The Trashy PD Has To Survive as an Idol - Chapter 338

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338

[This is absolutely insane]
[I almost turned it off from embarrassment watching outside just now]

Seo Ho-yoon, whose big toe hadn’t even touched a single drop of water, wore a form-fitting black rash guard and tucked a deep blue surfboard under his arm as he swept his bangs back with a sharp motion.

“Are you… Prince Seo?!”
“Yeah.”

The foreigner startled and recoiled, and subtitles cascaded across the bottom of the screen.

【Financial Ranking #1 – Eldest Son of the Management Inheritance Group, Seo Ho-yoon
Media and Information Studies
Felt curiosity toward Kim Sung-hyun, whom he met by chance at O.T, and attempted to recruit him into the Dunning Club. Has a painful past.】

[Was that subtitle really necessary?]
[Information value and production value approaching zero]

“Sorry! I’m so sorry!”

The foreigner, whose acting rivaled that of a professional actor, stumbled backward and bolted away. Seo Ho-yoon slowly brushed his hair back again, then cast a weary gaze toward Kim Sung-hyun.

“Stop touching your hair…”
“Commoner.”

Kim Sung-hyun finally couldn’t hold back, letting out a word through slightly furrowed brows. Even so, I could catch a glimpse of him taking deep breaths to maintain composure.
Seo Ho-yoon, with an air of leisure, raised his eyebrows and wrapped his arm around Kim Sung-hyun’s.

“Why are you even here?”
“You don’t need to know.”
“Stop wandering around. Stay where I can see you. Don’t make me worry.”

At that moment, a ringtone sounded. It was Seo Ho-yoon’s.

“Tsk, tsk, these people really won’t leave me alone.”
“Hurry up, Seo Ho-yoon.”

Seo Ho-yoon, who had been shaking his head at his phone as if he couldn’t bear it anymore, suddenly froze. His eyes shifted toward Kim Sung-hyun, and after staring at him for a moment, his lips curved into a wide grin.

[Why does Seo Ho-yoon pause when his name is called?]
[Acting like only Kim Sung-hyun’s name matters?]

[And why is he smiling like that?

└Ah, feels like there’s a story behind the name, but I really don’t want to know…]

Then he tossed the surfboard aside and casually answered the phone.

“Yes, this is prince seo.”

[Seo Ho-yoon is seriously consistent]

“No, I won’t do bungee-jump without rope….”

Seo Ho-yoon, spouting random nonsense, glanced sideways at Kim Sung-hyun, then tapped his shoulder and leaned in to whisper.

“See you at the after-party tonight.”

Less than five minutes into filming, Kim Sung-hyun’s eyes had gone cold and lifeless.
As Seo Ho-yoon moved away, it was Jung Da-jun’s turn next.

“Whoa, whoa, Hyun-sung~! What were you just doing with the number one business tycoon?!”

【Jung Da-jun, ranked 4th in the business world.
Dance major.
Desperately trying never to fall behind on trends, no matter what.】

No matter what, she tries desperately never to fall behind on trends.
[The youngest member, Jeong Da-jun, was more inclined to speak informally to the leader because he thought it was the right time.]

[The Dun’s maknae Jung Da-jun, seizing the moment to speak casually to the leader]
“—Brother! Brother! Brother!”

“—Brother! Brother, brother! Yes, brother!”

Kim Sung-hyun grabbed the back of Da-jun’s neck and pressed down repeatedly, causing the youngest member to immediately correct himself and cry out in surrender. Once freed from that iron grip, the maknae rubbed his neck with both hands and muttered in a whimpering tone.
“A club or a group? Just do one.”
“But seriously, what were we just talking about, Hyun-sung? There’s one thing we need to be careful about when joining our group…!”

“Club!”

[Does Da-jun even know how to spell club..
└└I know how to say no. Seo Ho-yoon was a bit surprised when he saw me write it properly last time.
└He’d probably write it as CLUP

Hahahahaha Seo Ho-yoon is seriously hahahahahaha

Crouched on the sandy beach, Da-jun drew out the structure of Dunning University’s Dunning Club with his finger.

