Chapter 263
"...."
"Yoon-chul, what's wrong?"
Just like any other day, the members returned to the dorm after finishing the
Today was the day the second episode of
Ji Yoon-chul, who usually doesn't look at his phone that often, but today the atmosphere was different.
As soon as he arrived at the dorm, he seemed to be anxiously waiting for 5 PM.
He was the first of the members to go to the YouTube channel and check out the hot new video that had just been uploaded.
Ji Yoon-chul sat on the sofa and looked at his own face decorating the thumbnail and sighed for a moment.
"...I was really this excited?"
"If you're asking me when we played basketball, yeah! You were really excited."
Kang Si-yoon, who was sitting next to Ji Yoon-chul, smiled brightly and agreed.
Because he had just washed up, water droplets were dripping from the ends of his soft brown hair.
"I really made this kind of expression?"
"You really did. I should have taken a picture with my phone."
"... This is ridiculous."
Ji Yoon-chul still seemed to not believe that he was this engrossed in the game.
That's understandable, since Seleste's youngest member boasted the most calm and reserved personality among the members who boasted extreme tension.
However, lately, perhaps because of the influence of the people around him, especially Yoo Min-ha and Kang Si-yoon, he seemed to be gradually showing a more boisterous side that suited his age.
In this self-content, he showed a very different side, as he could not control his excitement.
I took out a pack of his favorite chocolate milk from the fridge and handed it to him.
"Hmm. This thumbnail captures the image of you taking on a serious competition with me very well."
"......I feel like hiding in a mouse hole."
"What are you embarrassed about, Yoon-chul! Dude, I had such a hard time pretending to be a model student."
Song Hyung-bin, who had finished stretching, joined our conversation and smiled.
"I checked the fans' reactions, and there were some comments that pricked my conscience. This is the first time in my life that I've held onto an English grammar book for that long."
"For the first time, you seemed like a pretty normal person."
"That's fortunate. Anyway, Yoon-chul."
"...Huh?"
"You shouldn't be watching that alone on your phone, we should all watch it together."
"Huh?"
Song Hyung-bin turned on the TV very naturally.
Then he took out his cell phone and connected it to the TV.
"How is it, it looks much better?"
"It, it's a problem because you can see so well!"
Ji Yoon-chul was embarrassed when he saw his passionate face looking as big as a box.
I wondered if it was something to be so embarrassed about, but thinking back, this was the first time Ji Yoon-chul's appearance was so clearly captured in a video.
It might be quite unfamiliar to him, who knows his character better than anyone else.
"Oh my, you look so handsome in that. Don't you remember how the production team edited my face?"
"Oh."
"I really didn't know they would mercilessly put up a picture that looked so ugly as a thumbnail."
Kang Si-yoon mentioned his crazy picture that was often used as a thumbnail in the
Ji Yoon-chul also searched his memory for a moment, and seemed to realize that his thumbnail was much more noble than his brother's.
"It's definitely better than Hyung. It was comforting."
"...It's a little heartbreaking that this is comforting."
While we were talking noisily, the rest of the members who heard the sound quickly gathered in the living room.
"The video's up? Oh, Hyungbin hyung put it on TV in advance!"
"Let's watch it quickly. I was wondering how this was edited."
"Hyung, you were chased by Karis?"
"Yeah."
"Yeah, I also wanted to see how Karis caught Hyung. I couldn't really predict it just from hearing about it."
I was also curious about how the scene where I caught Chae Eun-gyu was edited.
While waiting for my nimble movements and strategic fighting to be captured well, we all sat together and watched the police and thieves game begin.
[(A plastic bottle moving in front of Kang Si-yoon)]
[Karis: Hmm?]
[You hear this... tiny sound?]
Watching the video, it was a really absurd scene.
Even the editor who added the subtitles was so dumbfounded that I could feel it.
"Siyoon was caught a little unfairly."
"I'm telling you, this isn't just unfair. How on earth did you hear that in the middle of the gym and chase me there?"
"Now, Mr. Karis. Can you explain?"
Song Hyung-bin put his hand over my mouth like a microphone.
I scratched my cheek and spoke with sincerity.
"I just listened and focused on hearing a strange sound, and that's all I heard."
"No, you're not a military dog, how could you hear that?"
"Just imagine hearing that and suddenly chasing me while laughing like that, hehe, hehehe! It's like a horror movie."
Kang Si-yoon also had a proper horror experience thanks to me, but he still couldn't beat Chae Eun-gyu.
[(Karis suddenly letting Eun-gyu run away)]
[Cameraman: Aren't you going to chase after him?)]
[Karis: Hmm. I will wait for him on the other side. I think I can surprise him.]
"Look at that evil smile! There's no such thing as a devil like him!"
"Wow, did you let him go on purpose?"
"He's really evil, hyung......."
Well, I couldn't really refute it.
It's true that I let Chae Eun-gyu go on purpose, and it's true that I got caught up in my rebellious character and acted like an evil person.
The sight of me quietly waiting for Chae Eun-gyu in ambush on the opposite stairs was no different from a lion.
The members felt sorry for Chae Eun-gyu, who was cautiously passing through the hallway on the screen without knowing this fact.
"Hyung, you must have been really surprised."
"I was really surprised. But I couldn't even scream. My brain was paralyzed."
