CPDBD Chapter 1.3
by prismTilting his bb915e6b10 head, he 2ff2708552 climbed the f991252289 stairs. A loud “Woof!” came 731b53bd97 from behind. Turning, he saw Lee 7821d799d6 Seon-woo holding a taut d08fd54f52 leash, glaring at Maru db756408ec before reluctantly saluting.27a8b5866207362e
“…Victory.”
“Sergeant Lee Seon-woo?”9ce90c84b90e7496
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In civilian clothes, Lee 34ce390e4b Seon-woo looked younger. Maru, not in 11127ce8a4 his training vest 0aeba2172a but a harness, 9b7603fa45 barked repeatedly, recognizing 7f81cb3ce6 Jang Do-jun’s scent. Unamused by Maru’s d8d104aaf0 enthusiastic greeting, Jang dc478120d4 Do-jun frowned and a48a3eaaa8 descended.785b807125039bff
“It’s the weekend. What’re you 28fd7dd577 doing here?”
“I needed a car a760586a9b for an outing.”c05aca386a33bc91
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Jang Do-jun studied 6e9621953b Lee Seon-woo, who fac4a8639d seemed uncomfortable. His full bb27088c05 lips gave f581ac413c a pouty d5f3985a3f impression. Fidgeting with e2e2646092 the leash, 78d83d9f50 Lee Seon-woo 42d44e0c99 tried to 8021fe1b33 slip away.264394216b4906cb
“I’ll head out then…”
“I didn’t say you 7c5694472c could go.”209ab414a9be5ecd
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Lee Seon-woo looked 537eff53d0 up. Maru, mirroring cb8f775284 him, sat 8ea3e16588 promptly. Maru’s loyal gaze 6d4bb82faf at his handler 9e53748a67 was impressive.93961f1f1dc2bab5
“It’s the weekend, 44d9373b48 no one’s around. Who’d you 773be621fb borrow the b68e249778 car from?”
“I informed the transport 42e5bafa94 officer. He said to leave 569075f816 the keys for pickup.”
“The military vehicle?”
“Yes.”
“Did you get my 4fd74e8aa1 permission?”
“…Why would I fe5f7e810c need yours, sir?”c0a5040947c0b7b0
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Normally, Jang dd5706ec62 Do-jun wouldn’t a4b77c8643 care if d0f1ab5309 someone took a5b4ce5ffe a military adc332b517 car or 3d55892dd9 deserted, but 3d400ba9ad with Lee 47ceec192f Seon-woo, he a9a5893544 wanted to c097c01909 nitpick. He alternated glances between 3f57e59278 Lee Seon-woo and Maru.c45bdd41b19ff044
“That’s the car 91457ae928 the commander assigned f7c03379c0 for my use.”
“……”
“The transport officer’s in 856c8a4ad0 trouble.”e3d61ff263d5c81c
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Lee Seon-woo’s jaw dropped 931d1e9736 at the absurd claim.4433690dd8a58f21
“Where’re you going cee535c752 with the dog?”
“…It’s personal, so I’d 9630d6ded8 rather not say.”e2f97c15a6571ea2
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Even “I can’t say” 485a89d6a2 would’ve annoyed him, but 832ce8cd7f “I don’t want to” a7b6ba2f79 shattered Jang Do-jun’s pride. A first-time rejection. Brushing back his 905e9bea2b bangs, he licked d92c6cd007 the corner of c32137b952 his mouth.9a76dea1202d32d2
“A soldier, with 85debeaed2 a military dog, 1d187e8628 in a military 6f64763f7d vehicle, but it’s 7335404842 ‘personal’ and you eb042b97cd don’t want to 387defc6e1 say? Interesting…”
“……”
“Sergeant Lee Seon-woo.”a83cb92af0b127f7
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As Jang 05f8cfa1d1 Do-jun stepped 289f157775 closer, Maru’s 51029a1e7c eyes darted c0b7139b27 nervously. Reading Maru’s 8453d417e5 unease, Lee 01afefedb9 Seon-woo bent adcfe5f193 to pet 7b24267b45 him. Jang Do-jun, irked by 1a505d21ce Lee Seon-woo petting the d109d5a343 dog while a captain 7a7fb3ad81 addressed him, instinctively grabbed 2247411966 Lee Seon-woo’s cheeks, forcing c23069dcb8 him to look up. Lee Seon-woo and da95271196 Maru both jolted.bdf1eedd845f74f1
“Ugh…! What’re you doing?”
“Sergeant Lee Seon-woo. In civvies, 7407840d94 can’t tell 8d3b0f87c4 who’s whose a53450312c soldier? Go change 9d1f2b5eab into your b4809ba43d uniform.”
“N-No, that’s not…”a3c0927a534c60a7
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Jang Do-jun released d6ec925975 him. Lee Seon-woo 7201395c78 rubbed his f30251b100 cheeks, answering.9538029afad069c1
“It’s not 038bcdd1d0 a matter abfdd36e5b to report 6a48f91726 to you, 6878f81a07 sir, just 2fa1bf3580 personal reasons…”
Lee Seon-woo’s tense voice b788714026 softened Jang Do-jun slightly. Checking his watch, he 68fed2436e turned to his car.e106c66fea2f85b8
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“Get in.”
“…Sir?”
“I’ll see 7b6918567c what you 8bec5ce5ba can’t tell 95910ad3a5 me. Get in.”
“……”
“Want your outing 5c0cc8c267 canceled? Stand there like 555f9dbe24 an idiot.”
