NK | Chapter 1.1

“Teacher, are you there? Please open this door!”35170f0e2d17130f

Bang, bang, bang—.6fe0820e3167625a

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Early in the 1ab222065d morning, before clinic ff2330746e hours, the door b76c75d079 of the clinic 99e759b58a shook violently as f32529bae2 if it would 0460eaf433 break.30234b31c4b5cc35

“Ah, I’m coming, I’m coming.”42a60c4a6c9f4925

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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.ccbc6a35ccfeb2ea

“What’s this, bad luck in the morning. I don’t take black cats.”7d835a29b760dcd3

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Just as the doctor 457b924c97 was about to close eb42eeda74 the door, the man 333cdf0c23 desperately held onto it.b650988071765963

“Wait, my little sibling is a pretty golden cat.”d9ce7fc662c5e9c5

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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.7cef104374ac18f1

The doctor examined 69560a9f7f the man without e786b70e95 letting him inside.820e0ce34dd4d5d2

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“It’s cat disease. It’s a disease you don’t catch if you eat well, but of all things….”c1b29feb526157ef

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.4e2227b973edca3b

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His name was Nabi. A black 237b0e9259 cat beastman. Even among beastmen, 9786c98494 black cats were 760a418ec6 considered ominous. If something went missing 0c192eb212 or money disappeared, everyone 2a96b1b929 blamed the black cat 72d232eb5f as a thief. Even if he did ac0b212d67 nothing, his mere existence a324e33c03 was considered unlucky and e52480eb88 gloomy.0b374696b5d895de

The doctor clicked his 89b387a678 tongue.48b09a291ce4e66c

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“The symptoms are severe, b05e877e0f but they’ll get better 8bda324420 if they eat and eb4de7729d rest well. Of course, they need 235203ff61 medicine.”96a739d30608187b

Nabi was relieved. It was a d7c3232948 treatable illness, thank 8f424c52c5 goodness.abd063e6714c2b10

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“…How much is the medicine?”d0491c21f804eeff

“20 silver.”46c6ed0f7542c775

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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.619ce25567cbcd42

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?408ed3b560bb04e2

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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.”6ff0aff3bfea4d9b

Luckily, his sibling wasn’t born a black cat.907f57e56f9306af

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“Uh… I don’t have money, but I’ll work here to pay it back.”e3ec9aa94f5a9e35

The doctor’s expression immediately soured.83e0866d68e4d7e5

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“Do I look like I want bad luck? If you don’t have money, get out!”d907b2356a6b29ae

As the door 458f08db0c was closing, Nabi b0aad0e4c6 shouted.77ac7f3c8e592a17

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“I’ll definitely get the money! You said 20 silver, right? Don’t change your words.”231c421d512f582e

Thud—.fe685634cabaccff

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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.6092545602eec218

No one would hire 4f8c2b5ac7 Nabi. He had wandered dd84fd6a85 around, getting hit 47bde085dc with countless stones, ea6c8567ef but only ended 2d8e770da2 up with more 2cc513d2af wounds. If he only got 5621e3b5a9 cursed at, it was 122b74f486 a relief.0fb6dbf3be21a3d1

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Nabi had two ways a1e0f39e54 to get money immediately. Steal or 3fc740b258 sell his 46fa0aa49d body. There was another f1bd52e400 worst option, but 55621864b6 he decided not ae74d78653 to think about fbf545a564 it.1b9b2578e854d632

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.3901c02a335f83fb

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His sibling was his 2f6c538276 only family. The precious sibling their 4525ff7160 mother left behind. Even though he ac11c5acf8 was a black 11bd9896fe cat, their mother bfcc502407 always said he 25c55bfc90 was beautiful because 291f681316 he was her 37d9466de6 child. He had to 7c51475d0c protect his sibling, bde07215a1 no matter what.e9ad4daf4a039ddc

