RH Chapter 1

Chapter 1 – Night Patrol

Prologue, Part 1

Novel Title: 共鳴発情 オメガバース (Resonance Heat: Omegaverse)

Author：岩本薫 (Iwamoto Kaoru)

Illustrator: 蓮川愛 (Hasukawa Ai)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 本浄天音 (Honjou Amane) & 苅谷煌騎 (Kariya Kouki) / 首藤煌騎 (Shutou Kouki)

*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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Central City – Downtown East District – 12:25 AM

Even as the night deepened, the bustling, garish liveliness of the city showed no signs of slowing down.

Neon lights of vivid primary colours shone brightly, illuminating the ink-black sky. Grimy, old multi-tenant buildings lined the streets, with litter scattered across the asphalt.

The sounds of empty chatter leaked from storefronts, barkers for overpriced bars targeting drunk patrons, and shady drug dealers whose suspicious eyes and behaviour were evident at a glance. Like spider women, seasoned call girls lay in wait in back alleys to ambush customers.

The main street was a constant flow of cars, overflowing with people who couldn’t be contained by the sidewalks. They were all engulfed in a chaotic and sleazy din. Meanwhile, there was just a single alley back. It was a stark contrast—a deserted alley shrouded in a mysterious darkness.

Navigating through this bustling city of light and shadow, a figure draped in a mod coat with the hood pulled low over their eyes moved with the flow of people, blending into the crowd.

Lost in the throng, the figure made every effort to erase their presence, sharpening their hearing. Before long, voices of various people—young and old, male and female—began to flow into his ears.

“Damn it, I got ripped off! Three thousand yen, my ass! This is ridiculous! I’m going to report this to the police!”

“Hey, hey, hey, you! Wouldn’t you be interested in a job as a model or an actress? I saw you passing by, and you totally caught my eye. I swear, it’s not a shady offer. Really, really!”

“I just saw it on the online news. Apparently, the third son of the Shutou family and actress Andou Mizuki broke up quite a while ago.”

“The Shutou family, you mean that super-elite Alpha family? Which one dumped the other?”

“It must’ve been the Shutou side. Andou Mizuki is beautiful. But there’s no way it would’ve worked out. They’re from completely different social classes…”

“So, about my friend from dance class—her son was harassed by his boss, and now he’s taken a leave of absence from his top-tier job. He’s been shut in his room ever since. It’s tragic, isn’t it? Even though he’s an elite worker at a prestigious company, he’s become a wreck. Apparently, he’s even started being violent toward his mother.”

“Oh my, that’s domestic violence!”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. We’re just gonna rest a bit, that’s all. There’s karaoke, games, and food and drinks here. It’s gonna be so much fun, I swear! Right? Right?”

“Can you believe this? My boyfriend found out I went drinking with another guy and hit me! How am I supposed to work like this? If I don’t make money, he’s the one who’ll be in trouble—he’s just a leech!”

“That VR place is insane! The recoil when you shoot a gun feels so real—it’s like, totally mind-blowing! You guys are gonna get hooked too!”

A middle-aged man cursing after being ripped off, a shady scout, a pair of women in their thirties who seemed to be on their way home from work, a mother and daughter, a man desperately trying to pick up a young woman, two women wearing heavy make-up in their twenties, and a group of teenagers—just by picking up on the voices flooding into his ears in a matter of minutes, he could get a rough sense of the currents of society.

At some point, it had become a habit of his to ‘patrol’ the nighttime streets like this a few times a week. It wasn’t something he was ordered to do, nor was there a quota to fill. It was purely voluntary.

“Amane.”

As he drifted through the waves of people, immersed in a sea of noise, someone called his name in a raspy voice. Glancing toward the source, he spotted a small silhouette dressed entirely in black, standing at the corner of a narrow alley.

“Crow.”

Slipping away from the bustling main street, Amane approached the small silhouette. As Amane neared, Crow quickly disappeared into the alley. Following after the disappearing Crow, Amane stepped into the dimly lit alley.

When Amane caught up, Crow was standing in the middle of the alley, leaning against the wall of a building. Dressed in a baggy, oversized black suit, and with large black-rimmed glasses obscuring the upper half of his face, it was hard to make out his features. But he was clearly still young.

“Any movement?”

In response to Amane’s question, Crow answered in a slightly husky voice, “Nothing significant.”

“There have been a few skirmishes, but mostly it’s been business as usual.”

Although Crow was likely not yet of legal age, he was well-versed in the underground scene and made a living by selling information. Amane, too, was one of Crow’s clients, hiring him as an informant. He valued Crow’s accuracy and discretion in keeping clients’ information confidential.

“There haven’t been any notable changes in the power map of the slums.”

The ‘slums’, which occupied a corner of downtown, were a residential area for the impoverished. It was a dangerous zone where outlaws roamed freely. Drug trafficking, gun sales, robbery, extortion, and murder were all everyday occurrences, and violent turf wars between outlaw groups erupted frequently. Ordinary, decent people avoided the area at all costs, fearing the risk of getting caught up in the violence. The government had practically abandoned it, and even the police didn’t dare to enter. It was an extraterritorial zone beyond the reach of the law.

“How’s the red-light district?”

“It’s the same as always.”

