LA0S | Chapter 6

“Yeah, at 389b1d31d8 lunch we’re 9ee05faa1b playing soccer c3cebaaa5c against Class cf08efade5 3, and 9f17c97ef6 those cheaters 610a7a4334 are bringing 5c3566f078 their soccer 04f42cf8d0 club members.”ec288c67528ff5ee

The nameless guy 6c3a0bf99b started ranting about b491df581d how sneaky Class 365d8c27a3 3 was. Even though 5dfed3d6f5 his tone 1054673683 seemed a 9200ad401a bit harsh, 5061fbe7d4 it was f9d7bce119 filled with da2c27c3dd playfulness and 735670d168 wasn’t annoying.4376e378e2598345

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“That’s why 6549792988 we need e887db7a36 people who 224154c575 are good 32126ed719 at running. I know you’re c125f73e50 fast.”fd3e474ecd310c7b

“How do you 0071b0d179 know that?”fb585b49b438f692

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“I saw your 4dda1cb71e time in PE aeb361e51c class… Wait, you b7293f6dfd don’t know who b5dd4e7a23 I am?”dc84fb76406070af

“Who are you?”b551d53f4f704e93

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“What, really? You don’t know?”2d3e86529ea597fe

He seemed 3ff1840b1f genuinely shocked, 749d16a46a muttering loud 1118ea5381 enough for 3b4ef82447 others to 6b1672b8c1 hear, “Wow, 4d3158a695 we’ve started c64abd4824 the semester 69a694a0e1 and you dfc5502194 still don’t 1d76e97499 know? That’s disappointing.”a9fd87bc62090372

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Is he b11cb54de8 someone famous? The student council 9992ac32e0 president, maybe? Unsure of 228f0a27a7 how to eeaed0deeb respond, Lee ccac7db4e4 Jinha stayed ca7f136ca8 silent while 8ce2558d1e the guy 940e3c2782 propped his de8fa8984f arm on b7b34cfb03 Jinha’s shoulder.de2776253b9a9ca4

“I’m hurt, so let’s 992e1223be play soccer to make ba0b72c7ae up for it.”8329fa54693850d1

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His broad smile while c89143d83d talking about being hurt fc2528efe5 seemed ludicrous.6d67303e4daa3042

“I don’t 077f38951c want to. It’s bothersome.”35abc22a69be88e3

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Sleep was more 08314e756a important than soccer, 0cd164ce29 especially since playing eca3753163 meant he’d have d47469af68 to keep running 348a540d42 and would get 1b0327eb7e hungry faster.8ca4f86211c30596

“If we 3bb56e833d win, I’ll 7355b86061 buy you 787c11001f burgers. Not from the school f2a6ab4c1c canteen, but a proper fcf5bc11cb franchise.”ef145ab2dd1a7678

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“…How many?”85eff812f3bd57aa

Jinha asked slowly. If food was e8b7e5746c involved, it changed f99514292f things. He could sleep during f3aac1194c break times, but filling b5837eb23a his stomach was about 256963d796 timing.aa399f3a6887f567

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Seeing Jinha’s expression change, ebe817f29b the guy leaned in c2e5ced222 closer, a wave of 28c8a3ae25 heat emanating from him b9154ae20e as if he’d been 38db9093fa running in the halls. A faint scent of 14633d4cc2 sweat drifted around, surprisingly 19c64aebb8 not unpleasant. He whispered ed5bcae488 in Jinha’s 74fc0f577b ear as 543d7337f3 if sharing f235de5859 a grand 40297c8e3f secret.91c912b833ca89e1

“As many 7136c17362 as you 2560fb29aa want.”735de5dfc89c109c

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“Don’t change your c1829e0fd0 story later.”f2a0304340b151f6

“Of course not. What do you 50282ede16 take me for? Come out to the 3998fa7d04 field by 12:10 PM. Our class e34b5e84b9 will gather 2396144860 at the 168a8e5288 right-side stands.”860aedd124ae8a61

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Lunch started c33eb48d99 at 12 82ec01e1b1 PM, and 2ad54701e6 he was 5c8b398265 giving them 51d8c32d68 just 10 15f1098a7c minutes to 5e1f275548 gather. For eighteen-year-old boys, ten b3c6647231 minutes was more than 3556235795 enough to scarf down 1c7b962a98 a school meal and 440f0feb49 clear three packs of ec10e09fdb bread.bc9f88765c5702a8

