I’m a Genius Idol but my Passive is Sunfish Chapter 41

The instrumental began with a sparkling sound effect, like starlight being scattered. DASE picked up their microphones.

 

A cute ballad that began with the six voices layered into perfect harmony. The first part of ‘Keyring’, which captured ears from the intro along with the lyrics, was a group chorus.

 

It was the song that had the best reaction after the title track among fans.

 

— My heart is puffed up like cotton candy

Fold it prettily and put it in your hand

I’m your key ring

 

A song that simultaneously felt like fluffy lyrics and a sweet vibe.

 

Combined with DASE’s excellent live skills, the chat was full of jokes asking if they were just playing the digital track.

 

When the song ended, Yeonha clapped gently while holding his cue card.

 

“You’re really good at singing live.”

 

Seemingly embarrassed by the senior’s praise, the members bowed their heads and thanked him.

 

“I think the six voices harmonize really well.”

 

Yeonha imprisoned DASE in a ‘Praise Prison’, saying how could anyone not lose their heart to such cool and cute dolls.

 

A moment later, he naturally led the conversation to the next topic.

 

“By the way, there are toys here. The figures inside are you guys, right?”

 

The dollhouse that had been sitting next to Yeonha the whole time. It was a child’s toy that had been briefly shown at the start of the broadcast.

 

“Am I in here too?”

 

When Yeonha asked the staff, the writer sitting on the floor made a large circle with both arms.

 

“Then, this adult cat here is probably me.”

 

Before they knew it, DASE had gathered around Yeonha. Yulmu picked up a dog lying in the bathtub wearing a bathrobe.

 

“Whoa~ I think this is me?”

 

A dog doll with a towel about the size of a finger joint wrapped around its body. As Yulmu shook it next to his face, the chat moved quickly.

 

The other members also picked up the animal dolls they presumed were themselves. But Baekya was the only one empty-handed.

 

“I…….”

 

“You don’t have one?”

 

Jihan, holding a gray kitten, searched the dollhouse with him. But there were no dolls left.

 

Just then, Yooyeon picked up a small, round decoration from a brown picnic basket and handed it over.

 

“You’re right here.”

 

Tock.

 

A peach model the size of a fingernail dropped onto Baekya’s palm.

 

“…….”

 

“I guess it’s the dinner today. I saved it from the table.”

 

Baekya, who had been staring blankly at his palm, quietly looked up.

 

“Why?”

 

Their eyes met, and Yooyeon sensed danger with animal-like instinct. He had only ever seen Yulmu being the victim; he had never been the victim himself, and he swallowed hard.

 

“Is it, is it because I called it dinner? Then… should I call it provision?”

 

“Wanna die?”

 

Baekya, clutching the peach model tight, raised his fist.

 

“Wait!”

 

“Yeah. Speak.”

 

“Are you going to hit me?”

 

– Aack, so cute!!! I love their chemistry the most! lol

– Do they always play like that? haha

– ‘Are you gonna hit me?’ Yooyeon is giving such Porori vibes.

– That ‘dinner’ joke was insane lol

– Baekya’s reaction is so funny that it feels like the members are teasing him even more lol. Ah, I want to make him cry.

 

***

 

Sensing that Baekya’s mood was heading in a dangerous direction, Yooyeon quickly pulled out the baby squirrel plush he’d been hiding in his pocket.

 

“Sorry. I was just gonna give it to you, but he told me to hide it.”

 

“Me? Why?”

 

Feeling like he couldn’t handle the situation on his own, Yooyeon immediately dragged Cheong into it.

 

“Are you an accomplice too?”

 

“What’s an accomplice?”

 

“…Are you on the same side?”

 

“Team~ Of course! DASE is always one team!”

 

A chain of completely mismatched answers.

 

Forget it, just forget it.

 

Exhausted by the nonsensical answer, Baekya lost his will to fight and turned away with a wave of his hand. As he backed down, Yooyeon and Cheong both breathed a private sigh of relief.

 

“Hey, your acting is getting pretty good.”

 

“Baekya hyung is soft on you if you act like an idiot. But why did you bring up my name? You petty human.”

 

“Pe-petty? Wow. Can’t you just say I’m cunning?”

 

“Nope. Petty Yooyeon.”

 

This time, the two of them started bickering. Fortunately, their voices were low enough not to be picked up by the microphones, but they were still being captured on screen.

 

Minseong, sensing something was off, wedged himself between the two and quickly pulled them apart.

 

“Back off, back off.”

 

While Yeonha and DASE shared a natural conversation in front of the dollhouse, the staff completely cleared the table. This was for the smooth progression of the next segment.

 

“You all picked dolls that really match your images.”

 

The camera panned over each member holding their doll.

 

– Minseong: Rabbit / Jihan & Yeonha: Cat / Yulmu: Dog / Baekya: Squirrel (Peach) / Yooyeon: Deer / Cheong: Wolf

– Baekya is holding the peach again lol.

– It’s like that one doll that keeps coming back no matter how many times you throw it away lol

– Yeonha gave him that one lol

 

Baekya looked down at the baby squirrel in his hand. It had a peach inside its acorn bag instead of an actual acorn.

 

Has anyone ever seen a squirrel eat a peach?

 

For the record, Yeonha had taken the acorn.

 

As Baekya looked up to focus again, his eyes met Yeonha’s.

 

“Since the dolls are gifts, please take them home and treat them dearly.”

