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After a marijuana cigarette was found in my bag, I had to go to the police station for questioning.

But the investigation was conducted in complete secrecy, and the fact that I tested negative, and the testimonies of the members and staff…

“… No, so we got a tip… .”

“So who reported that?”

“… I can’t tell you that for security reasons… .”

“You brought a child who is not even an adult to the police station because of a tip that you can’t even tell who it is? Just wait. I’m in charge of this today… .”

Thanks to Director Jeong, who was accompanied by a lawyer, protesting vehemently to the police, they were able to get out in less than a few hours.

And then, at about 1:00 in the morning, we had an emergency meeting at headquarters.

“What the hell is going on? What kind of marijuana is my sister smoking… .”

“We’re together 24 hours a day! Sister never smokes!”

The members were enthusiastically defending me, fearing that I might be disadvantaged by this incident, so Director Jeong raised his hand and silenced the room.

“I also know that Yerin Yang wouldn’t touch that kind of thing. What’s important now is why it came out of Yerin Yang’s bag.”

“… … .”

“Wow… , this is my first time experiencing something like this, so I’m a bit flustered. I think it’s probably something planned by someone who wants the Rookies to regress. ”

“Ah… .”

“I have a suspicion that they are the close associates of CEO Ahn of MS Planning who hold a grudge against Yerin Yang… .”

Recently, I heard that CEO Ahn of MS Planning was sentenced in the first trial and sent to prison.

Even though it has fallen into ruin now, it was once the head of one of the best entertainment agencies in South Korea… .

From Director Jeong’s perspective, it was likely that he thought that Representative Ahn had ordered his aides to do the work from behind the scenes.

“What do you think, Yerin?”

“… … .”

But I remained silent even after hearing Director Jeong’s words.

This is because, in my opinion, the culprit of this incident was not Representative Ahn, but someone else.

That makes sense, because those cigarettes… they belonged to Shin Si-woo, whom I saw the other day.

‘I was complacent… .’

In his previous life, Shin Si-woo had used this method to drive out Seo Yu-jin, who was already being driven out in her previous life.

Since there was no guarantee that something like this would not happen in this life, I personally asked Director Jeong to take measures to prevent outsiders from entering the Rookies’ waiting room and strengthen the security… .

‘How on earth did you get that in my bag?’

Did he bribe an insider at NAS Entertainment?

I didn’t know it would turn out like this… I regret my complacency.

“First of all, the police also said that they are investigating who put cigarettes in Yerin’s bag… and our headquarters has decided to cooperate with the broadcasting station to investigate the case… The mastermind will be revealed soon.”

Director Jeong spoke as if to reassure me, but I was certain that this matter would not end so easily.

“I told the media to keep quiet about this, so nothing will happen. Everyone, go inside and rest, and let’s resume our normal schedule starting tomorrow.”

At this, I nodded along with the other members at Director Jeong’s words…

Hug.

I steeled myself and grabbed my phone.

**

Early in the morning when all the members are asleep.

I was sitting alone on the sofa in the dark living room, looking at my phone contacts.

[CEO Kang Hyung-man]

“… … .”

I’m worried.

The last time I saw him, Shin Si-woo was openly smoking marijuana.

I think it’s still being used quite a lot these days.

To be honest, I think that if I ask Kang Hyung-man, he will somehow be able to bring about Shin Si-woo’s downfall.

but….

‘…I don’t want to cause trouble.’

Just like last time, I didn’t want to bother Kang Hyung-man by making him worry about me.

For similar reasons, I didn’t tell Director Jeong the truth earlier.

If possible, without getting anything dirty on the two people… .

If possible, I want to solve it myself.

And I had my own solution.

[Extreme Demon]

The undisclosed characteristic that caused the downfall of the two people who were at the top, PD Shin and CEO Ahn, last time.

Of course, I wasn’t in a state of extreme demonism right now.

but….

[Would you like to activate the private trait ‘Extreme Demon’?]

“… … .”

When I opened the status window, this notification greeted me.

Previously, the private feature wasn’t something I could turn on and off at will, but this time it was different.

Heart pounding.

