A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 79

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 79

“Finally escaping from that damn semi-basement!”

Having suffered terribly at the mountain lodge, we entered our new dorm while listening to Kim Dobin’s emotional cry.

Cameras that had been set up before our arrival were capturing Rev’s first moments moving into the new dorm.

After looking around the fairly spacious and clean apartment that wasn’t quite brand new, we set down our moving boxes in the living room.

Considering last year’s fourth quarter settlement money, this wasn’t exactly expected, and it seemed the agency had pushed themselves to get us a slightly better place.

But thinking about how we would have had to continue living in the semi-basement dorm if I hadn’t insisted on One Chance follow-up activities and pushed All Right All Night as the next title track, I wasn’t grateful.

As the five of us gathered cozily in the living room, Gyeon Hajun glanced at the camera and began a simple dorm briefing.

“There are four rooms total. One of them will be used as a dressing room, so we have three rooms for bedrooms, okay? So two people each in two rooms, and one person gets a private room.”

“One room per person is still impossible this time.”

“Later when you move out independently, you’ll have three rooms to yourself, ugh!”

I obediently shut my mouth at Gyeon Hajun’s elbow jab to my ribs. Come to think of it, previously only I had moved out independently. Did everyone else find dorm life more to their liking?

“Then we should decide roommates for each room first.”

One room had large windows leading to the veranda, another had windows facing the outer wall. And the smallest private room had no windows.

But even considering the disadvantage of no ventilation, there were plenty of reasons to want the private room. I could have my own personal space.

When we lived in the semi-basement dorm, three people over 180cm tall lived together in that small room, and there wasn’t even space for separate beds so we slept on one mattress. Perhaps because of this, my obsession with personal space only grew stronger.

“Anyone want the private room?”

At my question, four people excluding Gyeon Hajun raised their hands in unison. Of course, I was included in those four.

And as if we all had the same thought, we hurriedly tried to make excuses to the camera.

“Until now we had no personal space, so I wanted to experience what distance feels like at least once. No, distance sounds a bit wrong… privacy?”

“Our relationship isn’t bad. It was just the previous dorm that was the problem.”

“Don’t misunderstand. We’ve just been living in such a cramped room that we’ve been unintentionally invading each other’s privacy…”

“Right, it’s not that we dislike rooming with members, but rather a wish to have personal space just once. In that sense, only children who had their own rooms at home should be excluded.”

Gyeon Hajun had an older brother and sister, Kim Dobin had an older brother, Seo Yehyeon had a younger sister, and Ryu Jaehee had two younger brothers.

Among these, I was the only only child. So that was definitely a targeted attack aimed only at me.

And I had absolutely no intention of being eliminated from the private room competition alone.

“Wait, there’s something I don’t understand. We have the reason of sleeping on one mattress, but what about you youngest line guys?”

“Hey, our room was cramped instead.”

“Humanely speaking, those who used individual beds should also be excluded.”

“Those over 180cm tall should be excluded too. The private room is already small, and if it feels even smaller, it’ll be stuffy.”

“I’ll secure the space myself, so no consideration needed, my dear youngest line members.”

We debated for a long time about who would use the only private room, but at this rate we’d only show Rev’s discord rumors in front of the camera, so I tried to mediate as the leader.

“I’ll grant the private room to whoever gives the most desperate and reasonable reason.”

Looks of “why are you deciding that” followed, but when I subtly pointed at the camera with my eyes, the sparks of rebellion couldn’t ignite and died down.

Kim Dobin was first to confidently raise his hand and spout ridiculous nonsense.

“I have a condition where I can’t sleep unless I have a private room!”

“You’ve been sleeping fine until now, rejected.”

When I firmly cut him off, Kim Dobin’s shoulders drooped. Of course, that wasn’t my concern.

Seo Yehyeon raised his hand with a more serious face than ever and opened his mouth as if making some major announcement.

“The memory of three adult men using one mattress is so painfully ingrained in my bones.”

“I had the same experience, rejected.”

Did he think that would earn sympathy votes when I, who had the same experience, was wide awake and alive right here?

When I quickly shifted my gaze to Ryu Jaehee, he rolled his eyes and winked while throwing out any random reason.

“Well, as hyung said earlier, I’m Rev’s adorable youngest member.”

“Rejected. And I never said adorable.”

At least make some effort to give a reason.

“If no one else qualifies, then I should take it since I get musical inspiration when I’m alone in a room-“

“Rejected! Rejected!”

“Isn’t the evaluation standard too subjective to the judge?”

“Let’s live fairly, everyone.”

Before I could even finish speaking, the three of them pounced on me, and my sneaky attempt to claim the private room was thwarted.

Dividing the rooms was decided by the most classic game. Rock paper scissors.

But since there was no need to divide winners and losers, we decided to apply slightly different rules.

“People who throw the same thing room together.”

“What if it’s three rocks and two papers?”

“We repeat until we get 2:2:1.”

After announcing the rules, an intense psychological battle began.

“I’m going to throw rock, so if you want to room with me, definitely throw rock. Got it?”

“I’m going to throw scissors, so everyone please avoid scissors.”

“Let’s all conscientiously throw what we said we would.”

“Aw, that’s no fun.”

