Chapter 16: Choi Yu-jin (3)

Let me say in advance, I like Yu-jin Noona a lot.

So, if it’s a favor from Yu-jin Noona, I want to grant it if possible.

But…

“Unnie…”

Isn’t this a bit much?

“Why~ Hiro-ya?”

“Can’t we… can’t we rest for a little bit…?”

It had already been three hours since we arrived at this store.

And during those three hours, I had become Yu-jin Noona’s dress-up doll, having to change into dozens of outfits.

“Want to rest for a bit? Then let’s just try this on and rest!”

“Unnie.”

“Why, Hiro-ya~?”

I stared intently at the clothes Yu-jin Noona had brought.

Just in case I might be misunderstanding, let’s confirm one more time.

“That outfit… isn’t that the one that was super popular as the virgin-killing sweater back in the day?”

It certainly had the form of a sweater, but it didn’t fulfill the role of a sweater at all.

A sweater with the sides and back completely cut out, only covering the front.

It seemed more like an apron than clothing.

“That’s right!”

“You want me to wear that?”

“Yup!”

“Here?”

“Yup!”

Lifting my tired head, I shifted my gaze from the sweater to Yu-jin Noona’s face.

I could see Yu-jin Noona trying to hold back a laugh.

“Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!”

“Unnieeeeㅡ”

“Okay, okay, just kidding! Let’s rest a bit and keep trying them on!”

Having received a definite answer from Yu-jin Noona, I let go of the cheek I had been pinching.

“My cheeks are going to stretch out…”

“I’m going to collapse, Unnie, if you keep this up.”

I plopped down on a nearby sofa and leaned back.

Perhaps because I was sitting down after three hours, I felt like I would fall asleep just like that.

“Wow… doesn’t Yu-jin Unnie ever get tired?”

Even while I was exhausted and collapsing, Yu-jin Noona went off to find new clothes.

I’ve never seen her sit down, doesn’t she get tired?

“She’s quite something.”

The owner, as if she wasn’t seeing Yu-jin Noona’s forced march for the first or second time, had long since been sitting on the sofa, observing us.

I vaguely thought that this was what shopping was like for women when I heard words of agreement, which somehow put my mind at ease.

“I thought all women were like that, but it seems that’s not the case.”

“Women?”

Ah, damn it.

I relaxed too much.

Turning around in a panic, I met the owner’s eyes, who was giving me a look that said, “You’re a woman too, you know?”

What should I say?

Let’s quickly rack my brain.

The way she’s looking at me is already getting weird.

“No, you know, there’s that thing! That, what is it, when girls go shopping together, it takes a really long time and stuff!”

“Hmm? Well, that’s true.”

“I don’t like shopping, so I don’t follow along very often! But I thought there were people like me too~ that’s what I meant, yes.”

Was that okay?

“Well… okay.”

The owner’s gaze was piercing.

She seemed to think something was strange, but it would probably be alright.

Because I’m a real woman now.

Turning my head away from the owner’s gaze, Yu-jin Noona came into view, carrying clothes in both hands.

“Hiro-ya~ Let’s try this on this time!”

I carefully examined the clothes Yu-jin Noona was carrying.

“It’s not a weird outfit this time, right?”

“Of course!”

“It’s not gothic lolita, or a frilly, fluttery maiden skirt, or a super mini skirt, or leather bondage, or anything like that this time, right?”

“…Yup!”

The answer came back a bit late.

But at a glance, the clothes looked decent.

“I’ll go change and come out then.”

“Okay~ take your time changing and come out~”

I hugged the pile of clothes and headed to the dressing room, which I must have entered and exited dozens of times today.

As Hiro entered the dressing room, Yu-jin sat down on the sofa.

“Su-yeong is really interesting.”

The owner asked Yu-jin, who was sitting next to her.

“It feels strangely like talking to a guy.”

“Right?”

Yu-jin didn’t deny the owner’s words.

Because Yu-jin was thinking the same thing.

“Did Su-yeong say she was a streamer too?”

“Right, we met while broadcasting.”

“I’ve been doing business in Hongdae for quite a while and I’ve seen all sorts of kids, but this is the first time I’ve seen a girl who’s like a shy guy.”

“Are there a lot of kids like that among streamers?”

When the owner asked that, Yu-jin shook her head.

“There are a lot of unique kids among streamers, but there aren’t many like Su-yeong.”

“Right?”

“Strictly speaking, there are a lot of kids like Su-yeong, but…”

Yu-jin trailed off.

As if it was something difficult to say out loud.

“There are a lot of them, but they’re guys.”

“Right, it felt like I was dealing with a shy guy.”

“Ah, it’s not that kind of story.”

The owner was convinced, but Yu-jin denied it.

She said that wasn’t what she was trying to say.

“There are a lot of kids like Su-yeong among the people who pretend to be girls and broadcast.”

“Huh?”

