“I don’t know how to thank you. really really… I owe too much.”

However, Benerik’s thanks did not end with just one. Perhaps it was because he was slightly elated, he repeatedly expressed his gratitude as if he was not in control.

“haha… Well, we should see each other again next week.”

“Yes, ma’am. If you say thank you now, what are you going to do later?”

Kang Tae-han shrugs with an embarrassed expression. And Ivor, who was listening to the story, opened his mouth as if to help him. He put down the teacup he was holding and smiled.

“If you say thank you too much, it becomes a burden. Perhaps today’s massage is just the beginning, but wouldn’t it seem like a fuss from the teacher’s point of view?”

“Um… Is that like that again?”

After hearing that, it’s certainly not unreasonable.

At Ivor’s words, Benerik slowly nodded his head with an understanding expression. He was still somewhat agitated, but he still had that level of judgment.

“… Of course, that would be a good enough situation.”

However, it wasn’t that Yvor, who was saying that, couldn’t understand him. Because he too had been helped by Kang Tae-han, and had tasted the effect.

Although I didn’t dare to know how much stress being infertile was between a couple, I could guess how difficult it was mentally from the rare depressive look of my friend.

A clue to solve it.

No, it was a situation where I was even convinced that it could be fixed with time, so of course I couldn’t help but be happy.

“However… I want to at least give you something in return.”

That’s why, even when Ivor applied the brakes once, Benerik kept saying that. Since I was the type of person who couldn’t live by just receiving, in a way, it was a set procedure.

“Eh. Then it is.”

Ivor added a word as if to reproach him, but as if he had already expected it, he smiled and picked up the teacup again.

“Is there anything I can do to help?”

“Hmm… I do not know.”

At those words, Kang Tae-han clenched his chin and tilted his head slightly with an ambiguous expression.

To be honest, nothing really comes to mind. There are necessary things, but they are already planned or are in the process of being planned.

‘Just saying thank you is enough.’

To be honest, that’s Kang Tae-han’s honest feelings.

It wasn’t that I was expecting a big price for a massage.

It is not an act of great good will. I’m just helping out a little bit whenever I can afford it and get a chance.

But it’s not that I don’t understand the heart.

Even if it wasn’t that big of a deal to myself, I was aware that it could be a really big help to the other person. This was not arrogance or conceit, but an understanding from an extremely objective point of view.

“Then, let’s do this.”

Therefore, Kang Tae-han came up with the middle point as an answer.

“Right now, I don’t have anything on my mind. When Mr. Benerick’s treatment is all over, I’ll think about it until then and then I’ll say it again.”

Even if you just refuse to accept it, it’s rude.

Or you could end up being a person who can’t wait to do something for you. For example, like Marchesi, who suddenly sent a cruise ship to Yoo Se-ah’s filming location.

“… okay. All right.”

On the other hand, this is a reasonable story to some extent.

Seemingly convinced by this, Benerik nodded a couple of times before answering.

“Rather than that, aren’t you all hungry?”

That time when the story was ending to some extent.

Ivor, who had been listening quietly since a certain moment, quietly brought up the story. He said, stroking his stomach as if expressing his hunger.

“I am very hungry right now.”

“… Actually, me too.”

At Ivor’s words, Benerik also raised his hand on his stomach.

He had just come here after skipping dinner. Could it be because of depression due to anxiety, or because I haven’t had much of an appetite lately, so I haven’t really thought about eating.

But now… The feeling of wanting to eat something.

To be honest, even the bitter aroma of tea that pervaded this break room was enough to quench my appetite.

It was worth it.

After waking up from the massage, his body was more active than usual.

To be more specific, it could be said that the metabolism has become active. Since he had skipped meals here, it was only natural that his appetite would increase.

“I’m a little hungry from meditating too, so shall we go have a late-night snack together? And have a drink.”

In the meantime, Choi Seong-hyun, who was sitting on the sofa, said quietly. Perhaps because he had been meditating, he was also feeling quite hungry.

“Are you going too?”

“good. Because I don’t have any promises.”

“Haha, then shall the four of us go?”

“If the teacher is going too, I will buy the meal.”

At Kang Tae-han’s words, Benerik spoke in a very polite voice. Ivor, who was on the other side, reacted to the sudden change.

“What, of course you didn’t live there?”

“I? why.”

“Is it because you introduced me to this place?”

“Well… I think I’ve already bought you a lot.”

Two people exchanging stories in playful voices.

While talking like that, the four people who were sitting on the sofa naturally got up and walked outside without saying who was first. It was an unexpected back party.

* * *

“… Is it finally complete?”

“Yes. President. This is the finished product.”

Daechung Group’s subsidiary, Body Care’s laboratory.

Chairman Jang Tae-hyun, who was standing there, nodded slowly as soon as he heard the introduction of team leader Kwon Tae-soo. Then he slowly approached and gently touched the object.

“First of all, the appearance is different. It came out pretty well.”

It was like touching a treasure chest.

However, the fact that the expression was not an exaggeration, at least for the current chairman, Jang Tae-hyun, had no choice but to pay more attention to this than to the decent amount of gold and silver treasures.

The Meister, which was not a big hit a while ago and even caused a craze for massage chairs.

It was a truly fruitful product, gaining explosive popularity not only in Korea but also abroad, and is still generating significant sales.

“I can’t wait for this.”

And now this is what he’s sweeping… It was the next model of The Meister. Jang Tae-hyun’s words, which were filled with excitement, had complex meanings.

One is the expectations you have for the product as a manager.

