A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 140

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 140

 

 

 

 

 

I urgently called out to Ryu Jaehee, who was breathing heavily with a frightened expression.

 

“Hey, Ryu Jaehee! Jaehee!”

 

As he blinked and tried to scratch his neck again, I pressed down firmly on his wrist to stop him and asked.

 

“Can’t breathe? Can you still talk? If you can’t speak, just nod your head.”

 

“I can still make sounds with my voice…”

 

Ryu Jaehee muttered in a small voice.

 

“Hey, what are you doing! Hurry up and call 119! The kid’s on the verge of death!”

 

When I whipped around and shouted at Kim Dobin, he hurriedly grabbed his cell phone, having been staring blankly in a daze just like when I had coughed up blood.

 

As Kim Dobin frantically touched his cell phone screen, Seo Yehyeon spoke in a calm voice.

 

“Doby, Jaehee’s not going to die. Calmly call Sangcheol Hyung instead of 119. Manager Hyung will be faster than an ambulance. He’s closer.”

 

Seo Yehyeon let go of my hand that had been holding Ryu Jaehee’s wrist and examined the hives on his neck and his wheezing breathing, then clicked his tongue.

 

“It’s an allergy. Yoon Eden, lay Jaehee down somewhere flat for now. Does anyone have epinephrine?”

 

“Should I go buy some from the pharmacy?”

 

Gyeon Hajun, who had already put on his outer clothes, asked as he hurried toward the entrance.

 

“Local pharmacies probably don’t sell it well. Getting him to the emergency room comes first… but just in case, could you go check?”

 

At Seo Yehyeon’s request, Gyeon Hajun immediately left the dormitory. The glimpse I caught of his face was soaked with guilt.

 

Seo Yehyeon examined the dessert box that had nothing left but crumbs and cream remnants, rubbing his brow.

 

“There’s nothing… left. What did Jaehee eat?”

 

“He took a few bites of everything.”

 

“He usually eats chocolate and fresh cream fine, so those wouldn’t be the allergy triggers. Was it the cherry?”

 

As I laid Ryu Jaehee down on the living room floor and checked his condition while continuously preventing him from scratching his neck.

 

Kim Dobin, who had been anxiously staring at his cell phone, answered a call and shouted to us.

 

“Manager Hyung has arrived! He says to bring him down quickly!”

 

I hurriedly carried Ryu Jaehee on my back and went through the front door that Kim Dobin opened for us. Seo Yehyeon and Kim Dobin followed behind me as well.

 

 

 

Only after being taken to the emergency room and receiving an epinephrine injection did Ryu Jaehee’s condition improve.

 

It was anaphylactic shock symptoms due to allergies. Fortunately, it wasn’t serious enough to be life-threatening, but if we had arrived at the emergency room later, the symptoms could have become much more severe.

 

“Hyung, why are you so calm?”

 

When I asked while looking at Seo Yehyeon sitting on a chair next to the emergency room bed, he frowned slightly and replied.

 

“My younger sibling has a kiwi allergy. Thanks to that, I’ve experienced similar situations two or three times. Back then, the situation was even more serious than now.”

 

Seo Yehyeon’s expression was complex as he looked at Ryu Jaehee’s neck, where the hives had subsided considerably thanks to the scratching, but still had a reddish tinge.

 

Ryu Jaehee, who had been lying obediently on the emergency room bed, had a strange expression as Seo Yehyeon gently patted his head.

 

“How’s your throat, is it okay?”

 

“Ahhh, mmm. I think it’s a bit better now.”

 

When I offered him water and asked, Ryu Jaehee drank straight from the water bottle, repeatedly cleared his throat, and answered with a relieved expression at his voice returning to normal.

 

Ryu Jaehee burst into laughter when he saw Gyeon Hajun’s face as he arrived late at the hospital.

 

“Hajun Hyung’s expression is totally funny.”

 

“…Sorry.”

 

“Hey, what does Hyung have to be sorry about? It’s my fault for eating it without knowing I had an allergy. Please tell your sister that the cake was delicious.”

 

Kim Dobin, who was sitting close beside Ryu Jaehee and holding his hand tightly, sniffled.

 

“Hey, you didn’t seem bothered at all when I was hospitalized?”

 

When I complained sarcastically, Kim Dobin sniffled and retorted.

 

“Hyung, you were walking around perfectly fine as soon as you finished getting your IV back then, hmph. Look at this kid’s condition now.”

 

Looking at Ryu Jaehee’s still haggard face, I had nothing more to say.

 

The allergy test results showed that Ryu Jaehee had a cherry allergy.

 

“How could you guys feed cherries to a kid with a cherry allergy?”

 

Manager Hyung pressed his forehead and let out a deep sigh. Ryu Jaehee awkwardly defended us.

 

“I didn’t know either, Hyung. I’ve never eaten cherries before… I was someone who didn’t even eat cherry-flavored candy.”

 

“I’ll report this to the agency for now, so you guys need to pay attention to Jaehee’s diet too, got it? Is there anyone else besides Jaehee who has allergies?”

 

“Me.”

 

When I raised my hand high, Manager Hyung asked.

 

“What kind of allergy do you have?”

 

“Dust allergy.”

 

“Eden, do you eat dust for meals? Clean properly, clean!”

 

“Oh, Hyung. You just sounded exactly like my mom.”

 

Perhaps because the situation was over and everyone was safe, I giggled and laughed, making Manager Hyung let out a deep sigh.

 

Even after treatment, we had to wait about 20 minutes in the waiting room to monitor the progress before we could return to the dormitory.

 

Of course, this week’s broadcast of had long since ended. But since I appeared in 3 episodes worth of content, the live broadcast time would come around again next week.

 

“I think I understand Eden Hyung’s feelings a bit now.”

