Chapter 111
Chapter 111
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 111
Chapter Title: Is This a Team?
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Is this a team?
Time had passed a little, and tomorrow was finally here.
The day of the first group evaluation was right around the corner. The judging would combine the trainers' expert opinions with on-site votes from audience members selected through advance applications.
Of course, since it was a pre-recorded broadcast, they made the audience sign something like a non-disclosure agreement promising not to post spoilers or live reviews online until after Mafdu aired before letting them in.
The members of the winning team would earn a whopping 1,500 votes as a benefit. And since winners were winners, it meant their performance was solid, so they could expect a trickle-down effect into online viewer votes once it aired.
That made it an incredibly tense, high-stakes stage.
For reference, I'd come to the monitoring room to check if the stage studio for tomorrow was properly set up and to peek in on the trainees.
When I opened the door and walked in, PD Kim and PD An were there today, exchanging calls with the staff while thoroughly overseeing whether the trainees were preparing properly.
I could feel their intense focus, given that tomorrow they'd be hosting a stage in front of a whopping 800 people.
"PD An, PD Kim."
"Oh, Director. Hey, move that lighting position a bit! I'll check it later when I go down. Hang up. Ah, hello, Director."
PD An finished his call with the on-site staff and greeted me.
"Hmm... Oh? Ah, hello, Director."
PD Kim paused whatever he was doing on the computer in the monitoring room and greeted me.
But PD Kim had a dissatisfied look on his face, like something was bothering him.
"You both look busy. Did I come at a bad time?"
"No, no. It's just the usual stuff anyway. Nothing major, haha."
Well, PD An was handling music shows too, so collaborating with PD Kim on something like Mafdu was probably just another day for this seasoned pro.
"Exactly. You're the busy one, Director."
PD Kim, as a variety show expert, probably had solid directing skills for survival programs too. Reliable guy.
"But PD Kim, you looked uncomfortable. Is something wrong?"
"Ah... It's just... hmm..."
"What is it? Speak up."
"It's really nothing big. It's just that with evaluation day right around the corner, there's this one team that's still creaking along."
"What? They have to perform in front of people tomorrow, and there's still a team like that?"
What kind of sloppy team could it be?
Half curious, half pitying, I stepped up to the monitor.
"This one, Team 7."
Team 7. Sua's team. The team with the women who'd taken my hot seed deep inside them.
Yukika had been in Team 5 since she wasn't my girl yet when teams were picked.
Anyway, wondering what kind of mess Team 7 was in to have PD Kim worried, I peered at the screen.
On the screen, Team 7 was huddled together in the practice room, talking about something, their expressions fierce like they were in a battle of wills. Anyone could see it.
And the setup was even funnier. With nine members total, the four who weren't my girls were huddled meekly in the back, intimidated, while it looked like Sua, Sihyeon, Dahyeon, Ayul, and A-yeon were bickering among themselves.
"PD Kim, could you turn up the volume?"
"Sure."
PD Kim slid the audio button up, and sound came through the mics in the practice room.
"Sihyeon unnie, you're coming out too fast in this part."
"This section has a fast tempo, so you have to come out quick to catch the angle properly."
"Still, you should wait until I'm out of the center."
"Then you come out faster."
"No, that doesn't work!"
"Why not? It does."
"Argh!!"
Sua, the team leader, ruffled her hair and openly vented her frustration.
It probably wasn't over just one thing; it looked like built-up tension exploding now.
Sua turned to Dahyeon this time.
"Dahyeon unnie too! You're supposed to be on the side here, but your body keeps subtly drifting center! That naturally shrinks the formation..."
"Spreading out too much is worse, Sua."
"Nooo...!!!"
"Sorry. Guess I can't get the feel since I'm from solo?" *Stick out tongue.*
Dahyeon, with her super chill personality, stuck out her tongue apologetically, but Sua seemed frustrated, like it didn't feel genuine.
And that's when Sihyeon's tits came into view, pressing together.
No, Sihyeon crossed her arms like she couldn't take it anymore and chimed in.
