★ The Second Life Idols Lucky Plan – Chapter 118

"I bought it?"

"Uh?"

I continued speaking calmly. Then, Aiden Lee's face, which seemed to be watching, turned into confusion.

I quickly got up from the floor and leaned against the mirror in the practice room. At that moment, Se-rim Cheon came running and handed me the nutritional supplement in my bag. I took it and added,

"I bought it to take care of my health."

"... Yoo-ha bought it?"

"Huh. You guys eat it."

"Did someone else buy it?"

Cheon Se-rim, who was sitting next to me again, looked puzzled at my words, so I nodded roughly and showed him the brand of nutritional supplements.

"You guys recommended it. Don't you remember?"

"Ah, this. Is that so?"

Serim Cheon nodded as if he had just confirmed the brand. Aiden Lee glanced at the label with curiosity.

In fact, the nutritional supplements that Ju Dan-woo gave to me and Aiden Lee were recommended to me by Cheon Se-rim and Aiden Lee after I fainted and was hospitalized.

To be exact, Cheon Se-rim started eating first and spread the word to Aiden Lee and the two of them told me, but Aiden Lee seemed to be so focused on me that he didn't remember that Ju Dan-woo was also there.

"I guess this is popular. I also received this as a gift."

"You too?"

"Yeah, don't you remember? Yoo-ha left it on my bed."

As expected, Aiden Lee's thoughts didn't seem to reach Joo Dan-woo.

Aiden Lee narrowed his eyes and said to me. From the expression on his face, I could tell that Aiden Lee had not found his manito yet.

I agreed as if I had finally remembered.

"Oh, the one that fell next to your bed. Since it was rolling around on the floor, I just put it next to the bed. Was it a gift from Manito?"

"Yes, it contained the same food that Yoo-ha was eating."

"It's a coincidence."

"Jihyuk Hyung also eats this."

"Okay?"

I thought, avoiding Aiden Lee's questions that kept asking me in a roundabout way.

'Did Ju Dan-woo give it to Do Ji-hyuk too?'

Since Joo Dan-woo and Do Ji-hyuk are sharing the same room, I didn't know that he bought the nutritional supplements for me and Do Ji-hyuk at the same time as Aiden Lee.

Do Ji-hyuk is very interested in health care, so he may have thought that he could confuse Aiden Lee a little more by giving him a light gift and scattering gifts of nutritional supplements around him.

"... Yoo-ha, are you my Manito?"

In any case, Aiden Lee seemed to feel frustrated by my words. When I kept pretending not to know what he was saying, he thought it wouldn't work, so he ended up attacking me with a straight attack.

Seeing that, I stopped pretending that I didn't understand the point of what was being said.

"What do you think?"

"... ... !"

"Try to guess."

I took a look at him like Aiden Lee did.

"Your behavior is shameful!"

I swallowed the supplement down my throat and lightly ignored Aiden Lee's words. Aiden Lee, who was glaring at me with a puffy face, must have thought that I would soon look the other way, so he stood up and headed in the direction where Do Ji-hyuk was.

Soon, Aiden Lee left the place completely, and Cheon Se-rim tilted his head and asked.

"Are you really Aiden's Manito?"

"I asked you to guess."

"No, you can tell me. We only have one day left anyway."

"The game will change in just one day."

"This is really shameful, bro."

Seeing Cheon Se-rim say that with a somewhat sad look on his face, I decided to take this opportunity to give him a try.

"I'll let you know if you reveal it first."

"Let's form an alliance only on the last day? You already have an ally."

Although it was just a rough reaction or observation, Cheon Se-rim's answer when he returned was somehow meaningful.

At that, I momentarily closed my mouth and turned to Cheon Se-rim, making eye contact with the guy who was watching my reaction closely.

Soon Se-rim Cheon smiled.

"That's right."

At that moment, I knew that I had been caught up in Cheon Se-rim.

'I should have answered right away.'

As expected, he was a ghost-like person with a sharp mind and a keen sense of humor. That moment of silence seemed to give Cheon Se-rim confidence.

Plus, that confident expression.

"... You already know who it is, right?"

It was clear that he knew something.

I don't know how he came up with the reasoning about Manito, but I added, expressing my approval in a way that did not deny Cheon Se-rim's words.

Then Cheon Se-rim pretended to be in agony.

"What do you think? Do I know or not? Do you think I know who my Hyung's ally is and who his Manito is?"

And then, like me just before, finally showed my true colors.

I sighed and asked.

"What do you want?"

Cheon Se-rim realized that there was something he wanted.

Cheon Se-rim finally got to the point after hearing my words.

"Do you want to make a bet separate from the Manitou game? "If I guess who your Hyung is, you become my slave."

"What?"

"And while you're my slave, how about taking what I give you without saying anything? Don't wonder about the source or identity, and don't ask questions."

... Why am I so anxious?

As I stared at Cheon Se-rim's face as he excitedly placed a bet, I remembered the pills and juices that he mysteriously gave me,

Cheon Se-rim, as if he had health concerns, had been anxious not to be able to feed me healthy food since the last time I was hospitalized.

Even when I asked what on earth it was made from, I was in a state of extreme denial because I didn't get a proper answer.

"If you don't accept the bet, will I tell this to your Manito?"

It seemed like Cheon Se-rim was planning on using this opportunity to feed me some of them.

"... ... ."

