episode_0185

So the 2-person 3-legged game ended.

Shin Si-woo checked the camera himself and watched the video again.

‘Certainly… it looks like it was my fault for falling.’

If you only watch the video, it looks like Shin Si-woo suddenly increased his speed and Ha Ye-rin fell.

Although this was clearly a video that could be misleading…, Shin Si-woo wasn’t too worried.

‘The production team will edit it accordingly.’

This was because I naturally believed that the production team would edit it accordingly.

“Okay, come out and compete in this event!”

So Shin Si-woo ignored this incident and moved on to the next event he was competing in.

This one is a palm push.

What was unusual was that men and women competed together as a mixed gender.

Of course, there was a penalty for men, who could only attack without the fake movement of pulling their palms back.

Shin Si-woo wasn’t very interested in the prizes at the sports competition, so he decided to just do whatever he wanted and get eliminated on his own.

But his opponent in the first game was… .

“The Blue Team’s Shin Si-woo! His opponent is the White Team’s Yoo Seol!”

“Waaa-!”

It was a rumor that was no different from the Rookies’ claim.

“Hoo… .”

As soon as he realized that his opponent was Yoo Seol, Shin Si-woo’s eyes lit up a little.

‘I will absolutely not tolerate this. Please be aware that I will inform our company and take action.’

It was because he still hadn’t forgotten the incident where Yoo Seol had stopped him last time.

Then, he looked at his palm-slapping opponent, Yoo Seol, and whispered in a small voice that could not reach the microphone.

“Is Yerin okay? She’s not seriously hurt, is she?”

“… … .”

Shin Si-woo, who had always referred to Ha Ye-rin as Ye-rin, provoked Yoo Seol this time by calling her without the honorific title as if they were close friends.

In addition, Yoo Seol… .

“Don’t put words like “bursting mouth” in Yerim’s mouth.”

He cursed in a whisper, too small to be picked up by the microphone, with a smiling face.

Thanks to that, Shin Si-woo was a little impressed.

“You’re really good at swearing with a smiling face. You know how to handle the camera pretty well, don’t you? … I guess that’s why you were a trainee for a long time.”

“… … .”

When he slyly mocked Yoo Seol’s other weakness, her long training period, Yoo Seol just smiled silently.

Seeing that, Shin Si-woo thought he had won… .

“Okay, then let’s start the first round of palm pushing!”

The match started to the MC’s cheer.

Okay-!

At first, I started out with a palm push without much thought, but maybe because my opponent was Yoo Seol, I didn’t feel like I wanted to lose.

Yoo Seol also came out strongly as if he would not support her.

But in the end, the difference in strength between the man and the woman was not overcome, and the match gradually became more and more favorable for Shin Si-woo.

Swaying-.

At that moment, Yoo Seol lost her balance and her legs started to wobble… .

‘now.’

It was at that moment that Shin Si-woo, who thought of this as an opportunity and seized it, extended his palm with the intention of gently pushing Yoo Seol over.

Whew.

Shin Si-woo could see it at that moment.

Taking advantage of the moment when Shin Si-woo was unable to control his strength, Yoo Seol secretly turned her face forward.

‘what…?’

Shin Si-woo flinched at this and tried to stop his hand belatedly, but… .

Crack-!

His palm had already touched Yu Seol’s cheek.

“Gyaak-!”

“… … !”

With a sharp sound, Yuseol let out a short scream and collapsed on the spot.

“Sister!”

“What should I do!”

As soon as she sat down, people with worried expressions and cameras rushed around her.

Shin Si-woo couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease when he saw that sight.

‘This is definitely….’

It was similar to when Ha Ye-rin fell during the 2-person 3-legged match earlier.

‘I thought something was a little strange earlier, but this one is also artificial. Could it be…?’

So, he approached Yoo Seol with a suspicious mind before the others arrived… .

Shh.

“ha… .”

He could see Yoo Seol smiling at him.

As soon as he saw it, he was sure.

These rookies… were conspiring with each other and extorting each other.

Feeling something was off about that sight, Shin Si-woo quickly bowed his head to Yoo Seol and whispered before the others arrived.

“This is really funny. Did you think I would get hurt if you did something like this?”

“Do you know how many Rookies fans there are? If they hurt the winner and runner-up, the fans wouldn’t stay still, right?”

“This wasn’t supposed to be on air in the first place? Are the production staff crazy enough to put this on air? The moment they put this on air, they’ll get cursed at too?”

The moment this was aired, people were sure to start asking what kind of program they were planning.

Viewers may hold the production staff accountable for not paying enough attention to the safety of the cast.

There was no way the production team would air this unless they were crazy.

but….

“Didn’t you know? There are a lot of crazy people among the PDs here.”

All of the production staff of [Idol One Heart Sports Festival] were once part of the new PD division.

“I think even critical public opinion will eventually increase traffic and focus on topics, so you’ll like it, right?”

“… … .”

PD Shin was a master at swearing at the cast members while minimizing the swearing he received from the production staff.

