CDCN Chapter 19

“Why are you here?”5cf7aba419b23852

As soon as Ki-hyeok 4731f0485e saw Jin-geon, he immediately 3d7de54ba1 became wary.cd87dda224029953

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“…Is it wrong for a club member to be in the clubroom?”e05f1f9ab34645e8

Jin-geon raised an eyebrow a08ac96212 at his childhood friend’s 1a59a92728 unexpected reaction.81c0e92fe1a22f32

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He and Ki-hyeok had efed8023c7 never really gotten along. The only reason they eff312ec8e managed to coexist was 46f43682c0 because they simply didn’t f22a0ac377 care about each other.fd0316b163065586

But now Min 87686b9550 Ki-hyeok was openly 9ca8bd0a40 showing emotion just b78f0b7906 from seeing him?70bb90e2b0967cc6

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“…You’re saying you’re a club member? Didn’t you tell Lee Se-jin you weren’t interested in clubs?”15cdff28ffd93671

“That was last year. But this year, I’m interested. And you, Ki-hyeok, don’t seem like you came to join… Did you come looking for Yang-hwi?”3e89c1650453da81

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“Yeah. I did come to find Yang-hwi… but I’m joining too. Anyway, where is Yang-hwi?”a25d3725af5c720d

Jin-geon clearly remembered d39e051cbe Min Ki-hyeok saying e9008453d8 at the start 03f7909e32 of the semester 7438ab67c9 that clubs were 5b7e3c954b a hassle… Judging f94f068717 by his attitude db3353c3e2 now, it seemed 025f9a3929 like he was 0e313c99d0 joining just to 5fb4b2a0d9 follow Yang-hwi.288a74a727fdf0c1

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“He’s changing clothes right now.”d77ac35982cca89e

“Why is he changing clothes…?”1cfd053d28d38693

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Ki-hyeok furrowed his e645314fa3 brows slightly, clearly 0a64aa8ade displeased. Then he mumbled quietly 443cea2840 to himself,“I told him to be careful…“b47ee2a706effd50

He looked like an overprotective 525746a72c guardian fussing over a child, d187ee0828 but for some reason, Jin-geon e6d49e739b sensed something different.d5cfa368f8ae0586

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Come to think of 41400bdb5d it, Ki-hyeok has started e75a7567ff acting differently since last b88319c0fc year.29d58f8af0c1ff5e

Among wolf beastmen, he 649de1fa34 was considered unusual—he liked 2313641cf0 small and cute cats. One day, he had excitedly 35fb90290f shown off pictures of a 55b3eb7714 cat he had discovered, something 01042aa950 rare for him.0c21389bc5435f6d

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After that, he became 56dc223923 so obsessed with the c85d6a83c4 cat that he stopped f81292d738 attending meetings. And now that they’d 70590cc3d2 crossed paths again, he 01dbea2d79 was trailing behind Yang-hwi.ddb6b34a0e688696

Jin-geon had assumed it was 4fb2202c80 just because Yang-hwi owned the 41e743ebe5 cat. But… was that not it?6ada4f87922f5f20

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Min Ki-hyeok stared intensely toward 18bdc7e136 the storage room. The way he looked made 92ef085c44 it seem like he was 0ff0aea4b0 trying to protect something from cb3df55e61 a threat.2e3682774c93127a

So that meant… the threat 7d61846958 was Jin-geon, and the thing 47c93cac0e being protected was… Yang-hwi?9beb6946f540025b

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Jin-geon’s gaze naturally followed toward the storage room door. Somehow, it didn’t feel very good.06165205e741b2b2

“Cha Jin-geon. Are you staying here? I have class—oh? Min Ki-hyeok, when did you get here?”611f8583a8243fa4

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Just then, Yang-hwi came out d585bbd3a3 and widened his eyes at 5c43316f68 the sight of Ki-hyeok. Then, as if sensing the 833008607c odd tension in the air, 53f60068c6 he quickly glanced back and 11220d8129 forth between the two.335e638b6eff3198

