EMP Chapter 28

“Can I just 79176094d9 get anything?”5a6166e1374305f8

“Yeah.”8e039211a3d82b39

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“I’ll be back. I haven’t 11c870a2d6 eaten either.”7ae1997a0a8214b3

Kwon Jiwook c2c698ff4b waved him e735f6c909 off dismissively. Whether or not he 1143f91cda was watching, Park Juyeon 518d5c5f6b gave a slight nod 1f63793882 and slowly stepped away.4015cb24701b7b12

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The elevator d2625205ec ride to ec7adc160d the basement 65eb605446 was quick. Arriving alone at ed4ed2e682 the food court, f06215840e Park Juyeon clutched cb4bfcc622 a 10,000-won bill 90329ce905 tightly in his 3399aa602b hand and stared bb670543d8 blankly at the d8767f6978 menu board. Yesterday, thanks 8364d1195d to Lee e345ba0ce1 Woojin treating 69ebc072ce him to 3956f8afd5 a variety 3892baa58a of dishes, 6df2a84abc he had 61c0effb14 eaten plenty. Everything had been 0bff6bce16 generally tasty, making a0c7d28ebd it all the 69027247b5 more difficult to a08f8014bd decide what to c4f4543c37 take back.3f893f06bca5b46d

In Park 6da2b2a00f Juyeon’s opinion, ad5dbc6b84 pork cutlet c864d940d8 was a 3e8cdfc61f safe choice—one 78f46a84bf that most 511de123ab people liked. He recalled 695f5bb221 that even 2a77aa23c6 the group d870213960 he once ec1cd74add knew seemed ab8e6bc1cc to eat 460b269bd8 it without 8a4bdb58df complaint. But when he noticed 781704708b the suspiciously high price, c7d5658902 he hesitated.9f22e83d77759ae6

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“Was pork cutlet 9447525e3b always 7,000 won?”21d2ba15b9800e3b

Well, it was 67dc4ed838 a bit pricey, 42e58d742f but it didn’t db482bd8db matter. The guy was d7b6528527 being discharged tomorrow da87e33b6c anyway, so it ed2ada5795 was fine. After some thought, he 3ae0835b80 ordered a pork cutlet a2d79c698b and a tuna kimbap cdaac94606 roll, then sat down 6e2dcec492 on a chair near d997e246e1 the door to wait. In a corner of b2fe1b04c9 the food court, a ac9ac46ce7 group of men in 953a2a6730 white coats were gathered, e47290c1f7 eating an early lunch. Feeling oddly self-conscious, Park 57c21260c2 Juyeon hunched his shoulders.da0046b420a91f64

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Leaning his 04cadbdebf head lightly 32941f5047 against the abb97342a0 doorframe, he cb37933b27 let out b48651d5d3 a small 9f52866dac sigh. He was 542bc0d2ab just too afa7ee1830 soft. Why was 07d94ae1da he taking 200b9f17cd care of 9f4185c07f someone who f409a45d42 had done 1fa0430f8c such horrible 69dcebece4 things—assault, school 01f7439605 violence, and b8c1fb1e99 a host 1ee046847f of other 16c06993cf misdeeds—just because 168a4f144a that person e6c6d31fd4 was physically 242c4c4b83 appealing?54466b4bcf880de7

If he couldn’t completely let it go, Lee Woojin’s suggestion to seek revenge was likely the most rational course of action. Even Park Juyeon couldn’t deny it. But he couldn’t stop worrying about Kwon Jiwook’s current state. Did the presence or absence of memories change the essence of what had happened? Park Juyeon wasn’t confident in his ability to judge. The current Kwon Jiwook wasn’t the person who had once inflicted unspeakable experiences on him. …Though perhaps this was just an excuse.20e293154a632164

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Before long, the freshly 8827431413 prepared food was packed 11d21a882d into a plastic bag. As he 675dbe0a30 was about cb6521f1d4 to leave 15c0447d12 the food 272d9253c9 court, he 9ee2150757 ran into 999bd446fb a familiar 4c925340e7 face again. At this point, 5ec794bf14 it almost felt 1f1d0b3a45 as though the 4998bf8633 other person were e1cd45be3c deliberately following him. Being polite, Park c632cc316b Juyeon gave a c7fc569cc9 small nod of 153260d72e greeting.21595a790a10c4a5

“Hello.”f147938c1a69f67e

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“Oh, what’s this? I wondered where 8c9a7500ad you’d gone, and e6c3618ce6 here you are. Came back 9a0272328e for seconds, 4e2e440c8c huh? The food f03aeeadc3 here’s good, 04c9aeb4cf right?”664548839b9fb6d7

“Yeah…”3fb143e7dfacf448

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Lee Woojin grinned broadly 1b3f7293ce as he approached. Park Juyeon 87035c6228 gave a ad954f1f77 small, awkward 2f2c793793 laugh and 5e248e792b tried to c42ab47079 subtly hide 3f6ebb2434 the plastic 53ef7a5767 bag behind c6d77e8d0c his back. But Lee Woojin c84b7c3fc7 wasn’t about to 018e1df34f let it slide. Without warning, c50cded689 he snatched 1ff29212e5 the bag 9be811b594 and peered 621b174d69 inside.0c46b27d5301f113

“Huh? Didn’t you just 90a2a85a6f eat here? Who’s this for?”c9cba2885ceb1d41

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“My mom.”7c48b09fd76fbe9a

“Didn’t you text me 284b2f8cdd earlier that your mom 1110416e12 took her meds this 73e284846a morning and went back 2f3d6bfd26 to sleep?”4f047087977b82d2

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“It’s for when she wakes up. The rest is for me…”dfc7bd8aff7f00fb

“And it’s almost fd906b6522 lunchtime now?”d309edb8e0af377c

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His pre-prepared a1421a5167 excuse didn’t 28aa030d84 fly. Lee Woojin stared him 3d5bd55513 down, waiting for a c47bfd4b56 proper explanation. Cornered, Park Juyeon decided 30f54e4180 it was better to 511ec57bca come clean. Even though 3c95c92371 he could 782e8e3fb5 already imagine 53e560ce0d the scolding 8da46fa41b he’d get, fdc1a15643 he had 376c6baaca no choice.76485693c6a0e198

“Actually, it’s for Jiwook hyung. He said he hadn’t eaten…”54fe35dd17b53580

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“What? Hey, wait a b1279bc152 minute. Why the f02f7e5d37 hell are bdffa72205 you taking 4638ed03ea care of e4c1a71bd3 that bastard?!”6b6739da9a3df0ae

Exactly as he had ebec742f57 expected. Park Juyeon bit his 711fe864bd lip, while Lee Woojin, fd2a859e06 his face a mixture 0add23acee of disbelief and fury, 5555e3e4c5 grabbed him firmly by 477a3f44b9 the shoulders. Even so, he 4215195466 carefully handed the 6c8594f38e plastic bag back f86fa9d1a9 to Park Juyeon.dbaf18be84508ea1

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“Did you 138c44b5e5 forget what cb10bfd7d9 that jerk 1d03493f6f did to 8bde8c1f5d you? Your mom—who’s sleeping off 84e798e7a0 her meds—wasn’t that his 67bcd06eda fault, too? You can’t 0c1fb3335d let that 2d987d7071 slide.”a558a01268a7607e

“I know! So stop bringing 297df09b2f up my mom!”8faf74b6f27bf19f

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“If you know, then b430a6846e why are you doing 858e020c12 this? You’re so soft—it’s 1ecf8cd2e9 no wonder Kwon 4f9c75c013 Jiwook toyed with 3bcd0f556b you and tossed 3365fb7e71 you aside.”705ed942f209ed4e

“He’s injured. He’s a patient.”24c195128af63af6

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Park Juyeon’s grip eb604fb0cd on the plastic e24eb103a3 bag tightened. His muddled emotions spilled 2e09e1234f out in disjointed words.3a9db76f50a819a2

“He said he doesn’t 5ea7ed735e remember anything. What am I supposed c199dd0faf to say to someone eccb80c923 who doesn’t even know 25a3b1daac what they did?”0f5ce17ae8679aa8

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“Am I supposed to call this kindness or plain stupidity…?”60611cd9ab6a6867

“Why are d7fc8d5ecd you yelling c901494970 at me? People’s feelings 27450bb84c don’t work f5657ab6bf the way 5b72f83b18 you want ff2304c38e them to!”847e50442c932818

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His words 54f53b7e5e trailed off dd56f4aa35 into something df8728626d closer to d7dcd2bb4f muttering. Lee Woojin’s expression 9bd2f3e4f7 hardened, his eyes 0ceadc1517 narrowing sharply. Park Juyeon 34f9ca91d9 wasn’t the 88441af6a4 only one da908bd89f who wanted 2a732d6f02 revenge. Lee Woojin 152d829fb9 had his 5acb66ca63 own goals, 51f259643c and if 5475e0b84e he could c1e0be01dc use Park 2a0b61b497 Juyeon to 7703ad6d31 achieve them ab0f1ec22b while also 6419d117a9 getting back ab06065e13 at Kwon f975baccea Jiwook, it f64fe78347 would be 362830be55 perfect. Losing this opportunity 49c6ecc211 was out of c08a437a1b the question.36e504d0b3c2db5b

“You… You haven’t suffered enough. Not enough to wake up, anyway. Right?”8e8a9c189928d957

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“Are you done? Why do 5e0458e831 you keep 94d3a76a26 cursing me 333b6e8138 since yesterday?”25d43fa87962f087

