NK | Chapter 1.1

“Teacher, are you there? Please open this door!”cd27cc2296923942

Bang, bang, bang—.e0891f134c3dc525

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Early in the morning, 63611e64f1 before clinic hours, the 05f654674b door of the clinic 59a392c1a3 shook violently as if a8b102685f it would break.679d34d0f4d92f54

“Ah, I’m coming, I’m coming.”70d2fe6631dd0ae9

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A middle-aged doctor with a messy beard yawned widely and unlocked the door. In front of him stood a man with a hood pulled down low, looking anxious. The doctor, observing the man’s shabby appearance, noticed a long black tail he couldn’t hide and his face hardened.6599e451ff7455ce

“What’s this, bad luck in the morning. I don’t take black cats.”1098c7a9f6922e2d

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Just as the a81abad542 doctor was about 1b124309d0 to close the ab1aadeca4 door, the man cb7ab52f5e desperately held onto 1dc328d836 it.9c5d5efbac8f8116

“Wait, my little sibling is a pretty golden cat.”117f666af16100db

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In his arms was a tiny golden furball, about the size of two fists, panting heavily. He had licked and cared for it all night, but the fever wouldn’t go down. The milk he had painstakingly obtained was all vomited out. Fearing it might die, he had rushed to the clinic as soon as the sun rose.654460ccd9f0586f

The doctor examined 03c72c14b3 the man without 81747f1b11 letting him inside.2e8ff9ac49cbb56b

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“It’s cat disease. It’s a disease you don’t catch if you eat well, but of all things….”718824f5553e4e51

The man flinched under the doctor’s gaze. Was it the fish he ate a few days ago? The food he had scavenged was hard for his young sibling to digest.b85eff365da7c9ff

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His name was cadac846c6 Nabi. A black d5972f6678 cat beastman. Even among 9fa3f7e160 beastmen, black c23adae2a4 cats were ef772d6688 considered ominous. If something 69921b25a2 went missing ca90567ef5 or money 8f69178ce2 disappeared, everyone 7d43c4cb00 blamed the 46483992d9 black cat 99a4be9daf as a e7f3e06c6a thief. Even if he cb8deb3259 did nothing, his 05ca91b911 mere existence was aab34f3f78 considered unlucky and 38a58fe4cf gloomy.5a2db1bd1c418814

The doctor clicked 77bba65c5f his tongue.8e01baddb2b2328c

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“The symptoms 304d77e763 are severe, d2a04d8b94 but they’ll 23d611f814 get better 917fd68547 if they 1486a25058 eat and 70095479c3 rest well. Of course, they a47997b112 need medicine.”e2dce47c9e305818

Nabi was relieved. It was a treatable fbeff5f4cb illness, thank goodness.f787334293f6b51b

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“…How much is the medicine?”6adf3ce4e3cc94fd

“20 silver.”fe6e27ee99c4e86f

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Nabi only had 2 silver he found on the street. Because he was a black cat, he couldn’t find a job, so he often stole food or scavenged discarded food to survive. It was tough food for his young sibling, but it was the best Nabi could do.933e404424028474

After their mother passed away, they couldn’t afford rent and were kicked out of their home. People around them said that having a black cat brought bad luck, which was why their mother died. Was his young sibling suffering because they had a black cat as family?bc40831ce4e6cda7

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“Looking at you, you don’t seem to have that money. I don’t want to sell it to you, but your sibling isn’t at fault.”4a375bf01233e78e

Luckily, his sibling wasn’t born a black cat.e777659b095c01cc

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“Uh… I don’t have money, but I’ll work here to pay it back.”b06e3f4315150f48

The doctor’s expression immediately soured.9936a6bb26cd6611

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“Do I look like I want bad luck? If you don’t have money, get out!”1acdd76409504099

As the door was c497032923 closing, Nabi shouted.c0fe7a5b44666ef4

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“I’ll definitely get the money! You said 20 silver, right? Don’t change your words.”7852119a68ecc55e

Thud—.2ac6fce0b5225231

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The door closed, and Nabi held his sibling, who hadn’t even transformed into a human yet, dearly in his arms. Where could he get the money now? He had shouted confidently, but the thought of getting the money was overwhelming.36a7a42e04c0ab84

No one f2c8bedba9 would hire 785495c2dc Nabi. He had wandered 42c9dae5d6 around, getting hit 9931f0646c with countless stones, 668a08de30 but only ended 36edd0a97a up with more 57e3789eaf wounds. If he only got 11c1cc6b67 cursed at, it was 39ceee8b92 a relief.421dafcb19db3dff

