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Today, Grace is the first lost child taken in the center. There were still many cookies and hot chocolate prepared.
When Charlie brought three cookies and hot chocolate to them, Seojun prepared a place on where to put the tray.
āThank you!ā
āDonāt mention it!ā
These two children seemed to have already becime best friends even though they had just met each other.
Seojun handed Grace a cup of hot chocolate. Grace sipped the hot chocolate and her cold empty stomach warmed up.
The three children huddled together in a corner of the lost child center. As the blanket wrapped around them, they talked to each other.
āAfter the contest, vampires and werewolves band would be performing. My dad will be there too. Heās the werewolves pack leader! When performed with my uncles last year, it was amazing. I really want to perform on stage when I grow up!ā
āCharlieās wolf-ears is really cute.ā
āI like Junās costume more.ā
Seojun smiled at Graceās words.
āRight?ā
āCute.ā
At Graceās words, Seojun rubbed his cheek shyly.
āYou canāt be too cute. Werewolves are usually very scary.ā
āLike my dad! Isnāt it hard to win first place with such a cute face? Why did you make it like that?ā
āOriginally, it was a nice wolf hat like Charlieās father, but after adding many things, it became very heavy. So my uncle made it simplier and light.ā
āBut itāll be hard to win first place.ā
āWhat are they usually doing at the contest?ā
Charlie answered Graceās question. Seojun also listened carefully.
āMost people will act on the stage. Vampires will act like vampires and witches will act like witches. They can make props and use them, but not too big. The first place is determined by the reaction of the audience.ā
āWhat if the reactions are similar?ā
Charlie shrugged.
āThen they will be tied for first place. That happened quite a lot.ā
āI see.ā
āCome to think of it, Jun, did you apply for the competition?ā
āYes, I did it as soon as the festival started.ā
āWhat did will you be doing?ā
āTransform into a werewolf!ā
āIāll cheer for you. My voice will probably the loudest!ā
At Charlieās words, Seojun and Grace also burst into laughter.
The staff and the couple at the Lost children Center were worried that the lost child might be anxious. Seeing that she settled calmly with the two kids, they waited for Graceās family with confidence.
āGrace!ā
The tent of the lost child center was wide open. Graceās parents and a girl, who appears to be her older sister, rushed in. As soon as Grace saw her parentsā faces, she burst into tears and cried.
āMom! Dad!ā
āGrace! Where in the worldā¦! No. Iām glad that youāre okay.ā
āAre you hurt?ā
The couple looked everywhere for Grace, but they still couldnāt find her. Both the girl and the parents looked teary at each other.
Soon after, Graceās parents gave their thanks to the staff and also to Seo Eun-hye and Lee Min-joon.
āThis is Jun and this is Charlie. They found me.ā
āThank you so much.ā
Wiping her tears, Grace didnāt forgot to introduced Seojun and Charlie. Graceās mother, who finished thanking Seojun and Charlie, asked Grace.
āShall we go to the hotel now?ā
She was worried that she might not like the Halloween festival anymore, or there would be a little trauma left on her with this event. Graceās father and sister waited for her response.
āNo.ā
Grace gave a big smile to her mother as she replied.
āJun is participating to the contest. I want to watch him too. Jun wants to win first place, so I have to be there and cheer for him. Mom and dad, letās go and cheer together!ā
At Graceās words, Seojun and Charlie burst into laughter. They thought she was a quiet child, but she seemed to have not said anything because of anxiety.
āThen make sure you win first place! Iāll cheer for you.ā
Grace and her family left the lost child center to eat dinner because they hadnāt eaten yet. Charlie looked at the clock of the lost child center.
āJun, you should go prepare for the contest now.ā
Seojun and his parents also checked their own watches. The time said by the organizer earlier is approaching.
āHow did you know?ā
āThis is already my 10th festival.ā
āDo you remember your first time?ā
āHmm, from the Fifth?ā
The two children burst into laughter.
