The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 305

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As I continued my activities, I suddenly had this thought.

‘Can you really be careful just by trying to be careful…’

If you could avoid danger by preparing for it and be careful just by trying to be careful, why would the difficulty have been measured so high?

The reason I was having these thoughts was because of the situation we were currently in.

‘How exactly are we supposed to be careful about this?’

System.

Shouldn’t you give quests while considering the situation?

Is it physically possible for an idol group that just made a comeback to avoid people and be cautious of their surroundings?

During the busiest period when we meet people from morning until we fall asleep and encounter fans at least once a day, does it make sense to avoid approaching threats by being careful?

I don’t even know what to be cautious of or how to be careful.

That said, we can’t constantly be on guard against fans who came to see us and watch them like stalkers.

What we could do by being careful was limited to filtering gifts, having managers and bodyguards keep their eyes peeled to find suspicious people or hidden cameras, and maintaining security over as wide a range as possible.

We had just made a comeback, but we felt upset about the noticeably frozen distance with fans, and we felt sorry to the fans too, but still the fans understood us.

Whether everything that happened during our first music show pre-recording had spread completely among the fans without any filter, they showed understanding for the agency’s response and even supported it.

We could only be grateful.

Until now, we had been working in a fairly safe environment compared to the many controversies and troubles we’d had.

We did hear things like Flora being very popular and trending, but we hadn’t thought that the more popular we became, the more exposed we’d be to these kinds of dangers.

Starting from this pre-recording, CEO Kim Ja-in went into a frenzy. From increasing the number of bodyguards throughout our activities to excessively being on guard against fans.

At first, I thought it might be too excessive.

But we had been too soft.

Because we’d never been this successful before.

Because we had no debut experience.

Once we started being strict, we caught more than we expected.

There are really many strange people in this world.

And there were also many hidden cameras of all shapes with ridiculous technology.

We changed all the members’ phone numbers this time, but within less than 30 minutes, calls and texts started coming with caller ID blocked.

Getting calls during live broadcasts as if to confirm isn’t even surprising anymore.

I have no idea through what channels they’re getting leaked.

Is there some professional company involved in leaking them?

To borrow Min Ha-young’s words, she never knew that the romance and fantasy of being a popular idol would be shattered in this way.

I had hoped our members’ pure hearts would last longer.

Though it was a fantasy and romance that would be shattered someday anyway, it became regrettable.

Actually, phone numbers had been leaked not just for Flora but also during our Choux Cream days, and our dormitory address was already well-known, so people coming to our home was expected, but the other aspects were quite surprising.

Even though CEO Kim Ja-in and the staff are thoroughly preventing incidents by referencing data, someone still managed to pick the dormitory door lock and enter when no one was around, only to be caught immediately.

But the problem was that while these incidents were happening simultaneously, they weren’t the ‘culprit’ the system was talking about.

‘If the person who broke into our home isn’t the culprit, then what the hell is?’

Is there something worse than this? A threat more frightening than trespassing?

“Haah…”

[‘Almost ran into them…’ Man in his 30s indicted without detention for trespassing Flora’s empty dormitory]

[Increasingly serious invasion of idols’ privacy, is this really okay?]

I let out a deep sigh while looking at the articles that had been uploaded quickly.

That’s right.

Is this really okay?

It’s really getting more serious, and I can visibly see the members getting tired little by little.

However, the sasaeng problems that have worsened recently don’t seem to be just a system quest issue.

‘They said overseas fans increased tremendously.’

Not just overseas fans, but domestic fans too.

Rather than just explosively increasing, Flora’s popularity these days is so extraordinary that I think we might really be able to clear the main quest soon.

We’re at the level where discussions about whether to do encores or tours are happening for concerts we haven’t even properly held yet.

This problem was closer to a naturally occurring issue from our rapidly rising popularity rather than a system quest problem.

‘No wait, then what the hell is this!’

‘Eliminate the threat called love’

An existence that threatens you has appeared.

Suspect and be cautious of everything around you.

Find evidence of the threat and the culprit to eliminate them!

Difficulty: Supreme

Reward: Seong Bul-do 10%, Buff Random Box V2

Find and eliminate the culprit?

We’ve found and eliminated over ten culprits already, and there have been over twenty teenagers that staff caught and advised to please stop worrying their parents and go back home or to their home countries.

‘If this wasn’t our building, we would have been kicked out long ago.’

What more do you want us to do here!

If our kids’ (though I didn’t raise them myself) mental state breaks down and they go down a bad path, will you take responsibility?

What if they fall into mannerism!

I don’t know about other things, but if you mess with our kids, I won’t let it slide, really.

…Ah, you already messed with them? You’re dead.

System, you bastard, come out here.

It was around the time when stress had built up so much that I was going crazy and spouting nonsense.

Bzzing-

The now tiresome vibration sound rang out.

Mobile phone message sound.

“Haah…”

No. I think I’m the one who fell into mannerism.

In the past, I would have immediately checked who it was, expecting new work while wondering if it was Choi Gyo-young, Gu Beom-tae, CEO Kim Ja-in, or staff or members.

Seeing how I’m frowning without thinking.

When I opened my mobile phone, as expected.

[Ji-ye, hello again today. But why did you change your number?]

[Who did you text 5 minutes ago?]

“Wow…”

They’re improving day by day.

The person who sent the text with caller ID blocked not only knew that I had changed my number, but also knew that I had sent a message 5 minutes ago.

Soon they’ll probably know what I sent too, right?

I need to be careful about whatever I send for a while.

I should also tell them to contact Choi Gyo-young and Gu Beom-tae through CEO Kim Ja-in.

And this bastard…

‘Who could it be.’

This must be the stalker the system is talking about.

This bastard who sends texts every single day without fail.

It’s easy to tell it’s the same person every day from the message ‘Ji-ye, hello again today.’

At first, they only sent simple texts like greetings or asking if I had eaten, but gradually what they knew about me, or more precisely about my private life, increased.

Where I go, who I call and text, what my daily schedule is like.

Not just official things, but private ones too.

To be honest, I had given up up to this point.

This person isn’t the only one doing this.

It’s a situation where not just me, but all the members are receiving similar damage.

But the reason this person’s messages particularly bother me is….

‘Hmm…. It seems like they’re deliberately trying to provoke fear.’

It’s because of the photos they always send along with their messages.

The company or in front of the dormitory, places I privately visited today, even boldly my hometown neighborhood, neighborhood cafe, Ryu Ji-ye’s high school and university.

This bastard always takes photos at places related to me, places I’ve been to today, and sends them with simple messages.

When I first received photos taken in front of the company or dormitory, in front of my family home or school, I felt extremely disgusted and uncomfortable, but I resigned myself to it thinking that’s just how it was.

I thought a report about this person had already been filed and we’d soon be able to find out their personal information.

But when I saw photos taken at places I’d privately visited, and somehow penetrating our tight security, photos taken late at night in front of the dormitory entrance, I genuinely got goosebumps all over my body.

‘Threats in the name of love….’

This isn’t love. It’s the madness of a crazy bastard and criminal behavior that traumatizes a person.

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