A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 354

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Regression Manual for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Chapter 354

“No, it’s not because of that.”

My head was complicated, so even what I wanted to say got tangled up.

“Hey, Kwon Yunseong. Let’s talk again later.”

-Huh? Hey, hello. So should I do it or not-

Click-.

I unilaterally hung up the phone and flopped down on the bed. Even the loudly ringing vibration was grating on my nerves for no reason, so I flipped the cell phone over.

Whether he really didn’t reveal it before regression because he felt sorry for us, it was impossible to determine the truth of that now.

So it didn’t matter if I thought about it however I wanted. I could just dismiss it as coincidence.

But I couldn’t help continuing to worry about it.

Even when we met to make time for DTB 4 concert stage practice, Yongcheol Hyung must have noticed that I couldn’t concentrate at all, so he snapped his fingers right in front of my eyes.

“What’s wrong? No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem like it’s because of anticipation for vacation. A guy who’s leaving for Hawaii looks like death. Did you have visa problems?”

“No. At least that would have a solution, sigh….”

I took the bottled water Yongcheol Hyung handed me, gulped it down, and let out a deep sigh. Knowing my condition wasn’t normal, Yongcheol Hyung plopped down next to me.

“What’s going on? Is it something Hyung can’t help you solve?”

After a moment of silence, I quietly called out to Yongcheol Hyung.

“…Hyung.”

“You’re overthinking again. How did you become even more mature this time?”

Yongcheol Hyung roughly tousled my hair.

“If I did something really wrong to you, Hyung. Not financial or physical harm, just a matter of trust?”

After all, the gossip didn’t cause me any financial or physical damage, right?

“Then, if I sincerely apologized, would you forgive me, Hyung?”

Yongcheol Hyung, who didn’t answer immediately and had a moment of silence, finally opened his mouth.

“It’s your business, so will you get an answer by asking me?”

Yongcheol Hyung’s answer wasn’t particularly helpful. I just wanted to hear the right answer from the most mature person I knew.

“You should do what your heart tells you. My answer isn’t the correct one.”

As if reading my mind, Yongcheol Hyung chuckled and patted the top of my head a couple times.

“And the fact that you’re worrying like this, which is unlike you, already gives you the answer.”

“What does?”

“Eden, everyone makes mistakes with others at least once in their life. You’re no exception, right?”

Recalling the countless mistakes I couldn’t have corrected without regression, I had nothing to say.

“Of course, you should filter out guys who make mistakes and then shamelessly don’t apologize, act tough, or pretend it never happened and subtly approach you again.”

That was obvious even without Yongcheol Hyung saying it, so I nodded.

“Still, if someone comes to sincerely apologize, accept it at least once. I’ll make mistakes someday too, so what’s the point of being too harsh over someone’s one mistake? If it becomes twice, then it’s intentional, but once is a mistake.”

Hearing that sincere advice made my head complicated.

Since I also corrected countless relationships with the members and crew hyungs only after regressing, it would be right to give Kwon Yunseong a chance too.

Moreover, while I erased my mistakes through regression and comfortably and easily reestablished relationships, even if Kwon Yunseong made a mistake toward me, he faced his wrongdoing and apologized to me and Gyeon Hajun, didn’t he?

Still, haven’t I come too far to go back to how things were with Kwon Yunseong? To call that guy Seong and return to our former casual relationship like before….

When I let out another short sigh, Yongcheol Hyung asked what a young guy was sighing so much for and patted my back firmly.

“To answer your first question, we probably can’t go back to how we were before, but we could recover to the point where we occasionally check in on each other and listen to new songs when we think of each other.”

Acquaintances with some connection, exactly that kind of distance.

That level wouldn’t be difficult or bad. When I nodded, Yongcheol Hyung asked if it was resolved now, then tried to get up saying let’s continue practicing.

“Then, Hyung. If, just if…”

I finally brought up the question I couldn’t bring myself to ask before.

“If I cut ties with the Hyungs first due to manipulation and misunderstandings, then came to my senses later and apologized again, would you accept me back like before?”

“Why are you asking something so obvious? It’d be like the prodigal son OVER LEVEL version. Instead of a warm embrace, you’d be greeted with a back smash though.”

Yongcheol Hyung chuckled and struck my back hard a couple times as if to give me a preview. My back stung and I twisted my body, but I didn’t whine about why he was hitting me like usual.

Let’s say this was payback for the back hits I didn’t get before regression.

“Hey, these Hyungs, couldn’t we understand your belated true adolescent tantrum just once after you spent years being a stormy adolescent?”

Listening to Yongcheol Hyung’s scolding-like words, I suddenly had this thought.

Kwon Yunseong, who apologized to me and made amends even before regression in that way, might have been more courageous than me.

“Before that, huh? If you just keep your head on straight, you wouldn’t fall for that kind of manipulation! Would we be petty enough to badmouth our crew’s youngest member behind his back? If you fall for that kind of thing, you deserve to get your ass kicked. What do you think of us Hyungs, man.”

I muttered while obediently offering my neck to Yongcheol Hyung’s arm as he now put me in a full headlock.

“Right. If I just keep my head on straight, I wouldn’t fall for that kind of manipulation.”

Since it actually happened, I felt a bit guilty telling Yongcheol Hyung to snap out of his over-immersion.

