episode_0088

The next morning.

Our team had to decide what song to write for the competition.

Accordingly, we decided on the song by voting among the candidates who came out from yesterday to this morning.

And the one selected was… .

“Yes, then was decided with 5 votes.”

… It was , a cheerleader concept advocated by Park Yoo-jung.

This was also a song by Tailrose, the original songwriter of , which our team performed during the first team competition.

It is a song that fits the concept of cheerleaders and Tailrose’s unique atmosphere, so it is characterized as cheerful and girlish.

The difficulty of the song is not that difficult, and it has had very good past results, so it goes without saying that it is well-known.

was definitely one of the best songs we could have chosen… .

“… … Hmm.”

… In fact, not everyone agreed.

And I was also included on the side that did not agree.

When I asked her to choose as the song, her expression hardened, and Park Yoo-jung hesitated and asked me.

“Sister, if you don’t like it… .”

“… Ah.”

I think the most obnoxious type in the world is the person who disagrees with the other person’s opinion but does not provide reasons or alternatives.

But that was my case now.

‘… I don’t like this song, but I’m not sure why.’

I had even already said that I would support the song that received the most votes.

Now, I couldn’t oppose this song that got the most votes.

To this, I spoke with an expression as casual as possible.

“… no? Do you like it. I was just thinking about something else for a moment.”

“… Is that so?”

It was clear that Park Yoo-jung knew me well, just as I knew Park Yoo-jung well.

Astute Park Yoo-jung must have noticed that I didn’t like this song.

I asked Seo Yu-jin next to me to lighten the mood as if nothing had happened as much as possible.

“Eujin, do you like this song too?”

“For me, as long as my sister is okay, everything is okay.”

“… … .”

For your information, Seo Yu-jin was hugging my waist right now.

‘I wonder if what I wrote yesterday worked so well… .’

Seo Yu-jin, who said she only slept holding hands last night, woke up this morning and found herself hugging me with her whole body.

After that, it kept trying to cling to me as if I were a baby kangaroo.

I guess the Heavenly Demon Illusion I cast yesterday made her obsession grow even more.

But fortunately… .

[Status condition: depression, anxiety disorder, separation anxiety]

Yesterday, her condition, which suffered from severe depression, severe anxiety disorder, and even a nervous breakdown, was much improved.

Of course, even if that were the case… , I still had depression, anxiety disorder, and even a new symptom, separation anxiety, so I said to Seo Yu-jin while stroking her head to take care of her mental state.

“Yes, I like Yujin too.”

“Hehe.”

When Seo Yu-jin and I expressed our approval, Park Yoo-jung, who was watching, continued the proceedings.

“… Then, I assume everyone agreed and our contest song will be .”

That’s how our 3rd team contest song was decided.

**

Once the song has been selected, the next task is to decide on the concept and choreography.

However, since deciding on a concept is a task that requires inspiration, we decided to just follow the original song concept and started with the choreography.

Actually, despite my high dancing stats, I wasn’t talented at picking up choreography and teaching it to my teammates… , Seo Yu-jin and Park Yoo-jung were almost choreography machines, so our team was able to master the choreography quickly.

but… .

“… … .”

The more you learn the choreography, the more… , The more I put it together, the more I felt that this song did not fit our team.

and… , I could vaguely understand the reason. It was a similar reason to the first team contest.

Tailrose’s song is too bright and cheerful… , doesn’t suit me.

During the first team competition, the stage was successfully completed with a nerd concept and twisted elements, but now there were no such groundbreaking ideas.

Therefore, I decided to use the same method as the first time to get concept ideas to use in this contest.

The method was to watch the music video repeatedly on a tablet PC in the middle of the night after all practice was completed.

Of course, if there is something different from before, unlike the last time I was alone, this time I am next to… .

“… Eugene, how are you? I’ve watched the music video about 3 times now and I wonder if it’s a good idea… .”

“… Sorry, I have no idea yet.”

Seo Yujin and… .

“… Hey, I’m sorry.”

“Huh?”

“… We have different teams, so why are we here?”

… There was Na Hanna and Lee Hye-jeong.

After our team’s official practice today… , Originally, I planned to stay alone in the practice room and watch the music video.

but… .

‘… Oh, well, then I’ll stay too.’

Seo Yu-jin, who heard what I said, insisted on staying with me.

And Na Hanna and Lee Hye-jeong… .

‘But sister. ‘I wonder if there’s anyone else left besides us?’

‘I guess it must be because I see the light on. Who do you think it is?’

I saw that someone stayed late into the night, so I went to check and found that the two people had also stayed in the practice room, watching the music video for their contest song on a tablet PC.

‘Yerin?’

