Chapter 109

Chapter 109

[Record a higher number of retweets than OnlyOne on Bluebird on todays live.]

[Upon success, control of Insight will increase.]

[Upon failure, control of Insight will be retrieved.]

I listened to the systems explanation of the new surprise mission again. It was to reach a higher number of retweets than Only One.

This is driving me crazy. I didnt know what kind of standard the system used to trigger a mission, but sometimes, it gave me a simple mission to hide inside a bathroom or gave me a very difficult one like this one to record a higher number of retweets than Only One. On days when The Showcase 2 aired, there were times when Only One and Siren reached Bluebirds trending feeds thanks to the influence that the program held.

But has there ever been a time when we beat Only One in retweets? Only One was always ahead of us in that regard. There were some points of the program airing time when we filled up the social media pages more than them, but those times had only been momentary. As time passed, Only One always advanced ahead in the count of retweets and feeds talking about them. This was because of the difference between how well-known we were compared to Only One, regardless of who the show was backing.

Though there was a lot of protests and drama about him, Kang Hyun-Sung had been a cast of the show, Select Your Idol, and one of the main members of the top-tier idol group, Yours. Though Yours had only been a one-year term group, the influence they had on the idol market was nothing to scoff at.

Its only expected we will be losing to Only One. It was already a miracle that we had closed our gaps to this extent. Of course, this wasnt the important point, but this:

It was to record a higher number of retweets than Only One.

Hm I raised my phone, and after getting into the V-Live app, I checked The Showcase channel. The announcement on the channel was simple.

[Only One and Siren members visit the Pepcola shooting site?!]

[Ask Only One and Siren questions you are curious about!]

[#Curious_About_OnlyOne]

[#Ask_What_You_Are_Curious_About_to_Siren]

The announcements simply stated that Only One and Siren would be coming to a commercial shooting site and asked viewers to come up with questions they were curious about. That was all besides some information about the expected live time and sponsors that werent important to me.

They say to ask what you are curious about but dont tell us the main content.

Perhaps, the main content could be just us reading the audiences questions and answering them, but I highly doubted that would be all there was to it. This was an event funded and supported by Pepcola. I knew there was no way this job would be as convenient as answering questions.

This is complicated. I didnt know what I could do to record a higher number of retweets than Only One.

Do I just have to wait until then? However, for some strange reason, I felt confident about this mission. We were both going to come out on a live show and after experiencing both our teams atmosphere and Only Ones teams, I was certain that our group would do better.

I dont know how to say this, but our members are a bitmore interesting. Only One was funny too but our members had more character to them. And in a live show where having memorable character traits and quick reflexes mattered the most, we had the advantage.

We could be in the lead then.

It was then, we arrived in front of the salon and got off the car.

Ahhhh.

Urgggh!

Im so tired.

Haaa.

My members groaned as they walked up to the salon. It was then my phone vibrated.

What? I wondered who was contacting me so early in the morning and saw that it was Kang Hyun-Sung.

Lets do well in todays shooting.

? I was so perplexed by his message that I placed my phone back into my pocket and didnt answer. If I met him in person later, I supposed I could say that I was too busy to read his message in the morning.

***

Only One was getting their hair and makeup done at the salon. Perhaps, it was because they had been working hard the last week but everyone was dozing off while receiving their treatments.

Ah! Im sorry!

Gasp! "Im so sorry. I didnt realize I was sleeping.

The Only One members apologized, thinking the work wasnt going well because of them, but all the salon staff responded to them kindly.

Its fine~

We all know how tired you all are~

Its easy to feel sleepy when someone is touching your hair.

The only one who didnt fall asleep and was checking his phone was Kang Hyun-Sung.

Are you waiting to hear back from someone? His personal makeup artist asked, and Kang Hyun-Sung replied succinctly, No.

What kind of shooting did you say today was?

It was the Pepcola commercial.

Didnt you also do that last year when you were part of Yours?Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)

Yes.

That was so nice. It was so vibrant and felt just like the summer.

Did it?

My friend bought a whole box of Pepcola to gather all the Yours photo cards.

Please thank her for me, Kang Hyun-Sung said and smiled blandly. Then, he thought to himself about how there were more people who still thought of him as part of Yours member rather than Only One. The topic of the conversation kept going in that direction too.

Yours But for Kang Hyun-Sung, he didnt have much of a pleasant memory surrounding the Yours. Personally, he wanted Only One to establish itself as fast as possible so that he didnt have to hear that groups name mentioned again.

Mr. Tae-Yoon! As expected, the school uniform suits you! Park Young-Ho approached us and looked delighted to see me.

As expected of a current high schooler.

I dont go to high school though.

Ah, how awkwardheehee.

Only Ones Kim Ju-Hyun also approached us and acted friendly with me. Other members of Only One named Lee Chul-Woon and Kim Si-Woon also appeared happy to see me and greeted me.

I guess there are some clothes that fit certain ages better.

Rather than our uniform, beige color feels more like spring.

I soon found myself surrounded by Only One members. I thought this whenever I saw them but, Why in the world do these guys like me?

I didnt understand why Only One always treated me so well though I didnt do anything much for them.

Tae-Yoon, were you saying hi to Only One? Dong-Jun smiled at me and walked closer to my side.

Ah, hello!

Hello~

And following Dong-Jun, Yeon-Hoon, Do-Seung, and Woon all gathered at my side.

Tae-Yoon!

Bong Tae-Yoon.

Tae-Yoon?

What why is everyone gathering around me? I thought. It felt like I was the bridge between the two groups. There hadnt been much interaction between Only One and Siren so far. On media sites, they always placed us two groups as rivals so it had been hard for us to develop a proper relationship.

Yeon-Hoon said, Hello senior!

Kang Hyun-Sung replied, Theres no need for you to be so formal.

But you are my senior.

We are the same age though.

Yes, we are.

Lets just be friends.

Really?

Yet, from today onwards, they seemed to be developing a friendship. Still, I didnt know why they were conversing with me in the center.

Wow, Mr. Do-Seung, your pecs are insane.

Heh, you noticed?

What exercises do you do and how many sets?

Ah, I usually do a lot of bench press but I alternate between heavy dumbbells and barbells. I have this program

Only One Kim Ju-Hyun and Do-Seung were building their bond as gym bros.

Huh? We are the same age?

Ohh~ Samesies~

Only Ones Park Young-Ho and Dong-Jun were quickly becoming closer because they were the same age. I liked how they were all becoming closer but still, Why are they placing me at the center!

It felt as if I had become a totem pole. Did a site of friendship form if I was placed at the center? Whatever the reason was, I wanted it to stop when the commercial director shouted in a bright voice.

Ah, ah. Mike test. Can everyone hear me?

Oh, looks like the shooting will start.

Lets talk again later.

I felt like I could finally breathe again after the friendship hangout ended, and then the producer continued.

Ah, its good to see you all developing bonds by talking to each other.

Todays shooting was supposed to show two groups of high schoolers playing around in the amusement park, but I think we can make a change now.

Hearing this, I began to feel a foreboding feeling.

How about we mix the two groups, Only One and Siren for this shooting?

Wow!

That sounds so fun!

And that was how the entire place changed to a site of friendship.

Haaaa. I felt a wave of weariness flood over me but in contrast, everyone else smiled brightly.

Yes!

Sounds good!

Oh yaay!