episode_0064

The production crew quickly worked together to create a simple archery range. When preparations were complete, Han Si-woo took the microphone again and spoke.

“Now then, please come out and shoot one person from each team!!”

At Han Si-woo’s words, each team put on their jackets.

“Who will we go out with?”

“… … .”

Everyone on my team looked at me when I said that.

“… Okay, I’ll go out.”

“Wow-!”

I stepped out to the archery range, bearing all the burden I was now accustomed to.

At the same time, the other teams checked to see who was coming out.

First of all, 7 teams had participants I didn’t know, and 2 teams… .

“Wow-!”

“Going Seo Yujin!”

… Seo Yu-jin appeared again.

‘… … also?’

I couldn’t help but feel a little strange about this.

I understand if Seo Yu-jin is the only major participant in Team 2.

But team 2 has not only Seo Yu-jin but also Yoo Seol?

‘Does Yu-seol allow this amount of money to be taken for nothing?’

Out of doubt, I looked towards Yu Seol… .

“Fighting!”

She was smiling brightly as if she was genuinely cheering.

I checked the status window just in case, and the ‘blackening’ characteristic was still the same.

‘Something is strange…’ .’

Now that I think about it, Seo Yu-jin appeared in most of the sports at the sports competition earlier, and Yoo Seol was quite passive.

The Yu Seol I know is not a person who is greedy for quantity.

Why did she give up what she could have had if she wanted it?

Normally I could have just overlooked it, but… .

[Characteristic: Blackening (temporarily unlocks locked traits) – The world is cruel. You tried to tell the story somehow with hope, but the world wouldn’t let you go. Your heart becomes increasingly dark as you continue to face hardships that seem to deny your success. Light and darkness coexist. You choose to embrace darkness for your life.]

[Characteristic effect: I will live for myself – All humanity stats are drastically reduced! All intelligence details will increase significantly! All other stats increase slightly!]

As expected, the characteristics and characteristic effects of Yu Seol were applied. So, I quietly asked Seo Yu-jin, who came forward to shoot archery.

“Yujin.”

“… Why.”

Perhaps because she teased him a bit earlier, Seo Yu-jin’s tone of voice was very blunt.

“That’s not it… , It seems like you participated in a lot of sports competitions earlier, so I thought this would come up too.”

“… Why is that?”

“Didn’t Seol or other team members say anything?”

“True! What does it matter to you? And Yu Seol said I could leave first, so I came out! why! Are you nervous because I’m coming out?!”

… Yu Seol told you to leave first?

Yu Seol is not such a nice person… .

I felt like I couldn’t figure out anything and my head was spinning.

However, Seo Yu-jin could not understand my feelings and warned me.

“Sister, I think you’re ignoring me because I won some games at the sports festival earlier! Are you nervous this time? I went to the national archery class when I was in elementary school, right? This time, I’ll flatten that high nose, hehe!”

“… … .”

As I looked at Seo Yu-jin’s back as she said that and took steps to participate in the game… , I also shook my head to get rid of random thoughts.

‘… Yes, now is not the time to worry about others.’

Our team’s nose is three feet tall, so worry about others… , It was even ridiculous to worry about a member of the opposing team.

I followed Seo Yu-jin, thinking that I should first solve that damn song selection right now.

**

“If you place an arrow here, hold the bow like this, aim, and shoot… .”

“Ah… , yes.”

When I went to the archery range, the staff taught me the basics of archery.

I didn’t think it was difficult for such a simple method, but… .

“… Don’t you give me a chance to practice? This is my first time archery… .”

“… I’m sorry, Miss Yerin. The production team said they would proceed without practice.”

… The damn production crew didn’t even give us a chance to practice.

So, I had no choice but to cry and eat mustard and expect great success in archery, which was my first time trying it.

The good news is that Ha Ye-rin’s visual acuity is quite good.

Even though the target was quite far away, I was able to see exactly what songs were written in it.

‘If you want to make a decent song… , Damn, it has to be at least in the 8-point zone.’

I quickly scanned the target to see which part I needed to hit.

And in the meantime, Han Si-woo started the interview from the 3rd place team.

“Is there a song you want from Team 7?”

“Ah, we… .”

After the short interview, the game started right away.

The participant who represented Team 7 pulled the bowstring with quite a graceful posture.

“Oh… .”

“Does it look like something worth doing?”

The other participants wondered if something was going on in their posture… .

