Is This a Green Light? (1)

Green light.

At some point, it feels like only green traffic lights are appearing on my path ahead.

A feeling of constantly racing down a smooth road.

This feeling of rapidly advancing without even having time to sense the speed.

It wasn’t bad.

“Viewers, Han Yujin’s choice was ELF.”

After hearing the final answer, Jeon Sangjun smiled gently.

“Player Han Yujin. Why ELF?”

“Hmm, if you ask why, I want to answer simply. Because my friends want it.”

“Friends… you say?”

Jeon Sangjun’s puzzled expression.

I pointed to the monitoring screen with my hand.

“My fans.”

“…Ah! Haha. The fans are friends. That’s a beautiful sentiment.”

[The chat messages are then shown, with viewers reacting positively to being called friends]

I clasped my hands together and spoke again.

“I also want to apologize to the SUC and Team Solid officials. I wish I had three bodies.”

Then Jeon Sangjun glanced at his cue sheet and gave the closing remarks.

“Yes, I understand! Unfortunately, we need to wrap up the live broadcast now. We look forward to seeing player Han Yujin’s future activities with great anticipation and interest. And right tomorrow! At the same time, 5 PM, we’ll have the highly anticipated GSL Round of 16 group selection ceremony.”

The broadcast ended with a small promotion for the group selection ceremony.

“Good work everyone!”

I politely greeted everyone on the set.

Jang Bonggyu approached clapping and chuckled.

“I will take my talent to ELF, whew! My client has such a way with words. Anyway, good job. Starting from Twitter, all communities… no, the whole of South Korea is buzzing.”

Hearing that, I let out a sigh of relief.

“I’m glad it ended well. There’s no schedule left, right?”

“No.”

Jang Bonggyu smiled like ripe sunlight.

“Tomorrow from the morning we’ll have the team joining press conference. I heard ELF is even putting up outdoor ads in the subway and on Gangnam-daero buildings.”

…Crazy.

Wasn’t that something only idols and actors did?

Are you saying my face will be on those huge billboards I used to see in passing?

This scale keeps expanding like the universe.

Just then, I felt a vibration from the phone in my pocket.

I answered the call.

“Hello?”

-Hello it is, darling!

A mischievous voice. It was Rilme.

“I’ll block you if you’re going to talk nonsense.”

-Ah, why!

“…Why did you call?”

-To congratulate you on joining ELF!

Hearing that, I smiled softly.

“Thank you. I’ll treat you to a meal next time.”

Then Rilme whined.

-Don’t react so cynically! Hey, just come over today. Let’s do a drinking broadcast at my place.

This person, really!

Always drinking broadcast, drinking broadcast at every chance.

The whining is endless like a cornucopia.

I lowered my head and pondered how to answer.

I’d have to do a drinking broadcast sometime anyway, and given the occasion today…

…Should I have a drink?

“Okay. Let’s have a drink. But,”

-What?

“I want to invite one more person.”

With all the incidents piling up, if Rilme gets involved too, it feels like things will get twice as complicated.

Adding a minus to a minus, wouldn’t it just be more minus?

Then Rilme responded indifferently.

-I wanted to drink just the two of us, sheesh. Fine then.

“Send me the address on KakaoTalk.”

-Hey, since there’s three of us, let’s have a potluck party.

“Po-tu-ru?”

…What’s that?

-No, silly! Potluck! It’s a party where everyone brings food to share.

“Ah. So I just bring the food I want packaged? Got it.”

I hung up the phone.

Jang Bonggyu narrowed his eyes and asked me.

“You’re not planning to do a drinking broadcast, are you?”

“Yep.”

“Haha, wow. I consider myself quite a workaholic, but Han Yujin-ssi is beyond imagination.”

Then Jang Bonggyu raised his index finger and added a few words.

“Please! Be careful not to cause any problems! Keep it simple! You understand?”

“…Yes.”

“Han Yujin-ssi is no longer an individual but an organization now. The penalty fees attached to you are countless.”

“Yes.”

Jang Bonggyu continued to anxiously emphasize.

“You can’t make any strange comments while drinking. Like dissing someone or talking about politics.”

“HaYoo doesn’t know politics.”

“Smoking or exposure are absolutely forbidden too.”

“HaYoo doesn’t know how to smoke.”

Jang Bonggyu clicked his tongue.

“I’m worried. Wise Jang is really worried.”

[The text then shows various online reactions to Han Yujin joining ELF, including forum posts and social media comments. The reactions are overwhelmingly positive, with fans expressing excitement and high expectations for ELF’s future performance.]

“HaYoo! You’re here?”

“…What’s with your clothes?”

I frowned and covered my eyes with my palm.

Rilme’s appearance before my eyes is quite risqué.

She’s wearing a one-piece nightgown made of thin silk with lace trim, and I don’t know where to look.

It’s exactly the kind of honeymoon pajamas a bride would wear on her first wedding night.

…Are you an exhibitionist or what?

“This is what the Rilbaks like.”

“Ugh, gross. So gross.”

“I have one for you too, want to wear it?”

“Ah, get lost!”

I wouldn’t wear that even with a knife to my throat.

Rilme looked at the bag in my hand and asked.

“What did you buy?”

“Salmon.”

“What? Ah, geez.”

“Geez? Then don’t eat it.”

“Sorry, sorry. Come in first.”

I entered Rilme’s broadcasting booth and checked the viewer count.

As expected of the president of the Asian platform, she has at least 100,000 viewers as a baseline.

I waved to the viewers and greeted them.

“Hello everyone.”

[The chat messages show viewers greeting back and making various comments]

Rilme looked at the camera and giggled.

“Hey, doesn’t our two-shot look like that?”

“What?”

“You know, those delinquents in the back alleys.”

“Delinquents?”

“I give off an ‘Hey, how old are you?’ vibe, and you look like you’d smirk behind me and say ‘Cute’, don’t you think?”

[More chat messages reacting to their banter]

Just then.

The doorbell rang.

Rilme and I went outside and there was a man standing there.

“Hello.”

It was Hyun Junho.

Seeing him, Rilme’s expression cooled and she rolled her eyes.

“Ah, what. It was you?”

Then Hyun Junho retorted in an offended tone.

“…Hey, we’re the same age, why do you keep talking down to me?”

“Then you talk casually too.”

“Fine. I will.”

The two people growling at each other.

…What’s with them?

Making eye contact with me, Hyun Junho nodded.

I gestured with my chin and asked.

“What did you bring?”

“Seafood stew. It’s uncooked so we need to boil it once.”

“Give it to me. I’ll do it.”

After barely finishing setting up the food, we sat in front of the camera.

[HaYoo X Rilme X Kong Junho ELF Drinking Broadcast ON]

[121,542 viewers]

[BJ Rilme]

Rilme, who changed the title, raised her glass.

“Well then, cheers-“

The soju glasses clinked cheerfully.

After drinking first, Rilme looked at me and asked curiously.

“You’re not drinking?”

“…”

An uneasy thought came over me before bringing the alcohol to my lips.

I won’t pass out after just one drink now that I’ve become a woman, right?

Nah, no way.