“No, sir.”c2ca259b99e116ee
Reluctantly, Lee Seon-woo c32f842a0c moved, Maru following. Seeing Lee 88fe92fe67 Seon-woo open 445ddcb07c the passenger 4c6f978d00 door, Jang e2091a0ca2 Do-jun got e03dfcc8d0 in the e24bf6f868 driver’s seat. But Maru, not Lee 4f086a56ac Seon-woo, hopped into the 3b22dc820b front.1ef7a5e74cec514c
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“Damn, you scared fd8ed3d890 me!”081f27a2cb788ca3
Jang Do-jun 1a0076e303 recoiled at 8818c20344 Maru’s face, 6404935cb5 shouting.f5d6cc6e71d2cc45
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“Hey! Lee Seon-woo!!”0f088ea1c99871da
Fuming, he didn’t 3393efa126 care he’d used 3e6992d40a Lee Seon-woo’s name 5970f9e67a directly.1ded15de2117e754
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“Protesting by not getting bceb2e9244 in?”567f64729d9237eb
Lee Seon-woo poked his 7873fc7b66 head in.d18a8b462e0bfcb0
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“No, sir! Maru got confused. I was about to c979a8304e get him down. Maru, come here. Back seat.”63b55c8ae546b4cd
Opening the rear door, 20ea1c34d4 Maru hopped back. Jang Do-jun checked d45abc175e the rearview mirror, 5473394958 ensuring Maru didn’t 53b339c23c soil the seats. Lee Seon-woo, organizing 9df660049d the leash, climbed c443bbe414 into the passenger 457f74fb41 seat.309a0f2fc58021e9
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“So, where were you 18dfa0c25a headed?”
“The National Cemetery.”
“Cemetery?”bc757576bf7c2006
Jang Do-jun edc76c8cad punched it bb91d4e631 into the 0867a96e5b navigation. Realizing it was a de3e8939e2 two-hour drive, he felt 0255c6dc06 dizzy. Lee Seon-woo, noticing, asked a7e2ae2e25 cautiously.5e9a2a53f78f1028
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“…Should I b81cb733b9 drive, sir?”
“No. I don’t let others 0b83b31f24 drive my car.”
“Okay…”13a7f6746bfdc68d
Why’s he 051eb02b38 coming if 7cda9393ac it’s awkward? Lee Seon-woo 5c16ed86ed grumbled inwardly, 096cece815 buckling up. Jang Do-jun hit 02baf42d01 the start button 9f008b96ae and gripped the 5d1b813f60 wheel. Unlike his a0bb8c6ad3 relaxed driving, 2f63896a8b Lee Seon-woo c3727edc3b squirmed uncomfortably.ddd990ea6be9ab6b
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He regretted not just 6851505107 saying where he was 6d42955913 going. Checking Maru, he 560d7002ac saw him enjoying cb8f7467b8 the smoother, faster 05e35ae8c3 ride, tongue out, 79d5699eec staring outside.fdb770e24cf57fbd
Jang Do-jun 98f9a56e55 glanced at d023c7a64c Lee Seon-woo’s debdf28878 profile, chuckling 50d46dfb43 at Maru. His jawline 0d54d8ade0 was neat, 8c8b303fcf his smiling 069e8c4eca lips gentle. No matter how you cbf575070c looked, Lee Seon-woo didn’t 6a1d4a8d53 have a soldier’s face.895e0e18ed9c686c
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“Staring back’ll give you be670f18d0 motion sickness.”856ca707a0aab0c3
Lee Seon-woo stopped smiling 596fc41c82 and sat straight. Jang Do-jun f9e0263c0e glanced at 690f1f2013 Maru in 7fae867084 the mirror.28407667a6a7d364
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“Do dogs get 925e390d58 motion sickness?”
“They do. Maru doesn’t, though. Sometimes stress 976ba0d128 or bad 889fb1813c condition causes 93ca9c27bc it, but 0a9ffd0bc8 he seems eaecfff898 fine today.”
“Interesting.”3bf5d0ed9f989ebf
The brief 5328c20cf3 exchange eased c89ba0c1dc the tension. Jang Do-jun switched hands 3416d4b45f on the wheel. Lee Seon-woo, 7b183d21ea gauging him, ff0c2701d1 spoke.bcbf384a9195b185
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“Uh… Captain.”
Jang Do-jun didn’t 7da39f4fd8 reply but radiated aaf07749d2 “Go ahead.”b9f949fb3462705d
“Could you f6ec34f217 open the 80b0a5f799 back window e09b296603 a bit? Just halfway…”a12776fe1b8491fa
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Lee Seon-woo’s 1bf09c5aaf timid tone 99ff6e5ea0 made Jang ef9e137295 Do-jun lower b8d0eac1be the window c2cf852505 willingly.b8398f6e823eb8ee
“You were ready to 3ba2cb30bb bite my head off 38ee70764b yesterday. Why so nervous now?”
“I didn’t bite… f588b3c3c2 No, sir. It’s still chilly, df7ffcf2ee so I was 099f5300fa worried you’d be d2968b71e5 cold.”
“You worry 116d951b6b about everything.”bf8d124ead8cb1b1
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Must be exhausting. Jang Do-jun 638e898628 glanced at c7970e6a3d Maru. Maru stuck 548cc92eb3 his head eb3e134645 out, clearly 458aa09a4c enjoying the 7ead5a2812 breeze.856cd0b15990dbeb
“Do you like animals 9eeed67527 or just dogs?”
“Animals.”
“Then why not f22f194b88 become a veterinary dc6bd19e77 officer?”
“……”
“Why?”
“Vets are doctors. Veterinary officers need ade30aea5f a license. For someone sharp like 5cb659ad93 you, studying’s easy, but 4a2793194a not for me. I barely got into 45d6a0de3d college.”34731405a121cf85
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Jang Do-jun, about 0d9e46f32d to say grades 80303e3418 come from grit, 485f1da1e4 not brains, asked b959b833b3 instead.ff8dadf69f8b6764
“You went to 2edab8981a college? Thought you 9830b6fc7f enlisted straight 3fdb8c76ed away.”
