Looking at the status, Elena mumbled, "So, 2.1 km more. Damn, this daily mission is too hard… What sort of system punishes its user for not finishing a daily mission? It's not even a Main mission… And I'm a regular girl for god's sake, not some Wonder Woman…
That little girl looks like a fairy but a devil in disguise…"
*Ding. You completed the mission. Your strength rose by 0.1
*Ding. Daily missions are completed. You receive 10 credits
"Aria, show me the missions list."
Sitting on the bench, near a park, Elena wiped off her sweat while staring at the holographic screen.
Main mission: Pass the audition and become a trainee.
Reward: Depends on the rank of the Company.
"I guess making it into the Big 3 would earn me a lot of rewards. But, it isn't easy to get into them with my current skills and age… Even if I'm a former trainee, they won't take me in unless my vocals improve further…"
A while later, she returned to the apartment, "Mom, I'm home."
"Oh! Jun-ah, you are back. Go and freshen up, I'll make some breakfast for you."
Elena went to her room and returned 15 minutes later.
She sat on the sofa and watched the television while her mother was busy preparing breakfast for her.
As she was changing channels, suddenly she stopped as a piece of news on the scrolling attracted her attention.
"Hmm, an audition for "Treasure Campus" jointly by Genesis, Signature & Echo Entertainment?"
She quickly took out her mobile and opened the company's website to see the official statement of Genesis, a publicly acknowledged number one agency in the country that produced so many most popular idol groups and actors.
'Oh! A chance to become a trainee at Genesis? Looks like my 5 points of luck seem to be working…'
But, the excitement quickly went down as soon as she saw the date of the auditions, which is from 14th to 21st Sep.
"Damn, it's so close. I won't have enough time for preparation," mumbled Elena with a frown as her eyes were stuck to the mobile screen.
"What preparation, Elena?" All of a sudden, her mother interrupted her as she brought the dishes to the dining table and arranging it. "What do you mean you won't have enough time?"
Elena turned her head towards her mom and answered, "Mom, there is an audition for a new program called Treasure Campus. Those who get selected in the top 21 get to become a trainee at Genesis, Signature, or Echo.
And the top 5 finalists can even choose a company. So, I'm thinking of trying my luck. The only problem is that it's in two weeks."
Upon hearing her, she left the dishes and quickly scurried towards her, "Elena, what are you saying? It's only been three months since you woke up; you need more rest."
Walking towards the dining table, Elena replied casually, "Mom, I'm already 20. I cannot afford to waste more time doing nothing. You know that idols have less career life, right? For female idols, it is even more or less."
"You finally got a second life. Why waste time working hard again? How about living a normal life? Finish high school, go to college, get a job, and marry a boy you like. Isn't it better to…"
As her mother tried to persuade her, Elena interrupted her, "It's not about fulfilling Dad's wish anymore, Mom. Dajun already achieved that. This is for me. If I miss this chance, who knows when such opportunities will arrive again."
Not knowing how to talk to her further, a trace of disappointment appeared on Sa-Eun as she walked to her room, mumbling, "Fine, do whatever you want. When you fail, you can still take over the store."
Finishing her meal, Elena returned to her room and let out a sigh while lying on the bed, "Why is my situation isn't like those transmigrated main characters in the novels?
Why do I have to receive Elena's feelings too, along with her memory?
Now, I can't help but feel that she's my mother and Dajun is my brother, even though they aren't related to me."
*Slap*
All of a sudden, she slapped both of her cheeks and mumbled, "forget it. Just do what you can and forget about the things that you can't do anything about."
Sitting on the bed, she spoke, "Aria, show Character menu." A holographic screen appeared before her.
Name: Jang Elena
Stage name: N/A
Title: N/A
Age: 20 years, 2 months, 27 days;
Attributes:
Strength: 5.3
Appearance: 7.4
Talent: Max
Singing: 6.8
Dance: 4.6
Songwriting: 4.2
Luck: 5
Free Talent points: 1
Credits: 100
Looking at the stats, Elena nodded with satisfaction, "Good. Finally, I can buy something with credits. Aria, open the Music store."
As soon as she spoke the necessary words, the stats on the holographic screen disappeared and were replaced with two options, "MV and Audio."
***
Since she doesn't have enough mission points to buy a music video, Elena chose the Audio section, and a list appeared with thousands of songs, a search, and a filter option. "Hmm, let's see… since this is only a first round, it's useless to waste a famous song. So, let's go with a normal one.
All I have to show them is that I'm talented in songwriting… As long as I do that, they won't mind my dancing skills…
And the second thing is that the song I choose should also show my vocal prowess. I need to take advantage of the fact that I can hit high notes. I can only buy one song. So, let's look at them carefully…"
Elena, then, clicked on the filter, set the category to drama, and sorted by popularity before scrolling down the list.
"This song…" As soon as she saw the name, Elena fell into thoughts, "If I pick this, I'm guaranteed to get a ticket, but it would be overkill to sing it at an audition. Let's save it for the final audition. I still have 12 days. So, I can earn another 100 credits to buy this, later."
A while later, she paused the scrolling, and a smile appeared on her face as she clicked on a song, "Yes. This is the perfect song. I can also show my piano skills to it."
*Ding. You purchased "Again" audio song. Please check your inventory.
Opening the inventory, as Elena clicked on the song, the audio started playing in her ears.
Slowly, the song started with piano, followed by the soulful voice of a female singer.
As the song continued to play, Elena felt the lyrics and the composition clearly in her mind, which made her start humming, going with the flow, and as the song reached the climax, unknowingly, Elena opened her mouth and finished it by raising her vocals.
(Here, I will always stand by your side, my heart moves)
And I'm still I'm here…"
"Whoo…" *Clap*Clap* Elena clapped herself twice, feeling excitement all over her face, "Damn, it's been a while since I last heard this song. The lyrics look beautiful as always. But, I…"