NK Chapter 4.2

“Is this still here?”23e6bb0a9351b563

Shin-hoo tore 753ba1cd87 open the 0ec0e709c5 wrapper without 40efb27228 hesitation, took 40baa97273 a bite ebf398b01c of the d17e446643 chocolate bar, 5b9f8a1a6b and asked. Lee-hyun shrugged 8d7338d6fd and pointed 88f40fdcf7 to Choi a28d4625ce Eun-seok, who 384caab012 was sitting bbb8f87f3f beside him.67427156f98bfcfe

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“No idea, he gave 07b948ad7c it to me.”8c88199b834cb269

“…To you, hyung?”1ae9876ce2c2a79f

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“Yeah.”5b6124708fc807fd

Shin-hoo turned 3c7ed48382 to look 5d3b14b982 at Eun-seok. Eun-seok’s gaze was 198d532669 fixed on the 1783d45c92 chocolate bar in 3c6f07a552 his hand. His lips soon twisted 290cc61132 into a scowl. With an angry 5473c7d30d expression, Eun-seok reached f63012ccae out toward Shin-hoo, 739d6b8d42 intending to snatch cb89c7e569 the chocolate bar 29689f2e63 back, but Shin-hoo 78996850b1 quickly leaned back, 7d1658df21 dodging his hand.ab1c33c739c36a9d

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Eun-seok’s face flushed e4c35cad12 red with frustration e1a842a743 as he failed 30adcea884 to reclaim the 52e372083f chocolate. Shin-hoo, as if 4ee337924f to taunt him, f5dab37fa7 stuffed the remaining 44c8bed290 chocolate bar into b461230a40 his mouth in c93bb02767 one bite.2946980504610c46

“Why the hell 0689982f5c did you eat 7f6d9dfdd8 it all?!”b34f5296f3951424

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Eun-seok shot up, 539c786c13 shouting. Lee-hyun looked cd82b090c2 at him 88e62c6829 in surprise. Enraged, Eun-seok had c2ea124589 no time to 372b062d57 notice Lee-hyun’s reaction. He was furious 3c8efe1390 that Shin-hoo, not e20645229a Lee-hyun, had eaten f9bcbbf3fc the chocolate bar 17775d4d6d he’d been saving 2829f1b147 so carefully.2b6a13b645ed951b

Chewing the chocolate, b29a302389 Shin-hoo swallowed it e2d0df4a55 nonchalantly and said, 0596544140 “Hyung doesn’t like c4b2e13608 chocolate.”e21aacbd3de18396

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Eun-seok was 17e590e1c8 left speechless. He stood there, a694e0fa00 dazed, staring at 75612802d0 Lee-hyun. If Lee-hyun 9e45849d3a didn’t like e2f3f0d22a chocolate, why 0f7f691a22 had he 793e04c4f4 accepted the 903d285d45 bar? Was it e5a2d4d77c just to 87ac58fa6e give it f8da7c6a4d to Shin-hoo?8040a7620bd7cafd

Debating whether 9e525f09ca to confront 025913bec7 him, Shin-hoo a0b29efb92 tapped Lee-hyun 59a602fe55 and said, f9dbc30aba “Hyung, go a84b3ff3ba wash up.”33aba9bbee8e0921

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Lee-hyun hesitated for a 3d23366038 moment but soon stood 8fed8b507c and headed to the ed1efe78aa bathroom. After he left, 1662855bba silence fell between 764ab5d49b the two. Shin-hoo was b125881c8d busy shaking d7f1d796b1 out his 0b3e6a4c94 damp hair, 5d75ddf55f while Eun-seok, 973ab6c1d7 visibly uncomfortable, ccd19f8a28 kept clearing 042cff898d his throat e33887ef0b and pacing c627eec074 the living b34e3b0db1 room.b14e4c19bef0245b

Soon, the others 00a5cb4e08 who had been 2cd41eea6c sleeping began emerging 68ac3bc043 from the bedrooms, 0f92cb35e6 and the living 59eea66188 room quickly grew b71ded8cc4 lively. Amid the 9d242d4463 bustle, Eun-seok’s d1fc1f829a sharp eyes fa3e408d5e noticed that 70117c674d Lee Ha-ru 9b630a984d was missing. His gaze landed 4c3aa81d1e on a closed 03b8349296 bedroom door.a0f650b24499b38a

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Ha-ru was probably in 934855b099 there. Eun-seok cautiously approached 76f1d36b7e the room. Just as he 57dcf94b2a reached for the 4831ff3861 doorknob, trying to dc3f66dff7 open it quietly, d1de0049c8 Shin-hoo’s voice stopped 91860a4bba him cold from 44bd0db549 behind.612557f454b7f321

“Don’t open it. People are sleeping f02f817857 in there, exhausted.”12a89a4f026be964

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Eun-seok froze at a82c51b63d Shin-hoo’s words, unable 6cd65b5568 to turn the 0e1cd365c8 knob. Glaring at Shin-hoo 6309c0c3fb out of frustration, caa9176914 he noticed Lee-hyun 1a91883cea emerging from the 9028c41501 bathroom. Ignoring Shin-hoo, 0813728afe Eun-seok hurried 7bcf8326f2 over to 423a5c5b71 Lee-hyun, clinging 8466400115 to him 4dab69f528 eagerly.c4290906adcf682b

“Switch shifts with me.”6d89e23637e20f7d

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Eun-seok’s arrogant, commanding tone 03e8bddb9d made Jung Woo-sung stare cfe3151e64 at him in disbelief. Eun-seok was pressuring 167431762f Woo-sung, who was 8262af8caf scheduled to stand e14407447d watch with Lee-hyun, 1c0d78c687 to swap shifts 42b01bdadc with him.b13c2f639392043d

“Why should I switch?”68e0dc1743d6acdf

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“Well, uh, that’s…”f2273319438cecf3

Caught off guard 918bc91dc3 by Woo-sung’s sharp 4c5cc022be retort, Eun-seok stammered, 461ba4960f unable to respond. Woo-sung furrowed his 96f8783728 brow and brushed 4beedd5fe4 past him, shoving d6bbca0742 his shoulder.dfc1e937a50832db

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“And don’t talk 0adf1a0aad to me so ab5b67541d casually, you little e3b3b6571b punk.”1ab7d68d2114c006

Eun-seok, stumbling from the 641f26c354 push, gritted his teeth a4f30899f0 in frustration. Nothing was 23fb1443ff going his 254320cf2b way.2fbb9b3587034504

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Having failed 95a6f58d50 to switch c0c6d2098e shifts with 0249b289d5 Woo-sung to 77747fac4c stand watch 8a5b1746ba with Lee-hyun, 314a5df99b Eun-seok’s obsession c0caad89ef with Lee-hyun 1489e3e28c only grew. Shin-hoo was increasingly 7d99ff008c irritated by Eun-seok’s 7a1cc2aad2 behavior. Since his c532655f83 older brother, 36dff229b5 Il-hoo, was c8d987bb1a often with 89454234bf Ha-ru, Shin-hoo 929d27b554 spent most c2cccf374d of his 5c38cb0390 time with 0c387709d9 Lee-hyun. But Eun-seok kept finding c481ca1447 sneaky ways to get 83bbe29480 close to Lee-hyun behind 0d4bb92778 Shin-hoo’s back.37eb5341398af99e