Only Gyeon Hajun, who wasn’t aiming for the private room, remained calm. Wasn’t it a cliché that the person with the least material desires gets what everyone wants?

“If you don’t throw, you lose. Rock paper scissors!”

After five intense games, the rooms were decided.

Yehyeon and I in one room.

Gyeon Hajun and Ryu Jaehee in one room.

Kim Dobin in the private room.

Gyeon Hajun avoided the cliché, and Kim Dobin received all the benefits.

“Doby, let’s switch rooms. I’ll give you 100,000 won if you switch with hyung.”

“I refuse.”

“100,000 won plus a solo song.”

“I like the private room.”

Despite all the temptations thrust before his eyes, Kim Dobin was truly steadfast.

“You keep sleeping when no one wakes you up. You’re the type who needs a roommate, you know?”

“Waaah, accept the results!”

As I was giving Kim Dobin, who was getting cocky over getting one private room, a scalp massage from the camera’s blind spot, Gyeon Hajun suggested.

“How about switching rooms once a month to prevent falling into a routine?”

Kim Dobin’s lips jutted out, apparently not liking the suggestion.

Ryu Jaehee, who like me had failed to get the private room, quickly agreed that it was good.

“But once a month is annoying for moving stuff, so let’s do it once per quarter.”

“Oh, that’s good too.”

If we keep switching, wouldn’t the private room come around about once a year?

“I’m against it!”

“Hey, people shouldn’t be isolated. You need to see faces and have conversations while living.”

“Then what about people who live alone?”

Even a thoughtless guy could become logical when it came to defending his private room.

When I couldn’t answer, Kim Dobin made a big fuss saying “see?” and slowly moved to hide behind Gyeon Hajun.

Watching Kim Dobin, Ryu Jaehee shook his head.

“In my opinion, Doby hyung will definitely be making a fuss about switching rooms because he’s bored within a month. I suffered so much living as that guy’s roommate.”

Before the regression, when Rev escaped the semi-basement and moved to a three-room apartment like now, the private room always went to Seo Yehyeon, whose schedule was fully packed.

Everyone except me had no complaints about that decision.

Whether they really had none or just pretended not to. So I became curious about how long it would take for Ryu Jaehee’s prediction to come true.

After leaving only clothes for the dressing room, we carried the luggage we’d set down in the living room to our rooms.

The room Yehyeon and I would use was the one with windows facing the outer wall. With just the two of us, an awkward atmosphere settled in.

Now there was no Gyeon Hajun to mediate between us even if we fought.

Why did that guy have to throw the same rock as me and create this situation?

“Hyung, which bed will you use?”

“I’ll take this side.”

Seo Yehyeon chose the bed against the right wall first.

Even though my roommate was a bit of a disaster, I consoled myself that it was still better than three people sleeping on one mattress.

We already knew each other’s living habits and patterns from being forced to share a room in that damn semi-basement dorm, so there wouldn’t be any problems.

After roughly finishing unpacking, I flopped down on my personal bed and fiddled with my cell phone.

Right on cue, the Weekly Quest alarm went off.

[From. Eden]

Daydream, how was your day today? We finally moved into our new dorm. My roommate is Yehyeon

-I stopped typing mid-sentence.

Would posting about roommates on the From board be a spoiler? But if I don’t write who my roommate is, I can’t meet the minimum two-line requirement.

* * *

My worries were pointless since I was practically living in the studio, constantly preparing songs for the repackage album and full album, so Seo Yehyeon and I barely had any chance to clash.

Thanks to that, the dorm was only a place for sleeping. Or a place to eat the breakfast that Gyeon Hajun made.

But since I finished this week’s work faster than planned, today I was having some rare downtime at the dorm.

I was lounging comfortably on the sofa, flipping through channels with the remote control, when the dorm door opened and Kim Dobin and Seo Yehyeon came in together.

“Honestly, today’s stuff was pretty difficult for you, hyung. But if we’re talking about difficulty level, it wasn’t that tricky-“

“You’re back?”

At my greeting, Kim Dobin, who had been chattering excitedly, went “Hup-” and shut his mouth.

“Come to think of it, Ryu Jaehee said you two have been hanging out together a lot lately?”

At those words, Kim Dobin and Seo Yehyeon’s eyes met with a snap. I wondered if they thought I was trying to find fault with something.

I was just curious about the reason since it was such an unexpected combination.

After all, Seo Yehyeon didn’t have anyone among the Rev members he could really call close.

Even though things had improved lately, he and I had a long history of not getting along, he was still awkward with Gyeon Hajun, and he wasn’t particularly close to the youngest line due to the age gap.

But lately he’s been hanging around with Kim Dobin of all people, not Ryu Jaehee who likes to cling to people and build connections – how could I not be curious about the reason?

“It’s nothing special.”

When Seo Yehyeon shook his head and went into the room first, I paused writing lyrics on my phone and put my arm around Kim Dobin’s shoulder, dragging him to the sofa.

“What is it? Spill it quickly.”

“I’m a man of loyalty, so I have a duty to keep secrets with Yehyeon hyung- Gah! No, really, Yehyeon hyung said not to tell anyone, especially not you, hyung!”

When I lightly applied a headlock, no, a neck massage, Kim Dobin squirmed from the excessive refreshment and hesitantly opened his mouth.

“Well…”

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