▌ EPISODE TWO: Anywhere But Here. 
❪ PART THREE. ❫

Training proceeds normally... Or does it?

It seems like someone has an important announcement in Class 4.

▎ DAY FOUR: Extraordinary Meeting.
❪ 📍 Class Four ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― I hope you can forgive me for calling everyone here this early.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... You woke me up from my beauty sleep.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― Tsk, shut up. What's up, Junseo?

Junseo takes a deep breath.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― I hope you all won't get mad at me for this...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Of course not! Tell us, whatever it is~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... I want to quit-

✹ ﹒ ﹒ BAE KITAE ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― You too?! We had two people quit already, how are we going to perform this way?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― [sighs] If only you let me finish, Kitae!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― As I was saying, I want to quit... I'm dead tired and I don't think I'll be able to survive this time around, but I will do that only after making sure I won't inconvenience you... So this is what we're going to do!

He carefully explains his plan.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... So you plan to perform but announce you're quitting the show before the eliminations so we don't mess up but we also get the advantage of not being overshadowed by you? Damn, can't I do that in your place? Let me quit without inconveniencing anyone.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― [slowly turning towards Yiyuan with an intense stare] Don't you dare steal my plan, Liu Yiyuan. Find your own way to get out of here.

... I'm serious. Are you guys OK? The more I go on with the episode, the more I'm concerned. Stop it.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Gatekeeping escape techniques now, are we? [sighs] Fine, fine! We'll do as you please.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Great! I hope the Representatives are fine with this too.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Mhm... Sure! Why not~ This sounds beneficial for both parties, so I will allow it. Maybe that will help you change your mind?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― I don't think so, no. I'm honestly tired.

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❪ INTERVIEW ✶ ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Haha... Already?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Dude, we've been here for not even two weeks-

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― I'm glad Junseo is helping us out as much as he can despite anything, but... If you didn't want to be here, why did you apply in the first place? You weren't forced like Yiyuan, so...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― I understand why Kitae got so upset earlier... We lost two people already - and with them, the best vocalist among the girls too. What will be of our class if we let this happen as if it's nothing?

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Now that I think about it... Can we rearrange our positions a bit? Maybe removing them altogether and just assigning lines based on how they fit each one of us?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Reassigning is fine, even if that means you'll need to train more intensely to finalize everything... But removing positions? [stroking her chin] I don't think that's possible.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― I see...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Is there anything else, then?

Negative answer. We're finally settled!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Great! Let's get back to work, then~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CLASS FOUR ― Yes!

It's time for the classes to resume their training.

▎ DAY FOUR: Regular Session.
❪ 📍 Class Four's Training Room ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― OK, everyone! I fixed the positions again, because whatever we had before today was... Not it.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ BAE KITAE ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Mh? OK...?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Even if he's a quitter, Junseo is objectively our best vocalist, so the Main Vocalist position goes to him!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... I'll do my best! I did say I won't bring you down despite anything, so...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― That's what I want to hear! Now... I think I'm a pretty decent vocalist, given I was an opera singing coach... Then again, that means relatively nothing when we talk about being a vocalist for a kpop song... Mhm...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Kitae, you trained as an idol before debuting as an actor, right? Given what I've heard you're pretty decent, too...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ BAE KITAE ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Yes! I wanted to be an idol first and foremost, so...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Well, then! Sub Vocalist 1 goes to you~ Do you think you can do this?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ BAE KITAE ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Ah, thank you for trusting me on this! Let me see...

Kitae reads the papers Zheng Huan just gave him.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ BAE KITAE ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Oh, yeah! I will do my best... I don't settle for any low level performance.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― I like that! This is the perfect approach... Just don't overdo it!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― That leaves me with one doubt, now...

...?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Mhm... Would you be up for this position, Yiyuan? Otherwise I could, but you'd be left with a vocal part that is way too out of your league, considering you're a beginner...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... If only I knew how to rap, dude.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Well, I can teach you! Little do you know, I'm an underground SoundCloud rapper... I'm sure we can find a way!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― [sighs] OK, then... I'll trust you on this.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― [staring from a distance] ... Is there anything Zheng Huan hasn't done in life at this point?!

Right?!

But how about we go back to Class 2?

