The Idol Who Returned from Hell Chapter 95

“Oh my, it’s a festival, a festival!”

Song Ji-won hummed a tune while taking out a cold beer from the refrigerator.

Her mood had been at its peak for several days now.

After all, this October had been so enjoyable that working might have felt difficult.

New CENTIX updates appearing every day or two at the fastest, or every few days at the slowest, had moistly soaked her mundane daily life.

Though the amount wasn’t that much—just one short video and about 6 concept photos—that wasn’t what mattered anymore.

No matter how short or little it was, just being able to see my favorite in 4K quality was joyful.

Today was probably the day all MILLENNIUM had been counting down to.

“Wait, what time was it again?”

Just in case she was mistaken about the broadcast time, she accessed CENTIX’s official fan cafe.

Oh, naturally she had immediately joined the official fandom on the date Ryu Si-hwan announced through K-Live.

Seeing the ‘MILLENNIUM 1st Generation’ title attached in front of her ID, she felt a sense of belonging that she had truly become CENTIX’s official fan.

Song Ji-won, who saw the announcement that it would start at 7:30 PM on KNet, went ahead and prepared snacks and settled in front of the TV.

Washing down chewy squid jerky with cold beer was nothing short of heaven.

The 15+ age rating notification that announced 〈TIME WITH CENTIX〉 was about to start rang out refreshingly.

The opening was filled with scenes where their eyes had reddened while doing 〈Idol Stove League Season 2〉.

[I couldn’t see the future ahead… Every day felt hopeless.]

[There were many times I wanted to give up.]

[Ah, I thought maybe I just wasn’t cut out for this, and there were really frequent times like that, but even then—.]

[(In unison) I’m grateful that there were members who gave me strength!]

CENTIX’s logo appeared over the final scene of 〈ISL 2〉 that gradually darkened with fireworks, stirring emotions.

[Production Staff) Do you still think that way?]

[Ryu Si-hwan) Haha… I have to be honest about this, right? Right?]

Ryu Si-hwan, who looked very tired at the question thrown in a low voice, scratched his head.

Then.

[Ryu Si-hwan) Please save me.]

Along with his plea for salvation, CENTIX’s thunderous noise immediately bombarded the speakers.

[Aaaahhh!]

[Same room, same room!]

[I did it! I did it! I beat that damn lottery machine!]

[Don’t come, don’t come, don’t come—!]

The screen darkened again, ending with a figure suddenly charging toward the camera.

Song Ji-won couldn’t help but giggle at the incredibly chaotic development from the start and search for real-time live chat reactions.

—LOL. Even after ISL ended, our kids’ energy is still the same

—Who was the one filming a monster movie by himself at the end?

└I think I saw some shimmering silver hair lmao. Isn’t that Seon-woo?

└Seems like Seon-woo and the scream that followed is 100% Si-hwan

└Looks like those two became roommates lol. What a hilarious combo reservation

With subtitles roughly showing why things had reached this point, CENTIX entering the dorm at Rave Entertainment’s annex appeared.

With the two-story house and clean facilities harmonizing, all MILLENNIUM were synchronizing with the expressions of the members on screen.

—Ah, so their dorm was inside Rave Tower. Security will definitely be good

└For real. If it was just randomly dropped in some weird villa complex, security wouldn’t be good and after appearing on a broadcast like this once, stalkers would come looking

└Ah lol. Stalkers can’t break into there. It’s right next to Rave headquarters lol

└You never know, those people’s mental worlds are at levels we can’t decipher

—Seeing our kids satisfied with the dorm makes this grandma’s heart race T_T

—The dorm looks clean, so nice~

—It’ll be convenient to commute to the practice room too

Since there were so many fast-handed fans, member-specific close-up GIFs were already circulating even though the broadcast had started less than 5 minutes ago.

Of course, Song Ji-won, who wouldn’t refuse a solo GIF of Ryu Si-hwan, looked at her favorite with a smile.

‘Si-hwan dresses really casually. White t-shirt and jeans, just the standard fashion.’

In reality, Ryu Si-hwan had simple clothing because he didn’t even have time to go clothes shopping, but fans had no way of knowing that.

The concept of the reality program was explained to the members sitting side by side on the living room sofa.

