Chapter 309 - 309

Chapter 309

In the area where Seleves were gathered to watch the , a fan was filming Karis with her cell phone camera.

She personally filmed the fantastic volley shot that instantly lifted the mood of the team that was in a slump, and she hoped that Karis would write a comeback drama while he was at it.

"Ah.........."

Unfortunately, they had to settle for a silver medal after allowing the opposing team an additional point.

The Seleve swallowed her regret but kept her cell phone camera firmly fixed on Karis.

Although they lost the game, she had no regrets because she personally filmed many moments of Karis.

From the way he cheerfully brushed his bangs to wipe away the sweat, to the way his uniform flapped to reveal his abs.

She continued filming Karis, who patted his teammates on the shoulders and told them that it was okay.

The members sat on the bench, exhausted, and cooled off.

Now that the official matches were over, Seleve was thinking that it was time to finish filming.

At that very moment, a strange scene was captured on her cell phone camera.

"Huh?"

Karis, who had been sitting fine until just a moment ago, suddenly grimaced and lowered his head.

As if he was in extreme pain, both hands were tightly holding his right ankle.

"Huh? Huh?"

A worried voice came out of her mouth.

Several Seleves sitting in the C3 section also saw Karis holding his ankle, and they were looking at the bench with worried eyes, mumbling among themselves.

"Is Karis hurt?"

"I don't know. It seems like he's holding his ankle."

"Heol.........."

"Ah, I can't see because of the people in front of me."

Seleve urgently zoomed in on her phone camera to check on Karis' condition.

However, the view was not good because of the staff and other idols standing in front of the bench.

'If it's the ankle, did it get hurt while playing futsal earlier? But it definitely didn't look like someone stepped on it or anything? When on earth did it get hurt?'

The circumstances or severity of the injury are unknown.

All they can do is hope that Karis, who was holding his ankle with a pained expression, wasn't seriously injured.

The commotion at the futsal bench was also visible to the Seleste members who were watching Karis' game.

Seleve confirmed through the camera that Song Hyung-bin, Chae Eun-gyu, and Kang Si-yoon were running towards the bench to grasp the situation.

Ji Yoon-chul, Yoo Min-ha, and Heo Yu-bin, who were still holding their positions, were looking at the backs of the hyungs who had gone ahead with their heads held high like meerkats.

'Please, it shouldn't be a big deal.........'

Seleve opened her eyes as wide as possible and tried to see the situation on the bench.

Fortunately, the staff who were blocking her view had moved to the side, so she was able to catch a glimpse of the members and Karis.

Song Hyung-bin, who was kneeling next to Karis, who still looked like he was catching his breath with his head down, seemed to be repeatedly asking about his condition.

Kang Si-yoon quickly took off Karis's futsal shoes and was checking his ankles.

Chae Eun-gyu turned around and was sending some kind of hand signal to his younger brothers who were still sitting.

Seleve couldn't tell for sure because she was looking from a distance, but she felt that the atmosphere on site wasn't that bad.

If Karis' injury was really serious, the staff would have already rushed to him.

"What to do.........."

"Is he really hurt?"

"Oh, it's so frustrating because I can't see well."

"Karis! Are you okay?"

"Karis-!"

Feeling frustrated, Seleves started calling out to Karis loudly.

When one of them spoke up, the other Seleves who were looking at the bench with anxious eyes joined in.

As the commotion grew louder, Seleste's fan manager tried to calm Seleves down in a hurry.

"Please sit down, please sit down! Those who are standing up in front, please sit down!"

However, despite these persuasion, Seleves' eyes were still on the futsal bench where Karis and the members were.

Seleves who were filming Karis also pulled their cell phone cameras to the max to try to figure out what was going on.

"The kids are going!"

Seleves who saw Yoo Min-ha, Heo Yu-bin, and Ji Yoon-chul, who were still in their seats, heading towards the bench, became even more anxious.

As most of Seleves stood up from their seats and looked at the stadium, even the other fandoms in the C4 section turned their gazes toward the futsal bench, wondering what was going on.

'Please, please, not a serious injury!'

As Seleves were earnestly praying in their hearts, Ji Yoon-chul, who was crouching next to Karis, was seen nodding his head vigorously from afar.

The youngest of Seleste immediately left the bench and ran to where the original members were sitting, and after receiving something from the manager, he hurriedly walked back to the C3 section.

"Yoon-chul-ahhhh!"

"Is Karis okay? Is he hurt badly?"

Seleves loudly asked Ji Yoon-chul about Karis' condition.

The audience seats were high above the stadium floor, and the surrounding noise was so loud that Ji Yoon-chul's voice could not be heard properly.

As if he had anticipated this situation, Ji Yoon-chul wrote something on a large tablet PC and showed it to Seleves.

[Karis hyung is okay!]

'What I just received was a tablet!'

Seleve was impressed by Ji Yoon-chul's sense and confirmed the message that Karis was okay.

I'm so glad. I felt like a big burden was lifted from my heart and shoulders.

