A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 94

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A Regression Guide for Idols Who Lost Their Initial Intentions Episode 94

After the life-or-death board game ended and the cameras turned off, Ryu Jaehee threw down the dice and suggested.

“Hyungs, how about a sincere night talk time without cameras?”

“Wow, you can be even more sincere than that? I thought you were already plenty sincere?”

As I replied while organizing the Monopoly board, Kim Dobin chimed in from the side.

“I was holding back because we were on camera, but if you hyungs won’t hold this against us forever, I’m willing to have a sincere night talk time.”

“These guys keep subtly attempting insubordination? Did you get a taste for rebellion after experiencing 20 minutes of night talk time?”

[Speech promoting discord among members has been detected.]

[Initial Intentions -1]

Who was it. Ryu Jaehee or Kim Dobin. I even softened my speech ending from ‘~nya?’ to ‘~eo?’ but who got upset again and made my precious Initial Intentions get deducted.

“You’re insubordinate 365 days a year anyway.”

Seo Yehyeon added dryly.

I was about to show them what real insubordination looked like, but gave up thinking about my Initial Intentions that just got deducted and the relationship improvement rate that needed to reach 100% within 2 years.

Since we had a schedule tomorrow too, I postponed that damn night talk time to the next opportunity that I couldn’t guarantee would come and prepared for bed.

Since the private pension’s basic capacity was 4 people, there were only two double beds, so one person inevitably had to lay bedding on the floor.

And the Monopoly game we played earlier was to decide who that one person sleeping on the floor would be.

It wasn’t for nothing that we put our lives on the line for the game.

Making groaning sounds, Seo Yehyeon, today’s Monopoly loser, looked down at the bedding laid on the floor with a troubled expression.

For reference, I avenged my humiliation from Halli Galli today by winning the most money.

“I can’t sleep if I sleep on the floor because it’s uncomfortable and my back hurts.”

Even though we hadn’t been interested in each other for 7 years, I knew that Seo Yehyeon absolutely couldn’t sleep on the floor.

At first I thought it was just showing off or whining, but after seeing him really unable to fall asleep and keep tossing and turning, I just accepted it as ‘the world is wide and there are people like that too.’

“Then switch sleeping spots with me.”

I made a kind offer to such Seo Yehyeon.

I needed to raise my relationship improvement rate with Seo Yehyeon anyway, and Seo Yehyeon could get a comfortable sleeping spot, so it was WIN-WIN for both of us.

Unlike a certain someone who owned a sensitive body, I slept well anywhere.

As long as I can rest my head somewhere, it’s a sleeping spot.

Seo Yehyeon turned to look at me with surprised eyes and asked.

“Really…?”

“Have you been living being deceived all your life. Sleep comfortably. You said you can’t sleep on the floor.”

The relationship improvement rate went up by 1%. It was truly fortunate that Seo Yehyeon was such a mental sunfish who got moved by things like this.

At least I wouldn’t have to regress forcibly because of relationship improvement rate after 2 years.

Along with Seo Yehyeon’s face, it was the only aspect I liked about him.

I gladly gave up my bed and lay down on the bedding laid beside the bed.

The youngest line guys had long since run to the loft bed, saying they wanted to sleep in the loft.

For Gyeon Hajun who couldn’t fall asleep with light, we turned off all the mood lighting beside the bed and the three of us lay down in our sleeping spots.

Seo Yehyeon, who had been tossing and turning even on the soft and comfortable bed, turned his head toward me and called me quietly.

“Hey, Yoon Eden.”

“Why are you calling me?”

“Isn’t it uncomfortable?”

“Not particularly.”

I replied briefly and closed my eyes. Not long after, Seo Yehyeon spoke to me again.

“It’s really not uncomfortable…? Your back doesn’t hurt…?”

“Yeah.”

I responded halfheartedly and turned my back, then after a while Seo Yehyeon asked me again in a restless voice.

“Really not uncomfortable? Do you think you’ll be able to sleep there?”

“Ah, if you’re that worried about it, then hyung come down and sleep here!”

When I yelled, Gyeon Hajun who had been lying straight pulled his blanket up to the top of his head.

It was a silent gesture telling us to please shut up and sleep.

The two of us who glanced at Gyeon Hajun at the same time quietly closed our mouths and shut our eyes. The night passed quietly like that.

Unlike last time at the Sokcho Ghost House Lodge, it was a truly quiet night.

The fact that it wasn’t snowing also played a part. No matter how much bedding was laid, I’m not sure if it was comfortable since it was the floor.

* * *

The second day schedule in Jeju Island was visiting tourist attractions and a yacht tour.

The plan was to drive around several famous tourist spots in a car I drove, and finally end the schedule with a yacht tour reserved for sunset time.

“I have vivid memories of coming here for a middle school field trip, but coming with you hyungs like this brings new feelings.”

“Wow, you went on a field trip in middle school? Our school had training camps for all 3 years, I wonder where they embezzled the funding. Have you ever had the water cut off while showering? They said there was a water shortage because it’s an island and cut the water while people were showering. My friend was shampooing and screamed when the water got cut off.”

“Wow, if the facilities were at that level, it wasn’t just partial embezzlement but complete embezzlement, right? What kind of place did the school take you to?”

“That’s what I’m saying. The facility level was exactly the kind we should have paid to go to. It was a steamer during the day and freezing at night, ants came out in the rooms, and I can’t forget this even after years have passed, really.”

Reminiscing about school days memories at tourist attractions,

“Ah, Doby! Don’t shake and try to pose properly!”

