Chapter 43 – The Contest Has Finally Begun
“… “Wow.”
“Why, brother?”
“Look at this.”
I showed the cell phone screen to Hyeji, who got up from her bed and crawled over to me at the sound of a low sound.
Then Hyeji’s eyes widened, and she checked the ranking several times. She had to look at it three or four times before she realized it wasn’t wrong.
“Kyaa! Awesome!!”
He shouted hurray and hugged me tightly.
I was so moved right now that I hugged Hyeji so tightly that she was crushed.
“Aaaaah, oppa, it hurts, yooooot!”
“I’m sorry, but it feels so good!”
“Oppa is the best. It’s really awesome!!”
It’s been about 8 hours since the contest started. The rankings may change quickly, but where has the last time you ranked high even for a moment?
“I’m in 10th place, I’m in 10th place!”
“What a waste. “If I had done a little better, it would have been in the single digits.”
“Are you okay. From now on, it’s all going up!”
As Hyeji energized me with positive energy, a rosy future began to unfold in my head.
“Isn’t this the way to go and get first place?”
“There’s no law that says you can’t win the grand prize. Novelpia is originally a porn site!”
“What do I do when I win the grand prize?”
“First, I will give my mother about 8 million won.”
“8 million won?”
“Sure. If I give you that much, won’t you say, ‘Being a writer of adult stories is not a job to be ignored?'”
“Then are you going to burn 10 million won?”
“Hey, we should have something to use.”
“Okay. Humanly speaking, we should have 2 million won. Then, since you decided to take 80% off our income, how much is 80% of 2 million won? .”
Suddenly, while we were having a heated discussion.
“But brother.”
“Huh?”
“Now that I think about it, it’s still the first day…”
Ah.
I suddenly came to my senses after hearing Hyeji’s words, and then I was struck by a severe shock.
This is it. Just hearing the three words “Here you are” From the opposite sex made me think of her wedding, honeymoon, and even her son and grandson. It was too much kimchi soup.
It’s only the first day, and it’s not even 24 hours, so why are you so excited looking at the rankings that have only been 8 hours old?
“Okay. “I wish I liked it this much.”
Suddenly, a feeling of shame came over me. The back of my head felt hot just imagining how embarrassing it would be if things fell apart like a waterfall in one day.
And that evening.
“Oh, wow…”
As soon as I finished writing up tomorrow’s series, registered for the reservation, and checked the rankings, the back of my head felt hot and tingling.
‘I expected it, but it really fell like a waterfall.’
As if someone had set a timer, the rankings slowly but surely fell as time went by. As a result, as of 9 PM, Hyunjae has fallen to 30th place.
As things turned out like this, I felt resentful that I had been ranked so high earlier.
[Hyeji. Did you see the rankings?]
[Yes.]
[Oh, if I hadn’t had any expectations, I wouldn’t have been disappointed.]
I know this isn’t very helpful, but I sent a message because Hyeji is the only person I can share my laments with.
I was able to receive Hyeji’s reply only after waiting for one minute, which felt like an hour.
[Brother. It’s only the first day. Don’t be too upset.]
[You can climb up, right?]
[Of course. People still don’t recognize the true value of my work.]
[Okay. Because it’s the first day.]
[Even if I can’t do it, I have to accumulate 15 episodes. Moreover, if it were a pornographic story, a third of the 15 episodes would be full of shit.]
My self-esteem seemed to recover a little thanks to the consolation based on cool-headed analysis. Well, it’s already day 1 to blame yourself for failing. There are still 30 days left on the journey, so there is a good chance of winning.
[Please just practice diligently. I’ll quickly pick a new story so that I can climb up the rankings.]
[You cannot insert illustrations. I think I thought it was just a sign in the regulations.]
In the case of this contest, it was not allowed to insert illustrations into the work, whether by commission, outsourcing, or even self-sufficiency. Of course, the one with illustrations is more advantageous for immersion in the work, and it is also good for stimulating the so-called ‘virtuous spirit’ of readers. The ban on inserting illustrations may have been intended to completely exclude such visual synergy elements and encourage competition only through text.
Hyeji was also well aware of that clause.
