Debut or Die - Chapter 493
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Chapter 493
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“I will be both the culprit and the black sheep!”
Having made up his mind, Park Moondae moved without hesitation. After confirming during the mid-check that he had received the sacrificial mark, the first action he took was… recruiting Ryu Chungwoo.
[Park Moondae: Hyung, I found a gold piece.]
Of course, at this point, Ryu Chungwoo already knew that Park Moondae had received the sacrificial mark from Seon Ahyeon, who was the detective. In other words, deceiving him was impossible!
-Why, of all people…
-Wow, he really has a knack for picking people who know everything, hahaha
-How did he convince him?
An interview with Park Moondae was inserted.
[Park Moondae: I thought they might have a suspicious job since they couldn’t talk about their profession, so I tried to recruit them.]
[Park Moondae: But that wasn’t the case.]
Following that narration, Ryu Chungwoo’s response, smiling gently as he answered the proposal, came up.
[Ryu Chungwoo: Moondae, are you planning to exchange your card because it has a sacrifice mark during the mid-term check?]
[Park Moondae: What? What are you talking about…?]
[Ryu Chungwoo: Judging by your reaction, I guess I’m right.]
-He didn’t even react at all
-Yep, the answer is set. Just admit it, you’re definitely the sacrifice~ lol
The viewers’ giggles and the image of Park Moondae squinting on the screen contrasted sharply.
[Park Moondae: Hyung.]
[Ryu Chungwoo: Yes?]
[Park Moondae: Why are you so sure?]
[Ryu Chungwoo: Just a guess.]
Park Moondae also caught on at this point.
[Park Moondae: Is this your job skill, Hyung? No wonder you couldn’t reveal your job.]
[Ryu Chungwoo: …]
An interview was inserted there again. There was no sign of agitation on Park Moondae’s face as he nodded.
[Park Moondae: I changed my approach there.]
[Park Moondae: After all, sincerity is what matters. Let’s speak sincerely.]
-What?
-What are you talking about?
-Since when did scams become sincere?
And then, on the screen, Park Moondae really ‘sincerely’ confronted him.
[Park Moondae: But Hyung, actually, I have a proposal that could benefit you whether you win or lose.]
[Ryu Chungwoo: Hmm?]
[Park Moondae: Listen up.]
Park Moondae boldly laid out the outline of the plan. An explanation about the culprit and the Black Sheep and the benefits if they turned out to be the same person!
[Park Moondae: After that, it’s easy.]
If Park Moondae and Ryu Chungwoo don’t get caught, the immense trick will bring the fun of genre entertainment to life. And if Park Moondae does get caught? They can clear the game with minimal sacrifice. Either way, it was refreshing.
[Park Moondae: (Ryu Chungwoo hyung) surprisingly goes along with things like this quite well.]
After Park Moondae’s interview played like a narration, as if he had heard the narration, Ryu Chungwoo on the screen nodded.
[Ryu Chungwoo: The purpose is good, and it sounds fun. Alright.]
And that’s how Ryu Chungwoo joined as a teammate!
-No way
-These fun-lovers, seriously
And then the two started to mix up their movements. They deliberately made an extra exchange before and after their own exchange. Ryu Chungwoo exchanged with Bae Sejin first, and Park Moondae exchanged with Cha Eugene right before the end.
To avoid getting caught during their own exchange, the quick-handed Ryu Chungwoo approached the entrance alone. He fully opened the door, moved to the outer edge where he wouldn’t be seen, and in 2 to 3 seconds, he swiftly exchanged two cards and gold. No one saw it.
[Ryu Chungwoo: Hmm, if Moondae had just said he would die alone, I wouldn’t have listened.]
[Ryu Chungwoo: It wasn’t just about giving up easily; he really intended to use a trick. I liked that.]
As Ryu Chungwoo said, except for some circumstantial evidence, there were no eyewitness accounts, making it a perfect trick where anyone could be a suspect.
-If it weren’t for Seon Ahyeon’s deduction and Kim Raebin’s decisiveness, they would have been wiped out.
-How did they figure this out?
-The level of brain games in an idol reality show is insane, lololol
And with only the weak circumstantial evidence that Park Moondae had dropped, Seon Ahyeon’s deduction and Sheriff Kim Raebin’s decisiveness dramatically came together to catch the culprit!
[Park Moondae: Thanks to (Sheriff Raebin), Chungwoo hyung was saved too.]
[Park Moondae: Thanks. We really minimized the number of eliminations.]
With a broad smile, Park Moondae gave an interview, looking confident and composed, not at all like someone who had been eliminated.
– Anyway, they won, lol, congrats congrats
-Wow, win or lose, it’s a win-win!
