Chapter 135: Someone Who Looks Like Me

Did you forget or something.

I’m not that weak of a person. (Angry)

I can protect myself just fine.

The meeting place is only a five-minute walk from the center.

Do you really think I can’t even get there safely.

My older brother, Jin Sehyun, is unbelievably stubborn.

It’s true that he’s quite strong for a guide, and that he has good athletic ability for an omega.

But that’s only when compared to ordinary guides and average omegas.

To put it bluntly, even if an alpha without any special abilities attacked him, my brother would end up being subdued without resistance.

Lately, every time I look at him, I feel increasingly anxious.

He’s like a small child left alone near the water.

Watching him guide with hands as soft as cotton, and wander around on his short legs, makes him feel dangerously fragile for no reason at all.

That’s probably why I can’t take my eyes off him for even a second.

There was a time when my brother looked like a dependable adult, solid as a mountain.

But he’s no longer that kind of presence.

Now, I’m the one who has to protect and look after him.

[Alright.
Then let’s meet in the hotel lobby.
I won’t be too late.]

In the end, I lost again this time.

Once my brother starts being stubborn, there’s no way to win against him.

Isn’t it said that the one who loves more is the one who loses.

His sulky, pouting face is so cute that I end up doing exactly what he wants.

On top of that, I’m planning to talk about something important today, so I don’t want to hurt his mood even a little.

Even when I think about it myself, moving from the center to the meeting place doesn’t seem all that dangerous.

If there’s anything that bothers me, it’s the unidentified bastard who seems to have been hovering around my brother lately.

That blatant stare was clearly mocking me.

It felt like confidence, as if daring me to catch him if I could, and at the same time like a declaration that he would keep watching my brother regardless of whether I was there or not.

He was definitely not ordinary.

I couldn’t pinpoint his position, so catching him in one go was impossible.

It seemed like I’d have to take my time, gradually narrowing the net to catch him, so I gave up on grabbing him immediately.

Whether he was just a simple stalker or had no intention of attacking didn’t matter.
I needed to catch him as soon as possible.

If I patrolled for a few days with Poppy, I’d definitely catch his tail.

How dare he spy on my brother with those filthy eyes.

I won’t forgive him.

I’ll catch him and gouge his eyes out.

Until then, I have to make sure he can’t even come near my brother.

“Team leader, you’re at the center, right?”

— What is it.

Judging by Team Leader Oh Seong-gyu’s voice, he must have been sleeping soundly.

“Please take my brother to Sagori Hotel.
He’s leaving the dorm now, so follow him discreetly and watch for anything suspicious.”

— What…?

You crazy bastard.

You want me to be Jin Sehyun’s bodyguard.

And Sagori Hotel is right around the corner, so what kind of escort is that.

Are you out of your mind.

My ears were about to burst.

I pulled the phone away as he shouted his protest.

The curses went on for quite a while, so I just let him be.

This much was expected.

“It’s not even that hard, so just do it for me.”

— Wow… I’ve never seen such a shameless bastard.

You’re really something else.

You want me to guard a path that even a five-year-old could walk alone.

You’re not just crazy, you’re properly insane.

I don’t care what others say.

I know I’m being excessive, and calling me crazy isn’t entirely wrong either.

If it’s for Jin Sehyun, I can be even more excessive than this.

I’m only taking minimal measures because if I acted on my true feelings, my brother might run away first.

“You’re going to do it anyway, so stop nagging.”

— Insolent bastard.

You really know how to use an old man.

Fine, I got it, hang up.

I might just block you for real.

Despite what he said, he would definitely watch over him properly.

These days, the atmosphere is terrible.

Cities are disappearing every day, and hordes of monsters are tearing people apart.

The media keeps going on about counterattacks by special forces, but in reality, the number of deaths is only increasing.

Just because it’s near the Second Center where my brother stays doesn’t mean it’s absolutely safe.

So many people have gathered there that humans are more dangerous than monsters.

On top of that, there’s that stalker bastard, and that strange guy who looks like me.

There are too many reasons not to leave him alone even for a moment.

“Who’s worrying about who.
At this rate, aren’t you going to collapse first?”

Yueden approached and plopped down beside me.

Among our team members, he’s the one I’ve worked with the longest.

At first, I hesitated to get close to him because of his unreadable aura, but after getting to know him better, I decided he was a decent person.

He acts blunt and indifferent, but he’s calculating everything.

Pretending not to know what he clearly knows is his specialty.

“If I collapse, I’ll use it as an excuse to rest properly for a few days.”

“That’s rich, coming from someone who acts tough in front of Jin Sehyun.”

That’s just how he is.

Even though I’ve never once told him how I feel about my brother, he already knows everything.

He doesn’t seem to be testing me either.
He’s completely certain.

“It’s not Jin Sehyun, it’s ‘Sehyun-hyung.’
If I called you ‘Eden-ah,’ wouldn’t you hate that too.”

“…Hyung, my ass.
If you’re only a year apart, you’re just friends.”

Friends.

Luckily, Yueden seems to accept my brother as a friend.

For someone who doesn’t open up easily to say that, it says a lot.

He’s more loyal than I am, so he’d protect my brother even in an emergency.

“Anyway, that’s not the important part.
Shouldn’t you hurry up and confess or just get married already.
That amazing brother of yours is dangerously clueless.”

“…That’s kind of true.”

It’s hard to deny that.

My kind brother, Jin Sehyun, is subtly airheaded.

At work, he’s so perceptive, yet in daily life he’s unbelievably dull.

Watching him flirt with this guy and that guy without understanding people’s intentions makes my insides burn black.

Knowing that he doesn’t mean to makes me even more anxious.

“You know he almost fell for Song Jihan, right?”

