I’m Debuting With The Bias I Killed - Chapter 45

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Episode 45
“If this isn’t explained properly, there’s no choice but to pull you from the program.”
I pressed my lips shut. Otherwise, my soul might just abandon my body right here and now.
Sir, even if this does get cleared up, I’m probably going to get beaten to death by Yu Seongah anyway and get pulled regardless…….
“She’s our older sister. Our actual older sister.”
The manager’s eyes narrowed further.
‘Is he seriously trying that as an excuse?’
That was exactly the look on his face.
I couldn’t blame him—I wouldn’t believe it either. A guy walking with a woman at dawn, alone, and suddenly she’s his blood sister?
To make this believable, that woman would have to be Yu Seongah, and it would have to come out that Yu Seongah is my actual sister.
‘Would Yu Seongah even okay this…….’
It’s not a matter of life and death. It’s a matter of death by public opinion or death by Yu Seongah’s hands.
“Wait, another post just went up.”
My bad premonitions have never been wrong.
Braces Exposé @fxxxysw @30 seconds ago
seongwoo-ya you’re talented haha getting close with that popular dancer noona too hehe
#YuSeongwoo #Braces #YuZ #BoysCode #YuSeongwooScandal #BoysCodeJibbingTogether
Retweets 2,038 Likes 2,918 Reblogs 5,892
-is this psycho serious lmaooooo
-so on broadcast he was all teary-eyed saying he didn’t know anything;;;
-wait aren’t they like 10 years apart?
-i’m speechless;;;
‘Damn it!!’
In the end, even my sister’s identity got exposed.
“Dancer Yu Z?”
The manager asked again, incredulous.
“This person is your sister?”
“……Yes.”
“For real?”
“Yes, for real.”
“Blood sister?”
“Yes, blood sister.”
“…….”
“…….”
Silence filled the conference room.
“If you search, you’ll probably find her real name too—it’s Yu Seongah.”
Why didn’t she just go by her real name instead of creating a dancer stage name and causing all this trouble? People would’ve suspected we were siblings the moment they heard the name Yu Seongah.
Yu Seongah is famous, sure, but she’s famous as a dancer and choreographer under the name Yu Z.
“Yu Seongah, Yu Seongwoo…… you’re really siblings?”
“……Yes.”
“But why didn’t you say anything until now?”
“Yeah. I know Yu Z myself, so—”
“…….”
How was I supposed to tell anyone that?
Yu Seongah’s voice echoed in my mind.
[If you ever go around telling people you’re my little brother, I’ll kill you—]
It was so vivid I could’ve sworn I felt a fist coming at my ear. My head started spinning.
“Sorry about this, Seongwoo. I’ve never run into a situation like this before.”
“……I’ll write an explanation post right away.”
“No, no—just get the news outlet to run it that you’re actual siblings. That’s all.”
The manager hunched over, fighting back laughter at the absurdity of it all, while my insides burned.
In the end, the production team moved quickly and posted a statement clarifying that the person in the photo was my blood sister.
-wait what???
-blood sister???
-oh f*** so he’s dating blood relatives???
└i just imagined that with my own male relative and got chills;;;;
-but like why isn’t anyone surprised that his blood sister is yu seongah?
-braces scandal: dating his noona
-but doesn’t this seem scary? are there already stalkers following him?
But the exposé account didn’t back down easily.
Braces Expose @fxxxysw @3 minutes ago
Scared, huh?ㅋㅋㅋ Who’s the one going to the Practice Room with his sister every single day and going home with her?
When something like this happened, there were really only two possibilities. Either the attention I’d gotten from the bait was so addictive I couldn’t let it go, or this was a fan of another trainee trying to sabotage me.
“Seongwoo, I think I need to contact your sister.”
“Yes…….”
Dragged back into practice, I called Yu Seongah with tears burning my eyes.
The dial tone rang.
Once, twice, three times.
With each ring stretching longer, my heart felt like it was about to shrivel completely.
[What, is this a time when you’re allowed to use your phone?]
