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Chapter 167 The Results!

"[Dynasty] 3rd Round 'Weakness Mission,' the team that took 1st place is—"

As always, MC Jeong Hae-jin built up suspense, making the audience anxious. The members of Velocé and 7IN watched Jeong Hae-jin with bated breath, their feet nervously tapping.

"Ugh, Hae-jin, hurry up and tell us..."

"Please, please, let it be 1st place..."

Finally, Jeong Hae-jin took a deep breath and announced the 1st place team of the round.

"It's incredible! The results are tied! This time, Velocé and 7IN have shared the victory—!!"

"—!?"

As soon as the results were announced, members of both teams looked at each other in surprise. Soon, the detailed scores appeared on the screen. Remarkably, the two teams had achieved a perfect tie down to the last decimal point.

"Such a thing can happen. In the expert evaluation, Velocé scored slightly higher, while in the audience evaluation, 7IN scored slightly higher, resulting in a perfectly matched total score! Congratulations to both teams—!!"

Immediately after the announcement, the tension eased as members of the two teams ran to each other. The boys embraced and patted each other's backs, offering encouragement.

"Good job, guys!"

"You all did great too."

"So now we're 1 win, 1 loss."

"No, guys. I told you before, we don't accept that result. We're 1 win, 1 loss."

"Hehe, anyway, you did well. Sharing the victory like this is nice, right?"

"Yeah. Come over to the king's dorm tonight. Let's have a party!"

"Wow, you're inviting us to the royal chambers at night... I'm already excited."

"Hahaha, what are you saying."

Unlike the constant competitive taunts from the Chinese and Japanese teams, 7IN and Velocé genuinely cared for each other.

As Velocé members exchanged congratulations, Gunja felt a peculiar sense of calm. Though he hadn't realized it before, battling teams like Teibo and SHINO had subtly drained his energy.

However, even just building camaraderie with the Velocé members made appearing on [Dynasty] worthwhile. There aren't many people who can genuinely support each other in such a cutthroat environment.

After the congratulatory moments, MC Jeong Hae-jin took the microphone again.

"I'll ask Gunja from 7IN. With the record now at 1 win, 1 loss against Velocé, can you defeat the senior artist Velocé in the 4th live broadcast performance?"

Gunja looked around at the Velocé members and his teammates.

Of course, he could give a polite answer. But it was the final round, wasn't it? While the saying goes that the more rice ripens, the more it bows, he couldn't just keep bowing until the end.

"Yes, we will win. We will achieve our first victory at the most exhilarating moment."

"Wowwwww—."

The bold answer, uncharacteristic of Gunja, was met with cheers from everyone. Velocé members also showed expressions as if to say, "Look at that guy," and enjoyed the moment.

"Oh, this boldness is unlike you! It's interesting. Well then, we can't skip hearing from Velocé's leader, Pael, can we?"

Pael, who received the microphone, cleared his smile and spoke.

"The Chillin friends keep saying it's 1 win, 1 loss, but we don't see it that way. We definitely think Chillin surpassed us in the 2nd round. So, 1 win, 1 loss is our record, not theirs."

"Ooooh—."

"So, we can't concede the 4th round. We need to secure a win against our juniors!"

"Waaaaaah—."

This time, the cheers erupted mainly from Velocé's fans. Although the two teams genuinely supported and encouraged each other, there was also a shared competitive spirit.

Gunja liked this kind of competitive desire. Healthy competition felt good among truly good people. Although the topic wasn't yet discussed, he anticipated that the 4th round would be exciting.

After the ranking announcement and interviews, Jeong Hae-jin revealed the standings.

SHINO, who had the worst performance, fell to the slave rank, standing alongside Teibo.

QUAN dropped one level, while AKIRA rose one level, settling into the commoner rank.

And the Guardians, who placed 3rd in this round, ascended to the noble rank for the first time.

"Yeahhhh——!!"

"We are fxxking noble—!!"

"Haha, congratulations to the Guardians. And there will be no rank change between Chillin and Velocé, who shared the victory. Just like in a championship match where a draw means the champion retains the title, a tie doesn't change the throne in [Dynasty]. To claim the throne, a decisive victory is necessary. I'm already looking forward to which team will secure the final throne!"

7IN was once again a noble, and the throne was still Velocé's.

All the members nodded as if they accepted this. In fact, considering 7IN's start from the slave rank, even being a commoner was a significant achievement. They were naturally satisfied with the noble treatment.

What mattered was not the rank but leaving a great performance that surpassed the senior Velocé in the final round.

"This time, let's really win."

"...Of course... I'll do better..."

"Yuchan has always done well. I need to do well, I need to."

"No, you all are the best. The problem is me. I'll do better."

"No way? I'm the bigger problem?"

"Haha, everyone's so pumped up~"

It seemed that all members of 7IN were united with that single goal.

* * *

After the 3rd round concluded, [Dynasty] Episode 5 aired on Webflix, covering the preparation and content of the 3rd round performance.

Seeing 7IN assigned the concept of 'Refreshing' for the 'Weakness Mission,' fans showed a mix of anticipation and concern.

