Don't You Need an Omega Lucky Charm - Chapter 13.1
“If you come, Senior, we have so many stories to tell that even staying up all night won’t be enough.”
Listening to Kim Hyeongyu’s coaxing, Ha-on’s eyes narrowed.
Just until a moment ago, he was coaxing him by offering to pay for the second round, and now what? So many stories that staying up all night won’t be enough?
How long is he planning to stay together with Cha Jeongwon to act like that?
And seeing him try so much harder than he did with him, Ha-on felt he had given in far too easily.
“Those many stories…”
Cha Jeongwon brought up a portion of what Kim Hyeongyu had said. Perhaps because it felt like a stepping stone to accept the proposal, everyone listening secretly held their breath.
“Hearing that I’d have to listen all night made me want to go even less. I’m not going.”
At the refusal that bordered on a plot twist, Kim Hyeongyu wore a dumbfounded expression. Ha-on inwardly felt refreshed.
As expected, Cha Jeongwon wasn’t only acting prickly toward him. A strange sense of gratification washed over him.
“…What am I thinking right now?”
Just now, he thought he seemed way too much like a pervert.
‘Anyway, since he said he isn’t coming.’
If he had said he was coming, he might have drunk beer through his nose while worrying about that man.
It was right then.
“You…”
Cha Jeongwon’s gaze shifted to Ha-on.
“Me? Ah, I am currently being dragged along against my will.”
He pointed at Kim Hyeongyu with his chin.
“Yes, that’s right. I am dragging him along. Senior, if by any chance you change your mind…”
“There’s no chance of that changing.”
His refusal was firm as well. No one had anything left to say. Only awkward silence hovered between the three.
“Then… I will be heading off first.”
Ha-on wrapped up the conversation awkwardly.
Cha Jeongwon stood there without any particular reply.
Leaving him behind, Ha-on quickly left the building.
‘He said he wasn’t coming.’
He clearly heard it with both of his ears.
Today, he would not be going to the same place as him. So it seemed there would be no reason to run into him on the street either. Cha Jeongwon also seemed to have a strong determination to avoid Ha-on.
As long as an accidental mishap didn’t occur, that is.
That was enough. For today at least, he just needed to drink beer without any accidents and go home.
Wanting to believe that, Ha-on became needlessly more meticulous.
On the way to the pub, he stopped by a convenience store first. One hangover relief drink, one bottle of water, and a heat cycle suppressant that could be bought in the pharmacy section.
Even though he thought it wasn’t particularly necessary since there was still a lot of time left before his cycle returned, his body had been strangely sensitive these past few days. Whether it was because of Cha Jeongwon’s pheromones or if the series of events that erupted continuously had worked his body into a state of excitement.
Ha-on twiddled with the packaging once more in front of the cashier for no reason before eventually paying for the suppressant as well. Even while knowing the saying that too much is as bad as too little.
***
The evening air was chillier than during the day.
People were gathered in front of the pub whose sign light had gone out halfway.
“Let’s go in.”
After scanning the sign up and down once, Kim Hyeongyu opened the door. Thanks to the door, the noise that had been concealed grew distinctly louder.
“It already started.”
Inside, students whose faces were already familiar were seated.
“Kim Hyeongyu, Yoon Ha-on! Over here.”
“Hello.”
“Come quickly.”
At the voices calling out to the two, it was to the point that other people turned around to look.
“Ah, so hectic.”
While Ha-on expressed disgust, Kim Hyeongyu pointed to one side.
“The freshmen are over there. Let’s go.”
“You go by yourself. I’m staying here.”
Ha-on threw his bag onto a corner table near the pillar right next to him. It was the kind of seat that was somewhat hidden if one leaned against the wall.
“Hey, today is the welcome party. Let’s at least see the kids’ faces.”
“I am looking at them. If you want to see them up close, you go.”
Ha-on waved his hand nonchalantly.
“I’ll drink some beer here and leave early. Have fun.”
Kim Hyeongyu clicked his tongue.
“Seriously, you only pull back at times like this.”
Even while grumbling, Kim Hyeongyu eventually walked over toward the freshmen’s table. Perhaps due to his high sociability, the freshmen also seemed to welcome Kim Hyeongyu.
Ha-on sat alone at the corner table. He ordered beer and picked at the basic side dishes.
And as he took the quickly served beer and swallowed a sip, the thrilling carbonation scraped down his throat.
“Ah, seriously… It feels damn good.”
The beer… no, the kiss.
Recalling his honest impression, Ha-on wiped his dry face with one hand.
In fact, all the way coming here, he had been thinking only of Cha Jeongwon.
And the accident that happened in that pitch-black elevator.
