The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 179
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“How have you been?”
The person sitting in front of me is not my family or acquaintance.
But despite that, I knew not only this person’s face but even their name.
‘Yu-jin unnie.’
I couldn’t even show that I knew her or act happy to see her.
Someone who liked me from Sucream days and continued to support me in Flora.
She probably wouldn’t remember, but we actually had quite a lot of memories together.
I greeted her while pushing back the emotions that surged up every second.
“I’ve been well. It was really cold outside, wasn’t it?”
“Thinking about coming to see you girls, it didn’t feel that cold. But Ji-ye, do you know something?”
Yu-jin unnie spoke with a somewhat urgent voice.
Unlike during Sucream when there were few participants and mostly veteran fans so things proceeded leisurely, she seemed pressed for time.
“What?”
“This isn’t actually our first meeting – we’re seeing each other again after a long time?”
Oh my, what was she saying.
When I made a surprised expression, she grinned as if it was obvious and asked.
“When did we meet?”
It seemed like she asked with the nuance that I obviously wouldn’t know.
That made sense since the first time I saw Yu-jin unnie in this life was on the Start Plan stage.
Most fans know that you can’t see the audience seats well from on stage because of the lighting.
Plus there were countless people there – Flora fans and fans of other teams.
It was practically impossible to memorize each fan’s face from on stage.
But even so, there were fans who remained memorable.
Not just Yu-jin unnie, but unknown fans who sincerely grieved our elimination and cried their hearts out.
People wearing unique outfits or fans who enjoyed the stage while dancing along.
There were some people who caught the eye.
I looked at her with a mischievous expression.
“Unnie, did you think I wouldn’t know that?”
“Huh?”
“Of course I know. You came to the Start Plan finale.”
“….”
Yu-jin unnie’s mouth fell wide open.
It was the reaction of someone who never expected I would remember her.
“You were in the front row, and didn’t you bring the same camera then too?”
I pointed to the large camera Yu-jin unnie had brought and said.
“Wow… You didn’t confuse me with someone else either.”
She spoke with an expression that was both surprised and deeply moved.
“I thought you wouldn’t know me.”
“I have a really good memory, better than you’d think.”
Actually, besides her, there were quite a few fans among the people who came here whose faces I recognized, so I confidently acted like I knew them.
“I’m so moved. This is my first day talking to a princess, so I prepared all sorts of things, but I just got so moved that I forgot everything.”
“Next time we meet, I should remember your name so I can be even more moved. What’s your name, unnie?”
“Ah, I think I’m going to cry a little.”
At my question, she couldn’t speak for a moment before managing to tell me her name with difficulty.
“Yu-jin. It’s Yu-jin.”
“Yu-jin? Then I can call you Yu-jin unnie from now on.”
“If you call me that, I’ll be so excited.”
“Exactly. Get excited~”
While we were having a warm conversation, a Staff member’s voice came from behind.
“Moving on.”
I’ve been thinking this since earlier, but the face-to-face time is really too short compared to when we were Sucream.
I waved at her with a regretful expression.
“Take care. See you next time.”
“See you next time~”
Since it was near the end, the remaining line wasn’t very long.
After about five more people, the signing was finished.
The Opposite Side was now completely empty.
Min Ha-young, who was next to me, quietly handed me the Microphone and gestured for me to stand up.
“Let’s go out~ Let’s play now~”
Since the signing was all finished, we could now use the remaining time freely with the Fans.
The Members started coming out to the front of the Platform one by one. But…
“Oh my, Members…”
I was too busy signing and talking with Fans to pay attention to the other Members, but now that I looked, everyone had something, or rather several things, on their heads.
Not just their heads, but their hands, necks, and everywhere else that could be decorated was loaded with things they’d received from Fans.
Han Da-min looked at herself and said self-deprecatingly.
“At this point, I’m practically a magical girl.”
She happened to be holding a toy Magic Wand in her hand, so she really did look exactly like a magical girl.
It wasn’t just Han Da-min’s story.
All the Members, including me, were like that.
Song-i had a black Cat Headband and a Choker with bells.
Seo Ra-eun was wearing a Flower Crown, probably due to the Music Video’s influence.
But…
“Look at that. Pretty girls only show their faces even when they’re among flowers.”
“I can’t tell who’s the flower~”
The Members kept exclaiming in admiration as they looked at Seo Ra-eun.
