Chapter 8 - Somatochemical Sensory Hyperpheromone Response Syndrome

An alpha weaker than an omega exists?

How many people has it been just today alone?

Now I was too tired to even explain and just raised the corners of my mouth.

“I hope you meet someone much better than me.”

“G-Gabriel!”

Fortunately, that seemed to be enough as the omega freshman’s face turned red and he became like a stone waiting for her husband.

And I quickly covered my nose with the back of my hand at a certain ‘strange smell’ that was slowly rising and fled with quick steps.

As I stepped out into the hallway, I could feel everyone glancing at me. One of them waved cheerfully and followed along.

“Amazing, Gabriel. Did you get confessed to again?”

It was Jayden, a long-time friend who ended up in the same class again this year.

“Pfft. But another omega male?”

“Don’t tease me.”

“The freshmen have no way of knowing about your sexual wall, so victims keep popping up every year.”

“Don’t call it a sexual wall. I’m just a perfectly normal guy who likes beta women.”

“Right. That’s what makes it a sexual wall.”

No, a guy says he likes women and you call that a ‘sexual wall’?

It’s been almost 10 years living in Gabriel’s body, but I still don’t understand. What the hell is wrong with this world’s sexual common sense?

“Why? Why am I only popular with omega males?”

“Because you’re an alpha male.”

“Why did I become an alpha?”

“How should I know?”

“My biological parents were betas, so why…?”

“You scratched a winning lottery ticket. I’m a beta—want to switch genders with me?”

“Please, do that.”

“Can’t even take a joke.”

At my desperate voice and eyes, Jayden backed away a couple steps with a disgusted face.

Three years ago. It was really chaotic when I manifested as an alpha, but it’s been even more chaotic since that day.

Whether thanks to my well-off parents or thanks to this excellent appearance, omegas literally lined up.

Even earlier, pretty freshmen were swarming near me trying to line up, so I got creeped out and hurriedly left. By the way, they were all omega males.

‘With this face, it’s suspicious how little contact I have with women. Could it be because this is inside a BL novel world? Really?’

Can I even enjoy a proper romance with a woman in this crazy world?

Of course, considering my actual age, those fresh-faced teenagers don’t even enter my boundary at all… but anyway, my feelings are complicated.

While I was holding my head, Jayden let out a sigh.

“My dream is to try it once with an omega, you lucky bastard.”

“Don’t say things like that carelessly.”

No matter how hot-blooded a third-year middle schooler might be, such an excessive remark deserves immediate referral to student court for public indecency.

And I’ll give those words right back to you.

“Not knowing how much of a blessing it is to be born a beta…”

“So now that the entrance ceremony is over, PC bang? The guys are already waiting there.”

Of course, that guy who’s been listening to my rambling for years smoothly let it go in one ear and out the other.

I waved my hand at Jayden and organized my bag.

“Let’s go next time. I have something to do.”

“No way, the game will crash without you! Are you drawing a line with us just because you became student council president? Ungrateful for the vote I gave you!”

“I have to pick up my younger brother.”

“Huh? Still these days? Isn’t he already in 3rd grade? Tell him to go home on his own.”

“Still…”

Just as I was about to say more to Jayden at those words.

“Huh.”

“What?”

“My medicine is gone.”

“What? Why is your medicine gone?”

No matter how much I searched through my bag, the item that should be there wasn’t visible.

“You take that every day. Didn’t you leave it somewhere like the bathroom?”

“No, I always only put the medicine bottle in the inside pocket of my bag…”

Just as I was thoroughly searching the inside of my bag.

Rustle, a certain small piece of paper caught on my fingertips.

“…”

“What’s wrong?”

“You go ahead. I think I found the medicine bottle.”

“A guy with a perfect face and brain is surprisingly scatterbrained. Be more careful not to lose things.”

“Okay. Thanks for worrying.”

“Log into the game at least in the evening!”

“I got it, so go to the PC bang.”

After sending Jayden off like that,

I gripped the paper and headed to the school annex.

* * *

The end of the annex hallway.

As soon as I opened the supply room door, my expression involuntarily wrinkled at a certain ‘smell’ that assaulted my nose.

“G-Gabriel. You came…”

In the middle of the dark space filled with cabinet closets and objects, a short male student stood hesitating.

“Is it you? The person who stole my medicine.”

“You read it, my letter.”

I glanced at the note in my hand once more.

[I’m sorry, Gabriel. I took the medicine bottle.]

[I’ll wait in the annex supply room.]

The male student shook the brown bottle in his hand.

The pills inside the bottle made a rattling sound.

“This is pheromone suppressant, right?”

“…What are you talking about?”

“I, I heard. From a kid who went to the same elementary school. I know all the rumors about Gabriel.”

Damn it. As expected, I should have properly sealed everyone’s mouths about that incident.

