He grasped the 1st place trophy in his hands with his debut song. There couldn’t be a more successful start than this.
Honestly, since both Kwon Taeyoung and I had disastrous debuts, we also felt a small vicarious satisfaction through Go Won’s appearance. Of course, Kwon Taeyoung would also have achievement and joy as the 5th Division Director.
“Ah, I want to go to work quickly tomorrow.”
“Hyung, did you hurt your head?”
“There’s an executive meeting tomorrow and Executive Director Choi is coming in too.”
Oh, the news of Go Won’s music show 1st place must be the first agenda item.
“Turn on live broadcast in the yACE group chat at the meeting.”
I also know well that when our hyung catches opportunities like this, he elegantly scratches others’ insides.
“Well. Other than that, Won will gain some confidence too.”
“Ah, right. He subtly lacks confidence.”
Should I say he seems to only pretend to be solid on the outside?
Q2-1. Toward Completing Music Show Promotions
Clear
Achievement Condition: Music show appearances (15/15)
Mm, finished safely.
Q2-2. Let’s Achieve Music Show 1st Place
Achievement Condition – Win 1st place on music show
Upon Success: Unlock inactive slot
Upon Failure: Quest Scenario forcibly terminated
Q2-2. Let’s Achieve Music Show 1st Place
Clear
Achievement Condition – Win 1st place on music show
Oh.
The next quest must have been getting 1st place.
I suddenly finished two quests just sitting still. It makes sense since I spent 3 weeks though.
You helped overcome the crisis in an excellent way.
Hoobae’s respect has increased, allowing you to add one new slot.
…Huh, it didn’t particularly seem like he respected me that much though.
One of the following slots will open.
[Mental], [Recognition], [Stamina]
Just as I talked with Kwon Taeyoung about Go Won’s mental state, this choice popped up.
Right, what’s needed now is mental. Mental.
If Go Won’s mental management is good, his growth potential will leap up. If I can look at the Status Window and take care of it when the numbers are strange, nothing could be better.
I selected mental without hesitation.
Assigned randomly.
‘Ah, no.’
Baek Hanje is a person who really, really has no luck with draws.
“Hyung, hold my hand.”
“Request that kind of thing from Cha Yeonsu.”
“Ah, hold it! Quickly!”
“They said when you have a younger sibling, the kid above acts like a kid….”
Though he made an expression wondering what this fully grown, actually already raised male bastard was doing, Kwon Taeyoung pretended he couldn’t win and offered his hand.
Whether he grumbled or not, right now I had to steal anyone’s luck. If I went at it with my own luck, I’d end up seeing the useless guy’s stamina checkup chart.
‘Please, please!’
The roulette that rolled with a rattle was.
[Stamina]
“Ah, hyung!”
“Why are you angry?”
I threw away his hand without regret.
Applying HBN’s new slot.
Go Won
Appearance Lv.98
Vocals Lv.55
Dance Lv.79
Stamina 77%
(Inactive) –
(Inactive) –
Current Status: ㅠㅠ…
Current MAX LEVEL: 100
Stamina was displayed as a percentage rather than a level. It seemed to show the currently remaining stamina.
‘He has 77% left after doing dawn pre-recording and even the live broadcast, isn’t that monstrous….’
Moreover, perhaps because it was a simple emotion, the black square lifted and Go Won’s current status appeared transparently.
…What, he’s been crying all this time?
Lastly, perhaps it became an opportunity for growth in his own way, the maximum level had risen.
‘Appearance is close to max level as soon as the limit rose….’
Anyway, the next quest will come now.
During the brief delay, I observed the kid’s status.
Since it was a random selection among stamina, mental, and recognition, the two inactive slots are probably mental and recognition’s spots.
Go Won
Current Status: ■!
The current status that had been dropping chicken-dropping-like tears with an emoticon changed.
Oh my, seems he finished crying.
Still, as a sunbae, should I send a congratulatory message for encouragement?
The moment I was having such a leisurely thought.
Go Won
Stamina 68% (▼9)
‘……What?’
Go Won
Stamina 55% (▼13)
Go Won
Stamina 47% (▼8)
Go Won
Stamina 37% (▼10)
The stamina that had only worn down 23% even after running consecutive stages from dawn suddenly began plummeting.
