Actually, I… Might Have Talent?

The method to cure my cursed dance talent, which deserves to be called poor dancing, was simple.

Gain dance-related abilities with points.

It’s a really simple and straightforward method.

Coincidentally, after the appearance upgrade, there was no need to use points, so they were slowly accumulating again.

Currently, I have 535 points.

This is enough to purchase one level 3 ability, and a level 3 ability should be at the level of friends showing off their dance skills at school retreat talent shows.

‘Of course, I’ll need to practice.’

Abilities are, so to speak, ‘talent’.

Additionally, it’s a concept that upgrades the total amount of ability that can be exhibited.

I can gain talent for dance, but I can’t dance the Rolling Dance from a state of knowing nothing.

I needed to watch music videos or singers’ performances and practice repeatedly for the choreography or movements.

‘They must have looked down on me? I’ll show them properly this time.’

After buying the ability, it should be enough to practice at home with the music video playing.

That alone should shed the existing poor dancer image, and viewers will be slightly surprised, recalling the saying “mulberry fields turning into blue sea”.

But my pride, which has already fallen to rock bottom, is not satisfied with just that.

I will definitely show amazing skills and make viewers apologize a hundred times over.

To do that, I plan to take a more serious approach.

‘Since Rolling isn’t the end anyway, if I learn various dances, it could be useful for reactions in the future too.’

A new challenge!

I decided to enroll in a famous dance academy with determination.

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K-pop was currently enjoying explosive popularity worldwide.

Thanks to that, the number of boys and girls dreaming of becoming idols increased explosively, and naturally, singing and dance academies targeting them sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain.

Fortunately, I should say, there was a fairly large and well-reviewed academy about three bus stops away from home, so I decided to enroll.

It was an academy that dealt with not just dance but singing parts too, but well, I just need to learn what I want to learn, so there was no particular problem.

However, one annoying point… the director is too persistent.

“Why give up so easily. It’s not too late yet. With such blessed looks… Actually, it’s common to lie about age in this industry, so if we lower it to about 21 and debut, no one would know?”

“Ahaha! No, I’m telling you I have no intention of becoming an idol. I just came to learn dance a bit.”

“I know some people at Roel Entertainment, I can get you to enter directly as a trainee. At a level quite close to debut too!”

“If you keep this up, I’m switching academies.”

Finally, only after the ultimatum of switching academies came out did the director calm down a bit.

Anyway, I signed up for a 3-month course for now.

My credit card appearing after a long time.

It’ll be tight living until this month’s YouTube revenue comes in.

“Then let’s start with the most basic steps. Alright, let’s begin. One, two, three, four!”

I entered class E, the lowest level class.

Class E can be seen as complete beginners just starting dance.

Looking around, it was hard to find anyone around my age, mostly elementary school upper grades or middle school students.

Full-length mirrors densely filling the front, and the class E teacher demonstrating in front of them.

And the director watching me with eyes full of expectation from behind.

No, why is he like this?

Seeing eyes so full of expectation makes me feel pressured.

“……”

“……”

Today’s class ended.

The director’s eyes, which were bright and sparkling until class started, had changed to be quite dark.

He throws a word of consolation.

“Ah, well… For ballads, you just need to be able to do simple movements, so let’s hang in there.”

No, I’m telling you I have no intention of debuting.

And why are you suddenly giving up on idols?

[I think you know the reason well yourself.]

‘You stay out of this!’

Just wait and see.

Once I gather a few more points, I’ll make everyone regret it.

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The people for the additional clause viewers added have been confirmed.

Soldier, Lark, Keulmumu.

When I told them about the penalty I have to perform, Lark and Keulmumu readily accepted.

Soldier hesitated quite a bit at first, but nodded after I urged a few more times.

But if I just do what viewers demand, I’ll end up as an ordinary BJ!

I added one more item to this.

Eye Tracking!

A technology that tracks the position or movement of gaze, which was trendy for a while as the ‘Eye Tracking Challenge’.

The three people have to watch my Rolling Dance video with eye tracking on.

It will probably be a much more interesting picture than viewers imagined.

Of course, I’m still in a state of not even escaping being a poor dancer for now.

