Holy Idol - Chapter 11

Proofreader: Gandy

“He said he should stop singing?”

As if he didn’t know, Jongwoo sharply asked.

“Is that true?”

KC answered with a faint voice.

“Yes…”

“Then why didn’t you tell me?! You should’ve said something! Did you just listen to that cocky b*st*rd say that?”

He thought the members that he raised were ignored, so Jongwoo’s words became harsh.

But KC’s words left Jongwoo with no choice but to shut his mouth.

“Even if I said something, nothing would come out of it… it will also uselessly spoil hyung’s mood and we also don’t want to offend him ourselves…..”

Because it’s the truth. That’s right.

He was angry so he shouted ‘Did you only listen?’, but he should’ve only listened.

It hurts his pride, but that rude singer ‘Seon Woosil’ that KC was talking about, has a different recognition and reputation from Wild Animal.

He was a singer that had a strong pride, but he possessed the skills and achievement that the people acknowledged that pride.

There are stories about his bad personality, but people have even accepted that as an artist hysteria.

Even if KC did tell him about this, there’s nothing that Jongwoo could do. But because of that, Jongwoo was even more upset and angry that he exclaimed,

“It’s okay, now you can compete with him face to face, right? You can show him what you got with this singing contest! Then It’s all good! Continuously suppress him!”

KC asked hesitantly.

“With what?”

Unfortunately, the other person has a bad personality, but he has everything, skills, recognition, popularity, and achievements.  Even worse, he has the public’s goodwill.

If you confidently enter the  contest, there is a high probability that you would break confidently.

Jongwoo pouted his lips in embarrassment and cried out.

“Fa, face! I’ll tell CEO-nim to make your faces look cool on that day, and fashionable too, then continuously suppress him.”

In other words, Jongwoo also admitted that he has everything except for a good-looking face.

KC felt dejected.

However, unlike them, Rembrary just smiles nonchalantly.

‘Well, something like this is…’

For a High Priest like him, Seon Woosil’s provocation is nothing significant. Even if Seon Woosil say the same thing in front of him, he’s confident that he could listen to it lightly.

***

That week, Wild Animal went to 3 music programs. The number of hearts for their title track on the largest music site, went up from 64 to 503. Compared to other idols, it wasn’t much of an achievement, but Wild Animal was nicknamed the nuclear submarine. Even if it’s just this level, the employees of the agency were delighted.

“Wow, our kids are superstars!”

“If they keep this up, they’d be reserved as the next star!”

“If they keep this going, they’re going to the top 100, the top 50 and up to the top 1, right?”

Wild animal members are the youngest in the agency, and there was only one idol group at LLL Entertainment. Since all the actors are seniors, there was no competition or the need to keep them in check, so they were able to be truly happy for them.

And the next Monday.

The day of the pre-meeting for “Sing Survival” has come.

The meeting time was 3pm, but Rembrary and KC had already arrived at the meeting area at 11am and were waiting because Jongwoo had pressed them to be early.

In the car, Jongwoo had to look at the schedule table once again, and then revisit the newly updated participant list.

“When you enter, you have to say hello to other participants. You know that, right?”

“Should I also do it to people I don’t know?”

“Yeah. Even if you don’t know them. There’s nothing wrong with greeting excessively. Greeting a hundred then not greeting one will become a problem. Understood?”

“I got it.”

Jongwoo was rather nervous, so he rubbed his palm against pants. At the same time, he glanced at Rembrary with strange eyes. It was a completely different look than from when he looks at KC.

At first, he wanted to ask, but Rembrary soon noticed why Jongwoo was doing that.

He was concerned about him meeting the person named Seon Woosil.

A few days ago, he was so angry that he was screaming, but over time, he realized that if they fight then they’ll be in trouble.

Rembrary laughed and reassured him.

“I won’t fight that person named Seon Woosil, so please rest assured.”

KC looked at Rembrary with a ‘really?’ questioning look.

Rembrary camly nodded.

“It is good to have an easy-going friendly relationship. I will say hello first and get along well.”

It sounded like he was the bigger person, but KC muttered bitterly.

“It might be better to just chew quietly than to talk with that tone…”

Jongwoo, too, nodded his head to express that he has the same idea, then thought about it for a moment and then carefully called Rembrary.

“That came out well just in time, Yeonwoo-ya.”

“What do you mean?”

“I just set it aside because I wanted to avoid stressing you out since you lost your memories. I was thinking that maybe it’ll be better to speak in a normal way during the broadcast. No, please speak in a normal way.”

“…”

“It doesn’t matter if you keep using that king-like way of speaking when we’re together. No, it doesn’t even matter as long as it’s not during the broadcast. But I think it’s better to not use it during the broadcast.”

CEO Im, who has given up managing Yeonwoo’s image, did not point this out.

Previously, he left him alone and did not point it out because he lost his memories. It was because he was afraid of what would happen to the kid if he forced him to change his way of speaking. However, he didn’t say anything even before the program because he gave up managing Yeonwoo’s image.

If he speaks that way, the words will spread among the viewers, and he’ll become a hot topic anyway. However, since Jongwoo is closer to the members than CEO Im, he wanted to at least give him some advice.

“He also spoke with the leader before and the leader didn’t like it.”

KC, who was beside him, said on his behalf.

Rembrary showed an expression of reluctance.

“The way you speak is too frivolous.”

Jongwoo persuaded Rembrary with a desperate expression.

“Oh, I’m sorry to have you use a frivolous tone, but what was it, Yeonwoo-ya. Viewers are very sensitive to the way people talk.”

