MDOF | Chapter 3.5

Taking this child’s breath would end with just a flick of the finger. It wouldn’t be satisfying, but if he seeks out the ancient divine beasts, from the wyrm to others, replenishing the lost power wouldn’t be too hard.779530cf6c976fd8

But… The hand, looking even whiter against the darkness, was directed towards Seonwoo’s crying face. The rainwater dripping from his fingertips and the back of his hand sparkled in the faint streetlight, like endless tears of someone.a973543afacf8e04

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A life of endless misery. It’s been a life with nothing in it. Seonwoo closed his eyes as he saw the large hand covering his face. He was grateful that he couldn’t tell if what flowed beneath his closed eyes was tears or rainwater. Even though it was all over now. He, who wasn’t allowed to cry, could only hold onto this pathetic sense of relief even at what he thought was the end.f55da274805c47e1

Ah, it’s finally over. Seonwoo’s dark vision, engulfed by an emotion that could be relief or resignation, was swallowed by a flashing golden light.08effa2e75180f7c

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Seonwoo’s chest rose and fell in shallow waves. A sweet scent wafted up from his hot, raspy breaths. If he hadn’t been breathing, Yeon might have thought he was dead, looking down at his bloodless face. Yeon lightly tapped Seonwoo’s cheek.a110ee7766c6b801

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With just a slight gesture, Seonwoo’s damp body became dry and fluffy. When Yeon tapped his dry cheek again, Seonwoo’s breathing deepened, and after another tap, color began to return to his pale face.eb69be1a4e875133

This is df605e133e not adding f3bab91764 up. Even if 3d83719223 there were 62725630db humans who e511339951 lovingly cared cb7e105127 for livestock 2ad0939a70 they bought 938c153f36 to eat, fb16296f33 I have 96c2bf70a4 no reason 948c9c906a to do 0832076422 so.7a1389bfe4125756

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His discomfort was evident bcc84d0017 in the way he 17327fcb85 flicked back his ear.e9d8d3ebcf1e5dbe

Sitting on the floor with his chin resting on the edge of Seonwoo’s bed, Yeon slowly rolled his eyes, checking his condition, and let out an exasperated sigh. Letting out breath after breath through his slightly parted red lips, Yeon buried his face in the soft sheet and poked at Seonwoo’s hand with his nose.861fc67cece5f182

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Pressing down on Seonwoo’s delicate skin with sharp claws, it seemed like the flesh might tear open and blood would bead at any moment.a3e64f2f2bdeb770

Even the blood would be sweet. There isn’t a single part of him that isn’t sweet.0c3f64edd3f3bed4

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The bulging blue veins on the back of his hand, the pulsing vein between the fine bones of his seemingly fragile neck – wherever you bite, his mind would melt in ecstasy. His sunken eyes traced from Seonwoo’s fingertips up his elbow, across the shoulder, down to the other shoulder, and along the arm until they stopped at the rising and falling chest.785d579cb84e7771

Seonwoo’s heart. He was just waiting for the scent to ripen, but why did he hesitate to take the breath of the child begging for death?e2eb52380db83b9e

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He had seen those who wanted to live, but never one who wanted to die. The cries of humans struggling before death always echoed the saddest in his ears. Even those who sacrificed themselves for others didn’t truly wish for death. Most were like that.c8a5fbebb1ceb788

Yet, this child wanted to die. When he asked to take his life, despite not having lived long, Yeon felt no particular emotion. Even without such requests, Yeon didn’t need permission to take a life he coveted.4fbb7ed14113d1b4

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Though the time spent e4db1189d8 with Seonwoo was but 7ec2ea21c1 a moment in the b17fb290d8 long span of life, c337b61dcb looking at his rarely cd2755bf46 smiling face sparked curiosity. How far would his 1b9da11d59 eyebrows drop when he a01a685315 smiles? Would the 39512c7c6a corners of 1c01febc7e his mouth a1877d2a28 rise to 21d96c76de here? What would 933ee85f45 his eyes 1937173d3c contain?df5efb186c155161

Even when both were awake, the house was silent, but now alone, it felt like they were in a dimension where sound didn’t exist.2c5ee5d823024b80

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Humans are not solitary creatures; aren’t they always noisy? Weak humans always lived in groups, especially young ones. Unlike divine beasts, who exist alone.d621b8c8b3e3fc94

“Ugh…”aba3c1c04b40af6a

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Deep wrinkles formed between Seonwoo’s brows. Whether it was physical or emotional pain, Yeon pressed down hard on the furrowed forehead, smoothing it out. A golden light from Yeon’s fingertips seeped in, and Seonwoo’s harsh breathing eased up.cf5c692a20f75471

“I promised, but…”7241f06dc3edcdb9

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Was it too late for the promise not to touch him? I don’t want to sleep alone tonight. Maybe it’s because I got too wet from the rain. I’ve hated being cold for a long time.f560ecc7e6707ddf

