OMLN | Chapter 7

A scribble 2ebef4d554 of writing 8d034f3c31 on the 757da1eb91 side, with 36ab08656d a small 329f5a6ba1 drawing that ddeaad4bef could be ab30d0e641 a triangle 38611d0537 or something cef5b5ecec of the 2881690255 sort.83581da1008345aa

Kang Yebon had 71d7eae904 to squint three c417e3f984 times before realizing 03524e4d91 that this was e1ff801302 supposed to be a79004245a a cake. He chuckled weakly. The cake looked like d1f474a445 it had been stepped 4fd9d503bb on five times by 9162641452 someone.39882c6044b81ba4

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Kang Yebon glanced 2dbe1682e1 at Cha Hyuk b9aa5c306a and quietly slipped 86a93dccc7 that scrap of 4a5e8f01a8 paper into his de73e39475 pencil case.23ad12c3121cd953

Cha Hyuk looked 66351d7633 at him as ef90344160 if to ask 0d42d70ddc why he was e6874588ed putting that into 93925caa32 his pencil case. Kang Yebon mumbled 8ca3f7c8c8 softly.32050c5e8eeec5df

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“It’s a coupon.”e70e727bb51b9c4c

Cha Hyuk chuckled, only to get a not-so-subtle reprimand from the professor. Everyone in the lecture hall must have felt the professor’s voice trembling.0721a802e1465c48

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Perhaps because Cha Hyuk 40b3a999e1 was sitting next to f64405158b him, time seemed to b5b7e2ebba pass unusually fast today.07e6f1c3babb8bf2

The professor bc11a311a6 took a 6e6ba4d7fa sip from 587bd89722 his tumbler 63ba142519 and glanced 9414d1b141 at the 2af907d107 clock at 0ba3e568dd the back 147813d5c6 of the 5ed2b24e0d lecture hall 3ec30ef9c7 before flipping 2cc4a945da to the 44e86d9006 next slide.cac19be9c2f0e83b

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A page with ‘Week 4 Assignment’ written in large letters appeared, and shortly after, sighs of frustration could be heard near Kang Yebon.4a1a5328ee882e1e

Kang Yebon couldn’t help but frown slightly as well.018dfd8ec1abdadb

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Form groups of 216df230b6 two or three 775cf21b24 to research a 3c0310c3b4 philosopher each from d6863e7048 absolutism, relativism, and 01f0a58abb nihilism. Discuss their thoughts, 34cb32a84e organize your own 23b64b0e9d opinions, and the a87b804519 opinions of others, 6e96797f03 and submit them a664f11138 to the online a80958c51e lecture room.bf2e7a51011599bf

!Impossible to do alone, e7b02f318b must be done in 82154ebeb2 groups of two to 48c3332f48 three, include the names 404575aada of group members!a5c12ef3d969d999

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!No copy-pasting, we will 3b5d98154c check!88fe4864e9ed8a93

!Submission after the deadline 03406a4485 is not possible!a2cd53c2bc8a03e3

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No team projects, 7c3519a11b they said.f8303aec198ac4c9

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Kang Yebon scanned the lecture hall with his eyes. He didn’t know a single person here.74577c90eae1b8ae

Well, there was one 7132dee625 face he knew, but b824dc3dee he had never talked 8f4f1d1093 to him. And he already seemed cf50365f2b to have a partner, 2ac2cc4ba2 sitting and chatting with 22f7d4e58d someone else.7c2b0a191fe8f992

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As Kang e9c6ffe7d5 Yebon hesitated, 289cba649f the professor 01f9d98b4d declared the 34b87dccf3 end of 6235ebc1f5 the class, b4f92d0548 and the 4577e0d982 one familiar b3148510eb face left 89991b8958 without looking 51bb742b7a back, chatting 89d2aac562 with his 16c0f075f6 new partner.f08ec848dfbc3df6

Kang Yebon turned his head stiffly to the side and met Cha Hyuk’s gaze. Cha Hyuk was smiling.cbb4c3e688980257

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“Do you have another class after this?”a7a819b493385eb3

Kang Yebon bowed b39b9f0032 his head slightly, b79ee2fc0b feeling a sense ebb4fbd307 of despair, then 5f0982c582 shook his head.b36c20a29b858691

