Chapter 142 – GOY 142

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A ​week ​had ​already ​passed ​since ​the start of ​the ​second ​semester.

After ​the ​Rut, I became curious ​about ​Joo Seung-hyuk’s pheromones. ​I thought it ​was ​just ​a ​fleeting ​curiosity. ​However, as each ​day ​passed, ​the curiosity only ​grew stronger.

What on earth ​did Joo ​Seung-hyuk’s pheromones ​feel like? ​I wanted ​to ​know.

When ​I searched for ​’Joo Seung-hyuk ​pheromones’ on the internet, ​various posts appeared.

There were ​eyewitness accounts of people ​who happened ​to ​run into him and mentioned his ​pheromones were amazing, and ​even ​an ​interview ​with ​a famous Guide ​who claimed ​that ​among all the ​Alphas ​they had met, Joo Seung-hyuk’s ​pheromones were ​the ​best.

Some said his ​pheromones ​were ​the ​complete ​opposite of ​his ​appearance, while ​others said they suited his image perfectly.

What ​exactly did that ​mean? What kind ​of pheromones would suit ​Joo Seung-hyuk, ​and what would ​be ​the complete opposite?

I ​had no idea. ​Even when ​I ​tried to ​imagine ​it in ​my ​head, I ​couldn’t ​get ​a feel for ​it.

I ​looked around ​at ​the ​students ​filling the lecture hall. They were all Guides, and most were Omegas. If I asked them, they would probably explain it in detail. After all, everyone likely knew what Joo Seung-hyuk’s pheromones were like.

It felt miserable that I was the only one who unauthorized copydidn’t know, while countless students here, the ability-users stolen contentwho [Read on Read BL Novels]had cleared gates with him, and even people who had merely brushed past him knew.

Unable to focus on the lecture, I gazed out the window.

“Uh…?”

A sound escaped my lips unconsciously. I quickly covered my mouth in surprise, but my gaze remained fixed outside.

Joo Seung-hyuk and Kim Joon were walking side by side.

What? Why are those two together? The parking lot should be that way…

Furthermore, Joo Seung-hyuk’s timetable was almost identical to mine, so it was currently class time. He was skipping class to be with Kim Joon.

Why? Why on earth?

While countless question marks filled my head, the two of them disappeared from view.

This lecture was ‘Shooting II’. It was the class I had been looking forward to most in the second semester. Not only was the professor someone I liked, but there were no jerks like Jeong Sang-cheol to worry about.

Normally, I would have participated in the training with excitement. However, my mind was filled with questions.

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

Why is he with Kim Joon? Why go to the parking lot together [unauthorized copy][unauthorized copy]instead of attending the lecture? Are they [visit our site]going for a drive or something?

Since when were they so close? Weren’t they rivals who snarled at each other just by locking eyes? Why are they suddenly together?

I had completely forgotten the contents of the original story.

For the past week, Joo Seung-hyuk had been constantly busy. It had become his routine to go out after dinner and return only in the early hours of the dawn. During that time, I had only worried about him being busy and hadn’t paid attention to anything else. I had let my guard down, thinking the original plot wouldn’t suddenly unfold now.

But why are those two together… Why on earth?

“Lee Yeon-soo.”

While I was lost in thought, someone tapped my shoulder. I looked beside me to see Kang In-ho whispering softly.

“It’s our turn.”

“Ah, yeah.”

Because I was daydreaming, I hadn’t even realized it was my turn. I quickly stepped forward with Kang In-ho.

‘Focus.’

I took a deep breath as I gripped the practice pistol.

Beep-beep-beep-beep—

The start signal rang, and I pulled the trigger.

The first shot was a 7.

The atmosphere stirred as I hit a score I hadn’t achieved throughout the last semester—or even during practice.

“Lee Yeon-soo, you need to focus.”

Professor Kwon, who was famous for not criticizing students, also spoke up.

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

I gripped the pistol firmly again. But no matter how hard I tried to concentrate, the image of Joo Seung-hyuk and Kim Joon kept flickering before my eyes.

I don’t know how I finished the training. Thanks to the time I had spent practicing, I managed to zero in, but the score was disastrous compared to usual.

As I changed out of my uniform in the locker room and trudged out, I saw Joo Seung-hyuk standing ahead. Honestly, the moment I saw his face, a sense of relief washed over me.

He didn’t go far away with Kim Joon…

“Hyung.”

“Seung-hyuk-ah…”

“Why do you look so drained?”

“I’m just a bit tired since it’s been a while since I trained…”

“Is it that hard? Should I carry you on my back?”

“It’s not that bad.”

“Then I’ll carry you in my arms.”

He looked ready to scoop me up right then and there. Since I had no desire to parade across campus in a princess carry, I hurriedly waved my hands.

“I-I’m fine! I’ll just go home, eat, and rest.”

“Alright. Then let’s head back quickly.”

Joo Seung-hyuk wrapped his arm around my shoulder. His touch was as tender as ever.

Was I just overthinking it? When you think about it, the two of them were just walking side by side. Since they are seniors and juniors at the same school, that’s perfectly normal.

The original plot had long since deviated. There was no reason for it to exert influence now, and even less reason to be conscious of it.

Yes, let’s just forget about it.

“But are you okay? You’ve been coming home late lately. Aren’t you tired from staying up all night yesterday?”

“I’m fine because Hyung is by my side.”

He continued as he took my hand.

