Translator: PennyChapter 159 The reason "Yoon Eden School Bullying" became a trending search term, as Ryu Jaehee had captured and sent me, was due to a single post. Unlike the meticulously crafted exposé written by the victim during the Jinyx incident, this was just a casual post on a male-dominated online community. 20XX-05-28 08:32Views: 17,392You fucking bastard, Yoon Eden! You must be enjoying your popularity after ripping me off, huh?Author: YEDThis piece of shit deserves some karma. I'm still fuming about the money he stole and the bread I had to go without. OMG.Every time I see his face, those damn lines automatically replay in my head: "Wow, buddy, you ran an errand without even being asked? You're such a good friend!" and "Hey buddy, can you lend me some money for the cafeteria?" It's fucking infuriating.Seeing him pretend to be polite at Risa made me want to puke for real. Since "Come to My Universe" was mentioned, it seemed this "Yoon Eden, you bastard" wasn't just a case of mistaken identity. It was similar to Kim Dobin's situation, where a single post had branded him both perpetrator and bystander. The difference, however, was that I had been directly named as the perpetrator. Moreover, when I saw the class photo he'd supposedly attached as evidence in the comments—a photo where everyone's faces were blurred except mine—I realized... "Well, at least it's not photoshopped. I remember this class photo too." How could I forget the group photo taken at our homeroom teacher's wedding? Even though the regression had blurred my memories of that distant time, I managed to pinpoint the exact period. "Was this... when I was a sophomore in high school?" Back then, I had already decided to pursue a career as an idol, so I remember mostly just goofing around with my friends and staying out of trouble. I have no memory of extorting money from innocent friends or making them run errands for me. Why would I shoot myself in the foot like that? "It's just a rumor," Gyeon Hajun said firmly, being the first to remember my 18-year-old self. "Eden would never do something like that." The other members nodded in agreement, except for Seo Yehyeon. Seo Yehyeon looked at me with a serious expression and asked, "Did you have any major fights with friends in your sophomore year? Whether they were in your class or another?" "No, why?" "No, I believe you're not a bully. I just wondered if someone you had a major fight with might be spreading rumors out of spite. When I remember how you used to talk during your trainee days, it's hard to imagine you not getting into fights." "That was only with you, Hyung. Don't worry. I was hopeless at studying, so I couldn't pressure my classmates about academics." As they exchanged these nonchalant remarks, Ryu Jaehee suddenly asked, "Do you have your graduation album, Hyung?" Despite the abrupt question, I nodded and replied dutifully, "Yeah, why?" "I want to use your graduation album photo to try and turn public opinion around. ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠If you look nothing like a bully, people might at least hold back." "Wait a minute. It's probably at my parents' house. I'll ask my mom to take a picture and send it to me." About thirty minutes after I texted Mom, a reply arrived with photos. Mom: I can't find your elementary school graduation album. Did you throw it away? Mom: (Photo) Mom: (Photo) [ Mom: (Photo) ] 7:32 PM Mom: Oh my god, did you really take your photo like this? [ Mom: I can't handle this, seriously. ] 7:34 PM How had I posed for that photo? It felt like over a decade had passed, and my memory was hazy. But as I scrolled up to view the photos, it all came back to me. When everyone saw the graduation photo I shared, they fell silent. "Hyung... did you really take your photo like that?" "Wow, the youngest member is saying the exact same thing as our mother." Ryu Jaehee rubbed his forehead and asked me with a serious expression, "What were you thinking?" "Why on earth did you take your graduation photo with a golf club?" My high school graduation photo featured me wearing a flamboyant floral shirt, a golf club slung over my shoulder, and striking a deliberately rebellious pose with a defiant expression. It was a dark chapter from my youth—we all have those embarrassing moments, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠right? "Let's just say you wanted to be a professional golfer and try to spin it that way," Kim Dobin suggested, racking his brain for a plausible explanation. "You're holding it like you're about to swing! And what about this gaudy floral shirt? It screams 'gangster,' not 'golfer'!" Ryu Jaehee clutched his head and jabbed a finger at my photo, leaving me to quietly shut my mouth. "And why is the group photo also a bunch of gangsters?!" I sat at the front, slouched with a golf club casually slung over my shoulder, flanked by three others. Behind us stood our friends, dressed in similar gangster attire, striking deliberately menacing poses. It was a group photo that screamed, "We're gangsters!" with every fiber of our being. Back then, we were convinced we looked cool. Looking back now, it's undeniably childish. Still, these are memories, memories. Memories that are utterly useless in our current predicament, though. "Oh, Yoon Eden even added sunglasses. But if you're going to wear them, wear them properly! Why are they pushed down so far you can see his whole eyes?" "Hyung really has no sense of fashion." I clicked my tongue at Seo Yehyeon, who clearly lacked fashion sense, and then defended myself to Ryu Jaehee, as if making excuses. "Hey, this was the trend back then. I was just following the trend. How can there be such a generational gap with only a three-year difference?" "And this tattoo of a guy holding a baseball bat...?" "Obviously a temporary tattoo sticker." Instead of relief, Ryu Jaehee's expression remained dark. "There's even a photo of you in your school uniform, Kid." I hurriedly showed him the uniform photo, but Ryu Jaehee's expression didn't change. "This is nowhere near enough to turn public opinion around. If anything, it might backfire. You'd better start praying your graduation photo doesn't get leaked." Shit, this is bad. If Reve's problem-solver and social media guru Ryu Jaehee is reacting like this, it means there's really no solution. "Wow, buddy, you ran errands without even being asked? You're