Chapter 186: Update (1) |
Thump thump.
My heart started to race like mad.
I had never dreamed that the Everyday V10, loaded with records of the future, would be updated. I wanted to check out the features right away, but I had to delay because of the fans rushing at us.
After all, the situation could easily lead to an accident with hundreds of people swarming at once.
'First things first,' I thought to myself.
Our party immediately shielded Yoo-Jin and moved back with Miso in her arms.
"Yoo-Jin! We love you," the fans shouted.
I got nervous without realizing it as the fans got so close that I could see their expressions.
Various thoughts raced through my mind. 'What if I get trampled to death?'
"Please calm down."
"Everyone, keep order so the child doesn't get hurt."
Burgerman, Patty Girl, and Lettuce Boy, the administrators of Cheonho-dong's Burger Maiden fan cafe, appeared leading the fan club members.
"Thank you."
"Mr. Jung, please wait a moment."
Around 200 people began to be organized by the thirty fan club members. Meanwhile, the bodyguards arrived sweating. "Sorry, we'll just pass through."
Sticking close but not forcefully pushing away the fans was the company policy of TOP Security. Realizing they had missed us, they desperately tried to break through the crowd.
"Bodyguards, just stay there for a moment," I instructed.
Choi Yang-Han stopped the accompanying bodyguards after hearing my instruction.
Relieved, I then spoke to the fans.
"Please move to one side so as not to startle other visitors. Miss Yoo-Jin will take pictures with everyone here."
Following my words, Yoo-Jin and Miso came out beside me.
"There's still plenty of time before our flight, so shall we greet the fans today?" I asked Yoo-Jin.
Miso nodded and cheerfully raised her hand as well. "Me too! Me too!"
The fans began to squeal excitedly and take a step back. Like the parting of the Red Sea, the fans split and stuck to the right wall.
Taking advantage of the gap, Choi Yang-Han of TOP Security rushed to our side with the bodyguards.
"I'm sorry, we should have escorted you from the parking lot but failed to assess the situation properly," Choi Yang-Han apologized.
Being a new company, TOP Security had made a mistake in assessing the route of the person they were protecting. Such an incident could have warranted a reprimand for security failure.
However, I decided to forgive them this time since it was more beneficial that TOP Security, which would soon become the best security company, be indebted to us.
"It's okay, but please give us tighter security from now on," I replied.
Choi Yang-Han bowed again and said, "Thank you, Mr. Jung. From today, we will upgrade Miss Jung Yoo-Jin to our top security priority."
That was fair compensation for a single mistake. Being named a top security priority meant that she would be registered as Choi Yang-Han's first major security concern.
We began taking pictures with the fans with the help of the bodyguards.
***
The gathered fans took pictures with the help of the staff at Incheon Airport.
I thought there would be more space inside the departure area, but it was the same situation there too. Yoo-Jin was starting to be recognized everywhere.
"Isn't that Jung Yoo-Jin?"
"Yeah, that's the girl from the documentary. Then that must be Miso, right?"
"Where is that outfit from? It looks nice."
"It must be from LM Clothing. They're advertising there these days."
Despite the constant requests for autographs, Yoo-Jin responded with a beaming smile, fully sensing her popularity.
We finally managed to enter the business class lounge with an aching back from all the fan greetings.
The lounge was fronted with glass which gave a clear view of the runway at Incheon Airport. The open view seemed to clear my chest.
Since there were no people in the lounge, I chose the biggest sofa and sat down. A groan escaped me without realizing it as I sank into the plush sofa.
I let out a sigh of relief. "Phew. I can finally breathe now."
"Mr. Jung, I'm dying."
"Ugh, my instep was stepped on so many times..."
Since there was food and drinks available for a light snack in the lounge, I told Lee Yung-Jin and Lee Mi-Ri to take a rest for a while.
But then Yoo-Jin sitting next to me started talking to me.
"Oppa."
"Yeah?"
"I'll treat you properly when we get to the Philippines."
Yoo-Jin was fully admitting her defeat in our bet.
"I told you there would be a lot of people," I replied.
