A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 485

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Original Intent Episode 485

I thought it was a very reasonable housewarming gift, but Cha Yeonho’s expectations for a housewarming gift seemed to be somewhat different.

The confusion on his face wouldn’t disappear, and now even his pupils were trembling finely as he looked at the lie detector.

“Why on earth did you bring this?”

“Did you think I brought it so we could play board games alone together? It’s so we can have one honest conversation.”

Cha Yeonho’s hand moved toward the back of his neck.

It’s all his own karma. If he hadn’t smiled mysteriously at me while cosplaying as a mastermind, what I brought today would have been a bottle of alcohol instead of a lie detector.

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t trust Cha Yeonho 100%.

No matter how much recent Cha Yeonho had lost his venom, from Cha Yeonho’s perspective, I was still the bastard who deliberately stirred up trouble that could have been quietly buried and drove his friend to death.

Of course, this was always from Cha Yeonho’s perspective. I think I did what I had to do.

Therefore, the lie detector was essential for conversations with Cha Yeonho where we needed to exchange truths one by one.

Of course, I didn’t think this lie detector would be 100% accurate either.

Even lie detectors used by investigative agencies have uselessness theories popping up from time to time, so how much expertise could something anyone can buy from a shopping mall have?

But the mere existence of the lie detector could at least provide pressure to tell the truth. As humans, shouldn’t we utilize tools?

Cha Yeonho, with a troubled expression, threw out a question while trying hard to look sharp.

“How can I trust something you bought and brought?”

“I knew you’d say that, so I didn’t get some cheap board game cafe version but spent money on an expensive one. This one has the latest sensors attached, so the detection accuracy is even higher.”

When Cha Yeonho didn’t believe me, I personally verified the purchase history and showed him the detailed product description page.

“No, what I mean is. How do I know you didn’t tamper with this thing?”

“What nonsense are you talking about? If I could do that, I would have gone to engineering school instead of being an idol. If you’re going to nitpick, at least make reasonable complaints.”

“You do know I’m older than you and your senior, right…?”

“My life and your friend’s life are at stake, and that’s what’s important right now? Huh?”

Cha Yeonho shut his mouth at my scolding.

For Cha Yeonho, still a terminal patient of distrust, I personally held a verification Q&A time before entering into serious conversation.

Cha Yeonho placed his hand on the lie detector with a face that still showed distrust.

“Now, honestly, did you expect a housewarming gift? Yes or No?”

“No.”

Despite the immediate answer, Cha Yeonho was startled and quickly pulled his hand away.

It was saying it was a lie.

I see, our Senior Cha Yeonho was expecting a housewarming gift. But I had no intention of leaving the lie detector as a gift. We need to use this for our group content.

Gripping his right hand that had been on the lie detector tightly with his left hand, Cha Yeonho glared at me with sharp axe-like eyes.

“Are you crazy? Why is the current so strong?”

“I carefully selected one with high current intensity so you’d feel inclined to answer honestly. If it’s bearable, you’d want to lie. Right?”

“No, I wouldn’t, you crazy bastard!”

“Why such an overreaction? If you only tell the truth, you won’t get electric shocks. Unless… are you reacting so sensitively to the lie detector’s current intensity because you want to lie?”

“Stop gaslighting me.”

Gritting his teeth and growling, Cha Yeonho reached out to grab my wrist and tried to drag it to the lie detector.

Yeah, absolutely not getting dragged? Lack of exercise, huh?

Cha Yeonho gritted his teeth, but there was no way his obviously weak grip strength could pull my hand up.

Later, I let myself be dragged along, repeated the pulling a few times to toy with him, then lightly brushed off Cha Yeonho’s hand and placed my right hand on the lie detector.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead while glaring at me fiercely, Cha Yeonho opened his mouth and asked a question.

“You acknowledge that you’re crazy. Answer with either yes or no.”

“No?”

Why would I be crazy? The crazy one is someone like Seo Yehyeon who memorizes all food calories and manages what goes into other people’s mouths.

Naturally, no electric shock came. At the same time, a green light came on at ‘Truth’ on the right.

“Is this thing really working properly?”

Cha Yeonho grabbed the lie detector and examined it from all angles with eyes full of suspicion.

“If you’re that suspicious, I’ll give you a chance to ask one more question. Hurry up and ask. I need to finish this conversation with you quickly and go back to the dormitory to rest.”

As I waved my hands urging him, Cha Yeonho asked reflexively.

“You had a script for DTB 4, right?”

“No, I didn’t have one.”

This was also the truth.

“…The chest exposure wasn’t scripted? What kind of thoughts do you usually live with…”

You’re dismissing my tearful efforts to avoid evil editing as mere script?

