Correction Chapter 107

“Someone will be coming around 12:00 and 6:00.”

Kim Joohwan said as he left the house.

“Someone? What person?”

“Someone to deliver sunbae’s meals.”

“What? No… it’s fine. I still have leftovers from that boxed meal, so why…?”

“That’s breakfast. You should eat something different for lunch and dinner. Don’t throw that away, and don’t eat it either. The person who comes will collect it. Otherwise, that person will get in trouble.”

“Kim Joohwan.”

“And I’m also sending someone to clean the house, so get the place cleaned up. I noticed you don’t seem to have a coffee machine, so I’m going to buy one and send it over. A TV, too.”

“Hey, what do you think you’re doing right now?”

“What do you mean, what am I doing? I’m making you into a human being.”

“That’s enough. I’ll take care of the rest, so you don’t need to worry about it. I’m sorry, but this is my house.”

As Jungmin spoke firmly, Kim Joohwan let out a deep sigh.

“I guess you’re right…”

Kim Joohwan smiled, looking slightly bitter. He seemed disappointed, but that had to be my imagination.

“That’s right. It’s sunbae’s house. Okay, I get it. I’ll cancel the rest. But please accept the boxed meals.”

“…Fine. So hurry up and go.”

“Okay. And contact me right away if you feel sick.”

Kim Joohwan tapped the watch on Jungmin’s wrist. It was the watch he had gotten back as soon as he got entangled with Kim Joohwan again. Although it felt like his every move was being monitored, he couldn’t bring himself to take it off, as the watch strangely gave him a bit of peace of mind.

“I’m leaving now.”

“Okay.”

Kim Joohwan waved and left the house. It was a somehow strange sight. Although it couldn’t be helped, Kim Joohwan had come into his house and even spent the night. It was even more surprising that the man himself, who he’d thought would hate it the most, didn’t seem particularly upset. Perhaps because of that, Jungmin didn’t feel that bad either. He was just bewildered.

Gazing at the leftover boxed meal, Jungmin sat down again. He wanted some coffee. Just as he was seriously contemplating whether he should buy a coffee machine, he got a call from the security office.

After that, the rush of home appliances sent by Kim Joohwan began.

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“Haha.”

While driving, Kim Joohwan deliberately ignored the incoming call from Jungmin and just laughed. He was certain that Jungmin was flustered right now, seeing the coffee machine, TV, and soundbar arriving one after another. He was probably fuming even more because he was calling the person who caused it all, but that person wasn’t picking up. But it couldn’t be helped. If he didn’t do it this way, the man wouldn’t accept anything he gave him. For Kim Joohwan, this was the best he could do.

If he had his way, he would scoop him up and set him down in his own home, but that didn’t seem like it would be easy. No, was it even a possibility?

He had thought it for a long time, but the feelings Jungmin had for Yoo Shinwoo were far too great. Even after everything that had happened, his thoughts of Yoo Shinwoo were so firm and deep it was resentful.

That was why he was afraid to shatter that heart. He wanted to charge in right away, but he was afraid that if he did, the man would experience a great sense of despair… and that he would come to resent him.

How could Jungmin hold on to such feelings for decades? Wasn’t he scared? And wasn’t he scared now?

Kim Joohwan glanced at his phone. The calls had stopped, but messenger notifications were continuously popping up. He smiled as he looked at Jungmin’s messages, which, even at a glance, were spewing curses. Then, his expression hardened at another incoming call, and he pressed the answer button.

“Yes, this is Kim Joohwan.”

—Director, hello.

It was the voice of the researcher he had been waiting for.

“Hello. What happened with the matter I asked you to look into?”

—Yes, I met with the pregnant alpha and had a conversation. We ran some tests as well.

Yesterday, there had been an issue that caused an uproar around the world. Namely, that an alpha and an alpha had had a relationship and conceived. As soon as the article was published, all of society was unable to contain its surprise and shock. It was news that threw alphas into disarray, and omegas into disarray as well. The subtly drawn boundary line had literally been shattered, so many places were currently observing and taking an interest in this matter.

Of course, Kim Joohwan had moved faster than any of them. He had obtained the information long before the article came out and worked to make contact with them. After promising to guarantee their safety and provide enormous support before and after the birth, and diligently persuading them, they had finally opened up.

They probably felt a little threatened by the flood of attention after the article was published.

“I understand. I am on my way now. Please wait for 10 minutes.”

