I quietly headed to the basement recording studio and saw Bang Seon-Woo and Jang Ye-Bin standing outside.0

I asked, "Seon-Woo, how's Sae-Ri doing?"0

"I'm not sure. She's been inside talking for about ten minutes."0

"But can she really sing? She couldn't even get her voice out properly a few days ago."0

"As far as I know, recovering this quickly isn't exactly easy..."0

At that moment, cheerful background music began to play from the recording studio as if waiting for me to arrive. The song was 'Ddu-Bi Ddu-Bi,' the theme song from the children's animation Princess Ddu-Bi. The song was about Princess Ddu-Bi marching through the forest with animals.0

Sae-Ri's voice started flowing through the speakers.0

『Ddu-Ddu Bi Ddu-Bi~』1

"Huh? She's... singing?"0

After spending just a few days with Kim Ae-Ran, Sae-Ri's voice showed almost no trace of trembling.0

"Seon-Woo, isn't this a big improvement?"0

Perfect pitch Bang Seon-Woo nodded. "Yeah. Her timing and pitch are still a bit off, and there's still a little vocal shaking... but the average person wouldn't even notice."0

The panic disorder that had struck Sae-Ri so suddenly seemed to be fading away like magic.0

Since 'Ddu-Bi Ddu-Bi' was a children's theme song, it was over in just a minute and thirty seconds. I thought practice would end there, but Kim Ae-Ran immediately had Sae-Ri start the next song.0

This time, it was the Powertuff Girls theme song which Sae-Ri often sang with Miso.0

『Cheer up~ Power Tuff! Together we~ Power Tuff!』2

Sae-Ri's voice grew even more energetic as she sang 'Powertuff.' It was strong and...0