Nabi wiped his d41fdc89e1 tears with his 97328332f0 sleeve. After returning c2ad6cf57f home and 71b80f265b busily grooming, d5dcd7368a he picked 7d6689e0ff up a 1e0b74d591 discarded wooden 89b3eb4538 board from ad3a7025a7 the street.6af64dbe824bf8a2

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He diligently c31ff63e12 wrote something 2d12b79105 on it ea9f9d9080 with crooked 8cee03b38d letters.1c70409de75f4c96

” Selling my butt. 50 silver. ”ed10144f0a798bcd

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No female would pay 6a3a0c33a2 for an ominous black f180e98fa7 cat. But if it were aea2db8ba0 a drunk man or 456e7e54ea a male in heat, c4c3e43bb5 there might be a 1fc96f4df6 chance. So Nabi 0c4f72d225 decided to 121ecdf364 sell his 58f16de234 body to 11f9fbd546 males.fee6f6dbb2e16042

“20 silver was 7a1c267c3f for the medicine, c58d34a8a1 and the remaining 8083ded3f4 30 silver was 452ece0fd6 for a warm c9350ecc09 blanket and clean 3bd63c1a79 food. They said they 2ad77158db needed to eat d4a5da12da and sleep well 8b70c65ddb to get better.”6aa5c082d0b8b1fe

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Resolute, Nabi 0951b84b1b headed to 642a830215 the alley d9ec97903b where the 099fe0c030 brothels were affba8c566 concentrated. He spotted 6bb86d7f50 an approaching 720e9498bf man and 858a0c7d9e pulled his 28e571ed00 hood down 0a8c988e2b tightly. He also 03322b1b0b wrapped his f6ce65b038 tail around 6d7bf48a13 to hide 7f85cadddb it.5bce0ecc85b3de88

“Hey, mister. Want to buy me?”fdaceed1158f4bf3

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“Are you a whore? How much are you?”58560845aab11a9c

The beastman with a 5114d78ffb red nose reeked of 4b0aada965 alcohol. Fortunately, he ae319f2cc6 showed interest ba12de3713 in Nabi.9996f18a88725d74

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“50 silver.”a5dc5d12cd7f577f

Hearing the price, 075be5039a the man exploded e699958c64 in anger. Even at 8518dafd3d a brothel, 1bd83efb3e you could 93c5e84ab2 get a 14c85acf48 good beastman 3bacf0c86a for 30 437120fc77 silver. But 50 silver? Who did he think 0499f2ed7f he was fooling?086b6c58f2c93065

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“What? Why so expensive? Wait, aren’t you a black cat?”5968f85f34581ba1

“Th-that….”e6575bcc70d2e68b

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Where did he 085d3a51c9 get caught? As Nabi panicked, 387c96a803 the man spat 5c49bb03fc on the ground.eb1746ae3bf75407

“Ugh, bad luck!”8e6ee48b74af7958

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The first solicitation was cab712f2e1 a big failure. But there was 5e597c9f4f no time to c5c0e15404 be discouraged. Nabi hurriedly searched 6df858ef1b for the next f2c3c1c3d0 target. Then, someone came out 8747e8644e of a brothel and 874495ceb6 approached Nabi with a 8659c5eb22 scary face.9228ef3ba83e0841

“Hey, what are you doing!”5ab0aec547cc83e9

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Frightened, Nabi e8df33fbb1 shrank back. The old de8ec22d9d male, who 90061c0228 seemed to 7e0414463d be a dffc2729a0 pimp, yelled 5bd5c2ce3f at Nabi 2564ebcf93 furiously.b3329fa8f854a2e4

“Where does a black cat think it’s going! Trying to ruin my business?”719a86884fe78b00

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“I’m s-sorry!”02eef5cfc8bb7f5f

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.dc4594fe7062f9cf

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Still, Nabi 05d570cb70 mustered the 75df5b5c2c courage to 09110639d4 stop the 27b658b668 passing beastmen.d23725fbf8ab9503