“Fighting-!!”

“You can do it! Let’s go!!”

Other members of Team 7 sent even more messages of support.

And the result… !

Piyung-!

Deep.

“… Ah.”

… It ended with the arrow hitting the ground right in front of the target.

“… … .”

“… … .”

As the atmosphere became colder, a common thought appeared in the minds of all participants.

‘Then yes.’

From the beginning, the production team had no intention of giving us a chance to choose a song.

“Yes~ Unfortunately, Team 7 failed to select a song~ Therefore, like other teams, they will choose a song through the cyber wheel.”

“… … .”

Just like that, the representative of Team 7 bowed his head and returned to his seat… .

“Next… , Seo Yu-jin, representative of team 2, please come forward.”

“Yes-!”

Seo Yu-jin entered with a confident smile.

Even though she could have been dispirited by Team 7’s failure just now, her expression was full of confidence.

“Haha, participant Seo Yu-jin. You seem quite confident. What is the source of that?”

“Yes! That’s because I have experience in archery, having previously attended national archery classes!”

“… … !!”

People around me started to get excited when I heard that I attended the national archery class.

It was the same for me too.

‘… Was it real?’

When he told me, I thought he was just bragging, but seeing him say it again in front of the camera like that, I guess it was real.

“I see! So, can you tell us what song Team 2 is aiming for?”

“Umm… , First of all, our team has the mindset that any song is okay… , I think what I want most is the songs of SAV Entertainment’s ‘Strawberry Filter’ seniors.”

SAV legend girl group strawberry filter.

I mainly released songs with a refreshing and lively concept.

Team 2, including Yoo Seol and Seo Yujin, was able to achieve the refreshing concept of Strawberry Filter without any problems… , No, you will be able to successfully digest it.

I checked what Seo Yu-jin said to see if there were Strawberry Filter songs in the target.

and… .

‘… shit.’

It was confirmed that there were about 4 Strawberry Filter songs in the 8 and 9 point range.

‘If you do well at this, the team over there will take the song they want… ?’

Our team 1 is already behind team 2, so if we take good songs, there is no answer.

I really hoped that Seo Yu-jin’s skills were not as good as I thought.

however… .

“Now then, trainee Seo Yujin, the representative of team 2, please start selecting songs!”

Continue-.

“Oooh-!”

From the moment Seo Yu-jin pulled the bowstring, those thoughts disappeared.

Seo Yu-jin’s form holding the bow… , because it really looked picture-perfect.

“… … .”

Seo Yu-jin’s expression, even focusing on the target with a string on her mouth, was extremely serious.

I swallowed my saliva and watched as I saw her serious expression for the first time.

Piung-.

Eventually, the arrow left Seo Yu-jin’s arms… .

Pak-!

“Waaa-!!”

“What, what-!!!”

Unlike the previous 7 teams, Seo Yu-jin’s arrow hit the target.

It was also quite towards the middle.

“… … !”

As I had good visual acuity, I was able to check the score range where the arrow hit without having to get close.

‘9 points… … !’

There were definitely some pretty good songs on 9. The Strawberry Filter song that Seo Yu-jin wanted was also in the 9-point range.

‘no… !’

I prayed that it wasn’t a strawberry filter song and waited for Han Si-woo to check the results.

and… .

“Ho… !”

Han Si-woo’s eyes widened as he got closer and checked the target.

I couldn’t help but be puzzled by Han Si-woo’s uncharacteristically intense reaction, but I soon found out why.

“The song selected by team 2 is… , This is by YW Entertainment girl group ‘22nd Night’!!”

“… … !!”

All participants were shocked by the unexpected results.

In particular, the expressions on the faces of Team 2 and Seo Yu-jin, who shot the arrow herself… .

“… … .”

It rotted very miserably.

YW Entertainment was famous for not releasing a girl group. However, there was a rumor about the YW girl group, and it was… .

If YW released a girl group, it would definitely be a masterpiece.

22nd Night is the first generation of YW idols who begins the lineage of masterpieces.

However, the problem is that 22nd Night’s activity period was in the late 2000s and early 2010s.

‘It’s so old…’ .’

In addition, the songs of the 22nd night are focused on singing rather than dance, so they are difficult and impossible in a team competition.

It was literally the worst choice compared to other songs in the 9-point range.

“Participant Seo Yu-jin! How do you feel about selecting the song?”

“Ah… , that… , under… .”

