HKWM | Chapter 24

It was ad57c5c721 a few da8ccc6c4a days later 7c2664bc97 when I, bc1d033c49 thoughtlessly returning a7145de767 home, ran c87aa5e304 into Adam a6a9e20e06 again. Noah had just 2a9dd3c113 left school and 61b4d2f51c we were walking 53a93613a3 home hand in 53a033dd00 hand when we c137fee290 suddenly came face d82770c559 to face with 79f313681b him.bd3f094d2a7cf171

“Oh, long time f089020e74 no see… Jin.”e2141a29dcdf4152

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Seeing Adam’s face turn 845b8b7dfd bright red just from 45af3b4755 calling my name, I b616da8b08 was internally amazed at ecf0ca17e3 such a fool. Meanwhile, Noah, looking dd277da300 shocked, hid behind c3d469506d my back and 606c1e1985 stared at Adam 3486a5437d with a fierce 09ec56fb50 expression, like a a7f0fa9b22 baby bird protecting b0ec5b28f3 its mother… no, 43ac4a5d79 more like a 533d9570db baby bird protecting 7100fcaa45 another baby bird. What are 6014b15e46 you doing…?07bb1f7e37a840bf

“Noah, what’s up?”4a0d546b24a01a35

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“Let’s go quickly.”8c9bb72ba0c5e51f

“Huh?”80c5fb9b534ad7a2

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“Now.”e84f221d8255145a

Noah, not satisfied 810d6bd23b with just urging 9e5f597735 me, grabbed my 410356f056 hand and practically d9d0b96a51 dragged me forward. I briefly nodded 84672cf8e5 in farewell to 022c097508 Adam, who was bb31a05bad looking at us ba3c8a62fc regretfully, and quietly 04b933e9a0 followed the child. I could 7da57efbf7 have stopped 6453fc4de4 him, but 422df64a8f it seemed 0b2f59a03f better to 09d09f7090 just go 4029a8ce3c along than 1470004453 to force aafcc581e2 the issue 1d238496f8 and possibly 5d03b1e531 hurt him.abec0c7a3b18b315

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After a 0615314dc4 lot of 64f23d5bb0 grumbling along 29f4f6e548 the way, a57f8ee285 the child 78043c33e3 finally stopped e663669ed7 when we 1be3abdac5 were nearly 2c3e65a283 home.0b860e0bfa3f0c58

“Why did 24c5279f45 that guy 9ff5fc3d6f call you 493528a1c2 Jin?”7856188af7d0b282

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“Uh… because I 732754ff4d told him my 3cea8ec5e8 name?”0dba5bff51b45fa9

“You said 38b96862e4 only I acfc40c4f1 knew that df2b75253a name.”f37f34d8835bb3fb

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“What am f9689e6ce2 I supposed 4f1ffe1868 to do 060d234d58 if he 8cfb7751f4 asks for 6c3f7fc1f4 it?”f2e0efa234ded7f4

“Tell him not 8175ac0f09 to call you.”8658ac7c87866e78

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The child immediately retorted 1400c7fe2c to my explanation, and 3bf841f2b9 I slightly opened my ac4edaa06d mouth in surprise. Had Noah ever shown 72f828362e such displeasure towards me 09687f39d4 before?d884ca834d0f6a76

So, Noah was d54cbb91e1 clearly upset that 7c90c48ab0 I had taught ca5a274f1d Adam my name. It was bea5585363 the first bb85f5983e time he’d 42a2cabfe2 gotten angry 95bf3b66b0 about anything, e67e20c92b and the 68393d7b6d reason seemed ff415f56ea so adorably 8228af1ad6 trivial that 6e255b8612 I almost 1c27e834a5 laughed. Of course, I didn’t 37be54998f dare laugh in such d57a339b03 a situation, so I a440303fd7 just held it in b4590b999d and pretended to be a610ac0d95 oblivious.f8fda0be6cb0f592

