”

“Hey, hey! Did I open the door *knowing* you were inside?  And you were submerged in the bathtub, so I couldn’t see anything!”

“Eek…!  Crazy, how much did you scan in that short time? Oppa, you’re seriously a pervert.”

“Wow, this is so unfair.  Hey, let’s be honest.  *I* opened the door, but *you* scanned me more thoroughly, didn’t you? Your eyes were moving up and down.”

“Ugh?! N-no…I didn’t.”

“You’re stuttering, which means you definitely saw!  Common sense, who’s easier to look at, someone submerged in a bathtub or someone standing there naked?”

“Ugh, hey! I was forced to look! The door suddenly opened, how can I *not* look?”

“Did you just call your Oppa ‘hey’?”

“Damn it, stop nitpicking! Anyway, it’s mostly your fault, Oppa.  You reap what you sow!”

Hwa-yeon was yelling from inside the bathroom, but she wasn’t entirely wrong.  After all, I was the one who opened the door without knowing someone was inside, and I was the one standing there naked.  Just because I was more exposed didn’t make me the victim.

So, should I just back down?  There was nothing to gain from arguing further.

“Okay.  You’re right, Hwa-yeon, it’s mostly my fault, but I suffered a lot too, right? So let’s call it even, okay?”

“…You’re hilarious.  What did *you* suffer?  You totally benefited from it.”

“How did I benefit?”

“You saw me naked!  Even if I was in the bathtub, you must have seen something.”

“Hey, what am I going to do with that?  Frankly, I wouldn’t care even if you were doing a belly dance naked.”

“Crazy, what are you saying to your little sister?!”

“It was just an example.  Besides, you saw much more of me, so let’s just move on, okay?”

“…No.  It was your fault to begin with, Oppa, so you have to take responsibility.”

“Ha…okay, I admit it was my fault.  How should I take responsibility?  Should I give you allowance?”

Thank goodness I still had a lot of money saved from the military. I was debating between offering 50,000 won or 100,000 won when she made an unexpected suggestion.

“…Oppa, you’ve been getting along really well with the Unnies lately.”

“Uh, yeah? Suddenly?”

“You know. Su-jeong Unnie keeps going to your room, and yesterday, you even went into Geum-bi Unnie’s room on the second floor.”

“Y-you saw all that?”

“How could I not know?  You locked the door and didn’t come out for a loooong time, who knows what you were doing inside?”

I thought she and Geum-bi Noona were like cats and dogs.  Or was it that they had more in common precisely *because* they clashed so often?

‘Anyway, this is bad.  I haven’t done anything I feel guilty about…but it’ll be troublesome if she starts questioning me.’

The reason I had become closer to the Noonas was because of our family secret.  If the conversation drifted towards the adoption issue, it would be troublesome for all of us, not just me.

“What do you want?  I’m warning you, I won’t do anything excessive.”

“Hmph…Come to my room later.  We’ll talk there.”

“What are you going to say?”

“It’s nothing much.  I’m just…curious about what secrets you’re keeping with the Unnies.”

“Okay, that’s fine.”

“And have some allowance ready.”

“Hey!”

I drew the line with Hwa-yeon, deciding not to accept excessive demands.  But she was no pushover either, postponing the details of the conversation while making sure to secure her gains.  How sly.

“You can only make one demand! You can’t have both.”

“Oppa, you were jerking off in your room and came here to wash up, right?”

“Gah?! Wh-what are you talking about?  What nonsense…”

“I could smell it.  Should I tell the Unnies everything when they come back?”

“…100,000 won, right? I’ll send it to your account.”

Completely defeated in the negotiation, I was not only questioned but also extorted.  I could hear Hwa-yeon’s laughter and splashing from inside the bathroom, and I gritted my teeth and headed to the second-floor bathroom to clean up.

‘I walked into the bathroom while Hwa-yeon was showering, naked and covered in…ha.  It’s better to pay her off than to get caught.’

Leaving behind the painful expense, I quickly cleaned myself up and fled to my room. A while later, I got a text from Hwa-yeon, saying she wanted to watch her online lectures, so we’d talk tomorrow.

‘She does whatever she wants.’

As the situation grew more complicated, I started thinking of excuses to leave the house.  A part-time job, a trip, or even moving out.

‘But I have to stay home for the Noonas for a while.’

Scratching my head, I lay down and took a nap.  Perhaps because of the stress, or perhaps because I had let two of them see me naked, I fell asleep easily.

* * *

That evening, Geum-bi Noona’s voice, having come home from work a little earlier than Su-jeong Noona, echoed from the second floor.  Soon, she called me to her room.

“Ji-gu.”

“Yeah?”

“I heard…Hwa-yeon caught you jerking off.”

“Pfft?! Wh-what…? What?!”

Geum-bi Noona, sitting on the edge of the bed, was uncharacteristically hesitant, gauging my reaction. 

I clenched my fists, determined not to let Yang Hwa-yeon get away with this.

—–CROW—–