TMMIB!

8

And then, a mocking message from X arrived, amused at my tragedy.

– X: I told you to act naturally ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– X: It’s a good thing, like having both a sister and a brother-in-law –3-

– X: Stop doing useless things and check your skills!

I was about to start an epic keyboard battle with X when my fingers hesitated.

“…Skills?”

Even when I furrowed my brow and tried to remember, nothing specific came to mind. I knew about unlocking the guide because I got my first fan.

– X: You unlocked the guide and received a skill as a reward! Did you already forget? You’re stupider than I thought??

Oh, that’s what you’re talking about.

I continued to gracefully ignore the ringing chat window and entered the status window. Similar to before, a new entry had appeared in the skills section, <Idol’s Aura (F)>.

[Idol’s Aura (F): The atmosphere or energy possessed by someone who has become an idol to others. The rank increases as the number of fans grows.

Effect: Charm +1 on stage]

Looking at it this way, it felt like I had truly become a game character. It seemed to be a subtle factor causing a sense of dissonance with reality.

“Phew….”

I sneakily opened the door to check outside. My family was happily eating the snacks I had bought while watching a movie where robots were exploding all over the place. They had faces that looked genuinely happy.

Unawkwardly, naturally, as if we had always lived together.

“But how am I supposed to handle this?”

It’s been six years since I lost my family!

Dealing with family would be more difficult than making a debut again. I never dreamed of such a thing.

– X: Don’t do useless things and focus on your debut, okay? That’s what looks natural.

– Kim Chunyong: Yeah, find something useful to say.

– X: ;;

– X: I won’t say much. Just go to sleep.

– Kim Chunyong: Yes, yes

– X: -_-

Still, I followed X’s advice and went to bed. It was much better to prepare for tomorrow than to keep whining.

Above all.

[AG Entertainment Standard Trainee Contract in the Field of Popular Culture and Arts]

…The new agency I signed with was overly sensitive about such things.

The agency I originally entrusted with my career, QUINCE, was a pretty decent mid-sized idol-specialized entertainment planning agency.

I always practiced after school since the day I was street cast in the 2nd year of middle school. I did this until I turned twenty, spending about five years together after school.