Epilogue
Kang Dae-oh, having spent another year, set off for work with a new mindset.
Sitting in front of his computer, he began to skim through articles to find out what had happened overnight.
Lately, he had been particularly interested in how the world was turning.
Among them, there was an article that caught Kang Dae-oh’s attention.
It was an article related to Kang Yera’s world tour.
Kang Yera, who would be touring the world starting from Japan and holding concerts, was planning to conclude her world tour in Korea as her final destination.
That final concert was scheduled for the middle of this month.
‘Yera suffered a lot because of this.’
Not only the concert preparations, but Kang Dae-oh remembered all the time and effort she spent traveling around various countries, adapting to their cultures, including time differences, each time.
It would be truly wonderful if all this effort could be fully shown to people.
Whenever people didn’t realize how much effort celebrities put in behind the cameras for a short appearance, Kang Dae-oh felt a great sense of regret on their behalf.
Especially if that person was his daughter.
However, Kang Yera’s situation was much better.
This was because Kang Yeyoung often followed her unnie, editing the series of processes of her concert preparations into videos and uploading them to her own channel.
Initially, she started uploading videos for promotional purposes.
As people gradually began to realize how much effort Kang Yera had put into her world tour, more attention was drawn.
With Kang Yebin, Min Seung-yeon, and Kang Dae-oh joining in, the family also stepped up to support, and Kang Yera’s world tour was such a huge success that it was said to be leading a new renaissance for K-pop.
It even recorded sold-out streaks in countries where K-pop was not well-known.
Thanks to this, Kang Yera was now able to proudly establish herself as a global singer, truly deserving of the title.
‘I definitely have to go to the last concert.’
Just as he was smiling, watching his eldest daughter’s progress.
Someone knocked and visited Kang Dae-oh’s office.
Vice President Yu In-seok. And Lee Seo-jun. The two of them came to see Kang Dae-oh first thing in the morning.
Lee Seo-jun, who usually worked at the main branch wearing a uniform with employees and part-timers.
However, three months ago, he began directly handling head office duties with Vice President Yu In-seok, and thus completely moved his workplace to the head office.
It was due to Kang Dae-oh’s request.
A young key executive was needed to succeed Kang Dae-oh and Yu In-seok. The opinion that it would be better to select someone who had worked at Amare for a long time rather than bringing someone from outside came up frequently.
Coincidentally, there was a person who perfectly met these conditions.
It was Lee Seo-jun.
The first employee of Amare and the man who had worked there the longest alongside Kang Dae-oh until now.
Although he was now approaching his 40s.
He was still considered young blood compared to Kang Dae-oh or Vice President Yu In-seok.
Since few people knew Amare as well as Lee Seo-jun, Kang Dae-oh judged that he could trust him with this work.
“How’s work at the company? Is it manageable?”
Kang Dae-oh asked him directly.
Then Lee Seo-jun said with an awkward smile.
“I adapted quickly, but I still feel a slight sense of incongruity, should I say. Something like that.”
“Why is that?”
“I suppose it’s because I’ve been greeting and dealing with customers at the store for too long.”
“Indeed. That can happen.”
Kang Dae-oh also disliked this sense of incongruity at first and felt like he couldn’t adapt, so he often visited the store.
Later, he eventually got a talking-to from Vice President Yu In-seok, who was then Managing Director Yu In-seok, and came to his senses.
Since Kang Dae-oh had already experienced it, he could easily understand the awkwardness Lee Seo-jun was feeling now.
“You’ll adapt quickly. And also······.”
Just as Kang Dae-oh was about to continue speaking.
Another person, who would be responsible for the future of the company just like Lee Seo-jun, appeared.
It was Kang Dae-oh’s youngest daughter.
Kang Yeyoung.
“I’m here, appa.”
“Welcome. How about the filming?”
“I’ve rescheduled it for this evening, so I just need to go later and do the final shooting.”
“I’m sorry. Appa ended up asking you to take on company work for no reason.”
“It’s okay. I know very well how much appa cherishes Amare. That’s why I decided to learn the work on purpose, in preparation for when I take over the company from appa.”
Someday, Kang Dae-oh would have to hand over this position to someone and step down.
Amare was like another self to Kang Dae-oh.
Because it was such a precious entity, he wanted to entrust it to someone he could absolutely trust and rely on.
He felt that if that person was a member of Kang Dae-oh’s family, he could hand over the position without any burden.
Kang Yeyoung also knew that such a moment would come someday.
When Vice President Yu In-seok first heard that Kang Yeyoung, who had no experience in this field, would gradually be entrusted with the preparations for the handover, he was filled with concern.
However, this concern quickly disappeared.
This was because Kang Yeyoung’s adaptation speed was abnormally fast.
How should I put it? It was as if.
“Looking at your youngest daughter, it feels as if she has already done this work before.”
Kang Yeyoung was indeed a hidden master who had already mastered fields such as business and investment.
Therefore, Vice President Yu In-seok, who knew nothing about her true circumstances, found Kang Yeyoung’s abilities and adaptability mysterious.
Kang Yeyoung chuckled and said.
“I guess I inherited my business acumen from appa.”
“That could be the case.”
She eloquently expressed that it was thanks to the experience she had accumulated before her regression.
Since all the members had gathered.
“Shall we start soon?”
Kang Dae-oh decided to start his day diligently again today.
Even though he had started teaching Kang Yeyoung the work, he had no immediate intention of handing over company shares to her.
This was simply because he had decided to teach Kang Yeyoung the work little by little, early on, in preparation for an unknown future regarding himself.
Kang Yeyoung also seemed to know well why Kang Dae-oh had started teaching her the work, as she was learning at the pace her appa intended.
