A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 257

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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 257

“Yes, this is it! With this, I can win with 120% certainty!”

As I jumped up with a frenzied shout, Seo Yehyeon looked back at me with narrowed eyes and asked.

“By any chance, is that 120% winning method going shirtless?”

“Ew, pervert. What are you imagining, hyung.”

As I crossed my arms over my chest in disgust, Yehyeon yelled angrily that the sleeveless crop top I wore before calling it a “poison look” was more obscene.

“Yeah, but that didn’t get censored on broadcast, right? It was a healthy outfit that only exposed abs, right? And you were the one who recommended sleeveless even if not a crop top, right?”

As I retorted while picking my ear, Yehyeon yelled again that all that healthy stuff was bullshit.

“Yehyeon hyung, we’ll get noise complaints from the neighbors.”

At Gyeon Hajun’s comment, Yehyeon closed his mouth with an embarrassed expression.

When I confidently shared my grand idea, Ryu Jaehee looked at me with confused eyes mixed with contemplation about whether to stop this or not and asked.

“Hyung, are you serious…?”

“Of course, I’m always serious.”

Did they think I couldn’t do this much for an overwhelming victory?

Kim Dobin smiled proudly and gave a thumbs up.

“As expected of King God Eden hyung who makes reality what I could only imagine. I actually had that same thought while watching the diss battles last season.”

Not wanting to believe I had the same thought as our simple Doby, I decided to think that Kim Dobin had a high-level thought instead.

“So please help me pick out an outfit. I’m completely clueless about this part.”

I scratched the back of my head and asked the members.

“I think everyone here is clueless about it.”

Ryu Jaehee looked around at the other members and shook his head.

“A look that goes well with blonde hair too.”

When I added that requirement, Gyeon Hajun asked.

“You’re keeping the blonde hair?”

“What choice do I have. I have to keep this hair for a while. If I dye it more from here, my hair will probably crumble, seriously.”

I replied while touching my hair that seemed to have gotten dry. I prefer black hair too, but I have to protect my scalp and hair condition for now.

“How about this? It’s totally classic.”

“No, that doesn’t seem classic at all. It’s really tacky.”

“Let’s go neat and clean. Clean is the best.”

“Hey, originally you have to wear this to do that. You guys are too young to know anything.”

“Isn’t that too much? It goes beyond the purpose? This is an outfit for the next stage of my idea?”

“This looks good. But doesn’t it overlap with last time?”

“Let’s style it so it doesn’t overlap. Yoon Eden, did you slick your hair back last time?”

“Maybe half slicked?”

“Cover it this time. If you slick it back with that blonde hair, you’ll 100% look like a thug.”

Yehyeon’s opinion was unanimously approved.

Now it was time to write the diss battle lyrics.

Since I got help from the crew hyungs for the first diss battle, I decided to get some help from Kim Junbeom for this second diss battle.

[Hyung, do you know MoonK by any chance?] 8:32 PM

[Kim Junbeom- Is the MoonK you’re talking about the rapper MoonK?] 9:00 PM

[Yes] 9:01 PM

[Kim Junbeom- Yeah, I heard he’s on DTB this time too, why?] 9:02 PM

While texting with Kim Junbeom and having various personal conversations useful for the diss battle, I asked about the most important thing for this winning strategy.

When Kim Junbeom’s reply came a little later, I clenched my fist and smiled with satisfaction.

Okay, that’s it. Let’s proceed.

* * *

The day of the second diss battle filming.

Before going up to the stage setting area, I adjusted my suit in the waiting room.

“2.5 million won, I’m confident I can definitely protect it.”

I said to the camera that approached me.

The props essential for today’s diss battle came out of the shopping bag and went into my pocket and chest respectively.

After watching the diss battles that went first while holding them, when my turn came, I entered the iron cage and put down the prop I was holding in my chest in a corner of the battle lounge.

“I’m scared again of what crazy thing you’ll do today, man.”

Yongcheol hyung, who tapped the iron cage from beyond it, sighed deeply and lamented.

“Hey, hyung. Crazy thing? This is all for the revival of hip hop, me sacrificing my body…”

“Hip hop wouldn’t want that kind of sacrifice either.”

Yongcheol hyung was cold. Truly a diss worthy of last season’s winner. To knock me down in one shot.

While joking around with Yongcheol hyung, MoonK, today’s diss battle opponent, came up.

MoonK, as I felt during the cypher and first diss battle, was a rapper not to be underestimated in terms of skill alone. It’s just that he got beaten because he unfortunately had the first diss battle with Yupi.

“Now, the diss battle between Yoon Eden and MoonK begins!”

Ding ding, the bell rang to signal the start and the beat played.

MoonK had the first attack.

It would have been big trouble if I had reused the self-diss. Self-diss only works when you do it in the first attack, if you try it in the second attack, it just becomes shouting once more to everyone that I’m this lacking of a guy, right?

