"We need to be more synchronized during this part," Jaeyong said. "So, it's one, two, and three for the counting. This one's not a full step, but a half-step."
June nodded and quickly followed their leader's instruction.
They repeated the move and smiled in satisfaction since they looked more synchronized than before.
"I'm so excited for this performance. I really want to see our fans again," Akira said.
"Me too," Zeth said. "I want them to fawn over my handsomeness again."
The other members shook their heads in disbelief.
The eight of them were practicing for their year-end performance, where they will perform two songs—Oasis and Red Moon. They still had about two weeks before the performance, but they wanted to give their best since multiple artists would be present during the show.
The current hottest artists, as well as entertainment veterans, were going to be performing alongside them, so they felt more competitive than usual.
They were about to practice once again when Chul came into the room with a piece of paper.
He had a smirk on his face as he walked over to where they were.
"Good morning, boys," he cheerfully greeted.
"Morning," the boys unenthusiastically answered. However, it didn't really dampen the atmosphere. Instead, it made Chul even happier.
"Is there anything wrong?" Jaeyong asked.
"No," Chul said. "I just came here to give this to June."
June frowned as Chul handed him the piece of paper.
"Well, I'm going to go," Chul said. "I still have a meeting with the board of directors about the upcoming meeting."
However, before he left, he leaned closer to June and whispered something in his ear.
"You should know better before breaking into my place," he whispered, causing June to freeze.
Chul smirked as he locked gazes with June. After that, he waved his hand goodbye and happily left their practice room.
"What is that?" Akira asked, snatching the piece of paper from June's hand.
The other members also curiously looked at it.
"What?" Akira exclaimed. "A disciplinary meeting because of employee misconduct?"
"Is it against Chul?" Zeth asked.
"No," June shook his head. "It's against me."
"What?" Jisung exclaimed. "What for? You didn't do anything wrong!"
"It might be because of my outburst during our last music show," he said. "And he also found out about us breaking into his apartment."
His three accomplices froze while Jaeyong massaged the bridge of his nose.
"I gave you guys the permission to do whatever you want with the condition that you won't get caught," their leader said. "What are we going to do now?"
"Damn," Akira whispered. "Jisung really did commit his first crime."
Jisung groaned. "That's fine with me! But why is June the only one being summoned?"
"Because he hates me. He sure loves my socks, though," June smirked, making light of the situation.
Casper let out a chuckle, but Jaeyong remained serious.
