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This was the first time since
The Star Us Live that wrote the legend of 20 servings of seaweed passed by like a storm, and we greeted the morning after falling asleep again.
[Manager Yeo Chang-min: Today's schedule!.......]
After finishing cleaning up the kitchen, I checked the schedule that Manager Hyung had written and sent.
I also wanted to leave a trace by going to the billboards or event cafes prepared by fans like we did at Kang Si-yoon's birthday, but looking at today's schedule, it seemed impossible.
'Are you telling me to come down to check the gifts first.... Since there's a separate Star Us Live scheduled for the afternoon.
A one-person Star Us Live was planned for my birthday.
The content of the broadcast was none other than 'Making your own birthday cake.'
Up until now, the members didn't have time to make their own cakes on their birthdays.
The youngest, Ji Yoon-chul, would give a homemade cake with an embarrassed look.
Each member brings strange cakes to tease Kang Si-yoon.
In Chae Eun-gyu's, we were overseas and had to buy cakes from a regular store.
Of course, fans like seeing idols make their own cakes. It's so much fun to see idols who don't usually have time to bake and sweat and wander around.
I also thought that this format would come out as birthday content someday. Who knew it would be my birthday.
'Baking....... Baking. Should I ask Yoon-chul for help?'
I kept thinking about it as I went to check the support gifts delivered to the Sigma Entertainment building.
Compared to other things, cooking is not something I am familiar with.
In my daily life, I rarely had to cook myself, and in
I only showed off my fancy knife skills in the past few cooking shows.
I don't have much confidence in myself to do everything from the cream on top of the cake to the decorations.
While thinking about the cake, I arrived at the warehouse before I knew it.
I first visited the Sigma underground warehouse last time, on Song Hyung-bin's birthday.
At that time, I faced the trembling fear of a sasaeng.
Since then, thanks to the agency's strong sanctions and strict policies, it seems like the worst situations won't happen anymore.
"This time, I don't know why, but there seems to be a lot of clothes? Luxury goods."
"...Luxury goods?"
I checked the gifts piled up in the warehouse while listening to our manager.
I saw many names of luxury brands that I had heard of at least once in my life.
'I never thought of buying something like this in the past........'
When I was living as Han Ji-hyeok, I didn't even pay attention to them because of my circumstances.
When I was living as the crown prince in the game, I saw many works that were handmade and presented by the best craftsmen on the continent.
Even back then, I didn't have time to feel the luxury of the royal family, since I was caught up in the 'Grand Quest' to subdue the Demon King's army, so I just rolled around on the battlefield.
It's only natural that I lose my sense of reality when I see these millions of gifts.
"I have a feeling."
"What is it?"
The manager who was helping me sort the gifts smiled.
"You'll probably be an ambassador a lot later. No, not later. You look like you'd be fine even if you were to do it right now."
"Ambassadors of luxury brands?"
"Yeah. I didn't tell the kids, but we filmed an advertisement, right?"
A while ago, we filmed an advertisement for a cosmetics brand called Ignis as a group.
At that time, our manager told us that they had turned down many advertisement offers in order to reduce our image consumption.
We joined hands with a company with a clean image that was suitable for our first advertisement.
"Aside from Ignis, there were also some that were part of luxury brands that had requests for us to film. Even though you guys have only debuted for a year."
"That was a lot."
"Of course, the higher-ups decided that it was too early to film such an advertisement, so they turned them down, but anyway, more offers will come in as time passes. When we go there, there will be conditions that even the company cannot refuse."
There is a separate area where successful idol groups make money.
Since the revenue from music sources and albums is paid by distributors and platforms, the amount of money given to idols is less than you might think.
So, you can see that they actually make astronomical amounts of money through concerts and advertisement shoots.
Money and fame are things that everyone wants, but.
"I still like this better."
I treasured the message book that the fans sent me.
The congratulatory messages that the fans always handwrote for the members' birthdays.
No matter how valuable the other gifts were in terms of material value, they couldn't beat these gifts filled with warm hearts.
Our manager, who was watching me hold the message book and photo book that the fans sent me in both hands, furrowed his eyebrows like Kang Si-yoon.
"Then, can I look forward to making the cake later today?"
"Huh? Suddenly?"
"No, it's a good opportunity to express how much love the fans sent you. Decorate the cake nicely."
"It, It has nothing to do with my will."
"Karis can do it."
What should I do?
It seems like all the people around me are becoming Kang Si-yoon-like.
I let out a small sigh.
"...... I'll do my best, so please pack up the things."
***
With my hair and makeup neatly set, I headed to the filming location for the Star Us Live scheduled for 5 p.m.
A clean white background was covered with colorful curtains, and above them, twinkling balloons spelled out the words 'Happy Birthday Karis.'
"Hello."
I bowed and sat down on the only chair behind the table.
"·······This design itself feels a bit overwhelming."
"The members planned all of today's events."
"That's how it was."
As expected, the members are behind everything.
I sat on a soft chair with a very noticeable pink lining and somehow had a feeling that a very difficult day was waiting for me.
"Why on earth did they make it this pink...."
"To be exact, today's concept is Princess Karis."
"Huh?"
I thought I heard the staff wrong.
