CHAPTER 8: NO-WIN SITUATION

A few days ago...

"ANTI-ALPHA Pen?" Garam wondered out loud while looking at the fountain pen that Gong Hanseo had handed to him earlier. "This is supposed to kill an Alpha?"

Garam was about to get up when the last Alpha suddenly grabbed him by the collar, lifting him effortlessly.

Garam smirked bitterly when Lee Taeho— the victim of the Anti-Alpha Pen— grabbed his throat as if he couldn’t breathe.

Garam almost dropped the Anti-Alpha Pen.

"Yes, Hyung. Thank you so much."

Garam used to be rich, but Gong Hanseo was born poor.

"That damned kid stabbed Taeho-ssi with an Anti-Alpha Pen!"

I told Hyung that the Alphas visiting us are making me uncomfortable, so I need something to protect myself.

"Did I ask you to pay?"

"Yah— it’s better if you don’t end up using it, brat."

***

"I know I’m stepping out of line, but please reconsider your decision, Young Master," Jung Han said, bowing his head. "Please remember that, although an illegitimate child, Lee Taeho-nim is still a chaebol like you, sir."

Heh.

Yep, Gong Hanseo was already considered ’too old’ to be an idol trainee. That was why most agencies rejected him.

Anyway, Garam recognized the Alpha who grabbed him while yelling in his face.

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He got the ’goods’ from his trusted hyung after their practice.

And Garam’s insolence was met with violence.

Whew.

"Of course not. Remember Daeho Hyung? My sunbae from the university?"

"Did I ask for your opinion?"

After they were done cleaning, that was when his hyung gave him what he wanted.

"Silly kid. That Anti-Alpha pen can’t kill Alphas," Gong Hanseo said sternly. "It’s just sedative strong enough to knock out even a Dominant Alpha."

"Yah. You’re hurting my pride as a hyung."

"So what?" Garam asked indifferently. "Do I look like I care even if that bastard dies?"

Right.

He’s twenty-four years old already, and he’s attending a local college.

***

"Our house is small and I don’t have my own room, but we’ll do our best to make your stay comfortable," Gong Hanseo said. "Just say the word, Garam-ah."

And I know Hanseo Hyung likes him back.

Well, that’s good enough.

Gong Hanseo fell silent for a moment before he asked in a concerned voice: "Garam-ah, do you need help?"

"What did you do, you Beta bastard?!"

"Hey, you’re spacing out again."

Gong Hanseo knew that Seo Minwoo was a bad stepbrother to Garam.

The Alphas in the room panicked when Lee Taeho passed out.

And that’s how Hanseo Hyung ended up in a crappy company even though he’s talented.

"I remember him, Hyung," Garam said, finally answering Gong Hanseo’s question after spacing out a bit. "Daeho Hyung is the pretty Omega who has a crush on you, right?"

Aww.

Is Lim Garam worth saving?

"Hyung, I’m sorry I wasted your time and effort," Garam said while putting the ’fountain back’ in the case as carefully as possible. "I can’t afford this pen."

"Just accept it before I change my mind, brat."

Those big agencies prefer Omega visuals.

He could tell that Gong Hanseo was serious, and that made him gulp nervously.

***

And then he fell to the floor, unmoving.

HANSEO HYUNG, I put the Anti-Alpha Pen to good use.

"Young Master, I don’t think this is a good idea."

That was a valid concern that got Song Sihyuk thinking.

"Are you really going to give this to me for free, Hyung?" Garam asked carefully. "You can sell this if you want..."

"You’re not just saying that to make me feel better, right?"

"YOUNG MASTER, we’ve found Lee Taeho-nim."

"I’m fine, Hyung," Garam lied with a smile on his face. "I’ll put this Anti-Alpha Pen to good use."

That was a relief then.

"Lee Taeho-nim booked the hotel suite below the penthouse suite," Jung Han answered politely. "We have also verified that Seo Minwoo-ssi and Lim Garam-ssi were two of Lee Taeho-nim’s guests."

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"It’s alright. I’m one of those people who believe that an Alpha and an Omega belong to each other," Gong Hanseo said while shrugging. "Anyway, Daeho Hyung is planning to get imprinted with his Alpha. So, he said he has no use for the Anti-Alpha Pen. He only bought it as a form of self-defense anyway."

Oh.

Gong Hanseo’s visual didn’t work much since he was a Beta.

Oh.

"I see. Let’s go then."

But...

"How much is this, Hyung?"

But, unlike me, Hanseo Hyung has a supportive and loving family. Everyone in their family works hard to provide for their needs— they help each other. That’s why, despite their financial problems, his parents and siblings still urged him to continue his dream of becoming an idol.

Ah, no wonder the Alphas were panicking.

Oh.

"Garam-ah, if your stupid brother doesn’t stop bringing Alphas to your house, then you can stay with me in the meantime."

Hence, the Anti-Alpha Pen.

Alphas really do have superhuman strength, huh?

"Don’t worry about the prince of that pen, Garam-ah," Gong Hanseo said, patting Garam on the back. "A hyung-nim I know gave me that for free."

"Oh. I’m sorry to hear that, Hyung."

That was the story that Garam told Gong Hanseo.

But Hanseo Hyung doesn’t know that I owe money to the loan sharks because of my stepmother and stepbrother.

"1 million won."

Song Sihyuk was having a smoke on the balcony when Jung Han returned with some good news. "So, where is that bastard right now?"

Since Garam and Gong Hanseo were the oldest members, they volunteered to tidy up the studio after their practice.

It was true, though.

"Do you know what you just did?!" Jang Sangjun— the Alpha that Seo Minwoo introduced to him before, the one whose family owned a big game company— asked hysterically. "Lee Taeho-ssi is allergic to anesthesia!"

Gong Hanseo just waved his hand dismissively. "Not anymore. He’s dating an Alpha now."

Tsk.

Gong Hanseo was the oldest member of the team.

The other kids had already gone home.

"Hyung, we’re both broke..."

Right.

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