Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 3



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3. A special mission has arrived

The next day. Monday morning.

Cha Seong-jun went to work at the Sangam-dong office as usual.

New fragrance cosmetics.

It is a small and medium-sized cosmetics company that aims for a new scent, and it is a company that is quite successful among small and medium-sized brands to the extent that it has entered Young Olive. Its best-seller is hair dye in various colors.

Cha Seong-jun was working in the general affairs team of that new company.

“Ugh~.”

Cha Seong-jun, sitting down, blocks the yawn that is about to burst out with his hand.

There were also dark circles under the eyes.

The reason is obvious.

‘In the end, I couldn’t even sleep a wink.’

Raising a neglected singer-songwriter.

Because I stayed up all night researching unknown games.

‘It was gone from the Google store.’

Where is the replacement developer?

I went to the store to see if anyone else had downloaded it.

– No search results.

No matter how many times I tried changing the search term, the game was not found.

It disappeared like a mirage.

‘In the end, we still haven’t figured out anything about the game’s true nature.’

However, it didn’t matter whether it was a blessing from God or a trick of the devil.

This game was the one ray of hope that would make a dream come true that I had no choice but to give up on.

I was just staring blankly at the monitor like a zombie for a while.

“Good morning~”

Someone taps Cha Seong-jun on the shoulder and greets him.

The person sitting next to me is Vice President Kim Ok-sun.

She is number 2 in the general affairs team that Cha Sung-jun belongs to.

Among the six team members excluding the team leader, he has the highest seniority.

As she was sipping her morning coffee like number 2, she suddenly looked at Cha Seong-jun’s expression and asked in surprise.

“Oh, Seongjun. What’s wrong with your face today? Didn’t you get enough sleep last night? Your eyes are more sunken than usual.”

“Oh yes, I had something to do yesterday.”

“Work? What happened this weekend? Oh, you went on a date with your girlfriend?”

Kim Ok-soon, who made crescent eyes, looks at Cha Seong-jun and laughs.

It’s obvious what you’re thinking.

I think you might be misunderstanding that I spent a hot night with my lover.

“Hey, that’s not it-”

“Seongjun, did you have a girlfriend?”

“Really? Wow, I didn’t know. Since when?”

I should have quickly changed the subject, but I was a step too late.

Even the surrounding team members who were excited by the word girlfriend started to show interest one by one.

This company is like that.

Because the same routine is repeated every day, people are so obsessed with gossip and private life to pass the time.

Anyway, I was about to wave my hand again and say that it wasn’t like that-

“Cha Sung-jun doesn’t have a girlfriend. He must have stayed up all night playing games. Am I right? Or am I wrong?”

The team leader’s voice is heard from beyond the partition inside the office.

It seems that he was really annoyed by the local broadcasts chattering away since Monday morning.

It was a slightly insulting remark, with the nuance of, ‘There’s no way someone like you would have a girlfriend,’ but it was exactly the right reason for staying up all night.

Of course, even if you died and woke up, you wouldn’t know that the game was not an ordinary game.

“Anyway, these days, young people are addicted to sin games. Back in my day, I used to go hiking with the managing director on weekends-”

When the team leader talks about latte, the employees start typing on their keyboards and avoid eye contact, pretending to be working hard.

However, the team leader who gave a passionate speech despite all that deserves respect in many ways.

Meanwhile, Cha Seong-jun, who was freed from the burdensome attention, checked the screen of his charging phone.

An image of an avatar moving busily.

‘Okay. It’s being properly ‘neglected’.’

*

After successfully hitting the 2 octave G# high note last night.

[Start the idle activity tutorial.]

A new tutorial has arrived for Roaring Cha Seong-jun.

“That’s right, this game was an ‘idle’ game.”

Come to think of it, the tutorials so far have only explained status.

There was still no tutorial for the main content, which is the idle activity.

Normally, idle games are about hunting automatically, but this game is a completely different genre.

[Click on the Activities tab.]

When you forget, a finger appears and wiggles at the bottom of the screen.

There were a total of four icons at the bottom of the screen.

From the far left, [Activity] [Draw] [Shop] and [Guild].

Of these, three, excluding the activity tab, were still unlocked.

Perhaps they will be unlocked sequentially as the character level increases.

Click-

When you click on the Activities tab, a description will appear.

[Choose an idle activity.]

[When an idle activity ends, the related stat or skill level will increase with probability.]

Practice singing

Playing other

Studying Mars

※ Current stamina: 5/5

“Oh.”

Practicing singing, playing guitar, and studying harmony.

