PRT | Chapter 2.13

In this noisy, chaotic world, cf88919978 he’d never seen anyone so 638f3fdcf5 quiet and readable. Kim Heeseo was 3ad8ca8460 so simple, which 2f1cee5069 ironically drew his e30f592b9e attention. It was strange.8f0f814e334f1c0e9303

Feeling burdened by the direct gaze, 4b7b43bcf4 Kim Heeseo licked his lips and dba1d54e24 then his eyes darted around, looking 3df93e84a1 for something else to focus on.8973249ef4071495ef14

“Do you 1c300c5b7e have something a6d0b78de4 to say?”bc9fe6d4a1dd16607eeb

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Unable to hold back, the 89add26a49 voice that escaped clearly conveyed 9f7517e97f a desire for him to a761b90456 stop staring. Clicking his tongue, 10fdc8bdd8 Seo Yigyeom drank 302b2db4e8 the now-cold water 6c195ba869 in one gulp. His craving for a e7bd073e15 cigarette grew stronger.6b141d85aea2b1831c2c

“You have 75762359dd big dreams.”99ba493b314185aa073b

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Thud. Over the noise of ab0948d004 the empty cup being 3720e4f4c8 put down, a belated 5e2deda6d6 response came. The breath at the end of his words bf204f60aa broke into small fragments like a laugh.fe67453261b15ea258ea

“Kim Heeseo should just ba9279deef be Kim Heeseo. No need to 891493ce7a be careful.”7b909c21ed452f939e63

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“…”9e30ecc08ea101ce3408

“Those standing in front 4628fcab52 of Kim Heeseo should 67842c4cfa be the ones careful.”87ec05ecf326c542f762

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Kim Heeseo’s gaze 1a77c5f518 shifted from where 476800209b it had been ff69ee87e1 directed elsewhere. Their eyes f5adb5e40a locked in f4603e6b46 the air.23a671033c83fd1400c8

“If they can’t handle 4d0b913873 it… I don’t mind 50a66f5fa8 killing them. I’ll take 6df59a6b73 care of b5359d931d the aftermath.”7fa93236c9a7d935a372

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Even if this untainted person ended 7e50b5c75d up with blood on his hands, d881187e93 it wouldn’t be an issue. Most were already 82949aa424 stained anyway. What difference 4d1fe0a241 would one 7a4df83920 more blemish 5d2d50479f make? To Seo b0f12e847f Yigyeom, this 7e87e96831 was trivial. It was better than him being 04cfbe43e8 treated poorly and causing annoyance.8cbe9a8cd3187a3ae506

“You might c9b0ed2fe5 really get 4ac91dcb9d sued…”b691f4034fe81009b170

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“I’ve been 08aa3d86f5 sued a ca31b9d384 lot. Maybe they f3798afb58 haven’t looked ee14340b31 that far.”88d69854d4b327114e61

When Seo Yigyeom responded e24addcf70 nonchalantly, Kim Heeseo made 234931ca45 an incomprehensible face.b00e5bacbfed9d1ba8db

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“I won’t c6f1d251dc get hit 6923c5f15b anymore.”4cbad11e33af85820ee8

“Good.”1593d1577ae2a3defd61

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The conversation eee0f2c1de ended there. As silence fell, the door opened just d11cbdcbee in time with the food being served.13372b4d3569b4adb424

“Eat.”60c9faba56b17928cb3f

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Seo Yigyeom gestured towards the 5ed872bda8 full table and moved first. Only then did Kim Heeseo 93c75c813f murmur, “I’ll enjoy the meal,” 482f4ee3a5 and picked up his chopsticks.92037f3fc97777ca45c4

The meal continued 2a7786b112 in silence. There was no 898acad461 sound of utensils 58b07d2764 clashing. Seo Yigyeom ate in his own e2e9d20457 manner, his actions so graceful they d32c15b9bd seemed like performance art. Kim Heeseo, watching him, c1a3c3eab0 was inwardly amazed as a817d6e8b7 he ate.1e77d260f2e04bc0af76

