I’m a Genius Idol but my Passive is Sunfish Chapter 48

The classroom heated up at the transfer student’s bold provocation. Hodin, the president of the dance club, stepped forward in excitement.

 

“Did you just call for me!”

 

“Is it you?”

 

Yooyeon scanned Hodin up and down with a face full of ease. A gaze that measured the opponent’s skill. Hodin glared back, trying not to lose the psychological warfare.

 

“What do you think? Do you think you can win?”

 

Yeongsam, who was watching the two’s battle of nerves, asked. Perhaps a bit too worked up, Hodin’s eyes were already bloodshot. He took a step back, saying they should see the skills first.

 

“Drop the beat!”

 

[Yooyeon’s dance revealed for the first time]

[A relaxed smile]

[A calm intro flows, and then….]

 

Yooyeon transformed the moment the music started.

 

“Whoa! Look at his eyes changing.”

 

Sujae was genuinely impressed. A dance line that was both disciplined and smooth. Living fingertips. Yooyeon, who turned a full circle with a light leap, showcased powerful choreography as if playing with the beat. Pink hair scattered like afterimages every time he moved. As the music reached its peak, the choreography became increasingly intense.

 

[Friends who have lost their souls]

 

Yooyeon, who rolled elegantly as if sweeping the floor, stood up using only his ankles without using his hands.

 

“Whoaaaaa!”

 

Hodin put his hands to his temples and distorted his face.

 

[Hodin’s scream]

[Choreography that hits without a break]

[Finishing with dimples]

 

Yooyeon, who was staring at the lens as if he were going to devour the camera, suddenly softened his eyes and smiled brightly. To have dimples on that face. It was a total cheat.

 

[A shower of applause]

 

Hodin, still caught in the lingering feeling, exaggeratedly followed Yooyeon’s movements. Same dance, different feeling. Yeongsam, who was quietly watching Hodin, stood up. Approaching Yooyeon and reaching out his hand, he said.

 

“Congratulations. You just became the new president of the dance club.”

 

“Oh, I’m the president now?”

 

Still catching his breath and fixing his clothes, Yooyeon replied playfully.

 

“Aren’t you going to hold an inauguration ceremony here?”

 

“No. We don’t have things like that.”

 

Sujae joked that by next week, another great dancer would probably show up and take the position. DASE burst out laughing at his ad-lib.

 

Next was Jihan.

 

“What did Jihan prepare?”

 

“I’ll let you hear a performance.”

 

Jihan said calmly.

 

“Did you bring a recorder or something? I don’t see any instruments.”

 

As Daeyoon looked around, Yulmu boasted and chipped in.

 

“Our Jihan doesn’t need instruments.”

 

Meanwhile, Jihan finished his preparations. He glanced at the camera and moistened his lips with his tongue.

 

[Whew— Whew—]

 

A test whistle.

 

“I’ll start.”

 

As he announced the start, all eyes focused on him. The decadent cat’s special skill was whistling.

 

[Lips gathered tightly]

[A clear sound heard between them]

 

Jihan was whistling the OST of a famous movie.

 

[A performance that makes everyone hold their breath]

[Shall we listen for a moment?]

 

A clear sound, as if a music box had been opened. It felt like notes were coming to life one by one every time Jihan’s lips moved minutely.

 

“Whoa……”

 

When the performance ended, the panelists stood up and clapped. They had faces of genuine emotion.

 

“This is truly a musical performance.”

 

As Hodin gave him double thumbs-up, Jihan bowed and greeted.

 

“Thank you.”

 

Jihan slightly raised the corners of his mouth, feeling proud.

 

“Well, who’s next?”

 

At Yeongsam’s quick pacing, Cheong quickly raised his hand. The maknae appealed strongly, raising his hand high.

 

“Me! I want to do it!”

 

“We’ll be in trouble if we don’t let him.”

 

Sujae pointed at Cheong with his chin.

 

“I’ll show you a ‘Cheat Gainer’!”

 

“Cheat… what? Wait, you can’t swear like that on broadcast.”

 

Sujae tried to frame him, hearing only what he wanted. The leader tried to explain, but Yooyeon was a bit faster.

 

“It’s not that, it’s a ‘Cheat Gainer’. It’s like a backflip. It’s called a ‘house turn’ in modern dance.”

 

A clean explanation from the main dancer. Ignoring Sujae’s chatter, Cheong stepped into the center of the room, gauging the space for his stage.

 

“What? A backflip?!”

 

Hodin, now the former president of the dance club, reacted again.

 

“Can I go?”

 

Cheong, who had finished his rough calculations, asked.

 

“Yeah. If you’re ready, start whenever— huh?!”

 

At Sujae’s words to do it whenever, Cheong leaped into the air even before his words had fully ended.

 

[Cheong’s barefoot fighting spirit]

[This is the house turn!]

 

Supporting with his left foot and kicking with his right, he leaped up, turned his body in mid-air, and landed lightly on his left foot. An incredible technique that passed in an instant.

 

“Whoaaa! What is this!”

 

Hodin screamed in excitement.

 

“One more time! One more time!”

 

The other panelists were also shouting with one heart before they knew it.

 

“Okay. One more~”

 

As Cheong took his stance, the cast members even pushed the desks back to secure more space.

 

“Do you need music?”