The moment I appeared next to the stairs, Chae Eun-gyu couldn't scream and only hiccupped.
The eldest brother's whole body shivered and repeated three times, making it even more pitiful.
Kang Si-yoon immediately grabbed my arm and started shaking it around.
"Be honest. You're not from Estonia, you're a ninja from the Leaf Village, right? Right!"
"What, what nonsense are you talking about! There's no such thing as a ninja in this world."
"Why on earth do you walk around with such a faint footstep!"
Then the long-awaited 3-on-3 basketball game came out.
Ji Yoon-chul, who had been laughing at Chae Eun-gyu until just now, suddenly froze.
Ji Yoon-chul, who was embarrassed just by looking at his own face in the thumbnail, how would he react if he saw the game video in person?
[Ji Yoon-chul: ...... Come.]
"Did I really do that?"
"You kept provoking Karis because you were excited?"
"...That's ridiculous."
The first stage was denial.
Ji Yoon-chul gaped at his own confident fingers.
[Ji Yoon-chul: I'll press it for sure.]
"Oh, really, why did I do that?"
"Hey, what's wrong? You were pretty cool back then, right? You made a really cool layup shot."
"Why on earth did I say something like that......"
The second stage was regret.
Ji Yoon-chul looked at himself, completely intoxicated, saying lines like a cartoon character, and made a sullen expression.
[Ji Yoon-chul: .......]
[Karis: Why did you suddenly become silent, Yoon-chul? Are you lost in the face of the difference in power?]
"Thank you, hyung."
"Suddenly?"
"Thank you for winning before I do something weirder."
The last stage is... well, should I call it self-torture? Should I call it liberation?
Ji Yoon-chul gave a hazy look, self half-abandoned.
"......I'm not going to watch YouTube for a while."
"No, you don't have to be so embarrassed! I told you it was cute?"
"I don't want to watch it!"
"Hey, Yoon-chul's cheeks are blushing! Hyungs, Yoon-chul's cheeks are blushing!"
"They're not blushing!"
***
Perhaps because it was a warm spring, time passed quickly.
As scheduled on the schedule, information about Seleste's 3rd mini album
Seleves who saw the members' different styles could not hide their excitement and joy.
Since the other members, except for Karis, had not dyed their hair in any special way until now, the number of people who wanted to see the members' changed visuals with their own eyes and wished for March 30th to come soon increased.
Then, on March 24th, a notice announcing Seleste's participation in the pre-recording of the comeback music show was posted on the official cafe and SNS account.
Many Seleves worked hard to be among the 100 pre-recording participants, hoping to hear
The lucky Seleves who won calmed their excitement by counting the days until the scheduled date.
On the day of the pre-recording, a surprise gift was prepared for Seleves who gathered at Sangam-dong carrying all the items needed for self-verification.
It was the Ignis Dominant Line Tints that were provided along with the workshop photo cards.
The Seleves who received cosmetics from the brand that Seleste is a model for as gifts wondered why Sigma Entertainment worked so well from the first day without any discord.
"Which tint number did you get?"
"Can you trade with me?"
Before entering the filming set, the Seleves had time to exchange the tints they received randomly.
The movement to find the tint that suits them was very fast.
-Anyone who wants to trade Seleste's pre-recorded tint....
Me: #1 Shine Eclipse, #3 Love Me Tender
♥: #2 Only Yours, #5 Secret Night
Please save me just once during the winter....
Please open the profile/DM!!!
There was even someone who posted an exchange request on their SNS.
The sight of Seleves exchanging reverse tribute eyeshadows that matched each other's personal colors unintentionally gained popularity with many retweets.
-No, they gave us a Seleste reverse eyeshadow collaboration tint, but it was really random, like Red Orange + Deep Plum, so the reves are exchanging them as a group. F**k ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ
-No, there's only a ton of #3 right now.... There's no #5 for sale. F**k, I can't wear #3. That summer cool tone came out. ㅜㅜ Ha
The sincere sighs brought laughter from many people, and there was a strange scene where 'Seleste exchange', 'Tint #3', and 'Please DM me' were trending in real time.
The Seleves who received the surprise gift were quite excited about Seleste's pre-recording that was held late at night.
Finally, at the fan manager's instructions to move inside the filming set, Seleve took a light step.
The Seleves who had been greeted by the stage scene for the first time in a long time, held their cheering sticks and waited for the members to come up on stage.
After breathing in the strangely exciting air for a few minutes, Seleves standing on the left end suddenly started to murmur.
"Seleves, it's been a while!"
"I missed you!"
"It's really been a long time! Hi!"
Seleste came up on stage one by one, showing off their sparkling beauty.
Chae Eun-gyu's ash purple styling that had garnered much attention within the fandom was a perfect fit.
Yoo Minha, who boasted red hair, looked like a braver puppy than usual.
And most of all.
"Seleves, how have you been?"
Karis greeted with a smile on his face.
They don't know if this is possible, but it felt like his appearance was more high quality every time they made a comeback.
Karis' solid physique on stage gave off an aura that caught everyone's attention, and he kept smiling as he met their eyes one by one.
"Thank you so much for waiting, and we really prepared hard, so please enjoy it together, Seleve!"
After leader Song Hyung-bin's words, the stage went dark.
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