Chapter 5: Getting Ready for an Interview

I put the dizzying thoughts behind me and successfully returned home.

I drew the attention of many people as I ran home.

But I didn’t care one bit about their gazes.

Compared to my sense of loss, their stares felt like nothing.

I was in a daze until the next day.

Whatever the case, my mental state finally recovered after two days.

I led my body, which had overcome the sense of loss, and attempted to go out once more.

Even though I had the clothes my oldest sister gave me.

I didn’t have anything suitable to wear for an interview.

So, the place I’m heading to now is the children’s clothing store, ‘Child Looks’.

Despite not being a famous luxury brand, Child Looks was recognized as the absolute best by parents.

The clothes sold in the store were of considerable quality, and above all, the designs were overwhelmingly beautiful.

Because of that, the price was near-luxury level.

For someone like me with no money, it was a place I shouldn’t go.

Of course, that’s the story when I’m a third party.

That store is owned by my oldest sister.

So right now, I’m on my way to legally receive damages.

For spreading my picture to our family’s crazy b*tch.

I intended to receive compensation for the mental stress she caused.

And I’ll add the charge of contemptuously ignoring my calls and messages after that!

Huffing and puffing like that for a few minutes, I arrived at the main Child Looks building.

Tinkle

The clear bell sound, which was always pleasant to hear, welcomed me.

“Welcome…?”

The employee at the desk also welcomed me.

Did the end of her sentence go up? Or am I just imagining it?

“Um… little customer? Are you here alone by any chance?”

It really did go up.

With a flustered expression, she looked around for my parents.

She won’t find them no matter how much she looks.

I looked at the employee and answered.

“I’m President Jung Yuna’s younger sibling, and I came to see her for a moment. Is my… no, is my sister here right now?”

“Yuna-unni? Yuna-unni had such a young sister?”
(TL Note: ‘Unni’ is what a younger female calls an older female (sister/friend). The MC, in a girl’s body, is using the correct term.)

She expressed doubt at my answer.

Nevertheless, perhaps because she felt she had to maintain her service mentality.

She smiled and made a call somewhere.

Or did she just smile because of my face?

Well, even I have to admit this face makes people smile.

Having finished her call, the employee returned to me.

“Yuna-unni said she’ll be here soon, so would you like to wait inside?”

Hmph, so you’ve finally decided to face reality, Jung Yuna!

Feeling that the time for retribution was near, I smiled and answered.

“Okay!”

The employee’s smile grew even wider upon hearing my answer.

I guess cuteness can make even a whale smile.

Following the employee, whose happiness meter was full, I entered an inner room.

It was a room like a conference room, neatly decorated.

After taking it all in, I looked around here and there.

Because I wanted to eat the high-class snacks on the table.

It would be embarrassing to just eat them while someone is watching.

After confirming that no one was around.

I carefully put a snack into my mouth.

“Haum.”

The scents of butter and pistachio mixed appropriately, presenting me with the best possible taste.

“Heh, delish!”

Perhaps because it was delicious enough to ease my tension, my pronunciation filter broke.

No, no, I have to get a grip.

No matter how delicious it is, it’s embarrassing!

There’s no one around, but.

Still, it’s embarrassing…

Click

Huh?

What was that sound?

I turned my head towards the source of the sound.

Where the sound came from, my oldest sister was standing, hiding while pointing her phone camera at me.

“Uh… uh, Yua? Your sister’s here.”

She quickly hid the phone behind her back.

But my dynamic visual acuity had already grasped the situation.

“Noonaaaaa!”

I shouted at Ms. Jung Yuna, a two-time offender—no, now a three-time offender.

I came to get compensation, and you’re adding more charges?

First, to prevent any more evidence from being leaked to our family’s crazy b*tch.

I swiftly ran over and snatched the phone.

[Delete]

After confirming the photo was completely deleted, I glared at my oldest sister.

Her face avoided my gaze.

I felt my sense of resentment double.

“Hey, Ms. Jung Yuna. Are you kidding me right now?”

“Hehe, my bad.”

She’s laughing at a time like this?

I made a very angry face and stared fixedly at her.

“…I’m really sorry.”

She’s finally holding back her laughter.

I don’t even like that.

But it was absurd to expect more in the current situation.

Since it has come to this, I’ll have to get even more expensive clothes.

“Hey, President Jung, do you know why I came all the way here myself?”

Before that, we need to settle the score.

Even though she said she’d keep it to herself.

She ratted me out to the official devil of the Jung family.

“Ah, th-that’s.”

She finally seemed to feel a sense of crisis and painstakingly avoided my gaze.

“If you don’t talk, I have no choice but to bring out ‘that’!”

For reference, ‘that’ here refers to.

The incident from five years ago where she broke our father’s cherished, limited edition Michael Jackson LP, of which only ten thousand were released worldwide.