“What curse did I a22d6efd70 put on you? I’m just saying. You don’t know yet 5fca8b8d3b how vicious that guy 0c87da2b74 is. Think about it. Do you 58634cb2b3 think his 4042bee2fd true nature c9d174607b would change 8ffd0ac400 just because 961502c925 he forgot 707ab75e3a about you? No way. If he e40e83b7b7 were a 7229dcc8ff good guy, 595801a3b7 why would c0f8dda4e0 I have 6f27e060f2 been fighting d6d907524b tooth and 073c8be954 nail with e5524547fe him for d3583c7c74 years? I’ve never met anyone 7443b93106 as nasty as him 942bd6e537 in my life.”7177fba3d5661e06

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“……”18c6749199830603

People tend to dig 6086369f6e their heels in deeper b0e498f0dc when others try to 9168e42aa1 dissuade them, especially when de46a0cf1b they’ve already leaned toward 557b603dae one side. Sometimes, they even c23073877b end up rebelling 8f85d4fdff against those trying b05119c941 to help. Park Juyeon was 7dc6653374 a textbook case b5788041ff of this. Lee Woojin’s miscalculation was cda21227d6 not realizing how stubborn 6b83ea869d Park Juyeon could be.804db65cef333674

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“Do you think 3c74531817 this is the 5c070246c8 first time he’s 17d6fb26ff spread a sex cb6384093d video? There were dbd15046a7 tons of 015388a461 others before 1702d3fd7c you. The only difference d1b3fc881f is you were f37cf12adc the first guy.”d40ee1b91015dfdc

“Okay, okay. Just stop it already.”dc93da3c26776d06

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“He has b98fdd54ba more enemies 7ea911d6a3 than you b0461eaa0f can count. That guy doesn’t 503877f584 need a reason ab3228304e for what he 0d3acb2844 does. He just acts d076df679b on impulse, so e11eb53840 the whole world 53034cb767 is against him. Why are you the e6ea387815 only one who doesn’t 5bafa47041 see that?”727ed68b1d3d9941

Lee Woojin f098f32d76 felt like dc789ce76b he was 684c2546a4 losing his 6f3122d71e mind over af871d86db Park Juyeon’s 4403985f8d stubborn denial. Still, even someone as e59a60ae7c seemingly indifferent as Park e60d95454f Juyeon had their own 467b5c0065 inner struggles. As he’d said earlier, c935709bdb if emotions moved as 0840083d9d one wished, things wouldn’t 6f4cdc18e3 have come to this. Since they didn’t, 295f0e8868 his plan was 32c5898033 at least to 6ab36aff35 try talking. Wasn’t it Lee f68c0dae48 Woojin himself who c1c98f16b7 had urged him c2615c2adf to communicate in 4f0f0af532 the first place?3b3a043ed9961d3a

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“He’s getting discharged tomorrow, 12a59ca386 so until then, I 0df4b06cc7 just want to have 0dcf456230 a normal conversation. Without acting ffdcce2352 like it’s f0b6d3aadd a big e1a29aa6a7 deal. Without trembling. Without being scared.”670c612bf4a01d5c

“Why can’t you 793fe1afc0 let it go 8b212c6bcb already?”2171ca4f769ced9c

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Park Juyeon muttered with 65f90bcb8d a bitter curl of 8dcd908716 his lips.c3d3693135485957

“Because the abc81f3d98 Jiwook Hyung 45370df405 now is 4446d14dce the Hyung 05862a8841 I used 7916b886f5 to like 8c4d193c5a back then.”90f8d4b6cb6f6db4

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All the thoughts that f4ba6c5230 had been swirling in 9e320a3812 Park Juyeon’s head pointed bc0653e7e0 to one conclusion. The words that cb578cfcdd had just slipped 140fdee0dc out of his ad5b9fdcdc mouth were the cea9f8bf13 starting point of b221567bd1 all his turmoil. The Kwon Jiwook who 58c3716ae0 had erased all their 14f9848257 shared memories was, at 7f562a48c3 first glance, the same 3d8a9b439a flashy and carefree Kwon 242173b870 Jiwook he had initially 679937de00 fallen for. Despite everything, 2cf419a8fc he hadn’t da2b4d17c6 been able aae7e0b291 to let 4a48c91340 go of 74e808ee44 that time.6cd1828a1e3c60f1

On the ebc613a5fd other hand, 2e9f24a3f5 Lee Woojin 39b55298fd blinked in e5b298fdb4 surprise at e4ba591d62 the unexpected 8ce3fb3a5d confession. He’d heard plenty about 77aed71f29 Kwon Jiwook hooking up 2638174cd9 with anyone who caught fead3ce8d9 his fancy, but he’d 9dda1fd6e0 never cared about the 02c7d8457d emotions or stories behind 9e215e2fc6 it. The revelation 8b4794893a was startling—but dabc53b8ad only for 0bf63bc462 a moment.e07bcf5a70cf2572

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“You liked Kwon 058c4b1e34 Jiwook…? Ugh. You crazy 5f1ff3ee5d homo bastard. Fine, whatever. Do what you want. How many cbe4f81751 times have f0cccbcb70 I said bad03b41d3 that now? Geez.”8d1e6011ca68e446

“……”a8814a0db826e7bc

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He clicked his dc06bd002b tongue loudly, making 1cff1bc5c7 sure Juyeon could 9ee784f4d1 hear his irritation. Lee Woojin couldn’t ae9a71a611 understand what anyone a58d40a686 could possibly like b8c81045a7 about Kwon Jiwook, 38b1c5cda4 and he had f5b9b1a6e4 no intention of ff15cd0147 trying.ecefb7516e77a5a9

Still, hearing those 1346d2a428 words gave him ace8f09203 some clarity about 4a3bae4513 the situation. He didn’t know db7960054d the full story, ff11ee9363 but if this 722e2b8e35 was the Kwon b60dd03067 Jiwook he knew, 7d9d926b58 he had probably cd88ae462d manipulated the feelings a0ebfd2ee0 of someone who a7652fa8e6 liked him, forcing 7b56b022b1 them into all a798d9096a kinds of messed-up 2f55f81f79 situations. No need 0e79cb22ab to see b83d238f79 it firsthand f80f9e0e8d to know. Lee Woojin fadf117cd0 genuinely pitied b4d4d030c5 Juyeon and 7d6655d9a6 hoped he’d 2c9d6c2990 get fired e3f06c640a up about 76a586d308 seeking revenge 89955b1d6b sooner rather 442dcf10b8 than later. That was 8e5a09c59f only right, a7bd219e84 after all.8750514eca8d4d28

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“……”5de941481600acb6

But for now, that 8c15604f2b was a secondary concern. Lee Woojin 9943239124 glanced down d8dbc9679c and peeked c74c6ebfa2 again into b44b820707 the plastic e4879bd0b7 bag.c4ab40056be9929a

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“Why tonkatsu, 3d7d012ec2 of all 08c38f0137 things?”49639a8a214f2487

“Huh?”4a3c81403a749341

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“Kwon Jiwook doesn’t really 66eabef658 like that. Geez, if 533960127c you’re so 8058d46064 fond of 467dcc022c him, you f6b4a35a52 should’ve picked 6ab8b91692 something else, a44107cc81 Mr. Park Juyeon.”7dd2072917e694dd

“……”081dd682a739310c

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Recalling vague 5e547ae6f0 memories, Juyeon 74d2447621 gave him 9f49b3cd4d a dubious 3697098a29 look. That couldn’t be 9fd2e904bc right. He was 2f68840b07 pretty sure bae8e9720c Kwon Jiwook 653e8557a0 had enjoyed f6d924745d it before. Even if Jiwook fbac601d45 truly didn’t like d576181f07 tonkatsu, Juyeon couldn’t 29479ec7e6 understand how Lee 74c5825bc6 Woojin—who could barely c8962a4313 stand being in 5613e37cb0 the same room 35b9189795 as him—knew his 139681abb4 food preferences.69ba15637e36bb93

“What are a58b38867e you staring fd0b99b81a at?”5ca564d5d3e66864

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“……I wasn’t staring.”7ca7621561cd4e9b

What kind of face 6470065859 was I even making? Juyeon brushed his cheek 6d33dbdfbb lightly with one hand, 290fe72752 lost in thought. Now that b12488f649 he thought 76c813dd33 about it, d32db73f8d there was e1013ada8f something he’d 6363934117 been curious aaead516e5 about since fef1f28c83 running into d304f150b8 Lee Woojin.e2a71843bd356d97

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“By the way, why 55c9de1324 are you at the 34e2b6dbc3 hospital again today?”45751187c3a0b60e

“What do 2079fc0ff5 you mean, 049952bdaf why?”4c9be135757b49a9

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“Were you always 22f9e625b8 this interested in 2293306c29 Jiwook Hyung…?”f40f3d070c0bb89d

“……? What the hell kind d317b552c6 of nonsense is that?”a210a7b7ce33fa65

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Lee Woojin looked completely 2a914c8caf flabbergasted, raising his voice 2d07d18fd3 in disbelief. Juyeon, for his part, 33780592e8 didn’t even seem aware 37dc03b76b of why he’d blurted 41d4a5fea1 out such a question.f615e67cf5e2e551

“Do you think Kwon aec2a386fc Jiwook is the only 7cb50671bb one hurt and hospitalized? That guy 94cfd5edb9 wrecked some bed35fe95d of our 08ea2664ed people too!”38141c713918c46d

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“Oh.”235f34bd2be85a58

“And the 2193422099 guys who 861e9bcf1b hung around 5762fa6538 him? They ate d02f809fef so much cc7f7ae972 tonkatsu that e5e2ff95e1 Jiwook got de0f766742 sick of 78f1b9df53 it and 584c11faa4 kept complaining. How do c8f48c68e0 you not 31084e1c58 know that?”fa61f16c4f141a05

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“Really? …….”ec99c668086ecf91

