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"A summer festival?" Mirae asked.

"Yes. UNION is hosting a summer festival here in Gangnam, in hopes of improving the Closers' image and raising some money for city restoration." Seha replied.

"A festival…is it like a party?"

"Yeah, but a lot bigger."

"I see. So what are we supposed to do?"

"Well, starting from tomorrow, me and my friends will be at Gangnam square to help set up the stalls and decorations."

"Stalls? What are those?"

"Well…think of them like pop up stores that either sell food, accessories, or are attractions themselves. Like the hot dog stand you mentioned a few days ago."

"Ah. I see. Can I invite my teammates as well?"

"Well…I'll ask Ms. Kim about it since she's the organizer of the event. Give me a moment." Seha then went over to a nearby phone and dialed Ms. Kim's number. After a few seconds, there was a response. "Ms. Kim?"

" Seha? It's really rare for you to call me like this. Is there something wrong?"

"Well, it's about the upcoming summer festival. You see, Mirae wanted to invite her teammates. Is that okay with you?"

"Sure! They're invited along with the rest of the others as well!"

"I see. Thanks." Seha replied as he ended the conversation. "Good news Mirae. Your teammates can come to the festival."

Mirae's face brightened upon hearing the news and let out a smile. "Thanks, Seha."

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"Alright! Help me hoist this up!"

"Hey! Be careful with the sign there!"

"Watch it there! You'll get paint all over the place!"

Mirae was in awe as she looked at the many people around Gangnam Square setting up either the stalls or decorations. "Wow. So this is what setting up a festival looks like…" she thought to herself as she began to walk around the area. The sounds of construction and people chatting among each other filled her head as she examined what people were doing today. " Seeing all of those people doing work…maybe I should help?"

As if on cue, she noticed a certain someone in the distance. That someone is Yuri, who was looking at a pile of boxes. " That's Yuri. She seems troubled with something…maybe I should help her."

Meanwhile, Yuri looked at the pile of boxes with a face of struggle. " All of these boxes…what am I going to do here? Everyone else is doing their own thing…"

"Yuri? Is there something wrong?"

Upon hearing the voice, Yuri turned around to see Mirae. "Oh! Hey there Mirae! You shocked me for a moment there!"

"Sorry. Anyways, you seemed to be staring at those boxes over there. Is there something wrong?"

"N-No! There's nothing wrong. Although…the amount of boxes here that needs to be carried…they're so many of them…"

"I see…mind if I help with them?"

"Eh? Are you sure about it?" Yuri asked, to which Mirae nodded in reply. Immediately, Yuri's mood improved. "Great! Let's get started then!"

Soon, Mirae and Yuri separated the boxes and began to carry them. "So, where do we carry them?" Mirae asked.

"Follow me!" Yuri replied as she began to walk with Mirae following her. "By the way, sorry for getting you to help me carry them." she apologized.

"It's fine. I wanted to help out with the festival." Mirae replied. "So, what's in these boxes?"

"Oh. There's fireworks in these boxes."

"Fireworks? What are those?"

"Hmmm…fireworks are tiny rockets that when lit up and sent into the sky, creating spectacular lights of different colors upon exploding." Yuri replied in her best way to make a simple answer.

That got Mirae interested. "Explosion of different colors? What kind of colors? And how many?"

"Well, I'm not sure how to answer those questions…but I'll say this. There are a lot of colors in those explosions." she said with a smirk. It was then she stopped. "Alright! Here's the spot!" she said as she crouched down and placed the boxes down which Mirae did the same thing. Shortly afterwards, she opened a box, revealing multicolored rockets.

"Wow, so that's what fireworks look like?" Mirae asked in awe. "They're a lot more colorful than I imagined…and in multiple sizes as well…"

"Yeah. And that's before they're lit up into the sky!" she said as she brought out some of them. "Alright. Now we need to set them up like this." Yuri said as she showed Mirae an example of how to set them up.

"I see. That seems simple enough."

Soon, Yuri and Mirae began to set up the fireworks. "So, when do we set them off?" Mirae asked as she was setting up a firework.

"In the evening. That's how it's usually done." Yuri replied. "By the way, I heard from Ms. Kim that your teammates are coming to the festival."

