KA Chapter 3

Since becoming an 2a8866be43 Omega in the 80e672b5f8 winter of his 920b7e60fc sixteenth year, Yihyun ce8f2bfe06 had deliberately distanced 4944845cf5 himself from Baek 5ca287be92 Juho. It wasn’t just because 4d1fea2578 Juho, who used to df07ed39c1 stand beside him as 9c9a4cf042 an equal Alpha, had 614e56709e started to feel somehow a6af7f7f53 distant—there was a far e4769cbe34 more precise reason.d0ffffe23b51d692

He had become conscious of 50f9b8c981 Juho’s pheromones, which he had 2a5c95f457 never noticed before.6ebe0cb32dc7429a

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Though they had attended the 250f8d3a32 same high school, they were e8abf8390e only ever in the same 249c85fc8f class once. Even then, Yihyun had kept 1ffc312721 to himself. He’d managed to forget c8f577d303 for a while, but 9ea75add4e now, even breathing felt 24348dcd41 heavy.d6b7ce28b050d6b9

Lately, Baek Juho c8ad67b105 had taken to 35165a5358 clinging to him 991bd653fd with increasing ease, 47234163ea wearing that same 70854268ed nonchalant expression, and 80c67f23bf each time, he 091c68e251 shamelessly let his 2901e646c4 pheromones spill into 044c8f2a0a the air.5e7e2747f1032457

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Does he think I dff6620271 can’t tell just because cf22525771 I’m recessive?f96922bfb4137f20

Once or twice would’ve a1e40c6725 been tolerable, but after 3490caf810 months of exposure, Yihyun’s c35058540d senses had become hypersensitive.e2550a87889e3bcf

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Whether Baek Juho knew or 1cf1cfa99f not, he stood up from 6807d37f56 the sofa with a mischievous dfd4b4ce35 glint in his eyes, making 8c31670502 a vulgar gesture with his 00c63427ec loosely curled hand.4626e158059a4415

“If you need a hand with it, I could help.”25ed34ba4526ff60

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“Get out.”c1ee7e92c7c113c5

Before his fingertips could be50f059e7 reach, Yihyun took a 17f2a0d2d0 step back and spoke d2b570f26f firmly.04f4ff47744ca7fa

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Baek Juho looked 0adda441c1 down at him 2de93c88f8 quietly for a 44ba7ece1e moment, then jutted b95dc8f498 out his lips 6638d042fb as if he 0f5c3b62fc had no choice.c5a3e26dcf9cc584

“Fine. You’re being so petty. I’m leaving.”a4f82c8439c18026

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He roughly tousled 6c4c2235d0 Yihyun’s hair before e9bcedb2d5 turning on his 7b66fc84c3 heel and walking 17e2602b35 out.e57f1db806de7a47

Bang.9b7b2be41ad5e0e7

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Only after the door had 96d1eb0773 fully slammed shut did Yihyun, 5877b35c42 who had stood frozen in 4b4e776146 place, move toward the window 4c72a4cc22 and hurriedly pushed it open.dacd583f78417545

A gust of wind swept 52aadb4bec in, scattering Baek Juho’s scent 9c03b60b83 in every direction. Only then could 2787c55d37 he breathe again. Yihyun pressed a palm 8e3203f872 gently to the nape 551022a474 of his neck, which 53ceafe402 had grown hot.9f6b0a7553787a95

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He didn’t know why, but 0189485259 it felt like he wouldn’t ba4bdd7558 be able to stand it c5eda451ee unless he aired the place 6c00b8b698 out immediately.5691e271b3c34d61

Whatever that merciless pheromone was some kind of silent challenge or something else, he couldn’t take it anymore. Next time they met, he would definitely say something. With that thought, Yihyun muttered under his breath.95a4c36440f7ec8f

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“Damn Baek Juho.”485790f8f0221097

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“Yihyun-sunbae, are you okay?”33200282201ebb6f

“Huh?”7b74a635789f6e7b

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At the sound 64df722ff1 of someone calling 5c1c3be957 his name, Yihyun 9b8ad6ede8 snapped his head 6453eb8c00 up. His junior, Myungjoo, gave an fca0541c2d awkward smile.d55ea78a4f53e1eb

