Chapter 534: Friend

Chapter 534: Friend

A limousine was moving swiftly on the roads of the beautiful city of Paris, with several black SUV’s around it, as if they were protecting the luxurious car.

Genie actually contacted Minhyuk.

‘What do you mean it’s fine?!’

Anyone would definitely want to be congratulated on their debut. No one would ever want to be hidden. Minhyuk knew this too well. After all, he had always said ‘It’s fine’ when he started suffering from eating addiction.

But once he turned around and was left alone, he would oftentimes feel bitter and lonely, hiding himself under the covers of his blanket.

Da-Sol did not tell anyone in Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. Despite everyone’s busy schedules, they stopped what they were doing and rushed to Incheon International Airport to fly to Paris the moment they heard that Da-Sol was about to debut as a model.

When Minhyuk turned on his tablet, he searched for the three words ‘Beyond the Heavens’. Articles immediately popped up on his screen.

[Beyond the Heavens have arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.]

[Where are the Beyond the Heavens’ guild members heading to?]

[The only thing that’s noteworthy as of now in Paris is... Crystal’s Fashion Show. We can assume that they’re heading to Crystal’s Fashion Show. If that’s the case, then we can expect this year’s Crystal’s Fashion Show to be the best fashion show in existence.]

“...”

Minhyuk stopped reading the articles. He thought for a moment before saying, “Mister Driver, let’s arrive at Crystal’s Fashion Show when it’s finished.”

“Eh? What do you mean?” The driver asked in confusion.

Minhyuk just smiled softly and said, “I believe this is for the better. After all, this is our friend’s fashion show. She should be the only one shining brightly on that stage.”

Minhyuk looked out of the car’s window with a slight smile on his face as the driver instructed the rest of the drivers through their radios. Then, the limousine began to circle the roads of Paris, heading somewhere that was not towards Crystal’s Fashion Show.

***

Crystal’s Fashion Show finally kicked off, with world-class celebrities sitting side by side on both sides of the stage. It was filled with brilliant lights, refreshing music, and wonderful models, highlighting Crystal’s designs and making them shine brightly on the stage.

“Woah...”

“Crystal’s Fashion Show is truly the best.”

All of the invited celebrities were in awe. Even the officials of the broadcasting station that was broadcasting Crystal’s Fashion Show could not close their mouths in shock and admiration. The fact that Crystal had given his all for this fashion show was undeniable. Meanwhile, the organizing committee was in a buzz.

“Wha, what? Beyond the Heavens is not coming?!”

“Yes. We have confirmed that they arrived in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, but strangely enough, they are only roaming the streets of Paris in their limousine.”

“What in the world does that mean...?!”

The reason why they accepted Ascar as the finale of the fashion show was because of ‘Beyond the Heavens’. In fact, the finale was mostly done by famous celebrities. But Ascar? Even though she was also famous, they could have easily chosen someone more famous, like Genie or Alicia. Perhaps they could even choose some other rankers that were known for their world-class beauty. Ascar was someone that had always covered her face with her silver hair and was surrounded by a gloomy atmosphere. She was far less known than most of the celebrities present here, this was a fact.

“Tell Da-Sol that if she wants to walk a fashion show that we’re hosting in the future that she should contact the members of Beyond the Heavens right now, otherwise, she can dream on!!!”

“That...”

One of the staff members looked embarrassed. The very same staff member spoke up after one of the members of the organizing committee glared at him, “If you say ‘Beyond the Heavens’ one more time, I will kill you... was what she said.”

“Impudent...!”

The organizing committee member was dumbfounded. If it were not for Designer Crystal’s insistence, and that she was from the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom, Da-Sol would not have been accepted in this fashion show.

‘What the hell is with those impudent words?!’

Despite all of their ruckus, Crystal’s fashion show continued to proceed in a very spectacular and brilliant manner.

[Crystal’s fashion show is now coming to an end.]

[Everyone has a high expectation for the star of the finale.]

[Crystal has given his words. He said that we should look forward to the finale. That’s why everyone in the world is paying attention to the finale.]

[If the finale is successful then we can expect that Crystal’s fashion show would remain in the hearts of every fashionista for a very long time.]

