Chapter 78

If I can't debut, I'll get a disease that will kill me - Chapter 78

The person next to him, Moon Da, was already looking at her with a faint smile.

"Hello."

"…!!"

Conversation! First conversation with Moon Da at close range!

'Gulp.'

Due to the sudden surge of tension, her mouth, which had been talking just fine a moment ago, opened half a beat late.

All the years of fan meeting experience were useless...

"Ah, hello. Moon Da."

"Um, unnie?"

'What the hell!'

She wanted to hit herself for suddenly using informal speech, but at the same time, she wanted to praise herself for calling him "unnie." A mix of emotions dominated her.

"Right!"

"Nice to meet you. ...Do you want this?"

"……!?"

Moon Da quickly took something out from under his desk and offered it to her.

...It was a lollipop.

Not just any ordinary convenience store lollipop, but a large, cute one with animal decorations, clearly from a specialty store.

"Is this for me...?"

"Yes. It's really delicious."

"……."

Apart from whether it matched his character, she felt tears welling up for some reason.

'Why, why are you giving this to me...?'

Moon Da probably didn't have much money since he hadn't received his payment yet, so how did he prepare something like this?

'That must have cost a fair bit, even if you buy 100 of them...'

She almost got lost in her emotions while holding the lollipop, but fortunately, Park Moon Da immediately spoke again without giving her a break.

"Is this one for me?"

"Huh? Oh, oh... yeah!"

She realized reflexively that she had already taken out the flower crown for Moon Da's turn.

'I wanted to ask him to use the flower crown instead of chicken feet, as I saw in the self-introduction video...'

But there was no need for that. Park Moon Da immediately grabbed the flower crown and placed it on his head with a flourish.

"……!"

"...Unnie, can you take a photo? I'll keep it on, so don't worry."

Park Moon Da signed for his dazed fangirl.

"Your name?"

"Uh... my name."

The fangirl, caught off guard by the unexpected situation, only realized after the signing was done that she had given her real name instead of her account name.

'I wanted to use my account name with Moon Da...!'

But this thought vanished with Moon Da's next words.

"Thank you for coming. ...I wish I had a more interesting personality, but I'm not very good at talking... Do you have any questions?"

"No, um..."

No, Moon Da! You have a great personality!

...She wanted to say that, but with a staff member approaching to announce the next fan, she reflexively asked quickly.

She had seen the staff member being strict with the timing.

"M, MBTI, what is it?"

"I've never taken it, but I'll do it and let you know."

With that, the conversation ended, and she was forced to leave the desk by the staff member's gesture...

Or rather, she should have been forced to leave...

"Wait a moment."

She was still sitting at the desk.

Park Moon Da was holding her album down with one hand, preventing her from leaving!

'Oh... oh...'

Park Moon Da asked again as if nothing had happened.

"Since you didn't answer the last question, let's consider it invalid. Do you have any other questions?"

Her brain quickly kicked into gear.

This was part of the conversation log she had prepared.

'Moon Da, do you remember when we met while you were wearing the Welsh Corgi mask for the ad verification?'

But her mouth... moved instinctively and for the public good.

"Um, what's your favorite food besides chicken feet? I know you eat everything well!"

Park Moon Da chuckled.

"I like all kinds of chicken."

"Really?"

"Yes. Next time, I'll treat you. What do you like? Chicken feet?"

Wait, didn't he just say he'd buy something? And wasn't the chicken feet thing a joke to me? Oh, oh...

But with no time to spare, the fangirl quickly answered.

"I like chicken too!"

"You have similar tastes. That's good."

The fangirl's intended follow-up, "And I like Moon Da more," was lost in Park Moon Da's kind response.

All her prepared nonsense was blocked by the idol's preemptive strike...

"Move on!"

"Um."

With the staff member's second attempt, Park Moon Da finally gave the album to the fan.

She quickly regained her composure and extended her hand, shouting with all her heart.

