Chapter - 4화 (4/150)
{R-Match Survival in Island Portal}
Jeong Daesu doing an interview this long for once.⤷holy shit, that counts as "long"?⤷It's because he lived overseas for a long time.⤷Wait lmao isn't Jeong Daesu from Busan?⤷Nope, he's from the US and learned Korean in Busan dialect because of a movie lol. But he's always like that in interviews... He's not the type who speaks neatly, so his agency doesn't let him talk too much. Our guy isn't a bad person, okay...⤷Bullshit. It's fucking wild he never gets dragged for his attitude. Speaking casually is insane. How are people so lenient just because he's an Alpha, fuck. Like he hasn't been in Korea for ages—still using the "foreign water so he's rude" excuse lmao, ridiculous.⤷PD must be having a hard time interviewing him.⤷Professional offended person, gtfo. Jeong Daesu has the most age and experience out of the cast, so he can talk casually, can't he? It's a cohabitation concept—do they have to keep using honorifics the whole time? Is this some Seodang village cohabitation?⤷It's not the cast—he talks casually to the PD, that's the problem. The blind shielding is even more disgusting lol.⤷(Lee Yiyeon shocked by Joo Dansol's cuteness.jpg)⤷Lee Yiyeon saying "Dooly" is fucking hilariousㅋㅋㅋㅋ so cute. But what is Joo Dansol? Where did they even find someone like that...? A rare talent that comes once in a thousand years.... Why didn't I recognize it, me, a bitch.....⤷For real, thousand-year idolㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ everyone just stunned??????????????????? hilarious.⤷(Jeong Daesu turning red after seeing Joo Dansol.jpg)⤷Lee Yiyeon = mom at her kid's recital⤷Aren't they meeting for the first timeㅋㅋㅋㅋ why is he looking so proud?⤷Jegal Minhyeok always talking about "musicality" while trashing idols, but he looks like he just got hit with a stan accident?⤷His mouth might be crooked but let's speak straight: he didn't trash idols, he trashed idol agencies. He said stop messing around with album sales.⤷I looked up the original song after hearing Joo Dansol sing it and it's so bad. It's way better a cappella.⤷Oh same same, that EDM MR is so damn tacky. The song's good but the producing reeks of small-company vibes.⤷Joo Dansol is the kind of character that's either love or hate. He feels like he's kinda doing too much, so I don't like him.⤷Here comes the professional offended person. Joo Dansol is my "don't like" star.⤷But who was that last Omegaㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ⤷Probably just bait.⤷Sounded 100% serious though?⤷Isn't it Han Jisu? He had that rumor, you know, that he's that wayㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Didn't he even film a movie about Omegas dating?⤷What bullshit, you think everyone who films that kind of movie is that way?⤷But isn't that outfit Yoon Yeomin's horcrux? Looks like his favorite item he always wears when he's in casual clothes.⤷They all wore it because it's sponsored, what are you on about. Yoon Yeomin's horcrux is way redderㅋㅋㅋㅋ
—Hello, R-Match Survival participants. Welcome to Chunmongdo, and to our Chunmonggak.
As the cast entered the house, a prepared 안내 announcement played. To maximize immersion, R-Match Survival filmed without a host, using only guidance broadcasts played through speakers.
Aside from the living room where staff were present, every room had observation cameras set up in every corner, but each round, they revealed separate blind spots meant for couples' secret meetings.
Back then, I didn't even know cameras were everywhere, and when I was tired, it showed all over my face. A lamb who didn't know how scary those broadcasting bastards were. That was me.
That was how Dansol's dry eyes got twisted into "rudeness," like he was boldly scanning his seniors up and down. That was why Dansol deliberately took out his contact lenses before coming. He also didn't forget to blink often. He couldn't see anything clearly, but it was fine—there was nothing here he wanted to look at with clear eyes anyway.
—The Alpha rooms are on the second floor, left side. Please go up and choose the room you want.
When the announcement played, the Alphas started moving at a leisurely pace. Lee Yiyeon approached Dansol. Before the regression, Dansol had eaten with Yiyeon for the first time. Even then, right before going upstairs, he'd quietly asked Dansol the same thing.
"Dansol, what do you like? I want to eat with you."
At the same unchanged cheesy move, Dansol almost laughed. The face that leaned in was still handsome. A high nose bridge and bright eyes. Soft brown hair falling neatly, the musk scent drifting from between a white shirt, plus that playful, proactive personality.
'Fucking exactly my type, you bastard.'
Yiyeon was like someone who'd been drawn over Dansol's ideal type. But if you got fooled by that exterior, it was obvious you'd just end up covered in wounds.
Lee Yiyeon had been in the terrace room where brunch was set. A meal in a picture-perfect room was more than enough for Dansol to fall for him.
'I'm not falling for it again.'
With that firm resolve in his head, Dansol spoke.
"I... like spicy catfish stew, sunbae."
"Uh... your taste is pretty classic...?"
While a flustered Yiyeon stammered, another announcement played.
