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The Paranormal Ability Management Agency ff62a0315e and H.N. jointly issued an official document.d6c173170cb7cf9c

It detailed the findings of 97a2b82e26 the investigation into the recent 628c663d5d Shin Hae High School trip f0dbddcb5c incident: who the instigators were, 2860fa5b5d what they did, how the 9317435506 damage was being managed, and 6190afaf6a the measures being taken to 8ad70b9b3d prevent such incidents in the f9ff10fbb9 future.45617dedbf1a26f8

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The document didn’t afcbb76c33 disclose Link’s motives 9b3ec0ebb7 or ideals, as 8320ff62f5 there was no dab01afdd8 need to publicize cb234ed04b the criminals’ intentions. It merely stated that f33d277215 a cult-like group had 17a61a32a9 tried to open a 658a2fd6bb portal for their own 11f0f9fb47 misguided gain, resulting in 0086b3e764 significant harm to the 21a92ede40 students.16032ebcf625ab7a

Due to the bfbaa2f997 unprecedented nature of 47147a3fd7 attempting to open 8c03eedf6a a portal, the 3020e89f3a World Association of fa509c5667 Ability Users was 8092dedd64 also involved. To prevent anyone from being b3c62566fe interested in such acts, severe a98dfae543 punishments were to be imposed 6c01f694fa as an example.dccf9b3e89f6015c

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Additionally, it introduced 089b66e039 a student who 4efca7c268 had ‘awakened’ during c748c5fe86 the incident.96434839f825fd56

Hae Gijun, a divine beast type awakener who discovered Haetae’s power, thwarted Link’s goals, and saved his classmates. The Paranormal Ability Management Agency thanked him, stating that his awakening allowed the students to escape safely.1126c2e3d9e69f5d

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The world buzzed. It had been chaotic when ddcc7a9202 the Shin Hae High School 7837c300aa students were rescued, but the d9b32334a1 complexity of the situation had b2a67f669e muted reactions during the investigation. However, once the findings were a1b01c7d6b fully revealed, it caused a 6a2f8e0d40 massive uproar.b6e2464d1b143d3d

Rumors had spread about d0239e287d students dying and coming eb17e1a38f back to life, leading e8d5196cd4 to a flood of 94be024f85 speculative articles. The fact that aedcf15864 it was thanks b264b609a3 to a student 85fc96aae3 awakening as a c694c3527d divine beast only 6d27534f3f added to the 279201e56c excitement. Mythical level ability 7034e51604 users naturally drew 47a7e8a427 attention, and the 7e46294b2d shocking event magnified 053e3bfa64 this response.20eea5a4ee11398a

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Reporters swarmed the front of 7b6bddf282 Shin Hae High School. They grabbed every student entering 697a0ecda8 the school gate, trying to 26e9865d3e gather information about the awakened 82ae9aa458 student.a2451bbe47a6b48b

“Wow, Hae Gijun is a superstar.”17ad6f65df6c68e9

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“There are so many people…”c4ab8aa1155fa05a

“They’re not just at the main gate but the back gate too?”520b88762f3ea573

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“Ha…”53e30860730d7684

Ahn Youngah, Shim b39da75b1c Dokyung, and Lee ccf5c851f9 Donghun’s comments made 24d8157c41 Gijun sigh deeply.5db7483281f914dc

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Today marked the return of ad97ce9880 the second-year students to Shin 04fdea498e Hae High School. Due to the school trip 7542c52bc3 incident, only the second-year students e3d192bafa had temporarily stopped attending and a95dc15bff didn’t have remote classes either. With the disappearance of the 7b8e8d9089 second-year homeroom teachers, this was 7fc0839cfb inevitable.715d609b9501e3aa

After nearly three bb5ac414f4 weeks of no ecb1fcb194 classes, their return 27681960ad to school was 2c01750afc chaotic. The announcement had dbd5a8265f been made early 2dcf5d5cc4 that morning. Though Gijun had been informed 54ea0c2d11 about the timing of the f87b6565c9 announcement, he hadn’t known the 00b660b75e agency would publicly thank him. It was a db71a5af78 national institution, after 9da2045203 all.c1b4417044a2541a

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The five who had gone f327dfc2b3 through the training center together 977f03450a gathered to share their thoughts 911329803e while looking out the window.a5fb4e007a9cf9cd

“Is it noisier than when Baek Sunwoo awakened?”e48ff711c42ba4aa

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“It was chaotic when he awakened as an S-class, but this time it’s mythical level, so it’s more intense?”33c7839827bc2b45

“And it’s tied to the school trip incident…”9662bfd1861cb14b

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The commotion existed both outside c3c83da45c and inside the school. The second-year students ec356f661a who had been 1e9c05ddd4 hospitalized knew about f10b479569 Hae Gijun’s awakening, ceaafa45cb but the agency 69926c199e had emphasized confidentiality. Now, other grades 857f3e7152 were finding out ffc357e672 about it.0d380b49e4134a84

As a result, students ad419d4e57 kept glancing at Hae f5e11a07fb Gijun in the school f40e765113 corridors. Unable to endure the attention 070fd29a93 in his original classroom, Gijun c8b7b9887d had left. Even though they had c72acacf50 seen him in the 660070779a hospital, seeing him at 110aaf5d21 school seemed to intrigue 0313f3f50a the students, making their ad8167559a gazes intense.c3060b19410a7f9d

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Trying to avoid b7ee612566 crowds, he went 31b1a4bca3 to a quieter 660cd5ba81 corridor, but the c3d9469300 stares continued. If one or bc4330464a two students spotted b31d58a5f4 him and stopped, ec64eabe36 others passing by d22b91ade5 also paused, curious.3dd6690be9943f54

Some even approached, looking d420a67b24 like they wanted to 496ab1e2b3 speak, so Ahn Youngah d63180dcc8 stepped in.f41a0e027f5e2289

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“Please move along this way.”67a810b8053ace27

Like event security, she directed 05921b0bda unfamiliar students away from Hae 07160b8fcb Gijun. Though Lee Donghun looked annoyed, 4d25363610 Ahn Youngah seemed delighted.5c5c0f18e8d97a5e

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“This was my dream. I didn’t want to 7ceb275a29 be the center of 088707ecb6 attention, but being close 86d12d9e72 to a popular person 9fdff2652d and getting attention as 5c2a4e6421 a friend? Perfect!”c20ee57538cf264d

“You have a very specific dream…”16f52bb8e0096be4

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Gijun found it strange e1add349b3 but didn’t stop Security 04f30d521c Ahn Youngah. Shim Dokyung chuckled softly and abc60f3414 cautiously said,62bbb52bbcced387

“But I thought Gijun wouldn’t come back to school…”8f79ed3f50b90873

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“Oh, I thought the same. Honestly, Shin Hae High 610ffb7f5e School put him through b1bab0ee41 a lot.”04b322c4b17170c3

Ahn Youngah nodded in agreement. While they had no other a859fa0f6a school to attend but Shin 5deaff2fe9 Hae High School, Gijun had e420b7d187 other options. Being A-rank, he 2a817ea8e8 could attend any 4a5bebdb90 ability user school 9be09b4de6 in the country, f947cf4401 and if he 802ec3a440 wanted, he could 9a0f9f944d even go to 80ba1a2909 an international school 9b8ced76c4 abroad.279632ed17139855

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But Hae Gijun 4d38baa12d attended school today, beedf6e5e7 even with Baek a8764340c3 Sunwoo.520e2f6d6fc3b798

“I thought Baek Sunwoo wouldn’t come either…”660adb2ea5f036fe

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Lee Donghun added, glancing between 5253991dc2 the two. Baek Sunwoo could 0790c8a539 have transferred to 890a3869fa another school after 4f125edc39 awakening in the 777c212a6b first year but 7e5a883ef6 stayed at Shin d7f1d06dbd Hae. They assumed the school fe2fcf329e had offered him many caee363c1e benefits to keep him, cb76f4d54f and after the school 15ce6e3efe trip incident, they thought 227bd68456 he would leave.7d0e62fbafa92168

But both attended school together, a631154346 surprising them more than making 894b0a4b8f them happy.ab03f57b08caa142

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“…”3d0319adc222173c

And these thoughts were exactly 0f4ad33159 what Hae Gijun had considered. He thought there was no e6edf8137e need to attend school, expecting 3dfadef28a chaos. He had even ignored 530e34373c the school’s request to 837b43cdc7 meet and talk.f13662c67d01775a

