All Chapters of Why Can't They Smell My Son's Stench?: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The foul, decaying odor made my stomach turn instantly, but everyone else acted as if there was no smell at all. How could Leonard Chester, my son, not even notice it?Leonard asked, "What brings you here, Dad? You see, my roommates have been looking after me just fine. I'll be returning to university in a few days anyway, so there's really no need for you to come see me."I was still in a daze when Leonard came up to me and took my bags. He said I didn't need to visit, but I could see the emotion in his eyes. I'd always been too demanding of him, which had strained our relationship, but I knew he desperately wanted me to acknowledge him.His roommates were also very welcoming and invited me to join them for pizza-and-beer night.I knew that if I kept quiet about the foul odor coming from Leonard, I could avoid offending them and keep things good with everyone. I'd died accidentally after an argument with them in my past life, so I decided to be patient this time and investigate th

I finally noticed a detail I'd been ignoring all this time. Leonard had repeatedly told me how well his roommates treated him, but in both lives, I had never seen them come to his aid, support him, or even help him up once.Did that cold attitude look like they had a good relationship in any way? Had they spotted Leonard's personality weaknesses and gaslighted him? Could that strange odor coming from him have been one of their methods of control?I was trembling uncontrollably as I thought about it. I could no longer control my emotions.Leonard looked at me, clearly annoyed. "What exactly are you trying to say, Dad?"I shook my head, not daring to share my suspicions for fear of damaging my relationship with Leonard even further. I needed evidence first. I knew my sense of smell was fine, so the odor coming from Leonard was definitely real. If everyone else claimed they couldn't smell it, there was only one explanation—they were pretending they couldn't.Leonard had been subj

Leonard's roommates snapped. "You're a madman! Who else could it be if not you? We've been living just fine until you showed up! You've been looking for trouble ever since you got here! "You even sneaked into our rooms and searched through everything without our permission! Do you understand how serious your actions are? We could report you to the police and have you arrested!"They became even angrier. They gritted their teeth as they cursed at me, dragging me toward the door by my collar with all their strength.I refused to leave, fighting them with all my strength as I stared coldly at each of their faces. "Did I start trouble? I brought you all gifts on the very first day I arrived. I kept quiet about the awful smell in this house just to maintain a good relationship with you. I even covered your food and everyday expenses!"But the moment I proposed cleaning the apartment, you all reacted so strongly and cursed me out. You're desperately trying to get me out now! What exactl

I had barely finished speaking when someone knocked at the door. I opened the door, revealing the cleaning lady who had come by earlier that day. I'd paid her to come back.Leonard's roommates immediately lost it. "You fucking lunatic! What the hell are you trying to pull here?"If you insist on saying there was an odor in the house, we accepted that too. You searched inside and out of the place behind our backs, and we didn't argue much either—we just drove you away!"You've checked everything, and there's nothing to be found. You even said that the smell you kept complaining about was gone. What's the point of calling the cleaning lady here?"I waited until they had finished shouting before speaking calmly. "The smell in the house is indeed gone, but the smell coming from Leonard is still there."By now, not just the roommates, but even the cleaning lady had reached her limit. "I doubt there's anything wrong with your nose. I think there's something wrong with you mentally. Your

In that instant, everything became clear to me. I'd fallen right into their trap from the very beginning. Those four roommates had taken hold of Leonard's phone after killing him and faked the appearance of him still being alive. Then they got rid of his body and erased all evidence of the murder.I wanted to surprise Leonard, so I waited until I reached the train station to tell him I was coming. I ran into a ride-hailing driver who offered to give me a discounted ride. I wanted to get to Leonard as quickly as possible, so I got in the car without thinking much of it.In the car, I suddenly felt dizzy and drifted off to sleep. I felt terrible when I woke up. It seemed the driver had been bribed too. I'd been drugged while in the car, and it had caused me to hallucinate. I missed Leonard so much that I "saw" him when he didn't exist and smelled an "odor" that wasn't actually coming from him.My sense of smell was fine, but my mind was messed up, which was why the "odor" on Leona