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As befitting an expensive gym, the monitor connected to the treadmill could be paired with a phone. Jeonggwan set the speed to 4, put his Bluetooth earphones in, and connected a video titled “First Night with an Alpha. Might Be a Little Exciting?” from the all-encompassing Aldakko on the treadmill monitor.
[Hello, omega newbies. The omega newbies watching this video are probably very admirable kids who have successfully seduced the alpha they were targeting and reached this stage. Hyung is so happy he doesn’t know what to do with himself.]
Jeonggwan shrugged his shoulders with an overwhelmed expression at the praise from his favorite YouTuber. It’s all thanks to Aldakko! Truly, thinking about it, without Aldakko, Jeonggwan probably wouldn’t have been this bold. This genius YouTuber, who miraculously uploaded everything Jeonggwan was curious about, had appeared in his algorithm about a year ago and he had been subscribing since then. Although he had never seen his face, to Jeonggwan, he was like a neighborhood hyung who listened to his worries and a sly hyung who told him what he wanted to know.
[I’ll explain the important things for your first night with an alpha in three main parts. First is the preparation stage. Second is that alpha’s personality. Third is…]
Jeonggwan swallowed hard and focused on the screen. The third is…!
“Technique.”
[Technique.]
Huh? Jeonggwan took out one earphone and turned his head at the voice coming from beside him and the voice from the screen. His eyes met with Kyung Juhwan, who was looking at Jeonggwan’s screen while running very lightly despite the treadmill speed being 7.5.
“…”
Jeonggwan was experiencing a grand whirlwind in his chest right now. In all his time as an omega newbie, Jeonggwan had never actually met another omega newbie, and when he recommended Aldakko to others, they all avoided it saying, “What? This person is a bit strange.”…
“Preparing for your first night with Won Junjae?”
“…”
“I’m so jealous. Won Junjae has a really good body.”
“…”
“I was going to take a bite, but a pig is blocking the way.”
A bite… That mouth still had many problems, but this unfamiliar guy smelled like our familiar hyung. His gestures and way of speaking were 100% the same. Kyung Juhwan was his phone brother. It was a characteristic of omega newbies who had received phone DNA from our hyung.
“…Are you perhaps an omega newbie?”
Jeonggwan’s eyes sparkled towards Kyung Juhwan, who might be his comrade, ignoring and filtering out the previous offensive words on his own. Could you be… an omega newbie too…?
“What… You’re an omega newbie?”
“Yeah.”
“…You didn’t just search for ‘alpha, first night’ like this and watch it, but you’re a real subscriber?”
“…Yeah!”
“Not watching it briefly because someone recommended it, not because it popped up in your algorithm, but you’re a real fan omega newbie who personally subscribed to the 20,000 subscriber YouTuber Aldakko?”
“…Yeah!!!”
At Jeonggwan’s confident answer, Kyung Juhwan’s doubtful face gradually brightened. As I thought. You really are an Aldakko fan omega newbie! Jeonggwan’s cheekbones rose roundly.
“…Wait a moment.”
Juhwan stopped the treadmill he had been running on diligently until then. Then, staring at the sky visible through the gym’s front glass, he took a deep breath through his nose, his expression seeming deeply immersed in something. Jeonggwan thought it was because an omega newbie was moved after meeting his comrade.
“Ha… Wait. Then did you seduce Won Junjae watching that too?”
“Without Aldakko, it would have been impossible.”
“Whoa… Just a moment, hoo…”
At Jeonggwan’s answer, Juhwan took an even deeper breath this time, his brows furrowing in what looked like a serious expression. Why is he acting like that? Did he perhaps try to seduce another alpha using the same method and fail? So is he perhaps an ex-omega newbie now? Jeonggwan waited for Juhwan’s next reaction with a mix of worry.
“Ha… What should I do?”
“Huh? What…”
“You. You have solidified my identity.”
“…What are you saying all this time?”
Jeonggwan’s expression gradually darkened. He was starting to get a little scared of Kyung Juhwan, who wasn’t answering when asked if he was an omega newbie and just saying strange things. They say what’s scarier than an anti-fan is a fan whose heart has changed. Jeonggwan was a bit scared that Kyung Juhwan had become an ex-omega newbie and might spew harsh words at him again, saying “Why did it work for you but not for me?”
“From now on, any attack on you will be considered an attack on me.”
“…What?”
“My lovely and proud…”
“…Why are you acting like this!”
Juhwan arbitrarily stopped Jeonggwan’s treadmill and then spread his arms to hug him. Jeonggwan pushed Juhwan away with disgust, but he froze at the words that immediately came out of his mouth.
“My subscriber.”
* * *
The eyes of the man sitting across from Jeonggwan, watching him put a crispy outside, soft inside Earl Grey canelé in his mouth, were very affectionate. Then, as if telling him to drink milk tea too so he wouldn’t choke, he pushed the teacup towards Jeonggwan.
