Chapter 189. SPADE
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**[Crazy! Guys, our debut is confirmed for September!]**
An article was posted.
**[STD sbn will be in charge of producing this. Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy.]**
– September???? That’s so soon.
– I can’t believe it, finally ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– My savings end in September, this is perfect.
– The schedule is so tight… but I love it….
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The debut of Kairos was officially announced.
The Destis, who had felt a void in their hearts after the end of Miro Maze, were excited to finally have something to look forward to. At the same time, they were a bit surprised by the tighter-than-expected debut schedule.
**MalangGgom????@malang2**
**Is this for real?**
**The boy group scene is pretty empty these days anyway.**
**They should just take their time preparing ㅠㅠ**
**If they rush and the quality drops, fans will leave in a flash ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ**
While some concerns were raised (disguised as trolling about 30% of the time) with comments like “Are these Miro kids still stuck in their small agency habits, causing chaos again?” most Destis were simply happy that something was finally happening.
To fuel the excitement, Miro even poured out more teasers.
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**<[K:LOG] EP.01 ☆Congratulations on Kairos’ First Vlog☆ Grand Reveal of the First Kairos Fellowship Meeting | K:RUS>**
Kairos’ vlog (shortened to *Kailog*) was released, featuring an escape room event with Kang Hajin and Lee Doha.
Just having new content after Miro Maze was already something to be thankful for, and the fact that it was titled “Fellowship Meeting” made Destis click on the link as soon as the official notification was posted on social media.
One of Kang Hajin’s dedicated fans, Kang Hadi, who was commuting home on the hellish subway, did the same.
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**- Hello, Destis.**
“Amazing. So cute… Ah.”
Kang Hadi couldn’t help but exclaim and pause the video when Hajin’s face appeared right at the start. Realizing she wasn’t in her own bedroom but in the middle of a packed Line 1 train filled with commuters, she quickly closed her mouth and looked around. Fortunately, everyone was plugged into their earphones, zombie-like, staring only at their phones, paying no attention to her.
Calming her excitement, Kang Hadi resumed watching *Kailog* with reverence. She increased the volume and rewound the video to the beginning to relive the emotional start.
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**- Hello, Destis.**
**- …Pffft.**
As Hajin, sitting in the passenger seat, greeted the camera, a small laugh was heard from beside him. In the video, Hajin flinched slightly at the reaction but continued speaking resolutely.
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**- It’s currently 4:20 PM. I’m on my way to Joo Eunchan’s place.**
**- Today is the first Kairos Fellowship Day.**
A caption appeared on the screen, **<Today’s event was led by Hajin!>**, followed by a capture of the Kairos group chat.
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**<Actual KakaoTalk message from Hajin, reported by Taehyun>**
**…**
**- Purpose: We’ve become a fate-sharing community that will be eating from the same pot for at least 7 years, maybe even 70. Before we start the intense practice hell and debut preparations, let’s meet one more time…**
**….**
**<※Not a family newsletter. Not a company notice.※>**
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“What the heck is this?”
Stopping the video to read the entire message posted by Hajin, Kang Hadi couldn’t hide her bewilderment.
She quickly captured the screen and logged into Bluebird to write a mention.
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**Kang Hadi @kang_HD**
**Seeking someone to explain why Hajin’s announcement sounds like a principal’s speech.**
**(Capture of Hajin’s announcement)**
**(Capture of an elementary school newsletter)**
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“Excuse me, I’ll be getting off! Sorry!”
“Oh!”
As soon as she posted the mention, the train arrived at the station, and people began to get off. Still having quite a way to go, Kang Hadi was pushed and jostled until she was standing by the door. She wanted to watch the video again, but in this situation, she wouldn’t be able to enjoy it and would probably just get nauseous.
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‘Should I just wait until I get home and watch it while having dinner?’
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While debating this, she received a DM from her friend and Bluebird mutual, Kangdae Jang.
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**<Kangdae Jang: Hadi-yaㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ>**
**<Kangdae Jang: Did you watch the kids’ vlog?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ>**
**<Not yet ㅠㅠ I’m still on my way homeㅠㅠ>**
**<I’m so out of it from commuting, I’m thinking of just watching it later ㅠㅠ>**
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Struggling to type back while squeezed between people, she sent her reply, and Kangdae Jang quickly responded.
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**<Kangdae Jang: Watch it at homeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ>**
**<Kangdae Jang: I almost burst out laughing in front of customers while watching at work ㅠㅠㅠ>**
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**<Aww, I really want to watch itㅠㅠㅠ>**
**<Is it fun? It’s just a vlog, right?>**
**<Oops, typo ㅅㅂ>**
**<Kangdae Jang: Should I spoil it for you?>**
**<Yes, please.>**
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After all, a vlog is just a vlog, right?
Thinking of all the serene, #MOOD everyday vlogs she had watched, Kang Hadi waited for Kangdae Jang’s response. Before long, a flood of DMs came from Kangdae Jang.
