I’m Debuting With The Bias I Killed - Chapter 66

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Episode 66
The Puberty Team’s editing direction was crystal clear.
‘And they still won’t cry?’
[Trainee Kang I-yul: I’ve been training for almost six years now, and I just kept feeling smaller and smaller within myself.]
[When does this emotional wringing end?]
Is there anyone here who isn’t desperate? Everyone’s desperate—so why are they squeezing it out like this?
-No mental space, looks like ㅠㅠ So instead of watching Survival while oppressing kids who are barely in high school now, why don’t you go get counseling, you psycho
└Gradient-level anger;;
-Yeah idk whose fan you are but I get why ㅇ1-yul is being watched closely ㅇㅇ
Fortunately, the melodramatic segment wasn’t very long.
Since they’d spent so much time on the Dance Position Team, our team moved to the Stage quickly.
“Everyone was shocked when they saw it live.”
“I had no idea you had an Angel Voice like that, Seong-woo.”
“Haha.”
Ju Han laughed as if he found it amusing.
“Seong-woo’s an angel?”
[The spoilers were all right]
Why is the Debtors’ Vocal harmony so good? I held my breath when they traded parts
-What Han did live, I didn’t see ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Isn’t this just editing magic?
└Go watch Focus On’s video and curse them out
└If they edited it and the live performance is even better, should we say they edited it?
‘As expected, it’s already all leaked.’
[That’s not the important part]
When they finish, they’ll show what they talked about, right? If you don’t tell us, I’ll die from curiosity—you Vocals killed me
-You’ve got real talent for emotional instability
-He came out ㅋㅋㅋ I believed in you, 100%- Lae.
└100% what ㅋㅋㅋ Aw, that’s cute
└When did those two get so close? Fill ten episodes with them and bring it
But the moment the live voting results were revealed, the forum became a battlefield.
[Absolutely livid]
At the venue, Go Jae-sung’s fans deliberately didn’t cheer during Ju Han’s part and were totally trying to sabotage—tactical votes ㅅㅂㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ and even so, the new recruit still couldn’t get first and it’s hilarious^^
-Tactical votes really ㅋㅋㅋ the Ju Han gang worked hard ㅠㅠㅠ
-Was it true that Go’s fans pushed around the Ju Han gang and messed with their seating positions at the venue like crazy?
[Hair loss incoming]
Can’t Jae-sung stop pulling people’s hair? You’re already confirmed first place—why do you have such an inflated ego?? We don’t even do tactical votes ㅠㅠ You do the tactical voting and then why are you blaming angelic Jae-sung’s fans??
-“angelic” (posting about Go Jae-sung business every day in the community while subtly trashing other trainees, poking at other trainees’ homemade goods at the venue, creating slurs for other trainees)
-Did Song think he’d be first forever ㅋㅋㅋ This Code announcement ceremony is gonna be fun to watch ㅎㅎ
[The Ju Han fans and Go fans are]
Now’s not the time for you to fight each other—shouldn’t you be taking down Han who won by sitting back and profiting?
-Sang fans don’t do tactical votes like that and just vote for their favorite with integrity, so that’s the result they got?
-If you’re gonna fight, go outside and fight
-Sang fans who were minding their business : Why us?
-Now the Ju Han fans and Go fans are fighting;;so Sang fans should just stay out ㅅㅂ and have nothing to say
Go Jae-sung’s fanbase had been consistently clashing with other trainees’ fanbases. I never thought even this would repeat as it had before the regression.
‘Old habits really do die hard.’
* * *
Though it was already the sixth time, the morning of the Code announcement ceremony was always quiet.
“Are you up?”
“Yes.”
Even as they spoke, the trainees’ energy was different from usual.
“We’re now beginning the sixth Code announcement ceremony.”
As befitted a ranking announcement just before the Semifinal, the set was far more elaborate than usual.
Kang Se-jun appeared again in fusion hanbok. It seemed to be a costume choice with the Chuseok holiday broadcast in mind.
“Now, before we officially announce the Codes, we’ll reveal how many trainees are eliminated this Round.”
Numbers spun dizzily across the screen.
“What? Why not just announce it right away?”
“Is this the first or second time? After this…….”
[3]
All around, question marks burst from the trainees’ faces as they turned pale.
“Huh??”
