A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 411

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 411

Yoon Jeonga stared blankly at the screen showing the ended call with dazed eyes and muttered.

“Did I upset him because he misunderstood that I meant the cat looked mean-spirited…?”

I should be allowed to get angry about this too, right?

“What do I do! No matter how fierce it looked, it would obviously be a cute little baby Goyeong to Yehyeon oppa! In my joy of meeting my bias, I spoke without thinking…!”

Yoon Jeonga despaired while pulling at her hair.

“Hey, that’s my phone!”

While I was stopping Yoon Jeonga from trying to bang her head against my phone, Seo Yehyeon called again with a video call.

“Jeonga, if you want to show Yehyeon hyung the top of your head, keep doing that.”

When I spoke dryly, Yoon Jeonga quickly lifted her head. I clicked my tongue watching her fuss about fixing her hair that didn’t even look messy, then answered the call.

-Ah, I’m sorry… I hung up quickly because I was worried Caesar might get hurt, but that was bothering me…

Seo Yehyeon explained why he hung up and offered an apology to Yoon Jeonga. Hearing that ridiculous reason while Yoon Jeonga made a big fuss next to me about how considerate and kind he was left me speechless.

How is that considerate? And in the first place, is saying it looks like me such a harsh insult that a cat would get hurt?

-There was also a comparison subject right in front, unfortunately. And Caesar was watching that too. Our Caesar is smart and understands human speech.

My eyes widened at his words as he pointed at me and smiled awkwardly.

“Hyung, are you saying that to me right now?”

“No! I think my eyes were crooked and I saw wrong! It’s not like Eden oppa, it looks like oppa!”

Seo Yehyeon lightly ignored my words and smiled sweetly at Yoon Jeonga’s desperate attempt to change her words, asking.

-Right?

Yoon Jeonga nodded vigorously and listed off the similarities between Caesar and Seo Yehyeon.

The similarities Yoon Jeonga mentioned were at the level of having two eyes, one nose, and both the cat’s fur and Seo Yehyeon’s hair being glossy, but Seo Yehyeon was nodding with a very proud expression.

I felt like I was becoming an idiot just watching this from the side.

“Yehyeon hyung, but honestly, Caesar really looks like Eden hyung. Not like you.”

Kim Dobin, who couldn’t stand listening anymore, revealed the truth, but…

-What did you say, Doby? Are you calling our fan a liar right now?

Seo Yehyeon widened his eyes and instead accused Kim Dobin while denying to the end that Caesar and I looked alike.

It was a total disaster, including Yoon Jeonga being moved by those words and vowing she would never stop being a fan in her lifetime.

“No, honestly I’m not sure if we look alike either, but hyung, why do you overreact so much when someone says Caesar looks like me?”

-Think about it from my perspective. Would you be happy if someone said Podo looks like me?

“? Of course I wouldn’t be happy.”

-…

Seo Yehyeon fell silent for a moment, then hung up again, leaving only a scream-like cry that he couldn’t find an example of putting himself in someone else’s shoes.

I slumped down, exhausted after the pointless video call.

Yoon Jeonga, who gave me a deeply grateful bow that was almost like banging her head against me, said she needed to watch the DTB hot clips she missed and slipped into her room.

Since I came out, I got caught by grandfather and was looking for a chance to join in while watching Ryu Jaehee diligently answer various questions – whether the DTB program we just watched together was really normal, what the main viewership demographic was, whether it really evaluated rap skills as I said, what benefits came from winning first place there – when Lee Heon hyung nudged me and asked.

“But was all that really scripted?”

“Yeah, a script I wrote. The cypher was improvised, but some setups like the fight money diss battle and hiking clothes were planned in advance.”

If someone else had suddenly asked ‘That was all scripted, right?’ I would have gotten serious, but since it was Lee Heon hyung’s question, I responded without changing my expression.

Because we just watched three consecutive episodes of DTB Season 4 together…

Fortunately they didn’t catch that it was sleeveless, but seeing the crop top revealed under the unzipped jersey, they asked why I came out dressed like that.

Why I wore a mask to the first diss battle.

Why I confessed to a guy in the second diss battle, bringing flowers and even couple rings.

Why on earth I wore hiking clothes to the group music mission.

Because I didn’t have the energy to answer each question from adults who were nitpicking instead of focusing on my rap skills, I just brushed it off saying it was scripted.

I mean, I’m doing amazing rap on TV and that doesn’t catch your eye? DTB Season 4 was apparently too advanced for adults who don’t know the H in hip-hop.

“Ah, so there was no broadcasting station script?”

“It’s a survival show, where would they have time to give participants a broadcasting station script to memorize? Maybe for the producers.”

“Wow, so you did all that crazy stuff with your own discretion and quick thinking. You’re really amazing too.”

I responded calmly to Lee Heon hyung’s admiration.

“I’m pretty good.”

Saying I’m amazing isn’t a compliment but a fact, isn’t it? So there was no need to be modest.

Lee Heon hyung, who looked incredulous for a moment, seemed to have many questions and asked again.

“Then the second preliminary result with you and Yupi wasn’t agreed upon to advance Yupi and put you in the revival round, but was an actual real situation?”

“I don’t know, there might have been a producer script.”

