Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 108
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| Episode 108. Finishing up work (3)
The place where the sound was heard was a small square where a fountain appeared in the summer.
There, Choi Je-ho was dipping his feet in a small waterway.
for a moment.
channel?
“Where are you now?”
“This was in the water, what do I do?”
In Choi Je-ho’s hand was a dripping zipper bag. A neatly folded note could be seen through the transparent zipper bag.
“So you’re just going to go in there?”
“They said it was okay to come in because the kids were playing in the water. And please take off your shoes and socks before coming in.”
It’s important to make sure you’re not in a restricted area.
Even so, don’t your feet get cold?
I took a handkerchief out of my trouser pocket and handed it to the guy.
“How did you find this, Jeho hyung? This is awesome.”
“I just saw it.”
Choi Je-ho answered casually, but the conditions were quite poor for a simple situation. First of all, it was dark, and the fountain was turned off, so there was hardly any light in the waterway.
Rather, it would be easier to understand if we see this guy’s intuition as being at an animal level.
We went under the light and unfolded the note that Choi Je-ho had retrieved.
Inside it was written:
【Come to the place where we all smiled and took pictures!
You can’t be late!】
“Are you talking about the place where I took the photo for the thumbnail?”
“Didn’t we take a group selfie earlier?”
Jeong Seong-bin and Kang Ki-yeon gave their opinions in turn.
But something didn’t feel right. So, it’s a bit ambiguous to say that this is definitely a strange point.
‘Isn’t this usually written in colloquial language?’
‘The place where I smiled and took pictures.’
I tried saying it out loud several times, but it just wouldn’t come out. Maybe it would be different if it was a place where I took pictures while smiling.
This was one of two cases.
It’s really nothing special, but I’m either tripping on something or it was intentional.
A few scenes flashed through my mind.
But since overconfidence doesn’t do any good, I called in Lee Cheong-Hyeon, Spark’s official electronic brain.
“Cheong-hyeon-ah, do you remember the scene in the chorus of the third verse of our ‘With List’ music video?”
“What’s the refrain for verse 3?”
If I remember correctly, the backgrounds of 『A Dreamlike Wind』, 『Still Once』, and 『Sharing Happy Talks』 were the studios where the members’ individual cuts were filmed.
In the next lyrics… … .
“The Ferris wheel has appeared with a ‘happy smile’!”
Lee Cheong-hyeon smiled brightly and said, realizing the intent of my question.
At the same time, I looked back at the other members and shouted.
“Did you hear that? Everyone run!”
* * *
It was quite a distance from the garden to the Ferris wheel, so we had to run until we were out of breath.
As a result of running through the amusement park like a signal flare splitting the night sky.
“Juuya!”
“Brother! Guys… … !”
We were able to have a tearful reunion with Park Joo-woo, who had waited alone for two hours in front of the Ferris wheel.
“It must have been cold waiting for the sun to set.”
“No, it’s okay.”
“No, what’s wrong with that? Come here. The youngest will hug you.”
Park Joo-woo joined the middle of the line under the utmost protection of Jeong Seong-bin and Lee Cheong-hyeon.
“So, is our mission a success?”
And Kang Ki-yeon diligently checked the success or failure. Really, the division of labor is clear except for me.
“Before that! Everyone, what were the conditions for mission success?”
“Weren’t you supposed to be looking for Park Joo-woo before 8 o’clock?”
Choi Je-ho placed his hand on Park Joo-woo’s forehead and asked a question.
That was when.
A bell rang somewhere, as if it were ringing the hour in a cathedral or church.
At the same time, a sound of something tearing through the sky was heard.
“Brother, behind me!”
Looking back at the sky, magnificent fireworks were rising beyond the Ferris wheel.
‘What do you want to do when you go to an amusement park?’
‘Yeah. Since you’re the main character of this music video, Joo Woo, give me your opinions.’
‘Since we’ve already talked about riding the rides… … If I had to pick something else I want to do with our members… … .’
Park Joo-woo in the music video must have wanted to see his friends… … .
‘I want all six of us to get together and watch the fireworks.’
And the fireworks that Park Joo Woo wanted to see with the members outside the music video were magical.
‘I think I’d want that too, appearing in a music video.’
Colorful shooting stars poured down from the night sky.
It was such a vast and beautiful landscape that it felt like the voices of the production staff congratulating us on our successful mission and the end of our activities could be heard from far away.
So our second activity ended.
* * *
After the end of the 『With List』 activities, UA gave us our first vacation.
Even though I hadn’t had a single day off from practicing for a year and three months since I entered UA as a trainee, tears of gratitude flowed from my heart.
I have never used up all my annual leave at Hanpyeong Industries. However, not having any vacation days at all was a different matter.
I wanted to immediately apply to the Ministry of Employment and Labor to establish a new idol job code and introduce a mandatory vacation system to support the K-Pop industry. But I’m holding back because they gave me a week off in a row.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve had a week off, what are you all going to do?”
Jeong Seong-bin, who couldn’t remember when he last took a break, asked with an excited face. Yes, it’s time for someone like you to leave.
“I’m home.”
“I think I’ll probably go to my parents’ house too.”
The dance line’s destination was the same as during the holidays.