“Um, sister…….”
[Did you do something wrong?]
She’s sharp too. Frustratingly so.
“Um, sister… could you maybe write one post on SNS?”
[…….]
Silence hung between us. Cold. This was a warning sign.
[You.]
“……Yes.”
[Didn’t I tell you not to go around saying you’re my brother?]
“……Yes.”
[So what post are you asking me to write?]
Before the return, if things had gotten this far, I would’ve told the program I was dropping out rather than call Seongah. But I’d already died once, so I had to find the courage.
‘Iyul, you’ll never know. What I’m sacrificing to save you.’
“N-no, it’s just, s-sister.”
[Stop stammering.]
“……H-hic.”
The manager quietly handed me a tissue as the atmosphere grew heavier than I’d expected. Even though it wasn’t on speaker, Yu Seongah’s voice was loud enough for everyone to hear.
I wiped away the cold sweat.
“I s-sent you a link. S-someone’s spreading a rumor about you and m-me…….”
[A rumor? What are you talking about?]
Click.
The call went dead. I wished time would freeze right there. Even if I’d hit someone and faced character controversy, it wouldn’t have terrified me more than this.
Two minutes later, a text came back. Short and blunt.
[Sister: There are so many crazy people in this world.]
Gulp.
My mouth went dry.
And five minutes after that, Yu Seongah sent a link to her SNS post without another word.
It was a post with several childhood photos we’d taken together and scattered photos of me from the Practice Room.
[I’m realizing how dopamine-starved people have become these days. No matter what, how could there be dating rumors between Seongwoo and me…… He’s my blood brother. This so-called prodigy decided he’d become an idol and went on a survival show only to get completely torn apart, then asked me to teach him how to dance. He’s so painfully earnest that I told him absolutely not to reveal I was his sister until his skills improved…… but I guess this is how it had to come out.
Whoever started this rumor will face no mercy. My trial is already enough just raising Seongwoo into a decent person. Please, don’t give me any more hardship than that.]
She even uploaded a photo of the bag that had appeared in the pictures to prevent further misunderstandings.
Every sentence carried Yu Seongah’s fury.
The comment section immediately flipped.
-lol they really are actual siblings ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Wait how are Yu Seongah and Seongwoo actually siblings?
-Can feel the anger in this post ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
The posts that had been tearing me apart steadily disappeared.
[Anyway I got them all]
Archived – deleted the posts from people who said unspeakable things about Seongah~
-The orthodontics guy was just siblings with his sister, that’s all ㅠㅠ
-For real;; you know what family is? That’s love
-No matter how bored you are, what were you thinking dragging Seongah into this
And public opinion shifted in yet another direction.
[Because of this incident]
I’m rooting for him even more ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Can you guys teach dance to your siblings? And your sister is like a super famous dancer? I’m dead serious I almost threw myself out the car window during driving lessons from my older brother;;
-ㄹㅇ he must’ve wanted to improve that badly ㅠㅠ
-ah can’t wait for round 4 stage, his dancing must’ve gotten so much better right?
-honestly if he’d revealed it earlier he wouldn’t have gotten as much attention on the broadcast?
└ㅇㅇ some other trainee milked it saying they were some idol’s second cousin’s nephew for screen time
-but honestly isn’t this just the sister giving him a boost, some viral manipulation?
Are you out of your mind? You think you can just go around dating rumors with your own blood? What’s wrong with you?
In the end, the exposé account disappeared without a trace.
“Thank you, noona…….”
[Since it’s come to this, you’re going to debut.]
“I’ll work hard…….”
[Work hard? No, you have to debut. You’re telling me you can’t debut after this? If that happens, I’m striking your name from the family register that very day.]
“Yeah. I’ll definitely debut.”
[That’s right. Hey, it really seems like you’re fated to live off your sister’s charity for the rest of your life. I’m getting calls nonstop from people around us right now.]
“Manager, it’s settled now, right?”
“……Yeah, it is. Go on in.”
The moment I left the conference room, I exhaled a sigh as if the very ground beneath me had given way.