 

When Yeongsam asked, Cheong said it would be good if they played some. He never refused anything. In response, the production team played one of the songs they had prepared in advance.

 

“Good.”

 

Whether he knew the song or not, Cheong gauged the timing while listening to the music and showcased the technique once more at some point.

 

[An intense and graceful house turn]

 

Cheong landed lightly, drawing a larger circle than before. A ‘personification of sense’, he didn’t stop there but added more choreography on the spot to the music. Graceful movements continued for a while, and the end was, as expected, a turn. As Cheong, who turned five circles in a row at an incredible speed, finished by touching the floor, cheers poured out.

 

[Incredible!]

 

The panelists rushed over, each of them spinning around Cheong.

 

“Aren’t you dizzy?”

 

Baekya asked with a voice half worried, half amazed as Cheong returned to his spot.

 

“No! I can do it ten more times.”

 

At his mischievous grin and cute bluff, Baekya laughed along. Now that his turn had passed, Cheong tried to put back on the microphone he’d taken off. Yooyeon helped him from the side.

 

“Are there two people left?”

 

At Daeyoon’s words, the two remaining members looked at each other. At the end, a burdened Baekya eyed Minseong. 

 

‘Is it okay if I go first…?’

 

He should have just gone first. The sunfish hadn’t expected the members to prepare such amazing talents and now regretted it too late.

 

“I’ll go fir…”

 

Baekya was about to slightly raise his hand. However, just in time, quests arrived. Two at once.

 

[New Quest (Hidden) has arrived!]

[Q. Heartwarming Story Maker (1): Create your first on-set heartwarming story]

[Q. Celebrity’s Celebrity (1): Leave a clear impression on one fellow celebrity]

 

‘Are these filming-site exclusive quests?’

 

Hidden quests tended to be more influenced by the environment than the situation Baekya was in. 

 

‘Still, it doesn’t seem like they’re completely unrelated by the situation…’

 

Creating a heartwarming story and leaving a strong impression. There had to be a reason they appeared only now, not the moment he arrived on set.

 

‘Especially that Heartwarming Story Maker quest.’

 

Baekya yielded his turn to Minseong with a feeling of eating a bitter pill.

 

“Hyung, you go first.”

 

“Why? You’re not doing it?”

 

Minseong intended to go last out of consideration for his dongsaengs. However, Minseong greatly misunderstood Baekya as he insisted. 

 

‘Ah, is it because he wants to go last?’

 

In the end, Minseong decided to do his personal talent first. What he prepared was a song.

 

“Trot is popular these days. So I chose a song.”

 

Love You, Power Bank. It was a mega-hit song by a female solo singer that sparked a trot craze in the latter half of last year.

 

[Let’s charge up the excitement~!]

 

A cute intro starting with cheerful electronic sounds. The cast members, whose excitement rose even before the start, stood up and started clapping. Minseong, with his striking looks, held the mic. As soon as he sang, the atmosphere heated up.

 

— Charge me up with your love

 

A perfect trot singing style. As expected from the winner of the Popularity Award at the Gimcheon Grape Festival, he was different from the very first line. A vibe felt from experience. That seasoned vibe—you don’t get that overnight.

 

“Wait a minute, is this the original key?!”

 

Yeongsam shouted in surprise. He hadn’t realized because he was singing so comfortably, but the notes were getting too high toward the latter half. Yet Minseong handled it effortlessly, leaving Yeongsam jaw-dropped.

 

[Skill that naturally draws admiration]

[DASE’s luxury vocal, Minseong]

[Jeti School charging complete ♡]

 

Minseong, who finished the song, returned to his seat. Members patted the leader’s shoulder, saying he did a good job. Now, only Baekya was left.

 

At that moment, the hamster was looking into the air with a hollow expression.

 

‘……Why?’

 

Quest completion didn’t pop up. Giving up his turn to a member, what a beautiful story! However, perhaps there was a criteria unique to the system this time too; the status window was unresponsive.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

Jihan, noticing that Baekya’s state was a bit strange, slightly gripped his arm.

 

“…Huh? Oh, yeah.”

 

Baekya, who quickly snapped out of it, answered hurriedly.

 

“Then it’s the last one. Baekya?”

 

As Yeongsam called his name, the tense sunfish flinched.

 

“M-me!”

 

Baekya raised his hand high. Polite speech suddenly popped out of the sunfish.

 

“Speak comfortably, you know.”

 

Yeongsam tried to ease him, saying they were all friends and he didn’t need to be scared.

 

“Alright, what are you going to show us?”

 

At the question, Baekya bit his lip, then answered in an unsure voice.

 

“I, no, I….”

 

Eying the panelists on the opposite side, he shouted while looking down.

 

“I, I prepared vocal imitations!”

 

The two hands tightly clasped under the podium were trembling. Noticing this, Minseong covered Baekya’s hands with his own, patting them slowly. It worked—Baekya could feel the shaking gradually subside.

 

“What vocal imitations?”

 

“We really like vocal imitations~”

 

The panelists responded even more enthusiastically. Usually, Baekya’s reaction was the common one, whereas the other members were unusually cheeky for rookies. Baekya, slightly biting his lower lip, looked for the camera.

 

“I really don’t have personal talents, so I thought about it a lot….”

 

He swallowed hard, saying he’d try it since it was something he’d received a compliment for most recently.