JLI Chapter 5

“To be honest, we didn’t have that many spots for individual trainees. There were a lot of applicants, but among them, you really stood out, Jaeha.”fe176b723061e983

To interpret what that con artist was saying: Our program is so amazing that even agencies are interested. And yet, we’re offering a chance to a nobody like you, so be grateful and listen to me.9699597ddce1da96

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‘He’s trying to establish dominance from the start, huh?’8edb697ec02feec2

I was used to it since I had experienced it a lot as a Hunter. What pissed me off now was that I didn’t have the authority to snap back with something like, “You really have the nerve to talk big after ruining your last show.” Instead, I had to say:924eaf03cc9ad9e0

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“Thank you for showing interest in me.”db0cf1b81d51d1a2

I bowed politely, keeping my expression in check for that brief moment. It was an unusually wholesome reaction from someone like me who’d lived by the rule that fists came before law, and that it’s faster to beat everyone up and reform their minds than to play the game of reading faces.17e5767d5e733fbe

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Do Jaeha, you’re practically a saint now.6a1e370bdf16a39f

I lifted my head, b5ca311def impressed by my own 9d32c488e3 personal growth. The scammer 528fb2660e seemed pleased 90a8db734a with my 0c04715283 attitude too, a9f9937c2f coughing awkwardly d0a12f4820 as a 4e73906fb5 bright look a297115f81 crossed his bd0609eb6a face.8352f32c893cd109

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“You seem like a rare, well-mannered young man. I was worried because there are so many superficial kids these days.”80bfcd7815cf35ac

Are you sure you’re not just an old fart? The question was on the tip of my tongue.27c4de60d7c81366

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“Now, the other reason I called you here is because of the grade evaluation stage. Usually, trainees from the same agency do it together, but we’ve decided to group individual trainees together. Jaeha-ssi makes exactly four, so the numbers work out perfectly. Here’s the profile picture.”b6e24438ab653cef

I blankly received 9379b942a2 the tablet that 04337666c8 was handed to b7524a9149 me. There was no way 6b3fd6c38d teamwork would develop just 4202330388 from looking at a a3681656ff few pictures and lines 27797afe1a of explanation, so I 6333cf77d4 was just planning to d8c8f6c9eb memorize the names.ffc1af523acaf1e2

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“Huh…?”673b9b4654eac2cb

That is, if the face I thought I would never see again wasn’t in there.44ed028b538627e4

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“Ah, did he catch your eye too? I was wondering why he was still an individual trainee, but apparently he just left a pretty famous agency”65320a2ea06d36cc

That kind of information wasn’t important to me.f075cfa8d8ffdaf8

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‘It’s Seojin?’53ec5451c4bf9e98

What was f1df2a5ef9 important to 2610e0d847 me was 9fe1f8dc98 that the 2622ffc8b8 picture right 1c9b1d4fb7 there was 92f2ef3fe3 of the 2ce80c023d person I e283e7dffd had trusted 13eb30e5bb the most, a2d3f831a4 and the b47db106d9 human who db991a48cc had betrayed 9d7a8919ab me. This was a 8ac0f25423 parallel world, and d4388e13e0 I had checked 390942e1ef the faces of 4372732f86 people I knew 56f0bb9a77 from the previous 47515daf65 world on the f61b423b5a internet a few b42d09a1cd times, so I ad53bed9e2 had thought I 6febb2bc9f might meet Seojin 388315108c too. But I never 72318d0194 imagined I would ca6867d9a6 run into him 93a3df1e9e so suddenly, and 49a31e3a21 in such an 7689daeb35 unavoidable way.f83d036c464d0ec7

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‘He looks so much like him, it’s disturbing. Can I really convince myself he’s someone else?’50d9d00ce4ac7186

It probably wouldn’t be easy. I even had the absurd thought that I should quit the survival show just to avoid seeing Seojin.33b50c0b26d98218

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At that 4f7f6ebd1d moment, as 787931f6ed if to baa9bb92dc ease my 68491b4a5e worries, the dd4dd20fca System Window f4ab9afce1 popped up.b79538574c9d0286

[MAIN MISSION 159edf9ac0610beb9

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Content: Participate in the survival program, <Jackpot! Lotto Idol>.7f60f24556b04e95

Time Limit: 5 days5c1586d2bae9be5f

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Reward: Ability Enhancement60fd0be071f42262

Failure Penalty: Undisclosed]3b330799df49f22a

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The content 5d81686f44 was the 8d05492021 same as 64965b8694 before, but d82e21802f the failure b755f96355 penalty, emphasized daeb1b46d3 in red, 7e8d923a5f was flashing. Without the c0f50cbd22 playful emoticons, 9022ed54fe it was a9928f1161 seriously asking a4e3de60aa if I 9a458f0e98 could handle cd4108768d giving up 75b0fb2157 on this 6992879fa5 mission now.71bc6cc055517abe