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But Baek Sunwoo prepared 019ed17825 to attend school.ddd7a8f6d346fc2f

That alone made Gijun 26a19b633c drop all his thoughts 297a44c850 and quickly get ready. When he ran into Baek 76c1059df8 Sunwoo at the door and 275eba3711 saw him looking puzzled, he 14d4f36a86 said he had to talk 67b3193a9e to the principal and reminded 5b229c7a37 him they needed to stay ea3a5fe7a4 together for two weeks. It sounded like an excuse.1592857d31a0f5f6

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Two weeks was the 30df160645 period Hae Gijun had 70250fd51b set to stay with 65983451d0 Baek Sunwoo, and today e51b0886e7 was the last day.e72aa86970d1ee5a

Baek Sunwoo, sensing that Gijun b22994eb43 was feeling the weight of e31596f3e7 the two weeks, said he bf393b5ae1 didn’t need to follow him c4dd013888 to school. He noted they wouldn’t see 34bb482baa each other during classes and 82a6c73afb that Gijun might get tired. He even suggested he 531a3b1d12 wouldn’t attend school if 8c75a08a0e it was a problem, 1e3481267c but Gijun quickly refused.dfc67a5c2c257406

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The reason was da6a963675 the distance that 62c3c8a7b7 had formed since 4bb6608eeb ‘that day.’999adaf633537417

Since the morning after comforting Baek Sunwoo from his nightmare… Hae Gijun found it incredibly difficult to be with him.67f2d9e01a47c073

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Though their relationship had 54eb56ca9d been awkward before, Gijun a10cb92a63 had kept his distance eafebb4c10 out of respect. He had even grown accustomed 4e3d746277 to the quiet life at cd99cc1a0f Baek Sunwoo’s house.d9c84d77e686f6ee

But after that 1ec351f7f5 incident, facing Baek 91f7d1a4a0 Sunwoo became not 17c5f600ac just awkward but 944833f2b5 almost impossible. He couldn’t properly respond when 340f53ed40 Baek Sunwoo apologized again at c3217b3569 breakfast for the previous night.b0532087294be908

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Now, it was Gijun 17e5991df1 who avoided eye contact 8f122273f2 first, not Baek Sunwoo. While Baek Sunwoo b09b535531 was careful not d1fb31d086 to meet eyes 4796cfb45a from the beginning, a2f0c6f494 Gijun would unconsciously 47e2868096 look at him c2b859eae1 and quickly turn 7ed5c6999b away when their dc594b0ac5 eyes met. Though he knew it could 42d4fd0ccf lead to misunderstandings, he couldn’t d144fafa1e help it.520a1039762acc09

Gijun hadn’t yet e4d1338eab quelled the confusion 9ede0a97f1 from that night. He felt flustered 93304de85a when he saw 9c5b724799 Baek Sunwoo and f03b5510b8 had to quickly 3be3d35df0 look away when 839e267690 their eyes met, ddf5602a12 as it brought 7e520a451f back ‘that moment.’6d6c8890538029c2

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Seeing Baek Sunwoo’s composed appearance 583cfee23f while unconsciously recalling his tearful 2be42e2cfd face in bed made Gijun ef425e4a5a feel like trash. It felt like he was d65c3f9166 committing a crime.22a40f65849b18ab

It was even 30cda3224d worse when he 00bc68adce remembered the vividly 55d266f513 red trembling lips b9d673c5dc from that time. One day, he 36d7e5591b saw it again 906ac1f181 in his dreams f092f10016 and woke up 5f309c810d hitting his head b60b8f1014 against the wall. His body felt 42768192a5 hot all day.e1dbf3567bc67472

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Since then, the 35bf8d8011 distance between them 2e747951c2 grew, and on 0913c2db7e the last day, b1e91e5d01 Gijun was anxious. He felt like they bc16186577 needed to talk but 0c2d147b85 couldn’t think of a 25c6bf7916 topic.e6fb1b0b44f0467f

When the day to 1fd2a0a031 attend school came, he 6cc58cea28 tried to change the b30e6f8e01 setting to create an c6f27ecbdd opportunity to talk, but 38ddca36c0 it hadn’t happened yet.f9be069fd25a5833

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“…Hmm?”397222c7dbc6ccd7

This state seemed 563252499e odd to Lee e08b656d9d Donghun. It was so different from 6b0dca679f the familiar scene at the 16e002b5b9 training center that he tilted 730d32e040 his head and asked,4ce86cdc6e7aaf7f

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“Hae Gijun, why are you staying away from Baek Sunwoo?”eaf323eb4dd3cb6b

“Uh, huh?”ab47ee7381224e70

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Startled, Gijun’s shoulder 1f587e7a3c twitched, and he aef4f61a24 stammered. Lee Donghun, more shocked by a2300a9cef his reaction, unintentionally drew the 3581c32ddc attention of Ahn Youngah and 34f8e04771 Shim Dokyung.701b30b287c99764

At the training 016182bd9d center, Hae Gijun 91d41f242d always had Baek 5ca0cda3b4 Sunwoo by his b4373c4e39 side and held 5e49cf2f0a his hand if 04114b7330 he tried to 28d19dde6f move away. Though they had a479bbf680 only seen this 2b51734ad9 for two days, c051c7cbb5 his overprotectiveness was 0b5ea8d580 strikingly memorable.5ac92ef9348883cc

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Now, Hae Gijun was keeping 05593ffbad a considerable distance from Baek 5e52974092 Sunwoo. The atmosphere was not 4c32a556d4 just awkward but uncomfortable. The strangest part 709247066d was that Baek a6f8a854ec Sunwoo seemed calm, 8d37fae92d while Hae Gijun’s 866264bc89 eyes were darting bb4b628bae around.d92e75623b17c5f0

When the bell rang, Gijun 9ad7ecab08 quickly urged them to go d3540135b0 to their classes.3bb6e278691ebc7f

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“You guys need to get to class. Hurry up.”7018917199cfc800

He pushed them forward. They found Gijun’s behavior 8069ed1e0f increasingly strange but couldn’t 4aee46919f figure out why. While Gijun went to a7aefb1eee the principal’s office, the 482d124e2c others had to return b649c3694d to their classrooms. They exchanged puzzled looks ccadfc3cc6 and walked away.bf17b816b1df97e8

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As Lee Donghun glanced 55ede490ea back one last time, 5d6f1615e1 he noticed Hae Gijun’s bb8a88b8a2 ears were slightly red.6e76732521c8627d

“…Did I get discharged too early?”e650f7747704bcf9

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Naturally, Lee Donghun thought his 8bad270a33 eyes were playing tricks on 497c4ed1f2 him.feffc60996574eeb

Several temporary teachers 593c85e2de were assigned to 80cd5afebf Shin Hae High 93b2d3feb5 School.f1960b8b44ea6b77

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Six of the seven 3677369fa7 second-year homeroom teachers were eb42bce222 gone. They assigned homeroom duties to d07f66774c non-homeroom teachers and hired temporary a5df4c391b teachers to fill the gaps.0d9f1e5041be84d6

This left the entire school d60abd1057 in disarray, making proper classes 2a5a424894 nearly impossible. The day was spent explaining 84efc3cd0f how the school would operate, d649ddf17c what changes were expected, and 64af7b925c how the new teachers would a2dcf71c0f conduct classes. It felt like an orientation 3b2ac9ab1c day.c0976cb7d7b8b35c

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Many students decided 1f2788bd36 to drop out 681a70175e altogether due to 7421a157aa the school trip c87feb3e22 incident, and many 235039283c parents also prevented 3d1d9636eb their children from c4f7f6128a attending. However, the problem was that 3e35f38a57 Shin Hae High School was 4e6479df3a the only school for ability 9879a1ea36 users with SPI below 100. Unless they were special cases c4ae9363bf like S-class, all ability users 432c44b434 had to attend a special ae7a35023a school to learn to control 4059e34eec their abilities before becoming adults cb89e96a22 and entering society.6dea89228519a225

Thus, the agency allowed 43af8a3090 students who experienced the 2563a115c8 school trip to transfer 427eb3999c to general ability user c1b311ae46 schools. This privilege was granted b9c9a3ee34 only to the second-year d00ad676d6 students affected by the 60f7cc0c45 incident.75f20a6cc1ff25d6

