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The core of this episode 9 of Naa could be said to be the competitive narrative between me and Yoo Seol.

Me and Yoo Seol took 1st and 2nd place alternately in Naaa.

At first, the performance was shaky and quite dangerous, but soon it left behind a legendary performance that will remain in the audition world for a long time.

This kind of story was something that the production team would welcome, but… .

‘Two people… … , let’s see.’

I thought that PD Shin, who had an argument with me last time, would retaliate against me by reducing my screen time or doing devilish editing.

but… .

[Yoo Seol (JJ): I will nominate contestant Ha Ye-rin.]

[…] … !!]

[Wow… !]

[oh my god… !!]

[Roaring hall]

[What is participant Haye-rin’s answer?]

[Ha Ye-rin (Brother Planning): … I am.]

[Ha Ye-rin (Brother Planning): … I will accept it.]

[Waaa-!!]

Contrary to expectations, my portion size was quite normal.

The volume was considerably less than the previous episodes. no? Rather, since the narrative is a narrative, it felt like I received more screen time than usual.

Moreover, the production team didn’t do any particularly devilish editing.

[Ha Ye-rin (Brother Planning): … Ugh.]

[Participant Ha Ye-rin, whose ankle looks somewhat uncomfortable!]

[Q: Did you hurt your ankle?]

[Ha Ye-rin (Brother Planning): Ah… , yes. (due to circumstances) … I got a little hurt. Still, it’s not enough to worry!]

[Q: Can you show it to me?]

[Ha Ye-rin (Brother Planning): Ah… , yes. here.]

[Participant Ha Ye-rin’s ankle is swollen even though she said it was okay!]

[It must have hurt a lot, but I had a lot of strength to endure the pain.]

Rather, the production team seemed to want to give a new emotional and growth narrative through my injured ankle, so they highlighted it and created a warm appearance.

Just watching the broadcast made me seem like a foolishly passionate girl who didn’t even take care of herself and only focused on the stage.

There… .

[Participant Yoo Seol puts an ice pack on the ankle of contestant Ha Ye-rin who is sleeping!]

[A deep friendship develops between two girls who meet to compete.]

By adding warm scenes between me and Yu Seol, we added depth to our narrative.

No matter who sees the main character of this episode… , it was a rumor with me.

‘weird… , I edited it normally like this… ?’

I definitely thought PD Shin would have done something petty… .

I watched the broadcast with a slightly embarrassed feeling… .

“… Huh?”

I soon found something strange.

“… … Wait, what.”

“Why? Yerin? What’s the problem?”

As my expression quickly turned blue, Lee Ji-woo, who was next to me, tilted his head and asked me.

“From what I can see, there seems to be no problem so far? Yerin, you did a really good job.”

“No… , not me… .”

… does not exist.

“Hyejeong unnie… So, I don’t have the amount of close sister I kept talking about.”

… The amount is not small.

Lee Hye-jung’s screen time was completely non-existent, to the point that it felt as if the contestant who caused the controversy had been completely edited out of the broadcast.

The only thing that happened was that when group shots were taken, her face was only shown a few times, and solo shots were not expected, and Lee Hye-jeong’s group was not shown on the broadcast at all.

‘Hyejeong’s unnie Jo’s stage wasn’t ruined. Rather, it worked out well… .’

Lee Hye-jung confidently won the 1-on-1 match after presenting a fairly complete performance with her opponent.

If the scene had been performed correctly, it was clear that Lee Hye-jeong would have been able to raise a lot of votes.

This must have been pretty good material for the production team… .

‘no way… .’

At that moment, an ominous feeling came to my mind.

So, I picked up my phone with trembling hands and looked at my personal posts.

These photos seem to appeal to anyone that they are close to Lee Hye-jung.

My personal followers reached a whopping 1.56 million.

If it was such a hot topic, the production team of Naaah would have confirmed that I opened a personal account.

‘I wonder if he noticed that I wanted to push Lee Hye-jung… .’

Did you bury Lee Hye-jeong instead of me? !

While I had already become an indispensable participant in Naaah, Lee Hye-jung’s position was quite ambiguous.

Although it would have been difficult to touch me, it would have been easy to touch Lee Hye-jung.

“… … .”

When I thought that Lee Hye-jeong suffered harm because of my fight with PD Shin, a deep sense of futility and regret came over me.

I did my best to help Hyejeong Lee… , I felt like all my efforts up until now had been shattered by a few finger pointing from the new PD.

