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If I were to express the final grade of F grade in one word, it would be… .

“We will maintain grade F. Next.”

“Thank you for your hard work. I will keep the grade at F. Next.”

… It was a death row.

The judges, including Han Si-woo, sentenced the contestants to maintain an F grade without any comments.

The appearance was so cold that it was reminiscent of factory machinery.

Of course, the judges did not forcefully give the contestants an F grade.

“We are dreaming! We always dream… , ah… !”

Because most of the F grade contestants made a series of big and small mistakes during the performance.

There were almost no participants who could not memorize the lyrics. But the problem was the choreography.

For trainees who lacked training, one week was not enough time to learn all the choreography.

“… Yes, thank you for your hard work. I will maintain the F grade. Next.”

“… … .”

This participant also made a mistake in the choreography and the song ended up being messed up.

As a result, grade F was born again and the atmosphere rapidly darkened.

However, not all trainees maintained an F grade.

“… That’s it.”

“… … .”

For the first time, a contestant appeared who made no mistakes in both dancing and singing, and the judges began discussing among themselves instead of just making evaluations.

and… .

“Thank you for your hard work. Trainee Yeo Min-ji has been promoted to grade E.”

“Thank you!”

The first person to be promoted was born in a bloody atmosphere.

To be honest, the pitch was shaky and the dancing wasn’t detailed, but I thought I was highly praised for finishing the stage without making any mistakes.

After that, the frozen atmosphere revived a little… .

“You have been promoted to grade E.”

“Promotion to E grade.”

Quite a few F-grade participants were promoted.

This hopeful atmosphere continued to the judging of the C, D, and E grade participants.

Perhaps it was because I was distracted by the performances of the F-grade contestants, but the performance quality of the C-, D-, and E-grade contestants certainly looked quite good.

The judges were very satisfied with this and gave positive evaluations to the participants, which the production crew captured on camera with a smile as if everything was going well.

At that moment, I could see how the production team had decided on the editing direction.

A story focusing on the growth narratives of low-level participants.

The purpose is to train a large number of low-level participants by intentionally giving them harsh evaluations in the first grading, and then give them generous evaluations in the final grading to highlight their growth.

Of course, this did not apply to F grade participants.

To make a fire burn brighter, you need firewood.

The purpose of the F grade participants was to highlight the skills of other grade participants and had no other meaning.

‘… ‘It’s scary.’

While I was feeling the coldness of the broadcast, another person’s performance ended and the set began to shake.

“Trainee Park Yoo-jung, who was originally in grade D, will be promoted to second level in grade B.”

“Wow… ! thank you! thank you… !!”

First promotion to second tier. The surprising protagonist was Park Yoo-jung.

When the unexpected person promoted to second tier appeared, all the participants were surprised and started whispering.

“… No, was it possible to be promoted to 2nd tier?”

“But I definitely did well.”

“Wow, still promoted to 2nd tier… .”

I was one of those people who was very surprised.

‘… Is Yujeong really debuting?

Just as this thought occurred to me, the judges who had only downgraded the grade up to now were raising the microphone one by one and praising Yujeong.

“There was a bit of disappointment in the last evaluation due to mistakes, but there was nothing like that in this performance.”

“I can see that my skills have improved since last time.”

“It was the best performance so far and I am looking forward to the future.”

Ji-ing-.

And the production crew excitedly captured that scene on camera.

A growth narrative that viewers love.

Meanwhile, Park Yoo-jung showed the most dramatic performance, achieving the surprising result of being promoted to second tier.

It felt like I could already see that she would have quite a bit of screen time on the show later.

“This concludes the final grade evaluation of grade C participants.”

In this way, the final grade evaluation for grades C, D, and E, which had the greatest impact on discovering Park Yoo-jeong, who was promoted to second tier, came to an end.

and… .

“We will now begin evaluating the final grades of Grade B participants.”

In fact, the turn of the Class B participants, which can be seen as the main game, has begun.

Those who did not reach grade A by a narrow margin.

According to Lee Hye-jeong, who was originally promoted from B grade to A grade on the first day, all B grade participants are grinding their teeth.

So I pulled up a chair and looked at the stage with nervous eyes. Because the contestants coming out from now on were people who actually threatened my position.

Yu Seol of the world also watched the stage with serious eyes.

And the B-class leader who emerged from those tense gazes was… .

“B grade Please come out as the first SAV Seo Yu-jin participant in the final grade evaluation.”

… It was SAV Seo Yu-jin.

“… … .”

For the past week, whenever she saw me or Yoo Seol, she glared and growled.

But today, as if she didn’t have time for that, she appeared with a nervous attitude.

“Okay, then, if you are ready, please start.”

“… Yes.”

Seo Yu-jin carefully took the introductory pose.

Looking at her, I thought about what Seo Yu-jin’s past performances were like.

dancing and singing.

It was in good overall shape and had a typical hexagonal shape.

However, strictly speaking, being a hexagon also means that it has no special features.

Seo Yujin has better singing skills than me, but her dancing stats are much lower than mine.

Also, Seo Yu-jin’s dancing stats are higher than Lee Hye-jung’s, but her singing skills are much lower.

If we have to be honest, Seo Yu-jin can be seen as a lower-class counterpart to Yu Seol.

Can she prove her worth on this stage?

The stage begins with a tense atmosphere… .

-We always dream.

As soon as she sang the first verse and made her first move, I could immediately tell that something was different.

-We are dreaming!

-The moment you saw us.

During the first grade evaluation, there was a painful criticism that Seo Yu-jin heard from Han Si-woo.

