SEIYUU ACADEMY: EPISODE TWO.

LET'S FINALLY GET INTO IT...

WEEK TWO, DAY SIX. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN CLASS ONE, THE WRITING COMMITTEE SITTING ON A GROUP OF DESKS ON THE LAST ROW TO FINALIZE THEIR SCRIPTS.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 OK, overall... This should do, right?

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Isn't this story a bit... Too short?

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I know... But we don't have much time left, do we? We have to act these ones out tomorrow. Today we can only revise the last parts, but any big change might affect our rendition tomorrow so...

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I see... I think this one wouldn't be too big of a change, so how about we add another character to say these final lines? [writes down on their draft script, then shows it to HUIJUN and RURUKA]

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 I think it makes sense, yes... At least we can get a guy from our class to act out a scene!

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Right! Maybe Junyong, since he worked hard until this point? He really deserves to voice it out himself.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, really? And here I thought you'd fit better... But it makes me want to try if you say that, you know?

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Fine by me! I mentioned you after all~

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [writing down the last parts] Then... It is done! Time to go back to the others and decide all the parts together... Although I'd say these selections might as well be temporary. In the end, we should decide based on the grades as well...

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Not like our classmates are getting that high of a grade this time... Not to mention, two of our best actors are gone.

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh, that is true... I'm still so sad they left... Although she is not the nicest person here, she wasn't that annoying of a person.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Mhm.

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [teasing] What, Junyong? We all know you liked her as well~?

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [mumbling, embarrassed] ... She was a valuable classmate, that's it.

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [teasing] Sure, and we believe that~

IT SEEMS LIKE BOTH RURUKA AND HUIJUN LOVE TEASING JUNYONG.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Whatever... I hope both Siyun and Li Mo recover, though. They surely will be missed.

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Right... [sighs] C'mon, it's time to go now.

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Mhm!

IN THE MEANWHILE, IN CLASS THREE, THE WRITING COMMITTEE IS YET AT THE WRITING STAGE...

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 So... I know we were supposed to input random names in this generator, but...

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 WHO ADDED NAGITO KOMAEDA.

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Uhm... Haha... Not me... Pff...

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 A Danganronpa character. Are you serious.

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [nervously] I had no other ideas, OK!? I thought it was supposed to be like a fanfiction-

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [laughs uncontrollably] THIS IS THE FUNNIEST THING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN A WHILE-

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [shaking his head] Enough, Class Rep. Just select one of the other names.

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 No no, this is funny. Let's put Nagito Komaeda in it for now and only change it later... [starts laughing]

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [shakes his head] Let's just... Work on these stories, shall we?

〔 SHIRAISHI UMIKO ﹕ JAPANESE TEACHER 〕 Class Rep, be serious.

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [stopping immediately] I'm sorry. Well, let's start! Whatever the outcome is, remember we can still revise later.

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Got it... How much time do we have for each part?

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Three minutes! And we start... Now!

CLASS THREE'S WRITING GAME IS STARTING !

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [mumbling to herself] Society...

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 What.

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 She said "society".

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Yeah, but... What is she even writing?

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [mumbling to herself] Love... Love meter... Percentage... Should it be 10%... Or maybe 5%... Like a phone battery...

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ...?

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Nagito Komaeda... [thinking] How do I add him to this?

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Just put the first thing you can think of in this context... What are you writing?

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 It's a secret until I'm done~ But I think I have an idea.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 I see... That's good.

〔 SHIRAISHI UMIKO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Time is up! Switch your drafts with each other.

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [taking JISEONG's draft] ... Bees? Seriously?

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 What? I think it's fine!

〔 TAEYANG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 ...

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 WOW. Siu really wrote a lot...!

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Hehe! Do you like my script so far~?

〔 CHA JISEONG ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Mhm! Could use some polishing, but that will come later, won't it?

〔 SHIRAISHI UMIKO ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Indeed. Just continue writing as it is for now.

〔 EVERYONE 〕 Got it!

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〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 I really had fun writing with Jiseong and Taeyang! Unlike last time, at least, there was some teamwork...

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 It is what it is... [sighs] Considering two of our classmates are also leaving today, it doesn't make sense to complain anymore...

WHO IS SIEUN TALKING ABOUT...?

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FINALLY, IN CLASS TWO...

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ...

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ...

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Didn't you see anyone else, Subin?

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Oh? No, I didn't...

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I see... You too go rest, then, I can write the stories myself. Thank you for coming...

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 W-what? Kyuhyung, no...! I will help too! [rolls up her sleeves, smiling] I can write pretty well, if I can say so myself!

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I'd be mad too if I had to do all the work on my own not once, but twice...

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Oh? But... I'm not mad. Genuinely. Alice was not feeling well, so Hannah is taking care of her... Mingyu and Junsoo are still in that handcuffs mess, so they haven't even slept... Still, I feel like I'm not doing enough.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 A good leader must be able to motivate others to work, not doing everything by himself... If they don't feel like working with me, maybe my approach is wrong... But what am I doing wrong, exactly? I think I'm letting people have their own opinion on anything. If it was just one person I'd think it's something personal, but this is half a class...

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ...

SUBIN SAYS NOTHING AS SHE PUTS ARM AROUND KYUHYUNG'S SHOULDER.

[OMG THE MINION REACHED HIS SHOULDER... INSANE]

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 It's OK, though. [sighs] I'll just get it done on my own. Don't worry, Subin.

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [entering the studio] What are you saying, Kyuhyung...? Sorry for arriving this late, but Junsoo wouldn't leave me alone... [scratches head] Let me help, though. You shouldn't burden yourself with everything.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I'm glad I can contribute, that is al-

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 You're overworking yourself. Please, let me help.

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Me too! Please!