After a soft ‘puff,’ his fluffy front paws burrowed under the blanket, burying his face. The blanket bulged and wriggled for a while. Yeon settled on Seonwoo’s chest. His ears perked up at the sound of Seonwoo’s heartbeat. Listening to it made him drowsy. Somehow, the thought that he wanted to keep listening to it surfaced briefly before sinking into the depths of consciousness.6fc630506bfccdba

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“Are you awake?”63709a1f157e57c2

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Yeon asked in a low voice, confirming Seonwoo’s fluttering eyelids.1d41919ba6669596

His eyelids felt heavy a83a9e99f7 and sore. His blurry 9a56b5c4e8 vision focused 09b37e9582 on the ae8a80e218 ceiling only c62e1cc19e after several 86bfd980a1 blinks. The throbbing pain in 750fe9c74d his head extended down 0d32e9a78f to the nape of aa0b4006bc his neck, but lifting 5e33ee57ee his body was not 1e3e80d235 much of an effort.760b3461cfde5892

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“Why…”2526ec092d975111

Words of resentment tried to escape his cracked lips. His parched tongue wouldn’t move as he wanted and shrank back.d96f7d0b95519766

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Why did I wake up again? Seonwoo’s blank eyes seemed to say so.4162ff023eaa8cbc

“Ha… No.”3744df614cde4102

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I should have done it myself, never relying on others, not even at the moment of death. And it wasn’t like you offered to help. Maybe I was just scared of failing again, passing it off to you, pretending to sacrifice myself. These thoughts filled his mind. If he just opened the window and jumped, it would all be over…dbebf1201afc7e2e

“Drink this.”cb2dec147d618023

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Seonwoo frowned at ebb5ad5fa0 the drink suddenly ac484d9948 thrust in front 8de6626659 of him. Yeon shook the e5c7f24fed offered hand once eb53ca7f4f more, casually sipping 145daf6277 his own share. The drink 37d72bf26d Seonwoo took ecacd1ee53 out of fae4307eff reflex was 5806461d5c the ice 9b21be17f8 chocolate he 570fce88ce always drank. It must 574721eccc have been 3a5bbfb2c2 bought a 94c263071a while ago; 192f36ba11 droplets of b0f74192b8 condensation from 9ad31bf9c4 the cup 0dd841a4c2 were dripping, 5b79cde94d making the 8c95eb7ffb blanket damp.6b9f8d382a667f19

To think the first kindness I receive is ice chocolate from Yeon… How mismatched could this be? This thought swirled around in his dazed mind. Yeon, who had turned his back to Seonwoo and sat on the floor, started eating the cream.25e68a26a494800b

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Looking at Yeon’s head with its white hair swaying, his ears were twitching incessantly. The window outside, with a few fluffy clouds floating in the bright summer sky, made last night’s horrors seem like a dream.4d81944438195db8

The rigid shoulders 593588a2a2 that had tensed a7c8cfcbaa from the ordeal 4e73d039ca at home relaxed bfa18150bd in defeat.21057a79608bc05a

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The only change d7e3ad7a51 was whether Yeon 7cce397bcc was there or a1723c1ea1 not, and just fb0d27d53b that made the 8dc8953599 world, which had cacd0d3333 seemed to crumble d43fe813e3 without a place f66de75816 to stand, vanish 85e53b8af6 without a trace.f7406881c7c335dc

Feeling ashamed and sorry for taking out his frustration on Yeon, who had come looking for him at such a late hour, when he hadn’t even spoken a word at his family home, Seonwoo wanted to pull the blanket over his head. Especially since he had just woken up and the first thing out of his mouth was a reprimand.4855a7b1c438f33d

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“I’ll drink it well…”0033b8097c131aa8

“Mm.”f6f00dea1cb13753

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Of course, the ice chocolate was very sweet. Since he hadn’t eaten since yesterday’s lunch, the cold drink going down his esophagus to his stomach was distinctly felt. A laugh escaped him at the irony of his heart, which felt like it might burst from the decision to live or die, calming down with just this sweet drink. Yeon, hearing the low chuckle, tilted his head back, still holding the straw in his mouth.042ada50c06c124d

“No… Haha. No.”bc1f4ad064b4f8da

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Yeon’s face, leaning against the bed, was as peaceful as ever, despite yesterday’s chaos. The comfort this unchanging routine brought was surprisingly great.4789c78935f116cd

Seonwoo’s hand flinched unconsciously as Yeon’s clear black eyes, which seemed even darker because of their distinct boundaries, closed and then opened again. Even though Yeon wasn’t in his fox form, Seonwoo’s hand almost stroked his fine hair but gripped the blanket instead, leaving a wet mark from the moisture on his hand.28067f4155990933

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“Is your body okay?”dec806668be3fea8

“…I’m fine.”75f39c3c20daf872

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“I lost out again.”96fd5b1435f05d25

