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Chapter 323

Park MoonDae is going to meet Ryu GunWoo and...Ryu CheongWoo.

"MoonDae-ya, are you too surprised? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

What the heck is going on and why did it have to come so fast? I pressed my eyelids together to stop my eyes from shaking.

So...Ryu CheongWoo has found Ryu GunWoo's current whereabouts. Okay, that's how this started.

"I'm a bit surprised. I wonder how they contacted you so suddenly."

"Isn't that right? Me too."

No, their reason and mine must be different. But anyway, CheongWoo smiled and continued his explanation.

"One of the older members of the family contacted me after meeting him at the Seoul Civil Service Training Center."

"...!"

"There must have been many people in the family who remembered him."

No...I think it is simply because many people remembered him.

When Ryu CheongWoo, a former national team member who won a gold medal and current idol who won a Daesang, said something, an older person whose family relationship is probably fading asked the people around him when he went to work.

'It's understandable.'

Having one title alone is an extreme dose of gukkpong, but having two of them makes everyone's eyes pop out.

TL/N: "Family relationship is probably disappearing" means some relatives are so distant that perhaps they can no longer be said to be related. On the other hand, this implies that the relatives investigated on their part not because they care about GunWoo, but because they want to be close to CheongWoo, an incredibly successful celebrity who is loved by the nation. They obviously wanted to do him a favor to get benefits.

Then, as soon as Ryu GunWoo started to socialize with other people, they found him.

Regardless of the situation, I understood the logic. So I nodded silently.

'But how do I get this car to turn around and go back?'

The day that guy notices the strange feeling between Park MoonDae in Ryu GunWoo's body and me, he will book me an appointment at the psychiatric hospital. I shook my head furiously.

In any case, CheongWoo should just drop me off in front of Ryu GunWoo and turn the car around to leave...

"I'm sorry. I guess I was really excited and that's why I wanted to surprise you. This may require you to prepare yourself mentally."

He knew how to make an excuse. I replied seriously, trying not to embarrass myself.

"Hmm, I appreciate that, but I'm worried I won't be able to have a proper conversation because I'm so nervous. Why don't we go back now?"

It's stupid to say something like "I changed my mind, I don't want to meet" right after I asked you to meet him when we talked about the price of my life.

'Take your time and come back slowly.'

However, Ryu CheongWoo opened his mouth with a worried look.

"Really? Except for today, it will be hard to find another day where you can meet for a good while...After the award ceremonies, we will have a tour."

Damn it.

"Hmm...I'll have to make time somehow."

CheongWoo smiled.

"Don't worry too much. I have a leave of absence...so I can secretly get you out of the office for a while."

"..."

"MoonDae, you don't have a license."

"...Yes, thank you."

This is driving me crazy.

'Huuu...'

As long as he already knows, it's hard to wipe your mouth and find Ryu GunWoo separately.

That said, it might cause an emotional problem if I refused his help and he refuses and complains about finding information thanks to his contacts and having given it to me.

'I think his attitude has changed since he circled his family to look for him until they came to find him.'

He even thinks it would be better to get in this car and see him today. I counted the number of cases of this and that.

And I came to a conclusion.

"If you're too nervous, I'll leave for the day and tell the company to give you some time..."

"No. I'll try to calm down while we go."

"Hmm, okay."

I mustn't make a big deal out of it. As soon as he talks to the company, the information could leak out to the other workers or journalists, and it would become a real mess.

'There are already many people interested in Park MoonDae's past.'

Ryu GunWoo is an ordinary person, but he is related to Ryu CheongWoo. I can't guarantee that there won't be a guy digging into the financial situation or family background.

"..."

Yes, fuck it. I've already made up my mind. I will go to see him today.

Now that the situation has come to this, I tried to smile. This is because it would be very suspicious if I show a shitty expression.

"Anyway...thank you so much. It's so amazing that my heart is fluttering."

In several ways.

"Haha, don't worry. We have some time, so I'll go slowly."

Before I met Ryu GunWoo, I tried to induce him to leave us alone for the last time by saying "It's okay for me to get off and you go back home" to get rid of this guy, but...

"Hmm, and how will you get back?"

I ended up keeping my mouth shut.

If I don't want to talk to the company about this situation, then I won't be able to call a manager. If I call a cab to take me back home, there will be eyewitness accounts.

'Anyway, Ryu CheongWoo gives me more security than that...'

I gave up, it will be more comfortable to keep lying. I will do my job well.

I deleted the text message I had planned to send to two or three phone numbers that were candidates to be from "KeunDal." It's because, the moment we want to exchange phone numbers, CheongWoo can't find that I already have it registered.

