episode_0111

“This 4th competition is also free song selection, just like last time!”

I was already wondering what would happen if a trashy song was selected for the competition with Yoo Seol, but fortunately this week too, the song was chosen freely.

“Now then, from now on, all participants, please go to your assigned practice room! I wish you good luck in this 4th contest!”

So, feeling a little relieved, I went to the practice room assigned to me with Yu Seol.

There was no cameraman following us, only an idle camera, and it was just the two of us in the practice room.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Yoo Seol and I haven’t had any personal conversations since the war of nerves.

Thanks to this, silence filled the practice room… .

Why? I didn’t have any awkward feelings toward Yu Seol.

Sigh.

“Look at this.”

“What is this?”

At that time, Yu Seol, who was silently fiddling around with her tablet PC, handed me the screen she was looking at and said,

“A list of songs that would be good for the two of us. I chose songs from idol unit activities over the past 10 years.”

“… … .”

When I looked at the screen, there were about 20 songs on it.

‘You selected the songs in such a short period of time?’

I looked at the song with a little admiration, but I didn’t lose my doubts.

‘Didn’t you only choose songs that were extremely advantageous to you?’

Since I didn’t know what kind of prank or scheme the trickster Yoo Seol might have planned in the songs, I looked at the songs more carefully.

but… .

‘… It’s okay. No, I chose it quite well.’

After looking at the songs Yu Seol had selected, I lost my doubts.

The concepts of mine and Yu Seol are quite contradictory.

Sexy and innocent.

Decadent and cute.

Black and white.

And the songs Yu Seol chose… , there were only songs with a concept that could bring out our conflicting images.

While we were closely looking to see which song would be good, Yu Seol spoke.

“Choose the one you want among them. Because everything is fine with me.”

When Yoo Seol said that any of the 20 songs would be fine, I was shocked and asked.

“… Are you really going to follow me without a word no matter which one I choose?”

“uh.”

“… Why are you being considerate of me?”

“What? consideration? Phew.”

Was my expression of consideration funny?

Yu Seol laughed once and said.

“It’s not consideration, it’s confidence. I am confident that I can beat you no matter what song I choose.”

“… … .”

Quick.

But why is this person fighting?

Annoyed by Yu Seol’s disregard, I hit back at her.

“It’s quite funny how the 2nd place is so confident in the 1st place.”

“… This is so cheap.”

“Cheap means she doesn’t have an older sister. More than that, are you going to stop cosplaying as a good kid in front of the camera? You show your true face quite often these days.”

When it comes to his usual jokes, he always pretends to be nice in front of the camera.

But today, Yoo Seol showed her true face that cannot be shown on air.

When I asked this sarcastically, Yu Seol raised the corners of his mouth and countered.

“We don’t have microphones on right now. Idle cameras don’t have that much volume. And the good kid cosplay is something you do often, not me.”

“… What is that?”

“Why? no? You like to fill your self-esteem by going to poor people and pretending to comfort them. I did that to Seo Yu-jin and I also did that to Hye-jeong.”

Kuuk.

At that moment, I was able to discover one more talent for Yu Seol.

this person… , had a considerable talent for arguing.

I was so fired up that I tried to fire off more rumors but ended up failing.

If I went any further, I felt like I would get caught up in her tricks.

So instead I… .

“Dwarf.”

“… What?”

“2nd place in 10,000 years.”

“… What are you doing now?”

The one-dimensional attack continued.

And does this work quite well? .

“Old man.”

“… It’s so childish that it’s not worth dealing with.”

“Sewage.”

“… … .”

Yu Seol turned his head away with a scratched expression.

I also knew that the person I am now is quite childish, but… .

‘I won…’ !’

When Yoo Seol turned his head, his first thought was that he had won the argument.

At this, I giggled once and focused on choosing a song.

and… .

‘… … this.’

One song from Yu Seol’s list stood out to me.

“Old sister.”

“… If you call me that one more time.”

“That’s not it… , let’s do this song.”

“… … .”

Yoo Seol looked down in frustration, listened to what I said, and shifted his gaze to the tablet PC.

and… .

… … .

… I soon fell into trouble.

Yu Seol has higher overall stats than me.

However, I have stats that are slightly ahead of those rumors… , That’s the dance stat.

And now what I have chosen is… , a dance masterpiece by the legendary boy group unit.

It was a song where the importance of dancing was overwhelmingly high among singing and dancing.

‘If this is… .’

If this is the case, I can beat Yoo Seol… .

“You didn’t think you could beat me with this, right?”

“… … .”

At that time, Yu Seol looked at me with a pitiful expression and said,

“If that’s the case, it’s pretty much the same.”

“… … .”

“Okay, do this. Even so, the result would be the same.”

… This person is really annoying.

“… Waste.”

“Is that the only thing you know how to say? What is this… , I’m not even a kindergarten student… . I wonder why my mind is so young… .”

“I’m not young, but you’re old.”

