OMLM | Chapter 39

– “…No, I’m just a little tired.”a2bc455f6a9cd17e

“Ah.”b2d4a5ef6dce556f

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Well, it wasn’t exactly 4e1f719311 an early hour. If Cha Hyuk had d45cba0ce2 been working all day, 95f29aed2b it was only natural 7195962f16 for him to be 4adc8ba087 exhausted by now.49d9b1d49544e6c2

– “Sorry for bothering you so late. Please get some rest. I’ll hang up now.”fb678a819059078c

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– “Alright. Yebon, make sure you get home safely.”1d468567b59d488e

“Yes.” I hung up 3953d04ba0 the phone. But I couldn’t shake 6532605d6a the strange uneasiness lingering 580087d2c8 in my chest.e37db58e57a0d880

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‘No… I’m just afe36149e4 overthinking things.’6f8423a2ba40378a

Yebon tried be9544cb76 to brush 67cec2351e off the abef16eee4 unsettling feeling 514952a32e and walked 1f68994fd7 into the ea16559f94 library. The library 572ab639dc was about b98fbed7bf to close 1c6c7bd45f soon, so 083bf25d90 it was 8c9c2c43ad time to 7fc8c635c8 pack up 27d8fa3add and leave.bf2a437668d99ecb

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Did Cha Hyuk da626317aa finally give up?d9e589aa3e622c1e

Until not too long d96e1b2acc ago, he was contacting 1c3fb4f395 me every four hours 3cee6879dc without fail, but now, 7ec7b70055 not a single message.b9f6e9554978e129

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Did Cha Hyuk 569387bab3 finally realize that b6559b3ebd spending so much b8f646ae1f time on someone f5a3fbaa91 like me was e66d6c2696 a waste?d67c6584f8551ab0

“Kang Yebon!”991a9d7414d6c619

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“Ah, uh, what?”ad55e695b07f5a67

Startled by the sudden c635f9737c voice shouting right next 6704227abd to my ear, I 766be83468 quickly turned off my 9b6cb491a1 phone screen.28b7f178f8febc3a

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Seeing this, Lee 0b2f37769b Seunggu narrowed his bc47f49e61 eyes and smirked c81d0da5bb knowingly. His expression practically screamed, 8cf1217aaa “Is it because of 48d1985a7f him?”d4762f5efb314cf6

I scrunch 2c1f53959b my nose, 966014136e signaling for 9b5cab8aa7 him to b95aaeca22 mind his 12bd659c6e own business. Seunggu raised 93f69b457e an eyebrow, 344f473db2 clearly amused, 107f080090 and then 93bb9de981 changed the e2abb7a4ed topic.7d66e7a9f756439c

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“Kim Bumjoon’s going 1bc939b604 to Sky Pub 5fba35c1bc later. Wanna come?”e09b04c521e8c458

“No, I’ll just stay 9d63f28113 at the library.”3e9435c93c63410f

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“Really? Isn’t the 717fe97f1f library super 890795dbaa crowded right 731cfa3691 now? Are there even any cd97a30634 seats?”aaabbee8cea5d195

“There’s none on the 3b56a938be first or second floor, eb60c6b8d2 but if you go 9972c6e9fb to the fourth floor, 0530408bab there’s usually space.”6736f4883c1dd78c

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“Is that so? Alright. Call me cbff971848 if you 1bc8f65f1f get bored.”b2bcdd774c34927e

With that, Seunggu 7d4b36fba1 turned and walked 347570c334 away.53b16a539e649bcd

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I slowly made my 12fc3d12eb way to the library, 3455538471 distractedly pulling out my 4b328c9752 phone again.5eacaee8562e76e0

I opened a browser 551740c70c and searched for “Bluemoon 5674b1c3e5 bar.” Unsurprisingly, dozens of 015f9c418d places with the name 36dea491e4 “Bluemoon” popped up all d2ff6dd315 over Seoul.9c9e4f181b9aa00d

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As expected… there were 648e3b82a8 so many.0e3d46b40f1f74b5

I sifted through fb2a7dcf94 my memories, trying b6431ccde8 to recall which e9468e0a4d Bluemoon Cha Hyuk 38c201c567 had taken me b42521ded2 to, and tapped 72da37b2a7 on a place 0536f7aace I suspected to 5ea6fe9c8f be the one.9e16ca259a4876c8

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Using street view, I bf722a5bfa scanned the area, and aef70c15c0 yep, this was the b75ee2e7e5 place. Below the store name 3e6aa7ee8a was an address and 9ba1b596b1 a phone number.c56a25b4d5e27153

