いや、やっぱり近くで少し休もう

[-] I walk to the fairy tale town zone and look for a place to rest. Suddenly, a familiar-looking head of blue hair appears in my vision. It's Cynthia, and she is walking quickly with a balloon doll that looks out of place in her hands.
[-] Just as I am about to approach her, two girls who are smiling with admiration reach her first.
[Girl A] I knew I was right! It really is Miss Cynthia! Can we take a photo together?
[Girl B] We're your fans! What rides do you like, Miss Cynthia? Let's play on them together!!!
[Cynthia] Thanks for supporting me, but I'm going to have to reject both of your requests. I'm here for work.
[Girl A] It really is Cynthia! Damn it, why didn't the fansite administrator tell us that Cynthia would be going to the amusement park for filming? If I knew she would be here, I would have brought my camera to take photos of her!
[Girl B] This is great! We can watch Cynthia while she is filming! Ahhhhhh! Where are we going now?!
[-] Although there are only two fans here, they flank Cynthia on both sides and basically block her so that she is stuck in the middle of the road.
[Cynthia] Let me say this again. I refuse to let you disrupt my filming schedule. Since you're my fans, I hope you can be aware that you need to observe public order.
[Cynthia] You should go and have fun on the rides since you managed to get a ticket. My appearance won't change even if you stare at me for a long time, but the tourist rides will close at a certain time.
[Girl B] She's so cool and has such a personality...
[-] The two girls leave happily even though they were rejected. The idol who has a vicious tongue and her fans who think that her vicious tongue is a virtue have a really touching relationship.
[player] Yo, Cynthia.
[Cynthia] Thanks for supporting me, but I can't take any photos with you... Oh, it's you.
[-] Cynthia's relaxed expression suddenly becomes alert again.
[Cynthia] I think someone is secretly taking photos of us.
[player] Huh?
[Cynthia] ...I knew I should have worn a mask when I left home today. It won't matter if it's a fan, but things will be troublesome for a while if an entertainment reporter makes it out to be a big scoop or something.
[Cynthia] Cynthia looks into her make-up mirror and sees a little girl standing behind us. The little girl is hiding behind a princess statue and seems to be hesitating. Upon seeing this, both Cynthia and I are relieved.
[player] You... really do have fans of all ages.
[-] Cynthia rolls her eyes at me, then she walks towards the little girl while shaking the balloon in her hand.
[Cynthia] You like this balloon, right?
[-] Little Girl
[Little Girl] I... I... yes...
[Cynthia] Next time, you should speak out if you like something.
[-] Cynthia kneels down and hands the balloon to the little girl. As if she's worried that the balloon will fly away, she gently ties the string of the balloon into a knot on the little girl's wrist.
[Little Girl] Thanks!
[-] The little girl runs off with the balloon.
[player] How did you realize that she wanted the balloon?
[Cynthia] I just thought about my first time at an amusement park. At that time, I didn't know my adoptive parents well enough to express my true thoughts to them.
[Cynthia] Before we left, my mom asked me if I wanted the balloon the staff was holding. My precociousness made me overthink foolishly, so I told her I didn't want it.
[Cynthia] In fact, I really wanted it. I should say that I felt envious... When I looked at the children who had balloons around me, I felt that I could be like them if I also had a balloon... I felt that I could be a child who was having fun with her parents.
[Cynthia] Afterwards, my dad passed away and my mom got sick, so we never came to the amusement park together again. I never got the chance to tell them that I actually really wanted a balloon.
[Cynthia] Just now, the look in her eyes reminded me of when I liked something but didn't dare to say it out loud.
[-] Cynthia looks at the little girl with both regret and relief. Maybe she feels that the little girl has received the balloon she likes on behalf of her childhood self.
[-] Since you can do something about it, why let yourself live with regrets?
[player] Shall we ask the staff for some balloons too?
[Cynthia] Forget it. Don't you think it's embarrassing for an adult to compete with children for balloons?
[player] Haha, it's not embarrassing at all. I'll get one now.
[Cynthia] Huh?! W-Wait up!
[-] I quickly buy a balloon from a staff and hand it to Cynthia. After seeing that she isn't taking it, I tie it to the back of the bench next to her.
[Cynthia] You... don't you have any sense of shame?!
[player] Miss Cynthia, where are we?
[Cynthia] A fairy tale village. So what?
[player] Bingo! This is a child's paradise. The people who come here get to be children who never grow up.
[player] Which means it's not necessary to feel ashamed about asking for a balloon.
[player] What's more, both good deeds and evil deeds will be rewarded in kind. You helped someone else get a balloon, so I helped you get a balloon. Now the number of balloons in this world is balanced again.
[Cynthia] This is sophistry...
[-] Cynthia is about to complain about something else when a ringtone interrupts our conversation.
[Cynthia] Okay, got it. I'll be right there.
[-] Cynthia unties the balloon from the back of the bench. After noticing that I'm smiling at her, she rolls her eyes at me again.
[Cynthia] This belongs to me now since you forced me to take it, so it's normal for me to take it with me. Stop making such a disgusting smile.
[player] This is a normal smile, okay...
[Cynthia] ...PLAYER, do you have any plans for tonight?
[player] It doesn't matter. Make time for me even if you already have plans. I'll treat you to dinner tonight.
[player] You'll treat me to dinner? Why?
[Cynthia] Geez... The line of people who want to have dinner with me is long enough to go from the Mahjong Soul Shrine to the pier of One Han City! You're actually asking me why...
[player] I shouldn't accept a reward that I don't deserve. You should give me a reason at least.
[Cynthia] Tsk... there's no reason! I just want to thank you on behalf of my childhood self.
[player] Your childhood self?
[-] Cynthia leaves before I can think about her words carefully.
[-] ...Oh well, I shouldn't mull over it. It's nice to have someone treat me to dinner, so I should just accept it happily, right?