episode_0159

I was in deep darkness and was dreaming.

“Woman, honey… ! Hmm… , you worked so hard… . This is our baby… ! My baby… .”

A dream where my father and mother are happy to see me born, as usual.

… I thought it was, but it wasn’t.

“Why is this baby ours?”

“Ah… . No? I was wrong.”

The two people left me behind as if they were mistaken when they saw me as a child.

I shout as I look at their backs.

“… no! dad! mom! I am father, mother and daughter… !!”

I called out to them desperately and grabbed their arms.

Only then did the two people turn their gaze to me… .

“What are you talking about, Yerin?”

“Why are we your parents?”

“… … Yes?”

My parents, who had always looked at me with warm eyes even though it broke my spine, had cold eyes and a tone of voice that I had never seen before.

“You abandoned us.”

“I told you not to see me again.”

“… … .”

ah.

Even though I know it’s a dream, their words break my heart.

“Do you feel so relieved now?”

“Do you think you can live better now that you abandoned your parents?”

“Okay, do whatever you want.”

“You are an orphan now.”

orphanage.

Orphan again.

In response to what my parents said in my dream, I denied reality even though I knew that everything was already over.

“… Oh, no!”

“… Lina.”

“Oh, no… ! That’s what I was trying to do… !”

“Ha Ye-rin-!!”

“… … !”

And I was barely able to wake up from the nightmare due to a strong cry directed at me.

“Heo Eok… , heo… .”

I took a deep breath and looked around… , the Brothers Planning family was looking down at me with concern.

When I looked out the window, it was very dark.

It was definitely morning right before I passed out… , I guess I lost my mind for a long time.

“… … .”

As soon as I realized that a long time had passed, I asked Kang Hyeong-man.

“… Boss.”

“Yes, Yerin.”

“Ah, dad and mom… , you went… ?”

“… … .”

Kang Hyeong-man sighed in response to my question and handed me a bundle of documents.

I knew what this was.

Last night, Attorney Lee Kim Jang gave me… .

Documents needed to sever the family relationship between me and my father and mother.

And inside… .

“Ah… … .”

… The autographs of the two people were written on them.

“The two left the office building a long time ago.”

“… … .”

“I also wrote a memorandum saying I will never appear in front of you again. so… .”

Kang Hyeong-man’s expression when he said that was not good either.

“We also decided not to proceed with a complaint. still… Can you do it?”

“… … Yes.”

“I arranged a job for your father and mother in a small local town. Unless you’re looking for it… , I will probably never see you again in my lifetime.”

“… … .”

… okay.

Then it’s really over.

19 years.

Dad, mom, me.

our family is… , this is how we faced catastrophe after 19 years.

“… … .”

So, if you ask me how I feel right now… .

… I don’t know.

I feel relieved… The expression , does not seem appropriate.

something… , it feels empty.

“… … .”

After entering the extreme demon state, the world seemed gray to me.

PD Shin, CEO Ahn, and my parents who were blocking my path were dealt with, but the world still seemed gray to me… , the extreme demon state was not lifted.

perhaps… , I might live in this gray world every day from now on.

But what… , Isn’t this all my karma?

Because I am not a loved child… .

Because I abandoned my parents… .

Aren’t you feeling guilty about that right now?

“… … president. It’s all over now. now… , I just need to debut well.”

“… … okay. Public opinion is good, so there is no problem with debuting. I received a call from NAS and they said they would proceed with the normal schedule starting next week.”

Hearing that everything ended well, I said with a small smile towards Kang Hyeong-man.

“… Then boss. I want to rest a little now.”

“… Yes, Yerin. If there is something you want to eat or do to change your mood… .”

“Alone… . I want to be alone now. … Please take me to my dorm.”

“… … .”

Kang Hyeong-man flinched for a moment when I said he wanted to be alone, but then nodded.

“… I understand.”

So I bowed my head to Lee Ji-woo, Sang-gu oppa, lawyer Lee Kim-jang, and other Brothers Planning employees.

They waved at me but looked as if they didn’t want me to go.

Especially Lee Ji-woo… .

“… Yerin, can’t you just stay with teacher today? Let’s go eat something delicious with teacher… .”

He held me tightly with both hands and made a face saying he wouldn’t let me go… .

Sigh.

