▌ EPISODE NINE: Graduation Day. 
❪ PART FOUR. ❫

⚠️ PLEASE DON'T TAG THE APPLIERS INLINE TO THEIR OC'S RANKING. It hasn't ever happened in any of my applyfics, but better be safe than sorry. It's plain disrespectful towards both me as the author and the applier in question, so don't do that. Please. ⚠️

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― It is now time to announce our Rank 4. This student is notorious for many of their personal ventures both as a contestant in Seiyuu Academy 2, but also outside this studio. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they're truly one of the icons of the show.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Although they've always been in consideration for the final lineup, their placement in the ranking has often worried their fans at home... And yet, they're here.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― With a total of 1,765,625 Star Points, Rank 4 is none other than...

HIURA ASHINA !
❪ DIVA HOUSE ❫
8 → 3 → 7 → 4
1,765,625 Points

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▊▍ SEIYUU ACADEMY 2 ROLES:

CLASS TOURNAMENT ﹕ Sub Vocalist 1 ❪ The Eve ❫.
ACTING EVALUATION ﹕ Aozora.
THE SCHOOL FESTIVAL ﹕ Kuroyanagi Fuyu.
SHUFFLE BANDS ﹕ Leader, Drums ❪ Tears of the Sun ❫.

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Yubin rushes to hug Ashina, and the others follow suit. Everyone is enthusiastic upon hearing her name, while Ashina herself ―though clearly happy―is much calmer than expected.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Congratulations, Hiura Ashina! You may come forward whenever you're ready.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― You've become popular among #syatwt over your impressive leadership skills, further proven by the creation of your own... Am I allowed to say this on TV?

... Since when did you start caring about what you can and can't say on TV, Moka?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― While it is true that your personal ventures in the studio have elevated you to the status of Seiyuu Academy icon, viewers at home also admire your performing skills and charming personality off-stage, too.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（DIVA HOUSE） ― Ah, thank you! [bowing] This truly means a lot to me.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（DIVA HOUSE） ― As the spokeswoman of Scamism, I am glad the message of our group was able to reach your hearts! But for today, instead of focusing on that, I'd rather thank everyone who made it possible for me to reach this point.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（DIVA HOUSE） ― I'd like to thank all of my former Class Four fellows first! I miss working with all of you... We've made so many fun memories, and even if most of us have parted ways now, I'd like to reunite with you as soon as possible!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（DIVA HOUSE） ― Seoyoon! Yubin! And Yuji, of course! Even if we had a few disputes, I'm glad I was able to meet you during this experience. I'll make sure to take great care of Yvette on everyone's behalf!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― About that... [chuckles] I wonder what will happen to Yvette...?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― ... Say what now.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― That sounds ominous.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（DIVA HOUSE） ― ... I'd also like to thank my fellow Diva House students! Even if only Xiaoqiong and Seoyoon survived up until this point, I truly cherish the few memories we've made together in this studio. Let's meet up again, and let's work hard to reach our dreams!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（DIVA HOUSE） ― Obviously I can't forget about our teachers, thanks to whom I was able to improve both as a person and as a performer. I will carry your teachings in my heart and only show the best I can offer to everyone.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HIURA ASHINA ꜜ she/her（DIVA HOUSE） ― Last but not least, our audience at home! Thank you for trusting me until this point, and for supporting Seiyuu Academy 2's Ashina; it's now time for cineorama's Ashina to shine, and I won't disappoint you! Please keep watching over me~

Ashina bows before heading up towards her seat, immediately welcomed by Soyul and Nakyoung.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Congratulations once again, Ashina! With her, we've already reached the Top 3. Things are starting to get exciting...!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― As usual, we will first announce the three candidates for first place all together, and we'll then announce Rank 3; as for Rank 1 and Rank 2, they will follow suit.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― I wonder who will be the three candidates this time...? Production, please show us on the screen!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― Oh! That's nice~

... I wonder why she's acting as if she isn't always among the candidates.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― [shocked] Wow... I didn't expect this at all...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― ... You two? What about Muchen, then?

As Junyeol speaks, the camera pans over Muchen: he's in utter disbelief. As it is his first time in the Top 3 ever since the beginning of the show, he seems unable to process the news.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Earth calls Muchen...? Are you alive?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― Eh? Wait, me?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― No, Chen Muwang. [palmface] Of course it's you! Please, all three of you come forward.

