Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 138

#138.

The two of them didn’t answer, their expressions ambiguous.

Then, Heungmin gestured for them to check the TV.

Just then, a large caption appeared above the faces of the confused 〈Passion Man〉 cast members.

(Red Gothic Font Caption) Who removed Park Jungmyeon’s name tag?!

(Black Calligraphy Font Caption) We’ll reveal it to the viewers first!

(Yellow Gothic Font Caption) 5 minutes ago….

Inside a spacious room in Pension B.

Dojae was searching for clues with Park Jungmyeon.

-A clue… Who are the remaining two haters? This clue is tough. Dojae, you’re not one of them, are you?

-No, I’m not.

-I guess not. You’re too handsome… It must be one of the 〈Passion Man〉 members. I think it’s definitely Altari. That guy.

-You’re not one either, right, hyung [older brother/male friend]?

-Of course not!

Park Jungmyeon and Dojae were talking while searching for clues in the spacious room.

There were three clues left.

In other words, there were only two trials left.

Park Jungmyeon’s nerves were on edge, knowing he had to catch both haters within that time.

-Found it!!!

Park Jungmyeon, who was thoroughly searching the room with fierce determination, shouted.

And he immediately read the clue.

-The hater stabs a knife into another’s heart. What kind of clue is this…? Huh?!

Park Jungmyeon’s eyes shone coldly as he read the clue.

When he made eye contact with Dojae, Park Jungmyeon asked, “You…”

-Didn’t you say you’re good at archery? MOST, so the ID has an M in it! Is it you?!!

-!!

Dojae wore a regretful expression, as if he regretted revealing too much.

Park Jungmyeon looked shocked, betrayed by Dojae, whom he had trusted.

It wasn’t just that he believed Dojae wasn’t a hater based on his impression.

All of Dojae’s actions had seemed trustworthy.

-Wow. I trusted you. I misjudged you! This, this. Now it’s a trial, so I can eliminate you. Let’s go! To the trial! You hater!

“Was it really Dojae hyung? Isn’t there some misunderstanding? He even found a clue earlier…”

Louie, who was watching TV, was also shocked and full of questions.

Dojae quietly smiled.

The greater shock was next.

-I’m sorry, sunbaenim [senior/respected colleague].

After apologizing, Dojae looked around and reached out to take Park Jungmyeon’s name tag.

-Oh! You’re even trying to eliminate me?!

Park Jungmyeon quickly avoided Dojae’s hand and huffed, this time trying to take Dojae’s name tag in return.

However, Dojae also quickly dodged that hand.

From then on, the two repeated chasing and being chased in the room.

“헐… Daebak [Wow… Amazing/Incredible].”

It was a name tag tearing match that made everyone’s jaw drop.

He wasn’t even losing in speed or power to Park Jungmyeon, who was even called the ‘King of Name Tag Tearing Battles’.

“Uh, uh, uh!”

Kijun flinched, as if he was about to jump up from the sofa in surprise.

The moment Park Jungmyeon grabbed Dojae with his strength and tried to pin him on the floor, Dojae nimbly escaped and overpowered Park Jungmyeon with his own strength.

-What, what is this? Why are you so strong!

Park Jungmyeon shouted with a red face, as if he was also surprised.

Park Jungmyeon’s body, which had a lot of muscles, was almost twice the size of Dojae’s, with a bit of exaggeration.

However, Dojae was a sportsman who was not inferior to Park Jungmyeon, but he was maintaining a slim figure to please the fans and balance with the members.

His natural strength was great, but the strength of his core, which had been strengthened through constant exercise, was also considerable.

So he wasn’t pushed back by Park Jungmyeon at all, but rather used even more strength than him….

In the end, he took the name tag from Park Jungmyeon’s back.

-What?!

There had been times when guest fighters or fixed members of 〈Passion Man〉 had joined forces to remove Park Jungmyeon’s name tag, but this was the first time an idol had removed Park Jungmyeon’s name tag in a one-on-one match.

