Streamer Crazy About Slaughter - Chapter 18

After the meal time ended, Seoyoon, who was briefly looking around her home, let out a big sigh and rolled up her sleeves.

“Let’s clean up a bit first, sister.”

As she spoke, she slowly held her sister’s hand and led her. Serin couldn’t refuse her younger sister’s small hand.

Then, Seoyoon began to pull out various cleaning tools from one corner of the house. Watching her, Serin wondered if there were this many cleaning tools in the house.

While watching Seoyoon take out cleaning tools from places she didn’t even know existed, Serin naturally received a rag that was handed to her.

Even the rag, whether it was a product of future technology, felt slightly damp with black fabric without even being washed in the washroom.

“Sister, just clean the dust piled up on top of the storage cabinet or furniture.”

As Seoyoon said this, she fiddled with some oddly shaped electronic device. As she accepted the mask that was tossed to her, Serin slowly began wiping down the top of the nearby storage cabinet. It dawned on her that she used to wear masks living in the world before falling into the Black Ark world.

Due to the pandemic, she had worn one every day, but now she would be wearing it in this world where even traces of the disease had vanished.

Before long, Seoyoon, wearing a mask herself, began to operate several electronic devices.

Beeeeeeep.

With the sound of the machines starting up, the deep cleaning began.

……

“Seoyoon, how about taking a little break?”

“No, that won’t do. If we take a break in the middle of this, it’ll just waste time and drag it out longer. We need to finish this in one go if possible.”

After that, for about 20 more minutes, Seoyoon gathered the trash, clumps of dust, and other things in the house into one large trash bag.

While blankly watching Seoyoon, Serin thought to herself that she really had been living lazily.

Then again, she wondered if her younger sister wasn’t just abnormally diligent.

While Seoyoon was organizing the items,

Glup.

Serin, who had been tidying up and moving her body, swallowed for a moment. Though she couldn’t define it, she felt a sense of yearning in her heart.

Then, like a symptom of addiction, her gaze kept drifting towards her room.

‘Get a grip.’

Having not thought about the game for days, just having played for a day yesterday, it felt like she was experiencing a kind of withdrawal.

“…”

She clenched her hands for a moment, but she truly felt nothing in her body.

In that way, while tidying up during the brief moment when Seoyoon had gone outside, she kept casting her eyes towards her room.

A strange desire to reclaim a bit of what she had lost.

Knowing full well it was just a game and that it wasn’t her but merely a character, she still found herself thinking about it.

What if she could feel that omnipotence faintly again if she connected to Another World? That thought continuously stirred her heart.

Compared to the feelings she experienced while defeating monsters in the Black Ark world, it was lacking. But still, there was definitely that heavy sensation she could feel at her fingertips.

The exhilaration of tearing apart monsters.

The sense of liberation while swinging the Crescent Moon Blade freely.

Moreover, the system called the arena. The duels with users definitely didn’t live up to her expectations, but there still existed a thrilling impact feeling that was more intense.

Unlike hunting monsters, during those moments against users, the differences were unmistakable.

It was a game, after all, and they had probably established those distinctions to create user competitions in the arena.

Like the instincts from a past obsessed with gaming awakening. She couldn’t stop thinking about Another World.

“…What did I usually do to spend time with Seoyoon?”

Despite having a heart filled with something akin to a giant desire, Han Serin still tried to think rationally about how to spend time with Seoyoon in the future.

Should she ask her about college life, but then again, I don’t know anything about Seoyoon right now.

Thinking that if she awkwardly opened her mouth, Seoyoon might be disappointed, various thoughts crossed her mind.

In the midst of her thinking.

Clack.

Seoyoon, who had gone outside, shook her hands and came back in.

“Well then, sister, I guess I’ll be heading back soon.”

As she spoke while looking at Serin, Serin couldn’t help but feel her lips lift slightly at that moment.

“…Are you leaving already?”

Controlling her expression forcefully as she answered, Serin felt it was utterly ridiculous that she was happy about her younger sister leaving.

In a hurry, she pinched her side slightly to try to erase that thought of herself.

Her younger sister had come to check on her, and on top of that, had helped with meals, cleaning, and various tasks. Yet here she was even thinking thoughts like that.

‘Me, I’m such a trash…’

And Serin didn’t want to admit that was her true feeling.

“What’s wrong, Seorin? Am I leaving and you’re sad? Should I stay instead?”

Today, Seoyoon’s behavior was different from what she had known, which made her heart a little lighter, as though pretending to change her mind.

“Seoyoon, well, if you’re a college student… isn’t it around exam time now?”

