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Chapter 293

The schedule of the new group, the debut group of "Idol Corporation" Season 5, which has not yet been named, has been quite tight.

This is because, while preparing for their debut, the winners of the audition program were working on their own schedules, such as doing commercials and interviews.

While their current status was not as popular as that of TeSTAR, the winning group of the previous male season of "Icorpo," it was still enough to excite the group members.

And there was one member who felt triumphant for other reasons.

'You can't even answer me? It's fucking funny.'

Chae SeoDam checked the contact information on his phone, which never answered him.

[MoonDae sunbae-nim]

It was a number he got after slowly persuading TeSTAR's former manager to give it to him. It was easy for him to call "hyung, hyung" to a loser to cajole him.

'Even if I have to fall to that level, that's how I am.'

And Chae SeoDam guessed that Park MoonDae was of a similar class as him.

He was embarrassed to see that the bad seed, who couldn't speak well and whom he used to use when he was in school, could now face him as he was intoxicated in success because he had become a popular idol.

'What could a lucky bastard do?'

Just listening to him, he seemed to be too generous to let it go even though he had made a big mistake, but in the end, he did nothing but pretend to be a powerful person.

Even now, Chae SeoDam himself sneakily hints that he is friends with Park MoonDae every time he does an interview or films, but there is no reaction from him.

If so, he must obviously be scared.

'I thought he would react because he would be angry, but apparently, he can't do anything as he is scared.'

And in his mind, it was obvious that he was glorifying himself as a cartoon hero character. In every kind of person, there are always one or two who are that type.

'You're really lucky you now have a place to introduce yourself.'

It's funny that a successful white-collar man who is living a good time can abuse his power to a rank like him who has lived so fiercely.

TN: "White collar" is usually an adjective related to office workers, but it is also a term to denote people who commit non-violent crimes, such as fraud.

Chae SeoDam conveyed self-respect, believing that he had overcome the situation intelligently by exerting himself and practicing until his feet were about to break.

In an oversight, he let his guard down for a while, but that was it.

'I won't let that happen again.'

After using Park MoonDae as he is and benefiting the most from his recognition and image, there was one more exciting plan left.

The moment he met Park MoonDae again, he would induce him that he couldn't stand it anymore and explode directly at him. It was his specialty to provoke reactions in others.

'If possible, it would be better if he told the company about it.'

If the company tried to cover for him, it would also be a good situation for him. Then he would lift that cover and use it as a weakness again.

'If I do that, I can use it as evidence that I was bullied and have it come out.'

In that case, the image would be reversed and he would kill two birds with one stone.

'A sunbae idol who constantly bullied a hoobae under the pretext of a recording that had already been deleted on the spot!'

"Ah."

The idea that the situation would be reversed satisfied Chae SeoDam.

And he briefly recalled the other party involved in the recording, CheongRyu, whom he had not thought of at the time because he was excited.

Of course, he had concluded that everything was within his calculations.

For that man had given no reaction.

'That's it, isn't it?'

Chae SeoDam was sure that he wouldn't suffer any damage from his side as he would be happy that Park MoonDae was in trouble. Haha, hoho, as he is his direct competition.

He found out that he was a very good and successful idol as soon as he debuted, but he could completely predict how childish his personality would be.

'You could call me to make a deal.'

In that situation, he would be polite enough and keep a low profile, so there would be nothing to be offended about.

Maybe he just needed to wait for Park MoonDae's weakness to explode.

"Hmm~"

Chae SeoDam completely abandoned the anxiety he felt in the past few days, thinking of a snowball-like logic.

'It's an audaciously crafted plan.'

His arrogance, which he was constantly holding back in life, had grown again.

And it was a few days later, when he ran into someone in the company hallway, that that optimism was shattered.

It was his colleague, who was currently his sunbae, Seon AhHyun.

"Good morning, sunbae-nim!"

"Good morning...!"

Seon AhHyun, who was walking from across the hallway, looked at him with his head raised, unlike when he was in school.

He couldn't believe that he had to treat him as sunbae just because he had taken a few years to debut.

Chae SeoDam felt bad for a moment.

'If he hadn't done well in Icorpo, he wouldn't have been able to have a social life.'

The fact that such a human being would be more successful than himself always made him feel the bitterness of absurdity.

'But what else could I do?'

There was nothing he could do but promote himself as a sunbae. That is, of course, if he cares about the social position you've just obtained.

And Seon AhHyun's way of promoting himself was...to tell you the truth, it didn't even bother him.

"Excuse me, I have something to say to AhHyun-ssi. Would that be okay?"

"Ah, yes! SeoDam hyung!"

Although he noticed that it was a little difficult for him not to stutter, he snorted internally at the behavior of Seon AhHyun, who dared to point and call out to him.

The recorder was still running.

'I'll have the weakness of another person.'

However, as soon as Chae SeoDam entered the conference room in the corner, Seon AhHyun's fastball took him by surprise.

"I've been...thinking quite a bit...Should I reveal the truth that you bullied me?"

"...!"

Reveal?

For a moment, Chae SeoDam looked back to see if this was real.

However, Seon AhHyun's words didn't end.

"SeoDam-ah, I have a recording."

"...!"

"I was so scared...I wondered if I was weird, so I recorded it to listen to it again and understand it...for a while."

"..."

"And I still have it."

Chae SeoDam felt a cold feeling run down his spine.

It was a survival instinct in the face of a crisis.

'Oh, no.'

Chae SeoDam barely denied the reality. And he rationalized it by mistakenly thinking it was logical.

He thought it was similar, but stronger, to what he had been doing so far.

'Even if you tell me that, I won't explode.'

Wouldn't it be a loss for him if he blew it up? He is currently a very popular idol.