‘Don’t you think that your performance was too pretentious?’

It’s just that it was pretentious.

Certainly, Seo Yu-jin’s performance at that time felt like she put too much effort into it, even for someone with little experience.

But what about now?

‘… It is clean.’

There is something that Teacher Jiwoo, who taught me how to dance before joining Naaa, consistently told me.

It’s just that it’s neat.

At first I didn’t know what that meant.

But now, watching Seo Yu-jin’s performance, I thought I might know what that meant.

‘There is no unnecessary movement.’

Arms and legs swing freely.

Nevertheless, at the moment of need, it suddenly changes and becomes powerful.

Perfect speed control.

Plus… .

-We open our eyes!

A clear and pure voice that is pleasing to the ear.

There was a moment the other day when I found it annoying to put so much power into my voice and pretend to be charming. But now, she only makes listeners feel comfortable with her natural voice.

comfort… , okay.

Seo Yu-jin looked much more comfortable on stage now.

And the judges must have felt this as well, as they watched Seo Yu-jin’s performance with happy smiles.

“… I will conclude with this.”

So, Seo Yu-jin’s performance ended without any problems… .

Sigh-.

First, there was someone holding a microphone.

“Seo Yu-jin trainee.”

“… … Yes.”

“You listened carefully to my feedback last time. It was a very nice stage.”

He was none other than Han Si-woo.

He, who usually never picks up the microphone first, is the first to give his review.

And that too with a pleasant smile.

“As expected, trainee Seo Yujin’s true skills seem to be revealed when she relaxes. It must not have been easy to let go… Well done.”

“… Thank you.”

“After a brief discussion, we will decide Seo Yu-jin’s trainee grade.”

After saying that, Han Si-woo lowered the microphone and talked for a moment with the judges around him.

The results came out soon.

“Yes, I will announce it.”

Her new level is… .

“Trainee Seo Yu-jin will be promoted to grade A.”

“… … !”

It was A.

It was the birth of the fourth A grade.

“Thank you! Thank you-!!”

Seo Yu-jin, who was always proud, seemed happy that she had finally become A, jumping around on stage and screaming.

Then he ran into me applauding… .

‘Heng, did you see it? ‘Am I like this?’

He raised the corners of his mouth with a smile full of such meaning.

She soon gave this look not only to me but also to Yu Seol next to me.

Maybe he thought her behavior was cute?

“Fuuhu.”

I stopped laughing softly.

To be honest, Seo Yu-jin was my enemy.

She is openly hostile to me… , is threatening my position by joining the new A class.

But now that I see her smiling brightly like a girl… .

At this moment, I felt like congratulating her.

**

“I will promote Nahanna trainee’s grade to A.”

“Thank you… .”

From the last B-grade contestant, a new A-grade contestant was born after Seo Yu-jin.

A girl who doesn’t show any signs of happiness with her sleepy eyes even though she got to the A grade that everyone wanted.

He is 18 years old. She is one year younger than me and her name is Nahanna.

‘You said you were a trainee who became an influencer who became famous through shorts, right?’

Na Hanna was a trainee who focused on dancing rather than singing skills.

However, the singing ability stats did not drop significantly, so the singer successfully made it to the final grade evaluation stage.

I think the judges thought that he was perfect as a center because of his outstanding appearance.

‘If Seo Yu-jin is Yoo Seol’s lower compatibility… .’

Should I consider him my backward compatibility?

… If you just look at the stats, it was like that.

Anyway, I finished the final B grade evaluation.

“Now next… , Grade A.”

The long-awaited A grade final grade evaluation has arrived.

“The contestant who will perform first in Grade A is… .”

‘please.’

The first is burdensome.

I prayed that it wasn’t me first.

“This is participant Ha Ye-rin.”

… Then I was chosen first.

‘shit… .’

I cursed under my breath and got up from my seat.

When I woke up… .

“Fighting!”

“… Work hard.”

Lee Hye-jung and Yoo Seol each gave different words of encouragement.

“I’ll do well.”

I headed to the stage with the support of two people.

Jeez.

Even though I had already done it once, the tension did not go away easily.

Having over a hundred pairs of eyes looking only at me… , it was such a heartbreaking thing.

As I was barely able to calm my trembling heart, Han Si-woo unusually picked up the microphone before the stage.

“Miss Yerin.”

“… Yes.”

“Yerin’s training period was one month. Ah, it’s been a month and a week now.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Trainees typically show the greatest growth rate during the first few months of training. I’m looking forward to seeing how much Yerin has grown this week.”

… Why are you doing this to me.

Why are they putting such a burden on me because I did something wrong?

‘Does it make sense to grow in just a week at most?’

An ordinary human being would not be able to achieve significant growth in just one week.

… Yes, if you are a normal human being.

‘Status window.’

I opened the status window and checked my singing ability stats.

(Singing ability: 66)

Originally, my singing ability was 65, but surprisingly it went up by 1.

Practice for the past week. In addition, I think the month-long training I received from teacher Soo-hyeon before coming to Naaah has finally paid off.

If you think about it that way, a simple calculation means that you have to practice singing for about 40 days to raise your stat by 1.

I was there… .

(Remaining stats: 10)

… I decided to add additional stats.

‘Additional stat to singing ability: 4.’

Shuuk.

(Singing ability: 70)

As I thought that to myself, my singing ability stat reached 70.

In the last grading, my singing ability stat was 65. Now my singing ability stat is 70.

How significant a difference this will make… , it was up to the judges to evaluate.

♪♩♬-!

When I signaled that I was ready, the prelude to the theme song played.