Chapter 134

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Translated by Sylph

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

[Successful Performance!]
You have impressed the absolute majority!
– Number of audience: 13,120 (NEW!)
– Proportion of impressed: 96% (NEW!)
: Heroic Trait Draw ☜ Click!

And one achievement was also accomplished.
It was the ‘First Performance’ achievement. Thanks to that, he even leveled up after a long time.

‘Is it counted as a performance, not a stage?’
Apparently, one-off stages and solo concerts were counted as different fields.

‘This is a gain.’
The status window was in a stagnant period, so it was good to operate as more places to gain something like this came out.

With the first level-up in a long time and even a trait draw appearing, the concert had a good harvest in many ways.

‘…It was also fun.’
It seemed like a type of fun that modern people don’t usually experience… but it was certain that it was an overwhelming sensation.
It was a dizzying moment even thinking about it again now.
Those numerous lights, voices, heat, and emotions…….

“…….”

Moondae almost fell into sentiment for a moment, but at that moment, he also recalled the actions he had done.

‘……I wailed.’

…And he also thought of the phrase on the cone hat he wore earlier.

‘Damn it.’
Because the cone hats were self-produced, there were no extras, and since he couldn’t show an uncooperative appearance on WLive, he had no choice but to wear it.

‘I’m never crying again.’
That f*cking King of Criers phrase will be the title of the bastard who made it next time.

“Moondae, a beer for you?”

“Yes.”

Moondae took the beer can Ryu Chungwoo handed him and gulped it down. It went down well.

“Everyone worked really hard!”

“Whew, it’s just the start of promotions, but it feels like it’s already over~”

“Strictly speaking, it’s a state that hasn’t started yet. It’s because our album release date is tomorrow.”

“…The music video reveal hasn’t happened yet. In thirty minutes.”

“H-How about we watch it together later before sleeping?”

“Good!”

Everyone was properly excited.
He thought he might have to do one more video recording in a while.

‘Since it’s the first music video reaction, it wouldn’t be bad to record it.’

Instead of the old low-end phone, Moondae briefly fiddled with his new latest smartphone covered in a yellow dog case.
…It was one of the gifts he received on his birthday.
Because the operating system was different from the phones he had been using, it took some time to adjust, but he was happy because it had various functions… and he was grateful.

But after receiving the latest smartphone as a gift about seven times, he started breaking out in a cold sweat.

‘Including this, there were 3 of the same model.’

He had even authenticated it several times by making sure it was caught on camera, but the smartphone was not the end.
So far, he felt like he had received most electronic products or luxury goods by type as gifts.

‘…The price is too high.’
He was at the point where his mind was fuzzy while calculating the amount to repay.

It couldn’t go on like this. Anyway, he didn’t have much time to use them properly because he was busy.
Even if he couldn’t show himself using them, just continuing to receive them was only self-satisfaction.

‘It’s not like I’m going to sell them for a profit.’
If he were caught selling them, a burning ceremony would be held on the internet that day.
And even if not for that… they were gifts given for him to use, so he couldn’t sell them, could he?

‘I should announce that they can stop giving me these.’
Even if he tried to say he alone wouldn’t receive them, it would only look like he was throwing bait for trolls, so he should bring it up to these guys as soon as the settlement comes in.

But not now.
The atmosphere of the drinking party was such that they would only shout ‘okay’ in the heat of the moment and regret it the next day if he brought it up.

“Oh my, you two twenty-year-olds, how are you? Do you like the beer?”

“It’s bitter.”

“There was no sugar at all….”

“T-Then… h-how about this?”

Among the guys who were legally drinking for the first time, some were recommending what they were drinking, and tasting reviews were rampant.

“I like this!”

“W-What a relief…! B-But don’t drink too much…… uh oh.”

‘It’s a mess.’
Moondae gave up the idea of a reaction video. To reveal that state, he thought three more years of seniority would have to be accumulated.

“Moondae, any recommendations~?”

“Tell them to just drink cider.”

“I don’t want to!”