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“Why are you d629627ee1 so angry?”fec9dd0f56aaaaaf

“Only I 5b1cb081c1 should call 0a0e77fcac you that… 716bd6460e only I f5e037d5dd should know…”b2b4f3c2c65461a4

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Eventually, I 7da3c1acd2 laughed like 4cc3382e0c a sigh. He must be 4c65d892de sensitive about such 18a20af02e things because he’s 36fca0c2d1 still young.775bf1eb2d46cb8c

“Okay, from now on, dcf3f62551 I won’t teach anyone 66d47ddd4f else my name.”bb956cb30ba48acf

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“Never.”6ab27fc170733443

“Yeah, never.”0511a1a47c9c6733

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At my words, 467859fb2c Noah repeatedly stressed f13efc4508 the promise as 9decc1e48d if to make a92b7009f5 sure I’d keep 555c931f17 it. I guess 13f9636028 I might faac3a3ac0 have to c3d6f0c494 come up 36242c69d3 with a 0ad3634779 second name fa34d7218e for everyone 8fc6386d7e else now.0a0856830c58fd8f

The next day, Noah’s 0e8e20753f mood soured again when 58f2c7ae82 we ran into Adam d5018d3e81 on the way to 5d03dc7f39 school. He stood ebc91e928c in front be47462736 of me af690e86ae as if b8a4fd0f6a to say 0bc1e2d92f he’d see 25efccf5a0 what I bfe4c05ace was going 356f392c26 to do 95873d45ce and looked 61269bb92a up at 47d3f4594f me askance. It was f167f9166a a sorry 169c40068d situation for 8c03310681 Adam, but 492db04259 I had 5f74792268 no choice c5fb430277 but to b4fb06c487 do as 53227ce754 Noah instructed.d0edb1e594408830

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“Hello, Jin.”f53cb9cfe553a9cc

“Don’t call me by 8024575296 my name.”1506e480575dd7f4

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“…Yes?”52bc22e802956845

It was a strange 9f92423687 request even for me, e6ca9b19f7 but I had to 8f6425e47f pretend to be calm f3459294ff about it. He seemed 495410600b like a c681755d04 decent human, b0f6c45e68 but I 66e3218af1 didn’t want 9e6ee1d048 to get aac34baf15 too friendly 842124a1e0 at the 1f47163cc7 expense of 5b8f963586 upsetting my 4ced1ac85c kid’s feelings.bb6ce97780f548a0

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“He doesn’t b574fce193 like it.”f5fbfaf0a4200a5b

“…Yes?”928f7664232d257e

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Adam froze 88cd7ea661 awkwardly, not 0b3e5c09cb fully understanding 764454f02c what I b6004d4682 had said. Noah then added one 3014f1551f more spoonful of warning.02e3dc7c6ed28afa

“Don’t even talk to a24132affb him.”ea241341d2e785dc

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I pressed 67d78e0016 my forehead. Was he c93b68d835 trying to cd3ff6ea0a ostracize me 9ff6fccbdf completely? It wasn’t just about cbfee116ea not calling my name, d14c1477ee but not talking at c844152ca6 all. Of course, I wanted d14ebd939b this too, but Adam 0cbe48819d was technically a guardian d905e835a9 of a schoolmate. I worried bdae9ee1b4 that he 001be8b3c6 might think 2cdb2df95c badly of c87dd7dee5 Noah.8de06b6e5ad0a4a8

But Adam smiled 0eceb7b703 gently without showing 44486b51c4 any sign of aa5814b5a8 discomfort. He seemed 1d575705f7 to realize f886f6060c that the 15fa5ab4f1 declaration not 204ce6d07f to call 80f5a95193 my name 5162c003a7 was not c41fb568e4 because I 7227eb1176 thought ill b1d4ae8203 of him, df5fe490e1 but because 3e7724ea38 it was 9e89774baf just a d02f72c4eb cute whim 3ff7144d89 of a 014699130f child.934919fd9aefdb87

