episode_0161

“Oppa, I love the house.”

May started speaking as soon as she handed me the coffee.

May, who had already taken off her glasses and hat, had a different charm than before.

What is certain is that it looks much better now than before.

And what made that appearance shine even more was May’s compliment.

“Really?”

I answered calmly, but barely managed to hold the corners of my mouth.

There was no way I could feel bad about complimenting my own home.

To top it off, May, who praised me, even looked prettier.

I was about to burst out laughing at the trivial compliment, so I held back.

Is this the taste of a housewarming party?

Hannah also smiled and patted the seat next to the sofa, telling her to sit next to her.

When I followed his gesture and sat down next to him, he nudged my side with his elbow.

“Oppa, did you succeed?”

“Haha.”

He said that with a playful smile and I just laughed too.

I had exactly the same thought when I first came into this house.

It was successful.

If May’s praise felt good, Hannah’s praise was heartbreaking.

I think that’s what Hannah, who has been watching me from the beginning of getting the quest until now, said.

“Unni, it would be nice. There is also a newlywed house.”

“Ah, what, what~”

In response to May’s sly words, Anna tapped May’s shoulder and covered her mouth.

Although I covered it with my hand, I could see the corners of my mouth rising as if it would catch my ears.

May also asked me a question at this time.

“You have a great body… Are you an athlete?”

He’s an athlete.

I shook my head.

Obviously, your physical ability surpasses that of an athlete, so if you decide to do it, you can have a job as an athlete.

My job wasn’t to be an athlete.

“Then, do you have a job?”

“Occupation…”

This time too, I couldn’t answer.

What can I say about my job?

…breaker?

Are you a solver after completing the quest? No, you could call me a gamer.

When I couldn’t answer and was deep in thought, May looked at me with anxious eyes.

“Ho, is this a job you can’t talk about…?”

“It’s not like that… I do something similar to investing.”

“Ah~ It’s like stocks, right?”

Only then did May console herself and feel relieved.

Of course, I had never invested in stocks, let alone invested in them, but since I had no way to explain my job, I just talked about it.

Why do they say that rich people basically invest?

When you go to a bookstore, there are books that claim to teach you how to invest and have rich people on the cover.

It occurred to me and I said it, and I was glad that it seemed to resonate with May as well.

Hannah just quietly looked this way.

Come to think of it, Hanna must have been curious about my job or the source of the money, but she didn’t say anything until now and just looked at me.

Does that mean you trust me?

Or is that just not important?

Either way, trust was felt in their eyes.

“Oh, and please speak comfortably!”

“…Is that so?”

May was friendly and brought up the story first, so we decided to talk comfortably.

Live, live, live, I talk to my idol.

Even though I didn’t want to be conscious of being an idol, I kept thinking about this.

Somehow, there was something special about being an idol.

“Oh indeed! A housewarming gift!”

As if she had remembered something while drinking coffee, May took something out of her bag.

What is it?

When it comes to housewarming gifts, there are some things that come to mind first.

Things like tissues, air fresheners, and diffusers.

Alternatively, I heard that these days people give things like interior lighting or department store gift certificates as gifts.

If it came out of that small bag, wouldn’t it be a diffuser?

“Jjaan!”

What May took out of her bag was none other than a tumbler.

“Is it a tumbler?”

When I picked up the tumbler, I was impressed by its appearance, which was more gorgeous than I expected.

May’s smiling face was printed on the tumbler.

It was a product called idol goods.

“Yes! Actually, this time it was considered a good product and I ended up not being able to release it…”

So you’re saying it’s a waste of time?

Still, I decided to accept it gratefully.

It was also a housewarming gift, and although I actually bought all sorts of things, I didn’t actually buy a tumbler.

I hadn’t even thought about it, but I thought it would be nice to have one.

“But why couldn’t I pay it?”

“Ah…”

Hannah smiled as if she was in trouble and then spoke slowly.

“If you put out merchandise with your face on it, the fans get a little mischievous…”

“…mischievous?”

When I looked at Hannah to see what he was talking about, she was nodding her head as if she sympathized with him.

When I still didn’t understand, Hannah whispered to me.

“Well… some of the fans do strange things with their face photos.”

“…something strange?”

What is that?

There was something to be expected.

Are you talking about kissing pictures of faces or something like that?

