First of all, a pop-up that I had never seen before appeared as soon as the concert ended on the first day.

And there was one achievement.

It was the 'first concert' achievement. Thanks to that, I leveled up for the first time in a while.

'The achievement is 'concert' and not 'performance'?'

Apparently, one-off performances and solo concerts were counted as different fields.

'This is a good thing.'

The status window was stagnant but managing it was better with more parts like this.

In many ways, I gained a lot from the concert, as I leveled up after a long time and even got the ability draw.

'...It was fun, too.'

I didn't think it was the kind of fun that ordinary people usually experienced but it was definitely an overwhelming sensation.

It was a dizzying moment when I thought back on it now.

Those countless lights, voices, heat, and emotions...

"..."

I almost fell into my emotions for a moment, but at that moment, I also remembered what I had done.

'...I was a mess.'

Since the cone hats were self-made, there were no extra ones, and since I couldn't show a non-cooperative appearance on W Live, I had no choice but to wear it.

'I won't cry again.'

That damn crybaby king phrase would be the next title of that bastard who made it.

"Moondae, you want a beer?"

"Yes."

I took the can of beer from Ryu Chungwoo and drank it. It felt good.

"You all worked very hard!"

"Phew~ It's just the beginning of our promotion, but this feels like it's already over~"

"Strictly speaking, we haven't started yet. Because our album release date is tomorrow."

"...The music video has yet to be released. It's in thirty minutes."

"H-how about going to sleep after watching it?"

"Sure!"

Everyone was really excited.

I might have to do another video recording in a moment.

'It's our first reaction to the music video, so there's no harm in filming it.'

Instead of my old cheap phone, I fiddled with a brand-new smartphone with a yellow puppy case.

...It was among the gifts I received on my birthday.

It took some time to get used to because the operating system was different from the phones I used to use but I was happy and grateful for the variety of functions.

However, after I received the latest smartphone gifts about seven times, I started to break out in a cold sweat.

'There were three of the same models.'

I intentionally made it be seen on camera and even authenticated several times, but it didn't end with just the smartphone.

So far, I seemed to have mostly received electronic products or luxury items as gifts.

'...It's too expensive.'

Calculating the amount I should repay was almost disorienting.

It couldn't go on like this. I was busy anyway so I didn't have the time to use them properly. I couldn't even show that I was using the products, but continuing to receive was only self-satisfaction.

'I'm not going to sell any of it either.'

If you got caught selling those things, a burning ceremony would be held on the Internet that day. And even if it wasn't that, it was a gift given to me to use so I couldn't sell it.

'I need to make an announcement that they can stop giving me things.'

If I was the only one who didn't want to receive things, it would be like throwing prey to the aggros, so I would have to talk to these guys as soon as the payment came in.

But I couldn't do it now.

Even if I tried to bring it up now, they would just agree in annoyance, and the drinking party would have the kind of atmosphere that said you were going to regret it the next day.

"Aigoo, how is it, you two newly twenty-year-olds? Do you like the beer?"

"It's bitter."

"There is no sugar at all..."

"Th-then... h-how about this?"

The tasting review was rampant, as the guys who were drinking legally for the first time, got recommended different drinks from others.

"I like this!"

"I-I'm glad...! B-but don't drink too much... Uh."

'It's a mess.'

I gave up on the idea of doing a reaction video. I thought we would need three more years of experience to reveal this state to the public.

"Moondae, do you have any recommendations~?"

"Tell them to drink soda."

"I don't wanna!"

Okay well, then keep drinking and get knocked out.

I opened a new can of beer and in annoyance, I turned on the attribute draw.

I hoped something useful would come up. It would be best if Bacchus came out once more and got an upgrade.

Now, the familiar slot machine appeared, and the slots with the golden slots intermittently mixed with the platinum slots began to spin rapidly.

Attributes that I had seen before and phrases I didn't want to get caught at, swiped by, and then stopped.

Ding!

It was a platinum-colored compartment, which was rare.

"...!"

Papapapang!

Class A attribute appeared with confetti.

What is this?

Where the hell did this random attribute for job seekers suddenly come from?

'Increased foreign language learning ability?'

Why, would it let me speak a whole language? You couldn't create something out of nothing using the status window, right?

'...An A-class got wasted.'

I was about to throw away the newly picked talent with a bitter smile but suddenly came to my senses.

'Wait a minute.'

...Let's consider the examples so far.

Unwavering Mind. I threw it away as soon as it came out and controversy over the past broke out.

The faucet. I threw it away as soon as it came out, and at the concert, I started sobb... fuck.

Could it be that this gave you the attributes you would need the most at the time?

The ominous forebodings from the last times were starting to look very plausible.

"...Phew."

