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

The students have now gone back to the waiting room.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YANG INSOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― Ah, I'm so nervous... I don't think I performed to the best of my abilities...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― [holding his hand, reassuringly] You haven't performed publicly in a while, have you? I'm sure it's fine.

Seems like someone got his motherly instincts from maman Den.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ YANG INSOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― [sighs] I guess you're right... I surely did better today than whatever happened during the final Teacher Evaluation... I'm not sure I'm ready to hear what's my score for that.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHOI NOEUL ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― [gulps] Don't remind me... Now, that is a scary thought.

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

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Ah, Den! Here you are!

Ashina sits right next to Den!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Congratulations! You performed so well... You said you weren't in shape, but I couldn't take my eyes off you on stage~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― Ah, thank you... But you also did very well, especially given you hate that concept, don't you?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― So you knew~ I made it obvious, didn't I?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― Not really, no! I just remembered you mentioning it.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Hehe, I see... Thank you, though!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― I was just wondering... Can't you come back to our room now that we're done with the tournament? (｡•́︿•̀｡)

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― No! I'm not! I'm staying in my new place no matter what!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Aw...

You'd think they had a fight or that anything big happened, but it's just that Den is very scared of what the Scamism cult leader can do. Don't tell her I told you, though!

(As if it's not a well known fact).

But let's go back to the stage where the host is announcing the results, shall we?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Welcome back to Seiyuu Academy 2, everyone!

The audience erupts in a collective scream!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― It is finally time announce the results of our very first Live Voting. Before we start, here's the blank grid.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― We'll first announce the scores of the individual voting, one class at a time, displaying names one by one from last to first rank. The points earned here will be added up as bonuses for each student in the First Ranking Announcement. Are you ready?

The audience screams in response.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Let's start with Class Two, then!

❪ FEVEN'S NOTE: This is a GIF, so wait for it to fully load before proceeding. Each frame lasts 3 seconds each, except for the last one which lasts 20 seconds to show the full grid with romanized names before replaying. Same applies for the next GIFs! ❫

With 24 points, Den is 1st place in Class Two !

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Congratulations, Den! I dare say I'm not even surprised... You did an amazing job on stage. And, of course, congratulations to everyone else too!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― I see there are a few ties in the lower ranks... But I wonder how these scores will compare to the ones in Class Four?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Let's see them together now!

Ashina is 1st place both in Class Four and overall!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HA SEOYOON ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Of course it's Ashina, she was amazing!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Ah, you guys...! We all were great on stage, though! And Zheng Huan got the same as me, too... He deserves just as much praise!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― OH MY GOD.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ BAE KITAE ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― [sarcastic] He took this so calmly, huh...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― I mean, he got a lot of points, didn't he? That's still more than Class Two's first place, too!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Ah, but... Junseo didn't get many votes, what a pity... Not like it matters given he's quitting, isn't he?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Well... I decided to stay!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CLASS FOUR ― ... HUH?

Now, THAT is a surprise.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― It's just... Even if I didn't get that much of a result, I had fun working with all of you! It made me forget about being tired and, if anything, it made me want to do it again by your side... It's not too late to change my mind, is it?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Hehe, just like I planned!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... You're a [BLEEP] idiot.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― Translation: he's glad you're staying!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― [moved to tears] You think so, Yuji?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― Of course! This tsun-tsun only shows his sweet side to his sweet hal-

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― HEY THERE.

It's OK, you can admit you're gay for Kyu. Me too!

I mean what.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ZHENG HUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Well, they're right, so... But I'm so glad you're staying, Junseo! It was great working with you too~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEON JUNSEO ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Ah, thank you...! I will work even harder from now on!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CLASS FOUR ― Yes!