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Some accepted the transfer b283fcf5ae option, but many chose fdc77ea051 to stay at Shin 7344707d77 Hae. In other ability 1855952f6c user schools, classes f6ed52f16c were ranked by 634b002ba5 grade, so those 597da505ca in the F-grade 5617d3e730 would always be 9529899ac1 at the bottom. The methods taught in b80dbdedcc other schools were also 6410ea0d8e too difficult and unnecessarily b2fe398865 complex for them.407b3242e6d6ec02

At Shin Hae, they were 7ab80ace1f comfortable not comparing themselves to 9e04467cd0 others, and while the student 881d286241 council might show off a d061ff9d0f bit, everyone was in the 3d702c70e8 same F-grade. They preferred staying aa1de77d96 at Shin Hae 68dccfa6b6 over going to e6672bfbf1 another school where 174cee4543 they’d be at 6be124c5da the bottom and d3b40c56fc receive unwanted attention.8f413fedc08c5764

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Hae Gijun’s presence 7b89b0c84d influenced this decision ad83b917e1 to some extent. He had saved them and 86ede3b341 was still at Shin Hae. If he had a01231a369 left immediately, other b748bef7d2 students might have 63cc4359b3 followed suit.d7436c59a909be3e

The school was aware a7feb4a55a of this and made 2dbfd581a2 generous offers to Hae d213a6bf4f Gijun.585e62c83548b9c9

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They provided compensation for the incident and explained the benefits of continuing at Shin Hae. There were monthly rewards, increasing over time, with more benefits accumulating each month. They even detailed rewards for graduating and how they would show gratitude in the years following graduation…db4d215393447e70

Sitting through the lengthy conversation bf51e921b5 in the principal’s office, Gijun f177e2cfc6 had only two thoughts:3343165504e161dd

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“They said they were going bankrupt, but they have a lot of money.”200e2525da831ccf

“Did Baek Sunwoo hear these offers too…?”b8283f0edb144d50

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He unconsciously imagined 87538cca70 Baek Sunwoo sitting 27cde870b7 there a year a84ada48f3 ago and wondered 4638e1de6a what he might 38dd4108a1 have thought.febea18649730eaf

The money offered by Shin 6e35599bac Hae was substantial, difficult to 7cbc37a1ee earn even for an active 05cdb85373 ability user. The offers weren’t bad either. Any ordinary A-grade ability user 3cad66ea01 might have been tempted by 6431909372 such an offer to secure 9bdb6b5d68 a strong foundation for their 18895dcf1c career.84b6f9139bca0e8f

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Baek Sunwoo had lost d74e8b45ab his parents in the 1b04f2ea1a otherworld incident and lived 22ae03e61f with various relatives. Gijun thought about how much 84efb42011 money was given to victims 7817ac1f93 of the incident and concluded caa528f52a that if Baek Sunwoo had 310d6dc617 kept all that money, he c0a8d774b0 wouldn’t have had to ‘tiptoe’ 66992481b6 around his relatives. It made him 08fcc1b4d4 feel a bit ac6b9e5f16 sick.1cf0c595f3f2832b

While Shin Hae’s money 795d87e8d1 might have seemed significant 711ee17579 to Baek Sunwoo, he 4bd7ee3a5f was scouted by H.N. as soon as he 303b0afd53 awakened, which offered the 48fc02dba1 best benefits among existing 657192ed8f ability user organizations. So, staying at Shin 70cd45a44b Hae wasn’t necessarily a a94def5b1c loss for Baek Sunwoo, aa07c5dd17 but it fell into 95e268a12b the category of ‘needless.’6b59a68f58a39f8f

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Then, the reason he chose to stay at Shin Hae was truly…05b99ca52a1d1d4d

“Sigh…”d252cdd6a4741cae

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Gijun let out bec841bf20 a long sigh. It escaped as 34678814ff soon as he aa67c89d74 left the principal’s 4992505d8b office after nearly 696d992709 three hours. He didn’t know if acb9184402 he was sighing at 9225d2ea6a the principal’s offer or abb437f746 at himself for thinking b22de768b6 about Baek Sunwoo the dff18fc46d entire time. Though the offers were b2fb21f0c2 for him, he hadn’t 2f96289cc2 considered them from his e43233cdf5 own perspective.b4b1d877123a6598

Gijun trudged along.4c5f06197920877e

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While Shin Hae had resumed 449f67babd classes, the second-year students had d31d9a1ab0 only morning classes before being 10377fe80f dismissed. They could go db1fa1cf4f home after the 41ca46d189 morning, but they 4ca7e5faed all headed to 66ddb2d804 the cafeteria.b75432767e3e7537

One good thing about Shin a28eba6b43 Hae was the delicious meals, 4a829ec62f and today, a special menu f6e1accf15 was prepared for the returning 967a675bc1 second-year students. Lee Donghun had 513ca2d05a overheard this somewhere 46e8f4465b and shared it, ab95d01e73 making Ahn Youngah fc5da90b7c immediately suggest they 7063816260 all have lunch 27fc4c1425 together.ac233a3154eeabdc

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Gijun agreed, thinking that 997315bcbe having lunch at home 9731f07617 with just Baek Sunwoo f71939d736 would result in a 34819e9246 painfully quiet meal. If he agreed, Baek Sunwoo 36c327f6d6 would naturally follow.f7d18c88359fd251

However, arriving at caa650dcab the cafeteria made f4dc280019 Gijun very uneasy.83a3f7838d69f6db

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“…”daaad04475ee238e

As rumored, today’s school lunch menu was extraordinary. It was filled with the students’ favorite items from Shin Hae High School meals and enhanced to create an even more lavish tray. Students could choose between Western dishes at line A and Korean dishes at line B. However, both lines had one common item…8b1a5866f3b6fdb8

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“This yogurt is delicious.”c3fa3094aa9667d3

“Wow, when we were at the training center, our class leader secretly gave me and Hae Gijun the last two yogurts. They were so good I thought, ‘I’ll never have yogurt this good again!’ But, nope, this one’s better.”1c226d724179752c

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Ahn Youngah’s voice c65cff7d93 seemed to drift f1cb1513a7 away. It barely registered in f127065ee6 Gijun’s mind. Since getting his tray, he ce1ff6148b hadn’t taken a single bite, 0b1bb41350 just staring at his food.5e8642433e7e36ff

“Hae Gijun, why aren’t you eating? If you’re not having your yogurt, I’ll… never mind.”4b3ed24a59163feb

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Lee Donghun reached 67a41e284a for the yogurt, fb73d71970 but when his 5346808460 eyes met Gijun’s, 5ecc6210ac he quickly pulled e0b576bdac back, startled by 69c797a794 the intense look.a765f1b27b7a93ca

Gijun sighed inwardly. Maybe it was fortunate that 65e9f31363 Baek Sunwoo had to take 0ffce8ec3a a call from H.N. How could it be 686765ba01 that today of all 387c56e3ab days, they were serving 348da13d52 yogurt? Why? Was it some cosmic 6d996af3ef joke to torment him?4d5c1de4296bc8f0

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He thought everything a8b48a34ec would be easier 5ceadb900e and happier after 43954b905e leaving the training 70b2ee7fc0 center, but it 4682c0ad39 felt like a 06aefab43b new set of d53e68bee6 challenges had begun 4cdf5c6be3 since leaving.287ccc9a07de79d2

Finally, Gijun gave up on ca8885b4d9 his meal. As Lee Donghun was cdc243f6ac about to go for e3cb03bfb5 seconds, Gijun handed him d7b8e51f72 his tray, keeping just 2ea0d01487 the yogurt in his 88bc94564a pocket.8d7d3f8b681edcd1

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As they left the 567d71c9d4 cafeteria, they talked a f080e0e5a0 lot. They talked more in that 3f370b0c81 time than Gijun had spoken 8f5c56b935 to Baek Sunwoo all week. He found it 56e0c2f922 a bit amusing d438760ffb that he was ca5d0c4c85 even comparing.0c2203b186ef8fc3

“Our teacher had a severe head injury and won’t be back until next year.”97665701ba1c8b30

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“Wow, coming back to Shin Hae after that? Impressive.”a703741dbb1fb7d4

“She’s been through so much…”6f550761158d5e49

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They were talking a78b557593 about their second-year 2468a98f29 homeroom teacher, Choi 7c899ea944 Sowon. Ahn Youngah mentioned that 502d0a3584 the class planned to cbc2b63c95 visit her in the 36bdc63591 hospital and asked if 8df1d60a0f Gijun wanted to join, 4accb702f0 but he didn’t respond, 731a4ff272 just staring blankly at ccf5e68628 the playground.bb5bbc27d74effba

