A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 32

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 32

A black shirt buttoned all the way up with gray slim fit slacks, and a beige trench coat.

His black hair with a side part perm was styled in a comma cut that half-revealed his forehead.

[One secret I couldn’t tell you

Confessing in this place without you

Do you know what my habit is?

Always preparing for farewells while assuming the end]

Thanks to the camera capturing his upper body, the tear mole under his right eye was clearly visible.

Today’s outfit is insane. How does he break legendary records every time he appears?

A Family Member’s calm review reached Miss Kim, who had covered her mouth in overwhelming emotion.

“Oh, that kid raps well.”

“Right? My kid is the best, isn’t he? I’m telling you, my kid is the top of Korean hip-hop.”

“What… did you give birth to him?”

The Family Member’s scolding about calling him “my kid” when he wasn’t even like a nephew but more like a younger cousin didn’t reach Miss Kim’s ears anymore.

Her attention had long been focused on Yoon Eden’s face filling the screen, specifically on his long eyelashes that came down when he slightly lowered his eyes.

[Stupidly, habitually, I measured

What kind of ending we would face]

As his part ended, the camera moved from Yoon Eden stepping back to the side of the stage toward Seraon.

Miss Kim left a review of those brief 25 seconds on social media with eyes full of regret.

Her impression could be expressed in just one line.

Dream♥Daydream @revedream

Our Eden tore up the Something Ending stage

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“I’m sorry…”

I bowed my head, unable to hide my apologetic feelings toward Seo Raon, no, On Seora, who was signing each and every album laid out.

These were the albums Ryu Jaehee had packed heavily in both hands when he heard I’d be on stage with Seo Raon today.

I almost threw them in the trash but held back, worried it might reduce my Initial Intentions.

That guy circling around me like a puppy urging its treat-carrying owner to get autographs was annoyingly persistent too.

“It’s okay. I’m actually grateful that you like me this much.”

On Seora replied as she finished signing the last album. She was someone who didn’t show much expression change.

Maybe that’s why I still vividly remember On Seora’s momentarily dazed look when I took out the bundle of albums from the shopping bag and asked for autographs.

‘Our Youngest Member is a huge fan of yours, Senior…’

While scratching the back of my head and hurriedly mumbling excuses, I don’t know how much I cursed Ryu Jaehee internally.

I should have just dragged that damn puppy here and set up a one-on-one fan meeting with On Seora. At least then the embarrassment wouldn’t have been mine.

I gathered the signed albums and put them back in the shopping bag, bowing my head again.

An awkward atmosphere lingered.

Well, of course, since our entire conversation consisted of her asking to be called On Seora instead of Seo Raon, and the greetings exchanged while requesting autographs.

With her having much more experience, I basically had to maintain a respectful attitude by default.

“Thank you for the featuring and today’s stage.”

“Not at all, I’m more grateful that you invited me.”

Even at my sincere thanks, On Seora’s expression remained calmly unchanged.

“Actually, Jiwon said it would be better not to include rap, but I pushed for it. I wanted to try it once.”

“Ah, yes. I heard from G1 Hyung-nim.”

“Thank you for making sure my choice didn’t become pointless stubbornness.”

The corners of On Seora’s mouth gently curved up. It was the first smile I’d seen from On Seora today.

Fortunately, it seemed I hadn’t made a bad impression.

“Please take care of me for the year-end stage too.”

“I should be the one asking that of you!”

After securing the promise for the year-end stage featuring and returning to the dormitory, Ryu Jaehee came running with sparkling eyes.

“Here, a present.”

When I handed him the shopping bag, Ryu Jaehee took out each signed album one by one, stroking them with a moved expression, and swore lifelong loyalty to me.

“But hyung, about that two-shot posted on Seo Raon’s Instagram, could I maybe composite my face onto yours?”

“Would that work? Are you completely crazy?”

Pushing away the guy clinging to me, I accessed Instagram and searched for Seo Raon’s account.

The two-shot selca I took with Seo Raon’s phone today was posted in her latest feed.

◎west_raon

(Photo)

♡⌕⇗

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west_raon Some ending Music Camp 1st place☺☺☺

My Joyful knows I always love and appreciate you, right?♥ Thanks so much to Eden too for creating a wonderful stage together!

#SeoRaon #SomeEnding #Joyful #Feat. #Reve #Eden

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Since I didn’t have a personal account yet, only an official one, she seemed to have tagged me with hashtags.

[☺30,000 fans achieved!]

[Reward: Initial Intentions +20, Item Selection Ticket]

At the notification that I’d reached 30,000 fans, I muttered seriously.

“Oh, should I become a Seo Raon fan too?”

Is this overwhelming feeling in my heart fan love or loyalty?

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-Hello? Eden, what’s the occasion?

“Yes, Junbeom Hyung, have you been well? I’m calling because I was wondering when you might have time.”

-Why, are you going to treat me? Hey, I’m just kidding.

While saying that, he couldn’t hide the expectation seeping through, so I let out an inaudible snort and replied good-naturedly.

“Hey, but you did hook me up with that featuring, so I should repay the favor, shouldn’t I?”

-Well, when you put it that way, I can’t help myself.

Frivolous laughter came through the receiver. When that laughter died down, I carefully added.

“Oh, hyung. Would it be okay if Yongcheol Hyung and Sangyeol Hyung joined us too?”

-Why, would it be awkward with just the two of us?

