Choi Siyun ran breathlessly to prepare the baby formula. Seojun pouted at the late meal for the first time.
"Come on, let's eat quickly."
Seojun started sucking on the nipple. Suck, suck. While Brownblack was hurriedly preparing the formula, Seo Eunchan got up from his seat and opened the door.
"Did you come, Unnie? You came just in time?"
Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun stood there. The couple smiled awkwardly. They also thought they had come at the perfect time.
But the couple had been waiting in the apartment parking lot for an hour because they missed their son.
"We were worried everyone would have a hard time with Seojun."
Trying to make an excuse, Brownblack quickly waved her hands.
"No! Seojun is very well-behaved, and it was a lot of fun."
"Ah, come in quickly!"
"Hello!"
Everyone was flustered and started talking nonsense. Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun also greeted them. Seeing that everyone looked energetic and not tired at all, it seemed the 48 hours went better than expected.
"Come in quickly. The cold air is coming in."
Seo Eunchan pushed the couple's backs and closed the door. Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun looked at Seojun sitting in the living room.
Seojun's eyes widened. Mom and Dad! They said they would bring gifts, but Mom and Dad came!
The gifts of the doll and snacks and snow globe shown by the older brothers were completely forgotten by Seojun.
"Ahh!"
Seojun was incredibly happy to see his parents after 48 hours. Holding the bottle in his mouth, Seojun raised his arms to be picked up.
Seo Eunhye picked up Seojun and held the bottle for him to drink easily.
Seeing Brownblack, who didn't want to leave, Seo Eunchan thought it would be a bother to the couple if she stayed too long.
She had to go to the company to edit and Brownblack had to practice for her debut in a month.
"Then, let's pack up and shoot the last scene."
At Seo Eunchan's words, Brownblack and the others scattered to gather their belongings. They picked up a piece of clothing, looked at Seojun, picked up a toy, and looked at Seojun again.
"Bye, Seojun."
Seeing Brownblack's sniffling, Lee Minjun spoke out of sympathy.
"Come again later. You can come anytime."
"…Really?"
"Chani, tell the manager and you can come play again. You're always welcome."
Thinking it was a permanent goodbye, Brownblack's expression was dazed. She could come again?
"No, won't you be busy after debuting?"
"Yeah, it'll be hard to come play if you're busy."
At the joke from Lee Minjun and Seo Eunhye, Brownblack shook her head simultaneously. Despite her tear-streaked face, she smiled the brightest of the day.
"No! No matter how busy I am, I'll definitely come."
"If I really can't come, I'll call!"
"Video call! Video call!"
"I'll send a gift for your birthday too!"
Seeing Brownblack's bright smile, everyone laughed. Seojun also waved goodbye to Brownblack and the uncle as they got into the elevator.
"The older brothers are gone."
Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun closed the door and entered the house. The cameras installed in the house were to be removed by Seo Eunchan later.
"Hmm."
'It's so quiet.'
The house, which had been bustling, was now empty. Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun, who hadn't lived there, didn't notice, but Seojun definitely felt it. The house seemed much bigger.
"Wow, a Christmas tree."
"They're still trainees. How did they buy this without money?"
They had heard about decorating the Christmas tree, but Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun were surprised by the size of the tree and walked towards it. Seojun, held in his mother's arms, also looked at the tree.
The tree was decorated in various colors. While looking at the tree, Lee Minjun found a transparent ball among the decorations.
"What's this?"
"What is it?"
There were four capsules. Lee Minjun sat on the sofa and opened the capsules. Seo Eunhye also sat beside him to look.
"Seojun."
Lee Minjun called his son's name, seemingly moved. Seojun, who was sucking on the pacifier, turned his head at his father's call.
"The older brothers left you a letter."
"Huh?"
"Wow, really? When did they write it?"
At Seo Eunhye's urging, Lee Minjun slowly read the letter. Just from the letter, they could tell how much fun Brownblack had with Seojun, and Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun couldn't help but smile.
After reading all the letters, Seo Eunhye and Lee Minjun decided to frame and keep the four letters. They chose the prettiest album in the house and carefully placed the letters inside.
When Seo Eunchan came to pick up the cameras in the evening, he shouted upon seeing Brownblack's letter in the frame.
"Hey, if you have something this good, you should have filmed it! These guys!"
Ignoring what Seo Eunhye said, Seo Eunchan quickly removed all the cameras installed in the house and rushed to the dorm.
Seo Eunhye clenched her fist at her brother, who left without looking back. She would have to hit him later.
"Seojun said it! Get me the recording later!"
In the living room, Lee Minjun was holding Seojun high and laughing with a wide smile.
"Try it, Seojun! Dad!"
"Abba?"
Seo Eunhye quickly closed the door and ran over.
"Seojun, try 'Mom.'"
"Omma?"
Seo Jun, 8 months old. He said "Mom" and "Dad."
* * *
When Seojun returned home, he hugged each of Kim Heesang's monster dolls.
The Skeleton Lich King doll, the slime, the dragon, the orc, the twin-headed ogre, the troll, the werewolf, and more. He hugged each one carefully.
Playing with Brownblack and filming made him feel like a real baby, and he was so excited and busy.
Moreover, he hardly touched the doppleganger bear doll, the only one left, because he was thinking of his parents.
'Confusion has come.'
Whether he is the baby or the current self, Seojun felt a complex emotion and hugged the dragon doll tightly. He thought the dragon doll could forgive him now.
