Chapter 235:

Chapter 235:

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: Rxel

Chapter 235

Beat New Black

He could barely breathe.

Someone was pushing him from above, someone else was flailing their arm next to him, and his legs were trapped between someone else’s legs.

What a mess...

“Hey! Hey! Hey! Junghyun! Don’t move!”

“Ah, who is it? Let go of my arm! My arm!”

“Does it hurt?”

If he had to describe their situation right now, well...

They look like a hairball coughed up by a cat. They got tangled up and fell over while eavesdropping.

Their arms and legs are restraining each other.

“Calm down! Calm down!”

“You calm down! Don’t yell in my ear!”

“Let’s just relax. Guys. When I count to three, we’ll be quiet. One, two, three!”

Silence.

“Okay. Now let’s talk calmly. Junghyun, pull your left arm back, and Bijoo, twist your body slightly.”

“Like this?”

“Right. Rihyuk, you’re useless, so just stay still.”

“What?”

“If I pull my leg out like this...”

Ta-da.

“Phew, we’re free!”

“Wow...”

“Hoo.”

They finally managed to get out.

They looked at each other with happy faces. This was teamwork. Woojoo nodded with satisfaction, but then he heard a voice from above.

“...Guys?”

They froze.

They realized something that they had forgotten in their confusion.

They exchanged uneasy glances at the shadow looming over them.

“What are you doing here?”

They were screwed.

“So you got caught, huh?”

“Hey, we didn’t get caught. We...”

They were about to protest, but they looked at Rihyuk with embarrassed faces.

“Rihyuk. Do you have a fancy word to sugarcoat this situation? Something with a Chinese character feel.”

“Uh, give me a second...”

Meanwhile, Junghyun chimed in.

“Eavesdropping?”

“Junghyun, don’t make things worse. Have some jelly.”

“I’ll give you one too.”

A sugar-free konjac jelly popped into his mouth. The four sat on the stairs in pairs.

“Hmm...”

Jiho was pacing in front of them with a devilish face, wondering what to do with them.

They had brought this upon themselves, so they all avoided his eyes.

“I have one question.”

“Yes. Ask away.”

“When did you start listening?”

“Not for long. Just about 20 minutes from the middle...”

“Ah, come on. You heard almost everything. You said you didn’t listen much, you liars.”

“We’re sorry...”

They hung their heads as the youngest sighed. Then he turned to Rihyuk.

“Rihyuk Hyung.”

“Uh, yes?”

“You always talk about respecting privacy and stuff, but whenever I go to your room to hang out, you scold me... Is this different?”

“...”

This was the first time he saw the youngest win an argument with Rihyuk.

‘Uh, well...’ Rihyuk was flustered, and Jiho moved on to Bijoo.

“Bijoo Hyung.”

“Y-yes...”

“I’m really disappointed in you. The other loser Hyungs-”

Hey, they were about to snap, but they shut their eyes at his cold gaze.

“The other Hyungs are one thing, but I didn’t expect you to join them in eavesdropping.”

“I’m sorry, Jiho,” Bijoo apologized sincerely. “I did it because I was worried. At first, I was going to leave, but Junghyun said he was worried about what he heard inside. He said that guy was talking to you a lot and then pretending he didn’t know anything.”

“Right.”

Woojoo agreed with him.

“I thought we should be witnesses in that case.”

“You don’t have to do that.”

The youngest one softened a bit, but still spoke in a grumbling voice.

“I recorded it as you told me to.”

“Good job. Our Jiho.”

“Really? I did well... oh, that’s not it.”

Woojoo laughed at the youngest one who coughed awkwardly. The one who told him not to laugh at first also chuckled soon.

Jiho, who was licking his lips, sat down in his place.

“Ugh, whatever.”

He was annoyed, but he also wanted to whine.

He had a complicated expression.

He must have scolded them for listening in because of that feeling. He said they heard everything he said.

He was embarrassed and awkward.

“So you heard almost everything?”

“Yeah.”

“Even when I was talking to myself?”

“...That too.”

“No, no... ah, ah, ah!”

Woojoo gestured to him as he tore his hair out by himself.

“Come here. Let’s sit together first.”

“...”

“Let’s have some chocolate.”

“...”

A fresh face came closer.

Everyone moved aside on both sides of the stairs and made room in the middle.

Woojoo rummaged through his pocket and took out the chocolate.

He thought it would be broken, but it was fine in the meantime. He unwrapped the chocolate and handed it over to the youngest one.

“Eat.”

“By myself...?”

“Hmm.”

It wasn’t agreed upon, but looking at the other brothers’ expressions, it seemed okay.

Jiho rolled his eyes as he looked at the chocolate and decided to break it into five pieces and share it.

He grew up. Their kid.

They sat there silently, melting the chocolate for a few minutes.

“But.” Jiho spoke softly. “Did I do well?”

“What?”

Jiho, who leaned on Bijoo’s back, said, “Rejecting the manager’s offer.”

“Hmm. Well.”

Woojoo wondered how to tell him, but he decided to tell him the truth.

Woojoo looked at the child as the mother said. The baby who was sucking his fingers looked at him briefly.

He ignored him.

The mother was flustered.

“This, this can’t be, my child is a fan...”

She handed Woojoo the autograph paper.

“To. Please write Hyesun.”

“Okay.”

Woojoo waved his hand at the baby who was hiding behind his mom and watching him.

“Hi, Hyesun~”

“I’m Hyesun.”

“Ah, oh...”

The mother’s whispering made the other people who were getting autographs from his brothers next to him lower their heads and make a snorting sound.

There were a lot of similar things.

