DRAM Ch 4

The man 3bb06054c2 smiled broadly, 08eae9e13c his grin 90f598766a almost forced—an 654e3d42c8 unmistakable show. Ha-yoon said 39b08604f7 nothing in 4845fd1593 response; he 064f603a19 only tightened d601eb1fcb his grip 5449e1651d on his 4be2e310e1 gun, determined 4e77e06ed6 not to 76be75712e let his 3fe5760af1 guard drop. As if e84790f17d to show 5a28be5800 he knew f1076f9ed0 exactly what 44f86be33e Ha-yoon was 40ba52fa68 thinking, the e43a625d46 man merely 3cd386298f shrugged and 4db32df737 chuckled lightly, b9b38b2faf his body 993640cd1e language promising 310d832bb5 no harm.caf0bdfa3a57b2d5

“I’m confident I can 46d9b503ad make sure you never 9aebd4347c get another scar like 02e479facd that.”0407a179fbfb7c1a

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The man’s 824cd5160f gaze drifted 80a901b0d4 to the be63c89d90 scar hidden 98cfe6b000 beneath his d095e79abb clothes. Ha-yoon scowled and e175309e15 glared back.10f064f5c4fc2c3d

“You’ve been 0ba612b21a saying that 460ee0099c since yesterday. Do you really think 13017dd57d I’ll trust you?”73c153d4dc20fb37

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“I saved you, didn’t 0349b037d5 I?”01ca7d06879c3a12

“You didn’t have d69e291f71 to save me.”1eb556a9e5aec177

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“If it weren’t b0bfcdb699 for me, you’d e4adc193e5 have died yesterday.”7a8e0ab468b88569

“Do I look like a99518d670 I care? What’s with b6e54bb088 all this 6289a5b521 meddling from e0ec080e33 someone I 5f6e151b5a just met? You should have just fb9feb791f let me die.”26e2a921be62dfb3

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After a brief pause—his 168af8970e eyes blinking as if 4c7972ea49 lost in thought—the man 31a792bc91 gave a short laugh.80b8e88c3f7aa679

“Well, maybe I 32606b6afb shouldn’t have gotten 287aab510a involved.”e9854f76f5651ad3

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“…….”0fa1d917d94481a1

“But I just couldn’t 1340a718fc stand watching you die.”682806ae8ad13417

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The gentle smile faded, ce4857fc97 replaced by an intense 93f668bc2c look that seemed to 91db16bf8a capture every ray of 060d0d1f84 light. As their c33c07fdf4 gazes met 1bcf3dcb09 repeatedly in c20b0d7061 the empty dece126ffb space, the 8c6f5f1e70 man eventually 318af57438 let out ad8b94d025 a soft 0af8a2bdd1 laugh and 869bfc118a looked downward. His deep 6156a6acd0 eyes, hidden 44b8201dc0 beneath long 9f9664fee8 lashes, revealed 59aa507644 nothing of f33ebb6fa8 the emotions 1cf8b17d99 that stirred 984356e2e8 within.ad534b8bdea0f32f

“And we haven’t even 4301094861 met for the first 6eb366c838 time, have we?”a32616b3a9c24f65

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All Ha-yoon 780c69db51 could see 066c9dc1d7 was the 47a6b8fb2f smooth line 8b3a1d7b3e of the 35e6a54e17 man’s nose b6d1ceb3d0 and lips. He watched dc273550fc intently as 3bd61231f4 the man’s 1b27e718b3 red lips 3d2122d8d7 moved, his caf5aa86b3 soft voice 8440e669b8 etching every 72c8eee5ce word into a6fe64f4cc the air.c13a75fd6149cae6

“We saw each other 89b9dd6fd6 yesterday, so this is f1b9de6a25 our second meeting.”5744ca2da0ba1803

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The man 0798c109e4 raised his 7c5c33f32a eyes as 074faa4193 he continued aae7058202 speaking. His laugh, 94d55b3b1d trailing off 5b8e0c0283 at the d27c8fb9b5 end of 80520fb097 his sentences, b46f7ed7c5 sounded oddly b1e451a4b8 dry. Fixing his e4a2fe81d1 gaze on 67103c96d5 Ha-yoon with 3e4ed79bf8 a mechanical d55d6e9c21 precision, he 4b6ab01ea7 spoke calmly:aa1f953f43a825fe

