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Episode 79: Noona, how are babies made?

“Noona, should I warm up the snacks?”

“Ah, yes.”

It was her younger brother who helped Han Seyeon regain her composure.

Han Seyin’s voice.

He picked up the plastic bag she had put down earlier.

He set up some simple snacks with soju and beer.

The rest he left in the fridge.

He opened the peanuts and snacks and placed them on the table.

“Let’s eat.”

“Yes.”

Crackle.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Han Seyeon tilted her head a few times.

It was not right to ruin the quiet drinking session with her emotions.

Especially since this was the first time they were eating together.

“Can you pour me a drink?”

“Yes. Here’s your glass.”

Han Seyeon picked up the bottle of soju.

She received it with both hands, as if she had seen it somewhere before.

His gesture was so cute that a smile naturally formed on her face.

“Yes, like that.”

“Eugh, it’s bitter.”

Han Seyin’s expression crumpled.

Seeing him like that made her laugh again.

His protruding tongue looked tempting, so she swallowed her saliva unnecessarily.

“Shall we try some beer?”

“Will it be too strong?”

“Okay.”

Clank.

It’s just a formality.

Honestly, she didn’t really understand it.

Han Seyeon just hoped he wouldn’t drink.

To be more precise, she hoped Han Seyin wouldn’t drink with another woman.

Putting aside unnecessary possessiveness.

As they drank and ate snacks, the conversation flowed naturally.

“How’s studying going?”

“…It’s going okay?”

She didn’t actually study, but she didn’t bother to say it.

It was just a disposable greeting.

She cooked dinner every day.

They ate together, but conversation was lacking.

After all, they were of the opposite sex.

Besides having family in common, they had nothing else in common.

The conversation quickly turned.

“How’s your girlfriend? Are you getting along well?”

“Oh, yeah. Well… more or less?”

“If all your answers are ‘more or less’, what’s the point?”

Phew.

She couldn’t help but laugh.

Han Seyin rummaged through the snacks.

He seemed like he wanted to say something but stopped.

“Do you have any worries?”

“No.”

“Tell me. This is when you’re supposed to talk about your worries.”

“Never mind. By the way, is the glove okay?”

Han Seyin changed the subject.

Although there was a lingering discomfort in her heart.

She had to answer about the glove she received as a gift.

“Yes. It’s for sparring, right?”

“Oh… is there a practice one?”

“Yes. You can just buy one roughly.”

“Ugh…”

“It’s okay. Thank you, Seyin.”

“Uh-huh. Just a moment.”

Was it because of the alcohol?

Han Seyeon’s gaze became a bit hazy.

Or should we say it was her emotions.

The emotions she barely suppressed were trying to come out.

Sitting slouched in the chair.

She took out her smartphone and tapped on the screen.

Her collarbones were visible due to her loose clothing.

Her soft skin looked tempting.

Gulp.

Her saliva went down for a moment.

“Uh, I need to go to the bathroom.”

“Be careful. Are you drunk?”

“No. I think I’m okay.”

Still.

She seemed a bit flushed from the alcohol.

Her half-closed eyes looked drowsy.

For a moment, she felt suffocated by the unique atmosphere.

Han Seyin disappeared.

To be precise, he headed to the bathroom.

His smartphone was left alone on the table.

“Hmm…”

Thump, thump.

Left alone, her heart pounded in the drunkenness.

Unknowingly, her head moved.

She unconsciously looked at the smartphone, which was illuminated by the bright light.

[Practice glove.]

Snick.

A smile formed naturally.

He found it again.

His younger brother’s actions were so cute and lovely that she began to do things she wouldn’t normally do.

Half drunk, she might not have realized it.

The screen of her smartphone was simple.

The window that was currently open.

So, she went to the homepage of the search portal.

And.

“…?”

[Recent search history.]

[Ways to make your girlfriend happy.]

[A girlfriend’s mood…]

What is this?

Han Seyeon momentarily doubted her own eyes.

Recent search history.

The three records under the practice glove she had just searched for were all related to women.

It felt like watching a elementary school student’s sexual curiosity.

Ways to make a girl happy…?

Her heart, which had just calmed down, started beating again.

The thorn that she thought had disappeared pierced her heart.

She had forgotten.

That Han Seyin had a girlfriend.

Every time she remembered that fact, it hurt like a thorn.

She stopped thinking about it, wondering if her younger brother knew about it.

She had never brought up the topic of his girlfriend.

Reaping what she sowed.

Yes, this was reaping what she sowed.

Her body twitched several times, and the pain that she felt all over her body was caused by her heart.

“Nuna?”

“Ah, um…”

“What are you doing?”

“….”

Caught.

