Debut or Die Chapter 45

Novel: Debut or Die Author: Deoksu Baek Updated: May 21, 2026

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“…”

I carefully removed my hand from the handle on the front door of the apartnt so as to not make any sound.

I definitely double-locked it before I went out to shoot, but when I co back, all the locks are unlocked?

‘It has co to this.’

A problem that cos with fa. The invasion of privacy.

It was an issue I was already worried about. I just left it because I didn’t have any other financial asures.

‘… First of all, there are no important things inside.’

I didn’t buy much and I already brought all my clothes to the filming, so there was nothing valuable in the apartnt.

‘Then let’s go out quietly like this…’

The mont I thought of this, my smartphone rang.

Ring!

[Seon Ahyeon]

When I checked the na on the screen, I realized a problem.

The walls of this apartnt were just like paper sheets, so it wasn’t soundproof.

‘F*ck.’

I hastily moved away from the door.

And I ran to the ergency exit right away.

As soon as I turned at the corner in front of the ergency exit and entered the blind spot, I heard the door open.

Screech.

Poking her head out through the door, I saw the back of a woman’s head who was looking around and entering.

She looked like a normal person. I’d never seen her before, but the problem was that she was breaking into soone else’s house.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

‘It’s driving crazy.’

First of all, I went out to the stairs outside the ergency exit and answered the phone.

It was Seon Ahyeon who made the call, appearing on the screen.

– M-Moondae… Have you eaten yet?

“I haven’t, but I don’t think now is the ti for to eat.”

– W-What?

“There’s soone breaking into the house.”

– H-Huh.

I could hear Seon Ahyeon swallowing his breath behind the phone and his parents’ voices asking what was going on.

Originally, I would have roughly hung up on him, but right now it wasn’t a situation where I could pretend to be bothered.

‘I’ll have to ask you to give a ride to the police station.’

If I called 112 and a police car arrived, the neighborhood would beco noisy and strange rumors could arise.

It was a last-minute thing, so there was no need to give any excuse.

So, I was thinking of going in person, explaining the situation, and quietly handing it over.

‘I thought it would take forever to call a taxi, but it turned out better.’

– W-Wait. W-We’ll be right there. Co down right away! I-I have to report…

“I’ll go and do it myself. I’m sorry, but can you give a ride to the police station?”

– O-Of course!

I talked to Seon Ahyeon on the phone and went down the stairs right away.

I thought I was going to go through all sorts of things.

* * *

After that, fortunately, things went smoothly.

Seon Ahyeon and his parents, who were more shocked than , ran to the police station right away, so I was able to proceed with the report imdiately.

– Yes? Ah, the woman…

– I don’t know her.

– Ah, I see.

The police seed a little unenthusiastic, but they were dispatched anyway.

And here’s what ca to light.

‘I didn’t know it wasn’t just one person.’

There were a total of four people in the apartnt. They rummaged through the house together and were packing up tableware and clothes.

After several people who had a history of stalking other idols joined forces and followed , they went past the security and broke into the sloppy apartnt.

‘I couldn’t even imagine it.’

I bitterly rubbed my shoulders.

Even worse, the police had been consistent in their attitude that they really didn’t want to arrest them.

‘Was it bad luck to pick this neighborhood?’

The four people who were discovered also smiled as they kept trying to talk to without showing any signs of nervousness.

– Hey!

– Moondae, can’t you hear ?

– You can hear . Answer ~

– Park Moondae!

‘They probably will get released with just a warning or a fine.’

If I don’t move out of the apartnt, I will be in big trouble.

“M-Moondae. Are you okay?”

“Huh? Ah, I am fine.”

Seon Ahyeon restlessly lifted his chopsticks and put them down. I was embarrassed because we were supposed to be having a al.

Here’s what I heard after the whole affair.

– W-We decided to eat out nearby, so I-I thought it would be nice to eat together…

– Ah, so that’s why you called.

– Yes!

Thanks to this, right now I was dining out together with Seon Ahyeon in a restaurant.

‘The galbi in this place is good.’

(TL note: Galbi = a type of grilled dish in Korean cuisine and usually made with short beef ribs.)

I silently took the at to my mouth. Since I couldn’t sleep, I should eat well.

“Oh, my God, there are so many weird people these days. How could they do that…”

“Wouldn’t it be better to contact your parents first?”

Seon Ahyeon’s parents repeated this conversation pattern several tis as if they were still shocked.

Hmm. I pondered for a mont, but eventually, I just told the truth.

Today, I received a lot of help in various and they even gave food, so at least I should show sincerity in answering their question.

“There were so accidents before… My parents are not here.”

Gasp. Looking at Seon Ahyeon’s father who swallowed his breath, his mother quietly asked.

“Do you have any other adults to contact with?”

“No one in particular… cos to mind.”

I didn’t know anyone like that because I just ca into Park Moondae’s body, but there was no sign that ‘Park Moondae’ had a guardian.

‘We’re really similar in that aspect.’

Now that I see it, it’s kind of interesting. I wondered if the similarity in the background was among the reasons why I entered Park Moondae’s body.

But the atmosphere on the table is sinking like a swamp, so let’s fix it first.

“It wasn’t always like this. It happened because of a number of circumstances… I don’t have any particular problem with my living arrangent.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

Seon Ahyeon’s mother smiled instead of making a fuss.

“Yeah. If you live alone, you must have been busy with so many things to do, but thank you for taking good care of our Ahyeon.”

