"—Shall we get married?"

The sound of shutters is incessant. Every time a white flash blinks, only his silhouette is cut out from the scene.

"Is the relationship a fact!"

"Please give us a word as the leader!"

"What is the impact on the group!"

The voices rushing for an answer never cease. Ironically, the calmest person there was him.

The leader of the nation's favorite idol group.

A man who was never allowed a careless word, who carried the expectations of the public more than anyone else.

That is why everyone was waiting.

A denial.

An apology.

Or a prepared comment.

He says nothing. He takes his smartphone out of his pocket—at that movement, more flashes burst.

It's the agency.

It's the manager.

Or it's a member.

That's what everyone thought.

The call connects. He smiled for the first time. That smile was not directed at the hundreds of cameras.