The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 220



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 220

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There was only one time when Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo stood facing each other like this in front of a vending machine.

At the time of , it was when we both realized that ‘we really don’t fit together’.

“Would you like this? Or the one below?”

“Oh, I… the one below…”

At that time, Jang Si-woo was a bit more sensitive and timid than he is now, and Bang Yoo-chan was more impatient, and he treated others based on the environment in which he grew up rather than from his position as a celebrity.

There are some things that are different now than back then, but still… .

“Things have been a bit messy lately, haven’t they?”

“…yes.”

“Let’s have a talk, shall we?”

In some parts, it was the same.

A vending machine on the opposite side of the waiting room, located in a remote area, in a hallway where people preparing for the year-end stage pass breathlessly.

“… … .”

Standing there facing each other, Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo waited for the other person to open their mouth first, seemingly making their words, “Let’s talk,” meaningless.

In the meantime, there was green tea in Bang Yoo-chan’s hand and an ionic drink in Jang Si-woo’s hand.

It was different.

It was something that the two of them could not help but feel deep in their bones, even if they tried to pretend not to know.

Bang Yoo-chan finds Jang Si-woo difficult.

Every time he met Jang Si-woo, who was sensitive and delicate and grew up well, unlike his school friends and people around him throughout his life, he felt like he was becoming a bad person.

Jang Si-woo is jealous of Bang Yoo-chan.

Unlike himself, who was overshadowed by his brother’s influence and heard people say, “I’m not as good as my brother” no matter what he did, seeing Bang Yoo-chan shine with his own talent made him feel pathetic.

Even though we were in the same group and ended up debuting together.

“… Siwoo.”

In that silence, it was Bang Yoo-chan who spoke first.

“Siwoo, can we talk for a minute? We have to film our debut album together.”

“… Yes. Okay.”

Whenever the two of them have a conversation like this, it’s always been like that.

“… … .”

Bang Yoo-chan briefly rubbed the opening of the green tea can he was holding with his finger, then put away the cheerful smile that had always made his face shine brightly and muttered in a low voice.

“I’m a bit sorry for starting this in such a hurry, even though I’m much older than you….”

“… … .”

“Honestly, I… don’t know what else to do here.”

That was the same thought that first came to Bang Yu-chan’s mind when Kim Chun-yong was sick.

Ah, I thought that if Siwoo and I could get along well and not cause any trouble to the other members, this kind of relationship would be okay.

“… Chun-yong has a cold? No, I really thought he was wearing too little, really!”

“Um, that’s right. But, I don’t think that’s the reason….”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“Well, I think I’ve been worrying about a lot of things lately. That’s why I can’t sleep well at night. I think that’s what’s affecting me. After all, when you’re stressed, your immune system tends to weaken.”

“There are a lot of things to worry about… .”

Eventually someone will find out, and it will hurt to care about it, right?

… Then what more should I do?

Bang Yoo-chan has always been the eldest member of the group, and has tried to treat his younger members affectionately in a different way than Son Jae-ha.

But if there is one important point… .

“I really don’t know either… .”

Bang Yoo-chan was also only twenty-two years old.

I was young.

No matter how much I tried to cover it up with words like ‘when I was in college’ or ‘when I was taking the entrance exams’, in the end I was just a kid who had never experienced proper social life.

Kim Chun-yong, I didn’t know because in my memories, Bang Yoo-chan always existed as a dependable eldest brother, but Bang Yoo-chan’s way of thinking was also something that I acquired after going through countless trials and errors.

“Siwoo, Jang Siwoo. So, if you don’t tell me, I have no idea.”

“… … .”

“You always want to be the victim? Why, why can’t you make me the bad guy?”

“Wh, what, when did I… That, that guy… always pushes me around…”

It was because of the major trouble with Jang Si-woo that Kim Chun-yong realized much later, after he returned like this.

Fortunately, this time, emotions didn’t get that intense.

Anyway, we can’t have a proper conversation, but we’re standing next to each other and waiting.

“… … .”

Bang Yoo-chan kept his mouth shut and looked at Jang Si-woo for a moment, who was scratching the cap of an ionic drink with the tip of his fingernail.

“It’s not opening? Should I open it for you?”

“Oh, no. That’s not it… .”