"That's true. But I feel amazing even though I lost the bet. I didn't know so many people would recognize me," Yoo-Jin said with a smile.
Seeing Yoo-Jin's happy expression, I couldn't help but feel a twinge in my heart.
"Take a rest for a while. I need to check some schedules with the filming team."
"Okay!"
As Yoo-Jin and Miso got up to eat at the lounge, I set up a meeting place at the Philippines airport with the Cocari Sweat filming team.
Then I took a deep breath and activated the Everyday app.
'Should I check it now?'
[Everyday V2 is now available.]
[Would you like to update your planner? YES/NO? (Applicable to: Everyday V1, Everyday V10)]
I hesitated for a moment at the message.
'What should I do?'
Worried that some features of Everyday might disappear, I chose NO for now.
'Let's see the update patch description first.'
Usually, you could know what the app update would entail beforehand. But the moment I pressed NO, another message popped up.
[Unable to run the program.]
[Would you like to update your planner? YES/NO?]
'Do I have to update the planner no matter what?'
I cautiously pressed NO again, but the same message appeared. I restarted my phone but the message remained unchanged.
After much deliberation, I realized I had no choice.
'Hopefully, the planner won't be deleted.'
The fear of possibly losing a planner containing ten years' worth of schedules and the delete function being removed in the update enveloped me.
But if the app itself couldn't be used, it was useless anyway.
'I have no choice.'
Since future schedules were backed up already, I boldly pressed YES. At that moment, an update progress bar appeared along with the message.
[Downloading installation files.]
[Downloading Everyday V2 installation file.]
[Downloading Everyday V10.1 installation file.]
'10.1?'
Usually, a major upgrade that significantly changed the program was indicated by numbers like V1, V2. On the other hand, minor upgrades showed changes with a decimal, like V1.1.
'Does that mean it hasn't changed that much from V10?'
Eager to see any changes as soon as possible, I nervously tapped my feet hoping that the original features of V10 remained intact.
***
I had hardly used the planner after traveling back in time.
The reason I obsessively kept records in my past life was due to the fear of not knowing what lay ahead in my life and it all started with the intent not to get scolded by my sunbaes.
Because of that, I let go of my past bad habits and only recorded necessary things in V1 while replacing the rest with recordings or videos.
After all, meticulously recording in a planner was a waste of time for someone who already knew what was going to happen and had plenty of experience unless I was going to live a third life.
Anyway, I hated the idea of a third life. I didn't want to be stuck in an endless loop doing the same things over and over again.
It seemed best to regress just once.
While I was thinking this, the update for the planner was finally completed.
[The update has been completed.]
[First Planner: Everyday V2]
[Second Planner: Everyday V10.1]
Without hesitation, I tapped on the second planner tab. Instantly, the patch details appeared on the first screen.
[Everyday V10.1]
[Description]
-10% of the total planner's schedule has been confirmed to change.
-The changed schedules have impacted future schedules.
-Some future schedules have been modified.
[Patch Details]
-1. A new schedule related to the category 'Jung Yoo-Jin' has been added.
-2. Creation of new schedules related to 'Jung Yoo-Jin' is limited to one per day.
-3. New schedules related to 'Jung Yoo-Jin' will be notified by an alarm.
'New schedules related to Yoo-Jin have been added? Does this mean that I can now see the future specifically for Yoo-Jin?' I wondered to myself.
A shiver ran through me, but I couldn't tell whether it was from excitement or nervousness. It felt like when I first encountered this planner.
I tried to calm myself down. 'Calm down, Yoon-Ho. Just calm down.'
To figure out what kind of schedule had been created and what had appeared in Yoo-Jin's changed fate, I steadied my trembling hands and pressed the confirm button.
Then a notification suddenly popped up.
[Notification: June 25th, 2020. A new schedule for Miss Jung Yoo-Jin has been added.]
'What? Why is it so friendly?'
As described in patch detail number three, an alert setting that had never appeared before now popped up.
Today was June 24, so I immediately swiped the planner to June 25—the day of Yoo-Jin's new schedule.