That episode did have the most script controversy. But I don’t know whether that script existed or not. I casually put my arm on Lee Heon hyung’s shoulder and subtly lowered my voice to ask.

“But who do you think was the real winner of that match?”

“Honestly, even removing all family bias, it’s you. I liked your style better than Yupi’s style.”

“Wow, this hyung said he got into hip-hop and his ears are already wide open?”

I smiled satisfactorily and excitedly patted Lee Heon hyung’s shoulder.

Lee Heon hyung went even further, saying he should bring all the people who claim my performances were broadcasting station scripts to the Seongbuk-dong family home during holidays to witness my natural aggro firsthand.

Hmm, that’s a bit much.

I could hear the conversation between Ryu Jaehee and grandfather.

“You might not know this, but DTB Season 4 was last year’s biggest hit program. And Eden hyung won that biggest hit program with his skills alone. Even if his clothes were a bit much, didn’t Eden hyung’s rapping look cool to you?”

A well-raised youngest member is worth ten eldest hyungs. That youngest member who elevates my status is much better than the eldest hyung who struggles over looking like a cat. Learn from this, Seo Yehyeon.

Grandfather fell silent for a moment at Ryu Jaehee’s smart words, then answered.

“Yeah, still, among the kids who appeared on TV with him, that kid did the best.”

Lee Heon hyung nudged me and said.

“Hey, Eden. Grandfather says you did the best.”

“Wow, this feels weird. I feel like I should be getting scolded right now about what’s so proud about being an entertainer.”

I muttered while messing with my hair for no reason. As soon as I made eye contact with grandfather and threw him a professional wink, grandfather made a face and turned his head.

Why is he acting like that when I’m showing him my professional side?

Since it felt awkward to keep Ryu Jaehee and Kim Dobin uncomfortable at the family home, when we were about to head back to our house, several cousin hyungs grabbed me and belatedly asked for autographs.

Even if the hyungs didn’t watch DTB Season 4, it seemed their friends watched DTB.

“They’re asking if you’re appearing as a producer next year?”

“Tell them no. I haven’t received any requests from Dubnet.”

“They’re asking if they can write complaint posts on Dubnet’s viewer bulletin board…?”

“Your solo album is coming out this year.”

“Tell them this year is difficult.”

“At this point, didn’t everyone except me watch DTB? Honestly, when I saw your name come up among friends, I thought it was a hidden camera.”

“Hey, but Eden. Did you really start the trend of berets and chest-revealing shirts? Chest-revealing shirts aside, why on earth did you wear a beret?”

“It’s a long story to explain.”

After the Q&A session, writing cool messages under the requested autographs and taking heartwarming selfies with the cousin hyungs, we could finally return home.

“Here, an envelope. Don’t lose the money, put it in here and take it.”

Watching Kim Dobin carefully put the New Year’s money he received from grandfather into the envelope I gave him, I suddenly had a thought and grumbled.

“Damn, I should have brought Doby earlier. Then he would have received 400,000 won ages ago. How many years of loss is this? Hey, if you had just gone home late that one year, the year before last or whenever, you could have done video call New Year’s greetings and boom, right?”

“This is all the result of you rejecting me and only keeping the youngest member close.”

“When did I ever reject you? This happened because you rush home first when vacation starts during New Year’s holidays.”

Perhaps sensing my nagging would go on long, Kim Dobin quickly changed the subject.

“Wow, then now only Hajun hyung hasn’t received New Year’s money from your grandfather? Yehyeon hyung also received it during the video call New Year’s greetings. But didn’t dropping out of college count as college admission? Yehyeon hyung even went to a Seoul university?”

That’s right? Only Gyeon Hajun hasn’t managed to extract New Year’s money from grandfather? As a leader, I was worried that Gyeon Hajun might feel left out from this New Year’s money memory that he couldn’t share with the members.

…Should I bring Gyeon Hajun next year?

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The morning after visiting the Seongbuk-dong family home, I forcibly sent Kim Dobin home.

It was my consideration, telling him not to worry about household matters since vacation was ending soon and to focus on preparing for the regular album instead.

After spending a few days at home with my parents and meeting friends I hadn’t seen in a long time, when Ryu Jaehee and I returned to the dormitory, Kim Dobin, who had arrived at the dormitory first, welcomed us.

“Did you make up with your hyung?”

“Yes, we apologized to each other and resolved it. Anyway, since hyung will be prohibited from side jobs once he graduates and becomes a police officer, we settled on him opening a cafe for his future sister-in-law.”

“Hyung, will you really open a cafe for me?”

“It’s fine since our hyung probably won’t be able to get married anyway.”

Watching Kim Dobin hum a tune while saying the money was secured, I tried to recall whether Kim Dobin’s hyung had gotten married before the regression, but I couldn’t remember at all so I gave up.

Even if he had gotten married back then, that Kim Dobin wouldn’t have handed me his hyung’s wedding invitation anyway.

“Really? Then just in case, should I predict some desserts that’ll be popular in the future?”

Things like ttungcarons, croffles, or yakgwa.

I didn’t know about Kim Dobin’s hyung’s marriage status, but I could at least use a regressor’s knowledge for something like that.

This is how you properly use pre-regression knowledge. Yeah, yeah.

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