【DAWN CLUP】
[LOL Still, I wrote the group name correctly without making any mistakes. LOL]
[Ah damn, the spelling really is wrong]

Seo Ho-yoon is going to grab the back of his neck lol

Kim Sung-hyun, sitting beside him, quietly added another circle to correct it to ‘CLUB’. Unaware of the kind leader’s consideration, Da-jun launched into his passionate explanation.
“What stock is it?”
“Listen up! Excluding me, there are three people at our Dunning University you need to be careful about! Asterisk, asterisk! First, Kang Yi-chae from the Stock Inheritance Group. He loves joking around and is very affectionate, but when he goes crazy, he becomes absolutely insane.”
“What stock?”

“So what honor?”

With each explanation, scenes of Kang Yi-chae leaning against a palm tree and removing his sunglasses alternate with Sung Ji-won lying on a sun bed reading a book.
“Can’t you stop calling me Prince Seo and just call me Seo Ho-yoon?”
“But most importantly, the one you should be wary of is Prince Seo from the Management Inheritance Group. He’s had his eye on you since orientation.”

“Shh! You can’t just say that name out loud! Prince Seo gets absolutely furious!”

Da-jun made a fuss as if referring to ‘He Who Must Not Be Named’ from some famous British fantasy novel. Kim Sung-hyun’s lips stretched horizontally in a flat, unimpressed line.
“Will it be more tiring than it is now?”
“Prince Seo might seem gentle, but once he bites down, he never lets go. You think he wouldn’t go crazy, ahem, well, ahem? My brother’s already been marked, so school life ahead is bound to be rough.”
“Rougher than now….”
“Well, as long as Kang Yi-chae doesn’t catch on, it’ll still be bearable! Since he’s so self-centered anyway, as long as we don’t approach him first, we should be fine~.”

“Who knows? Probably off being lonely by himself again? He’s the lone wolf of Dunning University, after all.”
[Jung Da-jun is also really amazing. How can he be like that?
[Lonely wolf lol]

Kim Sung-hyun keeps saying something but the unwavering resolve]

Over Kim Sung-hyun’s face, which contorted as if chewing on curse words, an image of Kang Yi-chae skydiving overlapped.
Swallow the orange color and melt even the pale blue】

Swallowing the orange light and melting even the pale blue】

Simultaneously, “Name This Feeling” played once more as background music, and sparkling effects flooded the entire scene. Then Kang Yi-chae, who had safely landed with the guide, removed his goggles and gently closed his eyes.

“My Love, I want to see all the skies with you.”
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 134]
[Kang Yi-chae lolololololololololololololololololololololololololol]
Hahahahaha, you didn’t actually go skydiving just to get this insert shot, right? 😭😭😭
[If it’s Kang Yi-chae, that’s something he enjoyed a hundred times. I can bet all my money on it haha]
[Kang Yi-chae seriously lives life so joyfully

Let’s live like Kang Yi-chae]

Back on screen, Jung Da-jun was wiggling his right index finger side to side.
“……huh.”
“…His way of thinking is unpredictable to anyone.”
“…Yeah.”

“If only that could happen, I’d really want that too….”

Kim Sung-hyun exhaled a deep sigh—the kind that had been simmering for twenty-five years, rich and heavy.
“That’s right. When you’re sad, dancing hip-hop is the way to go.”

“That’s right. When you’re sad, hip-hop is one way to express it.”

To Kim Sung-hyun’s complaint, which carried genuine sincerity, Jung Da-jun replied with a sly smile and pushed his back.
“oh.”

“Oh.”

I was dragged to a door with “Dungeon Club” hastily scrawled on A4 paper and taped up. Kim Sung-hyun grabbed the knob with an uncomfortable expression and opened it, revealing an ear-piercing, spine-chilling noise. Covering my ears as I stepped inside, someone was playing the violin.

Screeeeeech~

As I took another step forward, brown hair swayed, and Sung Ji-won’s face filled the screen.

Screech screech, screech screech screech—.
[It’s more shameless than you think…]
[Sung Ji-won… wow…]
[More shameless than I expected…]

[With that beautiful face alone, he’d win first place at the Sibelius Competition]

Screeeeeeeech——.

