[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 20

She just smiled playfully as she looked at her face, which had firmly refused.

“Ga-eul, money matters should be strictly business, or they can ruin relationships between people.”

“Hmm… You’re right. Can’t I just not buy it?”

“That’s not allowed either.”

“I don’t have money…”

“Ga-eul. Do you dislike receiving gifts from your sister that much?”

She was still smiling happily.

“It’s just… it’s burdensome. This isn’t just a few thousand won, it’s ten million won…”

After hearing my words, she pondered and then spoke as if she had a good idea.

“Then how about you do me a favor later?”

“A favor? What kind of favor is worth ten million won? Don’t talk nonsense.”

“You can decide after hearing it later. I guarantee that the favor I’ll ask of Ga-eul will be worth more than ten million won.”

Feeling sorry for continuously refusing her kind approach, I gave a positive answer.

“Alright, but if I think it’s worth less than ten million won, I’ll pay you in money.”

“Yes, yes, thank you!”

“I should be thanking you. But no guarantees, right?”

“Of course not!”

As I talked with her, she let out her unique strange laugh, and all the clerks around looked at her.

She didn’t notice and just kept smiling brightly at me, so I stepped closer and whispered to her.

“Sister, is it okay to laugh like that? The clerks are all looking.”

“Oh… I’m doomed.”

Hearing the small sound from her, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Pfft.”

“Huh?”

“Ah… hehe. I think I caught your laugh.”

“Pfft. Isn’t this what they call a positive influence?”

“Hahaha, no, this isn’t positive at all. That’s something completely different.”

The sudden strange laughter spread even to the clerks watching around.

“Sister, even the clerks are laughing because of you.”

“No… it’s because Ga-eul is laughing! I’m doomed. What about all the image management I did.”

The clerks who were laughing together came over and said to her.

“Boss, we always thought you were cold, but you actually seem nice.”

“Right! The boss was a bit scary, but now I really like her.”

Compliments poured out from the employees.

“Sigh… I thought I had to keep a straight face because I’m young, so I deliberately kept my mood a bit low, but over the years, it just became like this.”

After her words, laughter spread loudly among the employees.

“Wow!! Boss sister, you’re pretty!”

“Our boss is the best!”

Seeing the compliments pouring in for her, it showed what her usual behavior was like.

“Ugh! I don’t know. Let’s have a company dinner today! With beef!! Pfft.”

As she pulled out her card and raised it to the sky, cheers erupted again towards her.

“Ga-eul, you’re coming too!”

“Why should I go where you and the employees are going.”

When I refused, strangely, the employees started saying to come along.

“Boss, let’s go with your friend Pink!”

“Right. Pink sister is so pretty! Your sunglasses are cute too!”

Everyone was in a good mood because of her bright smile.

Looks like the sound moved.

“Ah, forget it. I have some decency too. As you all probably saw, I received a mountain of clothes as gifts from the shop owner here.”

“Ah, why!! Ga-eul, come with me! Please!”

“What do you mean ‘please’? Stop throwing a tantrum like a child.”

“Waaah, come with meee!”

“Ugh… snap out of it!”

She even started fake crying, so I gently comforted her.

“I have plans for dinner.”

At my words, her eyes widened, and she started babbling and throwing a tantrum again.

“Huh!? Ga-eul has a friend now!? I’m being left out!”

“Ugh, you’re right, but don’t say it so loudly.”

“Ah, what is it!? Where are you going!? You’re leaving me behind!”

“I’ll tell you outside.”

“Hehe, okay!”

When I said I’d talk outside, she finally stopped her tantrum, acting like she’d won. Seems like she’s given up on maintaining her image.

It hadn’t even been a few hours since we met, and I wondered why she liked me this much.

“By the way, how are we going to carry all this?”

In front of us was a mountain of shopping bags, too many to count.

“I’ll take you!”

“Huh? No, I was planning to walk alone and get some fresh air.”

“Hmm… really? Then, I’ll have it delivered.”

“Do clothing stores even have that?”

When I asked in surprise, she shook her head and answered.

“No. The offline store doesn’t, but our online logistics branch operates on a delivery system.”

“Then how are you going to send it?”

“For regular customers who buy a lot of clothes at once, we deliver. We’re not some big corporation, so we don’t stick to rigid rules. We run things flexibly.”

“Really? Well, I’d appreciate it if you could do that.”

As I wrote down my address for the staff, they started carrying the shopping bags filled with my clothes somewhere.

While I was blankly watching, she came over and took me to a corner of the store.

“So, what’s this dinner plan?”

“Ah, I do internet broadcasting. You know what that is, right?”

“What? You said you were unemployed. Of course, I know.”

“It’s only been three days since I started. I’m pretty much still unemployed.”

“Hmm… I see. Where do you broadcast? Aren’t there different types?”

Hearing her question, I wondered if I should tell her since my chat is full of trolls.

“Hmm… I’m on TripleNet. If you search for Han Ga-eul, I’ll come up.”

“Really? I’ll check it out later!”

I panicked at her response and told her not to, which made her curious.

“My chat is a bit… wild. There’s a lot of swearing and inappropriate jokes. It wasn’t my intention, but it’s not all bad.”

“Really? I like wild stuff too!”

“Uh… yeah… well, it’s not exactly like that, but whatever works, right? But it’s only been three days, so I don’t know how it’ll turn out.”

“Ga-eul’s right! Whatever works! How many viewers do you have? Ten? Twenty?”

