Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 158

Special Request (1)

158. Special Request (1)

2022.04.07.

A person waiting at the crosswalk noticed it.

As the other person quickly picked up the coin, the demon’s mouth stretched to its ears, forming a gruesome smile.

[Picked it up… Picked it up…]

The demon leaped onto the back of the person who picked up the coin.

The man, already covered in black things hanging from his arms and legs, seemed to be swallowed by the dark air as the demon climbed on his back.

[You’re taking it… You’re taking it…]

It was a nasty one.

A typical demon that deliberately scatters bait and latches onto the person who picks it up.

Judging by the fact that it throws bait, that thing seems to have quite a bit of power.

Most likely, it will follow them all the way home.

Since a demon has entered the house, all sorts of troubles will occur in that home.

Things will break.

Someone in the family will get hurt.

Things they were doing will fail.

In severe cases, the family might fall apart.

Whether someone dies or a huge debt arises from a failed business, leading to dissolution.

It’s a truly enormous price to pay for simply picking up a coin that fell on the ground.

Without much thought, Yeon-woo stepped in almost instinctively.

“Hello. Do you have a moment?”

He approached the person who had been crossing the crosswalk while staring intently at their phone.

He blocked their path gently enough not to be rude.

However.

“I don’t buy anything. I don’t believe in anything. I don’t perform ancestral rites [ceremonial acts of honoring deceased ancestors]. I don’t do psychological counseling. I don’t like your impression, so I don’t want to hear empty words.”

An unexpected answer came back.

“……?”

He wondered what they were talking about.

[Ahahaha! Our Yeon-woo got mistaken for a cult recruiter! What is this! Ahahahaha!]

Thanks to the child spirit bursting into laughter, he could roughly understand.

“Hey, I’m busy, so please move…”

The person, still annoyed at the shoes blocking their path, gradually trailed off.

‘How strong is that ‘Dorumi’ [slang for a recruiter or someone trying to persuade you] that it doesn’t fall off even after saying this?’

He was already feeling tired and his arms and legs were heavy these days.

He had also been fired from his part-time job the day before yesterday, so he was in a very low mood.

He had just come back from an interview, but the feeling wasn’t good.

He needed to go home quickly and check job search sites for new listings.

These days were the worst.

At least he had picked up a coin just now, so it seemed like people weren’t meant to die completely broke.

Of course, as soon as he crossed the crosswalk, he was caught by some guy, whether it was a ‘Dorumi’ or a cult member, and his heart, which had been excited about picking up the coin, sank again.

‘Let’s see that unlucky face!’

With that thought, the man lifted his head forcefully.

He was thinking of saying something.

He wanted to gather his courage and tell them not to make things harder when he was already having a hard time.

But.

He definitely lifted his head with that thought.

“…What should I do first?”

Those words flowed out of his mouth without him even realizing it.

It was an instinctive response.

“Do you want me to do a survey? Or…? Ancestral rites are okay if they’re not too expensive…”

Whatever the reason for blocking him, he suddenly felt an insane desire to listen to everything.

Ancestral rites? So what!

He’d just do some loading work!

He asked with that thought, but the other person’s expression was strange.

“No. We don’t do things like that. Do you have time to talk for a moment?”

“Yes, yes, of course. What do you want to talk about?”

Of course.

He had to listen to whatever they had to say.

The man, who had been walking with Yeon-woo, met the gazes of several pairs of eyes looking at him.

Those eyes were saying this.

‘Comrade, welcome! Congratulations, welcome!’

*

“This kind of progress is quite refreshing.”

“I’m sorry for acting arbitrarily.”

“No, no, no! I’m not saying anything to Yeon-woo. I just think it’s really good.”

A young man with a haggard complexion that Yeon-woo had just strode over and brought.

He immediately said okay when Yeon-woo said he wanted to do a mission.

Then, he experienced Yeon-woo’s divine acupressure skills.

-Are you an acupressurist? Do celebrities do acupressure these days?

-No.

