Chapter 144 – GOY 144
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I love Joo Seung-hyuk.
Thinking back, I had liked him for quite a long time. That was why I felt irritated just by watching movies where an Alpha abandons a Beta for an Omega, and why I felt anxious whenever I saw fairy tales with similar plots.
Because I loved Joo Seung-hyuk, I was terrified of being abandoned by him, and whenever I saw the slightest sign that he might leave, I became so frightened that I tried to run away.
I tried to leave first because I didn’t want to be abandoned by the person I love anymore.
If I could only smell Joo Seung-hyuk’s Pheromones, I could give up everything—even the comfortable life I currently enjoy as a Beta. That was how much I wanted him.
I have loved Joo Seung-hyuk for so long that I don’t even understand why I’ve only just realized it now.
Why didn’t I know? From my past life until now, I had never even been in a relationship, let alone liked someone. I was too afraid of being abandoned and too overwhelmed just by surviving to have the luxury of feeling something like ‘love.’
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In this life, I was obsessed with the idea that I had to avoid the original plot…
Since it was unthinkable to fall for the obsessive yandere of the original story who might actually kill me, I couldn’t acknowledge my own feelings and kept searching for answers in the wrong places.
I’m such a fool. Forget Kim Joon; I’m the real ‘clueless one.’ Who am I to talk about reading the room…
I looked at Kim Joon, who was sitting in the seat in front of me.
I’ve only just realized my feelings, but it might already be too late…
“Yeon-soo sunbae!”
As I was leaving the classroom after class, Kim Joon called my name and followed me out.
Seeing Kim Joon’s bright smile made a surge of anger flare up inside me.
That guy is unbelievable. Aren’t we reasonably close as a senior and junior? How can he spend the night with his senior’s lover?
And if something happened between them, he Read on Read BL Novelsshould have told me! Or at least shown Read on Read BL Novelssome sign of apology! stolen contentHow can he just smile and beam as if nothing happened?
Kim Joon, this bastard is surprisingly brazen.
“What?”
“Huh…?”
“I asked why you called me.”
“Ah, I just… I wanted to say goodbye…”
Flustered by my cold reaction, Kim Joon hesitated, his words trailing off.
The moment I saw Kim Joon walking on eggshells around me, I snapped back to my senses.
What on earth am I doing…
There was one thing I never understood when watching melodrama or reading romance novels.
It’s when a spouse or lover stolen contentcheats, and the partner blames and criticizes the third party stolen contentmore than their own lover.
It was the same in <The Swamp of the Guide>. The original Lee Yeon-soo couldn’t say a word to Joo Seung-hyuk, yet he clung to and attacked Kim Joon or Aaron.
And now, I was doing the exact same thing.
Even if the two of them had entered into a deep relationship, the person I should be holding accountable was Joo Seung-hyuk.
If I blindly felt jealous of and blamed Kim Joon, I would be walking the same path as the original Lee Yeon-soo.
I calmed my heart, which was drenched in jealousy, and looked at Kim Joon.
“Sorry. I have some things on my mind. I wasn’t angry at you. I’m sorry.”
“Ah, no, it’s okay!”
“Joon-ah, there’s something I want to talk to you about. Do you have a moment?”
“Yes, sunbae…”
I took Kim Joon to the Guiding Room in the West Wing.
Most joint training took place in the KR Wing or the Central Wing, and Guiding was usually conducted there as well. Even if a problem occurred during training for an Esper, Guiding was done in the East Wing, so the West Wing Guiding Rooms were rarely used.
Therefore, it would be a suitable place for a private conversation.
When I opened the door to the Guiding Room, as expected, no one was there. Still, just in case, I entered the room furthest inside.
Once I closed the door, only Kim Joon and I remained in the narrow space. Kim Joon looked restless, staring down at the floor.
Was he anxious that I would interrogate him about what happened with Joo Seung-hyuk? Seeing him like that made me feel anxious too.
“Joon-ah, do you want to sit here?”
The room was equipped with separate chairs for the Esper and the Guide. When I suggested the wider Esper chair, he bowed his head and sat down. As I sat in the Guide chair, I felt Kim Joon’s gaze. When I turned to look at him, he hurriedly looked away.
Is he like this because I spoke coldly earlier? Or is it really because of Joo Seung-hyuk? I was curious, but stalling would only increase the anxiety.
I spoke immediately.
“There’s something I want to ask you.”
“Yes, sunbae. Please go ahead.”
“It seems like you’ve been spending a lot of time with Joo Seung-hyuk lately. Is something going on?”
“What?! Ah, that’s…”
Kim Joon looked at my face in shock and then quickly lowered his head again.
So something is going on between them…
I thought maybe I had misunderstood. I clung to the hope that even if Joo Seung-hyuk and Kim Joon had met at night, it was a coincidence, or perhaps they were just talking as senior and junior. However, the thread of hope I was desperately holding onto gradually vanished.
“It’s okay, so please be honest with me.”
“The thing is… Joo Seung-hyuk threatened me.”
