episode_0047

What I turned on my tablet PC and showed to my teammates was the music video for .

“Hmm… ?”

“It’s a music video… ?”

“But why is this suddenly… .”

“Take a look.”

The music video for , which I watched hundreds of times yesterday.

Among them, what I showed my teammates was… .

“here. The concept I want to focus on on this stage is this.”

The first part of the music video.

It looked like a girl who wasn’t interested in love yet, didn’t dress up or hang out with her friends, and was alone buried in a book.

“Yes? Is this it?”

“Ah… , Then it turns out that the nerd was the one who suggested that my sister go towards the nerd… . A real nerd… .”

“Yes, the first stage concept is going to be a timid and gloomy pretty girl. Then there is no need to smile from the beginning to set the mood.”

“Hmm… .”

The team members’ reaction was naturally negative.

That’s right… .

The girl I picked up in the music video did not look like an idol, with big glasses, bouffant bangs, and a long skirt that reached her ankles.

Park Yoo-jung, who sensed this atmosphere, spoke to me first.

“That… , sister. I understand what you’re saying, but won’t the audience hate it if it happens like this? People would definitely want more of a lovely girl… .”

“If you go with the lovely concept, it will definitely go above the middle. But isn’t it too obvious?”

Tailrose

A lovely girl.

These three are so obvious and solid that the audience will most likely be able to guess what kind of performance we will perform the moment they hear the song title.

“You’re calling this a nerd. There is definitely a demand for sultry pretty girls. If we can pull this off well, we will definitely leave a good impression.”

When I spoke firmly, this time Seo Yu-jin hesitated and raised her hand.

She was still in a dazed state, but she looked like she had something to say.

“I know what you mean… . Can we digest this? No, let alone the rest… .”

Sigh-.

Seo Yu-jin pointed to my face and said.

“Who would dare to look at your face and think you are a nerd?”

At her words, I turned my head and looked at my face in the mirror.

Cat eyes and a slim chin. Even perfect facial features.

No one would think that I was a dark and pretty girl just by looking at my current appearance.

“That’s okay. It can be solved with coordination and acting.”

“… Yes?”

Aside from Cody, the team members tilted their heads when they heard the word “acting.”

But I was really confident.

‘Because this isn’t acting.’

In this life, I wanted to live quietly, but people around me didn’t leave me alone because of my appearance, but in my last life, I was an orphan and timid, so there was no one around me.

In my past life, when I was in high school, I would always spend time alone in the reading room.

Like the girl in the music video before she finds love.

So this is not acting.

It’s just a memory.

This time, when I looked confident, everyone around me nodded.

Still, someone raised their hand again to see if there was anything still wrong.

“I… , Yerin.”

She was a C-level team member who was one year older than me.

“It’s my first time seeing you this confident, so I think you’ll do well… , nerd, dark girl, wouldn’t the atmosphere be sagging if we go too far with this concept?”

This was also a keen point.

In competitions, songs with a bright atmosphere are advantageous because they can encourage votes and responses from the audience.

So, if you go too far as a nerd, the atmosphere will be down, and no matter how well you perform on stage, the results may not be good.

of course… .

“I’ve thought about that too.”

There was a solution to this too.

“Would everyone please come closer?”

At my gesture, the team members obediently gathered in the center.

I whispered what I was thinking to those who came close.

“First of all, only at the beginning… , then the dance break and the second verse… , like a twist… How about it?”

“… … !”

After hearing my explanation, the team members’ eyes lit up as if they had realized something.

Then he was silent for a moment as if he was lost in thought, and then the answer came out.

“Do you think it will be okay?”

The first to respond was Park Yoo-jung.

She nodded, supporting my argument.

“Of course, the level of difficulty is higher than before, but I think it will be a good stage if we do well.”

When Park Yoo-jung said that, other team members also agreed.

“It sure looks like fun.”

“Yerin, do you think you have a good idea?”

“I also agree.”

And finally… .

“I think it’s worth doing.”

Seo Yujin also nodded with a serious expression.

“Okay, then let’s go with this.”

In this way, our mackerel sandwich team’s competition entered a new phase.

**

It was the afternoon after lunch when Han Si-woo decided to come to take the second mid-term evaluation.

So we skipped lunch and continued practicing.

I was already familiar with the choreography and song, but as the stage composition changed, I had to re-determine the movement route and other things.

and… .

“Now, who wants to be the center for verse 2?”

… A new center also had to be selected.

Since the concept of the first verse of the stage was decided as a nerd, the center of the first verse just needs to act with a timid expression and there is no need to show a bright smile.

Accordingly, there was no problem if I took over as the center of the first section… , verse 2 was different.

Accordingly, in verse 2, I was planning to select a new person to serve as the center… .

“… Yes?”

“What is that… .”

Other team members were embarrassed.

“Wouldn’t it be better for you to be the center until the end?”

“I wish so… , you know. If all goes according to plan, we need to smile brightly at the end, but I don’t have the confidence to smile there.”

Park Yoo-jung asked with a smile that seemed to have been drawn by me.

“Sister, can’t you smile like that? Can I just smile like this once?”

Park Yoo-jung’s impromptu smile looked so happy.

“… Yeah, I can’t.”

Because my acting skill stat is 18 and Park Yoo-jung’s acting skill stat is 93.

