AFTER THE FIRST RANKING
ANNOUNCEMENT, THE GIRLS WERE
GATHERED TOGETHER.

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : How are you guys feeling about the results? Some of you may have felt that it was unfair to fall some ranks because of the photoshoot mission.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : The votes will be reset. This is to ensure that you girls will put in consistent effort, and work hard for every mission. We also want to give chances to every girl - considering that it would be hard for a trainee such as Kang Chaeryeong, with 15k votes, to compare with trainee Im Heiran, who has 76k votes.

[ #16 | LEE AERIM ] : That's true. Like, would it even be possible to ever close such a gap?

[ #12 | ASUKI TAKARI ] : Yeah... but I'd feel kind of sad if I were Heiran-unnie. She worked hard to get all those votes...

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : You may feel that your hard work has gone to waste, however, we will not entirely reset the votes; "bonuses" will be given. Trainee Im Heiran will start off this round with 10,000 votes.

CURRENT VOTES FOR EACH TRAINEE

#01 | IM HEIRAN - 10,000
#02 | HORIKOSHI KAISARA - 9,000
#03 | ELSIE QUINN - 8,000
RANKS 4-7 (DEBUT RANKS) - 5,000
RANKS 8-13 - 3,000
RANKS 14-18 - 0

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : This can be good news to many of you who managed to close up the gap with other trainees, but some of you may feel upset, since the gap to the next rank may have increased, or since you may have the same amount of votes as others who previously ranked lower.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : What's important is, that you're improving, your fanbase is growing and that you're gaining more attention, more support. Focus on that. Votes are merely numbers, right? They don't define who you are.

[ #04 | LEE DAHYUN ] : That's true! It's so nice for him to say that, it really encourages me [ smiles ]

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : However, of course, our top ranked trainees have done exceptionally well, so we'll be rewarding them further - with a "benefit", in a sense.

[ #13 | BAE BOYEON ] : Ah, right, there's always something like that! The first time, the girls got to choose their teammates, and the second time, concept choice was in order of ranks!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Some of you may have guessed it - they will be able to choose their group members.

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Ah, that means more hard decisions to make [ laughs ] everyone's so unique, and skilled in their own way, how do I pick?

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Oh? Stop there. What was that word you said?

HEIRAN LOOKS CONFUSED...

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : That word, unique. This will be an important keyword for the next mission, which we'll brief you on starting right now!

THE SECOND GROUP MISSION!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Just as the title suggests, you will have to put up a performance that's one-of-a-kind ; never done before.

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : This time, you will not be given song choices, neither will you be provided with a line distribution. You and your groupmates will choose the song you wish to perform, and make the line distribution yourselves.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : But that still sounds pretty simple right? What makes it different from the mission of any other survival show?

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : You have to perform a boy group song.

[ #14 | HAN EUNJI ] : Oh~ sounds rather exciting!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Perhaps, a few of you think that you're better at boy group choreographies - then maybe this is your chance to shine! However, boy group and girl group styles tend to be very different. For example, some boy groups may focus more on fast footwork and powerful moves, while girl groups may focus more on charms. I think this will be a good opportunity for you to explore the different styles out there.

[ #08 | IM YESEUL ] : He has a good point! I'm really excited for this.

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : But...

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Don't you think it's been too easy? Don't you want to challenge yourselves further?

[ #04 | LEE DAHYUN ] : Oh? There's a twist right? I knew it...

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : You can choose to go with the normal mission, which is what we mentioned earlier. Or, alternatively, you can choose to challenge yourselves to step out of your comfort zone.

THE TRAINEES LISTEN
ATTENTIVELY IN SUSPENSE!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : The alternative mission will be to create a song medley. This means putting songs by different artists, possibly with different styles, together to flow well. It also means making the choreography match up nicely - and yes, you will of course still have to make your own line distribution.

[ #03 | ELSIE QUINN ] : Woah, that sounds tough!

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : So we can pick between the original mission and the alternative one? That's exciting!

[ #13 | BAE BOYEON ] : I'm getting shivers, I can't even react...

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : You might wonder - why would I go through all the trouble to do that, when I can just stick to the original mission? Doing this will easily capture the audience's attention more. In addition, if you manage to complete the alternate mission, each member will receive...

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : A benefit of 2,000 votes, which can easily change the rankings. It's also equivalent to about 20 on-site votes, or 100 online votes. The leader of the group will receive 3,000 votes, an extra 1,000 for their effort.

