Reset Life with Infinite Talents - Chapter 38

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Infinite Talent Reset Life Episode 38

 

 

”You want to fight?”

As Flash gritted his teeth, Johann stepped between them.

Originally, fighting to establish hierarchy was the law of the pack.

He should watch and mediate if things got too serious, but in this case Emily would be crushed by Flash’s violence.

“Flash, calm down. Emily, apologize.”

“…Sorry. I went too far just now.”

“Hmph. You should know I’m only letting this slide because of Johann.”

Flash, who had barely calmed his anger, looked at Johann.

His eyes seemed to say ‘You’ll say something different, right?’

Johann scratched his cheek.

“Hmm. It would be convenient for finding delicious restaurants?”

“Right?!”

“That’s why it won’t work.”

“Hey, Emily. Ah, forget it. What would a girl know anyway.”

“What did you say?!”

Johann stopped them again.

“Forget it. I’m not talking to you.”

“I don’t want to hear from you either.”

Johann felt troubled seeing the two of them thoroughly upset.

These were children he could now say belonged to his pack.

If this hurt feelings continued, eventually one of them would have to leave the group.

‘I don’t want that.’

Also, a pack meant strength.

Johann closed his eyes and entered the Library. The Galactic River and countless celestial bodies calmed his mind.

“…Why did Emily say it wouldn’t work?”

He wanted to access Emily’s information.

But he hesitated. If he accessed her, he would learn secrets Emily wanted to keep hidden.

“What if Emily inherited Edward’s talent?”

Edward Sherman, the LA Branch Manager of asset management company BlackRock, currently doing everything possible to recover from the subprime mortgage crisis.

“It would probably be talent for investment, right?”

There might be clues there.

“Search. Successful investors.”

Rumble!

The celestial bodies and Galactic River began to churn, and orbs several times more numerous than during the ‘Art Student’ search began flying toward him.

‘Ah, I see.’

Johann opened his eyes a moment later and looked at Emily, who was still turning her head away.

Now he understood why she said it wouldn’t work.

That’s why it was surprising.

‘To know something like this already?’

Even if it was instinct, it was tremendous talent.

“Johann, do you think it won’t work too?”

Flash was angry and frustrated, feeling like his father’s efforts were being dismissed.

“Flash.”

“…You think that way too?!”

“Because there are too many.”

“Huh?”

“There are many apps that operate that kind of service.”

Just looking at the most representative social apps like Fatalbook and Bluebird, there were many people introducing such restaurants and bars.

It wasn’t just apps. There were many blogs too.

“There’s also the Michelin Guide, which is like an advanced version of those.”

Bib Gourmand from the Michelin Guide, which introduced restaurants where you could taste good food at reasonable prices even if they didn’t receive stars.

This market had to be considered a red ocean already.

“That’s what I wanted to say. Rather than delivering food from such delicious restaurants and bars, if it just tells you the location, well…”

“I said I’m not listening to you!”

“I agree with Emily this time too, Flash.”

“…That’s too much.”

Even if it was too much, the truth was the truth.

Johann patted the shoulder of Flash, whose eyes were welling up with tears of betrayal, and led him to a table.

Rest tables placed here and there around the Campus.

“Is what Michael is making a social app?”

“…I don’t really know.”

He had only heard it described like this, but didn’t know the details. He couldn’t understand them either.

“Michael isn’t directly running the business himself, right?”

“He’s not… I think? Father is a programmer. Oh, he said he’s a senior programmer!”

“That’s fortunate then.”

Because he wasn’t pouring money into a business that was obviously going to fail.

“…Is it that bad?”

“I would never have invested in it.”

The recently absorbed ‘Investor, Leicester Barber’ said so.

“Ugh…”

These were words from Johann, the most mature among his friends.

Then it must be true.

‘But Father is working so hard on it.’

Flash choked up thinking of his father Michael Thompson, who sat in front of the computer until dawn every day, and Emily pursed her lips seeing that expression.

She really didn’t like it, but seeing him like that made her feel sorry for some reason.

“Tch! How much better would it be if he made something like a social app that could use filters instead?”

Zap!

Johann felt his hair stand on end as he looked at Emily.

“Oh?”

“What?”

“I like it.”

“R-really?”

“Yeah.”

One photo was like one bookmark.

Since it was a moment you wanted to record, you wanted to make it prettier, so you had no choice but to use separate programs for slight editing.

‘But you could edit that within the app?’

‘Investor, Leicester’ shouted.

To quickly invest all assets, even taking out loans. To secure equity.

“A delivery app would be good too.”

Due to the economic downturn, people’s wallets had closed. Tips were becoming more burdensome, and gas money and transportation costs to get to such restaurants or bars felt wasteful.

