Chapter 252
"Okay, okay! I'll go and get my fill!"
The morning after receiving the first settlement in their lives.
Kang Si-yoon and Song Hyung-bin, thoroughly prepared with sunglasses, hats, and masks, strode through the living room with confident steps.
"Are they on a runway?"
"I don't know. I heard you go out for breakfast, too, so let it go, let it go."
"Yubin, you've gotten a lot more calm lately"
"Hoho."
Heo Yu-bin, who was eating cereal for breakfast in the kitchen, shook his spoon at Chae Eun-gyu.
He looked like a squirrel because he had so much cereal in his mouth.
"I've become much more chill these days. Of course, it's because of Si-yoon's affection."
"It seems like everyone has become similar. Except for Siyoon."
"Isn't that the case for you too, hyung-nim?"
Kang Siyoon snorted as if it wasn't a big deal when he heard his name being called.
"Yoobin is just cute, cute. I'm just letting you go because I'm in a good mood today."
While eating a banana next to Chae Eun-gyu, I recalled the conversation I had with Kang Siyoon before.
I'm sure he wrote all the expensive things because he'll buy them himself if he gets money later.
Today, he seemed to be getting excited at the thought of buying the expensive things he had mentioned back then.
"But I have a feeling."
"What feeling?"
Yoo Min-ha came out of the bathroom, drying his wet hair with a towel.
I think he heard the whole conversation going on inside.
"There are people who say, 'I'll buy this!' and then actually can't buy it. I think Siyoon hyung would be like that."
"Why am I the only one like that? What about Hyungbin hyung?"
"Hyungbin hyung just goes with hyung."
"When you say that, I feel like I've become his lackey a little bit."
Song Hyungbin pulled his hat down and laughed lightly.
"Well, that's half true. Siyoon begged me so much that I went with him."
"Wow, hyung suddenly changed his words. You said you wanted to buy clothes too, so you're going with me!"
"Oh, when did I say that?"
I looked at the clock hanging in the kitchen and cut off their conversation in the middle.
"Go ahead. Manager hyung is waiting outside."
"Okay, I'll go!"
"Hyung, while you're there, buy me some ice cream!"
"Ah, no hands to bring ice cream!"
"If you don't have hands, use your feet!"
"I don't want to."
At Heo Yu-bin's shout, Kang Si-yoon stuck his tongue out and dragged Song Hyung-bin out of the dorm.
With the two members gone, the living room felt very empty.
"...."
In the meantime, Ji Yoon-chul, who had finished breakfast, silently turned on the TV and took out the playbox.
Then he waved at me.
".....Hyung."
"Okay. I'll be there soon, so get set up."
Since I said I'd give him a one-on-one lesson, Ji Yoon-chul seems to have become more into fighting games on the Playbox.
When I sat down next to him and took out the controller, the youngest repeated in a low voice what Yoo Min-ha had said earlier.
"...I don't think Siyoon hyung will buy anything."
"Do you think so too? Hmm. From what I've heard, Siyoon seems to have wanted to buy quite a few things."
"That's true, but... That hyung always just says it."
As expected, Ji Yoon-chul would occasionally throw out harsh words.
I couldn't help but laugh at his words.
"That's definitely his personality. Siyoon always causes trouble."
"...Even he got a Switcher as a birthday present."
"Hmm, I didn't think he'd buy a bunch of game packs."
Well, we'll find out when we wait.
What will happen to Kang Siyoon and Song Hyungbin's shopping?
While the two of them went to the shopping mall, we each enjoyed our free time.
Since today's practice schedule was late in the afternoon, our manager told us to get some rest before then.
Chae Eun-gyu and Heo Yu-bin went into the room and took a sweet nap.
Yoo Min-ha briefly watched me and Ji Yoon-chul play the game, then suddenly said that he had an inspiration and ran to the room.
"Oh, Yoon-chul. You're using the E-D combo I told you well now."
"It was good after practicing it once."
"If you just get used to that combo, close-range movement will be a little easier. You can dodge attacks and add extra attacks. What a great technique."
"What's good for a combo after a dodge like this?"
"I'll tell you that today."
I spent my time meaningfully continuing to study Brawl games with Ji Yoon-chul.
Ji Yoon-chul's absorption power was better than I thought, so he was keeping up with my difficult close-range build.
... I really think that if there were an idol game competition later, our power would be considerable.
About 2 hours passed like that.
"Oh, I guess the hyungs are here."
"Already? You came much sooner than I thought."
Kang Si-yoon and Song Hyung-bin, who had gone on an expedition, returned. All the members' attention was focused on their hands.......
"This? This is all you bought?"
"That's right, when you left the dorm, you threatened to buy everything in the shopping mall."
Heo Yu-bin clicked his tongue when he saw the small white shopping bag that Kang Si-yoon awkwardly put down.
He even checked the contents inside.
"Is it bread?"
"Oh, oh oh! I heard that bakery on the second floor of the mall is really famous. So I bought some bread to eat together."
"You only bought bread? Really? You were making such a big fuss just now."
What on earth is going on?
Kang Si-yoon was trying his best to act as if nothing had happened, looking around.
Song Hyung-bin, who was watching from the side, sighed and explained the whole story.
