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remember the number of times Iâd downed the barley tea Saehee brought out, but my
lips were still strangely dry. Ah, it was like sitting on a pincushion. Narae
was glaring at me from the corner of her eye so hard it hurt.\n\n
ââŚSo youâre saying that even though Sunghoon and Rangii are basically cousins, theyâre actually complete strangers. And gtheyâre even engaged?â\n
that was where our conversation ended up.\n
Weâre lovey-dovey.â\n
did you learn that word?\n
Sting. Naraeâs glare became even more
that I tell her about the engagement than about Rangii being a phantom.\n
something I couldnât ignore\n
calling a lolicon? My tastes are normal!â\n
just like a guy in a soap opera caught cheating on his lover.\n
It is perfectly normal for Sunghoon to love a woman like me.â\n
you please keep that mouth of yours shut? Are you planning on bankrupting my
romance and dragging it away from me?\n
Naraeâs scornful glare hurt. My heart hurt.\n
engaged, our parents are the ones who decided that, and I didnât even know
about it until yesterday.â\n
that, it looks like you two are really close,â Narae said.\n
me once when he was young.â\n
blocked Rangiiâs mouth.\n
me like you have no idea why Iâm doing this. You brat, try and use common
sense. Iâm clearly older than you, so how does it make sense that I met you the
Rangii was born, not that long ago. Yeah. I was also young, so I forgot.â\n
removed the hand that was blocking Rangiiâs mouth. I was trying to tell her âhey,
donât say anything weirdâ with my eyes, but Rangii didnât have a lot of
experience in reading another personâs nonverbal cues.\n
keep acting like that? I said I would accept a concubine, but at some point, a
concubine should know her place! Isnât it natural for you to show love first
and foremost to your wife, to me?â\n
foremost, Iâm going to shut that mouth of yours.\n
calling a concubine?â\n
were to pick who to be his wife between the two of us, he would obviously pick
getting mad about that part?!\n
be possible?! Sunghoon would obviously choose me! Sunghoon is head over heels
in love with me! Because heâs a lolicon!â\n
got angry at Rangiiâs nonsensical words, but suddenly she gave a bright,
flowery smile, and said:\n
voice as if trying to placate a child, spoke of a cruel reality that I could
Sunghoonâs tastes quite well. Ever since he was young, he liked women with big
cruel reality for me as well.\n
no way he would choose you.â\n
up, emitting an intense energy as she shouted.\n
way, no way that thatâs true! Sunghoon, Sunghoon is the one who will love me!!â\n
overbearing filled the room, almost suffocating me. I-is this that so-called
spiritual pressure? (tn: a Bleach reference)\n
âSunghoonâsniffleâloves me!!â\n
Rangii while thinking to myself, You
brat, whatâs wrong with you? when I noticed something.\n
ears? Where did they come from?â\n
Naraeâs words reconfirmed
that my eyes were perceiving reality correctly. Thatâs right. Rangii, on the
verge of tears and consumed by anger, forgot to hide her tail and ears.\n
do I do? Could I just say itâs a trick? Could I trick her by saying, âSurprise,
this is a prank show~â and have this all blow over?\n
only one of us to maintain her composure in the midst of this chaos, moved. She
put her hand on Naraeâs forehead even as she stared in shock at Rangiiâs
newly-sprouted tail and ears. Narae then collapsed backward.\n
importantly, Young Master, you should seek to calm down the Master. Right
this, Saeheeâs expressionless face makes her look a lot more trustworthy. Rangii
was ready to explode, her hands balled up into fists, thick tears gathering in
the corners of her eyes, and her breathing heavy, when I made up my mind to
Whatâs the problem, huh?â\n
âThat woman! Uuâthat woman said
that you hateâhukâhate meâŚâŚâ\n
clinging to my chest, I patted her on the head and said this:\n
where did anyone say that?â\n
Didnât that woman say so?! That thereâs no wayâkuuâno way you would love me!â\n
with typical sexual preferences were to choose between Narae and you, he would
obviously choose Narae. And Iâm definitely a typical man, so Iâd pick Narae as
what she said is true, lovingâŚâ\n
embarrassing so I canât say it. \n
someone is different. No matter their age, face, or personality, none of that
None of that stuff matters when it comes to liking someone.â\n
Appearance, money, breasts, height, personality, and a lot of other stuff matter.\n
connected to that feeling of love.\n
own charm. So thatâs why IâŚâ\n
A kid. A little kid. A freaking little kid. So why is blood rushing to my face?\n
crying. She loosened her fists, and her previously unfocused eyes looked up at
me. Hey, stop looking at me. If you look at me with such innocent eyes, itâll
hurt my conscience. Iâm already so embarrassed I want to hide in a mouse hole,
her hand and held tightly onto my chest.\n
flushed, twin red glows appearing on her cheeks. With Rangii like this, I said:\n
like a child who was teased as to whether you would give her a candy or not
only to watch as you popped that candy into your own mouth. She started tearing
up again, her eyebrows looking like a Chinese eight (ĺ
Ť) and
her mouth looking like a shi-oht (ă
).\n
up she may really cry, so I should stop teasing her. I leaned down, hugged
Rangii with both arms, lifted her up, and said:\n
I like you a super-duper lot.â\n
Rangii what she wants to hear. Ah, damn. Goosebumps ran down the lengths of my
arms. But upon seeing a blossom of a smile form on Rangiiâs face, I couldnât
care less about those goosebumps. Because kids look best when theyâre smiling.\n
âUuu. How mean! Sunghoon is mean!â\n
downwards, striking me on the shoulders. Of course, it hurt. Even if itâs a
little kid hitting you, getting hit like this hurts. But I didnât show it on my
face. Because this is what it means to be an adult.\n
calmed down Rangii so should I worry about the next thing? Now that Rangii was
back to normalâactually, now that she was happier than normal, I tried to put
her down, but I gave up on that when she climbed up my back to cling to me. I
shifted my posture so that I was more comfortable before saying:\n
you called for me, you crimiâI mean, Young Master?â\n
were you about to call me?â\n
no idea what you are talking about. But it seems as though there is something
else you should be curious about.â\n
Saehee skillfully changed the subject, it looked like I would have to have a
private chat with her later.\n
