Just that, the meeting for today was concluded. The dazed Rayen and the others all went back to their dorm.

Since the debut was still a long way to go, their personal managers' only job for the next few weeks was to train the members.

Their goal: to get everyone's dancing and vocal stats to reach at least the A rank before the debut.

At the end of the show, Rayen remembered that his Dance Skill had reached the C+ level. Though, it had become stagnant.

He hadn't accepted the ranking quest yet since they had been busy dealing with the preparations for the final round back then.

However, when the show was over and he wasn't as busy as before, the system suddenly went into maintenance.

Rayen took a look at his phone to see how many more hours he had to wait.

[Maintenance Ongoing: 7 hrs, 11 min, 34 seconds left.]

Quite a few more hours...

With nothing to do, Rayen just laid on his bed.

Ever since the show's end, he had been quite idle. It's hard to get used to, and he often only looked around in daze after getting fed off playing games.

Sometimes, he could even understand just how Liam came to like to be in a daze.

But then, this peaceful moment was broken when the door to their room was opened. He caught Ren's figure entering from his peripheral vision.

Suddenly, Rayen stood up from his bed and walked out of the room.

Ren didn't say anything, but continued onto his own bed.

They still couldn't be placed alone in the same room.

It wasn't that Rayen hated this guy to the point that he wasn't able to tolerate being in the same room as Ren. He was just feeling a bit awkward.

After all, he didn't really expect to debut with him, and be roommates to top it all.

However, when Rayen arrived outside, he wasn't expecting to be greeted by a loud commotion.

'... Should I just go back in?'

This must be the reason why Ren went back inside their room.

The rest of the members of Seedz had gathered round in the living room, watching the commotion by the side.

With a commanding tone, Xu Jiji asked, "Who's your elder?"

Yeo Haru greeted his teeth. "You."

"Then who will you listen to?"

"... You."

Hearing Yeo Haru's answer, a smirk appeared on Xu Jiji's face. "Good."

Xi Huan cheered for Xu Jiji. "Go, Ajiji!"

Xu Jiji continued, "Then, fetch me that."

He pointed at the remote control lying on the coffee table with a proud look on his face. Yeo Haru could only endure the humiliation with a clenched jaw as he took the object and handed it to Xu Jiji.

"Good. Good." Xu Jiji nodded, clearly pleased. "Being older is nice."

Meanwhile, Rayen was confused.

He decided to close the door and approached Xi Huan who was the closest to him.

"What the hell is happening?" he asked.

"Oh, we're deciding the hierarchy within the house."

"Hierarchy?"

"Yes." Xi Huan nodded. "Oh, by the way, Rayeye. How old are you?"

Rayen raised his brow. "Why are you asking?"

"It's necessary to determine the hierarchy in the house."

"....."

'I'm not telling you.'

Rayen pursed his lips and remained silent.

However, Xi Huan suddenly turned toward him. A pocket watch suddenly appeared in her hands. "If you won't tell me, I'm gonna have to use force."

'!!!'

Immediately, Rayen dashed away, but it wasn't only Xi Huan's hands that were fast but also her feet. Rayen completely forgot about this ability of hers. He could only stop in his tracks as she caught up to him.

"Alright. I'll tell you."

Rayen sighed in defeat.

With that, Xi Huan tucked away her pocket watch. "Good decision."

Xu Jiji and Yeo Haru had also stopped bickering to listen in on Rayen's words.

"What do you want to know? My age now or my age when I died?"

"How old were you before?"

"24."

"And now?"

"19."

A grim expression suddenly flashed on Xi Huan's face.

"When's your birthday?" she asked again, her face full of seriousness.

"Now or before?"

"Now."

Rayen could only answer with a frown. "February 17."

Finally, Xi Huan backed away from him. "Beep! I even went ahead and chose a Life Book that was three years older than me, but it was all for naught!"

Rayen could only watch her with confusion.

'What does she mean by that?'

Then, she continued with her grumblings, "You're so shameless, Rayeye. Why did you choose a Life Book younger than you? Shameless old man."

'... Old man?'

Xi Huan's words snapped a nerve out of Rayen. Instead of running away, he now chased after Xi Huan.

'If I don't stitch her mouth, I won't die peacefully.'

However, Xi Huan was really too elusive. Huffing, Rayen could only stop chasing after her. He slumped down on the sofa.

"What's wrong? Your knees giving up, old man?" Xi Huan teased.

Rayen decided to ignore her for now.

Meanwhile, the ever kind Xu Jiji took pity on him and decided to lecture her. "Stop it, Xi Huan. 24 isn't that old."

"I consider everyone above 20s old. Compared to me, they're ancient relics."

To the side, Iris visibly stiffened. Meanwhile, Rayen's lips was twitching.

'Damn. You really want to fight with me, huh?'

Although Xi Huan's words continued to sting Rayen in the chest, he couldn't do anything about her.

It wasn't even his idea to choose a Life Book younger than him.

It was his only choice back then!

However, from the side, Adrian suddenly interrupted with a smile. "So we're old. Then Rosy, you have to follow our every order."

When Xi Huan heard this, she flinched.

"Isn't that right?" Adrian's smile turned his charm to the max level.

"Adidi..."

Rayen laughed at her reaction. Iris and Mr. Big News also giggled on the side. Meanwhile, Liam blinked, oblivious to what they were laughing about.

'So that's what this hierarchy was all about.'

"Come." Adrian tapped his shoulders. "Treat this old man to a massage."

Xi Huan could only comply.

As Rayen relished watching Adrian teaching Xi Huan a lesson, he also learned the current ages of his other members.

From the eldest to the youngest:

Iris, 22.

Ren, 21.

Mr. Big News, 21.

Liam, 20.

Adrian, 20.

Rayen, 19.

Xi Huan, 19.

Xu Jiji, 17.

Yeo Haru, 16.

Although Xu Jiji had the same birth year as Yeo Haru, Xu Jiji was older by a few months.

Rayen couldn't be bothered to remember all their ages, but Yeo Haru said that age seniority was important in Korea unlike where Rayen originally came from.

Apparently, age hierarchy is a big deal inside a group. It wasn't just a matter that Xi Huan made up to exert dominance in the group (which she failed tremendously). Even the fans would be concerned about this.

In public, the younger ones would also have to speak formally toward the older ones and treat them with respect.

'Isn't Xi Huan the one who was shameless, then?'

After all, she was the one who picked an older Life Book because she wanted to order her members around. Yet, she called Rayen out for choosing a younger Life Book.

Just because he ended up being older than her by a few months!

Once more, Rayen swore to take revenge toward Xi Huan if he ever had the chance.

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