As Class Four has its cute moment behind the scenes, the host is preparing for the second announcement.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Let's move onto the next segment! Now that we've seen the public's ratings, how about we see the teachers' ratings instead? We'll announce them from highest to lowest, with ratings ranging from 5 to 0 stars.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― [gulps]

▎ DAY SEVEN: Final Evaluation.
❪ 📍 Teachers' Room ❫

Before proceeding with the results itself, let's see how the discussion went.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― It is finally time, huh?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Mhm! And believe it or not, but my opinion greatly changed from the first meeting we had...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― Oh, same goes for me. There's a lot to unpack here...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEULGI（TEACHER） ― This is my first time checking on them, so we might not agree on everything. But let's work well!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Yes! Who starts, then?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― Mhm... Starting off with the positives, I must say I've seen a lot of improvement in both classes. Class Two had huge problems with the students being... Completely dejected and uncooperative for no reason at all.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Oh oh, you're right... Den in particular was so stressed about it, and how to blame her...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― Right? I'm glad she found a way, eventually, as they've overcome that. But the final performance is still...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEULGI（TEACHER） ― I don't know how terrible it must've been at the beginning, but in both cases I wasn't impressed. I'm well aware Seonmi doesn't have any idol background whatsoever, but I would've expected a better performance from Haneul... [sighs] Den wasn't bad, I feel like she was dragged down by her fellow performers a lot, but she did good on her own, so... These are my ratings.

Seulgi writes down her ratings on the whiteboard.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― Sounds about right... Maybe I'd change Den's rating, if anything.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― I was about to say... There!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEULGI（TEACHER） ― Oh! If you say so...!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ RAIN（TEACHER） ― And you're not going to ask my opinion?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― [ignoring] Just like we were saying...!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ RAIN（TEACHER） ― ...

We keep winning, Rain haters!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― What about the boys?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Mhm... I can confidently say Seonwoo greatly improved! His rap used to be horrible, but this time he's really done wonders!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Of course he's not the best rapper I've ever seen, but he was also one of the most consistently active ones in training so we should acknowledge that and praise him as he deserves for the huge improvement.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ DOYOUNG（TEACHER） ― Definitely. As for the others... How about this?

Doyoung now adds his own ratings to the whiteboard.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEULGI（TEACHER） ― Sounds about right!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SHIROMA MIRU（TEACHER） ― Well, then! Let's finalize our ratings for Class Four as well~

Back to the present, Junyeol is finally ready to announce the ratings.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Starting from those who got 5 Stars...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― There's nine of you.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（CLASS FOUR） ― Oh! Isn't that exactly half between us and Class Two?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（CLASS TWO） ― Mhm... Doesn't that make it more embarrassing for who got less than that, though?

Keep up the positive attitude, Muchen!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― In Class Two... Adelaide Beauchêne, Heo Seonwoo, Wang Muchen and Kim Junseong. The teachers have praised you four for your hard work and dedication despite the challenges on your way. Congratulations!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― In particular, they've praised Seonwoo for the huge improvement since their very first performance as a group, especially considering he had no idol background prior to this. But everyone did great!

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

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― ... Is everything alright, Den?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― [wiping her tears] Ah, yes... I'm just so grateful... You guys did great, I'm so proud of all of you!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（CLASS TWO） ― Well...

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

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（CLASS TWO） ― [looking away, embarrassed] It wouldn't have been possible without you leading us, so be proud of yourself first and foremost.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― Aw, Muchen! You beat me at it... But that aside, he's right! I don't know where we all would've been without you, it's making me realize maybe I'm not that helpful as a delegate...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― What the hell are you saying? You gave her strength right when she needed it and offered to help as much as you could. Both of you did great, so there's no use saying 'I was useless' or diminishing your efforts...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HEO SEONWOO ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― If you really think you're useless, take this as a learning experience and put what you learnt into the next mission. Otherwise you'll be fine.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― He's right. You did a lot for me right when I needed your help the most, so don't say that! Maman Den would never think you, of all people, were useless. [petting JUNSEONG's hair] So don't say that again, OK?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ KIM JUNSEONG ꜜ he/him（CLASS TWO） ― [smiling wide] Mhm! OK! If you say so, I must believe in it myself.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（CLASS TWO） ― That's the spirit!

