In the studio adorned with a mysterious dark purple theme, the bright white lights illuminated the excited faces of the live audience. 100 seats were filled to the brim, waiting for the awaited show to finally start.
50 empty seats situated in front of the audience, each seat designated for tonight's participants. However, one particular seat drew their attention. It was positioned beneath the 50 seats, like a throne amid the court.
The god's table, as it was called, stood out with its regal design. The fancy chair at the center awaited the arrival of the Quiz God, the mastermind behind the show, ready to pose questions that would challenge the intellects of the participants and entertain the eager audience.
Meanwhile, June and Jaeyong waited patiently behind the stage.
The 50 participants were already on standby, and June took the time to observe his future competitors.
Truly, the theme of 'Rising Stars' was best fitted for the types of people in the studio.
June noticed twins roaming around backstage, greeting all of the other participants. They had big bows tied in their hair, and he recognized them to be the dancing twins on LikLok.
They seemed to have very jolly personalities, so June hoped they wouldn't bother going up to him and Jaeyong.
However, much to his dismay, he made eye contact with one of them, and before he knew it, the twins were skipping over to where they were.
"Hi, there," the one with yellow bows greeted. "We've seen you a lot on TV."
"Um, I've seen you too," June awkwardly answered.
"You're more handsome in real life," the one with blue bows said.
"Thanks," June said, taking a step back to hopefully end the conversation.
However, they followed his movements and continued staring at him.
"My name's Fei," the yellow-bow girl said. "This is my twin sister, Kei."
"Nice to meet you," June said, nudging Jaeyong so he could take him out of the situation.
However, his teammate was busy answering practice questions on his phone.
"You did really well on your performance in the Abracadabra Festival. Your high note was amazing," Kei complimented.
"Ah, yeah. You guys are good at dancing," June responded.
"Thanks!" Fei beamed. "I'm sure you're better than us, though. We just make covers on LikLok."
June merely nodded.
"It's like you're a perfect human being," Kei continued.
"He's not perfect," Fei countered.
"Yeah, nobody's perfect," June agreed.
"He's dumb," Fei said. "Have you seen his report card circulating around the internet?"
"Oh, right. He's that guy," Kei chuckled. "I almost forgot since he's so handsome. So, I guess nobody can really be perfect, huh?"
June frowned, not liking how they were talking about him like he wasn't even there.
"Well, cheer up," Kei said. "You might stand out during the show...as someone who won't get any of the answers right."
The twins giggled, sounding like hyenas in the wild.
"Yeah, don't try too hard," Fei said. "The winner is already decided anyway. We're just here to show off our dances during the preliminary rounds."