“… … .”

So, although we were more hostile than anyone else, we selected the song faster than any other team.

It was truly a May-dong boat.

**

After selecting a song, the next step is to select and become familiar with the choreography.

Yoo Seol, who did not hide his annoyance at the constant noise, watched the choreography video for the song I selected several times and said in a cold voice:

“From now on, I will tell you directly, so you just follow.”

“… What does that mean?”

… What kind of trainer is not training the trainees in choreography, so what are they following?

For a moment, I thought Yu Seol was bluffing, but… .

‘… … uh?’

As if Yoo Seol really mastered the choreography in that short period of time, he taught me the moves and began consolidating the details.

No matter how genius he was, this was nonsense.

‘… no way?’

I asked Yoo Seol, out of curiosity.

“Sister, have you ever covered this before?”

“… … .”

There was no answer to Yu Seol. It seemed like it was right.

I was indignant at the fact that Yoo Seol had covered this song before, and I argued with her.

“Cowardly.”

“… … .”

“It’s my first time playing this song, but I’m not saying you’ve tried this before.”

Even so, I am far behind in terms of stats compared to Yu Seol.

There was very little chance that I could beat Yu Seol, who had previously covered this song and learned the choreography.

When I argued that it was unfair, Yoo Seol asked with an expressionless face.

“So let’s change it to a different song?”

“Of course, let’s do another song right now… .”

“Do you think other songs will be different?”

“What is that… , no way… ?”

Embarrassed by her words, I looked at the songs on the tablet PC and Yu Seol’s face in turns.

Yu Seol had a positive expression on my face.

“… You’ve covered all 20+ songs on this list?”

“… … .”

“… That’s ridiculous.”

So, doesn’t that mean that you are roughly familiar with the choreography of these many songs?

I clicked my tongue and realized Yu Seol’s trick.

‘That’s why you told me to choose any song. Because I’ve done all the songs here… !’

So I immediately turned on the music chart app.

The purpose was to find songs other than those on Yu Seol’s list.

Yu Seol looked at the scene and asked calmly.

“What are you doing? Can you find another song?”

“… Yes, a song other than the one here… .”

“Have I not covered other songs?”

“… … .”

When I stopped touching the tablet PC and froze at Yu Seol’s words, Yu Seol came over and put her hand on my shoulder and said.

“Yerin, when you were going to school, I was rotting in the practice room.”

“… … .”

“For as long as 9 years. How many songs have I covered over that long period of time?”

… Yes, other than stats, there was one thing I could never beat against Yu Seol.

It’s the right time.

I have only been training for a few months now, but Yoo Seol has been a trainee for over 9 years.

The highest mountain, the longest river.

The pressure Yu Seol felt at that time… , it was so bad that I couldn’t even get over it.

Yu Seol caressed my frozen cheek and said as if she was showing mercy.

“Just use the first song you choose. That would be to your advantage.”

“… … .”

For a moment, I felt rebellious and thought about rejecting Yu Seol’s offer, but… .

Nod.

I soon gave up my pride and nodded.

If you choose other songs that highlight the importance of singing ability, there is literally no answer.

Even if Yoo Seol did the cover… , the odds of winning were high in choosing this song that focuses on dance.

“If you understand, let’s start practicing now.”

“… … .”

“Yerin, I am now in the position of teaching you choreography, so you have to answer.”

“… Yes.”

“Child, you are good. Yerin, you look so pretty when you look so obedient. Are you going to keep doing this forever? Huh?”

“… … .”

“Answer.”

“… Yes.”

Sigh, swoosh.

Yoo Seol mischievously stroked my head as if she was getting revenge on me for stroking her head earlier when we were selecting teams.

My pride was hurt by her handling me as if I was handling a child, but I couldn’t help it.

Because the difference between Yoo Seol and me is extreme right now… .

For now, the only way to overcome her was to bend down as much as possible, take everything I could from her, and close the gap.

“Then I’ll really start now, just follow along.”

“… Yes.”

So, I followed Yoo Seol’s training with the mindset of healing my body.

and… .

‘… … and.’

… I was immediately impressed.

Yu Seol not only had high stats, but was also good at teaching others.

‘… How can this be a trainee?’

I felt as if I was being trained by Lee Ji-woo rather than learning from just another trainee.

Maybe that’s why I absorbed everything that Yu Seol taught me and quickly mastered the choreography.

“… It’s definitely fast.”

Yu Seol must have been surprised to see me like that and muttered with a slightly annoyed expression.

‘Know the choreography properly like this… , if you properly unleash the illusion of Heavenly Demon on stage… .’

There is a chance of winning.

… That was when I thought:

Throbbing.

“… … !”

“… What are you doing? You were one beat faster.”

“… Ah, that’s it.”

Is it because I just practiced the choreography for 3 hours? .

Even though it was a little tingling, it was still bearable… .

Throbbing, throbbing.

… The pain began to surge as if a dam had burst.