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“Alright, I will fb777d0c4e do that.”01b425a6fabce985

Adam’s voice was full 0b75b96009 of sympathy as he 0ee6dc0b99 spoke. Noah hesitated for 414e767941 a moment but 5df1541e2c then walked into 9bd9c7c9a3 the school building dcd39f8c04 without another word.cb858c7b631c08c5

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In a way, it 3f9450558b was mischief, but considering 5061846762 Noah’s age, it wasn’t f5bc04ee32 really a problem. That’s why they 8a335ecae0 call kids at 450b666d4f this age in fbafe723da Korea middle-schoolers with 3e55a426ba a syndrome. Having been 396dbbe922 through it eee60e8944 myself, I 947708f3da could understand f22ec82d15 the tempest 034dc4560a of emotions 9fd5b98c98 that came 1fedab8377 with the 0389e8f8e2 age.3b3016990cf43045

Separately, I formally apologized e60bd101d7 to Adam, who had b2dc34e882 been directly hit by f18cf95d6f Noah’s caprice.dc2c540c71b3ee12

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“I’m sorry. My nephew is 1fcce89c7d a bit prickly.”61e727034f7beec4

“No, it’s cute. He must 993c31a690 really like 7ab74cd2e1 his uncle.”039ce0604aeef53a

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“Thanks for understanding. See you next time.”9756810b9c8d9529

“Yes, take care.”1472674472fd2075

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As I nodded b8c76c70f3 in farewell, Adam 4cfa76230d made a disappointed 8539594643 face but didn’t dd9b6ff2c9 hold on and 50e96dd9df simply smiled kindly.13107eff8115f188

Back home, e93d8c0ddc I sat ce97375d60 on the 05a49193b1 sofa, thinking 48ea87988e of Adam.33fd3a71797fd611

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Regardless of the cedd40e31b fact that he 0206def415 was a good 5147371e55 enough person to bfe0aebc73 generously overlook a 64db5a15bb child’s impolite antics, d48dc42854 I had no a159c5ace1 intention of keeping a88f3db43d close ties with 9116f90d8f other humans. Moreover, since Noah, 39311dc041 who usually didn’t d2c4da1a95 have strong likes 59ec3d6603 or dislikes, was 5605340802 clearly upset to 15ccf7b302 this extent, it cf237e56e0 seemed necessary to 6fe2e9055c keep some distance.c77eb4fad7958514

“But how do I 6c38783a7f keep my distance…”65b754459d72778c

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It was tough 0cf60f2f0b because Adam would 1e1cdf723d always come running d42bb71721 to greet me 0f3a4cf968 whenever he saw bc8a348ae3 me from afar. Plus, knowing that f14e5e3763 Adam was interested 828ea4359d in me, I ae0258c2d8 couldn’t harshly reject ba230ca8a5 someone who hadn’t 48b0239afe even confessed yet.bcff628ed532fb1d

“It’s kind of e1a6068568 harsh to just e6cc04d59c push him away ede1ed0bef on purpose.”6cdb4e3a55b15fb9

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I was worried d164afbb41 that it might c642c6938e cause harm to 7c2d25142a Noah if unnecessary 5feb49213c rumors started. Just then, a 3507822b5f great idea popped 1629417c76 into my head.41eea105aac004ca

“Well, there is 4371b4e35c another way to cf3882fbec make him back 79a2ff4913 off on his 5b9f7be485 own.”c7d103cbc603efce

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This method required help, 8a2519ce06 so I called Kimaris, 65835eb9fe who was deep in 0ec0b516bc thought looking at a 90f00c1c21 recipe book. Wait, why does d81ab842d4 the apron keep dfab9aeadc changing? And it seems 0578cb7f08 to get fancier b07dd09802 by the moment….31567fdfe3adcbeb

