A Blank Slate Regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset - Chapter 97

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Regression Manual for an Idol Who Lost Their Original Intentions Chapter 97

 

 

[MC 1: Now we’ll announce the total spending for Day 1.]

[MC 2: First, Yeonho, food expenses 2,000 won, mandatory purchase items 2,250 won, miscellaneous expenses 500 won. You spent a total of 4,750 won.]

[MC 2: Next, Yehyeon, food expenses 2,000 won, mandatory purchase items 1,500 won. You spent a total of 3,500 won.]

[MC 1: Right now Rev’s Yehyeon is doing well. Oh my, you two really barely spent anything.]

[MC 2: But it’s too early for either of you to be disappointed or relieved. The real game starts from Day 2.]

[MC 1: So who will take the lead on Day 2? If you’re curious, keep the channel locked!]

-I think Rev will win… seeing him just chewing on lettuce, he’s pretty ruthless

-This isn’t a game you can win with ruthlessness alone

 

The MCs announced Day 1’s expenses in order on the set, and after a short commercial break, Day 2’s story began immediately.

 

[Altair side]

[KJ: The cheapest thing we can all eat together would be snacks, right?]

[Cha Yeonho: I said Pizza Cool would be fine.]

[Ju Seojin: We need to save money, hyung. A bag of snacks is enough for us.]

 

At Cha Yeonho’s words, Ju Seojin and KJ firmly shook their heads.

 

[Cha Yeonho: Does everyone agree? Snacks are okay?]

[Won Taehyeok: Of course.]

[Kim Seogyun: Winning is more important than our fullness. We must achieve the greater good.]

[Lee Sumin: Not expensive snacks, buy bagged snacks. We need to save money.]

[Yeonho just grateful to the members]

 

Day 2’s mandatory purchase item ‘treating those around you’ was quite a tricky item as it came with the condition that ‘those being treated must be satisfied.’

However, Altair smoothly completed the mission by being the first to suggest that snacks would be sufficient, so as not to burden Cha Yeonho, who was the mission performer.

 

-Wow, truly ideal teamwork

-Our kids are all such sweethearts and angels ㅜㅜㅜㅜ

 

Meanwhile, Rev was…

 

[Rev side]

[Yoon Eden: Let’s eat chicken, chicken.]

[Kim Dobin: Chicken! Chicken!]

[Seo Yehyeon: Don’t you guys have any desperate desire to win?]

 

They were wielding the condition ‘those being treated must be satisfied’ like a weapon, demanding delivery menu items costing over 10,000 won.

 

-The cheapest thing we can all eat together would be snacks vs Let’s eat chicken, chicken

└Both are leaders

-He’s full of competitive fire but the members have no drive at all ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

[Yoon Eden: No, hyung. Listen. Don’t you know what they say about being too frugal? What if we save way more money than the other team? But then if balance exchange comes up in the mid-check, we’d just be doing others a favor.]

[Seo Yehyeon: Okay, what if we spend recklessly like you say? But balance exchange doesn’t come up?]

[Yoon Eden: It’s our money we spent, so it’s less unfair.]

[☠☠☠x100]

 

The Rev members were pushing the opinion of spending as much money as possible to avoid losses in balance exchange. Except for Seo Yehyeon alone.

Yoon Eden’s words as he held onto Seo Yehyeon to persuade him came with subtitles calling it “serious sophistry and plausible nonsense,” giving viewers a good laugh.

 

-Eden’s talent is amazing, the talent to make nonsense sound incredibly plausible

 

[Yuje: Now that I hear it, it sounds right. Very convincing.]

[Seo Yehyeon: No, not at all…]

[Kim Dobin: Chicken! Chicken!]

[Are these members or enemies]

 

The sight of Yuje being convinced by that nonsense and Kim Dobin continuously chanting for chicken, and Seo Yehyeon holding his forehead with an exasperated expression in front of them, was a comedic highlight.

 

[Gyeon Hajun: Guys, chicken is a bit much. It’s over 10,000 won. So let’s settle for Pizza Cool.]

[Seo Yehyeon: Even you, Hajun…!]

