Seventeen made their debut and will be appearing on their first music show today.
But now...in the car, ○○, who is not even a celebrity, is wearing a hat and a mask...there's chaos.
"No... why me..."
"You're so pretty, you might even win a match."
"If a male celebrity asks for your number, ignore him."
"Then I'll be accused of being a character traitor and become unemployed."
"That would be better"
"..."
"I'm still hesitant about you being my manager..."
"Hey Seungkwan Boo. Give me your hat."
"Oh~~ Are you going to write it?"
"Oh. You really call that a friend."
"..."
"Why did you do that, oppa.."
Even though he was angry, ○○ was determined to wear the hat, so he snatched the hat from Seungkwan's hand.
However, ○○ also appeared in several videos while preparing for his debut with Seventeen.
Because he was seen hanging out with the Seventeen members, most Seventeen fans recognized ○○ when he took pictures on his way to work at the music store.
"Huh?? Hey.. isn't that Kim○○ over there?"
"That's right! I thought you were going to debut with Seulgi, but it looks like you didn't and became her manager."
"Wow... Still, I trust him more than the other managers. He's close with the kids."
"That's right. But he was in the debut group... why did he leave? It's a shame."
○○ pretended not to know and just brought Seventeen out.
The reporters also started taking pictures of ○○, as if they had noticed.
It was perfect for an article, as it was said that a member who was in the same debut group as them was their manager. Whether it was touching or a sniper...
○○ put on his hat more desperately. Then, a thought suddenly occurred to him.
"Me...why am I hiding?"
That's because he's not a celebrity, he just became a manager in the debut group.
The fans were also positive, saying that they trusted him... but he himself couldn't understand why he was avoiding him.
So ○○ took off his hat.
"..Sister?"
"hey"
"Let's go quickly. You've been waiting."
"..."
"Ha... see you later."
At that time, Jisoo took out a mask from her pocket and put it on ○○.
"...??"
"There's no benefit to selling your face. At least use this."
"..."
And then, as if nothing had happened, I joined the group and took a picture.
When I came to the waiting room, Seungcheol's expression was not good.
"Why? Why did you take off your hat?"
"You said you'd like me to be a knight too. I thought it would be better than the controversy over my character. Why?"
"You really mean that!..."
"Let's stop, Choi Seung-cheol. You were wearing a mask. It's true that you spoke harshly in the first place."
"..."
"That doesn't mean you should act recklessly there, ○○. Being a knight is scarier than you think. The public gets swept up in that one thing."
"..."
"But if you still want to reveal yourself, I will respect that."
"...sorry."
○○ apologized first, saying that he was too reckless and that Jisoo was right.
He went to take care of the members without even listening to their answers.
"..."
"You should act rationally. You're a leader."
"...I know too."
Seungcheol hit Jisoo's shoulder in a fit of anger.
The kids who were watching the situation were nervous, thinking that if they went down today, they would die. However, Seungcheol didn't show it and hung out with the kids.
After Seventeen's stage ended, Seventeen, who were nominated for first place, gathered together and cheered each other on before going back up on stage.
“Even if we don’t get first place, let’s be thankful that we were nominated for first place.”
"Of course~"
“You worked hard on stage today, let’s do better tomorrow!”
Everyone cheered together and Seventeen went up on stage.
○○ was also anxiously waiting backstage with the other staff. Since the other first place candidates were such famous groups, winning first place was a bit difficult.
"1st place is..."
...
"Congratulations, Seventeen!"
"We got first place right after our debut~"
"Please tell us your thoughts."
The members were still dumbfounded and stood there for a moment.
"J, j, is this really us??"
"Yaaa ...
In the meantime, I felt anew that my friend ○○ was amazing as he was holding back tears and talking about his feelings.
"Uh... First of all, thank you to the CEO of the company who helped us debut.. and thank you so much to our CARATs who helped us get first place.. We will really, really work harder and become a better SEVENTEEN!...."
"...and there are a lot of tears"
Even after the encore performance, on the way to the accommodations in Benetta, the kids still couldn't believe it and kept asking each other if it was real.
But, although ○○ liked it, he seemed lost in thought.
"...Seungcheol."
"Huh?"
"Stay in your room later. I have something to tell you. Jisoo and Jeonghan, you should come to Choi Seungcheol's room too."
"huh..."
"Oki"
When we arrived at the accommodation and the kids were all tired and fell asleep
○○ went to Seungcheol's room. The friends he mentioned earlier were in the room.
"Why did you call?"
"...I think I should tell you guys"
"..let's sit down and talk"
Seungcheol knocked on the side of his bed and told him to sit down and talk.
○○ also sat down as if the conversation was going to be long.
"I think I should tell you guys why I suddenly disappeared and reappeared."