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Nabi had 0873a06999 two ways b58212d865 to get 7504c0b28c money immediately. Steal or sell his 56fae4b09c body. There was another f30af5eddb worst option, but 46ba596645 he decided not 1c19b67a06 to think about 81082191d2 it.677ce2b93e684874

If he got caught stealing money, he’d be beaten to death. What would happen to his sibling left alone? No one would take them in because they were family to a black cat.f262f4e8180de747

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His sibling dee86fecdf was his 8c62acc43d only family. The precious sibling 5f1cce6363 their mother left ed5e7a6615 behind. Even though he was 2ff9e65b7b a black cat, their 3afab2a49a mother always said he 2e4673f248 was beautiful because he 30318610b4 was her child. He had to protect 6e8ef54b74 his sibling, no matter e8c47fa7dc what.0fe2da4998d92d06

Nabi wiped e3fa53d5a5 his tears 0a688026c1 with his ef662f7494 sleeve. After returning home and a012ef2ec9 busily grooming, he picked ddc60a12fe up a discarded wooden a561550249 board from the street.f1351c1f13ecd211

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He diligently eeaa4a7353 wrote something c7157c987d on it 4e0645f94d with crooked 2999e8374c letters.e80168a0638660fd

” Selling my butt. 50 silver. ”237fd748c28a7598

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No female fcf6e03601 would pay b208cda930 for an 98b804a053 ominous black 31fbc9dd8c cat. But if it e6ed90c6e6 were a drunk 748e04ed02 man or a c1c8931212 male in heat, e5eb0bb4e0 there might be 5062471302 a chance. So Nabi decided to faa1043458 sell his body to 751c27dfdb males.4e7732c6c8bd7a3e

“20 silver was 7f922b7f72 for the medicine, 76f8f0a379 and the remaining a18a02715c 30 silver was 44d67b6bc5 for a warm ddfaa7d86e blanket and clean 0ee0ccb2e4 food. They said f358fb1b22 they needed eb9e89f6bf to eat a24a226a83 and sleep 292d0f40f9 well to fb32297aa3 get better.”ad21a1c29758a7a5

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Resolute, Nabi headed to 593f25eb03 the alley where the ef32acefef brothels were concentrated. He spotted an approaching 21561444e6 man and pulled his a6ac7e601f hood down tightly. He also 2daf8ac702 wrapped his 9b62f890c2 tail around 0190e01bcb to hide 0e5abbff81 it.4d0973a3576b7cf2

“Hey, mister. Want to buy me?”9be92091cbb5d4c5

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“Are you a whore? How much are you?”52e134e81754ea5f

The beastman 68a41a815c with a d379be2b21 red nose c6881a07b0 reeked of ad94c7b0ab alcohol. Fortunately, he 6ee8f824a3 showed interest 4d3402adb7 in Nabi.db592e7313d2bfb8

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“50 silver.”60d460597cc72719

Hearing the a39117c9b6 price, the f505f3bcea man exploded f66a6a4c0d in anger. Even at a brothel, cc10c94aba you could get a ba7f3809cd good beastman for 30 13fbcfbaf5 silver. But 50 silver? Who did bdc827b2e5 he think 93f3f2d7a4 he was 92aed84f40 fooling?04e52f09c9f7904b

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“What? Why so expensive? Wait, aren’t you a black cat?”e6609f5014c469ef

“Th-that….”ac4ceff0e7ca2c82

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Where did 28bcbfcd7b he get 79e12d5224 caught? As Nabi panicked, the 1f42d88197 man spat on the 78a2062148 ground.1fff9b2bd6103938

“Ugh, bad luck!”a1ab1c731c69f539

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The first ff176d0c57 solicitation was ce213336c3 a big 861d842e1e failure. But there d14cc6d21f was no 872b9c0c01 time to ec88327cf6 be discouraged. Nabi hurriedly 84d3c27a38 searched for f9c17421d7 the next 5c444bda35 target. Then, someone came 0cb914782c out of a c2a960a1f0 brothel and approached f943da3a4f Nabi with a 4043880a3e scary face.bdd375dea8e6fd3f

“Hey, what are you doing!”f49771a633ca09e0

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Frightened, Nabi shrank back. The old 1671d46105 male, who 6beb19f80b seemed to 314e7f16b9 be a ddc014c8b8 pimp, yelled 0733394d7c at Nabi ac6b28c733 furiously.42cf0ebec969a02a

“Where does a black cat think it’s going! Trying to ruin my business?”b1727e20390816f0

