172. The festival must continue (5)
It was when I was leading the other party members who were struggling to move the body of the blue crab.
“Oh, Jin Yu-ha, please stop moving for a moment and talk to me for a moment.”
Shin Se-hee called me aside.
“Huh? What’s the matter?”
“I have something special to ask of Jin Yu-ha.”
“Please?”
I asked, tilting my head.
Now that the swimsuit festival is over, the only thing left to do is clean up the by-products and go home. What else is there to do?
‘Or did something happen again?’
It was when I calmed my eyes and thought about that.
“Public sentiment… “You need to comfort me, right?”
Shin Se-hee spoke with a smile on her lips and without smiling eyes.
“······Public sentiment?”
“Yes.”
“Why public sentiment? Who?”
“The people at the concert hall.”
“······Why?”
“You’re not asking because you really don’t know, are you?”
I swallowed hard and waited for the next words.
“hehehe, did you really think I wouldn’t recognize that? “I could have finished it a long time ago, but Jin Yu-ha deliberately dragged it out for a long time.”
“······Uh.”
“Well, I understand the desire to catch at least one more monster, but what do you think will happen to the people who watched the repeated battles and screamed for hours now?”
“Ah…”
I could guess Shin Se-hee’s next words without even hearing them.
At first, people were excited and screamed. However, when catching blue crabs gradually became a one-sided ‘work’ rather than ‘hunting’, people’s cheering also became a mechanical task.
Who was it that coordinated it for hours and continued to comfort and guide it?
I looked at Shin Se-hee with a slightly stricken face.
“It only looks cool in movies when a hero saves people and falls back alone, right? Even the sight of him falling backwards is captured on the screen.”
“So, I have to go and comfort people?”
“Yes, you should.”
Hmm.
A little while ago, I was so focused on catching at least one more blue crab that I forgot about it for a moment.
While I was catching those guys, I very slightly(?) Asked them to keep yelling at the audience, not threatening(?), So they must be feeling good about me.
Wouldn’t it be nice if I didn’t get hit with an egg?
“Well, I don’t think it’s a particularly good idea for me to go and appease him…”
“Then who does it?”
“Ugh, you…”
“Yes? Me? “I can’t do it?”
Shin Se-hee said with a bright smile.
Strange?
Why does the child look angry when he is clearly smiling?
“······No, but so far.”
“hehehe, how can I do that? Jin Yuha. I’m the operator of the Utopia Party, but I haven’t heard anything about this operation, and all I can do is laugh in front of people. There were already enough limitations until now. Some people say Jin Yu-ha is the face of Utopia, but they are wrong. “Because I am her face madam.”
Shin Se-hee said with a bright smile.
Her clear pronunciation was extremely clear.
“So, I’ll ask Jin Yu-ha to take care of the finishing touches.”
“······What about you?”
“What are you asking?” I will also be loading and unloading the Blue Crab with other party members. So, Jin Yu-ha, please just go up and down the public sentiment.”
Shin Se-hee, who always covered up my words and agreed to them, showed a strong attitude as if she was really upset.
‘Ah, he’s really angry.’
It looks like he was angry that I carried out the operation arbitrarily this time.
‘But I had no choice because I had to avoid the butterfly effect…’
Honestly, I felt aggrieved inside, but it would be a shame to show it out loud.
I bowed my head towards Shin Se-hee.
“Sorry!”
“Yes? “What are you sorry about?”
It’s all here. There was no handshake that said
.
“There was a reason I couldn’t tell you in advance this time…”
When he said that, Shin Se-hee snorted.
“Ha, do you think I’m a narrow-minded woman who gets angry over just such things?”
“······He said he wasn’t angry.”
“······.”
Shin Se-hee narrowed her eyebrows and glared at me.
“Oh, no. Sorry. Please continue.”
“For me, it was okay if you only gave me an intermediate evaluation last time. Just before the operation begins, clues are given to enable basic response. I understand if you just do that much. But this time, there wasn’t even a clue. “I was just busy following Jin Yu-ha’s actions and predicting them.”
Ah.
I immediately realized that I had been mistaken.
The reason the butterfly effect occurred this time was not because we did not prepare in advance.
It was because the result that was supposed to happen was changed.
When the incident occurred, it was just my own initiative, not the team’s, to push the party members to follow my will without any explanation.
Even if this incident does not lead to serious consequences, I am the only one who knows about it.
‘If you think about it, Shin Se-hee had a very serious expression when she first said that the monster wave was going to explode.’
Originally, the monster wave was a disaster itself.
Probably, from the perspective of the woman responsible for cleaning up the situation, it felt like she had been struck by lightning.
And the other party members were able to move on by saying they didn’t know, but…
‘Not Shin Se-hee.’
When I look at this incident from her perspective, I feel like the standards for the future are becoming somewhat clearer.
A proper apology was also needed.
I once again bowed my head towards Shin Se-hee.
“Sorry, I forgot something basic. “I really didn’t mean to ignore you.”
