The Daughter of a Conglomerate Family Has Debuted - Chapter 87
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The Chaebol’s Daughter Debuted
Episode 87
“Unfortunately, it’s time to send off the eliminated contestants.”
Everyone’s gaze turned toward Romance Story.
Romance Story couldn’t even shed tears, staring blankly at the screen showing the rankings with a pale face.
“Romance Story, please come forward and give your final greeting to the viewers.”
At announcer Choi Gyu-jin’s words, Romance Story took heavy steps forward.
At that moment.
Drop, drip drop.
Like a well-built dam collapsing, tears began falling from the Romance Story members’ eyes.
“Oh my…”
“What should we do, they’re crying.”
With each step they took, voices filled with sympathy followed them.
In tournament competitions, eliminations are inevitable, and I do think it’s fortunate that it’s not me.
But separate from that, watching such a scene is nothing but heartbreaking.
“Are they okay…?”
Young Il-lin muttered quietly.
Once the tears started flowing, they fell endlessly.
Since they were eliminated, they could cry.
It was okay to cry.
But right now, Romance Story’s faces showed not just the sadness of elimination, but even fear.
“…There’s no way they’d be okay.”
Sadly, I know what that expression means.
I’ve experienced it in a bone-chilling way.
‘If we leave here, we can no longer envision a future.’
Just like I Meet You, Romance Story was also a group that participated thinking of Start Plan as their only hope.
“I, no, we… this is our last chance to compete as a team.”
“What do you mean by your last chance to compete as a team?”
“Our company’s situation is… Ah, saying this might make us look like we’re trying to appear pitiful. Haha…”
In episode 1 that aired recently, a Romance Story member preparing for auditions had said that.
That this was their last chance to compete as a team.
So they had to do their absolute best and work hard.
On the broadcast, even with cameras filming them, they devoted themselves solely to practice without saying a word.
That desperately sought opportunity had just crumbled.
Not surviving Start Plan meant nothing other than disbandment for Romance Story.
No matter how hard they had worked for Start Plan, unfortunately, this was reality.
“Romance Story, you really gave your all and showed great stages up to round 3, which makes this unfortunate. Leader Song Hwa-ram, please say a few words as the representative.”
“…Yes.”
Song Hwa-ram, receiving the microphone from announcer Choi Gyu-jin, held back her tears and looked at the camera.
Of course, her firmly composed face immediately crumbled as soon as she saw the camera.
“To all the viewers of Start Plan…”
Her voice, wet with tears, trembled greatly.
“Thank you so much for watching our, Romance Story’s stages until now. Whenever it may be, in whatever way, sniff… We will definitely, all of our members will definitely greet you again, sob, in a more grown form. Until now!”
“Romance story toward you! This was Romance Story!”
Romance Story bowed their heads deeply in greeting.
Thunderous applause poured toward them.
Hoping that Romance Story would have one more chance. That someday, in some way, they would achieve their dreams.
Romance Story left the set studio receiving this applause filled with such wishes.
And the set studio fell quiet.
Announcer Choi Gyu-jin moved back to the center of the platform as if nothing had happened.
Though the Romance Story members’ seats were empty, filming for the survivors wasn’t over yet.
“Now, round 3 has completely ended. But there’s no time to catch your breath, right? We’ll continue with preparations for the next round. But before that.”
Announcer Choi Gyu-jin stretched out his hand holding the cue card with a somewhat displeased expression.
“Now that the mix-match is over, shall we sit by groups again?”
Ah, we don’t need to sit in this combination anymore.
The moment I thought that, my lips naturally turned down with a strange sense of regret.
“Ah, we have to part like this…”
“How can this be? We became friends now!”
Ji-ah and Young-ju openly showed their disappointment, holding hands and swaying their bodies.
“Hey, Young-ju! Aren’t you coming quickly!”
The I Meet You members called Young-ju with faces that looked annoyed to death.
“I like our Flan-Shu better than those guys…”
“Hey, hey, hey! Young-ju!”
“Are you trying to abandon us? Come here quickly.”
Young-ju left her seat with a reluctant nuance until the very end.
Still, I Meet You held on until 4th place.
Even though they were still the team closest to elimination, which wasn’t comfortable, perhaps thanks to the relief of escaping the elimination crisis for today, their atmosphere looked good as usual.
Right, they’re quite a well-matched team, but now we each have to go our separate ways.
I let out my slight regret with a small sigh and headed toward where the Flora members were with Seo Ra-eun.
“Oh my, Ji-ye, please take care of me from now on.”
Min Ha-young, who had arrived first and was waiting, cheekily extended her hand to me.
Really, how cute. I chuckled and clasped her hand.
“Ah, yes yes. Ha-young, I’m quite lacking, but please take care of me too from now on.”
Then Han Da-min’s voice was heard right behind us.
“You two, hurry up and sit down~ We’re still filming.”
“Yes.”
Min Ha-young pulled me while still holding my hand and sat me down next to her.
With that, all the trainees took their seats.
“Somehow, the set studio seems much more spacious.”
“The feeling is strange.”
“Right…”
The set studio that was initially filled with six groups now had only four groups remaining.
The space even felt somewhat empty.
This place somehow felt unfamiliar.
However, unlike the trainees who shuddered at the awkwardness, announcer Choi Gyu-jin smiled as if familiar and immediately continued the proceedings.
“Indeed! This is it. This stable arrangement, composition. Very good. Now that we’ve changed seats, we really need to talk about the round 4 theme, right? What’s the point of dragging it out!”
Announcer Choi Gyu-jin stepped aside next to the platform.
The text [Round 4 Theme Announcement] appeared on the screen.
“We’ll reveal the round 4 theme right away. Round 4 theme! Please reveal it!”
“Round 4 is an assigned song battle. From now on, you’ll be divided into two teams and compete one-on-one.”
At his words, the trainees murmured.
“One-on-one again?”
“Ah, I really have no confidence…”
Two teams out of six were eliminated, and now only groups that weren’t easy to beat remained.
No matter who they faced off against, each opponent would be equally burdensome.
Did announcer Choi Gyu-jin know about the trainees’ sense of despair?
He continued his explanation steadfastly, as if he couldn’t hear the trainees’ murmuring at all.
“The two groups selected as one-on-one opponents will take the stage with a single song chosen by Start Plan.”
Two groups with one song?
Wow, this is going to be a really stark comparison…
“Of course, arrangement and concept are free, and you can do anything freely except changing the assigned song.”
At least it’s fortunate that arrangement is free. We’ll be able to differentiate ourselves from the opposing team in at least one way.
“That concludes the explanation of the rules.”
As soon as announcer Choi Gyu-jin finished speaking, a small table and black box were set up in front of him.
Announcer Choi Gyu-jin pointed to the box with his cue card.
“It’s a familiar box, isn’t it? We’re going to decide which teams will face off in the 4th round. Naturally, the first team to draw their opponents should be this 3rd round’s 1st place team, right?”
Announcer Choi Gyu-jin smiled and gestured toward us.
“We’d like one representative from the 1st place group, Flora, to come forward and draw the opposing team.”
At his words, all the members looked at Han Da-min.
Han Da-min quietly nodded and stood up, heading toward where the box was located.
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