Battle of Wits Between Two Women (4)

Grilled eel, a dish made by grilling fish consisting of freshwater eel and sea eel.

It’s quite expensive, but it’s one of those foods that guarantees the taste.

But why did they want to eat eel?

I dozed off, woke up, stretched, and yawned, and it was already night.

My younger sisters urged me to eat, and the menu happened to be grilled eel.

I wanted to ask, “Why suddenly?” but since they both agreed on the menu, I didn’t say much, and I found a restaurant about 5 minutes away.

I wondered if they had planned it while I was sleeping, but I didn’t see even a hint of a fight or argument, so I quietly followed.

We entered the grilled eel restaurant and ordered four servings of eel, and then the eel and side dishes came out.

We silently watched the eel sizzling on the grill until Jua opened her mouth first.

“Is eel delicious?”

“Huh?”

“You suggested eating eel without even trying it?”

“I might just want to try it!”

“…Okay, then try it. It’ll probably taste good.”

I grilled the eel with tongs and gave the cooked pieces to my younger sisters.

Se-ah, surprisingly quiet, ate it with ginger and told Jua about it.

“There’s ginger over there. You can wrap the plain one with the sauce and ginger, or you can wrap it in lettuce.”

“Oh… just the sauce with the ginger?”

“You can wrap the sauce in lettuce too, but it’ll be hard to eat without ginger because it’ll be too greasy.”

“Then I should try it.”

Jua chewed on a piece of grilled eel with ginger and sauce, and closed her eyes.

After chewing a few times and swallowing, she opened her eyes wide.

“It’s delicious. Really, really delicious!”

The way she chewed on the eel, saying it was delicious, looked like a child eating candy for the first time.

Se-ah and I smiled as we watched her eyes sparkle and her cheeks puff out as she chewed on the eel.

“You two ate something this delicious without me?”

“It’s not like we eat it often…”

“I don’t know about Se-ah, but I hardly ever eat eel either.”

“So you did eat it! You two are so stingy!”

Even while whining, she ate the eel the most deliciously and had a satisfied expression.

We ate a total of nine servings of grilled eel, and Jua alone ate four servings, it seemed that delicious.

Even after eating everything, she sat on the chair with a happy face and lazed around until Se-ah and I got two drinks.

After paying, we came out and both of them looked at me with satisfied expressions.

“Was it that delicious?”

Of course, I couldn’t smile because the cost was quite high, but if my two younger sisters were that satisfied.

I forced a smile to comfort myself and nodded, and Jua raised her hand first and said.

“Okay, now that we’ve had dinner, let’s decide where to go play!”

“Let’s go play right after eating? The smell of eel hasn’t even left our bodies yet.”

“Aheum! Who cares about that? We ate eel, so we have to use this energy to play!”

“Just pick, do you want to go to a VR room? Or a PC bang?”

Se-ah interjected, and I pondered for a moment.

Actually, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a PC bang or a VR room.

If we go to a VR room, I can film a video with Se-ah, and if we go to a PC bang, we can just play games normally.

From my perspective, since I play both genres of games, I have to say that I’m fine with either.

Fortunately, most of the PC bangs around here are in the form of rooms, so it’s easy to have fun.

To be exact, it’s a structure with simple facilities in the room like a guest room, and only several PCs, which is perfect for playing in groups.

It’s 40,000 won for 12 hours, but it’s better to rent a room and relax and play comfortably than to sit in a regular seat and shout and play.

A VR room would be right for Se-ah, but since Jua doesn’t play VR games at all, the VR room is out.

If we want everyone to play together, a PC bang is the perfect choice.

“Se-ah, I’m a little sorry to you, but if we go to a PC bang, won’t everyone play together?”

“Right, right? I never play VR games, but Se-ah-unni does play on PC, right?”

“I really don’t play PC games either… *ehyu*, okay. I’ll just do some video editing.”

She sighed, looked at me blankly, nodded, and moved on.

I feel bad for Se-ah, but it would be annoying if Jua wasn’t doing anything and just playing around.

If she keeps whining next to me to play with her while I’m playing VR games, the game will be ruined, and the video will be ruined.

Besides, if the atmosphere is ruined and I lose focus while playing the game, that’s another disaster.

‘Thinking about Jua whining next to me… *eu-uh* it’s terrible. It’s better to just let her play games at the PC bang and laze around in the back…’

Jua was excited and bouncing around, but Se-ah made eye contact with me and looked at my expression.

After seeing my expression, she nodded, smiled, and patted me on the shoulder. Does she know what I’m thinking?

“Jua-ya, stop it and let’s go. It’s about a 10-minute walk from here.”

“I’m going to play ranked games. Are the facilities good there?”

I walked ahead, and Se-ah and Jua followed on either side.

I nodded and answered Jua’s question.

“Facilities? They’re good. You know guest rooms, right? It’s just a room with a computer, a bed, a toilet, and a shower.”

“Oh… can I sleep there if I get sleepy while playing games?”

“If you sleep there, are you not planning to go home today? I can just tell Ji-hye that I’m with you, but what about you, Se-ah?”

“My mom will allow it if I send her a text… It’s not like I’m young just because I look young.”

“That’s not what I meant, I was just wondering if they’d be worried.”

“It’s okay. If I say I’m with *oppa*, they’ll just say, ‘Oh, okay.'”

I nodded and walked towards the PC bang at a slightly faster pace.

Of course, I wanted to take a shower and get rid of the smell of eel coming from my body as soon as possible, if there were any rooms available.

