The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 208



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 208

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I hurriedly returned to the practice room because of a strange feeling, and I sighed without realizing it at the sight that unfolded before my eyes.

“Ugh… .”

wee.

Seriously, I was only away for a very short time.

“… … .”

“Siwoo, you again, whenever you do something, you keep your mouth shut….”

In the meantime, Siwoo and Yoochan are avoiding each other’s eyes, chasing each other, and looking perplexed, wondering what kind of conversation was going on.

“Huh? Why are you suddenly having this conversation…? Haha, you two. Were you two not getting along well from the beginning? Relax your expressions a little, okay?”

I thought it would be okay since I had drained the energy from the practice rounds, but the dud bomb was unknowingly spraying gunpowder.

“Are you guys fighting among yourselves? Then, is it, is it okay? I don’t have to stop you…?”

“… Let’s just stay still. We practiced a lot today anyway.”

And the sight of this is not being seen by our T.O.J members, but by members of another group, Wiz.

What a confusing situation this is.

It’s unfortunate that this has happened while I’m separated from the other members and can’t communicate with them at the moment.

I rolled my eyes and gritted my teeth in embarrassment.

Anyway, the first thing we need to do right now is… .

“…Taeiya.”

“Huh? Oh, Chun-yong! You’re back! Do you see this? Your members’ older and younger siblings… .”

“―Do you want to go to the break room with Danwoo and eat some ramen? There are a lot of cup ramen there. Choose from each type and eat them.”

We’ll get Antae out of here, since he has a natural talent for making things worse.

Right now, Yoochan and Siwoo are ignoring Antae’s presence because they are focused on each other, but if their attention is drawn even just a little, there is a very high chance that they will get caught up in the gunpowder that guy is scattering recklessly.

People are easily swayed by even a single word heard around them.

I ruined my idol life because of my manager’s tricks, so how could it be otherwise when it’s a fight?

“Huh? No, I don’t really feel like eating ramen right now. And if I eat something and then practice, my stomach gets bloated.”

Of course, a strong enemy is a strong enemy. Antae did not back down easily.

“And more than that, now isn’t the time for that, right?”

With a face as neat as porcelain and an innocent expression, he appeals, ‘What are you trying to do without me in this conflict situation?’

However, unlike the time of ‘Catch Me Catch You’, I have more allies now who can give me strength.

“Hey, Han Dan-woo. You take Taei with you and tell him where the break room is. Oh, you went there earlier, right? It’s at the end of the right side of the upstairs hallway.”

“…okay.”

“Hey, guys? What about my doctor? Didn’t I just say I didn’t really want to eat?”

“Come out, Inma. Please read the mood, seriously…!”

“Haha, Danwoo. How did you get so strong? Originally, if I held on, I wouldn’t have been pushed back.”

“Shut up, shut up. Hey, Park Ha-won. You should go too. What are you looking at again? Come out.”

“Huh? Huh… .”

It’s not that Yeonwoo hyung didn’t help, but in this situation, it was clear that Han Danwoo would be much more accustomed to dragging Antae away.

Somehow, when I see things like this, I feel like it’s fortunate that things turned out well even if it was a fight between Han Dan-woo and me.

“Excuse me, Siwoo? Mr. Yoochan? You should stop fighting and just resolve things! I’ve felt this way and that, fighting is really bad for people’s feelings…”

“You really are a mouthy person, mouthy person. Come here!”

As Han Dan-woo left the room with An Tae-yi and Ha Won-yi, a loud noise rang out, and silence fell over the practice room.

“… … .”

Truly, a silence that I could not have imagined until just a moment ago.

Siwoo is bowing his head down with his arms wrapped around himself, and Yoochan is blinking slowly while pushing back his bangs that have fallen over his forehead.

And in the middle of it all, I stood there, mumbling, choosing my words.

“… … .”

I sat down between them, my buttocks pressed against mine, and observed their ominous expressions.

Before everything else, first of all… .

“…What on earth is going on?”

“ha….”

“That, that….”

Perhaps they were embarrassed themselves, as soon as the situation began to clear up a bit, sighs came out of Yoochan and Siwoo’s mouths.

