Chapter 74: Welcome to the Kindergarten of Destruction! / 798 |
TL: Hanguk
PR: MiniPixelZ
CK Entertainment Headquarters Recording Studio.
Wooong.
“Yes, this is composer Jo Kyung-su from CK Entertainment A&R Team 2.”
Jo Kyung-su, who was working on arranging the song entrusted by Paespaes, answered a call on his smartphone.
Then,
“Hello. I’m the CEO of Daystar Music. By any chance, could I get the contact information for composer Suzbub?”
A CEO from a completely unknown company was asking for Sejun’s contact info. The reason they were contacting Jo Kyung-su was because his name was listed as the arranger. As an arranger slave, he couldn’t receive a single cent of royalties.
Jo Kyung-su quickly ended the call.
Wooong.
After that, Jo Kyung-su received dozens of similar calls. As two more of Sejun’s songs had recently been released, there were now many calls looking for the composer Suzbub.
Wooong!
“Ah! I said I don’t know!”
Annoyed, Jo Kyung-su yelled at his smartphone and hung up with a hysterical tone.
I want to say it too! But if I talk…
If he revealed anything about Sejun, he’d be subjected to extreme torture by the Demon Kali.
However,
-Kyung-su. Don’t you realize that answering the phone like that ultimately tarnishes the reputations of Sejun-nim and Theo-nim?!
He made another mistake.
“Huh?!”
-If a slave behaves improperly, the master is the one who gets blamed! Since you dared to harm the reputations of Sejun-nim and Theo-nim, it’s 1 minute in the fire hell!
“K-Kali-nim! I was wrong! Please…!”
-It’s too late!
“Uwaaaagh!”
Jo Kyung-su experienced one minute of fire hell, which felt like 100 years in his mental world.
At that moment,
Wooong.
His smartphone vibrated again.
“Hello… This is composer Jo Kyung-su from CK Entertainment A&R Team 2.”
Jo Kyung-su answered the phone with utmost politeness.
“I’m a writer from XBS Broadcasting’s variety show ‘Masked Composer King’. Would you happen to know the contact info for composer Suzbub?”
“Ah, I’m sorry. I don’t know the contact information either. He’s a very discreet and reserved composer.”
“Then what does the composer look like? I’m just curious.”
“Ah, his appearance…? His skin is great… and he’s incredibly handsome.”
Thanks to Theo’s massages, his skin was radiant, but saying he was handsome was just a lip service.
-Kuhuhut. As expected, after tasting fire hell, you’ve come to your senses.
Fortunately, Kali was satisfied with the lip service.
“What? So you’re saying composer Suzbub is incredibly handsome? Thank you! PD-nim! Let’s definitely cast Suzbub-nim! He say he’s a visual genius!”
“Really?! Great! Then everyone, use every connection you’ve got to find Suzbub’s contact info! As long as we cast Suzbub, who composed the hottest songs these days, we can survive the next broadcast slot! Fighting!”
“Fighting!”
Thanks to that, the rumor that composer Suzbub was a face genius spread, and the broadcasting station also began moving to cast Sejun.
***
Inside the van of Moonlight Fairy, on their way to their next scheduled location.
“Did you hear? The Phoenix team all fainted after seeing a ghost together in the recording studio.”
“Wow. I’m jealous. That’s a huge good omen!”
“I still don’t like ghosts though…”
While Moonlight Fairy members Cha Yuri, Kurosaki Ria, and Ma Yujin were chatting,
“Hahah. The case has been solved!”
The youngest, Oh So-young, who had been quiet, suddenly spoke with a smug expression.
“So-young, what case has been solved?”
“Yujin, leave her alone. She’s just saying she solved some weird mystery on her own again. It’s not the first time our great detective has been barking up the wrong tree.”
“Barking up the wrong tree?! Don’t you know that Detective Oh So-young was the first to find out about Serang unnie’s relationship?!”
“That’s just because you were the first to notice Serang unnie’s couple ring!”
“That’s the ability of a great detective! Swift evidence detection!”
“Naruhodo!” (“I see.”)
“Ria-chan, don’t encourage her. So-young’s going to get even more full of herself.”
“Hai!”
“Nooo! Ria-chan, you’re supposed to be on my side!”
Oh So-young clung to Kurosaki Ria’s arm with a cutesy voice.
