From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show-Novel

Chapter 263  Legendary

June made a legendary performance once again. However, this time, not only the trainees were satisfied with their performance. The crew and all of the people involved in creating the effects on the stage were satisfied with themselves, too. It was a performance that had a lot of elements, which the props and special effects team had worked hard for. The screams were deafening as the bottom ten trainees bowed their heads, smiling and waving at the fans who appeared to have lost their minds. - Now, that's how you open a show! - I like this one better, even if the other team had higher-ranked trainees. - Kind of wished they performed first.

- Well, that totally woke me up. The BOYMYSTIC members were speechless as soon as the stage was finished.

Jordan, who already had an idea of June's talent, was surprised nonetheless. He believed none of the performances during their season could even come close to this one. Meanwhile, the members who hadn't watched the show before or merely saw clips online were more surprised than ever. "That June guy," Moon whispered to Sunwoo. "I thought he was just a meme." "Damn, he's really good," Sunwoo said. "I remember his audition. How did he improve so fast? I thought Nico had the most improvement out of all the trainees in every season. But it looks like someone beat him now." Nico, who was awestruck by the performance, snapped out of his daze when he heard his name. Then, he glared at his teammates, scoffing. "I'm definitely better," he boasted. The GIRLS' EVOLUTION members weren't any better. Kiera clapped gracefully, very fitting for her prestige and elegant image. Mimi, on the other hand, held her breath so she wouldn't scream so loud. "Let me go, please. I'm going to burst in excitement," Mimi whisper-shouted to Sasha and Lala, her cheeks red from warmth. "Mimi, you're a celebrity. Keep it down," Sera chuckled. "But I do agree that it was very impressive. And that June guy is much cuter in real life." Mimi glared at Sera, causing the latter to chuckle even louder. "I told you not to call him cute. I'm the only one who can call June cute," she reprimanded her teammate.

However, it seemed like Mimi had failed to control her voice. She felt someone burning holes in the back of her head, so she turned around.

Mimi's eyes widened when she locked gazes with Nico, who appeared to have heard what she just said. Mimi quickly looked away, focusing her eyes on the stage instead. Meanwhile, Nico was fuming in his seat. "Mimi likes that guy?" he whispered, fire almost coming out of his nose. "Uh-oh," Moon said. Meanwhile, Grandma and Minjun were being devoured with compliments after their performance. "June's such a great kid. I watched the episode, and I like that he's friends with Jisung," the kind middle-aged man said. "I'm sorry for my brother's weird behavior," one of Casper's sisters said. "He's just very fond of June because he looks like a cat." "That was a really good performance," Ren's mom said. "I would have wanted Ren to be with them." Grandma thanked everyone who talked to them. Meanwhile, Minjun had a smug smirk on his face. "Of course, he's good. He's my big bro!" he proudly said. The audience, too, couldn't stop talking about their performance. "I see it now," Wei said. "I've been converted into a June stan." Bora clicked her tongue. "I'm sorry. We don't accept Lin Zhi stans into this fandom." Wei pouted and held onto Bora's arm. "I didn't even vote for him anymore! I was contemplating on breaking my piggy bank to vote for him but decided not to in the end." Bora shook her head. "The fact that you even had that thought is already unacceptable!" ***

Backstage, where the top ten trainees were waiting, Zeth was the first one to break the silence. He clapped while his gaze was still focused on the screen. "We lost," Zeth chuckled. "That was a really cool stage." Ren smiled, already feeling better after watching June's performance. "Yeah, it was really cool. I would have loved to be a part of it." "Ah," Jaxon said, stretching his body. "They got us there. I wholeheartedly concede defeat." Jisung nodded. "It's like an opening to a concert."

Lin Zhi looked at his teammates in disbelief, not believing the words that were coming out of their mouths. How could they compliment their rivals so freely? "We didn't lose anything," Lin Zhi calmly said. "It's not even a mission." Casper sighed. "Just accept it," he said. "You were wrong. June didn't do an emotional performance this time, and it was the right decision." Lin Zhi pursed his lips. He hated admitting he was wrong. So, he was about to retaliate once more, but the bottom ten trainees descended from the stage, and his words were cut off by cheers. "You guys did such a great job!" Jisung shyly said, bouncing to where they were. "I really like the fire elements." "I thought I was watching a fantasy series for a second," Daeho said. "It was really cool." "Yeah," Ren said. "And who knew you could play the piano?" he nudged June's shoulder. June merely shrugged, not wanting to explain himself. Akira clicked his tongue and gently pinched June's side, causing the latter to glare at him. "What was that for?" June asked. "Singing. Dancing. Rapping. Playing piano. Stop acquiring so many skills and leave some for the rest of us, will you?" Akira teased. June shook his head. "It's not that special," he muttered. "Whatever you say," Akira said. "Well, I think we should go. Some clips are going to be shown before the announcement of trainees, I believe." "Let's go! I want to see what they're going to show," Johnny chimed. The group started walking to their designated seats backstage, where they could watch what was happening with the audience. Meanwhile, June stayed at the very end of the line, where Lin Zhi currently was. June nudged his side while Lin Zhi glared at him. June smirked. "It wasn't what you expected, huh?" Lin Zhi didn't respond. "Sucks," June teased. "I totally expected you'd go for an emotional concept. It was pretty obvious, actually. I didn't even have to think too hard." Lin Zhi bit his lip in anger before closing his eyes, trying to calm himself down. There was no way he was letting June say the final words. "You can talk shit all you want," Lin Zhi calmly said. "But that won't change the fact that I'm still going to debut at the eighth spot."