A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 57

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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 57

I read the card with unnecessary phrases like ‘The Most Adorable Yuje Dream’ in a version with all the modifiers removed and took out the gift.

“This is a gift I chose while thinking of our leader who is most sincere about taking care of his health.”

“Yeah, thanks.”

Multivitamins and omega-3, a snapback, piercings, and…

“What’s this?”

“A germanium negative ion health bracelet.”

Seo Yehyeon, who burst out laughing at whatever point struck him as funny, hurriedly covered his mouth and turned his head away.

“I threw it in with the meaning of taking care of your health and living a long life.”

“Hey, the news said this has no effect. It’s pseudoscience.”

“Then now we’re changing its purpose from health use to fashion use.”

The words “What the hell kind of fashion use is that for something so damn tacky” rose to the tip of my throat, but I held back, reminding myself we were in front of cameras.

What’s more, those multivitamins and omega-3 were exactly the same as the large quantities I’d bought from an online shopping mall a few months ago when I first coughed up blood because of that damn system. The only difference was that these were small quantities.

And unfortunately for Ryu Jaehee, the snapback and piercings were also far from my taste.

It would have been better if I had drawn myself. Then I could have added to the 50,000 won budget and bought a new headset.

Kim Dobin, who stretched out his arm to push the piercings and snapback to one side, pointed at the nutritional supplements, vitamins, and negative ion bracelet and giggled.

“If you just look at these alone, you’d think they were Parents’ Day filial piety gifts.”

The guy who gave a mood lamp to someone who can’t sleep with lights on sure has a lot to say.

When the gift reveal was all over, we neatly closed the gift boxes again, hugged them to our chests, and continued with small talk.

“But what’s really funny and amazing is how everyone prepared exactly two gifts like they planned it?”

“I prepared five, not two.”

Yeah, though I got zero of them.

“Huh, didn’t I just give one wallet?”

“Oh, you’re not counting the 100,000 won inside as a gift? Yehyeon would be disappointed.”

“Yehyeon Hyung, don’t misunderstand what Eden Hyung means. He was saying cash and wallet are one body.”

After some light conversation and filming a few more scenes, the shooting was finally all wrapped up.

When we checked the final video, it had a strong Christmas feel and Rev in the video looked quite harmonious, so I was fairly satisfied.

Once we finished checking the final video, I finally threw off the animal pajamas that had zero ventilation.

Even though it was midwinter, I was flapping my black t-shirt soaked with sweat when I noticed Ryu Jaehee still sitting there blankly in his flying squirrel pajamas and walked over to him with big steps.

“Youngest, what are you doing? Hurry up and change your clot… are you crying?”

When I asked just in case after hearing intermittent sniffling sounds, Ryu Jaehee looked up at me with eyes reddened from holding back tears.

“Why, did someone say something to you?”

“No, it’s just… the hyungs added more money to buy cool and nice gifts to give, but suddenly looking at my gift made me feel embarrassed and sorry…”

At the tears that finally started flowing down, I sat down next to him, sighing deeply while patting his back.

“Hey, are adults and minors the same? Look at Doby’s thoughtless face over there. Live a bit shamelessly like him. You did well buying a gift for exactly 50,000 won without skimming any off.”

As soon as I finished speaking while pointing at Kim Dobin and clicking my tongue, a status window appeared announcing an Original Intentions deduction.

[Speech inciting discord among members has been detected.]

[Original Intentions –1]

Why do I get Original Intentions deducted every time I try to comfort someone? Is this the system’s revelation telling me not to comfort people?

As Original Intentions were deducted and pain was inflicted, I must have unconsciously put strength into the hand that was patting Ryu Jaehee’s back.

The hiccupping sounds from Ryu Jaehee, who twisted his body, got even louder.

Having suddenly become a terrible person who hit a crying kid’s back, I awkwardly turned my head and met the face of Kim Dobin, whose eyes and nose tip were red as he pressed his lips tightly together.

As soon as our eyes met, Kim Dobin reflexively apologized.

“I’m sorry for skimming from the budget, sniff.”

“This is driving me crazy. Why are you crying too?”

“No, I was barely holding it in, but hyung denounced me…! But I really only skimmed 4,400 won, sniff.”

Kim Dobin sniffled and burst into tears. So that bastard was the cause of the Original Intentions deduction.

You embezzled from the budget and even got my Original Intentions deducted, so what are you crying about like you did something good?

While Seo Yehyeon comforted Ryu Jaehee and Gyeon Hajun comforted Kim Dobin, I rubbed my face dry and watched this mess with hollow eyes, when the familiar status window appeared with another stinging sensation.

[Dead fish eyes have been detected.]

[Original Intentions –1]

Please just update it already. How many times do I have to inquire about deducting points for that damn dead fish eyes profanity only during schedules!

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One day before departing to attend the WAMA AWARDS held in Hong Kong.

Ryu Jaehee, holding a camcorder, made a suggestion.

“Should we film some content where we choose each other’s airport fashion for the reality show?”

“Choosing for each other is too cliche, so how about four people styling one person and rotating through all five of us.”

Everyone readily nodded at Seo Yehyeon’s words.

Since the Youngest Line’s room was too small, all clothes except for a few casual outfits worn as underwear and pajamas were hung in the wardrobe in our room.

We couldn’t even fit a proper wardrobe, so I scanned the assembled portable wardrobe we bought from Daiso.

Summer clothes had been sent to our family homes long ago when summer ended since there was nowhere to put them.

I really missed the days before regression when we had a separate dressing room.

