Chapter 540 – Active Duty JK!

“The temperature has dropped a bit, but the humidity and crowds are still the same.”

These were the words of the Demon King, who was walking on a street crowded with tourists. She looked around as she fanned the sweat on her skin with her hands.

“Where, what, is there anything cool or something to eat? It’s not like that in summer tourist spots.”

“There is a vending machine for drinks over there, Sohee.”

“Other than those industrial products, Jim wants something that can only be eaten at tourist spots.”

“Your taste is also meticulous.”

“That is your sister. Are you proud?”

“Because she’s also your brother’s girlfriend?”

As the demon king said, it was close to 4 o’clock, but the weather was still hot. Numerically, the temperature was lowered, but thanks to the humidity not changing (?), The perceived temperature was not much different from before entering the hotel.

“Oh, it’s hot.”

I muttered a little and looked around and asked.

“Then where can I go? That, Kiyo, is that me?”

“You mean Kiyomizu-dera? You can see it if you go all the way up this alley.”

“Yeah, I guess that’s how people go.”

Both sides of the alley that Mina pointed out were filled with souvenir shops reminiscent of a traditional Japanese house. Tourists went up while looking at the souvenir shops on the left and right, and there were hundreds of such people.

“Oh!”

The demon king, who said he would die from the heat, quickly regained his energy and opened her eyes wide. Then he made a fuss and gave the direction with his mouth.

“You-all! 2 o’clock! Look at the 2 o’clock position!”

“Uh? What?”

“Active duty! Active duty JK!”

My what?

I turned my head while frowning at the first word I had ever heard. In the direction the demon king directed, there were girls wearing school uniforms that were a little different from Korean ones.

“Minna! 行KOU!” (Everyone! Let’s go!)

“Ah! Are you going to see me? I’m going to go!”

“Kawaii~!” (So cute!)

Impressive in long dark blue pleated skirts, they were looking around the souvenir shop with bright faces. It was so cute that he was chatting so excitedly, so I laughed.

“Oh, sister. Her brother laughs at the other girls because of you.”

“Doesn’t it remind you of the Yankee project we did at the love hotel?”

“No it’s not?!”

He hurriedly denied the misunderstanding that Sehee and Mina had been making. And I tried to tell the demon king that they were wrong, but she smiled cheerfully and nodded her head.

“What is it? They’re kids anyway.”

“I was also a high school student until last year.”

“You were a legal high school girl a year older, weren’t you?”

“… Is there anything illegal?”

Sehee looked at me as if asking for an explanation. Of course, I didn’t know what I was talking about, so I changed the subject.

“Well, by the way, what is JK?”

“Hmm? You mean JK doesn’t know either? Are you serious?”

“What is that?”

“Heh heh, that’s a problem. It’s a problem.”

The demon king frowned and asked if he didn’t know this. Embarrassed to see that, I looked at Mina the way Sehee did. Then Minah explained what she meant with her usual blunt face.

“It stands for Just kidding. I meant it was just a joke.”

“I see.”

“Did you mean that?”

“No! That’s not it!”

Seeing me and Sehee nodding, the demon king jumped up. Of course, he didn’t really run, but he showed a rather fierce attitude.

“How can such an underdog come out! Speaking of JK, of course this is it!”

Then he told me the meaning of the abbreviation.

“If you do JK! Josh Koose! In other words! High school girls!”

“If we go all the way here, it’s Kiyomizu-dera?”

“Yes that’s right.”

“I’ll buy something cool on the way to eat. I think my sister got the heat.”

“Ignoring hurts more than criticism!”

He was an underdog who didn’t mean much for making a fuss like that, so he just ignored it as if nothing had happened. The demon king played a joke on us and held Mina and me by the shoulders while crying.

“No! You-all! Isn’t it something you can only see in anime! JK! That active JK is right in front of you! Please ask me to take a picture with you!”

“Hey. What to take a picture of Just go.”

“Sohee. Those people are real people, not fictional characters.”

“Unnie, they are not the people who came out of the monitor. It’s just high school.”

“I know Jim, too. You just wanted to take a picture to commemorate the meeting, right?”

It seemed like they just wanted to take a picture together. It’s not that I didn’t understand it because I didn’t see it in Korea, but I didn’t want to be a nuisance to the girls who just came to play.

“…”

“…”

“…”

Oh, screwed up

No matter how much the king spoke in Korean, he must have understood what the high school girl said in Japanese. In addition to making a fuss like this, the girls who had been laughing and chatting began to whisper and talk among themselves.

“Oh…”

As I looked, the girls came towards us. We couldn’t help but be embarrassed as he cautiously approached with a smile on his face. One of the female students with glasses asked us.

“Ano、one round, 写真撮ってもらえmasuka?” (Hey, could you take a picture with me?)

“Hmm?”

The demon king stopped babbling at the words spoken in Japanese and translated for us with a bewildered expression.

“I’m asking if I can take a picture with you.”

“Can it be?”

Thinking it was ridiculous, I asked if the demon king had misunderstood this.

“They just asked me to take a picture of them.”

