★ The Second Life Idols Lucky Plan – Chapter 57

When Ju Danwoo took the main rapper position in Team six.

'Crap.'

It is impossible in the first place to go head to head with Danwoo using the rap skills I practiced for only a few days. I can't keep up with the skills Danwoo Ju has accumulated so far, the amount of practice, and, above all, the talent he has.

It was a certain defeat before even going on stage, but I couldn't give up.

Then what should I do?

After thinking about it, I came to one conclusion.

'Let's increase the power of expression.'

I chose to invest the remaining points in expression.

If I couldn't follow Danwoo Ju's rap, as much as possible, I had to draw the public's focus to something else to see.

'Vocal and dancing skills are important, but a lot can change with just one expression, the stage.'

Interpretation of the song, emotions contained in the song, facial expression acting. Depending on how all of these things are expressed on stage, the concentration of the audience changes in real-time.

Fortunately, the stat that can be buffed by combining Expressiveness with Concentration was previously unlocked, so I raised the Expressiveness by one level and aimed for a synergistic effect.

Fortunately, that strategy seemed to work, and the moment I got on the stage and performed, I could feel the eyes of the crowd following me.

It was in the middle of the performance, trying not to lose that concentration as much as possible.

-Ding-dong!

-...!

『Unlock (Expression) stat growth!』

Talent (Concentration): B → S- (Stat rise x5) Unlocked - Synchronization complete)

The sudden lifting of the ban was made.

The familiar notification sound rang during the performance, and the unexpected notification window unilaterally informed me that I had achieved another lift.

'... I get it now.'

Thanks to that, I was able to understand how the hell my stats were getting unlocked.

So far, the ban has been lifted twice.

One time was when I wanted to improve my ability as a main vocalist during the first contest, and the second time was when I wanted to improve my ability as a main rapper in the second contest.

In other words, the unlock condition was simple.

'When the purpose of the system and my purpose coincide.'

The purpose of the system is to make my debut through <Design Your Idol>. Accordingly, all quests are given with that in mind.

In the purpose of such a structured system, while following this compulsory quest, the system tried to prevent my escape each time by granting a quest with a stronger penalty.

However, there were moments when the system that pushed me to my limit became generous with me.

It was when I wanted to improve my abilities to get through <Design Your Idol>

'At that time, even that shiny roulette was generous.'

Lucky roulette rolls are random. However, when I deeply wanted something that fit the purpose of the system, they would drop down support for it.

Also, when I compared what I hoped for when my abilities were unlocked, it was not difficult to know what conditions the system would unlock in the future.

"..."

In the end, everything seemed to be proceeding in the direction the system wanted, and my appetite was bitter, but I calmed down my complicated mind and took a deep breath.

There was no time to think. The performance on stage ended before we knew it, and the staff gestured toward us.

At that signal, Do Jihyeok turned his head, looked at his teammates, and shouted as if he were leading the way.

"Come on, let's go!"

"'Key to Your Heart' team, fighting!"

"Fighting!!"

After a light high-five among the cheering teammates, I started to go up on stage with my teammates. Then, I calmed down my convoluted mind.

Anyway, in the end, what I should do was decided.

Nothing can be done in the current situation, controlled and suppressed by the quest. I have a quest assigned to me, and if I don't complete it, I'll literally die.

Then, what I can do for now is act the part the system wants.

"Wow!!"

We got into formation after shaking hands and bowing to the audience, who chanted our names with us on stage under the luminous light.

Soon, the audience became quiet, the intro flowed, and Cheon Serim, in the middle of the formation, started the choreography. As I moved my body to the beat,

'Let's find a way to shine.'

Even if all routes are closed, you can't just wait.

I already knew very well what was at the end of being pushed as someone pushed me. As a result, I am where I am now.

However, before finding a way, the first thing to do was to finish this performance well. There were spectators under the stage, and other team members, including me, were on the stage.

After the stage was over, I would have to find a way to protect myself, whether inside or outside the system.

'I can't die again.'

Because I can't let go of a life reset like this.

* * *

"Heh, I thought I was dying..."

"Well, we cleared the stage pretty well..."

Hwang Young-oh replied in a trembling voice to the words of Yu Chanhee, who was coming down from the stage with wobbly legs. Watching Chanhee shyly scratching his head, I panted.

'A genius is a genius.'

It was just a while ago that he felt timid and nervous vocally, but before he knew it, Chan-hee Yu was stably making the pitch that he had been struggling with.

There may be differences in each song, but it was clear that his vocal abilities improved anyway. In addition, the basic buffs that Chanhee Yu has seemed to be clearly displayed on this stage.

The basic buff that Chanhee Yu has is to increase the concentration of the audience. And Yu Chan-hee almost flew around on this stage, eliciting a response from the audience with his unique presence.

In other words, he used his own buff to create a synergistic effect for the entire team.

Thanks to that, I was able to be sure of the audience's reaction, which seemed to be more intense than <Design Your Idol>

In the future, Chanhee will remain at the top and will be able to debut without incident.

'Perhaps at least one legendary fan cam came out on today's stage.'

Yu Chanhee no longer felt any needless worries or hesitations.

