"Hyungs are bad. You tricked me."
"Ah~ What's wrong, Eugene!"
Cha Eugene seemed very shocked to see the laser chaos during the rehearsal, but after watching the main stage of the joint performance, he declared a boycott of the conversation.
The reason was, 'how could you do a stage like this without me?'
'Well, at least it took 30 minutes.'
After TeStar's stage ended, he slowly opened his mouth like that, probably feeling better.
I spoke, pulling the towel off my head.
"We'll give you a laser solo next time, so swing it like a double sword."
"Oh!! … Umm, it would have been better today!"
"Today is just one day. If we do it at our own concert, you can do it for several months. I think that would be better."
"That's right~ It's better to do it several times!"
"That's right!"
"Then, it's better to wait."
"OK, Got it! You didn't trick me."
Now this was easy.
After accepting Cha Eugene's words a few times, I continued walking.
Compared to the end of a normal concert, my body was much lighter.
'It's not that hard for about 5 songs now.'
Compared to a solo concert, it was almost eaten raw. Perhaps the other groups involved had similar thoughts.
I opened the door to the waiting room and entered.
"Hello, TeStar sunbaenim!"
Then, I looked at the camera in the waiting room and the rookie group.
'The same goes for these guys who used their brains in a sneaky way.''
"It was really cool. Thank you so much for teaching us and helping us!"
"We are also thankful~ Fighting on your debut!"
I officially greeted the debut group of
As soon as the camera was turned off and the board was cleared, I called one of them.
"Heeseung-ah."
Gold 2.
"Yes, yes?"
"Shall we talk for a minute?"
"Yes!"
Among the rookies, they were probably thinking, 'They must be really close!'
After a while, Gold 2 followed me happily.
Keun Sejin asked a small question.
"Did Heeseung do something wrong?"
"No."
I lightly denied it. Keun Sejin shrugged his shoulders and waved his hand. He probably guessed that I was going to talk about his performance in moderation.
However, I brought the Gold 2 all the way to the van parked in the parking lot.
"… ?"
"Come in."
At this point, Gold 2 voluntarily bowed his head, probably realizing that the situation was unusual.
'Did I do something wrong!' was clearly visible on his face.
'A mistake… Should I say that?'
I closed the car door and threw him a can of a drink.
"Oh, thank you."
Gold 2 quickly caught it and opened the drink. I waited for a while before he brought the drink to his mouth.
And the right timing…
'… I didn't know I'd be the one saying this line this time.'
Not like that crazy guy. I held my breath and opened my mouth.
"So… What year did you come back from?"
"… !! Ack."
Gold 2 spat out his drink.
I was sorry, but that reaction alone was no different from the answer.
"Uh, uh…"
I took out another canned drink and spoke.
"You talk too openly."
From the beginning, the situation was unique.
'It's rare for a contestant to win Rank 1 all season long.''
Especially if the audition was successful.
Because the production team and viewers preferred fresh faces unique to that season.
'But this guy eventually debuted at Rank 1.'
In addition, when Chae Seodam, the previous Rank 1, was sent away during this process, his attitude was too calm.
-Ah… Oh, it was kind of strange.
After the reaction was to this extent, it was a bit surprising that he completely trusted my words.
'The response was too skillful for his age.'
So the next time we met, I checked the status window.
At that time, this was in the bottom row.
[! Abnormal Status: Bounce Back]
-I really want to become an idol!
: If the team fails to harmonize within the designated period, 'failure'.
Wouldn't anybody be able to tell right away from the layout?
That this was a status abnormality similar to Cheongryeo's 'correction' or my 'debut or die'.
And the words this guy spoke while dealing with Chaes Sodam.
-Hoo… No, how could that hyung make his debut again this time…
He even hastily glossed over after this. That was how I was so sure.
Gold 2, Kwon Heeseung came back from the future.
Maybe as the next hitter.
"Starting with Chae Seodam's debut 'this time again', your actions, in general, are too obvious."
"… …"
Of course, Kwon Heeseung didn't seem to have the brain to admit it. It was understandable. First of all, the biggest problem was trust. From this guy's point of view, he had no reason to tell me that he came from the future.
'I have to throw the bait on my side too.'
I had information to dig out of him. I would have to bear with it.
'I'll start by giving this much.'
Click.
I muttered as I opened the can of drink.
"I'm from the future too."
"Heok."
Were his lungs protruding?
Gold 2 covered his mouth and looked at me.
"… …"
"… … "
After a fairly long silence, he nodded and murmured.
"… No wonder! I thought you were very good."
Did it work?
"Uh, yes."
"Wow, I thought I was the only one, but was this really a precognitive dream? That's what I believed."
Words poured out from Gold 2 as if it was quite frustrating.
"As expected, someone else came back too, right? It's not just me. It's usually like that when you watch dramas."
There seemed to be a misunderstanding, but I put it aside and chimed in.
Also to understand the situation.
"Okay. Then… Did you come back because something didn't work out while you were active?"
However, Kwon Heeseung answered like this with a face that seemed to be dripping with sweat.
"Uh, I, I… I wasn't an idol."
… What?
• * *
"… I was a model."
"Yes."
We moved to the company because I thought the conversation would be long.
Gold 2 said, 'I thought my heart was going to drop', and continued to drink green tea.