As expected, people shouldn’t live complacently.

In the first diss battle, I covered my face with a mask and wore very simple and ordinary clothes – a white tee and jeans – so he couldn’t even diss my fashion.

But now it would be awkward to do the same self-diss I did in the first diss battle, and since I came dressed in a suit, it was like throwing him good diss material.

As expected, sharp disses poured out saying this is a rap survival, not a fashion survival.

MoonK pointed at me saying look, he came in idol look again today. I responded to that diss by shrugging my shoulders and adjusting my tie.

[Seeing you rehash fashion, looks like you’re running out of ideas too

The concept you did in the cypher was manner maketh man, but are you going to keep manners in a diss battle too?]

Hey, that was a three-piece suit. This is different from that.

MoonK lightly patted my shoulder saying idols really live hard lives, then finished his diss by pushing my back telling me to get lost to M Countdown instead of DTB to match my level.

I gathered the rose bouquet I had prepared and placed in the corner and picked up the mic.

“Let me correct one wrong thing. Today’s suit isn’t an idol look, it’s a confession look.”

I added one more line to MoonK who was looking around bewildered at the absurd term “confession look.”

“A confession look I specially wore for MoonK hyung.”

When I walked over with the rose bouquet and thrust it at him, MoonK’s eyes shook mercilessly. Loud screams poured from all directions.

Winning strategy, confession attack! Beat him up with a confession!

It was an idea inspired by Curdy Boy who hit me with a confession attack as a finishing blow during the Slander War a year ago.

I gave the most charming smile to MoonK who was holding the rose bouquet with an embarrassed face, then shouted refreshingly into the mic.

“Give me the beat!”

Today’s diss battle concept was gaslighting confession.

The following diss was of ordinary level. Just a diss that wouldn’t be particularly memorable or leave a special impression if continued normally. Maybe somewhat amusing at best?

But when the confession attack is added to this, things become quite different. The attack power increases by about 100 times.

“Even though hyung has so many flaws like this, I still like you, MoonK hyung. As rapper to rapper. Will you accept my feelings?”

The finishing touch of the confession attack. I fumbled in my pocket and took out a ring case.

I politely knelt on one knee in front of the almost dazed MoonK and opened the ring case lid. The pair of Cr*me Hearts couple rings inside the ring case sparkled under the lights.

Accept it! Accept it!

The audience beyond the iron cage cheered enthusiastically.

MoonK, who snatched the ring case from my hand, brought the mic close to his mouth. The audience seats instantly became quiet to hear his answer.

“Thank you, I’ll take just the ring, not the feelings.”

Oh, is this a diss battle until the very end?

As soon as MoonK finished speaking, cheers poured out, and I wore a crooked smile on my lips.

“It’s fine, let’s consider the ring price as compensation money.”

I countered with words that implied—I’m not the one who got rejected right now, I properly got you good, and this is compensation money.

This time too, cheers poured out no less than MoonK’s counterattack.

With what kind of mindset did he even make that counterattack—MoonK pressed his forehead with a still dizzy face.

“We’ll announce the results of the MoonK vs Yoon Eden diss battle!”

At the MC’s shout, the numbers that had been ₩0 vs ₩2,500,000 began to change rapidly.

MoonK

-₩2,500,000

Vs

Yoon Eden

₩5,000,000

“Yoon Eden maintains 1st place with 5 million won in fight money. MoonK’s fight money amount has dropped to negative, so unfortunately he’s eliminated.”

After shaking hands with MoonK and coming down from the Battle Lounge, he urgently grabbed me.

“Um, you should take the ring.”

“Just use that as a coupling ring with your girlfriend. If the size doesn’t fit, I’ll exchange it for you, so tell me right away.”

That’s right. MoonK had a girlfriend. That was exactly why I could confidently prepare even a ring and go all out with a confession attack.

Even at my cool answer, MoonK, who was hesitating to put the ring case in his pocket, asked again.

“How much is this?”

“2.5 million won.”

That’s enough for compensation money.

Realizing that the fight money he bet and the coupling ring’s price were the same, he let out a hollow laugh.

“You never intended to lose from the start.”

“Isn’t that obvious? Who goes up on stage thinking they’ll lose?”

I smiled wryly, gave him my cell phone number, waved my hand, and turned around.

* * *

“I’ll announce the final results of the diss battle. 1st place in fight money goes to Yoon Eden with 5 million won.”

After my amount was announced, the money announcements continued one after another. 2nd place was 2 million won. Isn’t the gap between me and 2nd place too big?

The total number of eliminated contestants from this diss battle was five. Now twenty-one remained.

The next round’s music source mission was one thing, but there was one big event before that.

Finally, the first broadcast date of DROP THE BEAT Season 4 was just one day away.

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