"Yes."

Yuri let out a smile. "Great! The more people, the merrier! In addition to my mom and siblings, nearly everyone will be here!"

"Siblings? You have siblings?"

"Yeah! Two younger brothers!"

"I see. How are they?"

"They're doing well actually. In fact, I'm really excited for this festival since I'll be seeing them again after being away from them!"

"I see. Anyways, have fun with the festival."

"Yeah! You too! By the way, there's a great booth that sells pajeon! You should try it out!"

Soon, Mirae left Yuri and went off on her own again. " I wonder how Seha is doing…"

(Meanwhile with Seha…)

"Phew. That should be it…" Seha thought to himself as he was done setting up a stall. "Is this good enough?"

"Yeah! Thanks for the help, closer!"

Seha then left the stall and went on his own. As he was walking through the area that was the site for the festival, memories came into his head after seeing the various stalls being set up. "These stalls…it's been a while since I've seen them…" he thought to himself. It was then he spotted a certain someone in the distance.

J, who happened to be resting on a nearby bench. Soon, Seha went up towards J. "Hey there, J."

"Oh. Hey there Seha…" he said with a huff.

"You don't sound so good. Are you alright?"

"Yeah. I'm fi-" he replied before he started to cough violently, alarming Seha. Immediately, he reached for one of J's pockets and brought out his medicine before handing it to him. "T-Thanks." he said as he swallowed it. As he swallowed it, his facial expression began to look a little more healthy. "So, you're excited for the festival?" he asked.

"I guess…" Seha replied with a sigh at the end.

Now, it was J's turn to ask questions because of Seha's behavior. "You don't sound excited. Is there something wrong?"

"Well no. It's just that…I've been to a festival like this before a few times, and well…the experience was not pleasant.." he replied.

"Not pleasant?" he asked to which Seha replied with a nod. That was when he realized something. "I see…you can't stand the attention?"

"Yes…"

J then patted Seha on the back. "Relax. Things are a lot different from then. You won't have to deal with the attention from before now that you're a Closer."

"I hope so…"

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Time passed, and eventually, the festival had begun. Night had fallen, and a lot of people were gathered at Gangnam Square, enjoying either having a bite of food or having fun at the stalls.

Of course, that included the Closers as well. Especially Mirae.

"Wow. So this is a festival…it's so loud…and yet, I like it." Mirae thought to herself as she was wandering around the stalls. As she was walking, she looked at the various stalls with curiosity in her eyes, wondering what each stall was about. Eventually, she saw a stall that interested her. " This is…"

"Mirae? Is there something that got you interested?" Seha asked.

"Yeah. That." Mirae replied as she pointed at a booth. "What is that?"

"Oh that? That is a shooting booth. It's where you shoot at targets to win prizes."

"Shooting at targets to get prizes…Cheolsu would win at that." she thought to herself. "I want to try that out."

"Sure." Seha and Mirae then went over to the shooting booth. "Excuse me. My friend wants to try the shooting booth."

"Very well." He moved to the back of the booth for a moment before returning with a toy rifle. "Here you go, miss."

"Thanks." she replied as she grabbed the rifle. " Alright. Now I need to aim at my target and put my finger on the trigger…" she thought to herself as she was remembering some words Cheolsu gave her. As she was doing so, she looked around which target to shoot at before settling on a brown teddy bear. She then aimed the rifle at the teddy bear and shot at it.

However, the bullet missed.

"Aw, sorry miss. Looks like you missed it." the owner said.

Mirae was slightly sad that she did not hit the target, but Seha patted her on the back. "Don't worry. Not everything goes well for the first time."

"I know…" she muttered.

For a moment, nothing happened until Seha went up to the booth. "Mind if I try it out?"

"Sure, young man! Here you go!"

Seha was then handed the same rifle and aimed it at the teddy bear. Then he pulled the trigger, and the bear was shot out of the counter.

"Congratulations young man! You won the teddy bear!" the man said as he began to pick up the teddy bear and cleaned it up. "Here you go!"

"Thanks." Seha replied as he grabbed the teddy bear before handing it to Mirae. "Here."

"Eh? Are you sure Seha? I mean, isn't it yours since you won it?" Mirae asked in surprise.

