Chapter 55 (1/2)

O Shin’s hand stroked Myohan’s hair. He combed up the soft hair and then leaned forward to kiss his forehead. The kiss was as light as a feather. Myohan slowly blinked.

“The cat is loved by everyone for many reasons.”

O Shin kissed lightly again and again, as if he wanted to leave a mark on him. His lips went away only when they heard noises from the hallway. At the same time, the door was burst open.

“I brought them all!”

Just as Myohan had expected, Sinsul brought all the five. They were each carrying a snack and a soda.

They piled up the duvets in a corner for more space. Now Sinsul was finally getting the second school trip night of his dreams. Even Yuja joined them. Jino proposed playing the Truth Game, but that suggestion was vetoed immediately. Sinsul’s suggestion of playing cards also vanished in the air.

“When the host asked for handsome ones earlier, you went up just because you wanted to, didn’t you?”

“Oh, Shit. See, Jino? Jagyeom’s saying the same thing I said.”

“But Cheong, it is impolite to say such a thing out loud.”

“….You all are being impolite now.”

“Actually, I thought Miho wouldn’t go up!”

“I didn’t want to, but…”

“Our princess beat you all, anyway!”

They poured out soda and drank, even having toasts as if it had been booze. Myohan sighed and shook his head. For Sinsul to stay as a boy, what they were drinking had no alcohol, but for some reason, they were all so excited.

“Hey, I heard them say there would be no inspection today.”

“Oh shit, that pervert’s looking at Myohan again as he speaks.”

“But I heard that too.”

“If Miho heard it, why didn’t I?”

“Cheong, we heard it earlier from our classmates.”

“Yuja, is it real?”

“Probably.”

Myohan had moved away from the crowd and was now lying on the floor again. O Shin asked if he was sleepy and put a duvet on him.

“This is our last school trip, so they’re planning to let us loose a little.”

“Wow, great! Then we can all sleep here together!”

“…Can we?”

“Hey, there are nine of us. We can’t sleep together in this small room.”

“I’m fine with it, as long as I get to sleep next to Myohan…”

“Cheong! You can’t kill!”

“Shit, don’t stop me! I’m going to put an end to that once and for all!”

The noises and excited cries went far away. They became buzzing sounds, and they disappeared when O Shin covered Myohan’s eyes with his huge hands, more so as those voices were now so familiar to him.

They ate and drank and chatted for a long time even after Myohan went to sleep. Sajun almost got killed by Myo Cheong, and Jagyeom almost went back to his room, sick of all that. Miho saw Myohan was sleeping and tried to make them be quiet, but he ended up being held by Sinsul and had to play a game of cards with him. O Shin stayed at Myohan’s side through all of that, and they eventually fell asleep in that room.

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“…So please come up!”

Bang, bang. Myohan could hear the repeated sound. He was tossing and turning while sleeping as he had trouble breathing, and then he realized his body was being held captive by someone and opened his eyes.

“Yuja, please. It’s really urgent,” someone whispered. The banging was Sinsul knocking on the bathroom door. Myohan, who was now stuck between a wall and O Shin, frowned and got up. He could see the boys sleeping behind O Shin.

“They’re all sleeping. Yuja-”

Sinsul was now almost crying. So they all ended up sleeping together. Myohan frowned to find that out. He got up slowly and went to the bathroom door.

“Hey.”

“Aagh!”

Sinsul sank to the floor, surprised to see him in darkness. He complained, but Myohan just ignored him. He pointed at the door and asked.