A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 163
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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 163
“Ask him?”
“Yes, on the way to the company building, I looked up some exorcism programs filmed by real shamans on YouTube, and when people get possessed like this, they ask about their story and help them resolve their grudges before sending them away.”
Ryu Jaehee explained while showing a YouTube video titled [#Exorcist Possession Episode].
Kim Dobin was already covering his eyes with his hands, saying even the thumbnail was scary.
“Rather than us amateurs clumsily asking questions and provoking it, wouldn’t it be better to leave it to a professional shaman?”
Gyeon Hajun looked like he wanted to drag Yoon Eden to a shaman house right away.
And rightfully so – how could a person change 180 degrees overnight without any warning signs or incidents? If it wasn’t a mental problem, this was a situation that could only be explained by supernatural phenomena.
And on YouTube, these possession stories came with labels claiming they were 100% real situations. Though whether they were actually real or fake was unclear.
“Still, rather than risk the story of a ghost-possessed idol leaking out by going to a shaman house, it’s better to try everything we can do ourselves first.”
Gyeon Hajun reluctantly nodded at Ryu Jaehee’s persuasion.
“Yehyeon Hyung, can I sleep with the lights on tonight? I got a bit scared watching this…”
When Ryu Jaehee asked while pointing at the YouTube video showing a man with rolled-back eyes, Seo Yehyeon shuddered and nodded.
“Let’s do that. I’m already getting scared too.”
Kim Dobin, who was sitting next to Seo Yehyeon with his chin propped up crookedly on one hand, muttered with a serious expression.
“But usually in novels, when someone gets possessed, they don’t leave and just keep living in that body.”
“Tell it to get out. Who does it think it is, taking over someone else’s body and stealing their life?”
Gyeon Hajun spat out the words with a grimace, as if chewing them.
While everyone was either startled or impressed by Gyeon Hajun’s rare display of temper.
Kim Dobin, who had first suggested the possession theory, tilted his head and asked.
“But what if Eden Hyung really made a big decision? What if he was moved by my wish and decided to become a new person? What if that’s not possession or anything, but really Eden Hyung?”
“As if Yoon Eden would.”
Seo Yehyeon snorted, then paused and slumped over the conference room table with a sigh.
“I’d rather that were the case. It’s better than ghost possession. Does this even make sense? If it’s really possession, then I received encouragement from a ghost that stole someone’s body.”
“Right. It’s better to receive encouragement from Eden Hyung who decided to become a new person than from a ghost who wanted to be an idol.”
Ryu Jaehee nodded in agreement.
First, let’s ask Yoon Eden what kind of decision he made to act like this.
We don’t particularly love you as you are, but for our mental health, how about mixing your old self with your current self and coming up with a compromise?
This was the conclusion the four Rev members reached in the conference room, trying their best to look away from and avoid the possession hypothesis.
When they returned to the dormitory, Animal Farm, a variety show featuring animals, was broadcasting on TV.
Perhaps because he was a dog owner who kept a pet, whenever abandoned dogs with clear signs of being dumped appeared, Yoon Eden would scream at the top of his lungs, saying those who abandoned dogs should be dumped in some remote area the same way.
When those watching beside him worried about his blood pressure and tried to change the channel, he wouldn’t let them, saying he had to see that abandoned dog become happy.
His usual behavior was to point at the screen with the remote control and pour out curses without swear words until that abandoned dog was rescued, examined at an animal hospital, groomed clean, and found an adoptive home.
But now, Yoon Eden watching the abandoned dog on Animal Farm was just sitting quietly, staring at the TV screen with tears streaming down his face.
He didn’t even show any particular reaction when he noticed them rushing into the dormitory. It definitely wasn’t the embarrassed look of someone caught crying secretly.
An even more terrifying atmosphere than in the practice room enveloped them.
That was definitely not Yoon Eden who had decided to become a new person. No matter what, some of the original should remain, right?
Gyeon Hajun clenched his fists and stood in front of Yoon Eden, opening his mouth with a trembling voice.
“Who are you? Who exactly are you to be occupying Eden’s body like this?”
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Who do you think? It’s me, you bastard.
Now even you, Jun, have been influenced by Kim Dobin? Seriously, that Kim Dobin kid, no matter how I think about it, we need to confiscate his phone.
I sighed and shifted my gaze toward Seo Yehyeon and Ryu Jaehee behind him, trying to signal them to stop Gyeon Hajun…
‘Why are those guys acting like that too?’
Those two were looking at me with the same wary and frightened eyes as Gyeon Hajun.
I wondered where Kim Dobin was, and found him stuck right behind Seo Yehyeon’s back, trembling.
I was about to burst out in my usual rage at seeing a poor abandoned puppy, but when that damn filtering kicked in again and tears came out unexpectedly, I wiped them away and blinked blankly.
I had thoroughly tasted the horror of this penalty since morning.
I was definitely planning to throw Kim Dobin, who was sprawled out sleeping until 9:30 AM because he had no morning schedule, from his bed and make him roll all the way to the dining table.
But as soon as I reached toward Kim Dobin’s neck as he slept on his side, my body betrayed my will and gently shook Kim Dobin, then even lifted him up and gently set him down on a dining table chair.
Fuck, does this make sense? I was supposed to roll the hell out of that guy, but I kindly carried him to the dining table? Does this make any sense?
This damn penalty didn’t just filter actions, it filtered speech however it wanted too.