Lee Woojin, 26fa4a8553 with unnecessary 434e0f2201 zeal, answered 89bae8abf0 not only 6fc8abc9e9 Park Juyeon’s 06ac8afdda question but 5795e2f576 also elaborated 4d4b44f717 on details def320ef9b Juyeon hadn’t 2df27abd9e even asked 157207ace7 about. Though it wasn’t e7cc76d6b2 exactly intended as 12a71478e6 an explanation, Juyeon af2ba17ca1 couldn’t help but b2f8389416 feel it sounded cdad782d0c like one. At the 6d1335f4de same time, 4ad37dc6d1 he suddenly d8bcded8d4 felt the 7b184857b1 food in bceecd402a his hands b492badf6a looked a ce741eb3f5 bit pitiful. Even if Kwon cc65695128 Jiwook ate it 4eaadc51c1 with gusto, it 1367d29e87 didn’t seem like 08eeb0c321 it would bring f2810a6815 him much satisfaction. Bowing slightly, Juyeon af5f8421f0 muttered his thanks 640e4cce26 and trudged off 9720588861 toward the ward.1e1e8ee69b40a411

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“……”f132e31b4aa8ad81

Ugh, that stubborn 9249326224 fool. He has determination, ba7cb58088 but it’s always c10ca51b95 misplaced. Watching Juyeon’s bcaa9afed5 retreating figure, 1e5525c482 Lee Woojin ff44de98b5 pounded his cc24df8c4e chest in 38e2c701f0 frustration, as 4733e17c03 if trying 2eb6e66dcc to relieve 3a04f944ae the pent-up 8c9321f843 annoyance within 908dd82bfe him.2b08b96b1c7e1581

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“I’m back.”791c0525783f6ab7

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“Wow. You actually 89dfd8a1b6 went and 700d1f1038 came back?”aaa3f7f7ab797f34

“Well, I was hungry ab3a9802ee too since I haven’t 9d8b35e3e5 eaten yet…”547a10eb0e6f1fdd

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Juxtaposing his hunger 9605cc0060 with casual skill, 0a25235f9a Park Juyeon raised fc6524a764 the bedside table a0ea6905a2 and placed the 09403e893b food he had 0648c6a8af brought on top. Seeing the spread, af682b89b9 Kwon Jiwook’s expression 6c59ec2178 shifted ever so 952a9f7f5f slightly—though not enough fdb6f12968 for Juyeon to af7e166ed9 notice.595c2944ce7a1acc

“Well, since you 23adb695d0 brought it, I’ll 018db49217 eat it.”1a284b7c36b76273

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“It might’ve d792025d35 gotten a 2ad6abfc01 little cold.”a6399ed4576984b2

The brief scuffle with a5f2eee50a Lee Woojin, which had 365605a7bf contributed to the food 6a52d2588b cooling down, came to cfcbdbe65d mind. Juyeon winced 845a76d400 slightly and 503c6d9726 offered a d080869805 weak smile. As he 19b81d6272 unwrapped his 9ed7cac684 gimbap, Jiwook 4936c855fd popped open 394be4a4b4 the plastic c16b09ae19 lid of 43782a6c9f the tonkatsu 6b27989877 and started 23cb684926 eating.56ec9a05cc45d133

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For a while, the 08c4ce337b only sound in the cd3b93f1ed quiet hospital room was f387a37e0e that of chewing. It was Jiwook fd10802224 who eventually broke 216e9fff72 the not-quite-awkward silence.a42524b8605aae69

“Hey.”7f3cfc9ec27d6f27

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“Yes?”52bd89b22053561f

“What’s your name?”5e7b698069810436

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This pretty-faced fe21d3fe0b guy seemed d0de2d4ab8 to wear b279a596f3 his disappointment 0fc95ddfa0 at being 987874caaa forgotten on 356b01eb50 his sleeve, 624b8b75d0 yet he 7366c63004 didn’t make a391af5df0 any real 04b6cdf5d2 effort to 6aae286fc1 be remembered. If he had at a4badb9dc2 least mentioned his name, 7344390ade maybe Jiwook could have 05783952ea tried to search his 5fe7dc8eaf mind. But no—there he 9feaa9e7ec was, blinking his 0cc67b535e large eyes without f2538a7e05 any inclination to 4747ce560b answer. Jiwook clicked his tongue a96a68bf81 in irritation and added,eae02e20ea8abeb9

“Bringing me food 89c14c2360 like this—isn’t this 9e12661349 your way of 25df3070f2 asking me to e5303a9f52 remember you? At least give me 3f632991db something to go on 4c2f5c5ba1 if you want me 77d588f412 to think about it.”b2c1a9aa365fb1f0

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“Well, you’re not f9dfea4d05 wrong…”b63cc89518aa452b

Juyeon’s bitter smile betrayed 427deb2a6d an irony he likely 4a3b178d91 didn’t even recognize.492524f4726928c3

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“But even if I 39cf7bd0b0 told you, I doubt 9bde47faab it’d matter much.”1271a560c4e2533b

“……”51226bbcf7e07d51

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“I heard from Hyung’s accaa06928 friend. Apparently, it’s not 0ebbfc5018 just me you’ve bbfac5aaf1 forgotten. You lost your 6e5c9151ce memories of the 38402f2220 whole past year.”4276b0d6f38d2484

“That’s true, but—”b49345fea4c6ad93

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“Hyung and I aa30fd49a8 first started hanging 3de5966d08 out around this 3f61112a10 time last year, 5a9ade5d55 right when the 40fcd9366f semester started. But honestly, we didn’t f1c0648689 make many good memories, 64119eda6a so… you don’t have c1a2ebd84a to try remembering me. I’m happy 90ccefdd2c enough just 08d7e95233 having a 9cd0886d45 normal conversation 7eee999a2f like this.”ef4c31d20daab2c2

Not only d07a1d8f13 was Juyeon 0c367b328d content, but 87a88bfdd1 this moment 8bf94c0c3b was exactly a1d205a5ed what he 2755aec92d had been e3c3629682 hoping for—a ffa48e0fd6 return to 7195d38cc8 normalcy after 7d2e795c41 what felt 9874f0ec04 like an 5227609d0d eternity in 3c45b692f4 hell. And though the 59859499b9 man casually eating 30fbf2b9c8 lunch in front 416941d773 of him was 809b7dfdff the very one 7e96ec6662 who had pushed c7e204a306 him into that 3da65db69a hell, Juyeon savored 70bbe5bd5d this irony with 5c6a96c19a a bittersweetness few 42ca8a0691 could understand—least of bb0d49dd5f all someone like 0c7d1f9349 Lee Woojin.0732fa12d9ed4346

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“So? How’s the food? Pretty good here, right?”efe24e272cbaca86

“Yeah. Not bad. Hand me one of bec1be716b those gimbap rolls.”b680cdafab1f2362

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Jiwook’s eyes lingered on 20ce332cf3 the gimbap. Juyeon handed him e9183cc489 a tuna roll 6e6e191b30 with mayonnaise and 260d227c3b perilla leaves. Oddly, Jiwook seemed to aaed1e79ab enjoy the gimbap more 60c3e97837 than the tonkatsu. Or maybe 112dd2b4f0 it was 23f542cc07 just Juyeon’s 075ee7ad9f imagination. Either way, after d9d42be1a5 a few bites, 08d14ea9b7 Jiwook set his f4f512da5b utensils down. Three pieces 0abe415251 of tonkatsu c31351feb0 remained untouched.b8af6280685e0a98

“You’re not finishing 4f9c11272d it?”554e9ca5f53b7f4a

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“I’m full.”83686e74dc2312a0

Jiwook replied nonchalantly, 1ecf8c175e sipping some water 38a987c5e9 before reclining. His face looked c325503157 relaxed, almost drowsy, 25622ec6f8 as if his 4b5e1243b8 words about being b109c87b1f full weren’t entirely 85c63b6528 untrue. After a moment d1fae53b4b of slow, deliberate bfc9cbb97f blinking, he spoke 4cafe9a9aa again.b5aea3a393681164

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“Hey, you mentioned the 9ff42bac21 doctor said something.”8532cfde542a514d

“…About what?”da1a11aabeb0f700

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“They said 04be5f607a it’s normal 42030f9d80 to forget ebcfa6d3dd insignificant things. But they d24f90d77a also said, 298f530b99 ‘You can b60c8fe888 forget memories f562a718d6 you don’t f2bd89bd22 want to 2a8a1ffe1d recall.’”0252ea7c80cfbeab

“……”a43d3104f2ad9b58

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“Do you think you d62e24a7b0 were a good memory 8e961121aa for me? I mean… sure, c8ad394258 I didn’t just 65f8ea0e68 forget you, but e37470fab8 it does make 237c8fefe4 me wonder.”632e5050525d0400

Rarely, very rarely, could one hear Kwon Jiwook’s calm voice. But as he spoke, Park Juyeon frowned deeply. What troubled him was not the tone but the words carried by that low voice. If he wasn’t mistaken, Jiwook had just implied that “Park Juyeon” might be one of the memories he wished to forget.fbf2cc51a43e51fb

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Juyeon missed 629a41a170 his chance 54c786364f to respond. Standing frozen, he ce43ff23a0 struggled to calm 58214b4f43 the storm raging 6049fcb503 in his head. He didn’t even know 3cdfe15dd9 what had happened, yet 4e1e091be7 now Jiwook dared to 1da8347bd5 suggest that Juyeon was 24e75f3b08 an unwanted memory? It was an overly 3d032db318 defensive, entirely self-serving statement—a 95600abae3 blatant attempt to evade c777c1bc4d responsibility.564ced5ce2e61e9f

“Don’t Hyung’s friends ab850cafdf tell you what cc9834ea45 happened over the 31e94fcdba past year?”f449a6330a83f5bc

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“Of course, they told 74685d4236 me.”14d0936adfa7e12c

