Debut or Die

Chapter 298

If you can’t debut, you’ll get a fatal disease Episode 298

Idols before and after their active period are filthy busy.

When there is no name value, we are busy publicizing it, and when we have a name value, we are busy making a profit.

In that sense, it is quite a reckless challenge for 10-year-olds who are on a stadium tour in their 4th year to release a hit song right before their debut and hastily gather in one place.

[So it’s a video call? Awesome.]

“Yes.”

I pressed my forehead while watching the split screen floating on my laptop.

The left column is empty. And on the right, Gold 2 sits with a headset on, looking agitated.

It is 2:00 AM now.

I chose a time when all three of us were there, and only this time slot was left.

“It would be right to be in a soundproof place.”

[yes. I’m in the dorm’s dressing room right now, and the door is locked! But even if they get caught, wouldn’t everyone think they were talking about a drama?]

“… … .”

I barely answered.

“Be careful though.”

[Yeah!]

This guy is too light, perhaps because he came back after 11 months and even succeeded in stocks.

You seem to know how to use your brain, but your attitude… What is your life, you know.

[The name of our team came out, do you know it? Spacer!]

“Yes, congratulations.”

Gold 2 Kwon Hee-seung took a deep breath and started talking about the main topic only after talking about his personal affairs.

[I’m a little nervous. A meeting of the future… . It’s a situation that will appear on Netplus.]

Is that so.

[And really… Wow, I never imagined that senior would come too.]

Yes, there must be some explanation about this point.

I checked the initials lit up for ‘online’ in the friends window on the screen.

-CHR

As anyone can see, this guy is Cheongnyeol.

Yes. Instead of isolating these pups separately and collecting information while remaining anonymous, I opened up from the beginning and prepared for a three-way meeting.

There is only one reason.

[Come to think of it, I’ve been collecting information on what kind of situation this is.]

Gold 2 This bastard… Because it would have been discovered within a few months at the latest.

look at that shit

[I heard there are cafes like ‘People who came back from the future’ on the Internet? But it turned out that I was just pretending… What worldview do you have? Wow, I was really disappointed.]

“… … .”

‘I must have been robbed by Cheongryeo by the end of the year.’

I can tell you.

And when Cheong-rye belatedly realizes that I already knew this guy’s identity and used him to eat it, do you have the confidence to take care of it?

I thought for a moment, then nodded.

‘Yes.’

There is nothing you can’t do.

However, the future is so obvious and troublesome. You don’t have to pretend. It’s better to explode on a board that I can control.

I moved the mouse to join ‘CHR’ Cheongryeo in the video call.

Soon, his face appeared on the screen in the background of the hotel room.

He said ‘Argentina’ and it was daytime. Soon after, Cheong-rye opened her mouth as if she had checked her screen.

[Hello.]

[Huh, hello, senior… ! It’s really nice to meet you like this!]

[Yes. Nice to meet you.]

With a smile on his face, he glanced at the corner of the screen where Gold 2 might be.

Those eyes look like they’re showing some kind of emotion.

‘I’m sure you wouldn’t think so.’

I recalled the situation when I gave the information to him.

-therefore… This < Azusa > 1st place is the person who came back to the past?

He didn’t get excited or show undue interest. I was just talking nonsense.

– It’s funny. Has there been any tradition since your junior?

-Stop joking.

-And 11 months… Um, should I say no?

– You’re sorry?

-haha. Wouldn’t you benefit from a difference of at least two years? Well, it’s going to be difficult for that team to do well. There doesn’t seem to be any information to choose from… . where do i write it?

After weighing it, I think the explanation that it wasn’t worth it even as a competitor or trade partner would be perfect.

Anyway, I honestly stated my purpose.

-I don’t need future information.

-then?

-I’m trying to hypothesize why we’re doing this.

The guy on the other side of the receiver didn’t answer for quite a while, and then gave a short answer.

-is it so.

