Let's think about it frankly.

'Bae Sejin wanting to do a drama was understandable.'

Being a child actor at first, he appeared on to continue his acting career.

Besides, anyone could see that abilities related to acting were better than abilities related to idols.

'I would also be shaken.'

I indirectly asked Bae Sejin whose complexion had become slightly darker.

"I'm guessing the proposed drama is quite good."

"...The drama is written by a writer I worked with in the past when I was a child actor. There... would be a small role in there."

Bae Sejin muttered with a slightly gloomy expression.

"The PD I just talked to said they were acquainted with the drama's PD... and that the drama's good. T1 also supports it and produces it."

"Hmm."

If that was the case, the company must have received the offer, but it looks like they cut it out because of the activities.

'Now that TeStar is about to have a tour, I guess they thought there was no space for that.'

Until there would be a decline in TeStar's trend, the tour would definitely make more money.

"...Well, forget it. There are other acquaintances fit for the role anyway."

Bae Sejin sounded like he was dropping it against his will as he spoke, and he headed to a nearby trash can to throw away the business card.

"Hold on."

"What is it?"

"How about you talk to the company? A year has passed since we began our activities, so I think it should be okay to talk about taking on light works."

Bae Sejin's eyes widened.

To be honest, from my stance, it would be better for Bae Sejin to only focus on group activities for about three years without thinking about doing other things.

But the human mind was fickle.

'If he keeps repressing it, he might just run away without meeting the contract period.'

I could see that he wanted to do it but was holding back because he feared that he would cause problems with the group's activities.

There was a limit to how much a person could restrain themselves with rationality and societal awareness. No matter how much one enjoyed doing this if you kept seeing the thing you were good at right in front of your eyes while having to keep doing the thing you were weak at, anyone would go insane.

'Wouldn't it be better for him to do a drama now?'

It was supposedly a small role so I thought this should be okay.

Even if people criticized it by saying, 'It's T1's production so they're even mobilizing TeStar for publicity', it wouldn't be a big enough problem that you couldn't get past from.

At least it would be easier for him to start seriously acting in a few years if he could at times loosen up bit by bit like this when possible.

There would be fewer rejections to the transition.

I stealthily gave out a basis so that Bae Sejin could rationalize it reasonably.

"After all, there have been a few solo variety show appearances, and it's not different from shooting for a pictorial or a commercial."

"..."

However, Bae Sejin crumpled the business card with a firm expression and threw it in the trash can.

"...!"

"It's fine. I'd just be distracted."

And he muttered with determination.

"I'm already barely keeping up... I can't afford to worry about anything else now."

I could feel the pressure in his voice.

"...The activities come first."

"Hyung..."

"...??"

I wasn't the one calling for him.

As I turned my head toward the voice that suddenly cut in, Kim Raebin was looking at Bae Sejin with a face full of admiration.

Seeing him holding drinks in his hands, he must have gone looking for us when Bae Sejin and I weren't present to accept the drinks.

'What is he doing when he's still wearing those foot protectors...'

It was absurd, but the person in question looked bright.

"Seeing hyung set your heart on TeStar's activities that much, I also want to recover from my injury and contribute to the team."

"Wha- What the! Where did you appear from!"

"Ah, please have this!"

Bae Sejin blushed as he freaked out.

'It's ruined.'

There was no space for persuading him in this atmosphere.

'If he looks regretful at all later, I'll try my luck then.'

I shrugged my shoulders, accepted the drink, and followed Kim Raebin toward the group.

Bae Sejin was sipping on his tea with a sullen expression, but he didn't seem too upset.

So far, that is.

"...So, I met Bae Sejin hyung and Moondae hyung and gave them the drinks."

"You worked hard~"

"But let's be more careful about walking around from now on, Raebin-ah. You should be mindful until you recover."

"I will do my best!"

As we were in the car on the way back to the dorm.

Kim Raebin talked about finding us and bringing the two of us back in response to the members' question, 'Where on earth have you been?'

Then Cha Yujin in the back seat tapped Kim Raebin's side and asked.

"What were the hyungs doing?"

"Ah, it seems Bae Sejin hyung was making a resolution about TeStar's future activit-..."

"N-no, I wasn't!"

Bae Sejin in the front seat hurriedly denied it as his face turned red.

As Kim Raebin couldn't understand Bae Sejin's strong reaction, he looked down with a slightly puzzled look.

"However, it seems that he pledged dedication to TeStar while refusing certain activit-..."

"No! That's not it... Hey, tell him..."

"..."

You should do it yourself. Why are you calling for me?

I reluctantly opened my mouth.

"Hyung got an offer to appear in a drama, but he turned it down. He wants to focus on our activities."

"R-really?"

In front of me, I could see Bae Sejin groaning as he covered his face with both hands.

"You worked hard, Sejin."

"Try it next time! Challenge is good!"

"I-I will also work hard, hyung...!"

The inside of the car became warm from the moving emotions and the encouragement. Bae Sejin couldn't lift his face perhaps due to an odd mix of emotions.

'Haigoo.'

I clicked my tongue and opened a water bottle. Next to him, Keun Sejin also moderately got a word in as he was looking at his phone.

"You're amazing. It must have been really disappointing."

Bae Sejin in the front seat flinched and was silent for a while.

Then he threw a response, probably without even realizing it himself what was coming out from his mouth.

"You don't really think so."

"...!"

It was a rather sharp answer.

Upon hearing the answer, the laughter of absurdity quickly appeared on Keun Sejin's face then disappeared.

