A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 111

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 111

Yeah, actually no.

Anyone could see it was obvious trolling, and since I knew the truth, I tried to brush it off lightly, but the problem was that Ryu Jaehee saw that chat before it scrolled up.

The expression momentarily disappeared from Ryu Jaehee’s face as he looked down at the chat window. It was so brief that even I wondered if I had seen it wrong.

[What’s that assault thing up there?]

[Don’t respond to trolls~]

[I heard rumors about that before, but was it real?]

[What’s with the troublemaking on our 1st anniversary]

That malicious troll chat was quickly pushed up by other rapidly flowing chats.

As if he had never hardened his expression, Ryu Jaehee smiled again and read a question from the chat window.

“A question came in for Eden Hyung! If you had to take one member to an uninhabited island, who would you take?”

I answered immediately without needing to think.

“Obviously Hajun.”

“What’s the reason?”

“Reason? Honestly, if you guys had to take one member too, you’d all choose Jun.”

Seo Yehyeon and Kim Dobin nodded in agreement.

“That’s true. He cooks well, has max-level survival skills, and always maintains a calm attitude without making me anxious.”

Well, anyone would look relatively calm next to Kim Dobin making a fuss.

While everyone was smoothly agreeing, only Ryu Jaehee shook his head.

“I would take Eden Hyung though.”

Suddenly becoming Ryu Jaehee’s uninhabited island pick, I just scratched my head.

“You like me too much, don’t you? Now you even want to take me to an uninhabited island.”

“Looking at our previous survival special dustpan digging, Eden Hyung seems unmatched when it comes to physical work?”

“Ah, so you’d take me as a laborer?”

When I smiled crookedly, Ryu Jaehee tilted his head.

“But isn’t Hyung wanting to take Hajun Hyung kind of the same thing?”

“Hey, I can do everything myself. I just chose Jun because being with him would definitely be most mentally stable.”

“What about being with us?”

“It would be noisy.”

When I replied indifferently, Kim Dobin noisily asked from the side as if proving that statement true.

“What about food? Eden Hyung can only make tornado omelettes and ramen, but those aren’t available on uninhabited islands.”

“Anyway, there are no cooking utensils or seasonings on uninhabited islands, so cooking doesn’t matter, right? We’d just grill fish and pick fruits. The question is how well you can catch fish and how well you can pick tree fruits.”

Ryu Jaehee answered seriously while wiggling his fingers side to side.

“And from our experience, this Hyung is really unfazed in survival situations. Completely reliable.”

“Hey, Hajun Hyung is even more unfazed. And grilling fish also requires cooking skills!”

“You have to catch the fish first to eat it. Don’t you remember Eden Hyung caught all the fish with fishing on Jeju Island?”

“By that logic, even if Eden Hyung brought fruits, he couldn’t peel them so we’d have to eat them with the skin?”

Damn, only Gyeon Hajun and Seo Yehyeon here can peel fruits. You guys can’t peel them either, so why are you only picking on me.

“Dear Youngest Line, are we Pokémon? Are you measuring combat power, no, survival power?”

I asked sweetly while trying my best to smile brightly and prevent a sarcastic tone from slipping out.

“Instead of learning how to peel fruits and grill fish to serve your hyungs, you want to make us work for you?”

“No, but usually when picking someone to take to an uninhabited island, you don’t choose thinking about being served! If I thought about that, I would have picked Yehyeon Hyung who eats small portions and only eats grass and fruits!”

When he got framed as a wicked younger member who only thinks about making his hyungs work, Ryu Jaehee urgently shouted.

Gyeon Hajun, who was reading the chat, asked with a serious face.

“But how did we end up seriously discussing uninhabited island member picks during our 1st anniversary commemorative talk?”

“Because I chose you.”

At my simple answer, Kim Dobin pondered for a moment then nodded.

“That’s not wrong.”

After that, I continued responding appropriately to the members’ talk while checking the chat window.

Fortunately, no more trolling chats targeting Ryu Jaehee appeared.

When it was time to wrap up, I subtly moved my body that had been cleverly blocking Ryu Jaehee from seeing the chat window.

“Ah, it’s already time to wrap up. Did you enjoy today, Daydream?”

“Thank you so much for the 1st anniversary congratulations, and Rev will continue with Daydream until our 10th and 20th anniversaries!”

I ended at 7 years though. My conscience is pricking me, haha.

“Dream of me! This has been Rev!”

“See you again, Ilmong-ies!”

We safely finished the debut 1st anniversary commemorative live broadcast and returned to the dormitory.

Biting the straw of a 1,500 won takeout iced americano, I looked through the veranda window at the sky that had become dusky evening.

I discovered Ryu Jaehee sitting on the veranda holding a cup of chocolate latte, just blankly staring up at the sky.

Should I leave him alone, or should I try to start a conversation? After pondering, I opened the veranda door and went in. I asked Ryu Jaehee, who turned his head at the sound.

“What should I do? Should I let you be alone, or should I stay with you?”

“I’d be grateful if you stayed with me.”

Ryu Jaehee answered while softening his unusually round eyes.

I plopped down next to him and looked at the evening sky where not a single star was visible. The americano I had been gulping whenever my throat was dry had reached the bottom.

Ryu Jaehee was the first to break the quiet silence.

“Did I tell you? I said it was good here because even though there are old-fashioned people, there’s no hazing.”