The three candidates move towards the main stage, all feeling rather nervous; although she tries to hide it, Den in particular is visibly more worried, and the other two hold her hands to ease her tension as they walk together.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― All three of you are now confirmed to be part of the final group, cineorama, but only one of you will earn the prestigious first place and the President position that comes with it. Who will be the lucky one?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Before answering that, we shall find out our Rank 3. With 1,791,750 Star Points, this student's rank has been quite consistent throughout the show, as they never left the Top 9, or even the original Top 7.

Junyeol narrows the options between Den and Xiaoqiong!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Outstanding skills and funny personality alike have made this student likeable ever since the beginning of the show, or even before that...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― ... Which means nothing, because this easily applies to both our current options.

... We knew, but thanks for the honesty.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― And so, Rank 3 is none other than...

ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE !
❪ BUBBLEGUM BASE ❫
6 → 6 → 3 → 3
1,791,750 Points

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▊▍ SEIYUU ACADEMY 2 ROLES:

CLASS TOURNAMENT ﹕ Sub Vocalist 1 ❪ The Eve ❫.
ACTING EVALUATION ﹕ Eiko.
THE SCHOOL FESTIVAL ﹕ Uchimura Kayo.
SHUFFLE BANDS ﹕ Bass ❪ Tears of the Sun ❫.

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Congratulations, Den! You've done great.

Den starts crying, and both Xiaoqiong and Muchen quickly get closer to comfort her: the former pulls her closer in a hug, while the latter pats her back from a safe distance, likely not to overwhelm her.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Take your time to calm down and talk once you're ready! I'm sure this was a lot to take in, but at last you're debuting. And everyone is very proud of you.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― Ah, I'm...

Den sniffles loudly.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― [wiping her tears] I can't believe this is real... I truly can't...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― When I first debuted with BURBERRY, it felt like a dream. All my hard work paid off, I thought. My efforts have been seen, I believed. How gullible. We were terribly mistreated, and I lost everything I had worked so hard to achieve in such a short time, I couldn't even process it. And it wasn't even my fault.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― I was ready to give up and continue my life away from the spotlight... I thought watching Kyuhyung perform would be enough, and I sealed away my dreams of fame... But then, I met Kyu and Mire, and one thing led to another, and now here I am. Crazy, isn't it?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― I might've auditioned as a joke, sure, but deep inside I knew this is what I wanted to do... And so did my members. Even when I hesitated and nearly changed my mind, they told me this was a good chance to redeem myself, and so I took it. I realized that I couldn't give up on my dreams just because of other adults' incompetence, and I don't see myself anywhere that isn't the stage.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― But I was scared, so scared. I haven't performed in years, and things went wrong multiple times even in this studio. Am I the problem, then? That was a recurring thought, and I cried a lot... It is only because I had so many good companions here, and strong support from my friends outside, that I was able to reach this point.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― Kyu, Mire. I would've loved to have you two in the group along with me, but I'm glad I have your unconditional support... It will be enough... Yes...

Den starts crying again.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― [chuckles] I understand, I understand. Anyone would be emotional in your place too. Take a deep breath!

The camera pans over Kyu and Mire, both just as emotional; Kyu in particular is crying loud enough to elicit some reactions from those around him, although it can't be heard on camera. Mire pats his back with watery eyes as he lets it all out.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― I... I'm so grateful to everyone. To Kyu, and to Mire, I will carry you two in my heart as I become someone you can be proud of. Even if I'm debuting, you're not getting rid of me from our chat, just so you know.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― To my fellow Bubblegum Base students, thank you for not giving up, ever. Thank you for being so supportive, regardless of how long our time together was with eliminations and everything. I couldn't have wished for better classmates, and this also goes to Muchen and Seonwoo, who have supported me during my hardest times here as my fellow Class Two members.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― To my BURBERRY members, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Eunda, Haeun, Maiko, Loralai, Jimin. I would've never reached this point had it not been for your advice, and I'll be eternally grateful for how much you've cared about me even with years passing.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― I'm talking too much, and I'm sorry, so to I'd like to extend my thanks to all the watchers from home and currently in studio for voting for me. It is especially because of you that I can stand proudly on this stage, and you deserve all the appreciation for that. I promise I will work hard and fulfill my duty, so keep watching over me... I will make it all worth it. Thank you.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― That was beautiful, Den. I'm glad you were able to open up to the audience this way! You may now proceed to your seat.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― And at last, it is time for us to reveal our Rank 1, the one who will have the honor to be called the President of cineorama. Who will be the lucky one?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Although the current gap in terms of votes is quite wide, Xiaoqiong and Muchen's ranks have been switching nonstop since the beginning of the last voting. The fight was tough!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― But here we are, and the results couldn't be any clearer. I have the name of the top ranker right in my hands. It is an immense honor for me to announce that our first place and cineorama's President is...

