Chapter 81

If I can't debut, I'll get a disease that will kill me 081

A sudden second episode preview of <Working Human>.

First, when you play it, you hear the sound of a music box.

♫♪♩♪-♫♪♫♪-♪♩-

That's right, it's the magical boy Testa.

However, due to the strange modulation, it sounds like a goofy BGM.

[Ching↘ Ching↗ Ching Ching Ching↘ Ding↗]

Over it, a colorful banner and Testa's dazed face are close-up and overlaid.

[Big Sejin: ...Am I awake?]

As soon as he finishes speaking, a huge subtitle appears.

[↑Continuing to make you doubt if this is reality]

Then, a bird researcher appears. Behind his kindly smiling face, there's a CG of hellfire burning.

[Bird Researcher: Today, we'll be filming migratory birds with me!]

[Testa: ????]

Above Testa's confused face, subtitles start to shake violently with heavy metal sound.

[Suddenly, an out-of-nowhere expert appears! (※Fake)]

[Starting the bird filming out of the blue! (※Fake)]

It was clear that it was meant to make people laugh.

But as the scene changes, the atmosphere becomes solemn.

[But Testa is not an easy target!]

Below the flashing red subtitle, a short scene is overlaid.

[National Archery Team: (If it's about) hitting birds, I can do it.]

[Seon Ah-hyun: (Pupil earthquake)]

At Ryu Cheong-woo's calm words, Seon Ah-hyun's face, tightly gripping the camera in shock, slowly zooms in.

Then, out of nowhere, a scene of Testa squatting down seriously with the group pops up.

[Bird Researcher: Let's try to approach quietly~]

[Testa: Wobble (Serious about filming)]

The big boys move silently in a duck walk, with no BGM.

[(Overly immersed)]

Then, Park Moon-dae carefully raises the camera and takes a picture.

[Park Moon-dae: (Click)]

But when the camera pulls back, it's not a bird but Seon Ah-hyun in the shot.

[……??]

The subtitle is confused.

And from that quiet scene, another out-of-nowhere scene of Testa fleeing like a madman and screaming appears.

[Testa: Aaaahhhh!!!]

[Bird Researcher: Amazing, huh? 😄]

[Testa: Gaaaahhh!! (Roughly meaning he won't let the broadcasting guys off)]

The handheld camera shakes wildly.

[Cha Yu-jin: Help!! (Help!!)]

The subtitle flashes. It's like a disaster movie.

[The peaceful first variety show filming!]

[Unjustified disaster befalls Testa!]

[What will be Testa's fate?]

From the mosaic-covered MC, a distorted voice comes out.

[?? : Oh, I'm sorry!]

Then, on a black screen, a huge golden subtitle appears.

[Created by the MC and production team who are serious about pranks!]

[<Working Human>]

[<Human Who Only Does the First Verse>]

[July 5, Thursday evening 11 PM!]

The distorted, clunky sound of the magical boy plays again, and the screen ends grandly.

“…….”

These guys... are also not in their right minds.

“Hahahaah!!”

Beside me, Big Sejin was rolling around the living room.

He had been laughing uncontrollably since the clunky magical boy BGM started, and ended up like this.

I also admitted it.

‘...It is funny.’

Here, like with <Azusa>, they are creating context where there was none, but it's not a one-off, so I gave up.

‘It’s not a controversial setup, so it should be fine.’

They just seemed to be serious about being funny.

It was absurd that the agency used the first variety show card instead of a deal, but fans would probably find it amusing.

‘If we just maintain the image, we can break into public variety shows next time.’

Thinking it was roughly acceptable, I scanned the current reactions.

-I don't know what I just saw (Sucked into the universe photo)

-????😂😂😂?

-Is he crazy? 😂😂😂😂😂The world 😂😂😂

-The state of Testa's first variety show...? (Attachment)

When I clicked on the GIF file attached to the last reaction, a scene of a goose taking a deep breath and shooting a laser played.

Laser beams also shot out of its eyes.

“…….”

In a way... it was a very intuitive prediction.

It seemed like Cha Yu-jin did exactly that when Seon Ah-hyun's neck was broken.

“Hahaha!! Our fans are so cute!”

Big Sejin, who had already gotten up and stuck his head in, was grinning while reading the comments.

Then, he touched the screen and played a related video.

...This is a sponsored communal tablet.

Hold on.

“Hey, look at this. This is really funny.”

“What is it?”

He pushed the screen right in front of my nose, and I naturally checked the video.

[Testa's Animal Kingdom: Park Moon-dae Edition | Moon-dae's Life Exploration ZIP | <Testa's Living Together TEST> EP.3]

“…….”

Meanwhile, the 5-second ad naturally ended, and the main content started.

[Uh~ Uh~]

A cheesy opening, like from a 90s animal variety show, parodied by Testa, quickly passed.

What followed was... Park Moon-dae in a dog pajama.

...It was a gift, so he wears it sometimes after washing all his pajamas.

‘...It does look a bit strange on screen.’

