Is it a family trait or a curse?

It’s a rare occasion when all four members of the family are gathered.

Usually, such gatherings happen during a pleasant family outing or a delightful family trip.

Yes, normally we should be sitting here in good spirits, but the four of us are gathered here feeling rather unpleasant.

To be precise, Jiho and Seonhye are looking sheepish. I’m sighing, and Jihye is glaring with what seems like lasers coming out of her eyes.

“Who did it first?”

Jihye’s chilling first words started the story.

“No, Mom will rephrase. Who touched it first?”

“Hey, that sounds too scary. Take it easy…”

“Oppa, can you butt out? This is an issue we need to address clearly.”

Even if I tried to argue, I wondered if she actually had ice on her face.

It’s so chilling and frosty that I don’t dare to fight back with words.

Of course, I tapped my hand to signal her to take it easy, and she nodded.

“Okay, who wants to tell me who touched it first?”

Even though her voice is more gentle than before, it’s still just as chilling.

They both looked at each other sheepishly, and as the ice in the coffee on the table began to melt, Seonhye opened her mouth.

“…I did…”

“No, I touched it first.”

As soon as Seonhye opened her mouth, Jiho immediately followed, claiming it was him.

Judging by the atmosphere, Seonhye probably did touch it first, but Jiho must have said it was him to defend her.

I’m not sure, but I think Jiho’s trembling eyes are the proof.

He never used to be self-conscious in front of me and Jihye, but now his eyes are trembling this much.

“Tell me clearly. Who was first, Jiho or Seonhye?”

“…I was.”

Jihye’s voice rose slightly, as if scolding, and Jiho hesitated while Seonhye raised her hand slightly.

She didn’t look scared, but her hesitant expression clearly said, “I did wrong.”

Jihye sighed once.

“Hoo…”

“Okay, let’s assume Seonhye did it first. If I ask why… can you answer?”

“Well… that’s…”

Seonhye, who I thought would remain silent, answered quietly and then opened her mouth after a moment.

“Well… since we were naturally together since we were ten… and then… that…”

“Naturally?”

“Since we were naturally together, we rubbed bodies and then…”

“Ha!”

Jihye let out a big sigh with a dumbfounded expression.

You can’t react like that, Jihye. How are we supposed to explain ourselves then?

Please, end it there. If it goes on any further, I won’t have anything to say to the kids.

Contrary to my worries that she would say something more, Jihye was quiet after the sigh.

I also breathed a sigh of relief inwardly and continued, comforting the frightened Seonhye.

“Uh, um, okay, that can happen. So, it’s been like that since you were ten?”

“Yeah.”

Jiho opened his mouth, speaking for the frightened Seonhye.

Yeah, man, you should step up in times like this. You’re uselessly like your dad in this regard.

The fact that he’s not thinking of running away or hiding is several times better than I used to be.

Should I be proud…? I guess I should be proud.

“Exactly when was the first time? Do you remember?”

“Maybe twelve…? In the room then…”

“In the room… okay, um, you hugged, right…?”

Jiho only nodded this time, probably because he was embarrassed.

Still, he used contraception, so he did well… I guess I should say that, but really.

Three generations of incest, what the hell is this? Is the gene for incest being expressed from generation to generation in the family?

I’m going crazy, really. I can’t even contact my parents.

I forcibly swallowed the sigh that was pouring out from within and continued.

“Since it’s already happened, okay. No one forced anyone, right? You both chose it yourselves, right?”

“Well… that’s right.”

“That’s right.”

Seeing the answers come out without any hesitation, I guess there was no coercion.

Of course, the problem is that the more these answers come out without hesitation, the less Jihye’s frowning face relaxes.

She whispered very quietly next to me.

“Relax your face, you’re old enough to get wrinkles.”

“…Shut up. How can I smile when my own children are doing this?”

“Still, will the kids tell the truth if you have such a scowling face?”

“Hmph, yeah, I’m the only bad one.”

“That’s not it… since it’s already happened, instead of stopping them, you should tell them to use contraception, that’s all.”

“Three generations of incest, why don’t you spread the news all over the family, huh?”

Avoiding the children who were watching her increasingly loud voice, I turned my back and continued talking.

“Since they’ve already done it, they’ll do it even if you tell them not to. It’s better to make sure they use contraception.”

“You’re going to leave the fact that they did it alone?”

“Jihye-ya, the world’s perception has changed in just 10 years since we did… you need to understand that much…”

In just 15 years, 15 years since we got married, the world’s perception has changed a lot.