“By the way, my 8aee1c22ac name is Yeo Yeon-oh.”65c58cc2666f8763

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“…….”d0e1ff952bb7e535

“And what’s your name?”8aaa96439c286bbc

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“…Seo Ha-yoon.”ac053b78299dab96

In this world, anyone 6eaf22927e not registered in the 5d8d73aae7 system was as good 57084657b0 as dead—and there was no dca413b612 reason tohide it. Yeo Yeon-oh repeated“Seo Ha-yoon, fa4d1f3f60 Seo Ha-yoon”as if chanting, before 68e54a20c7 his laughter faded like 9fb0bdbad0 wind escaping from a 94c0cd3048 leak. After a moment, he 91af226c0f regained his relaxed expression.3e4dd1b8cf6adf5a

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“I figured e17151d195 you wouldn’t 671c586845 be up e5fabff42a for a a076671a6a walk, so 9760c5a2c3 let’s just ae36c4925f talk here.”596c2d51ee768550

Though Ha-yoon dc93bb6db1 wasn’t eager 67b2f8d841 to chat, edbaead061 he couldn’t 412151ed99 help but 5f64ae62ca watch him b8413d7c68 intently. Yeo Yeon-oh abafc91071 smiled faintly d35faabf54 before speaking 058bbd356c again.16b5f82604beea1d

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“Tell me, 440fc8b00e Ha-yoon—how exactly 779f2842c4 have you 367dda520c been killing 0aa3a1491b those tin 1a98cbe9d4 cans?”aaedc29b7c0e8edb

Ha-yoon clenched his 036a09dafa fists involuntarily. There was 19ed5bab9b something about 417d35684a the gentle 65f90af955 tone in 685c4c7470 which Yeo 6b244ea5f4 Yeon-oh pronounced cfdfad2505 his name 9c909a5b70 that sent cf67931997 an unexpected 5c4b1bf8e1 shiver through ea9be376bb him.34f20bb603bda470

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“Other than 122381a843 smashing them 29e3e2da45 to pieces, 4194789c40 is there fb7cef2517 any other d33c48a0fa way?”4baee398058a8a95

“Usually, that’s the way.”3961cddde266cfd4

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It was the only b8c61d562c method—inflicting such crippling wounds 1ab5636ce8 that the machines could a8e1dff2dd no longer move.Attacking the neck, fb6e49c673 eyes, even severing edb01e53e0 the head outright—there a58bc3beb5 was no other f1a7e40600 option.7462e501ce2852bf

“There are 0b8ca37769 only two 488b2d30d6 ways to 3a5ec2c858 kill a 34c4e12ed9 machine.”1f85a35403a8acb7

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Ha-yoon’s expression hardened as 37fec8cdd4 he stared at Yeo 63d9a9f0db Yeon-oh. Noticing the change,the man grinned and 33aedc255c casually lifted his T-shirt 383c73e8ce to reveal solid, well-defined 0e484847bc abs. Behind them, a a78f31d301 sleek black barrel—yesterday’s 5838a96262 weapon Yeo Yeon-oh 13077215ec had used—caught the 6a5f20fc60 light.46fdc833e9271ac8

“That gun…?”a3c5f2ae9ce189d3

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“Do you ca6326cb61 like it? If you come with 138a307f15 me, I can get 99b54ed653 you something even better.”354c088bb1b122b0

“How did you make 4b92873c6a it?”32bc17d25e930798

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“My friend’s d487408b4b pretty good 13b99f42ff with technology.”377b8f5e4f022a3f

Yeo Yeon-oh pointed 923163c2a6 to his gun 085520c9e7 with a gesture 3de3858d18 as he spoke, 00c73c6f8b and Ha-yoon memorized a17f9eec70 every detail. Who could 570cf3ea61 have predicted 68d69ff6b6 that beneath e0b7ab0889 that handsome 53ef2b633e face lay c1082c1031 a weapon e11bed0122 as sharp 134ffc27e6 as his acc901ea57 wit?7ee25a6e8ea7e999