going to do?â I asked her.\n
for just a moment, Narae saw Rangiiâs tail and ears before Saehee rendered her
unconscious. If I donât think of a solution while sheâs still knocked out, then
Iâll be in for a world of hurt.\n
simplest solution would be to drop her in the ocean in a metal drum full of
at me, and I responded with a venomous expression on my face.\n
the one in question is not the Young Master, I have no intention of doing so.â\n
intended to modify any memories she had related to the Master with basic memory
manipulation, but there was a problem.â\n
called Narae is a member of the Bear Tribe. I thought she was a normal human,
but I was fooled. I never thought that a Bear Tribe member who had yet to
awaken her power would be able to slip through my barrier undetected.â \n
the Bear Tribe, and what do you mean by barrier?â\n
at me as if I were some pathetic creature. Donât show emotion only in times
today I worked to create a barrier that would allow me to identify the energy
of phantoms as well as our own.â\n
just think of it as a convenient radar.\n
there something you wish to say?â\n
explain to me in laymanâs terms what the Bear Tribe is.â\n
little longer, please.â\n
Tribe I am speaking of is composed of Ungnyeo and her direct descendants.â\n
Ungnyeo you mean the one from the Dangun Myth, that Ungnyeo?â (tn: Long story
short, a bear that turned into a woman, married God, and gave birth to the
founder of Korea, Dangun)\n
there a different Ungnyeo?â\n
asking something such an obvious question.\n
to the women who inherited Ungnyeoâs blood and have, upon meeting a certain
precondition, become her puppets. Only the chief has a mind of her own.â\n
so itâs easier to understand.â\n
are the bitches of a bitch.â\n
Rangii piped in: âSimply put itâs like this. That fat hag hates that Hwanung
gave me special attention, so sheâs using her descendants to try and kill me.â\n
 âThen arenât you in danger?â\n
my back, in a position that didnât inspire any confidence at all, she put her
mouth to my ear, andâŚ\n
No matter how many dozens or hundreds of them come, I will protect you.â\n
this with complete confidence. Hey, you brat. The one Iâm worried about is you.
Why are you worrying about me? Iâm a normal human so thereâs no reason for me
to be in the Bear Tribeâs crosshairs.\n
telling me that she was strong enough to protect me must have been just to help
me relax. Thatâs how I decided to take her words. But maybe Saehee saw that I
wasnât in the least bit convinced, because she gave an additional explanation.\n
300 years ago as well, we repelled an attack from the foolish Bear Tribe more
easily than we could flip our palms. Because the seal has weakened since then, they
will be unable to harass us thoughtlessly.â\n
strangely anachronistic thoughts and speech style be an influence from that
No, thatâs not whatâs
important here. I should go back to the main issue.\n
whatâs the problem with Narae being a part of the Bear Tribe?â\n
member of the Bear Tribe has some degree of resistance to magic. Although she
has yet to meet the condition, hastily casting magic may result in a small
is fortunate, brain damage; if not, instant death.â\n
do you consider a big problem, then? Anyway, if I interpret her words
saying that since you canât manipulate her memory, you need to find a different
correct, Young Master.â\n
do? I need the wisdom of Solomon. âŚBut Iâm not cutting her in half!\n
matter of fact, were she to awaken her power, this would become a nonissue.â\n
we just have her meet that condition? What is it?â\n
answer, spoken seriously and with clinical detachment, stunned.\n
of the Bear Tribe realize their powers when their bust sizes reach D cups.â\n
Saehee was screwing with me. I turned my head and asked Rangii, who now had her
chin resting on my shoulder:\n
know what a D cup is, but all of my opponents had large breasts.â\n
come youâre tightening your grip around my neck as you say that?\n
educate those attackers with huge, useless bags of shaking flesh exactly whom
they dared to attack.â\n
Rangiiâs tiny chest pressing against my back caused me to feel pity for her for
do we do? Can I tell her the truth about you two?â\n
do as you will, Young Master.â\n
really okay if I do that?â\n
were okay for me to tell someone about phantoms, but Rangii answered with:\n
be the concubine of the man to be my husband. It would be proper to do so.â\n
phantoms before me not at all worried about their supposedly hidden identities,
I felt like the weird one. And I decided what to do. (CORRECT FIRST SENTENCE)\n
youâre saying that after I fainted in your house, I was unconscious for nearly
an hour, and I just now woke up?â\n
is correct, Miss Narae,â Saehee said.\n
fooled. Iâm begging you. Por favor.\n
have a death wish or something?â\n
Saeheeâs look of pity and Rangiiâs look of disappointment, I moved on to my
next plan. I call it a plan but it was nothing elaborate: I just told her an
edited version of the truth. I explained that Rangii was the tiger from the
Dangun myth, that she lived in my grandfatherâs estate away from humans, and that
when he passed away (even though heâs not dead) there was nowhere else for her
to stay, so I took her with me to Seoul. I hid any other important facts from
her, but Narae must have been shocked speechless after learning that Rangii and
Saehee were phantoms, because after I was done explaining, she didnât say a
finished my explanation and drank a glass of barley tea, Narae held my hand and
looked at me with her eyes full of sadness. Huh? Whyâre you doing that all of a
mustâve had a really tough time, Sunghoon.â\n
how youâre responding?\n
mustâve been really shocked because of your grandfatherâs passing. I
understand. Itâs okay.â\n
kindness is making me feel even sadder. Narae treated me like someone who lost
his mind due to grief, but at least she was okay with itânope, as if.\n
expect me to believe that? You mustâve forced that kid to put on that tail and
ears because of your perverted fetishes, you pervert, deviant, dirty old man!â\n
I had a lot of things to say at Naraeâs baseless accusation, Rangii angrily
wrong! These are, without doubt, a part of my body!â\n
her fists, squeezed her eyes shut, and proudly moved her ears and tail for
Narae to see. Narae sighed.\n
almost unbelievable to think that she was angry just a moment before, Narae looked
absolutely serene when she spoke. \n
Rangii. Itâs just that I couldnât think objectively if I didnât talk like this.