"What? Eyy, why would you think so? I only said something nice."

"...I know you're being sarcastic. Don't do that when it comes to things like this. I already said that I rejected it."

"So, when was I being sarcast... No. Okay. I'm sorry. I won't say anything in the future. That should be fine, right?"

"So, if you're going to do it that way every time, you might as well just say it out loud."

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the car froze.

'What the fuck is this again.'

Without having time to think about anything, next to him, Keun Sejin removed his face from his smartphone.

"What are you talking about again? I already speak properly."

"Stop making me look weird. Did you think I wouldn't know?"

"So, why would I make hyung seem weird? No, I don't even know why you're saying this."

"Guys, hold on."

Bae Sejin quickly turned his head. His eyes were blazing.

"You're still being like that even now. You think I'm pathetic, don't you? I also know that you think I'm unhelpful with only a strong pride."

"...!"

"See."

"I was speechless because this is just ridiculous."

"And then again, you act like you're close to me only when it gives you an advantage in front of the camera."

Gradually, even Keun Sejin's whole face turned angry.

"Should we fight in front of the camera then? Hyung, this isn't a kid's game. Every time people..."

Bae Sejin banged his hand on the armrest.

"I am! Serious about this! You're the one who acts like this is a kid's game."

"What?"

The atmosphere was stormy to the point that it didn't turn into a fistfight only because we were in the car.

At that moment, Keun Sejin moved his upper body forward as if he was about to start it.

"Just now, who did you say is..."

"Hey, stop."

'Is he crazy?'

I quickly pushed his chest with one hand. The others, who were bewildered by the sudden quarrel, came to their senses and began to pull the two apart.

"Okay, guys, let's stop! I'm going to get a heart attack while driving!"

"L-let's, calm down..."

"For now, why don't we get back to the dorm and talk calmly?"

"We are in a running car right now. We could get into an accident!"

"..."

The two glared at each other, then quietly returned to their seats.

Of course, the atmosphere was still vicious.

I endured the silence as the car was as quiet as the dead.

'I'm going insane.'

Just thinking about whether there was a way to solve this gave me a headache.

'For now, let's mediate the conversation when we're back at the dorm.'

It was annoying, but it couldn't be helped. I decided to close my eyes and wait until we arrived at the dorm.

However, as soon as we got back, the two quickly locked themselves in their respective rooms instead of having a talk.

To be exact, the moment Bae Sejin headed straight to his room, Lee Sejin snorted and also went to his room.

Rather than avoiding each other... it just looked like the two couldn't stand each other.

'Fuck.'

There was no answer.

"..."

The rest of the TeStar members were sitting in the living room, staring at the TV screen in silence.

There was even a commercial that I didn't want to see coming out.

It was the commercial I filmed with Chungryeo. In a bright filter, golden dogs ran around from the grass field and clung to my head in repeated cuts. My face looked pretty dumb.

"Oh, it's Moondae hyung."

"I like dogs..."

Cha Yujin's voice saying that he liked dogs, sounded weaker than usual.

No, it wasn't just Cha Yujin. Everyone seemed to be quite bewildered and dazed.

'This team has managed to get along quite well.'

Since our debut, there has never been a blatant fight like this.

Being bewildered by this was understandable.

Contrary to the atmosphere of this bitter reality, the screen showed a bunch of energetic dogs and Chungryeo.

It was a mess over there. It was a mess over here too.

"Huu."

A couldn't help but sigh. I organized the situation in my head, racking my brain.

Let's think.

'First of all... it was bad timing.'

Bae Sejin must have been in a state where he had not settled his emotions yet because of the difficult decision of refusing the drama.

Even so, he was a sensitive guy. He must have noticed Keun Sejin's subtle way of speaking which has also been piling with the stress. However, this time, he must not have been able to bear the annoyance.

'And Keun Sejin. He's the kind of guy who's obsessed with career achievement.'

He didn't have a status abnormality like me, but he was the type to pay close attention to results.

Therefore, among the team members, he did not like the stiff Bae Sejin, whose abilities were poor and who lacked social skills.

So, there was a high chance that he would think of the guy he had to 'tolerate' as a prick.

'And above all... they're just not compatible.'

They had nothing in common in many ways except hard work. It was clear that there were no good feelings and that they couldn't understand each other's behaviors.

I pressed my temples.

To be honest, I just wanted the cameras to come back and leave it so they would have to work it out themselves...

'But something still has to be done.'

...It was also taken care of when it was the issue with Ryu Chungwoo.

Fed up, I got up from the sofa and headed for the kitchen.

"Moondae-ya."

"Hyung."

Ryu Chungwoo quietly followed and smiled bitterly.

"I'll go to Sejin, I mean Lee Sejin so... could you go see Bae Sejin? You two should talk."

"Hmm."

He must have divided it like that after considering the fact that I was roommates with Bae Sejin.

I pondered for a moment but shook my head.

"I think it would be better if I go to Lee Sejin."

"Is that so?"

That's right. Looking at it again, there was something on my mind since among the members, I was the only one who knew about it.

Ryu Chungwoo nodded his head willingly.

"Okay. It might be better for someone of the same age to go."

"Yes."

"Then... let's get through this."

Ryu Chungwoo patted me on the shoulder and left the kitchen. I turned my head and opened the refrigerator.

'Alcohol might actually backfire.'

Let's get some cold water.

I went to Lee Sejin's door holding two water bottles in one hand.

Knock, knock.

"It's me."

"..."

After a while, the door opened with the sound of a small sigh.