Chapter 245
The Star Us Live to celebrate Kang Si-yoon's birthday was a huge success.
The various lucky draws provided for Kang Si-yoon, who likes probability games, were very well received by the main character.
The members who planned this event could be punished at any time, and many Seleves who watched the broadcast also had fun watching it.
Seleste, who produced memes that would be used for a long time in the fandom, such as Yoo Min-ha's wasabi cake and Kang Si-yoon spitting out canary sauce, had no time to rest.
Right after Kang Si-yoon's birthday on February 10th, another group chat room was created.
[Team Karis Without Karis (6 people)]
Kang Si-yoon
Is this the chat room name again? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Kang Si-yoon
(Emoticon) Why is there so little creativity?
Song Hyung Bin
If you don't like it, you can change it;
Kang Si Yoon
ㅎㅎ That's annoying
Chae Eun Gyu
ㅋㅋㅋ So what are we going to do for Karis' birthday?
Heo Yoo Bin
(Embracing bear emoticon) Planning Si-yoon hyung's birthday was hard enough, but now we have to brainstorm again! Yoo Min Ha, I have an idea!!
It was a chatroom to think about what to do for Karis von Walden's birthday on February 12th.
Seleste had that tendency.
They wanted to plan ideas solely with their own strength for events related to the members' special days.
It was the same for Song Hyung Bin, Chae Eun Gyu, and Ji Yoon Chul's birthdays, and right before that, for Kang Si Yoon's birthday, everyone worked together and even made a cake.
On top of that, since it was Karis' birthday, everyone tried their best to come up with unique strategies.
Karis, who excels in almost every aspect.
Kang Si-yoon, who became his best friend, said that he wanted to show his ruined appearance on his birthday.
Kang Si-yoon
Oh really, is there anything good?
Kang Si-yoon
When we were in our own country, what was Karis the worst at?
Ji Yoon-chul
Didn't he suffer in bumper cars?
Chae Eun-gyu
Oh back then ㅋㅋㅋㅋ We all just pushed Karis
Song Hyung-bin
But we can't have a birthday party at a bumper car park.
Kang Si-yoon
The key is one vs. many.... Ah, this seems to be the wrong approach.
The members, who were reminiscing about old memories, remembered that the only way to physically defeat Karis was through a one vs. many fight.
So while looking for a different approach, Ji Yoon-chul secretly came up with an amazing idea.
Ji Yoon-chul
Karis hyung seems to be bad at cooking
Song Hyung-bin
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I only remember Karis holding the knife strangely
Kang Si-yoon
He was really good at knife skills, but I don't know about anything else?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Ji Yoon-chul
Let Karis hyung make a cake by himself without our help
Heo Yoo-bin
(Emoticon with sparkling eyes) Cute design that doesn't suit hyung-nim ㄱㄱㄱ
Yoo Min-ha
Ahㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Just draw a heart?
Heo Yoo-bin
I like anything, so I hope we see hyung struggling ㅎ
The idea of letting Karis make his own birthday cake.
In the previous cooking show, Karis was really good at knife skills in a weird way.
However, if you look deeper, he was only good at knife skills and never cooked dishes that required delicate work.
In other words, this is what Ji Yoon-chul thought.
If you tell him to make a cake by himself, there's bound to be a funny scene!
The youngest's opinion was agreed upon by everyone.
However, Kang Si-yoon, who always thinks about his share, pointed out one problem.
Kang Si-yoon
But if Karis makes the cake by herself, we won't have any share.
Kang Si-yoon
(Emoticon) Then that's difficult.
Song Hyung-bin
Then should we split the event into two...
Chae Eun-gyu
What to do to get people to say we did well?
Yoo Min-ha
Eun-gyu hyung, in times like this, the eldest should come up with an idea!
Chae Eun-gyu
Sorry, I have no creativity at all ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠ
Chae Eun-gyu
When I think of birthdays, all I can think of is seaweed soup
Kang Si-yoon
Huh?
Ji Yoon-chul
Oh
Heo Yu-bin
Seaweed soup seems okay?
Chae Eun-gyu
?????
If Karis makes a cake alone, the members' portions will disappear.
So when Chae Eun-gyu said that they should do separate content, the idea of seaweed soup that he threw out without any meaning was surprisingly well-received.
Karis is a foreigner who came from Estonia.
Contrary to his appearance that makes it seem like he can't speak Korean at all, he speaks Korean as well as a native Korean and loves Korean culture more than other people, but the fact that he is a foreigner doesn't change.
In other words, he probably hasn't experienced things that ordinary Koreans have experienced since they were young.
The members thought that they had found the best content for Karis, who has never eaten seaweed soup made by his family for his birthday.
The problem is when and how to make this seaweed soup.
The members who wanted to give Karis a surprise of their own agreed to secretly boil seaweed soup while he was asleep.
After finishing all the preparations and plans, a day passed.
"Good night, everyone."
"Good night, Karis."
"Good night!"
Early morning on February 12th.
The members gathered in the living room to celebrate Karis' birthday and watched the clock strike midnight together.
After congratulating him on his birthday with one heart and one mind, they all said they would go to bed a little earlier than usual for tomorrow.
Karis also headed to his room without saying much and said the same good night to each other before closing his eyes.
"...."
"......Can I wake up now?"
Kang Si-yoon and Heo Yu-bin waited until Karis's breathing became steady, and got up as carefully as possible so that the blanket wouldn't rustle.
Since Karis had a sense like a wild animal, the two got out of bed the most nervous they've ever been in their lives.