For him to talk about phantoms in this century. And that heâs the guardian of
you phantomsâyou have to draw the line somewhere. I got mad because that jerk
head. I may be going through all this because of my monster of a grandfather
and my weirdo dadâin other words, my familyâbut Narae got swept up in all this
even though she wasnât involved in any of it. Seriously, I donât have enough
âItâs okay. Because Iâd be even more upset if I didnât
actually comforted me. I heard everything up to the âitâs okay,â but what was
it she said at the end?\n
ask her about what she said, when she suddenly pinched my side.\n
what? I was passed out for an hour? Do you think Iâm an idiot? Did you think
Iâd fall for that?â\n
Youâre pinching the same place as before! Why do you have to pinch the same
said something like that under normal circumstances.\n
letâs say you did manage to fool me. Were you going to keep hiding this from me?â\n
goes without saying.â\n
daggers at me. She doubled the force behind her fingers.\n
youâre going to try and trick me, then make up something convincing, you idiot!
Who would fall for such a pathetic lie?!â\n
hurts! Please let go of me, Narae-nim!!â\n
let go of my side. Although I furiously rubbed my aching side, the pain didnât
subside in the slightest. I slid away from Narae in order to save my side from
more of her abuse, when:\n
that everythingâs out in the open, what are you going to do?â\n
and SaeheeâŚmay be phantoms, but theyâre still girls.â\n
like a girl but she was practically a wild beast, and Saehee was more like an
unidentified mysterious creature, but still. Like Narae said, they were girls.\n
your dad is staying here too, you
canât just live with two girls! Wait, donât tell me. Were you just going to go
along with this since you got the chance to live with girls?â\n
thatâs not it, then what?â\n
what to say. It seemed like Sahee had connections in the government, but even
if she found a different house, Rangii would probably refuse to leave. I was so
preoccupied trying to think of an answer to Naraeâs question that I never
considered that Saehee might respond.\n
truly not the case. The Young Masterâs parents have departed the residence.â\n
the heck?! Hey! Are you trying to take advantage of the fact that your parents
words I could have said when an apparition of the god of destruction appeared, looking ready to destroy all of creation
with a single blow. Narae, you canât possibly believe that I brought
these two here while my parents were gone to do naughty things with them,
right? No, based on the look on your face, do you really believe that? This is
a misunderstanding. A misunderstanding.\n
see. It was only after I brought these two to Seoul with me that my parents had
something come up and had to leave.â\n
honorifics to Narae right now? (tn: Sunghoon uses honorifics in his last line
down, slammed her hands on the table, then spoke.\n
telling me to believe that ridiculous excuse?!â\n
looking even more furious than before, Narae lowered her hand to my inner
idiot! What the hell was that yesterday, really?!â\n
WhyareyoubringingupsomethingfromyesterdayithasnothingtodowiththisandhowmuchlongerareyougoingtokeepdoingthisithurtssomuchIâmdying!\n
my survival, I grabbed Naraeâs wrist. Her other hand went directly for my side.
My body immediately flinched away. Has this become a reflex?!\n
down my hand and turned away. Narae pinched my side. Maybe Iâd grown numb there
because I couldnât feel any pain.\n
youâre all going to stay here until your parents come back?â\n
mean, I canât kick them out.â\n
into thought at my realistic objection when:\n
Rangii and Saehee can stay at my house.â\n
understanding what she said.\n
girls canât stay in a house with alone with a guy! What if you did something indecent?!â\n
tiger the size of a mountain and Saehee is some kind of unidentifiable phantom.
If I went âUhuhu, I canât hold it in anymore, uwaaang~â and pounced on them, Iâd
just end up being punished horribly.\n
that aside, Naraeâs idea sounded appealing. Naraeâs family was rich and
entrusting them to her might be okay.\n
Narae, stopping her from continuing a ridiculous misunderstanding.\n
thatâs not what I meant. How can I do that after they traveled so far fully
expecting me to be there for them? I appreciate the sentiment, but this is my
if you say that, it doesnât sound cool at all!â\n
I didnât say that to look cool.\n
anime, she wouldâve had veins popping out of her forehead as she beared a great
deal of thought over what I said. Sheâs a member of the Bear Tribe so sheâs
bearing a lot of thoughts, get itâŚsorry. I messed up. I wanted to escape
reality, even if I had to use a bad joke. But it was only after Narae spoke
that I really wanted to escape reality.\n
until your parents come back, Iâm going to stay here too.â\n
say? She must have gotten caught up in the moment and said something she didnât
to come over here and have sleepovers, didnât I?â\n
kind of demand is that?!â\n
up! Just do what I said! Iâm going to sleep in your house too! Or are you
saying itâs okay for them but not me? If not, what else? Does it make you
uncomfortable for me to be here?!â\n
for me to answer if you put it like that.\n
up her mind like this, thereâs no refusing her. Sheâs too strong an opponent.