“Fell for him, my ass.
My brother wasn’t interested at all.
Why would he like someone who looks like a washed-up gigolo.”

“That’s funny, considering how jealous you were because of Song Jihan.”

That son of a— no, that bastard.

Just thinking about him makes my blood boil.

My brother told too many lies when talking about Song Jihan.

That they weren’t close, that they just knew each other’s faces.

And that he once survived thanks to the guy’s help.

I actually know that all of it was a lie.

Their relationship is far from simple.

He built a friendship with excessive lack of caution, and the look in his eyes when he watched that guy revealed complicated emotions.

Even knowing that, I didn’t press him for more answers because I trust my brother.

Song Jihan is just one of the many secrets my brother keeps hidden.

If my brother had realized my feelings just a little later, I would’ve quietly killed Song Jihan.

But in the end, my brother will choose me, so it doesn’t matter anymore.

He doesn’t look like an ex-lover anyway, so I don’t care what kind of relationship they had.

“I guarantee you this.
If you stall any longer, Jin Sehyun might misunderstand everything on his own and completely lose his feelings.
Don’t be so confident.
People like Jin Sehyun—once their heart truly turns away, that’s the end.”

I am anxious.

Last night, my brother strongly rejected my touch.

I thought we were naturally at that kind of stage, but his thoughts were different.

The force with which he pushed me away brought me back to my senses.

Unlike me, who had already finished preparing myself emotionally, my brother wasn’t there yet.

So I decided to follow the proper order.

I’ve endured for years like this—what’s a few more days, a few more months.

“What do you think of this?”

I took a case out of my pocket and showed it to Yueden.

“…Are you getting married.
Why is the stone so huge.”

“So is it okay or not.”

“Well, it definitely looks expensive.
Though I’m not sure Jin Sehyun has the eye to recognize that.”

It seems the ring I prepared for my brother passed the test.

I want to propose right away, but I need to move at the pace he wants.

First, dating.

I carefully put the ring back into my pocket.

“Let’s finish this quickly and go home.”

I felt like I was about to collapse from exhaustion, but just thinking of my brother’s face gives me strength.

He really is the driving force of my life.

I want to hurry back and tell him.

That I like him a lot.

No, that I love him.

The day my long-held dream comes true.

“…So, …that’s what happened, I’m telling youuu.”

“Aww, really.
How good of you, our Ppo.”

Ah, this is driving me crazy.

I’d rather burst my eardrums than listen to that disgusting voice.

My whole body feels like it’s rejecting it.

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt murderous impulses this strong.

“Park Bomyeong, cut the bullshit and be quiet.
Are you regressing into a toddler.
Why are you whining.
And what’s with that side.
Did you get your tongue cut off.
Stop talking like that.
Or just take separate cars.”

Yueden and I were perfectly in sync.

If he hadn’t stepped in, I might’ve ‘accidentally’ caused a crash while holding the steering wheel.

Enough to completely crush the back seat where Park Bomyeong and Song Jihan were sitting.

“Y-You, why are you being jealous.
Don’t get mad at Jihan-hyung.
If you’re jealous, just say you’re jealous.”

“There’s nothing to be jealous of.
I’d rather live alone forever.”

Since when did they start acting like that.

It’s a blessing that Song Jihan is no longer by my brother’s side, but watching him engage in PDA with Park Bomyeong is pure torture.

f*ck, what even is Ppo.

How that brainless lump of muscle looks like a baby is beyond me.

No, I don’t even want to understand their way of thinking.

“Hey, Team Leader, looks like you have a date today.
You’re dressed all neat.
You even styled your hair.”

“…A date, my ass.”

Park Bomyeong suddenly took interest in me.

“Oh.
It’s true.
Are you finally going to confess.”

“……”

“My friend was too precious to give away, but is it finally happening.”

Even Song Jihan had noticed.

I thought I hid it well, but everyone already knew how I felt.

“Confess.
To who.
What, Team Leader, you had someone you liked?!”

“What do you even know.
They’ve been making it so obvious and you still didn’t notice.
The youngest and Jin Sehyun are crazy about each other.”

“H-Huh…?
The two of them?
Aren’t they brothers?!”

What a disgusting thing to say.

I have no intention of being bound by a brotherly relationship.

Lovers or spouses, maybe.

I wished someone would step in and explain, but no one bothered to explain the situation to Park Bomyeong.

Sometimes I think it might actually help the team to give him an intelligence test.

If he’s lacking upstairs, we should adjust our expectations accordingly.

No, forget it.
He’s good in combat, so that’s enough.

Wiiing.
Wiiing.

“What is it.
Was there an accident somewhere?”

As we got closer to the center, loud sirens and horns rang out, and a line of ambulances passed by.

“Looks like it’s over there.
There’s a lot of smoke.”

The moment I checked where Song Jihan was pointing, I stopped the car and got out.

Running along the sidewalk would be much faster than staying stuck on the road.

“Hey, where are you going!”

Ignoring the shout behind me, I sprinted at full speed while calling Team Leader Oh Seong-gyu.

I’m sure of it.

The direction of the smoke and the ambulances is toward the hotel where I’m supposed to meet my brother.

When Oh Seong-gyu didn’t answer, my anxiety surged even more.

A terrible feeling that something had happened gripped me.

As my unease deepened, the ringing stopped.

— What.
I told you not to call.

Haah… thank god.

The fact that Oh Seong-gyu was joking like this meant the accident I feared hadn’t happened.

It must’ve just been a coincidence that the direction was similar.

Relief washed over me, and I stopped running.

“Team Leader, my brother’s fine, right.
There was an accident nearby, so I was worried.
Is he okay?”

But bad premonitions never miss their mark.

— What the hell are you talking about, you bastard.
You took Jin Sehyun with you, so why are you asking me.

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