To be honest, eating wasn't much of a problem. No matter what it's made of, Cheon Se-rim won't feed me anything strange.

But there was a reason why I refused those medicines.

"... Have you tried them?"

"They're what is good for your body."

Everything that was delivered in that way boasted the taste of extreme evil.

'I was surprised.'

I thought that a taste like this couldn't exist in the world.

The moment I ate it, it was so bitter that my vision turned white. I wonder if it was made for people to eat.

'It actually seems like it will shorten your lifespan.'

At that moment, I felt somewhat unfair at Cheon Se-rim's words telling me to eat something I didn't eat, so I protested.

"Hey, there is something called morning attire... ... ."

"Well, I am in the mafia? It's common to wear a trench coat."

... First of all, it's a Manito, you bastard.

Although the situation is like a mafia where people kill and kill each other, it was a game played with warm intentions, so is this going to add to the tension this much?

I finally opened my mouth.

"... One additional condition. Find out at least 3 members."

"Oh, this is shameful!"

"You were the one who threatened."

If I had no choice but to accept it anyway, I had to attach conditions.

Cheon Se-rim puffed out his cheeks as if he was dissatisfied with what I said, but eventually nodded.

"Don't add anything else later, bro."

At the same time, he added meaningful words to make me feel uneasy.

* * *

The next day, we sat around in Road Entertainment's conference room like we did during the first reality shoot.

However, unlike the first day, there was tension among the members.

The reason was simple.

"Then, let's start releasing OneDear's first title song!"

Because today, the direction of the group called OneDeer is decided.

The employee vote to decide the debut song ended this morning. All that remains is to check the results.

The screen had already been set up, and the remote control that would play the video was in Cheon Se-rim's hand. When Cheon Se-rim presses the button, the choreography of the debut song will appear on the screen.

"Then, open it?"

If it's 'Beyond the Wall', it's the choreography team's draft video that was already completed, and if it's Aiden Lee's song, it's our video that we shot until last night.

Cheon Se-rim took a deep breath with a nervous face, then pressed the remote control and sat down as well. As soon as the play button on the video floating on the screen was pressed, anxious whispers came out from the members.

"I'm nervous... ... ."

"But what happens if Aiden Hyung's song drops? Our reality show has already been filmed... ... ."

"... Should we film it again?"

"No way... ... ."

"If you fall... ... ."

The members looked at each other with awkward faces and whispered.

Until yesterday, everyone was confident and talked about how there was no way it wouldn't be selected, but when today came, they felt anxious.

No one can be sure that they will get back the results they put in. Since the members had faced this several times over the course of their long training period, they seemed unable to give up the possibility of 'maybe', regardless of their efforts over the past week.

The member's concerns were valid.

'If the song isn't selected, we'll have no choice but to film it again.'

If 'Beyond the Wall', not Aiden Lee's song, becomes our debut song, we will have to reexamine the direction of the show.

The concept of this reality show is very firm. In addition to showing the group, the focus was on showing the group's unique identity of self-production.

However, if Aiden Lee's song was not selected and they went with a previously produced song, not only the direction of the group but also their identity would have to be reconsidered.

Then, quite a few of the scenes filmed so far will have to be discarded.

'We worked so hard to make a song that fell flat.'

However, the production itself was not canceled. This is because exclusive reality shows were included in the contract, and there was no way Anet was going to miss out on the fan base and viewership ratings that could be achieved through reality shows.

Anet was probably planning to re-produce it by filming some additional scenes along with the life in the dorms filmed so far.

So there is nothing to lose.

'As expected, it's a shame.'

Having to throw away the opportunity to promote your debut song for a few episodes.

I expected that this reality show would be able to raise fan's curiosity about the debut song to the limit.

Through this reality show, we show what kind of planning was added to the debut song, which gave the group OneDear its identity and became its starting point, and what agony each member went through to add lyrics, record, and create choreography. I could give it.

Fans will be able to see the entire process of creating a group called OneDear and its debut song.

In other words, since the members actually participated in the process of making it, it was inevitable that a completely different impression would be felt compared to just looking at the result.

'This kind of promotional opportunity isn't common.'

The filming of the reality show was scheduled to begin airing about a week before our debut showcase and coincide with our promotion period. As long as you timed it well, you will be able to see significant results.

'Probably CEO Ha Seung-hyuk was aiming for that too.'

-Entertainment business is also carried out based on predicted possibilities. There may be jackpots that come from uncertainty, but such cases are not frequent. Therefore, if there is already a proven plan, it is better to use that proven method rather than an uncertain plan.

CEO Ha Seung-hyuk said that about Aiden Lee's song, but through this reality shoot, I was able to convince myself that he didn't do this in vain.

CEO Ha Seung-hyuk had already seen 'anticipated potential'  in a group called OneDear.

The fandom is already secured through <Design Your Idol>, and the passion and talent were shown by the members throughout Survival.

He must have seen us as a 'confident plan', as I thought, based on verified high ratings and survival programs.

'This reality show was probably the optimal move based on predicted possibilities.'

In the end, CEO Ha Seung-hyuk would not have considered this incident a 'bet.' He must have already been convinced that we could do it.

So I wasn't too worried about how our first title would be decided.

The reason why CEO Ha Seung-hyuk was able to plan the reality show so boldly.

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"... ... !"

"Omg... ... !"

"Ahh!!"

This probably means that they were confident that Aiden Lee's song would be chosen in the end.