The Planning Director's Submission
"Name: Kim Yu-na… Father passed away in an accident when she was young… No siblings… Mother has been ill, so she balanced studying and part-time jobs while nursing her through her school years. She caught the agency's eye and joined as a trainee at the late age of eighteen… Even without any prior training in singing or dancing, her remarkable talent let her surpass the existing trainees in just one year and get promoted to the debut lineup of the girl group ASTRA that the agency had been preparing… She's even more impressive than I thought."
I genuinely admired the female idol whose photo and personal details appeared on my work phone screen.
She was my first brainwashing target after officially becoming a company employee, and the hottest idol both domestically and internationally right now.
Her life story was cliché yet undeniably dramatic, and overcoming it certainly deserved applause.
Though I didn't know much about idols, I could tell how impressive it was to join late and earn a spot in the debut lineup within a year through sheer ability.
The fact that she had managed nursing her mother and her studies on top of that made it feel even more remarkable.
'Her face is on another level of beauty, that's for sure…'
Kim Yu-na's face on the screen stood out as exceptionally pretty, even for an idol.
But even I, an outsider, knew that the idol world wasn't built on looks alone, no matter how large a factor they were.
"After successfully debuting with the girl group ASTRA, she received an explosive response… Among them, Kim Yu-na stood out exceptionally and immediately began solo activities, achieving surprising popularity once again with the song 'Together'… She even topped charts not only in Korea but also on famous overseas charts…!? Whoa… Can a rookie who just debuted achieve this level of success as a solo artist the following year?"
Her popularity showed no signs of cooling even as she entered her second year as a soloist.
Even more surprising was that she maintained considerable popularity in group activities as the leader while pursuing her solo career.
At this point, anyone had to acknowledge that her talent was innate.
I had actually listened to a few of her live performances, and even someone like me who knew nothing about singing found myself completely captivated by her vocal ability.
"Stunning looks… overwhelming talent, a life story that draws people's attention, and a personality that even her colleagues praise highly…"
A chuckle escaped me.
If I were still my old self, someone like her would have felt impossibly distant, like looking up at the sky.
The feeling was similar now, but my position had changed.
She was someone I had to conquer to repay my debt, an existence I needed to corrupt and brainwash.
The current me possessed the power to make that happen.
Upon becoming a regular employee, my stamp had been upgraded significantly.
There was no longer a limit on the number of targets I could brainwash, and I could now affect males as well.
Even so, indiscriminately brainwashing people would require writing an incident report for the company, but as long as necessity was acknowledged, I could brainwash humans almost without limit.
With greater authority came greater responsibility.
The scale of work had grown larger than during my intern days, and I expected the workload to become correspondingly more difficult.
Previously my targets had been ordinary female college students, but now it was a celebrity under intense public scrutiny.
Inevitably, there would be many restrictions and difficulties in my actions.
'As expected, I should start by targeting the people around her…'
Still, having done this before, I now had a sense of how to begin.
There were four people deeply connected to Yu-na.
The other ASTRA members: Rina, Arin, Sena, and Na-rae.
If I brainwashed those with close relationships to Yu-na and used them, I could quickly shake the mind of my ultimate target, Yu-na, just like before.
'So, who should I brainwash first?'
I scrolled through the profiles and relationships of the ASTRA members excluding Yu-na.
"Hmm…"
It was interesting.
In interviews and vlogs shown in the media, the members appeared to be the picture of harmony.
They were full of playful banter and laughter.
Their relationships looked like close sisters, undeniably friendly.
I didn't believe it.
More precisely, I believed in human nature.
Unlike Yu-na, the other four members had trained at the agency since they were young and had barely seized their chance.
Could they truly look straight at someone who joined the debut lineup after just one year and stood shoulder to shoulder with them?
Moreover, could they feel nothing toward someone who debuted solo and achieved popularity on a completely different level from them?
'The degree may vary, but they're definitely jealous.'
The fact that they only showed such intimate appearances meant it was all an act.
I intended to exploit that.
'To do that, I need more information than the superficial details the company provided.'
I scrolled down on the phone screen and found a woman worth using.
"Alright… Let's start by using this woman."
Han Su-yeon, the planning director of Paran Entertainment, to which Yu-na belonged.
She had contributed the most to debuting ASTRA and had risen to the high position of planning director because of it.
She maintained close relationships with the ASTRA members and was highly likely to know their hidden sides.
I planned to use this woman, who could be easily brainwashed with just a stamp and had no restrictions, to gather information.
"Good, the plan is coming together— Urgh!?"
While slowly forming a plan in my head to brainwash Yu-na, a warm body embraced me from behind.
"Ahaha— Why are you so embarrassed?"
Along with the soft sensation pressing against my back came a mischievous voice tickling my ear.
Without turning around, I already knew who it was, so I deliberately stayed silent and pretended to keep looking at my phone screen.
At my reaction, Guide let out a "Hehe" and rested her chin on my shoulder.
"You're working hard."
Guide whispered while looking at the phone screen with me.
Her words, accompanied by a suggestive breath, made my heart strangely pound.
