There’s no normal person who talks about “the pleasure of breaking” someone’s ankle. Among many other reasons, that’s why Baek Sahyun could be called abnormal among the abnormal, a psychopath among psychopaths.
I still couldn’t forget the scene where Chae Eunwoo’s ankle was broken. Baek Sahyun moving his hands mercilessly and the screams that filled the pages densely. Me flipping through the pages while dripping cold sweat.
But Nam Heejae’s ankle? Why is Nam Heejae’s ankle being mentioned here?
Since I couldn’t understand Baek Sahyun’s statement at all, I couldn’t help but ask.
“…Why?”
It was a simple question of just one syllable. Baek Sahyun stared at me intently. I asked again with a shocked voice.
“Why would you break my ankle?”
Bastard, the person whose ankle you should break is Chae Eunwoo, not Nam Heejae, right? No, wait. Didn’t you already break his ankle? My curiosity grew, but Baek Sahyun remained consistently silent.
He was so silent that I had to wonder if Baek Sahyun had fainted with his eyes open.
“What would I do with Eunwoo’s broken ankle?”
Baek Sahyun, who had been maintaining his composure, finally moved his lips. I pointed out once more.
“And my ankle has a use?”
I made sure to trail off, as if to say I didn’t think so. Then Baek Sahyun explained seriously.
“Many uses. Then you’ll just stay cooped up in the hotel. It’d be nice not having to go through the trouble of looking for you.”
Is this guy really insane? Ahem! My words caught in my throat and I just coughed. At that moment, Baek Sahyun’s hand suddenly reached toward my shoulder. I hurriedly leaned my upper body backward.
“Hey hey, don’t touch me carelessly.”
Perhaps because my tone came out stronger than I intended, Baek Sahyun whispered in a chilling low voice.
“…Heejae, your reactions are strange today.”
Goosebumps ran up my spine. Eyes gleaming with a fierce light looked me up and down.
“It’s strange because you don’t seem like the Nam Heejae I know.”
“……”
“Heejae doesn’t dislike me this much.”
Fuck! This is my mistake. Showing hostility when dealing with the sharp, high-level bastard Baek Sahyun.
And this is essentially inside a novel. A place where those absurd settings like Alpha or Omega have become reality. Wouldn’t it be easier to guess that one person is possessed by another here than in the Korea I used to live in?
If Baek Sahyun starts to suspect, I… would probably be beaten by this guy until I die, or possibly even while dying.
Argh. That must not happen. I could accept being hit by a car as fate, but I didn’t want to be beaten to death by a bastard like Baek Sahyun. Dying from being beaten didn’t sit well with the pride of Jang Woohyun, a former tiger instructor.
“…The same goes for me, man.”
Engulfed in fear, I babbled whatever came to mind to find a way out of the situation. Now even my hands were starting to tremble. Discreetly hiding my convulsing fingers behind me, I lowered my voice significantly.
“I’m feeling the same way about you. You, are you really the Baek Sahyun I knew?”
At that, Baek Sahyun made an expression that seemed slightly bewildered. Soon he retorted.
“What do you mean?”
“I really didn’t want to say this much…”
Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid.
What the hell, I just need to prove that I see through all of Baek Sahyun’s cards. Let him know that I’m definitely not an easy opponent.
“If you get someone pregnant, shouldn’t you at least show some effort to take responsibility till the end?”
The human light completely disappeared from Baek Sahyun’s face. His pupils sank coldly. His face was so stiff like a doll that I was honestly scared, but at this point, it was all or nothing.
“Chae Eunwoo is pregnant. You, Baek Sahyun, are the baby’s father. Am I wrong?”
I pushed forward without giving him any chance.
“When did you two progress that far? It’s ridiculous enough that you broke the ankle of someone who’s pregnant and kicked them out, but I’m also shocked that you two were in that kind of relationship. Fuck, besides all that, how could you get a college student pregnant? Are you going to take responsibility for their life? Not just ruining it?”
Ah, I screwed up. As I spoke, the negative feelings I had toward Baek Sahyun exploded. All the things I always wanted to say while reading the book came tumbling out.
“Did you keep condoms as decoration?”
“……”
“Does the world collapse if you don’t wear one?”
“Heejae.”
“As a man, I know there’s a difference in sensation between wearing one and not, but you shouldn’t turn someone’s decent life into a hellfire just for your pleasure. What sin did Chae Eunwoo commit?”
