In This Life, The Greatest Star In The Universe

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: Rxel

Chapter 166

Beautiful People Make Beautiful Places

New Year 2015.

They were happy that the year had changed, but what made them even happier was the official vacation they were given.

A whole week until January 7th.

They cheered at that amazing period.

“Wow!”

“Vacation! Vacation!”

“Yay, vacation man!”

They hugged each other in the car and were so happy that the car that was stopped shook for a moment.

They all clenched their fists and shouted.

“I’m going to sleep! I’m going to sleep a lot today!”

“Hyung, I’m going to sleep for 24 hours!”

“Me too, me too, I’m going to try sleeping for eight hours.”

As soon as they returned to the dorm, they quickly washed up and threw themselves into bed.

Woojoo thought he would enjoy the sleep while smelling the cozy blanket that their Mrs. Kim Deoksoon sent him.

But only for a moment.

He fell asleep in an instant.

When he came to, it was around 11 a.m.

“Wow.” Woojoo muttered as he looked at the clock, “I slept for eight hours.”

People definitely needed to sleep.

He had been working for almost three months with less sleep, and his body was exhausted from fatigue, but it felt like it was all gone.

There was still some old fatigue left, but it was the best condition ever.

He was happy. Really.

It was nice to see the sun shining on the balcony when he woke up. And this peace of being able to take a shower leisurely unlike usual…

Bang, bang!

-When are you coming out? Mister. Did you rent the bathroom? You’ve been washing for almost an hour.

“Yeah, I rented it.”

-Don’t mess with me. I have a way to turn off the bathroom light and leave.

“If you turn off the light, I’ll use your shampoo and toothbrush.”

-…Hurry up and come out.

Woojoo won the small battle and finished the shower with a satisfied feeling.

As he came out shaking his head with a towel, Bijoo, who was wearing an apron, greeted him with a smile.

“Hyung, you’re up? Happy New Year.”

“Oh, there’s no one like our Bijoo. Happy New Year to you too.”

“Wait a little bit. Hyung. I’ll bring you a delicious brunch. Can you set the table for me?”

Woojoo set the table and went to help Bijoo with the brunch.

While Woojoo took out the bacon and sausages, Bijoo, who was buttering the bread and toasting it in a frying pan, said, “It’s the last time we’re staying here.”

“That’s right.”

“Moving out…”

Dorm move.

They were planning to move out of this prison and into a new dorm soon.

The new dorm was a newly built apartment located not far from here.

Moving out of the dorm was a plan that was confirmed since the success of their first album, but it was upgraded to a better dorm after their second album hit the jackpot.

It was a good thing in many ways.

The moving day was the last day of their first vacation.

In other words, there was only a week left to stay here.

Bijoo looked around the living room and said, “I’m glad we’re moving out, but I think I’ll miss it a little when we actually leave…”

“…”

He looked at Woojoo’s expression and asked, “Won’t you miss it?”

“Miss it?”

“We have memories here. Living together in such a small place.”

“Nah. There are some things I won’t miss.”

Junghyun’s snoring that he heard every night.

The line of the first floor bed that flashed like a flashbang when Jiho played mobile games.

When Rihyuk had a nightmare, he would curse at the monster in his dream, saying ‘Me! Don’t come near me! You trash!’ or plead ‘Please let me go’.

Bijoo tilted his head.

“Wasn’t that monster you, Hyung?”

“…”

“Come to think of it, Rihyuk told me about his nightmare today. You chased him with red and blue earphones in both hands. He got in a car, but you turned into an ostrich and caught up with him.”

“What a strange dream that was,” Woojoo said. “Rihyuk driving? He’s the type to follow the law even in his dreams.”

“It was okay because it was set in America.”

“Well, that makes sense.”

Woojoo nodded and brought the finished breakfast to the table.

Soon after, Rihyuk, who was drying his hair, and the idiot brothers, who were dozing off with their heads together, joined them at the table.

And then.

“Are you awake?”

“Yes. I have to go home too.”

It was Manager Seok Dowon, who had taken their guest room last night and slept with them.

