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Chapter 297

"The hyungs are bad. They tricked me."

"Eeei~ What's wrong, YooJinie?"

Cha YooJin seemed very surprised to see the laser chaos during the rehearsal, and when he saw the joint performance on stage, he declared a boycott of the conversation.

The reason is, "How can they perform that kind of performance without me?"

'It's been 30 minutes.'

After the TeSTAR performance, he seems to be feeling a little better, so he has been slowly starting to talk.

I took a towel off my head and talked to him.

"I'll have you have a dance solo with laser lights next time, so you can move like you have two swords."

"Oh...Hmm, today would have been better!"

"Today is just one day. If you do it during our concerts, you can do it for several months. I think that would be better."

"That's right~ It's better to do it many times!"

"That's right!"

"Then, it's more convenient to wait."

"OK, Got it! Hyung, you didn't fool me."

It was easier now.

After accepting YooJin's words several times, I continued walking.

My body feels lighter unlike when one of our concerts ends.

'It's not that hard to perform around 5 songs.'

Compared to our group's solo concerts, this feels as natural as eating. Perhaps the other groups that participated had similar thoughts.

I opened the door to the waiting room and walked in.

"Good afternoon, TeSTAR sunbae-nims!"

I looked at the rookie group waiting for us with a camera.

'So they've used their brains well.'

"It was really great. Thank you for teaching us and helping us a lot!"

"We are very grateful to you~ We are looking forward to your debut, fighting!"

We went to greet Icorpo's debut group to have a behind-the-scenes cut.

It will probably be posted on Tnet's WeTube channel later.

As I watched the guys nodding their heads, I thought.

'They made a safe decision.'

Getting rid of the problem by relying on the popularity of the song is not a trick to reverse the situation. It's a safe choice for anyone to see it, as it will attract attention.

Still, at least they understood the situation in the sense that they avoided direct comparison and being teased.

'It's either that or...someone was extremely careful because they already knew the consequences if they didn't.'

As soon as the camera was turned off and the guys relaxed, I called out to one of them.

"HeeSeung-ah."

It was Gold 2.

"Yes?"

"Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Okay!"

Among the rookies, there was a shout that said "You must be really close!," and Gold 2 followed me enthusiastically.

Keun SeJin asked quietly.

"HeeSeung-ah did something wrong?"

"No, nothing."

I denied it lightly. Keun SeJin shrugged his shoulders and waved. I guess he figured I would talk to him about his performance.

But I brought Gold 2 to the car in the parking lot.

"...?"

"Let's go inside."

At this point, Gold 2 began to voluntarily bow his head in silence, perhaps realizing that the situation was unusual.

I can tell he must be thinking "Did I do something wrong?!!"

'I should call it...'mistake'?'

I shut the car door and tossed him a canned drink.

"Ah, thank you very much."

Gold 2 quickly took the drink. I waited for a while before he took the drink to his mouth.

And for the right moment to come.

'...I didn't know I was going to say this at some point in my life.'

He's not that crazy guy. I sighed and opened my mouth.

"So...what year did you come back from?"

"...!! Cof, cof."

Gold 2 barely avoided spitting out the gulp of the drink.

Well, that reaction alone was nothing short of an affirmative answer.

"Uh, eeeeh...?"

I pulled out another canned drink, took it in my hand and opened it.

"You've been talking too openly."

The situation was unique from the start.

'It's rare for the contestant who was eliminated in the previous season to end up taking 1st place in the new season.'

Especially if the audition and survival show was a blockbuster.

Whether it's the production team or the viewers, they'd rather see a new face in the new season.

'But this guy finally debuted as No. 1.'

Moreover, when Chae SeoDam, the previous No. 1, was ousted in the process, his attitude was too casual.

"Ah...Uh, that's why it felt a bit strange."

After such a reaction, it was a bit surprising that they completely trusted our words.

'The response was too skillful for their age.'

Then, as soon as we met again, I checked their status window.

At that time, this is what was in the lower compartment.

[Status Normality: Bounce Back!]

I will really become an idol!

→ If you don't join a group within the set period, you will fail.

Don't you feel that the structure of this "recovery" is similar to something?

It is a state abnormality similar to CheongRyu's "Correction" or my "Debut or Death".

And the words this guy said while dealing with Chae SeoDam?

"Huuuh...No, what did that hyung do to debut again...?"

Even though he hurriedly tried to correct himself after saying that, the clue was there.

Gold 2, Kwon HeeSeung, had returned from the future.

Maybe he would be the next batter.

TN: Whoever replaced him in the game, the next regressor who would have to deal with the status window.

"Starting with saying that Chae SeoDam debuted "again," your overall behavior was too obvious."

"..."

Of course, Kwon HeeSeung doesn't seem to have in mind to admit it. It was understandable.

The biggest problem is confidence. From his point of view, there is no reason to tell me that he is from the future.

'I have to pull some bait from my side.'

If I wanted to dig up information like this, I had to give something in return. I'll just have to put up with it.

'I'll start by giving just this.'

Dalkak

I muttered as I opened the can of drink.

"I'm from the future too."

"HUUUUP."

It looks like his lungs are about to burst.

Gold 2 closed his mouth and looked at me.

"..."

"..."

After what seemed like a long silence, he nodded and muttered.

"...No wonder! That's why you're too good, hyung."

It worked.

"Oh, yeah."

"Wow, I thought it was just me. Did I have a premonitory dream? That's what I thought before."

As if it was frustrating enough, words flowed out of Gold 2.

"As expected, other people came back, right? It's not just me. That usually happens in the dramas I watch."

There seems to be a misunderstanding, but I'll leave it at that for now and just give you some answers.

Well, I also need to understand your situation.

"Yes, then...Did you come back because something went wrong while promoting?"

