Chapter 358 - 358

Chapter 358

There were several posts on SNS.

Our fans said that if we only look at the results this year, we could have won all the grand prizes without any problems.

On the other hand, other fandoms, especially Connex fandom, said that it was lucky to win two grand prizes through Housebreaking, so why are you talking nonsense like sweeping all the grand prizes?

When looking at it objectively, this year was a year when there were no competitors.

Connex only had one activity, and it didn't even overlap with ours.

It wasn't like last year when solo artists with strong music power competed with us.

However, when looking at the results themselves, it was also clear that there was no need to talk about Housebreaking or anything like that.

'I was feeling a little uneasy, but this is what happened.'

I clicked my tongue briefly as I browsed through several communities on my phone.

I know awards season is supposed to be a commotion, but every time I see it with my own eyes, I feel like people are fighting even harder than I expected.

'Whether it was 2 or 3, if there was going to be a debate, it would have been better to just bring all 3.'

It's a pity, it's a pity.

Just as we promised with the members at the awards ceremony yesterday, I think we have a goal to run more vigorously next year.

However, it's true that I feel a little uncomfortable whenever there's a controversy surrounding us.

"What, what were you looking at?"

"I was just browsing the Internet."

Kang Si-yoon, who had just finished his morning shower, plopped down on the sofa and peeked at my phone.

Since we're both the type of people who surf the Internet a lot, there wasn't really anything I could hide from Kang Si-yoon.

And if it's as I expected, Kang Si-yoon must already know that this kind of talk is going on.

"Oh, about yesterday's awards ceremony? Honestly, I feel a little uncomfortable too."

As expected, Kang Si-yoon had already seen the current situation to his heart's content.

"What was it that made you feel uncomfortable?"

"It's just, something feels off. It's not like we intentionally asked did anything, but it feels like we're being beaten up for burglarizing an empty house."

"I had similar thoughts."

"Even if I try not to care, I can't help it~."

Kang Si-yoon spoke in a tone that seemed liberated, shaking off his wet hair.

I waved my hand because the water splashed on me.

"Why didn't you dry your hair in a nice bathroom and just blow it in the living room?"

"Oh, I just came out because it was hot after taking a hot shower."

"But what if you blow it on the sofa?"

"I brought my wet hair here with me on purpose to blow it on you."

"I have never seen such a crazy person."

While I was hitting Kang Si-yoon's back hard, Song Hyung-bin, who heard our noisy conversation and came to the living room, took a picture without warning.

".....What are you doing, hyung-nim?"

"No, it's just funny. Did you see Siyoon's expression? He really came out like a monkey."

"Why on earth would you film such a humiliating moment, hyung? Do you know how perverted you are?"

"It's funny."

I was curious about how strangely it was filmed, so I snatched Song Hyung-bin's phone and looked at it.

"Ahhhh! Delete it right now, delete it right now!"

"Hey, hey! Don't delete it! Hey!"

Kang Si-yoon was about to press the photo delete button in shock.

However, his dream of deleting the photo went up in smoke because of Song Hyung-bin and I double-teaming.

"If you upload that, I'll kick you with my real foot. This isn't a joke. This is a threat."

"Okay, okay. I won't upload it."

"Promise it, definitely."

"Hmm..."

Song Hyung-bin pretended to think for a moment.

"I guess it's okay to upload it on your birthday."

"Ah, give me the phone right now."

"Just look at it once!"

"No! That's a violation of human rights!"

Song Hyung-bin laughed out loud as if he was so happy about something, and then suddenly changed the subject.

"So, you guys were talking about that earlier? The awards ceremony yesterday?"

"Oh? Oh, that's right. How did you know, hyung?"

"If you look it up even a little, it'll come up right away. Seeing that, I just thought that I should really try to get it right next year."

"That's hot."

I was a little surprised by Song Hyung-bin's hot challenge.

At the time of , he was a person who had the abnormal status 'Indecisive', but after overcoming the abnormal status and completing the high trait blooming, did his true personality come out?

But on the other hand, I understood because I felt the same way.

"Even if we won indirectly, don't you want to come back at the exact same time and see who wins? This is how it's always going to be talked about."

"You're right, hyung. But we can't control that timing, right?"

"Even if we want to confront each other head-on, there's nothing we can do if Connex is avoiding us like this."

"That's true."

Song Hyung-bin thought for a moment while holding his chin at Kang Si-yoon's words, then smiled brightly.

"Well, we just need to keep our minds in check. If you feel wronged, tell them to come in."

"Wow, this hyung is really getting too hot?"

"Shouldn't we push forward with confidence, little brother?"

"It kind of sounds like his way of speaking."

When Kang Si-yoon looked at me, I shrugged my shoulders slightly.

"I've never told you my way of speaking. You were the only one who copied me openly."

"You're secretly honored to say that, aren't you?"

"You really.........."

Today, Kang Si-yoon was the only one who didn't suffer any fatal injuries from self-deprecating jokes.

