Save a Failed Idol’s Life

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: NicoleTempest

Chapter 11 Cheon Ise and the Trash (3)

“What?”

Seong-won stared at the salad bowl for a while, as if thinking hard, and then answered.

“Did you get struck by lightning or something when you had the accident?”

“What?”

It wasn’t lightning, but the words annoyed me as a changed person.

“You suddenly barged into the dorm and cleaned the fridge. You, who used to be too lazy to boil ramen and asked him to do it, suddenly volunteered to cook?”

I grumbled inwardly, wondering what kind of life this Cheon Ise bastard had lived until now.

“I told you before. I had a lot of thoughts while I was resting alone at home. I decided that I couldn’t live like this anymore.”

“So, the person who didn’t answer the phone and slammed the door on the manager, did you practice cooking in there?”

It was Cheon Ise’s fault, but why was the blame coming back to me?

I clenched my teeth and vowed, ‘This guy is like my son, don’t fight with him.’

“Anyway, I came out, right? I said let’s talk today, so I waited until the schedule was over like this.”

It was a loss for me to be wrapped up in this guy’s affection.

I raised my voice, thinking that I had to shut this guy’s mouth.

“If you’re not going to eat, I’ll take it. This can be refrigerated, so give it to Kyunghwa or Yi-jun when they come later.”

As I tried to snatch the salad bowl in front of Seong-won, he quickly moved the bowl away from my reach.

“Where is there such a thing as giving and taking back?”

Then, with a thud, Seong-won’s fork pierced the chicken breast and took it to his mouth.

His eyes, which had been doubtful before putting it in his mouth, changed to surprise.

“Why is it delicious?”

He muttered while his mouth seemed to agree.

It was obvious if he had a common taste.

Seeing his expression soften, who had hesitated to eat until a while ago, I felt a pleasant feeling.

“It’s edible.”

He said, and then he scooped up a large amount that was hard to fit in one bite with the next fork.

“Wow, it’s delicious…! I didn’t know chicken breast could be so moist and tender! Don’t mind what Seong-won said, too much!”

He should be grateful like this if he ate well. People who were sincere in eating knew how to be polite.

Seon-woo blinked his big eyes, having already gulped down a third of it.

“Eat slowly. That’s lunch. I won’t give you anything until dinner.”

“Huh!”

Seon-woo’s round eyes widened in shock.

How could those big eyes get bigger?

I had lived with bland faces all my life, and suddenly the surroundings became dazzling.

Kyunghwa and Yi-jun, whom I had glimpsed, looked no less than the other members in appearance.

So, really…

It was not easy to bring these faces and not make it big, and this was also a remarkable thing.

I finished the salad that I had taken for myself.

‘What would be good for dinner? Something simple like tomato or cabbage roast?’

These days, people also eat grilled tofu.

If I wanted to eat a lot without worrying about calories, cabbage seemed a bit better.

‘By the way, that guy… Why is he complaining again?’

Seong-won still looked at me with suspicious eyes every time he chewed and swallowed.

In the meantime, he was emptying the salad bowl.

‘He’s eating well, tsk.’

It took about 20 minutes to boil the chicken breast, blanch the broccoli, throw away the dishes and the waste, and bring the plates.

It was as if nothing had happened, and the clean kitchen felt strange.

If Cheon Ise hadn’t boiled a single ramen with his own hands, it would have been even more so.

‘Well, even so. An ordinary person wouldn’t think that the contents inside had changed.’

After finishing the meal, I headed to the sink and started to prepare the remaining ingredients.

If I prepared the ingredients to this extent, even a monkey could eat them.

“Is there anything I can help with?”

Before I knew it, the two of them had emptied the salad bowl.

That rude guy left the plate as it was and went into his room.

Seon-woo seemed to have some conscience.

“Will Kyunghwa and Yi-jun come in soon after I finish this?”

I glanced at the message that said ‘I’m leaving now.’ on the group chat.

“Yeah, it should be time!”

Then I had to make this guy exercise after meeting the other two guys.

I made a simple plan in my mind.

***

Beep beep beep beep-

“Ah~. I’m home~.”

As I waited for a while, I heard the sound of the door lock opening.

Soon after, the owner of the huge voice pushed the door as if to break it and came in.

‘This must be Oh Yi-jun.’

I could tell without seeing his face.

“Be quiet. They’ll hear your voice from the first floor.”

On the other hand, the voice that was calm but also seemed a bit older than Yi-jun.

This guy was definitely Ryu Kyunghwa.

“Did you come? How was it today?”

Seon-woo moved his big body and went out to the entrance to greet the two.

“Uh~. It was just like that. I agreed with what the DJ said, and I covered the songs they asked me to sing.”

Yi-jun was a rapper with skills that made him unworthy of being in this group with a little search.

Moreover, he was also the one with the highest probability of leaving the team.

Recently, several hip-hop labels were trying to take this guy away by using their connections.

That had to be stopped.

They had debuted as a seven-member group, but two of them left and they became five.

They couldn’t lose any more members here.

“Oh, Ise hyung was here?”

As I came out of the kitchen after cleaning it up, Yi-jun took off his shoes and entered first.

He squinted his eyes when he saw me.