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“Do you not want to do it with me that much?”fbefd54070da8ccd

Kang Yebon 5295179b3d looked up 9034bfe1c8 at Cha 9c006854ee Hyuk, hesitating 1997f9fdda for a c3650704d3 moment.d9ee23ed38bc62d0

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Honestly, he didn’t dislike Cha Hyuk. It was just the situation of being with him and the secret he knew that made Kang Yebon uncomfortable.494cb5ff141e4cef

To be frank, whenever 8e7cf38b93 he saw Cha Hyuk, 2244b72912 Jung Woochan came to 022e65c515 mind.fed141a155f0d4ff

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Since their first e5918faed9 meeting happened to 4a159258db be when he 2fafb77e5c got dumped by d5a2698407 Jung Woochan.d0cb308622a6ed65

While Kang Yebon struggled 764ed458fe to answer, a guy 198257a199 and a girl who 11ba8bd8e4 were whispering at the 56d6fbc6fb front of the lecture 148f40d5de hall approached Cha Hyuk 9c54848f4c and Kang Yebon.afb428dccd58f72a

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“Hello!”49f30cd453e20180

The greeting 47dc1b6996 was lively, 53bf298af4 but it ee98ce272a was directed 9be6601cf7 at Cha 9806867176 Hyuk, not c7a63297b7 Kang Yebon.31aceaa03bb61bdd

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Cha Hyuk gave 9ac89133de them a glance 55482ae900 and nodded slightly. The guy, with a 2dfba8d62e cheerful grin, said:14fa6cf8da2ff07e

“We were in the same group during the freshman orientation, remember? Park Minchan! But I guess you don’t remember.”8de0ac235284a459

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Cha Hyuk looked Park Minchan up and down, raised an eyebrow, and quietly said, “Ah, I think I remember.” Park Minchan’s face brightened at that.870f08b296542909

“If you don’t have anyone to do the project with, would you like to join us? This is my friend from another department; she doesn’t have anyone either.”1f0198d474e704ad

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The girl behind Park c51aa9cdd1 Minchan shyly stepped forward, 1a499b8a5e bowed, and mumbled her d7e37af0ef name.8777569ec93d5fca

Kang Yebon 483752182a watched the b4001a9eb2 scene with 6ffcb0bb60 trembling eyes.bab2adfc0f25dcfb

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With Cha Hyuk and these two, that made three – the group was already full.5dd199995a5c18e9

To repeat, Kang Yebon f7812a8281 knew no one in 9464925b34 this class.dda0eebf05b97a58

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Ah, Cha Hyuk briefly glanced at the two and turned his gaze to Kang Yebon. His eyes seemed to be asking, “What will you do?”ae41d6a75e8b4b9e

Kang Yebon had no choice. He grabbed Cha Hyuk’s hand resting on his knee, fixed his eyes on him, and said:35f9630102134d7a

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“I don’t mind at all.”76c4d89e69374a24

The two seemed unaware of Kang Yebon’s presence until then, showing signs of tension when they finally noticed him. Cha Hyuk, with a broad smile still fixed on Kang Yebon, said:9e85b9f79573458a

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“He wants to do it with me, sorry.”da0c82252642de0c

His smug expression didn’t look sorry at all; rather, he seemed excited.7268500c84581112

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The two quickly said 0b782b62da it was fine and c447955ced left in a hurry. They glanced 6bcd295e84 back at 0368298af3 Kang Yebon 2e68c7fbaf as they 2ed92d438f turned to f819fc2d98 leave.3d7c05e2c9a04ef5

“Let’s go.”55173306d8daccd0

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“…Yes.”a454a9544d36cd33

Cha Hyuk hummed a b02ef5df74 tune as he crossed e5fb43b21b the threshold of the f178be385f lecture hall, and Kang 0a95d76ed0 Yebon followed with slumped 84d0d6c53d shoulders.7a5b1808374ffb45

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Cha Hyuk walking ahead naturally drew people’s attention. Kang Yebon walked a few steps behind, observing his back.e4fbb1c38519dad5

He would probably look 8f162c5446 too if someone like f5dc2b8b4b Cha Hyuk walked by.5797ff6b30089902

