[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 127

“Meow meow.”

“It tickles!”

Seeing Baekseol rolling around, I can’t help but laugh.

“Hehe, does it tickle?”

“Yeah!”

If your stomach tickles, you should hide it, but instead, she shows her belly and plops down on my lap.

“Should I give you a massage, Pposiraegi?”

“Sure!”

“Do you know what a massage is?”

She tilts her head.

Guess she doesn’t know.

As I play with Baekseol’s feet, she relaxes and goes limp.

“This is what a massage is.”

“Nice!”

I’m the one touching her, but somehow I feel good too.

It’s warm, soft, and squishy.

I press her soles with my thumb and fiddle with her feet in my hand.

“Hmm.”

She seems to like it, but it feels like she just enjoys being touched, not necessarily the massage itself.

Ding!

───

[Massage Lv.1]

Slightly increases blood circulation effect

[Price: 400,000 won]

───

“Alright, Pposiraegi, let’s squish your cheeks.”

Baekseol’s cheeks stretch and shrink as I play with them.

They feel like soft rice cakes.

“How is it?”

“Nice!”

She always says “nice,” so I can’t tell if she really likes it or not.

But her complexion looks better, so I guess it’s working.

Ding!

As I level up the massage skill, Baekseol melts a little more.

Ding!

She melts even more.

Ding!

───

[Massage Lv.4]

Increases blood circulation effect

Increases fatigue recovery effect

Increases muscle relaxation effect

Increases skin soothing effect

[Price: 3,200,000 won]

───

[Remaining Balance: 23,160,000 won]

Thanks to my unstoppable fingers, both my money and Baekseol are melting.

“Feeling good?”

“Yeah.”

Baekseol’s eyes are half-closed as she gets the massage.

She seems to be enjoying it.

She stretches her whole body lazily and then closes her eyes completely.

“Customer, it seems you enjoyed the service.”

She’s completely melted.

The effect is too good.

“Would Eonni like it too?”

I think she’d love a sticky oil massage.

Ring-ring─

While I’m lost in random thoughts, my phone rings.

I look at the screen and see a familiar name.

“Yes, Grandfather.”

– So, nothing special going on?

“I’m always strong! How about you, Grandfather?”

– Me? I can’t sleep knowing you’re going abroad.

“Oops.”

Albert must have a loose mouth.

I even bribed him with a grenade, and he still does this to me.

Feeling guilty, I stay silent when Grandfather Herman’s voice comes through again.

– No, Ga-eul.

“I’ll just be gone for a little while.”

– No.

The place where that crazy old lady, the matriarch of Hongmun, is located—to Grandfather, it must look like walking into a tiger’s mouth.

Grandfather Herman’s unusually firm voice makes me shiver.

He’s always been so affectionate, so this feels even more jarring.

– Albert submitted a report. It says you might be an alien.

“Gasp.”

The grenade I gave Albert is confiscated.

– I know you’re not an ordinary child, Ga-eul. If that usually serious guy submitted such a playful report, there’s no need to see more.

“Actually, I’ve inherited the Peach Spirit. But now that I think about it, it kinda feels like a nicotine peach…”

– Child.

“…Yes.”

Grandfather Herman cuts off my rambling with a firm tone.

– Come back safely.

“…Huh?”

– A child being too cautious isn’t good either. At your age, you should be running around like a kid.

I thought I’d get scolded, but instead, he suddenly tells me to come back.

I have no idea what you’re thinking.

And while I appreciate the affection, being treated like a child is quite embarrassing.

“You just stopped me.”

– Even if I stop you, it seems like you won’t listen. At this age, just one word from the other person is enough to see right through them.

Even though I can’t see your face, I can sense your mood.

You just told me not to mind your mood…

– If you sneak away, I won’t be able to handle it, so that’s why.

“Yep.”

– Don’t overdo the sword work.

“…Yep.”

Albert’s cheese burgers are confiscated for a week.

*Click.*

After hanging up the phone, my heart starts pounding belatedly.

Is my mind getting younger as my body does?

“Phew.”

After hanging up, I feel a gaze and look down to see Baekseol staring at me with wide eyes.

“Are you awake?”

“Yes!”

Still feeling sleepy, I turn on the heater.

Burying my face in Baekseol’s tiny belly makes me happy again.

*Squish, squish.*

Baekseol presses her cheek against me as if asking if something’s wrong.

“Nothing.”

“Okay.”

I can hear Baekseol’s tiny pulse in my ear.

