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Debut or Die - 234

Bae Sejin looked at his phone screen with an angry look on his face.

Most of the items deliberately inciting anxiety were removed by the agency.

No, at least the company claimed that, but Bae Sejin had a different idea.

"Isn't it... because they have already, according to them, published enough?"

In other words, since the company completely blocked the real story of the accident, the article also withered away because there was nothing else to worry about.

Yes. The company was desperately trying to keep the media from telling the story about the former manager.

In the end, the article reported it simply as "an accident caused by the negligence of a former manager who was about to retire."

"That's ridiculous."

Bae Sejin clenched his hands tightly.

As a result of some members gritting their teeth and persistently questioning the working level staff, they learned of the method by which the ex-manager infiltrated as a staff member that day.

— No member of the entertainment staff knew that the agency had changed its manager... We thought that he was not in early because he must have been busy doing something else, so we let him in when he arrived.

— ...!!

So this accident was... the agency's fault for not properly notifying all the staff that they had fired the former manager!

Knowing that, Bae Sejin also sensed that the agency was desperately asking for help from the central company to crack down on the media.

Even now, the company was being criticized from all directions for neglecting its administrative staff.

However, if the facts become clearer, the agency will take a big hit, so they will delay as long as possible to settle the case until everything has calmed down.

"At the moment... they are only paying attention to Park MoonDae's recovery."

Of course, they had no expectations.

If some of the members had not strongly opposed the company, they would not keep it a secret and would have announced about future activities as a six-member group.

"It's disgusting..."

Bae Sejin closed his mouth and covered it with one hand.

Although he knows it can't be helped, Bae Sejin is completely tired of the ruthless capitalist gaze that sees the group only as a source of business.

Since it's none of their business, they can be insensitive to their celebrities' schedules.

He had seen it happen so many times since he was young that he was sick of it.

"In this industry, these kinds of incidents don't happen in just one or two days...!"

Why does the same thing happen over and over again?

So, except for the ostentatious justification of being a formal workplace within the system... it's no different from his previous agency.

Bae Sejin gave strength to the hand covering his mouth to expel his stress.

"... I need to find a better agency."

Surely there would be companies run by decent people to protect their staff.

There had to be.

"If I hold out for three years..."

Bae Sejin almost fell into an endless stream of deep thoughts. But he managed to escape.

Because he thought of Park MoonDae.

...Who is still not awake.

— ...

Bae Sejin dropped his hand holding the phone helplessly.

Whatever plan he made, he knew that he needed Park MoonDae in order to properly perform this job.
"It's... as if he's been doing this his whole life."

Never before had he seen a fellow student who put forth such superhuman effort.

His brilliant talent, confidence and audacity. That alone made him look like an artist fallen from the sky.

But...he was even good at socializing. When he first met him in the survival program to debut as an idol, there were times when he felt him relatively distant, but after he debuted, there was nothing like that.

He didn't even feel like comparing him to anyone.

"I received...a lot of help from him."

There were times when he yelled at him that he would definitely pay him back, but it was also true that he was far from it.

"I wondered if there would come a time when MoonDae would need my help."

In fact, what Bae Sejin did to help him was always too clumsy, as he did it being driven by his emotions. He assessed himself coldly.

Although this time, Bae Sejin really had to move. He had to do something.

Park MoonDae couldn't wake up and the other members were either injured or exhausted, so they couldn't act as usual.

"But... I've always been like this."

This was because, considering his past, he was always living in a state of exhaustion and high sensitivity.

So in this situation, he had to move more actively....

Bae Sejin, by himself.

— ...

He pulled away the hand covering his mouth. His eyes were shining.

"I'm going to do it."

Bae Sejin took his phone and checked the contact information somewhere.

And after taking a deep breath, he started typing emails.

— ...

His hands were shaking.
"But I'm the only one who can do it!"

He gritted his teeth and hit the send button.

He didn't know if what he had just done would be effective. But in his opinion, it was fine.

— ... Huuh.

Bae Sejin leaned back in his seat.

And tried to calm himself down, fiddling with the hamster print case that a fan had given him.

And at that moment...

[♫♪♩~♫♫♪ ♪]

— ...!

He was receiving a call.

