Chapter 142: Misunderstanding
“Our Seohan, shall we spin the first roulette with great tension?”
Cha Seongbin grinned as he set the mood.
That hyung luckily landed on Hongdae, doing a dance challenge, and doing it sexily, all in a row.
[Doing a Sexy Dance Challenge at Hongdae]
So jealous.
I swallowed dryly and looked up at the huge roulette.
“Ha… I’m nervous.”
From what I saw earlier, the difficulty of the mission was practically decided by the first roulette.
Just look at Seo Haim.
After spinning the “where” roulette, her tension dropped sharply.
Seo Haim still muttered in disbelief.
“An omakase on the neighborhood back mountain, I can’t believe it….”
“Then is the chef going to the back mountain?”
“Ah, we can’t exactly bring a chef to the mountain. Instead, the most professional… our youngest PD will go!”
“…Are you serious?”
Sushi rolled by a PD, how about that.
Anyway, the production team insisted it was omakase.
“A course meal on the neighborhood back mountain. That’s rare.”
“Haim, I’m so jealous!”
While Jin Sehyun teased Seo Haim, Kang Siwoo’s natural interview cut in.
“So, Seohan, where do you want to go?”
Since a few of the worst choices left made the back mountain omakase sound better, I fell into thought.
No, I just had to avoid one.
I carefully let out a humble wish.
“I just hope it’s not the East Sea.”
Just then, I heard the staff muttering in front.
Ha Junseo’s eyes widened as he caught their lip movements.
“Huh? You were originally going to put Hallasan?”
“It got cut due to budget issues.”
“Hey, Seohan. You almost went to Jeju Island.”
“Why are you talking like it’s someone else’s problem!”
When Jin Sehyun spins the roulette, I will definitely get my revenge.
I gritted my teeth and gave the roulette a strong spin.
“Hyat!”
The first roulette rattled like a tractor as it spun.
“Please….”
Even the back mountain was fine.
“As long as it’s not the East Sea!”
But then.
The roulette suddenly started losing momentum.
“Did I spin it this weakly?”
I swallowed hard and followed the arrow with my eyes.
The Hongdae that Cha Seongbin had gotten was long passed, Gangnam Station passed too….
Huh?
This feels bad.
“No, no. Not there!”
I stomped my feet in desperation, but….
Rattle-rattle-rattle—
The slowly turning roulette unfortunately stopped in front of the worst place.
“Uwaaaaaaaaah!”
“Gyaaaaah!”
The hyungs screamed with joy and jumped in place.
“Waaaaah! It’s the East Sea!”
“Do Seohan, have a safe trip!”
“Seohan, see you at the East Sea!”
Unbelievable reality.
“……”
After staring blankly at the roulette for a long time, I held my head and collapsed.
“Aaaaah….”
The East Sea, seriously?
[At Hongdae right now, Cha Seongbin doing a dance challenge]
What the??? What kind of variety show is this?
I heard something about healing missions, but didn’t catch the details.
Cha Seongbin is insanely handsome in person…. Now I get why Starf picked him as their visual. Instant paradise lol
-It’s the kids’ self-content lol looks like they went on a healing trip.
└Yeah, it’s self-content, but they get random missions to do! Each member has different missions.
└Cha Seongbin even spoiled what some other members were doing before he left.
└???? What did he say?
└I wanna know too.
└I heard it. Do Seohan got totally screwed over lololol
-Do Seohan is at the East Sea right now.
└???? The sea???
└What is this even.
└Why is Mam-Seohan at the East Sea when Cha Seongbin is in Hongdae?
└That’s what I want to know too.
[Healing Missions for Universe Dust Revealed So Far – Summary]
I combined member spoilers + fan sightings, so it’s just a rough guess.
Might be wrong later.
Cha Seongbin: Do a dance challenge in Hongdae.
Seo Haim: Enjoy omakase on the company’s back mountain.
Seo Ian: Go to the arcade at Gangnam Station.
Do Seohan: Take a sunset photo at the East Sea.
The rest of the members have sightings, but it’s still unclear….
-The others are okay, but lol who came up with omakase on a mountain and sunset photos at the East Sea? The self-content team is seriously evil lolololol
└According to Seongbin, they started from Daecheon.
└LOL hamster’s Korea tour.
└Korea tour my ass lololol
└From west to east lololololol
└Do Seohan must have lost it the moment he got that.
└And the route back is Daecheon → Gangneung → Seoul lol ㅠㅠ
└They’re making him tour the whole upper country.
└That’s too cruel ah ㅠㅠ
-I’m near the Doubles Entertainment back mountain, looks like they’re filming the self-content there lol I can see it well since it’s close to my house.
└How are they even eating omakase?
└Looks like Mart #2 sushi.
└Ah lolololololol
└How is that omakase lolololol
└Well, at least the production team shaped it with their hands (with gloves).
└Too much lolololol If you’re gonna do that, just hand it over!
└I used hiking as an excuse to watch up close lol Seo Haim is super positive, says it’s fine because it tastes good [photo]
└Ah ㅠㅠ our chick is too cute.
└How can she eat so adorably like that.
└I want to empty my bank account and buy her proper omakase ㅠㅠ
-Seo Ian quietly enjoyed the full arcade course, even won a doll from shooting lololol
└Honestly, he quietly does everything well.
└Soft but strong Sundubu.
└I turned around because it was noisy at the arcade, and Seo Ian was there—almost fainted lol Told my Dusty fan friend and she was dying of jealousy.
└I’m jealous too.
└Please share picsㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Other members at least have sightings, but where did they drag our Seohan off to in the East Sea…. He’s basically a mouse, I’m worried ㅠㅠ hope a seagull didn’t carry him off?