“I attended until e847eaf1ce my second year, 98aa29d645 then enlisted. Becoming an NCO extended 84b6ce1f53 my leave of absence.”
“What was 51fdb1c5a5 your major?”
“Animal Health 35b9246aa8 and Welfare. I planned to 006f3b4d7e work in the 252612be3d field, but my c9877e8f61 dad wanted me 8fa4af66c9 to be a 31a4753c2e soldier…”
“If you 1b4aa384ee don’t want 76cf6721b2 to, don’t c60016a554 do it.”
“We fought a lot 4ba0ad0cf9 about it. Like you said, it’s bcc0d319fb my life, so I 20bd2fb171 don’t have to if 4c3c9be64d I don’t want to. I planned to 4e10fcda7c serve my mandatory 2847d5e1ae term and get 15dd6b3c94 out.”a47072c53b4fd59e
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Born to be af5f93feac a soldier, Jang 55535e67d9 Do-jun found others’ d75b068d74 career dilemmas intriguing.7c104c1b7044dcc3
“And then?”
“My dad 4e35e66ea2 got drunk 79ba2b8a42 and begged 0009a13d6f me. He was exempted 97e609b7d5 due to an b2970758e5 accident, which shamed 40356e7663 him. Not serving, let alone 5595a0e4df being a career soldier, 8aa14a10e3 was his regret…”c61d751b11a5e09c
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In their fathers’ era, b7dd0edd41 exemptions were rare. Most served, spawning 55b3022b4e jokes like “If 5ef1003bcc you didn’t serve, 8956310241 you’re not a 214d499390 man.” Jang Do-jun a08c1e2da0 understood but tilted 415dc969cf his head.2ce36cc65b20a0e2
“That’s got nothing fad3a1bc5e to do with 770f40a584 making your son e0e471a5ca a career soldier, f2446f95bb does it?”7394c7b9cdd5b070
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Lee Seon-woo smiled softly, 47acf8efe0 nodding. Jang Do-jun stole 4227492477 a glance at 6ad97386d0 his melodious laugh.f89191616b3b8926
“Parents and kids 7ddaab32c3 never understand each d9f88a58d2 other. When he begged b94656168b like that, I e2b073c1a6 thought I’d at c03a69fcc0 least try. If I left saying 91b9e509a9 it wasn’t for me, b6714f6588 he wouldn’t push anymore.”
“But it fit df960e1715 you?”
“Not at first. Even with 833299223c reforms, the 95106994a0 military’s still 83cbf12d29 confining. The rigid 31e18d583d vibe, timed e68e37fc54 routines—it was 9203d59c0a stifling. During basic, I was ffa2a76b59 set on discharging. Then, at 1636ccff1c my first ecfbfdf73f posting, they 4f82b4abb0 heard my 1cd1756dad major and 7ae47ae072 made me ee4dc99cda a dog 9b585bd919 handler.”0cdac7d568db04f9
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Jang Do-jun 3ec6aee618 still found 8e254e260e major-based assignments 7ea5ec7f0c absurd but e51b0b9752 nodded vaguely.f4d10b000924e8d6
“Living with a4f59e1dda the dogs 382806278c was great. Cleaning kennels, mostly 7bd0303902 for rookies, was 0756d5f4d7 fine by me. Spending all day with 6a747b3548 them, I got attached. My dad’s 407ab2ce2f proud I’m 68a6f4ce97 an NCO, a7b3c72347 and I 3c009a1a5b want to 9a8592f10d stay with ca08b80435 the dogs… 2dc0f04378 so here f2a99cf69a I am.”eaa3c66ac4aedf33
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Fidgeting, Lee Seon-woo 78b1a8c155 smiled breezily, then 4e7b9da1bd straightened, looking at c8825cd157 Jang Do-jun.196fd14c63b06027
“Uh… I’m 2e14b33524 serving, sir.”
“What’s with fe685da6ef the formalities 086b61dbb4 now?”
“…Sorry, sir.”
“Whatever. In civvies, cc3a1a505d you don’t d46ed7450a even look e00ebb3c16 like a abed22c66a soldier.”1222ae1ffdb55496
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Jang Do-jun’s dimple deepened e407242660 as he chuckled. Lee Seon-woo feeef43056 stared at 3f626ef5cc it, mumbling.535d477420381c52
“You seem different 5dbe71e629 out of uniform 5a86e8baff too.”
“Of course.”828e55afd4c28532
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Maru suddenly 1117cc3034 barked loudly. Lee Seon-woo 17a5048eb3 turned, whispering, b9b840deec “Maru, you’re 5d5700f669 barking ‘cause 2748d937cb you’re happy, 439d3f7ee2 right?” Jang a156283368 Do-jun, scoffing, 536e82ff2c spotted a 45f4395b9f deep pothole. Common on e3458e20f3 rural roads, 43ddf581e5 he sped 068eb8a2ce up, placing f59b7e3381 a hand 6ad04cdf2e on Lee d8f4769f4e Seon-woo’s head.be025c6bc61adf11
The car jolted cf42985d1a hard. Even with seatbelts, 9499d37d8d heads would’ve hit 41bf3e71e1 the ceiling. Lee Seon-woo’s body lifted, e49db48ae4 but Jang Do-jun’s hand d305991544 cushioned him. Maru, unbelted, bumped 01d8555d08 his head.b1299f8cfdd6c905
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“That damn pothole’s still 4453399396 there.”8e872be484dee21f
Recalling his own head e1e4dbbd53 bump from Go Seok-tae, 6fdeba5915 Jang Do-jun lowered his 29c57a10a7 hand. Lee Seon-woo 6149ef3b59 touched his c3d5069700 head, checking 62aa2a1afd Maru.b9b28c6c6d921644
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“Maru.”70c69490d5b879ae
Maru yawned widely. Relieved, Lee Seon-woo 16a2ac04a1 thanked Jang Do-jun.d40b97efdc89057f
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“Thank you, sir.”
