episode_0051

As soon as the performance ended and I returned backstage, I collapsed in my seat.

“Ha… , ha… .”

It seemed like all the fatigue, tension, etc. came all at once.

Excited.

Even though several minutes have already passed since the performance ended, my heart does not stop pounding.

It was worth it.

This stage… , because it was my first live performance in front of a general audience.

Even after the performance is over, my heart is pounding so hard, so how could it have been during the performance?

‘I was scared… .’

Eyes and cheers directed at me.

It was not easy to dance and sing in front of such huge wave-like shouts.

But I did it.

and… .

‘It was fun.’

It was so enjoyable that the hardships I had endured felt like a memory.

As if this wasn’t just me, the other team members gathered around me with flushed faces while gasping.

“Everyone… , Thank you all for your hard work… !”

Among them, there was a team member shedding tears over the fact that they would now have to part ways from the next competition.

“In the meantime… Wow… . It was so fun… , something is disappointing. Ugh.”

“Ah, sister. Even if we aren’t on the same team next time, it doesn’t mean we can’t see each other anymore, so don’t cry~”

It was a time when Park Yoo-jung comforted and hugged her teammate.

One of the low-level team members voiced concern and told a somewhat disturbing story.

“But we… . Is this a good thing? Of course, I think I did a good job… , if you happen to fall into the bottom 6 teams… .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The mood soured a little at her words.

But I could understand how she felt when she said this.

She will almost certainly be eliminated if we even end up in the bottom 6 teams.

Is it true that we did better than that? .

“… … .”

I also couldn’t readily answer her question.

I did everything I could, and personally, I think it was a high-quality stage.

However, because we were the first to perform, it was difficult to compare objectively with other performances, and we were not sure exactly how the audience viewed our performance… .

It was a time when I had some negative thoughts in my head.

“Did we do a good job? No, are you stupid? What’s that stupid question?”

Seo Yu-jin, the youngest and leader of our team, looks pitiful… .

“Can’t you hear that sound now?”

He pointed towards the stage.

On the side she pointed to… .

“Aaaagh-!”

“Crazy-!!”

“You did so well-!!”

“Encore-!!”

The audience was still calling for us.

“Ha Ye-rin is so pretty-!!!!”

“Hyejeong Lee, fighting-!!!”

“You guys did a great job-!!”

As if they heard our concerns… , they were shouting at us that we had done so well.

Excited.

When I heard that cry, my heart started beating again and I became convinced.

“Eujin is right.”

“… … .”

“We… , I think you did really well on this stage.”

After hearing my words, my teammates looked at me with blank expressions for a moment, then smiled brightly and said,

“Sister, do you know that?”

“Hmm? What?”

“Sister, you just laughed so hard. And it’s very wide.”

“… What?”

When I heard those words, I immediately touched the corner of my mouth.

Perhaps because I was already conscious, the corners of my mouth remained as cold as before.

I haven’t laughed properly since I was born in Haye-rin’s body.

Maybe that’s why my cold expressionless expression was almost like the default… .

‘I laughed even though I didn’t use the Heavenly Demon Illusion?’

Fiddle with it.

“… … .”

I touched my cold mouth and spoke to my teammates.

“Performing as a team with you and the sisters must have been more fun than I thought.”

“Yerin… .”

“Sister… .”

My teammates looked impressed by me, as if they didn’t know I would say something like this.

Jiing-.

At that moment, the camera was turning towards us.

I looked at the camera and could now tell that this was the broadcast angle.

“It was even more enjoyable because the audience responded and loved it so much. Rather… , This is our last time. Why don’t we put our hands together?”

Sigh-.

As I said that and extended my hand to the center, the other team members also smiled and placed their hands on top of me.

“No… , Why are you doing something cringeworthy like this? , what the… .”

Sigh-.

Seo Yu-jin also only pretended to complain and subtly raised her hand at the end.

When I finally laid my hand on her, I immediately opened my mouth.

“We did very well on today’s stage. Next time, I hope everyone here will be able to debut together like this. Now, when I say ‘from now on’, you raise your hand and say ‘good luck’.”

“Wait a minute, sister. But as the leader of this team, I have to do this… .”

“In the future-!”

“Fighting-!!”

“Waaaa-!!”

“Thank you all for your hard work-!!”

No matter how much of a broadcast it was, I always hated things like this because they were cringe-inducing.

But before I knew it, I was leading the fight and even applauding happily.

Moving on… , my teammates, the stage, and the audience changed me.

Yes, I was changing because of idols.

‘If I change like this, will there come a day when I can smile like other people?’