—Alpha cast members, please hurry and enter your rooms. Omegas may enter rooms multiple times, but Alpha cast members may only enter one room per person. Please hurry.
"See you later."
After grabbing Dansol's shoulder, Yiyeon hurried upstairs.
See you later, my ass.
Dansol scoffed. Upstairs, there were meals prepared by chefs—brunch, Korean set meals, Japanese cuisine, Chinese cuisine.
There was no spicy catfish stew. Yiyeon, who had picky tastes and always talked about controlling his weight, showed off that pickiness on every date.
'Even so, you'll just chew on greens again.'
—Alphas, have you all chosen your rooms? There's an order even to a cup of water, as the old saying goes. Now, could Han Jisu, Yoon Yeomin, Yoo Dohyeon, and Joo Dansol go up in that order?
Dansol thought that no matter where he went, as long as he avoided Lee Yiyeon , it would be fine. The other Alphas besides Yiyeon wouldn't be interested in Dansol anyway.
But that was entirely Dansol's mistake.
"You're not closing the door? One Alpha per room."
"Sunbae, why don't you yield? I like Korean food."
In the room with a neat Korean set meal already laid out, Jeong Daesu was seated. Lee Yiyeon opened the door and pushed in shamelessly. He was convinced that Dansol—who was asking for spicy catfish stew in a place like this—was obviously a Korean-food person.
"I like it too. Korean food."
"You grew up overseas, didn't you? It won't suit your palate, so yield a bit."
"Not happening. And aren't you the one who eats salad 365 days a year? Don't act out of character."
"Who did you think was going to come in for you to be this stubborn?"
"I told you. I like Korean food."
While the two of them were locked in a power struggle, another announcement played. Jeong Daesu didn't care at all and drank from the water glass in front of him. Right then, someone lifted Lee Yiyeon 's arm, which had been propped against the doorway.
"Hi, everyone. You waited for me?"
Han Jisu strolled in naturally and sat across from Jeong Daesu. At that, Jeong Daesu's face twisted into something as ugly as it could get.
"Why are you coming in here?"
Jeong Daesu and Han Jisu.
The two of them were close friends who had even acted together in an indie film early in their careers. They didn't need to share a table here—they could meet anytime. Back then, there had even been dating rumors a few times, but the two of them denied it fast and shut it down. They were the kind of neighborhood friends like that.
"Ah... you two are already like that? I thought—"
Yiyeon made an expression like he half-knew, half-didn't.
"Yeah. I like Korean food. I'm fine—want to sit? I'll eat with two Alphas, sure. I like this kind of thing. Two people fighting because they want me and all that."
At Jisu's words, Yiyeon answered first.
"No, I'm waiting for someone."
He had no choice but to step back so he wouldn't get caught. Even if Dansol didn't come in, there was time. It was better than getting hooked by Han Jisu and losing the chance. A skilled older guy like Jisu wasn't Yiyeon's type at all.
As soon as the door closed, Jisu's bright smile vanished.
"I got rid of one bastard, but how do I get rid of this lump?"
Jisu said it while looking at Daesu. They were about the same height, but compared to Han Jisu's lean frame, Jeong Daesu was a man the phrase "massive-boned" fit perfectly.
"You don't even like Korean food. You said it makes you gain weight."
Daesu asked through clenched teeth.
"No? I like Korean food. I love it. A lump like you wouldn't get it, but I'm the type who doesn't gain weight even if I eat, so I actually need some nourishment. Especially something like spicy catfish stew."
Jisu teased Daesu, dragging out each syllable as if in response. The moment Jisu saw Dansol dancing, he thought he'd inevitably end up stuck with Jeong Daesu. The reason the two of them could never see each other as dating partners was right here. Their tastes were exactly the same.
'A small, cute, fairy-like Omega.'
Dansol had no idea where the tiny spark called "spicy catfish stew" was going to fly. Even after Yoo Dohyeon went upstairs, Dansol kept agonizing.
The mood couldn't be warm and friendly, and the conversation couldn't flow too well. One reason Dansol got dragged even harder was that in the early episodes, he created a sweet, cutesy 분위기 with Lee Yiyeon and pulled a lot of screen time. This time, he had to have no presence at all.
Jeong Daesu, who didn't talk much, seemed the most suitable, but he was the kind of Alpha who stood out just by existing. Since multiple Omegas would be drawn to him, he might be someone Dansol needed to avoid even more than Lee Yiyeon .
Mateo was… talkative and noisy. Even though he was an idol too, he had a lot of broadcast experience, so his reactions were good and the production team liked him. And with a huge fandom behind him, from the station's perspective, he was someone they couldn't easily cut out completely no matter how unfunny he was.
That left one person: Jegal Minhyeok.
No matter how Dansol searched his memory, Jegal Minhyeok was the Alpha with the least presence on R-Match Survival. His musicality was recognized globally, but maybe because he lacked variety sense, his screen time wasn't big.
'Which room was Jegal Minhyeok in again....'
As he went up to the second floor, Dansol searched his memory. Then, like before the regression, he opened the door to the room Jegal Minhyeok had been in.
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