Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show Was Actually-?! Chapter 8 - Evaluation Match

Chapter 8 - Evaluation Match

translator: xiin

editors: celtic & juurensha

“Put your pants on.”

Wu Jin froze, then dug out a pair of combat training pants from the wardrobe and pulled them on, his movements extremely swift.

“Alright.” Wei Shi nodded, his originally twisted brow smoothing out. “Go down and join the rest.”

White Moonlight Entertainment’s dispersal exercises were held once a week, which was enough to make the trainees complain bitterly.

Wu Jin was the last one to arrive and punch in. He was punished with having to read out the entire White Moonlight Employee Code out loud.

“Fight bravely, cherish your teammates, train hard…”

Below the stage, Caesar was arguing with the instructor, “Little Witch was training until midnight yesterday, and he’s only been signed for less than two days! The Crosson Show’s evaluation match will take place next week…”

The crowd of trainees were all staring at Wu Jin.

“How cute…”

“I’m not dreaming, am I? Wasn’t today a dispersal exercise? Why did the company invite a little angel to read to us? The company is usually so stingy, but…”

Wu Jin was sneaking careful glances out the dormitory window as he read. He vaguely saw the shadow of a figure flash by and was immediately shocked into a stutter, “Train ha, ha, hard…”

“Enough.” The instructor interrupted him, his eyes full of amus.e.m.e.nt. “Not bad, little fellow. Train well, you have potential. Next time you’re late, you’ll have to do a lap around the drill grounds. Everyone, disperse!”

Wu Jin pumped his legs quickly and ran upstairs, gingerly opening the dormitory door.

Wei Shi was looking through the training schedule on his desk. The hand that had been holding a gun was now lazily toying with the rabbit.

Wu Jin thought to himself that the big boss seemed to be holding something in his hands at all times. He was either stroking his gun or toying with hair or fur. Big boss could even stroke a rabbit while simultaneously holding a gun!

He was really worthy of being a big boss!

Wei Shi hadn’t changed much over the past two days. Without the protective gear on, his shirt and trousers made him appear taller, emphasizing his long legs.

Wu Jin secretly let out a relieved breath; big boss had indeed come over to check on the rabbit!

He spoke cheerfully, “Big brother! How did you know that I’m here––”

Wei Shi put down his training schedule, “Come here.”

Wu Jin approached obediently.

“Pen.”

Wu Jin dug out a ballpoint pen at the quickest possible speed.

Wei Shi circled several subjects. “Extra firearms and performance expression training.”

Wu Jin exclaimed, “Big brother, what about close combat––”

Wei Shi glanced at him, his eyes flitting over the soft curls, “You’re not strong enough to make quick progress.”

Wu Jin nodded and peeked at Wei Shi’s arms; his musculature was clearly outlined by his shirt.

In the White Moonlight dormitory corridor, buckets of protein powder could be seen everywhere, and the trainees’ muscles were all more exaggerated than the big boss’s, but Wu Jin had no doubt that Wei Shi could topple the entire building by himself if he wanted to.

Wei Shi set down the pen and his line of sight locked onto Wu Jin once again. The lights in the dorm room weren’t on, and the moonlight streaming in from outside the window highlighted the man’s sharp outline, emphasizing his deep-set eyes that showed no hint of warmth at first glance.

However, as a disciple of the big boss, Wu Jin had become able to deeply sense the mood of the big boss in front of him from other indicators early on.

For example, when Wei Shi’s left hand lightly rubbed against the handle of his gun, it should mean that he was barely satisfied.

It must be because he had fed the rabbit properly––

Wei Shi suddenly opened his mouth and spoke up, “Evaluation match. Do you want to get an A?”

Wu Jin: “I… How could I…”

Wei Shi: “I asked if you wanted to.”

Wu Jin suddenly understood. He followed his heart’s wishes and nodded. “Yes! About that… Big brother, I actually want to get an S!”

It might have been Wu Jin’s delusion, but when Wei Shi raised his eyebrows, it seemed as though the corners of his lips also pulled upwards. Maybe he smiled, or maybe he didn’t.

In the next second––Wu Jin’s eyes blew wide open!

The big boss, he, he, he, he opened the dorm room door!

White Moonlight Management Company’s security level was one of the highest in the region. Not only did they have around-the-clock monitoring shifts, they also had a complete stockpile of weapons. It wasn’t difficult for both the professional players and trainees to beat up intruders in the blink of an eye.

However, Wei Shi didn’t care about any of this at all.

