Superstar From Age 0

Chapter 17

The living room was silent.

Seo-jun dropped the empty bottle he was holding onto the floor.

Unlike the veteran dad who had caught it in an instant, brown Black didn’t even react.

The empty bottle rolled and stopped.

Hmm. I shouldn’t do this to the kids.

Seo-jun looked at Brown Black, who were spaced out, and Seo Eun-chan, who was giggling and saying he had secured enough footage with the surprise camera.

He remembered last night.

***

“Let’s write down Seo-jun’s daily routine for the first chapter.”

“We have to write down the meal times clearly. He’ll cry if we’re even a minute late.”

Seo Eun-hye and Lee Min-jun took out an A4 paper and wrote down the daily schedule like a plan. Wake up, eat, play, nap.

“Wow, he lives such a simple life, seo-jun.”

Seo Eun-hye laughed at Lee Min-jun’s remark.

“It’s not easy to find new games every time, even with a simple schedule. And lately, seo-jun seems to be bored with playing with me too.”

Seo Eun-hye glanced at Seo-jun, who was playing with the twin head ogre by grabbing both sides of its head and pulling it in opposite directions.

Seo-jun flinched, but the couple didn’t notice.

‘I’ve been getting bored lately.’

A normal baby wouldn’t know, but Seo-jun, who had many past lives, was getting tired of playing with dolls every time. And since he was still a baby, he had limited people to meet.

‘Babies, moms, uncle…’

He could count them on both hands. But he heard that new people were coming tomorrow.

Seo-jun was excited.

Kyaaak! He twisted the head of the twin head ogre.

The doll didn’t burst a single thread, whether it was because of the baby’s weak strength or because Kim Hee-sang made it sturdy.

Lee Min-jun, who was writing down the points to watch out for while taking care of Seo-jun, said.

“The must be good at singing if they’re an idol group.”

“Hmm. According to Chan, they’ve been trainees for a long time, so they are pretty good…”

Seo Eun-hye recalled Seo Eun-chan’s words.

Seo Eun-chan sighed and said.

-They’re all good kids, and they can sing, dance, and rap well, but something feels a bit lacking. They’re working hard, and the other staff members say they’re doing well, but I don’t know.

Seo Eun-chan told his sister everything he couldn’t say to the staff and the kids.

“He thinks he’s the only one who believes the kids are lacking. He didn’t say anything because he thought it might be a silly thought. But he said he really hopes that the lacking part will be filled.”

The Cocoa Enter staff members were very nice. Only Seo Eun-chan had a bit of a nagging feeling.

Lee Min-jun tilted his head.

“Isn’t it because he lacks experience in the field? They can build that up on stage after they debut.”

“Maybe.”

“Oh, this baby food recipe seems wrong.”

“Oh my. You’re right!”

Seo Eun-hye quickly picked up a pen. Seo-jun, who was listening with his ears perked up, thought.

‘Lacking…’

It was Seo Eun-chan’s uncle’s opinion, but he felt like his uncle was right.

Seo-jun was lost in thought. A four-member male idol group. What was missing?

‘I hope it goes well for uncle and mom.’

Seo-jun fell asleep as he watched his mom and dad prepare until late at night.

Upon opening his eyes, he found himself before the Library of Life. The only door that was open was a blue one.

‘Wonder if this will open next year?’

What books lay beyond the door next to the blue one? There were so many he couldn’t remember. Seo-jun crawled into the blue door.

Inside, the library was still a mess. Seo-jun diligently crawled through the scattered and toppled books.

‘I’m sure I’ve read this before…’

He rummaged through the books, searching for [The Little Mimic’s Tempting Package], recalling he had read books about life related to music.

Seo-jun flipped through each book, reading the titles. There seemed to be a perfect skill for the people coming tomorrow.

Not [The Composition Fairy].

Nor [The Instrument Slime].

Definitely not [The Singing Bug].

‘Ah, here it is.’

He opened a book and, reading the life written within, felt there could be no better skill.

‘Perfect!’

The book sparkled, and round beads seeped into the palms of Seo-jun’s hands.

He opened his palms to reveal long batons engraved on them.

[Orchestra Conductor’s Link – Lowest Grade]

The musical talent of those connected to the conductor varies up to 1.3 times depending on the bond.

The bond with the conductor and the connectors is numerically represented.

Maximum Connection: 4

***

Regaining their senses, brown Black handed Seo-jun the only remaining teddy bear and sat around in a circle.