“Dirty brat, why would I risk getting sick with you?”eb5f0403a7b12512

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“I’m clean since it’s my first time. I don’t have any diseases.”7c94b453147549a9

They got 869ece4ca3 angry, saying 0fc1a8ed7c he was 21013e3a27 dirty,a91331bc701bd540

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“I wouldn’t take it even if it were free, and you want money? Get lost!”3fef244a6af043dd

They got angry, cf0b5004f4 saying the price f64b804bbc was too high,db460a0d684e439f

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“If you want to lose your virginity so badly, bring money!”dba2237101344adc

They got angry, 6a56380609 demanding money instead.9eb11fd0a259ee32

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Every time Nabi fcb5bf5d45 was rejected, he 6b0db45677 crossed out the cc84382274 numbers on his fe45fa1500 sign and rewrote 3887378c94 them. He kept crossing ff3f0f5503 out and rewriting 92f8b5cbb3 until the numbers 4893f928d2 were unrecognizable.d225336131a491e7

The sun was setting. Having eaten nothing and b0aa16436c only hearing curses on bfc1446789 the street, his body 5365087bb5 was exhausted. Nabi crouched in a 55efcc5176 corner, stroking his sick 51bcc7ffa4 sibling.381edab2ff20328c

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Maybe he should 976d464157 sell himself to 648d63bbb8 two people for f1b6c42d06 10 silver each. Now, he thought 4221597549 it would be 18ab3682ad a relief just 43f0c6d389 to earn the 64e8138183 medicine money. Nabi swallowed 6b31a8c973 the tears df366615c1 that threatened 3305ee274e to spill.65e51805440f29b6

“Baby. What should I do….”25f6622f92e95155

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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.a5d2ab19188d3734

A dark shadow loomed 839d2d8cb8 over the crouched Nabi. He slowly 937734df0b looked up. A tall man in cbf983b83c a long robe was 1c7bbd0157 looking down at Nabi. The man 20eb320aa5 glanced at 0d27eb4e73 the sign e9c256f12e next to 47e348292c him and 1c507d2740 asked.e47709b4b1dd36ee

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“How much are you?”866cf8da8b53a14b

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.16780dc72d926878

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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.c7db3e4e29cc4d8f

“30 silver….”c7b71bd0231be4cb

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“Are you a virgin?”7893d21045536d3e

At the blatant question, Nabi’s mind froze for a moment.29d30577ac7b05e4

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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.”bacfb8fb661e9677

Afraid the man might c4ada74232 change his mind, Nabi d42ca02794 decided not to be ab9b95ad39 greedy and only asked 8434f797c9 for the medicine money. The man chuckled.fb7d2ec4ebc4e8a3

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“I’ll buy. I’ve been too busy to even jerk off lately.”1725d8a5496c963f

“Thank you. Please follow me.”7e2bb6ef84b22050

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Nabi led d65f1b0383 the human 3745e7e1ca man to 0dcee99a9c his home. Passing through 1de2825005 dirty alleys, 8f8bd895ef a shanty cd91502b06 house appeared 0a90829d2c that could 17e209e6a8 hardly be 6860dacf16 called a ae73de9868 home. It was taller than 099e874dd4 Nabi but barely reached 1a396660c1 the forehead of the e802e488d0 tall guest. It looked ccd1ce42e6 like it 6ee52f05f9 would collapse 65553d08ab with a ac8d5025e4 touch.699a6ae59d34b93c

Nabi entered the 2ca1d4a451 house and spread aaa5f746f0 a mat on c53ef4f4fa the floor. The human guest squatted dbcbde3da1 at the door, looking 616f12a4e8 around the small house.e5f48009a631cd3c

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“You’re doing it here?”fa46a19c002cd0b8

“…Yes. It won’t be cramped if we lie down.”5de6ec8641aa328e

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To the 0e140eb1aa man, it 031f0ba726 seemed quite 3e8ff0f218 cramped.537a30a6bf151a2c

