Translator Note

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Chapter 120: It’s a Trap, You Fools!

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An unexpected encounter with the members.

We decided to move to a café to talk.

It was also a chance to introduce Linne-chan.

“Everyone, let me introduce you. This is Linne-chan, and this is Verdia-chan from Prism Company, whom you all know.”

【I’m Linnea Lindstrom. Nice to meet you, everyone from Blue LUV.】

After my introduction, Linne-chan smiled and revealed her name.

Except for Jia unnie, who can speak English, the other three awkwardly smiled and greeted her.

“He, hello….”

“Ni, nice to meet you.”

“Be, beautiful.”

Naturally, Jia unnie took on the role of introducing the members and giving the representative greeting.

【Nice to meet you, Miss Lindstrom. Let me briefly introduce everyone. Starting from this side, we have Yuna, who goes by the name Yukiko; Chae-yoon, who goes by the name Lilith; Ra-hee, who goes by the name Lucretia. And I’m Jia, who goes by the name Erin.】

【Oh, so you’re Erin. I’ve heard a lot about you. Da-jeong praised you as a reliable unnie.】

【Li, Linne-chan…! You didn’t have to say that.】

Earlier, while having dinner, we talked about the members.

I couldn’t help but get excited and chattered away, and now I feel embarrassed, so I tried to stop Linne-chan.

But true to her maverick nature, Linne-chan didn’t even listen to me.

Ugh….

Well, it’s not like I said anything bad.

But it’s embarrassing to be caught talking so much about them behind their backs.

“Really? Da-jeong praised me that much?”

“Ye, yes… just a little.”

On the other hand, Jia unnie seemed pleased.

She rested her chin on her hand, smiled contentedly, and nodded.

Being under her gaze made my chest feel ticklish.

It felt a bit awkward to make eye contact, so I unconsciously avoided her gaze.

“By the way, how did you all end up there?”

“……!”

Then, I tilted my head and asked the most puzzling question.

The atmosphere among the members suddenly became a bit chaotic.

They exchanged glances, as if trying to gauge each other’s reactions.

“And earlier, at the restaurant and the collaboration café, I think I saw someone wearing clothes similar to Ra-hee unnie… Was that also one of the members?”

“Gasp!”

When I added that question while trying to recall, everyone’s mouths dropped open, and they swallowed hard.

So, I was right.

I didn’t see wrong.

In fact, someone added decisive evidence to this speculation.

【You’re probably right, Da-jeong. Earlier, I made eye contact with Erin… Jia, was it? At the restaurant. Right?】

【Uh, yeah. That’s right….】

It seems Linne-chan also made eye contact with Jia unnie.

But Linne-chan doesn’t know the members’ faces as well as I do.

She’s only seen them in photos, so she couldn’t be sure.

“So, you’ve been following me from the beginning?”

I looked at the members with disbelief, driving the point home.

The members, who had been hesitating and bowing their heads, suddenly looked up.

When our eyes met, they flinched, exchanged glances, and then spoke simultaneously.

“Uh, yeah.”

“Sorry, Da-jeong….”

“Even if I had ten mouths, I wouldn’t know what to say.”

“We messed up, unnie.”

Seeing that, I took a sip of the frappuccino I had just ordered.

After calming my surprised heart, I replied.

“…Huh? What do you mean you messed up?”

“………Huh?”

I couldn’t understand why they were apologizing, so I expressed my confusion.

Instead, the members blinked, as if saying, “Is there something wrong with my ears?”

What’s going on? Did I say something wrong?

“It’s not like you did anything wrong, so why are you all apologizing?”

“Huh? Well, it’s because we followed you….”

“It’s like stalking… Of course, you’d feel bad, right?”

Chae-yoon unnie and Ra-hee unnie explained, but I still didn’t understand.

Stalking?

What are they talking about?

Stalking is a criminal act where someone shows malicious and obsessive behavior towards someone they’re interested in.

Why would our members do that to me?

That’s just being overly self-conscious.

Besides, I already know why the members followed me.

“Oh, that can’t be. I know that you all came to watch over me because you were worried.”

“Uh…?”

“Worried…?”

Ahem, I puffed out my chest and confidently spoke as if I knew everything.

The members, who had been blinking for a while, looked at each other again.

Then, they nodded vigorously and turned back to me.

They must have thought, “We’ve been caught, so let’s just tell the truth.”

I’m sharp, after all.

“Uh, yeah! That’s right! We were all just worried about Da-jeong!”

“How could we not worry about our youngest!”

“That’s right, as unnies, we have to take care of our youngest.”

“I, I didn’t think we’d get caught so easily. Da-jeong, you’re amazing.”

Hehe.

At Jia unnie’s praise, my shoulders unconsciously shrugged.

I’m not so foolish that I wouldn’t notice the members’ thoughtfulness!

“Thank you so much. Hehe, but thankfully, there was nothing to worry about!”

“Well, our youngest is very capable.”

Ra-hee unnie reached across the table and patted my head.

It’s not like I’m a pet or anything.

