episode_0038

We cleaned up on our own. Is it true that mom’s hands are different?

Narin and I tasted the side dishes made with my mother’s cooking, and Hamshik ate them with rice until he was full.

After seeing my mom off on her way home, I looked around the house again and it had definitely become cleaner.

First of all, all the delivery boxes piled up in the hallway and the trash bags that were set aside for recycling have disappeared, and the laundry that Na-rin had hung up here and there has been neatly organized in the closet.

The appearance of the one-room apartment was somewhat bare, but it would be more appropriate to say that it was refreshing. Hamsik looked a little disappointed.

“Hehe, are you sad that Hamshik has lost many places to hide?”

“I guess I’m a bit disappointed since I cleared out the boxes I used as a hiding place. Should I get you another box or something?”

“I have a house, but I guess I need a darker place. When my sister went to work, she was always looking for a place to hide.”

“Was that so? You didn’t go under the blanket?”

“I think she doesn’t want to invade because it’s her territory. Animals have a good sense of smell.”

“Aha, that’s true. Since it’s where I sleep every day, my smell probably permeates a lot. No, it’s a bit strange to say smell. I wash every day before I go to bed. And the purifier is working well.”

When I mentioned the smell, Narin seemed embarrassed for no reason. Well, it’s only natural for women to be sensitive to such small details.

But there’s no such thing in the animal kingdom. So I climbed onto Hamsik’s back and wandered around the room looking for a new hiding place.

Hamshik, who already knew that the bottom of furniture was not a very good hiding place, now went around trying to open places like drawers.

The drawer under the desk. Hamshik opened it with a creaking sound and climbed inside the wooden drawer, but gave up when he saw that it was full inside.

Instead, he opened the upper compartment again and climbed up it like stairs. It was amazing that he could do that while carrying me on his back.

The kitchen drawer is smooth so I can’t get into it without a lever, but I can get my fingernail into the desk drawer so this works.

“Wow. If you keep doing that, you’ll end up on top of the desk.”

Na-rin laughed in vain as if she found the sight of Ham-shik like that unbelievable. And as expected, we climbed up onto the desk together.

Unlike the office, there was a desk with untouched cosmetics, a small mirror, and writing utensils and textbooks visible.

Hamshik, who had not found a hiding place here either, lay flat on his stomach. It seemed that he had given up.

Eventually, Narin, who saw Hamshik looking so exhausted, showed a faint expression of apology.

“I shouldn’t have thrown away the box. When the next delivery comes, I’ll have to give it to Hamshik.”

“Are you okay? Isn’t your room too messy?”

“There’s nothing I can do about the fact that Hamshik is so weak. I can help you to that extent.”

“Did you hear, Hamshik? Wait a minute. Na-rin said she’d prepare a box. I’ll order a delivery and get a box for you.”

As an older sister, I can’t just watch Hamshik get depressed. Since I have more deliveries to make anyway, I think he’ll like it if you collect the boxes for him every time.

Hamshik finally came to his senses after hearing what I said. The flat Hamshik puffed up again and started to lick my hands and groom his fur.

Now that I don’t have to worry about hamburgers, I think I’ll start making my own mini-fish.

Narin will be there too. It would be nice to play with this together. With that thought, I opened the package of clay and offered it to Narin.

“Narin-ni, I’m planning on making something small with what I ordered yesterday. Do you want to make it together?”

“Oh. Are you making miniatures? I haven’t seen anything like this since elementary school. I used to play around and make things out of clay.”

“It’s not a miniature, it’s a mini-ear. I even thought of a brand name! I’ll make a lot of money with this and treat my sister well.”

“Wow. Namin is a future master. I’ll look forward to it.”

Okay, Narindo has supported me. Now all that’s left is to succeed.

Narin also helped me unpack the rubber clay. It was much faster for Narin to grab it with both hands and tear it open than for me to run around and peel off the plastic one by one.

Well, it would be convenient to have a huge assistant. Asking Narin to run errands is a bit much, so maybe it would be better to hire an assistant later when you earn a lot of money?

But it might be a bit difficult to find an assistant. After all, I’m so small, so if someone has bad intentions, they could just put me in their pocket and steal me away.

Everyone treats me well because I’m cute, but still, bad people can be bad.

Then, should I film a video of making a mini-earth and upload it to YouTube? And when I find an assistant, I’ll do a live broadcast. So that no accidents happen.

Planning for the future, I picked up a white one and fiddled with it. The rubbery texture, a bit tougher than Hamshik’s belly, jiggled in my hands.

“What will Namin make?”

“Hmm. I’m thinking about it. Oh, since I’m playing the same game with my sister this time. Should I make a character that appears on the main screen?”

“Magical Girl Phantom Storm? Okay, it’s popular, so if you put it on the official homepage, people will like it a lot.”