“Let’s go quickly and eat something delicious.”

“Yeah. Let’s do that.”

Under Joo Seung-hyuk’s soft gaze and smile, the anxiety that had shaken my heart vanished.

I woke up feeling the body heat of the man beside me.

I was on the bed, and Joo Seung-hyuk was asleep next to me.

How did this happen? After dinner earlier, Joo Seung-hyuk had gone out again, and I had been waiting for him to return while reading a book in the living room…

I must have fallen asleep while reading. In the meantime, Joo Seung-hyuk must have returned and moved me to the room.

I held his hand tightly, being careful not to wake him. Joo Seung-hyuk’s mana was stable.

In the original story, Chairman Joo treated [Read on Read BL Novels]Joo Seung-hyuk as a tool and forced him to [stolen content]conquer dangerous gates. I worried that something similar might [stolen content]be happening this time, but it seems it was an unnecessary fear.

Now that he knows he’s his biological son, he wouldn’t make him do dangerous things.

As I tried to go back to sleep feeling relieved, I impulsively burrowed into Joo Seung-hyuk’s embrace.

I wanted to feel his pheromones, but I couldn’t sense anything other than the scent of the same body wash we both used.

Since I am a Beta, it was only natural that I couldn’t feel an Alpha’s pheromones. That obvious fact felt incredibly depressing.

Since the start of the semester, Joo Seung-hyuk continued to go out late in the evening and return at dawn.

I wondered what on earth was going on… Whenever I asked, he only said it was nothing, which made me worry.

Even after arriving in the classroom, the lecture was an afterthought. While I was lost in thought about Joo Seung-hyuk, forgetting to even take out my textbook, I heard whispering voices from the seat in front of me.

“Seo-woo broke up with Jeong Chan-young.”

“Really? I thought they were going to bond.”

Kim Seo-woo and Jeong Chan-young were a famous Alpha-Beta couple at the Esper Academy, enough for even someone as oblivious to rumors as me to know. Both had high ranks and a high matching rate, so there had been talk that they would bond soon.

“I think Seo-woo stayed with him because Jeong Chan-young went into Rut.”

“I know. I heard Jeong Chan-young even gave her a bouquet of [stolen content]flowers to thank her for the [visit our site]hard time. Weren’t they doing great? They were getting along well even after the semester started. I saw them together just the day before yesterday.”

“I thought so too, but he suddenly asked to break up yesterday. He said a Beta just wouldn’t work.”

“What? Wasn’t it that bastard Jeong Chan-young who chased after her to date? Even when Seo-woo rejected him at first because she was a Beta, he kept clinging to her, saying it didn’t matter.”

“He did. But I guess his mind changed after experiencing the Rut. He said no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t date a Beta. He said he didn’t know he’d feel this way.”

“That son of a bitch! What kind of fucking piece of shit is he!”

He really was a son of a bitch. Just listening to the story made me so angry that I almost joined in on the cursing.

I had heard that Alpha-Beta couples often break up after a Rut, but I didn’t know it applied even to those in a deep relationship on the verge of bonding.

What the hell is so special about pheromones? If pheromones were that important, they shouldn’t have dated a Beta in the first place! Selfish Alpha bastards!

While I was suppressing my anger internally, the students in the front seats continued their conversation.

“I didn’t know this, but apparently, that’s the typical pattern for Alphas. After the Rut, they feel sorry for putting the partner through a hard time, so they treat them well for a while. But regardless of the guilt, they aren’t satisfied because there are no pheromones. Then, as a matter of ‘manners,’ they wait until their body recovers before asking to break up.”

“Wow. Trash. How can Alphas be so disgusting?”

A typical pattern…?

Come to think of it, Joo Seung-hyuk was [unauthorized copy]like that too. After his Rut, unauthorized copy[visit our site]he treated me with utmost devotion. He still treats me well.

However, we haven’t slept together once since the Rut.

Until now, I thought Joo Seung-hyuk was being considerate of me. He kept worrying that I had overexerted myself due to his Rut. Besides, he was busy every day.

But what if it’s not because he’s considering me or because he’s busy, but because he’s tired of me? What if it’s not a matter of the Original Plot Constraint, but his feelings for me have cooled due to disappointment in a Beta after the Rut Cycle…?

My heart began to beat rapidly.

As soon as the class ended, I quickly left the lecture hall.

Something had been strange since the start of the semester. Anxiety welled up over trivial things, and my heart raced. But whenever I saw Joo Seung-hyuk’s face, I would become fine as if nothing had happened.

It would be the same this time. The moment I see him, the anxiety churning in my heart will disappear.

I want to see his face quickly.

As I hurried my steps, I saw Joo Seung-hyuk at the end of the corner.

Did he come to meet me? We could have met in front of the library, but he must have been too impatient and come all the way to the West Building. That guy is truly hopeless.

As expected, the worry vanished the moment I saw him. Thinking back, it was an unnecessary concern.

Joo Seung-hyuk parked at the West Building every day stolen contentfor me, and even if he had to go out, he would drop me off at [unauthorized copy]home first. The look in his eyes when he saw me hadn’t changed.

It was absolutely not the expression of someone forcing themselves to be nice because they felt sorry for making me suffer during the Rut.

Not having a relationship after the Rut was simply him being considerate of me, and there would be no other intention.

No matter how other Alphas are, Joo Seung-hyuk wouldn’t be like that… Yes, there’s no way.