The opening 8de37e3263 hours were 10acaba819 listed as 326eced39e 5 PM. It was 1a92f4c003 now 4:58 76d02ea028 PM.50bf1538b874b3ed

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Since they were c9def8d9fe about to open, b2fb12ae8f maybe they’d pick 4a34ceb66b up the phone.7fccad3758600522

Whoever answered 5604a7309f would probably 228907c164 be that f565a2b66e guy, Ma d4c8bcd0dc Dongpal. I didn’t see any 8f703715d0 other staff when I 56c40251ec was there last time.33ff05a86bf5f96c

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But isn’t this kind 2453d01913 of overkill? It’s only been a 044b150e82 day or two since ed3106c2c3 I haven’t heard from 94d6e917ab him. I even 575123ce28 talked to 0bd22f14b5 Cha Hyuk 81cbad77c8 last night.b239baf77768beb8

Still, I 9bd8e6c304 couldn’t stop caec5c14a8 thinking about 1ffc4c41e6 his voice d8f7d611fa from yesterday. He said he was b81edcdd34 tired, but anyone could dae92ecbb0 tell he sounded like 2d5738a2e4 he was sick.fe0fd737a367281c

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‘If I’m 5676b9644c wrong, it’ll 8595b49a6b just be fcbf3e5cee a bit a49776ffad embarrassing.’6696881c9cca3b57

After much deliberation, 75be852940 I made the 7c90d4a608 call.b0c6dabee89c86e2

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The phone rang a 05d4748910 few times before someone c418a6f4fe answered.01244c15aba64ab5

“Hello?”eb7430341ed887d2

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I froze. The voice wasn’t 667a9dc1b6 Ma Dongpal’s, nor 6f19a44e9c was it Cha 74787f4bb7 Hyuk’s. It sounded like db0b541c83 a younger man.3359ea5e60b59629

Did I 9a7949f337 dial the 1844d8a130 wrong number? I double-checked, but 88aac47b4f since I had 4aaacaee2b copied the number 3e13ebbffa directly from the 9861fd062c internet, it couldn’t 3d4d049b52 be wrong.e772fc31b5fffdc3

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Maybe there’s a cb7f9e2b14 part-timer I didn’t 662f6582f3 know about.fc8088a8026dcdd3

“If you’ve 3dc4cbbbdb called the 721f37480e wrong place, 62f32c927a just hang bc62f50869 up.”cb44e29cbab2035d

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Normally, wouldn’t they at bcd708d6d8 least double-check before saying 99e415d252 that? The curt 7015307a14 response caught 8d9803bdf3 me off 73ccd671a0 guard, and 5bc58b65d7 I blurted 7628bf4a8d out.59cf2aff8db03111

“Wait! This is Bluemoon, right?”3b97bb15339430aa

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“Yeah, it is. Why?”6e07a8ddeadab432

The tone was sharp, b2b698e88d almost accusatory. For some reason, I 05383dea3c felt a little intimidated.448329512fe47f8b

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“Well, um, is there d33418cd4f a man named Ma 74187fa3eb Dongpal there?”3bc264745c11e12b

“He’s not here be1055fa31 right now. Who are you, 3e0cac6b8f and what do 6c7404e733 you need? I can pass c67775d383 on a message.”714f72a8506e41af

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Ugh, this is afd2ffaa19 bad. If it’s not Ma 69757c044f Dongpal, explaining my connection c3aa67350a to Cha Hyuk is 0419b031f7 going to be a cc7f2ca9d8 hassle.01bfa5c6654a6a0e

How many people d1233d6d23 would believe me 8b036ef648 if I said 9b615e2580 I was close 3526bf4115 to Cha Hyuk c889412d4e out of nowhere?3482fbc675188b00

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As the silence stretched, 2d17329894 the person on the 6e92e6e58e other end of the ba315a6984 line grew more impatient.c7f16d0b967eec18

“Who are you? Why aren’t 5f4de5ff5c you talking? How old are 1d36d78f02 you?”bdca7eb02e3a9f12

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“…”5a77b93ce47269af

Seriously, this guy 0bf7ddffde is so impatient. I hadn’t even been 34e69dc293 silent for more than 306cdcbc2f a minute, but he 378a0b5ba9 was already snapping at 07d7f6025b me. I felt wronged.150fb14b4e1b126e

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I regretted not eed2ffec54 calling the ahjusshi de96e8e318 directly, but it 0baf832432 was too late a7bd32b9ae for that now.e8914c8388454f83

