"Oh my, are these the young lady's friends?"
As they entered the mansion, a middle-aged woman welcomed Seoyeon and Jiyeon.
Young lady?
As the two thought that and looked to the side, Seohee had a greatly flustered expression.
"O-Of course she's joking. S-Saying it like that causes misunderstandings."
"Oh my."
Chuckling, the middle-aged woman looked back and forth at them for a moment.
The woman, who knew of Seohee's daily life, had known who the two were for a long time.
As for Jiyeon, she knew she had often come to Seohee's house when helping with her acting before.
It was just that they hadn't had the chance to cross paths.
"I'm Han Seoyoung. I work as a housekeeper in this mansion."
A housekeeper?
Seoyeon was surprised.
Because she thought such things only existed in fiction.
Well, if one called it a housekeeping service, it was understandable enough.
They say rich houses not only have housekeepers but also chauffeurs......
'To clean a mansion this large, a housekeeper is definitely necessary.'
Seoyeon nodded repeatedly.
Anyway, having a housekeeper was fascinating.
Wasn't she essentially a real young lady? It made sense why Jo Seohee's resolution was particularly high when she acted as 'Michiko.'
"Don't you raise a dog?"
"A dog? Why?"
"Usually, houses like this raise pets like dogs."
"What kind of prejudice is that?"
Seohee grumbled.
It seemed she was a bit embarrassed by Han Seoyoung's remark just now.
At Seohee's appearance, Han Seoyoung smiled.
She had watched Jo Seohee for a long time, but this was the first time she had brought friends.
To be exact, it occasionally happened in the past, but it was correct to say it hadn't happened recently.
Even then, Seohee didn't quite feel like she did now.
It felt more like she had put up a wall.
But now, how should she put it, she didn't seem to have that stiff feeling.
Seohee always saved face, but right now, she felt like an ordinary girl her age.
'Is it because they are friends who work as actors together?'
They might be on the same wavelength.
However, Han Seoyoung also had some concerns.
Working in the same field meant, depending on the case, they could easily drift apart.
One side might keep failing while the other succeeded consecutively.
'No, there's no reason to think negatively.'
Thinking so, Han Seoyoung guided the three girls deeper into the mansion.
Seohee said there was no need to go that far, but Han Seoyoung was purely curious.
She had heard stories about Jiyeon from the other housekeeper, but this was her first time seeing her in person.
Furthermore, although it was unlikely, she was worried that Seohee might be hanging out with bad kids.
Well, it couldn't be helped.
Seoyeon was currently very famous as an actress, and Jiyeon's recognition had also risen a bit by becoming the protagonist of
However, apart from such external images, she was purely caught by their impressions.
'Could they possibly be kids from that kind of crowd?'
Surprisingly, it was quite common among celebrities.
Delinquents, or a similar crowd.
Kids that adults couldn't help but be wary of.
Seoyeon was a girl with a cold impression, and Jiyeon, no matter how you looked at her, gave off the vibe of a somewhat playful kid.
Even holding a bag containing beer cans!
It was a common sight at pajama parties like this, but still, all three of them were minors.
Honestly, she couldn't help but be concerned.
Of course, she didn't intend to stop them from having fun.
To Han Seoyoung, Seohee was like a daughter she had watched since childhood.
So she couldn't help but care.
'At least for Seoran's sake.'
Baek Seoran.
Jo Seohee's biological mother, who passed away when Seohee turned five.
And she was an ill-fated actress who once caused a stir in South Korea.
***
Anyway, Seoyeon was currently feeling very fascinated.
Because experiencing playing together with friends like this was a first since the training camp in middle school.
To be honest, even then she didn't have proper friends.
There was no one who easily approached Seoyeon, who was highly(?) renowned in many ways.
Because of her appearance, except for Jiyeon, people generally kept their distance.
'It was the storm and stress period.'
Seoyeon nodded.
It was embarrassing, but she was easily swayed by emotions she didn't fully understand at the time, and she hadn't fully grasped her physical abilities.
After that, she exercised properly and became aware of it to some extent, which was a relief.
Back then, she really knew nothing.
She never imagined it would reach the level of appearing in a fantasy novel, as to how strong it should be.
She had the thought of an invincible TS body, but she didn't know it would be physically strong as well.
Anyway.
"Seohee, do you do this kind of thing often?"
"Huh?"
Originally, Seoyeon didn't call Seohee by her name.
She didn't use titles like 'Seohee-ssi' or 'Seohee-yang'.
She just didn't use any title at all.
