Chapter 39 – Incident (1)

One day, while looking back at the past, I discovered a scene where the devil was torturing a woman.

Her hair was red, whether it was originally red or stained with blood.

“Wow… Wow… Wow…”

Every time the red-haired woman vomited, small pieces of metal fell out.
Even though her internal organs were completely destroyed, she had a faint smile on her lips.

The Demon King didn’t seem to like that, so he put the funnel into her mouth and stuffed a handful of iron pieces into her mouth.

“Aww… Wow…”

The Demon King, who saw the blood backflowing up to the funnel, shook the funnel roughly and pushed the regurgitated blood and metal pieces in.

The woman closed her eyes and started a fight.
The Demon King was watching her calmly, as if nothing was wrong.

The woman soon regained her senses and repeated her provocation against the devil.

The Demon King, who was very concerned about her external affairs, caught her for her rebellion, but in fact, there was a different reason.

Her real crime is theft

The reason was that she recklessly tried to steal from the devil.

While the Demon King was away, she lured the Demon King’s husband to spend the night with her, and he ended up catching her.

The woman had suffered all kinds of torture and was covered with terrible scars, but her lower abdomen was the only area that was spotlessly clean.

The Demon King, who was wiping the blood from his hands, clicked his tongue.
The woman who saw the devil said with a sneer.

“Well, it goes away, and it goes away…”

Even though her mouth was full, and she spoke in a slurred voice, the Demon King must have understood correctly, so he pulled out a knife that was hot in the brazier and stabbed the woman in the stomach.

‘Chaeng!’

The knife flew out of her abdomen with a clear resounding sound.

The sight of the woman smiling as she watched the demon king tremble with her anger was so bizarre.

How long has it been since the harsh torture was repeated?

As time passed and the Demon King was away, a hero suddenly appeared.

The woman who snorted after being tortured by the devil began to tremble when she saw her hero.
She screamed like crazy, having endured the harsh torture.

“Huh, huh… Ah, Angie… That’s it…”

The woman screamed, her pronunciation slurred, but her hero did not seem to understand as quickly as the Demon King.

The warrior approached the woman without any reaction and pulled out her sword.
The short-haired woman started to go crazy when she saw the sword in the warrior’s hand, but she soon fell to the floor and became quiet.

The warrior put away his sword and began to search for his woman.
After a while, the warrior stood up and shook his hands and said.

“···Nothing”

After finishing his business, the warrior disappeared, leaving the woman lying on the floor.

This record is the record of my death at the hands of a warrior.

*

Hyeon Ha-yeon returned and time passed in an instant.

After I started recording and had a busy day, I was exhausted physically and mentally, so it was difficult to meet the goddess comfortably.

Recently, we were recording the second half of ‘Pure Love’, and since we all worked hard together, Hyeon Ha-yeon’s song was better than everyone expected, raising expectations.

If we successfully complete the recording, we will be able to accelerate the release of the album.

However, if life were to go as planned, there would be no unhappy person in the world.

Director Choi, who raided the office in the morning, was causing an uproar.

Director Choi pushed me in a nervous tone.

“Mr. Choin, what happened?”

“···I don’t know either.”

For some reason, I thought things were going well, but I never thought such a catastrophe would happen…

After checking his cell phone to see if there was a call, Director Choi got angry and threw the cell phone.

A cracking sound was heard as if the screen had broken, but she shouted without paying attention.

“Ah-oh! “This bitch is real!?”

Director Choi, who was kicking the floor, shouted at me.

“Superman!! Did you contact me!?”

“···They told me to come directly because I couldn’t move.”

Director Choi, who heard me, screamed at me and then caught her breath and said.

“Anyway! “I’m going to publish an article saying I’m not retiring, so I’ll tell you so!”

“···Yes”

The staff in her office couldn’t even make a noise due to Director Choi’s nervousness and began to move in unison.

A few hours ago, an article about Lee Ji-yeon retiring covered her portal site.
The reason for her retirement was not disclosed.

The sudden news of retirement instantly turned the office into a mess.

As soon as all the phones were disconnected, the phone rang again, and they were busy confirming the fact that Ji-yeon Lee was retiring, and they started contacting the media and writing articles saying that she was not.

To make matters worse, a recording team member came to see me.

“Team leader, you need to come quickly.”

“···Why are you doing that?”

“Ha-yeon, you started crying and making a fuss again.”

After hearing Hyeon Ha-yeon’s story, I passed the work over to Director Choi and hurried to the recording studio.

The recording studio team members seemed to have been waiting for me and welcomed me warmly.

I was dumbfounded by the sight I saw when I arrived at the recording studio.

[Even now… I’m so excited… For you…]

Hyeon Ha-yeon’s song coming from the speakers was a mess.

When I approached her window and looked at her, I saw her singing her song with tears streaming down her face.
It was absurd.

She asked the person in charge, trying hard to hide her embarrassment.

“···Why are you singing like that?”

“How would you know?”

