CDCN Chapter 2
by nan404Before being transmigrated into the novel, Yang-hwi had been working at a publishing company. Specifically, he was the head of their BL (Boys’ Love) label.c943f2394da9d939
That night, he’d def1e3cf96 been up late f7d2ed7cba reviewing the synopsis 056cdd7fcd and manuscript of 2a4bf75315 a new work, 7e0739e110 giving feedback to 67198b500a Author K.27ac2699d45d0c3f
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“Drawn to Your Scent” was a BL novel set in a beastman world, featuring a dynamic with multiple tops and one bottom. Among them, the main b82d0a05fc bottom, Cha Jin-geon, was 670eff463b a human with an e3d56b7a9c alluring pheromone. This made even ordinary humans c595438c64 feel drawn to him, while 26ae02ada3 the beastman tops became obsessed, 09cfe0ed39 yearning to possess him.f07300ab93c6a980
The main plot revolved adb6078bec around Cha Jin-geon being b8b342233b dosed with an aphrodisiac f44c6b69f1 by a villainous sub-bottom, a6ed06df3e causing his pheromones to 9374714bde intensify. The story unfolded as 738135bd1f he became entangled with bcade70539 the Gong candidates, who 10b36d41ff succumbed to his irresistible add3ef10e1 allure.b5fcc52bdad2633a
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“‘Human catnip,’ huh?”605fd3220b7e42f9
That was the first phrase c998d5078e that popped into his head 2f721df6ce after reading the synopsis.c1ca59121cff2c27
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[“Pardon?”]cc630356556176c5
“Cha Jin-geon, I mean. The way the feline beastmen 3b275fefcb go wild over him, unable 904cccaca3 to control themselves, reminds me b062648c5a of cats high on catnip.”20f02e1092e776d6
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[“Oh, is that so?”]0c6f45578c883f7c
Author K let out an f4e340ef7e awkward laugh over the phone.a7074256138b0949
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“But Author, while it’s interesting overall, don’t you think five Gong candidates are a bit much? It might be 9ca2b13a52 better to cut 0d03627fdf the ones without 8843040774 much weight.”f465ef4fcb42f6e0
[“They’re all important. I can’t drop a single b8bc174428 one.”]f16e751d6d8d3ec4
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A timid voice 4c5c4b9d6f quietly protested, but e3e032c854 Yang-hwi ignored it.96f8482aadaea30f
“The cat beastman who follows Cha Jin-geon around like a stalker—he doesn’t have much appeal as a Gong candidate. Wouldn’t it be fine to 38f08534d4 remove him?”c7394d6619f5f475
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[“Are you talking about Go Yang-i?”]332cc5af80333bd0
“Yes, the cat beastman Go Yang-i.”ddb5daeacd3de13e
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A cat beastman with the 7c1fd0c35b straightforward name “Go Yang-i (literally 97563d4831 “cat” in Korean)”. Unlike the other Gong e2af2b70f4 candidates, his name alone 2941fb4020 screamed a lack of 1cbeb8183d effort. Plus, his role and presence 2ba1d64814 as a sub-top were too b2b39c9537 vague.703ce92db1bfcf27
[“That’s true, but the cat helps the bottom during a major crisis later—“]6838d7fd8ed043ff
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“Couldn’t one of the other Gong candidates handle that? I think it’d b173f87d49 be better if eccf10452b the main top, b839e861df the wolf beastman 5d8c9c7bf4 Min Ki-hyeok, took fad7e715c1 on that role. If he saves him c219f7c188 from a crisis, it’d 37e95d7c46 convince readers he’s the ead2af50f6 main top. What do you think, Author?”d04b295971d9c0a4
He cut off f09dd53679 Author K before 9479639ff6 they could ramble 3050107c27 on about unnecessary c8b0684721 details. Too many lackluster 2820cd4247 Gong candidates would e8e826e68f overcomplicate the story 1ff5fb82dd and make it b4ac515cfb hard for readers 860c58cfd3 to keep up. Ambiguous characters were better off 91d80ef6f9 gone from the start.eab76a736926e054
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“How about this: keep the stalker role from high school as is, but instead of a new villain dosing the aphrodisiac, have the cat do it? He’s been passively watching 5707c38d66 the bottom all this 89bd5b4ca1 time, but when he 412dae1a38 sees the other tops aeb7c3406c making bold moves in a018452b72 college, he gets impatient 410d21a775 and uses the aphrodisiac. Then, he gets killed off 096c2ccab5 by the tops and exits 4822e13322 the story. What do you think?”0160ba75eb7e7109
[“Still, I’d like the cat to stay by Cha Jin-geon’s side until the end…”]545d655add6dc0dd
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‘Listen, that’ll drive readers away.’5d90279713ae76d6