Just as I could barely control my boiling anger, it seemed like I could also control my traits.

‘If it’s this… .’

Yeah, I could handle Shin Si-woo by myself.

I thought it was okay because in this life, unlike my previous life, he only focused on me and didn’t touch Seo Yu-jin…

If this happened again, it was clear that it would harm not only me but the entire Rookies.

I thought it would be better to deal with Shin Si-woo quickly… After a moment of hesitation, I called Shin Si-woo’s phone number that I had gotten in advance just in case.

Tourur.

[Huh? Yes, Yerin…!]

I was worried about what to do if he didn’t pick up, but Shin Si-woo answered my call right away.

but….

[How did you get my phone number and contact me?]

“… … .”

Actually, it was I who lost my voice as soon as I heard his voice.

… I’m angry.

This man ruined Seo Yu-jin’s life in his past life, and now he’s trying to ruin my life.

What did Seo Yu-jin do wrong…? What did I do wrong…!

“… You?”

[……yes?]

So the words came out loud.

[What is it?]

“You’re the one who put cigarettes in my bag and reported it to the police. … How on earth did you get them in there?”

[Cigarettes? Police? What are you talking about… I don’t know? Yerin. If you suddenly call me like that, I’ll be really scared… .]

“… That weed is yours.”

[… … .]

“I remembered what I saw back then.”

[That’s too bad. Yerin, what are you going to do? Report it? Or at least tell the company?]

“… … .”

[No matter what you do, it’s going to be noisy. Isn’t it a nuisance to the people around you? There’s not much time left for Rookies’ activities, so you have to finish them as well as possible.]

I wanted to punish that shameless man for doing such a fucking thing.

“Yeah, I think so too.”

[hmm?]

“So let’s figure it out between the two of us.”

If we left it alone, Shin Si-woo would definitely continue to harass me and the Rookies.

I should have done this a long time ago.

“ It comes to the place we first met.

I hung up the phone, vowing to finally put an end to my bad relationship with Shin Si-woo.

**

The next day.

“Thank you for coming today~”

“See you on the main broadcast!”

After finishing the recording that started at dawn, another long waiting time came upon us.

I waited until the appointed time, which I had messaged to Shin Si-woo in advance.

And the time for the appointment approaches…

“Cool… .”

“Hmm… .”

As the members, exhausted from the long wait, began to fall asleep one by one, I quietly got up from my seat.

however….

“… Yerin.”

“… Huh.”

There was a hand holding me back.

It was Yoo Seol.

“… Where?”

“… The bathroom.”

“… … .”

As I was talking vaguely, Yoo Seol looked at me meaningfully and said,

“Yerin-ah.”

“Yes, Sister.”

“Sometimes I forget, but you’re still a kid.”

“… … .”

When I was silent for a moment, she continued.

“If anything happens, always rely on the adults. … You can rely on me.”

As she spoke, her eyes seemed to pierce through me.

I’ve felt this way since long ago… Yoo Seol’s intuition was sharp, if not keen.

If I continued talking to her, I felt like she would find out that I was going to meet Shin Si-woo, so I desperately averted my eyes.

Of course, even so… .

“… Thank you, sis.”

It was true that I felt grateful to Yoo Seol.

“… … Are you going to the bathroom now?”

“… Yes, I’ll be back soon.”

So I went out without making eye contact with Yuseol as much as possible.

‘… Let’s finish this quickly.’

The place where I was supposed to meet Shin Si-woo was the boiler room about 5 minutes away from here.

Since there were no CCTVs in the area, I planned to completely wipe away the black magic wand I had used on Producer Shin.

I was worried that I might run into someone on the way, but since it was such a deserted place, I didn’t see anyone.

In case Shin Si-woo missed the appointment and left, I ran as fast as I could to enter the boiler room.

and….

“… Huh?”

All I encountered in the boiler room were boiler pipes.

This is where Shin Si-woo and I first met, so why isn’t it here?

The moment doubts arise… .

“Wow!!”

“… … !”

“Haha, are you surprised?”

