A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 73

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 73

“Wow, cell phones had pretty good image quality back then too?”

Though it was blurry, I could still make out that it was the ring I often wore, and I let out an exclamation of admiration for the surprisingly advanced technology of the past, which was also the present.

“This one, this.”

I held up the thick ring on my left index finger, and Ryu Jaehee alternately looked between my ring and the enlarged photo on his cell phone screen.

This ring was just a men’s fashion ring. I bought it because a hyung I knew looked cool wearing rings, and it turned out surprisingly nice, so I gradually started collecting them, probably.

“The photo next to it looks really similar to Hyung’s ring photo too?”

“It’s not like this is some custom couple ring. Are all the people on Earth who bought the same brand design as me suddenly couples with me?”

I let out a scoff and comfortably leaned my head back on the sheet cake. So that’s what this was about. Nothing serious.

“It’s a false alarm. If you respond to things like this, it just makes them burn brighter, so just leave it alone. It’ll die down on its own.”

How could I prove that I’m not dating anyone?

It didn’t seem like I had been peacefully sleeping for very long when Ryu Jaehee shook me awake.

Judging by his serious expression, it seemed like something had definitely happened.

“Hyung, another photo was posted.”

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On the screen Ryu Jaehee showed me again, two photos were posted.

A photo of me walking side by side with some woman, and a harmonious photo of the woman playfully hitting my arm with her fist.

The first photo only showed our backs, but the second photo had my profile slightly captured. The woman’s face wasn’t visible.

In the first photo’s dangling hands, you could clearly see that both of us were wearing rings.

We were both wearing black hoodies, making it look exactly like couple outfits.

Anyone would see it as a peaceful couple, and I blinked my eyes. Though the woman was quite tall.

“Isn’t this photoshopped?”

Since I had no memory of walking alongside a woman during my vacation period, my suspicion leaned toward it being photoshopped.

The members who had been sleeping soundly were all awakened by the commotion and asking me what this was all about.

“Eden has dating rumors? Who were you meeting during your vacation?”

Manager Hyung, who was driving, also asked in a serious voice.

“I swear on my new studio, I really didn’t meet any women! I don’t have a girlfriend!”

“Then what about these photos? No matter how I look at it, this doesn’t seem photoshopped, Hyung.”

I blinked as I gradually recognized the familiar background in the photos.

Right, this isn’t photoshopped, it’s real?

But the hidden secret of this photo. The person next to me isn’t a woman, but a man.

“Ah, damn! This is Juseong Hyung!”

This stereotype-ridden society is the problem. This stereotype-ridden society that automatically thinks anyone with long hair and narrow shoulders must be a woman is the problem!

I was amazed by the mentions that snapped back at quotes asking if it might be a man because of the height, saying “Aren’t tall women still women? Where would you find a man who grows his hair out that long?”

What kind of open church closed-mindedness is this?

“Juseong Hyung?”

“This is a man!”

The black hoodies that looked like couple outfits were just the most basic items, and there are plenty of men walking around the street wearing these.

This ring that was mistaken for a couple ring was something I bought because I thought Juseong Hyung’s ring looked cool.

Juseong Hyung was the one who recommended this brand in the first place.

Our ring tastes just happened to overlap, so we ended up wearing similar designs.

These are rings I bought with pocket money I saved bit by bit since before debut, so please refrain from speculating that we’ve been dating for a long time based on this.

“I believed in you firmly, Hyung.”

“Then why did you ask me if I was crazy?”

No matter how I think about it, this is one of two things.

Either someone deliberately took photos to bury me, or someone saw me and took photos, then misunderstood on their own, created some storyline in their head, and turned it into dating rumors.

Anger surged up as I swept my bangs back and spoke in an irritated voice.

“Ah, this is really fucking annoying. Who took these photos?”

[Forbidden words ‘Ah, really’ detected.]

[Initial Intentions -1]

[Profanity detected.]

[Initial Intentions -2]

The initial intentions pain I felt after a long time cleared my head and vision, which had been clouded by anger.

A Quest window appeared in that cleared vision.

[Surprise QUEST★]

[▶Let’s clarify the dating rumors!

-Content: You’re caught up in unexpected dating rumors. How about clarifying the dating rumors and reassuring fans before they get disappointed and leave?

-Reward: Initial Intentions +5

-Deadline: One day

※If you fail to completely eliminate the dating rumors, there will be a regression penalty!]

Are you insane? A regression penalty?

First of all, these photos were definitely enough to cause misunderstandings, and if I continued to leave these rumors alone, it wouldn’t be good for my image or the group’s image, so I had to clarify these rumors as quickly as possible.

“Since it’s early morning now, this is the level of attention it’s getting, but it would be better to clarify quickly before it draws more attention, Hyung. Wow, looking closely at the photo, this person’s hands are clearly male hands too.”

To complete the Quest, I had to bury it to the level where no one would talk about it afterward.

Just clarifying that it’s a man with long hair was rejected because there might still be people who wouldn’t believe it.

What if someone like that open church closed-minded person doesn’t believe it?