“······.”
“While I was thinking about things I couldn’t say, I even forgot about the things I should definitely do. I’ll be careful from now on. Shin Se-hee.”
I raised my head and looked at Shin Se-hee.
“Can you accept my apology?”
Shin Se-hee, who had her arms crossed, jerked her head to the side.
“Hmph, well, then, next time… Well, the foot massage I missed today… “Did you do it again?”
She spat out her words as if she were embarrassed.
I smiled and nodded.
“Okay, I understand. “I will do it soon.”
“······Still, Jin Yu-ha will not give in to the public sentiment.”
“Ah.”
Shin Se-hee headed to help the party members move the blue crab,
I dragged my feet and headed to the concert hall.
* * *
The scenery of the concert hall where the Haeundae Festival was held was quite desolate.
Dozens of tents and blankets that Shin Se-hee had urgently brought in were scattered around.
The lights were on overhead, but no one spoke.
Everyone was unable to hide their tired expressions.
He was screaming at the top of his lungs for hours on end, so his condition couldn’t be normal.
Rurrr
Crash, crackle─
A bonfire was burning in front of each tent, and above it, a large blue crab was cooked bright red and was being roasted like a whole red crab.
‘······Did Shin Se-hee prepare that too?’
It seems that while we were busy catching her blue crabs, she took them and airlifted them here.
People gathered in groups around the blue crab and looked at the large blue crab ripening before their eyes with tired faces.
“I’m doing this because Cheonhwa said it’s okay to eat it, but…
“But honestly, I don’t know if I can eat this…”
“Still, the smell was really crazy…. I am hungry······.”
“So…”
I quietly headed up to the concert hall, avoiding people’s eyes.
There was a woman there, resting her chin on the table with a tired expression.
A middle-aged woman with short hair and glasses.
‘Seo Ayun?’
This person was named.
A well-known figure in the broadcasting and cultural industries.
And in the game, he is a character who appears on TV quite often in the role of a helper and extra who pushes the main character party from behind.
Because he had previously been saved by Chairman Lina, he was friendly to the user’s party.
“······Ugh!? Wow, surprise! What? J-Jin Yu-ha!?”
She looked shocked, as if she didn’t know I would appear here.
“Oh, hello.”
“Ahahahaha… I watched a video of catching a blue crab. “You really are amazing.”
Although she was exhausted, she said with a forced smile.
“Ah, thank you.”
“No, I am the one who is grateful! “Thanks to you, our festival was able to be preserved.”
As she said that, she glanced at the people in front of her waiting for their blue crabs to cook.
Then, he cleared his throat.
“It’s because I’m tired from playing too much right now.”
“I see.”
“So, what’s going on here…? Shin Se-hee also went because she had something to do…”
“Ah, but they are the people who supported us, so I wanted to at least say hello.”
“Oh, is that so?”
After scratching her head for a moment, she suddenly stood up.
“Then tell me so I can turn on the stage.”
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“······Yes?”
Roaring roar─
It was almost time for the blue crab to ripen.
“Is this okay to eat?”
“So… “I originally said you shouldn’t eat monsters because of their magic energy.”
“But Cheonhwa told me not to worry and to eat. “Maybe something should have been done?”
“······Hmm.”
But for a long time, those who suffered from Jin Yu-ha could not overcome their hunger.
I picked up a ripe blue crab.
“······Oh, wow, it’s delicious!”
“Crazy! “It’s delicious!”
“What is this!!! Monster meat is this delicious!?”
Let’s do it!
Then, when the lights suddenly came on in the concert hall, people turned their heads.
What is it?
I was just going to go around among people and say something to them, but it turned out strangely.
I thought of various excuses in my mind.
Hmm, what should I do?
‘Just confess everything honestly and f*ck like a man because you wanted to catch at least one more monster…?’
But, in conclusion, my worries were completely useless.
When the lights came on, I stood in front of the standing microphone and began.
“Ah─ hello. This is Jin Yuha, the party leader at Utopia. First of all, thank you everyone──.”
It was time to start the story with such cliché words.
At that time, a woman fiercely ripped her legs apart with her teeth and spat out her words.
“Wow, this place is good at side dishes too.”
A very powerful, raspy voice.
‘······?’
Suddenly a side dish?
What does that mean?
“This girl has been your fan from the beginning, so I’m glad you’re here now. “Yuhaya.”
“Yes?”
“Everything is good, but the sisters are having a hard time right now. Can you just stand there and hold your face up without saying anything now? “I kept screaming and my throat hurts.”
“······Yes?”
Then the other people who heard this also shouted one by one.
“Yes, well said!”
“Jin Yuha! “Don’t open your mouth so loudly, just keep your mouth shut!”
“Okay, let’s just use the face as a side dish for now!”
“Ah, that expression is so delicious.”
Crumple─ Crunch─
And that day, one more thing was added to Jin Yuha’s nickname.
【 Rice Thief 】