“… I’m sorry, teacher.”

I took Lee Ji-woo’s hand away and walked out the door.

If I were here now, I felt like I would only bother the people at Brother Planning and emit negative energy.

Therefore, I chose the option of leaving the Brothers Planning family and enduring the current pain alone.

**

Buuuung.

Since Rookies’ dormitory and Brothers Planning were located not far away, Kang Hyeong-man personally drove his car and took me to the dormitory right away.

“We’re here, Yerin.”

“Thank you, boss.”

So I bowed my head to Kang Hyeong-man and opened the door to leave…

“… Yerin.”

Kang Hyung-man spoke to me with sad eyes.

“If you are having a hard time, you can always rely on our brother planning.”

“… … .”

“We… , I think of you as family.”

… family.

… Yes, I actually think of Brother Planning as a family.

but… .

So I can’t rely on Brother Planning any more.

As if I had given all my affection to my father and mother and ended up in this situation… .

It’s unlikely, but even if it happens… .

‘If anything… , if the relationship between me and Brother Planning turns out to be like the relationship between me and my parents… .’

If that happens… I feel like it hurts so much… .

Even though I know this is stupid… I couldn’t rely on the Brothers Planning people for everything.

Above all, Brother Planning almost had a big problem because of me this time.

Also, the people at Brother Planning were so kind that if I were around, they would have been very concerned and would not know what to do.

… I didn’t want to cause further inconvenience to the people at Brother Planning.

In response, I nodded, pretending to understand what Kang Hyeong-man said.

“Of course. If things get tough, I’ll always count on you.”

“… … Okay, let’s go.”

“Yes, goodbye, boss.”

And as soon as Kang Hyeong-man left, he went back into the dorm with a gloomy face.

Tiriring.

When I opened the door, the luxurious Rookies dorm welcomed me.

Naturally, it was empty with no one around.

“… … .”

Without even turning on the light, I walked to the bed in my room and fell down.

It was then.

Tiring.

I raised my head to hear a familiar sound effect, wondering something… .

[Congratulations. You have abandoned the laws of Heaven and taken one step closer to becoming a true Heavenly Demon!]

… A new status window greeted me.

I had never seen a status window like this before, so I stared at it blankly.

Then, status windows appeared in succession.

[When the conditions are met, the quest window in the status window opens!]

[Unique Quest]

[Content: Become the best idol.]

[Penalty in case of failure: nothing.]

[Reward for success: The one thing you desperately want.]

“… … .”

I read them slowly, even though I was confused.

Quest contents… , Become the best idol… .

Because he’s the best idol… , it’s too ambiguous.

What is the best idol? Does being number one on the domestic charts make you the best idol? Is it okay to not reach first place overseas?

I laughed out loud at the extremely subjective quest content… , asked Sang Tae-chang as if talking to himself.

“… Hey, what are you?”

Why on earth did Sang Tae-chang make me reborn as Ha Ye-rin… , Why did they give me the characteristic of a Heavenly Demon?

The characteristics of other people, such as the protagonist, an unloved person, and an immature child, are only those that are very compatible with their owner.

However, I only look strong, but in reality, I am weaker than anyone else, lack sorrow, and am indecisive.

No matter how I look at it, I don’t seem to fit the characteristics of a Heavenly Demon.

“… What do you want from me?”

But no matter how many times I asked, the status window remained silent as always.

At this, I let out a small sigh and finished reading the newly created quest window.

“Penalty for failure… , nothingness… .”

It was a penalty that seemed somewhat insignificant, but… , I read the following, thinking that something terrible was waiting behind those words.

“Reward upon success… , the one thing I desperately want… ?”

What I desperately want… .

What is that?

I closed my eyes for a moment and thought about what I desperately wanted.

and… , I was able to recall it without difficulty.

‘I want a family.’

that… Because this is what I, in my past life, hoped for even as I was dying.

In my previous life, I was an orphan.

In this life, I had a family.

I had parents who gave birth to me and raised me.

But today I abandoned my parents.

‘Didn’t you see the press conference? I already abandoned my father and mother in front of the entire nation. ‘You are not my parents anymore.’

‘We will never see each other again. ‘I won’t care if mom and dad go to jail or what they do.’