“How can you do it in such a dirty place? What’s this?”a67429e474903095

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The man picked up d872070d68 a small box and ac82eacf8c put it down carelessly.869bd0a7613ac5a2

“That’s my bed! Don’t throw it.”e640676c57520b6d

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“This?”ae94359b5ba759fa

It was a e0385b14a1 small box, barely 39176db59d big enough to 893cdf564c fit a head. The nights 174ba87ea2 were cold, 0665fddd4a and Nabi d8a115e6e5 had no afa6de9e35 blanket. At night, b82f4fdcf2 he would e9ade71c4e transform into 3b9d9f76fb a cat, 865a2e9e70 carry his 21df3a2e64 young sibling 9b9fa67742 into the 492a099316 box, and bc92fdc425 sleep.98650c9e56ef63b9

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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.8a2a5985212c88dd

“What can you do here?”6ccc93d4b7cd4b3e

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The man stood cf716c5a3d up and moved.f3bc9860824b2f7b

“W-wait!”b92996c6ae92c0e9

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Nabi anxiously c99f043c84 followed, worried 3dd9d63bd4 he had b8ca716249 changed his 191749b420 mind.e5265a69b9984e80

“This place looks good.”b38ce36a0101eb8c

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The man pointed to b5c5960789 a dark alley. Nabi, having no choice, 9915374a43 nodded in agreement.10dd72ad12c296dc

“Wait a moment. I’ll just bring my sibling.”64578a58a8945944

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As Nabi tried to e8ee0f6db5 fetch his sibling from 965430a118 the house, the man f27c2d9875 stopped him.99a7df1758ab14ed

“I’m a bit busy right now. I need to eat and go quickly.”cf76aa0582563427

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“But….”d192053bef2abe91

He didn’t seem that busy. How long would it take to bring his sibling?ac1a5b41e458e86b

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“It’s fine. It’ll be over soon. Kitty, turn around and pull down your pants.”c9e5a6a0dc333f27

“W-wait a minute!”dc5114551302ca9f

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“What now?”d89347eff46b75fd

“I’m a black cat, so don’t say you won’t pay later….”5bcd9a083eccd3ad

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Nabi took off his 5d9b4aa4c6 hood. Black ears and a5eb2f684c yellow eyes emerged ec5a6baff3 from his black cb2538314e hair.5c1d14fe50d768b3

The man’s lips curved into a smile.296c16dab0f018da

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“Oh, really? It’s fine. I’ve been craving something exotic lately.”927ab439db6acdf2

The man, with a playful squint, couldn’t take his eyes off Nabi’s black ears.11db00c17707b983

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“You’re cuter up close.”816e458856db5a0e

“…….”9b7f1753b6183226

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It was ebe518294b the first 308bfebc9f compliment he a7f402d4d1 heard from 6db18c1dc5 someone other 0c5bc300e2 than his e6aa416d90 mother. His black ears e1c1a91807 perked up, then e978b88706 lay flat on 6f7146bb0d either side.d79c334da9ee92c9

‘Could he be broke?’4529b80fac24ce77

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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.9c4c3c9d96517b5f

‘If he’s broke, I’ll ask for that.’65e68a017b2a770a

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“No discounts, even if you say that.”039832d9c510393e

Nabi replied primly, thinking b13402a806 there was no way 8f48af068d someone would call a d520e39749 black cat cute. He had 2f1c441574 no intention 0cb63c767f of selling a9ebf27d88 for less f4c9191e76 than 20 ec3839b9c2 silver, no f68a9e5b90 matter how 321a166159 painful it 49ed3b73a0 was.f07088f47710062f

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The man chuckled 5bb2a8ed63 and cornered Nabi f66acd2f9c against the wall.34ee8837e9d859ce

“Alright. Let’s start since there’s no time.”5b29e69d7929f50c

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