A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 386

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 386

“Hey, Yoon Eden.”

“What.”

“Do you remember what you said back then when I told you to give me the car you received as the DTB victory prize?”

Looking at Seo Yehyeon asking me with that same bright smile still plastered on his face, I felt an inexplicable chill.

Has this guy finally lost it? Has he really become someone who can only be happy when he hears sarcasm, like on the WAMA stage?

If that’s really the case, then I’m greatly at fault. Among our members, I was the only one who was sarcastic to Seo Yehyeon.

I wondered if he was acting like this because he got his driver’s license, but from the 【Dream Journey】 activities to the Hawaii trip and year-end award ceremony stage preparations, Seo Yehyeon didn’t have any time to get his license, so I dismissed that hypothesis from my mind.

It took me several weeks to get my license, and we only had about a week of relatively free time, didn’t we?

It would be impossible for Seo Yehyeon to get his license during that period. He’d need to take classes and the written test, and studying for the written test alone takes several days.

Openly relieved, I recited exactly what I had said to Seo Yehyeon back then, word for word.

“Of course I remember. I told you to get your license first before talking. And hyung very confidently declared you’d get it this year.”

Since it wasn’t that long ago, my memory was vivid.

If Seo Yehyeon had a license back then and I had given the car to Seo Yehyeon instead of Choi Hyeongjin, this wouldn’t have been packaged as a heartwarming story, my verification shot with Hyeongjin wouldn’t have gone viral with dealer and car-poor memes, that photo wouldn’t have been used as a cool transaction meme, and Hyeongjin appearing at Rev’s fan meeting wouldn’t have become an issue again.

Thanks to that, even though I gave it to someone who wasn’t our member, I gained quite a lot, so I didn’t regret it. I wonder if Hyeongjin got his car repaired.

“And?”

“And that you’d say the same thing again next year. Even the year after next. Even three years later. I think I said something like ‘Maybe you’ll have gotten it in about 10 years?'”

Why does he want to hear such unpleasant things so persistently again? Did I really contribute to establishing Seo Yehyeon’s ideal type preferences?

Wait, but why am I feeling so anxious…? I secretly frowned while rubbing my arms that were getting goosebumps.

“And?”

Getting tired of his persistent questioning, I deliberately set down the soju glass I was holding roughly on the floor and put on a crooked smile.

“Oh right, you said I’d call you hyung-nim, right? Unfortunately, that’s off the table now.”

What a shame. If I had also set conditions for when Seo Yehyeon didn’t get his license, it would have been quite interesting.

As soon as I said that, Seo Yehyeon’s expression became even brighter than before, to the point where I thought it could get even brighter.

“No, you don’t need to feel sorry.”

Seo Yehyeon went into his room and came out with his wallet, humming while taking something out of it. Seo Yehyeon, who made direct eye contact with me, smiled with his eyes crinkled.

“You can start calling me hyung-nim from today.”

The hologram of the rose of Sharon pattern embedded in the card he held up triumphantly sparkled as it caught the dormitory’s lighting.

The text written on that card with Seo Yehyeon’s ID photo was ‘Motor Vehicle Driver’s License’. No wonder I felt uneasy when Seo Yehyeon kept asking about it – my intuition was right again.

Sometimes it would be nice if my intuition wasn’t right, damn it.

Kim Dobin, who had been quietly sipping his drink and then leaned toward me to look at what Seo Yehyeon had shoved in front of me, opened his eyes wide.

“Whoa, hyung got his license too? When did you get it?”

“The issue date is… before we left for WAMA. You did get it within this year. We were in Hawaii for two weeks straight before that, weren’t we? Hyung, when did you get it?”

Gyeon Hajun, who had similarly leaned toward me to look at the license, asked, and Seo Yehyeon answered with a grin.

“I got it the week before that. I was worried because it was supposed to snow heavily on the day I had my road test scheduled, but like a ghost, it started snowing right after I finished the test and returned to the dormitory.”

Ignoring Seo Yehyeon’s nonsense about how heaven must have pitied his early debut days when he was always getting picked on and helped him so he could live hearing ‘hyung-nim’, I narrowed my eyes and examined the driver’s license shoved in front of me, then discovered unbelievable text.

I immediately snatched the driver’s license from Seo Yehyeon’s hand and held it up to the light from various angles.

“This isn’t fake, is it? It’s even Class 1? You got a Class 1 regular license in just one week?”

“I passed both the practical and road tests in one try. I was worried after seeing Doby getting grilled by you, but it was surprisingly easy? And I already had experience getting a Class 2 small vehicle license.”

Looking closely, unlike my license which only had Class 1 Regular written on it, Seo Yehyeon’s license also had “Class 2 Small” written below Class 1 Regular.

Damn, what’s so cool about that. But adding Class 2 Small to my driver’s license would mean dealing with motorcycle and bike accident rates, hmm…

“No, fine. Let’s say you passed the practical and road tests in one try. But what about the written test? You studied for the written test in just one day? Hyung, you didn’t even buy a test prep book.”

