I Don't Want To Be An Omega In My Sister's Trashy Reverse Harem [BL]
Chapter 27: A Gift!

Chapter 27: A Gift!

Rin sat up with a sharp inhale, sweat beading on his forehead. He was breathless and looked around quickly.

There was nothing.

He was sure he heard a system notification of an unknown figure. Even the system didn’t know who it was.

He looked to the side and noticed the sound of Cerberus panting gently near the bed.

He rubbed his eyes.

"Or was that a dream...?" he mumbled, scanning the room again. Still empty. There wasn’t even a shadowy figure.

But he felt it... The cold fingers that trailed around his body. It felt real, nothing like a dream or illusion. If it wasn’t real then, then what? There was no one in his room and the window was sealed shut. It was just his demonic dog with three heads staring at him with a wagging tail.

"Was someone here just now?" he asked the dog.

Cerberus barked once.

Rin stared, as if he was expecting an answer.

"Right... you’re a dog. You can’t exactly say ’Yes, Master, a creepy bastard licked your hand in the night.’"

He sighed disappointedly, running a hand through his hair. His body still tingled, especially along his chest and palms. There weren’t any traces but..... Someone had definitely been here.

He shook his head, lying back on the bed and covering himself up this time.

.

.

A few hours later, he sprang up from the same bed, stretching his hands.

"Okay... new day, new disaster."

After washing up, he got dressed in his usual black pants and white shirt... the one that exposed his collarbones and just a little too much chest. He stared at himself in the mirror, pulling on his long white coat.

"Let’s just keep that closed all day," he muttered, buttoning it up tight and adjusting his name tag.

He adjusted his white hair and just as he was about to step out, Cerberus let out a soft whimper behind him, drawing his attention.

Rin turned.

"Oh no. You’re not coming with me,"

Cerberus sat, tilted one of his heads, and whined.

"I’m serious. If Theron sees you, he’ll scream like a princess in a horror movie and throw you out the window. I know you look like a normal dog to them but you’re too big and too wild and..." Just before he could complete his words, Cerberus suddenly glowed.

Rin jumped back as the dog shrank in size, transforming into a fluffy, black puppy with one head and big shiny eyes.

Rin blinked.

"What in the hell is... Wait, you’re from hell..."

DING!

[System Alert: Cerberus has altered its form to stay by your side unnoticed.]

[Please assign a new name for public use.]

"A new name... I can’t exactly go around calling him Cerberus," Rin muttered. He tapped his chin.

"Blackie? Ginger? No, that’s dumb... what about..."

DING!

[Name Assigned: Niblet.]

"Niblet?!" Rin stared at the screen. "What kind of name is..." He paused, watching the tiny dog wag his tail proudly. "Ugh... fine."

It seemed like it liked its name. He can’t literally change it if it’s what he wanted. He scooped up Niblet and carried him toward the clinic.

When he entered the clinic, he was greeted by a mountain of gift boxes, letters, and... underwear on his desks. Again. Elna would have helped him get rid of them but they were on bad terms ever since that day.

Rin’s face twisted into a grimace.

"Why is it always underwear? Am I to sniff them or wear them?"

Theron suddenly walked to his desk and frowned, seeing everything on the table. He dumped everything into the trash can without hesitation. Behind him, some of the nurses giggled.

"The head doctor must really like him."

"They’re so cute together."

"He looks better with Rin than Elna..."

"Don’t say that. Elna could hear you..."

"Who cares? Did you see how he defended Rin last week?"

Rin groaned.

"Do they ever stop?"

Theron stepped even closer to him with his arms crossed. "You’re early today, Rin,"

"Well, I had a bad dream," Rin muttered. "I had to wake up early,"

"I see..." Theron responded, eyes lowering the puppy in Rin’s arms.

"...What is that?"

Rin tensed.

"A... support animal."

Niblet barked once, then sneezed.

Theron surprisingly didn’t say anything. He just turned around and went back into his office.

Rin blinked.

"Huh. That was easy."

He, for some reason, has no idea why Theron was being nice to him. Others said maybe because he was attracted to the soft scent coming from Rin.

They always mistook his Pheromones for perfume. As long as they don’t find out he’s actually an omega, he’ll be fine.

Rin exhaled and leaned on the desk. He felt like he had ruined the spicy dark romance story his sister wrote and replaced it with fluff and pet dogs.

