CHAPTER 106

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When I named Seo Yoo-jin, it wasn’t just the characters on the broadcast that were surprised, but the viewers as well.

“…Ehhh?!! Ye-rin, did you pick her at that moment?”
Lee Ji-woo, who was looking at Na Ah Ah, asked me with wide eyes the moment I chose Seo Yoo-jin.

“Yes, that’s right. I picked Yoo-jin.”
“…Why? At that time, she was totally at rock bottom… That couldn’t have been an easy choice…?”

“It wasn’t easy, but… I knew it wasn’t Yoo-jin’s fault… and it was just too hard watching her struggle alone…”
“Ugh…”

And after hearing my answer…
“Why is my trainee so lovable…!”
She squeezed me tightly and rubbed her face against my body.

“Look at you worrying about another kid while being a kid yourself! How can my trainee be so kind-hearted?”
“Ugh…, Teacher, this is frustrating. Can you let go of me…?”

“No! I can’t help it until I give my Ye-rin a kiss!”
So I continued watching the broadcast while Ji-woo pouted at me.

On the broadcast, Han Si-woo was looking at me with a dazed expression.
[Han Si-woo: …Huh? Ye-rin, what does that mean…?]
[Ha Ye-rin (Brotherhood Planning): I, once again, will choose participant Seo Yoo-jin.]
[Han Si-woo, caught off guard.]

[At that moment.]
[Seo Yoo-jin (SAV): Huhhhh…, Huhhhh….]
[Seo Yoo-jin, crying like there’s no tomorrow.]

Until now, Seo Yoo-jin had been trying to hold back tears, but she finally couldn’t take it anymore and burst into tears like a dam breaking, amplifying the viewers’ sympathy.
Han Si-woo also glanced at her with a worried expression and quickly turned back to me and asked,
[Han Si-woo: Ah, no…, but Seo Yoo-jin is a leader like Ye-rin, so she can’t be chosen, right?]
[Ha Ye-rin (Brotherhood Planning): But there’s no rule saying leaders can’t choose other leaders, right? I picked Yoo-jin because she hasn’t been picked by anyone yet!]
[…Is that so?]

[The atmosphere becomes tense due to Ha Ye-rin’s words.]
[At that moment,]
[Na Han-na (Hairst): Um, then I’d like to choose Ye-rin unnie.]
[Laughter erupts in the room because of Na Han-na’s unexpected words haha.]
[Cut, cut! We’ll take a short break!]

[In the end, the production team holds an emergency meeting…]
[What will happen to the fates of Ha Ye-rin and Seo Yoo-jin?]
And with a conclusion that piques the viewers’ curiosity, a commercial comes on.

One minute after the ad ends, Han Si-woo appears on the broadcast with a serious expression, holding a microphone.
[Han Si-woo: Yes~ Ha Ye-rin has chosen participant Seo Yoo-jin, the leader of another team. This was unexpected, so the production team went into a meeting. The result is….]
Dun dun!
[Tension fills the moment.]
[Everyone turns their attention to Han Si-woo’s mouth.]
[Han Si-woo: We’ve decided to acknowledge it! Haha, as Ye-rin said, there’s no rule against a leader choosing another leader! However, we will ban leader-to-leader selections in the future, and the third team competition originally planned for six teams will proceed with five teams!]

[The rules have changed!]
[Han Si-woo continues with a smile.]
[Han Si-woo: Now, only Seo Yoo-jin’s answer remains. Yoo-jin! You’ve been chosen by Ha Ye-rin! Will you accept it?]
[Everyone’s eyes are on Seo Yoo-jin…!]
[What will Seo Yoo-jin decide?]
[Seo Yoo-jin (SAV): Yes…! Yes! I will definitely… definitely accept it!]
[Han Si-woo: Then this means Seo Yoo-jin will join Ha Ye-rin’s team! Congratulations!]
[Seo Yoo-jin joins Ha Ye-rin’s team!]

As the subtitles pop up, Seo Yoo-jin runs to me crying and hugs me.
I hugged her back… and then the production team added some heartwarming background music, making it feel like a scene from a movie.
And the viewers’ reactions were…

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