Holy B-Class Life

#071

The scent of Yoon Pa-ran lingered at the tip of Dan Joo-hyuk’s nose. No, the entire small room was faintly filled with Yoon Pa-ran’s fragrance.

Suddenly, Dan Joo-hyuk felt a heaviness in his lower abdomen. He slowly rationalized this change.

It was because he had just returned from rampaging at the Gate. At times like these, his desire to release his urges would intensify.

Dan Joo-hyuk slowly parted his lips and took another step closer to Yoon Pa-ran.

His knee was now close enough that he could reach out and touch him.

“Mr. Yoon Pa-ran.”

“…What?”

“Want to do it?”

“Do what?”

He asked quite blankly. Despite clearly remembering yesterday’s events, he couldn’t understand the invitation for sex at once.

That fact, that kind of Yoon Pa-ran, amused Dan Joo-hyuk.

“Let’s have sex.”

“What? No.”

“Why not?”

However, the reaction that followed wasn’t so amusing.

Yoon Pa-ran almost jumped off the bed, refusing with obvious disgust.

“Why should we do it again?”

He even asked back as if it was strange.

On the contrary, Dan Joo-hyuk couldn’t understand Yoon Pa-ran’s behavior.

“With a status window like that, you don’t want to?”

“Do you think I’m like you?”

Yoon Pa-ran snapped, rubbing his nape as if uncomfortable with the situation. Dan Joo-hyuk quietly watched as he got up from the bed and moved away.

The distance he was openly putting between them was irritating.

“I guess not. I intend to do my best as a practitioner.”

Yoon Pa-ran didn’t respond to Dan Joo-hyuk’s low murmur.

Dan Joo-hyuk frowned slightly, then dropped the towel he was holding to the floor and asked,

“Is that the hidden rank? Disciple of the Sacred God?”

This question seemed easier for Yoon Pa-ran to answer, as he hesitantly replied.

“…I didn’t know either.”

“You didn’t know?”

“Yeah. …Originally, there were B-rank and A-rank simultaneously on my status window, and next to A-rank, there were hidden letters.”

“And those letters spelled out ‘Disciple of the Sacred God’?”

“Yes.”

It seemed that his status window had changed significantly since yesterday.

Perhaps that’s why Dan Joo-hyuk couldn’t understand Yoon Pa-ran’s behavior of backing away more and more as he listened.

“It’s as if it’s encouraging us to have sex. Interesting.”

“Fuck.”

His beautiful face suddenly crumpled. Looking straight at that expression, Dan Joo-hyuk slowly approached.

As the distance closed, Yoon Pa-ran flinched and stepped back. However, there was nowhere else to run in the small room.

Yoon Pa-ran leaned his back against the wall and looked up at Dan Joo-hyuk. His eyelashes trembled, perhaps from anxiety.

Dan Joo-hyuk slowly raised his hand and tapped Yoon Pa-ran’s pale cheek with his fingertips.

Yoon Pa-ran hunched his shoulders, perhaps a bit excessively.

Suddenly, he looked as if he was genuinely frightened.

“…Didn’t you feel good?”

Only then did a thought occur to Dan Joo-hyuk that he had never considered before.

Could it be that yesterday’s sex was… not good?

This too was something that had never happened in his life, so Dan Joo-hyuk was slightly taken aback. He carefully observed Yoon Pa-ran’s gaze darting back and forth across the floor, as if trying to gauge the truth.

“…I’m not sure.”

“For someone who’s not sure, you came pretty well just from behind.”

“Fuck… Don’t talk nonsense.”

Even when teased as usual, Yoon Pa-ran’s attitude remained ambiguous.

Dan Joo-hyuk hesitated, withdrew his hand, and lightly stroked his chin.

“Just go now. Weren’t you busy?”

He kept trying to send Dan Joo-hyuk away somehow.

Perhaps he really did feel averse to the act.

“Alright.”

“Huh? …Oh, yeah, go.”

Dan Joo-hyuk stepped back for now.

Just moving a step away from Yoon Pa-ran made him feel an intense, strange thirst. He tried to suppress it by lightly clenching and unclenching his fist.

Right. It was just a one-time physical encounter. Even if it was interesting, there was no need to push if Yoon Pa-ran felt that way.

“I can’t leave like this though. I’ll call to have some clothes brought.”

Dan Joo-hyuk moved far away and took out his phone from among Yoon Pa-ran’s belongings.

Trying not to look at Dan Joo-hyuk’s back, Yoon Pa-ran awkwardly moved towards the entrance.

He was curious about who Dan Joo-hyuk would call to bring clothes, but soon decided it wasn’t his business and kept his mouth shut.

He wanted to lend clothes and send Dan Joo-hyuk away quickly, but as mentioned earlier, he didn’t think he had any clothes that would fit him. He glanced at Dan Joo-hyuk to gauge his size but quickly averted his gaze.

