Chapter 51
Chapter 51
Translator: Penny
Chapter 51
About 10 minutes late for the appointment?
Understandable.
Unlike them, who are adults, Ha-eun is still a high school student.
It was something that could be overlooked by thinking that class just ended late today.
Wanting to be a Virtual Youtuber even though she is still a high school student.
This too is understandable.
There wasn't really an age limit for the job of Virtual Youtuber.
She found what she wanted to do at a young age and even passed the audition, so rather, Ha-eun deserved praise.
But, even so.
"...Can I get your autograph?"
"Us?"
The fact that the person who should be asked for an autograph was asking for an autograph was something they couldn't understand at all.
No matter what anyone said, the most famous person in this place right now was Ha-eun.
The person whose charm was most widely recognized was also Ha-eun.
No, in the first place, why would anyone need the autographs of people who haven't even debuted yet?
If they really wanted to get an autograph that badly, they should ask Daramji Ji Hye-min, not them.
"I already got Daramji's autograph."
"Ah, you already got it..."
Not even a few seconds later, they were once again faced with Ha-eun's earnest eyes and cautious voice.
They couldn't bring themselves to refuse Ha-eun, who seemed to be nothing but sincere, and in the end, everyone gave their autographs.
The fact that they didn't dare to refuse the request of a famous actress like Ha-eun also played a part.
And so, the sketchbook containing a total of four autographs was placed in Ha-eun's bag with very careful hands, at that moment.
'...Wait. Four people?'
Ha-eun's head was filled with question marks as she belatedly realized that something was wrong.
There were a total of six people in the room right now.
Excluding Ji Hye-min, that's five people.
In other words, the final qualifiers of Fantasy Home gathered in this room were five people, not the original quota of four.
Afterwards, Ha-eun, who had moved a little closer to Ji Hye-min standing behind her.
"Why is there one more person?"
She whispered a slightly embarrassed voice into Ji Hye-min's ear.
Only then did Ji Hye-min realize and told Ha-eun what she hadn't told her yet.
"Originally, it was supposed to be four people including Ha-eun, but I couldn't drop any of those four. So I decided to increase the quota by one."
"Is that okay?"
"Well, it's not like anyone's going to die if we recruit one more person."
Ji Hye-min then added that they were people with outstanding talents enough to increase the quota of Fantasy Home.
Since the chief manager of the Fantasy Home project said so, Ha-eun didn't raise any further objections.
In some ways, it could be said to be fortunate.
As a result, all the members Ha-eun remembered were able to debut under the name of Fantasy Home.
Ha-eun was secretly relieved because she had been worried about the members who would not be able to participate in Fantasy Home activities because of her.
The problem was still the distance between Ha-eun and the other members.
"Hmm, it was definitely friendly until just now. Everyone suddenly became quiet. Talk to Ha-eun comfortably~."
'Comfortably? ...How on earth?'
One way or another, the other members were ordinary people.
There were some members who were recognized in their respective fields or had some fame, but the other side was a public broadcasting station from the start.
A high level of fame that anyone passing by would know if you asked them if they knew this person.
Even if they didn't recognize Ha-eun, they could never not know the young Han Yu-hwa of Star-Crossed.
Strictly speaking, there were many words that could describe Ha-eun besides the young Han Yu-hwa.
But was there really a need to explain in detail about the person Lee Ha-eun?
From the other members' point of view, Ha-eun was a veritable invasive species.
When they first heard about Ha-eun's existence from Ji Hye-min, they honestly thought that Ha-eun was just trying to do Virtual Youtuber work for a moment of fun.
And this was also what Ji Hye-min thought when she first learned that Ha-eun was a celebrity.
'I fully understand you asking that question. But Ha-eun is more sincere about Fantasy Home than anyone else. If not, you can slap me in the face.'
She did her best to convince the other members of Ha-eun's existence.
Showing Ha-eun's audition video to the other members was an extension of that.
'She's really good at singing, right? I was so surprised when I first heard it.'
'...What are people like us supposed to live on?'