“No, I got a lot of help.”

“…”

At this point, I thought Seon Ahyeon would jump up and deny it, but he didn’t say anything. When I turned around, Seon Ahyeon was turning the at upside down with his mouth closed.

‘Co to think of it, did he know that I don’t have parents?’

Now that I thought about it, I only talked to the production team, and it hadn’t been aired on TV since then.

He must be quite surprised, but it seed Seon Ahyeon was trying not to express himself as much as possible.

‘I guess you prefer that kind of reaction.’

Now that I looked at it, maybe that was the reason why Ahyeon followed ‘Park Moondae’ in the early stages of filming.

‘Is it because I reacted appropriately to Seon Ahyeon’s symptoms in the first ranking evaluation?’

The guess was roughly correct.

‘Well, this reasoning is not important.’

I shrugged and picked up more at. Since I didn’t have any other choice, I would spend the day in that apartnt and try to find so other place tomorrow.

However, right after the al, a helping hand was unexpectedly extended to .

“B-Back there?”

“They’ve been caught, so at least they won’t co today.”

“S-Still…….”

Seon Ahyeon and his family, who were startled to hear that I was going to return to the apartnt, told I could live in Seon Ahyeon’s house until the next filming.

“…?”

I don’t know what it’s all about, but I won’t look a gift horse in the mouth, so let’s just shut up and follow.

* * *

Around the ti Park Moondae was enjoying the unexpected upgrade of his residence,people who finished watching were frantically releasing spoilers on the internet.

Because the program was so popular, at this point, the ban on disclosure no longer worked.

Individually, it was Cha Eugene who was ntioned a lot, but as a team, the team was overwhelming.

– Why did you put that in the opening? I felt sorry for the next team

– There’s a reason why they’re ranked high! They are all so effing handso

– I bet the internet will flip when they co out on stageㅋㅋ

– Why is Ahyeon being criticized? He’s so damn good

There were a lot of people who tried to suppress the atmosphere sohow, saying that the participants of the team were manipulating public opinion, but as the audience’s confirmation ca up one after another, they secretly disappeared leaving behind abusive remarks.

And here, Park Moondae’s well-known fan account operator was listless all day because neither she nor her acquaintance won the audience application.

She was the sa person who secretly hid a cara during the first team match and settled her heart in Park Moondae.

‘Is my network lacking?’

Since he was a survival show participant who had not yet ford a fandom, she refrained from socializing as much as possible with her well-known account, and what ca back was a defeat in the information war.

She clicked on the current popular post with trembling hands.

[Went to the audience. (Photo attached) (361)]

: It was my first ti doing sothing like this, so I was excited, but just seeing Moondae’s face was worth itㅠㅠ

Moondae ca out in the first team, and he wore a rabbit mask and a hanbok. He looked like a character from a fusion fantasy historical drama. It was so cool that I couldn’t stand it… I secretly took photosㅠㅠ

And the stage broadcast is really bullshit, they’re doing far better on stage, my heart is still poundingㅠㅠ

I don’t know what people see when they say that the kids are not good at singing and dancing.

I will write more detailed impressions below!

……

She read the text one by one, and, unable to resist the fact that they had taken a picture, she scrolled down.

Below it was a picture of Park Moondae’s upper body wearing a rabbit mask and a durumagi.

“Argh!”

The blonde Park Moondae, wearing a navy blue durumagi against a starry black background, was so handso it made her heart ache.

‘Data… I should buy it.’

She muttered, unable to overco her sorrow. However, even data sellers usually sell these only after the show was aired because they were afraid of legal problems.

The more she imagined that she could see the trailer of episode 9 at the earliest and episode 10 at the latest, the more her head started spinning.

“…The s, let’s see the s…”

She tried to pull herself together by putting on a new draft that would be posted before the last broadcast.

‘No, but if we use that picture in this ! It would be nice!’

Then she wailed again and logged on to SNS.

Her routine of searching for audience reviews continued until the trailer of episode 9 was released.

* * *

Living in Seon Ahyeon’s house provided a qualitatively different life than living in a one-room apartnt.

Of course, there was a problem with the apartnt owner and I had to pay compensation for the damaged front door lock.

But that was all. It happened all the ti even before I entered Park Moondae’s body, so I didn’t really feel bitter about it.

The important thing was now I could sleep in a moldless room. Also, the soundproofing was good, so I was able to sleep without earplugs.

However, the pleasure of a noise-free environnt was not an advantage I could enjoy today.

“I can’t believe you guys were having fun all by yourself!”

Because Keun Sejin ca to play.

Keun Sejin, who talked about watching episode 9 together in the sa age group chat, rushed forward when he heard that I was being taken care of in Seon Ahyeon’s house and broke in this morning.

“W-Welco!”

Seon Ahyeon just looked happy. Since the landlord was kind, I couldn’t say anything.

Keun Sejin entered the living room with a grin and took out the board ga he had brought.

…It seed he really ca here to play earnestly.

Ring.

“Park Moondae, aren’t you going to pick up the call?”

“Oh, that’s right.”

I checked the ringing smartphone on the table.

[Kim Raebin: Hello, hyung. Episode 9 is airing today. If you have ti, can we watch it together?]

Hmm, we were on the sa team anyway, so it should be fine if he joined here.

He could watch quietly, so even if Keun Sejin was here, it would be okay.

“Raebin wants to watch episode 9 together, should I call him?”