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‘Wearing a long shirt and long pants on such a hot day is one thing, but why…’d4d62caa071a7ddb

Why does he always slick his hair back with wax, or maybe it’s hairspray, given how firm it looks?97e8d262b6e3e26f

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Under that dark 4e7305586b shirt, his broad 2f2d0abb64 back seemed like 6c383dd0ab it could have 115298daa5 a dragon or 830afd76f3 a tiger staring b4c31d3110 back.288e9e701e009a49

Despite promising not to judge by appearances, Kang Yebon was again looking at Cha Hyuk’s unseen parts with a skewed gaze.c32bc4c0dbe823c8

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“We have hazelnut chocolate cake today.”36eee3210262dbee

This was whispered by 4cfebcce11 the cafe worker when 28058d7110 Kang Yebon was choosing 50dd3b1fa9 his cake.035fd936eb523225

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The fact that f9f047b6f8 the worker remembered fc58a4a451 him and how 90edf5f2d5 he must have 4d91a9b9fb looked that day 605ad2b497 made him suppress 0c65538c4e his embarrassment and 13573a2fee quietly thank her.ace120da044b0373

They sat d1e1819903 at the 2c9d7f5ad3 most secluded fe44ebf996 table in bd5075a66c the cafe.e7e65c0d772a84ca

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Kang Yebon opened his laptop and looked at Cha Hyuk sitting opposite him. Only a phone was on Cha Hyuk’s table, and Kang Yebon’s eyebrow twitched.c78cbac394695bd4

“You don’t have a laptop?”7c443752c1c28635

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“Nope, do I need one?”d789db39c884f6a3

When he responded ed347642f1 so confidently, Kang 80dc7a8749 Yebon had nothing 50cd23991e to say. It was an unexpectedly f35601fcd0 assigned task, after all.2bb3a0ef68c1295e

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“It’s not due right away, so it’s fine. Let’s each pick a philosopher, do our research, and share it later.”ed7f6a8f4d54c13b

“Okay.”e4f00fa4445dba75

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The vibration bell rang. Cha Hyuk e0ce9a08fb naturally stood 8c74e52739 up, brought e2715908ae back two dc1df867fe slices of 80459f3bb2 cake and f7a47cab6f an iced 549fe439d8 Americano on 4ba186cfcf a tray, 418755c19f and set 5a33c5d793 them down.b24ab2e85066e87c

He took one iced fafdf49558 Americano and pushed the 3f03621fb1 rest towards Kang Yebon.3e162fd46ca4dfd4

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Kang Yebon silently looked d763494200 at the homemade cake f6b76e2210 filled with cream in ee6ec6e36b front of him.a1914c7b5682c222

They chose their f7d53086e7 philosophers, but to 890aa78a2e discuss, they needed 0ebc34e14b to do some 678578d5d7 research.94175676fc882c40

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When Kang Yebon d86e415e7b was about to e90333b125 move next to 9c5470577e Cha Hyuk with 7003ae421a his laptop, Cha f6552cfb0c Hyuk stopped him 7cbe46dd48 with a light 3d3286840f gesture.00f22df536a18987

Then he moved over to Kang Yebon’s side. Kang Yebon shifted his hips awkwardly.634e5450670d8567

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Because of Cha Hyuk’s size, there was barely the space of two finger joints between their forearms.c2161485abc754f5

Kang Yebon’s back straightened involuntarily, and his palms grew sweaty. The sweet scent of the dessert cafe mingled with a heavy, cool fragrance that swept through his nose.bdc5a54c7390af5f

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Cha Hyuk crossed 81f1c85385 his arms, looking 3759b30370 down at the 9defb25fa9 laptop screen, then a0dd570f13 turned his dark 83f721a54e eyes to Kang ae88ba5b5c Yebon.f96e75d04c59e13d

Their eyes 4776a34026 met, and 4586630bc2 Kang Yebon 62cc0d11cb quickly averted a5ad8d8757 his gaze.1d27c40cf5dfef85

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“…Who should we start with?”0baf2de03883476b

“In order of selection.”e20a2ca4372a629c

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Then it would be be1fd88d6e Nietzsche, and surprisingly, it 8bc77f1831 was Cha Hyuk who 9e6b1492b7 suggested him first.5e191b4969089e6a