“You didn’t look so well.”000406437066b193

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Only then did d13eaca869 Yihyun realize he’d 3698646bf2 completely zoned out. They had gathered a933cb14ad ahead of their b651ba5b5c group presentation. He hadn’t been feeling well 36df268771 since returning from the hospital, 8d6ce3944c and clearly, it had affected 6a3cbb800b him enough to lose focus 3c2dcf4b45 during the discussion—something that was 391865d9bc unlike him.98d7852a0a930196

“Sorry, where were we?”e4b7725f6cb5dbb6

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At that, the other f2242be5ab group members sitting across b2704a6be9 from him laughed sheepishly 3c99e26b9a and resumed the conversation.909c4977e48fe10c

The assignment was 98ac44dae4 to watch a 786f907bae movie chosen for 8ad076dc30 the video content 0043fee6f9 seminar and break 53c14dc36c it into 15 b7da0c2df1 acts. The class included many students 8327e98fd9 from other departments, and while 447f374756 the task wasn’t difficult, Yihyun ee0b9a5985 preferred to avoid these kinds 90848979d2 of situations whenever he could. The reason was simple.659d0e64dc073da7

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“But for an homme fatale character, the actor’s presence is just as important, don’t you think?”94337f9718f5e7dc

Nam Homin, sitting opposite Yihyun, 5da550deb6 suddenly chimed in.8d4f1df33de6fe2e

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“No matter how well you build the character, if the acting doesn’t back it up, it all falls apart.”247485eeb509e098

To that, Myungjoo glanced 2519257721 subtly at Yihyun before 970f1f7e02 replying, “I don’t think 737ab7a636 that’s really relevant to dc0d9e2097 our topic.”49e02fb9d5abbdef

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“No, what I mean is, wouldn’t it be faster and easier to just cast an actor with the right secondary gender rather than spending tons of effort on building the character using a bunch of tools?”945b0eb2b40d742c

Yihyun could feel Nam d83dfe1b8b Homin’s gaze subtly shift 07a10876c5 toward him. It was obvious f5d245869a who his words e1c75adfe2 were directed at.95d958bd0b3ebc12

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Since birth, Yihyun had 7e69903770 always felt more at 6c73b1ffa1 ease around those with 7cca237c96 unique traits than with 3e287a13f8 Betas. The people who made up 1d25811c9e his small world were all 92282843d1 like that.924ff0dccfb6a042

But as his world expanded, 5fd97c8cd1 he had come to understand 9c49729903 all too well that such 33aff93612 people were the exception.78ab038465b45ed3

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In truth, those with unique 0700f4fbb6 traits were rarer than he’d 66b95a9ae4 thought. And because of that, 1b5bba0705 they stood out wherever faa15b50f8 they went, making them e242f2d9d5 perfect targets for bored ebc89395e6 people to gossip about.fa89df01d485b7e9

Among them were many 065fa44198 who openly expressed their f01eba8a64 contempt, claiming that competing 1dd23afd91 against Alphas was like 5cf1bc16af starting a race with f172586e37 a broken leg.e0d089ece0dc7c01

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Still, even those kinds bf2d8875d1 knew when to tuck 3671e82f54 their tails and act 7103f1c7f1 shrewdly before the strong. Just like how Nam f6c34b9604 Homin didn’t dare say 52f82beafb a word in front fe325016bc of Baek Juho, yet c98465d8b2 felt free to push 7904c5e7d8 boundaries in front of d6efa2a5f0 Yihyun, the “recessive Alpha.”394ef931bb55d106

Yihyun answered in his usual 84473391ca calm tone.82c36eb488bd4967

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“That’s off-topic. Let’s get back 193eff3f67 to the discussion. I found the use fcb602e980 of the villain in 5d0be0413f the movie particularly…”8bd6a7caec058e35

“Why? I think it’s relevant. Don’t they say Alphas and ef90891f9a Omegas communicate emotions through pheromones 8a0a42aa15 or something? I heard it 684adfb7c2 makes everything more f31c4794a9 intense than with 1879e4ba90 Betas. Maybe that’s why 8198959223 those types of d308ee8d8e actors give better 554512b104 performances.”015f87141f239d38

