The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 55

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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted

Episode 55

“But as I told Ji-ye, this is a competition. I hope you’ll think more about ways to show your presence.”

Choi Song-i lowered her head without saying a word.

Her expression was blank, so I couldn’t tell what she was thinking.

“I don’t know how you’ll take this, but trainee Choi Song-i has some advantages over other trainees when it comes to getting attention.”

That’s right. Her parents are celebrities and she’s been doing broadcast activities since she was young.

I haven’t checked the reactions to today’s released profiles yet, but she’s probably one of the trainees mentioned most in articles.

‘Ah, but Song-i really hates hearing that kind of thing.’

Sure enough, Choi Song-i’s head lowered even more.

Her two hands holding the microphone were also clenched tightly.

Whether So-hae knew this or not, she finished her comment as if she had said what needed to be said.

“Yet among the FLORA members, your presence was the most faint. Even though this is a team competition, this broadcast is clearly a means to debut, so I hope Song-i can work to be clearly visible on stage next time. That’s all.”

“Thank you.”

Choi Song-i raised her head again.

Her revealed face still had that emotionless expression where you couldn’t read her feelings.

“Yes, that was FLORA. Good work. Please return to your seats. The next stage is…”

While announcer Choi Gyu-jin was speaking, we came down from the stage.

“Haah…”

Min Ha-young and Seo Ra-eun collapsed to the floor as soon as they came down the stairs.

“Ugh…”

And I collapsed on top of them.

The Dopamine Addiction skill isn’t omnipotent, so using my body was still tiring. Though I’d feel fine again soon.

Han Da-min chuckled and clapped her hands above us.

“Come on, I know you’re tired but we need to go back to the set studio. Get up quickly and let’s freshen up.”

“Whew…”

I took a deep breath and got up. Then I half-lifted Seo Ra-eun, who looked like she didn’t have the strength to get up, along with Min Ha-young.

Just as we were about to start walking slowly.

“I’m going to the bathroom.”

Choi Song-i passed by us and disappeared just like that.

“…”

Hey? At least wipe off your sweat before going…

We exchanged puzzled glances and headed to the waiting room without saying much.

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The competitions that followed also proceeded steadily, and before we knew it, it was time for the last team U&DA’s turn.

Having finished our stage, we had gained quite a bit of hope unlike before.

This was because the reactions and judges’ evaluations were the best compared to our opposing team May Rookie and any other team that had performed so far.

The hopeful thought that ‘we might actually be able to win this.’

Was it because all of FLORA naturally thought we couldn’t beat May Rookie?

Actually, after the stage, our team atmosphere became the most harmonious it had ever been.

Of course, one person, Choi Song-i, was an exception.

Thanks to her consistently expressionless face then and now, it wasn’t particularly noticeable.

“We’ve now seen the last team U&DA’s stage as well.”

U&DA was perfect in this stage too.

They did receive criticism that their concept was too consistent with last time, and if they went with the same concept until the 3rd round, it might feel boring, but other than that, it was all praise.

‘They’ll really be popular when this airs.’

A group with both skills and charisma.

Groups this good are rare, so wouldn’t they be the perfect ideal for people who like skilled idols?

Their opposing team I MEET U also did well, but U&DA will probably win easily.

Well, it’s not because U&DA is my preference or anything.

“Everyone really worked so hard. But seeing everyone show such improved performances compared to the 1st round makes me so happy as the host of Start Plan!”

Everyone’s faces showed pride at announcer Choi Gyu-jin’s words.

As he said, unlike the chaotic 1st round, this round showed everyone delivering good quality stages that suited them perfectly.

You could feel just by watching that they had given their all.

“Now, it seems the judges’ evaluations are finished, so shall we announce the results?”

Then with dramatic BGM, the warm atmosphere was once again thrown onto thin ice.

It was time for the results announcement.

“First up, May Rookie and FLORA who had the first battle! Who will be the winner!”

“What do I do! My heart is beating so fast?”

Min Ha-young made a fuss while shaking my hand.

I gripped her hand tightly and focused on the electronic display board behind announcer Choi Gyu-jin with a little hope.

Please, please just not elimination candidates.

And soon, disappointment filled the faces of me and the members.

“Ah…”

[Winner: May Rookie]

“Yes! The victory goes to May Rookie! Congratulations. With this, FLORA becomes the first elimination candidate.”

There was no upset.

Only one judge gave our team a vote.

‘Probably… Lee Si-ah.’

It felt like the breath was knocked out of me.

I expected it, but it felt empty and a bit sad.

I shouldn’t have held onto even that little bit of hope.

Even after experiencing this so many times, I still had expectations.

Because I worked hard with my body, because all the members tried their best, I wondered if maybe there might be a chance for us too.

‘…But society is cold.’

Originally, only I myself acknowledge my own efforts.

I forced down the bitterness and applauded May Rookie.

May Rookie looked very happy as they hugged each other in celebration.

The judges explained to them why they chose them.

Though they called it reasons, it was just briefly reviewing May Rookie’s earlier evaluation.

“Now let’s announce the results for the second competition teams as well.”

The winners of the other teams were also announced one by one.

The other teams also had results without major upsets.

The battle between First Year and Romance Story was won by Romance Story.

Between I MEET U and U&DA, U&DA won with a unanimous vote.

“So the winners are May Rookie, Romance Story, and U&DA. The elimination candidates will be FLORA, First Year, and I MEET U.”

Ha, elimination candidates.

Well, what can I do. It’s bitter but I have to accept it.

‘It’s okay. I won’t be eliminated.’

Even though we’re elimination candidates, honestly I don’t think we did poorly enough to be eliminated.

…Though my heart does sting a bit.

I was trying to pull myself together emotionally and thinking about what to say to the members after filming ended, like this time was just a bit disappointing, let’s do better next time, when it happened.

“As I mentioned before, among the three teams at risk of elimination, the team with the lowest evaluation score will be eliminated from this round. Which of the three teams will survive! Please reveal each team’s final evaluation scores!”

“….”

After the final evaluation scores were revealed, the composure I had desperately maintained quickly crumbled.

Our team was in second place.

For the first time since my regression, I felt anger rising all the way to the top of my head.

So we’re second in total points, but we ended up as elimination candidates because we happened to face first place?

Damn tournament bracket.

A surge of frustration burst out.

Of course, Ryu Ji-ye’s face, which seemed like her muscles had stiffened, remained the picture of serenity!

If our opponent hadn’t been May Rookie, we definitely would have won.

To think such a performance would make us the losers and receive less attention than the winners.

‘This is too unfair.’

It’s not elimination, but even so, it’s enough to hurt our pride and make us feel this frustrated.

But right now, I couldn’t show these feelings.

Because among the six teams, the one that should feel most frustrated wasn’t us but….

“Yes, the eliminated team is First Grade, composed entirely of Individual Trainees. Thank you all for your hard work, First Grade members.”

The venue fell silent as a grave.

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