“Have some breakfast before you go. I made six servings on purpose.”

He tried to leave quickly, saying he didn’t want to bother them, but Woojoo asked Junghyun to stop him.

So, six men gathered around the small table like soy sauce bottles and started their breakfast.

It was a simple brunch, but everyone’s face was filled with happiness.

They all had a good sleep and their skin was soft and smooth.

While Rihyuk was looking at his phone and telling them the news of the world that happened last night, Woojoo also picked up his phone.

“Let’s see. Then I’ll go to the fan cafe…”

Woojoo was about to check the news on the fan cafe when he saw the messages that popped up on his phone screen.

There were messages in every chat room on the messenger.

Han Taehyun [??????????]

Sowon Sunbae [Can I use that pic? You… have a lot of money? (Shy)]

Around the World With Dice C Team Chat Room [Aww… I laughed so much on the first day of the New Year]

Seo Jihyung [Come and eat some tripe. You have to eat tripe at times like this]

Seri Sunbae-nim [I’m so happy that it’s the first broadcast tomorrow?? You must have the fairy of ratings on your side]

What was this bad feeling?

Woojoo hurriedly clicked on each chat window to find out what was going on.

Then he went to the fan cafe and saw the first page, and he suppressed the urge to quit.

He went to YouTube and ended up grabbing the back of his neck.

「TBC Year-End Music Festival Behind #3 – The Dangerous Secondhand Trade of the Rookie」

「(Behind) New Black and Street Boys United! – Well, either you’re a duck or you’ll end up liking our Mint Choco-dan, that’s what I’m saying」

…And he even wished for it!

On various communities, including idol and humor sites, memes were spreading from the first day of the New Year. freewёbnoνel.com

『How idols trade secondhand these days.swf 』

-??????? What is this

-What is this??? A crazy web drama?

└It says TBC Year-End Music on the top right

└Top right TBC

-So who is this?

-Jungseok?????????Crazy?????

-So random lol?????

On the first day of the New Year, screenshots from the behind-the-scenes of TBC's Year-End Music Festival were spreading like wildfire all over the internet.

Especially on one site that had an astonishingly fast speed of distribution.

"[For Sale] Gaming Mouse"

On a second-hand trading site, the post content had memes saying ‘Are you rich?' and ‘How much did you research?'.

And along with that, people who liked to save memes on their phones downloaded those memes and used them right away.

-Younger sibling: (Are you rich?)

-Younger sibling: Big sis.. I need some allowance, this poor soul

-Older sister: (How much did you research?)

-Younger sibling: ??????

That was how the conversation between the two leaders was saved on phones all over the country.

On the idol community, the Mint Choco-dan behind-the-scenes were spreading together, making everyone laugh out loud.

–?????? I'm dying of laughter from the start of the New Year ????

-It's even funnier how they're acting embarrassed ?????? Why don't they know they're funny

-They're so serious

-It's even more hilarious because of the caption saying ‘100% ad-lib' ???? They seriously thought of that in their heads

-I laughed even harder because of the writer and cameraman's laughter in the background ??????

-I'm going to save this and watch it when I'm depressed haha

-I wonder how they feel about this??

Of course, the two leaders were currently running away from the giggling younger members in the dorm living room.

They both had red faces and said ‘We made a wish! A wish!', ‘Ah, damn it, you cursed tree!' while suffering.

The fans of the two groups were smiling happily from the first day of the New Year.

-I came back from the Concrete jungle. I support this combination

-If anyone writes hate comments, let me know.. We'll drill them for you (shy)

-Am I the only one who's laughing like a pervert after the video ends

-Me too

-Our Hawaiian pizza supports the Mint Choco-dan's friendship

-Hawaiian is a bit.. They're Mint Choco, so let's be greedy ducks

-Greedy ducks? Do you want to start a peasant uprising at the fan meeting?

The fans of the two groups were sending friendly messages to each other.

It was a 10-minute video, but it was a combination that had an amazing synergy at a glance.

From the video call where the Mint Choco-dan was formed through the practice behind-the-scenes to the end of the stage, the fans of the two groups were smiling satisfiedly as the process was uploaded.

