Chapter 37
Chapter 37
What kind of crazy bullshit is this.
That's what I want to say, straight to their faces.
But look at those trembling fists.
A kid who has been training for 4 or 5 years with arms so skinny it wouldn't be strange if they collapsed right now.
Even if they are a bit ignorant about basic etiquette or order.
They must know how rude, shameless, and shameful the words they are currently spitting out are.
How many people in the world, other than Team Leader Park, could say the things I just thought of in front of kids like this?
'I can't just nod and say, "Yeah, that's right."'
It's true that the Oasis kids are pitiful.
They finally grabbed the golden opportunity of a debut.
Why did it have to be Team Leader Park in charge of that?
But separate from that, my kids—the ones I manage—are precious to me, too. No. They're even more precious.
It's obvious, isn't it?
We eat the same food every day, live under the same roof, laughing and crying together, repeating that cycle day after day.
[The amount of semen ejaculated into the children's wombs, too.]
That's not wrong, either.
But please refrain from using that kind of expression right now.
I'm being serious.
[Understood.]
As I hesitate to answer for a moment, Mina, feeling even more embarrassed and ashamed, can't hold back her tears anymore. She sheds tears like big drops of dung and wipes them away roughly with her arm.
"I'm sorry. Team Leader Kim-nim. I must have been crazy for a moment. Saying things like that. Even if I debuted like that, I'd only be an idol of that caliber. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. Sob."
"Huuuh. Hmm. Mina-ya, Sora-ya, and Serina."
"Sniff. Yes."
Perhaps surprised that I remembered all their names, they all look at me with teary eyes, flinching.
If our kids are chicks.
What should I call the kids here?
They're like little baby kittens.
Chicks. And kittens.
Aren't they natural enemies?
If there's one difference, it's that our chicks would probably eat the kittens.
"First of all. As someone responsible for the lives of four people, I can't just nod and say I feel sorry for you. I'd like you to give me some time to think about this."
"Ah. No. Please just forget what I just said."
"No, no. There will be a way. Did you say you've been trainees for 4 or 5 years? Then let's see. Did you join when you were in high school?"
"I joined in my third year of middle school."
"Haha. Hmm."
Even while laughing, a groan escapes me.
At least I graduated from college.
I played when I wanted to play.
I've even been on a couple of nearby overseas trips, so I've enjoyed what I could.
But these kids have been here looking only at the dream of becoming an idol.
"So. What is it. Kids. Is there anything you want to eat? Let's at least get some energy by eating something first."
Ggorureureureuk-.
No sooner had I finished speaking than the kids' stomach clocks went off.
Anyone could see they were starving to death.
No. Even though they were in pain from hunger.
"W-we're okay."
Seeing them refuse even food, I quickly told them to wait, ran to our team office, and brought back some konjac jelly and probiotics I had kept in the fridge.
"Just eat this for now."
"I......"
"It's okay. It's okay. Even all of this combined isn't even 100 calories. Just eat it. You won't gain weight from eating this."
How good could a konjac jelly that's 12 calories each possibly taste?
How much could it really satisfy their hunger?
The probiotics were the same.
It was low-calorie, so it wasn't particularly delicious either.
"I. Then I'll just eat a little."
But seeing them savor even that as if they were starving ghosts, as if every single bite was precious, with tears in their eyes, makes me sigh as an adult.
At times like this, I wonder what the hell this K-POP idol thing even is.
[You are doing well.]
[Whatever it is. To completely finish off that bastard, Park Ju-yong, it's better to get help from the kids close to him.]
[Care for them a bit more kindly.]
[If the opportunity arises, it's fine to fuck them all, too. It might even be better? It'll help the kids recover their condition, too.]
It's not that I haven't thought about that, either.
But honestly, I'm not that close with them.
It's a bit ambiguous.
It's a different case from Han Hye-eun, who was starved for sexual desire.
[Huuung. So Master wasn't just a monkey, after all.]
What are you talking about.