 

When even Gyeon Hajun, whom he had been counting on, betrayed him, Seo Yehyeon grabbed his head and cried out in despair.

 

-Seo Yehyun lololol she’s not the bomb, all her teammates except her are the bombs lololol

 

[Gyeon Hajun: Hyung, Pizza Cool cheese pizza is 5,000 won.]

[Yuje: Cheese pizza is mediocre. I want potato pizza with cheese crust added.]

[Yoon Eden: Then how much is that? 9,000 won? Hyung, can’t we add oven spaghetti to that?]

[Seo Yehyeon: Would that work! Would that work!]

[Yehyeon ex★plosion]

-I’ve seriously never seen kids like that beforeㅋㅋㅋ

-You guys, the other team has spent 1,200 won right now, you idiots!

-What’s the point of Yehyeon angrily chomping on lettuce when her younger siblings won’t help her out lol

 

[Seo Yehyeon: Isn’t there a team change? Team change!]

[Yoon Eden: Wow, Yehyeon hyung is abandoning us. Daydream, Yehyeon hyung is planning to escape from Rev.]

[Yuje: Anyway, I’ll only be satisfied with potato pizza.]

[Kim Dobin: I absolutely must have chicken to be satisfied.]

[Yoon Eden: Doby, still, we can’t spend all our money, so let’s compromise on pizza and oven spaghetti.]

[Kim Dobin: Isn’t the price similar?]

[Seo Yehyeon: Why are you guys making agreements among yourselves!]

[Exasperated]

 

Viewers burst into laughter at the contrasting sight with Altair, who had cooperated with their mission performer and even took the initiative to save money.

 

-Our oppas who would be embarrassing anywhere…

-Lol why is Rev so funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

The screen alternated between Cha Yeonho looking apologetically at the Altair members huddled together sharing a bag of snacks.

And Seo Yehyeon looking exasperated at the Rev members enjoying their pizza and oven spaghetti.

 

[What will Altair’s balance and Rev’s balance be?]

[The two groups’ fates have diverged!]

[KJ: What is thiiiis!]

[Seo Yehyeon: I knew this would happen. Sigh…]

[Cha Yeonho: …This isn’t a dream, right? Please tell me it’s a dream.]

[Yoon Eden: How was I supposed to know it would turn out like this.]

[Check next week!]

 

The brief preview of the mid-evaluation day that appeared at the end greatly heightened the viewers’ anticipation.

 

* * *

 

Mid-evaluation day.

“Ah, hyung. Just trust me. Our plan will definitely work. This is advanced psychological warfare.”

“I’m more shocked that you guys ate that high-calorie potato pizza and oven spaghetti than our current balance….”

“Unbelievable.”

Having arrived earlier than the scheduled meeting time, we bowed deeply to greet Altair as they arrived at the set.

“Hello!”

The Altair members wore mask-like smiles on their faces as they accepted our greeting.

Altair wasn’t the type to approach first and strike up friendly conversation.

But they also didn’t seem to be the type to obviously show hostility toward Rising like Cha Yeonho did.

Altair, belonging to a major agency and receiving attention from debut, solidifying their top-class position in just 2 years, was opposite to Reve in many ways.

Unlike us who hit rock bottom before climbing up, they were at the top before falling miserably.

As soon as the cameras on set turned on, Altair created a harmonious atmosphere with Reve as if they had never acted distant.

“Hello, we are Altair!”

“Dream of me! Hello, we are Reve!”

Standing on either side of the MCs, we finished our respective group greetings.

“How much did you spend by any chance?”

“Well, we spent a lot, a lot.”

“What should we do? We spent quite a lot too. You’ll probably regret it if you exchange balances?”

“Ah, you spent that much? This is trouble.”

We immediately entered advanced psychological warfare.

No matter how much you spent, it can’t compare to us.

The results of the mini-games played were Altair 2 wins, Reve 1 win.

We had to win the next mini-game to tie and get one more chance.

“Hey, we absolutely have to win the next game to get one more game.”

“Don’t worry about it. Just leave it to me.”

“It’s a general knowledge quiz! The subject is Korean history!”

