Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 123



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Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter Episode 123

123. The famous Tantara

The filming of the ‘Ring a Ring’ music video went smoothly.

At first, there were some minor issues with the selection of the female lead role, but once the actual filming began, everyone showed the attitude of a dedicated professional.

There was just one thing that was difficult during that time…

“Okay, now it’s a joint scene for the three of them. Seongjun will stand in the middle, and Seonha and Yuna will stand on either side of him.”

Yuna and Ye Seon-ha sat on Seong-jun’s left and right under Choi Seok-yong’s direction.

This scene is one where two women with phones to their ears are pushing and pulling the male protagonist, Sung-jun, from both sides as if in a tug-of-war.

At first, they grab the hand and pull, then they grab the arm, and later, their behavior escalates to hugging the arm and hanging on.

“Hi, Action!”

As the sign fell, a tense tug-of-war unfolded.

The two people who work hard to pull Sungjun towards them as per the scenario.

“Wow, your expression is so real.”

“Wow! It really feels powerful!”

Even if we assume that it’s because she’s a trainee, the staff members are amazed when Yuna shows off her method acting.

I saw it exactly.

Because both of them were pulling at Sungjun with all their heart!

Thanks to that, Sungjun, who was standing between the two, experienced the punishment of having both arms stretch like a rubber man.

Next, there was a brief scene of arm-pulling, and finally, the sequence of close-up scenes returned.

slap-

As if competing with each other, Yuna and Ye-seon-ha move closer and closer to each other more boldly.

Two different, pleasant scents tickle the tip of my nose.

If the [Minggyeongjisu] level had been even a little bit lower, my heart would have burst and filming would have had to be stopped.

Anyway, the active skinship and acting of the two female leads really brought out the flavor of the music video.

“Kuuu, you did a good job of setting it up as a love triangle. It’s really fun to watch, isn’t it? You’re all doing great!”

Even from Director Choi Seok-yong’s mouth, there is a constant stream of pleasant praise(?) that seems to have some selfishness.

And then Choi Seok-yong winks and raises his thumb in this direction.

The moment I turned my gaze away from the smile that somehow seemed like a middle-aged gentleman (pervert).

?!

Seongjun ended up seeing it.

The two people who had been bickering like nemesis-like enemies were smiling at Choi Seok-yong.

*

Anyway, the day after we finished filming the music video.

Seongjun enjoyed a long-awaited break.

Even though I took a break, it was only for the morning, and in the afternoon I had to jump back into the schedule for my upcoming album release.

That makes half a day even more precious.

Instead of sleeping in, Seongjun decided to take care of the work he had been putting off.

It’s time to check the 4-stage promotion messages that appeared one by one while completing missions during the final live broadcast of ‘My Favorite Girls’.

“By the way, how long has it been since I’ve gotten this promotion…”

Because I got promoted to level 3 when I participated in ‘Who’s the King’···

I think it’s been at least five months.

It took a long time to reach the promotion conditions, and the promotion mission was so difficult that I almost failed.

That’s why I feel happier than when I was promoted last time.

Anyway, first of all, I called up the title message.

[The title ‘Famous Ttanttara’ applies.]

He was promoted from a ‘newcomer who started to get noticed’ to a full-fledged ‘addict’. There were ‘rumors’ about him everywhere.

It’s a fun, yet somehow satisfying modifier.

Then, the avatar with a question mark floating above its head performed a splendid pirouette turn like a ballerina.

“Avatar evolution!”

As I shouted out a famous line from a cartoon movie that reminded me of my childhood, my avatar stopped with an exclamation mark of ‘ding-‘.

The avatar, who was wearing jeans and a leather jacket, changed into a sophisticated dark navy colored coat that looked like it came out of a men’s magazine.

“Who is the avatar? I feel guilty, I feel guilty.”

The corners of my mouth go up at the transformation of my clone.

The Avatar guy also has a more relaxed face.

Just like when he was promoted to the third level, the musical note-shaped dots at the corners of his mouth were shaking excitedly.

“Then what’s next-”

It’s time to take a look at the new activities.

Among them, let’s look at the neglected activities first.

[Choose an idle activity.]

[NEW] Violin Performance

Following the guitar and piano, a third series of instrument performances has appeared.

“Not too bad.”

No, actually it’s pretty good.

Playing a musical instrument may seem ordinary, but it is actually the most practical activity.

Because you can improve your skill in playing any instrument without practicing.

Of course, the joy and sorrow would have been different depending on which instrument it was, but the violin was the winner.

These days, the violin is increasingly being used in band music, so there are many places where it can be used.

They expressed satisfaction and also explored new leisure activities.

[Choose a relaxation activity.]

[NEW] Full Body Massage: Takes 10 hours. Increases level of one random stat or skill by 1 for 1 hour.

“Wow… This is crazy…!”

Seongjun’s mouth drops open.

Even if it’s just temporarily raising the ability level…!

There is no other way to describe this than to say, ‘This is crazy.’

Since you get promoted to 4 levels, these kinds of amazing activities also appear.

In some ways, it is similar to a relaxation activity in the same ‘buff’ category as [Movie Watching], which provides an ‘Emotion’ buff, or [Sauna], which provides an ‘Vitality’ buff.

Is it a setting that your body’s condition improves with a full body massage and your abilities increase?

“Well, it’s a bit disappointing that there’s only one rising ability…”

It was when Seongjun was licking his lips in regret.

“ah!’

Seongjun, who remembered something, looked through the item window.

Next, he retrieved two tickets from his inventory.

“I had the right to strengthen my activities!”

[Walking the Dog] While collecting broken music box parts, it was one of the luxury gifts Santa asked for.

And if you use the Reinforcement Ticket, you will be able to increase the number of your only increasing ability.

