Chapter 135 – GOY 135
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Watching Joo Seung-hyuk walk side-by-side with Kim Joon, I felt strangely restless.
I had intended to head toward the west wing parking lot, but instead, I slumped down onto a nearby bench.
Surely the plot of the original story isn’t starting to play out…?
In The Swamp of the Guide, Kim Joon is constantly despised for being F-Rank and eventually falls ill due to extreme stress. Seeing this, Joo Seung-hyuk walks him back to the dormitory.
As Kim Joon takes off his stifling uniform to change clothes, Joo Seung-hyuk watches him and thinks, ‘Was this bastard an Omega? He’s in surprisingly good shape. His pheromones aren’t bad, either.’
And then, he pounces on him and spends the night.
Could things be heading that way this time too?
No, I’m just overthinking.
Joo Seung-hyuk referred to Kim Joon as ‘this thing.’ He didn’t even treat him like a human being.
Earlier today, Joo Seung-hyuk looked at Kim Joon. But that was merely casting a glance at the person in front of him; it held no special meaning. The same goes for now. Since Kim Joon is larger than me, he probably just offered to walk him back instead.
I know. I know. Even someone with severe jealousy wouldn’t suspect their partner of changing their mind over something like this.
But despite knowing that, the reason my anxiety won’t subside is… is it because I know the original story? Or because we spent the Rut Cycle together? Or perhaps because I am a Beta?
They say Alpha-Beta couples often break up after experiencing a Rut Cycle.
Throughout the Rut, I couldn’t satisfy Joo Seung-hyuk.
He didn’t say a word, but I could feel it instinctively.
Throughout the Rut, Joo Seung-hyuk was constantly craving something, but I couldn’t quench his thirst until the very end.
No, I couldn’t.
What Joo Seung-hyuk likely wanted was an Omega’s body and pheromones. No matter how hard I tried as a Beta, I couldn’t overcome that wall.
And Kim Joon, though recessive, was an Omega. If the two of them enter a dormitory room and happen to be drawn to each other’s pheromones as in the original story…
Numerous romance movies and novels with zero plausibility sprang to mind.
Protagonists with lovers, or even spouses, would suddenly change the moment they smelled another’s pheromones, and the movies would package their infidelity as ‘destiny.’ As a bonus, they treated their current Beta partner as a mere obstacle to love, simply because they couldn’t smell pheromones.
It’s not just in movies. There are many such cases in [visit our site]reality. There was even some crazy bastard who filed a constitutional petition claiming that a divorce caused by pheromones wasn’t adultery but destiny, and therefore he shouldn’t have to pay alimony.
Destiny, my ass, when you’re just cheating. What a bunch of trash.
‘Wait, why on earth am I getting so worked up?’
If Joo Seung-hyuk chose Kim Joon, I could finally escape the embrace of the obsessive yandere. The thing I had wished for over and over since the moment I became entangled with Joo Seung-hyuk would finally come true.
Then why am I so anxious?
Why does it irritate me just that Joo Seung-hyuk glances at someone else, and why does anxiety wash over me just knowing he’s alone with another person? Why does the fact that I would have to helplessly accept it if Joo Seung-hyuk declared a breakup feel so miserable?
I have a hundred pieces of evidence that Joo Seung-hyuk won’t leave me, yet my heart races at a single element of uncertainty.
“Yeon-soo.”
At the sudden voice, I looked up to see Park Geon-woo’s face.
“Park Geon-woo…”
“Yeon-soo, why do you look so gloomy? Is something wrong?”
Was my expression that dark? I was only thinking that Joo Seung-hyuk might leave me…?
“It’s nothing. I was just thinking.”
“I see. It’s been a while.”
“Yes, it has. Are you feeling better now?”
“I’m fine. I’ve fully recovered.”
He tapped his left leg. As Joo Seung-hyuk said, he must have injured his leg.
“I’m glad. I should have visited you in the hospital, I’m sorry.”
“No. I wasn’t accepting visitors. Besides, I heard you were abroad during the break?”
It seems Park Geon-woo also saw the article about me and Joo Seung-hyuk going to Achilles.
“Yes. I was abroad… Anyway, I’m glad you look healthy.”
“Thanks for worrying about me.”
“Yes…”
After a short exchange, an awkward silence fell. To be honest, I felt uncomfortable being with Park Geon-woo.
‘Why did he rub his pheromones on me?’
Park Geon-woo had marked me with his pheromones without my permission.
Of course, Joo Seung-hyuk did that too. But we were in a relationship where marriage was being discussed, regardless. And you can’t expect common sense from an obsessive yandere…
But Park Geon-woo and I had no such relationship. Furthermore, there was one more thing bothering me…
“I didn’t see you in the dorms; did you move out?”
Park Geon-woo asked as he sat down beside me.
“Yes…”
“I see. I was looking forward to living in the dorms with you.”
“Are you still staying in the dorms?”
“Yeah.”
“I see…”
The conversation cut off again.
Since he brought up the dorms, I thought he might be trying to apologize for the pheromone incident, but he continued the conversation as if nothing had happened.
“Yeon-soo, have you decided on a career path for after graduation?”
“Not yet.”
“I’m going to the Center’s Inspection Division.”
“The Inspection Division?”
The Inspection Division was the department that monitored the criminal activities of Ability Users.
Ordinary police officers who cannot handle mana inevitably face practical limitations when investigating crimes committed by Ability Users. Therefore, the Center’s Inspection Division monitors illegal acts by Ability Users, conducts direct investigations, and even detains suspects.
