I’m Debuting With The Bias I Killed - Chapter 60

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Episode 60
Late that night, Hwang Geon-hee’s departing figure from the Dormitory was utterly pathetic.
The hallway held nothing but heavy silence. Some trainees were likely trembling in fear, reflecting on their own pasts.
“This is really scary…….”
“I’m just glad I get to live as a total outcast.”
The feelings churning inside me were complex.
Relief that the future hadn’t changed.
Wariness toward Go Jae-sung, who had engineered everything using that future.
And alongside it all, an eerie discomfort born from the gap in information between us.
Go Jae-sung, who until recently had commanded Hwang Geon-hee like a tool, had cast him aside without hesitation.
That was all I needed to confirm it.
‘There’s only one person Go Jae-sung wants to change at Impacter.’
And that person had been Kang I-yul from the start.
He must have decided to find the reason Impacter failed in Kang I-yul.
‘That’s why I-yul took the rap part and the gestures in Round 3.’
I couldn’t even manage a bitter laugh.
People say they don’t change easily, yet here he was repeating the same mistakes in a second life.
‘There’s no way I can let that happen.’
The saving grace was that even he had moments where his calculations went awry.
If they hadn’t, this round would have cemented his position as Code 1 completely.
‘He really thought it through.’
Calculating the exact timing for Hwang Geon-hee’s exit, then emerging as the hero who saves the team.
It was a narrative that couldn’t have been crafted before the regression.
Back then, Hwang Geon-hee had been a rapper, and didn’t have much weight in the story. So the gap left behind was filled in piecemeal by other team members, and the production team hadn’t made much of the incident either.
But this time was different.
Hwang Geon-hee, who had been handling the core of the Choreography, and Go Jae-sung stepping in to fill that void.
It was a picture the survival show couldn’t help but love.
The puzzle pieces were clicking into place one by one.
‘This is the kind of move only someone inside the survival show could make.’
As an observer, I never could have known such information.
Of course, he still didn’t know that I’d regressed.
Thanks to that, several of Go Jae-sung’s calculations had started to misfire, and at the center of those misfires was Kang I-yul.
Thanks to I-yul, I stopped hiding my full hundred percent. Naturally, my teammates’ standards began rising along with mine.
“We’ll match ourselves to you.”
“Yeah. It’s really sad if you deliberately hide your skills from us!”
A laugh slipped out at their rather earnest words.
Is this what it feels like to have siblings?
‘If I’d had a younger brother instead of my sister…….’
In that instant.
[You dare imagine such a thing?]
My spine went cold.
‘……if I had, I wouldn’t be a person at all. My sister’s the best!’
Only then did Yu Seong-ah’s pleased voice reach me.
[That’s right!]
Hearing hallucinations to this degree—my situation really was pitiful.
I shook my head hard and tapped both my cheeks briskly.
‘It’s all because I haven’t been sleeping.’
The moment I returned to the Dormitory, I threw myself onto the bed.
Just as my consciousness was beginning to fade…….
“Seong-woo, you need to wash up before bed.”
“Yes.”
I’d almost drifted off without going one step away from Han Sang-yun.
* * *
Before heading out to the Practice Room, I murmured quietly in the Bathroom of the Dormitory.
“Use item.”
No matter how many times I do it, I still can’t get used to it. But it’s an item I worked so hard to obtain. I’m going to wring every last drop out of it.
I’ve never sweated so hard to get an item in my life.
Truth be told, since the Round 5 team was formed, I’ve spent days wrestling with my Status Window.
‘Even thinking about it again gives me a headache.’
After my team with Kang I-yul was confirmed, the first thing I checked on my Status Window was just one thing.
The application range of items.
“Can I apply items to someone else instead of myself?”
[S: It is possible. However, in such cases, the amount of SP required to create the item increases significantly.]
“How much would be needed?”
[S: It depends on the intended use and the abilities of the item.]