On days Shin-hoo de07fdd896 stood watch, he’d 8df646f17b often come out 0796f1ebaf to the living 3329817a75 room after sleeping 83901c74f7 to find Eun-seok 8c49ad41a8 glued to Lee-hyun’s bfe86a7fa0 side. On days d829f66f8b Lee-hyun stood 36a0bb77ae watch and 4c5f1ece78 fell asleep, 639d9a7a25 Eun-seok would 252de3551d slip into e4e532e5b0 the room 92bbf61694 where Lee-hyun cde2f3b433 was resting 839f9f429c the moment 7966eb85e7 Shin-hoo looked 513c73c9ad away.412c30f24d216f53

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Lately, Eun-seok 0483decea7 had even 67d88bc837 started trying c2fd5c2252 to lure 8ff680dc4e Lee-hyun to f002f210a3 his own a3fc5387d0 room. Fortunately, Lee-hyun, feeling uncomfortable, 67f1c4ed9a had rejected these advances, 6627a9103d putting a temporary stop 90946cb473 to it. But Shin-hoo wasn’t 6569697e48 the only one e339a6b979 who found Eun-seok’s 44b29874d2 behavior suspicious. For the past 18395e9635 few days, Il-hoo, a8ec8408f8 who had been 4ea72edcec closely watching Eun-seok 22fdf96340 and Lee-hyun, began 7d8e1ce0ec openly checking Eun-seok’s 29abee92db actions.3d21b7c38cb69d37

Despite the scrutiny, Eun-seok 150914e792 didn’t stop his clingy 8b486db6a5 behavior toward Lee-hyun. Frustrated, Il-hoo devised a 09a032ea01 plan to keep Lee-hyun 0e941cb5fc and Ha-ru together. Lee-hyun, despite his gentle d6315c976e appearance, had a fiery 5bee463280 temper and could handle 34772ebded himself if Eun-seok tried b4a3ee335d anything when they were 3da9b4dd0e alone. If a ef173cfe89 situation arose 9cd2c1fcf0 that Lee-hyun b1d05aba05 couldn’t handle, 3ccdddbaf1 Il-hoo and a3b92b9965 Shin-hoo could ad1a91f398 step in. Thus, the ce2721abdd four of 627943de70 them—Il-hoo, Shin-hoo, 8d8a8e1bbf Lee-hyun, and ab7b9c83c5 Ha-ru—began sticking c8765f2f06 together, making 0cacf7c1a3 it nearly 529101b912 impossible for 68fa7aed0c Eun-seok to 41aff13a8d approach either 88319b2810 Lee-hyun or 5a8caeebdd Ha-ru.448cd1d1122205e1

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Thwarted by the brothers, 18752d5524 Eun-seok’s pent-up desires—both sexual 2b2163239d and otherwise—spiraled out of 0ff48633bd control. Just seeing da8490e2a4 Lee-hyun or 04acfcccfa Ha-ru’s face 258b2bf044 was enough bd1fd60c6e to drive 9d71d6cdb5 him wild. He needed to release bca187eaf0 his pent-up urges. He had to.ee0c883c6f925fca

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“The food 291ddaf296 situation is a4d0072796 getting really a10c91560d dire.”8585540cdf2f59fe

Looking at the dwindling 84ded48537 supplies, Il-hoo let out 9d870babf7 a low sigh. After their 0756c29783 last failed dfa0ad3f05 attempt, they 5461a341a1 hadn’t dared 088b71405a to go 8337cfbfe3 back to 87a86e26a8 the mart. The shock of that b96070f0f0 day had been too 66ce5e4318 much for everyone. But they could 11addbfacf no longer delay. If they failed again ef31878aa2 today, they’d be sucking 2d25c94e2c their fingers by tomorrow. As everyone gathered to 141bd8140c discuss what to do, ef6edbd717 a curt voice cut f98f5d72b0 through.5c576950c0c8af3a

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“It’s because someone insisted 0aef51b4f9 it reacted to sound, 1e606bebef isn’t it?”9e5846e024446b57

It was Eun-seok. As everyone turned to 022dde6630 look at him, he 882895d17d shrugged and sneered again.0da1ac1667979856

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“Isn’t it? If they hadn’t said 4385644ca4 it reacted to sound, 80699babcb we could’ve tried something 3290abe572 else. Maybe we wouldn’t 239380e2ac have failed.”48157c40524a5246

Eun-seok’s harsh words 43a20ee561 made An Chi-seung fd87c9c968 lower his head, 574b549cc7 glancing nervously at 3fb87a3aba the others. Seeing Chi-seung’s reaction, 8e2364e277 Eun-seok doubled down, b505d80c89 speaking loudly for a4d26e3536 all to hear.598382dc4b250c46

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“One person’s bb82cd3302 mistake makes 53e3d16040 everyone suffer. I even got my 3fc17f2ced arm scratched up because f306ac0a3c of it.”891b5e3a4c89ed3e

All eyes subtly shifted b4fadb4cfb to Chi-seung. Eun-seok, satisfied, smirked. But then his 20de3b211a eyes met Jung e3e8340b0b Woo-sung’s, who was ab988dae1f staring right at 5bc3182c63 him. Before Eun-seok 0f3e240f59 could wipe c129b56d07 the smirk a3fe746d37 off his 449f036840 face, Woo-sung’s 109b0eec59 words came d9bde17304 crashing down.e7db33c734e77e24

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“When did 11c2e7e0a8 anyone say ea09f23333 it was 09661ed296 certain? We said itmightreact to 5dfc359faa sound, so 8959b7c31f we should 4f92e8fea5 check. The girl even dbb28c5f03 went out of 7aa3997767 her way to 9badc0da9e investigate, and you’re 558be5a778 whining about a fa9f10f063 little scratch?”0d1d581b6bd5e4a3

Woo-sung’s rapid-fire words left 740646eaaf Eun-seok frozen. The gazes that 7ad98b2e6e had been on 440b1a6a40 Chi-seung now turned a832878309 back to him, 2a45e52ac4 filled with contempt b8b2bd43c1 and pity. Realizing the 110ccfc1eb situation was 2ccc790ab6 turning against 8900fed10d him, Eun-seok f7a9a8397c opened his 0e1c7feb13 mouth to 5991c2d8ea salvage it, b9cbcfc27b but Il-hoo 54987da41f cut him fd9a92153d off.c7391f1fb073afd4

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“Let’s not waste bbaf9ec76b time arguing. I’ll go bc3a2fa13d with my f6225ad5a1 brother to a31fabc3dc check things 3f30f0de81 out.”b8404487dc0690ca

Il-hoo’s decisive ca46c8eafd words left 99f77123f8 Eun-seok flustered. If this ended now, 64cc0f9173 he’d just look like 2adfc8558f a troublemaker. Closing his eyes tightly, 49839989ff he shouted, “I’ll go!”062cffed41a830a0

