Chapter 128 – GOY 128

#128

“Do ​you ​have ​something ​to ​say?”

“Ah, ​well….”

Other people shouldn’t ​hear ​this. ​I ​whispered ​softly into Joo Seung-hyuk’s ​ear.

“Shouldn’t ​we let David ​know that it’s ​dangerous?”

“Are ​you ​worried ​about ​that ​bastard?”

“No. It’s not ​that, ​but ​I feel like ​if something happens, it’ll ​be because ​of me….”

I ​didn’t have ​any fondness ​for ​David, ​but I didn’t ​want him ​to become a target ​for a crime either.

Moreover, ​I didn’t want someone ​else to ​be ​sacrificed because of a future that ​had changed due to ​me.

“Don’t ​worry. ​That ​bastard ​is safe.”

There was ​conviction in ​Joo ​Seung-hyuk’s voice.

“Did you ​tell ​him in advance?”

“No. But there’s ​nothing to ​worry ​about.”

Joo Seung-hyuk opened ​a ​PDF ​file ​on ​his phone ​and ​showed it ​to me. It was the planning document ​for the new ​show David was ​joining.

And the title of ​the show ​was ‘David, Master ​of ​Nemesild – The ​One Who Succeeds ​Jameson Foster ​(Working ​Title).’

“How did ​this ​happen…? The ​auction ​just ended, ​and ​a ​broadcast plan is ​already ​out?”

“This came ​out ​a ​month ​ago.”

“A month ago?”

“Yes.”

Joo Seung-hyuk explained David’s situation.

Due to the incident with Aaron, the famous reality show ‘Royal Family’ had also been ruined. It wasn’t just a matter of producing a new season; the reruns of the existing series and related businesses took a massive hit.

To overcome the crisis, the Han family decided to launch a solo program for David.

When Royal Family first started, David’s younger brother, unauthorized copyAaron, stolen contentwas the popular one. [Read on Read BL Novels]However, as David grew, his looks improved drastically, and his skills as an Esper became outstanding.

Unlike Aaron, who was treated as a washed-up star, David was a hot celebrity.

So, they decided to protect at least his popularity. Although David had founded a guild, it was still in its early stages, and broadcast production had been their primary source of income.

But no matter how popular a celebrity David was, the mere fact that it was his first solo reality show wasn’t enough to capture people’s attention.

That’s why they came up with the ‘Necklace of Nemesild.’

David planned to mobilize all available funds—his entire fortune, investments, and even bank loans—to win the Necklace of Nemesild at the auction.

The plan was to produce a show featuring the purchase of the Necklace of Nemesild, using it for Gate Raids, and then using the necklace to increase his matching rate and flirt with various Guides.

The Necklace of Nemesild was already popular, but its fame would inevitably soar if it appeared on television. David planned to put the necklace back up for auction after the show ended, once its value had peaked.

That way, his reality show would successfully establish itself, and he could sell the Necklace of Nemesild for a price much higher than what he paid for it.

Was that why he approached me? To look like a charming Casanova, he would have had to put a lot of effort into recruiting a Guide.

It was a huge relief if he wasn’t sincere. I almost got bitten by the original story’s mad dog….

“Cameras and staff will be following that bastard David twenty-four hours a day. Reporters will be with him too.”

“But the culprits might target other people as well.”

“That won’t happen. Those bastards aren’t brave enough to touch a celebrity like David.”

Joo Seung-hyuk spoke definitively. Did he already know who the culprit was?

In the original story, the scammers were caught. However, their leader claimed he was merely following orders. In the original, it was depicted as the culprit’s desperate attempt to avoid punishment, confirming he was indeed the perpetrator, but it always felt somewhat suspicious.

In fact, later on, there was an atmosphere suggesting there was something more to it, but as the novel rushed to a conclusion, the story about the true culprit quietly vanished.

But the current Joo Seung-hyuk seemed to know something.

“Seung-hyuk-ah, do you….”

“We’ve been here too long. Shall we order?”

Just as I was about to ask, he changed the subject. It meant he couldn’t talk about the culprit.

However, if he had already identified the culprit, there was no chance things would go as they did in the original. Since David would be filming every scene to get enough footage for the show, an incident like the one in the original wouldn’t happen.

I decided to trust Joo Seung-hyuk and put my mind at ease.

“Yeah. Let’s order. But what about drinks?”

As I pondered while [unauthorized copy]looking unauthorized copyat the numerous liquor bottles in the shop, Joo Seung-hyuk spoke firmly.

“Hyung, don’t drink alcohol.”

“Huh?”

“Don’t drink it in front of other people.”

…It was true that whenever I got drunk, I behaved disgracefully toward Joo Seung-hyuk.

Alcohol is my enemy.

I almost forgot this fact, mesmerized by the brilliant appearance of the foreign liquor bottles.

“I—I was going to do that anyway. I’ll just have a Coke.”

Joo Seung-hyuk smiled faintly and rubbed my cheek.

“You were going to?”

“Yeah. I, I quit drinking.”

“You can drink in front of me.”

