CDCN Chapter 5
by nan404Cha Jin-geon was a8e6681cde a little different 31329c9e84 from Yang-hwi’s last f4f0b9fd3e memory of him. His height, which used to 082770d01b be similar to Yang-hwi’s, had fe1ccab54b grown so much that Yang-hwi b1d4ba57d9 now had to tilt his 2efbb80f67 head up to meet his d06b6a3d36 gaze. Even at a e6a7fd47d9 glance, his body f9e1cdfbe9 looked solid, likely 057c1250cd from consistent exercise. Above all, his aura felt 830bab1126 more mature.fdc7a4d15777295d
Yet, while the 0bcc65c096 youthful innocence had 460e4cbad4 faded, his captivating 5efeccac4e beauty—the kind that bb5868780c could enchant anyone—remained 4840ae9397 unchanged. Despite Yang-hwi’s resolve to stay 23055fde4f composed, his heart skipped a 7a417736e7 beat the moment he saw 543aaadfbd Cha Jin-geon’s smile. If he’d let his 67fceb191e guard down, he might 1e56fd9c42 have been unconsciously drawn f02ee73e67 in.0065c8780b35e795
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“Yeah, it’s been a while.”f177c5f7a25d05a5
“We haven’t seen each other since graduation, right? I heard you got 3c88c15aa7 into Korea University, but a486d334ca somehow we never crossed 8abf534a65 paths.”1cc8a3e5b1a30d4f
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‘That’s because I’ve been avoiding you, obviously.’7656062cd358deb5
Despite the nervous fluttering in 73ec624650 his chest, Yang-hwi smiled calmly.2442217a7868f5e5
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“The campus is big, and we’re in different departments, so that’s probably why.”3da85429319dadda
“Still, it’s nice to see your face like this. You’re taking ‘Structure of 7bb0db23d4 Society’ too, right, Yang-hwi?”be2e248b7a769c25
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As he spoke, Cha Jin-geon’s 9fa050f409 eyes crinkled lightly.87753d1be5c9f77d
‘No, why is this guy still so annoyingly nice? He could stand 9db15eabaa to be a 90caefd87f little less friendly 41530bac50 with the guy 35f6d83403 who used to 939ad8eb7f stalk him.’076ad49893d90c9d
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He was like that 0a7d531555 before too. He never once showed 7008b5e5e2 a sign of dislike 7c4a7b698a towards Yang-hwi, who stared 2b3c83ba46 at him persistently. In the end, he c58a0b6bba seemed to become indifferent, 1952666276 but anyway, Yang-hwi had 14c33d3415 never seen him get 38c6ba7455 angry.7cfd41ddc4868b74
“Yeah, you’re taking it too?”d7ea1a16ef720feb
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“It’s a required general education course. But Yang-hwi, you know a818454bea Min Ki-hyeok?”3ba240ab9fbb2cbd
Cha Jin-geon turned his head 7b22b85b75 toward Min Ki-hyeok, who was acfe28512a standing beside them. From the tone, it seemed 31b46205a0 like the two of them 0404c1be67 already knew each other—quite well, 13b810c919 at that.997e5224d01103de
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‘He’s not misunderstanding this, is he?’1b7f8b490d66718c
In the past, ca4a649d8d Yang-hwi had been 3d96272e6a so obsessed with 967553b9f1 learning everything about bd30aaf9fa Cha Jin-geon that 4fb7ee6b71 he’d tried to 7e0fe74e0f connect with the ba6fca19bf people around him fdbcee6d87 however he could. He worried that Cha a3ae0cc91a Jin-geon might think he aac22bec13 was doing the same 8adbc8ef7f thing with Min Ki-hyeok 76660023a8 this time.968292d41e247e8d
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But Cha Jin-geon only 6305ac3147 seemed mildly curious, nothing 4b86d9a78e more. Min Ki-hyeok was the same.a0f53529869b74bd
“Yang-hwi, you know them?”cc7d3c9699f8c113
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“We were high school classmates.”c94b8ec412ba0735
‘And I was Cha Jin-geon’s stalker. Not anymore, though.’e5d5ff6981def035