-Nope, I don’t know the walkie-talkie~ don’t know the bathroom ghost~ I caught the culprit and cleared it. Good job production team, lol
-Guys, I’m off work~ Oh, I got all the screen time lol
The page kept refreshing with comments immersed in the excitement. And on the screen, even though a strange BGM was playing from the speakers and chanting sacrifices, Park Moondae bid farewell in a more cheerful atmosphere than before. And just like that, as if leaving work with a light heart, he stepped into the coffin-shaped altar. At that moment, the other members began placing seven candles according to the bizarre pattern.
[Woooo—]
With a roaring sound, an explosion erupted!
-Whoa
-?
-So scary
-What’s with the effects;;;A dark and eerie room.
Real flames were burning above the terrifying, blood-stained coffin that Park Moondae had entered…!
[Bae Sejin: Park Moondae!]
[Ryu Chungwoo: Moondae, are you okay?!]
The fact that it was just a flashy, low-temperature flame for magic tricks wasn’t visible. Fans covered their mouths as they watched the intense and shocking scene.
And after the flames went out, the members hurriedly opened the coffin on the altar…
-What the…
The coffin was empty. All that was left were about five or six gold coins, looking like funerary offerings.
-ㅠㅠㅠ
-Ah, this is too real.
-Scary
In an instant, the atmosphere turned cold again. The members seemed to be in shock, but the game wasn’t over yet. A dark, low bell tolls slowly, and a narration murmurs.
[Undertaker Sacrificed]
[Undertaker Sacrificed]
And it continues.
[A new sacrifice mark has been bestowed.]
[You can change the fate of the sacrifice through card exchange.]
[Additionally, from this game onwards, you can exchange even without the opponent’s card. You can select and pass the job on the screen.]
With the introduction of new rules designed to incite chaos, a new game had begun.
-Are they seriously supposed to keep playing until a certain number of people die…?
-Oh my god, this is terrifying.
-Everyone’s faces are frozen;;
Thus, the first and second episodes, which were broadcast simultaneously, concluded, drawing viewers into deep immersion.
This is insane, really…
Having binge-watched breathlessly, the graduate students swallowed hard and recalled Moondae’s impressive performance. Moondae’s standout moments in this episode weren’t just because she was a fan of his!
Ah, but it’s a shame that Moondae got eliminated so quickly. Could it be that Moondae won’t appear anymore? Since she originally had no particular interest in this genre of variety shows, if Moondae, the reason she was watching, didn’t appear, the fun would be cut in half.
It was while the graduate student was absentmindedly watching the credits roll with a bit of disappointment…
[???: Someone, hurry up and die.]
Suddenly, a preview appeared.
“…?”
The walkie-talkie. A blood-stained walkie-talkie that hadn’t been used until now crackled to life!
[Kim Raebin: Aaaah!]
[Bae Sejin: What the heck?!]
-Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t
– Is it finally a ghost?
People went wild. And on the screen, a white, bony hand appeared, picking up the walkie-talkie… And then,
[Seon Ahyeon: Moondae…?]
Guessing the identity of the voice on the walkie-talkie, the preview ended!
-??
-Wow
-Did he say Park Moondae?
-Isn’t that a ghost?
“…”
The graduate student immediately replayed the video and listened to the trailer more carefully. Then, she quickly logged into their subscription SNS.
It really sounds like Moondae!
With an unwavering trust that someone had enhanced the audio quality!
A few minutes later, she was rewarded for her belief through a post that had been shared over ten thousand times.
-OMG, this really sounds like Moondae (enhanced video)
And then, a few days later, episode 3 aired. The people who were curiously wondering about the use of the walkie-talkie sat down excitedly…
-???
-This is a coffin with Moondae inside
-Whoa, whoa
They were able to see the infrared camera’s view of Park Moondae inside the coffin in vivid detail.
-Moondae looks scared
-Gosh, this is surprisingly nerve-wrackingㅠㅠ
People held their breath as they watched Park Moondae carefully listen to the sound and press the button above his head. And when the coffin started moving downward, the comments exploded.
-OMG
-It’s going down
What is this?
-Where are they taking him?
The place where Park Moondae was taken as he was dragged down. That place was…
[Park Moondae: …]
[Park Moondae: Dorm?]
It was TeSTAR’s previous dorm. In other words, it had the same structure as the floor above, but instead of a room that looked like a cult altar, there was a coffin-like altar suddenly rising in the middle of Lee Sejin’s room. Moreover, the room was as dark as the inside of a coffin… Up to that point, it could have been overlooked, but there was a decisive difference. That is.