“The world has really improved these days. You don’t need to buy books anymore – you can prepare for the written test for free with apps.”

This time Seo Yehyeon politely held out his cell phone in front of me. I could see the latest version of a driver’s license written test app.

Only then did the puzzle pieces of Seo Yehyeon’s behavior fall into place – from before our vacation until we spent time in Hawaii, he had been glued to his cell phone.

He wasn’t walking the path of an otaku like Kim Dobin, but studying for the written test. So when we misunderstood that Seo Yehyeon was dating someone…

“Then why were you grinning while looking at your phone? If studying for the written test was fun, honestly hyung, aren’t you more suited to be a graduate student than an entertainer?”

“That was after I finished the written test? I was looking up practical test videos and road test courses, and I was so happy thinking about seeing that expression on your face that I couldn’t help but smile.”

“What expression?”

“Your current expression.”

Seo Yehyeon switched his phone camera to selfie mode and graciously showed me my own face. My dumbfounded expression was captured perfectly on the phone camera screen.

The world couldn’t do this to me. This is why you shouldn’t make bets carelessly.

Actually, the title “hyung-nim” itself wasn’t that big of a deal.

It was a title that came naturally to my tongue when calling hyungs I maintained an appropriate distance with or when being cheeky with close hyungs.

Even in DTB Season 4, there were several rappers who called me hyung-nim.

It was that kind of title, but the problem was that the target happened to be Seo Yehyeon.

To me, Seo Yehyeon was more like a conceptual peer whose birthday was just a few months earlier than mine, rather than a hyung.

I had been calling him “hyung” in a casual, titular way, but now suddenly I had to use a higher title for Seo Yehyeon!

I grabbed the soju bottle in front of me and poured it straight into my mouth. This wasn’t something I could do sober.

What the hell is with this title that made him get his driver’s license in just one week! And secretly hiding it too!

Facing those expectant, sparkling eyes, I struggled to open my mouth and speak.

“(Hyung)nim.”

“Where did the ‘hyung’ in hyung-nim disappear to?”

“Don’t you know the silent letter rule for (hyung)nim?”

“Usually you don’t treat the ‘hyung’ in hyung-nim as silent, right? Since when was hyung-nim an English word? Making you drop the entire first syllable?”

Seo Yehyeon poured out words that could have been either rebuttals or sarcasm, lifted his beer-soju mix, downed it in one go, and let out a short scoff.

“Tsk, what a petty bastard.”

My brow twitched, but ignoring it, Seo Yehyeon performed the bizarre act of holding both a soju bottle and beer bottle in his hands to pour into one glass simultaneously, then poked Ryu Jaehee beside him and smiled crookedly.

“Youngest, this guy speaks with a forked tongue. Since when was ‘nim’ the same as hyung-nim?”

Why do I smell Taehoon hyung’s familiar perfume coming from Seo Yehyeon?

Ryu Jaehee, who had been sipping his drink alone, smiled awkwardly and avoided answering. Ha, that bastard. He’s still sulking at me.

I thought I should buy him a meal soon and apologize once more, then downed straight soju again. Yoon Eden has really become quite harmful.

“Don’t drink too much or you’ll end up sprawled at the entrance again, throwing a fit about going to your family home.”

Gyeon Hajun, who had already put down his glass after reaching his limit, snatched the soju bottle from my hand.

“I did that?”

“Yeah, you did that.”

Gyeon Hajun nodded firmly. I thought I had returned to my family home quietly without any drunken antics, but there was such a behind-the-scenes story. So that’s why Gyeon Hajun looked so exhausted that morning.

Since I didn’t particularly want to wake up next to Podo’s doghouse again either, I switched from soju to beer.

But Jun, instead of stopping my drinking, couldn’t you stop Seo Yehyeon who desperately wants to hear me call him hyung-nim?

However, since Gyeon Hajun was also watching with an intrigued expression just like Kim Dobin, I gave up on getting Gyeon Hajun’s intervention.

“Do you really want to hear me call you hyung?”

When I asked seriously while resting my chin on my interlocked hands, Seo Yehyeon nodded without a moment’s hesitation.

“You’re stating the obvious. Then why do you think I gritted my teeth and desperately got my license before this year ended, juggling year-end stage practice and license exams?”

What on earth made this guy so obsessed with being called hyung? I mean, I did treat him like a hyung in public at least.

“Are you confident you won’t regret it?”

“What’s there to regret? I don’t particularly mind hearing you call me hyung in public either.”

“Ah, yes, hyung-nim. If you say so, then I have nothing more to say. A man’s word is worth a thousand gold, so keeping one’s word once spoken is the right thing to do, isn’t it?”

I held the soju bottle with both hands and respectfully poured a glass for Seo Yehyeon while replying politely.

“My goodness, he’s using formal speech with me…”

Seo Yehyeon covered his mouth with a deeply moved expression.

What’s he getting moved about? This is just the beginning. I smiled wickedly while watching Seo Yehyeon’s glass gradually filling up.

I’ll make him beg and plead for me to stop.

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