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After leaving home, I stayed that night at a hotel that Kang Hyeong-man had booked for me.

“Let’s sleep here for now… , what do you plan to do starting tomorrow? Are you going to go home?”

“… No, I don’t want to go home until the third week.”

“… Okay, then I will first apply for a long-term stay at this hotel, so please stay comfortably. I will send you to Sanggu every morning, so you can go to school by car. I will bring you the school uniform tomorrow.”

“… Yes, thank you. president. and… , sorry. For no reason it’s a hassle.”

“… … .”

When I responded, feeling a little dispirited, Kang Hyeong-man patted my head once.

“What’s wrong with you? … Don’t worry too much and get some rest.”

“… Yes.”

With those words, Kang Hyeong-man leaves… .

“… Should I wash it first?”

After taking a quick shower, I lay down on the bed.

In terms of fatigue, today was the worst day ever.

I couldn’t sleep well for the past week and prepared for the contest… , and the results were presented live on stage in front of the audience.

but… , What’s bothering me the most right now is… .

‘… ‘Why was I born as the child of two people?’

My parents looked at me as if they were truly hurt when I said that.

My parents exploited me like a servant… .

As he casually eats my spine… .

Because there was no malice or guilt in their actions.

so… , if I say this even a little strongly… .

‘Yerin… .’

‘How can you say that… .’

I was truly hurt and suffering.

Every time that happened, I felt like I did something wrong even though I didn’t do anything wrong.

Like right now.

“… Damn.”

The past 19 years of life have made me like this.

Even though I’m tired, I can’t close my eyes.

When I close my eyes, I think of my dad and mom.

“… I’m annoyed.”

I hated my father and mother.

really… .

I hated it so much that my teeth were shaking.

**

Naaah, after episode 2… , When I returned to school, my life was similar yet different from when the first round ended.

When Naaah first aired, many people pretended to know me.

And now that episode 2 is over… .

“Yerin! Enjoyed the broadcast!”

“It was so pretty-!”

“The team competition has already been recorded, right? How was it?”

“Are you close with Yu Seol?”

“You danced so well! When did you learn it?”

Rumble-.

… A lot more people gathered than before.

To some extent, before, people only gathered around my desk… .

“Is this his class?”

“I guess it’s him. and… , it’s really pretty.”

“Senior Yerin! I said hello to you in the hallway earlier, do you remember me?”

Now not only was our classroom filled with people, but even the hallways were filled with people coming to see me.

“Uh… , that is.”

In the past, I would have been able to ignore the small crowd and give a short answer.

But the current crowd was too much for me to handle.

This situation continued until recess and lunch time, so I couldn’t rest properly while trying to catch up on sleep at school.

Life changed after school ended.

“Yerin! Welcome!”

“Teacher Jiwoo.”

Jiwoo Lee, my first trainer, signed an exclusive contract with Brothers Planning, so I was able to take lessons from her as much as I wanted after school.

Although my dancing stat was 99, it was true that I lacked experience, so I received a variety of know-how from her for a week.

Lee Ji-woo also had the advantage of being good at community activities.

“Yerin, look at this. Your reaction is already good?”

The screen Lee Ji-woo showed was a text written by someone who was presumed to be one of the audience members.

[Title: A review of Naaah’s first team competition (including spoilers)]

[This is my first time going to a place like this, but my girlfriend really likes this place, so we went together. It’s been 34 days since I started dating my girlfriend. You guys know that too, right? The beginning of a relationship is the moment when your girlfriend looks the loveliest. (Oh, you don’t know haha) Anyway, no matter how pretty the girls are, I thought my girlfriend would look the prettiest, but wow… , ㅅㅂ From the first stage, really… . Especially Ha Ye-rin? She was really fucking pretty. I took one look at him and then at his girlfriend, and there was an orangutan waving a light stick lol. Anyway, I sing well and dance really well. In the last stage, a girl named Yoo Seol did really well, but my girlfriend and I chose Ha Yerin’s team. Normally I shouldn’t say anything because I signed an anti-spoiler agreement, but it’s an anonymous community, so it doesn’t matter, right? Ha Ye-rin’s team won first place haha]

-Hey, fuck, are you bragging about having a girlfriend?

-I know that the beginning of a relationship is the most fun (I don’t know for sure)

-Ha Ye-rin’s team came in first place? and… , geography.

└How can he do well in team competitions when he only has one month to practice?

└Just a genius ㅇㅇ Born to be an idol

└ㄹㅇ I guess so.

-Spoiler shit

-No, Yu Seol’s team didn’t get first place? why? What is the reason?

“Ah, Yerin, you don’t know much, do you? This is a community that mainly men see… .”

Sze-.

Lee Ji-woo took his cell phone and showed me another site and continued.

“Even on sites that women mainly view, Yerin has the most stories about you.”

“… … Wow.”

In fact, the women’s community she showed me was mostly filled with posts containing praise for me.

“Usually there is nothing but criticism here, but this is a really good public opinion, right?”

“Is that so?”

“Okay then! Yerin, next week’s filming is the ranking announcement ceremony, right? Seeing such a good atmosphere… , I guess I can look forward to it?”

Lee Ji-woo said that and smiled while looking at me with sly eyes.

At this, I smiled slightly and shook my head.

“A… , but there are still people who are competing, right? It’s clear that first place is impossible.”

“If he is a prominent person, what about him? Reasonable theory?”

“Yes.”

When I nodded, Lee Ji-woo also nodded and said.

“Hmm… , but. His skills are definitely at the level of a trainee. No matter how much I criticize her, I can’t deny that her skills are a level higher than our Yerin’s.”

“… Haha.”