You did say that once before regression. While crying and then laughing.

“Yehyeon Hyung does have some old-fashioned tendencies. That old-fashioned nagging was so annoying that I unilaterally dropped honorifics with him.”

To be precise, I dropped them because it was pathetic rather than fucking annoying.

As I was nodding to myself in understanding, Ryu Jaehee narrowed his eyes and said.

“You know what, Hyung? They say old-fashioned people don’t know they’re old-fashioned.”

“Yeah, Seo Yehyeon doesn’t seem to know either. Oh, seeing that, it’s actually true.”

I casually responded and nodded. Ryu Jaehee let out a deflated laugh and repeatedly opened and closed his mouth.

“So… what happened at my previous agency was…”

Ryu Jaehee hesitated mid-sentence and hung his head low. A powerless murmur flowed from his mouth.

“Sorry, Hyung. I can’t talk about it right now. I can’t breathe when I think about it.”

Seeing him like that made me crave the cigarettes I had quit. As a substitute, I chewed on the straw and sighed.

“What do you have to be sorry about?”

Those trash bastards are the ones who should be sorry.

While chewing the straw and thinking about how to screw them over this time, I patted Ryu Jaehee’s head with my palm.

“If you don’t want to talk about it, don’t.”

With Kim Dobin’s case, I didn’t know what happened, but with Ryu Jaehee, thanks to it exploding once before regression, I roughly knew what it was about.

So there was no need to hear it from the person involved.

“Would I believe anonymous malicious trolls over you, my fellow member?”

I said playfully to Ryu Jaehee, who was still maintaining his silence.

“Well, even if it were true, your punches wouldn’t even hurt. At most, they’d split my lip.”

“Huh, I’ve never hit Hyung, so how do you know?”

That’s because your punch machine score is in the 700s.

I knew because we all tried the punch machine once when filming arcade content before regression.

For reference, my score was the highest. I even got another chance by setting a new record for that arcade.

Of course, the team atmosphere back then wasn’t as harmonious as now, so I didn’t get much response.

“Hey, I can tell just by looking.”

I roughly ruffled Ryu Jaehee’s hair. Ryu Jaehee, who would normally shake his head to escape my hand, was obediently accepting my touch.

“Youngest.”

At my call, Ryu Jaehee looked at me.

Ryu Jaehee before his growth spurt looked much younger than the last image I had of him in my memory.

So the current me was inevitably bound to be weak when it came to Ryu Jaehee.

If only to repay my debt to twenty-four-year-old Ryu Jaehee, who held onto me until the very end.

“Even if you want to turn away, someday you’ll have to face that past.”

“I know… They’ll probably debut soon too, those bastards.”

Ryu Jaehee, who had been muttering, buried his face in his knees.

“So, ha…”

My mouth wouldn’t open to say such embarrassing words. I threw away the straw I was biting, roughly ran my hands through my hair, then blurted it out.

“I hope you won’t get too hurt when that time comes.”

Back then, I was too busy tending to my own wounds to have the luxury of looking after others’ pain, but now, even if I can’t heal those wounds, I can at least hold your hand and help you endure the sting. So…

“When that time comes, if it’s hard, tell hyung.”

Ryu Jaehee, who had been staring at me blankly for a moment, burst into laughter.

“I never knew hyung could say things like this. Really unexpected.”

“It’s experience, you know.”

“You’re only three years older than me.”

“Shut it, punk.”

When I grumbled for no reason, Ryu Jaehee burst into laughter again. Then he pointed with his finger at the straw I had thrown.

“Hyung, but you should pick up that straw and throw it in the trash before Hajun hyung scolds you.”

I obediently picked up the straw at his words. Ugh, it got dusty. Who’s on veranda cleaning duty?

Oh, it’s me.

* * *

“Ah, the day we’ve been waiting and waiting for has finally arrived!”

Kim Dobin stood in the middle of the living room, holding a pen like a microphone and shouted.

“That’s right… Room switching day!”

For someone who had gotten the private room he wanted so badly, he was way too excited about switching rooms.

“You used to say you wanted a private room. Even when I made all those deals, you absolutely wouldn’t switch.”

When I clicked my tongue while sitting on the sofa, Kim Dobin scratched his head awkwardly.

“I was happy for about a week. But after a week passed, I got too lonely.”

“If you get a private room again this time, you have to switch with hyung.”

“No, switch with me, Doby.”

As soon as I spoke, Seo Yehyeon quickly jumped in with his shameless claim. I crossed my arms, glared at him, then smoothly shifted my gaze to Kim Dobin.

“I made the first reservation, Doby. You know life is first-come-first-served, right?”

“Life is about connections. This hyung believes Doby won’t easily abandon the bond between master and disciple.”

“A guy who didn’t even give the kid a carnation on Teacher’s Day is talking big? Hey, Doby! I’m not kidding! I’ll give you 100,000 won and a solo song!”

“Then I’ll give 200,000 won!”

Not to be outdone by Seo Yehyeon raising the stakes, I added another 100,000 won.

“What, are you having an auction?”

Next to Kim Dobin, who was grinning from ear to ear with happiness, Ryu Jaehee clicked his tongue and asked.

It was Gyeon Hajun who stopped the fierce auction where the stakes kept rising by 100,000 won.

“The rooms aren’t even decided yet. Have the auction after the rooms are assigned.”

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