"Handshake!"

"Ah."

Park Moon Da immediately raised his hand, but instead of a handshake, he interlocked his fingers with hers and shook them with a smile.

"……!"

"Have a good day."

"……Uh."

Oh my god.

Oh my god...!

She wobbled back to her seat.

Sitting down, she thought.

'Really, he's insane...'

Why is he so calm and good at this?

His diction was so clear that they had a smooth conversation without him having to shout.

'I knew he would be sincere for his first fan meeting, but not this good!'

Preparing for Moon Da to be indifferent in this area was completely useless...

She wanted to throw everything away and roar, but she held back with superhuman patience and instead picked up her camera.

'I'll definitely get the best shot of the flower crown.'

Her combat power skyrocketed. She silently adjusted her camera.

Through the viewfinder, she saw Park Moon Da wearing the flower crown.

But he had also put on a rabbit ear, a steady item for fan signings. The white, perky ears stood out above the yellow flowers.

"Ah!"

It suits him!

Later, Park Moon Da received a plushie that looked just like him. The fangirl instinctively estimated its size.

'About 20cm, I think.'

Moon Da seemed to hesitate for a moment, but the plushie soon perched on his shoulder.

So cute!

All three items suited him perfectly. Fans around him, holding cameras, called out to him and asked him to look at the camera.

"Moon Da!"

"Moon Da!"

"Park Moon Da, over here!"

Taking advantage of the time between fans, Park Moon Da found his own camera and made eye contact with it.

Of course, this was due to his experience from his previous job.

'Wow.'

But the time passed quickly.

The fangirl only realized why after seeing a few fans receive their signatures.

'He's giving them as much time as possible...'

He was making sure that each fan could use all the remaining time before the next person's turn.

This was clearly a thoughtful choice, considering he was the last one.

'Our Moon Da... was born under the star of idols... No arguments...'

She was moved by his professional attitude, as if he was destined to be an idol for eternity.

Through the viewfinder, she saw Park Moon Da now shooting with a money gun. Watching him amidst the flying fake money, she really wanted to stuff real cash into his pockets.

'He should keep walking the money path and never retire.'

She thought warmly as she watched Park Moon Da and Geun-sejin throw fake money at each other on the desk.

The next problem arose.

The fan who moved to get a signature from Moon Da this time held out a yellow Welsh Corgi hat.

'He's about to switch it up.'

Though a bit disappointing, she had taken enough flower crown shots, so it was time to be satisfied. She waited, licking her lips, for Moon Da to put on the Welsh Corgi hat.

As expected, Moon Da took off the flower crown and rabbit ears and put on the hat.

But it didn't end there.

After a few shots with the hat, Park Moon Da put the flower crown and rabbit ears back on top.

"…!!"

Instantly, the fangirl remembered Moon Da's words.

- I'll keep it on, so don't worry.

...And he really didn't take off a single item until the fan meeting ended.

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"……."

"……Hm"

The car was quiet after the fan signing, as everyone was exhausted from talking to 100 people in a row.

I could finally check the internet quietly. I sighed softly.

'...I did everything I could.'

Still, I can't in good conscience say I did 100,000 won worth of work.

I briefly recalled a few people.

-Can I poke your cheek...?

-Moon Da, three types of cuteness! Quickly!

-Is it okay if I put this on you!?

-Morning call! Can you say it just once?

Most of the requests were as expected from my prior research, so I managed to handle them without panicking.

'A bit embarrassing, but doable.'

Sometimes, people who didn't seem to like Park Moon Da tried to provoke him, but that was also manageable.

Well, they weren't trying to punch my face.

On the contrary, people who paid to come tried to impress Park Moon Da, which was more surprising.

'Why would the people paying...?'

I reflexively thought of the student who came in a Welsh Corgi mask and did a three-line poem about "Park Moon Da," but then I remembered what I was supposed to do. Monitor the reactions.

"Hmm."

I turned on my smartphone.

