Chapter 19 – Mental Preparation (3)

[This letter first started in #$ and circulated every %@ year, giving good luck to the recipient. Now, this letter has reached you and must leave you within 1 day.

You may say it’s a superstition, but it’s true.

In @&, the person named XX is in @#$@…]

‘Sender: Kkongbbongkkong…’

“Haha…”

How long has it been since I last read this lucky letter?

It wasn’t even from the UK, and all the important parts were broken.

I didn’t feel bad because it felt like I was reminiscing about my childhood after a long time.

Wouldn’t the person who sent this letter also be filled with memories?

I roughly threw my phone away and stretched.

Today is Baek Ga-eun’s first day of work.

*

CG entertainment had a humble beginning.

CG Entertainment started out by gathering talented people from all walks of life with the CEO’s slogan that talent is wealth, but talent preferred large companies to small and medium-sized companies.

CEO Choi Kang, who was running a CG entertainment company without any particular success, meets a talented person who will change the company.

When Lee Ji-yeon came in, the CEO, who was persuaded by me that he should make her a singer, took out a song that had been hidden for a while.

[Old Love]

It was a song given as a gift by a composer who had a crush on the CEO long before he founded the company.

The CEO was impressed by Jiyeon Lee’s singing skills and offered to let her debut as a singer if she sang this song.
Knowing her singing ability, I insisted that I couldn’t just ask her to sing any song and argued with the CEO, but in the end, I couldn’t find just this one song.

It is said that the owner of the song had no idea.

Old love ended up being a huge hit.

Lee Ji-yeon looks quite cold when she is not smiling, but her short hair that falls short of her shoulders and the spots around her eyes make her look lovely.
The combination of the composer’s sincere lyrics and sorrowful tone caused a great stir.

After that, Lee Ji-yeon suddenly turned to an actress after releasing several hit songs, and contrary to the public’s expectations, she steadily built her career with her excellent acting skills and grew into a center of CG entertainment. 〉

When she was in the military, she received a lot of love from her superiors who came to visit her, and she was able to see Lee Ji-yeon on TV throughout her military service.
···I think I’ve seen it more than any other idol.

Because of Jiyeon Lee’s example, her company is nurturing its celebrities with the goal of allowing their talents to blossom.

Hyun Ha-yeon took various tests, and unexpectedly, Hyeon Ha-yeon had a talent for singing.
She waved her hand, saying that she doesn’t really go to karaoke bars, but the trainer said that she was more talented than she thought and that she would be okay with becoming a singer.

It is said that she is not good at lying and that her acting was so-so, probably due to her honest personality.

Recently, the CEO said that she has a bit of a sharp look similar to Lee Ji-yeon, and that she is going to raise Hyeon Hayeon as her next Lee Ji-yeon and is going around bugging her composers.

Today was a meaningful day when Baek Ga-eun went to work, introduced the company, and allowed Baek Ga-eun’s talents to fully blossom.

How long had it passed before I received a call in the lobby saying that Baek Ga-eun had arrived?

She arrived 30 minutes before her appointment…

She quickly prepared to greet her and went down to the lobby.

“Are you here? “You came quite early.”

“Yes, it’s my first day at work, so I have to come early, so I don’t get caught.”

“Okay, would you like to go?”

“···Yes”

After she took Baek Ga-eun to register her entry, she introduced her company here and there.
She always wore her hair up and her hat, but for some reason she went to work with her long hair lightly tied up.

“···It’s better to go around without a hat.”

“It’s okay, right? “It’s my first day on the job.”

The slightly darker colored lipstick blended well with the fair skin and gave a brighter impression.

She said that her first impression is important, and although she likes to dress casually, she deliberately came dressed neatly.

“···It’s different because you also have an arts and physical education background.”

“Eh… It’s basic”

She smiled brightly and seemed to be in a good mood.

“Now, here…”

*

‘Let’s eat rice, rice, rice, rice!’

A cute singing voice came out from the ceiling speakers.

As I introduced the company people and told them about the facilities, it was already lunchtime.

“···What is this?”

Baek Ga-eun laughed and asked if the song playing on the speaker was funny.

“This is a notice about our company’s lunch break.”

“Alarm?”

“The CEO’s iron rule is to eat and work.”

“Wow…”

“Then would you like to go eat?”

“···Yes”

She took her and headed to the restaurant on the top floor.
She remodeled a regular restaurant and used it as a cafeteria.
When I joined the company, I always had kimbap, let alone the cafeteria, but it has improved a lot.

“It comes out pretty well?”

