Peninsula: Starting with a silly childhood friend!

Liu Baiyuan, who was chatting with Hirai Momo on the first floor, was not asleep at this time.

Seeing that Hirai Momo was no longer replying to his messages, he chuckled and shook his head, muttering a complaint:

"This guy, he should at least have said something if he fell asleep."

He muttered a helpless complaint, then put down his phone. After glancing at the closed curtains and door, he silently said to himself, "Open!"

The next second, a panel appeared in front of him. Previously, there was only a progress bar for Minatozaki Sana, so it wasn't very noticeable.

Looking at it again now, Liu Baiyuan also noticed some things he hadn't paid attention to before.

For example, this thing doesn't come in chronological order, but rather according to the progress of the progress bar. Don't be fooled by the fact that Hirai Momo was only "captured" by this progress bar in her mind today, even though she doesn't know what to call it.

However, because she gained five points of favorability immediately, she jumped to first place, and at the end of her progress bar, there was a red dot just like Minatozaki Sana before her.

Sana Minatozaki, who has a slight affinity for the character, is ranked second.

As for Bae Joo-hyun... she's undoubtedly the third.

Liu Baiyuan examined the panel again. Previously, since there was only Minatozaki Sana and Bae Joo-hyun didn't provide any favorability points, he hadn't really thought about this thing.

Now that I have the time, and I have three people now, two of whom I have a good impression of, I guess this can be considered as 'carrying forward'... right?

Why not take this opportunity to think about it?

With that in mind, Liu Baiyuan began to carefully examine the panel in front of him. The panel wasn't very large, so there wasn't much to see.

but...

There are indeed some new things.

For example, a small circle has appeared in the upper right corner of this panel at some point.

Out of curiosity, he clicked on it as well, and the next second, the entire panel suddenly changed to a different page.

The previous progress bar disappeared, replaced by something resembling a gashapon machine.

Liu Baiyuan was stunned for a moment. The change in style was too fast, and he didn't know what to say for a while. It was originally a very serious scene, and then this thing suddenly appeared.

It gave him the absurd feeling of watching a suspense film, only to find out the murderer was Hello Kitty...

He tried to turn the gashapon machine, but found that it didn't seem to work. A number next to the gashapon machine seemed to solve his problem.

"5/100? Do I have to fill the progress bar completely?"

The more Liu Baiyuan thought about it, the more it seemed to make sense; he just didn't know why it hadn't appeared before...

However, there's another possibility: it might have been there all along, but he just didn't notice it. After all, the last time he opened this panel, he was only focused on seeing what the so-called reward was...

Now that he couldn't use it, Liu Baiyuan stopped worrying about the gashapon machine. Looking at the button in the upper left corner that resembled a back button, he suddenly felt like he was watching some kind of holographic projection...

Returning to the progress bar page, Liu Baiyuan focused his attention on the red dot next to Hirai Momo's progress bar.

Having learned from his previous experience, Liu Baiyuan knew the reward here was probably still a song, but the pain of having so much information crammed into his brain...

Just thinking about it sent a chill down his spine, so he decided against it.

Let's talk about it later.

After quickly reviewing the panel and finding nothing he had missed, Liu Baiyuan began to ponder the appropriate form of address.

I don't even know what to call it now.

However, it seems that there is a unified name for this kind of thing. I remember reading some online novels before, and they all called this kind of thing... system?

But other systems provide feedback, while mine is completely mute.

Hey! Then let's just call it the Dumb System.

Liu Baiyuan gave himself a thumbs up for his wit and intelligence; he really must be a genius!

Thinking of this, he also asked the progress bar in his mind... which should now be called the Dumb System:

"From now on, you'll be called the Mute System!"

"..."

As he expected, this guy really wouldn't say a word on his own initiative.

"If you don't say anything, I'll take that as a yes."

"..."

"OK, it's decided then!"

After deciding on the name, Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but smile.

The next moment, his gaze fell on the three names. To be honest, he still didn't understand what the requirements were for activating this progress bar.

And at the very beginning, it said something like "not yet bound".

In other words, once the progress bar is full, there is a high probability that there will be another binding step.

"Tsk, such a supernatural thing, and they didn't even provide an instruction manual?"

Liu Baiyuan couldn't help but complain; having to figure everything out on his own was really unpleasant...

He let out a soft breath and began to think about the commonalities of these several times.

At the very beginning, it was because I bumped into Sana Minatozaki, and then I accidentally saw her soft flesh...

ahem...

As for the second one, Bae Joo-hyun, I accidentally saw her feet when I went to greet her...

Tsk... why does this feel more and more off?

No, there's a third one. When he met Hirai Momo today, he was a complete gentleman!

I didn't look at the top or bottom, which means the activation conditions aren't what I thought; they're actually quite legitimate.

Liu Baiyuan thought about it and felt that the breakthrough point should be Hirai Momo, but he hadn't figured out what that breakthrough point was yet.

If he had known that Hirai Momo would also be detected by this mute system, he should have thought about it in advance; perhaps he could have observed the pattern earlier.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh softly. Gradually, his consciousness began to slow down, and his eyes closed at some point. His breathing became more even, and he seemed to have fallen asleep.

Meanwhile, in a high-end apartment in Seoul, Park Jin-young sat in his study, quietly watching the Seoul night view outside the window, his face expressionless.

He was still pondering Liu Baiyuan's matter, and the intimate way he and Hirai Momo acted today made him feel a little uneasy.

TWICE is currently on the rise. Although the addition of Yoo Baekwon has reduced his pressure, relying on external forces is not sustainable. The company still urgently needs a group that can truly carry the banner and pave the way for JYP's future.

With two successful comebacks already underway, TWICE is undoubtedly JYP's best option. However, Yoo Baek-won's actions today with Hira Momo have given him a sense of danger...