115 Concer (1/2)
'Noticing' Hayden, they all turned to his direction and friendlily waved at him. Even Chung-hee. Hayden waved at them too.
As they walked around the stage, they faintly frolicked to the song. As they walked around, they crouched in front of some of the early birds and waved at them. Some of the members took other people's phone and shot videos of themselves or took selfies.
They were all too distracted to notice that Eun-ha crouched in front of Hayden's little group. Additionally, people were too 'intimidated' of Hayden's fame to stand adjacent to him in this uncrowded space.
As such, when Eun-ha crouched, she whispered. ”Hey, you doing okay there?”
”Yeah, I am.” Hayden smiled at her. He presented her his phone. ”Take a video or not? This will be posted.”
”Sure.” Eun-ha giggled, taking Hayden's phone. She took a few selfies of herself. When she was done with that, she approached Sayuri and snapped photos with her.
Finally, Eun-ha called CHORUS and took a selfie with all of them with much difficulty. As CHORUS stopped roaming around, the people all stared at them with incredulous gazes.
Under the people's watchful eyes, Eun-ha walked back to Hayden, crouched, and gave him his phone back. This made many jealous, but not that much. Hayden was too handsome that they would have accepted it easily if Hayden and Eun-ha got together.
Needless to say, many took the opportunity to photograph this incident. Specifically, Hayden and Eun-ha's little moment of her handing him his phone back. When Eun-ha said something, and Hayden 'bashfully' laughed.
It was as if Eun-ha and Hayden was flirting. If only they knew… Sometimes, ignorance isn't bliss at all.
On that note, Eun-ha went away from Hayden. Although she did inconspicuously look back sometimes and smiled at him. A few minutes later, it was Sayuri who entertained Hayden.
”Maybe it's my lucky day.” Hayden joked as he handed Sayuri his phone. ”You guys will attract too much attention this way.”
”Can't we be proud of our boyfriend?” Sayuri slightly pouted. She took the phone. ”Don't worry. As long as there's no personal confirmation, nobody can accuse us of being in a relationship with you.”
”I know. I trust you guys.” When Hayden uttered those words, Daniel, Scarlet, and Zeke all narrowed their eyes. For Hayden to utter such words… Where the hell is the Hayden they know?
Alike Eun-ha, she took selfies with the phone. This time, she didn't take a video. Instead, she turned her back to Hayden's group and snapped selfies with them. Unlike the previous time, this attracted the attention of people.
When Sayuri went away, nobody else went to Hayden. One member isn't suspicious. Two members isn't. What of three? Well, probably wouldn't, but CHORUS understood that they shouldn't as well.
At the end of the day, no matter what, they were celebrities. Idols. They can't go running around focusing on a single person. A man no less. That would make the fans angry. Or incur extreme jealousy. That would be bad for their career.
Hayden noticed that Chung-hee also entertained fans with a smile on her face. An amicable one. Hayden chuckled at this sight. Her treatment of Hayden and her fans are vastly different.
In reality, Chung-hee wasn't that tsundere. She has proven herself to be sweet to members. She was even being shipped with Mieko, who similarly fanned the flames that is the fans' imaginations. It was all basic fan service.
'Why do I find her irresistible?' Hayden had a dry smile on his face. 'The same as Eun-ha and Sayuri. That cute tiger cub-like face. Ah… Why does she have to be so cute and beautiful… Tsk, I have watched too much anime…'
Hayden sighed out. A few minutes later, CHORUS went backstage again. Hayden's phone vibrated in his pocket. For the second time, Hayden and Eun-ha was trending.
Reading the comments, Hayden was inundated of all the shipping. The overanalyzing brains of the people all pointed out that 'there's clearly an extremely powerful spark between the two.'
Hayden scoffed at this comment. He was both honored and satisfied of the reactions. Now, they wouldn't be surprised if Hayden and Eun-ha was indeed in a relationship.
'As for Sayuri…' Hayden exhaled with his mouth. 'That would be harder… The plan I drafted earlier was merely for Eun-ha. Sayuri penetrating my defenses was out of my expectations… Still cannot believe I fell for that.'
Regardless, as the cautious man that he was, Hayden had indeed the formulated the gist of a plan for the polygynous relationship reveal.
It involved shipping. Basically, a lot of moments with Eun-ha plus a lot of moments with Sayuri… Equals… Drum roll please… A lot of intense shipping. His plan was to incite an intense shipping war within the fandom.
And then someone 'smart' will step up and ask something along the lines of 'Wouldn't it be funny if Hayden, Eun-ha, and Sayuri are all in a polygynous relationship?' That would indeed be funny.