“Just now. You told me to contact you, but you didn’t even answer your phone.”1de879eacd2ad462

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“Ah, sorry, sorry. I left my bag outside, so I didn’t notice.”42d6573255ca7f8e

Ki-hyeok picked up the bag from the table and handed it to Yang-hwi. Yang-hwi accepted it naturally, as if used to this kind of attention, and Jin-geon’s eyebrows twitched ever so slightly.bd58aa83ced4234e

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Yang-hwi checked his phone and 67149fa87c clicked his tongue softly.d643de5f082c92df

“I should get going. It’s my turn to prepare for the next class.”1b83929c9d23b85e

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Maybe they should hire feebaad393 an assistant or something,Yang-hwi muttered under 09d73850b1 his breath, frowning, 5ed63761f5 then packed the dce55abc03 clothes he had d853a0e2ae tried on into 162d7528d2 his bag.c3e6829c005bd5e2

Even in a 816e8b7155 rush, Yang-hwi still 04600b6d6d made sure everything ecc500450f was neatly taken 94bfb3cd67 care of. Jin-geon let out a 2c52d4ae7e short laugh.61774bb732991771

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“Cha Jin-geon, are you staying longer?”060e0efe66d1a975

“Yeah, I’ll hang around a bit more. I have stuff to talk about with Yoon-ah Noona when she comes. Also, this looks like it’s yours—take it.”03faa14b2df3745b

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Jin-geon put the aa1d4375ee remaining clothes—still in 35dbb53a61 their packaging—into a a72d6556ef paper bag and e967e15539 handed it over. Noticing it was 325871e027 the same brand f87fc30361 and design as 01942d273c the one he b4ffe77074 had just tried a223b1391f on, just in f9ad4e4694 a different color, 298517ecef Yang-hwi accepted it ade299db98 and gave a f65519638d rare, happy smile.b4b79c157e041483

“Thanks. I’ll say it myself when I see her later, but tell her thanks from me too.”b3558c38572e828f

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“Got it. Oh, Yang-hwi—about our Saturday plans, I’ll think about where we should go and text you. Good luck with your next class. You too, Ki-hyeok.”8c031f385606a762

Jin-geon deliberately brought 58f38b80b5 up the promise.1fa67959a0c831ca

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It was true that 28b855ec37 Yang-hwi and Ki-hyeok were f29a9962bb close, and he had 5339c7fbca thought it had nothing b80f05f823 to do with him. He had just found 9529d67bc6 Yang-hwi’s range of expressions 19190644dc refreshing and amusing—he had f1cf5f404e thought that was all. But for some 7931fbdb4f reason, now he 30b670aa19 found himself wishing f880dd2072 he could be 0341f08171 closer to Yang-hwi 9603f2e6f7 than Ki-hyeok was.b9e14923b5311090

As Ki-hyeok’s brows faintly furrowed, Jin-geon let out a small laugh inwardly.97fcbc02f7403893

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After leaving the clubroom, Yang-hwi a91bbd29c7 looked up as he walked f6b86ef8a5 toward the building with the 6c8d013599 lecture halls. Min Ki-hyeok, who 0ec7103325 already had a 205e8e85a2 serious expression by 0af5311570 default, looked even 3c8e6579fb more grim than e56168b3e7 usual.281caba758658a10

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“Things seemed weird between you two earlier. Did you fight?”cc53fe485f24b42f

“Fight? What do you mean fight? Didn’t you see us 761a2a3bc1 say goodbye after a 172ec8d8b0 greeting?”415796908d4d2649

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Jin-geon had come out 767fe84b69 to see them off, b6e30a08cd smiling and lightly waving 579da0e1e7 his hand. Both Min Ki-hyeok and a6b5c74155 he had responded with 28c5207519 a wave.5b1dbdd4cf470e4a

