Godsent Top Star [EN]: Chapter 37

037. This Feels Like Cheating, Even to Me (2)

2021.12.07.

Multiple Automatic Lifespan Harvesting Function. “So… it’s a kind of auto system?” I don’t know what to compare it to, but if I had to say the first thing that comes to mind, that’s it. Auto-hunting. A program that automatically hunts, gathers, and does everything else just by turning on the game. ‘Everything’s great. Everything is great, but… why did this suddenly activate?’ Who would dislike free lifespan? This was definitely a huge hit. But there was still a slight nagging feeling, and that was the activation condition of the system. [You said it was coming in like crazy at first, right?] “That’s right.”
[And now it’s coming in sporadically?] “That’s right.”
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Licking, licking. A cute leopard gecko with impressive big eyes licked its tongue. The child spirit, not forgetting the sharp memory of being rejected with screams by Min Ye-rin in hamster form, finally changed its body. -Min Ye-rin will like this, right?! -…I don’t know.
-She seems to hate furry animals, so she’ll definitely like this one! -Isn’t that too extreme? -Aren’t I cute?! -No. The gecko itself is cute. It’s cute, but… why are you so obsessed with Min Ye-rin? When I asked that question with genuine curiosity, the child spirit wagged its chubby tail and replied. -I’m just trying to score some points with my second favorite! -…? I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I think I know one thing. ‘That guy, he’s not going to give up until he hears Min Ye-rin say she likes it, is he?’ Anyway, the child spirit, now transformed into a gecko, continued. [Do you remember what the situation was like back then? Roughly what time it was? What you were doing, or something like that. Lifespan can’t just come in all of a sudden for no reason. You must have done something without knowing it. So tell me everything that comes to mind!]
“That makes sense? Hmm, let’s see…”
Yeon-woo closed his eyes and pondered. “The lifespan bomb went off exactly three days ago.”
[Thursday, huh? What time was it?] “I think it was a little after 11 PM.”
There was no gathering to monitor like during the first broadcast. However, the filming became more relaxed around the broadcast time. “Min Writer came and we had a little chat, but the content was nothing special.”
[What did you talk about?] “Talked about the viewers? Talked about the drama articles that came out and the debate about the male lead.”
[Heeeuuuum. Talk about the viewers, huh…]
The gecko scratched its chin with a very tiny finger. [Heeum. Hee-uum.] It made a strange groaning sound and suddenly demanded Yeon-woo’s smartphone. [Wait. This genius child spirit will find it for you!] The gecko, plastered on the screen of a phone as big as its body, made tearful efforts to touch it with its whole body. After slipping a few times, it finally shouted triumphantly with all its might. [I finally found it! This child spirit is great after all!]
The gecko, smaller than the palm of my hand, shook its limbs and did a tap dance. It was a rare sight that you couldn’t see even if you paid for it. [Here! Take a look here!]
“…Kang Yeon-woo… Fan… Club… ?”

