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“Who could that mysterious singer be, receiving love calls from all members? Let’s find out now─!”

Seong Yu-seok’s smooth commentary, who was in charge of the overall progress of this [Infinite Challenge Music Festival] recording.

As soon as his words ended, the door began to open left and right, and Ha-eun slowly stepped out.

What awaited her were the members of [Infinite Challenge], who stood up one by one upon recognizing Ha-eun’s face.

The voice of Seong Yu-seok, officially introducing Ha-eun, followed.

“She’s the hottest star these days! It’s Lee Ha-eun~!”

A thunderous applause filled the air.

Ha-eun, bowing slightly in response to the warm applause welcoming her, announced in her own voice that she would be participating in this [Infinite Challenge Music Festival].

“Hello, I’m Lee Ha-eun. I’m here thanks to the good people who gave me a great opportunity. I hope to do well in the future.”

As soon as Ha-eun’s calm voice faded, applause erupted once again.

Not long after the applause subsided completely, a brief interview session between Ha-eun and Seong Yu-seok began.

“You received love calls from all members of Infinite Challenge, including myself. How do you feel about that?”

“I feel relieved that everyone likes my songs. To be honest, I was a bit worried.”

“Oh, why would you worry about your singing, Ha-eun? There’s no one here who doesn’t know how well you sing.”

The conversation turned to Ha-eun’s recent activities.

She briefly shared how she had been after finishing the filming of [The Moonlight Through the Clouds].

“Fortunately, I’ve got a chance to shoot a new drama. I’m doing my best to live up to being the main character this time as well.”

“How about school?”

“It was a bit noisy because of the drama I filmed earlier, but overall, I’m going to school pretty normally.”

“Hmm, that can’t be true~? It must be quite extraordinary~?”

“?”

Not long after, a performance video appeared on the large screen behind Ha-eun, which was from the official Narae Preview YouTube channel.

However, for some reason, the scene in the video felt quite familiar.

And then, decisively.

“Now that I’ve got you.”

“You should also take my miserable fate with you, shouldn’t you?”

“Now even my sins are yours, Kyle. Regret it deeply until the day you die.”

The voice coming from the large screen was none other than Ha-eun’s voice.

Realizing that it was the performance video of [Should We Fall Together?], she exchanged awkward glances between Seong Yu-seok and the screen.

“Our Ha-eun is a complete superstar at school too, isn’t she, Lee Joon?”

“That’s no doubt.”

Lee Joon, demonstrating just how loud the applause and cheers for [Should We Fall Together?] had been.

Ha-eun thought it was slightly exaggerated, but since it wasn’t a complete lie, she just smiled and replied that hard work had led to good results.

The opportunity for other members, aside from Seong Yu-seok, to speak came afterward.

“Now, since Ha-eun has graciously joined us, everyone feel free to ask her any questions.”

Thus began the Q&A session between Ha-eun and the [Infinite Challenge] members.

The first to speak was Yoon Si-hyuk, who had met her during the filming of [Don’t Stop People] long ago.

But.

“I’ve really liked Ha-eun since she was our next-door neighbor, I mean, since she was a child actor. I watched [Stars] with so much immersion─”

Yoon Si-hyuk, now a so-called ‘uncle fan,’ excitedly spilled out everything he wanted to say.

“Okay, okay, Yoon Si-hyuk. This is not a fan meeting for Ha-eun. Calm down, calm down.”

Seong Yu-seok quickly restrained Yoon Si-hyuk, who had lost control for a moment.

After that, other members, one by one, opened their mouths to express their affection for Ha-eun or asked her personal questions.

“Isn’t it a bit overwhelming to stand on stage with us older guys?”

“Everyone is so fun, so I think it would be fun no matter who I’m teamed up with.”

As they continued with cleverly mixed responses, they soon reached the point where Ha-eun’s assigned time was nearly over.

“Lastly, could you please share your determination for this music festival, Ha-eun?”

As Seong Yu-seok requested Ha-eun’s final comments as a guest, she glanced over at the [Infinite Challenge] members sitting across from her one by one.

Then, with a hint of a smile, she opened her mouth.

“I will create an amazing stage. One that will be talked about for a long time to come.”

She expressed her confidence as a singer to all members, including Seong Yu-seok.

“Now, let’s give another round of applause for Ha-eun!”

No sooner had the applause filled the room again than Ha-eun was led by Seong Yu-seok to a specially prepared chair for guests.

What followed was the time allocated to the other singers.

The remaining singers, who hadn’t yet appeared, took turns introducing themselves briefly and promoting themselves as singers.

Finally, after that, the time to form teams for this [Infinite Challenge Music Festival] began.

Ha-eun had the first turn due to being the only guest to receive love calls from all members.

