In a word, Seoyeon was sulking.
A hidden camera prank could be like that.
At the time, she was too confused to think about it properly, but she had seen Korean celebrities go through similar things a few times.
Especially since it was filmed at a ryokan, she should have questioned the fact that there were no staff members around.
But still, there was no reason to ignore her when she was being chased by a ghost.
"I saw it when I was running hard from the ghost. You, Sora, were the one closing the wall the most enthusiastically."
Seoyeon said sullenly.
Sora, who had fainted on the spot and woken up 10 minutes later, felt wrongly accused by Seoyeon's words.
'Running hard? When exactly?'
Come to think of it, she did feel like something else was following behind Seoyeon.
The problem was that because of Seoyeon crawling at an incredible speed, she couldn't remember that well.
"Th-then, why did you pick up the axe?"
"Just in case the ghost attacks, to protect myself."
"……."
Of course, the axe was a prop made of somewhat sturdy plastic.
Still, didn't it definitely chase after her while striking the ground?
It was questionable how such a thing was possible, but Sora couldn't bring herself to ask any further.
Because Seoyeon was humming to herself.
'How could I ignore a cute girl running for her life?'
Actually, it wasn't just Sora.
When she barely managed to grab and open the closing wall, she also saw the male actors running away together.
Still, their ghost makeup had mostly come off while running, so they weren't that scary.
"My legs gave out from fear."
"Ah, so that's why."
"I ran away by crawling hard with my arms."
Normally, you can't run away that fast by crawling with your arms.
Wouldn't only Seoyeon be able to do that?
Even if she crawled that fast, both legs should have gotten scraped and injured, but there was nothing like that.
"Wow, we really got hit with this one."
The day after the hidden camera filming was all finished.
Nanzo Katsuo PD, who had watched the entire situation at the time, spoke as if he was genuinely surprised.
"To think you knew we were preparing a hidden camera and turned it around on us."
"Right?? It was like a reaction of 'I've been thinking this has been a hidden camera since when──' I'd say."
"The ghost acting that surprised us in return was truly excellent. It's the best. The best."
At Nanzo PD's words full of admiration, Seoyeon stood there blankly without answering anything.
'I don't know what he's saying.'
She thought she could at least understand some from watching anime, but hearing a native speaker speak, she couldn't adapt at all.
Especially since she knew Nanzo PD could speak Korean, couldn't he just speak in Korean?
Plus, she couldn't tell whether the other people were Japanese actors or staff.
'Please translate.'
Seoyeon said with her eyes while looking at Sora.
Of course, to Sora's eyes, Seoyeon's gaze felt like 'Hey, translator. Aren't you going to translate?'
Sora hurriedly translated Nanzo's words to Seoyeon.
"Um, that is. He said the hidden camera reaction was good."
"Really? Honestly, I was running away so frantically I don't really know. Hmm, please tell them the actors did a really great job with their ghost acting."
If she mentioned anything about turning the hidden camera around or acting as a ghost, Seoyeon would definitely sulk.
So Sora had no choice but to soften Nanzo's words appropriately and convey them.
Because Seoyeon's appearance, which seemed like it would appear in a dream, was that of a purely fleeing cute girl (self-proclaimed).
"By the way, when will the hidden camera be broadcast?"
"It will probably be broadcast in 3 days. There's not much to edit. We originally planned to put something else in, but it's better to split this into two episodes."
With Sora's translation, the conversation flowed naturally.
As expected, having a native speaker makes things convenient.
Seoyeon thought so.
'Anyway, the reaction seems good, so that's fine.'
That aside, she thought Japan's hidden camera level was really impressive.
In Korea, there have been too many things you shouldn't do on variety shows recently, so you can't really do this kind of variety show anymore.
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Japan had some excessively intense aspects, but separately, she thought the pure entertainment aspect that 'variety shows' pursue hadn't faded.
'Except sometimes it's too much.'
Even with this hidden camera, she was genuinely extremely surprised.
"Come to think of it, this isn't all the variety shows we're filming in Japan, right?"
After parting with Nanzo PD, Seoyeon moved to the Japanese accommodation they had properly booked.
