episode_0048

After making all the preparations, we waited for Han Si-woo to arrive.

thud.

“Everyone, I am here.”

He opened the practice room door and came in shortly before the scheduled time.

Next to him as he enters the practice room smiling… .

“… Guys.”

Hyejeong Lee, who went to the hospital, was with him.

“Sister-!”

“Hyejeong unnie-!!”

As soon as they saw her, all the team members ran towards her.

“How are you feeling okay now?”

“Look at the bad color of your face. Ugh… .”

Jiing-.

The camera captured us gathering around her and worrying about her.

However, just because there were cameras, our actions did not become pretentious.

Because she was the eldest member of our team, we all liked and worried about her.

“I’m okay now. I’m sorry for worrying you. … And I’m sorry that you lost practice time because of me.”

“No!”

“Sister, don’t say things like that!”

When Hyejeong Lee lowered her head and spoke weakly, other team members assured her that it was okay.

“I wish I knew by now… .”

Of course, Seo Yu-jin, who couldn’t understand the atmosphere, almost went into labor once… .

“… Well, I’m glad you came back healthy, sister… !”

She saw something in the middle, was shocked, and changed her words.

‘… ‘What did you see?’

I moved my gaze to the place where she was shocked, but there was only Park Yu-jeong smiling brightly.

‘Maybe it was my mood.’

Anyway, even Seo Yu-jin welcomed Lee Hye-jeong, and the atmosphere quickly became warm.

However, there was someone who put a candle to this atmosphere that even Seo Yu-jin did not break.

“Everyone, I’m sorry, but I don’t have much time.”

It was Han Si-woo.

“You remember that I said I would take the midterm evaluation again today, right? Participant Lee Hye-jeong is not feeling well, so she will rest until today and let’s take a look at what the rest of us practiced during the day.”

“… … .”

“Could it be that nothing has changed since yesterday?”

Han Si-woo, who said that, looked very cold and cruel.

Because we only had one day.

Under normal circumstances, it would have been difficult to bring about meaningful change within one day.

Han Si-woo said calmly as if there was no compromise, even though he couldn’t have known that fact.

but… .

“… Yes, I’m ready.”

“… … !”

We weren’t embarrassed by Han Si-woo’s cool-headed appearance.

Because we are obviously different from yesterday.

When we said that with a serious expression, Han Si-woo said with a slightly surprised expression.

“Hmm… , Have you changed the center?”

“No, Yerin is fixed just like before.”

“Then what has changed compared to yesterday?”

This time, I answered Han Si-woo’s question.

“The stage concept and composition have changed. And the concept is… , Nerd.”

“Nerd? … Haha.”

As soon as he heard the word nerd, a smile appeared on Han Si-woo’s face, as if he was looking forward to it.

“I’m really looking forward to that. Okay, then let’s take a look. Participant Hyejeong Lee, please sit next to me. Let’s see what the team members have prepared.”

At Han Si-woo’s gesture, Lee Hye-jeong says we… , He turned his head towards me and asked with a worried face.

“… Guys, you’re a nerd… ? What are you talking about… ?”

“I briefly changed the concept yesterday. Since she is also the main vocalist, we will explain in detail tomorrow. Please take a look first.”

“You’ll probably be surprised at how different it is. Hehe.”

We reassured Lee Hye-jeong and immediately formed our formation as we had practiced since this morning.

And before starting the stage, I spoke to Han Si-woo on behalf of him.

“Although it is an intermediate evaluation, I will even show you the dance break in the second verse. and… , Please understand that it is still a bit lacking.”

“In the first place, it is difficult to see a perfect performance in the midterm evaluation. We’ll take care of it, so don’t worry too much.”

“Then… .”

Sze-.

♪♬♩-!

As I gestured to the production crew, the intro to played.

And accordingly, we started the stage.

“… Hoo.”

As the stage continued with a slightly different atmosphere from yesterday, Han Si-woo was slightly impressed.

But it’s still too early to be amazed.

I am now… .

Because I was planning to use the 1st skill of Heavenly Demon Divine Gong, Heavenly Demon Illusion.

The cooldown for Heavenly Demon Illusion is once per day, so I wasn’t able to use it during practice earlier.

How can I use this skill? , I decided to check with Han Si-woo to see how powerful this skill is.

Finally, it’s time for the second verse dance break where you have to use your skills.

Hwaaaa-.

‘done.’

I could immediately feel the skill being used.

thank god.

I was wondering if I had to shout out the name of the skill with my mouth to activate it, but it seems that it can be used just by thinking about it in my mind with my will.

Paaaa-.

‘ah… , this is it.’

I was able to immediately understand what it meant to maximize my emotions, which is the first effect of the Heavenly Demon Illusion.

The emotion I was trying to maximize was happiness, but it felt like a little happiness was swelling up like a bubble in my chest.

however… .

‘Why not next time?’

The second effect of the Heavenly Demon Illusion.

Dominating the other person’s emotions through these maximized emotions.

However, contrary to my expectations, Han Si-woo and Lee Hye-jeong who are watching our performance… .

“… … .”

“… … .”

He just made a blank expression.

‘Is something wrong? ‘Surely it wasn’t activated?’