[Everyday V10.1]
[Date: June 25, 2020]
-08:30 a.m. <Schedule Deleted>
(Deleted Schedule: Golden Road 6.25 Preliminary Personal Interview)
-09:30 a.m. [NEW. Jung Yoo-Jin] Meeting with the Chief of Police in Bohol Island, Philippines.
"Damn. It actually happened," I muttered under my breath.
In Everyday V10.1, Yoo-Jin's schedule was newly listed under the bold heading [NEW. Jung Yoo-Jin].
Now, I could really know what lay ahead for Yoo-Jin.
But at that moment, I was perplexed by a phrase I couldn't understand.
Questions ran through my mind. 'A meeting with the Chief of Police on Bohol Island? What could Yoo-Jin possibly have to discuss with the Chief of Police on Bohol Island?'
If it involved going to the police station, the scenarios that came to mind were assaults, drunken incidents, or thefts.
'No, wait.'
On second thought, a few more possibilities surfaced.
'Could it be that she lost Miso? Or maybe it could just be a minor issue like losing an item. Ugh, this is frustrating. To think that the first message I see when I first look into the future is something like this!' I started to worry.
I flipped back through the planner out of habit, but there were no more new messages about Yoo-Jin as per the second patch detail.
'What should I do?'
With the update came new worries.
***
As I pondered the various reasons for Yoo-Jin's meeting with the Chief of Police on Bohol Island, the large LCD screen in the lounge displayed the boarding message for our Korean Air flight KE112.
The commercial shooting schedule had already been postponed twice due to weather conditions at the location, and it could not be delayed any further. It seemed we would have to face whatever came when we got there.
'Maybe I'm overthinking it.'
I turned to Yoo-Jin and said, "Yoo-Jin, let's go."
"Just a moment," Yoo-Jin replied.
Miso, who had woken up at dawn, was snacking and had fallen asleep on Yoo-Jin's lap from being too full.
I offered to carry Miso, but Yoo-Jin waved her hand no. She said she wanted to hold Miso as much as possible now because Miso was getting bigger and she might not be able to carry her as she grew older.
Yoo-Jin gently stroked Miso's cheek and said, "Miso, shall we go on the plane?"
Miso responded without opening her eyes. "Uh... okay."
As Yoo-Jin reached her arms and lifted Miso, Miso instinctively reached out and wrapped her arms around Yoo-Jin's neck.
Because of this, Yoo-Jin's carefully chosen airport fashion got wrinkled. But despite her pretty two-piece suit getting creased, Yoo-Jin's face was filled with nothing but smiles.
After all, Miso was more important than anything to Yoo-Jin.
Miso clung to her like a koala and rested her chin on Yoo-Jin's shoulder with a happy expression.
"It smells like Mom," Miso mumbled in her sleep as she rubbed her face against Yoo-Jin's shoulder.
As she did so, a warm smile spread across Yoo-Jin's face.
I reflexively took out my phone and snapped a photo of the mother and daughter.
Flash!
"Oppa, what are you doing?" Yoo-Jin asked, shocked by the camera flash.
"You guys look just like a koala and her baby," I replied.
Yoo-Jin smiled. "Tsk. I heard koalas smell bad..."
'Uh, is that something an actress would say? I got so emotional but now that's ruined.' I remarked inwardly.
"But we're still cute, right?" Yoo-Jin added with a cheeky grin.
"Totally. Cute like a koala," I replied.
"Koala again?" Yoo-Jin frowned.
"What? To me, koalas are fluffy, cute, and adorable creatures. So don’t ruin my moment please," I said nonchalantly.
"Hmph, fine. Shall we go then?" Yoo-Jin replied with a pout.
"Okay."
As we moved toward the boarding gate, I mulled over the events that might occur to Yoo-Jin again.
I silently made a resolve. 'I'll block anything that comes her way.'
That was the only thought filling my mind.
With that, I tried to suppress my trembling heart and boarded the plane to the Philippines.
Ristretto's Thoughts
Ristretto: Jung Yoon-Ho was already invincible without the update but now he's just gonna be on a different level. Damn.
Maggy: Yeah where can I download that app!!