—Yes, understood.

Hanging up, Kim Joohwan gripped the steering wheel tightly. He had a feeling that those people might become a breakthrough for Jungmin. No, he hoped they would. He didn’t want to stick another needle in his body anymore.

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As soon as he arrived at the research institute, Kim Joohwan’s brow furrowed more and more as he re-read the report he had been given.

“You’re saying he has never taken any medication or undergone correction therapy?”

“That’s right. We ran tests, and it was a truly natural pregnancy.”

A dominant alpha and a recessive alpha….

“And the omega factor?”

“It was detected, but it was average.”

“So there’s nothing unusual.”

“Correct. However, the one who is pregnant is a twin.”

Indeed, one sentence in the file they compiled on them stood out. The pregnant alpha was a twin, and his brother was an omega. That was the only thing he had in common with Shin Jungmin. And perhaps, that was something that could bring both great despair and great hope.

“The possibility of mutation as an omega?”

“None. His uterus is also very weak, so I was a bit worried about whether the birth would be successful. It seemed like even if he gives birth safely this time, a second pregnancy would be difficult.”

God was unlikely to grant two miracles. The researchers had casually mentioned that the two alphas got along extremely well and perceived each other as if they had imprinted on one another. What they were trying to say, chillingly enough, was probably that it was ‘a miracle achieved through love.’ Right… That’s what makes this world interesting. Because sometimes, miracles like this exist…. And that miracle will give someone false hope.

“I hope you will all help a great deal so that he can give birth safely.”

“Yes, understood.”

After dismissing some of the researchers, Kim Joohwan read through the document once more. No matter how he looked at it, this was not the answer Shin Jungmin wanted. He had thought there might be an easier way to go about it….

“How is Yoo Shinwoo?”

Kim Joohwan asked the researchers and medical staff in charge of Yoo Shinwoo.

“Since no matching omegas have appeared…”

“At this point, doesn’t that mean there aren’t any in the world?”

Kim Joohwan said indifferently.

“The ASC-1011 he recently started taking has shown some efficacy, so he is scheduled to be discharged today.”

“I see.”

Then would Shin Jungmin meet him again?

“Does that medicine have any side effects?”

“Ah, other than intermittent rut symptoms, there are none at present.”

“Rut? Can he take suppressants?”

“Yes, we prescribed a compatible suppressant along with it. And… a request came in to continue the matching with omegas.”

Kim Joohwan slammed the tablet he was looking at down on the desk with a loud thud. I won’t do the matching. I’ll live with you even if I have to take medicine. After luring him in with such nonsensical words, he now wants to continue matching with omegas?

On top of that, Yoo Shinwoo’s matching involved having sex with an omega. Until now, he had been consistently having relations with a different omega once a week. While Shin Jungmin was waiting for his call all alone in that empty house, Yoo Shinwoo…!

He remembered how Jungmin looked this morning, eating his meal listlessly. How his hands trembled so much he couldn’t even properly eat a spoonful of porridge….

“Alright. If he requests it, we have to do it. Then how is Mr. Shin Jungmin?”

Jungmin’s lead researcher, Kim Ari, nodded.

“Not good. And… we have confirmed that his rank has dropped from alpha to recessive alpha.”

Just as he thought… He had thought his pheromones had weakened. He had thought it was simply because he was unwell….

Moreover, the cause was likely not that he was becoming an ‘omega.’ The alpha factor was probably just slowly dying.

“For the time being, do not tell Mr. Shin Jungmin about that fact.”

“Yes, understood.”

“And the medication… let’s adjust the components a bit more.”

“Excuse me? If we make it any stronger than this, Mr. Shin’s body… won’t be able to withstand it.”

“The opposite.”

At Kim Joohwan’s request, Kim Ari nodded joyfully, as if she understood what he meant. She, too, had been feeling concerned watching Jungmin deteriorate more and more.

“Come to think of it, Mr. Yoo Shinwoo asked if Mr. Shin was still getting those shots.”

Yoo Shinwoo did?

Even after hearing that Jungmin was taking medication to become an omega for him, he had shown no particular interest and hadn’t even told him to stop. But now he was suddenly interested?

“So what did you say?”

“Mr. Shin also told me not to hide it… so I said he was still receiving the injections.”

Hearing those words, Kim Joohwan felt a chill run down his spine. He felt like something undesirable was about to happen.