The Sleepwalker’s Mansion Chapter 40

“…Yes?”

Yubin grabbed Doeon’s wrist with savage force. Not knowing the reason, the place he was dragged to was the guest room on the first floor where Yubin and Taeoh were staying. As soon as the door was flung wide open, a fresh wood scent mixed with the thousand-mile fragrance pheromone smell rushed into his nostrils.

The two scents mixed pheromone was a smell that stimulated instincts. He had never thought of such a thing even once, but perhaps because of Doha, he had opened his eyes to a world he was not supposed to know. Like secretly peeking at the two people’s lovemaking scene, the back of his neck grew hot.

Placing Doeon a little away in one corner of the room and opening the closet door, Yubin rummaged through the closet for a while before taking out a black suit case.

“It’s a gift I received, but it’s too small for me. It seems like it would fit Young Master Doeon well. Would you like to try it on?”

“I-It’s fine….”

“Don’t say that and try it on once.”

Suddenly coming close and pulling his wrist with force, he had no choice but to be dragged powerlessly in front of him once again. Yubin opened the suit case and took out the suit inside it. It was a navy suit with a fine check pattern. Yubin handed over the suit hanging on the hanger without any hesitation.

“Try it on.”

“H-Here?”

“Yes. We’re both men, so what’s the big deal?”

At the confident answer, Doeon lost for words. He couldn’t openly refuse in front of the face that was smiling at him. The excessive kindness was not entirely welcome. That said, he couldn’t undress in front of Yubin watching either. Doeon swallowed his dry saliva several times before he could finally spit out his own words.

“If you go out, I’ll try it on….”

“You’re so full of shyness. Alright. I’ll go out.”

Thud. Only after confirming that the door had closed did he unfold the suit he had received. Haah, a long sigh escaped naturally. He was at a loss because he had never worn such a suit before. What should he put on first. He should start with the white shirt hanging inside the top, probably. Like shedding his skin, he took off the clothes he was wearing and draped the shirt over his shoulders. The fit was a little large, but it seemed like it would be okay if he folded the sleeves to wear it.

Fumbling, he threaded his legs into the unfamiliar fabric. The fabric that clung tightly to his skinny legs was chillingly cold. He put on the suit top over the shirt and looked at the mirror attached inside the closet, and an unfamiliar image of himself came into view. Is this right. Feeling awkwardly out of place for no reason, he was pulling out the inner sleeve when suddenly the door opened.

“I knew it would fit perfectly, Young Master Doeon. Clothes are wings, wings! It suits you so well!”

Yubin, who was making a big fuss, rushed over like lightning and scanned up and down the body of Doeon, who was standing there hesitantly. Heat rose to his face from the burdensome gaze, and the back of his head tightened. He could not distinguish whether the exaggerated praise was genuine or if he was being teased.

“I am really fine… Could I change back into my original clothes.”

“Don’t even think of greeting the guests in such dull clothes.”

His words were completely blocked by the firm answer. Today in particular, Yubin was being unusually cumbersome, standing close and beginning to scrutinize his face intently. As he only swallowed his dry saliva from the inexplicable tension, Yubin murmured lowly as if talking to himself.

“I’ve never seen a beta who looks like Young Master Doeon.”

Betas are not made according to some special specification either. Isn’t it that appearances can all be different. While he was hesitating and selecting what to say, Yubin brought his face close enough that it seemed like it would touch. The pheromone that Yubin exhaled as if showing off seeped deep into his nasal cavity.

“Wh-Why are you doing this…!”

Startled, he took one step back, and Yubin was pulling up the corner of his mouth and smiling.

“With Young Master Doeon’s level, even as a beta, there would be no problem seducing a dominant alpha.”

“……!”

Did the quick-witted Yubin perhaps smell his pheromone scent. It would be difficult to smell the recessive omega’s pheromone from him who was covered in Doha’s pheromone. Even so, unable to let his mind rest easy, Doeon had no choice but to tightly grip the nerve strings that felt like they would tear into strands.

“…D-Don’t say such words.”