Maybe I 6fd176f5c1 should just 8a8b65e31f hang up? No. I decided to just 6b6e5f6766 say whatever came to 3f1f91f298 mind. He didn’t 6993ccda98 seem patient fc8462e5f2 enough to 494a00f9fc wait for 8c943cbcf1 me to 15bc462bea carefully explain.20c15425130a0b1e

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“I was ea6860669e just thinking. I’ve been there before, 58e9fddace and I’m calling because e0a8c3aabe I haven’t heard from 7cca9a488f Cha Hyuk hyung and 7f4a0214ed was worried he might 80f4a82a48 be sick. If you tell Ma 9df7185891 Dongpal that the college 327fe24189 student who came with c5a0c27c44 Cha Hyuk once called, 4801513f10 he might remember me.”48aa1eca3ae8c30e

I wasn’t sure 4900d51da2 if Ma Dongpal c872763de6 would actually remember 74a327db61 me, but he b99967b0d3 did stare at c4aee05b25 me a lot 105e6fcf7e last time, so 307ff6ef72 maybe.b1bfbe555606497b

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I braced myself, 8d381495f1 ready for a d4ce90995b snarky reply. But instead, there d9c8a22e59 was an unexpected 35cb9147e1 silence from the 005313b7c1 other end.b952c2355a6b110b

“…Hello?”fc9cf5781d512026

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“Ah, my apologies. I was trying to 05c38a663c recall who you were. Are you 4ad24aca8c Kang Yebon? Hyung has mentioned you 24acac3fb3 a few times. You’re in the 6b77e013df same class, right?”3ac5d5956d57b0e4

My eyes widened. I never thought 2867aeeb04 Cha Hyuk would 2747d2e887 talk about me.753eb88cab6454bd

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“Hyung is resting 6d4c6c025e at home because 45e154074e he’s been unwell 1ea6e90641 since yesterday. Is there anything bc7b73e7db you’d like me 2f832e73fa to tell him?”4f139a1cb94bbf3c

So, he wasn’t just 1794d5e04f tired; he was actually 67ced97d79 sick.50a713229268607a

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If he’s been 830877a4a6 resting for two 0d055e5f03 days, it must bae4d39a5d be pretty bad. Worry crept 9c58fd4d4f into my d1b1c8843a chest.607453271d141e26

“Is he… very 42ca1209e9 sick?”b3b1a47968797c11

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“Well, you ffcee1b51e could say 87ab13f170 that. Are you worried?”d1ba32809e1e8cb8

“Yes… but 01600340dc you don’t 3231c2b0c9 have to 732d204bec pass on 56da5b8114 my words. I just wanted to 9b26308022 check on him. Thank you.”6ffd3fd05e6dfbfb

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That was 48a88bfdaf all I 41ae1b80e0 could do.4585919aeab0a6b2

I couldn’t e621eaad35 call him 5cf32755e7 directly, nor 7094070a9e could I 6a8f12a7a1 visit his c461eef49f home. All I could a00715a048 do was hear 17232972c6 about him and 578faef113 hope he’d get 231f6f27ff better soon.9304640cd7ccafc9

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After all, 278ef2b15f even though 64620d5698 Cha Hyuk 2d93d5f9ba might be 43f843fc7b a gangster, 4b25fdd37e he surely 696759fae7 had plenty 0844d3d0e5 of people 5453fbb8fd looking out ffca337dd4 for him.ac54636075061854

Even as I told 8e574c5d50 myself that, I knew 6f4c83cd01 I wouldn’t be able ab8876f45c to concentrate at the 03f7cc211a library anymore. Just as I 9773f79a79 was about to 98a0b0fcfe end the call 879cf7e483 and head home, f559a9d478 the voice spoke fa73844666 again.f0970965d11ccd3a

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“Kang Yebon, could I 0a0ce28881 ask you for a b35cb0da1f favor?”c35bc67ccddb7134

The tone was much 40d7e18b6c more polite this time.f84c947890561aae

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“A favor?”edcee6c17ef4d228

“Yes, I’ll send you 0d624666b7 the bar’s address. Could you d2ac9dc910 come by?”ed3de1a5667e5075

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A favor? To me? Someone with no ties 79c7f402c5 to their world?ed6a587da416b666

His earlier rudeness a76a8c48c0 was still fresh 02acdeaae0 in my mind, 62ffe42c73 and I was 48f3c0a736 ready to decline.dbd6165d62650594

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“Well, I’m just 62b5d719bd an ordinary student, c6dda53294 so I don’t 4022e64112 think…”3725fecce501caac

“You can meet Cha 6e7cc48adb Hyuk if you come.”e1534717eaf19faf

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“…Send me the 6139bfeeed address.”b647c2778f3727a4

