The Crown Prince in the Mang Game is Good at Idols - Chapter 234



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Episode 234

After successfully wrapping up the ending of our own content for the Lunar New Year, we prepared to return to Seoul with slightly tired bodies.

All we had to do was take off the microphone and change into comfortable clothes, but Chae Eun-gyu, who was covered in flour, had to take a shower again.

“Hyung, your face has become so soft.”

“Really? Then you want to get splashed with flour and then shower again?”

“Oh, no. I’ll pass on that.”

Chae Eun-gyu smiled faintly and easily cut off Kang Si-yoon’s nonsense.

But it wasn’t like he was bothered. Rather, Chae Eun-gyu was happy that he woke up completely after taking a shower.

But the effects of the shower didn’t last long.

“Keueueu… … .”

“On the one hand, I envy Eun-gyu hyung.”

“why?”

As soon as we got on the van, we talked while looking at Chae Eun-gyu, who was leaving for his second trip to dreamland.

Song Hyeong-bin looked at Chae Eun-gyu’s open mouth with a jealous look.

“I wish I had the ability to fall asleep as soon as I lean my head back like that.”

“But isn’t that too severe?”

“It’s better than staying up late at night.”

The road up to Seoul wasn’t that congested.

Since the members woke up early, they quickly followed Chae Eun-gyu into sleep, and I also started taking a short nap when we got to the middle of the stage.

So, thanks to not stopping at a rest stop along the way, I was able to get back to Seoul in less than 3 hours.

“Guys, thank you all for your hard work since the beginning of the new year.”

“You’ve had a hard time too, hyung.”

“I had a lot of fun. You guys must have had a hard time filming without getting enough sleep, so get some rest. I have a meeting tomorrow, so I’ll tell you about my schedule then.”

“thank you!”

From December until the new year, we ran hard without any proper rest period.

Of course, Sigma Entertainment knows this well.

Maybe at tomorrow’s meeting, Manager Hyung…

“It’s definitely a vacation, right? Right?”

“I don’t necessarily have to rest―”

“Then Min-ha can stay in the office building alone and attend the meeting.”

“Why do you say that!”

I smiled faintly as I looked at the members lying in the living room.

It seems like everyone is thinking the same thing. Since they didn’t have a break after finishing their activities, they’ll probably say they’ll take a vacation starting tomorrow.

Heo Yu-bin, who was fiddling with his cell phone, asked the members a common question.

“Are you all going to your parents’ house?”

“Well, maybe?”

“I’m going to go, but I have nothing to do at home. I think I’ll spend two or three days with my family and then come back.”

“I think so too! I won’t be bored even if I come back to my room early. That’s fortunate.”

Although it was nice to see family after a long time, everyone seemed to want to return to their accommodations early.

I was wondering why on earth.

“… … We’ll be back again in a few months.”

Ji Yoon-cheol’s low voice spoke for the members.

Consecutive successes since debut.

Thanks to his significant achievements, he received public attention and eventually won a valuable trophy at the year-end awards ceremony.

The members who have started to taste the sweet fruits of success are very excited.

How fun will the next activity be?

And how far can we go?

Perhaps it was because of this mindset that Yumin Ha said, “You don’t have to rest.”

Song Hyeong-bin, who had been silently listening to Ji Yoon-cheol’s words, laughed loudly and clapped his hands once.

“Since we’re not ready for the comeback, I need to rest harder during this vacation. Everyone, don’t overdo it. Even if they give you a lot of delicious food at home, don’t overeat.”

“Oh, I have to go see my grandmother, but I’m screwed. I feel like I’m going to get unlimited refills.”

Everyone burst into laughter at Yu Min-ha’s one word.

Kang Si-yoon, who had been laughing for a long time, glanced at me.

“Come to think of it, is Karis just staying at the accommodation? Considering the flight time, it’s not like she can just go to Estonia.”

“Well, I guess so.”

I shrugged.

“I will take good care of the accommodation. Feel free to come by anytime.”

“It feels sturdy.”

“It’s a bit like a guard dog.”

“Don’t treat me like a puppy!”

Despite my cries, the clear-eyed lunatics who had seized the opportunity to tease me could not remain silent.

Yoo Min-ha and Kang Si-yoon immediately tickled my head and chin.

“Our Charis, you have to take good care of the house when your brother is away. If anyone comes, you have to kick them out properly. Got it?”

“Wow, bro, your hair is so soft when I touch it like this. What shampoo do you use?”

“… …Everyone, just say verse 1!”

“Oh, why? Stop it. I’ll scratch a little more.”

“If you want to scratch your head so badly, why don’t you just scratch your head yourself!”

“It feels different, it feels different.”

After all that commotion, the members quickly grew tired and dispersed to their rooms.

It felt like the aftereffects of working hard for two days back in the Joseon Dynasty were coming belatedly.

Kang Si-yoon and Heo Yu-bin, who shared the same room as me, also fell into a deep sleep with their blankets pulled over them.

‘It’s finally quieter now.’

I rested my head on the pillow and exhaled.

Now that an unusual amount of quiet has settled into the accommodation, it’s time to gather my thoughts.

