Idol Revive: If I Don't Debut, I'll Disappear
Chapter 175: Underdog

Chapter 175: Underdog

Rayen sat back on his seat, his gaze focused on Binh who was also sitting down far away from them.

"What happened? You look stupid," Adrian said beside him, noticing the daze state Rayen was in.

"Nothing."

The one hour break was almost over, and the staff members informed them that the filming would start soon.

Rayen tried to adjust his expression, not minding the weird gaze from Adrian. Since Rayen wouldn’t answer him, he turned toward Yeo Haru instead.

"What happened?"

Yeo Haru only eyed Rayen without responding. Understanding his own limit, Adrian leaned back on his seat and minded his own business.

One staff member announced the start of the filming.

The stage lights flickered, then finally focused on one spot at the stage. Yeon Miwol walked from backstage toward this spot of light.

"We have the results of the third round," she announced with a smile.

Although she was smiling, the participants weren’t. Their reactions later will vary depending on the result they will get.

"Just like from the second round, today’s results will be added to your overall points. The winners will receive a 100 multiplier of today’s result." She shifted her gaze toward the area where Binh and Minho were sitting. "Those who did not participate in today’s round will automatically get 0 points."

Rayen’s eyes immediately made their way toward Binh and Minho. Binh was looking calm as though he had completely resigned to his fate. Meanwhile, Minho trembled slightly.

"But before that. We’d first like to reveal the ranking as of today’s round."

...

In one room, the five primary sponsors of Rayen had gathered once again to witness this round’s live stream. It was Sophie’s idea.

"We should have just watched on our own. What’s the point of gathering right now?" Harjun complained.

"Shut up. You don’t have any right to complain. You came late."

Harjun clicked his tongue.

’And you’re also the reason why I did this!’

Sophie did not voice out those thoughts. Instead, she turned her gaze back to the screen.

She gathered the other sponsors as she was afraid of today’s round results. With Rayen’s continuous false allegations breaking out and affecting his points, this guy might suddenly let go of Rayen. So, she wanted him in her sight to make sure he would make the right decision later.

If these five people wouldn’t let go, Rayen would be safe.

As for the other sponsors who betted for Rayen last round, Sophie hadn’t met them yet, so she felt no sense of camaraderie with them. And as Rayen’s first batch of sponsors, she thought they held seniority over them. If Rayen debuts, they would be the ones who would benefit the most.

Finally, the broadcast had resumed.

With the ten minute delay in the livestream, Yeon Miwol just repeated her explanation on the screen.

"What do you think? Will his rank come up?" Miles asked out of nowhere.

"He should," Sophie said, her gaze fixed on the screen.

"Yeah, he should. I wasted petals and MC for him. The least he could do was debut."

Sophie rolled her eyes.

"Don’t worry. We did our best to try to clear up his name," Miss Beatrice said.

That was true. During the past few days, Sophie had employed some people to scourge the Internet and report hate posts toward Rayen. Yuzuka and Miles also mentioned Rayen’s name during their own livestream, and Miss Beatrice tried her best to talk about Rayen in her own circles.

It seemed like only Harjun didn’t do anything. That earned him Sophie’s scowl. Harjun frowned, wondering why this woman was sending him death glares again.

The announcement of names started from the bottom rank.

From the 24th to the 22nd rank, Sophie and the others didn’t know them. Then, at the 21st rank, a familiar name was called.

[21. Binh]

The five Entities in the room went silent. Binh was one of the primary reasons why Rayen was in a tough spot.

"Do you really think Rayen will be fine?" Yuzuka asked, worried.

"He’d be fine," Sophie responded.

’There’s no other option for him. He has to be fine.’

The next one was another person related to Rayen.

[20. Minho]

Sophie grew even more frustrated. If these two were in this state, would Rayen’s situation be different? The next name made Sophie sigh in relief. It wasn’t Rayen or the other "bully".

[19. Peanut]

However, Sophie stiffened again after the next name.

[18. Renjiro]

These three were really in the lower ranks... What about Rayen, then?

Sensing Sophie’s panic, Yuzuka held her hand. Miss Beatrice also patted her on the shoulder and offered a warm smile.

"Don’t be worried, he’ll be fine."

Sophie glanced at her. Miss Beatrice’s smile brought her comfort. Yet, just then, Miles’s loud voice broke the slightest comfort she just acquired.

"Yeah, he’ll be fine." There was a slight sense of sarcasm in Miles’s voice as he stared at the screen before him.

Sophie glared at Miles before turning her head back to the screen. There, she saw the thing she didn’t want to see the most.

[17. Rayen]

Miles laughed then leaned lazily on his seat. "Ah, this is so useless. Yuu-chan, let’s just give up on him."

This time, Yuzuka was the one who glared at him. Miles immediately covered his mouth.

"Alright. We won’t. We won’t. I’m sorry. Don’t look at me that way..."

"His rank did improve, though." Harjun chuckled, mocking Rayen’s rank. "He’s now 17th. He was at 18th before."

"So what? You’ll just give up on him?" Sophie asked, annoyed.

Harjun raised his brows. "What? What’s that? Who said I’m giving up?"

"You."

"I never said it. You must be imagining it."

"Then, what’s with your tone?"

Harjun smirked then leaned forward, clasping his hand under his chin. "Nothing. I just thought it’s getting interesting."

Sophie felt even more annoyed by his answer. "You think what’s happening is interesting?"

"Why not? Don’t you think it’s not interesting when the underdog wins?"

Finally, Sophie’s annoyance toward him slightly lessened.

Harjun finished his words. "This ranking isn’t final yet. The result of today’s round wasn’t announced yet, remember?"

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