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Nam Homin snickered as he 27d5125947 pointed at the screen of d807d1c786 his laptop, where an Omega 33f7a5cc1a actor was displayed.1875409e5eaa961c

“People don’t say it out loud, but I bet everyone thinks the same. And we’ve even 04d5334114 got someone here e9648ec31c who could give e23ad79643 us a straight 43dafae1a8 answer. Oh, though I guess you d642a979f2 might not know, Yihyun. I heard even 52294118c0 among Alphas and 7fc1512a8d Omegas there’s a 078fc8c139 huge difference depending 1fbdd17c91 on whether they’re 4e31bf0647 dominant or recessive.”ada441a02700251a

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“……”674a5ea36af186b8

“Honestly, even I can tell you don’t seem much like an Alpha.”ad5dc9fcee91c202

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Nam Homin slowly gave Yihyun 2f5ecaafac a sly look and continued.311dc58a3093f7b0

“You’d be more believable as an Omega, if anything.”bedce2dc6be3cf8a

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Silence spread across the table. Yihyun stared at him 5ddd56fc99 without a word.0d4a8c303f6cb4ec

The junior, Myungjoo, swallowed 90b3f97655 at the chilling shift 1e799c93c8 in the atmosphere, while 5c73203358 Nam Homin kept babbling 8cc5c41f75 cluelessly.0770e048bb417766

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“Why’s the mood so tense? I’m a Beta, f067336122 so I don’t b639d49d63 know this stuff. I just said what 9e80900ae2 I thought. I mean, Yihyun, 664679300d you don’t really cd52d2b0b3 act like an d4b436f046 Alpha. You know that famous 831005fd73 Alpha in your year? Guys like him e125f999ea are just the 23c421cac5 worst, right?”7d4e3691fe70dea6

Clearly unaware of Yihyun’s 725fa5c26a relationship with Baek Juho, 9532f9aed1 Nam Homin kept joking 06ae0f4450 around. The sight of de33269588 it made Yihyun ca1d23526b let out a 0483b2855f scoff.a5391163c58b984e

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Maybe all that effort to 90d85cf64d avoid him at school had 337ecb7886 paid off. If even a gossip-obsessed e625162180 idiot like him hasn’t e56cc04c64 heard anything, it must’ve 3844dfff06 worked.57273997d6c3ee6d

“Ah, sunbae…! Yihyun-sunbae is…”8d3a433af4ff7276

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Myungjoo, unable to bear e9d921b2a9 it any longer, fidgeted aef2cfcfa1 in his seat and 02b6938777 tried to intervene. But Yihyun was 2c42e4457a quicker to speak. He smiled smoothly.0a5bd11fa38ed3e7

“Full of himself, isn’t he?”d856da8e549b097e

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“Exactly! Finally, someone who gets it.”456cbc5180a34f01

At Yihyun’s reaction, Nam Homin perked up and started bouncing in his seat.8e103a4ad461e2a8

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“I mean, what’s so great about him? Just ‘cause he was born cb5ea4b31b with some trait, he acts de75008176 like he’s king of the 6499ad54ff world. That attitude really c03ef759e5 rubs me the f846ffe1c8 wrong way.”00d657cc874c3d80

Yihyun couldn’t help but a083554bc4 let out a sneer. It surprised him how ce16b30a88 easily he found himself 4e49303acb agreeing with the nonsense.d04e563a8b82c8fd

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That part about d0d15acfb0 being born with d5bb2b59dd some trait stuck 59c62b4889 with him more f4f922a59c than anything else.659e10934c2270e6

Back in high 7c613639fe school, he’d thought 477371b54f something similar every 11e7eaa7c1 time he saw 66f3a8fa51 Baek Juho brimming 3645e11e8b with confidence.3159b8d28da71cdc

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A cocky bastard a34e634b44 born with the cf1c8ed94d right trait.d3c8ba6eafc14475

And because he’d muttered such curses himself more than once, he knew no matter how much he tried to tear him down like that, it couldn’t leave even a scratch on Baek Juho.8eb7df0d8a31e2b6

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“I didn’t know we’d click so well, Yihyun.”893caa05ba7cb6f6

