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Season 2: Chapter 4. True Nature (1)
What was the reason for your early retirement? He had very much expected this question. Nevertheless, Sang-Hyeonโs lips trembled.
โYou know why youโve become the hot topic now, right?โ
Ju-Hyeokโs words passed by in his head.
โItโs because of your story. I told you. That story has power.โ
Sang-Hyeon closed his eyes for a moment and steadied his breath.
โAll the media contacting us right now are calling you for that story. If you respond to that call, you must retell that story.โ
He had to tell them again and again like a machine.
Ju-Hyeok emphasized this many times.
โLater, youโll become numb to it and itโll be okay. I believe it will become like that one day. You can refuse it all if you donโt want to do it.โ
Ju-Hyeok could only guess the weight on Sang-Hyeon's shoulders, so he said it was okay to not make a major debut.
โEven if you donโt go out to major channels, we can find a way to live.โ
That was true. Sang-Hyeon didnโt have to advance to major channels. He could simply do personal streams, which was enough to obtain sufficient income. He could even buy a decent house if he continued like this for a year, but Sang-Hyeon shook his head.
โSo-Yeon would laugh at us.โ
With those words, Sang-Hyeon decided to debut on major channels.
'Stop here just because I can make enough? Just because I canโt repeat one story? That would really make So-Yeon laugh.'
Sang-Hyeon knew that Ju-Hyeok wanted him to debut on major channels. No, for him, this was necessary. Not only that, but it would also benefit Ji-Ah.
Sang-Hyeon knew what it meant for others to see his debut on major channels. He wasnโt alone anymore. Others had helped him up to this point.
The CEO of Divers anticipated Sang-Hyeon would fly higher, so he suggested such an advertisement.
Fantasia had been supporting him from the start and Manager Oh also expected something bigger from him. That was why they gave him such special treatment.
Now was the time for Sang-Hyeon to pay them back.
โI had an accident.โ
He showed a faint smile while raising his right arm.
โWhat? An accident?โ
โOh my god...โ
โReally?โ
As if they promised, the hosts all reacted the same.
โAfter winning the gold medal at the national championship, I had a car accident. It was quite a famous incident... because it was an auto-pilot taxi.โ
โOh...! That, that accident?โ
Han Min-Gu was surprised and looked around at the other hosts.
โDo you remember that accident? When the first auto-pilot taxi came out ten years ago. It was huge in the news.โ
The hosts vigorously nodded.
Kim True, a former reporter, asked with more interest.
โWere you the victim of that incident? I was in charge of that incident in the news.โ
โYes. Since then, my right arm... I can still use it for daily activities, but the chronic pain gets severe with anything more.โ
In fact, it was a problem with the brain. Such details could be omitted though. It was difficult to explain and he wanted to end the story with chronic pain.
Afterward, Sang-Hyeon explained the story of his struggles living with his grandmother. How he continued to work hard on rehabilitation, but quit everything as he couldnโt overcome the limit of his right arm.
The story continued up to him joining Ah-Sung.
โOh... You entered with a disabled person quota, but many thought you got there using connections...โ
โCorrect. At the time, the manager asked which would be better to say, between the disabled person quota or through connections. I chose the second option.โ
Sang-Hyeon also explained the reason he chose the alternative.
โ Oh...
โ He worked in the company because of his grandmother.
โ How can he give up the money and big corporation honestly...
โ Really, my heart aches.. what should I do!!??
โAh. Then you had no choice but to lie about your age. Adding two years for military duty.โ
โRight. He didnโt want to say he was hired under a disabled person quota. Since he said it was through connections, he had to serve two years in the army.โ
โOh my...โ
With this, the reason for lying about his age also came out. Sighs flowed out from the hosts and even from the production team.
โ Iโm cryinggggg
โ Heal his right arm right now!
โ Wasnโt the Archery Association supposed to help with this??
โ His life was harder than I imagined.
โ I just thought he was well off, so he started streaming...
After hearing this story, people who saw or knew about Almond for the first time also showed pity.
'Itโs much better than last time.'
Almond felt satisfied with today's broadcast, especially the part where they brought up his past. It was much more natural than when he first brought up the story. He didnโt feel too nervous either. Rather, his mouth moved by itself and the words quickly came out.
