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Debut or Die - 372-As you said, there are too many variables in survival. There's no need to do that.-Really? I thought they would prefer it because they debuted in a survival program, hoobae-nim.CheongRyu looked alternately at Cha YooJin and me, and said quietly.-Don't worry too much, wouldn't you be able to do it haha!-.......I got goosebumps. This bastard has come to a conclusion.I can't take it anymore.-Wait.I stood up holding Cha YooJin's arm.-I know you're angry, but let's calm down and talk again.-Hmm, I'm not particularly angry. Aren't I?Don't pretend you're not when you're really upset.-Why are you exaggerating when you say you'll give everyone an equal chance?-I would lik... U-eup!You stand still.-All right, let's meet again tomorrow and talk.I quickly made Cha YooJin stand up and then looked at CheongRyu again.Ah, whatever. We'll talk.-...Thank you for coming to the airport today. Go home safe and sound.-.......CheongRyu seemed to be a bit agitated, but now the first thing he has to do is to catch a guy who is running crazy like a foal.-You, be careful with your mouth.-Aaah! MoonDae hyung, that hurts!As soon as I came out of the game room, I slapped Cha YooJin on the back.-The situation is a mess, so you have to say the right words while looking at the atmosphere.-Not even sunbae-nim looked at it! There's no reason for only me to look at it!-.......That's right... Anyway, this bastard was just saying the right thing.'CheongRyu was more aggressive than I thought.'It was unexpected. I thought he would rather I persuade him to be a trainee in his agency and say something like 'to eliminate competitors'.But instead of crunching numbers, he suddenly started...ranking in hierarchical order.I clicked my tongue. My mouth didn't taste very sweet.'...That asshole is probably going insane.'After barely raising a dog and adapting to a single reality, he suddenly wants to start all over again?It would be useful if he didn't go crazy.I pulled my hand away from Cha YooJin and held back a sigh.-Yes, it's not your fault. But he has his own reasons.YooJin shrugged his shoulders.-We all have our own circumstances, but that doesn't mean I have to act as your servant.-.......He just stated the right thing, so I have nothing to respond.-That's fine. Anyway, you'll have to adjust to the time difference today, so sleep first. Where is your accommodation?-I don't have any!-.......-The plane ticket was expensive. Do I have to go to a motel.?He speaks so brightly.-Just... follow me.I don't know what to explain to Ryu CheongWoo anymore, but we can't leave a guy who has no money on the street because he just came to Korea.'If only this punk wasn't 17 years old...'I took Cha YooJin and went back to the officetel where I had only spent a few nights.Ding-dong.I rang the doorbell out of politeness.-Hyung?And Cha YooJin was delighted to see Ryu CheongWoo at the entrance.-CheongWoo hyung is here? -You arrived first?-As we are related, we live together.-OK.......YooJin spoke to CheongWoo with a slightly disappointed face.-You don't know me?-What?CheongWoo seemed to think for a moment what the situation was, but soon burst out laughing.He doesn't seem suspicious of him because he looks younger.-Did you introduce me, hyung?-Yes. This is Cha YooJin.TL/N: 'Did you introduce me?' in the sense of whether GunWoo had talked to YooJin before and told him many things about his cousin.I explained that he was an international pen pal as part of a school program, but he came to Korea without hesitation.CheongWoo was impressed.-You are a brave friend.-It wasn't out of bravery.If that were the case, he would have nothing to say if he was beaten with a broom and dragged home.In fact, there must have been a lot of talk at his house, but he got permission after he ran away because he was so free of family customs.I pressed my eyes.'...They will pay his living expenses.'That's not the worst of it. What worries me is that the one who was declared as his guardian is me.-Can he stay for a few days until I can find a home for this boy?-Of course. My friend also came to sleep once and left.-Thank you, it's nice to meet you!Cha YooJin occupied the guest room and the multi-purpose room, and I went into my room and started to think seriously.How on earth should I handle this situation?Just in case, I checked the status window...but I won't talk about it.[Colleagues][Shin JaeHyun: Working hard (//-^)][Cha YooJin: Getting used to the new room (>ㅅ<=☆)]It's a problem because I can guess what the first guy is working hard on.And what does that shadow mark on that emoticon mean? Is it a sign that he's pissed off?'Huu.'I was close to death.At that moment, a pop-up appeared in the status window. It's KeunDal.[Are you okay?]-Yes.It's not like they said they were going to kill each other, and I was already expecting to have a disaster.... No, I have to deal with that.[Hyung, about that... What would you do if you could only debut with one of them?]-.......I thought about it for a while, but since we're here, there's a good answer for it.-Well, I should do it with someone who seems to be more famous within a short period of time.[Just like that?]-It's not that simple.I sat on the bed.