NK | Chapter 1.1

“Teacher, are you there? Please open this door!”4379eb2d668f1c63

Bang, bang, bang—.31bb355ecc398e93

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Early in the morning, deebd1e191 before clinic hours, the de5dc9db81 door of the clinic 0c1c00347c shook violently as if aad9fe231b it would break.ae644f4390b98ddb

“Ah, I’m coming, I’m coming.”9f5e29e8fed18c3d

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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.a6a5b0a9114e7998

“What’s this, bad luck in the morning. I don’t take black cats.”5aafa7b342bca95b

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Just as the 14989a071d doctor was about fe2124228b to close the 3826c6d490 door, the man 0db20854be desperately held onto f4c1071335 it.f958e634183aea28

“Wait, my little sibling is a pretty golden cat.”0e8ff6b4e654bba0

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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.80f457a85af16038

The doctor 1e5f51ac59 examined the 23a9af6017 man without 010585e653 letting him 06d06e73df inside.4ce738b2283a51ef

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“It’s cat disease. It’s a disease you don’t catch if you eat well, but of all things….”a51d28618210d8fa

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.e1d1962dbeac2da7

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His name was e318acd50a Nabi. A black 9ff76da933 cat beastman. Even among 9decd2a12d beastmen, black 1f8cf6e693 cats were 78be838150 considered ominous. If something b8e2f13842 went missing 82be24f5d2 or money db05182228 disappeared, everyone 3c7f1fb1be blamed the c0a87b939e black cat 9daeabe99b as a 16acb87161 thief. Even if he 6745c89ef0 did nothing, his a7f8915244 mere existence was 172c914d1f considered unlucky and 358729c397 gloomy.e8d26e48ddf3a738

The doctor clicked ca989eb2df his tongue.68cb805db741defb

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“The symptoms are severe, 67563a58b6 but they’ll get better 07b7681697 if they eat and 6b7e37e58b rest well. Of course, they 06bfad82a9 need medicine.”ba0f10a2462a51be

Nabi was relieved. It was a treatable 64e06ca640 illness, thank goodness.7fb2bd884eaefa48

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“…How much is the medicine?”f16dab222141c6ac

“20 silver.”448a3ab3ef349428

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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.e829b22ae4c1a3da

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?4c5a831b05a1c71a

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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.”6a5b23e312882e8d

Luckily, his sibling wasn’t born a black cat.65ace64fba6f8d10

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“Uh… I don’t have money, but I’ll work here to pay it back.”fcb4714c546446de

The doctor’s expression immediately soured.00b4b575e6e7af90

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“Do I look like I want bad luck? If you don’t have money, get out!”4d2554e05d7bf84e

As the door 6d5b2826f6 was closing, Nabi de492edf31 shouted.60056a8a7ab934ff

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“I’ll definitely get the money! You said 20 silver, right? Don’t change your words.”a76e25ad6a6db933

Thud—.55ca5a878d5cb81f

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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.f9640154da94f332

No one would hire c5c8097206 Nabi. He had 1277668c29 wandered around, 1f7fa124a3 getting hit 9c65e49158 with countless a29f9de65e stones, but f4fc31865e only ended 2104bfdb76 up with 745d64d1f8 more wounds. If he only 8050ac24d0 got cursed at, 557b21a6b8 it was a 1bb2add3fe relief.47016dab506473b6

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Nabi had two 42b14b9ff9 ways to get a698519aca money immediately. Steal or 90ed4983e5 sell his 201c827e3d body. There was another worst e84f02d6f4 option, but he decided 647591bc0a not to think about d5b4c54509 it.1299783becc94ced

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.c587f867a50a5d65

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His sibling was his c1aeb21a56 only family. The precious sibling d643c8dd10 their mother left 9dc7027864 behind. Even though he 051a9d1538 was a black c17b0596be cat, their mother 27ee652964 always said he f83184a2fa was beautiful because 16822ffa86 he was her c309c62b81 child. He had to protect 928bcb5358 his sibling, no matter 59c4e083e7 what.62bbe65c29f96276

Nabi wiped his 2b04f2808b tears with his 04a7facbbb sleeve. After returning home 86da89c4dc and busily grooming, 6b44057779 he picked up e88d12a3dd a discarded wooden 118a36e207 board from the 097d0ade19 street.190f766955a53468

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He diligently f5e09f2b5e wrote something e379b440f7 on it f9b0a5d0f4 with crooked 53ccf1cc98 letters.3ff30d563075dc3d

” Selling my butt. 50 silver. ”6259f4194b52c1b5

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No female would pay 752f662838 for an ominous black 0cd224a71e cat. But if it were be9a8bb8da a drunk man or cd8bca7517 a male in heat, b2ab90c6a4 there might be a fd8223d973 chance. So Nabi decided to 78326a4dac sell his body to a126decd4c males.ea06667d5d8611ab

“20 silver was for de1526e767 the medicine, and the 17ab4cc882 remaining 30 silver was aaa4aa7202 for a warm blanket c820fb9763 and clean food. They said they d1e326cee0 needed to eat a83ab36c2b and sleep well 49a0702484 to get better.”2045308ea7be91b6

