Chapter 96

    Chapter 96

    So this is Orchesi.

    Seo-jun and his parents arrived in Orchesi. The Halloween festival had not started yet, but there were people everywhere with their children. They all wore light costumes and did not hide their excitement for the festival.

    Seo-jun and his parents checked into their accommodation and went outside. They had lunch in Paris.

    Lee Min Jun looked at the time. It was almost time for his appointment.

    Ill go to the square first. Seo-jun, do you want to go sightseeing with mom somewhere else?

    Cant we go together?

    Hmm. Its probably busy right now. Its dangerous to move things around. Lets go later.

    Okay!

    Well be at the wine museum. I dont know where well go next, but call me when youre done.

    Okay. Be careful, both of you.

    Seo-jun and Seo Eun Hye parted ways with Lee Min Jun, who headed to the square where the Halloween festival would be held.

    The square of Orchesi was bustling with preparations for the festival. The square and the road were divided by a boundary line, and security guards blocked the entrance of people.

    Inside the square, there were large tents set up by the organizers and booths by the participating shops.

    Lee Min Jun rubbed his neck as he saw the sight of paper boxes, chairs, and desks scattered everywhere. He felt like he came here to work.

    Kim Hee Sang. Youll see.

    He saw people carrying loads here and there. At the entrance, security guards checked the badges. Lee Min Jun, who had no badge, took out his phone and called his team leader.

    The phone rang.

    Hes here!

    Lee Min Juns name filled the screen. He had contacted him that he would visit around 2 oclock, but the team leader had been waiting since 1 oclock, looking at his phone.

    The other employees also looked at the team leader who ran to the entrance with a pitiful look.

    Our company is good, and our companys presidents are good people too, but

    Honestly, bosses are all hard to deal with.

    Team leader, hang in there.

    They all cheered for the team leader.

    There was one person who was having a hard time because of his boss here, and one person who came to work during his vacation.

    The team leader and Lee Min Jun greeted each other awkwardly. The team leader handed Lee Min Jun the badge he had prepared.

    Lee Min Jun put the badge around his neck and stepped into the square.

    This way.

    Yes.

    The team leader gave Lee Min Jun the event guide pamphlet distributed by the organizers and guided him around the square.

    The stage events would take place on the large stage that was being set up in the center, and food and souvenirs would be sold at the booths that were lined up here and there.

    They greeted the staff of the Orchesi City Hall and looked around the lost and found center and the emergency treatment center.

    I need to remember this.

    It would not be easy to find such a large place when there were many people.

    This is the food truck zone.

    There are a lot of shops.

    Yes. The popularity has increased as the rounds went on. At first, we only used half of the square, but now we use it all.

    Lee Min Jun nodded.

    Shall we go to our booth then?

    Yes.

    The team leader walked ahead and said.

    On the guide pamphlet, you can see that the restaurants are marked with colors. The places that sell drinks are blue, and the places that sell food are green.

    I see.

    And the places that sell souvenirs are scattered around, but the foreign companies or the bigger companies are clustered together. Our booth is over there too.

    On the map on the pamphlet, Lee Min Jun saw the logos of the toy companies and the doll companies that he had seen before when he considered overseas shopping for Seo-jun. Among them, the logo of Monster Company stood out.

    Here it is.

    The Monster Companys booth was busy displaying the Monster Companys dolls, stationery, and metal badges.

    The employees who were carrying the paper boxes with dolls, and the employees who were neatly arranging them, stopped and looked at Lee Min Jun, who appeared with the team leader.

    Dont mind me and keep going.

    Even though it was a small theater, there was a difference in the level of the seats, so the people in the back could see well. As they sat quietly and waited, the side door of the stage opened and two people came in. They were a pianist and a violinist.

    The two bowed and the audience clapped. Seo-jun and his parents also clapped. The pianist sat in front of the piano and warmed up his hands, and the violinist held the violin and got ready.

    The two performers played famous classics. Piano solo, violin solo. Duet of the two instruments. The performance was beautiful. They were not famous performers, but it was a good performance.

    When the performance ended, applause erupted. Normally, the performance would have continued, but there was not much time left until the Halloween festival of Orchesi.

    The violinist picked up the microphone.

    Thank you for visiting Orchesi. Please enjoy the Halloween festival as much as you can, and I hope it will be a happy festival for you.

    ***

    When the concert ended and they went outside, the people walking on the street looked completely different from a few hours ago.

    The children wore black cloaks and carried witchs brooms, or wrapped bandages around them and imitated mummies.

    The adults wore light costumes such as headbands with devil horns or angel rings, or more elaborate costumes such as inverted doll masks.

    Seo-jun and his parents eyes widened.

    Suddenly, monsters had taken over the streets of Orchesi.

    Seeing this sight for the first time in his life, Seo-jun grabbed his mom and dads hands with an excited face.

    Mom and dad! Lets go quickly!

    Seo-juns clothes are in the hotel. We have to hurry.

    Seo-jun and his parents quickened their pace. Even the hotel door, the lobby, and the hotel staff were all in costumes, no matter how small.

    The hotel decorations, which were beautifully decorated for Halloween, looked completely different from what they had seen during the day, with the colorful hotel lights.

    Its like we came to another world.

    Maybe the theater door was a portal to another world.

    Awesome! Its really Halloween!

    Children shouted Trick or Treat everywhere. The adults gave them candy from their pockets.

    Lets go quickly!

    Yeah.

    When they returned to their room, Seo-jun opened the suitcase. The clothes that Kim Hee Sang had made were neatly folded. Seo Eun Hye put down the wine and said.

    Can you dress yourself?

    Yes! What are mom and dad going to do?

    Were going to wear the headbands that Hee Sang made.

    Hehehe.

    Seo-jun took out the denim jacket. The wolf head looked rounder and cuter than in the picture. The wolf ears that stood up, the fangs, and the eyes were all small.

    Uncle Hee Sang said that he had made it too hard and didnt think about the weight, and the wolf head became too heavy. It would be hard for Seo-jun, since it would make even adults necks stiff, so he made it simpler.

    Hmm. Cant be helped.

    He carefully wore the denim jacket with the wolf head, and the black pants with a tail. And he put his hands in the gloves at the end of the sleeves.

    Both hands were gloved and looked like chubby wolf paws. The back of the hand was fluffy, but the palm was a dogs paw.

    Wow. Jelly!

    He clenched his fist and admired the round and soft paw. The claws on the gloves were also small and soft.

    Seo-jun finally put on the wolf head hat. He moved his head around and it felt like he was wearing two hats.

    Its light! And I can see well.

    He looked in the mirror and saw that his forehead was covered by the wolfs snout. The wolf head in the mirror looked like a baby wolf.

    Hmm. He wanted to be a cooler werewolf, but it was because of the weight. Nothing he could do!

    Seo-jun, are you done?

    Yes! Ta-da!

    Wow! Youre so cute!

    Really! Youre so adorable! The gloves have jelly too.

    Kim Hee Sang. Amazing. No shoes? He could have made wolf feet too.

    He said to just wear sneakers. He said it might be dangerous to step on the decorations.

    I guess so. Oh, take this bag with you.

    Lee Min Jun hung a small bag on Seo-juns shoulder. It was a wolf-shaped bag that could hold candy or snacks, and had emergency money in it.

    Shall we go now?

    Yes!

    Seo-jun smiled brightly and held the hands of his mom and dad, who wore headbands with wolf ears. The wolf family was all together.