He quickly checked the screen of his phone.

[Seon AhHyun dongsaeng]

And answered the phone without giving himself time to breathe.

— Eh, what's wrong...?

Several excited voices echoed through the phone.

— ...

Bae Sejin, who was waiting calmly, was stunned after hearing the full information.

— ...! W-wait, wait! Soon ...!

He stammered and rushed out of the meeting room without even finishing the sentence.

His heart was racing.

*   *   *

I had activated Nectar (S).

Suddenly, my vision changed to an intense white color, and before I knew it, my mind was floating in an empty space.

No, rather than floating... it seemed to be being sucked in from somewhere.

"Is this the opposite of when I started dreaming?"

That time, everything went pitch black.

In short, I guess I'm waking up.

As I tried to cross my arms, I realized that I couldn't feel the shape of my body. And I was like that for quite some time.

"How long should I wait?"

In that instant...

Color entered the blank space.

"...!"

No, more than color, it was like a wave.

It came from far away.

A wave of abstract things, like emotions and thoughts, came and hit my insides causing me strange jolts.


Piiing–

"...!!"

I went through an intense experience, as if it was resonating throughout my body.

And...

The master of Park MoonDae's first fansite discovered it while looking at her phone.

She is a person who has been taking photos of Park MoonDae since her days as a participant of a pre-debut program.

When she heard the news of Park MoonDae's car accident, she almost went crazy clinging to her phone.

She couldn't even cry.

It was 3:00 AM.

After reviewing the article about Park MoonDae's surgery on her phone, she posted on her social media account.

— Please pray a lot

Her trembling fingers tapped the screen.

What the hell is this?

Then the siblings found out.

The older sister, who already had swollen eyes, was fighting fiercely with people arguing over the Internet about TeSTAR's car accident.

Instead of picking fights or playing pranks as usual, the younger brother sat next to his sister and talked to her.

After searching for medical knowledge on the Internet, he whispered to her that there was a good chance that Park MoonDae will be okay....

The wave was hot.

When a graduate student saw the latest news, she spilled the coffee she was pouring in one of the lab rooms.

And, without even paying attention to the mess on the floor, she bowed her head and cried her eyes out.

The lab partners who came running in were puzzled, but soon understood the situation and became concerned together.

Some people thought she looked pathetic, but her sadness was so great that, instead of talking behind her back, they tried to comfort her.

The stories were not over yet.
A fansite master, who takes photos of Park MoonDae and Lee SeJin together, said, "I haven't heard anything yet" as she checked the news of the car accident and saw that not many details were given as usual in this industry.

However, she could not hide his nervousness and the next day she was absent from work under the pretext of his health condition....

I don't know... why they are pouring all this knowledge on me.

The person who went to an idol concert for the first time in her life.

A person who became interested in Park MoonDae after noticing other idols and another who liked "May's Groom".

Someone who didn't forget about Park MoonDae after cheering for him in a survival program. Another who liked another TeSTAR member and ended up liking Park MoonDae as well.

People who didn't like Park MoonDae's condition, but cared about him. Those who bought albums in bulk and collect all the photocards of Park MoonDae....

Piiing–

The experiences and thoughts of all those who met TeSTAR's Park MoonDae shone like stars in the night sky on a summer night.

Numerous worries, sorrows, complex thoughts and simple, intense emotions filled my heart.

And I took them gently.

— ...

I didn't know how I could feel such a strong sense of solidarity that connected me with people I didn't even know.

I casually thought.

"Could it be because I am Park MoonDae?"

No, that was not the right question.

"Could it be because I am the idol... Park MoonDae, from TeSTAR?"

How many celebrities are active by changing their real name, identity and appearance?

Does it mean that the celebrity sees himself on TV and thinks that he is a different person? Is Park MoonDae just a character that I made up, as well as "May's boyfriend?

"... No."

It wasn't that.

The Park MoonDae that I am, it's not totally me.

But it's definitely part of me.

All these feelings and thoughts... they may not all be directed towards me, but there was something in common with me.

So, this definition is correct.

All of that... that's it.

— People who want me to wake up.

— ...

I felt like I was going to be overwhelmed.

All those emotions and thoughts pass through my head like waves, leaving wet trails.