Like the Members said, I’d never seen someone who suited a Flower Crown so perfectly before.
Even among the excessively loaded flowers, Seo Ra-eun’s beauty was shining.
And Min Ha-young had a Puppy Ear Headband, while I was fully equipped with Children’s Toys related to princesses – probably because of my princess nickname – including a pink fluffy Princess Crown, Earrings, Necklace, and so on.
…This is strange. Am I mistaken?
It seems like I might have the most things attached to me.
“Hey, you’re the worst one. Everyone, did you want to make Ji-ye into a real princess?”
“Yes!”
Ah, so it wasn’t my imagination.
Seeing all the members look at me and flinch while letting out sighs.
Judging by the amount, they probably saved up every time they saw the word princess and decided to unleash it all on me today.
Then Min Ha-young grinned and poked my side.
“They want to make you into a princess. Do a princess greeting.”
What’s a princess greeting?
When I gestured to Min Ha-young to show me first, she shrugged with a cheeky expression.
It seemed like even the person who suggested it didn’t know what a princess greeting was and just said it on a whim.
“What’s a princess greeting?”
“Everyone, pay attention. This is the princess’s princess greeting.”
The expectant gazes of the members and fans.
Since the atmosphere made it awkward not to do it, I did something similar to a Miss Korea greeting.
“Wooooo!”
It was just a simple motion of bending and straightening my knees while greeting, but thankfully the fans cheered.
“Oh my, thank you.”
I gave another small bow out of embarrassment and gently pushed Min Ha-young’s back.
“Everyone, now that you’ve seen the princess greeting, shouldn’t we also see our puppy’s greeting?”
“Hey, wait a minute!”
“We should see it. We should see it.”
At my words, the other members except Min Ha-young got even more excited and started pushing her forward.
“Wait a minute. What’s a puppy greeting anyway! You should tell me what it is before making me do it!”
I shrugged as if to say it wasn’t my problem.
“That’s something you’ll have to figure out from now on.”
“Ha-young, the fans are expecting it. Everyone’s looking only at you.”
“Ahhh! Don’t pressure me. Wait, just let me think for a moment.”
Still, it seemed like she was going to try something as Min Ha-young started pondering with a serious expression.
“That’s right. Everyone, let’s wait a little. She’s trying to show us such a creative greeting.”
I said that and quietly moved to stand next to Han Da-min.
“Huh? Why? Why me?”
Han Da-min looked at me with panicked and suspicious eyes.
I grinned and said.
“Then while Ha-young is thinking, shall we also see a magical girl greeting? Everyone.”
“Waaaah!”
I couldn’t just stay alone on the stage without any loyalty.
“Ji-ye, wow, you’re really determined that you won’t be embarrassed alone.”
Han Da-min spoke as if she felt wronged, but responding to the fans’ enthusiasm, she still did the magical girl greeting without backing down.
It was a greeting done while striking a pose with slightly modified lines from Sailor Moon, and after doing it, Han Da-min was completely out of it.
But even though she was out of it, she seemed to share my thought that she couldn’t die alone, so she quickly headed toward Seo Ra-eun.
“Ha-young, are you ready?”
“Ah, not yet….”
“Then our Ra-eun’s….”
“Me, me too?”
Han Da-min looked Seo Ra-eun up and down.
If it’s a puppy then puppy, if it’s a cat then cat, if it’s a princess then princess.
Unlike the other members who wore distinctive accessories that could be clearly defined, Seo Ra-eun was flowers.
She was simply surrounded by flowers.
“Hmm….”
Han Da-min pondered for a moment, then soon grinned broadly and said.
“It’s flowers. How about a fairy greeting.”
“Uhm….”
“Or thinking of the MV concept, a Joseon greeting. Aren’t the flowers also from the Music Video?”
“I’ll try something….”
Seo Ra-eun seemed to have already finished thinking about what to do from the moment Han Da-min pointed at her, and without hesitation immediately performed a deep bow.
“Your Majesty, this maiden presents her greetings.”
Seo Ra-eun actually had no shame when it came to things like this.
She did what she had to do more calmly than the other members and even smiled toward the fans.
“Wow, what should I do….”
FLORA’s two eldest unnies had properly performed their aegyo.
Thanks to that, Min Ha-young’s burden grew even greater.
“I’m not good at this kind of thing!”
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