A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 109
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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 109
After finishing the grueling marathon of over 10 hours of filming at Sports University, I arrived at the dormitory, washed up, and collapsed straight onto my bed.
Suddenly, at some point, my phone started ringing like crazy, but I didn’t even have the energy to check it. Did my number get leaked on the internet? Ugh, changing numbers is such a hassle.
As I buried my face in my pillow and just breathed, Seo Yehyeon came into the room after washing up and said to me bluntly.
“Hey, Yoon Eden. Happy birthday.”
I barely managed to move my heavy body and rolled over once. Instead of the blanket, I finally saw the room’s ceiling and blinked at it, then looked at Seo Yehyeon looking down at me and asked.
“Is today my birthday?”
“Yeah, it’s past midnight so it’s August 1st. Do you even forget your own birthday now?”
I chuckled at that scolding and said slowly.
“Make sure to testify to Jun. That I’m the kind of guy who forgets not only your birthday but my own birthday too…”
“You’re consistent, really.”
Seo Yehyeon replied with a slightly fed-up voice.
Since I’m dead tired, I’ll receive birthday congratulations after I sleep and wake up.
As I was about to close my eyes again, the familiar system notification sound rang in my ears with a ding-.
[Surprise QUEST★]
[▶Let’s take a verification shot at the subway billboard birthday advertisement!
-Content: The subway billboard advertisement commemorating your birthday that fans put up for you! Take a verification shot in front of it to convey your gratitude for the love fans have sent you.
-Reward: Initial Intentions +5, Random Ticket
-Deadline: 08.01 PM 23:59:59
※There will be a penalty if you fail to take the subway birthday advertisement verification shot!]
Looks like a birthday advertisement was put up. Even though Rev before regression was Seo Yehyeon’s one-man show, as they say, even a rotten fish is still a fish – as a second-tier idol, I had subway advertisements put up a few times before regression too.
So while I was grateful, it wasn’t particularly surprising or moving. It was something I had already experienced before.
Subway billboard birthday advertisement verification shots were best taken at dawn when there were no people around.
‘Who should I take with me?’
Unless I was going to set up a tripod and take selfies, I needed someone to take the photo anyway, so I had to bring one member with me.
Gyeon Hajun made it to the wrestling finals so he’d be tired, Ryu Jaehee also ran relay and would be tired, and Kim Dobin who contributed nothing takes terrible photos.
So what’s left is…
“Hyung, you’re not tired, right?”
“No, I’m tired.”
“No, you’re not tired. You just stood still and drew a bow.”
“Do you know how much muscle activity it takes to draw a bowstring? What about concentration?”
“Do you know how much muscle activity it takes to dunk? Huh?”
“But why are we fighting over muscle activity right now?”
Ah right. I got sidetracked somehow. I scratched my cheek and requested.
“Come take subway birthday advertisement verification shots with me.”
“Now?”
“No, not now. Later at dawn.”
At my words, Seo Yehyeon collapsed onto his bed and buried his face in his pillow, mumbling.
“I don’t know. If I can wake up then.”
“Don’t worry. If you can’t wake up, I’ll somehow wake you up and drag you along.”
“Ruthless bastard…”
Just in case, I set five alarms before falling asleep.
I must have been tired because I just closed my eyes but suddenly the alarm was ringing.
The perceived time was 5 minutes so I checked if I set the alarm wrong, but 5 hours had passed by.
I barely managed to lift my heavy body and went to Seo Yehyeon’s bed to shake him vigorously.
“Hyung, wake up.”
When I woke him with a deeply sunken voice, Seo Yehyeon pulled the blanket over his head.
“Ah… just 5 more minutes…”
When I played the loudest heavy metal song in his ear, Seo Yehyeon shook his head wildly and got up sluggishly.
“I’m going to sleep again after we come back…”
“Yeah, sleep again. I’m going to sleep again too.”
Since it was dawn, it felt awkward to call Manager Hyung, so I called a taxi.
When we arrived at the subway station, I could see a large billboard. A billboard with my face prominently displayed, with text congratulating my birthday.
I knew it was put up before regression too, but I had only gone to see it in person once. And back then it was a small billboard.
As I just stared blankly at the billboard, Seo Yehyeon spoke to me.
“I can tell you’re moved, but let’s take the photo first.”
At those words, I came to my senses and stood next to it, posing so the billboard would be clearly visible.
We safely took the verification shot and returned to the dormitory. And without saying who would go first, we both flopped onto our beds and fell back asleep.
The time I woke up again was 10 AM.
Rubbing my heavy eyelids roughly with the back of my hand at the savory smell of seaweed soup, I came out of the room to see Gyeon Hajun’s back as he cooked diligently in the kitchen.
Looking at the youngest line diligently setting the table with side dishes and utensils, I plopped down in my seat and asked.
“Why is Doby doing that with one hand?”
“He says he got muscle pain from shooting arrows yesterday.”
Ryu Jaehee answered instead of Kim Dobin. Oh wow, the guy who shot 0 points is experiencing muscle pain that even someone who shot three consecutive X-tens didn’t experience.
“Aren’t you hyungs’ bodies heavy? I’m dealing with muscle pain and fatigue right now, it’s no joke.”
“If you’re like that, what does that make Ryu Jaehee who did archery and ran relay?”
“Jaehee is young.”
“You and Ryu Jaehee are one year apart, and you and I are two years apart, man.”
