The pair of blue eyes remained wide the moment the owner of beautiful eyes heard Azren's request. The request came to him out of the blue, and the idol was shocked by the sudden request.
"You... you want to kiss me, Ren?" Michy even stuttered when he responded to Azren's question, and the sight was beyond adorable in Azren's eyes.
The blonde demon smiled sweetly at the idol before replying, "You won't let me kiss you? But you have kissed me before, so I just want to make it even for us."
It was just Azren and his excuse, but the one who was sitting next to him was the nice Michy. The nice Michy was quite gullible, and he would easily believe in Azren's words even if it was no more than bullshit.
"You can always kiss me, Ren. You don't have to ask for my permission if you want to kiss me."
Azren wanted to laugh upon seeing the cute reaction of the young idol. This nice Michy was too good for the cruel world. 'I want to taint him, but I think it's not a good time because his mood is not good now. Maybe I can try to do that other time.'
Of course, Azren still remembered Lucifer's latest instruction for him. The king of Hell wanted him to taint the nice Michy, but Azren couldn't bring himself to do that because the idol looked gloomy tonight. Maybe Michy wouldn't be in the mood to do 'that kind of thing.'
Azren would try to hold back now, and he pulled himself away from the idol's face, causing the idol to blink at him confusedly.
The demon noticed the confused gaze, and he decided to continue questioning Michy, "You've told me about the matter related to the rumors, but what about the thing related to the kid?"
The perplexed look on Michy's face became more apparent upon hearing the vague question. "The kid?" He asked for further explanation from the blonde.
"Yes, the Nino kid."
Michy's lips formed an "O" shape after he understood what Azren meant.
"Just like what I said before, Nino is a trainee in my company. He has been a trainee for more than 2 years, but our trainers said that he's not good enough to debut. That's why he's still waiting for a debut plan for him, and that's why he's so envious of me."
Azren nodded in understanding after getting the explanation from Michy. "And that's why he kept spreading rumors about you?" He then continued querying the boy.
Michy heaved a heavy sigh when he heard the question. "It's not clear about who's the one who spread the rumor at first, but I think the rumor is not completely false. I indeed sold myself to those people, right?"
The blue-eyed boy was ridiculing himself once again, and Azren scowled at the young idol. Seeming to be angry at the boy's attitude.
"Stop saying that you've sold yourself, Michy. Even though I disagree with your uncle's decision, but I'm so proud of you now. You indeed debuted through the backdoor, but you're fighting with your own power now. You don't need to think about what other people said behind your back. They're just jealous of you."
If the one before his eyes was the evil Michy, Azren probably wouldn't bother to comfort the idol with his words. But, it was the nice Michy in front of him right now, and he couldn't bear to see the innocent Michy being wronged by other people.
What Michy did in the past was not completely right, but he was not the one who wanted to do that. It was because of Willem Shelton's order, and Michy just complied with the order.
Michy just wanted to be a filial son and nephew for his adoptive parents and his uncle, and Azren chose to see the case from that point of view.
"But I still dislike your uncle, Mich. Are you sure your uncle is not a bad person?" Azren suddenly brought up about Willem Shelton when the thought suddenly glinted in his mind.
He didn't want to pry, but he still felt curious. Willem didn't look like a bad person when he saw him earlier in the meeting, but he still needed to be on guard, right?
Azren had learned that humans were dangerous with their schemes. If they wanted to gain something, then they would be willing to do anything. That was the demons' doings, but Azren wanted to protect Michy from those bad humans.
Lucifer didn't prohibit him from protecting Michy, so he assumed that it would be fine for him to protect the blue-eyed youth from those dangerous humans.
'It's for the sake of my mission. I'm sure that I won't be punished if I try to protect my target,' the demon secretly convinced himself.
"My uncle is always kind to me ever since I was adopted by my adoptive parents. He was the one who introduced me to Carmen and asked us to be good cousins. He also asked Carmen to take care of me, and he's my guardian after my foster parents passed away. My uncle is not a bad person."
Michy looked confident when he recounted the story about his uncle, but Azren didn't look like he was satisfied by the idol's words. Michy was too innocent, and perhaps he should be the one who protected the idol in the dark.
"I got it," the blonde chose to relent as he ruffled the silver locks lovingly. "I think you better sleep now because you have a schedule tomorrow. You don't want to come late to the venue, do you?"
Michy giggled before grabbing Azren's hand and giving it a light squeeze. "Let me finish my drawing first. My schedule tomorrow is at noon, so it won't matter if I get up late, right?"
Azren huffed at the idol's stubbornness. "You love drawing, huh? Why didn't you become a painter instead?"
Michy didn't immediately answer the question because he prioritized grabbing his sketchbook again along with his pencil. Without saying anything, the idol started drawing again.
Azren pouted because he got no answer from the idol, and he only stared at how the idol moved his hand swiftly.
"I love drawing, but I don't think it will give me lots of money. That's why I chose to be an idol instead."
The blonde facepalmed at the idol's honesty. "I don't know that you are so greedy."
Azren's comment made Michy laugh. "I think all humans are greedy. Humans do need money, after all."
"But you already have lots of money."
"The money I have right now is my parents'. I want to have my own money. I want to live independently in the future."
Michy was quite mature for his age. He already had lots of money from his adoptive parents, but he still wanted to have his own money for his life. It was the nice Michy who was talking with him, but he was sure that the evil Michy would think the same.
And both the nice and the evil Michy indeed had a high pride, and perhaps that was the reason why they wanted to be independent.
The emerald eyes remained on the sketchbook on the idol's lap, and the book started showing some lines that seemed to be forming some shapes.
"You are drawing flowers again?"
The idol smiled while nodding his head. "Can you guess what flowers I'm drawing now, Ren?"
Azren frowned as he kept his gaze on the sketchbook. Michy was drawing a group of little flowers again, just like the one on the paper he crushed before.
The demon didn't know much about flowers, so he shook his head as he replied, "I don't know what you are drawing, Mich."
Michy smiled as he kept dancing the pencil in his hand. "I'm drawing primrose."
"Primrose?" Azren parroted. "What kind of flower is that? Is it the same as a rose?"
The idol giggled upon hearing Azren's innocent question. "It's not the same as rose, Ren. For me, primrose is more beautiful than a rose."
Azren tilted his head as he looked confused. Michy was busy drawing again, and he decided to bring his gaze to roam the living room as he felt bored. Then he noticed something. All the paintings in the room were the same as the one Michy was drawing. All of them were primrose, and he was quite puzzled by it.
It seemed that the idol didn't only like primrose, but he was obsessed with it.
"Why did you always draw primrose, Mich?" The demon questioned the young idol. "Does primrose have a special meaning? Is it a symbol of something?"
Azren threw three questions in a row, and he patiently waited for the idol's answer. But, instead of an answer, he could feel a weight on his right shoulder.. He turned his head to find the idol was sleeping soundly on his shoulder.