“What?”
This many eliminations in a single round was unprecedented.
“It’s over…….”
“Ah…….”
Trainees who had ranked Code 12 or lower in the previous evaluation, and those who’d failed to secure a Benefit, let out sighs of resignation.
“In total, twelve trainees will advance.”
“Wait. So Round 6…….”
Kang Se-jun’s comment slipped in naturally.
“Unfortunately, three trainees will not be able to stand on the Stage for Round 6.”
It was a far harsher cut than anyone had anticipated.
“Now then, we’ll begin the Code announcement ceremony!”
This announcement ceremony, too, only exchanged name tags when there were changes to the Debut Group.
“First, Code 11. Congratulations, Kwon Ki-hyun.”
“……What? Wh-what?”
“Congrats!”
The despair that had painted his face moments ago evaporated without a trace.
“Yes, Kwon Ki-hyun. By earning a team Benefit this round, you’ve climbed one rank to 11th.”
“Th-thank you so much. I really owe you everything!”
He bounced on his feet toward me, waving his hands animatedly. Compared to Round 2, he’d grown tremendously.
“Code 9. Congratulations, Song Woo-ju.”
“L-lucky…….”
Song Woo-ju bowed toward me as well. I felt like a teacher who’d just been handed flowers on Teacher’s Day.
With no name tag exchanges, the announcements progressed swiftly.
Before long, we reached Code 6. I habitually checked the Danger rating.
‘No change.’
Factoring in the Benefit and broadcast exposure, Kang I-yul’s entry into the Debut Group was all but assured.
Which meant the next likely candidate was Choi Un-jo.
“Ah……! This is quite the upset. A trainee who’s never fallen out of the Debut Group before.”
“Seriously?”
“Two of them? Un-jo and Ju Han?”
“No way, Un-jo got a Benefit this time.”
Choi Un-jo was already adjusting his appearance.
In contrast, Ju Han gazed calmly at the scoreboard.
‘As expected.’
“The trainee in question is Choi Un-jo.”
“……Oh!”
Choi Un-jo never lost his smile.
“That’s unfortunate!”
Only Choi Un-jo could deliver disappointment with such a cheerful tone.
He immediately rushed over to Kang I-yul and gave him a thumbs-up.
“This means the Debut Group of five has also undergone changes.”
“So, which trainee has newly joined the Debut Group?”
Even this flat, tension-free commentary was probably scripted.
Kang Se-jun checked his cue card, raising his eyebrows.
“There’s another surprise this round.”
The crowd’s murmur grew louder. The cameras cut between the faces of the Debut Group candidates.
“Congratulations. Code 5 is Go Jae-sung.”
“……What?”
“Oh.”
I hadn’t seen that one coming either.
‘The impact of an individual Benefit was that significant?’
He was likely nursing wounded pride right now, and perhaps the shock was settling in—all that grueling work for this result.
Then again, some might take comfort knowing this would only fire up the fanbase.
“In the previous announcement, he held Code 1, so this might very well be today’s biggest reversal.”
Go Jae-sung quickly waved his hand dismissively.
“Regardless of my code, I’ll give my absolute best!”
It was starkly different from his tearful comment at the last ceremony.
‘He doesn’t mean it.’
Code 4 was confirmed to be Han Sang-yun—a result born from the Benefit and the unified fandom voting exclusively for him.
“Code 3, results.”
Kang I-yul kept his head down, scraping at his palm with his fingernail—a nervous habit that surfaced without thought whenever tension set in.
‘Please…….’
“Congratulations, trainee Kang I-yul!”
Both fists clenched involuntarily.
“……I made it.”
The words barely escaped his mouth.
Kang I-yul’s legs gave out and he sank, but Choi Un-jo quickly steadied him back on his feet.
I wanted to rush over and hold him, but I held back.
Kang I-yul bowed to Choi Un-jo before climbing onto the Podium.
Even the Danger rating that hadn’t budged began to shift.
[Danger rating: 85% (▼7%)]
‘It dropped!’
“Trainee Kang I-yul, at the last results announcement your rank fell all the way to Code 6, but this is a tremendous comeback.”
The weight of all those difficult moments seemed to wash over him as he tilted his head back, fighting to keep the tears at bay.
“Uh… um…….”
Only after collecting himself did he manage to speak.