And yet SP kept climbing steadily.
‘Should I like this or not?’
I made a complicated face watching the numbers rise.
It went up when I was being cursed at, and it went up when I was vindicated.
In the end, it all came down to attention. Whether negative or positive.
Just moments ago I’d felt like I might die from the injustice of it all, but seeing SP climb made me feel—just the tiniest bit, really the smallest bit—genuinely good.
‘I need to get my head on straight.’
That realization was what frightened me most.
* * *
The rumor had settled down, but the aftermath was considerable.
The producers, delighted by the unexpected buzz, had cornered me for an interview. How did it feel, the dating rumor with my sister?
‘If this airs, I really won’t be able to show my face at home, will I?’
A sigh escaped me unbidden.
“Man, I can’t get my head together…….”
By the time I’d barely managed to open the Practice Room door, evening had already fallen.
In the empty space, Kang Iyul was dancing alone.
His expression was so focused he hadn’t even noticed someone had come in.
After the mid-term evaluation, he deserved more attention than ever, and here I was—wasting an entire day tangled up in rumors.
‘Sorry.’
Of course, Iyul wouldn’t even notice.
I pretended to stretch and watched him.
‘Huh?’
At first I thought I was seeing things.
A large bandage wrapped around the back of his hand, and spots of dried blood scattered across it.
“……What, what is that?”
I quickly checked his Risk Level.
[Risk Level: 85% (-)]
It was the same.
‘Then why? What is that?’
I nearly ran to him. Only then did Kang Iyul hear my footsteps and turn around.
“Seongwoo?”
“You, you…….”
“What’s wrong?”
“Why is it like this?”
Only then did Kang Iyul’s eyes drift to his own arm.
He let out a short breath.
Like someone caught with something they’d never wanted anyone to see.
“It’s nothing.”
“Nothing? What do you mean nothing!”
My voice came out louder than I intended. I glanced around in alarm.
The camera light was off. Still, I forced my voice lower just in case.
“Why are you hurt?”
“……I scraped it during practice.”
“That’s more than just a scrape.”
Without thinking, I grabbed his arm.
He flinched.
Kang Iyul quickly pulled his arm away.
“…….”
Confusion, irritation, bewilderment—every emotion was tangled together in that silence.
That’s when I realized I’d gotten far too worked up.
‘……I’m finished.’
“I don’t understand why you’re acting like this.”
The air grew heavy in an instant.
My mind was already a mess, and the status window still offered no explanation whatsoever.
‘This is driving me insane.’
It just throws numbers at you and leaves you drowning in questions.
“I’ve said all I need to say.”
“But that—”
“I need to practice.”
The words came out sharp and final.
“Wait—did you get hurt after the mid-term evaluation yesterday?”
“How did you know that?”
For a moment, Kang Iyul’s eyes wavered.
The instant I saw that, certainty crashed over me. Of course—that wound came from the elevated Danger Level during the mid-term evaluation.
“Why are you asking if you already know?”
The expression of someone whose secret had been exposed.
Yet I couldn’t bring myself to answer properly.
My gaze kept drifting upward.
[Danger Level: 85% (-)]
[Danger Level: 86% (▲1%)]
Flash.
[Danger Level: 85% (-)]
[Danger Level: 86% (▲1%)]
Flash.
Like a heartbeat monitor, the Danger Level rose and fell without pause.
‘What on earth is happening……?’
Cold crept into my fingertips. Kang Iyul was saying something, but I couldn’t hear it properly.
“Hyung.”
“Huh? What?”
“Are you listening to me?”
His voice turned frigid. I jerked my gaze downward.
“Yes?”
But it didn’t last.
Something was wrong. The Danger Level that had been flashing wildly just moments ago had stopped.
[Danger Level: 86% (▲1%)]
My breath caught in my throat.
I looked up again, almost on pure instinct.
“…….”
And I could only freeze.
[WARNING!]
A blood-red warning blazed across the screen with manic intensity.
I Killed My Favorite and We’re Debuting Together (serialized)
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