GUAN XIAOQIONG !
❪ DIVA HOUSE ❫
2 → 1 → 1 → 1
2,243,750 Points

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▊▍ SEIYUU ACADEMY 2 ROLES:

CLASS TOURNAMENT ﹕ Sub Vocalist 2 ❪ Pretty U ❫.
ACTING EVALUATION ﹕ Akemi.
THE SCHOOL FESTIVAL ﹕ Ninomiya Erika.
SHUFFLE BANDS ﹕ Vocals, Guitar ❪ aquascape ❫.

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✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― And this means Rank 2 is none other than...

WANG MUCHEN !
❪ DECONSTRUCTED CLUB ❫
37 → 10 → 4 → 2
1,884,125 Points

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▊▍ SEIYUU ACADEMY 2 ROLES:

CLASS TOURNAMENT ﹕ Sub Vocalist 1 ❪ TOMBOY ❫.
ACTING EVALUATION ﹕ Ikuo.
THE SCHOOL FESTIVAL ﹕ Horikawa Rioto.
SHUFFLE BANDS ﹕ Euphonium ❪ Happy★Doo★LuLu★Dee ❫.

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Xiaoqiong and Muchen happily shake hands, although a bit startled as confetti explode on stage. The public erupts in applause, and the teachers all hug one another to celebrate.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― Wow... This doesn't feel real.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― But it's true! Congratulations~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― You too! I'm impressed.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― I would say the same! Second to last place... Wow.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― [in Mandarin] ... We should switch to Mandarin while talking to each other.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― [in Mandarin] ... I agree.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Congratulations to both of you!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Your journeys here have been completely different, and I'm sure you'll feel differently about the results too, but everyone among your fellow students. your teachers and the audience is proud of you both. Muchen, what would you like to tell everyone?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― Oh, well... Where do I even start? I didn't even think I'd get here to begin with...!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― I didn't have much of a good reputation prior to coming here, so I came with very low expectations. I thought I'd always be known as a failed nepo baby with a bad personality, and nothing else.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― And yet, for the most part, this experience was actually quite enjoyable, and I found some peace amidst the stress of being grouped with uncooperative students. The acknowledgement of my efforts, attributed to me as an individual and not my money? It felt amazing. For once I felt understood, even if it took a while to see the positives in all this.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― I've been very lucky. Many people don't get second chances after giving an initial bad impression, but somehow people at home saw something in me and kept supporting me despite everything. You have no idea of how happy this makes me!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― I'm also thankful to everyone who's been by my side throughout this journey. Above everyone my role model and most trusted companion, Junseong. I still have a lot to learn from you, but I hope you feel proud of me already, even just a little bit.

The camera pans over Junseong, who's now trying to hold back his tears.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― I don't know what the future holds for me, but I will work hard and do my best not to let you down. There's a lot more to me than what I've shown so far, and cineorama's Wang Muchen will make sure to always deliver the best performances he can. Please look forward to it!

The audience erupts in applause! Muchen's words have reached them, and as he sees the overwhelmingly positive reception to his speech, he breaks down in tears. Xiaoqiong pats their back to comfort them.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― You did well.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― She's right! Congratulations once again, Muchen. Let's hear from Xiaoqiong next.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― Yes, yes! Alright!

Xiaoqiong claps her hands and spins before starting with her speech.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― I never thought of becoming an idol. AD MARE was just a project between me and my best friends online, and I thought that was enough. I was invited to Seiyuu Academy 2 not for the money or to debut in a bigger project, but to let the world know about me and my friends and to have our efforts praised.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― And then something happened. The people were friendly and the idea of debuting with a more serious group didn't seem so bad after all, but I didn't want to betray those same friends who gave me the opportunity to be there in the first place. How could I betray my precious Umi? What would become of Nacchi and Selkie? Even though this started as a joke, I can't abandon them for a new dream.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― "Do you really want to do this? If so, go for it. AD MARE is forever, but an idol career isn't. We can wait," is what they said when I first approached them about Seiyuu Academy 2. They have been actively following the show from the beginning, giving me advice and supporting me in every way possible. I couldn't have asked for better friends.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― Oh, and of course the people I met at this studio! I made so many new friends, had new experiences, learned new things. New, new! Everything is new. It was really fun from start to finish!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― To be honest, I've also faced a lot of difficulties here. The language barrier makes things difficult, and although I'm actively trying to study and improve my Korean, I still struggle to produce sentences that don't sound like machine translated texts.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― I often find myself wondering, "Will people take me seriously?" I suppose it's fun to be recognized as an icon! But I wish people could see more of the other side of my funny persona...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― The missions were hellish. I was forced into a leadership role I didn't want, and a teacher left me all alone while my classmates struggled to catch up. I've had to go to the nurse's office so many times because I hurt myself so much, and let's not forget about Hansung stabbing me in the eye with a drumstick! I wonder what will happen to me when I get out of here...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― But here I am. Stronger than ever. And I'll be a great President for...

