If I Fail to Debut, I’ll Get a Killer Disease - Chapter 27

I called out for the achievement pop-up that I had turned off.

[Call of Fame!]

50,000 people remembered your existence!

: Rare Attribute Draw  Click!

It appeared after the first episode aired, so it had already been a few weeks.

“I left it unintentionally.”’

In fact, not long after the third episode aired, I was able to achieve the achievement for 100,000 people, which gave points as a reward.

So my current status window currently looked like this;

[Name: Park Moondae (Ryu Gunwoo)]

Level : 12

Title: None

Vocal: A

Dance : C+

Visual: B+

Talent: C

Characteristic: infinite potential, Now that I heard it I think it’s right (C), Look at me! (D)

Status Abnormality: Debut or Die

Remaining points : 1

For reference, I had already distributed the points I obtained during the team battle to  Dancing and Vocals before the stage.

Wouldn’t it be a waste if I used one more point to make my Visual stat A? Just in time, I had one point left.

Of course, it was a waste.

“However…. unlike other stats, if my visual changes rapidly, they will suspect it of being plastic surgery, not growth.”’

This was especially true if the level of the alphabet changed.

I raised it from C+ to B- in the beginning, thanks to the fact that I started it while preparing for the broadcast. However there was no excuse to raise it from B- to A- right away.

Going up to B+ from B- was barely possible because of the month-long break and changing my hairstyle.

‘Well… I wanted to strengthen my image as a puppy, so it helped.’

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After searching up their rankings, among all the dog breeds golden retrievers seemed to be the trend these days, so I wanted to remind people of that.

Well, the chatter got a bit long. Let’s hurry up and pick a characteristic from the pop-up.

‘I hope I get something I can use.’

In the new pop-up, the familiar roulette machine spinned around and stopped. It was a brass square.

I couldn’t get the silver square which appeared to be high grade once again. Just as I was thinking how it was a pity I saw the name of the characteristic.

[Characteristic: ‘Look at me! (D)’ Acquired!]

People will pay a little more attention to your actions.

‘……?’

Why was it this one again?

The pop-up did not stop there, and a new phrase appeared.

[Found duplicate characteristic]

Would you like to synthesize ‘Look at me (D)’?

This is… Isn’t it ‘Strengthening duplicate items’ that was common in mass-produced failed games?

I couldn’t figure out why or where this system came out from.

‘Once I manage to debut and avoid a sudden death…… I’ll look into it.’

Anyway, there was no other way, so I synthesized it.

[Successfully Synthesized!]

The name was terrible, but the content was impressive.

It was more than welcome if it raised a skill level. It used to be a characteristic like chicken ribs*, but now it was revived as a knight.

(*T/N: Chicken ribs refers to something that has no worth but is also not worth throwing away)

That’s how it felt.

But it was the ‘Talent’ stat. A very strange ability had risen.

To be honest, it’s an ability that makes it so you have a presence in front of a camera, and to put it simply… I think it was star-like.

Just in time, the participant with the highest stats was next to me.

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“With that! The teams have been decided~”

“Wow!”

Once the team recruitment was over, I heard the MC’s comment signaling it.

I responded appropriately with an applause and checked Cha Yujin’s status window.

[Name: Cha Yujin]

Vocals: C+ (B+)

(Rap: B)

Dance: A+ (S+)

Visual: A (S)

Talent: A+ (EX)

Characteristic: Black hole (A)

It was a terrifying status window just looking at it.

The triple A stat in a row made me think that this was the type of people who were idols.

In particular, Cha Yujin had the highest stats and potential among the participants.

It was higher than the judge Youngrin, which meant that it was higher than most active idols.

And one of the lowest abilities in my current status window was the ‘Talent’ skill that I just managed to fix.

It would be good if I could get some hint during the current team match about whether to focus on Talent or Dancing First.

“Everyone, please start saying hello to your team members! I will introduce the 2nd team match as soon as you’re done with the greeting!

For now, the problem was whether the team match would end well.

I thought silently as I looked around the faces of the team members who quietly sat down following the MC’s words.

‘Let’s not get involved no matter what kind of mess might happen.’

***

“Oh, nice to meet you”.

Ryu Chungwoo, the leader of the team, smiled and greeted the team members over the strange power struggle of other participants.

Everyone hit their palms, but I could feel the tension underneath them.

‘This… I think I’ll get caught even if they don’t edit it.’

The production crew caught this kind of check perfectly.

“Did you all say hello?””

“Yes!”

“Oh, it’s nice to see everyone being so warm-hearted~ Shall we announce the 2nd team project?”

“Uh-huh!”

Even when the participants shouted at the MC’s words, the participants of this team had a relatively respectful attitude

‘It feels like I’m taking care of myself while being in the same group with other students in liberal arts.’

Anyway, it wasn’t a problem that I could solve, so let’s just focus on what the MC says.

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“There is some content that ‘Idol Joint-Stock Company’ has been working on for the 2nd team match. Do you know what it is? Oh! That’s right. It’s the ‘Rediscovery of Hidden Masterpieces’ project!

They were doing it again this season.

“On the website… They voted out of 50 songs, right?

“Yes.”

There were murmurs around me. Other participants were just giving conventional reactions to see if they already knew everything.

“The masterpieces that couldn’t shine for many reasons! It’s a project where they will be reinterpreted by ‘Idol Joint-Stock Company’ and introduced to the public once again. This year, our shareholders have selected various idol masterpieces!”

To put it bluntly, they weren’t successful but the song was okay, so they wanted to remake it and use it as their own song.

‘Since there is no creation economy the cost of composition will also lessen.’

While admiring the production team’s amazing cost-cutting ability, someone suddenly spoke to me from the side.