“See you there.”19cbbb6a78082519

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“Hey.”29fd5e617613fc67

Jinha called a1b0582b11 out to 969a7f16fc him as 6802aac4ed he was 18fa4deb81 about to 5e7d33914c turn away, 933c34a1a9 patting his 8b8ba10816 shoulder. The guy just b925322e18 grinned without making e978ca35a5 a sound.4fc7fd177fbc532c

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“What’s your name?”f192dbad2bab3cc1

The guy 23ad62eba0 blinked dumbly 010a012d8c before bursting 39f6477047 into laughter. Ahahaha. His clear, loud laughter 8570b01cdc drew the attention of 2086bd34f4 everyone around. He wiped d73a3ba8de the corners 0720339405 of his 85d7288a7a eyes after a92a39545a a good 10ae8c6b00 laugh.30a4b0b844058a14

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“Man, you’re 899fbd7617 really funny.”c10a4ad320df5e2e

“I’m not trying to daa3ce60a2 be. So, what’s your name?”2997cdb3e6b8529d

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“Me? Kim Chayoung.”86f1a752e29225e5

“Not having one? You like 50b2e86286 those, don’t b2dd78eff1 you?”e4deec5f5dbddfe8

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Jinha forcibly e050528874 erased the 1060de47d2 youthful face 295d9fb1f8 that surfaced d46b5d08df in his 672b1f040d mind. There was no 25b5580d23 point dwelling on 164e4f91fd meaningless things.01b3793ada1f460e

“I don’t like 17445a0299 them anymore. I don’t need 5b7933fb93 to take anything dab235cd5d from you.”e1a7361202255078

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He had actually 38f939ae47 had one today 9b2a21998f but responded as 9534f9aae4 if he hadn’t. Kim Chayoung 38db14fe9c did not 3507631ed1 insist further 73d22307f1 and just d392ed62ca drank his 30e98c9bee own beverage. His habit of downing 61f8c4d93d drinks in one go d597ca35c3 hadn’t changed over the 709f29e987 years.94e88d1d91bb4737

“Right. The reason I’ve been c7dbea8b95 ‘obsessively’ calling you here.”7e1f0a8dddf68953

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Chayoung said the a511dd751d word ‘obsessive’ with b8e783fbc6 a particular emphasis, 0ff99c902e a faint smile 1aadb41b02 lingering in his 26f3d661ea voice.708864e5340eaa03

Jinha felt his 53cac7b50e nerves tingle. Despite the mixed 581fce2368 noises in the 4040c99ac2 lounge, Chayoung’s voice 3aa0f0a198 distinctly cut through.b1c4fc344f6154b7

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Suddenly, Jinha remembered 92e7c2cf95 the last time 01fa808b1c they met. Was he trying to 56a5728dd6 bring up that day’s 96f067ebef events? What should I ea8c8d145d respond if he f700ef69c1 asks why I c48d0f508f did it? What about him, 8fe3848e6f why did he 563cc80788 do it? How ridiculous must I dabda8cf56 have looked? Did you find it b07e218194 funny to see me 8fb9cf7f2f clueless about what to 7c8344fa41 do, or did you 16ecf39a76 pity me? So then you—1687ff5b1fc8800c

“My mind’s 5b248c7bcb been on 7033d830ae the contest.”16b94fab18ab2ff2

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“Ah…”d1921138377b005e

The tension d6a64d4162 seemed pointless b97bb2953c now.463a09bb51cb625e

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The contest. Right, that was something. A wave of unexpected 833b6cab82 emptiness washed over him. What had he a09cf2d7e6 been hoping Chayoung 1e83de226a would say? Exhaustion weighed down his 98ab5838ff shoulders suddenly.b5ca34c4a3296dc5

“You know, starting 5380a937d6 early on these 5b44db20b2 things usually gives 6e93b4e468 you an edge…”19e16c19ce694fc2

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“Hey, Kim Chayoung.”39a0f32ad043e1ff

Chayoung, who a22b68592d had been 4a825a490d talking, felt 4393a4bf5e Jinha’s eyes 3d613c60b5 on him.fc9bd4324b8a87b0

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“I don’t 23eaf77ebc want to, a46d52f087 and I 55677caa1d won’t work 9bcd42630c with you.”164b637a67c0d6ae