“No, when it was airing, Jeongjun and I talked about this-“

Under my sharp gaze, Cha Yeonho, who had been making excuses, closed his mouth with a face asking why he was even saying this.

Anyway, after completing the lie detector verification, we entered into serious information exchange conversation time.

Cha Yeonho still had an expression of terrible skepticism.

No, where else could you find more certain and truthful information exchange than this?

The first question opportunity was given to me first. Since there was no need to go serious from the start, I asked the most harmless question.

“How many regressions do you remember?”

“Six times. If we count the world where you died as the 1st round, this is the 7th round. It’s also the last.”

The lie detector lit up.

Truth.

“Why is it the last?”

“Because I can’t turn back time anymore.”

Like the previous answer, it was the truth.

Good, with this question I confirmed that the 6th round actually exists and that the hypothesis that the danger system’s host cannot turn back time is true.

The first start was smooth for now. Next was Cha Yeonho’s turn to ask.

“You said you found some memories and asked to meet me. So how much of your memory have you recovered?”

“So far I’ve only recovered fragments of memory, so I can’t give you a definitive answer about ‘how much I’ve found.’ But to answer your question anyway, age 28, and parts of age 31.”

When the lie detector proved it was the truth, Cha Yeonho’s expression crumpled.

But since asking this question was entirely his own choice, he couldn’t say anything to me and obediently placed his hand on the lie detector.

“Have you heard the song All Right or Night in Rev’s version before?”

“Yes. However, what I heard before wasn’t as polished as now, so when I heard this song, I suspected something had changed. This was when my memory was unstable though.”

A green light came on the lie detector. Truth.

“So that’s why you picked a fight during 【Love You】, saying it was the first time hearing the song.”

As I nodded, finally understanding Cha Yeonho’s bizarre complaint at that time, Cha Yeonho, still with his hand on the lie detector, gritted his teeth and retorted.

“It wasn’t picking a fight, it was testing you, okay?”

When another green light came on, Cha Yeonho finally noticed his hand still on the device and quickly withdrew it.

It was Cha Yeonho’s turn to ask again.

“Do you currently have a system too?”

Would revealing this be beneficial or harmful to me? After thinking briefly, I answered.

“Weren’t you warning me based on the premise that I had a system? Is only one danger host possible per round?”

“So, do you have one or not?”

“Wasn’t that answer sufficient? I have one.”

After confirming the green light on the lie detector, Cha Yeonho asked another question.

“Mine is danger level, so what kind of system do you have?”

“A system that restricts my speech habits, alcohol consumption, my actions, my gaze, my external appearance, and diet, throws impossible quests at me, and makes me suffer from terrible penalties, pain, and health concerns.”

[;;]

What, why.

There wasn’t a single lie in what I said. I just listed facts about what I suffered from the Chosim system.

When another green light indicating truth came on, Cha Yeonho narrowed his eyes and asked.

“You have such a system and you’re still like that?”

“Like what.”

I took my hand off the lie detector and responded dryly.

Cha Yeonho’s hand went back on the lie detector. Now, whether his tension had eased or he had accepted this skepticism-filled reality, he answered questions with a rather calm face.

“Did you know that the risk level was originally in me?”

“Yeah, but I only remembered it again recently.”

The hand placed on the lie detector didn’t move at all. It was the truth. I pressed down firmly on the back of Cha Yeonho’s hand as he tried to lift it from the lie detector, preventing him from removing his palm, and threw out one more question.

“Then what’s the reason you became that host or whatever?”

Cha Yeonho, who had been trying to escape, answered irritably and relaxed the strength in his hand.

“Because you got out of it.”

After his answer, a brief silence followed, then a green light came on.

Hmm, so it wasn’t something he wanted. Then is a host an essential condition for the Risk System?

Several more rounds of questions and answers followed after that.

The questions Cha Yeonho threw at me were meant to verify if his own memories were correct, so I couldn’t answer all of them.

I did well to steer this meeting toward a truth-or-lie determination session rather than an information exchange. It was the optimal strategy I could take while my information was ridiculously insufficient compared to Cha Yeonho’s.

Still, both of us had only been telling the truth so far.

It was my turn again.

Tap, tap. The sound of my fingers drumming on the table was the only thing echoing in the quiet silence.

“After KJ died, you had a hand in destroying the evidence that was the decisive reason for making me get cursed out. Yes or no.”

Cha Yeonho let out a long sigh and answered firmly.

“No.”

Less than 10 seconds after answering, Cha Yeonho frowned and flinched, hastily pulling his hand away.

I brushed off Cha Yeonho’s hand as he desperately tried to block my reach and turned the lie detector half a rotation.

Lie

A vivid red light was lit up in the section for telling lies.

“That’s a lie, isn’t it?”

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