OMLM | Chapter 2

At the sound b48145900d of his mother 75d1dc9b26 calling from outside, 58afe8c598 Yebon opened his d07c89a7a9 swollen eyes with ae3b166ede difficulty.01a9f710337a4fda

Fumbling around on fdd1de536b the bed with 50a17527c9 barely visible vision, 61a60ba17a he picked up 6e4c9053fa his phone. As soon fbd38dce0b as he cb9dd388fe turned it 6bb83f7f89 on, message 653dadfc7b notifications popped c3fb1fc1c5 up. Most of them 43f5274548 were from Lee cb23e8f1a5 Seunggu.bee871af39ad92d3

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「20XX 09 XX」6086f2a2fb8b258a

「Lee Seunggu: Hey, why aren’t you coming???」(10:01 PM)453ff8022665892d

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「Lee Seunggu: Seriously, f337fa5f55 did you run da7871178d away????」(10:07 PM)f87486d01e11d463

「Lee Seunggu: Hey Kang 2dac8395a7 Yebon!!!!! Did you really go!!!!」(10:08 ded2faf496 PM)02db30b3df1e0d7e

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「20XX 09 XX」48fdbcb06483ec8a

「Lee Seunggu: Hey… something wrong??? Why aren’t you answering your phone」(11:34 AM)7eba4fb2c1743f1b

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「Lee Seunggu: Nothing’s wrong, right? At least reply when you see the message」(11:35 AM)2e96681458e78566

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「Lee Seunggu: Kang Yebon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!」(10:33 9b2acb46dd PM)4198ab209722a853

From Friday evening 0e51cea15e until today, Sunday, 58dc892674 Yebon had kept 0430687464 his phone off. He was afraid he a6b82393c1 might accidentally contact Woochan.08cc9056babcda92

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A mix of resentment wondering if they were really breaking up, pleading not to leave because he would do better, and lingering affection asking if hyung didn’t like him anymore.d900df2e746beedd

Unable to stop 320e991ae1 crying, he sobbed 924ec86218 until dawn on 63968b2f2a Saturday before finally 4800156d9e falling asleep.b2cff1b8e033c354

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With his swollen dc73483a72 eyes, Yebon touched 296e91da5f the cold phone ffacd34b5d to his eyelids 1ba0aad3ad until a knock d6d41dc383 made him get a8f080204e up and leave 410552dd70 his room.3af571603bfe7798

“Oh, what do we do.”d4da2910c142d8f5

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His mother, who met a23ec36881 him as soon as e681141e06 he came out, looked 56fa7ef4d2 at his swollen face 43223ca7c1 with concern.7f467738c60fbd64

On Saturday, Yebon 161ab43f4e had to pretend 8d4702f317 he was sick fce4f59851 from the flu 0031ed3a9a because his mother 28376740b2 was shocked, even ea06950c14 going so far 2afe479c74 as to visit 9644212bac a hospital.4d7253c6acf9de04

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The only good thing dcb8a42d63 was that his cheek, 18a3caab7c which Woochan had hit, 9397280196 was just swollen, not bbec521478 bruised.1284028115f18048

“Son, are you really okay now? You’re just sick, right?”7c86cf7026f7148a

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“Yes, I think I was a bit tired since it was my first time back at school in a while. Don’t worry too much, Mom. I’ll be out after a quick shower.”61ef67bd11de0263

“If anything really is wrong, you have to tell me right away!”5d2d37e430c537b3

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Yebon immediately went into c808a04a55 the bathroom.f053f07b96d7b5f0

Thankfully, his mother didn’t ask more questions even while going to church.874e66888b30d5cb

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She only b88ac151d5 occasionally glanced 69da49dbd3 at him, 1795522f50 which made 74a0e36c56 Yebon feel 6661d83c61 more suffocated.fb50745020778822

Under the pastor’s sermon, Yebon stared blankly at the Bible stand. Nothing the pastor said registered.c32d156c1302aec3