“…What?”
Threatened? I had prepared myself for [visit our site]a genre of melodrama, passion, and infidelity, but suddenly a [visit our site]word from a thriller genre appeared.
While I was bewildered, Kim Joon continued.
“He told me not to approach sunbae, and he even came to see me at night and told me to change my classes immediately, that I shouldn’t take the same classes as sunbae!”
“……”
Joo Seung-hyuk had asked Kim Joon how much longer he had to wait. Was that actually a demand to change his classes…?
“And he told me not to come within 100 meters of sunbae!”
“……”
No matter how large the Esper Academy was, a 100-meter restraining order was practically telling him to drop out.
Joo Seung-hyuk, what the hell has this crazy bastard been doing!
“Do you know how hard I worked to take the same classes as sunbae… no, how happy I was!”
Kim Joon poured out his words incessantly, as if all the grievances he had bottled up were finally exploding.
“I’m sorry…”
I apologized quietly. I truly had nothing to say to Kim Joon other than “I’m sorry.”
Not only did Joo Seung-hyuk make absurd threats, but I had even suspected him for no reason; I had no excuse.
“I’m really sorry. I’ll make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
“Sunbae, why on earth are you dating a guy like that? All Espers are trash, but Joo Seung-hyuk is truly insane!”
I know. I know Joo Seung-hyuk is a crazy bastard, but why do I like him so much? Why is it that I’m actually laughing even though he went and threatened my junior so ridiculously?
“No matter how much of a Guide I am, rather than a guy like that…!”
Bang!
At that moment, the door flew open with a loud crash, and Joo Seung-hyuk stormed in.
“Hyung.”
“Seung-hyuk-ah…”
“Why are you with this bastard?”
Joo Seung-hyuk glared at Kim Joon. Dark mana flickered coldly, as if it would erase Kim Joon on the spot, constricting around his body.
Even Kim Joon, who was dull to mana, was paralyzed by the intense killing intent and froze, unable to say a word.
“Seung-hyuk-ah, what are you doing! Withdraw your mana right now!”
If this continued, Kim Joon would be seriously injured. I shouted urgently, but Joo Seung-hyuk’s mana only grew more violent.
“……”
“Seung-hyuk-ah!”
“…Fine.”
Joo Seung-hyuk reluctantly [visit our site]withdrew his mana. Kim Joon’s legs seemed visit our siteto unauthorized copygive out, and he collapsed onto the floor.
“Joon-ah, are you okay?”
“Yes…”
He nodded with a vacant expression. Joo Seung-hyuk stood with his arms crossed, looking down at Kim Joon with cold eyes. Far from being repentant, he looked as if he wanted to execute Kim Joon right then and there.
At this rate, something terrible was really going to happen.
“Joon-ah, I’m really sorry about today. I’ll apologize again later.”
I hurriedly grabbed Joo Seung-hyuk’s hand and pulled him out of the Guiding Room.
Holding Joo Seung-hyuk’s hand tightly, I headed toward the dormitory. That place was our own space, even more private than the Guiding Rooms in the West Wing.
We had decided to live together at Joo Seung-hyuk’s house starting from the second semester, but since we hadn’t vacated the dormitory yet, we could still use the room. After opening the door lock with a fingerprint, we were greeted by a familiar sight.
It was the first time I had been here in over three months. I could have come whenever I wanted, but the memory of leaving as if I were escaping remained so strong that I couldn’t bring myself to come. More than that, I worried that Joo Seung-hyuk might be saddened by the memory of that time.
“Hyung, why are you taking care of that bastard?”
However, seeing Joo Seung-hyuk completely enraged made me feel somewhat relieved. Fortunately, it seemed he wasn’t thinking about the time I ran away.
I looked into his eyes. His unusually large and clear pupils were flashing with jealousy and obsession.
He hadn’t changed one bit from the first semester. To think that a guy like this might have changed—it really was a useless worry.
“I wasn’t taking care of him; I just wanted to ask him something.”
“What does that bastard Kim Joon know! If there’s something to ask, you can just ask me!”
“I heard you threatened Joon to change his classes.”
“…Yes.”
Joo Seung-hyuk readily admitted his crime.
“But it wasn’t a threat; it was a negotiation.”
No, it seems he has no awareness that it was a crime.
“What kind of negotiation?”
“I told him that if he changed the classes that overlap with Hyung’s and stayed quietly outside Hyung’s 100-meter radius, I would let him continue attending the Academy.”
That’s a threat, you crazy bastard!
I wondered if it might actually be a negotiation, but it was 100% pure extortion.
“Why did you do such a thing!”
“Because that bastard is trying to pull some tricks on Hyung! Pretending to be drunk and doing nonsense, taking the same classes!”
“Joon was actually drunk at the start of the semester. And since we’re both Guides, it’s possible for our classes to overlap.”
“Hyung, why do you keep taking that bastard’s side?”
Joo Seung-hyuk looked genuinely aggrieved. Why on earth do I like a guy like this…?
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