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

Chapter 223: This trainee, you don’t want others to know...

The trainee dormitory of "Idol Birth Festival".

[Midsummer Shrine believers, number of visits this week: 6651, converted faith value 6651]

[Current cumulative faith value 25514]

"What's going on? Wasn't I slandered as a 'talented person' and a 'burning wild person'? Why are there more and more 'believers' like me..."

"Is this what they call 'black and red are also red'?"

As soon as he walked into the public training area, Xia Fan received a "Weekly Worship Oracle" which suddenly increased for some unknown reason.

Since the recording of this variety show, with the increase in exposure, stage performances and videos, his "weekly visits by believers" data has almost doubled.

If I allow these unidentified "believers" to continue worshipping like this, even if I do nothing, my faith value will soon exceed 50,000.

"Hey, Xia Jun, look, this is so exaggerated, the practice room is full of people..."

"After all, there were only three days of practice. It seems that everyone tried their best."

At the same time, Martin, who was walking in front of him, had already stood at the door of the practice room, staring in amazement at the trainees inside who were twisting wildly in front of the dance mirror like maggots.

After the announcement of the theme song MV, the trainees prepared for the theme song assessment with the same enthusiasm as if they were preparing for the college entrance examination.

"What are you two dawdling about for? Come on, there's an empty practice room over here that's close to the restroom!"

In a practice room at the end of the corridor, Basong and Jack poked their heads out and waved at the two.

The "Idol Birth Festival" program team was quite generous with the hardware facilities. According to the number of trainees, one dormitory was equipped with a narrow practice room.

But the trainees were not satisfied with just competing, and instead started to compete for the practice room based on the "walking distance to the toilet" in order to maximize the savings in practice time.

"Speaking of which, I'm going to the bathroom first..."

"Go together."

In order to practice better later, Xia Fan and Martin decided to empty their bladder first.

Although all the trainees are male, there are also female staff members in the program team who need to use the toilet, so in order to maximize its utilization, the public toilets are simply made into independent cubicles.

Martin, who was walking in front, had just walked into one of the compartments when the door of a compartment behind Xia Fan also opened with a creak...

A slender arm stretched out from it, pulled Xia Fan in, and then slammed the door shut.

"Who pulled me...Yayoi?! Why are you here..."

In the small and dim toilet cubicle, Xia Fan was surprised to find that the person who dragged him in like a scene from a horror movie was actually Yayoi Tsuki.

"As a mentor for the show, it's normal for me to come over to check on the practice and discuss the script for the subsequent recording."

Yayoi Tsuki was wearing loose sportswear, her beautiful little face hidden in the hood, with a look of "what do you think?" on her face.

"In the toilet cubicle, checking the practice status of some part and discussing the script?!"

"Shh, keep your voice down... Trainee, you don't want others to know that you are forcing your pitiful mentor Yayoi Tsukiko to share a bathroom with you, right?"

She put her finger to her lips, signaling Xia Fan to keep his voice down: "If that happens, we will be ruined together and quit the show."

"It's me who was forced, okay... If you know there's such a big risk, why don't you just hide here and 'stalk' me? Can't you just send me a message if you have something to say?"

"No, there are high-definition cameras everywhere. If you and I were caught texting or talking on the phone, the black trending topics on the topic list would be irreversible."

The toilet cubicle was too narrow, and the two of them were squeezed together face to face, talking in low voices. It was even difficult for them to turn around.

"I came here today to confront the production team."

"Not to mention that you are the original author of that song, your performance on the first stage alone deserves at least five stars. If they don't broadcast your singing in its entirety in the main film, I will quit the program."

"Now, I'm just symbolically letting you know in advance." But Yayoi Tsuki didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this "sense of distance". She tiptoed slightly and explained her purpose in Xia Fan's ear in a sweet voice.

"Those kinds of black trending searches will fade away in a few days. I'm a trainee who hasn't debuted yet, so it doesn't matter to me at all."

"On the contrary, you withdrew from the program recording in a fit of anger. Didn't that prove your partiality and guilty conscience, and make the black trending search even darker?"

Xia Fan felt that there must be water in her head.

"Xia Jun, Xia Jun, are you in this room?"

"Why does it take so long to pee? Is it because of the legendary urgency and frequency of peeing that makes you unable to pee completely?"

At the same time, Martin's loud ridicule came from outside the door.

"Um, Martin, I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach... You go first, I'll be there soon..."

Through the door, Xia Fan spoke in a weak but slightly forceful voice.

"Feeling unwell? Do you have a stomach upset or gastroenteritis? It will be troublesome if it affects the rehearsal of the theme song."

"I have medicine with me. What are your specific symptoms? Are you having contractions or constant pain? Is it dry, runny or watery?"

But Martin did not leave. Instead, he showed concern and asked about his well-being.

"Tsk..."

Yayoi Tsuki curled her lips in dissatisfaction, took out her cell phone from her sleeve, and pressed a play button...

“Puff… crackle, bang!”

The crisp, mellow, heart-stirring sound of soup and water erupted in the small compartment.

"..."

Xia Fan was petrified instantly, and Martin, who was separated by a door, also fell silent.

"Well, I've already heard the general symptoms, so I won't disturb you anymore."

"I'll go to the dormitory to get the medicine first, and you can take it in the rehearsal room later."

After a while, Martin said something weakly, and the hurried footsteps gradually faded away.

"Before I stopped my music activities, I never cared about these negative news, and now I don't care about them at all."

"But the program team did this, which is extremely disrespectful to me as the original singer and you as the songwriter and cover singer..."

After using technological means to "expel" Martin, Yayoi Tsuki continued the previous topic as if nothing had happened.

"Since you don't care about negative public opinion and you're so angry...Are you worried that the negative trending searches will affect my popularity in the talent show?"

"Don't worry, I'm just here to try my luck, I'm not trying to win the championship. It's normal for the production team to show partiality, so there's nothing to be angry about."

Looking at Yayoi Tsuki with her fox ears erected in anger, Xia Fan suddenly understood what she was thinking and comforted her softly.

"I...I just don't like to spoil the production team. Who is worried about you?"

A blush appeared on Yayoi Yue's face, and she subconsciously wanted to turn her head away, but she was reluctant to take her eyes away from those eyes that were as bright as stars.

"Anyway, listen to me and don't be impulsive. Netizens have the memory of a goldfish and the attention span of a husky. It won't be long before no one pays attention to this matter anymore."

"That's it. I have to go practice the theme song."

Xia Fan opened the door a crack and carefully scanned the empty corridor...

(End of this chapter)