But Kwon HeeSeung answered with a face that looked like he was in a cold sweat.

"Oh, I-I...wasn't an idol."

...What?

* * *

"...I was a model."

"Yes, you were."

We moved to the company because I thought the conversation would be long.

Gold 2 said, "I thought I was going to have a heart attack," and continued drinking green tea.

"I...a lot of things happened to me while I was a model, so I thought I took the wrong path."

"Hmm."

"So this time, I stopped modeling and went back to Icorpo."

He said he was confident because he watched this season very carefully, and Gold 2 showed a somewhat proud expression.

"Then, about Chae SeoDam..."

"Ah, as soon as he debuted, the group went crazy because of dating rumors and his personality controversy~ So I let him go without feeling any guilt!"

So that I knew.

I was going to ask about my future, but for now I'll let this guy talk some more.

"That's why hyung is as good as a ghost! Really, wow...I'm so relieved. I was so happy to be able to debut, but I was also nervous about all the things that happened."

Gold 2's expression became more relaxed.

"Usually, the cause is that the Earth is destroyed and people are sent back in time, but is that so?"

This guy is definitely wrong to think that I've returned at the same time as him.

This is the first time he has returned to the past.

Judging from the description of his status window, this may be the first and last chance for him to return, just like me.

'His case is different, though.'

I'll have to find out more.

"Let's check first. How many years ago did you return?"

"Ah...since it was at the end of the year, hmm...I think it's 11 months?"

"..."

1 year?

"It's amazing, isn't it? It's not just one day, and I don't understand why it happened."

I was speechless for a moment and looked at him.

It's...almost as if I hadn't gone back in time.

"I bought shares. Hyung...what was the first thing you did? You bought a lottery ticket? Ah, I guess you didn't need it."

"Hmm."

First of all, I don't know much about the future. I returned to my purpose with a bitter smile.

I think I can reveal it now.

"I came back a while ago. Currently, the future I returned from has passed, so it has become the past."

"Hul."

According to the truth verification I saw last time, I've lost memories...For now, let's exclude that and connect the facts using logic.

"Unbelievable. So, did you find anything, hyung?"

I rubbed my chin intentionally.

"I'm guessing...If it's okay with you, can I ask you what you did just before you went back to the past?"

Looking at the cases so far...it's probably a sensitive question, so I was going to understand if he hesitated to answer.

But this guy's reaction was a little different.

"What did I do? Oh, well...it might sound a little funny."

Gold 2 smiled sheepishly with a cold sweat running down his face.

"What is it?"

"I accidentally fell off a bridge into the river and hit my head...I was really unlucky..."

"..."

"Oh no! I was trying to help someone! I didn't do something stupid! I didn't suicide! I had an accident during a filming. Waah, the atmosphere was so poor..."

It started out as an excuse, but Gold 2 burst out in anger as if he had something to say anyway.

He said he had a lot of ups and downs while working as a model, and when he took a break from work, he stayed at home refusing to go out into the world.

Gold 2 sighed.

"...Anyway, when I fell, I thought, "I'll never go back to this dirty industry," and "As expected, the answer was to be an idol." I think I did that. Then, I wanted to become an idol..."

"...!"

Wait.

"And now...you are what you had wished for."

"Hmm, I can say that, can't I?"

Gold 2 nodded his head. I looked through him.

'The guy who went back to the past just once.'

He just wanted to...give up modeling and become an idol.

...I can see the angle.

I took out the variable that bothered me first.

"If you had come back earlier, you could have debuted in the previous season with me...What do you think of that?"

"E-eh..."

Gold 2 rubbed his head with an uncomfortable expression.

"Yo, hyung-nim. I'm sorry, but that's a bit..."

"...??"

"I had too much of a hard time in that season to repeat it..."

"..."

"Aaah! Actually, I don't even have the confidence to debut in that lineup! To be honest, it was a rip-off."

...I have nothing to refute.

'Anyway, I didn't like it.'

As I hit the desk with my finger, I threw out the idea I had thought of.

"So, before you went back to the past you thought well and the time you went back...was it the time you thought would be appropriate to accomplish what you wanted?"

"What? Ah..."

Gold 2 seemed to ponder for a moment as if he had never thought that way before, but then nodded.

"Yes! I think only the parts I wanted to redo were fixed."

"...!"

Now I was sure. I interlaced my fingers.

'You're back to the point you wanted most.'

I remembered CheongRyu's point that I saw when "Checking the truth."

That bastard's monologue.

"I wouldn't have to do this if I had planned it.'

...I wanted to go back to being an idol from the beginning.

Maybe..."keep going until I succeed."

And he went back to the point before his debut.

'I got it.'

I have a rough idea.

It's the system. This bastard isn't just taking people back in time.

'It's granting a wish.'

Aspirations, regrets, whatever you call it? In either case, the wishes of the parties are reflected.

According to this idea, it can be seen that the abnormal condition came from the same context. Punishment is arranged according to the direction of the fulfillment of the desire of the person involved...

'It fits perfectly.'

There is only one problem.

...Which is me.

'I don't remember asking for this.'

Comparing it to the two cases before and after me, I can definitely feel a sense of incongruity.

No matter how drunk or depressed I was, it's hard to imagine that I would have wanted to become an idol with someone else's body.

Then. Is this Park MoonDae's wish?

But why is it?

"..."

First of all, I think I need to investigate more details to understand the mechanism.

And to get more information, it would be necessary to compare both cases.

"Hyung?"

"...Hmm, wait."

After thinking for a moment, I took out my phone.

[Are you on tour?]

Soon after.

[VTIC Shin CheongRyu sunbae-nim: I'm traveling]

[VTIC Shin CheongRyu sunbae-nim: Is something wrong?]

In the end, there is only one option left.

Both cases need to be collated.

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