The anger against 'an agency that has not provided anything yet from the fandom name, fan colour, to the official light stick' spread like wildfire.

'They've run out of patience in this situation.'

Honestly, it wouldn't be strange if this issue had broken out earlier, but the song's release was successful and it was also gaining momentum. Hence, no one said anything publically since it might have affected promotions.

Anyway, thanks to this, the agency's planning department seemed to have received a red light.

* * *

TeStar's company-related schedule, originally scheduled for tonight, was cancelled.

"Congratulations!"

Instead, there was a small first-place celebration party at the dorms. It was a small-scale party with fried chicken ordered using a corporate credit card.

The surprising factor was that there was alcohol.

"It's a celebration for winning first place so it's okay to have some beer. Let's just drink enough not to get drunk and clean up."

"Yes!"

Ryu Chungwoo, who had been granted permission, spoke softly and drank the beer all at once. It wasn't surprising since he looked like he could handle alcohol well.

Of course, the two minors were given carbonated drinks.

//TN: Legal drinking age is 20 in South Korea

Somehow it seemed like the two were being alienated, so Seon Ahyun spoke to them which was rare.

"Le-let's definitely drink together next year!"

Cha Yujin answered with a paper cup in his mouth. He seemed to have been distracted by the soda he hasn't been allowed to drink for a while because of the management.

"I'm not able to drink..."

"...Uh, huh?"

"He's Korean-American, so he can only drink when he's 21."

Keun Sejin, who was picking up a beer, intervened with a grin.

"Hahaha! What does it matter? He'll be drinking in Korea anyways!"

"...!"

Both Kim Raebin and Cha Yujin's expressions greatly lit up.

'You guys are having a good time.'

I held the beer in one hand and the smartphone in the other. It was to check the situation.

'How the hell did we get first place?'

Clearly, it should have been impossible when I checked a few days ago. Since then, I had not looked into the rankings since this week's ranking period was over anyway.

"..."

And after a while, I understood the situation.

'There are three elements overlapping.'

The first one is the variety show's preview. From there, the inflow of streams for the music video and the song became a small catalyst, and the chart ranking rose gradually.

The second was... the fansign event.

'...The number of copies went up.'

I was in a cold sweat when I saw the fansign copies one person had, which amounted to 180.

Let's think about this later. I don't even know what to do to make it worth the amount.

Anyway, with these two factors coincidentally intertwining and creating synergy, it seems that the fans noticed the situation first and drove their votes. After VTIC's music promotions ended, the voting momentum for them also decreased slightly.

In addition, a third decisive factor came into play here. 'Ingimusic' which is aired on Sundays, recently reorganized its ranking system.

In the process, the date for the total scores, which originally was on Mondays, was pushed until Wednesday, reflecting the increase in all the music scores.

All of TeStar's special fansign events are reflected in the album sales, and VTIC's score was pushed back only during the score-counting period, widening the gap in scores.

'We were lucky.'

This was how we narrowly beat VTIC. The difference in our scores was only seven points apart.

Without realizing it I gulped down all my beer. I couldn't believe this is how I achieved it.

Of course, I had suffered terribly. This is why it was exhilarating to be able to do it, maybe even invoking a reward ability.

In addition, a small experiment was successful.

"...Do you want to drink more?"

"Yes."

I took another beer can from Lee Sejin and called up the status window.

"Kyahahaha!"

The surroundings were filled with laughter.

It seems like they were playing the encore video with captions on the TV screen.

In contrast to those who were embarrassed, laughing, and enjoying themselves, a cold and clear status window pop-up caught my eye.

The 'check the truth' was given as a reward for removing the status abnormality. Since I haven't accepted the reward, the status abnormality has not been removed yet.

In other words, if I don't accept the reward, the contents of the pop-up will not be applied.

'Actually, I've thought about it.'

The earlier I remove the status abnormality, the shorter the time limit was for the new status abnormality.

Then the crisis of sudden death would remain the same for me and only the difficulty would rise like crazy. So, it was better for me to take time as much as possible within the current deadline.

I had thought about the system from time to time considering the last case, but it's just a relief that the simplest assumption worked for now.

'I feel more at ease.'

First of all, the main reason is that I can monitor the situation without being chased by the status abnormality for the next 300 days.

Secondly, it was because the speculation, that the status window was some kind of system rather than an intelligent body with mobilized malice, was strengthened.

'If there was any malice, it would have threatened me to accept the reward through a pop-up or forced me to receive it.'

Considering that such a thing did not happen, there was a high probability that there would be an end beyond the status abnormality. Since games usually have an ending.

'Well, it's just a hopeful guess.'

Once you solve one thing and drink alcohol, you seem to interpret the situation more positively.

Anyway, now that the pop-up window has been put on hold, I can take my time to look into the status window and the situation. I gulped down the beer in my hand again.

"Mo-moondae."

"Yeah."

"I-I don't think it's good... i-if you drink too fast..."

"Ah. You're right."

Was it too much to empty a can at a time? I clicked my tongue, cleared the beer and grabbed some fried chicken.

