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Chapter 318

The voice on the other end of the phone changed pitch and rang softly.

"Hello. We've met before, right?"

Even if I hear it again, I can't help but confirm that it's CheongRyu. He gave me goosebumps.

'Why did this bastard appear here?'

Even if the phone number is different, what kind of situation is this? Why are you calling?

"I am a new resident of the boarding school dormitory and wanted to say hello. It's GunWoo-ssi, right?"

"...?"

"Actually, I found something you left in the room. I'll send it to you by courier, can you give me your address? The academy only gave me your phone number as personal information."

"..."

Could it be "voice phishing?"

TL/N: "Voice phishing" is an online fraud technique with which criminals make deceptive calls to obtain codes, passwords, or bank details from victims, who usually do not suspect anything.

I was stunned for a moment and kept quiet, thinking about the probability that it was actually someone else.

So I gave an appropriate answer.

"Don't worry about making a shipment, I'll go pick it up today. Thanks."

"It's okay. I understand."

It was easier than I thought. No, there's no way it's him. He's just another person who has a similar voice...

"I have to go to classes during the day because it's a weekday, so...How about we meet in front of the academy at 9 pm?"

It can't be...

I couldn't take it anymore and spoke.

"Stop."

"What do you mean?"

"Stop, Shin JaeHyun."

"...!"

I didn't call him by his stage name with the last possibility in mind, but noticing his reaction, it seems that it is him.

There was a brief silence on the phone, but then a voice mixed with laughter was heard.

"You are my hoobae-nim."

"...!"

"Hmm...Looking at the reaction, it seems like you know me, but how are you using both bodies?"

It annoys me that he's so smart and figured it out so fast. Still, I wonder if he's resourceful enough to reason about this pointless situation right away...I'll ask first.

"How did you find out about this number?"

"You came to the VTIC fansign."

"You've probably been fansigned thousands of times, so don't make ridiculous excuses."

Although he has been fansigned for being an advertising model for a brand, it's not like he's only done it once or twice. But how did he distinguish a person who received his signature more than a year ago without knowing his name?

He replied with a calm voice.

"Hmm, it was quite impressive. Also, it's not common for people to change their names twice before finally giving up their nickname."

"What?"

He explained the situation in detail.

The sentence was automatically reconstructed and played with the tone of voice in my head.

'Park Moon...No, Ryu GunWoo...Oh, excuse me. I would like you to write KeunDal, please!"

"Hoobae-nim said both of his names, wouldn't it be weird if I didn't know? I immediately thought of it after hearing your description."

"..."

"I thought you told me on purpose...Wasn't it?"

This damn...

I endured my anger in silence, containing my urge to insult. This is because I knew that there was no point in cursing "Park MoonDae," who knew nothing.

First of all, he's essentially not here, so I asked myself the same question again.

'Where the hell did he go?'

However, I must clarify one thing.

"That was not me."

"That excuse is funny considering that your nickname was KeunDal."

"No, it is not like that."

I pressed my aching head.

"That's...because he was the real Park MoonDae, not me."

"..."

CheongRyu spoke on the phone after a pause.

"I think we need a detailed conversation."

* * *

After an hour and a half.

I went to meet a guy with his dog in person at a residential cafe on the outskirts of Seoul.

It is the same place where we met before, and the situation is the same because his dog is also with him.

'Will this be a test to find out if it's really me?'

You are being persistent. I sat across from him and told him.

"I guess you come here often."

"Sometimes when I have time."

CheongRyu shrugged, patting the dog that was biting the ball. There is no sign of doubt.

I held back a sigh.

I'm a little skeptical that I'm alone with him again now, but...I prefer to think with the help of the brain cells of someone who has also experienced a special situation. It's better than nothing.

Meanwhile, he took a look at my appearance and nodded.

"What should I say...It's a look that matches your personality".

I think he's cussing me out, but I'll skip it because I don't have the time or resources to get mad about it.

I nodded and he changed the question.

"And it's also amazing. Are you changing your body? But speaking of which, I think my hoobae-nim has always been hoobae-nim in his idol promotions."

"I want to ask you when you started having voice phishing as a hobby."

"That's too harsh. To say that I did voice phishing...when I wasn't lying."

CheongRyu put something on the table.

"He left this behind."

"...!"

It was...a new camera. A new product that had not yet been opened.

The advice I gave to "Park MoonDae" came to mind.

"If you are interested in that field, I think you can buy a camera and take pictures. Of course, after I finish this evaluation."

'Did he buy it for motivation?'

I sighed, feeling confused about what to say. Cheongryu smiled.

"I just tracked down the sightings and found a boarding academy, so I reached out personally. I did not cheat."

"Did you have to call us yourself?"

"Of course, when you have a very important matter, you are not supposed to receive help from other people."

He's a prudent bastard.

Even as I think about the process that got him to this point, my evaluation of him doesn't change.

Look what this guy said as soon as we agreed to meet.

"Very well. If I send a car to the officetel, would you like to come up?"

He tried to get him to accept his offer without much thought, but he knew what that meant.

"...You already knew the address."

"Haha. Procedures are important in human relations."

I knew he would make good use of the hand of cards he had, as he befits a guy who has gone back in time several times.

That's why I'm not very happy to tell him what cards I have...although in this situation, it would be more beneficial to tell him.