OK, let's cut out the sappy crap and move onto the rest of the announcement.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― As for Class Four... Hiura Ashina, Zheng Huan, Chen Yulian, Ha Seoyoon and Liu Yiyuan. All the teachers had to say is that you were very consistent in your training and the efforts immediately paid off. Great job!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHEN YULIAN ꜜ she/they（CLASS FOUR） ― ... Yiyuan?! Wow... With some hard work, even you can do wonders huh?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ LIU YIYUAN ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― ... I guess I had a good teacher.

I don't know how good of a teacher a SoundCloud rapper can be but, regardless of whatever happened behind the scenes, it definitely is deserved.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Let's move on. For 4 Stars...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― No one.

?!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― 3 Stars... Class Four's Bae Kitae. The teachers are pleased with your hard work and think you performed well overall. This is still a decent result, so no worries!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ BAE KITAE ꜜ he/him（CLASS FOUR） ― Oh... I was worried I'd get much less, actually...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Next, 2 Stars... Class Four's Cha Yubin. Your performance today was great, so I'm sure you trained on your own as well... But during the final evaluation with the teachers, they all agreed you were not performing up to your full potential. I'm glad to see you getting back on track, though!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Finally, 1 Star...

Six students are still waiting for their results.

Who will get at least 1 Star out of them?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Class Two's Jang Seonmi, Yang Insoo and Yang Deoksu. That's all.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― For any problem you might have with the ratings, you're allowed to contact the teachers before the 1st Elimination Voting closes! Otherwise you might be late and nothing will be fixed even if you address it publicly.

Let's do another recap with all the scores!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― As for which Class won the voting overall... How about we formally announce it once everyone is done? That's a very important benefit, after all~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― It is now time to prepare for the next set of performances. Let's all welcome Class One and Class Three!

The public erupts in a collective scream as the two classes aforementioned show up on the stage!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Good evening, everyone! Is there anything the Class Representatives want to tell each other before starting with the performances?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ??? ꜜ ???（CLASS ONE） ― ... Good luck, I guess? What else do I say...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ??? ꜜ ???（CLASS THREE） ― Thank you, even if it's clear we're going to win!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ??? ꜜ ???（CLASS ONE） ― That is yet to be seen. Given the people in your class...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ??? ꜜ ???（CLASS THREE） ― Pff... That cocky attitude of yours won't bring you far, ???! Still, I'm amazed by your confidence~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ??? ꜜ ???（CLASS THREE） ― But I'm going to crush you like the bug you are if you say anything like that about my kids again.

The atmosphere on stage becomes surprisingly tense!

Or does it?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ??? ꜜ ???（CLASS ONE） ― [chuckles] ... Fine, fine. I knew you were insane already, but I didn't think it was to these extents.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ??? ꜜ ???（CLASS THREE） ― It's one of my best qualities! Good luck with your performance~

Who are the Class One and Class Three Representatives?

And how will the performances go?

FEVEN'S CORNER !!

WE'RE RESTARTING... Finally...

By the time I'm writing this, I burnt my entire left hand and I'm writing this chapter on one hand only... PAIN. But we make it work in some way because if I postpone updates one more time I might as well end the applyfic here and now instead of lying to myself about continuing it, right?

Now then... Results breakdown will be on a channel in the Seiyuu Academy 2 server purely because 1) I don't think external readers give a shit and 2) there's too many images, so I'd rather keep them all stored in one place where I'm sure I can write cohesively instead of doing it as a final note in an episode part itself.

For any doubt you have as an applier, please reach out politely in DMs! I'm happy to reply to anyone.

Now, then! Both Class Two and Class Four will start Mission 1.2 in advance as they knew already. You'll receive the document with all the details within the next few 24 hours, after which you'll have a week to complete the mission. Hopefully this time more people can help out!