"And… There were a lot of things that happened while modeling. So I really thought I was on the wrong track."
"Hmm."
"So this time I quit modeling and came back to
He said he was confident because he watched this season so hard, and Gold 2 put on a proud expression.
"Then, Chae Seodam…"
"Ah! That hyung, as soon as he debuted anyway, love rumors and controversy about his personality caused a stir. So, without any guilt, I let him go!"
I knew it.
I was about to ask about my future, but I let him talk a little more.
"Somehow, hyung was good like a ghost! I'm really… I'm so relieved. It's a good thing, but I was nervous about what was going on."
Gold 2 had on a much more comfortable expression.
"Usually the cause is that the earth just collapsed and sent people back to the past, but is that really the case?"
This guy, he was definitely mistaken that I came back from the same time period as him.
And this was the first time he had come back to the past.
Judging from the description on the status window, this guy might be on the first and last chance like me.
"This is another case."
I'd have to find out a bit more.
"Let's start by checking. How many years were you sent back?"
"Uh… Since that's the end of the year, um… I think it would be 11 months?"
"… …"
1 year?
"Isn't it great? It wasn't just a day, but I don't know what this is."
I was speechless for a moment and looked at him.
That… It was almost as if you hadn't come back.
"I bought stocks. Really… What did you buy, hyung? Have you ever bought a lottery ticket? Oh, you don't need it."
"Hmm."
For now, the knowledge of the future was gone. I returned to this purpose with a wry smile.
Once this was enough, it may be clear.
"I came back a little while ago. Now the future I came back to has passed and become the past."
According to the truth check I saw last time, there were lost memories… But I left that aside and connected the logic.
"Oh my god. So, what have you found out so far?"
I intentionally rubbed my chin.
"I'm guessing that. … If you don't mind, may I ask what you did right before you returned to the past?"
Cases so far… It was likely a sensitive question, so I'd understand if he hesitated to answer.
However, this guy's reaction was a bit different.
"What? Oh, that… It could be a bit funny."
Gold 2 laughed embarrassingly with a cold sweat on his face.
"What was it?"
"I accidentally fell into the river and hit my head on the bridge… So I was really unlucky…"
"…"
"N-no! I was trying to help! I wasn't the only one who did something stupid!! A sacrifice! There was an accident while filming. Wow, the environment was so poor…"
It started as an excuse, but Gold 2 seemed to have something to say anyway.
It was said that there were many twists and turns while working as a model, and when he was resting, he was stuck at home and denied the world.
Gold 2 sighed.
"… Anyway, as I fell, I thought things like 'I'll never come back to this filthy industry' or 'The answer was, of course, being an idol'… I think that's what it was? Then, the situation really made it possible to become an idol…"
Wait a minute.
"Then, now… It turned out the way you wanted it to."
"Well, I guess so?"
Gold 2 nodded. I glanced over at him.
'The guy who came back to the past just once.'
And what he wanted… 'To quit modeling and become an idol.'
… I saw an angle.
I took out the variables that bothered me.
"If you had come back earlier, you could have debuted in the previous season with me… What do you think about that?"
"Uh, uh… ."
Gold 2 rubbed his head with a shy expression.
"Um, hyung. I'm sorry, but that's a bit…"
"… ??"
"That season was so damn bad, so it's hard to do it again…"
"… … "
"Ah! And to be honest, I don't even have the confidence to debut in that lineup! It was honestly a scam."
… I had nothing to refute.
'Anyway, he said he didn't like it.'
I tapped the desk with my finger and threw out the proposition I had organized.
"Then, the time you came back is… Would you consider it appropriate to achieve what you wanted right before your return?"
"What? Uh… ."
Gold 2 seemed to think for a moment, wondering if he had ever thought of it that way, but soon nodded.
"That's right! I think only the parts I wanted to do again were organized."
I was sure. I clasped my fingers.
'It's back to the point he wanted the most.'
I recalled the point of view of Cheongryeo while having the 'Truth Verification.'
The bastard's monologue.
-If I had made it, I wouldn't have done it like this.
.. He wanted to be an idol again from the beginning.
Perhaps… 'Continue until you succeed.'
And he came back to the point before his debut.
'I get it.'
It was outlined.
The system. This bastard wasn't just bouncing people back to the past.
'It's granting their wish.'
Desire, regret, whatever you name it… In any case, the wishes of the parties were reflected.
According to this strand, the status abnormalities could be seen as coming from the same context. This was because the penalty was structured according to the direction of the wish fulfillment of the person concerned.
'It's just off.'
There was just a problem.
…It was me.
'I don't remember wishing for anything like this.'
Compared to the two cases before and after me, I definitely felt a sense of contradiction.
It was hard to think that I would have wanted to become an idol with someone else's body out of the blue, no matter how drunk I was or whether I was depressed.
Then… Was this the wish of 'Park Moondae'?
Why?
"…"
First of all, it seemed that I needed to explore more detailed conditions to understand the mechanism.
And it would take a case comparison to know more.
"Hyung?"
"… … Hmm. Wait a minute."
After thinking for a while, I took out my smartphone and picked it up.
[Are you on tour?]
After a while…
[VTIC Shin Cheongryeo sunbaenim: On the move]
[VTIC Shin Cheongryeo sunbaenim: What's going on?]
Ultimately, there was only one option.
I had to cross-examine it.