episode_0237

The showcase day is approaching quickly.

“Yerin-ah.”

“Um… .”

“Yerin. Hey Yerin!”

“Hmm…? Sister Hyejeong…?”

I opened my eyes to the sound of someone calling me desperately, and saw Lee Hye-jeong shaking me.

“Wake up, Yerin. It’s time.”

“Ah… Really?”

“Yeah. Everyone is eating breakfast and getting ready now.”

At Lee Hye-jeong’s words, I tried to get up quickly, but… .

“Ugh… .”

Strangely, I felt no strength in my body.

I feel like I have no strength in my body and it feels a bit cold… .

Lee Hye-jeong asked as if it was strange that she couldn’t get up from bed easily.

“Yerin, are you sick? You seem strangely tired today.”

“… That’s right. I went to bed early yesterday… Did I catch a cold last night?”

Since I had the highest stamina stat among the members, I rarely got sick.

I always went to bed later and woke up earlier than the other members… .

‘I guess Eugene woke up too… .’

Seeing that my roommate Seo Yu-jin, who wakes up the latest every day, isn’t by my side, I guess I must have woken up the latest out of the members this morning.

Both Hyejeong Lee and I tilted our heads at something that rarely happened.

and….

“Ah… , maybe… .”

The first one to notice was Lee Hye-jeong.

Lee Hye-jeong clapped her palm as if something had occurred to her, then took the calendar from the desk and asked.

“… Yerin, by any chance.”

“… … Huh? No. There’s still some left… Hmm… .”

I shook my head at Lee Hye-jeong’s words, but then stopped when I felt a familiar pain from below.

It seemed like Lee Hye-jeong’s words were correct.

“Hmm… , there was a little left, why already… .”

“Is it because you’ve been pushing yourself too hard these days preparing for the showcase? There are some trainees who, when they push themselves too hard, start to act wildly.”

“That could be the case.”

I don’t feel very good.

After I became aware of it, the discomfort seemed to double.

When I frowned and got out of bed, Lee Hye-jeong said with concern.

“What should I do today, it’s a showcase… Yerin, should I bring you some medicine?”

“… No, it’s okay. It’s nothing like this.”

It was really good, not a guest house.

My physical condition isn’t 100%, but it’s not that painful either…

It just felt so sore and uncomfortable.

“Sister, come in quickly.”

“Eat quickly, Yerin.”

As expected, the members were already sitting at the table eating.

No… most people had already emptied more than half of their plates, and some had finished eating.

I sat down at the table late and started eating breakfast.

The menu is, of course, salad.

The menu was designed to be as refreshing as possible so that if you eat too much for breakfast, you won’t end up in trouble during the showcase.

Because I was already in a bad mood, I started to feel sad and started chewing on the grass.

Maybe it was because I was in a bad mood and the food wasn’t tasty, but it took me a long time to eat.

By the time I was halfway through eating my salad, members who had already washed up and were ready to leave began to show up one by one.

The other members, except for Lee Hye-jeong, looked at me as if I was strange.

“Huh? Sister, you haven’t finished eating yet?”

“You’re a bit slow today.”

“Now that I think about it, your expression doesn’t look good… Yerin, are you sick somewhere?”

As I hesitated to answer the other members’ questions, Lee Hye-jeong stepped forward and whispered something to the members.

“Guys, that’s… .”

“Ah… .”

The members who heard Lee Hye-jeong’s words began to nod their heads as if they finally understood and began to look at me.

“… Sister, eat slowly.”

“Okay, we have plenty of time. If you’re late, I’ll tell the boss for you.”

“… Thank you.”

So, I slowly finished my meal after receiving permission from the members.

By the time I had completely finished eating, it was already approaching the time of our appointment with Sang-goo oppa and Kang Hyung-man, who were supposed to give us a ride, and all the other members had finished preparing to go down.

“Ah… , I got a call from the boss.”

As soon as we arrived at the parking lot, I got a call from Kang Hyung-man… I urged the members to go down first.

“… Don’t wait for me, everyone go down first.”

“Hmm? Still… .”

“No, please don’t get in trouble for me… Instead, please tell me that it will take a little longer when I go down.”

“Ah… , uh.”

So I sent all the other members down to the parking lot and went into the bathroom to wash up.

“Ah… , why are you like this today?”

Today was a very important day for our new group ISIS.

I was even more irritable on that particular day because I wasn’t feeling well.

“Sigh… .”

My mood was like that right now… My physical condition was like that too, and I had a feeling that today wouldn’t be an easy day… So I quickly started washing my face.

**

Isis from Rookies.

Many fans felt uncomfortable with the change in team name….

However, Rookies fans who loved the members themselves still remained ISIS fans.

It was the same for Yoo Chang-seon.

After Rookies disbanded and he felt a strange sense of emptiness for a month, he found new energy as soon as Rookies reunited as Isis.

Yoo Chang-sun, who of course successfully secured tickets to Isis’ first showcase without missing it, was planning to enter fan mode again starting today.

But… unlike other days, today I wasn’t alone.

Yoo Chang-sun, who had decided to go to the Isis showcase with his friend today, had wide eyes after arriving at his friend’s apartment.

“Oh, I’m here. Wow… But what’s the front door to your apartment…? Are you crazy?”

[Oh, you’re already here? Hey, but I think it’ll take a while. Come inside and wait. My parents aren’t home right now. The front door? I’ll open it for you.]