such a good guy!" "Hey, buddy, give me some money for the school store." This ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠is so realistic it's giving me PTSD. └ The faces of all the bullies I remember just flashed through my mind, lol. └ This jerk is even worse—he didn't even say "lend me," just "give me." He's straight-up extorting people, making sure they can't ask for it back later. I was classmates with YED from [ Come to My Universe ]. He was always fighting, cursing, extorting money from kids, smoking behind the school, and hanging out with a bunch of equally rotten guys. Even the girls at school didn't like him much. └What's with the girls at an all-boys school? Are they supposed to be some kind of military-trained high school girls? Surely they wouldn't be so absurd as to call the female teachers "girls," right? └I never said they were high school classmates. └Yoon Eden went to an all-boys middle school, you idiot. └"익까말" = "Ignore and filter" -Yoon Eden was a year ahead of me. During lunch breaks, if we went out to the soccer field even a little early, he'd throw a fit, yelling that it was the second-year's time. └Isn't that more like being a꼰대 than a bully...? └Thinking about it, the hyungs won a soccer bet against us, but he still bought us ice cream. He was just a good hyung with꼰대 tendencies. [Entertainment Chat] Reve Yoon Eden's Graduation Photo.jpg YED | 20xx.05.29 21:32Views: 642,971 [ | ] Likes: 677 (View Full Post) Comments: 611 - Ugh... Wow... It's a bit much to say, but this photo makes the exposé article seem more credible. - Guys who take photos like that are never the quiet types... lol - Why are people making such a fuss over a graduation album concept photo? Did everyone else take perfectly proper photos? It's just a concept shoot—what's wrong with a gangster theme? Is that supposed to be exclusive to bullies? - Suddenly I'm a bully just because I took a gangster-themed photo? lol - My older brother and his friends wore suits and took their graduation photos with a gangster concept, but they were definitely not bullies. (...) - Am I the only one who finds this weird? Honestly, based on my experience, guys who take graduation photos with that kind of concept are always show-offs and part of the class troublemakers. Normal guys don't pose with golf clubs and act like gangsters for their photos. └ And please stop saying all-boys schools are different from co-ed schools. I've even asked my younger brother who goes to an all-boys school, and he agrees. └ ᄂᄆᄋ What's so special about all-boys schools? How different can they be from co-ed schools? Why do people keep chanting "all-boys schools are different" in every comment? Show more comments securiti @securiti My cousin said he was middle school classmates with 2E, but all he remembers is that 2E played piano at the class choir competition and was amazing at beatboxing. Share 154 Quote 8 Likes 336 dpeps @edeeeen11 My older brother was in the same class as Yoon 2E in their first year of high school. They weren't close because they ran in different circles, but my brother said 2E's influence was stronger than the class president's when it came to class activities. dpeps @edeeeen11 When I asked if he was a bully, my brother said no. He apparently hated smoking, intimidating friends, and acting tough. He didn't study much and went around saying his future dream was to be a rapper, but he was definitely never a bully. K-pop Incidents & Scandals @K_pop49 They're dragging out every Fake Older Brother, Fake Cousins, Fake Younger Brother, and Fake Next-Door Neighbor they can find to defend this bullying idol. Either show some proof or stop dragging these fake people into it. Shares: 4,125 Retweets: 1,002 Likes: 6,891 ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Dream♥Daydream @revedream Ugh, can those self-proclaimed "flavor sommeliers" and armchair fortune-tellers just shut up already? If this turns out to be a rumor, you'll all conveniently forget about it and disappear, right? Nutria uj @xlhamzziiUJ 22 If you're so psychic, stop wasting your talent online and open a fortune-telling shop in real life. You'd rake in the cash! The situation continued to burn for days, all because of a single post insulting me—not even a public accusation. There was no concrete evidence beyond a group photo, and no other posts claiming I had bullied anyone. Yet, once the story surfaced, I couldn't escape public scrutiny. Not unless we could provide irrefutable proof that it was all a rumor. As a result, I was now banned from posting on the Fan Cafe and Official Account, as well as from accessing OA Live or appearing on members' OA Live broadcasts. So, what was the problem? The problem was that I couldn't complete my Weekly Quests. And to complete at least four Weekly Quests, I needed to complete at least two of the following: Come to My Universe The Song* One Chance If just one more day passed like this, I'd inevitably face a penalty for completing fewer than four Weekly Quests. Instead of taking any action, my agency seemed to be hoping the rumors would simply fade away with time. In other words, they weren't actively addressing the situation. "I've lived such a quiet life! It's so unfair, I could die of frustration. How am I supposed to prove I wasn't a bully? Should I track down the real bullies from our school and put them on OA Live? Ask them to clear my name?" "No, that's probably not the best idea. Be honest with yourself—you haven't exactly lived a quiet life." Unable to contain my frustration, I called a high school friend and poured out my grievances. "Hey, did I ever extort anyone in sophomore year?" After a moment of silence, my friend cautiously asked, [ "You really don't remember?" ]📝 Translator’s Note:You may notice that certain lines or phrases in this novel appear both in their original Korean (or Hanja) form and in English translation.This is intentional — these phrases are classical idioms, divine titles, or poetic expressions that carry layered meanings.To preserve their original tone and authenticity, the raw text has been kept for reference, while the English interpretation is provided right before or after it. This helps convey both the literal and cultural nuance of the original work.but if you guys dont want tha raw for future chapters or my future other novels u can just text me on discord and say so discord name Mr.