[The broadcast has ended.]
[The broadcast was freaking packed.]
[LOL for real.]
[Every time I hear the room master say bye-bye, it’s so cute.]
[Taking off my damn glasses makes the world feel brighter LOL.]
[Ding!]
[Flabby Bottom has sponsored 1,000 won.]
[Hey idiots, don’t leave, pay attention!]
[What are you doing, idiot? Playing captain?]
[What’s up?]
[Spit it out, you punk.]
[Ding!]
[Flabby Bottom has sponsored 1,000 won.]
[That bitch Bom Baram did some messed-up stuff to the room master, are we just gonna let it slide?]
[Yeah, the room master’s butt cheeks made me forget everything else LOL.]
[OMG, I lost it the moment our eyes met.]
[Yeah, their eyes were freaking gorgeous.]
[You’re all beautiful, idiots LOL.]
[That’s true LOL.]
[Love is just three steps away, and even though it’s not the last part, they’re stealing it and shoving a mic in the room master’s mouth? Let them taste their own medicine.]
[She’s been dying to stick with Lim Yoo-joon from the start.]
[LOL for real, she’s been going crazy trying to make it happen.]
[It’s clear Bom Baram freaked out after seeing Lim Yoo-joon drooling over the room master.]
[Ding!]
[Red Parade has sponsored 100,000 won.]
[Take the first shot well.]
[LOL, just trust us.]
[We’re pros at this.]
[Even if the room master gets pushed around, this is our thing.]
As the broadcast ended and viewers were conspiring, Signature Entertainment, one of the top dinosaur agencies, was in chaos dealing with the aftermath of the surprise busking.
“Damn it! Block it!”
“The PR team is already contacting the reporters.”
“But why the hell is marketing freaking out? Those damn idiots.”
“The making is on our side, and we submitted the draft, right?”
The team leader wiped his face dry at the subordinate’s obvious question.
“Sigh… Don’t think I’m asking because I don’t know. The busking and all are fine, but why the hell did they broadcast it live on an internet platform?”
“We tried to stop them too. But Lim Yoo-joon pushed for it, who’s gonna stop him? You even approved it, team leader.”
“Damn… This is such a mess. What’s the point of submitting it when he probably didn’t even read it? He’s just a stamping machine.”
“And as you’ve probably seen the video, people are flooding our official homepage asking who the person with pink hair is. They’re going crazy, saying it’s our hidden secret weapon.”
“Secret weapon my ass, we already said it’s just a regular person.”
The subordinate shrugged at the team leader’s words.
“When have they ever listened to us?”
“And the reactions to Bom Baram’s actions are coming out in real time too.”
“We’ve announced that we’ll take legal action against malicious comments, you idiots. The serious ones are being handed over to the legal team. Have you ever worked a day in your life?”
“We’ve already taken action. But the legal team says everything’s too ambiguous, so no lawsuits will be filed.”
“What do you mean it’s ambiguous? It’s a malicious comment, plain and simple.”
“It’ll be quicker to understand if you see it for yourself.”
The subordinate showed the data on the tablet they were holding.
“Here, you can see a photo of Bom Baram and that ordinary person together.”
[Wow! Bom Baram Eonni is so pretty! I wonder how she did her makeup so beautifully!! Is it the Bulguksa Three-story Stone Pagoda makeup technique?]
ㄴ[I looked it up, and it’s actually the Mireuksaji Five-story Stone Pagoda makeup technique. The key is to spread it thickly for a rice cake-like feel.]
[Bom Baram, you sing better than that ordinary person. Even if I sang out of my ass, I wouldn’t be as good as this :D]
[Oh my, the stinky smell is vibrating. Is this a squid processing factory?]
[Wow, handing over a part you can’t even touch to an ordinary person, your heart is so warm. Isn’t this the virtue of sharing?]
[Oh my, who’s raising pigs here? The wind is carrying the smell of poop, and it’s vibrating.]
[I made an emoji of the scene where pretty Bom Baram hands over the mic. I’ll post it in the comments.]
ㄴ[ㄴ(ㅂㅅㄴ)s]
ㄴ[Ah! Did you mix Bom Baram with the Year of the Monkey in 2016? It really looks like her, so pretty!]
ㄴ[Commenter above, if you compliment her so directly, the Year of the Monkey… I mean, Bom Baram will get shy XD]
[You should’ve understood the topic before messing with people. You trashy, filthy bitch who can’t even sing properly, all you can do is tremble while licking Lim Yoo-joon’s asshole, right?]
“What the fuck is this? You’re telling me this can’t be sued? At least that last abusive comment should be actionable.”
“The person who wrote that comment has already been identified. The higher-ups said not to touch them under any circumstances.”