But this only applies to direct refusals. Itâs possible to refuse later on. By
doing something like this.\n
You need to get permission from your parents first.â\n
completely impossible condition. If theyâre proper parents, thereâs no way
theyâll let their fully-grown daughter stay at a guyâs house for several days,
even if heâs a childhood friend. It was a little disappointing, but if Narae stayed
here, then Iâd lose my mind.\n
inexplicable confidence made me nervous.\n
hesitation made me stutter.\n
her cell phone and she probably called her parents. Narae opened her mouth, but
I didnât know if the one who answered was her mom or her dad.\n
dad. Itâs me. Yes. I have something to tell you. Iâm going to sleep at
Sunghoonâs house for a few days. No. His parents arenât here.â\n
you just casually step on a landmine?\n
Naraeâs dad seemed like someone with common sense. Narae furrowed her brow a
bit, but only for a moment. A rare sight appeared as Narae smiled brightly and
spoke with a soft voice.\n
Fine. Then I wonât ever get married and live with Papa forever. Forever. Thatâs
getting goosebumps down my spine after hearing that?\n
Okay. Thank you, Dad. Ah, Iâll give the phone to Sunghoon for a bit.â\n
cell phone away from her ear and handed it to me. Though I felt uneasy, I took
the cell phone and spoke.\n
good care of my daughter, Sunghoon. Make the most of this opportunity. Please,
please, Iâm begging you. That little monster isâŚ]\n
dad could finish yelling, Narae took the phone and hung up. Um, Iâm curious
about that last part about a little monster.\n
cracked open Pandoraâs Box.\n
members of the Bear Tribe have a strong devotion to their mates, they have
trouble expressing their true feelings.â\n
did you get next to me? You were standing in front of me not even a moment ago.
And it feels like you just said something weird?\n
prepare a meal for the Master. I came to ask if it was okay to use the kitchen.â\n
Letâs talk after we eat dinner~â\n
whining made me realize I was hungry as well. Come to think of it, I went out
grocery shopping to get ingredients for dinner. I could evenâI mean, I couldnât
understand why Rangii started drooling over pigeon.\n
shall prepare dinner.â\n
groceries, so thanks for taking care of dinner.â\n
this, Saehee looked at Narae with a small smile on her face.\n
sounded like a conversation between newlyweds, do you not agree?â\n
said that on purpose, didnât you?â\n
one to walk away from a fight.\n
dear, pardon me. After seeing your egotism, I could not help but respond in
try and defuse the situation. Narae even narrowed her eyes!\n
I want to help too. That should be okay, right?â\n
should like nothing better.â\n
outside, with Naraeâs scary smile and Saeheeâs lack of expression, the two
looked like they were getting along fabulously as they walked together. I
decided not to enter the kitchen. Ever.\n
like the typhoon just passed me by, so I could finally take a breather. I wanted
to lie down on the floor with my legs and arms stretched out like Rangii, but I
had my human dignity. But you brat. Whatâre you doing right now? Ignoring why
youâre lying down on the floor, whyâre you flailing your arms and legs?\n
wouldnât play with me for all this time, so Iâm angry.â\n
modern times, tigers like to vent their frustration by lying down with their
limbs outstretched and slap their hands against the ground. Maybe I could
survive a visit into a tigerâs den just by making it angry. Actually, if she
thought what I was doing with Narae looked like playing, then I needed to get
her checked for glasses.\n
busy taking care of the mess you made. If you hadnât shown your tail and ears,
then all this wouldnât have gotten so complicated.â\n
out her cheeks in a pout.\n
But I couldnât help that. How could I have ignored such provocation?â\n
wouldâve just ignored what Narae said. Because there are lots of times when the
one you like doesnât reciprocate your feelings. Will such a thing happen to the
wipe away my tears. For the sake of my potentially tragic future, I decided to
yeah. You didnât do anything wrong.â\n
going hee hee, and she dragged her
body across the ground, crawling under the table and thrusting her legs towards
me. You brat. Are you saying youâre too lazy to get up by yourself? Rangii
moved again and this time her legs reached all the way to my lap, but hey. A
girl should take better care of her appearance. Your shirtâs moved up, and now
I can see your belly. She wriggled from side to side, exposing more of her skin,
and I felt the urge to play a little prank. I poked Rangii in her belly button.\n
and legs shot out, and when she tried to sit up, the table shook with a bang.
What a fun kid. Teasing her was worth it. With her body pulled out on the
opposite side of the table from me, Rangii whined to me while rubbing her red
from the opposite end of the table, gingerly touching her reddened forehead
you do that? You scared me.â\n
the words right out of my mouth. What were you doing?â\n
you shouldâve gotten up properly and sat there.â\n
rating system for annoyingness, youâd be a first-class tiger.\n
little, saw Rangiiâs legs poking out from under the table, grabbed them, andâŚ\n
Rangii looked at me, wide eyed with her arms
outstretched, after I slid her out from under the table.\n
donât want that to happen again, then sit properly next time.â\n
was fun! Canât you do it again?â\n
Narae and Saehee made was so delicious I could have screamed in joy. My mouth
began to water when I saw that they had made extraordinary dishes from the only
ordinary groceries I had bought.\n
at the round dining table, with Rangii and Narae at either side and Saehee
across from me. Mmm~ Delicious.\n
spinach dish? Iâm the one who made it.â\n
carefully asked question, I ate a bite of the spinach and gave her a thumbs up.\n
goodness. I was worried you wouldnât like it.â\n
anything, it was a side dish that Narae made for me. Thus, I could already
comprehend a heavenly taste.\n
Please try the pumpkin pancake as well.â (tn: Literally âjeon,â a style of
Korean cooking. Itâs different from the western style of pancake)\n
suggestion, I tried a bite of the pumpkin pancake. It was really good. Although
I already knew this, Saehee was really good at cooking.\n
reason, the mood feels really tense, but maybe Iâm imagining things? No, it
doesnât seem like thatâs the case. Narae-nim seems, for whatever reason, to be
These are the ones I cooked, so I hope you like it.â\n
I made the rest. Please enjoy it.â\n
closely, I could see that Naraeâs food was on the left and Saeheeâs food was on
the right, with the bulgogi in the center. (tn: Bulgogi is a kind of Korean
What the heck happened in the kitchen while Rangii and I were playing around?