"Well, you wanted it after all. And well…I was just helping you…so…yeah."

For a moment, Mirae did nothing before taking the teddy bear while looking at Seha. "Thank you, Seha." she said with a smile on her face.

For a moment, Seha slightly blushed before replying. "N-No problem, Mirae. Let's go."

Mirae nodded in reply and the two moved away from the booth. As the two were going away, the owner could not help but let out a chuckle after seeing that interaction. "Yup. That's a couple if I've ever seen one…"

Back with Seha and Mirae, the two Closers were walking around the festival. "Seha? What is that?" Mirae asked as she pointed at another stall they passed by.

"Oh that? That's candied apples." Seha replied.

"Candied apples? Are they apples that taste like candy?

"Well…in a way, yes. They're apples coated in sugar, giving the impression of being sweet like candy."

"I see." Mirae's eyes began to sparkle in wonder. " I wonder what they taste like?" she thought to herself as she looked at the display case of candied apples. " And the way they look…they're really shiny…" After a few seconds, she came to a decision. "Excuse me, I'll have one of those." he asked the owner of the candy apple stall.

"Ah! Good choice!" the vendor said as she went towards the glass case and brought out a candy apple. "Here. That will be 1000 won."

Mirae then handed the vendor the money to which she received the candy apple. "Thank you." she replied.

"You're welcome."

Mirae then went back to Seha who was waiting for her. "You bought a candy apple?" Seha asked.

"Yeah. After hearing your explanation and seeing it up close, I wanted to see what it tasted like." she said as she took a bite out of the apple. Upon her first bite, she was caught off guard at how hard it was at first because of the sugar coating. However, that sensation soon passed as she bit into the fruit itself. " It's a bit hard at first…but it's easy to eat afterwards. And it's really sweet…"

"How is it?"

"It's delicious. Hard on the outside, but juicy on the inside. And the way it tastes…it's really sweet." she replied as she took another bite. As she was done with her bite, Mirae then presented the apple to Seha. "Want to take a bite?"

"Nah. I'm good. Since you bought that apple with your own money and how you are liking it, I feel like you deserve to finish the entire thing."

"Really? You don't want a bite?" she asked, to which Seha replied with a nod. "Okay."

It was then the two were spotted by someone. "Ah! There you are, you two!"

Seha and Mirae turned to see Yuri, who was holding a bunch of skewers with her hands with a grin on her face. "Ah. Hi Yuri." Mirae said as she was munching on her apple. "Enjoying the festival?"

"Yup! It's so much fun playing at the booths here! And the food here is good and cheap! Just like how a festival should be!" she said as she took a bite out of one of the skewers. "Speaking of which, how's your first festival, Mirae?"

"It's amazing, Yuri. I have never seen any of these stalls before. And the food is different from what I've seen."

"I see. Well, I'm glad that you're liking it." It was then she noticed the teddy bear she was holding. "Hm? You won that teddy bear?"

"No. Seha won it for me."

"Is that so…?" Yuri replied as she suddenly glanced at Seha with a smug smirk on her face. As she did, she then got closer to Seha and elbowed him on the arm. "Nice job. So, what's next between you two?" she whispered to him.

Seha was confused. "What do you mean?"

"Oh. You know what I mean…" she said with a giggle. "By the way, the fireworks show is about to start soon, so you two might want to hurry to the riverbank soon! See you!" Yuri said as she left the two.

For a moment, the two did nothing as they watched Yuri leave until Mirae then grabbed onto Seha's arm. "Let's go to see the fireworks."

"Yeah."

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"Wow. There's a lot of people here…" Mirae said as she and Seha arrived at a nearby riverbank.

"Yeah. To be fair, the main event for the festival is the fireworks, so I wouldn't be surprised that a lot of people showed up for the fireworks." Seha replied as he sat down in an area.

"I see." Mirae then sat down next to Seha and looked across the riverbank, seeing over people by there. As she did, a few thoughts came into her head. “I wish Ara and the others would be here…they would like the show…”

It was then Seha tapped Mirae on the shoulder. "Mirae. The fireworks are going to light up right now."

