The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 187



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 187

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In fact, Senior Joo-Young would not have opened up to us so easily.

No matter how desperate I am to tell someone about my relationship right now, Senior Jooyoung is a member of Sladix after all.

What kind of group is Sladix?

[“This time again, Sladix” Sladix’s ‘Dream in Dream’, breaking the male idol initial record!]

[“Triple Million Seller? What’s Next? I’m Scarier” Sladix, Who Is on the Verge of a Quadra Million Seller, What’s Next?]

Even as the conceptual king Leopold continues to dominate all kinds of buzz, this boy group has been around for many years and their stronghold has never waned.

Under the overall command of Hyung Yeonwoo, the unyielding first-team male idol group boasts a deep bond with their fans without any major complaints.

Overwhelming overseas tour sales, yet regular Korean albums are released without fail.

This is Sladix’s current position, this is it.

So, there’s no reason for a member of that group to act like that before.

but….

[Overlap (F): When the skill caster performs an action that triggers the PC, the memory of that time comes back and the charm is adjusted (can be demerited)

Effect: -10% to +10% charm to PC users]

Well, I guess I should say that the skill X gave me after a long time has been quite effective.

“Ahem… .”

I let out a small cough, noticing that the skill was activated, and shoved my slowly blinking phone a little further into my pocket.

Of course, I really didn’t know that this skill would suddenly become a critical hit.

Because, in my relationship with Senior Joo-Young, there is only one part where the trigger can be pressed.

[Arrows Rex, Sweet Encounter with Lily J. Billy? “Just the Two of Us in a Car”]

[ Is Billy’s New Man Rex from Arrows? “I Like Sharp-Looking Guys”]

[Sledix Joo-young, Outgram post is a hot topic… “It looks good.”]

… the rumors of my relationship with Senior Billy that broke out before I came back.

At that time, Senior Joo-young and I had a brief conversation similar to the one mentioned earlier.

“Hello, senior. Our Arrows has made a comeback with a mini album, so we wanted to say hello to you… .”

“Huh? You came to say hello, to say hello? Wow, you’re really shameless… .”

“Jooyoung. You should be careful with your words in front of your juniors.”

“Hyung Yeonwoo! You’re the kid who meets with hyung sometimes, and you’re protecting another group’s kid in front of me? That kid! You know what that kid did!”

“Haha, you don’t seem to remember what happened to you when we were dating back then. You too. Do you want to do it again?”

“Ugh, ugh… Hey, Mr. Rex! Rex, no. Mr. Rex? Okay, do it. Uh. Do it well. If you don’t know, ask me, okay? You know what? Should I teach you some, like, dating skills?”

“… Thank you for your kind words.”

“Well said, sir!”

Who knew that conversation back then would become the trigger for this moment?

Even if it is not something the other person has experienced directly, if it is related to me in my memory, will it come to the other person’s mind as well?

Then there’s no way to properly figure out whether that’s a merit or a demerit!

Somehow, I think it might be a skill given by X.

Even though it was a collaboration between us, I couldn’t hide the fact that there were some flaws.

If it were a stage skill, I would confidently say, ‘Deactivate it.’

That’s why, Yuan.

“Oh my… .”

I rolled my eyes and tried to hide my current embarrassment.

It wasn’t easy, but whatever.

But is that a good thing or not?

In this situation, there seemed no need for me to hide my embarrassment.

Because, in real time, Yeonwoo hyung was showing an amazing appearance.

“after….”

Yeonwoo hyung, who had boldly told me, ‘Your gift is extravagant,’ slowly blinked his eyes while tightly grabbing the back of Jooyoung’s neck.

As if I were a chef who was trying to figure out how to cook each ingredient.

And then, Yeonwoo hyung, who had a gentle smile on his face as if he had just made a big decision… .

“Jooyoung-ah.”

“Hyung, all the juniors are watching right now, if you do this here….”

“Jooyoung-ah.”

“… … .”

“Kneel down.”

He cut off Senior Joo-young’s whining words and demanded that he kneel down.

On the 4th basement floor of Music Days Sangam Live Hall.

On the bare ground.

