Chapter 10 (1/2)

Myohan didn’t hesitate to walk away. He didn’t have to hear more of what Sajun was saying, nor did he have any reason to listen. He regretted coming and wasting his time. He turned to go home, but then the wind carried Sajun’s voice to his ears.

“I heard you’re looking for the twelve zodiac animals?”

That made Myohan’s feet stop immediately. How did he know about it? Had he heard him and the others talking at the library? Or by the taps? He could make more than one or two guesses.

Sajun smiled like a serpent and took a step towards him. He said soothingly, “Let me help you.”

“No.”

The reply came without any hesitation. Myohan retrieved his bag without even looking at Sajun.

“Is that all? I’m going, then.”

“But then people will find out you’re a cat.”

Sajun could hear the sound of a breeze. It all happened in the blink of an eye. Myohan came to him and grabbed him by his collar.

Sajun had no choice but to bend his back, surprised by the unexpected, but then Myohan looked into his eyes. His lips curled up.

“Hey.”

Sajun couldn’t avoid his gaze. Myohan’s light-colored eyes glared fiercely. His growling voice gave him chills.

Sajun had looked at Myohan as a predator, but now, for the first time, he could feel the fear of a prey. Myohan grabbed his collar even tighter. He calmly said, “You might actually get killed, you know.”

He was getting really angry. He could move on after one or two insults, but this was too much. No one liked to be ignored.

He had decided to listen to Sajun because he felt somewhat guilty for kicking his balls, but the damn snake kept talking shit to the very end. There was a river right under them, so he was going to throw him down and go home.

His anger completely froze Sajun. It felt just like what he had felt when the man threatened to make snake wine with him earlier. He was losing breath because of Myohan’s hand holding his collar. But then,

“Meow.”

They could hear pitiful cry of a cat. It close enough,as they both could hear it. They looked down to the river at the same time.

“That’s…!”

Myohan let go of Sajun immediately. And at the same time, Sajun’s eyes widened.

“O Myohan!”

It all happened so quickly. They saw a little kitten in the river, Myohan let go of Sajun, threw his bag away, and didn’t hesitate to jump down.

Splash!

Sajun urgently reached down, but then Myohan came up again, breathing hard.

Water came up almost to his chin. Myohan waded through water to the kitten and grabbed it.

It clung to his hand desperately.

“Hey, snake!”

Myohan came out of the river and shouted to Sajun. He was coughing because water had gotten into his mouth and nose right after he dived in.

He raised the kitten high and pulled his wet hair back, making drops of water run down his tender cheek.

“What are you doing? Take it.”

Sajun stretched a hand down, nearly dazed. He succeeded in taking the cat and held it awkwardly.

It must have just been born, as it was only the size of a palm. Myohan checked the cat was safe, and then he stretched his neck, coughing.

As he could jump down from the sixth floor, jumping down a little more than two meters was a piece of cake. He bent down to measure the height, and then he lightly jumped.

“I don’t have time to play your game.”

He was as soaked as the kitten. Water fell from his soft hair to his face, which irritated him. he pulled his hair back, making water leave marks on the bridge floor.

“If you want to say that I’m a cat, do it. I can just transfer to another school.”

He rummaged through his bag, found a hoodie, and took the kitten from Sajun. He carefully held it. The kitten had been shuddering after falling into cold water, so it soon cuddled into his arms.

“And as for the twelve zodiac animals, I will find them on my own.”

Sajun said nothing. Myohan took his bag and held the hoodie with the kitten in it with one hand. Then he looked straight at Sajun. His wet, fluttering eyelashes were so charming that Sajun wanted to devour them in one gulp.

“So take care of your lustful yourself.”

Myohan’s eyes didn’t tremble. He wasn’t angry anymore, nor did he feel good about saving the cat. He was just calm.

“Bye.”

After that, Myohan left, this time for real. Sajun felt like laughing. Myohan hated water so much that even he could see it, but he had jumped without hesitation just to save a cat.