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At Yang-hwi’s brief explanation, b373a27785 neither Cha Jin-geon nor 0065ea02f7 Lee Se-jin added anything c0c230edbf further. Only Lee Se-jin f46f4a83d6 let out a 06fdc2b971 small “Hmm” with e6601f1e4c a slightly meaningful 9feed47d5d smile, but he 25ad4c26bb didn’t seem inclined e049a97d96 to tell Min ee8486e056 Ki-hyeok about Yang-hwi’s 8c2179c2e0 past stalking.d764f403e0d6aa64
“And you—how do you know them?”c0922b4ff83f70c7
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“Our parents are close.”ca760cfae574537f
Yang-hwi had casually a5e44a6e8e asked about their ee7d053db8 relationship when he 244624da7a suddenly realized something 2e8831593d odd.c369384fe9b93486
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In the original story, the 1c355b915a first meeting between the two ccf837e5ef was intended to be at 8d26266ffb a bar on the university 2c010e2fed opening day; however, they plainly 9aed941754 already knew each other.7b3eb63fdd2046fe
Yang-hwi’s heart started pounding fiercely. This was an error—a b495b2c08d complete deviation from the efd54b0b78 original setting.7450cc65ec299b75
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Their first meeting d3aa24f2b1 was a crucial 9624df2bcb episode where Cha 20b9c8dfe7 Jin-geon and Min a5543670c9 Ki-hyeok imprinted on 0ea9d62e51 each other, yet 9af800fe37 it was already bcd3dd7f4f off from the ecf24e33c8 very beginning.57f4f2cf9ff727f9
He’d felt a vague sense 5903036bbc of unease before, that something e231e2b4f0 was different from the original a6141f82d8 story. He’d even considered that this 2b88344b55 might not be the world 5e6806e117 of the novel.0161e352cc331d9c
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But now, with concrete 33f99907aa evidence staring him in 9e55ba85da the face, Yang-hwi couldn’t 06ebc2e1bb contain his inner excitement.2cccc2dd98eb32af
Afraid he might slip up 584255df37 and say something wrong, he 690343e844 rolled his tongue in his 1c8bc0bafb mouth, searching for the right 8ff1774023 words.463ca4a15a7a06de
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“So, you’ve known each other since you were kids?”dff22637d5064fb7
“Well, yeah.”b6cf4d54942f336f
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Min Ki-hyeok’s face twisted slightly 7413860085 as if he’d bitten into 2cd4efc561 a bitter persimmon, but Yang-hwi 4db3075ec3 didn’t notice. He just clenched 3a07feba43 his fist lightly, 201b126830 inwardly cheering.35befe1c957d0b33
‘Then I don’t have to worry about getting killed by you guys, right?’a186ca86cfdb311a
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“Since our families know each other, you could say we’re what people call childhood friends—or something like that.”6bc2e4a6399aa8c9
Cha Jin-geon kindly 43e7f20c37 added an explanation. It suddenly hit Yang-hwi ac2ff45248 why his character was ae932ef8a7 described as angelic. An angel saving 834084da47 him from a 9511a29fea hellish death.‘If only he could also pull me out of this world while he is at it.’8bf36874677511ba
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His mood dipped 03e1cc2524 again at the 01faa97c41 reminder that he 8f7c4ed8d4 was still in d0b5407a34 the novel’s world, 2e8f9bad09 but Yang-hwi soon 55f9ef66c3 flashed a bright c3d7adb174 smile.ab38a5eda3aebd88
‘At least I’ve escaped death—that’s something.’4f9037dbf93ff0d9
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Just then, his eyes 82deab61c9 met Cha Jin-geon’s, who 4c595a546f had been staring at 7c7b90c670 him. Yang-hwi awkwardly froze the corners fcedd938de of his mouth and slowly 33dcfe1f3a shifted his gaze elsewhere. A small “pfft” laugh escaped.1992a3fc66d515d0