“No, it’s not that it would be awkward to see you one-on-one, but I owe those two hyungs as well, so I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone…”

Actually, it’s because I don’t want to sit alone and listen to Kim Junbeom’s bragging about his connections and himself.

Only someone like Sangyeol Hyung could cut off that guy’s endless stream of boasting.

Well, even aside from that, my purpose of repaying those two hyungs was also true.

Yongcheol Hyung willingly lent me his studio, and Sangyeol Hyung gave quite a lot of help in refining .

Of course, Sangyeol Hyung mooched meals off me every time, so including Sangyeol Hyung this time wasn’t really repaying a favor but more like using him to cut Kim Junbeom down to size.

So we set a date and the three of us gathered. At a Korean beef restaurant famous for being expensive, no less.

When I said I was going to repay a favor to the person who hooked me up with the Seo Raon featuring, Kim Dobin looked at me with those weird eyes that made me feel very disgusted again, but I’d decided to stop caring about that little shit, so it didn’t matter.

I diligently grilled the meat, Kim Junbeom enthusiastically bragged about his connections and himself while showing off, and Sangyeol Hyung kept cutting him off saying he was sick of listening to Junbeom’s boasting.

Yongcheol Hyung… diligently ate the meat.

“Hey, but Eden, I heard your rap has improved a lot this time. If you keep it up, you might even rival Rikey.”

Sangyeol Hyung said as he took the meat I handed him.

“Come on, maybe E-gin, but Rikey… Aren’t you praising me too much?”

“Kid, if you’re going to act modest, at least wipe that grinning smile off your face first.”

“But actually, G1 Hyung-nim said the same thing. That I’d completely shed that amateur underground vibe. Thanks to that, I even got G1 Hyung-nim’s personal phone number.”

As I waved my cell phone with a grin, Kim Junbeom started patting my back hard.

“Wow, that hyung gave you his personal phone number? He must really like you. I only got it after meeting him about twenty times.”

After that, we talked about my new studio, composition equipment, the fights that happened in the underground scene, how a crew split up over some love triangle drama, and so on, before spending 300,000 won on Korean beef and moving to the second round.

“Hey hey, call everyone for the second round!”

“Right, when else will we all gather like this! Once our Eden becomes a top star, it’ll be hard to even see his face!”

The second venue was a bar where we used to gather often before the regression, back when things hadn’t gone sour between me and the hyungs yet.

Looking around at the familiar faces bustling about with a tired expression, I nudged Yongcheol Hyung and whispered.

“…Hyung, you’re not planning to squeeze blood from a flea, are you?”

“Worrying is also a fate, man. Like hell they’d make you pay for everything.”

I bowed my head and responded to each greeting from people who came up saying it had been a while, and to the hands patting my back.

I clinked glasses with drinks thrust at me from all directions, timing when my Initial Intentions might get cut for excessive drinking or whatever.

The moment I drank, planning to have just one glass and put it down, I saw a blue status window in front of my eyes.

[Excessive drinking detected.]

[Initial Intentions –1]

You won’t let me drink even one glass in this situation? If that’s the case, at least give me a warning beforehand.

As I put down the soju glass with a wince of pain, Yongcheol Hyung, who was sitting in front of me, looked at me with unnecessarily wistful eyes and wiped the corners of his eyes.

“Sniff, it feels like yesterday when this tiny kid was running around in his school uniform, but when did he grow up so much to buy meals and drinks…”

“What are you talking about, Yongcheol? Even when we first met, he was taller than you. And I’ve never seen Yoon Eden properly wear his school uniform, so how exactly did your memory get distorted?”

“I fucking told you not to call me Yongcheol. I have a cool stage name called D.I, but you keep saying Yongcheol, damn it!”

His face was bright red, so he was already drunk.

“Damn, what’s with that perfume smell since earlier? Get rid of that disgusting scent.”

“Ah, sorry. I accidentally sprayed my sister’s perfume. Hey, Eden. Is it really that disgusting?”

Park Gijeong, who was sitting to my right, nudged me as he dealt with the now-drunk Yongcheol Hyung.

“No, it’s just women’s perfume smell? Gijeong Hyung understands. Our Taehoon Hyung-nim says women’s perfume smells unfamiliar because he hasn’t met any women.”

“Yoon Eden, you’ve grown a lot?”

I have grown a lot. Since I came back after hitting twenty-seven before the regression, there were hardly any people here older than me.

‘Looking at it this way, everyone was young.’

Of course, their face value was basically age+4, but because of the Initial Intentions restriction, I sipped on soft drinks instead of alcohol and swallowed my newfound observations.

When it was time for the drinking session to end, I noticed people who were completely wasted and out of it.

Staying sober among drunk people was quite a headache.

When you’re drunk, you can get help getting home somehow, but when you’re sober, you end up taking on the role of helping those guys get home.

I used to always be on the drunk side getting help, so I didn’t know this would be such unpaid hard labor.

After finally helping the unsteady Park Gijeong into a call taxi, I could finally return to the dormitory.

Even though it was late autumn approaching winter, I was soaked in sweat, which shows how much I struggled.

Every time I flapped my sweat-soaked clothes, I frowned at the subtle scent that rose up.

“Damn, my clothes are all saturated with perfume smell.”

Did that hyung pour perfume on instead of spraying it?

When I arrived at the dormitory, it was the middle of the night, so I carefully entered to avoid waking the members.

Then I made eye contact with Kim Dobin, who was just putting a water bottle in the refrigerator.

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