“It has improved a lot.”

I chose her menu first, according to her taste and her eating pace.
She chose a light salad topped with her chicken steak.
I also chose a sandwich set similar to hers.

“···Is it okay if I just eat that?”

“Yes, I am on a diet these days.”

“···”

She seemed puzzled by the menu I had chosen, but how could she say that it was just to keep pace?

We took a seat by the window to introduce the view, which is the best advantage of the cafeteria.

“Enjoy your meal”

“···Yes, enjoy your meal”

While we were having a long conversation and eating, we heard a familiar voice.

“Uh! “The manager is here!”

“So you were here?”

Baek Ga-eun, who was sitting in front of me, looked a little surprised when she confirmed the identity of the voice.

I hit the player and turned around to greet the voice owners.

“···Hello”

Hyeon Ha-yeon and Lee Ji-yeon were standing holding trays.

“Hello~”

“Hello. Manager!”

I wondered why these two came to eat together.

It was the first time I realized that the two of them were close enough to eat together.

Since Lee Ji-yeon is next to me, she will definitely talk about Baek Ga-eun. It was obvious.

I must introduce Baek Ga-eun first and deal with it before Ji-yeon Lee becomes dissatisfied.

“···This is Baek Ga-eun, who will be with us from today.”

“Hello. “I’m Baek Ga-eun. Please take care of me.”

Jiyeon Lee glanced at me, then smiled and said hello.

“You’re the new person Choin was talking about~ Nice to meet you. “I’m Jiyeon Lee.”

“Ah, you’re a newcomer… I’m Hyeon Ha-yeon!”

They exchanged greetings and naturally joined the table.

“Hayeon, let’s sit here, is it okay, Gaeun?”

“Yes, I’m fine”

“Thank you! “I’m glad there were no seats~”

Jiyeon Lee naturally sat next to me.

Hyeon Ha-yeon paused for a moment and sat down next to Baek Ga-eun.

It was clearly a fairly spacious table for 4 people, so it was quite spacious, but for some reason it felt stuffy.

“It hasn’t been long since I came here…”

Hyeon Hayeon, who was talking to Baek Ga-eun, caught her eye.
One was a hero and the other was a devil.

I was a little nervous because it reminded me of the fight between the hero and the demon king I saw before, but the modern girls were different.

“Wow, you are a senior.”

“Seo, senior? “Oh no~”

Seeing the girls showing their friendly side made me feel better.

It is a time without swords and magic.

If I do well, no one will have any problems…

“···Is it delicious?”

Jiyeon Lee, who was sitting next to her, spoke to her quietly.

···Yes, there is Lee Ji-yeon next to me

“···It’s worth eating.”

“… Will you be okay if you don’t eat that much normally? “I’ll give you this”

“It’s okay…”

“Seup, eat this and work hard”

“···”

She took some of the meat she had brought.
She had no choice but to take some of her meat and eat it.

“···”

“···”

At some point, I saw Baek Ga-eun and Hyeon Hayeon stopping their conversation and staring at us.
Lee Ji-yeon must have noticed their gaze and spoke sheepishly.

“Oh, he was originally in charge of me~ so I know a little bit about him.”

“···Ah~ I heard you’re on a diet…”

“···”

Hyeon Ha-yeon knew about our relationship from the beginning, and Baek Ga-eun was roughly aware of it.

The sudden silence almost took my breath away, but an unexpected source broke the situation.

‘Tiring~’

The phone next to me rang.

This is the time. I quickly answered the phone.

“Oh, just a moment… Hello?”

“···Yes···Yes, it’s okay. “Yeah, I’ll see you later.”

The trainer who was scheduled for the afternoon called to ask if the schedule could be pushed back a little.

I was usually a punctual person, but for some reason, I wanted to adjust the time.

Thanks to you, I was able to breathe.

“···Miss Ga-eun, the trainer is asking for a little more time. Is that okay?”

“Yes, I ate it all, so it’s okay.”

Baek Ga-eun must have read my desperate eyes and said it was okay.

Sitting between Hyeon Ha-yeon and Lee Ji-yeon was a short but difficult task.

“···Are you going?”

“Yes, something happened…”

“Okay… Go first, we’ll eat and leave.”

“You’re leaving, good luck to you, Manager! Gaeun, fighting too!”

“···Yes, enjoy your meal.”

“… Then enjoy it.”

I was in a bit of a hurry and took Baek Ga-eun with me.

“Whoa…”

While Baek Ga-eun was organizing the dishes, I let out a deep sigh without realizing it.