Still, thanks to becoming closer recently, she tended to call her by name.
'Why doesn't she speak informally?'
Seohee grumbled, but since the current polite speech was close to joking, she decided to let it slide.
"By 'this kind of thing', you mean a pajama party?"
"Yes."
"H-Hmph. Well, of course? I basically have a lot of people around me."
"As expected."
Seoyeon nodded.
Indeed, Seohee's sociability was widely known in the industry.
Those who knew her generally had a favorable impression, despite her cold looks.
'Of course, apart from Seohee's friendly attitude, there seems to be an innate reason for that as well.'
It was a part Seoyeon had also recently learned.
What Actor Kang Seohyeok said when he visited the filming set.
When he called Seohee 'the daughter who inherited his will.'
Something suddenly occurred to Seoyeon as well.
Namely, a certain program she saw in her previous life.
It wasn't a variety show, it was probably a documentary.
A documentary covering the life of a certain actress.
All the movies and dramas she appeared in were hits, the Nation's Little Sister,
the Nation's Actress.
There was an actress who held all these titles.
Her active period was roughly a little over 10 years.
As she was an actress greatly loved in South Korea, her sudden death seemed to have a considerable aftermath.
'And her daughter is......'
The reason Seoyeon couldn't immediately connect Jo Seohee to her was simple.
In the first place, Jo Seohee in her previous life experienced a major failure in
Because of that, perhaps her confidence was a bit crushed, or for some other reason, she spent a difficult time for a while after that.
She eventually establishes her footing to some extent, but that is much later.
'Even so, it was definitely not at the current level.'
So, it wasn't particularly covered in depth in that documentary either.
Perhaps Jo Seohee wanted herself not to be mentioned and made a separate request.
Being a daughter completely overshadowed by her mother's shadow, her pride wouldn't have allowed it.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Huh? It's nothing."
"More importantly, your pajamas?"
"Ah, this."
Seoyeon took out the pajamas she brought from home from her bag and showed them.
To be honest, it was called pajamas, but it was just comfortable clothes to sleep in.
Naturally, from Seohee's perspective seeing that.
"......Isn't this men's?"
"The loose fit is comfortable."
"No, no. Wait, this isn't right."
Seohee sighed.
At Seoyeon's stare looking blankly at her, Seohee looked at Jiyeon next to her with a flustered face.
"Men's clothes are comfortable though."
"That's not what's important!"
Seohee hurriedly checked Lee Jiyeon's pajamas as well.
Thankfully, this side was women's clothing.
To be honest, the design here was also quite plain.
A kid who usually wore makeup and dressed up was so indifferent to this kind of thing.
'There's a reason these two are best friends.'
Seohee squeezed her eyes shut.
"......I'll lend you mine."
"You don't have to."
"This kind of thing, the mood is quite important too, you know? Come here."
Snorting, Jo Seohee guided the two.
Following closely behind, the two realized that a few rooms were filled only with clothes.
'There's a room just for putting clothes.'
'I should do that later when I earn money too.'
Seoyeon and Jiyeon each had such thoughts.
Seoyeon thought there was no need to leave clothes like that.
Because even if she brought all of Seoyeon's clothes, they couldn't even fill a quarter of this room.
'I should call her later when I go shopping for clothes.'
Looking at Seoyeon staring blankly around, Seohee roughly guessed her thoughts.
She knew she wasn't very interested in clothes, but she didn't expect it to be to this extent.
What a waste of her looks!
Seohee sincerely thought so.
"Let's see, this one, this one."
What she handed Seoyeon was a pink pajama.
What she handed Jiyeon was a blue pajama.
It was an outfit carefully chosen by Jo Seohee, considering the overall image when looking at the two.
"Why am I getting pink?"
"Pink suits you well."
"......Hmm."
A pink pajama.
Seoyeon really felt something was strange about this.
Anyway, she had memories of her past life, and there was a perception that pink was a very feminine color.
But it suited her well?
Anyway, the design itself was definitely luxurious.
Wait, isn't this a quite famous brand?
Having such a thought, when she asked how much it was.
"Huh? I don't look at price tags when I buy things, so I don't know?"
Ah, she doesn't look at price tags when buying things?
Seoyeon once again admired Jo Seohee's wealth shown in these aspects.
'I should try saying that line later.'
It looks kind of cool.
Thinking so, she awkwardly changed her clothes.
"It's tight around the chest."
"......You're more amazing than I thought. No, come to think of it... considering your mother."
Jo Seohee also watched
The appearance of Seoyeon's mother, Sooa, seen there.