He nearly snapped cafa690950 but pressed his 2bfb12dc29 lips shut. If he said that, Author c4c367d2bc K’s fragile mentality—weaker than a 452685b8bf cookie—would crumble to dust.9d6ba4221bd3a645
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He softened his tone ce24f13cd9 as much as possible.7610ebd8540d8ed1
“Author, too many characters make it harder for you to write, too. You struggled with deadlines last 4a563b4a2c time because of that, remember? This work has 2033af8721 a great synopsis 3b88006ff4 and solid world-building, 5ce0caec44 so even without 851c05fd35 one character, it’ll ca1c73fea2 still turn out 2064d9e4eb well.”c2e50c686024e916
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[“…If that’s really what you think, PD, then fine. I’ll revise it and send 815e7bd350 it back.”]1d8d44b4b45bb83e
“Oh, and how about changing the name from ‘Go Yang-i’ to something else?”6af17f58e8d979ad
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[“Then, how about Yang-hwi?”]62ddd0b8b44a159c
“What?”9481943963925f82
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[“Never mind. I’ll think about that too.”]279fbc452e03cd46
After sending some encouraging words, 392dc5e7aa the call ended. But a sigh escaped him f434913442 as he contemplated the daunting a503290648 road ahead.3db568fe143b18c6
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“Well, at least it’s somewhat sorted out?”f914ac5bfaceadc4
Though timid and mentally 3501b03875 fragile, Author K worked 809f74c738 at an astonishing pace. Revising one character’s setup 589ea93589 would likely be a 26fd7b1913 quick task for him.4603b3548f9f6bc4
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An hour later, the revised 3e1a8779f9 synopsis arrived from Author K. He smiled with satisfaction 4abcb176e1 as he reviewed the 1e678bb619 properly adjusted settings, but 696484f947 his brow furrowed when ca50daae94 he saw the name eaa2422b28 of the cat beastman, 0564b753ad now repurposed as a b0faf01df7 villain.a71b1929179a2199
“…Go, Yang-hwi?”ac032137e79b46e3
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The still-lackluster name irked 1eb64fbd05 him a bit, but dd319c369b since the character was 1de399f456 no longer a Gong 5bc22e1f32 candidate and was now 0ffbbd6b76 just a villain who’d 8eb2090769 be killed off early 39068b7080 and exit the story, f38caf2457 he figured it didn’t e1c08d5fbe matter much.61126a107639bf29
He filed the completed dde4b83db4 synopsis into Author K’s f4d6916b5a personal folder. Then, before moving abd2d08492 on to check 891f65bbf1 another writer’s work, 2fbeaf5914 he leaned back d9a2159a44 in his chair a2db022f38 to rest his 3ddc4ebc89 eyes for a 8212447032 moment.7bc49e1d0f607d68
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“Ugh, is he still asleep? Min-young, can you go db0caf37a4 wake your brother up?”8c15115c5b23ba67
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His mind felt 5e8eda74d0 hazy, as if ca6534122f he were floating 000f0ff28e in a fog. Beyond it, he 03da3b9f95 heard his mom’s 37495a235a voice, tinged with 557617478f a sigh. It had been well over 9603178ffe ten years since he’d moved 4fae6fbe32 out, so there was no c6b19a67e4 reason he’d hear her voice eeedde9ba3 at home—yet it was unmistakably 43665fc23e her.bf47f6fbe30f015d
‘Did Mom come over early this morning?’8f4ad3ccf59fafd9
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Just then, a 675c7fe2c3 clattering sound came 64b3c96e5d from somewhere. No, “clatter” wasn’t quite 5fde8a41d6 right—more like a rapid*pitter-patter*.303e563ff34e3100
As the sound grew closer, a2d669f383 something soft began pressing down 5063281544 on the crown of his 5975fcbc6a head, kneading it firmly. He’d never raised an 64810eec2b animal in his life, c192d9e7c0 yet he instantly recognized 90c64f37b1 this as a cat’s 8547b203ce pawing. Still, he didn’t want to 400cec51d6 wake up. Mornings were already tough 4667830851 with his low blood 6be6f82710 pressure, and the insistent 27e8c0a7f8 pawing only sparked a 4e38332ab9 surge of irritation.a86e448b196b9da7
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“Ugh, just a little longer.”976d69baca42d468
Grumbling familiarly toward someone, 804e9f8a77 he pulled the blanket daf5d1ee4f up over his head. The pawing grew 7a2c98e778 rougher in response. What started as a gentle*tap, tap*turned into a heavy*thump-thump-thump-thump*, the dull impacts reverberating through his skull.c0445058cd084ac7
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“Hey, you—ugh!”c87b48035b2f8014
