The World’s Strongest Daughter.

The next day at lunch.

I woke up late, rolled around in bed, warmed up the rice Yoo Ji-hwan made, and sat in front of the computer.

Tap- Clack-

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Sword Emperor: Hey

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As I greeted while taking a spoonful of rice, my friends who were already logged in greeted me back.

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RareNick: A person who can’t even eat when being spoon-fed is here, ugh

Chyo1ko: Ugh… What’s this smell? Oh, it was Sword Emperor, hey

Nalchang: Eyeless sword, hey

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These humans…

I was sick of them teasing me from the start.

I thought maybe I shouldn’t have told them about what happened with Yoo Ji-hwan yesterday, but since they were the only ones I could discuss with, I had no choice.

I ate another spoonful of rice and put my hands back on the keyboard.

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Sword Emperor: But where did Midori go? Did she go to the gate?

Nalchang: Shh, she’s making a baby

Chyo1ko: She was here earlier, but she said she’s fucking her boyfriend today, so she took pills and left

RareNick: She said she even drilled a hole today

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Huh…?

I was startled by the high-level conversation that started from the morning.

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Chyo1ko: Sword Emperor, use it later when you get a boyfriend too

Nalchang: Come to think of it, Sword Emperor has a nice body. She probably has child-bearing hips… yassss

RareNick: Collecting specks to make a fetus… Right in the deepest spot… Ugh…

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I couldn’t come to my senses from the constant sexual harassment thrown at me.

“Ugh…”

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Sword Emperor: Please just shut up… It’s really embarrassing

Nalchang: Yas ^^ Just in case, take a shower

RareNick: So is that guy you’re kind of dating coming again? No contact yet?

Chyo1ko: No, but if he comes again today, it’s 100%… There’s no other way, go key in advance

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What’s Yas again, and what’s keying?

How do these aunties know more weird words than me?

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Sword Emperor: Can we just focus on the raid.

Chyo1ko: Is a raid important right now?

RareNick: In a situation where you don’t know if the guy you’re kind of dating will become your boyfriend or remain just someone you’ll marry, you want to do a raid?

Nalchang: Your belly button called, really… You need to see him making out with another girl in front of your eyes to come to your senses ㅋㅋ

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“Ah, seriously!”

Angered by their provocation, I quickly typed on the keyboard.

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Sword Emperor: He said he’s coming today, so he will!!! I’ll tell you at night so please just shut up

Nalchang: Okayㅋㅋ Let’s raid

RareNick: Sure sure… Shall we do a raid now?

Chyo1ko: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Let me change some gear and go

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They change the subject as if they were waiting.

They’re absolutely wicked.

***

With Min So-yeon’s permission, I left my house around the same time as yesterday.

I was worried she might refuse, but it seems the meal I prepared yesterday wasn’t too bad.

What should I make for her today?

Thanks to grocery shopping yesterday, I have most of the ingredients left.

It would be good to make kimchi fried rice or tteokbokki using the leftover vegetables.

It wouldn’t be bad to go grocery shopping again either.

Whatever the menu is, catering to Min So-yeon’s taste comes first.

Walking while pondering various thoughts, I soon saw Min So-yeon’s house.

I approached the gate and pressed the doorbell, and after a while, the door opened.

Considering how I barely got in yesterday, this is quite an improvement.

Passing the gate and crossing the small yard, there’s the front door.

The moment I reached out to the front door intercom to call Min So-yeon.

Click-

“…Come in.”

The door swung open, and Min So-yeon, with her hair down, welcomed me.

I unconsciously checked Min So-yeon’s outfit; today, the overall cloth area was wider than yesterday.

I accepted her greeting with a satisfied smile.

After entering the house, while heading to the living room with Min So-yeon, a strange fragrance suddenly brushed the tip of my nose.

It smelled like flowers or perfume, which wasn’t bad.

“…Did you spray something? It smells nice.”

When I asked her casually, Min So-yeon, who was walking ahead, touched her long hair and said,

“…I think it’s my shampoo.”

“Really? It smells good.”

Judging by the scent wafting whenever Min So-yeon’s hair swayed, it seemed to be correct.

I went into the living room.

Unlike yesterday, when it felt desolate, today, there is a sense of life somewhere.

Looking closely, I saw something was connected to the TV…

“Huh? Were you playing a game?”

It was a console game I had seen on the Internet before.

“…Just a little bit…”

The screen paused as if she was playing until just before, and the game character felt familiar.

“Oh, isn’t that the game where you step on mushrooms?”

“…That’s right.”

“Wow… I haven’t seen it in a really long time. They still make this game, huh.”

Although it wasn’t my favorite character, I felt a little happy, as if I had met an old friend.

But was it originally like that? Wasn’t it wearing different clothes?

As I was briefly lost in memories while digging up old memories, Min So-yeon spoke to me in a small voice.

“…Wanna play together?”

“Huh? Right now?”

Then Min So-yeon hurriedly added,

“It, it’s okay to cook something later…”

Is it my imagination? Somehow, I got the feeling that she wanted to play the game together.

If we’re not going grocery shopping, it’s still a bit early to eat.

