Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter - Chapter 5



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5. Strangely enough, I feel

Seol Hye-yoon’s invitation was a bewildering proposal that couldn’t even be compared to a duet song.

“Yes? This weekend? I don’t really have any plans…”

Cha Seong-jun was surprised and his words trailed off.

He suddenly asked if I could come to his house this weekend.

I couldn’t understand the meaning at all.

No, maybe this is···

‘Is this a date request?!’

Come to think of it, I had a feeling it was from the karaoke room.

I asked her, with whom I wasn’t even close, to sing a duet, and she readily accepted.

Of course I thought I would be rejected.

But if it was actually because you liked it, then it fits-

‘-What the heck. How could that be?’

Cha Seong-jun is twenty-nine years old.

My brain wasn’t that flowery.

Sometimes, when I watch reality dating programs, I feel sad to see men mistaking the other person’s light favors for rational affection.

I can’t repeat the same mistake.

“Thank goodness. Actually, I’m going to-”

Just as Seol Hye-yoon was about to say something.

Boom bang-!

A horn honked from somewhere, interrupting the conversation.

I looked back and saw a taxi waiting with its ‘reservation’ light on.

“Oh, it’s the taxi I called.”

Seol Hye-yoon said as she got into the taxi after checking the license plate number.

“I’ll tell you more later!”

The taxi carrying Seol Hye-yoon slowly disappears.

I wondered for a moment what he was trying to say.

“If this continues, the last train will be cancelled.”

First, I had to go home, so I went to the bus stop.

Then, as I got on the bus that arrived at just the right time and sat down, a sense of liberation came over me.

‘I’m finally free!’

It’s been such a long day since Monday.

I needed some healing to soothe the hardships of today.

That healing, of course.

[Raising a Neglected Singer-Songwriter]

When I ran the game, I saw my avatar lying on a bed.

A picture of someone sleeping soundly.

The nostrils that swell and shrink at the tip of the nose and the ‘ZZ’ dots are, as always, small details.

If things had gone as planned, I would have been busy with other neglected activities.

‘My plans were ruined because of this damn dinner party.’

Thanks to you, I went to bed on time tonight.

Oh, but is there something I haven’t seen before?

A new lightbulb-shaped icon was created in the upper right corner of the screen.

When you click on the light bulb, a list of system messages appears.

[Mission function has been activated.]

[When a new mission occurs, it will appear in the field of vision.]

[Hands-Free mode is currently in effect.]

[You can set the on/off option in the Settings tab.]

“Why are there so many?”

Cha Seong-jun carefully checked the message.

First of all, I understand the mission function.

The game also has a mission and reward system. It would have to be special missions and additional missions in the karaoke room.

What happened next was important.

The message is ‘expressed in sight’.

‘This is probably it?’

Cha Seong-jun recalls the system window that appeared before his eyes like a hologram.

If the message is correct, new missions will continue to appear like this in the future.

On the other hand, there was also a somewhat unfamiliar function.

“Hands free?”

Hands-free is known as a device that helps you talk on the phone without holding it in your hand while driving.

The fort has been replaced by Bluetooth, though.

So maybe it’s a similar function?

‘You’ll know when you see it.’

When Cha Sung-jun clicked the gear-shaped icon next to the light bulb, the settings tab opened.

[setting]

Sound ON

Push notifications ON

Hands-free ON

Then, when I put my finger on the hands-free, a detailed explanation appeared.

[Hands-Free]

You can retrieve in-game information in real life by associating commands.

“Wow. Is this even possible?”

As soon as I stuck my tongue out, the puzzle came together.

It appears that the system window that appeared in the field of vision was the hands-free function.

I decided to go straight into the verification process.

Let’s see, then lightly.

‘My information.’

Let’s repeat this to ourselves.

Tiring-

[Cha Seong-jun Lv.1]

The information window of the avatar in the game really appeared before my eyes.

“Are you crazy?”

The corners of Cha Sung-jun’s mouth rose to his ears.

Aside from being annoying, it was quite noticeable that I was looking at my phone at work, but now I don’t have to do that anymore.

Is it really hands-free?

Since I happened to have the information window open, I decided to check if the Song Coins I received from today’s mission had arrived.

When I check the loot listed at the bottom of the information window, I can’t help but laugh.

“Hehehe.”

The three coins you received as a mission reward are clearly visible.

If you go all-in on your vocal range right now, you can go up to 3 octaves.

“But it would be a waste to do that.”

Keep it for now.

There were various things being experimented with as part of the abandoned activity.

The results of that experiment will determine where the coins will be invested.

“I’m looking forward to it. Hehehe.”

Cha Seong-jun closes the information window and laughs again.

Meanwhile, the bus driver at that time.

‘As expected, there are a lot of crazy people among the night guests.’

I was debating whether or not I should report the passenger who was sitting in the back seat, muttering to himself and then giggling.

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The next day.

Cha Seong-jun went to work as usual.

As usual, I turned on my laptop, enjoyed the leisurely morning bathroom break, then went back to my seat after getting a cup of coffee.

That is Cha Sung-jun’s unchanging routine for starting the day.

But today, something was subtly different from usual.

“Hey, the tea singer is here.”

“Oh, Agent. What does ‘come’ mean? ‘Come’. It’s ‘come’. Singer Cha has arrived.”

From Manager Park and Assistant Manager Oh’s clever pranks.

