I put down the crayons I had been scribbling with on the paper. This body was good at drawing too. It really seemed like I had a natural talent. There was nothing this body couldn’t do.
“Hana! I brought pizza!”
I couldn’t take my eyes off the huge pizza box Haru brought. Just the smell alone had already enchanted me. The delicious aroma wafted through the box. Maybe it was because of this young body, but my sense of smell seemed sharper too.
Scents I would’ve ignored before, this body now caught every single one. It had its pros and cons.
“Hana! What are you drawing today?”
Haru always greeted me with a bright smile. But I couldn’t respond to Haru’s greeting. All my nerves were focused on the pizza. I wanted to eat that delicious pizza as soon as possible. I barely managed to pull myself together and answer.
“I’m drawing a dinosaur!”
I had no choice but to hold back my desire to eat the pizza quickly. Probably because of what Bora said last time.
“Hana, aren’t you eating too much?”
“Bora, I’m in my growth period, so I need to eat a lot.”
“No, even considering that, I think you’re eating too much. You need to control it a bit.”
“Ugh…”
Since Bora caught me eating too much last time, I’ve been a bit self-conscious about eating. They say even dogs don’t bother you when you’re eating… But even I knew I was eating a lot, so Bora wasn’t entirely wrong. In fact, Bora was just worried about my health.
“Tonight’s pizza! I already told Bora, so Hana, you can just eat.”
“Yay!”
I spread my arms and cheered excitedly at Haru’s words. If Bora gave permission, there was no more hesitation. Haru was the best. I got up and plopped down at the table.
When I opened the pizza box, the steaming pizza greeted me. I couldn’t take my eyes off it. How dare it tempt me with such a lewd appearance… I had to punish this wicked pizza. Just as I reached out for it, Haru grabbed my hand and said,
“Hana, you need to wash your hands first.”
With that, Haru picked me up and headed to the bathroom. As Haru said, since I had been drawing with crayons, my hands were all colorful. To think I was about to eat pizza with these hands…
I followed Haru’s words, stepped on the stool, and washed my hands until they squeaked. The colorful hands returned to their original white.
Sitting at the table, I reached out and grabbed a slice of pizza. The hot steam rose, and the cheese stretched long. Just the sight of it made my appetite soar.
I anticipated the coming happiness. I instinctively felt the pizza teasing my mouth.
“Ah!”
I took a big bite of the pizza. As I chewed, the flavor exploded in my mouth. The pizza was dancing in my mouth.
I opened my eyes wide and savored the taste. Just one bite, and it was this good! I wanted to recommend it to everyone. It was like magic—the pizza hadn’t cooled down at all. Normally, if bought in the city, it should’ve cooled a bit by now, right?
I smiled with happiness as I chewed the pizza, and Haru wiped the corners of my mouth with a tissue. Haru really was the best. I wasn’t the kind of kid who’d be swayed by just food. But if it was this delicious, I could let it slide just once.
“Yum yum!”
As I was eating the pizza, Bora came into my room. I greeted Bora with my cheeks puffed out. Bora sighed a little seeing me eat the pizza, but soon smiled and came over to me.
“Hana, is it that good? You’re eating so much your cheeks are puffed out.”
“It’s so good! I could eat just this forever!”
At my honest review, Bora also licked her lips and picked up a slice. Well, I had been doing a mukbang. Seeing me eat so deliciously, it was impossible not to get an appetite. Bora was eating a slice too.
There was plenty of pizza, so sharing it wasn’t a big deal. I could never finish it alone anyway. It was so big that it took three of us to finish it.
“I’m full!”
After finishing the whole pizza, I patted my full belly. I climbed onto the bed as if it were routine. I was planning to watch an episode of the little magician Lumi while digesting. But at Bora’s words, I had to get off the bed…
There was nothing outside.
“Hana, you should brush your teeth.”
“Hiiing…”
Brushing teeth was always annoying. It’s just baby teeth that are going to fall out anyway, so what if I don’t brush them? But even if I said that, Bora said I need to get into the habit so that brushing becomes instinctive later. Since Bora was right, I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth.
Somewhere on the internet, I heard there’s a machine that automatically brushes your teeth just by holding it in your mouth. Why do such things always remain as rumors? If it existed, buying that machine would make life so much easier.
“Hmm…”
In the drawer, there were chocolate, strawberry, and melon-flavored toothpaste. After pondering which one to choose, I decided on the strawberry flavor. I took out my toothbrush and squeezed the pink toothpaste onto it.
I glanced outside. Bora and Haru were busy talking and didn’t notice me. I lifted the toothbrush and licked the toothpaste.
The sweet strawberry flavor was really delicious. If it weren’t toothpaste, I would’ve just eaten it. Actually, last time I ate some and got caught by Bora, so I got scolded badly. Since I’m an adult, eating toothpaste once was enough.
*Chika chika*
As I started brushing properly, my mouth filled with the strawberry scent. I resisted the urge to swallow the toothpaste foam with superhuman willpower. If I hadn’t stuffed myself with pizza earlier, who knows what would’ve happened.
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“This is… a bit off.”
Kim Sehee looked at the test coffee in front of her and spoke.
Having conquered the green tea market, Kim Sehee now aimed to conquer the coffee market. But it turned out to be harder than expected. The foundation from her previous attempt at the coffee market made brewing coffee itself not too difficult. The problem was the result.
“This… I added a strand of hair, but it only tastes this much?”
From Kim Sehee’s perspective, the coffee made by Starlight Food fell short of expectations. Sure, adding a strand of hair improved the flavor and aroma, but it wasn’t as good as green tea. The quality of the coffee beans was so poor that even adding hair didn’t make much of a difference.
“We did our best, but there’s a limit, Boss.”
Well, achieving this much in less than a month was already a miracle. If Starlight Food hadn’t had experience making coffee drinks, it would’ve taken over half a year just to produce something.
At least with the foundation, they could produce some results in such a short time.
“With this level of quality, it’s better not to release it.”
Although they had dominated the green tea market, the coffee market was much larger, and Kim Sehee was eager to break into it. She planned to conquer the food market one by one.
But even after adding a strand of hair, the quality was still disappointing. Sure, they could compete with top-tier coffees, but they lacked that secret weapon.
The coffee market was a red ocean. No matter how well Starlight Food did in the green tea market, the coffee market was a different beast. Releasing this coffee now didn’t guarantee explosive success.
Of course, word of mouth and reviews could help, but… it didn’t make sense to only achieve that much with such a game-changing item.
Just then, someone knocked on the door urgently and opened it. The employee was drenched in sweat and breathing heavily.
“Boss! I have news to share!”
The employee handed Kim Sehee a piece of paper with something drawn on it. Kim Sehee’s eyes widened as she looked at it. It was welcome news in this situation.