Before I knew it, the song that was playing stopped and all I could hear was a faint cry.

Hyeon Hayeon seemed to have given up on singing and was just shedding tears.

“… I will calm you down and come back.”

When she entered the booth, Hyeon Hayeon seemed to recognize me and suddenly ran up to me and hugged me.

“Whoosh… Oh, oppa… Hmm…”

I was embarrassed by Hyeon Ha-yeon’s unexpected behavior.

She dragged Hyeon Hayeon out while looking at the team members who were standing at the window.

I went into an empty practice room near the recording studio and sat Hyeon Ha-yeon down.

Still sad, she took out her handkerchief to wipe away her tears and realized that Baek Ga-eun had not returned it yet.

She quickly wiped away her tears with her sleeve and said.

“···Hayeon, what’s wrong, what’s going on?”

She continued her speech with difficulty, perhaps starting to hiccup.

“Oh, oppa… Hibb… Mia, hibb… I’m sorry…”

How long would it be before I held her in my arms and stroked her as she cried again?

Hyeon Hayeon suddenly got out of her arms and touched my neck.

I was puzzled by her unknown behavior.

“···Hayeon, why are you doing that?”

She cried so much that the corners of her eyes became red and swollen.
Hyeon Ha-yeon looked at me with blurry focus and spoke slowly.

“Sweet… Oppa, I heard Jiyeon is retiring…”

I don’t know what the relationship is between Lee Ji-yeon’s retirement and Hyeon Ha-yeon’s depression, but no matter what, an answer must be given.

“··· That’s misinformation, why is a girl who is doing well retiring?”

Hyeon Hayeon, who had stopped hiccuping, continued to ask questions in a soulless tone, as if she still had questions.

“···Jiyeon unni… I haven’t seen you since I went on a trip…”

“… I said I wanted to take a break, so I took off my schedule.”

“···I see…”

Hyeon Ha-yeon still answered in a dry voice.

She wondered if her curiosity had been satisfied. She was about to ask why she cried so much.

I was startled when she opened her eyes and spoke to me.

“···Oppa, why don’t you wear the necklace?”

Her eyes, looking at me interrogatively, were familiar, as if I had seen them before.

The necklace she is talking about is clearly a lock that she once shared.
However, the whereabouts of that lock are unknown since Jiyeon Lee took it away a long time ago.

Sometimes, whenever Hyeon Hayeon asks, she tries to avoid the situation by lying that she is keeping it at home and that she will wear it next time.

“··· She doesn’t normally wear a necklace, so I guess she forgot. I’ll wear one next time.”

She lied again.

She swallowed her saliva, probably because she was nervous as she looked into my eyes without saying a word.

After staring intently at her for a while, Hyeon Hayeon relaxed her gaze and spoke in a low voice.

“···Oppa, I’m sorry for doubting you.”

“···No, I made the necklace…”

She, who usually didn’t interrupt her, interrupted me.

“Something happened between Jiyeon and her brother, so I thought her sister was retiring.”

“···So, I just started crying…”

After hesitating for a moment, she continued speaking again.

“···I thought my brother was lying to me…”

She was startled by what she said, but she tried not to show it.
I gave her a little hug as she didn’t have the confidence to face her.

“···Why am I lying to Hayeon… Don’t worry because nothing happened”

Because I was nervous, my heart was beating a little fast, but I tried to pretend to be calm and comforted Hyeon Ha-yeon.

After patting her for a moment, she returned to her recording studio, where she completely calmed down.
The person in charge looked at us with worried eyes when we returned and said to Hyeon Ha-yeon.

“Can you sing?”

“···Yes, it’s okay now. Sorry for making a fuss…”

The team members who saw him bending down to greet his teammates joked that they were glad he was okay and that he was able to rest for a while.

She smiled slightly when she saw me standing by the window in her booth and began to clear her throat.
While she was looking at her, someone spoke to her quietly.

“···So, why did you do that again?”

Since I couldn’t bring up Lee Ji-yeon’s story, I made up a story and explained it appropriately.

I was grateful to the team members who accepted the poor explanation.

“···Hey, is Lee Ji-yeon really retiring?”

The team members also seemed curious and asked about Jiyeon Lee.

Before I could answer, someone said.

“Uh, they said it was a false report?”

“Huh, really?”

“···It’s a misinformation.”

Everyone was convinced when I explained that the article appeared because Lee Ji-yeon was resting.

After seeing that Hyeon Hayeon’s condition was improving, I returned to her office.

The fire was put out, but the phone calls were still coming, but the atmosphere was much lighter.

Director Choi was leaning on the sofa and drinking coffee.

When Hyeon Ha-yeon saw me and asked if I was okay, I answered appropriately.

She sat down on her desk chair and covered her forehead.
I was so shocked by the sudden events that my body sank.

Since the incident of her retirement and Hyun Ha-yeon’s mental breakdown happened one after another in the morning, I was left with no mental energy left.