Regardless of my embarrassment, a voice often heard in foreign documentaries narrated.

[Wild wolves hunt in packs. They live in nuclear family units and are social animals.]

[But this individual is not a wolf but a dog.]

[It has adapted to the cold city's habits while living with humans.]

The screen shows a fast-forwarded scene of Park Moon-dae, in pajamas, sitting dazed on the living room sofa.

No matter how busy the other cohabitants are, he doesn't move.

Even when Cha Yu-jin and Big Sejin approach, wave their hands, sit next to him, and turn on the TV, he remains in the same position.

[This individual has evolved to not waste energy on trivial social activities.]

‘...He probably answered all of them, though?’

He was probably just tired after a rare break to exercise and shower. The familiar smell of fabrication was very nostalgic.

[However, like a dog, it likes humans. Especially those in the same pack.]

“...?”

What is this supposed to mean?

On screen, Park Moon-dae suddenly jumps up and disappears into the kitchen.

Then, he reappears with a carbonated drink.

[Let's see if the goodwill is successfully conveyed.]

Park Moon-dae first shows the PET bottle to passing-by Ryu Cheong-woo, but is politely refused.

[The first attempt fails.]

‘He just asked if he wanted to drink it...?’

Is it really a failure?

No, any sane adult would do that much.

But regardless of my troubled feelings, the narration enthusiastically added dog sounds.

On screen, Park Moon-dae, holding the PET bottle, waddles back to the living room and passes the drink to Cha Yu-jin and Big Sejin, who welcome him.

The editing emphasizes the successful "hunt."

[Ah, this time it was successful.]

[He receives the humans' gratitude.]

The video ends with a scene of Park Moon-dae, after receiving back a half-empty carbonated drink, putting the PET bottle in his mouth.

[This was a moment in the life of the Testa-type dog, Park Moon-dae, living in Seoul.]

[Dun-dun!]

“…….”

I was speechless.

Because I was busy, I couldn't shoot separate reality content, and when the music video shooting ended, they aired this.

Big Sejin chuckled again.

“Isn't it funny? Honestly, isn't it funny?”

Yeah, everyone is laughing so well.

The top comment was this.

-😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Perfect

This string of laughs had 4,000 likes.

Below it, there were many more laughing comments. Everyone seemed to be having a great time.

Of course, not everyone was like that. Let's look at another top comment.

-As expected, the official push is for Moon-dae. The Tibetan fox is just a heretic.

-Everyone, Moon-dae has always been serious about being a dog, from food broadcasts to wearing a dog mask and dog pajamas. Let's be fans who respect Moon-dae's choices.

-The Animal Kingdom BGM is insane! 😂😂😂 Moon-dae looks like he's excited about hunting PET bottles!

-Yeah, let's always be doggies together, Moon-dae! ♡

-The Tibetan fox faction will not forget the implicit suppression by the broadcasting station. We will return...

└😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

“…….”

The image work they did to survive the survival show is being distorted into the image that Park Moon-dae is obsessed with being a dog... I can almost hear the 29-year-old civil service aspirant screaming.

‘...Well, people like it, so it's fine.’

A few days ago, at a fan meeting, I even used a moving dog ear. It's time for the civil service aspirant to give up.

“Moon-dae, you're not angry, right? Right, I'll play my video fairly too.”

Beside me, Big Sejin laughed and let the next video auto-play.

The title clearly hinted at the content.

[Testa's Animal Kingdom: Lee Sejin B Edition | Big Sejin is 'In-Crowd' ZIP | <Testa's Living Together TEST> EP.3]

‘In-Crowd’

The content is a special feature on Big Sejin, who gets along well with everyone.

The editing strikes a good balance between comedy and warmth.

“But honestly, yours is the funniest... Hey, hey!”

This kid is taking the good stuff for himself and teasing others.

I threw the tablet to him and lay down on the bed.

I need to use my hard-earned rest time wisely, not waste it on this.

“Hey, monitor it for me~ Are you just going to sleep?”

The guy who only chuckled at Park Moon-dae's video is asking to monitor?

“Yeah, go to sleep too.”

“Ah~ I can sleep in the car. If I have time, I should use it well~”

This guy doesn't even have a status bar, yet where does his energy come from? He only slept for 3 hours yesterday.

At that moment, support came from the roommate.

“...I said I'm going to sleep. Get out. It's noisy.”

Lee Sejin, who was already lying down to sleep, said this. It was clear he had been holding back.

Big Sejin stared at his namesake without a word, then laughed.

“Ah, sure, whatever. Good night, sir~”

Then, when our eyes met, he shook his head and shrugged, leaving the room.

‘He seems a bit annoyed too.’

It was obvious he was trying to avoid a fight with the reality cameras on.

‘They don't seem to understand each other.’

They don't match at all. Even if we change rooms later, we shouldn't put these two together.

At that moment, a notification came on my smartphone.

[Big Sejin: Come out! This is the only time!]

“…….”

[Go to sleep.]

I sent a short reply, turned off my phone, and started to sleep.

At this time, I didn't know