Debut or Die

Chapter 408

Episode 408

Shin Jae-hyeon’s memory is made up of very deep layers.

At the end of long iterations and numerous lives, new reproduction is necessary on the seabed like strata. I never bothered to touch the missing part.

So there is no end in sight.

not moving.

His first attempt was too deep in the deep sea to be swayed by a disposable shock derived from the expedient interpretation of ‘awakening’.

But there was a place where it touched one layer.

Top.

most recent memory.

reality.

Took.

wave rises

And, unfortunately, the most recent life has had a very peculiar style, unlike the average.

The life you believed you couldn’t start over.

– Even if something like X happens to you, you decide to live in reality… .

Although somewhat vulgar, the expression he heard just before would be correct.

Cheong-rye lived through the time after the failure.

Took.

Like ripples, the memories of that time ripple.

The beginning was an opportunity created by the same person.

-You can’t restart now.

The words Park Mun-dae, who overpowered him, said as he left the villa in a state of disrepair.

And perhaps more importantly, what came next.

– What you have is that it won’t disappear anymore.

Those words floated in his mind like a buoy during the strangely long period of self-reflection at VTIC.

It wasn’t that I was thrilled with what it meant specifically.

However, it became an ambiguous indicator.

What options do you have if restarting is not possible?

what can you have

He brought the dog first. This is because there is no need to confuse your dog anymore.

wrote a new song This is because they can no longer preoccupy songs that were successful in the future.

had a solo career. This is because the group’s performance was no longer the criterion for all indicators of success.

Still, VTIC did not sink.

Failure did not go away. However, a life in which the things built on failure do not disappear.

But in all of that, there are questions.

‘Why are you doing this.’

It’s a pure question rather than a void.

It was because it felt like there was no driving force called a goal in all actions.

A life without a mission.

An unfamiliar landscape that has to be created with an ignorant head without an answer.

Shin Jae-hyeon slowly confirms that it is slowly becoming a daily routine.

Took.

Waves overlap.

Then, the wave inadvertently recalls a memory that looks very similar to it. The end of the deep sea that can’t be seen below.

This is the very first restart.

-What is this… .

I believed it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

That’s why there was a life that I believed I couldn’t restart anymore. young and ignorant self. I don’t know

exactly what those memories look like

. invisible It remains as non-original information.

‘okay.’

not worth reading Shin Jae-hyun was appraised.

It should have ended there.

But the unconscious moves again from there.

… ?

Instantaneous waves, like roots, make fine cracks in the stratum of memory and go up.

And it echoes faintly throughout the deep sea. A trembling without any stimulation.

However, similar shapes can be seen between the layers of numerous trials and repetitions.

very rarely sometimes

accidental reconciliation.

An eyewitness story spreading in the rain.

performance during injury.

It is not revealed in detail what kind of situation, what kind of emotion, what kind of pain.

Because the deep sea of experience is already far deep and multi-layered.

It’s all just a vague taste.

But sometimes a trace is enough.

Because it proves that it was there.

The feeling that no matter how much you start over, that unique and brilliant moment will never come again.

-please.

Took.

It’s not the life you believed you couldn’t restart. I just didn’t want to.

He also had moments when he thought it was a loss rather than an opportunity.

‘I knew.’

The afterimages that suddenly came to my mind while watching Park Moon-dae, who was struggling not to restart.

-… I guess I was too.

However, those that have already been crushed by being pushed down the strata as they pass by have no value.

Because it is a useless feeling.

Because no matter how that moment felt, if I failed, I would restart.

Just because I thought it was an ineffective impulse that slowed down the progress to the next step.

-… … .

The wave soon disappeared. Sleep became calm again.

His strata are still solid and no deep sea is visible.

Jaehyun Shin thought.

Nothing has changed.

There is still no absolute advantage to be gained by returning to the previous reality.

VTIC won’t be able to maintain its prime as much as it did.

The unstained reputation of the group has an inseparable label attached to it.

The blanks for positions will have to be left blank forever.

nevertheless.

Even so.

He didn’t want to throw it away.

