'Why did Michy suddenly let me call him with a nickname? I'm pretty sure it's not the nice Michy, but he let me call him like that?' Even if Azren was happy when he heard Michy's unexpected words, he was still puzzled by something.
Michy indeed had more than one personality, but lately, the silver-haired idol stuck with the personality that Azren described as normal.
The young idol was not too nice, but he was not too heartless either. That was why Azren was quite comfortable with the change.
But this normal Michy suddenly acted like he was the nice Michy, and Azren was puzzled by it.
Michy didn't give him any response even after the elevator door closed again and the elevator started moving backward. The idol had pressed a number beside the elevator door, and Azren knew that Michy wouldn't go home right away after this. He guessed Michy would practice in the practice room first.
Azren had heard about the showcase's plan, and even if he knew that it was such a hurry plan, he committed that he would support the idol for the showcase.
The showcase would be Michy's first public performance since the scandal last month, and Azren was sure that the idol was nervous. He was sure that the idol would prepare himself real hard for the showcase.
"Why didn't you wait for me in the lounge? I didn't ask you to wait for me in front of my uncle's office, did I?" Michy asked him a question instead of answering his question earlier.
Azren pouted his lips a little. He indeed had been waiting for the idol in front of Willem's office for a while, but the first ones who came out of the office were Felice and CM.
From Felice, he heard the news about the idol's showcase that would be held tomorrow.
["That's crazy, Felice! Michy only has one day to prepare for the showcase?"]
That was how he reacted when he just heard the news from Felice, but he ended up getting a smack on his head. The culprit was CM because she was offended by the word 'crazy' he uttered.
Azren was not the clueless assistant anymore, and he had memorized the building layout since his first visit to the building some time ago. The employees of the building were still treating him coldly, but he could care less.
They treated him like a plague, and he treated them like a smelly animal. He did his best to avoid them all because they were disgusting in his eyes.
That was why Azren could see the Seventius building as his playground. He had been into many rooms in the building, and he wouldn't get lost anymore.
Today Michy indeed didn't ask him to wait in front of Willem's office, but he chose to do that without Michy's order. It wasn't like he forgot the location of the lounge, but he just felt it was necessary for him to stay close to the idol.
That was such a ridiculous idea, and perhaps the idol would laugh his ass off if he let the idol know about it. However, he believed that it would be easy for both him and Michy if they were close to each other.
There was a sense of safety in his heart when the idol was around, and he was confident that Michy was feeling the same.
'Michy is a human and I'm a demon, but for some reason, I want to be with him all the time,' Azren dumbly thought as he glanced at the young idol. 'Ah, maybe it's because I'm alone today that I wanted to stay close to Michy all the time.'
Ah, yeah. He was indeed alone because Elias asked for a day off today. Azren didn't even know what would the man do on his day off, and Michy didn't care about that and just let Elias do as he wished.
Two weeks had passed, but Michy was still acting cold toward Elias. Azren had known the relationship between the two people, and he had tried to make them reconcile, but he had not succeeded until now. Perhaps he should try his like again the other day.
"You don't even know how to answer my question?"
Azren flinched when he heard Michy's question. He just realized that he was daydreaming, and even after the elevator door opened, he didn't give the idol any answer.
Michy looked upset, and he immediately stepped out of the elevator and headed to a room on the floor. Azren knew that Michy was heading to one of the practice rooms in the building, and he followed suit behind the idol.
"I was bored waiting alone in the lounge, so I decided to wait for you in front of your uncle's office," the demon replied, but the idol's lips remained on a thin line. "I know about your showcase from Felice, Michy. I will help you to prepare for it, alright?"
Azren was so excited as if he was a cheerleader or something, but the idol just sighed heavily as a response. The demon knew that Michy was not in a high spirit right now.
Racking his brain to distract Michy from the thing that bothered him, he finally grinned as he asked, "I indeed waited for you in front of your uncle's office, but I didn't disturb you with my appearance there, right? Look! I'm wearing my best clothes now! You were the one who bought them for me."
"Your appearance is fine, but you did disturb me with your presence," the idol coldly responded. "Even if you were ten meters away from me and we were separated by a door, I could still feel your presence. That's so annoying."
'Being a tsundere again. I see,' Azren talked to himself when he saw Michy's attitude.
If it was the old him who was still clueless about Michy's attitude, the idol's words surely would discourage him. But, he had known Michy quite well, and words like that wouldn't give him any effect.
"But wait," the idol suddenly spoke again as he stopped his steps, causing Azren to stop walking again. "You said that I was the one who bought you the clothes? But I don't remember I've ever bought you any clothes."
Now, Azren was puzzled once again. Even if Michy had more than one personality, the nice Michy would remember what the evil Michy did, and vice-versa.
'But now the normal Michy didn't remember what the nice Michy did to me? It's weird,' Azren thought with a frown on his forehead.
"You can't answer my question again?" Michy asked him with a scowl on his forehead as well.
"Ah..." Azren trailed as he tried to find the best answer. "Maybe you only forgot, Michy. It was a few months ago, and it's not important, so maybe your brain has removed the memory."
Azren could only talk nonsense, and he was nervous as he waited for the idol to respond to him. And in the end, the idol said nothing and just continued walking.
The demon heaved a sigh of relief before following the human. 'Maybe I should try to change the subject again,' he thought.
"Are you sure you could even sense my presence earlier, Michy? Why did you almost bump into me? Is it your intention to bump into me?" He was teasing the idol to change the atmosphere around them, and the idol glared at him. However, Azren didn't miss the hint of flush on Michy's cheeks. The idol was blushing.
Seeing the sweet sight, Azren tried so hard to suppress his smile. If the idol saw his smile, the idol probably would mistake the smile as an insult. Michy tended to see everything from a negative point of view, after all.
Even so, Michy didn't say anything again and just opened the door of the practice room. The young idol stepped into the room, and Azren could only follow suit behind the idol.
Upon arriving at the practice room, three people immediately turned to them. Azren recognized the two of them as Felice and CM, but he didn't know another man in the room.
"I'm sorry for making you wait," Michy immediately apologized to the three people, but his gaze remained on one person that wasn't recognized by Azren.
It was obvious that Michy was being very respectful towards the man, and it made Azren frown in suspicion. 'Who is this man?'
"It's okay, Michy," the man finally responded to Michy's apology. "I just landed in this country again this morning, and I'm actually still tired. I will just give you guys some pointers for your performance tomorrow. Do you think it will be okay for you?"
That man fixed his gaze on two youths in the room. The two youths were the ones who would perform in the showcase tomorrow, and Azren seemed to know the man's identity after hearing the man's words.
He was pretty sure that the man was the best choreographer in the country.. He was Gareen Hudson.