He went straight to the training room, and Wu Jin had to trot behind him to catch up.

The training room should have been locked at this time––but that didn’t stop Wei Shi from opening it. The heavy machine gun that Wu Jin had used to practice with a few hours ago was still in position on the ground.

“You’re suited for the a.s.sault position.” Wei Shi began.

Wu Jin quickly noted it down.

“What map does White Moonlight have?”

Wu Jin: “Desert!”

Wei Shi used his eyes to signal for Wu Jin to demonstrate.

Wu Jin immediately rushed to the heavy machine gun, leaned over, and aimed. Just as he was preparing to ‘brat-tat-tat’ and shoot, Wei Shi called for him to stop. “Enough.”

Wu Jin had no idea what it was that Wei Shi had spotted, but he gestured for him to continue lying there on his stomach, then walked over to one side of the gun stand.

Immediately after, the big boss casually dismantled the aiming compensator that Wu Jin had installed with much difficulty, “You really are a blind little guy.”

Wu Jin gaped at him.

“The mechanical targeting is affected by the environment,” Wei Shi casually tossed the dismantled aiming compensator away. “The evaluation match will be held in 56 degree heat. This thing won’t work unless you’re given two hours to install it on the field.”

Wu Jin made a sound of a.s.sent, unconsciously feeling a slight sense of loss. He had spent ten hours of training in order to lower his targeting deviation, so it was impossible for him to say he didn’t care about it at all. However, the big boss’s words were always convincing––

In the next second, Wu Jin’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Wei Shi pulled out a silver-grey compensator from who knows where, his hands moving incredibly swiftly as he installed it on the gun. “Use this.”

Wei Shi instructed Wu Jin to move away. Then, he leaned over in the most standard aiming position. His eyebrows were twisted in a frown, the lines of his side profile were cold and hard, and his left shoulder was positioned between the gun handle and the stand as the fingers of his right hand constantly adjusted the dial on the compensator.

Wu Jin held his breath and stared open-mouthed.

The dial on the accessory was both compact and complex, and the delicate gears could be seen through the silver casing, but Wei Shi’s gun-calloused hand was terrifyingly accurate. Not even a single tooth of deviation occurred as he made adjustments.

Wei Shi abruptly pulled the trigger and hit the target dead in the center.

The green light on the compensator turned on; the configuration was exact.

Nevertheless, Wei Shi fired a second shot that strayed out of the fourth ring on the target.

“Alright.” Big boss stood up and gestured for Wu Jin to come over and give it a try.

Wu Jin stretched out his head, looked at the compensator, and finally understood the intention behind Wei Shi’s second shot.

Aiming compensation: 21 units.

This was the best record that blind little guy Wu Jin had achieved a few hours ago.

Wei Shi’s second shot had accurately simulated the shaking and deviation that Wu Jin had shown during his earlier demonstration, restoring Wu Jin’s original record and setting it up so that he could continue from where he had left off after ten hours of practice.

“Big brother!!” Wu Jin’s little eyes flashed and shone, his expression just like that of an overzealous fan that surrounded their beloved idol. “Thank you so much––”

Wei Shi felt the hair at the back of his neck stand on end. How could this little rabbit spirit be so sticky? When Wu Jin rushed over, Wei Shi reached out and firmly pressed him back down.

It was obvious that Wu Jin was overexcited. He first went to touch this and that, running around everywhere. “Big brother, can I get an ‘A’ like this…”

Wei Shi was unmoved. “How is that possible. Show me the map.”

……

By the time the two of them finished training, the sky was just beginning to brighten.

Wu Jin was completely satisfied and content.

Wei Shi left before him, and Wu Jin muttered and huffed behind as he put the gun back to where it had been so the surveillance team wouldn’t be able to detect any anomalies.

According to big boss, White Moonlight’s surveillance would only stall for two hours before returning back to normal.

When Wu Jin walked out of the training room and locked the door, he discovered that Wei Shi was standing in front of the poster board, his head bowed as he looked calmly at something there.

Seeing that Wu Jin had come out, he finally shifted his gaze and took the blind little guy away with him.

There was still a quarter of an hour until they would reach the full two hours, and Wu Jin was a little reluctant to part ways.

“Big brother, we’ll be able to meet again on the Crosson Show, right?”

Wei Shi grunted an affirmation.