Only then did I remember what Han Si-woo said to me the other day… .

‘Miss Yerin, you’re confronting the PD of the program you’re appearing on… , this is not a good choice.’

I realized what it means for a performer to confront the director.

‘… Damn, damn.’

Because of me, Lee Hye-jeong… .

As my face hardened at this, Lee Ji-woo asked me with a more serious look on his face.

“Why… , Yerin. What’s going on… .”

“Because of me… , Hyejeong unni… Because of what I confronted the PD about… .”

“Yerin, don’t ramble and talk slowly from the beginning.”

“… That’s it.”

I slowly told Lee Ji-woo about the conflict I had with PD Shin. It even seems like Lee Hye-jeong suffered damage because of that.

And Lee Ji-woo, who heard this… .

“Fuck… , that guy was more of an asshole than I thought… .”

He cursed at PD Shin and hugged me tightly.

“Yerin, don’t think strange things. It wasn’t your fault, it was that PD’s fault. There is absolutely no need for you to blame yourself.”

“But… , Because of me, Hyejeong suffered harm… .”

“There are still finals left. All you have to do is do well in the finals.”

“… Final.”

As I muttered, Lee Ji-woo brushed back the side of my hair and continued speaking.

“You just have to put on a good performance with that friend Hyejung Lee in the finals. It’s not too late to regret after all the results are known, and even if something goes wrong, it’s not your fault.”

“… … .”

“So, Yerin. Don’t be too discouraged before the last shoot. You have to show a good side to the viewers for that friend to debut… .”

Then Jiwoo Lee paused for a moment and spoke with firm eyes.

“You too will win at Naaa.”

Naaah wins.

Lee Ji-woo’s accent when saying that word was emphasized.

“There is only one time left. So get your mentality together, okay? You have to do well to take care of that friend too.”

I slowly nodded at Lee Ji-woo’s words.

“… … Yes, I’ll get my mentality together.”

… Yes, there is still a final stage left.

If I do well, I can take care of Lee Hye-jeong.

and… .

If I do well, I can win the championship in the end.

Since I had come this far, I couldn’t help but hope for victory.

Of course, there are some things to worry about before Naaah wins… .

‘Yerin, what you asked for back then… , Yoo Seol I did a little background research on that friend. But, that friend… .’

… But that wasn’t a reason for me to give up on winning.

My mindset now was quite different from when I first appeared on Naaah.

I was an idol who started out as a refuge to pay off my family’s debt… , now more sincere than ever.

so… , I will make my debut at the finals.

Well, I won the championship… , That’s how Naaah will end, having achieved everything I wanted.

So I spent that night gritting my teeth and steeling myself.

**

It wasn’t just Ha Ye-rin who was desperate for the Naaah final.

The other contestants are as good as Ha Ye-rin… , no, I spent the night before the finals more earnestly than Ha Ye-rin.

[Hyejeong unnie! This time, Yerin came over via Inbyeol’s account! Cheers! I will definitely vote too!]

[sister… , Why wasn’t there so much of you today? ㅠㅠ Don’t worry too much. We will vote a lot.]

“Okay… , let’s do it. It’s not over until it’s over. Let’s not give up… .”

Some people gained hope for the last time by seeing the fans’ support.

“Tomorrow is finally the finale… . Once the finals are over, I can debut with Yerin… !”

“Eujin! Tomorrow is an important day, so I should go to bed early!”

“Yes, Mom. I’m in bed now.”

Some people were filled with anticipation that they could be on the same team as someone they liked.

“Honey, what is Hannah doing?”

“I’m sleeping.”

“… It’s 7pm now?”

“I went to bed more than 10 hours in advance because it’s my final day starting tomorrow.”

Some people went to bed early to save energy.

“… Considering the relationship so far, joining Yu Seol’s team at the final stage is a bit ambiguous. … As expected, you have to join Hay Ye-rin’s team for the story to be beautiful.”

Someone changed the plan one last time.

And someone else… .

“… Your mother’s situation has worsened a lot now.”

“… … .”

“Reoperation is needed as soon as possible. but… , According to hospital policy, surgery is not possible for people whose hospital bills are this much overdue.”

“Then… .”

“Move to another hospital… , Otherwise, you must pay overdue hospital expenses as soon as possible.”

I engraved in my mind the reason why I must win at Naaa.

So the participants spent their last night for different reasons and in different ways… .

The morning of the Naaah Finals finally dawned.