Chapter 95
A day after the midterm evaluation, Ha Sang-pil came to the practice room.
There was a problem maintaining the overall formation, and he was concerned about the individual skills of the team members, so he said separately during the midterm evaluation that he would personally help them.
He actually went to our practice room to check out our current progress.
"Did you all practice hard? "
"Yes!"
"Oh."
As soon as he saw us, Ha Sang-pil's eyes lit up.
He tilted his head slightly and glanced at my team members.
"Everyone's expressions have improved since the midterm evaluation? "
"Ah, haha!"
"Really?"
"Yeah. Back then, your faces looked really gloomy and pale and like patients, right? But now, you look much more lively and motivated. Hey, it looks like practice went well, huh? "
As soon as they heard Ha Sang-pil's words, everyone looked in one direction as if they had made a tacit agreement.
Ji Yoon-chul flinched slightly as he saw countless eyes turning towards him from all around him.
Chae Eun-gyu answered with a hearty laugh on behalf of his team members.
"Yes! The atmosphere has gotten a lot better than before, and the members have been working hard to help each other. In particular, Yoon-chul played a big role."
"Yoonchul?"
Ha Sang-pil's short question contained a lot of emotions.
As you can see from the eyebrows that shot up in an instant, he was expressing great doubt.
Well, that makes sense.
Without expressing one's feelings as much as possible.
Ji Yoon-chul, who seemed to have little interest in others, rolled up his sleeves and helped his team members?
This is surprising news, even if I were a judge.
Ji Yoon-chul nodded his head, perhaps aware that Ha Sang-pil was harboring such doubts.
And of course, Chae Eun-gyu added some words that were very touching.
"... I wanted to be of help to the team. Because responsibility doesn't just fall on one person."
"Oh, I see. That's it. That's it."
Ha Sang-pil didn't show any more surprise, but his eyes, flashing brightly, were already telling us a lot.
"It seems like everyone has come to their senses and worked hard. Then, can I look forward to it? "
"You, don't expect too much! "
"Haha, I'm watching with moderate anticipation. Okay, let's do it from the beginning."
The ones I'm most worried about are, of course, Kang Dong-hwi and Heo Yu-bin.
In particular, since I know Heo Yu-bin's personality well, I was worried that he might be nervous if he were to stand in front of someone as authoritative as Ha Sang-pil.
Surprisingly, Heo Yu-bin had a confident smile on his face.
And the result of dancing briefly up to the first chorus.
"... Wow. You guys really worked hard."
"Gasp, gasp. Thank you! "
"You really didn't do it without sleeping, did you? "
"I think I slept for about three hours! "
Ha Sang-pil applauded as if he had seen a result that was better than he had expected.
"I don't know what kind of magic you used, but the overall balance is now right? Hey, if you could do it this quickly, you should have done it during the midterm evaluation. I regret what I said back then."
"Thank you!"
"Yoon-chul took great care of that part."
"Okay?"
Ji Yoon-chul nodded silently, wiping away his sweat.
Then he muttered in a small voice.
"... In general, if you put too much strength into your lower body, you end up flying your arm movements. So I first fixed that part and practiced changing the overall angle."
"That's right, that's right. The biggest problem was that the kids on the left side were dancing too fast. You've pinpointed exactly what needs to be fixed. Good job."
"...Thank you."
Ji Yoon-chul nodded his head.
Although he was still trying to keep a straight face, I saw Ji Yoon-chul's chest slightly rise forward.
Of course, when you feel good, no matter how much you try to hide it, it will show.
"In short, it means that you have a basic understanding of what to do. So today, let's focus on the specific details. Is everyone ready? "
"Yes!"
"Okay, I like this kind of spirit. Let's run quickly before dinner."
"Yes!"
I couldn't help but smile as I listened to Ha Sang-pil's detailed instructions.
The other guys standing next to me were the same.
Maybe we're all thinking the same thing.
Since Chae Eun-gyu spoke his heartfelt words, the atmosphere of our team has definitely changed.
Everyone was feeling low after receiving harsh criticism from the judges, but after everyone realized that they could work together, they gained new energy.
And as the results of the special training were proven like this, the energy would have risen even more.
'We have confirmed that what we practiced was right. Then, we will want to improve further and create a perfect stage that everyone can acknowledge.'
I feel like this is a great opportunity to clearly demonstrate what kind of results can be created when human will is kindled.
"Here, chrous part, go back. If you make a mistake, you'll have to repeat the same movement ten times, so concentrate properly."
"Yes!"
"Okay, always keep your voice loud! "
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"Ugh...."
"Patch. Where did Patch go? "
"It's in my room. Should I bring you some? "
The team members returned to their quarters.
After a long and arduous training session with Ha Sang-pil, we also received special vocal training from Baek Chae-hyun.
These two alone are incredibly exhausting, but the team members, realizing that there is not much time left until the final live broadcast, continued to practice on their own until late at night.
