Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Translator: Penny
Chapter 8
It had already been three months since Ha-eun started kindergarten.
During this time, which could be considered short or long, Ha-eun's daily life had changed in a slightly different direction than she had anticipated.
Strictly speaking, her life outside of kindergarten hadn't changed much.
After being dismissed from kindergarten, she spent her time doing light exercises like jump rope, just as she always had.
Catching a ball with her father, Lee Seong-yoon, two or three times a week, and scribbling content ideas for her future Virtual Youtuber broadcast in her notebook before going to bed were the same as before.
However, her life inside kindergarten turned out to be a bit different.
"Ha-eun, Min-seo took my toy!"
"Si-woo, you took my crayons!"
Whenever there were disputes or conflicts among the children, they almost always ran to Ha-eun and asked for her opinion.
And when Ha-eun told the children what she thought, it was accepted as a judge's ruling and became a kind of compulsion.
There were several reasons why Ha-eun's kindergarten life had become so unique.
But if one had to pick the most decisive reason, it would be Ha-eun's unchildlike, calm personality.
From the first day of kindergarten until now, she hadn't had a single common quarrel.
There were times when other children said unpleasant things to Ha-eun due to occasional misunderstandings, but it was just childish spite.
Ha-eun had never been genuinely angry at anything that was no more or less than childish whining.
She didn't bother to point anything out and always brushed it off with a nonchalant expression, saying, "Oh, I see."
For Ha-eun, she was just trying to maintain a good relationship with everyone. There was no other intention.
The only thing Ha-eun's parents asked her when they sent her to kindergarten was to get along with her friends.
However, because she always used Tai Chi to smoothly get through any unreasonable demands from her classmates.
Among the children, Ha-eun's image changed from a child with a slightly pretty face to an angel descended into the human world.
In this way, the idolization of Ha-eun, which was happening among the innocent children who were not yet tainted by the world, eventually made Ha-eun an absolute being that could not be defied.
In the end, there was no need to run to the teacher; simply bringing Ha-eun would quickly quell any disputes with her unique, calm voice.
The kindergarten teachers also had many thoughts about Ha-eun, who never caused any minor troubles.
It wasn't common to meet a child who acted so mature from such a young age.
"Ha-eun in Dal-nim Class is so kind, isn't she?"
"She's also bright and doesn't have any food preferences. I'm so jealous of Ha-eun's mother."
Since Ha-eun started kindergarten, the frequency of noisy classrooms had gradually decreased.
In other words, the workload of the kindergarten teachers had also gradually decreased.
As a kindergarten teacher, it wasn't ideal to favor any one child, but it couldn't be helped.
Lee Ha-eun in Dal-nim Class was a child they couldn't help but cherish.
Ha-eun herself only vaguely sensed that something was strange.
Since this was her first time attending kindergarten and she had never had any significant friendships, she didn't know exactly what was wrong.
And so, until all the colorful autumn leaves turned into fallen leaves and were covered with pure white snowflakes.
Ha-eun's kindergarten life, which received attention from her peers and teachers in many ways, continued.
It was around that time that Ha-eun found an opportunity to receive attention even outside of kindergarten.
"Hey, Ha-eun. Do you remember Director Kang Eun-tae? I didn't know, but one of the director's friends is─"
The story that followed was about the famous hip-hop crew, Deobeulli.
Not long after, news came that she had been offered to appear in the music video for Deobeulli's new song, "Match."
In a way, this was also something that Ha-eun hadn't expected.
"You can refuse if you feel pressured, Ha-eun. No one will say anything."
"No, I want to try."
As a result, she didn't refuse the offer this time either.
The considerable appearance fee certainly had an impact on Ha-eun's decision to stand in front of the camera once again.
But the fact that she could come into contact with Deobeulli, who had so many hit songs, was a great opportunity for Ha-eun.
After all, the biggest charm of a Virtual Youtuber is their voice.
Singers like Deobeulli also make a living with the charm of their voices.
