Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 133



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| Episode 133. Warrior Workshop (2)

The news of Seo Yoon-seop’s drug case was so famous that even people who weren’t idol fans knew about it.

It wasn’t because Seo Yoon-seop was well-known.

Because he did it not alone, but with others. Even with my colleagues in the same group.

It turns out that not one but a group of idol group members were drug users. One of them was even revealed to be in charge of distribution.

Naturally, the stone tablet was destroyed. Seo Yoon-seop’s cell phone became evidence, and all the idols in his contact list suffered.

Lee Cheong-hyeon was also on that list.

Lee Cheong-hyeon and Seo Yoon-seop have never really had any external connections. At best, they appeared on the same broadcast a few times because their activities overlapped.

So Lee Cheong-hyun was only a candidate, and I thought he would be cleared of the charges right away like other idols… … .

≫ Mr. L, are you Lee Cheong-hyeon?

└ Please say no… … I’m really tired now

≫ tlqkf I woke up and what the hell happened

≫ Lee Cheong-Hyeon Becomes Cat President Due to Drug Addiction

└ Delete the text… … There is nothing else to play with in Silt

Lee Cheong-hyeon was found to have been addicted to drugs. The drugs weren’t just narcotics.

There was no legal punishment because it was not an illegal drug abuse.

But as fellow singers were arrested one after another, the fact that he had also taken drugs was not viewed favorably by the public.

‘What kind of medicine was that?’

I tried to think about it, but I couldn’t remember.

Did your brain turn into a sponge after going through regression? Your head is full of holes.

Moreover, it is questionable why Lee Cheong-hyeon was in contact with Seo Yun-seop.

I would say there was no room for friendship, because there wasn’t much contact.

Previously, I had no interest in this kind of thing and only made videos like ‘Collecting Sparks Mentioned by Tadol’, but now things are different.

If Seo Yoon-seop had encouraged Lee Cheong-hyeon to do something, even if it wasn’t necessarily drugs…

‘You’re done.’

I don’t know how much Lee Cheong-hyeon’s genius set Seo Yoon-seop’s heart on fire, but it seemed like he would have to have 24-hour security on Lee Cheong-hyeon during this training camp.

* * *

The bus, loaded with spies, checks, and iron walls, soon stopped in front of a spacious pension in Gapyeong.

Gapyeong? It seems like only yesterday that I was hiding a treasure hunt note in the yard of a pension in this neighborhood and got eaten by bugs.

The dizzying memories mixed with the warm summer air and clung to my whole body.

But you have to come to your senses.

There was no news article about Hanpyeong Industries hiding a single note, but if they failed to properly protect Lee Cheong-hyeon, Spark would have been featured on the front page of entertainment news as big as a door.

I got between Lee Cheong-hyeon and Kang Ki-yeon, who were walking towards the pension, each dragging a carrier.

And he put both arms around their shoulders and said:

“The youngest ones.”

“yes?”

“why?”

“Don’t get distracted by the crowd and just follow your hyungs around. Okay?”

Behind me, Choi Je-ho scolded me, telling me to pack my bags properly. When I turned around, Jeong Seong-bin was also pulling my carrier.

The training camp hadn’t even started yet and my head was starting to hurt.

“The first mission is ‘Make dinner!’”

“Oh my. Do we have to make all of them?”

The cast was in an uproar when someone received the mission and read it.

That makes sense. There are over forty mouths here right now. That means it’s not an easy task just to boil ramen.

“Wow, there are so many people, I don’t know what to do first.”

Someone all over said, scratching his head.

“Then should we split up the members who will go shopping and the members who will prepare the meals?”

Moon Yeon-gyu was the one who gave his opinion.

“I think it would be a bit inefficient to focus on preparing meals for twenty people. I think just a few people would be enough!”

Song Min-il is included here.

That little X, that thing, it’s obvious that he doesn’t want to do it, even though he just talks like that. I saw you kicking the soccer ball before you came into the pension.

I held back a sigh and joined the conversation.

“Then how about dividing it into a group that does the shopping, a group that prepares meals, and a group that washes the dishes? Since we also have to clean up afterwards, I think it would be good to divide the roles up. We can also fill up the broadcast time!”

Even if it’s something that a person wouldn’t do, they won’t do it. If you’re going to play, at least fill up the portion.

* * *

“I’ll be back!”

The group of market goers set off with lively greetings. A member of Rogue took charge of the driving.

And I am being dragged away because I am the highest intellectual of the royal family.

‘Author, how much can we pay?’

‘What is your card limit?!’

The writers, who were watching the idols running wild, asked us to please follow that team.

I followed him with cynical thoughts that nothing would really change if he took me with him… … .

“How much ssamjang and gochujang should I buy? Can I buy two each?”

“I saw some gochujang in the cupboard earlier. Let’s just buy some ssamjang.”

“Shall I buy ten bags of these wrap vegetables?”

“I’m going to buy in bulk, so it’ll be cheaper to buy them individually rather than in packs containing various vegetables. Please give me just the lettuce and perilla leaves.”

As I watched the three shopping carts being haphazardly filled with items, I naturally came to understand why the writers had sent me there.

But do I have to take care of the broadcaster’s legal card limit? That’s not even a UA card?

“Wow, they even sell raw beef here! Should we get the spicy beef stew and raw beef bibimbap set?”

“This is crazy. Buy it now.”

… … .

“Hey, can I get a beer?”

“Oh, it’s a shame I couldn’t put it in right away if it weren’t for my younger siblings.”

