Chapter 37 (2/2)

“I can’t do that?” Sinsul asked innocently. He still didn’t have a single thought. Myohan put a hand on his forehead to see Chookjae blinking in shock. So he smelled like cow. Sinsul exchanged looks with Chookjae and asked away.

“Why?”

“….No, it’s nothing.”

Myohan had been too impatient that he couldn’t even think of talking to Chookjae about it. He just watched him from the back, thinking of getting proof and blackmailing him with it. But now…. He just sighed, suddenly feeling really tired. O Shin muttered, “Piece of cake.”

Myohan shook his head and looked at Sinsul. If he had recognized the cow smell on Chookjae, then he had transformed quite recently.

“What makes you become a cow?”

Sinsul scratched his head, of course not knowing the answer. Chookjae finally opened his mouth only then. He looked down and said, “I don’t know.”

Sinsul smiled awkwardly. Well, he doesn’t know! But at the same time, Myohan frowned even harder.

“You don’t know?”

“Yeah.”

He stood up and went to Chookjae. He flinched and looked back at him. Myohan stared into his eyes from a close distance, and then he frowned again. It wasn’t like he could read minds or something, but Chookjae didn’t seem to be lying. He really didn’t know what made him become a cow. He added, “I’ve never seen myself become a cow.”

“….Hey, do you know how old that smell is?”

Sinsul sniffed Chookjae again. Chookjae stepped back a little, not liking it.

“It’s about… a couple of hours old.”

O Shin grabbed Myohan’s arm and pulled him in. Myohan had to sit down on his desk. Chookjae just nodded.

“What the?”

He thought he had the cow, but it turned out he didn’t. There were just too many paradoxes. Chookjae didn’t know what made him transform, and yet Sinsul could smell cow on him.

“So you turn into a cow without knowing it?”

Myohan asked to check. Sinsul quickly nodded instead of Chookjae. Myohan sighed and said, “Then you probably think Sinsul is talking bullshit.”

“…I can ruminate.”

This time, it was Myohan’s turn to be surprised. Chookjae put a hand on his neck and repeated it.

“I can ruminate.”

“Ha!”

O Shin hid behind Myohan and laughed. He was sneering, but Chookjae didn’t care. He said he thought everyone did it and looked away. He looked somewhat embarrassed. Myohan told O Shin to stop laughing and looked at Chookjae with narrowed eyes.

“Even with that, how can you believe a human can turn into an animal?”

“Oh, um…”

Sinsul just scratched his cheek, looking troubled. He was wondering if he should talk or not. But Myohan gave him a deadly gaze that said, ‘Start talking unless you want to die.’ Chookjae nodded, so he had to speak.

“Chookjae and I drank booze together!”

“What?”

Someone exclaimed with shock and anger, but it wasn’t Myohan.

“You two drank what?”

Both Sinsul and Chookjae looked back at the voice. Yuja was standing there.

“What did you say, Byeon Sinsul? Say that again.”

They could almost see the dark aura coming out of him. Myohan quickly looked away to show he had nothing to do with it. O Shin was also looking out the window. Yuja approached them and he grabbed Sinsul’s collar in a flash. Then he glared at Myohan.

“Myohan.”

“I’m innocent.”

He raised his both hands to assert his innocence. Yuja turned to Chookjae and flicked a finger at him.

“Both of you are going to have a little talk with me.”

Just like that, the two were dragged out. It would have been better to be caught by the teacher, but since it was Yuja, they were not coming back any time soon. After the storm, Myohan just sat there blankly, and then he tilted his head backwards. O Shin got up a little to kiss his cheek.

“With such boys as your classmates, you’ll never be bored.”

“I wish I could be bored.”