Even a simple YouTube entertainment video needed a main theme.

Brown Black, along with Seo Eun-chan, created a rough sequence of events, like a script.

Now, as filming began, it was time to introduce Brown Black to the viewers and Seo-jun.

Hwang Ye-jun, the MC, pulled out a toy microphone from his bag.

“Now, let’s start with the introductions!”

Clap, clap!

Seo-jun joined in the applause. New faces had arrived in his mundane life.

His heart raced.

Screech!

“It seems our Seo-jun is already having fun! First up, the star of this broadcast! Let’s introduce Seo-jun!”

Park Seo-jin read from the paper given by Seo Eun-hye. Later, during editing, seo Eun-hye and Lee Min-un’s voices would be added.

“Name, Lee Seo-jun. Born on March 10th. Already 8 months old. He has two bottom teeth and his favorite way to play is with dolls.”

“Wow! Only 8 months old! So young! A real newborn! Next, let’s introduce the Brown Black hyungs who will be with Seo-jun for the next 48 hours!”

Hwang Ye-jun passed the microphone to Park Seo-jin, who waved at Seo-jun. The footage for the viewers would be filmed separately later.

“Hello, seo-jun. I’m your hyung Park Seo-jin, the leader of Brown Black…”

“Does Seo-jun understand what a leader is?”

At Choi Si-yoon’s words, Park Seo-jin hesitated. Indeed, would he know? Hwang Ye-jun raised his hand.

“If we’re being technical, he probably won’t understand the other introductions either!”

He had no idea how to explain to an eight-month-old baby what a leader or a main vocal was.

As expected, seo-jun turned his head to the side as he listened to Park Seo-jin’s words.

Huh?

Hwang Ye-jun, choi Si-yoon, and Kevin burst into laughter.

“He doesn’t seem to understand anything!”

“Let’s see how well you guys can do.”

At Park Seo-jin’s words, hwang Ye-jun waved his hand excitedly.

“Hi! Seo-jun! I’m Hwang Ye-jun, your hyung, and I’m the second best singer in Brown Black!”

“Wow!”

Hwang Ye-jun spoke cheerfully, and Seo-jun clapped his hands, whether he understood or not. Kevin and Choi Si-yoon also applauded.

“He’s smart!”

“He has a sense of humor! Ye-jun hyung!”

Park Seo-jin also closed his mouth and clapped. Ahem. Hwang Ye-jun’s microphone moved to Kevin.

“Hi! I’m Kevin Kim and I can talk fast. I’m from LA, USA, and both of my parents are Korean. My favorite singer is D. Ray. My favorite food is braised ribs…”

The rapper went on and on. The only words that reached Seo-jun’s ears were the first three. Hi! I’m Kevin!

“Abububu!”

“Wrong!”

Seo-jun slapped the floor with his palm.

‘I can’t understand that. Hyung!’

Seeing Seo-jun’s reaction, hwang Ye-jun crossed his arms and made an X sign. The next turn was Choi Si-yoon.

“Hi! Seo-jun, my name is Choi Si-yoon. My specialty is dancing and uh, I want to show you…”

“No. You can’t dance here…”

If Choi Si-yoon danced, he would move around a lot. If he danced in the living room where the table was in the center, something would surely break. Choi Si-yoon shrugged his shoulders.

“Then I’ll show you next time!”

Clap clap-!

Seo-jun clapped. Dancing. He had seen it on TV, but he wondered what it would be like in real life. He was looking forward to it. At Seo-jun’s applause, hwang Ye-jun shouted, “Pass!”

Ding dong.

“Oh, it’s the alarm.”

Choi Si-yoon took out his phone. Choi Si-yoon, who never left his electronic devices, set an alarm for every hour on his phone as soon as he saw Seo-jun’s daily schedule.

“It’s time for Seo-jun to take a nap.”

“Where’s the blanket?”

Park Seo-jin came out of the room with the blanket. Seo-jun’s blanket was laid on one side of the living room.

Kevin, who was holding Seo-jun for the second time, carefully lifted him up with a teddy bear and laid him on the blanket.

Slowly from the legs.

His hands trembled a little, but he safely placed Seo-jun’s head on the pillow.

As soon as he lay down on the blanket, seo-jun stretched out his arms and grabbed Kevin’s cheeks, who was leaning over to lay him down.

Slap-!

No, he hit him.

[Using the connection of the orchestra conductor.(1/4)]

“Huh?”