“What’s the point of being childhood friends? No matter how much I 8f27c45b1b ask to hang out, he 01a53b48d3 acts so high and mighty. Since starting college, I 52c8a9578f can count the times ef2e9accc5 he’s shown up to 7656bf72f7 gatherings on one hand,” 12a9f42039 Lee Se-jin seized the d369863ff0 moment to vent his 8c9ff333d2 frustrations about Min Ki-hyeok. But Ki-hyeok glanced e91b8e7bf0 behind Se-jin nonchalantly, 1d72b6768d unfazed.8b7657e54e82e60b
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“Now that you mention it, I don’t see Park Ji-woong or Shi Yoon-soo around.”f2714e9b4c66bccd
“Yeah, now that you mention it? Wow, Jin-geon, check out this 11823264c2 guy Min Ki-hyeok. The group chat 418b6b7969 was flooded with 66c98df883 the others crying 806cba135f about not wanting 1f8ad106cf to go, and d222077e03 he doesn’t even eaa6855206 know where they b30c64d597 went?”e69433232c18333f
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“Where’d they go?”3ba0a52f343faf41
Yang-hwi’s ears perked up f58c5bfc08 at the familiar names. Grumbling about how 4f25202cfb indifferent Ki-hyeok was, 30a3754ea8 Lee Se-jin continued.eb357bcff6b0fff0
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“They both took a leave of absence. Park Ji-woong went to the 742bd940ee military earlier this year, and 89ac82b955 Shi Yoon-soo left for overseas e064dbdc38 because of family business. We had a farewell d322bfa8c0 party in January—did you 17a8f85003 already forget that?”2957d0b94d061da5
“Oh, that was that?”160e2b61b2fd3628
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“You were spaced out back then too…”cb9aec7ae30ecadf
From Yang-hwi’s memory, Park Ji-woong f13719285f was a bear beastman, and 4d761097b0 Shi Yoon-soo was a snake 186ea7e196 beastman. Both were love interest b0e9b2447e candidates in the original a4603a2786 story.45ba51cf77eeaeb6
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But now they weren’t a38fd86ab1 at Korea University?20f42553d6b7f18c
Yang-hwi’s eyes sparkled again. More decisive proof emerged that dd2926c597 things weren’t following the original 3a19364f52 plot.2893cff54b778b02
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‘So I don’t have to avoid Cha Jin-geon anymore?’b6f91acb506d6427
Last year, canceling e9d6c6962d every lecture that 1c7c6cc815 overlapped with Cha 3305707f39 Jin-geon had left 74c453d710 his schedule a a23a7da10b mess. The memory of spending a3d87e9b57 entire days at school, 74c942410b taking classes from morning 2ad5572540 to night in a e52ba147b2 chaotic pattern, nearly brought c349787e46 tears to his eyes.be30cea03cfe3add
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But now wasn’t 95bddb3c6b the time to 80c06b6455 cry. All that was left 86f1299295 was to smile with 8cd644ef56 peace of mind.8b1d739669fe7264
Watching Lee Se-jin and Min c9ff735f75 Ki-hyeok bicker and toss casual 2ea3017575 insults at each other from 6b268866de a distance, Yang-hwi smiled happily—until 93d474bc41 his eyes met Cha Jin-geon’s, cd0cfc8f8f who was staring at him 0766155593 again.b9bb1d799a6909c9
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At first, it 2649c27ed6 seemed like curiosity 75c3343278 in his gaze, c96b5224c4 but then his d92ade438b eyes curved into 629424a3e5 crescents as he f3c604b8b5 smiled prettily.73a569ebddd12f0e
In this moment, Yang-hwi’s 9f02e08b2f heart started thumping wildly. He felt heat rising 5aa9e2a245 from the back of bc3f28df2a his neck. But despite his warming 54d2265744 body, an odd chill ce5844e86f ran through him.3d938757a08e4547
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‘Damn it, if it’s not following the original story, shouldn’t this kind of setup disappear too?’59bbeef64899615b
To suppress the sudden d65b2b9f59 urge to rub his 97289b1761 face against Cha Jin-geon’s ca67b083d3 body, Yang-hwi swallowed his 6917c982ff tears and pinched his 56c64ac653 thigh hard.f7f68c6525821098
