NOVEL NEXT Chapter 672
[NoName, are you back in Korea?]
No, what are you doing on the street, President Janjeol? LOL
└ Turn on the broadcast, NoName!!!!!
└ Seriously, what’s going on? LOL
└ It’s just a march with no reason or context, I’m dying of laughter LOL!
└ NoName is the very essence of reason, what are you talking about?
[Live) Crowd gathered on the street to see NoName, OMG]
(Yeoksam Station crossroads update.gif)
People are going wild, taking pictures with their phones at the crosswalk LOL!
This happened just 20 minutes after the first report to the community LOL!
└ Do people actually have time on a weekday? OMG!
└ I think a lot of kids joined because of the mock exam today.
└ This is the power of a 200 million subscriber VTuber, right?
└ But what’s that thing you’ve been dragging around since earlier?
└ The video had a clanking sound, right?
[Not sure) Those female students marching with NoName don’t seem like friends]
They keep covering their faces while taking pictures.
Their expressions don’t seem good, and they don’t look close with Na-me.
└ It’s a major cognitive dissonance LOL!
└ Aren’t they Cheon Saetbyeol’s friends?
└ Then why are they tied together like that?
└ They’re sweating, too, OMG, it’s 8 degrees right now!
└ Are the academy students giving them physical training?
└ If Adella is embarrassed to death, that’d be hilarious LOL!
[Déjà vu) Isn’t this super similar to the Sea Star Middle School incident?]
Back then, NoName used magic as a sorcerer to make kids taffy and dragged them across the stairs.
└ OMG;;
└ What was the Sea Star Middle School incident again?
└ Oh, that thing where he imposed private sanctions.
[Can someone explain exactly what happened in the Sea Star Middle School incident?]
I can’t find anything about it online.
└ There was a female middle school student who was severely bullied by Na-me fans.
└ The perpetrators were completely malicious (they broke legs with a baseball bat, sprayed disinfectant and burned with a lighter, stabbed with a cutter, and stole things from her house, etc.), and NoName got furious and went to the school to give them some real education.
└ So, Na-me probably fainted the bullies and tied them up like a lesson before dragging them up the stairs?
└ By chance, one of them who had their ACL torn was the daughter of a police chief candidate, so they buried Na-me with public opinion first → Result: Na-me went to the United States.
└ (Author): Wow, the snowball effect is insane;; So that’s why Na-me went to the USA?
└ So, the bullies went to a juvenile center, and their families immigrated to the USA or Canada.
└ Honestly, NoName is the biggest reason making Korea feel distant; there’s no way he can show his face here LOL
└ They might have waged a public opinion war, no matter what. I know there were quite a few who thought Na-me was dangerous here too, LOL so two-faced, it’s disgusting LOL
[Live) NoName taking a break from marching at Yangjae Stream]
「“Get up quickly! We’re almost there!”
“It’s already dark! Let’s keep going!”
“Are these older sisters? Of course, I’m close with them. Because we all carry heavy loads together and stuff.”」
It feels like we’ve been moving for about an hour, and the students collapsed on the ground.
NoName keeps pestering me to go with her, it’s super cute LOL!
└ One of them must have cramped up on her leg LOL!
└ I was unsure earlier, but now she’s definitely glaring at NoName.
└ Seems like someone definitely ticked her off LOL.
└ That thing is really heavy. Someone pushed from behind earlier, but didn’t even pretend to help.
[Live) One person is crying]
(Recording of the march.mp4)
Just as we were about to set off again after a break, one of them suddenly sat down and started crying.
Even when people around asked why, she didn’t tell, just sobbing.
NoName came to comfort her warmly, patting her head before starting again.
The situation is seriously bizarre.
└ Urban legend OMG OMG OMG!
└ Have you heard of the urban legend with tens of thousands of witnesses?
└ There’s a story that if female students are marching, NoName will come to greet them. I really love this story.
└ I feel like this got caught on Na-me’s camera, while I can say 100% it’s true after being a fan for three years.
└ If I messed up really badly at work, and my boss came out that sweetly, that would be horrifying…
└ For real, it feels like the intro to a mystery novel LOL!
└ For real, I feel like I’d be murdered the next day without a trace LOL!
*
In just 10 more minutes, we’ll reach the main gate of the apartment complex.