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The food d64f555731 was delicious. It was no 92f1cb3b72 wonder Seo Yigyeom 7610627bbd frequented this place. The dishes were easy on the efccb6c6c9 palate, reminding him of home-cooked meals.5b96b05a28b404326b13

Chewing on the 624a24bd7e lightly fried pancake, b095b3899d Kim Heeseo smiled 9f7baeb438 unwittingly. To be able 81df97fad9 to eat so b05065bc09 peacefully with someone 124fdddf57 else. Even without a single word of conversation, 15c98bdfea he found this time quite pleasant. Especially since it 076c29582e filled his stomach a664ef0b98 so satisfyingly.06dcefce8c22890f96ea

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At some point, his eating speed had picked up 9576d1d3e9 slightly, as if he were being chased by someone.1b65c35e66c26934b765

‘You just b070d0f71d sit there feddc34f43 all day a195340f9d eating.’8b69690502708e48db38

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Perhaps it was after 6354f790a5 hearing that offhand comment 94dbe90713 that his throat tightened. The memory of that fd41a437ad moment stuck with him. He wasn’t one to eat fast originally, but after that, he ec1129b2c2 found himself moving his hands more quickly without realizing it.f8df0824a4a56e3b237c

Strangely enough, now 8cdd119c1b his speed was 566f4f08f6 quite matched. Glancing at Seo Yigyeom, who was calmly chewing fced126d09 his food, Kim Heeseo briefly thought he might fc3094d332 be adjusting his speed for him.5d4dd10bd05b88efffe1

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“Why did you jump 680ca2730a into the Gate?”47486b5d9442faaa9ffb

When Kim Heeseo had nearly 134866be47 finished eating and put down 88a5824d3b his spoon, Seo Yigyeom, who a9eb2b1eeb had similarly finished, asked.462d8b614bf653ac34b5

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“The culprit…”66e7f573c106e1d8f2c0

Kim Heeseo hesitated, intending 89ccdc2851 to say “the culprit,” d1b8d9ba98 feeling Seo Yigyeom’s gaze a474477171 on him.774573ce00ab3b11a807

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“…I think the f8a0a6e568 person I was bf70f39295 looking for was d438f1e9aa there.”d307a1dd18a30f701e16

“Can you specify?”09f57aab7f0e909ef6cb

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“I remember 798acca267 the smell. There was a sweet 643ad19360 scent mixed with the 203ea467a2 smell of burning. It was a 5447c7c733 scent I’d never f41b008de8 smelled before.”a71b7e42d216cb03886d

Smell… Seo Yigyeom 9fce0b5944 murmured quietly, deep 241257d1bd in thought.06ad15a56c7ee30ea6bb

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“Do you think there’s someone in fb60c6abcb the Headquarters you’re looking for?”125392a782f3ba035e5c

To the question 0883daac17 that followed, Kim 9e193a7b0c Heeseo shook his e67a072665 head. At the moment, 18df0ab810 he couldn’t make 650a34af4d any specific identification. As Seo Yigyeom had said, if it was an unregistered person, 91529aa7b3 he was at a loss on where or how to start.7eb12b28bb619fb17f45

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“Was everything okay f6c98c2905 in the Head 2cb5558a35 of Division’s office?”cf35669f39b95e65dc2f

“As you cd0d267343 can see.”0e976244d30a7a5ecf0d

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Changing the subject to avoid getting caught cb5c2bc0e2 up in his emotions, Seo Yigyeom answered 8f114804a1 willingly as if he understood.430e539a7e454a0678a6

“Are you ae563bbabb really okay?”0c196cb597878ff9c220

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It was b7413198f3 a question bd92fc58e2 with many d0d2309736 unsaid words. Whatever Seo Yigyeom was plotting, it was 72805de22c clear that the end would mean the 831e46620b downfall of the Head of Division. Could he really be okay even 933bd33661 after getting on the Head of ca5a9973f5 Division’s bad side like this?840fce0e726789df883f