“…Hyung, right now Go Won….”
“Just a moment.”
Right then, Kwon Taeyoung’s phone began ringing loudly. The built-in default ringtone sounded particularly ominous today.
“Yeah, Jonghyeok hyung.”
– Taeyoung-ah, Won suddenly sat down clutching his knee right now!
General Manager Park’s flustered voice was also audible to me who had been sticking close from when Kwon Taeyoung answered the phone.
“Did he get injured on stage?”
– No. He definitely walked to the waiting room fine. Yeah, though he did cry breathlessly….
“How’s the kid? Is he really bad?”
– I don’t know. He can’t say anything and just keeps his head down… Even when he’s in pain, he’s not a kid who says how much it hurts, so I’m going crazy too.
Even at that moment, the stamina number before my eyes kept dropping.
“Hyung, take Go Won to the hospital right now!”
Not satisfied with shouting, I pulled Kwon Taeyoung’s phone over. Kwon Taeyoung frowned with one eye but soon let out a sigh as if giving up.
“He’s definitely in bad condition so go right now!”
– No, I want to too, but Won has a schedule right after this.
“That’s not what’s important right now!”
Go Won
Stamina 20% (▼17)
The stamina that plummeted from 77% had already reached here.
“…It would be better to get examined like Hanje says. This is Won’s first time like this, isn’t it?”
– Director, no.
Then, a voice mixed with metallic sounds as if submerged in pain was heard.
– I’m, fine. It’ll subside if I leave it. There’s no problem going to the schedule. I’m sorry for no reason….
“Ha.”
This is why I wanted to open mental.
No, thinking of the current situation, is it rather fortunate I can see stamina?
“Hey, what did I say? Didn’t I say last week that your body is an asset and investment target?”
– Sunbae-nim….
“If you don’t want to get scolded to death, obediently go to the hospital.”
– …….
“Jonghyeok hyung, don’t listen to him and just take him to the hospital.”
– Won-ah, let’s get in the car. Even Hanje is saying that.
– I’m really fi-, ugh…!
Go Won
Stamina 17% (▼3)
Like hell you’re fine. I thought things were going smoothly.
Looking at Go Won, I’m realizing that a young kid accustomed to enduring is harder than a young kid lying on the ground whining.
“Hyung, let’s go to the hospital too.”
Rather, it’s fortunate it’s after activities ended. We need to clearly identify the cause so it doesn’t interfere with next activities….
“It’s growing pains.”
“……”
“There are quite a few cases of growing pains even after becoming an adult, but it seems the pain came on more strongly because he recently did a lot of activities that stimulated his knees.”
“……”
The eye-catching stage outfit, his face turned bright red from crying hard with emotion of 1st place, smearing all his makeup. The kid’s head dropped down, surrounded by the division director, management general manager, road manager, and great sunbae.
“I, told you I was fine.”
Go Won was choking up in a different meaning than before.
Go Won
Current Status: ㅜ///ㅜ!!
‘…Status Window. Stamina.’
Go Won
Stamina 80%
“……”
Mm, it’s not a lie.
Running around pitter-patter, collapsing with a thud, becoming lively again in an instant.
“This, isn’t this not a twenty-year-old but a two-year-old baby?”
“No.”
I thought I muttered to myself, but Go Won quickly turned his head to refute. Even this seems like evidence he’s a baby.
“Won-ah, can you make it to the schedule?”
“Ah, yes. Of course it’s possible.”
It was a distance they’d arrive at just barely if they prepared from now. Go Won decided to move directly from the hospital.
“Director, and… sunbae-nim. I’ll be going. Goodbye.”
The gaze of the kid greeting and leaving somehow felt… no, felt very displeased.
Following that, a new notification window appeared.
Q2-3. Steady Growth is a Shortcut Toward the Goal
The rest period has arrived.
But you can’t just rest.
Rookie singers have a long way to go.
Pull up your skills and be reborn as a perfect idol.
Condition: Achieve Vocals, Dance Level 100
Upon Success: MAX LEVEL increase (100→120)
Upon Failure: Comeback scenario execution impossible, Quest Scenario forcibly terminated.
Time Limit: 718h 56m 30s (D-30)
‘…Ha, this time I even have to water and raise him?’
