NOVEL NEXT Chapter 676
In this world, there are people who live by different standards than others.
The congressperson who told me to dance explained it like this in a domestic media outlet.
[It wasn’t such a stiff meeting. Towards the end of the meeting, I just made a small talk suggestion to NoName! Kids in Korea around that age really love K-POP!]
She felt unfair about it, in her own way.
Is there really a reason for the media to tear her apart over a joke proposed by an elder?
However, her desire to lighten the atmosphere of the meeting was thoroughly penalized.
– Is this even a thing? LOL
– Just imagining it is terrifying! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
– Trolls exist all over the world.
– Na-me is just cute and young, but if you look at her specs, it’s actually fierce.
└ A head of a company dominating the global bio-market, whoa! GASP
└ A joint strategic weapon between Korea and the United States, whoa! GASP
└ Honestly, if she were a 100-year-old grandpa, wouldn’t she be the final boss in a cyberpunk black plot?
– Fact: There’s really no method to stop Na-me once she goes dark.
– The peace of the world hangs in the hands of Na-me and you guys!
└ LOL The world is doomed!
– Please just be kind… no, just don’t grow up at all…
I scrolled through the chat window and chuckled.
“Honestly, if I had obediently danced in such a place, there would have been plenty to talk about too, right?”
– For real
– You should at least keep some formality.
– It’s not even a fan meeting! What’s with the congress meeting?
– That was really rude.
“Still, if I ever get the chance later, in a personal setting, I’ll try to show a cuter and friendlier side of me. I just went from Malaysia to Indonesia, how about we go travel together on Google Earth?”
– Wowww
– Declaring to charm the world!
– Na-me is still cute! LOL
– The room leader’s always shy demeanor is sheer deliciousness! Mmm
I chattered away without a pause.
“I usually don’t go to touristy places when I travel. I prefer places where I can feel the local atmosphere… but sometimes I feel capitalism can go too far. In Jakarta, there’s even a slum tourism package targeting people like me.”
– Gasp
– LOL Legendary!
– Satan weeping! WAAAAHHHH
– That’s really stolen poverty.
– It’s just unforgivable.
– Seeing this makes even Hell Joseon seem like heaven!
“But the more bitter thing is that now the citizen groups oppose slum tourism for human rights issues, but the slum residents actually welcome these tourism packages. Because it’s also an opportunity to talk to new foreigners. Plus, they can receive donations directly without middlemen stealing any.”
– I didn’t know that!
– A volunteer activity in the middle of a business trip… is NoName a deity?
– She even went to a leprosy slum! GASP
“This video is of me playing badminton on the railway with the siblings, Fahri and Aisha. They’re really good at sports. Their health is top-notch.”
Kids around my age, they all had an amazing aura, strong as oxen.
Afterwards, we ate lontong (sticky rice) made by their parents.
“It’s really a poor environment, isn’t it? But all the village residents are so kind and live happily, so it made me reflect on what happiness is. Personally, Indonesia left the deepest impression, and surprisingly, Singapore didn’t have much to enjoy, so I just stayed at the hotel.”
– Playing badminton on a moving train is pure madness! LOL
– Na-me’s broadcasts are filled with adult reflections that tug at my heartstrings. SNIFF
– Is the food hygienic enough to eat it like that?
└ Most hygiene issues can be solved with the Dream Capsule’s click!
└ But India is no joke…
└ That place makes you uncomfortable in your heart…
└ Reverse placebo effect! BAM!
– Na-me seems to really love places with the scent of people. LOL
As I pondered the reasons why the world might still be kind to me,
I realized my looks and age probably had quite a bit of influence.
If they were going to try to woo me, I would see very few outright hostile people.
So I often felt anxious and gloomy, thinking that people would turn away from me someday.
In both my past life and this life.
But,
I wondered if the thought of wanting to receive endless affectionate attention from people was close to arrogance.
Isn’t it just enough to be satisfied with what I have now?
The charm that follows is something I should seek and cultivate for myself.
‘Actually, everyone lived that way.’
I might have been the only one obsessively rejecting the treatment appropriate to my age because of my identity concerns.
“Well, it seems I didn’t really talk much about my business trip. Do you have any specific questions?”
– What’s it like for a 10-year-old to be in an adults’ meeting?
– I can’t even imagine the picture! LOL
– If it were me, I’d have an “Abeoji” smile for 6 hours straight! LMAO
– What does Na-me do in CEO duties? Present the company vision like Jobs?
– Please send Na-me to our company! SOB
– Do they raise the chair as high as possible for meetings?
I let out a big sigh and started my complaints.
“Ugh… but honestly, there’s really nothing much to say.
I just sort out meeting notes on the plane or train, check emails, answer calls, and I don’t even have time to enjoy the scenery outside.