Fine, then just keep drinking and pass out.
Moondae popped open a new beer can and, in the heat of the moment, spun the trait draw.

‘If it’s a Heroic Trait Draw, it’s at least B-rank.’
He hoped something useful would come out. It would be best if Bacchus came out once more and was upgraded.

The now familiar slot machine appeared, and the slot, where platinum squares were occasionally mixed among golden squares, began to spin tightly.

[Mental King]
[Concentration]
[Soft and Cute Cutie]
[More detailed explanation is (omitted)]
[Need Sympathy]
[Bacchus]
[……]

Traits that he felt like he had seen somewhere and phrases that he hoped wouldn’t be picked passed by one after another, and then it stopped.

Ding!
It was a platinum square, of which there were few.

“……!”

Pa-pa-pa-pang!
Along with confetti, an A-rank trait appeared.

[Trait: International Student (A)]
– I understand very well what you are saying.
: Foreign language acquisition ability +200%

“…??”
What is this.
Where on earth did this out-of-the-blue trait for job seekers pop out from.

‘Foreign language acquisition ability increase?’
Why not just let him speak one language entirely. Is creating something from nothing not possible even with the status window?

‘…One A-rank wasted.’
Moondae was about to discard the newly drawn trait with a bitter smile, but then he suddenly regained his senses.

‘Wait.’
…Let’s think about the cases so far.

Imperturbability. As soon as he discarded it, the past history controversy broke out.
Faucet. As soon as he discarded it, he wailed at the concert…… sh*t.

No way, is this throwing traits that would be most needed at each moment?
The ominous premonition he had thought of since last time began to look very persuasive.

“……Whew.”
Calm down. First, let’s deduce.
A situation where foreign language acquisition ability is needed.

‘This can only be overseas advancement.’
Unless he were kidnapped and sold to an overseas fishing boat in the near future, that was the only plausible future as an idol.

‘It’s about time we attempted a tour.’
Due to the nature of coming from a domestic audition program, Testa’s overseas fandom was weak compared to the domestic one, but it wasn’t at a non-existent level.
Usually, once popularity is gained domestically, interest naturally follows overseas.

Furthermore, the Onyx stage they covered last time seemed to have become quite a hot topic among overseas K-pop fans.

‘I guess that’s their taste.’
He had sold data several times to foreigners using translators before, and groups that had a higher transaction success rate than domestic ones usually had such concepts.
Dance songs based on hip-hop with strong beats and intense performances.

‘Testa isn’t a group that took that as its main.’
Not everything flows according to trends, but if they had to target overseas someday, it seemed fine to try such a song as a single title at least once or twice.

Anyway… back to the deduction that this trait came out because an overseas tour is scheduled to be set within this year.

‘…Still, I don’t think such an ability would be necessary for a tour.’
He himself could speak English at a college graduate level. It meant he could handle light communication.
Furthermore, isn’t there already a native speaker in our team? Cha Yujin…….

“Drink more!”
“Wait, Yujin, let’s stop~”
“Y-You drank too much…!”
“…….”

Cha Yujin… is the only native speaker.
And the remaining one with study abroad experience is Seon Ahyun. The communication compatibility between the two is at a disastrous level, needless to say.

‘This… won’t do.’
Moondae eventually decided to follow induction.
Rather than seeing the same sight as when he discarded Imperturbability and Faucet, it was better to just study foreign languages until he caught the next trait if the worst came to the worst.

Then he had to delete one of the three existing traits… well, this was obvious.

[Trait: Now that I hear it, you’re right (C) has been deleted!]

He hadn’t used this trait at all since debut. It was a guy that didn’t even trigger when he was persuading the former Head of Division or when he was suggesting counseling to Seon Ahyun.

‘Since the rank is also the lowest, it’s right to send this one away.’
It wasn’t like he was walking a tightrope while doing group assignments in a crazy survival individual match like during .

Moondae rechecked his organized status window.