The pungent smell of eel, slowly rising from my whole body and entering my nose, was enough to make my head throb.

Both of them matched my pace, repeating walking and running to keep up.

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“Do you have any rooms available? I know you have room-style facilities here.”

“If it’s for three people, we don’t have a 3-person room, but we have a 4-person room, is that okay?”

“A 4-person room? How much does that cost?”

“A 4-person room is 50,000 won for 12 hours.”

“Ah, well, if that’s the case, just give it to us.”

Since there was no reason to refuse a bigger room for a difference of 10,000 won, I nodded and received the key.

“The room is number 1, you can find it at the end of the hallway next to the counter.”

“Yes, thank you.”

After a light greeting, the two of them also greeted and followed the hallway next to the counter, arriving at room number 1 at the very end of the hallway.

When I opened it with the key and went inside, there were quite spacious and good facilities, although not as good as a VR room VIP room.

It was a room structure where you take off your shoes and enter, with two bunk beds placed on each end.

And four computers that took up the entire wall on one side, and a bathroom visible on the right wall.

“…Hey, is it okay to rent this place for 12 hours for 50,000 won? Why is there a bathtub in a PC bang?”

At my words, Se-ah and Jua stopped looking around the room and ran to check the bathroom.

“…It’s real, the facilities are better than a VIP room…?”

“Wow, why is there a bathtub in a PC bang? And it’s big enough for two people to fit in?”

“I’m a little doubtful if it’s okay to use this place for only 50,000 won.”

They both nodded in agreement.

The computer specs were top-of-the-line, and the mice and keyboards were ordinary products without LEDs, considerate of people who were sleeping.

I thought the beds would be cheap, but they were quite fluffy and clean without any smell.

Rather, we could feel the pungent smell of eel coming from our bodies in the room.

Only then did we sniff the smell coming from our bodies and glance at the bathroom.

The three of us made eye contact and lightly waved our hands without saying a word.

“If you don’t show, you lose.”

“Rock, paper.”

“Scissors!!”

The rock-paper-scissors game, which started with perfect teamwork without anyone saying anything, resulted in my clean victory with rock alone.

As both of them trembled and despaired, I quickly took off my clothes and went into the bathroom first to fill the bathtub with water.

As I soaked my body in the hot water filling the tub, I unknowingly exclaimed and leaned back.

“*Eu-eo*, it’s refreshing.”

The water came out quite strongly and filled the tub in less than 5 minutes, and I melted my body in the hot water and hummed a song.

“Lalala~ lalala~ lala~ lalala~ lalalal~ lalalalala~”

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“*Unni*.”

“Why.”

It’s not that I dislike PC bangs.

But why do I have to sit on a low chair and edit videos after coming here?

Even if it’s for Se-ah, I’m angry, so I guess I’m just an angry person.

I was sulking a little when Jua poked my shoulder and kept talking to me.

“*Unni-i*~”

“Why…”

“*Unni*…”

“No, I mean, why!”

When I turned my head and raised my voice slightly, Se-ah glanced at the bathroom and whispered in my ear.

“*Oppa* has been in there for about 5 minutes now.”

“…So what are you suggesting?”

“How about the person who wins rock-paper-scissors gets to shower together?”

I tilted my head.

No, is there a reason to shower together right now?

Honestly, it would be okay to be close to *oppa* after showering… or is it not?

‘What if I aim for *oppa* when I’m alone after showering together here?’

It’s something that can be thought of in reverse.

If I win here and shower together, the remaining person has to shower alone.

Then the gap during that time belongs to the two people left in the room, that is, the person who wins rock-paper-scissors gets it.

Even if I shower briefly, it will take at least 10 minutes, so it means I can monopolize *oppa* during that time.

I smiled slightly and nodded, and Jua took out her fist with a meaningful smile.

I took out my fist as if accepting it and shook it lightly, and Jua started.

“If you don’t show, you lose, rock-paper-scissors!”

The result was decided in one go.

“You lost with scissors, and you lost with scissors again this time!”

“*Eua*! Why did I put out scissors again!”

My clean victory with a fist, Jua collapsed in despair, and I smiled and took off my clothes.

“Then I’ll shower together first, so shower slowly later, my younger sister.”

“Ah… I was going to have a cute time while showering together, but you’re taking this away? That’s too much! You should yield if you’re 5 years older!”

“There’s no such thing as older or younger in front of a man you like. You should have won if you’re not happy.”

“*Eua*!! That’s so unfair!”

“Then have fun playing games, I’m going to shower~.”

I took off all my clothes and knocked on the bathroom door.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me, Se-ah, can I come in?”

“…Come in? Are you going to scrub my back or something?”

“I’ll scrub it, never mind if you don’t want me to. But I’ve already taken off all my clothes, so I’m coming in even if you refuse.”

“What’s the point of asking if you’ve already decided? Then come in. You’re small enough to fit in the tub, so let’s shower together.”

I nodded with a satisfied expression, and Jua screamed from behind.

I turned my head and looked at her with a desperate expression.

“Sorry.”

I smiled brightly and went into the bathroom, locked the door, and jumped into the tub.

“Hey, it’s hot!!”

I jumped in front of *oppa*, leaned against his back, and smiled.

At this time, *oppa* is mine, and he’s mine even after showering.

When he pressed my head down with his chin, I smiled and answered.

“It’s okay, I didn’t get burned!”

I have to stay in as long as possible to extend the showering time.

I’m sorry to Jua, but *oppa* will be mine even after this.