Normally, I’d push her away because it tickles, but I’m so happy with her little paw rubbing my cheek.

“Ahh!”

“It tickles!”

Pretending to bite her makes her giggle.

“Pfft. Baekseol, should we play a game?”

“Sure!”

Baekseol takes her favorite spot to watch from above my head.

I turn on the computer and launch Panic Field, where a character that looks just like me stands in the middle of the battlefield.

Playing a game without streaming feels strange.

Usually, there are viewers going wild even before jumping out of the plane, but now it feels empty.

“Just vicarious satisfaction will do.”

Turning on the stream with my phone, I see a streamer calming the viewers.

『Looks like they’re here to troll. I’ll proceed with the game as usual.』

[Del, just block them all]

[These guys are insane]

『Thank you for your concern. But I heard they couldn’t play the game, so I can’t just sit still. I’ll go for revenge.』

***

*Bang!*

<Lady Han Ga-eul has defeated Bibidayong ☠️>

*Click.*

After taking down a player who was sticking close, a smoke grenade is thrown, and a teammate jumps into it.

They’re trying to limit visibility and save their teammate.

*Bang!*

<Lady Han Ga-eul has defeated Radelly ☠️>

*Click.*

“Kyah.”

“Pyaah.”

“Baekseol, did I do well?”

“Pyaaah.”

The kid’s picked up something weird again.

<Victory!>

A victory message pops up on the computer screen.

Radelly is pretty good, after all.

If she’s not dying to me, she’s almost always surviving until the end or winning.

『Aaaah!! Han! Ga! Eul!! It’s you again? It’s you again? Whyyyy!!』

After winning the game, I turn on my phone to see Radelly pulling her hair out, going crazy.

It’s a shame since I just switched to a morning mask not long ago.

“What a refreshing morning.”

“I’m hungry.”

Checking the time at Baekseol’s words, it’s already past ten.

I guess I lost track of time tormenting Radelly.

“Has it gotten this late already?”

“Yes!”

“We’ve played games, so should we go out to eat? Or order in?”

“Go out!”

“Alright, let’s go.”

She’s already excited, wiggling her body at the thought of going out.

“Should we clean up properly?”

“Yes!”

As always, her answers are the best, like a rabbit.

..

..

..

..

*Splat!*

“Kyaaah!”

“Scrub scrub!”

***

<Lady Han Ga-eul has started streaming>

[⚔️Roarrrr!!!!]

[⚔️Are you crazy! Are you crazy! Are you crazy!!]

[⚔️Geeeeeenzang! I didn’t believe it! I didn’t believe it!!]

“My babies, good morning.”

As friends swarm in, the quiet morning turns chaotic.

It’s like a bustling market out here.

“Hey guys, leave Radelly alone. Why are you so obsessed with her?”

[⚔️Isn’t the room master Radelly on her way to put a hole in someone’s head?]

“Ah, you saw that?”

[⚔️LOLOLOLOLOL]

[⚔️So shameless LOLOLOL]

[⚔️So where are you going? Outside?]

“Going to have brunch with Baekseol.”

[⚔️Isn’t it more like a one-hit wonder chicken soup?]

[⚔️LOLOLOLOLOL]

“You wanna die? Sounds delicious though.”

Chatting with the viewers, I walk down a familiar path I could probably navigate blindfolded by now.

“But what do you even eat for brunch? I’ve never had it before.”

[⚔️T_T]

[⚔️We told you to take care of our room master!]

[⚔️T_T_T_T]

“Damn, it’s possible I’ve never tried it, okay?”

While looking around for a restaurant, I notice a crowd gathering up ahead.

As I get closer, I see it’s the market folks preparing for lunchtime.

Everyone’s faces are filled with unmistakable fear.

[⚔️What’s going on?]

[⚔️Room master, show us too!]

At the viewers’ request, I turn the camera toward the scene.

[⚔️Are they gangsters?]

[⚔️Yikes, let’s run away.]

Up ahead, a group of bulky guys in suits are swarming around.

They’re all wrapped in casts and bandages like they just got out of a knife fight.

From a distance, their intimidating presence is enough to make anyone tense up.

Step. Step.

As I get closer, their eyes lock onto my pink hair.

[⚔️Room master!!!!!!!!!!!]

[⚔️They’re real gangsters, room master!]

[⚔️OMG, it’s not a skit, they’re for real! Run, you crazy girl!]

The closer I get, the more their faces turn pale.

“Big guy.”

[⚔️Kyaaaaah! Crazy girl, crazy girl, crazy girl!]

