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The five male figures are preparing themselves for the interview.
“Romance, the mirror is not only yours, you know?” - Abby provokes his colleague.
“Oh shush now, Abby. Different from you, I need to look out for myself to look as harmonious as a Michelangelo’s statue, but you wouldn’t understand since you’re a brute.” - Romance counters while looking at himself in the mirror, checking for any marks on his face or hair.
“Did you really only study human History just to look even prettier?”
“Not only about History, but also Culture, darling. I need to look and act as charming as possible.”
Baby is just sitting on an armchair playing on his phone, who has had enough with both demons’ discussion.
“UGH! Why is it always you two fighting over a mirror? Can’t you both be as chill as Mystery?” - Mystery is sitting on another armchair, with legs crossed - “Jinu, are you serious that this kind of event is our only option to get more fans?”
“Are you really questioning my plan?” - Jinu is leaning his back on the wall, next to a closed door.
“I’m questioning about the place, I’m pretty sure we could find a better one to reach more fans, not some random podcast.”
The leader of Saja Boys doesn’t look happy hearing this from Baby, and walks towards him.
“Well, did you forget who is the leader here? When you become the leader of your own little group, then YOU decide what’s better.” - Jinu harshly pokes his index finger on Baby’s chest while saying this.
The tension inside the room was so much that even Abby and Romance stopped fighting.
“Otherwise, if I really wanted your opinion, I would have asked. Unless you want me to tell Gwi-Ma that you’re messing up our plan and him turning you into a miserable pile of ashes.”
Seeing this, Baby just stares up at Jinu, he wanted to say something, but his fear of facing Gwi-Ma’s wrath was bigger than it.
“Whatever…” - The teal hair idol rolls up his eyes to go back on his phone after grunting.
“Actually, now that I mention it… I don’t remember the reason why I put you in my group.” - The leader scoffs.
“He’s the only one amongst us who knows how to use a cello-phone.” - Without missing a beat, Mystery jumps in the conversation.
“I already told you, it’s ‘cellphone’.” - Baby corrects his colleague.
Mystery is right, Baby is the only one who can use that kind of device like a normal human, and seeing how important this kind of device is inside human society, the vision of young idols like them not knowing how to use a cellphone sounds way too strange in public.
Before Jinu says something else, one of the producers knocks on the door and slowly opens it, but not completely to see the boyband.
“Saja Boys, the program is starting now, you’re going to enter in three minutes.”
“Thank you for warning us!” - Jinu happily thanks the producer, as soon as the door closes, he stares at his crew - “Remember as I said, always smile and act natural. You can’t screw this up.”
The boys only nod in agreement before leaving the room.
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“So guys, I hope you’re ready.” - One of the hosts says to the viewers online - “Cuz we have special guests for today’s program! Ladies and gentlemen! Let’s greet them with enthusiasm and the respect they deserve: The Saja Boys! With Romance, Abby, Jinu, Baby and Mystery!”
When the host says their names, the members enter inside the studio one by one, waving at the cameras and making heart gestures with hands and fingers and walking toward their respective seats with Soda Pop playing in the background.
“Welcome! Welcome! It’s a pleasure having you all here.”
Jinu smiles - “The pleasure is ours.”
“Please take a seat and feel free to pull the microphones close to you for our viewers to be able to hear you all.”
Just like the Huntrix’ episode, the numbers are skyrocketing too, the chat is going absolutely crazy seeing the Saja Boys in the program. Of course, your boss must be really happy by seeing this.
“So, before we start the interview, I need to ask you all one thing: Do you know [Name]?”
“Yeah, I know them.” - Baby is the only one who answers the questions while the others look confused at each other - “I gotta say, they’re really fun to watch.”
“I’m sorry… But who?” - Romance is the first one asking.
“[Name]... They’re our most popular host around here. And don’t worry if you don’t know them, I generally ask when our guests don’t mention them before accepting our interview. I always like to warn you all about them.”
“Warn… Us?” - Jinu asks.
Abby comes closer to Romance and whispers to him - “Is this some kind of threat?” - Romance just shrugs having no idea what your coworker meant.
“True, [Name] is like a celebrity on the internet, they really like commenting random things, being bold about everything and my favorite, the pranks.”
