I’m a Genius Idol but my Passive is Sunfish Chapter 57

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[DASE｜Practicing 1st Place Pledge!]

 

The U-App alarm rang.

 

Sitting in front of the camera, the members were amazed watching the number of viewers increase in real-time.

 

“It’s going up super fast!”

 

Cheong pointed at the screen, saying it already passed 30,000. Every time he moved, Baekya wobbled.

 

“Cheong, you’re heavy.”

 

“Yeah. You’re small, so it’s comfortable.”

 

Cheong was in a position hugging Baekya from behind, resting his arms on Baekya’s shoulders and propping his chin on top of his head. Fans were crying, greeted by the skinship of the maknae-z as soon as they entered.

 

– Crazy guys, seeing this two-shot as soon as I enter ㅠㅠ Truly blessed…

– DASE’s official addictive cushion = Baekya

– What is practicing the 1st place pledge lol What are you pledging lol Did Cheong write this?

 

Watching the chat scroll by at lightning speed, the members exchanged knowing smiles and teased what was coming.

 

“Just wait a little bit before we start~”

 

Yulmu looked especially pleased. Meanwhile, Minseong brought something over and began handing out little bags to each member.

 

– What is it, what is it? Stickers?

 

– No, you wrote practicing 1st place pledge in the title but act like it’s a secret, so I should pretend not to know.. Yes, yes…

 

Right. What Minseong was handing out were stickers.

 

They’d made a No.1 pledge since they were nominated on a music show, but their opponent was a rival company’s flagship idol group in their fifth year. A popular group called the ‘1st tier boy group’, entwined as rivals with AIM since debut.

 

Although DASE’s growth was good, it was woefully insufficient to go against a group with an already established fandom.

 

“What are we doing today? It’s a secret!”

 

Cheong, glued to the phone running the live, refused to move whether or not Minseong was handing things out.

 

– Is that the weird honorifics I’ve only heard about? lol Cute

– Please don’t tell Cheong his honorifics are weird~

– You don’t ever have to learn honorifics, baby ㅠㅠ You’re perfect now

 

“Cheongcheong.”

 

“Yes! I’m coming!”

 

At Yooyeon’s call, the wolf cub ran quickly.

 

DASE showcased various outfits during WANT ME promotions.

 

Each time, the stylist not only varied the outfit details by member but also used props sensibly, earning the envy of other groups’ fans. Seeing their casual clothes, it seemed the members’ sense was equally outstanding.

 

First, Yulmu wearing a black short-sleeved t-shirt.

 

“Anyone want water?”

 

Moderately thick forearms. As expected of the owner of a solid physique and broad shoulders, his t-shirt fit also boasted perfection.

 

For bottoms, he wore clean-style black jogger pants with pockets. An outfit that revealed his sculpture-like body lines as they were.

 

“Cheong, you dropped this.”

 

Where there is black, there is white.

 

In contrast to Yulmu, Yooyeon layered a uniform-style collared shirt over a white long-sleeve. He also possessed a sturdy body built by years of dancing.

 

His bottoms were slightly more casual white jogger pants. Yuyeon’s attire was reminiscent of a youth soccer player.

 

“Good boy~”

 

Cheong receiving the sticker from Yulmu.

 

Likewise, Cheong’s physique easily held its own against the others. Fans had long classified him as non-human, and starting with his hat, nothing about him was ordinary.

 

A green ball cap. It was definitely a village chief’s hat, but when he wore it, it looked like a luxury brand.

 

Cheong was wearing a navy zip-up anorak, and the English logo written below his flat chest stood out greatly. A hanger so excellent that the brand’s designer would have given a standing ovation if they saw this.

 

The pants were a set with the top.

 

“Are we doing it now?”

 

This man who seemed like he would smell of milk.

 

Baekya was wearing a white hoodie. Even though it was an oversized fit, the shoulder line fell perfectly.

 

For bottoms, grey jogger pants.

 

“But how do we stick these while dancing?”

 

Jihan, holding the stickers precious to him (having had them stolen by Yooyeon before). Jihan was wearing a loose deep blue shirt and straight-fit training pants with a single line down the side.

 

With about two buttons of his shirt undone, quite a bit of white skin was visible.

 

“Guys, let’s stand in formation.”

 

The leader working hard today as well.

 

Wearing a green checkered shirt, his dark circles had deepened due to the Sunfish Rebellion a few days ago.

 

Unlike Jihan, his buttons were neatly fastened up to the neck. Being the only one wearing shorts, he showed off his slender leg lines.

 

Below the black pants, the socks coming up above the ankles and sneakers were properly setting fans’ hearts on fire.

 

– The kids’ casual clothes are crazy

 

– Yulmu and Yooyeon’s short sleeve fit is insane; Cheong is just god today too

 

– What are the kids doing?

 

– oppa english plz

 

“We were nominated for 1st place today. We said if we won 1st place, we’d put stickers on our faces while dancing to WANT ME, but honestly, we were so happy just being nominated that we’re just going to do it.”

 

Among the members standing in formation, Minseong explained calmly.

 

“Then let’s start!”

 

At Minseong’s voice, Deokjin, who was ready, played the music.

 

♪♩♬♪♬♪♩

 

The members stood in a circle around Baekya in the center.