“I love this high-class cafe so much.”
“Eat more. Do you want to order anything else?”
“After I finish this. Actually, I’m full even if I don’t eat. Right now.”
“Oh my. You eat so well. You’re really a bundle of joy.”
The man couldn’t stop smiling, seemingly pleased to see Jeonggwan eating well. Jeonggwan’s eyes also couldn’t stop showing hearts as he looked at the man in front of him praising him. It seemed even more intense than the gaze he should be sending to the man who should really receive those hearts.
“Hyuuung… It really feels like a dream.”
“Me too… I found the reason for my existence in you.”
The Jeonggwan who would immediately respond with informal speech when spoken to informally was nowhere to be seen, as Jeonggwan was using polite speech to Juhwan and his eyes were sparkling. This was because Juhwan was none other than that! The owner of the YouTube channel “Alpha. This is How You Seduce Them All!” that Jeonggwan had liked and praised so much, Al.da.kko.
“You, who used my secret method to get your hands on our country’s strongest alpha… You are my proud younger brother. No, what brother? You are now my child. I’m so moved and proud that I still can’t speak…”
Although Juhwan seemed to be speaking quite well for someone who said he couldn’t speak, right now his words were law and scripture to Jeonggwan. Even if he was just another Aldakko subscriber omega newbie, Juhwan would have looked different, but to think he was actually Aldakko. Jeonggwan felt like he was having a one-on-one fan meeting. When he heard Juhwan’s voice without knowing he was Aldakko, he hadn’t expected it at all, but now that he knew, it was completely Aldakko himself. Jeonggwan was moved.
“…Oh my. This isn’t the time for me to be doing this.”
The same was true for Juhwan. Although Jeonggwan’s face was very cute, to think he had seduced Won Junjae, who would have been impossible to seduce with this body, using the secret method he had passed on. Tears blurred his vision. Even when everyone pointed fingers at him calling him a quack, he had stubbornly uploaded to YouTube, and now he had found the reason for his existence in Jeonggwan. Juhwan was currently in a very moved state. However, he soon seemed to recall something and snapped back to his senses with a start.
“When are you spending your first night with Won Junjae?”
“This weekend!”
“Oh my goodness, that’s only a few days away. Have you gotten waxed? What about underwear? Stop eating that. Put it down. Hyung will buy you more after your first night.”
Juhwan snatched the fork from Jeonggwan’s hand. Thinking about it, Jeonggwan was about to spend his first night with Won Junjae, and this was no time to be like this. If he remained this calm while his number one disciple was about to sleep with the number one alpha, Jeonggwan might soon be dumped. That would be a crack in his reputation. He had even gone on a blind date with Won Junjae for the sake of another reputation, but this was more important to Juhwan now. In other words, the reputation of being the owner of the “Alpha. This is How You Seduce Them All!” YouTube channel was more important than his family’s reputation.
“Waxing? Leg hair? I was going to wear my favorite lucky underwear…”
“Leg hair, you say. Let’s go. I know a good shop. What’s this favorite underwear of yours? What kind is it? Briefs? Boxers?”
If not leg hair, then where? Jeonggwan obediently followed Juhwan, who was grabbing his wrist and pulling him out as if time was of the essence, and recalled his favorite underwear. The yellow square pants that love Mondays.
“SpongeBob…!”
I should tell him anything our hyung asks. As they headed towards Juhwan’s car parked in front of the cafe, Jeonggwan opened his mouth to reveal his favorite underwear, but,
“What the!”
“What?”
“What what?”
Suddenly, a familiar ruffian appeared in front of Jeonggwan, and that ruffian was very surprised, looking Juhwan and Jeonggwan up and down as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have. Juhwan also seemed a bit surprised at first, but soon showed a friendly expression to a face he knew well.
“Park Jihoon? Hey, long time no see?”
“Where are you taking Jeonggwan?”
“Huh? Ah, I know a good…”
“Don’t tell me… are you taking him for revenge?”
“What, hey. It’s not like that.”
However, some thought had already concluded in the ruffian’s, no, Jihoon’s mind, and he suddenly lunged at Juhwan without giving time to stop him. It’s not like that, what era do you think this is to drag him away like this. The sight of Jihoon charging with fire in his eyes looked to anyone like he was about to throw a punch, but to Jeonggwan, that scene seemed to be in slow motion. Juhwan raised his arms to protect his face with wide eyes, and
Jeonggwan threw himself in front to block, fearing Juhwan might get hurt. I must protect our hyung at all costs…! As a result, Jihoon’s flying fist was about to plant itself right in Jeonggwan’s face-
“Is this a cotton club?”
-but it didn’t. Jeonggwan lightly caught Jihoon’s fist, and Jihoon also stopped very gently in front of Jeonggwan.