If the vacation starts tomorrow as everyone expects, I will have at least 2-3 days to spend completely alone.

I could just lie down in my room and rest for a while, but that’s a bit difficult for me given my personality.

My principle is to not waste time doing anything.

So what can I do right now?

As Kang Si-yoon said, going back to Estonia is a bit difficult.

I’m also curious about how the ‘Estonian Idol’ obtained as a system reward was implemented.

Thanks to the effectiveness of the skill, my childhood memories in Estonia and the presence of my family remain vivid in my memory.

I wonder how these memories will manifest in reality. I also wonder how my ‘family’, Frederick von Walden and Freya von Walden, will welcome me.

However, it is not feasible as it takes over 18 hours to get to Estonia by plane from Incheon Airport.

‘I’d like to take this opportunity to gather a little more information about myself.’

After returning to the real world, I quickly rushed to complete another grand quest given by the system: ‘Debut as an Idol’.

Even after debuting as Celeste, I was so focused on the ‘Restore the System’ quest that I didn’t have the time or energy to take care of other things.

Now is the time for me to take care of the parts that I haven’t been able to investigate in detail before.

For example, what happened to ‘Han Ji-hyeok’ in this world?

I lived my whole life as Han Ji-hyeok, but then I accidentally entered a game called , and I became possessed there and have been living there ever since as Karis von Walden.

In other words, the one currently possessing the body of Caris von Walden is me as ‘Han Ji-hyeok’.

So now that the body of the crown prince in the game has come to reality, what happened to my original body?

This is something I’ve been wondering about for a long time.

What happened to Han Ji-hyeok now?

I closed my eyes again, thinking about my destination for tomorrow.

‘I guess tomorrow is going to be a long day.’

* * *

The next morning, the meeting was held.

As the members expected, Sigma Entertainment told us to get some rest until January 15th.

“I hope you have a meaningful time with your family whom you haven’t seen in a while.”

As the chief had said, the members simply packed their bags and prepared to head to their respective homes.

“I’ll probably be back in two days, so just wait a little bit. Don’t be too bored.”

“It’s okay. Take your time and come back.”

I smiled at Song Hyeong-bin’s words that he would return quickly.

Then Kang Si-yoon gave a stinging look.

“Why do you look so carefree? Are you happy that we’re going?”

“Then should I have a sad expression on my face?”

“Of course, I have to stay alone in this cold room.”

“Hmm. I think it would be better if it were quiet.”

“Hey, in times like this, you should say, ‘I feel lonely when I think about being alone!’”

I shook my head at Kang Si-yoon’s absurd words.

Then he put the facts into his head.

“I’m so happy that I don’t have to listen to your nonsense, Siyoon.”

“Huh! Okay, let’s see how much fun you can have by yourself!”

“I hope you come back as late as possible, I’m sure you’ll have fun.”

“Oh, I was thinking of doing that anyway!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Heo Yu-bin, who was watching our childish wordplay, sighed and said to Ji Yun-cheol.

“Let’s go first. Once we start, there’s no end to it.”

“yes.”

Even though I said that, I bumped fists with Kang Si-yoon and told him to be careful on the way.

After seeing everyone off like that, I went back to my lodgings and changed my clothes.

I also wore a hat and mask, which are always required when going out.

[Me: I’ll go out for a bit. (Photo) You don’t have to worry about what to wear.]

[Manager Yeo Chang-min: Are you going out alone?? Is it okay if I don’t take the car?]

[Me: It’s okay. I’m going to ride the subway for the first time in a while.]

[Manager Yeo Chang-min: Be careful on your way back, and if anything goes wrong, call me right away, okay?]

After leaving a message to my manager telling him I would be going out first, I leisurely headed to the subway station alone.

– Gentleman, the train bound for Gentleman is arriving now.

I got off at Nonhyeon Station and stepped onto platform 7 for the first time in a long time.

‘… … I never thought I’d go to Wolgye-dong in this state.’

I looked at the crown prince’s eyes reflected in the subway window and smiled to myself.

It’s a ridiculous situation.

I was possessed by a character in a game and went to the place where I used to live.

It’s a story that seems like it would appear in a book or webtoon.

But even as I was thinking this, the rattling subway was telling me that all of this was not fiction, but reality.

20 minutes later, I got off at Wolgye Station.

I took off my mask for a moment and breathed in some of the fresh air that Seoul had to offer.

Somehow, even the air felt familiar.

As I climbed up the hill, I saw many places that brought back vivid memories of old times.

The snack shop I occasionally visited in middle school was still there.

The convenience store in front of the school was still there.

But the moment I turned off the intersection and into the alley, I immediately noticed something was strange.

‘Wait a minute. It should be visible from this location.’

I was worried that I might have seen something wrong, so I quickly left the alley.

A park full of trees appeared before my eyes.

If I remember correctly, there was definitely a residential area beyond this park.

No, from the very beginning, when I entered the first alley, I should have seen the house I lived in.

“Ugh, ugh!”

I ran in a hurry.

I quickly crossed the park, thinking that I might have mistaken my location after living in Charis for so long.

“… … .”

But as if it were a lie, the residential area where Han Ji-hyeok lived did not exist in the place I remembered.