A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 188

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 188

 

 

 

 

 

The ball was red.

 

My and Gyeon Hajun’s joy and sorrow crossed paths.

 

The sight of me clutching my head and Hajun clenching his fists in silent celebration was truly polar opposites.

 

Kim Dobin was grinning with joy at not having to go in alone and being on the same team as me.

 

“Why, why has such a trial come to me…? I’ve really lived such a good life?”

 

As I muttered in a daze, Ryu Jaehee patted my back and said something that I couldn’t tell was meant to comfort me or make me burst with frustration.

 

“That’s because Hajun hyung has lived even more virtuously than you, hyung.”

 

“Can you really compare him to Hajun?”

 

I glared at Seo Yehyeon, who was muttering in bewilderment beside him, adjusting my angle so the camera wouldn’t catch it.

 

“We’ll go for the Human Theater interview!”

 

As always, interview time had arrived.

 

“Why were you so devastated about being on the same team as Doby?”

 

“Would you believe me if I said that having to carry Doby on my back isn’t an exaggeration?”

 

Just thinking about that fuss at the pension where not even the ‘gh’ of ‘ghost’ was visible already drained my energy.

 

“I’m sorry to Eden, but I was happy. I wanted to go alone from the beginning if I wasn’t going in with Eden.”

 

“Doby hyung is really scared of everything. I’m scared too, but Doby hyung is on another level.”

 

“Jaehee is better than Doby. It’s a bit disappointing that it’s not Yoon Eden or Hajun, but still, Jaehee and I can rely on each other. Doby is… if I don’t pull myself together in there, we could really end up wandering around for two hours on what should be a 30-minute course.”

 

The interviews that followed after mine were almost like a festival atmosphere. Except for me.

 

“How did I end up being treated like this? I’m going to try for an image makeover during this Hell Maze experience.”

 

Yeah, right.

 

“Our staff have hidden three mission papers inside the Hell Maze. The team that finds those mission papers and completes the most missions will receive a small gift.”

 

“Wait, hold on, I looked this place up before coming here, you know? Just following the path is scary enough, but missions? You’re joking, right?”

 

To Seo Yehyeon’s question, his face pale with fear, the PD smiled kindly and said that completing missions wasn’t mandatory.

 

“But shouldn’t Hajun hyung get some advantage since he’s alone?”

 

“I don’t think any team has a particular advantage from having two people, so it’s fine.”

 

Gyeon Hajun shook his head at Ryu Jaehee’s words. Since everyone who reconsidered the team composition agreed with that statement, Hajun ended up going in alone without any advantage to complete missions.

 

I was truly envious.

 

The first team to enter the Hell Maze was the Seo Yehyeon & Ryu Jaehee team.

 

Since it was a 30-minute course, we had no choice but to sit still and wait for the previous team for a full 30 minutes.

 

“Wow, but Hajun hyung, aren’t you really scared? They say this place can’t be compared to ordinary ghost houses.”

 

“Since it’s a famous place, it must be scary. But wouldn’t going alone be better than going in with someone who doubles the fear factor from beside you?”

 

“You’re really hitting my bones quite politely…”

 

Before we knew it, 30 minutes had passed and Seo Yehyeon and Ryu Jaehee came staggering out, having finished their Hell Maze experience.

 

“That place is crazy! That place is insane!”

 

“I feel like I’ve done all the horror experiences I’ll ever do in my lifetime today.”

 

Seeing Seo Yehyeon still jumping around as if the fear hadn’t subsided and Ryu Jaehee muttering with a haggard complexion as if he’d aged ten years, fear began to creep into Kim Dobin’s eyes.

 

“How many missions did you two do?”

 

“We weren’t in the right mind to do missions! Really! I only saw one mission paper!”

 

“Right now I want to sprinkle salt everywhere, missions or whatever…”

 

“But why are my ears so stuffy? The main vocalist’s vocal power was insane.”

 

“My eardrums are numb too. I never knew Yehyeon hyung could raise his pitch that high.”

 

The more Kim Dobin heard their reviews, the more his hands started trembling. My hands trembled too, wondering how much Doby would scream beside me.