Chased by urgency, I used an informal speech style all day and night. They say the original Nam Heejae always used a soft and elegant young master-like speech style, but what could I do? There wasn’t even room to act.
As an older brother with a younger sister, I couldn’t help but dislike Baek Sahyun. How could he keep someone who should be walking around a university campus confined to a house and get them pregnant! That’s not what a human should do!
As I was about to add one more word, Baek Sahyun spoke in an eerie tone.
“That’s enough, Nam Heejae.”
“……”
“I’m reaching my limit.”
At the sincere warning, I regained my senses. Baek Sahyun cracked his knuckles and added.
“Why are you staring so blankly? Do you have more to say?”
“Wh-what I mean, man. While the conception of a new life is truly congratulatory…”
Realizing my rashness, I hurriedly tried to recover, but the effect wasn’t very good.
“…I’ll really shut up, Sahyun. Just know that I’m congratulating you.”
The situation seemed to have worsened further. Baek Sahyun’s brow narrowed more than before, and now there was a furrow in his forehead. As he pondered alone in that state, only one thought rose in me.
‘He’s thinking about which tool to beat me with.’
Imagining a wrench pulling out all my upper and lower teeth, I slowly lowered my head.
Since it seemed already ruined, it might be better to just get kidnapped quickly and be rescued by the security team. At least if they come, I could save my life. My limbs would all be broken, but if I diligently received rehabilitation treatment, I might someday be able to live a normal life.
Goodbye, healthy Nam Heejae. Goodbye, healthy me.
“Haha!”
It was when I was enduring the silence, half resigned. Baek Sahyun suddenly burst into a clear laugh. Then he started adding words that seemed out of context.
“Heejae.”
“Huh?”
“Your face looks strange right now.”
“…Huh?”
“It’s too strange. What should I do?”
You’re the strangest one in this novel, you fucking bastard. I wanted to fight back out of frustration, but his innocent eye-smile made me lose my senses.
This guy was truly blessed with a handsome face. Doesn’t he look like a boy who knows nothing when he smiles brightly? How much virtue must he have accumulated in his past life to get such a face?
‘Ah, he’s a novel character so he doesn’t have a past life. Then the author must have created it.’
Baek Sahyun, who had been giggling for a while, caressed my facial skin and asked. His tone was a bit more softened.
“Is it because you’re tired? Your skin looks quite damaged. Did you stay up all night?”
Does it show that the original person is a middle-aged man even when possessed? Anyway, he’s a sharp guy. I carefully pushed his hand away so as not to offend him and answered.
“Yeah. I must have stayed up all night.”
Not me, but the real Nam Heejae. Or maybe he didn’t stay up, but lost energy after meeting you. But I swallowed this sentence. If I revealed the truth, the body owner’s life would be endlessly ruined.
By the way, where did Nam Heejae disappear to, and how did I end up here…
“Heejae!”
While I was briefly lost in thought, Baek Sahyun abruptly shouted and startled me. He even strongly grabbed my chin.
“Nam Heejae!”
At a voice loud enough to burst my eardrums, I reflexively flinched. W-what’s going on?
“Heejaeyah!”
Crazy bastard. What’s wrong with him? Suppressing the curse that rose to the end of my throat, I answered.
“I can hear you fine without you calling like that?”
Then Baek Sahyun responded with his uniquely ticklish voice, as if it had been a joke.
“Now you’re paying attention to me?”
Looking at his smiling face, he seems to be in a good mood.
I was completely confused whether he was an easy person or a difficult one, when a strong impact landed on my forehead. Before I could grasp the situation, a friction sound rang again. Baek Sahyun murmured.
“They say a beating is medicine for a drunkard.”
I was dumbfounded and went over what had just happened.
…Did Baek Sahyun just flick me on the forehead? Can just a forehead flick hurt this much?
It felt like I had been hit with a brick at minimum, and I could naturally expect a bruise on my forehead without even looking in the mirror.
“Be careful with alcohol, Heejae. I’m saying this because it seems like you’ve consumed too much alcohol.”
…Complete bullshit. Alcohol? Nam Heejae’s body only smelled of perfume. Are you just making excuses because you wanted to hit me? While I was thinking in my own way, Baek Sahyun advised.
“I don’t like people who drink.”