Because the granted authority is so powerful, the scale is large, and the workload is heavy, there have been steady suggestions to completely separate it from the Center and create a professional investigative agency for Ability Users.
If a High-ranking Ability User joins the Center, they are praised as an admirable youth who chose patriotism over money. While that isn’t wrong, the Inspection Division is a different story.
Since the Center’s Inspection Division is an agency that monitors Ability Users and guilds, it is a peak elite course with immense power and an easy path into politics. It is that difficult to enter, but for Park Geon-woo, an S-Class Esper and global hero, it would be an easy task.
So, it wasn’t surprising that Park Geon-woo was pre-assigned to the Inspection Division before even graduating from the Esper Academy. It was just unexpected.
“Is it that surprising?”
“No. Not that, it’s just a bit unexpected. I thought you’d prefer the field.”
If he goes to the Inspection Division, Gate Raid duties will take a backseat. Of course, they wouldn’t keep an S-Class Esper locked in an office, but the opportunities to go to gates would inevitably decrease.
In the original story, Park Geon-woo was also pre-assigned to the Center, but he chose a field position instead of the Inspection Division.
“While I was hospitalized after the accident, I thought about many things. Gate subjugation is important, but monitoring the crimes of Ability Users is also a crucial part of protecting the citizens.”
Park Geon-woo’s words meant that the accident wasn’t a simple case of drunk driving, but a planned crime, and the culprit was an Ability User.
Joo Seung-hyuk also mentioned there would be a separate culprit… But seeing as there’s been no news of the real culprit being caught, it seems the investigation is ongoing.
“I know the Inspection Division is hard to get into; you’re amazing.”
“Do you want to come too?”
“What? Me?”
I thought he was just speaking casually. That since I’m also S-Class, I could join if I wanted to.
“Yes. I want you to come to the Inspection Division.”
However, Park Geon-woo’s expression was very serious. It didn’t seem like a passing comment.
“Are you offering to scout me?”
“It’s a bit different.”
He shook his head and looked me straight in the eyes.
“Yeon-soo, I want you to become my exclusive guide.”
“…….”
I was speechless at the unexpected proposal.
“Do you dislike the idea?”
“No. It’s just… it’s so unexpected…”
I never imagined Park Geon-woo would offer to make me his exclusive guide. Although our matching rate is high, he didn’t particularly like me. He had consistently kept his distance from me personally.
“Why did you choose me? Is it because of my rank and matching rate?”
“It’s not simply because of that. From the moment I first saw you, I hoped you would become my guide.”
“Is that why you rubbed your pheromones on me that day at the dorms?”
“That was…”
Park Geon-woo’s pupils wavered. Did he think I wouldn’t know? After I saw him disappear with a furious Joo Seung-hyuk that day?
“Yeon-soo, about that… it’s not that I intended to, but it was time for my Rut, so I couldn’t control my pheromones well…”
He poured out a stream of excuses.
“Then you should have told me in advance.”
“Sorry, you left so quickly that I missed the chance to tell you.”
Honestly, I was angry, but if those words were true, it couldn’t be helped. I heard it’s hard to control pheromones when a cycle approaches. So, it might not have been his intention.
Moreover, it was true that I had left in a hurry and we hadn’t had a chance to talk since that day.
But…
“Then why didn’t you tell me about the Horaitron Gate?”
“…….”
“That day, the person who saved me at the Horaitron Gate was Joo Seung-hyuk, right?”
When I entered the Linked Gate with Joo Seung-hyuk, I felt a sense of déjà vu while watching him fight. Especially the moment I saw Joo Seung-hyuk take down the Boss Monster, the scene of him stabbing the Black Wyvern came back vividly.
This wasn’t simple déjà vu; it was a scene I had actually witnessed.
And the only place I had seen a Black Wyvern was at the Horaitron Gate. That meant I had seen Joo Seung-hyuk defeat the monster at the Horaitron Gate.
However, even though that scene came to mind, I didn’t put much weight on it.
I already knew Joo Seung-hyuk had participated in the Horaitron Gate.
Even if he had defeated the Black Wyvern, I thought the person who saved me would be Park Geon-woo. Everyone at the Center said so, and Park Geon-woo acknowledged it.
But when I was held by Joo Seung-hyuk on the plane back to Korea, his voice suddenly echoed in my mind.
‘It’s okay. You don’t need to be afraid of something like that. I’m here.’
When on earth did Joo Seung-hyuk say this to me? I was curious, but I couldn’t remember at all. Moreover, before I could ponder it, Joo Seung-hyuk’s Rut arrived.
After the Rut Cycle ended and my mind cleared a bit, his voice lingered in my ears again.
‘It’s okay. You don’t need to be afraid of something like that. I’m here.’
When was it? One thing is certain: it wasn’t after we had our first sexual encounter. If it were after that, there’s no way I wouldn’t remember.
Then when? Until then, I hadn’t even had a visit our siteproper conversation with Joo Seung-hyuk… So when did he visit our sitehold me [visit our site]tenderly? And soothe me with a soft voice?
The conclusion I reached after much thought was the ‘Horaitron Gate.’ I thought I had lost consciousness as soon as I fell from the wyvern. But what if that wasn’t the case?
Something happened after I fell from the wyvern, but I couldn’t remember it due to the shock of the injury. And that’s when it happened.
“Park Geon-woo, please tell me the truth.”
The moment I mentioned the Horaitron Gate, Park Geon-woo’s face stiffened. His expression alone gave me the feeling that my guess was correct.
But that wasn’t enough. I waited for Park Geon-woo’s answer.
After a long silence, Park Geon-woo opened his mouth with a heavy sigh.
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