“What if I fall into the ocean! I even took off my life jacket to take this photo!”

“This is driving me crazy, really. Then at least smile! What kind of expression is that, like you’re being sold somewhere.”

“Let’s take a Rev group photo from this side. Could we ask you to take just one group shot for us?”

We also worked hard taking photos for SNS and official accounts with the open sea as background on the yacht,

“The sun is setting. The scenery is really beautiful.”

“Right. I think I’ll never forget this scenery.”

“How about it, Eden hyung. Does seeing that sunset and the open sea give you some inspiration?”

“I hope so.”

“I’m hungry…”

“You’re always first place at killing the mood, first place.”

We finished the Jeju Island healing trip schedule by sitting at the yacht’s bow and watching the sun set beyond the horizon.

Unlike previous reality videos, there weren’t any particularly spectacular scenes, so this probably wouldn’t bring in new viewers.

But it was the best healing trip just because we could rest our minds and bodies comfortably without worries for the first time in a while.

Of course, this is all based on the premise that I can overcome my slump thanks to this trip.

* * *

Even after returning from Jeju Island, there was no progress in my work for several days, so I finally couldn’t handle the stress and ran out of the studio to return to the dormitory.

“Well, I didn’t expect a dramatic resolution to my slump just from one trip…”

I lay down comfortably on the living room sofa and muttered to myself.

The members who were having dinner at the dining table were all glancing at me.

The leader is in a slump right now, but can you guys even swallow your food? I thought, even though I hadn’t given them any hints about it.

“Eden, are you really not going to eat dinner?”

“No, I’ll eat.”

This damn system wouldn’t acknowledge the weekly quest health management item if I didn’t eat at least two meals a day consistently.

Thanks to that, even when I wanted to skip a meal because of creative agony, I had to eat every meal without fail.

Maybe because of that, if I didn’t tell them I was suffering from a slump, nobody knew.

Since my insomnia disappeared too, everyone thought I had already overcome my slump. I looked so healthy on the outside.

“Then come eat quickly. The rice will get cold.”

“Yeah, okay.”

At Gyeon Hajun’s call, I got up from the sofa.

I put my hands in the pockets of the hoodie I had thrown on and walked leisurely to sit in the chair in front of the dining table.

There was a reason I deliberately came in during dinner time when all the members were gathered.

“Tell me all the concepts you want to do.”

When I spoke bluntly before even picking up my utensils, four pairs of eyes turned toward me at once.

Looking at Gyeon Hajun who was smiling contentedly, I asked hesitantly.

“Why, why are you looking at me like that…?”

“I was wondering if you finally understood my advice.”

What advice did Gyeon Hajun give me again.

To be honest, my own realization was bigger than Gyeon Hajun’s advice that I couldn’t even remember, but since the conversation with Gyeon Hajun that I couldn’t recall might have influenced my subconscious, I swallowed my words.

Kim Dobin, who raised his hand first, shouted.

“Sexy! Or a noir concept!”

I didn’t even feel it was worth responding to, so I just ignored him.

A sexy concept would really work well when there are two minors on the team, dude. Same goes for a noir concept.

If we’re going to do it, do it after Ryu Jaehee’s growth period.

When the dejected Kim Dobin made a sad face and lowered his hand, Seo Yehyeon smoothly raised his hand and gave his opinion next.

“How about a ballad like our B-side track ? Since we’ve only done foreign high-teen concepts so far, wearing school uniforms for a K-high-teen concept, so a student concept…”

“True, we might not know, but the hyungs will find school uniforms increasingly awkward as time passes.”

“Do you think you’ll be teenagers forever, Doby? You’ll be an adult next year too, dude.”

“But now people are starting to say they’re getting tired of the fresh, high-teen concept, so if we promote our full album with that, it might be a bit dangerous. We probably can’t avoid getting called brain-dead.”

“And if we go with a ballad concept, we can’t include the knife-sharp choreography that Yehyeon Hyung wanted.”

“Ah, Doby Hyung, you’re so oblivious. This is all the eldest hyung’s big picture to avoid knife-sharp choreography.”

“That’s not it, Jaehee.”

Seo Yehyeon gritted his teeth and retorted. Gyeon Hajun, who had been resting his chin on his hand and pondering, let out a short sigh.

“Sorry, now that you ask me to say it, I can’t think of anything.”

“Nothing to be sorry about. Think about it slowly. It’s not urgent right now.”

At my words, Ryu Jaehee clicked his tongue and said.

“Please stop the discrimination against Gyeon Hajun.”

“Gyeon Hajun? Is Hajun your friend? Or are you having your own night study time?”

“Gyeon Hajun itself is a meme. If I add hyung, it gets too long.”

“Still, you brat, you have to add hyung.”

“It’s okay, Eden. He said it’s a meme.”

Right, it’s Ryu Jaehee, not the oblivious Kim Dobin, so I’ll let it slide.

Since I set the stage for him to give his opinion while he was at it, Ryu Jaehee, who had been thinking for a moment, began to speak.

“A detective concept where we travel through time and space to catch criminals-“

“Ahhh! The CEO’s ghost has possessed Ryu Jaehee! No wait, since the CEO is alive, it’s not a ghost but a living spirit?”

“Are you serious, Jaehee…?”

“Youngest, you’re definitely going to get scolded by Yoon Eden for joking around. Look, his expression already.”

While the members were noisily commenting on Ryu Jaehee one by one, I just crossed my arms and looked at Ryu Jaehee sideways, and when everyone became quiet after Seo Yehyeon’s final words, I opened my mouth.

“Keep talking.”

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