It was hard to figure out what to do with my chopsticks with Saehee and Naraeâs
Why do you keep trying to antagonize Narae? It was times like this that I felt
jealous of Rangii, who was eating without a care in the world.\n
continue to drop food, I was actually not jealous of her considering how clumsy
she was with her chopsticks. \n
wasnât embarrassed by the fact that her clumsiness with chopsticks meant she
kept spilling food. I remembered that just this morning she was doing a better
job than this, so what happened to her?\n
dropped the side dishes sheâd go âUuu,â pout, and glance at me. Was she asking
felt bad seeing her like that, so I decided to give her a hand.\n
sounded like she was sulking, and I almost laughed.\n
It felt like I was talking to a dog, but it was different. Because sheâs not
rice bowl and utensils and sat on my lap.\n
taught you how to hold chopsticks. Try and eat properly.â\n
Rangiiâs hand so that she was holding them correctly.\n
what do you want to eat?â\n
bulgogi with my chopsticks and put it on top of Rangiiâs riceâŚ\n
think youâre doing?!â\n
Naraeâs pointed finger, I gave a matter-of-fact answer.\n
helping Rangii with her food. She may look like an elementary schooler, but
sheâs actually a phantom, so sheâs clumsy with this stuff.â\n
weird! Even if thatâs the case, why is she sitting on your lap?!â\n
Even though, when I was little, I would sit on top of my momâs lap as she
taught me how to use my eating utensils?\n
bright red and getting upset, should I give her an excuse or maybe protest?\n
way I can make sure she eats easily and that she isnât being picky with her
food. And Rangiiâs a little kid so whatâs the big deal?â\n
at Rangii. She looked back at me with bright, innocent eyes of a child.\n
She even stuck her tongue at me just now!â\n
word, I watched Rangii happily chew on a piece of bulgogi before giving her a
gentle knock on the head.\n
stick your tongue out.â\n
a look of surprise on her face.\n
testing her but she got caught.\n
was busy being embarrassed over her blunder, I rested my chin on top of her
head and spoke to Narae.\n
see, sheâs just a kid. Donât get all riled up over stuff like this.â\n
cleaning up after eating our delicious yet somewhat tense dinner, the doorbell rang.
I wondered who it was when Narae spoke.\n
delivery. Itâs probably someone bringing my things. Iâll go get it.â\n
and came back inside with two large bags in hand.\n
planning on sleeping over?â\n
would. Why, did you think I lied?â\n
liked it if this entire situation was a lie. If, just if, Narae had asked to
sleep over when I was all alone at home, Iâd welcome her with open arms; but
Rangii and Saehee were here. Rangii truly thought that Narae was beneath her, so
there was no real problem there. The problem was Narae and Saehee. Narae bore
some strange hostility towards Rangii and Saehee, and I got the feeling that
Saehee didnât like Narae. Could that be because of Narae being part of the Bear
Tribe? Isnât there a way they could get along?\n
I use? Your roomâs fine too. Of course, youâd be sleeping somewhere else.â\n
Narae, you really tell the best jokes. Though it looked like you were serious.
But which room should I have Narae use? I felt like something terrible would
happen if I had her share a room with Rangii, so the only room left was Dadâs⌠I
didnât like the idea of having her stay in my dadâs room, but I clean it every
day, so it should be okay. I pointed to Dadâs room and spoke.\n
use my dadâs room for now? Iâll get you new blankets.â\n
fortunate that I always had guest blankets on hand for those rare occasions
when Mom brought her acquaintances with her. This meant I didnât have to ask
Narae to use the blankets my dad uses.\n
unexpectedly considerate.â\n
of you. Though I probably wonât tell you that. Completely clueless of how I
felt, Narae went âHmph,â and went into my dadâs room with her bags in tow.\n
unpack and change now.â\n
closing the door, she looked across the threshold to glare at me with a scary
telling me to look or not?â\n
tongue out at me jokingly.\n
want to die at the young age of seventeen, I went into my room. Rangii was
lounging on the sofa in the living room, and Saehee was next to her, so this
was my best chance. âŚI wasnât going to do anything weird. Now seemed like the
perfect time to learn more about Rangii. I turned on my computer and searched tiger in a search engine. I found
folktales, characteristics, and more about tigers. All kinds of information
forced to take care of Rangii to maintain the safety of mankind, the stability
of my family, and my own life, that didnât change the fact that I was Rangiiâs
guardian. That meant I needed to take responsibility for looking after her. So
it wasnât weird for me to search for more information about tigers and thus
was only trying to find out how best to care for her.\n
evolved from a lolicon to a stalker?â\n
calmed my racing heart and turned around to find Saehee looking down at me with a face that contrasted entirely with mine;
in other words, she was expressionless.\n
appearing behind me and suddenly talking? Iâll die of a heart attack!â\n
saying that before as well.â\n
you want to know about the Master, rather than use the Internet, you can ask me
asking me to do something so embarrassing?\n
to tell you what Iâm bothered about.â\n
Iâm Jeom Soon-Yi?â (tn: I believe this is a reference to a 1935 Korean novel in
which the main female character is a major tsundere)\n
she here having quippy dialogue with me?\n
importantly, what is it? Youâre here for a reason, arenât you?â\n
quick to notice the strangest things.â\n
image do those two have of me?\n
came here to tell you something.â\n
Narae-nim has not yet awoken her powers, she is still a member of the Bear
Tribe. The Master also knows this.â\n
presence near you would be a bad influence on the Master.â\n
above your neck is not only used to eat.â\n
tiring to tell someone to use his own head in such a roundabout way?â\n
easier with practice.â\n
used to it too. So I could beat her for once.\n
should think about it for a second.\n
member of the Bear Tribe, and Rangii is a tiger. In the Dangun myth, a tiger
and a bear meet Hwanung to turn into humans. Hwanung says to stay in a cave and
eat only garlic and mugwart for 100 days, but the tiger canât endure the test
so it runs away. The bear turns into a human, wants a child, and is chosen by
heck was the problem? I doubted it was because Rangii felt jealous of Naraeâs almost criminal figure when she herself looked
like a child. Sheâs 5,000 years too young to feel something like that.\n
are entertaining foolish thoughts.â\n
how to read minds or something?â\n
deny that my thoughts were foolish.\n
cannot explain in detail, this is related to the Masterâs trauma.â\n
If you ever gave explained everything to me without hassle,