Of course, I never looked into the other person’s eyes while doing so.

As I was doing this, it felt like I went back to the time when I first saw the trouble between the two people in .

It was the same back then.

Yoochan hyung wants to hear an answer from Siwoo, but Siwoo chooses to remain silent because he doesn’t want to reveal his problem.

And then you just get more emotionally entangled, and you repeat the process, over and over and over again.

“Oh my… .”

A sigh escaped my lips.

To be honest,

Even though I was living a flexible life as a T.O.J., I thought that there would be a problem between Yoochan and Siwoo at least once.

That makes sense, the two of them had trouble back in , where I returned and re-participated… .

Even during the Arrows days, our relationship wasn’t a good fit.

“Huh? Who changed the bathroom order today? I thought I was going first, but it was Siwoo. This is a big deal. I have to wash up quickly and go to the recording studio…”

“Ah, Yoo, Yoochan hyung. Then… you can wash up first.”

“Oh, no. I really just need to get wet! Siwoo, if you really want to, do you want to wash with me? I really just need to wash and shave.”

“No! Oh, no. You go wash up first. If I stay, you’ll be uncomfortable… .”

“Uh… Siwoo. I don’t really feel uncomfortable with you. Seriously.”

“still….”

No matter how much I made a name for myself in a vicious way and neglected the members, I could still sense that.

“That’s all for today. Oh, Yoochan. Would you like to say something to Arrows’ youngest member, Siwoo, who recently released a solo album? Like this, through the radio, as a surprise… .”

“yes yes?”

“Um, so. A word of encouragement…?”

“Uh, um… Siwoo, fighting!”

“… Is that all?”

It was less so when I was with the other members, but when it was just Yoochan and Siwoo talking, I felt awkward.

We tried our best to be considerate of each other, but even that consideration often made the other person feel uncomfortable.

And, I was so heartbroken at that time that my memory is a bit hazy… .

“… What are you two? Aren’t Hwaseong and Yoochan originally in the same room?”

“Ah, Rex. Well… Siwoo and I, we have something to talk about. Haha! You know? Uh, our 2nd mini album. We need to coordinate the parts… .”

“Huh… It’s too quiet for something like that. Did you scold the kid?”

“No… yes.”

“Hey, don’t scold Siwoo. If there’s anyone among our members who deserves to be scolded the most, it’s me. Don’t fight with other people.”

“… … .”

After my accident, there were noticeable problems between the two of us.

“… Back then, if I hadn’t been picking on Siwoo for no reason, I could have had a proper talk with Rex.”

“No. I, I was being overly sensitive to Yoochan hyung for no reason. So….”

“Wow… .”

I tried to shake off the embarrassment running down my spine as I revisited the nightmare I had after my debut was confirmed.

In the end, if you think about it, it was all just a dream I had because I felt guilty for creating the problem myself.

Anyway, this time it won’t happen, I have to help you.

I rolled my eyes to look back and forth between the two people who were still silent.

well.

If you ask me why these two are like this and not the other members…

Perhaps it’s because the environment I’ve lived in up until now is so different.

Yoo Chan-hyung, who grew up in an ordinary family, steadily prepared for the college entrance exam and successfully entered a Korean university, boldly threw himself into the opportunity to achieve his one and only dream and made his debut.

Siwoo, who had a brother who was an idol at the peak of his popularity, lived a life of an insular trainee, closer to everyone in the entertainment industry since childhood, and debuted through a survival show.

Not only in personality, but even in that aspect, Yoochan and Siwoo were polar opposites.

No, that’s not it.

It’s not just that the environment was different, but did the environment create that kind of personality?

“Ugh… .”

I let out a low sigh and briefly held my pounding head.

I guess it’s okay.

As I told Yoo Chan hyung during , it was something that had to happen at some point in order for us to continue group activities and open up to each other.

But no matter what, even if the timing is bad, it’s really bad.

If it was before Jaeha and Hwaseong’s debut like that, or during their break after all their activities were over, then it might be different.

How can something like this happen when you still have your repackaged album promotions left and are preparing for a year-end collaboration stage with another group?