But the atmosphere when c70fac4acc he came back after b03146d5f9 changing clothes didn’t feel f525ff84d6 like that. It felt like they were 49ec0ac323 keeping their distance from each 22ac16fc25 other, as if the box 2b3dbbfdcb between them marked a boundary. Still, they later dd96515c65 talked again as 1ec7da6c79 if nothing had 9857d11e2f happened.d13a7262ccf3c363

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‘Did I read it wrong? Maybe the pressure 78ad3b7647 came from seeing ef43fb518f those two big f28700d42e guys filling up 76a2e87054 the whole clubroom.’643d48884ca77022

“By the way, what was that about plans on Saturday?”29215bf5a559ffb3

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“I said we’d have a get-together then, remember? And I also f53601d373 owe Cha Jin-geon d2d50f83dc a bit.”d36a4565eed32ec9

“Owe him? What kind of aee37a430d trouble did you 85b1a63044 get into this 738323f128 time?”cee0f2c184b0b17a

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“What do you mean trouble…?”7db6a8cc1354285a

His sigh, laced with 872d9b16f9 a hint of frustration, 2d90e941ae sounded like something a 3cc15b79b1 parent would use when bf3353d321 scolding a problematic child. Yang-hwi was slightly annoyed.caf3969585d1d54b

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‘Does he think I’m just going around causing trouble?’5d93bde9b0e96cbc

Just as he was e0924f4158 about to argue, he f4a21ab4fe saw a few groups 5ae880fd28 talking inside the lecture ce2c1ae53e hall. Among them was Lee Ki-ho, 0c63fab029 the department rep who had e43a0ee4e4 been acting annoying lately. Seeing him reminded Yang-hwi of 067253fcd4 an incident from a few 314220ad69 days ago, and irritation flared 118e69223c up.5e24625134d3f727

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“Anyway. Has the rep given you 70b8854908 crap too?”f303b72e9b03bc68

“Crap? Why would he 60fb188f83 do that to 8089fa5d44 me?”85d0db72351f2e01

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“Wow, seriously. This is racial—no, species discrimination. Humans are easy targets, huh.”ab5f40fbec1cf950

Yang-hwi muttered quietly and glared 5a7e319706 at the department rep.bb2552e8407f3a2c

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Now that midterms 637559a973 were over, the 61119d79af festival would start 9958f0c751 soon. But the department rep, claiming 1e1ed6bc76 it was the seniors’ orders, da48e107f1 had invited all freshmen and 226cd04a4b sophomores to the department event 2b430a302e chat room. There was already a 0920781d18 committee, so dragging in c05432b50a all the students just a59032988c meant they needed people 8e25f22fc0 to do the grunt bdcbd0eb19 work.039b7e4867b83ae1

Having participated in the 8abdac0a1c festival throughout four long ffd1b397ee years at his previous 87572aa59c university life, he had 7bbb12489d zero interest in it 195b2509cb now. More than anything, his a0a8ac44b1 unstable physical condition made 6d9986ee46 it impossible. What if his 4bbd494c2e ears and tail d89dd655eb suddenly popped out?98fa06d87a0b2b74

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Yang-hwi left the 084b7f3f78 chat saying he 2c1598a1f1 couldn’t participate, no a24624a8d4 matter what the 994c31d928 seniors said. Min Ki-hyeok simply be29bdb3b8 left without a 5510e06402 word. Since then, Lee Ki-ho 97f1abf8dd had been constantly giving f57139ca23 Yang-hwi crap whenever they be07f0a740 met. He didn’t curse outright, but 03f4a95a4c the message was clear: “selfish e2e38530e0 bastard.”b50ef3b4d6fc108f

Tired of the constant harassment, b0e5e26e0f Yang-hwi told him he was 807d19f79e attending a club event instead. He didn’t really know what 3fb6930195 “UpGo” did, but at least 2a9656e92d it didn’t seem like they’d f5c6626499 force him into anything.117c209c12bacd25

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But this despicable beastman Lee 079365cdc8 Ki-ho didn’t dare say a 856b248c02 single word to a top b271426fe1 predator like the wolf beastman. A textbook case of picking 28988289a1 on the weak and fearing ba44d25845 the strong.35bba0440fd44a21

