The moment the audience’s curiosity reached its peak, their hearts pounding because of the background music, Gam Sung-Joo exclaimed, “The contestant who will enter round two is…!!” With everyone’s gaze focused on the screen, ‘Doryeong Who Dreams of Becoming A Hanryang’s’ face appeared.

“As expected!”

“Wow~!”

The people who voted for Hanryang Doryeong were delighted, while those who voted for ‘Queen of Lilies’ were disappointed, but they nodded and accepted the outcome.

“53 to 46! ‘Doryeong Who Dreams of Becoming A Hanryang’ won by seven votes and will advance to round two. Hanryang Doryeong, you may go to the waiting room now.”

Woo-Jin was still looking at the screen in disbelief, so Gam Sung-Joo promptly urged him to leave the stage. Hanryang Doryeong was still in a daze as he went down the stage and headed towards the waiting room. A VJ[1] approached him and asked how he felt.

“It feels good.” Woo-Jin finally started getting the hang of the situation to some extent; as soon as he replied curtly while gently fanning himself, the VJ felt a little embarrassed and asked him another question.

“Have you thought of anyone who might be the ‘Queen of Lilies’?”

“Hmm… I can’t reveal whether she’s a senior or junior, right?”

“Yes, you’re not allowed to refer to them using a title that allows people to guess your a...