Dan Joo-hyuk was indeed contacting someone on his phone. The towel covering his lower body was precariously low, almost falling off.

“Okay then… I’m leaving.”

It was too awkward to stay any longer.

The mood had become very uncomfortable and embarrassing after Dan Joo-hyuk had suggested doing it again. Since Yoon Pa-ran was already close to the entrance, he wanted to escape the apartment.

At that moment, Dan Joo-hyuk, who had approached without notice, grabbed Yoon Pa-ran’s arm.

“Where are you going?”

Yoon Pa-ran was about to reflexively reply, “Why are you asking?”

“Don’t ask why I’m asking.”

Dan Joo-hyuk’s following words made Yoon Pa-ran close his mouth.

He was smiling, but for some reason, he looked very displeased.

Why?

“…To the orphanage.”

Yoon Pa-ran finally confessed honestly. It wasn’t really a secret anyway.

“How can you leave when you have a guest here?”

“I didn’t invite you.”

Even after hearing the truth, Dan Joo-hyuk didn’t respond.

Only then did Yoon Pa-ran notice that Dan Joo-hyuk’s aura was subtly disturbed. And he was slightly surprised.

Why hadn’t he been aware of Dan Joo-hyuk’s unique presence until now?

“Well, um… Stay for a while. The door will lock automatically.”

Anyway, the grip on his wrist was too hot. As he awkwardly stepped back, Yoon Pa-ran was a bit worried that Dan Joo-hyuk might not let go.

He looked at Dan Joo-hyuk warily, ready to respond if he tried to pull him. However, when their eyes met, Dan Joo-hyuk surprisingly released his arm.

“…”

With that, Yoon Pa-ran flung the door open and rushed out. It was only after he left in such a hurry that he realized he was still in his pajamas.

“Damn it.”

The orphanage was close, so he’d have to run quickly.

Until the door closed, he felt a pulling sensation at the back of his head.

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The next day.

Dan Joo-hyuk’s mood wasn’t very good as he headed to the Special Administrative Security Department building.

As it was a regular occurrence, he moved according to schedule. It had already been a week since the special envoy arrived from Russia.

It was strange that he kept forgetting about the Russian Gate.

Recently, everything had been full of such strange occurrences.

“…”

Dan Joo-hyuk questioned his own state. At the end of his questions, there was always Yoon Pa-ran.

Despite retreating as if he wasn’t disappointed, Yoon Pa-ran’s pale face had haunted him all night. As well as the wary look in Yoon Pa-ran’s eyes when he visited the studio apartment.

“Dan Joo-hyuk.”

At that moment, he heard someone calling his name from behind.

Dan Joo-hyuk stopped in his tracks and only turned his gaze. It was a familiar voice. The unpleasant presence that approached like this was also familiar.

“Hello.”

“…”

Heo Sang-yeon, who had approached, casually greeted him.

The lobby of the building where they faced each other had very few people passing by. It seemed that Minister Byeon had anticipated Dan Joo-hyuk’s arrival and made arrangements.

“I heard you took down an S-rank Gate boss in half a day? Why did you do such a crazy thing?”

“Well… I was in the mood for it.”

“Sheesh. You’re the only one who could pull off something like that, but I’m worried they might ask me to do the same.”

“Then just say you can’t do it.”

“You really have a way with words!”

Although Heo Sang-yeon often struck up conversations without any particular purpose, today he seemed to have a different agenda. He deliberately blocked Dan Joo-hyuk’s view, standing in front of him.

Come to think of it, it bothered him that he had noticed the anomaly with the stone last time without even having a status window. However, contrary to his expectations, Heo Sang-yeon brought up a completely unexpected matter.

“Give me Yoon Pa-ran’s contact information.”

“Why are you asking for Mr. Yoon Pa-ran’s contact information?”

Dan Joo-hyuk found himself asking immediately without realizing it.

He barely managed to control his aura, which was distorting with displeasure. Nevertheless, Heo Sang-yeon frowned and crossed his arms.

“I have something to ask him.”

In response to his confident attitude, Dan Joo-hyuk carefully managed his expression. His already poor mood was worsening.

Had he noticed something?

He shouldn’t have taken Yoon Pa-ran to that villa.

Come to think of it, taking Yoon Pa-ran that day was also an impulsive action. It seemed like Yoon Pa-ran knew Heo Sang-yeon just from hearing his voice.

Did his aversion to other S-ranks cause such impulses? Dan Joo-hyuk decided he needed to pay attention to his recent strange behavior.

“Ask me instead.”

He should have refrained from mentioning that they discovered the stone together. He hadn’t expected Heo Sang-yeon to show such interest in Yoon Pa-ran.

If he needed additional information about the stone, he was prepared to cut him off at his level.

However, he just asked back, looking quite perplexed and bewildered.

“Why should I ask you?”