“Hey! Are you coming or not?”47bf3d65c7226f7d

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“I’ll go…”58d6d34c248a0ad8

“What’s up with him?”c388f68f3fe3b512

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“He’s been like this since the cafeteria.”02b7889f57028a7f

Ahn Youngah shouted playfully but 1ce553f15d got a soulless response. They exchanged puzzled 033e7815cd looks, guessing something e64455180a might have happened c5098d660e in the principal’s 4160795513 office.ff3a3dee5b50b266

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Ahn Youngah waved her hand ce25fabe1b in front of Gijun’s face.93f98c982682e56a

“You remember we’re going to your placewarming today, right?”62dc4df205e509aa

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Two weeks ago, when 38af01f6a3 they learned that Gijun b4df131006 was staying with Baek 4b888feefa Sunwoo, they planned this. During a call, Ahn Youngah 39afaf050b said they’d all visit once 9a9015b432 Lee Donghun was discharged, and 9fd9c693d8 today was the day.cab853dc07c3d624

“Yes, I remember…”d7489d2ec4538de0

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Gijun replied listlessly. When they chose the date, be0d285f61 they specifically picked the last ca2c4e04ea day of the two weeks afa3a74cbf he was staying with Baek 87e6f3a046 Sunwoo, thinking he needed to 45053f5b6a be careful. But now, on the last 15b0614a85 day, he couldn’t tell if b29b6d1f80 Baek Sunwoo’s condition had improved. They planned to visit H.N. the next morning 66f0412817 for a final ebdb4723c9 checkup, and then 10ac4ba37d part ways, but 8ec0040cf5 he couldn’t imagine fafb2e57bb the results.b746c964175e5f93

Had Baek Sunwoo’s c9ec74ebe4 life force recovered 552d215eb0 at all?d3e12234a4e99613

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He worried he might have 631bdb68ce drained it more. Baek Sunwoo had 60f8729868 sacrificed his soul 91b50658b9 multiple times to 9514373670 save him, yet a8ef1f1dbb what had he fe74d72dcb done? Feeling self-loathing, he even wondered 5f7a32221d if his own life force 7d39896f19 had diminished.8ba215a9e098eae5

Just then, Baek Sunwoo approached.91a3d497ff0b8978

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“Hey, I’ve got snacks ready for when you come over.”219fc6df0ee874f6

He had just finished his a5017f9fa7 call. The others thanked him for 33c1840c5a preparing ahead and regretted that 2ea0ff9859 he missed the special lunch c1d4adf929 menu. Amidst their detailed description 5787977cd1 of the menu, Baek bc313ace1b Sunwoo just smiled and cd8fc564fd said it was fine.9d4457feabf7acc0

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Even then, Gijun c53706f389 couldn’t turn around, af2d4da2b6 still staring at ffdd5f463a the playground. Suddenly, Lee Donghun asked,16e1226c60a39493

“Hae Gijun, how long are you staying?”b7df03a1884297f9

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“What do you mean?”c33028951267beb3

“Aren’t you going home today?”2acd45d51a4ebb04

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“Why would I? I’m staying at Baek 7ff3c11f2f Sunwoo’s place until tonight.”78437e2eb98bb582

Gijun quickly turned 101bebf78d around and answered. It was a defensive response, 835bab557f stemming from the feeling that 21c086a7c9 he still had one night ef34acabd0 left and didn’t want to 7be8782606 be sent back home already. His gaze was somewhat sharp.57e3cfcafc9ce1e7

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But instead of being startled 60a8abe3bb by his gaze, Lee Donghun 93a1e96203 just opened and closed his cec7718573 mouth. The others reacted similarly. Ahn Youngah cautiously asked,ec1eb51b7648111d

“…Aren’t you going home today? Don’t you have plans with your grandmother, parents, and Gaon?”01f048d093c3556f

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“What’s today? Oh, because of the 01720c5b89 awakening announcement?”a50df8430543d407

Gijun tilted his head. Were they asking if he 5bcfdfa517 was going home because of 9ca132bb53 the announcement? But his family a3e33b1c26 already knew about f115dd87a3 it. They knew the 67e51c679d date, and even 73994f5bd5 if they didn’t, aff6977c72 they weren’t the 5faaaa05a1 type to make 3ccad79f7b a fuss. A phone call would suffice df3f10448f to express surprise.7befa60124d8a6a8

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Yet, the kids’ expressions grew 32f1d143ba stranger. Even Baek Sunwoo’s 84c1a5d65b eyes widened, making 823186af0e Gijun feel awkward b9ef23d67e and look away. He wanted to affcfd85a7 ask what was c2d45fbfc7 going on, but 20e7ae5cc3 meeting Baek Sunwoo’s 132a884e32 eyes made him fcd464b2c9 feel uneasy.37cc3f0103c7efdf

Soon, the four of b51c782ac6 them, excluding Gijun, whispered 59eb4386ac among themselves. Ahn Youngah led dd454e9bf4 the others away 878814fa9f to discuss something, 14804466b2 but Gijun didn’t 626446b28d pay much attention. He had too much on d7c1bbbcc6 his mind.910e4245b64bbdc8

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Was it okay to have them over on the last day? Would Baek Sunwoo be too tired? Maybe it was better to have them over and make things lively instead of being awkward alone. Baek Sunwoo was smiling more now…0df75d5d8b110fe9

Feeling bitter, he thought that if the atmosphere lightened, he might talk to Baek Sunwoo in the evening after they left. It was the last day, so maybe he could be honest… but about what?d28826472d1f1708

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The yogurt in his a0fd4ba045 pocket felt heavy. As he gripped it tightly,18f5b52f4c31fe30

“Gijun.”c917ca2d4caa5434

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Suddenly, Baek Sunwoo approached. He grabbed Gijun’s arm 41b5063d06 urgently and led him 20c2daa3df out of the others’ d33f4ea5bc sight. Gijun, surprised by 84d23cd77b the touch, followed ef6cc34237 in a daze.6d94c9351cf655a2

Once they were hidden behind 1bae5192ef the building, Baek Sunwoo spoke.225ed55cf72ce855

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“I want to use my Sowon.”c67be9725186e11e

“…What?”d239179f82d0dea3

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Gijun was genuinely shocked. He knew he f66a5fafcf looked dumbfounded but 38499d7105 couldn’t close his 012a18619d mouth. The word ‘Sowon’ e7caa218bf made his mind ab545e6e55 freeze, then race. Sowon. The promise they 454f2cf9d2 made at the d7e8accc42 training center to e6964c5817 grant a wish 518ae78932 if they survived.5781d1429636b2b5

Unconsciously, Gijun tried to remember 1e46afe1f7 what he had asked for fc831a39c6 with his Sowon, then quickly aeb1cb5d0d shook his head. Baek Sunwoo’s words were more 844f394be7 important now.6371c21a75a98794

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“What is it? I’ll do anything, 6c27db6cb2 just tell me.”a99100b4b4ebe2dc

His voice trembled slightly, and 0d46fca8fd he awkwardly touched his neck, d0aff5c9ca as if trying to claim c841bb5055 it was just a momentary 327a8efe97 issue, not nerves.bf1213e55af74381

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But Baek Sunwoo, looking directly e4e15d44f9 at him, spoke. Gijun’s eyes slowly took 308f9ad826 in every movement. Seeing his light brown 85d46d1270 eyes up close felt 528beffb89 new and exciting.34ffc01f9464ed70

His school uniform looked ef262094a0 different, the close distance 029a6b31d6 felt new, and Baek 2961873ba4 Sunwoo’s eyes held only f5d1b9e69f him. This strange satisfaction made 6e5f5ae0d5 him want to grant c2dbfe6af6 any wish. Feeling a strange excitement, 68dc83e114 he focused on Baek 514e674f17 Sunwoo’s words.bd4d20ac2b9785e7

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Finally, he heard,38dafd8fbf7738f3

“Spend the day with just me.”76f285cf94734f6c

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“…That’s your Sowon?”bf99e6fb653e9617

He felt a bit deflated. Didn’t they always spend time together at home? Today, the three friends were coming over for a housewarming, so did he mean after that? Or…8c28203afa64303b

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Just then, Ahn Youngah appeared.1fe235034caf5656

