Chapter 194
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The Investor III
Tuning guests' dreams beca the definitive task for the new generation of writers. Consequently, their titles evolved significantly.
"DM! I had another fantastic dream last night! Honestly, I enjoy life more when I'm asleep than awake!"
"Ahaha, I'm glad you had a restful sleep."
These authors eventually shed their traditional title of “writers” and beca more commonly known as Dream Managers, or DMs for short.
"Well then, have a great day at work, sir. I’m off to sleep..."
"Oh right, DMs sleep during the day! Sleep well!"
While others slept, DMs worked, and while others worked, DMs slept, embracing a nocturnal lifestyle that didn't bother them in the least. Having always been more nocturnal than diurnal even during their writing careers, this shift was hardly a concern.
"Undertaker, have you heard about this DM trend?"
It happened around this ti when I heard about the latest fad among writers through an image titled 'recent_writers_updates.jpg' from Dang Seo-rin. As I was always on the move, I was the last to catch on to what was trending among the general populace.
"DM? What's that?"
"Simply put, they're sleep managers. They add a touch of flair to the dreams provided by the fairies."
"Hmm..."
"Anyway, it's all the rage right now. Good DMs are worth their weight in gold and hard to co by."
"What a strange turn of events."
"Right? I even hired a DM myself recently. A huge Harry Potter fan, and we clicked because he prefers the current generation over the old."
Old generation? Current generation?
Bombarded by jargon, I was montarily puzzled. "So, you've hired a regular person as a personal manager to manipulate dreamscapes, and even granted them access to yours? Isn't that a bit risky?"
"Don’t worry. DMs can’t do anything without the tutorial fairies. As long as the fairies don’t betray us, it's unlikely DMs can get up to anything nefarious."
"Hmm."
I shrugged it off at the ti, but in reality, Dang Seo-rin's comnt was hiding a bombshell.
As you know, Samcheon World is one of the most prestigious guilds on the Korean Peninsula. Only the best—validated by integrity, loyalty, and talent—are admitted, not just any riffraff. (Except for Yu Ji-won, who sneakily got in through a Latin special admissions program.)
For ordinary people, even dreaming of applying there was out of reach. Yet, a re civilian not only secured a job there but was hired as a full-ti employee? Moreover, as the personal manager of the great witch herself, sharing power with Noh Do-hwa in Busan? Just a regular person?
The writers' community was abuzz.
"Oh, Teacher! I hired a DM too!"
Cheon Yo-hwa poured fuel on the fire. Always a trendsetter among senior high students, she couldn't bear the thought of being outpaced by Dang Seo-rin.
"Oh? Yo-hwa, you too?"
"Yes! I hired a zombie-thed DM, an exorcism-thed DM, and even a cult-thed DM. I've been enjoying dreams about succeeding as a cult leader in a zombie apocalypse for a week straight!"
"......"
If anyone asked why she'd enjoy such dreams, they'd be missing the forest for the trees.
While Dang Seo-rin had hired just one DM, Cheon Yo-hwa had employed three, a critical detail given the intense rivalry between the 'economic capital' of Busan and the 'spiritual capital' of Sejong.
-[Samcheon] WitchJudge: Recently revisited The Little Prince and was struck by a thought. Despite the world having ended once, the tendency to judge everything by numbers persists.
-[Samcheon] WitchJudge: Where has the determination gone to cross even deserts to find that one fox waiting just for ?
└[Baekhwa] SixthGrader: Wow! You only have one fox waiting for you?
└[Samcheon] WitchJudge: ?
└[Baekhwa] SixthGrader: I have three in my desert... It seems like you weren’t very popular! >_
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