Debut or Die

Episode 559

LeTi’s recording studio.

“I will go as you say. Mr. Jaehyun.”

“yes.”

Cheong-Ryeo was in the process of resuming the recording of a new song that had been stopped due to the sudden escape of the last member.

As much as it was pushed back, the density of the schedule increased to the point where it was tight. However, if there is no problem with quality, it doesn’t matter anyway.

It was a life to be abandoned anyway, but he caught the flaws and refined the best path like a habit.

‘hmm.’

As always, in my calm head, the layers built up by calculation were solid.

Cheong-rye gently tapped the lyrics.

It was then.

[Let’s ask one thing.]

A sentence that broke the silence.

Cheong-ryo narrowed her eyes at the help that jumped out as if in a hurry.

The sound source was being mixed, so we were able to talk… … .

‘It’s out of habit.’

In a situation like this, you have to ask for understanding.

He thought about it briefly, but decided to let it go.

“what question.”

As soon as the tacit consent falls, the sentences pour out.

question.

[That you confided right before restarting the Jung Woo-dan story you talked about last time.]

[Do you remember exactly what the situation was like then.]

I remember.

He wrote down in his head the manpower he used as a member of VTIC, as if it were neatly organized in a table. As for why you used it and why you don’t use it anymore.

And the ‘Story of Jung Woo-dan’ that the help said was the latter. In other words, it was one of the memories he intentionally recorded.

but.

‘I have no reason to tell you.’

Cheong-rye briefly and insensibly looked at the help.

However, he soon opened his mouth about what he was thinking.

“I should have already told you. It was right before the restart.”

Then he began to explain the situation in a monotonous manner.

21st VTIC.

Due to the butterfly effect in the process of making a new album, the company’s financial manager changed, and they suffered a great deal of tax problems.

That’s how VTIC’s second half tour was canceled. Cheong-rye realized.

‘Is it the end?’

The time has come to restart again.

Maybe I was a little unfair or annoyed. The group is in good health, but it was in the early days when there were a few cases where the timing failed due to absurd things.

So, it was decided on a somewhat chilly impulse.

‘Shall I tell you?’

about your own circumstances.

Because now there is nothing to lose.

So, I chose a member who has the ability to cope with crises, has a unique idea, and has no ethical problems.

Casting.

After hearing the explanation for the first time and even asking for proof, the guy who looked at it carefully nodded his head surprisingly.

-okay. indeed… . I got it.

and asked

-Then you need my help… … .

-Your help? hmm. I don’t need your help right now.

-… yes?

– This group is a failure at the point where the number of audiences that should have been filled was not filled to the standard level. It’s over. No matter who helps, I have to restart. haha… .

-… … But for me this… Why are you telling us the hidden truth?

– To see if you believe.

Because Ju Dan is included in the members to be reappointed even after the restart.

This was a test run of sorts. To make sure this process works well after restarting.

And Cheong-rye judged that this attempt was successful so far.

– Thank God. because you believe

-… … yes.

The conversation of the day ended like that.

Chung-rye finished her recollection.

And smiled.

“But Jung Woo-dan disappeared from the dorm the next day. I left a note with the company saying ‘I want to take a break from activities because I am sick’.”

And after his head cooled down, he realized that he had acted out of balance.

“It’s a runaway. If the leader had reported to the company that he had psychosis, the rating would have been lowered.”

[…] … .]

No, I think I was afraid of the dog because I believed it.

‘I also jumped out of the fucking way.’

Park Moon-dae instinctively understood.

Cheongryeo must have tasted heirloom to anyone’s eyes, and Judan must have been scared like a dog meeting a tiger.

Cheong-rye continued her monotonous explanation.

“I used up my free time and restarted the next day. Until then, Jung Woo-dan had not returned to his dorm from his refuge.”

‘… … .’

Park Moon-dae rubbed the back of his neck.

And I recognized the meaning implied in the sentence.

You mentioned the refuge exactly.

[Did you know where he was?]

Cheong-rye replied plainly.

“Near the company.”

Come to think of it… .

“It was a rental meeting room.”

And Chung-rye realized.

The VTIC member who escaped this time was also in the seminar room.

in other words.

“I didn’t come up with a unique idea, but it was just a coincidence that it was similar to my own situation.”

[…] … .]

“Hmm. also.”

Chung Ryeo concluded that Jung Woo Dan’s assessment was not worth reconsidering.

And back to the recording… .