She definitely heard they'd be staying for about 2 weeks, and there was no way they'd just play around the whole time.
"Hmm? Seoyeon, didn't you check the schedule?"
"I did, but some things were a bit vague."
To be precise, she heard she'd only do one.
But since they did a hidden camera yesterday, hadn't she already done one?
"That was newly added. The one we originally planned to go on is like an interview variety show."
"Aha."
"And, if there's time, it might be good to film one more?"
How should she describe Japanese hotels.
They were just hotels. There wasn't a huge difference or anything.
'I'd rather have stayed at a ryokan.'
Was it called a ryokan?
Anyway, Seoyeon found that side more fun.
Of course, it was fake though.
'If it's an interview variety show, is it because of Dream Future?'
Come to think of it, when she met Ma Yeonwoo a few days ago, he said something like this.
"These days, Dream Future is quite popular in Japan."
"Yes? That?"
"………Ahem, 'that,' you're being harsh."
"Ah, no. It just didn't feel like a drama that would work overseas like that."
After
Seoyeon was also interested in various ways, so she'd been going to MDC more often recently, and that's when she met Ma Yeonwoo who was waiting to appear on a music show.
"It felt like it perfectly matched Japanese sensibilities. And your popularity there is considerable."
"Really?"
"Your appearance is exactly the visual they'd like."
Is that so?
Seoyeon did feel like there were many anime characters with a similar style to herself.
Yamato Nadeshiko—there's a traditional beauty ideal pursued in Japan, and she heard her image matched that exactly.
"Image-wise, I mean. Image-wise."
"……Why do you have to emphasize that so much?"
"No, just saying."
Wearing an obviously smug smile, Ma Yeonwoo confidently crossed his arms.
Perhaps because
"Since you're here, stay and watch the music show."
At his words, Seoyeon suddenly thought of the other Just X members.
Those who caused a lot of trouble one way or another.
'The time for them to cause trouble is slowly approaching.'
Seoyeon glanced at Ma Yeonwoo.
For Ma Yeonwoo who had such great pride in
They probably won't even be able to properly promote from next year.
"Yes, I understand."
With such thoughts, Seoyeon watched Just X's stage and left.
Certainly, apart from their character, their stage was impressive.
As expected of a top idol.
"Seoyeon?"
Coming to her senses, Park Eunha was looking at Seoyeon who had gone quiet in the middle of talking.
It seemed her thoughts had gone on for a while.
"No, first let's see how that hidden camera thing airs, and if it's okay, let's do one more."
Of course, Seoyeon didn't pay much attention to that.
Honestly, all Seoyeon remembered was running away hard.
What she looked like at that time, naturally Seoyeon didn't know.
At that time, she just ran hard from the ghost chasing her from behind, that was all.
'I don't know if there'll be enough for broadcast footage.'
So Seoyeon worried about the broadcast.
Because it wouldn't do for her first Japanese variety show appearance to be shaky with nothing proper.
For Seoyeon who secretly planned to occasionally come to play using filming as an excuse, she wanted Japanese broadcasts to do well if possible.
Of course, such worry from Seoyeon was unnecessary, though.
***
A Japanese convenience store part-timer, Sato Isami, was guarding the display stand while yawning.
Because today there were particularly many customers, she was quite tired for various reasons.
'I wish they'd stop coming now.'
Her legs were starting to hurt, and she wanted to go home.
She was thinking that if it weren't for her boyfriend's gift, she wouldn't have had to work this part-time job~ when.
The convenience store door opened.
'Gasp.'
The person who entered through the open door was quite a beauty.
A beauty with such a clear feeling, reminiscent of forget-me-nots.
Sato unconsciously rubbed her face with her palm.
Because the beauty before her eyes was different starting from her skin.
'Seeing a beauty is a gain.'
An actress? Or an idol?
She had the impression of a celebrity.
But it was a face she'd never seen, so when she was staring at that face.
The door opened once more.
"!!"
This time too, it was a woman.
However, Isami's eyes widened when she saw that woman.
The woman who just entered was also a beauty, but the woman who entered this time was completely different.