The mothers who brought their children said ‘my child is a fan’, but the kids were too young to even know what history was.

There was one, though.

“Caveman ahjusshi!”

The boy who pointed his finger at Rihyuk. Rihyuk covered his face with both hands.

On the other hand, the most popular one was none other than Jiho.

Thanks to the drama’s buff, there were quite a few people who recognized him.

Woojoo heard the line ‘Hey, isn’t that Slip guy’ at least ten times as he passed by the event hall.

“Hello there.”

...Most of them had a blank expression when they saw his real appearance, but Woojoo guessed he would too.

James and the thugs, who were so messy, turned out to be calm guys.

And the polite 20-something young man Officer Heo was clapping and laughing ‘kyahaha’.

“Hello.”

Woojoo also saw some familiar faces in between. There was a Soufflé, who was dressed in a normal office worker’s outfit, probably stopped by after going out for work.

She smiled at them.

“Oh, you look so handsome in real life.”

He seemed to want to give off a general public vibe, so Woojoo raised his hand with a warm smile.

“Your bag charm is pretty.”

“Oops.”

The other person gave an embarrassed laugh at the sight of her bag with a New Black keyring.

Then they took the Korean history summary that Rihyuk made and got his autograph, looking happy the whole time.

Woojoo always found it amazing.

The fact that he could be someone’s happiness.

While the person in front of them was clearing out, Woojoo waved and smiled at the smartphone cameras that were taking pictures around him.

“Our History Discovery Team uploads twice a week on the HBS YouTube account, so please subscribe and like.”

“Please do!”

“Thank you!”

They put Jiho in the middle and made a giant heart with one arm each, drawing laughter from everywhere.

When Woojoo searched online later, he saw that it was the most bizarre heart he had ever seen.

Just like that, their History Discovery Team became popular on SNS and they were invited to various events.

Meanwhile, the two pillars of our pre-comeback activities, PBS Challenge, Legendary Song Discovery Team!, were also coming to an end.

-Congratulations! Mr. Song Bohyung!

On the last Wednesday of March.

The fifth round of the Legendary Song Discovery, which was held in front of six hundred spectators, ended with the victory of trot singer Song Bohyung.

This meant that Cha Woohyun had won twice, New Black once, Lisa once, and Song Bohyung once.

To put it bluntly, the Jo Yuri Band had nothing to sing on the final stage of the first season of Legendary Song Discovery.

At first, Woojoo thought it was a warm-hearted program that didn’t announce any losers or lower ranks, but when he thought about it again, it seemed like the most cruel format.

Even at the farewell party after the show, the Jo Yuri Band silently packed their instruments and left in a gloomy mood, looking like the Rocket Team that had lost and run away.

“Good job, everyone. Good job!”

They would see them again at the bonus stage, but they exchanged words of appreciation with Lisa and Song Bohyung for their hard work.

Lisa was noticeably happy with the gift they and LisaLover gave her.

Song Bohyung also said he liked the gift they prepared and offered to give them some of his glittery outfits.

“Thank you so mu...”

Someone covered Woojoo’s mouth.

“It’s okay, it’s okay!”

“We’re fine with the glitter, really!”

“Please wear them a lot!”

Those rascals.

They always made him wear ugly clothes.

Anyway, after saying goodbye to the senior singers, Woojoo faced the person whom they had put the most effort into preparing the gift for.

Woojoo had rehearsed in the dressing room with Junghyun as a stand-in to give this to him.

“Hmm.”

Cha Woohyun took the gift box and asked with an indifferent expression, “What is this?”

“It’s a gift we prepared.”

“A gift? Why?”

They answered.

“You recommended us for the OST and the cameo appearance, so we’re very grateful and wanted to give you something.”

“It’s tea that’s good for your throat.”

“Rihyuk prepared it.”

They pushed Rihyuk forward, like parents urging their shy children in front of a celebrity.

‘You wanted to greet him, right? Hurry up and say hello.’

‘Don’t be nervous.’

The other person’s eyes turned to Rihyuk. Rihyuk hesitantly stammered a greeting.

“I, I prepared it.”

“I see. Thank you.”

He patted Rihyuk’s shoulder and walked away.

Then he came back and tapped their shoulders once each.

“...He must be happy, right?”

He was so quiet that Woojoo couldn’t tell how he felt about the gift from his face.

He said he would post it on SNS, so Woojoo guessed he liked it.

In the car.

His large hand picked up the tea bag in the gift box, while the manager sitting in the passenger seat spoke to him.

“Hyung-nim.”

He had the picture of him and New Black on the SNS upload screen and called him.

“What should I write?”

“Do I have to write this? It’s a personal gift, if you think about it.”

“You have to. New Black kids are doing really well these days. You have to get in on the action, too, Hyung-nim. At least a spoon, if not a spoon.”

“Hmm. Then...”

He leaned back on the chair and said, “I got a gift from New Black.”

“Yeah.”

His manager typed away on the SNS post.

“I’m feeling good.”

Tap, tap, tap, tap.

“Um, I’ll enjoy it well. Thank you.”

Tap, tap, tap, tap.

“Do you want to check it?”

“It’s fine. You must have written it well. Just post it.”

@cha_cow

(A photo of Kim Junghyun and Cha Woohyun standing solemnly like two heavy statues. The members of New Black are scattered around them like weeds.)

A special gift from our New Blackies!

I’m so happy ><

A tea that’s good for the throat~ Thank you. I’ll drink it well!!

#SongDiscoveryTeam #Good_Juniors #NewBlack

“...”

The members of New Black who were looking at the SNS in the practice room had stunned expressions on their faces.