To be honest, from Seohee's perspective, it was an appearance that made her think, 'Why isn't she a celebrity?'
Looks that easily surpassed ordinary actresses.
Moreover, that body was at a level she had almost never seen among celebrities.
Especially, um. Her breasts were a bit......
'I thought she would be more slender.'
Like me.
Jo Seohee thought so and inadvertently compared her own chest with Seoyeon's.
"Wh-What are you looking at like that?"
"No, wait. I just looked to check the fit."
She was flustered by Seoyeon's action of quietly raising both arms to cover her chest.
If she did that, didn't it make it seem like she had done something weird?
She just thought it was bigger than she expected... and that the tight pajama looked a bit uncomfortable.
"It looks like it's loose on Lee Jiyeon."
"......"
Lee Jiyeon's eyes sharpened.
Being glared at like that, Seohee flinched for a moment.
'It's scary when you look at me like that, you know?'
I should have brought a fan too.
Then I could at least cover my face with the fan.
The regrettable mistake of not bringing a weapon.
Anyway, the sizes weren't limited to just one kind.
Since Jo Seohee believed in her own growth potential, she had bought a lot from small to large sizes.
Honestly, Seoyeon thought Seohee's way of thinking was a bit much, but she figured it was a relief.
'It looks expensive, so I don't want to ruin it.'
Since it was tight around the body, it felt like it would tear just by applying a little force.
"But what exactly do you do at a pajama party?"
"Just chatting? Want to watch a movie? Or, it would be nice to watch what we filmed before. I begged and got the footage."
"......If it's the part we filmed before, only the beginning."
"Why, you did well in the part filmed the next day. The one you did with Lee Jiyeon."
Of course, there was also the one filmed with Seohee.
Both were acting containing romance.
She thought about watching that, but Seoyeon hurriedly raised her hand to stop her.
"T-That acting, I don't have the confidence to watch it properly yet."
Seoyeon was quite confident in romance acting.
However, apart from being confident, once she actually did it, she felt a feeling hard to explain.
Later, when she watched the filmed scenes with others, her face flushed for no reason.
'Will I be able to do it with the male side later.'
It was unavoidable as long as she was an actress.
She couldn't just keep appearing in action movies or villain roles.
"Joo Seoyeon, is an actress feeling shy?"
Lee Jiyeon, who read Seoyeon's thoughts, snorted and said.
On top of that, not knowing when she took it out, she was holding a beer can taken from the bag.
"I'm just not used to it."
"I think you did better when you were younger......"
"When I was younger? Ah, perhaps during the play?"
"You did that kind of acting so shamelessly back then."
Did I?
Thinking about the Snow White time, it seemed like she did.
Since she brought her face close enough to almost kiss.
Definitely, it seemed she had no thoughts about this kind of thing back then.
'Is this a change that came with growing up?'
Such a doubt.
Going through middle school, her emotions grew.
Her once blunt emotions changed this way and that due to emotions that sprouted sharply.
As for her heart, which had transformed into a new shape, what form it currently took, even Seoyeon honestly didn't know well.
"......But are you drinking that already?"
"If I leave this as it is, it gets lukewarm quickly."
"That's true, but......"
A beer can.
It was a bit hard for Jo Seohee to say this, but she was practically a young lady of a noble house.
Let alone beer cans, she had never even touched the wines in the mansion once.
Because her father collected various wines, she had seen a lot, but she had never put alcohol to her lips.
"Ah, come to think of it. Joo Seoyeon, you've never drank either, right? Not this kind of non-alcoholic stuff but the real thing?"
"Huh? Have you drank before?"
"It's fine if a guardian is present. I drank during the holidays."
Jiyeon subtly lied.
Actually, drinking with her friends during a field trip came first.
However, with both Seohee and Seoyeon staring blankly at her holding the beer can, she couldn't say anything else.
What genuine young ladies.
"W-Why don't you try drinking it once? It still tastes almost the same."
Since it came to this, thinking she had to coax the others as well, Jiyeon quietly offered the beer cans to the two.
It was certain that it would become lukewarm if left alone.
Generally, isn't it better to eat and drink while chatting?
"Hmm...... alright."
Seoyeon took the beer can.
'Well, it shouldn't matter.'
Honestly, she had secretly been interested in alcohol too.
Commonly, isn't there a saying that when you get drunk, your emotions easily rise?
Since Seoyeon was interested in various emotions, she wanted to know exactly what that felt like.
Even if it's non-alcoholic, a small amount of alcohol sometimes goes in.
And, that was exactly where it all began.