47 – Hakata Date
We took a taxi and went to a hotel near Sumiyoshi Middle School.
Because the rain suddenly poured down
I quickly checked in, went outside and took an umbrella.
I changed my schedule to go on a date.
“This place also looks more expensive than a ryokan.”
I quickly searched and found a hotel that costs about 50,000 yen per person.
It’s a good business hotel in the city.
I can’t believe you booked such an expensive hotel…
The CEO really has big hands.
“That’s right! The CEO told me to buy pollack roe.”
Ara suddenly remembered?
She acted overly surprised.
You forgot the gift from the person who sent you on a trip…
I never thought I would show up here from time to time.
“Thank goodness there are many places selling pollack roe around Hakata Station.”
“Whoa… What would have happened if I had forgotten.”
Ara sighed heavily and rubbed her chest.
Did she say that the CEO’s older sister was more stubborn and bad-tempered than she thought?
She was told that she couldn’t even think of attacking anyone except Ara.
“Well, it’s best to buy it the day before you leave rather than buying it right now.”
“While we’re at it, let’s buy a few more. Let’s buy some for ourselves, too.”
She said to Ara, who ate the salted pollack roe from the ryokan yesterday and was disappointed that it was not enough.
She also gave me my salted pollack roe.
I received pumpkin dumplings, so we were both teachers.
Nevertheless, as if Ara wasn’t enough, she called Ms. Okami and
She said she would give me an extra amount and asked if I could add more.
How many bowls were emptied there?
It wasn’t handmade and looked like it was for sale.
When I return to Korea, I would like to buy pollack roe and soak it myself.
“Can you make pollack roe at home?”
“Hmm… The probability of it rotting is a bit high.”
Because it is a fermented food,
It must be dangerous.
Should I be satisfied with just buying it?
***
A midsummer, rainy day.
A man and a woman began walking around the shrine with their arms folded.
When I first saw it, I didn’t notice anything special about it.
Looking closely, I saw two people who seemed to have been seen a lot somewhere.
First of all, the woman is Song-ah.
She is a Korean idol and celebrity.
And she occasionally appears in dramas or movies.
She was filming so many commercials that she was called the ghost of CF.
Her popularity was truly great even in Japan.
In particular, Japanese fans raised money to build an outdoor electronic display board located in the center of Shibuya.
There was even an incident where it was rented for as long as a week.
It costs a lot of money to rent it for just one minute.
Compared to the American conglomerate who rented all the electronic billboards in Times Square and posted Song Ara’s music video and photos for 3 hours.
Although she was only a pharmacist, it was the first time she was so enthusiastic about an idol from a foreign country.
The Japanese entertainment industry was noisy for a while.
And the one next to her, with his arms crossed, is acting like a fool.
Did you say that her husband, Seonghwan Yoo, runs a tube?
Let’s just call him Song Ara’s husband.
Originally, he was an ordinary person, but She said
She recently joined an agency and she is working as a Q-tuber.
Although he doesn’t upload videos often, his popularity seems to be world-class.
Probably because he looks good.
Those two people
He appeared at this shrine on a rainy weekday.
Have you come on a trip?
“Sister, that’s called a torii.”
“Tori? Bird?”
“No, it’s Tori. Tori Lee.”
“Yakitori.”
I see that Japanese appears here and there.
We were having a close conversation, but
They seemed to get along very well, laughing hahahahahoho.
Seeing famous people like that
Should I say that the illusion seen in the media seems to be collapsing a bit?
At that time, Song A-ra’s husband came this way.
He scratched her head and spoke to her.
* “I’m sorry. If you don’t mind, could you take a picture?”
* “Uh… As much as you want.”
* “Thank you.”
It appears that his appearance in the media and his real personality are similar.
I’m asking you to take a picture.
I can’t believe you bow your head and say hello.
I accepted the camera he gave me.
It was a very expensive-looking Sony camera.
If you drop it, you’ll be in big trouble.
I picked up the camera and put my hand on the shutter.
The two people began to take appropriate positions.
* “Then I’ll take pictures. 3..2..1.”
“Side.”
The moment I pressed the shutter, Song Ara kissed her husband’s cheek.
As a result, her startled husband blushed.
He is rubbing his own cheek.
“Nuna..Nuna! In a place where strangers can see..!”
“Are you embarrassed? Seonghwan is also a manly man.”
“It has nothing to do with being a man!”
I’m not sure what it says, but
I guess she was protesting to her wife who suddenly kissed her.
The facial expression is not angry, but shy.
Probably because it was the first person I saw and she was a woman.
Since I took the picture, should I just leave her place?
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* “Here’s the camera.”
* “Thank you so much for taking the picture. I only showed you things I couldn’t show for no reason.”
* “No. It was nice to see that they got along well. Well, I support them both.”
When she mentioned that she was a fan, her husband kept bowing his head and saying hello.
Among them, Song A-ra was smiling brightly as she looked at the camera she was holding.
Is her husband that good?
I’m getting married soon….
No… She was told that a woman’s marriage meant defeat.
