The Malicious Member is Back! - Chapter 246



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The Malicious Member Returns! Episode 246

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X, who attempted a rebellion alone and half-succeeded in it, described himself as ‘a completely different person than before.’

As for whether it was true or not, the only way I could directly tell was that the app, which used to be all black, had changed to a colorful one, but whatever.

– X: No, it’s not a funeral, so why is the app all black?

– X: Isn’t the trend kitschy and pretty?

– X: You really need to know that our company is old ㅡㅡ

– X: It should have happened this long ago!!

– X: You have to pursue change to develop, just like me.

It’s a bit embarrassing to say that I have no idea about it, when I claim that I have changed so much.

Besides, that wasn’t the point.

[What the heck is this (??): When the skill caster is in a difficult situation, the versatile, capable, and genius X can directly improvise (possible to demerit)

Effect: X’s help]

Among the colorfully changed app UIs, this is a strange skill that stands out with its fluorescent color.

– X: Did you finally see it? You saw it!!

– X: Hehehe, I made it because I thought it might work while removing the skill restrictions.

– X: Is there anything that can be done??

– X: I guess I’m a genius… How did I succeed in developing something…

– X: My masterpiece, my genius, my first direct production skill

– X: But I should have used a different name ㅡㅡ

– X: I didn’t know it would work so I did something random and that worked. Oh, that’s it.

From the moment I first successfully hacked and unlocked various restrictions, X, who had been calling it a gift to himself, was more pleased than I could have imagined, but to me, it was just a feeling of bewilderment.

What? Who is multi-talented, talented, and a genius?

What? Direct improvisation?

The more I read the description, the more it made me feel like my job as an idol was insignificant and the ridiculous skill was making my face look pale.

In fact, the skills I longed for the whole time I had my skills locked under the pretext of disciplinary action were the ‘Overlap’ skill that helped me distinguish between ‘other guys’, the ‘Idol’s Aura’ that directly helped me on stage, and if I had to pick one more, the ‘Fortune Cookie’ that told me my fortune for the day.

It’s not that other skills don’t help, but I’m not sure.

It is also true that it is only applicable in very limited situations.

But, what on earth is this?

– Kim Chun-yong: How can you help me?

– X: Hey you ungrateful little shit

– X: How much are the skills, Pokedex, and abilities that I have given you so far?

– X: How can I help you!!

– Kim Chun-yong: No, that’s something you gave me that your company could give me…

– Kim Chun-yong: That strange skill is something you use to help me.

– Kim Chun-yong: What is that?

– Kim Chun-yong: There is also a possibility of demerit.

The guy who was trying to refute me by showing me ‘X is typing’ ran away saying he was busy as soon as I mentioned the disadvantage.

He knows full well that there is no way he will get in trouble for causing a rebellion at the company during disciplinary action, but he makes excuses.

I don’t know exactly what my and X’s disciplinary status is, but I think it’s a good thing that we can use our abilities and skills as they are.

Well, if you ask yourself whether it is okay to act this lawlessly… .

“Ugh… .”

Even though I was the one who instigated it, I have a strong feeling that it will come back to me like a boomerang someday.

“Son, if you sigh, you will get sick.”

“… Huh.”

I nodded at my father, covering my gaping mouth with my chin.

I can’t let my problems spread to my family, huh?

“Is it because of work? Haha, you seem to be the hardest working person in the house right now, dude.”

“Similar… similar.”

“But, okay? Just relax a bit, okay? What if you have a hard time until you’re with your dad? I’m your dad. You can tell me what’s hard, what’s difficult. I still don’t know much about idols… but I can still cheer for my son.”

“… That’s enough.”

“Hey, son. You’re all grown up. You’re all grown up. Okay?”

My dad’s encouragement from the wheel spoke louder to me than I thought it would, and it really helped me forget about the skills and disciplinary issues that lay before me.

“It’s been a long time since you’ve driven this car? I gave you a ride when you were preparing for your second album… I think it’s been about three or four months.”

“Haha, that’s right. I missed you… .”

Even though quite some time had passed since I returned, this reality still felt like a desperate dream to me.

That’s why I want to listen better to what my family and our members want, and do better for them.

I want to bow down so low that if someone saw me, they’d say I’m such a pushover.

Besides, today was a day when those feelings grew even stronger than any other day.

“… They’re all here. Here they are.”

My dad’s car stopped in front of our apartment building, and he unbuckled his seatbelt, leaned over to the passenger seat where I was sitting, and patted my shoulder.

“Have a nice trip, son. Will it be another three months before I see you again?”

okay.

Today marked the end of our short and sweet first personal vacation as a Tiozae.

“Logan said he went to Daegu with you? Are you two having fun?”

“Ah, of course. I bought a ton of presents! Logan got them first, but if you want to get some from Yongyong, you can go to the dorm first.”

“Huh? Logan went into the dorm first?”

“Ah… um. Yes. I said I could stay longer, but I feel sorry for interfering with our family time…”

“Ugh… .”

“Of all people, my cousin came to visit me on vacation this time. Oh, how tactless. I wanted to hang out with Logan more.”