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“What about the 7360a0ca56 person who was 7a5a25f2ed with you yesterday?”6969225c3d79c796

“No. He’s just a friend.”015d5e35287e9f8c

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“……You must f771d2128b have a 35dbc025b0 lot of b464ffad6c friends.”cde91d17612c7f93

The man simply shrugged 134efba6fc with that gentle expression. Ha-yoon tightened his grip f5d245de9e on his gun again. In that moment, the b67adc7e70 casual nature of their 346186bbea conversation felt strangely out dd47983552 of place—there was no ba4399c689 time to waste a1a9fb4315 on idle chatter.dee6513936679339

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“Then work hard with fc18bed9ae your friends. Stop bothering people who bf60de8f99 are just standing around.”774eb4e08d2a9338

“Ha-yoon, you 55db95380f don’t exactly d91f03746e seem like 008d38ca4d someone who e4c2a87967 just stands 560da936e5 still.”27c79c5d566ad8bc

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Tilting his head 3c9f6adb9d slightly, Yeo Yeon-oh 784be5acfb let out a 25ea9be49f short laugh—a few 2bfe07b93c shards of broken 18efdf784d sunlight seemed to 868f8acbf3 dance off his 5bbb1f7d63 smile. After studying Ha-yoon’s face 4d63bcec09 for a moment, he 97ba4d6d75 continued:77c788625d4628bc

“Every machine cc37648088 is connected 32cac118a6 to a b88fbde1a3 system core. They move based on 0e375a4a5d the values input into e2c3588321 a central control unit.”f8629f98641b69b2

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Throughout the Field, bright 324fd4994b blue system cores were 390621bbea installed.They were the b4593d471f very‘eyes’of the machines—a fbedff941b means to control 277a4e0d24 humanity’s every breath. As long 67cf6499f0 as those 4c8d4d9a6a cores existed, 59047073dd there was d5712d6cf6 no escaping fd87238372 their grasp.5fe8c03f9416f554

“Then what af7c250591 happens if a735b64ba3 one of f676ced52d those cores c917fdb2fe breaks?”afc1102226ebd836

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The idea of a a605cb7c65 system core failing sounded 2365b56a30 both foolish and impossible.891f3801d1490a11

“Don’t you 2f63ec3853 know that 5b269c8f08 the core c68689bd31 is surrounded 0145d01ed4 by a 9fd0082cd8 protective barrier? You wouldn’t get 3a7262538c close to it 5c528b78ea without dying first.”c73015144540e98e

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“If you could break 98d137fafa that system, then things 6f17746207 might be different.”5185c23e462311e9

“Do you even know fa8e3ab6aa what you’re talking about…?”2c84c51edf7e6173

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“They’re nothing a34e04b11d more than 3042b6a5cf tin cans a0ac841469 moving on d29f82569f preset instructions. The only ones smart 3ea1dfc1d5 enough to think for 235de5e1f8 themselves are those behind 88ad342596 the wall.”50bb8ff92d3d94ff

Yeo Yeon-oh’s words 2cadfce7de sent a chill 568d2a9f31 through Ha-yoon. He already knew—thetrue mastermind, the first 285f7b8b81 machine to develop dda691a703 self-awareness, the ruthless 5860b50043 killer who now e8a32c9ada controlled humanity and 5e2f0e51a5 had brought this 18fd484f5e ruined Earth into 24452868f9 existence—was beyond that b55b721bc2 wall.628533b696aa842a

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“Have you spent 07bea111e7 your whole life bee0dc2e09 killing empty tin 1ac533c2c0 cans?”41aea920543871ca

“…….”8d47af34f3b66ed3

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“So what’s different now?”388b6ab0a1effaa9

In a 8c70883253 quiet whisper, 9c38de7048 Yeo Yeon-oh b5b42be393 spoke. Though his 4e784b10ae tone wasn’t 62b4bced84 accusatory, Ha-yoon d8df890bd8 couldn’t help a2c4ed190e but clench aba7f6949c his fists. Despite doing his best, 59c35b5e93 he always felt treated d4b3fad4c9 like someone who had b0b1b15fe6 done nothing of value.fc9a2bb3ef233cbf