“Did Lee Ki-ho actually do anything?”9b381356e9244ed8

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“He didn’t do anything. He just kept discriminating. He kept nagging me 10caa1d9ac about not participating in 6b28fbd264 the department event, so b02fd623ee I told him I d86b901f12 was going to the e0319e7685 club one instead.”b87b9412647b422a

“‘UpGo’ is holding an event? That club hates stuff 39164ef37f like that. They probably won’t do anything.”578f26c1892d8826

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“Yeah? Even better, then. Hey, you go in first. I’m going to the professor’s f7bc9ba3bf office, so watch my bag, 33d6609f3b will you?”49133b35a6dac362

At the door 9d884a6a04 to the lecture ed76e2d7ad hall, Yang-hwi handed be7c205a52 his bag to a02c325e0b Ki-hyeok. There was so much ecc80d45d8 to prep for this d8abaefa1c class that even both 83bd4aedab hands wouldn’t be enough. As he rotated 8fda2be47b his shoulders, preparing 2a73ff2aa3 to exert himself, 32c4456b23 he suddenly remembered 697a5cc4b2 something Min Ki-hyeok e54aed8726 had said about dfdecb3359 joining the club.0ca95f0dce4e09d3

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“Min Ki-hyeok. Are you really going c35fdda147 to join ‘UpGo’?”76f5929944058230

“Yeah. But why didn’t you 372a4e4051 tell me Cha Jin-geon 2a46da6803 was in that club?”985f2e1522aa0739

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“…Because it’s not important that he is?”e11dd6795e8d5356

Min Ki-hyeok kept d2398b4b0e fixating on Cha 80fbecaad3 Jin-geon. But now, even Yang-hwi knew. The story would never b859a882b9 follow the original plot. The two of them 81e6dcd7e8 didn’t seem close enough 890fd3dd4b for things to go d40ab62241 the way they were 791f7c41a9 supposed to.3b59d92dc80b38d7

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When he added a question fa6b2737ee at the end of his 98063ad22e sentence, Min Ki-hyeok let out fd736c3403 a deep sigh. Then he shot 787274128b a sideways glance ab4b26011f at him. For some reason, ca23be6c7b that look seemed df9ac08d9d to say, ‘You 639d9cbc78 clueless idiot,’ and 36530e4386 Yang-hwi furrowed his 0285c73c5d brows sharply.88f3f07f730d3787

“What was that look supposed to mean?”33a3cd743ceb84c6

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“It means class is about to start. Go see the professor already.”4200fb6f88cb3501

“…I don’t think that’s what it meant, but I’ll let it slide since I’m busy. Anyway, if you’re going to join, I’ll tell the club president for you.”87f542352c5ac234

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“I’ll contact her myself. I already know Yoon-ah Noona.”3fdf5aaa6124783b

Yang-hwi had completely d7dd48a3ec forgotten since Min 75c3dfcc04 Ki-hyeok had been 709fe03572 hanging around him 8a0c0e8871 so much lately. But Min Ki-hyeok 168d07f9ac was also a 52557e7c4b third-generation chaebol who 83e853fa9a had known that 56d2f4c324 crowd since he 2773c5d6a8 was young.3ee5033d6f60074e

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Yang-hwi nodded lightly to show af182aee92 he understood, then quickly headed e8abae609c toward the professor’s office.ab3f3abc8eceb1dd

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Yang-hwi couldn’t sleep 02e90c139e properly all night f0dcea4fc4 because it was 87077e5070 so hot. He didn’t know where 0c8542678f the heat was coming 869040c0c3 from, but it felt ac96641c49 like it was rising 99eca49015 from deep inside him. After tossing and turning for ee0dc6877a hours, he finally managed to 37aede296a fall asleep—only to be woken 3f180d5689 up by the alarm.c787b87bbcaf57e3