Her appearance was one thing, but her atmosphere was completely different.
Should she call it a serene atmosphere? Something about her aura was different.
The moment she entered, she could see the gazes of the other customers choosing items in the convenience store all moving in unison.
Their eyes naturally followed her actions.
Especially the man who was just putting pudding in his basket was unknowingly putting in multiple puddings.
Long black hair.
Pure white skin contrasting with it.
Her pupils were strangely red.
An unrealistically felt beauty.
She was having a conversation with the woman who entered first.
'Were they friends?'
Do beauties hang out together?
But the woman she just thought was a beauty, when standing next to the girl who entered now, looked strangely faded.
Probably she wasn't the only one who felt that way.
Even when the two stood together, eyes only went to the other one.
Like that, blankly chasing the two with her gaze.
Before she knew it, the black-haired girl stood in front of her.
Somehow, the other woman behind her was looking at the girl with anxious eyes.
Seeing she was empty-handed, she didn't come to pay for anything.
Then did she have something to ask?
'Why?'
When she looked at the woman with such doubt.
"……."
The girl quietly looked at Isami without a word.
As if thinking of what to say.
"Ma'am...?"
When she asked out of curiosity.
As if she finished thinking, the girl's sharp eyes stared directly at Isami.
Handsome eyes.
But with a rather cold impression, it was also a bit scary.
She thought that being terrifyingly beautiful was something like this.
While she was blankly looking like that.
The girl's mouth slowly opened.
"Hey, woman."
"?"
Isami froze for a moment.
The words that flowed from the girl's mouth.
Because that was also an unexpected kind.
***
Seoyeon was having a happy sightseeing trip in Japan.
No need to wake up early.
When she opened her eyes, after eating, she'd go right out to sightsee in Tokyo.
"Um, didn't you go there yesterday too?"
However, it was quite embarrassing for Sora.
'Why does she like Akihabara so much?'
The fact that Seoyeon's Japan trip was overly biased toward one side.
Actually, that was because Seoyeon wasn't the type to particularly enjoy seeing overseas scenery or landscapes.
And the fact that most of what Seoyeon wanted was gathered in Akihabara.
Anime or gacha games.
And even virtual YouTubers.
'Japan has a lot of used goods stores too.'
In Korea, there were many things that were hard to get.
Plus, the structure made it incredibly easy to access adult material, which was surprising.
She went in absentmindedly, saw the numerous adult-oriented doujinshi there, and ran out screaming.
Even for Seoyeon, encountering such things unprepared was bound to be surprising.
'I-I don't have immunity to that kind of thing.'
But when she actually left, it stayed in her head.
Maybe later, she'd go secretly without Sora.
With such thoughts, it had been two days of Akihabara tours.
Then something suddenly came to mind.
'I haven't been to a Japanese convenience store!'
When you think of Japan, convenience store food is also famous, isn't it.
Of course, Korean convenience stores have also improved in quality recently.
Still, many say Japanese convenience store food is still superior.
Naturally, Seoyeon was also interested.
Above all, for Seoyeon, convenience stores were her 'calling.'
Because Seoyeon was the type to periodically do convenience store tours.
Of course she had to go in Japan too.
Above all.
'They said they sell chocolate collaborated with VTubers, right?'
In Japanese convenience stores, products collaborating with anime or VTubers sometimes come out.
Seoyeon already knew this fact too.
She thought she'd scrape up a bunch while going to the convenience store~
As a result of going to the convenience store like that.
"……Next time, I'll just say everything."
She ended up receiving such advice from Sora.
'Japanese is difficult.'
Seoyeon just said exactly what she heard in Japanese anime.
However, when Nanzo PD told her 'Seoyeon, you speak like a gal high school girl~,' she just changed her tone a little.
'They said kisama is a no-go.'
Seoyeon was just trying to say "Excuse me, ma'am."
Then, what else would you call a woman but a woman.
Seoyeon was genuinely curious.
Anyway.
Like that, while Seoyeon's Japan sightseeing continued.
The next day, at 6 PM.
Seoyeon's first Japanese variety show was broadcast.