HTSAAL-TI [Season 1-3] [Mini novel]

Season 1. 6

Chapter 6

"The three of them have great vocal tones and the synergy is so good. Can you just debut like this? Haha!"

"Thank you."

It's an unexpected variable.

I'm answering the judges' questions according to the members, but I don't know what I'm talking about. Because of that damn system window that's flashing right in front of my eyes.

[Life Remaining 10:07:59]

[Life Insufficient Headache Penalty is in effect.]

The lifespan was reduced in an instant.

While I was busy performing the choreography, a warning sound suddenly rang and a pop-up window appeared.

[Idol Virtue Violation! Failed to make eye contact with the camera.]

[Lifespan has been shortened.]

[-04:00:00]

The system's absurd nitpicking cracked my expression. However, I soon gritted my teeth and tried to focus on the choreography.

Then, another window popped up.

[Idol Virtue Violation!  Failed to manage facial expressions.]

[Lifespan shortened.]

[-04:00:00]

Should I kill you?

My eyes trembled.

What kind of penalty is this?

The camera that filmed the trainees throughout the evaluation.

That seemed to be the culprit.

I had to keep looking at the camera diligently throughout the entire stage.

Thanks to that, there were no unfortunate incidents of sudden death while performing choreography, but since 8 hours of life disappeared in an instant, I was suffering from the penalty again this time.

'.... Damn. If only the daily quest had come on time.'

That wasn't the only variable.

After receiving the first evaluation assignment, the daily quest arrival pattern was always the same.

Every night at 12 o'clock, the quest to achieve 4 hours of dance practice.

It wasn't hard to fill the practice time.

After all, practice is all day long.

Thanks to that, except for the first day when I even had a nosebleed, I was able to focus on practicing in good condition while filling up my lifespan. Today, as soon as the daily quest arrived at midnight, I planned to finish it early and fill up my lifespan first.

'Is today an exception because there's a special event called the first evaluation?'

Fortunately, the overall evaluation wasn't long.

The moment I greeted the judges and returned to my seat, the long-awaited system notification rang.

[Daily Quest Arrived!]

[Get in the top 6 in the first evaluation of the debut group!]

[?th / 6th]

[Reward Life 24:0000]

"...?"

If I don't get in the top 6, the quest is a failure.

Are you serious? I just laughed in vain.