His confident attitude and skills were also fully displayed on stage. Unless something else happened, this would continue to the next.

Of course, it seemed that other members would remain at the top.

Do Jihyeok and Cheon Serim, who showed stable skills from the beginning, as well as Yoo Minseong and Hwang Young-oh, and me. It was thanks to the fact that the stage of this contest, which was more popular than expected, was getting an unexpectedly bigger response as it flowed into the idol fandom as well as fans of the original singer.

'... Baek Yi-hyeon's help was unexpected.'

Thanks to the video, it seems that attention has sailed overseas and that the original tape is now running with foreign language comments on MeTube.

All the team members seemed happy with this trend, as recognition was an important part of <Design Your Idol>.

Although I had a slightly different opinion.

'It's too peaceful.'

Obviously, I cant let myself be happy.

It was a thought on a whim, but I was half sure this would be the case.

I've never lived as a 'flourishing' idol, but thanks to my many years in the entertainment industry, I was somewhat aware of this bottom physiology.

People's interest and influx, and the resulting topicality. It sounds good, but there are pitfalls.

It's just that it's easy for aggro to catch up.

[PRD: Aggro means containing violent behavior or aggression, such as controversies.]

"...!"

How fun. My predictions came true.

"... I'll be out for a while."

"Serim?"

After the stage was all over, we moved to the waiting room, checked our makeup once again, and were scheduled to move to the station lobby for a mini fan meeting, one of the perks given to the winners.

First, Cheon Se-rim, who finished his make-up, hardened his face while checking his cell phone, which he hadn't checked while standing on the stage, and the atmosphere changed drastically.

"What? Why is Serim like that?"

"What's going on?"

"..."

'Let me guess, it's the internet?'

It was the first time I had seen Cheon Serim, who always wore a sly smile, with a face like that. It doesn't seem like a family affair; if that's the case, there's only one possibility left.

'Something blew up.'

I picked up my phone and accessed the <Design Your Idol> fandom bulletin board. I immediately knew what had happened to Cheon Serim before I even searched for his name.

"Cheon Serim, did you really ditch?"

'Ditch?'

I raised my head and checked Do Jihyeok. Do Jihyeok was looking in the direction of the door where Cheon Serim left, looking worried.

'Until now, it was Do Jihyeok who was called a runaway in the show's fandom.'

Some fans called Do Ji-hyeok a runaway because he left Black Ocean, the last group whose members all caused an accident, leaving it in ruins. Then, he participated in <Design Your Idol>. Other than that, there were no other trainees named as runaways.

But Cheon Serim, a trainee who had never debuted before, wanted to escape.

Without hesitation, I clicked on the post to check the contents.

[ Blah blah blah blah I've heard Listen Music's remarks, but is Cheon Se-rim serious about the escape ??? I looked it up, and it seems like Cheon Serim's former agency, 8eight

It's low quality, but when I look at the past photos they posted, it seems like Serim is there. Is this confirmed? Then, this is a complete disappointment. Lol. ​​I don't think a kid with no responsibility to the extent of breaking out of the team will do well. Blah Blah Blah Blah ]

- I could not care less.

└ No, no, no! Everyone can see that Serim is very pretty!

└ No, Cheon Serim is from that agency, but why are you guys so easily convinced that the "traitor" is Cheon Se-rim?

└You are such a pushover. So are you gonna keep rooting for a bitch?

-I inquired new info about Garam Entertainment today, and first of all, Cheon Se-rim's former agency said it was true.

└You guys hearing this lol.

- I'm so disappointed.

- What the hell is going on?!?! Why is Cheon Se-rim a fugitive? what is Listen Music?

└It's a SKS radio broadcast, and two days ago, snitch Kim Minho said that the group almost collapsed while unraveling the 'true' story during his debut. Rumors of Cheon Serim are floating around

└ Crazy. So he ditched and then appears in a survival show as an idol again? So reckless

-? Why are you guys so surprised? Cheon Se-rim is an idol as a hobby Lol. He has tons of Daddy's money. hahahaha. His parents are politicians and he himself transferred from a famous private school to a broadcasting high school midway in. He doesn't have anything to be desperate about its a walk in the park for him.

└ What does the child's family situation have to do with desperation? Say something that makes sense

└You guys are talking nonsenseㅠ~ Think carefully about how a kid who came out of the debut group entered a new agency and even participated in <Design Your Idol> and just acted casual about it.ㅠ It's all about money.

└sitting in a seat among desperate kids and stealing other people's votes

- He self-proclaimed himself as a witty, lively, and joyful man, so did that liveliness come from irresponsibility in the end?

-Shouldn't he get off? It seems so deceiving that a kid like that fawns on a program with desperate kids.

The following comments were all speculations about Cheon Serim's background, doubting his sincerity and cursing.

Only then did I know

Why a guy like that didn't debut.

Despite having outstanding skills and one of the best personalities, Cheon Serim could not become a member of Aydin. That said, it seemed that he had never debuted with any other group because I've never seen an idol like Cheon Se-rim.

Then, there was only one conclusion.

'He couldn't make it to the 3rd contest and got off.'

With this incident as an opportunity, Cheon Serim would have abandoned his dream of debuting.