There was no way that people who learned under such a new PD would miss this great opportunity.

In fact, when Shin Si-woo looked up, he saw PD Park looking at the current situation with interest.

Seeing that, Shin Si-woo had a feeling that this incident would make for a few internet articles.

“… So that’s why the seniors told us not to get involved with Nnet guys.”

While Shin Si-woo was sighing for a moment, everyone gathered.

“Are you okay?”

“Look here.”

People immediately turned to Yoo Seol with worried eyes.

and….

“Oh my… .”

“Your cheeks are red… .”

I confirmed that the cheek of the pale Yoo Seol that was hit by Shin Si Woo’s palm had turned red.

In fact, this was because Yu Seol’s skin was originally soft and would turn red easily, but people did not know the exact reason.

I saw Shin Si-woo, who was just pushing with his palm and couldn’t control his strength, hit Yoo Seol on the cheek… .

So, I just concluded that Yoo Seol’s cheeks were red.

There… .

“I’m okay… .”

Gulp.

“Ah… , I was a little surprised by this… .”

Yoo Seol shed small tears at Hwa Ryong Jeom Jeong.

The sight of a small rookie idol holding her red cheeks and shedding tears as she said she was okay was enough to arouse sympathy from those around her.

At the same time, people looked at Shin Si-woo with eyes that seemed to say that he had gone too far.

“… Sorry, I made a mistake… .”

Shin Si-woo, who cares about the image of those around him, had to hold back his irritation and apologize to Yoo Seol.

“No… . Senior Shin Si-woo. I’m really okay… .”

Yoo Seol pretended to accept Shin Si-woo’s apology and whispered in his ear.

“So try messing with our kids again. I’ll do my best to screw you over.”

“… … .”

The voice of Yoo Seol speaking like that was quite cold.

Shin Si-woo felt embarrassed by this and turned his head towards Ha Ye-rin.

There were four other Rookies members glaring at him with angry expressions.

‘Wow… I thought Hayerin was the queen of Rookies… .’

Now that I look at it, Hayerin was the princess of Rookies.

A princess who is overprotected by the other members.

Shin Si-woo had to think again about how to break through these barriers and approach Ha Ye-rin.

of course….

Today, I had no choice but to back down.

**

Fortunately, the operation worked well and Shin Si-woo did not bother me or speak to me anymore.

He even used my injured leg as an excuse to have the PD cancel my appearance with him.

It was really funny to see his anxious expression, wondering what would happen if something went badly on TV.

Of course… I couldn’t just like it.

“Sister…, what’s wrong with your cheek…? Did you apply medicine…?”

It was because of Yoo Seol’s red right cheek.

“It’s okay. You know your skin is sensitive. It doesn’t hurt at all.”

Of course, Yoo Seol reassured me that it was okay, but I couldn’t help but feel hurt when I saw her face.

This made me worry.

‘Should I deal with this guy, Shin Si-woo…?’

There are two reasons why I left Shin Si-woo alone for so long.

First of all, I’m already busy enough with just my Rookies activities.

I didn’t have any time to waste on that guy.

And secondly, in this life, Shin Si-woo is only obsessed with me and not Seo Yu-jin.

I thought it was a problem that I just had to endure.

But because of Shin Si-woo, other members also started to suffer… .

I had no choice but to think about how to deal with Shin Si-woo.

While I was worrying about how to deal with Shin Si-woo, Yoo Seol asked me with a worried tone.

“By the way, Yerin. Are you okay? You can’t participate in other events because of your legs… .”

“Ah.”

Just as I felt sorry for Yoo Seol’s red cheeks, I guess Yoo Seol felt sorry for my bare legs.

but….

“It’s okay. I’ve already won enough prizes… and my legs don’t hurt at all.”

I no longer had any regrets about going to sports competitions and my legs were free of any pain.

Rather, I said that it was more difficult to act in front of people than it was to me.

“I’ve gotten a certain amount of food, so I’m going to rest now.”

“Really? Then that’s good… .”

But then it happened.

“The first place prize for this women’s arm wrestling competition is a NinXdo Switch!”

“… … !”

“We are currently looking for a spot on the women’s arm wrestling team. If you would like to join, please come forward!”

“… … !!”

The prize I wanted was… And when I flinched at the sound of one person being vacant from the blue team, the other members snickered and helped me up.

“Yerin, you don’t have to use your legs when arm wrestling. Go out.”

“Sister, your arms are really strong. If you go out, you’ll definitely get first place, right?”

“Well, then is that so?”

So I pretended I couldn’t win and got up and headed towards where the women’s arm wrestling was taking place… .

‘hmm…?’

I was startled when I saw the number of players on the opposing team.

That would be true… .

‘Come to think of it, they came out here too.’

It was because there were Python members on my opposing team’s roster.

Among them, Oara, who is a regressor like me and the leader of Python…

“… … .”

He was looking at me with eyes that were difficult to understand.

When she, who had ignored me since our first meeting, stared at me as if she had something to say… I met her gaze as well.