Voluntary Relationship (1)

,So…that Eunha who only drew in that corner is the same one?”

,You only remember things like that, huh? But yeah, that’s the one. That Eunha is now also a painting artist attending school!”

That tension, it’s driving me crazy.

I really can’t adjust. It’s not that it’s bad, but…it’s too energetic, so I feel a sense of rejection without even realizing it.

Because our tensions are different, I feel like I want to drift further apart without realizing it.

She smiles brightly, shaking her tote bag to show off her energy.

…She’s completely different from the sister in my head, so a sense of alienation overwhelms me.

I wonder if she’s someone else pretending to be my sister, so I examine her closely.

,I am your brother’s sister, okay? So don’t look at me strangely and just take my bag and show me around.”

,No…even so, the gap between the past and the present is too big. I’m suspecting that you’re someone else who came to steal my organs, you know?”

,……”

Eunha looks at me with an absurd expression, as if I’m talking nonsense.

Since there’s a woman who’s completely different from my memories, I can’t accept this reality.

Regardless, she pushes her bag into my arms with a confident expression, as if she’s the real deal.

,Stop talking nonsense, take this and let’s go home quickly. Is it far to the house? I’m hungry and want to eat something when we get there.”

,It doesn’t take long by bus, maybe 20 minutes? If there’s anything you want to eat on the way, buy it. We’ll eat it at home. But what did you bring in this bag?”

,My clothes, a laptop to use in my studio apartment, and a tablet.”

,Studio apartment? Then you could just go there, why are you coming to our house?”

,I signed the contract, but the room won’t be empty until a week later. So I asked Uncle, and he said I could stay for a week, right?”

It’s not a problem for her to stay.

There’s a spare room, even if it’s a room like a storage room for clothes and things, it’s still a room.

What pisses me off is that my father didn’t say a word to me about this.

If there’s something important like this, he should tell me in advance so I can prepare, is that one word so difficult?

She clings to my arm as if hanging on, linking arms and walking next to me as I grit my teeth and walk.

I couldn’t open my mouth to say, “Hey, it’s uncomfortable to walk, move away a bit,” because her face was too bright.

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,No matter how I look at it, this house is nice! I bet my studio apartment will be really nice too.”

,If your studio apartment is that good, it’s just a house, not a studio apartment. You should live there.”

,I have to live there for two years anyway, so it’s better if it’s spacious!”

,You signed a contract for two years? Where is your studio apartment?”

,Over there, the villa near the main road.”

At my words, Eunha points her finger beyond the veranda towards the main road.

It’s in our neighborhood, but considering it’s a villa that’s quite expensive, she must have spent a lot of money…?

Ah, I remember her saying she’s an artist. Did she perhaps earn money from that to cover the studio apartment costs?

,How did you earn the money? You said you’re an artist earlier, what do you draw to be called an artist?”

,Huh? Uh…that…is a litt…tle…hard to say…”

I sit next to Eunha, who plops down on the sofa as if it’s her own home, and ask, but she hesitates to answer.

She confidently said she was an artist earlier, so why is she hesitating now?

Is it too cruel or too childish to say?

She’s deliberately avoiding the topic by looking elsewhere, so there must be something there.

,What is it? You were so confident earlier. If you can’t say it, you’re not worthy of being called an artist-nim.”

,Ugh…no, I’ll show you. Wait.”

After hesitating for a moment, Eunha takes out her laptop from her bag and opens it so I can see.

She turns on something on the already powered-on laptop and shows it to me…

,……It’s an adult webtoon, I see…okay.”

Even though I said it with a bit of a drained tone, it was okay when I read it quietly.

The drawing isn’t bad, the fun is moderate, and the lewdness is moderate too.

The sex scenes are a bit clumsy, and the woman is very skinny, so did she draw it based on herself?

Honestly, I didn’t think it would be popular, but when I went to the webtoon platform’s main page, I was surprised.

There’s a considerable readership, it’s posted as a popular work, and there’s a banner on the main page, so it seems quite popular.

If a female artist draws an adult webtoon, there seems to be a lot of problems

If she’s been serializing it for two years without those problems, she can’t be broke.

If she makes 2 million won a month and gets more money every time someone pays extra, she gets at least 2 million won plus additional money.

,See? I am an artist-nim. I’m a popular artist who earns about 8 million won a month!”

She smiles confidently when I make a slightly surprised expression.

No, if she makes 8 million won a month, I’d buy a house instead of renting a studio apartment…?

It’s roughly 120 million won, and even if it’s expensive, that should be enough for a villa Jeonse.

,With that money, why didn’t you sign a two-year Jeonse contract for a studio apartment? Why did you rent a studio apartment?”