This time again, music-related choices appeared.

Since ‘stamina’ exists, it seems that this activity is a way to consume stamina.

“You’ll know more accurately if you try it yourself.”

Of the three options, the most appealing activity is, of course, singing practice.

After all, I had just vividly experienced the effects of stat improvement.

“Okay, let’s practice singing.”

Click on Practice Song.

[Choose stamina to allocate to activities.]

[Activity time is determined by stamina, and the probability of stat or skill increase varies.]

[ 【 】 ]

A blank space appeared.

Perhaps it is a mechanism where the probability of increasing abilities increases as the activity time increases.

You just need to write down the stamina numbers accordingly.

【 5 】

Cha Seong-jun, like a real man, writes down 5, the maximum stamina.

It would be a shame if you entered an inaccurate activity time and ended up empty-handed.

Okay then.

Chuck chuck chuck-

A two-headed character takes a motion of walking somewhere, and then the screen background changes.

“Oh, what about here?”

Cha Seong-jun blinks.

A small TV on the wall, a tall sofa opposite, and square speakers on the ceiling.

At first glance, the space on the screen was clearly a coin karaoke room.

Ah. I came to the karaoke room to practice singing.

[Start practicing the song.]

Then the avatar holding the microphone begins to open and close its mouth.

♪~ ♬~

Even going so far as to express that he was singing passionately with the eighth and sixteenth note dots fluttering around his mouth.

“You’re cute.”

Cha Seong-jun, who had been grinning at the tiny dots, checked the time displayed at the top of the screen.

[4:59:59]

[4:59:58]

[4:59:57]

The maximum idle time he had given to his character was ticking down like a timer.

“In 5 hours.”

It seems to be set at ‘1 stamina = 1 hour of reality’.

[Would you like to receive a push notification when your idle activity ends?]

This time, we received guidance about push notifications.

I will kindly tell you so that you don’t forget when all the time passes.

I feel ashamed of myself for laughing at the sloppy UI of the game at first glance.

You don’t know about this fairy-tale game.

“Notification is essential.”

After agreeing to receive notifications, Cha Seong-jun returned to the home screen.

The remaining contents are still locked due to lack of levels.

So there’s nothing to do for the next 5 hours.

This is exactly the advantage of idle games.

“Phew.”

Cha Seong-jun puts down his cell phone.

You’ve been so absorbed in the game that you really need a little rest.

That’s the life of a healthy gamer.

“Okay. Then let’s take a break.”

After that, I watched Flexnet, which was delayed as originally planned, and ran the washing machine and vacuum cleaner.

I had a sweet weekend afternoon, finishing off with a simple dinner of ramen and kimchi.

So about five hours later I returned to bed.

[All idle activities have ended. Check your rewards now.]

At that moment, a push notification arrives with a buzzing sound.

“That’s correct.”

It is a timed notification that matches the timer you have set in advance for testing.

By the way, what on earth is this compensation?

As I launched the game with anticipation, a message appeared on the home screen.

[Stats have increased through passionate singing practice.]

[Vocation Lv.2 > Vocalization Lv.3]

“Oh, indeed.”

It is said that the related stat or skill level increases.

My vocalization stats have improved through singing practice.

Then, if you had chosen to play the guitar, your guitar playing skills may have improved.

By the way, did Mars science have any related stats?

Anyway, to summarize, the core of this game was this.

You can increase your stats and skills by doing idle activities or investing in Song Coins, and those improvements will be reflected in reality.

‘The only way to obtain Song Coins is through login bonuses.’

There are certainly other ways, but I have a feeling that there won’t be many of them. That’s because it’s such a precious commodity.

Therefore, the main content that can increase stats more easily is probably idle activities.

“So, we need to turn it around right away.”

Cha Seong-jun clicks the activity tab again.

But this time, a different message than before appeared before my eyes.

[You are low on stamina.]

[Replenish your stamina through relaxing activities.]

Meal: Takes 2 hours. Restores 1 stamina.

Sleep: Takes 8 hours. Full stamina recovery.

“Well, there’s a reason stamina is limited.”

Stamina is consumed through idle activities.

A structure that restores stamina through rest activities.

It’s a common system.

The disappointing thing is that the recovery amount is small compared to the time it takes.

“Ugh. A one-to-one ratio would have been the most efficient.”

But if that were the case, I might have to hold onto my phone all day.

From the perspective of someone who has to live in society, it must have been a burden in reality. I think it’s a good thing.

Whatever it is, it remains important to make full use of this recovery system.

“Brain at full capacity.”

