episode_0017

Come to the magical land~ A place to embark on a fun adventure~♬

“Mom, Chuchu! Chuchu!!”

“Mom says it’s not Chuchu… .”

“What are you talking about! Hurry up! Take a picture, take a picture!”

Chuchu Land, located in the center of Stella, near Central City. When I arrived there, I was completely taken aback by the overwhelming grandeur that unfolded before my eyes.

A huge Chuchu statue stands at the entrance, and the lively singing resonates beyond the ears and into the heart.

How long has it been since I last went to an amusement park? My last memory was a year before my father left home in my previous life.

At that time, I was six years old, one year younger than Mirae, and I remember running around here and there, holding my mom and dad’s hands, just like Mirae is now.

“Mom, cell phone!”

I reached into my pocket and took out my cell phone at the urging hand of the future. Then I sat down on the chair in front of the Chuchu statue and stretched out my arms.

“Future, shall I take a picture?”

“Wait a minute! Mom, come a little closer!”

“Uh, why?”

“Hurry up!”

To be honest, I still feel awkward taking pictures of my face. I should say I’m embarrassed. I didn’t like taking pictures of myself in my past life either, but now when I see pictures of my face, I feel like a completely different person.

Still, since Mirae likes it this much, we should take a picture together. No, there will be a lot of things to take pictures of in the future. They say that the only things that remain in memories are pictures.

I leaned forward, being pulled by Mirae’s hand. Only then did Mirae smile bashfully and stare at her phone.

Did you want to take a picture up close?

“Shall I take a picture?”

“Yeah! One, two, three and then I’ll take a picture!”

“Okay. One… .”

Click─!

I took a surprise shot from one. At the same time, moist lips touched my cheek. But it was already too late.

“Hehe, did it turn out well?”

“Ugh… Ugh, uh… .”

I turned my head and trembled. I knew this would happen, so I pressed it in advance. When I checked the photo, as expected, Mirae was standing in the air with her lips sticking out. On top of that, her eyes were open so drowsily that I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Mom… ?”

As I tried to hold back my laughter, Mirae looked at her phone with eyes full of suspicion. After checking the photo, Mirae patted my shoulder as if she was upset.

“Mom! Again, again! What is this!”

“Okay, okay. Let’s do it again.”

He picked up his phone again, a smile spreading across his lips.

“Will Mom give you a kiss this time?”

“No… Let’s take a picture together!”

“That’s good too!”

I put my arms around Future’s waist, slowly kissed her lips, and glanced at my phone.

“Um… .”

Mirae hugged my back and clung to me. After barely stabilizing my shaking arms, I pressed the shutter and even finished perfectly managing the gaze.

“Phha… … .”

As soon as the picture was taken, I pulled away and saw Mirae looking up at me while holding me and wiggling her fingers.

So I also checked the photo behind the scenes, and luckily, it was a flawless kiss photo.

“Ah, Seo-hu! Hanna-yeon! Bring Seo-hu and Na-rin to work! Let’s take a picture together!”

“I want to take a picture with the masked rider!”

“Really? Then I’ll take a picture for you!”

Seo-hu was standing next to a person wearing a masked rider doll. Since the magical cat Chu-Chu is the guild mascot, it seems that they also deal with hero-related animation characters.

“I’ll take a picture!”

“Masked Rider Kick!”

“One…!”

Click!

This time, I took a picture from Hana. However, I didn’t want to tease Seo-hoo. Seo-hoo was standing in a kicking position, but one of his legs was touching the ground and he looked like he would fall over at any moment.

The photo came out well. The eyes are really wide open. I’ll send this to my mom.

“Hanna… .”

This time, I was going to call Hanna Yeon and Na Rin to take a picture together, but I stopped when I saw the sisters already under the Chuchu statue.

“Sister… Aren’t you going to take a picture with Chuchu?”

“Take a picture of me. I’ll take a picture of you.”

“No… I… I want to take a picture with my sister… .”

