"Ah... hello, sunbae."
Dansol opened the door thinking Jegal Minhyeok would be inside, but Jeong Daesu and Han Jisu were sitting in the room. Dansol didn't know that Daesu choosing Korean food had created a variable different from before the regression.
'Shit, I picked wrong.'
Of all people, he ended up picking Jeong Daesu—the one he wanted to avoid the most. And with Han Jisu, who was far senior to Dansol, there too, Dansol wanted to bolt out the door, to hell with the broadcast.
"You're here? Sit down."
Han Jisu was the one who welcomed him first, looking genuinely pleased.
When Dansol hesitantly sat beside Jisu, Jeong Daesu frowned again. Sitting there in front of the folding screen like that, he looked exactly like a handsome gangster. His already-awkward body felt even stiffer.
"I'm your senior, so can I speak casually?"
"Ah! Yes...! Please speak comfortably."
Han Jisu turned fully toward Dansol, propping his chin on the table.
In truth, Han Jisu had been the first to leave Chunmongdo, using drama filming as an excuse. It was laughable that Dansol had regressed—he had almost no useful information about Jisu.
On top of that, Jisu was sitting on Dansol's left, where his hearing was bad, which made him tense without realizing it.
"If it's uncomfortable, switch seats."
Jeong Daesu said it after watching Dansol for a while.
"What are you talking about. Dansol, is hyung making you uncomfortable?"
"No⁈ I'm really comfortable."
Dansol answered mechanically, then added with a cautious look.
"No... I mean! It's not... comfortable...."
A brief silence followed, then Han Jisu burst out laughing.
"Ah! So cute! Hey, Jeong Daesu, I think the one making our Dansol uncomfortable isn't me—it's you. Sol, no need to watch your step. I can beat him."
"Huh?"
"Hah."
At Jisu's childish comment, Daesu didn't even respond—he just snorted. Even so, his hands never stopped as he pushed the good side dishes toward Dansol.
"Uh... um... it's too much.... Why aren't you eating?"
When only a cup of water and a bowl of rice were left in front of Jisu, Dansol tried to stop Daesu and asked.
"Han Jisu doesn't eat this stuff because he's dieting anyway."
Daesu piled braised short ribs into a tower on Dansol's small plate.
"Hyung's fine, Dansol. Our Sol can eat a lot, and hyung can just lick the bones Sol leaves behind."
"Are you insane?"
"Sunbae! Why would you lick them! Eat this!"
At Jisu's words, a crease formed between Daesu's brows. If this were any other time, Dansol might've admired it like a Tom Ford spread, but right now, it didn't feel like a good sign.
Dansol hurriedly dismantled the tower Daesu had built and moved ribs onto Jisu's plate.
He thought regressing would make everything his world and he could do whatever he wanted, but reality wasn't that easy. If he had to describe himself right now in one phrase, it was like…
'I look like a model student stuck between two delinquent hyungs....'
"Our Sol, have you decided which room you'll use?"
"Uh... that's...."
The Omega lodging was two single rooms and one double room. Before the regression, there was nothing to discuss—his seniors took the single rooms, and he shared a room with Yoo Dohyeon.
Because of that, once filming passed the midpoint and his relationship with Yoo Dohyeon completely broke, Dansol became the contestant who left the room first and returned last.
"I'll probably use the double room...."
"Perfect, I wanted the double room too. Then I'll use it with you!"
"What? That can't happen."
"Why not? We're both Omegas."
At Jisu's words, Daesu rubbed his forehead like he had a headache. Dansol tried hard to read the strange vibe between them, but he overlooked something.
Dansol was originally the type who had no sense for this.
And after becoming the nation's punching bag before the regression, his self-esteem had hit rock bottom—so he couldn't even see himself objectively.
'Looks like Jeong Daesu sunbae likes Han Jisu sunbae...!'
Even as Dansol focused on escaping this unexpected obstacle, Jisu kept firing questions like bombs.
"Our Sol, do you like alcohol? What kind do you like?"
"Uh...."
"Isn't that rude to ask on a first meeting?"
"Are you definitely Korean-food only? Dessert?"
"Um...."
"He's an idol, so he'll manage."
"I saw earlier—you sing really well. Can you sing again?"
"Th—!"
"You don't have to."
"What's your MBTI?"
"I...."
"That's all pseudoscience. Not worth believing."
"I asked Dansol."
"Oh, I didn't know. I thought you'd be interested in me since it's RO Match Survival."
As Daesu subtly scraped at him, Jisu deliberately answered with a bright, spinning smile.
"Yeah, I went too far, right? Let's talk more in our room."
At that, Daesu clenched his fist. Dansol rubbed his eyes, feeling like the chopsticks Daesu was holding had bent slightly.
"If you're done eating, let's go."
"Yeah, Dansol. Don't hang out with a dirty genetic supremacist like that—let's go."
