Chapter 190
Chapter 190
Translator: Penny
Chapter 190
Reve Time Chuseok Special: Family Glory
- Can we skip episode 1? It was too insane.
- What kind of crazy content will our boys bless us with today?
[Once upon a time, in a harmonious family, lived five close-knit brothers.]
[But as their family fortune declined, the five brothers scattered for their own reasons...]
The subtitles appeared over a shot of a traditional Korean hanok. The camera then focused on Hajun, seated on a sofa in the living room, wearing a jade-green robe.
With a deep sigh, Hajun lowered his long eyelashes slightly and murmured,
[Hajun: Will it be difficult for our five brothers to gather again this Chuseok?]
Pop! A photo of Hajun, capturing that exact moment, appeared against a blue background. Next to it, an explanation typed out rapidly:
Gyeon Hajun (22) / Second son of the Reve Family / Guardian of the house, waiting for his brothers to return
- I'll fill in for your missing brothers. Just give me the address.
- Is this some kind of historical drama? Historical dramas are so cringey...
The door burst open, and Kim Dobin strode in, wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase "열공" (Study Hard) in elegant 궁서체 calligraphy.
Dobin: Hajun Hyung! I'm here! Ugh, it's been ages since I left the temple and experienced the secular world.
Kim Dobin (20) / Fourth son of the Reve Family / A long-term student who preaches "Three Hours to Pass, Four Hours to Fail" but has never slept less than six hours in his life
- Thank goodness it's modern, not historical!
- Even the description is ominous.
- Our golden retriever went to study on his own? LOL
- I want that "Study Hard" T-shirt! ㅠㅠ
- Dobin, if you're a long-term student at twenty, what exam are you even preparing for?
Hajun: Dobin, why are you here? You should be studying.
- Is this a jab at me for watching this with less than two months until the university entrance exam?
- A student who should be studying but is watching this instead just got roasted by Hajun Oppa and is leaving now.
- You can study later, but you can't watch the live broadcast later.
└ We have reruns and YouTube for that.
Dobin: Ugh, I can't hear you! Studying until Chuseok? Even the Buddha at my temple wouldn't want that!
- Maybe the Buddha wants you to pass quickly and leave the temple.
While Kim Dobin covered his ears and crouched on the sofa, facing the backrest, the door opened, and the next contestant entered.
A coat draped casually over his shoulders and sunglasses that covered half of his small face. A look that would make anyone gasp in admiration.
Seo Yehyeon, looking like he was attending an awards ceremony, strode in with an air of triumph, smoothly pushing up his sunglasses.
Yehyeon: Guys, this Hyung has returned in glory! Now we can rebuild our family!
Seo Yehyeon (23) / Eldest son of the Reve Family / A famous celebrity known by everyone
Neither Hajun nor Dobin bothered to stand up. They remained sprawled on the sofa, waving casually at Yehyeon.
Hajun: Hyung, you're back?
Dobin: Oh, Yehyeon Hyung. Wassup.
Yehyeon: Is this the lukewarm welcome I get as the pillar of this family? Should I cut off your allowance?
Dobin: Woooah! A celebrity! I've never seen a real celebrity before!
Hajun: Wow, the eldest son has arrived.
- Look at Hajun's deadpan reaction ㅋㅋ
- Our eldest Hyung's visuals are working overtime today. His beauty instantly sells the character's 설정.
As Seo Yehyeon gleefully scattered fake bills, the door burst open again.
Yuje: Hyungs, your cute and adorable youngest member is here!
Ryu Jaehee (19) / Youngest member of the Reve Family / Everything about him is classified except his age and name
Yuje strode in confidently, dressed in a suit and carrying a gift set. His sudden appearance sent ripples of murmurs through the group lounging on the sofa.
Hajun: Excuse me, but who are you...?
Dobin: Who are you? Our youngest member was supposed to be as cute and adorable as a hamster, but you look like a nutria!
Yehyeon: Youngest member? I can't even recognize you! Didn't you grow up too fast?
- Who told Dobin about the Yuje nutria meme?
