Grab the Regressor by the Collar and Debut - Chapter 435

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435. Why Did You Come to My Home (4)
-Good evening, everyone.
– ?????????
– ??
– ?
– What’s this?
– Is the director insane lolololololololol
– What is this
????? What kind of combination is this
A live broadcast that turned on without warning.
While Destiny fans were bewildered by this unprecedented combination of leader, eldest, and youngest member, Kang Ha-jin, the leader staring at the camera lens with a serious expression, finally spoke.
-I apologize, but we are being serious right now.
– Yeah, it looks like it
It really did look that way.
The way they sat huddled together with their hands pressed together in utmost politeness, their serious expressions as they began to speak—it looked so much like they were uploading an apology video for some scandal that it could easily be misunderstood.
– Hey, you guys.
However, the Destiny fans who were shocked once by the broadcast title, shocked a second time by the member combination that appeared after clicking, and shocked a third time by the members’ expressions that seemed to say “this situation is real and we are deadly serious right now,” had a completely different reason for their bewilderment.
– Is that a squirming slide behind them… or is it just me…?
It was entirely due to the location selection that didn’t match the topic at all!
Behind the three of them, visible in the background, was a sandy beach that was rare to see these days, a colorful puzzle-patterned floor, and a peculiar character-shaped slide that wasn’t cute and looked a bit scary at night, along with swings.
Based on the angle and distance, it didn’t look like they were sitting in chairs, which made the serious Destiny fans wonder if they were actually sitting on their butts in the sand, and they began leaving sincere comments.
– What’s going on
– Where are you guys lololololololololol
– Why are you asking Taehyun for your younger brother’s number?
– If you guys make that joke, what are we supposed to do
– Hahaha please you sitcom beasts.
– Is this a variety show shoot??
– Wow this combination is fresh hehe
Ha-jin was quickly reading through all the comments flooding in.
Under normal circumstances, he would have read a few comments and attempted to engage, but the situation was special now. Ha-jin on screen pressed his lips together firmly with a look of regret, then continued with his next statement.
-I’ve lost my home.
To reiterate, he was deadly serious.
He was so serious that the Destiny fans forgot to even type ‘lol’.
-I came back to my hometown for vacation, but my parents moved. And they changed their phone number, so I don’t have their contact information. If you only heard that, it would sound like I’ve been disowned by my family, but I swear that’s not the case. I’m still the proud eldest son of the Kang family, truly.
-That’s right.
-…I suppose that’s the case.
Jeong Si-u and Dan Ha-ru, sitting on either side of Kang Ha-jin, awkwardly chimed in.
The nuance of the words subtly shifted as it went from Kang Ha-jin to Jeong Si-u to Dan Ha-ru, but that wasn’t what mattered right now.
-Si-u’s phone is off, and my phone is at the dormitory. None of us brought our wallets.
(Please always carry yours with you.)
First, we managed to reach the Executive Director who’s in the United States, and we’re currently waiting to hear back from the Company. But the neighborhood residents keep giving us suspicious looks, so we hurriedly turned on a live broadcast for identity verification purposes.
-Hyung, the battery’s down to the 30% range now.
-Oh no, this is bad. Ha-ru’s phone—the last one we have—doesn’t have much battery left either…! Right now I’m broadcasting through Ha-ru’s hotspot connected to my tablet, so please understand if the connection drops in the middle. We’re safe. …Probably.
Watching them even announce their final contingency plan like that, Destiny fans began to grow confused about whether they should laugh or worry with tears.
-Pardon? …Oh, you’re saying the hotspot drains the battery faster?
-I’m aware. But I simply couldn’t bring myself to sacrifice the video quality.
-What do you mean?
-The Youngest Member’s phone is such an old model that the quality is only HD. 720p.
-…!
They were even thoroughly idol-like about it!
In any case, the situation was clearly quite serious and genuinely unfortunate. Ha-jin, whose legs had begun to ache from crouching and was now awkwardly shifting his weight, placed his hands neatly back on his knees as he continued speaking.
-Anyway, in the midst of all this, I suddenly remembered that Tae-hyun had exchanged numbers with my younger brother Ha-won. …You’re saying to try DMing him on OneStarr? Ha-won has a OneStarr account? He didn’t even tell me his account…. But honestly, even if I knew it, I doubt he’d accept a follow-back request….
-Ha-jin, get to the point.
-Oh, right. Anyway, Ha-ru’s phone is acting weird right now—messages won’t send and calls won’t go through, you see? And the other members are either in the middle of schedules or busy, so they don’t check the group chat often… What? You’re asking if the tablet doesn’t have the messaging app installed? Don’t ask, there’s another sad story tied to the authentication number there.
-Hyung, please just get to the point.
-Oh, right, right. Anyway, so the conclusion is, we’re hoping you all will spread the word that we’re currently lost, which is why we turned on this live broadcast. Our Tae-hyun is really good at monitoring—he refreshes his SNS timeline faster than he checks the group chat, you know? So hopefully this clip reaches Tae-hyun, and Tae-hyun can send Ha-ru’s phone number through Ha-won, or at least ask Ha-won for our new address….
A missing persons broadcast with approximately 200,000 live viewers had begun.
Ha-jin earnestly began actively informing everyone about the situation they were in.
-Oh, and we’re going to end this live broadcast soon. We’ve determined that if we stay in one place too long, it could be unsafe and risky in various ways. Once this broadcast ends, we plan to move to another location.
-So please, even if you figure out where this is, don’t come find us~
-We’re asking you, Destiny.
It was Dan Ha-ru’s suggestion to include a safety notice even in the midst of all this.
The two older members, knowing that Dan Ha-ru had become sensitive to threats like stalkers and invasive fans because of an incident that had happened to Ju Eun-chan before, accepted their youngest member’s opinion without hesitation.
