Save a Failed Idol’s Life

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: NicoleTempest

Chapter 243

When Offbeat started their activities as a seven-member group without Cheon Ise, I was lying in a corner of the dorm-like shelter, browsing through SNS.

‘I should be thinking of how to approach him, not this…’

It seemed too risky to approach him physically. Cheon Ise didn’t seem like the type to sulk in his dorm, so he probably went back to his hometown or his own apartment.

But what about Kang Yu-geon in his apartment? Were they okay? I checked out Kang Yu-geon’s personal Y-app video that was recently uploaded, and saw that the background had changed to Seongwon’s room.

‘He got kicked out.’

I didn’t know the details or the situation, but it was obvious that he had been evicted without any time to find a new place.

He let him in and told him to make himself comfortable, and then suddenly sent him to the dorm… It was like he had switched personalities. I felt sorry, but there was nothing I could do for him right now.

‘Then the only thing I can do right now is…’

I remembered that Cheon Ise had changed the password and taken over the account I used for searching and subscribing.

‘Oh.’

It would be fatal if I contacted him by phone and got blocked. But SNS was less risky. I could just create a new account and talk to him again.

I quietly snapped my fingers as if I had a good idea, and created a new account right away.

[ID]

[substitute1]

And I immediately entered the DM window of the account I used for searching.

What should I say? Give me back my body? But it wasn’t really my body anyway. So I wasn’t in a position to demand it back confidently.

My ultimate goal as Cheon Ise was revenge. I didn’t have much attachment to my life… Well, I was human too, so I couldn’t say I had none at all.

As long as Cheon Ise and the members, the Composition staff, and the other people involved in the business I did as Cheon Ise were safe, and my revenge was successful, I didn’t need to take back my body.

Rather than forcing Cheon Ise to give me back my body, it would be better to teach him how to deal with this difficult and burdensome situation more flexibly.

‘Of course, it’s not like he can do well right away just because I teach him.’

But he should do well if he took the opportunity that someone else gave him. For the sake of the people around him.

I racked my brain and wrote a message.

[Do you know who I am?]

[Let’s talk for a bit.]

This looked suspicious no matter how I looked at it. But there was no way to introduce myself that didn’t look suspicious.

Whatever I said, it would look weird, and Cheon Ise would have to be wary of me anyway. Especially if he thought of me as a thief who stole his life.

As I glared at the DM window, I got a notification that he had read the message.

‘He must have been holding his phone all this time.’

Then he must have known that he was being cursed all this time. The fans were disappointed that ‘Severgy’, who had made them fall for him with his responsible attitude, had suddenly changed into someone irresponsible.

I waited for him to reply or make an excuse, but I got a notification that was not very pleasant.

[You can no longer send messages or view the profile of this user.]

‘What?’

He blocked me? Couldn’t he at least say something or make an excuse? He just blocked me without a word.

I quickly deleted the account and made a new one.

[ID]

[substitute2]

Let’s see if he can block me again.

[Let’s talk for a bit.]

[You can’t handle this situation by yourself.]

[I didn’t contact you to ask for my body back.]

But he blocked me again in two minutes.

Damn it! I was getting more annoyed than worried, and I swiftly made a new account.

[ID]

[substitute3]

[I didn’t ask for my body back.]

[Why did you stop your activities?]

[Didn’t you want to be a good idol and get your body back?]

[Then do well, what are you doing right now?]

I wanted to say more harsh words, but I was the victim here.

I wondered how he would react this time.

Would he say it was obvious… He blocked me again.

What was he trying to do, not listening to me? If he didn’t want me to interfere, he should do well on his own.

My head started to ache.

‘Do I have to go to him after all?’

I booked a call taxi to the area where Cheon Ise’s apartment, where he was likely to be holed up, was located.

The taxi driver looked confused and suspicious when a young kid hailed a cab in front of the youth center in the middle of the night and headed to a luxury residential area. He wondered if the kid was involved in some crime.

‘What excuse could I give that wouldn’t sound weird?’

If I said, ‘I’m going to meet a friend^^’, he would probably doubt if that friend really considered me a friend.

I kept my mouth shut and looked out the window.

It had been a while since I walked around without any disguise at such a late hour, as I had been living as a semi-celebrity for some time.

Now I was just an ordinary kid that most of the nation didn’t even know existed.

Not an idol who would be surrounded by pedestrians and gawked at with curiosity, saying, ‘Look, it’s Cheon Ise!’

‘Well… it’s honestly comfortable to walk around with my bare face and not care about anyone.’

But I felt strange.

So this is how it feels when no one recognizes me. I felt like I had become invisible, as if the countless gazes that had been on me had disappeared at once.

I shook off the feeling of alienation for a moment, and soon the taxi arrived at the complex.