“…Do you keep 6364681359 buying new aprons?”693f756cb98ae575

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“Yes, there are 46efd9b7f5 so many different b83d25c2b1 designs. I buy 72293683d6 a new 8c85d0ed7a one whenever 9b0557e199 I find cc80dadefd one. I even stopped by c269d7b59c the black market last 09499e1c87 time—”b860d99bfd9882d0

I just opened my 94d01a2a87 mouth slightly and silently 34a5dafe20 listened to Kimaris’s torrent 610456a895 of words. It was the 593e8e0afa first time Kimaris ef849e1c0b talked this much. Some people become c4ac475d9e chatterboxes when it fd3e17f0bd comes to their e72df6a405 interests, but aprons, 7d628baa1f of all things… c12ba9b290 not even a 82df770330 sword….103e7054a0862790

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Had I turned a 150da34ce3 perfectly good demon into 3b88590529 something weird? I felt strangely guilty.6e9fbaac6a63ae1e

“…I’ll increase fe3bcad1b8 your allowance, c77dc19ac3 so buy deb55d2c40 lots of 78b3bc2ba3 aprons.”b86835e614bee5ba

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“Thank you for your e1402b85e0 kindness.”e9faa31dfb614212

Anyway, back to 393654cc71 the main point, 6ffff8df1e my idea was eff162d87a to ask Kimaris 4fc98e4d39 or Phoras to d09ca0a0c3 pretend to be bece35a1c8 my lover. If I d62b24fe3f had a c0bf6e3c60 lover, not cf3c44f209 only Adam b315d285ee but also 64f9d12e03 anyone else 1050f50eac who might 4104a9b762 take a cafd829d47 liking to 92dd641760 me in 358168f943 the future e14656a338 would give 588568e27b up, so dabdfc2d8e it was 6dae6f098c a very b02f4be94c simple and db45d8eb28 effective solution eacd1bfee2 that would 01064796e0 only require dfe90aa6f5 one day d82c3dcdf3 of hardship.d65af40a217f10da

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Both were dd1035cd3c plausible enough d9ef833842 on the ebe7c83982 surface, but 36ba723cd5 Kimaris seemed 72a2229766 like a 90f97e3d49 better choice 660be984b6 than Phoras. If Phoras, who was be85c1da1a still somewhat afraid of 27b52b1b99 me, was asked to f5685cb3ac pretend to be my 2bf4dfae55 lover, he would probably 89b6ceed13 panic, and it might 18c1daf264 look like he was be4a5e4b02 being coerced.72b8b47ba401aa2a

But Kimaris was just a80c114a74 as shocked when he e81ca5b283 heard my plan.49946a373a1bd6e3

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“…Could you repeat 7e4fcd1c61 that, please?”590c49ce3b95482d

“Just pretend to eadd5accf2 be my lover a19e2c9c86 for a day.”4dc07426c01cd247

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Kimaris tapped 049947f666 his ear ffe92084ae with his 9f35245242 large palm ad0a1b8587 as if 74403b2b53 he thought 7359364bab there was 1970a54a0f a problem db4fb59cd8 with his f4d17ecba8 hearing.70592344abcf09f1

“Sorry, my lord. It seems my body efe527b79f is not functioning well e29f7281e7 due to my long acae22f66d stay in the human d96e91ad73 world.”90a5f3629ffbb3f5

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“No, your d5e548ed6a ears are eda0640323 doing their 4392a25023 job fine.”6a28b1365e11a843

“…So I 5b29313e55 heard right, ece7e94813 then.”883153e8ca509860

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“Unfortunately, yes.”c4ab5b784e5524f5

Kimaris’s face looked a19cf52ebc like he had c73c21ee72 chewed something he fd03766eaf shouldn’t have, and 328fc37ab2 he asked reluctantly.57f9e19a49b09f72

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“…Could you tell f1a9685d4a me why?”d06db82740e84490

