"AAAHHH!!!"
When Rayen heard this agonizing scream, he was woken up from his deep slumber. As soon as he regained consciousness, he let out a relaxed groan, feeling comfortable throughout his whole body.
His skin was supple, devoid of any unwanted hair. Even the trace of fatigue from their all-out practice sessions from the past few days were gone.
Rayen seemed to have been reborn.
The process before this, though... How would Rayen even try to describe it? Well, heaven and hell.
Just then, another person was carried out of the waxing room, fully unconscious. Head down, Ren was escorted in a wheelchair by Reeze, who seemed happy while whistling Idol:Revive's signal song.
"....."
When Rayen met Reeze's eyes, Reeze winked at him. Then, he singlehandedly lifted Ren toward one of the beds before going back to the waxing area, where Rayen heard Yeo Haru's shrill screams next.
'Was I the same back then?'
Rayen decided to ignore it and closed his eyes once again. Soon, everyone from SEEDZ had gathered inside the room Rayen was in, thoroughly cleansed.
The reason for this cleansing was because today, they would film their music video.
Rayen's hair had also gotten a new transformation. When he sat in front of the makeup mirror and saw himself, he sighed. His formerly red hair had been dyed back to black. However, Plotter insisted that he looked too ordinary with black hair, so they added red streak highlights with it.
He thought finally, he could say goodbye to that hideous red hair! But a few still remained.
Well, it doesn't matter. In fact, Rayen had already gotten used to it, that when he saw himself, he momentarily didn't recognize himself.
The next few things in their itinerary were to get their faces done and get dolled up. Once everything was done, the group gathered at the door of the salon together with Reeze, Madame Sophie, Ms. Pia and a few other Entities.
"Good luck, Rayen-chii, everyone!" Madame Sophie said. "You can do this!"
Reeze also sent his good luck. Meanwhile, there was no need for Ms. Pia to do it since she would be accompanying the group to the set.
Rayen smiled awkwardly. When Ms. Pia opened the door to the salon, they immediately saw the 5th floor's hallway outside.
Their "kind" manager must have connected the salon entrance and the 5th floor together.
Speaking of…
As soon as they arrived, Plotter also welcomed them, together with a camera man following behind. With a nod, Ms. Pia walked to the entrance of the studio, leaving them behind.
"Welcome to your debut MV set! This camera here will film all of the behind the scenes of our MV making."
After this short explanation, Plotter led them around the set.
Even from the hallway, they could already see how large the production of their MV was. I9 staff walked here to there, busy directing others. These people were normal people, but they seemed to be under a spell. They weren't even questioning how an entire world appeared inside an empty studio earlier.
Once inside the studio, they glanced around in amazement. In front of them was a high-rise building. Its top was hidden behind the clouds, unable to be seen. And when they entered the building, they were greeted by countless red doors.
'What if we get lost inside?'
As they walked, they finally arrived in front of the only green door in this building.
"This is your waiting room."
Plotter then proceeded to open the door. It was just a normal waiting room with necessities. Ms. Pia and the stylists were also inside who were busy attending to the costumes they would wear for today's filming.
To not disturb the stylists, Plotter closed the door again. He looked at Rayen and his teammates, grinning from ear to ear.
Rayen felt a sense of dread coming.
"Before we start filming, you have to draw lots first!" Plotter said.
'Draw lots?'
Without any explanation, Plotter grabbed the air. A box with a hole at the center appeared in his hand. He pushed the box before them, starting with Rayen.
It took Rayen a moment of hesitation before he finally put his hand inside the box and took one slip out.
"Wait before you unfold it." Plotter said.
And so, Rayen stopped himself mid-way from prying it open. One by one, they drew a lot. Once everyone had one, Plotter stepped back and smiled.
"Now, please unfold it."
Slowly, the members pried the paper open. Rayen read the word inside.
[Navin]
Rayen blinked.
'What's with this?'
Rayen was just about to glance at Adrian when…
"Oopps. Please refrain from looking at the person you drew. Or else you'll get a penalty."
Rayen forced his head to stay in place.
'Damn Plotter. Can't you tell it in advance?!'
Plotter stuck out his tongue mischievously.
"For today's challenge, you will have to imitate the person you managed to draw for the entire duration of the music video shoot."
'Me, imitate that lazy ass?'
"By the end of the day, you will all try to guess who imitated you. If you guessed right, you will get a reward. If you get caught, you'll get a punishment."
"What kind of reward and punishment will we get? Adrian asked.
Plotter's smile widened. "You will…"
…
After Plotter filmed the members separately to reveal the names they drew, he handed them to Ms. Pia and the stylist, leaving the camera man to follow them.
As Rayen was getting dressed, he couldn't help but recall Plotter's words.
'How should I even imitate that guy without letting myself get caught?'
This challenge was too hard. Of all people to get, why was it even Adrian? That freaking bastard has the ability to read Rayen's every expression!
Once he was done dressing up, he slumped back in his seat. However, the camera man pushed the camera to his face.
Rayen forced himself to remain calm.
'This challenge… Why do I feel like giving up already?'
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A/N:
Revised Social Trend to Concept Trend. Please check chapter 228 for the change.