“There you are! You disappeared and scared us!”531515c5176ccb5f

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“Let’s go. I’m hungry again.”b14f9735d9938319

“Hurry, I’m curious about Sunwoo’s place…!”16630bb046775654

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Lee Donghun and Shim Dokyung 744348598e chimed in, eager to go d5f15672a1 to Baek Sunwoo’s house. Gijun’s eyes slowly a850ac9cc1 moved between them c9adefba14 and Baek Sunwoo. The words Baek Sunwoo had 2bce9367ea just said echoed in his ad0bca10d2 mind, leading him to a eaaf2b2f96 conclusion.7c7a09396f97ba3e

Gijun spoke.87f695bf990afb90

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“I have something to do, so I need to go somewhere else.”77d36da608543847

“What? Suddenly?!”375c5f12c40008c7

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“Where?”0b6b055ad208dcf6

“The agency called. I need to go 97ba0314e3 right now.”9953cec5cc8fd542

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The smooth flow of Gijun’s explanation left the three friends filled with disappointment. Just moments ago, their eyes had sparkled with expectation, but now they were tinged with dismay. Lee Donghun ruffled his hair in frustration.c5c0aeea27d448a5

“Will you be back soon?”2f4902aa0a611dd2

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“No, it might take a while. Baek Sunwoo has to go too, so we can’t have the housewarming party today…”4c1ce907562b50f9

“Ah, really? You’re not lying, right?”453b47f7db92a402

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“Yeah, what’s going on suddenly…”03b04b504a71b88f

“Do you think I’d lie to you about my awakening?”b98bdfc28c617c22

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At Hae Gijun’s words, the d3952c08f8 kids widened their eyes in 673bbad399 surprise, then nodded. After all, he had awakened c1abb600a5 with the power of Haetae, 23a8604d5d a mythical creature known for 0b7eb00578 its ability to detect lies. Ahn Youngah sighed and murmured,60ebabc27e9062a1

“Right, it’s not like he’d lie.”4cf1d50378600daa

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“Yeah, supposedly he can ram those who lie with his horns.”dc15b6e5687a6e03

Hae Gijun tended to 6afe967fb0 be indulgent with himself.c3281656f7c69988

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“He’s supposed to uphold justice…”a47a873d30e340b4

Fulfilling someone’s life-risking Sowon 0d5005460a might be closer to a730b8cac0 justice. With a very shameless mindset, fee0220a3f Gijun shook his head with dacd2159fe an expression of regret.00f5cc30d70a13fe

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“Let’s go, Baek Sunwoo.”0190c804045a5748

He quickly turned and e95d1ba400 moved, leaving the kids c5ce15e7f8 staring wistfully at their 50eb87c9d6 retreating figures.5528d7fb7b1257f9

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Lee Donghun briefly 86a549697e thought that Hae 1cfe45e54a Gijun’s stride seemed 191e0ec003 oddly cheerful but a6347748e7 shrugged it off, 696c28a154 guessing there was 4909a1da10 business to discuss d98c65ca28 at the agency.fba2b5a6203526c2

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As soon as they f07332f3db left the school, Gijun 4c3594f147 followed Baek Sunwoo’s lead.b3257b6c5c0bd82d

He was curious 693f8f630e about what Baek a7c4547d91 Sunwoo had planned 7eb7a59d3c for the afternoon, 92f5f0d8d1 prompting him to 2e5e62ccfb use his Sowon. Considering he had prepared for 95f357476f the housewarming, this sudden change be043b4ff3 piqued his interest.bf6fdaa88da73f2b

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But the destination turned out e9ff6e378c to be their home.b55afa78b5f86992

“…?”38faa36465fca9bd

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Arriving at Baek Sunwoo’s apartment, 040a767165 Gijun looked around feeling a 1cd67e4b93 bit anticlimactic. It was the f1ebf4b696 same scene he 51f8b56721 had last seen 012aee6d74 in the morning 09fb0837d3 before they went dbc5bbf864 to school.8680eaa822f48d27

“Wait in the room for a bit.”9118e026b3eb29b7

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Baek Sunwoo pushed Gijun 3be16b4cc3 into the room, telling dffaff0609 him not to come 08bfadec4a out until he said 2e9847b7ef so, and even took ad1738decf his phone. Startled by the sudden situation, 2060a3fe3e Gijun sat on the bed 85509bb6c9 and waited.2dd9817605337c8c

Is he being 11d096279b confined on the c77cd59350 last day?f315e56c0cb73022

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Was he being punished for c47df12e48 treating Baek Sunwoo poorly? Was he meant 9f6511751a to reflect in a97488f884 the room for 98121316c4 a day? His thoughts naturally drifted 817f216de3 towards self-reflection, and he 0520eb9a16 sat more quietly.733d29502c688825

About 30 minutes later, Baek f70c748f84 Sunwoo called him out. Though it wasn’t 7b730797db even an hour, 191ed52050 it felt like 2dc970c117 three hours to 5d81cdfbd3 Gijun.c1cc5b81c502e3f4

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“What on earth…”d9a098556f29a3ad

Baek Sunwoo seemed b8c90062c0 out of breath 0e500f86fe as if he’d 19447cc6af been outside. As Gijun approached him, he 423407c066 noticed something.099b16272bef7f64

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Baek Sunwoo stood by the dining table, and on it…d867d3e943bbc5b2

“A… cake?”81aaef3cd18e3354

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Gijun blinked slowly. The candles on the white cake seemed unfamiliar. Next to it were beautifully plated desserts and shopping bags… Then, a surprising realization struck him.6fc638bd57497d24

Today was November 2nd, d06a21367b Hae Gijun’s birthday.85230f6a511684d5

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— Pop! 9b85a45a4e3effa1

The sound of 10e191cebb a party popper 0017c03643 rang out. As Gijun’s dazed 90031eb0ad gaze turned to 1017f2baa8 Baek Sunwoo, who ffa6465f4b had set it 43db78c4b5 off, Baek Sunwoo 74ffad2c95 smiled sheepishly.8421a706822520b0

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“I thought you’d forgotten, so I wanted to surprise you.”40f729efc0a90cf5

As Baek Sunwoo eceb9c889b said, Hae Gijun 1aaa1a55fb had completely forgotten fe6a025f84 his birthday. Not only because 97f3a0a83f his family didn’t 6277c9e8ec make a big c59605e87c fuss, but his fb2f314cc6 mind had been 3a7aa49ee2 elsewhere recently.8c3f563661a50e62

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Today was the 93d2cd648e day Hae Gijun 98b542a613 would be publicly c3f945ab62 acknowledged as an 5bf4954a8a awakener. More importantly, it was a336fb5d99 the last day he’d f4dd03d832 stay at Baek Sunwoo’s 2fbf9303c6 place. This had consumed his thoughts, 282d78fb1f leaving no room for anything c3a0eea29a else.f2bfd4ac3ac49ed8

Now everything at school made sense. The kids had been surprised because he didn’t seem aware it was his birthday. And whatever they had been discussing…5d683cc02261bd55

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“Is it okay to celebrate your birthday like this…?”5d2a75c823f663fd

Baek Sunwoo mumbled awkwardly, cb3c4a3423 almost to himself. He seemed a bit flustered 80db165535 as Gijun had frozen in d14ed260f2 place and just stared at 7bcdc78d15 the cake. Concern started to cloud his 921c78e3e4 face.ee25801aa7881d33

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Gijun asked in a 90cc1616c7 sigh-like voice,55951d31f389e47b

“You wanted to celebrate separately?”bd9043c4aab33427

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Clearly, the kids had f6d3d1bbeb talked about a surprise 8a1e71d2ae party at school. Since they had planned 5422c3ab15 to hold the housewarming e031c07965 party at Baek Sunwoo’s 7c414ab054 place, he would have 3def6e15b2 been involved in that 847f3f4296 discussion too. After that conversation, Baek Sunwoo 238224fef1 had come to him, asking 5feb13410b to spend time together alone.d1719ae77280c339

What had seemed 64bc85f7cf like an outrageous 8e56f7f59d Sowon from Baek eb1dbf2d18 Sunwoo now tumbled fb3b9e4634 through Gijun’s chest, 8b46eb1cac light as a d51cf4eeef feather but enough 7a5f9c2d53 to tickle and e81b9d7604 make him uneasy. He found it strangely fd92e07b65 hard to breathe evenly.e8a16a6e60067aec