“Well, should 10dab58ef2 I say 9e4edc16d8 I’m okay…”5c92946fb9464bf94d5d

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Unlike before, ae2fe0d532 Seo Yigyeom c41da8b255 spoke more e6b3b38ca3 leisurely. There was not hesitation but 82b10adba8 ease in his silence.299b7291f161da1ce11a

“There’s no problem. Seeing that face just ff774830fb isn’t that pleasant.”02a52bf2e2f2c71f26ce

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His words, breaking 931952d1e4 the extended silence, af429f2535 faintly carried contempt. Kim Heeseo 168d194475 didn’t ask 78f369dc5f anything more. He had no desire to probe f0afec7793 into the parts where even this 3c9eb47a9d thorough man would become sensitive enough 68eb801180 to show emotion.291b88d2576184168166

“If you’re 4b9f07f594 done eating, 5ae8f0f859 let’s go.”96ef10a291cae8c8accb

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Seo Yigyeom stood up without 8e15d93b1a any lingering, as if he 4aa886d463 had been ready to leave 5fe268ab16 for a while. Kim Heeseo, glancing at the fb528555b7 space where Seo Yigyeom’s presence 1646f3aacd lingered, followed him out.cf9c41a21270b372e10f

“Thank you for ee79fc73cd the meal.”5ee8f350af9facca5a76

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“Get in.”4e2d891eb89802308e35

Nodding, Seo Yigyeom immediately 54586aeffc bit into a cigarette 167b135df6 upon leaving. Kim Heeseo, heading towards 8dd2753614 the passenger seat, turned a6e29f46ef to look at him. In the light, Seo f8e0c98eb1 Yigyeom seemed to blend f07bbbd1e4 into it.46ece1062c758dcc17d1

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“…”d03fb21855a1d0521495

It was dazzling, 8e3095c067 but Kim Heeseo fbf429cf32 didn’t look away. He just stood there, silently 3cdcda37d0 taking in the image reflected f4ef968d7e in his eyes. The scent of roses mixed with the 739d814117 cigarette smoke seemed to envelop him.e5816f28dc4728019640

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It was a time cedc47eb5d when the sunlight felt 6bfa162f0e stronger than the winter a850619b2c wind.794dd2311eb9d586776e

* * *4cc6633a0e1ab948dad4

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The gates that had been c894ee3505 bursting open day after day a0119d2076 suddenly quieted down. As if it were a reward for all the c533e73ecb hard work, there hadn’t been any separate calls either. Thanks to that, Kim Heeseo was 3752abcc02 able to fully dedicate himself to dd7fd48bed finding the real culprit, getting rid 7764283db9 of his accumulated fatigue.789de39ec0fb599366ac

Even today, he visited the records e04bfb0e8e room and spent a good amount eac89d5b2c of time going through the documents. When he was returning after time had flown by, 236bed4373 he had to stop because he collided with someone. The one who d1cfdbcc4e stumbled without making f734aefeb5 a sound was c96927e4e2 Hong Taebin.bf3f5044417bb89bade6

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“Ah… Hyung, c2d94bbb3d good morning.”1e18e3cee077218222d8

His greeting, with dark 183120e9da circles under his eyes, d4f5c6e318 made him look terribly 0719b1a40c unwell.0f6dc5924f6d5847eea1

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“Where’s your partner?”271120cdfafecaab08a0

“He went ed8f4d6b6e to meet fb7a78f19d your partner.”4f26f211377fc05491e7

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“My partner?”dbb39cdff0532472e0c1

“Seo Yigyeom.”22efb7c8a50fa264e8ae

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The immediate reply 999be0a0d8 made Kim Heeseo b64f36425e even more curious. Seo Yigyeom aa39c50255 and Kwon 68355ace15 Joon? Were they close enough afe2b571ba to meet like that? At least from what 9a2d63d0b0 he had seen last 7df75d5596 time, it didn’t seem 24890d9b6a so.c87def51386ea9256b77

