"I’ll keep it a secret about Go Yohan. There’s no point in letting ridiculous lies spread."

"…Alright, but if this story somehow gets out—"

Shin Jaehyun, who had been looking at me with a slightly pitying expression, suddenly added a playful tone at the end. Just like a friend. Shin Jaehyun had a strange way of being that somehow made people feel comfortable. The words he was about to say, which should’ve been a warning, sounded as ordinary as any casual conversation to me.

"They’ll consider you the culprit. I’m the only one who talked to you about Go Yohan."

"So, does that mean you’ll never tell anyone else about this, except me?"

"Well, I guess that’s what it comes down to."

Shin Jaehyun nodded while laughing awkwardly.

"Yeah, I don’t think I will. Probably."

"Probably? I’m going to make sure you understand this. If you tell anyone else, then suspect them first. I’m definitely not going to be the one to spill."

"You’re confident, huh?"

"I’ve got a tight mouth. I overhear a lot, so I know how to keep it in. People can say whatever they want, but no one’s going to call me loose-lipped."

"Bats? That was a bit much."

Shin Jaehyun furrowed his brow. Yet, he was still looking at me with a hint of sympathy in his eyes. Well, that didn’t bother me. I had long accepted the truth.

"It’s true."

I admitted it without hesitation. It had been something I’d long known, creeping in slowly. Now that I admitted it, I wasn’t holding back. Honestly, if I weren’t a bat, what would I be? But Shin Jaehyun looked at me with a slightly surprised expression.

"You’re a lot more straightforward than I thought."

"Is that so? It’s more efficient than denying it and getting angry."

"Now that I think about it, you’ve really changed. Something about you…"

His eyes gleamed with curiosity as he lightly scanned me. The way he looked made me uncomfortable, and I shuffled awkwardly as Shin Jaehyun’s white teeth flashed in a smile.

"Yeah, you’ve changed a little."

"I’m not sure."

"Well, you wouldn’t know, since you’re the one involved. People usually don’t know what’s being said behind their backs."@@novelbin@@

"Then, did you hear any stories where I was at the center of it?"

"…Well, I guess that’s how it could be understood."

"So, people are talking about me behind my back too?"

"Ugh…"

Shin Jaehyun pinched the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger and grimaced. After a dramatic pause, he shook his head and continued.

* Jun, why aren’t you picking up?

* Liar, you didn’t go to the academy, did you?

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