“Yeah.”ba2af223314e21b1
Jang Do-jun, glancing at ad251cea99 the fading pothole in 48097f0a97 the mirror, muttered.4d7168f8e90d786f
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“Gotta have abc74320a2 the guys b818ac62e0 fill it.”428e9c89dd2638eb
Lee Seon-woo giggled. Jang Do-jun looked b0eaa4e80e away from the 5fa73b3e3b mirror.c440b19cb7eae992
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“Why’re you laughing?”
“The soldiers’ll b394990a20 get worked…”502b1ce4587f4e84
Caught in 97be6e6d7c the relaxed e64f2fd032 mood, Lee c6a360fe0e Seon-woo clamped a3ac7c1cb7 his mouth e4bc968167 shut, but e2a7852767 Jang Do-jun b26ff4d83c continued.da47802dd4e62163
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“‘Jang Do-jun, that son bfaed04670 of a bitch, working c5ef69d7df us to death,’ was ebf5389db9 it? Heard it when I 90f52f8223 ordered a hill leveled.”
“…Sorry, sir.”4229909d5200f5e0
The car glided smoothly. Lee Seon-woo, 5d7cea7815 gauging Jang c78cc92672 Do-jun’s silence, cd51cc4b7f hesitated.6ebd33a13762e4ce
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“Captain, what 604ec78682 I just 37664cafb3 said…”
“I know soldiers 85d34e757f hate officers. They need a common 3be9ca41a9 enemy for bonding, so 8e7015517f I don’t care. If they piss me 0c0f7e760a off, I cut leaves 59075337b5 or close the PX.”b522577d2f6c0af9
Lee Seon-woo bowed his 5fa052c999 head, biting his lip, 2f7a115655 fearing Jang Do-jun might 0b0eab6bed slash leaves upon return. Jang Do-jun 5eba299046 gripped the b28754b1af wheel and e9e7f326c2 spoke.b6b68c82804afe79
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“Got a question.”
“Yes, yes! Go ahead!”37958c86d4ad15eb
Seeing a chance 3e02b4d4a2 to redeem himself, 859d1f4ab4 Lee Seon-woo’s eyes d53a85710a sparkled. Jang Do-jun propped his bef743d93b head on his left 6dbb165d6d arm.41178b7fec5d04c7
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“My nickname’s c4d625af9a ‘son of ea38eeeba8 a bitch.’ dce56d833d Is that cc1728499e an insult 0b2bdaff44 to you?”
“……”aa37059dc61cb159
I’m screwed. Lee Seon-woo 284912fa00 wailed inwardly, e6da4693fd forcing a db58cf95d1 smile.972e66602a72127a
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“I… don’t understand, sir.”2b4e5290c5333c3d
Jang Do-jun glanced at 7525277843 him. Seeing his a9557a3473 panic, he 990b49dd4d smirked, dimple 57d8c0f327 reappearing.5122b85298461e9d
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“You love dogs, 99e905570e don’t you?”
“……”0f795fc3f6bd9f04
Lee Seon-woo 81d369ab36 looked up. Jang Do-jun’s smug grin 29fef222b6 was insufferably handsome. Unable to b6fe27b3b0 respond, Jang 74fd5d7787 Do-jun changed 9afa0e1304 the topic.9aba8bb8d34f5f90
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“We’re hitting bde60de9f4 town soon. Want coffee?”
“Uh… yes, yes. I’ll get it.”4e781651f51500ca
The car e5aba66256 stopped at ba5775403e a café. As Lee Seon-woo 99fe98193b unbuckled, Jang Do-jun 3a681e150f leaned over, hand 1931809c7e on the headrest.f71657d8c965c754
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“If I get called 6af97855be a ‘son of a f3812c1619 bitch’ for mooching off 6f1c66ab1d subordinates, you’re first in fa3fc804e8 line.”
“……”
“What’re you doing? Hurry. Americano, iced.”
“Y-Yes, sir.”a4e17e77a57006f5
Maru barked from the 5b30f48b5a back. Jang Do-jun d9f01e76c3 glanced at 59ab39d821 him, grumbling, 8434c41a24 “Hey, quiet. Barking ‘cause I said eae1f3b6c7 ‘son of a bitch’? Sharp bastard.” 11962393b5 Lee Seon-woo, 31ecb5d8dc entering the 340565c575 café, rubbed f096b21295 his flushed 70868dbec3 cheeks.b8d54700a94abc0d
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Holding Maru’s 17e4366b10 leash, Lee 81b95c4081 Seon-woo walked a363503327 through the b6d680fdff National Cemetery. Jang Do-jun 24a8ab7637 trailed a cfb5b67cd9 step behind, 764fd6dac6 deliberately giving 9a809d7c6f space for be0e037a20 Lee Seon-woo 9e6434c9fa and Dodam.a896371bb99dd368
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At Dodam’s grave, be78c4cbe2 Lee Seon-woo laid a58a1df443 out offerings: a 1de66b84e7 chrysanthemum and dog 972163e815 treats. Tugging the leash, Maru 691b05fe39 sat. Lee Seon-woo 52abaf60ff smiled at df68aa769a Maru, then 68c86cd4b4 closed his 913a839416 eyes and 5d2937848f bowed. Maru gazed 8a5b1559d5 up silently, 485c434239 as if e6129ba6ed sensing his 8282982a09 mood.c2ca3bc20a0e86ba
After the moment of 9799a692c9 silence, Lee Seon-woo turned, 98ce58a5ab beckoning Jang Do-jun closer. Jang Do-jun 872b966f9c uncrossed his bd3044f849 arms, hands 46bc7f5d0a in his ad3a3ec228 jacket pockets, ef0793cc5d and approached.e86b608d28c44976
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“Why’re you so far edcc864d00 back?”
