Chapter 42 (2/2)

“Now, what kind of bullshit is that?”

That came from Myo Cheong. Jino also couldn’t believe it either. Myohan frowned and told him to do it. His charisma overwhelmed Jino and he looked down and said,

“….Cats are not cute at all.”

1, 2, 3. Jino counted the seconds with closed eyes, but then his eyes snapped open. He jumped to his feet, looking down at his hands. All the boys, except for Jagyeom, were shocked to see it. Jino started to jump up and down excitedly, but then Myo Cheong kicked him with all his might. He was aiming for Jino’s manhood, and he fell to the floor immediately and wailed. Myohan looked at the clock once more and started to explain.

“You must know the twelve zodiac animals each have time. Ja Time, Chook Time, In Time, and Myo Time.”

“Are you talking about that ancient time system they used to use?”

“Yes, Sinsul. Your dog time is Sul Time.”

O shin looked away and laughed after hearing ‘your dog time.’ Jagyeom also muttered about it.

“In that time, you won’t transform.”

“What?”

This time, Myo Cheong got to his feet. He looked down at Jino’s head, but then he tumbled down again. Jino got surprised and held him.

“Then… Shit, something did happen then!”

“…In Sa Time, you won’t become a snake even if you touch snow. In Sul Time, you won’t become a dog even if you get drunk. In Ja Time, you won’t become a rat even if you get wet. I’ve checked.”

Myo Cheong yelled at him not to change to the subject, but Myohan just ignored him. Sajun covered Myo Cheong’s mouth and forced him to sit down. Myohan looked at him as he wriggled and spoke grimly.

“If you don’t calm down, I’ll turn you into a rabbit.”

“Agh!”

“Or I’ll prove it in Myo Time.”

Myo Cheong froze immediately. Myohan’s light-colored eyes said he meant it. He bit Sajun’s hand hard (Ouch!) to get back his freedom and became quiet. He knew Myohan was capable of keeping his words. He recalled how he had kissed him without any hesitation in that prince costume. He covered his mouth and shook his head with a sigh.

“Heh heh, then I can drink in Sul Time…”

“I will tell Yuja.”

“Just kidding, just kidding.”

But Jino and Sajun weren’t as enthusiastic about it, as not transforming for two hours a day wasn’t going to do them much good. It wasn’t a big change unless it was directly related to something essential for living, like Jagyeom said.

“And now, about the sheep.”

Myohan recalled the student he had seen at the hospital. They went to the same school and as their gym suits were of same color, they were probably in the same grade. It was possible that one of the boys here knew him.

“I think I’ve found a suspect.”

“Who is it?”

“I don’t know his family name, but…”

He could remember his sister’s voice calling him, and how he had muttered about being sick of it with hollow eyes. He shook his head to dismiss it.

“His sister called him Miho.”

“Oh, he’s in my class.”

Myohan was right, one of them did know him. It was Jagyeom. He smiled awkwardly after getting all the attention.

“We’re in the same class. His name is Miho. Gu Miho.”

“His name’s Gu Miho? Like the nine-tailed fox. That’s one weird name.”

“What are we then?”

Sajun’s question brought silence into the room. Jagyeom and Myo Cheong frowned at the same time. Lee Jagyeom, Myo Cheong, and even Byeon Sinsul were in the room. Myo Cheong said he couldn’t say such thing in front of them, but Sinsul just said, “Yeah! A bunch of weird names!”

“….No, I meant, ugh.”

He must have cotton candy for a brain. Myo Cheong complained so. Myohan stopped them and nodded to Jagyeom, inviting him to tell them more.