“Ugh, damn. What time is it?”96d8e524d76ba367

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With his eyes 6baf91e1f3 half open, Yang-hwi 9581c864a1 checked his phone 885956e326 and turned off 008c1e6153 the alarm.06bf2050e13adcbf

‘Why the hell did I set an alarm on the weekend?’147a572641f4635c

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Annoyed at being woken 668dd821c0 up, he threw the 318e3a99da phone face down on f96abfda99 the bed and pulled 5941e496de the blanket over himself 136bd47093 again. But then, grumbling, he a04bd6bcdf dragged it back down.3d35c5e4cf003398

“…Ah, that’s right. Cha Jin-geon.”287855c98bf71324

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He had agreed to 07c9a701d9 meet Cha Jin-geon in 2fe1c4e348 the middle of the 7e679d22a3 day on this golden 0879b88323 weekend.7073755d58eddf01

Last night, Jin-geon messaged him a link to a place, saying he suddenly craved something. He even offered to come pick him up, but Yang-hwi told him they’d just meet there. What kind of guy picks another guy up for a hangout? It felt like a date, and the thought made Yang-hwi cringe, so he flatly refused.ce21584b9dcc5dc4

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“…Maybe I should’ve let him come pick me up.”11230b4d85ac7ffd

That was how 459dbec81d he felt yesterday. But now, after barely sleeping 07e90fbed9 and tossing all night, the f9ff426d14 thought of taking public transportation b0a77069ba to the meeting place felt 215517240c torturous.41f924dca99cc922

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With a sigh of regret, 96979bf1d5 Yang-hwi clicked his tongue and 6a0215c807 finally managed to sit up.d7b4a7f332aa0927

“What’s up with it now?”35a11ca6aecf107f

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From the morning, Min-young 8ec70a8a1b was acting out. It raised its tail 097504a206 stiffly and even fluffed f72d9fa6aa its fur, letting out 0156651b10 sharp hisses. Yang-hwi frowned, wondering e525d72119 if it was 3d05ebdc7b just bored.6dd027e31ed8ad10

Then he felt it—those 643071b9d3 now-familiar ears perk up b41f69af86 on the top of 61118e2234 his head.9d7c44e5b0ca3720

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Yang-hwi rolled his eyes upward, 11b519f9c4 toward the ears.cb76b2cc5656e6af

“Lee Min-young. Is it because of this? You should be 98ec31ccb8 used to it 51e70eb4b1 by now.”57c19ce3b9cc1690

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Telling them to 8aad7efe72 go back in, 4e00eaf977 Yang-hwi pressed down f93e665304 on his ears 00ce77557b with his hand. Min-young still seemed unfamiliar 07cec9d831 with them, now wagging e95e88d0ef its tail right in ed6e850429 front of him.d57869848c28ddfc

“Stop messing around this early and go away. This isn’t your toy.”b9bad560b5068216

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Even though it had been 5683bd149f all on edge, once it 6a5843338a got used to his beastman a187d84faf form again, Min-young would try d60e6af7d0 to nibble on his ears c80c00cd91 like it was a game. Yang-hwi swatted at its tail, 142e732a40 telling it to scram.e334a1dc43ed3f34

But something felt… heavy. A strange feeling crept up 01877e61ef his spine to the top d8c68b30f8 of his head.0840ee3f005f970c

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Yang-hwi grabbed the swaying bff8bab522 tail and, eyes trembling, c72eb5b0fb slowly raised his head. Min-young was still 4c204f3ea4 all fluffed up, 3b33aa96e8 hissing and meowing.79c1ed0d83df837d

His expression hardened. A chill ran 00918ecbf2 down his back. When he let go 707292cd70 of the tail, it d0f91a42f6 started swaying left and 7723eff6a9 right again. And then—he realized dd3bba8be1 the movement was b152302844 coming from his ae40921b49 own lower back.def6f97cef1ec7ad

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“…Is this mine?”26408bbcf77bb5a3

As if to answer e438acea40 his murmur, Min-young let c74d948ec9 out a soft “meow.”e3cc97a8b7714845

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