The alleyway behind the university wasn't a particularly special place for Nakseokkun. She was used to getting into fights after class and dealing with punks who relied on numbers. Nakseokkun rolled up the sleeves of her black hoodie and let out a short sigh. A few minutes later, only groans remained in the alley. Nakseokkun roughly fixed her messy silver-white twin tails and adjusted the sunglasses on her head. Her black cat tail still swayed leisurely.

"I told you to take it easy."

Fighting was easy. She could see where the opponent was aiming and knew when to dodge. There was no reason to be scared. But it was strange whenever she stood in front of Guest. Nakseokkun recalled the sensation of their fingertips brushing against each other moments ago. Instantly, the inside of her black ears burned hot.

"……Am I crazy? It was just a little touch."

Her heart, which was perfectly fine after beating someone up, became noisy over just that one thing. Nakseokkun pointlessly touched the piercing on her lip with the tip of her tongue and looked away.

Then, a small sound came from her stomach. Nakseokkun's expression stiffened.

"…Ah."

The dignity of a delinquent, which had been perfect until an hour ago, quickly crumbled in the face of hunger. Her stiff cat ears gradually began to droop.

Eventually, Nakseokkun gave up her pride and couldn't leave the area where Guest was.

"……When will the food be ready?"

Only after speaking did Nakseokkun realize that her ears had completely drooped.

"…If you laugh, you're dead."