My Friend’s Little Sister is Special

After finishing the assassination attempt… I mean, the tearful dinner at Ye-rin’s house and returning home, my little sister came out to greet me, which was unusual.

“Oppa. Why are you coming home so late?”

“I had somewhere to stop by. Why?”

“What do you mean ‘somewhere to stop by’? I know you were at Ye-rin’s house.”

Gasp.

“…How did you know?”

“If you tell me why you hid it, I might tell you how I know?”

Oh, this is really annoying.

I thought it was strange that she came out to greet me, and now it makes sense.

Han Se-ah, your mouth must have been really itching to talk, huh?

“…Did you talk to Ye-rin?”

“Yes! Not just talk, we became friends~”

Seeing my sister making a V sign with her fingers and giggling, I felt like giving her a flick on the forehead out of annoyance, but.

In the end, I felt relieved thinking that she had listened to my request.

“That’s good. How was it?”

“She was su~per pretty!”

—I agree. This is Han Woo-jin, and I hit the upvote button.

“Not that, I mean what was her personality and stuff like that?”

“Hmm~”

Se-ah didn’t answer my question, and instead put her finger on her lips as if contemplating.

“Oppa, don’t you think you should exercise?”

“…? Suddenly? No, I asked what her personality was like, why are you suddenly saying this?”

“But you see…”

Se-ah’s eyes scanned my body from top to bottom.

“Oppa, don’t get hurt, okay?”

“I think I already am.”

“I think you’re tall and your face is relatively handsome, you know?”

“Relatively?”

“You have a manly appearance, not like some pretty boy, which is good.”

“You don’t seem to know, but someone like me…”

“But your opponent is Ye-rin.”

I wanted to say that your target is also Seo Jin-hyuk, but.

I held back because Se-ah’s words weren’t wrong.

“Oppa, do you know Ye-rin’s test scores from last year?”

“I don’t…”

“Ask her next time. Compared to that, what about your grades?”

“Why are you rubbing salt in my wounds…”

Bad girl. What’s wrong with being in the middle range?

It’s only “oppa” in name, this was just one-sided assault.

“Hey, at least I can cook well. Have you tried Ye-rin’s cooking?”

“You’d better be good at that, at least.”

Shit.

“No, I’m also good at other household chores…”

“You’d better be good at those, at least.”

Shit. I have nothing to say.

It was more frustrating that I couldn’t refute it.

“Oppa. If my boyfriend was Ye-rin’s brother, I could do laundry in the Han River in the middle of winter.”

“That can’t happen. If it did, Seo Jin-hyuk would lose to me.”

“Oh~ Oppa, you’re so~”

When I, who had been listening quietly, suddenly got upset, Se-ah, who had been beating me down with a contemptuous expression until just now, waved her hand as if pleased.

“Ahem. Anyway, the point is this. Honestly, neither you nor I are lacking anywhere. It’s not that you’re inferior to Ye-rin.”

But you see- she continued.

“The Ye-rin I saw today, not to mention her looks. I couldn’t find any aspect where she was lacking, like having a bad voice or being poor at studying, or having a bad personality… Ah, there is just one thing. It’s a bit harsh to say, but she doesn’t have friends. However, even that…”

“It’s just a matter of time. Right.”

Even if she doesn’t have any now, if Se-ah is by her side. If people around her discover Ye-rin’s charm.

I could easily imagine Ye-rin surrounded by friends.

She was the kind of person who could be like that, and should be like that.

“Yes, so the point is to increase your charm points by at least one. Your physical strength is good too.”

“Alright, I’ll do it. That’s all I need to do, right?”

When I grumbled and said I understood, Se-ah came over with tiny steps and hugged me.

“Hee, oppa. You know I’m not saying this because I dislike you, right?”

“…I know.”

How could I not know.

I could tell that Se-ah, in her own way, genuinely wanted me to do well with Seo Ye-rin, which is why she told me these things.

“But I did get a bit pissed off while listening.”

“That’s because it’s facts.”

Bad girl. You’re beyond help.

“Kyaaak—! St-hahah, stop, sto-op oppa!! Huaang, mom, oppa is bullying me—!!!”

I got my revenge by tickling the soft waist of my sister who always says only pretty words.

**

Ah, I feel like I’m going to die.

After listening to Se-ah yesterday, I looked up exercise methods as soon as I entered my room.

[Exercise methods anyone can do – 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, 10km running every day – Disadvantage: You may lose hair]

Tsk, that’s a pretty big disadvantage?

I gently touched my head, and felt my abundant hair.

…It should be fine, right?

With hair this thick, surely it won’t fall out?

Trying not to think about my future self, I started exercising.

—Who says anyone can do this?

I mean, I’ve never been told that I have poor stamina.

I could do up to 50 reps without much difficulty, but beyond that, my whole body trembled as if I’d been hit with a taser.

…I thought 50 would be enough for a beginner, but.

With a man’s pride, I gritted my teeth and did 100 reps of everything except the 10km run in multiple sets, and then.

I collapsed like I was exhausted, with no strength left in my body, and fell asleep right there without even washing up.