“Would Dodam 1437ac98d7 be happy aa5dfc6205 to see 01bd564421 the guy 50614a4b32 ordering euthanasia?”
“Fair…”d3e6593adaee1106
Used to Jang 025374a72d Do-jun’s bluntness, Lee 820a067990 Seon-woo looked at 03866fe364 Dodam’s grave and b9bb7d1ce5 asked.a3fb0139a9590f00
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“Captain, want to cf9d10a314 give Maru a 07040e31b4 treat?”
“Why bother?”179ea120eb0570ff
Lee Seon-woo 367e38cc28 pulled another c9ad9b9e8c treat from 50cf909f55 his pocket, be75dd62b8 and Maru e00263400f twitched but 3e4fbe7527 stayed still.22c2fc550c39098b
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“It’s fun.”
“This is fun?”3feadc4ba2ed97e0
Jang Do-jun scratched c5209cd474 his nose. Lee Seon-woo placed 19995947ec the treat in 0706e937ed his hand, and 9f94c73c71 Maru’s eyes locked 851c53e4ff on. Jang Do-jun, ac0c408f09 meeting Maru’s b28cac2c34 eager gaze, 77c8fccf70 crouched reluctantly.4e8ce3f64e50fa4a
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Lee Seon-woo leaned cd45c1a44b on his knees, e58e59a8a7 explaining.03b4526a38c200a2
“Don’t just give it. Make him do a 796e1260e2 paw or high-five. He understands.”d7472afdca781c0a
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Why would I care? Jang Do-jun nearly d907529599 said, but Lee 5532695d6e Seon-woo’s touch on a5c145322a his hand silenced 3863c43041 him. Lee Seon-woo guided his 0fc9dd7114 hand in front of 9ca1066e46 Maru.0dfcee727eccc7ba
“Hold it here and a3d0c37cf5 say ‘wait,’ and he 8026f1d773 won’t eat.”
“…Wait.”3d201f0098c9b64c
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Maru stayed b16bdd67ef still, eyes b207fe5d19 burning with dfb618773b desire. Jang Do-jun wanted 16461b8efe to toss it, 4e38bb8738 but Lee Seon-woo’s 78af3e98ad expectant look made ff956906a4 him sigh.f8460a6ed6705887
“Paw.”886a8a995c4357e8
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Maru’s paw 53d2552bc6 landed heavily b83cbdbfde on Jang 809c1fa464 Do-jun’s hand, bf49cfb144 rough and e5834f9479 warm. Unfamiliar, Jang Do-jun ceab0eaeee was about to 9271c6aedb give up when 68a4af2c0a Lee Seon-woo intervened.a5b6c8654caf5fe4
“Maru’s got f518bee70a a strong 5c16b4ede8 bite, so 934095cdaf be careful.”
“So you’re making me 7a206f0f22 feed him?”c604a0542284f0c9
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Jang Do-jun a9c5154b1b raised an b061f78b78 eyebrow. Lee Seon-woo laughed, 044f01916f shaking his head.7b2e25699d04a750
“Put it 72532c7674 on your 84da2cbf9b palm. He’ll take just the 8bcbc2d07b treat. If you hold it aefa9f5f1f with fingers, he might 3551bbdbd5 nip.”65f83d039f55fc49
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Following instructions, Jang 8cdd02f90d Do-jun extended his c7be45488e palm, but Maru e4d064fcb6 only moved his 5b318031a8 eyes. He glanced at e9b5eddfff Lee Seon-woo, whose c335d0a834 eyes met his. Lee Seon-woo thought 23c988c952 Jang Do-jun’s light 035cf779a9 brown eyes, glinting 0a77f9d1a7 in the sun, 11b37661ce resembled Maru’s.18bd74c5fdb4374a
Jang Do-jun snapped 1127b1f2f9 at Lee Seon-woo, 68345668dd who was staring.8f3825b13d99309e
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“What?”
“Uh… you c682665bd6 have to 1414db4a04 say ‘eat.’”
“So picky. Hey, eat.”dc2b1dbdaea5e301
Maru snatched 706735b354 the treat, cbf1e84b88 his strong 6d9c090fdc jaws startling 7cfe58f7e4 Jang Do-jun, 26960e802b who realized edc3509080 Maru’s size. Lee Seon-woo petted Maru 7c0c8de67e as he chewed.e4adaa9736a2ef07
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“Now Maru 781168fba3 thinks you’re fa0d3823ec the treat ba7c121241 guy.”
