Episode 201
Lee Jae-heon, who escaped from the underworld, was always worried about people called ‘sponsors’.
‘No matter how much I think about it… I don’t think this side and the bastards who are their sponsors are completely unrelated.’
As he passed through the other world, Jaeheon Lee was convinced that the person who reincarnated him in this world was his wife from his previous life. No matter how far I go, it’s probably just a plus alpha added to Mana-sama’s will. Then there must be a reason.
Sigh.
Noh Yeon-seok muttered while looking at Lee Jae-heon putting down the spoon.
“…Wow, Manager. “You eat it very quietly.”
It’s a strangely calm voice that can hardly be called admiration.
“is it?”
“You must have been scolded by your parents a lot.”
He asked calmly as he quenched his thirst with ice water.
“Aren’t you being praised?”
“Uh… I have to get scolded to fix it? “I fixed it that way too.”
“Isn’t that what his dining manners are?”
“Wow, really.”
Lee Jae-heon continued his thoughts, leaving behind the young man who seemed happy to have found common ground.
Actually, when I thought about it, there was something strange about why Lee Jae-heon, a third-rate villain and old school manager, was chosen for his next life. Villain, yes. It could be said that it was inevitable because his nature was evil. The reason I am an old man in charge of cider until death may be because I am such an old man.
However, I didn’t know why ‘Royal Family’ was added to the setting of the third-rate villain and old manager. In the story, the money-making aspect was not highlighted much.
“Manager, you didn’t say that at a company dinner…?”
“That’s right…”
It’s because I couldn’t remember my past life before that.
I wiped my mouth for a moment.
“Because you didn’t really need a clean, flashy image?”
“You’re really disgusting.”
“? “Who is saying this to whom right now?”
After lightly brushing over the topic, he quietly shook his head.
Let’s think about why this setting was added. Of course, I had nothing to say if it was because Lee Jae-heon was trying to get rich and famous, but I didn’t want to believe that a wife who was so communicative would have reincarnated her husband here for such a trivial reason.
‘Originally, there is not much talk about reality in the novel, so I can’t say anything…’
Ha Seong-yoon, who came here alone, touched his earlobe and muttered.
“But how did CEO Garam Yoon know and contact me? “Thanks to you, I’m glad I was invited and not left out, but I’m also curious.”
“Ah, Yeonseok and I went to see him. “I was wondering if you came back safely… I was wondering what I would do if you didn’t work today, but the lights were on at the flower shop.”
“Aha, I understand. Even when I was a student, I was suffering from a terrible cold, but I went out saying I had to get a perfect attendance award, and then I came back home after getting scolded.”
“If it hurts, it’s right to rest.”
“…Haha….”
When Kang Min-ah and Ha Seong-yoon looked at each other, Garam Yoon smiled awkwardly and slightly looked away, as if he was embarrassed. Lee Jae-heon blinked at the ordinary appearance he had not seen in the other world.
Even though they had just escaped from the underworld and saw a new barrier called the mannequin monster, they seemed quite calm.
“….”
Well, putting this aside.
Lee Jae-heon, who had been distracted by Saddam for a moment, resumed his thoughts.
‘If I were to be honest, I don’t even know if Song In-myeong died properly.’
To be precise, the whereabouts of Song In-myeong’s body were unknown. This is true both in the original novel and in the current world where I recall my past life. It was natural to wonder whether the guy was dead.
‘Even if he dies, a mannequin monster takes his place, so there won’t be much difference in reality.’
I briefly overheard the conversation between In-ho Jeong and In-myeong Song. He clearly said that there were crazy people supporting Song In-myeong, and that didn’t just mean buying the work of that crazy person or providing financial support. It would also play a role in cutting off the tail so that the police don’t get caught.
Otherwise, there was no way Song In-myeong was a ‘supporter’ and behaved obediently. I don’t know anything else, but I’m a crazy artistic person.
“Manager, are there any desserts here?”
“…Whenever you came and trembled, now you are making a very bold request.”
“You have to eat it when they buy it for you. “How many times do you think there will be a time in my life when I come back to a place like this?”
“I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
So, not only do they have a lot of money, but they also have the power to control public power. At least in this country, those people knew each other. Whether you want to or not, there are a limited number of boards you can reach out to and play with.
In Korea, those people were called the ‘Royal Family’.
