Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 379

379. Gabriel Repays the Favor (1)

2022.11.14.

Come to think of it, I had completely forgotten.

“That’s being released today?”

“Yeah, apparently. I didn’t know, but I found out like this.”

Gabriel glanced down.

His smartphone, which would have been ringing off the hook with news of his return, was quietly asleep, turned off.

“I knew it was around this time, but I didn’t know it was exactly today.”

Looking it up, the reaction was very good.

‘Better than I thought?’

It was a surprising result.

The ad had only been posted for about three hours.

But the view count was already over 500,000.

Click!

Yeon-woo moved the mouse and played the video posted on YouTube.

The video had a generally calm atmosphere.

Just like the producer said, using real people as models drew deeper empathy.

The screen proceeded like a documentary commentary.

“Did you film reenactments too?”

“It just happened… I can’t just put out a scene of me sitting and talking in the ad, can I?”

That was true.

The fairly long full video cast various people from different fields to tell their stories calmly.

People who had to spend a painful past under prejudiced eyes.

People who were labeled as troublemakers because of their environment and eventually gave up on themselves.

People who eventually chose to disconnect from the world due to countless whispering, gossiping slanders.

And even people who almost made dangerous choices.

People with different wounds told their stories.

[Cheer up, you can do it. You can overcome it. …These kinds of words might be cliché.]

[I want to say it differently. You don’t have to cheer up, you don’t have to overcome it.]

[You don’t have to be okay. You’re doing well just by enduring. You’re trying hard enough.]

The people in the video said that.

Strangely, Yeon-woo thought that the words touched somewhere deep inside him.

[Do you know that everyone in the world has different fingerprints?]

[People don’t all have to be the same.]

It was a message delivered equally to the wounded.

And to countless other people.

[Quietly recall your most precious memory.]

[Does the memory of your first dream come to mind?]

[What was it like? Was it a dream that you wanted to be the same as everyone else?]

They say.

There can be nothing the same anywhere in this world.

That different is not wrong.

That other people’s opinions don’t matter.

That I, not someone else, should look back on myself first.

‘It’s so strange. It’s like they’re talking to me.’

The melody of Dream Walker plays softly.

The stories of people talking calmly and sincerely reminded him of the traces of wounds that had now healed and were slowly being forgotten.

‘It’s a bit of a shame.’

Now, almost all of the past wounds have healed.

The people I’ve met so far, and the people around me.

Even the beings who poured infinite goodwill and affection on me even though I had nothing.

If it weren’t for them, I probably wouldn’t be here now.

So Yeon-woo was very satisfied with the current situation.

He even felt a little regret about hesitating whether to walk the path of an entertainer.

If I had known it would be this good.

If I had known that even these old wounds would be completely healed.

I probably would have chosen this path without a second thought.

‘But it’s still a bit of a shame.’

But even so, Yeon-woo felt regret.

If.

Really, if.

‘What if someone had told me this story earlier?’

That was the question that came to mind.

I don’t want to deny the present… but still, if.

If someone had really told me this story a little earlier?

“Hoo…….”

A deep sigh escapes.

The assumption of ‘if’ always makes people’s minds complicated.

But soon the dizzy head became calm.

‘I’ve changed a lot too.’

This subtle regret was by no means a feeling of regret or regret.

Perhaps, ironically, it was close to joy.

The wounds of the past really only have traces left now.

It hasn’t completely disappeared yet, though.

But it will soon disappear.

Such a trace.

‘I didn’t even need to feel sorry.’

Because there was regret, Yeon-woo could feel the effect of this advertisement more directly than anyone else.

‘I hope it helps everyone who needs it.’

It was a strange feeling.

Perhaps it meant that Yeon-woo had grown that much.

Now, haven’t I become able to tell this message to others?

That alone was satisfying.

Somehow, it feels like the him of his childhood appears and gently pats him on the shoulder.

“How is it? Is it… okay?”

“Yes. It’s very well made.”

Gabriel finally sighed, perhaps because he was nervous even though he pretended to be calm.

“Right? I’m not just saying this because I filmed it, but the people here are really sincere. What should I say? Their perspective on the world is warm.”

Gabriel said.

“I felt a lot while filming too. There must have been many people who had a hard time for their own reasons besides me. And there must have been people who made those people’s lives difficult. I had this thought while filming. I hope those people don’t realize their mistakes too late and regret or feel sorry. I hope they realize quickly that they have a distorted perception. What do you think?”

There are many things that we are so used to that we don’t notice unless someone tells us.

“It’s important to comfort people who are having a hard time right away… but I think it’s also important to solve the cause of that difficult situation.”

If the problem exists and you turn a blind eye to it, nothing will be solved.

People who are hurt and having a hard time will slowly recover over time….

‘It won’t be a fundamental solution.’

Gabriel was right.

“I just… I just had that thought. I hope they don’t regret it later, thinking, ‘I shouldn’t have done that back then,’ but rather come to their senses quickly now. So I hope this ad will give strength to as many people as possible.”

“It will.”

Gabriel scratched his cheek awkwardly at Yeon-woo’s almost firm words.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Yeon-woo could be sure.

