Third-Person POV:

"Hyung! Why are you crying?!" Junseo exclaimed in a panic, looking deeply worried. 

The others were confused for a second until they saw tears streaming from those beautiful hazel eyes, causing them to freeze.

It was as if their brains had disconnected from their bodies for a moment. 

Kim Sunwon had always been someone who cried easily. He had a soft, kind, and sentimental heart. In fact, during the survival show, he had cried quite a lot.

But, this one... Why does seeing him crying like this make their heart want to burst out of their body?

Sunwon himself looked confused, and when he touched his face, it was wet.

'...Sh*t.'

He began to feel a surge of panic, which only worsened when he saw all his group members approaching him with worried gazes that immediately reminded him of his old group members.

Luna saw that Sunwon was becoming overwhelmed and was on the verge of a panic attack. 

Before she could pull the others away to give him space, Adam made a move that even the moon girl hadn't expected.

"Aww~ Is our Sunwon crying because he's touched? How cute."

"..." 

"..."

 "...Huh?"

Everyone stared at Adam as if they were looking at an alien-even Luna and Man Won. 

Sunwon himself was stunned; the overwhelming feeling vanished, replaced by a blank stare as his brain struggled to process what had just happened.

Adam continued to look at Sunwon with a sly, fox-like smile and mischievous eyes. In that moment, Sunwon remembered something from his previous world.

A flash of recognition crossed his face before he immediately facepalmed.

'Oh god... Now I remember... who Eric Adam-the man known as the "The Noble Idol"-really is... 

He's someone who loves to tease his group members. He has a totally mischievous personality. 

As I recall, Kira and Junseo were always his favorite targets... I remember Kira complaining about Adam all the time.'

Flashback:

"Hyung!!! Please help me! Adam-hyung loves teasing me and Junseo way too much! He never leaves us a single peaceful moment in our lives, aaahhh!!!"

Sunwon had to pull his smartphone away from his ear when Kira screamed in frustration. 

He could only sigh wearily, relieved that his ears were still intact. For now.

He put the phone back to his ear once he thought Kira had calmed down, adjusting himself on his bed and pulling the blanket up to his chin.

Sunwon then chuckled softly when he heard Kira grumbling; he was certain tears were falling down the Japanese boy's face right now. 

Kira heard the soft chuckle from his favorite Hyung and immediately pouted on the other end of the line.

"Hyung... So mean~ Just you wait! I'll make sure Hyung gets a taste of the same treatment we get from Adam-hyung!"

Sunwon only nodded with a pleasant smile, as if enjoying the misery experienced by the two maknaes (youngest members) of the group 7(Eve). 

Kira seemed to sense that Sunwon was laughing at him, making him even more annoyed than before.

"Having fun, are we, Hyung?" Kira asked, gritting his teeth.

The idol burst into laughter, a stray tear escaping his eye. 

"Hahahaha! Of course, Kira-chan... Before this, you two were the ones who loved teasing me during the survival show... 

This is probably your karma for playing with me so much, heh."

"..."

"I hope Sunwon-niichan gets his own karma..." Kira said in Japanese, but Sunwon understood, and a chill immediately ran down the back of his neck. 

He broke into a sweat, suddenly worried that he might become Adam's target too.

End Flashback...

Recalling that conversation with Kira from the previous world, Sunwon felt like wanting to hit himself.

'...Karma...' he thought with a deadpanned expression.

Eric Adam was known as a "Noble Idol"  because he looked like he came from a noble family, and his sophisticated personality made all the fans-and even Sunwon himself-believe Adam must be a prince.

Until one day, he showed his true colors a week after his group's debut. As it turned out, Adam was incredibly naughty. 

Not in a bad way... he just loved teasing his group members, especially the two maknaes, Junseo and Kira.

Of course, some anti-fans thought Adam was bullying them, but the reality was the opposite. 

Adam simply adored the two of them because they reminded him of his younger siblings.

The "Noble Idol" loved seeing the reactions of the two youngest members-or anything cute, for that matter; even cats weren't safe from his mercy! 

Sunwon himself had been teased and pestered many times during their collaborations.

Thinking about the fact that he would be spending years with Adam now, Sunwon felt like he wanted to die all over again. If him jump off from here did he will died? Nah, mostly he will break his arm or legs.

'I want to jump off again....', thought Sunwon.

"Hm? What is it, Sun-yaa? Was my guess right? Hehehehe, our Sunwon really is the sentimental type!"

"..."

Sunwon's cheeks turned red from embarrassment. He glared hard at Adam, who only tilted his head to the side with an innocent smile.

'I'm worried I might actually strangle him...' Sunwon thought, feeling an annoyed "tick" appear on his head. 

It was enough that Junseo and Kira liked to pester him, and now? He had to add another one!? And a more mischievous one at that!

Sunwon grumbled something under his breath while holding his forehead. He really couldn't decide whether to strangle Adam or not.

Luna and Man Won, watching from the sidelines, were stunned before they looked at each other and let out a small chuckle. 

This group was certainly lively. The bond between them had grown closer thanks to Adam's mischievous personality.

The moon girl then noticed Adam quietly letting out a sigh of relief while the other members started teasing Sunwon as well, turning him into a "tomato" and making him look even more annoyed.

Luna approached Adam and whispered to him, "Good job..."

Adam glanced back, seeing Luna out of the corner of his eye smiling softly at him with her hands crossed behind her back. 

The "Noble Idol" turned his gaze forward again, watching the group members he would soon debut with.

His ears turned slightly red, and he faked a small cough.

"I just didn't want there to be an awkward situation between us later. Today is the first day we've united as a group... 

I didn't want Sunwon to run away because of what happened earlier..." Adam replied in a whisper, still not looking at the moon girl.

"Eh~ Fair enough... I hope you don't break your promise, Adam-ssi..."

"...I won't, you weird girl... You know, you really are incredibly strange."

"Heh! Maybe?"

Time skip...

"Okay! Now I want all of you to write down the names of the members you think are most suitable for the available positions. 

Man Won-ssi and I will also be voting. Listen! Think carefully and choose fairly... especially those of you who are hardcore fans of Kim Sunwon-ssi..."

Four members flinched at that remark. Junseo and Kira grumbled with red cheeks, Tsutaya hid his face behind the paper he was given, and Ezra simply nodded with a blank expression, though the glint in his eyes remained.

Adam and Byeol-Jin let out small chuckles, while Sunwon looked like he wanted a hole to open up in the floor so he could hide himself right now!

'...Okay, now... who should I choose for the Center?' Sunwon thought, tilting his head with his pen tapping against his chin.