The image of those two must be a type of viral marketing.
I will never be fooled.
Never….
***
“Seonghwan, let off steam, okay?”
“I’m not angry.”
“Hmm… Then can’t I just let go of my sister’s breasts?”
How embarrassing it is to kiss in front of people
I was thinking of a way to plant it in my head.
Because I was really embarrassed to do it in a place where there were people.
If you do something a little more embarrassing than kissing,
‘Wouldn’t plus and minus equal 0?’
I thought, I grabbed Ara’s hand and dragged her.
Bring Ara to a place where no one is and no one can see.
I touched her breasts.
I see that her face is red.
It looks like I’m starting to feel embarrassed.
“You’re embarrassed too, right?”
“Uh..Yeah, I understand… hahahaha♡”
Because she was screaming with a slight moan, I let go of her hand.
Maybe it’s because it’s the part that was so cute last night.
It seems to be very sensitive.
Then he stretched out his hand and held it out to her.
“Hold my hand.”
“Huh? That…Yeah!”
I guess I thought I was upset.
When I asked him to hold my hand, he looked a little surprised.
He smiled brightly.
Ara is the cutest when she smiles.
So, I hope you always smile in front of me.
I wish the jokes were a little more appropriate.
Not even an hour has passed, but we have run out of things to see.
We had already arrived in front of the entrance.
“I’ve visited all the shrines, where should I go now?”
This shrine also has torii stairs.
There was a lot to see, but it was still a shrine.
“Let’s go to Book Off!”
Ara said, ‘It’s finally time!’ ‘ She shouted loudly.
Of course, Bookoff is a used store that sells various things.
In Japan, second-hand trading is very active.
There is a franchise store that buys and sells used goods.
Bookoff includes figures, trading cards, games, comics, and light novels.
It was a used store that mainly bought and sold subcultures.
“I asked you before if you had a new hobby, right? I’ll tell you what it is today.”
“That’s right. That was the reason I took out a lot of cash.”
“Um… Seonghwan is a guy so he might not be that interested, but I’m sure you’ve heard of him at least once?”
Ara said confidently.
I played with it. Could it be something like a game console or toy?
Then the reason for going to Book Off is understandable.
Can you tell us what the hobby is that brought in a whopping 5 million yen?
I’m curious.
*
Ara arrived at Book-Off and wandered around the area where training cards were being sold.
It was not a toy or a game machine, but a card.
I know this well because I played with it at daycare when I was young.
That’s not all.
After studying Japanese, I often watched videos of professional collectors.
I also know in detail the value of competition winning cards, unopened cards, etc.
“Seonghwan, look at this.”
The card Ara pointed at her finger was
It was a blue dragon card used by the first main character rival of this card game animation.
The price was written at 320,000 yen, and it was thoroughly packaged in a double sleeve.
As if that wasn’t enough, it was stored in an Ultra Pro magnetic case.
“It’s the 2nd Ulti Blue from Spell of Mask.”
“Uh… Did I mishear? Seonghwan, what did you just say?”
* “Clerk? Can you take this out and check it for me?”
* “Yes, please wait a moment.”
I left Ara staring at me as I gave a collector-like answer. She said
She called the staff and asked them to check the status of her card.
I put on her gloves and carefully took it out.
She took off the magnetic case and sleeve and showed me the condition.
* “As expected, the wound is serious. If I send this to PSA, how much grounding will be done?”
* “I think it will probably come out to around 7.”
* “Hmm… I understand.”
Conversing with the clerk in Japanese
Curious as to what Ara was talking about, she tugged at my sleeve.
“Seonghwan? What do you mean?”
“This one was sold cheaply because it wasn’t in very good condition.
Because cards are collectibles, the amount fluctuates with a small scratch.”
“I know that, but how do you know so well?
Do you like cards too?”
I’m glad we have the same hobby
Ara with light shining in her eyes.
I lightly stroked her cheek.
*
She eventually bought a few and came out.
It’s a disaster because I was there.
If Ara had gone alone, she would have definitely been scammed.
In particular, the Blue Eyes we saw earlier are in disrepair.
PSA grade 7 had flaws so big that it was not even acceptable.
Has he been slashed with a box cutter?
“Are you satisfied?”
“Oh, isn’t it so good? She’s been holding out for so long because she wants this to be her first collection!”
What Ara took out and showed was
It was the first generation ultra rare card called ‘Male Warrior Poverty’.
I received a PSA grade of 9 and it was in good condition, so I bought it right away.
It was a little different from the card I knew, but
The value is similar…
It was definitely a card that women would like.
Maybe it’s because I bought what I wanted to buy,
Ara’s stomach began to make noises.
After satisfying my material desires, it was time for my appetite.
“Then, shall we go eat sometime?”
“Let’s go to the teppan restaurant I was looking at earlier.”
“That place looks expensive.”
“Uh huh! Don’t worry about that!”
I chuckled while listening to Ara’s scolding.
This comes from the mouth of Ara, who is smiling while shaking a bag worth roughly 1 million yen.
For some reason, it seemed plausible.