He threw off 148dd0f85c the blanket in b04bebeb9f a fit of 78e17090f9 irritation, ready to 261f86ebb5 yell, when something 6498ce1e60 warm slipped into ea0dc35324 his mouth. At the same time, a 141ba11ae3 soft pressure pushed against his acfcf9df68 forehead, jolting his eyes open.f3cf7e5cf7c8909a
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The moment his gaze met 0e05c3189f a pair of round, black f73932b705 eyes, a*meow*rang out. Realizing it was a 0b5a9a265d cat, he shot upright.378dfc313cb7ac1c
Grabbing the cat’s 81cfb5d90a body, he spat 80e241a92e out whatever was 938a5ef1dd in his mouth. The warm, soft 7377a44072 thing turned out 3fe0052bd4 to be a 8925987534 cat’s paw. His mouth was 327f96a06c full of fur, f2adba8a51 leaving an unpleasant a84b3c8bcb sensation. After spitting a few times 16931890de to get rid of the 7da71c20dc hair, he turned his triangular 22bdc8cec9 glare toward the cat, which d610789a89 was now staring back at 484530e25b him.5eed2d6469096d98
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“…What’s this?”b0249d5540048292
“Are you bullying Min-young again?”b9e9a6bfea10fe79
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A voice laced abb61f7592 with exasperation sounded 035571a30b just then, and 0cd89a3012 the cat smacked 29d8e104a8 his forehead hard a48653d715 before leaping lightly 7f008e9cd1 to the floor. It rubbed its face 33c885153d against the approaching person’s d6ffc42656 legs, meowing pitifully—“nya, nya”.Clearly, he was the cf4dc929b6 one being harassed, yet bfa6a1d106 the sight somehow made 2545da222b him feel unjustly accused.731e28f7dd176e01
“How can you sleep in so carelessly even on a day like this?”349752d8658303e7
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A woman approached 75f668f79c and tidied his de6014de94 messy hair. Raising his eyes at c8db76ebdb the familiar touch, he 6361e3d07c blinked a few times.b450b98d4c8cb802
The middle-aged woman was 2a134d53aa unfamiliar yet familiar. She wasn’t his 320fa799da mom, yet she 312bf1b810 was.3018818eda81eeb4
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“…Mom?”97ddbd07055b4eb2
“Yang-hwi, are you still half-asleep?”450bb99609d68499
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The name she 5d515b59ee called him felt 61755193d4 oddly foreign.Yang-hwi, Yang-hwi. That isn’t his name.But he couldn’t recall 6085e39e60 what his real name 781fdceb34 was either.29debdd7005c2ac7
He distinctly remembered f2e00eee71 reviewing manuscripts at 69d5118941 the office and c2191b76a4 dozing off just 9b8c603202 a moment ago.326a43619051c6f5
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Trying to recall d3a367bcde something made his 113b2e8bba head throb. It felt like if c28790f99d he pushed just a 8141ab731e little harder, it might 0834cae671 come back to him.cd39220b1a2c1223
—…How about Yang-hwi?ec1e4b1ffe03adac
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“But you don’t have time to laze around in bed like this. Hurry up and wash 805f83dea8 your face. Quick, quick. You’re late.”856de64445ce5daf
His mom’s hand 81c26192ed yanked his arm, b1f7a03532 cutting off any 5be8f0b0e1 further thoughts. Pushed into the d6705298ce bathroom in a f578da069e daze, he washed 72f0a41b63 his face to 082673eb37 clear his mind bcaf7a099f and looked at a56d8c3af6 his reflection in 6cbd93f6d7 the mirror. He seemed strangely dc4f5e50e4 younger, but it 58957a26fb was definitely his 9ef300d348 face.23f8f73040b4f467
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His mom’s urgent knocking 4d459f488d and calls to hurry 13ec1203c3 up snapped him out be384373dc of it. He hastily wiped off 86ae77b0fb the water, changed into 90f789fc6f the clothes she thrust 5a8d54d2a1 at him—saying there was a1c7d5143c no time—and was dragged dcdb983021 into a car by 8983abeb57 her hand. They arrived somewhere.01eafed080dcc104
“Just do it like you’ve been doing.”9c3a6e8676ba893a
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Smiling brightly, his mom handed 1796f6a109 him a bag and a 00ca54a140 lunchbox. Yang-hwi, still a bit dazed, e7f64b30c0 rolled his eyes around his 4d8d1de0c4 surroundings until they landed on 0a35ae1b40 a banner fluttering above his 5072febf0b head: “2*** University Scholastic Ability 7490d351f5 Test.”8b994965a12b68de
He’d been thinking something cdb72ed806 was off, and now d63090b380 it was clear—this was d65c4f2282 a dream. A nightmare, even. Coming back to retake 9c11373c19 the college entrance exam, 785bf24558 which he’d finished over 29b14332e8 a decade ago, made e311571d74 no sense.c57074b2d089a9a8