“Looks like you’re feeling better? You ignored all my calls and texts for a while.”

I endured the blame that Cheon Ise had piled up and answered humbly.

“I was in a bad state, sorry for not answering.”

Then Yi-jun frowned with a shocked expression.

“What? Did I hear you right?”

“Why are you making a fuss? Take off your shoes and come in quickly.”

Yi-jun pointed at me with his finger, tapping Kyunghwa’s arm with his round eyes.

“Did you hear that? Ise hyung said he was sorry to me? Did I hear it wrong?”

It was an expected reaction, since I had already experienced the other members’ reactions.

I answered without blinking an eye.

“You heard it right. I think I was too selfish and only thought about myself. I had a lot of thoughts while I was away.”

“Wow, I’m getting goosebumps! Kyunghwa hyung, touch my arm quickly, I’m not kidding, I have goosebumps!”

Although I only met them for a very short moment, I had enough to figure out what kind of personalities Yi-jun and Kyunghwa had.

[Name: Oh Yi-jun – Age 22]

[Skills]

[Buff: – Increases confidence and efficiency in various activities on stage, such as ad-libs, audience interaction, etc.]

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Yi-jun looked like he was restless and overflowing with energy.

He seemed like the type who had to run and shout on stage to vent his frustration.

On the other hand, Ryu Kyunghwa was calm and composed, a typical model student style.

[Name: Ryu Kyunghwa – Age 24]

[Skills]

[Buff: – Reduces fear and tension effects in various emergency situations]

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No wonder he calmly ordered chicken even when Seong-won and Seon-woo were making a mess.

This guy wasn’t just a normal guy who stayed in this trash group.

“Stop talking nonsense, Seong-won, you come out and sit in the living room too. We need to decide clearly what we’re going to do from now on.”

At Kyunghwa’s words, Son Seong-won came out of his room.

Finally, all the members were gathered.

The nominal leader was Cheon Ise.

But looking at how things were going, this guy seemed to be the actual leader.

“Really… Do you know how surprised I was when I got your text? You suddenly said you’d quit, you were sorry… And then you turned off your phone. And when you finally turned it on, you didn’t read anything.”

It was a discussion, but in fact, it was no different from a trial that said ‘mine’ and read ‘Cheon Ise’s’.

“Wow, Ise hyung sent that kind of text? Only to Kyunghwa hyung?”

Yi-jun screamed in shock and made a fuss.

Cheon Ise, this bastard.

How much trouble did he cause? I had to check his phone records carefully soon.

“Uh… I was a bit mentally unstable then…”

I couldn’t tell the truth, so I avoided his eyes and mumbled vaguely.

“But you know, there’s a limit to what you can say when people are worried. Do you know how worried everyone was when you suddenly cut off contact?”

I answered calmly.

“I’m reflecting a lot too. I think I was too selfish and only thought about myself. I had a lot of thoughts while I was away.”

Then Kyunghwa’s eyes narrowed like Seong-won’s when he first looked at me strangely.

“Are you serious?”

I felt a bit guilty, but I wasn’t so sloppy that I would be caught by these kids who had blood on their heads.

“Yeah, well… I thought a lot too…”

Kyunghwa added with a stiff expression.

“When we couldn’t contact you, we seriously talked about disbanding, you know?”

Huh? What are you talking about? Disbanding?

I was startled by the unexpected word.

“Disbanding? Who said that?”

If the one who brought it up was the president of Cheon Soo Group, even Cheon Ise, who was flying high, would be helpless.

I made a dismayed expression, recalling Cheon Ise’s human drama that the system showed me.

“Well… It wasn’t decided anywhere for sure. You were locked up and didn’t answer. The team doesn’t work without you. We have no choice but to find our way out.”

“We can’t stay stuck with a failed team forever.”

Seong-won sneered and interrupted Kyunghwa’s logical argument.

“Seong-won. Watch your mouth.”

“Why, who said something wrong? We’ve been failing for five years, and honestly, I don’t think it’s going to work even if we try more…”

“Hey! Don’t say such bad things. Didn’t you see Hot Purple’s comeback last month? You never know what’s going to happen in the entertainment industry.”

Seong-won made the atmosphere worse, and Yi-jun, who was furious, raised his voice.

Well… At this point, Seon-woo should be sobbing and saying, don’t fight~…

I looked around for Seon-woo, wondering why he was so quiet.

Just then, Seon-woo was secretly reaching for a snack bag behind the other members.

“Seon-woo, I can see you, put down the snack.”

Then, like a cat caught stealing fish, Seon-woo flinched and put down the snack obediently.

“Huh, okay… I’m sorry…”

“How are you going to go on stage with all that fat on you? Ise hyung, who was the center, has a disc? He can’t even dance properly now.”

Seong-won glared at Seon-woo with contempt and mocked him.

If Cheon Ise’s wish wasn’t focused on idols.

I wouldn’t care if this trash group disbanded.

But…

I couldn’t draw it, thinking of Cheon Ise, who tried to protect the group in his human drama.

“Everyone, be quiet for a moment.”

The best of the best is the water owner.

When Cheon Ise told them to be quiet, they shut their mouths like they had blood on their heads.

What should I do with these kids?

I decided to throw a trump card calmly.