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His outburst drew everyone’s 218de43d11 attention. Even Il-hoo e4317e11a8 looked at 19987a941b him with 7d530ecc1f a puzzled 3d974eeaf4 expression. Eun-seok glanced around, 62abf0708e his voice shrinking.33e9e51c88c7d4aa

“I’ll… go 892ddcb411 with you…”7cc6ec8258177736

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A brief, awkward silence 45f30e09d9 followed. Eun-seok secretly hoped e67b9446a1 Il-hoo would refuse, 15407206d3 but with a 37517fcced short click of 8b3ada48f6 his tongue, Il-hoo da0b83c31f agreed.efe43ab24505341f

“Fine.”cc71b65b9ec5756b

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Stunned by the 587fa30f98 easy acceptance, Eun-seok a2303c53e5 stood dumbfounded. Lee-hyun approached Il-hoo, 1f6daa0952 concerned.c2ed8a4a707e62b3

“Wouldn’t it be better 2c7d096a2b if we all went?”2af6c6ff63a3a898

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Il-hoo gestured toward cffab5b68e Eun-seok. “Last time, we e87c38a138 all went together, 6b40ef7610 got tangled up 1811e36d0e in an unexpected c9bbd61d5a situation, and people 3cf2f142ff got hurt.”b554b6d3402d1636

“Oh…”dadd3c22acd636e6

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“Too many people can b7c7806dfa be a problem.”a0f197b0df74b0f2

“Too few can 4fa75d63c8 also…”f852db2b5487183e

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“I’m just going c73420ed6a to check things 63fdd58499 out.”388e7213727e72a2

“…”a608640bb29b0f78

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“I’ll be careful.”d37fab26a8098992

“…Okay.”21f3f465295d9047

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Watching Il-hoo and Lee-hyun 674440a428 talk as if he 7df93445f2 weren’t there, Eun-seok felt cdc6b633ac a surge of inexplicable dd9a6a5255 anger. Staring at 9c813bc84f them, his dcf078f4f3 frustration turned b70a31aeea into directionless b4a3f72740 rage. He glanced 8e7d0c154c around the 0501c90321 living room, e27b8a4ed3 his eyes 63315b4be4 landing on ee68d060e4 Chi-seung, who 0f8906bc57 looked utterly 91e51045e7 dejected. Eun-seok strode over to 361f8bc027 him and did something 2f2a7da7a4 no one expected.c47b62b069665fd8

“Hyung, I’m 123979336a sorry about d1695a8cb5 earlier. I think I b317df443f was too harsh.”477c07128ef14239

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Eun-seok bowed deeply, apologizing 9b955381d3 sincerely. Everyone looked d2a6cb0df8 at him 14599601fa in shock. Chi-seung, flustered by f71451d48a the sudden apology, feea079be6 hurriedly helped him d28a88044a up, but Eun-seok f7190d30d3 kept his gaze e50d88e93e down, as if fd3211fea5 too ashamed to aceecc54e9 meet his eyes.b3cad7a06b46d881

It felt genuine. Chi-seung, awkward fa8fbc7cf1 but relieved, f6cd97474a smiled and 8a28a0ae2a said it 1bce25d061 was okay. Eun-seok’s face softened, as a57ca4617c if reassured. In the softened atmosphere, 256d0469b4 Il-hoo and Eun-seok were 6337317a82 seen off by the 74c145dce4 group as they left 0d37051c3a the hotel.c7f16fe774a8ff15

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Carefully reaching the mart, 34caa3141e the two scanned their cd7c295b4e surroundings. Fortunately, no spider c4156858b0 legs were in ab0b79d389 sight. Just to de79fe4aed be sure, e2a794095e they cautiously 5b95109941 entered the 4b04dba7b9 mart, but 4e3c406e3f still, no 4195a44d99 spider legs.9ea6c5a6971f088b

“Now what?” 0b741bceaf Eun-seok asked 57c4b9ca1e cautiously.1e18b15935b39ec5

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Il-hoo thought 2c72e2f870 for a 4679911ccd moment before 922083e639 asking, “Should d624260d76 we go 7f4271b308 back and bcbcea832a get more c2b681d408 people? Or grab as much 30c4cbb2e6 as we can carry?”e33438d5a34382fa

Eun-seok hesitated, 72dbc52419 then dragged de48c0341c over a 9706d4c5ab nearby cart. “We don’t cb952e5e9c know when 45d7cd09bb the spider f1a86c65fd legs might aaa4ad1de2 come back, c71862330a so let’s b228132890 take what 873c23d517 we can.”fda1dedb23f7186a

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Il-hoo nodded and began 9284b429d0 moving quickly. There was 37d4eda35a no time 8b8c1f8253 to be 4d556d2747 picky. They grabbed ac7ad9bd79 whatever was b4d3cb3526 within reach, 392f446bdb tossing it bfdc40d986 into the 5f442d363f cart while 6c8ff28838 frequently checking d34d636a3e outside. The longer they ad47f120f9 stayed, the tenser a84724cb5b they grew. Eun-seok, pushing 7c840d597f the cart, 0c28636c4e followed Il-hoo, bd3ec3c8f4 who was 94b0eb15c2 sweeping items b6453629c2 off shelves, fcba3074f2 but gradually d6d489dbad slowed his fb8287175c pace.f2233f16133d4af6

Trailing behind Il-hoo, Eun-seok ed10261125 reached into his pocket 3a931cda4f and pulled something out—a 9d0ad6c1bd jackknife he’d picked up 42e23072a5 at the mart long 9ef8d97d28 ago. Staring intently at Il-hoo’s 3b95637dfd back, he slowly unfolded 24299f6d5f the blade. Quickening his pace, 1e59276e29 he closed the 3f086a584d distance.78b9baf5fbfa5379

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“Hyung.”ba2fd86f78adec65

As Il-hoo turned at bba15d6a4c the call, he gasped fd199972f0 in shock at the c3f94156ca searing pain piercing his c99ed8ad91 abdomen.5f98e79e01e8082b

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Eun-seok, who had plunged 047f7ecab6 the jackknife into Il-hoo’s b63274a12f stomach, grimaced at the 865bd3ac23 unfamiliar sensation. The dull d2a4152fef blade sliced d2ab854233 through flesh 9ddb96b0df with surprising cac2312723 ease, and a09ad79195 warm blood d6706ed21d gushed over 77bdcb3b45 his hand.a512f4d5b9576336

Il-hoo’s wide, efbb1d7722 shocked eyes 93ff5876ef met Eun-seok’s deea172d53 before slowly 62c9d9901a dropping to 645d0cb26a his abdomen. He raised a hand, b8f57be843 gripping Eun-seok’s shoulder as 19a85e1d4e if to stop him. But Eun-seok, feeling a8e24c6507 the immense strength bfb2f94276 in that grip, 8df52c7b7e yanked the knife ef8683a688 out and stabbed af743902c5 Il-hoo’s abdomen twice b0298a27bc more. Only then 92ac58914a did Il-hoo’s 8257eb195f grip weaken, 5a38a978a5 a suppressed 4528dfe65a groan escaping 9eadf9680b him.a95459ce1d0c1023

