I BECAME AN IDOL TO PAY OFF MY DEBT ( PART ll )

CHAPTER 173

The stage ended after I nervously waited to meet the leader of Python, who might be another regressor.

"Wow...."

"......."

There was a brief silence in the waiting room.

Only then did I realize the atmosphere inside the waiting room.

Our Rookies are outstanding.

We performed really well on this music show stage, too.

But compared to Python's stage right now... I couldn't confidently say our performance excelled.

That much...the performance of Python was impressive.

The members felt a sense of urgency about that fact.

Thud.

"Alright, Rookies, it's time to move."

At that moment, a staff member entered the waiting room to inform us that it was time to head to the stage.

"...Let's go."

"...Yes."

We got up and headed back towards the stage.

It could be the moment when our Rookies might set a record as the first girl group to take 1st place in their debut week of a music show.

But for some reason, the atmosphere felt more down than expected.

Rustle.

"Wow, there are really a lot of people..."

"Right?"

I hadn't seen so many idols gathered since Na Ah Ah.

"Hey, long time no see."

"Wow, how long has it been? I listened to your track."

In the corridor moving to the stage for the ranking announcement, countless idols were chattering away with friendly faces.

Of course, there was no one from Rookies who we knew.

Among them...

"Oh...?"

"It's the Na Ah Ah kids..."

"I heard they might take 1st place this time?"

Some seemed eager to talk to us upon noticing, but in the end, no one approached.

So we quietly ascended the stage.

"Waaah-!!!"

As we stepped on stage, fans of various idols greeted us, including many waving pink light sticks for Rookies.

Fans who came to see the recording early in the morning had still held their ground.

"Guys, let's smile now."

"Yes!"

Having endured 24-hour camera hell at Na Ah Ah, we had become experts at showing facial expressions in front of the camera.

I, too, was able to manage a small smile instead of an expressionless face in front of the camera.

All the members of Rookies, including myself, desperately smiled at the camera and fans, wiping away the anxious feelings we had after watching Python's performance.

Meanwhile, I searched for the leader of Python in a fervent gaze.

'There she is.'

And while I found the Python members...

'Ugh, there are too many people in between...'

I couldn't open the status window due to the idols in between us.