Chapter 322

What does it mean to get along well?

“Do-hee, another unfortunate morning~”

“Hello, Seo-yoon!”

Na-eun was pondering such thoughts while watching the two girls get on the pickup van.

“Oh, but did you see me just empathize reflexively? There’s a reason I’m number one in EQ!”

“Wow~ To call that empathy~ You’re really creating a new concept! It’s not a normal concept!”

The two encouraged each other right from the morning commute for the self-content shoot.

“That’s what you meant by concept, right?”

“Yep, concept. Concept!”

Seeing the two mumble their words oddly since “What the fun,” Na-eun sighed.

“Ah~ the main vocal really needs to have good pronunciation.”

Yesterday, Woo-ah brought ‘rainbow rice cake’ as a snack, and they were looking at each other saying it looked like ‘mu-ji gae-tteok’…

“Should we give all the lines to our Na-eun Unni?”

“Aww, honey, what do you mean by that?~”

Yet, they were sitting snugly together in the back seat, naturally skinshiping.

“Hey, where are Woo-ah and Chiyo?”

“They were getting dressed.”

“They’ll probably come out together.”

Na-eun thought of her two roommates, Chiyo and Woo-ah.

These two also had quite the issues last night. The dorm was noisy from their petty arguments.

“Su-yeon Manager, hello~”

“You’re here, what’s up!”

As expected, the two were glued to each other. Chiyo had her arm draped around Woo-ah’s neck.

“Oh? But Do-hee-chan, wasn’t that rhyme just now okay? ‘You’re here, you’re here.’ The meanings are similar too.”

“…? If you’re going to use it in your lyrics, then go for it.”

Na-eun really couldn’t understand the members sometimes.

Of course, she knew that using slang can sometimes be seen as a symbol of friendship.

But that’s usually the case with guys.

Not that the members often swore or anything.

“Na-eun Unni, do you want some soymilk?”

“Oh, yes, thank you.”

The ordinary girls Na-eun had observed generally tended to express their emotions more directly while focusing on mutual respect and empathy.

“Soymilk, me too~”

“Hahaha, is Woo-ah Unni doing okay today?”

“Why does she really like that stuff?”

So Na-eun hoped that her cute younger sisters, who subtly concealed that warmth, would show it directly to fans through content.

She wanted to challenge that.

Like the sweet soymilk Chiyo offered, she wished their way of expressing friendship to focus more on mutual respect and empathy.

Instead of teasing or swearing that could hurt, she wanted support and encouragement.

“Oh~ It hasn’t even been a month, and we’re going on another trip?”

“Na-eun’s tour is reliable.”

“Was that a shot at me just now?”

With that mindset, they set off on a day trip content.

“Okay, everyone, you’ve mentioned the food you want to eat during the trip in advance, right?”
Unlike the chaotic trip led by Chiyo.

“I’ve prepared everything! Meat, seafood, snacks, you name it!”

“Ooh!”

“Awesome!”

As long as they follow the simple rules, the members will surely enjoy Na-eun’s wishes for true healing.

“But I’ll make a few promises.”

Na-eun painstakingly wrote down a scroll and unfurled it.

The fans would definitely want this.

If it’s a girl group, it has to be as harmless as Animal Crossing, hiding adorable traits as much as their looks—

“Eh.”

“Ha~ Ugh… It’s a variety show; this is a bit much.”

“There’s no funny angle here…”

“Unni, it says not to complain.”

Why though?

*

Na-eun’s hopeful wishes segment.

Two months ago, Na-eun’s candid hope revealed in a pre-interview with the production staff on Self-Content was simple.

[Na-eun: I want to eat delicious food with my kids… blow some bubbles, lay on the floor healing… also play guitar by a campfire… I want to heal like that.]

Na-eun smiled, thinking of the members.

However, snippets of the previous member content, where Na-eun was present, were briefly edited into the opening.

Chiyo’s Quicksilver moment.

[Na-eun: Chiyo, can you stop singing now…?]

Woo-ah’s blind date.

[Chiyo: Old? Scratch?]

[Na-eun: Hey!! You, you!]

Do-hee’s inspiration camp.

[Na-eun: Wow, this unni is stubborn! If you were the hosts, would you have given it to me? Huh? Just one person?]

[Woo-ah: You wouldn’t give it to just one person.]

Seo-yoon’s empathy moment too.

[Na-eun: What on earth is the problem with Chiyo?]

[Chiyo: There’s no problem.]

[Seo-yoon: Generally, everything.]

—Na-buji ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

—Leader: Have fun together, Members: Just me having fun.

A month later, Na-eun’s interview again.

[Na-eun: It’s not possible to take a day off at home…?]

The subtle smile that once lingered on her lips was long gone.

[PD: The filming location and food have all been prepared, but we are okay…]

[Na-eun: No, that’s not it…]

To make her wishes come true.

Na-eun painstakingly creating her own law was inevitable.

[Na-eun: Even just rules…]

[PD: (Nodding in sadness…)]

Thus, Debonaire’s guidelines were revealed at a peaceful pension in the mountains.

[Eh?][Ha, ugh… It’s a variety show; this is a bit much.][There’s no funny angle here…]

—Stop thinking about jokes ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

—But I do want to see them get cozy with each other.

Of course, the members exchanged negative expressions, but…

[Seo-yoon: Hey, Do-hee, you read it.]

[Do-hee: Me? Why?]

[Seo-yoon: Can’t you see I’m teasing?]

Reading the rules was already a challenge.

[Do-hee: Let Chiyo Unni read.]
[Chiyo: Why am I here!!]

[Do-hee: Your sister is a rapper, so avoid responsibility, okay?]

[Chiyo: Uh, is that wrong?]

At least Chiyo, who takes pride in being a rapper, started reading it out loud, tricked by Do-hee.