-If the goal is to get back, efficiency is the top priority.The sooner I address it, the sooner I can get back to TeSTAR reality. There will be more emotional conflicts here as time goes on.'It looks like it was waiting for this to happen and that's why it did it this way.'That's the way the system is, but I have no desire to be dragged down by that.And when considering the complexity of the current situation, it's obviously more advantageous to be on CheongRyu's side.No matter how different the year and situation are, the information he knows and the experience he has about those years is inhuman.-.......Still, it would be good to have both because it covers a wide range of demand.'Why isn't Kong here?'The advantage he has over CheongRyu is that he is the kind of person who could be tempted. He should relax his mind.I frowned.At that moment.Ttok, ttok.I heard a rather polite knock, and soon the door suddenly opened.Guess who it is. It's Cha YooJin.-Hyung! I made plans for tomorrow.-What?Cha YooJin... you're making plans?-I'm going to meet Kim RaeBin.-...!-It's okay if Kim RaeBinn doesn't know about TeSTAR! He can become an idol.Oh, wow.Yeah. Maybe Kim RaeBin can do it.I smiled.-Great.-Hehehe!Cha YooJin sat on the bed in his street clothes, but I turned a blind eye because he gave a productive opinion.And if this guy is looking for Kim RaeBin? Since they have lived together as trainees before, it should be easier to predict their range of actions.-Do you have any idea where to go?-Yes! Kim RaeBin's house in Gangwon Province!-.......I guess I should book KTX tickets first.TL/N: KTX = Korea Express Train.And there was something else.-What are you doing, hyung?-I'm looking for Kim RaeBin.I turned on the Internet, entered WeTube and SoundMist.If this is really a 'good place for everyone to live in moderation'... Isn't it obvious what Kim RaeBin is doing?He must be composing.* * *Kim RaeBin, 17, who is scheduled to enter high school this year, was working hard to prepare for a denser future over winter break.'I passed...!'On his songwriting career.He had just started his first job exchanging emails with an agency in Seoul.Considering his young age and lack of connections, it was a remarkable achievement, but unfortunately, neither he nor his tutor had any professional knowledge.Thanks to this, Kim RaeBin was scheduled to wear the uniform of a nearby high school next week.Instead of betting everything on him to fully display his incredible talent, he continues a quiet daily life.-RaeBin-ah, come in before the sun goes down~.-The time has passed so quickly! Then, I'll be going.That evening, when the sun set, he was about to return home after helping at his grandparents' strawberry house.Kim RaeBin, who came out of the greenhouse, was closing the door when he heard someone shout.-Kim RaeBin!-Yes?!Everyone living in the vicinity was elderly. He turned his head in response to the voice that spoke so matter-of-factly to him.But it was... people he didn't know.-......??Who are... those people?-That's Kim RaeBin!-Yes.The person in the long quilted jacket was quietly listening to the person next to him who was wearing another jacket and shouting with great enthusiasm as if he was crazy.Both of them... Somehow they looked no younger than himself.In that case!'Is this the harassment of a high school student I had only heard about...!'He had seen students go home and discipline students who had not yet entered school to be educated about school violence...!He had never been bullied by anyone in his life, but maybe he is being bullied now!Kim RaeBin, who made all his classmates feel intimidated by his impression, stiffened his face and body with unreasonable expectations.-Wait.But those who approached him... they looked so happy to see him.And it was too intense.-...!One had the brightest gaze of anyone he had ever met in his life.With glowing eyes that seemed to be yellow in color, he extended a hand toward him and... pointed a finger at him.-I found you, Kim RaeBin!-......?Did it... have anything to do with him? No, before that, he shouldn't point a finger at a person's face!However, before Kim RaeBin asked a question, the other young man opened his mouth first.-Yes, you found him.And he stared at him.-Nice to meet you, RaeBin-ah.It was a clear, firm voice, pleasant to the ear.It seemed to give a cold and delicate impression, but when he looked at him again, his eyes looked warm. And Kim RaeBin felt that he was getting emotional somehow.He felt moved.Somehow... he felt that they both looked familiar.'...?'Why?Kim RaeBin thought carefully and soon found the answer like a bolt of lightning.It was a pretty likely guess.Kim RaeBin opened his mouth with an apologetic look on his face.-I'm sorry! I can't remember specifically, but I'm sure you two are familiar with me!-...!Kim RaeBin could not observe in detail the passing surprise... and excitement on the faces of the two.So he asked innocently.-Are you relatives on my mother's side?Relatives he met when he was a preschooler and didn't remember!-.......-.......There was a moment of silence.-That's not it.-Then .......?-We are here to make you an offer.The person with the delicate impression smiled slightly.-A scout's offer.-S-scoutt?The more powerful looking guy exclaimed as if he were a cheerleader.-Be an idol with me!-What...?Kim RaeBin was thrown into confusion.The person with the delicate impression took out his phone and turned the screen without hesitation.Showing his own account.-This is yours.-...!Without giving him a moment to think, the delicate person continues to speak calmly.As if discussing a topic on which Kim RaeBin had already come to a conclusion.