Chapter 166:

Chapter 166:

I quickly checked my status window as a sudden question popped into my mind.

[Name: Na Seon-woo – Age 21]

[Attributes]

Visual: A *(SS)

Vocal: A

Dance: B

Performance: B

Charm: A

Speech: D

[*The grade in parentheses is the grade before adjustment.]

My charm had risen from B to A after the downgrade adjustment, but my visual remained unchanged.

Why...? I had been taking care of myself and paying attention to various things as I resumed my activities, so it was natural that I had some external changes.

Ever since I started working again, there was no end to the compliments on Seon-woo’s visual, and he was still undoubtedly the most beautiful among the members.

But why was there no change in the grade? Was it affected by something other than what I saw?

Unable to shake off the question, I squinted my eyes and scrutinized Seon-woo’s face, and he tilted his head in confusion.

“Did I... do something wrong?”

Did I scare him unintentionally? I quickly shook my head.

“No, it’s not that. Let’s get ready quickly.”

I felt drained after working all day at someone else’s company building.

The best thing to do at times like this was to turn off the power and take a rest.

“Uh-huh...”

Seon-woo nodded his head and tucked himself into the blanket as if he was pushed back.

“I’m turning off the light.”

“Okay!”

We didn’t have many chances to do a photo shoot like this, except for the last jacket shooting, so Seon-woo also looked exhausted from the hard work.

“Good night, hyung.”

His faint greeting was the last thing I heard before his regular breathing filled the room.

I made sure Seon-woo was asleep and turned my body so that the phone light wouldn’t shine on him, and checked the fans’ reactions on SNS.

[- Did they go to do a reality show or to work?ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

[- They’re having so much funᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ It’s not fake, but real friendship that shows and it’s hilarious]

[- Oh Yi-jun is crazyᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ Ise and Kyunghwa were taking turns covering their mouths because they wanted to laughᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ]

It wasn’t much different from the YouTube comments. I was very nervous when we were filming, wondering if Oh Yi-jun would make a mistake or cause an accident.

But after we finished, I was relieved that there were many people who liked it.

Maybe I shouldn’t have been so harsh on him...

‘No. If I hadn’t restrained him, he might have done something wrong.’

I shook my head vigorously.

I should scroll down a little more and go to sleep, I decided, and as I scrolled down, I saw something I didn’t expect.

[- The second shipment of Seumkyeong has started:) It will be delivered by next week!

[Picture]

What is this? It’s a deer-like humanoid with a very strange expression, but somehow it looks familiar. It’s not ugly, but something... It has a visual that irritates me, like poking a sore spot... It’s cute, but it also looks too gloomy, so it would be a bit scary to see it in the dark.

I clicked on it out of curiosity and it turned out to be a (deer) plushie. I knew that fans would contact factories and make their own goods, like idols.

I wondered when they started making stuffed animals.

‘This must have cost a lot of money...’

It took a lot of work to make a seal for a mass-produced bread, let alone a stuffed animal.

I went to the account that shared the news of the deer plushie and saw that there were various other dolls being made.

From human-shaped ones to animal-like ones. Some of them had already been delivered and fans were taking pictures of them in various places.

This must be a dream too.

I ignored the broken cup and went back to the room. Seong-won and Kyunghwa looked very awkward.

‘A dream within a dream... I have to wake up...’

I was worried for a moment, but then I felt a presence behind me.

“I...”

I couldn’t turn around completely, so I slowly turned my head. And as soon as my head turned.

“I... I told you I’m a deer!!!”

“!!!”

I woke up with a start, startled by a loud scream in my ear.

“Ugh... Ugh...”

As usual, Pposili was staring at me with his head tilted, lying on my feet.

The next morning, I went to the living room with bleary eyes and saw Kyunghwa sitting on the sofa, playing with his phone.

“Are you up?”

He was holding Seumkyeong in his arms.

He must have known already. He even bought it.

I looked back and forth between Seumkyeong and Kyunghwa a few times, then pointed at Seumkyeong with my fingertip.

“Seumkyeong.”

“Huh?”

Kyunghwa asked, sounding puzzled.

“A deer... I know...”

With that, I headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

“What...? Why are you like that...?”

He muttered, looking dumbfounded, as I left him behind.

After that, I hid Seumkyeong under a cushion on the sofa, somewhere out of sight. He looked like he would haunt my dreams.

The practice schedule was from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., including lunchtime. I packed the lunch box I had prepared in advance and headed to the practice room reserved by Polaris, marching along the short but long road.

“Wow, you all did a great job!”

“Thank you!”

“Let’s try to improve the parts where the timing was a bit off before the next practice, and if you have any new ideas for the choreography or the direction, share them with each other and keep in touch more often~!! It was so much fun to see all five of you at once, it’s the first time for me too!”

Seon-yeong, who was exactly as I remembered her, spewed out a long sentence without taking a breath, showing her enthusiasm. Kyunghwa and Seong-won nodded their heads reluctantly, as if they were bored.

“Yes, thank you for today! We look forward to working with you for the rest of the schedule!”

Only Yi-jun kept his mouth alive, chattering away. Well... at this rate, the third mission should go smoothly.

Thanks to winning the first place in the second mission, I could take on the third mission without much pressure.

Compared to the stress I had during the second mission, Seon-yeong’s high tension was nothing.

There was no comparison between a friendly and communicative ally and a bunch of guys who were practically enemies and whose thoughts I couldn’t even guess.

“Well, we’ll go ahead then! See you at the next practice!”

Kyunghwa said goodbye to Seon-yeong with a desperate attempt at socializing, and we all quickly left the practice room.

“Phew...”

And at the same time, a long sigh echoed in the hallway.

“But, you know, she doesn’t mean any harm...”

Seon-woo said, looking awkward, as he hesitated. We all chimed in as we headed to the parking lot.

“I know. Don’t worry too much, she didn’t make the schedule hard for us. We’ve seen Seon-yeong before. She’s definitely skilled, so we trust her and we’re glad to have someone we can rely on by our side.”

“I think she’s kind of fun.”

“You... You’re a bit weird.”

Seon-woo’s expression brightened a bit. Well, who wouldn’t feel good when their family was praised?

As the third mission was going smoothly, I remembered the schedule I had forgotten.

[December 18th – Bravo Solo Life shooting]