Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 312

312. Barely Making Contact

Youngju, having thrown bait to the production team, diligently chased after Shin Jo-un for several days to uncover his weaknesses herself.

However, nearly a week passed without any significant weaknesses surfacing.

It’s not that he had none at all. There was one. Something noteworthy: his secret room. His private space where no one was allowed, not even the executives of WorldBoom.

The problem was…

‘I can’t enter the room.’

Black Hawk Youngju’s ability, ‘Tracking,’ was remarkable. Though not an attack-type ability, its efficiency was so great that it allowed her to rise to the position of Youngju.

Once Black Hawk Youngju started tracking with determination, even those with keen senses couldn’t detect her.

However, there was one critical flaw: she couldn’t enter ‘rooms.’

Black Hawk Youngju crossed her arms, her sharp eyes fixed on the small building that Shin Jo-un frequented alone.

Shin Jo-un’s car was parked in front of the building. The same car he had used two days prior to carry ‘something’ out and load it into the trunk. Black Hawk Youngju couldn’t discern what it was.

‘It’s definitely not something he’s proud of. Otherwise, he would have had his subordinates do it.’

Black Hawk Youngju pondered for a long time in front of the building. She could enter the building without using her ability, but if she were caught, escape would be difficult. Her face was known from TV. She didn’t want to openly confront Shin Jo-un.

In the end, after much deliberation, Youngju decided to inform the production team ‘up to this point.’

* * *

‘Huh?’

Rembrary was managing his prospective followers on social media as usual when he stopped, his attention caught by a private message.

[High Priest, this is Daeju.]

‘Daeju?’

Surprised, Rembrary checked the sender’s account. The profile picture had a flower, obscuring the face, but it was clearly the officially designated account of ‘Daeju of Hunter Company Redrin.’

[Is this the real Daeju?]

Rembrary commented in surprise, and Daeju replied shortly after.

[Yes, lol]

[Don’t you know my contact information? Why are you contacting me here? And didn’t you know I was here? Why couldn’t I reach you?]

[I inquired at the training center, but they wouldn’t give it to me. They said that even though I’m a trainee, I’m practically affiliated with WorldBoom, so they couldn’t give it out due to industry etiquette. T_T]

[That aside, why did you contact me so late?]

[I’m very busy. T_T]

[Doing what?]

[Catching immigrants who came over from the High Priest’s world before they cause trouble.]

[Trouble?]

[Right after hatching from their eggs, they have no reason, so immigrants and monsters are basically the same.]

No reason after hatching? Rembrary recalled being perfectly fine when he hatched from his frog egg and was impressed.

[I am truly amazing.]

[I’m the one doing the work, but… why are you suddenly praising yourself…?]

[My contact number is 010-XXXX-XXXX.]

[Okay, saved.]

A moment later, a text message arrived on his phone instead of social media.

[This is Daeju.]

Just as Rembrary was saving the number, someone knocked on the door.

“Who is it?”

Rembrary asked casually, slowly saving the number on his phone. It would be either Jung Seo or Myeolchi anyway.

Lion Youngju also visited often, but it definitely wouldn’t be him this time. That guy just used his ability to barge right into the room.

“Mr. Rembrary, it’s Gu Ju-ho PD [Production Director].”

However, the person who came was someone he hadn’t expected at all.

‘Gu PD?’

Why was that PD here? Rembrary darkened his phone screen and told him to come in.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and Gu PD entered. He had an awkward smile plastered on his face for some reason.

A smile not because he was happy, but because he had to smile. He always had a smiling face in front of Rembrary, but today the unnatural feeling was even stronger.

“Why are you here?”

Seeing that he clearly had something different to say than usual, Rembrary asked, and Gu PD suddenly asked back.

“So, Mr. Rembrary, you’re close with President Shin Jo-un, right?”

Shin Jo-un out of the blue?

“Somewhat?”

He didn’t know why he was asking that, but after answering, Gu PD chuckled and continued.

“As Mr. Rembrary knows, our program’s third episode was amazing.”

“Was it?”

“Of course! The response was great, and the content was good too! So, I’m really worried about what to do for the fourth episode. Don’t you think so?”

Rembrary shrugged because he didn’t think so. It was Gu PD’s job to worry about that, not his. Still, Gu PD didn’t lose his smile and spoke in a friendly voice.

“But President Shin Jo-un has a lot of fans, right? Ever since he was the head of an entertainment agency.”

“Is that so.”

*Look at this little brat using informal speech so casually,* Rembrary thought. Gu PD’s lips twitched for a moment, but he didn’t lose his smile and subtly brought up the main point.

“That’s right. So, what I’m saying is… I think Shin Jo-un is a person with many secrets. I don’t know if Mr. Rembrary knows, but about Shin Jo-un’s secret room, do you know about it?”

“?”

“How about Mr. Rembrary tracking down what that is for the fourth episode?”

When Rembrary raised his eyebrows, Gu PD laughed heartily and waved his hand.

“Of course, we’ll edit it out if it’s not something that can be broadcast.”

