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Translator: penny
Chapter: 57
Chapter Title: Little Sister's Retaliation
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Is it because she's only two years younger than me?
I spoiled her whenever she said she was hurting...
Now she's lost all sense of hierarchy and keeps trying to lecture me from on high.
'Sisters in other families cook ramen when their brother asks, clean the room, fetch water, that sort of thing. But this one just tries to boss me around under the guise of being sick...'
"...Hmm, I've got something important going on that day."
-"Don't lie to me. What schedule do you even have these days, oppa? You're not job hunting or doing any part-time gigs, right?"-
"Th-that's... exam schedule..."
-"And don't use the exam excuse like last time. I checked every civil service exam date nationwide for this Saturday. None of them exist, I confirmed it all." -
"..."
My little sister had grown up and gotten smarter. A lot smarter.
The old excuses didn't work anymore.
She even preemptively shut them down with that sharp wit...
This is why I hate quick-witted brats.
"Uh, aren't there nurses at the hospital? Ask Mom to hire one for Saturday too..."
-"Oppa. It's not like Mom and my sisters don't have money. At least once a week, one of us family members has to come see me... Is coming to see me such a... such a huge... hassle for you...?"-
"..."
-"...Oppa, be honest. Coming to nurse me is annoying, right? You can tell me everything straight." -
"...Can I really be honest? Uh... yeah, it's pretty annoying..."
-"..."-
"?"
-"..."-
"Hey? Why'd you go quiet all of a sudden? You said to be honest."
-"I'm telling Mom and my sisters everything. That you find nursing me annoying. I'll cry to them about it. Sob... sniff. I'll say I might as well just die..."-
"Hey!"
I yelled suddenly,
and the taxi driver jumped, turning around to stare at me.
I bowed my head slightly in apology.
The driver turned back forward.
-"What's the point of me even being alive like this? Just a burden to the family, annoying oppa all the time. Sob, sniff... I'll write in my suicide note that oppa finds me annoying and then die. I won't bother you anymore... sniff. Sorry for everything, oppa. Live well without me. Hic... "-
"Hey... you're really..."
-"Since you said I'm annoying, I'll tell Mom and my sisters. Sob... sob... that you said I'm annoying. Sniff..."-
I could hear my little sister sniffling and sobbing through the phone.
"Hey. Are you crying?"
-"Sob, sob... sniff." -
"..."
-"Sob, sob... sob... hic." -
For a while, nothing but my little sister's crying filled the phone line.
Finally, unable to take it, I spoke to her.
"Hey. Sorry. I was really wrong. I'll definitely come. Got it? I'm sorry. Yeah? Stop crying. Cut it out. Oppa was wrong."
I had to keep repeating that I was wrong.
After begging for a while, her sobs gradually subsided.
-"..., ..., ...sniff, ...you're really coming, right?" -
"Yeah, I'll really come. This Saturday, right? What do you want to eat? I'll sneak it in past the hospital like old times."
I worked hard to soothe my little sister.
I knew exactly how much grief I'd get from Mom and my sisters if she even hinted that I called her annoying.
-"...Yeah. Hehe... I'll be waiting. Oppa." -
My little sister said she'd wait for me on Saturday, giggling in a voice still thick from crying.
"Hey. But... didn't you used to hate me coming? Mom and my sisters said never to go see you. That you didn't like it..."
-"Me? No way. I didn't mind you coming at all. It was fine. I actually liked it when you came. You'd sneak in outside food or game consoles when I asked. I like you coming, oppa. This week too, actually... Nah. Nothing. But why'd you think I hated it? I never did..." -
"Huh? ...You don't hate me coming? But my sisters said..."
-"Oh... aha, my sisters said that...? ...That's because you stole my panties to jerk off... and back when I was briefly better and coming home for treatment... you snuck into my room and jerked off with my hair while I slept, and Mom and my sisters caught you. If they hadn't found out, it would've been fine." -
I paled at what my little sister was saying and glanced at the driver, worried if he'd overheard.
At the same time, I asked her to be careful with such words in case someone nearby heard.
"Hey. Words like that... we said we'd never mention again... Don't you remember making me run ice cream errands for a year? Ice cream fucks you up, and it fucked me up too for buying it..., but I snuck it in every day without getting caught."
-"Oh, right. Yeah, that happened... Forgot 'cause it was so long ago. Hehe, sorry." -
"No one around you heard, right?"
-"Nope, no one. ...Oh, the doctor sis and nurse sis just ran off to the billing desk in shock." -
"Hey!"
-"Hehehe... kidding, kidding. Kekeke..." -
I calmed my pounding heart after that heart-stopping fact bomb prank from my little sister.
"Never joke like that again, seriously..."
-"Eek, over something this small? I've got tons more to say..." -
"...Huh? More? What more?"
-"Oppa. A woman's grudge can bring frost in May. You hurt me bad calling me annoying earlier... Don't you think your heart should pound a bit for the payback? Fair's fair. I read somewhere that respect for people comes from fear. Seems like you don't respect me. You don't fear me." -
"...?"
-"And oppa, you didn't just do it with me—you stole Mom's and my sisters' underwear too, right?" -
"...Wh-what... what? What'd you say...?"
-"You hurt me, so I'll tell you a family secret you didn't know. Hurt a little from this." -
".... No, what are you..."
-"Mom and my sisters knew but let it slide 'cause you were hitting puberty. But when you did it with mine too, they decided enough was enough and kicked you out." -
"..."
-"That's why you've been practically independent since student days, living alone in a rented one-room." -
"..."
-"Honestly, oppa, even if the family treats you like less than human—like an animal—you deserve it for your karma. My sisters say your brain's attached to your dick head." -
"..., ..., ...haa, you done now...? Feel better? Refreshed? Huh? You good...?"
-"What? I'm only halfway done. ...My god. Jerking off with Mom's, sisters', and little sister's panties... And if you're gonna do it, at least be thorough so you don't get caught. Shouldn't you understand why my sisters don't treat you like a person?" -
"..."
-"All the women in our family have some level of man-hating, and you poured fuel on that fire." -
"..."
-"Mom cried buckets over it... My sisters still look at you like they want to devour you alive. Especially big sis... She still doesn't treat you like a person, right? That's all your karma. Don't blame big sis." -
I had nothing to say.
My mind was exhausted from the nonstop fact barrage.
Finally, I rubbed my palms against the phone, declaring full surrender as I admitted all my wrongs to her.
".... ..., ...stop, please stop... I did everything wrong.... What do I have to do for you to forgive me..."
-"Hmm... Now you seem properly remorseful... So, like always when stuff like this happens, let's negotiate our special way, oppa. ...Even if I ask for over-the-top conditions, you have to accept. Refuse, and I'll cry to Mom and my sisters about you calling me annoying." -
Being an official jobless bum with nothing better to do, I promised to come nurse her whenever she called.
I had to accept the humiliating surrender terms and beg her to stop.
"Hehehe, should've done that sooner. Don't forget to come this Saturday. Bring everything I ask for."
My little sister accepted my surrender negotiation.
"Hoo... Sucks the life right out of me..."
I ended the call with my little sister and pocketed my phone.
A few minutes later, the taxi driver dropped me off in front of the bedding specialty store I'd requested.
I went inside and bought their largest size: the Emperor Large King-Size Bed.
Since they offered delivery via their own truck, I asked if I could ride along.
The delivery guy kindly said it was fine, so I hopped in the truck and headed to my one-room.
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