“Oh, I didn’t think about that. As expected, Na-rin is smart.”

I was just thinking about uploading the video to YouTube, but after hearing what Narin said, I thought that since it’s originally a game character, it would be great for promotion if I uploaded it to a site that a lot of gamers use.

I’m already on the road to becoming rich. Is it okay for things to go this well?

Of course, I could continue on that path if my dexterity allowed me to do so. It felt good to see something taking shape the way I wanted.

A magical girl with well-defined, slender muscles. Although there was no exposure, it was quite fun to express the slender muscles on her forearms.

There was a pretty face that gave off a strong warrior vibe. That’s why I felt like she was a martial artist wearing only a magical girl outfit.

What, when I turned on the game yesterday, there was a notice for a draw for Magical Girl Phantom Storm, and when I checked, it said it was for a healer.

Since I’m not completely new to games, I thought that characters in the healer role group would usually be slender and elegant, or cute and sexy, or something like that.

A healer with such a healthy beauty. Ah, is this what they call a character with a surprising charm?

But this game is based on real-life magical girls. So, does that mean that magical girls like this came into existence without anyone’s intention? To be exact, their bodies changed when they enlisted.

Whenever I had questions about the game, I would ask Narin, and Narin would answer them while playing with clay.

It wasn’t like we were just running around and laughing, but just sharing time like this, chatting away, was fun for me.

I wish every day could be like the weekend from now on, but Narin has to work anyway, so she won’t be able to enjoy this kind of pleasure on weekdays.

But since there are weekdays, these weekends become special, so I decided to enjoy the moment more.

“Hey, Hamshik. This isn’t for eating.”

Hamshik also came over to us, his nose prickling, as we were playing with the clay. Did the colorful pieces look delicious?

But it seemed like he smelled it and thought it didn’t look particularly tasty. Judging from the way he quickly turned around and headed somewhere else.

That’s fortunate. If I had swallowed it without thinking, it would have been a big problem. I would have had to take him to the hospital right away.

Thanks to Hamshiki not being greedy about the rubber clay, I was able to safely complete the muscular body and face of Magical Girl Phantom Storm.

Now all I have to do is make the hair and costume look good.

“Ehehe, I guess I don’t have any talent for art. Hamshik made it, but it doesn’t look that similar, right?”

Narin, on the other hand, held out a lump that was an ambiguous mix of white and brown.

It has four legs. The colors are pretty much the same. The eyes, nose, and mouth are in the right places, but it’s a bit awkward to call it a ham.

Well, I guess it would be better to say that this is well-made, even if it’s just empty words? But that’s a lie.

After thinking about it for a moment, I decided to just be honest.

“Ah. It’s probably because it’s your first time making it. If you keep making it, won’t you be able to make it well?”

“What, then where did you make it, Namin? You made it exactly like that?”

“Hehe, I guess I have a talent for this!”

To be honest, what I did wasn’t even my own creation. I just modeled it after a real person.

Still, I felt good that Narin was surprised. So I was happy without being conceited.

While we were making something with clay and chatting away, perhaps because our voices were a little louder, Hamshik approached us again with interest.

Then, as soon as Narin saw that he had created her, she screamed loudly and jumped up.

“Keeek!”

“Eww. Hamshik-ah. Even so, this was made by Na-rin-ni unnie.”

“Keeek!”

“Ahaha, I guess it felt like the uncanny valley. Can’t help it.”

Eventually, Narin gave in to Hamshik’s screams and started to mix up the fake Hamshik that she had worked so hard to make.

Still, it’s Narin’s first work. It’s such a shame. But since Hamshik looks like he’ll start a match, it’s not like I don’t understand.

As the similar ham diet began to change from brown to white, gradually turning into a yellowish color, Narin’s cell phone started to ring.

“Oh, my sister called. Wait a minute. Yes, I picked up the phone. Yes, yes. That’s right. Uh… … . Yes, I live with Na-min. Yes? Uh, I don’t know about that.”

A phone call mentioning my story. Is it the town office? Or is it rumors about me spreading somewhere?

When I saw Narin’s expression, I had a gut feeling that this was not a good call. I also became anxious.

Couldn’t I have used my scholarship to buy some clay? Hmm, I guess I should just pay it back with this money. How am I going to do this?

After receiving a phone call from an unknown source, Narin looked at me with a serious expression. It seemed like my story had really been told.

“Namina. I think we should go out for a bit.”

“Is that a bad thing?”

“Oh, it’s not a good thing. But it’s not a bad thing for Namin, so don’t worry too much.”

Hmm. What could it be? What if the local government office really wants me to spit out money?

I decided to finish the hair of the Phantom Storm I was making and give him clothes later.

Naked is fine, but bald is a bit too much, isn’t it?