‘Did you really think of me as your daughter? … No, I wouldn’t have done this if I thought it was my daughter.’

I’m back… , became alone.

alone.

Alone in this huge world.

“Hmm… .”

Once again, a feeling of sorrow welled up deep in my heart, but no tears came out.

A greater sadness than that… .

The thought of being left alone in this gray world again… .

I have a hunch that maybe that could be my destiny… .

Take me down there… .

Take me even further to the bottom… .

made it sink

So I am at the bottom of the abyss… ,

Without any resistance, I just surrendered myself to this terrible loneliness.

It was then.

Tuk.

“… … ?”

“What were you thinking all alone that you didn’t even know we were here?”

I suddenly opened my eyes to a feeling on my forehead and a voice… .

Hwaaah-.

Soon the room light turns on… , I saw Yu Seol in front of me, making eye contact with me.

No, Yu Seol was not alone.

After that, Seo Yu-jin, Lee Hye-jeong, Park Yu-jeong, and Na Hanna.

It wasn’t even meeting day yet, and all the Rookies members were in front of me.

“… … .”

At first, I looked at them blankly, thinking it was a dream, but… .

Swoosh-, swoosh.

As Yu Seol’s hand stroked my head, I immediately realized that this was not a dream.

So I asked them with a still blank expression on my face.

“Why… , Why is everyone here… ?”

“I think you are having a hard time. Because I want to be by your side.”

“… … .”

I guess I’m having a hard time. Because I want you to be by my side.

in other words… .

for me.

Grumble.

“… … Kihhh.”

Tears that didn’t come out when I was alone… , in front of the Rookies members, it came out as if they were acting foolish.

I was held in Yu Seol’s arms, covered in tears and snot.

Then she spoke, muttering in her chest.

“I… , I cut ties with my parents today… . Well, I’m an orphan again… . Hmm… .”

“… … .”

“Oh, Dad and Mom said they were sorry… , I cruelly abandoned both my father and mother like devoted friends… . Hmm… , I, I’m such a bad bitch… ? Oh, you’re such a trash bitch, aren’t you?”

In response to my self-mocking question, Yoo Seol asserts as if he would never do that.

“No one here thinks that way.”

“Iing… , hmm… , ugh… .”

“We know better than anyone else what kind of person you are, Yerin. we are… Because I’m on your side, unconditionally.”

On my side.

As soon as I heard those words, I raised my head and looked at the members.

Everyone saw me crying and seemed like they didn’t know what to do… , I am looking at it as if I am looking at something precious.

I’m crying.

I was moved to tears again, so I stood up, spread my arms wide, and spoke.

“Ugh… . Oh, hug me… .”

Then the members immediately came up to me and hugged my whole body.

As they hugged me, warmth spread throughout my body, and the gray world began to fill with colorful colors again.

at the same time… .

[The characteristic ‘Extreme Demon’ is canceled.]

The attribute Extreme Demon, which had been controlling me for several days, was lifted.

“Hwaaa… !!”

When the extreme magic was lifted, my tears literally burst out as if a faucet had been turned on.

The members’ hands that hugged me also became stronger.

Yu Seol-do… .

Seo Yu-jin, Lee Hye-jeong, Park Yu-jeong, and Na Hanna… .

As if everyone is precious… , He hugs me as if he were family.

‘… okay.’

I lost my parents today, but that doesn’t mean I have nothing left.

Brothers Planning family members… , Rookies members… .

They all remain by my side.

This time you won’t lose… .

This time I will never let these people go.

To do that… .

[Unique Quest]

[Content: Become the best idol.]

[Penalty in case of failure: nothing.]

[Reward for success: The one thing you desperately want.]

I guess I’ll have to deal with this damn quest first.

What I desperately want at this moment is… .

It was about never losing the Rookies members and Brothers Planning family in my arms.

In response, I spoke to the Rookies members in a voice full of tears.

“Hmm… Well, we must… , Choi, become the best idol… . Oh, just like that… .”

The Rookies members tilted their heads at my sudden words… .

“Then of course.”

“Best idol. It’s definitely possible.”

He smiled and nodded.

The best idol.

It was the moment when the goals of our Rookies, who will be active for the next year, were decided.

“Huhhh… !! Choi, the best… , it has to be the best… , ugh… !”