In such a situation, what if you could comfortably eat food from restaurants or bars within an hour of your house without worrying about tips?

“You mean an app where you can eat not just pizza, which already has delivery service, but also chicken, hamburgers, steak, pasta, Chinese food, sushi, sandwiches, ice cream, coffee, etc.?”

“That’s right.”

Precisely, an app that delivered all the food that was troublesome to make at home, food you usually wanted to eat but was hard to eat alone.

“Wow. I would definitely use it!”

“Right?”

“…Tch. I’m leaving.”

“Flash, what do you think?”

Flash, who had been sulking again because only the two of them were talking, quietly scoots his butt closer.

“Me too… Hey, if this guy makes it, I absolutely won’t use it!”

“I won’t sell it to you anyway.”

“This guy’s for real!”

‘They really don’t get along.’

Johann shakes his head and opens his mouth.

“So how about we ask Michael to make this?”

“…Father? Why?”

Since it’s an idea the two of them came up with, the two of them should make it.

“Well…”

“Kids!”

“Joy! Lucy!”

Johann closed his mouth.

And soon class began.

 

* * *

 

“I’m back from school.”

Johann opens the door to the CEO office and enters.

“Welcome back. Nothing special happen at school?”

“Not really? Oh, I drew this today.”

A plaster statue he drew in Art II class.

“…Wow.”

‘This is it.’

Seeing it directly in front of him rather than in a photo, Johann’s talent feels even more certain.

“We should frame this.”

“It’s not that good.”

There are many lacking parts, like not being able to properly add shading due to lack of time.

“If we frame something like this, people will criticize it.”

“R-really? I like it though.”

“I can’t accept that.”

And if he were to frame something, he’d want the first to be drawings of Larry and Ada.

“So you need to make time soon?”

“Of course!”

Even if the sky falls, he’ll definitely make time.

As this warm atmosphere begins to fill the CEO office, Johann suddenly remembers.

“Right!”

“Hm?”

“Larry, to start a business, you need money…”

Knock knock knock!

“Just a moment? Yes. Come in.”

The door opens and Andrew enters, then stops when he spots Johann.

“Johann is here too. Perfect timing.”

“…?”

“Boss, I just finished setting up YouTube channels for all Rocky Management artists.”

Johann’s eyes widen.

YouTube has been added to Rocky Management’s basic promotion methods, not just for Johann but for the future.

‘YouTube was also where Billy, Emily’s brother, discovered my video, right?’

“I also uploaded Johann’s busking video from two days ago.”

Now Andrew’s earlier words make sense.

Johann quickly approaches Andrew.

‘Oh! A thousand people.’

The same feeling as when he created his SoundCloud account.

“The busking video will be uploaded in a total of 5 parts, and for clickbait…”

“The god of rock fell for me, and the god of guitar proposed to me…?”

“It’s clickbait.”

Johann lets Larry and Andrew’s words go in one ear and out the other as he stares intently at his video.

 

* * *

 

-I heard the kid who worked with Smithingtons opened a YouTube channel?

└Dream – A Journey Departing by Ship?

└Kid? Wasn’t he an existing singer?

└What’s YouTube for?

-Where’s that guy who dances in just underwear in Long Beach?

└WTF?!

└HAHAHA 🙂

-I think I just saw something strange. That’s… Joe Walsh, right?

└J-Jimmy Page?!

└Uh… Um. Wow…

-The second Hotel California I’ve heard that made me cry. Link.

└This is why Joe Walsh…

└Why doesn’t he upload to SoundCloud?

-A genius who will revive rock has appeared!

 

SoundCloud began to quietly catch fire.

 

* * *

 

“Good work.”

“Phew. See you tomorrow.”

Late at night with the moon high, Bel Air, LA.

Edward Sherman gets out of his car, rubbing the back of his neck as he enters the massive mansion.

“You’re late again today?”

He embraces his wife who came to greet him and kisses her.

“LA didn’t escape the mortgage crisis either. Nothing happened, right?”

“Don’t worry.”

“Still, be careful.”

LA is a city rumored to have many gangs.

LA once had the infamous nickname of being the gangster capital. Unless they want to be wiped out, they wouldn’t dare enter Bel Air, but there’s no harm in being careful.

“What about the kids?”

“Billy came home and went straight to his room again today, and Emily is…”

“Daddy-!”

Edward Sherman’s face brightens as he lifts up his running daughter.

“Oof! Hmm, our princess needs to lose some weight?”

“What?! Put me down!”

“Haha. Just kidding.”

Even though he apologized, the glaring look melts away the day’s fatigue.

‘This is what family is.’

In that sense, he was certainly a truly blessed being.

“Our little princess, was there anything special at school today?”

“Hmm. Nothing really, except Johann drew another pretty picture? Oh, and Johann’s teacher suggested he should consider entering an art competition!”