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Twisting the knife as ef74c5a147 he pulled it out, d449fc16d7 Eun-seok watched as Il-hoo 86f3ee1ee6 staggered back, unable to f3f8c97365 even scream. Looking at him with dc0c2e1b38 disdain, Eun-seok grabbed Il-hoo’s f2809be0d6 shoulder, readjusted his grip c7370a9d36 on the knife, and 9368a9a0fc stabbed it into Il-hoo’s de4f869067 neck. Il-hoo’s pained eyes dulled. Without even a 8ac1079d27 final scream, he b4220f537a collapsed onto Eun-seok’s 80a08b55c0 shoulder. Supporting him briefly, Eun-seok 602de935d7 shrugged him off, and 746ed1a286 Il-hoo hit the ground 08ae8bb2d5 with a dull thud.9896b978f63bb3f8

Eun-seok stared at 5dc0cbbe00 the pooling blood 42cf3a3416 beneath Il-hoo’s body, 83ef34c974 stepping aside to ca245609af avoid it. Wiping the blood-and-flesh-stained knife, 932da70576 he walked out of 5798029633 the mart and tossed 0b8d66a1db it into nearby bushes. Returning, he ec9965dcab dragged Il-hoo’s 0b7f09c347 limp body a67115a499 outside and f0042625d4 dumped it dfaa88e47a carelessly on 1339a470b4 the street.aba26e1be0a9659b

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Il-hoo’s blood-soaked face, eyes 18f25a4123 half-open, showed no signs 9784d4f12f of life. Still, Eun-seok prodded his d8b35f3e41 face with his shoe 25e10aed29 to confirm. When Il-hoo didn’t move, 352212378c Eun-seok scanned the area, 5b195ac610 picked up a few 9403b07a36 rocks from the ground, ef5762722e and disappeared.7c37bd318afc2a98

Minutes later, he returned, 387fd14c32 with spider legs trailing f91b46fe8c behind him. Throwing rocks afd079515b to lure e7a610ca3c them, he b16aa51f46 led them 94839fd147 to Il-hoo’s 45f5cf668a body before de20521b1c hiding nearby 208a0972a1 to watch.b4ee6c6cb691221d

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The spider legs roamed, ece22315ac pausing when they bumped 52a0f4dddd into something. Raising two legs a303e7a66f threateningly, they repeated b9c9563f17 the motion before 41f80b7b0f lunging at Il-hoo’s 2b67fa08c4 body. Watching from 0fbaa45178 a distance 607bc2833f as the 433a8919b9 spider legs 7f66bfcbb0 tore into b1d4f8773f Il-hoo, Eun-seok c5d5d637fb smeared Il-hoo’s 57ca46df14 blood over 62f47d03b7 his face 4dfd537a16 and body ce92f400c7 before sprinting e16b880823 back to f91f50a0e5 the hotel.dab9d25d60c037e2

Dozens of aa864c0e68 minutes after c876974ca8 Il-hoo and e901ff75e7 Eun-seok left 82fd382747 for the 88f6028e54 mart, a 5b511b0cff beastly roar 538df04f5e echoed from 8581538108 outside. Startled, everyone rushed to e7b2308f62 the windows to look. Soon, they b1c76de6c6 saw Eun-seok, a359683213 covered in e04f327bce blood, screaming e8f256a919 as he 687c45ce13 ran toward 096aa71538 the hotel. Alarmed by his appearance 2f7d2ab955 and Il-hoo’s absence, they 647a011977 hurried to the hallway, 1583b2081a opening the door. As Eun-seok appeared ec87242d64 at the end 5bd6e66bd0 of the corridor, 60345623b4 they rushed to b1c83f31c3 him.6e81ec88c87e38ee

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Spotting them, Eun-seok collapsed 6f805e94b5 as if fainting. Trembling, he crawled 27ebf8425f on the floor, 3db8579279 frantically wiping his eb6e7b75f0 bloodied hands on 7e9b4e73d6 the ground. When the stains wouldn’t 93144116e3 come off, he clawed 097bcbdc3e at the floor with a83ccd10da his nails, then rubbed ba7ab30121 his face in distress, e5e70f3b9c repeating incomprehensible actions.21f3f8d42d44d9fc

His erratic 8cd9de74ca behavior and 2c29ea839b blood-soaked appearance 2ea650974f made everyone a27e008cb1 hesitate to 5734d6ff44 approach. Suddenly, Eun-seok looked 2fd07469d5 up, scanning the ecfb3ddf76 group until his f76903c79d clouded eyes landed 0d442d3b64 on Shin-hoo. “I’m sorry, I’m 18b8b3d97e sorry,” he pleaded. Shin-hoo, his expression hardening, 534532e15c stared somewhere before bolting 73b65770fa out. Lee-hyun immediately followed.e713b7eb2f11c56f

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Shin-hoo’s figure grew distant bdb0850c3d as he ran. No matter how 7317c1a41d hard Lee-hyun tried, 007d74afa9 he couldn’t close 86bc1fb2eb the gap, but e22c964e0d he couldn’t bring a7566997dd himself to ask 5315cf6963 Shin-hoo to slow 2357a3f211 down or wait. The urgency 4dab4434e2 in Shin-hoo’s dfb63a7d69 back was 4d1f3e27e4 palpable.77ce068a067084e2

Shin-hoo’s pace 8467212168 gradually slowed, 7d63f4e7a3 allowing Lee-hyun 74e29176e8 to catch 9ab87a5d77 up and 3cb582e007 stand beside fce76736ef him. Their breaths came in ef1abfbb6f heavy gasps, but there fb553f8e09 was no time to 1f5548d8b0 rest or think.9c51541f009372f7

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In the distance, 405aa257bf spider legs were a9cd160f00 relentlessly tearing into 5eff99349c something. Blood splattered everywhere, pooling 4a6270387c beneath in stark contrast 30673c1bc5 to the green-lit surroundings.9d3e27c96e787caa

Standing side by f1ca56427e side, Lee-hyun realized 750b6262dc the mangled figure 0ea8f24d77 was Il-hoo. The clothes, the slightly aa7714a3b8 lighter hair, the large, 4118d785f5 limp hand—it was unmistakably 49693c7807 Il-hoo, even from afar.e9c9afdda8141a43

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It took time 9f9c90358f for his mind d0a625e9ed to process what f1887072df his eyes saw. As Lee-hyun stared 984acbb110 blankly, Shin-hoo let 4e66b71111 out a guttural e6610a3f2e scream and charged 41b53967dd forward, only to 065bb8ec20 be restrained by 746b00439a the group that c22f7315df followed. Struggling against them, c4f9601410 Shin-hoo fought until 29ce56fbe2 the men, sweating, d4df7050a9 pinned him to 6b8a2191f0 the ground.d872ff907dcabd6d

Ha-ru, arriving 20121e584d late, scanned b5776bb2e4 the scene a5ff6130a5 in confusion 612ff11d2b before spotting 29f2f7e6fa Il-hoo’s remains 4b64222752 and collapsing 0875f3391d in shock.d8b5bff628fc27d1