This was ten minutes before the finale came on stage.

***

Da-Sol turned to look at the clock on the wall. She was on standby after finishing her make-up and felt as if everything was very distant to her.Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com very nervous...’

She would soon step in front of the eyes of everyone in the world. Perhaps it was because of that fact that she felt as if her anxiety was growing, making her reach for her handbag once again. That was when she saw that there was not much medicine for her panic disorder left.

‘I drank a lot of them today...’

Da-Sol chewed her lip as she felt cold sweat drip down her back.

“Please standby,” One of the staff members said. Da-Sol immediately hurried to the backstage while several people approached her to check her clothes. They did it until the very last minute before she went on stage.

The women that approached Da-Sol all lost their words when they saw her face and ended up staring at her for quite some time.

“An Asian? A westerner? Who is she?”

“No way, there’s such a beautiful person like that in this world?”

The world-class actresses that watched Da-Sol walk felt both envy and admiration for her. Despite the jealousy, they could not help but acknowledge her and her beauty.

Then, one of the women that were watching the fashion show with her legs crossed said, “That’s our ‘Scar.”

“Yes?”

Everyone turned their attention to the woman. This woman was someone that no other celebrity could overwhelm in terms of beauty and momentum. No, perhaps there were even more cameras focused on her than the other actresses. She was none other than Im Jihye or... Genie.

“She’s the Ghost of the Battlefield, Ascar.”

“...!”

“...!”

“...!”

“...!”

Countless women present shut their mouths in astonishment. The Ascar that they knew was someone that always had a frown on her face and was covered with blood while rushing towards monsters.

But what about now?

Ascar practically looked like an angel. Genie clapped loudly as she watched Ascar walk back towards the backstage.

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap—

With her lead, the audience began to clap as loud and as hard as they could. A long applause rang loudly after the fashion show ended.

***

After the fashion show.

Many reporters appeared to film the stories and commentaries of the models and celebrities that attended the fashion show. But among them, the person that the reporters wanted to interview the most was Ascar, the person that walked the finale.

But all Ascar wanted to do was get out of here as fast as she could. She wore her hat low on her face and a jumper covering her body. After all, she was someone that suffered from panic disorder and hated the lenses of cameras focused on her. She smiled bitterly as she tried to walk as fast as she could.

‘They’ll definitely know that I participated in a fashion show soon.’

Ascar was still unaware that the members of Beyond the Heavens were already in Paris. Then, someone grabbed her wrists while she was sighing loudly at the number of people that surrounded her.

“‘Scar”

“Ah, yes.”

Genie, or Im Jihye, looked a little embarrassed as she smiled at her and said, “I know that you want to get out of here as fast as you can. But... I think that might be a bit hard now.”

“Huh?”

Da-Sol looked at Jihye suspiciously. She could not understand what she meant at all.

“All of the guys are in Paris. Minhyuk told me that they did not attend the fashion show on purpose since you should be the one shining the most on that stage. They did not want to see the fashion show get ruined because of their presence.”

“...”

Da-Sol’s eyes widened at Jihye’s words.

Murmur, murmur—

The fashion show venue was suddenly turned upside down as thousands of reporters, celebrities and models burst out in admiration.

“That person... Isn’t he the Beyond the Heavens’ King, the Food God...?”

“My god... He looks even more amazing in person, right?”

“Even the Beyond the Heavens’ executives look amazing. It’s like we’re watching another fashion show...”

All of them looked at someone with awe and admiration. Minhyuk, who passed by countless people in the crowd, appeared with a bouquet of flowers in hand. Dozens of their guild members trailing behind him. Da-Sol quickly took off her hat as she stepped away from him subconsciously. He was someone that had always been considerate of her, be it the past, now, or even in the future.

‘You might not remember me but...’

But that was not the truth.

“You have to keep your promise from ten years ago and sign an autograph for me, you know?”

Minhyuk did remember. And Da-Sol, who was in the middle of taking a step back away from him, suddenly ran forward and hugged him tightly.

Grab—

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!”

Click, click, click, click, click, click, click—

Hundreds of cameras flashed as they focused on the two of them.