As expected, Lee Ji-woo was very realistic in this respect.

what… , but that’s a good thing about her.

“Still, Yerin. In survival programs like this, rankings are not necessarily determined solely by skill. I think it would be good to have some hope.”

“Yes, I will.”

“Ah, today is the day the 3rd episode of Naa Ah airs. We’ll just have to check how it turned out on tonight’s broadcast. Are you going to watch the broadcast with us here today?”

“I intend to.”

“Hehe, are you looking forward to it? How many times did my student tear up the stage? … But Yerin.”

Lee Ji-woo laughed haha and continued talking while pointing to my pocket.

Ugh-.

“That… , I was worried about it earlier. The phone keeps coming in?”

“Ah.”

At the tip of her finger was my cell phone, which was constantly vibrating.

At this, I quickly turned off my phone and shook my head.

“I should have turned it off a long time ago, I’m sorry.”

“Hmm? You won’t answer the phone?”

“It’s a call you don’t have to answer.”

It was my mom who was calling me now.

For the past week, whenever they had time, Mom and Dad took turns calling my cell phone.

There must be hundreds of missed calls accumulated.

Hold.

I turned off my ringing cell phone and stood up with a smile.

“… Rather, teacher. Let’s practice more.”

“Is that so? Haha, Yerin is so motivated, it makes my heart warm, right?”

So I forgot to have dinner with Lee Ji-woo and continued practicing dancing until night.

And just before Naaah started, we all gathered together in the monitoring room with the chicken that Kang Hyeong-man ordered for dinner.

“No, boss! What is chicken for dinner for the boy who is about to debut as an idol? Chicken!”

“That… I think I heard that grilled food is okay.”

“Grilled chicken is also chicken! It’s a shame because Yerin has a body type that doesn’t gain weight… . Be careful next time though!”

“Oh, I understand.”

It seemed like the relationship between Kang Hyeong-man and Lee Ji-woo had already turned around.

I sat on the sofa in front of the TV, laughing at the irony of that situation.

Dang.

[22:00]

The time was right at 10 o’clock.

Episode 3 of My Idol Academia contains the content of the first team competition.

Our team took first place and I also did well.

However, it is up to the production team to decide how to use it.

“Ah, let’s begin.”

It was time to see what the production crew had prepared for the first team competition.

**

Let’s turn back time for a moment and last week.

The night after the first team competition ended.

The participants finished filming and returned to their homes, but the Naaah production crew’s day had just begun.

A little after midnight.

They moved to the broadcasting station and had a meeting.

The name of the meeting is the so-called ‘Editorial Direction Meeting.’

At first glance, it seems like an ordinary meeting… .

The common name for ‘editing direction meeting’ among themselves is… .

It was a ‘meeting of the killing department’.

“Now, tell me.”

The meeting began under the supervision of main PD Shin PD.

The writers in charge of editing Naaah began reporting to PD Shin on how they would structure the third episode of Naaah.

“First of all, there is a lot of content to include in episode 3. Both Ha Ye-rin and Yoo Seol performed well on our assigned songs, so for now, the rivalry will continue… .”

Of course, the cyber wheel used to select the team contest song was not random but manipulated.

To be precise… , only the choices of Ha Ye-rin and Yu Seol were manipulated.

The production team deliberately assigned , a song with a lovely atmosphere, to Ha Ye-rin, who has a cold image.

Yu Seol, who has a cute and immature image, was given , which highlights her hip and girl crush side.

This was the production team’s own way of choosing between gems and gems.

The purpose was to see who could perform better on stage when songs with contrasting images were selected among the two candidates for the championship.

However, both of them showed such good performances that it was difficult to distinguish between superiority and inferiority.

Accordingly, rather than pushing one person, the writers decided to watch the contest and make a judgment.

So, the content of episode 3 of Naaah was the same as the previous episodes, a rivalry story between Ha Ye-rin and Yu Seol.

These two are already the mainstays of Naaah, like soup and rice, so by using them, we will probably be able to secure stable viewership ratings.

but… .

“Yes, of course I should include the story of the two people. But… . Are you going to continue until the last episode with that one narrative? It’s so monotonous and boring~”

PD Shin seemed dissatisfied with the fact that Ha Ye-rin and Yoo Seol’s rivalry with each other continued on the show.

“… Then.”

“A little hotter… , something that will make viewers excited… , what to say. Were there any participants who felt like they were going to explode a little?”

A participant who looks like he or she will explode.

I could tell because they had worked with Shin PD for a long time.

What does PD Shin mean by ‘participant who is likely to explode’… , participants who will serve as fuel for the program.

In other words, it meant a sacrifice for a witch hunt.

“Hmm… .”

The writers were each concerned about PD Shin’s order and wondered if there were any participants who met the conditions.

but… .

“That… , There wasn’t as much conflict as I thought in this team contest… .”

It was not easy to think of participants who could serve as the firewood that PD Shin wanted.

Shin PD looked sharp in his eyes and spoke bitterly at the frustrated looks of his juniors.

“Guys, are you out of your mind?”

“… … .”

“What? No conflict? We’ve been working together for several years now, but you still don’t know my style? If you don’t have it, make it.”

“… … No matter what.”

“Guys, if we want to rise higher from this floor, we must seize this opportunity. Don’t you know that viewership ratings are our food and that we are reducing it?”

Shin PD had a tendency to peck at subordinates until the desired results were achieved.

As a result, the writers, who were unable to stay up all night for another week in a row, had to rack their brains.

and… .

“I… .”

“Uh, tell me.”

“There is one participant that comes to mind… .”

One of the writers who was in trouble recalled the face of one of the participants and opened his mouth with difficulty.