It wasn’t just something he was saying without thinking.

Because the result was actually ringing out at this very moment.

-Ting!

-Ting!

-Ting!

Now I can be sure.

The source of this lifespan is Gabriel.

“Hmm hmm. Hmm. Well, I feel a little relieved because you said that, Yeon-woo. Actually, until now, I was wondering if it would work out…….”

Again, recommending Gabriel for this ad was a very good choice.

The comments were also very favorable.

What was interesting was that the effect of the ad was really revealed in the comments as it was.

-It’s shocking. Everything I knew was a rumor. I thought Gabriel had gone bankrupt and failed due to drug addiction 🙁 I wouldn’t have known if I hadn’t seen the ad.

-I’ve only heard rumors that he’s living on borrowed time due to drug addiction…….

-Rumors, gossip… they’re really harmful. I knew it, but… it’s so terrible and shocking to see it directly like this.

-A few words can ruin a person’s life like this.

-I told you! That can’t be a drug addict’s face! Even in humiliating paparazzi shots, Gabriel is glowing on his own, how could that be a drug addict’s face! But no one believed me! But now everyone knows the truth! I’m very happy right now!:D!!

……

-I had a friend who I was close to, but I heard bad things about them, so I distanced myself. I was so surprised that I didn’t know they were that kind of person, so I distanced myself… Seeing this reminds me of that. If they were at least a friend I was close to, I should have asked them directly and checked….

-RE) Oh friend 🙁 I’m glad you’re thinking about it again now. Your friend will be happy if you talk to them again.

“Hmm hmm… Anyway, the reaction is better than I thought, so they’re planning to continue filming follow-up ads.”

“That would be very good.”

“Right? They said they’re planning to expand into various fields besides the ones they’ve covered so far. Honestly, there are more than one or two social problems. I heard they’re going to do something about the homeless soon.”

Gabriel wiped his nose awkwardly, as if he was embarrassed.

But as he continued to speak, he started chattering more and more, as if flowers were blooming.

“The full version will only be uploaded on YouTube and the campaign’s official website, and a short version will be on TV. But I’m glad it’s a 30-second version instead of a 15-second one. It would be nice if it was a minute long, but they said they can’t do that, so I’m a little disappointed.”

Again, Gabriel is suited to be in front of the camera.

‘To think that such a human being has been shutting himself off from the world and being depressed all this time.’

Who would have believed it?

‘Maybe I wouldn’t have known that such a gem was hidden either.’

Gabriel, who escaped from old pain.

As he took a step into the world with courage, the world began to change that much.

Looking back, it was a very coincidental thing.

‘If I hadn’t worked with Trevi on music… I wouldn’t have met Gabriel.’

Everything feels organically intertwined.

And at the end of this intertwined string is probably…….

‘Is it a gift?’

The unidentified system that woke me up with a sudden minus lifespan.

‘At first, I thought it was a curse. It was the opposite.’

How daunting it was to see the dates clearly marked in the negative.

Every minute and every second, I felt a sense of crisis that the grim reaper would wave his robe and beckon him.

Ah. Come to think of it, grim reapers these days don’t wear robes.

There are those who wear them because they like tradition, but there are more and more people who wear something free, saying it’s autonomous clothing or something.

[Tsk tsk. It’s the end of the world, the end of the world. What is that outfit! Not decent! Tsk tsk.]

[Hey, shut your mouth before I take you to the afterlife right now. Let’s win-win. Okay?]

I remember the grim reapers growling like that when they occasionally encountered the beings of the shrine.

Anyway, the important thing is this.

‘If I had just died there…….’

To be honest, nothing would have happened.

Even though he was born with strong spiritual power that Ms. Kang, who was from Manshin [Korean shaman], was amazed at.

At that point, Yeon-woo was just another citizen.

Rather, because he was shutting himself off from the world, news of his accident would not have given the world any emotion.

‘At best, an article might have appeared in the local newspaper. Or maybe not even that.’

Since the child he rescued was the grandson of a celebrity, would it have been on the news?

A brave young man. A righteous man who rescued a child.

He might have had such a title.

But that’s the end.

His death would not have brought any change.

But.

What about the opposite?

‘A second chance… right?’

After waking up with a minus lifespan by the system.

A lot has really changed.

Small changes were made to the past and pain of minor individuals.

Greatly, it was connected to changes in the world that I never even thought of.

“Yeon-woo.”

And Gabriel was created by Yeon-woo, who was revived with a minus lifespan.

It was another big change.

Gabriel, who had been talking actively, was now looking at Yeon-woo with a nervous look.

“It’s all thanks to you, Yeon-woo.”

“……?”

“The reason I was able to come this far. It was all because you were there.”

At the same time as the sincere greeting ended.

-Ting!

A notification popped up.

[The seed that has grown vigorously has finally sprouted its first cotyledon [seed leaf]!]

[The seed wants to repay the existence of the gardener who raised it!]

[Please accept the seed’s gratitude for your warm care!]

Huh?

[From now on, ‘Gabriel Alicia’s’ influence will accumulate to the gardener!]