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Chapter 9
Andrew rubbed his forehead. The System officially lost its mind. He had less than three days before the first practice evaluation. His dance barely improved from a D- to a D, his Class E ranking already placed a massive target on his back, and now the System wanted him to spend his limited time gaining the trust of a snobbish Class B trainee who looked personally offended by the existence of cheap furniture.Andrew turned around and headed back toward Room 307. He was not going to play babysitter.When he entered the room, Christian stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the collar of his shirt. Gregory lay across his mattress, while Lukas was already half asleep.Christian glanced at Andrew through the mirror and Andrew walked past him.Christian’s eyebrow lifted. “You left without explaining where you went.”Andrew stopped and turned slowly. “Did I also need permission from you?”Christian’s expression hardened. “No.”“Good.”Andrew walked toward his bed. Gregory slowly lifted his
Chapter 8
The room went silent. Christian Sterling stood in the doorway with one hand wrapped around the strap of his bag. His eyes moved across the room, tracking Gregory, Lukas, and finally Andrew. Then he looked at the three bunk beds, and his expression slowly changed.“Wait, is this my room?”Gregory looked around the cramped space. “Looks like it.”Christian checked his phone again, then the assignment notice, and finally the room number. His jaw tightened. “There’s been a mistake.”Lukas dropped onto his mattress. “Probably. There is no way you'd be assigned to Class E.”Christian looked at him, his posture rigid. “I’m in Class B.”Gregory glanced at Andrew. “He keeps saying that like we can fix it.”Andrew almost smiled but kept his eyes on his watch.Christian ignored their staring entirely, his chin lifting in pure snobbery as he swept right past Gregory and Lukas. He casually walked inside, placing his personal blanket onto the top bunk and claiming the territory with a sharp, posses
Chapter 7
“Where did you learn to sing like that?”Andrew’s fingers tightened around the microphone. For half a second, the studio disappeared, replaced by the memory of years of singing quietly because there was nobody around to listen.He blinked before replying. “I listened to music more often than I can remember.”Marcus Vance stared at him. “That’s your answer?”Andrew nodded. “Yes, mentor.”Josh snorted into his microphone. “You listened to music and somehow developed better vocal control than trainees who spent five years paying for professional lessons?”Andrew gave an awkward smile. “Maybe I listened really hard.”A few contestants laughed. Even Sarah Quin smiled, but Marcus didn’t.Marcus studied him for a long moment. “I’ve judged hundreds of trainees, Andrew. Voices like yours don’t simply appear.”Andrew said nothing as Marcus leaned back in his chair. “You’ve got a rare talent. That much is obvious. Can you show us your dancing steps? We'd like to evaluate that too.”Andrew hesit
Chapter 6
Andrew couldn’t help but stare at the system message. A future song. Of all the things the system could ask him to do, it chose this.His mind raced through a dozen possibilities of songs destined to become hits far beyond his current timeline. He thought of songs that would become legendary, performances people would still talk about years later. But most of them required choreography his eighteen-year-old body couldn’t handle.He glanced down at his sneakers. One bad dance move and his entire performance would become a comedy. He needed a song that required only his voice to do the work.Then a ridiculous memory surfaced. Andrew almost smiled.There was one song. A song he heard countless times during his years working at the construction site. A song nobody took seriously. A song that eventually became a bizarre viral sensation after Eclipse completely reworked it.Mr. Chicken.Perfect.He raised the microphone. “I’ll perform Mr. Chicken.”It was an old children’s lullaby, the kind
Chapter 5
The first trainee stepped onto the main stage. He was from a mid-tier agency, but the moment the music started, his entire aura changed.He wrapped a hand around the microphone and launched into a sharp, aggressive routine, maintaining steady vocals despite the demanding choreography. His movements were confident and controlled, drawing quiet gasps from the studio.“This is already professional,” Gregory whispered beside Andrew, his voice trembling slightly. “How are we supposed to compete against people like him?”When the chorus hit, Sam dropped into a windmill and flowed seamlessly into a flare before rising back to his feet.“WOW, see that is definitely Class A,” Gregory remarked, slumping back.Andrew watched closely, his eyes tracking the boy's footwork. The performance was sharp, but his gaze flickered to the mentors sitting at the long table. They didn't look impressed. Their cold, unreadable faces made a knot form in Andrew's stomach.When the song ended, the head mentor, Mar
Chapter 4
The whispers of the crowd followed Andrew with every single step he took."Is he seriously going for Number One?""He's still in his school uniform.""Did he come straight from class? I would’ve been too scared to do that."Andrew kept his eyes locked straight ahead, completely ignoring the burning stares. Let them talk. He spent half a lifetime watching these survival shows from the other side of a cracked phone screen. He knew exactly how the production editors used superficial judgment to create narrative victims before a single note ever left a contestant's mouth.He adjusted the heavy strap of his school bag, his fingers tightening against the canvas. His eyes flickered briefly to the very peak of the pyramid, where Julian Vance sat like an unbothered king in the shadows, radiating a cold, invisible pressure that kept everyone else at bay.Andrew didn't need that throne. To the teenagers around him, sitting on the highest seat meant looking brave. To a man who spent years survivi
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