āThere was a time when I participated there during may dadās performance.ā
āThen, do you want to come with me?ā
āOkay. Iāll show you what my dad is preparing.ā
Seojun became excited at Charlieās words. He can finally see the wolf mask up close!
The stage installed in the middle of Orsay Square was bigger than expected. There are still an hour left until the start of the performances, but some people already sat down.
āI think the stage was smaller than this on YouTube.ā
āLast year, there were more people than expected, so they installed a bigger one this time.ā
āI see. Itās so nice!ā Seojun nodded at Charlieās answer.
The stage was in T shape. There was a small runaway where the participants could walk closer to the audience. It was wider compared to the usual Modelās runaway.
āYou can walk out this way too.ā
Seojun was thinking of what will he be doing in his head but the stage was bigger than expected, anyway this was good.
āThis is the way behind the stage.ā
It was very noisy behind the stage. Participants for the competition received a numbered ticket and handed over a paper to the organizers and then stated the timing of the music and stage effects they prepared.
Seojun also gave a paper and received his number. As he was waiting for a while, the employee, who was checking the application earlier, began drawing lots.
Among the 13 teams, Seojun was the last.
As they finished the drawing lots, the organizer reminded them.
āThe first performer team get ready inside. If you have props, please prepare.ā
There was still time before it was Seojunās turn, as they followed Charlie, they saw two groups preparing hard for the performance and working together.
At a glance, it was a group of vampires and a group of werewolves. The vampires were dressed in with nice suits, while the werewolves were bare-faced without their wolf masks.
āUncles! Dad!ā
āCharlie!ā
āThe tailless little wolf is here.ā
Vampires and werewolves welcomed Charlie together. With Charlieās appearance, their practices stopped for a while.
A strange man walked toward Charlie. Charlie ran and hugged the man.
āDad!ā
āā¦Dad?ā
Seojun blinked his eyes. At this moment, the father and son did not match. Charlie is human, but his dad was a werewolf!
The wolf mask was so impressive that it could be mistaken for something real.
The man hugged Charlie tightly and opened his mouth.
āThank you for taking care of Charlie.ā
āNo, we had a lot of fun too.ā
āCharlie knows the festivals well.ā
At the coupleās compliment, Charlieās dad smiled and stroked Charlieās head. After greeting other people, Seojun and his party came out.
āParticipants can sit in the front row Itās this way.ā
Charlie walked ahead.
āAre they all actors?ā
āNo. My dad runs a restaurant. He cooks many foods, but his Beef bourguignon is the best. Try it later.ā
Seojun and the couple blinked. Charlieās dad is actually a cook.
āThe vampire uncle leader makes wine, and the other uncles have other jobs too.ā
āWhy are they performing?ā
āOrsay specialty is wine, but there are many places in France where wine is a specialty.ā
Charlie shrugged.
āHalloween festival was done to get many people to come to Orsay and develop tourism. This Halloween festivals have been held for a long time, but there were fewer participants. And as this is known to the public, many Halloween festivals from other countries also started appearing, so they decided to have the participants keep up with the settings so they can really immerse themselves to their monster role. Among the various events that was started to make this festival known, the most notable is the battle between vampires and werewolves.ā
Seojun nodded.
āThe first try was a little bit clumsy, but everyone liked it a lot. And then more tourists came. Everyone is working hard because they like doing it. I donāt know about anything else, but there wonāt be anyone who can be as good as my uncles among the vampires and werewolves at acting.ā
At Charlieās words, Seojun shrugged. Monster acting? There was someone here who could do better than anyone else.
āIām pretty good too.ā
āMy dad has been doing this for 10 years already.ā
āIām going to be like that too.ā
In this life.Ā Seojun swallowed the last two words he wanted to say an laughed. The couple standing behind Seojun also smiled.
āWe will have a better view here. After the awards ceremony, my dadās performance will be next, we can watch it together.ā
Seo Eun-hye put her bag down on the chair, she decided to wait for his turn behind the stage with Seojun, while Lee Min-joon decided to film Seojunās stage among the audience. Charlie followed Seojun and stayed to watch the contest from the backstage.