“Then what… .”

Hanna Yeon, who pretended to be dragged along reluctantly, sat down in front of Chuchu faster than anyone else. And Narin, who approached Chuchu, who had no interest in her, in order to take care of her older sister. The two awkwardly stood there and took selfies, each with their own purposes.

“Ma’am, I want to take a picture too… .”

In the meantime, Seo-hu seemed to want to take a picture with everyone.

“Okay, let’s go to Seohudo and take pictures!”

I grabbed Seo-hu and Mirae’s hands and approached Hanna-yeon.

“Hanna Yeon, isn’t it nice to take a picture with Chuchu? Let’s take another one!”

“… Hanna Rin said she wanted to take a picture.”

“Of course, I guess so. Narin has had a hard time.”

I patted Na-rin’s shoulder and naturally stood behind her. The position was right next to Hanna-yeon. Then Mirae ran over and clung to me, and Seo-hu approached me awkwardly and stood in front of Mirae.

Yeah, yeah. Seo-hoo would have wanted to take a picture with Mirae.

So Hannah Yeon, me, and Mirae stood in a line, and Nayeon and Seohu stood in front. At the same time, the masked rider who had been loitering around while we were taking our positions snapped his fingers.

Are you going to take a picture for me?

When I hesitantly handed the cell phone to the masked rider, the masked rider nodded and raised his thumb.

“Masked Rider Filming!”

No, you weren’t unable to speak?

The masked rider shouted loudly and waved his cell phone around.

“I’ll take a picture, one, two!”

Click!

The concept was sold to somewhere, a masked rider taking pictures with a normal slogan. After finishing the shoot, the masked rider handed over his phone and gave another thumbs up.

“Oh, thank you!”

“Masked Rider Exit!”

Working at an amusement park isn’t easy either. I naturally thought that when I saw the masked rider walking around noisily with his bare feet.

“Hanna Yeon, should I send you a photo?”

“Yeah… .”

This time, Hanna Yeon didn’t flinch. For some reason, Hanna Yeon nodded obediently. When I checked the photos, everyone else except me came out well.

Hanna Yeon-i was taken with a blank expression, so there was no chance of it getting ruined, and Mirae and Na-rin were smiling naturally. Seo-hu was standing with a slightly stiffer face than usual, but it wasn’t strange at all because he was shining in the original.

The problem is me… I guess I tried to smile for no reason. The corners of my mouth were twisted awkwardly, almost bizarrely. Since my impression was already cold, it felt a little scary.

Still, since it’s a picture we all took together, let’s set it as the background.

“Then shall we go in?”

With that thought in mind, I put my phone in my pocket, held Mirae and Seohu’s hands, and entered the entrance.

* * *

“Oh my, there was a separate waiting line for VIP customers!”

“Yes, yes?”

“Ah, this is your first time. Welcome to the magical land of Chuchu Land! We will be handing out VIP customer-only booklets, so we hope you have a great time with Chuchu!”

The guide waved both hands around and greeted us. When we entered, they gave us each a bracelet. It was a paper bracelet with “VIP” written in gold glitter.

I couldn’t find anything on the ticket… .

I heard that his son is in a related business, so it seems he received a bigger gift than he expected. The expression on the face of the guide who had been formally greeting him changed as soon as he checked the ticket.

Moreover, the benefits written in the dedicated booklet were enormous.

1. Benefits of free use.

Travel freely through the magical land with Chuchu!

2. VIP-only queue.

No more waiting! Ride on magically fast rides!

3. All food inside Chuchu Land is provided free of charge.

Are you hungry? Enjoy the variety of food that Chuchu has to offer!

4. VIP special souvenir gift.

Get the limited edition Chuchu keychain from the Magic Tool Shop! Make memories with Chuchu forever!

There were also 5 barcodes that said “50% off souvenir coupons,” and you could take the photos taken while riding the rides for free.

And a limited edition Chuchu keychain? This is….