A member of Sladix, currently shining in the top male idol group.

“…Holy.”

From the moment Senior Joo-young suddenly started talking about his love life, Logan, who had been fidgeting with his mouth shut, finally put his arms around Hwa-seong and I’s shoulders and started whispering loudly.

“Mates, is this really okay? I don’t think we should be here. We need to get back to the waiting room quickly…”

“Ugh, Logan. Calm down. You’re not the only one who’s feeling uneasy right now, are you? I want to go quickly, too. But if you suddenly leave, you’ll look at me even stranger…!”

“Well, just be as natural as possible. Hurry. I really have a hard time with situations like this. I’m pretty empathetic!”

“Uh, um… .”

I looked at my younger siblings who were crying, at Jooyoung who was at a loss in front of Yeonwoo hyung with a pale and tired face, and at Yeonwoo hyung who was smiling brightly and linking arms in front of them before choosing my words.

I feel a little sorry that Logan and Mars had to go through this… .

“… I’m sorry, but I don’t think we can go anywhere right now.”

I have to tell you the truth, what should I do?

“Noooo!”

As soon as I finished whispering, Logan grabbed my cheeks with both hands and made a face that looked like he was on the verge of tears.

Like a large dog that hears a sound frequency it hates.

“What? Hyung Chun-yong, what are you talking about?! Where can we not go?”

“Logan, speak Korean! If you keep doing that, we’ll end up breaking up communication!”

“Ugh, I want to go back to the Home sweet waiting room quickly… .”

“I said the same thing. No, Yongyong hyung. What do you mean we can’t go anywhere? Just say, ‘Excuse me,’ and leave…!”

And just like Logan, Mars forgot about my large size and started desperately holding on to my arm, pulling hard.

I guess so.

It wasn’t even a different team, but a senior player like Sladex was about to be tortured in front of my eyes.

What rookie idol would want to see that with their own two eyes?

However, the Yeonwoo hyung I know would never have let us go from here so easily.

Besides, this is the board I laid down.

As expected.

“Oh, everyone, Tiozes.”

While Senior Joo-young was still trembling, Yeon-woo suddenly spoke to us and slowly approached us, uncrossing his arms.

Yeonwoo, wearing an oriental-style uniform that fit his long body perfectly, looked almost like a grim reaper.

Why did you dye your hair so dark that it looks blue?

I hung my younger siblings on my arms and responded to my older brother with an embarrassed smile on my face.

“… Yes, senior.”

“It’s nothing else, but I know there’s still some time until the pre-recording for T.O.J. So I’d like to ask you a favor.”

“Huh? Well, what would you like to ask…?”

“Well, you see those plastic chairs over there? The owner put them there so that it would be easier to eat ramen.”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah… .”

“Just sit there and watch for a bit. Don’t feel pressured. Just think of it as watching a morning drama.”

“… … .”

“And Jooyoung, what are you doing? I told you to kneel. We need to talk quickly before we move.”

okay.

This is Yeonwoo hyung.

I rolled my eyes here and there, grabbed the shoulders of my two younger siblings who were watching me closely, and slowly backed away towards the plastic chair.

If Yeonwoo hyung was going to criticize me with that expression right now, I should have criticized him.

The reason Hyung Yeonwoo didn’t send us back to the waiting room.

And, not taking back what I told Senior Joo-young to do when he told me to kneel.

It was an act with clear intention.

The intention is to leave this memory forever in the mind of the party who did wrong, in the presence of a third party.

Of course, the third parties here are Mars and Logan.

If you think about it, I’m an accomplice.

So what should I do in this situation?

“…Mars. Logan.”

“Yong yong tongue… .”

“Please, please. Hyung Chun-yong, I want to go… .”

“Let’s sit down. … Let’s eat the snacks I bought earlier.”

“Hyoooooo!!”

“Hey, Logan. A walk? A walk? Oh, not a walk. Right. Let’s have a snack. A snack!”

As Yeonwoo hyung had instructed, I had a duty to take good care of these third parties.

“Jooyoung-ah.”

And it all started the moment we sat down in our seats and opened the fried rice, popcorn, shikhye, and radish we had bought at the store.