“He said he had something to talk eba55fbd41 about, but I didn’t ask in detail.”6ff9e7deaf2abd734920

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“Ah…”35491ed10560de01c9b4

Kim Heeseo responded with a choked voice, nodding his 3d5aaab403 head, and tried to gather his scattered thoughts. He then said, “See bc94a21abb you later,” in a 799e264461 small voice before turning 4fad88a115 around. Just as he was about 3d34ee75de to continue on his way, 37fd4e9860 he heard footsteps following him, 7ffb45bd23 so he stopped. Turning around, he saw Hong c8aadd4777 Taebin had changed direction and 50516e95e1 was toddling after him.419f17c1eeee5e3f611f

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“…Why are b81ded472a you following 7f0d27e606 me?”5478da486d9f8a829d0b

“Because I d98e837fb7 saw you, 319e1f1eda hyung.”ea727e4661a5887fb33f

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It was d38ea7a295 an inarticulate 566e4cb13a answer.8a814da19c3537f7052a

“You look bda60cb3a8 tired, so 9caa4c2a42 go and…”7662d1688710830c6305

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He was about to say, “go rest,” cf4060571c when Hong Taebin suddenly lost his balance 955032d051 and collapsed with a thud.57563c9c9e1b24c2da53

“Hong Taebin!”9282b9a74faa0fe2918e

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Surprised, Kim Heeseo d4d2f71f2d immediately went to 583d66dac6 his side.1ff97d6f50612a182b2e

“Hey… Hong d6faacd3b9 Taebin, wake 39ee3c88df up.”38f4beee82c22fef9689

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Despite gently 4a54c333e0 shaking him, 5f504173e1 there was a7cabcb885 no response. No one else came to c2fa8a6adc help the fallen one. All there were, were eyes 408acdcdc8 watching as if it were 12e248ed6c just a spectacle. What kind of group 3018f87292 was this place, anyway? He felt disgust at a7b623809d their heartless attitude.f4267f69c5f0e0bee138

Clenching his teeth, Kim Heeseo 30a729385b struggled to carry Hong Taebin 539d67de3a on his back. With a reflexive sigh escaping, he badf8b461b took one step at a time 804659b033 toward the treatment room. By the time he got ef7ec6dc1a there, his back was drenched 72eb630762 in cold sweat.43f9071b11bd2f84916f

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The one in a 9a61348e52 white coat diagnosed it 36ed44237e as a side effect b46876bce5 of frequent ability use. While the treatment went on 049e725086 as if it were a 6a5fda0c80 trivial matter, Kim Heeseo stayed 299314fcfe by his side. He remained there even when a ead033aeeb Guide came to guide him. He also didn’t forget to send c603cf2191 Kwon Joon a message about Hong b2ae8db4d9 Taebin collapsing in the treatment room.66ffb0763de09f0a2464

When even the owner of the space left, 416c3430b6 Kim Heeseo was still by Hong Taebin’s side. Maybe it was because he saw d9179356a1 someone fallen alone amidst everyone’s indifference. Somehow, he couldn’t 0702c94346 bring himself to 18fe411f82 leave. Even though his feelings toward Hong Taebin weren’t particularly good, there 404fbba713 was a youthful innocence on his face that hadn’t fully grown, bcbe7b65f1 making it hard for Kim Heeseo to turn away.5b81c8ff61e08c188a76

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“Hi.”509ec47037a27b98848f

That’s when 736f70640b it happened. Hong Taebin, who had e8f7c2aebe been half-asleep, opened his e3ccdea2b3 eyes and greeted him.76191a1781ac00665cca

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“I thought you’d f1c6fbb36a leave me.”16306b71e76993adb7f1

“…How can you eb06ba62ef leave someone who’s 5f6b775772 sick?”7ee2c2dc3bb9baa15b17

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“There are 6b73e7e992 plenty like f9aab0a9bf that.”a44033513dc735a6e582

He murmured in a 334652afa2 strained voice before closing c1586717f7 his eyes again. Then he smiled, pulling dd116f82c0 the corners of his 803408ca17 mouth up.d210b12912223be0a9b5

