“It’ll be over in about an hour. There won’t be too many spectators.”
Finally having succeeded in obtaining Eun Ha’s signature, Jehwi smiled cheerfully, holding it to his chest.
She was a Hunter that the CEO esteemed greatly. Surely, she will become a famous figure in Korea someday! He was the first to obtain her signature. That fact made him inexplicably happy.
On the other hand, the venue for the fan signing event wasn’t very spacious. Just as Jehwi had said, it seemed to be arranged quite simply. It appeared to be an event conducted for selected spectators through a drawing.
Eun Ha, having changed into the Black Flame Princess costume at a nearby booth, headed towards the center of the fan signing venue, guided by a staff member.
“Please sit here.”
<Concept Hunter The Black Flame’s Princess>
Seeing her name tag already marked on the designated seat, she felt the reality that she had indeed been branded as a ‘Concept Hunter’.
Eun Ha sat down and looked around, opening a water bottle that had been placed there in advance.
Including herself, ten Hunters were divided five each across two tables, sitting at their respective places.
“Then I’ll be watching from nearby.”
With a quick nod, Jehwi quickly disappeared among the staff. Shortly after, spectators, who had been lining up outside, began to enter the venue one by one, guided in.
“Wow……!”
The entire venue felt heated by the enthusiasm brought by the fans. They began to line up in front of each Hunter.
The Hunter sitting at the far right, though Eun Ha didn’t know who he was, seemed quite popular. The long line in front of him said as much.
“I’m a real fan……!”
“Thank you, what’s your name?”
“Seoyun. Kim Seoyun.”
“Seoyun, the traffic was bad today, wasn’t it? Thanks for coming.”
The Hunter skillfully engaged the fan, signing with elegant motions.
“Ththank you!”
The fans in line waved with overwhelming faces and disappeared.
This time, she turned her head to the left. The Hunter sitting to Eun Ha’s immediate left was a middleaged man with a clown’s makeup.
“Hello, thank you for coming today!”
“Ahaha, fighting today, sir!”
……Probably a Concept Hunter, too.
Compared to the Hunter sitting at the far right, the line was not as long, but judging by the uninterrupted flow of fans coming for signatures, he seemed quite popular too.
“…….”
Eun Ha put down the pen she was holding. There was no need to hold it. Then, a yellow message window popped up in front of her eyes.
[Shinsoo, ‘The Cat that Wanders the Darkness’ scoffs that these people don’t have eyes to see.]
[It encourages you not to be too discouraged, saying that among the hunters gathered here, the Princess of Heukyeom is the best if you only judge by fame.]
The cat seemed to be misunderstanding something. Eunha was not particularly hurt or disappointed. She had never once thought that the Princess of Heukyeom would have fans to begin with.
[Shinsoo, ‘The Cat that Wanders the Darkness’ snorts at the hunter, saying that fans are nonsense, and all of it is a waste of time.] [Saying that not receiving an autograph here will become a great regret someday, it strongly curses everyone here!]Ding, ding, ding…….
It seemed as if the cat was the one who was rather hurt and disappointed.
How to kill time? Eunha opened the cap of the water bottle she had placed beside her and quickly quenched her thirst. It was said to be about an hour, so if she killed time roughly, it would be over soon.
“Sis, Sis.”
Suddenly, the voice of a child was heard from somewhere. When Eunha, who was drinking water, turned her head, there was no one there.
“Here, I’m here.”
A plump hand popped up above the desk and waved. Lowering her gaze, she saw a little girl looking up at her, standing on tiptoe.
‘…This child.’
She looked familiar. The paper for an autograph that the child was holding entered Eunha’s sight. The child seemed nervous, gulped down saliva, and carefully extended the paper she was holding.
“Please sign this.”
“……Me?”
Nod, nod.
In her acornlike eyes, expectations sparkled like stars.
Eunha then noticed the clothes the girl was wearing.
A big ribbondecorated black dress. Above her head, a cute crown was attached to a single clip in a spring form.
Lastly, the black umbrella she held tightly in her right hand was visible. Although the design was different, the floralprinted umbrella was unmistakably—.
“…….”
Eunha’s gaze fell. An elegant parasol leaning against the desk came into view.
Ding.
[Shinsoo, ‘The Cat that Wanders the Darkness’ says it’s a fan! Finally, a fan has come! It flips somersaults in excitement.]Although earlier it said it didn’t need fans. Eunha chuckled, and the little girl standing in front of her eyes sparkled, saying “Wow……!”
“Mom, Mom! The princess smiled!”
The child’s voice was so loud that the surrounding hunters and their fans turned their heads toward them all at once.
Eunha looked at the child with wideopen eyes. Her expression showed that she was quite surprised.
“Hello. Long time no see, right?”
Then, a woman who was standing behind the child came up to Eunha.
‘This person is.’
The moment she faced her, Eunha’s mind revived a memory she had forgotten. The Gate that had occurred at the aquarium before. The woman in the red dress that Eunha had rescued at that time.
“I was really thankful back then. Since that day, my child has insisted on wearing only black dresses…. I brought my daughter today after hearing that you would be here, she was so excited.”
The woman held her child in her arms and smiled warmly.
“No, I only did what was natural.”
Eunha stared down blankly at the paper the child handed her, then slowly picked up the pen.
“Yeri… right?”
“Yes!”
Before the child, who answered energetically, Eunha moved her hand, holding the pen.
“……Here you go.”
“Wow!”
The excited child began to jump up and down on the spot.
“Thank you!”
The child and her mother thanked her several times before leaving. Eunha waved her hand without taking her eyes off the child until she left the fan signing event.
“─I’m thankful, too.”
She whispered, smiling.
As unbelievable as it seemed that she was wearing black clothes, she smiled brightly.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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