“…Really? And then?”

“Johann said he’d think about it!”

Though he knew they were friends, he still felt uncomfortable hearing his daughter talk about a boy. His wife hit his shoulder, telling him to relax his expression.

“Right! Today Flash’s dad made an app, and we almost fought because of it. I really didn’t like it.”

“Our daughter, you didn’t actually say that, did you?”

“…You’re tired, aren’t you? Go wash up quickly! I’ll make you some juice!”

“Emily?”

“Welcome home!”

Emily kissed Edward Sherman’s cheek and wiggled away, and Edward Sherman shook his head at her behavior.

“Who on earth does she take after….”

“You, obviously.”

“Me? I don’t think so? Maybe you….”

“Stop talking nonsense and go wash up. You smell.”

“Wife and daughter are exactly the same.”

Edward handed over his coat and headed to the shower while sniffing himself, then soon collapsed on the living room sofa.

A fatigue that made him want to just sleep like this.

The orange juice Emily squeezed and the warmth of his daughter sitting beside him briefly awakened his tired mind.

“How was your art tutoring? What did you draw with your teacher today?”

“…Anyway! After that, I had a conversation with Johann!”

‘Who does she really take after.’

Her skill at changing the subject was artistic.

Still, he smiled because Emily was adorable.

“…He asked what I thought about making a filter app and a delivery ordering app. What do you think, Father?”

“Huh?”

Suddenly the fatigue he was forcibly holding back disappeared.

Edward straightened his back and looked at Emily with trembling eyes.

“What kind of apps did he say to make?”

“You weren’t listening to me again! Sigh. So….”

Edward’s expression became serious.

 

* * *

 

“It’s been a while, Mr. Jefferson. Nice to meet you for the first time, Mr. Thompson.”

“It’s been a while.”

“I, I’m Michael Thompson.”

A restaurant near the BlackRock LA Branch.

In the private room, Edward, Larry, and Michael Thompson exchanged handshakes.

They had gathered due to Edward’s sudden contact.

‘But why are we, I mean, why are we….’

Emily and Flash were still trying not to look at each other today.

Johann furrowed his brow.

‘I need to set aside some time for this.’

The relationship between the two seemed like it would continue on parallel lines.

“The reason I asked everyone to gather today is because of a conversation Johann, my daughter, and Flash had a few days ago.”

“Huh?”

‘Ah.’

Unlike the other two who looked puzzled, Johann immediately understood and straightened his posture.

‘I was actually planning to tell Larry about this soon….’

Johann had been distracted after the YouTube channel was created and lost the timing to mention it, planning to bring it up when drawing Larry and Ada.

‘Oh?’

As expected.

Edward was slightly surprised by that reaction.

“You figured out what I was going to say, Johann?”

“It’s about what came up during the situation where Emily and Flash almost fought, right?”

Flinch!

“N-no, Father! I don’t bully him anymore! Johann!”

At Flash’s gaze full of betrayal as if asking why, Johann gave a bitter smile and continued.

“You arranged this meeting to ask about the apps we casually mentioned wanting to invent during our conversation back then, right?”

“…Exactly.”

Larry and Michael Thompson were surprised to hear this for the first time, and Flash, who finally understood the situation, looked relieved but puzzled.

But Emily was different.

“Ah, so that’s why! That’s why you asked so detailed questions, Father? Did the apps we talked about seem that marketable?”

Edward was surprised by Emily’s words.

‘Emily has this side to her?’

He had only thought of her as a child, but she could read the context of situations.

“Huh?”

Johann glanced at Flash, who still didn’t understand, and explained to Larry about the apps they had discussed that day.

“Ah….”

Larry looked at Edward.

“Hmm. So Mr. Sherman judged this would be profitable. Then calling Mr. Thompson and me… you want to put me in charge of management and Mr. Thompson in charge of development.”

With Edward, or rather BlackRock, providing the investment.

‘Why?’

That was the first question that came to mind.

Edward’s eyes wavered as he turned his gaze from Emily.

‘Impressive.’

He could have thought of it as asking permission to develop these apps, but he immediately saw through their intentions.

‘So he’s someone who does business, even if on a small scale.’

Edward began to see Larry in a new light.

‘This way, I won’t need to attach a professional manager.’

He smiled warmly.

“It’s a business that came from our children’s mouths.”

As Edward patted Emily’s head, Larry and Michael Thompson looked at Johann and Flash.

‘Our children’s thing….’

Their eyes changed.

“If we accept, how much are you thinking of investing?”

“At least five million dollars.”

Flinch!

Everyone’s bottoms shifted in their seats.

Edward Sherman smiled.

“I’m thinking of investing five million dollars as the first round.”

Ideas that were certainly worth that much.

Everyone fell silent.

 

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