[2 Activity Enhancement Tickets were used.]

[[Full Body Massage] activity is enhanced to [Full Body Massage (+2)] activity.]

[Select a detailed reinforcement element.]

Increased number of buff abilities (1 > 2)

Buff duration increased (60 minutes > 70 minutes)

Increased number of buff storage times (0 times > 1 time)

“also!”

Seongjun cheered as his prediction hit the mark.

First, upgrade the number of saves for buff stacking.

The remaining one strengthening was invested in the number of ability points.

Then the description of [full body massage] changed.

Full Body Massage (+2): Takes 10 hours. Increases level 1 of 2 random stats or skills for 1 hour. Buffs can be stacked.

“Okay, I’ll invest all the reinforcement tickets I get from now on here.”

The key is to increase the number of ability points.

In this case, the more stats and skills you have, the greater the buff effect.

That’s not all.

Further on, in the future,

“Later, when I reach the max level of 15, if I use the full body massage, I might be able to experience level 16 abilities?”

For example, being able to handle ultra-low or ultra-high pitch ranges.

Or that you have the appeal to captivate people and make them cry before you even open your lips.

If so, we may be able to glimpse a realm that surpasses human capabilities, as we once imagined.

So, isn’t it a high cost that eats up stamina for 10 hours?

“Let’s do a quick test first.”

As always, once you get a new activity, you should try it out right away.

By the way, through promotion, the maximum stamina also increased from ‘8’ to ’10’.

[Start full body massage activity.]

The screen changes and you see your avatar in a prone position.

An avatar wearing short sleeves and shorts with his eyes comfortably closed.

At that moment, a large hand appeared above the guy.

The dotted hand alternately pressed the avatar’s shoulders, lower back, and soles of the feet.

In response, happy musical notes appear around the avatar’s mouth.

“Yeah… You’ve worked hard until now. Walking the dog every day, doing everything, doing everything… From now on, I’ll give you massages more often.”

Seongjun smiled contentedly.

While waiting for the buff effect to take effect in 10 hours, I checked the remaining promotion messages.

[4th stage promotion privilege has arrived. Song Coin (Gold) X1]

A gold coin engraved with an eighth note (♪) slowly rotates in the air.

+

[Song Coin: Gold]

Used for stat/skill growth from level 14 to level 15.

+

There was no explanation that collecting more gold coins would turn them into platinum or diamond coins.

In other words, gold is the king of goods.

Actually, you need to collect 100 bronze coins to get 1 gold coin.

I feel more at ease when there is an appropriate upper limit.

[Starting from stage 4, the mission content and rewards will be strengthened.]

The usual promotion guidance message followed.

And then finally, the most awaited message appeared.

[New feature ‘Guild’ has been unlocked.]

“The guild is finally open!”

This is the feature I have been most curious about since I first started using ‘Bangsingki’.

Because I couldn’t really imagine what kind of content a guild would be in a singer-songwriter game.

When I clicked on the unlocked guild tab, the tutorial started.

The first tutorial step that we encountered with anticipation was-

[Cost is required to create a guild.]

[10 Gold Coins]

“···Yeah, it costs money to create a guild···. Of course.”

Seongjun lets out a bitter laugh.

The accuracy of that neglected game was really thorough.

Well, luckily I have some coins that I’ve been saving up for a few months now in preparation for the upgrade.

4 gold coins

7 silver coins

3 bronze coins

Add the gold coin you received as a special gift today, and you have 5.

If you don’t have enough coins, you can buy them at the store.

[Payment completed.]

I invested a total of 427 million won and got exactly 10 gold.

Seongjun glances at the mobile payment notification message.

I feel a new sense of emotion.

‘When I first used the store, my hands were shaking even when I was writing in units of 1 million···.’

Now I can stay pretty calm even when I’m spending hundreds of millions of dollars.

If this is growth in its own way, then is it growth?

It must be possible because the income is more than that every month.

Well, anyway.

“I’ve prepared the guild fee.”

As I paid the coins I had prepared, the following tutorial message appeared.

[A guild has been created.]

[Enter your guild name.]

You can create your own guild name.

“Umm… what should I do?”

Zlzone Guild? Superstar Guild? No, that’s freaking lame!

Seongjun, who had shaken off the creepy old man-like guild name that had been creeping into his head without him knowing, came up with a good idea this time.

Yes, simple is best.

[Sungjun]

The guild name he wrote down is the two letters of his stage name.

Originally, a two-letter guild name or nickname was a symbol of longevity.

Even in the old days, two-letter nicknames were actually traded for cash.

The tutorial continued.

[The Seongjun Guild has been created.]

[Guild emblems are automatically generated based on character information.]

After setting the guild name, the next step was to create a guild emblem.

Lines began to appear on the screen, and they began to move and form shapes.

And soon the guild emblem was completed.

A familiar pattern with the bean sprout head of the octave note (♪) shaped like a star (★).

“This is···.”

The ‘eighth note’ is Bangsinki’s trademark.

‘Star’ is the representative image that comes to mind when thinking of Sungjun.

The hit song ‘Star’ sung in ‘Who’s the King’ and the fact that the fandom is ‘My Star’ are also like that.

“So, is that why you said it was created based on character information?”

Seongjun nods his head.

It was an emblem that I surprisingly liked.

After that, the emblem got smaller and the screen changed.

The unfolding background is a recording studio.

In the control room where the avatar sits, a master keyboard is set up, and a recording booth can be seen inside the glass window at the back.

The overall structure closely resembles Sungjun’s own studio.

At that time, the following tutorial message was displayed.

[Register one new guild member.]

At the same time, a list unfolded before my eyes.

“···uh?”

Seongjun’s eyes widen when he sees the list.

The list in the hologram contained names that were all too familiar.