Therefore, she thought that she could gain something just by appearing in the music video of people who had already succeeded as singers.
When you think about it, appearing in Deobeulli's music video could be a story in itself.
Anyway, experiencing something she hadn't experienced before was something Ha-eun wanted.
"Hello, Ha-eun~."
"Hello."
She finally arrived at Deobeulli's studio, where many hit songs had been created, of her own volition.
The two people she met were so-called 'celebrities'.
"The name of the guy wearing this hat is Lee Gun-yeol. You can just call him 'Uncle' comfortably."
"The name of the fat guy in front of you is Lee Jun. You can just call him 'Pig'."
"What, you little punk?"
Even though the atmosphere and tone were light.
She felt a different kind of aura than Kim Min-jun, whom she had filmed a children's nutritional supplement CF with a few months ago.
Not long after, she finally received the storyboard for the "Match" music video.
However, there were difficult and ambiguous concepts throughout the storyboard that were hard for Ha-eun, who was still a child, to understand.
Lee Jun, judging that it would be better to explain it verbally, tried to explain it by drawing directly on a whiteboard that he had prepared in advance.
However, seeing Ha-eun 'studying' the music video storyboard with a serious expression.
He pointed to a scene in the storyboard with his index finger, wondering if she could understand what scene it was.
The answers that came back from Ha-eun were surprisingly closer to the correct answers than the wrong ones.
"It looks like the Little Match Girl is being completely abandoned by people."
"Why do you think she was abandoned? The Little Match Girl's expression is still smiling."
"That's... it looks like she doesn't want to cry to me. It looks even sadder because she's smiling."
At this, Lee Gun-yeol, who had been watching the conversation between Lee Jun and Ha-eun, opened his mouth slightly and let out a breath.
The reason was that Ha-eun's interpretation was more than 80% consistent with their intentions.
After that, seeing Ha-eun continue to read the various intentions hidden in the storyboard, they realized once again why they had tried to cast her in the past.
Even though it was only a short CF of about a minute, she continued to stay in their memories.
The range of emotions she could feel was clearly different from that of her peers.
At the same time, the range of emotions she could express also easily exceeded the average.
He felt like a fool for his past self, who had tried to find other alternatives if things didn't work out.
What child could have been an alternative to Ha-eun?
"Jun, when did you say the snow would start?"
"From the 19th. Exactly a week from now."
Almost at the same time, thud.
Ha-eun's hands, which were just looking at the last page of the storyboard, were suddenly grabbed by Lee Gun-yeol's hands.
"You'll do the Little Match Girl, right, Ha-eun?"
His eyes met hers, filled with sincerity and anticipation.
Anyway, since she had already read the storyboard thoroughly, it was as good as saying that she would appear in the music video.
-Nod.
She slowly nodded to confirm her appearance in the music video.
"But, are we really going to film wearing these bright red clothes?"
"Yes. Our goal is to convey the distance between fairy tales and reality to people."
The story that followed was about Ha-eun's clothing size.
He added that it would be necessary to try on several versions of the Little Match Girl costume that had been rented in advance to find the one that suited Ha-eun best.
However, unexpectedly for Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol, who were looking forward to the day they would meet the Little Match Girl in their storyboard in reality.
This time, Ha-eun carefully brought up that she wanted to ask Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol for something.
Even so, they answered by saying that she could say anything, because they didn't want to miss out on Ha-eun that much.
It would be difficult to grant a very difficult request, but they could at least listen.
Fortunately, the request that came out of Ha-eun's mouth was not a difficult request at all.
They were slightly puzzled that it was a slightly different kind of request than what Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol had expected ─ such as an increase in appearance fee or asking for an autograph on Deobeulli's limited edition CD.
"I want to learn how to sing from you guys, even if it's just once a month..."
As a result, no one said no.
Ha-eun's face brightened slightly.
That was the first time Lee Jun and Lee Gun-yeol had seen Ha-eun's childlike side.
📝 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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