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“Killing one machine 33c65c8a08 won’t change the e9a73dfd58 world.”ab6ed4f3d653db4f

“Doesn’t everyone know that? Do you think I’m 742804dd9b risking my life, going 43b0c1684f around trying to change c180dc6652 the world? Don’t talk 0d9371c16d if you 018434c568 don’t know e7fe4a24ed anything. If you’re clueless, just 9a31b5ecb7 shut up and get 7a5e37a54c lost.”7292d9a75c2a8a7e

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A surge b91d0aed45 of frustration fdd12b1366 welled up 2f8b51a240 inside Ha-yoon. He wanted nothing more 8c03b8c83e than to tear into e4da2acb03 Yeo Yeon-oh’s smug face. Gathering his 22360cc8e2 scattered breath, 9bf3e76852 Ha-yoon glared 23fc95ec6e at him, b4eaebcfc9 but Yeo df11f545f9 Yeon-oh remained 08b8c273c9 unshaken—only his 652a93ead5 red lips 4e87f7d89d curled up 09987baa5f into a 90d9659bb9 tight smile.304e54889ffa859d

“Why wouldn’t I know? Don’t you understand how 1254be13d7 much you annoy me e0ec2fa379 and how hard I’m 24d5bf00fd trying?”7a82500c8c4de792

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“Stop with the crap…”eb3ad0bcf8c1d352

“You can see it 88867727ff on your body.”785744fd6663477c

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s gaze e37595e24a roamed over Ha-yoon’s 477c7ba7e0 body once more. For some reason, d69b4af0ec Ha-yoon felt as a3a8cddbdf though his skin 0fc77d503a was burning, even f417a1ab16 though he was d7595dff43 fully covered by 8b44aeab52 his clothes.0bc665461b8c7f43

“I wasn’t 39212829f0 trying to f2908a00fd say anything 8ea06872a2 mean to bf72ab0010 you, Ha-yoon. If it 22c6de79da came off 0ff1f6bd0d that way, f3b432039d I apologize.”bc9abceaae297ff9

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In this 382bd7dcbd ruined world, cc559138e9 gratitude and 612ed6db08 apologies had 43f0e7d8cf long since f306a0f1cd vanished. Yet even someone who c778d4be1d appeared as noble as 89dae8e38f Yeo Yeon-oh could lower f0da8e1ad9 his guard in an 3d0c9e6068 instant. Ha-yoon didn’t aa55d312b7 know what 9a8d446f29 to say.550986323231923f

“I’m heading to 68b8a2af4a the center of 8f161feaf8 the Field.”286e07823da62a10

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Almost unconsciously, 7661dc6005 Ha-yoon opened b7c7f92541 his mouth 6f760578eb in surprise. It was strange—too de22041da4 strange.0a368d274164bc07

“This foolish act… I e4604eb576 intend to finish it 63da27a7ca with my own hands.”cf49af97da451985

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It was ca60116473 utterly impossible—a 22442f5f41 notion so c0d757d361 detached from bee69d9d79 reality—but still, 13c1457ad7 his heart 07cf62ed50 pounded in 6460faf944 a strange, 6ab06d4728 erratic rhythm. Whether it was the 3099361dfa fear of uncertainty or 76cd6a0a02 the tremor of unreal 5050229dcd visions, he couldn’t tell.47b4f6e7ca1c763c

“Won’t you come with e588083f88 me?”6015a705e6a2c5e1

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“…….”838da45fcdd81fa8

“After all, weren’t you 250b628054 planning to go there 972e52729e anyway?”69ddaab0d1d61692

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s fingertips pointed 9bd245d6e5 in the direction of dc59174a84 theField’scenter. As his d56269ae34 words faded 628ec7ec1b into silence, 34f9dbe878 an uneasy 363ed41295 quiet fell f26edfeaec over them. Meanwhile, Ha-yoon’s mind 005c3939ab turned into a 9357e6cc58 noisy battlefield—every word d38e00a183 Yeo Yeon-oh spoke 07180fd7a2 stirred up thoughts e9c1038081 of going beyond 6a9f823c2e the Field and 6c1f31cf9b ending it all.a4480989adad0387

