‘W-what the heck is going on?’ I quickly looked behind me. The space that had just been Jeong Noeul’s room had now turned into a weapons storage room. <When the boundary between life and death grows blurry, creation… it doesn’t just mean that the power of the dead grows stronger.> The Star Hated by All’s…

After the “Halloween Festival” ended, the participants headed to their rooms, all looking drained. Scaring someone—or being scared by someone—took a heavy toll on the body. I felt the same. As soon as I got back to the dorm, I fell asleep without even washing up. But I hadn’t fallen asleep just to recover my…

[One offense team and one defense team remain.] A voice from my earpiece echoed mid-way through the third phase. [We will not reveal the location of each team. Please be ready.] “…It’s almost over.” I muttered with a sigh. It hadn’t been a pleasant experience. ‘…Do people really hate me that much?’ Then again, I did look like something…

After scouting the set, Han Iro and I had dinner together and worked out our strategy. For the Halloween Festival, CYB had converted an entire floor of the Bichang Guild’s central headquarters into a set. It was such a large building that even a single floor could accommodate a variety of horror-themed concepts: An abandoned hospital,…

Since the second finals were starting tonight, Han Iro and I needed to finish our brainstorming session as soon as possible. We also had to scout the set. If we wanted to scare the other team, we had to find good hiding spots. But first, I told Han Iro I needed a moment and headed to…

On Monday morning, an announcement was delivered through Neobus. [To Participant Ryu Eunyul, regarding the male idol division finals.] [Participant Ryu Eunyul achieved excellent results in the first finals test of the male idol division of Count Your Blessings, “A Stage for Just One Person.”] [Accordingly, we are informing you that you will remain in…

“I obviously came here to show myself to the fans. You only just realized that?” Han Iro gave a sly smile, as if to say so. “Haha… I guess I’ve been caught?” Then, he took off his mask and spoke loudly enough for everyone to hear. “What do you mean, you’ve been caught?” Madojin asked…

“Once you understand the principle, interpretation is easy.” Before I realized it, Madojin had taken the seat next to me and began explaining. “A Caesar cipher matches the letters A through Z with random numbers, writing each line accordingly. If the number is 4, then each letter in that line is shifted four positions forward. A would…

A few days ago, a new video was uploaded to YouTube. Its title read: [EXCLUSIVE/Fancam] CYB Male Idol Division Group Song ‘WAVE’ Ryu Eunyul Fancam 4K | Fancam by SugarBomb_20XX.09.29 From the title alone, the content was obvious. A focused fancam of me during the group performance. It wasn’t unusual—ever since the finals began, it…

[Little One has a question for you.] [Death….] [My master, will you not tell me what death means?] “Death…?” I stared blankly at the system window floating in front of me. <So, the time has come.> The Star Hated by All perched on my shoulder and spoke. <That thing is Komool… Damn it, I can’t…