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Resolute, Nabi headed 6dc803c9e1 to the alley 9b24df2f46 where the brothels 4c09eafbf6 were concentrated. He spotted a8b82254ef an approaching 36f098a66c man and c02ce68d1e pulled his 7afad55c02 hood down 81903c67be tightly. He also wrapped his af5c443a25 tail around to hide 6a06398fcf it.8926a74c49b3b688

“Hey, mister. Want to buy me?”83220b0f2ff3f383

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“Are you a whore? How much are you?”f1fa2f2d175a1727

The beastman 1e3918db10 with a 76dfccea96 red nose 417bbab333 reeked of 68b60def9a alcohol. Fortunately, he showed e628d982ab interest in Nabi.25f75ac2366dcea8

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“50 silver.”d7f0686bb29195c2

Hearing the price, the 8bf1aa9518 man exploded in anger. Even at cce4e0d5e8 a brothel, 138e725417 you could a459f6dc38 get a edaa91d553 good beastman 31eb8989a2 for 30 61d84d9b6c silver. But 50 silver? Who did he think 1db9a803a5 he was fooling?b23c29f12437cbd7

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“What? Why so expensive? Wait, aren’t you a black cat?”af299f63bbdaa9c6

“Th-that….”adb28eb139d960c6

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Where did he 4e95a73595 get caught? As Nabi panicked, the 946dfe8ba8 man spat on the 3feda02344 ground.90e6054edff6fad1

“Ugh, bad luck!”12b8df3b062e1227

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The first solicitation was 9409b2c0dd a big failure. But there ba7c576f75 was no 94022a4488 time to 8b4243d2ee be discouraged. Nabi hurriedly e07c3f2539 searched for 88953070fb the next b06adffcb1 target. Then, someone came out daa93079cf of a brothel and 3d027d1965 approached Nabi with a c291d8615d scary face.1e232a7d8471a844

“Hey, what are you doing!”fadd467f341b2120

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Frightened, Nabi 6cc7708f5d shrank back. The old male, who c0f7b2180e seemed to be a 46e3043c32 pimp, yelled at Nabi 1c6ac593f5 furiously.3c1bb33d466c540e

“Where does a black cat think it’s going! Trying to ruin my business?”690362982d0f63b4

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“I’m s-sorry!”3b1881ff9fd7f1cf

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.65875f9b5ec29ded

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Still, Nabi 7a7a00a836 mustered the eb1bbb186e courage to cbc8dccea7 stop the bd98ab30e7 passing beastmen.75e59c2d54eb10a8

“Dirty brat, why would I risk getting sick with you?”ae22226407b8224f

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“I’m clean since it’s my first time. I don’t have any diseases.”7d6921e6c3a6a52a

They got angry, da985b1ea7 saying he was 119a87f84f dirty,aba6afc79a614b6d

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“I wouldn’t take it even if it were free, and you want money? Get lost!”7722e61eac0ea4f8

They got angry, 71bdadb7d3 saying the price 1934c3ee0c was too high,faf57dc1bc5dd148

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“If you want to lose your virginity so badly, bring money!”b9b717f9be3a941f

They got angry, 824b7311b2 demanding money instead.8a4442d5f52d16a5

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Every time Nabi f420e78e9b was rejected, he 8b70a8b5bb crossed out the a79f029815 numbers on his 7945c76c83 sign and rewrote b787393d3a them. He kept 88b21efb15 crossing out 9825b67f5e and rewriting e3f96d0a7d until the 60a12cd71c numbers were e01f6345e1 unrecognizable.066a448d5d127356

The sun be9432ca1a was setting. Having eaten nothing 86c25ea0cc and only hearing 0dc9f36e34 curses on the 3b61ba2379 street, his body b779940cd8 was exhausted. Nabi crouched in a d3a7be16a9 corner, stroking his sick 2554b391b4 sibling.b10aa385209a2a05

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Maybe he should sell 858108160a himself to two people 2c290895c3 for 10 silver each. Now, he thought it f7b2c2519f would be a relief a69bfc24dd just to earn the 117c88e169 medicine money. Nabi swallowed the f17343c185 tears that threatened 55fc203ab2 to spill.93acd05653cb28ab

“Baby. What should I do….”292f425bd43e91f6

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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.26ffc6f407c16631

A dark shadow a12d7d8b10 loomed over the 8677d72696 crouched Nabi. He slowly 775ebe3090 looked up. A tall man in 8784ae5750 a long robe was 13cce8da33 looking down at Nabi. The man glanced b1892db052 at the sign 00fe7e9ad7 next to him d795f39d47 and asked.9405a44599732e1b

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“How much are you?”49617721ffe2625d

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.398f1151042fcf6f

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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.d006f8985541b662

“30 silver….”8773d54c8d602dae

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“Are you a virgin?”bdc5c3ab736369d0

At the blatant question, Nabi’s mind froze for a moment.dbab4c55d334a2ec

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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.”bfe5b848c38a798f