I decided to give him a little more credit for his cooperation with Gold 2.

"Listen."

I leaned back.

"I was able to verify that guy's mission."

"..."

"The words "status abnormality" appeared in front of my eyes. As if it were a game window."

A moment passed in silence.

CheongRyu lowered his head to the side and immediately responded nonchalantly.

"Really?"

He doesn't seem too surprised. I clicked my tongue.

"It's very obvious?"

"A little. But they are words that can be understood if you think about the balance."

"Balance?"

"Look. Instead of letting you restart the mission...it gives you a "status abnormality." If it gives you something, it also requires a penalty."

CheongRyu slowly drew a line on the table with his finger.

"Hoobae-nim, you've changed both your body and your job, haven't you? That is a penalty. But it's not awkward to say that he has given you help in his place."

"..."

I can see it from that perspective.

CheongRyu continued to ask as if he was very curious.

"Hmm...You graduated from a prestigious university, wasn't it a waste to give up your original identity?"

"I was studying to take an exam."

"Haha."

CheongRyu asked ominously in a low voice.

"Hoobae-nim, did you infer from that help that everything will end if you die?"

"...Yes."

"Hmmm, should we consider that a penalty too?"

At this rate, the leveling system will be destroyed. I held back a sigh.

Now that this has happened, we should check what I experienced before we get to the next point.

"First...try it."

"Hmm?"

"...Say "status window.""

"..."

He stared at me with a strange expression on his face.

And he burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha!"

Don't laugh, shit.

I feel like my tongue is twisting every time I talk to the person in front of me. I took off my glasses and pressed my forehead.

"Hoobae-nim, you must have a great imagination."

"Shut up."

"No, I've tried it too."

CheongRyu leaned forward.

"I have tried all kinds of things and superstitions. "Log out," believing that I was in a coma...Hmm, did I do it in the ninth or tenth life?"

"..."

"How many times do you think I've done that? Nothing worked."

Cheongryu smiled.

"Nothing."

"..."

"Then...Well, should I call it 'status window'?"

"Do it."

I pressed my eyes. After hesitating, he finally spat out the following words.

"It's complicated."

"..."

I said something useless.

'...Has it become a habit for me to try to educate others thanks to my experience with 'Park MoonDae'?'

Surely this bastard will say something like "could you give me a song instead of talking about it?"

"...Thank you."

"..."

"May I hear the explanation about your current condition, hoobae-nim?"

"Okay."

I ignored the dog sitting at my feet and finally got down to business.

After I finished explaining about the "status abnormality", I told him about the situation that had happened so far about me receiving my own mission, sparingly omitting a few things.

His eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing that "I received my own mission," but his explanation still came out.

It wasn't very helpful.

"It's strange."

"What?"

I know there are one or two strange things, but was it necessary to say them?

CheongRyu drummed his fingers on the table.

"Look. Hoobae-nim, if we compare our situations, when I reboot, I wouldn't go back to the same timeline."

"Okay."

"But this time, the two exist together in the same timeline and influence each other. It's something completely different."

"What does that mean?"

"I wonder if there is another force that influenced that. It seems that a temporal paradox occurred in the process. Hmm, how interesting."

Whether this is interesting to this bastard or not is not something we should conclude immediately, what is important is the outcome of this situation.

"Anyway, when I woke up with this body after passing the test, "Park MoonDae" had disappeared."

"Ah, you said that he had entered this body?"

"Yes."

I need to scrape until I find a clue as to what the heck this means.

"I'd like to ask you if someone ever suddenly disappeared during your reboot."

"No, it was always the same."

He responded as if he had nothing to consider.

And he continued to show an expression on his face as if he didn't understand.

"But...Is that important?"

What?

"After hearing from you, I think you will return to your original state when today is over. Won't you come back to your body after that?"

"Maybe not."

"I think you'd be fine even if that didn't happen. Oh, are you worried that your original body will disappear?"

"Did you just...?"

What is this madman talking about?

"Stop worrying about it unnecessarily. Think about it, hoobae-nim. What if...KeunDal asks you to return to his original body?"

"..."

I drank the cold coffee and put the cup on the table.

"If he wanted to do it, I would have to think about it."

"Don't you think there's a chance of that?"

"I have something worth trying."

I don't mean to tell this guy, but I have something on my mind.

'A mission.'

I could do another mission...and ask for a "body change" as a reward.

'Also, I have rights to Park MoonDae's body.'

Aside from whether I do what I have in mind or not, isn't it important to have authority?

But the guy across the table...spoke listlessly.

"I think you are misunderstanding something."

"...!"

"Everything that Park MoonDae has achieved, it was done by you, hoobae-nim. Regardless of the body or not, it is your mind that is smart, you made it."

"..."

"But what are you planning to try? The best thing would be to find a way that doesn't involve both of you again..."

"It is not about making a plan, but about an option..."

"Why do you keep that option in mind?"

"..."

"Listen, I'm going to mention everything that hoobae-nim has done so far."

CheongRyu's fingers began to tap on the table again.

"You saved a person who no longer existed using your own body, helped him study, and made plans for him to survive until now. Well, I think you've done enough morally already."

"..."

"I'm not trying to kill him. I just...I think it would be okay to leave him as he is."

Cheongryu looked me in the eye.

"Don't you believe me?"

I clenched my fists.

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