Chapter 21 (2/2)

Myohan nodded to Jagyeom’s question. O Shin wasn’t at school. It had never happened since he became a student at Myohan’s school. He wasn’t at home, and he wasn’t at school.

Myohan had so many questions to ask, but no one to ask. He wished he knew O Shin’s number. He didn’t realize that not knowing his contact information would be such a problem.

He thought of him, staring into the air. What came to his mind first was his black eyes. And then his sharp nose and soft lips. He realized O Shin was quite good-looking, although it wasn’t a hard thing to know. Why had he disliked him at first?

‘They’re all in this school…’

Anyway, now he had an important lead. The twelve zodiac animals were all in his school, which meant he could find them all by looking closely at every student.

According to what he could learn from the three he had caught so far, each of them tended to resemble the animal’s appearance and its habits. Myohan was no exception.

Then it had to be simple. Learn about the nine remaining animals, find out who looked and acted like that, and narrow it down. It was still going to be difficult, but he now had more hope than before.

“So, you think Choi Jino is the horse?” Myo Cheong asked, not so surprised. Myohan frowned and replied after a short pause.

“…mm-hmm.”

As all the students had gone down for lunch, no one was left in Myohan’s homeroom except for Myohan and who he had called. Myo Cheong looked down the window, spotted a shadow running along the racing tracks, and muttered, “He does look like a horse, but…”

Myohan remembered Sinsul saying Choi Jino ran in the school yard during lunchtime, and he had been watching him for two days. He called Myo Cheong, who knew more about Jino, and the two others to spy on the potential horse.

“Hey, bun, is there anything else?”

He had suspicions, but no clear proof. Well, it wasn’t like a horse was an animal with distinct characteristics. There were way too many boys who looked like horses, and Myohan’s conscience didn’t let him be sure just because Jino was good at running.

If O Shin were here, I could ask how to recognize the horse. Myohan couldn’t help but think so. He surely would have given him a hint to be sure of. The animal instincts deep inside Myohan were yelling Jino was the horse, but he needed better proof.

“Shit, he’s good at running, that’s all. I’ve known him for only three months.”

“Then do you know anything about other animals?”

“Of course not!” he grunted. As he had been forced against his will to join the quest for finding the twelve, he still didn’t seem so happy about it. Myohan gave up asking his opinion and rested his chin on a hand.

“Well, there’s one thing I can think of about a horse.” Sajun said slyly and hugged Myohan from behind. Jagyeom shook his head at his unyielding spirit. Myohan found getting away from him too bothersome, so he just followed Jino with his gaze.

Normally, O Shin would have thrown Sajun away, but as he was absent, he couldn’t. With Myohan now in his arms, Sajun put his chin on his head and grinned.

“Stamina.”

“I’ve been wondering for some time, but he’s a pervert, isn’t he?”

As soon as Sajun said the word, a cynical voice asked the question. Jagyeom made a vague smile that was neither acknowledgement nor denial. He was too afraid of Sajun to say yes, and had too much of a conscience to say no. But Sajun didn’t care and went on.

“Well, horses are known for two things. Stamina, and a huge sized you-know-what.”

“Size….”

Myohan’s pupils instantly narrowed. Myo Cheong frowned and rubbed his arm to see it. He recalled how Myohan had kissed him to capture him. He glanced, hoping and thinking it couldn’t be what he was thinking, but then his lips curled up.

“Well, it makes sense.”

“What the- what are you going to do to him?”

Myo Cheong made a fuss and stomped his feet. Myohan chuckled and looked at the rabbit. He had to be teasing. Sajun reached out for Myohan’s chin. He grabbed it and smiled, “Then, why don’t you do it with me first, as prac… Aah!”

Myohan threw his head backward, hitting Sajun’s chin. The snake moaned in pain. Myohan snorted.

“Don’t you dare cross the line.”

“Uuugh…”

Sajun backed off. Myo Cheong gave a pathetic look to the molester who was punished for his deeds.