GANGSTER IDOL SURVIVAL SYSTEM

Chapter 136: Numb

June didn't get a wink of sleep last night.

There was still a dull ache in his heart, and despite being surrounded by good teammates, he can't help but feel a bit discouraged.

He even passed by Team Riser's practice room last night and he felt even...stranger. June knew he should think about his rap lyrics, but his mind couldn't concentrate.

In the end, he settled with the lyrics he quickly came up with in the back of his mind. He doesn't feel satisfied with it, but he feels that it's the best that he can do.

His alarm sounded, but he didn't have the motivation to get up.

Jisung went up to him and patted his shoulder.

"Time to get up, bro," he smiled. He had heard of what happened, and he felt bad for the brother he had admired from the start.

Usually, upon waking up, June's stare was blank or annoyed, but this time, he looked a bit lonely.

"Are you okay?" Jisung asked.

June sighed and got up. "Yeah," he muttered under his breath. "I need to head to practice now."

He lifelessly went to the bathroom to wash up. Akira and Jisung exchanged perplexed looks. Akira had been coming to their room more often after Hoon had been eliminated.

"Is he okay?" Akira asked.

"I don't know," Jisung answered. "He's not annoyed at his alarm today."

Just then Jaeyong came to the room after his morning work-out, a bit breathless.

Akira weirdly looked at him. "Did you run here?"

Jaeyong ignored his question and asked, "Is June awake now?"

Before Jisung or Akira could answer, June came out of the bathroom, wearing all black.

He made eye contact with Jaeyong, but he quickly averted his gaze.

Jaeyong continued to stare at him with guilt.

"Umm, good morning?" Jaeyong warily geeted.

"Good morning," June also greeted before quietly leaving the room.

The sound of the door closing echoed in the small room, causing the other three to freeze.

"Yeah, he's not okay," Akira said. "He actually greeted you today!"

***

"Good morning, brother!" C-Jay cheerily exclaimed as he wrapped his arm around June's neck in a headlock.

C-Jay always found it fun to mess with June since he was easily annoyed.

However, this morning was different.

June didn't retaliate at all. In fact, he just accepted C-Jay's teasing!

"Morning," June said, staring off into a distance.

C-Jay slowly let go of his neck and stared at his retreating back.

That's weird.

It didn't take long before all members arrived in the practice room. Unlike June's melancholic self, they all seemed pretty jolly.

They're the happiest teammates June has ever had. Despite being on the edge of elimination, they still practiced with smiles on their faces.

June didn't want to bring their moods down so he still did his best despite the strange feeling in his heart.

It had just turned 9 a.m when somebody came into the room. The trainees' eyes widened in surprise when they saw mentor Bone and another person come in.

June, however, stayed calm, not feeling anything.