"Is it really not Ren?"
Leo feels confused as he couldn't find anyone in that room.
"He might be in a different room" Leo goes to check on every other room but he couldn't find Ren or anyone else in that corridor.
Soon the crowd reaches the room only to find two alpha's standing next to each other.
"What are you staring at?" Kai looked at them in a cold expression.
"Where is that Omega?"
"How could we know, we also came looking for the Omega"
The crowd also searched everywhere but couldn't find anyone else, the omega's scent also slowly dissipated from the corridor and their minds calmed down.
[Everyone should return back to the Auditorium, the Results will be revealed shortly]
An announcement gathered everyone's attention and they soon went back to their seats.
"So Ren is not an Omega?" Leo is still confused.
"Ren?? An Interesting name" Kai Smirked as he left the place.
Soon Leo returns back to the Main Hall and he is shocked to see Ren.
"He is here? How come?" Leo is surprised to see him arrive before him and sees Alex and Jun beside him.
"Why does he always sit beside Alex?" Leo feels jealous as he sees Ren getting close to someone else.
"Ren, where were you till now?" Alex questions him.
"Aahh.. I felt nervous, so went out for some fresh air"
"You didn't even come to see our performance, are you even a friend?" Jun confronted him.
"I am Sorry, I didn't know your performance had started as i was outside and it completed before i could return, but i heard your song and it is very good"
"Really?" Jun feels excited as he hears praise from Ren.
"Yes, both the music and song were very good and Quite in Sync"
Another announcement gathers their attention and everyone takes their places.
[Now we will display the list of candidates who Qualified this round]
[Only 24 candidates were shortlisted for the Next round and they are..]
"What.."
"Only 24?"
The crowd soon started to whisper.
A group of 24 names were soon populated on a big screen with their images and the entire auditorium went silent for a few seconds as everyone was eager to check their names.
[Everyone who is not in the list should leave the Auditorium now]
"Alex, we three got selected" Ren's eyes spark as he chats with Alex and Jun as their names were present on the screen.
Jun and Alex hug their teammates, giving them a warm sendoff and greets them All the best in their life.
Ren then saw Yuuto and Shuuya's names as well.
"Shuuya.." Ren calls him while waving his hands.
"We got selected" His bright smile tells Shuuya that he is truly happy for them.
"See him, he is so happy as we got selected" Shuuya talks to Yuuto.
"What's with him if we get selected?"Yuuto gives a cold response trying to suppress his emotions.
"Yuuto, I know, you don't like to express yourself. But it feels like you got a crush on him"
"What? Impossible.." he denies Shuuya's claims.
"Hey.. don't be so fast to deny me. I was literally frightened by the way you stood for him in front of Shou. You almost killed him"
"Don't mention him, he deserves it" Yuuto feels enraged as he spoke about Shou.
"Don't worry, I don't think he got selected. See, his name is not there"
"Huuh.. Even if he is there I don't care about that loser. All he wanted was attention" Yuuto scoffs.
Shou Sees that his name is not there on the screen and slams the Speaker.
"How is this possible?"
"Everyone in my group was selected apart from me? Its unfair"
[Dear Candidate, it's not that we are Unfair. Everyone in your group performed well and it's not like we need to select a complete group]
"It's impossible, I am the main vocalist. How is that a side vocal got selected?"
"I don't believe that without some benefits from him, you wouldn't have selected him"
Shou slams remarks on Ren, blaming him for stealing his spot.
"Ren, did you sleep with the coordinators?" Shou laughs in a wicked way as he slams Ren's reputation.
"Shou, you can't blame me like that" Ren stood up for himself.
Leo feels enraged by Shou's slams against Ren and is about to confront him.
"Shou, don't blame Ren. He is more capable than you, if not why would they select him instead of you" Alex stood in support for Ren.
"Impossible, he is just a normal singer and a dancer, how can he be more capable than me?"
As Alex and Shou are quarreling, Leo's eyes were sparked with jealousy.
"Why is he defending Ren?"
"Is he so defensive of Ren? Does he also like Ren?" Leo feels enraged.
[Security, clear the trouble makers]
Soon, a few security guards took Shou away and the atmosphere in the auditorium became peaceful.
"Now that the trouble maker is out, it feels quite good" Shuuya shares his feelings to Yuuto.
But Yuuto is so focused on Ren.
"Where are you looking?"
"I wasn't looking" Yuuto denies Shuuya's claims.
Shuuya continues to tease Yuuto.
"You weren't this lively ever before?"
"What are you talking about?"
"But I don't think you have a chance?"
Shuuya got Yuuto's attention.
"I think you need to speed up your game, see there are already 2 competitors for you?"
He points out Alex and Leo.
"What do you mean?"
"Your Beta is quite popular among Alpha's and Beta's" He laughs as he states facts in front of him.
"Hey look, the contestants in the top 2 sports are so handsome" Jun praises them.
"Who is in the top 2?" Ren looks at the screen and recognizes them.
"It's Rei and Kai" Alex reads their names.
Ren recognizes Kai and he turns around to look at him with a little panic on his face.
"Did he find out something?" Ren thinks to himself as he stares at Kai.
Kai is just observing the screen in front of him with a cold expression and suddenly he turns towards Ren.
Kai's glare is so sharp that Ren immediately turns his face away in Reflex.
"Why did he see me?"
"Did he know that I am.."