Soon, even Rayen and the members of SEEDZ learned of this unusual occurrence. Because in the next three days...

"Congratulations, SEEDZ!"

The moment the members heard their group name leave the hosts' mouths, their minds went blank.

'What? We won?'

Rayen blinked.

"Finally, SEEDZ's first win!"

Even when the hosts handed them the trophy, Rayen remained stiff in place. He glanced around at his teammates, and likewise, their eyes were wide with surprise.

One of the hosts approached Yeo Haru. They had learned their lessons from the past interview segments of the leader's lazy habit, as well as the tendency of his other members to follow in his steps.

But as for Yeo Haru, they had also learned of his love of the spotlight, so handing him the mic was probably the best choice.

"As this week's Next Stage winner, what can you say?" the host asked smilingly.

Not a second later, the choice they thought best backfired on them.

Yeo Haru was... Well... His face had been covered in tears and snot, and he kept on sniffing just to not let it fall. He was so overwhelmed to even speak.

"Oh, no! The youngest is crying!" one of the hosts exclaimed, trying to save the situation.

"Don't cry!!!"

"If you cry, we'll also cry!!!"

The Edens below the stage shouted. Everyone was on the verge of tears.

Since Yeo Haru couldn't speak, Adrian could only sigh and take the microphone from the sobbing Yeo Haru.

"Thank you for all your support. To be honest, we really didn't expect it. After all, it's a tough battle. Hahaha..." This time, he had acted like the leader, not dismissing the speech half-heartedly. "Edens!"

Adrian lifted the trophy in his hands. All of a sudden, the entire venue was vibrating with the sound of applause and cheers.

"SEEDZ!"

"We got the first win!"

"Yehey!!!"

The other groups had also retreated to the backstage area after congratulating them, with ATOMIC at the end of the line.

Under the cameras and the public's gaze, they groups acted amicably toward each other, not like two groups who once had an altercation backstage.

Soon, another set of cheers inundated the entire venue.

"Encore! Encore! Encore!"

The familiar shouts once again entered Rayen's ears.

'I thought I would be indifferent.'

After all, he was quite used to this kind of cheer from his past life. However, now that he was under the same spotlight again...

'Ah... I think it's okay to tear up for a bit...'

The corners of Rayen's eyes gradually heated up.

With the music starting to play, they once again sang their song, but the voices of the members weren't as flawless as they used to be. Instead, there were cracks and shivers along each line, and occasional sniffs, too — from Yeo Haru.

...

Just how the hell have they won this time?

After all, their digital scores had a large gap with DARIA's and ATOMIC's digital scores. And these days, most music shows count the digital scores the highest.

But when the group checked the charts, their eyes widened. In just a span of three days, their digital score had skyrocketed.

'What the hell just happened?'

After monitoring the situation on the internet, Rayen and the others soon realized what had happened.

It had got to be none other than that... That review of their debut song from the unknown horror movie enthusiast.

After all, just a week after it was posted, it already gained such a massive following from its own fans, as well as Edens. That account had such a huge fanbase. Perhaps it was more famous than the current him.

Coupled with how crazy the algorithm could work, their debut song became a new OST for the crazy horror fans community.

[Such a good song. How are you today? #DONJUAN]

[I still can't figure out who's Don Juan after all this time.]

[New Eden here. Don Juan: My everyday theme song. Am I getting older?]

Crazy.

'Black Lotus, huh?'

Rayen glanced at Ren.

This guy's icon in the group was a lotus flower.

It couldn't be a mere incident.

Also, there was Ren's love for horror, his calmness during the ghost hunting, and the style of indirect advertising.

Ren had specifically taught that style to Rayen when he asked for a suggestion in the group on how to gather reactions for the shortest time possible.

Collecting all those clues together, it all pointed out to Ren all along.

As Ren noticed him staring, he raised his brow.

"What?"

"Is this your plan all along?"

Ren didn't deny it. "Well, it worked."

Just like what Rayen had expected, it was truly Ren who was behind it. It wasn't that hard to guess. After all, he did not even try to hide it.

But his level of shamelessness really exceeded Rayen's expectations.

Advertising yourself using your old account?

Well, Rayen really couldn't speak. After all, he had even created a hater account of himself to diss his own dancing just to incite reactions from their own fans.

The momentum Ren created from his post carried on until the next music shows, shaming ATOMIC, which had only gotten six wins during their four-week promotion.

It's still a lot, though. But not as much as when they were at their peak.

[Is ATOMIC going down?]

– What the heck is this troll saying?

– Haha only six wins? You're shaming your king title! How can you only win six times in a four-week promotion? The company's going bankrupt because of you!

– Oh, right? Small shows doesn't even matter. Let's just see if your WEEDS can even be nominated on the big ones.

When SEEDZ entered their third week in promotions, DARIA's and ATOMIC's promotions had ended, leaving SEEDZ on a roll.

However, before their heads could get too big to lift them up to the sky, Plotter brought them back down to Earth.

"It's just a small win. Don't let it all go into your heads," Plotter said.

'What a killjoy.'

"Anyway, I came here to inform you of our next activities after your promotion ends."

Rayen and the others listened intently, especially Rayen.

Ever since Mini Plotter informed him that they would be doing an activity that would help him with his nightmares, he still hadn't heard from the original Plotter.

But now, here it was.

"Early May, we will launch the SEEDZ University Series!" Plotter happily announced.

Seedz had no reaction whatsoever, except for one person — Yeo Haru.

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