The Closers then looked at the night sky. Then, multiple sparks came out into the sky and exploded into multiple colors. In addition to that, each firework exploded in a different design and some of them were lit up differently as well, giving variety. Mirae could not help but look with awe at the colorful explosions in the sky. "Wow. So these are what fireworks look like when they're lit up…pretty."

Meanwhile, Seha noticed Mirae's reaction towards the fireworks and let out a small smile. "You like the fireworks?"

"Yes. They're colorful and pretty. Yuri was not joking when she said they were a sight to see. It's hard to believe that these explosions can be pretty considering what we deal and work with."

"I see. Is this your first time seeing them?"

Mirae nodded in reply. "Up until now, I did not know what fireworks were until Yuri showed them to me before the festival started. And after seeing them for the first time, she was not kidding with how pretty they looked when they exploded. What about you, Seha? What do you think about the fireworks?"

"Well…to be honest, I'm not sure if I have any feelings about them."

Mirae was confused. "Why? You don't like them? They're pretty."

Seha let out a small sigh. "It's not that I don't like them. It's just that this isn't my first time seeing the fireworks, so I pretty much know what they look like. And plus…they bring back some memories."

For a minute, Mirae did not get why he sounded a bit awkward at the last part of the sentence until it hit her. "Sorry. I didn't mean to bring back your memories again."

"It's fine. That was a long time ago…and I wouldn't say those memories weren't mostly bad."

Shortly afterwards, the two sat in relative silence, looking at the fireworks. Then, Mirae brought her hand over to Seha's hand and gently grasped it. "Mirae?"

"Seha. I may not know what happened in your past, nor do I want to know. However, I understand that there are some things you don't want to talk about, so let's just focus on watching the fireworks for now and enjoy the moment."

For a moment, Seha was completely speechless at Mirae's words and let out a small blush. "Y-You're right, Mirae. Sorry for being a downer earlier."

"It's alright. It was partially my fault for bringing up the topic earlier." Mirae replied. For a moment, the two didn't do anything as they looked at the night sky. Then, Mirae got out of her spot.

"Mirae?"

"I'm going to get something. Don't worry, I'll be back soon." Mirae soon left before returning a few minutes later with a plastic bag in her hands. As she sat down, she brought out what was in the bag, which was a plastic box. She then opened it up, revealing food in it.

"Hm? Pajeon?"

"Yes. Yuri told me that there's a stall that sells what she claims is, 'the best pajeon in the world.' So I figured I could buy some for us to share and to see if Yuri was correct."

"I see." Seha then grabbed some chopsticks, picked up a piece, and ate it.

"Well?"

Seha let out a small smile. "It's good, Mirae."

Mirae then let out a small smile as well. "I'm glad that you liked it."

And the two began to eat the pajeon pieces. However, little did they know that they were being watched…

(Meanwhile, in the distance…)

"See. I told you so. It's like what happened at that Christmas event last year all over again." Eunha said.

"What?! Something like this happened during last year's Christmas event?! Tell me more about it!" Yuri exclaimed in excitement.

"Me too!" Lucy replied in agreement.

"Wow. We were trying to find Seha and Mirae…only to see them like this." J commented.

"Yeah. This is the first time I've seen Mirae like this..." Cheolsu replied.

"So…are they in love now?" Misteltein asked.

Sylvi let out a sigh. "I can't believe I'm in this position again…"

(After the fireworks show…)

"Wow. That was fun to watch." Mirae said as she and Seha were walking back to their home. "It was also nice for Ms. Kim inviting my teammates to this festival as well."

"Yeah." Seha replied. " Although I don't know why it took them so long to find us. Not to mention that when we found them, it looked like they were watching us from a distance…"

Eventually, Seha and Mirae arrived at their home. They then got themselves ready for bed. "Well then, good night Seha."

"Good night, Mirae."

The two then went to their rooms and got into their beds. As they were about to sleep, thoughts came into their heads.

" So that is what a festival is like…it was quite fun. I hope something like this happens again in the future…especially with Seha." Mirae thought with a smile on her face.

" Huh. Never thought I would expect to feel good at a festival. And when I helped her get that teddy bear…why do I feel warm? And the same can be said when she shared pajeon with me. What is this feeling?" Seha thought.

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