Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 215 I Forgot to Wear It
A lounge exclusively for instructor Yayoi Tsuki.

"So, my self-righteous despair is just a trivial matter to others..."

Yayoi Tsuki placed one hand on the mirror and looked at herself with tearful eyes.

"Could it be that, as the Jinguji priestess said, he is suffering from a terminal illness and has been suffering in the darkness where he cannot see tomorrow?"

Just now, the darkness felt in Xia Fan's singing was far deeper than the version she sang herself.

The natural power of the male voice makes the persistence and struggle in the darkness even more ferocious and wild.

Although she did not "share senses" with Xia Fan, for the first time, Yayoi Tsuki felt the "real despair" carefully from his singing.

Only those who have truly been there can fully capture this feeling in people's hearts.

……

Backstage area.

"So nervous..."

"Take a deep breath, take a deep breath..."

Dozens of international trainees who have yet to appear on stage are still waiting in line nervously.

The trainees who had already completed their first stage had pinned the star badges on their clothes as required, and were gathering in groups of three or four to discuss the matter.

The trainees who originally registered for the competition equally have been artificially labeled as "different grades", from the personal interview video rankings to the current star ratings.

Now, even when chatting backstage, the trainees have subconsciously begun to use "company", "star rating" and other criteria to form small groups based on the principle of "birds of a feather flock together".

"Based on the current probability, there aren't even ten 'five-star trainees' among the 101 trainees."

"It's all because of Kishi Shiyao, Takahashi Yu, Nagase Kaito, and Hirano Yuta, who raised the standard..."

"That's right. She's obviously stronger than many young idols who have already debuted, but she still comes to this kind of talent show. It's really a bit of a dimensionality reduction attack."

The middle group, which consisted of the largest number of three-star and four-star trainees, silently paid attention to the ratings of the trainees returning from the exit channel, and from time to time cast jealous glances at the "five-star trainees" who looked superior and chatted casually.

There are already seventy or eighty people who have completed their initial stage performances. Of course, the majority are "three-star" trainees of average level. Currently, there are only seven who have received five-star ratings, accounting for less than 10%.

On the surface, the trainees who received a five-star rating simply received an extra popularity bonus of 500,000 votes when they were eliminated in the first performance. However, since the program team stipulated that everyone must pin stars on their clothes, there must be a deeper meaning behind this.

With a total of 101 trainees, it is impossible for the audience to remember all of their names and faces, so "official star rating" is the most intuitive label.

In subsequent programs, high-star trainees will be more direct and easier to gain attention and favor from the audience. They will be allocated more shots, and their popularity will continue to snowball, forming a "head effect" and getting closer and closer to their debut seat.

Of course, it is not ruled out that a few low-star trainees with "counterattack" and "cultivation" scripts will surpass with outstanding performances in the later stages of the program...

But that is only a minority after all.

"Damn it, these blind teachers, my 'hot-blooded rock' song carefully created by Horikoshi Academy, actually said that I am 'fake rock'?!"

"You just despise my status as a replacement. When the knockout stage comes, I will defeat my opponents one by one, step onto the throne of debut, and show you what 'God's will' is..."

In the "loser eat dust" crowd composed of more than ten two-star trainees, Shibata Makoto squatted silently in the corner, glancing resentfully at every trainee who had more stars than himself.

At first, he was very careful about "expression management". As soon as the camera showed signs of turning around, he immediately put on a cool and handsome attitude, not surprised by praise or criticism...

But when he found that the cameraman was only focusing on filming the trainees with high star ratings, he gave up on himself.

"Speaking of which, it's been so long, why hasn't anyone come out yet?"

"The last guy to go in seems to be the one whose video has the most views, a Dragon Country trainee named 'Xia Fan'."

A full ten minutes had passed since the last trainee came out, and no one had come out yet.

The trainees who had been watching the exit passage and paying attention to the star rating results of others' first stage performances naturally noticed the unusual length of time. "That Xia Fan only had ten seconds more stage time than me, he should have come out a long time ago, is there something fishy going on?"

Hearing everyone's discussions, Yuta Hirano, who had originally looked relaxed and had five stars on his chest, looked towards the exit passage with some concern.

"Don't worry, this guy is an international trainee of the Burning Department. The production team can't possibly favor him. The recording time was delayed because the instructor went to the bathroom, drank water, or put on makeup."

An Ziyao, who was beside him, waved his hand indifferently, and a string of five stars on his arm crackled.

"crunch..."

At this moment, the door to the exit passage was pushed open from the inside...

"Out……"

"How many stars will the international trainee with the most views get, three or four stars?"

"If it can't even get three stars, then it should be confirmed that the video is fake."

Amidst all kinds of gazes including expectation, curiosity, hostility, and gloating, Xia Fan, dressed in black, walked out happily.

"and many more……"

“There are no stars on this guy?”

Everyone seemed to be busy with their own affairs, but their gazes had secretly been wandering back and forth on Xia Fan several times...

Confirm that no star was found.

"Hey, you're not the first sporadic trainee, are you?"

Hirano Yuta stood in front of Xia Fan at some point and asked in a low voice the doubts in everyone's heart.

"What kind of favor?"

Still trying to calm down after the performance, Xia Fan didn't hear what he said clearly and looked confused.

"Trainee, please follow the program team's rules and pin the star badges you received on a conspicuous place on your clothes."

"During the subsequent recording sessions, this rule must also be followed throughout the entire process, otherwise popularity will be deducted."

The executive director, holding a camera, gave a reminder while taking a close-up of Xia Fan.

"Oh, sorry, I was in a hurry to get off the stage and didn't have time. I'll stop right away..."

Xia Fan touched the back of his head and nodded apologetically to the executive director.

"Tsk, so you were so nervous that you forgot to wear it?"

Everyone felt that it was just a false alarm, and felt a little amused and sad.

Under the concerned gazes of the trainees, Xia Fan took out the metal stars from his trouser pocket and began to hang them on his body...

Because he was only wearing a thin T-shirt, he moved slowly and carefully to avoid the pin being inserted into the wrong place and causing the badge to become a nipple.

"One... two... three!"

"This kid's rating is actually above average. His face must have played a big role in that..."

When three stars appeared on Xia Fan's chest, half of the eyes had changed from disdain to resentment...

After all, a three-star rating already surpassed half of the trainees present.

(End of this chapter)