We won.
‘This is the best. So thrilling. The dopamine rush is amazing.’
The long glass display case in the company lobby, built solely to ★boast★, was now filled with trophies collected by Utopia and Enderway. Nestled proudly among them were our trophies. I gazed at them with pride, thinking that after we receive the Rookie of the Year award at this year-end ceremony, we might need to buy a new showcase to accommodate them.
‘Being number one is a good thing.’
Although during the second week, Lanion made an impressive leap to become a top contender for first place, thanks to their overwhelming album score, we still won in the end.
Forget the process.
The result is what matters the most.
Of course, if we hadn’t won first place, I’d be saying the process was more important, but anyway.
“Hyung, why do you dislike Lanion so much? They don’t have much to do with you, right?”
Seo Taehyun, who had come to work with me for practice, asked curiously, seeing me grinning to myself.
As soon as he asked that, I checked my surroundings and lightly bumped Taehyun with my shoulder. I thought it was just a gentle push, but since he was off guard, Taehyun staggered backward about five steps.
He glared at me, his eyes turning fierce in an instant, so I coughed and quietly pulled him to the side.
“Why are you spouting rumors like that in the company lobby? When did I ever say I hated Lanion?”
“But you care so much about them.”
“…It’s just that, you know, since we’re in the same industry, I’m keeping an eye on them, nothing more. When did I ever care that much…?”
“But you don’t care at all about Believer, even though they’re also Rookie of the Year candidates.”
“…….”
Why would I care about guys who supposedly wander around the broadcasting stations all day trying to get female celebrities’ numbers?
…That’s what I wanted to say, but I held back.
You never know who’s listening—whether it’s a reporter by day or a stalker by night.
“Ah, whatever. You go on and practice. I need to go up and meet with the director.”
“I’ll go, but… hyung, you’ve been acting weird lately.”
“When haven’t I been weird?”
“…I guess I don’t have much to say if you put it that way.”
Before Seo Taehyun could start saying more nonsense, I hurriedly pushed him along. He glanced back at me, tilting his head with a short sigh, and then turned to head down to the basement practice room. But just before he went down, he stopped and looked back at me again.
“Ah, hyung.”
“What now?”
“Think about what you want for a present.”
“A present?”
A present out of the blue?
When I asked, Taehyun chuckled as if I was being ridiculous and answered.
“Your birthday present, hyung.”
“Ah.”
Only then did I remember the last big event left this month.
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