Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 365

365. It’s Not Easy (1)

October 31, 2022.

Yeon-woo looked at the number floating above Gabriel’s head.

[10]

A number that was only 1 until recently.

But now it was 10, a tenfold increase.

This remarkable growth occurred after meeting Jennifer.

[Your warm care helps the seed grow!]

Guilt and fear towards the other person.

And old tears that could not be revealed due to mixed feelings of apology.

The moment Gabriel faced Jennifer, talked, and resolved the long-standing misunderstanding.

-Ding!

A familiar notification sound rang.

And then it told him the result he had been waiting for.

‘I knew I was right.’

The quick-witted Dongja Ryung had brought Jennifer.

Yeon-woo kindly wrote a spirit sight charm for her.

Gabriel, who could already see the deceased, was finally able to fully enjoy the incomplete communication.

[The seed that received your warm care is growing strong roots.]

[The seed that has grown strong and deep roots will boast a steadfastness that will not be shaken by any adversity!]

It was a truly satisfactory result.

It was a very successful result for a method that was thought of on the spur of the moment.

“Are you feeling better now?”

“……I didn’t know Jennifer was thinking that way. I thought she was just resenting me…….”

“Misunderstandings are never resolved without communication.”

“I really didn’t know that she was staying because she felt sorry for me. How pathetic must I have seemed to her while watching me.”

“Are you digging a hole again? Jennifer said it’s okay, right?”

“Not digging a hole! I’m just too ashamed of myself until now.”

As Gabriel’s growth after forming a connection shows.

Yeon-woo’s prescription perfectly achieved its purpose.

“To think she couldn’t leave because she felt sorry for me……. I showed Jennifer too many unsightly things.”

He said that, but Gabriel had a relieved expression.

Jennifer said that she had no resentment or complaints.

She was just heartbroken to see Gabriel falling apart and becoming more and more withdrawn because of her.

Because they couldn’t communicate, she could only watch, and that led to misunderstandings.

It was a terrible cycle.

It wasn’t anyone’s fault.

It was just that each person’s deep-seated guilt and the limitations of reality made the situation unfortunate.

“Her face…… looked so bad. To think that she tried so hard even after death to protect me……. I really didn’t know.”

Jennifer tried to help Gabriel even after death, who was afraid of the dead.

But Jennifer herself was a source of fear for Gabriel.

The guilt, despair, and fear he had towards Jennifer were greater than any other being combined.

[Thank you…….]

Yeon-woo remembered the voice that whispered and disappeared as if it would fade away.

She wasn’t her biological child, but she was a child she raised with her heart.

What would the person who watched a child with so many wounds gradually wither away have felt?

Especially if it was because of herself.

[Sniff. I hope she went to a good place?]

The sentimental ghost, Dongja Ryung, sniffled.

Perhaps that last greeting was a sincere thank you to Yeon-woo for untangling this tangled thread.

Gabriel, who had recovered from his long-standing pain, soon regained his original sparkle.

It was worth burning his spiritual power by writing a soul-appeasing charm.

‘…….But waking me up from dawn is a bit difficult.’

-It will be okay now. It won’t be forever, but it will probably be okay for quite a while.

It’s not like he just scribbled a talisman and burned it.

He even used his spiritual power and gave his precious blood.

Of course, there were some adversities before that.

-Yeon-woo?! Why are you suddenly, hurting yourself?! Oh, my god. I didn’t know you were so seriously stressed. I know a counseling center that I’ve been going to for a long time, and they’re very good at keeping secrets, so I’ll introduce you…….

-What misunderstanding are you having?

-Misunderstanding! Why are you suddenly stabbing your hand?!

-I need this somewhere…….

-Stop it and stop the bleeding! I brought an emergency kit here!

-……

Gabriel was even more horrified when he said he was going to draw something on his eyes with that blood.

In the end, harsh words came out.

-Just shut up and stay still. It’s not going to hurt you.

But the reaction was a bit strange again.

-What’s wrong? Why is your face suddenly red?

-No……? I wasn’t?

-What do you mean you weren’t? It’s hot.

-I’m telling you, no?! I just heard you swear for the first time……?

Yeon-woo then realized that Gabriel was a delicate person who couldn’t hear swear words.

‘I guess it’s stupid to only believe what’s shown in the media.’

Even though he was outdated, Gabriel’s paparazzi shots always got a huge reaction whenever they came out.

The problem is that swear words are always attached to it.

That’s not all.

There are so many cable TV programs here that are no different from paparazzi.

The reporters come and spout all kinds of nonsense.

Because eliciting a stimulating reaction leads directly to viewership and advertising.

-Gabriel! The Bluebird [social media platform similar to Twitter] users are calling you a useless idiot who still can’t live up to your face after seeing this paparazzi shot! How do you feel?!