'This is how you become okay with the past.'
Numbness, that expression was just right for Almond. It felt strange that the painful past became diluted like nothing, but the past would only remain in the past. It should have been like this long ago. It wasnโt a big deal since he said it out loud to everyone.
'I think Iโll get a decent amount of talking in the edited version too.'
Currently, Almond had spoken for about an hour and a half. His talk was about forty to fifty minutes longer than the idol guest In-Hoโs.
There was even more content than that. Almond didnโt know how the editing would be done later, but he talked a lot and felt relieved.
'I did as much as I could.'
Almond leaned back for a moment. He felt quite nervous because it was his first talk show today. Now, all the nerves had disappeared.
When he thought it was time to watch the others talk and pass the time, sobbing could be heard on the set.
"Oh my... Seo-Rin. Why are you crying again?"
The female idol host, Seo-Rin, started crying.
โ Is Seo-Rin crying?
โ Hey, are you crying? lol
โ What the, lol.
Almond was a bit startled at her crying. He didnโt wish for this much of a reaction.
"Uuh... Uuuuu... Iโm, Iโm sorry."
"Oh my... Hey. Really..."
Han Min-Gu couldnโt say anything and struggled with the sudden atmosphere that went down.
"Anyway, itโs going well now, right Almond?"
"Ah, yes."
Han Min-Gu asked Almond for brighter stories, perhaps to comfort Seo-Rin.
Almond had already talked for over an hour, so he didnโt know what to do.
"Let's talk about the good stories now. This kid is crying as if someone's life is ruined."
"Um... Okay... So..."
Almond started sharing the rest of his stories about how he was laid off at Ahsung and how he started streaming recklessly.
'This story wonโt be that interesting.'
From here, it was just a story that any streamer would have. It wasnโt that exciting.
Almond earnestly told the story of how he was doing well now, and the reactions to his streams were quite good since the beginning.
However, everyone reacted differently than he expected.
โ Wow!
โ Damn, heโs going for what he wants! He tried to buy a capsule with the money he got back from his security deposit for a rented room.
โ Crazy
โ Wow, Iโve never heard about this story, but there is something wrong with our nut brother!
Viewers found the story quite fun. It was his first time telling everyone how he started streaming.
โWow. So your right arm works properly in the game, right?โ Kim True asked in amazement while shaking his own right arm.
โYes. There was no problem at all. At first, shooting a bow again was so fun, so I just continued playing.โ
โThen, what was the first game you played? You must have played a bow shooting game, right?โ
The story went on longer than he thought because the hosts kept asking him questions. To them, the story of a streamerโs beginnings seemed fresh.
โSo the first game I played was the Kingdom Age. I purposely chose it.โ
โ Wow, Kingdom is on a major channel! Almond, you are the hero of Kingdom!
โ Kingdom fans must be happy
โ He mentioned Kingdom on Evening Wide, lol.
โ Is Kingdom even being mentioned right now? Hahaha.
โKingdom Age?โ fr eeweb novel
โAh, yes. It's not popular, but it's quite well-known among players.โ
โAh-ha, so you chose a very minor game at first? But did you hit the jackpot with this game?โ
โYes, about that...โ
The hosts showed quite an interest when he talked about how he became popular from his first game, Kingdom.
For the first time in the game, Almond had shown everyone the conditions for a perfect shot.
While hearing the explanation, Han Min-Gu couldnโt believe it and widened his eyes.
He asked Almond again, โFrom the beginning? You suddenly achieved a perfect shot in that game? You discovered something like that?โ
โNo, I didnโt discover it. A few people already knew and there were rumors. However, it became a widespread fact because I could keep shooting perfect shots.โ
โOh my, the condition for a perfect shot must be...โ
Han Min-Gu made a face like it didnโt make sense as he repeated the condition for a perfect shot.
โYou only have one chance for a perfect shot and you have to hit right in the middle of the vital spot. If you miss once, it wonโt work anymore. Does this make even sense? Can you shoot this anytime you want?โ
โYes, of course. That's how it was revealed.โ
โOf course?!โ
โ Lmao, It's obvious to Almond
โ Han Min-Gu is startled by his nut-like confidence every time, lol.
