Chapter 1 – Dream (1)

As if I was dreaming, I couldn’t move my body at will.

“Devil! “I came to slit your throat!”

A woman with dark hair, tall stature, and striking dark armor shouted.

“It hurts when you cut your throat…”

The woman called the devil was stroking her neck in a calm voice.

I was watching her from a distance that was neither far nor near.

A fierce fight ensued, spouting vulgar insults at each other.

As she looked at that scene, the sound of someone whispering echoed in her head.

[Which side are you on?]

… I am…

*

‘Tiriririn~ Tiriririn~’

A cell phone notification rang.

When she woke up, the cold air in her room tickled her face.

She reached for her phone on her bedside, stopped her alarm, and snuggled back into her blanket.

I thought it would be okay to close my eyes for a moment since I had my next alarm, but for some reason I woke up suddenly.

Slowly she opened her eyes and looked blankly at the ceiling.

I vividly remembered the dream I had just before waking up.

… The Demon King and the Hero, how impressive was the novel I read yesterday to have it come out as a dream?

When I look back on the dream, for some reason, the white-haired demon king is prettier than the black-haired hero.

… Don’t the devil usually have black hair?

While I was thinking about this and that, the second alarm rang, so I slowly got up and started getting ready for work.

*

Before going to work, I checked carefully to see if there was anything I didn’t pack.

After getting ready, I slowly left the parking lot.

It was still early spring and the early morning air was chilly, so I turned on the heater to see if they would be cold.

After running for a while, the radio stopped playing and the phone rang.

I glanced at it and saw that it was a call from Director Choi Yun-ji.

“Yes, manager.”

A loud voice rang out from the speaker.

[Oh, Mr. Choin~ Where are you?]

“I’m going to my accommodation now.”

[How long does it take?]

“···I think we’ll be there in ten minutes.”

[Then, will you wake the kids up slowly and take Jiyeon with you?]

… Jiyeon Lee? Why…

“···Jiyeon, do you have a reservation too? But there are no seats in the car…”

[Oh, the old lady was so stubborn that we moved it to today. Do you know when to wake her up?]

He gave a subtle hint that it was difficult, but he had no choice but to follow the instructions of Director Choi, who unilaterally handed over the work, either because he didn’t notice or because he ignored it.

“···Yes, how long can I take you with me?”

[Please throw it away with the kids there when they go]

“… Yes·”

[After all, Mr. Superin is the only one? Thank you!]

‘Tiriring’

Director Choi hung up the phone before even saying hello.

“Ah…”

Along with a deep sigh, a curse came out.

Originally, today I took the Shining Boys to the shop and went to the office, using the excuse of a meeting

It was scheduled to be that day, but the plan was disrupted in the morning due to Director Choi’s bomb.

First, I had to wake up the kids.

I glanced sideways and checked the time.

[05:24 am]

There may not be enough time to prepare the kids and take them to Jiyeon Lee.

I slowly increased my speed with a short sigh.

*

I parked the car in the parking lot, packed the kids’ luggage, and got off.

As I watched the elevator going up, I thought about efficient movement routes.

I woke up Jin-woo first, woke up the others, and came out… Then woke up Lee Ji-yeon… And ran out to buy a sandwich…

While I was thinking about this and that, the elevator stopped.

I quickly entered the dormitory, turned on all the lights in the house, and entered the nearby room first, shouting.

“Guys! It’s an emergency! Wake up quickly!”

The youngest member of the team, Jinwoo, wearing purple pajamas, came out hurriedly from the room we visited first.

“Emergency!? “It’s fire!?”

“Oh, Mr. In is here…”

Jangwoo, the third member of the team, wearing yellow pajamas, also appeared in the next room we visited the second time.

“Why are you making such a fuss about an emergency again this morning…”

Inseok, the eldest member of the team, came out of the innermost room without even waking me up.

My second child hadn’t woken up yet, but I had to ask the other kids and leave.

“Guys, I’m sorry, but I’m going to ask Sangmin to wake me up.”

The eldest child, who was yawning so loudly, asked.

“… “Why are you in such a hurry?”

“I have to go wake up Lee Ji-yeon now, so please prepare the second child…” .”

“Brother, are you going to wake up that senior again? Wow, I feel sorry for the dog.”