This plan may also be extended out to anybody who comes in to his… Love life. It is something that will be necessary as Hayden doesn't see his love life settling in the near future.
He considered the possibility of Chung-hee, Mieko, and Shu-Ching joining it. Though he wouldn't fall for the same trap all over again.
'What I have to be wary about is…' Hayden had a minor headache. 'Is all of their charms. Each of them has a unique charm. An irresistible one as well.'
Eun-ha's attractiveness stemmed from her perfect mix of sexiness, beauty, and cuteness. Sayuri possessed more of an extreme cute charm, yet also have a high amount of beauty and sexiness. That's how she got the fourth place in the Top 100 Most Beautiful Faces of the Year in the first place.
As for the three… Chung-hee had this wild and cute appeal. Reminiscent to that of a cute baby tiger.
Mieko had this princess or 'ojou-san' vibe. And she was a gamer. Every gamer dreamed of having a gamer girlfriend.
Lastly, Shu-Ching's pull was her extreme fairy-like beauty. She was someone that appeared to have come out of a fairytale. She was the epitome of beauty that surpasses Eun-ha's own. Although she cannot do 'aegyo' as good as the previous mentioned people.
'I guess, in a sense, it's kind of a bad luck that I met them, huh?' Hayden mused himself in his own head. 'Ahh, femme fatale. I hate it.'
…..
While Hayden, Zeke, Daniel, and Scarlet were in the Philippine Arena. Mindanao. Compostela Valley, officially Davao de Oro. In a remote part of the valleys, there was a cave.
Walking out of the opening of the cave were Rose, and her seven Walong Sinag ng Araw members. They all wore their uniforms, with Juan Tamad's the only one being worn in a loose manner.
”We've been tricked again.” Rose had a nonchalant face. ”Okay, let's go. We have another one to raid.”
”Rose.” Bryant stepped up. ”I'm sorry, but we are all exhausted. We haven't slept for an entire week. Even our Level 4 wielder bodies cannot take this.”
”You do what I say.” Rose's expression sunk. Everybody recognized this as her 'do not question me or I'll kill you' face. ”Or else.”
”Rose.” Bryant put his hand on Rose's shoulder. He looked in Rose's eyes directly and unrelentingly. He was the singular person that can do this.
This eye contact from Bryant roused Rose up from her rage. She shook her head and massaged her forehead. ”I'm sorry. I'm… Also tired.”
”Rose, there's no point in continuing this.” Jasmine stepped up. ”We have been at it for days. It's clear that we've been sent in a wild goose chase.”
”Yeah, I-I'm sorry…” Rose conjured up a chair made of essence energy and sat on it. ”I apologize for my own actions. It was unbefitting of a leader. It's just…”
”You don't have to explain yourself to us, Rose.” Gerald laughed aloud. ”Remember that we are your friends first before your subordinates.”
”Thanks, guys.” Rose looked around. She almost teared up as she can sense that everybody was willing to follow her lead even if it led to their death. ”You guys are the best allies anybody can ever ask for.”
”So cheesy.” Juan Tamad groaned. Everybody ignored him. ”Come on, shouldn't we head home and rest rather than having this moment?”
Nobody spoke, yet everybody agreed with his words. They were all too mentally tired. This was no way to live at all.
”Anyhow.” Itim na Kabalyero's (Black Knight) absurdly deep voice rang out. He stretched his neck. ”We should get a move on. If we get ambushed in our state, even if our combat prowess isn't affected, we won't stand a chance if we are overrun by sheer numbers.”
”Without a doubt.” Mahiwagang Mangkukulam's (Illusive Witch) oddly sweet voice resounded. It was soothing for everybody. ”On top of that, Kamay ng Lagim's forces are unrestrained. If Black Devil wanted to induce mutual destruction…”
”Rose, being cautious is one thing.” Engkanto spoke as gentle as possible. ”Being a paranoiac is a whole another subject.”
”Yeah, yeah, okay, let's go home.” Rose scoffed, rubbing her eyes. She stood up and dissipated the chair.
Unfortunately for them, they didn't have someone with Hayden's instincts for danger. That was why they couldn't detect somebody from tens of thousands of meters away. On top of Mt. Candalaga was a man.
It was Black Devil. He sneered. ”Heh, idiotic Rose. You are still a young leaf as ever. Ah, you were not fit to lead Puting Araw at all. If only you didn't ally with the government, you'd still be the strongest organization around. All that power went to your head. Your ambitions blinded you. How pitiful.”
Snapping, a portal disappeared as fast as it appeared. Black Devil vanished from his position alongside that.
…..
Kapangyarihan Building. Pangkat Anino Base. In the middle room of the third floor. The room was filled with trees, grass, and flowers. It had the ambiance of a forest.