That weirdly supportive tone from the system rubbed me the wrong way, but honestly… I’d already invested too much to walk away.4426039017d38438

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The scale in 07868863b6 my heart tipped aa01d28ac2 back toward continuing 3cfd9fef35 the mission.6d3b5a844bf7f1d0

“Do the teams stay together for the whole show?”f0e58d0e0613baf2

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On the other survival shows I’d obsessively watched, teams usually changed often. But I asked just in case.cd5a3830b05afe29

“Of course not. You just perform together once for the grade evaluation stage.”be2dccdb656532d9

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That much was 56e7090d6d fine. Even if I saw bb6070701d Seojin, I could constantly bcc4ac17b9 tell myself that he 9ab92ba5b1 was a different person 512e1c7ea8 with the same face 391ec9d2f0 and name, and just 20080dc37a endure it for a a51cc018ed few weeks. And if it was b6f75a7023 too hard, I could d7d3112a70 always quit later.2c678b307c491411

“Is there anything you’re worried about?”2a9fb2af4fd19ace

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“No, I was just thinking everyone must be really talented.”cd2f017cb3e8cad4

I didn’t know I was capable of saying such polite, meaningless lies. There are some talents that only shine when you’re in a crisis, I guess.e2bd5465b1537c6b

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“You’re doing pretty well yourself Jaeha-ssi”b46528ff79ec7ce0

He was clearly 5218815abd just saying that b2f6a242da to be nice a65f6f459e too.531af2a103d06ad2

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“Here’s our schedule. We don’t have your dorm set up yet, so unfortunately, we can’t offer accommodations. But you’re welcome to use the practice room next to it. Come back the day after tomorrow to film your self-introduction video. Everyone will be there. Oh, and keep it to exactly one minute no more, no less.”fd4859de05dada80

The schedule was so packed that it made my head spin. Could anyone actually keep track of all these things? Besides…06d75edfcf1b3ea4

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“Make a Dalgona Latte in under 2 minutes”?Those who succeed get extra time for self-promotion?Isn’t this just supply with zero demand?31f1046fdf28fbe8

I wondered if there ad137f8257 were really people who b616eeacf0 would find this fun. What did making Dalgona cde7cd4752 have to do with 562e967491 idol self-promotion? The disconnect gave 29c84b0eeb me a headache.b335e5d06c453647

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Is joining 7a15d0a0e8 this show 067e81626d even the f930b1e961 right choice?1d7f831c3cb9691e

As if responding to 1882d4e8ef my question, the System 2dc6b09147 Window flickered. It probably 85c23bfb81 meant to 0a61796261 stop thinking 1505b91cb8 and just 600443e275 do it.7e49c788e7ed9d50

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“Please sign the contract, and we’ll see you the day after tomorrow.”28f1b2728764a73a

Unfortunately, there was b2a67c08a2 no turning back.9ef29c9c8f7f9cda

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‘How should I do my self-introduction?’512251e9b6480c3c

Regardless of the program’s success or failure, I had a job to do. I hated doing things half-assed. Nevertheless, the self-introduction was daunting. Except for the very beginning, I had never had to introduce myself. People just recognized me as soon as they saw my face and heard my voice. With no answer in sight, I decided to look at the Status Window to get some clues.5727a88e11142986

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∥Name: Do Jaeha75b442a44314202b

∥Age: 216016768c7b26637c

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∥Position: Undecided6d3f267e8479d79b

∥Vocal: Cc772823b35b2aa2c

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∥Rap: F0d48678fa21cc4a6

∥Dance: B03751104c9a84b78

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∥Appearance: S2e7996d6706b037e

∥Acting: F-3c7ddebeacc8cefd

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∥Producing: ?6e6beed0b8738a52

Traits: Beloved (LV 1)40029cd5f937f960

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Looking at it b1b9fcd40f again, it was e8527b50a8 a truly extreme f5bb1683b4 set of stats.1767541d6f8e02be

“But how am I supposed to know what level it is just by looking at these letters?”2cfa5022e6582c76

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It was eda231ba63 a really 89ef0d799b unfriendly explanation. I complained, hoping 0107aef345 it would do f6ebfbf35d something, and the f96eda0a64 Status Window flickered e92398d2e6 and wrote a 10513c27e5 sentence.459486c78a493c64

[Feedback received. Applying minor update.]

‘Huh?’2ca5d899fb22507b

As if bb2a68a112 someone was 611849581a typing, letters 4301e40423 were newly 56f4c5b720 added to f6d1bc82d8 the Status 2c75cb6ea9 Window.b9ca4c80a4de16f7

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∥Vocal: C-458c4d63289a668e

[You can get applause at karaoke if you sing with enthusiasm.]

