episode_0115

Throbbing, throbbing, throbbing.

‘Why again… .’

When I woke up this morning, my ankle was fine.

It felt strange, but there was no pain… , so I was able to practice as usual.

But the pain I felt again was so thrilling that it brought tears to my eyes.

‘Hold on, just bear with it.’

I wanted to sit down and scream, but… , I held back.

And then I moved with my sore ankle and pretended like nothing was wrong.

however… .

“Wait… , you… .”

… Yu Seol immediately stopped practicing as soon as my body became a little disturbed… .

“Are you sick again? Ankle.”

“… … .”

He glared at me with eyes that said he knew that.

So, I tried to keep practicing with a calm expression, but… .

“No? … Don’t worry about it and just practice again… Okay… .”

Before that, Yoo Seol, who hit the player, quickly bent down and stabbed his ankle, and he couldn’t hold back and let out a short scream.

Seeing that, Yu Seol sighed once and said.

“End of practice today.”

… It was the reaction I expected. I immediately shook my head firmly.

“No, just do it.”

“What do you say? Are you going to practice with that ankle? Okay, just go back to your room right now… .”

“I don’t like it!”

I refused even more stubbornly than yesterday, so Yu Seol looked at me with a little surprise.

I shouted to Yu Seol without hiding my heightened emotions.

“I know my body better. They say it’s okay, but who can stop practicing at will? … Let’s start again soon.”

I also know that my current self is foolish.

but… .

Jomundo Seoksagaui(朝聞道夕死可可壣).

If you gain enlightenment in the morning, you can die in the evening.

This wasn’t for nothing.

Now, I am more immersed in practice than ever before, and I can feel myself growing.

Ankle pain?

Of course it hurts, but it couldn’t overcome the desire in my heart to practice right now.

This much pain… , it was worth it.

I said I would take the risk, but why would a third party interfere?

“If my sister doesn’t practice, I do it myself. Get out of the way, let me play the song.”

but… .

♬♬-! ♩♩♩♩-!!

Pop.

♬♬-! ♩♩♩♩-!!

Pop.

“Ah… , really… .”

When I turned on the audio to resume practice, Yu Seol kept interrupting me by turning it off.

I looked down at Yu Seol with eyes filled with irritation, and she also glared at me and said,

“What are you doing now?”

“What I do is practice. Han Si-woo also said that we lack detail. I need to fill it up with practice quickly.”

“Don’t you remember what producer Han Si-woo told you not to be impatient?”

“… I’m not impatient. So practice… .”

“I’m not impatient. I’m very restless and going crazy.”

“Then what should I do! There’s less than a week left until the contest!”

When Yoo Seol stepped forward like Cheol Ongseong and said he would never back down, I couldn’t hold back my anger.

I looked down at Yu Seol sharply and continued.

“If I practice now, I think I’ll be able to do better in the competition! But why do you keep blocking me?”

“… If you push yourself harder when your ankle hurts.”

and… In the end, I couldn’t control my excitement… .

“Aha, are you trying to win the contest by not letting me practice?”

“… What?”

“I’m not saying I’m going to win by doing something mean like the last time Eugene sent me to hell.”

“… … !”

… I ended up saying something I shouldn’t have said.

As soon as she heard those words from me, Yu Seol’s eyes shook.

And then she noticed the unattended camera placed in the corner and spoke to me as if warning me.

“… Be careful what you say.”

“Why, did I say something wrong? Eugene sent you to Hell to take care of your votes. Is there any guarantee that you won’t be able to do something you did once?”

“… … .”

“If not, let’s start practicing again right now.”

I completely ignored the warning of such rumors and trampled on her heart.

Even if it meant giving in to Yu Seol, I wanted to continue practicing.

And did my intention work? .

“… … You take care of it.”

Yu Seol stormed out of the practice room with a face that looked like she was about to shed tears.

thud.

“… … .”

I looked blankly at the place where the rumor had appeared for a moment.

Yu Seol’s expression just now… .

that… , because it was the first time I had seen her since I knew her.

‘Are you truly hurt?’

I felt a moment of regret, but I soon came to my senses.

‘… ‘Hmph, but I didn’t say anything wrong.’

Then I turned on the audio and resumed practicing alone.

but… .

Is it because there is no theory?

While practicing, I felt… , I couldn’t get the feeling of growing in real time.

