There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 257

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Part 2, Episode 83
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The festival officially began after afternoon classes.
Film Department Class 1, having forgone lunch to decorate the classroom (a monumental sacrifice for middle schoolers), had barely managed to finish their booth.
“Frame complete!”
“Donnnne!”
The kids grinned at the four Styrofoam Frames they’d assembled.
“Yewon, stand behind the frame. Let’s see if it looks good.”
“Okay!”
At her friends’ request, Yewon obediently positioned herself behind the frame and struck a pose.
“Come on, puppy ears pose!”
“Got it!”
“And try the Headband in the back too.”
“Mm-hm.”
Yewon put on the Headband from among the prepared props and posed again.
“Bear. Yewon’s cutest as a bear. Do the bear ears.”
“Ohhh….”
Something felt off though….
Even as Yewon dutifully removed the Headband and made the bear ears pose, an odd sense of familiarity gnawed at her.
“Do the Catch-Catch Challenge once too.”
“Um…?”
What was this?
This sense of déjà vu…?
“Yewon! Yewon! Hold the panel we made back there and pose!”
Wait. This is….
“???”
“This is it. This is the one.”
“A sufficiently advanced Four-Cut Photo is indistinguishable from a Fan Sign.”
“Yeah. Totally accurate. It’s almost exactly like my favorite Fan Sign.”
“Yewon, if we take your card, how much can we use it for? Don’t you think we should say something like that?”
“Hmm, but I think Yewon would just tell us to use it all. And since there’s no limit, it’d probably be terrifying every time we charged it.”
“?!?!!?!”
Only then did Yewon grasp the true nature of that familiar feeling.
This was almost exactly like her uncles’ Fan Signs!
Posing with Fan Sign props…!
Yewon was taken aback, but she dutifully complied with whatever her friends asked.
“Wow, we really did a good job.”
“Seriously.”
“Lots of customers will come, right? They have to.”
The kids worried for a moment, but then they caught sight of Yewon standing behind the frame doing a test shoot, and they all shook their heads.
“If worse comes to worst, we can just have Yewon walk around the school with the frame.”
“For real.”
At the start of the year, everyone had been somewhat wary of Yewon, but now they all loved her. Not simply because she was a popular actress, or because she had such remarkable uncles.
It was Yewon herself.
For the entire semester, she had been the kindest and gentlest friend to everyone.
And so it happened that….
“But what if older students start pestering Yewon about it?”
“Yeah, last time during lunch some seniors tried to snag Yewon’s Byeolsuta autograph out of nowhere.”
“And the second-year seniors who overlapped with us in P.E. just came up and talked to her. Total nuisance.”
“…Let’s just tell her not to go anywhere.”
“Yeah. Absolutely not letting her out of our sight.”
They’d developed a problem of overprotecting Yewon….
“Hey guys, did the photos come out pretty?”
Watching Yewon lean out from behind the frame and tilt her head curiously, her friends all thought the same thing at once.
Yeah.
It’s her fault for being this cute. What are we supposed to do? We’ll just have to lock her in the classroom.
We’re definitely protecting Yewon.
“They came out so well they should be designated as national treasures.”
“The Louvre’s probably waiting in line right now to buy them.”
“Even AI can’t learn your beauty.”
“We need to change the Four-Cut Photo name from Yeonyoung to Yewon right now.”
“?!!?!!?!?”
Surely it wasn’t that urgent…?
Yewon panicked but casually grabbed another prop anyway.
“…Should I strike a few more poses…?”
“Very professional stance. Excellent.”
Her friends all applauded together.
You’re doing great, my friend!
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A few hours later.
Contrary to Film Department Class 1’s worries….
“Waiting number 37, please come in!!!”
“But we told you that numbers that have already passed can’t come in. That’s why we asked you to wait nearby. We explained that clearly, didn’t we?”
“What, do you think this is some kind of fancy restaurant?? Are you going to call people about the waiting list?? You just hang around nearby and come in when you think your number’s called, isn’t that how it works??”
The Yeonyoung Four-Cut Photo booth was thriving beyond imagination.
“Yewon!!! Yewon Collaboration Frame order!!!”
“Y-yes…!”
Of course, Yewon was the main draw.
Whether men or women, everyone wanted to take photos with her.
“I knew this would do well. Celebrity collaboration Four-Cut Photos, and now the celebrity is actually here in person. How could it fail.”
“Right. And this celebrity even does every pose exactly the way you want.”
“Why are so many people ordering otaku hearts today? I thought that trend died. How do they all know Yewon is a visual masterpiece.”
“Look at her face. She has to be.”
