episode_0048

I don’t know why I’m so sleepy when it’s warm and filling. I almost didn’t even say hello to my mom.

Luckily, I was able to get up because Hamshik-i sat down on my face with his plump, fluffy butt.

Is it a good thing? Hmm, it’s a bit of a strange feeling. I’m not hurt, and thanks to that I can say hello to my mother, so isn’t it a good thing?

As we parted, my mother smiled warmly at me and Narin and said:

Lastly, it was not the smile that I remembered forcibly on my tired face, but a face that was genuinely smiling brightly.

“Contact me often. If you ever want to eat mom’s kimchi stew or soybean paste stew, just let me know.”

“Oh, thank you for your kind words, but you don’t have to go through the trouble of doing that… … . But if Namin wants to eat it, hmm… … .”

I’ve never lived alone before, but I heard that when my parents come to my studio, I’m happy but also feel burdened.

Just look at Narin. Mom came and gave me some side dishes, and I was grateful, but didn’t she feel burdened?

I would have done the same even if I hadn’t been nagged. What would have happened if I hadn’t at least cleaned up?

My biological mother was like that, but she’s my step-sister… … Should I call her my step-mother? Anyway, they say we really ended up living like mother and daughter, but I don’t think she’d be all that happy if a stranger who isn’t even blood related to her came looking for her.

Since they are guests and not family, I have to clean up. And I can’t just stay in my pajamas like last time.

So, at this point, I had to step in.

“Hehe, if you want to eat, I’ll go find you with Hamshik!”

“Can you come alone? I’m worried that I’ll be making things hard for Narin.”

“No, if Na-min is going, I should go too. Oh, would it be rude if I go?”

“Of course you’re welcome. I’ll make sure to tell Dad, so contact me whenever you want.”

“Yes, I will come and see you when I have time.”

Ugh. I thought I said that to save Narin, but somehow I think it just annoyed her more.

Cleaning and getting dressed at home and going out to visit mom’s house. It’s only natural that the latter is a hassle.

But it’s a promise with no set date, so it’s okay, right? If it doesn’t work out, you can just find another way to get around besides using the bus.

Can I use the subsidy to take a taxi? I heard you can reserve a taxi using a mobile app. Hmm, taxis aren’t public transportation, right?

So we left the Seolleongtang restaurant and each went our separate ways. Mom went to the subway, and Na-rin went to the bus stop.

Meanwhile, Narin held out the candy she had picked up from the checkout counter to us.

“Namina. Do you want some peppermint candy?”

“Yes, I like it! Oh, but I don’t think Hamshik would be able to eat this.”

Having previously experienced having his mouth blocked by candy, Hamshik tried to stuff that diamond-shaped peppermint candy into his mouth again.

Surprised, I grabbed the peppermint candy and blocked it, and Hamshik put the candy in his mouth and tilted his head.

Then Hamshik wrinkled his nose several times. Was it because he smelled something from the peppermint candy that he had smelled when he had mint chocolate last time?

“Tick.”

Hamshik turned his head away and pushed the peppermint candy away. As expected, the peppermint taste did not suit Hamshik’s taste.

Phew, I almost had to hear that crunching sound again. That weird screaming sound while chewing on candy is still funny no matter how you package it.

The problem is that now I’m the only one eating the peppermint candy. Will I be able to finish it all before I get home?

The answer was no. Of course, I couldn’t fit it in my mouth in one bite, and like a ham eater, I ate it little by little from the corners. That’s why it took a long time.

Was he jealous that I was eating this all by myself while he wasn’t giving it to me? Hamshik stared at me all the way home, and as soon as we got home, he ran out of Nalin’s arms.

Then, he hid behind a pillar and peeked at me, as if he was looking at something scary or disgusting.

At first glance, I might have thought she was wary of Narin. But as soon as she got home, Narin went into the bathroom to wash up, so it was right for her to look at me like that.

“Oh, Hamshik-ah. Are you being so cautious because I’m a peppermint candy eater?”

It’s just that you may not eat it because you don’t like it. It hurts when people look at you like that because you’re eating something you can’t eat.

So, to introduce Hamshik to the refreshing taste of mint, I ran towards him with my arms wide open. Hamshik suddenly turned around and ran away from me.

He’s never done that before. He was the kind of person who would stay still when I hugged him, even if he found it annoying. He was the kind of person who would never avoid me, even if I had to drag him around.

It seemed like he really hated the smell of mint. Well, hamsters have a very sensitive sense of smell. If the smell is strong, he might hate it even more.

