Chapter 15

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Translator: uly

Chapter: 15

Chapter Title: I'm the Only Human at Beastkin Academy, So I'm Being Obsessed Over

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I'm gonna die of injustice! Na Min-seo never intended to keep her promise from the start! It's all because Joo Ji-hyeok is the kind of guy who actually keeps his word—a man who follows through if he says he will!!

I'm so wronged and pissed off I can't stand it!!!

"Ah, come on, don't be that mad. I'll buy you a chocolate gelato parfait."

I'll hold it in!!

While inhaling the new chocolate gelato parfait...

Na Min-seo suddenly shifted into serious mode and said,

"Hey. Still, be careful with that Mo Myo-mi girl."

"I already am."

"Be more careful than that. She tried to rip you off for a 100,000 won Churu out of nowhere—won't she find some other excuse later?"

"Hm... You're right about that."

What actually had me uneasy right now was that Mo Myo-mi knew about my relationship with Eum-a. Just like Min-seo said, she might use that as an excuse to shake me down, and that was the biggest worry.

"Hey. How about this?"

"What?"

"She's a cat beastkin, right? Feed her catnip and get some dirt on her instead."

"No way, did you seriously just suggest that?"

This girl is gonna get us in deep shit!

Catnip was just a fun toy you could give regular cats, but to feline beastkin or furries, it was treated like a narcotic. Supplying it or using it was a major crime for both parties.

Not content with shoving a perfectly fine guy into a beastkin den, now she wants to turn me into a drug felon too?

'Is this girl seriously a demon from hell trying to ruin my life?'

As I seriously pondered that...

Na Min-seo added, just as seriously,

"Ji-hyeok-ah. If you don't get caught, it's not a crime."

"I'm reporting you for inciting a crime for real!"

"I almost said—!"

"Ugh, whatever."

We killed the entire afternoon at the cafe talking about college.

What Min-seo complained about was just how the seniors were old fogeys, and how guy seniors only a year or two older got all clingy calling her 'noona' and being overly familiar. That was it.

It was pretty shocking to me.

"Wait, guys have been hitting on you?"

"...Why? You worried?"

"Is that even a question?"

"...What?"

Na Min-seo looked flustered.

Her cheeks flushed bright red in an instant, and her eyes sparkled for a moment. I demanded firmly,

"Hand over those seniors' numbers right now! Send them that thing you declared in middle school about wanting to make some pong-pong guy do the dishes!"

"......"

"You can't just ruin other people's lives willy-nilly!"

"...You're such an idiot."

Na Min-seo narrowed her eyes and spat out a curse!

What did I say wrong?!

Na Min-seo clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, then suddenly burst out laughing.

"Still, that's a relief."

"What's a relief? That I'm gonna save your seniors?"

"No! That you've made friends in college. Honestly, I was worried you wouldn't fit in with all the beastkin."

...She said, giving me a wistful smile.

Seeing that, I couldn't help but chuckle and say,

"Min-seo-ya."

"Yeah?"

"You give me grief and then play nurse? Forgotten whose thanks I owe for getting into that college? You wanna get smacked?"

"I almost made a heartwarming moment... ruined it."

"No heart, no conscience either—that's no good."

"You psycho. That's sexual harassment!"

Ah. Only now it hits me.

Not all beastkin lack humanity, and not all humans understand me.

'Choi Eum-a was right. Finally getting it.'

I'll see you soon, Eum-a...

Before I knew it, evening had arrived.

Hongdae's streets at night were packed with twenty-somethings out for drinks.

One of them was me, the other her.

"Whoa, so many bars. Hey, Jju-ji. Where we going?"

"Just pick anywhere."

"How about that one?"

Na Min-seo pointed to a bar across the street. Since it was just getting dark, the place looked spacious, and its sign modestly read "Mood Bar."

"Why the hell would you wanna go somewhere like that with me?"

"Where else do you drink if not in a moody spot?"

"Aren't mood bars for couples on the verge?"

I'd looked it up since it was my first time drinking, and mood bars apparently had interiors designed to stimulate something sexual?!

At that, Na Min-seo scoffed.

"What're you on about, idiot. You said pick somewhere close? That's why I chose it. Don't tell me you're getting weird ideas?"

What ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the fuck!

"Hey. I've got eyes too. Not interested in flat-chested girls."

"This guy... Just follow me then!"

Having failed her negotiation, Na Min-seo huffed and stormed ahead.

I didn't say anything wrong—why's she mad? Enough to turn her cheeks beet red? People can ask!

'But is it just me? Feels like I've seen this vibe before?'

Na Min-seo's current snippy attitude felt awfully familiar. Like... how Eum-a gets prickly with me?

'Imagining it pisses me off.'