-I’ve been feeling really heavy lately? It felt like I was being pulled from the ground, but suddenly my arms and legs feel refreshed. What is this? Can acupressure do this?

And then,

-Hyung [older brother/male friend]. You’re really handsome. I’ll watch the movie well! I’ll definitely watch it!

He firmly grasped the ticket and went back, feeling relaxed after getting the stamp.

“But why did it have to be that person?”

“He looked so tired that I wanted to help him with something.”

“Ah… Well, it’s a really tough time for him. But Yeon-woo, does that mean the mission is like this first…?”

“Is that okay? I’m not sure if it fits the program’s purpose…”

“Of course, it’s okay! Our program’s name and purpose are all about doing things with someone. Rather, Yeon-woo approaching directly might allow even citizens who don’t know this show to participate, which would be even better.”

When Yeon-woo, who was standing to cross the crosswalk, suddenly stopped moving.

Everyone was questioning it, but they waited together for the time being.

Yeon-woo had already gained a lot of favor in less than a few hours.

Thanks to that, when the staff wholeheartedly wanted him to do whatever he wanted.

-Huh? Yeon-woo is moving?

-Follow him quickly.

-Okay.

-Wait a minute. The close-up team follows, and the rest stay here. Who is he talking to right now?

-Oh? He’s coming this way!

Yeon-woo directly scouted a person.

Later, the close-up team said the conversation was quite funny.

This was also a video that couldn’t be thrown away.

-This format is okay too?

While Yeon-woo was melting the other person with acupressure.

-I see. A service that goes to find people instead of waiting doesn’t seem bad…?”

-It’s refreshing. This way, even if someone with low recognition comes out, the picture won’t look strange.

-Ah… right. When a non-famous person came out, it was really embarrassing when there was no one who recognized them even if they walked around trying to do a mission…

-Let’s talk to the PD [Producer Director] about it. If we drop them off in a completely unknown place and have them proceed with the mission directly, we can prevent manipulation controversies.

The staff felt a freshness in Yeon-woo’s unexpectedness and quickly finished exchanging newly emerging ideas.

It was the timing when they were wondering if they should make a change.

‘I should praise whoever cast him.’

He even helps with ideas.

The staff’s faces were filled with pleasant smiles.

The days when they were cursing and worrying about the personnel that the advertiser had forcibly inserted were completely forgotten.

*

‘That’s a relief.’

The instinctive movement of his body turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

After removing the sticky thoughts and demons from the young man who picked up the demon, he was showered with praise.

Of course, it wasn’t praise for chasing away the demon.

“You can do whatever you want, Yeon-woo.”

He also received permission not to wait for citizens to give him missions.

However, there were quite a few people who recognized Yeon-woo first and approached him, so he continued to do ordinary missions.

‘Hmm?’

Yeon-woo stopped again when he was a little away from the large intersection.

“Oh? Mom.”

There was someone who recognized Yeon-woo first.

It was a child holding the hand of a woman carrying a lot of luggage.

“Mom. Look over there. It’s the pretty older brother in the picture Dad put up.”

A cute voice.

But there was a shadow cast somewhere.

It wasn’t the child that caught Yeon-woo’s attention.

It was,

[Harvestable lifespan: +14 days]

It was the lifespan floating above the woman’s head.

To be exact, it was the lifespan floating above the man’s head right next to the woman.

‘A demon?’

At first, he thought it was a demon that had deliberately stuck to them.

But.

[Mirim… Jiyeon…]

Unlike ordinary demons, he couldn’t even touch them for fear of harming them, and he was just hovering beside them.

He was crying profusely, and he wondered if it was a demon…

‘Is he a related person?’

The 고민 [worry/concern] didn’t last long.

Because he could just go and check.

“Hello.”

The woman, who was holding the child’s hand and looking this way, looked surprised when Yeon-woo slowly approached and greeted her.

“Oh… Kang Yeon-woo…?”

“Yes. I’m Kang Yeon-woo. Hello? Hello to you too?”

When he greeted the child, the child hid behind the woman but peeked out.