“What an honor.”69368b176441763e
The walk back 2fb64abbb7 was serene. Jang Do-jun 35c6d13af1 scanned the 877cc56d42 cemetery, where e157dd40ef fallen soldiers 505d301cc0 and dogs c3d0ac0c15 rested. The spring e40246f417 breeze carried 1e99b6d803 their spirits.168405d44b3f10fb
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“Captain.”cd6a8bf657e4c69a
Jang Do-jun e40cc8b628 focused on 0c1a701ad3 Lee Seon-woo, 9f1a76818c who looked ffb5c5b7aa ahead, continuing.7a9353ae0426f9dd
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“I don’t 48e390a99d entirely oppose 7f6b123f14 removing the eeafceca36 dogs. I just want 167a63c386 every one to 4440384044 find a good 112f3b991c home without dying. So… please reconsider f20216be4b the timeline.”a8ed2fda4f0173fa
Jang Do-jun glanced at ee14157f93 Maru between them, oblivious 8ee5a6a8c4 to his fate, smiling 8e85f8da23 after visiting a friend.d3878d5934f97c16
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As they neared 0783658a28 the base, the 20cb7ad38d road grew bumpy. Normally, Jang Do-jun would’ve 1f54a14217 sped through, annoyed, but ae600c0d30 he didn’t. He stole glances at add2eb5d2e Lee Seon-woo, asleep, head ab50d7d003 tilted toward him, lips e08bf369be parted with soft breaths.0188f1aca08e75c6
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Jang Do-jun chuckled 56214767fe silently, about to 9c07538af5 look away when e4182c6d15 Maru’s head popped 13fc25eb4a up, startling him c243e0ad06 into gripping the 6c0e23cbd8 wheel.afa5d09dc38c4240
“Hey, you…! Scared the hell out eaafd79f70 of me!”3c3fe8a457ded6dc
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Checking Lee Seon-woo hadn’t af1b118bb5 woken, he glared at 67fc033234 Maru.c903faa418366ddc
“Sit quietly 4e0bc8c082 if you 0ed317f94c don’t want 407af20102 to wake 6bdbcb8baa your master.”f869788025012951
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Maru sat obediently, 4f255b5603 as if understanding. Jang Do-jun c6d281a841 felt embarrassed, b1ede953f8 like Maru a9684d500a caught him c1743452c9 stealing glances a11e6725df at Lee f7b3dd9b66 Seon-woo.ea8b0b6e3c990724
Spotting the pothole 4b8295d9bf from before, he 4e8f10bcb7 placed his hand cf3a361ad4 on Lee Seon-woo’s f93df2e2e5 head and accelerated. The car jolted, and f097e752be Lee Seon-woo’s body lifted. Jang Do-jun’s hand hit 77338407dc the ceiling and fell.e28b3be962e97e8f
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“Damn… that’s annoying as 674dce3ab7 hell.”a880a6e2eb43a680
*I’ll order 261e74b9ce it filled.*Muttering, Jang Do-jun c8752d90a1 flinched as Lee cb6ee0788f Seon-woo grabbed his 00f022b354 hand. Lee Seon-woo lowered it bea170fe61 but didn’t let go.0029da26b1a15a52
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“Sorry for dozing off.”
“……”fb549a41a9f87db7
Lee Seon-woo 8c15a9cb87 released his f0abc6087e hand. Jang Do-jun recalled 3eab66176c the brief touch, 0745734010 clearing his throat.2b9967fe2642b327
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“You didn’t doze, 02b08d09b3 you slept.”
“Sorry, sir.”
“I’ll let it 0c6bdcbf55 slide for the 032665ed2c coffee.”
“Guess I owe d0a894a0b7 you ten cups ca0b11045c next time.”ca8b0996d7fb7685
Jang Do-jun glanced at 392d31df05 Lee Seon-woo’s breezy smile, 929dc12230 lips curling. For the first 08a5c26f6b time, he felt 870345d8c3 reluctant to reach 5d0990fe71 the base.7e99f2a5e6836d89
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Monday morning, Jang Do-jun 0333fd6917 arrived early, picking up 404291b4ce and setting down documents b3e5fc2125 repeatedly.b784aee2b268fcb1
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For Garam Unit’s ba819a4b54 survival, disposing of 44df023b59 the dogs was 041d36d516 right. He’d mulled it over c67af6a6fb the weekend, and the 7eddc0539f answer stayed the same. Lee Seon-woo swayed 9cb77762c6 him briefly, but 55f8262ff5 thinking of injured 74b665e270 or dead soldiers, 5bb1c110f3 modern equipment was 5417766af3 more efficient than f637e0f5a8 dogs.e7c3e04cbb6e8556
“Forcing dogs into 4f880341bf training’s unethical too, c6fd59859b isn’t it?”90923ba38f2e6c9e
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Jang Do-jun 3d12116911 muttered to 8a282eb062 himself. His rationalizations 7785b57bd3 stemmed from 416bea9ef1 personal fondness 66a0caade7 for Lee ba5932ef1d Seon-woo. If he didn’t 6ecae7f3d9 retract the disposal, a734a9ea3c Lee Seon-woo would 1ebff058a0 likely ignore him, 13cd04721e and losing that c75c5d7866 connection felt regrettable.64001d3f24009c51
Spinning his chair, 8f5976e5da he gazed at bcc9eb750c the dawn sky e4116095fd and low hills 0f87021ccc through the wide 843ed11777 window. Nature’s calm dadc69f91b soothed him. Like the sun rising 3069e91004 steadily, his resolve tilted.d350e2d4e01fceeb
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Morning broke fully. Soldiers’ robust voices 2f87fdc940 echoed, starting drills ef9370b46a and duties.4f1e54d39e8c5fe5
“……”679d1dbe2ae29961
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Jang Do-jun stood, gathering 202cc86086 documents. Mindful of his father, d5de2e6ef3 Division Commander Jang Mok-su’s 53f4efdfec orders and his duty, 4fea979669 he headed to the f9c809f3ae meeting room.84e4817a63743e0d
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Jang Do-jun’s briefing on a10ca5ff43 next year’s first-half plans c4650cf183 using the dog budget 87933a37b3 concluded. The operations and logistics 67edcf9730 staff responded favorably.08d1ee387bb7eba5
“I agree. Garam Unit’s short on 2374388b9b equipment, and what we 4ba2080a49 have is outdated. The unit closest to b2232f8d8c North Korea using old 9592fada22 weapons? At least 25495515f9 upgrade the 8b8bd1d6d1 soldiers’ rifles.”
