Chapter 692: The Most Popular Member
From Thug to Idol: Transmigrating to a Survival Show
June was aware of such a phenomenon.
In a group, there would always be a main character.
However, some groups have it worse than others.
Most of the time, the most good-looking member garnered the most attention, which, in turn, opened up more opportunities for them.
In such groups, the 'main character' was given the most lines, the most center parts, and the most schedules, leading them to miss quite a lot of group activities.
Sometimes, they were even more well-known in their solo content. Therefore, when they were back in their teams, quite a lot of people would be surprised that they, in fact, belonged to a team.
June was confident that EVE was not going to be one of the groups where one member considerably outshone the others.
They were all too talented for that to happen. None of them lagged behind in talents, and although they had different visuals, they can all still be considered as a main visual.
However, the circumstances were forcing June to become the main character of EVE.
"Guys, don't believe what he said," June said as Jay drove them back to their dorms.
Jay turned to them with raised eyebrows, already aware of the weird atmosphere as soon as the members of EVE came in.
They were quiet as they entered the car.
When, in fact, they were never quiet!
"Are you guys alright?" Jay asked with a worried tone.
None of them answered him, making him feel frustrated.
He was about to pry more when Jaeyong spoke.
"I have a bad feeling about it," he honestly said. "I feel like they're going to punish us for the live we did."
"You guys did a live?" Jay asked.
However, they continued to ignore him.
"I think it's alright," Akira said. "The company's just acting strange with the concert venue and all. The song is also weird. Almost half of the song would be sang by June."
"What?" Jay exclaimed. "They already revealed the song to you? I thought they would wait until tomorrow."
Zeth shook his head. "Ren wrote most of the song, too."
"It's only obvious, though," Sehun sighed, feeling a bit upset that he only got around four seconds of the song.
Not only that, but two seconds of that was an adlib.
"June is the main character of EVE," he muttered.
The car turned silent once again, making Jay even more frustrated.
"You are all the main characters of EVE," Jay said.
"We are all the main characters of EVE," June said right after him.
Jay clicked his tongue. "Do you guys even hear me?"
Jisung scratched the back of his head.
"That's not true," he said, causing June to sigh in frustration.
He couldn't really blame his members. Moreover, Jisung said it with such innocence that June couldn't bring himself to feel bitter about it.
They genuinely thought that he was the main character of their team when he didn't want to be!
Zeth nodded in agreement. "He has the most schedules."
June turned to him with wide eyes. Even Zeth, who believed that he was the most popular, most handsome, and most desirable man on earth, also agreed with their sentiment?
"He also has the most fans," Ren continued.
"Hmm," Jaeyong hummed. "His follower count is even more than that of our official account."
June pursed his lips as he recalled his ten million Navel followers.
"He is the main character," Casper concluded, making June slump in his seat.
"Guys, I'm really not," he defended himself. "I don't want you thinking like that. I could probably leave the team, and you would still function well."
"No on will leave the team," Jay said. "Don't worry. I will speak with the company about this."
"No, we won't," Jisung said. "It's impossible. It's the other way around. You can stay in EVE, and it will still be successful."
"That's not the case!" Jay exclaimed, but the car was engulfed in silence once again.
"Look," June said. "I think all of this is happening because the company started giving me the most schedules. I know that I'm the center of EVE, but sometimes, it's just excessive. So, I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, though," Sehun said.
"You're just meant to be a star. Some people are born with it, some people are not. It's how it goes," Sehun muttered.
June knew that Sehun didn't mean any harm with his statement, but June couldn't help but feel bad about it.
He hated seeing his teammates lose confidence because of this.
June was about to argue with them once more when the car came to an abrupt stop, causing the members to jolt forward.
Jaeyong, who was in the front seat, groaned in pain as the seatbelt dug into his ribs.
Akira and Jisung even toppled over, hitting their heads on the seats right in front of them.
Meanwhile, the other members felt like they had been whiplashed by how abrupt the stop was.
"Jay, what the heck?" Akira exclaimed as he knelt on the car floor before settling back in his seat. He felt quite dizzy from the impact, so he closed his eyes as he continued ranting.
"I told you to stop doing that!"
Jisung also closed his eyes as he felt his world spinning.
"That was the most intense stop you've done. I know you've done this plenty of times, but I still can't get used to it."
"It's because we weren't paying attention to him," Zeth said, chuckling as he turned to the side and looked at the dark skies. The sky was devoid of any stars today, so it seemed darker than usual.
June shook his head. "I told you, Jay. You shouldn't do that anymore. What if we die at one point?"
"Guys," Jay said, his eyes focused on the front. "I know you have been ignoring me these past few minutes, but listen now."
The members all turned silent.
"I think I might have just saved our lives," he said.
"What?" Ren asked in a confused tone, finally looking at the front.
Then, he instantly froze when he saw what was in front of them.
The other members also started snapping out of their shock.
June's eyebrows furrowed when he finally saw why Jay had come to an abrupt stop.
"Wait," he muttered.
In front of them was a black van similar to theirs. It had tinted black windows, adding to its mysterious aura.
However, what was the most noticeable was that they were very close to their van—only a few centimeters away.
Then, when it felt like it couldn't get any worse, the doors opened, causing the members to freeze.
Six people wearing all-black outfits and holding bats came out of the van, slowly approaching them.