Daesu stood up, practically throwing down the bent chopsticks. Jisu, who had barely eaten, let out a loud "Hmph!" and left first. Daesu's expression wasn't good as he gathered his outerwear.
As the atmosphere turned vicious in an instant, Dansol felt like he had to do something. What he wanted was to get cut out completely—not to become a troublemaker wrecking the mood from episode one.
'Daesu sunbae is crazy jealous.... Shit! Trying to avoid a fox and now I'm about to get my back crushed in a whale fight.'
Dansol stood by the door, and when Daesu approached, he lightly caught Daesu's sleeve. Luckily, it was a blind spot the cameras couldn't catch.
His touch was so cautious that Daesu almost didn't notice and nearly walked out.
Dansol was scared of the face looking down at him, full of questions, and spoke in a voice that shrank in on itself.
"Sunbae! But I don't like Omegas.... You don't have to worry...."
At Dansol's words, Daesu's ears turned red. But Dansol couldn't even look at Daesu's face—he fled outside in a rush.
Daesu froze, flustered, and after Dansol disappeared downstairs, he paced back and forth in the second-floor hallway. Like he was hot, he flicked his shirt, then covered his mouth, then swept his hair back.
The words meant to clear up a misunderstanding were creating a massive misunderstanding instead.
{Teaser}
"Sunbae... are you crying?"
"Ah... I have this comfort doll I usually hug to sleep, but I left it behind."
"A comfort doll...?"
"My insomnia is bad, so I can't sleep without it."
"Ah... I see."
"So, could you sleep with me in my bed instead, as a substitute for the doll?"
"What⁈"
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.
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"How about you, our Sol? Are you the type who's bound by secondary gender?"
"Ah... no. Never...."
"I knew it... Our Sol is too small and precious to play with those filthy Alphas. Hyung will protect you, so Sol just trust this hyung, okay?"
"Yes.... But hyung... could you loosen your arm? I feel really suffocated...."
{RO Match Survival in Island Portal}
What was that when Jeong Daesu came out of the room? Feels like something got cut in the middle—why is he wandering around looking like an embarrassed puppy?
⤷He's probably in a good mood because he ate.
⤷Ah fuckㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ this is stupidly funny.
⤷No, didn't he talk with Dansol and come out? We didn't see, fuck. Production team, what are you doing!! You're not catching THIS?
⤷Look at their size difference, they fit so well. Root tree × cicada, I ship it.
⤷Isn't it more like uncle and nephew? Dansol looked good with Lee Yiyeon though.
⤷There aren't even any scenes of him with Lee Yiyeon , what bullshit lol.
⤷Lee Yiyeon , you can't do this here.
Holy shit, the Omega who was interested in Joo Dansol was Han Jisuㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Is that teaser insane?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Are they lying together? And hugging??ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ There's Han Jisu above the running Alphas...
⤷Sol, run!!!
⤷But if it's Han Jisu, even if he's an Omega, I get it...
⤷Yeah, he looks skinny but he's about the same height as Jeong Daesu. Fine, stop getting pushed around by Alphas—just date each other....
⤷I'm not a secondary-gender supremacist either, but if an Omega prefers Omegas, why did he come on R-Match?
⤷Because his agency told him to.
⤷Does Han Jisu look like someone who does what his agency tells him?
⤷That's fair. But Jisu×Dansol is delicious so I don't care.
⤷You have to hear Dansol's side too..... He can't even say anything because it's a senior. Even to me, he was pushing way too hard. If the teaser is real, isn't that kind of insane? Dansol's a rookie so he probably can't even say he hates it.
But seriously, isn't Joo Dansol's star power insane? All these big names are here but you can't even see Yoo Dohyeon or Yoon Yeomin. He even wrapped up the Omegas—Dansol- RO Match Survival in Island.
⤷Dansol-Match, agreed. It's fun so I'll keep watching, but if the editing keeps going like this I'll be pissed.
⤷It's only episode 2, calm down;;
⤷Joo Dansol is kind of fox-like. His expressions feel like he's too aware of the camera.... Looks like he's trying to climb status by latching onto the highest-ranked ones?
⤷Climb what? Didn't you see his surprised face the moment he opened the door?
⤷Status climbingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Are Jeong Daesu and Han Jisu even nobles....
⤷(Dansol blinking.jpg)
⤷Saying that to such an innocent kid is too much;;;;
⤷It's not like Joo Dansol has x-ray vision and knew Jeong Daesu and Han Jisu were in there ㅋㅋㅋ And if it were me, once I knew it was two seniors more than ten years older ping-ponging like that, I'd never go in.
⤷Yeah, and Jeong Daesu and Han Jisu? Both have crazy presence... Their back-and-forth was sparking, but Dansol was tearing into ribs like a champ.
⤷I was worried because the kid's so skinny, but maybe it's just his constitution. Jeong Daesu and Han Jisu keep pushing side dishes at him and he eats whatever they give him, so cute.
⤷(Dansol eating social-pressure food between two strong hyungs but he never said he wouldn't eat.jpg)
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