[Don’t complain]

[Woo-ah: Don’t complain, you guys.]

[Please get away, Miss Woo-ah]

[Don’t grumble]

[Seo-yoon: Do-hee, you.]

[Don’t blame others]

[Do-hee: Here we go, no blaming others.]

[Don’t fight]

[Na-eun: Guys… don’t fight…]

[Kim Na-eun is saying this]

─ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Strangely, every time they read the rules, there was a snide remark to follow.

[Chiyo: Don’t be sarcastic, don’t use harsh words, don’t complain, don’t fight, don’t sigh, don’t sulk, don’t be sarcastic, don’t express negativity, don’t avoid responsibility, don’t pretend not to know Korean, don’t be moody, etc.]

Still, wrapping up happened quickly.

[Do-hee: There’s so much we shouldn’t do─]

[Woo-ah: Huh? Is that negativity now?!]

[PD: Ah! And I haven’t mentioned this yet, but if you break any rules, we will start deducting one food item from that member’s menu!]

Now the order of penalties was in place to make sure those rules were followed.

[Do-hee: It’s so satisfying because there are so many.]

[Quick change of tactics]

[Chiyo: What’s the reason?]

[Do-hee (19): I guess it’s a process of growing up? For a child to mature means to engrave something you shouldn’t do, one by one, in your heart… (wistful smile)]

[Chiyo: Oh…]

[Do-hee: The spring breeze feels a bit bitter today.]

[Seo-yoon: Here we go, Do-so-ri is starting again.]

[Woo-ah: Na-eun Unni, should we add one? No Do-so-ri.]

─ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Do-so-ri sounds cute

─That’s some wise words in the midst of it all

└For real, it’s Do-so-ri but ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Na-eun: Guys… let’s start…]

Anyway, that’s how Na-eun’s healing camp began.

But soon, Na-eun felt something was off.

[Woo-ah: Guys, shall we all raise our voices a bit?]

[Seo-yoon: If we talk in a Lara Si tone~ totally angelic~]

[Do-hee: Unni, honey is dripping from your voice?]

[EQ level high debonair’s true self...?]

The members became unexpectedly sweet and affectionate.

Completely different from what they usually show in variety shows.

[Woo-ah: Can we really just lounge around like this in Self-Content?]

[Chiyo: Pretty talk means unni said we should, right? Oh, the breeze is nice.]

[Woo-ah: Oh, but doesn’t that cloud look like Na-eun Unni?]

[Chiyo: Oh, beauty cloud. Gureumi-style.]

Even Do-hee was serving up fruit herself.

[Chiyo: Oh, Do-hee-chan~ what’s this?]

[Woo-ah: Oh! I said I wanted to eat mango earlier, right?]

[Seo-yoon: What? Do-hee, did you wash the fruit just to cut it for us? Aww, that’s so nice~ Come here, unni will give you a hug~]
“Come here, unni, and I’ll give you a hug~”

[Do-hee: I’m holding a knife (kitchen knife)… Ugh, I wouldn’t care if I got hugged like this!]

Of course, there’s a bit of an exaggeration.

─”Lee Do-hee, you crazy girl, haha!”

─”They said there would be broadcasting review issues, haha!”

That was the atmosphere Na-eun had been desperately wishing for.

[Do-hee: Unni, what’s wrong? Aren’t you eating?]

[Na-eun: No, you eat…]

[Do-hee: I’m just trying to feed you, here, ah~]

[Na-eun: Oh, oh…]

Nonetheless, the member feeling the most awkward in this situation was Na-eun.

[Do-hee: Unni, can you cut some fruit for me? I’m not good at it.]

[Seo-yoon: Unni Na-eun, rest. I’ll do it. Give it to me.]

If encountering a mythical creature could leave someone dumbfounded, Na-eun’s expression was probably just about that.

─”Look at Na-eun’s face, haha!”

─”She asked to do it herself, so why is she acting like that, haha?”

[Do-hee: Wow, unni, how are you cutting it so well?]

[Seo-yoon: There’s a trick to it.]

─”No, these two are way too cute, lol. Adorable!”

└”Ah, even the comment tone is so ridiculous!”

But while Na-eun was lost, staring at the members, Seo-yoon quietly chuckled while looking at Do-hee, who was clinging to her.

[Seo-yoon: Oh my~]

And she gently poked Do-hee’s forehead.

[Chiyo: Hey, hey! Stop the lovey-dovey stuff!]

─”Ah, haha!”

─”Please stop with this content.”

In an instant, the leaves turned bright red.

That was Na-eun’s face, watching from the side.

[Na-eun: …Ah, no.]

Of course, that wasn’t the end.

Do-hee, having been poked on the forehead, shyly leaned in to kiss Seo-yoon’s cheek, which naturally turned a rosy color…

[Seo-yoon: H-hey, aren’t you going a bit overboard?]

[Do-hee: Oh?]

It was a red hue that felt more anger than embarrassment.

[Do-hee: Are you complaining, whining, cursing, or expressing negativity right now?]

[Seo-yoon: Are you out of your mind? Are you really sticking your tongue out over there?]

─”Were they both egging each other on, haha!”

└”Oh my, haha, they have such a comic flair!”

[Do-hee: Hey hey, Seo-yoon, the food is coming out?]

[Seo-yoon: Get it away! I’d rather not eat because it’s disgusting.]

[PD: Yes, Seo-yoon, we will remove one menu item. Which one?]

[Seo-yoon: Ha, I’ll take out the pork jowl, the pork jowl.]

[Do-hee: No, not that. I also like pork jowl. Let’s see… okay, remove the mackerel! Mackerel!]

─”Lee Do-hee is really going all the way, haha!”

And then Na-eun’s interview that followed strangely showed her looking more relaxed.

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