Because of that, Park Jungmyeon himself was dumbfounded, as if he couldn’t believe it.

Even the staff who were watching the scene in real time were surprised.

-Oh!

(White Gothic Font Caption) Even the staff watching were surprised!

The sound of the cameraman being surprised was overlaid on the video.

The members looked back at Dojae.

“Wow, hyung… I knew you were strong, but…”

“I didn’t know it was this much.”

Woochul muttered in surprise, saying that he had known since he stopped the motorcycle from falling at the Byeolbyeol Chicken filming site.

Heungmin had only heard about it, but it was his first time seeing it in person, so he admired in surprise.

“I really shouldn’t mess with Dojae.”

Dojae just smiled at Heungmin’s words.

“Dojae… you. Don’t smile like that. It’s scary.”

There were thorns in Heungmin’s voice as he said that.

The members looked back and forth between Heungmin and Dojae with puzzled expressions.

However, they were soon able to understand the meaning of Heungmin’s words.

Dojae, who eliminated Park Jungmyeon in a space where only the two of them were, found another clue in another place as if he didn’t know anything.

Thanks to that, Dojae was not suspected, and instead, Heungmin, another member of MOST, became suspected.

At that time, Dojae, who was watching the situation, began to actively push Heungmin as a hater in the courtroom.

-I think… the hater is Min hyung [Min older brother/friend].

Dojae said calmly and pointed out Heungmin as a hater along with the other cast members.

“It’s you!!!”

Kyuseong shouted as if it was too much.

The other younger members also looked at Dojae with betrayed expressions.

“Is it… because it’s a show?”

Dojae awkwardly smiled and snapped the over-immersed members back to reality.

However, the members still just looked at Dojae with ‘that’s too much’ expressions.

It seemed like this was the first time Dojae had received such resentment from the members while living together.

And then the trial results came out.

Following Miso, Heungmin was also revealed to be a hater.

Then the members were even more shocked.

They were surprised that Heungmin was also a hater, but anyway, Dojae had put Heungmin, who was on the same team even in the show, on trial, so they were shocked.

“You’re the same hater! That’s what it was!”

However, thanks to that, Dojae was completely cleared of suspicion.

“Since only one of the haters has to survive to win, anyway.”

Woochul seriously muttered at Dojae’s cold analysis.

“Hyung… you were a really scary person.”

Dojae chuckled at such Woochul because he was cute.

In the last trial, Han Minseok was pointed out.

Since he hadn’t even been caught yet, it was clear that a person skilled in the game would be a hater.

Moreover, the quick Han Minseok was almost the only one among the 〈Passion Man〉 members who could remove Park Jungmyeon’s name tag.

Here too, Dojae helped to gather opinions towards Han Minseok with a calm face.

In the end, the hater became the winner in 〈War with Haters〉.

It was thanks to Dojae, who was one of the haters, hard carrying the race [single-handedly winning].

-The hater was Kang Dojae!

After the game was all over.

When the director announced the hater, the cast members all looked at Dojae in shock.

Park Jungmyeon, who was finally able to speak, raised his voice.

-I was completely betrayed!

-Then was it Dojae who took Jungmyeon hyung’s name tag?

-…That’s how it happened.

Dojae in the TV quietly smiled and said.

The cast members showed reactions using their arms as if they were getting goosebumps.

It was a reaction that felt sincere.

-Wow. Daebak [Amazing/Incredible].

-헐… Why is he so good at acting?

-No, it’s surprising that he’s a hater, but he took Jungmyeon hyung’s name tag, does that make sense? Our Jungmyeon hyung lost a lot?

-He’s no longer a powerful person!

-Hey! You fight him once. That friend is really strong. Isn’t he an idol, but came from doing sports?

In such a noisy state, they started deciding which of the investigators would receive the punishment.

The punishment winners were Altari and Yoon Jiyoon, and 〈Passion Man〉 ended with the two of them covered in flour.

As soon as the broadcast ended, Woochul immediately questioned Dojae.

“Hyung, you’re really not a joke. You look like you can’t even write harsh words, let alone hate comments… No, a person who doesn’t even swear in real life!”

