Chapter 102

Chapter 102

Raise Three Idols Well And They’ll Launch a Confession Attack.

Episode 102: Genius Puppy Boksili.

Oh Yoori initially devised a plan to bring down Girl 100.

And in the process, she concluded that the chances of failure would be extremely high if she carried out the plan alone.

‘Would it be okay to threaten him for a moment?’

The reason she approached a man named Seon Taeyang, even carrying the considerable risk of a threat that seemed unlikely to succeed, was because of this.

She judged that if she needed one person to cooperate, he would be the best choice.

Moreover, she thought he was someone who would take a middle schooler’s threat seriously.

It wasn’t just that she valued Seon Taeyang’s abilities; his personality, attitude, and interests made him the most suitable person to seek cooperation from.

As she had judged, despite Yoori’s somewhat forced acting and suspicious motivations, he still agreed to cooperate.

If it had been anyone else, such a mild outcome would not have been possible.

Moreover, considering the scale of the situation, it was highly likely that Ban Seongcheol’s influence extended even to the president of Flower Entertainment.

So, for Yoori, who didn’t know exactly how far Flower Entertainment’s involvement went, Seon Taeyang, who had almost no connection to her at the moment, was a safe ally in another sense.

More than anything, her judgment was based on the fact that she and Seon Taeyang had met before.

And that experience had been quite memorable.

…Although he seemed to have no memory of it.

“…Still, it was nice to talk after such a long time.”

Even now, she didn’t regret her risky acting or the deal she had struck with Seon Taeyang to gain his cooperation.

She still believed it had been the best decision she could make at the time.

After all, he had undoubtedly been a great help in bringing down Girl 100.

In fact, just the experience of being able to have a conversation with him again after so long had been valuable enough.

But with the situation escalating as it had, it seemed difficult to maintain their relationship as allies.

Seon Taeyang and Ye Han-na wanted Girl 100 to collapse five episodes later, at the final episode, which would be in five weeks.

But for her, Girl 100 needed to fall now, not five weeks later.

This was far from what those two were interested in.

Of course, there was the option of convincing them to move up the public exposure of the voting manipulation to now.

But Yoori thought the chances of success were extremely low.

She didn’t have the means to offer a reward big enough to go beyond their interests in a negotiation.

She didn’t have the authority, power, or evidence to attempt a threat.

That’s not how a deal works.

The reason she gave up on the deal wasn’t because she disregarded the power and evidence Seon Taeyang and Ye Han-na had.

In fact, it was because she knew their influence well enough to believe that simply forcing them to react would be enough.

Once the situation was set in motion, they would expand it on their own, even if it felt like they were being pushed into it.

Since they both had the goal of taking down Girl 100, even if they resented Yoori’s unilateral actions, they would ride the wave.

In the end, she was drawing their cooperation without having to persuade them.

And it seemed the plan had worked. Ye Han-na had released part of the records showing the meetings between the Girl 100 production team and the agencies.

They were likely releasing the information gradually, to keep the public’s attention from fading too quickly.

But even that seemed enough to make the public view this situation as more than mere suspicion.

It was a shame that Seon Taeyang hadn’t stepped forward with the definitive evidence, the audio recordings, but this result was satisfactory enough.

With this controversy now in the open, it seemed impossible for Girl 100 to continue broadcasting normally.

…No, in fact, the project group would likely be canceled as well.

“…With this, there’s no reason for the entertainment to happen.”

The person Ban Seongcheol had arranged for Seo Eun-byeol to entertain tonight was a gang leader who dealt with drugs and was meant to create a school violence scandal involving Lee Bom, one of the pre-selected debut members of Girl 100.

Since Ban Seongcheol’s purpose in arranging the entertainment was to request something from them, with Girl 100 beginning to crumble, there was no longer any reason to proceed.

Instead of entertaining anyone, they would have to focus on understanding the current situation.

Yoori turned on her tablet and checked the location tracking app.

The bear paw-shaped keychain she had given Eun-byeol under the guise of apologizing was actually a tracker, and since Eun-byeol carried it with her at all times, Yoori was able to track her location.

“Thank you, Yoori. I’ll treasure it.”

