Correction Chapter 83

It was early summer, when the heat had arrived with a sudden stride. Hiding secretly in the shade of the green foliage, where he could breathe a little more comfortably, he watched a man shining in the distance.

He was playing soccer with his friends, smiling brightly, more dazzling and beautiful than the light in the sky. He was so happy in that moment, gazing at him for a long time without realizing time was passing.

“Don’t you get tired of it?”

The moment he thought the shadow covering his body had grown a layer darker, he lifted his head at the voice he heard. The man who was the shadow itself was someone he didn’t want to get involved with or even exchange words with, so he deliberately ignored him and continued to stare at the light as if in admiration. The shadow soon fell silent, but he could feel an unpleasant gaze lingering, so Jungmin couldn’t help but sigh and reluctantly tear a portion of his attention, which had been solely on Yoo Shinwoo, and give it to Kim Joohwan.

“What?”

When Jungmin finally looked at him, Kim Joohwan shrugged, but there was a strange sense of satisfaction in his smile.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I was trying to look at you the way you look at Yoo Shinwoo sunbae. To see if I wouldn’t get tired of it.”

“What?”

“But…”

“But?”

“I don’t get tired of it. I think I understand why you stare at Yoo Shinwoo sunbae so endlessly, sunbae.”

What kind of bullshit is he spouting.

“Watching you, I’m starting to see things I didn’t know. How your bangs flutter. How your eyelashes tremble. How the line of your face changes when your gaze is fixed on one place. What shape your lips take. So, just a little, I’ve come to understand you for looking at Yoo Shinwoo sunbae that way.”

Jungmin let out a dry laugh at Kim Joohwan’s absurd words.

“You’re messing with me right now, aren’t you?”

“Of course not. I’m being serious.”

He’s definitely messing with me.

Thinking that, Jungmin suddenly felt like he had become Kim Joohwan’s plaything, and it put him in a bad mood.

“Ah, Yoo Shinwoo sunbae scored a goal.”

“What?!”

At Kim Joohwan’s words, Jungmin quickly turned his gaze to the sports field. Yoo Shinwoo, still sparkling and shining, was celebrating the victory and laughing with his friends. Seeing that, Jungmin’s mood lifted as well, and he no longer cared whether Kim Joohwan was staring holes into him from the side. And so, they spent the season with their gazes crossing past each other.

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“Ah…”

Jungmin blinked his stiff eyes, trying to get his vision in focus. The hospital…. He had vaguely registered it was a hospital in the early morning, but he didn’t think it would really be a hospital. The good thing was, his condition was better than it had been at dawn. His throat hurt less, and thanks to the painkillers, the pain in his body was also reduced.

“Ugh.”

He wanted to sit up because his back ached from lying down for so long, but his body wouldn’t move. Left with no choice but to borrow the power of machinery, he pressed the bed control button to raise his upper body.

“Haah…”

Now he felt like he could live. There was no need to even think, how on earth did I end up here…. He knew better than anyone why he was here. He had made a deal with Kim Joohwan. He took the drug, mixed bodies with him, or rather, had sex, and received his semen.

Jungmin looked down at his own hands. Had he become an omega? No, even if his body ached, his fundamental nature didn’t seem to have changed. He never had any expectation that it would change from the very beginning, anyway. For now, he should probably be grateful that he was still alive without side effects, despite having been administered a drug of unknown identity.

“Want some water?”

He was startled by the voice that suddenly spoke up. Kim Joohwan was sitting on the sofa. Since when had he been there?

Even though Jungmin didn’t answer, Kim Joohwan moved on his own and brought him water. At the cup he offered, Jungmin looked at Kim Joohwan once.

“Come closer.”

He was barely able to make a sound. Kim Joohwan came a little closer.

“Bend down.”

As soon as he bent his waist, Jungmin punched him hard in the cheek with his fist. But no matter how hard he hit, it wasn’t even a tenth of his usual strength. There was no way Kim Joohwan would even flinch.

“Ouch.”

Knowing it didn’t hurt at all, Jungmin hit the other side once more. Only after being hit one more time did Kim Joohwan lightly caress his cheek and straighten his body.

“Feel better? Then drink your water.”

“Offer your face. I’m going to hit you at least ten more times.”

At Jungmin’s words, Kim Joohwan shrugged and bent down again.