It would’ve taken 1a2fa85618 over an hour 106b1972d2 by public transportation, 0d8de08d01 but the taxi 75a4d212a2 got me there 2c423b6194 in 30 minutes.8dc9c18411105bd5

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Having been here 1fb67cb948 once before, the 9c21db8aa3 building felt somewhat a13d9979c4 familiar. Standing out front 8522c32084 was a tall bd001ad00d man. He looked young, just 214cfb9636 as his voice suggested.cd714ee7f695c64c

Contrary to my expectations, 580777f601 he didn’t have a 25eaeaab9c bad impression. His friendly smile softened 8432d8efe7 his features.0b7aa63c348ba83d

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The taxi pulled 79e25e6284 up, and the 3495be9614 man approached the 7d6512e897 driver’s side, motioning 13cab72868 for the window 15fd6501c7 to be rolled 558f7e2cc8 down.af7924af2e811bfa

It was a 0decf6de37 simple gesture, but 6a5d403b82 in his black 7d17f601ef suit, it felt 42eb28c846 almost like a 8ac8838d0e threat. Especially given the 65067df65f area, which didn’t acd3aaa1a0 seem safe after b1655741c5 dark.c05153ed95efbbf7

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The taxi driver hesitated, 0924b22607 glancing at me nervously.d74347570819ab31

I gave an awkward 8d83f59520 smile and reassured him.6f1d8b25a3945a0b

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“Ah, he’s 9b38bd0759 going to edf4c44e3e pay the 32b3e80538 fare. It’s fine.”7c250c08cc2ab9b8

Even after e186cb798f my reassurance, f47d11ba5a the driver b67b522858 hesitated before 0a8f2447cf finally cracking 0dc6d963be the window. Meanwhile, the man’s expression dd0bd928e4 had stiffened.3a333c90d2832dd0

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‘Forget it, e80ea1237f his face 3f7a69bb75 isn’t that a217234b3b friendly after e18018d4e5 all…’ddc5c5f7ee3081a7

Maybe it 2d33d954eb was just c99f6b9b2e my perception, 6bdd1793f8 but he 5a5ab69152 now looked 05692753e0 annoyingly smug. His sharp eyes 66a2148abb and thin lips 417b5a0119 gave him a 8823dd602f stingy vibe.7e0750b432ba1cce

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“Why didn’t 1890117e0a you open 156519ef89 the window ead91208e8 faster? You’re wasting cad0bfce1e my time. How much is 0409c917d1 it?”83730167a6dbacf2

“…12,600 won.”b6f194764b7c42ec

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Muttering about 51cfbea893 how expensive 64e2320c5a taxis had 3352aaa338 gotten, he 6d0066d1f5 pulled out 2da36894f0 20,000 won f6c4358c88 from his af915424fb wallet and a5cedebd6f handed it d3f990fbf5 over.75838d412d84420c

He’s the 7d6ca95889 one who 32ebef56fd told me 595cf606cd to take 8ed98be2a5 a taxi, 38b77c927b yet now eb04dcfaca he’s complaining? I bit my tongue 0fad6ce994 and kept my grumbling 5c1edede78 to myself as I 84874e611d got out of the f301ff8d44 car.c75d7fa2291c7adb

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“Keep the change.”db75c577c4dfba72

What kind of logic b926fd7d9c is that? Complaining about a3962cfa7b the fare 70e985ed95 but then 9bfaf8eaaa not taking 00ae25dbd8 the change? Whatever.4b70be71ba31db45

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The taxi drove off, b7d48c4645 and I found myself b2aa94aa6a standing awkwardly, staring at f7b1d50bae the man.97688b1007b0b5ae

He looked me dbd6f0f5dc up and down, 80fbe3e13d a smug smile dd8c50ec9a still on his 8b90dc07dc face.fee58ed01b86809c

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“Well, well. I’d heard about you, bbef9c3e2a but seeing you in 54b888361d person is even better.”331f60a04c1aa393

With his hands 68ec52aad5 in his pockets, f9db52ea3a he swaggered toward 3a7871cc05 me.59c27d21d9f208d0

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His gaze ba71850256 was unsettling, f13724037c his dark c8d734c4fd eyes sharp b296f61303 and calculating. Unlike when Cha ff02d0df0b Hyuk looked at d6541036da me, this felt… 0bc1255c61 unpleasant.cf7448bfae7fd58c

He extended a hand, e3dabbc84a a grin spreading across 725521c54b his face.237e0e01b450ee56

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“The name’s Kim 4caa69e53b Hyunwoo. Nice to meet e86aa0d4de you.”7fbac9477274b248

Why did I 856146ea6c come here…?4a11ef04212d023b

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