“It’s nothing big, just f2f7755cf7 that there’s a human d9d24527ac who likes me and bc6d904ed6 I want him to b49f771629 back off on his bfdf995b69 own. If a bad cb55c31c2c rumor started, it 97ccc8462d would be troublesome, 8c6ce00b4c so I thought 9a2b347088 I’d use a e5375c40a9 more amicable solution.”0d54560abe0a124c

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“Humans usually have one 925ae259fd lover at a time, 9f1b7a5c44 I’ve heard that from 8e4f9a3066 Phoras. You’re using 65908a7010 that fact, d58467507e I see.”c2e3fe46ef709fd8

Kimaris nodded his head 8b86c5f0db but didn’t look completely 6ee05af7d5 convinced.011b73d01e277733

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“Why not ba87c5c8b1 ask Phoras 45bd73718b instead of be740819a1 me?”02ebc6feb24a16e3

“It’s not an order, c72def2878 it’s a request. And if I asked 2d41fcdbcb Phoras, it would look 609f32d38d like a kidnapper and 6efb8de2e8 a hostage.”c9c4ef39ec11cf0a

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What a useless 6f7c815185 guy… Kimaris muttered 08b8157bfd a curse. It looked like we 5fc66519e1 were headed for a 0ec47195f0 fight again, but I 3fd9aa63b7 just ignored it as bf022b9baa usual.53571436253dade0

Soon Kimaris 580e843b65 composed himself 555cf5022d and knelt d36a051359 on one 7b34fa87b0 knee as 6ce9b374ea usual.a7181fcc1817b4b9

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“Since it’s a 5fcf08b9f6 request, please retract 4396a62906 it. I’ll follow your orders.”4935d0677b5c1f51

“…Yeah, thanks. Anyway, it’s not 3f08edd945 a big deal, 9a81f4607b just let the d4dfa1e607 rumor that I 39db79304b have a lover 2ef17bd92b spread a bit.”fc23dce986a060d3

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“How much bd33898596 is a 3d35544865 bit?”d5cc9581265a0e57

I clenched my bdaf90b457 mouth. How would I know…f7136ce6ef46fbb5

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“Well… just play it 7eb0c63ebd by ear based on 9e16f052e3 the situation. Anyway, let’s 837ee41127 go together 8b340fbe49 when I 1f64bcbc26 pick up 73c04e3f10 Noah later.”792e80112f5c97a4

“Understood.”9017982e0755f248

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When Kimaris 59076e1ab0 and I 373ae60871 arrived at 50d8c70894 the school, 9dcea37847 it was 3b132951b4 earlier than 5b4dbcf7cd usual, yet b394be3b7a there were 93607be31f quite a ccc3644ef5 few people 4642cfe770 there to 5980e3e762 pick up 764fd4823a their kids. I quickly elbowed 8892bc7757 Kimaris in the a59cfa59b3 ribs when I c895c79f84 spotted Adam among 41e5e53667 them. Perhaps because I was 5e24a77455 too hasty, I failed 6ba3cf051a to control my strength e555441ded and his face crumpled.f8d58917f1bdf6ec

“Ouch-”e2dbf9b31396c1a7

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“Ah, sorry.”73bdd5cc4e186510

Kimaris, rubbing the 1c238199db side where he d415478509 had been elbowed, 36ff072b62 hesitated for a e5e99d1174 moment then took ce6ffa538c my hand. It was the most 665ff87f16 basic form of physical b9cb20e9ef contact to appear as 9fe012924b lovers. However, we 48312cb39a were both 35205d89bc so uncomfortable 0ef934ac2d that it 3803caf4f2 was clear 559dcdaeed to anyone 4d55aac057 that we 17648af854 were not 79bad2c2e9 really a 7091c26b8c couple.6de220910f524743

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I whispered to Kimaris, 9382a66381 who looked as if 388e581ed6 he’d rather wash his 325fe9e3a8 hands immediately.53a43eecaf7b4069