So, what should I do in this situation?

… If you just let out your emotions like Mars or Logan, or cry in front of me, I think you’ll be able to resolve the issue more intuitively!

“Me, Yoochan hyung. And Siwoo…”

At that moment, after struggling and worrying for a long time, I finally opened my mouth.

“I, I just need to wait a minute… .”

Siwoo, who had been looking at the ground, quickly raised his head and got up from his seat.

The pretty, slightly hardened face moved its lips several times as if trying to find something to say, but barely managed to get the words out.

“I, just a moment… I’ll go out. I’ll be back soon. So that I can practice properly…”

After finishing speaking, Siwoo walked out of the practice room without giving anyone a chance to stop him.

I was hoping for some action, but this wasn’t what I was hoping for.

“her….”

As I stared at the practice room door with somewhat bewildered eyes, Yoochan hyung scratched his cheek and touched my shoulder.

“Hey, Chun-yong. Sorry. I was embarrassed. You and the Wiz.”

Honestly, the face of Yoochan hyung who said that looked the most embarrassed and perplexed.

Look.

A person who would normally shake it off and laugh it off is now drenched in cold sweat.

So, if I show that I care about this situation, it will be more difficult for me.

I tried my best to appear calm and chose my words carefully.

“… No. I’m just curious about what happened between you and Siwoo. We have to keep practicing.”

In a way that doesn’t make Yoochan-hyung feel uncomfortable, I want to ask him clearly what happened.

“Yeah, that’s right. You’re absolutely right. Haha, you’re always right… .”

Yoo Chan-hyung, who had been smiling hollowly without hiding his embarrassment, soon changed his expression.

As usual.

A handsome face with a cheerful and refreshing smile.

“… Don’t worry! It was nothing. It won’t interfere with our collaboration stage practice or repackage activities. I promised Siwoo that.”

And then, I muddled through.

Of course, if I had just looked at the two of them indifferently like before, I might have just thought, ‘It’s something that happens between guys, I guess.’

But the situation is the situation, and the words that are stuck in your ears are just words.

promise?

… Yoochan hyung and Siwoo. When, where, and what did you two promise?

Brother Yoochan was the type to easily tell people around him about his work.

From trivial things like what did you eat, which friend called you today, or whether you’re itching to death because of the hairspray, to more serious things like the hardships you had while preparing for college entrance exams.

However, I have never heard anything about the ‘promise’ that Yoochan hyung made with Siwoo.

“Brother Yoochan, what exactly did you say earlier…?”

“Well, we’re back again. … Are you okay now?”

“Oh! Wiz are back! Siu… Do! Then, should we practice the choreography again? We have to do well on the collaboration stage, right! The other teams upstairs must be working hard too!”

“… … .”

I got up awkwardly and greeted the others together with Yoochan hyung, squinting my eyes.

Thanks to Yoochan and Siwoo’s strange behavior, I could feel it instinctively.

The two of them never intended to tell anyone about the trouble between them, and they intended to keep it sealed.

But that was not to be.

At the time of , I said, ‘Let’s bury this for now and focus on the stage,’ but now the two of us have debuted together as a group.

It was clear that these problems would become a vicious cycle that would make each other more uncomfortable.

Well, I’m sorry, but… .

I guess I’ll have to dig it out.

I quickly walked up to the neat-faced Wiz member, whose eyes were shining, and who was grumbling something like, ‘That’s why I said I didn’t really want to eat it.’

Should I be thankful that someone heard the conversation between the two people that I couldn’t hear?

Of course, that is… .

“… It looks like you ate really well for that, Taeya.”

“Huh? Chun-yong? You were scared just now when I raised my hand, but this time you put your arm around my shoulder first…”

“When did I say that? We’re friends, right?”

This dud bomb thing was a bit of a bother, but whatever.

But, in the end, even unexploded bombs have their uses.

I put my arms around Antaei’s neck, who had a bewildered expression, and whispered quietly.

“… I’ll make sure you dance really well, Taeya. Just trust me.”

“uh…?”

“So, please take care of me?”

Because you are going to be the key to solving our members’ troubles.

Please take care of me, Antae.