The youngest laughed and laughed strangely, wondering where he had learned it from.

“Oh, Mr. In, you’re having a hard time. Come on, let’s wake you up…” .”

“Jangwoo, thank you so much! “I’ll call you, so come out, I’m leaving!”

I put my luggage on the sofa and hurriedly left the accommodation and headed to Jiyeon Lee’s accommodation.

*

As I headed toward Jiyeon Lee’s house, I looked at the time on her phone and found that I had time to wake her up.

I sped up a bit to buy Jiyeon Lee’s sandwich at the bakery in the apartment building where she lives.

… Lee Ji-yeon.

She is the star celebrity of CG Entertainment where I work and an old childhood friend of mine.

Jiyeon Lee played a big role in helping me learn how to be a manager.

She said she had received casting offers several times since she was young, and each time she asked if she could pick a manager to take her.

She once asked Jiyeon Lee why she didn’t accept the offers that came in.

Jiyeon Lee answered that she was not particularly interested.

At that time, I thought that Ji-yeon Lee would be successful as an entertainer.

She had been showing off her extraordinary beauty since she was young, so wouldn’t she be okay, she said.

Jiyeon Lee gave her a sour response and said, “I’m not interested.”

… She is now making a name for herself as an actress.

She headed to her bakery, recalling a conversation she had before she debuted as a celebrity.

As she walked, thinking about various things, she quickly arrived at the bakery.

“Welcome.”

Perhaps because it was morning, the smell of baking bread filled the store.

She said hello to the male clerk she had seen for many years and picked up a sweet potato sandwich.

Shining Boys While I was picking out bread to feed the kids, a notification rang in my pocket.

‘Kkaktok’

She took out her phone and looked at her notification screen, where she saw a message from her.

[My actress Lee Ji-yeon♥]

[I bought chocolate milk, a potato sandwich, and strawberry milk on the way.]

[I know what I saw, answer]

She had already woken up and knew that I was leaving and that I had secretly seen her message.

She let out a short sigh and couldn’t help but send an appropriate reply.

[Yes]

She must have been waiting for a reply, and it came back as soon as she sent it.

[Yes?]

… It was a text message sent randomly, but I guess he didn’t like it.

[I’ll buy it soon]

She gave a satisfactory answer, put in her phone, picked out a potato sandwich and chocolate milk, and paid the bill.

She took heavy steps toward Lee Ji-yeon’s house, feeling like she was entering a tiger’s den.

*

‘Tiririk-‘

I carefully opened the door and went in, putting down the breakfast I brought and looking around the spacious living room.

Clothes and objects were seen thrown out of order.

There is no way Lee Ji-yeon, who has a neat personality, would have thrown away her clothes like this.

… It was clear that she threw it away on purpose.

She picked up the scattered clothes and put them aside and spoke in a loud voice so that Jiyeon Lee, who was in the living room, could hear.

“… “I brought you breakfast.”

She, who was obviously awake, didn’t reply at all.

Thinking she was in the master bedroom, she knocked on the master bedroom door, but there was no response.

She opened her door carefully, just in case, and found her lying on the bed.

“···Jiyeon?”

I approached her bed and called her, but there was no answer from her.

For Lee Ji-yeon, who is known as a talented actress, her expression was awkward.

She was pretending to sleep.

“···Jiyeon…”

I called her out of curiosity, and instead of answering, she closed her eyes and stretched out her arms towards me.

I tried to leave the room when I saw that.

“… If you don’t do it, I won’t go out today.”

I sighed at her cute threat.

I am still just a manager, and she is a leading celebrity.

I thought it was not good to keep in contact like this, so I tried to keep my distance, but every time Jiyeon Lee tried to close the distance, she passed on.

Jiyeon Lee approached her, rationalizing that she couldn’t help it because she was the one who really did it.

At that moment, Jiyeon Lee opened her eyes and she grabbed me, hugged me, and laid me down on her bed.

I couldn’t cope with what suddenly happened.

Jiyeon Lee hugged her as if tying her restlessness and took her breath away.

“Ha… So good…”

Jiyeon Lee rubbed her face against my body and let out a satisfied sigh.

As her manager, I had to shake her off, but I couldn’t do anything.