“Thank you.”

I paid the fare and sent off the driver, who still had a doubtful expression on his face. I looked up at the skyscraper-like officetel and felt a bit odd.

Was Cheon Ise, at the top floor, trembling and ignoring the problems that he couldn’t solve?

But he couldn’t run away anymore.

If he was going to continue living the life that I had revived for him, he had to face them. Sometimes it might be better to run away from problems.

But if he wasn’t going to quit that field forever, avoidance wouldn’t help with most problems. It would only make the situation worse.

If he wanted to keep being an idol, and if he had even a little bit of affection for Climax, he couldn’t go on like this.

I pressed the intercom password, thinking that I would grab Cheon Ise by the collar and slap some sense into him.

The intercom number was common for all households, so I could enter without any trouble.

‘The problem is now… his personal room.’

As I stood in front of the door, I felt a bit nervous, but then I remembered that the members were having a hard time taking care of Cheon Ise and pulled myself together.

‘If you make a mess, don’t run away and deal with it properly.’

That way, I could rest assured and either reincarnate or disappear.

I pressed the doorbell out of courtesy, but there was no response.

Was he not home? Or was he pretending to be? I tried to turn the handle and pull the door, but of course it didn’t open.

I tried to enter the password, hoping for a miracle, but I got a message saying that the password was incorrect and that I couldn’t press the password anymore.

‘Ah…’

This was troublesome. Judging by the lack of any sound from inside, there was a good chance that he had gone to his parents’ house.

That would be even more troublesome. I had impressed Chairman Cheon and got his investment and cooperation, but if he saw Cheon Ise’s irresponsible avoidance, he would be disappointed again.

I had barely pushed for the salad business that Vice Chairman had opposed, but if he kept doing this… There were more than one or two problems like this.

‘For now, let’s go back to the shelter. And go to his parents’ house in the daytime.’

I checked the time on my phone and it was already dawn. I had to get some sleep and wake up and go to his parents’ house.

I thought about what I was going to do and took the elevator down, but on the first floor, I almost collided with another resident with the elevator door between us.

“Oops.”

“I’m sorry.”

I quickly apologized and looked up, and the other person also apologized to me as if he was surprised.

“No, it’s my fault too. I’m sorry.”

I was startled by the familiar voice and opened my eyes wide, and there was a face that I had seen too much until a few days ago.

“Oh. You go ahead.”

The other person looked a bit embarrassed that I recognized him, but he had a confident expression that showed his composure.

The guy who was still shining with his face even in this distressing situation. It was Kang Yu-geon.

“Ah…”

I was so flustered that I couldn’t say anything, and Yu-geon smiled as if he understood and stepped aside.

His expression was so annoying. I wasn’t surprised because I saw a celebrity for the first time. I wanted to say something, but we weren’t in that kind of relationship.

Just a regular pedestrian and a superstar. There was nothing to say except, ‘You go ahead.’

But I had hoped that he would recognize me or remember what happened during the quest if we met one-on-one, but Yu-geon acted like he was seeing a stranger for the first time.

“Yes, thank you.”

I had no choice but to pass by here. I felt a bit bitter and turned around, when.

Yu-geon suddenly looked back at me and asked.

“Uh, excuse me.”

‘What?’

But what came back was a sentence that made me even more annoyed.

“Have you ever been to the Floss fan signing event?”

I looked at Yu-geon with a bit of contempt and answered.

“No.”

What are you talking about? Why would I go to Floss’s fan signing event? I quickly left the lobby and caught a taxi outside.

It was late at night and the taxis were busy with drunk customers. I was worried that I might get rejected, but I got a taxi right away.

The direction was also good for picking up more passengers, so I had no trouble getting back to the shelter. But I was not in a good mood.

I guess it was natural that he didn’t recognize me.

But I couldn’t help feeling hurt.

I was so worried about him, knowing that he was supposed to debut.

But it felt like everything was a mirage and I was the only one who remembered.

My heart sank.

‘But I don’t have time to be sulking like this.’

I created a new SNS account and sent a DM to Cheon Ise. But I didn’t know if he was sleeping or not looking at his phone. Or maybe he just decided to ignore me. This time, there was no read receipt or block.

‘I’ll barge in as soon as the morning comes.’

I knew I would be stopped by his manager, but I had to find a way to get in.

I would grab his collar and yell at him, “What’s your lifelong wish if you can’t do this much? You’re not desperate, you just wanted to blame others for your failure.” Maybe that would wake him up.

But I couldn’t know that until I tried.

‘Ugh…’

My head was throbbing.

[Time left to complete the quest: 153 hours]

I didn’t have much time. I had to do something to avoid regret.

I stayed up all night with my eyes wide open. Soon, the sun rose and the morning came.