The underground community where Dalli was active has its servers overseas, making it impossible to identify their personal information. Since even the local sites were unable to do anything about the posts that were made by bypassing IP addresses, there was nothing I could expect from the police.
Even after seeing the numerous phone calls and texts that I had received, the police claimed that I had not suffered any
actual harm
, and did not request the cooperation of the telecommunications company to investigate or identify Dalli.
‘If you still expect something after being treated like that, you’re an idiot.’
In both my previous life and my current life, the police never did anything to help me.
It was impossible for me to have any expectations from them, as they only drove me to despair.
As for whether the agency could actively help me, the answer was also no. It would be dangerous for the company to take a firm stance against an individual in a situation where there was no clear evidence.
In order to take measures against
Dalli,
who was showing hostility towards the members, the company increased the number of bodyguards and firmly stopped people who suddenly rushed towards the members. However, they had already heard all kinds of complaints just from doing that.
— (A bodyguard blocking fans approaching Baek Kiryang.jpg) Wow, haha, Pantheion’s bodyguards are over the top. They push away fans even if they touch the members a little bit. What is this? They’re not thughs;; Fox, come to your senses
.
└ A little bit?? Ha ha ha ha, that fan suddenly rushed in and tried to touch Cheongki, so they stopped her. Come to your senses
— I get why they’re overreacting like that, but it’s kind of ironic. They’ve been milking the whole “Han Seungbeom cares a lot about his fans” image, yet when something like this happens, they don’t even treat the fans like human beings
└ O … the bodyguard was protecting Baek Kiryang, but suddenly you’re blaming Han Seungbeom.
└ Honestly, I thought Han Seungbeom would step forward and stop the bodyguards ㅠ I’m disappointed…
Some people even criticized Pantheion for mobilizing a large number of bodyguards despite being a rookie group.
— (Raize with 2-3 bodyguards vs Han Seungbeom with 5 bodyguards.jpg) Wow, even the super popular seniors didn’t have that many bodyguards. Who does he think he is? He’s totally so full of himself, it’s so ridiculous. Honestly, no one would bother him even if he just walked around. Damn haha.
└ Our kids also have that many bodyguards. That photo was from a private schedule, so there were only a few… I still can’t forget how stressed my kids were when Dalli stuck to them. How dare someone who isn’t even a fan bring up Raize’s name with their baseless assumptions
└ Look at how you’ve put those photos up. It’s so malicious.
Fact check
: One of the ordinary people in that photo is their manager, and the four bodyguards are protecting Han Seungbeom, Lee Hwayoung, and Zen. Since those two are always sticking close to Han Seungbeom, their bodyguards happened to be photographed next to Han Seungbeom.
How long has it been since the photo a psycho fan of BKR, who has fewer fans than Han Seungbeom, getting beaten up was uploaded? Did you reset your brain?
We were being already being bashed and caught up in all sorts of controversies. Even if the company tried to take active measures, how much more could they do? From the start, the company couldn’t conduct a formal investigation like the police.
I was fine without their help.
At this point, I had already lost all trust in others and had long since made up my mind to solve all the problems that had befallen me on my own.
‘If I can’t trust anyone, I have no choice but to solve it myself.’
Today was the day I had to find out the identity of that sasaeng.
After all, today was a rare opportunity to find out their identity, as the station was off limits to outsiders, and they had uploaded a secretly taken photo that clearly showed the time of day it was captured.
There was nothing more dangerous than not even knowing the face of someone who could harm the members. Especially if that person could be taking orders from Kang Hyukwoo. Even though legal punishment might not be expected, I had to capture Dalli’s true identity today, no matter the risk.
When I read through that sasaeng’s posts, the most memorable thing I noticed was that they had no romantic feelings toward me. Not at all.
[Yutae usually really hates people, but he’s not like that to me? Hehe, I wonder how the other fans feel about that, jealous much?]
[Wow wow ㅠㅠ I said I wanted to see Yutae, and he actually
came to the company ㅠ So sweet ㅠ]
Most of the sasaengs who had caused me great hardship in the past were under the delusion that they were in a secret love affair with me, or something similar. And those people typically focused on competing with other fans, not being jealous of the members.
But Dalli was different.
[I told him to focus more on performances next time, and he listened well. I’m proud of him, hehe. He got first place because of me.]
That sasaeng, strangely enough, didn’t seem to care about being loved by the idol at all. Instead, they seemed more obsessed with the idol’s achievements.
It wasn’t hard to figure out the reason.
Posting excessively about their own story in the community, adding meaningless comments about the idols’ actions, deluding themselves into thinking they contributed to the idol’s success, and moving from one exceptionally talented idol to another without any attachment—wasn’t the pattern too obvious?
Dalli envied the lives of successful idols who were respected and loved by the public.
The reason Dalli harbored an unusually strong hostility toward the members was because they couldn’t accept the fact that there could be another existence, besides themselves, that could have a significant influence on me.
A parasite who projected themselves onto the glamorous life of an idol, claiming their achievements to cover up their own pathetic existence. That was Dalli’s true identity.
As soon as I figured that out, the first thing I suspected was Dalli’s gender.
It was rare for a woman to try to project her life onto a male idol.
And today, an incident occurred where a secretly taken photo was uploaded to the internet.
Based on the posts in the community, Dalli wasn’t exactly a very intelligent person.
It was impossible to believe that it was a coincidence that, of all days, he chose the one without CCTV to infiltrate the broadcasting station and approach us. In addition, the station was likely structured in such a way that you couldn’t enter without scanning an access card. As I pondered how he could have bypassed that and snuck in, I arrived at a certain thought
‘
Isn’t this a problem that could be easily solved with the help of someone who frequently goes to the broadcasting station?