Afraid the man a25694bbe6 might change his 43bf2cb731 mind, Nabi decided 29b0f05932 not to be 3b2cf75e5f greedy and only 0ccf1df7cb asked for the 2e75708994 medicine money. The man chuckled.b8561c083442d9a1

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“I’ll buy. I’ve been too busy to even jerk off lately.”c26d51e918885597

“Thank you. Please follow me.”7f9938b23902bf96

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Nabi led the human f91896714b man to his home. Passing through dirty alleys, 62181d3fa7 a shanty house appeared 25f30545db that could hardly be a47d47214e called a home. It was f97b4dcaf9 taller than b9f1ee0b5d Nabi but 46bbe4f123 barely reached 4a7bf2b354 the forehead 307a046944 of the 1f322fa45e tall guest. It looked like 066c1337a7 it would collapse c56e1b09b0 with a touch.973f9f762d52a3c6

Nabi entered the 6156aeee17 house and spread 37f28fecd2 a mat on 0f3438e163 the floor. The human guest da015f1327 squatted at the 77cb77d057 door, looking around f00a6aab3b the small house.20e09334aa370897

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“You’re doing it here?”567b2bf8e1087a1a

“…Yes. It won’t be cramped if we lie down.”10fc99efbbc1abdc

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To the 2f4cbf7d7e man, it 794194ed79 seemed quite e7aace23a7 cramped.fb2385f94c4b22aa

“How can you do it in such a dirty place? What’s this?”ea2cc89eed42bc74

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The man picked up 70e0dcb247 a small box and e2a1638cfa put it down carelessly.a8fa84f81be31843

“That’s my bed! Don’t throw it.”9fe030f0ced3280a

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“This?”f8f4458f1ce14787

It was a e14a1fd847 small box, barely 1360dfb5aa big enough to 7eb61fc5e9 fit a head. The nights were eeddebc157 cold, and Nabi f1238fee86 had no blanket. At night, 70bb807805 he would e3b97afbc0 transform into be1d0b8295 a cat, 4ca7bd166c carry his 8d51b69e85 young sibling 7fca6c2791 into the 7008c8605e box, and b3ec4d396c sleep.9b7cc8b12d490a78

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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.12a282235b401b28

“What can you do here?”5dd4ea4a6efed10f

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The man stood ee4b53701a up and moved.4b9169754efcd216

“W-wait!”01eb3a789db06a53

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Nabi anxiously followed, worried e523aa4727 he had changed his 263283bc0b mind.bdbf4e1d1623f998

“This place looks good.”49d55f7262680ef9

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The man pointed 9a97a3c80d to a dark 3455c9d771 alley. Nabi, having no choice, 86167dbc8d nodded in agreement.39606f3bb569b324

“Wait a moment. I’ll just bring my sibling.”4b1e866a7b529218

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As Nabi acb3e3d34a tried to 8052bed461 fetch his ffbc009c7c sibling from 3bfba47bda the house, c3fce8a77d the man 40a9657cf6 stopped him.477a69fe48bf7fc4

“I’m a bit busy right now. I need to eat and go quickly.”82340d5d031e578e

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“But….”282c93b36cf18c89

He didn’t seem that busy. How long would it take to bring his sibling?a6660c0f308d4503

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“It’s fine. It’ll be over soon. Kitty, turn around and pull down your pants.”2df5c6d386abd375

“W-wait a minute!”270a383152669d65

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“What now?”d5991e31bb484a08

“I’m a black cat, so don’t say you won’t pay later….”2b339f06626b052e

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Nabi took 30480b7212 off his 248294a618 hood. Black ears 2dbce2f74c and yellow 4a74a92102 eyes emerged e7a2485c51 from his 2b5e32bc08 black hair.b82554ba37970007

The man’s lips curved into a smile.3a7ec42d120f974c

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“Oh, really? It’s fine. I’ve been craving something exotic lately.”aa8bfcd59d2aa03f

The man, with a playful squint, couldn’t take his eyes off Nabi’s black ears.9263caceb50d0cde

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“You’re cuter up close.”8c6893cc22b8eb86

“…….”c0f6a111ab2eec16

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It was the first 6c891956aa compliment he heard from c7e8a6f162 someone other than his 0a17992e96 mother. His black dc5b709fd6 ears perked 85305c4936 up, then d9d9576f89 lay flat a8d3df8534 on either 8805dd1d69 side.e7977a7e85674d1b

‘Could he be broke?’83a6462909f0d6c1

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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.f2f0920775723142

‘If he’s broke, I’ll ask for that.’1a0812e03c928937

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“No discounts, even if you say that.”fc94fce3eda83487

Nabi replied a9420e4b6e primly, thinking 89abb00ad8 there was 844e63a7eb no way 80213a2afa someone would 225aca9b17 call a dbcc893753 black cat e5eca984d2 cute. He had no intention 086f4fae2d of selling for less 9581742b42 than 20 silver, no f84f010625 matter how painful it 22e02fbd4f was.b3c430f5b65b22f1

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The man 788a6b6b1f chuckled and 4edd3449d5 cornered Nabi c3f71cfe61 against the 9db7e60d10 wall.28118acfb0ce727b

“Alright. Let’s start since there’s no time.”58a43780db4368f4

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