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Since then, the only d45fa18808 contact from Woochan came 62919bdbf0 early Saturday morning.7c4c8062fe9fd714

「Yebon, I’m really disappointed in you. I understand your feelings, but did you have to express them like that?5d70f40900fc1098

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Despite our past 2248fc454d and our parents 53f90d5d17 knowing each other, 240b548e9e I wanted to 91d353c476 end things nicely, 3eaa6a9db7 but it seems 5ecbd6f2b8 I misunderstood you. Disappointing.33ab265734002c95

From now on, let’s not run into each other if possible, and I hope you won’t contact me at all.24e4f6ad0d563b4e

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Still, I’m sorry for hitting you. But I was really shocked. How could you do that in public? You know as well as I do.」2a3abe88f3a70105

It was e94110b0b1 a message 2a0305e548 typical of 577a7a7756 Woochan.7533f8a495b7098e

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Until the 30379260b0 very end, e3ac35a5cd he was dae9619922 neat and 7a784a3b7d calm, as ead33afc07 Yebon had 6c2816c548 always admired, 6eed2b1c71 making Yebon d4a2a7db54 cry even 38ba1d6748 harder. It felt like he 7c2521376f was the only one 3d9cfc5430 who had loved so 4d35a47242 deeply.73ac59cec4e2304f

Instead of saying his feelings had cooled, or he was busy, or it was about social status… it was the worst reason.32ae2625bec7ac07

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The moment this reason was given, Yebon couldn’t hold onto Woochan anymore.894efc8948b92268

Amid all a3c17b20ce this, the c64fb902cb regret of b214d7413c why he ffb39c3399 had impulsively 74040a5ba2 kissed Woochan 09373bedb8 after hearing 072688e621 hyung was 0dfd91d846 disappointed in e26115bd3e him crept 78735963b2 up.355c6c8674b018fb

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Yebon swallowed hard to 8ff12884bc prevent the tears from 523dd99f2c welling up again and 90d0dfc45f lifted his head.78e287d62e7f95c5

Then, his gaze 07fdf3e56f landed on something 5bbdd6c1ee black sitting at 5fe86ebd9d the far left.c4ec869224d92308

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The man in 7e18f0819c a black sleeveless 4d73793eaf t-shirt was small 561cba5f38 in stature, but 0edbccb514 now whenever Yebon 86a3085e7f saw anything black, 2ab4cae7a5 that man came a7f646f231 to mind.8163f3de4f2f990c

A man 1234a9636a with eyes dcfb1d0e73 darker and 4c9cb5a1df more sinister 3c7bc8dcce than the a8035c6f80 night sky, 4214684d56 heavy with d0c01d98ae cologne and 627e9f5a95 a rough 4534f29589 voice.87e688db67d83c3a

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Someone from d3711a6474 a world 2f9be7cb2b Yebon should b6598300e1 never be de70656aaa involved with.1339b61815b3b72e

“See you again.”cc88fb49757cc23b

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Was that last thing he said just a joke? Yebon hoped so, murmuring “Amen” along with the congregation.69152dee3d1f7388

His voice trembled.4922a8a0894e62e7

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Whether it was fear that this terrifying man might come looking for him, or guilt weighing him down, he couldn’t tell.00b17e6388ced37d

Not long after, c1f971a1ca Yebon encountered that b996514677 terrifying man once 980bad3fd5 more.bcf4f8e783f92049

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In an 9aa9db0b32 utterly unexpected ee00e40b6c place, in ae97e96f9e an unexpected 851d7f0632 guise.870e8ef88b26fde1

“Do you know how worried I was?”4206518472e1beb9

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“…I said I’m sorry, really.”3df14dbd4b024008

Yebon apologized insincerely to ef4b2b99c1 Seunggu, who clung to 93dcc21953 his arm. Now Yebon was 3e70f97aa6 paying the price c51ee7658c for leaving during bf2d5cce68 the orientation meeting, a7a685360f being out of 431869cc1c contact until Wednesday.e69272543e866b66