In the morning, I have three meetings scheduled, and I couldn’t even eat lunch properly before reviewing documents related to the channeling equipment. Why do those documents seem to multiply every time I read them?
No matter which country I go to, the public servants just hand over policy-related documents and say, ‘Please review this,’ and that’s it. It’s not that simple!
After asking the practical staff and re-reading the material they provided, more questions come up.
Waiting for answers to those questions leads to new documents coming in… WAAAAHHH!”
– Gasp LOL
– Wow, this is the first time I’m seeing Na-me complain this much! LOL
– Rampaging Na-me! LOL
– What? Isn’t she just your average office worker from the Peninsula?
– LOL Is that me?
– In any case, they probably reviewed and sent it too, so it was perfect to just send it back!
“Especially these days, the documents related to the Palium equipment are way too intricate.
Maybe because it’s cutting-edge technology, really understanding the related data or descriptions makes my head ache.
It would be nice if it could just say, ‘This equipment works really well,’ but every time there are tons of formulas and diagrams.
And why do they all use such difficult technical terms in the documents?
I know it can’t be explained without them, but sometimes my head throbs while reading…!”
As technology becomes more complex, the number of things I have to pay attention to has increased absurdly.
Whether this company’s reported advanced processing yield is real or not.
Whether those country’s public officials received bribes to manipulate the data.
Despite relying on artificial intelligence, I spend all my time cross-checking.
“When a day passes like this, I feel like I’ve done absolutely nothing…
Why am I so tired?
The review of the equipment that needs to be introduced and the research development budget is a mountain high.
I still have to deal with production line issues separately…
Everyone… is this how adults work?
Can’t we all just remain children?”
Suddenly, that thought struck me.
In a world where only eccentric geniuses like the first president of Baria, who released the virtual reality capsule, exist.
And in a world where only thoughtful and sociable people like Saetbyeol exist.
Even if the advancement of civilization was slow,
Surely, wouldn’t a world composed entirely of the latter be much happier to live in?
“I just needed to vent a little. Puff puff puff”
– It’s super cute how your cheeks puff up like a hamster! LOL
– The world doesn’t need to grow anymore. Just sleep forever in the infinite Fuwa Fuwa!
– It seems like Na-me is really struggling! SOB
– That’s definitely not a workload a 10-year-old can handle.
– A child not protected by labor laws… this is a real horror story!
– Wasn’t Na-me contacting me all the time to turn on the stream? LOL
Ding ding ding!
“Hmm?”
It was the notification sound ringing from outside the capsule.
I connected the communication to the outside and answered the phone.
“When are you starting the collaboration, Unni? I’ve been waiting since earlier.”
Cheon Saetbyeol said, tapping the capsule.
I glanced at the broadcast screen again.
[NoName]
[Just Chatting – Spaceship Review / Southeast Asia 12 Nights 14 Days Business Trip / Home Decorating]
[Broadcasting Time – 1:43:18]
[Number of Viewers – 295,721]
“The long-awaited third part will be home decorating content. Did I mention that? Since the Lunar New Year, our house has turned into a delivery graveyard. So I’m considering moving, and first, let’s pick out the house that suits us best.”
– Whoa!
– Huh?
– Wasn’t it an interior decorating show?
– It’s home decorating, but to pick a house?
– Was the stress relief through maximum extravagance? LOL
– For real, today’s content really made the spaceship the weakest! LOL
– I feel like I’ve seen this somewhere before.
– Isn’t this the content streamers on Twish did for fun? Shopping for ridiculously expensive castles and palaces.
– NoName is really in a trap of being able to buy them! LOL
[‘Spoon Pick Show’ is donating 5,000!]
– I’ll contribute a penny! ^^7 (Link: Spanish Marbella Mediterranean Mansion ₩20,486,323,495)
“Earlier, I really liked that house in California. Not the one by the beach, the 0.05 Adella one.”
“Um…”
“Is this the 0.08 Adella? With 400 pyeong, it’s super spacious. But I think it would get too cold in winter. It looks like icicles would form on the chandelier. Wouldn’t it be okay to place a kotatsu in the living room center?”
“Um…”
“This one’s in Korea. It’s the smallest I’ve seen so far at 0.1 Adella…! But I don’t know if the Han River view is that important. Nowadays, new builds all use smart windows, so why not just play a Han River view video in the room?”
Thud!
Cheon Saetbyeol jumped up from her desk.
And then she clung to me, begging.
“Na-me Unni…! That’s, that’s just wrong! Comparing someone like me to these grandiose mansions is just rude!”
I grabbed her shoulders to comfort her.
“Cheon Saetbyeol. Don’t underestimate your value.”
“Na-me Unni…”
“Later, you will pay off the house, right? I’ll trust only you! Okay?”
Gurgle…
“Huh?”
She started foaming at the mouth and fainted right there.