-I'm sure you've thought about wanting to show this song on stage in person.As if possessed, Kim RaeBin opened his mouth instead of shaking his head in denial.....And five hours later, they made an appointment for him to head to Seoul as if he was being scammed.'...??'Kim RaeBin, whose little dream was to become a music producer, was kidnapped to be an idol.* * *[Cha YooJin: Celebrating victory (>ㅅ</)]As soon as he returned to Seoul after exchanging contact information with Kim RaeBin, Cha YooJin intermittently showed that status.'It worked well.'I shook my head even though I was smiling.With that personality and talent, it wouldn't be strange for him to get a fraudulent contract in an instant, but his fierce look seemed to balance it out.Of course, the form of persuasion was also unique.'I'll think about it later.'First... I have to do something about this guy.I directed my gaze towards the status explanation located above YooJin's.[Shin JaeHyun: Thinking of a puppy (//~^)]-.......I'm going crazy, really.I shook my head and got up from my seat. I had to leave the officetel late at night.As expected, I was in the company's practice room.He was alone in the practice room.I went in, but he didn't even move.-It's after midnight. Why are you still here?-I don't know.CheongRyu was staring at the mirror on the wall expressionlessly.-There is no particular reason.You didn't want to practice because you had too many thoughts?Instead of saying that, I went and sat beside him.-There is something I didn't want to say before.He chose his words and said them slowly.-Thank you... for sending me a picture of Kongie earlier.-.......-I can't raise a dog now because I don't have the conditions to do so, but it's okay to look at his pictures.CheongRyu looked at the sky for a moment without saying a word, then asked briefly.-How is he?He meant Kongie.-I think you'd have to check him out yourself.-I don't know.CheongRyu was neither excited nor angry. He just muttered slowly.-Belief is not a matter of probability, is it?-That's right.I mean, whatever you believe in, don't expect it to come true.However, I also have some thoughts of my own these days.-But I have a suspicion.-What is it?I folded my arms and took a deep breath.-The system is too friendly.CheongRyu rolled his eyes and made eye contact with me.-Would you be friendly with the guy who tried to kill you? It's keeping me from getting rid of it.If the system were truly omnipotent and could implement an entire world, this problem would be solved and put to an end.-But... Instead, it has only filled us with good conditions. Age, environment, ability, economic conditions.......I suppressed the feeling of suffocation.-To my parents.-.......CheongRyu shuddered for a moment.-There is no favor done for no reason to the enemy. There is something to wish for. There is a reason to soothe and please.-Choice.-...!CheongRyu continued speaking while covering his chin with one hand.-What you are trying to say is that he wants us to choose this side?-Yes.I continued my reasoning calmly.-If there was no way out, people's choices wouldn't have to matter. We can get out of here, so it's just enticing you to stay.-.......-And in terms of structure, chances are... this will be the last time.-The last time?-Yes. 'Game Clear'. If I become successful as an idol again, I don't think there will be anything else to do.After finishing the 'quest', we will reach the point where we will see the 'ending'.Wouldn't it be choosing to end and go to reality, or continue to stay in the world after the ending?I laid my head back in the practice room.I felt like I was lying down in my company's practice room.-Of course, this is just a guess. Anyway, I think it trying to persuade us is convincing. What do you say?-.......CheongRyu released the hand covering his chin.-I have a question.-What is it?-Is there a reason why you shouldn't stay here?-Because I want to return to reality.I answered without hesitation.-And you really want to do that too.-.......-That's why you didn't even mention the dog before I did.Instead of being hit by unnecessary mental damage, his unconscious wanted to turn it into something that never happened.-.......CheongRyu leaned against the wall.Our positions are similar to when I first woke up with this body.And he spoke slowly.-I don't know.His damned defense mechanism is really....But instead of saying something, he closed his mouth. There must have been one or two occasions when he thought he wanted to go back, but he was frustrated. Damn, I have to put up with this for a little while.And it was worth it.-But... Kongie hasn't been born yet.-...!-I think we need to get together before then.-I'll make it happen.I stood up.-Then, let's make a group like this.Not VTIC or TeSTAR, just a group that can get the highest efficiency in the shortest possible time.A risk-tolerant group that prioritizes profit over stability without considering future variables.-A group that can win the Rookie of the Year award and at the same time the Daesang as soon as it debuts.I stated.-So we will see the end right away and come back.It was a short-term project group proposal.TL/N: In KPOP, a 'project group' is formed by already debuted trainees or idols (from different agencies or from the same music company), to make them debut for a certain period of time.
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