The mid-term evaluation stage ended with me tilting my head at the unexpected reaction.

Sigh-.

I turned my head and looked at the expressions of the production crew.

“… … .”

They also had similar facial expressions as Han Si-woo and Lee Hye-jeong.

A blank expression whose meaning I cannot understand at all.

It was only after Han Si-woo opened his mouth with difficulty that he could understand why they were making such expressions.

“… Miss Yerin.”

“… Yes.”

“That kind of expression… . Were you able to build it? ?”

… That look?

‘ah… , Come to think of it… .’

I was so busy watching other people’s reactions that I didn’t see what kind of expression I was making after I had just cast Heavenly Demon Illusion.

“What was my expression like… .”

“… … .”

Han Si-woo answered my question with a short review of the performance.

“… It was a stage where I almost fell in love.”

“… … .”

“… I think this team can continue like this. … Perfect. What will it look like when all preparations are completed on the last day? . My heart is excited and pounding. … That’s about it, Miss Yerin.”

As Han Si-woo said that, his eyes were dim, as if he were possessed by something.

It seemed like the skill worked well.

And that means… .

It also meant that it was good to look forward to this contest.

**

After the midterm evaluation, our routine became very monotonous.

Practice and practice again.

Of course, we decided on the order of the competition and played Yut once.

There, the leader, Seo Yu-jin, threw the flag 5 times in a row, so we were able to compete for the first time.

‘S-sorry… .’

There was no time to regret the order of the competition, which was first. As soon as we finished selecting the order of Yutnori, we went back to practicing.

And today is the 6th day, the day before the contest.

Murmur.

10 o’clock at night.

Although normally it would have been time to focus on night practice, all the participants gathered on the set at once.

“It’s 10 o’clock now?”

“It will start soon.”

The purpose was to watch episode 2 of NaaAh, which airs today, and film real-time reactions.

We sat together in each team and watched with nervous eyes as episode 2 of NaaA started on the huge screen installed in the center.

It definitely felt different from the Brothers Planning family. You can’t even see the community’s reaction here.

furthermore… .

Jiing-.

“Hahaha.”

“Wow~ I’m looking forward to it.”

I didn’t feel comfortable because the camera was filming all of our facial expressions.

“Oh, here we go.”

“Yoo Seol’s older sister.”

The beginning of Episode 2 of Naaah followed the ending of Episode 1 and announced the beginning with Yu Seol’s .

[What will the Yu Seol participants look like?]

Of course, the production team probably didn’t want to just show it, so they took about 10 minutes to show the reactions of several people, advertisements, etc., and then showed Yu Seol’s stage.

-Not enough time.

-I want to stay with you.

Watching it again, Yoo Seol’s performance was perfect.

It was also revealed on the broadcast that Yoo Seol was praised highly by the judges and that she received an A grade after me.

And in the next scene… .

[Ha Ye-rin (Brother Planning): … Next time, I will show a better side of myself.]

[Yoo Seol (JJ): Yes, let’s do our best. (laughing)]

… It focused on the rivalry between me and Yoo Seol.

As soon as the scene appeared, the surrounding participants came out and glanced at Yu Seol.

It was a gaze full of envy and jealousy.

Since the rivalry between me and Yoo Seol was officially established, it was obvious that we would have more screen time in the future.

I tried desperately to ignore their gaze and focused on the next scene.

Next is a customized class for each grade.

[Producer: Everyone, a new Grade A trainee has been born.]

[Lee Hye-jeong (Kidship): Ah, hello! This is Kidship Lee Hye-jeong! As of today, I will be taking classes in Class A! i look forward to… !!]

Lee Hye-jeong was the first to be promoted from B to A, so she received a role for the first time in a long time.

But after that, there was nothing but scolding scenes. Of course, this also applies to me.

[Kim Ye-sol (vocal trainer): Yerin… ! Do you want to come to your senses?]

The broadcast continued to give a negative feeling by focusing on the scene where I was scolded in Class A.

[Kim Ye-sol (vocal trainer): Tomorrow… , we will see how much you have grown in vocals. And if there is no progress… , I can’t guarantee whether you will be able to remain in Grade A.]

And with this reaching its peak, there was room for me to be downgraded to B grade, and Connor moved on to the final grade evaluation.

I watched with an unimpressed expression as the low-ranking participants were judged harshly in the final evaluation.

What I’m most curious about right now is… This was because the production team had forced Lee Hye-jung, who was originally maintained at A grade, to be lowered to B grade.

Sigh-.

“… … .”

When I turned my head, I saw Lee Hye-jeong looking at the screen with a blue complexion, as if she had anticipated her tragic end.

closely.

I held Lee Hye-jeong’s hand.

“… … !”

Hyejeong Lee was taken aback by the sudden touch… .

“… … .”

Wow.

When he saw that it was me who held his hand, he clasped his hands and tied them tightly.

At the same time that the two of us joined hands, Seo Yu-jin and Na Hanna were promoted to A grade in the final grade evaluation… .

[Han Si-woo: Final grade evaluation… , Okay, next is Grade A.]

… Finally, it was the turn of Class A, which included me, Lee Hye-jeong, and Yoo Seol.