My Younger Sister is a Genius

Chapter 1 Part 1

After passing out from drinking and waking up, it felt like I turned 16 again. No, maybe I'm turning 17 soon since I'm about to graduate from middle school? Anyway.

What's with all this nonsense, though? Well, that's how it turned out. I don't even know the reason. How would I? I just drank alcohol.

"Son, what's wrong?"

I hear my mom's voice amidst the unbelievable reality. Her voice, so dearly missed. I pretend everything's fine and nod my head.

"Just tired."

My mom suffered endlessly because of me and then passed away. I still can't forget her hand, which had nothing left to hold onto.

As I recall my mom, who always believed in me until the end, my lips tremble.

'It can't be a dream.'

If it's not a dream, is it a regression?

Whatever it is, it doesn't matter.

I've been given another chance.

And I won't waste it. First things first, let's set priorities. The most important thing is filial piety. Yes, that's right. I need to repay my mom, who suffered because of me.

What do I need for filial piety? Money, of course. Money. I know how to earn it. Bitcoin, stocks. The problem is when money duplication became possible, I don't know.

And that's a distant future.

Being broke right now is reasonable.

And one more thing.

"Oppa."

My sister, Yoon Soo-yeon. The only person who believed in me after Mom passed away. But Soo-yeon eventually left me too. It's not Soo-yeon's fault.

It's mine.

Soo-yeon's words when she left come to mind.

"...I had my own dream too."

I never asked what Soo-yeon's dream was. I was truly the worst. I thought once again. But it'll be different this time.

Repaying Soo-yeon and Mom, who suffered because of me, that's my goal. And I won't even look at singing anymore.

"Soo-yeon."

"Yeah?"

I call out to Soo-yeon, who's resting after coming back from the academy. She looks at me with a genuinely bright smile. If I were 16 now, I might start to act differently, but I didn't see any signs of it.

Well, in my memory, Soo-yeon always had a smiling face. I stroke her head because it was very cute. Soo-yeon then pushes away my hand with a smile.

"Why did you call me?"

"Oh, just curious about your dream."

"All of a sudden?"

"Yeah, all of a sudden."

Soo-yeon ponders seriously. She's exaggerating how serious she is. Oh, she's so cute. I wonder if I should seriously pinch her cheek. Just as I'm debating, Soo-yeon speaks.

"I want to become a singer."

"A singer?"

"Yeah."

I widen my eyes in surprise. Soo-yeon's dream was to become a singer; I never even thought about it. Come to think of it, I've never asked her about it. I don't know anything about my family who sacrificed everything for me.

Suddenly, I feel self-reproach.

I look at Soo-yeon, trying to suppress that feeling of self-reproach.