Calm down. Let's guess first.

Situations where foreign language proficiency was required.

'There would only be the expansion overseas.'

As long as I wasn't kidnapped and sold in foreign fishing boats in the near future, that was the most probable future as an idol.

'It's about time we started our tour.'

Due to the nature of being from a domestic audition program, TeStar's overseas fandom was weak compared to domestic ones, but it wasn't nonexistent.

Once you became popular in Korea, interest tended to naturally follow from abroad.

In addition, the Onyx performance we covered last time seemed to have become a hot topic among K-pop fans abroad.

'I guess that's what they like.'

I've sold data a few times to foreigners who used translators before, and groups, that had a higher foreign transaction rate than domestic ones, had such a concept. Hip-hop bass dance songs with strong beats and intense performances.

'Although TeStar doesn't quite focus on that concept.'

Not everything goes according to the trend but if we had to go abroad someday, I thought it would be okay to try a single title song like that once or twice.

'...Still, I don't think that kind of ability is needed for the tour.'

I also spoke only college graduate-level English. This meant that light communication was possible.

Besides, wasn't there already a native speaker on our team? Cha Yujin...

"I want to drink more!"

"Wait, Yujin let's stop~"

"Y-you've drank too much...!"

"..."

Cha Yujin... was the only native speaker.

And the remaining study abroad group was Seon Ahyun.

Needless to say, the communication compatibility between the two was at a disastrous level.

'This... won't work.'

I finally decided to go by the deductive method.

Rather than seeing the same situation happen again when I threw away the Unwavering Mind and The Faucet, it was better to study foreign languages until the next attribute was established.

Then I had to delete one of the three attributes I already had... Well, this was obvious.

'Its grade is the lowest so it's right to send it away.'

Now, it wasn't like we were walking on a tightrope while doing group assignments in a crazy survival solo competition as we did in .

I checked my organized status window again.

First of all, the dance stat that naturally rose from B- caught my eye.

'It was worth it.'

It was a feat achieved while preparing for the end-of-the-year performance and concert. Now, even if I was next to most of the guys, I would still look like a great dancer.

And with the remaining 2 points that could be used now... Hmm, I actually had an extra one so I wanted to put one of them into singing. Since the grades were different.

'I want to see how different I would sound when it enters S grade.'

However, it seemed okay to put two points into the talent or dance to make it three A-grades.

'What should I do?'

I thought about it for a while and then decided after thinking of one of the upcoming schedules.

'This seems right.'

And as soon as the points were distributed, someone tapped me on the back.

"Park Moondae, have you seen this?"

"What is it?"

As I turned my head, Keun Sejin pointed at his smartphone screen.

It was a new message from the Moon Rabbit group chatroom, which was the third team battle of for the first time in a long time.

Oh, Gold 1 was debuting.

But was there anything else to say besides congratulations? There didn't seem to be anything unusual.

"...Ah, hold on. I'm scrolling."

Keun Sejin checked my expression, then put his finger down on the screen of his smartphone that he was showing.

Then new messages appeared.

I see.

Choi Wongil also seemed to debut in the team after all.

Most of TeStar's members experienced Choi Wongil's troll behaviour in, and it was all aired, so it certainly sounded like something like that could come up in bad interviews.

'Gold 1 worrying about it is understandable.'

Keun Sejin shrugged his shoulders.

"What do you think?"

Well, I didn't think anything of it. Gold 1 wasn't a stupid attention-seeker so that was really all he could say about it. It was solved well enough.

And when I thought of Choi Wongil's apology on the stairs at the broadcasting station, he seemed to have changed enough to the point where he didn't say anything nonsense.

"It doesn't matter."

"Really? Actually, me too. Then, I'll send it."

Keun Sejin smiled and posted a message in the group chat room.

"I'll send it like this? You also congratulate him."

"Okay."

"The other guys, umm... they'll send a congratulatory message when they come back to their senses, right?"

"I guess."

He was talking about Seon Ahyun and Kim Raebin. It was obvious.

They seemed distracted from drinking now and stopping Cha Yujin, so they would take care of it later when they came to their senses.

"Mo-moondae-ya! Would you like a drink too?!"

"...It's fine."

When our eyes met, he started talking like he was in some kind of Pokemon match. Let's avoid it.

In the end, I got stuck in the mess and drank wine at the end, but anyway, I didn't think there would be any particular problems because of the current situation.

That was until a few days later when I found a popular WeTube video uploaded just before our first comeback on a music show.

Up until this point, it wasn't my business. However, that changed when I clicked play.

It was just a recording with only sound on a black background with no video, but a familiar conversation came out.

"...??"

Hey, no way.

I got down to the comments.

Someone kindly added interpretive subtitles.

Why was I there?