Chapter 85

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Translated by Sylph

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[Is everyone connected?]
[I think the notifications are still going out.]

The broadcast was merely being delayed, but the TeSTAR members, who had no experience with such live broadcasts, whispered while looking at the screen.

Then Cha Yujin shouted with a noticeably brightened face.

[Oh, numbers appeared!]
[Ah!]
[Hello~]

Watching the real-time comments that appeared in an instant, the TeSTAR members bowed and waved their hands with bright smiles.

“Hello… hello!”

Watching Park Moondae bowing on the screen, the college student unconsciously waved her hand back.

The dog lying on the bed looked at her with eyes as if it were seeing a bizarre sight, but then was not the time to care about that.

‘I couldn’t even go to the fan signing, so I should at least watch the W-Live…!’

Unlike her friend who was a fansite master (homma), she, who was scheduled to enter graduate school after graduating in the fall, could not possibly make time at the end of June. Thanks to that, she let the fan signing go while crying.

‘I even thought about breaking my savings account…’

Even when her friend comforted her via messenger, asking why she couldn’t spend money even though she had it, her heart ached. It was because she had heard too much detail about what Moondae did at the fan signing…

‘When Moondae has blonde hair… that’s when I should go.’

She focused on the screen while muttering that she wanted to see him in person for the first time with blonde hair. It was a sad self-justification…

[The reason we’re greeting you through W-Live like this today is… because we’re finally announcing the official name for our fans.]
[Waaaaa!]

At Ryu Chungwoo’s words, TeSTAR clapped and cheered enthusiastically.

Moondae was also clapping, but because he moved without rolling up his large sleeves, the fabric fluttered.

“So cute…!”

Thinking she was talking about him, the dog perked up its ears, but soon realized it wasn’t so and turned its gaze away from the college student with a sulky look.

On the screen, comments were rising rapidly.

– Love you!
– Congrats on 1st place kids ㅠㅠ
– MARRY ME PLEASE
– ♡♡♡♡
– Today is my birthday, please call my name ㅠㅠ
– Let’s hit the jackpot with TeSTAR’s next album too!

Since it was still the very beginning, there were many comments that just poured out anything.

TeSTAR seemed to want to read something, but they couldn’t read well because it was too fast, and instead, they smiled brightly. It was because they roughly confirmed that there were many hearts.

[Glad to meet you~ everyone!]
[I missed you a lot~ What is everyone doing? Since it’s 3 PM on the weekend, it’s the perfect time for snacks~]
[I want to eat snacks!]

As soon as Cha Yujin’s words ended, the staff behind the smartphone camera sent a signal saying, ‘We’ll bring them to you, so please proceed with the opening according to the script.’

It seemed they were worried that the rookies doing W-Live for the first time would go off track while talking during the opening.

At that sight of someone who looked like they would shake a carrot at any moment, the members naturally patted Cha Yujin and pulled him back.

[하하, 일단 저희 준비한 것부터 확인할까요?]
[Yes!]

As TeSTAR stepped away from the camera, the desk set up behind them became visible. The desk covered with white cloths was lumpy, and anyone could see that something was inside.

– What’s with the desk?
– Is it an album?
– Supporting you from Indonesia
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Oppas are all so cute!
– You all got uglier
– Is Yujin hungry? ㅠㅠ

All sorts of questions, personal inquiries, and even malicious comments mixed together to fill the comments, but fortunately, TeSTAR was in a state where they couldn’t see the comments because they were far from the screen.

[First, let’s start with the one our fans are most curious about… the official lightstick!]
[Whoo!]

Ryu Chungwoo pulled the cloth off the first lump.

A small cheer erupted from the comments.

– Is it the lightstick?!
– Is it a sample?
– If it’s ugly, I’ll sue.
– ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Finally we have a lightstick too.

However, what appeared from under the cloth was not a product, but several pieces of paper and markers.

[Since it’s currently in the design stage, we thought it would be good to decide on the concept together with you guys!]

It was a content where they would draw their own lightstick designs and share them.

[Then, everyone, shall we start drawing?]
[Yes!]

The members each took a piece of paper and a marker and started drawing busily.

In the middle of that, they didn’t forget to talk to the camera.

[I want our lightstick to be really shiny!]
[Something that fits the concept of ‘Magic Boy’ would be good.]
[How about a sword? A magic sword!]
[Yujin-ah, that might be dangerous…]

The comments were a mixture of laughter and anticipation.

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ A magic sword ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Our fandom is going to be a group of warriors.
– TeSTAR magic boys, let’s go!
– I want a cute design too ㅠㅠ

After about 10 minutes of drawing and chatting, the members finished their drawings.

[Okay, shall we reveal them one by one?]

Starting from Ryu Chungwoo, the members revealed their designs.

Ryu Chungwoo drew a neat and standard circular lightstick with ‘TeSTAR’ written in the middle. It was safe and clean.

Lee Sejin (A) drew a very sophisticated and artistic lightstick that looked like a perfume bottle.

Seon Ahyun drew a lightstick shaped like a small deer’s antler with a star hanging from it. It was very pretty and detailed.