 

The next turn was Kim Dobin and me. Before entering the Hell Maze, I told Kim Dobin:

 

“Doby, if you get scared, don’t cling to hyung, just abandon hyung and go. Got it?”

 

At my kind words, Kim Dobin grabbed onto me desperately and shouted urgently:

 

“How could I abandon hyung!”

 

“No, it’s okay. Hyung can go alone. I can go by myself.”

 

When I said this with a gentle smile, Kim Dobin held onto me even more tightly.

 

“I’m not okay! I can’t go alone!”

 

“No, hyung can go alone, I’m telling you?”

 

“I’m telling you I can’t go alone!”

 

Click, I put my arm on Kim Dobin’s shoulder, pulled him close, and whispered in his ear with an ominous voice:

 

“If a ghost appears and you hug me, I’ll drop you and go alone. Got it?”

 

“Yes, I absolutely won’t hug you.”

 

Kim Dobin nodded with an unnecessarily determined expression.

 

Finally, we entered the Hell Maze we’d only heard about.

 

It was quite difficult to navigate the dark space relying on just one dim red flashlight.

 

When Kim Dobin sneakily grabbed my arm tightly, I made a ‘tsk’ sound once, and he quietly let go.

 

If he had kept holding on, I would have shaken him off and gone alone, so it was a wise decision.

 

“Hyung, Eden hyung. Can’t we sing while we walk?”

 

“You sing by yourself.”

 

“If I sing alone, it’s eerie. At least two melodies need to mix to make it less eerie.”

 

“What kind of logic is that?”

 

Having this meaningless conversation, we entered an area where the entire wall was made of glass.

 

The lighting beyond the glass wall flickered eerily. Looking at the interior visible in the dim light, it seemed to be an operating room.

 

Creeeeak, at the ominous sound, Kim Dobin urged me to sing quickly with a face that looked ready to cry.

 

Thinking he really does all sorts of things, I hummed a song that came to mind.

 

“Born as a man, there’s much to do.”

 

“Now, it’s the beginning! A journey for my dreams!”

 

“Ugh, my ears hurt already.”

 

“Hyung, don’t stop singing, keep going, uh-huh! My friend Pika*! Oh, I believe you’ll protect me!”

 

“Okay, okay, so stop shaking my arm. You and I lived in the glory of protecting our country.”

 

“Always and everywhere, Pi*achu is by my side-eek! Kyaaaah! There’s really a ghost right next to us!”

 

Bang!

 

Seeing the staff member in ghost makeup who suddenly appeared and pressed their hands and face against the glass wall, Kim Dobin screamed and jumped up, then turned toward me but hesitated for a moment.

 

He seemed to remember my warning that I’d abandon him if he hugged me. How admirable.

 

“Wow, Doby. When recording, raise your voice key to that level. Then I won’t have anything to complain about.”

 

I exclaimed in admiration and picked up the mission paper placed in front of the glass wall.

 

I nodded in greeting to the ghost who was twisting their head at a bizarre angle, and read the text on the mission paper by the dim light from beyond the glass wall.

 

 

 

[Take a selca with a ghost!

 

※Make sure all team members are in it!]

 

 

 

“Doby, come here so we can take a selca.”

 

“Uuugh…”

 

Trembling and walking at the speed of a crawling slug, Kim Dobin stood next to me, desperately trying not to look back.

 

Bang!

 

The staff member knocked on the glass wall once more, causing Kim Dobin to attempt an escape.

 

But since I had anticipated this and already wrapped my arm tightly around Kim Dobin’s shoulder to block his movement, we were able to take the selca safely.

 

“Oh, it came out well.”

 

“I’m not going to be cursed, am I?”

 

“You’re taking a photo with someone in makeup, what kind of curse are you talking about?”

 

The second mission paper was in a section decorated as a run-down hospital room.

 

 

 

[Find the rabbit hat!]

 

 

 

I looked around the hospital room, which clearly had many places where something could be hidden, searching for likely spots where the rabbit hat might be concealed.