Of course, it was a lie. But Gu PD thought Rembrary would agree to his suggestion. In his eyes, Rembrary wasn’t a very smart person. Besides, he didn’t actively seek out things to do related to broadcasting, but he didn’t back down when he had to do something. So, he was sure he would accept his proposal.

“No.”

However, Rembrary refused firmly. Without any room for negotiation, cutting him off like a knife.

“It’s not like I’m trying to include anything bad.”

Gu PD tried to persuade him again, but Rembrary said decisively.

“No.”

Gu PD asked, mixing a bit of annoyance without realizing it.

“No, why?”

Rembrary answered indifferently.

“Why would you try to dig up something someone doesn’t want to reveal? I don’t understand it. I’m not interested either.”

“!”

* * *

‘I thought he was stupid, but he has a clear line.’

Gu PD spat out a small curse as he left Rembrary’s room.

‘He’s so clear about his values in useless things like this.’

Gu PD pretended to spit on the floor for no reason. Did this mean he had to prepare the fourth episode normally?

But some of what he said to Rembrary earlier was genuine. In the second episode of , he faced a monster as a trainee, not even a formal hunter, and in the third episode, he dealt with other Awakened people and captured them all at once.

Viewers would expect something even more amazing in the fourth episode. An average opponent wouldn’t be enough. So, tracking Shin Jo-un would be the perfect picture…

At that moment. Before the door to the next room even opened, a person wearing a lion mask suddenly appeared in the blink of an eye.

“You scared me.”

Gu PD stepped back in surprise, and the person wearing the lion mask glanced at him.

*Couldn’t he be a little more obvious?* Gu PD grumbled inwardly, but he forced a smile, remembering that the other person was a Youngju. All Youngjus were strong, after all.

Then, as he was about to go to the elevator naturally, he stopped five steps away and tilted his head, saying, “Huh?”

Come to think of it, that lion mask. Wasn’t he an Awakened person with space manipulation or teleportation abilities?

“What are you looking at?”

Gu PD, who had remembered the lion mask’s special ability, turned his head and stared blankly, and the lion mask asked sullenly. As if he wasn’t Rembrary’s best friend, his voice was listless.

But Gu PD had already come up with a good idea, so he wasn’t offended by that reaction.

“Excuse me, Youngju-nim [term of respect]. I have something to tell you.”

He forced a smile and approached Lion Youngju.

* * *

[I’m staying at the WorldBoom headquarters >ㅅ< Come here] *Does he like staying at WorldBoom?* Daeju, who saw the cheerful text message, laughed in disbelief for a moment. Anyway, it was a relief that he seemed to be doing well. When he was in Woo Yeon-woo's body, he had existing relationships, but in his current body, he wouldn't have any connections here. Meng Woo-shin was curious when Daeju looked at his phone and laughed to himself. What was so funny? But as he hesitated to ask, Daeju put his phone in his pocket and called him. "Woo-shin." "Yes, Daeju-nim." "I think I need to go to WorldBoom." "Yes? Why there?" Meng Woo-shin asked, puzzled. Although it was called a hunter company, Redrin and WorldBoom had little contact. From the beginning, Redrin was a pseudo-religious group, and WorldBoom was an entertainment agency. Later, WorldBoom established itself as a leading hunter company, and Redrin established itself as a pseudo-hunter company. Naturally, there was no overlap. But suddenly, he was going to WorldBoom? "There's someone I need to bring." Moreover, it wasn't just for hunter company business, but because there was someone he needed to bring? Not just 'bring,' but 'bring' someone? "Someone to bring?" Daeju nodded and seemed to be thinking of leaving right away, taking off his thin sweater and putting on a formal, crisp coat. "I'm..." Meng Woo-shin pointed to himself, wondering if he should follow, and Daeju buttoned his coat and instructed. "You've been away from the company for a long time, so take a look at Redrin." "Yes." After giving Meng Woo-shin a few more instructions, Daeju got into the car and started the engine. Meng Woo-shin waved from behind, and when the car disappeared completely, he yawned and went back inside. ‘Judging by how he said he was going to bring someone, is it someone important? Someone annoying and arrogant? ...No way. Damn it. If someone like that comes as a high-ranking person, I'll harass them and drive them out.’ Thinking like this. Meanwhile. Daeju was looking at the navigation system and took the road leading to the city where WorldBoom headquarters was located. However, after driving like that for about 30 minutes. Suddenly, a black figure descended from the sky like a thin whirlwind, and Daeju quickly slammed on the brakes and stopped the car. The car, making a screeching sound, spun sideways off the road. It would have been a dangerous situation on a regular road with many cars, but fortunately, the number of people traveling between cities had decreased significantly after the Cataclysm, so there were no other cars nearby. ‘That guy…….’ Still, just in case, Daeju safely parked the car off the road, opened the door, and got out. The person who appeared on the road as if descending from the sky was Sagamjae holding a birdcage. Grim Reaper Sagamjae. "What brings a Grim Reaper here?"