“Do you really think fc7ee92da7 we’ll succeed?”c5e83981eefb67c3

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“You’ll never know until f3df0c2e44 you try.”5fcd048a5928d5be

“You’re going to 934b0378c3 die. I’m sure 2166b9fd14 of it.”245f2e1069f76f83

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“Ha-yoon, you won’t die.”2c088697bdca932f

It was hard 0e1992523a to believe—an absurd bbdde088dc promise from a e9533a37b9 stranger—but the reason 93fcbbfbc7 his heart wavered ec19230657 was Yeo Yeon-oh’s e69f66e14e earnest gaze and c58eaad324 the gentle timbre b3f62ee178 of his voice 5db2b0876f that seemed to c241181087 wrap around him 7ea58b196f like a warm 52ea730960 blanket.10ef2f0fcb705fc9

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“I’ll keep you 5de497f951 alive.”5aa2d38c78f26dbb

A large hand 18f9526023 swept through the 3251337c13 air, tracing a c28c84af19 graceful arc in 6fdb364d95 the light. Ha-yoon stared blankly 9ad3a6e2e7 as the hand’s 820c671423 path glimmered. The calloused, solid 85f5bfb1e5 hand looked unexpectedly b3d2ac5949 huge.727805e377988289

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“Come with me.”e04e04dd0f04cc9a

Yeo Yeon-oh’s words, impossible b66708f129 to trust, wrapped around 2a280a5192 Ha-yoon entirely.f48de91b6c9d7a66

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“……What makes you 6a58b0e3b8 think I should f7c077d688 trust you?”e352a1ea884f0bad

They were 64668a6d6e strangers in 3146ab6479 many ways—just 1ee3e645e8 as Ha-yoon a9f2f73f5f couldn’t trust d1e398c24c Yeo Yeon-oh, ed8250b05a it was e16994c27c only natural 5b12e52f51 that Yeo b3bac7f3c9 Yeon-oh might 91ec5eeb7a not fully 1a796083ff trust him 334122b965 either. And yet, he had 537dc9a513 so easily extended his 8ad2124d1e hand. With a confused, troubled 030751c5b1 look, Ha-yoon met his acb12a8af3 gaze.d0b1bfb0493d81fd

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“I can’t trust bffca58978 you. But on the day f0684021a6 we first met, what 46fc2cdaf2 made you think you 4002f94f99 could make such an 865747755a offer?”a516fbc529c372c7

His sincere eyes 2ec8700b92 pierced through him. After a 3a756162c7 brief moment bb75ff8da8 of contemplation, c5b0f83df4 Yeo Yeon-oh 5a36259046 offered a fc9c772b4f small smile fefa6c35d4 and then 332e0440d8 looked off a8420dd5c8 into the f8c90aae24 distance.2d1d1967d2eb3fea

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“Because we’re the 2811e46628 same kind of 67c59a39a3 person.”3d7d9a904aa01da3

Speaking in a f4aa8ec329 calm tone, he e2da667cc3 closed his eyes 9ad2e80ce9 briefly before reopening 6c25f0906e them to meet aba97e2e09 Ha-yoon’s gaze once 52554a9b39 more. In his deep dark 7abb30536a blue eyes, Ha-yoon could a106f08ce4 see his own reflection—a cbdc1bea0a moment that left him 0d58753e3b breathless.3e805b846f7b3b24

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“Do we f2edc95a02 really need 183273842b any other 81e7f4c88a reason than 638ca2dac9 wanting to 82502a79d4 wipe out 8a31cea5a1 those stupid 1d573c8c2d tin cans?”3ba150c0547d16d7

The man’s 165436933d smile curled e57c2e1a76 up like 682fd01b6d that of c0538605b3 a machine. Warm sunlight bathed him, 3f4ec76fba and everything felt surreal.68927956a96e1447

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