After answering the questions they have picked, the host then announced the start of the fan-signing portion of the meet and greet event. They assisted the fans in lining up on the stage and meeting them.
"Hello," some girls went in front of Key and they placed banners with her face on it
"Hi, there." She smiled sweetly and the girl's face had a tint of pink
"Can you write a short message for us?" the girl asked and Key smiled
"Sure," she said and opened her marker
She wrote, "Thank you for the trust and support" before writing her username 'Kashmiri' in cursive with a heart.
She gave it to them with a smile and soon enough all the fans who came to ask for her signature asked her to give them a short message.
With this, Key thought that it would be a bit unappreciated if she gave the same generic messages to the fans, she recalled the sweet and short messages they would hear and see from Kami and began making her own versions, which she decided to use.
The event was to last for three hours, but it was extended for an hour more when there were only thirty minutes left before the event ends, and the JLNC leaves because some fans began asking for pictures with them, or short video greetings which they recorded with their phone keeping the line from moving.
Their hands were tired from all the signing and writing but they managed to keep the same expression they had when the event began.
This is how they please the fans because in this industry, unlike in the entertainment circle, fans don't usually like the players to be distracted by things like romance from gaming.
"Kashmiri, can you give us a video message?" a male fan asked Key and she smiled
"Hello, I'm Kashmiri from JLNC, thank you for the love and support you've given the team. Please continue to trust and support us in the future!" she said with a smile
"Kashmiri, can you sign this please?" another male fan asked Key and she immediately signed the banner with her face and username
"Will you join fan events like this in the future too?" a female fan asked her while holding out a banner for her to sign which she immediately accepted
"Yes, we'll probably be joining fan events like this." She answered
"Can we please take a picture of you with the other team members?" another female fan asked
"Oh, I'm not sure," Key replied and looked at her teammates who are surrounded by fans
"But we can have our photo together if you like." She said while smiling
"Really, please!" the female fans said and stood next to Key
They took a couple of pictures and soon other fans began requesting pictures with Kashmiri.
"Wow, you look so pretty." A female fan said and Key smiled
"Thank you, you're beautiful yourself." Key replied with a sweet smile making the fan blush
"Everyone, everyone," the host took their attention
"Please, please, go back to your seats now." He said and the staff began assisting the fans back to their seats in front of the stage
"It's truly been a great honor for JLNC to give us this pleasure of participating in our event today but I must apologize that the time has come to an end." He said and a series of complaints and groans came from the crowd of fans
"Do you have any messages for the fans, JLNC?" the host asked them
"I think your muse has something to say," he said and Key looked at her teammates and the host who are looking at her expectantly
"Well, this is my first meet and greet event and I certainly hope it's not the last," she chuckled softly, and like a siren's voice, it enchanted people to the point that they can only stare and listen to her
"Thank you very much for the wonderful experience you gave me today. Thank you for the chance to speak in front of you, everyone, and thank you for the endless love and support along with the trust you've given JLNC through the years, I wish for it to never falter." Key said and placed the microphone down
Only did the trance the fans seem to have ended and they cheered and shouted words like "We love you!", "We'll support you!", and they started chanting their team chant.
"J-L-N-C! J-L-N-C!"
It was a truly a great and heartwarming sight, but perhaps for someone like Keychantel who had seen the highest peaks of success and greatest downfalls of failure, this was nothing but a mere image of people with beliefs in her eyes.
However, in her opinion according to the situation and reality, they are the kind of believers that only the minority will stay in face of a downfall.
After that, they were led back to the studio where Dewy and Bright are waiting.
"You guys don't look tired," Dewy commented with a small smile
"I guess it's alright to accept another endorsement shoot?" he kidded and they all looked at him in disbelief which made Bright laugh and taps his shoulder
"Let them rest now," Bright said
"Let's go, the bus is outside." He said and they began picking up their things
It was socially exhausting, at this point, most of them wouldn't want to talk or interact with others and would enjoy the silence but Key knew she had some things to do so on her way out she called her sister, Chela, to continue their conversation from earlier.
"So, what's happening at the ancestral house?" Key asked her sister as soon as Chela answered the call
[Chantel, he threatened to disown you.] Chela is really worried for her sister just from her tone
"What's new to that?" she asked as she walked out to the company bus to follow her teammates
[Well, this time he's going to disown you, father, brother, me, and the kids.] Key's expression dimmed at her reply and she began pacing quicker
"Is he out of his mind? He only has Papa as his heir, brother and you are his only successors, and the kids are the only way to continue his lineage so he can't do that." Key said in disbelief
[Chantel, we have warned you over and over through the years, you should know by now that grandfather is not a man you can trifle with nor a man you can take as light as you take us.] Chela told her seriously
"Nor am I, Seachela, I guess it's about time I remind him who he has for a granddaughter." Key replied
[What are you thinking, Chantel? You're not going to…] Chela's voice trailed off as if she suddenly realized that the possibility of Key doing what she hoped she wouldn't be high
"I'll call you when I've told Kit about it." Key said and hung up then she rode the company bus
Key's expression immediately brightened as soon as she entered the company bus and they are all socially exhausted from the event so none of them asked her anything even if they did saw her expressions change while she was walking to the company bus.
"Wow, you guys easily reached the top 10 hot searches within hours." Quant commented while scrolling through his social media
"What are you looking at?" Dewy asked Quant
"The photos from earlier that you posted, the fans went wild." Quant replied
Out of curiosity, they also opened one of their social media apps, particularly the one where Dewy had posted their photos and saw the top three trending searches.
1 #JLNC_photoshoot
2 #Could_be_models
3 #Angels_and_knights
The fourth and fifth trending searches were the names of the brands they endorsed that day, meanwhile, the rest of the top searches and top tags are occupied by their names and username.
"Wow, that's a lot of traffic you guys caused." Dewy commented amusedly while checking his phone
"You said it yourself, Dewy, JLNC has members with great visuals." Rio playfully said but his tone reflected just how exhausted, the rest of the team couldn't even chuckle out of exhaustion
"You guys should rest, no training tonight as well." Bright said
"The final game is on the day after tomorrow, spend all that time recovering your energy. This is the finals of the Autumn Playoffs," He added and they all muttered 'okay
And so, they did, as soon as they arrived at the JLNC gaming base, they ordered take-out and after eating the take out they all headed up to their rooms to rest.
It was only three in the afternoon but the living room, the whole first floor was vacant.