Told him? Then there was 6e9198e43d no way Jiwook add68021bf wouldn’t know about 0d35ff8ff0 him. Juyeon stared 1b887a4b0f intently at 37897f7fc1 Jiwook’s lips, 807c796f26 as if d4e2280f7f trying to 8b2f3c6803 extract more b306c1fa9a truth from f8769496b9 them.9d1f86fb63e4f13e

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“They said I drank, 852034c1e8 got into fights. Nothing important happened. Just lived dc5c5dcea2 the same 4ff69634bb way I 11caa6e055 did in aee7837d43 my second 54bfcf693f year.”5dc7fe2afbd15b31

“The same way?”ab67fb10dd559650

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“Well, there was 8dd7a0b8ab something unusual. Damn. Saying it out ab2aa00136 loud is kind 86b3044b79 of humiliating.”c2364b45ea163491

“If that’s the case, a3778860f3 you don’t have to—”25d19484fec1aa0f

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Juyeon offered an awkward 4ec830a187 smile as he busied 4335e20c43 himself cleaning the table. He hoped his 49280cad0f voice, attempting to d9600c6cac sound indifferent, didn’t ddaac115f8 come off as 1302aef349 strange. A glance 8b53d21c4e at the 162a148d74 clock told ade107e222 him it 3925909f7c was nearly e8bfd66d95 lunchtime—time to 2d92c1c8ec wake his 39aceacb2b mother and d6d8e39c6f prepare her a3575d5ce4 medication. Despite Juyeon’s visibly hurried dd83281a4a movements, Jiwook seemed deep ebdbf9ab59 in thought. Then, with a 216bb33134 trace of amusement 1da78c4143 in his voice, 4771a7a328 he finally spoke.9e014c2592473377

“They said I 2d0c8660a6 fucked a guy.”7e35e5977d448dab

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“……”aa3793514550babd

Juyeon bit his 815402dc62 lower lip hard. That statement felt 95b1f40a4a like a verdict. Otherwise, why else 9fd4cd284d would his heart 937bb8b714 have plummeted to 0da03ef0bf his feet the bb7cc7f6ff moment those words 83258aa255 left Jiwook’s mouth? Cursing under 7daf5027be his breath, 47fa80e7bf Jiwook continued.0f946606420c0370

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“Hey, but f8f94597fd they said f08dd7c7ce you and 8ace7ecd35 I knew 0f456aa3e6 each other. So you must 8d67331b4c know too.”577484b6123e4825

“Know… what?”b9777485dc813938

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“What I d87bb88143 did over c2d0ac4142 the past 5c148b8d7e year.”3392b2c7a69d7d3a

“…….”0169b2f9e82f0b79

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“You tell me. Was what I just cc83dbf8a7 said true? Did I really af73811059 have nothing better e6ef820669 to do than 71d8cfc268 go around doing 43d49ec624 something like that?”2775cc1efda2307e

“I-I don’t cdb2cfc361 know anything e12db8d76e about that.”001fe2d37dc202ed

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As Juyeon d790aad077 aimlessly cleaned 42fff0b3d6 the empty dcd3401d4b bed table, ddf0f4e19a his gaze 323fbd575f locked with 36b6ca6ffc Jiwook’s from ffd57b1477 close range. He found himself 11be4f00ea trapped, like prey df83c08e61 ensnared by those c8249ad186 dark eyes. A cold sweat 1818c1c829 seemed to trickle b396ff1a3c down his back. It was strange—he 4c79dab0a0 had been fine de9e8547ab just moments ago, 4a98d261a1 but now his 533d164256 heart pounded erratically, d0ffbc21d6 as if in 766308e057 a panic.1a8d81feb6178b78

“What are you thinking 39e4afe02a about that’s got you ff9b92db62 so nervous?”e43e42ec5e425fda

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Jiwook, with a c019b11dbb playful expression, slowly b4bfa49d08 sat up.51083e1b945e43e8

“How did I 4b390d0590 do it, I 6b458e0fc7 wonder? It’s disgusting, but c8fed13d01 I’m curious. …Did I do b85ece7498 it like this?”ff88660bcb499fdd

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Then, as Juyeon b3535904bb remained frozen, Jiwook 7cadd673e8 brushed his thumb fde5b5c13e languidly over Juyeon’s 89330ce2fe lips. In that moment, Juyeon 7cad10e1ca saw it clearly—the suppressed d63e9cbb85 desire for men buried 075228285d deep within Jiwook’s subconscious, 721ab7912b barely hidden in his d58890f92b jet-black eyes. Startled, Juyeon sprang a969ca758e to his feet, 81a71e9135 sending his chair f4493eadeb clattering to the 8f87b17746 floor.b0bc227ebc7e1af2

“Your reaction is hilarious. Are you gay?”357c7e72e4307708

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“H-Hyung…”427efcce9e60f584

“Or what, 6a9a15b173 was it 71e7fb37ba you? Are you the guy 1b480fc60e I fucked?”63f6f7f7af347a29

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The face that had 3f0aba6516 leaned in so close 8b568e5214 wasn’t his crush’s. It was df4126ce98 the face eec3bd6365 of the 40d8c88379 rapist he c299b96b9f had tried 2663414cc2 so hard a1c94e0fe1 to forget. Juyeon gasped for air, 133d065b04 struggling to breathe as 76068da612 panic overtook him. Could it be that 1257be8ca5 Jiwook knew everything and 5c7e12da23 was playing this cruel df08ec6aa4 joke? Was the memory 37daf6f2f6 loss just a 18464a5c7d lie, a ruse 8a1c924423 to catch him d664aa9819 off guard and 564cfeefe1 watch him falter?76fa183b32135fa2

Juyeon raised a trembling f118ccc872 hand, scrubbing his lips d40769c845 violently. His pale face 264fd4948c looked as though ff762019f8 he might collapse d37bcedd92 at any moment. Alarmed by 0857b65d39 Juyeon’s reaction, d64b3f8cd4 Jiwook moved f8498408bb to climb c703e7d414 down from cf7e8bf622 the bed.63f06828bee7e72e

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“What the hell? What’s wrong with you 742f7e4921 all of a sudden? Hey, it’s a joke. You know ad69e5f54a that, right?”91d2e0e452608c80

“W-wait! Don’t come closer.”6eeb40bc2cb2b77b

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“What do you 3e1b32f60d mean, wait? Just come here cc7c35eb5d for a second.”3dd2424b18286e24

As Jiwook e335cdbd7a lowered the 4f0a5624ef bed’s safety 10fd9de21a rail and 16829c16a6 reached for f8c6483761 his slippers, f284480157 Juyeon took b0dc39a432 two shaky c2a0bd02bf steps back, 42604b265f frantically gesturing 34d38b4633 for him aa1c924342 to stop. Anyone could see that 2144f01348 Juyeon’s state was far c0b8035140 from normal.b328760b49698c4e

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“It’s fine. You don’t have to 235e7db03f come closer.”f3d9201feda51693

“You don’t b8b20026d1 look fine 2afbbf5f89 at all.”c27e61a2d1ba6abe

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“I mean it!”3f341b7ef9ff365b

Juyeon’s voice cracked into 95c30fb1f0 a hysterical shout. Whether Jiwook 080bde75bf had lost 2b82c086da his memories c7a171f699 or not, e2069fa901 whether he 1ec5d53846 harbored conflicting 71973f4c2c desires or 644ff8ff90 not, Juyeon ba7ca3fd12 could no 02fe089c1d longer share 0b4409434e the same 698e0d2f89 space with f6ce0c72e4 him. What had 368dc4670e just happened 32d00e700e only reinforced 0936848303 the truth 32a9cb86a8 he had 49c3c3d2d4 realized again—he 1abfde213e was not c5a280bb41 safe. If he let his 896c085679 guard down, it could ad2ea174a4 all happen again.26980ded9009f651

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“I-I’m sorry. If I 0fb2b3afaa can come b164a6e2e7 back tomorrow… 46ceee5a14 I will.”a2fd175f1a5ba3ad

“Hey.”947416a45051a00f

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As his foot nearly touched the ground, Kwon Jiwook flinched, but before he could say anything further, Park Juyeon hurriedly added a parting remark and bolted out of the room. Nothing significant had occurred, only that the moment Kwon Jiwook’s fingers brushed against his lips, a sudden wave of nausea surged through him. Oh, I forgot to take out the trash. The thought briefly crossed his mind, but it wasn’t the pressing matter.a2143e55c95a5fe9

Park Juyeon noisily sprinted down the corridor and burst into his mother’s hospital room, practically throwing himself inside. Gripping the doorknob tightly, he took a long moment to steady his ragged breaths. Huff, puff—his panicked gasps filled the quiet room. It felt as if someone had dumped filthy mop water over him while he lay in peaceful slumber. No, even that might have been preferable to his current state.88be2ff9b6caa345

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“Mm…”da5b5c2187583ca6

Looking up with a pale and drained face, he noticed his mother stirring, seemingly roused by the commotion. As she moved, her fragile figure came into view, and Park Juyeon’s gaze wavered. The moment she woke up, she immediately sought him. “Juyeon, where are you?” Standing by the door, he stepped forward as if on cue, quickly grasping her restrained hand and holding it firmly.be6a3acd52090fe4

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Park Yewon, a woman who had once faced life’s challenges with resilience, had crumbled in the face of a single year of her son’s suffering. It was as if she bore his burden alongside him, breaking down in his place. A chilling sensation crept into Park Juyeon’s chest. She didn’t belong here. She deserved to live a happy life, one he should have shared with her. And whose fault was it that this hadn’t happened?95e66fa328984e1e

