Season 2: Chapter 2. Again (2)

Season 2: Chapter 2. Again (2)

He possessed an inexplicable calmness. Normally, the presence of a senior in the industry would make anyone slightly nervous.

'Huh...'

In-Ho stared at Sang-Hyeon for a while, but he showed no response.

Then, another presence shattered this strange silence.

"Hello~~~!"

It was Lil Grass. She had light green hair and wore a fluorescent tank top with large white ski pants. Her dazzling colors made it seem like she would never get hit by a car while walking at night.

"Hello!"

Almond stood up to greet her first.

In-Ho excitedly ran over and clung to her.

"Lil! It's been a while!"

"Wow, In-Ho! It's been a while~!"

After accepting In-Ho's greeting, she turned to Almond.

"Oh, hello! I’m the rapper Lil Grass."

"I’m streamer Almond─"

"What? Ohhh!" Lil Grass suddenly screamed at him. "Almond! I know you! Wow! Damn! You really look hot! I almost didn't recognize you with makeup on!"

"... Oh, you know him?"

In-Ho stood beside her and looked bewildered.

"Hey, In-Ho. Don't you watch the news these days?"

"I don't really watch anything other than the entertainment section."

"Ah. Such a pure boy~ Pure as shit~"

Lil Grass grabbed Almond's hand while saying something incomprehensible.

"Nice to meet you!!"

"Ah, thanks."

Lil Grass started talking about the tournament as if she actually knew Almond.

"Wait, I should say this when we go on air instead!”

She stopped herself from talking too much.

"Weren't you playing a game? Did you die because of me?"

"Ah, it's automatic so I won't die. It's just a raising game."

"Raising? Oh! Is it Raising a Lazy Soldier? Wow, you actually play that too. Hahahaha!" Lil Grass burst out laughing.

In-Ho didn’t understand why. He had no idea what was going on.

"You're really serious about the ad! Wow! I thought it was just a concept!"

She laughed because Almond was acting the same as on his streams.

'He did a mobile game advertisement?'

In-Ho focused on a different thing.

[I don't need a private waiting room anymore.]

In-Ho hastily messaged his manager. It seemed like he wouldn't fit in during the show if he left this room.

“Hehe.”

A smile appeared on his face.

"Wow. Did you advertise for that? Only the real trendsetters do that," In-Ho casually approached and spoke to Almond.

"Ah... Well, I just got lucky. Jae-Hoon, you also did a lot of ads, right?"

"... What?"

In-Ho's expression suddenly hardened.

Jae-Hoon was the leader of Blossom. He danced and sang well as an idol and was also a singer-songwriter.

Since In-Ho was the center because of his good looks, it was clear how he felt toward Jae-Hoon.

"Oh no! This is In-Ho! Jae-Hoon is someone else! Puhahaha! You're just like what I saw on the streams."

"Ah... I'm sorry," Almond expressed his shock and quickly apologized. "I must have been mistaken. I only heard Blossom when you introduced yourself."

"Ahaha! It can happen!"

Lil Grass laughed as if his mistake was funny, but In-Ho couldn't laugh.

'What the...?'

First, Almond said that he mistook him for Jae-Hoon because In-Ho only mentioned Blossom earlier. That hurt his pride...

'I didn't introduce myself.'

In-Ho hadn’t introduced himself, but Almond said he did.

'Who is this guy?'

He was on another level.

In-Ho hated himself for underestimating his opponent so easily. He thought he made a name for himself in this field, but was still too naive.

Meanwhile, the main PD entered the waiting room.

"Did everyone introduce yourselves? You shouldn't relax too much in the waiting room. We'll start with Lil Grass. Let's go."

"Wow. Am I the first one? Okay!"

Lil Grass quickly left and the waiting room became quiet again.

It felt as if a storm just passed.

Almond sat down again and started the game.

In-Ho stared at him for a long time. He seemed to have much to say, but couldn't as he was called out next.

"Next, Mr. In-Ho. Come on in!"

In-Ho quietly stood up and went to the set. Sang-Hyeon could hear the hosts making a fuss outside.

Sang-Hyeon remained alone in the waiting room and turned off the ridiculous soldier raising game he had been playing. Then he looked up at the ceiling and bitterly smiled.

"It's not easy at all."