Cha Seong-jun puts his fingers on his temple.

It’s already 8pm.

He has to wake up at 7 am to go to work the next day.

‘Considering that it takes 8 hours of sleep to fully recharge your stamina.’

Let’s say the last activity is 11 o’clock, which is 3 hours from now.

The most economical plan is to recover 1 stamina by eating for 2 hours, and then use that 1 stamina to do 1 hour of idle activities.

“Let’s have a late night snack~”

Let’s choose a meal. This time, the background changed to a dining table.

Following the message asking if you would like to receive push notifications, an avatar appears with a pot-shaped dot and holding chopsticks.

As the boy lifts his chopsticks, a tangle of noodles emerges from the pot.

“Oh, you’re ramen too.”

Could it be because the dot character in front of me is in sync with me?

He was the one who made me feel a needlessly salty sense of pity.

At least it was a delicious perilla seed ramen.

“See you in two hours.”

Cha Seong-jun ended the game.

*

And one night passed and today became today.

‘In the end, I practiced singing again yesterday.’

It was a well thought out plan, but the result was disappointing.

Failed to gain stats by just leaving it alone for an hour.

So, Cha Seong-jun was experimenting today.

Let’s check the probability by distributing stamina differently for each.

Of course, it won’t be exact, but it should give you a rough idea of ​​which distribution would be most efficient.

First, I tried to turn the idle twice using 1 stamina and 2 stamina, but it was a dud.

After that, I repeated the meal a few more times to recover my stamina, and then left it alone for three hours.

The results will be out in about 30 minutes, just in time for the end of work.

On the other hand, I confirmed that a new daily login bonus was given out after midnight last night.

As expected, the reward is 1 bronze coin.

The newly acquired coins were invested in the soundtrack again.

As a man, it’s only natural to want to sing high notes!

‘Ah, I guess I’ll try investing my coins somewhere else tomorrow.’

The moment when Cha Seong-jun was lost in happy worries.

“Did you all hear that?! Since that’s the case, Mr. Cha, go scout out a place. A place with a nice atmosphere.”

Cha Seong-jun is startled by the team leader’s words.

I was so lost in thought that I couldn’t properly hear what was being said.

Fortunately, Kim Ok-sun, who was sitting next to me, helped me.

“If you have time today, let’s have some light fried chicken and beer.”

Oh my god···!

Cha Seong-jun is discouraged.

Anyone with time? There must be a lot of people.

However, no one would want to have a lightning date with the team leader.

Kim Ok-soon, a married woman, will refuse to come, saying she has a child. The two unmarried female employees will also obviously decline, making excuses of one kind or another.

In the end, the team leader’s protocol is the job of bachelors and young ladies like himself.

Even Cha Seong-jun cannot be left out, as he is a candidate for promotion to deputy manager early next year.

That means you have to be dog-like and loyal for at least the next two months.

That’s why the team leader must have singled him out and given him the order.

‘Ugh… I wish I hadn’t drank water this time…’

This is why Akmoon Cha Seong-jun started searching the Internet for ‘atmospheric pubs near Sangam-dong’.

And a few hours later.

Just eating chicken and beer is not worth it.

I was dragged to a karaoke room for the second time.

“Forget it, I told you.”

A drunken team leader grabs the microphone and sings.

Cha Seong-jun was sitting on the sofa, half-conscious.

I’m losing precious gaming time because of these company dinners.

The silver lining is that you have already recovered your stamina through sleep activities.

I was just checking the remaining time on the karaoke machine.

“Okay! Next up! Over there! Cha Sung-jun!!”

The team leader, who finished singing passionately, nominates Cha Seong-jun.

“Oh, I’m not feeling too well today.”

“There’s no such thing. Okay. Sing a song! I told you before. You’re not getting promoted because you keep doing this and that.”

The drunken team leader’s verbal abuse is explosive.

‘It’s my fault? It’s because you gave me such a shitty evaluation.’

There was no particular reason why he failed to advance.

Because I was pushed out of the team promotion Tio in the order of succession.

This year, one of our team seniors was promoted to manager.

He had no choice but to become a sacrificial lamb.

‘Let’s relax. That’s what life is like as an office worker.’

I barely managed to suppress my frustration and grabbed the microphone, almost grabbing the team leader’s wig.

Then, at that moment, I was about to sing a trot song that suited the team leader’s taste.

Ding dong-♪

Suddenly a notification sound went off in my head.

And then suddenly, right in front of my eyes.

[A special mission has arrived.]

[Score 80 points or more in a duet song.]

[Success Reward: Song Coin X2]

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