Chapter 195
Chapter 195
Translator: Penny
Chapter 195
The familiar opening melody of Human Theater, a Korean documentary series, played as brief clips and photos of the Reve members flashed within a white-lined frame on the black screen.
The camera panned across the Seoul skyline as the series' signature calm narration began:
Five young men, each with different backgrounds and personalities, united by a single shared dream.
Join us as we tell the story of these five youths who ran together toward the same goal, clashed and supported each other, and gradually became like family.
The screen faded to black, and white brushstroke calligraphy appeared in the center:
Five-Part Series: Five Brothers Under One Roof
The scene shifted to show the Reve dorm.
The alarm clock blares loudly, signaling the start of the day.
The first to wake up is the eldest member, Mr. Yehyeon.
After washing up, he meticulously applies sunscreen, dons a hat and mask, and immediately leaves the dorm.
As Seo Yehyeon opens the dorm door and steps out, the camera follows him. He continues walking until he reaches a park trail near the dorm apartment complex.
Wow, I was disappointed we didn't see him working out in the first episode.
Yehyeon: There's a park trail near the dorm, so I've been jogging lightly for 30 minutes every morning.
He says "lightly," but the intensity of his workout is anything but.
The camera cuts between shots of Seo Yehyeon jogging at a running pace from behind and the sudden opening of two dorm rooms.
Next to wake up was the second brother, Hajun.
Surprisingly, even the youngest member, Jaehee, woke up early today.
Ryu Jaehee, smoothing down his tousled hair, walked into the kitchen and stood beside Gyeon Hajun, who was lighting the gas stove under the kimchi stew pot.
Jaehee: Hyung, is there anything I can help with?
Hajun: The stew's already made from last night. How about trying to fry an egg?
Jaehee: Come on, Hyung. I may not be a great cook, but frying an egg is a piece of cake.
His confident declaration was immediately undermined when the yolk burst.
Gyeon Hajun handed Jaehee another egg while Jaehee scratched his cheek with the spatula. Following Hajun's advice, Jaehee tried again—and this time, he succeeded!
Even in the tightly shut room, where everyone else was already awake, a loud alarm blared.
Yoon Eden, his face twisted in a grimace, sat up, while Kim Dobin remained sound asleep despite the racket. The camera panned between them. Eden immediately strode over to Dobin's bed and shook him awake.
Wow, Eden's morning face is even scarier than usual.
Dobin's morning look is exactly how I look every morning.
Eden: Dobin, wake up. The sun's already high in the sky.
Dobin: It's only 7:30... the sun's not high in the sky yet... I'm not a high schooler anymore, I'm twenty now.
Eden: So what if you're twenty? I'm twenty-two.
Eden grabbed Dobin by the nape of his neck as he buried his face in his pillow and shook his head. With a sharp tug, he pulled Dobin upright.
Mr. Dobin is forcibly dragged to the living room by the Leader.
Taking advantage of Mr. Eden's momentary absence, he collapses onto the sofa and tries to fall back asleep.
Mr. Eden spots him and heads back to the bathroom.
Yoon Eden removes the towel from his neck, wets it with cold water, and presses it firmly against Kim Dobin's face.
Dobin: Ugh, cold!
Eden: Wake up, you lazy bum. You can sleep all you want when you're dead.
Dobin: But nobody knows what the afterlife is like! What if there are Seven Hells and I can't even sleep, just keep rolling around forever? That's why I want to sleep while I'm still alive.
Eden: Fine, congratulations on your reservation for the Hell of Sloth.
Still, thanks to Eden, Mr. Dobin is now wide awake. He heads to the kitchen to help his second brother.
Mr. Dobin is a bit lazy, but he has a truly kind heart.
Meanwhile, Mr. Eden, like Mr. Yehyeon, leaves his accommodation early in the morning.
The route seems familiar.
Yoon Eden arrived at the same hiking trail where Seo Yehyeon had come for her morning jog and began walking briskly.
Eden: I'm just taking a light stroll to clear my head, think about lyrics and melodies, and breathe in the crisp morning air...
Eden jots down notes in his phone's memo app as he walks.
Eden: These are song lyrics. I like to write them down immediately when inspiration strikes.
Yoon Eden showed his phone's memo app, flashing his signature refreshing smile.
Yehyeon, who was running along the trail, spotted Eden.
Yehyeon: Don't just walk, run! You need to run to get a proper workout!
Eden: As I've said countless times, this isn't exercise; it's part of my creative process.
Yoon Eden covered his mouth as he let out a long yawn before replying to Seo Yehyeon.
The scene cut to the two bickering—"What you're doing is just a stroll, not exercise," "Well, I am here for a stroll"—followed by a shot of Yoon Eden's feet subtly quickening their pace, despite his feigned indifference.
-Reve's Tom and Jerry, as expected.
-Yoon Eden is secretly matching his pace to Yehyeon's, lol.
-After their jog-turned-stroll, the pair headed straight to the gym near their accommodation.
-The real morning workout begins now.
The screen showed Yoon Eden diligently lifting weights at the gym, while Seo Yehyeon climbed the StairMaster.
-No wonder Yehyeon's visuals are legendary—there's a reason for everything.
- Damn, Eden's arm muscles are insane!
- Hey guys, when are we uploading the gym vlog we filmed?
Meanwhile, at Reve's dorm, breakfast preparations are in full swing.
The scene shifts from the gym to the dorm, with the camera focusing on the dining table where food is being laid out.