Of course, incestuous marriage hasn’t become positive, but at least there was an announcement of statistics that the national population had increased by 2 million from 30 million.

It couldn’t all be attributed to incestuous marriage, but since it contributed to increasing the population, an era has come where it’s been accepted as, ‘Well, it’s an unavoidable reality.’

In an era where news of celebrity sibling marriages is no longer even treated as news, shouldn’t we tolerate siblings having sex…?

It’s just my personal opinion, but I was relieved that they used contraception well.

Three generations of incestuous children is terrible… even if they’re twins, they’re fraternal, so there will be problems if they have children.

“So, let’s be grateful that the kids aren’t saying they’re going to get married.”

“How are you going to live if you become so soft-hearted when you get older…”

“What’s so good about being a scary dad to your kids? Let’s just be grateful that they’re not talking about getting married right now.”

Jihye sighed and nodded.

We should be grateful for just this right now, there’s no other way.

If Jiho had suddenly shouted, “I’m going to marry Seonhye!” I would have flipped the cafe and everything else.

Still, if they’re just in a relationship, there’s not much to say.

My parents were like that, and so were Jihye and I.

Turning back around, I looked at the children, who were a little less tense than before, and opened my mouth.

“…Okay, so you’ve been doing all the contraception and everything until now, right?”

“Yeah.”

“So, the reason you don’t go out much on weekends is because of that?”

“…Yeah.”

Ha, I’m going crazy.

The real reason they don’t go out is because they’re trying to have sex in their room?

You should have gone out and rented a motel or something, huh? You wouldn’t have been caught if you had.

I forcibly swallowed the sigh that kept rising from within and nodded.

“…Okay, thinking about how Seonhye came covered in sweat when we ate chicken on the weekends, you probably did it then too, right?”

Jiho nodded instead of answering.

Seonhye slowly nodded only after seeing Jiho nod.

Rather than pressuring Seonhye with an oppressive atmosphere, it felt like Seonhye was being particularly self-conscious.

It’s just a guess, but Jiho never looked at Seonhye or gave her any signals with his body.

He only looked straight at me and talked.

But he must be scared of Jihye, his mom, because he didn’t turn his head in that direction even once.

Jihye is scary when she’s angry. I’ve been feeling that for over 40 years, kids…

I know she’s scary, but how scary is she if you’re so scared that you can’t even look at your mom once?

Even though Jihye glared at him with a piercing gaze, Jiho never looked in that direction and only looked at me.

“So, you’re going to… live like that?”

“…”

“Well, it’s an era where siblings can even get married, so it’s possible… but you know.”

This time, I sighed and continued.

“Don’t do it at home, and make sure you use contraception. I won’t force you any further…”

Jiho nodded at my words, and Seonhye also nodded.

It seemed like a positive reaction came out without much resistance because I didn’t completely stop them.

If I had been oppressive, saying things like, “Don’t do it at all,” or, “Use separate rooms,” there would have been resistance, but this was a statement that they could do what they wanted but should keep the rules.

Conscientiously, what should I say if siblings are having sex at home when their parents are there?

It’s not that it’s dirty, but it would be awkward if the whole family was at home.

“Dad will give you spending money for going out, so don’t worry.”

“We have enough allowance, so it’s okay.”

“I’m saying don’t be self-conscious and have fun because it’s not a crime. I earn enough to give you allowance.”

“…Okay.”

“Th-thank you, Dad…”

If Seonhye is even opening her mouth, they must have really been living secretly.

Jihye’s expression grew increasingly unpleasant, but Jiho and Seonhye were just smiling silently.

Jihye will probably destroy my back when we get home, but what can I do?

It’s not like they’re saying they’re going to get married like we did, they’re just going to have sex with each other.

Isn’t that something teenagers can do? It’s better than hearing that they’re rolling around with strangers outside and getting pregnant…

Of course, I wasn’t completely without worries.

I can’t rule out the possibility that they might say they’re going to get married later, or that they might say they’re going to have a child.

Of course, marriage is legally impossible, and having children should be prevented due to the risk of genetic diseases, but I won’t stop them from living together.

If the children’s grandparents and parents got married as siblings, it would be bad to tell only the children not to live together now.

‘Wait, could this be a disease where the genetic disorder causes incest?’

It’s a joke, but I thought that for a moment.

Could it be that a genetic disorder really causes incest? I wondered.

It’s really a joke. Really.