She committed a perfect crime and got away without being scolded.

Of course, I have the home camera footage that can identify the culprit of that perfect crime safely stored on every electronic device I own.

Everyone knows who that culprit is without me having to say it.

Oops, the culprit’s face is starting to turn pale!

“Alright! I’ll talk, okay!”

She’s finally telling the truth.

I calmly sat down and began to listen to her story.

“Um… I’m sorry for secretly taking the picture, but me getting caught wasn’t on purpose…”

“Enough with the excuses, just tell me.”

“Ah… I went to our parents’ house to get some side dishes for the first time in a while, okay?”

She glanced at me cautiously and continued.

“I was rewatching the vid…deo I took on the living room sofa, and suddenly I heard a sound from behind me.”

“Keep talking.”

“And from behind, Yujin was secretly peeking at my phone!”

“Then it was just your carelessness. It wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t taken the video in the first place.”

“B-but, she’s someone who rarely comes down to our parents’ house…”

I cut her off.

Because I could guess what she was going to say next without even hearing it.

She probably made some excuses, got interrogated, and then confessed.

And even handed over the video!

This, this, a normal settlement won’t do.

I made a face reminiscent of a little devil and looked at her.

“Baby bro, why are you looking at me with those eyes…?”

“Settlement money.”

“What?”

“Give it to me in clothes.”

She shouted in astonishment.

“Whaaat? No way, no way! Do you know how much all of this costs! The ones I gave you last time were at least last season’s stock, but everything in the store is brand new!”

In response to her, I held out my smartphone.

On the screen of that smartphone, a video was playing.

[“Uh… uh? I’m screwed!”]

A woman’s voice rang out along with a crashing sound.

Anyone could tell that the owner of that voice was Ms. Jung Yuna, who was standing right in front of me.

“Two sets… just two sets…”

You’ve finally surrendered, Jung Yuna!

I smiled brightly and headed towards where the clothes were hanging.

As expected, it was filled with luxurious clothing.

But the unexpected problem was…

There were too many types!

For someone like me who had practically built a wall between myself and fashion, it was a truly difficult problem to solve.

“Um, little brother? Is there anything you need?”

At that moment, a savior appeared.

It was the employee from the desk earlier.

Someone who works at a clothing store would surely be able to recommend clothes that suit me well, right?

“Are there any clothes I could wear to a place where I need to be formal?”

As if she understood, she rummaged through the rack behind her.

“Ta-da, how about this?”

What she proudly handed me was.

An outfit that could well express both neatness and a child’s unique cuteness.

In a word, it perfectly matched my taste.

“Yes, it’s nice.”

I took the clothes and went into the fitting room.

Rustle

The size fit perfectly.

“Ooh…”

I looked at the girl’s reflection in the mirror.

The splendid appearance and the static atmosphere of the clothes suited each other quite well.

“Does the size fit well?”

“Ah, yes!”

I naturally came out of the fitting room at the employee’s words.

Seeing me outside, she made the happiest face in the world.

“It… suits you well.”

“Thank you.”

I replied with a grin.

For some reason, after my body changed, I feel like I get happy easily even from small compliments.

Click

Oh dear, has the secret photographer come again?

I turned my head towards the source of the sound.

As expected, Ms. Jung Yuna was standing there, holding her phone.

You haven’t repented enough, have you?

I looked at my oldest sister and beckoned with my finger.

“I’ve decided on this one.”

She was immediately startled.

Wondering if it was because of the price, I looked at the price tag.

[450,000₩]

[400,000₩]

Those were the price tags attached to the top and bottom, respectively.

850,000 won for one set, it’s no wonder she’s surprised.

“Uh… Yua?”

She made a broken smile and her hands trembled.

She’s probably thinking the second outfit I choose will be a similar price.

Tch, is this a ploy to gain my sympathy?

The thought ‘she’s someone who earns a lot of money’ did cross my mind.

But still, my conscience pricked me, so I chose a relatively cheaper pajama set for the second outfit.

To add, it was 150,000 won.

In total, it came to one million won.

Perhaps this much was acceptable.

Our President Jung made a much better face than before and carefully packed the clothes for me.

“This is kind of funny to ask now, but…”

“Spit it out.”

“Why did you suddenly come and ask for clothes? Can’t you use what I gave you last time for going out?”

“I have to go to an interview.”

She looked at me with a face full of doubt.

Really, it’s a face that makes it obvious what she’s thinking.

She was surely thinking something along the lines of ‘With that body?’.

“With that body?”

I answered her question, which was exactly as I had expected.

“A VTuber interview.”

She still didn’t seem to understand.

Well, it’s hard for popular kids to know about underground culture.

I didn’t bother to explain and left the store.

Because my interview is tomorrow, I need to conserve my energy.

Please let me pass… Besides being a VTuber, there’s no other way to make money