LILY smiled at the gathered contestants, her voice carrying clearly across the performance hall. "You should all be proud of what you accomplished today. Facing a live audience for the first time takes courage, and every one of you showed up ready to fight. So, congratulations, everyone!"
The contestants applauded, but Haneul could tell most of them were just going through the motions. Not that he blamed them. Half the contestants here had just lost the vocal mission. How could anyone expect them to be in a celebratory mood?
"As you already know, the teams who won the audience voting will automatically receive 30,000 votes for the next elimination round," Lily continued. "And the contestant who earned the most points from those winning teams will get an extra 20,000 votes on top of that."
Hearing that, Haneul couldn't help but think back to earlier, when the points for their team and Baek Eunwoo's team had been revealed.
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