She was doomed.

Han Seyeon tightly closed her eyes.

Confusing emotions dug into her heart.

The guilt of peeking at her brother’s smartphone.

Jealousy that her brother had searched for skinship-related things.

There was no response or reaction.

She opened her eyes, feeling lost.

“….”

“….”

Her younger brother, who had caught her, didn’t say a word.

Was he angry? No.

Did he cry? No.

It was awkwardness and embarrassment.

“Look, did you see…?”

“Search…?”

“Yeah….”

Yes.

It was clearly embarrassment.

In relationships between men and women, feeling embarrassed sexually was natural.

However.

His reaction was different from that of ordinary men.

Something was twisted and distorted, planting guilt in her.

“That, um… sit down. Sorry for peeking.”

“No. I left it on….”

Sigh.

A small sigh escaped from Han Seyin’s lips.

It was a hot breath tainted with embarrassment.

“That… nuna.”

“Yeah.”

Han Seyeon slowly raised her head.

In the uncomfortable atmosphere that had suddenly arisen, caution lingered.

Sitting in a chair.

Her younger brother’s eyes looking at her were of a different kind.

His lips slightly parted and then closed.

His wavering eyes looked at Han Seyeon and then at the floor.

He opened his mouth first, but couldn’t continue.

An uncomfortable silence lingered.

About 30 seconds passed.

The words that came out of Han Seyin’s mouth were enough to shock his sister.

“How… can I make you feel better?”

“…What?”

Han Seyeon’s mouth fell open.

The question that popped out reactively.

It was so absurd and shocking.

“That, um… you probably saw.”

“A girl?”

“Yeah…”

As if she were a criminal.

Han Seyin’s head drooped.

Between the bowed head, her ears were turning red.

There was embarrassment.

But the reason for asking that question.

If it were someone else, they might think he was lacking.

However.

Knowing his past.

After knowing and understanding him.

Everything fell into place.

“I… I don’t know. I was dating Ahyoung…”

“How far did you go?”

“What do you mean?”

“Like, what couples do. Holding hands and stuff.”

“I… held hands.”

Han Seyin’s situation could be summarized in one word.

Lack of sex education.

In the modern society of the 21st century, it might seem impossible.

However.

Her father had passed away, and her mother was an alcoholic.

Her sister was busy taking care of herself.

The lack of proper education was only natural.

She never learned anything about sex at school.

“Didn’t you learn about it in school?”

“I don’t know. They just kind of glossed over it…”

Does holding hands make babies?

Han Sein murmured softly.

In her fading mind, Han Seyeon staggered.

20 years old.

An adult. A grown-up.

But instead of babies, she knows nothing about women.

It’s an unbelievable reality.

But because it was Han Seyeon who struggled in that reality, she could believe it.

And so.

Going around in circles.

Han Seyeon faced the purest man in the world.

“I’m, I’m sorry. Noona… I shouldn’t ask about this.”

“No, it’s okay. I’m your sister.”

Her response was immediate.

Without the constraints of morality or the boundaries of family.

She let out what had been suppressed for so long.

Han Seyeon’s eyes widened.

Surprised by her own words.

She knew the meaning of what she said even better.

So she could only be more surprised.

“Noona, have you had many boyfriends?”

“Y-yes!”

Of course.

She didn’t know why.

In reality, Han Seyeon had never even seen a man.

It was a wish buried in time and reality.

But.

For some reason, she didn’t want to be a woman who knew nothing in front of her younger brother.

She abandoned moral concepts.

Chose to step outside legal boundaries, but.

Acted under the socially ingrained perceptions.

“Other girls… are all wolves, you know? You have to be careful.”

“I-I see.”

Her gaze flickered nervously.

As if a 5-year-old child was looking at a teacher who knew everything.

Because of that.

Her pure, trusting gaze.

Only pierced her heart deeper and more painfully.

“S-so, can you… teach me, Noona? I don’t want to show an ugly side to my girlfriend.”

“….”

It was never the right thing to say.

It was a wrong thing to do.

But.

The guilt and shame squeezing her heart.

The self-respecting words of a sister already spoken.

Knowing the meaning, knowing the end.

Han Seyeon couldn’t refuse her brother’s request.

No.

She didn’t refuse.

“R-right… Girls don’t like inexperienced guys.”

“R-really…?”

“It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Sein doesn’t like that either, right?”

“S-so… what should I do? What if she doesn’t like me?”

A heart-wrenching sense of guilt.

But.

One thing was certain.

“I’ll… help you.”

Even though she was in the wrong.

Her lips were turned upwards towards the sky.

Committing a mistake.

But her mouth spoke with a prideful tone as a sister who had already spoken her piece.