But somehow, when the unnies pat me, I feel all fuzzy.

“Instead of making everyone worry, maybe we should have just played together. If we had told Linne-chan in advance, she might have allowed it….”

“Oh, no! It’s fine! It’s rare for the two of you to meet and hang out, so it’s our fault for intruding.”

On the other hand, I felt a bit regretful, so I said that.

For some reason, Chae-yoon unnie looked a bit guilty and waved her hand.

Anyway, our members are too kind.

【Da-jeong, did the conversation go well?】

As the atmosphere suddenly became warm and friendly, Linne-chan, who isn’t good at Korean, seemed to understand the situation through the mood.

She cautiously asked.

Only then did I realize that I had unintentionally excluded Linne-chan, so I apologized briefly and nodded vigorously.

【Yeah! The members were worried, so they followed me. I’m such a troublemaker.】

【I don’t think that’s the reason… but if that’s what you think, it’s fine.】

Linne-chan made a strange expression and nodded.

She glanced at the members and then pulled me into a hug.

【Don’t worry too much, everyone from Blue LUV. I wouldn’t do anything bad to my favorite, right? You don’t have to worry about me eating her.】

Then, with an incomprehensible remark, Jia unnie, who was the only one who could interpret English, widened her eyes.

Then, like Linne-chan, she raised one corner of her mouth and said something equally incomprehensible.

【Sorry. We were just scared because our youngest is so precious.】

【I understand. If such a cute kid is by your side, it’s natural to worry about her being taken away.】

What, what’s going on?

Why are you all talking about me like I’m not here?

And calling me precious and cute to my face…!

It’s so embarrassing…!

Is this some kind of high-level psychological warfare?!

If so, it’s working, so please stop!

“By the way, Da-jeong, where were you earlier at the claw machine shop? We followed you in, but we didn’t see you at first.”

Then, Yuna, seemingly out of curiosity, tilted her head and asked about what happened earlier at the claw machine shop.

Ah, now that I think about it, the members were looking for someone earlier.

So, it was me after all.

“Actually, Linne-chan wanted to take sticker photos together, so we were inside the photo booth.”

“Sticker photos…?! Gasp, did you two take them together?”

“Yeah, like this….”

I don’t know why they’re so surprised.

I showed them the sticker photos I took with Linne-chan as proof.

Whoosh-

As soon as I placed them on the table, the members, like hyenas spotting prey, all leaned in at once.

“What?! Da-jeong, you’re so cute…!”

“Look at this pouting face…!”

“You mischievous youngest! You’ve finally shown your true colors!”

“Eh, eh…?!”

Then, they suddenly started scolding me while looking at the photos.

Why…?!

“Da, Da-jeong. Can’t you give unnie just one?”

“Me too, me too…!”

“I’ll pay cash!”

“I want the one with the cat headband…!”

I thought they might not like it, but seeing them beg for the photos, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

But this is troublesome.

I only have one of each photo, so I can’t give them away.

I was planning to keep one as a memento and store the rest in a treasure box.

【Da-jeong, what’s wrong?】

Linne-chan, noticing my distress, placed a hand on my shoulder and asked what was going on.

【Actually, the unnies are asking for the sticker photos… but I only have these.】

【Oh, if that’s the case, I can give them some. I printed quite a few earlier.】

【Uh, really?】

I answered sullenly while fidgeting with my hands.

Linne-chan gave a thumbs-up and casually replied.

I couldn’t believe she had extra copies, so I looked down….

【Here, I have extra photos, so everyone can take one.】

Linne-chan really took out extra sticker photos from her bag.

She placed two of each type on the table.

Even though only Jia unnie could interpret English, the members could understand what Linne-chan meant through her actions.

They all rushed in and took the photos they wanted.

“Wow!”

“Verdia-chan, you’re the best!”

“Thank you, Verdia…!”

“You’re such a good person….”

To think that a simple sticker photo could raise the members’ affection.

Amazing, Linne-chan…!

【Hehe, everyone says thank you, Linne-chan.】

【Really? No need to thank me. I’ll get my reward.】

【Eh? There’s a reward?】

When I thanked Linne-chan on behalf of the members, she suddenly smiled like a villain and mentioned a reward.

I wondered if she was planning to ask for money, but just as I widened my eyes…

Snap-

【It was a fun meeting, Blue LUV! I’ll be spending a cozy night with Da-jeong at the hotel, so see you next time!】

【Li, Linne-chaaaaan…?!】

Linne-chan, who had grabbed me like prey, suddenly bid farewell to the members and quickly ran out of the café.

Huh, what?

What do you mean by hotel?

We decided to stay at my house tonight, didn’t we…?!

“Da-jeongaaaaaa!”

“Unnieeeeeee!”

As I was being kidnapped by Linne-chan and dragged to the hotel, I reached out my hand towards Chae-yoon unnie, who had run out of the café.

Clunk-

【Alright, let’s go.】

【Yes.】

Before I knew it, I was being taken away in an unknown car.

Well.

I don’t know what went wrong….

But something definitely went very wrong.