[Finally, we get to see Chillin's refreshing stageㅇㅅㅇ?] [Just looking at our kids' faces, they're like human Pocari Sweatㅠㅠㅠ We've been waiting for a refreshing stage for so long] [Ah, just thinking about denim and shirt outfits already makes my heart race] [Hyunsu's social circle has a lot of tropical house songs too!! He really is a talentㅋㅋㅋ He'll probably make refreshing songs well too] [But am I the only one worried?ㅠㅠㅠㅠ] [Even though it's a competition, trying something new makes me a bit anxious] [What if it backfiresㅠㅠㅠㅠ] [For me, even if it fails, it's cute and I'll watch it prettily, but thinking about the haters coming out already makes me anxious] [Please don't be too early to judgeㅠㅠㅠ We know our kids are good at everything] [That's true, butㅠㅠ It's really hard to adapt to the survival show]

Of course, Yeonji, who had attended the live taping, already knew that these concerns were unfounded.

"Haah... They were really cute."

Yeonji still had the image of Gunja, with his round glasses and mischievous demeanor, vividly in her mind. She was eager to revisit that touching moment on the broadcast.

But on the other hand, she also wanted to see the process of Gunja and his friends preparing for that refreshing stage. It would surely be adorable and lovable.

As Yeonji had predicted, from the start of the 'Refreshing' mission, Gunja entertained fans with his amusing attempts.

Changpo with rice cakes! Summer days of Dano!

Perilla oil shines, today is a day even the school closes!

In front is a valley, behind is a deep mountain! Today is a day to play all day!

"Ahh, what is that! So cute—!!"

Gunja's somewhat offbeat refreshing freestyle made everyone, including Yeonji, burst into laughter.

[ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [Seriouslyㅋㅋㅋㅋ Dano summer days] [So cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [How do lyrics like that just come out?] [Really a freestyle masterㅋㅋㅋ] [We should definitely get our kids on Show Me the Money] ['Behind is a deep mountain! Play all day!' Rhymesㅋㅋㅋ] [But aren't the lyrics kind of good?] [I don't know, I can't judge what Gunja does well or badly anymore] [What's going onㅋㅋㅋ Everything seems good] [Haha, I totally agreeㅋㅋㅋ]

Afterwards, 7IN's airtime was plentiful. This time, the boys shared stories about their first loves. Especially Gunja's first love story captured everyone's attention.

[What's this?] [Gunja's first love??????] [Is this a joke? Gunja, are you kidding me?] [Who was she? I'm really ready to grab him by the collar] [Our Gunja... used to say he would marry his fans...] [We still have a pair of mandarin duck carvings at home...] [But I want to hear itㅋㅋㅋ It's intriguingㅋㅋㅋ] [ㅋㅋㅋㅋ They only made eye contact and nothing elseㅋㅋㅋ] [So cuteㅋㅋㅋ Was he really that young?] [Wow, Gunja was the one who made the first move!!!!!!!] [What a mischievous man] [I don't know who it was, but I'm jealous] [I hope he reaches out to me at least once] [I'd even be happy being dragged around if it was just once... ] [Here we go again, these people are crazyㅋㅋㅋ]

As fans listened to Gunja's first love story, they began to realize something.

[Wait a minuteㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [Isn't this... totally a cat story?] [Right?] [ㅋㅋㅋㅋ From eye contact to cat punch, this is totally a cat storyㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [I was so shocked when I heard she sat on his lap] [But seriously, it's not a mental victory, it's so clearly a cat story?] [100% catㅋㅋㅋㅋ My cat also loves Hongsi] [Why am I feeling relieved?] [Why am I sighing with relief?] [Gunja needs to succeed before getting married] [But thinking of it as a cat, it's so cuteㅋㅋㅋ] [Gunja must like cats too]

The end of the first love story was reflected in the lyrics of 7IN's competition song.

This time, shedding the heavy and serious gimmick, the members, dressed in refreshing outfits and with cheerful expressions, danced lightly on stage, making fans scream with joy.

[Wow··· Haah··· This is seriously so, so good] [I really can't help but be over the top about this] [Haahㅠㅠㅠㅠ Am I crazy for taking so many screenshots? Is this really a weakness mission?] [I want to thank the SHINO oppas for choosing refreshing] [It seemed like they were trying to mess with us, but it actually turned out great~] [Look at their skin toneㅠㅠㅠㅠ Our kids' shirts fit so well] [Gunja's visuals are really insane] [Our Gunja doesn't look bad in any outfitㅠㅠㅠ He's a true genius idol] [I can't believe he could make such a faceㅠㅠㅠ] [It's such a precious and treasure-like stage... I love it so much] [Aren't the animal headbands they wore so cute?ㅠㅠ] [And they're doing outfits that fit them perfectly] [Gunja looks like a shigol jabjong, Yuchan looks like a Malteseㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [Hyunjae = Pomeranian, Si-woo = Yorkshire Terrier, Inhyuk = Samoyed, Hyunsu = Greyhound] [Why did you leave out Taewoong?] [Taewoong = French Bulldog (must be muscular)] [ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, haha,ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [This stage really deserves a 30,000-time replay] [I should watch it whenever life is tough and frustrating] [Laugh··· like the Chillin kids···.] [ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, I'm so happy]

After 7IN's stage, which made everyone happy, ended.

Finally, the stage that shocked everyone, [My Jazzy Family], began.