The pure white space was suddenly tinged with all kinds of colors, colors that ended up dripping.

It tasted salty like tears.

I was ecstatic.

For it was sweet, it was the taste of life.

As it was, I was absorbed by the color and ascended.

Up there, it seemed that the light was filtering through.

[Nectar (S)]

Successful activation!


*   *   *

— Huuk!

I exhaled something similar to a sigh.

My limbs feel heavy, as if they had fallen into a mud pit.

But the atmosphere was too sweet to kill it.

"...Is it daytime?"

My vision was blurry because I hadn't opened my eyes for a long time.

I guess my ears were a little numb.

— Park MoonDae!!

— Moo-MoonDae....!!

No, I could hear those voices just fine.

These bastards should be getting their own treatment, so what the hell are they doing in someone else's room?

"... Still, thank you very much."

I endured hands falling down my shoulders and head, also their screams that seemed to want to break my eardrums.

They were crying happily.

It wasn't long after I regained my vision and the medical staff came in to remove the devices attached to my body.

To my surprise, all six of them were in the hospital room.

"It's nice to have a single room."

It's amazing that even after seven adults had arrived, there were still places to move.

And the reason for this situation? It seems that the people who had come to visit me just witnessed something.

— Moo-MoonDae, w-wait, I thought you opened your eyes... th-that's why I called them just in case. Ah, yes... I also called the doctor to see you...

— Well... Thank you.

— Y-you're welcome...!

I wondered what they would have done if I hadn't woken up, but I didn't dare say it.

"I have a conscience too."

I can't ruin the bath of tears, snot and congratulations.

... It's good to see everyone after so long.

Instead, I was expressing my gratitude to the members as gently as possible.

One guy who had a reddened nose exclaimed.

— MoonDae MoonDae, would you like to eat melon? Its sweetness is the best~

— Oh, yes.

His look is also different. I don't remember it being like that, so I looked at Keun SeJin again....

— ...Oh, MoonDae, don't tell me. Are you impressed because you have a really sincere friend~?

— Something like that.

— ...!

Now that I heard that trashy comment, I feel a little better.

I feel like I've really come back to reality.

Keun SeJin looked at me with a puzzled expression and soon raised an arm dramatically, covering his face and emitting a few sobs.

— You're so touching!

I think he's pretending to cry, but he's really crying. It seems like my health was really bad.

"At least, considering the scenes I've seen before, I've confirmed that I had surgery..."

I thought there would be a scene where the medical staff would say it was a miracle, but there was no such particular story.

Actually, my physical condition is not that bad. So I wondered if activating "Nectar" had been a far-fetched idea.

"... Would it have been a wound that would heal if I stayed still?"

Maybe I went overboard for no reason.

But still, I'm back and I'm happy with that.

I like my current self.

As I ate the cut melon I received as a special gift for the patient, I shook my head to get a better understanding of the situation.

It was a bit boring, perhaps because not much time had passed since I regained consciousness.

Then I saw it. Cha YooJin was about to drool over the melon.

— ... Do you want some?

— Don't worry! You have to eat a lot and get stronger, hyung!

He's very lively. At first he greeted me as strongly as if he was about to strangle me, but he's still the same.

Kim RaeBin looked like he had a lot to say, but he seemed busy crying, so I'll leave him alone.

What I'd like to talk about now is....

— Come to think of it, what's the date, what happened to the ex-manager that caused the accident?

— ...!

I hope someone can answer that.

— ...Park MoonDae.

— Oh, yeah?

Surprisingly, Bae Sejin spoke with a stiff face.

— For now... before that, listen to what I'll tell.

— Okay.

He took a deep breath and began to explain slowly.

— The agency... that, regarding the ex-manager's story... didn't communicate it properly.

— Ah.

I expected something like that to happen.

"I think I'll be able to use that fact later."

The important thing is that the little bastard who sat behind the wheel is ready to eat rice and beans.

TN: "콩밥" is "rice and beans," a staple meal served in South Korean prisons.

However, Bae Sejin waved a hand and said something he could not have imagined.

— So I made an anonymous report to the Human Rights Commission...!

— ...??

— I reported everything that's happened so far!

— ...?!

Wh... What?

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