 

I discovered the drawer next to the hospital bed and strode toward it, but something under the hospital bed suddenly grabbed my ankle and pulled me down.

 

“Damn, that scared me. Doby, don’t come this way. There’s something here.”

 

I shook off my foot and warned Kim Dobin, but my warning didn’t seem to reach Kim Dobin, who was looking around nervously with a frightened face as he slowly approached me.

 

“Hyung, Eden Hyung. Did you find it? Can’t we get out of here quickly…?”

 

Just as I was about to open the drawer, I heard Kim Dobin’s loud scream from behind me.

 

“Kyaaahhh!”

 

Suddenly my body was lifted up and I landed securely in Kim Dobin’s arms.

 

My mind froze for a moment, unable to follow the flow of events. When I blinked, I could see Kim Dobin’s chest and the tip of his chin. When I shifted my gaze slightly upward, the ceiling came into view.

 

It was the so-called princess carry position.

 

The whole situation was so absurd and funny that I just kept laughing while being held in Kim Dobin’s arms. They say people display superhuman strength when cornered – this was exactly that.

 

“I told him not to carry me, but he carried me anyway. Wow, I really don’t know what to say about this.”

 

“Hyung, huff, you won’t abandon me and leave, right? But could you, huff, stop laughing? When you keep laughing and moving your body, huff, it’s hard for me to hold on.”

 

Kim Dobin, who was still carrying me gracefully while running, asked between gasps.

 

“Yeah, I’ll give you that. Ah, but it’s just too funny!”

 

“Hyung, if I drop you here and leave, huff, you’ll abandon me and go, right?”

 

“Of course.”

 

I could feel Kim Dobin’s arms holding me tighten even more. We had somehow entered a narrow hallway. On one side was a wall, on the other were rusty prison bars.

 

As Kim Dobin’s pace gradually slowed due to exhaustion, I looked around and spotted a yellow mission paper.

 

“Doby, stop for a moment. There’s the last mission location.”

 

Kim Dobin stopped abruptly and slumped down as soon as I got out of his arms.

 

As I reached for the last mission paper wedged diagonally between the prison bars, a pale white hand suddenly popped out from between the bars.

 

“Oh my god!”

 

My wrist was grabbed, but why was Kim Dobin the one screaming?

 

I gently tapped the hand holding my wrist a couple of times, and the hand obediently let go.

 

I unfolded the mission paper and read the mission aloud.

 

 

 

[Lean against the prison bars and take a photo!

 

※Make sure all team members are in the shot!]

 

 

 

The second mission was also successfully completed.

 

Although there were hands behind the prison bars trying to pull me in. Although Kim Dobin tried to run away screaming even before pressing the camera button, and I barely managed to stop him by grabbing him with my hand.

 

As soon as we took the photo, Kim Dobin slumped down on the floor again with a thud.

 

“Hey, Doby. I’m going to go back and redo the second mission, so do you want to stay here?”

 

“You’re going to abandon me alone in this hell and go where exactly?”

 

Kim Dobin grabbed my ankle and muttered like some resentful evil spirit.

 

“The Camera Director is here too, so you’re not exactly alone.”

 

“You and the director are different! Without you, I’ll really collapse here!”

 

Come to think of it, if I left Kim Dobin alone for a while, there were two possible outcomes.

 

Either Kim Dobin would run off somewhere in fright because of the ghosts and I’d have to search for him, or I’d have to carry an unconscious Kim Dobin out.

 

Since neither option was appealing, I reluctantly decided to give up on the second mission.

 

“Then let’s go. Get up.”

 

“Hyung… my legs gave out from carrying you while running, so I can’t walk…”

 

I pondered while looking at Kim Dobin, who was still sitting on the ground looking up at me.

 

Hmm, wouldn’t an unconscious Kim Dobin be better than Kim Dobin screaming loudly in my ear?

 

“Who told you to carry me while running?”

 

As I clicked my tongue and tried to turn around, Kim Dobin grabbed my pant leg and hung on.

 

“Are you really going to abandon me like this? Me, who carried you all the way here?”

 

“No, I never asked you to carry me!”

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