'I will talk, pretend to exchange numbers, and end the conversation quickly.'

I imagined a few scenarios, but somehow I felt some unusual thumps on my back.

And little by little, realistic questions arose.

"But...Did you make an appointment with him?"

"Yes."

CheongWoo shrugged his shoulders.

"I had him called. The family member who goes to the training center said, "There is someone who also wants to meet you, could you meet even for a moment?" and he agreed."

What?

* * *

After a while, at the training center on the outskirts of Seoul.

The people who had just finished today's training walked out the door.

The appointment was not planned in advance because "Ryu GunWoo" was urgently scheduled for training in Seoul, so only the transfer to this place was scheduled. The training program is none of my business because I was not even able to do it.

The important thing is that "Ryu GunWoo" was at the restaurant next door.

'This bastard.'

It's amazing. He saw no need to be suspicious as he was fooled by the careless comment that "there is someone who wants to meet you."

Yes, they have found him.

"Ah, hmm, good afternoon."

Looking at that reaction, it was obvious that inside that body was "KeunDal." I was sure of that as I listened to the tone of the guy who was about to break out in a cold sweat.

It's frustrating, but at the same time, it's a relief.

Since I saw him in the world of imagination, I thought I would feel an incongruous and uncomfortable feeling when I saw him in person, but that was not the case.

Rather, it's the first time I've seen this guy move Ryu GunWoo's body in person...so it feels like something new.

Maybe this is what it feels like to have a younger brother.

"You came to see me...?"

Yes, you bastard. His body seems fine, but he hasn't called me, so I'll find out why he agreed to this suspicious meeting.

...I couldn't say that though, so I nodded my head calmly.

"Good afternoon, hyung."

"E-eh?"

"Do you remember me, I'm Park MoonDae, someone you helped before, hyung."

I waited for him to gather some words. Let him say something.

KeunDal quickly looked at me and CheongWoo, and soon responded as if an exclamation mark was floating in my head.

"A-aaaah~ MoonDae...Right!"

"...Yeah."

I'm fucked. This guy has no acting talent.

Ryu CheongWoo smiled and greeted him first, though he seemed a bit suspicious, maybe it was because KeunDal looked nervous.

"I was also surprised to hear that there was a familiar hyung who helped MoonDae a lot. Thank you for suggesting this meeting."

I think he will continue to sit together with us for a long time because various difficult situations might arise due to our jobs.

In fact, this guy is Park MoonDae's colleague and Ryu GunWoo's relative, so there's no blame for him sitting next to us.

'On the contrary, it might hurt him if I ask him to leave.'

He'll probably leave only when he thinks I've calmed down enough. Until then, there's not much I can do. I looked at him with mixed feelings.

"Thank you so much...! But what did I do, rather, GunWoo hy...h-hmm."

I knew this would happen. I changed the subject immediately.

"Let's order first."

"Oh, let's do that. Then what happened, GunWoo hyung...? Ah, is it okay to call it that?"

"...Yes."

I messed up. I was planning to have tea to leave quickly, but they ordered food.

My stomach burned when I saw Ryu CheongWoo order a plate of food. There was a long way to go.

'Damn.'

...And an hour later.

As I put a spoonful of the main course, Peking duck, into my mouth, KeunDal repeated his comments for the fifth time.

"..."

That's a new record of his own.

'As I guessed.'

At this point, he repeats almost out of inertia.

Actually, KeunDal was not very careless. As CheongWoo kept talking to lighten the mood, he would inadvertently slip in an errant remark from time to time.

For example, when we were telling the story of how Ryu GunWoo and Park MoonDae met.

"Ah, at that time, even though it was the first time I saw him, he bought me food and I gave him a lot of advice..."

"Hyung was the one who did it. I remember it very well."

It was something like that. It was close.

KeunDal tried to talk as consciously as possible about his position and our changed body, but it's not easy for a guy who has only studied for 4 years to do that while eating.

By the way, the worst thing happened just before we ate Dongpo pork.

"At that time, GunWoo hyung...Huuk."

He made a mistake in calling me.

I won't lie. I also broke out in a cold sweat at that instant.

"...Yes. I said, "GunWoo hyung helped me a lot. I'm really grateful to him.""

"..."

To be honest, I thought I was fucked.

But Ryu CheongWoo just replied quietly.

"Ah, right."

And after a while, he lowered his voice and whispered to him.

"It must be a little hard for you to talk too much because you've been studying for a long time. I will stop."

"..."

After lunch, CheongWoo made up another excuse on his own and invited us to tea. He was showing a side of his sincere personality by trying to understand others.