The best option would be to go to the same location with Juseong Hyung, the other protagonist of the scandal, take photos in the same outfits and same poses, and even take front-facing photos to prove that the person in the photo is a man.

But the problem was that I was currently on my way to Sokcho, and the filming was scheduled for two days and one night, making it difficult to execute immediately.

But that doesn’t mean there’s no way to clarify at all. There’s Plan B.

I could just post photos I took with Juseong Hyung that day.

The netizens would judge well based on the hair length, clothes, rings, and such.

I didn’t have any selcas taken just the two of us, but I did have group commemorative shots taken with the hyungs at the studios.

“Ah, if I call people now, I’m going to get cursed at so much.”

Grumbling, I first looked for Yongcheol Hyung’s number in my contacts.

Calling was more direct than sending messages to the group chat.

It seemed like there were no people practicing miracle mornings, as I got cursed at in every way for waking them up early in the morning.

I explained the situation to everyone in the group shots and got permission to post the photos on SNS.

Especially Juseong Hyung, who was involved in the scandal with me, expressed the most enthusiastic agreement.

Even though having their faces immortalized on an idol’s official account might be unpleasant, the hyungs willingly understood, saying it was an unavoidable situation.

These were such people, yet why didn’t I believe these people before my regression and instead believed those who were trying to tear me down?

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Finally got a new studio

Studio housewarming with members and close hyungs

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To complete the set, I even included a group photo with the Rev Members, uploading the post along with the photos.

“Seriously, what is this from the morning…”

The share count and quote count began rising rapidly.

Seed @alfka

I wondered why they uploaded the second photo, but the long-haired man on the far left is the same person from Eden’s scandal photo

Similar hair length to the photo, same clothes, same ring

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Damn, when I said it wasn’t a man, they fought back saying isn’t a tall woman still a woman…

No, I wasn’t denying tall women, the hands were clearly male from the start~

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RIa @riaaaaa

What’s happening with the fandom this early in the morning

What do you mean Eden had a scandal with a man? I thought I was going to some bigger Korea

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TTUTTA @double_t

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Look at the quote tweets of Eden’s post

He ended it with one photo before the rumor could really spread

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RIa @riaaaaa

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Long-haired guy with a slit, don’t tell me it’s because of this? lol

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The alt account exploded and disappeared

From now on, don’t use a fake account and come out with your real one lol If you’re gonna throw around reputation-damaging rumors like that, you better be ready to get beaten up after they’re cleared up

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Once it was perfectly revealed and proven that he was male, public opinion quickly fizzled out.

Pouring cold water before it could catch fire was a masterstroke.

[▷Let’s clarify the dating rumor! ✓

▶’Perfect dating rumor clarification’ completed.

▶Initial Intentions 5 given as reward.]

Having perfectly removed the regression penalty, I could finally fall back asleep with peace of mind.

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“Wow, we’ve arrived at the ocean!”

The winter ocean in early February, still with lingering cold, really had nothing to do.

Especially with snow falling heavily on top of that.

Running around the sandy beach playing tag, or doodling on the sand – that was about it.

After Kim Dobin took off his shoes and briefly dipped his feet in the incoming waves, then immediately jumped out saying he might get frostbite, no one even attempted to put their feet in the water.

“Ah, I have a feeling this is going to be legendary boring content.”

“This is why you have to come to the ocean in summer.”

We slowly walked along the beach in front of the camera, having conversations. There really was nothing to do here.

Seo Yehyeon, who had been the one to suggest the ocean, was stubbornly just playing innocent.

“Geez, asking us to endure here until evening is a bit…”

“Right. I don’t think we needed to move this early in the morning. Actually, that turned out well. If we had overslept today and been late responding to that rumor… ugh, it’s horrifying just to imagine.”

Ryu Jaehee shuddered.

After eating lunch boxes while looking at the beach, and spending time getting snowed on by the ocean, we heard the staff shouting that we should move on, so we brushed the sand off our shoes and moved to the car.

“Will we get enough footage just playing at the dormitory?”

“No, I think it’s impossible. Even if we go through all the random games we know, all the games we play among ourselves, and several rounds of board games, it’s impossible.”

“True, the time we spent at the ocean was too short. And we just walked around at a stroll level, so it probably won’t even be 10 minutes of footage.”

“The production team will somehow extract footage.”

We got off at a large mart and used the card we were given to pick groceries to eat at the dormitory.

This would probably fill about 5 minutes of footage.

“Hajun Hyung! Can we buy frozen dumplings?”

“What about chicken nuggets?”

“Guys, let’s put that down.”

“Hajun, can I buy salad?”

“Yes, put it in the cart.”

While Gyeon Hajun was flustered by the inquiries pouring toward him, I sneakily slipped frozen shrimp dumplings into the cart.

After roughly finishing the grocery shopping, the sun began to set.

The car climbed deep into the mountains, cutting through the increasingly fierce snowstorm.

The sky became completely dark, and we finally arrived at an old pension that had the distinct feel of a mountain lodge.

“Ahhhhh!”

As soon as I took the key and opened the entrance door, Kim Dobin nearly fainted.

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