Before Kang Yeyoung was about to leave the company for filming.
She said to Kang Dae-oh.
“Appa. You know that unnies and Mom and I are all having dinner together today, right?”
“I know.”
“I’ll go straight from the filming set to the restaurant, so I’ll see you later.”
“All right. Go carefully.”
“Yes!”
After sending Kang Yeyoung off first.
Kang Dae-oh remained at the company and handled the day’s tasks quickly.
Spending time with his family. Nothing was as important to Kang Dae-oh as this.
Before heading to the restaurant, Kang Dae-oh picked up his wife and second daughter who were waiting at home.
Min Seung-yeon got into the seat next to Kang Dae-oh and asked.
“Yera said she’d come straight from the concert hall, right?”
“Yeah. She said today was the final rehearsal.”
“Yera must be very nervous.”
Today’s family dinner was arranged to help ease that tension, even just a little.
Kang Dae-oh, Min Seung-yeon, and Kang Yebin, who arrived at the restaurant first, headed to the table they had reserved.
As soon as Kang Yebin confirmed the table, she unconsciously pulled out her smartphone.
“The seats are nice. I like the night view too.”
Kang Dae-oh chuckled at his second daughter’s comment and puffed out his chest.
“Your appa put in some effort, didn’t he? How is it?”
“As expected. Appa is the best. Later, when unnie and Yeyoung arrive, let’s all take a picture here together. It’s been a long time since we took a family photo, right?”
“Sounds good.”
While the three of them spent some time like that.
Kang Yeyoung arrived second.
Kang Yera took the last spot.
“Why are you so late, unnie?”
As usual, Kang Yebin’s nagging was the first to greet Kang Yera.
However, Kang Yera seemed to have become accustomed to her younger sister’s nagging, as she grinned and replied.
“Because the protagonist always appears last, of course.”
“Ugh. Seeing her talk like that, it seems she’s not very nervous about the world tour concert.”
“Why wouldn’t I be nervous? It’s the final concert soon.”
During that time, Kang Yera succeeded in raising her recognition as a singer to a world-class level.
Kang Yebin, who had become a global top actress before her, showed a determined look, implying she still had a lot to teach Kang Yera about her mindset.
At the attitude of her two unnies, Kang Yeyoung giggled.
“Anyway, then and now. My unnies haven’t changed.”
Kang Yeyoung also achieved her wish of pursuing influencer activities to her heart’s content.
This was because she had become the solo creator with the most subscribers in South Korea, and at the same time, an influencer gaining global attention following her unnies.
Recently, she also successfully completed a collaboration with a foreign influencer who had the most subscribers.
Watching his daughters ascend to greater heights day by day.
Kang Dae-oh recalled what Kang Yeyoung had said earlier.
“We decided to take a family photo, didn’t we?”
“That’s right. Just a moment. I’ll ask a staff member to take a photo for us······.”
It was then.
Just as if he had been waiting, a man suddenly appeared.
“Shall I take it for you?”
“······!”
The family gasped in silent screams.
And for good reason.
Because the person who appeared was a very familiar man.
“Isn’t he the one who took our photos a few times at the restaurant before?”
When Min Seung-yeon asked in surprise, the man nodded and said.
“Yes. I operate this restaurant.”
“Oh my, really? It’s a small world, isn’t it?”
“Indeed. Since this is a coincidence, I’ll take your photo for you after a long time.”
Kang Yeyoung handed her smartphone to the man.
Click!
The family checked the result taken by the man.
“As expected, you take good photos.”
“Could you take a few more photos?”
“Of course. It’s possible.”
The man kindly responded to their request, took a few more photos, and returned the smartphone to Kang Yeyoung.
While his daughters and wife were looking at the photos.
The man whispered quietly enough for only Kang Dae-oh to hear.
“It seems your daughters have adapted well. This is all thanks to you, Kang Dae-oh.”
“Adaptation? What do you mean······.”
Suddenly.
Kang Dae-oh realized what the man was talking about.
Regression.
Then.
“Shhh.”
The man put his index finger to his lips, signaling him to be quiet.
The man knew that Kang Dae-oh’s daughters were regressors.
That meant.
“Did you······ help our daughters?”
He slowly nodded at Kang Dae-oh’s significant question.
He had thought he wasn’t an ordinary person.
But when it was actually proven, Kang Dae-oh’s mind was momentarily confused.
“The reason they were able to settle stably into their new lives is all thanks to you, Kang Dae-oh. So, as a reward for that, I have one question for you.”
“What is it?”
“If you, Kang Dae-oh, were given the opportunity to go back to the past, just like your daughters. Would you seize that opportunity?”
“······.”
A chance for regression that rarely comes.
But Kang Dae-oh answered immediately, as if he didn’t even need to think about it.
“No. I will decline.”
“What’s the reason?”
“Because dreaming of a future happier than now would be excessive greed.”
He didn’t want to reset his daughters’ happiness because of his own greed.
After hearing Kang Dae-oh’s answer, the man instantly vanished from the spot.
As if he had never been there in the first place.
Meanwhile, the family, who had been looking at the photos, suddenly looked at each other with dumbfounded expressions and asked.
“But who took this photo?”
“Did we take a photo like this?”
“When did we take it? I don’t remember······.”
It seemed that the moment the man, or rather, the non-human entity disappeared, all memories associated with him also vanished.
Only Kang Dae-oh remembered his trace.
Kang Dae-oh said this about the photo to his beloved wife and to his daughters, whom he cherished most in the world.
“It might be a gift from God, who told us we worked hard.”
A small miracle unfolding before his eyes.
Looking at the gift left by a divine being.
Kang Dae-oh smiled.
『My Daughters Were Regressors』 The End
