Trantor: MarcTempest


    Editor: NicoleTempest


    Chapter 106 Shrimps get hurt in a whale fight


    I knew it was inevitable that something would happen.


    But when we finished all our schedules and returned to our amodation, the entertainment news was buzzing with our story.


    The cause of the conflict was simple.


    Was the voting encouragement event a scam or not?


    Eventually, the fan who organized the event came out and posted a feedback. It was a simr event that had been done in other programs, and they had only used the money that they had collected for support.


    They wanted to give back to the Climax members who gave the fans precious memories with a surprise guerri stage.


    That was the gist of it.


    ‘They didn’t have pure intentions though…’


    I felt heavy-hearted that they got into more trouble than I thought because of us.


    Music Safe also posted an unprecedentedly fast notice.


    Since the viewer text voting was not activated yet, they calcted the scores proportionally without a limit, just like the other indicators.


    They said they would set up a limit for each categoryter to prevent the same case from happening again.


    [- Isn’t this cheating? I was watching it live and I spat out the milk I was drinking. It was ridiculous.]


    [? Well… it’s not like this hasn’t been done in other voting programs. They’ve already boiled the bones out of it. Why can’t they do it on music shows too?]


    [? Originalmenter, you should at least hide yourment history. You’re a two-faced bead???????????????]


    [- Because of this, if we want to give them the first ce, we have to risk our lives voting every week on music shows. They raised the fatigue level of the whole market. Is it worth it even if they get cursed?]


    [? So what’s the problem with having a limit?]


    [- Floss, Winnd fans have no right toment????????????? It’s so unfair.]


    [? Look at these guys who are lying down and biting their teeth. Theirment history shows that they’re Floss fans. Aren’t you ashamed??? You’re all scared because you debuted and Climax got the first ce?]


    [? I’m a ???? fan and I was just a bit dumbfounded by this. I guess this kind of thing happens too. It’s not like the fans who are doing this cheating thing are ???? fans.]


    [? ????2222 I’m a Pinkris fan andpared to the firepower of our boy group fandom, we’re just a handful. We don’t have the manpower to vote.]


    [? Winnd, please let go of our hair. They disbanded a long time ago and now they’re suddenly getting dragged and cursed.]


    Some of the Floss fans seemed to have deliberately posted inmmatory posts to create negative opinions about Climax.


    ‘I’m going crazy…’


    Guys, please stop fighting. I held my forehead and shook my head.


    “What are you looking at?”


    When I was alone in the living room, looking at my phone after taking a shower and going to bed, Seongwon came out of the room.


    “Meow!”


    As Seong-won opened the door, Aeongi came out with him and ran to Pposili, sniffing his smell. His tail went straight up.


    “Ah… it’s nothing.”


    I thought he wouldn’t care much, but worry is something that multiplies when you share it.


    There was no benefit in telling him something that he didn’t know and wasn’t good.


    “It’s not nothing. What is it?”


    Seong-won frowned as if to tell me not to bother him.


    He had such a pretty face that even when he made a face, it was annoyingly cute.


    I ignored him at first, but then I decided that he wouldn’t care much anyway, and answered.


    “Themunity is going crazy because we got the first ce with our voting score.”


    “Ah…”


    Seong-won nodded his head as if he already knew.


    “Did you know?”


    I asked him as if I was surprised.


    “I had a feeling. The Floss fandom hates our dog, right?”


    “Did you see anything in particr?”


    I asked him anxiously, but Seong-won answered nonchntly.


    “I saw a lot. But I don’t care.”


    This guy too… Does he monitor themunity and SNS? He didn’t seem to do that from what I saw.


    Does he decide for himself whether to ept or ignore what he sees? He had a remarkable mental strength in many ways.


    “Doesn’t it bother you or make you sad when you see that?”


    He chuckled as if I was saying something ridiculous.


    “I can’t be an entertainer if I care about all that.”


    He had been a nobody for five years, barely mentioned. Anyway, he seemed to have concluded that he was more experienced than me.


    “I’m the easiest target. I can’t say what people like, or I don’t. Ever since I was the runner-up of Star Discovery, the Floss fans keep making and spreadingparison posts between me and the Floss main vocalist.”


    Hmm… I saw somementsparing Shim Naru and Seong-won, but I didn’t know they were posting full-fledgedparison articles.


    “I don’t care. I just tell them to do whatever they want. All I have to do is perform well.”


    That was theoretically correct. But usually, it wasn’t that easy.


    “Yeah. Don’t react.”


    Seong-won nodded his head slightly as if he knew that too, and picked up Aeongi.


    “I’m going back in.”


    “Okay.”


    Seong-won took Aeongi away from Pposili and went into his room.


    As the door closed, the light that had leaked out of the room disappeared, casting a shadow on the crystal trophy.


    I felt uneasy.


    I could use fate to make things easier, but if it wasn’t a situation where I could apply it to all five members likest time, it could be more harmful than helpful.


    For now, I had music show schedules all weekend next week.