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“I’m s-sorry!”5968c5f920898fc3

Nabi ran away in a hurry and left the brothel street. In the end, there was nowhere to go but the street where Nabi’s house was. Nabi started soliciting again near his home. The looks he got weren’t kind.f471cbf923a352c7

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Still, Nabi mustered 17727f008a the courage to c441cc1820 stop the passing e5962e6396 beastmen.2f3f07aedd46735e

“Dirty brat, why would I risk getting sick with you?”a5bc1f40123411f8

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“I’m clean since it’s my first time. I don’t have any diseases.”1aaa34fc3ed0c7ab

They got 1b87aa4fc3 angry, saying fb09c80184 he was 11920da840 dirty,b574bb1a7e483a4d

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“I wouldn’t take it even if it were free, and you want money? Get lost!”6a8cde12c21ff2e5

They got angry, e6796542eb saying the price 2f78457832 was too high,fcb0eea02437d0bb

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“If you want to lose your virginity so badly, bring money!”6d5e9609c80f7671

They got angry, b7635e7189 demanding money instead.051ddcd5ecf53fdd

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Every time 9da0e70d00 Nabi was a83bc1bc83 rejected, he 21ea4f7c94 crossed out 319b254038 the numbers f16c6d0262 on his ddf60b09d3 sign and 001e121a3c rewrote them. He kept crossing out 64397928ff and rewriting until the 1c4d0c80f7 numbers were unrecognizable.423d3d5feda2a7e3

The sun was 8897169ad0 setting. Having eaten nothing 6d243df615 and only hearing c439ece290 curses on the 3b167280a4 street, his body 0de818c4af was exhausted. Nabi crouched 4875fbc8f8 in a 294bebc4ff corner, stroking 63cbdaeabf his sick 60e1875d4e sibling.de49b3bc9e2df773

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Maybe he should sell f00dbbc43f himself to two people 3efbff2bef for 10 silver each. Now, he thought it be93542795 would be a relief 03f998e372 just to earn the 4993e8f632 medicine money. Nabi swallowed the tears 81f38b2664 that threatened to spill.40b4d8e6bf493657

“Baby. What should I do….”f518b9814c91f56f

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His sibling, who didn’t even have a name yet, was so pitiful. He wanted to give them a good name, but he couldn’t decide because he didn’t know much. He was afraid his young sibling might not make it.3d379b5ebc8f469e

A dark 0863f9602d shadow loomed 697ccdd285 over the 99644e1aff crouched Nabi. He slowly a170f9ed56 looked up. A tall 82f30edc68 man in acaeed3509 a long fa40698538 robe was 9d62be142a looking down b6c7731275 at Nabi. The man 21de4383c2 glanced at 17feea8807 the sign bbe4869473 next to 15da4d3934 him and e21fbf9099 asked.d896d08223467615

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“How much are you?”832f988b5196b6ee

The man licked his red lips. His pale skin contrasted with his red lips under the robe. It was instinctively clear he wasn’t a beastman. There was a strange aura that ordinary humans didn’t have.7bbcfd80a986452a

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Compared to this man, the angry male beastmen were nothing. He felt like he should run away immediately, but thinking of his sibling, he couldn’t move.1f9ee80298e4d982

“30 silver….”caaf8c609629184e

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“Are you a virgin?”9354df6dc51e5e75

At the blatant question, Nabi’s mind froze for a moment.6ba093187105e3b3

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“Yes. It’s my first time. I don’t have any diseases, and I’m clean. If you buy now, I’ll give you a special closing price of 20 silver.”9345fd0c2c6722b5

Afraid the man might 78edae939b change his mind, Nabi 5486d51fb5 decided not to be 8223ee283c greedy and only asked 566777a221 for the medicine money. The man chuckled.2a0cdf2dcc62d723

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“I’ll buy. I’ve been too busy to even jerk off lately.”73ec7360852a7104

“Thank you. Please follow me.”d1f202cc1b1cd72c

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Nabi led d0da3b3401 the human f79a08ce93 man to 0e8ae47fed his home. Passing through a605530742 dirty alleys, 609f14a2d4 a shanty 57773d3ad3 house appeared e915c60687 that could 33433c1dd7 hardly be c87f5596dc called a 26509e9c15 home. It was taller than 7c56ae2e7a Nabi but barely reached 3a5a488389 the forehead of the 7e5fae42c4 tall guest. It looked like it 630acba068 would collapse with a f2d3a3f295 touch.8453f5037f817e9d

