The Idol Who Returned from Hell – Chapter 141

Author: Dawn

“……”

“Hahaha! Ah, I really love it most when Ryu Si-hwan makes that expression! It’s so thrilling!”

I let out a sigh while wiping off the whipped cream that had landed precisely on my forehead.

Then I asked Kang Seon-woo, who was clutching his stomach and bursting into laughter, in the most refreshing tone possible.

“How did you wake up so early today?”

“Hey, sleeping in on such a historic day doesn’t make any sense. Of course I had to wake up early and land a hit on today’s protagonist.”

“You were still sleeping soundly when I left for the practice room.”

“Didn’t you think that might have been an elaborate scheme to deceive the world?”

“Ugh, you’re insufferable.”

The piece of cake that had escaped from Kang Seon-woo’s hand was scattered pitifully on the dorm floor.

Since these guys are completely unpredictable, I had thought they might prepare some kind of surprise.

But I never imagined these usually sleep-loving guys would seriously wake up at 7 AM.

Giving me a birthday cake smash must have been quite an important achievement in their lives.

Just as I bent down to clean up the cake debris.

“H-here!”

“Brother Si-hwan, sorry! Sorry!”

“We were waiting to see when you’d look down.”

“Ahaha, mom said not to play with food though.”

The rest of the cake fell like waterfalls from both sides.

The sweet scent of whipped cream and fresh fruit fragrance hit my nose directly.

I shook my head covered in cream while looking at the guys making various expressions.

Chae Ha-ru had a mischievous glint in his eyes, departing from his default expression.

Yu Ha-woon seemed torn between whether to laugh or immediately apologize.

Ma Si-hyeok looked like he was about to kneel down with a tearful face.

Seong-hwi… was grinning innocently as if this was the happiest moment in the world.

“……It must have been hard waiting for your moment.”

“Brother Seon-woo was supposed to draw aggro from the front while we threw the rest of the birthday cake from behind.”

“I-I didn’t think this would actually work.”

“Waiting for our turn was harder than waking up at this hour, Brother.”

“Right. Your effort is commendable.”

When I didn’t get angry as expected, Ma Si-hyeok relaxed his dejected expression slightly and asked.

“B-Brother. Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Of course I’m okay. It’s not like you put metal scraps in here or anything.”

“I-If we had, that could have been attempted murder, Brother.”

“I’m joking. Ah, and.”

I utilized the detail I had caught in that brief moment when I opened the dorm door and entered.

“Our MILLENNIUM staff must have had a hard time babysitting our kids from early morning.”

“Wow, Ryu Si-hwan is getting really scary.”

Kang Seon-woo, who had been cleverly half-hiding his camera while playing dumb, lamented with a voice full of resentment.

“You knew this was K-Live from the moment you got hit with the birthday cake?”

“I saw your phone the moment you threw the cake and opened the door.”

“Really scary, scary! Don’t tell me you have a hidden third eye somewhere?”

“If I did, I would have become a magician instead of an idol, wouldn’t I?”

Since their step-by-step plan was instantly exposed, Kang Seon-woo and the kids’ “teasing Ryu Si-hwan” operation came to an end.

After roughly wiping off the whipped cream on my face and entering the kitchen, I spotted a tablet PC set up in advance for reading comments.

As expected, we were being broadcast live to our fans from the beginning.

When I checked the broadcast title, a bold phrase was written.

[Everyone shush! The project to feed birthday cake to our sharp-eyed Leader Ryu]

I flashed a grin at Kang Seon-woo, who was obviously the mastermind behind this plan.

“You’re still far from escaping my notice, my friend.”

“This is why I hate perceptive guys! There’s no fun in teasing them! So boring!”

“It’s okay, brother. Even this brother wouldn’t have noticed this.”

When I heard Seong-hwi’s meaningful comment from beside me, something tapped my crown and chin.

“Snap!”

“Ahaha! Brother, the party hat suits you well!”

The object that hit hard under my chin was the strap of a party hat.

I looked at the pink party hat sitting crookedly on my head through the K-Live broadcast phone.

“Who picked this color?”

“Ahem, ahem.”

“It wasn’t me!”

“It wasn’t me either!”

“I-It wasn’t me either.”

“Kang Seon-woo, come out.”

“Why! Why is it me again! I wasn’t saying anything!”

“You’re the only one here who would pick this pink color!”

MILLENNIUM, who had been watching all of this, sent numerous live chats despite the early hour.

―LMAO Kang Seon-woo has always looked like he’d prefer black colors over anything else, but turns out he actually likes pink

―Someone please wipe the whipped cream left on Si-hwan’s left cheek LOL why is everyone just leaving it alone, I’m going crazy

―I got this notification in the morning and didn’t know what it was… I didn’t know it would be a birthday commemoration live…… And I didn’t know that live would be such chaotic mayhem……

―Ah I’m seriously about to die trying not to laugh at work, you guys

―The more I look at it, that intense pink is so strong LOL

I quickly checked the tablet and left an appropriate comment.

“Right, I didn’t expect to be doing a birthday commemoration K-Live this early either. It seems we opened it suddenly without any notice, but MILLENNIUM who came to watch, we love and thank you so much.”

Then reactions like ‘fandom comes before work’ and ‘it’s still before school time so it’s actually fine’ came back.

“Ah, come to think of it, we were too absorbed in Brother Si-hwan’s birthday cake. Si-hyeok, hurry up and bring it out.”

“Got it.”

“I’ll go with you!”

Ma Si-hyeok and Yu Ha-woon, who nodded at Seong-hwi’s words, hurriedly rushed out of the kitchen.

I don’t know what they prepared this time, but I hope they don’t throw whipped cream at my face again for another plot twist.

At that moment, all the lights in the dorm went out.

“Ah, happy birthday!”

