Devil’s Music

It had been three days since Director Lee had called Fantagio, but with no response, the tension among the five women had gradually eased.

Living in Korea without any freedom, and now without even a manager to watch over them, the women were thrilled. They gathered together to enjoy tasty meals and shopping.

Sanjung, Yunhyun, and Soa, who had been with the company for several years, were close friends. Although they were in different teams, they often met during entertainment events, where they shared a sense of camaraderie and supported each other.

On the other hand, newly debuted Yunjeong and Jinyeon felt awkward around the older sisters and were often left out of conversations, which made them feel isolated.

Finally, the older sisters decided to stay in the hotel when they went out, and after they left, Yunjeong and Jinyeon secretly planned their own outing.

"Yay! The sisters will be back late tonight, right? Then we can stay out late too!"

"Yeah, let’s enjoy until late at night! They won’t be back until dawn anyway, hehe."

After quickly changing, Yunjeong and Jinyeon left their room and caught the elevator. Unlike the older sisters who might be recognized, these new debutantes were anonymous in the U.S., dressed casually and laughing merrily as they hailed a taxi.

When Jinyeon turned on a translation app on her phone and handed it to the Mexican taxi driver, he smiled and said, "Haha, the Biking Club, right? I'll take you there, beautiful ladies."

Although he was complimenting them, Jinyeon, who couldn’t understand his English mixed with a Mexican accent, sat back feeling puzzled.

"What's he saying? It must be right, right?"

Yunjeong, looking nervous, soon nodded, "He definitely mentioned the Biking Club, so it must be right."

"I should have studied English more, this is frustrating."

"Hehe, but you do speak Japanese."

"Yeah, these days you have to know Japanese and Chinese, you never know when you might expand into those markets."

"That’s true, but it’s totally useless here in the U.S."

"Yeah, tell me about it."

As they continued chatting in Korean, the taxi driver no longer attempted to converse with them. However, as an idol-level pretty East Asian schoolgirls, the driver couldn't help but steal glances at them through the rearview mirror.

Whenever their eyes met in the mirror, the driver would send a greasy smile, making Jinyeon uncomfortably poke Yunjeong without moving her lips, as if ventriloquizing.

“Ew... haha... that man gives me the creeps, Yunjeong."

"Don’t show it. Remember, they say in America they shoot over nothing."

"Don’t say scary stuff... Look, he’s looking again. Smile..."

"Ah... hahaha."

When the driver saw Jinyeon and Yunjeong smiling at him, he became even more encouraged to make eye contact through the mirror. To him, the actions were merely out of finding the young Eastern girls cute, but to the girls, it was frightening.

Soon, the taxi stopped in front of the Biking Club's entrance, and the girls jumped out without even taking their change. The driver, licking his lips, drove off as the girls watched warily until he was out of sight.

"Phew, even taking a taxi isn’t easy. Is this the place?"

Jinyeon looked around and pointed at the sign of the Biking Club, laughing, "If there’s not another Biking Club around, this must be it, hehe. Let's go in!"

As they attempted to enter, a massive African-American man blocked their way.

"What’s up?"

Startled by the intimidating man speaking in English, Jinyeon backed away sweating, "I-I’m sorry! We are Korean! I can’t speak English!"

Confused by her strange pronunciation, the man simply pointed behind them, "Line up. Don’t you see the queue?"

Although they didn’t understand his words, they saw the line he was pointing to and Yunjeong pulled Jinyeon towards it, "He's saying to line up, I guess." �

"Is that so? Let’s go. Thank you so much..."

The African-American watched them join the end of the line and then went back to his duties. Only then did the girls realize he was asking them to queue.

"Ah, there must be at least a hundred people ahead. When will we get in, huh?"

"We should wait, this place is known as a pilgrimage site for tourists since Kay performed here for a year. I heard the burgers are really good."

"Yeah, I know that... but it seems like we’ll have to wait at least two hours?"

"Still, let’s wait. I really want to eat here!"

While they had expected to wait two hours,

even after 30 minutes the line hadn’t moved. Just as the four Caucasian men at the front were let in, a scream erupted from the crowd.

"Aaaaaah!!!!!"

"What, what’s happening!"

"Mommy!"

As Jinyeon covered her ears and looked around in panic, she suddenly shouted, pointing, "It’s Brother Kay!"

"Where, where!!?"

As the crowd screamed and cheered, causing the line to become a mess, security rushed to manage the crowd, and Kay, getting out of a car parked in front of the club, waved smilingly at the people.

"Look, I told you! Kay comes to this shop often!"

"Yeah, I’m glad I listened to you, you were right!!"

"Ah, he’s so handsome, what do we do!!"