“It’s been a long time since you’ve been kneeling, huh. I took it easy on the choreography practice because you were in the vocal line, but you’ve become really lax…”

“Yeonwoo, tongue… .”

“Okay, look here.”

Yeonwoo hyung whispered to Jooyoung sunbae, who was eventually kneeling in front of the store like a squirrel trembling, while shoving his cell phone in his hand.

“… Smile. I’ll take a picture.”

In a voice that is both domineering and affectionate.

“A, a photo…?”

“Okay. I’m going to upload this to our official SNS right now. The title should be something like… ‘What on earth did Jooyoung do wrong?’ The fans will think you and I are joking around. Right?”

Taking a picture like that in this situation was more like taxidermy than just a scolding.

A threatening, stuffed animal that says, “Fans may think differently, but you and I will remember this situation forever whenever we enter our official SNS.”

“Huh.”

“God, this is….”

A low sigh escaped Mars and Logan, who were sitting next to me.

The embarrassment that a senior of all people is being insulted like that.

Plus, the fear that something like that might happen when an idol’s love life gets involved.

And Mars and Logan’s reactions were exactly the role of the third party that Yeonwoo hyung wanted.

“Ugh, ugh… .”

In the end, Senior Joo-young had no choice but to force a smile while trembling, and that image was captured on Hyung Yeon-woo’s cell phone.

Click—

“Well, it’s kind of funny. It came out well.”

Yeonwoo, who briefly played with his phone and uploaded the picture on SNS, muttered while stroking the parting of his neatly-groomed black hair.

“I’ve done one of the three things I had to do, so I’ll do the next one that I can do right now.”

“Brother Yeonwoo, please! What will the juniors think?”

“I think you shouldn’t date as an idol.”

“Ugh….”

“There’s no time, Jooyoung. I’ll get to the next one right away. This time, it’s a video. You should judge for yourself how you’ll look.”

Yeonwoo, who crouched down in front of Senior Jooyoung, who was kneeling, and held out his cell phone, smiled softly like the moon rising high in the late night.

“Now, summarize your love story from beginning to end. I’ll give you 15 minutes.”

“Huh, huh?”

“How you say this will determine your next action. Good luck. Now, let’s get started.”

“What on earth do you want me to start?”

“start.”

“That, that’s why! Billy and I… .”

“Yeah. It’s Billy from Lily J. Um, I heard Lily J’s name earlier.”

That love story will never spread anywhere.

However, it will remain on Yeonwoo hyung’s cell phone and drive forever and become a leash that will strangle Jooyoung sunbae.

That person is Jeong Yeon-woo.

It’s thorough and has a control wall.

He even controls himself like that, and enjoys drinking periodically to check his limits.

Anyway, I’m telling you, he’s the scariest person I know.

“… Sigh.”

I swallowed hard and looked closely at Yeonwoo, who had become serious.

Because I was giving my brother compensation for the previous deal, and I needed to make sure he was one of the ‘other guys’.

But this is, really… .

“I fell down then… Billy gave me a band. He said, ‘Oh, I hope you don’t get hurt and work hard.’”

The more I listened to what Senior Joo-young, with his miserable expression, said to Hyung Yeon-woo…

“She contacted me because she was having a hard time because no matter how hard she tried, things didn’t go well, and she wanted to know how to overcome that slump. I felt a great sense of kinship with her, and I thought, ‘I hope she doesn’t have to go through the same experience as me.’”

“Experience? What kind of difficult experience have you had? Tell me about it in detail.”

“Ahh! Hyung Yeonwoo, wait, wait! Hyung, you can’t do this here!”

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Jooyoung? I don’t know. I need to check if what I just heard is true or not. What was hard? You’re saying it was hard to sing the song I made?”

“Huh, huh… .”

Above all, this is really… .

“…Mars. Give me some popcorn.”

“Hey, let’s eat the fried rice that my brother bought!”

“Holy. Is it okay for me to just… look at this, Chun-yong hyung?”

“Uh, uh, for now? Let’s focus, focus. This is also an experience.”

Other people’s love stories.

…is it fun?