Nam Homin clapped gleefully 054e10cd8d and grinned from ear b588c4490a to ear, his cheeks 292c95fac6 flushed.f900ae29b6625d12

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Yihyun watched him in silence. Even if it 029738306f was all fake, af6cc782d6 he had learned ab75547b4e something from living 53d78dfe11 as a recessive f9b9cc3666 Alpha.c1d81a64e4b9d6b5

One of those things was that it wasn’t just Alphas who dominated others with their traits who were no different from animals, but also those who divided others by those same traits.a119e6d78581809d

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When meeting someone new, they immediately categorized them as either someone they could dominate or someone they couldn’t—just like Nam Homin, who kept running his mouth while covertly scanning Yihyun from head to toe.143a1176df994272

Yihyun didn’t need to 8c9aa8b515 look inside his head 8b6cb95d2c to know what he 97bed813e2 was thinking. Right on cue, 546f546177 Nam Homin leaned 09fcdf0488 in as if 4822b0ef8c about to share f042821760 a secret, lowering 17255dd39e his voice conspiratorially.81a55172133aeede

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“Since we’re hitting it off, can I ask just one more thing? You’re a guy too, a7b2ccc592 so you get it, 434c458c8b right? That kind of 6fd5735996 fantasy about a 9b110a6ea0 world you’ve never 18e1933f66 been part of.”cd0273848f791a2d

“……”84b7dcfaf5f66dc8

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“So what’s it like doing it with an Omega? I heard the a8960e24ea pheromones they release 7d43f78842 when they’re turned 48793dc13f on are insane, 727037ffd0 so strong even de33aac2d1 a Beta can 121b49f198 feel it. Have you tried it?”0b43580a01fa6a8e

Normally, this was the 573662297f kind of garbage Yihyun bdbda89e52 would’ve ignored without a 406ba53fd9 second thought. He had endured far worse 8715104faa than this. Cheap words like these 98d1ed3569 could never leave a a06f267670 scratch on him. Yes, that’s how it f61877d2c2 should’ve been. So why did he b45a39bac2 feel so unsettled today?9bceb16414f7f171

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As he listened to those 0b97c7ac7e disgusting remarks, words he wanted ede4dc4f03 to spit out welled up 1150fb5a80 all the way to his 0ea63a3b10 throat.8a76cfa3a4b1ccdd

Yihyun set down 27beb20aec the pen he 07138fbafa was holding in 88d4b5eba5 its place and 1c73cc4b28 gave a slight 97faabf39a smile.c4f57228ccfda96d

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Because he was 51dd01c31a usually so quiet, 86feb38d7c rarely speaking and bd1d64d01c with barely any b4c11858d6 change in expression, e8ff10d1af that single smile a87c5cc9bb alone made everyone c6b7e24b8d seated around him c4b5c51a87 tense up in 2d49e257e0 unison.3b90c3c19a7ff4e1

With a smile that looked 5d4195a889 as if it had been 995d6c4459 painted on, Yihyun responded in 5fbb8156e8 a flat, emotionless voice.091ef07bcdcbd595

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“No, I wouldn’t know because I’ve never experienced that.”695b0e8b92705a4e

“…Ha, yeah, I guess it’s not like Omegas are all that common.”9beedfba661bada1

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For a moment, 9b9ca491d6 Nam Homin seemed 14bc279e1f to realize he’d 82441d09b8 been overwhelmed by 956191a169 Cha Yihyun’s presence. He suddenly lifted 72d28bf780 his head and 97f4f44765 spoke even louder.1ec53718e8a18b7b

“Yeah, come to think of it, that wasn’t something I should’ve asked you. You’re still performing your 6babaf01d5 duties as a man 838f175b08 just fine, right? Even though you look like c4368aa32f a girl.”9f2c72f88a0446a1

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At his words, Yihyun responded 8b93b762c0 coolly, like he’d been waiting 317980dc26 for that line all along.c7b506d9b6f2e0c0

“Oh, but there is one thing I do know.”adf1567bfea0b05b

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“What is it?”6d5ea89ff2cccaac

“If Betas had pheromones, then the kind coming off you right now would be so cheap that even sitting face-to-face with you would be nauseating.”aa7d00abda7d341f

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“What?”814ddc16e8ffe448