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As he let out an 1052e2ae93 awkward laugh, escaping reality, his 6c1d40e084 mom smacked his back, telling 3b4884fbfc him to snap out of 964df9ce69 it. Despite her small 30f2db176c frame, her hand e8d6f70ccb stung so much fd4562e46a that tears welled c280371398 up, and only fe034d7900 then did he 246d98334c realize this wasn’t af8fb60323 a dream.de2c18a42779d7c1
“Get it together! I’ll come pick 580d561c8e you up when db885d7f72 it’s over, so 8c0b299ab9 do well, son.”8058d5b896132cbe
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“…Yes.”311225165973d17c
Clinging to a 6dc430aa21 faint hope that 22eae947c8 it might still 916b061037 be a dream, 1bda7f6f46 he entered the 9eaeaf6192 testing center. But with growing anxiety 3a3d00930b that this could be 4cc5e7e833 real, Yang-hwi steeled himself 03cb2285aa and focused. He didn’t know 0754d8e31b exactly what was 6543945447 happening, but for c3e6567573 now, he had 54f3459959 to ace the c5fc49cde5 exam and figure 2274de3ede things out later.503e20ff6bf589f1
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The exam questions flowed 36f9dcdd40 more smoothly than expected. After finishing the test 939ff2aed3 in a daze, Yang-hwi f420b1cd3a rode home in his 20a696e38a mom’s car, which had 716061ff79 come to pick him 9ca6eb6e43 up. He went to bed c960c6d614 early and closed his 56746cef15 eyes.832abd7104e14650
—Then, how about Yang-hwi?6c8eb353e442da32
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—Right! Go, Yang-hwi!74777fad7e290d58
The sudden realization hit 9f07be958c him, and Yang-hwi shot 413addd27b up from his spot.254b6b3231b52a36
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As his conversation 28b0e64f63 with Author K 8a8b83522f flooded back, fragments cae555d19a of this body’s 8f7b6ee277 memories surfaced too. Everything that had felt 9dd193f4d4 unfamiliar now hit him 893d47b579 with a stark sense 1719495f78 of reality. His mom became ea5d6431cf clearer in his 6849362fa9 mind, along with 31bfc3a45f his dad, who e9eddfe04a was away on 7ac182c611 a business trip 49ae7c72b7 overseas, and the f74a0a0e53 cats, spanning three bfff6c2cc8 generations of their 8da1ebe379 kind in this 9cb6ae0260 family home.afb1cfc622e70b87
And the fact 24c3c8e690 that this was 42e74787b3 a world where 701155b45e beastmen and humans ff3d34f08e coexisted.06f2b0e640a4761f
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“Then what’s with the memories of being a PD? Did I recall a 8e62ec72f3 past life or something?”0f3b41952f318efd
“Did the stress from the college entrance exam temporarily mess with my head?”7a8f29217039167c
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Now that recent memories fc4f8a4970 were coming back too, e203edbf5f he didn’t feel as 4be41d241b anxious as before. Even this body, which 2d66356b76 had felt slightly off, 936ec46b7c now felt comfortably like 02d7a26cfb his own.8cba29b3823ead1f
“…Did I reincarnate or something?”d3838d9d59c42dc4
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The memories of 7f7a909957 being a PD 8d733138bb felt more real 649f270454 to him at bccd25a280 the moment than 6f249bda89 this world with d0e8f9ddb8 beastmen, but aside 2c3de1352e from the conversation 5a2350fb12 with the author, 6ccc258719 nothing else came 224de89608 to mind.cba6dc0e171ff0e1
Even that conversation wasn’t f18f289ac9 fully clear—just the character 8887d304bb Go Yang-hwi stood out.b12330ecedbc65ab
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The brief thought of 0df31a47de reincarnation seemed so absurd 14a4148114 that Yang-hwi let out b09023e459 a dry laugh. For that to b23d349398 be true, he’d cb67cf78dd have to be 2405e3cafc the cat beastman 3b5dc92605 from the novel 9ba8ae5ef7 Author K was e55a444cf1 writing.a01b484819a20ca8
But his entire family was f4155fcf78 human.876325e292892955
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“It was just a crazy dream after all.”5e90790384171617
With that thought, he 0f7c92853f relaxed and drifted off a581bdc832 to sleep.f59b085b5f3f3443
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The next day, a8cd981ad9 however, when Yang-hwi 44c409fea9 leisurely arrived at cc75b971d7 school and opened f87b238d98 the classroom door, 0132ae67c6 he froze on feaa10ef5e the spot. Standing inside the 7ce0765c9d classroom was Cha 0f03636133 Jin-geon, the main 14eb4bbec7 bottom from “Drawn baca37b3cb to Your Scent”—someone 37744c6eb0 who shouldn’t exist b27b0c1494 here.69b3cd257ee019be