“Huh? Hyun-sung and Da-jun are here?”
Department of Applied Music.
【Financial Ranking 2nd – Honor Inheritance Group Only Child Sung Ji-won

Always kind, but never anger him.】

Always kind, but never make them angry.
“Haha, thank you.”

[But why is honorary inheritance ranked second in the business world?
“Haha, thanks.”
“Ha, thanks.”

But why is honorary succession the second-ranked position in the business world..

Just as the Maknae, having learned the art of survival, was quick to flatter first and ask questions later, and Kim Sung-hyun wore a look of despair,

“All familiar faces?”
However, the person who actually entered was wearing a red windbreaker, bright blue pants, and tacky tinted sunglasses reminiscent of insects. He even had a green mountaineering handkerchief on his head.

[No, some guy]
As if heightening the tension, an EDM track resembling a pounding heartbeat blares as the BGM, the door bursts open, and a new character enters.
However, the person who actually entered was wearing a bright red windbreaker and vivid blue pants, along with tacky tinted sunglasses that evoked the image of an insect. On top of that, he even had a green hiking bandana tied around his head like a headscarf.

[What’s with this old man?]

[I’ve seen this guy at the Hiking Club…]
“hey!!”

Surprised, Kim Seong-hyun jumped up and took off his sunglasses and hood, covering himself. Then he roughly ran his hand through my hair and started nagging me.

“Hey!!”
“Ugh! Seonghyun hyung!”

Jeong Da-jun made a shocked expression as he pulled Kim Seong-hyun’s arm. Kim Seong-hyun, who was pulling down the zipper of his windbreaker saying he couldn’t look at him, stopped talking and looked at Jeong Da-jun curiously.

“Ugh! Sung-hyun!”
“I told you not to approach me first!”
Jung Da-jun grabbed Kim Sung-hyun’s arm, his expression one of alarm. Kim Sung-hyun, who had been pulling down the windbreaker’s zipper in disapproval, stopped mid-sentence and looked at Jung Da-jun with confusion.
“Hoo?”

“I told you not to approach first…!”
“Huh…?”

“you….”

There stood Kang Yi-chae, now looking slightly more idol-like, brushing his chin. As he began to slink backward, I caught his hand and lifted the corner of my mouth into a crooked smile.

“You….”

[Don’t do it]
Department of Composition.
“You’re quite the entertaining guy, aren’t you?”

【3rd Ranked in Business – Sole Heir of the Stock Inheritance Group, Kang Yi-chae
Composition Major.

Even Seong Ji-won couldn’t bear to see that, so he quickly averted his gaze.
[Oh no, I did it]

“It was just… it was X’s natural behavior.”

Simultaneously, a brief scene cuts in.

“It was just… X’s natural course of action.”

Jung Da-jun touched the corners of his reddened eyes with his fingers, a bitter smile playing at his lips.
[Just do one thing, Jeong Da-jun…]

at that time,

[Just pick one, Jung Da-jun…]

Then,

Bang!

As the scene shifted back to its original momentum, “Name This Feeling” inserted itself once more—now with an almost alarming quality—and through the door that burst open with violent force, Seo Ho-yoon entered.

“Hey.”
“Prince…?!”

Seo Ho-yoon, who was walking without hesitation, pulled Kang I-chae’s wrist and pulled her away from Kim Seong-hyun.

“Prince Seo…?!”

Seo Ho-yoon strode forward without hesitation and yanked Kang Yi-chae’s wrist away from Kim Sung-hyun.

“Who taught you to grab someone’s wrist so carelessly and rudely?”

[You’re literally doing it right now, you bastard]

【Tell me, you know what this is】
“what?”
Then he turned and looked at Kim Sung-hyun with a smirk.
“no.”

“What?”
“Want to leave?”
“No.”

Crazy dog’s decisiveness lol

It’s so cute how you immediately show your true self because you hate it so much lol
[It’s still the same, Dungingies]

[In the past, Jeong Da-jun played a lot of Geumjandi rolls, but these days, it’s Kim Seong-hyun.