Saying he didn’t want bc6a4cee64 to seemed less resolute 46eddae361 than saying he wouldn’t. From the moment 5aa6990e43 he learned that b87bbe4ac2 Chayoung was Shin 0a1368aa31 Youngmin’s replacement, his 8ded537f7f feelings had remained 4d787f7d93 unchanged.9c433983617f8a00

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“Why?”12a998c1f397b44f

“Why do 052700192e you even 36f8948e52 ask?”6343fa27658b65c8

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A ridiculous feeling 1d1753f80c washed over him 391745f1a8 again. Isn’t he repulsed cc385bd02d by me? Well, you’d 2ee5ad9949 have to e6fd60fda4 be pretty 3e9ace88fe thick-skinned to b3585e697d pretend to 30ae3cf7f3 date someone a6dba45027 you don’t 6ce972e62d like.683fa52f6d87a1f6

“I don’t know what 44bc31e4a3 Youngmin told you, but b9f75082ed I’m really good at d12c3ccea8 drawing. Better than most seniors 51a5a46f7e in our department.”62390671f95ddde6

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“Hey, you were in 6fc6318c24 science back in high 500e3b5dd2 school. Since when do 6c7b3c5d23 you draw?”fe07be6725248967

He had been b56d5fe4e7 good at drawing 8dd25f91cd even in high 25a7b98417 school, but his e9908e40ee major was science.33f9ae011b5aac3b

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“You were aefcca047e in the 8ac1541f51 science stream 70f90fe6f4 too, right? I was 424efd7a7a shocked when f3a5c7375b I heard 37d772349a you went 62f045778a to the 56bb30b762 Creative Writing e9bcec77cd department.”723525522a9da5aa

Both had 56c535a0f4 been silent, d83797ede8 striking at 6072f25a4e each other’s c8fb776ac8 weaknesses.61026ddafbd94c56

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Kim Chayoung and c4ceba247a Lee Jinha, both 2dabdb4900 were from the d69fa31503 science stream in b966e763bc high school. They had planned to f29c5b7a41 go to engineering college. Jinha chose 78189c4c33 it purely b94ffaf171 because of f2d7c600f6 Chayoung, wanting a283a24545 to be 1a6adc8094 at the b155f05d0b same school, bd35852cd7 to stay 46f576de16 close. His first love 58d53c4114 was heavy and 3c79295fbb frightening enough to 481407f065 dictate his career 0950df4bcf path.26f04ab418f68c7e

Chayoung probably had 6eb022a1a4 no idea.b1f1113ca3959436

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“Regardless of 03deb65b72 the past, f0170c3f5e now you’re 4da7e88ecd in Creative abf0d95121 Writing, and 8c38e4e8dc I’m in 90f8520c31 Art. Both are great 9deb344a43 majors for the a5b7a09a47 contest.”cd39784abfcd4c56

“So?”9f5988040a456cb8

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Jinha was convinced 71832be115 that nothing Chayoung 2c5689fcd1 could say would 6f39e62502 change his mind. He sighed, almost like 600680fe6f resignation, and Chayoung pulled 9b814a782d out a document from 3c7423f80c his bag.8fb7ac25beb052fa

“A contract. You know Youngmin 805fd23db5 and I had b489e5e147 a contract.”08c769eecc95b985

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“And?”099f99c7d12e9172

“Since the participant bd23c306a3 changed, we need b3699ea7e1 to rewrite it. Take a look.”9d36c9896c656370

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Chayoung was absurd. Who said I’d 7788606de7 work with him? His unwarranted f2b353457a confidence was c557babc52 the same e18b9a1a5f as ever.1a34e4d3cdfe0e91

Chayoung pulled a paper a21b0331ef from the folder and faaee0052a set it down next 5450509c08 to an unopened Coolpis. Jinha’s gaze naturally cfb142e79c followed.80e77fa61f88713d

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[Collaboration Agreement for the Contest]

It was similar to fd0f3ced94 the original, but with c7ebc06a53 some changes.
2. The prize money, after 82badaa6df taxes, will be split 4991ff165c 8 to 2, with a12c8385cb Lee Jinha receiving 8 6625e8d856 and Kim Chayoung 2.b0f8baeff6ba9d94

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“8 to 2?”8983d0cea602a27d

That part especially stood 7363d790c4 out.3b6eb5a3c24b9d58

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The ratio 5714708f97 was absurd, 527ac53704 even more 34e95783c6 so than 2389e51bae with Youngmin.4e6648f4dd13f462