    Before the music show appearances were over, I had to prepare for radio appearances, variety shows, stage rehearsals, and more on weekdays.


    And although Yi-jun did it by himself, I had to do a short thank-you live tomorrow.


    I had more than one or two things to worry about, but now… I was dealing with their fights… No.


    ‘Can’t they just enjoy their fandom with a positive attitude?’


    Why do they have to fight so much? I didn’t understand, but since the quest hade, it was my area to solve.


    “Let’s just sleep first.”


    It was better to rest well and think with a clear mind, even if I had to worry and think.


    It was no use to agonize and suffer without resting properly. I would only end up feeling miserable.


    “Woof-!”


    Pposili ran ahead of me to the bedroom door as if he wanted me to go quickly.


    And then he jumped with his short legs and opened the doorknob, which was not amon skill.


    “Oh…”


    Well. He looked like an ordinary dog, but after all… He wasn’t a real dog.”


    Pposili barked softly as if to ask what I was talking about.


    He’s not a real puppy, you know. I had no idea why he felt wronged.


    I hung my head and went into the room.


    Seon-woo was sleeping soundly with a swollen face. He had a hard time too.


    I went to bed with a heavy heart. My head was pretty heavy, but I fell asleep quickly because I was so tired.


    I spent a busy week without a break.


    At the radio show I appeared on after a long time, I was asked to sing my new song all the time, and at the variety show, they asked me to teach them the point of choreography or dance.


    Every program I appeared on mentioned the miracle of reverse running and busking.


    “Is it true that the guerri busking that day was not a scheduled event with thepany?”


    “Yeah, yeah. That’s right! It was Ise’s idea!”


    “Honestly, when I first heard it, I thought you were crazy.”


    “I was a bit surprised, but not that much.”


    “We didn’t expect you to respond so well.”


    We told them what we could reveal with thepany’s consent and sang a short verse of our confident parts.


    When we responded to the viewers’ stories and shared our thoughts, an hour passed by quickly.


    The web variety show was the same.


    The Boys in Crisis edited and released the video they filmed with the surveince camera, but the others couldn’t do that.


    When I appeared on the web variety show that said the idol who came back appeared on a fixed schedule like the music show, I thought my eyes were spinning.


    “Ise, show us your main dancer skills!”


    Suddenly, it was either a random y dance or y random dance. I had no idea what was going on as I danced to the randomly yed songs from our past activities.


    “Ah~. It seems a bit slow! Let’s go a little faster!”


    What do you mean slow? The song suddenly changed to 1.5 times faster and I broke out in a cold sweat on my back.


    “There’s beef on the line!”


    Do I have to eat beef so hard? Can’t I just buy it with my own money?


    But I couldn’t say no. I had to finish it to the end with the will not to bother the team. The SNS reaction was very bad.


    [- Did you put a bomb on Severy’s back that would explode if you made a mistake??????????????????]


    [? There’s nothing behind him, but he looks like he’s running with a digital clock on his back??????????]


    [- Who dances so desperately ???????]


    [? I was surprised to see that the dance for that song was originally that intense, but it was just Ise dancing with his life]


    [- Can’t someone tell Severy not to be so strict even if someone makes a mistake?]


    [? I think the other members just left him alone because they thought it was funny?????????]


    I was quite embarrassed when I found out what the show was about.


    After the first week of hectic official activities, another problem awaited me.


    “Guys, I have something to tell you before we get off.”


    It was on the way home after the Music Safe performance in the first week of November.


    Everyone was pretty tired, so they were a little nervous at the manager’s ominous first words.


    This week’s Music Safe ranking was fifth. The other music show rankings were simr. They were evenly spread from sixth to eighth.


    It might have seemed like the ranking had dropped a lotpared tost week’s text voting results, but…


    I would be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed. But I was grateful for the award that the fans had given me, even if it was a constion prize.


    Gratitude was gratitude, but what could I say to the members who had endured a schedule of waking up at 5 a.m. and sleeping at midnight for three days in a row?


    That was what mattered right now.


    “Why are you cushioning it so much?”


    Kyunghwa asked anxiously, already worried.


    “Well, you can refuse if it’s too burdensome, but… I think it would be good to go, so I’m just passing it on.”


    Just tell us what it is, we all waited impatiently for the main point.


    “Did you get an offer for a program?”


    The other programs we had done before weren’t so cautious, so there must have been a reason.


    “Yeah. It’s an idol grouppetition program. It’s going to air every Friday at 11 p.m. on cable, and it’s produced by LJ, so they’re going to promote it a lot.”


    What? It sounded like a no-brainer. Seong-won was already experienced, and the rest of the members weren’tcking in skills either.


    “Then there’s no problem, right? We can just say yes.”


    That’s when the manager turned off the engine and looked at us carefully, holding a bomb.


    “The group that’s leaving ourpany, it’s not just you guys. The thing is… Floss is also going out on the condition that they join.”


    What nonsense. A cold silence fell in the car, as if someone had poured cold water on us.