As soon as the MC finished speaking, I smoothly pulled back my upper body that had been leaning forward.

“This hyung has been away from the place of learning for too long to be helpful. I’m leaving it to you youngest line members who are current students.”

“Hey, Yoon Eden. When did you say to leave it only to you.”

“I was always focused on arts and physical education from the start. I never had a head for studying.”

I shrugged my shoulders in response to Seo Yehyeon who was glaring at me with wide eyes.

Kim Dobin, who ended up with the general knowledge quiz just because he was a current student, scratched his head and said.

“But hyung, I don’t have a head for studying either.”

“Yeah, you do seem that way.”

Altair was patting the back of Kim Seogyun or whatever his name was, encouraging him saying they only trusted him. He seemed to be their brain.

Our group’s brain is… do we have one…?

It’s definitely not me, who went to take the college entrance exam to get a student discount, filled in one line on the OMR sheet, and fell asleep.

When the MC announced the question, we stopped talking and listened. Maybe a question I knew would come up?

“Among the following, choose the one with a different style among Goryeo Dynasty wooden architecture. 1. Andong Bongjeongsa Geungnakjeon. 2. Sariwon Seongbulsa Eungjinjeon. 3. Yesan Sudeoksa Daeungjeon. 4. Yeongju Buseoksa Muryangsujeon.”

“This is general knowledge?”

I didn’t even know if those temples existed in Korea?

Anyway, from question 1, the difficulty was extremely high.

While we were watching each other, Seo Yehyeon suddenly raised his hand and gave the answer.

“The answer is number 2.”

“Correct!”

Whoa, I turned to look at Seo Yehyeon and asked.

“What, what? How did you get it right?”

“I memorized it when studying for the Korean History Proficiency Test. Except for number 2, they’re all jusimpo style. Number 2 is dapo style.”

My goodness, Seo Yehyeon was our team’s brain. Come to think of it, that guy dropped out but he did get into university.

“Among the following, choose the one that is NOT one of the three offices (3sa) of the Joseon Dynasty political system. 1. Saganwon. 2. Saheonbu. 3. Seungmunwon. 4. Hongmungwan.”

“The answer is number 3.”

“Correct!”

Seo Yehyeon was active this time too. My goodness, even a slug has its rolling skills.

I was thinking number 1 as the answer, so I was glad I didn’t raise my hand and decided to keep my mouth shut for the next question too.

“This is the last question. This question is subjective. What is this history book that is the oldest existing historical record, characterized by its narrative style, and shows Silla succession consciousness?”

An Altair member who raised his hand first shouted.

“Samguk Yusa!”

“Wrong! The chance goes to Reve!”

All four gazes turned to Seo Yehyeon at once. Calmly receiving our gazes, Seo Yehyeon opened his mouth.

“Samguk Sagi.”

“Correct!”

As soon as the correct answer was announced, we all rushed to Seo Yehyeon and competed to pat his back.

“Wow, Yehyeon hyung was totally cool!”

“We won!”

“Wow, for the first time hyung looked a bit cool! For the first time!”

“You don’t have to emphasize ‘first time’ like that.”

But thanks to Reve’s glorious defeat in the final mini-game to decide the winner, the decision went to Altair.

“I knew this would happen, sigh… What should we do.”

Looking up at the ceiling, Seo Yehyeon let out a deep sigh.

“This hyung is acting again, hup!”

Quick-witted Ryu Jaehee created a situation where Seo Yehyeon was acting to avoid balance exchange because we had a lot of balance left.

“The balance hint is revealing the thousands digit!”

 

[5]

 

“Senior, you shouldn’t fall for this kind of thing. We really have no balance left, you know? We clearly warned you that you’d regret exchanging balances.”

“Ah, please…!”

Kim Dobin and I fanned the flames hard from the side to confuse them.

One insisting we have no balance, one laying groundwork to make it seem like we obviously have tons of balance left.

“There’s also a chance Reve’s balance is 15,000 won, right? They could have saved a lot on meal costs.”

“Looking at the opposing team’s mission performer, it seems quite possible.”

Indeed, what choice would Altair make in this advanced psychological warfare.

“We Altair will exchange balances….”

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