[We plan to have viewer participation so that fans can directly write what kind of missions they want to see CENTIX do.]

[It was directly decided by the fans?]

[I think all kinds of missions will come out.]

[Really.]

MILLENNIUM felt slightly guilty seeing CENTIX’s faces full of curiosity.

—The kids are wondering so innocently… I feel a bit stabbed

—Lmao. We didn’t apply for something too spicy, did we?

—I just clicked like on funny comments because they just said to apply lol. Did they really broadcast those as is?

└If they directly applied the top-hearted ones… what do we do with our kids lmao

└The punishments… I mean missions created by your own hands, why are you complaining

└To think I can see Ma Si-hyeok’s dog-like face suffering, maybe it’s actually good

└Mmm my mouth is watering~

└Save me, there are only perverts here

Meanwhile, the lottery machine that had been thoroughly utilized during 〈ISL 2〉 reappeared and full-scale roommate assignments began.

Natural attention focused on Kang Seon-woo, who had been thoroughly beaten by the lottery machine during the survival show.

[Kang Seon-woo) But all traumas exist to be overcome! Ha, ha, ha…]

—Why is his confidence crashing in gradation so funny LOL

—I wish I had a friend like Seon-woo around lol. The type who’s naturally funny from his actions without even trying hard, I love that type so much

└Those kinds of kids also have delicious reactions when you tease them, making them even cuter

└Anyone here have those Kang Seon-woo 3-type cute face set GIFs we reviewed earlier?

└Here (photo) (photo)

└I’m a muggle who just learned about these kids, do they normally go around making faces like that…? They’re handsome so I stopped channel surfing and I’m watching

└Ahhh LMAO. It’s still early to be surprised. If you watch a little more, you’ll be able to taste a new world

There were also several muggles who had been lured by CENTIX’s visuals while channel surfing and kidnapped into this dizzying space.

Song Ji-won understood their feelings but didn’t pay much attention.

‘If they watch the broadcast just a little more, they’ll naturally fall for them.’

The members came forward one by one and drew capsules.

The numbers from the lottery machine were random so they couldn’t be manipulated, but as if the variety gods in heaven had really helped, the combinations MILLENNIUM had been hoping for poured out in droves.

[Waaahhh!]

[What, what! Hey, hey, don’t come!]

Many fans had wanted to see Seong-hwi and Ma Si-hyeok sharing a room—both 20-year-old peers who had shown an awkward relationship during 〈ISL 2〉.

The quite aggressive style of Seong-hwi and Ma Si-hyeok’s shyness that didn’t match his build showed their destructive power from the first scene as always.

—No LOL. Si-hyeok, you’re twice as big as Hwi, why are you falling onto the bed like a paper doll T_T T_T

—His appearance is Captain Korea but when you open the lid, he’s just an ordinary passing girl, Ma Si-hyeok, what is he really…

—But when Si-hyeok gets pushed around like this and occasionally throws in a sudden informal comment, when Hwi gets flustered in return, that’s also a viewing point lol

—Kids, don’t fight and get along well!

Chae Ha-ru and Yu Ha-woon’s peaceful combination also raised fans’ satisfaction, but naturally the best combination was the oldest brothers.

[Si, Si-hwan!]

[…Huh?]

[I did it, I did it! I beat that damn lottery machine!]

[Oh, oh, yeah—.]

[I told you, don’t underestimate this brother!]

Ryu Si-hwan’s rare dumbfounded expression and Kang Seon-woo suddenly rushing in to give him a headlock.

Song Ji-won and viewers burst into laughter, realizing this was the charging scene that appeared at the beginning of the broadcast.

—Lol. Looking closely, these guys seem like the youngest line

└They weren’t??? I’m shocked

└Surprisingly, they’re both 21-year-old peers and the oldest

└Ryu Si-hwan (21, Leader, Father role), Kang Seon-woo (21, CENTIX’s fanboy role, Mother role)

└The collaboration of Hwan-father and Woo-mother… this is precious

└Woo-mother LOL

—CENTIX trait) When happy, first slam onto the bed

└Looking at just this, the CENTIX kids look like professional wrestling players

└But they have no choice but to play well among themselves like this lol Looking at posts from ISL dropouts, they said that after practice ended, whenever they had break time, roommates would eat, play, and talk a lot in the dorms, so they probably got comfortable with each other to the max already

└That’s true, but there probably isn’t another group that performs headlocks and body slams on each other every time?