[Park Moondae: Blood…]
A thick and massive trail of blood, as if dragged from a coffin, connected all the way to the door.
-Oh my god
-Aaaaaaah
And that blood trail led to the door, completing a crimson ram skull pattern.
[Park Moondae: …]
A few seconds of silence passed. It was only then that Park Moondae cautiously took a step towards the door.
Bang-!
[Park Moondae: !!]
The coffin in the middle of the room rose again, and the lights flickered briefly with a loud noise. Then, the door automatically opened. Creak-
-Help
-No, what’s going to happen to Moondae, lolololㅠㅠㅠ
-This is the real deal, damn it.
As the door opened, bloodstains that seemed to have been dragged across the living room floor were revealed. Park Moondae, who had reached out to the door, froze in that position.
[Park Moondae: …]
[↑ Seems to have fainted while standing….]
The caption was supposed to be funny, but the fans were laughing while also screaming. Eventually, they started begging the sheriff.
-Raebin, let’s not save Chungwoo. Let’s cancel it and burn them together.
-The walkie-talkie was right. Please, someone, just die quickly. Let’s offer either Ahyeon or Chungwoo as a sacrifice.
-Ah, what the heck, what do we do? Is this some kind of afterlife? What is this??ㅠㅠㅠ
Why is everyone making such a fuss?
└ That one is the biggest scaredy-cat among TeSTARㅠㅠ
Fans who already knew that Park Moondae was weak against horror were anxious, but still, Park Moondae on the screen quietly continued to move forward. And then, in the hallway of the living room, right next to the floor smeared with bloodstains, Park Moondae found an object.
[Park Moondae: …A walkie-talkie?]
-No way
-Oh my gosh
-Are they really using this here?
Park Moondae slowly reached out and picked up the walkie-talkie. And for the first time, his ability was broadcasted not as a rumor but as an official profile.
[Undertaker’s Job Ability: Can facilitate communication between the living and the dead.]
Park Moondae pressed the walkie-talkie. Beep, the signal went through. And the moment Park Moondae brought the walkie-talkie to his mouth…
[Park Moondae: If anyone can hear this]
[Park Moondae: Someone, hurry up and die.]
-?????
-?
-Hahahahahahahahahaha
The desperate sincerity lightened the mood for a moment. Park Moondae might have excused it by saying, ‘The situation has changed. I did it for a quick investigation,’ but the already established image of a coward just made it seem like an honest, blunt statement.
[Park Moondae: Just kidding]
-You weren’t kidding, lol
-Anyone could tell you were serious
The viewers were joking around. However, the atmosphere changed in an instant.
[Park Moondae: …Remember.]
The funny sound effects and subtitles disappeared. Park Moondae, holding the walkie-talkie tightly, conveyed the message quickly in a low, steady voice.
[Park Moondae: Do not enter the locked bathroom.]
The eerie sound of a violin and the chilling beat of a drum played as the BGM. The music intensified.
-Oh
-Wait a moment
Park Moondae lifted his head. As they moved, the camera followed, changing the scene accordingly.
Bloodstains on the floor. Growing darker and turning into a bloodbath, it led to the bathroom. And it covered the bathroom door.
-Kyaaa!
-Don’t open it, Moondae, don’t open it!
-Oh, crapㅠㅠㅠ
-Open it quickly, lol
-This is definitely a ghost situation
Curiosity, fear, and worry mixed together, creating a frenzy of anticipation in the live chat window.
The camera once again focused on Park Moondae on the screen.
[Park Moondae: And the button on the coffin…]
[Park Moondae: … It’s cut off.]
He slowly lowered the walkie-talkie that wasn’t picking up a signal, even after pressing the button. Taking a deep breath, he lifted his head again, marking the end of his cut.
[LAMB]
The intense performance marked the beginning of the program’s opening, but the viewers were still reeling from the shock.
-What will happen to our boys?
-Moondae probably had nightmares that dayㅠㅠ
-Cleared the pacifist route and died alone, now getting paid for an awesome horror experience
└Damn, lololololol
-Looking for Moondae party members. Requirement: Must die
Shocked by the existence of the afterlife (?), people were once again engrossed and started watching the program anew.
“Did the other members properly receive Park Moondae’s radio transmission?”
Fortunately, the helping hand arrived not too late. It was 30 minutes into the program.
[Is that… a sound?]
The coffin moved anew. And then…
[Lee Sejin: Moondae?]
[Bae Sejin: Hey, Park Moondae!]
The next ones to descend the altar were… none other than the two Sejin with the same name!
[Park Moondae: …!!]
The moment the signal flare for the program’s climax went off
these Chs are commissioned if you want your series to be translated you can contact us at discord for your favorite series.
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