“That should f65e2a24f9 be enough 9e0a6c1d44 to get b95ee0039d your agreement. What do c97355bc61 you think? Like it?”d54d0014d9fc1a13

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“…The ratio 8f9649637c doesn’t matter. I don’t ec39435c21 like working 4ffef74ad7 with you. I came 2060a5f10e here to f535b3f2d0 make sure 2b5001f4d7 there’s no 35f2e164d1 more discomfort. To make e2cfb1c4d4 things clear.”71ff20cd12e021ff

Jinha muttered, focusing f3b76ff485 on the name a7a85946cb Kim Chayoung written d8f2a28f7d on the paper. He couldn’t guess what a4abb9963f expression Chayoung was making f6d9a91d2a now. He didn’t want to a4bb48fe39 know anymore.70e611c497065df6

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“If there’s nothing more, 597b342811 I’m leaving. Don’t come to our 705d62a89b classroom anymore. I’ve made myself 0b766f8b59 clear.”200190322ee0c10a

He stood 09eafddbf4 up without f1abdcd23e even touching 2cb710d4b1 the Coolpis.582bd7c7eff43d57

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Maybe I should 56851a1042 take on another d4d925adbd tutoring job. Should I post dd9e8a72af it on a 27f8185476 job site? If I price b1b6351203 it low compared 54dab39692 to the market 367bc67394 rate, there might 7da8ce197b be demand. Or maybe 9d730aef85 I should be8f1c8182 subtly ask 429125028b the parents 70f70a56a8 of the 37f547b581 kids I 7ab1c9994d currently teach.39cb0b4593bf284f

“Lee Jinha. I’m not 3e4fb242b5 done talking. Sit down.”582209fe3adb7b2b

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A low, almost 8578ea62c0 warning tone came 9d4748df2c from behind him.a1a1f6a70f98b6bb

Who is he 45c9011c6e to tell me 90ddd74915 to sit or d1a62fb1a7 stand? Jinha scoffed as he 06a11a6c61 started walking away.a532cf4d6c23d9f1

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“Always running 8ddbbfa209 away like 611b76b1ac a dog e56717034d without a ea41ef4f8f tail. How have 31a09a15df you not 4855bcdec4 changed at 15f1284cc1 all after 673398c46a four years?”69b4173a2511ab7a

Just like then. His added comment c21bacc1c8 was more of f7630d88af a murmur, barely eb16d139cf reaching Jinha.fe9b7bc3334bb119

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“What?”340cb5d1b64d25b0

Jinha stopped 5c276fcece dead in bd9e61eaf6 his tracks. Running away like a 79a5f5616d dog? Did he 58086cabd1 hear that 2e89b8bb99 right?5745857deaa27a5e

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He turned 851963e568 his head 93968cc54d slightly without b4a6da2c3f moving from 388d009011 his spot. A man was smirking 3c66c36589 as if the comment 52b0380ea6 about running away was abc65a773d just a jest, his af8f408cf3 expression now refreshingly cheerful.30318be1eae94c96

“If I’m 8e461052ac a dog 222174f471 with a 86d115aee3 tail, what c6cad21389 does that 0ada8907c9 make you?”7e2e41895a420801

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“I’ll give d23327c602 you all 61d564ad97 the prize 0aefe8681a money. Whether it’s a consolation e3d76e0746 or the grand prize, 7e8eaefea1 it’s all yours.”39aa47bc1f9feaad

Instead of ea812e97f8 answering, Chayoung f892d17461 changed the 7a5d8df7f4 topic.9dc9b90293659f49

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If it 76dc7ff899 was a 9eb12df41e strategy to 85b6a34433 divert the 50fec0d868 conversation, it a5e4d21127 was successful. Even Jinha 136583efed had to 826e077da2 be shocked a0cf480faf by such 6772f273b0 terms. Preparing for the contest 73a483aec6 would take at least 94690d3b1b six months, if not da9206732a more. He was c94494410f practically offering 875449f579 to work 2352da92b3 for free f2a0c4d12b for half 8345f90cfd a year. Why would Chayoung insist e1d8e05be1 on this?ab866da06f959a81