[Still the same old Dunging Group]
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 283]

Just when it seemed like it was going to end like that, with about 2 minutes remaining, a clumsy violin sound was heard from the blackened screen, and Kim Seong-hyun, Kang I-chae, and Jeong Da-jun were shown one after another, collapsed like zombies. I glance at only the tops of the liquor bottles lined up behind the sofa.
└Even I’d tease Kim Sung-hyun… the impact hits different

“So the youngest ones shouldn’t be black knights.”
Just as it seemed like things were wrapping up, with about two minutes left, a clumsy violin screech—*kkeek-geek*—pierced through the darkened screen, and Kim Sung-hyun, Kang Yi-chae, and Jung Da-jun appeared sprawled out like zombies. Only the tops of a row of soju bottles lined up behind the sofa came into view.

Seo Ho-yoon, who was chewing ice, tapped Kim Seong-hyun with his toe.

“Sung Ji-won, don’t you think you drank way too much yourself?”
“Uh….”
Seo Ho-yoon, crunching on ice, nudged Kim Sung-hyun with the tip of his foot.

“Hey, Sung-min. Go to your room and sleep.”

“But Sung-hyun, didn’t you say you’d read a letter to Noel?”

[A letter??]
“Uh oh….”

Seong Ji-won took out a crumpled piece of paper from the front pocket of Kim Seong-hyeon’s pants and began to read quietly.

“Uh… uh… uh…”

Sung Ji-won pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from Kim Sung-hyun’s front pocket and began reading softly.

“After chasing our dreams and debuting in that cramped practice room, three sweltering summers have already passed…”
“I know.”
Then Sung Ji-won stopped mid-sentence, his lips opening and closing repeatedly as if he were savoring each word.

“…I think it’d be better if Hyun-sung read this himself. Haha.”
“Yeah.”
“Should we write something too?”

Seo Ho-yoon, who had been reading the letter alongside him, nodded in agreement.
After receiving a pen from the Staff Member, Sung Ji-won began writing carefully beneath the text. Moments later, roused by his hyungs’ urging, both Kang Yi-chae and Jung Da-jun read through the words and awkwardly straightened themselves to take hold of the pen.
After ushering the still-drowsy Maknae, the red-haired one half-lost to intoxication, and the Leader still steeped in alcohol into the bedroom, Seo Ho-yoon turned to Sung Ji-won and asked.

“Should we call it a night?”
“If you want to drink more, I’ll drink with you.”

[what??]
At that, the pale face broke into a radiant smile.

Soon, Kim Seong-hyun’s handwritten letter appeared on the screen, along with his voice as a narration.

[What did he write??]
It’s our 3rd anniversary, and although it feels so cruel that time passes so quickly, I’m infinitely happy to think that everything has piled up and become our memories.

Seong Ji-won, who has been a strong supporter from the beginning.
【Chasing our dreams from that cramped practice room, we’ve now seen three sweltering summers pass since our debut.
Three years—it feels almost cruel how quickly time has flown, yet I find myself endlessly grateful knowing that every moment has been carefully woven into the tapestry of our memories.
Our maknae, Jeong Da-jun, has suddenly become noticeably more mature, and although he is once again sad, he is now trustworthy.

Seo Ho-yoon, who never stops teasing me, yet whom I rely on far more than anyone else—more than I could ever express.

Jung Da-jun, our maknae, who has grown noticeably more mature before our eyes—bittersweet to witness, yet now someone we can truly trust.

Thank you so much.
I will continue to be here.
It would be a lie to say there were no painful or difficult days, but thanks to those who believed in me without wavering, I was able to endure those times and arrive here.
We hope that this will be a place where our members and sunsets can return at any time.

I will continue to be here.
I’ll always be here, even when I’m not shining.

Dreaming of Seonghyeon Kim, member of The Dawn.】

and I wish us all endless happiness.

The Dun member Kim Sung-hyun’s dream.】
[UNTRANSLATED LINE 355]
Beneath it, I could see sentences written by the members.

【I’m always grateful to you too, Sung-hyun.】

【It was nice that you called it the home he’d return to】

As I turned the final page, neat handwriting came into view.

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