“No, Jiheon. I really said that.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes that’s right.”

Seeing Mina nod resolutely, I felt confused. This is the same for Se-hee, so she asked her sister, who was about to raise the corner of her mouth.

“Sister, why do you want to take a picture? Aren’t we?”

“Oh, uh, um. I will ask.”

Confused by the sudden luck, the demon king immediately asked the girls.

“Sumimasenga、Moshikashite私tachitachitachirikai no square々deshouka。” (Excuse me, but do you know us?)

“Oh, Ie!”

The girl hurriedly shook her head and looked at us with a slightly wary look. Then, as carefully as her eyes, he asked a question.

“Moshikashite、Korea’s idol group。 違Imasuka?” (Aren’t they Korean actors or idols?)

“Puhahaha!”

Hearing that, the Demon King immediately burst into laughter. Mina must have understood as well, and he gently raised the corner of his mouth. Seeing the women’s reactions, Se-hee and I felt relieved and asked.

“What. What is it?”

“Why are you laughing? By the way, I think you said idol, is that correct?”

“Um, that’s right. That’s right.”

“Yes that’s right.”

Demon King and Mina, who had been making a pleasant tea, nodded their heads. And while the devil answered, Minah explained what he meant.

“It looks like they mistook us for Korean actors or idols.”

“Uh?”

“Is it so?”

Se-hee also smiled broadly, just like Mawang and Min-ah did. Of course, I felt good enough to laugh. Certainly, my girlfriends were as good looking as celebrities, and I was happy to be praised for that.

On the other hand, when the demon king explained, the girls were startled in a fuss.

“え?” (Eh?)

“Usodesyou!” (That’s a lie!)

“Actually?” (Really?)

Apparently, he didn’t believe what the demon king said. The demon king became even more excited about the disbelief response.

“This is true! Believe me!”

Since then, in the situation where the demon king was talking to active JKs, we forgot about it and talked to them. In the meantime, we chatted while watching the demon king talking excitedly.

“But isn’t it like that? Seeing you smile, asking for ID when buying alcohol at a convenience store.”

“Ah, that feels good. I go through it often, too.”

“I have never been like that before.”

“You? But. It must be because he is tall.”

“Your sister has big breasts. Someone sees it and thinks it’s Mija.”

“Hey. I didn’t say anything at all.”

“Since Sohee is small and cute, I think she will often be treated as a minor.”

“Thanks sister.”

“Oh, Minah. Then what about me? I am?”

“… Seen from above, they are full-fledged adults.”

“Why are you looking from above?!”

“Ah, indeed. Yes.”

“What! What are you nodding at!”

While we were talking, the demon king spoke to us while talking to high school girls.

“You-all! They ask if they can take a picture together.”

“Are you okay?”

“They say it’s okay even though we’re not celebrities?”

“It is.”

She revealed why the demon king nodded and wanted to take a picture.

“I want to take a picture with you, who are as beautiful as celebrities.”

“Uh, me too?”

“You have to take pictures, don’t you have a conscience?”

“Noisy, bad thing.”

She said curtly and she nodded. Although I was a bit reluctant to take pictures with people I had never seen before, it was because the demon king wanted to take pictures with them.

“Okay. Then let’s take a picture. Is everyone okay?”

“Yes, of course.”

“Yes that’s right.”

“Of course Jim is fine!”

I guess so. Because you asked me to take a picture.

Anyway, we took pictures with the girls, and the girls took pictures with us. The children parted ways with us, saying that if it hadn’t been for the gathering time, they would have gone together.

“Haha, did you have a good memory?”

The Demon King, who took a picture with the active JK he longed for, made a happy expression. Se-hee and Min-ah also talked about girls with not bad faces, as if they were happy.

“The kids are cute. You’re not even a few years older than me.”

“It reminded me of the children at daycare.”

I called their attention to the girls looking down the alley.

“Now let’s go. We should go have fun too.”

“Isn’t that the only thing on your mind?”

“Not that! Travel! Travel!”

Haha! Okay don’t be angry Ha, by the way. Because the children are gone.”

The demon king, smiling as if satisfied, looked at the alley still full of tourists and said,

“Now a middle school girl! Let’s go find the active JC!”

“Hey!”

“Isn’t slush no different between Korea and Japan?”

“Then what did you wish for? By the way, is this alley a bit steep? Be careful. If you make a mistake, you will fall.”

“I hope not. This is Sannenzaka, and if you fall here, you will die within three years.”

“Even if you fall down, you can buy a gobyeong at the souvenir shop. Don’t worry, Jiheon.”

“What are you worried about? It’s all superstition anyway, gimmick, what?!”

“You-all! JC! JC! JC!”

Dump!

“Hey! Why push!”

“Jiheon. I’m going to buy a gourd now. It is said that the more expensive the better, so be prepared.”

“What are you prepared for! Hey! Don’t stand! Don’t buy it! I told you not to buy it!”

“Brother. I have already entered the store.”

“Don’t buy it, eh. What about your sister?”

“Hey. I’m taking pictures with the girls.”

“They are real!”