On the contrary… .

Throbbing, throbbing, throbbing, throbbing.

I couldn’t concentrate on practice because the pain was much worse than before.

In addition, Yu Seol’s expression just now kept flashing in my mind.

“… … Damn.”

In the end, I sat down without even practicing a few times.

The practice room left alone somehow feels empty.

I lay back and remembered what I said to Yu Seol earlier.

‘Why, did I say something wrong? Eugene sent you to Hell to get your votes. Is there any guarantee that you won’t be able to do something you did once?’

Don’t say that… .

Perhaps Yu Seol also wanted to practice more, but decided to stop for my own sake.

Even though his expression was cold, he was worried about me… , I actually hurt her.

I regretted it, but I couldn’t take back what I had already said.

I closed my eyes, feeling a headache coming on.

‘If I hadn’t injured my ankle in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened… .’

Is it because my body is already so tired even though I slept a lot yesterday?

I closed my eyes, and in that brief moment, my whole body was covered in water magic.

‘If only my ankle wasn’t injured… .’

I blame Namgung Suho for making my ankle like this… , I fell into a short nap.

**

“Huh, my thigh is bleeding now… . It shouldn’t be more… .”

“… … ?”

“Okay, I will stop the bleeding myself. … … By hand.”

“… What is it?”

When I came to my senses, there was Namgung Suho in front of me, and I immediately realized that this was in a dream.

‘남궁수호 욕하면서 잠이 들어 가지고 이 개새끼 만나는 꿈을 꾸는 건가?’

Anyway, it worked well.

I immediately got up from my seat with the intention of beating up Namgung Suho.

however… .

Throbbing!

“… … Tsk.”

Even in my dreams, this damn ankle was a problem.

As I was trying to get up, I lost my balance and fell down because of the pain in my ankle.

And to me… .

“You hurt your ankle… . Pity me… .”

“… … .”

If “ stay still… . … … I will caress you well.”

“… Crazy bastard.”

“Nuh, close your eyes. then… , I hope you don’t feel bad.”

Namgung Suho blushed even more and approached.

As soon as I saw his expression, the fear imprinted in my heart awakened and I couldn’t move my body.

‘Yes, boss… !’

I tried to call the boss later, but perhaps because it was a dream, the boss didn’t exist.

“Sa, I love you… , ah, no… , I love you, Yerin… .”

It was at that time that I closed my eyes tightly as Namgung Su-ho’s hand came closer than reality.

Faaat.

“… … !”

I suddenly felt cold and woke up, but luckily it was real.

“Heo Eok… , heo… .”

And when I turned my gaze towards the cold sensation that woke me from my nightmare… .

“… … .”

“… … Sister.”

Yu Seol was silently looking at me and applying an ice pack from some unknown source to my swollen ankle.

**

Yu Seol’s mother’s hospital room before the 4th Naaah competition begins.

“It’s not because of my mother that I couldn’t debut. … I just wasn’t good enough, so just wait a little bit. This time, I will definitely win no matter what I do.”

Ugh.

After hearing Yoo Seol’s words, her mother filled the hand holding Yoo Seol with strength.

and… .

“No… . My daughter… , I have never been lacking in skills. Of course I believe we can win. But Seol… .”

Yu Seol’s mother spoke with tearful eyes.

“You don’t have to do bad things to win… .”

“… … !”

“Our Seol is a good kid… . But if you do something bad for your mom… , I think that would hurt my mom even more… .”

“… … .”

Yu Seol knew what her mother meant.

Yoo Seol sent Seo Yu-jin to hell to win the championship.

The mother who was lying in the hospital… , I had noticed that fact.

“… how did you know? … That I did something bad.”

“… Mom knows everything just by looking at Seol’s expression. … You had a hard time.”

“… … .”

I tried to hide it as much as possible… , After all, you can’t fool your mom.

chin.

Yu Seol lowered her head and her mother hugged her shoulder and said.

“… Seol-ah. Mom, I really want Seol to become an idol. I remember how happy Seol was when she was young, dancing and singing.

Drip.

weird.

Something like tears… , I thought everything had dried up, but as soon as my mother hugged me, tears were flowing from Yu Seol’s eyes.

“… Let’s go back to the old days, Seol-ah.”

“… … .”

“Mom and… , forget about dad too. Let’s go back to the time when we only thought about dancing and singing all day long.”