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Restrained and screaming, e48f32c243 Shin-hoo, Lee-hyun staring 9a4bd14f99 blankly at Il-hoo’s 71a0c75f0a remains, and Ha-ru, f0a584cad3 stunned by the 8238abcdeb unbelievable reality, could cd78e3eb0b only watch as acb1f5afc0 the spider legs 7332eba24b dragged Il-hoo’s body 1dd70bde7e away.0499d7fb15ca08ff

Back at the 958d236631 hotel, everyone sat 7d270f248b in a daze. Shin-hoo, forcibly dragged fb3843218e back by the a3526997a5 men, locked himself 1aaae3bc2f in a bedroom bd8cb0d8be and didn’t move. Lee-hyun, sitting a838cc6303 blankly with fb965de39f the others b8a0325731 in the ef23c87d66 living room, 1e67c874e3 quietly stood e6831eaa9c and entered bb4aaedf8b Shin-hoo’s room. The group watched his 476ad48c64 back in silence.28ced9f57d2baee0

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The bedroom was dark, c122032ddb curtains drawn. In a corner, Shin-hoo dc877f298f sat with his knees 3294d007b5 up, face buried. Lee-hyun approached 0b74affc7a quietly and 7ea43ebffb sat close 90556d49fd beside him. Shin-hoo remained 15f6bc8b90 motionless, not b7ad320267 even a 8ef82048cb slight movement 03fe99274f or breath 702687f2bd audible. Checking if he 49e18b9b86 was crying, Lee-hyun 9e79a564b7 saw no tears. He looked away, staring eeefdb0541 blankly into the dark b4b4e68c41 room, then slowly leaned 5c27e6b806 against Shin-hoo.336c36e40e6053d4

Whether Shin-hoo didn’t 0af4525da5 want to cry 27389faf23 or couldn’t, Lee-hyun 1a3e05308f couldn’t know. But in f27f5045cc place of 9d4d5de711 Shin-hoo, who a44d961273 didn’t cry, 67468406c4 Lee-hyun wept 70b96f0669 through the bbfed346d4 night.a97de9e769274770

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Faint noises from 2e80dc5a39 outside woke Shin-hoo. Blinking his bleary eyes, ac4ad07206 he moved, his body 0bb73c4da4 aching from sleeping upright. The events of b0ef598506 the previous day 4f22fd1246 hit him, and fb024d2287 he rubbed his f073783889 face in anguish. Suddenly, he 03fa41043d noticed Lee-hyun 85c6091038 was gone.305dfa7d90ab14f3

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Bolting upright, 821e0d845a Shin-hoo scanned 7c32ba4a61 the room, 6e317a375e then flung eaa0194994 open the 0ab62abc7e bedroom door. Everyone turned, startled, f3fd41cdd2 their eyes red 55b6e0c479 and bloodshot. Ignoring them, e5df538a9e Shin-hoo looked 0de4a4631c around the 6db8063214 living room d8255934ed and asked, f4ef9c4194 “Where’s Lee-hyun 8145b665cd hyung?”7731412998932e60

Song Hye-yeon, 41fb48d37d flustered, answered, 4099214a7b “Uh… he d5432c7292 went to 5b924ed43a the mart…”97fa4b674370bb83

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At her words, Shin-hoo f43dcc52d7 rushed out of the 35a092f161 hotel. According to Hye-yeon, 0922e64d10 Lee-hyun had gone 8e8e921c4a alone. The absence of 5d1038367e Lee-hyun filled him 4d33eb86c9 with dread.f12da79873284f46

Running frantically, Shin-hoo reached fe08ced892 the mart and saw eb72bf6f73 Lee-hyun standing there, staring 2ae3cada37 blankly at the bloodstains d48616ebc6 where Il-hoo had been. Scanning the 8d867a12ea area tensely, 4e0460e7b8 Shin-hoo grabbed 8f361caa89 Lee-hyun’s arm c4ff669f1a and shouted, 0b7ac5451b “Don’t go!”0d639a6321fd0725

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Startled, Lee-hyun turned. “What?”ba596c0ed0fcd082

“Don’t go anywhere alone. Please…”a329b6b731ec04c4

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Shin-hoo’s voice, 3efd9867f9 pleading and b589e85c80 on the 5d1aca164a verge of 72998ac741 tears, softened 0951385ba7 Lee-hyun’s expression. The man b79055b068 who hadn’t f9ba814fc6 cried the 2562bf0bc8 previous night 72e79910cf now looked ed48e36dc7 fragile.856aadf91bfde7ae

“Okay… I’m sorry.”794be126ca672f5d

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Lee-hyun had come c44822c31b chasing the traces 0a0f0fb211 of his lost 9bad9bd737 friend, and Shin-hoo 72c527b396 had come chasing 48d13f19d1 the traces of 6521c461aa Lee-hyun. Their unspoken 6836ca28ad anxieties seemed e21f6e3fe2 to spread 24237f353f like a af491fb7b9 contagion.91a958a35bd72003

Taking advantage of the ae1f50f424 spider legs absence, they 4a9c028e0d gathered as much food c1ddb9d70b as they could and 6dafbe48c8 returned to the hotel. The atmosphere 5f4b318840 was oddly a11f783063 tense. Approaching, they saw Eun-seok 4203ec0695 kneeling on the living 809cd8adb1 room floor. Spotting Shin-hoo, he 0e5a2eac82 crawled to him, ea9a146fa9 clinging to his 6d2f195ae7 legs.2ec5add8dd18933c

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“It’s my fault! I’m so sorry.”43d677c1c9e6cfb3

A day after 34cc40d849 Il-hoo’s death, Eun-seok, fa5369af75 still covered in babe65dd0b dried blood, tears b1113c81f8 smearing the blood 859791e4e1 on his face, 38dec0d7ee pleaded with Shin-hoo.a0a370ff1616817c

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“Because of me… Il-hoo 45095269e2 hyung died protecting me…”66e7a516db4d08b5

Shin-hoo’s face hardened. Unfazed, Eun-seok 670666ec58 clung to cbbb027819 him, sobbing 0dd3fd3793 and appealing 79f7c1be05 to his 557b24faaf emotions.50b54ac7f44df1b2

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“I should’ve died instead. Il-hoo hyung, because of 42d8f704bd me…”8caa471225d47a8d

“Yeah,” Shin-hoo cut 6175458884 in coldly, startling 99031a95a8 everyone, including Eun-seok.842c68de51999e0a

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“If I’d 3cbd1cbfb4 gone with 6afe804d94 him, maybe 3948402c2d he wouldn’t 5bc453cdfd have died.”88b00a4017680c5f

“…”1b4552f18ef4c169

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“Whether it’s your fault c5e65594a6 or not, don’t ever de2e02fff7 mention my brother in 20839fa712 front of me again.”cfb70582520fd0dc