‘Maybe…’
It could have been someone who was close to Lee Jae-heon before he remembered his past life.
For example, like his blood-related family.
“Then how about frozen persimmons to suit the mood?”
“Oh, I like that.”
“…Both of them are just like old men…. Vanilla ice cream, please….”
“Employee Kwon is splitting between the manager and the intern right now. “What’s wrong with Hongsi? There are a lot of kids who like her.”
“Vanilla… chocolate… strawberry… please buy me regular ice cream…”
“Hey, this person.”
Therefore, the process that Jaeheon Lee came up with while planning this meeting was a total of four steps.
“I understand, so please raise your face from the table.”
First, it blocks information from Korean restaurants.
The information that Lee Jae-heon stopped by Korean restaurant number 2 is leaked, but they cover it up by pretending it is just a common money scam.
Number 3 Still, part of the truth about ‘Lee Jae-heon’ is revealed to the suspicious Dojin bastards.
‘And number four.’
being called into the house
“Then we can unify it with a vanilla flavor.”
“Chief, I’m fine. “I will have green tea.”
“You have no choice.”
This would give me a little idea of how things were going.
‘Even if I’m an old-fashioned manager and a paratrooper who can’t even handle the job.’
Until now, Jaeheon Lee has never met his blood relatives after recalling his past life.
Until now, the family had implicitly refused to have a deep conversation with Kkondae manager Lee Jae-heon because they thought they were not on the right level, but if ‘Lee Jae-heon’ was revealed as planned, there was a high possibility that they would secretly involve him in it. In the meantime, all we had to do was delve into the ‘sponsor’. Gathering metallurgy information pretending not to be that way was Lee Jae-heon’s specialty.
So, Jae-heon Lee just had to aim for the right moment to show ‘Jae-heon Lee’ at the right time. It will probably be mainly shown at companies. Although I told the protagonist from the beginning that I had no intention of getting caught.
Lee Jae-heon made fun of the protagonist who saw the ice cream that the employee had quietly left behind.
“….”
“I guess I have the strength to control my facial expressions now, huh?”
“haha.”
Jeong In-ho, who was looking at the vanilla ice cream neatly placed in a glass bowl, quietly scooped it up and ate it. It was a smooth smile with no flaws, but Lee Jae-heon could feel the protagonist’s distorted judgment. At least it was an opportunity to show some trust in Lee Jae-heon.
Lee Jae-heon, who was looking at that, thought to himself.
“….”
Then the next problem was how to connect these chicks with ‘Lee Jae-heon’.
‘We need a probability as to why it was these chicks.’
That required quite a bit of background research.
“Meanwhile, who is going to write a body waiver?”
“…What were you thinking on your own to arrive at such a grand conclusion?”
“I was preparing to investigate your background.”
“oh my god.”
I was asked what this had to do with the body waiver, but I ignored it. In my previous life, I was confused for a moment because ‘physical waiver’ and ‘personal information infringement consent’ were the same thing. Actually, I brought it up because I wanted to make fun of it.
Ha Seong-yoon pinched his eyes with an expression that made him feel sick. It looked like it was quite a pain in the ass, but it was quite nice to see again the innocent reaction it had before entering the secret world. Yes, the other person was a friendly doctor who saw the wound on my arm and asked if it was necessary to report it. It means that he was a person with common sense.
Noh Yeon-seok asked Ha Seong-yoon with wide eyes.
“As I said earlier, isn’t this a background investigation…?”
“It’s probably about the difference between talking in front and talking in the back.”
“Well, I guess not.”
“So you didn’t ask if I could invade your privacy?”
“The moment you say it is possible, it feels like your dignity as a human being is being destroyed….”
“You talk about dignity, but it ends up falling behind.”
“oh.”
Noh Yeon-seok must have thought it made sense, nodding his head in understanding and stepping back. No, you shouldn’t be convinced like that, you chick. If Kang Min-ah asks for his organs, he will gladly do so.
“It’s nothing special, I just want to find out how and where you lived and what you did.”
“Manager, it seems like we are separated.”
“I can’t help it. “We will only handle information after adulthood.”
“…Ah, then I guess you’ll be okay.”
“Are you going to be okay?”
Ha Seong-yoon was scolded by Kwon Yeon-hee’s bright acceptance.
“Let’s at least hear the reason. “How did you come to that conclusion, sir?”