First... Testa's first fan signing trended on social media.

'I expected this to some extent.'

It was private, but with so many interested people, it was almost like a live broadcast with real-time posts.

-These kids are insane at fan signings; they talk more than I do;; I got my entire family tree exposed to Cha Yujin

-I never thought I'd hear "Really?" from my side, not the idol...

-Oh, Testa was so nervous, so cute! (Short greeting video)

-Who gave Ah-hyeon the monocle? Just grateful, may the three generations be blessed (photo)

-See the hanbok-wearing Cheong-woo; he should star in a historical drama right away. (photo)

Most people were happy about the positive first fan signing, and those who couldn't attend were excited by the real-time updates.

'Suggesting to ban post-it notes was a good choice.'

Since many "Aju-sa" viewers were there, the group already had high attention.

It was right not to give anyone the chance to manipulate and post something.

'Thanks to that, there are no unnecessary rumors floating around.'

Instead, what I did became quite a topic and trended on its own.

[#6 Moon Da's Prop Stacking]

...Let's look at the post with the most likes.

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: Oh, everyone, look at Moon Da's prop stacking! He's piling up everything fans gave him on his head and body, like a tower. Is he really so attached to his stuff? (photo)

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A series of edited photos showed Park Moon Da stacking various props on his head and body as the fan signing progressed.

'...By the end, he had about five layers on.'

Impressive that it didn't fall.

I slightly regretted going overboard with the 1,320,000 won, but at least it made people laugh.

Hmm, let's look at more popular reviews.

-Park Moon Da is insane. When the staff told me to move on, he didn't and kept holding hands with me until the end. I almost proposed.

-Moon Da even helped me choose my dinner. I thought he was my pet dog.

-Fan signing review (7) Last one, Moon Da!

We played rock-paper-scissors to grant a wish, but I lost.

But Moon Da quickly switched and lost for me. My heart dropped.

-Giving Moon Da the soft plushie was... the best moment of the year... He was amazed and said it was soft, and he took it with him. (photo)

"……."

...The plushie, which she called "mung-dang," was so soft that she ended up taking it with her after absentmindedly squeezing it like a stress ball.

It's now safely in her bag.

She felt a bit odd.

'Shouldn't the person who received it be the one to be moved...?'

Why is the person who made and gifted a custom item so moved?

Anyway, it's a kind gesture, so she moved on to the next post, the most shared one.

-Oh, Moon Da prepared candies for the first fan signing, matching the number of attendees. Our Moon Da has grown up so much. I'll keep this as a treasure. (photo)

'...I brought the candies so he wouldn't be bored after signing, to give him something to do.'

But he didn't eat any.

Still, it was good that he enjoyed it, but the comment below was a problem.

└I thought he gave something amazing, but it was just candy? I thought he gave something amazing...

└? Do you know?

└No, but I felt bad, so I commented. He probably spent a lot of money on stocks, and people are impressed by a candy-giving cost-effective idol... Take care of your self-esteem.

└What a weird person. I'll block you.

'Hmm.'

I navigated the internet, checking various sites.

It seemed that similar anonymous accounts were starting to post negative comments on popular community posts, and the timing suggested an organized effort.

-Doesn't it feel a bit selfish? He's the only one who prepared so much for the first fan signing.

-It feels a bit cheap, giving out just lollipops. It seems like he's mocking the fans.

-He only gave it to those who came to the fan signing? Haha, he's classifying fans based on how much money they spent.

-What's the point of stacking fan signing items like that? It's not even pretty... It feels like he's very conscious because he's the top debut but not that popular in the team.

I knew this would happen.

'How do these guys always have the same pattern?'

But with "Aju-sa" over and the harsh criticism not working as well, they seemed to be more cautious and subtle.

Actually, with the auditions over, these people could be ignored.

But it was a problem for those who were enjoying it.

'I need to resolve this quickly.'

I clicked my tongue and opened Testa's SNS.