It felt like all the energy I had was sucked out in that brief moment.

···It was really difficult.

*

The test training is over, and the results are out.

“Well, since you did ballet, your basics are solid.”

“The song is ordinary, right? Still, you’re not tone-deaf.”

“Make it postpone! Performance! I slap Lee Ji-yeon! I guarantee it!”

The reactions of the three trainers were varied.

“···”

Even after Baek Ga-eun heard all the results, she just smiled and greeted the last trainer.
···Have you always laughed this well?

She gave her something to drink and asked her how she felt.

“···Ga Eun, what do you think about the results?”

“Since they are trainers, their skills are certain… And I am satisfied. But I did get one compliment.”

She seemed to be in a good mood, probably because she had her own standards.

Now, regardless of Baek Ga-eun’s wishes, Baek Ga-eun’s direction will be determined within her company.
I think maybe I should become an actor.

I was also surprised by her acting skills.

From acting as an innocent student to an older, charismatic middle-aged woman, she was almost perfect.

Memorizing lines quickly and mixing in appropriate ad-libs wasn’t an average skill.

She was such a talented actress that I reached out to her without even realizing it as she cried and sobbed in an instant.

“···Thank you for your hard work today. “Take a good rest tomorrow and come back the day after tomorrow to make a decision.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Choin.”

She smiled brightly at me.

After sending her off, I also left work early.

I had to leave work early because I had to go to a meeting early in the morning tomorrow.

Today, I decided to go quickly and find out more strategies for the Demon King and the Hero.

*

“Ah… I’m exhausted”

[···I’ll take a break.]

Today too, I was so tired from looking through records to get information that I decided to take a break.

Suddenly, I remembered the text message I saw this morning.

They say that receiving a chain letter brings good luck, but it seemed like nothing good happened today.

I received a letter in the morning…

Greeting Baek Ga-eun, who arrived a little early…

Meeting Hyeon Ha-yeon and Lee Ji-yeon at lunch…

I got a call early… Huh?

It was my mistake. There was luck.

It was faint, but it was definitely there.

Lee Ji-yeon was dissatisfied with being in charge of Hyeon Ha-yeon and Baek Ga-eun.

When I thought about it carefully, I felt that Jiyeon Lee’s actions were intentional.

It turned out that I was rolling around in a minefield wearing a bomb vest.

“Phew…”

[···Why are you doing that?]

The goddess was looking for past records to see next and responded to my sigh.

“No, I just got lucky today”

[Luck…?]

I briefly explained it to the goddess, and the response I got was strange.

[···Are you talking about a chain letter!?]

“···Uh? “You know?”

[Well, the letters come out strangely…]

“… Is that correct?”

[Everyone, get up right now and send a letter to someone!]

“What?”

The goddess, who looked embarrassed, used her strength to wake me up in a hurry.

“What, what…”

It was the first time the goddess looked so embarrassed.

I glanced at my phone and saw that it was 11:58, almost midnight.

She told me to text her, so I tried to forward the text, but

When I think about it, I couldn’t decide who to send the text to.

The time at the top of the display changed to 59 minutes.

I pressed the back button with the intention of going through my contacts and found a new text message.

[Me*I*am definitely together…]

It was an advertising message.

“Oh!”

At that moment, an idea flashed. A text message was sent to the advertising number.

It was a chain letter and the message was long, so it took quite some time to send.

The transmission was sent, and the time changed to midnight.

“···”

Isn’t it okay to see that nothing happened?

I went to bed again.

[Are you sure you sent it correctly?]

“Hey… I did it right, don’t worry”

This is already the third time she has told the goddess, who is shocked and asks if she sent it properly, that she sent it before midnight.
When I asked her why she reacted like that, she beamed and said that the goddess should just look for herself.

Consciousness was lost.

It was a record of the past that I had seen for the first time.

One day, I, looking a little younger, was reading a letter.

[This letter first started in #$ and circulated once every %@ year, giving good luck to the recipient. Now this letter has reached you and must leave you within 1 day…]

“···What’s this? “Is it your sister?”

In the past, I just threw the letter away and went somewhere.

···After a while, I understood the goddess’ actions in the next scene.

“Kek… Kegeng… Nu, older sister… Save me…”

“How did I… How did I raise you… To slap your tail at that bitch?”

“Die… Die!!”

“Kkeek, keek…”

In the past, I was murdered by a woman I was living with.

*

The next morning, I woke up and carefully read the contents of the spam letter, and one phrase caught my eye.

[······ He eventually died due to the jealousy of a woman close to him. Please remember. This letter…]