"Unbelievable."
Unbelievable, 12 times; dumbfounded, 17 times; should I kill him, 8 times; truly absurd, 7 times; crazy bastard, 5 times; what is this, 8 times. These were the number of times Stella muttered to herself after returning to her room. There were no other words to describe the emotions she was currently feeling or the experience she had just gone through.
Other than spitting out the despair she felt in those moments like a sigh. For a long time, within Stella, her brother was a sinner. At first, Stella had been overjoyed at the idea of having an older brother.
Stella's dark history includes the days when she would excitedly run around telling her mother that she would do all sorts of things with her brother once he arrived. The older brother who actually came to their home after being adopted… Although there was a disconnect from Kim Sang-hyuk's current appearance, she clearly remembered feeling repulsed by him back then.
However, this doesn't mean that she was prepared to forgive Kim Sang-hyuk for becoming the "ideal older brother."
Undoubtedly, this shift in emotions had nothing to do with the transformation in her brother's appearance. Neither of the brothers had any intention of living in this house, where only Serena and she resided.
I am the judge with absolute authority.
My brother is the sinner.
I entered the room with that very stance, and before I knew it, I found myself rolling on the floor.
'???????????????'
Stella's mind was brimming with question marks.
Has this man truly gone mad!?
Not only did he exert physical force against me, a class A hunter, but he also declared his intention to gaze upon my panties whenever he pleased! I fought with all my might, but I soon realized that brute strength wouldn't suffice. This realization only fueled my anger.
'How can someone like this be a man… What the… Why is he so strong?!'
I was pinned down and rendered helpless.
Despite my continued resistance, I found myself subject to absurd strangleholds and rolling across the floor.
It wouldn't suffice even if I were to kneel on the ground and beg for forgiveness…!
But, gradually, Stella began to feel a sense of relief washing over her.
I shall observe without concealment.
My brother's words, stating he would look at the underwear if he desired, seemed to ease the oddly knotted emotions.
In a way, the burden troubling Stella until now had been a mass of 'misandry.'
Shamelessly turning oneself into an object of lust, installing cameras in the restroom or bathroom without Serena and Stella knowing,
Taking pictures of panties and saving them… At first, the brother who committed such acts seemed terrifying and monstrous. The inexplicable fear had expanded into a simple disdain for the existence of 'men.'
This was because she had always been taught that a woman's sexuality was precious, and in reality, it truly was.
The brother who gazed at her 'sexuality' with filthy eyes appeared as a horrifying monster.
Kim Sang-hyuk became a specimen of 'hatred,' imprisoned in a hellish cell crafted by his sister, enduring a punishment worse than murder.
There was no end to this disgust.
He might be attacked while asleep.
He might be caught in the act of relieving himself in the restroom.
He couldn't predict what he might do to her underwear.
He might drug her food and commit heinous acts.
Every time Stella gazed upon a 'man', her eyes were filled with contempt, and her brother, Kim Sang-hyuk, was the epitome of this disdain. Once she had branded him a loathsome sexual deviant, every single one of his actions was scrutinized by Stella's piercing eyes. Eventually, she grew to despise all men, harboring an extreme hatred for them, including Kim Sang-hyuk.
But today was different. Today, she had found herself entwined with Kim Sang-hyuk as if they were wild animals. It was not a time to consider the roles of men and women in their primal dance.
If she couldn't break free from this chokehold, she would die! A blow to the stomach would be agonizing!
Overwhelmed by such primitive force, Stella became indifferent to revealing her undergarments, regardless of her partner's gender. Strangely, it didn't bother her anymore.
In any case, if that imbecile Kim Sang-hyuk wanted to see her underwear, he would likely say, "Hey, show me your underwear." And Stella, unchanging in her response, would retort, "What are you talking about, you moronic brother." But she wouldn't actually call him a 'moron', knowing it would worsen the chokehold.
Stella knew that Kim Sang-hyuk had sincerely opened his heart to her, and she understood that it wasn't an act.
"The certainty that this fool will no longer take lurid photos"
Following the emergence of that uncertain faith…
He came to realize that half of the fears he harbored were, in fact, self-inflicted.
At the very least, that scoundrel wouldn't resort to drugging or installing hidden cameras to blackmail her and Serena.
He's an even bigger idiot than that.
Whether this could be considered 'trust' was uncertain,
But his perception of the character known as "Older Brother" had undoubtedly changed.
It was after the emotional burden, almost miraculously, had nearly vanished.
Except for the unexpected intrusion of an older brother, more foolish than she ever imagined, into Stella's life.
"It's the first time. Complaining like this with my body."
Stella promptly updated her brother's profile, which labeled him as an 'imbecile.'
It now read "Kim Sang-hyuk."