Song Hyung-bin put his hands on our shoulders and gave us a firm squeeze.

"Anyway, let's just think about winning without wavering like we said yesterday and work harder."

"That's right. Oh, right. Hyung, I'm thinking about doing something special for Eun-gyu hyung's birthday and Christmas."

"What else did you prepare?"

The special surprise that Kang Si-yoon prepared was none other than turkey.

I wondered where on earth he got the idea to roast turkey.

"I looked it up before going to Europe, and there were quite a few places that served turkey on special days, so I was curious about how it tasted different from regular chicken, and since Eun-gyu hyung's birthday and Christmas were coming up, I thought now is the time!"

It was a special dish with its own merits.

The taste wasn't bad at all.

Maybe because they airlifted it smoked in advance, it didn't have any gamey smell and had a mild taste similar to chicken breast, so it was good to eat.

"I got to eat things like this on his birthday, and I got to have a lot of rare experiences thanks to Siyoon."

"Honestly, no one can cook this if I'm not the one."

Thanks to Kang Si-yoon, who showed off his pride in cooking since , it became an unusual Christmas party.

As the end of the year continues with white snow falling, the new year is approaching.

'We may have gotten used to welcoming the new year at an award ceremony instead of at home.'

We counted down to the new year with many people at the SBM Gayo Daejun held on December 31st.

While watching the numbers go down on the large screen together, the members briefly shared their wishes.

"Really, health is the most important, health."

"Please make sure our members stay healthy and don't get sick."

"The album is a big hit! The album is a big hit! The album is a big hit!"

".........I hope there will be many fun things next year."

And so the numbers steadily went down from 30 to 1.

We applauded and cheered as we heard the bells ringing to herald the New Year.

I stood up with the members and braced myself.

The system recovery that seemed so far away was now more than halfway done.

Before the Grand Quest expires, I will definitely become more successful as an idol and learn everything about the system and the Demon King.

***

Four days have passed since the new year.

"What kind of filming is this today that they're telling us to gather in the lobby of the building?"

"That's right. Usually, when there's a filming, we gather in the conference room on the 5th floor first."

"Is it a special? Something like a New Year's special or something like that?"

"It makes sense for it to be a New Year's special!"

The manager hyung left a short message calling us to the building early in the morning and disappeared.

Since there was no other schedule, the members went to the building, expecting that it would be a new self-content filming.

In fact, since we had already filmed two unique contents in Estonia, we wondered if there would be another special.

I wondered if another brilliant plan would come out in such a short time.

But I once again underestimated Sigma Entertainment's planning team.

"Take a number."

"A number?"

"Huh?"

As soon as we arrived at the lobby, we were told by the filming crew to take a number.

There were number cards from 1 to 7 on the table.

I couldn't guess what they meant at all.

"I have to know what these are so I can think about them and take them."

"Do you want to just take them in the order we're standing? I don't know what they are anyway."

"Okay, let's do that."

Since no one had received the information equally, we took our numbers in the order we were standing, as Heo Yu-bin said.

I was guided by the staff while holding the 6 card and was taken somewhere.

"Can you tell me where we're going?"

"..."

"I'm not being kidnapped, am I?"

"..."

"Thank you."

We arrived at a conference room on the 4th floor by elevator.

I entered the empty conference room and immediately noticed something brightly colored.

'It's a hanbok.'

I picked up a very bright yellow hanbok.

It seemed that when they asked me to pick a number in the lobby earlier, they were randomly assigning a hanbok.

I had a feeling that I would wear something pink like before, but today, it was a yellow hanbok that gave off a chick-like vibe.

"..... I think I'm too big for a chick."

After changing into the hanbok, I looked in the mirror and muttered to myself.

After confirming that the change of clothes was over, the staff member outside finally handed me a mission card with today's content written on it.

"Today's content is . There are certain people in our office who currently have New Year's money. You have to visit them and give them New Year's greetings in a cheerful manner, and win the games they offer in order to get New Year's money. Please note that there are games that you can participate in alone, and there are also team games that you have to participate in with other members. The time limit is two hours, and the member who collects the most New Year's money in one hour will receive a huge prize, and the two members who collected the lowest amount will be punished, so please diligently deliver New Year's greetings!"

As expected, it was content related to the New Year.

I quickly read the contents on the card and smiled.

'It's an individual game after all.'

Sigma Entertainment's office building is a spacious space with seven floors.

There are a lot of employees working on each floor, and you have to find specific people who have New Year's money to play the mini-game.

In short, you have to run around really fast and get the New Year's money before the other members.

But even if you quickly find the mission with the New Year's money, you're screwed if you can't win the game. This is content that requires both stamina and intelligence to win.

I don't know what the incredible prizes and penalties are written on the card.

I think it's time to show a little of the madness that's been sealed these days.

I handed the mission card back to the staff and prepared to go.

"I'll go right away."

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