Before the Library of Life was created, he almost collapsed into a state of self-destruction due to remembering all his past lives.
He was treated as a strange monster, with mixed good and evil tendencies, and was often punished as a heretic.
Seojun made every effort to create the library. The library was a place to seal the influence of past lives on the next life.
Seojun's memories of his past lives turned into books. This way, his memories became like "books he had read." Occasionally, they influenced his personality.
'Just immerse yourself in the baby's instincts for a while.'
Seojun hugged the dragon doll tightly.
When he fell asleep, he went to the Library of Life. There, his memories became clearer and his rationality stronger.
The reason Seojun, who couldn't speak a month ago, could make sounds in the library was because of this.
The monster dolls were a very important link to hold onto his current self.
'Well, it's also my taste.'
Seojun chuckled.
* * *
Seo Eunchan sent all the videos to Seo Eunhye.
Seojun spoke! He should have seen it! Seo Eunchan, who was crying and hitting the ground, watched the recorded video with Brownblack at their dorm with Seo Eunhye's permission. Everyone was moved to tears.
After thoroughly discussing Seojun's cuteness, he returned to the company to edit.
The editing was to be helped by Kim Suyeon, the head of the publicity team and the younger sister of Kim Hwaryeon.
"…There are a lot of videos."
"Ahahaha, please help me."
"Well, if the company does well, I do well too."
Kim Suyeon rolled up her sleeves. Multiple videos appeared on the monitor screen. Seo Eunchan took out a stack of paper. He had made a storyboard of how he wanted the videos of Brownblack to be edited.
"Let's start with the first meeting. Please put stickers on the parents' faces…"
"Okay…"
Seo Eunchan sat next to Kim Suyeon and slowly explained the editing direction. Kim Suyeon smiled while editing the videos.
"This is fun?"
"I don't know how much I laughed."
-Oh, Seojun is frowning?
-Is it okay? Is he in pain?
-…It's okay.
Hearing Mr. Kim Hwaryeon's words through the camera, Brownblack's face lost its expression. Park Seojin said,
-…It's poop.
-Oh…
Brownblack challenged the first diaper change. No matter how cute the baby, …poop… Even Brownblack, who was well-prepared, almost gave up. But Park Seojin, who had studied hard, rolled up his sleeves.
-…!
The other members' faces changed as they watched Park Seojin change the diaper.
After neatly handling the diaper, Park Seojin said with a relieved face,
-…Judging by the color, it's very healthy poop.
"Let's edit this out."
At Seo Eunchan's words, Kim Suyeon tilted her head.
"Isn't it okay for an idol to change a diaper for the first time? The reaction is good, and he did well, right?"
"Ah, I think Seojun might feel a bit embarrassed when he grows up and sees this."
Seo Eunchan, who was more of an uncle to Seojun than a manager to Brownblack, stroked his chin. He had become more meticulous for his nephew's future.
"These days, kids are very sensitive to small things. Besides, these videos might stay with Seojun for life… At least, things like poop…"
"Ah… I understand."
Kim Suyeon nodded, understanding the uncle's heart.
"Also, I'd like you to edit two more videos."
"What kind?"
"Please focus more on Jun in '48 Hours with Brownblack and Jun.' Jun's fans will watch this more than Brownblack's fans. And this is the storyboard for the video that will be uploaded to the company channel."
Seo Eunchan handed over another piece of paper. Kim Suyeon read it.
"Song?"
"Yes."
Seo Eunchan played one of the videos. It was a video of Brownblack singing on the first night.
Kim Suyeon's eyes widened. She had heard the song many times, but it was completely different.
"There's also a video of them playing in the playground with choreography and singing. Please edit and upload it separately to our company account."
'The 48 Hours with Brownblack and Jun' will be uploaded to Jun's account, and below it will be a link to the Cocoa Entertainment Nertube channel.
"If someone is interested in Brownblack after watching the 48 hours, they will come to our company channel. Then, they will definitely see these two videos."
Seo Eunchan thought these two videos would be a stepping stone to Brownblack's success. Kim Suyeon, nodding her head to the rhythm of Brownblack's song, smiled.
"Great, I understand."
"Please edit two 15-minute videos to be uploaded this week first. And please edit out the part where a regular man appears in the playground video."
"Got it. It's been a while since I had something to do."
Although she was the head of the publicity team, Kim Suyeon had been killing time because there were no singers to promote. The company was new, and Brownblack hadn't debuted yet, so sending materials to journalists was often ignored.
The best option was to upload introduction videos to the company's website and Nertube channel.
"Thank you for your help."
"Feel free to give me anything."
"Ahaha, got it."
The next day, Kim Suyeon, who was comfortably at home, made a teaser for '48 Hours with Brownblack and Jun' with the videos sent by Seo Eunchan.
>Sorry, I forgot to ask you to do this first.
>Just add simple subtitles!
"Is this what you mean by 'feel free to give me anything'?!"
Kim Suyeon grumbled but had to work hard on the teaser because her sister, Kim Hwaryeon, who had grown fond of Seojun during the shoot, was interfering.
Kim Suyeon, who felt guilty for making Kim Hwaryeon spend her vacation on the shoot, quietly moved her hands in front of the computer. Even though she received the shooting fee!
"No, make the subtitle color cuter!"
"It looks messy?!"
"Can't you find a cuter and neater color? You went to art school, didn't you?"
"This is why I'm in science!"
Kim Suyeon gritted her teeth at the demanding client.