“Hmm. Then I’ll listen to the mystery you solved this time and decide!”
“Oh, right! Serang unnie!”
Prompted by Ria’s words, So-young suddenly called out to Serang.
“Huh? Why?”
In this noisy situation, Serang, who had been calmly reading a book, lifted her head.
“The bell sound at the beginning of Second Wind! I realized it sounds exactly like the bell of the puppy raised by your boyfriend’s older brother! So the identity of composer Suzbub is your boyfriend’s brother!”
To Serang, Oh So-young presented her deduction drama.
“Huh?”
“Your boyfriend’s brother is composer Suzbub?!”
“So-young-chan, I don’t think that’s it…”
“Yeah. We heard the bell sound too, and it just sounded like a normal bell.”
The members looked baffled after hearing Oh So-young’s deduction.
“Hmph. There’s no way the great detective Oh So-young’s deduction is wrong.”
In response to the members’ reactions, Oh So-young confidently reaffirmed herself.
Did they know? Although the process was not logical at all, Oh So-young’s deduction was correct.
Sometimes, instinct is more important than logic.
“If you’re so confident, how about betting some late-night bread?”
“Deal!”
And so their bet was settled, and everyone’s eyes turned to Serang.
“Serang unnie~ Can you ask your boyfriend’s older brother for us?”
Especially Oh So-young, who looked up with eyes like a puppy waiting to be fed, speaking in a cutesy voice.
It’s definitely true! Her boyfriend’s older brother is composer Suzbub-nim!
Oh So-young was sure of it.
“Should I?”
Serang wavered under Oh So-young’s determined gaze.
Though she had become quite close with Sejun, she had heard from her dad and boyfriend Se-dol what kind of being Sejun was, so calling Sejun directly was quite burdensome.
There were many times she had almost let her guard down due to his clumsy appearance, but
“Serang, Sejun-nim is truly a terrifying person. Don’t ever be fooled by his airheaded looks.”
She always recalled her father’s words.
So even when meeting Sejun before, she had strongly warned the other members, who didn’t know Sejun’s identity, to be cautious. Of course, the members just thought she was trying to impress her boyfriend’s older brother.
However, Second Wind by Pinky Girls, Never Die Love by Phoenix, and Parallel World by Fantasy Boys, all released by CK Entertainment, were enjoying massive popularity, monopolizing 1st and 2nd place across all digital music charts and not budging from the top.
For reference, Second Wind was currently holding at 3rd place on all the music charts. If it hadn’t been for the two newer songs, it probably would’ve held 1st place for about 10 weeks.
If only our Moonlight Fairy could get a song like that…
Before she realized it, Serang had been swayed by Oh So-young’s confidence. She began to feel a growing desire.
Serang wanted to receive a song from composer Suzbub and use it as the title track. It would be the final album released under the name Moonlight Fairy. She wanted to dance her last dance in dazzling fashion.
“Sigh. Fine. I’ll ask.”
“Wow! Thank you, Serang unnie!”
At Serang’s answer, Oh So-young hugged her.
“Unnie, thank you!”
“As expected of our leader! Serang unnie, you’re the best!”
The other members also embraced Serang.
Just when the van was suddenly filled with emotion,
“Serang-chan, here!”
Ria placed Serang’s smartphone into her palm.
“Right now?”
“Hai!”
Ria nodded vigorously, and the members quietly stepped away, looking at Serang with eyes full of anticipation.
“All right. Whew.”
Serang let out a big sigh and made the call.
She could ask Se-dol to make the request instead, but this was business. As a singer with 10 years of experience, her pride wouldn’t allow her to rely on Se-dol for something like this.
Of course, if she got rejected, she was planning to ask again through Se-dol.
As soon as the phone rang, Sejun picked up.
And then.
“Puhuhut. It’s a call for the great hybrid Chairman Park, meow! Since Chairman Park is cooking, I, Vice Chairman Theo, his right hand, have answered the call, meow! What is it, meow?!”
Theo’s voice came through.
Kueng!
[Cuengi wanted to answer the call too!]
Kking!
[Great Blackie could answer it by licking with his tongue too!]
“Theo oppa, let Taecho say ‘hello’ too!”
After that, Cuengi and Blackie’s cries, along with Taecho’s voice, could be heard through the receiver.
“It’s Theo! Unnie, give it to me!”