And now I am participating in this video call.

“Once everyone has said hello, let’s start a conversation.”

[Yes, yes!]

[Haha, speak comfortably.]

I’m already tired. I opened my mouth, trying my best not to lose my composure.

“first… I want to organize it from the time zone.”

[…] ? Time zone?]

[Ah, order.]

Chungryeo put her chin on her chin and muttered.

[Time won’t be twisted. see… First of all, my junior said it started 4 years ago in December.]

That’s right. The day I woke up with Moondae Park’s wallet in that old motel.

I nodded.

[That one?]

[Yeah, when I woke up, it was the end of October last year!]

The pattern is strange.

Based on memory, my future knowledge was until July last summer.

‘The day I fell asleep after confirming that I was eliminated from the public examination and drinking alcohol.’

However, it was October last winter when Gold 2 came back from the future and woke up.

July and October.

‘It’s been 3 months.’

There is a difference between Cheongryeo and Park Moondae, which are almost immediately connected.

But that strange memory I saw in the last ‘Truth Verification’… If it is true, the period overlaps.

It was a memory for at least a year or more that I quit my civil service job and got a job at a company.

‘Then, Gold 2 shouldn’t appear without seeing the future already.’

Both don’t fit perfectly.

Then, to make this fit neatly… .

“… !”

Let’s change the home itself for a moment.

okay. Unless ‘the future point I know’ is not the criterion for this strange baton touch.

Isn’t there a plausible criterion next?

“… Seniors.”

[Yes?]

I asked quietly.

“… When did you realize you had cleared the last mission?”

[…] … ]

Status abnormality clear date.

[mission? What kind of mission do we have?]

Cheong-rye answered briefly, ignoring Gold 2’s remarks as if it had never happened.

[November 30.]

That’s right.

And I… .

It was the Chuseok holiday last year. It is October. I still remember. The pollen popping hologram that floated then.

[Great success!]

User: Park Moon-dae (Ryu Gun-woo) succeeded in removing all status abnormalities!

I chuckled. now i get it

“Was this?”

[A new idea?]

“It seems like a new person appears when the existing person clears all the missions.”

I erased the line and drew it again and put it on the call screen.

[4 years ago /

Chungnyeo end of November (mission cleared) – Bakmundae mid-December (start)]

[1 year ago /

Parkmundae mid-October (mission cleared) – Kwon Hee-seung end of October (start)]

It fits neatly.

[…] … ]

Chung-rye erased her expression and raised her eyes. like you’re guessing.

And soon he nodded.

[You can think of it like this. But why does that bother me?]

“Here… Suppose there is something.”

Among these, there is a situation that only I intuitively realized.

This is because I saw with my own eyes the occurrence and disappearance of ‘status abnormalities’, which this guy called missions, and various special abilities through the status window.

“It is something that allows people to wake up from the past according to their wishes and then customizes the mission.”

The operating system that disappeared leaving me with only a status window.

‘system.’

“There is only one of them, and the moment the mission is completed, it seems that the story is correct.”

[Hmm.]

So, perhaps, the standard for this chain of return to the past is ‘the presence or absence of a system’.

What if I saw that the system that left me after I finished all the status ailments during the holiday last October entered the body of that Gold 2?

And now, he granted the wish of that newly attached body and gave it a ‘status abnormality’.

[excuse me… Excuse me, can you tell me what the mission is… … . I’m a bit scared!]

To that guy who’s crying right now.

“It’s like something you have to do in exchange for coming to the past.”

[Yes??]

Chung-Ryeo opened her mouth with eyes looking at some kind of leaflet.

[Let’s think of something we need to do right now.]

[Uh uh… . Are you making a successful debut?]

[In the sense of a vision, not a plan.]

[Non-vision? uh… All of our members are proud of each other, so it lasts for a long time!]

[Hmm, is that so? I think it’s better than 1st place in this situation. Cheer up.]

[Yes?]