Is that something that should come out of your mouth when you still have a 1 in the tens place of your age?
“I’m pretty sure the seaweed soup I had on my birthday had chicken breast in it…”
Kim Dobin grumbled looking at the beef seaweed soup placed on the dining table. At those words that resembled complaining about food, I clicked my tongue while picking up my spoon.
“You should eat what you’re given instead of talking so much.”
“I wasn’t complaining about the food, I was talking about fairness…”
“Why are you bringing up fairness over soup ingredients?”
The fact that he’s talking back more and more means our Doby is getting more comfortable with me.
Since his relationship improvement level had increased as much as his back talk, I decided to let it slide.
“I went grocery shopping yesterday and the soup beef brisket happened to be on sale. I’ll make it with beef for your next birthday, Dobin.”
At Gyeon Hajun’s kind words, Kim Dobin hurriedly shook his head saying it was fine, that he was just saying it.
After eating, I replied to the flood of birthday congratulation messages from acquaintances. Of course, the length of replies was proportional to how close we were.
There were plenty of classmates who weren’t even close but sent birthday messages for no reason.
Those who didn’t send messages when I was walking the path of a failed idol before regression were cleanly out.
I remembered the kids who sent messages back then too, so I sent them thoughtful replies.
I sent appropriate replies to the not-so-close underground hyungs who said let’s meet up sometime, and to the hyungs who said they prepared gifts so come get birthday punches, I replied that I have a live broadcast today so I’ll buy dinner tomorrow.
There were also people who surprisingly sent birthday congratulation messages.
For example, KICKS Parachute or G1? Lee Jiwon left a text saying he sent a package but it was delayed so it would arrive after my birthday.
I called my parents to tell them I could visit the family home once during Chuseok, and ended the call with thanks for giving birth to me.
After finishing the birthday commemorative live broadcast at the agency and going to the guided location, birthday support gifts had arrived in abundance.
Recalling that the last fan post I saw before regression was about someone who scammed birthday support and withdrew, my feelings became strange.
“First, take the luxury goods, electronics, watches, and accessories to the dormitory. Put the composition equipment in your studio.”
Manager Hyung skillfully sorted the gifts and handed them to me one by one.
“Take this too.”
Seeing the gift I gestured toward, Manager Hyung patted my back saying this kid has matured.
The accessories like rings, bracelets, and piercings, clothes, and shoes mostly matched my taste.
Since it was fashion I usually enjoyed wearing, it wouldn’t be difficult to wear them for verification.
After organizing the gifts well in my room, I took out what I had asked Manager Hyung to get for me.
“Wow, a photo book.”
Ryu Jaehee, who had scurried over at some point, sat next to me as I flipped through the photo book and looked at it together.
“Isn’t it amazing? That moments even I forgot are captured like this.”
“Was this on the way to work at the WAMA airport? Right, hyung in the Mustang!”
“I think so?”
Since we were still rookies who hadn’t even reached our first debut anniversary, the photo book was thin. After the pages with my photos ended, there were messages from fans.
Some were just one line, while others were long like letters. A faint smile had somehow appeared on my lips as I read each character slowly.
“Use this photo book for the birthday support verification, not those other things, hyung.”
Ryu Jaehee recommended as he brought me a Post-it and pen. After thinking for a moment, I scribbled a sentence on the Post-it.
“If you write a sentence like that, you should draw a heart too.”
“Ah, what’s with the heart.”
“If hyung can’t draw it, I’ll draw it for you.”
Ryu Jaehee snatched the pen from my hand and drew a heart under the sentence.
“But hyung even writes sentences like this.”
I silently took the Post-it from the giggling Ryu Jaehee’s hand and stuck it under the sentence “I love you!”
Click, the sound of a cell phone camera went off.
I was about to post the subway birthday ad verification shot, group photo with the members, and support verification shot on SNS, but I paused when I saw posts celebrating my birthday.
Today wasn’t a day for doing Search Quest, but I postponed writing the post for a moment and searched my name to slowly read posts celebrating my birthday.
#HappyEdenday
#SummerYouth_Eden’s_TwentyOne
The blue hashtags embedded in each post particularly struck my heart. But if we’re being really precise, including before the regression, I’m actually twenty-eight.
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Dream Heart Daydream @revedream
My babyㅠㅠㅠㅠ Support proof shotㅠㅠㅠ
I love you, too ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ What’s with that heart underneath ㅠㅠ
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Dream Heart Daydream @revedream
He even stuck it under the “I love you!” sentence
Did he reply to us? It’s so sweet I could die…
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“So, you called me here today to show off unboxing G1’s gift when it arrives?”
“Ah, don’t I know hyung? You’re curious too, honestly.”
“That’s true.”
Yongcheol hyung, who had been sprawled in the studio chair, readily agreed and chuckled.
“What do you think it’ll be?”
“I hope it’s speakers. That 850,000 won one is too crappy.”
“A craftsman doesn’t choose his tools, don’t you know?”
“I don’t know. I choose mine.”
In the middle of our trivial conversation, the package delivery arrived.
When we unwrapped the package, Yongcheol hyung and I both gaped at the speakers that appeared prominently in the studio. We couldn’t not recognize this model.
It was exactly those speakers I couldn’t buy because I was debating whether to buy them or not and they way exceeded my budget.
“Crazy, why is this hyung so generous?”
Spending over 2 million on a birthday gift for a younger brother he knows? When was G1’s birthday again…?
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