“Can it be applied to anyone?”
The Status Window paused for a moment before answering slowly.
[S: That is correct. However, the closer the recipient is to the deceased for whom the Deceased’s Wish Token was intended, the more difficult the creation conditions become.]
My eyes closed involuntarily.
‘Kang I-yul is the Wish Token itself!’
It was clear the path would not be easy.
And that premonition proved exactly right.
[Item Creation Failed: Insufficient SP]
[Item Creation Failed: Non-intuitive Item Name]
[Item Creation Failed: Inappropriate Use]
[Item Creation Failed: Insufficient Creativity]
“Insufficient creativity? Are you serious?”
For days I threw every name I could think of at it, but nothing worked.
Then, two days ago, a single remark from Kang I-yul became the hint I needed.
[Since you’re always at 100%, I just end up wanting to do better too.]
The moment I heard those words, I stopped practicing and rushed to the Bathroom.
After confirming no one was inside, I quietly called up the item creation window.
“Create item.”
▶Item Name: Growth Synchronization Link
▶Effect: When the item user displays 100% of their ability, the target who receives the link grows proportionally alongside them.
“Got it……!”
A screen resembling an email window appeared before my eyes.
A single long link that looked like an actual internet address.
At the top, in the ‘To’ field, I could input the name of whoever would receive the link.
I entered the names of my team members.
[Kang I-yul/Song Woo-ju/Kwon Ki-hyun/Jeong Eun-gyu]
“This really feels like sending an actual email…….”
When I returned to the Practice Room after creating the item, percentages hung above my teammates’ heads.
[Kang I-yul: 130%]
[Kwon Ki-hyun: 150%]
[Jeong Eun-gyu: 135%]
[Song Woo-ju: 125%]
At first I didn’t know what it meant.
But I soon realized. Those numbers represented the amount of growth each of them needed to match my 100%.
Just as Kang I-yul had said, to keep up with my 100%, he would need to reach 130% of his current ability.
The fact that Song Woo-ju was 5% lower than Kang I-yul was the most surprising part.
Kwon Ki-hyun, though—a full 150%.
‘Ki-hyun’s going to need a lot of practice.’
It wasn’t an item that simply boosted stats. It only worked if I grew first—then my teammates could grow alongside me.
‘So I’m not allowed to coast, am I?’
That was exactly what the Status Window meant to tell me.
I let out a small laugh.
“I wasn’t planning to anyway.”
I opened the door to the Practice Room. Sure enough, Kang I-yul was the first one here.
“You’re here?”
On the other side, the Choreography position team was sprawled across the floor, dead asleep.
“Isn’t it a bit too early?”
“I keep thinking the competition is tomorrow, so I couldn’t sleep.”
“How long have they been over there?”
“I think they just slept here. When I arrived this morning, they were already like that.”
It was strange to see a different percentage above Kang I-yul’s head instead of a Danger rating.
[Kang I-yul: 110%]
Already down twenty percentage points. It meant the standard was lowering as he put in the effort.
Not a buff that forcibly raised ability—an item that changed the very standard of growth itself.
I liked that.
“And it’s strange somehow…….”
Kang I-yul laughed a bit sheepishly.
“The more we practice, the more I feel myself improving, so I just wanted to practice even faster.”
“…….”
“Why are you smiling like that……?”
I didn’t know what he meant.
But the moment I caught sight of my own face reflected in the mirror, I snapped awake.
‘Damn it, that was the face I make watching my favorite idol’s fancam!’
I hurriedly rearranged my expression.
“I’m naturally a smiling person anyway, aren’t I?”
“……?”
“Should we warm up our voices and get straight to practice?”
“Yes.”
Fortunately, Kang I-yul didn’t press further.
“We’re here!”
Not long after, the other three arrived.
