After pondering, PD Jung Soo-ryeong made a decision.
“We’ll go with cutting the English lines.”
That same night, at the ‘Produce That 100!’ campus.
Dozens of exhausted participants were groaning in their rooms or in the lounge. It was mostly Team 1 members.
That’s when it happened. A campus-wide announcement was made.
“Thank you for your hard work today.”
PD Woo Han-suk’s voice echoed.
"I have an announcement for Team 1 members. Please gather after breakfast tomorrow, Sunday the 23rd. Only Team 1 has their first ‘Produce’ group dance evaluation and rehearsal scheduled. Let me repeat......”
This meant that, now that individual training was over, the final group dance evaluation and rehearsal for 'Produce' would continue. Group dance practice for the 13 members of Team 1 was already underway, and Lee Han-na had already completed a preliminary evaluation. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
With only 3 days left until the surprise performance on the 26th, excluding the actual day, it would be a series of rehearsals. Whatever the case, the dozens of participants reacted in various ways to the broadcast announcement. Despair and joy, fear and anticipation, and more.
Room 105 was no exception.
No. 19, No. 37, and No. 58, who were assigned to Teams 2 and 3, glanced at Kang Rojun, who was in Team 1. They wondered what his expression was like. Rojun's face was neutral. Just calm.
'Tomorrow morning? Then I’ll have to wake up earlier. If I want to finish my daily mission.'
Because he was more concerned about completing his mission.
For reference, Teams 2 and 3, excluding Team 1 with Kang Rojun, were still in individual practice. Their first evaluation would start next Monday.
Anyway, as the dorm became noisy, Kang Rojun called out to No. 58.
“No. 58 nim.”
“...Yes?”
“Just a moment.”
Rojun left the room. No. 58, wondering what was going on, followed him. Once in the corridor, Kang Rojun calmly told No. 58.
“The lyrics for ‘Witch’ are done. I actually finished them yesterday, but I just did a final check today. I’ll send them to you on chat now, so please take a look.”
No. 58 was visibly surprised.
“Al-already??”
They had only discussed it on Wednesday afternoon. If he finished it yesterday, that meant he completed it in just two days.
‘Is he serious? That’s way too fast?!’
While No. 58’s eyes widened,
‘Don’t tell me he just scribbled random nonsense instead of real lyrics?’
Kang Rojun seemed unfazed.
“I just did what I could, so don’t expect too much.”
"No, did you really complete it??"
“Yes. That’s how it turned out. It’s my first time writing lyrics, so it might be weird, but have a look.”
“Uh… okay.”
Rojun sent the lyrics through chat, and No. 58, still wide-eyed, looked down at his phone as he walked back into the room. Rojun stretched with a big yawn.
‘His expression looked vague. Well, even if No. 58 thinks the lyrics are crap, nothing I can do. I’m satisfied. Writing lyrics was actually kinda fun.’
Once he actually tried it, songwriting was clearly different from scriptwriting. Roughly speaking, writing a script involved unfolding a story, whereas lyric writing was about compressing it. However, neither was particularly difficult for Kang Rojun.
It seemed haphazard at first glance, but contained potential.
Having wrapped up one task, Rojun moved toward the bathroom to empty his bladder before bed, while No. 58 stood still in front of Room 105’s door, slowly reading the lyrics Rojun had written.
It looked odd, so No. 19 and No. 37 asked him,
“What are you doing, No. 58?”
“Did you just read a crazy article or something??”
“......”
No. 58 didn’t have time to respond. The new lyrics for the rap track ‘Witch’ had utterly shocked him.
‘...What is this. These are amazing?!’
The moment he read the lyrics Kang Rojun had written, No. 58 fell in love with them. When Rojun said, “I just did what I could,” No. 58 hadn’t expected much. Rojun had even said this was his first time writing lyrics.
But the result was.
'Is this really the level of someone writing lyrics for the first time???'
It could rival a professional lyricist. If someone who didn’t know Rojun’s story saw this, they’d never guess it was from a rookie. Even for No. 58, who had been composing for years, this was unimaginable.
-Whoos.
Still reeling, No. 58 hurried out of the room and back into the hallway. But Kang Rojun was nowhere to be seen. He looked around to find No. 1, then looked back down at his phone with wide eyes.
Then.
-Swish.
He began to softly mutter the lyrics Rojun had written. More precisely, he started performing the newly completed rap 'Witch'. If any other participant saw him, they’d think No. 58 had lost it, but he didn’t care. Following the lyrics, he completed the first verse of 'Witch'.
At this point, No. 58 muttered to himself,
"......It's definite, he wrote this with rhyme and flow in mind. He even incorporated the concept of the 'Witch' rap."
It finally felt like 'Witch' was complete.
“How could someone who’s never composed or written lyrics come up with this?”
After standing frozen for a moment, No. 58 returned to his room, pulled out his composition notebooks from his bag, opened the page with the 'Witch' rap, took out a pencil, and wrote something at the very top.
-Composed by: No. 58 / Lyrics by: No. 1
Around this time, Kang Rojun was washing his hands in the bathroom.
At that moment.
-Buzz buzz.
-Buzz buzz.
Several short vibrations felt on his wrist. Startled, he immediately checked his smartwatch. Multiple notifications had arrived.
-[Due to an additional side job added to the title ‘Side Job Tycoon’, +1 enhancement has been applied!]
-[The title ‘Side Job Tycoon’ has been enhanced to +3, increasing bonus coins to 3.]
-[You have achieved a +3 title enhancement! As a reward, the item ‘AI Automation One-Time Free Pass’ has been granted.]
Suddenly, ‘Side Job Tycoon’ had been enhanced.
‘Because I wrote lyrics?’
At this point, Kang Rojun focused on the newly received reward item.
“AI Automation One-Time Free Pass?”
An item that, clearly, allowed one free use of 'AI Automation'. Rojun’s eyes widened a little.
“Seriously? One free use of ‘AI Automation’?? Hold on, in that case-”
A slow smile spread across Kang Rojun’s face.
“I’ve gotta use it on something expensive. Wasn’t English 400?”
English came to mind.
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