[ #09 | NA HANEUL ] : That's a lot of votes. It's almost the same as the benefit for getting the most votes in your team. It's also the current gap between Elsie and Heiran...

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : And yes, of course, we can't forget the benefits for getting the most votes. Just as the first mission, the trainee from each team with the most on-site votes will receive a benefit of 2,500 votes. Every member in the team with the most votes will also receive this benefit. Last round, Im Heiran received both, and had a benefit of 5,000 votes in total.

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : This time, there'll be a new addition. Last round, the centers didn't get any special vote benefit, right?

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : This time, the audience of 1,000 will also vote for which center they think did the best. These votes will be added onto the votes they obtained normally. Just like on-site votes, each of these votes will be worth 10 votes - meaning the center of a team can stand to win up to 10,000 extra votes.

[ #06 | HAN CHAERI ] : That's crazy!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : It's a big deal, right? No one would want to pass up such an opportunity, so how will you pick your center?

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Here's the catch. The center who does the best will also earn those points for the team. This means that if the team picks a center who manages to win over the entire audience, every member in that team will also receive the extra 10,000 votes.

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : On the other hand, if a center does not do as well as the other centers, they will still receive the extra votes, but their members will not.

QUESTIONS? ASK HERE!

[ #07 | SHIM SEOHYUN ] : The center role sounds quite burdensome, huh? It would feel so bad to only keep the extra votes to yourself...

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Now, trainee Im Heiran, would you like to pick your teammates? We will have 3 teams of 6 for this mission.

TRAINEE IM HEIRAN GOES UP FRONT!

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Ah, also, the last time, we had each of the top ranked trainees choose their groups right?

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : This time, it might not be Heiran, Horikoshi Kaisara, and Dahyun choosing the groups. If Heiran wanted to, she can choose ranks 2-6 to join her team. Then, it would be Seohyun, who's in rank 7, to choose her teammates.

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Hm... should I create that Avengers team then?

[ #10 | HEO HAEIN ] : That's scary, imagine a team with the top 6 ranks...

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : No, I'm joking! Every team needs balance, right?

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Yes, that's also true. In addition, bear in mind that there is a benefit for receiving the most votes in your team, or being picked as the center, so you might want to choose trainees you can outshine. Then again, you also want trainees who can work together well with you to put up a good performance, especially if you're trying the alternate mission. You might also receive the votes for the best group!

[ HEECHUL (H.) ] : Hey, don't add on to her stress even more, she's already in such a tight spot.

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Ah- sorry, my bad [ laughs ] it's not that big of a deal, I'm sure things will work out no matter what! Just go with your gut feel~

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Okay, I think I've made up my mind! I'll pick...

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Trainees Han Eunji,

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Heo Haein-unnie,

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Lee Aerim,

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : Na Haneul-unnie,

[ #01 | IM HEIRAN ] : and Shim Seohyun.

[ #16 | LEE AERIM ] : I was surprised she picked me, when I'm in the lower ranks, and it's not like I'm exceptionally good at any skill...

[ #14 | HAN EUNJI ] : Your vocals are good! You're a great teammate, and you're cute!

[ #09 | NA HANEUL ] : Speaking of which, I was confused because she chose cute girls like Haein-unnie and Aerim, then she called me [ laughs ] I wonder what she's planning?

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Will trainee Horikoshi Kaisara choose her members now?

[ #02 | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : Hm, Heiran-unnie really did choose a lot of good trainees!

[ #02 | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : First, I'll pick Asuki Takari! She's cute and has a pretty big fanbase! And of course, I'll pick my friend Lee Dahyun~

[ #02 | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : I'll also pick trainees Hwang Eunkyung, Han Chaeri, and Elsie Quinn.

[ #08 | IM YESEUL ] : She's really going for the best, huh?

[ #02 | HORIKOSHI KAISARA ] : This round, I'm aiming for the benefit going to the group with the most votes.

[ #05 | CHOI JIYEON ] : Woah~ she sounds so cool saying that!

[ SANGYEOB (H.) ] : Now, all the teams have been formed! You can now begin discussing with your teammates. All the best!

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wattpad's 3mb gif size limit makes me so >:((

it's kind of funny that i always write
my chapters early, i just update late
because i forget to publish or
because i'm lazy to format &
add gifs rip (this book is supposed
to be updated every monday HAHA)

the mission chapter should be published
next monday! hopefully HAHA
good luck everyone!