Chapter 21

Chapter 21

This Place Is a Gold Mine

Filled the stomach and back to the broadcasting station.

Showed the ticket bracelet to the staff, and also confirmed the sticker covering the phone camera.

“Once recording starts you can’t leave midway, so it’s good to stop by the restroom in advance.”

“Yes.”

Following the advice I stopped by the restroom, then entered the studio where ‘Unknown Singer’ recording would proceed.

“It’s small.”

“Yeah. Small.”

The studio was smaller than expected. Audience seats at most around 120.

No wonder, unlike ‘Music Stage’ the front of the audience guidance board was quiet. Originally because there are few audience.

The distance to the stage was also closer than expected.

“Hey. What if we get caught on camera. They said don’t wear a hat or mask.”

“That’s why we signed the filming consent form earlier. Still we’re from the middle to the back, so we probably won’t get caught much?”

Seats were in ticket issuance order separately from the audience ticket, so not coming too early was rather fortunate. Because of the lighting we would have sat in the front row where faces are clearly visible.

“Recording will start soon!”

A green [Contagious Disease Patient] staff went around shouting.

“Please set phones to silent, and display participant names or cheer messages prettily with the LED app!”

“Huh? I don’t know well.”

“It’s not mandatory. You don’t have to.”

I wrote a message in advance.

[♡Happy Quokka♡]

“You’re doing it. What’s the heart again?”

“Is it bad?”

“Think that this being held gets filmed and permanently preserved. To the future wife over and over···.”

“Got it, man.”

[☆The roar of clear and beautiful Happy Quokka☆]

“Are you a fan?”

“Because the name is an animal.”

The lighting above the audience seats turned off, and only the large electronic billboard behind the stage turned on.

In the darkness.

[Contagious Disease Patient] staff who were still or wandering around were visible.

Somehow there are many patients.

Soon recording started.

***

SBC music program ‘Music Stage’.

Idol group Actisi waiting room.

Among 7 members 5 were sprawled powerlessly on the sofa or chairs in front of the mirror.

“Feels like I’ll die, really···.”

“Get up···. After going to the mini fan meeting have to go to the radio schedule···.”

“The person saying that from the start···. Cough, cough.”

They made a comeback with a full album prepared for a long time.

Filming their own content, going out to promote on popular YouTube channels, filming ads, concert practice that will proceed as soon as comeback activities end etc.

They moved extremely busily reducing sleep time.

In the midst of this while also adjusting food amount worried about swelling or gaining weight, no matter how steadily they exercised usually it was impossible not to have problems.

“Of all times in the first week of comeback···.”

Among 7 members 5 caught a cold or the flu.

“Head is spinning···. Cough, cough!”

“Aigo, the youngest is dying.”

Clap clap.

The manager clapped his hands.

“Hold on a bit more. After finishing the mini fan meeting and radio schedule, let’s go to the hospital get an IV and sleep soundly. Reservations are all made.”

“Yes···.”

“Does Se-hyeok have another meeting separately?”

The most popular handsome member in Actisi, Jin Se-hyeok got up coughing small.

“Have to endure, what···.”

“Teachers. Please take care so the kids’ fever doesn’t show.”

“Yes.”

They fixed makeup, and moved their steps staggering. And the moment they went outside where fans were waiting, they smiled brightly and waved their hands leisurely.

“Actimi~.”

Kyaaaak!

“Se-hyeokaa!”

“Cheolaa!”

Numerous eyes.

Numerous cameras captured them.

After finishing the mini fan meeting exerting superhuman mental power, they rested briefly then moved to the SBC radio station.

Of all things it was a visible radio again, so they smiled pretending to be okay again.

“Currently a cold is circulating in the team, the point that the voice condition is a bit bad! Please understand.”

“Ahyu, how much they poured everything into preparing this album.”

“Haha.”

After finishing the radio schedule, the moment they came out to the hallway not exposed outside. The sick members collapsed as is or briefly leaned against the wall.

“Good work. Everyone let’s go to the hospital. Se-hyeok you hold on a bit more.”

“Cough, cough···. Yes···.”

