Save a Failed Idol's Life

Chapter 273:

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: NicoleTempest

Chapter 273 Side Story 04. Always the Same (1)

“Hmm~.”

Why can’t he just say yes or no? Why is he dragging it out?

If I asked him why, he would answer innocently, ‘Because it’s fun!’

He was the main PD, and everyone was eagerly looking at him. In the midst of that, Seon-woo’s loud gulp of saliva echoed.

“Ahaha, okay! We’ve got enough footage for today. You all worked hard, so I’ll give you the special meal I reserved for you!”

“Wow-!!”

Seon-woo, who was excited as if he was jumping, me, who was exhausted, and Kyunghwa, who looked like he had no energy left.

And Seong-won and Yi-jun, who were walking from far away, dripping water without even drying their hair properly.

In the middle of that, Yi-jun took off his top and splashed water like a dog, not a puppy, and Seong-won cursed and moved away. The staff saw it all.

“I can’t stand this filth.”

Seong-won joined the staff with a disgusted look, and the costume staff quickly wrapped a large towel around him. He was about to do the same for Yi-jun, but Yi-jun refused with a smile.

While they were waiting to move to the restaurant, drying their water in their own ways, Seong-won had a face like a cat that was soaked in water by force.

‘Hmm... He looks like a cat that glares at its owner with its eyes after being bathed.’

Aeongi had the same expression when I bathed him for the first time. They say animals and owners resemble each other, and that was true.

“Are you okay without a towel?”

I glanced at Yi-jun to see if he was really okay, and Kyunghwa was already next to him, checking if he was okay.

“Yeah, but I think I need to get some new clothes. You said you brought some extra clothes, right?”

Yi-jun asked me.

“Yeah, I brought one set each, so go back to the shower room and change quickly.”

“Okay.”

As soon as Yi-jun went to change his clothes, the car was ready. Soon, Seong-won, who had become fluffy, got in the car with a grumpy expression.

They were clearly in the same space, but they acted as if they didn’t see each other, turning their heads away. They looked like children.

‘Well... They do well when they go on stage or work, so it’s fine.’

All the fans knew that the two didn’t get along because of their personality differences that crossed the point of no return.

It was so obvious that even on SNS, when they were comfortably close together, they wondered why they were so peaceful.

Even that was consumed as a climax image of the five of them sticking together and succeeding in a comeback, despite being shaken and precarious. There was no need to force them to act friendly. Ꞧ

‘But still. It would be better to reduce the fights over useless things.’

I was about to say a word of nagging, but Yi-jun had already shared an earphone with Kyunghwa.

Fine. It’s not like they’re growling at the whole group. They have their own buddies to stick with, so it’s fine.

The problem was Seong-won. It would be nice if Seong-won had someone who was closer to him than the others and took care of him...

‘I think he would be uncomfortable if I took care of him.’

He still shared a room with Yu-geon whenever the schedule overlapped, so he didn’t seem to hate group life as much as before.

He had been socialized a lot, but it was true that he was still difficult to deal with compared to the other guys.

“Why?”

Look at that. He raised his eyebrows as soon as I looked at him a little.

“No, I’m worried you might catch a cold.”

“It’s not that cold.”

Seongwoo, who was about to take off his hooded zip-up and give it to him, lowered his hand quietly.

Of course. Why would they come here? Seon-woo seemed to have more affection for Offbeat than the other members, maybe because he received much more attention than he did when he was active with Climax for several years.

“Okay, send it. And brag about the crab and crab soup you ate.”

I readily agreed, and Seon-woo nodded his head and answered.

“Okay!”

Seon-woo, who was moving his fingers eagerly on the screen, made Seong-won chuckle softly.

‘He must not hate group life that much, seeing him like that.’

As I looked at Seong-won with a relieved smile, Yi-jun brought up the old days.

“It reminds me of the past, sitting together like this. You were sitting like this in the practice room when I first saw you.”

Yi-jun imitated Kyunghwa’s posture, and Kyunghwa turned pale.

“When did I ever sit like that? I’m still sitting up straight.”

“You curl up like a pill bug when you’re not conscious.”

“No, I don’t.”

These guys, seeing them bicker like this. Maybe it’s a way of showing their friendship, not saying too many good words that sound like they’re from a textbook.

“You don’t remember anything anyway.”

“What nonsense are you talking about again?”

Didn’t we talk about this before? I cut off the flow of the conversation and covered the crackling fire with sand.

It was getting late at night. We had to have breakfast early and go back to Seoul tomorrow, so we needed to go to bed.

“Let’s go to sleep.”

Before they started another childish fight, I stopped them and we each slipped into our single sleeping bags like caterpillars. It was warm and cozy, and I fell asleep.

‘I worked hard today.’

I’ll work hard tomorrow too. And the day after that. I fell asleep with a faint resolution.

I woke up less than three hours after that. Was it because I heard Yi-jun and Kyunghwa arguing before going to bed?

Seong-won had a nightmare that he wanted to go solo and declared his independence, and then sued for contract termination.

‘What the hell... What kind of weird dreams are these...’

I woke up with a cold sweat and looked in the direction where Seong-won was sleeping. Fortunately, his handsome face was peacefully asleep.

‘Don’t leave yet...! No... Don’t leave until the contract is over!’

I glared at the sleeping Seong-won and sent him telepathy. I don’t know if it worked, but Seong-won’s forehead wrinkled slightly.

Then, I heard a familiar voice in the dark.

“What are you doing? Are you awake?”

It was Yi-jun. Wasn’t he the type who couldn’t wake up easily once he fell asleep? I opened my mouth in wonder.

“Ah. I guess I woke up because of a bad dream.”

Since I was up, I decided to go get some water. I quietly got out of bed and left the caravan that was divided into a bedroom. Yi-jun followed me out.

“What are you doing? Why are you coming out?”

“I want some water too.”

He then shamelessly reached out his hand to me, clearly wanting me to pour him some water.

What a cheeky guy. But that was his charm, so I couldn’t help it. I obediently handed him some water and he gulped it down in one breath. He looked at me with an empty cup and asked.

“Do you remember? What it was like when we first met.”

I don’t know. Maybe I could have known if I had the system’s help, but now it was a past event that I had never experienced.

It was an area that I could never know unless someone else told me, just like any other person.

“I don’t remember much. I was so out of it then.”

I gave him a vague answer and he chuckled lightly. I had no idea what he meant by that.