This area, also located in a corner of downtown and adjacent to the slums, is commonly referred to as the ‘red-light district’, where various brothels of different sizes are lined up. Each brothel hires its own sex workers, and from dusk until dawn, the area becomes a sleepless city. In a way, this area is also a zone beyond the reach of the law.

“Every night, without fail, the big shots sneak in. They arrive at the brothels in black cars, leave their drivers waiting, and spend hours with their favourite Omegas. Politicians, bureaucrats, and top executives of large corporations—these elites, who already have wealth and power, now seek Omega mistresses. They all follow the same path, as if it’s a predictable pattern.”

Crow spoke in a calm, cold voice as he shrugged his shoulders.

“……”

In this world, aside from the differences between male and female genders, there are three types of secondary gender.

Alphas, who make up about five percent of the population, are the ruling category with dominant genes in both men and women, and therefore hold numerous inherent privileges. In Alpha society, bloodline and family status are of utmost importance, and there is a strict hierarchy even among Alphas.

Next are Betas, who make up ninety-four percent of the population and represent the majority. They belong to the general citizen category. Among Betas, there are elites who, through effort and diligence, become doctors, lawyers, bureaucrats, and so on. However, they remain distinct from Alphas, who belong to the privileged class by birth.

The remaining one percent is the rare category of Omegas, who have characteristics that other categories do not.

Firstly, Omegas, regardless of gender, have a uterus and can become pregnant and give birth to children.

The second characteristic is the Omega’s unique heat cycle.

Omegas experience a monthly heat that starts in their late teens and lasts for about a week. During this period, Omegas are required by law to suppress the release of sexual pheromones through medication. If they do not take suppressants, they will uncontrollably emit large amounts of sexual pheromones, unintentionally seducing Betas and Alphas. Due to the frequent occurrence of rape and incidents involving Omegas during heat, a pill was developed, and its regular use became mandatory for Omegas.

Every person undergoes a blood test shortly after birth, which determines their category.

Once the category is determined by the test, it is reported to the government, and a national ID number is assigned: a seven-digit number starting with “A” for Alphas, a nine-digit number starting with “B” for Betas, and a seven-digit number starting with “O” for Omegas. From then on, they are managed by the National Citizen Management Bureau using this ID number.

The national ID number is an important personal number that is involved in all aspects of life. Without it, one cannot attend school, get a job, get married, or have children—in other words, it would be impossible to live a normal life as a citizen. This is especially crucial for Omegas, as without a national ID number, they cannot access hospitals or receive prescriptions for the pill.

However, there are rare cases of people who do not have a national ID number. These are cases where the parents gave birth outside of a hospital and did not have the blood test performed.

The likelihood of being a ‘stray’—someone without a national ID number—is zero among Alphas, very low among Betas, but overwhelmingly high among Omegas.

Stray Omegas, who fall through the cracks of the management system, cannot obtain the pill and cannot find general employment. So most of them work as sex workers in the brothels of the red-light district.

There is much criticism about the existence of the red-light district, where prostitution is openly practised. But the government turns a blind eye, considering it a ‘necessary evil’. This is because many government officials have Omegas as their mistresses due to the Omegas’ beautiful appearance and abundant sexual allure. As a result, the red-light district and the prostitutes and male sex workers who work there have become untouchable matters.

“So, everything’s been calm this week?”

“That’s right. Let’s hope it’s not the calm before the storm…”

“Got it. Keep up the regular reports.”

After handing Crow a bundle of bills as payment for the information, Amane patted him on the shoulder and pulled his hood down over his face. Slipping past Crow, Amane ventured deeper into the alleyway. With determined steps, he turned several corners in the maze-like alleys until he finally stopped at a certain place.

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*Translator’s Note: There are 4 volumes in this series (Vol 1. Resonance Heat: Omegaverse, Vol. 2. Resonance Lust: Omegaverse, Vol. 3. Resonance Passion: Omegaverse Part 1, and Vol. 4. Resonance Passion: Omegaverse Part 2). The first and second volumes revolve around Honjou Amane and Kariya Kouki/Shutou Kouki while the third and fourth volume will centre around a new pairing. This first volume consists of a prologue and 7 chapters (239 pages). Each chapter was around 30-40+ pages. Hence, I have to cut them into several pieces to be posted here. So, the numbering for my chapter will be different from the original novel. I don’t wanna divide my chapters into parts as well so we’ll just go slowly as chapter 1, 2, 3 until we reach whichever number of chapters we’ll get to. In a previous translation, I divided the chapters according to the physical copy’s pages but Japanese characters compared to romaji characters differed a lot in number, making the chapters short for each release. So I’m doing it differently this time. I’ve divided it so that each chapter that I’m posting on the site will probably be around 1K to 1.3K words (except for Mature chapters which will be longer). However, I will mark at the beginning of each chapter with ‘Resonance 1, Part 1’ and so on (since the author wrote it as ‘Resonance’ instead of ‘Chapter’) so that if you get your hands on the novel, you can still find which is which. There are also illustrations from the novel which I will scan and post on the site. With that being said, hop on and enjoy! -K

*P/S: There’s also a manga version but with a different pairing. The title is ‘Alpha’s Bride: Resonance Romance’. The Seme in the manga is Shutou Kouki’s elder brother, Shutou Keiki.

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