Martial Arts Returnee's Game Broadcast

Chapter 254

1.

People become polite in order to survive.

Those who aren’t polite haven’t yet developed a strong desire to live.

By this reasoning, Min Woo-seong believed that Kim Jae-hoon was someone with a very strong will to survive.

“The S-level and A-level composers’ contracts are already finished for the next three months. This is an order from higher up, not something we can change at the director level.”

“The Guild Master asks if that will be the last thing written on your gravestone.”

“Contract termination! We can terminate the contract if we pay the penalty fees!”

Min Woo-seong’s eyes narrowed.

“Since we’re cutting ties with Teen Entertainment, there’s no composer in reality who will actually break their contract, right?”

“It’s not my fault, right! I’m innocent! It wasn’t my doing, it was the higher-ups’ decision, so blaming me is too harsh...”

It wasn’t until the very end that Min Woo-seong activated his ability.

Because Ha Eung Eung was an extraordinary being, her thoughts couldn’t be read, but reading the thoughts of the bumbling B-class awakened one in front of him was a piece of cake.

There were no signs that Kim Jae-hoon’s thoughts were different from what he had just said or that he was lying.

“He doesn’t seem to be lying.”

Min Woo-seong didn’t just read the opponent’s thoughts, but also used it to cross-check his own guesses.

‘If Woo-seong says so, I can trust him.’

Trying to force a contract termination or paying a large penalty would only play into Teen Entertainment’s hands.

Instead of getting involved in fruitless actions, Ha Eung Eung surveyed the room with indifferent eyes.

“?”

Ha Eung Eung’s gaze was fixed on the monitor.

On the screen were participants practicing their bunny dance, jumping up and down as their chests swayed.

Another participant was testing their flexibility by leaning backward over a limbo stick, one of the mini-game events meant to favor the competition.

A participant, delighted that her song came out well, was being playful and showing affection toward the camera.

The monitors captured various expressions of twenty-something female participants from Teen Entertainment.

Ha Eung Eung silently alternated her gaze between the monitor and the directors, making the directors feel embarrassed.

Beep.

“Hey, why are you turning off the monitor?”

“I don’t know. I just thought it should be turned off.”

The directors, who had remained seated until the end to save face, whispered among themselves.

They looked frustrated and embarrassed, trying to hide their irritation while nervously glancing around, like a child caught by their mother enjoying a forbidden collection.

Their awkwardness resembled that of old masters in the Demon Sect who were caught watching something inappropriate.

Heh! What are you doing here, you impudent one?You want to see the scroll? No way! You’re not even a thief, and how dare you try to access the confidential documents! If you must see it, you’ll need the approval of the Heavenly Demon!I thought I was going crazy. She must know, right?

[Composer Park Ji-o]

[Phone *** **** ****]

[Address: Myungho 1-dong, Geumseon Office 603]

[Production Inquiries: AM 10:00 – PM 06:00]

Ha Eung Eung had personal ties to these composers.

She had even received their business cards!

‘She didn’t just pick them up on the street, did she?’

It had been some time since the area changed to Haenam-dong, so seeing the address still say Myungho-dong raised suspicions.

“Are these composers close to you?”

Ha Eung Eung recalled the time in the music practice room.

The squeaky sounds, the days spent practicing discordant notes.

Chang Geon-young, who often bought her food.

Park Ji-o, who shyly watched in the smoking room.

Those fleeting relationships now seemed like distant memories, and it was time to see whether they would end as brief connections or become something that continued.

“Which one should we go to first?”

If Min Woo-seong had asked this, Ha Eung Eung would have likely handed him a notebook and said, [Please take me to the closer one.]

However, Min Woo-seong surprised her by asking a completely different question.

“Which one of the two are you closer to?”

Ha Eung Eung fell into thought.

‘Seems like she’s really close with both composers.’

It took her a while to decide since she couldn’t choose between the two.

While Min Woo-seong waited, parking the car on the side of the road, Ha Eung Eung thoughtfully placed her hand on her chin.

She wasn’t trying to figure out who she was closer to.

‘Geon-young will buy me food if I visit. Ji-o will probably have a cigarette with me.’

Food and cigarettes.

Convenience food and comfort food.

Blessing

[Complete Power] – You don’t need to eat, sleep, or go to the bathroom for survival.

Curse

[Addiction: Cigarette Smoking] – You suffer severe withdrawal symptoms unless you smoke regularly.

Blessing and Curse.

Food that’s unnecessary to consume and cigarettes that are problematic if not smoked.

Her heart tilted.

[I’ll visit Ji-o first.]

Min Woo-seong was quite surprised.

Usually, Guild Masters prefer women when conditions are equal or similar, but she chose a man.

It was an unusual choice.