 

With the lively pluck sound, the members spun around in place and sat down one by one like a wave.

 

Baekya turned around and started the first verse. It was playing the track, not MR, but Baekya actually sang along.

 

But suddenly, Jihan’s hand popped out and slapped a huge sticker onto Baekya’s forehead. In the blink of an eye, Baekya looked like a Jiangshi with a peach talisman attached.

 

– Jihan did that in the MV behind-the-scenes last time, aiming only for the forehead again lol

– Forehead obsessed maniac lol

– Look at him being proud after sticking it lol

 

With Jihan starting faster than expected, other members began to rev up their engines too.

 

Before starting the choreography, DASE promised each other that once a sticker was attached, it could never be taken off. Baekya glared at Jihan and started picking the most childish drawing from his stickers.

 

Each member held different stickers. Jihan had a fruit series, Baekya had animals, Cheong had plants, Yuyeon had butterflies, Yulmu had hearts, and Minseong had cakes.

 

“You, come here.”

 

Baekya locked onto Jihan.

 

His field of vision naturally narrowed, making him the perfect target for the hyenas eyeing their prey.

 

“Yap!”

 

“Ouch!”

 

Cheong, dashing in from somewhere like an arrow, slapped a large leaf onto the top of Baekya’s head.

 

“Peach! Yeah~”

 

Cheong high-fived Minseong.

 

Rushing in with that large frame and just smacking the head, the power must have been immense. Clutching the back of his head, Baekya opened his eyes wide and glared at Cheong.

 

“You’re dead meat if I catch you.”

 

In the meantime, Jihan succeeded in revenge by sticking an apple on Yooyeon’s forehead. He smiled despicably, genuinely delighted.

 

“Wow~ You’re allowed to do this?”

 

Yuooeon, with a changed look in his eyes, peeled off the biggest butterfly he had and charged at Jihan.

 

WANT ME turned into a mess in an instant.

 

– What is this chaos lol

– Dancing Want Me turned into a life-or-death game of tag lol

– Grandma knew it would be like this^^ My babies’ talent show is honey jam

 

“Surrender! Surrendeeer!”

 

Minseong, who tried to stick a sticker on Yulmu but got caught instead, was shouting.

 

In a position with both hands bound, a flock of crows swarmed in. All sorts of stickers were attached to Minseong’s face and legs.

 

– The legs are crazy;; Truly cultured people

 

– I just stepped on something, what is it? Huh? DASE’s pedigree?

 

Perhaps having agreed to only stick them on skin, they didn’t even glance at each other unless bare skin was exposed.

 

“Who is the cleanest right now~”

 

Yulmu, scoring unrivaled points with superior physicals. There was no member without a heart sticker given by him. Among them, Baekya had the most attached.

 

– How many hearts are on Baekya’s head lol

 

Pink hair and Yulmu’s giant heart stickers plastered all over his face. When Baekya looked in the mirror and expressed dissatisfaction asking what this was, Yulmu answered:

 

“It’s my heart~”

 

Mwah.

 

Even the hand kiss blown to Baekya was perfect.

 

“Are you kidding me?”

 

The hamster, provoked by the victor’s leisure, bristled. After their recent fight, things could’ve been awkward—but Yulmu’s quick apology seemed to bring them even closer.

 

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Baekya demanded that Yulmu let him grab his collar once, since Yulmu had apologized for misunderstanding him that day.

 

Yulmu willingly agreed.

 

But then Baekya suddenly stepped up onto the bed.

 

The members were puzzled for a moment. The majestic hamster standing on the bed grabbed Yulmu’s collar with both hands and pulled upward.

 

But the giant didn’t budge. His feet should definitely have lifted off the ground, but only his clothes stretched out.

 

‘W-wow… these clothes stretch like crazy…?’

 

The epilogue is that Yulmu just tilted his head and scratched it at the visibly flustered hamster.

 

– Yulmu is max level at teasing Baekya lol

– But do they give something to the person who sticks the most? Everyone is trying so desperately lol

 

They gained nothing, but generally, DASE members were competitive.

 

Looking around for any member with exposed skin, Yulmu’s eyes flashed. Jihan entered his sight.

 

“Han Jihan.”

 

Yulmu beckoned with his finger.

 

“Come here.”

 

“In your dreams. Catch me if you can.”

 

Jihan smirked, provoking him.

 

Tension crackled.

 

Exhausted, Minseong and Baekya leaned against the glass.

 

Yooyeon, sitting cross-legged opposite them, leisurely stuck butterflies on the two unresisting bodies, and Cheong standing behind was decorating the top of Yooyeon’s head with leaves.

 

“Six peaches, done!”

 

Cheong also had a leaf hanging on his own head. Of course, he attached it himself.

 

– But guys, when are you going to take all those off..? We like it, but..

– Jihan got caught eventually lol

 

“Aack! Hey you…!”

 

“You told me to catch you~”

 

Jihan wasn’t wearing anything under his loose shirt, and Yulmu, thrusting his hand inside, stuck a sticker on his body.

 

However, only Jihan’s desperate scream was heard; unfortunately, it wasn’t caught on camera.

 

Aside from that, Jihan, who ended up with stickers on his nape and collarbone, could only be released at Namkyung’s signal that they had to end the broadcast.