Is he mocking me. Trying to hide his flustered demeanor, he smirked and stretched out his plump lips.

“Don’t be so scared. Young Master Doeon. I am telling you this so that you can do well.”

“…….”

As if it were no big deal, pretending to look out for him, Yubin changed the topic. In that moment of letting his guard down, a rough hand seized his wrist and soon dragged him toward the outside of the door.

“L-Mr. Lawyer, why are you doing this…!”

“Because it’s a waste for me to see it alone.”

“Wa-Wait a moment, let go of this…!”

His strength was so great that he had no choice but to be dragged along helplessly. In front of Doeon, who had been dragged out to the living room powerlessly, he saw his dad who was receiving Jeong Taeseok’s report. Yubin’s mouth was hooked up to his ears like a dog that met its owner.

“Mr. Representative, please look at this.”

“……?”

“Young Master Doeon. He just changed clothes, but the atmosphere has changed, right?”

If there was a mouse hole, he wanted to hide in it even if it was there. He detested drawing others’ attention. His temples throbbed, and he tightly covered his eye area with his palm. But Yubin paid no mind and wrapped his arm around his shoulder, opening his mouth proudly.

“For the party, he has to wear at least this much. Isn’t that right, Mr. Representative?”

Taeoh, who had been listening dryly to Jeong Taeseok’s report, gestured with his hand to make him step back and turned his gaze toward Doeon. The previously expressionless eyes soon drew a round arc. He crossed his arms and scanned Doeon from top to bottom. His nape gradually heated up from the gaze that seemed to be looking over slowly.

“It suits you well.”

Unable to find a place to rest his eyes from the gaze that seemed to pierce through, his pupils wandered here and there. Why is it trembling like this. He hoped his dad would turn his gaze away quickly.

“It’s my discernment, Mr. Representative. I did well, right? Please praise me.”

“Yes. You did well.”

Only after receiving Taeoh’s praise in the end could he escape from Yubin’s hook-like arm. It felt like his pheromone had rubbed off on the area that had been pressed together even for a moment, so Doeon brushed off his shoulder.

“What’s with all the fuss?”

At that time, Doha came out from his own room and, upon seeing the three gathered in the living room, approached. Yubin, overflowing with attention-seeking tendencies, busily boasted his own creation to Doha as well, as if he would not miss the opportunity.

“Young Master Doha! Look at Young Master Doeon. He’s cool, right!”

“…….”

Doha swept his gaze over Doeon once and then openly frowned as if he did not like it at all. Why are you making a face that looks worse than mine.

“It doesn’t suit you.”

The guy said in a tone devoid of any emotion. It was a chilling tone that would make even Yubin feel awkward. He had not expected any particular reaction, but he felt just as awkward.

“You’re joking right now, right? Even the representative praised that it suits you well?”

“You two must both have poor eyesight.”

“Really, my eyesight is fine? I am telling you my eyes are accurate!”

At Yubin’s aggrieved tone, Doha squinted one eye as if it were noisy and squished his cheek. As if wanting to prove that Doha’s eyes were wrong, Yubin seized the wrist of Doeon, who was trying to back away stealthily, and planted him squarely in front of Doha.

“Look. How pretty it is. If you just fix the hair a bit, it’s perfect. This outfit will definitely be enough for you to meet your match today!”

“Mr. Lawyer, you are the one getting out, if you keep that up.”

“Yes? What did you say?”

Leaving behind Yubin who was sullenly sticking out his lips and rapidly blinking his eyes, Doha leisurely disappeared into the kitchen. Doha’s provocation ended up only stimulating Yubin’s competitive spirit. Yubin gripped his upper arm tightly and said, with his double-lidded eyes fiercely wide open and deeply creased.

“I will definitely make a boyfriend for Young Master Doeon today.”

“I-It’s fine though….”

In front of those fiercely blazing pupils, he felt just like a rabbit caught in a snare. In the end, Doeon was dragged back to the room again and had sticky hair wax applied even to his hair, with his bangs swept over his forehead. The touch that rubbed his palms with the wax and arranged his bangs was unusually devoted, to the point that Doeon did not know what to do with himself.