“I… I didn’t really write hate comments or anything like that.”

“Anyway! You’re also good at deceiving people… Why are you so good at the game?”

The tone and content were questioning, but the result was that he was good at the game.

Kyuseong and Louie also nodded and chimed in.

“That’s right. Dojae… was really good.”

“If his name wasn’t a hater, he would have been really cool. No. He was already cool. Good, good! It was a little scary though… We’re not going to be betrayed, right?”

Dojae finally laughed out loud at Louie’s words mixed with praise and suspicion.

“I did that because it’s a game. It’s good to do well since I’m on the show anyway.”

Dojae, who had a clumsy side as a broadcaster when he went to 〈Campfire〉,

But quite some time has passed since then.

Moreover, Dojae also learned about the difficulty of appearing on public broadcast entertainment shows due to the events that had happened.

When the opportunity came, he wanted to do well no matter what.

It was also lucky for Dojae that he became a ‘hater’.

“Anyway, it was unexpected. I didn’t know hyung would be so good at games that deceive others…”

Woochul shook his head, unable to hide his admiration until the end.

***

And Dojae’s words that it’s good to do well were not wrong.

In fact, even the fans didn’t think that Dojae would play a big role in entertainment shows where laughter is the point.

Because he had such a serious and upright image, the fans had expected him to only play the role of ‘eye candy’ even in 〈Passion Man〉, where fraud and betrayal were rampant.

When Heungmin gathered attention with his personal skills at the opening, and Dojae livened up the atmosphere with witty comments, MOST fans already thought ‘this is enough’.

It was not easy for a guest to play a bigger role among the prominent entertainers.

But after the main game started.

The fans began to get excited with the thought of ‘maybe?’ as Dojae’s screen time was more than they thought.

It was because they wouldn’t keep showing him like this if he didn’t play a big role in the second half.

As expected, after Dojae took Park Jungmyeon’s name tag.

The second half was almost a Dojae special.

-It was Kang Dojae?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋlolㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [laughing sounds]

-He’s goodㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [laughing sounds]

-헐ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [laughing sounds]

-He’s catching Jungmyeon hyung?!!!

-The powerful person is being pushed backㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [laughing sounds]

-He’s so strong

-Shocking

-Jungmyeon hyung’s intuition is usually really good, but there are times when he’s wrong

-Why is he running so fast

-헐 He immediately went to another pension

-Perfect crime is crazy

〈Passion Man〉 was such a major entertainment program that it had its own fandom.

In particular, the 〈Passion Man〉 fandom didn’t really welcome guest appearances because the fun would be reduced if a guest who was passive or not good at games came out.

But today was different.

Even the 〈Passion Man〉 fans were surprised by Dojae’s performance.

After 〈1 vs 99〉, ‘앓이 posts [obsessive/fangirling posts]’ about Dojae, who had an elite image, were often posted in various communities.

Dojae boasted not only his brain but also his strength this time, so the reaction was bound to be even more explosive.

Dojae’s face in 〈Passion Man〉 was plastered on the main screen of the portal site.

〈Passion Man〉 always had one or two interesting parts posted on the community after the broadcast, and a lot of articles were also published, but today, articles and posts kept popping up, calling it a ‘legendary episode’.

There were also performances by other cast members besides Dojae, so this episode was really interesting.

***

Thanks to that, not only Dojae but also the other idol members who appeared were re-examined one by one, heating up the internet community.

There were also many posts about Heungmin, who showed off his stunts and gave intermittent fun, and Yoon Jiyoon of REGINA, who received the flour bomb penalty, and Yoo Myungwoo, who found clues well and treated Han Minseok politely.

And the next morning.

Yoo Myungwoo took the main spot in the entertainment section instead of Dojae.

“Oh, hyung! Look at this!!”

Louie, who was preparing for his schedule, handed his cell phone to Dojae in surprise.

Dojae checked Louie’s cell phone screen.

“…Yoo Myungwoo bullying controversy?”