[Hmm? Isn’t this enough of a virtue?]

You crazy guy.

I gave an appropriate explanation to Gold 2, who was frightened, and returned the conversation.

Fortunately, they quickly understood whether the head of Gold 2 was worth using.

[Uh uh uh then… I don’t know what it is, but something that sends that person back to the past is going back and forth to us?]

“That’s right.”

If you have to call… It feels like a form of catching a host.

These psychic parasites, which I call ‘Systems’, switch bodies while granting wishes.

But I still don’t know how to change it.

“There must be a reason why you chose this person.”

Gold 2 raised the dog with a slightly expectant look on his face.

[Ah, in case you saved someone and almost lost your life with honor… Could it be like that? Do you need qualifications?]

Cheongnyeo smiled.

[This is a different idea.]

“… … .”

Absolutely not.

In my opinion… He seems like a guy who is willing to die and has a wish to go back to the past and make it come true.

‘I’m sure there aren’t even one or two of them.’

Honestly, if you put your mind to it, you could find hundreds or thousands of people a day to switch to faster. overflow.

Occupation or age… There is also a biased side, but it is ambiguous to separate.

Is that enough?

“… … .”

After a few meaningless suggestions and considerations went through my head.

Cheongryeo opened her mouth again.

[see… . Because I’ve taken the time into account. How about reversing the axis this time?]

“Reverse?”

[Space.]

“… !”

[You seem to like it.]

This supernatural phenomenon… It wasn’t an idea that would come easily, but it was definitely a useful idea if it was processed a little more.

If we add the notion that the system ‘moves’… .

“Let’s do it on the street.”

I asked quietly.

The focus is on the date the system went over.

“When you realized the mission was cleared on the 11th, where was your senior?”

[In the car. maybe… Western Expressway.]

I immediately opened the map app.

“… !”

[Where did junior wake up with knowledge of the future?]

“… Guro-dong.”

In the map app, you can see the Seobu Expressway passing right next to Guro-dong.

“It’s nearby.”

The ecstasy is short-lived.

A laugh was heard from across the screen.

[Oh, this is interesting. Where did you wake up with future knowledge?]

[That Hangang Park! Gwangnaru!]

The place where Gold 2 has the system is Gwangnaru Hangang Park.

And the place where I officially cleared the status abnormality and the system disappeared is Bae Se-jin’s house.

“… It is near Cheonho-dong.”

[Huh!!]

Bae Se-jin’s house is in Cheonho-dong.

A view of the Han River.

‘X feet.’

It fits perfectly.

‘Time and distance.’

In the end, the system chose the one who could enter the fastest among the candidates.

A voice mixed with laughter asked.

[how is it? Is it a useful reasoning?]

I calmly declared.

“yes.”

* * *

Thus, the three-way meeting ended with the expected results.

‘If I figure out how to select candidates for the system now, I can see a rough outline.’

It will become clearer if you summarize it a little more, but honestly, it’s more than I expected.

[Hey already! I’m sorry!]

And Gold 2, who was immersed in it, checked the time and ended the call first, frightened by the early morning schedule.

I was about to end the call to sleep for a few hours.

“Should I do this?”

However, instead of preparing to turn off the screen, Cheong-ryeo tapped the screen and opened her mouth again. It’s daytime, so I’m brisk.

[I don’t understand.]

“What?”

He said monotonously and knocked on the desk.

Tuk-tuk.

[I don’t know why I rushed this conversation. Isn’t this the kind that can be used even if you speculate and establish a theory?]

[Your junior would have known, of course. Analyzing this pattern doesn’t mean you can figure out who’s next. It is not possible to know where that person will die in the future.]

Cheong-ryeo smiled.

[or not… Is there any other way to try?]

Damn it.

I held my breath and opened my mouth.

“therefore… .”

Then a knock was heard outside the door.

-smart.

“… !”

“Is it Moondae?”

It was the voice of my roommate.