The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 328

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The music production work progressed smoothly.

“Drums here?”

“Ah… drums might make it too band-like. Electronic is enough.”

“Yeah, this feels better now.”

“Let’s go with this for now.”

I didn’t know what the concept would be, but at least the three of us had compatible musical tastes.

We listened to each other’s prepared work, selected the song that fit best among them, and kept adding what we wanted.

Not thinking about concepts and just doing what we wanted made ideas overflow, and the song we created became more appealing as we added more to it.

But even while completing the outline of the song, the Unfortunate Idol’s memories didn’t appear.

‘Is she sulking…’

Because I met her when she told me not to?

Without realizing it, I looked at Jeon Ye-jin who was concentrating on the work.

Why? What could the relationship between Jeon Ye-jin and the Unfortunate Idol be?

At first, she was so firm about not meeting that I thought Jeon Ye-jin must be a bad person.

‘But…’

Of course, it’s hard to judge people just by their appearance, but no matter how I looked, she didn’t seem like a bad person.

Even though I just met her so I can’t rashly guarantee it.

Someone could be a good person to me but a bad person to others, and the Unfortunate Idol’s memories are subjective enough to show strange memories even about Ryu Ji-ye’s Grandfather.

‘Show me something.’

Whether you like it or not, you should keep appearing and at least give me hints.

That way I could at least get a sense of what you want to tell me, what you want to show me, why you made me into Ryu Ji-ye, and what I should do.

Why did she tell me not to meet her?

The Unfortunate Idol remained silent, and today’s work was almost finished.

Time was passing without me gaining any information about the Unfortunate Idol, which had been today’s biggest goal.

‘…Ah, let’s just focus on the work.’

Eventually, when the atmosphere became one of wrapping up today’s work, I gave up.

I guess she won’t appear today.

‘I thought memories would pour out if I met her since there’s a big connection.’

But since she doesn’t seem to want to appear, I should work hard on what’s in front of me.

“The song is somewhat complete, so it would be good to try recording when we meet next time.”

“Sounds good.”

Jeon Ye-jin nodded with a bright smile at my words.

Then she saved the work with an expression full of new emotions.

“It’s been so long since we all worked together like this, it feels strange.”

“Did you usually work alone?”

“I worked alone. Who would I work with?”

Jeon Ye-jin laughed as if I was asking something obvious. Han Da-min let out exclamations of admiration.

“You produced songs like this working alone? I can’t beat that talent.”

“Wow…”

At Han Da-min’s words, Jeon Ye-jin glanced at Han Da-min with an incredulous expression.

“Hearing the word ‘talent’ from someone who devoured the charts doesn’t sound like a compliment at all?”

She laughed and then muttered.

“It reminds me of when I used to work with the members.”

“Did Crunch also work with members?”

Jeon Ye-jin nodded with a bitter expression. My gaze naturally followed Jeon Ye-jin’s expression.

For simply talking about her disbanded group, her face looked thoughtful and complicated.

“We worked together often.”

Jeon Ye-jin hesitated before speaking.

“With So-dam too, until that incident happened. Even though our relationship wasn’t great, our musical tastes matched reasonably well.”

“Ah…”

The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Han So-dam.

Jeon Ye-jin just mentioned the name casually, but as far as I know, Han So-dam is the Crunch member who died in a motorcycle accident.

Han Da-min shut her mouth tight as if she didn’t expect that member’s name to come up.

She seemed unsure how to react.

Then Jeon Ye-jin spoke in a somewhat grumbling tone.

“I’m just saying that’s how it was. We members talk about it casually now.”

“Haha… Really?”

Why did the conversation suddenly flow this way? Han Da-min answered awkwardly while fidgeting with the mouse for no reason.

I quietly observed Jeon Ye-jin who had become strangely subdued and Han Da-min who had become less talkative.

Han So-dam of Crunch.

Unfortunately, the person whose name became best known in the unknown group Crunch because of her death.

She was a member who received much mourning and sympathy, regarded as a tragic figure and pitiful existence.