,I said I make 8 million won, I didn’t say I get to keep all 8 million won…I have to pay the assistant’s salary and spend it here and there, so I’m lucky if I get 5 million won.”

,…Still, that’s a fucking lot.”

,Still, I wanted to rent a nice house and work comfortably if possible. I’m going to hire someone to help me later, depending on the situation.”

,An assistant? You already have one, and you’re going to hire another one?”

,No, no, the assistant is for my work, and this is someone to help me with meetings with the 담당자/damdangja and stuff…uh, oppa isn’t working, right?”

She looked at me with sparkling eyes, as if asking if it was a good fit for me.

You want me to hang out with someone I don’t even vibe with? And for work?

I really don’t want to. Ugh, it’s not just hard, I don’t want to. It’s tiring and chaotic.

,Even if I’m not working, I don’t wan…”

,It’s free except for meetings with the 담당자/damdangja, and you just have to help with cleaning at home sometimes, so it’s basically working about 2 days a week and getting 2.5 million won a month. How about it?”

,Do you give me a contract?”

,Just trust your sister and promise…”

She holds out her hand to me, signaling a promise.

I’d be a fool to refuse such good conditions, so I immediately promise and shake hands to end the contract.

Working 8 days a month and getting 2.5 million won is a huge win for me, who’s unemployed.

With 2.5 million won, I can change my computer and buy some clothes. Aigo, thank you, sister.

,Okay! Let’s take a shower and order something to eat, but where’s Ji-hye unni?”

,She went out because she had an appointment. If you’re going to shower, there are towels in the bathroom, so take them out and use them.”

Besides, she has a surprisingly firm body, is she an athlete?

The panties are so unique that it’s hard to forget the picture.

No, it’s not like she’s exposing herself so much with just lace

It’s just that there’s not much fabric, so it appeals to exposure, right in the middle of panties?

To put it bluntly, it was panties that only covered the clitoris with fabric, and the rest was lace and mesh.

,That’s awesome, should I buy it for Ji-hye and tell her to wear it.”

The next best thing to taking everything off is coming in just panties, yeah.

While I was focusing on looking at the picture for a while, Eunha had already finished showering and opened the door.

Very naturally, with the skill of hiding porn in high school, I quickly closed the picture window and turned on the internet.

Then I pretend to browse the webtoon site and greet Eunha naturally.

,If you’re done showering, dry yourself well…”

It’s good that she came out wearing only panties, that’s what I’m saying.

It’s a good sight to see her wearing only panties with her surprisingly firm body, but those panties are the panties in the picture I just saw?

No matter how similar the design of the panties is, the legs can’t be the same.

I was convinced after seeing the firm legs that were almost identical to the picture I just saw.

,Did she take this herself?”

I’ve heard that manga artists take poses themselves for reference

But it was the first time I saw someone actually doing it. And today, with a girl.

As I stared silently, Eunha looked around, widened her eyes, and ran towards me.

,You saw the picture inside!”

,Yeah.”

,Why did you look without permission!”

,I was curious about what was there. Looking through other people’s computers is a male trait.”

,I’m embarrassed because there’s a picture of me taking a pose!”

,Then you should have locked your computer. No, aren’t you embarrassed to wear just panties and a shirt?”

It’s a contradiction if she took a picture in her panties and now she’s coming out in her panties.

It’s weird if she comes in a white shirt and panties and says she’s embarrassed…

But her body is a bit more toned than in the picture.

Slightly muscular legs and a slight six-pack visible under the shirt.

If Ji-hye has an 11-line abs, does she have a slightly king-like six-pack?

I strangely wonder where an artist like her did this kind of exercise.

I guess the picture is a bit more explicit, so she’s embarrassed? That makes sense.

She smirks, puts her laptop in her bag, takes out a pair of dolphin shorts, puts them on, and glares at me.

She’s definitely less scary than Ji-hye, it just feels like she’s being cute.

She turned her head away when our eyes met.

…It’s already an ambiguous atmosphere with Ji-hye, and if the relationship with Eunha is also ambiguous, it’s bound to be a headache, so let’s apologize.

,I’m sorry, I won’t do it again, so let go of your anger.”

,No, no, I’m sulking, so I’m going to order food by myself.”

,Don’t be cheap and use food like that. I’ll grant you a request within my means, so please bear with me just once.”

,A request? I do have one…”

As soon as I said I’d grant her a request, her ears perked up and she pondered for a moment.

No, what kind of request does she have? If it’s something like working for free, I’m going to smash her head.

A surprising request came from Eunha’s mouth as she leaned back on the sofa and waited.

,It’s hard to find a picture of a man in a pose, so be my model!”

She’s a cartoonist to the bone.

Damn it, I have to resolve this today and cheer her up.