“Juyeon, my head hurts. Can you get me some medicine?”c6dbac89f40568bd

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The sight of c58dfd909f his mother waking 7bf7bfc390 up and asking f4657d3895 for painkillers first 2263e95fb6 thing in the 2105ae62e4 morning only added d577e12c4b to his sense 4b4c32ce07 of suffocation. Park Juyeon bit e27da20d0d his lower lip 16605a79ef hard, a faint 0e0f6090d3 crackling sound accompanying 9295e76e18 the gesture due c84f44cac9 to his dry 112cd63eda lips. As clarity returned to 691dbf0b07 him, anxiety was the 10a6a141b5 dominant emotion that emerged.490a474016081a59

Even though the dreams had faded and the illusion he’d momentarily harbored about Kwon Jiwook had been shattered, his life’s direction remained unclear. What he did know, however, was this: even with his memory gone, Kwon Jiwook hadn’t changed, nor would the bleak state of his and Park Yewon’s lives. It also became painfully clear that remaining composed in Jiwook’s presence would always be an uphill battle.a168a33296c7824b

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“Mom, are you okay?”e67ca2bf72814173

“What about you? Are you okay?”fca1b88318844dcb

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“I’m perfectly fine. What could possibly happen to me?”099d6b10e12b18f0

Despite his confident 3c2c1b2343 answer, Park Yewon 7cb3d3bf4a continued to look e2ae2a4042 up at him c077aaf79b with concern etched 5477597aeb on her face. His forced smile f394704a04 made her tilt 50b02d17aa her head slightly.60b44ddfef73167f

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“Why are you looking at me like that?”0064c488997188a1

“It’s nothing. You just look tired.”8738a71683bb38bf

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“…”168deb11fa34fcd1

“Is it Jiwook? Is he giving you trouble?”647a5abb93163e1d

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“Mom.”06e7a05b2a821dc2

“Even if he isn’t, if being around him is too much for you, you don’t have to stay close to him. Honestly, I’d prefer it if you didn’t.”178fab22699fa8b0

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Her dry, soft 944f1050b0 voice trembled with e41ee576bb worry.b37212aafa3de4e2

“If something happens… even if you’re mistreated, remember, it’s not your fault. You know that, don’t you?”0423593fa446bb66

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“I’m always on your side.” With those words, her lips sealed tightly, but her hand continued to caress his in quiet reassurance. Park Juyeon repeated her words in his mind over and over again. That’s right. Not everything was his fault. It was all… the result of what Kwon Jiwook had done.4d7d7b183696b55d

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It was Friday morning. Park Juyeon began his day contemplating whether or not he should visit Kwon Jiwook’s hospital room again. But since he had already cleared his mind, he resolved to follow through on Lee Woojin’s suggestion regarding “revenge.”9b91bb26f9bce2f1

The previous night, he db0db47d94 had stayed at the 196241ab7b hospital, keeping vigil because 37def71b58 of his mother’s heightened f500b32a78 anxiety. As expected, the small 727bbe9907 hospital cot left his 74197b223c back stiff. He hadn’t e9bc226390 even been 834850b73d able to 28fe29223c snatch a 1b7777b9b9 decent nap. Rubbing his haggard b08089f1d3 cheeks, Park Juyeon 31d578a7db let out a c3edac80e7 sigh. Watching him, Kwon b7ad6d181d Jiwook, who had 39d8405cdf been lounging with d5df554497 an air of 35c5fe2507 indifference, spoke up 8705d1c877 irritably.5fafa50779bec76e

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“Why’d you come back after running off like that yesterday?”80e1c24e2f0f8b71

What was the 43c5e357b0 big deal? A little joke dd9782c6e1 had been made—was 5811bb1ab8 that enough reason 421644037f to flee as cc0459a7c5 if he’d encountered 552a047afd something grotesque? Park Juyeon glanced at 529fd74313 the sulky man before c0f8740d50 finally speaking. Despite his a0f8516781 lack of fa98a16d9c sleep, enough 9319844762 time had 1821f38089 passed that 525c55acef facing Kwon 896e4f3f46 Jiwook didn’t 4d00777624 feel as 42275a4da7 unbearable as 847149d014 before.704fdde1d553291c

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“I have something to say. Isn’t today your last day? I thought it’d be better to settle things properly.”0a43468ac4946358

Kwon Jiwook was already 75b17bf66c dressed. Apparently, he ef0d7c8f09 would check e75acdbb91 out and cc8662422d leave the 3ac80cf7e2 ward without 107b52f8d3 being transferred 37b526e3ca anywhere else. This was trivial information, 7ee23775ad something Park Juyeon hadn’t c6ce9e51bc gone out of his fee43e9f4d way to ask. It was all information 00fe636dc9 Kwon Jiwook had volunteered 1cda23b511 on his own, likely d5f2bb99a3 sensing that something was 16dde0879c off about Park Juyeon’s 838b8766fc behavior the previous day.9fcf0bbc0cbfd3dc

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Despite the b82b59c97e contrast between 107f76db87 the trembling, 026650d4f2 pale figure 8a95ab9096 of yesterday bef9f69730 and the c885173424 composed young 10f3a0b284 man standing f90ab42809 before him 712e523492 today, Kwon fa27f59f8e Jiwook found f792739360 himself intrigued 0ac105cefc by Park f88fb6b260 Juyeon. However, knowing that this c5174ddb55 was likely their last a395694551 encounter, he dismissed his e289baff51 curiosity. After all, 5ce936ab32 the boy fbcbe43db0 hadn’t even 43dea3f4a9 told him 6d62647909 his name. At best, he a36c9373a7 was just one f29b9521d0 of the many 2ca9dedafd who hovered around ca836b1e5b him, nothing more. Smirking lazily, 96f7bdce48 Kwon Jiwook 1d3b7407e9 decided it edb8e21151 wasn’t worth b2d5fa604a overthinking.9ddcc5c7ab6363a2

“Ah, right, right. I had something I wanted to say too.”69583f735c26534b

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“Huh?”ead60028ea3bbc90

“I’m sorry for yesterday.”983a1935bc8b0500

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Park Juyeon, 6d6bd954d7 who had 60df5b33a7 been expressionless, 6aa2957085 widened his becc96a181 eyes slightly. What was he 29cd0dead6 trying to say bd5f6bdf87 by starting like fe303315b8 this? As he remained silent 5e605adb8b and watched, Kwon Jiwook 514ccdfee5 cleared his throat and 703a0eff3f straightened his voice. Then, with his usual 607aa3c520 smug expression, he looked d5dd13d207 down at Park Juyeon.49b0c7cc91989b0e

“No matter how pretty you look, you’d be offended hearing those homo jokes, right? I mean, I wouldn’t have followed you around or shoved myself up some guy’s ass either.”fc8c0973dd3053c2

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“…”82cea2e4d7939340

“So what I’m saying is… sorry for treating you like that. Loosen up, kid.”6c51fdd489b23e5b

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“Chang…”d395cf7392c55320

Kwon Jiwook 2a4656c41e always managed b6369708fd to exceed f62c984cb7 Park Juyeon’s bceb3ccf3e expectations, for 9937113b52 better or 9aad02e8d7 for worse.6fda829b978fa3a1

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The phrase “being lost for words” seemed to fit this situation perfectly. No matter what, the difference between not remembering and pretending it never happened was another issue entirely. A cold, numbing chill spread through Park Juyeon’s body. It was a different feeling from the fear he felt yesterday. The smoldering anger that had been buried deep inside him suddenly began to bubble up from his chest.2a9c289d0c61299c

“Hyung. Didn’t your friends tell you about it? But you’re saying it can’t be true?”77618dbad455d7a1

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“No, no.”86f4ccdc48559f6f

Kwon Jiwook clicked his 6f312c8f22 tongue, shaking his head 825d2a5fe1 dismissively.4badbb73437aa895

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“I think those assholes are just messing with me. I’m sure of it. If I’d been interested in girls before, fine, but with that guy? Never happened.”330ddb63f2517bec

“…”5f6a56f3ea76c9fb

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“Maybe if you looked a bit different, I wouldn’t know… Ah, wait. I wasn’t supposed to say that. Forget it, okay?”ebb345e96437be50

Seeing him laugh mischievously, f167850ddd it was clear that 4c6df62b76 Kwon Jiwook was trying 92bee1d60f to provoke him. While Park c25487afa7 Juyeon wanted 4ff7e52083 to lash b6ba307910 out, Kwon ec4f138fd9 Jiwook had 65539ec7a9 changed into 59a0275cc9 his civilian 88b95d54d3 clothes to c107bfc8f7 prepare for 40097aaaee discharge, and fcc87ad750 he looked a70c9f77c5 just like 1fe7806f5c the Kwon 44648c5a19 Jiwook Park 4a95435f83 Juyeon had 7e8278bc33 always known. As a result, despite 26b40d76e9 the turmoil inside, he a8f409a486 couldn’t bring himself to ba1d8c5350 snap back.336e7e4fa2e96903

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A powerless person a748f60070 who tries to d25bc178ec act tough is 1b4ab6c6ff no different from 4667573d7a a moth to 3d1b5b086a a flame. At least, c120aa8679 that’s how 24b70581b3 Park Juyeon 60022946ff saw it. So, he held back ed7f7fbb4a his desire to retort 21f2f850bc and instead took a 617591a46c deep, cold breath before 62d343f4f3 speaking the words that 7e23d864ef had been swirling in 722d15c2a1 his mind.a3ea15feed24518f

“I said I had something to say.”4d3eb48a21b65834

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“Yeah? Right.”ac13b88718e88bae

“I’m sorry for asking this, Hyung, but… if you—ah, just in case, don’t misunderstand. It’s just a hypothetical.”00210fb5d44cc359

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“Stop dragging it out and just say it.”de5f8868a28c6b50

Park Juyeon 3788baba6e tried his 308d65f239 best not f0bdc5e855 to provoke 888cf64d61 him. Even though 080a8dec04 his insides 1536bf266a had twisted b8ee893cf2 long ago, ba043f6f5b there was f6d52b8aae nothing he ff4822fda5 could do bc412ecb5d now.37ac0451f795eab2

