Idol Factory

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"Did they really just convert this field into a replica of that stage we had back in the first set?"

Yujin gasped as she looked around the mentioned place, seeing how the pyramid-like structure was situated before them.

Somi chuckled, "Looks like it."

"Woahh..."

"Alright!" Aeri punched up the air, "Ya gals think we'll rank higher this time?" she asked cheerfully.

"Ranking average is fine too," Jimin casually answered.

Minjeong only shrugged.

Today was the day all of the participants will receive their new assigned ranks. All were gathered by the field where each was instructed to wait for the others earlier this morning.

It was 6:30 a.m when everyone eventually arrived. The camera was already rolling but the senior staff did guide everyone to stay in their seats and wait for a certain someone to appear.

Mentioning this certain someone caused a lot of conversations to occur. Some were curious and talked about who this person may be, while the rest may either be talking about something else or just sat in silence.

Minjeong was one of those quiet participants, though would answer the three sunshines' questions just to shut them up from talking more. They're not that bad, really. It was just because she was in the middle of exploring the system and wouldn't want to be bothered.

And there was someone interesting in front of her too. Shin Ryujin was seated in front of her, talking with the other contestants. So she couldn't let this opportunity pass and immediately looked up various kinds of information regarding the top ranker.

The further she looked into the information about her, the more she questioned the system. Well, in her thoughts. She didn't actually want to question it since the possibility of it giving her immense pain like the other time when she asked who created it would be unavoidable.

But there's just this specific part of Ryujin's status window that caught Minjeong off guard.

[ Question ]
What is the attribute Black Hole and status effect, Perfectionist?
- Black Hole: <Passive: High Stage Pressence> When performing, holder will act as a magnet, attracting any person who takes sight of her existence.
- Perfectionist: Holder won't stop on a certain subject until satisfied.

But why is there a heart?

Minjeong couldn't help but ask that herself multiple times as she closed the floating windows before her and comfortably lay her back on the chair's backrest, sighing.

She and the top ranker has never interacted. So it was a marvel to find out how one of the five hearts was filled. Just what are affinities? She always thought how it's connected to the chemistry between her and that subject, so there's no way this one worked like the one in dating sims.