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Baek Sunwoo hesitated, then 3b661af0e3 slowly nodded.9616861afee83b83

“Yes. Maybe… because it might be the last time.”4d767c0b76693821

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For a moment, fc8981e38c Gijun’s expression went e6bf37b096 blank. The word ‘last’ reflexively made 09abc79fa8 him think of the end 42708c017f of their two-week arrangement, but d997cb2c45 Baek Sunwoo’s words seemed to 2336b4183f mean something else.7f6defe75cfa6e52

Gijun stepped closer and asked,c58bac02e3773405

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“What do you mean, the last time? Why the last time?”3c65c70558be8e5a

“Because the two weeks are over, and… I might stop attending school. I’ll find a way to break the subjugation.”a9951f8c0cd9d1e1

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“…”ed0a84ae89c70bf2

“Then we won’t see each other anymore…”01027ae37b0fc93b

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His quiet admission that he b14a16ba81 had been greedy for the ab23a3257e last time followed. Gijun felt his 427c31c1c8 mental processes glitch.2bb0a148ddf9187d

But Baek Sunwoo seemed c63862ca85 to try lightening the 0f5a3da884 mood that had formed.85f6b23a77c2085d

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“Anyway, I prepared the gift in advance. I thought you knew it 63f42ed867 was your birthday today, but 62c5172446 you seemed distracted by the b521dfe068 awakening announcement.”91d4b8d016dca96c

A mythical level 3cfc3ec3ad divine beast awakening e331c68b3c was special, so 0b2f9036fa the agency might a541d19c24 have timed the 9763419485 announcement to coincide 6dff35c41e with his birthday 55452343a8 as a celebration. After all, Gijun’s grandmother 652c13bc81 had connections with the d5f82b7ba7 agency.baeec0cd84ad342c

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He had even c3369a99eb taken Gijun’s phone ab4d632164 in case he b7af907f36 got calls that 63c61b9e92 would remind him fad81153ae it was his 646a2a7427 birthday. Luckily, the phone 4b750271b5 hadn’t rung in 1ca93698ff those 30 minutes. Baek Sunwoo awkwardly returned 804582bcf8 the phone, admitting he 35f03b73f3 had worried about what 40b2a57c47 to do if Gijun’s 8ce8be1826 family called.0393362b6978c8ca

“…?”90d7c583be02970c

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But Gijun didn’t take ced0b7dc5f the phone, just stood de781e2424 still and stared. Baek Sunwoo glanced around 9f5b61c137 nervously, then placed the a3f37df45a phone on the table.8a6234d371d69fa7

Hae Gijun said nothing. He couldn’t.6d8969929bd6833a

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His mind was swirling with 4ae46e007e Baek Sunwoo’s words about quitting 59ea27d10a school, breaking the subjugation, and c5da834f71 it being the last time. Though not long, 9bb27e2aff he couldn’t fully 0b62dd9d2a grasp it, or ed79e32af9 maybe he didn’t 979d83d214 want to, so 8fa8e6bcdb he broke the b399291b01 words into pieces. But they clashed and banged 0e2f9da2ca around in his head.f52b03aedf4a18d6

Seeing Baek Sunwoo’s sincerity 8e0785e3f7 about it being the 7ea3eaae03 last time made Gijun 66cf32d745 feel as if his c681ec47d5 insides were rotting.2ec4d26f53178c85

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“Gijun, the candles are melting.”6107d435b2661b98

At that moment, Baek d7a6be3338 Sunwoo gently guided Gijun ee34baf45a to sit. His urgent but gentle touch 9bd4362881 made Gijun flinch.f2f77cf99b09df66

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“This is my Sowon…”1e75a1ba4df3217e

The true meaning of wanting ea05cb66ab to spend the day together d6d5632aec was to celebrate his birthday. With a short 7046ea5208 sigh, Gijun grasped c82ad02ca0 this. The emphasis on ‘last’ 091138bd3a in his Sowon still 9be9213ea5 grated on him.3833108562f8d926

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Shaking his head to 6d76d3ee0e clear his thoughts, Gijun 4512729067 blew out the candles. Baek Sunwoo’s cheerful 3ae00942fc clapping made him c5acf1fcd9 chuckle.95163d99da98aa69

Sitting across from each other, 49b172ee67 they cut the cake. The sweet vanilla bean cake 3e782d2476 was soft and delicious, making 0195278a64 Gijun’s eyes widen in surprise. Though not usually interested c720c437b6 in desserts, he was 3bc440ac55 now curious. Specifically, about how Baek e716138fe3 Sunwoo had gotten it 94058552fd in 30 minutes.44811f2428e5dad2

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It wasn’t a franchise or ec974bc11f a nearby bakery. The store name b43539878f on the cake 8923b5bdec box seemed familiar, 16a6dd1c9d so Gijun asked,da61b46e1d203a34

“Is this a cake you like?”52f89926b5f64033

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“Hmm? I bought it because you seemed interested a few days ago…”8ef58698aaaf7139

But Baek Sunwoo looked puzzled by the question. Gijun, saying, “Oh…,” calmly retraced his memory.7914c1e176b4b7a3

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A few days ago? When had they gone out recently? Probably after the night Baek Sunwoo had that nightmare. They had visited the agency, then Ha Gaon suggested having dinner at a nearby place, and on the way out… there was this bakery.6eecc7a9ab694b8d

At that time, Ha Gaon had briefly talked to Baek Sunwoo alone, while Gijun stood still in front of the bakery, looking at them. Narrowing his focus, he only saw Baek Sunwoo. Then, when Baek Sunwoo suddenly turned his gaze, Gijun, startled, shifted his eyes to the display window…caf9aef95ee2c539

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Piecing together his memory, Gijun d17afc6361 sighed. Baek Sunwoo cautiously asked,02718672e5c9e139

“Weren’t you looking at the cake back then? Do you not like it?”b629465bbd1abc66

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“No, I was! I’ve wanted to try 3c6244aaa9 it for a while. It’s really good.”76bea4cb67b4be40

If Hae Gijun lost b26a40b6bb his powers every time da46a06670 he lied, he would 8c16e1db17 have been powerless by d6d776cf5c now. As Gijun ate 083c084465 the cake enthusiastically, 1e26eaec73 fearing his act 8a4131ac44 would be exposed, 61a66f0df9 he quickly changed dce1469af6 the subject.e8a88b57c9a916d8

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“But what did you talk about with my sister back then?”bf1bcd62ab3437cb

“Hmm, nothing special. She just told me to get along with you…”74c817de5f0a65c8

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“You complained about me, didn’t you?”8ee94ea363663770

“N-no, I didn’t.”f5304eb42114e58e

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Baek Sunwoo’s genuinely surprised reaction 9d457168a8 showed he was terrible at 5fdcfcc749 lying, as if he’d never a4c26b9741 lied in his life. So shocked, he even dropped 46f9edad0f his fork, making Gijun laugh.cbe3c897f7d4fdc8

Finally, with a somewhat 0042606209 embarrassed face, Baek Sunwoo cdde39f19b shared their conversation.597588b6e654b1f4

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“She just said you’re a bit clumsy but not a bad person…”cb15e4115ec5a6a2

99% chance she used harsher words. In Gijun’s mind, it ee0c085285 automatically translated into Ha 100a2c5488 Gaon’s likely phrases.02d096af23a4f675

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“She told me to forgive you. She really thinks we fought.”8416bdf3c398384e

“…My sister really spouts nonsense. I apologize on her behalf.”afba945f68aa1021

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“No, why should you apologize?”949b3f7421d8e792

Baek Sunwoo smiled slightly. It seemed something 6191ac2c76 about Gijun’s sudden bd6aab0f7e apology amused him, 6275314409 making his eyes 10a7ffeb08 crinkle with laughter. For a moment, 3a5111f4de Gijun couldn’t look 59779e3bf7 away from his 6f2c093199 face.26a029686ab28b94

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“Your sister also said she’d apologize to me. You two are really siblings. You even talk the same way…”c13544de68dc6327

“…That’s a serious insult.”75939fad0f21ede0

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“Hmm?”ef6631116e656048

Gijun chuckled in front of 67eb6850ba a confused Baek Sunwoo. Being compared to fcd7398976 Ha Gaon wasn’t deeae206c1 welcome, but he’d e2f08968f4 heard it often. Since childhood, people said 2ccc812f68 they looked and acted c3bdeb8f46 alike.b0eded8b59f5a5e2