Xiaoqiong stops speaking to think about something...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― ... Uhm, what was the group's name again?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― [palmface] cineorama, Xiaoqiong. The name is cineorama.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― ... Right, cineorama.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― Well, well, well... I will be a great President for cineorama. Thank you for supporting me on this journey and allowing me to make my public debut! Rest assured that I will continue to shine on this stage with my trusted colleagues!

The public claps as Xiaoqiong is (FINALLY) done with her speech.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Thank you for your... Uh... Words, Xiaoqiong! Both you and Muchen may walk up to your seats now.

Xiaoqiong happily hops on the stairs while Muchen follows her at a slower pace. The two are warmly welcomed by the other members of the lineup, who get up just to meet the two halfway.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― We're very close to the end now! I'm sure you haven't forgotten that we have one more student to announce, right? Let's wrap this up quickly, so we can give a few more explanations to the public regarding how cineorama will be handled from now on.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Our Rank 9 is a rather curious case. This student maintained a rather high rank for the first half of the voting period, only for them to drop to the dangerous last ranks by the end of the session. At some point, they even quit the Top 9...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― ... But at last, here they are!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Looking at our current lineup, the gender ratio is rather uneven... Will they be able to balance it out a bit? We'll find that out soon~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― With 1,161,000 Star Points, Rank 9 is...

AMARI HARUHIRO !
❪ POP CITY ❫
N/A → N/A → 5 → 9
1,161,000 Points

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▊▍ SEIYUU ACADEMY 2 ROLES:

ACTING EVALUATION ﹕ Waiter.
THE SCHOOL FESTIVAL ﹕ Tsuchiya Junto.
SHUFFLE BANDS ﹕ Rap, Percussions ❪ Happy★Doo★LuLu★Dee ❫.

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Hiro nearly faints as he sees his face on the screen, gaping in utter disbelief. Junyeol finally gets the timing right, and he shoots confetti with his gun once again, all while a playful soundtrack starts playing in the background.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― WHAT.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ CHA YUBIN ꜜ she/her（POP CITY） ― See, I told you!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― Nah... There's no way... This isn't real...

What's with the male students and believing they're being lied to...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Congratulations, Amari Haruhiro! There, you may come forward.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― A new contestant with no connections within the original cast, I'm sure things must've been hard for you. What can you say about your experience in Seiyuu Academy 2?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― ... Just to make sure, this is real, right? You're not making fun of me or anything...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― The production isn't that evil, Hiro!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― I am, but they're not... So no worries, this is real.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― ...

This isn't very reassuring!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― ... What the- You know what? I'm not even surprised anymore. You're all insane.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― Man, where do I even start? Seiyuu Academy 2 was a rollercoaster... And honest to God, I did NOT expect to get here.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― I liked Hanae Natsuki-sunbaenim's work as a voice actor, but that's the extent of my knowledge on voice actors. I came here just because Seolha let me know about it. "My groupmate is hosting this show and they're looking for new contestants," or something like that. And I accepted.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― I didn't know anyone, and I didn't understand anything at first either... Truthfully I still don't. Everything happened way too quickly. I got sick a lot, too, so I missed out on many events... Beatings? A scam cult? What even is going on?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― Ah, but Pop City is the best class ever! I love these guys like my family. Thank you all for being so understanding and supportive, I would've struggled much more if you didn't help me like you did.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― I made other friends, too. My roommates were very nice, and as sad as it sounds, Xiaoqiong and I became infirmary pals. Thanks for giving me your time, and I hope I can get along well with my future members I still haven't had the chance to talk to!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― My greatest thanks goes to my members and the public. Thanks for believing in me until the end, because I nearly didn't... Haha...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ AMARI HARUHIRO ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― As fun as this was, there were also times where I just wanted to cry and drop it all. It's only because I had people who believed in me that I am here today. Thank you!