Jang Si-woo, who stood in front of Bang Yoo-chan, was always like this.

Whatever you tell me to do, I like it, I like that too.

“It’s nothing….”

… and in the end, Bang Yoo-chan brought out the answer he hated to hear the most.

well.

If you ask whether the problem really started there, there were too many surrounding factors.

Certainly, this was what made it the most difficult for Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo.

“… Haha, okay. Siwoo, do it yourself. I won’t touch it. This kind of thing is a bit much, isn’t it?”

“… … .”

Jang Si-woo also had his own circumstances.

No matter how much you see other members of different groups getting along well despite not getting along well, there is such a thing as human nature.

If you suddenly send someone who has spent their whole life in a room out into the square and ask them questions like, “Is it fun? Is it enjoyable? Is it free?”, they will just panic.

It was possible to see, feel, and understand.

But, how can someone who has never done that before suddenly say something like, ‘I’m jealous of your brother’ to someone who seems to hate him?

It was impossible.

No matter what I tried to say, the words would just sink back down as if they were stuck in my throat, and then an excuse like, “It’s nothing” would come out.

Just as Jang Si-woo did not understand Bang Yoo-chan’s discomfort towards him, Bang Yoo-chan also did not understand the oppression that Jang Si-woo had been carrying for a long time.

So, we have no choice but to keep going in circles.

Because of that, the two of them tried to repeat what happened before again.

“… Should I just say that I made up with Chun-yong?”

“… … .”

“We talked well, we’ll get along well. Should I say that?”

“I… like it.”

What’s so good about it?

Not at all.

They both knew that this conversation shouldn’t end like this.

But what should I do?

Because they are still children who don’t know how to go in a different direction.

Kim Chun-yong’s desire to follow the two was based on his affection for the members, which had grown stronger since his return, but it was also based on some instinct.

If he doesn’t go, the two of them will end up coming back without being able to properly sort out their feelings.

If it’s the experience of a malicious member, then is it the experience?

If I had to choose between likes and dislikes, I would say that I enjoyed drinking parties that were close to my dislikes, but the sense I acquired later in life was sharper than I thought.

Of course, the two people here had no idea about such things.

“Oh, okay. Let’s do as you say. Haha, right. Now that I say it like that, I feel embarrassed. What about you…?”

“… … .”

“It always seems like we’re at odds a lot. It’s strange.”

“… … .”

If I had known, I would not have thought of sorting out the situation like this.

“let’s go.”

“yes….”

Just as Kim Chun-yong had expected, the two people who had only exchanged the last two sentences as a proper conversation were about to return to the waiting room.

“… Ah, I said I have to go alone, so that’s okay.”

“You? Us? Sending you away alone? Make sense, you punk. Do you know what kind of trouble you’re going to cause?”

From far down the hallway, noisy voices began to be heard.

“… Hmm? What is it?”

“I think they are other performers.”

Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo too.

At first, I thought they were just people passing by and tried to quickly return to the waiting room.

It’s not uncommon to run into some singers at live halls where year-end performances are held.

however.

“Umm, you guys shouldn’t come here to talk about something important? It’s a secret between me and Chun-yong.”

“That’s even weirder. You, why have you been so obsessed with Kim Chun-yong since Catch Me Catch You? Isn’t it enough that you’re harassing us now?”

“When did I ever bully you? And Chun-yong and I are just friends, right? Friends who can talk openly about their problems.”

“Antaei, you’re good at making friends in other places.”

… After finding out who the owners of those voices were, I had no choice but to quickly hide behind the vending machine.

“Um, um, I’m really sorry… Can you guys go back to the waiting room first? I have to find Siwoo and Yuchan quickly. I asked you to do me a favor.”

Besides, the words that followed were words.

“… … .”

Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo, who had just made eye contact, immediately understood what the situation was.

Kim Chun-yong asked them to look into their situation.

…not anyone else, but Antaide!

Right here, right now, Tioze and Wiz’s official flower garden Antaei are caught by the two of them together?

That too, in front of Wiz, who will be performing a collaboration stage together later?

No one could have imagined what would come out of Antaei’s mouth.

If you’re unlucky, it could be known to the 12 people like ‘The oldest and youngest of the Tiozes were having trouble, and Antae discovered it’.

“… … .”

Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo’s faces were filled with embarrassment, embarrassment, and shame.

‘… When I go to the waiting room later, I’ll scold Chun-yong. He doesn’t trust people.’

‘Yes… my, my share too… please.’

There was also a slight anger mixed in that he was going to give Kim Chun-yong a good beating when he returned to the waiting room.

They had finally connected for the first time in a long while, and whispered to each other, hoping that Wiz, who had come near the vending machine where they were hiding, would pass quickly.

Go, go.

Please go quickly.

…then we have to go back to the waiting room!

But their footsteps only got closer and closer, and soon they stopped in front of the vending machine where Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo were hiding.

The fear at that time was, well.

It was a special and eerie feeling that only Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo could later share.

“Oh, there aren’t any here either. I said there are too many vending machines, that’s why. Chun-yong is such a kid. How would he know if I just said vending machine?”

“Okay, let’s go, okay? Why do you care so much about other people’s group affairs? We’re just worried that you’ll cause some trouble again… .”

“Hmm, no accidents. Maybe it’ll help this time. I learned a lot of good things thanks to Chun-yong and Si-woo.”

“Who did you learn from and what did you learn? You, Antaei?”

“Yeah. I learned that listening to other people’s stories is quite fun.”

“Isn’t that kid listening to anything we say now…?”

“Oh, let’s have a drink. What do you want to drink, Danwoo? What’s your preference?”

“I am… an orange?”

“Well, let’s unify it to zero cider. We need to reduce the high-fructose corn syrup.”

“Look, you’re not listening!”

The hallway was filled with the sound of jokes that contrasted with Wiz’s public image of being cold, organized, and black and white, and the vending machine rattled and spit out a few drinks.

“Ugh, it’s so cool… I thought I was going to die from the heat on stage.”

“Now that you’ve had your drink, I suggest that we really go back.”

“What are you talking about? I said I have to grant Chun-yong’s request. I promised you that. And that’s not all.”

Wiz, who had just returned from rehearsal, had a voice that was quite excited due to the stage, and the same was true for Antae.

“Siwoo, you know. I thought his personality would be similar to mine because his family background was similar to mine… but he’s much more delicate. I think I’ll feel better if I see that he’s okay. I keep worrying about him.”

“When was the last time you were in a bad mood? You keep making excuses about not wanting to go to the waiting room… .”

“Danwoo. I told you, that’s not true. Do you know what kind of person Siwoo is?”

An Tae-yi’s voice, which was very excited, became louder, and for a moment, Bang Yoo-chan and Jang Si-woo’s eyes met.

No, somehow.

Right now, of all times… .

“The kid was really repressed. Is it because he tried too hard? He envies someone and wants to be like them, but he thinks it’s jealousy. Ahem, I’ve never been like that.”

“No, sorry, but that’s information I’m not interested in at all. After all, isn’t that just bragging about yourself? And you shouldn’t say that when he’s not around, Inma… .”

It seemed like the words that the two of them really needed would come out of Antaei’s mouth.

‘That person is right here…’

Bang Yu-chan, who heard An Tae-yi’s words from beyond the vending machine, frowned at first, thinking, ‘What on earth does that mean?’

however.

“iced coffee….”

The moment I saw Jang Si-woo covering his mouth with his face flushed red and his tail wagging like a cat, I knew.

Ah, it starts here.

We’ve been going astray since here.

And soon, Bang Yoo-chan’s face also began to turn red.

“I felt this while talking to Chun-yong, that people who want to get along with each other tend to have more difficulty with each other. It was the first time I saw something like this, so it was interesting.”

“Please, let’s go to the waiting room. I’m telling you, my legs are giving out and I feel like I’m going to collapse…”

Our unexploded bomb, Antaei’s mouth would not stop.

Well, if it were normal, I would have been hit on the back a few times for talking nonsense, but that wouldn’t have been enough… .

“No, guys. Listen to me. This is going to be a bone and bone for our team. Be honest. You guys need to be honest with me about everything. Don’t try to hide it like the Chun Yong issue that only you guys knew about.”

“I’ll be honest with you. If you don’t go now, I’m going to drag you away.”

This time, it was definitely a good move.

This is thanks to an unexpected arrangement brought about by Kim Chun-yong’s desperation.