A sigh of relief erupted simultaneously around her.

Ji Yoon-chul erased the text he had written and wrote another message.

[It seems like his ankle is a little strained]

[It's not too bad, so don't worry]

It seems like he felt a little pain while trying to score a comeback goal in the second half of the final.

Seleve swept her chest and wrote [Thank you, Yoon-chul] on the scoreboard app on her phone and held it up high.

Seeing her cell phone, Ji Yoon-chul nodded his head toward Seleve and drew a heart above his head.

The youngest, who had become more charming, returned the tablet to the manager and headed back to the futsal court where the members were gathered.

On the other side, Karis and the rest of the members were walking slowly.

'Thank goodness. He's walking well on his own.'

As Ji Yoon-chul said, it didn't seem that serious.

Karis was slowly walking without the members' help.

Seleves, who had confirmed with their own eyes that Karis was okay, finally relaxed a little and sat back down.

Seleve, who had been the first to see Karis' injury, also turned off her cell phone and sat back down.

Someone muttered softly from somewhere behind them.

"Is Sigma crazy?"

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"Let's go to the infirmary first and check your condition."

"Yes."

I couldn't refute the members' words that I was fine.

Because I fell down while holding my ankle in front of everyone.

Song Hyung-bin and Chae Eun-gyu's eyes were fixed on my ankle.

Even after I said that I could walk on my own, they kept looking at my ankle.

"...I told you to be careful."

"I'm sorry."

"How many times did I tell you that you'd be in big trouble if you really got hurt?"

"I'm embarrassed."

The nagging I'd heard before hit my ears again.

But this time too, I was speechless.

Because Chae Eun-gyu and Song Hyeong-bin repeatedly told me not to overdo it.

'No, I feel wronged too.'

I also feel wronged in many ways.

In fact, futsal has a high risk of ankle injuries, so I didn't practice much.

Even when I entered the game, I didn't try to tackle or compete too hard.

All of this was because of a system penalty that came out of nowhere, and I couldn't even explain it to the members.

It was really crazy and I was going crazy.

While I was heading to the infirmary inside the stadium, I tried to figure out exactly what had happened.

My status abnormality triggered, and I failed to meet the mission conditions that came out of it.

From what I understand so far, the status abnormality remained even if the status abnormality removal failed, but this time, the status abnormality went off on its own.

A penalty was suddenly imposed along with a warning message that the Demon King was nearby.

The penalty of decreased ability value that I experienced only once during . If you fail the quest, a penalty will suddenly come flying in, causing physical pain and random decreases in ability value.

However, this time, the penalty was imposed for failing a mission to remove abnormal status, not a sudden quest.

I bit my lip after checking again that my dance stat, which had been raised to A-, had dropped to B+.

'Dancing is related to the legs, so is my ankle hurting?'

The stat drop is fine. I had accumulated enough skill points to prepare for this situation anyway.

The biggest problem now is why a penalty was imposed for the abnormal status quest.

'Yeah, all my questions are resolved with that one warning.'

Who destroyed this system that I received from God?

Who am I doing the system recovery quest for?

It's because of the Demon King who activated his mysterious power and destroyed the system.

Demon King Seir. Seir, who I clearly cut off with my own two hands, is near me.

The stories I've shared with Owen so far are digging into my head.

This makes the hypothesis that Seir followed us to the real world come true.

And it's true that he sneaked into the idol industry to take revenge on me, just as we expected.

But. We still don't know if he's a real idol or something related to it.

In any case, it means that Seir is still alive and well.

'Damn, Seir is nearby and this kind of penalty is imposed.'

I've been doing all the quests cleanly so that no variables occur.

What the hell is this sudden change because of Go Yoon-seok's trolling?

No. Rather, it was fortunate that I finally found out about the existence of the Demon King thanks to the mission failure.

I entered the infirmary with mixed feelings.

The doctor, who touched my ankle a few times and performed various tests, diagnosed that there was no particular problem.

"It might be that your muscles were a little shocked because you moved around a lot, so I think it would be better for you to rest well today."

"He didn't sprain his ankle, did he? It's not like his bones were cracked or his ligaments were stretched or anything like that?"

"Yes, the bones are very strong and well-attached, and there's no inflammation in the ligaments, so you can rest assured."

"Hah.....

Song Hyung-bin let out a sigh of relief after repeatedly checking with the doctor.

Then he slapped my back.

"I told you not to overdo it, why are you making people feel cold!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

"I'm glad you didn't get hurt."

Song Hyung-bin said that, but he hugged me tightly with a face that was like he had endured for ten years.

Meanwhile, Chae Eun-gyu immediately started to worry after hearing the doctor's words.

"Karis can't run anymore today. What should we do about one of our relay team members? Should we forfeit?"

"I think it would be too much of a waste to forfeit."

"Because of me, the relay...... "

I hung my head, thinking that I had caused trouble for the team.

However, when I returned to the stadium and joined the members, an unexpected member raised his hand and volunteered to run the relay.

"I'll run in Karis hyung's place!"

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