I saw a familiar face with blurry vision.

"...Keun Sejin?"

"You seem to have a really high fever."

I coughed a few times and answered.

"...Cough, yeah. I took my medicine."

"It's not just about taking medicine... Hey, go to the hospital. Do you want me to call the company?"

"...It's not some serious illness... so it's fine. It's just fatigue."

Keun Sejin clicked his tongue.

"You could get better sooner, so what are you doing? Just go get an IV injection and come back. I also received a lot of prescription drugs."

It was annoying but honestly, I was tempted.

'The company would pay for that much.'

Since it is still a subsidiary of a large corporation, there is an expectation that this amount could be dealt with.

Then I realized the current situation.

"Ah... The manager hyung is on break today."

"You can call a taxi. Just dress up."

"..."

A taxi was an option.

As I watched Keun Sejin finish the phone call, I managed to ask a rational question.

"But why are you here?"

"I stopped by on my way from the company since I have to get something. My house is near."

You have something to get from the company?

"What are you getting?"

"Is that important now? Forget it. Let's get dressed. The taxi is coming soon."

"...Yeah."

I got up slowly, took off my sweaty t-shirt, and pulled out a hoodie. Since I was cold, it wouldn't feel hot.

"Do you need help?"

"It's fine."

I can just go like this. If I just wear a mask to cover my face...

"There, put it on."

"..."

He's like a ghost. I put the mask on my ear and admitted it.

"Thanks."

"If you know then it's fine. Be nice to me."

Keun Sejin shook his head and checked his smartphone.

"Ah, the taxi is near. Let's go down."

"Oh, is it fine to go to the main door?"

"I called them to the other side. Follow me."

"...?"

It didn't seem like he was going to see me off but going with me.

"I'll just go by myself."

"Imagine what kind of articles would come out if you collapsed while walking alone."

"..."

I admitted defeat.

"Let's go."

"Okay."

I shut my mouth and followed Keun Sejin down to get in the taxi.

* * *

"Isn't it much better?"

"Yeah."

I readily accepted. I didn't know what was in the IV injections, but after getting two packs of different colours, my condition improved.

'It's just enough to endure the body ache.'

It was a big hospital, and due to its location, it was very good that it ended quietly with a few celebrities there.

"Go and eat and take some medicine. Kya, there is no friend like me."

"Okay. Thanks."

"...It was nothing."

Keun Sejin shrugged his shoulders and opened the front door of our dorm.

Then a pile of boxes piled up in front of us appeared.

It was not just a delivery box. They were wrapped in ivory-coloured wrapping paper with dark green ribbons and the boxes were different-sized.

"Oh, they already moved it."

"..."

I quietly asked Keun Sejin who was calm about this.

"...Is it your birthday?"

"Huh? Ah, you must have looked it up while searching for your name."

Keun Sejin smirked.

"That's right. The day after tomorrow is my birthday. August 1st."

It must have been the pile of presents he was going to receive from the company

'...I thought he would be the kind of guy who gets fussy a week before his birthday.'

I didn't know he would keep his mouth shut about it.

In fact, if I hadn't remembered what I saw on social media a few days ago, I almost thought that this pile of presents was also a support for the debut anniversary.

"Since my birthday will pass during the vacation, I was going to take a verification picture first. Wouldn't it be nice to see something like this again on the same day?"

"That's true, and... first of all, congratulations."

"Yeah~ Send me a touching congratulatory message and a gift card on my birthday. I'll be satisfied with fried chicken."

I laughed.

"...You're worth of chicken today."

"-! Hearing you say this much, it seems like I can ask for two from you."

"What?"

Keun Sejin smiled, then walked into the kitchen and grabbed a saucepan.

"It's braised short ribs."

"...Ribs?"

Where did that come from suddenly?

"I was worried about a friend who would be alone at the dorm, so I came with my birthday meal!"

"...!!"

"Just...Aren't you touched? Keun Sejin brought ribs for his teammate during the break... Talk about this nice story wherever you go."

"..."

"You're speechless because you're grateful, aren't you? It's okay. It can happen."

Keun Sejin waved and headed to the entrance hallway.

"I'm going back, so take care of your health during the vacation. Make sure to heat up the braised short ribs."

"...Do you want me to take a proof picture of the presents?"

"Haha, it's fine. You're sick. I already took it at the agency."

Keun Sejin left with the advice 'If you get sick again, go back to the hospital' and disappeared on the way.

"..."

'I'm going through all this.'

I've never been with anyone when I'm sick, and generally, only annoying things have increased, so this one was quite new.

'It's convenient to have someone to help you.'

...I should really send some fried chicken in return for Keun Sejin's birthday. It's worth it on my breaks.

"Then let's take medicine and monitor again..."

Bzzzt.

I got a message on my smartphone.

"..."

This... hasn't changed. Still, I wondered why he put it in the group chat.

I pressed to view more.

To sum it up, he thanked me and asked if I had any thoughts of visiting during the vacation.

'I don't.'

I replied saying 'Congratulations that the consultation went well. I'm not feeling well so I'm resting' in the contents.

And when I left my phone on the sofa and went to take medicine, the long text messages were multiplied by 5.

In addition, there were a lot of notifications in the group chat.

When I checked, it seemed that Keun Sejin had already talked about everything that happened today in the group chat.

...Dozens of conversations like this had piled up.

"...Haa."

At this point, it didn't feel like I was alone since these guys seemed like they were just in the next room somewhere.

'Still, I'm thankful.'

They could have been too bothered to contact since they were taking a break.

Even Lee Sejin sent me a message. Although it wasn't in the group chat.

I wrote the answers step by step in the order in which they came first.

First, I sent a message to Seon Ahyun, saying 'I'm recovering well, and I didn't think you would invite me without notice so don't worry', and I also sent a message to Lee Sejin telling him I was okay enough.

Finally, I messaged the same information on the group chat

Then, the screen was filled with 'OK' emojis from those who checked the message. Well... the feedback was quick and positive, so it was quite pleasant.

'Let's just eat now.'

I shrugged my shoulders and heated up the braised short ribs and instant rice.

The ribs were quite tasty.

* * *

When Park Moondae recovered from his condition and quietly finished his vacation, TeStar's fans were enjoying the news of TeStar's vacation posted on social media.

In particular, Keun Sejin was full of treats around his birthday when he released all kinds of photos and videos of him unboxing.

The most popular was a short video of TeStar lip-syncing to the sound of their Hi-five music show performance playing on the TV. It became a hot topic when TeStar members, who were imitating each other by doing daily activities such as drinking water and reading a book passed by, which had 10.000 shares.

And as the last episode of the reality show trip was aired, the fans had a bittersweet lingering feeling that TeStar's debut activities ended well

However, for the fans of only one member, the lingering emotions were still too early to enjoy.

They were Park Moondae's fans since the main broadcast for was right around the corner.

Amidst the nervous fans' anticipation, this week's started airing.

The first thing that came out was... a skit between the two people who met in a mountain cabin in the middle of a snowy mountain.

The problem was that neither of them had any talent for acting. It suddenly became a good comedy section.

The scene of sharing hot americano and sharing an instant hot pack from a backpack also made people laugh.

The vague snowstorm CG in the window made the sense of incompatibility even funnier.

In addition, the atmosphere became even stranger when the captions were added.

It was when Chungryeo brought up the topic of spooky stories that this endless cycle of skits was cut off.