“… Uh uh.”

Beep, thud.

As soon as the phone call ended, the front door, which had seemed sturdy, opened.

As he entered, Yoo Chang-seon was amazed by the overwhelming view of this luxury apartment.

“Wow… , I knew their family was rich, but was it to this extent? … This is daebak.”

I thought it would be nice since it was an apartment in Gangnam, Seoul, but it was like this… .

The garden is really well maintained…, the paths are clean… and there are lots of CCTVs….

Yoo Chang-seon looked around curiously and headed toward Building A where his friend’s house was.

however….

Swish.

“… … ?”

Heading towards Building A… he stopped, feeling a strange sense of foreboding from the man who had just passed him.

‘… What is it? I feel like I’ve seen that person somewhere before… .’

First of all, anyone who lives here would be quite wealthy, but the man just now had a pale face and a shabby appearance; he didn’t seem like a resident of the area.

Above all… .

A long scar running across the side of the face.

“Where have I seen you, sir?”

Yoo Chang-seon tilted his head and turned around to check the path he was taking.

The complete opposite of the path that Yoo Chang-seon is taking.

It seemed like the man was going to Building D, which is on the opposite side of Building A.

‘What… whoever that person is, it’s none of my business.’

Yoo Chang-seon quickly stopped thinking about who the man was and headed to Building A where his friend’s house was.

Lulu Lala.

He hummed along as he walked, excited at the thought of meeting Yerin again after such a long time… and at the dome venue where Rookies’ last concert was held.

**

Women spend a lot of time washing.

It was the same for me.

No… I have much longer hair than most people, so it took me longer to wash it than the average woman.

By the time I came out, having a hard time drying my long hair, it was already 30 minutes past the appointment time.

“Ah… What should I do… . Haa… , Everyone will wait.”

Maybe it’s because I’ve been working multiple part-time jobs for a long time, but I’m quite sensitive about time commitments.

I hated it when other people were late, and I hated it even more when I was late.

How could I be so late on such an important day like today?

Of course, it was okay because I had a lot of free time, but I felt disappointed in myself.

Hurt.

The excuse that my cycle was coming back too soon and that my body and mood were not good was just an excuse.

I headed to my room with a heavy body and a gloomy mood to change my clothes as quickly as possible.

however….

“… … Hmm?”

Something on the table caught my eye.

So I approached and looked… .

“… … .”

They were high-quality chocolate and painkillers respectively.

Was the chocolate prepared by Kang Hyung-man?

[You are always the best.]

Kang Hyung-man’s handwriting could be seen on the packaging… and on the painkiller… .

[I brought it just in case!]

It had Lee Hye-jeong’s handwriting on it, indicating that the members had taken care of it.

I guess he must have put it there while I was washing up.

“What the… Really… .”

Looking at the chocolate and painkillers, I suddenly feel a surge of emotion.

It was not only because today was that day and it was difficult to control my emotions, but also because old memories came to mind.

In the past, even when I was sick, I was always alone.

Even though I was in so much pain that I almost died… there was no one by my side.

It was the same for me in this life.

Even when I was sick as a child, my parents didn’t even know about it, so I would just wander around outside.

But I am different now.

Even if I’m a little sick now… even if I look a little bit unwell, there are people who take care of me so sincerely.

I swallowed the painkiller first with tears welling up… .

Gulp.

I ate chocolate that seemed to have been prepared by Kang Hyung-man.

Hwaaa-.

As soon as I ate it, I felt something rising out of my body.

at the same time….

‘Still, I’m glad you seem happy these days.’

I remembered what Yoo Seol had said to me last time.

At that time I answered that I was happy.

… It’s still the same now.

I did more than I did then. The me of today, the me of now, was very happy.

Menstruation? That’s not a problem at all.

One painkiller and one chocolate bar… .

I felt like my mood was at its peak, as if I had never felt depressed before.

“Let’s do well in today’s showcase.”

That’s how I shook off my bad feelings and made up my mind again.

The people around me take care of me and support me like this… .

I have to live up to those expectations.

Of course, I never failed to work hard even within the Rookies.

But this time, ISIS is trying even harder… .

Making Brother Planning the best planning company….

I don’t know what it means yet….

I thought ISIS would become the best idol.

certainly.

But then it happened.

Tiring.

“… … !!”

I thought it was gone… but then I heard a familiar sound effect in my ears that I hadn’t heard in a long time.

Then I turned my head and… .

“Ahh… .”

The status window that I thought had disappeared was welcoming me.

[Quest Success: Become the Best Idol]

[The compensation will be paid now.]

“Paying a reward… . But I don’t even know what the best idol is… .”

I tilted my head, but the status window was solid.

That appearance somehow made me feel good because it seemed like the status window was acknowledging me as the best idol.

By the way, you said you would pay compensation… .

[The reward is now at your doorstep.]

“… What?”

Ding dong.

Suddenly the doorbell rang with a message saying that the reward was outside the door.

‘If it’s a quest reward, then definitely….’

As far as I remember, the quest reward was clearly ‘something I desperately wanted’.

What I desperately want.

It is clear… .

‘But how do you pay for that as compensation?’

Ding dong.

The doorbell rang again, as if telling me to open it if I was curious.

Finally, unable to contain my curiosity, I went out to the front door in my pajamas.

and….

Squeak.

The door opened.