Fan Signing Event (3)

Fan Signing Event (3)

 

Starting with Seo-rin’s urgent cry, many people lined up to get Chae-a’s foot signature.

I wasn’t sure if this was right, but since Chae-a seemed to like it, I left her be.

Chae-a covered her foot with a lot of paint and then started stepping on the paper on the desk while giggling.

“Chae-a’s footprint is stamped…!”

As I realized again, it seemed Chae-a didn’t really understand what a signature was.

While I was wondering whether I should calm Chae-a down or leave her alone.

Seo-rin, looking extremely happy, showed me Chae-a’s footprint and said.

“Look at this. Isn’t Chae-a’s footprint really small? Oh, it’s so cute.”

It’s certainly very cute since it’s so tiny.

As I was looking at this with a smile, one of the nearby hunters spoke to me in a calm voice.

“I want to get Ha-eun’s foot stamp too.”

“…?”

At those words, I couldn’t help but look to the side with a frown.

Well, foot stamps were a bit embarrassing.

‘It seems like it might be breaking etiquette… and it’s embarrassing to show bare feet in front of others.’

While I was wiggling my toes and conflicted, Seo-a, who was next to me, suddenly stood up.

Without hesitation, she took off her shoes and started stepping in the paint ‘while wearing socks’.

Seeing this, I was flustered, wondering if this was right, when Seo-a giggled while stepping on the paper around her.

‘… Is this okay?’

The people who came here must have come to get autographs.

If she steps on it wearing socks, it will create something that can hardly be called an autograph, so I’m worried it might end up being far from the original purpose.

As I was worrying for a while, contrary to my expectations, the people around started to smile and show positive reactions.

Seeing this, I realized that the reason the Hunters came here was not to get autographs.

They came to have fun together, so I decided to change my mind.

‘If the purpose is to have fun together, there’s no need to be good at signing…!’

So, instead of running away because I’m embarrassed, I decided to face it (?) and threw off my shoes.

I grunted as I stood up like Chae-a and Seo-a, and covered my feet in paint.

‘It tickles.’

Thinking that the reason Seo-a was giggling was probably because the paint felt ticklish,

I was carefully trying to stamp my foot on the paper people were holding out,

When Yuna looked at me with a worried expression and grabbed my hand.

“You might fall over.”

It seems my posture looked unstable.

I thanked Yuna for holding my hand and slowly stamped my footprint.

*

As I was bouncing my foot and making footprints for a while.

Someone made a suggestion.

“Ha-eun, could you maybe give your big sister a tail stamp…?”

At the mention of a tail stamp, I blinked my eyes.

I wondered if it was even possible to stamp with a tail…!

‘Rather than stamping with the tail, it would probably feel more like painting with a brush.’

Now that I realized it’s not about making a proper signature.

Thinking it would be best to do what the hunter in front of me wanted, I spoke gruffly to my silly tail.

“You got it? Do it!”

As I said that to my tail, which I couldn’t move at will anyway.

The tail seemed to understand and swished around, getting paint on itself before flopping down on the paper.

While I was shaking my head in confusion at the hunter in front who seemed very happy, Chae-a collapsed on the desk, panting as if exhausted.

“Chae-a is tired… Like a cotton ball soaked in water…”

As I was giggling and approaching Chae-a, finding her funny.

Seo-a next to me spoke with a very shocked expression.

“Onni-ya quack…! Gom-i-ya!”

Big sister quack? Bear?

Does it mean Chae-a has collapsed?

Although her language skills are gradually improving, it’s still difficult to understand.

Still, I understood roughly what she wanted to say, so I nodded and poked Chae-a’s cheek to check if she was alive.

“You okay?”

“Yeah…”

“Wanna go rest?”

Chae-a thought about my question for a moment and then shook her head.

It seemed the signing event was quite enjoyable for her.

I decided to let Chae-a enjoy the signing event to her heart’s content and nodded.

We rolled around like that for about an hour.

The once-crowded place had thinned out considerably, and our energy was starting to run low.

I was lying on the desk thinking I’d like to sleep right there when Seo-rin poked my cheek and said.

“Shall we call it a day?”

After pondering for a moment, I shook my head at that question.

