Today was the deadline for the audition, so Seo Yujin knew he had to be there to audition.
It was his shot at getting famous eventually.
So he got off the bus, took a taxi and headed to the Elite Entertainment Company where the audition was being held.
It was an audition for Alphas alone, so Seo Yujin knew he had to go prepared. Armed with some scent suppressants he picked up from a store nearby, and an alpha perfume he applied around his neck, Yujin headed to the company.
He had already taken the suppressant and now probably smelled like an Alpha, so he took a cab that dropped him off at the company.
Seo Yujin now alighted from the taxi and rushed towards the building.
He had his backpack behind him while he struggled to put the suppressant pill's container into his bag while also running to the entrance.
It was multitasking on his side, struggling to take his hands backwards to toss the can into his backpack that was now unzipped.
But the multitasking had simply led to the container falling off.
"Shit—" He watched as the container fell to the ground and began rolling speedily on the uneven ground.
"No… no…" He ran after his pills, chasing the cylindrical container as it rolled across the ground and into the road, faster than Yujin.
"Hey! Don't do this to me… this is important—" He snapped as he ran after it, forgetting that he was also getting into the road.
But it was already too late. The container entered the road before he could, and it was smashed flat by the tire of a car that came to an abrupt stop.
Yujin found himself falling to his knees in front of the car's tire, ignoring the car that had just stopped while staring at its tire that had already squashed his pills.
He was doomed.
He had spent the little money he found in his bag buying this. And he had bought the cheaper one which wasn't that strong.
He needed to be taking the pills consistently, like every few minutes, to keep the effects of this cheap suppressant running.
But now it was squashed. His money gone, and his means of hiding his scent now also fading.
He didn't have time to go back and look for another cheap one. And he definitely didn't have the money to get any more now. Not even the cheapest!
"Damn…" He gasped as he stared at the tire as though he had just witnessed his cat get crushed.
But while he was busy mourning his lost suppressant, someone came down from the car.
"Hey." A male voice snapped.
Yujin didn't bother looking up to see the tall figure standing before him.
A young man in black trousers and a black overcoat. He had sunglasses on that complimented his black hair.
In short, he looked like an idol drama actor that stepped out of a series.
"Hey—I'm talking to you." He snapped at Yujin.
Now Yujin slowly looked up at him. All he could think about while staring at the face covered in glasses was, "Who the fuck are you and why the hell did you run over my precious suppressant with your stupid car?!"
But he clearly didn't say that, and just stared at the young man while still on his knees.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" the young man questioned. "Why did you run towards my car like that? Do you want to ruin my car?!"
"..." Seo Yujin was speechless at the nerves of this young lad.
The young man adjusted his sunglasses as he placed both hands around his waist, looking around. "Jeez, I can't believe my luck today running into annoying things."
He stared at Yujin, his fingers pointing at him. "You, you're lucky today because I have something important to do. Else I'd sue you for potential damage. Understood?"
He snapped, his obvious Alpha pheromones running through Yujin's nostrils. But it was barely noticeable to Yujin because he had taken another pill to be immune to it.
The young man turned and stormed into his car.
Seo Yujin was still kneeling there, watching as this young lad took off with his car, his eyes falling on the squashed container.
"What the fuck is wrong with that psycho?" he thought. "The nerve of that brat to be this rude after running over my stuff…"
Seo Yujin could tell he wasn't a nobody. For the young man to be this rude meant that he was a big shot or something.
Yujin didn't see his face well, so he didn't bother wondering who he could be. He only knew he had to get to the audition.
And so he decided to leave the suppressant and rely on the Alpha pheromones perfume to save his ass.
He would use and overuse it to make sure his scent wasn't perceived at all.
Soon, he was at the entrance, begging the security men to let him in.
"Where's your ID?" one asked.
"I'm here for the audition. Of course I don't have one!" Yujin snapped.
"How do you prove you're one of those for the audition?" another asked.
"Because I'm an Alpha?" Seo Yujin didn't think he came prepared with proof.
But luckily, a woman arrived there. She too was heading in when she caught sight of Yujin and the security men.
"What's happening?" The woman, who Yujin could tell was an Alpha, asked as the security explained everything to her.
She had her eyes on Yujin now.
Seo Yujin found her familiar, but he couldn't pin down who she was. But he was sure he had seen her on TV before.
"Should we send him away, ma'am?" the security man asked.
Seo Yujin could tell at that moment that the woman was someone who held some power in this company.
"No. Let him in," the woman said, to Yujin's surprise, as she casually turned and walked into the building.
Seo Yujin and the security men stood there watching her walk in, surprised.
"I should?" Seo Yujin blinked.
Indeed, the god of rebirth was on his side this time!