“Gabriel, you’re actually a dominant alpha, right? You take medicine to suppress your overflowing pheromones…”

“…”

I was at a loss for words at that.

Dominant? It’s already unfortunate enough that I became an alpha, what the hell is this dominant thing?

Swallowing curses internally, I looked at the male student expressionlessly.

“Why did you steal it?”

“H-huh?”

“I asked why you stole it.”

“I-if I didn’t do it this way, you’d ignore all the letters and messages. Gabriel blocks all contact from unknown numbers…”

You know such detailed habits? Don’t tell me you’ve been monitoring my every move?

I got goosebumps and wanted to run out of the supply room right away, but I couldn’t.

Judging by how the ‘smell’ was getting stronger, the medicine’s effectiveness was definitely running out. In this state, it would be difficult to even go home.

“Whatever. Just give back the medicine. Before I get angry.”

“I, I have something I want to say to Gabriel…”

“If you don’t want to make this bigger, know your limits.”

At this, I spoke in a low voice with not just an expressionless face but my brow deeply furrowed.

Startled by the atmosphere that had become much more menacing than before, the male student flinched and trembled.

“It’s not just anything, you stole medicine. This isn’t something that can be passed off as a joke.”

“Y-yeah. I’m sorry. I must have lost it for a moment… Here, take it.”

The male student quickly tucked his tail and placed the medicine bottle on top of the cabinet.

As I walked past the male student’s side, he blatantly sniffed and said.

“Mmh, so good… This faint smell.”

“…”

“Other alphas show off by releasing all kinds of smells… but you’re completely wrapped up tight and don’t release it, right? But even so, that fragrance that seeps through bit by bit drives me even crazier, you know?”

‘I don’t know. What is this, it’s scary.’

I wrap my pheromones up tight? How do you even wrap them up?

I don’t know.

How to control pheromones—I actually don’t know how to do it at all.

Even though it’s been several years since I manifested as an alpha, I still don’t know how. This was top secret that no one except my adoptive parents and primary physician knew.

Just as I was about to recall the incident from three years ago when I manifested as an alpha…

“Gabriel, I can’t hold back after all!”

Crash!

Suddenly, the male student pulled the storage cabinet hard and toppled it over. As a result, the path to the exit was completely blocked.

How could such monstrous strength come from such a small, delicate body…! No, looking closely, all the screws and hinges at the bottom were loosened, making it a structure that was easy to topple.

‘This bastard planned all this in advance!’

“Just once, just once! Please, Gabriel!”

“Pl-please?”

“We’ll graduate and part ways if not this year. And seeing the freshmen keep clinging to you makes me impatient… I really can’t hold back anymore!”

Then the male student threw off his jacket and shouted.

“Let’s do it!”

“You crazy…”

I barely swallowed the rising curse.

I’ve seen a lot.

Over the past 10 years, on the internet, broadcasts, news, and in reality too, I’ve seen a lot.

The pheromones that alphas and omegas emit.

Beasts who, intoxicated by them, move only by instinct without a shred of reason left.

Those terrible slaves to pheromones!

“Kugh!”

Suddenly, the ‘smell’ became very strong.

The male student, as if he had made up his mind, began openly releasing pheromones.

“I’m in heat… how about it?”

‘H-heat?!’

Now I understood. The reason why such an ordinary-looking student committed this insane act!

One of the factors that turns even fluffy fifteen-year-olds into such animals in heat was the ‘heat cycle’ that those species called alphas and omegas periodically experience!

“Give me the medicine! Quickly!”

“No. Why would I give up this opportunity I barely caught? And don’t worry. At this time, neither teachers nor kids come to this side…!”

“That’s not the problem!”

It’s common sense that I absolutely cannot understand, but after experiencing such a thrilling situation like this, I feel like I have to acknowledge it.

“If I don’t take my medicine, I can’t hold out…!”

This crazy world is definitely real,

And I’m ultimately also a slave to pheromones in that reality.

“So it is a suppressant! You can’t suppress your pheromones either, right?! You’re going crazy wanting to do it with me, right?!”

“Get out of the way right now! If you don’t…”

“Wh-what if I don’t?”

I ultimately couldn’t control my body and grabbed the male student’s shoulder strongly.

At this, the male student’s face heated up with feverish excitement.

“I might… go through with it!”

“Yes! Gabriel, do what you want! Whatever you want!”

“Then, I’m really, going to do it…”

“Yeah, release it to your heart’s content! Your pheromones!”

So I.

“Ugh.”

“Ugh?”

“Ughhweeeeek.”

“Huh?”

Instead of pheromones, I released rainbow-colored vomit to my heart’s content.

And passed out just like that.

* * *

Three years ago, around 6th grade of elementary school.

The doctor gave me a diagnosis when I was brought to the emergency room.

“It’s Somatochemical Sensory Hyperpheromone Response Syndrome.”

“Pardon?”