Iâd have to plant an apple tree (tn: Iâm pretty sure this is a Martin Luther
reference. Sunghoon is saying that the world would end). What kind of
trauma could Rangii possibly have? But I didnât think Saehee would lie about
something related to Rangii.\n
staying over here for a few days because sheâs worried about you two; isnât
that a little harsh?â\n
response truly befitting the Young Master.â\n
to deserve being called an idiot? So what if Narae stays here?\n
There is something you must not forget. That the Master came to Seoul with eyes
reason, I was the one who reached out to Rangii, and she was the one who
grabbed my hand. That meant I was responsible for looking after her.\n
Master is completely clueless. That is why you invited Narae-nim here while
completely disregarding the Master.â\n
temper flare up. Whatâs so wrong about inviting Narae, and what did I do wrong
to Rangii for Saehee to say that? I was ready to blow my top, but something
happened before I could say anything.\n
leave me all alone? Being by myself makes me feel lonely.â\n
sullenly as she opened the door and entered. I immediately closed the browser
window. It was probably just my imagination that I thought I looked like an
adolescent boy who was caught browsing adult sites by his mom.\n
preparing where you will sleep, Master.â\n
lies without even blinking.\n
talk about? I can sleep comfortably as long as Iâm by Sunghoonâs side.â\n
youâd be able to sleep well anywhere even if I werenât there.â\n
Rangii went âBuuu,â grumbling indignantly and pouting
because you were next to me. I am usually not like that.â\n
where your mouth is, then.\n
with my belly full and the day darkening, Iâve become sleepy. Sunghoon, letâs
if you donât sleep a lot, you wonât grow.â\n
is Jirisan, so what good would growing doâŚwait, Iâm focusing on the wrong
answer why I should sleep with you?â\n
 Then Iâll force you to!â\n
how she was going to force me, but all she did was grab my hand and pull me
towards her. âŚIâm not sure what you think I am, but Iâm not so weak that Iâd be
dragged around by a kid. But even so, I felt bad seeing Rangii straining, so I picked
her up by her butt and:\n
cute when she pouts. I wonder if this is why adults tease little kids.\n
laying out my blankets, the ones I had carefully folded.\n
said that she wants to sleep.â\n
her quilt in your room.â\n
that she wants to sleep with you, Young Master.\n
matter how you word it; my response wonât change.â\n
problem? Isnât it natural for a couple to share a room?â\n
something I couldnât ignore.\n
when were we a couple?â\n
need to be so embarrassed. Though, since itâs been such a short time, your
reaction doesnât surprise me. And alsoâŚâŚâ\n
her body this way and that, a blush on her face.\n
already have our first time together?â\n
No, no, we didnât. Youâre dead wrong. I
mustered up my courage to correct her mistaken thinking.\n
what a first time is?â\n
repeating myself, but youâre clearly a child.\n
a man and a woman who love each other get married and sleep in the same room
under the same covers?â\n
needed a xylophone. Ding!\n
Rangii needs proper sex-ed.â\n
saying goes, experiencing something once is better than hearing it one hundred
me to die? I mean both physically and mentally.\n
to bed already. I wish to bear our child as soon as possible.â\n
tortured myself over how to teach Rangii sex-ed, this happened:\n
my room. Ah, Iâll ask Narae to give Rangii proper educationâŚbut the moment I
saw Narae, any such thoughts were blown away.\n
wrong with your clothes?!â\n
with what Iâm wearing?!â\n
fierce appearance was nowhere to be found. She had on a loose-fitting tank top
that exposed her belly button and bra straps, and below that she wore hotpants
that set her thighs on full display, leaving me with nowhere safe to look. To a
teenage boy like me, her outfit was enough to make me drool uncontrollably. I
needed to hide my blushing face somehow, but I-I couldnât endure it! If a
healthy teenager sees the girl he likes clad in such a stimulating fashion,
thenâŚâŚ Th-this is just a physiological reaction!\n
deal? Everyone wears stuff like this. What, do you have a problem with it?â\n
that I donât have any. No, the problem is that I like it way too much.\n
âThereâs a lewd look in your eyes.â\n
the only excuse I could with Narae staring daggers at me.\n
clothes which, for me at this point in my life, makes me have trouble deciding
where to look, so itâs yourâŚâ\n
conceded her point like a dog with its tail between its legs, she smiled,
satisfied, and looked around my room.\n
your room? Heeh⌠It doesnât look like itâs changed at all.â\n
Rangii-nim, only a visitor to my room, said
something completely ridiculous. Narae frowned in response.\n
going to sleep here too.â\n
sleep here? This is his room.â\n
natural for a couple to sleep together?â\n
heckâs natural about that?â\n
reasonable response and pulled Rangii by the hand. Rangii had apparently never
been treated like this before and, in a state of confusion, pleaded me for
with this woman? A concubine should know her place!â\n
calling a concubine? Besides, this is a monogamous country, so there are no
such things as concubines!â\n
formed a question mark and she asked me a question.\n
head. At first Rangii was shocked, but then her face darkened as she spoke to
I am sorry for you. Sunghoon has already completely fallen for my charm, so you
ears were standing up sharply.\n
didnât you desire me with great intensity?â\n
excuse right before Naraeâs hand flew at me.\n
last night, so I grabbed her to keep myself warm. I didnât do anything else,
and this all happened while I was half asleep, so please forgive me. You know
how I am when Iâm sleepy.â\n
already seen each otherâs naked bodies?â\n
because you didnât want to take a bath! Donât say something thatâs bound to be
truth exactly as it was to Narae. After I finished talking, Rangii opened and
closed her mouth like a bird, clenched and unclenched her hands, then, when she
looked like she was about to speakâŚshe suddenly hugged Narae and burst into
Sunghoon is bullying meeee! E-even though I was so happy that Sunghoon accepted
me! But then! Uwaaaaah!!â\n
bully you?! Iâm just saying exactly what happened! And why are you hugging
Narae and not Saehee? Even Iâve never hugged her before! Iâm so jealous!\n
shocked when Rangii suddenly hugged her, but, after thinking for a moment, she
sighed and patted Rangiiâs head before speaking to me.\n
<figure class="wp-block-image"></figure>\nâHey, there was
no reason to say all that. Why were you so harsh?â\n
suddenly take Rangiiâs side? I was so taken aback that I couldnât give a
Rangii. Sunghoon was being mean because he was embarrassed that I was here.â\n
interpreted my words completely differently. It was a really convenient interpretation.