In the next second, Wu Jin grinned and started to repeat himself again, “Big brother, can I have your contact information? Big brother, where do you live? Big brother, what kind of cat do you have? Is it a farm cat, or…”

Wei Shi was unbearably tired of it and said bluntly, “I’m leaving. Train well.”

Wu Jin gave a desolate cry of “Oh”, then hastened to express his loyalty. “Big brother, don’t worry. I’ll definitely raise the rabbit well! I’ll definitely wear my pants the next time big brother comes over, and won’t be sloppily dressed…”

Wei Shi raised his brows, “All right. The rabbit is still small, don’t lead it astray. Your face is still covered with some messy paint.”

Wu Jin: “……”

It only occurred to him now, that the scorpion that the make-up artist had painted on his face during the day was still there.

On the other side, Wei Shi directly flipped over the fencing around the second floor of the dormitory and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Wu Jin watched for a while longer before going back and lying down on the bed.

Big boss… What exactly did he want to do?

After thinking for only a few minutes, Wu Jin couldn’t resist his tiredness and fell into a deep sleep.

The following week went by in the blink of an eye.

Wu Jin’s time was divided into two parts. Besides sleeping, there was only training.

By the time the Crosson Show’s evaluation match invitation was sent to White Moonlight, the deviation units shown on the heavy machine gun’s compensator had been reduced to 12.

In the last two days before the match, Wu Jin suddenly showed a brilliant performance during the simulation battles.

Not only Caesar, but even the battle instructor was given a fierce shock.

Very quickly, White Moonlight’s internal development group brought their cameras with them and went to interview Wu Jin.

The hallway of the trainee dormitory was plastered with photos and motivational articles featuring Wu Jin, a model employee.

––A row of small teeth flashed in a soft and sweet smile.

On the day of the evaluation match.

Wu Jin walked out of the dressing room, and almost everyone’s breath stuttered.

The black scorpion from the original make-up design was changed to silver, with a few sparkling sequins scattered under the corner of his eye, meshing gently with Wu Jin’s eye color.

His heavy machine gun had also been repainted, and even the handle of the gun gleamed in the light.

Caesar looked at the machine gun that had been painted the same color as his hair, then looked at Wu Jin, his face full of envy.

“Say, little sister. You made Little Witch so good looking. How come I’m going the route of being a golden block of color?”

The make-up artist raised her eyebrows, “Back then when you chose your theme, you were the one who picked out ‘Lion of the Desert’, leaving only a ‘Tear of the Desert’ for Little Witch. There’s still time if you want to change now. Come here, I’ll paint a tear under your eye––”

Caesar fled in a panic.

The little sister that had done Wu Jin’s make up giggled, then bowed her head and snuck up in front of him. “Come, Little Witch! Take a photo with your elder sister!”

She gleefully saved the photo even as she continued to speak, “I heard that the model employee photos in the corridor were stolen––Our Little Witch is really able to fight! You’re really suited to being Crosson’s number one beauty… The show will begin airing the day after tomorrow, right? They say that Crosson’s keeping a lid on the photos and not releasing anything just for the sake of stirring up a wave of popularity when the broadcast starts. Little Witch, remember to ask for a little more in endors.e.m.e.nt fees, this black-hearted program has made a lot of money…”

Ceasar, who had run away only to come back now, called out, “a.s.semble, we’re heading out!”

The suspension car ascended slowly.

Other than the contestants, there were also four boxes along with Wu Jin’s rabbit.

Once they made it through the evaluation match, the trainees would spend the next four months in the reality show. They would train, compete, and contend for the final, limited debut positions so that they could become official players and partic.i.p.ate in professional survival shows within the Azure Compet.i.tion Zone.

An hour later, the suspension car came to a stop in the waiting area.

Wu Jin’s eyes widened in surprise.

The compet.i.tion area, which was two full football fields long, was magnificent and beautifully decorated, with waiters walking through the crowd carrying champagne. The contestant area rose up above the most luxurious and extravagant audience stands, and a curved gla.s.s bridge led from the field to the qualified contestant area. Red silk, which symbolized bravery and fearlessness, fluttered in the wind.

Caesar looked at Wu Jin and chuckled, “I told you, the initial audition was just for messing around! Only when you reach the evaluation match will there be something worth seeing. Come, Little Witch! Welcome to the most lucrative variety show in the history of the Federation––”

“The Survival Show.”

Juurensha: Are you here for the rabbit or the rabbit spirit, Wei Shi?

Celtic: He’s not ready to admit anything. But I’d like to see someone try.

xiin: he’s there for the one without with pants?