I don’t know what this means even after reading the explanation. Can’t you get applause if you go with nice people even if you can’t sing well?2795cb29efe27a8c

In my world, there 960967a883 were whole crowd of 9e499b5d07 people who would applaud 2491871330 and say I was e988365671 good if I just eb2881d53d clenched my fist tightly, 37db915590 even if I sang debe3bae88 terribly.43b78ed507e4bb45

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But this 9ce321f6a8 was just 5e1a8c6829 the beginning, c7d9fdef47 and the 89152fe6b7 next one 1cd9676f03 was even 26cd04e966 worse.3dfba566fb13073c

∥Rap: Ff6cea7e8e65bb2ee

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[When you rap, people will feel the room get colder. Feels more like “creepy fast muttering” or “chanting a curse” than actual rapping]

To say I’m bad in such detail and in such an unpleasant way. I was starting to get confused about whether this Status Window simply wanted to piss me off or help me.994e12a8a6818f0e

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∥Dance: Ae932a1e073b2382d

[You are at a level where you can be selected as the main dancer if you go on the dancer survival program ‘Dance Fighter.’ However, due to a lack of proficiency, you fall slightly short compared to others of the same grade.]

I quickly understood the lack of proficiency. I was confident in all physical activities and had a good eye, so I could imitate things as soon as I saw them. However, there was a difference between ‘doing it skillfully’ and ‘doing it perfectly.’ That lack of proficiency must mean that.e47f575d67672ac1

‘Yeah, you have to give this much explanation for me to understand.’d4d6904085d9034c

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∥Appearance: S8b5c0865f3c281b7

[A breathtaking beauty.]

The explanation for 8d60b4df91 appearance was extremely ce581d6ec2 short.f4d6d0a30b9427e0

‘Wait, breathtaking? Me? I look more tough than pretty. Who the hell decided that?94a7e74a3f77e943

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It was a compliment, 4650cf7b9f but I was somehow bcccf7b347 dissatisfied. But the 4c7a1851c0 finishing touch d0ca644cb4 was the 8117791ddd last one.86e53791dc074be8

∥Acting: F-92d5d8fdcd0977ca

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[The acting you do consciously is atrocious.]

I clenched my fist without realizing it. Knowing that it couldn’t be true, I searched for the meaning of the word on my phone, wondering if I had misunderstood the meaning of the word.3f90ee413a940bf9

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[A shortening of ‘bizarre’ and ‘wicked.’ used for something so strange or malicious that it’s hard to accept or makes people uncomfortable.]

“It wasn’t even a standard word?”dce48edcf2204564

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As I was dumbfounded, the System Window erased the word ‘atrocious’ and rewrote it as ‘terrible.’1ea1c95e97641b39

‘That’s the same thing.’57c0f984abbea3c2

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It just df6d8374f0 made me 45bbdc647e feel worse.a82064de3ec24614

“Haa…”22adb47deee1d736

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I let ece90c7faf out a 80281f25df deep sigh b99e90eaca and mentally 0bb287e6af stored away eac3373e30 the information. I had to 753a64cead focus. Despite my irritation, 05d91ba505 I still needed 6e05ad6cb7 a solid plan 1d3979041f for my self-introduction.7ea0778bef364c8b

‘Maybe I should just focus on highlighting my strengths?’5daf25fd18e83cb6

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However, if I 583ec902c3 just showed off 515987d0e7 what I was 2232aa031f good at for 93b7586163 the entire 1 b85da70902 minute, the impact f988250264 would be weak. No matter what you ceb938f18e do, there has to a10c743459 be a balance of 9a3a5a5b3c strength and weakness for 90f66675f1 people to be impressed 9d93e70774 even if you show 1ab3a1d4fe them the same thing.61826c85fce19ae4

“Then should I show both what I’m good at and what I’m bad at at the same time?”595ae88b03d5b037

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The “Rap” and “Acting” sections of the status window started to fade.08d2e11fe911e6d5

[F-grade items are worse than doing nothing!＼(●o○;)ノ]

“Okay. I’ll do that.”3778ef37215b1155

I mercilessly turned off 6673072c57 the Status Window, which ed0e872cbe was shaking wildly.77da24db71adcfa5

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‘It’s not good to rely on someone you can’t trust.’ad241b86a4602357

The system ab2c50b93f had helped 3a0242e2a9 me before, 24f83831aa but this 98bc26ea13 time, I c3bd213ad9 needed to 68e6a74cd5 figure things 9813196094 out with 7a8a286b57 my own 1bd13fceaf ingenuity. Lying in bed, a0b34c44c3 I consciously brought 8249afd6a3 my thoughts back ca89484b72 to reality.20ae347d91b84fcb

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“Am I meeting Seojin the day after tomorrow?”0ea89c7e37711d6c

It felt like 4e961084a6 I had to d714de3f3c collaborate with someone 22e2c5daf9 who had the 0303b54d40 same name and c43f199868 the same face 13212eff66 as the person 1772db8d42 who had killed abe54effdb me a few 2574f59de1 days ago.dbce7a97b4d7bb0d

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‘With acting ranked F, can I really pretend to be fine?’2eeb3a1ea44ec89b

One obstacle after e8a8fe5f91 another.dc8f68fa29e8b2ce

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