"Semi! Go clean up your room now! Your room is very messy!" A middle-aged woman's voice rang out from the kitchen.
"Come on, mom. I'm currently watching Seven Crown now! There are a lot of pretty boys in here...hehe" The girl named Semi replied.
"Fine but you have to clean it up after you finish watching."
"Understood, Madam!" Even though her mouth was still speaking but her gaze remained focused on the screen. She was staring at a young man who was acting strangely. He looked like someone who didn't like interaction at all but still can't deny that his face is very good and he looks more mature than the others.
"Wow! they finally started a short introduction before go to the main stage!" Semi said in an excited tone and finally reached the turn of that young man she had been staring at since the show.
'Please introduce yourself briefly'
'Hello. I'm Park Injae and I'm 15 years old..' He bowed his head politely and everything went quiet. He didn't say anything more.
The caption on the screen says '...' with cricket sound effects. Make it a little bit funny. Semi couldn't help but giggle a bit.
'Um...that's all?' The producer seemed puzzled as well.
'Well.. you told me to introduce yourself briefly, isn't it?' Park Injae scratched his head slightly with a dazed expression on his face which made it even more funny.
"This kid really doesn't look bad but he seem too honest and naive." Semi's mother sat down on the sofa next to her.
"No! trust me, he must be a dark horse of this year!" Semi immediately replied. She don't know where she got her confidence from but she thinks he must be extraordinary for sure!
"You just judge his talend by only his look, isn't it? Idols these days are very inferior in quality. They can't compare to the idol in my old days." Her mother shook her head slightly in disapproval.
"Huh! better remember your own words, mom. You will definitely regret about saying that later!"
"Alright, alright."
'And this is the last trainee and our surprise... It's Park Injae, a trainee from Lapis Entertainment!'
"Lapis!? No way..!" Semi said in shock. She bet everyone in front of the TV would be shocked like her.
"Okay, now it's interesting." Semi's mother said and leaning comfortably on the sofa.
Upon hearing the name of his company Semi was shocked enough but when she saw the talent of this kid named Park Injae, she was even more shocked!
His presentation was very good that causing her to gasp until she almost stopped breathing for a moment.
'Crazy! Is this really a 15 years old kid?!' This resonated in the minds of everyone who watched Seven Crown at this moment.
Everything blends in perfectly. Knowing that, Semi is now able to sing the hook of the song!
'If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!'
Clap clap!
Yes! Semi actually clap her hand right now. Who wouldn't? He's awesome!
That gave her a chance to take revenge. She slowly turned to her mother and laughed mockingly.
"Why does mom say that idols these days don't have quality? Why I hear you praising him during the performance a lot?"
"When did I say that! But this kid is really good. He's good looking and has talent but look at you! You literally do nothing other than lazy around while this kid showed his talents to the world!"
"..." Now Semi felt like she was about to cry. It's good that you praise him but why bring this matter to her?
Oh, right. It's asian attitude.
...
"Why... do you want to be in A rank?" This time, Kim Soyoung couldn't keep her calm expression on anymore. She asked with an extremely perplexed look on her face.
'Why he want to be in A rank?' A man with golden hair was talking to a friend next to him. Which is on the same team as him.
'Uh...I don't know?' The brown hair man replied with the same dazed expression.
'He must be confident in his talent and arrogantly think that even if he is low rank. He can climb the top rank again.' Another man beside blonde hair man speaks up.
'...' The blonde hair man
'...' The brown hair man
Injae was not know about the conversation. Now he stood still with an unpredictable face before answering...
"If I'm in S rank, doesn't that mean that I don't have friends in the same rank? I'm... lonely." Injae coughed slightly in embarrassment.
His reasoning might sound a bit silly but when you're on a high mountain, you won't be able to perceive or experience much of the world below. What it means is that he's just really lonely because he is so perfect in this life that made him always paranoid about people.
Come to think of it, he was a woman in the previous world. True but some things can't be discussed with women right now, yeah?
In fact, Injae really likes a guy's friend relationship. Don't have to worry about having two faced b*tch in the group. When there is a problem, it will be resolved directly. Unless some guys have an ego too high and he'll be unacceptable if someone bruise his ego.
"Because... lonely? Seriously?" SW was silent for a moment before bursting into laughter.
"Yes and I thought it wouldn't be fair to the others if I could get all the privileges alone." Injae replied immediately.
"But that's a rule that everyone has to accept. You must have the talent so you can receive such a privileges. Which is something everyone here knows, right?" Kim Soyoung said to Injae and asked the trainees who were sitting in the seat with their dumbfounded faces.
"Yes!" What else could they answer when what she said is true?
"But still... I want to be in A rank."
"Hmm, alright. How about this...You will be S rank but got A rank treatment?" Jong Hena
"..That's sound reasonable. I'm okay with it." Injae
"Just like that?" SW
"Just like that."
"..." Silence formed on the stage.
"Haha... Then again, congratulations to Park Injae from Lapis Entertainment! His talent was truly overwhelming. It made my heart skip a beat with non-stop excitement. This year is sure to be an eye-catcher!" Sona The MC rushed to do her role with a bright smile on her face.
"The show this year is going to be weird..." SW said with a slight shake of his head.
"The unique is interesting, isn't it?" Jung Hena laughed.
...
"You're amazing on stage!" as soon as the shooting stopped. Soohyun immediately headed over to talk to me.
"Thank you, you too. Your dance steps are very fast and stable." I nodded slightly to Soohyun.
"Believe me, I was worried to death. It's good that I didn't fail." Soohyun let out a breath in relief.
"If you fail, it would be embarrassing." Injae nodded again in agreement.
"So… you want to be in A Rank because You're lonely, huh?" Soohyun said with a laugh. Especially when he thought of a expressionless face of Injae when he asked 'Can I be in A Rank instead?' only to make the laughter even louder.
"I don't have many friends. If you are a person who is well-rounded, there will be people who are so jealous and afraid and avoid you, right?" Injae replied with a calm face as usual.
"Huh? You don't have many friends? How? I think you're a very nice person." Soohyun raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Probably because I'm too good looking and talented. People avoided me." Injae shook his head slightly with an embarrassed expression.
"..." In conclusion, what you've said is all just to compliment yourself!?
Maybe geniuses have something in common.
That is... narcissism.