I mean, how can “Hey, Kim Dobin, stop sprawling around and get up already!” become “Doby, Kim Dobin. You need to get up.”?
How can “What are you doing? Stop staring at people and eat your food” become “Why are you looking at Hyung? Hurry up and eat.”?
During the meal, when Kim Dobin hit the nail on the head about the cause of my strange behavior like a cow backing into a mouse, I desperately blinked my eyes to signal that was the right answer, but no one understood.
The essence of this damn penalty reached its peak in the practice room.
I mean, we’ve practiced this song hundreds of times, so why are you messing up the choreography now?
Even while spitting out encouragement that was automatically filtered from curses and scolding, I tried to vent my frustration by pretending to encourage Seo Yehyeon while smacking his back, but I couldn’t put any force above a certain power level into my hands.
Just like right now. I mean, I’m frustrated and want to hit my own chest, but why is it filtering my action to just gently placing my hand on my chest?
“Jun, you’re talking nonsense. If I’m not Yoon Eden, then who would I be?”
And how does “Jun, of all things, that Kim Dobin, no, that otaku-like possession theory has influenced even you? Does it make sense for people’s souls to switch?” get filtered like that!
When I answered gently with my hand on my chest, Ryu Jaehee, who was next to Seo Yehyeon, shouted as if having a seizure.
“No! Eden Hyung doesn’t act like that!”
I know! I know best!
“What exactly do you want by entering this body? Did you want to do hip hop? Or did you want to live once with a tall body and an ugly face that makes others scared? I don’t know about dancing, but if you wanted to sing, you got the wrong address. This Hyung can’t sing. But don’t enter my body.”
There was exactly one good thing about this penalty.
Since my curses were automatically filtered anyway, I could curse to my heart’s content.
Of course, the sound that came out after filtering was completely different.
“Jaehee, if you do this too, Hyung feels sad.”
(Fuck, Jaehee. Are you doing this too? Have you, the smart one, decided to burst my insides too?)
“Stop cosplaying as Eden Hyung! What exactly do you want? I’ll grant it, so tell me quickly! Achieve that and rest in peace!”
“I am Eden. All I want is for our Rev members to trust and follow me.”
(Fuck, I’m Yoon Eden! What do I want? For you guys to just leave me alone until this penalty ends! That’s it, damn it!)
“Eden Hyung would never say things like this!”
What is this, the Bible? You’ve denied me three times now. Do I have to perform Hyoryun Diss Rap without missing a single syllable for you to believe me?
“We need to go to our radio schedule.”
Seo Yehyeon checked the time and spoke in a heavy voice. Ryu Jaehee asked carefully.
“Then what do we do with this ghost… sir…?”
Why are you making a perfectly fine person into a damn ghost!
“What else can we do? The shell is Yoon Eden, so we have to take him. And seeing that he knows all our names, he seems to have some information, so there shouldn’t be any problems, right?”
“Um, ghost… sir. If a difficult question comes up, please blink three times. Then we’ll answer for you.”
This is maddening.
On the way to the radio station for the schedule.
“Why is everyone’s mood like this? Did you guys fight?”
Manager Hyung asked us about the awkward atmosphere surrounding us, but no one could readily answer.
I’d rather we had fought. Right now, the members were unilaterally afraid of me. And over the ridiculous misunderstanding that I was possessed by a ghost.
Still, since no one was talking to me, I could keep my mouth shut, which was convenient in one way.
“So Eden, do you have any, like, struggles as a leader? Use this opportunity for an honest confession!”
“Thanks to the members following along so well, there’s nothing particularly difficult.”
I gave a moderately filtered answer to the DJ’s question on the radio while scanning the rapidly rising chat with my eyes.
This damn penalty had fixed my basic expression to a benevolent smile.
My mouth corners and cheeks hurt so much from being pulled up that I felt like I might get cramps.
[He said he was sorry, so he must have been really sorry]
[Eden, you can stop being sorry now]
[Are they trying to change their image because they were shocked by the delinquent rumors?]
[Even if they smile like Buddha, the image that’s stuck now is a dark knight who beats up delinquents]
[But why does their expression actually look kind when they smile and speak so gently like that? Can that face actually look kind?]
Why did it have to be a visible radio show today of all days, haha.
2 hours, 1 minute, and 25 seconds left until this damn penalty ends.
I was really curious whether the penalty would end first, or whether I’d die from anger and return to my debut days first.
* * *
Inconsiderate hands roughly shaking my body.
“Hey, Doby. The sun is high in the sky. If you don’t get up by the count of three, you’ll be doing combat training with duck walks to the dining table.”
A familiar mid-low voice filled with attitude.
“He’s back…”
Kim Dobin unconsciously muttered while rubbing his face. He pondered over his own words, then his eyes snapped open.
Before his eyes was Yoon Eden’s face with an annoyed expression, not yesterday’s benevolent Buddha smile.
“Eden Hyung is back!”
Kim Dobin shouted with a voice full of emotion, like Protagonist’s Companion 1 facing the protagonist who had sacrificed himself for the world in the final chapter but returned safely and greeted everyone as if nothing had happened.
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lmfao, this is insane. HE WAS LIKE THIS ON A RADIO SHOW?? Also it kinda is like possession right, words won’t come out the way they should, lack of control over the body. Even Gyeon Hajun believing the possession theory is a bit funny. I feel bad because t’heyre genuinely worried but still. Worry always shows in the silliest ways with this group.
Thank you so much for the translation!! (*^_^*)