The public claps enthusiastically as Hiro bows and walks up to his seat, immediately welcomed by the others.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― Congratulations once again, Hiro! Now that we're done with the lineup announcement, let's clear a few things up for both the audience and the members of the final group themselves.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― First of all, unlike the previous edition's winners, niveau seuil, cineorama will promote directly under The Dream Workshop, a sub-label under Lishan's NOTES KIT exclusively dedicated to the Seiyuu Academy groups. The collaboration with POSPA SODA ® was also released through them.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ JAYDEN IM ꜜ he/him（POP CITY） ― Not this fucking sound effect again... Even over the host's voice? Really?

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― [ignoring JAYDEN] ... And with that, Atlantic Apex in Alignment's seol-haHaha will be in charge of the creative direction of the group. Considering you already worked with her during the Shuffle Band Evaluation, I'm sure you'll be able to work well together.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Secondly, you might be wondering what exactly is the President position. In Seiyuu Academy 1, getting first place simply meant winning the center position, and Kyuhyung's President position was decided through an internal voting.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― In this case, however, the President position stands for both Leader and Center.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― WHAT.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ ADELAIDE BEAUCHÊNE ꜜ she/her（BUBBLEGUM BASE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― Surprise!

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― I'm going to jump.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ WANG MUCHEN ꜜ he/they（DECONSTRUCTED CLUB） ― Xiaoqiong, no.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― They want to torture me, Muchen... They want to torture me... It's a plot of the government...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ HANAZAWA MOKA ꜜ she/her（HOST） ― You will be able to choose the Vice President, at least! So don't worry too much~

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― ...

✹ ﹒ ﹒ SEO JUNYEOL ꜜ he/him（HOST） ― We have one last big surprise for you all, but we might as well leave it for when you'll move into the new dorms. Can the cineorama members come downstairs for farewell?

All nine members move towards the main stage once again, where the niveau seuil members are waiting for them.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ NAM KYUHYUNG ꜜ he/him（NIVEAU SEUIL） ― Hey there! Good luck with your group. As the first School President of Seiyuu Academy, I pass the baton to you.

Kyuhyung passes a lightstick to Xiaoqiong, waiting for her to get a tight grip on it before letting it go. The stick's light changes color from red to green as soon as the transition is complete, and Xiaoqiong raises it up as she prepares to make her final announcement.

✹ ﹒ ﹒ GUAN XIAOQIONG ꜜ she/glam（DIVA HOUSE） ― Dear Seiyuu Academy 2 audience, thank you for your continued attention, and please look forward to cineorama! We will all work hard to present the best performances. Our journey here may have come to an end, but we still have more in store for you. Debut or not, stay tuned!

Seiyuu Academy 2 might be over now...
BUT THESE STUDENTS' STORIES ARE NOT.

DO NOT REMOVE THIS BOOK
FROM YOUR LIBRARY YET.

Something nice might be on the way...

... Or not?

FEVEN'S CORNER !!

Hello everyone! How was this chapter? I have so much to say I don't even know where to begin... Although I originally promised to update tomorrow I was insanely impatient to get the final lineup out, and so I pushed through and got done with this. Heh. I had an insane day and I got interrupted so many times BUT WE'RE HERE. We thank Tiff for offering one of the lines in Hiro's speech, and Neiya for the inspo behind a few tweets here. Hehe.

Unfortunately, I do have some negative news too, but we'll get there in the chapter I will publish in a few days from now since I want to address this where it's more visible so people can take the matter as seriously as they should. I feel like bringing this up in a small section under a 5.000 words long chapter is a disservice to the cause, and I'd rather not treat the issue as something irrelevant or only worth mentioning in passing.

Let's leave negativity behind for now, though: congratulations to Neiya, Rune, Sam and Ven! You will get the debut form along with the others within the next 1-2 days. As for everyone else, if you're in any of my servers (whether the one for Seiyuu Academy 2 in itself or the On the Road one), please, please use the forum if you want to open discussions about it. Do NOT send in the general chats, and use the "Spoiler" tag.

As for the results breakdown, that will be available in the Discord server in a few days as well. I haven't had time to format the explanations as well as I did for the last one and I have a lot on my plate these days, but if there's any doubt or question regarding the final placements of the OCs I haven't mentioned, shoot a DM my way! I will reply~

Thank you for following Seiyuu Academy 2, and please, look forward to all I have to offer from now onwards! cineorama is only part of it... I wonder what else there is to show?