Chapter 1
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 1
Chapter Title: First Day Back at School, and Digging Through Mijin's StarTalk Again
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As soon as he opened the door to dorm room 305, Kang Siyun roughly kicked off his shoes with his toes, shoving them into the corner.
The dull thud of his shoes hitting the wall echoed through the empty room.
It was a two-person room, but his roommate hadn't arrived yet.
One bed had just a mattress laid out, while the other still bore the messy traces of Siyun's restless night.
The blanket was crumpled up without being folded, and a balled-up convenience store triangle kimbap wrapper lay next to the pillow.
The air carried a faint mix of old dust and the cigarettes he'd secretly smoked in the army.
A single photo from his military service days was crudely taped to the wall with clear tape.
Twenty-year-old Siyun, fresh enlistee.
His head buzzed short, face stiff, squeezed in among the seniors.
He looked so small back then.
Now he was twenty-two.
Two years in the army plus one year on leave.
Three years since he'd returned to school.
Siyun stood in front of his desk.
A small round mirror sat propped up on the desk.
He stood before it, turned on his phone, and switched to the front camera.
Selfie mode.
He stared intently at his reflection on the screen.
Height: 172 cm.
His face was honestly below average.
No, leaning a bit toward ugly.
Small, sharp eyes.
A hooked nose.
Thin lips that twisted into a mocking sneer whenever he smiled.
His black hair was styled by roughly running his hand through it, always disheveled.
He had muscles from the army, but with almost no body fat, he looked skinny.
So he didn't give off any "strong" vibe at all.
More like the type that made people think, "What's up with that skinny bastard?"
Siyun glared at his reflection and muttered under his breath.
"Fuck... I really came back to school."
His voice carried a tangle of emotions.
Half excitement.
Half self-mockery.
And half rage bubbling up from deep inside.
Since high school, he'd been stuck with the nickname "pathetic Siyun."
Average to low grades.
Below-average looks.
A timid, almost groveling personality.
He couldn't even speak properly in front of girls, just stealing glances from afar and bolting with his head down if caught.
Brave with jokes in KakaoTalk chats, but his voice shook and words failed when facing them in person.
Stalking StarTalk was routine, accidental likes followed by instant unlikes happened three or four times a day.
In front of friends, he'd hype himself up like, "She seems into me," getting excited alone, even knowing she had zero interest in reality.
But two years in the army changed all that.
Or rather, it made him "even dirtier."
Seniors' bullying was daily life.
"Hey, loser, go grab smokes quick."
"A punk like you will never get a girl."
Even his peers betrayed him behind his back while pretending to be nice to his face.
To survive in that hell, Siyun naturally learned.
How to read people's weaknesses.
How to latch onto those weaknesses and never let go.
A pride that would never break first.
And never to miss an opportunity when it came.
Siyun locked eyes straight with his reflection.
His small, sharp pupils glinted.
"This time it's different."
"This time... I'm taking them all."
He flopped down onto the bed.
On the desk sat a messy pile of web novels and a few adult magazines he'd collected during his leave.
The magazine covers featured busty models grinning.
Siyun picked one up, then tossed it aside.
That shit no longer satisfied him.
He needed reality now.
He turned on his phone.
KakaoTalk → Department group chat "Business Department Class of 24."
Total 42 members, 28 girls.
The chat was already buzzing with MT prep.
[Kim Taehyeon] Yo, when's MT? I can do Friday
[Park Soyeon] Me too Friday! Which pension did we book?
[Choi Minjae] Some fancy one in Asan area lol scary
[Han Mijin] I booked it~ Let's take tons of pics lol
[Han Mijin] All the girls are dressing cute~
[Lee Junhyeok] If Mijin dresses cute I'll get jealous lol
[Han Mijin] Oppa dummy lol love you♡
Siyun's thumb froze.
Han Mijin.
He immediately opened the StarTalk app.
@hamijin0423
52K followers.
Profile pic: a selfie tilting her head slightly in a white dress under sunlight.
Long straight black hair cascading to her waist, big eyes, plump lips, flawless porcelain skin.
Height 165 cm.
Innocent face with a glamorous figure.
Bust 75E cup.
Well-defined S-curve waist.
Latest post: crop top + hot pants.
Ample cleavage spilling from under the crop top.
Her thighs and ass curves sharply outlined by the hot pants.
Siyun zoomed in on the photo.
He traced the screen meticulously with his finger.
Lace bra strap peeking between her cleavage.
The soft inner thigh slightly exposed.
Her ass line hugged tight and emphasized by the hot pants.
He drew in a deep breath.
His "Mijin" save folder already held over 300 photos.
From high school to now, not a single one deleted.
