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Chapter 2Sher Pang of Thonburi

To understand how that happened, we need to go back fifteen minutes.

In this game, most of the characters lived in the same luxurious condominium, a building filled with exclusive shared facilities that made it a favorite place for rich heirs and influential people. Sher had spent two hours waiting in the lobby, hoping to run into Pakito, but without success.

Growing desperate, he decided to check his status window. The first thing that caught his attention was how dumb he looked in his profile icon. But what truly irritated him was his low resistance to pheromones. As the protagonist, he should obviously have been better than everyone else. After thinking about it for a while, he realized that it must be because of his recessive genes.

In the world of alphas and omegas, pheromones were extremely important. The lower someone's resistance was, the easier it became for them to succumb to another person's pheromones. If Sher ever encountered a dominant alpha releasing aggressive pheromones, he could end up collapsed on the floor within seconds.

Trying to find a solution, Sher started searching online for ways to increase resistance. He discovered that it could be improved through training and through medication, though the effects of the drugs were only temporary. The leading company in that industry was Pheromone, which was run by Jin. As he kept exploring the system, he discovered that his status window contained a hidden power, but he had no idea how to unlock it. Frustrated, he cursed the fact that he had died before finishing the game.

Back in reality, Sher wondered when exactly Pakito planned to show up. Was the guy seriously planning to sleep on the street?

Suddenly, a conversation between two gossiping omegas caught his attention. They were talking about an incredibly handsome alpha standing near the elevator, speculating that he must be the president of some company. They also mentioned that he was single.

Sher immediately rushed over, and sure enough he found Pakito talking with someone in a corner, which explained why he had not noticed him earlier. Sher decided to hide and wait for the perfect moment to throw the water dramatically, like someone trying to separate two fighting dogs, while also delivering a cool one-liner.

The purple-haired omega was telling Pakito that he should stop ignoring other people's sincerity and quit pretending not to notice what was happening. Sher thought this was his chance. He charged forward while opening the bottle of water.

Unfortunately, instead of splashing the omega, he threw the water directly onto Pakito. Adjusting his glasses dramatically, Sher declared, "Take this, you bastard."

Rather than looking impressed, Pakito stared at him with a murderous expression and asked whether he was trying to insult him. Sher internally wondered why Pakito always had to look so intimidating. He hurriedly explained that he had actually meant to insult the purple-haired omega, the supposed man stealer.

The omega, now furious, asked who the hell he even was. Sher noticed that even the omega had the same scary expression as Pakito. Although he wanted to apologize, the tense atmosphere made it impossible, so he decided to keep acting confident instead.

"I'm Sher Kanti, from the Kanti Group of Thonburi district, and my nickname is Sher Pang, because my punches sound like gunshots," he announced proudly.

Both men immediately fell silent from sheer embarrassment. The omega slapped him across the face while Sher awkwardly tried to explain that he had thought they were fighting in the hallway and had only wanted to help. Both Pakito and the omega grabbed him by the shirt and, with expressions that could kill, told him that the only one causing problems here was him.

Sher quickly started apologizing. The omega, exhausted, finally let go of him and said that he no longer had the energy for this. Before leaving, he told Pakito that they would talk another time. Pakito bluntly replied, "Stop bothering me already."

The system suddenly informed Sher that the main mission had been successfully completed and allowed him to claim his reward. But just as he was about to press the button, Pakito grabbed him by the wrist.

Sher looked up and saw that Pakito now had thirty points of irritation displayed above his head, revealing a newly unlocked system feature. Sher noticed that there were no love hearts at all.

Pakito, speaking in a serious and visibly annoyed tone, said, "I hope you're mature enough to take responsibility for this situation, Sher Pang from the Kanti Group of Thonburi."

Unable to hold himself back, Sher burst out laughing right in Pakito's face and mocked him for actually saying that ridiculous nickname out loud. Now completely fed up, Pakito's irritation points began rising even higher. The system warned Sher that if the score reached fifty or more, the consequences could become severe. Ignoring the warning entirely, Sher kept teasing him, saying that Pakito must be dying of embarrassment after saying something so cringeworthy.

Finally, the system displayed forty-two irritation points for Pakito and triggered a black danger alert. Pakito decided that he had had enough. He grabbed Sher by the arm and slammed him into the floor with a judo throw. Soon after, Sher was being dragged by Pakito into one of the condominium's private rooms.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the building, Bai Kanti, the younger twin brother, was gossiping with his older brother, Bomb Kanti, about Sher. Bai mentioned that Sher had gotten into a fight with their father. But this time, something about him had felt different. Normally Sher would lower his head and stay quiet, but this time he had boldly told their father that he did not care at all, and had stormed off afterward. Bomb looked shocked and asked whether Sher had somehow changed.

The two brothers quickly became emotional upon realizing that their precious little brother was no longer a child. Through dramatic tears, they lamented that Sher had grown up and would now leave them behind. At the same time, they started insulting their father for failing to appreciate his youngest son and for making him suffer like that.