"Y-you said you liked chicken, I heard."

"Me? Oh, at that fansign event."

"Y-yeah!"

Seon Ahyun smiled and nodded his head.

"E-eat a lot of it!"

"I will."

"Eat a lot... A lot!"

"..."

'He looks a little drunk.'

He didn't even finish one can, but seeing he was already drunk, it seemed that he didn't know how much he was able to drink. Has he not drunk before?

I gave Seon Ahyun a carbonated drink, and I ate the chicken thinking about the homepage master I met at the first fansign event.

'She is good at colour correction.'

I felt a little indebted as she was the person who uploaded a lot of stuff ever since started.

Next time I should dedicate more time to her camera.

"Oooh!"

"Hey, what should we do? We look really stupid. Puhaha."

The other guys turned on the clip from the main broadcast of on the TV screen following the encore video.

At the same time, Cha Yujin, who screamed when he saw the bird mask being removed, was getting a close-up on the screen.

"Ahahaha!"

Even he burst into tears while laughing.

'It's really funny.'

It was edited well so there were no sadistic edits that would create controversy. In addition, the last scene with the beef was preserved well, so it was heartwarming.

The members were astonished.

"Gasp."

"5, 5kg..."

"No wonder I gained some weight the next day..."

"It's all right. It's all gone because of the schedule."

"That's right."

A few worried people muttered these words in the midst of it.

"Still, I didn't know we ate up to 5kg."

"The sum would have been quite large."

"...I think it'll be fine."

The show made it seem like it was a loss to them, but there's no such thing as a broadcast that loses money.

I took the remote control from Keun Sejin and put on a related video.

"I'm sure they already got back the money they used on the meat from these views."

"...!"

The video already had over a million views. The members nodded their heads in admiration.

"Why don't we do a mukbang? Then we can try everything we normally want to eat."

"Let's put Moondae as the center!"

"Ce-center!"

Who gave Seon Ahyun another beer?

Fortunately, this topic passed quickly.

"I want to keep watching!"

"Let's play it again from the part where Moondae rushed in!"

It was because the excited guys were chattering while laughing, and replayed the video.

'Now that I look at it, everyone seems kind of drunk.'

Even the two minors were intoxicated by the atmosphere.

Well... it looks like they're having fun, so let's leave it alone.

It doesn't matter if we're drunk since we're at the dorm anyway.

I decided to proceed with checking my smartphone.

"..."

The last one... Looking at the profile, it seemed to be Seon Ahyun's photographer's chatting account.

I remember taking the attached photo of Seon Ahyun a few days ago. Although I didn't expect to find it on the Internet.

Just when the beef mukbang was over, the TV screen showed more related content.

First, a short scene of TeStar taking pictures here and there with a camera passed.

There were pictures of birds that looked like strange creatures because of the shakiness, a picture that only showed feet running on the ground, an unexpected picture of the sky and even pictures of the waterside that didn't match up horizontally.

And a caption appeared.

"Ahahaha!"

"It was my first time doing it!"

"What a waste of film."

As everyone added one word at a time, new captions appeared on the screen.

A black bird soaring over the surface of the water, a blue bird swinging a branch and several pictures of the reservoir passed by.

These were smooth pictures that contrasted with the previous ones.

And the last thing that appeared was Seon Ahyun smiling brightly under the sun.

This was the original edited photo that Seon Ahyun's homepage master had posted earlier.

"Oh?"

"...It's Park Moondae's"

Just like Lee Sejin's blunt words, the captions appeared immediately.

A video of Park Moondae taking a picture of Seon Ahyun came out.

In addition, an altered voice of a staff who was censored with mosaics was inserted with the caption 'Camera Director'.

On the screen, a scene of the staff looking into the camera while exclaiming 'Oh~' passed.

There was a stamp effect on the caption and the video was over.

"..."

I didn't think they would also use this as content.

And next to me, Keun Sejin started pretending to be heartbroken.

"Haa... This is so sad. Does Moondae discriminate between friends? Aren't you taking care of Ahyun too much? Shouldn't it be right to prove your friendship by frequently uploading and taking pictures of a friend other than Ahyun who is this nice and right beside you?"

"..."

"The more quiet Moondae is, the more heartbroken I will be, and the more I will talk. Is it not more convenient for Moondae to give up quickly and promise to upload pictures..."

"I'll take a picture and post it tomorrow, so stop."

"Okayy~"

A drunken guy never gives up. He might talk to me again, so let's pretend to look at my phone.

On the screen, there was still the edited photo of Seon Ahyun, which was posted earlier.

'Anyway, it came out well just like I expected.'

To be honest, if the picture was sold, it's good enough to receive more than the market price.

I forgot to check the picture properly when I returned the camera, but I didn't expect to see it like this.

'Well, it's nice to be recognized.'

There's no harm in taking good pictures. I continued to check social media with a relaxed mind.

And I saw a popular post by a fan of Park Moondae.

"..."

The pictures aren't very good...?

Come to think of it, if I take pictures of other people, it seems to only turn out good for them. I should research how to take good pictures of myself.