[Wait a minute.]

Help pressed the air.

“… … .”

Park Moon-dae felt a sense of incongruity somewhere.

‘It’s strange.’

seminar room.

– It’s not usually a place to rest or play, but it’s difficult to predict easily at work, and it’s not crowded, so it’s even pleasant. It’s the perfect getaway.

Obviously, Judan explained it that way.

‘It means a space for escapism used in everyday life.’

So, if you get tired of running into people during practice, a place for introverted people to stay alone for mental stability.

The main thing is that he went there.

It is not a place to dive like a dead rat to avoid a serial killer.

‘… perhaps.’

Moondae Park was silent for a moment, then typed.

[I think he believed you.]

“Hmm?”

[Even though Jung Woo-dan said I came from the future, he immediately believed me. It’s him who helped me.]

Thanks to that, I didn’t starve to death.

“… … .”

Park Mun-dae ignored the absurd expression that passed by Cheong-ryeo’s eyes.

Instead, he kindly completed the sentence.

[In reality, if you believed someone else, wouldn’t it be more likely that you would have believed the member’s words? They said they showed evidence.]

“I don’t know if they want to discuss an obvious phenomenon… . Did you forget the story of the disappearance?”

[Yeah, that’s what I mean. After hearing what you said, I asked Jung Woo-dan himself.]

And Park Moon-dae moderately refined Ju-dan’s idea obtained through a psychological test and delivered it.

No matter what the other member did now, if they restarted, it would be nothing, so he must have jumped at the thought that he could do anything in a ruined game anyway.

[Rather, it means that he went to sleep because he believed it.]

“Um.”

Chung-rye nodded her head politely.

“that… It’s definitely a good idea.”

[…] … .]

“Although it is a somewhat individualistic mindset to work as a group. Not good with cons… .”

Just like that, Cheongryeo was on the verge of making a deferred decision on Judan’s evaluation.

[By the way.]

In fact, the main point of the help was from here.

[I think that’s odd too.]

“… … .”

Cheong-ryeo narrowed her eyes. Park Moon-dae felt that it was a waste of time.

From now on, I had to choose my words well.

“What point?”

[Location.]

[If he really felt the danger to his life and tried to run away, he would have gone abroad already. At least he’s the one who ran away to the provinces.]

It wasn’t that he was messing around in the seminar room, but he must have bounced with all his might.

This is the guy who screamed to get off as soon as he found out that things were going strangely in the virtual world of the system. It’s a crisis of survival, but there’s no way I’ve only stayed at a facility near the company for two days.

‘A supernatural person who goes back to the past will find out this much location. I would have thought that way.’

[If you look at it that way, the seminar room near the company is too complacent.]

Besides.

[The answer I brought was just what the trainee did as a psychological test. I’m not a member of yours when I was in VTIC for several years.]

[It’s not that I’m a different person, but the conditions and environment are different.]

The cast iron here.

The trainee Jung Woo-dan, who talked with him, doesn’t know Cheong-rye well.

He was a young guy who debuted as an idol and had never lived with the members.

So, the answer he gave must be far from the actual feelings of Judan, who was actually a member of VTIC.

‘And considering that this guy is also a kind of affectionate person… .’

What I noticed at close range.

-Joo Dan believed Cheong Ryeo’s words and ran away.

In addition to these words.

[If you think you are not in danger, you will probably come back.]

Ju-dan means that he had the intention of returning soon.

* * *

I saw Cheongryeo’s calm face.

On the surface, he was a KPOP artist himself concentrating on recording in the recording studio, but I noticed that cracks were occurring in his outward thinking.

Probably because of the new interpretation.

-Judan believed Cheongryeo’s words and wanted to interpret Cheongryeo’s intentions in a good way.

[This is also a sign that you thought there was a high probability that you wouldn’t harm yourself.]

Cheong-rye didn’t even move her eyelids.

[That means you were okay as a leader at the time.]

From Jung Woo-dan’s point of view, it was because he decided that he wanted to organize his thoughts nearby so that he could return at any time, even at the risk of his own.

“… … .”

I didn’t mean to make him feel good.

[When connected with common sense, this is the most likely answer.]

And.

[Aren’t you certain that the thought that you escaped because I didn’t trust you is rather the least likely?]

Cheong-ryeo’s finger moved slightly.

I completed the sentence without hesitation.

[The four attempts to choose Jung Woo-dan are much more likely to have been successful.]