Shin Si-woo, heavily armed with a black mask, black hat, and black hoodie, appeared from behind the door, making a loud noise.

I opened my eyes wide in surprise and looked at him. He laughed loudly as if he was having fun.

“I’m on break right now~ Do you know how hard it was to sneak into the broadcasting station?”

“… … .”

“Hey, you’re being serious because I just played a prank on you… . I’m glad to see Yerin after a long time, but I don’t think you’re Yerin.”

… Of course, I would be happy.

But Shin Si-woo had an expression on his face as if he knew everything but didn’t know anything.

At that moment I realized.

This guy… , the current situation is just funny and entertaining.

Heart pounding.

‘…it’s annoying.’

There was no need to drag it out any longer… , ruining a person’s life was not a light matter.

I asked Shin Si-woo one last time.

“…Why are you doing this to me?”

“Yes?”

“Why are you doing this to me? What did I do?”

“… … .”

In fact, this was the last mercy I showed to Shin Si-woo.

If he apologizes for even one ten-thousandth of his mistakes here or if he bothers me anymore, I won’t touch him either.

Shin Si-woo also quickly wiped the smile off his face, perhaps sensing my expression.

“I didn’t mean to say it so casually.”

but….

“I like it.”

“… … !”

“I like you, Yerin. I fell in love with you from the moment I first met you.”

“You crazy bastard… !”

Shin Si-woo was truly a crazy guy.

I was confused and got goosebumps all over my body from his sudden confession attack, so I immediately turned on the status window.

I was thinking of releasing the demon and punching that disgusting face right away.

however….

“If you refuse, you might find something strange in the bag of the youngest member of your team next time.”

“… … What?”

His next words made me flinch.

The youngest of our team… .

That’s Seo Yu-jin.

Along with his warning that he could touch Seo Yu-jin, the image of Seo Yu-jin in her past life suffering because of Shin Si-woo overlapped.

And at that moment I paused… .

Paat.

Shin Si-woo quickly put his hand in his pocket and took something out….

Chook.

He sprayed something in a bottle towards my face.

“… … Huh?”

At that moment, I felt as if time was passing slowly and I could see what was flying towards me.

These are tiny white specks that are hard to see unless you have good eyesight like mine.

It wasn’t much, but it was heading straight for my mouth and nose.

I don’t know exactly what it was, but it didn’t look like something I’d want to touch.

But the powder had already reached me… .

String.

All I could do was close my eyes.

however….

“… … .”

When I opened my eyes, I felt strangely like nothing was touching my face… .

“… … ?”

Shin Si-woo froze as he reached out his hand to me… and the white particles in the air also stopped.

“This is….”

It’s a situation where something feels awkward.

‘This is definitely that guy’s….’

I don’t understand, but I first dropped my body early to prevent the white powder from touching my body.

And as soon as I dodge… .

Swish.

“Huh?”

Time began to flow again and the powder fell to the floor.

“Huh?”

At this, Shin Si-woo tilted his head and stared at me as if he couldn’t believe his eyes.

“Weren’t you just in front of me? … When did you get there?”

“… … .”

And then he checked the inside of the can… .

“What’s good? There’s still some left.”

He then took a step towards me with an eerie expression on his face.

But then it happened.

Boom-!

“… … !”

Suddenly, the door behind Shin Si-woo opened roughly… .

“… … Huh?”

A truly unexpected character has appeared.

“… Sang-gu oppa?”

“Oh my… Yerin.”

Black suit, huge muscular build, facial scar, bald head.

It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen Sang-gu oppa.

‘But why is Sang-gu oppa suddenly…?’

Sang-gu oppa seemed to have come running in a really hurry; instead of his usually expressionless face, he was frowning and panting.

And then he just looked at the situation in front of him and asked me this.

“… Is this you?”

… I don’t know exactly what he meant, but since he was referring to Shin Si-woo, I thought I understood what he meant, so I nodded.

“… Yes.”

And then… .

“Okay.”

Sang-gu Oppa came forward with brisk strides and gave a short answer… .

“… What are you? Are you a NAS employee or something… .”

Tsk-!!

He just punched Shin Si-woo in the face.