But the nuance was that this tragic member didn’t actually get along well with the Crunch members.

For someone who had been expressing throughout the work session that she was a good person with consistently caring and considerate speech to openly talk about discord like this. If it’s to that extent, considering beautification, it means they really didn’t get along well.

…Well, you can have a bad relationship with someone who died. There’s no law that says you must be harmonious with members of the same group.

But I don’t particularly want to hear about it. I shouldn’t join this conversation.

Thinking that, I leaned back comfortably on the sofa and was fiddling with my mobile phone when.

Ding!

I flinched my shoulders at the cheerful sound and looked up.

‘Ah, it appeared.’

The Unfortunate Idol’s memory floating in the air.

The text window I had been waiting and waiting for was floating as if covering Jeon Ye-jin’s face.

‘What content…’

Feeling secretly pleased, I was about to look at the text window.

Before I could even read the text, the screen suddenly went off.

‘…Huh?’

It was the first time the window disappeared on its own before I wanted to close it.

What’s going on? I waited so long for this. Did it lag or something?

While I was staring blankly at where the window had disappeared, feeling bewildered.

Ding!

Once again with a cheerful sound, a text window appeared in the same spot.

My story

…My story?

And before I could ponder the meaning, the text window disappeared again on its own.

Then Jeon Ye-jin opened her mouth as if trying to lighten the awkward atmosphere.

“Just~ working with you guys reminded me of working with So-dam before, in a good way. That’s what I’m saying. Don’t think too heavily about it.”

“Ah, I see. Haha…”

“That’s nice. Working with members is fun.”

“It is fun. Especially with Ji-ye, our work preferences are similar.”

“Ah~ Should I try participating in next year’s audition? Oh, this is a joke. I can’t be an idol anymore. My joints creak too much for dance practice.”

While Jeon Ye-jin was managing the atmosphere with jokes, I tried my best to guess the relationship between Jeon Ye-jin and the Unfortunate Idol based on the text that briefly appeared and disappeared.

‘The Unfortunate Idol is Han So-dam?’

It’s a guess, but perhaps a speculation close to certainty.

The appearance of the Unfortunate Idol in the nightmares I saw every time Seong Bul-do increased.

And the Unfortunate Idol’s memory warning me not to meet Jeon Ye-jin.

The text window that appeared as if it had been waiting when Han So-dam’s story came up after not appearing for so long.

‘Plus, my story.’

These were intuitive hints to the point where it would be strange if the Unfortunate Idol’s identity wasn’t the dead Han So-dam.

Han So-dam.

The Unfortunate Idol who died, Han So-dam.

“….”

What is this.

Why is Han So-dam the Unfortunate Idol?

I’m someone who has absolutely no connection to Han So-dam in either my past or current life.

But why me of all people?

What does she want me to do for her?

“Let’s go, let’s go now.”

“We should head out now.”

Just when my thoughts were completely jumbled, thankfully Jeon Ye-jin made a gesture suggesting we should part ways at just the right timing.

“Yes, thank you for your hard work.”

I need to hurry back to the dormitory, open the system window, and sort out this situation.

With that thought, I gathered my bag and stood up.

At that moment, with another ding! sound, yet another text window appeared.

You have realized the identity of the Unfortunate Idol.

Seong Bul-do additional reward +30%/cumulative 58%

“….”

What’s with today?

So many different things are happening….

Well, since it says I realized the identity, it seems I got it right that the Unfortunate Idol is Han So-dam.

“Today was fun. When should we work on music again next time?”

“We’re going to work tomorrow too, are you available?”

“Of course I’m available. Let’s meet tomorrow at the same time. Ji-ye, see you tomorrow too.”

“Yes, senior. Thank you for today. See you tomorrow!”

After greeting Jeon Ye-jin, I headed toward the car where my manager was waiting and let out a complex sigh.

‘Should I be happy about this or hate it.’

The fact that Seong Bul-do is rising.

That means I can learn more information about the Unfortunate Idol.

While it might be a golden opportunity to find out what she wants from me, it also meant that I would fall into another terrible nightmare.

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