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Chapter 57 Now It's Girls' Generation

Sunny watched from the sidelines, thoroughly amused. Jiang Che looked at his sister and couldn't help but think to himself:
Good deeds are indeed rewarded.

They hadn't gone far when they bumped into HAHA's team again. HAHA saw them and immediately came over with a big smile:
"Yoona, since your mission is difficult anyway, why don't you help Oppa first? We'll definitely come and help you after it's over."

Jiang Che is now practically suffering from PTSD from the phrase "dear oppa." Although he had previously thought they were lying, this change of heart is too fast. He responded with a forced smile:

"HAHA Oppa, hurry up and finish your task, goodbye!" He said quickly, then grabbed Taeyeon and Sunny and tried to slip away.

HAHA wanted to pester him a little longer, but Jiang Che caught a glimpse of the walking bomb in his team, who was also smiling and looking this way.

They wanted to slip away even more, and without giving Haha another chance to speak, they quickly disappeared into the crowd with Taeyeon and Sunny.

After an indescribable ordeal, the trio finally gathered all seven members. However, when they returned to the venue with their team and heard the PD announce the final mission rules, Jiang Che felt that everything was going wrong that day. Fortunately, the RM would end after this mission.

The rules announced by PD are:

In the triangular tug-of-war, the team that successfully rings the bell twice wins.

Jiang Che looked back at his team: two short, big guys, plus himself, and seven fans behind him, four of whom were girls... The old, weak, sick, and disabled were the only ones missing.

Then look at Yoo Jae-suk's team, who are eager to get started:

The seven passersby they recruited were all, and while they weren't all exactly muscular men, they were close to being taller than Yoo Jae-suk. Plus, since they were the first team to complete the task, they even added a girl to the team!
Although HAHA's team drew players who wear glasses and have more girls, they have Kim Jong-kook. This muscular guy looks like he could still do squats even with Taeyeon on his left and Sunny on his right.

Moreover, their team already had one more member, Lee Seung-ri, making them one more person than Yoo Jae-suk's team.

Seeing this scene, Taeyeon and Sunny swallowed hard in unison, much to their chagrin.

Taeyeon's face was almost scrunched up like a bun:

"How...how can we compete like this? It feels like if the rope is pulled, we'll be dragged across."

Sunny also put away her playful smile and said:

"I feel like we might just fly there."

Jiang Che looked at his two older sisters' pathetic state, feeling both annoyed and amused. Although he also felt the chances of winning were slim, he figured he should at least try.
"Oh no, there's no way we can be dragged away! This is a triangular tug-of-war! Besides, maybe the other side is all bloated. We're the best of the best!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received kind and appreciative glances from the two short, powerful men.

Jiang Che quickly gave a dry laugh.
The match began quickly, and as soon as the whistle blew, the entire stadium erupted in deafening cheers. Fans from all sides were cheering and shouting for their idols, their voices blending together and almost lifting the sky above the Macau Tower.

And then... there was no more.

Jiang Che felt a tremendous force coming from the rope. He instinctively steadied himself and leaned back. The three sides were locked in a strange stalemate. Taeyeon and Sunny, who were beside him, nervously let out a soft "ah" and gripped the rope tightly. Jiang Che was still wondering if his team could win.

But watching the red ribbon in the middle move left and right, but not towards their side, they suddenly realized—it turned out that Yoo Jae-suk's team and Haha's team were locked in a stalemate.
Their team was basically just for show; in the end, HAHA's team had one more person, gradually gained the upper hand, and finally rang the bell.

"Yay!" Haha excitedly pumped his fist, and his teammates high-fived him in celebration. On Kang Che's side, the team members all looked dejected. Taeyeon and Sunny, meanwhile, kept rubbing their wrists, remaining silent.

"Second round! Ready—"

In the second round, Yoo Jae-suk's team clearly learned from the experience of the previous round and exerted their collective strength from the start, once again creating a stalemate with Haha's team. However, because Yoo Jae-suk's team took the initiative this time, the red ribbon moved more towards them.

Jiang Che tried his best, but it was all he could manage. He even felt he could let go, go have a coffee, and come back later, but the rope wouldn't change. After a brief stalemate, Liu Zaishi's team seized an opening and exerted force—successfully ringing the bell.

"Wow, that was a close call!" Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo high-fived and jumped up, saying "It wasn't easy," but their eyes were squinting with laughter.

After losing two games in a row, Jiang Che's team's morale plummeted. The fans were alright, since they were just there to participate, but Taeyeon and Sunny, who were already very competitive, felt like they were about to shut down when they saw their palms were red and swollen.

Looking at Taeyeon and Sunny's dejected appearance, Jiang Che felt inexplicably uneasy. It was as if his little brothers were being bullied. Moreover, there was a sugar daddy involved. In order to achieve a win-win cooperation as soon as possible, when was a better time to step in?

Thinking of this, Jiang Che took a deep breath, clapped his hands, and gathered his dejected teammates, including Taeyeon and Sunny, together.

His gaze swept over the dejected faces, especially Taeyeon and Sunny, before he spoke in a persuasive tone:
"Hey everyone, are you giving up already? These are the seven Dragon Balls we finally managed to collect, are you just going to admit defeat like this?"

A female fan whispered:
"But... Unnie, the other person is too strong..."

"What good is being strong!" Jiang Che waved his hand and began to improvise:
Do you know what the power of belief is? Do you know what it means for unity to be strength? This strength is iron, this strength is steel, harder than iron, stronger than steel!
He became more and more engrossed in his speech, and his eyes even became bright and piercing:

"Come on, let's all shout that slogan together—Coach, we're going to have a tug-of-war! Pfft, no, no, now it's—Girls' Generation!"

Taeyeon and Sunny had already burst out laughing at the first sentence, but when they heard the second sentence, they were both stunned.

After September 930th, the name Girls' Generation still existed, but many things were different. The members had different thoughts and goals, and even though they still performed together, one could vaguely sense that their directions had subtly diverged.

It seems that ever since Jessica opened Pandora's box, some things have been lost forever. They thought they would never hear those words again, at least not from Yoona in this kind of situation.

Sunny looked at Jiang Che's face, which seemed to be glowing, and all her previous doubts and teasing suddenly seemed to disappear for a short time.

She couldn't tell if it was because of the familiar yet unfamiliar slogan, or because of Jiang Che's unusually serious expression, but she felt a surge of heat in her chest, and her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her throat.

And Taeyeon—

She already had complex feelings towards the Yoona alternate personality in front of her, and now, hearing this slogan that had permeated her entire youth, shouted out by the other person in such a firm tone, felt like it had directly struck her heart.

She looked at Jiang Che, her eyes filled with shock and nostalgia, as well as an emotion she could hardly contain.

In a daze, she felt as if she had returned to the practice room many years ago, and the person in front of her seemed to have walked straight out of that old time and stood before her. This impetuous personality was truly so different from her original self. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile slightly.

　Newbie seeking everything

　　
　
(End of this chapter)