“Hit me as much as you want.”

Jungmin hit Kim Joohwan’s cheek a couple more times. If he had his way, he’d hit him dozens of times, but his arms had no strength left. Instead, he grabbed Kim Joohwan by the collar.

“You son of a bitch. I know I said I’d do it, but you shouldn’t treat me like this. Did I say I’d be your fucking toilet?”

“I was desperate.”

Kim Joohwan, who had been quietly offering his cheek like Heungbu, spoke to Jungmin with his eyes slightly downcast.

“What?”

“I said I was desperate.”

“Desperate for what?”

“To have sex with you, sunbae.”

This bastard would sometimes blurt out unbelievably obnoxious things that were genuinely creepy. That’s why Jungmin could never tell if he was being serious or joking. It was the same now. He didn’t know how to respond to what Kim Joohwan had just said, so he just stared at him blankly.

Seeing this, Kim Joohwan smirked, straightened up, and stood. Then he offered the water to Jungmin again.

“Don’t think too deeply about it. It’s exactly what it sounds like. I haven’t been able to get off lately…. How could I possibly hold back when you spread your legs right in front of my eyes, telling me to eat you up?”

That figures.

“I admit I was rough. But as you know, sunbae, I’m not exactly a gentleman in bed. Didn’t you know that to some extent?”

That was true. That time back then, he hadn’t been very gentle either. It was close to violence then, too.

“Fuck, but still, there’s a limit, isn’t there?!”

His bottom must have been torn. That must be why there was a pad down there. A sudden wave of embarrassment washed over Jungmin, and he shook his head. No. This was something he decided to do. So he had to be prepared for this kind of treatment.

“So? You don’t want to do it anymore?”

And then, as if he had noticed Jungmin’s confused state of mind, Kim Joohwan spoke probingly. At times like this, he had the rational suspicion that Kim Joohwan might have the ability to read his mind.

“I’m going to do it.”

“Let’s confirm one more thing. We don’t know when this will end; are you going to continue?”

“It ends when one thing happens. When a perfectly matched omega for Shinwoo hyung appears.”

“And if that doesn’t happen, you’ll keep trying? You don’t know what the side effects of the drug might be.”

“I’m prepared for it.”

“…Okay. Then do me one favor, sunbae. This is a secret. Only you and I know about it. Well, if you must, it’s okay to tell Yoo Shinwoo sunbae. But if possible, it would be best if we two are the only ones who know. Nothing good will come from others finding out, you agree with that, don’t you?”

Who on earth would he tell this to? Jungmin nodded.

“This hospital room will be kept empty exclusively for you, sunbae. Ah, one more person will know. Dr. Kim Ari will treat you in case of an emergency. So if there’s anything wrong with your body, come running here immediately. Ah, and let me make this clear, the only person who sleeps with you must be me. I have no intention of sharing a hole with another guy.”

“You said one thing. Do you realize you just gave me three conditions?”

“Ah, did I? Then let’s make it three. If you just follow these three, I’ll also cooperate fully until you become an omega, sunbae. The drug, of course, will be free of charge.”

Jungmin nodded and then finally snatched the water cup Kim Joohwan was holding and drank from it.

“Let me ask for one favor.”

“Sunbae. That’s not a good deal for me.”

“Then I’ll add one more thing.”

“Let me hear it first and then I’ll decide.”

“Continue the search for an omega who matches Shinwoo hyung.”

“We already talked about the condition for stopping, so I understand that. I’ll do that for you as a service. It’s something we need anyway.”

Was everything settled now? Jungmin suddenly felt an intense wave of fatigue, perhaps from the aftermath of tensing his body. As if noticing, Kim Joohwan put the cup down on the table and pressed the bed button to let Jungmin’s upper body lie down comfortably.

“Ah, I’ve already told your home and the hospital, sunbae. You can rest for two more days.”

“…Huh? What did you tell them?”

Jungmin fought to keep his drooping eyes open and asked Kim Joohwan.

“I told your family you wouldn’t be able to come home for a while because you’re helping with research lab work, and I told the hospital something similar.”

“Heh…”

It wasn’t exactly a lie.

“But they all did seem to wonder why I was the one contacting them.”

“Mm…”

That would make sense. With his eyes now completely closed, Jungmin nodded and soon fell asleep, his breathing even.