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Yeon-woo’s eyes quickly scanned the top and stopped. It was a homepage made by cutting out screenshots from the drama, and it looked pretty plausible to Yeon-woo. Of course, the title was unfamiliar. “What is it…? A fan club?”
[It’s still a temporary fan club. It hasn’t been officially launched yet.] “…?”
A fan club is a fan club, so what’s a temporary fan club? Whether Yeon-woo was puzzled or not, the gecko diligently stretched out its tongue and pointed to one place on the screen. [Read this once.] Anyway, the important thing was not the identity of the unknown fan club. “‘I didn’t know I could be healed while watching a drama’…?”
[Read the contents there once.] The gecko drooped, perhaps tired of moving its whole body and struggling. The plump belly, different from the hamster, was quite impressive. Yeon-woo moved his finger and touched the post. Yeon-woo’s eyes began to move, following the content that appeared. -Did you guys watch this episode? The content of the post that started like that was a bit depressing. -To be honest… I’m a little embarrassed, but I kept failing the civil service exam [a highly competitive public sector job exam in South Korea] that everyone else passes for years, so my confidence was very low. Depression is natural, and I’ve actually had some extreme thoughts a few times. Everyone else is getting decent jobs and living well… I felt like I was the only one lagging behind. I couldn’t face my parents, and I just thought it would be best to die. In this situation, of course, I couldn’t study, and because I couldn’t study, I kept doing other things. Of course, after that, I felt like I was going crazy with guilt for not studying and playing around haha. That kept repeating. I know a civil service student shouldn’t be watching dramas, but ㅠㅠ I couldn’t concentrate and when I heard that Seong-hyun was coming out, I started watching it to change my mood? But… I cried while watching the drama just now. Looking at the date, it was a post written a few days ago. It was the date that the 8th episode was broadcast. The Grim Reaper who first met So Yeo-jin to correct the register. However, as soon as the Grim Reaper saw So Yeo-jin, he was swept away by an unknown strange feeling and left the place as if running away. [Strange.] He clearly had to take her to correct the register. Strangely, the more he tried to approach So Yeo-jin, the more he lost his composure. He naturally had to follow his mission, but he felt a sense of rejection. […But I have to carry out my mission. That is the right thing to do.] After the first meeting, the Grim Reaper constantly struggled between emotion and duty. However, he barely suppressed his emotions and moved to take the heroine. Of course, he failed every time due to the interference of the male lead, Kim Tae-hoon, but the 8th episode was different. [What are you doing?] [Why?] Kim Tae-hoon was absent at the time, so the Grim Reaper had the opportunity to take So Yeo-jin without any interference. However. [Don’t you know it’s dangerous to get hit by a car?] Instead of taking So Yeo-jin in that gap, the Grim Reaper saves her from being hit and run. [I know.] [What…? You knew and you were just standing there blankly?] [I appreciate you saving me, but aren’t you happy if I get hit by a car and die? You were going to take me anyway, Mr. Grim Reaper. Aren’t you happy if I die? You’re saving yourself work?] […First of all, I’m not Mr. And… you’re wrong.] [Wrong?] [There is no guarantee that my work will be over if you die. Your soul is abnormally entangled with that body, so there is a possibility that death from shock will not separate the body and soul.] [I thought people’s bodies and souls separate when they die?] [That is the story of ordinary people. You do not fall into that category.] Is it because the main body is the soul? So Yeo-jin was strangely indifferent to death. In fact, if he had just left her alone and watched the accident happen, his mission might have been completed, as So Yeo-jin said. The words he said to So Yeo-jin were not true. The important thing is the death of the body that So Yeo-jin is in. It doesn’t matter whether So Yeo-jin’s soul is separated or disappears with the body. ‘If the soul is separated, I can just drag it away, and if it disappears, that’s enough.’ A body that should have died. And a soul that doesn’t fit the body. The accident that almost happened was a golden opportunity to deal with those two things. But instead, [Don’t hurt your soul so carelessly.] The Grim Reaper said that. [You are… you are more precious than you think.] Even though he thought it was wrong, the Grim Reaper’s words did not stop. [Do not wish for a death that is not yours. Your time has not yet come, so I will be with you until then.] Even though he was about to take So Yeo-jin, the Grim Reaper finally acknowledged his feelings in the very situation where So Yeo-jin was on the verge of death. [So don’t have reckless thoughts. Stop thinking about death carelessly.] [Then how long do I have to be like this? This isn’t my body, and I don’t even know who I am… I want to end this situation soon!] [The time has not yet come, and there is nothing to be gained by avoiding death. It is said that there is no problem in the world without an answer. So there must be another way.] In short, the Grim Reaper, who was constantly swayed between mission and unknown emotions, completely leans to one side. After the 8th episode, the Grim Reaper is reborn as a helper who helps the male and female leads, rather than a threat to their relationship. -The Grim Reaper’s words there felt like he was talking to me. It felt like I was being comforted that I didn’t have to give up yet haha. Strangely, tears welled up in my eyes throughout the drama after hearing those words. Dramas are usually watched for stress relief, just for killing time, right? I did too. Seong-hyun came out, so my eyes were happy, there were no bad actors, and the content was interesting, so I just watched it for fun… But when I heard the Grim Reaper’s words today, I felt something… healing? It was the first time I felt comforted while watching a drama. There were several comments on the post, mostly saying that they felt the same way. -Did you feel that way too? Oh. I was holding a tissue and crying alone from the middle ㅠㅠ ㄴAdd one more person who cried here ㅠㅠ222 -I can’t help but call this healing ㅠㅠ It was more impactful because the Grim Reaper said it ㅠㅠ I could see his cold expression crumbling ㅠㅠ My heart was fluttering. It’s the first time I’m jealous of the female lead. ㄴIt’s more impactful that the Grim Reaper, who is the closest to death, said it, not someone else 2222 [Did you see everything?] The child spirit licked its tongue and asked. [There are a few more similar posts, so take a look.] This time, the child spirit pointed out several posts. -I… my dad is sick. He’s undergoing chemotherapy, but there’s almost no hope haha. I was just watching the drama in the hospital room today, and I burst into tears when I heard the Grim Reaper’s words. My dad… has no hope. Money is going in and the debt is increasing. I thought it would be the best choice to just die together like this? But it wasn’t. After listening, it wasn’t. That’s right. There’s nothing to be gained by avoiding death. Haha I was crying so hard alone in the hospital room that I was a little embarrassed haha I didn’t even know who the Grim Reaper was, but I watched the drama and immediately searched for him and joined the fan club! (Comment) -Welcome, you came to the right place! -You must be having a hard time ㅠㅠ Pat pat I don’t know if it will be comforting, but cheer up ㅠㅠ -Don’t have bad thoughts. Our Yeon-woo is worried. ㄴYeah, I don’t think that way now haha “There are many contents like this?”
[What I showed you is just a drop in the bucket. If you read them all, you won’t be able to sleep tonight and you’ll be up all night? You don’t have to see everything, you’ve already got the gist of it.] That’s right. It wasn’t difficult to figure out that the Grim Reaper’s lines in the 8th episode had a positive impact on people. [So Yeon-woo. I think.] The gecko put its hand on its chin, pretending to be cool. But it was just a gecko putting its chin on its hand, not cool at all. [I think you got lifespan from people because of the influence you had.] “My influence?”
[If you look at the fan club, you can see it. You noticed it too, right?]
Yeon-woo nodded, and the child spirit continued. [People who had bad thoughts changed their minds because of your acting, and the price came to you! Doesn’t that sound plausible?]