They knew that a single statement like this wouldn’t solve everything, but there was definitely a difference between saying it officially and not saying it at all.
-Well then, we’ll be going now. If any of the members are watching this, especially Tae-hyun. Please, could you send us Mom’s number…. No, could you at least send Ha-won’s number? I know you’re in the middle of schedules, but we really need your help.
-Tae-hyun, Ha-ru’s phone is acting up, so if you’re going to send it, send it to Ha-jin through the company messenger~
-….
-Ha-ru, say something to Tae-hyun too.
-…Tae-hyun hyung, I miss you. Please get me out of this hopeless situation with these hyungs―.
【The live broadcast has ended.】
The live broadcast ended just like that.
And this live broadcast, which had lasted just over 20 minutes, was quickly re-edited into countless clips and screenshots that rapidly spread across the internet.
Kang Ha-di
@kang_HD
Last vacation they went to Gangwon Province and became the guy who cleared out the snack bar at a gambling den
This vacation the oldest, leader, and youngest got lost together
Kairos provides infinite content every time they take a break forever
(Screenshot.JPG of Ha-jin, Si-woo, and Ha-ru looking serious and gloomy respectively)
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Tamber
@tember04
Our house’s most introverted member, Seo Che-ri,
directly called Ha-ru’s number??
And they even occasionally have tea together and text each other????
But now his older brother Kang Ha-jin doesn’t know his younger sibling’s number
So during his schedule, he asked Seo Che-ri for his younger sibling’s number through a live broadcast??
The house moved during their active period???????
This whole thing feels like one giant episode of Today’s Kairos honestly
(Live Broadcast Clip.mp4)
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[Kang Ha-jin seriously how is one person the physical embodiment of memes like this]
Last time you said we should break up? And the fact that I didn’t call you out on it at the press conference lolololol
It’s so ridiculous that she’s asking the Group members for her Younger Sibling’s phone number and her own home address through a live broadcast.
– He’s our leader but honestly I think he’s a gift from heaven, there’s no way this could happen without some kind of innate destiny
– It’s so funny that the member I’m with is the eldest member, and the fact that the one with the younger brother’s number is Seo Tae-hyun is also really funny haha.
– Good thing Ha-ru is in his autumn mood right now, if he was in his stubborn mode…
└ Wow… that combination seems like it could break even the existing brakes, seriously scary
Three people with strength, stamina, and brains all together getting lost 30,000 ri away lol
└ Unfortunately their luck stat is in the negatives
└ Ah.
People were mostly amazed by Kairos’s overwhelming sitcom-like nature and busy laughing their heads off.
Though Kang Ha-jin and the members deliberately created a serious atmosphere, truthfully no one was genuinely worried about their actual situation.
A phone could be charged one way or another, they’d already made contact with the company, and the three of them weren’t in some foreign country where language didn’t work—they were in the perfectly fine Seoul Metropolitan Area.
[Kairos’s comedy gold list is seriously full of gems]
▶ Dormitory room locked so he escaped his own room
▶ Broke a frying pan handle while grilling meat
▶ Went to a village festival and did breakdancing to trot music
▶ Took the morning bus on the college entrance exam day and rode the CEO’s car home
▶ Did a nationwide karaoke show live during the year-end awards ceremony without realizing the mic was on
▶ Went to a part-time job and became a legendary gambler who sold out the snack bar
▶ Came back from vacation but the hometown house moved + parents’ phone numbers changed so asked group members for his younger sibling’s number through a live broadcast 《 NEW!!
Is it true that you get a legend every time the list updates? lol
– I can’t believe all but two of these involve Kang Ha-jin
– Tae-hyun, you’re working hard
└ 22 It’s gotta be you
└ 3 You always do so much
└ 4444…
└ 55555555
└ 6 If Tae-hyun hadn’t joined Kairos, what would we have really done
– The most surprising thing is that this is only in their second year since debut
Mayfly
@onlyoneD
Kairos and Destiny are a fantasy comedy duo?
Seriously, don’t mess with me
Kairos copycat
@kiruszkvlvp
REST.
After watching today’s live broadcast,
I felt a certain… wall.
I’ll return after building more depth.
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A crisis situation with ‘guaranteed safety’.
Could there be any other content we could consume so lightly with laughter and such fascination?
Destiny and the community users quickly began spreading the news far and wide.
“Yes, hello. This is Nam Sa-ra’s Afternoon Workshop, shining brightly and brilliantly.”
Thanks to that, the live broadcast that had been turned on without much thought to kill a boring moment created a bigger ripple than expected, and the news eventually reached the ears of the member in question, Seo Tae-hyun.
“I’m the host, Saudi, Nam Sa-ra. In today’s corner ‘Breaking Routine,’ we have a special guest, Seo Tae-hyun from Kairos, A.K.A Cheldi. We shared so much fun and helpful stories in part one, didn’t we? I laughed so hard that all my eye makeup came off~”
“Haha, I had so much fun too! Please invite me again next time.”
However….
“Before we start part two with joy and excitement….”
“…?”
“Apparently, messages looking urgently for our Cheldi have been pouring in since the commercial break?”
“…Me?”
“Yes, let me read them for you. From user 2780, ‘Cheldi. Ha-jin hyung is asking for your younger sibling’s phone number.’ That’s what it says…? What does this mean?”
“…What?”
“From user 4122, ‘Tae-hyun. The group members are missing.’ Tae-hyun, do you know anything about this?”
“Who….”
However, when that news reached Seo Tae-hyun.
“Who went missing…!?”
Tae-hyun was simply scheduled for the afternoon radio show with the highest listener ratings at that same time….

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