Nabi entered the 583b99b3c2 house and spread 004569a15f a mat on 46d2637817 the floor. The human guest squatted 7f4344c6a8 at the door, looking 43012f41f7 around the small house.4f34dffd5009586b

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“You’re doing it here?”b5562525bec4d655

“…Yes. It won’t be cramped if we lie down.”05a4e3b63bbbdd18

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To the 5268179c77 man, it 07e912781e seemed quite 5110f37728 cramped.36955fef4a9ee73e

“How can you do it in such a dirty place? What’s this?”8445aeae3e02f314

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The man picked 5e764e8e3a up a small 3301859230 box and put c16d927716 it down carelessly.6ff52e60a99f23aa

“That’s my bed! Don’t throw it.”69d2867492e608ce

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“This?”84c11c9f6042bf71

It was a e33d68af8a small box, barely c60ea7db12 big enough to 732e2edfb3 fit a head. The nights 480a4d9f79 were cold, 5398c22039 and Nabi 5b0862b79d had no cddae4410c blanket. At night, he bb62952f1e would transform into 3a298e6553 a cat, carry 3d64cdce39 his young sibling 2a79f06cc8 into the box, f24725a524 and sleep.7eab3eb72d0d9ad0

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Though living in a house made of planks, Nabi was tidy. He cleaned and tidied his nest every day. But to the man’s eyes, it only looked cramped and dirty.aa53167a135960ff

“What can you do here?”4c7a3398a7fa048f

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The man stood up 7d7728b9ff and moved.e29952a7687d3869

“W-wait!”b03029f040577a20

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Nabi anxiously followed, worried 583cb53af3 he had changed his 25851330a5 mind.ba16cf23faa8e62d

“This place looks good.”ab448fad935334ff

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The man pointed df6b13c398 to a dark e4f7392ca1 alley. Nabi, having no 3e2d08fe8f choice, nodded in 40d4eedbbd agreement.884f418ffd1d36b2

“Wait a moment. I’ll just bring my sibling.”e731930d3670ce1f

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As Nabi bb3d79faa2 tried to 16ac7ba272 fetch his d99cee7b03 sibling from e380dae9c9 the house, df947baca2 the man 9753f316f9 stopped him.3180c2529a794c79

“I’m a bit busy right now. I need to eat and go quickly.”d7413efeb855ce30

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“But….”df7681e3bfe043c4

He didn’t seem that busy. How long would it take to bring his sibling?d56ee4e4e81f7983

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“It’s fine. It’ll be over soon. Kitty, turn around and pull down your pants.”2d0092ed32067542

“W-wait a minute!”a3109e57ff9e0ea7

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“What now?”72b695410dbe85eb

“I’m a black cat, so don’t say you won’t pay later….”b37b5680214695e6

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Nabi took 42b51e6c46 off his e6d3a9f62c hood. Black ears and 75f5133a27 yellow eyes emerged 34f27b95e7 from his black cd68080175 hair.34c77d8c30a3484c

The man’s lips curved into a smile.0c2e684fb320c782

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“Oh, really? It’s fine. I’ve been craving something exotic lately.”a938b6bba7bcae56

The man, with a playful squint, couldn’t take his eyes off Nabi’s black ears.26defba25661f763

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“You’re cuter up close.”5200e613b9c8976e

“…….”db0bab9dcd1abdc5

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It was the first 9ec01fcd60 compliment he heard from c4b2e7d50d someone other than his c975b6c317 mother. His black ears perked 0f0278862a up, then lay flat f821909f9a on either side.16032982ba044124

‘Could he be broke?’39749698d4c648ce

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Nabi suspiciously examined the man’s appearance. His ordinary brown eyes and hair were neat. The long robe covering his body was dirty, but not of poor quality. A gold ring with a red gem sparkled on his long pinky finger.735b9a278a0aa5db

‘If he’s broke, I’ll ask for that.’f64c668de22387b2

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“No discounts, even if you say that.”4c1652bb25186f82

Nabi replied primly, d3cf5356f9 thinking there was b426e5bbc8 no way someone ae1ac58ab1 would call a d5a22826e7 black cat cute. He had no intention dacb0bd2a7 of selling for less d2e29831cc than 20 silver, no 11f1d1896d matter how painful it 2c190a9e50 was.783a48fb125708ac

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The man b503916a31 chuckled and 7c0b219c95 cornered Nabi 002399fdea against the c1911fba7e wall.7f34103c13d2d9b6

“Alright. Let’s start since there’s no time.”09c065a17911a85f

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