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Prologue
“An Idol Who Used Up All His Resets”
Is this what it means when people say something ended before it even began?
It had only been a week since the debut lineup was finalized… and the company completely went bankrupt.
When YechAN saw the familiar building on the news and ran over, the office he had gone in and out of like his own home for seven years was already covered in red seizure notices.
It felt like his breath was cut off.
His consciousness blurred, as if he were hyperventilating.
‘Again… I want to try again!’
At that moment, a clear hologram window appeared before his eyes.
<Would you like to try again?>
— RESET —
A&D Corp.
As if possessed, YechAN pressed the only button.
In an instant, the world rewound.
When he opened his eyes, he was inside a familiar practice room.
Reflected in the mirror was 17-year-old trainee Ha YechAN, who had just joined the company.
After returning to the past, YechAN’s life went smoothly.
He rose from being just another average trainee to becoming the ace trainee.
He exposed and got rid of an employee who had been acting as a spy.
He even secured a debut song from an unbelievably successful composer.
On top of that, he prevented the company from going bankrupt.
It wasn’t all achieved in one try.
‘I want to try again.’
Whenever he hit a wall he couldn’t overcome, that thought would bring up the reset button like a lie.
One reset became two.
Two became three.
And three becoming four was even easier.
After experiencing six resets, YechAN casually read an entertainment news article about a fellow group member dating multiple people at once.
In the previous timeline, that guy had dated eight at the same time—so in a way, this was an improvement.
Of course, the public wouldn’t see it that way.
Seeing the thousands of dislikes on the article, YechAN put down his phone and closed his eyes.
‘Why can’t they understand?’
Fix one problem, and another would appear.
Back when they struggled through seven years as trainees, they had supported each other more tightly than anyone.
When they barely managed to debut in the early resets, all the members sincerely thanked their fans and tried to become better people every day.
But as resets repeated, and YechAN used his accumulated experience to debut more easily, the members gradually changed into completely different people.
Gambling.
Drugs.
Affairs.
Drunk driving.
Illegal investments.
Every time he reset, new problems appeared endlessly.
‘Dealing with outside issues is already exhausting… this is unbearable.’
YechAN pressed his temple with his thumb.
Just a little… just a tiny change, and this time it felt like everything could be perfect.
‘I want to try again.’
<Would you like to try again?>
D: RESET
A: STAY
A&D Corp.
YechAN, who had been about to press the reset button out of habit, paused.
Unlike before, when there had only ever been “Reset,” there was now a “Stay” option.
After a brief moment of thought, he reached for the familiar button again.
For some reason, the reset window seemed to flicker.
As he pressed reset, the familiar dizziness came over him.
‘If I go back this time, should I just replace the members…? Can’t even get past year six…’
But unlike usual, YechAN didn’t return to being 17.
“Beeeeeeep—”
“W-what is this?!”
A horrible warning sound rang in his head.
<All reset attempts have been used. Player ‘Ha YechAN’ will be deleted.>
The hologram window, once half blue and half red, turned completely crimson.
<#$%*!^#%$& Admin privileges #!!$##>
<$@#!@!! Reboot !@#$%!!$>
Broken fragments of holograms and text filled the entire room.
YechAN clutched his head, feeling like it would split.
The red window shook violently with warning alarms.
‘What… is happening…?’
He couldn’t think any further.
Time passed like eternity.
<!#$%#^^%Company&^*%$!#Ha YechAN#@$!#$^Access !#!#%>
<Loading success… error… timeline changed…>
<You are player Ha YechAN.>
YechAN opened his eyes.
“Ha YechAN, could you give us a final self-introduction?”
“…What?”
Instead of a practice room, he found himself in front of a camera. A blue selection window appeared.
<Choice Appeared!>
You are participating in “Choose My Prince 99”! Claim the cute concept!
- “Princesses, please keep watching YechAN♡”
- “I’m Ha YechAN, the cutie born from Earth, hehe☆”
- “If you don’t pick me as your one pick, I’ll be sad~”
<If you don’t choose within 10 seconds, it will be selected automatically.>
A Co.
“…Are they trying to ruin me?”
Former top idol Ha YechAN thought.