The other was the expectation of a user who uses a massage chair purely. After examining his appearance, he looked at team leader Kwon Tae-soo and opened his mouth.

“Can I try it right away?”

“Sure.”

At Chairman Jang Tae-hyun’s words, team leader Kwon replied with a confident voice as if it were natural.

This was a finished product, not an unstable prototype.

The completion of the finished product is the completion of completion.

It is something that the developer has been convinced of through experiments so far. Of course, in the future, detailed parts may change or fine readjustment may enter, but at least the function itself as a product was working properly.

“That’s a confident answer.”

Jang Tae-hyun nodded with a satisfied expression, then immediately took off his shoes and put himself on the massage chair. Carefully leaning his back on the backrest, he turned on the screen of the smartphone he was holding in his hand to proceed.

‘Whoops… It feels like riding a ride.’

This next product has its own functions and performance upgraded, but the most important function is the interworking system with Apone’s health application.

Based on the usual health data collected there, providing a more differentiated and detailed massage service is the key point.

And for this, Chairman Jang Tae-hyun has been carrying an A-phone for the past few days and has been doing exercises that he normally does not normally do.

In order to use data, of course, it must be collected first. Hearing that the development project was almost at an end and that a test drive would be possible soon, Jang Tae-hyun immediately switched from a smartphone to an A-phone.

I guess you could say it was preparation for the day.

At the thought of finally being able to check the results, Taehyung smiled involuntarily.

“Once the connection is established… Can I press this?”

“Yes. Then, the data from the apon will be linked to the machine, and a record will be left inside the machine. and… You can start right now.”

It didn’t take long for the data to be linked. Short enough to end the process in the middle of a conversation. Chairman Jang Tae-hyun nodded with a curious expression, and immediately started the massage chair.

The massage chair starts to move slowly with a vibrating sound. The structure changed to match the body of Chairman Jang Tae-hyun, who was sitting, and before long, soft sensors began to scan his body up and down.

‘It definitely feels like the level of satisfaction has also gone up.’

The stage where the user’s size, muscles, etc. are identified by sensors at the start. This itself is a function that has nothing to do with the linking of the Aphone.

However, even here, you can feel the performance that is different from The Meister. Maybe it’s an illusion that I feel because of the anticipation, but at least the feeling of this soft sensor is something I couldn’t feel in the previous model.

Before that, there was a slightly hard feeling, but this model has a distinctly softer feel.

Jang Tae-hyun was able to feel the difference more deeply because he had been using The Meister at home every morning and even this morning.

“… Uhm?”

That’s how the inspection and adjustment of the sensor is finished.

A massage that starts slowly. Even though the timing started lightly like a warm-up, a stimulus that had not been felt before flowed through Chairman Jang Tae-hyun’s nerves.

‘what?’

The Meister boasted the best features and performance among massage chairs on the market, but it was not all-round.

Do you think there is a limit after all?

No matter how good the sensor is, in the end, it only checks the condition of the moment sitting in this massage chair. The information available is extremely limited.

Without information, there are bound to be restrictions on the functions that can be utilized.

Even if you have a missile, you can’t shoot it if you don’t know where the target is. Even if director Kang Tae-han’s skill is transferred to a machine, it cannot be used without proper analysis.

Of course, Chairman Jang Tae-hyun had already been using The Meister with great satisfaction… I couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.

However, the feeling now was different.

As before, Jang Tae-hyun, who has frequently used The Meister, could immediately feel the difference.

‘I’m reaching a place where stimulation doesn’t usually come.’

A tingle, a sensation ran up his back.

This is the area where there was no stimulation when using The Meister. To be more precise, this is the area that director Kang Tae-han often pointed out when visiting Cheonma Massage.

“this… It’s definitely different.”

Jang Tae-hyeon put the thoughts in his head into his mouth without even realizing it.

It’s not just the parts that are different. The breath of massage and the intensity of acupressure are also different. It hurts a bit, but I don’t hate it, it feels like I’m walking an exquisite tightrope somewhere between discomfort and coolness.

“You didn’t set the data separately just because I was coming, did you?”

“Please. Where would you get such data?”

That too.

If you don’t know if it’s your height or weight, how much acupressure you need to do and where you feel uncomfortable, there will be no place where you can get this kind of data.

‘The Meister was amazing too… … .’

this is the real thing

In fact, there were quite a few voices of concern about the project within the group.

Developing the next product is something that must be done, of course, but isn’t the timing a bit early? In a situation where The Meister was still active, even if a new product with similar performance came out, it was said that the position was ambiguous.

It can be enough.

As a manager, this is certainly something to be concerned about.

However, this product had enough features to blow away such concerns at once. At least, that’s how Chairman Jang Tae-hyun felt.

“How is it. Are you feeling okay?”

“great. Very comfortable.”

“The linkage seems to be working properly.”

Kwon Tae-soo, the team leader, asks a question. To his words, Taehyung Jang replied in a tired voice. It was a voice that seemed to express satisfaction in itself.

There is a feeling of slight irritation.

However, it does not come across as lacking. Rather, it feels comfortable and relieves tension in the body.

“Then, this was rest mode… Normal mode, let’s start.”

“Well… … ?”

At the same time, team leader Kwon Tae-soo presses the button on the remote control he was holding. Then, the mechanical sound inside the massage chair began to reverberate a little more violently. and.

“Ughhh… … !”

Before long, Chairman Jang Tae-hyun’s comfortable face began to change. An expression that seemed to subtly mix pain and pleasure. It was the expression he usually makes when he gets a massage.