As a result, the body was so sore that every muscle was aching.
"Can I paste it here?"
"Yeah, I think it would be okay to just attach it to the waist and these shoulders."
I neatly placed the patch on Chae Eun-gyu's back.
Then, Chae Eun-gyu burst into laughter out of nowhere.
"Come to think of it, is Karis okay? It seems like you're the only one who's not looking for a patch."
"It's okay. I'm pretty used to this level of intensity training."
"How hard did you practice by yourself? "
"Um, I did enough to build up my basic physical strength."
It's hard to say that I continued to practice swordsmanship in order to swing the holy sword while in the game.
Perhaps because of that experience, my tired body recovered quickly when I took a warm shower instead of using a patch.
"Oh my, my body is all in pain."
[삭신이야
"Just listening to you, you seem to be over 50 years old."
"I don't have any gray hair yet. But you'll understand when you get a little older. The recovery process is too slow."
I listened to him and thought quietly.
After spending 10 years in the game, I finally managed to clear the grand quest.
But if I failed to clear it and stayed trapped inside, time would have passed without a trace.
Well, I tried guessing numbers for no reason, but it gave me goosebumps, so I gave up thinking about it.
Chae Eun-gyu cried out again as he lay down on the bed with difficulty.
"Oh my. Karis, did you set the alarm? "
"Yes. I set it for 7 a.m."
"What are you going to do before the finals to get up early tomorrow?"
"I don't know either."
Well, that's a lie.
Having already experienced the entire
But of course, I can't say I know the future here, so I just shrugged my shoulders in a natural manner.
"Because the production team always brings unexpected things. I'm excited and scared about what will happen tomorrow."
"Well. Even if the production team likes strange things, do you think they should do excessive content at this point in time, just before the finale? "
"I hope that doesn't happen."
We, who had only been able to sleep for two or three hours a day, were able to sleep for five hours, which was like sweet sleep, for the first time in a long time.
I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock set for 7 o'clock, quickly washed up, and gathered at the lobby of the dormitory, which was the meeting place.
And in front of us, an ominous banner was unfurled.
"Showcase for the final live broadcast...? We have to go to the showcase this morning?"
Yoo Min-ha read the words on the banner in a half-asleep voice.
The other trainees looked like they had no idea what this meant.
"Let's go outside first! "
For now, we had no choice but to follow what the production team said.
As we moved to the wide playground, we discovered a large sign.
"The names of the foods are written down?"
"Kimbap, hamburgers, pizza, steak, fancy buffet? "
"I suddenly feel hungry."
"I didn't even eat breakfast! "
The list of various foods had additional information written on it.
For example, the kimbap was worth 5 points. The highest-end buffet was a whopping 20 points.
"Um, I guess it's a game where we earn points and buy food with those points."
"I think so too."
"But why are we eating food now? "
Chae Eun-gyu frowned after doing a logical analysis.
His doubts were soon resolved.
"You will have a special showcase in front of our invited guests this afternoon. This is a place where you can show how much you practiced before the final live broadcast, so please think of it as a real stage and do your best. Also, the things written on those signs are the foods that will be provided to those who come to the showcase. In other words, the food that the guests can eat will change depending on how many points you earn in the future."
At the production team's additional instructions, everyone patted each other on the back and stamped their feet.
"See, am I right? That's not something we eat."
"Shouldn't we do better? It would be a total nuisance if we could only serve kimbap to our customers."
"I wish they could tell us who the special guest is...."
The overall outline has been announced.
Now the most important thing is how to get points.
"You can earn points by playing three simple mini-games. The first one is called Random Play Dance."
"It's Ranplay Dan!"
"Omg."
Many trainees expressed their anticipation at the news of the random play dance.
In particular, many eyes were focused on the members who were good at dancing.
"Siyoon, you have to get out no matter what! "
"Isn't this something that can definitely be done if Yoon-chul is there?"
"Please tell me how to do Ranplay Dan!"
Four trainees will be selected as representatives and perform a random play dance.
If you get 3 or more out of 10 questions right, you get 5 points. If you get 5 right, you get 7 points. If you get 7 right, you get 8 points. And if you pass all of them, you get 10 points.
"Hey, if we get all of these right, we'll get at least one pizza! "
"We need people who are good at dancing and people who know a lot about dancing."
"I have to eat as well as I can here before I go home."
The next minigame was really simple yet challenging.
Just climb the ladder.
You will choose one of the 10 ladders to earn a reward.
A game of chance with a minimum of 1 point and a maximum of 10 points.
The final game is a character-guessing quiz that requires everyone's intelligence and quick reflexes.
The game is cleared when 5 trainees successfully complete one round trip as representatives.
Points are awarded differently depending on the number of attempts required to clear the game.
I tilted my head back and forth, thinking about the people who had been invited as special guests.
'Everyone has to do well. If a situation arises where we can only give kimbap to those customers....'
Um, it seems like something really terrible is about to unfold.
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