“Can’t only the adult members drink? The kids can drink soda.”

… … .

“Didn’t we buy too many snacks? I think there’s definitely going to be some leftover.”

“Hey, if there’s any leftover, anyone can eat it.”

Hey, you little shits, didn’t you learn how to be considerate of others in ethics class?

If there are people who can’t eat raw food, why are you trying to mix all the rice with raw meat?

And here, most of the people are minors, so you want to buy them alcohol? Do you all want to get your balls kicked in the underage drinking controversy?

Who said anyone would eat it? Are you the kind of person who handles snacks left behind by celebrities? You’re acting like shit when you say it.

My insides were burning black. When I was talking to Spark, I didn’t feel this suffocated, but now, my entire body felt like it was being twisted.

I had no choice but to rob all three carts like rats.

And by showing off his skills in taking out the keyboard that the CEO’s son had secretly put in the shopping cart, he saved 200,000 won.

I’ll let it slide just this once since you helped me pay for the stage production. Next time, I’ll pretend I didn’t know.

* * *

Is there anything in the world more meaningless than dividing roles?

At one time, I was a human resources manager. Up until then, my job mainly included registering new employees, managing employee leave, uploading job postings and scheduling interviews, searching for talent, purchasing supplies, registering retirees, maintaining the building’s cleaning conditions, pleasing the management, and issuing various documents.

However, there was more work that Hanpyeong Industries’ human resources manager had to do.

For example, idol proxy fangirling, putting up building signs, picking locked doors, manually unlocking PC passwords left behind by former employees, running errands for ramen, reading executive autobiographies… … Shit X.

Anyway, the point is that dividing roles doesn’t really mean much in practice.

Look at this now. I just got home from grocery shopping and here I am again, wearing gloves and putting charcoal in a drum.

Since there were so many people, it was hard to tell if one or two people were playing, so most people just said, “What should I do?” and didn’t actually do anything.

It was a bit comforting to see Choi Je-ho, who had taught me how to light charcoal at the last Jakon, lighting the torch himself.

The guy skillfully lit the newspaper and turned it into charcoal. Now, there was finally a guy who lived up to the name of the group.

“Brother, should I do it?”

“It’s not a good idea for a child to touch fire. Kiyeon, you go wash the vegetables.”

Even in this hectic time, Spark found something to do. It was a completely different level from the Spark of the past, when he would appear on group variety shows and get all worked up.

It’s great, but you’re not the only one who makes Spark do the work, right? Then XX won’t let you do it.

While I was acting like a yaksha, Yeo Seong-chan came to see me with Moon Yeon-gyu.

“Brother, stop and go in! Gyu and I will grill the meat.”

“You two won’t be able to do it alone. How many mouths do you have?”

“I told the other kids to come too. Oh, the Allover guys said they wanted to try grilling meat.”

“No, I’ll grill it. I’m really good at grilling meat.”

At the name Allover, I hurriedly snatched the plate and tongs from Yeo Seon-chan’s hands. I didn’t want to eat something like drugged pork belly.

“But wouldn’t it be better to go and eat comfortably?”

“I’m so jealous of grilling meat outside. Please let me grill it.”

After begging Moon Yeon-gyu, I was able to get my hands on one of the drums.

While we were grilling meat and inhaling the spicy smoke, Moon Yeon-gyu spoke to us.

“Hyung, I heard you got scolded by Joo Woo after our performance?”

“Who said that?”

“Seongbin. We rode the bus together earlier. I heard about it then.”

I see that the leaders are sitting here. If such a good place has been created, they will talk about constructive things.

“Don’t be ridiculous. It was hard to appease him.”

“But Spark seems really friendly. Even if you just talk to them for a little while, they all seem like nice people.”

“All the members are kind.”

I admit that he is a kind person, even though he sometimes makes absurd mistakes.

“Aren’t you on good terms with Berion too?”

“We’re all the same age.”

Don’t you think there’s a big age gap between us?

… … Isn’t it? Do you and I have a lot of problems?

While I was thinking about it, someone handed me a plate full of meat. It was Jeong Seong-bin.

“Brother, eat while you grill.”

“What about you? Did you eat something?”

“There’s a lot of meat over there. Don’t worry and eat it. You too, Yeon-gyu hyung!”

Jeong Seong-bin smiled kindly.

As expected, it’s Jeong Seong-bin. He’s a true leader of this era who doesn’t miss a single member who is left out in front of the charcoal grill.

While I was enjoying the ssam covered in scattered ash, this time a completely unexpected guest showed up.

The members of Rogue came wearing gloves.

“Okay, Mr. Lee Wol and Mr. Yeon Gyu, let’s go eat meat now!”

Log pushed Moon Yeon-gyu and I toward the table. Then he grabbed a pair of tongs and filled the empty plates he had brought with the meat we had grilled, and served it to us.

“Senior, even if I finish grilling it… … .”

“Hey, no. We’ve had our fill!”

“Your younger siblings are worried that Lee Wol can’t even eat. Go eat quickly. Are you watching our youngest?”

“Oh, hyung, you know how to eat well!”

As soon as Log joined, the scene became noisy.

When I turned my gaze toward the table, Park Joo-woo and the three others—Choi Je-ho was just eating his food—were staring at me intently.

This is a long time since we had pork belly, so you guys should eat a lot.

I walked over, took off my gloves, and ate the meat I had just grilled.

Maybe it was because it was the first time in a long time that I had eaten fatty meat, but it was delicious and good.