The Second Chance of A Suicidal Idol

Joon-woo & Reggie (6)

Perhaps there was something muddy in the water that day. There was a heavy pit in Joon-woo's stomach that, for once, wasn't hunger. It also wasn't Carre's incessant yapping.

"I knew it! I knew that boy had something in him!" Carre exclaimed.

Kite rolled his eyes, "Knew?"

Joon-woo blocked their bickering out, he was trying to come up with something that could go wrong today. Most issues had been dealt with. Baek Du-Ho still seemed on the verge of collapsing every second, Joon-woo was still a little anxious around Reggie, though in a more natural way now, so what could it be? It was like there hadn't been a second of rest since coming into this body, Joon-woo sighed.

"Kite? You don't recall the way he would stare at other contestants?" Carre asked.

Joon-woo's ears slightly perked at Carre's words. Joon-woo just thought Reggie had a staring problem. Of course it worried him when it came to easy controversy, but Joon-woo figured Reggie was Genius enough to grow out of it.

The van buzzed around him. It was an empty van, and it was unusually quiet. Mr. Jeong had only requested Joon-woo to come with him, even scheduling a vocal class for the rest of ASCEND that Joon-woo was usually exempt from. That's where his suspicions came from.

Joon-woo stared suspiciously at Mr. Jeong from the car mirror. Mr. Jeong was avoiding eye contact more than usual. Even the roads they were on were ones they didn't really cross for activities.

Joon-woo put on his more intimidating face. His features were still youthful and delicate, making his feminine features seem more than they were. Not many people took him seriously, not even his bandmates sometimes.

"Manager-nim, where are we going?" Joon-woo asked.

Mr. Jeong shuddered. He would've usually explained the schedule now if it were the rest of ASCEND.

"I... I'm honestly not even sure this time." Mr. Jeong admitted.

Joon-woo didn't hide the click in his tongue.

"Kite, can you find out for me?" Joon-woo whispered, stopping Kite and Carre's continued bickering.

Kite paused, "How would I find out?"

Joon-woo shrugged, "Can't you fly? Mr. Jeong literally needs gps to get there. Just go to the address and find out."

Kite questioned it for a second moment, before he shrugged. "I just... can't fly far right now."

Joon-woo didn't question it.
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"If Joon-woo is willing, for a six month period, we would like to have him be an MC..."

Joon-woo was snapped back to reality. Was he hearing this right? ASCEND had just debuted, in fact their two month anniversary was just a few days away, but they were already getting MC offers?

Mr. Jeong put on a professional face, he looked at the representative across from him in the small office.

"The contracts of our latest MCs are soon to expire, so this wouldn't be something immediately in play. In fact, there will be about four months of leeway before our new MC lineup is announced." The representative spoke as straightforwardly as possible.

"EASY Entertainment has many future plans for ASCEND, and Joon-woo is a key part of them due to his individual popularity. What schedule would he have to follow if we were to approve his appearance?" Mr. Jeong asked, surprisingly calm.

Joon-woo felt as if his presence wasn't even acknowledged. And the way his name was being talked about, he felt like an object. His skin didn't feel like his and his hair and his bones. He hid his observation with a blank yet pretty expression. He knew his role.