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“Still, it’s nice. Thanks, hyung.”eed69ea7e49055368c5c

In the silence that fell, e731584d2e Kim Heeseo suddenly remembered. The fact that Hong 49980a060e Taebin was abandoned by 65c4c77f7a his parents at the fd779241ea tender age of four. A heavy, uncomfortable 6329544017 feeling rose within 5b3c25bbc7 him.320923176d4ab5692287

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Hong Taebin 42170ff1f3 soon fell 5618ff3b6d back asleep. While Kim Heeseo watched over e31d70f986 him, the sound of the 7a2a08641e door opening came. Thinking it was Kwon Joon, he turned his head, but his eyes caught sight of a 02566657c1 man he had seen only once before, the one who had called Seo Yigyeom ‘young master.’7e6faeb5087b38d76c74

“Hello, Kim e20e4160d4 Heeseo Esper-nim.”dbf3feec546f5500ae6d

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Breaking the silence casually, e26b1c5932 the man scanned Hong 0ecd23e7b0 Taebin with emotionless eyes. His dry b28b0129ce interest then ee667e8e18 turned toward e97baea0df Kim Heeseo.b5bc3f376b00f5c638c7

“Could you 5e01d9f0af spare some 78f56ebd1e time, please?”c3ae3de814c26ece4ab6

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Coming close, he stepped 657e69ef84 aside, indicating the door.8b233a0e31d9334805ff

“The Head of 273a29648d Division is waiting 80c135f9d2 for you.”fcf22b1e6e60336cce1d

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With a veneer of politeness, the command was 66d9549db2 delivered under the guise of a request.4ead1f324bcd3489c50d

As the 5707064b49 man fell 9f14eecc82 silent, silence 5327a15f6e descended. Kim Heeseo assessed e635a93cde the situation without 04f5fba34d giving any response. Meanwhile, the man kept his 4309f2f07a eyes on Kim Heeseo, as e85fa09b97 if he wouldn’t leave until 0d4ad2d7a8 he got a reaction.b59b14b8f953d4c44a07

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…I guess I f68f643268 have no choice bcc3a20456 but to go. From what he saw, Kim Heeseo 0f76e1ba53 reached a conclusion close to certainty.6576de745aaf861123fd

A private meeting 7fb780c829 with the Head fe95403084 of Division. It wasn’t a8208faf33 something completely a016baff78 unexpected. Since aligning with Seo Yigyeom, 0269f42511 he had anticipated facing him 71fefb7857 at least once. It was just that the timing 1f046a83fc was a bit earlier than expected.6a3b192f79901c6ff58d

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Would Seo 1da74788e1 Yigyeom know 7c70dbf07c about this c6a6715b70 situation? Was the Head of c2deaaef1d Division coming for him 5251e9c2ca outside of Seo Yigyeom’s 1026d45758 knowledge? Subconsciously thinking of Seo Yigyeom, Kim a46eaa3e00 Heeseo stood up, and the man 5f4ad1ebe7 stepped back to make room.408ab1f3c31ac8833ad0

Indicating for him to lead the way, the man’s eyes briefly 273116049a glanced at Hong Taebin, who showed no sign of waking. After imprinting the 2ba871ba4e image in his 3b84f5b9eb mind, Kim Heeseo e531a94e9e stepped forward.640a563ba6251875203c

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“This way.”fc7cfa6cf37da0503c3d

As they crossed the threshold to 202ed6978c leave, the man took the lead. Kim Heeseo dba1e1e4c2 followed at df53bb4ebc a distance. His steps on the white marble floor were a34961e2b2 slow and heavy, feeling as if an invisible 9c01f224c0 chain was tightening around him, sinking his mood.8f930d2919eb32e8b4a4

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“…”91deec9442b87855ba8d

I don’t want be92ce8f60 to meet him. Despite obediently following, 16019e0a77 his inner feelings 7ddae80eb8 were different.d248362a177d20e5c9fe

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