A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 187

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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 187

 

 

 

 

 

[★Photo] Rev Eden, Surprising Transformation into a Cat

 

[Scene Photo] Rev Eden, ‘Swishing Tail’ When He Turns Around

 

 

 

“Isn’t there a way to quickly take down news articles?”

 

I trembled as I looked at my terrible photos that had been archived as entertainment news on the portal at an incredibly fast speed.

 

 

 

[Making money looks really tough] 9:30 AM

 

[Is this that nekomimi thing…? Is that it…?] 9:30 AM

 

[Sir, you must have a reason for doing this] 9:31 AM

 

[I’m glad I’m not an idol, I’m truly a happy guy who doesn’t have to wear clothes like that!] 9:31 AM

 

[Shit, it really doesn’t suit him lololololol] 9:32 AM

 

[Eden, is there actually demand for this? It seems like supply with no demand?] 9:33 AM

 

 

 

Someone must have discovered the photo news because links and screenshots were posted in the group chats I was in, and everyone left a comment or two with their impressions.

 

Of course, they weren’t positive reviews.

 

My anger toward Kim Dobin, who bought this damn outfit and made me wear it, and toward my own hand that drew an extra line, only grew stronger.

 

My new flight jacket that I bought for today ended up stuffed in my suitcase because of this. It’s probably coming along nicely as checked baggage.

 

“Puhahaha, someone said hyung looks really pissed off in this photo, not like he’s hissing.”

 

Ryu Jaehee, sitting next to me on the plane, showed me a photo from a post he uploaded to the official account and a reply underneath it while laughing.

 

It was like pouring oil on a fire.

 

Looking at what photo it was, it was a picture of me expressing anger toward Seo Yehyeon, who had been shaking a water bottle in front of me like some kind of cat toy.

 

“I was pissed off, man. What do you mean hissing at a person, hissing.”

 

Ryu Jaehee protested with an aggrieved expression at my scolding.

 

“I wasn’t the one who said hissing, the fans were the ones who said it.”

 

“Yeah, sure.”

 

I replied listlessly and pulled down my sleep mask to cover my eyes.

 

Damn, I was excited about leading this year’s F/W fashion, but this damn cat hoodie ruined everything.

 

Click, click!

 

I thought I heard the sound of a phone camera, but since the only one next to me who would take photos was Ryu Jaehee, I just ignored it and fell asleep.

 

 

 

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This trip to Japan wasn’t for a Japanese debut yet, but rather a test run for Japanese activities with a collection celebration stage and events.

 

Japanese debuts for K-pop idols have been established as almost standard practice for a while now. Before my regression, we debuted with a Japanese version of .

 

The agency was also preparing for a Japanese debut by contacting Japanese management.

 

I think it’ll probably happen in the second half of this year or the first half of next year.

 

And since we were going overseas anyway, we planned to produce plenty of reality content as well.

 

 

 

[On Air] Third Day Away from Home

 

 

 

“Jun, Hajun has a private room, and the Youngest Member and I are sharing a room with Yehyeon hyung and Doby. Hajun is a bit sensitive to sounds when sleeping…”

 

After washing up, I lay on the hotel bed and started a live broadcast on the OA app.

 

“Originally I was supposed to get the private room, but I switched with Hajun. Since the sleeping environment has already changed, I told him to sleep comfortably alone instead of losing sleep because of a roommate.”

 

For the sake of our lead vocalist’s condition, I could endure that much sacrifice.

 

Ryu Jaehee, wearing a hotel robe, flopped down next to me and rolled over, suddenly sticking his face into the phone screen where the live broadcast was in full swing.

 

“This is how solid the favoritism toward Gyeon Hajun is, Daydream. If it had been other members instead of Hajun hyung, would Eden hyung have switched rooms?”

 

“Well, I’d have to think about that. But if it affects their condition, I’d have to switch.”

 

“Ooh, true leader.”

 

I pressed down on Ryu Jaehee’s head a few times as he clapped, then skimmed through the rapidly scrolling chat. I could barely read only the occasional messages that caught my eye.

 

“How was today? It was a stage we were invited to, and the reaction was unexpectedly, no, more than I had imagined, so I was a bit surprised. We could see our light sticks and pickets with the members’ names here and there.”

 

“That’s right, as you know, we’ve had almost no overseas activities and haven’t even debuted in Japan yet, but they gave us such enthusiastic reactions that it was quite amazing. On one hand, we were also grateful.”

 

Ryu Jaehee and I nodded together, recalling the stage we performed on today.

 

“What are we planning to do tomorrow… We’re planning to overwork our ears.”

 

Maybe that was too vague, because when the chat was flooded with question marks, Ryu Jaehee quietly added:

 

“Hint: Doby hyung.”

 

“With Doby around, we don’t have to worry about dead air.”

 

Knock knock, at the sound of someone knocking on the hotel room door, Ryu Jaehee and I briefly exchanged glances before turning back to the phone screen.

 

“I’m 100% sure Doby came with a camera, so to prevent filming spoilers, we’ll end here for today.”

 

“Dream of me! Ilmong-ies, see you again! Ah, hyung. You should say goodbye with the slogan too.”

 

“No, there might be Daydream fans who don’t want to dream of me.”

 

“This hyung is being embarrassed again and saying random things.”

