While Taking Revenge, I Will Eat Idol Top - Chapter 322
Only Krnovel
Episode 322
Chaun was holding my wrist like a rope with his trembling hands and keeping his head down.
The members also seemed to have difficulty speaking to me first, so they just stared at the floor, just like Chaun. There were members here who learned for the first time through this incident that I had continued to make Prism’s title song even after I left the group, but no one reprimanded Chaun.
Rather, the only emotions that could be read on Prisms’ faces were deep regret and guilt.
Why was such a video taken of Kang Hyuk-woo so that he could not respond to Kang Hyuk-woo’s unfair demands?
Why didn’t Chawoon realize early on that he was being threatened by Kang Hyuk-woo?
Why did they criticize Chaun without knowing anything?
… Why did they leave these children behind and put them in this situation?
Struggle, thud.
In between the intermittent gasping sounds of breathing, there was the sound of tears falling irregularly on the floor. The hand that was holding me was dominated by deep fear, and it contained only the weak strength to shake it off right now.
“Brother, I… I told my brother… … .”
“… … .”
It was very heartbreaking to see my person broken down like this. But I knew that no matter how I reacted now, Chaun would only get more difficult, so I just stood there. While holding Chaun’s hand.
However, Chaun must have thought that even that small action was too much tolerance, so as soon as the warmth of my hand touched him, he almost got excited and let go of my wrist, and immediately looked at my face with anxious eyes.
I was worried that I might feel rejected.
‘… Could it be that I left Prism after being rejected by Jo In-chan?’
Even though we were no longer in the same group, Chaun was scared that I might get hurt. In that case, the ‘breakup’ he’s worried about right now isn’t leaving the group, but a situation where I disappear completely again.
Chaun was watching me at unusual intervals, and when our eyes met, he looked down at the floor again as if running away. Then he knelt on the floor in a daze, as if something had broken down, and he fumbled with his hand on my shoe.
I didn’t grab his ankles to keep him from moving away, and I didn’t beg him to forgive me, so there was no meaning to his actions.
That was just an action to relieve anxiety.
Chaun didn’t expect anything from me.
“Wake up, bro.”
Ichise must have been having a hard time watching that, so I grabbed Chaun’s arm and tried to force him up, but Chaun stayed on his knees in front of me until the end. In response, Nami-Hwon roughly rubbed his face and looked at his face as if he was trying to catch his breath. I took a deep breath between my covered palms.
“please… It’s not your fault bro. “It’s all because of me that this happened.”
Jo In-chan continued to beg Chaun with a look on his face that looked like he was about to collapse. Just as I didn’t blame Cha-un at all, Cha-un also didn’t blame Jo In-chan, so those words didn’t mean anything.
Jay was standing one step away from the members, looking down at Chaun without even moving a finger.
– My brother is so scared right now that he can’t stand it. Because he is not confident that he can do well without Seo Yoo-tae. What he’s doing now will end up strangling him one day, and he knows it, but he can’t let go of it.
– I’ll stay as quiet as you want. When I look at my brother now… All I can think of is pity.
Is it because I once rebuked Chaun greatly?
The wide-open pupils were shaking wildly.
“… … .”
As the dangerous atmosphere continued for a long time, as if it was going to explode at any moment, he started muttering as if he was possessed by something cold.
“I said I should quickly write an apology and post it… I haven’t been able to upload it yet because the members kept trying to stop me from doing it and the CEO didn’t give me permission. sorry. I’ll upload it soon. Please wait a minute.”
“… An apology?’”
When I muttered the words that I had just heard that surprised me, he nodded, obsessively adding words to show that he did not expect forgiveness, saying, “No matter what I do in the future, I will never be forgiven.” .
What an apology. That was exactly what Kang Hyuk-woo wanted.
If Chawoon can’t overcome his guilt and apologizes, it will seem like Kang Hyuk-woo’s lie was really true. Even if you apologize in the first place, you can’t be forgiven, right? Even if the person involved forgives, the public will continue to criticize and ridicule Chaun until the end.
Really, I was lucky that the Prism members were there to stop Chaun.
Even if the members had not been able to stop it, Choi Sang-hyun would have been stopped in the end, but there are many cases where celebrities who are panicked due to excessive public criticism take unexpected actions without the consent of their company.
“What are you talking about? That’s not allowed.”
When I came to my senses and grabbed the guy’s shoulder and told him firmly, the guy’s shoulder trembled and mumbled.
“Fans will also be anxious if I continue to remain quiet. Just a little faster… … .”
“Anxiety is not the problem. Everyone believes in you and is fighting while waiting for you to properly reveal that you did nothing wrong. If you apologize, no one will be able to protect you anymore. Then, it will be played according to Kang Hyuk-woo’s intention.”
