Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 79
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| Episode 79. KPI Design Support Program (1)
The system that had been working so well was quiet for a long time.
I wasn’t a very patient person, so I pushed the system even harder.
‘Is my older sister alive?’
If this isn’t confirmed, what do we know about KPIs and idols?
Why on earth am I causing this mess and harming children with bright futures ahead of them?
I couldn’t seem to calm down. I felt like a thousand fires were burning inside me.
The system appeared to me and spoke to me in one short sentence.
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[SYSTEM] Work instructions from ‘Manager’ have arrived.
Manager Kim, is the company easy?
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X-Fuck, then what are we going to do?
I had some idea when the system set the unlikely goal of debuting a sloppy person like me as an idol.
How many people are more suitable to be idols than me, and how many things are simpler than turning back time for the living and saving the dead?
But this only happened to me? To me, an extremely ordinary office worker?
Then, this hypothesis emerges.
Just as I had no one else to rely on to save my older sister, the system must have its own reasons for why I had to become an idol. Even if it meant doing such annoying things.
So what happens here if I, the human being that the system needs, deviates from the path and does not prioritize achieving the goal?
For example, you could jump off the balcony of this building right now and cancel all your work before the KPI achievement approval is given.
The system can read my thoughts, so it can sense that what I’m thinking is not a joke.
So the system will have to prove itself.
That my sister was alive and well, and that I could interfere with what would happen to her in the future.
If you don’t want to see your only child die while being bullied.
At that moment, the system crackled as if it was noisy.
And then a new sentence appeared.
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[SYSTEM] Work instructions from ‘Manager’ have arrived.
So what does Manager Kim want?
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Prove it.
Just like Hanpyeong Industries proved to me that they could pay me a salary every month with money.
Then a long document appeared. It was a new service.
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[SYSTEM] ‘Welfare Service’ is notified to ‘A’.
▷ ‘A’ protects ‘B’s’ blood relatives from external threats in all cases except when ‘B’ fails to achieve KPI.
▷ When requested by ‘B’, ‘A’ will share the status of one blood relative of ‘B’ (designated, cannot be changed after designation) within the scope that does not fall under the confidentiality of private life and ‘violation of confidentiality matters’.
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I wonder if it makes sense to package this with the word ‘service’.
At least my sister was still safe, and as long as I didn’t do anything stupid, I felt a little relieved knowing that things would continue to be fine.
I immediately registered my sister in the ‘welfare service’ and requested that the status be shared.
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[SYSTEM] ‘Welfare Service’ Usage History
▷ Relationship: Blood relation
▷ Health status: Good
▷ Mental state: Good
▷ Other: During sleep
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“under…….”
I was overcome with an inexplicable emotion. I stared at the brightly shining ‘good’ sign for a long time, then buried my face in my hands and sat at the table for a long time.
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After much suffering, I managed to close my eyes at 5 AM, but the alarm went off at 5:30 AM. Who would have thought that the sun would rise tomorrow would be this beggarly?
My head was dizzy, perhaps because I couldn’t sleep. I woke up a little after hitting one side of my face a couple of times.
After washing up, I toasted bread in front of the frying pan as usual. Just like I used to tie my tie with my eyes closed on weekday mornings, it seems like I’ve learned how to bake bread now.
He didn’t forget to share bread with the members and talk about the live performance that would be held in the evening.
It was basically something like, ‘There’s talk about my name change on the internet these days, so there might be some related questions in the comments. Since I did change my name, I’ll explain if that comes up.’
Most people except me have banned monitoring, and I expected that they wouldn’t know since my story wasn’t widely circulated on social media…
‘You changed your name, hyung?!’
The guys reacted more than expected. Lee Cheong-hyeon was very surprised.
Kang Ki-yeon also agreed, saying that he thought the name was quite unique. I hope that wherever I go in the future, these guys will react just like this.
As scheduled, the live started at 7pm that evening.
‘[Spark] (2X0319) Assignment Review Announcement Begins!’ The concept of the live was the group members having a small after-party with a refreshed mind after successfully completing all assignments.
In keeping with the spirit of the live, all members came wearing transparent makeup.
I had such bad dark circles under my eyes that I got ‘non-transparent makeup that looks like transparent makeup’.
Staff, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize.
I didn’t forget the shining name headband either. But at today’s live, there was food in front of me.
Since we couldn’t have an empty table for the after-party concept, we prepared snacks that each person would want to eat at the company.
For me, who only ate nuts from the Hanpyeong Industrial steam room, the six-type snack set was a luxurious enough snack. Even more so, considering that I had been managing my diet considerably for the past few months.
But to the onlookers, this snack table seemed very simple.
≫ Guys… … Are those really all the snacks?
≫ There are six people, so there are only six snacks, right? Say no.
≫ If UA picks you as a snack, shake the photo chip.
This is because there were a lot of angry comments popping up on Spark’s live because the first thing he uploaded was six bags of snacks.