“But Yewon must be exhausted. She hasn’t even eaten once today, just been working non-stop.”
“Exactly. We’ve been taking turns grabbing food from the food trucks. But Yewon can’t eat anything.”
As the Film Department Class 1 friends kept talking, they were becoming increasingly aware of how harsh they’d been to Yewon.
We were really ruthless bosses, weren’t we…?!!?!?
“…Someone get Yewon out of there quick…! Tell her to go grab some food and rest outside…!”
“Oh…! Crack the back door open a bit…! If the customers find out Yewon’s escaping, they’ll all scatter…!”
“We have a Rabbit Mascot Costume in our props, so let’s put that on her and send her out!”
“Wow. That’s a good idea.”
And so, as her friends devised a covert operation that would make even 007 jealous….
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“……?!?!!”
Before she knew it, Yewon was ushered outside wearing the Rabbit Mascot Costume.
She was grateful for the break….
‘But why do I have to wear this costume…?!!’
Couldn’t she just walk around the food trucks normally…….
Yewon thought something was odd as she headed toward Class 2. She wanted to enjoy the festival with her friends.
But….
“Haunted House waiting number 999.”
“…….”
Yewon had underestimated the popularity of Class 2’s haunted house booth.
Class 1 was busy, but Class 2’s popularity was almost beyond imagination.
‘Jeongyun’s idea really hit it big…!’
Ugh.
Just as Yewon was turning around while swallowing tears.
She caught sight of a few children coming out of the haunted house.
“Wow. Inside there’s this girl ghost who’s so beautiful it’s so scary. I almost had a heart attack.”
“That’s not a girl ghost. That’s just Harin.”
“Ah.”
“…….”
Hmm….
Harin’s doing well too!
Yewon quietly slipped away and headed toward the playground.
Since things had come to this, she figured she’d at least grab something delicious to eat alone.
Yewon looked around at the numerous food trucks.
What should I eat…!
“Yewon.”
“!”
At that moment, Yewon spun around in surprise at the sound of someone calling her name.
How did he figure out it was me when I’m wearing this costume?!
“Hyuk?”
“Ha ha. What’s with that costume? It suits you really well.”
Hyuk grinned, holding a carrier with several cups of coffee in one hand.
“Lucky for me. I actually went to Class 1 looking for you, but the waiting line was so long I gave up.”
“Really?! Good call. Why would you wait for that? We could just go get our four-cut photos taken together instead.”
Rather than answer, Hyuk let out a strange laugh.
What’s that about?
Yewon tilted her head, studying him.
Something feels off about him today….
“But how did you recognize me? I’m wearing the costume.”
“How could I not recognize you? I’d know you even if you were a hundred kilometers away.”
“…Wouldn’t you just not see me then?”
“I said I’d recognize you.”
Hyuk shrugged with an impish grin, then handed Yewon a cup of coffee.
“What do you want to eat? I’ll buy it for you.”
“No! That’s okay. I have a card-”
“I want to buy it for you.”
At his soft but firm expression, Yewon had no choice but to nod and accept the coffee.
His mood today is a little different from usual.
“Then I’ll have… um…. That. An ice cream churro!”
“That’s so like you. Got it. Just wait here for a second, I’ll be right back.”
Hyuk chuckled and quickly sprinted over to the ice cream churro truck, returning just as fast.
“Here.”
“Why so fast?!”
“You looked hungry.”
“…How can you tell that when I’m wearing a costume?”
“I can see everything, I’m telling you.”
Hyuk laughed and pressed the churro into Yewon’s hand, then suddenly pulled off her costume mask.
“…!”
The moment she stepped out of the stuffy mask and their eyes met.
Yewon felt something strange wash over her.
Hyuk was right in front of her, yet it felt like he was drifting away somewhere… that kind of feeling.
“Hyuk?”
“Your hair’s all messed up. Let me fix it.”
Hyuk set the costume mask on the ground and carefully arranged Yewon’s hair.
Under his touch—so gentle it felt like he was afraid of hurting her—Yewon couldn’t say a word, only blinking as she entrusted her hair to him.
“All done.”
Hyuk said that and smiled widely.
“Yeah. You’re really pretty.”
“……?!!?!”
Regardless of Yewon’s reddening face, Hyuk brought a spoonful of ice cream to her mouth.
Caught off guard, Yewon couldn’t refuse and simply opened her mouth, accepting it.
“And cute too.”
“W-why are you like this today…?!?!”
“Ha ha.”
Hyuk looked down at Yewon with an affectionate smile.
“Yewon.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m going abroad after this semester ends.”
“!”
The words hit her like a thunderbolt, and Yewon’s heart sank with a heavy thud.

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