Like long ago, when I wanted to stay even though I knew it would all be gone when I restarted anyway.

just because i want to do that

Is that irrational impulse the original driving force of life?

Cheong-rye opened her eyes.

Face the gaze as if observing or worrying.

“ah.”

He reflexively ran a finger under his chin.

Of course, there was no bite.

The waves of a few seconds did not pass as huge waves or shocks, but passed as waves passing by.

However, it did leave a mark.

“… … .”

Cheong-rye acknowledged.

One’s own urge to return to reality.

Whether we can do it again here or not, as Park Moon-dae said, it didn’t matter if it was meaningful because it was only once.

So he opened his mouth.

“There was no new information.”

“… … .”

“There is something I want to ask you.”

And in fact, I asked a question that I had been thinking about all along but could not materialize.

“Why do I want to go back to reality?”

Park Moon-dae did not threaten, saying, ‘Where did you hear what I said so far?’

I just held my breath and opened my mouth.

“Your reality is originally yours, so of course you don’t want to throw it away. Who wants to just throw away their own?”

“… !”

Life is originally one’s own, so it’s natural to want to keep it intact and own it.

Shin Jae-hyeon was slowly recovering from that urge and desire.

So Park Moon-dae roughly opened his mouth again.

“Let’s go back, bitch.”

“… … .”

I still can’t give a reasonable reason why. But not knowing may be the nature of the impulse.

And now he was fine with being impulsive.

Chung-rye opened her mouth.

“is it so.”

“… … .”

“and… I need to change my plans.”

He brought the hologram back up.

There are countless windows, but no one blinks an eye.

“If you’re never going to stay here, I think there’s another way to do it.”

“… … .”

“how is it.”

The opponent in front of him did not refuse. Instead, he shook his head.

* * *

“Tell me.”

Tick.

The clock starts ticking again.

“after.”

The < Pause > state ended about an hour or two after the dramatic agreement with Cheongryeo.

‘I’m terribly tired.’

I pressed my temples and returned to my room.

Fortunately, after the agreement, during the paused time, we talked quite productively.

‘and… It’s not that I don’t know why that bastard became like that.’

But that doesn’t mean that bastard’s back-to-back thing will go away. This puts you in debt unconditionally and makes you pay it off somehow.

-how is it?

Of course, it was good to see what this bastard could do even now.

I reflected on my strategy based on a few things I learned from analyzing its UI window.

As the bastard said, the GM’s status window had some useful features. From my point of view, it’s an extreme direction, so I’ll have to stick to supplementary measures.

‘I guess I’ll have to add a bit of the process.’

I brain-rolled.

Meanwhile, the pop-up is ringing.

[Hyung, I’m so glad I really… .]

[No, you said it wasn’t that dangerous, but still!]

[I’ll keep an eye on him! Must!]

I know.

The guy who seemed like he would shed tears just by writing for an hour, talked like that for a long time, and then disappeared after a while, saying, ‘I seem to be extremely tired.’

‘I am.’

It was only because he ran so wildly. I clicked my tongue as I recalled the remaining amount of gold and the existence of the naturally deactivated ‘Gold Shop’.

‘You’re trying.’

Anyway, Gold 2 So, seeing Kwon Hee-seung sending a signal like this, it seems that he has a good direction.

“after.”

I lay down on the bed. Then the tension was relieved.

And instead of the quiet pop-up, I looked at the noisy smartphone.

The cause is the group message room guys.

-Bae Se-jin hyung:

As soon as the world started passing time again, I properly explained this systemic situation to those who poured out all kinds of impressions and questions starting with these words.

And to the extent that Cheong Ryeo was involved and persuaded him.

All kinds of voices were poured out, from ‘You worked hard’ to ‘Solving such a supernatural situation, as expected, Moon Dae-hyung has outstanding capabilities’… .

I’ve come to this situation.

-Cha Yoo-jin: We can do telepathy! LIIIIIIITTTT (emoticon wearing sunglasses)

-Keun Sejin: Was this what Moondae was talking about?

It is an analysis of the chat window ability.

Surprisingly, the chat window function is still intact and can be recalled.