‘… Yerin unnie?’

‘Hyejeong unni? and… Is it a dream? Why isn’t Hanna sleeping at this time and is in the practice room… .’

From what I heard, Na Hanna didn’t like her team’s song concept, so she was helping Hyejung Lee come up with ideas.

No one else but me, Hanna, is awake at this hour… , it was absolutely ridiculous.

“… Hey, it’s Hannah. Let’s stay with Yerin. It’s noisy and better when the four of us get along rather than just the two of us.”

“… No, we are competitors, but we get along well, so what are we doing?”

“But… .”

“Ha… , I understand for now, but she backed off too much.”

They were already bickering, but it seems like Lee Hye-jeong and Na Hanna have become quite close after teaming up together today.

“Eujin, I think Hyejeong and Hanna are fine. What about you?”

“Me too… , I like it if I like my sister.”

Lee Hye-jeong and Na Han-na showed no signs of being reluctant to join Seo Yu-jin, so the four of us decided to share a practice room.

So we started coming up with ideas for our respective teams in the same space.

of course… , the process was not easy.

“Hmm… .”

During the first team competition, I got inspiration by watching the music video for continuously.

But this time, no matter how many times I watched the music video, I couldn’t think of anything.

So, I watched the music video a couple more times… .

“… It’s Hannah.”

… I spoke to Hannah Na, who was concentrating on her team’s competition song.

“Why, sister?”

“Our team decided to this time.”

“… Sister!”

When I obediently told my team’s contest song, Seo Yu-jin looked at me with a surprised expression.

But actually, I was calm.

‘It’s not something to keep secret… .’

It was clear that even if we left it alone, the rumor would spread among the participants tomorrow or the day after.

“Ah, I see. Yes, work hard. But why?”

In fact, Nahanna also showed a calm expression as if it was no big deal.

I asked Nahanna in a somewhat shameless manner.

“Our team decided to follow the concept of the original song. But there’s something I don’t like. Are there any good ideas?”

“… Why are you asking me that?”

“You have a good idea.”

It was Na Hanna’s idea to reinterpret the magical girl during the second team competition. It was very well received.

So, I asked Nahanna for ideas, thinking that I had to get my money’s worth.

Of course, Nahanna made an expression as if she was dumbfounded after hearing what I said.

“… Even if I had a good idea, there was no way I would speak up for your team.”

“It’s a temporary alliance. If there is an idea that comes to mind at this moment, let each other know.”

“… Well, even if that’s the case, I can’t think of any other ideas right now after looking at your team. I can’t even come up with an idea for my team. I wonder if my sister’s team idea will come to me.”

“Okay, I don’t expect much from you either. just… , I like things that are intuitive and simple, so if you think of anything, please let me know. … That’s why I’m so frustrated.”

“… Well, it’s intuitive and simple… .”

After hearing those words, Nahanna rested her chin, looked at me and Seo Yujin, and then opened her mouth.

“… When I look at Yujin and Yujin now, I think of Hyeonseo and Hyeonju.”

“Hyeonseo and Hyeonju?”

I asked, tilting my head at the unfamiliar name.

“I don’t think there are any idols with that name… , Is that your friend’s name? Or your cousin?”

“No, these are the dogs raised at my grandmother’s house.”

… What dude?

For a moment, I thought he was joking, but Nahanna continued speaking seriously.

“Hyeonseo is the mother and Hyeonju is Hyeonseo’s daughter. However, daughter Hyeon-ju loves her mother Hyun-seo so much that she does not want to leave her mother even for a moment. Like now.”

Sigh-.

As she said that, at the tip of Nahanna’s outstretched finger was the image of Seo Yujin hugging my waist.

okay… , Hyeonseo and Hyeonju.

I know that when they saw us, they thought of that dog, mother and daughter.

however… .

“… Is that the idea?”

… Is this the end?

“No… , My sister asked me to tell her something intuitive and simple… .”

“Okay… , Thank you, Hannah. The story of Hyeonseo and Hyeonju… . I’ll keep this in mind.”

Although I say this, I am… Oh, I don’t know. Anyway, I threw the story of the dog mother and daughter into the trash can of my head.

But that was then.

“… sister. This is the story of Hyeonseo and Hyeonju.”

“Hmm… ?”

Seo Yu-jin suddenly opened her mouth, resting her chin on a more serious face than usual.

When I saw that, I was filled with anticipation for a moment.

Sometimes geniuses… , because I get inspiration from these everyday conversations.

but… .

“There is something wrong with Hannah’s statement that she thought of a mother and daughter when she saw us.”

“… Banknotes?”