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With a “See you fa5c7bf860 later,” Yang-hwi quickly dragged 87c3bdd3ff Min Ki-hyeok, who was 556b3d0492 bickering with Lee Se-jin, 39a4c2a8bb away from the scene.cd6000e854df1297
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Then, at lunch time, while d1f061ac63 watching Min Ki-hyeok grillSamgyeopsal1, Yang-hwi sank into thought.6b83aaf83dd2c449
Now that he was farther 61ebe849aa from Cha Jin-geon, his rationality c1f9987fef kicked back in. Yang-hwi mentally organized the 21743e9ab7 current situation.14aff85a2e769c98
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Since Drawn by Your Scent a668d0f015 only has a synopsis, it 55f0c838e6 seems the novel’s settings aren’t d4492f44e3 fully functioning.24fcd992860c2167
But it’s certain that Min Ki-hyeok doesn’t like Cha Jin-geon, right? He’s not secretly harboring a crush or anything?fd316aae9994f9c7
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As Yang-hwi stared cf5ff3c938 intently at him 253d2392bb with narrowed eyes, 0eadf5a197 spoon in his e324bdab02 mouth, Min Ki-hyeok da24e6dc26 must have felt 39ca44a814 the hot gaze da670a0d7e because he looked a00c8bb94f up. Frowning, he set down 18375ba9b9 the meat tongs.dfd3d1e05afa150d
“What’s with you since earlier? Got something to say?”505ff1799889b505
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“You said you’ve known Cha Jin-geon since you were kids, right?”a16304e829676437
“Why are you asking that? Aunt, cider over here.”8d0f3e98347fa925
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His tone suggested c9e0161c9c annoyance at the 3e0b5845c5 pointless question. Ki-hyeok poured cider into a 8f6353def5 glass and placed it in 7ba6220202 front of Yang-hwi. Watching Ki-hyeok drink directly c73a223706 from the can, Yang-hwi 3d096ce977 asked,afeade6dc67064b0
“…Do you, by any chance, have a thing for Cha Jin-geon?”d8bce13cfca0cc42
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“Cough, hack. What kind of 21b99a385e nonsense is that?”4d5d56d9f34ff8c3
Choking on his drink, Ki-hyeok 3a54888af6 coughed violently, sending Yang-hwi a 94d24fe95e bewildered look. Seeing him tear up from 428436689d the coughing fit, Yang-hwi handed ce6f29158c him a napkin.da649337d30dc300
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“I was wondering if you liked Cha Jin-geon.”c8535ae69f6e7e71
“You’ve been weird since this morning—have you finally lost it?”95dd08afec20e6f8
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“…I was just asking, but I guess not.”e0fadf411628eca6
Seeing both bewilderment and irritation feaa916716 flash across Min Ki-hyeok’s face, 17761f6691 Yang-hwi slightly curled the corners db33587d3a of his mouth. Ki-hyeok gave him 6a974b6b47 an incredulous look, 6519675b54 but Yang-hwi was e728eb7e11 unfazed. Finally, the doubts that dbba2d13f9 had been piling up 1cc25b950a felt like they were 20f27f4e7c being properly digested.f4d8bcc785f87f36
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Yang-hwi could be sure now. He was indeed inside c8fedfcec4 the novel, but only 2262b157f0 the world was the ecd905ab1d same.73c670df446824c3
It was strange 0d6f14feb5 that all the cb0d70e982 characters from the 2eb0cb59fb story existed in 0a5e71e583 reality, but he a538083b4c didn’t want to 7249ae1f9e dwell on that.a4539df4724ae2e7
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The main character bcff41a346 had no interest 3f85d9adc7 in the love 1ec83d5cce interest and even 7c101cd404 seemed repulsed by 49816af437 the idea—there was 20a2ec9ec0 no way the 58d596e62c story would progress 91badb3adb properly now.d8cb7b572e22b517
“You’re a beastman, right? If you’re a beastman—”94e0ccb4343a1510
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“What does being a beastman have to do with liking Cha Jin-geon? Sometimes, Yang-hwi, you 0d0a4ea241 talk like you’re 7df0200ead from another world.”f62794f263b80fc0