If you think about it, these guys, they’ve had all sorts of issues, but there were no club or casino issues. I guess it’s fortunate that I don’t have to worry about going to random places.
Oh, there were some guys whose destinations changed during the holidays.
“Me too! This time… …I’m going home.”
Park Joo-woo decided to go to his aunt’s house this vacation. He could hear his aunt’s voice on the phone saying that she was waiting for him with braised ribs.
By the way, Park Joo-woo also suggested that I go to his aunt’s house with him. But I declined.
‘My aunt told me to come with my brother… … .’
‘No, I’ll be here practicing hard.’
I was so flustered just by Jeong Seong-bin’s parents coming to the dorm, so I’m going to someone else’s house?
It will definitely be an amazing trick. It is a hundred times better not to create such a situation in the first place.
“Huh? Then Lee Wol will be left alone in the dorm?”
Everyone turned to look at me at Lee Cheong-hyeon’s words.
“I guess so?”
“Then I’ll stay this time too.”
“Seongbin, why are you staying here? Are you the type that I can’t leave alone in the dorm?”
“No! That’s absolutely not true!”
Jeong Seong-bin waved his hand.
“I’m twenty-one. I can be alone.”
“That’s not it… … .”
“Isn’t that it?”
I asked again, but no one was able to speak.
It’s not that I don’t know what the guys want to say. I guess it’s something like, “I feel bad about leaving one member behind and going home.”
But like I said, I’m a full-fledged adult.
Not even twenty-one, but twenty-nine… … No. It’s been over a year since I became young, so if you just count my age, I’d be thirty.
How can a man in his thirties not be alone for a week? He has the pride of a father who has been responsible for a single-person household for many years.
“I appreciate your consideration, but even if I had somewhere else to go, I would have stayed in the dorm this time. I have something I want to practice.”
“Practice?”
Kang Ki-yeon asked. Judging from the slight sparkle in his eyes, he seemed to be interested as well.
“Yeah. But I won’t let you in.”
“why?”
“Think about this Danb. If you don’t rest here, your cartilage will beg to be killed.”
I’ve been working hard since last year to prevent ankle injuries, but I can’t ruin my knees.
Kang Ki-yeon nodded to what I said, unable to hide his discontented expression. He was just grateful that I had saved him the trouble of arguing.
Just when I thought the mood had settled down, Lee Cheong-hyeon, who had been quiet for some reason, caught my attention by hitting the desk.
“Guys, why doesn’t anyone ask me where I’m going?”
“Aren’t you going to your hometown?”
“I was thinking about it, but I just decided. I’ll stay at the dorm with Lee Wol-hyung!”
“With me?”
I was embarrassed. I was really going to have a hell of a solo dance time, with my legs flailing around.
“You don’t have to do that on purpose, Cheong-hyeon.”
“No, this is a choice for both me and my brother.”
“why?”
Lee Cheong-hyeon answered my question with an unfocused smile.
“Even if I go home, I won’t be able to breathe properly because my brother and sister have midterm exams… … .”
“aha…….”
“Therefore! I’m going to have a wonderful vacation with my brother!”
“Okay, do whatever you want.”
After a long conversation, Lee Cheong-hyeon and I decided to spend a week together.
But surely… … .
“Dude! Awesome! Did you just see a seagull run away with a bag of anchovy chips?!”
… … I didn’t know I would end up coming to Busan in that one week.
I looked at the guy running excitedly after having all his snacks stolen by a seagull.
And I thought.
‘How did I end up here with this guy?’
The incident dates back to the day before the vacation began.
Starting with Choi Je-ho, whose hometown is the farthest away, the members left the dorm one by one.
Meanwhile, Jeong Seong-bin, who had been worried about us until the end, left after earnestly telling us to contact him if anything happened.
So, Lee Cheong-hyeon and I were the only two people left in the accommodation.
‘Hey, are you going to practice?’
‘Yeah. If you want to rest, then rest.’
‘Hey, how can the younger sibling do the same when the older sibling takes the lead!’
Up to this point, everything went according to plan. After finishing our night practice as usual, we returned to our dorm.
‘Hey, what do you think about watching a movie before we go to bed?’
‘Aren’t you tired?’
‘I’m thinking about my vacation starting tomorrow, so my dopamine keeps pumping. I’m completely awake right now.’
The guy who was so exhausted that he was almost pinned to the floor soon got excited and picked up the remote control.
I told Lee Cheong-hyeon to put on whatever he wanted to see, and then I took my laptop out of the room. I don’t really enjoy watching videos, so I thought I’d organize my future plans while Lee Cheong-hyeon was watching the movie.
But when I came out of the room, what was playing on the TV was not the movie’s purchase window, but a documentary.
In small letters in the corner of the screen were written, ‘National Environment: Mysteries of the Sea.’
Lee Cheong-hyeon stared at the sea on the screen with shining eyes without moving an inch.
‘Did he like the sea?’
It seemed that the words that he diligently read the “Slippery Sea Creature Encyclopedia” during his childhood were not an empty promise, as Lee Cheong-hyeon’s eyes sparkled like the waves on TV.
At that moment, I ended up making an annoying choice.
Since we’ve been doing all sorts of things to give Lee Cheong-hyeon some experience in composing, I’m saying let’s give him some field experience so he can get some inspiration while he’s resting.