“······”

“If you don’t use honorifics, you’ll hear all sorts of things. Of course, they’re all bad.”

“······”

“You’ll maybe take responsibility alone for the incidents that you will make, but the members and even the agency will also hear all sorts of things.”

When Jongwoo came out like this, Rembrary was forced to allow it.

“I’m not familiar with it, but I’ll try.”

The High Priest is the god’s representative, that’s why he has to possess the right quality.

If this was the original body, Rembrary would never have accepted Jongwoo’s request. But now, Rembrary’s own body was not that of the High Priest. Although his divine power remains the same, no one considers him to be a High Priest.

Even if he didn’t speak like a High Priest, it didn’t seem like the dignity of god Redrin would deteriorate.

“Is this how I should speak?”

(T/N: Again, this is something that I couldn’t really translate. But just watch how idols speak in interviews then watch how kings on korean historical dramas speak to have an idea on how he speaks.)

“Ugh”

But when Rembrary spoke so kindly and softly, Jongwoo got goosebumps all over his arms.

I was startled when I first heard the king-like speaking. As I listened to it, I eventually got used to his way of speaking.

“Speak with honorifics. Honorifics.”

“Do I really have to do that?”

“It’s because it sounds more polite that way.”

Rembrary sighed and promised

“When the camera’s rolling I’ll do it.”

He was relieved with just this much.

Jongwoo nodded his head and checked his watch.

1:30 PM.

They can go in now.

He once again nagged KC and Rembrary to open the car door.

***

Rembrary smiled calmly as he entered the building.

I was sincere when I said that I had no intention of fighting with a senior named Seon Woosil. I didn’t want to cause useless trouble.

If he argues about singing, he just needs to pour it out to one ear. There’s no need to fight.

With the same appearance as a generous High Priest, he deliberately looked up photos of Seon Woosil on the internet. He was thinking of saying hello first. If the other person doesn’t like it, then they can keep the distance from now on, and if the other person accepts it well, they can improve the atmosphere.

Even though we came two hours ago, many people had arrived. However, most of them seemed to be the staff, and Seon Woosil was not visible. Instead, I saw Kim Moorok PD talking with someone.

Rembrary confirmed the appearance of the cast and the PD in advance through a photo, so he was able to recognize Kim Moorok PD right away.

Rembrary thought that he should go to Kim Moorok PD to say hello, following Jongwoo’s advice. However, Jongwoo said, “You guys stay here,” and quickly ran there by himself.

He told us to stay here. So we should stay here.

Rembrary stood in place and took out his phone, KC started playing a game on his phone. As he was doing that, the door opened and there was a sound of someone coming in. Rembrary glanced up and looked at the entrance. Someone he didn’t know was coming in. A face that is not in the picture of the participant that Rembrary looked at.

Rembrary lowered his head again. Then, as he continued to search for Seon Woosil on his mobile phone, he felt a prick on top of his head. Seemingly absurd,

“You’re openly ignoring me?”.

There was also a murmur. It seemed like it was coming from his side.

Rembrary took his gaze off his cell phone and lifted his head.

As expected. It was the words of the person who came in earlier and came towards our way.

The person who approached, looked at Rembrary and said sarcastically

“You’re still as rude as ever.”

“Who… are you?”

Rembrary managed to change his way of speaking ‘Who you’, recalling Jongwoo’s request.

(T/N: Again, honorific thing)

The person standing in front of him raised his eyebrows.

“Who? Are you trying to joke with me now?”

Is he someone who knows ‘Woo Yeonwoo’?

In confusion, KC only now flusteredly said,

“Hey, It’s Seon Woosil sunbaenim!”

(T/N: Sunbaenim = senior)

His voice was strangely loud, but Rembrary couldn’t ask,’Why did your voice suddenly go so loud?’ It was because he was very surprised at what KC said.

‘He said Seon Woosil?’

Rembrary checked the cell phone he was holding. On the screen of the cell phone, for a long while, a pictorial of Seon Woosill can be seen.

Rembrary again looked at the man in front of him.

‘He’s a completely different person from the pictorial picture?’

Since he didn’t know that there’s a photoshop, Rembrary’s eyes widened.

For him, it was very embarrassing to say that the person in the pictorial and the person in front of him are the same person, who not only have a different face but also a different skeleton.

Of course he didn’t say this out loud.

However, Seon Woosil’s face turned red when he understood what he was trying to say just by looking at the gestures of Remrary’s head and glances

“You really, after screwing up your album, then bringing your own lunch and eating together……!”

“Are you really Seon Woosil sunbae?”

Rembrary’s cautious question completely exploded Seon Woosil.

“You b*st*rd this-!”

It was Seon Woosil’s manager that stopped him from trying to shout more. Seon Woosil pointed at Rembrary, and Rembrary raised his eyebrows.

Not knowing that it was photoshop, Rembrary couldn’t understand why Seon Woosil was so embarrassed.

As I was doing that, there was a sound of applause. When I looked at it, PD Kim Moorok, who wore black sunglasses, was clapping.

Standing next to him is Jongwoo, who looked like he was about to cry.

Kim Moorok, who approached after suspending Jongwoo, laughed and tapped Rembrary on his back

“Perfect! It’s the best!”

“?”

“If you do this, 90% of the viewership rating will be all thanks to you! You’ll be attracting it!”

What is he talking about?

This time too, Kim Moorok PD raised his thumb at the clueless Rembrary and said to Jongwoo.

“He plays his role better than I expected? I I think he can do it if I ask him to act, Yeah?”

‘Role?’