Came down to the 1st floor.

Except for Jin Se-hyeok who has a program meeting, the other members headed to the hospital. Even members who didn’t catch a cold said their body condition wasn’t good.

What remained was Jin Se-hyeok and one manager.

“There’s still time until the meeting so let’s rest in the waiting room.”

“······.”

Jin Se-hyeok closed his eyes briefly.

There was no way the manager forgot the challenge promise with other idols. Also that even going to the waiting room he couldn’t rest comfortably.

‘But I can’t whine that I’m sick.’

Tremendous funds were invested in this album and comeback activities. Thinking of the profit, enduring a bit of being sick for a moment was possible.

Had to endure.

“Yes···. Uup.”

The moment nausea rose, Jin Se-hyeok hastily covered his mouth.

“Stomach not good again?”

The manager was flustered and looked around.

It was an area that can only be entered by passing the gate so there were no fans, but still he couldn’t let him vomit in the broadcasting station hallway.

“Let’s go to the restroom! Absolutely not here!”

And he took Jin Se-hyeok to a nearby restroom.

***

Park Jae-yoon turned his shoulders and neck and straightened his waist.

“Now I feel a bit alive.”

The ‘Unknown Singer’ special stage recording ended.

All participants were skilled ones who advanced to the main round so it was enjoyable while watching, but when it all ended and I stood up my whole body was stiff.

Because of sitting in a narrow seat for several hours.

“Still it was good that I followed you. So this is why people go around watching performances? Hey, I need the restroom a bit.”

I took out a mask and put it on.

“Do it outside.”

It might already be late, but among the staff there were many [Contagious Disease Patient]. The staff confirming the audience’s exit is also a [Contagious Disease Patient].

“I don’t want to. If not at times like this when else will I use the broadcasting station restroom?”

“You used it earlier too.”

“Don’t know, it’s urgent.”

I bowed my head to the staff requesting understanding, and followed Park Jae-yoon into the restroom.

Shaaa.

While seeing to business since I came and washing hands.

“Sorry, please move. Sorry.”

A man supporting someone wearing flashy clothes jumped into the restroom.

Uwek.

Immediately entering the stall and vomiting yellow [Contagious Disease Patient].

Somehow a sense of déjà vu is felt.

The man who supported and entered also has a somewhat familiar face.

“Sorry. I’ll close the door for a moment. ···Yes, Director.”

The man tried to close the door, then casually checked the companion vomiting and received a call with his back turned.

“Yes, yes. It’s fine. Sent everyone except Se-hyeok to the hospital. Yes, no problem.”

No, it seems there’s a severe problem.

The yellow [Contagious Disease Patient] was vomiting and also coughing.

“Cough, cough!”

Even if the face isn’t visible it looked extremely suffering.

I hastily wiped the moisture on my hands and approached.

“Um, are you oka···.”

Blood drops falling dotted on the floor.

The one who was vomiting exhaled with difficulty and turned to me. Blood was flowing from the nose.

Aigo, dying.

Seeming to have no energy to pull tissue, I rolled it and handed it instead.

Only then I realized.

That it was the celebrity who vomited in the department store restroom last time.

I don’t remember the name.

[This is a Contagious Disease Patient. Do you wish to treat?]

[(Estimated MP cost 200)]

200 from a person is the first time again.

How is the estimated MP cost higher than Grandmother Park Bok-seon.

What’s scarier is the fact that this number is also lowered because the ‘Plague Treatment’ skill became level 2.

No matter how I look he seems around my age, how weak is the body.

“It seems better to go to the hospital right away.”

What was vomited was almost only liquid.

He received the tissue with a trembling hand.

“Thank you···.”

“······.”

While smiling bowing his head politely, the thought that it’s a bit pitiful arose.

No matter how popular and earning a lot of money, if the body is all ruined what’s the use.

Isn’t the money earned going out entirely as hospital bills?

“Yes, yes. Don’t worry. After the meeting later···.”

The yellow [Contagious Disease Patient]’s manager, still bowing while on the call.

At that time the presence of Park Jae-yoon moving from the next stall was felt.