[⚔️Call the cops!]

[⚔️Room master’s about to cause trouble again!! Emergency! Emergency!!]

“Why are you flexing in someone else’s territory? Who sent you?”

As I get right up in their faces, their complexions turn green.

“Uh, uh… well…”

“Why are you stuttering so much? Who sent you?”

“B-boss… I mean, Mr. Kim sent us.”

“Who the hell is that?”

“It’s… the Arirang Group.”

Ah, no wonder they’re stuttering. They’re from the Arirang Group.

I don’t know why they’re all the way out here, though.

“Did you come looking for me?”

“N-no, we didn’t.”

“Ah, this kid. Stuttering like crazy.”

[⚔️?????]

[⚔️Wait, who’s the gangster here?]

[⚔️I think Ga-eul is the gangster.]

“Call Mr. Kim.”

The gangster quickly pulls out his phone and starts fumbling with it.

He hands me the phone, and it’s already ringing.

Click.

– “What’s the job?”

“The job is, you idiot. Do you really wanna die?”

– “…Who is this?”

“You dumbass, did you take so many drugs you got amnesia? Need a reminder?”

– “…Gasp!”

The voice of the Arirang Group boss comes through the phone, swallowing his groans.

Guess he finally remembered.

“Why are these guys here?”

– “After the guy we were managing ran away, the area became empty, so I sent them to investigate. I’ll send them back right away.”

“Come here.”

– “M-me?”

“Yes, you. Get here and bow your head before I come to you. You know what happens if I have to come myself, right?”

– “I’ll come! I’ll come. I’ll really come.”

He hangs up immediately, and the gangsters in front of me…

The big guy fumbles and hurriedly picks up the phone.

“Big guy, attention.”

“…Yes?”

—Whack!

“Ahhh!”

Kicking him in the shin, he can’t seem to snap out of it.

“Damn it, attention.”

“At, attention!”

“At ease.”

“At ease!”

“These thugs these days, is this all the voice you’ve got?”

“N-no, sir!”

As the big guy in front gets kicked in the shin, the guys behind him raise their voices in unison.

“Attention.”

“Atteeeention!!”

“Push-up position, you punk.”

“Push-up position!!”

“You think I’m playing around with this sword? Want me to really cut you?”

“No, sir!!”

Lying in push-up position, he screams until his throat is about to burst.

“When Mr. Kim comes, make room for him next to you. Got it?”

“Yes, ma’am!”

—Smack!

“Ugh!”

“Why am I your ma’am?”

The big guy’s forehead swells up in real time from the flick.

The vivid memory of the club, with blood dripping, must be etched deep in their minds.

Fear isn’t an emotion that fades easily.

Instead, it becomes trauma, digging deeper into their minds as days go by.

[⚔️Officer! It’s a gangster!! Her name is Han Ga-eul! Hurry!!]

[⚔️What, is this another setup?]

[⚔️Good gangsters, bow your heads, please.]

[⚔️ㅠㅠ]

Looking at the phone, the viewers are chattering loudly among themselves.

“Now, let’s go eat brunch.”

[⚔️It’s over?]

[⚔️Situation resolved?]

After all the crazy stuff, they don’t even ask what’s going on anymore.

“Yeah, it’s over.”

Looking around, a restaurant perfect for brunch catches my eye.

“Oh, let’s go there.”

[⚔️Ooh?]

[⚔️Damn, the room master’s brunch? This is legit fancy.]

[⚔️LOL, for real, fancy.]

Seeing adults enjoy it so much, I’ve always wanted to try it at least once.

[⚔️Oh sh*t LOL]

[⚔️LMAO, who called it fancy?]

[⚔️The room master’s disastrous brunch selection.]

Maybe because it’s morning, the place is empty.

Sitting in a sunny spot, a waiter with an order pad approaches.

“Welcome, what can I get for you?”

“Gondre rice set, please.”

“Sure, I’ll prepare the Gondre rice set for you.”

“Ah, is it okay if a rabbit comes in too?”

At my words, the waiter’s gaze shifts to my hair.

“Of course, pink-haired customers are always welcome.”

The waiter, checking the menu, leaves a strange comment and quickly disappears.

“Looks delicious, right?”

[⚔️It does, but LOL]

[⚔️Our parents like it too.]

Maybe because I drank alcohol since morning, sitting in the chair makes me feel drowsy again.

“Phew, this is comfy.”

[⚔️Wow]

[⚔️Is it heavy?]

[⚔️I bench 500, please.]