“First, I’m really grateful to all the fans who voted for me. I went into this thinking it was my final chance, so I was terrified it wouldn’t work out again—”
His grip on the microphone trembled visibly.
“Honestly, I was…… really scared.”
His voice shook along with it.
‘Hold it together, hold it together…….’
The moment he started speaking, the floodgates were threatening to burst wide open.
Before the return, I’d only become a fan later and watched the broadcast long after it aired.
Since I already knew he’d debuted, I’d watched the Code announcement without tension or tears.
But now it was different.
Because I’d lived through all of this with him,
“I’ll protect this place I’ve returned to, I promise.”
After composing himself for a moment, Kang I-yul looked toward me.
“And Seong-woo.”
Our eyes met.
“Thanks to you, I understood what it means to give 100% on the Stage.”
‘Damn it…….’
Forget it. At this point, even if crying memes and fish-eyed screenshots of me go viral across the whole nation, I can’t hold back anymore.
“Uh… trainee Yu Seong-woo, are you crying?”
“No, I’m not.”
I’d rather the status window had a glitch. At least I could make an excuse.
“Trainee Kang I-yul’s eyes look a bit red too. It seems the two of you bonded deeply while teaming together this Round. That’s part of the charm of Boys Code.”
Kang Se-jun smoothly delivered the ad-lib the writer had hastily scrawled out.
“Trainee Kang I-yul, go wipe your tears.”
Kang I-yul looked flustered and scratched his cheek awkwardly, then walked toward me with uncertain steps.
“Why are you crying?”
“Who told you to say something like that?”
“What?”
“Congratulations—”
I threw it out curtly to hide my embarrassment.
“There’s no handkerchief—”
“You’re not actually trying to wipe my face, are you?”
“Ah, wait a moment.”
Before I could figure out what he was doing, he rolled up his jacket sleeve and extended it toward me.
“You want me to wipe my face on that?”
“Yes.”
“Your makeup will get smudged and you’ll get scolded.”
“I’ll get scolded anyway.”
Well, what else could I do? I dabbed at my eyes against his sleeve.
“Trainee Kang I-yul, could you wave that sleeve at the camera for us—”
At the staff’s request, Kang I-yul waved his arm without quite understanding.
“They really do ask for everything, don’t they?”
Ju Han muttered softly from the back row.
“No kidding.”
Well, that’s another memory to add to the collection.
“Now, we come to the moment you’ve all been waiting for—the announcement of Code 1. Our two Code 1 candidates, please come up to the Podium.”
I stood up, and Ju Han slipped in a quiet remark.
“I have a feeling you’re going to get first, hyung.”
“Come on, there’s no way.”
Honestly, even Code 2 feels surreal. It’s a lot of pressure.
‘Code 4, 5 would be so much easier.’
The moment I stepped onto the Podium, an inexplicable tension seized me, and my heart began hammering like mad.
I had no idea being a Code 1 candidate could feel this daunting.
I’d been thinking Ju Han would obviously take first, but deep down—had I actually been hoping for it myself?
I didn’t know I was capable of being this shameless.
“Yu Seong-woo, this is your first time as a Code 1 candidate. How does it feel?”
“I’m… I honestly never expected to be in this position, so it still doesn’t feel real.”
“Are you going to cry again if you take first?”
“Ah… no. I’ll give my feelings with strength and composure!”
While I was stammering, Ju Han kept his expression perfectly calm.
“Then, let me announce Code 1.”
All the trainees’ eyes fixed on us two.
Boom-boom-boom—boom—boom.
The grand sound effect merged with the beating of hearts.
The large screen flickered between the two of us.
“The new Code 1 champion is—”
Kang Se-jun, who’d been building the suspense, bellowed out the answer.
“Yu Seong-woo!”
‘As expected, it’s Ju Han.’
I immediately started clapping for Ju Han. But then he was clapping for me too.
‘Wait?’
Hold on.
Something was off.
Ju Han came closer with a grin.
“Hyung, I almost laid out a mat for you.”
“What?”
Kang Se-jun called my name again.
“Yu Seong-woo, you’ve just become the new Code 1. How are you feeling right now?”
This is insane.
Noona, I’m taking first place in Boys Code….
I Killed My Favorite and Debuted Together (Serial)
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