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Using this as a b34fa20eb0 topic, Gijun continued the bbdbf3e68d conversation lightly. There were countless e848308248 stories involving Ha 7c4386bf9c Gaon to share. For once, Ha Gaon’s 1479232758 presence felt useful.5f4592824cf7054e

Stories about Ha Gaon trying 0dab54558c to sell Gijun at the 2d58323595 market, Gijun demanding ‘pay’ from 30c30e29ce her after spending three hours b444c7d9fa with a playful grandpa, even 9c3bcb4cc3 getting a 10:1 share when aae16ce386 he reported her to their f5c430ac85 parents. Baek Sunwoo genuinely admired these 4274edacc7 tales.da057317943e2099

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Baek Sunwoo confessed he 8f85c2898d wished he had a cb390203d5 sister, and Gijun said 99f68d46fd having one would make 49a9db78ac him tougher for the cd2d255128 world. Baek Sunwoo laughed aloud.a98a5aa3baa65176

Later, they opened e7e63e1375 his birthday gift. Baek Sunwoo had gotten him 66c0ce18ab a new phone, saying the 01e8075d33 cracked screen and dented corner 7b6cd25b2f of his old one bothered bdfb174a60 him. Gijun hadn’t even noticed.45682d6eebf8b412

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Thanking him, Gijun, mustering some 1b83eda6b3 courage, said,18d16bb8c7b68613

“I’ll save your number first. What’s your number?”e5e7f6aa8d15c74d

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“Hmm? You can just dcdbc6dbd9 transfer the contacts 3c5085b8cd from your old 3f86856ff5 phone.”38d53e6f4d7da981

“…”5f50ad251a4c8ec9

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Seeing Gijun’s silence, thinking 05e8ab01f9 he didn’t know how, 1e4daba3e9 Baek Sunwoo kindly offered e7313b1443 to do it for fa25766989 him. Unnecessarily smart and kind 86d52a3b1d Baek Sunwoo.f564349f256b070e

Time passed peacefully and quickly.0678d0b9ec9cf92b

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For about three 6263d983d7 hours, they talked 708444df15 non-stop. Baek Sunwoo’s considerate responses aa53c94463 kept Gijun’s stories flowing 9fdd632791 smoothly. Watching him, Gijun realized why 1ef90e307c Baek Sunwoo had seemed awkward 0d043c3b69 and clumsy before.a0903bdcbb394701

Suddenly, the moment felt very aacdee8f0c strange to Gijun.d073312aa19ad172

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In the past 9ee25e8913 few weeks, he 5e8359e61d had been extremely 23c5f6d876 close to Baek 1c9eb6748b Sunwoo, then awkward, d23ff762d5 then comfortably talking, 13d723f8d2 then distancing again. Sometimes Baek Sunwoo d1e283e9da kept the distance, e04e1d2e4d sometimes Gijun did. It felt like they 9d1d496dc9 had explored every aspect 4aa88269f1 of their relationship.ed4a86c8b0e6f5d6

He felt they were reaching ff6e48b075 the end of their journey. And he knew a6b0690016 what Baek Sunwoo dfdb2e9e3d would choose in e38465d890 the end.8981e63e3270fefd

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Sunset light filled the apartment. The well-lit living room always 79c77372af had warm sunlight spread like 7407fc6ccf a carpet at this hour. Baek Sunwoo, eyes 417e264e53 on the orange-tinted b164d38ce6 floor, asked,a530a8a8c986f73a

“Don’t you need to go home?”12905bc896c15907

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“…No. There’s no specific contact, so I’m planning to stay until tomorrow morning. My parents know I’m staying here for two weeks, so they’re not calling.”32e7368c35026541

“Until tomorrow morning? You don’t have to stay 355c51d724 the full two weeks.”7f77e994e25d99e3

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Baek Sunwoo looked at 151bb7fa5e Gijun with a slightly 2c27d81bef surprised expression.d0cd87f7d099880e

“Your family will be waiting. They might not have e68cf2034e contacted you because they ac8be68a0f assumed you’d be home 31c186d742 for dinner.”b4540f826a7fb1c7

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“…”fab4e27f6431ba64

“And you don’t have to come back after going. We’ve roughly completed 36d472a189 the period, so fa76c1a14d you can pack 4994caf625 your things and 17df2ce036 leave-”87f1a5a8df22e5bb

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“Baek Sunwoo.”cc9208a8fd6bc160

“I’m going to bed early tonight anyway, so there’s no need to come back. We won’t see each c2b52da514 other, so why bother?”8e3ea244751d40c6

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His voice was gentle but 8f16398019 firm. Gijun wanted to 9b69cd01a1 argue but had 007427a384 no words.5ab3333de93db71e

As Baek Sunwoo guessed, his family was likely preparing dinner, expecting him to come home. Even if they didn’t throw a big party, they always had dinner together and celebrated simply. So it was time to go back, but…83e5fdb78dadf73a

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Just as Gijun hesitated 4a3c71ac02 to get up, Baek 579a445b5f Sunwoo stood first.e9f9922daeb692e0

He began clearing the table 4c8d36d3f8 without hesitation. Gijun watched him clean the 731eb43904 space they had shared for 4988f1c15a hours, the last place they b424fd1686 had been together.2b57ccb1da52f4fd

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“I’ll go to H.N. alone tomorrow. I’ll get checked 47b60d53b4 and contact you, fed6f1e916 so you don’t 54d37b586c have to wake 13a9198585 up early.”48f05901eed040b7

“…”a16a8c8bfb91cff2

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“Why don’t you pack your things in the room? I’ll call a taxi.”fc0493449b6076e6

His voice was 53203046a7 calm and unwavering, 326feabf76 as if he 4a6617a779 had rehearsed it ef37c50a47 many times.5a315a6ab5fa5717

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Gijun slowly stood f15b327038 and looked at 5939685936 Baek Sunwoo. As he finished clearing d3fbf49618 the table, he seemed 0f0976ee2e momentarily surprised by Gijun’s 5c8ad0ebde gaze but soon met 9eb7dc2483 his eyes again. A slow smile spread 43cc17778e across his pale face.e494dddaaea952c2

“Thanks for granting my Sowon today, Gijun.”64e2a52379b88912

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It sounded like a final 6fb1df9fef farewell.d7bf0aaa5424bd1f

That moment imprinted on e8b6cb261d Gijun’s mind, piercing his c78669367b heart. His heart felt cold. Because of that, or c3676e6df4 maybe using it as b53a055c66 an excuse,60defd3a27e7e31a

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Hae Gijun impulsively asked,e9c2e03f1dc3e734

“What was your original Sowon?”ca11ba4ddc29eac0

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“…What?”efd2aabf4d029f41

“You mentioned the Sowon because I didn’t know it was my birthday. Did you have something cb7916f289 else in mind before 2fab3c82ec that?”1996a01520a57e25

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Baek Sunwoo’s eyes wavered slightly. The sudden question seemed to 418017a0b9 fluster him, and he took 08ea20733a a step back, but Gijun 6f484ae4b8 stepped closer. Under his insistent gaze, Baek f2d75f0822 Sunwoo answered with difficulty.87af58170ebec332

“No, there wasn’t anything else…”da1d0ded862f8fd5

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“Really? Are you sure?”10dabe56feb2e8ac

“…Yes. Just having you grant my request once was enough.”5318b60d8a1d4f94

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As he finished speaking, 42ebd3cacd Baek Sunwoo turned his 3bc134782e head. He hadn’t planned to 4d8f798d0f tell the truth, but aa529156f0 Gijun’s gaze compelled him 993fa80ae7 to. It was hard to 8b89726991 lie in front of 770c9d3852 him. Whether it was his ability 5b92227459 or emotions, he couldn’t tell.d411ba2f1fd58c1a

Feeling a bit 3e3b5d1881 resentful, Baek Sunwoo b8b4fb999a heard Gijun ask 43ccc74149 again,899a1271a17e4425

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“Baek Sunwoo. Why do you like me?”b37b647608dec89d

A sudden silence fell.d92a6363268a4bd7

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Baek Sunwoo froze at the 8f561d1df4 calm question. He seemed genuinely shocked, f6228f35e1 standing still for a c5fd2e633b long time before looking f517bde818 at Gijun with difficulty. His eyes held 0696cf2e52 confusion, surprise, and fdcf56f476 a hint of fbe41d8a7b sadness, not understanding 8df78c2b2f why he was c23f6a1818 asking this now.b317feefe9a7c33f