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**<Kangdae Jang: I’m halfway through it now.>**
**<Kangdae Jang: The kids are locked in a room, banging on the door.>**
**<Kangdae Jang: Seo Joo-dan broke a frying pan while cooking.>**
**<Kangdae Jang: Siwoo is at an MT, sending the fifth person off in a drinking game.>**
**<Kangdae Jang: Yugeon is dragged to a village festival by his grandpa and is breakdancing to trot music.>**
**<??>**
**<Isn’t this a vlog?>**
**<Kangdae Jang: Exactlyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ>**
**<Kangdae Jang: This is the most sitcom-like daily life I’ve ever seenㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ>**
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What is happening with Kairos…?
Unable to contain her curiosity, Kang Hadi ultimately returned to iTube.
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Kairos’ first vlog was quite successful.
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**[Review of Kairos’ First Vlog]**
**Pretending to be normal, but in the end, you guys were Miro all along.**
– Does Miro only recruit these kinds of kids, or were they like this after being recruited?
– I almost fainted watching them play Mafia. They’re so into it, it’s hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– I almost cried laughing yesterday ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
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**[Kang Hajin vs. Jung Siwoo Drinking Game, Who Do You Think Will Win? Discuss Here]**
**I vote for Jung Siwoo.**
– Haven’t you seen the madness in Hajin’s eyes? Hajin wins hands down.
– Hajin knows a lot, but Siwoo is better at itㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ 22 Right?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ 3 Honestly, Hajin probably won more because the other guys were so badㅋㅋ큐ㅠ
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**Tae-ri Day @tae_day**
**Please save me.**
**One cherry is shriveling here…**
(Capture of Eunchan and Haru playing with a balloon)
(Capture of Seo Taehyun lying flat on the sofa next to them)
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**[Where Can I Find Kairos Clips?]**
**I was watching shorts on iTube and couldn’t stop laughing ㅠㅠㅠㅠ.**
**I want to watch the full version, can I just find it on iTube?**
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Since this was the first official content released under the name Kairos after Miro Maze, fans reacted enthusiastically and pedaled hard. Even though the video was nearly 30 minutes long, Destis watched it repeatedly, dissecting every scene, creating memes, and promoting it.
Then one day.
Someone who had been playing and replaying the vlog at a nano-level noticed something and posted it in a community.
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**[Destis, what do you think this is????]**
**(Capture of the last scene of the vlog)**
**At the end of the vlog, after the blackout, it ends, right?**
**While I was making clips, I slowed down the playback speed, and it looks like there’s something like a barcode?**
**It’s not just a black screen; it seems like there’s something there.**
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– ? What is that?
– Oh, right! I noticed something weird too!!! It was like a noise?? Something flashed by really fast.
– ????
– ???????????
– Wasn’t it
just a vlog?
– Why are you guys like this? You’re scaring me.
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The last scene of the vlog, which lasted over 30 minutes, showed the five members gathered at Eunchan’s place, waving at the camera with a cheerful “Goodbye~” before lying down on a blanket. The scene slowly blacked out as if falling asleep, but when the playback was slowed, something white appeared and quickly disappeared.
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– Honestly, I would have just chalked it up to a mistake by the editing team, but this is pretty interesting.
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Excited by the possibility that the vlog might contain some hidden Easter egg, Destis began to scrutinize the 3-second blackout frame by frame. Since there was still some time before the debut, they poured all their talents into decoding this brief blackout.
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**[I broke down the blackout frame by frame]**
**(Photo of the black screen with white noise)**
**Looks like it’s a clue?**
**Seems like they intentionally inserted something.**
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**Reason Gun@2uuu_gunn2**
**I reversed the blackout noise, and it seems like it’s a barcode.**
**There are zigzags in black and white.**
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**[Guys, I solved it, sorry for the long post.]**
**(Capture of the blackout with increased clarity)**
**Based on the photos released so far,**
**I tried messing with it, and**
**It’s not a barcode; it looks like piano keys.**
**There are white keys and black keys, but some of the keys are missing.**
**When we talk about scales, we usually say**
**Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si Do like this, right?**
**But in music, it’s transposed into**
**C D E F G A B C.**
**So, I gathered the missing keys.**
**That gives us La, Do, and Mi—so, A, C, and E.**
**But then what?**
**Just in case, I tried typing ACE into the kids’ iTube link.**
**And then…**
**Sorry for the bait.**
**But this is a restricted video, so you guys should watch it yourselves.**
**It’s definitely a debut teaser.**
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Hearing this, people quickly rushed to iTube.
As mentioned, changing the last part of the official Kairos iTube URL to ACE redirected them to a specific video.
The title of the video was also ACE, and it featured a grand, metallic grandfather clock ticking away.
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‘What’s this? Just a clock video?’
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As the clock kept ticking, when it hit 9:15, it suddenly shattered with a strange melody.
Where the clock had been, an Ace of Spades card was left behind.
Soon, the wind blew, and the card fluttered away, revealing a small phrase engraved in its place.
It was the start of a grand debut plan.