“Okay, Ha-eun, please turn around for a moment. Those who want to team up with Ha-eun, please stand behind her.”

The sound of footsteps echoed.

After a moment, Ha-eun turned around, and unsurprisingly, all the members except for Lee Joon stood behind her.

As she alternated between looking at the eager faces of her fans and the hands stretched out towards her, deep in thought, the moment to make a choice finally arrived.

-Swish.

“Thanks in advance.”

“Oh, huh…? Is it really me?”

“Yes.”

“Woah!!!! That’s amazing!!!”

She grabbed the hand of Yoon Si-hyuk, who seemed to be the most eager fan among the members, and chose him as her final partner.

Yoon Si-hyuk’s joy was evident as he looked like he could float with happiness.

The other members, who didn’t get chosen by Ha-eun, returned to their original seats, clearly showing their disappointment.

Even so, since there were other singers besides Ha-eun, all members eventually formed their own teams.

The recording wrapped up after all [Infinite Challenge] members had selected their partners.

Soon, the next recording was announced to meet at each of their respective studios by PD Jeon Yoon-seob of [Infinite Challenge].

“Hey, Ha-eun! No, no, Lee Ha-eun!”

“You can call me comfortably.”

“Oh, really?”

Then, Yoon Si-hyuk, having become more familiar, asked about the next recording.

More specifically, he inquired about Ha-eun’s studio.

“Do you happen to have a separate studio?”

“No, I have someone else renting a studio. The song we will be singing will probably be made with that person.”

“That person?”

“Hwang Ji-hyuk. He won SIT ON THE MONEY this time. Do you know him?”

As soon as the question about Hwang Ji-hyuk ended, Yoon Si-hyuk nodded his head.

He added that he had been enjoying Hwang Ji-hyuk’s songs lately.

“Wow, I’m really teaming up with amazing people.”

His cheerful expression and voice were full of joy.

Later, Yoon Si-hyuk received the address of Hwang Ji-hyuk’s studio and Ha-eun’s contact number.

He expressed that he was excited about the next Monday’s second recording of [Infinite Challenge Music Festival].

Eventually, Yoon Si-hyuk and Ha-eun parted ways right after that.

She could only watch as Yoon Si-hyuk, clearly in a good mood, walked away cheerfully.

Not long after, ringing.

After quite a while, Ha-eun contacted Hwang Ji-hyuk to inform him that Yoon Si-hyuk had been chosen as a member of Pinocchio.

[Hmm, Si-hyuk? I know he sings pretty well too, that should be fun!]

“I’ll see you next Monday.”

[Yes~. See you next week~.]

Everything was going smoothly.

She thought that the chemistry between her and Yoon Si-hyuk, who could be called her major fan, would show well in the next recording.

However, that was only a matter for the next recording.

At that moment, there was still something more urgent that needed to be taken care of.

The day after successfully finishing the first shoot of [Infinite Challenge Music Festival], Tuesday.

-Ding-dong─!

As soon as school was over, she headed straight to Ji Hye-min’s house and rang the doorbell.

Because she had to take another break due to the school trip starting Wednesday and ending Saturday.

Anyway, Ji Hye-min was the overall manager of the fantasy realm.

Handling both the external and internal issues concerning the fantasy realm was also her responsibility.

Moreover, there had been a health-related announcement about Dia a few days ago.

Hye-min thought that if Dia’s four consecutive days of absence wasn’t handled carefully, it could lead to misunderstandings.

Finally.

“Okay, okay. Everyone, focus for a moment!”

Seating Ha-eun right next to her, Hye-min began the important announcement broadcast.

This time, it seemed better for her to announce things related to Dia and Dia’s broadcasts as the manager of the fantasy realm.

– Attention, acorn squad!

– Why are you suddenly roasting the whole time, Ramji?

– Important announcement? With four exclamation marks?

– ? What’s this special guest in the broadcast description, her boyfriend?

– Is Ramji finally getting married?ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– I’ll miss her!! (Totally not going to miss her)

Up until that point, she had only planned to convey a few important notices instead of Ha-eun to the viewers.

She only intended to let Ha-eun say something simple about resting well during her break.

Surely, there shouldn’t have been any issues with Hye-min’s plan.

However, after all the announcements were done, in the second part, during the Battle Island broadcast.

“Wow, the president really can’t play─! Is this really shooting and hitting~?”

– Oh my!

– Wait, can Dia handle this?

– She talks back to the president, DiCarcola, lol.

– Truly the provoking GOAT.

Ha-eun, who was still using Dia’s voice, began to unleash a tsunami of unsolicited advice she never expected.

She also realized she should have sent Ha-eun home immediately after the announcement broadcast ended.