โ It is true, so obvious that he can perform such skills!
โWow. We have to see this now.โ
In the end, Min-Gu even requested a short video of Almond playing the game. This took another ten minutes.
โIsnโt it getting too long...?โ
At this point, even Almond worried that it was getting too long.
The PDโs expression looked good when he glanced over at the production team. Also, the writers shook their signs and said to keep going.
โThe production team keeps ordering us to continue.โ
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About two hours later, they finally wrapped up the shoot.
โWow. Good job everyone! The filming was a bit long today.โ
Clap, clap, clap!
Everyone clapped for each other.
Roll.
All kinds of shooting equipment that had to leave the set filled the room. Almond went around and thanked everyone with a bow.
โThank you for today!โ
He decided to think of himself as a newbie here and relived those times of diligently doing his waist exercises.
โGood job!โ
โThank you!โ
Ju-Hyeok also got up and bowed to the production team. Both of them recalled the old times for a while.
Meanwhile, Seo-Rin came and greeted them. She was probably the only person to come and greet them first.
โToday was really fun. Good job!โ
Whoosh.
She made an idol-style greeting with a heart and bowed enough for her hair to fly.
โThank you. You also did a good job.โ
โAlmond!โ
Lil Grass jumped out from behind them.
โToday was sooo fun! I also stream. Can you invite me?!โ
โAh, Iโm not streaming LIL right now...โ
โYup! Of course! Of course! Letโs do a joint stream!โ
Whoosh.
Ju-Hyeok suddenly jumped out and accepted the offer on behalf of Almond.
โI am Almondโs manager, Kim Ju-Hyeok. Iโve been a big fan of you, Miss. Lil Grass. Itโs an honor to meet you!โ
โOh, really???โ
โYes. Iโm enjoying your new single, RPB as well.โ
โWow! Do you want my autograph?โ
โYes! That would be amazing! Can you sign right here...?โ
Ju-Hyeok passed her a pen and asked her to sign his phone case.
"Huhh? You want me to do it here?"
"Yeah, of course!"
After signing the autograph, Lil Grass left the set feeling satisfied. She continued to wave at them.
After she completely disappeared, Sang-Hyeon turned to Ju-Hyeok and tilted his head.
"... RPB?"
"Itโs short for Real Pussy Bitch..."
"... Oh. I thought it was something in Korean..."
"Lil Grass' singles are always that way."
Sang-Hyeon felt amazed by Ju-Hyeok once again. That guy investigated in such detail.
Sang-Hyeon knew that Ju-Hyeok's music taste was very far from Lil Grass.
"Lil Grass seemed the nicest to you, so I did some more research while waiting," Ju-Hyeok confessed with an awkward smile.
"Well, Iโll keep this though. It looks nice."
Even though Almond didnโt say anything, Ju-Hyeok showed off his phone case as if making an excuse.
"How did you know Lil Grass was the nicest to me?"
"Hmm? I just felt it. Why? Was I right?"
"Well... yeah, youโre right. Let's go home now."
"Sure, okay."
Ju-Hyeok walked toward the parking lot while giggling.
"Yo, today's viewer count was pretty good! It was about 130,000. This is really good for a live broadcast. Usually, it doesn't exceed 100,000."
"Oh..."
"Isn't Supervisor Park going to watch the show when the edited version comes out? It seems like you filmed a lot this time. Lol, itโs gonna be so fun. Hehehehe."
Ju-Hyeok made an evil smile as Sang-Hyeon softly laughed and followed him to the parking lot.
"Nah. Maybe not that much. That person will probably watch the trot (Korean music for seniors) broadcast."
"Trot? Hey, Supervisor Park is only in his forties. Youโre too mean to him, haha."
"Really? He looks like heโs in his mid-fifties though...."
Ding!
The elevator arrived while they laughed and chatted.
"Yeah, Director Jang canโt do anything..."
In-Ho was in the elevator and suddenly stopped talking. He was one of the few who left the set early. Now, he was with a manager who wasnโt there before.
Ju-Hyeok started to think quickly.
โWhatโs this?โ
These two people, unless they werenโt stupidly talking and forgot to press the first floor until now...
โDid they just come from above?โ
They came from an upper floor.