 

“…Huh? Oh! Yes! Thank you.”

 

Baekya’s hand, still holding the squirrel, hovered awkwardly in the air.

 

“Give it here.”

 

Suddenly, a hand reached out from beside him. Yooyeon took the doll.

 

After fumbling around Baekya’s jacket for a moment, Yooyeon neatly tucked the squirrel into the chest pocket.

 

“I knew it. I thought it would fit perfectly here.”

 

Then, Yooyeon slyly tucked his own doll in there as well.

 

“Me too! I want to put mine in too!”

 

Cheong jumped up from his seat and rushed over to join in. Thanks to that, ‘stashing dolls on Baekya’ started spreading like a trend.

 

“What is this…”

 

The members’ alter-egos were now hanging all over his jacket, with only their heads peeking out. Only Baekya’s face looked miserable.

 

“It’s okay. It looks pretty.”

 

“If it’s so pretty, you want to take your cat back?”

 

“…”

 

There was no answer.

 

“Na Yulmu.”

 

Jihan, deliberately avoiding eye contact, called out to Yulmu to escape the crisis.

 

‘I’ll just pretend it’s hot later and quietly take it off.’

 

Meanwhile, Yeonha had already moved on to the next segment, tablet in hand.

 

“Since we’re doing this live, how about we take some questions from the comments?”

 

“I love that~”

 

Yulmu was doing a great job acting as the sub-MC by Yeonha’s side.

 

“Then, Mr. Yulmu, would you like to read one first?”

 

Yeonha tilted the tablet a bit more toward Yulmu. The other members were sharing extra tablets, looking at the comments in groups of two or three.

 

“Oh my gosh. The comments are too fast!”

 

Cheong’s eyes were spinning at the speech bubbles that vanished at the speed of light before he could even read them.

 

Yooyeon, who was watching with him, touched the screen and scrolled down, causing the constantly refreshing chat to pause for a moment.

 

“We have to look at it like this.”

 

The posts coming in in real-time were now piling up neatly at the bottom.

 

Yulmu, who was reading the fan comments the same way, eventually found a question he liked and raised his hand.

 

“Can I read this one?”

 

“Yes. Please go ahead.”

 

“A user named ‘Kkomi’ asked: ‘What was the most fun part of filming the reality show?'”

 

Even though they were doing a live for the comeback, it was a question that stayed true to the actual program. The staff silently admired Yulmu’s wit.

 

“Honestly, I enjoyed everything, but if I had to pick just one, the indoor theme park I went to with Yooyeon and Cheong is the most memorable.”

 

Cheong and Yooyeon chimed in, saying that day was really fun.

 

“We should take the other members next time.”

 

“No thanks. I’m good.”

 

Jihan rejected the offer flatly.

 

The ‘Extrovert Group’, who were like a runaway locomotive, were already famous for mastering every single ride there in two hours and leaving the accompanying VJs completely exhausted.

 

“After we finished filming that day, we gathered at the dorm and took an MBTI test. It was so interesting to see the results combined with the footage~”

 

Minseong agreed, saying that part had stuck with him too—separate from wanting to go to the theme park.

 

“One fan asked if the roommates were also divided by E (Extrovert) and I (Introvert), but that’s not the case.” 

 

Jihan answered while quietly scanning the chat.

 

“Then how are you using the rooms right now?”

 

As Yeonha naturally transitioned to the next question, Jihan continued.

 

“We decided by rock-paper-scissors. Baekya, Yooyeon, and I are roommates, while Minseong hyung, Yulmu, and Cheong share a room.”

 

– Did Minseong and Yooyeon draw the short straw to hell?

– An ‘I’ stuck between ‘E’s and an ‘E’ thrown between ‘I’s lol

 

Comments mourning Minseong and Yooyeon quickly flooded in.

 

The second question was wrapping up, but then Cheong suddenly raised his hand high.

 

“I have a question! Me! I found one!”

 

Yeonha gestured for Cheong to read the question.

 

“Who is the sexiest member?”

 

“…What kind of question is that?”

 

Baekhya muttered under his breath, unable to hide his confusion.

 

“The sexiest member? I like it.”

 

Yeonha was amused. He even stepped up proactively, suggesting they hold a vote.

 

“We’re pointing at just one person. The sexiest member of the team.”

 

One, two, three!

 

As Yeonha counted to three, the members’ fingers tangled toward each other.

 

“Two votes for Mr. Yooyeon. Two votes for Mr. Jihan. And… two votes for Mr. Baekya?”

 

“Huh?”

 

Baekya and Yeonha both tilted their heads at the same time.

 

‘Why is my name coming up there?’

 

Baekya followed the fingers pointing at him with a dazed expression.

 

Culprit #1: Na Yulmu.

“I just thought our Baekya would feel sad if he didn’t get a single vote~”

 

Culprit #2: Han Yooyeon.

“I, uh… well, your dancing has improved a lot lately, hasn’t it? That’s why I picked you.”

 

The guilty parties hurriedly explained, but honestly, they’d just been messing around and things had gotten out of hand.

 

Yeonha commented that he thought Baekya was just a cute character, but it seemed he had an unexpected charm, and called the three of them to the front.

 

“We can’t miss seeing a dance from these three ‘sexy’ members, can we?”

 

There was a reason the staff had cleared the table in the middle of the live broadcast. They had cleared it exactly for something like this.