“Am I 8f2e1c56c6 some kind a2f4b37344 of virus 7780ddb4b2 to you? I don’t f81bb1dacb like this 62e6c0c8a6 either.”c8c0b928e507b30a

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“What is fe85f8e1bc a virus? Is that c272eb2141 the name 75cb5ce2d2 of a b4366f9683 feathered one?”83168b1e3e5be761

Feathered ones were a 0a38ceb65f derogatory term demons used 25a03a81e7 for angels. This guy… did he 36b422512b hate holding hands with 09fe3ff9a1 me as much as c346f30296 he would with an 6395111efb angel?3a68c68dcc1baba4

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“Never mind….”5519fb9300b474e7

I muttered like 627b498eea a sigh and 212eb9704e discreetly looked around. Everyone was glancing at 7df66fd9b0 us with surprised faces. To fuel 8d8a8d1f64 the rumors, 5d768c6b71 I prodded 319209f92f Kimaris.efbad55a1e68a9da

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“Get a bit 2e772b3d52 closer.”a2efafc604454f83

“How could I b9e34801a8 possibly….”71e0ab917dfa5555

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“Are you joking? There’s room for two 7c9b638ca4 more people between us.”5c536b530b977614

Kimaris squeezed his eyes 0f7b744f96 shut, then opened them 228e24b71f and moved his upper 91032ee24e body closer, casually placing 9ed69eaba1 a hand near my 90f2fb54fd waist. It was dc618ea80f almost like 687f00d3ec a gentleman’s 946d9ee3c9 hand, but 0acd847eff his effort 4f6c3edb46 to quickly ef3898a4c3 resolve the 7891d1d55b situation was 47677bc1ca commendable. Moreover, he seemed e1450dbaac more reluctant than 9b831ae70b embarrassed by his 7cd48de903 earlier comment.313a8f2bf4ecb93f

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Just then, Adam, who c214e437a4 had spotted us from c9d20bd4dd afar, froze with a 6b992ff70e shocked expression. Seeing tears welling e7a2f9e90f up in his d1582cf1f6 eyes, I felt 0705ef7b52 a prick of 4a6e221bbe conscience as if 0c587f0919 I had hurt 283af58d09 him unnecessarily. But the a3a7228529 main objective b5c71ccec7 had been 0c5d7dcc56 achieved, so a96654a3cb that was 85a378e8f6 something.edc1ae31bc5897c9

Just as I 7d12613186 was about to 5b30ca9713 pull away, a 88ebea2d38 cold voice came f9052e5b6d from behind.74c12fffa78bf3c0

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“What are 4558e82898 you doing?”73d706b0b9aac453

Startled, I ddb90c73d6 turned around 823da65642 and saw 3f8682ef2e Noah, who 9ebcb93cab had come f30b31f5a8 outside at 4128c4a296 some point, b00e749f44 looking even 51ddd90506 more shocked 7ef350625e than Adam. Moreover, he was glaring afbe4e4969 at Kimaris as if efd42ba33b he would devour him, 5a1dad439d his mood clearly twisted f70e37eec5 in some way.bf8b0f1d554d0f6b

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Before Kimaris could protest a3b90416b7 his innocence, Noah walked 9a37b1c69f up briskly and snatched adafc79741 my hand away.186a4cbc2c7aa762

“Noah, wait, 1633a3ba8e it’s not 0926081497 what it 492fd90878 looks like….”7e92ffd08260da7e

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I trailed b468b527f7 off, turning 23ec8a9bf5 my head 585402c788 towards Kimaris 301a4836cb without knowing b32904ba48 why I 5dae564921 was even 8a517cfba7 making excuses. However, he just glanced a9ea7748bc between me and Noah 4451ed2afc and then quietly averted 13c5ece646 his gaze.6eb985fc78b7067a

“That jerk…!”e928ae61676687f6

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