When I said that, Chaun blinked as if he hadn’t thought about that at all and immediately avoided my gaze.
“… But it’s definitely my fault too. “How can you pretend not to know that?”
Chawoon would have been able to take a rational attitude if the same thing had happened to another member instead of him. Perhaps, since he is the leader, he could have handled this situation much more skillfully than the other members.
The reason why he couldn’t make a sound decision was because he was the one involved in this case. To him, he was a useless being compared to Prism, so he thought it would be better to just quietly disappear rather than cause harm to the Prism members.
Because within Chaun, he was the culprit who stole my song and caused my death. He’s probably thinking that he doesn’t even deserve an excuse.
“I wasn’t good at writing Prism’s title song, and I couldn’t deal with Kang Hyuk-woo’s threats well, so I had to use my brother’s song, and it’s true that he had a hard time because of that.”
‘… Kang Hyuk-woo!’
And Kang Hyuk-woo, who persecuted Prism for a long time, must have known that fact better than anyone else. Kang Hyuk-woo made it known to the public as if Chaun was the cause of my death, and this was like stabbing Chaun with his guilt.
“no. The reason you had to use my song was because Kang Hyuk-woo took advantage of Prism’s weakness and threatened it. “I never once had a hard time writing songs for you, and I never resented you.”
Thinking that I shouldn’t leave Chaun alone like this, I tried to refute his accusation point by point, but the guy seemed to feel even more guilty at those words, so he closed his eyes and shook his head. And he let out a voice that was shaking dangerously, as if he was going to leave at any moment.
“… know. I knew my brother would say that. So, that’s abnormal. How can you not resent someone who steals your song and claims it is theirs? Because he always only thinks about us… “It doesn’t matter whether my brother gets hurt or not.”
“that… … .”
“Now that I know that, what should I do? After his brother died, I lived comfortably under his affection! how much… I felt in my bones how cowardly and pathetic a bastard he was! “I can’t forgive myself.”
A strangely distorted face, neither smiling nor crying, mixed with self-deprecation and despair, slowly turned towards me.
“… … .”
The moment I laid eyes on that face, it felt like my mind was falling apart.
I was so scared that I wanted to just throw away Kang Hyuk-woo and everything else and hide him in my arms right now.
And at the same time, I began to regret the things I had done.
– … I am not the most important thing in my world! Doing things for myself is not directly related to my happiness!
– He just can’t forgive himself. I hate him to the point where I feel terrible about being alive.
Oh, how painful it is to watch those I love attack themselves… I wish I had realized it a little sooner. I muttered those words in my mind and slowly moved my arms and knelt down in front of Chaun.
And while holding his hand tightly, he whispered in a low voice.
“… sorry. I’m sorry for leaving you behind and making you go through problems you didn’t have to go through. “It’s all my fault for making you afraid of me disappearing.”
“What are you talking about. Why did my brother suddenly… … .”
“’It’s not your fault,’ is that what you want to say? However, if I had actually been alive, I would have been able to prove your innocence right away when this incident occurred, and you would not have been cited as the cause of my death. “I still can’t forgive myself.”
Chaun’s face became increasingly blue as he honestly poured out the thoughts he had swallowed countless times on the way to here. She noticed that it was very similar to what she had just said.
But I didn’t stop, I looked straight at their faces and opened my mouth.
“… “Do you blame me?”
“That can’t be possible!”
Before the question asked in a weak tone could be properly answered, a negative answer was reflexively returned. Even though I roughly anticipated the members’ reactions, I was unconsciously nervous and took a breather so as not to show it. Then he turned his gaze towards Chaun and placed his hand on his chest.
“How does it hurt?”
At those words, Chaun closed his mouth as if he had hit the nail on the head. I smiled slightly at him and then said, ‘I was sick. It was painful, like being stabbed with a knife.’ And I answered that question first.
“When I see you hurting yourself… I feel like my heart is breaking. Do you know why?”
“… … .”
“… Because I value you, other members will do the same. Prism can never be happy just because one person sacrifices anything. “Just as you cherish and want to protect the other members, we also cherish you.”
Every time I spoke a word, I could feel Chaun’s heartbeat, which had been beating rapidly, gradually returning to a steady state. Then, soon after, my chest began to heave slightly. As I lifted his chin with my hand, his tearful eyes turned to me.
I stared at it intently and continued.
“… That’s what it means to have people who love you. We found out about it too late, and we were already covered in scars. So let’s not try to hurt ourselves anymore.”
“… … .”
“I need you. So, for my sake, let me protect you.”