But it seemed Rangii bought what Narae was selling. With tears in her eyes,
Rangii looked up from Naraeâs bosom and spoke.\n
was painful. Narae, I like it when you care so much for others, but this made
me a little sad. And there was no reason for you to mouth âYouâre. So. Dead.â at
me. Please think about me, too.\n
I was so embarrassed that I was only able to say it like that.â\n
that I lied, she instantly stopped crying and smiled brightly.\n
Sunghoonâs so shy!â\n
Naraeâs bosom to run towards me. She reached to hug my neck, and I
automatically bent down and held her up by her bottom. âŚThere was no helping it.
Even if she was a kid, if I tried to hold her with only on my neck, Iâd die. It
was for the solely for my survival that I did this.\n
my arms, Rangii turned around to speak to Narae.\n
ready to become Sunghoonâs concubine!â\n
you canât have concubines in this country.â\n
that, she didnât seem upset. There was actually a smile playing on the corner
worrying. I was concerned about Naraeâs sudden change in attitude towards
Rangii. I was going to ask her about that, but the sudden weight on my shoulders
rhythmic breathing. Hey, are you sleeping right now? After what just happened,
Rangiiâs tail twitched slightly.\n
exhausted after traveling so far.â\n
erased her presence until now, scared me when she spoke. If you were here, you
shouldâve said something or calmed down Rangii or said something to Narae or
insulted me. Actually, I take back that last thing.\n
you did in the car was sleep, too.â\n
required plenty of sleep.â\n
sleep comfortably in your room. Here.â\n
Rangii to her, but Saehee spoke abruptly.\n
sleeping because the Young Masterâs scent and body heat put her mind at ease.
If you move her to my room, she will wake up.â\n
nonchalantly called it your room. Just now, you did.\n
with the Master in my room.â\n
Rangiiâs arms from my neck and gently placed her on the blanket to keep her
around a bit, but thankfully she didnât wake up. For some reason, I felt embarrassed
when I saw her sleeping so comfortably in my blanket, the one covered in my
scent. Maybe I should wash my sheets tomorrow.\n
Saehee out of the room, and I closed the door. Whew. With Rangii sleeping in my
room, the only place left for me to sleep was the sofa. Well, sleeping on the
sofa wasnât that bad. After everything that happened today, I was exhausted. Maybe
I should try and sleep a little early today.\n
thought, it was too early to go to sleep.\n
I can understand whatâs going on between you and Rangii.â\n
her understanding wouldnât turn into misunderstanding.\n
overreact when it comes to Rangii. Sheâs just a little kid whoâs clinging to
you out of loneliness.â\n
misunderstanding after all. Narae had no idea that Rangii really meant
everything she said. That actually made it even scarier.\n
like that, then you seem like a real lolicon.â\n
calling me a lolicon until now.â\n
like a figure from an impressionistic painting.\n
I know youâre not actually like that, soâŚâŚâ\n
and mumbled something, but I couldnât make out what she said. I was about to
ask her what she said, whenâŚ\n
me for interrupting your cringe worthy flirting.â\n
interrupted us. She butted in between us and spoke to Narae.\n
There is something I wish to tell you.â\n
could you stop adding ânimâ to my name? It sounds awkward.\n
anyone besides Rangii who can win against her?\n
me, her face a bright red. Whyâre you looking at me? I didnât do anything
wrong. Canât you see that Iâm as surprised as you are?â\n
heck are you asking?!â\n
continued to speak, disregarding our shock at her questions, and I realized the
truth of the old adage, âLike Master, like man.â\n
you asking her that with me here? I also want to know the answer to your
question, butâŚwait, thatâs not what I mean!\n
know, then I have no choice.â\n
contrast to Naraeâs blushing and flustered appearance, was as expressionless as
ever when she thrust her hands under Naraeâs arms, and thenâŚ\n
<figure class="wp-block-image"></figure>\nBefitting the
above sound effect, Saehee started to massage Naraeâs huge breasts.\n
are still a C cup. However, this size. There is a high likelihood of you
growing into a D cup in the near future.â\n
jealous! I wish I could do thatâŚwait, thatâs not what I mean either!\n
whatâre you doing?!â\n
teenage boy, I was close to exploding as I watched Saehee push Narae down with
Narae quivering with a mixture of anger and shame. W-will I even be able to
âAh, wait, now, ack, this isâŚhgg. D-donâtâŚâŚâ\n
a member of the Bear Tribe. However, we will be safe for at least another
her conclusion, Saehee took her hands off Naraeâs chest and gave a slight nod, as
expressionless as always.\n
her chest with her hands, moved away from SaeheeâŚand hid behind me as though it
was the most natural thing in the world.\n
from the tears gathering on her eyes that she was absolutely furious. She
glared at Saehee, who had just groped a maidenâs breasts, feeling their size
and weight however much she pleasedâŚno, I should stop thinking like that.