“Hanna Yeon! Hey, Hanna Yeon! Where are you going alone!”

“Magic Tool Shop.”

Are you a kid?

“Why don’t we go shopping together when we go out? You don’t even have a map, so you get lost?”

“… I’m afraid I’ll forget and miss it. It’s free, so I’d be sorry.”

Hanna Yeon came back, rubbing the back of her neck in a dazed manner, and mumbled an excuse.

“I’ll set an alarm.”

To calm Hanna Yeon’s anxiety, I set the alarm to go off around dinner time.

Only then did Hanna Yeon turn her head to hide her flushed cheeks, but at the same time, she discovered something and began to stride forward again.

“Future, let’s go with Unnie. I think Unnie wants to play a lot.”

“… If you play separately.”

“We came together for the first time, so it won’t work. Seo-hu, Narin, you have to come to your senses and follow me?”

“Yes… .”

Even while I was taking care of the kids, Hanna Yeon was getting further and further away, so I hurriedly followed her and waved my hand.

“Hanna Yeon, hang out together. What if you get lost like this?”

“… … .”

Hanna Yeon didn’t answer and just looked at the entrance where two large Chuchu dolls were standing there.

‘Chu-Chu Village.’

The map I brought says that this is a place where scenes from the ChuChu animation are recreated as works of art and exhibited.

The village was supposed to be a circle around a wooden boat, but there was a huge problem with Hanna Yeon and I getting in.

“I apologize, customer. Chuchu Village is a space for children, and we do not accept customers over the age of 13. This is due to structural issues such as height, so we ask for your understanding… .”

The tour guide was explaining things while sweating profusely. Hanna Yeon was desperately looking inside, as if she wanted to see even a glimpse of Chuchu.

“Excuse me… Is it possible to take pictures inside?”

“Yes, of course. However, we are not responsible for accidents such as falling belongings… .”

“It’s okay, maybe. Right, Hannah Yeon?”

I asked because I felt bad for just watching, and fortunately, I got a positive answer. I turned around in delight, and saw Hanna Yeon already handing Narin the phone.

“Take as many pictures as you want.”

“Ugh, uhm… . I’ll try hard.”

Narin is preparing to film Chuchu with a heavy heart. Mirae, who is caught between them, starts to worry as she looks back and forth between Chuchu and me.

“Future, come back. Mom will be waiting.”

“I don’t want to go… .”

“Don’t worry, Mom. Okay, I want to see Chuchu too. Can you take a picture of Mirae?”

I guess he really feels bad about leaving me behind and going in alone. I appreciate his kind heart, but right now I wish Mirae would enjoy it more than I do. That’s why I came to Chuchu Land in the first place.

“Mom, do you want to see Chuchu too?”

“Yeah, I’d appreciate it if the future could take a picture of it for me.”

“Then I’ll go… .”

Mirae nodded, holding the phone with both hands. She didn’t bother to lock it, so it shouldn’t be a problem.

“Oh, are you going to Seohudo?”

“Yes, I want to go too.”

Surprisingly, Seo-hu followed the kids in. Of course, Seo-hu usually said that Chu-chu was childish.

Hehe, the future is coming, so we’re following suit. No matter what, we’re on good terms. In fact, we can bicker because we’re on good terms.

“Little heroes! Come here!

The guide wearing a Chuchu hairpin greets us with her eyes narrowed.

“Have a nice trip, kids!”

“Yeah… . Mom, do I really have to wait? I really do! I really do!”

“Don’t worry, Mom, I’m not going anywhere.”

He waved his hands until the kids were out of sight, then looked at Hanna Yeon and spoke in a very serious voice.

“Hanna Yeon, let’s go.”

“… Where.”

“To ride the roller coaster.”

The time it takes to complete Chuchu Village is about 15 minutes. In contrast, the roller coaster is listed as taking 5 minutes to complete. There is no need to wait in line, so there is no margin of error.

So the opportunity is now. While the kids are having their kid time, the adults should enjoy their adult time.