- Even as a longtime fan since their debut, I'm still shocked every time I see Yuje. He's grown up so much in such a short time!
Jun's genuinely confused expression startled me for a moment.
Seeing his older brothers' refusal to acknowledge him as the youngest member of the family, Yuje smirked mysteriously and turned to Kim Dobin.
Yuje: Hmm, if you really can't believe I'm the youngest, how about we start by revealing what's hidden under the second drawer of Dobin Hyung's desk?
Dobin: Doing that in front of Yehyeon Hyung is cheating! Fine, fine! You're our youngest!
Yehyeon: Dobin, what high-calorie snack have you hidden this time?
Dobin: That's a meta-comment, Hyung.
With Yuje's status as the youngest member safely confirmed, the conversation shifted to more festive topics.
Yehyeon: What's with the suit? Did our youngest finally get a job?
Yuje: Yes, I am still an elite, after all. Heh.
Hajun: Really? Where did you get a job?
Yuje: It's classified, so I can't tell you. But why is Dobin Hyung turning his back on me? Did we fight recently?
Dobin: No, you've just grown up so fast. I'm still getting used to this unfamiliar you.
Hajun: Dobin, even the youngest member got a job. When are you going to pass your exam?
Dobin: Exam? Ex-a-am? Aaaah! The nightmare of failing the exam...!
- Did Yuje join the National Intelligence Service or something? ㅋㅋㅋ
- PTSD hit me so hard I had to turn off the TV for a minute before turning it back on.
- To hear the same words Mom said an hour ago coming from my own child...
- Ah... it really is the holidays...
Dobin: Do you think Eden Hyung will come this year?
Yuje: It's been ten years since we lost contact with our third Hyung.
Hajun: Eden... I wonder if he's doing okay?
Yehyeon: What are you worried about? That guy could survive even if you threw him into the Amazon jungle.
Yuje: Ugh, I have to admit that's true.
- Reve's poll: #1 man you'd want to take to a deserted island
- I'm terrified of what kind of backstory they'll come up with next.
While everyone was sitting on the sofa, talking about the one person who wasn't there, the door suddenly burst open. Like a tiger appearing when you mention its name, Yoon Eden swaggered in, his hands shoved into the pockets of his training jacket.
He was wearing a matching bright blue tracksuit (nicknamed "Unemployed Blue"), zipped up to his neck, completing the perfect unemployed look.
Ignoring the four pairs of eyes fixed on him, Yoon Eden casually raised a hand in greeting.
Eden: Yo, how's it going?
Yoon Eden (22), third son of the Reve Family, a prodigal son returning after ten years, pursuing "real music."
- What's this? He looks like a total bum, but it doesn't feel out of place.
- For a moment, I thought Eden was our family's unemployed uncle.
- Seriously, why does this role suit him so well? He shouldn't be so perfect for this!
"Look at that pathetic sight! How dare he show up on TV like that, with no sense of shame? Family honor? What a joke! He's a disgrace to the family! Tell him to quit immediately!"
"Why, Grandfather? Eden Oppa is perfect for this! Ah, Grandfather! Don't turn it off!"
"Yoon Jeonga!"
Yehyeon: Unbelievable! The third son who ran away ten years ago to pursue music has returned as the neighborhood bum!
Yuje: Hyung, what have you been doing all this time? You haven't even released a single album! When I search your name on MuCloud, not a single song comes up!
Dobin: The third Hyung, who used to be so trendy, wouldn't wear this even if you gave it away for free...!
Hajun: Eden, what have you been doing for the past ten years?
☠x100
- This is just the Yoon Eden's total loss universe, lololol
- Why does Eden look genuinely shocked? In reality, it's the complete opposite, lololol
- What's with treating him like the group leader, lololol
- If he ran away from home ten years ago, does that mean he left at twelve to pursue music? Running away at twelve is impressive in so many ways.
Yoon Eden spotted Yuje and scanned him up and down, narrowing his eyes.
Eden: Who's this guy? I don't remember any jerk like him among my brothers.
Yuje: Hyung, ten years is enough time for mountains and rivers to change.