[Name: Park Moondae (Ryu Gunwoo)]
Level: 16
Title: None
Vocal: A+
Dance: B
Appearance: A-
Talent: B
Traits: Infinite Potential, International Student (A), Bacchus-500 (B), Snatching Ears (A)
!Status Abnormality: Debut or Die
Remaining Points: 2

First, the dance stat that naturally grew from B- to B caught his eye.

‘It was worth rolling.’
It was a feat achieved through preparing for end-of-year stages and concerts. Now, he would look like he dances quite well even if he stands next to any guy.

And with the remaining 2 points currently usable… well, actually, since there’s also an extra, he wanted to pour one into vocal. Because the rank would change.

‘I want to check how much the sound changes when entering S.’

But it also seemed fine to pour two points into talent or dance to make three A-ranks.

‘What should I do.’
Moondae pondered for a moment, and then made up his mind after recalling one of the upcoming schedules.

‘This seems right.’

And the moment he distributed the points, someone tapped his back.

“Park Moondae, did you see this?”

“What is it.”

Turning his head, Big Sejin thrust his smartphone screen.
It was a new message in the Moon Rabbit group chat, which was the 3rd team battle, seen after a very long time.

[Ha Iljun Hyung-nim: I heard the concert ended well! Congratulations (Crying emoji) I’m sorry I couldn’t go even though you invited me!]
[Ha Iljun Hyung-nim: Actually, my debut is in April! I couldn’t go because I was preparing for the debut ㅠㅠ Please take good care of me from now on, Testa sunbaenim! (Greeting emoji)]

Oh, Gold 1 is debuting.
But was there more to say besides congratulations? There seemed to be no special points.

“…Ah, wait. The scroll went up.”
Big Sejin checked Moondae’s expression and lowered his smartphone screen with his finger.
Then a new message appeared.

[Ha Iljun Hyung-nim: But Wongil is also debuting from our team. By any chance, if you are asked about your relationship with us in interviews and such, would it be okay to say that everything was resolved well and moved on?]
[Ha Iljun Hyung-nim: Not that we’re close or anything, just exactly that much!]

I see.
It seemed Choi Wongil was also debuting as one team after all.
Since more than half of the Testa members experienced Choi Wongil’s trolling in and all of that was broadcast, it was certainly something that could come up in bad-taste interviews.

‘Gold 1 has reason to worry.’
Big Sejin shrugged.

“What do you think?”

What else, he had no special thoughts.
Gold 1 wasn’t a stupid attention seeker, so he would really say exactly that much. That they resolved it well.
And considering that Choi Wongil apologized at the broadcasting station stairs back then, it seemed he had changed his mind enough to not say useless things.

“I don’t care.”

“Really? Actually, me too. Then I’ll post it.”
Big Sejin laughed and posted on the group chat.

[Me: Heck, hyung-nim’s debut~ Congratulations so much! (Sparkling eyes emoji) That much is of course fine in interviews~ It’s not like we’re in a fight or anything!]

“I’ll do it like this? You should also post a congratulation~”

“Okay.”

“The other kids, well… they’ll post a congratulation once they come to their senses, right?”

“Probably.”

It was Seon Ahyun and Kim Raebin. It was obvious.
Right now they looked too busy drinking or stopping Cha Yujin, so they would do it on their own once they regained their senses later.

“M-Moondae-ya! You want to drink too?!”

“…No thanks.”
As soon as their eyes met, they talked to him like some Po*emon battle. Let’s avoid it.

Eventually, in the end, he got caught in that mess and ended up drinking wine, but anyway, he didn’t think any special problem would occur due to the current situation.

Until he discovered that popular Wetube video that appeared a few days later, right before the first comeback music broadcast.

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[Choi Wongil Recording 2]
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Even up to here, it wasn’t his business.
But as he pressed play, it changed.

It was just a recording with only sound coming out on a black background without video, but a conversation he had heard somewhere came out.

“…??”
Hey, no way.
He scrolled down to the comments.
Someone had kindly added interpreted subtitles.

– Transcribed exactly as heard
Choi Wongil: How does it feel to live like that? When the world turns as you want?
Park Moondae (Presumed): (Sighs)
…….

Why do I come out here…?