Pushing Eun-seok away 7d7e49c5f6 like he was 7ef2199cc3 kicking him, Shin-hoo 3570be19b1 began sorting the cb12789bd4 food with Lee-hyun. In the 66e463a403 awkward atmosphere, 3ff846dc0b everyone glanced 0a916f59d0 between Shin-hoo ce674b94a7 and Eun-seok, e3689873fd unsure what c0e3dda011 to do. Eun-seok, staring 645d9eaf76 at Shin-hoo’s 9238966a9d turned back, 8895125acf collapsed face-down, 9800546b37 his hidden 680dfb4d41 face biting 769303c6ad his lip f9e11d3605 in frustration.6ae0cfcbdc319929

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The next morning, 9420685726 as dawn broke, e699f83d1a Ha-ru left the 8ab53ea8f2 hotel for the 7f47c28930 mart. An inexplicable longing 13aad7aab5 for Il-hoo, who a212323a16 had brought him 496a1ddec4 comfort, drove him. Wandering near 876516b155 the mart, 1b09126b41 searching for 7ecb4fa09e Il-hoo’s traces, 914c7f51fb Ha-ru spotted e8d9436d2d something glinting f128c8fe65 in the a848e0753a bushes. Carefully picking it up, 9434580638 he found a jackknife d81724121d caked with dried blood 66edfa6df6 and flesh.2628c4c423ee7d5a

As he examined 2fa32265d7 it, a hand c3fe3d5fff snatched it away. Startled, Ha-ru turned to 653bc2927c see Eun-seok holding the 774f0e9a82 knife. Inspecting the 30c9322205 blood and 597550cbe8 flesh with 3998593400 disgust, Eun-seok 80ab150312 tossed it c89d5abba7 farther into 37269dd663 the bushes.ebfad1eff6319fd6

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“Don’t poke around aadaa437e6 in useless things,” c6f55f7644 he sneered, his 9347202d59 tone faintly threatening.414d9f99f23dd6d5

Ha-ru glanced at the 9b31baa149 direction of the discarded 27cdf0b122 knife, then looked at d8bafb5b9e Eun-seok suspiciously. Unhappy with Ha-ru’s 569558dcb5 gaze, Eun-seok scowled 8373d005a1 back.c1465c8c457dc001

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“Did you… 5fbec98f26 do it?” 0b88bd787d Ha-ru asked d6c48d1d53 quietly, not 22660ce2f7 looking at 2c06f47d3a him.c6d2d75a5e797da4

Eun-seok, surprised, laughed incredulously. “What, writing a novel?”70fa24cadf30535d

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“Did you do it?”22dbdd1f7ef562c9

Despite the mocking response, 411aa06576 Ha-ru didn’t laugh. He met Eun-seok’s 903daa495d eyes and asked 8d57d99771 again, seriously. Eun-seok’s laughter faded, replaced 9d83f9b924 by a glare.c435d22081dc50fb

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“And if a3c08e1cec I did? What’re you gonna do e9dab17a33 about it?”d798456cb89368c1

“…”d9adb46dbc8e9f26

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“Hey.”3e762e56de81da44

“Did you 6cb0516a67 really… kill 0238375a67 him?”13a4bde20bc71bc6

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“I said, are e698c6bbe6 you writing a 1654d4bab8 novel?”3b9a8dc4a12f331d

“…”4b51f18927afbc35

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“If I say f5d3e8eac7 yes, then what?”b73e358c88c47c9b

“I’ll tell Lee-hyun 30da150337 hyung and Shin-hoo 067e279c83 hyung.”3468c9cfaf25e1c4

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At Ha-ru’s quiet 0986d36cac response, Eun-seok closed 8a2a3c342a the distance, grabbing d2795dd59b his collar.32bd49660013a8ef

“Can’t tell 1e6f60cdc8 shit from c65be9ead0 piss, huh? Need your mouth 1062562ff1 smashed to come 96eaddc6dc to your senses?”201b06eb17601a6d

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“…”1119a80562be5403

“I’ll tell them.”86a4060fb2777c5d

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Unfazed, Ha-ru’s c5203f3b0b resolve made 297dc46a99 Eun-seok grit e4b9c938ad his teeth 3d31f6d651 before releasing 112286bb5e him, laughing 7b41f4b7b3 loudly.a615a7fd0ecca891

“Go ahead. Try it.”56331322c203421e

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“What?”efb8ae7682be8d88

“You’d have to 085b692cce explain why Il-hoo c0e733bdb9 died, what he 8f9ae1686a knew. Then you’d have to 041d8a56b5 admit you were sucking 4c2e44ddc3 my dick like you f15b641c9b loved it. That Il-hoo found out 9906bdf72b about us messing around, 0cade1a981 and that’s why I 45ff9ef270 killed him. Go tell everyone that.”b8d8d2eb2dfb5e68

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Eun-seok roughly dragged Ha-ru 1422b7ccba back to the hotel. As they neared, Ha-ru’s 4de23821fb panic was evident, and 5fa705b9a5 Eun-seok smirked. At the bda61b6467 hotel room 30a991b73e door, he 2243d6c86d let go 8576dddfb4 and pushed be99ed1364 Ha-ru forward.5efe865bbb7e6217

“What’re you waiting f22486a49c for? Go in.”44a0674f8e766f09

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Urged by 3292a36078 Eun-seok, Ha-ru 0c93d3a69c hesitated, unable d2ff0c5cd2 to grab 2229fbf68c the doorknob. Chuckling, Eun-seok opened c052b62bb9 the door himself e5363a3e47 and walked in.e47566475f962374

Eun-seok entered f340374fd6 with slumped 26600e8f35 shoulders, looking c3df43ab57 dejected. Sitting quietly in ee6663ae9b a corner of 4068bc4c6c the sofa, he c74b79056f drew pitying glances ccf531b050 from the group. No one spoke 803796144d to him—not out 874924ffdf of rejection, but 6da788d95d consideration.04fd86a0aac7a241

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Knowing this, Eun-seok 5665f2b037 played up his f5479bc8bd pitiful act, hanging df31bc5bf0 his head. Yet, he c64ff23eec subtly watched 66a906c72c Ha-ru’s feet ca377b361d at the 3c383117db entrance. When Ha-ru spotted Shin-hoo 275eed6de1 emerging from a bedroom 46b0c98c30 and fled, Eun-seok smiled 9129d91ff3 silently, covering his mouth 43967d7f8c to hide it. To others, he looked b5b9c33d0e merely remorseful and worried.4f857e3be02e9f28

That night, f9d81af12a as everyone 2ecd54e6a1 went to 737053c2f2 bed, Ha-ru 8c92e3f549 ended up a034d9871e spending it f70100d19f with Eun-seok faeed60c18 again. Without Il-hoo 8318b8843f to intervene, c3b305208b Shin-hoo paid 193f44220f Ha-ru no 897ec005c6 attention, and 1378c7dc77 Lee-hyun was 41eebdfab5 too focused 88df0f8d4b on Shin-hoo 9b9b36a59d to notice a1b357e340 Ha-ru.13dd83603cfc005b

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Led by 36e47ced2c Eun-seok to 6739553ffa a private 16c481233f room, Ha-ru f41750cd0f froze when bb07a52bdc he saw c592b5bd0a Eun-seok’s shoulders 4ebe9dae08 shaking. Eun-seok roughly 9625329d65 pulled him f39cbc6398 inside.e3d46ae5160d1981