'Huh? What did you say?'
'...Ah...It's nothing.'
Thanks to this, the other members' misunderstandings were quickly resolved.
The problem was that they were intimidated in a different way than before by Ha-eun's extraordinary singing and dancing skills.
Therefore, Ji Hye-min's recommendation or request to talk to Ha-eun comfortably was very difficult.
Acknowledging Ha-eun's sincerity towards Virtual Youtuber and talking to Ha-eun without hesitation were separate matters.
In the end, Ji Hye-min, unable to bear the awkward atmosphere that didn't change no matter how much time passed.
"...I didn't want to use this method."
She picked up a small remote control on the table and pressed it with a beep.
And at the same time, familiar voices were playing on the monitor on the wall.
[ So, Ms. Yena, what is the most impressive manga or animation you have seen? ]
[ Haikyuu! ]
[ Haikyuu? Isn't that a Slam Dunk rip-off─ ]
[ What did you just say. ]
[ Ms. Eun-hye has a webtoon artist in her career section, can you tell us what webtoon it is? ]
[ That, well. It's a really unpopular comic... It's a little difficult to say... ]
After that, audition videos for each member were played in order.
The last audition video that was played was, as expected, Ha-eun's audition video.
[ Mint Chocolate vs Hawaiian Pizza. ]
[ Mint Chocolate. ]
[ Why? ]
[ Hawaiian pizza is not food. ]
After that, a video containing Ha-eun's personal tastes and trivial stories was played for quite a while.
This was, after all, Ji Hye-min's plan to lower Ha-eun's aura as an actress.
The fact that most of the questions that began to be heard little by little were directed at Ha-eun was definitely an effective plan.
At least it opened a conversation between Ha-eun and the other members.
However, from Ha-eun's point of view, it was a personal story revealed in front of the people she wanted to meet so much.
"Who did Ha-eun like the most in Fullmetal Alchemist? I liked Roy because he was charismatic."
"That, well... ...Izumi..."
"Ah, that's right. Izumi was there. Izumi definitely has charisma."
While answering the questions to Ha-eun in any way she could, she couldn't hide her red ears.
At some point, one thought was commonly held in the minds of the other members.
'Cute.'
'She's cute.'
'So cute!'
The vague sense of distance towards Ha-eun was already gone.
Was that why?
"Well, everyone is older than Ha-eun anyway. Speak comfortably. It's okay, right, Ha-eun?"
"Ah, yes... It's okay."
Ji Hye-min's last plan was put into action to allow Ha-eun and the other members to talk more freely.
It was about 10 minutes later that A4 paper for writing the Virtual Youtuber avatar concept was distributed to all the members.
"There's plenty of time, so please discuss it with each other and write it down~."
Soon, the scene of each person starting to create their own avatar in a friendly atmosphere, just like before Ha-eun came, was captured in Ji Hye-min's eyes.
This time, Ha-eun was rather intimidated by the members, but she thought it wasn't that big of a problem since the conversation was still going on.
Above all, the awkward atmosphere that had been felt before was now completely gone.
-Squeak.
Ji Hye-min thought there was no need for her to stay any longer.
For the Fantasy Home members, Ji Hye-min was just the 'CEO'.
And so, Ji Hye-min, who had left the Fantasy Home members alone in the room and walked out into the long hallway, put her ear to the crack in the door for a moment.
-Hey, Miso unnie. Why did you name your nickname Mile?
-Because it's 'Miso'. I just took the S out of Smile. The avatar's hairpin also has a smile pattern.
-By the way, Dia's concept art is really pretty? Did Ha-eun draw this yourself?
-Ah, no. I commissioned it separately from an illustrator. I'm not good at drawing.
The atmosphere in the room was not much different from the harmonious atmosphere that Ji Hye-min had imagined in the past.
It was a relief. In many ways.
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"Eun-hye is here, Miso unnie is here, Maria and Ha-eun...are just coming out now."
"Hey, Yena. Shouldn't we invite the CEO?"