Brown Black’s eyes turned to Kevin. Kevin touched his slightly reddened cheeks with his palms.

A tiny and soft baby’s palm touched his cheek. Kevin rubbed his cheek for a moment and smiled.

“Seo-jun seems to like me a lot, huh?”

Seeing that, hwang Ye-jun, who was unpacking his luggage, quickly came to Seo-jun’s side.

“Seo-jun. Bro. Give me a face slap too!”

Hwang Ye-jun leaned his face in, and Seo-jun raised both his hands to slap Hwang Ye-jun’s cheek.

[Using the connection of the orchestra conductor.(2/4)]

Hmm. I think I hit him harder than Kevin hyung. Seo-jun clenched and unclenched his slightly hot fists. Fun.

Contrary to Seo-jun’s thoughts, hwang Ye-jun was smiling happily.

“He likes me more, see? Look. It’s totally red!”

Choi Si-yoon and Park Seo-jin also came to Seo-jun’s blanket and leaned their faces in. They looked like cat owners who wanted to play with their kittens.

Seo-jun was wondering who to slap first, when he saw Choi Si-yoon, who had promised to show him a dance. He slapped Choi Si-yoon’s cheek first. Then he slapped Park Seo-jin’s cheek.

[Using the connection of the orchestra conductor.(3/4)]

[Using the connection of the orchestra conductor.(4/4)]

“Seo-jun’s affection ranking is out!”

Hwang Ye-jun said, looking at the camera that Seo Eun-chan was holding. He laughed loudly and raised both his arms, as if he was bragging to Seo Eun-chan or the future viewers.

Seo Eun-chan and Kim Hwa-ryeon, who were in charge of filming and couldn’t appear on the screen, looked at Seo-jun, who was lying under the blanket, with envious eyes.

“First place is me, hwang Ye-jun!”

“I was the first one to get hit, though?”

Kevin said, and Hwang Ye-jun snorted. He pushed his barely visible cheek, which was red with excitement, to the camera lens on the table.

“Come on, you see this? This red cheek! It’s filled with Seo-jun’s love, so I’m redder than you!”

“NO! I was the first one.”

Park Seo-jin, who was the last one to get hit, was silent with frustration, and Choi Si-yoon, the youngest, patted Seo-jun’s stomach, who had chosen him before Park Seo-jin.

Kevin and Hwang Ye-jun argued back and forth. Then they dramatically compromised. Hwang Ye-jun and Kevin held each other’s hands and lifted them up.

“Then, joint first place! Hwang Ye-jun, Kevin Kim! Third place Choi Si-yoon! Fourth place Park Seo-jin!”

The two members, who were waving their hands and jumping around, made Park Seo-jin whisper.

“This is just the first impression.”

The members’ eyes turned to him at Park Seo-jin’s words. Park Seo-jin smiled meaningfully.

“The real affection ranking will be confirmed on the last day.”

“Will I be in first place then?!”

“Okay. It’s a challenge!”

“I’m number one now and later!”

The members were fired up by Park Seo-jin’s challenge.

Seo-jun, who was covered with a blanket and lying down, slowly closed his eyes. He giggled. It was fun, even though it was only a few hours.

They were really interesting hyungs. He was looking forward to the evening time after he woke up from his nap, and tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow. It will be a very exciting two days!

“Ah, seo-jun is sleeping.”

Brown Black, who was burning with enthusiasm, became quiet in an instant. They all sat around Seo-jun’s blanket without making a sound.

“We must be funny. He keeps laughing.”

“Right. He’s really cute.”

Through his blurry vision, he saw the brown-black faces around him. Numbers floated above the brown-black members who occupied all four sides of his blanket.

Both numbers were high.

The number that represented the bond between Seo-jun and the brown-black members, the ‘Conductor Bond’, was high. And the number that represented the bond among the brown-black members, the ‘Connector Bond’, was also high.

Even though they had not known each other for long, he could tell how much the brown-black members liked Seo-jun. And they seemed to get along very well with each other too.

With both bonds being high, it was certain that he would have a skill improvement up to the limit of 1.3 times.

It was a good thing. Seo-jun fell asleep soundly after seeing their affection with his own eyes.

Seeing Seo-jun’s closed eyes, the brown-black members lifted their heads and looked at the clock. It was exactly nap time.

“He’s really accurate.”

The members looked at the schedule again, impressed by Seo-jun’s body clock and the precision of the timetable.