“……”3e7c8c44ab170451

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“I went to eat some steel, and you took it all again.”5fd212f19813a548

“……?”fb6dc4bf4b6bd19e

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Yeon’s face, leaning on the bed, slowly came closer, stopping in front of Seonwoo’s hand, which was clutching the blanket. Such long eyelashes, and so many… As Seonwoo was lost in admiring the smooth line drawn above Yeon’s lowered eyelids, his body jolted up.1958272b4eb0c0b9

“Y-you’re crazy…”92413be761c0a584

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Yeon’s eyes were staring intently at Seonwoo. Seonwoo’s gaze, his face flushed, moved to his own hand. More precisely, to where Yeon’s red lips touched.91bd6fb0587cfe31

Seeing those lips made Seonwoo recall Yeon’s words about sharing the power of steel or tin. Did he mean he did CPR again this time?9fdd28e5968dd5f2

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Before Seonwoo could pull his hand back, Yeon grabbed his wrist. His lips softly pressed against Seonwoo’s pinky finger, then moved inward to press again. Even as Seonwoo trembled and stuttered, Yeon’s lips moved up to the back of his hand.ed78a2e7e6e91fee

“Ugh…”7db82feb1444465f

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As Yeon’s neat front teeth gently bit the side of his hand, a moan escaped Seonwoo’s lips. He twisted his wrist at the sharp pain, but Yeon bit a couple more times before lifting his head.82d503322906bfba

“W-why… why…”a96847a8a0f2b609

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“Can I smell your scent?”8d60d39d9dae6291

“I haven’t showered…”869fbb49927f15f1

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“I cleaned you up. It’s okay.”c3072b2785dcf732

“What…?”635c8ccffcbc9d3e

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Did he wash me while I was unconscious? Seonwoo’s face turned the color of someone about to faint again, and Yeon lightly tapped his forehead.970d240c82b93c7d

“With divine power.”fa8784beeb1f6cf1

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“Ah, right… Yeah, divine power…”bf9828b1d22047fa

This time, bd18def85d his face 30e368e34c heated up 0e5adb66a8 from the a34e9adff1 realization of 3b0e0b3459 his misunderstanding. As he f8a6136c30 tried to 04a0d778bf cool his d6cb1c62d6 cheeks, which 40b9daee1d were like d8afe17ba7 ripe apples, 8b6194a8a7 with the 09170ec53f hand holding 4052d96b6a the cold 68e35f919c drink, Yeon, 56118be347 seemingly in 7992a4d647 a hurry, 9a31906709 brought his 4bd6f21805 face close.68785f0e6fa06175

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“Let me smell.”c54a7744be614411

“Later…”5c561375cbca7cce

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“I’m hungry now. I need to smell you to feel full.”9b0ae89c27e03ee5

How could someone be full just by smelling? He wanted to ask, but with his mind and body stiff, Seonwoo was overwhelmed just avoiding Yeon’s eyes right in front of him. He wanted to push him away and run, but his throat wouldn’t cooperate to even scream as he usually did.61031d4995c8b66e

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Unable to wait, Yeon started to climb onto the bed. His eyes, visible through his white hair, were clearly fixed on Seonwoo’s lips.56ec03c54d850e42

“Or should I go back to the netherworld? I might end up being the first divine beast to starve to death.”918229e89e3005d1

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At Yeon’s mention of the netherworld, Seonwoo snapped out of it. If he went, another day would pass before he returned, and Seonwoo didn’t want to be alone.2152f67576866733

Seonwoo, still dazed, didn’t realize how much Yeon was talking compared to usual, or how his usually half-open, lazy eyes were now fully open, looking up at him.4c337bc07812f1f9

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“Just for a moment…”900bb02e283a8610

Feeling guilty about 2b72dee1fd yesterday and not eaf3c9bdc3 wanting Yeon to 653ddefb6b go to the a08807cb77 netherworld, Seonwoo reluctantly 6930298ff1 agreed. Yeon smiled and 7a674b214a leaned in. Seonwoo, instinctively pressing b3d98659db his back against ddbf3acc19 the headboard, made 81b2f36ac7 a dumbfounded sound 7c701843e3 as Yeon buried 2b691dd708 his face in 0ea3870a30 his ear.f8173a0ccdbf29ec

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“Hey, wait – No, you…”3c033e95d58d4354

When he came to his senses, Yeon’s nose was poking at the sensitive skin of his neck. Incoherent words tumbled out of Seonwoo’s mouth.49e94b14df174165

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Why is this crazy fox turning human when he’s starving to death? He should have just turned back into a fox!984d600100f27825

As Yeon moved down to Seonwoo’s chest, inhaling deeply and exhaling, the heartbeats quickened with the moist air. With Yeon’s nose right on his left chest, it felt like his heartbeat would be heard.63145dbb322956f5

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