[But the cover can be replaced with any number of illustrations that can be used commercially.]
[They say they will select you based on the quality of the cover?]
[Of course~ It’s my brother’s work.]
I was grateful, but I wasn’t all that happy. It takes at least a week to produce a cover-quality illustration. This is also the case when there are not many modifications made during the work process.
[If there is a phrase you would like to use, please let me know in advance. You can work by sketching first and adding the background later.]
But what about standby so that you can work on that level of painting at any time?
[Hyeji, are you not accepting any other requests this month?]
That was the only way.
Clearing my schedule for a month and focusing solely on myself.
Collaborating with Hyeji means drawing my work ‘first’, and it absolutely does not mean that I will only be in charge of my work. In order to make a living, Hye-ji also has to take on other requests, and she makes more money that way.
But for me…
[Isn’t it?]
… No.
Nope. Hmm.
The feeling of emotion and regret that had been surging slowly disappeared into a corner of her heart.
[I should have said yes.]
[A dildo arrived just then haha]
With just one word of the word dildo, my dull feelings were shattered. It was so absurd that I couldn’t help but laugh.
[Don’t use too much.]
[I need to update the list of smoking cessation tools.]
When I heard the words ‘quit tool,’ an image of Hyeji inserting a dildo and clenching and climaxing suddenly flashed in my mind.
[… Take a picture of it and send it to me?]
[I said it because I thought you might want to ask for it but are hesitant for fear of looking like a pervert. You’re not watching that while smoking, right?]
Surprisingly, this worked. You can see them at any time as long as you want to see them, but the excitement when touching each other in person and the excitement when watching a video are completely different.
[I don’t know how many shots I’ve already taken with that.]
From anyone’s perspective, it was a line that I would have nothing to say even if I was accused of sexual harassment, but when I saw the answer I got, I felt that kind of worry.
[I don’t know how many times I went away while imagining my brother masturbating to my videos♡]
It’s really consistent.
Still, this is how we are.
[Hyeji. Thank you, but don’t overdo it.]
[Do not worry. I’m not a very sincere person.]
[Okay, okay. I’m saying this out of my heart.]
As long as Hyejiman is okay with it, the more, the better with illustrations.
I put down my phone and launched a document creation program. Hyeji also does her best to help me, so it would be really shameful and embarrassing if I didn’t do my best.
Let’s write hard.
So that you will not be disappointed at all with the result.
At that time.
“I’m going in.”
Knock.
I was startled by the unwelcome presence and closed all the windows on my computer.
“… “Mom.”
“Are you hiding something more sexy again?”
“How old am I?”
“Well, I guess there’s nothing to say if that’s also data research.”
I hadn’t thought of that, but I’ll have to respond like that from next time.
“Why did you come in, then?”
As I was just trying to concentrate on writing, I was so annoyed that I reacted harshly. I’m a bit sorry, but I can’t write dirty talk with my mom behind my back, so there’s nothing I can do.
Mom answered in a sad voice, crossing her arms.
“Your novel, that contest or something.”
“So why?”
“Mom, you said you would read it too.”
“Ah…”
It was like that. I forgot for a moment.
Mom picked up her cell phone and continued her sentence. The Nobel Pia homepage appeared on her cell phone screen.
“What is the title of the work?”
Ah, um, uh…
Am I now in a situation where I have to recite the title of my new novel in front of my mom?
In an instant, my hair turned white, and my mouth became stiff.
You want me to say that?
With my mouth?
“If I send you a text…”
“Do you want to do that?”
“Oh, no. “When I think about it, that’s even worse.”
I didn’t really want to leave that title in text on my mom’s phone. I’m afraid that I might go somewhere and read it out loud.
I guess I have no choice but to say it.
I said I would read it.
And because I said so.
After…
After the scene where I was hitting my daughter was raided, I felt like an adolescent boy who had my daughter confiscated right in front of her, and I confessed in a voice that contained the title of the pornographic story I had written in my own hand.
“The title is…”
“[The shady ilere is delicious] Mouth, yes.”
I couldn’t bear to raise my head.
“Taste… “There is?”
I couldn’t possibly elaborate on that question.
… Fuck.
