The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 244



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 244

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My first long-awaited lunch with my family was thrown into disarray thanks to the bomb X threw at me.

“Kim Chun-yong, you… If you have your phone on you while you’re eating dinner later, I’ll take care of it.”

“Uh uh… .”

“And before dinner time, you eat everything in front of you. Understood? Think about your mother’s kindness, Inma.”

“Oh, I see… .”

I nodded frantically to Bomi, who was even more scared by the stress of the new semester that was about to begin, and sighed softly, pushing back my bangs that had fallen down my forehead.

Well, I guess I wanted to focus on eating too.

“Bomi, stop bothering Chun-yong and come eat an apple, an apple.”

“Ah, let’s go.”

“Awesome, sis. Choi Ga-on is coming out. You should be thankful that your dad called you. Being honest about your idol crush will help in times like this, right?”

“Ah, I’ve already seen it, but still…!”

After the rest of my family gathered around the fruit plate in front of the TV in the living room, I was finally able to put food from the pile of food in my bowl into my mouth, one by one.

– X: Look quickly ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– X: Ah~ I really find this so fun

– X: If I knew you were this good, I would have done it a long time ago! All this time, I was just looking at the company’s mood!

– X: Puppu I’m ignoring all calls from the engineering team and HR department right now -3-

– X: The bus has left, oh my, oh my

– X: I’m doing fine without you guys lol

Whether my meal was late or not, X was eager to show me what he had accomplished.

Are you a genius? Is this another masterpiece? Did you make a mark on the company union? What the heck?

But seeing how confident he was, it wasn’t something he would be embarrassed to show off.

“Then where… .”

My hand first pressed the status window to see the achievements X was so proud of, and Pandora’s box was opened.

[Status window

Name: Kim Chun-yong Yongguri (Main dancer of idol group ToZ and my little one)

Vocal: 70 (Idol?? Vocal?? < Try hard)

Rap: 68 (Idol?? Sub-rapper?? Do you rap?)

Dance: 92 (Famous idol main dancer < Dancing is kind of okay… okay)

Appearance: 84 (Handsome?? Idol?? Let's say something like that)

Attractiveness: 82 (Attractive idol < I don't know what's attractive about him)

Skill: Idol's Aura (??)

Take the initiative against your opponent with dance (??)

Will of the 6th place (??)

Don't cry and be strong (??)

Overlap (F)

Maintaining a 45 degree angle is essential (??)

What is this what is this (??)

Fortune Cookie (???)]

So, I wish I had remembered that Pandora's box was originally a box that shouldn't be opened.

“Ugh… .”

“Son? Hurry up and finish your meal and come back and eat some pears.”

“… Wasn’t that an apple earlier?”

“Hey. I just finished eating the apple. If you want some, peel it and eat it separately.”

“Okay, okay.”

I couldn't hide my bewilderment, so I answered my family members who were throwing tantrums at me as calmly as I could and then buried my nose in my phone again.

What the hell is this, seriously.

Can you be confident that you did a good job by doing something like this?

– Kim Chun-yong: Hey

– Kim Chun-yong: The status window is a mess. Is this really a good thing?

– Kim Chun-yong: What is the appendix next to the ability value?

– Kim Chun-yong: What are the skills with question marks?

As if he had been waiting for me to ask that, the chat window started to explode with sentences that X sent one after another.

– X: Ah~~ This is my masterpiece

– X: I thought the status window was too stiff before?

– X: So this time, since I'm hacking it, I'll tear it apart and fix it to my taste.

– X: And skills! The ones with question marks have random effects.

– X: I got it unlocked, but I can't adjust the rank.

– X: I haven't hacked that far yet?? Soon, soon

– X: But since the effect occurs randomly, if you're really, really lucky, you can get an S-class effect.

– X: Hey hey, why don't you see my surprise gift? Are you pretending not to see it?

This confidence, this poise.

When I think about how this guy has managed to suppress this personality all this time, goosebumps run down my spine.

"after…."

The most intuitive status window looks like this, but the Pokedex window filled with all sorts of sentences looks scary to the point of being scary to look at.

Is this okay?

“… … .”

I rolled my eyes as I chewed the now cold meat fritters diligently.

I wonder if I instigated something unnecessary, but I ended up appearing as a mentor on a survival show, and I also wonder if it's not a good thing to keep having my abilities sealed.

“Son? Have you finished eating? There’s nothing left but tangerines….”

“Mom, don’t give it to me, don’t give it to me. That ungrateful bastard won’t come no matter how much I call him.”

“Wait, wait… just leave two for me!”

I raised my voice behind my family members who were now each preparing to go into their own rooms, and quickly entered the objective window.

Since I don't have the confidence to handle the Pokedex, I should at least look at the goal.

[Target window

Current goal: Win the main prize and grand prize at a popular music awards ceremony (1% progress)

Final Goal: The Greatest Idol in K-Pop History (15% progress)

On failure: Return to pre-contract situation]

However, contrary to my worries, the objective window was still organized with neat and cold sentences as before.

In case of failure, the condition of returning to the situation before the contract was also the same.