[Kwon Ki-hyun: 140%]
[Jeong Eun-gyu: 125%]
[Song Woo-ju: 115%]
All of them were down ten percentage points from two days ago. There wouldn’t be any dramatic changes in just one day. Still, today’s goal was clear.
Get everyone below 110%.
“Since the competition is tomorrow, let’s be careful with our vocal cords while we practice.”
“Of course!”
“Except during practice, I’m observing a vow of silence.”
Woo-ju, didn’t you hardly speak to begin with?
“That works. Nothing beats resting your voice.”
He seemed to be fishing for a compliment, so I obliged.
Then a very small voice came from beside me.
“……I drank some Pear Balloon Flower Juice on the way here.”
How does our I-yul manage such earnest gestures? It’s the same whether before or after debut — the ones with real dedication to the stage. If only we could make it law that only kids like this become idols…… and so on and so forth.
I poured out dozens of compliments internally and managed to voice just one.
“Pear Balloon Flower Juice—that’s admirable.”
“……?”
“Just admirable, you say?”
Song Woo-ju looked at me with suspicious eyes.
I replied smoothly.
“I can’t drink Pear Balloon Flower Juice. So I genuinely respect anyone who can.”
Perfect excuse. Look at that face—he’s got nothing to say back.
Whoosh.
Song Woo-ju crept over and whispered in my ear.
“Hyung, didn’t you down the one Kang I-yul gave you yesterday in one go?”
What do you mean ‘down’—that’s nonsense.
So he wasn’t silent because he had nothing to say—he chose not to.
He’s a good kid though. He knows how to let someone save face.
In the middle of practice, I heard an irritable muttering from the corner.
“Ugh, so noisy…….”
Go Jae-sung, who’d been sleeping in the corner, stirred awake.
Tousled hair, puffy face.
The marks of an all-nighter were plainly etched across his features—though of course, even that could’ve been an act.
“Wow.”
Go Jae-sung glanced around, his eyes crinkling with amusement.
“You’re practicing this early in the morning?”
His drowsy, mumbling tone made me nearly laugh.
Inwardly, of course.
“You said you’d been here all night.”
“Well, as you can see, we’re in a bit of a bind…….”
I offered him a look of sympathy and a comforting word.
“You’ve all worked this hard—I’m sure you’ll get good results.”
“I hope so.”
Go Jae-sung smiled.
“But aren’t you guys way too good? That’s actually a problem.”
I laughed along with him.
“Just kidding, just kidding.”
Go Jae-sung let out a wide yawn and turned back to the team. The other trainees swayed on their feet, positioning themselves in front of the mirror. It looked like a miracle that they all managed to keep their eyes open.
‘Everyone’s condition is pretty rough.’
Hwang Geon-hee’s absence wasn’t something Go Jae-sung alone could fill.
‘This could be…’
Go Jae-sung’s ambition might bring down the entire team.
We just need to do our part properly. If we do that, we win.
That conviction grew even stronger.
“Good.”
With each repetition of practice, the team’s percentage steadily declined.
“We’ve pretty much hammered out the technical side now.”
I clapped once.
“From here on, let’s sing with the lyrics more in mind. This isn’t just about singing well — we’re on a stage that has to tell a story.”
Kang I-yul’s percentage had by now dropped to 105%.
‘Just a little more…’
The other three hadn’t reached 110%, but they’d all managed below 120%.
Yet by the time the final practice ended, the number I’d been waiting for still hadn’t appeared.
[Kang I-yul: 101%]
Exactly one percentage point.
That number loomed larger than life.
“Everyone needs to manage their condition, so let’s call it here for today.”
“Ugh, I’m nervous.”
“I feel like something’s missing…”
Kwon Ki-hyun scratched his head.
“Do you think we’ll do well tomorrow?”
I nodded with a smile.
“We’ll be fine.”
And I looked at Kang I-yul.
“We’re all seasoned performers.”
That final 1% — its answer would have to be found on stage.
I Kill My Favorite and Debut (Serialized)
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