Eighteen’s Bed

I tried my best to cover up the mistake as much as I could, but then Kim Minho suddenly agreed with my words. He threw his thick arm over my shoulder and dragged me into the corner of the stairs. I was being pushed by Kim Minho’s large frame, and just when I thought I’d never hear what came out of his mouth, he said something I never expected.

"I honestly know. I know how you made up with that bastard."

"...What are you talking about? Are you talking about Go Yohan? You know why he and I made up?"

"Who else but that bastard Go Yohan?"

"How do you know why we made up?"

"Why wouldn’t I? You guys made up, but you didn’t really, huh? I heard all about it from the others. That day, Go Yohan yelled and caused a scene in the entrance, and the rumor spread like wildfire. Kang Jun, you really shouldn’t be doing this. Do you know what happens if you keep this up? Go Yohan’s gonna get you good. You know how he treats people he doesn’t like. Just look at Han Junwoo. That bastard can’t even show up at school anymore. He’s scared of Go Yohan."

Han Junwoo not showing up at school wasn’t because he was scared of Go Yohan but because he was obsessed with men. But only Han Taesan and I knew that truth.

"...You’re over-exaggerating."

"Exaggerating, Kang Jun? You’re more naive than I thought. I used to think you were just a dumbass, right? But no, no, my bad. I didn’t know what I was talking about. You’re a crazy bastard. A dumbass. I feel sorry for you, I’m losing my mind. But listen, I’ve said it before, rumors about you have spread everywhere. That arm and leg of yours, they were made like that by Go Yohan, weren’t they?"@@novelbin@@

What? As I furrowed my brows in confusion, Kim Minho, misunderstanding my expression, got excited and opened his mouth again.

"Right? Right, right. I knew it. Yeah. The kids were saying it. They said Kang Jun got caught, that Go Yohan fucked him up. That bastard’s a special kind of psycho. You know, a fucking cult follower, Go Yohan. Crazy, dumb, psycho. But, you know how nice I am, right? And I’m friends with you, so I heard some things. They were saying you’re too nice, so you didn’t say Go Yohan did it, and you’ve been tolerating it for the bigger picture. You’re different from those little punks. You’ve got more experience, you know, you’re not like Han Taesan. Right? I told them all that. Then I shut down all those rumors about you. I did a good job, didn’t I?"

"...What...?"

Then my curiosity was briefly satisfied. It was really surprising. Of all people, it was Kim Minho, the one who defended me.

"You said that...?"

"Yeah, damn it!"

What is this feeling? Using my 12th rank as a sacrifice, the seeds of the ‘good deeds’ I had scattered were now running wild, returning like a storm. If only I had been a bit smarter back in the day, would I have known? No, I could never have known. The fact that Shin Jaehyun, whom I didn’t even know existed, and the guy I hated most, Kim Minho, had become my shield.

"Thanks for saying that, but this isn’t Go Yohan’s doing. I don’t know why that rumor started. It’s ridiculous."

"Why do you think the rumor spread?"

Kim Minho couldn’t hold back his laughter. He chuckled quietly, then suddenly slapped my ass with his hand.