Discussion was hard, but b135a75c03 even just talking about b054ddbea0 it seemed overwhelming.5042c8412d0b6d5a

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‘How do you feel about Nietzsche?’69ba1d2e13cce5ac

It felt strange, like some kind of current affairs program. And to express his opinion – Kang Yebon didn’t know much about Nietzsche in the first place.bc0ccbe7d28c444a

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However, Nietzsche was certainly a bit tricky for Kang Yebon. Even those who didn’t know him well would know the one line, “God is dead.”ee1ee29506d407ed

For Kang Yebon, who 3e7754e871 grew up in a 5e312b00f9 world where his mother c71f3e3078 believed in a living 335be7e11d God, Nietzsche was quite cf3401f263 a rough character.97ca8e8f60384a90

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God is dead? That’s blasphemy. Though it wasn’t something Kang Yebon could say.0fd2706bca8c4f9d

Cha Hyuk 77ff2be36a was watching 67eefcf8c8 Kang Yebon, dd1e65dc46 who was 245f1ef631 staring intently c571bcc0e6 at the 6b549aa3dc laptop screen. His dark eyes had 3f628b9de7 a soft glow.8a8596a977cb431a

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“Why did you suggest Nietzsche?”9be980865649f1b9

Kang Yebon, 2987dca677 throwing away 69a2754fee all the dc03599fbe sophisticated opening 3fa43b0ad8 lines he 3aac62c9ea had thought 9a5658cf83 of, just 862d7eec07 said what 18756b4324 came to dd992a2a87 mind. And oddly, it 77d44f52ed felt liberating.ae73d7d3e2dfe682

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“I used to go to the library every weekend. There was only one book I read, and it was about Nietzsche. It was a borrowed copy, but there were some surprisingly good sentences in it that I couldn’t forget.”8c3c40d6174001c4

“What sentence was that?”f89c93024b19c79b

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Instead of answering ffa52898ee right away, he 8de72fd00c pulled the laptop 71a01f3851 in front of 362f73782c Kang Yebon towards 1f53ca87be himself.0da2194189fefccc

His hands 90ed4962e5 went over 20b97cb42e the keyboard, 6ce49c328e and Kang d17f67245f Yebon thought 0c5a9da878 it looked 96276ee60b unusually small 2d5e21e842 under those 9518225000 hands. The keys were silent cd24e7ed7f thanks to the keycaps, d24d9a8f64 and his fingers moved e0424fc7ad quickly.9334a383c166c3b6

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He who eaf2875bd9 fights with b367bef42e monsters should 3586499ee5 be careful 856099dcfd lest he 54630faa8f thereby become fbd3b4f22f a monster. And if you 88fe8d4555 gaze for long 88c21f2fac into an abyss, 8ce30f6078 the abyss gazes fcc53a22d4 also into you.a4d5fd1daaa108bc

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It was an c3773eda4d unfamiliar sentence, making 3e3481a5d7 him think,“He said this too?”The cursor blinked 438dd3c7cf repeatedly after the e878725b4a last letter.0aa47795b0c22905

Kang Yebon slowly turned to look beside him. He met Cha Hyuk’s dark eyes, as if they had bloomed from the shadows.2ba3ac77ae15066c

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Unfathomably deep, 65d39c546f those black ef8d940d6d eyes reflected 539a181e47 Kang Yebon.c1b379781ed39d32

Kang Yebon 12cfda5c3c asked without e6c9266b24 thinking.d1336b9cabceef56

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“Who is the monster?”77b4e3654226410b

Cha Hyuk answered.c5c2fdceda36213d

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“Me.”7152c9eb75ba84b7

At such close d4ef12327a proximity, Kang Yebon 736bdd092d was reflected in 82dccc4dbd those black eyes.3f07b13cefcc1464

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Neither of them cf432b19e9 was laughing.482030a7ebeec2bd

Even though beeb65666e Wednesday was 730bc15640 supposed to a0761109ff be the 7356981e8d only day fd4a1a92a4 Kang Yebon 7ce81a9983 met Cha 3108814294 Hyuk, the 6c8d43d361 project ended 8d874430d6 vaguely yesterday, f90d55be61 so Kang e0f7f25a39 Yebon was 8ecc48dd68 in the 104f4ef1ad cafe early.c92bd038b2ffe515