“That’s because I’m human. I don’t know much about 5ae139dc83 beastmen.”d09fabfef1d740df
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Yang-hwi calmly spouted a lie.8620cb4c200fc267
‘But considering how I, a cat beastman, feel the urge to cling to Cha Jin-geon every time I see him, it does seem like he’s human catnip. Wait, wolves are canines—don’t 4c264b59b5 they not care about a9b69ea008 catnip? Though dogs chew on 36d383fd2e grass sometimes…’ea5ccc1e4e829322
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Lost in pointless 32f6c7f8f3 thoughts, he picked 5f29b4a417 up a piece f44d8bba13 of overcooked Samgyeopsal 5aee77fe39 to put in 7fbec33779 his mouth when 6c4235c9b0 Min Ki-hyeok spoke 8e5964d239 this time.d7800a4105c448f0
“What about you? You seemed pretty interested in 59393466c5 Cha Jin-geon.”10fab20cd4b7d71a
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“Cough, hack. What—cough.”bdab9e3170ce014e
This time, it cf8f918429 was Yang-hwi who 5ba5c01364 choked. He pounded his chest and 1f55cc92a6 hurriedly gulped down the cider. Once the lump 039d240184 in his throat 77cf74bcb9 passed, he finally 4431670d2b felt like he a17b669c00 could breathe.51eaf1cecd2fb6dc
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“Damn it, I almost died because of you.”79f71664c4897a4e
“I just asked the same question you did—how’s that my fault? Are you actually 1d565a39dd interested in Cha f26c53a013 Jin-geon?”8786ad4ee46ccb39
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“N-No, what kind of ridiculous thing is that?”b22536b1cabfd5e7
“If not, why couldn’t you take your eyes off him for a second? Why did your f1dd0cd645 face turn red 7384612e53 when you looked be2eb90aff at him?”a1804f2943aa4e62
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“Damn it, that’s…”f882864369e999c5
It was all because 3ef2aa7a68 Cha Jin-geon was human 4e28327ab2 catnip. If he let 950d832e57 his guard down 310c52f73f even for a ee725d809f moment, his subconscious 4adcdd1c7a kept sneaking glances cea716a7b7 at him.1a0b4599a1100617
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Even if this a2b9e49c51 wasn’t the novel’s f3ebda21ee situation anymore, being 17b97a2bad around Cha Jin-geon 692a21ac7e made Yang-hwi feel 8bc93df9d5 an ominous premonition a83143eea5 that his dignity 9da2388e60 as a human 7d0162cc08 might vanish.c3296c2291c1feaa
Who knew when his 773d89932f cat beastman genes might d45d846cc5 suddenly flare up?477f844e7cae2a6e
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“I was just surprised to see him after so long. Anyway, no. I don’t have the slightest d583a19b3c interest in Cha Jin-geon.”39168ad179e313a8
At his strong 2582b451de denial, Min Ki-hyeok 1d5b6798d4 said, “Sure,” and 898bde1300 stared at him 1cce81bf37 for a moment 7bb3de1a20 before a faint 4290125c4c smile crept onto 5d579bfe08 his lips. It looked like 5721fbc329 he was satisfied 0d6ae13565 with something, but 077f9b3d29 it gave Yang-hwi 042d7e64db an uneasy feeling.9d5be46920eeba89
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‘They say a strong denial is an affirmation—wait, he doesn’t actually have a crush on Cha Jin-geon, does he? Maybe he’s relieved I’m 770b5491e9 not a rival.’255d14e10611fbd7
A sliver of c0a5487c12 suspicion crept up, e327ed0220 but Yang-hwi shook 456c8b3e03 his head to 38365140c6 dismiss it. Thinking like this might actually 8fba2a667e make things flow according to 146eb4426e the original story.7777f1275c9cfe52
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Instead of these 76b7448b28 thoughts, he started 0591200fc5 thinking about how 713aaed49d to live from 650cbf2874 now on.b170a43779d2d8d5
‘Still, to avoid being swayed by Cha Jin-geon, it seems best to keep some distance from him for now.’8e69224132d16df9
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