But when I saw the staff's smiling faces, I thought I heard them very accurately.
"That's exactly right. Karis usually does a lot of cool concepts, so please prepare as many cute ones as possible this time."
"That's why you set up these chairs first......."
"I'll give you the cake design that you'll make later."
"There's even a design."
"The members told me this in advance."
I received the cake design with a slightly bewildered expression.
How long has it been since I planned Kang Si-yoon's birthday party that I've been preparing so much?
The anxiety that had been creeping up on me since a while ago was also felt in this design.
The moment I swallowed and opened the design,
"...."
I was speechless for a moment.
Seriously, who is the mastermind behind this huge operation.
"Did Kang Si-yoon do this?"
"We're on the receiving end, so we don't know for sure.... It's true that Mr. Si-yoon did the planning, but I only heard that Mr. Eun-gyu suggested the Princess Karis concept."
"Huh?"
An unexpected name came up.
I couldn't understand why Chae Eun-gyu gave me this concept.
"What did he say?"
The staff found something while looking through the messages.
"Ah! Mr. Eun-gyu said he would repay the humiliation he suffered last time in Protect the Princess."
"....This."
I let out a hollow laugh.
If it's the princess protection game we played....... It was a game that happened during the
There, I showed off my incredible force and tried to steal everyone's flags.
And this sports day is a topic that Chae Eun-gyu always makes, like beef bone soup, when it's worth forgetting.
'The, these guys are doing ridiculous things as a group!'
Just then, as the corners of my mouth twitched.
A red phrase that I hadn't seen in a long time came into my sight.
[Abnormal Status: Otherworldly Existence (Possessed Person) - Activation]
[※ An emergency mission is created. An emergency mission is created.※]
[Emergent Mission: I must show everyone who has gathered to celebrate my birthday the dignity that fits this body. Break through the given situation without shame. (No time limit)]
The crown prince, who had been quiet for a while, woke up.
I wondered if he wanted to feel the atmosphere of the birthday party.
However, no matter how much I thought about it, the concept the members had prepared did not fit this arrogant crown prince at all.
'What should I do with this........'
I thought about how I should utilize the abnormal status, and then I thought it was a good thing.
When the crown prince's ego is activated, my actions tend to become more shameless.
So, wouldn't it be better to make a cake with thick skin?
The staff checked their watches and told me that there wasn't much time left until the live broadcast.
"We'll turn on the camera in 5 minutes."
"I'm always ready."
"Are you already immersed?"
"Heh, I guess you could say that."
Fortunately, since they were the staff who filmed a lot of videos with us, they didn't seem to care much about my tone.
It's heartbreaking to hear, but.... It tells a lot about my usual behavior.
All the settings were complete, and my birthday Star Us Live began.
I looked straight at the camera and smiled confidently.
"Seleve, nice to meet you. It's only been a few hours since we've greeted each other like this."
Tens of thousands of Seleves who came in after seeing the broadcast immediately sent me a lot of chats full of anticipation after checking the cake bread and various ingredients in front of me.
I read a few messages and replied.
"Why did you come alone? Today is my birthday. I decided to try making a cake by myself to celebrate my birthday this time."
"I'm looking forward to making a cake myself. Have you ever tried it? No, I've never made a cake by myself. And I'm saying this in advance, but I didn't ask Yoon Chul for help either. I'm going to solve it solely with my own strength, so please watch along."
After confirming that a certain number of viewers had come in, I prepared to make a cake according to the design the members had decided on.
"The cake I'm making today is... I'm going to make it according to the design my very lovely, talented, and often annoying members have decided on. So if you have any comments like the shape is weird or it doesn't taste good, please tell the members instead of me."
The groundwork had been laid, but it seemed like there was one person who did not agree with what I just said.
[System: The Crown Prince doesn't blame others! Do your best to carry out your assigned duties!]
I completely ignored the warning the Crown Prince shouted and picked up the cake bread that the staff had prepared in advance.
Fortunately, I didn't have to start with baking.
"Hmm....... I think I should cut this bread in half first."
I immediately grabbed the knife.
Then I saw a huge explosion of white letters in the chat window.
"It's dangerous to hold a knife like that. You're not going to kill anyone. You'll hurt your hand if you do that. Haha, I've heard this a lot before."
My knife grip was a hot topic during a cooking show in the past.
I smiled creepily and slightly lifted the knife.
"But rest easy on you all. My hands are very sophisticated."
With those words, I quickly cut the bread in half as if I was cutting off the head of a devil.
"Look at this, everyone, isn't it cut really cleanly? This method... Hmm, I don't recommend it. Don't try this at home! You might get hurt."
Now it was time to use the piping bag to put whipped cream on the bread.
I gulped and grabbed the piping bag.
"Now, I'll squeeze this a little and spread it evenly."
The moment I commented and pressed down on the piping bag at the same time.
With a very trivial sound of air escaping, a lump of whipped cream fell onto the bread in an unsightly manner.
"....."
"Kuhahaha!"
"Don, don't laugh! I'm serious, so why is everyone laughing!"
The staff watching me couldn't hold back their laughter, and I was very embarrassed and shook the piping bag.
Really.......I had a feeling that the difficult broadcast would continue.
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