"Sua, but you're being too snappy? Honestly, I've been holding back out of respect since you're leader, but you have issues too."
"What did I do?"
"For starters, you're subtly greedy for center. You unconsciously delay your pathing to get more camera time. And..."
"But the teachers said I did well?"
"They also said to move faster at that timing~?"
"..."
"Okay, girls, stop fighting and let's take a break first!"
"No, Dahyeon unnie! If we break again now, what about tomorrow?!"
Are these girls even practicing?
Women's arguments flow endlessly like a river.
Once they start, they don't notice time passing.
These girls, seriously...
At that moment, A-yeon opened her mouth with a subtle smile, and I watched the practice room intently, inwardly expectant of her vibe—like she was there to end the war.
"Everyone, stop."
"...?"
"Your opinions are clashing too much. Sua, you're subtly strong-willed since you were a leader in your old group. Tone it down. Sihyeon unnie, try not to focus on winning arguments over solving problems. And Dahyeon unnie, you're way too slippery."
"Ahem..."
A-yeon's cool words deflated all three.
A-yeon, like a lofty ice queen, definitely had charisma.
To think that cold woman had flooded like a river when I grabbed her hair and laid her under me...
Anyway, just as things seemed to settle, A-yeon suddenly threw fuel on the fire.
"Anyone here who's climbed higher than me? If not for my agency's mess and old members' scandals, I'd be top-tier from a first-string girl group. So just follow my lead."
"?!"
I smacked my forehead at that.
Sigh... A-yeon and her arrogance masked as self-esteem...
"That's not how it works!"
"Right! And you're not the only one with experience here, A-yeon?!"
"I was solo, so I'm not great at group performances, but still, no, A-yeon."
"Hmph!"
A-yeon failed to seize control, huffed, turned her head, and acted uncooperatively for all to see. Sua then turned to Ayul.
"But Ayul? Singing isn't all you do. Honestly, you're the worst at pathing here. You seem thoughtful, so speak up."
"......"
Sua approached somewhat friendly, but Ayul just puffed her cheeks slightly and kept her mouth shut.
It looked shy at a glance, but also defiant.
A-yul wouldn't easily draw hate since she was pretty and cute no matter what, but even I could see her attitude was a problem.
"Ayul? How long are you gonna be shy? We really don't have time!"
"......"
"Ah, hey! Min Ayul!"
".....Yeah."
"If you have complaints, say something!!!"
"......"
"Huh?!"
"...;;"
"Ah, kyaaah!!"
Sua ruffled her hair and roared like she was going insane,
"So noisy."
"Sua, don't yell!"
"Girls, let's rest~"
The team was a total shitshow.
"Haa..."
I sighed at the sight of the girls I'd secretly backed so grandly now at each other's throats, then turned off the speaker.
I didn't want to hear more.
Honestly, listening longer might drive me nuts.
Why were they like this? Yukika's fortune said they'd mesh well...
No, why was I believing superstition?
Sua must've spilled that they were the girls I'd slept with. That's why they were busy glaring at each other.
I'd gone out of my way to stack them on one team for screen time, and this...
As I pondered what to do with them, PD An snapped me out of it.
"Total mess, huh? Haha, stage tomorrow and those girls are like that, tsk tsk..."
"As a variety PD, I actually found it pretty entertaining at first? But they're still at it, so it's getting serious."
"Damn, too many cooks."
"Cooks, sir?"
I just listened quietly to their exchange.
"Yeah, look. That team has Sua, Dahyeon, Sihyeon, A-yeon. Unlike the raw trainees, they've stood on stage plenty. They should be the best skill-wise, right? But why? They trust their own skills too much, so no one's yielding. Heh."
"Oh..."
...Not wrong, but I suspected my dick's influence was bigger.
"Oh? Fighting again. Director, what do we do? Honestly, first time seeing this in my PD career... Disaster tomorrow?"
PD Kim looked at me worriedly, and after closing my eyes briefly, I said,
"Let 'em be. They'll figure it out."
These bitches, if they screw up tomorrow's stage...
It was time for the whip.