The coworker agrees with Baby when describing you - “Looks like we have another idol who is a [Name] fan too. Baby is absolutely right, [Name] is an unpredictable person during the program time, sometimes their pranks might be… Way too much for our guests, most of them are harmless, I can guarantee you that, unless you did something to them to really piss them off.”
Without thinking twice, Jinu and the others agree, what’s the problem with a few pranks? They didn’t do anything against you, right?
“Talking about them, where are they? There’s only you here.” - Abby asks, seeing an empty seat beside your coworker.
“[Name] had some stepbacks, but I’m pretty sure they’re nearby. They don’t like being late.”
And speaking of the devil, you enter the studio while holding a small box in one of your hands, you slide open the door behind your colleague.
“I am so sorry for being late. The traffic was horrible.” - You say as you put the box on the floor, next to your feet. Sitting on the chair afterwards.
“Traffic? Don’t you come here by foot?”
“... Slow walkers…”
“Right… [Name], I’m pretty sure you know our special guests, Saja Boys.”
“Of course I know.” - You look at the band and point at each of the members - “Let me see if I get the names right: Mystery, Baby, Abby, Romance… And the leader…”
There he is: Jinu, you are 100% sure he was the one who bumped you and made you break the gifts by accident, judging by his calm expression, he didn’t recognize you, good.
“Jinu… A pleasure meeting you all, boys.”
“The pleasure is ours for accepting us here.” - As a professional gesture, Jinu stands up from his seat and extends his hand to give you a handshake, almost the same way he extended his hand only to mock you by faking his help when he bumped you to the ground a few days ago, which still makes your blood boil.
It’s all coming according to the plan.
Little did Jinu know, you had a hand buzzer on the palm of your hand - “We were looking forward to being your special gues- OUCH!” - The singer jumps in fright due to the shock, making him fall back on the chair.
By seeing this scene, Baby tries not to laugh.
“What a funny coincidence… I was also looking forward to today’s program.” - Your grin widens as you remove the device off your hand and greet the other members normally.
And with that, the program finally started.
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A few minutes later during the program, you chit-chat with every member of the program.
“So Mystery, tell me. I’ve heard you’re a man of few words. Is that true?” - You ask as you’re leaning yourself on the table.
“Yes.”
“Interesting.”
The host waves his hands due to the heat inside the studio - “Phew… It’s getting hot here. Aren’t you guys feeling it?”
“Oh no, the worst happened, the air conditioner took an early vacation…” - You couldn’t avoid making those commentaries - “Nah, I’ll grab something for us to drink, wanna something?”
“I think some soda would be fitting. Right boys?” - Your coworker looks at the idols.
“That would be nice, I really hate sweating.” - Romance agrees.
“I don’t mind.” - Baby comments.
“Perfect, I’ll grab for you boys too.”
Not so long after, you come back with the cans and offer them to everyone inside the studio, which they are grateful for.
The Saja Boys look weird at the cans, like they never saw it before, and simply mimicking you and your coworker they open it, but Jinu’s can is a little bit different than the others.
When Jinu opens the can, a fake snake jumps out of it.
“Aaaaah!” - The leader flinches so hard he loses balance and falls backwards, leaving only his legs up in the camera frame.
Baby started laughing as the other members held their laughter.
“Oh my gosh! Are you ok?”
“Y-yes… I’m fine…” - The leader gets up, only to stare at you, at this moment, he sees your grin as you stare daggers back at him. From this point, Jinu is almost sure something’s up, but he can’t prove it nor back down now.
The program still goes smoothly, but now Jinu has all eyes on you, analyzing any movement, trying to read you, but fails every time, still falling for the pranks, like a whoopie cushion which you stealthily placed on his seat when he went to the bathroom and making his voice even high though filters just to make him look and sounds ridiculous. The other Saja Boys suffered a few other pranks, but they were way lighter compared to the shenanigans you did with the leader, not bothering them even a little.
“Well Jinu. Tell us, what is the feeling of being the leader of Saja Boys?”
“That is a very good question. Being the leader is not easy, you need to be determined and strong.”
“I think you’re missing the strong part judging by those noodle legs, just saying.” - You jokingly add.