'I know. Let's get this over with quickly.'

I quickly agreed and we continued.

And now, just before we finish our drink.

"I'll be right back, I'm going out to talk for a moment."

"Okay!"

CheongWoo got up from his seat and left.

Tak

The moment the door closed, I saw the man on the other side let out a long sigh.

"Huuu..."

He put in a lot of effort.

I crossed my arms and looked at the guy in front of me. The guy is looking down showing that he does know what his mistakes were.

"..."

"..."

Great. No sign of activity around.

I loosened my arms, opened my mouth, and got straight to the point.

"Why didn't you contact me?"

His body appears to be in good condition. My calculations were complicated as I didn't know if he had any other problems.

But the boy on the other side was startled.

"I did it...! I did!"

I didn't hear from you, so...!

"I didn't hear from you, so I was going to contact you, but what are you talking about?"

"Oh, I thought this was the contact...Oh, I didn't. I did it once..."

KeunDal replied with a look of great resentment.

"Hyung, I sent you a text message right after I saw you receive the Daesang..."

"..."

Wait. That means your number was leaked.

"After you received the Daesang, but when the program was being broadcast live?"

"Yes...You didn't answer, so I waited since I thought you were busy."

Hey.

"I...I told you to contact me after the award ceremony."

"What?"

His face had a stupid blank look on it. I answered feeling a headache.

"Numbers that are not registered in my directory are completely blocked, but I couldn't change the setting because I didn't have time to look at my phone while working on the awards ceremony."

"...! I see."

This guy's text message leaked and was blocked as were many other messages that came in when I received the award.

KeunDal banged his head.

"I'm so sorry...!"

"Don't worry."

It was my fault for not explaining the reason in detail. I held back a sigh.

"And if some person you don't know makes you meet someone else like this, you should ask for more details."

I don't know how he had the guts to accept such a suspicious invitation.

The boy on the other side muttered in a dejected voice.

"No...I thought that was like a signal from hyung to me."

"Signal?"

"Like 007. I was wondering if Ryu-ssi contacted me because of the surname Ryu...and because among the members is Ryu CheongWoo-ssi..."

"..."

TL/N: The code "007" is related to the James Bond movies and real records of spies working in the War of Spanish Succession. It is one of many codes by which real spies were designated, while in the fictional narrative it was only given to a spy with permission to kill by stealth.

This guy has a great imagination. But surprisingly, it's funny because he got it right.

I smiled.

"Yes, you were right this time, but be careful from now on."

"Yes...!"

It feels strange to see a proud expression on Ryu GunWoo's face. It's because, even though I already expected it, he doesn't look like me anymore.

'Does the impression change depending on who's inside?'

I reluctantly admitted, then changed the topic.

It's the most pressing issue.

"And the most important thing right now is to be careful what you say so we don't get caught."

"Euheup. Yes..."

He lowered his head looking frustrated.

"In fact, this situation is also my fault because I asked Ryu CheongWoo to find out the whereabouts of my body. So don't worry too much. I will continue to cover it up."

However, I explained to him that he should avoid giving long answers or shortening the answers by saying "I am tired because I have received training."

He nodded sincerely. He seems to be familiar with that.

And I also assigned myself a task.

"From now on, I will treat the topics I talk about carefully so that our past doesn't come up as an issue."

The guy in front of me had his eyes light up.

"Ah, so we should just talk about TeSTAR?"

"Yeah, that would be nice."

"Hmmm, so, can we talk about your debut days then?"

Oh, wow.

Perhaps a bit relaxed, he slumped his shoulders a bit. I served him a few pieces of the remaining Peking duck in a calm atmosphere.

"Eat and respond slowly."

"Yes!"

However, in addition to the calm atmosphere, there is an idea that naturally connects when we talk about the debut story.

The experience in the world of imagination, where a scene of our debut song, which came out in the teaser of Magical Boy, was shown on the terrace window.

And also a comment he said that made me uncomfortable.

"..."

I slowly spoke.

"I want to talk about you."

"Okay!"

"...Last time you said you'd make good use of my body for a while. Are you planning to get out of that body soon?"

"..."

"You don't have to do that."

His face, which has shown expressions of bewilderment and joy up until now, became slightly stiff. Instead, a strange expression appeared. One that seems a little less human.

I got the feeling that I had seen it before in the world of imagination. I fell silent.

His answer came without hesitation.

"It is necessary."

What?

"But hyung, it's not what you think."

"...Then?"

"I...I can live as a person until a certain date comes."

The day this guy fell off the railing and made a wish to the system.

"That will be next summer."

"..."

"So, I can use this body...until next summer comes."

Oh, shit.

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