NOVEL NEXT Chapter 6 p2
“How was it in MAE? Was it more difficult than here?”
In response to his muttered words, Wooju asked with a voice full of curiosity.
Apparently, he was curious about what life was like at MAE, a big company in the world of idol entertainment.
At Wooju’s question, he was reminded of the videos of Yoon Gun-ha’s dancing and singing saved in his phone gallery.
He never took a day off from practicing.
He pushed himself as hard as any of the kids here.
Adjusting one’s diet, practicing dancing and singing, and getting back up even when it seemed like he’d collapse from exhaustion.
“It’s no different. It’s the same.”
He replied, remembering Trainee Gun-ha’s practice.
“I see. By the way, are we going to the studio? Or do you want to rest a little longer? I think you need some time to adjust to your new surroundings, don’t you?”
“That’s fine, let’s go.”
He was curious.
What GH Entertainment would look like.
And how he should move forward.
But first.
“Could you wait outside for a moment while I change my clothes?”
“Uh, sure.”
Gun-ha decided to check out the points he’d received for completing the quest.
Wooju slipped out of the room, and he hurriedly turned on his phone.
The quest reward, earned by gaining recognition from Producer Hwang and CEO Choi.
[Open Mileage Points: 3]
‘What are these open mileage points?’, thought Gun-ha.
Although he received the reward, he didn’t have time to read it in detail because he was busy packing and moving to relocate to a new agency.
He wondered, what were these open mileage points?
Yoon Gun-ha pressed the question mark next to the points.
[You can unlock apps with Open Mileage earned from achievements and quests].
That’s right.
Currency that can unlock apps.
‘So they are called Open Mileage, huh?’, thought Gun-ha.
It makes perfect sense.
He needs to collect these mileage to unlock the Stocks, Real Estate, and Cryptocurrency apps.
– Collect Open Mileage to unlock apps, then use the money earned from the apps to make payments.
The process might be a bit complex, but the principle itself was simple.
In the end, it’s all about completing quests.
‘Wait, so what exactly are achievements then?’
Yoon Gun-ha noticed a new exclamation mark appearing in the corner of the screen.
[!Achievements]
[Achievement – First Impression – Introduce yourself to the members]
[Achievement – Debut – Complete your first stage performance]
[Achievement – Master Technician – Upgrade all stats to A or higher]
[Achievement – Silver Button – Achieve 100,000 followers]
[Upon clearing achievements, mileage will be awarded based on difficulty level.]
Essentially, the achievements were designed to provide a slightly easier way to obtain them.
There was no failure penalty for them like there is for quests.
Right, earning only through quests does seem limited.
Apparently the ‘First Impressions’ achievement doesn’t unlock until he introduces himself to all the members.
At that moment, the app purchase window opened on his phone screen.
‘Pass’, ‘KH Banking’, ‘Yumin Finance’, ‘KA Bank’, ‘Open Investment’, ‘ Downbit’, ‘NASDAQ’, ‘KOSPI’, ‘How is this land’, etc.
Many of the apps where he had deposited money appeared on the purchase window list.
Yumin Financial, which has 5 billion won, requires 200 Mileage.
KA Bank with 1.7 billion won deposited was worth 68 Mileage.
Pass with 700 million won deposited costs 28 Mileage.
1 Open Milage is worth 250,000 points, which translates to 25 million KRW.
If it’s 250,000 points, that’s enough to upgrade from F grade to E grade in terms of points.
This amount of points wouldn’t be enough to further increase his Appearance Stat.
‘I’ll just collect them for a while.’
It was a good idea to keep it for a while until he felt the need to use it.
It was more effective to strategically raise stats in crucial situations rather than incrementally boosting them unnecessarily.
For now, he needed to be selective and focused.
Although it’s upsetting to have to buy back the money he made with points.
But what can he do?
Since he was dropped into this world, he needs to see it through to the end, and to do that, points are essential.
Despite the system looking like a thief, he had no choice.
He continued to move forward.
“Big bro Gun-ha, are you all dressed?”
“Ah, hang on.”
For now, he decided to take things slow.
No sense of rushing yet.
There’s still time before the debut, and right now, the most important thing is to make a good impression on the members, more than the mileage.
[Sub-quest: Receive recognition from your members].
[Duration: 2 Weeks]
Finishing the sub-quest successfully where failure would result in a penalty to the main quest.
That was his main goal.
As for a change of clothes, he only had a black t-shirt or a gray hoodie.
When it comes to fashion sense.
He sighed at Gun-ha’s lackluster fashion sense, then changed into a loose gray short-sleeved hoodie and opened the door.
Although he wanted to dress himself up for the first impression, he couldn’t find any other clothes.
“Ohho. Brother Gun-ha, you have a nice style. Is it because you’re tall?”
“Thanks. You look good too, Wooju.”
He headed for the studio where the rest of the team was, with Wooju who was wearing brightly colored clothes to match his image.
“The studio isn’t far, you can come with me, we can chat on the way, it won’t take long.”
True to Wooju’s words, the studio was not far from the dormitory.
He could see why Producer Hwang had stopped by the dorm first.
A ten-minute walk?
The time flew by as he walked with Wooju.
The conversation really didn’t seem to end.
It’s like Wooju has a motor in his mouth.
Gun-ha could see why Wooju got A-grade Entertainment.
If they ever went on a TV show, they’d get a spot on the panel.
Definitely.
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Soon, he arrived at GH’s practice room.
“Haa.. Huff.”
There was a man sweating profusely as he practiced in a glass enclosed room.
‘He’s so handsome.’ thought Gun-ha.
A young man, undeniably handsome at first glance, wiped sweat off his face and glanced at them.
Did he mention decadent?
With sharp, slightly upturned eyes, thick eyebrows, a prominent nose, and sweat trickling down his face.
He locked eyes with the guy who could take anyone’s breath away based purely on looks.
The guy cocked their head and looked out at Wooju, not at him.
With an expression, as if to ask.
Who is this guy?
“Oh, Big Brother Hojin, he’s the newest member of our team today.”
‘He’s Ahn Hojin?’, thought Gun-ha.
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1. Two-block hairstyle
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