That appearance was cute and lovely.

“We’re filming a program called ‘With You,’ and I was wondering if you’d be willing to appear on it?”

The writer in charge, who had been watching, quickly ran over and explained the purpose of the program.

“Mom. Can’t we do it? ‘With You’ is something we used to watch often with Dad…”

The woman hesitated for a moment at the child’s words and then nodded.

She had a very tired and exhausted face, but she seemed willing to listen to the child’s words.

“Then, should we give you a mission? But it didn’t seem like this on TV…”

She said she watched the program often, so she seemed to know how it was going.

“The way we’re doing it has changed a bit this time. The cast members go directly to find the people to perform the mission. Yeon-woo will perform a customized mission, and if you like it, you can stamp the mission complete, and if something is wrong! Then you don’t have to stamp it. There are no disadvantages at all even if you don’t stamp it, so don’t worry.”

“Ah… yes.”

The suspicious look disappeared as the writer hurriedly explained that it wasn’t manipulation.

“Then is that person going to give us a mission?”

“Yes. Yeon-woo will do one mission for you directly. Would that be okay?”

The answer was positive.

“Pretty oppa [term used by younger females to address older males]. What are you going to do for us?”

The child, who had already lost her wariness, asked Yeon-woo.

“That’s still a secret.”

Yeon-woo smiled.

His gaze was fixed on the man who was crying behind the child and the woman.

*

“But Yeon-woo. Will you have time? I just got a call, and Do-hee’s team is progressing a little faster than us…”

“It’s okay. Ah. Is there a problem with the amount of footage?”

“No, no, no. If we just make good use of what we’ve filmed so far, we can get two episodes. We have to check with Do-hee’s team, but we’re talking about planning about two episodes for now.”

It was because of the video that had nothing to throw away.

No matter how good the picture is, viewers can easily get tired if the same feeling is repeated.

‘Tsk. Does this person only have one repertoire? Is this how a person with X years of experience does fan service?’

There were also stars who showed a mechanical appearance with the same reaction no matter what kind of fan came.

As an aside, that celebrity filmed for 18 hours.

Unfortunately, everything was cut, cut, and cut, and only about 20 minutes were aired.

It was because most of the footage was taken away by other partners.

‘At least… it’s a relief that he didn’t get cursed because he gave a good response with a robot reaction.’

How fierce that manager was.

He’s as fierce as a pit bull terrier, but fortunately, he didn’t get a call.

‘Compared to that human, our Yeon-woo is an angel, an angel…’

Surely his face will be full of smiles throughout the editing time.

The staff who were already calling Yeon-woo ‘our Yeon-woo.’

Some of them had already applied to join the fan club.

It was a very quick move even though they were filming.

“I don’t think you have to worry about the amount of footage, but are you really okay? Our show is a competition…”

“It’s okay. Since I’m doing it, I want to do it properly.”

The main PD, who heard the words, also gave the okay sign.

“We’re going to get a pretty good picture this time.”

“Right?”

“Kang Yeon-woo seems to know how to draw a picture. Did you coach him or something?”

“There’s no way. He just does it all by himself?”

“He’s a rookie, but he’s already making narratives on his own, so he’s going to be a big friend. Get close to him.”

‘With You’ is classified as a variety show.

However, the most important thing in this program is the narrative of the performers.

If it was just a program that ended with short-term laughter and fun, it wouldn’t have gained this much popularity.

How to sublimely transform laughter and fun into emotion was the part that the production team worked hardest on.

It’s not for nothing that Dangham is known as an excellent image maker.

“What are you thinking of doing? You said it was a secret earlier.”

“You’ll find out if you watch a little bit. More than that, is it okay to move?”

“Yes. Of course. Then we’ll follow you at a little distance.”

There have been quite a few performers who couldn’t be predicted until now.

But this was the first time they weren’t worried like this.

Rather.

‘What is he trying to do? They just look like an ordinary family…’

What exactly about the seemingly ordinary family caught Yeon-woo’s attention.

The reason that will soon be revealed was very much awaited.