Because I was killingly jealous of how Saehee was able to massage Naraeâs
breasts as much as she wanted solely because of her genderâŚI said stop!!\n
heck do you want to know my bust size?!â\n
recovered from having her chest erotically massaged, glared at Saehee and
shouted. Ah. Narae doesnât know sheâs a member of the Bear Tribe, does she?\n
because you are a member of the Bear Tribe.â\n
âIt is a gang of well-endowed women.â\n
answer my question?!!â\n
a few screws loose? Saehee looked to have no desire to speak further, so I gave
Narae a short explanation. That they are blood relatives of Ungnyeo, the one
from the Dangun myth, and that they awaken strange powers when their busts
asked me something after she heard everything.\n
if I awaken those powers?â\n
solely been listening, Saehee answered her question.\n
your free will and become Ungnyeoâs puppet.â\n
that, how can you say sheâll be a puppet?!\n
worry. As long as you are careful, such an event will not happen. As long as
the head does not show herself, such small breasts will not awaken those
powers. HoweverâŚNarae-nim, if you stay by the Young Masterâs side, you will be
a bother to the Master. So while the Master is sleeping, please leave this
house. As I am not as generous as the Young Master, I cannot allow you to stay
trying to kick out Narae just as she said she would. But rather than Narae
getting upset, it was me.\n
heckâs so bad for Rangii if Narae stays here?! Donât just make stuff up!â\n
was the exact opposite of mine after I spoke with my emotions in control of my
do you know the Dangun myth?â\n
I even know that Rangiiâs the tiger from the myth.\n
underwent the test same as Ungnyeo and mastered the magic to turn into a human.
And as the Master was able to turn into a human, we also learned the magic from
her and became able to transform to human form as well.â\n
now able to understand why I felt like something was wrong when Rangii
transformed into a human. Based on the Dangun myth, the tiger couldnât endure
the test and ran away. Thatâs why it couldnât turn into a human. But Rangii
can. Not only that, but Baduk and Saehee, Rangiiâs kin, are able turn into
Hwanung did not choose the Master; he chose Ungnyeo. After that, she was sealed
away. Do you understand now? Why Narae-nim cannot stay near the Master?â\n
shout as she realized something from what Saehee said. But I didnât have a
clue. What was she saying?\n
at me pityingly, as if my head was full of suffocating smoke.\n
provide the Young Master with a hint as your head is completely empty.â\n
Master like a child, correct?â\n
said, the Master is still mentally immature. That is why she appears as such.
So then, do you know what personality traits are common to children?â\n
personality traits? As Iâve had to suffer domestic life with my little cousins
since I was young, I knew them very well.\n
laugh easily, cry easily, are honest, donât really think, are true to their
feelings, and greedy?â\n
âYou are well informed.â\n
looking at me as though Iâm some pathetic wretch, Miss Narae?\n
so pitiable, to have such a half-wit as her other half.â\n
being an idiot, so at least tell me why youâre treating me like one.â\n
we can tell you something like this? Weâd feel bad for Rangii if we did.â\n
betrayed my trust, I felt something snap inside me.\n
it, Iâm an idiot, so enough! Iâm going to sleep!â\n
clear how irritated I was, and I walked past Narae and Saehee to go into the
living room. Those two who were so skilled at making me feel stupid followed behind
shouldnât snap at Narae when she was worried at me, but I spoke sharply without realizing it.\n
summer, youâll catch a cold if you sleep there. Sleep in my room instead.â\n
boiled within me was replaced by embarrassment. I turned around and grabbed
tightly onto Naraeâs hands.\n
appreciate the sentiment, but you should place more value in your bodyâŚâ\n
my hands and hit me hard in the stomach. It wasnât enough to shake the Earth,
but it was more than enough to shake my head.\n
saying?! If youâre going to sleep in my room, then of course I have to sleep
Narae meant what she said, then I really didnât have to sleep on the sofa.
in the least to sleep in the same room as someone with such massive lumps of
fat. I do not get off on being crushed by those heavy breasts.â\n
that big! Besides, this size isâŚâ\n
and began to say something strange; then there was a poof! above her head and steam rose as she took her temper out on
fault. And, maybe it was because of their conversation, but for the first time,
I payed attention to Saeheeâs figure. She was actually quite slim. Her black
modernized hanbok looked to be doing a good job of hiding the fact that Saehee
was on the small side for a girl her age. Was it because Rangii was her Master?\n
like this even when I was human.â\n
Master will sleep in my room.â\n
extremely strange direction.\n
my duty to attend to the Master, it is my duty to attend to the Young Master as
well. Even in nightly duties.â\n
is still young and incapable of releasing
all of the Young Masterâs overflowing carnal lust, and because the well-endowed
Narae-nim disguises her actions as based in kindness when they are in truth
fueled by desire, this meager one can, with my brilliant techniques, satisfy
the Young Master. Thus, Narae-nim, I assume you will agree to leave?â\n
really a good idea to nonchalantly say something so dangerous?\n
Young Master who lacks a sense of humor.â\n
donât have much of a sense of humor. And youâre the same.\n
youâre going to tell a joke, say, âOkay, what Iâm about to say is a joke.â
Because I canât tell if youâre joking or serious.â\n
to some extent. If it is for the Masterâs sake, no matter what perverted
fetishes the Young Master may have, no matter what positions you demand, I
shall accept and do them all.â\n
such dirty things without even a blushing? If this conversation continued, I
wouldnât be able to sleep at night, so I forcibly ended the conversation.\n
can sleep on the sofa, so you two sleep in your own rooms!â\n
shocked speechless and Saehee was still as expressionless as ever, but when I
was about to lie down on the sofa, Saehee said something I couldnât ignore.\n
need for the Young Master to sleep on the sofa. Because I can sleep in the same
able to think of that? âŚWhat do I mean, why! It was because Saehee kept telling
weird jokes and freaking us out! The cause of all this chaos began to speak.\n
Saehee glanced at me and continued.\n
under a blanket covered in the Young Masterâs thick stuff, I may become
Master has Miss Narae leave, such a thing need not occur.â\n
and made clear her stance. I appreciate the sentiment, but if Rangii and Saehee
leave the house, you should leave too.\n
Saehee said, a small smile on her face\n
have been intoxicated by the alcohol I drank.â\n
a while since you last had any alcohol? And if you drink, isnât your complexion
supposed to change? Why is a supposedly drunk personâs face so pale?\n
us both and quietly turned to enter my room, leaving Narae and me in the living
room, still taken aback by what just occurred.\n
sensation that Iâd been taken for a ride before entering my new room. And then
drunk phantomâs name in a plea to know why there were a thousand girlâs panties