While she was organizing her thoughts, her pale hand suddenly reached out, and she let go of the vitamin drink.
When she turned her head, Baek Ga-eun was standing there.
···When did he come again?

“Are you tired? “Take one and do it.”

Baek Ga-eun opened the bottle herself, saying she had given it to other employees as well.

“···Thank you”

I took the bottle she handed me and drank it in one gulp.
It was moderately cool and sour, and I felt like I woke up.

“Thank you… I think I will survive.”

Baek Ga-eun laughed and said her words.

“Are you okay?”

“···Honestly, it’s a bit difficult”

Before I knew it, my true feelings came out.

However, if it were Baek Ga-eun, I thought it would be okay for her to be honest.

She patted my shoulder and comforted me for my hard work.

Baek Ga-eun took out a small bundle of paper from her bag.

“Uh, that…”

“Okay, I got the script.”

She said as she handed me the script.

“You know I applied for an audition before. “They sent me the script there.”

While listening to her, I glanced at the script and said.

“···The date…”

“Next major.”

He handed the script back and said with a slight smile.

“···It’s my first audition”

This is Baek Ga-eun’s first audition after joining the company.

If you’re a singer whose company plans everything, it’s difficult to get involved in the work of an actor if you don’t produce it yourself.

It’s all about adjusting the schedule and managing the actor’s condition, so unless the company provides something for you, you have to do it yourself.

The company had planned to have Baek Ga-eun appear in Hyeon Hayeon’s music video, rather than taking a pictorial first, but she was stubborn and said she would succeed on her own, so all they could do was give her information about the work she was auditioning for. It was

She believed that Baek Ga-eun’s acting skills were increasing day by day and that she would be successful.

“···Congratulations, I hope it sticks.”

The role she applied for was a supporting role in a romantic film.
Since she was so beautiful, I thought it would be okay for her to aim for the lead role, but she changed course after hearing that a famous actor had already been chosen.

While Baek Ga-eun was talking about various things, the entrance to her office was noisy.

“Kim Cho-in! Where is this bastard!!”

It was Lee Ji-yeon.

She was unusually angry and looking for me.
I couldn’t figure out why she suddenly appeared after staying at home all day and not going out.

Director Choi, who was sitting on the sofa drinking coffee, was startled and approached me and said.

“No, when do you show up now when you don’t even get a call!?”

Jiyeon Lee took a quick look at Director Choi and started making a fuss again.
I got up from her seat and approached her.

“···Jiyeon, why…”

Jiyeon Lee was so angry that she ran towards me as soon as she saw me.
A flash flashed before her eyes and she felt a sharp pain in her nose.

“Ugh…”

As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her hand coming close to her.
I sat down and blocked her face from her continued punches.

“This, this… You bastard…”

Her employees rushed to stop Lee Ji-yeon, who was shaking and punching me.

“Let go, let go!! “Let go of that fucking bastard!”

Baek Ga-eun came up to me and put a tissue on my nose and said.

“Oh, brother, are you okay?”

When I took a quick look, I saw that there was bleeding.

I took the tissue she was holding and covered her nose.

“···Thank you”

Jiyeon Lee, who was making a fuss, looked at me covering her nose and she screamed.

“Brother? Brother? Let go of this fucking bastard!! Let go!!”

Her office staff were sweating and tried to stop Jiyeon Lee, but in the end, she shook off everyone and rushed to me.

Lee Ji-yeon, who laid me down, grabbed me by the collar and shook me and shouted.

“Kim Cho-in, you bastard… Tell me… Did you tie yourself up? Uh? “Tell me!”

Her head was shaking, and she couldn’t answer properly.

“Ugh… What are you saying…”

The employees rushed in again and tried to take Jiyeon Lee away.

“Let go, let go! Hey Kim Cho-in, tell me honestly!”

Jiyeon Lee shook off her employees’ hands and spoke in a low voice.

“I went to the hospital.”

Everyone in her office froze at Jiyeon Lee’s words.

“I’m not pregnant…”

Director Choi, who was embarrassed by Jiyeon Lee’s words, grabbed her and asked.

“What, what? Pregnancy? Hey, Jiyeon Lee, have you been to the hospital? No…”

Director Choi stopped speaking and turned her gaze to look at me.
Everyone in the office took turns looking at me and Jiyeon Lee.

Jiyeon Lee struggled to hold back her tears and continued her words.

“···After packing it up like that… How can you possibly not be pregnant?”

Everyone looked at me in surprise at Lee Ji-yeon’s words.

Heavy gaze fell on me.

“You damn Kim Cho-in, tell me… Are you a eunuch?”

A tear ran down the corner of her eye.

The heavy air weighed me down.

I wanted to say something, but I couldn’t say anything.

No one stopped Lee Ji-yeon, who ran towards me, grabbed me by the collar, and shook me.

“Don’t close your mouth, say anything you fucking idiot!!!”

Even though she cried bitterly and slapped me and cursed, no one stopped Jiyeon Lee.

Her hair turned white.