“What? Who is it?”
“I don’t know either. They said not to mess with them unless we want to reorganize the marketing team. Maybe it’s a royal?”
“Damn… What kind of royal leaves such malicious comments? The higher-ups are only nagging me about how much money we’ve spent raising Bom Baram. I’m going crazy.”
“What I showed you is just the tip of the iceberg, and these things are still popping up in real time. The legal team thinks it might be a group of malicious comment experts. They’re like tightrope walkers, they say.”
“….I’m submitting my resignation.”
“Then I guess I’ll have to resign too. Bom Baram’s past is being dug up right now. And the casting manager is busy looking for that ordinary person who sang.”
“Ugh…”
I don’t know either. You go home, I’m gonna head to the on-call room and catch some sleep.
Time passed as it does, and the dark night fell, but the Signature Entertainment building, with its lights turning back on one by one, lit up the dark night sky.
“Damn status window!”
[Ding!]
Smoke from a cigarette mixed with the hazy text that appeared before my eyes.
[Remaining Balance: 158,460,000 won]
“Ah, this is what sex feels like. If I save for another thousand years, I might be able to lick a Great Return Pill.”
Looking at the grand sum that had grown by sucking up the nutrients of being a chairman, I naturally felt good.
Thinking there was nothing urgent to buy, I browsed the shop for what I needed and moved my hand to the item tab.
While browsing through the crappy items in the item tab, one item at the very top caught my eye among the expensive ones.
[[Shop List]]
[Item]
[Heavenly Peach (仙桃)]: A fruit from the heavens that grants an immortal body to humans who consume it.
[Price: Unsealing in progress]
Something felt subtly different, so I stared intently at the status window.
“Hmm… Damn, wasn’t that unavailable for purchase?”
Waving my finger in the air and clicking around, there was no response.
Staring at the Heavenly Peach item, time passed, and I tossed the burnt-out cigarette, pulling out a new one.
“Phew— It definitely changed…”
Exhaling cigarette smoke, I stood still and felt the peach fragrance filling my mouth, so I took another drag.
No matter how much I thought about it, the only thing that had changed enough to affect the status window was my body.
“Being in progress means something’s happening, and the only thing progressing is related to my body. Hmm…”
As I burned through the cigarette, I slowly organized my thoughts and moved my hand to press the last remaining voice skill.
[Small Voice Resonating in the Heavenly Peach]★★
[Price: 50,000,000 won]
“Damn, that’s ridiculously expensive.”
Though I thought the voice skill was oddly expensive, I decided not to overthink it and moved my trembling hand to press the purchase button.
[Ding!]
With the system sound, the cigarette smoke scattered in the air, and the dark night sky cleared up.
Along with that, a sound flowed into my ears.
The sound of a stream trickling.
The sound of raindrops pattering down.
The sound of wind rustling through the grass.
The sound of leaves crunching as they fall.
Various clear sounds mixed together, transforming into the harmonious and beautiful sounds of nature, flowing into my ears.
Soon, the sounds slowly faded away, and a message unfolded before my eyes.
[The Saint’s voice regains its origin.]
[Ding!]
[The fragments of the fallen fruit begin to react and digest as the origin is restored.]
[The Saint’s origin is imbued with the scent of peaches.]
[The Saint’s origin becomes even sweeter.]
─[Your origin dyes the Heavenly Peach.]─
[The voice of the Saint, whose origin has been restored.]
The origin takes root, enriching the Heavenly Peach.
[Price: Conditional Transcendence.]
“Wow…”
Even without making a sound, it was clear that something had changed.
The voice, which I thought couldn’t get any more beautiful, had changed to the point where even the sound of a small exhale sounded sweet.
It felt refreshingly sweet at times, but also decadent, giving off a somewhat naughty vibe.
“I’m screwed, damn it. Now even if I just breathe and walk, everyone’s gonna stare.”
She had become a full-blown peach.
Dazed by the changed sound of her breath, she suddenly threw away the cigarette that had burned out and moved her hand.
[Ding!]
[[Shop List]]
[Items]
[Heavenly Peach]: A fruit grown at the opposite end of the underworld. A fruit of the heavens and the key to opening the gates of the celestial realm.
[Price: Available for purchase]
[Underworld Peach]: A fruit grown at the opposite end of the heavens. A fruit of hell and the key to opening the gates of the underworld.
[Price: Available for purchase]
When I opened the shop, the descriptions had changed, and something annoying had been added.
As I was blankly staring at the two options, a message suddenly popped up in front of me.
[The Tathagata recommends choosing the Heavenly Peach.]
[Mara insists on choosing the Underworld Peach!]
“Who the hell are you, you jerk?”