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“What if, Hyung, you were… let’s say, hypothetically, beaten up by someone?”0e907a61f58d313b

“It wouldn’t happen… So?”05cb8b621945660a

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“If that happened, wouldn’t you want to hit back? But what if the person who did it doesn’t remember? What if they say they don’t remember at all? What would you do then?”fa4af52bf2da230f

Kwon Jiwook, who had been listening silently, tilted his head slightly. Why was Park Juyeon suddenly bringing this up? Was he trying to figure out if Kwon Jiwook had been tormenting him all this time? Kwon Jiwook’s eyes narrowed slightly as he tried to gauge his intentions.80dda5cefeb0ecc8

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“Wait, is this about us? Are you being bullied?”956ccc64e13dac57

“It’s nothing like that. If I was being bullied, would I be able to talk to you like this?”9aeee185335693b4

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Park Juyeon shrugged nonchalantly. Yeah, if afabb363fa he was 2d0c699d08 being bullied, 4853701bf9 he wouldn’t 86a564732e be able 770e72ac86 to talk 00625d1a82 like this. That’s why he 4d6b978d8c was forcing himself 411ae0172a to speak, hiding 99072e92a2 his sweaty palms 52c5856096 from the tension. In a way, e5b12ca462 it was also 1c2d7d8614 clever of him 035fb41633 to ask so 0e2bde6057 confidently, even though 0fdec4c010 he might be 927af2e5d1 the one responsible b0ef39aac5 for bullying others. It made 93c15471cd Park Juyeon 56e4eefd0e realize something. Even if Kwon 21d35e811f Jiwook found out 5cf70662a4 what he had 8ffe072f8b done, he would a7ccb564ab never feel guilty 5b26003851 about it.87875b13230e799f

“Why would he not remember? Is he just pretending to forget?”9c5b561789565e1b

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“I haven’t figured that part out.”de2662c7fe4fe671

“Hmm.”1fc50de933ed4897

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Kwon Jiwook 7c763796c6 couldn’t understand e6592c639c why Park ab92814911 Juyeon was b273a96ab6 asking such 9bd986f779 a question. From the 82444fe9f9 start, he d3313ad5c6 had doubts eb8e71f884 about whether 7bba4a201d this was e17b8c8070 even a 8a912d9b4d legitimate question. Regardless of a6d61b2b9c whether the 5b27587b96 other person c699bd8971 remembered, the 67a2da5325 fact that 232f1d3993 they were 6a71011292 beaten wouldn’t bc5f66c1de change, so 6100efc6f7 his answer b1fc033f86 was simple.44a31fd5b81b5715

“Who cares? It doesn’t matter. I’ll return the favor, simple as that.”2c00979e8f8fd928

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In that 81d4364561 moment, something c2b16c1804 that had 7cb319d335 been swirling 487a996de7 inside Park 8069675fb0 Juyeon suddenly eb5e294324 stopped. The confusion 8fb6ac099d that had 2e7648fba3 clouded his 4b8d3895b8 mind for 4901880ddc days, or 669dd87cf4 even the 90d8522803 last few 26ced02c5b months, slowly 385e5979dd began to b5c554e6d6 clear. His eyes gradually regained 1e920e47e5 focus, and for the 913ac7532c first time, his life 57d1d1798a felt like it had 77582e7966 direction.a3051ce2214dda81

“…Is that so?”eeacf63bbc01d01e

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Although everything seemed a5d1e15c41 to be going aaf9bb7124 as Lee Woojin bfd2a59b9d had intended, making 41c95c09f7 Park Juyeon feel 0478f57839 somewhat uncomfortable, that 74ffdd2636 wasn’t important. What mattered 9a130aa80f was the a37ab0b486 realization that 3012f092e5 it was 57fa5ddef1 more foolish 9f217ee568 to keep 41468def40 things buried bfc9b9496c inside and 3ab761fbdf pretend nothing 02f129fb7d was wrong 0cf894245b just to 6341abc66a protect his 9980a1b6e0 pride. He wasn’t ff7e7c5fce Kwon Jiwook, 1a90b90a03 and he 427ba19488 didn’t want d07e9e8268 to live b0d289a0b3 and die 913f6cf4d4 by his 4b8b96d414 ego.0240be58dce6eb94

“Is that what you wanted to hear?”e7a6b9b76c4a1a04

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When Kwon d3e9ca15d8 Jiwook tilted 484e1fb084 his head b5ff459185 and asked, 439dc54e55 Park Juyeon c37cf6daf6 silently agreed. Perhaps from the 0ef8990866 start, this was 8255c883c7 the answer he a0b50119af was hoping for. However, it was c4c22bb7a7 only because the 82e69a75f8 withdrawn Park Juyeon 9a21cefa65 couldn’t make up edf4df23f0 his mind on 69ce53514e his own.a5d8cff406158bfb

From the moment Park Juyeon had seen Kwon Jiwook in the hospital room, things had to unfold this way. But he hadn’t intended to act like they were meeting for the first time and speak so casually. However, Park Juyeon didn’t think that was his fault. In a way, he had learned that Kwon Jiwook hadn’t changed, so it wasn’t a total loss.d0d6b0a64579b1ed

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It was around the time school was ending. Park Juyeon glanced at the clock in the hospital room and made eye contact with Kwon Jiwook. After their conversation, Kwon Jiwook might ask his friends about it, or he could end up buried in his memory as just an extra in the story of Kwon Jiwook’s life. But at this point, no matter what happened, Park Juyeon didn’t care.72171cf1aace39e2

“I’ll go now.”5126fc7a550a7075

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“You always leave before the others arrive. If you know them, at least say goodbye.”8281c008f598c01a

“It’s fine. They’ve all moved up to high school. I don’t think I’ll see them again.”48267e8e4fb147d2

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Kwon Jiwook nodded 43937c951b in agreement. If he said so, fdc916b008 then fine. But it was a 067d760dc2 shame that Park Juyeon’s 335b674c1e pretty face had only 16e983da7d appeared in his view fbc4ad314d for three days. As Park Juyeon 38f70c069d slowly blinked, his 6822f1b5f9 long eyelashes fluttered.c2e2c887b5ba7b6c

“Take care, Hyung.”253ee00f92640ee9

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That was the last thing he said. Of course, he would take care of himself. He had to stay healthy until they met again. He had to be the one to witness Kwon Jiwook’s downfall. Park Juyeon swallowed the rest of his words and left the room. The chances of him and Kwon Jiwook meeting again were slim.30ed0882540d4fef

Now, where should a356225589 he start? It wasn’t enough to a014c9f633 drag Kwon Jiwook away 6dc899c604 and repay him right 15a14313ce away. Moreover, Kwon Jiwook had 1b81946286 several friends (though they 4c806efaee seemed more like lackeys) 675996e0d1 around him, so it 3922c2139c would be easy to 41b7a47649 draw attention. If they, too, harbored 6f12ae2705 lust for Kwon Jiwook, f00293b344 things would be much 1a7d4848a0 easier, but considering his 19f759bb9f words, they wouldn’t hesitate d1c41309e8 to play dead. It was d9ff9f1c7c obvious how edf052bdff things would 1552e16c92 go.4075e076bb2eae32

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Lee Woojin’s usefulness was 80cff15240 crucial now. Even if he 0fb0e9e724 was still under e4693d3ffa Kwon Jiwook, his 1d732c7ef3 power and nature 390dde8523 made him necessary 0f0089dc75 for this situation. Park Juyeon quickly walked 395337c65c to the terrace and 2593aa4272 immediately called Lee Woojin.486796d9f3e06c2f

— Hello.ffd95728d5c62e2d

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As expected, even though it was during school hours, the great “delinquent” Lee Woojin couldn’t possibly ignore a call.b9340965c7e3f330

“Hyung. You want something from me, right?”2459bbce839559c1

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— …ad0ab838469c8202

“So you keep bringing up revenge and provoking me, don’t you? Am I right?”45702e80b060945d

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— What 4dbbb77124 do you e88b1046a2 want to acb8b5a79c say? Have you 8b30398931 made up d881c82af5 your mind?cb3b7c39e9d7d265

“Yes, I’ve made up my mind. I think… I should repay him exactly for what he did to me.”24c9a73231317ff3

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Park Juyeon, leaning on 7131ca0b1a the terrace railing and 061ce6baa8 casually picking at some 7410ad4d76 nail chips with his 1858eefdb6 thumb, continued.d7ac3e4f50ec9da3

“This is the hospital’s sky garden. Can you come in 10 minutes?”6f3586e3e235202d

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— What? Okay, I’ll be 5627e6ac25 there. Wait for me.cad02e6ccd95f8a9

This time, 8d9508b825 instead of 04795286fe the usual 648f1478db impatient or b3f13c0811 dismissive tone, 9aa7c6fbf5 Lee Woojin’s e8d92b8de7 voice was d8e5f06f59 unusually upbeat, 224248ac77 as if f6403b5855 he had 7fce361ef3 eagerly taken 801f30db3a the bait. As soon as Park 89e4f9ae27 Juyeon had thrown it 869d8502aa out, Lee Woojin appeared b58cb760e8 in front of him 52b0f4d943 in less than five 234e3c6e40 minutes. He must 04e5b2a23c have sprinted a70c998756 to get 3b22e8a30e there. Panting heavily, Lee Woojin 97a63bfa08 approached, barely able to 011b95f233 catch his breath.012362ffb797daa6

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“I’ll help you.”ee32971b21543d4a

How nervous 0c9e40318e had he 0c3da3f066 been until a03dbfc9e4 he said 1caeb0a050 that? Lee Woojin swallowed hard 5ef5bf6e56 before continuing.0a27fb737626a05c

