Idol of the Heavenly One - Chapter 19.2
“I-I like Moongbaek too…”
The mystery was quickly solved. Lee Soon-bok was also one of those Moongbaek fanatics.
“……”
“Hehe…”
I could not bring myself to say anything harsh to a fellow Moongbaek fan.
“…I see.”
At least it was a relief that we were young enough that nobody would think it was weird that I liked Moongbaek. Yes, better that they find out I am a teenage otaku who likes a character than that there is a fifty-year-old single otaku uncle living inside this body.
Of course, even if I told these guys that I was born with memories of being fifty, they would not believe me.
“What? Jae-heon hyung, when did you come out?”
“What?”
Startled by Kwon Ji-hak’s words, I whipped my head around.
“……”
There was Baek Jae-heon, staring at me with a strange expression.
These days, I had only ever confirmed he was alive by seeing him asleep, so this sudden encounter caught me off guard. No, more than that, Baek Jae-heon looked even more handsome than the last time I saw him. Back then I already thought he was extremely good-looking, that with that face he could captivate the whole world.
But… Did he hear what I said earlier?
“When did you come out?”
“……”
I asked in surprise, but Baek Jae-heon did not answer, just kept staring at me. Ah, so he did hear something. That must be why he was making that strange expression.
How much did he hear? The part about me being a face stan? Or the part where I said his face moved me to my core? Either way, it was the worst. I had already been caught staring at him once before, and even during filming, I might have been staring too blankly at him.
Now he was really going to think I was into guys. I was not, but what I just said was more than enough to make him misunderstand.
“…What?”
“…Nothing.”
But maybe he felt it would be too awkward to call it out directly, so Baek Jae-heon just started walking away without saying anything else.
This was no small matter. This was a huge problem.
It was a problem for me, a problem of misunderstanding, and a problem that our relationship had gotten more awkward than when we were just trainees. When we debut, we will be working together a lot, so how was I supposed to clear up this misunderstanding and smooth over this awkwardness?
Following Baek Jae-heon’s debut trailer video, Joo I-rip, Kwon Ji-hak, Go Hee-min, and Lee Soon-bok’s videos were released one after another.
My trailer video was the very last one, coming out today, which honestly made me feel a bit pressured. With guys better looking and more skilled than me having gone before, I wondered why I was saved for last.
“Myeong-hyeon, yours must be up by now. Let’s watch it.”
Joo I-rip opened YouTube on the TV and pulled up the company’s channel.
The world had really gotten so convenient. You could use such a huge TV like the internet now. This kind of technology probably existed before I died, but since I lived alone on a government salary, I had never seen such a big TV up close. I knew the technology existed, but this was my first time actually seeing it in action.
My family home in this life had a fairly big TV too, though not as big as this one, but it did not have any fancy functions, it just changed channels. Even though this place was just a dorm full of kids, they had put such a nice TV here. Lee Ji-eun had said it too, and my younger sibling mentioned it as well, but CZ Entertainment really was a big, rich company. You could tell just from little things like this.
“Guys, come out here! Myeong-hyeon’s teaser just dropped!”
“Ah, Joo I-rip…!”
“H-hey, I told you I’m the hyung!”
While I was lost in thought, Joo I-rip started yelling at the top of his lungs to call the members out before I could stop him. I wanted to watch it alone, or at least just with him.
“Oho~ Let’s see our Myeong-hyeon hyung’s teaser~”
“It finally came out?”
“L-let’s watch together…!”
Kwon Ji-hak, Go Hee-min, and Lee Soon-bok all came out of their rooms at the same time, as if they had planned it. I glanced around to see if anyone else would come out, but there was no more movement.
Thank goodness. He must still be asleep.
Since Baek Jae-heon’s good looks were well-known even before debut, he had already filmed several commercials. Because of that, he always left earlier and came back later than the others, and when he was at the dorm, he just slept. Honestly, I preferred it that way. If he was awake, I had to be on edge.
“J-Jae-heon…! Come out…!”
But then, out of nowhere, Lee Soon-bok called out for Baek Jae-heon like he was challenging him to a sparring match. Panicking, I jumped to my feet to cover Lee Soon-bok’s mouth,
Click—
but the door opened faster.
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