Soon the sound of flushing water rang noisily.

Kwarrr.

I muttered very small.

“Treat, yes.”

First save the person and see.

Anyway the MP I have is 130. Since I can’t cure all at once, he probably can’t suspect that I cast magic.

[System]

-Used ‘Plague Treatment’.

-‘Plague Treatment’ proficiency +2

-Experience +6.4%

[MP 0/130]

[This is a Contagious Disease Patient. Do you wish to treat?]

[(Estimated MP cost 100)]

If the ‘Plague Treatment’ skill was level 1, it would now be similar to around Kang Nara’s time.

“Phew···.”

Whether feeling a bit better, the [Contagious Disease Patient] raised his body with difficulty.

“Sorry. Just a moment.”

“Yes.”

Covering his nose he directly wipes the part he dirtied.

I sighed inwardly.

“Why?”

Park Jae-yoon came out with a puzzled face and asked.

I gestured with my chin to wash hands, then passed by the manager who finished the call and entered.

At that moment.

[Contagious Disease Patient]

“······?”

I saw.

The moment a green [Contagious Disease Patient] text smoothly appeared above the manager’s head where there was nothing.

“Sorry, Se-hyeok. Are you okay?”

“Yes. After vomiting it seems a bit better.”

“Nosebleed even. Didn’t get on the outfit?”

“Yes···.”

Subsequent conversation was covered by the sound of Park Jae-yoon washing hands and not heard.

I looked at the ‘Unknown Singer’ staff waiting for us from afar.

[Contagious Disease Patient]

Looking at the restroom again, two [Contagious Disease Patient] texts moved.

The broadcasting station also seems secretly a [Contagious Disease Patient] field.

Suddenly worry arose.

At this rate our singer, won’t catch a cold again?

I sent a DM to Happy Quokka.

[Colds and the flu are still raging. Please take care of your body.]

Switching to the Kang Bong-sik account, this time to Burns.

[Really thank you for the ‘Unknown Singer’ special stage recording audience ticket. I enjoyed watching.]

A reply came immediately.

-[ㅎㅎWhat]

-[But by any chance]

-[No thoughts of short-term part-time?]

What Burns proposed was a manager assistant part-time.

For three days this week Friday Saturday Sunday, following music broadcast schedules occasionally driving instead of the manager, carrying luggage etc. only doing errands so it wouldn’t be hard.

-[Daily wage is 100,000 won.]

Compared to when doing treatment prayer as the ‘Plague Doctor’ an amount that’s not much. But to leave of absence student Kang Bong-sik it was tempting money.

Almost a month since treating Grandmother Park Bok-seon, that thick envelope was also gradually thinning.

Especially after going to the department store saying I came here today.

Shall I?

The broadcasting station also looks good as an experience hunting ground, and anyway there’s nothing particular to do.

[You’ll write a labor contract too, right?]

-[Of course!]

[Then call.]

***

Midnight going into Friday.

In front of idol group Hertz’s dorm.

“Usually when saying Friday Saturday Sunday work I think it starts from morning. I never dreamed it would be exactly 0 o’clock.”

Burns smiled with swollen eyes closed.

“Haha···. Did you sleep well?”

“Yes. Since you said work from midnight, I switched day and night in advance the day before yesterday.”

“Does that work quickly? Young.”

“Only one or two years difference from hyung-nim. Hello.”

“Yes, hello.”

“Hello. I heard you’re a close younger brother with Burns hyung.”

“Yes. We cleaned some dog poop together.”

Exchanged greetings with other members too and got in the car.

A short while later.

Music specialized channel Musicnet broadcasting station.

I moved Hertz’s luggage together with the manager and stylist.

Burns gauged then held out his hand.

“I’ll carry one too.”

I bared my teeth like Arong when he just came to our house.

“It’s my work. Don’t snatch.”

“Uh···.”

Soon arrived at the waiting room hallway of Musicnet’s music program ‘Muka’.

[Contagious Disease Patient]

[Contagious Disease Patient]

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[Contagious Disease Patient]

I put on a mask and smiled.

This place is a gold mine!

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