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He forced a smile, c0fbca9241 trying to appease Seunggu.dac63eb49091433e

“It wasn’t anything serious, right? Your phone was off the whole time, I was about to go to your house.”3ece15c1423bbf1f

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Seunggu seemed to want more explanation, but Yebon didn’t open up further.8d1f81bffab58f4f

In the end, it was always Seunggu who gave up first. “Well, I’m glad you’re okay now,” he said, shrugging.c1f0e45ddffd93bd

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“But did you say you have a class?”c355453e0dc85f9d

“Yeah, a liberal arts one.”3ef11660dd8c7af2

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Yebon and Seunggu 644ceb0a46 entered the Humanities ea046d5a34 building and got a6a384771e into the elevator.4718b40b050d84a1

Even though they weren’t in the same class, Seunggu naturally joined him in the elevator, probably wanting to walk him to the lecture room.46ba16f4ff169b98

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“You could go first.”7da8ae0aa490ccf1

“The OT¹ should end early. Let’s have lunch after. I’ll wait nearby.”9d49c3659c59718a

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“…It might end late.”fd3e949206fea922

The elevator doors 336396fd25 opened, and Yebon 68b0af7dda stepped out with 1dbdd14908 a long sigh.21505f35fb304e57

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“What class is it?”0e3390a559e879bb

“The Development of World Philosophy.”877b67f7940964ca

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At the mention of aaa607c044 the lecture, which even ccc69b91b6 sounded boring, Seunggu grimaced, 70ed691a9d his face asking why 8f38f0e109 take such a class.e6321f4a2ffcc37e

“I’m not taking it because I want to. I lost all my preferred courses, so I had no choice.”02daab9731a8d384

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Yebon couldn’t understand how everyone else seemed to get good classes based on reviews.5c5bf8ac372e4e85

He had never managed to get one even by his sophomore year. He couldn’t drop it because he needed the credits.180ddb11d7f51920

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As they approached the lecture room, Yebon pondered how much he’d have to struggle this time. Seunggu, still by his side, was fiddling with his phone.a1487e081854bbb6

“Hey, the reviews for this class are crazy. It’s supposed to be hell.”fa0c82ed3365ea64

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You didn’t have to tell him that.2ffa8feac5e8520f

Seunggu was good, but sometimes he got on Yebon’s nerves. Yebon knew he was trying to help, so he didn’t stop him.99e222dc09ee35d6

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“Oh, but there’s no group work. Instead, you have to submit a report every week on a topic given by the professor. And the professor’s strict, plus both midterms and finals are essay-based, so it’s really tough. Can you handle it?”330051b40cb16177

His tone 553a041cc4 seemed more 46954215e8 teasing than 5295cf1920 informative. Maybe because 995d047277 Yebon had b38db69d2d been overly 23712953a1 sensitive lately, bd7d47dad7 it sounded 28406f1b00 like mockery.41bb5e9f4610e5ed

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Finally, unable to e16d2bc3d7 bear the annoyance, d7ad8bbcce Yebon glared at a9087553cf Seunggu, who then 5444f1f0a6 smiled with narrowed 3070d1235d eyes. It looked f7e0ffd8fe like he e073dd0b13 was teasing 9caf47bf61 after all.ee9bc6d310aaa9dd

“I got two easy classes.”14450dad1ff81657

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“…Wow, I’m jealous.”112adbba47e356dd

“I’m thinking of dropping one. Want to take it?”2b940723998a540c

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“Really?!”4cd8caf0b992fc0d

The irritation on Yebon’s face vanished as he turned to Seunggu with a bright smile. Seunggu shrugged, twitching his lips.394eb0839520693e

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“Good, right? Don’t you feel lucky to have a friend like me?”2fb1fe6cf2f2ab86