"The CEO said she would create a separate chat room later, including the manager."
It was late evening when even the sunset had disappeared.
The Fantasy Home members, who had just come out of the building, were exchanging their contact information and promising to meet again.
Of course, Ha-eun also shared her contact information with the other members.
However, the other members' reactions were.
"This is a celebrity's contact information...!"
"I never thought the day would come when I would get a celebrity's phone number. Awesome."
"I'll take it as an honor to my family, actress Lee Ha-eun~!"
It was a slightly mischievous reaction with a hint of playfulness.
In the end, as all the members began to scatter to their respective homes, she ran towards Ju Jeong-yun's van at an almost running pace.
Even until she got into Ju Jeong-yun's van, she wanted to go home quickly and rest in her cozy bed.
However, unfortunately for Ha-eun.
｢───♪ ──♪─♪｣**
Because the lyrics and voice of the song that Ju Jeong-yun had turned on were somehow quite familiar.
She belatedly realized that Ju Jeong-yun was listening to Double Lee's new album that was just released today.
And she was only listening to the songs that Ha-eun featured in.
"...Are you doing this too, unnie...?"
"Hmm, I just turned it on according to the real-time music chart ranking?"
Ju Jeong-yun then added the news that Double Lee's new album had achieved so-called chart domination.
"There was also an article saying, ."
"...Are you lying?"
"I knew you would say that, so I took screenshots of everything. Look. The title of the article is really Pinokio, right?"
Thus, a screenshot in Ju Jeong-yun's phone was held up in front of Ha-eun's eyes.
And so, Ha-eun, who belatedly denied the connection between Pinokio and Ha-eun, saying that she didn't know who Pinokio was.
"Then, can I set this song ｢Tunnel｣ as my ringtone?"
She suffered a fatal blow from Ju Jeong-yun's nonchalant voice and eventually ran away to the back seat.
Nevertheless, the reason why she had to return to the passenger seat before long was.
"Moonlight Pierced by Clouds casting audition, tomorrow at 3 PM."
Because the story about another thing that Ha-eun was preparing diligently for had begun.
The clothing style that Ha-eun had to have for the Yeongwol role casting was also conveyed.
"First, you have to wear a compression vest. Then you have to wear a compression bandage on top of that."
"Can't I just wear a compression bandage? The novel didn't say anything about wearing a compression vest."
"It'll hurt a lot if you just wear a compression bandage? If you tighten your chest too much, you won't be able to breathe properly."
It was after that that Ju Jeong-yun's nagging, which wasn't really a nagging, was added, telling her to think about Ha-eun's chest size.
Almost at the same time, Ha-eun, who had lowered her head slightly and then raised it again, uttered from her mouth.
"...I don't think it's that big."
A remark that was nothing more or less than a mockery to Ju Jeong-yun, whose small chest was a complex.
Of course, Ha-eun wasn't just saying it.
She had been in the same space with Ji Hye-min, who had shown her what was really big just a few hours ago.
Compared to Ji Hye-min, Ha-eun thought she was on the ordinary side.
She pretended not to notice Ju Jeong-yun's eyes, which had been narrowed long and thin towards Ha-eun for some time.
And so, time passed.
At the moment when there were only about 10 minutes left until the start of the Yeongwol role casting audition, Ha-eun.
"Hey, is this a real sword?"
"No. It's a model."
'...It's quite heavy for a model.'
She was marveling at a model sword with a slightly different texture and weight than the plastic sword she had handled at Kim Gyu-tae's action school.
Cutting down the foxtails that had sprung up on the floor of the outdoor set without much difficulty made it seem like a real sword.
📝 Translator’s Note:
You may notice that certain lines or phrases in this novel appear both in their original Korean (or Hanja) form and in English translation.
This is intentional — these phrases are classical idioms, divine titles, or poetic expressions that carry layered meanings.
To preserve their original tone and authenticity, the raw text has been kept for reference, while the English interpretation is provided right before or after it. This helps convey both the literal and cultural nuance of the original work.
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