I shed tears and did not let go of my hands holding the Rookies members for a long time.

If I could, I would hold the hands of the members forever… , I didn’t want to let it go forever.

BONUS: Review of the completion of Part 1.

Hello, I am a writer.

If you’ve made it this far, it probably means you’ve seen Part 1 of Paying Off Debt.

If so, let me apologize first.

sorry!!!!!!

Debt Repayment was a novel with a lot of frustrating parts and so-called sweet potatoes.

haha;; We will tell you through our own QNA how such a debt repayment plan was created.

1. Mr. Yai, why are there so many sweet potatoes? Is the author crazy?

To find out why Debt Repayment Stone is such a sweet potato novel, we have to go back to the time when I first conceived of Debt Repayment Stone.

The previous work, ‘Rest assured, I’m an ordinary bandit’, was, in my opinion, too over-the-top, so I wanted to write the new work as a story where the main character gets a little carried away.

The work I referenced at that time was ‘Like Hayate!’

A character named Hayate who is treated unfairly by his parents.

I thought it would be cool to combine this with idols.

The next thing to worry about was the role of Yerin’s parents.

I was torn between two roles regarding my role as Yerin’s parent.

The first is an extra villain who only appears briefly in episode 1, leaving Yerin a debt and running away, but when Yerin succeeds, he returns and pretends to be a parent before receiving true education.

And the second one continues to stick next to Yerin and suck her blood… , the main villain of Part 1 who has been tormenting Yerin for a long time.

… yes.

I chose the latter of the two.

I still dream like Interstellar.

I should have chosen the former then… Well, then I don’t think it would have gotten to this point… .

At the time, my thoughts on choosing the latter were as follows.

“Haha, as expected, there should be ‘a little’ sweet potatoes in the novel. Only then will the novel have a sense of crisis, haha.”

… yes.

Honestly, at that time, I had no idea that Yerin’s parents would become such sweet potatoes.

Just an annoying villain, a villain you want to get rid of, and an unlikable character.

That’s all I thought.

And it was around episode 30 that I felt something was wrong.

Readers were much more frustrated with the development of the novel than I expected… , I re-read Debt Repayment from the first episode from the readers’ perspective, feeling a little embarrassed.

… It was definitely frustrating.

At least I didn’t know what kind of ending Yerin’s parents would face, but I could clearly understand why readers who didn’t know the story were so frustrated that they were about to die.

However, it was difficult to change the development once decided.

I thought about many ways, including how to use the character Kang Hyeong-man to get Yerin’s parents to leave the show early… , it couldn’t be done.

I felt anxious that if I changed direction once, the novel would never go the way I wanted again.

So in the end, I didn’t change the development of Debt Repayment Stone… , Debt Repayment Stone ended up being a novel with a lot of sweet potatoes.

sorry again.

2. Why aren’t you doing research these days? Have you lost your original intention as a writer?

With the deployment of Sweet Potato already confirmed, the only thing I could do was participate.

I tried to quickly complete Part 1, the sweet potato section, through Yeoncham.

However, due to the overlap of current life problems… ,

I was not in a situation where I could participate in training every day.

I also apologize for this.

3. So you’re not going to teach me which of the Amnobaeks are there?

At first, I thought that not revealing the route in Amnobaek was an element that made it more interesting.

However, I recently thought that in order to include the scenes I want without making readers anxious, it would be better to reveal the route.

Debt repayment is no man’s work.

Instead, after the main story is completed, we will show readers the ending of the route they want in the side story.

4. So when does part 2 start?

This will be revealed at the end of the next question. I would really appreciate it if you could read until the end.

5. Finally.

I don’t know if you know, but there are actually not many readers who look at debt repayment.

Episode 1 views 12000.

Among the novels with more than 100 episodes in Novelpia’s top 100, Episode 1 of Debt Repayment has the lowest number of views.

At first, I thought it was because of the unfamiliar genre of TS Idol.

It’s a shame, but I thought I was the first novelist to write a genre called TS Idol.

So I thought to myself.

“Still choosing a minor genre called idol in TS, which already has a high barrier to entry. I guess I chose a very unpopular genre.”

But I found out about Debt Repayment Stone around episode 70-80.

Novelpia has a work that is taking root like a huge tree in the TS idol sector.