“… … .”

“Mom knows very well what an outstanding child our Seol is. … Even if our Seol doesn’t do anything bad… , you will be able to achieve what you want with just your skills.”

“… … .”

“So, Seol-a hmm… , promise me. Don’t bully other children or hurt yourself anymore. The rest of the contest is based solely on skill… , It’s about competing based on your skills.”

“… … .”

“Can you promise me… , right?”

As the mother said this, she held out her little finger to Yu Seol as if she were a child.

Yu Seol saw that and thought.

‘I can’t go back to those days.’

At that time, the young and naive Yu Seol was no longer there.

Even if she put her little finger and stamped it like she did when she was young, she couldn’t go back to those days when she was already black and dirty.

but… .

“Promise… , I will… .”

In the remaining contests, don’t do anything dirty and try to win based solely on your skills… .

I could promise what my mom said.

Kuuk.

As Yoo Seol placed her finger and stamped her mother, she shed tears and smiled brighter than anyone else.

It was my mother’s happy smile that I hadn’t seen in a long time.

“My daughter… , my daughter, the prettiest girl in the world… .”

Being held in my arms with my mother’s smile… , Yu Seol felt like she had returned to her happiest moment at that moment.

**

Swoosh-, swoosh.

Yu Seol rubbed my ankle with an ice pack and said with an expressionless face.

“Yes, I sent Seo Yu-jin to hell to get more votes. I’m a bitch. But I don’t regret any of the dirty things I’ve done.”

lie.

At that time, Yoo Seol’s eyes were filled with immense guilt as she looked at Seo Yu-jin in the bathroom.

She may be acting strong now, but it was clear that she was suffering behind the scenes.

“… But I made a promise.”

“… … .”

“For that promise… , I will use only my skills for the remaining contests.”

Sigh.

Yoo Seol raised his head slightly, and there was deep fighting spirit in his eyes.

“I will confidently beat you with just my skills.”

“… … .”

“… If you practice too hard with this ankle condition, it will have the opposite effect during the competition. When I rest, I rest for the sake of the competition.”

The words of such speculation are… , For some reason, it made my heart pound.

“If I beat you with skill but you weren’t at 100% condition, what’s the point?”

“… … .”

“… So get well soon. So that I can trample on it and make it worthwhile.”

Rub rub rub rub.

The hand moving the ice bag while saying that was very gentle.

… Like someone who really wants me to get better.

In response, I also bowed my head to Yu Seol and told her my true feelings.

“… sorry. Actually, I felt the same way as you.”

“… What?”

“I wanted to beat my sister with my skills. … But my ankle condition keeps hindering me. I wanted to practice even if it meant ignoring it. To beat my sister.”

“… … .”

“So I got excited and said something harsh to my sister. … I’m really sorry for hurting your feelings.”

“… No, I didn’t say anything wrong, so it’s okay.”

After answering bitterly, Yu Seol spoke with an indifferent expression.

“If you want to beat me with skills alone… , it’s like we have the same goal.”

“… You can say so.”

“… Yes, let’s both fight.”

“… … !!”

Let’s both fight.

It was just an ordinary, cliché statement.

But is it because Yu Seol said this… .

Excited.

I felt like I could feel the bond with Yu Seol that I felt during practice earlier again.

at the same time… .

‘… I want to win. I want to make you submit. I want to keep it under me.’

Just like when I first met Yu Seol… , the desire to beat her and trample her thoroughly… .

‘certainly… , I definitely want to win this contest. Prepare the stage more perfectly… , I want to press down on this person.’

covered my heart

It was then.

Tiring.

The status window now appears with a familiar sound effect.

So I turned my head towards the status window where the sound came from… .

[You have met the skill opening conditions!]

[The 2nd skill of Heavenly Demon God’s Skill is unlocked!]

‘… … what?’

… A new Heavenly Demon God skill was welcoming me.

[Heavenly Demon’s 2nd skill: Heavenly Demon’s Moon Spiritual Treasure (天魔月影步) – When used, your dance stats increase significantly! When you use it, people at the scene will mistakenly believe that your appearance stat has increased significantly! When you use it, people’s engagement with you increases significantly! Your physical condition will be alleviated! You can create greater effects by creating synergy with the 1st skill, Heavenly Demon Fantasy! (Can be used once a day)]

This contest… , a skill that can lead me to victory.