“My sister and I are cat dealers? In particular, my sister is a confident cat… , I am also close to a cat person, but it is not right to compare it to a dog mother and daughter. If I had to guess, it would be a cat and a daughter… ?”

“… … .”

… I guess Seo Yu-jin wasn’t even a genius.

A story about a sudden face… , I wonder if he’s a kid after all.

Still, I took this opportunity to agree with what she said in order to provide mental care to Seo Yu-jin.

“Okay… , you and I are like cats.”

There was nothing wrong with what Seo Yu-jin said.

With my fierce eyes and seductive aura, I have been a cat since I was born.

And although she was a little gentler than me, Seo Yu-jin was also a cat person.

If I had to guess the difference between the two of us, I felt like a more fierce black cat, and Seo Yu-jin felt like a more luxurious and cute Persian cat.

“The image of a dog is like a sentient being.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

I immediately nodded at Lee Hye-jeong’s words.

If Seo Yu-jin and I were cat figures, the dog-like figure of Guam was none other than Park Yoo-jung.

With her big eyes, gentle expression, and lively aura, she reminded me of a golden retriever every time I saw her.

‘This is more fun than I thought?’

Comparing someone’s face to an animal was more fun than I thought.

So, I started comparing other people’s faces to animals.

“Hyejeong is a golden hamster. The eyes resemble something unfair.”

“Have you done it, hamster?”

Lee Hye-jeong was embarrassed when she heard the word “golden hamster,” but she smiled brightly.

“Hannah is a sloth. You know this without me saying anything.”

“… A sloth.”

When Nahanna heard that it was a statue of a sloth, she got angry and refuted it.

“My fans say I am the best actress… .”

“… No, that’s absolutely not the case.”

Na Hanna was never a female actress.

Rather, if it were a fox statue… .

‘… Yu Seol.’

If you look at her exterior, you might think she’s a rabbit statue, but… To me, who also knew her inner self, Yoo Seol was like a fox herself.

“That’s right, it’s Hannah. Honestly, you are not the best actress.”

“No… , my fans say that I am definitely an actress… .”

“Isn’t it a Tibetan fox?”

“What? Puhaha!”

So we laughed late into the night with inappropriate stories about animals.

And at that moment… .

‘… … uh? If we combine animals with our songs… .’

… A good idea popped into my head.

Currently, our team is trying to simply continue the cheerleading concept of , but in fact, it is quite boring.

But if you combine that with the idea that just came to mind… .

‘… ‘I think it’ll be okay?’

“Eujin, we… .”

At that time, I was trying to convey my current thoughts to Seo Yu-jin.

“Hey!”

“… … !”

“… … !”

Suddenly, the four of us in the practice room froze when we heard a loud noise outside the practice room.

But the shouting outside didn’t seem to be directed at us.

“Hey! Writer Seo! It’s here!”

“Uh! there is! Why are you calling me?”

“Producer Shin called an emergency meeting. What are you doing here?”

“I’m so sleepy… , I was just coming here to change the camera battery and go to bed! I’m changing the battery in practice room 1 right now! But suddenly an emergency meeting? Why!”

Based on the voices and the content of the conversation, I thought they were the production crew.

And the two people who had just entered the practice building didn’t seem to know of our existence.

Since it was the first day, I didn’t expect the participants to practice until this late… , because we were in the corner of the practice room with only a dark light on.

In this way, they did not hesitate to talk about things that could not be said in front of the participants.

“We had a meeting because of Seo Yujin!”

“Seo Yu-jin? Didn’t we already end up pushing him?”

“That… .”

At that moment, I made eye contact with Lee Hye-jeong… , with an inexplicable sense of déjà vu… .

‘Hey, what do you mean, Lee Hye-jeong is suddenly being sent to B?’

‘Producer Shin looked at Grade A’s face and said that it would be better for Lee Hye-jeong to be left out. So I got off.’

‘I guess he didn’t like that the kid was a little fat.’

… Memories of the past came back to me.

That feeling of helplessness at that time.

“Public sentiment toward Seo Yu-jin is so bad right now! really… , It’s not at a level that can be resolved. From PD Shin’s point of view, he said that if we tried to do laundry for no reason, we would end up using trash too.”

“What? That much?”

“Seo Yu-jin’s real-time buzz volume is greater than Ha Ye-rin and Yoo Seol combined. I said everything, then.”

“ and crazy… , So what should we do?”

“They say they’ll just bury it this week and make it drop next week? I don’t know, anyway, I’m about to start a detailed meeting, so come quickly.”

“Tsk, okay.”

After that conversation, the two production team members left the building without even coming to our practice room.

and… .

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Our mood suddenly cooled as we unexpectedly overheard the production crew’s secret conversation.