As Serin subtly changed the topic, Seoyoon burst into laughter, “That’s true,” waving her hand.

“Really, sister… aren’t you being too obvious? And even if you tell me to stay, I wouldn’t, because you want to game after all and I’d just be a distraction.”

“…No, that’s not true!”

Serin shook her head vigorously in denial at Seoyoon’s words.

“No way, you’ve been glancing at the room for quite a while now. You haven’t seen your sister’s face in a long time, and if you keep acting like that, wouldn’t it genuinely upset you?”

“Is that Seoyoon? Then stay over tonight, sleep over, okay?”

Previously, her sister would definitely have been delighted to send her back, but today was different.

While pondering such thoughts, Seoyoon continued packing her things.

“Sister, why are you acting like this today? I can tell those words aren’t genuine, but hearing it still feels nice.”

As she continued to pack her things, she glanced at Serin, remarking how strange it was, causing Serin to compose herself.

“Why is it strange? It’s just… I hadn’t seen you in a while, and I feel sad, that’s all.”

Serin’s feeling was genuinely sincere when she said she felt sad about her younger sister leaving.

However… the desire to play Another World felt at least ten times greater than that.

“Well, actually, I would have slept over if it were the weekend, but today is Tuesday, a weekday. Plus, to get to the college where I attend from your house, it takes at least over four hours.”

‘Even in the future, haven’t transportation means developed…?’

Serin wondered just how far away it was that Seoyoon would need four hours.

“Sister… what should I say today? You’re speaking so sweetly? It feels strange, but not bad.”

Having finally packed all her things, Seoyoon stood up.

In the end, Serin slowly followed her younger sister to see her off.

“I put a few side dishes I made while cooking in the front compartment of the fridge, so make sure to eat them, okay?”

“Yeah. Thanks.”

“Also, don’t eat too much delivery food, and if you do, make sure to throw away the containers promptly.”

“Ah, got it.”

“Make sure to clean up little by little, too. That way, you won’t have to struggle like today.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Responding one by one to her caring younger sister’s words, Serin felt increasingly thrilled.

…She wondered if she was truly losing her mind somehow, but no matter how much she tried to deny it, her feelings were difficult to reject.

After all, the fact that she would be playing Another World in just a few minutes kept her excited.

“Seorin… aren’t you a bit short with your answers?”

Then, as Seoyoon, who had been responding casually to her continued remarks, was about to leave, she suddenly stopped.

“Hmm…?”

“You were just pretending to be sad about me leaving a moment ago, but now you’re just okay with me going. Just admit it, don’t you wish I would vanish quickly?”

“Ah, no. Why does it sound like that? Seoyoon.”

“Seorin, I just felt a bit sad a moment ago.”

“Then why not just sleep over?”

As she spoke, even Serin felt it wasn’t her true feeling.

Besides, she couldn’t help but wonder how annoying her younger sister’s nagging would become if she started gaming.

Of course, all her younger sister’s words came from genuine concern for her.

She understood they were all driven by how much she cared, but…

Her honest feelings were that the nagging was a bit too much.

At first, her younger sister’s nagging had seemed cute.

But suddenly, it felt like… something was amiss.

“…Sigh, when is our sister ever going to grow up?”

Gazing blankly at her silver hair, Serin let out a hollow laugh.

Her younger sister’s small frame complaining about being an adult was just adorable.

“Han Seoyoon?”

“Sister, you know, I can tell you’re being extra nagging today. But, really, it’s because I’m worried about you… you know that, right?”

“…”

Serin couldn’t say a word at the sight of Seoyoon looking at her with earnest eyes.

“The pretty face of my beautiful sister, and this lovely hair… if you don’t take care of it, it makes me want to sigh just watching you.”

At Seoyoon’s words, she gradually released her grip on her silver hair, and Seoyoon smiled softly.

Looking at Seoyoon, Serin couldn’t help but think that Seoyoon truly was family.

Though she looked different from her younger sister from the past, she had such a similar personality.

To be thinking about nothing but a game while in front of such a younger sister was something she couldn’t help but think was foolish.

“…Ah.”

As her thoughts of gaming disappeared like smoke, the only thing that filled Serin’s eyesight was Seoyoon in front of her.

And at that moment, as she tried to grasp the leaving Seoyoon, it was already too late.

Squeak.

Seoyoon had already opened the door and stepped outside.

“And after the exam period, I’ll be living at sister’s house, so keep that in mind.”

At her younger sister’s words before the door closed, Serin muttered in a daze.

“What?”