“It’s really strange. Your sense of rhythm is quite good, but when the music starts and you try to move, your upper and lower body move separately.”

“……”

Second day of training.

It’s a great humiliation.

Today, even the director only watched the beginning and then disappeared.

No, it’s not like I wanted to be born a poor dancer, isn’t everyone being too harsh?

I wanted to confirm even a little improvement on my own, but now I give up.

With the points gathered from yesterday’s broadcast, I have a total of 585 points.

I should set up some abilities for now, even if just a little.

[I will show you the list.]

A feast of numerous abilities.

I’m tempted by all of them and my mouth waters.

If I could acquire all these abilities, I could rise to an unrivaled position in dance with no one to compete against.

But without points, it’s just a pie in the sky.

Consoling my regret, I narrowed down a few abilities that would be most helpful with the helper’s recommendation.

[Smooth Steps, Precise Movements, Accurate Choreography Points, Sensual Dance Lines, Enhanced Mastery, Natural Connections]

Representative abilities like rhythm sense or expressiveness were already sufficient with level 3 and 2 abilities in the singing-related category.

Of course, since singing and dancing are clearly different fields, they can’t perfectly complement each other, but it’s not to the extent of needing to invest points anew in that direction.

‘What would be good.’

It was a list recommended by the helper based on me, among many types of abilities.

Smooth Steps, simply put, is footwork.

I think the most important thing in dance is actually the lower body.

Even if the upper body is resting, the lower body is usually moving constantly.

In that sense, it was an ability worth noting.

‘Precise Movements or Accurate Choreography Points… these are good too, but.’

Having precise movements tends to make it feel like you’re dancing better.

Isn’t it mostly similar in martial arts or other fields using the body?

If movements look big and powerful, it seems like there’s something more to it.

Accurate Choreography Points is a similar concept with slight differences.

Usually in popular songs, aren’t there trendy dances or movements?

This ability makes such core choreography points more attractive and brings out their inherent flavor well.

In other words, the finishing move of the highlight part?

However, for me who’s lacking overall, it was also an ability like a chicken rib.

You need to carry the whole song’s choreography well and then strongly burst out one shot for impact, but can you really leave a deep impression on people by dancing unremarkably and just doing one short movement well?

Therefore, in the current situation with insufficient points, it was an ability that had to be somewhat excluded.

Sensual Dance Lines is an ability that literally makes dance lines pretty.

Like Smooth Steps, it’s an ability that can raise the average score of my dance, so I’m tempted.

Next was Enhanced Mastery, which allows quickly learning choreography or difficult moves.

This too, pass!

I’m not a professional dancer or dance enthusiast, I just need to know choreographies to show occasionally for events, so I didn’t need this ability.

Even if it takes time, I can learn one by one slowly.

And lastly, Natural Connections.

This is also important.

It enhances a natural feeling without awkwardness in all parts unfolding on stage, from dance movements to connections between movements.

After all, having this natural feeling should allow people watching to stay immersed and focus more without breaking concentration.

[Will you decide?]

‘Yes. Let’s learn all three.’

Smooth Steps 2 (230), Sensual Dance Lines 2 (200), Natural Connections (50).

A total of 480 was consumed.

If more points accumulate, I’ll upgrade additionally.

After ending the short break time to raise abilities like that, I participated in class again.

“Oh! Member, you did so well. Yes! That’s exactly how you should do it.”

I step through the most basic steps brilliantly.

My upper and lower body, which had only been mismatched until now, move in perfect sync, and the arm movements extending from my shoulders drew sensual lines.

The class E teacher makes a surprised expression.

For a while, she even left the other students alone and started checking everything I learned over the past two days one by one.

“That’s right. There, slightly turn while stretching out your hand! Yes! That’s exactly how to do it. Wow, what on earth happened? You couldn’t follow at all until just earlier. But now like this…”

The teacher’s expression furrowed deeply as if she couldn’t understand.

She’s someone who professionally teaches body movements, and she knew I had been working hard until now.

Nevertheless, there was no progress so she was inwardly giving up, but suddenly something incomprehensible by her common sense happened.

But what can I do?

This too is the goddess’s ability.

There was a brief commotion and class continued as is.

And the next day, I was promoted to class D.