[Title: Planet Entertainment Official Statement Full Text (783)]
This is Planet Entertainment.
We have confirmed that the individual in the video is a trainee under our agency.
We bow our heads in apology for causing social controversy, and we plan to proceed with discussions regarding compensation together with Cheorwon County Office.
Our trainees who overcame the disaster situation are currently complaining of extreme stress.
We ask that you refrain from unconfirmed rumors and excessive criticism.
We will become a Planet Entertainment that strives for a more mature society.
Sincerely, CEO Ahn Seonggil.
└Deobuk-chu…
└Planet will perish like a dog next time
└Goodbye
└But seriously why did he break it? He was working so hard;
└Ugh idiots.
└As expected jjolpeul, when something bursts they start with dogeza first lol
└His ancestors saved him, imagine if he debuted with those members lol
└So why the hell did he break it
[Title: Ringleader-Lee Deobuk, Kid who used strength-Kim Jaei, Had no choice but to do it-Seon Doyu (12)]
[Title: Honestly Seon Doyu doesn’t seem at fault (4)]
[Title: Kim Jaei smashing the clock looked the most excitedㅋㅋgif (13)]
[Title: Maple fans passing through) Ugh making a fuss over smashing a knockoff clock… (12)]
[Title: But doesn’t Seon Doyu have an aura? (1)]
‘What the hell is this really…….’
It was a bewildering development.
‘Should I be glad that unlicensed driving didn’t come up?’
Controversy before debut is unconditionally bad—at this rate, the future of the trainees who should be on a roll would also take a hit.
……Because of me.
As I was holding my head, the phone rang again. This time it was Mother.
“Oh, Mom.”
-Son!! Are you okay? You’re okay, right?
Mother was practically sobbing. It seemed she’d been playing around and resting, only now belatedly learning the Cheorwon news.
“Yeah, Mom. I’m totally fine.”
I soothed her startled heart several times, and told her to play one more day before coming back. Perhaps her mind was at ease…… she didn’t refuse anyway.
After hanging up, I continued worrying.
“It feels like things are leaking out from everywhere.”
Kim Seohyeon becoming a Guide too…… how should I save the trainee kids?
As I grabbed my forehead and scrolled up and down, a new post caught my eye.
[Title: Lee Yesol isn’t that kind of kid (5)]
Ignorant people shut up
Taking PDFs
└ok
└These kinds of kids are the biggest idiots
└PDF lol Planet will take good care of them lol
└Isn’t this total Deobuk-chu bot? Already learned PDF?
└lol cute-chu
There’s even a kid shielding me.
Do I know them? It didn’t help, but it was comforting to have someone on my side.
As I was quietly pressing recommend, the hospital room door opened. It was the operations commander I’d met at the clock tower and Lee Chaseok, who had been the Esper Agency spokesperson before my regression.
“Just lie down. Your body isn’t even in good condition.”
I was surrounded by two high-ranking officials who suddenly barged in while I was in an awkward position, neither lying down nor sitting.
“Hello?”
“Hello. I’m Lee Chaseok from the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters. Would it be alright if I asked a few questions related to the disaster situation?”
“Yes, please sit.”
“Don’t think too hard and just answer comfortably, our young Lee Yesol-gun.”
When I glanced at the brigade commander, he smiled good-naturedly.
It really…… feels like I’m being treated as young.
Though twenty years old is actually a young age.
“We came because Yesol-gun’s contribution was significant in this disaster situation. Once the situation is settled, we plan to present you with a citizen’s letter of appreciation and a small scholarship. Is that alright?”
“Yes, that’s good.”
“Thank you for your cooperation, and I’ll ask questions. Your trait hasn’t manifested yet, right?”
I glanced at my meager status window.
[Name: Lee Yesol]
[Type: Esper]
[Trait: ???]
It hadn’t manifested yet. Even before regression, this stayed like this until I died.
“It has manifested.”
“What is it?”
But since they’re laying out the stage like this, for the immediate future too…… for my future, lying was the answer right now.
“I’m a Search-type Esper.”
“Ah, Search.”
Lee Chaseok, who came as an investigator, sparkled his eyes. The brigade commander next to him also showed interest, nodding his head.
Though it was a trait he was hearing for the first time, it seemed he was trying to restrain his excitement as much as possible.
“Yesterday was graduation day, right? Right after the disaster, I heard Lee Yesol-gun instructed students to ‘go to the clock tower.’ Did you say that predicting that place would be the operations headquarters?”
“That’s right.”
“……!”
I fumbled to recall the reason the brigade commander from before my regression had made that place the ‘gathering point.’
“Even when doing team projects, it’s the rule for team members to meet at a midpoint, right? Because it’s an open space, it seemed like in an emergency, rescue from dangers like explosions would be easy, and since it’s also the heart of the area…….”
“That was an accurate judgment. Then, is there a reason you touched the clock tower?”
“I didn’t find much light on the way to the clock tower, and I thought light might be embedded in specific locations. That’s when I saw the clock tower, and I just did it on the off chance.”