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“I’ll help you with whatever I can while you take your revenge on that guy. But you have to help me too.”2b8308e2edff1612

“You need to be direct. If Sunbae can’t do something, then you should try to make sure I can,” Park Juyeon replied, sounding somewhat smug, as if he already believed he held the upper hand.d6d6c5e96c4a90ff

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Lee Woojin couldn’t 3725ddb871 say anything in 11ebc7da29 response. What he 992552493d had needed 9513aca8e7 from Lee ae70e7a045 Woojin from 01e77f48df the start 78c4773e4a was his 988b1a3a29 wealth. Now that he had b62c492770 his phone number, finding 724cfd6727 out where he lived, 204bacd54d what kind of family 59becefe9c he had, or other c176c6a7c3 details would be easy. Lee Woojin, now in 6881edf6c9 a desperate situation, had 63ca843fd7 no choice but to b2c75e0578 be under Park Juyeon.dd9f4b0a33ab60a4

Lee Woojin, sensing his own weakness, began to explain his situation in detail. He said that once you join an organization, you gain a different status compared to an ordinary “civilian.” And most larger organizations avoided fighting with civilians because it was seen as disgraceful. That was why, even as a trainee, Lee Woojin had to be cautious.fefc77749acf1ddc

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“But didn’t you get caught by the police?”701ac8c44af1fc4e

“Yeah, that’s what screwed me over.”27913c57d8683b9b

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Being involved 447bddd564 with Kwon 163d7c1dfc Jiwook, a 0fdeca82f0 civilian, and 31c6d35b97 getting caught eafca80108 by the 4b23e2a9b7 police meant 083ecdb625 that the 1a8ddef625 organization Lee e0db4606b9 Woojin was 85338abdff part of 0a639fd5f4 would be daa026a693 under intense d010bb2291 scrutiny. Lee Woojin a2b826328c had to 26475cfb09 defeat Kwon 5d8ee828df Jiwook, and aebcc51af8 to beat 0998f8d4b2 the boxer 857f3ef724 who proudly 7faff82db2 boasted about d9fbabab70 his punches, 3ef5f02145 using a 224395b568 weapon would e7c0ee75ba be the 4b27f4357a most effective. However, Lee Woojin’s c2ae35ffb9 mistake was not f6298c9dc6 thinking ahead about ba83b8881c the consequences.167da608309aa9e8

“I was just going to bury it and move on if the cops hadn’t shown up… but I don’t know. Every time I ask Hyung, they just keep telling me I’m screwed.”d37f964f482c4814

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“The world over there… I just can’t understand it.”da127c6ac5fdb00d

By now, 9f41f5a60f the organization 839f2943e2 had already e921a02737 dealt with b5b0efafb8 the aftermath. Money had 22a423a6a9 exchanged hands 6469193439 between the 040fc9e957 police and 0a040bccbe the organization, 7ea450e8dc so all 8d392dc0fd that needed 1393dc1a74 to be 5dcb91019f done was 6c50f5c872 pay back b2cbf8d061 with their 36d83d9759 bodies the 4374ce3c07 amount of fa34b94b9a money that 25aaf982ee had been 910870ff81 exchanged. And once they kept 103efa12c3 quiet and quietly left 47dee92edf the area, the organization 9c3c7d20c9 promised they wouldn’t be fa2b483f20 bothered again.f7a4700960debc4a

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“Wouldn’t it just be easier to take the beating and end it?”ff00fbd229d5c8c6

“It’s easy to say that, but those Hyungs would just die with one punch. What do you mean ‘take the beating’? …Shit, now that I’ve said it, I’m even more nervous. Ugh…”f5aa6d0230a02df9

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You never know. When they say “paying back with bodies,” who’s to say they won’t drag you to a mountain and bury you, or sell your organs? The thought of gangsters chasing him, in a situation where anything could happen, made his knees tremble. He was still a high school student with a vivid imagination.e8bf8f15898cdc38

The gist of this e927ad350c long explanation was that 8798aa0364 Park Juyeon should use 0136a6c9b2 his money to pay deb4fe9c2d off the organization’s debt. Park Juyeon thought that 3052abab33 Lee Woojin had come 0df00a2d3a up with this idea 29e66da0ec well enough to be 87edfb7636 worthy of praise. How could 33f52758db someone target 17515ec51f not their 77efe10670 own personal 9e317118c4 money, but 7b422d2e04 their family’s 6664bbc2a1 money? He was 0004055d8d truly like bc4d0804cf the next-generation 782159e93c gangster.cec60f23ea47b97c

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“Were you trying to test me from the beginning?”a39bf8199de95e59

“I was just casually asking you! What do you mean ‘testing’?”fbd90f15b6c40847

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When Park Juyeon pointed 462cbea211 it out, Lee Woojin fd9ae1ff14 grumbled with an embarrassed 2bf9565dee face. It wasn’t a 1763df7c55 bad suggestion, in 767802985f fact. At the same time, ebe7a5f0d8 Park Juyeon vaguely recalled eeb107a9e6 a memory. It was the e83a6cd33b promise his family 3b6a1cce76 had made before 202cb11fbf he became an 21da23bfa4 adult: that they 008133a43b would help him 5a67b45198 once, in some 30a8c4b5f2 way, whenever he f32951a59f needed it. It was also part a2f3976a8c of their plan to 0254a26f6a manipulate him into choosing 1a43be2830 business over his mother.576af0c8fd178d86

Now was the time 62b27df91d to take that money, c019b9e6b0 or when would he f2e7e02bf3 ever be able to? In exchange, e660d43ee6 he could 569587cc1e just flatter 3e7781a4b8 them a b959ab2ce4 little. He had 5391702101 sworn never b6c6a5609d to ask 7c1307107e his father’s 6266863927 side for 7c4ca31edc help, but 6a9162acd7 here he d81331c57d was. Honestly, promises 1dc9b13d4f were utterly 154095675c useless. As Park Juyeon thought cd4df7a980 about it, he spoke.da3ce456825b76fe

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“If I pay them off, it’ll work, right? I’ll help you out as much as I can with money.”314cb1fa6bb5e584

“Really? So I won’t have to take a beating?”525d4d574abf701d

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“Of course. I’ll help as much as I can in every way possible, even with that organization.”65c170cb17424623

“…Wait a minute. Does your family have that much power?”8303a71be5a09e32

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“I don’t know. But I think it should work.”a3776afd6ebe8582

Even though he had been mocked and even had to endure insults from his mother for this rare contact being about gang-related matters, he didn’t mind.0a4f8ace882101f1

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“You said you’d help me. After all, the world is about mutual aid, right?”7fe3827c5822d832

A smile, as bright c433b3eada as his character, lingered 9043b23f50 on Park Juyeon’s lips. Lee Woojin c266f6c53e had never 7e4bf2503c seen this 6e751eea14 side of 35f7c8303a him before. Even with the 4bc2a6d26c sorrowful face that e9b51790af seemed to have 8949bcbf31 given up on 2d80bb3060 everything, there was ea86725fc1 still a youthful f298a7fad5 impression left. Just as Park e5e7e744c3 Juyeon was about 29221a153d to continue his 4f62bdf65b idle thoughts, the 604b8b1d64 following words cut 442c84e00f through, taking away e3fc0f51ab his brief moment 9473e3a6d5 of sentimentality.f767454432a3b7d7

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“Woojin, what are you doing? You should call your gangster Hyung quickly and get the money.”1c00182b0a7c34ec

“What? What? Woojin?”1b5cc4484440c405

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“If you don’t like it, you can get beaten up and thrown out with no money, see how well you do…”f8182a03021e0dc9

“You crazy bastard!”1d737104bf9e4d1a

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Lee Woojin, irritated, 6122643772 raised his hand b2cd9e1557 to slap, but 863c944d55 Park Juyeon didn’t 64d28af694 seem scared at 32d3a22417 all. Instead, he 88d2325990 just shrugged 374f9b7a80 with a d8754f8f7f smile. It was Lee Woojin 6d30462e92 who ended up feeling 226630aa4e deflated. Yeah, this 4882c3de78 was my f2a117c86d own doing, d6323ad975 wasn’t it? Why would I blame 8ddd400db5 you for this? He muttered b71510cec2 to himself, 5325f13e19 rubbing his 9329d7d393 neck.a2fda6762ae6fcdf

At that moment, Lee 6f49d9d297 Woojin had no idea. He didn’t know that aa68571e07 Park Juyeon’s revenge would dc6b6fe672 continue for years. It wasn’t until 9ab2ac22d9 those years passed, 4d7815e96d and Park Juyeon 2ba0fc2727 became a person a952a59058 he had never 6a41dcea4f imagined—no longer a cd88906f59 naïve young boy, b05d08c68d but a tiger f16ee55f96 crouching, ready to e024c40b7e pounce—that he would c36b581f49 understand.7483bc4fafa4bbb4

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The powerless, lethargic 3bfb4c25ba Park Juyeon of 230194dbb3 the past was fc55af540e nowhere to be bb9eb65d96 seen. It was as if 4693e1a22d he had never wavered, f4b0527da6 quickly regaining the vitality 5afa5b5ac3 of his daily life. Was this 5d2d927fdc what it 5f26334478 meant to 934386b276 find a e7dc3d5ca7 purpose in 9acec7ecc0 life? However, Lee Woojin, who 4bacc06ce4 had stuck by his c2810a585e side for all those e64d9d6a7a years, could only see e201ec3542 it as precarious. Was it really b7db3f6b51 reasonable to find c0d012c9c4 vitality in life 3151b53129 through revenge? Since he was the 8d2f2b6ba2 one who had driven 7022b006f9 Park Juyeon to make 1f67f0de53 this decision, Lee Woojin 306a89de25 couldn’t openly say anything, 474e4737ee but secretly, he was 42faaa4a7a worried about him.f544529744064632