└Wtf is this now lololololol
└Why did Seohan suddenly become a mouse.
└Seagull lololololol
-Sighting of Do Seohan [photo]
└Lmao what is this lololololol
└Waiting endlessly at the beach until sunset, right now he’s building a sandcastle.
└His expression has already reached enlightenment ah ㅠㅠ baby.
└A sandcastle??? He’s so cute I want to put him in my pocket and run away.
└Self-content survival waiting.
└222222222.
That evening, <Boy’s Dream> was facing only its final live broadcast.
Today, a total of nine trainees were set to confirm their debut through the live broadcast.
Everyone knew well how much physical and emotional hardship the trainees endured while surviving the fierce survival program.
PD Do Seojun swallowed hard as he waited for the results backstage.
Although it wasn’t the main PD position, he had done his best preparing this program.
The ratings were not bad for a public broadcast survival program.
It was enough to somewhat rival the reputation that TBN had long held as the leading house of survival shows.
He believed that the friends debuting here would probably do well.
That was enough.
“I’m the one getting nervous.”
PD Do Seojun watched the announcement with a faint smile.
MC Dahyung, who had led <Boy’s Dream> throughout its run, held the microphone.
“We’ll continue with the announcement.”
Since the debut members in 8th, 7th, and 6th place had already been revealed….
This time, the trainee debuting would be ranked 5th.
“Boy’s Dream Debut Team! I’ll now announce the trainee who will debut in 5th place.”
Dahyung checked the cue from the staff and deliberately dragged his words.
It was the most nerve-racking moment for both the audience and the viewers watching the live broadcast.
“This trainee has received much love thanks to his natural talent and excellent vocal skills.”
MC Dahyung glanced at the script and nodded.
“In the final mission, this trainee took the stage with the song ‘Green Winter’….”
The camera zoomed in to capture the expressions of two or three trainees who had performed that stage.
Among them was Lee Dokyung.
“Haa….”
Lee Dokyung swallowed hard and averted his eyes from the camera.
He didn’t want to openly reveal his nervous expression.
‘Clear your mind. Please, clear your mind.’
Lee Dokyung muttered inwardly as he stared straight into the air.
At that moment.
MC Dahyung announced in a booming voice.
“Trainee Lee Dokyung! Congratulations!”
Pahhh—
With the sound of fireworks, joyful screams erupted from the trainees standing beside him.
“Waaaaaaaah!”
“Hey, Dokyung, congrats!”
“Go on, hurry up. Quickly.”
Blinking in bewilderment, Lee Dokyung was pushed forward by the hyungs.
MC Dahyung smiled warmly and congratulated the bashful Lee Dokyung.
“Trainee Lee Dokyung, congratulations on becoming a member of Boy’s Dream’s debut team.”
“Th…thank you.”
Below the stage, PD Do Seojun let out a faint laugh.
Perhaps thanks to the fans from Starf, Lee Dokyung had ranked in the debut range since the early stages of <Boy’s Dream>.
But no one could maintain their rank forever.
At one point, he had dropped sharply and must have suffered emotionally.
As proof, Lee Dokyung’s hand holding the microphone trembled.
‘Ha, I’m going crazy.’
He had truly wished for this moment to come, but it was also true he had somewhat resigned himself when entering the final.
Even in Starf, he had suffered a bitter defeat by just a single rank.
Looking toward the audience, he saw journalist Lee Doyeon, her eyes already swollen with tears.
Lee Dokyung smiled faintly and swallowed his own tears.
“Please share your thoughts.”
“Yes, first of all… even though I must have seemed so unreliable until now…. My sister and my family, who always supported my dream and told me I could make it…. Thank you so much.”
Drip.
Unavoidably, tears rolled down his cheek.
Sniffling, Lee Dokyung smoothly shared the speech he had prepared.
He expressed gratitude to his agency’s CEO and delivered words he had wanted to say to the fans who voted for him.
And lastly.
This wasn’t something he had specially prepared.
After a moment of thought, Lee Dokyung stared into the camera and opened his lips.
“Finally… there are people who cheered me on and gave me strength so that I could debut.”
Though he dismissed it as ‘people’ because he disliked being direct, the speech was actually meant for one person.
Lee Dokyung grinned and spoke toward Do Seohan.
“Thanks to you, I debuted. Thank you!”
It was definitely the last broadcast, so Do Seohan must be watching.
He would probably see this speech from the dorm.
‘Do Seohan, are you watching?’
As he finished his speech, Lee Dokyung wondered seriously.
From what he knew, Do Seohan had a surprisingly affectionate side.
‘That punk, even if he pretends otherwise, won’t he be touched and end up crying again?’
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At the very moment Lee Dokyung was lost in his delusion.
“So…sleepy….”
Seohan, who had been assigned the mission [Take a Deadly Sunset Photo at the East Sea], had fallen into a deep sleep.
Manager Lee Jaeyoon turned and tapped Seohan’s shoulder to wake him.
“Seohan, we’re here. Wake up.”
“Uum…mhm….”
Seohan mumbled nonsense as he lifted his heavy eyelids.
After snapping the sunset proof shot, he had collapsed in the van.
He didn’t know how long he had slept, but it seemed they had safely arrived back at the dorm.
Still nodding off, Seohan fumbled for his phone.
I’d worked too hard these past two days, my sleepiness wouldn’t fade.
“Ugh….”
To clear my head, I pressed it against the window for a long time.
With half-closed eyes, I asked Manager Lee Jaeyoon.
“By the way, did someone talk about me?”
“Hm? What do you mean?”
I rubbed my ear and mumbled softly.
“No, my ear was itchy while I was sleeping….”
Did someone badmouth me….