“I see. Actually, large amounts of light were found in clock towers in other countries, weren’t they? Regardless of the result, I was curious since Yesol-gun touched the clock tower.”
Right. If there had been light there, I wouldn’t have been branded as a ‘mindless property destruction kid,’ but would have been Cheorwon’s hero…….
“Anyway, dismantling the clock tower was a conviction that aligned with saying ‘light might be embedded in famous places.’ Thanks to the ‘priority search operation for famous places’ that Yesol-gun proposed, many citizens lived.”
“It’s thanks to the commander who didn’t dismiss it as a child’s words and kept great possibilities open.”
“Hehe, really. You speak so prettily too.”
The brigade commander with grayish white hair ruffled my hair.
If I’d seen him in the military, I probably couldn’t have even made eye contact. Society really is better.
“Good judgment. I understand too well why Yesol-gun’s trait developed as ‘Search.’ Then, Yesol-gun.”
“Yes.”
“What specifically does the ‘Search’ trait that Yesol-gun possesses do?”
I fell into thought for a moment.
“My ability is…….”
Actually, the scope of abilities manifested by the [Search] trait varied greatly depending on individual disposition or rank.
For example, a certain E-rank Search-type Esper in Brazil was a K-pop fan, and it was said they made tremendous money operating a gossip site that used their ability to find and post idols’ dating situations and couple items.
My ability is…….
Right, since I’ve lied anyway, let’s try going with a prophecy-type concept.
“Cheorwon was the beginning. Before long, a second disaster area will be declared.”
The two people’s gentle expressions hardened.
“The next area……. Where is it?”
It was a time when the concept of ‘Territory Game’ hadn’t been established yet.
I slowly closed my eyes and opened them like a possessed shaman.
“It’s Seoul.”
It was news that would make any newsroom broadcasting something like ‘The Impact of Cheorwon’s Disaster on Seoul’ gasp, but it was the truth.
“Is this a result derived from a trait skill? Where exactly?”
“It’s a feeling my trait gives me. Faintly, I seem to feel energy from the direction of Namsan…….”
“Other than that, there’s nothing else you detect, right?”
“Yes, for now.”
“Understood. Thank you for your time.”
Whether flustered by my audacious statement that the next disaster area was ‘Seoul,’ or unwilling to be swayed by unconfirmed words, the two people quickly left.
And two days later, I was discharged.
* * *
The Real Supernatural.
Mysterious powers manifested in people from all over the world!
Finally, discussion panels of self-proclaimed experts surpassed daily drama viewership ratings.
Among the topics regarding the cause of the outbreak, the ‘simultaneous attack theory by Middle Eastern terrorist groups’ that first came up was quickly buried, and the ‘VR virtual reality integration theory’ was emerging.
From the mission system to the reward system, assigning individual traits and types was said to be similar to VR game systems.
-But this isn’t something that’s logically possible.
-Technology transcends common sense. To people who used Bronze Age metallurgy, undersea cables would have been beyond common sense too.
Recently, the world was spinning the busiest.
As 20% of Cheorwon’s population evaporated, mourning processions continued from all over the country, and presidential impeachment protest groups poured into the streets.
But soon public opinion reversed. Statistics showed that Korea’s survival rate and response capability in the disaster situation that occurred simultaneously worldwide was the most excellent. That also gave wings to national pride YouTubers.
[The Reason the Whole World Was Moved and Japan Was Enraged by Korea’s Amazing Performance!]
While such thumbnails dominated ChickTube, I was sitting with my parents gathered.
“Does our family have some money?”
“Why.”
“How much would it be if we withdrew all our installment savings and deposits?”
“We don’t have any, why?”
“Take out loans as much as we can use the money. Contact all our relatives right away too.”
“Why is this kid suddenly like this?”
Father scratched his butt repeatedly and sneakily took the remote control on my side.
“You have to buy land when it’s hit rock bottom. Cheorwon land!”
Right now, when everyone was anxiously trying to sell off Cheorwon land, was exactly the right time.
“We have to throw in our entire fortune!!”
“Are you crazy?”
I gave passionate, time-consuming, blood-vomiting persuasion, but all I gained was the truth that our household’s liquid asset situation was serious.
To Kim Jaei and Seon Doyu, who had to be cursed at thoroughly because of the ‘clock tower’ incident, I also recommended purchasing Cheorwon land out of guilt, but the response was gloomy.
[Seon Doyu] That’s not the problem
[Seon Doyu] I’m about to get kicked out of my house…….
[Kim Jaei] This time let’s get on the society page for speculation?
[Kim Jaei] Are you insane?
They were already in a self-restraint period that wasn’t really self-restraint, and I’d poured oil on it.
“Hmm.”
Cheorwon land would hit new lows for a while, then temporarily skyrocket when it was proven that ‘land swept by disaster is safe.’
“Mom, do we really not have that many connections? Is there really nowhere we can borrow five thousand…… Ow!”
“This brat, what wind got into your lungs that you keep going on about money money money since last time!”
Realistically, all I could do was get beaten on the back by Mother.