“It’s been a long time since I saw that pitiful expression. It’s really not a big deal, but…”
“It’s a big deal.”
“With the situation like this, minimal measures are necessary. Next time, we need a system where we can meet and get together as soon as possible. We’re connected this way, but what happens if something happens while I’m abroad? “What if Kwon Yeon-hee or Noh Yeon-seok are out of town alone?”
“That might be a problem… but I still don’t know why you need our information.”
“First of all, because of the above issue, we need to find out where and how you live now. “It’s not just about knowing your address, it’s about knowing where you are on the map and where you usually live so you can get there quickly when an incident occurs.”
“…Can’t we just tell you that?”
“Here another problem arises.”
‘Lee Jae-heon’ continued speaking in a subdued voice.
“It reflects a person’s weakness.”
‘that’. It was talking about the other side of the world.
“….”
“Don’t you know?”
Invasion of personal information is a very unpleasant thing. If you proceed in silence and are found out later, there is a risk that the conflict will escalate beyond repair, so you need to let them know before doing it, but in order to give permission for such an unpleasant thing, you had to stimulate the other person’s sympathy and anxiety at the same time.
And the person called ‘Lee Jae-heon’ was perfectly suited to such work.
“If a problem arises as a result of such weakness, it is highly unlikely that it will simply be a personal problem. “It will affect everyone around you.”
Jaeheon Lee explained the process, leaving out sensitive words.
The hidden world stimulates people’s trauma, reflects it, and amplifies it. If you’re lucky, you’ll end up gaining abilities that are difficult to control, like the current Yoon Garam, but if you’re not lucky, you’ll end up being reduced to a monster like in the original novel. Of course, it was possible to create a monster separate from the survivor.
“I’ve seen many people break down like that, and I thought about it every time. Next time, no matter what happens, I will find out your weaknesses. “I decided to at least know what I was afraid of and what my subconscious was.”
“….”
“Of course I was wrong. If you look at me now, you can see…”
‘Lee Jae-heon’ was a person who ultimately failed at everything and lost everything. If it were strangers, the reaction would be ‘So what should I do?’, but it was different for people who had entrusted themselves to each other for a while. They would definitely sympathize with ‘Lee Jae-heon’.
“…I lost everything because of my inexperience.”
At that moment, the individual’s discomfort is dulled.
“I want you to know your unconscious fears as well as what you are consciously aware of. And that requires some pretty thorough background research. At the very least, an interview with the people around him would be required. Since you were not aware of it, you would have to ask someone else, but as you know, it is a very unpleasant thing. “It’s not that I don’t know that.”
“…Maybe last time too….”
“It was difficult. I need to obtain information within a range that does not overly offend my nerves, but there is nothing in the information that I personally allow that I want to know. If you touch that, the other person will feel uncomfortable and trust will drop. But if I go there again without knowing, it would be like setting a trap under my feet that even I can’t figure out….” “….”
“
And that’s how they all died.”
‘Lee Jae-heon’ met the survivors with a mechanical gaze.
“To be honest, I gave up halfway. Even if you completely allow it now, there will definitely come a day when you will be displeased. That’s what touching the unconscious means. It also means that there will come a day when you will hate me.”
“That’s not true, we…”
“I know there’s no need to jump to conclusions. “So do I and you.”
“…Boss.”
“It was just a personal prediction.”
And the personal predictions made by ‘Jaeheon Lee’ were, as expected, enough to elicit sympathy and anxiety from the survivors. He was eventually able to obtain consent to invade personal information from everyone present.
“….”
Anyway, baby chicks.
‘What if I really agree to do this?’
Thanks to this, it will be easier to create that probability.
All I had to do was roughly research, find the gaps, and create a setting that suited Lee Jae-heon’s tastes. If we could find or create something in common with these people that doesn’t exist now, it would be possible to explain why ‘Lee Jae-heon’ was paying so much attention to them. It wasn’t difficult to be that unreasonable.
‘I wonder if I could use the police.’
Unlike the original novel, Jaeheon Lee quietly leaned back on his chair in a calm and peaceful atmosphere.
“…Thank you for your cooperation.”
“….”
“If this causes trouble, you can attack as much as you want.”
I gently tightened my hand under the table.
“I will welcome you until I die.”
Now I had to meet other survivors.