Yehyeon: He's the youngest member. Even we didn't recognize him at first.
Eden: Why are you wearing sunglasses indoors, Hyung? Are you getting celebrity syndrome?
Yehyeon: It's not celebrity syndrome, it's because I am a celebrity. Unlike you, who's a jobless bum, I actually have a career as an entertainer.
Eden: Who's a bum?! Who?! I was making music!
Yehyeon: Did you even release an album?
Eden: ...(silence)
The eldest and third brothers bickering the moment they meet.
- Our Yehyeon's smug little smile is so cute! ㅠㅠ
- Yehyeon himself said he couldn't act, and all the Reve members agreed, but he's doing it so naturally!
└ That's because it's not acting—he's genuinely a celebrity!
The Tom and Jerry duo remains as strong as ever.
Hajun: It's been ages since all five of us brothers have gathered like this. How long has it been?
Eden: About ten minutes, probably.
Yuje: No meta-comments! It's been ten years since we were all together like this! Ever since Eden Hyung left home a decade ago.
The third brother, feeling like he'd lived a decade in just ten minutes.
One jerk blurts things out, while another has to clean up the mess. Classic.
Reve in his natural habitat.
Yehyeon: So, we're all together for the first time in ten years. What are we doing today?
Hajun: It's Chuseok, so we need to perform ancestral rites.
Yehyeon: But our ancestors are all different.
(This isn't a birth secret reveal!)
Meta-comments flying everywhere.
- But isn't that true? We all have different surnames, right? Whose ancestors are we supposed to honor?
Dobin: Then let's prepare a memorial table for CEO Kim Nodam, who's like a father to our agency, LnL...
- Aish, Dobin just roasted Kim Nodap!
Yehyeon: Aren't we supposed to have fried food on a memorial table?
- Why would we put fried food on it? Do you put tteokbokki and fried snacks on a memorial table?
- What? Other regions don't include fried food? Really? No fried shrimp?
Yehyeon's single comment sparked a frenzy both inside and outside the reality show.
Yuje: But who even makes memorial table food themselves these days? Everyone just buys it now. Sigh, it seems the hyungs don't know how modern memorial tables are set up.
Dobin: Ooh, sounds good! Let's order delivery. Our ancestors deserve to try chicken and pizza too!
Hajun: Still, sincerity is the most important thing for ancestral rites, right?
Yuje: That's what they call being behind the times. Can't you express sincerity with money these days?
New Generation vs. Old Generation
Who will win?!
A fiery CG animation flashed between Yuje and Gyeon Hajun. The standoff ended when Seo Yehyeon fanned himself with a wad of fake bills, swaying them back and forth.
Yehyeon: What was that, kids? You want to lose your allowance? Hurry up and set the ancestral table.
Yuje: Yes, sir...
Old Generation wins!
- Yehyeon's role satisfaction: 200%
- He's annoying, but his face makes the annoyance melt away instantly. Kekeke
[Eden: Dobin, bring me a glass of cold water.]
[Meanwhile, one unemployed member lies sprawled on the sofa, not lifting a finger.]
-Eden's role satisfaction must be at least 198%.
└1% deduction for his fashion, another 1% for his failed music career.
└Eden-expert
The camera focused on Yoon Eden, sprawled on the sofa, only his feet twitching. Yuje forcibly pulled him upright.
[Yuje: Hyung, stop lazing around and come help make pancakes.]
[Eden: No way! A jobless failure like me doesn't know how to do that.]
-I never thought Yoon Eden would resort to subtle charm to avoid work.
-What's with the head-shaking? What's with the head-shaking? What's with the head-shaking? What's with the head-shaking? What's with the head-shaking?
- Will the youngest member finally succumb to the Leader's rare display of aegyo?
- How does anyone see that as aegyo...? Isn't it just the desperate flailing of a lazy bum who's dying of boredom...?
└ If you only look at the visuals, I'm just worried he'll get up and start making pancakes for everyone.
- Everyone's still seeing Yoon Eden through the "BabyKitten" filter because of those airport photos. Eden probably needs to go on One Chance again...
📝 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.
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