▎ DAY FOUR: Regular Session.
❪ 📍 Class Two's Training Room ❫

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― ... Haneul and Seonmi, right?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― [sighs, exasperated] Yes.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― I understand... [sighs] I can't say we had any major progress either...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― Actually, I was thinking... Shouldn't we reduce Deoksu's lines? I know you tried to make this as fair as possible, but his singing skills are... Questionable.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― I suppose you're right. Give me a day to redistribute his parts... You guys can alternate singing them for now.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― T'es sûr? I can do that in your place! It won't take long anyways... You're doing too much.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― [smiling softly] Maman Den thinks otherwise, but thank you.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― If you're so sure... I'll go back to training with the others, then, but rest a bit... Please...!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― I will, I will! Now go!

Junseong sighs, looking at Den one last time before shaking his head and heading towards the corner of the training room where the other Class Two boys are waiting for him.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― [sliding on the wall, head in hands] I'm slowly going insane.

Den seems to be absolutely dejected, and how to blame her...

Will Class Two be able to perform well if things go on this way?

And what ratings will they receive from the teachers?

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Back to the present...

It's finally time for the real performances.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Well, then... Let's see how your hard work showed in your performances!

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📹 ⸝⸝ 𓈒 ㅤ ❛ ㅤ MATCH ONE ㅤ . ㅤ . ㅤ
'TOMBOY' ❪ orig. by (G)I-DLE ❫

https://youtu.be/l6H-g_8_Xh4

https://youtu.be/PUa5okFLuuA

The public cheers as the first set of performances is over!

What about the teachers?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― [smiles, talking to MIRU] ... I consider myself satisfied. Looking at how they started, it's unreal to see how far they've come in less than a week.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― [chuckles] Wasn't Class Two's Main Rapper terrible at the beginning? Ah, Seonwoo... You've come so far.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― Right? It shows that once they put in some hard work, they're capable of anything...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ???（TEACHER） ― [from behind DOYOUNG and MIRU] ... I fear most of them understood that too late, though, didn't they?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― Ah! [with a hand on his heart, dramatically] You scared me there!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ???（TEACHER） ― I'm sorry~!

It's his fellow Class Two teacher, Uchida Maaya!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ UCHIDA MAAYA（TEACHER） ― Going back to what I was saying, though... You gave most of them pretty harsh ratings, didn't you? If they don't get many votes from the public, that's essentially like sending them home already...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― True, but there's also the second round of the tournament before eliminations. They must've gotten the memo... Either that, or they're more than ready to go home.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ UCHIDA MAAYA（TEACHER） ― Hopefully they'll understand before it comes to that...

As the teachers finish discussing among them, the girls' teams start performing!

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📹 ⸝⸝ 𓈒 ㅤ ❛ ㅤ MATCH TWO ㅤ . ㅤ . ㅤ
'THE EVE' ❪ orig. by EXO ❫

https://youtu.be/8floENhxwqo

https://youtu.be/FzxpgXs5IsE

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Ah, I'm so relieved now! I was scared the Class Four girls would be unable to perform this song to their full potential, given their image... But I'm glad it worked out well.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― I can't say I'm fully convinced by Class Two's performance here, but... Definitely better than the horrors we've witnessed during rehearsal.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Right... Poor little Den... She did great despite all the obstacles, really.

The public, once again, claps animatedly as the performance is over!

And it is time for the host to return on stage.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Ah, you guys were great! I had a good time watching all 4 performances. And the public seems to agree with me, am I right?

The audience screams in answer to Junyeol.

(While I, personally, am screaming over how goddamn attractive he is-)

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― See? I wasn't lying~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Back to the important stuff... Viewers, it is finally time for you to vote for the best performers tonight! Get your Mnet Plus app right now and vote for your favorite students~

✶   VOTING FORM INLINE . . .ㅤ ꜜ
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FEVEN'S CORNER !!

Hi there! I originally planned for the performances to be in PART FOUR, but given the chapters would've been way too short that way I decided to put everything together last moment. This might throw you off a bit... Hopefully not!

You have until FEBRUARY 14 at 8:00 PM (KST) to vote... In the meanwhile, I'll be on a well-deserved break! (I'm in terrible shape. I'm so sorry).

Also... Credits page to be made when I'm not too lazy, but for now I'll say it here: everyone thank RUNEBIN- for making the videos NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad she put her watermark in the videos this time too so it's Right There to remind you~ I don't want credits for something I didn't do so if you have to say anything go to her. She deserves the praise. Not me. Thank you! :D

AS FOR THE EXTRAS... They're to be published after the episode ends, I guess? I wanted to post them at the same time but I couldn't prepare them in time... So this will do... TT