The staff then followed Rain's instructions and took some angles for Xion's performance, all in wide angles and some close up as he moved sometimes forward to the audience or facing the camera..
Rain and the PD then decided the whole performance that day with the All Rounder 3 battle first, the dance team battle, 2 songwriting battles, the vocal battle, one songwriting battle, 3 All rounder battles, the rap battle and then the last songwriting battle.
Every member of the production team then got some small briefing about the performance order and was ordered to rest and gather again1 hour before the live show for the final check.
The Idols and the Live Audience then came one by one. The lower stage seat closer to the performance stage is for the Audience, and upper stage seats are for the Idols. Everyone was given small remote devices used regularly for live voting.
Some special seats are given around the Mentors seat which is in the middle of the stage for invited producers and CEO's . Dreamcatcher was in the Idol seats, but Lee Joowon was in the special invitee seats.
Kim Yohan was greatly astounded as he found the condition of the trainees before the live show. Usually at this stage, the trainees should be nervous or excited, but he found some of them are listless, some are afraid, some are blank, and many other reactions that weren't supposed to be there.
He then ran towards Rain to ask about the situation, but Rain just asked him to say to the audience that the fierce competition this time is really on another level. It is a do- or-die situation as they wanted to create never before seen competition and not just like previous competition.
Kim Yohan understood his assignment clearly as he prepared his speech and the cue card.
The Audience were waiting patiently as they chatted among themselves, " Did you see last night's dance battle? it really kept me on the edge of my seat.."
Yeah, someone replied, this time, the trainees have really good stories themself, some are villains, some are superheroes, some are clowning themself, this batch of new idol is really amazing,"
Yes Yes, someone then said, " last night episode was so epic, one by one they produce something better that previous shows, i have great expectation as i came" me too, me too, Yes, i have that same thought too, other voices around them comes and joined the chat..
But in the Idol seats, the chatting was different,"this batch of trainees are scary, some of them are really talented, especially Xion, he's one force to be reckoned with.." 'Yeah, last night i wasn't watching the episode but in the morning, my manager showed to me the short clip where he did that sick backflip freeze, i got chills that instant.."
You didn't watch the whole dance battle? Even BeatEvo's dance was really good there, their sync is waay better that my team, and it was only like 30-ish minutes of training…' "Wait what?? another idol barges into the conversation, are you for real?
While everyone was chatting, the big screen lit up and the countdown commenced. Their attention was drawn forward as they fixed their seats facing the center stage.
Kim Yohan came forward as the countdown ended, with loud cheers raining on him as he greets everyone in the studio hall and the audience in their home.
Behind the stage, Xion gathers his friends, Wooseok, Chan, Ravn and Yeonjun. "guys, this is my last performance on this stage, i really don't feel well after yesterday's incident, i am different with you guys, today i'll be the villain for the world, but as you all have put your trust in me, i wanted you guys to joined me in my journey one year from now.
If you think that my performance today is enough to convince you to join me, you know where to find me.." Xion didn't give them any chance to speak more as he ran to the PD to ask if he could perform earlier as he is feeling sick.
Wooseok contemplates his words as he is reminded about his talks with Xion after the first elimination. Chan and Ravn were confused with Xion's action and words, but Yeonjun stares straight at Xion's back while talking to the others, "i don't know with you guys, but i dare to say, that something big is going to happen on his stage!
Whatever it is, i wanted to have him as my member, i already want this since i saw the first episode, if he wants me to wait for him for one year, as long as i am his group member, i will trust him, besides i just got info that my company has filed bankruptcy yesterday.. so my options are very limited at the moment".
The other three then nodded understanding his situation but still contemplated things and meanings.
Kim Yohan was greeting the other idols as he asked them about their opinion about their favorite trainees. This is just a way for him while waiting for the stage to be prepared for the first performance.
The other idol also gives perfunctory answers as they have no time to watch the episodes and just check out the videos online before the show as a reference. After the stage was set, the first performance came as Kim Yohan invited him to the stage and interviewed him a bit and then gave him the time and space to perform.