 

After ending the OA live broadcast and opening the hotel room door, Kim Dobin entered with a camera.

 

“Oh, Ryu Jae. Why are you wearing a robe over your clothes?”

 

“If I were alone in a private room it would be different, but since I’m with Eden hyung, it’s a bit awkward to just wear a robe over my bare body.”

 

“I don’t care at all.”

 

As I lay on the bed and spoke listlessly, the camera that had been focused on Ryu Jaehee turned its target to me.

 

“What were you two doing?”

 

“Talking behind your back.”

 

“Huh, really?”

 

“No, we were just praising hyung’s ability to prevent dead air.”

 

“Yeah, we were praising your performance in advance for tomorrow.”

 

“What kind of performance am I giving tomorrow? Don’t tell me you’re planning some hidden camera prank like isolating me in a ghost house?”

 

I kindly told Kim Dobin, who was trying to interrogate us with a face full of suspicion, the facts.

 

“Even if we planned that kind of hidden camera prank, you’d faint anyway and we wouldn’t get any broadcast footage.”

 

 

 

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The next day. An amusement park with the Hell Maze.

 

The members who had ridden several roller coasters in a row were almost completely drained.

 

Since this amusement park was chosen not for the roller coasters but for this Hell Maze, no one was surprised when the reality production crew guided us to the front of the Hell Maze.

 

The production crew brought a black box in front of us. The box was completely sealed on all sides with only a round hole at the top.

 

“What’s this? Individual missions we each have to perform?”

 

“No, this is to decide the teams.”

 

“Weren’t all five of us supposed to go in together…?”

 

Seo Yehyeon asked with a trembling voice, his eyes wide open.

 

I was unanimously chosen as the member everyone wanted to team up with. That didn’t mean I got to choose my teammates though.

 

“I don’t care who it is as long as it’s not Kim Dobin.”

 

Kim Dobin’s reputation as a scaredy-cat was well known, but I was worried that just this one line might spark rumors about Reve discord or Kim Dobin being bullied, so I added one more comment.

 

“I don’t want to carry a fainted Doby on my back while crossing Hell Maze. I’d rather go alone.”

 

While everyone nodded in agreement, Kim Dobin shook his head and spoke in a grave voice.

 

“By saying that just now, Hyung has triggered a flag. If you really didn’t want to team up with me, you shouldn’t have said those words.”

 

“Are you cursing me?”

 

When I snorted, Kim Dobin clicked his tongue, saying that Hyung doesn’t know the terror of flags.

 

“One of you will have to enter Hell Maze alone to perform the mission.”

 

At the production crew’s words, everyone’s gaze turned toward Kim Dobin.

 

“If Doby gets picked for solo play, can he even manage?”

 

“If Doby Hyung goes in alone, he’ll probably collapse at the entrance and get carried out.”

 

“Honestly, it’d be best if Yoon Eden or Hajun went in alone. If it’s not one of these two, the rest won’t make it out of Hell Maze by today, in my opinion.”

 

“Then the worst case scenario would be Eden Hyung and Hajun Hyung teaming up. We need to separate the same-age duo somehow.”

 

“But we can’t use our brains for this. This is out of our hands. We just have to leave it to luck.”

 

I pushed the backs of Seo Yehyeon and Ryu Jaehee, who were having a serious conversation, toward the box containing the balls.

 

“Green came out.”

 

“Oh, I got green too. So Yehyeon Hyung and I are on the same team.”

 

Seo Yehyeon and Ryu Jaehee, who drew balls in turn, became teammates by drawing the same colored ball.

 

Though they were both scaredy-cats, they looked quite satisfied.

 

No, seeing how they were both glancing toward where Gyeon Hajun and I were, they still seemed to have some lingering regrets.

 

“Hajun Hyung, you draw first.”

 

Gyeon Hajun put his hand into the box and grabbed a ball without hesitation, immediately pulling his hand out.

 

“Blue.”

 

Only two balls remained. I could only desperately hope that there was a blue ball among these two, and that I would be able to draw that blue ball.

 

Ryu Jaehee gestured toward Kim Dobin and me.

 

“And Eden Hyung and Doby Hyung will draw balls simultaneously. Including Hajun Hyung, one of these three will definitely go in alone. The member who will perform the solo mission is…!”

 

I put my hand into the box at the same time as Kim Dobin and firmly grasped one ball that touched my fingertips.

 

“On three, we pull out simultaneously. One, two, three!”

 

As I pulled my hand out of the box, I thought that Reality Human Theater Part 2 would probably end here with the Human Theater ending music playing.

 

Having been tormented by reality shows so much, I had now reached the point of associating all daily life with Human Theater.

 

That ending music seemed to actually reach my ears, so I shifted my gaze to find the source of the sound, and indeed Kim Dobin, who still had his hand in the box, was making sounds with his mouth.

 

The ball I drew was red. At least it was certain that I wouldn’t be on the same team as Gyeon Hajun.

 

Now what remained was who would team up with Kim Dobin.

 

I glanced back at Gyeon Hajun, and like me, he was looking at Kim Dobin’s hand that hadn’t come out of the box yet with anxious eyes.

 

Tension hung between us two, who would prefer to enter alone rather than navigate Hell Maze while carrying Kim Dobin.

 

Finally, Kim Dobin’s hand clutching a ball emerged from the box.

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