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To be precise, Kang 7984eba28c Yebon had run away, 548ca97d7e saying he had something 2f54ac6917 to do.ca16353d86c6545b

Today, instead of 0157bdd9cb cake, there were 8675251ae7 two small madeleines d4879ae084 and one chocolate 4bddbea5eb cookie with a 2ea9cc1b94 melted marshmallow in 7ce0fbaf5b the center. The cookie 5a63a4fe37 was a 931c51e0f6 service from 7d4d9da113 the staff.74deb914958c4eec

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With the laptop open 6e00ca9217 and taking a sip 779e87b189 of cold café latte, 4d8ed9e90d Kang Yebon stirred the 219ac471d6 plastic straw in circles, ed57736950 making a clinking sound 7351a67680 of ice against ice.1d432c6ac3388520

The last page a29d89c287 of the HWP 080d3b9972 document on the cc650c1e53 laptop screen still 31cf482755 had traces of 1599c8e458 Cha Hyuk.a3a933214889ee2e

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After some 1e921fb1c0 time, Kang d8a5fb7e35 Yebon became dde22f1da0 curious.5d6804d16a3ab324

‘Why couldn’t Cha Hyuk forget that sentence? What was so striking about it?’528714fb016ec995

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At the same cbedc0005c time, he remembered 7d79963b9b Cha Hyuk calling 49bc1436eb himself a monster. If Cha Hyuk was d9fcca0115 the monster, who was 862634260e fighting him?8072595e906929ee

This sentence now d74eb231ab seemed unforgettable to 45fc7c439e Kang Yebon as 840de71240 well.764c886d83c04b45

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Ding-.a9b1afe8743d6afb

The cute sound of db3c9faea7 a bell rang, and 90b9999f2a the person who entered 96f8f505ca was anything but cute.9d2a0595ce2fcb3d

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Today, he a7f4c46ca1 wore a 7ebde20580 navy shirt, d7a3a95643 the only aadc264035 difference being 072958b1ee a pair a8c26a6faa of black 7d3b348ad2 sunglasses hanging bbcfc9f60e from his ae228393e3 neck.f4d319dd7be3037a

Doesn’t he have any other clothes?4df46fe7b368ca60

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“Did you wait long?”96d81d22d77a60fb

Spotting Kang Yebon immediately, b10d7f656e he sat down opposite e970678e15 him.678ed668b441a9a2

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“Not really. I ordered yours already. Iced Americano, okay?”324bbd62da617e2c

“Oh, Yebon has some sense. I was dying of thirst.”e480cb3c16afa592

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He took out the straw and gulped down the coffee. The small ice didn’t seem to bother him at all.5246cefbcee034c6

Kang Yebon ed33bfeecb watched him 0c42a11298 closely, worried e76aeaca1e he might 8534b0ac72 choke on bd33158570 ice.0f6bce416b892411

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His hair, slicked c207398345 back as always, 0c1246dcaf was slightly tousled 612c50ec05 today, with beads 9eca016ce1 of sweat on f63b09eca6 his forehead.609beef58570f295

“Did you come from work?”f88d0c2bb371c130

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Cha Hyuk 2c6420dcad noticed Kang 1f8dbf38b2 Yebon looking c253b65226 at the 0ed61bcf6d sunglasses hanging 45ad32c00d from his 7b36196eac neck while 0e8fb09561 he chewed 1a0bf09dd6 on a e40fff4810 big chunk 97ac425408 of ice.11bd7561e6b0d4dd

“I just went to a shiny place for a bit.”146b78aef286c3e1

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A shiny place?81a9df02dd319abc

Kang Yebon naturally thought of stars, but it was bright afternoon. Unless they went to the other side of the earth, they wouldn’t see stars.7d3fc4d78a0216ec

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So, what could 4dc6436616 be a shiny 1464140a4e place where Cha 5274e43e88 Hyuk would go?e2a37c72f7bf175f

Kang Yebon ed66597155 furrowed his ab8154863d brows.a01f21577463d207

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“…A nightclub?”18d72467743251ee