 

Ryu Jaehee, sitting cross-legged on the sofa with his arms crossed, spoke with a sullen expression.

 

When everyone looked at him with puzzled eyes, Ryu Jaehee huffed and shouted angrily.

 

“Everyone’s too calm! Except for Eden Hyung, the health maniac and 119 maniac!”

 

Come to think of it, I was the only one who made a fuss this time too. Should I be relieved that they don’t just react that way to me, or should I lament the members’ lack of empathy? Geez.

 

“I was surprised both that time and this time. But if you make a fuss next to them, the person involved might get even more scared.”

 

Gyeon Hajun was the first to sigh and respond. Our Juni doesn’t lack empathy, he’s just overflowing with consideration.

 

“My mind goes blank. I can’t think of anything.”

 

Kim Dobin also shook his head and added a comment. Our Doby is the type whose thoughts just disappear in crisis situations. I should never be alone with just that guy.

 

“You being in a panic doesn’t make your pain go away. Staying calm and giving first aid would be much more helpful in that situation.”

 

Seo Yehyeon said while brushing back his disheveled hair from running around so much. This guy is MBTI T.

 

Recalling Seo Yehyeon desperately trying to pin me to the floor when I was coughing up blood and rolling around on the floor making a fuss, I could see that this guy was the type to match his words with actions. So that was his version of first aid.

 

I smiled warmly at Ryu Jaehee, who had an expression like he might or might not be convinced, and said.

 

“It’s okay, Jaehee. Those guys are the weird ones, we’re normal.”

 

Ryu Jaehee gave a thumbs up with a moved expression.

 

“As expected, there’s only Eden Hyung! Next time Hyung coughs up blood, I’ll react with all my heart and soul.”

 

“Hey, are you performing a ritual for me to cough up blood again?”

 

“No, why are my words turning out like this… No, that’s not it, if Hyung gets sick…? No, please don’t get sick…”

 

I pressed down on the crown of Ryu Jaehee’s head with a crooked smile as he desperately avoided eye contact while breaking out in a cold sweat.

 

“Ack, Hyung! If you press it, I won’t grow taller! I was sick! I was taken to the emergency room just a few hours ago!”

 

That’s why I’m letting you off with head pressing instead of a headlock, you brat.

 

 

 

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A concept meeting was held regarding , the predetermined title track.

 

We already had a concept in mind, but today the planning team said they had prepared a PPT, so we yielded the order with the intention of taking a look.

 

While looking at the clean PPT that couldn’t even be compared to our shoddy PPT, I nudged Kim Dobin sitting next to me.

 

‘Doby.’

 

When I called him with lip movements, Kim Dobin blinked.

 

‘Hide the USB.’

 

Since they had gone even a step further from the concept we had thought of, it seemed we wouldn’t need to give our presentation. Finally, liberation from cottage industry idols.

 

The other members’ expressions also looked satisfied. Seeing everyone giving Kim Dobin hints one by one, it seemed we all had the same thought.

 

The CEO, who clapped his hands, pointed to the screen displaying the PPT and spoke.

 

“But if we only go with the concept presented so far, it might be a bit boring? What about adding parallel universes, huh?”

 

“Reverse… if it’s two-sided… Oh, that sounds pretty good?”

 

“Definitely, we could show both versions.”

 

As soon as I heard that damn word “universe,” my face automatically scrunched up, but this time it actually sounded decent after listening, so we didn’t particularly oppose it either.

 

The CEO’s expression looked truly proud, apparently quite pleased that his universe opinion, which he’d been advocating since our debut, was finally being accepted. Even a cow can catch a mouse if it backs up.

 

“But then the budget would be double the original planned budget…”

 

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

 

The CEO waved his hand dismissively. When everyone in the conference room looked at him, the CEO chuckled and said.

 

“Oh, didn’t I mention? I won the Spitto lottery.”

 

My jaw dropped at words that far exceeded my imagination. That insane luck stat.

 

Then the reason he suddenly decided to have activities and set activity dates before the regression was…?

 

“So for this comeback, don’t worry about money and go all out! We should produce at least one grand prize winner!”

 

Isn’t Rev the only artist LnL has anyway?

 

After the meeting ended, before the CEO got up, I approached him and politely held out paper and a pen.

 

“Um, CEO. Could you please pick some lottery numbers for me…?”

 

You have to receive the winner’s luck, right? The CEO chuckled and scribbled down 6 numbers.

 

Seo Yehyeon also butted in and got lottery numbers from him.

 

 

 

And on the announcement day.

 

“Wow, I won!”

 

At my exclamation, the youngest line who were in their respective rooms came running to my room like lightning.

 

“Whoa, really? How much?”

 

“They say this time’s first place prize is 4.5 billion won! Wow, jackpot!”

 

“How much is 4.5 billion exactly? Hyung, if you’re going to buy a Lamborghini, could you give me a ride just once?”

 

I told the truth to the youngest line who were drinking their kimchi soup heavily.

 

“50,000 won.”

 

The two with deflated faces turned their target to Seo Yehyeon, who had also gotten 6 numbers from the CEO.

 

“What about Yehyeon Hyung?”

 

Seo Yehyeon crumpled up his lottery ticket tightly and replied.

 

“…5,000 won.”

 

“At least it’s not a complete loss and you did win. 5,000 won is something, Hyung. It’s not like you can dig the ground and find 5,000 won.”

 

At Gyeon Hajun’s words, Seo Yehyeon scratched his head and grumbled.

 

“Damn, but why does he get 50,000 won and I get 5,000 won?”

 

“That’s why you should live virtuously. Look at me, I live virtuously so they give me an extra zero.”

 

“That’s a bit…”

 

At Gyeon Hajun’s muttering, I looked back at Hajun with shocked eyes. Jun, even you…?

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