But, since it keeps a certain distance and always looks for cover to look at me, I guess it’s not that it hates me, but it really hates the smell.

Narin, who came out of the shower and saw our standoff, burst into laughter.

“What are you guys doing? Why is Hamshik doing that?”

“I think it’s because of the smell of peppermint candy.”

“Ahaha, that’s right. Hamshik didn’t like mint chocolate. Should I have brought some other candy instead of peppermint candy?”

“Were there other flavors?”

“Yeah. Cinnamon and red ginseng.”

“Keeek!”

Hamshik screamed even though Narin didn’t say anything. Is it because he can’t tolerate that kind of taste in candy?

The distance between Hamshik and me has grown further. I didn’t even say anything!

As if that wasn’t enough, Hamshik is now trying to hide from Nalin. It looks like he’s really going to avoid me until the peppermint scent disappears from my body.

“Ahaha, Hamshik-ah. My sister doesn’t like cinnamon or red ginseng candies either. No, I don’t eat candies in the first place because they scratch the roof of my mouth.”

“The ham diet is too much. You hate the smell of peppermint that much? Sob, sob, I’ll just make mincemeat until the ham diet comes to me.”

Na-rin tried to comfort me with such a diet, but I decided to go out strong.

Narin is a kind and gentle person, and as the eldest sister, she treated me with affection and hugs.

If you just keep saying yes and no, even Hamshik can become crooked. I need someone who treats me the same way.

It’s definitely not because of the YouTube angle.

“Hello, this is Namin’s Min-Earcher. Today, I’m going to make a magical girl Ruby Cherry. I looked it up and it says she’s a fighting magical girl who’s awakened. It’s been a while since she was picked up, so I can’t draw her yet, but I’ll definitely draw her when she comes back. For now, I’ll make her head round… .”

While I was making Magical Girl Ruby Cherry, Hamshik kept watching me from behind, half-hiding himself.

Narin, I asked Hamshik for understanding, so I was no longer a target of caution. But I still smell like peppermint, so I guess I won’t come near you.

What can I do? It’s my fault for eating the peppermint candy without knowing this would happen.

“Nam-in, are you going to play alone? Then, can I take a nap?”

“Yes, don’t worry! If Hamshik says he’s hungry, I’ll microwave a cup of rice and feed him.”

“I wonder how I can be hungry already when it’s been so long since I had lunch… … . Hamshik is great, so I’ll ask you just in case.”

Narin is right. Hamshik is great. He has a big stomach. You never know when he’ll get hungry again.

So we divided up the work. Narin would take a nap, Hamshik would watch me from behind the desk leg until the mint smell wore off or he got hungry, and I would film YouTube videos from Hamshik’s angle.

Since I don’t know how to edit, I have to keep fixing it at an angle that looks good if possible.

Because I have to preach my cuteness, Hamshik’s cuteness… … no, Min-ee-cher’s coolness to more people.

Only when I had painstakingly created the body, hair, and face of Magical Girl Ruby Cherry did Hamshik slowly approach me.

Then he started sniffing my clothes and the back of my neck. He was probably trying to see if I smelled like peppermint or not.

Do you hate the smell of peppermint that much? It’s strange. Even when I brush my teeth with a fairy toothbrush at night, I use toothpaste. I don’t really care about that.

Could it be that the ingredients are different? I don’t know. The important thing is that the ham diet has relaxed.

So I breathed into Hamshik’s nose with my mouth, which still had the freshness of mint left in it.

“After.”

“Keeek!”

“Eww!”

Just like that, Hamshik dropped a kick at me. I got hit by it and flew away, landing on Narin’s chest.

It didn’t hurt, and I was the one who started the joke. And I couldn’t say anything to her. But I couldn’t move around for fear of waking her up.

It’s brave of you not to wake up because I’m on top of your chest, but you’re fast asleep now, so I can’t disturb you.

Narin, who already had a hard time on a golden Sunday because of me.

In the end, I decided to lay my whole body on Narin’s chest and take a nap together.

The video I was filming, well. No matter how smart Hamshik is, he won’t understand if I tell him to turn off the camera. Then he’ll just keep filming until his phone battery dies, right?

It would be a waste to blow up the body of Ruby Cherry, so I’ll just upload it as is.

It would be sufficient to write a notice saying, “I will be taking a nap for a certain number of minutes and nothing will come out.”

After eating like that, I just opened my mouth and fell asleep.

Narin’s chest was always warm when I laid down on it.