Of course, the fans of New Black were even happier at some weird points.

-Woojoo-ahhhhhhh

-Right! I knew something was weird, I thought he had grown up without anything happening at that timing

-Not at all.. He didn't grow up..

-I almost felt sorry for him

-Let's go to a fortune teller pro once, Woojoo..☆ I'll bet 500 won on the curse of shame

-At this point, it's not a curse of shame, but a blessing of shame, right..?

-If Woojoo sets up, it's a black history

-National treasure temple No. 1 black history (Black History Temple)

-Is Woojoo the abbot there?

-No no, bald Woojoo can't do it, the abbot has to be Kyuho 1 pick

-Ack lolololololololololol

As if to answer the fans' reactions, Woojoo's comment soon came up on the fan cafe.

"I love you, everyone?"

I'll just say one thing and go.

You all say black history black history, but I'm not the kind of person who makes black history all the time.

Really.

The reason why I didn't use ? as usual and used ? with an empty inside is to show you my feelings for you

Even then, the fans were excited and teased their singer.

The people who were the happiest about the hot reaction to the behind-the-scenes were none other than a man who was looking at his laptop.

-But isn't it Idol Show? Didn't they say they're coming out there?

-Yeah, they said they're the special guests for the first episode

-lolololololol I have to watch it

-I'm kind of looking forward to it lololol

The man, the PD of Idol Show, screamed with joy as he looked at the comment section where the first episode of Idol Show was attracting interest.

‘These, these guys are definitely protected by the gods of entertainment!'

Shame and entertainment.

New Black had already received the protection of two gods.

* * *

In the end, they got scolded by their manager.

-Making trouble from the first day of the New Year.

Seokhwan Hyung, who spoke softly, soon burst into a happy laugh.

-Hahaha! Our Woojoo is the best! The best! He’s already getting ads. Does our Woojoo have a god of wealth by his side?

“I’m hanging up.”

-Woojoo, are you really thinking of doing a workbook ad…

“No. No, I’m not.”

-Then how about a study guide? The pay is pretty good…

Woojoo hung up.

“Ugh…”

He was sick of his siblings, but the manager also called him and said ‘Hee-hat-hat!’ It made him want to flip out.

Near the shelf, Rihyuk, who was picking up milk, asked him, “Pfft, are you going to do a workbook ad?”

“I don’t know, don’t tell me what to do.”

“Hyung, take off your sunglasses now. No one can recognize you anyway.”

“I just don’t want to be recognized.”

Junghyun blinked and asked Woojoo, “Hyung, don’t you think wearing sunglasses at the mart makes you stand out more?”

“They’ll think I had Lasik. Whatever.”

His siblings nearby laughed at him in his tracksuit pants, padded jacket, and sunglasses.

People passing by looked at him.

What kind of person wore sunglasses at the mart and walked around?

Their kids were all wearing masks, so they heard them muttering ‘Is he a celebrity?’ several times already.

“What do we need to buy?”

“Just buy some pork belly.”

This place is a large supermarket, Kmart.

It was January 1st, and all the nearby supermarkets were closed, so this was the only place that was open.

They talked to the person following them.

“Manager, don’t you need to go in and rest?”

“Oh, I don’t have any schedule today anyway. I had a good breakfast, so I came along to digest it.”

They were touched by the sight of him scratching the back of his head.

‘He’s an angel.’

‘This person is an angel.’

They said they were going to the mart, but Dowon-ssi drove them there.

They said they could go by themselves, but he said the reason he became a manager was for safety.

He said he would feel so sorry if something dangerous happened to them while they were out.

Woojoo said with determination, “But we’ll grill some delicious pork belly for you. You’ll eat like an emperor without lifting a finger.”

“Yeah. Sit with me and eat what the Hyungs grill.”

He smiled silently.

Rihyuk made a list of things to buy, and Bijoo carefully checked the dirt on the vegetables and put them in the cart.

The other two guys wandered around the tasting corner, and each of them sneakily put some snacks they wanted in the cart, then ran away after seeing Bijoo’s gentle smile and saying ‘I’ll, I’ll put it back.’