Even though I scored 9 points, I couldn’t choose the song I wanted. Perhaps because of the shock, Seo Yu-jin could not easily continue speaking.

“Yes… , that… , I don’t like it, but I’ll try my best.”

“… … .”

Anyway, 22nd Night was a first generation girl group and was no different from our great seniors.

There… .

‘They were also Han Si-woo’s colleagues when he was active.’

Although Seo Yu-jin had to give a superficial answer, she gave an honest answer like she is.

At this, Han Si-woo’s expression hardened for a moment… .

Sigh-.

“I see! I hope to present a good performance!”

Like a professional, Han Si-woo quickly smiled again and continued the process.

So, Seo Yu-jin trudges back to her seat… .

“Now, please be the representative of team 1 next!”

… My turn has come.

Han Si-woo asked me as I held the bow with a calm expression.

“Miss Yerin! What song do you want from Yerin’s first team?”

I answered Han Si-woo’s question without hesitation.

“Yes, our team would like to choose a great song with a prominent girl crush, like the 22nd Night seniors’ that Team 2 just chose.”

When Han Si-woo heard my answer, he seemed to feel better and laughed.

“Haha! Yes, that’s right! I hope Yerin chooses a great song! By the way, is it Miss Yerin? Have you ever learned archery before?”

“No… , not even once.”

“Umm… , okay. Still, didn’t Yerin prove her natural athletic ability by winning a whopping 8 gold medals at today’s sports competition? We look forward to seeing Golden Girl Yerin do well! If you’re ready, shoot!”

“… Yes.”

Sigh-.

After Han Si-woo finished speaking, I picked up an arrow and loaded it into my bow.

Continue-.

As I was pulling the bowstring, the string was really heavy and the target that was close started to seem far away.

‘shit… .’

I was so nervous thinking that the fate of our team’s song was in my hands.

‘Anything is okay, so please girl crush…’ , girl crush… !’

The good news is that among the songs on target, there are many with a girl crush concept.

I recited my girl crush in my mind and focused my mind.

That moment…

Paaa-.

‘… oh.’

It seems like time has stopped… , The surrounding scenery only appeared slowly.

‘… Yeah, now that I think about it.’

What kind of nation are we?

They are the people of the bow.

That blood is flowing through me too.

‘Jumong… , Dae Jo-yeong… . Help me… !’

So I shot the arrow with the spirit of the Korean people at the tip.

Piyung.

I liked the feeling of my fingertips releasing the arrow.

As soon as the arrow left, I thought I had done it inadvertently.

Deep.

“Uhhhh?!!”

“Waaa-!!!”

When the results actually came out, the other participants were greatly surprised and cheered.

With my excellent eyesight, I was able to see the results right away.

9 points, close to 10 points.

It was an unbelievable result, even though it was my first time shooting it.

‘done… !’

There were many famous songs with various girl crush concepts in the 9-point range.

There is a high probability that you will be able to get the song you want!

With a pounding heart, I waited for Han Si-woo to announce the results.

“Oooh! This song… !”

And when I heard Han Si-woo announce the song in surprise, I… .

“This is by SAV Strawberry Filter!”

“… … E?”

… I couldn’t help but be embarrassed.

I wasn’t embarrassed simply because I chose the Strawberry Filter song that Team 2 wanted.

the problem is… .

‘The strawberry filter… , haven’t you ever gone for a girl crush concept… ?’

… He said that he couldn’t think of any Strawberry Filter songs that had a girl crush concept.

‘What was ? .’

First, I remembered what song was.

And I couldn’t help but despair when I remembered what kind of concept this song was.

… .

This was none other than a song with a magical girl concept.

The first thing I remember is the Strawberry Filter members in the music video, with their hair in pigtails, wearing costumes, and holding magic wands in their hands.

Obviously, the concept and atmosphere of the song had a lot of appeal, so there were mixed opinions among fans.

Moreover, the problem was not simply that the anti-horsepower was too strong.

Just like the first team contest… , because the song for the second team contest was also very contradictory to mine.

If I, with Ha Ye-rin’s body and face, wear pigtails, a costume, and sing a lively song… , there is nothing that suits you more than that.

‘Damn…’ . This can’t even be done with the Heavenly Demon’s Divine Power… .’

Like team 2, the worst result came out even though they shot 9 points.

I screamed inside, thinking that if this was going to be the case, it would have been better to just select a song at random.