“They’re usually called netkama… Haven’t you seen them on YouTube or something, Unnie? It was really noisy for a while.”

The owner thought hard, but shook her head as if nothing came to mind.

“Well, the videos that pop up as recommendations are completely different for each person.”

In reality, even YouTubers with millions of subscribers often have people who don’t know who they are if you grab a random person on the street and ask.

Yu-jin thought that someone like the owner, who wasn’t very interested in the internet itself, might not know.

“To put it simply, netkama is what we call people who pretend to be women and deceive people.”

“Ah, are you talking about those cross-dressing kids?”

When the owner said that she had some regulars at her store, Yu-jin denied it again and continued to explain.

“I’m talking about people who are active on the internet. These days, it seems like they just call them netkama without distinguishing.”

The owner looked like she didn’t quite understand.

Yu-jin didn’t intend to make her understand completely, so she said that there was no need to know in detail and changed the subject.

“When those kids broadcast, they act like those women who only come out of guys’ fantasies.”

“Do people get fooled by that? Can’t you tell when you hear their voice?”

“These days, the programs have gotten really good? There are also people who can make their voices sound like women without using those things.”

Yu-jin added that it was obvious to women no matter what.

“They broadcast with the attitude that it doesn’t matter since guys can’t tell anyway.”

“Isn’t that just fraud?”

“It’s fraud.”

Yu-jin said firmly.

Rarely, the smile had disappeared from her face.

But soon, she smiled again and continued.

“Anyway~ Su-yeong felt a bit like those guys~”

“What, so you were trying to meet someone you suspected was a netkama? What did you think was going to happen to you?”

Yu-jin waved her hand at the owner, who was scolding her.

“Hey, I only suspected Su-yeong of being a netkama a long time ago!”

“Su-yeong is… a girl, right? As you can see.”

Following Yu-jin’s gaze towards the dressing room, the owner also shifted her gaze towards the dressing room.

“Well, if 75H was a guy, we’d be a bit upset.”

The owner was also relatively large, but… that was out of the ordinary.

“Right~ 75H can’t be a guy. I’m a B cup.”

“?”

When the owner looked at Yu-jin, Yu-jin smiled brightly and said to the owner.

“B.”

“No, you can’t be a B…”

“B.”

“…”

“I’m a B.”

The owner gave up on pointing it out.

Still, she usually says she’s a full A cup, but today she’s raising it to a B.

“Shouldn’t she have changed all the clothes by now?”

“That’s right, it shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes to put on clothes.”

The two of them felt something was wrong and moved together towards the dressing room.

“Hiro-ya? Don’t you know how to put on clothes?”

When Yu-jin called out, Hiro replied in a barely audible voice.

“Unnie…”

“Yeah? What’s wrong?”

“This outfit… is too embarrassing…”

Yu-jin was somewhat puzzled.

She had made her wear quite a few embarrassing outfits as a joke, so she wondered if she was now embarrassed by normal clothes.

“I put a lot of effort into choosing this one properly this time?”

“Well… I know you chose it properly…”

A hesitant voice came from inside the dressing room.

Then, peek-a-boo.

She slightly lifted the curtain of the dressing room and said with only her face showing.

“Weird clothes were less embarrassing, but this is like a normal outfit but it feels really revealing so it’s embarrassing…”

Looking at Hiro, who was blushing and muttering, Yu-jin smiled broadly.

Then, she went right up to the front of the dressing room and grabbed the curtain.

“Hiro-ya?”

“Wait, wait a minute, Unnie. Just a minute!”

“You have to come out quickly~? Hehe, heeheehee.”

“I know! I’ll go out! I’ll go out, so please don’t laugh like that, it’s scary!! And take your hand off the curtainㅡ!”

There was a brief scuffle, but it ended with Yu-jin willingly backing down.

And the door to the dressing room opened.

“…Isn’t this too revealing?”

A gray turtleneck knit that clung to her body and suspender skirt reminiscent of office wear.

It was truly a coordination for the chest.

“…”

“…”

“Uh… Won’t you say something, Yu-jin Unnie, Owner?”

The owner thought.

Focusing on one thing on purpose is no joke.

And Yu-jin thought.

“My dream is here…”

“Pardon?”

“Unnie, here’s my card. One payment.”

While Hiro didn’t know what was going on, Yu-jin handed the card to the owner.

“Okay~ Card received, ma’am.”

The owner naturally took the card, processed the payment, and returned the card.

“Wait, why are you paying for it, Unnie?!”

Hiro, who belatedly grasped the situation, hurriedly looked for her wallet, but the payment had already been completed in an instant.

Looking at the flustered Hiro, Yu-jin said with a wistful look.

“Hiro-ya…”

“No, Unnie, you’re not that well-off either! I can afford to buy my own clothes…”

“There were things I really wanted to try if my chest was big…”

Yu-jin put her hands together.

“The coordination I was looking for is here.”

Yu-jin’s long-held wish was fulfilled.