‘
The moment I realized that, I was convinced that Kang Hyukwoo was involved in this.
But.
Even if Kang Hyukwoo’s help had allowed him to enter the station on a day when there was no CCTV, it was hard to imagine that other people wouldn’t have noticed something unusual about an ordinary person wandering around aimlessly, and there was no way that Kang Hyukwoo wouldn’t have anticipated that.
Although I had never met Dalli in person, I knew Kang Hyukwoo well enough to be sick of him. He was someone well-versed in exploiting others. He must have noticed Dalli’s inexperience and wouldn’t have simply left it at letting him into the broadcasting station.
‘There’s no point in blindly looking for people who look like outsiders. I should rather be suspicious of people who look natural.’
Someone who, despite not interacting with any of the staff, didn’t seem out of place wandering around the station alone. That was the one I should be suspicious of.
The most likely candidate was a cleaning worker, and I decided to approach him to ask him a question, just to get some confirmation.
“I’ll just ask real quick and go straight to the waiting room. Promise.”
Zen probably didn’t realize it, but my target from the very beginning was that one cleaning worker. Otherwise, would I have been crazy enough to make such a promise without thinking it through?
“Where is that nonsense coming from?”
When I asked that, the man looked at me with a face that couldn’t hide his bewilderment. His expression, which almost seemed innocent at first glance, made me smile as I began my work.
“Most of the people here are those who have suffered from sasaengs, so they are very sensitive to outsiders’ intrusion. If there was a woman going in and out of the men’s restroom, there’s no way no one would talk about it. Of course, people who aren’t directly involved wouldn’t have a clue.”
“…….”
“
It seemed like she was about to do something strange, but when someone came in, she ran away
. Isn’t that your own story? You went into the restroom to harm Zen, but I came in and stopped you.”
Kang Hyukwoo must have said this to Dalli.
‘If anyone else comes in and suspects you, you can either play it cool or just run away.’
But there was something he didn’t anticipate.
There is one moment when Dalli is willing to go against Kang Hyukwoo’s instructions and reveal his true identity.
“Aren’t you Dalli?”
Could Dalli really maintain his composure when Han Seungbeom, the person he was so obsessed with, recognized his identity and called his name? Could he continue to obey Kang Hyukwoo’s instructions, even while he was caught up in the thrill of me recognizing him and the delusion that we had somehow
connected
?
I came this far and took the risk because I knew the answer to that question.
“As expected! I knew you would recognize me!”
As expected, the guy who immediately lit up with a bright smile rushed over and hugged me, saying,
“I just auditioned for SU Entertainment! I’m planning to debut with you after this group ends. I think people will react well if I change my hair to blond, like you did during your first activities, so I even booked a salon appointment!”
“…….”
“I wanted our debut song to have an animal concept, like the one you did in the first mission, but you kept using that concept, so I was a bit hurt. It feels like the things we can do are getting limited. But it’s okay. I’m the kind of person who’s willing to forgive the first mistakes of people I care about. A leader needs to be tolerant, right?”
It was quite disturbing to stand there and listen to him babble on about things I hadn’t even asked for, all in a frenzy of excitement. He was imitating everything from my personality to my actions, and seeing him lost in his own delusions made me realize he was far more obsessed with me than I had thought.
“Let go.”
“Ah, of course, you’ll write the song, right? For me! I’m so excited!”
Even as I pushed away the body that was forcing me into a hug and expressed my discomfort, he still held on tightly and kept rambling on. I, frowning at his heavy breathing, rolled my eyes to the ceiling and let out a sigh.
‘This crazy bastard, how much more do I have to tolerate?’
After quickly scanning the area, I couldn’t see any CCTV. And since I had ambushed him, he wasn’t recording or filming anything. I had even checked the screen when I grabbed the wrist holding the phone earlier, and nothing was running.
‘In that case, the range of actions I can take widens.’
The actions to shake off these leeches were simple.
I just had to break them.
The image that Dalli expects of me, the image into which he is projecting himself.
I blocked the microphone part of my phone in my pocket with one hand, then grabbed his face tightly with the other and shoved him away from my body. Then, I pulled his face back toward me, looked him straight in the eye, and spoke in a low voice.
“What the hell do you keep babbling on about? It’s so annoying….”
At that, the smile on his face, which had been filled with excitement and joy, instantly disappeared. As I silently met his gaze, which stared at me blankly, I spoke again.
“You’re not seriously expecting to be treated like a human after chasing me all the way here and messing with my children, are you? You’re a stalker, after all.”
Ah, there I go again, slipping back into my original temper.
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Translator’s Corner:
This is seriously so creepy … like I’m already used to the type of sasaeng who’s under delusion that they’re dating their bias but this ?????? WTF YOU THINK HE IS YOU ???? AND GET AWAY FROM SEUNGBEOM AAAAARGH Pantheion literally crazy for allowing him this …. Prism will put their life on life to stop him …. (they will actually be dead then, but anyway)
Anyway, I didn’t have dinner last night just in case BUT I STILL FELL ASLEEP AGAIN ASDFGGHJKDS;LFLJKDZHFJKFDHV ok that’s it, I guess I’m just turning into sleeping baby who sleeps too often … what is this …. but because my body already used of two weeks eating two meals a day now I’m waking up starving asdfghjkl worse is I woke up too early so there’s still no place open right now, I’ll go wait for another hour before I can eat …. let’s just not do this again …. proper meal is good ….. I didn’t want to suffer from gerd symptoms again ….