“Whooo whooo!”

“Happy birthday! Our beloved Brother Si-hwan!”

“Happy birthday~! Yeahhh!”

Ma Si-hyeok carefully reappeared carrying a large cake with brilliant candles burning.

Yu Ha-woon, who had rushed to turn off the light switch, led the birthday song from beside him.

The other guys also enthusiastically patted my shoulders while adding their cheers.

Ma Si-hyeok set down the cake with [Happy Birthday, Leader] lettering in front of me.

“Happy birthday, Brother.”

“……I thought you were going to throw cake at my face again. I didn’t expect this.”

“Huh, this brother’s voice is starting to get emotional? Don’t tell me you’re going to cry?”

“Brother Si-hwan, if you’re going to shed tears, now is the perfect timing!”

“I’m not crying, I’m not crying.”

Though I said confidently that I wouldn’t cry, honestly, my emotional defenses had been taking serious damage since I saw the fans’ gifts before entering the dorm.

On top of that, the members who must have been busy with schedules went ahead with a cake surprise. Isn’t this too much?

“Make a wish, brother.”

“Hey, Si-hwan, you know you can’t say it out loud after making a wish, right? If you say it, the wish won’t come true!”

“I know.”

I looked at the blazing candles for a moment.

Even if it’s a birthday wish, it would ultimately lead to the same conclusion anyway.

‘……Please let us continue to stand on stage happily like now, and let me see these insufferable guys for a long time without them getting hurt.’

I gently closed my eyes, then opened them and blew out the candles with force.

“Ah, now let’s eat cake! I’m starving to death.”

“Doing things we don’t usually do burned too much energy. I’m hungry.”

“Brother Si-hyeok, what kind of cake is this?”

“It’s a cake with biscuits and black sesame frosting. The baking teacher recommended it.”

“Sounds delicious! Brother Si-hwan, hurry up and cut it so we can eat!”

This high-quality cake was actually handmade, not store-bought.

They must have had no time at all while handling year-end schedules, but Ma Si-hyeok really showed amazing passion in this aspect.

I hesitated slightly while holding the plastic knife.

“……It’s too precious to cut.”

“Come on! Si-hyeok made it for us to eat, so feel free to cut it boldly!”

“Right, brother. It’s a cake made for everyone to eat together, so please cut it without feeling burdened.”

The creator of the cake, the members watching beside me, and the fans joining us through the live broadcast were all giving the okay sign.

With the guys’ applause, I gripped both hands tightly and cut the cake into six equal pieces.

“Let’s eat well!”

Since they were active at a time when they should have been sleeping soundly, everyone seemed hungry.

The considerably large cake was quickly disintegrated and stored in everyone’s stomachs.

I drank water while looking at MILLENNIUM’s chat sending the same birthday congratulations messages.

―Happy birthday to CENTIX’s gem-like leader Si-hwan!!

―Happy birthday Leader Ryu

―Si-hwan, thank you so much for being born and I love you, happy birthday!

―Happy Birthday from Brazil!!!

―SIHWANEE Big love from France

It was the first time in my life receiving congratulations from so many people.

The gratitude that had been rising since I saw the memory album earlier now felt like it was climbing up to my throat.

‘At this rate, I’m really going to cry from early morning.’

Fortunately, there was someone who saved my tear ducts.

“Since it’s Brother Si-hwan’s birthday, Cer should wear a hat too!”

It was Yu Ha-woon, who had carefully brought Cerberus from the living room suite house.

I don’t know where he got it, but he appeared with a tiny dog-sized party hat carefully placed on Cerberus.

‘Where did you get that from?’

{Ah, I don’t know either, Master! Suddenly from early morning, I wondered what was happening, then he made a fuss saying I absolutely had to wear this!}

‘You know you look really cute and adorable right now?’

{The great me being cute and adorable— oh, that might actually be good?}

I couldn’t help but laugh at the appearance of the incredibly tiny and cute Yorkshire Terrier.

MILLENNIUM, who called CENTIX’s mascot, naturally went wild.

―Cer, the hat is so cute LOL

―Really looks so small and precious…… I want to raise a puppy too

―I was amazed watching the reality show, how can a dog be so well-behaved? My terrier at home barks and makes a fuss all day

―LMAO Cer being calm is exactly like his owner

―For real, like owner like dog lol calmness maxed out

Like that, even Cerberus made his presence known at my birthday K-Live, providing a big gift to fans from early morning.

We’d finished the cake and people were gradually leaving the broadcast reluctantly as they had to deal with their main jobs.

After exchanging glances with Kang Seon-woo, I prepared to end the K-Live with a heartfelt closing comment.

“Once again, thank you so much for coming to watch our K-Live from early morning. Thanks to MILLENNIUM, I think this became the warmest birthday of my life. I saw the gifts you sent earlier too, and I’ll check them all one by one tonight and definitely leave reviews. The weather must be quite cold, so everyone be careful of catching colds on your way to work or school. Thank you, MILLENNIUM!”

“We love you all!”

“We’ll do another broadcast later, so please wait just a little! Bye!”

After the broadcast ended, everyone melted into their chairs.

“Ha, that was fun from early morning.”

“I’m glad everyone enjoyed the cake. Ah, Brother Si-hwan. I have a separate gift too, when should I give it to you?”

“You can give it to me slowly.”

“Ah, birthday gift!”

Hearing Ma Si-hyeok’s words, Chae Ha-ru let out a sigh as if he just remembered.

“I was so distracted that I couldn’t buy brother a gift. I must be crazy.”

“No, no. We haven’t even received our settlement yet, so what gift would you give?”

“I’ll save up money later and sponsor a billboard for you too, Brother.”

When Chae Ha-ru mentioned the word billboard, Seong-hwi immediately reacted.