But sadly, we had to disband here.
[Cheon Saetbyeol: What the hell did you do, NoName?!]
[NoName: You went to pick up your acting academy bag, right? The academy mates helped.]
[Cheon Saetbyeol: I’ll drive my dad’s car, so just wait right there! Don’t move until I get there!]
I put my phone in my pocket and looked back.
The faces of the girls, freshened up with NoSeBeom powder, were full of sweat rashes.
They didn’t even have the strength to rub their trembling legs and just lay sprawled on the ground.
“Thank you for the help. You can go now.”
“Eh?”
“Is it over? It’s really over?”
The girls lifted their heads.
Their expressions were like finding rain after a drought.
“Yes. We’ll part ways here.”
“I’m sorry… I’m really sorry. I’ll make sure it never happens again…”
“Yes? No, I should be the one saying thank you. I hope you all live hard in the future. Fighting!”
“F-Fighting…!”
I smiled happily.
Isn’t that a heartwarming scene?
“Ugh.”
As soon as they jumped up, their legs lost strength, and they sat back down.
I went to them, grabbed their arms, and helped them up.
“Can you walk?”
“Taxi. We’re going to take a taxi…”
“Okay, take care. Be careful on the night roads.”
The students disbanded, and I sat on the magic circle bundle.
As it got dark, now the camera flashes went off without hesitation.
“Wait a second.”
“Uh?”
I grabbed the phone of a fan taking a picture right in front of me.
Click, click-
The beloved 45-degree angle, now and forever.
“Hehe.”
After snapping a couple of selfies with my brightest smile, I returned the phone.
“Thank you all so much for coming along this long road.”
“Ahhh! Na-me, I really love you!”
“I love you too.”
“Ahhhhh…”
While waiting for Saetbyeol, the acting academy students hopped in taxis and left quickly.
I planned to avoid bringing up today as much as possible in the future.
Some may think it was just a street support event held by some acquaintances.
The quick-witted ones might even realize I wasn’t fond of them.
One thing’s for sure, though.
Now, those female students will carry the memory of being photographed with me for a lifetime.
Severe punishment is fine, but I’m always open to the possibility of rehabilitation.
Honk-!
“NoName!”
“Cheon Saetbyeol, long time no see! How have you been?”
I waved the cheering stick that the fans handed me on the street with enthusiasm.
“Hey, say it right! Did you do something or not?”
Saetbyeol pinched my cheek and stretched it.
“Did meow become bolder?”
“Just hurry and tell me.”
“Nothing. I just dragged back books and dumbbells from the academy.”
“Are you serious…? You walked all the way from the academy?”
“Yeah. I’ll probably get a cold tomorrow and my whole body will ache, hehe.”
Looking at the walking street, we realized we had moved about 4 kilometers.
Saetbyeol looked at the bundle with tired eyes.
“That must be super heavy.”
“Nah, it’s wrapped with the Arabesque Knot, so it’s not heavy at all. You can pull it yourself.”
Slide-
Saetbyeol pulled on the sorcerer.
Then, the large bundle smoothly glided across the icy ground.
“Huh?”
“I can also adjust the coefficient of friction. What do you think 3rd circle magic is for?”
“But in the video, everyone was struggling to pull it.”
“Shh.”
“Ah! You really are like a demon…”
“I clearly promised to help carry it to the first floor of our house, but it looks like nobody wanted to do it. Group projects are always a headache.”
“They wouldn’t have made that promise for sure. Ugh.”
I divided the stuff between the trunk and the back seat.
I bid farewell to the precious fans who marched with me for about an hour.
And then I sat right behind Professor Cheon, putting my hand on his shoulder.
“I’m back, Dad. Didn’t you miss Na-me?”
Professor Cheon turned his head.
He gave me a “I can’t with you” look and then said to Saetbyeol.
“Saetbyeol, can you open the trunk for a second and check if there’s any blood on the dumbbells?”
“Just start driving already!”
Snap-!
I smacked Professor Cheon’s back and kicked the car into gear.
*
When I returned home after two weeks, Nureongi greeted me with a vigorous welcome.
Huffuffuff-!
While I was petting the fluffy head, Saetbyeol entered my room and sat on the bed.
“Na-me.”
“Yeah?”
“You know everything, right?”