Shortly afterward, they called for Almond.

***

Around thirty minutes ago, Ju-Hyeok nervously looked at the set.

As Hyeon-Min began to scold him again for not knowing the trend, Han Min-Gu quickly proceeded to host.

"Ah, anyway. A transformation special! The first guest, please come out. A rebel of Confucianism from the Department of Eastern Philosophy, Lil Grass!"

— The rebellion of a Confucian girl, lol

— The script is a hit, lol

— Move aside, Confucius! Now Lil Grass is the true Confucianism!

"Helloooooo!"

Bang!

Lil Grass made a lively entrance and the hosts clapped ecstatically.

"Wow~! Her fashion is really messy~!" Han Min-Gu exclaimed.

"Uh, uh, wow. It's dazzling, Lil! Really, just dazzling..."

— Her fashion is just light... really light... lolololol

— For real lol

— Shot! Shot! Eye Gunshot!

— Ahaha, lol. This is real hip-hop. Gang, right?

Hyeon-Min made a fuss and turned to Lil Grass, who wore very flashy colors.

The female idol host, Seo-Rin, warmly greeted her. She seemed acquainted with Lil Grass and gladly stood up to hug her.

"Grass! You're so pretty! Especially this fluorescent color!"

"Right? I knew that Seo-Rin had a discerning eye~!"

Han Min-Gu lowered his head as if he didn’t know where to look and proceeded to host again.

"But what transformation was it about with Lil Grass?"

Kim-True recited the script beside him, "From a prestigious university's eastern philosophy department, suddenly turned anti-Christian, the anti-government and lyrical hip-hop artist Lil-Grass. This is what you call a transformation!"

"Oh~"

Only then did Han Min-Gu understand.

— LOL, philosophy department?

— Why does she have a good educational background?

— No one expected this

— O.M.G.

"Wow~ No wonder. Her lyrics were quite philosophical, huh?"

Han Min-Gu chuckled and Kim-True strongly blew it off.

"Right? My ass is the best~. When the boys in our neighborhood see me, their words get cut off~."

“Pffft.”

Even Seo-Rin, who hugged Lil Grass, couldn't hide her laughter.

— Aren't they getting cut off because that outfit is too dazzling?

— WTF, lol

— Ridiculous.

— Ohhhh were the boys in our neighborhood cutting off their words?? I thought they were asking her out.

The set atmosphere was good because Lil Grass was funny and made everyone laugh.

'She's too good...'

Even Ju-Hyeok, who watched with a serious face, laughed at Lil Grass.

Afterward, the talk about Lil Grass proceeded for about ten minutes. Then, they called the next guest.

This time, they explained the reason in the beginning.

"This person is also from a prestigious university, right? He was an engineering student and suddenly became an idol. Now, he transformed again into an actor! Blossom's In-Ho!"

The chat's reaction went crazy. It was incomparable to Lil Grass.

— Wowwww

— In-Hooo!

— Wow, handsome again today

— Really cool

— It's In-Ho

— My baby

The idol fandom chats endlessly came up.

'... Amazing.'

Ju-Hyeok tightly bit his lip.

"Hello! I am In-Ho from Blossom!"

The reaction was good not only when he entered, but also during the talk.

He was quite the talker.

— Of course, my baby has great talking skills

— Why does my baby talk so well?

— Everyone, we have to support him by chatting here!

First of all, responses in the chats increased because of his big fandom. In addition, the drama he featured in this time was also a hot topic, so the reactions to that were good.

— In-Ho!!

— You must've struggled because of malicious comments

— In-Ho is the best actor ever!! Why do people target him with their inferiority complex?

— Stop looking down on idol actors!

— I wish I could be in the opposite role. I want to be In-Ho's girlfriend for a day...

The on-site reactions were good. The chat reaction was also overwhelming.

"Shall we call the next guest now?"

"Yes, there may be quite a few people who don't know this person."

"But there was really a lot of buzz. Even an article came out about this guest, right?"

"That's right. He has been trending recently."

The introduction began for the last guest, Sang-Hyeon.

"From archery prodigy to a regular employee at Ah-Sung corporation, and now a game streamer! A genius of transformation! Streamer Amond!"

Ju-Hyeok watched the chat window with a pounding heart.