It's hard to make a fuss by calling something he did a school violence just because he was in a bad mood when he was in school. At least he thought so.

'What was it that you recorded?'

In his opinion, as much as he felt like it, he had never used abusive language or hit him enough to be reprimanded.

He'd only done it to scare him.

'Still.'

But, just in case...Yes, just in case.

After completing the rationalization, Chae SeoDam opened his mouth with a regretful tone.

"AhHyun-ah...Do you hate me that much?"

"..."

"There was some friction when we were in school, but...it wasn't like that, did they tell you that I...bullied you? Really? That's very embarrassing."

It would be wrong to say that and anticipate that you would be embarrassed to make excuses.

"Since I have a bad image, did you think I was doing it because I was having fun? That embarrasses me so much..."

Since he was aware of his tape recorder, he was interested in saving more evidence...

"SeoDam-ah."

But Seon Ah-hyun didn't even get excited.

"That doesn't work anymore."

"...!!"

"I'm really thinking of going public. I...I think this will be my final decision, so I came to inform you."

"..."

"Then, I'll be leaving."

Seon AhHyun bowed his head slightly and walked out of the conference room first with a firm expression.

And Chae SeoDam's face turned white.

* * *

'There's no way it will burst.'

Chae SeoDam lay down on the bed in his accommodation.

He was sure that he had only threatened his position because it caused him amusement.

'I've seen that same kind of fucking loser somewhere.'

...But on the other hand, he kept imagining what kind of repercussions there would be if Seon AhHyun released the recording.

Eventually, as time went by, he came to think about doing that.

'...Should I apologize?'

No, an apology is practically an admission of your actions. He could never apologize... He never did anything wrong enough to apologize in the first place, did he?

He was sick of pretending to be a big victim and encouraging the weaker side to collapse alone.

"Shit..."

He was very uncertain as to what would happen. But the moment he made the slightest gesture, everything would cloud over.

'How about I just ignore it?'

But it was awkward. Endless thoughts return to the origin of everything...

After such anxious and incredibly long days.

Finally, there was a change.

"SeoDam-ah. Hmm...The head manager wants to see you in the company."

"...Okay."

Shit! Damn it!

Chae SeoDam sensed it. He didn't think it's a good thing seeing the expression of the manager who gave him the statement, that indicated that Seon AhHyun's bastard finally did something.

"...!"

Right!

At that moment, an amazing idea went through Chae SeoDam's head.

If he showed evidence that Park MoonDae bullied him first, wouldn't it be possible to make a deal with the company even if Seon AhHyun reveals his past?

As he headed to the manager administration room at the end of the hall under the guidance of his manager, he continued to make calculations in his head.

'If I send him a text and scratch message right now to make him upset...'

Dalkak

However, after verifying that he had the recorder, when the door to the consultation room in the manager admin room opened...

"Come in."

Sitting there...was a completely unexpected person.

It was Park MoonDae.

"...!"

What on earth was going on?

Park MoonDae, who sat in the seat where the head manager should be, casually looked at Chae SeoDam and waved his chin.

"Sit down."

"..."

"Oh, I'm an assistant manager."

Tuk

Park MoonDae, who was mumbling nonsense calmly, looked towards the door that was closed by the manager who had just left.

Then he smiled.

"Let's have a chat."

...At that moment, Chae SeoDam looked at Park MoonDae and remembered the suspicion that he had forgotten.

The reason why he tried to spy on Park MoonDae.

Revenge.

"Lucky bastard."

He had suspected that perhaps all the incidents and revelations that happened to him after he understood that comment from Park MoonDae, had been caused by...him.

* * *

I looked up and checked the guy who opened the door and walked in.

Chae SeoDam looked like he had seen a ghost.

'That's great.'

The more confused he is, the easier it will be to catch him, cook him, and eat him. If he's an easy guy, then it will be easy to get what I want.

I talked to the guy who was still standing.

"Aren't you going to sit down?"

"..."

"Never mind...Then let's just talk."

I continued to talk monotonously.

"I received a report of school violence..."

"It's because of you, isn't it?"

"Pardon?"

"..."

But instead of answering, the young man changed his expression as if he had realized something.

Then he pulled out the chair and sat down.

'Oh.'

He said with a twinkle in his eye.

"I think there's a misunderstanding...but I don't mind if you stop it before something blows up, sunbae-nim. I've had enough negative criticism...although there isn't just one solution, don't you think?"

"..."

"That's fine. If I'm going to stop being an idol, then I'll tell everything and leave. Oh? Did sunbae's group plan the whole thing, and even the agency pressured people to create rumors?"

Hmm, that's a typical reaction.

He's thinking "If I'm in a bind, then I'll self-destruct and make us all die together."

'In case of some emergency, you think you can go back to your main profession, right?'

Being smart, he must have guessed that from TeSTAR's perspective, it will be a big loss whether his target is Seon AhHyun or me.

'But I was being careful to avoid that.'

So, I guess he thought that the threats would disappear and negotiations would begin.

"I see."

Unfortunately, it is useless.

There will be no negotiations with him.

"But if you stop being an idol, are you going to study abroad?"

"What...?"

"I think it would be difficult to live in Korea right now."

I said resting my chin on my hand, without looking at Chae SeoDam.

"I'm going to reveal all the facts somehow and make a fuss so that you can no longer live and socialize comfortably in Korea."

"...!"

"I also don't care if something blows up or not. That doesn't mean TeSTAR is going to be destroyed."

I shrugged my shoulders.

"Ever since you started talking nonsense about the recordings, I've been talking it over with all the personnel in charge, you idiot."

One way to get this bastard into a state of panic?

Is to bluff with sincerity.

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