However, since the moderator is Seon Ah-hyun, it seems that only him can open a chat room.

-Seon Ah-hyun: I was a little surprised, but I’m glad that it was helpful.

-Seon Ah-hyun: (Smiling emoticon)

-Ryu Cheong-woo hyung: Even if it’s not necessary, it could be used for a rescue request in an emergency. I think it would be useful if it could be used in real life

-Raebin Kim: Yes. Although gold is a structure that consumes an energy source, being able to communicate in a crisis situation is a great advantage and should be used without hesitation!

You must have cried when you heard that Gold 2.

I fell asleep after midnight while answering the guys who asked me how to use the chat room and where the gold came from.

Instead of beating a guy he worked with until he became a piece of cake, he got information and skills, so he thought that it wasn’t so much of a loss.

and the next day.

“Actually, I was there too.”

“… ??”

“A chat room.”

Ju Dan muttered expressionlessly. I almost spit out water.

‘… Somehow, the number of people was listed as 8.’

It wasn’t a big moon, but there was that guy. It seems that he called all his colleagues.

At the table, Liu Chengyu asked with a slightly embarrassed face.

“Are you saying you couldn’t tell us because we were uncomfortable?”

“Rather than that, it is terrorism for an outsider to break the flow and enter a touching climax scene.”

“… … ?”

let’s drink water

But one fish is caught.

“… ! Could it be that you thought that because the group was different?”

“Rather, it is that there is no shared narrative. It is not simply a division of groups. Context matters.”

“oh… … .”

That… I can’t.

I opened my mouth while watching Rabin Kim fall into complicated thoughts.

“So I’m thinking of making it so that you’re not an outsider..”

“Is there a past I can’t remember yet? Second awakening?”

no that’s not it I pointed my finger at the baby girl coming out of the room.

“I’ll make him do it.”

“… ??”

We have to pay for making people work like dogs for hours.

A few days later.

While going through the main quest, I checked the parcel in the mail tab of the received status window.

“This is the only way to get a teammate draw ticket anyway.”

“is it so.”

The guy has now handed over the information obediently. I nodded and checked the information inside the post.

[4-Star Confirmation Ticket]

[5-Star Confirmation Ticket]

This is the confirmation ticket for someone who manipulated the probability.

I can already guess who the monstrous guy who got 5 stars even though I have no relationship with him is, but anyway, all I have to do is set it up.

“How about creating a more welcoming atmosphere that is less shocking?”

“Yeah Party~”

is a good suggestion.

I hit the cheongnyeo

“hey.”

“hmm?”

“You do it.”

Do it if you have a conscience.

Of course, this bastard doesn’t have a conscience.

and after a while

“What happen?”

“uh… ?”

Jin Chae-yul and Oh Yoon-shin, who returned after filming a variety show for 2 days and 1 night, face an unexpected sight.

“Tongue brother?”

“… … .”

Cheong-Ri, wearing a cone-shaped hat and holding a huge piece of paper with ?Welcome VTIC? written on it with both hands, is smiling.

I put a party elephant trumpet in its mouth. Cheongryeo’s smile deepens.

It seemed to mean that he would kill me if I asked him a question, but luckily the two saw them from the living room.

Candles and balloon pollen.

It is a set of 3 parties.

Jin Chae-yul’s face turns red.

“surprise party… ? It’s not my birthday!”

“I know.”

“no.”

I applauded expressionlessly.

mate.

Other guys follow suit.

“It’s a homecoming party.”

“… ??”

“It may shock you a little, but it is not harmful to your body, so don’t worry.”

And I broke the two confirmation tickets I received in the mail.

[???? Oh Yunshin / Lead Rapper]

[???? Jin Chae-yul / Center]

After a while adjusting time.

“welcome. Welcome, senior.”

“… ??”

“Welcome to Wishz.”

Ju-dan waves his hand. Chae-yul, who stumbles and gets up, has a face full of question marks, and Shin-o is about to pass out.

I said solemnly:

“I’m sorry, but you have to go to work right away.

“yes?”

“We are right in front of the high ground.”

“yes… ??”

That’s how the K-Pop Inferno Joint Camp was opened.