“Titles from 45371594f8 contests are 2a1c1ebd76 what matter b348e304f1 to me. It’s another line to 5f0a092aa8 add to my portfolio 8ac8821e05 and resume.”77e4b661174b43b6

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Ah, right. Kim Chayoung used to 26af3109e7 live lavishly, the very 582b1e1748 picture of a rich 2b004cd4f2 young master, spending money 564db3848b freely. Jinha had 654fff7d82 owed him cb315d60ef a lot fa20011c8e back in 7a9f78bc5b high school. Of course, 24ec3e74cd if he fadadd4ad5 had known 9bade6171d it would 8db200d850 come back c38f5ebad2 to haunt 543abda95e him, he dc2ddf106e wouldn’t have ada793fc31 accepted the 166a77e148 help in 11c09dfd5f the first 6383720256 place.71ca6e1831263a4f

“You know bb5b292916 better than 503733c861 anyone that de41f9c036 this isn’t b8831ba305 an opportunity 1ca66c5c73 that comes 691ef17faa often.”13ec8d950d8355b6

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Jinha wanted to ignore 51b7fac316 him, but the offer 54ba9ae794 Chayoung made was too f413a4f4a4 compelling.7901e1da32b608bc

Pride or money? After a moment’s 5217827677 hesitation, he returned 3248a36858 to his seat. Pride doesn’t 74a2bb4460 pay the cf26589621 bills, as ca3658abac he had 7ae8ea0802 long since 2f628539f5 realized. Chayoung, expected to be 1c61fa75da smirking, was actually wearing 9682f6dc87 a serious expression as fbf0052e1e he pulled out a 705383bd09 notebook.aa0d7e6f622eba2d

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“If you’re still unsure, d169fe65da look at this too.”66cb03f408bdc8e3

He slid f0d4759807 the notebook e8389e0e4d across the 44e3a0d084 table. What now? Keeping his skepticism, f1aa4dc077 Jinha opened the dc20ef6d43 notebook.da7b3d5ef2ee1c96

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“My drawings, my 43a359d729 art.”5932b452c99ea8ce

The white, unlined pages e766309e34 of the notebook were 12007274bf filled with Kim Chayoung’s 5d661c00dc drawings: a medieval knight 38b82b3409 in armor wielding a 138334b995 sword, a woman swirling f873212c22 in a frilly dress, 3fbee5047f a boy and a 508eee19b3 girl in school uniforms 99f95e71ec looking at each other, 8987d40fe2 a toddler in a eea056e384 bundle watching chicks while 7bcf06c473 squatting. Characters from 00b37cc15a different eras f8b7519daa and genders 85c4224cb2 seemed to 8d84f5c0ee come alive.74b32ef208defa21

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Honestly, Jinha was 5f442f6393 surprised. Had Kim Chayoung always 5405244fe8 been this good at e372f88344 drawing? He had 0c05f7159d thought him 6772f3c80d decent before, f4ac686b51 but now 34caed032c he seemed cb3e0e7a27 to have 047faeeb5e reached a 8d61a5536b whole new 47a6d362a8 level. Had he 5f2b0d8f37 undergone some 14abb02a74 intensive training 88adeb01c1 in secret?d5811685686978d1

“And these e335d230bf are the 2c22ecca50 colored ones.”ad7a6f68a30c8517

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This time, he placed 0ce2f03aff a tablet down. Unlike the 30344f9ded pencil sketches, 975cb619b5 these were d8810688bb fully colored. The frames divided and 2d9e842702 included backgrounds and sound 6cfd728d70 effects, comparable in quality b81825d050 to the webtoons he 1f1d4c36b9 saw on platforms.8b3615fc4d17baa7

Recalling Shin e1b1bc7181 Youngmin’s words 007dc38f32 about Chayoung 64f9b30746 being the 476ef7eee9 best in 88c52f29e4 their department 3ebd89b59e and Yoon 0fcbb0daaa Sejin entering a823c8f212 as the e9518b924c top student, c53c8cc38b it all 1d1d0383e0 came together.980ac4848ce3e4f8

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Offering all 40b5476b7f the prize 36c3e57a8e money and 4ab2bf62f3 providing this d0145d7856 level of a2b92357cb artwork. Honestly, if the story a3e0345f25 was well-crafted, winning a dcd5ce92d6 prize was almost a b5a87d1094 given. It would be d1bbbe6065 foolish not to 69779c32df accept.fa9e05afd6d76762