Thinking Na Min-seo was acting like Eum-a made me let out a hollow laugh.

Her toward me?

Nah, no way!

Would a childhood friend I've known since elementary school throw ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠a tantrum at me? No way! Don't make me laugh! It's fucking infuriating!

...That said.

'Ah, shit.'

Imagining the possibility made my eyes glue to Na Min-seo's back as she walked ahead alone.

Especially that wide, non-Asian-level pelvis swaying with each step—it looked different from usual. That's when I noticed other guys around staring at her hips, letting out 'oohs.'

And maybe because I'd had sex with Eum-a... I could picture what that lower half hidden by her jeans looked like... Ugh, cut it out!

"What're you doing? Hurry up, Jju-ji!"

"Don't yell, you moron!"

I chased after Na Min-seo into the mood bar. We took the corner seat. I sat there because she did! No ulterior motives! For real!

"Whoa, check out the red lighting."

"Feels like we're in some shady joint."

"Uh, Ji-hyeok-ah. Mood bars are shady joints."

"Gasp."

Na Min-seo glanced at the menu.

"What do you want? Anything you're craving?"

"First time at a bar, so I'll go with the recommendations."

"Okay. Soju, and for snacks, rose tteokbokki..."

"Tteokbokki's a step too far."

I objected, but no dice.

Na Min-seo whipped out her card and prepaid!

"Hey. Noona's buying. You just eat."

"Yes, noona!"

Soon, soju came out first, followed shortly by the snacks.

Maybe due to the lighting, the rose tteokbokki looked redder than I knew, almost spicier-looking than regular.

...But y'know, somehow. Hm.

'Reminds me of Eum-a.'

The bright red sauce on those rice cakes evoked my dick piercing Eum-a's virginity!

Makes it taste amazing!

"What? Why're you demolishing the tteokbokki like that?"

"Ah, this place is good."

"What. Your tastes changed already? I ordered it thinking you hated it..."

"?"

Clink!

Na Min-seo swirled her soju. No idea where she learned it, but her wrist snap was so fierce it worried me about carpal tunnel!

Glug!

Na Min-seo downed her shot smoothly and poured into my glass.

"Hey, that's too much."

"Psh. Everyone does this much on the first go! Your turn now!"

"Hoo. How much should I pour?"

"As much as you love me!"

"As much as I love you!"

Drip!

"I'm gonna kill you for real!"

"Kekekeke."

Gulp!

Na Min-seo's glass filled to a questionable level. She grinned in satisfaction and raised it.

Gasp! Is this it?

I hurriedly raised mine too, and Na Min-seo grinned ear-to-ear, gums flashing.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!!!!"

Glasses clinked. Time to drink!

I watched her down hers in one go, not wanting to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠lose, and chugged mine too. But!

"Gaaack."

"Puhaha. Look at that grimace. You look ugly as hell."

"Fuck, what's this taste! Charging thousands per bottle for this shit?!"

I seriously don't get it! Smells just like the alcohol lamp in the science lab! They just bottled the fuel, right?

Fuck, no wonder alcoholics get liver cirrhosis—drinking this crap!

As my stomach burned, Na Min-seo cackled.

"Puhahaha! Our Jju-ji's such a baby. Just watch noona drink."

"Grahhh! I won't lose!"

"Puhaha!"

"Graaah!"

Full of bravado, I declared 'I won't lose! Drink till I drop!' but...

"Puhahaha."

I tapped out at the fifth shot, while Na Min-seo polished off two and a half bottles alone.

And got wasted.

Her face was tomato-red, and her sharp eyes softened into something round and cute, unlike usual.

Now she looked like a panda though. Said she was tired after the booze and rubbed her eyes.

"Fu Bao went to China? Total bullshit."

"Wha? Fu Bao where? Fuuu~."

"......"

What do I do with her?

'Go out and grab some hangover meds? ...Nah. Bad idea.'

Glancing around, guys at nearby tables were eyeing Na Min-seo. Their lecherous gazes were obvious, so leaving her alone scared me.

Especially that beastkin. That filthy human-lookin' fucker's staring too? Not that I can talk! Anyway!

"Hey, hey. Get up. You're drunk. Time to go home."

"Puhaha. Jju-ji ugly."

"You stay here then. Ji-hyeok's heading out."

"Puhaha."

I shook her shoulders, but she just giggled like it was fun.

No, fuck, this ain't funny! Stay here and those guys'll grope you!

'Grahhh! No choice!'

Advice! Need advice!

I immediately KakaoTalked Eum-a.

Explaining the situation—what to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠do with my wasted friend? Wondering when she'd read it... Wait, she already did?

Eum-a sent a cute bunny emoticon and replied.

Eek. Ji-hyeok-ie scary.

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