They ask, smiling brightly and holding the microphone to his mouth as if they were going to shove it in!

For reference, Gabriel’s reaction at that time was like this.

-If you touch even a single strand of hair on my clothes, I will immediately claim damages. By the way, you know that only 5 of these clothes were released for this FW [Fall/Winter] season, right?

It goes without saying that the reporter, who was rushing in as if to kiss him, stopped on the spot.

Gabriel really had the financial ability to wear clothes worth that crazy amount of money.

He really had the crazy tendency to ask the reporter to pay for it.

Even that fact was widely known and famous.

‘I thought he was indifferent because he had heard so much…… I need to reflect.’

Yes.

Being cursed by a stranger is very different from being cursed by a friend you thought you were close to.

It was a bit strange that he was stuttering when I apologized, but whatever.

-Blood! Is the blood still coming out?

-I told you, you won’t be able to see anything from now on?

-I know, so let’s finish stopping the bleeding first!

-……

I don’t know if he heard me properly or not.

Looking at the current situation, it seems like he didn’t hear me properly.

“What time is it…….”

I must have fallen asleep like I fainted yesterday.

“Now? It’s six o’clock? What’s wrong, you’re sleeping in? You usually wake up at this time, right?”

Questions coming in like a question mark killer.

“…….”

It’s all your fault.

‘Who made me unable to wake up until this time?’

I overworked myself because I used too much spiritual power at once.

There is only one solution to this.

That is to take a good rest.

Depleted spiritual power is gradually replenished and recovered over time.

‘I need to recover quickly for now.’

If I start working on the OST [Original Soundtrack], I will definitely use my stats and spiritual power.

That’s why I skipped my morning exercise to recover as much as possible.

‘I feel very wronged for some reason?’

“Why are you looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong?”

“……It’s nothing. By the way, what brings you here at this time? You always wake up when the sun rises.”

“I’m going to go out to the filming location today. I’m going to stand in front of the camera again, so I need to get in shape.”

“Didn’t you just use the fitness room in the studio?”

“You jog every morning, Yeon-woo, so I thought it would be nice to try it too.”

He says that with a bright face.

“And there was one thing I wanted to check…….”

Yeon-woo, who was fully awake, got out of bed.

‘The effect is definitely working.’

You can tell just by looking at his face without asking.

Gabriel followed Yeon-woo like a dog that needed to pee while he washed his face.

After morning exercise.

After eating and finishing light exercise again.

“How did you do it?”

It was the moment I was wondering how far Gabriel’s patience could last.

[Yeon-woo, give him some attention. He’s desperate.]

Dongja Ryung took his side, calling him a personal can opener and a Jjureu [Korean juice pouch] vending machine.

“What are you talking about?”

“That……! What you did yesterday. You told me, Yeon-woo.”

“What did I say?”

He’s about to suffocate when I pretend I don’t know.

“You told me. That I wouldn’t be able to see anything for a while.”

“Did I?”

“Yes! You did! I don’t remember exactly because I was horrified when you suddenly stabbed your finger with a knife…… You drew something on my eyes with that.”

“I think I did?”

“After you stopped the bleeding, I went to the bathroom to wash up and looked in the mirror, but there was nothing on my eyes? So I thought it was a mistake…….”

Gabriel hesitated.

He resolved the long-standing misunderstanding and escaped from the wounds of the past.

The wounds he had been holding for a long time had just begun to heal.

The traces that were still red felt painful even if touched a little.

Of course, he couldn’t help but hesitate to speak.

But as if he had mustered the courage, Gabriel spoke slowly.

“I couldn’t see anything. Really.”

“That’s a relief. Didn’t you say it was painful? Isn’t it painful now?”

“I can’t see anything…… I really wonder if this is the world I lived in. What’s there to be painful about? I feel like I’ve been completely reborn.”

You could tell that what he said was true just by looking at his expression.

“So…… how did you do it? Why did your blood suddenly disappear?”

“I wonder.”

“And I definitely talked to Jennifer yesterday……. Was that my imagination? Not a dream? It’s too clear to be a dream.”

Yeon-woo just shrugged.

“People are excitedly saying that I’m crazy, doing drugs, schizophrenic, or an alcoholic, but you know that’s not true, Yeon-woo. So the situation yesterday wasn’t some strange hallucination. What…… happened? Can I ask?”

“It’s a trade secret.”

Gabriel’s expression became subtle.

“You’re not going to tell me?”

“Well. Doesn’t everyone have secrets?”

“How much will it take? I don’t have much, and I only have money, so this is all I have to offer.”

“I have a lot of money too. My value is very high. Such petty money…….”

“Miami villa.”

“……That’s too much money to say that. But still, no.”