Just like that, a new seed was planted in my heart… , Our stage for the first team competition has come to an end.

**

Of course, we didn’t part ways right after the performance ended.

We went back to the waiting room and watched the other team’s performance on the screen.

“Oh… , you’re good.”

“Ho… .”

Other teams also showed skills that made it difficult to believe that they were all trainees, whether they would compete in the first team competition or not.

still… .

‘Rather than our team… , not that good?’

I couldn’t help but feel somewhat disappointed.

The more I look at the stage, the more I feel like their mistakes or misconceptions become more noticeable.

“It’s worse than everyone thought.”

As if I wasn’t the only one who thought this, Park Yoo-jung whispered in my ear so that only I could hear it.

“Isn’t this how we’ll come in first place?”

“… … .”

Because it’s 1st place… .

If you look at it objectively, I think it can be done.

but… .

“… I think I should watch the team’s next performance, right?”

Is there still one final boss left?

“Now then, let’s start the Veggie Sandwich Team’s stage!”

On the screen in the waiting room, Han Si-woo announced the start of the stage for the Veggie Sandwich team that Yu Seol belongs to.

In response, other team members sat close to each other in their chairs and focused on the screen.

Even if no team has surpassed our stage so far… , Yu Seol’s stage will definitely be different no matter what.

I couldn’t help but feel nervous.

“What was the team song here?”

“This is a song by pan-black seniors. .”

“Ah… , That’s right.”

Yu Seol’s team’s song was the only boy group song in the first team competition.

‘At that time, I thought Yoo Seol’s team had caught a bomb, but Yu Seol’s expression was actually fine.’

What kind of stage has she prepared?

I got as close to the screen as I could and kept my eyes on it.

The stage begins with everyone’s attention focused… .

Weee-!!!!

“… … !”

The sound of sirens, creating a sense of crisis, began to pierce my ears.

“Well, what is it.”

Not only I but also other team members were taken aback by the sudden sound of the siren.

“Was there a siren sound in the intro of this song originally?”

“No, there wasn’t one… . I think it was arranged.”

While we were talking, the lights turned on on the dark stage and the Yu Seol team appeared.

As soon as I saw them for the first time, I knew the concept right away.

‘bad boy.’

Originally Panblack’s group concept was that of bad boys.

It seemed clear that the Yu Seol team would continue the concept and atmosphere of the original song.

no?

Considering that a siren sound, which was not originally present, was included in the intro, it seems that the song will have a more mischievous feel than Bumblack.

At this, I couldn’t help but tilt my head.

bad boy. Because it was a concept that did not fit the original image of Yu Seol.

Will she be able to handle this?

But after the first verse, I knew right away that this was a vain worry.

-There is no room for you here.

-Everything in front of me right now is mine.

“Wow… .”

“Crazy… .”

I forgot.

Her acting skill stat is 99.

Yoo Seol dominated the stage from the beginning with his unrivaled and overwhelming facial expressions.

With heavier makeup and coordination than usual, Yoo Seol looked like a bad boy himself.

Even… .

-If you are confident, come in front of me

– Come out and have a fight here.

‘He’s good at rapping too… ?’

Yoo Seol showed off his excellent rapping skills and proved that he is an all-rounder.

To begin with, Yoo Seol was not the main vocalist on this stage.

Right in the center.

He focuses attention by showing moves reminiscent of B-boys and at the same time elicits positive responses from the audience during his rap part.

Thanks to that, in the audience… .

“Kaaa-!!”

“Yu theory-!!!”

A huge cheer erupted.

As soon as I saw that scene, I realized that I had been wrong from the beginning.

90% of the audience seats currently occupied are women.

And what female fans, commonly known as Yeodeok, are excited about is… .

‘… Girl crush.’

To be honest, our team’s stage tended to be more faithful to the needs of male fans.

However, Yoo Seol was already messing with the hearts of the female deoks as if he knew the core of the team competition.

Moreover, the order was also a problem.

We were the first to perform, but Yu Seol’s team was second from behind.

It was natural that the stage at the end was memorable to the audience.

“… … .”

“… … .”

The other team members seemed to have noticed this as well, and while watching Team Yoo Seol’s performance, they became less talkative.

Meanwhile, Yoo Seol continued the stage perfectly and was carrying the team.

– Leave everything you have behind.

-Everything that is yours is mine.

-I will write well. Thank you very much.

To be honest, up until now, I had expectations that our team might come in first place.

but… .

‘This team’s performance is too strong.’

The more I watched Team Yu Seol’s performance, the more my expectations began to crumble little by little.