PBMFF 04

Chapter 4

I’m Possessed by My Favorite Idol’s Favorite

“Ha……”

After walking around the hospital room eight times, Jihyun finally returned to her bed and pressed a towel against her sweat to wipe it away.

Now, she could walk a little.

The times when her blood pressure dropped whenever she sat down or stood up had also decreased significantly.

Well, it should be like that.

She had worked so hard on rehabilitation during all this time.

‘Has it been about three weeks?’

Jihyun looked at the small quest window that had not disappeared from the corner of her vision.

You have possessed the body of the best idol you admired.

Quickly adapt to Jihyun’s body and recover. (80%)

‘80% means I’m almost done.’

Soon, she would probably be recovered enough to leave the hospital.

Jihyun clenched and opened her hands several times. They moved just as naturally as before.

Now that her body was feeling better, she started thinking that she wanted to be discharged soon.

‘Actually, I tried escaping a few times.’

With a groan, Jihyun recalled the past few weeks and stared at the quest window sitting in the corner of her vision.

She had focused entirely on recovery until she could move even a little, and the moment she was able to move her fingers, she tried contacting the original “Sehee’s” phone.

She needed to know what had happened.

Whether she had possessed Jihyun’s body because her own body had died, or whether their bodies had somehow been switched—whatever the case, she needed to understand the situation.

But.

This stage cannot currently be progressed.

The thing called a “quest,” which she thought would only provide some kind of direction, had more force behind it than she expected.

Of course, it wasn’t like a game where electricity flowed through the door to stop her from leaving, or where she would be thrown back if she forced her way out.

Instead, there was something much more frightening.

A warning message.

※ Warning: This action will negatively affect the current quest’s completion rate. If you forcefully proceed, you may enter a state of death.

‘How am I supposed to ignore something like this?’

Her original body had been hit by a large truck, and she had no idea what had happened to it. On top of that, she had suddenly possessed the body of a popular idol and now had to live as that person.

The situation itself was already negative enough.

But it could become even more negative?

‘This time, I might actually die.’

And it wasn’t just an empty threat.

The warning clearly said she could “enter a state of death.”

Of course, if she considered this game-like quest window, maybe she would wake up again even after reaching a state of death, just like in a game.

But was there any reason to risk dying just to test something she wasn’t even sure about?

Even if she really did come back to life, what if she woke up in someone else’s body instead of Ahn Jihyun’s or Jang Sehee’s?

From that perspective, considering she had always been interested in idols anyway, it was fortunate that she had ended up possessing Ahn Jihyun’s body.

‘Maybe I’ll find out what happened to my original body after I get out.’

Whether she was dead or alive.

There had been no news article about a woman in her twenties dying in a traffic accident while saving an idol.

Not every accident made the news, but something that sensational would not have simply disappeared.

Then, whatever had happened, there was a high chance that she was still alive.

‘For now, I’ll focus on the current quest.’

No matter how much she thought about it, there was nothing else she could do in this situation.

She had just taken a sip of water when it happened.

A mechanical sound rang out, and the completion percentage rose to 100%.

“Uh… suddenly?”

Jihyun stared at the quest window in surprise for a few seconds.

Then new letters appeared before her eyes.

You have completed the first quest. Please proceed with the next quest.

“What’s the next quest?”

Jihyun muttered as if speaking to the quest window in front of her.

Naturally, there was no answer.

Instead, another quest window appeared.

A new event has begun.

Event Quest

I have found the place where you belong.

Return to the annex.

“An event? Not the second quest? And what even is an annex?”

“Jihyun, can I come in?”

It was Manager Seonghan, the person she had seen when she first opened her eyes.

Instead of answering, Jihyun opened the door herself.

Seonghan entered the hospital room with a gentle smile.

“You seem to have gotten much better.”

“Yes. Thanks to you……”

She answered politely with a smile, but unknowingly trailed off.

It was a strange feeling.

Manager Seonghan was clearly treating her well, but for some reason, an inexplicable discomfort kept creeping over her entire body.