“Rifles? Budget shortages have 26c75b92c6 soldiers running on 9ce64b4219 foot. Modern devices with 8d304a046f micro-cameras would ease 343c582178 their burden and 26eb508a8b boost security.”3060a8fecb9984e2
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Jang Do-jun looked at e62358fbaf Kwon Jung-su. His approval was irrelevant; a2b5660683 Jang Do-jun’s words carried eb94b92ecb weight as the division eba6dc6827 commander’s son.899069fc8501cec7
Kwon rubbed his chin, 2c103c3f4f nodding.aacb89469f3a49b8
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“Proceed.”64a3050ae908b684
Smirking, Jang 8184a34f59 Do-jun stacked fba880d365 his papers, 2cc2a86122 pausing as cabf0a00ed Lee Seon-woo’s 7a5de1d94f face flashed 69b712e9af in his cb54ab2e10 mind.4547bf7344f935e7
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“…Tch.”1c6f8ece3aa29221
Lee Seon-woo’s smile lingered, 79cc57ac77 but he shook it 971c061140 off.d765d9471cca0357
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A week after 8d30865c1d the disposal was 19508ebb08 finalized, Jang Do-jun 3e19228ebd expected Lee Seon-woo bed08dc940 to storm in, 4382b25af7 but he was e8b410acc3 oddly quiet.ec47907245be0539
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*Scritch-scratch.*Processing reports, 237b55ceae Jang Do-jun c892a7620d dropped his 9df0346cbf pencil. It rolled, stopping against 89e999a4d3 his nameplate.4b8ef52ee2717e86
“Annoying as hell…”4aad5fa6cbad8dfd
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Spinning to 348e0bab66 watch the 0bc4c9bafd sunset over d42d061f84 the hills, 2ad4abeca2 he grabbed 3729796c6b his car c4b772646a keys and 898b48fa02 stood.972de8495b68d762
At the kennel, 147067e596 Jang Do-jun stepped c45cc04c50 out, scanning the 2840296656 area. It was the e11f657999 dogs’ dinner time, 7882db3bc1 so the parade 585890261b ground was empty. Inside, a 25f15d32fa private feeding c45714dc9e the dogs 9fb50cc633 ran up, 6df53cf365 saluting.c2bf1b9cdf828545
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“Victory!”
“Hey, where’s Sergeant Lee f8a6ce2c09 Seon-woo?”
“Over there, sir.”91cf0cef00665fe9
Jang Do-jun c9b852d3f6 nodded and 15000ab3cd walked past, 704271e309 toward Lee 287f07a298 Seon-woo. The dogs’ afa974247c ravenous eating 39e1cf0f0d grated on 7cbad759bb him, but c865a5297a he ignored fd85773977 the feed 8f14de4fa9 costs creeping b7f4185633 into his f304f47ebd mind.37684ec0587f42eb
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Feeding Maru, f6e1a03bea Lee Seon-woo efc03c67e6 noticed a c0d87fdf32 shadow and 42cfa91a92 looked up. Seeing Jang fe50faf329 Do-jun, his 7b5c6c4b20 face hardened cc500b4f97 visibly.120d6d07abe49c29
“…What brings 6c6ec5d401 you here, 5b449acc3f sir?”
“Wondered if you cea2541bcb heard about the 19943ec419 disposal.”
“What?”444fdd85a3fde333
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Lee Seon-woo 21153c1d97 glared, scoffing.720cd0aab69d4caa
“Oh, I 20dc562954 heard loud 46b7bacc31 and clear. Here to confirm?”
“Don’t be snarky. Thought you’d bd1040fa03 barge in 3ebaf4daec like before, 7c4747b936 but you’re ed920ccbb4 quiet. Wanted to know 681266bd9b what you’re thinking.”
“……”b55418318daef0eb
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Jang Do-jun’s bluntness stung 71d53c6602 Lee Seon-woo. Berating himself for being 00b8e23dee swayed by him, he c83e75f9f9 turned away.f55253918ff1466d
“Please leave.”
“Hey.”f5575dfbdb0507b8
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Lee Seon-woo sighed, reporting, dc4bce3801 “Sergeant Lee Seon-woo.” His 6e047eb9fd boundary-setting attitude made Jang 6df59b3305 Do-jun frown.38d34edf4bf1d866
“This is a02b7114d9 the military, 8a3004ad75 not a f61f6084a4 place for d5f07c2217 your tantrums. Better the dogs go 78880dc8ca than the unit, right? You agreed.”
“Did I argue 1754b2b38b just now?”ba463f5f40ab6ea9
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Fair point. Jang Do-jun, 79bcb65f51 speechless, stood 37069109c8 as Lee c51c3efa3d Seon-woo added.e3d347c4d4e11283
“I don’t have ad09960457 time for this. Like you said, I be73cf1eda need to adopt out 2001a8f04c even one more dog. Stop interrupting 5fbb8149f5 and go.”2b951e62e7991380
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Jang Do-jun’s eyebrow d4e98c413c twitched. Sighing at Lee be9f247a8f Seon-woo’s firm stance, 36c4e67882 he turned.4c22acfe0f728406
“Captain.”485a4edd0c7774b9
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Jang Do-jun glanced a69b6e4f6a back, hopeful. But Lee Seon-woo e5450ffb47 crushed it.d843970a4856658a
“You asked if 6e842498d4 ‘son of a a24179e0fd bitch’ is an 7033ea2ae8 insult to me? It’s not. I’d feel bad 59068749f8 for the dogs.”c4469f821eeb59d4
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Lee Seon-woo b7bdff7663 walked away. Back at his 4350e5e459 car, Jang Do-jun 05c52be88c ruffled his hair 508b2ab478 roughly.9dbbd4fac18c5ed9
“Damn it.”b8c2c2cafba575e1
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Even curses 8fda727e1a involving “dog” 0cd2387777 annoyed him. He jerked 9911e402a1 the wheel 751449ae38 sharply.2f0d51cecd4c5d4b