There was a moment when my judgment that it might have changed to something like 'X's ten thousand year slave contract' became ridiculous.

And as if he had read my thoughts, an equally calm sentence arrived from X.

– X: I can't change the target window

– X: All you can do is disable the warning window and configure it.

– X: From the moment you sign a contract with our company, it becomes an inviolable territory. -3-

– X: Even if I get disciplined or fired, that will still be the case.

– X: Instead, another transferee will come and take charge of your contract.

– X: You gave me a chance to rebel, but I can't do it either.

– X: I’m not omnipotent either…

At that moment, was it my imagination that I felt something like a strange sense of self-reproach from X?

Well, that can’t be true… .

Now that I've grown attached to her, I think I'm suffering from the thought that if I make a mistake, I might have to go back to that painful time.

– X: Oh man, if only I could touch it~~ I could return to the situation before the contract and change the conditions to a slave contract.

– X: What a pity. This again?

– X: You don't like it again??

Yes, the illusion was an illusion.

“Hey, Kim Chun-yong. If you don’t come, I’ll just eat the leftovers? Are you full of luck?”

“I’m going! Please don’t eat my stuff while I’m going…!”

I ran to the living room and put the only remaining tangerine in my mouth, chewing it whole, and thought deeply about the situation.

“Huh? Is it snowing outside? I thought it was going to be warm this year… .”

“It’s snowing because it’s warm. If it’s really cold, it doesn’t even snow.”

Perhaps if I failed and went back, spending time with my family like this would have remained an ill-timed midsummer night's dream.

Then, it meant that finding the 'other guys' and paying off the debt of this happy-faced family, as well as atonement to the members who were currently spending their own time, would all fall apart.

“… What? You said you ate all the apples and pears?”

“Ah, of course I lied to tell you to come quickly. You still don’t know me, Kim Chun-yong.”

“Nari, you really….”

“Ah, that was stupid of you, oppa. You could have just called me out!”

“Honey, the kids seem to be getting along well. Don’t say anything.”

“Dad, in times like this, you have to take Mom’s side….”

Listening to this peaceful conversation, it was terrifying to even imagine such a thing.

I didn't want to think about the fact that my mind was dizzy from the psychiatric medication, so I poured more alcohol into my mouth, or that I would be thrown back in jail as punishment.

And if you don't want to do that… .

[Current goal: Win the main prize and grand prize at a popular music awards ceremony (1% progress)]

It was clear what I had to do.

“… I’ll go talk to my manager for a moment. Wait.”

I left my family behind, who were giggling and saying, "What are we waiting for?" and slowly walked to my room and closed the door.

A big event called the survival mentor appearance was waiting for me right away, but it was just a process of getting closer to my goal.

Finding 'other guys' while escaping from Yeonwoo hyung's hands is finding them.

The important thing is that our thioset works well.

The current goal written in the goal window is none other than winning the main prize and grand prize at a popular music awards ceremony.

This, like the previous Rookie of the Year award, wasn't something I could achieve just by doing well on my own.

My members.

This was possible only through hard work and dedication from our members.

“So when do you think we’ll be having our next album meeting? Hmm, I feel a bit awkward saying this after you just told me I could rest. Anyway…”

“Ah, Jaeha-ssi. Um… As I said, it’s scheduled for the first half of the year, but I have to coordinate it with the schedules of other singers in the agency. For now, it looks like there won’t be any meetings this month.”

“One month… Yes. Okay.”

I slowly called Hobin hyung, recalling Jaeha hyung’s face that seemed familiar yet unfamiliar as he muttered something like, ‘I’ve been completely absent for a month…’

Only someone who knew exactly what was on Jaeha's mind could capture his face.

As if, someone like me who I had spent a long time with before.

That expression means, 'Then that means there will be no activity for us for a month.'

A month of hiatus was a big deal for idols.

Even if that's the time it takes to get to the meeting, the actual gap is no different from before.

That's why we put a lot of effort into creating our own content while preparing the repackage, and this time it's probably going to be the same.

However, this time, we are aiming for the main prize and the grand prize.

… I can’t be satisfied with that.

– “Hello? Mr. Chun-Yong?”

I smiled faintly at Hobin's voice coming from the other end of the phone.

I guess an introduction is necessary before the main text.

“Oh, yes. Hobin hyung. I just wanted to contact you to thank you for giving me a ride earlier.”

– “Ah, that’s why. What is it? It’s something that needs to be done. I’m glad you got in safely… .”

“And, there’s something I wanted to ask you.”

– “Huh? Um, what is that?”

“Oh, that’s it.”

I took a quick breath and then slowly opened my mouth again, pretending not to know anything.

“… Our company doesn’t have a separate star message service or something? My older sister said she was curious about senior Gaon’s.”

Bomi never said anything like that, but it served as a very good excuse.

The moment I say this… .

– "…ah."

Because Hobin hyung let out a sigh in a voice that said he had forgotten something big.

This is AG's first time properly training idols.

If that's the case, then someone who already knows needs to enlighten you sometimes.

In particular, the best way to manage core fans well during the gap period.