Free Web NovelThe original plan was to found a guild when Star Hero ended
But damned Detention Bureau got in my way...
‘Wait. Should I call the team Shooting Star?’
It wasn’t a bad idea, all that mattered was people calling us Shooting Star
‘Maybe it’s for the best...?’
What I’m about to do could easily count as a crime
Taking down Salvation Church!
I’d uncovered suspicious circumstances but still lacked proof
Even if Galbi helped, there was no guarantee we’d secure evidence
So I needed a fallback—now that I had official cover, I could use the Bureau
Grandpa Hoho promised full support, after all
‘Ah. Lucky Roy, as always’
Until now I thought I’d been the one at a disadvantage, but maybe the Bureau got played
Feeling good, I spotted a quiet café and went over. A “For Lease” sign on the glass door caught my eye
‘Are they not in business?’
I assumed a neighborhood café would have customers, but maybe they’d failed. As I hesitated by the handle, someone inside—presumably the owner—ran up, out of breath
“We’re open for business!”
His desperate eyes were so earnest I couldn’t turn away
“Then... an iced Americano and a chocolate latte, please”
Like a chaebol heir, I ordered two drinks and took a window seat in the corner. If I went home now, Rose would keep me busy, so I had to finish my errands first. Pulling out my phone, I opened my notes and started listing what needed doing
D-day is next Sunday
But I can’t wait that long. Hojin still wears that ring on his finger—and it’s not just any ring. The same one cult members turned Blood Fiends wore
It surely won’t be harmless...
‘I told him to cut off his finger and reattach it already’
Luckily there’s a capable healer in the wasteland
S-rank Baek Eunseong
One blink and Guild Master would stitch it back on beautifully. He’s timid, though
So I have to act before the next shoot
‘Let’s finish this before filming starts again’
That’ll put my mind at ease. Strike while the iron’s hot—I called Galbi right away
“Galbi! What’re you doing tomorrow?”
Salvation Church holds an Awakened service every Wednesday. Tomorrow’s Wednesday
It had to be a divine sign to infiltrate as a newbie
[“Ha...”]
Confused by his sigh, I tilted my head
“So that means you’re in? Okay then. Meet at the station by 6 tomorrow”
A strong no means yes! I took his deep sigh as agreement and set the plan unilaterally
I’ll figure out the details later
- Awaken Han-gyeol!
Unlike Hojin, Han-gyeol hasn’t shown any sign of awakening yet
I thought we’d meet often on set, but he’s barely appeared
I wonder if he’s avoiding me on purpose
‘Should I talk to the director and ask for him to make room?’
I don’t need meetings with the big three guild masters—just get me face-time with Han-gyeol
When else will I use my connections?
‘The question is how to awaken him...’
I know plenty of methods
Throw him on the beach on a summer night, force him to watch a horror movie with his crush, have him run into a Blood Fiend...
The last one worked wonders for me and Hojin. We both nearly died and then awakened
The community’s “awakening tips” might not be so absurd after all
‘Then maybe drinking an Awakened’s blood...?’
If needed, I could slip some of Hojin’s blood to him on set
And next, the most important task of all
- Re-awakening project for our members!
As critical as defeating the Chaos Evil
Failure means death
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone blinked into an S-rank clean and sharp?
Han-gyeol might be late to the party, but I’m not too hopeful
‘I’d be relieved if he at least avoids a D-rank’
Anyway, while preparing for the 2nd survival round, God-Gong unlocked his third eye
Now truly a god, I began seeing unbelievable things
Like personal quests?
But my grasp of my own skills is shaky—how could I understand others’?