Jihyun shook her head slightly, trying to clear away her thoughts, and continued.

“What brings you here?”

“Ah, the doctor said you should be able to leave the hospital now. But if you want to rest a little longer, you can stay here.”

His words sounded as if he wanted Jihyun to remain in the hospital a little longer.

Honestly, Jihyun still hadn’t fully understood the situation or completely adapted to this body, so she wanted to rest a little more.

However, for some reason, the event quest that had suddenly appeared felt like it was pushing her forward.

Like there was something she absolutely had to do.

Something like that.

“I’m fine. I’ll go back.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Jihyun’s determination was firm.

In the end, Seonghan couldn’t change her mind, so he handled the discharge procedures, and Jihyun returned to her accommodation.

More precisely, it wasn’t MOA’s group dormitory.

It was a private accommodation prepared separately not far from the hospital.

The “annex” mentioned by the system window probably referred to this private lodging.

“You’re not going to resume activities immediately anyway, so I think it would be better for you to rest alone for a while.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Let’s take about a week off and focus on recovering slowly.”

After saying that he would tell her about her future schedule later, Seonghan left the room.

Leaving him behind after he closed the door, Jihyun walked to the sofa and sat down while hugging her knees.

Honestly, she felt lost.

‘What am I supposed to do?’

Maybe she shouldn’t have come here.

She was already regretting it.

Take a week off and focus on recovery?

Then after that week, was she seriously supposed to become an idol as Jihyun?

How?

How could someone like her, whose only stage experience was an elementary school talent show, possibly do that?

And at that moment, the damn quest window displayed a new quest as if answering her thoughts.

With content that showed absolutely no intention of sympathizing with her.

Second Quest

The thing you dreamed of has finally happened!

Become an idol. (0%)

“What?”

Has this thing gone crazy?

Jihyun grabbed the quest window with both hands and shook it violently.

Of course, she knew she couldn’t actually grab it, but she didn’t care.

“Suddenly telling me to become an idol? Are you crazy? How am I supposed to……”

Wait.

Jihyun suddenly stopped moving.

She had just felt it while angrily swinging her arms.

This body was unusual.

How should she describe it?

It felt like there was a sense of rhythm built into it.

She couldn’t define it exactly, but it felt like the talent Jihyun’s body possessed was stored within her.

Like she could dance exactly as she imagined.

Let’s test it.

Jihyun rushed to the studio in the basement of the annex and danced according to whatever came to mind.

“……Amazing.”

The first thought that came to her was:

Talent really does exist.

Jihyun had spent a long time in the idol industry, so although she couldn’t dance herself, she knew the dances of most idols.

And Jihyun’s body reproduced exactly what she imagined.

If she wanted to dance a certain way with a certain feeling, her body moved exactly like that.

Even though she hadn’t fully recovered yet.

Even though this wasn’t her own body.

‘If I practice just a little, I might really be able to dance like Ahn Jihyun.’

It was fun.

Because her body moved exactly as she thought.

In the end, Jihyun only collapsed onto the floor after dancing until sweat ran down her back and she had to catch her breath.

She had danced with all her strength.

Compared to when she first started, she felt like she had actually improved.

Could she have caught up to even half—or maybe a quarter—of Jihyun’s ability?

With expectations, she looked at the quest window.

Then she could only click her tongue.

Become an idol. (10%)

Even after all that, the completion rate was only 10%.

‘Well, Jihyun really was outstanding in both dancing and singing, even among MOA members.’

Actually, she probably wasn’t just outstanding within MOA.

She was probably outstanding among idols as a whole.

To have followed even 10% of her ability was already something.

‘Should I take a shower?’

Overworking herself too much wasn’t good either.

As she stood up and walked upstairs, the sound of her footsteps seemed unusually loud.

Suddenly, it felt as if a cold, chilly wind had blown from behind her.

Even while showering with warm water, that sensation did not disappear.

Why was she feeling this way?

Surprisingly, Jihyun quickly realized what that feeling was.