Even though the Westerners were cheering, not understanding what they were saying, the two girls stood there dumbfounded, watching Kay.

"I wonder... if I could ever become a singer who receives cheers from Western people?"

"Sigh... I wish I could be that kind of person too. I’m so envious."

Being lost in such a large crowd, the two girls thought it impossible for Kay to notice them and just watched him from afar. Then, a chubby African-American ran out of the store and hugged Kay warmly.

"Hey, Kay! You've been coming here often!"

"Ha, Samb

o! Is business doing well?"

Samb

o laughed heartily, pointing to the long line, "With Kay visiting often, look how many customers there are, haha."

Seeing the line, Kay widened his eyes in surprise.

"Whoa, those are..."

He spotted Yunjeong and Jinyeon in the line, who he had seen in school.

"Their names were... Yunjeong, Jinyeon, right?"

Despite the crowd, Kay recognized the two girls almost at the end of the line and walked towards them. As he approached, people in the line reached out to him, and the security pushed them back. Samb

o followed Kay and asked, "Where are you going? You should go inside."

"Oh, just a moment. I know someone here."

Yunjeong and Jinyeon, seeing Kay approaching them, stepped back nervously. Kay smiled as he got closer.

"Yunjeong, Jinyeon, right?"

Surprised that he remembered their names, Jinyeon hesitated before responding.

"Yes... yes, oppa."

"Oh, oppa... seeing you again."

"Ha, come out."

"What?"

"Come out. Let's go in together."

"Really?"

Speaking in Korean, the surrounding patrons didn’t understand, but it was apparent to them that the beautiful East Asian girls knew Kay. Kay casually spoke to Samb

o behind him.

"Since I know them, can we go in together?"

Samb

o looked slightly troubled as he glanced at the other customers.

"There’s no problem entering, but there are no seats in the hall."

Kay pouted his lips slightly and turned to the girls.

"There are no seats in the hall, do you just want to have a meal with me?"

"Ah!! Really?"

"Oh, oppa! Really, can we?"

Kay smiled and lifted the red rope barrier, gesturing with his head.

"Yes, the other guests will understand. Come on."

"Thank you, oppa!!"

"Kyaa! Thank you, oppa!"

As the girls ducked under the line, Samb

o called the security.

"Reset the line properly, and escort these two ladies to the VIP room with Kay."

The taciturn security nodded slightly and led Kay forward. Jinyeon, walking behind Kay, had an expression as if she were dreaming.

"Is this for real?"

Yunjeong pinched her cheek in disbelief.

"Ouch, it hurts. It must be real."

As the two entered the club, the stage was alive with blues musicians and the audience clapping along. The scene straight out of an American blues club movie startled the girls, but before they could take it all in, the audience began to scream as they saw Kay.

"Aaaaaah!! Kay!!!!!"

Familiar with the routine, Kay waved back and moved towards the VIP room. The audience followed his every move, tapping on the tables.

"Kay! Kay! Kay! Kay!"

Mesmerized, the girls followed Kay into the VIP room door, turning back to look at the hall. As they entered, most of the audience focused on the mysterious East Asian girls accompanying Kay, prompting them to instinctively bow in greeting.

Unable to speak English, the girls didn’t know what to say, and realizing there was no reason for them to greet, they blushed and hurried into the VIP room. Once inside, Kay handed them the menu.

"Here, the basic burgers and beer are really good."

Yunjeong and Jinyeon, unsure of where to sit in the spacious VIP

room, eventually sat across from Kay.

"Yes, yes! We’ll have that too."

"Hehe, alright."

After ordering, Kay smiled broadly at them.

"I thought this was a small connection, but it turns out to be a significant one, us."

Facing Kay’s smile, Yunjeong was shy, but Jinyeon, more outgoing, grinned and nodded.

"Hehe, really! Oppa, did you come here to eat alone?"

"No, my friends will be here soon."

"Friends? Your friends?"

"Yes, my friends, hehe."

As soon as Kay finished speaking, the VIP room door burst open. A very tall African-American entered, lowering his sunglasses to look at the unfamiliar girls sitting with Kay.

"What’s this, these little ones."

Jinyeon and Yunjeong dropped their forks.

"Sn…… Snoop Dog……"

A smaller Caucasian peered over, wearing a hoodie.

"Eh? Kay, who are these people?"

Yunjeong swallowed dryly.

"It’s…… it’s Eminem, Jinyeon......"

Kay stood up, laughing.

"Come in and talk. Oh, Shizuka came too?"

Shizuka, wearing a gray long cardigan and a white blouse, entered last, laughing.

"Hi, I was just at the company and came here together. Oh, who are these people?"

Stunned by Shizuka’s beautiful and pure smile, Jinyeon was speechless.

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