"E-excuse me, Team Leader-nim."
"Yeah?"
"C-can I use your phone for a moment?"
"Oh? Oh. Yeah, sure. Use it as much as you want. Microtransactions, food delivery, shopping, whatever."
It seems like Park Ju-yong even confiscated all of Oasis's phones.
"Ah. Thank you. I'm just going to check my SNS for a bit. I'm not even going to post anything. I just want to see how my friends are doing."
"Yeah, yeah."
They're 20 years old, so they're adults.
But trainees definitely still have a lot of the high school vibe.
"The three of you share a dorm. He doesn't even let you share one phone?"
"Our phones are banned."
"Yeah, yeah. And they said the monthly evaluation is coming up, so they told us to lose a ton of weight, so we're all living on just ice every day. Hehe."
"......."
He's crazy. Seriously.
"What are you going to do if you collapse from eating like that?"
"We've collapsed once or twice. But then they give us supplements? IV drips? Anyway, they make us get injections at the hospital and then go right back to training and practicing. Team Leader Park......"
The kids are checking their SNS while sucking the 12-calorie konjac jelly down to the bottom.
Three heads are stuck together on my phone, giggling.
"Wow. This is really delicious."
"Seriously! That's what I'm saying. If I debut, I'm confident I can eat a whole box of these at once."
"Me too, me too."
The kids, who were laughing and happy, suddenly stiffen.
"The problem is, even if we debut, we have to succeed to get paid."
"Maybe it's better not to debut...... Then we wouldn't have to pay back the training costs."
"But we've put in so much effort."
"There are tons of idols at our level. Even if we debut, can we succeed? Especially with this monthly evaluation......"
Glance.
Lee So-ra, who was looking at me, muttered in a depressed voice.
"......Honestly, we can't win, can we?"
Judging by the fact that everyone couldn't answer and just bowed their heads at those words.
They must have secretly seen our team practicing.
While grades aren't everything.
Even taking that into account, the gap was so large that they seemed to know it better than anyone.
"Sniff. What do I do. My mom and dad supported me so much to become an idol. Sob. If I screw it up now, I feel so sorry for my parents. Sob."
"T-Team Leader-nim. Seriously, just this once. Can't you think of it as saving us just once and give us the song? Honestly, Team Leader-nim's team would succeed even if you took any song......"
"Hey! Stop there. You're making the Team Leader uncomfortable. You even got food!"
"Ugh."
"And he let us use his phone!"
"Ugh."
"How much more trouble do you intend to cause for someone who takes care of us like this?"
"Sorry. Unni."
As expected, it's right for the leader of any group to be the eldest sister or someone more mature.
That's why Seong Se-ri is in charge of our team.
"I-I'm sorry. Team Leader-nim. The kids hear nagging and harsh words every day, so they're currently in a state of mental and physical weakness."
"M-mental and physical weakness. Ah. Okay."
Phew.
That was close?
It's been almost 3 years since I stopped playing games, so I almost felt a generation gap with the kids.
What is mental and physical weakness.
It must mean exactly what it says.
That their mind and body are suffering.
"So."
The kids flinch at the phrase "So."
"Can you not use that?"
"Use what?"
"That phrase, 'So.' Team Leader Park uses it a lot, so it gives me PTSD."
"Ah! Okay. Sorry, sorry. My bad. Wow, I was surprised too. I worked under that human for 3 years, so I guess I picked it up."
"No. It's okay."
The way they shyly shake their heads is cute, too.
[Lee So-ra, A+]
[Mina, S]
[Serina, A+]
It's true that it's hard to find grades like this on the street. Whatever it is, it's not like they have zero potential.
It was also true that if they got a good song from a famous composer, they could use that as a foothold to make it big.
In fact, there are groups that are B-grade but managed to make a living for 5 years because they met one good song.
"Anyway. That Team Leader Park. No, wait. Even the title of Team Leader is too good for that human. That dog baby bastard."
"Puh-hee. Puh-hee. He said dog baby. Cute."