It was natural that I couldn’t follow her facial expressions.

“Phew… , I can’t help it if my sister says that. Then who will be the center of verse 2?”

“… … .”

When Park Yoo-jung brought up the topic, everyone was silent.

I also thought to myself who would be the second verse center.

There were a total of two candidates. They are Park Yoo-jung and Seo Yu-jin.

First of all, Park Yoo-jung.

She has excellent facial expressions and can instantly lift the mood with her bright smile.

And Seo Yu-jin.

She has decent stats for both dancing and singing, and is suited to facial expressions, so she too… .

… … .

… uh?

While measuring the stats of Park Yoo-jung and Seo Yu-jin and wondering who would be suitable as a center, I discovered something strange.

This is Seo Yu-jin’s acting skills.

[Acting skills: 1]

Her stats, which are much more miserable than mine at 18, are noticeable.

At this level, even the simplest acting is impossible.

But how was Seo Yu-jin able to make facial expressions like that when practicing choreography? ?

Without hesitation, I asked her.

“Eujin!”

“… Yes, yes?”

“How can you have a stat of 1… , No, how can you make facial expressions so well on stage? Do you have any secret?”

Seo Yu-jin was taken aback by my sudden question and then said.

“Secret… , there is no such thing… , yo.”

“… hmm? then… .”

And her answer was… .

“Just… Because performing on stage is fun… . That’s why I smile.”

“… What?”

… It was quite shocking.

‘It’s not acting, I’m just smiling because I’m happy…’ ?’

okay… , if you are truly happy, there is no need to act like you are smiling.

So does that mean I haven’t enjoyed performing on stage so far?

‘That’s not it… .’

I definitely had fun performing on stage.

Move your body, sing, sweat… .

Because all of these things gave me happiness.

As I was worrying and groaning, Park Yoo-jung spoke to me as if giving me advice.

“That’s right, sister! The basis of acting is to start with sincerity!”

The basics of acting start from sincerity… . Yes, that’s right.

The reason I was confident in acting as a nerd was because I remembered that experience.

“If you find it difficult to smile, how about thinking of something or people that make you smile?”

“Something or person worth laughing at… ?”

“Hmm… , for example parents?”

“Parents… .”

When Park Yoo-jeong said this, I immediately thought of my parents.

hmm… .

“… Ugh.”

Ugh… , Coin entry… .

“Uh, sister!”

“… Uh, okay. Yoojeong. Did I just laugh?”

“Oh, no.”

As Park Yoo-jung shook her head, the other team members spoke with thoughtful expressions.

“Oh, you made a very scary expression.”

“If Lee Wan-yong were in front of you, would you make this kind of facial expression? , I was like, ”

“… … .”

… After all, our parents can’t do that.

Sigh-.

So I closed my eyes and thought of other people.

Lee Hye-jeong, Park Yoo-jeong, Lee Ji-woo, Kang Soo-hyun, and Sang-gu oppa.

and… .

‘president.’

People who care about me and give for me.

I thought about those people and what happened with them.

It was then.

“… Huh?!”

“Sister-! I just laughed! Try more!”

“… more? Okay.”

This time, I decided to think of fun things rather than people.

The day Kang Hyeong-man first called me family.

The moment I first learned training from Lee Ji-woo and Kang Soo-hyun.

Naaah received rave reviews from the judges during the grading.

and… .

After the first episode of Naaah aired, the voices of countless people called out to me.

Excited.

Even thinking about it again, it was heartbreaking.

and… .

‘Have fun.’

It was fun.

I slowly opened my eyes, feeling that lingering feeling.

and… .

“… … .”

“… … .”

When I opened my eyes, my teammates around me were looking at me with a slightly blank expression.

“… why? Did you make a scary face again?”

“… No, that’s not it… .”

Park Yoo-jung’s blank face gradually raised the corners of her mouth, and then she raised her thumb and spoke.

“Sister! You looked so pretty when you just smiled! Don’t you think it would be a huge hit if they just did that on stage?!”

“… Really?”

It was then.

[You have met the skill opening conditions!]

[The unique skill Heavenly Demon Divine Gong (天魔神功) is opened.]

… … what?

[Skill: Heavenly Demon God Gong (天魔神功) – The era of martial arts is gone. That doesn’t mean your time is gone. You are not only skilled in martial arts, but you are also well-versed in strange things and techniques. Please increase your Heavenly Demon God’s skill and place the world under your name!]

… I thought only the title was Heavenly Demon, but I was able to use the Heavenly Demon’s magic as well.

‘… Now what, can you even split the sky?’

I clicked on the skill window once more to find out more about the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.

Then a new window appeared.

[Heavenly Demon Magic 1st skill: Heavenly Demon Illusion (Heavenly Demon Illusion) – By maximizing your emotions, you can dominate the emotions of others. (Can be used once a day)]

Heavenly devil illusion.

Maximizing my emotions to control the emotions of others… .

Although the explanation was vague, I could roughly understand the meaning.

“… sister? Why are you suddenly making such a blank expression?”

“… Yoojeong.”

All you need is this… .

“Section 1, Section 2 Center Da… , I think I can stand… ?”

… It wasn’t a dream for me to even stand at the center of verse 2.

no.

I absolutely had to do it.