Micah tapped his pen against his desk, his knee bouncing as he waited eagerly for the address. His fingers hovered over his notebook, ready to scribble it down the moment it appeared. The plan was simple, get the location, blend into the crowd, and gather information about his target. But his confidence shattered with the next message.
LioNessQueen: Our king has accepted our visit to his filming location, but because we are afraid the location might leak, we decided to gather somewhere before heading to the fan meeting together.
Micah blinked.
SugerPlumFairyIsLeo'sWife: Oh… That's a good plan.
He typed that, but his mouth fired a blast of curses.
HisMajestyMuffin: Yeess! I can finally meet my king and big sister!
KingRuleOverMe: Good idea! We can grab something and get to know each other better!
Micah stared at the chat and withered instantly. The mission difficulty had just jumped from easy mode to hell mode!
What the hell was this? A pre-meeting?
He groaned, dragging his hands down his face. How was he supposed to keep up this ridiculous act for hours?
He had to talk girly and like a die-hard fan, pretend to be obsessed with Leo Mckay, suppress his natural sarcasm and impatience, make sure no one familiar with him recognised his face, and keep his cool even if the fans said something completely delusional…
The list went on and on…
It was a disaster waiting to happen.
He had assumed he could just get the address and, show up, say a few words to avoid suspicion, and then quietly gather intel while everyone else fawned over Leo Mckay. They would be too excited to care about him.
But now, he had to socialize with them for hours.
He didn't have the confidence in himself that no one could see through his disguise and pull it off.
LioNessQueen: I will post an Excel file in the group. Anyone who wants to come, please fill out the list with your username. I will send you the address and time privately.
Leo'sThirdCocubine: I can't wait to see my husband… thank you, thank you!
KingFourthLioness: It isn't fair! I want to come too! I can fly to Isatis City if you tell us the date beforehand!
Leo'sFirstCocubine: Have you forgotten what happened last time? Those black fans raided the venue?!
LeoLuvsMe: Who was the mole? Did you find it?
Micah's finger tightened around his pen. Black fans?
SugerPlumFairyIsLeo'sWife: what do you mean black fans?!
Leo'sThirdCocubine: they are anti-fans or haters. They attack and spread malicious gossip about the celebrities they hate, and sometimes they even cross the line of cyberbullying and get physical. They find the celebrity's house and work, painting hate words or dumping trash on them.
SugerPlumFairyIsLeo'sWife: OMG! That sounds so terrifying!
TheKing'sMarshmallow: Yeah! It was so scary! Good thing our Leo was fine, otherwise, I would have beaten all those black fans!
CozyLioNess: you were there? Oh my god! It was in Jay City, right? You all went there?
TheKing'sMarshmallow: yeah, it was our king's first time being a judge in the talent show. We went there to support him. Never thought we would end up sabotaging his career instead!
Leo'sFirstCocubine: It wasn't our fault. Who could have known they had been in this group so long without us knowing?
LeoLuvsMe: who was it?! Did we know her?
LioNessQueen: don't worry. We blocked her and made sure any new member added here was screened.
Micah felt his head buzzing reading the messages.
Their words did not add up! He was never screened, no questions asked. His account had been added instantly. If they were so paranoid, why had he slipped in so easily? Was it a mistake? Or was he being set up?
And what was with this black fan?! Just a minute ago, he had been thrilled, thinking he was lucky to catch a core member online, but now, thanks to that black fan, he was completely screwed. If not for them, he wouldn't be stuck meeting other fans and wasting hours chatting with them.
But seriously, no one checked him before adding him!
Micah looked at the Leo'sFirstCocubine account page, seeing the word admin, he felt more puzzled.
Was she also a black fan? Had she deliberately let him in?!
Micah pulled his hair in frustration. He didn't need this!
He didn't want to be targeted by a black fan and forced to cooperate! He was already walking a thin line by infiltrating the fan group, now he had to worry about other infiltrators? If one of them got exposed, would the rest of the group get investigated too?
HisMajestyMuffin: I am also curious, who was that black fan?!
Leo'sFirstCocubine: it was SunshineSparkle.
LeoLuvsMe: no way! She was such a sweet girl!
KingRuleOverMe: wasn't she always arguing with Mani's fans?! I thought she was one of the oldest members!
KingFourthLioness: no! I already had trust issues! And now they are even worse!
HisMajestyMuffin: wait, I thought she was Leo's agent girlfriend?!
LioNessQueen: she was. After the breakup, she turned black.
Holy shit!
Micah's mouth was wide open. His pen scraped furiously against his notebook, jotting down the information.
A heartbroken ex-girlfriend turned black Fan? That was pure gold!
If he could track her down, he might be able to use this girl against Leo without getting his own hands dirty! It was such a good harvest.
Micah's lips curled into a smirk. Maybe the black fan had helped him in some way after all.
Still, He was wary. Something didn't sit right with him about Leo'sFirstCocubine.
He didn't trust her. What if she was another mole? What if he falls into her trap?
He hesitated, then decided to test the waters.
He switched to private chat and massaged
LioNessQueen.
SugerPlumFairyIsLeo'sWife: Big sister, I just realised… I was never screened before being added to the group. Is that normal?
Maybe this way, he could gain this queen's trust. The reply unexpectedly came immediately.
LioNessQueen: I was the one who verified you.
Micah's eyes widened in astonishment.
SugerPlumFairyIsLeo'sWife: ha?! How?!
LioNessQueen: you are Asena, aren't you?
Micah's face drained of colour! His entire body went rigid.
What? His fingers fumbled over the phone. His mouth went dry.
He tapped on his profile picture. In the image, He wore a long white hair wig that covered most of his face, with minimal make-up, gazing toward the sunset. The soft lighting blurred the details, making his profile indistinct.
Ahhhh….., this big sister had recognised him from the profile picture! He had cosplayed as Asena three or four times at most! How the hell did she recognise him from that alone? His profile picture was of a normal-looking girl! But Asena was a fierce, silver-haired she-wolf character he had cosplayed last summer!
Had she figured out he was actually a man?!
Micah's face turned red, thinking of what he had claimed in the group chat.
Oh god! He had called Leo 'husband'!
He had fully committed to the persona of an obsessed fangirl.
Micah smacked his forehead against the desk.
This was a disaster.