Flash.

The first thought that came to mind as my eyes, which had been forcibly closed, opened due to the dazzling morning sunlight was.

—Aaaaargh, shit…!

This… something’s wrong.

As if my whole body was screaming for help.

Perhaps due to muscle pain, there wasn’t a spot that didn’t hurt.

Something’s wrong with this…

After screaming “urgh” with each step of getting ready for school, I finally made it to school, where Seo Jin-hyuk greeted me with his usual grin.

“What’s with that expression? Like you got hit there by someone.”

“Something like that.”

“What?”

Passing by Seo Jin-hyuk, who was saying ‘You got hit there in the morning…?’ with a serious face, I sat in my seat and finally felt like I might survive.

“Are you okay? Take good care of it. It might not be yours anymore.”

“I’m dying in pain, what nonsense are you spouting from the morning, really.”

“Shit, now that I’ve said it, it suddenly feels awful. Just go ahead and break, no, I’ll break yours so you can never use it again. Come here, you bastard.”

“No, is he crazy or what?”

The crazy guy talked to himself, got angry by himself, and suddenly turned my chair toward him, causing a tingling shock to rise from my buttocks.

“Urgh…! You, you’re dead. Really…!”

“You must really be in pain. What’s going on suddenly?”

“I exercised last night and got muscle pain. My whole body hurts, my whole body…”

“Oh, muscle pain?”

When Seo Jin-hyuk poked my arm with a “yap,” I felt another tingling shock.

“Hmzrmr….”

“Han Woo-jin, this bastard’s reactions are delicious….”

I was dumbfounded seeing Seo Jin-hyuk muttering to himself, saying he might be an S.

“So, why the sudden exercise?”

“… None of your business, man.”

“Hmm~?”

How can I tell you? It’s because of your little sister.

But as if he already knew without me saying anything.

Looking at Seo Jin-hyuk’s face, grinning and looking at me with eyes that seemed to say “how admirable,” I almost wanted to say it’s not because of your sister but managed to hold back.

Hoo… let’s endure it. Because even as a joke, I shouldn’t say such things.

I might hide my feelings, but I didn’t want to cover them with lies. Especially if it was related to Ye-rin.

“Hey, by the way, why didn’t you tell Ye-rin I was coming yesterday? Explain, quickly.”

“……Ah, that.”

While thinking about how I could punch this guy, I recalled what happened yesterday.

When I brought up that incident, Seo Jin-hyuk made a perplexed expression as if he didn’t know how to explain.

“…I’m sorry. Come over again next time.”

“When?”

“……I don’t know either.”

Is he crazy?

“Is this like ‘let’s have a meal sometime’ kind of thing?”

“…That’s a promise that won’t be fulfilled, but this is different in that it will definitely be fulfilled.”

“What are you saying if even you don’t know when? You’ll be there then, right?”

“………..Probably not?”

“Are you really crazy?”

Does this guy have a fetish for inviting friends to an empty house?

—Come over to my house (date unknown) (I won’t be there)

I cursed out of disbelief at this proposal that was nonsensical, but Seo Jin-hyuk simply murmured with his eyes closed.

“This too shall pass….”

Somehow, I had the illusion that a drop of dew was forming at the corner of Seo Jin-hyuk’s eye as he said those words.

And so, leaving behind Seo Jin-hyuk who had sadly gone crazy, the day began.

It was the usual series of boring classes, but what was different from usual was.

[Seo Ye-rin]

One new contact had been added to my phone that wasn’t there until yesterday.

…I wonder if a message will come?

I know it won’t happen, but.

Still, I kept glancing at my phone with a bit of hope, but no miraculous message from Ye-rin appeared.

…Han Woo-jin, you pathetic bastard.

Looking like someone who doesn’t have the courage to contact a younger girl first but is waiting for a message.

But still.

Although I had contacted females before, I had never contacted a female (girl), so.

Courage didn’t come easily.

As the time to go home approached, my heart became more urgent.

…Do I have to go home alone desolately?

But, after seeing her for just two days,

‘Hehehe, can I come over today too, Ye-rin-chan?’

Isn’t this being too familiar?

After imagining hundreds of “hehehe” in my head, the bell signaling the end of the day’s classes suddenly rang.

They say a thirsty person digs a well. I was now a traveler who had fallen into the desert.

[Seo Ye-rin]

With a pounding heart, I pressed her name.

-Ye-rin, do you happen to be free today?

No, no. This is rejected. It sounds like asking for a date.

-Ye-rin, shall I make that dish I mentioned yesterday?

This is rejected too. It seems like I’m trying to lure her with food.

-Ye-rin, can I come over today too?

In the end, the message I sent was without any style. It was just a simple expression of my purpose.

…It won’t look strange, right? They say simplicity is best.

With an excited heart, I listened to our homeroom teacher’s closing remarks while waiting for a reply, and soon my phone vibrated with a “woong.”

With a pounding heart, I immediately checked my phone, and there was,

[Seo Ye-rin]

…No.

—Huh?

Thud.

I unconsciously dropped my phone.