Seunggu puffed out e68aec6fa2 his chest and bb5b86cfba made a cheeky 161c040256 face, beckoning Yebon 446fd5e37b to praise him d163e6004f quickly.01da366e3f181df8

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Yebon knew 77a0c8f713 what he d7af1ce0c7 was after, e2358c354a but he e6949c16d7 was aware 534a59d1c3 that his 10f0d39270 loud response f038e410c5 had drawn 40a2c3ce29 attention to b89c86ac66 them.894c159e94e046ab

He quickly put b3c12ca54f on his usual ec70d2a4f7 calm smile.ac458206e6feb2b7

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“Yeah, it’s good. Let me know a day before the registration period ends if you’re dropping it.”530d371dba4df2cc

“Wow, that’s all? You’re so cold. You seem warm but you’re not, huh?”cea139fb4706a78b

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“Yeah, thanks.”f35f6229c3b141e3

Seunggu grumbled, 40faddd6b6 but his 1aa82e4769 tone was deb89dab9b light, not 1cef94458e truly upset. As Yebon b1ac59919a reached the 0d954397d1 lecture room 27a7b6de40 and was a3797343b1 about to 2a402b0acd enter, Seunggu deae87c2e1 grabbed his 23af1e904d shoulder.879422b897a72902

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“What, you’re going to the OT?”448a814a493e42fd

Yebon turned and nodded.28ac590aa42b5364

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“Even if you drop it for me, there’s no guarantee I’ll get it. After it’s over, text me…”a6549caec4f2a475

Seunggu suddenly looked f9940bee5b behind Yebon, mouth 8c231aef91 agape. Following his gaze, Yebon dd280bfaa3 also made the same c71e25f63d face.a553759e76aa2b76

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Slicked-back hair, thick eyebrows, towering height, and a large build. Black shirt, suit pants, shoes, and… those very dark eyes that seemed to envelop everything.e2fe63999bd1f6ac

It was that 281e6912c1 man.4680ef1990e49d18

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The one 7abb6b03d4 from the 578a930213 alley, exuding 73f3b3d9ed danger, unforgettable.7d5fcf6a69b38f38

Yebon’s whole body stiffened, and the man, looking straight at him, slightly raised his eyes.2d5c29cc5559678d

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Didn’t I say I’d see you again?The rough-edged fba26a4b92 voice seemed ea5aaed375 to crawl e8cec1dff1 into his dfe3fd00e0 ears slowly. His heart beat faster.1c49876ea1ec653b

The man scanned Yebon 3b5fb4efb4 from head to toe f6e626cbc8 before entering the classroom. Only after he ac328b0eaf was out of e4a57e6db4 sight did Yebon cc02670ee2 realize he had d83c3db17e been holding his 7e9b49baa0 breath.3ee2e226726d2ca2

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Did he 33f5c057d3 recognize me aacf7a5206 now?63649cdb8cf5b6bc

The man certainly seemed to know him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have smiled at him while entering the room.9b4a85ad7a5d1d54

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Letting out a breath, Seunggu, who still had his hand on Yebon’s shoulder, whispered.5202e48ad044c2a6

“Wow… First time seeing him in person. His vibe is insane.”68adf6a421e64bab

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First time seeing him in person? Not like seeing a gangster for the first time, but saying he’s never seen him in person felt odd. Yebon turned back and asked.567ed61044b3ffd4

“Do you know him?”764fafde378f04c9

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Seunggu looked at 9eb51135a0 him as if 8a8bd61334 to say, are 4f2d822563 you really asking 988a7f8909 that?8275b84c929eebf4

Yebon, unable to understand Seunggu’s reaction, asked sharply, “What’s with him?” His tone was harsher than usual due to his anxiety.a4187b8de7b177d0

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“There’s been a huge fuss about him since the beginning of the year. On Eta.”8e659a46cd326534