Your passive-aggressive commentary makes Abby lets out a chuckle.
“When you say ‘Strong’ in the Saja Boys, all I can associate is Abby, cuz look at him! Those buttons on his shirt are begging for mercy.”
“Oh, thanks for the kind words, [Name].”
“Anyway…” - Jinu tries to answer your colleague’s question again - “We always need to collaborate with each other to find the perfect harmony, by reaching this we can finally complete our main objective, reaching people’s souls with our voice.”
That was the most standard and stupid answer I’ve ever heard…
“I gotta say, all of your voices sound very good together. Have you ever thought about taking extra singing classes, Jinu?” - Your iconic smirk appears once again.
Jinu looks pissed when hearing that, good.
Romance interferes before their leader says or does something that might ruin the Saja Boys’ reputation.
“Thank you for the compliments, now I understand the reason why you are the most popular spokesperson around here.”
“Podcaster.” - Baby corrects Romance.
“Oh, sorry, podcaster.”
“And now I understand why you’re called Romance: That charming voice and lovely look of yours really fits with your personality.”
“Oh, please, your flatter me!” - Romance giggles after hearing your commentary about himself.
“Sorry, I can’t stop when I’m speaking the truth.”
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More questions, conversations and pranks towards Jinu later, the program reaches to the end.
“Gentlemen, it has been an honour having you all here tonight.”
“Once again, the pleasure is always ours for having us here.”
“Hey, calm down, boys.” - You draw everybody’s attention - “Before you leave, I need to show you my most recent magic trick.”
“Magic trick? [Name], what are you planning now?”
“Just chill, it’s a trick I learned recently, and I want to show you and our dear viewers.”
You get up and get a cream shaving pie in your hand and walk towards a light switch, which is located behind you, close to the door.
“Oh no… Were you serious about the army of alpacas?”
“Shush, just listen to what I have to say. What if I told you guys that I can throw things faster than light?”
“Faster than light?” - Abby repeats what you said, with a questioning tone.
“That sounds… Impossible…” - Romance adds as he raises his eyebrow.
“Well, check this out.” - By turning off the lights inside the studio and making the room pit black, you take aim at your target and quickly throw it.
The sound of the cream shaving pie hitting something echoes inside the room, a few seconds later, you turn on the light.
Jinu’s face is covered in cream shaving, even spitting it out from his mouth, he was not prepared for this. Once again, Baby is trying his hardest not laughing.
“OH, I get it!” - Different from the maknae of the boyband, Abby loudly laughs and violently slaps Romance’s back - “Faster than light cuz you threw it before you turned it back on! That’s a good one! I like it!”
“See? I told ya.” - You crouch to the box you brought earlier, you pick up a special towel from the box, and offer it to Jinu - “I am SO sorry… It wasn’t my intention hitting you.”
That’s for Sarang, you fucker.
You sarcastically apologize to him as you offer the towel, he reluctantly accepts it.
“N-no… That’s alright… I understand…” - Jinu is hiding his anger towards you as he rubbers the towel on his face to remove the excessive cream.
For some reason, the tower is a little bit sticky.
And with that, the Saja Boys finally leave the studio, teleporting towards the demon realm.
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And boy, Jinu DOES NOT look happy, in a matter of minutes, his face is totally red and won’t stop itching.
“What is happening to me?!” - The leader yells, confused - “What was in that towel that spokesperson offered me?!”
“Podcaster.” - Baby corrects again, as he uses his cellphone.
“Shut up!”
Mystery gets closer to Jinu and sniffs the air around him - “This smell is familiar… Smells like… Poison ivy extract.”
“POISON IVY?! THEY PUT POISON IVY EXTRACT IN THAT TOWEL AND OFFERED ME TO CLEAN MY FACE WITH IT?!”
Suddenly, all of the boys are teleported in front of Gwi-Ma, only seeing his purple flames and the huge staircase behind them.
“So… Is the plan going perfectly?” - The demon lord asks.
“G-Gwi-Ma!” - Jinu was not expecting to see him so soon, he bows down to cover his red face - “It’s… All going according to plan."
“Heh, funny… Is a human spokesperson making you look like a fool in the plan too?”