At her question, I grinned and held up two fingers.

“Two?”

I shook my head vigorously at her guess.

“What, twenty?”

“Peak viewers—2,300, baby!”

“Huh? Does that even make sense? You said it’s been three days. Was Ga-eul originally a celebrity?”

As I chattered about what I had experienced in response to her words, she nodded her head and listened with interest.

“Wow, that’s fascinating. I guess that could happen.”

“That’s why I said there are a lot of weird people in my room.”

“But they all seem like good people, right? No matter what, they like Ga-eul.”

“Uh… yeah, I guess?”

“Of course! Ga-eul is cute and pretty, with her pink hair swaying mischievously, her body is sexy, her voice is fresh and sweet, and she looks like a peach dessert. Even if this adorable living being curses in a way that doesn’t suit her, I still like her!”

“Geez, is that a compliment or an insult?”

“Pfft! It’s a compliment. Should I call it gap moe? I really like Ga-eul!”

“Alright, enough. Oh, right, can you teach me how to tie my hair?”

“Suddenly?”

“Yeah, guys really like the armpit and neckline that show when you tie your hair.”

“WHAT!?!”

She suddenly raised her voice as if she was about to faint, her eyes wide as she questioned me.

“What!!! Are you trying to seduce a guy? Who is it! Who’s the guy! What kind of jerk is he!”

“Why are you suddenly freaking out? I told you I’m doing a broadcast, 90% of Korean Triple Net viewers are men.”

“Oh, that’s what it was? Hehe. I thought someone was trying to take my little girl away.”

“Who’s your little girl?”

“Pfft.”

She took me to the side with the mirror and started fiddling with my hair, showing me how to tie it.

As she touched my hair, I felt a pleasant tickling sensation.

“Wow… Ga-eul’s hair is so soft… and it smells amazing. Did you make Ga-eul’s hair out of peaches?”

“It’s always been like this, stop talking nonsense and just teach me.”

“But I don’t tie my hair except when eating. I just put in waves and leave it, so I don’t know much about tying it. I’ll roughly show you a ponytail.”

As she started tying my hair, I stopped her.

“Eonni, tying it that low doesn’t look good.”

“Huh… yeah?”

“Guys really like a woman’s neckline, so tie it a bit higher to show the neck.”

“Uh… okay.”

She panicked a bit, then adjusted my hair to the middle and started tying it with the rubber band she had on her wrist.

“Make some baby hairs around the neck too.”

“Okay.”

“Pull out a bit of the cute hair too.”

“Okay…”

“Pull out the side hair a bit to make it slightly messy like baby hair.”

“…Ga-eul…”

“Yeah?”

I thought it was because I was giving too many instructions, but her face in the mirror looked serious.

“By any chance… does Ga-eul have a lot of experience with men?”

“Huh? No. Not at all, I’m a total virgin.”

“Uh… thanks for the detailed info… Wait, no, that’s a lie!”

Even though I answered truthfully, she screamed that I was lying.

“What do you mean a lie? I really am a virgin.”

“Then… how do you know so much about men!?”

“Uh… I watch a lot of porn.”

My emergency escape lie seemed to work a bit, as her face changed slightly when she heard my words.

“Is that so…? I see…”

“Did you learn that from a porno or something?”

“Uh… yeah, I guess. And, you know, those princess and prince stories? Yeah, I read those too, with all the kissing and stuff.”

“Ah, I see…”

Her face was making an expression that was hard to read, like she was agreeing but also not sure.

“All done. Just tie it like this, and it’s good.”

“Thanks, Eonni. Can I use this rubber band?”

“Hehe, I’m more thankful that I get to touch Ga-eul’s soft hair~ I’ll pack a few rubber bands in the shopping bag for you.”

“Thanks a lot!”

As we finished up and walked toward the checkout counter, I heard a strange noise from behind.

“Eek… eek.”

“What? Eonni, what are you doing?”

“No, Ga-eul, stop walking!”

“Huh? What do you mean, stop walking?”

“Your ponytail swishing like that is too tempting!”

“Pfft, what are you even saying? Stop being silly, I gotta go home now.”

When I said I was going home, she clung to me and started whining again.

“Can’t you stay a little longer?”

“I told you I have plans for dinner. Do you really like me that much?”

At my words, her head nodded so fast it left an afterimage.

“Geez. Eonni, how long has it been since we met? Why do you like me so much? Come here, I’ll give you a hug.”

“Eek.”

When I spread my arms to hug her, the same person who was talking about “King Tits” and all that earlier was now acting shy.

Even though she was shy, she slowly crept over and hugged me tightly.

“Aww, was that it?”

I hugged her back and gently patted her back.

“Ung…”

I didn’t even know what was going on, but seeing her mumble like that made me think she was like a cat that purrs when you pet her.

“Eonni, I really gotta go now. It’s getting late.”

“Okay… See you next time?”

She asked as if she was unsure if we’d meet again, and I smiled and replied.

“Of course! Come over to my place next time. It’s not a big house, but there are two rooms, and since it’s a rooftop room, we can grill meat in the yard.”

“Yay! I’ll come!!!”

“Really? I’ll even clean your ears for you. I’m really good at it.”

“Eek… I’m definitely coming!!”

“Alright. I’ll see you next time, okay? I really gotta go now.”

“Okay! Bye, Ga-eul!”

“Hey. Thanks so much today! See you next time.”

As I left the store and looked back, I saw her waving her hands wildly in the air.