Finally, it was time to push the heavy cart to the cashier.

In front of them, a cute seven-year-old baby holding hands with a couple who was paying looked at Woojoo intently.

“…?”

Woojoo pretended to be clueless.

But the kid who was looking at his side profile exclaimed ‘Ah!’ and tapped his mom’s hand.

“Mom! It’s the internet oppa!”

“Internet oppa? What are you talking about?”

The kid came over right away and said ‘Internet oppa!’ Then, the siblings behind him laughed and held their stomachs.

The employee who was scanning the barcode glanced at Woojoo.

In the end, Woojoo bent down towards the kid and took off his sunglasses.

“Wow.”

He heard the husband’s voice among the couple.

Suddenly, everyone around him stared at him as if they could see through him, but he quickly adapted.

Now, Woojoo was calm no matter who looked at him.

He greeted the baby who was still holding his mom’s hand.

“Hi.”

“Internet oppa!”

“Well, I’m sorry, little one. My name is Woojoo.”

“I’m not a baby.”

The kid was so curious that he kept looking at Woojoo’s face.

Then, he hid behind his mom and peeked out his head and looked at Woojoo closely. His mom asked with a smile, “Are you a celebrity?”

“Uh, yes. I’m a singer. It seems like he recognizes me.”

“I see. How did our Sooyeon know you?”

“I saw him.”

He took out his smartphone from his pocket and showed it to Woojoo.

…What?

Did kids use phones these days?

Where did he see him? Woojoo wondered if he watched some music video and smiled brightly.

He had a hunch, but he wanted to believe it wasn’t that.

Soon, he showed Woojoo his phone screen shyly.

A meme that said ‘You rich?’

“Pffft!”

The siblings behind Woojoo flipped over, and he trembled his lips. Then, he said to the innocent eyes, “Hey, kid.”

“…?”

“You shouldn’t look at these things. They’re harmful. They emit radiation.”

The people nearby burst into laughter.

They chatted for a while and then agreed to take a picture.

Everyone had slept well, so their faces were not bad.

But Woojoo was happy that there were people who recognized him now.

What was this?

“…?”

As they were about to leave the cashier, Junghyun suddenly stopped and looked around.

“What’s wrong?”

“…Nothing. It just felt weird.”

“Huh?”

“Just now, it seemed like someone was staring at me…”

“They’re all looking at us right now. Let’s go.”

Woojoo grabbed Junghyun’s arm and left the mart.

After arriving at the accommodation.

They started preparing for a fun lunch.

“Are you really leaving?”

“Yes, I’m going home to rest a bit.”

“Have some pork belly before you go…”

Like Puss in Boots, the five of them lit up their eyes and told him to sit down, but the manager eventually left the place.

“It would be nice to eat together.”

“He might feel uncomfortable with us playing around.”

While they were touched by his visit, Rihyuk looked at the kitchen and said, “Huh? He left the key to the place?”

“Should we take it to him?”

“He won’t be coming for a few days anyway. He should go home and rest.”

They prepared while talking like that.

They opened the windows a bit for ventilation.

They made a drink for Junghyun…

“Uh, Junghyun.”

“What?”

“I’ll take care of the brewing.”

It was a close call. If Woojoo had left the brewing to him, they could have become stars in the night sky — literally.

While Rihyuk was laying out the newspaper in a grid pattern, Bijoo was washing the lettuce, and Jiho was sitting quietly, munching on a greasy chopstick dipped in soy sauce.

Woojoo suddenly felt a chill.

It was because of a strange sound that came from somewhere.

Clack-

It was an odd sound, so they all turned their heads.

…The door?

And then they froze.

Click-

The locks were being opened one by one.

Junghyun asked, “Could it be the manager?”

“Junghyun… He didn’t take the keys with him, how could that be the manager?”

“Then…”

He couldn’t finish his sentence, but they all felt a creepy shiver on their arms.

The sound of the lock echoed in the silent room.

The meaning was clear.

Someone was trying to break into their dorm.