I Debut with 100 Billion Won

Chapter 3

Staring blankly at the message that popped up in front of him.

In case of failure, Delete Yoon Gun-ha. Delete. Character Deletion.

Deleting Yoon Gun-ha means the existence of Yoon Gun-ha disappears from this world.

He doubted that the deletion from this world would result in something nice happening, like being sent back to his original world.

If that were the case, he wouldn’t have suddenly possessed them.

That deletion would mean that he would die.

This fucking crazy game!

They’ll kill him just because he fails to make a debut?

That is insane.

It’s bad enough that he possessed the character for making a few payments, but deleting the character?

It was too extreme.

Have they realized what he’s thinking?

[Yoon Gun-ha’s True Ending Reward: Return to the Original World].

They’ll let him go back to the original world if he sees the true ending?

The conditions are too strict.

It basically means to see the ending of ‘My Idol’ as Yoon Gun-ha.

After spending a considerable amount of money on Han Jin-sung, who was an SS level trainee, now they want him to see it as an F level trainee?

The difficulty level isn’t just Hell, it’s Infernal.

He was so thankful that he was practically in tears.

[Additional skills are provided for the player’s smooth progress].

[Skill: Charging (EX) is provided].

Charging?¹

It was a skill he’d never seen before.

Is it possible that he, who memorized information as if his life depended on it, have never seen any character’s skills, let alone this one?

‘Is it like a special perk?’

Of course, there was no response.

Charging.

Just as he was wondering what kind of skill it was.

[The settlement of the amount deposited by Yoon Gun-ha has been completed.]

[1 billion won has been settled and converted to 10 million points].

[Opening the Status Window].

‘Status Window?’

Something he had seen thousands of times while playing My Idol.

Every Trainee and Idol has stats that match their rank and characteristics.

These stats and characteristics determine what kind of Idol you can develop.

There are a total of 4 main stats.

Singing, Dancing, Appearance, and Entertainment.

Depending on what stats they have, one can develop their idol as a main vocalist, a backup vocalist, a dancer, or an actor or entertainer instead of a singer.

The maximum score for all stats is 99.

From 1 to 99.

One doesn’t need to raise all stats to 99 to see the ending.

However, in order to see certain endings, a character had to hit 99 in at least one stat.

For characters with poor attributes, it’s still possible to get around them by pumping them with stat boosts.

Indeed.

Yoon Gun-ha was one of those characters that required that stat booster.

Yoon Gunha’s worst F-class traits.

[Mediocrity (F): It requires twice the additional cost to raise stats. Only 50% of the additional skill effects are applied.]

Right.

This is the reason.

A skill that only applies 50% of the effect of one’s stats and costs twice as much.

Not receiving the full benefits of stat points, therefore needing to have a higher overall stat.

He isn’t making fun of anyone.

Of course, being ordinary isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

However, for an idol who must convey dreams to fans with a more splendid appearance than anyone else, it was the worst trait.

‘What are my current stats?’

[Singing: 20 (E)]

[Dancing: 10 (F)]

[Appearance: 15 (F+)]

[Entertainment: 25 (E+)]

[Points available: 10 million points].

The stats of an average teenager.

It is truly abysmal.

So even with all the practicing he’d put in, he couldn’t get any better.

If it’s about charging, then it probably means he can raise the stats with those points.

He’ll make good use of this skill called charging to raise his stats and make that debut.

That was the primary strategy that the system pointed out to him.

‘If that’s how it goes, then okay, I’ll definitely work around it.’

He was determined.

Yoon Gun-ha had to make his debut to survive here.

At GH and nowhere else.

Clenching his fists, he steeled himself.

“Okay. Even if you pretended to be indifferent, it must have been tough. Take your time to think. If you say you won’t become an idol, I’ll respect that choice too.”

Did the director misunderstand him as he was staring at the system window that popped up in front of him.

Director Yang patted him on the shoulder and began to encourage him.

As if Gun-ha was the kind of person who would give up everything at a moment’s notice.

They even gave him a sympathetic glance.

“No, Director. Please introduce me to GH Enter.”

“Okay.”

“So I can audition for a position with the CEO of GH Enter, right?”

“The producer will probably be there, too. You’ll audition in front of them, and if you pass, you’ll be able to debut right away. GH is also looking for members of their debut group.”

[Sub-quest: Convince the officials of GH Entertainment that you are an idol worthy of making a debut].

[Failure: Deletion of ‘Yoon Gun-ha’ character]

[Reward: 2 Open Mileage]

Open Mileage?

What is this?

He would have to investigate it while he was organizing his luggage.

“I understand.”

“Alright, then get ready in your room for a bit. When GH Entertainment’s representative comes, I’ll call you.”

“Okay.”

He stepped out of Director Yang Hyun-woo’s office.

“Are you finally leaving?”

It was Lee Jin-woo, who had told him earlier that Director Yang wanted to see him.

Lee Jin-woo, accompanied by his coworkers this time, smirked as soon as he saw him coming out of the office.

‘Are you itching to make fun of me?’, came the thoughts of Gun-ha

“Get out of here quickly. I don’t want to see that disgusting face anymore, so never show it around here again.”

As he twisted his handsome face and sneered, Lee Jinwoo had none of the dignity of a soon-to-be idol. Does he have any idea that what he says might somehow come back to haunt him in the future?

“Haa, just thinking about how our team always ended up last because of you makes my blood boil.”

Yoon Gun-ha was surprised to hear such hostile words from a former colleague who was preparing to make his debut with the same team.

But it seemed like it wasn’t just Lee Jin-woo’s sentiment.

The other members, who seemed to be his peers, either nodded in agreement or maintained their silence.

Apparently, they were all happy to disregard Yoon Gun-ha, an F-class trainee.

‘So, the team’s favorite target of bullying is me.’

He couldn’t believe it was really him.

It didn’t look like they came to bid Gun-ha farewell.

Perhaps, as they looked at the pathetic figure of Yoon Gun-ha, the last loser to leave, they sought solace in the fact that they had survived.

That’s what he surmised.

Looking back at them.

There wasn’t a single face he recognized from the game.

Those who were famous or popular in the world could be recruited, even if they were rival idols.

Even idols from MAE Entertainment, an early to mid-stage rival, made frequent in-game appearances.

However, there were no familiar faces among them.

Which meant.

They were all just mediocre idols who disappeared without ever seeing the spotlight.

The fact that even these characters were visible meant that he shouldn’t treat this as just a game.

“By the looks of things, I don’t think it’s necessarily my fault that we always came in last place.”

“What?”

“Your skills aren’t great either.”

He smiled and patted Jin-woo on his shoulder.

A flash of anger crosses their face. As Lee Jin-woo glares at him with furious intensity, his fists clench.