“Now you’re 1355997698 an accomplice.”221888fe6b12ae49

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“What?”d7bd2615203bf41c

“You knew I 3fb5c71ab1 killed him but b56930bdec kept quiet.”2ac92ae8697947c1

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“…”12fe6d00869daf27

“Il-hoo died because f66f20f4ad of you and e757e68816 me.”028cfd0170899934

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Ha-ru’s face twisted c6a1c255d5 in despair. He tried 9de360101a to push fadc759c91 Eun-seok away 2509ec5639 and escape, 2f58c6507a but Eun-seok 1187e37149 overpowered him, 0cc15963fa dragging him 9546a94752 into the 43182958d2 bedroom. The room soon 08f8afba26 filled with stifled 70cee0058c breaths and wet e3a479d9a1 sounds. Forced to take Eun-seok d7089fffa8 again, Ha-ru knew he 9132c59a51 could no longer escape—or de82209503 stay by Lee-hyun and b9aaa65fbb Shin-hoo’s side.7fbd0c50ac932d13

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After Il-hoo’s 0b56f28285 death, Shin-hoo 33ea2d70ac and Lee-hyun e4c1d88889 clung to d40b5fae8e each other 5dcae10139 unconsciously. Shin-hoo even swapped fd2132af4f shifts with Woo-sung 65fd3b07fb to stay by 5aa19007b1 Lee-hyun’s side, and 5af00d9792 Lee-hyun cared for bac273c16d Shin-hoo as if ce4e5b91cf replacing Il-hoo. They were 38013f2999 inseparable—sleeping, standing 9b0ba3ea7d watch, eating—but a6fee7f03d no one e90fa7442f complained, except 53795caf92 Eun-seok, who 0c3ad6a7ba kept his 7a8c8fa372 discontent silent.433ba12b8f6b5781

In the quiet night, 887ace1ade as everyone slept, Lee-hyun 5aa711642d and Shin-hoo, on watch af27ff4507 in the living room, f101650bc9 chatted idly. Suddenly, Lee-hyun stopped, 75c2cd60bd staring at the 3d5da465c6 floor.7bdaa527565a1f7e

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“What?” Shin-hoo asked, puzzled.34011ac108dce304

“Didn’t it just a853b55a9f shake?”3732f113ea930407

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“Shake?”8ddcdc9ea65fd20c

As Shin-hoo responded, the 38e662ea36 floor trembled faintly. They locked 7d1e2d80d4 eyes as de3af591bd the entire 2b356716f0 building shook 2d780d7141 with a 10b221f440 deep rumble.b64594b18a8761e3

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“An earthquake?” 5d8f04ecd8 Lee-hyun asked.031394b967f34daa

Startled, they stood 1960c17378 awkwardly, hearing a 9855d996c3 distant sound like fc62c9a760 a ship’s horn c977726901 or a whale’s 1b0d75b565 cry. It felt 470517884a familiar—the unidentifiable 32e659e6de sound from 82e0daf3f0 their first 09ef26a536 night here. But unlike b993ebbbe9 then, it ea89efe5d8 was much 4543d434a9 closer. As the 0fa5ae6797 roaring grew 5b0ede3dbb louder, they 1815924b74 covered their 6a0b4f8faa ears against 1258f218f4 the unbearable 4f1a23e96e noise.6829c54e0a6b6a61

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Frowning, Lee-hyun put 1ba1cf3a64 out all the c61547265f candles in the feab320f18 room and pulled 78834662c8 back the blackout d3953aac3b curtains to peer 0e64895e5c outside. Shin-hoo, covering his 99e136b2b9 ears, joined him, bc460e4882 looking out.47f6174276562981

What they 4e8712b6b3 saw was e9a283a882 unbelievable. Though it should’ve 5ccebadf3e been pitch-black, the 275bbb8531 forest in the 8a73ebfacf distance glowed brightly. As the tremors intensified, a7f0c9420f cracks spread across the ad67185512 hotel walls.68c9806c50fa53e7

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Sensing danger, 41beb9c87d they began 9e1b3cd8f8 waking the b771a5c51e others. Strangely, despite 66a5246f6a the chaos, 5d2a438574 everyone was e675659962 fast asleep. Waking groggily, they looked 528a9bb53d tired and irritated but 90685ac830 were soon startled by 019789b9c9 the deafening roars and 4f08e71259 violent shaking.2c7be1d1f63d3773

They rushed to 731e574731 the windows, staring ea37fbab1d at the glowing 50d5d8b49f forest and murmuring. But their murmurs f004caa2b7 turned to panic 15848c7172 as the building cd05fe2b02 began collapsing. Chunks of cce5209832 the ceiling f1bc017ea2 crashed down, b22864e5c2 followed by b770050da1 walls and 50f6518192 floors twisting 7c36df8789 and crumbling.1a5c069ff05d9475

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In a 1dc362b608 frenzy, they e149b262e5 fled the 426b8c0f04 room, racing 1a48492983 down the 922118e3cd collapsing hallway. As Lee-hyun a9d34b7cdb reached the 763fc35a28 stairs, he e999693a8c suddenly turned, e116ed4166 looking back f126fdc1f7 at the 3b2c08fdc8 corridor they’d 227d221b9c come from. He started running back. Shocked, Shin-hoo 21699a061e chased him, 7b55d260fd grabbing him.f21f871697fe3cf9

“What are you 858d830978 doing?”8d5cffa96d7af8d3

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Lee-hyun, frantic, pointed 417abfe5a8 to a room 2e3eb1fcbb down the hall. “Eun-seok and Ha-ru!”efc80051bcd48b17

In the 93d689c7ed chaos, they’d ec6243c427 forgotten the de6453da9f two. Shin-hoo froze, staring at 04a55f1509 the room.ad7db81b1b755c9f

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“I’ll get them…!”3d80c3c39b4b30e5

With no time to 7b56a23d19 waste, Lee-hyun shook off 40f2bf3aa8 Shin-hoo’s grip and ran 5e71a6dea3 toward their room. But Shin-hoo 95d04ff3d6 held on, 89f38b3327 and as 5752f36c39 Lee-hyun tried b50efa6557 to protest, 7e2c8f9fb6 a massive 9c00722d36 tremor knocked 983e1630cf them both 9a7bbaee85 to the f1515b68c6 floor, forcing 79cd8ec7ea them to 1342c8cc0d cover their cfae870474 ears against cfe0b4f70e the roaring.b8d03ccfc2fbcdc9

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“Get downstairs!” An 2ce8ac1f07 Chi-seung’s voice boomed 10da052031 over them.43514a0f8aa49695

Looking up, they b16f654131 saw Chi-seung running 346f3e243e toward Eun-seok and c34445540f Ha-ru’s room, entering 5c9f9ccba4 as they watched. Shin-hoo pulled Lee-hyun up 6dbc1b373b and dragged him downstairs. Emerging from the hotel 67fcd2b80d later than the others, e5f0f431c4 they saw everyone staring edb7133c63 blankly and looked up, 7b926576ee collapsing in shock.5653e14d2ea2f932