The show was very heartwarming as the guys laughed and explained that they don’t usually eat snacks that often.
Except for the fact that Lee Cheong-hyeon, who hadn’t seen the comments, was excited about the rare snack party and tried to shake the photo chip, which almost caused Jeong Seong-bin to lose the game.
Then, when it was time for each member to share their recent news, as expected, comments about name changes came up one by one.
≫ Did Yiwol change his name?
≫ Are you by any chance born in February and your name is also Yiwol?
≫ Please tell me why you changed your name!
I read as many similar questions as possible, hoping to resolve the curiosity of those watching the broadcast while also giving more time to other members.
“There are a lot of questions about changing my name. It’s true that I changed my name, and I chose the name myself!”
“Your brother built it?”
Kang Ki-yeon asked as if it was unexpected.
I’m sorry. I told you today that I changed my name, but I didn’t explain it well enough.
“Yes. Some of you may have guessed it, but I was born in February and my name was changed to Yiwol! I heard that changing my name would improve my luck.”
In the past, if I said this, everyone would understand my reason for changing my name. I have never been more thankful for the existence of fortune telling than now.
Park Joo-woo, who was listening from the side, praised it, saying it was a unique and good name.
In reality, I was sick of the name ‘Kim Hyo-il’ so I went to apply for a name change, but since I hadn’t decided on a name to change it to, they made it up in a hurry by taking it from my personal information.
In the meantime, Jeong Seong-bin nodded vigorously, saying, “Fortune is important, of course.”
I think that kid misunderstands that I changed my name after receiving a revelation from my ancestral spirit.
I tried to divert the attention focused on me by changing the subject and asking about the origins of the other members’ names. Then, while the guys were writing their comments, I checked the comments.
≫ Guys, you worked hard until the last episode♡
≫ 6 candies and a headband are recycledㅠ This era’s saving stone
≫ Our Jeho’s physical is amazing… … Jeho, please measure his shoulder width
≫ Lee Cheong-hyeon’s face still saves the country today
Fortunately, comments like ‘UA who is petty with snacks’ are no longer visible. It is much better to focus on reactions related to the live.
‘Choi Je-ho’s shoulder width… … Lee Cheong-hyeon’s face… … .’
I memorized as many of the keywords mentioned in the comments as possible and then returned to the ongoing conversation.
The content after that was not much different from what was decided in advance. It mainly consisted of things like where they bought the stage props each time, and what they liked and disliked about the activity.
As the live was coming to an end, Jeong Seong-bin read a comment.
“Here, there’s someone who came in after seeing your face and became a fan after seeing your stage. Could you please tell me when you saw your stage?”
“Are you going to sleep after seeing me today… … ?”
Jeong Seong-bin smiled brightly and answered, “Yes.” to Park Joo-woo’s question.
Did I get caught a lot on that stage? I hope not.
I feel so sorry for him because the stage video that became his inspiration is of low quality due to mosaics.
“I heard that it’s the day that Jeho broke his ballpoint pen? If we’re going to watch it anyway, let’s all gather in the living room and watch it together!”
Lee Cheong-hyeon said with great excitement.
Everyone except Choi Je-ho was biting their lips to keep from laughing, but no one was laughing.
Still, I tried my best to smile. I was very careful not to break the live atmosphere.
At night, the guys actually gathered in front of the TV screen to watch the stage video that the fans said made them fans.
By the way, I was thinking of leaving.
Now that we don’t have much time left together, I wanted to create some memories for the five of us to share together.
But all my great consideration went down the drain.
‘Brother, if you’re not going to sleep well, let’s watch it together! It’ll be a waste if the eldest brother is missing!’
It’s because that bastard Lee Cheong-hyeon caught me. I’ve been taking good care of my skin lately, so I’ve been calling him by his three-letter name, but from this point on, I’ve decided to call him ‘that bastard Lee Cheong-hyeon’ for the time being.
I had no choice but to sit next to Choi Je-ho, who was occupying the corner of the sofa.
The guy was also hugging the cushion with an uncomfortable expression. Yeah, you probably won’t be able to get used to this situation either.
“Is everyone seated? I’ll play the video!”
The video started playing along with Jeong Seong-bin’s signal.
Blue lights poured onto the stage, and the camera captured the six people lined up.
They would react loudly whenever someone was caught on screen, and then they would compliment each other profusely.
‘inconvenient.’
Could it be because I’ve been monitoring Spark’s footage alone for so long? This moment of watching everyone on the screen together felt so unfamiliar.
The uncomfortable feeling grew as I got closer to myself. I felt a strangeness that I couldn’t explain in words.
Eventually, I couldn’t stand the discomfort and tried to get up from my seat, saying I would go to sleep first.
And at that moment.
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[SYSTEM] The KPI of ”debut as a 6-member boy group” has been confirmed.
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The long-awaited KPI approval notification has arrived.