Chapter 400
Chapter 400
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 400
Chapter Title: Idol Maker (38)
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What on earth had happened to unnie? Even today, I was secretly keeping an eye on Jinhee unnie when a useless interloper showed up. Lee Siwoo... what an unpleasant creep. Jinsu oppa at least had a pure side to him, but that guy was different.
A trashy type who looked down on us like he was some superior being.
The other members seemed oblivious to his true nature, but I could see it. Lee Siwoo was a filthy human with lecherous intentions. The kind who tried to steal away something precious from others... just like Citrus's 'that someone'.
Ugh... gross.
It made me feel sick, like some kind of tribal aversion.
"Yuki, mind if we talk for a sec?"
"Ehhh, me?!"
"Yeah."
"What what? What's up?"
"Oh, it's nothing big..."
But talking to him only made my stomach turn even more. Lee Siwoo, prying into my worries like he knew everything... telling me to trust only him, offering to help. The man right in front of me sent chills racing from my head to my toes.
What the hell did he know to act like that?
I grew even warier of him and changed the subject, wary of his gaze. What if I accepted his help and he demanded something weird in return? Better to handle it alone than owe him anything.
"I'm fine! No worries here!"
"...Alright. But if it gets too much to handle alone, come find me anytime."
"Hehehe, sure, if something comes up!"
"Yeah. N-Live's coming up soon, right? Have a great broadcast."
"Yes!"
He patted my shoulder and walked off. Barely holding back the urge to sue him for sexual harassment, I thought of Jinhee unnie and headed back to the practice room. I was exhausted from dealing with Siwoo, but imagining unnie crying... hng... haaa... it gave me strength no matter what.
Word of Citrus's full group on N-Live had Park Sumin, buzzing with excitement, frantically booting up her computer. They'd been doing these bi-weekly streams lately. Members had guested occasionally, but this was the first time the whole group was on together.
The community was exploding too. Fans had waited forever for a full Citrus broadcast. With every member present, it had to mean they had something to announce—impossible not to get hyped if you were a Citrus stan.
Maybe they'd finally reveal the comeback date? Sumin finished setting up her recordings, her face rapturous as she spun fantasies. Sure, the announcement would be huge, but the Yuki-Ciel little-sis moments you only got with the unnies around? Just that had her stuffed to bursting already.
"Hehehe, so cute..."
The broadcast kicked off with the trusty Yuki-Ciel banter. With the unnies there, both were extra hyped. The unnies played along with their antics, making it the best stream yet.
Full group really is the best...
Sumin thought, starting on some GIFs.
Yuki pretending to scold Ciel while teasing Jinhee. It was so adorable Sumin grinned. Last year, Yuki wouldn't have dreamed of messing with the unnies, but a year later, she'd gotten way closer—much more comfortable teasing.
"Ciel-chan... super kawaii!"
The other members seemed even closer than last year too. Teasing Ciel like it was nothing. True to her reaction queen rep, Ciel floundered adorably under the attacks—Sumin saved it with a gasp of admiration. Teasing Jinhee was fun, but nothing beat messing with Ciel.
Meanwhile, regardless of Citrus's banter, casual fans fixated on Gaeun. Most had tuned in hoping for 'that gif' from last stream. But today's Gaeun was tame compared to her 'Fatal' moniker... still impossibly pretty, but gone was the virginity-slaying sexiness.
That put the spotlight on Jinhee.
Jinhee looked extra confident today. Without that anxious vibe, she came off even more lovable. Add in her big-sis gaze on the dongsaengs, and maternal warmth just radiated from her.
Had she maybe talked it out with SW?
That's how a leader should be, Sumin nodded.
Then she screenshotted Yuki and Jinhee's eye contact, her face flushed as her brain raced. Yuki idolizing her unnie, Jinhee doting on her dongsaeng. Haa... Yuki-Ciel was great, but... Yuki-Jinhee was no slouch either.
Citrus really was the ultimate group—any combo slayed.
"Haa... perfection."
A broadcast worthy of the full group. Sumin beamed, loaded with GIF fodder, diving into edits. But then... 30 seconds before end, a heart-attack-inducing scene hit.
Gaeun gazed at Ciel with a seductive expression, smiling alluringly with her eyes. Her long, slender finger caressed Ciel's tiny, cute earlobe... Ciel's face flushed beet red. But Gaeun didn't stop, leaning in slow, answering in a sultry whisper.
Sumin's brain blue-screened. She gasped deep, then screeched like a maniac, rampaging around her room. The community went silent... then traffic spiked, crashing servers in minutes.
Gaeun's true allure, dropped at the very last second.
Tame my ass... she's smoking hot!
Ciel, shy like love at first sight. Gaeun, eyeing her like prey with lewd hunger. Their steamy vibe nuked the community; GIFs of it spread everywhere, hyping Citrus.
Regaining her senses, Sumin clenched her fist, convinced. Citrus's second album, dropping in a few months, was destined for success. They'd nailed the character appeal missing from the first—now, all that was left was to blow up.