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"Da-yeon, wanna go camping? Just for a night."

"…?"

Lunchtime at Naerae Arts High School.

As usual, Da-yeon was sitting next to Ha-eun, eating her meal—when suddenly, she was hit with an unexpected proposal.

And when she turned to ask what the heck Ha-eun was talking about, the answer she got was four syllables:

“Friendholic.”

The moment she heard the name of that well-known healing variety show, Da-yeon immediately realized that Ha-eun was trying to recruit her as a guest.

Honestly, there was no reason to turn it down.

Hanging out with Ha-eun had always been fun, both in the past and now.

And it wasn’t like they often got the chance to shoot the same programs together.

Still, just out of curiosity, she asked—

"If I said no, who were you planning to go with?"

After a moment of thought, Ha-eun answered.

"The PD gave me four other options—You, Sung-jae, the Doublely guys, and Leni unnie."

She listed off the names she had heard from the Friendholic PD before.

Then, hesitating slightly, she carefully asked—

"I made sure to schedule it on your day off, Friday. Do you have plans?"

"No, nothing."

"Then… does that mean you’re saying yes?"

"…For now."

"!"

And so, Da-yeon’s participation was practically confirmed.

But even after that, she still had a contemplative look on her face—

Because she couldn’t shake the memory of how Ha-eun had acted on Start Again.

That was why, on the way back to class, she pressed for more details about the shoot.

"Wait, we’re not gonna be running around in bikinis by the river, are we?"

"No! We’re just gonna set up a tent and hang out at the campsite."

"Okay, that’s a relief."

Only then did Da-yeon relax a little.

And then she asked—

"So why the sudden interest in camping?"

For a moment, Ha-eun hesitated.

Then, lowering her voice—

"…Image management."

A slightly embarrassed whisper.

Followed by an explanation of what she wanted to achieve with Friendholic.

"If I just hang out normally with a friend, maybe people will stop calling me the Terminator."

"But you are the Terminator."

"No, I’m not!"

Joking around with Da-yeon.

Throwing a barbecue party together.

Playing with sparklers at night.

Just acting like a normal high school girl.

That was what Ha-eun wanted to show through Friendholic.

She wanted to shed the image of Lee Yeseo, the psychopathic killer, and create one that suited Baeksulhwa, the ordinary girl.

"Wow. You really are addicted to being normal."

"What’s so bad about being normal…?"

"I didn’t say it was bad. It’s just so you."