“Okay, I understand. Thanks for telling me, Hwaseong. Get some rest in Daegu.”

To be exact, I couldn’t go to Liverpool in a week, so I returned two days early because I was worried that Logan, who went to Daegu with Hwaseong, would be alone in the hotel.

Anyway, that was the end of the short vacation.

If I were to return to my dorm, I would probably spend this hiatus with the members on other entertainment schedules, radio, or practice or training.

So, even if you rest, you are not exactly resting.

Besides, the program I would be participating in as a mentor was a survival show, and I would be working with Hyung Yeonwoo, who was already uncomfortable, so it wasn’t something I would normally pay attention to.

It’s going to get busy again.

In a survival show where he suddenly became a mentor, in X’s rebellion within the group, and in the first hiatus after receiving the Rookie of the Year award as T.O.Z.E.

From here on out, it was my first time on all these roads.

My past reputation as a trash person had not helped me much in the past, but it was even less so now.

I have to completely trust myself and move forward.

I’ve always felt like I’ve done very little with confidence and almost forced myself to do things, so when moments like this come, I feel overwhelmed.

I do it because I have to.

Because my mistake is so big and enormous, I try to make it a little smaller.

With that kind of thought, with that kind of heart, somehow.

However, now that the reality of having to go down a path I had no idea about has hit me, I’m honestly a little scared.

I wonder if I can do it well.

I wonder if I can make it to the end.

“… … .”

That’s how it was, when my silence grew longer for a moment.

“… Son. Don’t you want to go to the dorm?”

“Huh, huh?”

“Let’s turn the car around!”

Dad suddenly raised his voice and started the car engine again, bursting into laughter.

“If you don’t like it, don’t do it! Go home, okay? Eat mom’s food. Cover yourself with the blanket and lie down. If your sister or brother comes and bothers you, play with them. Okay?”

My father’s actions were a bit exaggerated, and his voice was so shaky and unsteady compared to his usual calm tone that anyone could tell it was acting.

okay.

“Let’s go home, home! Yeah. I didn’t want to send my son either. If you go, I’ll be the only man in the house. I’ll have to share in the bullying, okay?”

It’s Dad’s acting, starting the engine of this old car and pretending to step on the accelerator.

My parents’ performance, letting me know that they will be a safe haven for me to run away to whenever I want.

“ha ha ha….”

I watched my dad acting funny for a while without knowing it, and then I burst out laughing.

okay.

Because I had these people around me, I had to work harder.

“Oh, you’re laughing now. Son, I thought you said you didn’t want to be an idol anymore. Well, then you can just take over my butcher shop… But still, what if you get cursed at?”

Our father, who is so kind, gentle, and devoted to his family…

I was the cause of such a ridiculous accident, how could I not try to turn it around?

Dad, Mom.

Sister, and Nari.

Our members who suffered because of me.

When I think of these people, I have no time to be afraid.

“… That’s not it. I just thought you might want to see me if you went now.”

I wiped my eyes with my hand, unbuckled my seatbelt like my dad had done, and leaned toward the driver’s seat.

“Huh? What is it? Son, why are you acting cute? Huh, these days, whenever I go, it’s like this… .”

Before I came back, I had never hugged my father like this, except when I was very young.

I was also the only son in the family, and neither my father nor I thought that this kind of contact was necessary between the two of us.

But, that’s when I twisted the fate of our family.

What’s so difficult about this hug? I couldn’t help but resent myself for not having done it before.

“…I’ll be back.”

I need to do this more often now.

I’ve been doing it whenever I have time since I got back, but I need to do it more often.

And, I must do my best to put back the things that were twisted because of me.

“Daddy’s coming, son. … Cheer up!”

Like that, my dad’s old car that had been parked in front of the apartment building returns to the road.

“…after.”

With both hands full of the luggage my mother had handed me while waving her arms, I looked at our dormitory where the lights were flickering in the distance.

I feel like my head is clearer.

And, I feel like the things I need to do from now on are being organized one by one.

I began to slowly walk towards my lodgings, gripping the heavy luggage with all my might.

I don’t know, but no matter how useless the information I previously knew through the reputation of Rex Trash was, there was a way to use it somehow.

Well, then you should use it wisely, right?

And this time, my information wasn’t just for me.

Beep, beep, beep―

The door to the dorm opens and someone approaches with a nervous expression, holding a frying pan.

“―Huh? Brother Chun-yong? Oh my god, I thought you were a thief!”

I won’t be able to go to Liverpool so I’ll be spending two days alone in the hotel.

Logan, a Liverpool boy who will be spending two days alone with me in the accommodation.

“What are you thief, Inma? Come and get this. There’s a lot of luggage.”

“God, what is all this? And why are you here so early? There’s still some vacation time left….”

“Why, why? I came quickly because I had something to prepare.”

“…Ready?”

“Okay, get ready. You, me, and Jaeha hyung. We’re going to be survival mentors this time.”

I smiled at Logan, who was wagging his invisible tail and opening his eyes wide.

“… I’m going to study in advance for the trainees who are going to appear there.”

This time, Logan too was going to study in advance to some extent to deal with this situation.