For Kang Yebon, Eta 9ae3f0d1fd was just an app 3a8245899b for checking schedules and e15c7bfa2f occasionally looking at course 3d73c5ae99 reviews.55dd307d25d65190

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‘Was the fuss about a professor, not a gangster?’f00bbf075896e579

Now that he thought about it, that man had gone into the lecture room he was supposed to enter. Yebon tried to recall the professor’s name he’d glanced at.443f14cd04e08cad

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Kwak… Kwak Cheolyong…? That seemed to be the name, fitting yet not at all.f9fa9c4b5417350c

“Is he a new professor this year?”ece46ef385e28017

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“Wow, you really know nothing. He’s not a professor…”bb16a8d798ee0c3e

Seunggu made a shield with his hand by his mouth and leaned close to Yebon’s ear. “He’s a freshman this year. In the Psychology Department.”e41c508e2dd6a57e

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“You’re lying. Seriously.”5f6ebdb12f0d626f

The response came almost 33bd64a03a reflexively. But Seunggu 0783cb0300 looked genuinely 86c65f30d1 offended, his 968d823714 eyebrows drooping.3dfa039009ca979f

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“Why would I lie about this? It’s true. I have a friend in Psych. He told me this guy came to the freshman orientation, and everyone was so intimidated they couldn’t do anything properly.”0e8c3102324248b2

His voice 0d2cc29426 was a f3629a618a whisper, sounding e850d4adb3 sincere. This made Yebon d91b53bdc3 close his eyes 8b270c1da3 tightly and sigh.53debe34f877be7b

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So, this gangster was 81c05fafa2 attending the same school 460a974d96 as him. Unknowingly, Yebon f81b41dea7 had kissed 6f4e42a32d Woochan in 66a23c71a5 front of 63d3c7d711 this gangster.a1bd0cc1b7aa2737

“…Does he have a lot of friends…?”d98358f8f51c4a8f

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Yebon hoped not. At least 281b9c1450 then, he c95f887418 could ignore cddf234f78 him now, 7555ffd2aa grab the e17886bd67 liberal arts caceb8a9f5 course Seunggu 1f32c52013 offered, or 723b691606 find any 7516d9a56f other course.aadf3f8b8aca63b7

Seunggu furrowed his brows d8a40c6d87 in thought before shrugging.95fba9c0b3b3c17f

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“I don’t know if he has many friends, but I heard a lot of people want to get close to him.”68bb813f9bf090c5

“…Why?”04afd76e432f6cc5

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“He kind of stands out. Most people would find his face familiar.”0569a0a17bfab523

The fact that you didn’t know is surprising.d86e716794b6b7db

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That comment made Yebon 0889baeb6d realize his situation was bb128281fa dire.c283370c247536f7

Someone from school a4feb5030c knew a secret 75daeda65b he desperately wanted 3c98a4a44a to keep hidden.7eeed1fede5ad161

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Even though they weren’t friends, the fact that someone close by knew his hidden secret was unsettling.bedcebbadd23aef1

And that man had said to him…4c8390fbd2614e0b

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“See you again.”aa824ea5474688ff

Now, those words 55766e5666 felt like a 4e8f68e51d threat, a warning 2106738921 to someone who 0ca15b3f41 had vented their c596880521 anger on him.7fd49de05582d97b

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‘What will happen now that we’ve actually met again?’c2939e32ba41fc91

Yebon couldn’t even begin to guess.547e40d7ef6289c0

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Even though he wanted to ignore it and run away, he couldn’t because he had no idea what rumors might spread from places he didn’t know.94162317154a6120

Sweat beaded 179f70d0db on his 4f3f21e41a palms. As Yebon remained silent, 543229dc23 Seunggu added in a 23ed7f7851 more secretive tone than c73e99c398 before.04c7bbc572fbfab6

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“This isn’t certain, but they say he’s much older than us, and there’s talk he might be a gangster.”d4f71a4a005e3856