“Theo, it’s me, Serang… Can I talk to Sejun-nim?”
Serang spoke while pushing away Cha Yuri, who was trying to put her face into the smartphone.
“Puhuhut. Got it, meow!”
Shwoop.
“Chairman Park, it’s a call from human Serang, meow!”
Theo used Light Speed Meow-Step to instantly cling to the back of Sejun’s head and held the smartphone to Sejun’s ear.
“Hello?”
“Hello, Sejun-nim.”
“Yes. Serang-nim, what brings you to call…?”
“Ah, well…”
Serang became hesitant when it came time to actually speak.
At that moment.
“Is Sejun-nim the composer Suzbub?!”
Another voice came through the receiver. It was Oh So-young, wanting to quickly confirm if her deduction was correct.
“Yes, that’s right. But I didn’t make it alone.”
“Knew it! Great Detective Oh So-young’s deduction was correct!”
“So-young-chan! Amazing! Sugoi!”
“Sejun-nim said he didn’t make it alone, so it’s not completely right!”
“It still counts! Yuri-unnie’s buying tonight’s snacks!”
“No! That’s-!”
As Oh So-young and Cha Yuri bickered loudly after hearing Sejun’s answer,
“Keep quiet while I’m still being nice.”
Serang silenced them with a cold voice. Normally quiet, Serang was truly scary when angry, and the members instantly fell silent.
“I’m sorry, Sejun-nim. The reason I called is… would you be interested in working with us on our album…?”
Serang apologized and explained her reason for calling.
And.
“Sure.”
Sejun’s answer was, of course, yes. Collaborating with a girl group he liked? He didn’t harbor the same feelings as before, but his fan heart was still intact.
“But I usually have to work at night. Is that okay?”
Because he had to match Paespaes’s wake-up time.
“That’s fine.”
104.28.193.250
“Alright. Then tonight, I’ll go to DD Entertainment with the slav- no, with the arranger.”
Sejun planned to bring the arranger slave, Jo Kyung-su. Lately, with Paespaes’s coaching(?), he had become quite useful.
“Okay. If you come to the DD Entertainment building and call me, I’ll come out.”
“Yes. Then I’ll see you later.”
After ending the call with Serang,
“Taecho hasn’t said ‘hello’ yet…”
Taecho looked at Sejun with the expression of someone who had lost their country.
“…Hold on a sec.”
Flustered, Sejun quickly picked up the smartphone.
“Mom?”
He called Kim Mi-ran and asked her to call him back, then hung up.
Wooong.
The smartphone soon vibrated.
“Heehee. Blackie-oppa, you answer.”
Taecho picked up the smartphone and held it out toward Blackie.
Kihihit.
Lick.
Blackie answered the call with his tongue.
And then.
“Hello. This is Dad’s phone but Taecho answered it.”
“Oh my. Our Taecho knows how to answer calls too.”
“Heehee. Really? But Grandma, what were you doing?”
“Grandma was cooking.”
“Heehee. Daddy’s cooking too. Grandma, today Taecho…”
Taecho chatted away about random, unnecessary things and talked with Kim Mi-ran for over an hour.
“Why are we having ramen for dinner?”
“That’s how it ended up.”
Since Kim Mi-ran couldn’t prepare dinner because she was on the phone with Taecho, she made ramen for Park Chun-ho when he came home from work.
“Here. Let’s eat dinner.”
Of course, Kindergarten of Destruction had a proper meal.
A little while later.
[Teacher Park Sejun of Kindergarten of Destruction has sent 19 Children of Creation Tainted by Destruction to dreamland.]
[As a reward for sending them to dreamland, your lifespan has increased by 19 hours.]
[As a reward for sending them to dreamland, you have acquired 1.9 billion Tower Coins.]
[As a reward for sending them to dreamland, <Earth (Lv. 6)>’s evolution experience has increased by 0.0019%.]
Sejun successfully put all the Destruction kids to sleep.
“Aileen, I’m heading out.”
“Okay. Go and make a good song.”
[Hehe. Sejun-nim, see you later!]
“Yeah! Let’s go, Cuengi.”
Kueng!
He headed to DD Entertainment with the group.
Thus began the production of Moonlight Fairy’s legendary 25th album: Under The Moonlight, with the participation of the famous composer Suzbub.