I realized it when I saw it.

“ts The idol genre is not that minor.”

just.

I guess I didn’t write it.

The title ‘I became an idol to pay off my debt’, the cover, and even the introduction to the work.

It’s just that I can’t write it, so people don’t read it.

In fact, Debt Repayment was serialized under favorable conditions, with exposure to both PD picks and Novel picks.

Nevertheless, there was no influx… , it was just because I wasn’t good at writing.

When I acknowledged that, it became a little difficult.

There is no influx, readers are falling down from the constant sweet potatoes and build-up, the burden of this life is increasingly weighing on me, and on top of that, malicious comments… .

In fact, I rarely block readers.

I didn’t know before, but if you block a reader, he or she will never be able to comment on the blocked novel again.

I don’t know when another reader will write a good comment, so I thought it would be a huge loss for me to block someone after seeing only one malicious comment.

So I didn’t block it, and I received a lot of different comments.

I’ll leave, so you, the writer, can either get off or get off.

I’ll leave. The writer just doesn’t have a clue. (At first I didn’t know what this meant)

But what gave me the most trouble were the people who came to my novels as so-called ‘sub-characters’.

One day, when I watched episode 1 of Debt Repayment Stone, there was a long comment and a ‘review of the advance team’ written on it.

To summarize roughly.

It’s frustrating, it’s a sweet potato. In this day and age, who becomes an idol at 19? The author should change the main character to 13. In conclusion, don’t watch it. I definitely don’t recommend it.

It was like this.

At first, I was heartbroken when I saw that comment… , there were some stories that were generally correct, so I left it for a few days.

But when I later looked into the account’s membership card, I found that the total number of episodes I had read was only 2.

That was just a side character to leave me a bad comment.

The moment I found out, I felt unbearable anger.

So I blocked that account, swearing at it to go away.

Then, a few days later, my PD expressed concern as well as consolation.

There are often people like that. However, if you fight with those comments, you may be labeled as a writer who fights with readers.

As soon as I heard those words from PD, I came to my senses.

If I fight with my readers like this, I will end up only making enemies, so what am I doing now? , I also heard Hyeonta.

So, I don’t think I blocked any comments from then on.

And then I just wrote as if I was looking at a wall, and the result is what it is now.

… … .

… … .

yes… … !

This is all the negative thoughts I had up to this point!

Since you have been thinking negatively, you should also be thinking positively, right?

The number of views for the first episode of Debt Repayment Stone is 12,000, which is very low, but the number of views for the latest episode is approximately 2,000, so the reading rate is very high!

That means Debt Repayment is a highly immersive work, right?

And I often use the word writer’s ability when apologizing to readers.

Although I had done a few free serials before then, my debut work can actually be considered my previous work, ‘Rest assured, I am an ordinary bandit.’

The upload date of episode 1 of ‘Ansim Bandit’, commonly known as ‘Ansim Bandit’, is July 10, 2023.

In other words, I can be considered a new writer who debuted less than a year ago. It’s a position you can’t be in even if you have the talent to be a writer.

And the writer’s ability will improve as the works accumulate.

That happy ending is good that grows in real time… .

I’m scared because I can’t even imagine where it will end… .

Maybe you, the readers, are now looking at the work of someone who will one day become the best web novel writer!!

If Part 1 of Debt Repayment was about hardships and build-up for Yerin’s growth… !! Part 2 contains the process of Yerin and Rookies becoming the best idols!!

In Part 2 of Debt Repayment, I will show my growth and create a novel that readers will enjoy even more!!

So when does part 2 of the series start?

Debt Repayment Stone has never had a single hiatus from Part 1 Episode 1 to Episode 160.

after… , I am also human, so I need a period of rest.

I would like to take a bit of a long break.

whopping… .

As much as… .

24.

(Roughly a picture showing 24 fingers)

It may feel long to some and short to others… .

With a rest period of 24 hours… .

I will be back with Part 2, Episode 1 of Debt Repayment Stone at 00:00 on June 29, 2024.

Then, please show a lot of love for Part 2 of Debt Repayment Stone.

thank you!

Oh, if you have any other questions, please leave a comment here!

Actually, I haven’t written a reply so far for fear of disrupting the readers’ immersion… , In this final review, I will answer questions without disturbing readers!