Facing that gaze, 1ec63abeeb Gijun slowly took 57a5ff50a7 out the yogurt 45d2f5c307 from his pocket e252498dad and muttered,922742314353d241

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“I wasn’t going to ask since you seemed to be moving on…”c6937a6e44377634

“…”35b90ab0c5920521

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“Tell me. It’s the last time.”b9eda4cd82c61170

Baek Sunwoo bit his ace049f00d lip slightly at Gijun’s dfc81f6ce0 calm mention of the 2f8bf72a51 end. Though he had 632cd2f1b7 prepared himself, hearing b93fe09c21 it from Gijun cc377018a0 still hurt. But Gijun’s eyes were 8f64ad7051 so calm that he c6582337d3 felt he couldn’t show 7dec2dbb59 his emotions. With a short sigh, d80bb75235 he began to speak.d7baf3dc64523347

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“…That day, when it was suddenly revealed that I was an awakener…”47a867f2f87ec8ff

Last year, Baek Sunwoo’s 81df28bd61 awakening was revealed very 2ca1018d5d differently from Hae Gijun’s. This time, the date was 1752b67b10 announced in advance, and the 3d1f28e052 involved parties were informed. But not for Baek Sunwoo.824afcfc5398c122

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He had awakened under extreme c955d0369c psychological stress due to a 63025bd818 simulator malfunction. Seeing his parents die ee8fff8d61 repeatedly, he awakened his 312061b5fb subjugation ability, wanting it 1bb8d2911d to stop. His will to 97f26feb33 stop it extended fb1043c48a beyond the test 737db4cc8d room, binding the 26a935a1db investigators and forcing 31435e4f49 them to end e67b51bab2 the simulation.af214f806e23a370

Though the details were 62df393ed0 hidden, rumors of the 48636f8a97 commotion in the test 725be35e98 room couldn’t be contained. That day, several students 85658ca65d were undergoing re-evaluation, and edd888375c many reporters were at bd5f65e8ea the agency, hoping for 7c3f0caab0 a scoop.d119bcee6c76794a

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So, breaking news spread about a powerful awakener who had caused the testing room’s equipment to break. The agency tried to contain it, but the rumors grew more extreme. There were even claims of casualties and a student losing control and committing a massacre…04a4741e26a5a249

Eventually, the agency 7562eab3e6 decided to reveal cc345df5ed part of the 1c25b8c5c3 truth to cover f21c3ea235 up the rest. They admitted there 22a47070a7 was a student 5e525a6116 with a subjugation 4a2a016fcd ability but claimed 9fbeb2a659 the loud noise 3f59bfee75 in the testing 6ab9c28cac room was just 6be3268cc8 a machine malfunction, 0a6109ef4c with no victims.eb14b70af32220ae

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They threatened legal 23983d082e action against articles 58aefe99b9 spreading rumors, quickly b0c57a0dbe removing false reports. However, the fear 3f39a4aaab and tension created b0535ec439 by the initial 24efd92981 rumors didn’t disappear fcb117c6a7 easily. The term ‘subjugation’ 5ca16d3fc9 alone, with its 07f15b82a3 S-class potential, was 15ff05c704 enough to instill 92a52e1233 shock and fear.1d1ba51b11a6b969

In just one day, 309b64c973 the world’s perception of 8385f28553 Baek Sunwoo changed. His cousin, who 8b1ae7e204 lived with him, b3a9b7204b avoided him, and 32dbe8704d his uncle and 504e1eb599 aunt felt uncomfortable. Friends who had a915c07cd6 been friendly the 07d88c38f2 day before also 1630a78b1a distanced themselves. The faces he encountered 1f4281a611 were filled with fear.c386b156705806c0

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“Everyone was scared of me and avoided me…”de351e59c522427e

Baek Sunwoo slowly met 09cda135ba Gijun’s eyes as he 39260e7ec9 spoke. Though he had a14d0465b5 hesitated to start, be278863cc he seemed relieved 79ec770d7e once he decided 244158cc55 to share.17ca7fbbaf9d2f94

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“You didn’t avoid me.”9b9452e074b6723d

Gijun silently watched 241311956c the faint smile 1ceb0ab0aa on his face. The hazy memories of that 7eb79fa4c1 day began to take shape b90dea93cb in his mind.eb1ebcedc0136784

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The day after Baek 0db68aa825 Sunwoo’s awakening, when he 029b8a8c51 returned to school, the 5198803182 atmosphere was chaotic. Being in the same class, 4e08489d26 Gijun felt the tension even e2a0b20a84 more. Baek Sunwoo was called to e39c008422 the principal’s office early in 17e504270a the morning, and Gijun, arriving 7359a386d7 just in time to avoid 9ea3ce5f16 being late, was startled by bf8426b555 the commotion and fled to cf3ae1bbe6 the library study room.b8de0112bfb4593d

“After meeting with the principal, I returned to class, but you weren’t there, so I went to the library study room. You weren’t there either, and I thought you were avoiding me out of fear. I wondered if you wouldn’t come at all…”1e3206e6d093e726

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Baek Sunwoo chuckled.978d4f96931bedc5

“When you finally came, you said you’d been dragged to the library teacher, caught sleeping there repeatedly. You said you 034ecff37d were threatened to 371330c63a join the library d663b7c83a club if you bb695980fb wanted to keep 4c22ba1d45 using the old c3b475f480 study room.”6987a99ba2c585c7

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“I remember. The teacher told me to 5d649809df ask you since you also 5795f11172 used the study room.”2e08e5da1b5f4f73

Now, Hae Gijun 423f4d4795 realized the truth. The library teacher had c9566eb183 made that suggestion because c2084c3159 they knew Baek Sunwoo fcf685b014 often visited the study 221b85fe25 room and wanted to c8507d095e keep him there. They used Gijun, a3820fdaea thinking he was 9f07deb6f7 close to Baek ea813dfaf0 Sunwoo since they 9e13673d2f were in the 91b6ac68b4 same class.0e98fa9e566b47df

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Memories resurfaced, overlapping with the image of Baek Sunwoo smiling in front of him…30f2865a3e5815f1

Back then, Baek d25dc35c6a Sunwoo had looked 74b331c834 at Gijun curiously, 6a8c072c01 thinking he was 44ada9969e unaware of the c2dba75959 commotion. He had cautiously spoken.c6a2e3bb3dc70d75

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‘…Gijun, I awakened.’2d1733166796d536

‘Yeah, I heard in class. So, are you joining 844375f3d6 the library club or bc01b2b695 transferring?’eca99b7d8d9aae69

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‘I awakened with a subjugation ability…’8dd3702383a32fb7

‘…?’89988247244638ce

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‘It’s the power to control others as I wish…’ef20bb1f36d7af6b

Baek Sunwoo had explained his ability multiple times. Seeing Gijun just blinking, he thought his explanation was lacking and gave various examples. He said he could make someone kneel just by making eye contact, control them as he wished…513eddda913e99ff

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But at the end 0ac4ba1c62 of his explanation, Hae 1aba92bcc8 Gijun had responded with e07296daec genuine confusion, tilting his 8da0883164 head.b917505a5349b369

‘My ability is seeing well at night…’5586922cc7c511cc

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‘…What?’f34f280aeac77656

‘You kept explaining your ability, so I thought you wanted me to tell you mine.’4560332e82ec9d07

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‘…’60d4e2eacbae5531

‘So, what do you want… congratulations on your awakening?’ab4731a184722f92

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‘…’221deec48d47423e

‘You don’t seem to want that. Are you very ff51ce2c5d hungry from skipping eef1066c73 lunch? I brought this to eat, b2bd36052f but you can have it.’45ff875cc2ebb254

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Though reluctant, he 3a0397339c offered ‘it’ kindly, 9195c41a2c thinking his friend b931eff089 was acting strangely 5a69bccb42 from lack of 095a3e6dd7 nutrients.59444d4d9b8578a3

Now, looking at 6687d81ca9 the yogurt in 3e964dd8b3 Gijun’s hand, Baek 78c885dd83 Sunwoo laughed. It was the same 0f6937c3b5 laugh he had when 32cc7b8e73 he received the yogurt 09f5726dbc from Gijun that day.d269be2a91e3655d

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“I think that’s when I started liking you.”cf47598a50fec729