The cryptic conditions leave me cross-eyed
Yeon-woo does something with knitting, Tae-eon makes creations—something like that
I still have no idea
‘But hey. It’s not every day you get to re-awaken people’
Even if it’s a headache, I have to pull it off. Solo hunts for Chaos Evil are a no-go
‘I’ll bring some knitting supplies and make Yeon-woo do it’
Just then my cluttered mind cleared
Relieved, I downed the iced chocolate I hadn’t even noticed on the table
When I held that much liquid in my cheeks, I felt so good I started humming
Murmuring the Shooting Star anthem, I decided to check the Awakened community
With an A-rank Elemental Awakener appearing, it must be wild
- A-rank ‘Elemental’ Awakener <<new panic button for island n00bs lol
- Korea going all in on Elementals lol
- Starting with Gong S-rank, then B, C, A popped up in succession
└ To put it in context, outside Korea the most recent Elemental Awakener was in the U.S. ten years ago
- Master of Fire, Authority of Fire, Emperor of Fire, Demon of Fire, Terminator of Fire—God Gong. Now I get “the upstream must be clear for the downstream to be clear”
Sure enough, the community buzzed with Hojin’s story
Praise and some hate comments wondering what the Elemental Corps even does
But no real damage—compared to the hate I saw in Shooting Star days, these were love notes
‘Good thing Hojin’s identity isn’t exposed’
It was worth sneaking him out through the Bureau
Next up: image-making
‘An idol must be cute and engage well with fans’
After these rough days, how’s my fan club doing...
- I saw him for 1 second
└ Huh? Where? At Shero audience???
└ Saw him drinking two drinks alone in front of me
└ Two? He’s got power...
- He walked past a convenience store and saw Roy, ran into the café like in a trance. Saw his hair was unwashed so I couldn’t say hi sob... IRL he’s insane...
- There’s a cat humming in front of me... Must be excited from iced chocolate—what do I do
- I want to buy him 981,673,241 iced chocolates
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- Never knew my neighborhood had such a great cat café... Best I’ve been to
- The coffee’s good and the cats are cute (snap of Roy on his phone.jpg)
Is this... me?
Slowly raising my head, I finally noticed the crowd
What was once an empty café now had no seats left
The owner’s grin stretched to his ears beneath the barrage of orders, and the line from the counter snaked outside
But it didn’t end there
Those who couldn’t get in pressed against the windows, staring at me
“...!”
Startled, I froze with wide eyes. I thought I was well disguised, so how did they spot me?
Then I realized—I’d pulled my mask down to my chin while drinking
Hurriedly lifting it back up, I next saw the hat on the table
‘When did I...?’
I must have removed it absent-mindedly while concentrating
Turns out I’d been fooling myself about hiding my face
As I stood, screams erupted in welcome
“Ka-aah!”
There was no bursting through that crowd without injuring someone, and being friendly to all would mean staying here until night
My lips twitched in embarrassment when
“Roy!”
Cutting through the mass of people came Hojin, wearing a white t-shirt—my White Knight
[Your boyfriend is passing by]
Damn...
Who are you?
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- Suddenly sold-out frenzy? Viral marketing? I’d never wear it even if they gave it to me (boyfriend T-shirt cap.jpg)
└ Isn’t that that butler shirt?
└ What’s that?
└ (Café Hojin candid.jpg)
└ Oh, it’s nicer than I thought... where’d he get it?
└ Sold out lol
- Please restock or I’ll die
- Cause of the boyfriend T-shirt sell-out (Hojin selfie.jpg)
└ How is he an angel? ƒrēewebnovel.com
└ 1-second cat doppelgänger. Brothers?
└ No, different surnames. But they look alike lol glad I’m not the only one
- Butler Kim sighting with his cat: Yesterday he came to rescue the café cats, but the cat ran away, and the café butlers all had heart attacks... Almost died, thank heaven
└ When the butler ventilated the place, he snuck out and must’ve been caught
- That T-shirt Butler Kim’s wearing is a B-rank charm hack. But it’s the shirt doing the work lol
Rescued by the Butler long ago, I made it home safely
But the countless ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) photos and videos taken made me unwantedly famous
And on top of that, that crappy shirt became a trend overnight
The next morning I left at dawn and almost fainted at the subway scene
The world was full of boyfriend shirts
- Re-awakening project for our members!