Baby didn’t even dare to think about correcting Gwi-Ma.
“T-the human spokesperson was a variable I was not expecting… If someone had told me about them before, I would have avoided this kind of situation…” - Jinu is clearly mentioning Baby, since he was the only one in the group who knew about you and your antics.
“Oh, first you say you would ask me if you wanted my opinion, now I’m the wrong one here for doing something that the ‘leader’ asked?!” - The maknae counters, angry with the accusation.
Both Jinu and Baby started verbally fighting against each other, and Gwi-Ma is not happy about this.
“SILENCE! I will not tolerate this kind of foolish discussion here! For your sake, your plan better work, or else...”
Both demons flinch by hearing the demon lord’s voice.
“I-I understand… I can assure you, Gwi-Ma, my plan WILL work. I will get rid of that human for making me look like an idiot in front of everyone!”
“You mean killing them? I wouldn’t do that if I were you. That might ruin your plan.” - Baby comments with a phone in his hands.
“Well, I don’t remember askin-”
“Mind telling me why, ‘Baby’?” - Gwi-Ma’s curiosity shuts Jinu.
“Of course.” - He uses his cellphone to open a few screens as he looks at the leader of the boyband with a smug stuck in his face - “Thanks to the podcast we went on today, the Saja Boys became very popular, but at a cost.”
“What cost?”
“Our band became linked with one of the hosts, [Name], who has a higher hierarchy than the Saja Boys in terms of numbers of fans. If any of us kill them now, it would probably attract unwanted attention toward us, making the plan harder to complete. And I’ve discovered something really, REALLY intriguing.” - Baby shows Gwi-Ma a photo of you and the girls in the podcast - “I don’t have any proof now, but I’m almost sure that the same host has some kind of connection towards the Huntrix, and if my theory is right and we kill [Name], that would probably put a huge target on our backs.”
Gwi-Ma surely does look curious - “So you are telling me that a simple human has the ability to ruin the plan by simply taking their life?”
“That’s ridiculous!” - Jinu protests as he scratches his face again - “What makes you think that a human has a connection with the hunters? It’s just a simple soul that any of us can take.”
“You are admitting that your whole plan is as ridiculous as your red face, Jinu? Are you willing to openly say that your plan is a precious waste of my time?”
The leader doesn’t know what to say to the demon lord after this question.
“If I have enough proof that the Huntrix and [Name] have some kind of relationship without killing them, we can use it to our advantage and destroy them one by one.”
Gwi-Ma thinks for a while, which the boys feel like an eternity.
“Very well… I will make sure that none of the demons will take the spokesperson’s soul to avoid any… Contretemps… Until YOU are completely sure that it is safe to take their life as the others. Jinu has proven to me that he is reckless by protesting a solution to a problem he created himself.”
Jinu looks shocked. You? Being the only human being ‘guarded’ by Gwi-Ma until Baby is sure you’re not a threat to their plan?
“You may go now. Do NOT fail me.”
The boys are teleported back where they originally came from in the demon realm.
Baby walks past Jinu staring at his phone, only saying “You’re welcome.” for saving his life and plan.
The other boys look relieved by getting out of Gwi-Ma’s sight.
“So, did you see how [Name] was looking daggers at Jinu for the whole event?” - Romance asks, making fun of Jinu - “I have to say, they really know how to act charming and intimidating at the same time~”
“They weren’t even looking daggers at this point, they were complete swords.” - Abby laughs by commenting on that.
“Abby, I don’t think you understood the meaning of ‘staring daggers’...”
Mystery only looks at the teal hair idol - “Baby, answer me one thing. How are you able to use the cello-phone normally if it doesn’t have any ‘Internet’ around here?”
“That’s actually a very good question… Does it really matter?” - Both idols just shrug off about the question.
Jinu is just standing there, realizing how much of a headache you will be to him if you meet each other again.
The worst part? He can’t do anything about it to stop you.
“So, boys.” - Baby calls for their attention - “Do you have any ideas how we are going to shake things up between the hunters and [Name]?”
Romance is the first one to have an idea - “I think I have one, have you ever heard about jealousy?”
“I’m intrigued… Tell me more.” - Baby is indeed curious about Romance’s plan.