“Then shall we play a little?”

As soon as I finished speaking, she gave me the seat next to her as if she was waiting and said,

“…Sit next to me. I’ll teach you.”

Since I don’t know much about the game, it would be better to learn next to her.

I moved my seat as she said and listened to a simple explanation.

“So this is accelerate, this is brake. And this is the item?”

“…Yeah.”

“Okay. I’ve completely mastered it.”

I was a little excited, wondering how many years it’s been since I last played a game.

I was a bit flustered since it wasn’t the game I knew, but it shouldn’t be a problem.

Like that, we started the game led by Min So-yeon.

And…

“I, I ate it!”

When I hurriedly pressed the item button, my character threw a bomb far away.

With a boom sound effect, Min So-yeon’s character is caught in the explosion and floated in the air.

“Here I go!!”

Perhaps I was also a man who couldn’t help it. I had already forgotten that the opponent was Min So-yeon, and I was sincerely hoping to win.

Like that, I passed Min So-yeon and drove without much difficulty, finally crossing the finish line in fourth place.

“…I lost.”

Min So-yeon’s ranking, who muttered somewhat lifelessly, was fifth.

Although I didn’t make it into the top 3, it was quite a satisfactory result.

After the last round ended like that, I glanced at the clock.

It’s about time to start preparing dinner.

I thought I should end it here.

“…Let’s play one more game.”

Min So-yeon challenged me to one more match.

Looking at her expression, there was no resentful look like when she lost a bet, but she seemed to mind being behind in the rankings.

“Shall we?”

It’s not like I don’t have time, so one more game should be fine.

The last game that started like that.

I chose the default character as I had been doing, and Min So-yeon chose a purple hat character with a mustache instead of the princess character she had been using.

…Huh?

She even chose a caterpillar-shaped kart instead of the default kart and then slightly suggested something to me.

“…Shall we make a bet?”

“All of a sudden?”

When I was flustered by the sudden suggestion, she glanced at me and added a word.

“Are you not confident?”

A condescending gaze and a confident tone.

The way she slightly provoked me looked very familiar.

…Could it be…

I finally realized Min So-yeon’s intention.

Suddenly changing the setting at the end, abruptly pushing a bet, all suspicious moves.

No wonder she was going easy on me until now…

Min So-yeon wants something from me.

Then what could that be?

It wouldn’t be to not pretend to know her now. Then what… Is it to not come to the house?

The moment I was lost in thought for a while. Min So-yeon provoked me once more.

“…You bet recklessly on things you’re confident in, but you’re backing out because you think you’ll lose?”

I couldn’t say anything because it was true.

But if I really back out here, I might instantly lose the favorability I’ve built up.

I’ll obviously lose, but I have no choice.

I can only pray that Min So-yeon will make me do something easy.

“Okay. I’ll take that bet.”

I accepted Min So-yeon’s proposal, and the game progressed with the bet settled.

[ 1… 2… ]

The countdown appeared on the screen.

[ START!! ]

I pressed the accelerate button in time.

My character rushes out in an instant with the starting booster.

As I was expecting a smooth start while running in the lead, Min So-yeon’s kart was suddenly next to me.

“Huh?”

Her kart overtook the other AIs with the default acceleration and raced towards the lead.

I thought it was weird that she chose a strange character and kart, but it seems there was a difference in specs after all.

I glanced at Min So-yeon sitting next to me, and she was glaring at the TV with her eyes wide open, showing tremendous concentration.

What did this child want from me so badly that she would deliberately lose?

“…”

I quietly took my eyes off and focused on the game.

Min So-yeon’s kart took the lead, became the target of the AIs, and received numerous checks.

Bombs, bananas, slow, etc.

She leisurely shook them off and raced to the finish line.

Min So-yeon, who pulled away by an overwhelming distance, crossed the finish line, and the bet ended like that.

Of course, the result was my crushing defeat.

Perhaps because I lost so overwhelmingly, I wasn’t even disappointed.

When I turned my head after the game ended, she looked at me triumphantly.

I desperately pulled down the corners of my mouth that were trying to go up on their own and spoke slightly.

“…So, what do you want so badly?”

Min So-yeon slowly placed the gamepad on the table and looked at me as if pondering something.

“…What would be good…”

And then, as if something came to mind, she smiled faintly and spoke confidently.

“Make me tteokbokki tomorrow.”

“…Huh?”

Something I couldn’t even imagine popped out.

“With rose sauce and lots of fishcakes.”

She even made a detailed order.

Slightly flustered, I asked her if that would be enough.

“…Fr-fried seaweed roll too…?”

I couldn’t hold back my laughter at the cute additional order.

Translator’s Corner
Yas- It’s a way to say sexy/attractive.
Mario Kart- The racing game they are playing, probably. The character So-yeon chose is likely to be Waluigi with Wild Wiggler. It’s the fastest combo in the game in exchange for weight.
Keying is something a bit too explicit. You can dm me on discord if you want to know. Just ask for the tl in the discord.

Tell me if you don’t get the references, I’ll do my best to answer and add it to the notes.

-Ruminas