In their senior year of high school, Mijin was the class goddess.
Always smiling, bright, surrounded by people.
Siyun just watched from afar.
Once in the hallway, their eyes met as she passed.
Too flustered, he dropped his books.
She smiled and asked, "You okay?" but he just bowed his head and fled.
That night, he first dug through her StarTalk in his room.
That's when it started.
But now it was different.
Siyun opened the drawer.
A small ziplock bag.
White powder inside a transparent plastic container.
Brought in secretly by an army junior.
"Senior, this stuff is insane."
"Stops you right at the edge of climax."
"Body keeps building but you can't finish."
"Drives women crazy."
Siyun had just laughed it off then.
But now was the time to use it for real.
He unscrewed the lid and dipped his fingertip in just a tiny bit of powder.
No smell.
No taste.
Dissolves completely in drinks.
He pocketed the container and looked in the mirror again.
This time, his lips slowly curled up.
A vile smirk.
"Pathetic Siyun is dead."
"From now on... it's my turn."
The next morning.
Lecture hall.
Siyun deliberately took a back-row corner seat.
The door opened, and Mijin and Yerim entered.
Mijin was perfect as always today.
White blouse + skinny jeans.
A hint of cleavage peeking between blouse buttons.
The jeans hugged her waist and hips tight.
Her long straight hair swayed as she walked.
Yerim wore an oversized hoodie + leggings.
Simple, but the leggings showed off her ass and thigh lines perfectly.
Yerim had faint dark circles under her eyes.
Siyun could guess what she'd been up to at night.
He took a deep breath.
Just like he'd learned in the army.
Then he stood up.
His hands shook, but he forced them still.
He went to the empty seat next to Mijin.
"Um... Han Mijin, right?"
Mijin looked up.
Her big eyes widened round.
"Huh? Siyun? Wow, it's been forever!"
Her voice brightened.
Siyun sat down with an awkward smile.
"Yeah... I came back to school. Just got back from the army."
"Wow, seriously forever! How've you been? Army suck?"
Mijin beamed.
Siyun froze for a second at her smile but snapped out of it.
"Eh... whatever. I survived."
"You've gotten even prettier."
The words slipped out.
Mijin burst out laughing.
"What the sudden lol, you drunk?"
Yerim stared blankly from the side.
Siyun nodded to her too.
"Yerim, long time."
Yerim gave a slight nod.
"Yeah... hi."
Her voice was small and shaky.
Siyun didn't miss that subtle tremor.
'This bitch has tons of weaknesses too.'
After class.
Mijin spoke first.
"Siyun, wanna grab lunch? To celebrate your return!"
Siyun's heart pounded.
He smiled shyly on the outside, but inside he was already plotting the next step.
"Sure. Where to?"
The three headed to a gukbap place near campus.
Mijin kept chatting away.
"I've been doing some modeling lately. Shoots and managing my StarTalk."
"No way? That's why you're even prettier now."
Siyun's words flowed more naturally now.
Yerim barely spoke, just ate.
Whenever her eyes met Siyun's, she quickly looked away.
Mid-meal.
The moment Mijin set her phone on the table, Siyun glanced at the screen.
A KakaoTalk notification popped up.
[Junhyeok♡] What you up to tonight? Love you~
Lee Junhyeok.
Fourth-year senior.
Handsome, rich, dating Mijin for two years.
Siyun muttered inwardly.
'Perfect. Prime NTR material.'
As they finished lunch and headed out, Mijin said,
"See you at MT! You have to come, Siyun~"
"Wouldn't miss it."
Watching Mijin and Yerim's retreating figures, Siyun touched the plastic container in his pocket.
Then he chuckled lowly.
"At this MT..."
"You're first, Mijin."
That night.
Back in his dorm room, Siyun turned off the lights and lay on the bed.
Only the phone screen lit his face.
He opened Mijin's StarTalk again.
Latest story.
A mirror selfie with a caption about MT prep.
Crop top pose, waist slightly twisted.
Her bust and waist lines perfectly on display.
Siyun saved the photo.
And muttered,
"Wait."
"Soon... your whole body will be mine."
But it wasn't time yet.
Shadow Drop would go into Mijin's drink—just a tiny bit—on MT day. That was the start.
Until then...
Siyun pored over every one of Mijin's posts again, etching every inch of her body into his memory.
And he thought,
'Mijin, that jiggle in your chest every time you smile.'
'The swish of your thighs brushing as you walk.'
'That scent rising every time you breathe.'
'Soon I'll touch it all with my hands.'
The campus lights visible through the window flickered faintly.
Just a few days until MT.
Siyun set his phone down and stared at the ceiling.
His lips twisted again.
"This time... I won't miss."