Realizing it wasn't simple excitement, surprise and agitation stirred within me.
That was natural—my relationship with Guide wasn't like that.
"Seung-woo… I believe you'll do well."
Guide embraced me tighter and encouraged me affectionately in a nostalgic tone.
My heart began to beat even more strongly, but I forced it down and could only say one thing.
"…Thank you."
A soundless laugh came from behind at my greeting.
For some reason, that laugh felt… different from before.
* *
Ring ring!!
Ring…
"Ah, like I said, that incident has nothing to do with our agency!"
"Call the Hanil Newspaper! Those bastards are spreading weird rumors and dragging us into it for no reason, damn it!"
Paran Entertainment.
Originally a minor company, it had been on the rise recently thanks to the successive hits of ASTRA and Yu-na.
Using the fountain pen that manipulated identities, I had entered the company as a new manager and was greeted by a noisy office where phones rang everywhere.
"Everyone knows the company's in chaos because of the Hwang Ik-soo scandal that broke a few days ago, right? Get it together! Manage the people you're in charge of properly!! Got it!?"
Amid the noise echoing throughout the office, one woman stood out particularly.
With her hands behind her back, she waved papers and issued threats in front of a line of employees.
In an atmosphere reminiscent of military punishment, I identified who she was.
'So that's Han Su-yeon.'
She had risen rapidly to a high position after contributing greatly to the successful debut of ASTRA and Kim Yu-na, but she had a notorious reputation for her terrible personality.
No wonder the staff secretly called her "Crazy Woman."
After scolding the employees who stood with their heads bowed as if guilty for quite some time, she noticed me watching blankly from behind and reacted.
"Who are you… Haah— Follow me."
'…Follow me?'
She gave me a look as if trying to gauge who I was, then spoke informally and turned away.
I was taken aback.
Though it was our first meeting, she must have recognized me to react that way.
The identity I held now was that of a manager who had just joined the company today.
'Is this how companies normally are?'
Even though my identity was fabricated, it was my first time in an ordinary company, so I had honestly felt some excitement.
But being spoken to informally right off the bat shattered that illusion and left me displeased.
At first I wondered if it was because I lacked social experience, but upon reflection, that wasn't it.
Anyway, since I had work to do, I suppressed my emotions and followed her into what appeared to be her private office.
Thud!
"You're the new manager who started today?"
"Yes."
Placing the documents she had been holding irritably onto the desk, Su-yeon spoke in annoyance.
She was still using informal speech and hadn't even looked at my face.
She rummaged through the papers on her desk, picked one up, and stared at it intently.
"…What? No experience?"
After reading what appeared to be my resume, Su-yeon finally turned her gaze to look at me properly.
"We're already short on experienced people, so why— Haah—"
Su-yeon let out a deep sigh to contain her anger and approached me.
Watching her, my displeasure gradually turned into irritation.
I had heard that the entertainment industry had strict discipline, but I hadn't expected it to be this bad.
No, this wasn't discipline—it was just plain rude.
Or perhaps the woman in front of me, no… the bitch, was simply abnormal.
"You can see the company's in chaos right now, can't you?"
"Yes."
"I don't have time to teach you everything one by one. I'm throwing you straight into the field, so figure it out and learn on your own. Got it!?"
Su-yeon screamed in my face.
When I just stared at her without saying anything, she glared harder and shouted even louder.
"I said, did you hear me!!"
I had endured enough.
Fortunately, we were alone in the room, so there was no need to worry about being seen.
"Hey."
"…What?"
At my informal address, Su-yeon's expression went blank.
"I said 'hey,' you crazy bitch."
"What…"
Su-yeon's previously dazed expression gradually twisted as anger surfaced.
Just like when she had yelled at me earlier, she raised her eyes sharply and opened her mouth to unleash another bout of nervous rage.
"This bastard's gone crazy—"
* *
"Slurp— Slurp—"
"It's better now that you shut your mouth. Your personality is shit, but your body and tits are usable."
I looked down at Su-yeon, who was kneeling and serving me while I sat in the chair in front of the office computer.
Her face was expressionless as she looked up at me, brainwashed.
Her unfocused, empty pupils.
She was sucking on my cock with her lips while sandwiching it between her two massive breasts exposed outside her unbuttoned shirt.
The hysterical female superior who used to glare and scream was nowhere to be found in her, now that her body and mind belonged to me.
With her mouth shut, she was nothing more than an onahole doll serving me with her two huge mounds of flesh and her lips.
Smack!
"Suck it deeper, you fucking bitch! Is that whore mouth of yours only good for screaming?"
"Gulp—"
When I slapped her breasts hard with my palm, Su-yeon quickly pushed her tightly closed lips forward as if she understood.
While receiving service from the female superior of the company I had just joined, now turned into my slave, I looked at her computer screen.
Detailed personal information of the artists belonging to the company.
Seeing the content that even included details from their trainee days, I relaxed my hand.
"Good, let's properly search for information."
"Gulp, gulp, gulp…"
With the sound of her shoving my cock deep into her throat as background noise, I began reading through the secret information about the ASTRA members.