Surprisingly, it was Lee Sejin.

“…Is there a song you want to do?”

“Hmm?”

He looked like he regretted saying that, but anyway, the question was a question, so I answered.

“I hope it’s a catchy song.”

Which meant that I did not want to do a song that wouldn’t do well.

“What about you?”

“I… I wanted to do ‘Base’.”

It was a good choice. ‘Base’ was the title song of a popular idol group during an unknown period, just like MallangDalkom’s debut song from the last team.

I actually saw the stage, and I remember that the concept was strong and the melody was addictive.

“That song is good. I think it’d be good to make it into a stage.”

“…….Right.”

Lee Sejin nodded in affirmation.

The moment when I thought that I had finally begun to take care of my social skills, Cha Yujin suddenly intervened in the conversation.

“I like that song, too. ‘Base~ Uh, Ringing Beat~”

“……Ah, yes.”

Lee Sejin closed his mouth with an uncomfortable look.

‘This guy is always like this.’

If he was going to keep being like this, I wanted to ask why he was here.

Anyway, it was better not to have silence since there was a camera. Let’s just roughly patch things up

“I see. I hope we can do it this time.”

“Okay!”

Cha Yujin brightly affirmed with a blank look.

‘He doesn’t have any no sense or context, but still, he is a positive guy.’

As the evaluation was being raised in it’s own way, the MC finally announced the selection method.

“There are 7 items on the table in front of you.”

Just like she said, I could see a table quite a distance away from the participants.

“These items belong to the original artists of different ‘Hidden masterpieces’~ You have to try and use your intuition and reasoning to choose one of these belongings! You can choose one.”

“Gasp.”

“Oh, I’m not good at this!”

“The method is~ Oh, it’s a traditional. It’s running! Leaders, please get ready!

“Running?”

Ryu Chungwoo, who was good at sports, could benefit as the leader.

Of course, it would only be effective if he can guess the song by looking at the items.

However, this kind of approach was possible.

“That pouch! Looks like it belongs to a girl!”

“The baseball… Are they a baseball fan?”

“Oh, it’s a skull pencil. Somewhat unique?”

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There were loud noises everywhere. Everyone seemed to be thinking in their own way.

Ah, this team reached an agreement in an instant.

“I want you to bring the item that looks the most expensive when seen from a close distance.”

“Um, Okay!”

Looks like his reasoning was that someone who puts out expensive things has a high chance of being a successful entertainer, it sounded plausible enough.

It was probably the judgement he came up with considering the selection of songs as well as the amount of broadcasting.

Ryu Chungwoo nodded and agreed to Kim Raebin’s words.

Soon after, the MC called the leaders again.

“Okay, leaders. Are you ready?”

“Yes!”

“Well then… let’s go!”

The leaders ran violently and threw their hands all over the table.

‘No matter how much I look, I don’t think there is enough time to pick anything properly.’

If so, wasn’t this song selection completely up to luck?

“Good, I got it!”

However, Ryu Chungwoo snatched something and returned with a smile.

And he held out the object with a confident face.

It was a baseball.

“This is Ryu Wanbeom’s autographed ball!”

“Wow.”

Everyone widened their eyes in surprise. Ryu Wanbeom was a famous hitter who made it to the Major League.

Cha Yujin immediately asked.

“How do you know?”

“I also watch some baseball. So I recognized it right away.”

Ryu Chungwoo smiled and threw and caught the baseball. The energy of things going well temporarily eased tension in the team, creating a comfortable atmosphere.

But it didn’t last long.

“The owner of the baseball is… Oh, It’s Lee Chanwoo, the vocalist of the idol band ‘Solar Island’!

The owner of the baseball was… a stranger that no one knew.

“Who is he?”

No one in the team could give an answer to Cha Yujin’s question.

“Wow!”

Right next to us, Choi Wongil’s team was excited and making a fuss.

“Hello, I am Jeong Ha, a movie star.”

“U-huh…”

The owner of the pouch chosen by the team’s leader, Keun Sejin, was a famous female actor.

Perhaps it was because of the first team match, but there was a strange sense of deja vu.

I shrugged my shoulders.

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‘Well, this can happen.’

Anyway, the most important thing was the song.

Of course, it was advantageous to secure airtime if a famous celebrity appeared.

In addition, the advantage was that it could block reactions such as ‘Stealing songs from poor unknown idols’.

However, in the end, it was overwhelmingly advantageous to have a good song. Because in an audition program, the stage had to be good.

So if I check the song……

“The song I’m going to leave to you is… 〈Burning like the sun〉!

Oh.

Oh… This… What should I do?

“Ah!”

“I know!”

The other team members exclaimed.

“I’m glad I know this song…”

“Sunbaenim, I’m listening well!”

The team was full of relief.

It managed to regain vitality since the song was good and well known.

The original singer was also excited to introduce the song.

“〈Burning like the sun〉 was released seven years ago, but it is still loved as a cheering song. I am sure any baseball fan has heard the chorus at least once.”

“Oh, I know it well. It’s a great song.”

When Ryu Chungwoo answered in a friendly manner, the original singer smiled happily. Cha Yujin opened his eyes wide and asked a question.

“What about the chorus? I don’t know baseball well!”

The original singer cleared his throat as if he was waiting for this question.

“Ah, hmm. ‘Now, wake up~ Like the burning sun~’ Like that.”

“Aha. That’s right.”

“Haha!”

The team members laughed warmly at Cha Yujin’s poor grammar.

Creating a warm atmosphere with the original singer looked very good compared to before.

The problem was that…… the outlook was not good.

That’s right. After this cut, I think they will probably put in subtitles that say ‘2 days later’ and show the team’s atmosphere as a preview.

Because this song wasn’t suitable for an idol survival show at all……