“Oh my, Sungjun is so good at singing. It’s too bad I couldn’t hear you yesterday! You’ll sing for us again at the next dinner, right?”

Even the fuss of Vice President Kim Ok-sun sitting next to me.

While everything else was the same, the only thing that was slightly different was the team members’ attitude toward Cha Seong-jun.

All of them mentioned what happened at the karaoke bar last night.

‘Was the impact that strong?’

I only sang one song, but I got this much attention.

This may be because he is usually a calm and reserved person who doesn’t show off.

Anyway, I was feeling embarrassed and awkward because of the sudden attention.

“Oh, you were here too~”

Kim Ok-soon raised her hand and greeted someone warmly.

Following the gaze, there was Seol Hye-yoon entering the office.

As always, he was dressed neatly and wearing glasses.

It seemed like morning coffee was part of her routine, as she was holding a take-out coffee in one hand.

“Hello, manager.”

Seol Hye-yoon bowed her head slightly to Kim Ok-soon. She then greeted Cha Seong-jun as well.

“Hello, Seongjun.”

“Hello, sir.”

Cha Seong-jun secretly hoped that she would bring up the topic she had wanted to talk about next time.

“then.”

That was the end of the conversation.

After finishing her greetings, Seol Hye-yoon went to her seat and sat down without saying anything.

And then the morning work began.

Tadak tadak

In the silence, only the sound of keyboard keystrokes resonates.

It must be because of the company dinner yesterday that it’s unusually quiet today. Normally, the morning after a company dinner is a bit of a hangover.

I spent the morning like that.

After relieving my hangover with a spicy sundae soup, my afternoon work began.

Ttorong- Ttorong-

The internal messenger rang repeatedly.

A horse without legs can travel a thousand miles.

How did they know? My classmates started asking me, one by one, about what happened yesterday.

– Seongjun. What the hell happened at the karaoke room yesterday?

– How did you know that our team went to karaoke?

– Didn’t you know? There are rumors going around in our team too. You said it wasn’t a joke? Manager Oh said that he beat singers.

The horse without legs was Deputy Oh.

– You guys are just being over-the-top and doing things like that.

– Really? Then what about Manager Seol?

– Mr. Seol?

– You sang a duet song. Are you dating?

As expected, the expected question came.

If you answer wrongly here, it will lead to unnecessary misunderstandings.

Cha Seong-jun said without being flustered.

– Dating. I asked you to sing. The team leader asked me to sing, but I felt embarrassed singing it alone. Luckily, Manager Seol is kind-hearted and accepted.

– Really? I don’t think so. I really like touch.

– What about that guy who’s so good-natured? He told me at the beginning of the year that I would definitely get promoted.

– Ah, that’s···.

When Cha Seong-jun pulled out a slightly sad finishing move, his friend kept his mouth shut.

There’s nothing like this to end a rough conversation.

In any case, the rumor production was stopped, but questions from various motives continued after that.

There’s a rumor that you were an idol trainee. Is that true?

Like, are you thinking of participating in the company talent show held at the end of the year?

After being harassed by Messenger all afternoon, I was finally able to escape when it was time to leave work.

“Whew. That was a tough day.”

Cha Seong-jun threw himself on the bed.

I felt like all my energy was being sucked out by useless explanations.

And that damn car singer, that car singer, he teased me all day long.

I almost died from embarrassment.

But at the same time.

What should I say, strangely, I feel…

“It wasn’t bad, was it…?”

singer.

Because it was recognition of my singing ability and a title I had longed for.

Maybe it’s a dream that can come true in the future.

‘Come to think of it, is there any way for me to debut as a singer at this age?’

There were two methods that immediately came to mind.

The first is to participate in an audition.

Of course, it will be a talent-based audition, not an idol selection audition.

‘There was a time when ‘Super Voice Star’ swept the nation.’

In this type of audition, where talent and ability are the deciding factor, the age of twenty-nine was not a big problem.

Among the previous winners, there were contestants who were even older than him.

However, the national audition show, which had never cooled down, gradually faded from the public’s attention as the season went on.

In a music market where K-pop idols have become the trend, there is no longer any room for programs.

‘So let’s say the audition is out.’

The second method he thought of was debuting through the release of his own songs.

More precisely, it means becoming a singer-songwriter who writes and composes the songs he sings.

‘Actually, I was considering this from the beginning.’

Late age, approaching thirty.

Moreover, honestly speaking, it is unlikely that one will become a singer without any musical career.

Unless he is an unparalleled genius who has hidden his overwhelming vocal skills.

‘Of course, you can also use this game to really hone your vocal skills.’

On the contrary, the infinite possibilities of the game allowed Cha Seong-jun to think and see more flexibly.

Let’s aim to become an artist who is not only a vocalist, but also writes lyrics, composes, and even produces.

Wasn’t the name of the game originally intended to be an idle ‘singer-songwriter’ training game?

“So, it’s about time we start hearing some ‘news’.”

It was at that time that Cha Seong-jun was muttering.

Tiring-♪

[The abandoned activity has ended.]

[Check your rewards now.]

A message arrived as I was looking up at the ceiling.

The idle time set for the end of work hours has ended.

“Hey, let’s see what kind of reward we got today.”

Instead of taking out his cell phone, Cha Seong-jun thought to himself, ‘Check compensation.’

Then a new message I had never seen before appeared before my eyes.

[No more, no less, three times!]

[The [Composition] stat was created through persistent study of Mars.]

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