Hajun: They're both late today. Jaehee, call them and ask where they are.
Jaehee: Yes, sir! Eden Hyung, where are you? Oh, the elevator? Got it. Hajun Hyung, they'll be here in less than a minute!
Eden and Yehyeon arrive immediately after the call ends. They wash up and take their seats at the table.
Finally, all five brothers are gathered.
Eden: Let's eat.
As Yoon Eden picked up his spoon, Kim Dobin, who was about to do the same, couldn't suppress his laughter and choked.
Dobin: Cough
Eden: What's so funny?
Dobin: Hyung, when you say that line, you really sound like the father of a patriarchal family.
Jaehee: But I realized something while narrating for National Revegraphic. Isn't Yehyeon Hyung the oldest here? Why do we all wait for Eden Hyung to pick up his spoon before we start eating?
Yehyeon: Wait... you're right! Come to think of it, I am the eldest!
Seo Yehyeon's shocked expression filled the screen.
Dobin: When did we even start doing this...?
Jaehee: Didn't we start doing this almost from our debut? Or was it even before that?
Dobin: No, it wasn't like this before our debut. I remember that clearly.
Kim Dobin shook his head and waved his spoon in the air before Ryu Jaehee slapped his thigh, causing him to quietly set the spoon down and continue speaking.
Dobin: To be clear, Jaehee warned me several times not to pick up my spoon before Eden Hyung did. After that, I always waited for Eden Hyung to start eating.
Yehyeon: What? The youngest member was the guardian of this chaotic, patriarchal dining table?
Jaehee: No, Dobin Hyung is younger than Eden Hyung. That's why I stopped him from picking up his spoon first. I couldn't say anything to Hajun Hyung or Yehyeon Hyung, even when they started eating first, because they're both older than Eden Hyung.
Eden: Hey, it's only a seven or eight-month difference at most!
Yoon Eden scratched his head, refuting Ryu Jaehee's explanation.
Eden: I was genuinely curious about that too! I can understand why the Maknae Line follows it—they're younger than me. But why were you and Yehyeon Hyung going along with it?
Hajun: Eden had a rough time when we first debuted, right? So I just assumed you guys were treating him like the head of the family out of respect, and I went along with it. Plus, he's the leader, after all.
Jaehee: Ah, so it's because the leader is like the head of the family?
Hajun: Something like that.
Dobin: What about Yehyeon Hyung, then?
All eyes turned to Seo Yehyeon, the true eldest member of Reve, who, according to Confucian tradition, should have been the one receiving this honor.
Yehyeon: Everyone was just staring at Yoon Eden's chopsticks before we started eating! I thought there was some new rule I didn't know about! I never imagined it was for such a ridiculous reason!
For some reason, Seo Yehyeon's face flushed as he slammed his fist on the table, raising his voice.
-Seriously, everyone's reasons are so trivial it's hilarious! ㅋㅋ
-That vague reason... ㅋㅋ It perfectly describes the current situation. ㅋㅋ
-A patriarchal system gone wrong.
-But then again, Yoon Leader contributed the most to Reve's success in getting this far... Reve's the most respected...
[Jaehee: So, Yehyeon Hyung was just swept up by mob mentality after all.]
[Yehyeon: I honestly thought they'd held a secret meeting while I was out on my personal schedule and established some new rules without me!]
[Eden: What? So it wasn't an act of reverence for the Leader?]
Yehyeon: Why do you look so shocked again?
- Wait, did Yoon Eden really think Seo Yehyeon respected him and followed him because of that? ㅋㅋ
- This is like Jerry respecting Tom ㅋㅋ
The dining table was unusually quiet.
The truth about the dining table rules, revealed three years after their debut, seemed to have shocked everyone.
After the meal, the members' interviews continued.
Production Team: This wasn't a setup?
Dobin: No, except for Eden Hyung's lines, it was 100% real. Eden Hyung never suggests eating together, so we have to keep an eye on his hands before meals.
Eden: Anyone listening would think I'm establishing a hierarchy. I've never forced anyone to do anything. They just do it on their own, you know?
Mr. Eden immediately clarified, lest others misunderstand.
His expression clearly conveyed a sense of injustice.
Seo Yehyeon, still seemingly shaken from the earlier events, was the next interviewee.
Production Team: As the oldest member of the team, will you continue to follow these dining etiquette rules in the future?
Yehyeon: What choice do I have...? It's already become a cultural norm within Reve.
Seo Yehyeon nodded with a resigned expression. And the final interviewee was none other than...
Production Team: Have you ever felt burdened by these dining etiquette rules?
Eden: I wouldn't say burdened, but I definitely felt a sense of responsibility. Like, "Ah, I really need to somehow keep this group afloat."
The four members, excluding Seo Yehyeon who was on dishwashing duty, gathered around the sofa.
Jaehee: So, what do we do now? We can't just copy National Geographic, can we?
Dobin: Why are you asking us? Isn't this the youngest member's job to figure out?
Jaehee: What did you say? Hyung, are you finished talking?
Eden: Fight, fight! They're going to cut it off here and play the ending music.
The Maknae Line sprang up, glaring at each other, while Yoon Eden clapped and laughed behind them, his face beaming with amusement. The scene froze, and the Human Theater ending music began to play.
- Even though it's the same content, when I watched the first episode, it felt like a wildlife documentary. Today, it's like the Reve kids are starring in Human Theater.
- Seriously, they're deliberately creating conflict and cutting it off right there? That's Human Theater to a T! ㅋㅋ
📝 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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