"As soon as we got there, we went to the luxury goods store. But this......."
"It was really awkward! I didn't know what was going on! The staff were so friendly and kept following me around, but I couldn't say anything because it was too much of a burden! Ah, anyway, that's how it happened!"
"Just trying to look at things we've never bought before, so it was embarrassing and couldn't buy them."
Song Hyung-bin summarized what Kang Si-yoon had said very quickly.
I couldn't hold back my laughter.
"Was it that awkward and scary, Si-yoon?"
"No, that's how people are? Even if you have money, it doesn't work out well when you actually try to spend it."
Kang Si-yoon, who had been pouting his lips for a moment, quickly regained his composure and reached his own conclusion.
"It seems like the best thing to do is just eat a lot of delicious food and play games at the dorm!"
"......I agree."
"Oh, right! Yoon-chul, when are you going to apply for revenge?"
"Let's do it tonight."
"What's with your confidence! Hey, why wait until night? We can do it right now."
The conclusion went in this direction again.
I smiled faintly as I pushed Ji Yoon-chul's back and headed to the living room, and Heo Yu-bin and Yoo Min-ha took out the breads their hyungs bought on the table with sparkling eyes.
Yes, no matter how much our lives have changed since before.
Regardless, playing our own way is the most comfortable thing.
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"Did you invest that much in a graphics card?"
"Hyung, these days, the specs of games are so high. This much investment is basic."
"What kind of game are you playing........"
The members headed to the Sigma Entertainment conference room to attend a regular team meeting.
As I walked through the lobby toward the elevator, I overheard Kang Si-yoon bragging to Chae Eun-gyu about his computer.
"I heard that the Armor Dragon CPU was so good this time, so I bought the latest one, and I also bought a good graphics card... So now I just need to choose a monitor! Is it okay to buy a curved one?"
"Why are you asking me that?"
"...Is that so?"
"You're weird."
Having failed to spend a huge amount of money on shopping, Kang Si-yoon decided to invest appropriately in his hobbies.
So he decided to build a state-of-the-art gaming computer.
Starting with the playbox that Yoo Minha brought, the members gradually became professional gamers.
I'm not the one who should be saying this, as I used to be a game addict in the corner of the room.
"You shouldn't play games until late at night, Si-yoon. Sleep is important."
"Hey, that's obvious. I won't play until late at night."
"I don't believe you."
"I said it's true."
I'm not sure if Kang Si-yoon will keep that promise.
Kang Si-yoon changed the subject to Heo Yu-bin while getting on the elevator.
"Oh, Yu-bin. How about you get a good computer while you're at it?"
"Me too?"
"Don't you need a good computer spec to compose or arrange music?"
"Uh....... That's true."
"You'll definitely have a lot of work to do in the future. You're going to include your own compositions in our album later."
Among the members, Heo Yubin has the most outstanding talent for composing.
He always had a dream of putting his own songs on Seleste's album someday.
"......Actually, if possible, I'd like to put one on this album. I've been making it little by little."
"Have you been making songs on your own? Since when?"
"Yeah, after practice, little by little, after some time, after some time... "
"Really? What kind of song is it?"
"Hey, why are you telling me that now!"
As the members showed great interest and kept asking questions, Heo Yubin couldn't hold back his embarrassment and twisted his body.
"Oh, it's nothing! I don't know if it's well-made, and I didn't know if there would be a place for it on the album, so I couldn't say anything yet."
"Hey, you can just say it at the meeting today! It's the perfect opportunity!"
"T-That wasn't my intention yet!"
"Hey, are you an idiot!"
Yoo Min-ha shook his head while slapping his friend of the same age on the back.
"There's not much time left until the expected comeback date, so if you don't tell today, when will you have another chance? Raise your hand and tell them as soon as you enter the conference room today, okay?"
"Oh, I'm still not confident."
"Don't worry, I'll tell them for you!"
Heo Yu-bin's timid instincts that had come out after a long time were restrained by Yoo Min-ha.
The noisy atmosphere calmed down a little as we entered the conference room.
After greeting the planning department and A&R team members who were waiting for us, the full-fledged meeting began.
"Before we start the meeting today, I have some important news. Everyone."
"What is it?"
"Is it good? Or is it bad?"
The answer to Yoo Min-ha's seemingly innocent question could be inferred from the expression on the head of the planning department's face.
I was a little worried as I looked into his meaningful eyes.
Could it be that there was a problem that would disrupt the schedule?
"Actually, it's not news related to our agency, so it's neither good nor bad. If I had to be picky, it's a little bad, I guess?"
He pushed the tablet toward us.
When I read the contents written on it.......
"COC is launching a new male idol group?"
"Wait a minute, COC."
The members' gazes naturally turned to Chae Eun-gyu.
COC was clearly the name of the company that Chae Eun-gyu and other members from the same agency joined to debut as Connex.
And I recalled something I had heard before from the end of my memory.
-Actually, there's a really handsome kid in our agency's team that's about to debut. As soon as I saw Karis video, I felt like he was my younger brother, so I was even happier.
Something that Connex member Bae Min-seo said to me casually.
As I'm looking at the content on this tablet right now, I'm starting to have a strange feeling.
Seriously, for some reason.
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