As much as I wanted to rest… if we stopped now, the Hunters who had waited for a long time would have to leave without getting autographs.

I thought it would be right to finish until the end, even if it was tough.

‘So, let’s hang in there a little longer.’

While I was steeling my resolve to finish this,

A somewhat familiar person… no, dragon held out a plate made of magic stone and said.

“This time, please use your palm, sole, and tail.”

“…?”

I was standing there with a somewhat foolish expression, looking at Perseus who was standing brazenly.

Perseus looked at me like that and said playfully.

“Ah, if possible, I’d like you to do a flower pose too.”

Hearing that, I looked down to check my body condition.

Not only was my whole body colorful due to the paint, but I was also quite wet, so my condition was ridiculous.

If I did a flower pose in this state, Perseus’s hands would likely get very dirty.

So I was quite reluctant to do it.

But Perseus didn’t seem to care whether I had paint on me or not, and nonchalantly wiped the paint off my cheek while saying.

“By the way, Ha-eun, I plan to show off the autographs you gave me to the elders, so I’d like you to put as much effort into them as possible. That way I can tease them more effectively.”

“!?”

“Hehe, I’m looking forward to seeing the elders’ expressions.”

Hearing Perseus say that.

I thought I could understand why the elders treated Perseus like a child, and I did each of the things Perseus wanted one by one.

“Satisfactory. Should I put this in my rare office… no, it might be better to put it in the treasure vault.”

As each one was completed, Perseus nodded with great satisfaction.

Then he carefully gathered them and said to me.

“I’ll ask for more next time too.”

“Huh…?”

“Well then, I’ll be going now.”

As I stood there blankly watching Perseus’s back as he left after saying only what he wanted to say.

Seo-rin, who was standing next to me, nodded at Perseus and then smiled brightly.

“Yeah, yeah. I think I understand what kind of feeling you meant.”

“…?”

I wanted to ask what exactly that feeling was because I didn’t quite understand.

‘I probably shouldn’t ask about it.’

I decided to give up on asking and turned my head to the side.

* * *

After the fan signing event ended, we were exhausted and became limp.

I wanted to fall asleep right then and there, but.

Not only had the paint seeped into our clothes, but it was also stuck all over our bodies, so we needed to wash it off thoroughly.

“With that in mind, let’s take a bath today. There’s also something I want to do.”

Wondering what she wanted to do, I looked at Seo-rin.

Seo-rin pulled out a sauna hat made from a towel that was popular a long time ago and said.

“Want to wear this and get in the bathtub?”

Although it was a bit surprising, it wasn’t particularly difficult, so I nodded and accepted it.

Han A-rin chuckled and said to us.

“Before getting in, we need to wash up lightly first, so everyone come here. Seo-rin, can you help?”

“Ah, yes.”

I went along with everything, feeling a bit dazed, and as soon as all the preparations were done, I immediately got into the bathtub.

A warm, languid sensation enveloped me.

It felt really good, but it was so good that it was almost ticklish, and as I was giggling to myself.

Chae-a next to me started chirping like an old lady.

“Oh my, Chae-a is tired.”

Then she patted her own shoulder with her small hand while grumbling.

Soon after, she looked at Yuna next to her and spoke confidently.

“It’s hard for you too, Yuna, right?”

“That’s right. My arms are wobbling like this.”

“Huh. It’s the same for Chae-a too.”

The two of them continued their conversation, giggling as if they understood each other.

As I was smiling at that peaceful scene, Seo-a, who was next to me and hugging me, said something.

“Ko-oh, kom. Tirededed?”

“…?”

While I was silently looking at Seo-a, not understanding well, Chae-a next to me interpreted it.

“She’s saying you worked hard today! Like, it was this tiring!”

Ah, so that’s what she meant.

I patted Seo-a’s head vigorously, praising her to mean that she had worked hard too.

Seo-a seemed to like my praise, beaming with pride and smiling broadly.

“Ha-eun worked hard too. Yuna will praise you.”

Seeing this, Yuna, as if she couldn’t lose, vigorously patted my head and had a very proud expression.

Thinking that Yuna’s expressions seem to be becoming more diverse recently.

Feeling that the burden in my heart has been somewhat lifted, I blew bubbles in the water with my mouth.