"Ahem!"
Time flies when I'm with idols.
They're equipped with basic charm, after all.
"Right. What that dog baby says is literally dog shit, so don't keep it in your hearts. It's all eating away at your body and mind. Mental and physical weakness? That's why you're becoming mentally and physically weak."
"But they say humans grow when they hear harsh words from Team Leader Park."
"What kind of dog...... woof woof talk is that. That's not it. Of course! There are people who come to their senses when they hear harsh words. Like that dog baby you all know well. You can do that to a dog-like bastard like him."
Phew.
Trying not to swear as much as possible is even harder.
I don't think I'm in a position to say anything to Gil Min-seo either.
I've got swearing stuck in my mouth.
"You are all your parents' precious children, too. You're not in a position to be ignored or cursed at anywhere."
"That's right. My mom and dad love me so much."
"And. Go out on the street right now. How many people do you think are prettier and cuter than you?"
"That's true. When we were in school, people gave us business cards from all sorts of places. We were popular, too. We even had quite a few SNS followers."
Cute bitches.
No.
Cute kids, I mean.
"Right? Have confidence! You are all pretty and cute enough."
"Waaa! I really feel like I'm getting energy. Maybe it's because the konjac jelly is delicious."
"Want one more?"
"Gasp! Thank you."
Serina, who took the grape-flavored konjac jelly with a bow from the waist, sucks on it.
What would it be like if I inadvertently put my dick in that mouth.
The fact that I'm thinking that makes me a real piece of trash.
"I-I want one more, too."
Eventually, even the leader, Mina, gives in and takes a strawberry-flavored konjac jelly from me.
"Ah. If I knew there was strawberry flavor, I would have taken that. That one was the most delicious."
"Hehe. This is mine."
Eating the konjac jelly like that.
And having regained their self-esteem from hearing compliments, the kids ask me cautiously.
"But Team Leader-nim, the unnis on your team, you know."
"Oh. My team?"
"Yes, yes. Looking at the unnis, they seem to eat about as little as we do. Why are they so full of energy? We lose all our stamina just by dancing a few times."
"Oh. Um."
I wonder if it's because they're eating semen almost every day instead of konjac jelly.
"Just. The kids were born with good stamina."
"Must be nice. They're strong unnis. Slurp."
"For now, I want to take care of you guys as much as I can, so I'll think about it some more."
"Ah! Please forget about what I said earlier. Now that I think about it, it's so embarrassing."
"Forget it. What's done is done. I heard it all anyway."
"Wow. That tone of voice is exactly like the middle-aged men we saw on TV when we were little."
Serina.
Is she mixed-race?
I want to shove my dick into that mouth that keeps spitting out those weirdly poking words.
"And. Team Leader Park. Let's be honest. Kids. You hate him, right?"
At my words, the kids nod.
Serina even acted a little charming.
"We really, really hate him. It would be great if Team Leader Kim-nim was our team leader instead."
"Hoho. That might be a bit difficult, but for now, I really hate that human, too."
"It's a bit much for a middle-aged man to use the word 'really'."
I really need to fuck her.
This cheeky bitch.
"For now, it seems impossible, but a chance will definitely come later. So, to prepare for that, you should write a diary."
"A diary?"
"Yeah. Record everything, like the bad things you usually hear, or the words that lower your self-esteem. Then I'll kick that human out for you later."
"Yes. We will. But seriously, Team Leader-nim, can't you manage us too? We're serious."
That was when it happened.
"No."
Starting with Hee-ju, who I don't know where she popped out from, the kids stuck to me and growled at the Oasis kids.
Seeing that, the Oasis kids nodded, too.
"I guess not."
And so, just like their name, Oasis.
The Oasis kids, who had tasted a brief moment of sweetness like a spring in the desert, started having a hard time under Team Leader Park again, and we, for our part, prepared and prepared hard for the monthly evaluation.
And.
[Monthly Evaluation D-day 0]
The time has come.