“Is this also stage performance…?”

Choi Hyeongjin, who had just arrived, discovered me getting headlocked by Yongcheol Hyung and asked with a dubious expression.

“No, I just gave Eden some advice about his friendships as a Hyung.”

“Did you fight? Who did you fight with? Don’t tell me it’s that friend you did the final stage with?”

“No? Would you know if I told you?”

“I might know.”

“You know Kwon Yunseong?”

I threw out the comment casually since there was no way Choi Hyeongjin would be interested in boy groups, but surprisingly, Choi Hyeongjin nodded with a very confident expression.

“Isn’t that the boy group member who was standing in the same section as me in the final audience? Was the group name Kicks? The tall one, right? Their member? Younger brother? Anyway, they were giving him serious attitude. So much so that he kept making excuses saying he voted for you. But he did look conflicted during your final stage. Did you ignore him?”

“We did split up due to his fault.”

“Ugh, why are you using proper language…? There’s no camera here, do idols have to be like that?”

“I’ve always used proper language, Hyeongjin. Why are you making me out to be someone who went around cursing.”

“Say something that makes sense. I know your language habits from when you were a teenager.”

Choi Hyeongjin looked disgusted. This is why guys who know your past too well are annoying.

“But how do you know him? Don’t tell me…”

“I’m not a male fan! I found out because while watching YouTube videos, there were comments comparing that bastard and me in terms of looks! Ugh, why did the PD have to edit our reactions by cross-cutting between him and me!”

If he had watched the full version video, he wouldn’t have seen those comments, tsk tsk.

“Yoon Eden, but don’t you want to release a solo song before the DTB 4 concert? How long are you going to milk the villain concept? Don’t you feel bad for Curdy Boy who keeps getting brought up every time you perform that? Give him a break.”

“He shouldn’t have thrown the first punch if he was going to be upset. And that’s not a diss track for that Curdy Boy or Kiddy Boy guy. It’s my solo song. That’s Kiddy Boy’s excessive self-esteem.”

“This bastard still hasn’t fixed his habit of randomly changing other people’s rapper names.”

After finishing about 30% practice and 70% fighting with Choi Hyeongjin, I returned to the dormitory and discussed with Ryu Jaehee what I heard on the phone yesterday.

After that brief conversation, I called Choi Hyeonmin to connect me with Kwon Yunseong again.

“Our youngest member says he’d be grateful if you did that. He said not to break the news first until we give you the go-ahead.”

-Got it. I’ll make sure to keep our members’ mouths shut.

Now he’s finally showing some leader qualities. When the leader was first decided in the debut group, we all teased him saying it didn’t suit him. Well, back then I wasn’t even a candidate for leader. They said I didn’t have the personality to be an idol group leader.

I smiled bitterly at the hazy memories of the past and spoke in as gentle a voice as possible.

“Oh, and Happy New Year in advance. Contact me later if you need a solo song.”

At that greeting which implied I was accepting his apology, Kwon Yunseong let out a tearful chuckle.

-There are still 26 days left until New Year, what the hell kind of New Year greeting is that.

“Hey, 26 days will pass quickly. Oh, it’s awkward to keep calling through Choi Hyeonmin, so send me your number.”

-The number’s the same, so contact me there.

When I typed Kwon Yunseong’s three-character name in my phone book, nothing came up.

“I deleted it.”

-Damn bastard.

Click-

This time Kwon Yunseong hung up first. I chuckled and saved the phone number that arrived via text message right after.

Still the same as ever.

* * *

“Finally going! Hawaii!”

Kim Dobin excitedly shouted while holding up a Hawaiian pattern short-sleeved hoodie that I had no idea where he got it from.

With all the fashion variety in the world, doesn’t he get tired of always wearing hoodies?

“You’re all going because of me. Be grateful, you brats.”

Seo Yehyeon, whose nose was held high with pride, stopped packing his suitcase and lifted his chin. I think I’ve heard that statement about twenty times since the Hawaii trip was confirmed during our vacation.

“Honestly, shouldn’t we be grateful to the cafe owner near our dormitory? Thanks to the owner selling takeout americanos for a thousand won, you saved more money than the opponent who walked 30 minutes to get a discount.”

At my blunt fact-bombing, Seo Yehyeon shot up with a choked expression.

“I saved money by only chewing lettuce and cucumber! If you guys hadn’t done such heinous things like pizza parties and just cooperated with bag snacks like Altair, I would have had more balance left!”

But if both had eaten bag snacks and practiced extreme frugality instead of one side letting loose and spending money wildly, that broadcast episode wouldn’t have become legendary.

This hyung has been debuted for several years but still doesn’t understand broadcasting.

Seo Yehyeon’s rabbit food diet was quite a trend too. Especially among people doing extreme diets.

I vividly remember how I panicked when I saw Seo Ye-hyeon’s mukbang screenshots of her eating cabbage and cucumber, along with her Twitter post saying she’d stick to this diet for the next month. I replied as a sub-account trying to dissuade her, saying this kind of eating would ruin her health, but her response was “? Do I know you? Who are you to lecture me when we’ve never even met..ㅋㅋ” so I quietly deleted my comment.

Thanks to that, it became an opportunity to learn that there are many people in the world who are worse than Seo Yehyeon.

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