“They say that handsome people look even more handsome with their forehead exposed, and Young Master Doeon is exactly that type.”

“…….”

Since he had never seriously thought about his own appearance even once, it felt like Yubin was just continuing to toy with him. Is it fun to play house with a clueless gentleman who knows nothing about fashion. He could not fathom Yubin’s true feelings at all.

Having possessed a hair stylist and fiddled with Doeon’s hair for a long while until his own waist grew stiff, Yubin finally released him.

“Young Master Doeon, if there is someone you like at the party today, you have to tell me first!”

He repeated the exact same words while affixing his gaze on himself reflected in the mirror. Words like mate or boyfriend. Doha has had a fiancée since he was young, so perhaps he is free from such nagging. If he said he did not want it, he would probably grab him and carry on with mental indoctrination for hours. It would be troublesome if his mind grew muddled from Yubin’s verbal assault.

“Yes….”

“Good. If you just say the word, I will lay the bridge for you!”

“…….”

He could not add any more words to that smiling face. The area behind his eyeballs felt scratchily tight. The things Yubin was saying had no sense of reality. Even supposing there was someone he liked, for him who was hiding his recessive traits and illness, it was a story from another world. Even if he formed a marriage alliance thanks to Taeoh’s family, the moment his traits or illness was discovered later, it would all be over. His very existence was no different from the reverse scale in this household.

Coming out of Yubin’s room, he climbed up to the second floor with tired steps. He wanted to rest inside his room quickly. But upon seeing the shadow standing blankly in front of his own room on the second floor, he had no choice but to halt his steps abruptly. It was Doha. Doha seemed somehow lost deep in thought, and also somehow anxious.

He was leaning his back against the door, and upon seeing him arrive, he straightened his upper body and came over to his side.

“What the hell is that getup.”

“My, what’s wrong with my getup….”

His pupils shook busily, with nowhere to go, from the sneering tone. The gray irises scanned from the hair that had wax applied to it down to his toes, then curved his lips softly and chuckled, pfft.

“Trying to seduce a new cock?”

“…Don’t talk like that.”

A dark shadow covered his forehead. To escape from the demon that seemed like it would pounce at any moment, he took one step backward, but Doha was faster. The vicious grip of the palm that seized his skinny wrist like a snare was fierce.

“Ah, it hurts…!”

“Did you receive instruction from Jeong Yubin on techniques to seduce alphas? Why is your hair like that?”

“Th-This, let go!”

He pulled his arm to escape from the grip, but the seized wrist did not budge an inch. Tears quickly clouded his eyes. Why is this guy doing this to me. Why does he keep pushing to the limit and tormenting me to no end. What did I do wrong. Do I not please him that much. Because I am a recessive omega, does he look down on me and use that as a weakness to grip the collar and shake me around as he pleases.

“Tell me. I am asking if you are going to turn your hole toward another guy.”

“Wh-Whether I turn it or not, what business is it of yours!”

A shrill voice was yanked out from deep within his throat. A feeling as if his insides were getting all tangled up in a mess came over him. He could not understand Doha, who would open his body at his own whim and trample it, when no one else did such a thing, yet who threatened him by asking if he would go to another person.

“Ha, it’s got nothing to do with me?”

“Y-Yes! Whether I tu-turn my ho-hole or not, what business is it of yours. You have a fiancée yourself…!”

Moreover, is it not something he should not be doing to me when he has had a fiancée since childhood. No, setting aside the presence or absence of a fiancée, doing this to his brother was something that could only be called utter madness. Doha drew in a deep breath and said, as if exploding.

“Does that matter?”

“It does.”

“Whether I have a fiancée or hold a wedding ceremony right here this instant, the fact that hyung is my cock house does not change.”

Each word that he chewed and spat out became a sharp knife that stabbed into his heart. Am I just a mere disposal hole and cock house to him, nothing more and nothing less. His body trembled, filled with anger. With his other hand, he forcefully pried off the palm that was firmly wrapped around his wrist.

“Get this off…!”