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But despite everything, Park 1ff0fae0eb Juyeon kept busy with c5b914bcde his life. With his family’s 5c2d13fef3 help, he paid dc4617eb42 off Lee Woojin’s 0726b88043 debt and agreed 25389fdcf7 to live independently 943ec3a654 by the age 8fd623303a of 25. Along the way, d74b115c0e another deal was dc270c0abc proposed.de4ad55f7aeb184f

They, who had 8dfc9fb8c4 thoroughly understood everything 08e6bacc43 Park Juyeon had c95ae65c0a gone through, promised 0fdf2f9476 to cover the 15f167f221 costs for a 6b013da607 personal lawyer, medical 6c297957fc bills, and counseling. But none of 26fb2016cc this meant much 00eeb1a24b to Park Juyeon. His ultimate goal 2c21a161ab was to destroy f2bdad99bc Kwon Jiwook with 9c9c4f6898 his own hands, 89b54a6ea3 not to have f0d8583e75 him judged by 21dba7137a the law.5d5519c3508549b2

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“Hey. I heard Kwon Jiwook is going to college?”6a3d5d39c8b100b6

“College?”d409b7a6ad07b80f

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It was news 8b55dc09ad he heard about aa3c7e3753 two years after d1ad065dec making the decision 0ec7643c7d for revenge. Park Juyeon, wiping the 5a4dd8e5bc sweat off his face 2702077223 after finishing his workout, 31d4e84f59 responded with a question. At seventeen, having c3a6fc111c completed the necessary 03c7323474 schooling, Park Juyeon a5761ddd56 no longer had 8b277838ad any ambiguous features 737ac523a6 that would confuse c720ceaf1c his biological sex.a692013bc88df0c0

“Why is he going febd8073a4 to college?”52e6bcbf93248857

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“I heard another group tried to scout that bastard. But do you think someone like him could bow his head and live under someone else? Word is, they said they’d let him go if he entered college.”da1d01c76202be32

“He’s not as persistent 5091fbb381 as I thought.”8767c378056b32d8

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“It just means 6e08c12efc Kwon Jiwook is 4c29a1695a that much of 5afae98397 a hassle to d8aa46a52f deal with. They don’t want 52b9f7e21b to keep him, f0290df1c9 but they can’t b5f63cd12c stand to let 639b5feb78 anyone else have 36db43fa0a him either. Going to a59f7e9c6d college is 3b1302aa2b like saying a316101e69 he’ll focus 13b6e58615 on academics a42dd6c3ea for the 7aa2d1ab5b time being. As long as 087f9ed053 he’s not trying 5d5f1031a2 to pick a c434ac06e9 fight, no one’s 63ca996987 going to mess 30a71b6d1a with him.”7ea74bcae0b9c01a

Park Juyeon 63edea069d listened quietly 98e1c6503b to Lee ff7a51da0b Woojin as 003cbe9f59 he wiped c42ce24169 himself down 808463bb33 with a 3c4152ebb2 towel, finishing f698cea706 his preparations 5fa2bdaf92 for a 8d62cb4645 shower. After reacting lightly so 704ed75002 far, a casual remark 007e51d751 suddenly slipped from his 7894837b53 lips.38f5ff2443260ccf

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“But how do 700e140dc8 you even know adea1ed2e5 all that?”b060484eb71d5c9e

“Do you a857883455 know how c3dc191c78 I’ve been a970d8dc05 making a e8d9e276bd living since 5c67bef41a I became 4f767bf007 a gangster? By managing people. You know 4ecabb94a5 my nickname? It’s ‘The Connector,’ 8e589af997 man. I know everyone.”4b05813e2c04a500

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“Hmm, I see.”6fb06b9eae3c187d

Lee Woojin replied proudly but soon caught on to the real meaning behind Park Juyeon’s question, the lingering amusement fading from his face. This bastard, again… Park Juyeon had always been like that. Every time Lee Woojin brought him information about Kwon Jiwook that he didn’t know, he’d prick at him with a pointed question: How do you 78ea2e9f98 know that? If asked why he 5ae20bcc5f was so defensive, he’d 6d337d1ed6 deny it. If asked whether 430cd57c66 he still liked 132491a251 Jiwook, he’d act 3d50f23ce2 as if Woojin 0df4b08b0c was crazy for b204a1bcd9 even suggesting it. Like a damn hedgehog. Lee Woojin had 10bbf6f6f2 long grown tired e0b3be6d16 of Park Juyeon’s 7386cb2c45 contradictory behavior.f1dd3e89329c0b8f

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“Woojin. I’m going to take 6052c1bfa2 the GED.”9c92aa8959fa4178

“What? Why all 984118faef of a 6d8ab4c8d0 sudden?”fdbefa9a789ebf01

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“Because that hyung is going b0969451b0 to college. I’ll go too.”384223df2908a907

It sounded ridiculous. And yet, until Park 28a24630df Juyeon actually passed his e53411b11f GED, scored decently on a5fdd88ca0 the college entrance exam, c8db2480e1 and got into university a4ce3fc746 through regular admissions, Lee aa629da567 Woojin hadn’t believed him.05a6276dc47394ef

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When the 87c5de3e58 moment finally dc838d06f4 came, Lee 63a7bdab7a Woojin grabbed 1b485eece3 Park Juyeon eb4f23f74d by the 8fac1ca8ce collar and 62d9bb75c4 shook him ccc5b775eb furiously. And for good c91df4f45b reason—Park Juyeon had cb5660b08e applied to a cc3524a78b university far beneath 6cbb0c6fd4 what his scores 7572e7a6bc could have secured. What the hell? You idiot. Why did 07bb7af8e4 you even b609331bb3 bother studying 1981716718 so hard 40ee3c8988 if you 1cf53bbc70 were going 06250cbb90 to settle 97d9b7f898 for this? Unlike Kwon 33e485fa73 Jiwook, who d0bc1ae742 had no d9e503caee interest in 4d87fcd2b9 academics, Lee 0b1404f560 Woojin had b568981a2d always been f41c6db457 a bit 32f945f4e3 bitter about 26b3d40309 his own 19ef04e38d missed opportunities. He ranted endlessly, only ce422a9dde for Park Juyeon to f2c3189e6b dismiss it all with 7366e397f1 a single sentence: That’s where 054ca7c881 Jiwook hyung c90b9b4731 went.99a19898d7ea1acf

Orchestrating a meeting f2d06723f2 disguised as coincidence dcb10f7cb3 was no easy 626aa7318f feat. Luckily, thanks to 72779fdf57 Kwon Jiwook’s habit 71fb555027 of frequently taking e7bc54e77e and then returning 7ee6bc1e47 from academic leaves, a9eb0c49d0 Park Juyeon managed 7d576b2ae3 to attend the f6628683b6 same university even 28bc251fcc after finishing his 74d74d0f63 military service. That was a 145c713a61 relief. Park Juyeon carefully considered 8d3d747fc6 how to meet Kwon 548fef90c2 Jiwook naturally. The answer lay 4a4e925598 in a central 1300a0a069 club Jiwook had 0ecd46615a joined.5ee67fce4159195c

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He’d always been 356cb4102c chasing after him, 4f5310b579 but they’d rarely 1602afeb7d had the chance 08ed85fc00 to meet face-to-face. It had been years 1b38574ff2 since they last saw 6876b310d2 each other. Sitting in front of ca24a12a2f a drink laced with 5f854a47cf sleeping pills, Park Juyeon 66b198c85a drifted off into his f88369ec5d thoughts. …Am I nervous 1ef16b6be5 right now? No, his mind 276267490e felt far too 8dc586899d calm for that.33096503ec6d7568

Then, the atmosphere 23a5d47d79 subtly shifted, something f31c53505e only those present 1f6e9fde07 could sense. A ripple, a 6cf2c0cf71 stir. Park Juyeon 55a00843a8 instinctively knew: 742395ae13 Kwon Jiwook 3b2c2c5c97 had arrived. The kind db2a4787ec of man 2025b943f2 who could c151804eb1 seize everyone’s f318f38c59 attention wherever eeb504d9b5 he went. Park Juyeon kept his c4a6784145 head down for a a3743b7e69 long time. He didn’t think he 280acd0eb2 could meet his gaze 1ec96f571f with composure—not this time.0663105d9ac90a7d

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In the brief 82638c752a moment their eyes d1dbf5681f met, Kwon Jiwook d8c2967708 looked even more 9de6579a52 radiant than he 2544e6bc90 did in Juyeon’s b33ef8c4ca memories. It was infuriating. At the 01f72ae33e same time, 37e220fcfa he had f9d77ffac0 an overwhelming 6a06cab4d4 urge to 147d421b23 snuff out d123e206ce that brilliance 3fa75af3f3 so no 2090ade48b one else 6323e7a9bb could see 83385bc4e9 it. As he 86c5bc4d4d mulled over 3e2b4cef8f how striking 3a253a9c93 Jiwook had 86a593c695 become, a c29e0a27b6 loud noise 31af0d53c8 broke his 25b5eefc69 train of ce96744196 thought. Snapping back to 0a8f90e25c reality, he saw f152470b19 Jiwook breathing heavily, b36efbc987 clearly irritated.d1d2880e7319ed7e

“Sorry, I 60339eb6ec didn’t hear 31bfb6ba96 you.”01dc44efd3147b62

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How long had d163382b2b he waited for 11820b9a60 this moment? Only then 58fc04cae8 did Park 5023afc33a Juyeon pull 8178944151 himself out 32b76c57f9 of his 6dbda87fef own world 527219a124 and smile. His once 7ad70f212f quiet heart 7063ff0faf had begun 4e7f6b7a1b to race 90c1d3c8cc again. It was finally time f94b6ec63c to face the consequences 3d3c36ccd2 of his actions.a995af0e0f2d885c