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During the commercial break, Suna knelt down and clasped her hands.

“Now all we can do is pray.”

Suna was in a position to witness the music video shooting at Eunseo’s house, scheduled for later. The task was a team battle between trainees who passed the second vote. Of course, it was uncertain whether Chris’s team would visit Eunseo’s house or not, but at least passing the second vote was a step toward that possibility.

“I’ll pray too.”

When Eunseo knelt down and joined Suna, Seungju followed suit.

“It’s enough with just us, Seungju.”

“But Suna unnie supports it so much, I want to pray too.”

Suna shed tears of emotion.

“Somehow, Seungju is as kind-hearted as her face. This makes me feel guilty for biasing her, doesn’t it?”

During this conversation, the advertisement ended, and finally, it was time for the announcement.

Well, now it’s finally time for the announcement. Before revealing the final rankings, which combine the pre-votes on-site and the results of the voting by our national managers over the past two hours!

Out of the blue, the host called out Chris.

Trainee Chris, number 54, what rank do you think you are?

The camera directly focused on the trainees sitting in rows. Chris, with the number 54 tag on her chest, was sitting at the back. The numbers assigned to the trainees were their rankings from the last vote, and the seating arrangement was strictly determined in order of ranking.

After witnessing how her own footage had been maliciously edited, Chris, whose face had stiffened, cautiously spoke up as the camera suddenly turned toward her.

Well… since all the other trainees worked really hard, I would be very happy just to be within the top 30.

Eunseo felt uneasy, wondering why they weren’t announcing it quickly, but Suna sighed in relief.

“Phew, looks like she made it within the top 30.”

“Why?”

When Eunseo urgently asked, Suna replied.

“Think about it. Would they ask someone who got eliminated what rank they think they are?”

Eunseo’s eyes widened.

“That’s right! Unless the producers are demons, they would ask after passing, right?”

The three of them breathed sighs of relief side by side.

Then, continuing with the host’s words, the producers proved themselves to be demons.

Yes. Chris’s rank is… Unfortunately, 31st place!

The unexpectedly announced rank, and one that meant elimination, shocked everyone.

“……!”

Other trainees on-site couldn’t hide their astonishment either when the unexpectedly announced elimination was revealed.

The camera captured the shocked expressions of the trainees one by one, then zoomed in on Chris’s face again.

……
The person herself had a face almost frozen on the screen.

According to Suna, originally, the eliminated contestants were not announced separately. After announcing the qualifiers from 30th to 1st place, the remaining contestants naturally became the eliminated ones.

However, they deliberately singled out one person to disgrace in this way.

Unfortunately, Chris Trainee has come to the end of her journey. Before we conclude, do you have any words for the national managers who supported you?

More than being eliminated itself, the method was even more astounding.

Was it necessary to be this cruel? What did that twenty-year-old do wrong…!

“Ugh!”

The host asked if she had anything to say, but Chris, who was in shock, couldn’t answer properly. Tears burst out at that moment, not from Suna but from Eunseo’s eyes.

Ironically, Suna, in her confusion, looked at Eunseo.

“Eunseo?”

“I feel sorry for that person…!”

Eunseo was also taken aback, but the tears didn’t stop. They flowed endlessly, as if a tap had been turned on.

Concerned Seungju quickly embraced Eunseo’s shoulders.

“Noona!”

Finally burying her face in Seungju’s chest, Eunseo cried uncontrollably, not even knowing why she was crying.

The next morning, Eunseo went to work with swollen eyes.

“Senior, what happened?”

To Seunghyun Kwon, who asked with concern, Eunseo replied curtly.

“Chris got eliminated from Afton.”

“Aft… What?”

Seunghyun Kwon made a confused expression, wondering what she was talking about, but of course, there was no courtesy to explain. Without answering, Eunseo headed to the break room.

Even thinking back in front of the vending machine, she couldn’t figure out why she had cried so much yesterday.

Anyway, since Chris was eliminated, she would never see her again. Thinking that way, Eunseo realized her chest felt empty as if a big hole had been punched through.

Why? She was once again surprised.

Suna also arrived at work with swollen eyes. Eyeing a particular beverage in the vending machine, Suna mumbled.

“If I ever drink MyCafe again in my entire life, call me a dog.”

This was because MyCafe was the beverage that kept appearing as product placement in ‘Idol Project 10.’ Eunseo also deeply agreed.

“I saw it yesterday; without any reason, the community turned upside down.”

“Is that so?”