└Can’t argue with that

The stormy roommate selection time ended and a warm-up mission with food at stake was given to hungry CENTIX.

—Hey, isn’t random play dance too easy for these kids, PD?

—They’re totally underestimating the mountain climbers who got honed through all-night practice lol

└Ah crazy, I just noticed “mountain climbers,” there’s no sense of discomfort when reading it LOL

└Mountain climbers… toxic…

As MILLENNIUM expected, CENTIX completed the random play dance far too easily.

Of course, they sucked all the energy out of viewers by creating an overheated atmosphere from the very first song.

[This is how they usually are. They’re always like this.]

After Ryu Si-hwan’s enlightened comment, the main PD’s incredulous laughter being captured made the situation even more comedic.

—I somehow feel like I’m relating to that PD… CENTIX plays too well, way too well…

—Even watching through the screen is exhausting, but seeing that in person LOL

—We must not forget that this is the hundred-year-idols’ first reality show

└Right, they’re so natural and play so well that they seem like 7-year veteran idols

└Getting tired is the same thing, but I keep watching. Is this what addiction is?

└Ah lol I’m still full of energy, give us more!

〈TIME WITH CENTIX〉 episode 1, which flowed intensely without a moment to breathe, had moved to the next day before we knew it.

Ryu Si-hwan, who had always shown his diligent personality prominently, came down to the living room with a calm face after hearing Yu Ha-woon’s announcement.

Following that, Kang Seon-woo and Chae Ha-ru also came out to eat breakfast, but Seong-hwi and Ma Si-hyeok showed no signs of waking up.

Normally you’d wake up the members somehow.

[They’ll wake up, wash, and come out on their own! Let’s just eat breakfast!]

Leading with Kang Seon-woo’s hearty statement, the four consumed cereal as if nothing had happened.

—Hey kids? Aren’t you really going to wake up Hwi and Si-hyeok?

—No, is this right lol. You guys just started your reality show yesterday

└The realism is overflowing too much lmao

└So stragglers get completely ignored… CENTIX is strong!

└Yeah yeah, they say you should raise your own kids strictly

└Learning another lesson today, Hwan-father!

Dozens of minutes later, when Seong-hwi and Ma Si-hyeok somehow woke up and rushed into the bathroom without properly opening their eyes, the text [Screen adjustment time ^.^*] appeared.

At this time, Ryu Si-hwan’s pet dog Cer appeared and melted MILLENNIUM’s hearts.

—Ah, I thought there was a dog house in the living room from earlier, but there really was a puppy, what

—What what? It’s not a puppy they raise in the dorm, but Si-hwan’s puppy?

—What, totally cute

—I thought Si-hwan was only a doggy trainer as a nickname, but he was an actual doggy trainer lol Wow, who gave him that nickname? They saw several moves ahead

—Yorkshire Terriers are super cute, so small and precious

Song Ji-won also loved dogs very much, so as soon as Cer appeared, she hurriedly sent a message to the group chat.

[Song Ji-won: Hey, did you see Cer just now??? He’s really adorable (photo)]

[Kang Eun-young: What, they’re raising him in the dorm?]

[Song Ji-won: Yeah, Si-hwan asked if it was okay to live together due to personal circumstances and everyone said it was fine]

[Jo Ju-hyeon: What, Yorkshire Terriers are so cute]

[Jang Han-na: Ah, why am I working overtime? I want to watch the live broadcast too!!]

[Song Ji-won: Ugh, what is my favorite lacking exactly]

While a smile was blooming on her lips.

A tense [Coming up!] preview appeared, bringing tension to this harmonious atmosphere.

[Are we really doing this?]

[Wow, the smell is reaching all the way here.]

[I can’t do it. I absolutely can’t do it.]

[I absolutely can’t do this either…]

[…I’ll do the pressure point mat.]

The members in chaos and Ryu Si-hwan raising his hand with a determined tone at the end.

MILLENNIUM, who already knew which mission had received the most hearts through the preliminary survey post, were all shocked.

—They’re really going to do this???