Kang Si-yoon and Heo Yu-bin left the room at an extremely slow pace, even being careful not to breathe and walking anxiously in case the floor creaked.
"He's not awake? Did you make sure he's not awake?"
"We really weren't breathing. There's no way he's awake."
"I feel like my soles are going to cramp up!"
"If he really wakes up from the beginning, it'll be a disaster. We have to be careful."
The rest of the members who had gathered in the kitchen in advance checked with Kang Si-yoon and Heo Yu-bin several times to make sure Karis wasn't awake.
While Song Hyung-bin was setting up for the surprise Starus Live, the chefs who would lead today's cooking started getting their makeup on.
"Hyung, here."
"I'm kind of in tears. I'm in tears."
"Why? Are you embarrassed?"
"Hmm, absolutely not."
Kang Si-yoon wiggled his index finger at Heo Yu-bin, who was holding the white chef's hat that Ji Yoon-chul had handed him.
"I never thought that Yoon-chul, who was so blunt, would be the first to prepare something like this."
"...Does that make you cry?"
"I'm touched, of course."
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
Ji Yoon-chul stared at Kang Si-yoon for a long time and then suddenly said something creepy.
"...Next time, I'll make you shed tears of blood."
"Blood, blood, tears?"
"I practiced a lot. I can beat you, hyung, just like I learned from Karis hyung."
"Oh, what a surprise. You were talking about the game. I thought you were going to make me cry blood."
"I'm not as vicious as Hyung."
"Shh, everyone, stop the weird banter! Let's start the broadcast!"
Thanks to Song Hyung-bin pressing the Star Us Live start button, the conversation between the two ended automatically.
-A broadcast at this hour, guys
-I heard the alarm and came running right away
-What are you all doing instead of sleeping!!
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋWhat the hell is Yoon-chul wearing on his head?ㅋㅋㅋ
The Seleves came in surprised to see the notification that Star Us Live had started in the early morning.
Some of the Seleves who were overseas were happy that it was quiet in the middle of the day because of the time difference, but most of the chatter was very curious as to why the members turned on the broadcast at this early hour.
"Hello, Seleves!"
"We can't speak loudly right now, so please understand!"
-It's dawn so they have to speak quietly ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Well, if I think about their usual tension, they'll wake up everyone in the neighborhood
-Yeah but where did Karis go?
-Karis went to the bathroom? I can't see him
-Where's Karis?
The Seleves who looked closely at the screen noticed that there were only 6 people.
Then Yoo Min-ha, who was closest to the phone, brought his face closer and made a "Shhh~!" gesture to be quiet before speaking.
"Karis hyung-nim is sleeping alone right now! Today is hyung's birthday, so we turned on the broadcast to secretly make seaweed soup for him!"
"It's a surprise, so we really have no choice but to speak quietly. If Karis hyung-nim wakes up, it'll be a big problem."
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is it really possible to fool Karis?
-Ah I feel uneasy, it feels like Karis will 100% wake up in the middle ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The seaweed soup looks delicious
-Everyone is so cuteㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Seleves also doubted whether Karis, who always boasted overwhelming sensuality within Seleste, would be able to do Star Us Live without waking up.
Still, most said that it was fortunate that Kang Si Yoon and Ji Yoon Chul were good cooks among the members.
-It seemed that the seaweed soup from hell wouldn't work out, so fortunately
-If Min Ha had done it alone, wouldn't he have added wasabi?
-Wasabi seaweed soup ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
"Oh, should I add wasabi again, Seleve? There's still some left!"
Yoo Min Ha, who was taking out beef for soup from the fridge, laughed out loud when he saw the chat window.
However, his rebellion was quickly suppressed by Cha Eun Gyu.
"I told you not to cook weird food today, but to do it properly. We have to let Karis taste Korea."
"That's right!"
As the Seleves said, it was fortunate that Kang Si-yoon, who had a knack for cooking, and Ji Yoon-chul, who showed surprising learning ability and developed amazing baking skills, were there.
However, these two had never made seaweed soup before, so they had to rely on the recipe.
"Let's get things ready first. Where are the bowls? Oh, and we also have to get the frying pan to fry the meat."
While Kang Si-yoon was busy taking out the supplies, the members stood there blankly, staring blankly.
"Hyung, what are we going to do?"
"First, put the rice in the rice cooker! It'll take some time."
"I'll wash the rice!"
Heo Yu-bin rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward in high spirits.
However, his shortcomings were quickly revealed.
"But how exactly do you wash rice? Do you just wipe it with a sponge?"
"Hey! What the hell are you talking about!"
"I guess it won't wash well?"
"No, no! What are you talking about! Rice should just be washed with water!"
"Ah."
Heo Yu-bin, who had never cooked rice before, almost caused a major accident from the start.
Kang Si-yoon, who had a terrified expression, quickly washed the rice and turned on the rice cooker instead of Heo Yu-bin.
"I haven't even made the seaweed soup yet, so why am I so tired?"
"...Hyung. Can I soak the seaweed here?"
"Oh, oh. You see the bowl I took out earlier? Pour water in it and soak it."
Ji Yoon-chul, who started soaking the seaweed after hearing Kang Si-yoon's words, timidly grabbed his sleeve after a while.
"...Hyung, the seaweed is overflowing."
"Ah, seaweed is supposed to stick to water, so it's okay. Just take out another bowl and divide it there."
"Yes."
"Thank you, Yoon-chul!"
"No."
No one knew at the time that Ji Yoon-chul's one word would be the foreshadowing for Seleste's legendary broadcast.
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