[Don’t treat that one case as a failure at all.]

“… … .”

Cheong-ryeo took her eyes off the lyrics page.

And slowly expressed his will.

“… I don’t think I ever said that the only time I told a group member about my situation was once.”

‘… … .’

what.

“After that, I tried several times with different targets, but the expected value was terribly low, so I discarded it.”

However, Chung Ryeo’s expression was not cold.

Instead of a picturesque smile, his face had a natural expressionless expression.

“But failing the first attempt has a big impact on the stats.”

‘… … !’

“Because it starts as a complete failure.”

And that is now reversed.

[So how does it feel to know that you may have been right?]

Cheong-rye did not answer for a moment.

But soon he opened his mouth.

“Not bad.”

OK.

I grinned.

Cheong-Ryeo put down the lyrics slightly softer than before.

I realized that a slightly comfortable emotion had been activated in his thoughts on the outside.

which wasn’t bad

I lightly tapped the batter.

[Then, are you going to use Jung Woo-dan as a member now?]

“Should I list him as a candidate?”

‘… !’

yes.

… … no. Why do I say proud and damn? Anyway, in real life, he is a guy who is good at VTIC while buying a building.

‘What kind of overindulgence?’

Rather, the rival group should feel better about going bankrupt, but seeing the development of T-Holic here, it seems that they empathized in a bizarre direction.

It was when I was shutting my mouth.

“In that sense.”

hmm?

“I think he’s in touch with Jung Woo-dan.”

Cheong-Ryeo laughed and said.

“Should I go for an interview?”

[…] ??]

It was an unexpected sound.

* * *

Officetel after 3 hours.

“I didn’t expect to see you in this position. It’s called Jeong Woo-dan. Seniors.”

“yes. nice to meet you.”

The guy who gave me the officetel and the guy who helped me move are sitting around the table.

It feels warm when only the facts are listed, but in fact, it was not a very realistic scene.

After the recording, Cheongnyeo takes time to come here?

‘I didn’t know that a bastard who would dismiss it as a waste of time even if I suggested it would voluntarily ask for it.’

In addition, Cheongryeo and Judan are having a conversation in a very good atmosphere.

First of all, it would be great that Cheongryeo is responding to all kinds of nonsense and questions from Judan with a smile without wavering.

“okay! thank you.”

“What.”

Moreover, to my surprise, he was answering Ju Dan’s questions fairly truthfully, rather than casually spilling them.

There were parts that were roughly crushed, but at least the part that he went back to the past and restarted was confided without hiding much.

‘hmm.’

I saw Joo Dan a little taken aback when he said, ‘Next time you might debut as a VTIC’.

“indeed… . It’s an honor from my point of view, but didn’t you put the restart on hold? I heard that Geon-woo hyung worked as a helper.”

Why are you asking this so boldly?

“well. Well, you don’t have to restart after receiving the target. haha.”

Are you answering this honestly?

‘Is the album recording going very well?’

I turned around with a slightly puzzled face.

Cheongryeo laughed and continued.

“I’ll restart anyway.”

“… … .”

what?

“Once you succeed, it’s over. Because this reality is fixed.”

“… yes?”

“But I don’t really like the current members.”

And Cheong-rye kindly explained to Ju-dan.

“Because if we continue like this, even if we receive the target, within a few years this group will end its lifespan.”

“that… … .”

“Good. U Dan will use it.”

Cheongryeo turned her head.

“And you too.”

towards me

“… … .”

“I have a good feeling about being active in the entertainment industry. The vocal pool was lacking, but it worked.”

What are you talking about?

“I want you to restart… .”

“okay. He said that if he restarted, he might not be able to use his body.”

Cheongryeo calmly responded.

“doesn’t care. You just need help.”

because.

“There is one more of you here.”

“… … .”

I realized what he was talking about.

Gunwoo Ryu!

The past me who is currently attending college.

“Grades are good. sincere and… hmm. It would be easy to persuade them if they said that they would support food, clothing, and shelter because their financial situation was not good.”

“… … .”

“If you aim for the time when you have just entered college, it will be possible.”

There was certainty in the tone of the guy who spoke calmly.

“When did you investigate?”

My own view would know that I could be shared at any time as long as I logged in as a help.

“Whenever.”

Cheongryeo laughed softly.

“It’s time for Ryu Moon to work hard on his acting schedule.”

“… !”

“I had a hard time searching for information. So it would have been more difficult to access the help.”

these X feet.