“This is driving me crazy. Why does he only have hoodies?”

“Well, because I love hoodies.”

I rummaged through Kim Dobin’s clothes hanger section, which only had hoodies in various colors organized by color, and found a relatively modest and plain black hoodie.

“Wear this with a long padding jacket.”

“Isn’t that too simple? It’s not airport fashion, it’s neighborhood stroll fashion.”

“Don’t you know classic is best? And it’s much better than that flashy hoodie you’re holding. So give up and let go, quickly.”

At my words, Kim Dobin reluctantly let go of the flashy patterned hoodie with a regretful expression.

“This hyung is trying to freeze me to death. What do you mean a shirt and short coat combination in this below-freezing weather?”

Seo Yehyeon, the next batter, sighed deeply looking at the clothes Ryu Jaehee had chosen.

Ryu Jaehee raised his index finger and waved it, creating a very serious atmosphere as he spoke solemnly.

“Hyung, cold is temporary but photos are forever.”

“At least add a muffler, please. I don’t want to catch a cold after going abroad.”

Seo Yehyeon barely succeeded in adding a muffler to that early winter outfit.

“Jun, you wear a long coat and… they say it’ll be cold tomorrow so wear a knit underneath.”

Since Gyeon Hajun gets cold easily, I deliberately chose warm clothes considering fashion too, so Seo Yehyeon, who was holding a shirt, said something.

“Can’t I change from a shirt to a knit too?”

“Then you two would have matching fashion. Rejected.”

Though Seo Yehyeon’s lips twitched, he couldn’t say anything to me with the camera on and obediently backed down.

“You can wear a mustang with a turtleneck.”

Still, maybe because we were in front of cameras, they chose good clothes for me without personal bias.

“Black jeans would be perfect for pants. But Eden Hyung, do you have any thoughts about sharing your clothes with me?”

“I feel like I’m answering this for the tenth time. My clothes don’t suit you. Isn’t it time you gave up?”

I pressed down on Ryu Jaehee’s head, who was eyeing my clothes covetously for whatever reason, and rummaged through the hangers to choose clothes for him.

“It’s cold so dress warmly in a sweatshirt and padding.”

“I’m not drawn to orange, please choose a different color.”

“Then mint color.”

I ruffled Ryu Jaehee’s hair and held out a mint-colored sweatshirt.

After thoroughly securing reality show content while safely finishing choosing clothes to wear tomorrow, I flopped down on the mattress and heard a ding- sound in my ear.

The now-familiar blue light appeared before my eyes.

[Surprise QUEST★]

[▶Let’s take care of the members’ birthdays!

-Content: Relationships are just as important a selling point as music! How about showing the group’s close bond by taking care of the members’ birthdays?

-Reward: Original Intentions 5, Random Ticket

-Deadline: Until retirement

-Conditions: Post on SNS (two-shot attachment required) or OA app LIVE (group broadcast also accepted) [Choose one]

※Penalties exist if you don’t take care of birthdays!]

I’m going crazy. I’m not some kindergarten teacher, so why do I have to take care of every grown man’s birthday?

But since there’s a penalty involved, I’m in the weaker position and have to obediently comply, so I recalled the members’ birthdays.

First, Seo Yehyeon’s birthday… I don’t know because I wasn’t interested.

Gyeon Hajun’s birthday is January 3rd.

My birthday is August 1st.

Kim Dobin’s birthday, I also don’t know because I wasn’t interested.

I forgot Ryu Jaehee’s birthday.

Great, I know two out of five members. Though one of them is me.

Even before regression, I didn’t particularly care about the members’ birthdays.

For Gyeon Hajun’s birthday, I’d just post a photo of our hands making a V-sign with a #happybirthday hashtag on Instagram.

For the other members, when birthday support came in, I’d just think, oh, it must be his birthday.

Ryu Jaehee would always take selcas with me on my birthday, but he’d only post them on the public SNS account and not on Instagram, so I wasn’t interested.

Back then, I only used Instagram and barely accessed the public SNS account.

Living and eating in the same dormitory, had we really never once celebrated each other’s birthdays?

I closed my eyes tightly and opened them, focusing on the faint traces of memory that emerged hazily from deep within my recollections.

Right, there was a time when we did take care of each other’s birthdays.

It was probably in the very early days, before our relationships went sour.

Chocolate cake hastily bought from a franchise bakery a 10-minute walk from the dormitory.

Seo Yehyeon, who would complain about how many calories were in chocolate cake but still eat a bite because it was his birthday.

Gyeon Hajun’s seaweed soup that would appear on the table for everyone’s birthday. Chicken breast instead of beef in the seaweed soup.

On the morning after I came home at dawn, drunk with friends on my birthday, there would be seaweed soup and whipped cream cake on the table, along with grumbling about how they thought their necks would fall off waiting. A day-late birthday celebration.

The string of curses that would come back when I made the principled statement that I preferred cheesecake over whipped cream cake.

‘…Is it okay to romanticize this as good memories?’

To take care of birthdays, I need to know the members’ birthdays first.

I tapped Seo Yehyeon, who was lying on his mattress watching a choreography video of the arranged version of .

“Hyung, when’s your birthday?”

“December 17th.”

Oh, December is this month. And the 17th is…

“Isn’t that today…?”

“Yeah, it is today.”

The current time is 10:33 PM.

If I don’t post a birthday celebration for Seo Yehyeon on SNS with a two-shot selca within 1 hour and 27 minutes, I’ll face a penalty.

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