In London, after Aventurine's morning photoshoot, Yiren and Karina tuned on the TV to watch the live performance at Made-K Channel as the other girls prepared their condiments.
One hour before, in the backstage, Xion came to the sound manager and handed his new recording as he said, 'this is the new recording that i've made, it is still the same like before but with some additional intros and bridge, but still not over that 4 minutes as i last check, the sound manager check the timing and it is 3:49 seconds and copied the recording to his laptop.
Xion then asked him to put it at 60% sound and 75% vocal ratio when his turn came. Xion then thanked him and praised him for his fast response and understanding
While waiting, he opened one of the random red packets of fortune that he had.
~Acquired Talent : Master Automobiles (A) : when you drive any type of vehicle, you can instantly master it
what the… Xion just sighs and opens the other red packet
~Acquired Passive Skill ; Chef's Motion : whenever you cook, as long as you know the basics, you can produce any great to perfect taste delicacies
Xion slaps his forehead, and reminds himself.. this is random.. luckily it is a fortune packet if not i am doomed.
He then browsed the shop and asked Noct, " Noct, does the shop have any item to increase the skill level or mastery? Noct then searched the whole store and found a blue and red liquid in a syringe
~skill time extender concoction : can be used to increase the duration of any skill range from 1 to 5 minutes randomly
Noct then shows the item to Xion and he then curses inside as the price is extremely high, 10.000 Fame points. hHe considers the pros and the cons of buying the concoction but then he just clicked buy.
His initial 13500 fame points that had been added from 10100 since the last episode was reduced to 500 points as he bought another song for his performance which cost him 3000 points in total.
Xion then injected the concoction into his active skill "Beast Mode" which raised the duration from 1 minutes into 4 minutes. Xion felt slightly dizzy when get injected with the concoction but it quickly faded away. He then tried to calm his mind and body so he could perform at his best.
He opened his system and checked it.
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Terpsichore System
Name: Xion
Birthday: Second Full Moon of Spring
Age: 20
Height: 189 cm (6"2")
Weight: 70.7 kg
Attributes:
Body: 8.9
Appearance: 9.0
Vocals: 9.58
Rap: 6.5
Dance: 9.03
Songwriting: 9.1
Acting : 7,9
Skills:
Active Skills : Beast Mode Extended, Inspire
Passive Skills : Rhythm Mastery, Muscle Memory, All-rounder Prodigy, Charismatic Visuals, Stage Performing Artist, Camera Awareness, Chef's Motion
Toggle Skills : Angelic Voice, Soulsteer
Titles: Hanlim Legendary Prince (D) Prodigal Dancer (A) Asian Heartrobber (B), Nation's Boyfriend (A).
Traits : Knowledge , Creativity
Talent : Group Learning(S) , Strings Master(SS), Muse(SSS), Role Model(S), Clear Perspective(A), Natural(A), Perfect Disease Immunity (A), Fit Shape Body (A) Beatmaster(S) Euterpe Descendant (SSS) Variety Acting(B) Personal Make-over (B) Master Automobiles (A)
Random Red Packet of Fortune : 0 Chance
Fame Points : 500
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While Xion was checking his status, a staff member came and told him to follow him to the stage for his performance. Kim Yohan is interviewing the other trainee who joined the songwriting battle as he got 689 / 1000 votes on site.
The trainee just told the audience that he got lucky on the first pick as his performance can be the anchor for the other songwriting performance, but in reality, his song is just a safe bet typical love song that is too common in k-pop industry and he realized his shortcomings.
Kim Yohan then introduced the next performance, "He's the eye-candy of the show. His first performance got good remarks by Mentor Soyou and his improvement really made Mentor Rain and Bae Yoonjung look at him anew.
Today he's challenging himself once more, trying his very best each time to surpass himself in every area. No need for further introduction, let's just watch his performance as he takes the stage.
Xion was confused with Kim Yohan's way of introducing him, but when he looked at Rain, the later just signed him to take the stage immediately, Xion was grateful to Rain and understood his intention. Apparently Kim Yohan already asked by Rain to not interview Xion and just let him perform without any more interview before or after his performance