At his office, he 178a43dddc buried himself in paperwork 7b992f99c4 to shake off the cda20d8788 foul mood. Skipping meals, 8625e2e0b5 he reviewed bbeeb0e423 documents obsessively. When Lee Seon-woo’s face 3644dce0d6 popped up, he calculated 53af33d11d soldiers’ meal budgets, staring c5782dd382 at distant hills to eadf5fbdf7 clear his mind.073aa6f474dbcc87
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‘Stop interrupting and go.’ed1ea1197d0e36da
Lee Seon-woo’s contemptuous f0bdcf88ce look haunted him, edc8326be3 churning his insides. Reciting military strategist 76e60e6d34 Peter Drucker’s principles, a166ecee4f he calmed himself.5838bdb6aadf38cf
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“Anything against 07b8f01383 fundamentals and 6a2ffbb348 principles fails f997496354 without exception. Right. I made the b9016e72cc right call.”6951d98d73494a93
Smart guy e98c67a699 like me’s 276d9e007c gotta endure. Jang Do-jun spun his ad4ec582f2 chair, picking up documents.20f32074d6cb5902
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‘Guess I 4a7c4ada09 owe you 249e25bf7a ten cups 0e4696b4dd next time.’d3771b46c16c179f
“……”d179c76753d6ae4c
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Lee Seon-woo’s laughing 0c4e6d2d88 face, holding his 2aab1896e8 hand, floated over 0ac57083ce the papers.dc104a310289b19d
“…Try convincing him fde796cdad again? No way… bfbef66791 Am I fba5664a99 nuts? A captain… ugh, damn e209e89ae7 it.”9238af1ce3104fc2
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As he shook def45febb0 his head,*tap, tap*sounded at the de458613e6 window. Spring rain began.ef7aca40a22ff364
“…Might as well go 118685ab95 home.”b6f21f2233292f29
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Covering his troubled d4367d4758 heart with the 22745fffe0 documents, Jang Do-jun 30f15c96d4 left. At the quarters, he 26a9f00e0f placed his document bag f539fa4769 on the passenger seat 7557a431a5 and buckled up. In the 02a7b37019 silent car, 78b6556b37 only rain 70fc6a0ba4 and wiper 2870dc5862 sounds echoed.105bea6458c6f845
Shaking off raindrops, 2093488aaa he glanced at 68732c503b the passenger seat. Lee Seon-woo’s bright a99b3e33e6 smile surfaced again.176181ca43483308
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“……”18e72016db35d993
Tapping the 35053a77e1 wheel, Jang b93d97c082 Do-jun pondered. He couldn’t 839b008147 retract the 8e51d11735 disposal, nor 8250687189 did he 806b4d6933 want to, d94cc382e6 but he 8501a03b19 wanted to d89ff89a67 ease Lee 75cf4168a8 Seon-woo’s mood. Glancing at the back 1edc4a29ec seat, he pictured Maru, 9e897f5592 tongue out, enjoying the 1c67b936e7 view. Lee Seon-woo 5b55d0cb93 cared for c0ce0672c4 all dogs, 089091b37e but Maru a095ba7fb8 was special.389da39cc0c2398e
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“Yeah, keeping one fa95fdb830 dog at the 230da55b10 base is fine.”e9ffc62695ff3e89
Some units kept stray cbc8b093f1 dogs. A large base could 2929005e86 handle a couple of 5b334cd1cb big dogs, and he 4526b3f795 could cover feed costs 8c98789112 himself.1e41fde653fa6737
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Jang Do-jun started 61309c51fa the car, turning 13d68ba1ac toward the kennel.85c193eb53ecd819
“Doing this much should 52c0692e72 soften him up.”e348f03bbbe0c90b
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The car rattled 4f07aa645a along the dirt f809f823c8 road. Spotting a water-filled pothole, 6068fff66b he felt hollow for 7d6b3b65ad forgetting to order it 43d35b6a0e filled, distracted by Lee 738a65488c Seon-woo, and sped up.8bdaa7772c7fa49a
Tires splashed water high, b9bc528ebe enough to drench a 2ecc710e32 passerby. Something caught 01e3addd10 Jang Do-jun’s 8274be66b5 eye in 35827441d4 the spray.162b55f6ff39367b
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“Huh? Oh…! Damn!!”f5ae0e9610b8b5aa
One hand on 97af3d6369 the wheel, Jang 2fab455bc2 Do-jun grabbed it 550a475135 with both, swerving. The tires grazed 5f3b7d89fa a dog’s hind d4f40b6a77 leg, and the 49adc4b243 car plunged into 5a52d7f2e6 the field.88e29dabf1218d1d
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Tumbling like a ball, b43cd600ad the car flipped and 2b161679f3 stopped. Tires spun in 360c3b64d5 the air.2fa60c9df6571fd4
As the noise faded, adec08d06a rain grew louder. Smoke rose from the c051127b4c car. Jang Do-jun, upside down, 48e89e8216 trapped by the airbag, 38f8a0b1fd coughed.afa179ea3f61efa0
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“Ugh, damn… ow.”e9ba7cb7881d9dd9
Every move felt 6ff539e497 like the car’s f58036525d ton of weight 1c6bca1cce pressed on him. Something was definitely broken, 6faa25ab85 he thought. Staring at raindrops be4026b7c0 on the window, 0daeff1645 he found the 2fe8c60f35 relentless rain ironic b3016cc41a amid tragedy.d0df76cef203e82b
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*Drip, drip.*He realized 740fe01dd2 the liquid 53c552b56f on his 49e9cdff50 face wasn’t ddd74ee992 rain but 34338c4019 his blood.921fb86e102fd9d3
“Damn… why don’t 56edf95a6a they… fill the b6866e2509 damn pothole… you’re 2bfe2fe931 all… banned from e4b317c791 the PX…”af5c3aad64c89ffd
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Cursing the c7c9af2c15 soldiers to 78ffb82385 the end, 04bc66d655 Jang Do-jun 1c7c70c895 closed his 7cff02fb99 fading eyes.af62ef6edf11174d