“…I heard they took a masturbation video and sent it to me…”

“What?”

At first, I looked at Hannah, wondering if I had heard wrong.

However, as if she had heard correctly, Hannah smiled bitterly and nodded.

Most fans supported their idols normally, but some fans expressed their fandom in such a wrong way.

And because of some of those fans, this merchandise could not be released.

A member of the same group suffered similar damage before, and even seriously considered retirement for a while.

It is said that it was impossible to release a tumbler with a face drawn on it as merchandise.

It felt like I was looking into an abyss.

Just hearing that story made May’s face turn red with shame.

“Okay, so I’ll give you that tumbler and scented candle.”

“Scented candle?”

The tumbler was heavy, and there was a scented candle inside it.

The scent was good.

It’s to the point where I wonder if I’ll turn it on at least once just because of this scent.

Candlelight is also good for setting the mood.

Next it was Hannah’s turn.

“Well, this is it.”

Hannah was shaking her phone.

“Mobile phone?”

“Yes, give it a try.”

When I handed over Hannah’s cell phone, a site’s screen appeared on the screen.

“A ticket for a week of independent travel in Japan?”

I had a ticket to travel to Japan.

It was a free travel ticket for about a week, and the name of a famous hotel was written on the accommodation.

I thought they wanted to go on a trip together, but it was a single ticket.

“This is the ticket I got myself.”

“Why is this?”

“Actually, my last trip was my first overseas trip, but I think I held on to it too much…”

It seems that the last time I went on a trip, I couldn’t resist my sexual desire and stayed in the hotel all day, which was bothering me.

So this time, I gave them a travel ticket that included flights and a hotel so that they could enjoy their trip to the fullest.

“All of this…”

To be honest, I was disappointed that I couldn’t fully enjoy the trip, but I received it as a gift like this.

As I was smiling and feeling good about Hannah’s gift, I heard a gruff voice next to me.

“Ugh~ Would a person without a lover live in sorrow?”

May was sighing as she said that.

Then he smiled with a playful expression.

“If you’re jealous, you too should date.”

Hannah smiled, wrapping her arms around me.

When I was told to date someone if I was jealous, I smiled bitterly.

From May’s perspective, it won’t be an easy task.

“Hmm… Should I really do that…”

But May’s reaction was different from what I expected.

He said it as if nothing had happened.

“Can we date?”

When I asked with a surprised expression if I could do that even though I’m still a rookie idol, the two people looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Seeing the two people suddenly smiling, I felt a little embarrassed and scratched the back of my head.

Was it such a strange question?

“Sorry for laughing. Oppa, you are so pure.”

May calmed down and said that.

“It’s definitely difficult to date when you’re a trainee. I can only use my cell phone for about two hours a day, and I live in a dormitory under surveillance.”

May sighed as she said that and said it was a sad memory.

I was a little surprised to hear that I submitted my cell phone and only received it occasionally.

Even in this day and age, we still do that.

Well, then dating would be difficult.

Because means of contact are limited.

“But from the moment I debuted, I was able to use my cell phone as I wanted. From then on, even if we just started dating, no one said anything. A little something. Tacit permission?”

Hannah didn’t seem to know that much either, and was nodding her head in admiration.

“Then, has May ever dated someone?”

“Yes? Me?”

May thought carefully about Hannah’s question and then answered.

“Honestly, I don’t know much about dating yet.”

“And you said you were jealous?”

“Still, I’m jealous.”

I don’t know about dating yet.

It could be so.

Because I’m still young, and I’m only now starting to see the light after a long trainee life.

It was a time when I was more intoxicated with popularity than with romance.

‘Come to think of it, I haven’t appraised it yet.’

Suddenly, I had that thought and used my emotions on May.

[Castle Wall: Exhibitionism, Secret Account, Filming]

“Big.”

“Oppa? Are you okay?”

Hannah looked at me with a worried look as I coughed.

At the same time, he patted my back vigorously with his slender hand.

Thanks to you, things got a little better.

“It’s okay…”

I responded by waving my hand.

I was just shocked for a moment and the coffee got stuck in my throat.

When I thought about idols posting revealing photos of themselves on secret accounts, I got goosebumps.

If I get caught, it won’t end in retirement.

Maybe my future life will end.

‘But are you still doing it?’

In fact, May was drinking coffee with a calm expression on her face.