Idol Revive: If I Don't Debut, I'll Disappear
Chapter 77: Eye of the Beholder

Chapter 77: Eye of the Beholder

The roulette gradually stopped spinning, its pointer stopping at a blue tile. From its color, Rayen could now rest assured it was no longer a hair dye.

’Hang me if a blue tile turns out to be another dye!’

Emerging from the screen, the brown parchment landed in Rayen’s palm. There was an eye symbol drawn on the surface of the parchment.

[Eye of the Beholder: It came from the saying, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Then shouldn’t someone also see how beautiful they are first?"

Effect: Equip it and you will be able to see yourself in your mind.

Type: Equipment (Accessory)]

’Isn’t this saying taken too literally? But what the hell do I do with this?’

Sigh.

’Just because it’s rare, doesn’t mean it’s useful.’

"Hey," Rayen called for Mini Plotter. "Change it, ah. I don’t have any use for it."

Mini Plotter could even issue him a temporary mission, so wouldn’t it be possible to exchange this useless item for something equivalent? If someone had been given an advantage, why not fully use it?

His Boom Boom Body enhancer was going to end in two days too, so it would be better if he could get another related booster or enhancer.

As expected, Mini Plotter appeared from the corner of his screen. It wore an innocent smile as it looked at Rayen.

However, it said, "No."

"Why? I thought you were created to help me?"

"Yes."

Rayen clicked his tongue. "Then why aren’t you helping me?"

"I’m helping you though," Mini Plotter reasoned.

Pursing his lips in annoyance, Rayen said. "You’re helping me by giving me a useless item?"

"What useless?" Mini Plotter chuckled. "No item in this world is useless. Even a pebble in a side road was meant to be there for a reason."

’Reason, my ass.’

"If you’re not gonna exchange it, just don’t. Who knows from where you copied that saying again?" Rayen complained, wanting to lock his screen.

However, before he could, Mini Plotter said a few more words, "Why don’t you check the price of this book page you’re talking about? It’s even more expensive than your overall assets."

’What?’

Currently, Rayen only has 16,191 memorial coins. He had been a bit thrifty on using it because the items in the shop were just too expensive, so he had quite a bit left after receiving additional 1000 coins from his reward.

The moment Rayen searched for the same book page, the icon that showed up was already grayed out.

’Sold out?’

Rayen still tapped on it, his eyes darting at the bottom of the page. As he laid his eyes on the price tag, it nearly bulged out of its socket.

’What’s with this price?!’

[Eye of the Beholder

Type: Equipment (Accessory)

Price: 25,000 MC]

The ninja book page was already 30,000, but this one was a mere blue reward from the roulette. Yet it’s priced at almost the same level?

"See? I told you!" Mini Plotter said. "I gave you a good item, but you’re saying it’s useless!"

Rayen calmed down.

"The price’s too absurd considering its uselessness." He sighed. "A high price doesn’t mean it’s useful. C’mon, since this is too expensive, can you give me something good with the same price?"

"Still no." Mini Plotter dismissively harrumphed.

Seeing his childish gesture, Rayen finally gave up.

"If you don’t want to, then fine," he said.

"Good." Mini Plotter nodded, his previous grumpy demeanor disappearing.

Rayen just wanted to quit interacting with this annoying system, but he remembered that he had some unaddressed concerns.

With his remaining patience left, he decided to ask.

"I have a question."

"You can ask me anything," Mini Plotter said, its expression turning enthusiastic.

"I noticed when I accomplished the skill-ranking mission, I felt like I could dance more in sync with my teammates. Was it because our dancing skills were all C?"

Back then, except for Yeo Haru, everyone on their team had Cs on their dancing skills. Rayen also speculated that maybe that was because Yeo Haru had a higher skill, so he wasn’t fully resonating with the entire team.

"Oh, that? No, that’s not it."

"Then what?"

"The ability to follow the choreography and timing of the dance precisely is under C rank."

"But why’s Yeo Haru not syncing with the team back then?"

Mini Plotter flashed an unbelievable expression. "You really think that way?"

’If not, then why would I even ask?’

"Have you ever noticed Yeo Haru miss a beat during your dancing practice?"

Rayen shook his head. Now that he was recalling it, even when Yeo Haru was in a daze, he was still able to move according to the beat and choreography.

"Yeo Haru just overwhelmed you with his style. Once you reach A rank with your dance skill, you will all gain the ability to switch dancing styles. It’s just that he was still not adept with controlling it. That’s also the reason why he’s stuck on A-."

Finally understanding it, Rayen nodded. However, that’s not what he was really curious about.

"Then, how do I level up my team skills? I could figure it out with the other skills, but not with that," Rayen asked once again.

"Good question!" Mini Plotter exclaimed. "Before that though, I’ll explain a few simple things. Let’s not be confused with the words ’level’ and ’rank’. All of your skills have seven ranks, from F to L. Each rank is divided into three levels which are the ’minus’, ’base’, and ’plus’. We determined your rank according to the principles you’ve already concluded."

’Seven ranks? From F to S, there are only six ranks. So, is there another rank above S?’

"Now, to level it up..." Mini Plotter’s voice pulled Rayen out of his thoughts. "It’s quite obvious. Just use it more often. Practice makes you better!"

In Rayen’s dismay, what Mini Plotter had just said was already what he knew. What he was asking was how he could practice it!

Mini Plotter sighed seeing his expression. "You really lack imagination!"

"What?" Rayen blinked out of confusion

"Just think about it. What makes a good teammate?"

’A good teammate?’

"Someone who listens to everyone’s opinion?"

"Then try to be like that!"

"That’s it?"

"Yes, that’s it!" Mini Plotter’s remark was already on point, but it added another jab, sticking its tongue out mockingly. "With your shitty rank, that’s the only conclusion you could even come up with."

Rayen’s lips twitched.

’What’s that for?’

"In addition, advancing your rank requires completing a mission. These missions are designed to help you grasp principles related to your skill," Mini Plotter said, redirecting Rayen’s attention. "Now that you’re asking about this, I think you’re eligible for another skill-ranking mission. Do you want to take one?"

Rayen’s eyes lit up. Finally! This was something he wanted, not a useless life book page.

"Yes," Rayen said.

Just as he said that, another interface appeared on Rayen’s screen, overshadowing Mini Plotter. At the same time, the elevator door opened and arrived at the dorm floor.

[You have two skills you can rank up! Please choose among the two:

>Visuals

>Productions]

’I have two options?’