Big Sejin drew a lightstick that looked like a large gold coin with TeSTAR’s logo.

Kim Raebin drew a very complex lightstick that looked like a combination of a musical note and a star, with many gears and details.

Cha Yujin drew… a literal sword. A magic sword that glowed.

And finally, it was Park Moondae’s turn.

[Moondae-ssi, please show us yours!]

Moondae hesitated for a moment, then slowly turned his paper around.

[…]
[…]

The screen was silent for a moment.

On the paper, there was something that looked like a lumpy sweet potato with a stick attached to it. Or perhaps a very thick baseball bat.

[…Moondae-ssi, what is this?]
[…It’s a lightstick.]

Moondae’s voice was calm, but his ears were slightly red.

[I thought it would be good if it was sturdy… so that it doesn’t break even if you shake it hard.]
[And the shape?]
[It’s a star. A shooting star.]

Looking closely, there were some lines that looked like sparks at the top of the lumpy sweet potato.

[Pffft!]
[Ah, I’m sorry!]

Laughter eventually broke out among the members.

[Moondae-ya, this looks like a roasted sweet potato!]
[No, it’s a mace! It’s a weapon!]

The comments also exploded.

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Park Moondae ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– He really can’t draw ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– A sturdy lightstick ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is he worried about us fighting? ㅋㅋㅋ
– It’s so cute because he’s so serious about it ㅠㅠ
– I’ll buy that roasted sweet potato lightstick!

The TeSTAR members teased Moondae for a while, and the atmosphere became very lively.

[Okay, anyway, that’s how it happened.]

In an instant, laughter took over the audio.

[Puhahahaha!!]
[Moondae’s drawing has the most impact!]
[You… drew worse than even Chungwoo-hyung!!]

The members, who even forgot that they had set a concept of using formal speech, laughed crazily while looking at the drawing. Even Seon Ahyun was holding back his laughter with a beet-red face.

And the college student also burst into laughter. It was half amusement and half fan-heart.

‘Moondae must really not be able to draw…!’

But the traces of him trying hard to draw were so cute that her heart felt like it would explode!

[Ah, sorry for laughing!]
[Right, we should also hear Moondae-ssi’s explanation!]
[…Well, it’s fine.]

The Moondae on the screen cleared his throat a few times, then pointed to the drawing with his hand and began to explain point by point.

[First… it looks like a baseball bat on the outside.]
[Mhm, mhm.]
[But if you twist and remove the handle part, I hope a magic wand comes out from inside.]
[…!!]
[That’s novel!]
[It’s good?]

Everyone started to get excited, saying it reminded them of the magic sword toy they used when they were young.

[Then how about using Ahyun’s design for our magic wand?]
[Put Chungwoo-hyung’s circle in the middle!]
[Please make the bat separation one-touch!]

The production cost was rising crazily, but no one cared. As a result, something like an ultra-cap-awesome-magic-toy was being made.

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Kids!
– Stop… let’s stop ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋㅋ
– Oh my god
– What the heck is that ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Do we just transform and cheer with that?
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋ If you guys like it, then whatever!

TeSTAR even received pens from outside the camera and drew a new lightstick with several elements added among themselves.

In the process, it naturally began to be compared with Park Moondae’s drawing, which was being introduced.

[Wait, then was this part here the magic wand, Moondae-ssi?]
[…Yes.]

Big Sejin burst into laughter again seeing the shape that looked like a shriveled twisted breadstick.

Park Moondae eventually covered his face with one hand and pushed his drawing to the end of the table.

“Heueueu…”

Because that appearance was so pitiful and cute, the prospective graduate student eventually started leaving real-time comments. It seemed she wasn’t the only one, as the comments were lagging due to heavy traffic.

– ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Moondae is cute
– Let’s get married
– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Big Sejin, comfort Moondae ㅋㅋㅋ
– Is this what love is
– (Heart emoticon)
– It looks like an earthworm ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Do something else besides drawing
– I love you!!!!

Foreign languages also passed by in between.

A vast amount of comments poured down like a flood, making it impossible to know what was what.

In the midst of that, a new lightstick design completed after twists and turns was being displayed on the screen.

[Tada!]
[The lightstick concept drawing, decided!]
[Waaaaa!!]

It was the culmination of a price increase that would overwhelm the production team as soon as they received it, but it did look plausible.

It was thanks to properly incorporating only sensible opinions.

For reference, Park Moondae took back his drawing after the members’ barrage of ‘It’s okay.’

Still, whether he was happy that the lightstick design was completed, a small smile was hanging on Moondae’s face as he clapped.

‘…Black hair is also good.’

Whether it was black hair or blonde hair, the college student finally admitted that she had to see him in person…

The members on the screen moved their drawings down one by one to organize them, then moved in a swarm to the part of the desk still covered with a white cloth.

[Now, then, the long-awaited announcement remains.]
[It’s the fandom name announcement!]

The members, who were excited saying they decided on this together after consultation, reached out toward the cloth with slightly nervous faces.

[Drumroll, drumroll, drumroll!]
[Opening!]

And they all lifted the cloth and threw it back.

“…??”