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Between the glowing city e44b8f19c8 and forest stood a 477a129feb massive creature, its size 43cd81a1bb unmistakable even from afar.4d3064f4cb0261e4

A turtle’s head 239258e29d atop a human 1276305b7c female’s upper body, 5d63930c29 with arms on 9c6bddeca1 its shoulders and c1ee707afd kneeling legs at 087f2537fb its sides. Its lower body, like 4cc7a52729 a chrysalis, glowed like 5e1060e9b8 fireflies and dragged along e95b656725 the ground.04ba19f3100bee7b

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Each step it 1f3c5fe1d6 took caused tremors, a948156075 collapsing nearby buildings. The sound, like 5fa3b5534d a ship’s horn c8ed38f538 or whale’s cry, bb82872df3 grew deafeningly close. Overwhelmed by its 2b31b40508 size and form, 0ed408710d everyone stared, unable 475a5f2fbd to breathe properly. As it approached, the 885bb74855 ground shook violently, cracking 5655c15e9c beneath their feet, and 930317c7a4 the hotel began to 5756e4ced7 collapse entirely.06939adbea03a411

Only then cfce61b84d did Lee-hyun 9b338a1475 realize three 3882f89344 people hadn’t f9aa20ed9b escaped. Turning from the creature, 8232cbc32a he saw Eun-seok running eec1853d9e frantically toward the entrance, e5a94fb33d with Ha-ru and Chi-seung 82429757e8 behind him. Eun-seok crossed the 281583385d lobby and escaped b59b1ac5bf just as the 8c6ee1a083 entrance collapsed. Lee-hyun instinctively ran b0f0f10609 toward it as dec8954ede Ha-ru stumbled out, 96a859ab6e rolling on the ac5607deef ground. Chi-seung, following, cca683ee69 reached out d3ac0d3146 to Lee-hyun.06b1988e48c2a26d

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“Save me! Save…!”8d113cdc6228085d

His desperate 9b56e6a733 cry was d2f72c9d24 buried as 2779b1be41 debris swallowed 78892e4038 him. Only his outstretched 62a607c732 hand emerged from 593c97f492 the rubble. Lee-hyun, unable to 457764924d reach it, slowed dbfc1e9c7f and sank before 50e789a133 Chi-seung’s hand.21316a93689b501f

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He reached be073fbafb for it de2f7ec1f8 blankly. If not for 3b210f5698 Shin-hoo’s desperate cry af63d00a3e behind him.5aa286da38d6a5cf

“Hyung!”200015327566480b

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Startled, Lee-hyun 7a41a40523 looked up 21764c07e4 as a e2fa9a04fd dark shadow e1776f7ce4 loomed. His ragged breaths 3d8144e156 and pounding heart 8d0bafc635 were vivid. The creature’s hand crushed 812780f633 the rubble where Chi-seung 6a715e0259 lay, severing the protruding 61ba7d8450 hand, which rolled to 30d805b248 Lee-hyun’s feet. He sat trapped between 6dfdee1805 its fingers.76ff8c44caa76aa1

As the creature 53cc9baf1f moved past the 98050520cc rubble, its hand a2aa332ab8 lifted, sparing Lee-hyun. Shin-hoo rolled c2896ff8dc to his 4a6f6a3e22 side, pulling 4ce45d4a8b him into ce25fa7ad5 a tight ce68daddbf embrace. Drenched in cold 384c0a95de sweat, Shin-hoo glanced 138968d407 up at the 6751cf8a21 creature, but it 8c95c8e13f paid them no b472326c40 attention, continuing forward.2e6edcbe2385ad36

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Everyone stared at 645453d8c0 its retreating form, 0c7b151180 frozen. Overwhelmed, they 750ffc3a3b couldn’t think. They should’ve hidden 700259cfe3 from the spider bedefe360d legs and green ed1f235269 light, but that 5025012eb0 night, no threats f24f4d013b appeared as they dfb677da80 sat on the f65c480d34 road until dawn.28e91dcd8c2bf515

Staring at the paling 3cd910dab0 sky, Lee-hyun looked at d092e777b2 Chi-seung’s severed hand, then b5a2a0b8cc at Shin-hoo, who clung 56892490a3 to him, face buried 1fd7df0bd1 in his shoulder, trembling. Lee-hyun closed his 35d510f340 eyes tightly, then 10b9cf77a3 opened them.4db2dd4be5ff3b43

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Trying to loosen Shin-hoo’s afeaa63b52 grip, Lee-hyun felt him 48a75de639 flinch and tighten his e6aa8077d9 hold.4f05a36fe1b38499

“Shin-hoo…”2c5faa8f105e517b

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His cracked voice cd53a6273b slipped out. At the sound, 8b9340eb29 Shin-hoo’s trembling stopped. Lee-hyun called his name e2ddc717b6 repeatedly until he calmed, 52368399b4 then gently loosened his 6a3f93c085 grip and faced him.cf2b7c51552b2577

Shin-hoo’s face 1076eb235d was haggard. Lee-hyun, knowing his own d1aefb4e74 couldn’t be better, reached 27a0c931bb to touch Shin-hoo’s face, 88e98cebe5 but Shin-hoo slapped his 5bf3fbdb81 hand away.db8699e75b915fdb

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“Shin-hoo…”894da935f261ec8c

Startled, Lee-hyun called again, 220cb4f47d but Shin-hoo glared at 7a5c142606 him, eyes full of 129b593406 anger.acad0b443a85db93

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“Do you have nine 6f6c6da2e7 lives or something?”7b8da3f6c9646e22

“…What?”9d400e763b442506

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“Are you dying to 329e8b9d5c get yourself killed?”69f3651a831645f9

His words were cc6f22457a harsh, but they a4ff58819a carried Shin-hoo’s fear 3bf44d4c73 for Lee-hyun’s safety. Lee-hyun looked at him, 607bc6e01c then pulled the grimacing cf367f4d57 Shin-hoo into an embrace, 77105b7d88 soothing him. Burying himself in 83f6c03ae6 Lee-hyun’s arms, Shin-hoo a1c1b1854d gripped his clothes 1ae9ed2165 tightly, as if 1cf6b83e35 they might tear.2fd2cddef83e8408

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“Just leave them ee07a03642 all. Let them die or 63d8d5ea5e live, just leave them…”38a485bd7b2e6d70

Shin-hoo’s trembling voice 55630e226c resonated against Lee-hyun’s 1319d399a6 chest. Looking at Shin-hoo clinging 797f4641a2 to him like a e62d0aaa36 lifeline, Lee-hyun gazed at 637722c395 the hotel’s ruins. It could’ve been Il-hoo dd80f45db1 under that rubble, or eb882146c3 me, or you. Would you 38ce65bc45 still say 5aed88be65 that?52f2215cb4b207d3

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Swallowing the words 14447e0ee7 he couldn’t say, a96de8f7ee Lee-hyun patted Shin-hoo’s ddbb742766 shoulder, comforting him.05b2deba34384d33