It was close to deceiving her and taking advantage of her goodwill.

But Yoori didn’t care if Eun-byeol ended up hating her because of it.

In fact, Yoori had already accepted that she would become Eun-byeol’s enemy.

Because with her reckless actions, Eun-byeol would no longer be able to achieve what she had hoped to gain through the entertainment.

Despite being aware of the backlash, Yoori checked the information on the tracking app.

At that moment, the information showed that Seo Eun-byeol was training at Flower Entertainment’s building, just as usual.

“Ban Seongcheol always called Eun-byeol at 6 o’clock. If that time passes and her location still shows Flower Entertainment, it means she avoided tonight’s scheduled entertainment.”

6 o’clock was the crucial moment.

Only then would she know whether her plan had succeeded or failed.

Yoori kept checking Eun-byeol’s location. And then, 6 o’clock came.

“…”

Eun-byeol’s location didn’t change.

Worried that the information might not be updating properly, Yoori refreshed the app repeatedly and checked the location again.

She also stared at the screen for about 10 minutes, just in case.

But Eun-byeol’s location didn’t change.

“It worked.”

It was pure admiration.

Even she hadn’t known all the details, so her decision had been more of a gamble based on limited information and speculation, but it seemed the bet had paid off.

“…Hahaha. Now I have to think about the aftermath. My life isn’t really ruined, right?”

At this moment, she was an intern who had directly confronted the broadcast station and was now at the center of the controversy.

In the process, she had violated the dormitory exit restrictions set by Girl 100 and had acted without Flower Entertainment’s permission, so every organization she was associated with must have been in total chaos.

If the device she was holding had been her phone, which Flower Entertainment had confiscated, the alarms would have been ringing non-stop until the battery died.

The situation was so tangled up, she didn’t even know where to begin fixing things.

And yet, Yoori didn’t feel too bad.

At least not until she saw Seo Eun-byeol’s location information start to move.

“…”

Yoori widened her eyes as she confirmed the movement.

This was a very suspicious situation. Seo Eun-byeol had never left the Flower Entertainment building before midnight, unless Ban Seongcheol had called her.

Still, Yoori couldn’t completely give up hope, so she analyzed Eun-byeol’s movement and route.

Since it was closer to 6:30 rather than 6:00, there was a possibility that it wasn’t related to Ban Seongcheol but something else.

Given the commotion caused by Yoori’s exposé, it was possible that the company had taken some action regarding Eun-byeol as well, given the unusual circumstances.

But that hope was gradually shattered.

“…It’s that karaoke bar.”

The route Eun-byeol was taking, presumably in a car, was familiar.

It was the same route she had taken every time she was sent to entertain at a karaoke bar far from Seoul.

“Hoping that this isn’t what it looks like at this point isn’t optimism. It’s just stupidity.”

She admitted it. Yoori’s bet had ended in failure. To stop this situation, she would have to resort to the more reckless, direct intervention she had tried so hard to avoid.

And in the end, she would lose even more.

Even so, Yoori didn’t hesitate. She mechanically checked her prepared bag and stood up.

Then, as if making a vow, she muttered.

“Let’s do this.”

At this point, Yoori had no thoughts of running away.

[Genius Puppy Boksili (Available for Use)]

“Use.”

As soon as I finished speaking, a Pomeranian wearing a black graduation cap and round glasses appeared from the air.

“Woof!”

I gently petted Boksili, who sat there with a brave expression, staring at me.

As I did, his brown, fluffy tail wagged energetically.

Genius Puppy Boksili didn’t need complicated conditions—just by recalling the memory of someone or something I had seen in my life, he could sniff out that memory and locate them.

He was the ultimate reward when it came to tracking down a specific person or object.

I looked at Boksili and pictured Yoori in my mind.

“Can you find her for me?”

Boksili sniffed towards my head and then barked energetically, as if to say he understood.

“Woof!”

“Then, can you guide me?”

“Woof!”

I ran, following Boksili as he moved his short legs rapidly.

She pretended to be selfish, yet she was more responsible than anyone.

Though she was afraid of relying on others and avoided it, when someone depended on her, she always made sure to repay them.

A frustrating child, just like me.