“What do you mean?”
“The academy.”
“Oh, right, I saw it.”
“Just as I thought…”
“I’m a diamond. No one can break me. I’m not a loser! I’m just single!”
“Ahhh, not that! Gahhh! How can you just look through it like that!”
Saetbyeol rolled on the floor, thrashing.
Nureongi calmly stepped on her belly and walked out the door.
“Ugh. That little bastard.”
“I heard it by chance in the elevator.”
“Huh?”
“The acting academy kids keep saying bad things about you. Of course, I didn’t believe any of it.”
“Ha… Anyway, we’re practically strangers now. But what exactly did they say that you, Na-me, didn’t believe? I’m a bit curious…”
“It’s better not to care too much about bad stuff.”
“Oh, really?”
Saetbyeol smirked slightly, giving a meaningful smile.
I avoided her intense gaze and stepped into the living room to check around.
“By the way, I don’t see Luri anywhere. I thought she’d be at home.”
“She’s in my room. Using the capsule.”
“Do you think Luri is really addicted to virtual reality?”
“Not really addicted, but she does spend a lot of time using it. It’s true she uses it less than when I was really into it.”
Is Luri also longing for freedom in the outside world?
Just a simple neighborhood walk or a big mart wasn’t enough.
If it comes to it, there’s no choice but to consider enrolling in the academy earlier.
‘Still, that’s a bit…’
I felt unpleasant that Luri hadn’t even shown her face during my two-week absence.
Luri’s capsule, which I bought as Saetbyeol said, was operational.
Knock knock-
“Cheon Luri, please stop your game and come out.”
[······.]
There was no response. Did it properly get through?
“Cheon Luri.”
[30 minutes, or no 20 minutes…]
“Can’t we at least talk face to face? No matter how much you love the game?”
[Mother, just 15 minutes for me…]
A small whisper.
Is she playing a horror game or something?
I felt moist on my neck.
[10 minutes…]
“Alright. Just 10 minutes, and come out. I brought a gift from Singapore.”
[······.]
Finding the right save point in a game is also important.
I decided to overlook it with a generous heart.
Swish-
“Ah, what’s that!”
“Hehe, found something fun.”
In the meantime, I discovered the mock exam paper for March on Saetbyeol’s desk.
“Don’t! Don’t look at it!”
Whoosh-
With the mindset of playing tag in order to kill time, I ran around the room.
“Gotcha—ack!”
“Phew, that was close.”
“Manifesting is cheating!”
Using aura, I held onto Saetbyeol’s head.
I wasn’t really planning to look into it.
But the scores were written right on the front page, catching my eye.
“Your Renowned Studies score is 100?! Whoa… you studied this well?”
“Ha ha…”
My eyes widened.
There are moments when a person becomes visible again.
If I scored 100 on Renowned Studies, and Cheon Saetbyeol also scored 100…
That means, according to civilized standards, the two figures are the same.
And social intelligence? Definitely higher for Saetbyeol than me.
So, isn’t it possible that Cheon Saetbyeol is, in fact, smarter than I am?
“It’s out of 200.”
“Huh?”
“It’s out of 200! How many times do I have to say it before you understand!”
“Oh…”
“Hehe, next time I’ll change my elective course! I just couldn’t do this one!”
I quietly flipped the exam paper over.
Sure, I can see that happening.
Swish-
Luri emerged from the capsule in that moment.
“Can you turn off the sound of the wind machine?”
“It’s a romance. Luri also said it’s better with this sound.”
“Sounds strange.”
I raised my eyebrows slightly.
Isn’t that the maid outfit Saetbyeol showed me?
Wearing a maid outfit even at home? She must really like it.
Thump-
Suddenly, Luri kneeled down right in front of me.
She rounded her back, pressing her forehead flat against the floor.
“Mother, please kill this worthless daughter.”
“Luri, hello. Have you been having fun?”
“I’ve been… scammed.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
Tears dropped clear on the carpet.
“I lost 1000 won to fraud…! I won’t do a seppuku… just please let it be a slow and painful death.”
Luri awkwardly lifted her head, showing us a fully crumpled face.
Pfft.
Beside her, Cheon Saetbyeol puffed her cheeks in an effort to restrain her laughter.
‘You mean you’re talking about in-game currency, right?’