Guide Me If You Dare novel Chapter 183

Chapter 183: HONEY TRAP(?)

YUNO may be an artist with several BL romance stories under his belt, but that didn’t make him an expert when it came to flirting.

Or seducing someone.

Heck, he didn’t even know how Ki Gayoon fell for him.

It’s as if I just breathed, and that was enough for Gayoon Hyung to fall for me.

Hence, instead of using Yuno’s non-existent sex appeal, he just decided to use his natural frail-looking body to his advantage.

Yep, he would try to look pitiful instead of seductive.

I’m far from malnourished, by Gayoon Hyung always clicks his tongue when he looks at my "twig" arms.

For the record, his body type was average.

It’s Hyung who’s big.

In every sense of the word.

Ahem.

Anyways...

Yuno wore the biggest oversized sweatshirt that he could find in his Inventory and wore it.

The oversized sweatshirt was so big that it was sliding down his shoulder.

Perfect.

That allowed him to show off his collarbones— making him look thinner than he really was.

He also wore the slimmest pants he owned to make his legs appear, well, slim.

Yuno thought he needed to wear make-up to make his face look paler, but he actually didn’t need to do that.

Aigoo.

Why do I look like this? _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

He was actually surprised to see how pale he looked in the mirror.

And even though he claimed that he wasn’t as thin as Ki Gayoon made it out to be, his opinion didn’t reflect on his appearance.

When did I lose this much weight?

Was it because the damned Esper Core was absorbing his Mana again?

Lee Woonhak’s Mana hadn’t taken effect yet, so the Esper Core was still "drinking" his Mana as if it was an unlimited source of power.

I don’t see or hear Esper Matthew’s ghost, though?

Did the ghost fall "asleep" because his Esper Core was "eating?"

Yuno’s train of thought was interrupted when the door suddenly burst open.

And then an upset Ki Gayoon entered the room while complaining.

"Noh Yuno, you punk— you’ll really be the end of me..."

Yuno almost had a heart attack because Ki Gayoon really looked and sounded upset.

He thought his "honey trap" didn’t work.

But it did.

Ki Gayoon stopped talking, and he actually froze on the spot while looking at Yuno with a devastated look on his face.

Oh, no.

Yuno suddenly felt guilty when he saw how Ki Gayoon looked so worried about him. "Hyung, I’m fine," he said, slightly panicking. He wanted to gain Ki Gayoon’s sympathy so he wouldn’t be mad at him. But he didn’t expect Ki Gayoon to look at him as if his lover was dying right in front of him— a sight that didn’t suit the strongest Esper in the country. "I’m really fine. Woonhak Hyung just put this IV drip on me to stop the Esper Core from absorbing my Mana."

"Have you been that pale all this time, Yuno-ya?" Ki Gayoon asked softly, his brokenheartedness almost evident in his voice. Even his eyes showed deep concern for Yuno. "I’m sorry, I didn’t notice how bad your condition is. I shouldn’t have left your side."

Aigoo.

I overdid my act...

Yuno wanted to come clean and tell Ki Gayoon that he was just trying to look pitiful so he wouldn’t be mad, but he lost the chance to do so when his lover sat beside him— and then Ki Gayoon gathered him in his arms.

Aww.

Ki Gayoon hugged Yuno as if he were a delicate piece of glass, and that small gesture tugged at his heartstrings.

I’m the bad guy here.

"Yuno-ya, I’m sorry for always getting upset first before listening to your opinion," Ki Gayoon said, his voice almost cracking. "I know you’re no longer actively trying to kill yourself, but I always react like you’re suicidal. It must have frustrated you, right? I probably acted like I didn’t trust you. I’m sorry if I added to your stress. I’ll try to keep my temper in check."

Haaah.

Yuno got what he wanted, but it made him feel guilty.

I can sense the anxiety in Hyung. He must really think that my condition is bad, and he probably thinks he made it worse by getting upset with me.

To be honest, he didn’t expect Ki Gayoon to "fold" this easily for him.

This man really loves me.

"No, Hyung. I should be the one apologizing to you," Yuno said while wrapping his arms around Ki Gayoon’s waist, burying his face against the nook of his lover’s neck. Ah, he really loved how Ki Gayoon always smelled nice. "You’re probably frustrated, too."

We shouldn’t be wasting our time fighting like this over something that we’ve already talked about before.

The proper way.

I know we have a lot of things to do since we’re fighting Team Leader Bambi-ssi and Esper Ryu Sungbin-ssi, but that could wait.

Oh, we’re so going to have a hot night.

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