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 You two... [chuckles] I guess it wouldn't hurt. Thank you, really... But if it ends up being too burdensome then pl-

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 That's what we should be telling you instead.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Ah... OK, fine. Thank you so much, Juno and Subin.

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〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I get why Junsoo likes Juno so much now. But don't worry, I'm not getting in the way of his plans.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 You know... I was feeling so down. The other classes are proceding with their plans just fine, while here we are...

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 But I'm fine now. I promise.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 I will work even harder from now on... Well, without worrying anyone that is.

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WITH NEWFOUND OPTIMISM, THE THREE START WORKING ON THEIR STORY TOGETHER.

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 With the time we have, I feel like it's better if we stick to one story only.

〔 PARK JUNO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Fair.

〔 GO SUBIN ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Sure! Can we use Hannah's idea, then? We wanted to see Sumire's character under a different light, so Hannah and me talked about her dream being about her worries on her future...! What do you think about it?

〔 NAM KYUHYUNG ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Oh! That's a good one. Do you have more details on how it should go?

THE TRAINEES WORK HARD TOGETHER TO WRITE THEIR STORIES.

〔 SHIRAISHI UMIKO ﹕ JAPANESE TEACHER 〕 This sentence is too long, so of course you'll end up making more mistakes. It's good overall, though.

〔 JIN SIEUN ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 Thank you so much!

... WELL, NOT ALL OF THEM.

〔 CHOI MINGYU ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ... Dude, we're supposed to go help our class out.

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [snores]

〔 CHOI MINGYU ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [shaking his cuffed arm] I'm so done! I need to go! We need to go, shithead!

〔 SUNG JUNSOO ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [blissfully asleep]

〔 CHOI MINGYU ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 ...

BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS ONCE THE DAY OF THE ACTING EVALUATION HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.

MATERIAL USED: SCRIPT FROM ORIGINAL "WHAT IF...?" CHAPTERS !

BEFORE STARTING WITH THE EVALUATION, THE TWO TEACHERS SELECTED AND THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR DISCUSS A FEW THINGS.

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Oh, hi Nakajima-san! Hello, Unabara-sensei! Let's work well together~

〔 UNABARA YAMATO ﹕ GUEST 〕 Sure! I'm still nervous about this... I'm sure they will do a good job, though.

〔 NAKAJIMA YOSHIKI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Indeed! I've watched them closely and given them advice~ Now it's time for our students to show what they're capable of. [checking his papers]

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Right! Let's call them in one by one then~

〔 NAKAJIMA YOSHIKI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 [drinking his tea] This is going to be a loooooooooooong day...

THE FIRST STUDENT ENTERS THE EVALUATION ROOM !

〔 NAKAJIMA YOSHIKI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Oh! Not one of my students, I see... This is SUNG HANNA, right?

〔 SUNG HANNA ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Yes...

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Oh dear, they're nervous... [smiling] Please breathe in and take your time! Start whenever you're ready. Do you want some water?

〔 SUNG HANNA ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Yes, thanks...

〔 KOGA AOI ﹕ ACTING TEACHER 〕 Here it is! We'll wait as much as you need.

SUNG HANNA SEEMS TO BE PARTICULARLY NERVOUS. THEY WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CALM DOWN, SO HOW ABOUT WE CHECK HOW THE OTHERS ARE DOING RIGHT NOW?

IN THE WAITING ROOM...

〔 "HAO" ﹕ STAFF 〕 Ahem. Next up is AHN JUNYONG from CLASS ONE. Please, prepare yourself: as soon as the student currently examinated is done, you'll enter the room on your own.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh... It's almost my turn already.

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Take a deep breath! You will do well~

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 There's nothing that can beat Alpha Daemon, am I right?

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Mhm! You will do well, Jaewo- I MEANT JUNYONG.

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...!?

〔 OSCAR LEE ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 [panicking, whispering to HUIJUN] D-did she j-just...

ALL THE AUTOMATA MEMBERS QUICKLY LOOK AT RURUKA IN UTTER SHOCK.

[...!? WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING.]

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Tell me you didn't just say that name.

〔 JEONG SAMUEL ﹕ CLASS THREE 〕 [whispering to EDEN] His expression is incredibly scary right now.

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 [whispering to SAMUEL] Yeah, and he's going to get us in danger if he continues that way!

EDEN STANDS UP IN FRONT OF JUNYONG AND RURUKA WITH A SMILE.

〔 EDEN SEOK ﹕ CLASS TWO 〕 Oh, I guess you're still not over that lover of yours that looks just like Junyong, mh? I'm so sorry... Forgive her, Junyong, it's definitely not on purpose.

〔 AMAJIKI RURUKA ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 Oh... [scratching her head, chuckling] Oops... It's true... Haha... Sorry for that, Junyong...

〔 AHN JUNYONG ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ...

〔 JANG HUIJUN ﹕ CLASS ONE 〕 ... And this is where things get incredibly complicated for all of us.

WHAT DOES HE MEAN WITH THIS STATEMENT...?

FEVEN'S CORNER !!!

Hello everyone! We finally got this update out of the way~ Sorry if it took longer than originally promised, but I had my exams these days. They went pretty well though, I only need to take the final exam in slightly less than a week but after that... We're settled!

... Not all of us, though. I'm growing tired of the current situation so for the last time before pre-voting (which will be in next part), I'll have this little ACTIVE CHECK.

It's very simple: DM me to ask your current amount of YELLOW MARKS.

There's two people who have TWO (2) of them and are highly at risk of being kicked out, so this is mostly aimed at them, but I won't say names both for privacy until anything official happens and also because I want them to owe up to it without me having to embarrass myself like an idiot every time... So in the end I recommend everyone to do this, even if you consider yourself safe.

This being said, see you on the next part...! I wonder if some mysteries will be solved by then 👁️