“No. I’m quitting….”

I didn’t care about anyone else, but I absolutely did not want to drink in front of Joo Seung-hyuk. As I spoke gloomily, he chuckled and ruffled my hair.

After ordering food and drinks, we returned to our seats.

“Our Yeon-soo has gotten even prettier in such a short time.”

When Do Hyuk-jin spoke slyly, Joo Seung-hyuk’s expression turned fierce again.

‘He’s actually angry now….’

Joo Seung-hyuk looked as if he were about to blast Do Hyuk-jin with mana at any moment. I quickly pulled Joo Seung-hyuk’s hand.

“Seung-hyuk-ah, let’s sit down. Hyuk-jin hyung, please stop teasing me.”

“I’m being sincere….”

“Hyung!”

“Alright.”

I mediated between the two and sat down.

The food arrived shortly [Read on Read BL Novels]after. Joo Seung-hyuk and [Read on Read BL Novels]Do Hyuk-jin ordered beer, but they hardly drank it.

The two of them sharpened their tongues with every single word. The reporters hoped the two would get into a full-blown brawl for a scoop, but the scene they wanted never happened.

I grew tired of stopping them and simply observed their conversation. After watching for a while, I became certain that they would only bicker and that no physical clash would occur.

“This brat was tiny as a mouse when he was a kid. He was cute back then, but as he grew taller, his rudeness grew along with him.”

“Who are you calling a mouse?”

He really was tiny. I inwardly agreed with Do Hyuk-jin’s words and nodded.

A cool breeze brushed past my body. The food was delicious, and listening to the two of them talk was actually entertaining.

According to the original story, this would have been a nightmare of a day, but right now, it was perfectly peaceful.

As I watched them while sipping my Coke, I heard the reporters across the street buzzing.

“What? The Nemesild is a fake?”

“I heard David is throwing a fit at the Association office!”

Just as Joo Seung-hyuk said, the culprits couldn’t target David. The Necklace of Nemesild had fallen into his hands, and the fact that it was a fake had been discovered.

Now that everything had been exposed, there was no reason for them to target David.

The original plot had been completely derailed, and the future had changed. The Necklace of Nemesild incident concluded without anyone getting hurt.

The reporters rushed toward the World Ability User Association for the scoop.

“Shall we go too?”

When I spoke, Do Hyuk-jin downed the beer he had only poured into his glass and nodded.

So he hadn’t been drinking just in case something happened.

“Yeah. We should. One last hug with our Yeon-soo….”

Boom!

Dark mana flew toward Do Hyuk-jin.

“Hey, you crazy bastard, Joo Seung-hyuk!”

Do Hyuk-jin, who barely managed to dodge, shouted a curse, but Joo Seung-hyuk ignored him lightly and wrapped his arm around my shoulder.

“Hyung, let’s go.”

“U-huh….”

…Was it not that he was pretending to be enemies because the reporters were there, but rather that he had been holding back because people were watching?

With a small doubt about their relationship, I returned to the hotel with Joo Seung-hyuk.

The ‘Necklace of Nemesild’ was revealed to be a fake.

The world was turned upside down by the massive fraud, and the gang of scammers who claimed to be the owners of the Necklace of Nemesild vanished without a trace.

David reportedly intends to charge the ‘World Ability User Association,’ the auction organizer, for the winning bid and commission, as well as the interest on the loans taken to prepare the auction funds, damages due to the disruption of broadcast production, and mental distress compensation.

However, the Ability User Association claimed they could not pay any money other than the bid amount and commission, asserting that they were victims as well.

But that had nothing to do with us. No one tried to implicate Joo Seung-hyuk, me, or Do Hyuk-jin in this fake auction.

I worried until the very last moment that the Original Plot Constraint might kick in and entangle me strangely, but nothing happened.

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Many articles about our date were unauthorized copypublished, but since visit our sitemarriage rumors had already surfaced, it didn’t change much that our unauthorized copyoverseas trip together became known.

And Joo Seung-hyuk and I are returning to Korea today.

As we arrived at Achilles Airport, my heart began to race. The excitement of returning to Korea vanished instantly, and my mind was filled only with the terror of having to board a plane.

“If you’re that scared, do you want to go by ship? There are cruises that go to Korea.”

Joo Seung-hyuk tightly held my cold hand.

“If I take that, I won’t arrive before the semester starts.”

“It doesn’t matter. I’d love to travel the vast ocean with Hyung.”

It might not matter to him, but it matters to me. In particular, I absolutely refuse an ending where I have to attend an extra semester because I missed a PASS/FAIL course.

“No. I’ve come this far. I’ll ride it.”

“Can you do it?”

“Seung-hyuk-ah, about that, could you just knock me unconscious? Really, you can do whatever you want. I won’t say anything even if I get hurt!”

I pleaded earnestly, but far from hitting me, Joo Seung-hyuk caressed my face with a tender touch.

“How could I ever hit Hyung?”

“Seung-hyuk-ah, you can do it!”

Why is an obsessive yandere, whose daily life is assault and whose hobby is confinement, saying such weak things!