Adrian and the others appeared in the other clinic rooms right before the system underwent maintenance and regained consciousness the day after.
Unlike Rayen who was sowhat weak, they were fine. Liam even rushed toward Rayen’s room as soon as he regained consciousness.
The two t eyes for a mont, which reminded Rayen.
"He was supposed to rot in a ntal hospital after killing his friend while in a state of hysteria."
That’s what Plotter ntioned in his dream.
’Why would he be in hysteria?’
Rayen racked his brain for an answer.
’Did he take so drugs?’
That’s what he concluded. After all, Rayen couldn’t think of anything else for things to end up like that.
Noticing the difference in Rayen’s gaze toward him, Liam avoided his eyes.
Just then, Haru and Adrian arrived as well.
"Bro! You’re here!" Haru laughed happily upon seeing everyone.
Adrian, still in his clinic attire, crossed his arms and raised one of his brows to Rayen.
Rayen turned to him. "What?"
Adrian looked him up and down which made Rayen frown.
"What’s up with that gaze?"
"... You’re still kicking, Eureka?"
"Why? You want dead?"
Adrian didn’t answer, only chuckling.
Soon, the other mbers also ca to Rayen’s room to check on him, with Iris the last one to arrive.
It was fortunate that nothing happened to anyone. Aside from the loss of their group manager, nothing seed to change.
The days passed by with all of them recovering. After around a week, they finally moved out of the clinic back to their dorms. Just like that, two weeks passed by in the blink of an eye.
With them recovering, they could only laze around in the dorm with nothing to do aside from completing their weekly missions and occasionally going to the Great Library to perform their duties as Minstrels.
However, their public interactions had been limited because of the lack of activities. The students were also forced to stay at ho for a while to recuperate.
While lazing around in his bedroom, Rayen’s mind was still preoccupied with the things that happened.
He sighed, and then sighed, and then sighed.
"Bro, you’ve been sighing a lot lately," Haru said.
"Oh..." Rayen exclaid.
"What’s on your mind?"
Rayen didn’t answer. Instead, he unlocked his screen and stared at the system maintenance notice on it.
Sigh.
The boredom was killing him.
Seeing him like this, Yeo Haru tried to pester him. "Oh, Bro. Xi Huan still has your pictures she took during the festival."
"Pictures?"
Yeo Haru nodded. "I’m just reminded. It’s been a while since we updated our fans. They might scold us again. Besides, you haven’t posted anything since your debut."
"....."
Yeo Haru’s words seed to stab him imdiately.
’Right. I forgot.’
Imdiately, Rayen felt a pang of guilt in his chest thinking about Edens. He had once been a fan of himself from Hiraya’s mories, so he knew a fan’s sacrifices.
’I debuted with their help, but I actually forgot about them.’
"... Thanks for reminding ," Rayen said.
He then ssaged Xi Huan to get the photos. While uploading it, he also decided to add more pictures as compensation for his past mistakes, taking a few selfies.
’I hope they’ll forgive for not posting anything until now.’
After writing a few remarks, he tapped on the post button.
...
Minji had been feeling quite empty for a while. After attending the Gyeongwon Rising Star festival, she had been feeling like this.
On Mondays, the usual feeling of grogginess one would feel with the start of the new week was even more unbearable.
She passed her weeks feeling like this even until two weeks later.
’Argh... I feel so empty.’
It felt like she was missing sothing — as if an object was shoved at the back of her mind. She rembered that she forgot sothing, but couldn’t rember what it was, which made it even more annoying.
"What’s wrong with you? You’ve been like this for a while now," Minji’s Mom asked.
Minji lazily looked up at her. "Mom, tell ."
"What?"
"What did I forget?"
"Huh?"
"I forgot sothing, but I don’t know what it is..."
Minji’s Mom’s face darkened, her eyes gazed at her with pity. "How would I know what you forgot? Go back to your room and ask Seoyun!"
"... Why Seoyun?"
"Unlike you, Seoyun is more mindful. She might have the thing you’re missing."
"....."
"Go! Go upstairs! I don’t want to see your face. I’m feeling lazy the more I see you!"
"....."
Minji could only helplessly go up to her room.
But even though she was grumbling at her Mom’s words, she still did what she suggested and contacted Seoyun.
[Minji: Seoseo...]
Seoyun’s response ca a minute later.
[Seoyun: What is it again?]
[Minji: Do you have the thing I’m missing?]
[Seoyun: (Cold_faced_cat.jpg) What is it? A pen? An eraser? Or your math notebook?]
[Minji: Eh? You have my math notebook?]
[Seoyun: You left it at ho yesterday.]
[Minji: Hehe, okay. But that’s not it.]
[Seoyun: Then what?]
[Minji: I don’t really know!]
[Seoyun: ...]
[Minji: I’ve been feeling this way ever since the day of Gyeongwon Fest. I feel like I’m missing sothing. Was it because I cried hard during the finale?]
[Seoyun: .....]
[Minji: Co to think of it, why did we even cry at the finale?]
[Seoyun: I didn’t cry!]
[Minji: You did!]
A few minutes passed before Seoyun replied. And when she did, she shifted the topic.
[Seoyun: You also feel like this since then?]
[Minji: Eh? You too?]
[Seoyun: (cat_nodding.gif)]
[Minji: So, that’s why you’ve been so irritable. I thought you were just having your period.]
[Seoyun: (cat_hmph.gif)]
Minji didn’t respond again lest she annoy Seoyun more. Putting down the phone, she lay in her bed in a daze.
Just then, a vibration pulled her mind back in the present.
’Hmm?’
She opened the screen and saw a notification.
[IdolVerse: Rayen_SEEDZ posted an update.]
Reading this, Minji’s heart seed to jump.
’Rayen? SEEDZ?’
Her heart, which seed empty for a while, suddenly felt its vigor coming back. Her fingers tapped on the notification tremblingly.
[Rayen_SEEDZ
Edens! I’m so sorry! I hope you forgive !
(Rayen_praying_for_forgiveness.jpg) (Rayen_eastern_horror_costu.jpg)]
When she saw the single post on this lonely and almost bare IdolVerse account, her eyes nearly teared up.
’The thing I’m missing... I seem to have found it.’
...
Rayen’s single post imdiately gathered attention from the group. The first one to comnt was Xi Huan.
– Huan_SEEDZ: Soone rose from the dead! Hurrah!
– Navin_SEEDZ: Yo, you still have so conscience to your fans, huh?
– KLi_SEEDZ: (heart) (heart)
The corners of Rayen’s mouth twitched.
Soon, it wasn’t just the other mbers who flooded the post.
– Qqqqqq: Eh? Who’re these guys? I followed them, but I don’t rember following them.
– RayenLoveLove: Eh? I’ve been wondering where I got my userna for a while. But, who’s Rayen?
– SEEDZforever: too... However, I think I probably know now.
– SEEDZforever: I just stalked them hehe. I guess, I won’t unfollow them.
– Proud_Eden: (kisses) My day beca full when I received this post. I forgive you even though I don’t know why you’re apologizing.
– Rayen’sMinji: I felt so empty until now. Thank you for these selfies. I’ve beco yours now.
Rayen blinked at the similar comnts still appearing below. At the sa ti, a knock resounded from the door of his bedroom.
Without waiting for Rayen’s response, Adrian had already entered.
"You saw it?" Adrian asked.
Rayen nodded. The two’s face looked grim.
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