’Everything would definitely be fine as long as I don’t leave the academy and meet the other male leads, I’ll be fine,’

That’s what he thought and everything was fine... until a nurse placed a huge red book on the front desk.

The moment she did, a collective groan rose from the nurses.

"Ugh... is it that time already?"

"Huh? Time for what?" Rin asked.

The nurse he trusted the most... the one who had helped him during the female lead’s visit leaned close to him

"Well, you see... some alphas go into rut around the same season. Not all on the same day, but close. Three to four days apart. This book is the registry."

"Registry?" Rin asked, confused. "What registry?"

"The Alphas pick staff members they want to spend it with. It’s not forbidden between staff but between staff and students... It’s forbidden."

Rin forced a laugh.

"Well, I’m nobody. No one’s gonna pick me."

"Of course... You’ve been here for like... a month?" The nurse said and as the others started checking their names and who they were paired with... Some were paired with two Alphas, some were just one.

But when it got to his turn, his name was called.

"Rin - Five alphas."

His mouth dropped.

"Excuse me?! Did you just say five?"

He rushed to look at the list and saw that Theron’s name was one of them.

Rin stared at the list, horrified.

"Well, I didn’t sign up for this!"

"You can decline," the nurse said, patting his arm.

"Good. I’ll decline all of them." He stepped back.

"Why?" One of them asked.

Rin blinked.

"Do I need a reason?"

They shrugged.

"I mean... It’s five alphas. You’re lucky."

"Lucky? Haha! Thank you, but no... I don’t want their attention," he muttered.

’They’ll trigger my scent. I’ll be exposed.’

The other nurses were laughing, getting excited.

"It’s shopping time!"

"Shopping time?"

"Yes, it’s a free time for Betas like us to enjoy our lives. The academy pays the bills!"

"Well, have fun!"

"Have fun? You’re coming with us, Rin!"

They pulled Rin’s coat off before he could stop them. A carriage was waiting to take them to the city. It was Rin’s first time outside the academy.

He peeked out the window as the carriage rumbled forward. The city was cleaner than he expected. Magical lights floated midair, and people bustled through the streets in elegant robes. They were different from the ones in his world.

Niblet sat on Rin’s lap, barking at any nurse who got too close.

After a short drive, the carriage stopped in front of a boutique owned by a noble lady. The sign glowed pink. Lingerie and nightwear were displayed in the windows.

Rin froze.

"Are we... buying underwear?"

"Of course! Are you scared of them after seeing them on your desk every day?"

The ladies laughed.

The noble lady appeared at the entrance, tall and graceful, eyes sharp. She walked straight to Rin.

"Hello, Madame!" They greeted and swiftly made their way to different shelves to try out different wares.

Rin didn’t go after them. He just stood close to Madame.

"You must be the new Beta."

"Uh... yeah?"

She reached out and gently stroked Niblet’s head.

"Cute dog."

Rin smiled. "Thanks."

Then she traced a finger along his exposed collarbone, still not leaving his face.

"You’re an omega, aren’t you?"

Rin’s heart stopped. He looked around in panic to make sure no one heard her.

"Keep your voice down! Wait, how do you know that?"

She winked.

"Don’t worry. I know how this works. You’re not the first omega pretending to be something else."

Rin looked away from her gaze.

"Please... don’t tell anyone."

"I won’t. Come with me,"

She led him to the back room. Rin followed reluctantly.

He braced himself for sex toys or ridiculous outfits... but instead, she showed him a tray of jewellery.

"Pick one."

"I don’t need jewellery."

She didn’t argue. She just picked a pair of silver earrings. They shimmered oddly.

Before he could refuse, she pierced his ears and placed the earrings on him.

"Hey...! That hurt!"

She led him to a mirror. Rin stared.

"How does it look?" She asked. He turned his head to look at his reflection and frowned. He did look... nice. Annoyingly soft.

"I look like a girl. I don’t know about this but I’d like to take them..."

DING!

[Artifact Detected: Scent Masking Earrings - Grade: A]

[Effect: Suppresses Omega Scent.]

Rin gasped.

"They’re... artifacts?"

The lady smirked.

"Yes. Consider them a gift. You’ll need them soon."

He stared at himself in the mirror, hand touching the earrings.

"Why... why are you giving them to me?"