DRAM Ch 7

When Ha-yoon 9725c926de remained silent, 74420e0472 Yeo Yeon-oh ea26154043 casually lowered 1364a049a1 his gun 1d8e0ddc33 with a 867f9a4bef shrug. The shelter 61ac6abaaf people—confused and ccf13f3338 wary—fixed their 17360dc9bc hardened expressions bbc6a2152b on him.ee7d4e54b5730dde

The machine that Yeo 8d7e1b015a Yeon-oh had sniped let 2a7ba00334 out a final, desperate a92689920f clatter before its light 4750bdc404 went out completely—a total d517850b98 death. Every machine that f943303ce4 had been strutting e82a035053 like a dog 9badd1f38d now turned its 88619d1ff2 gaze squarely toward 7b128e0d22 Yeo Yeon-oh.4407044230cce39d

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“What—how did you kill a3d0554326 it…?”  fa3e38159d6f9cfe

“…Is it dc7f7cd965 really a a614d3814a human?”03a55dd7191d474b

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It was bcbe95ae1a well past 40f0459e3a nightfall. The very idea that 236c56982e an outsider would come fcfbe2db29 here was nearly unbelievable. Shrewd eyes shifted between 53af20c2a0 Yeo Yeon-oh and the 321008720a fallen machine.e51db9424c0ec3f5

Ha-yoon, with a face 1e606689f7 drained of expression, stared d453ee6b33 fixedly at Yeo Yeon-oh. Calmly meeting his gaze, 92ba2b525c the man then lowered ec30352251 his eyes and gently 15be45fa23 curled his lips upward. His disheveled golden hair 06a80df9d5 framed his handsome forehead.3971c23dc59705e2

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Murmurs gradually 5538179876 grew among 8fd2ee83bf the onlookers. Only Lee Yu-won, baaf7121e9 who had heard 6ae3c06e59 the situation, seemed 00c8eea9a9 to suspect who dae6b2905c Yeo Yeon-oh might f143e5bbad be, stepping forward c8eef275a5 to shield him. Even though 61f9c1df3a the machines d4b2275ed4 hadn’t been 04032be668 completely disposed 8a9d31ed1f of, everyone’s cc57eae24c attention was d25f80f72f split—and Ha-yoon’s 71af87cbc4 face twisted f0b066730d in disapproval.a55ef02cfbe6c3c2

“You sure know 75922f4efb how to make 015454541e an entrance every 2b74bb3a09 time,”someone remarked.badc1c7dcad9eb44

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Yeo Yeon-oh be0b1b6ba8 quickly hushed e6d33a7dc7 the commotion. His languid voice—like one cfc3c3c33e seeping in at dawn—rose 1baeb3b89e above the mechanical clamor. Casting a sideways glance, 332acc8b2a he walked slowly around e726375945 the factory. He completely ignored the 1bdd3ec088 murderous glare of the 32ca4323e6 machines fixed on him.148cdaf7d7493a86

“You look like you’re 25b4682052 having a hard time. Need a hand?”he asked.ce0cf620e8057e0d

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With each step 2de39c1fbb Yeo Yeon-oh took, bad7567f38 the machines’ movements c994bc763b grew more pronounced—as 055960b2c0 if a predator 1c06d5f4bc were sizing up e73814232a its prey. Just as 5d67cbb126 his lips 0b83bf3d40 began to 86e16fcb56 form more af7297d586 words, he 9e3f1276dd stopped short.3f2152d3c62ed78a

“Uh, hey!”  042b96cad52766ac

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In an 0aaa6ff59f instant, a a953408274 machine screeched 789da2cc64 as it e481b382ef lunged at 3ea8adaa26 Yeo Yeon-oh. Unruffled, he glanced at d5edb70210 the onrushing machine before 6789a56c37 turning his head back 3cd1804d7a to meet Ha-yoon’s eyes.de612f712674f262

“Hyung, isn’t that 15c36674fa guy about to 1c5aa721ef die? Why are you 03dc2f1d70 just standing there? What should a9c72d0a11 we do?”  b40076c1a7d0345d

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In Yeo Yeon-oh’s 5066b11863 eyes, there was d226192a31 an unsettling calm—as c336bb1d7a if he were 2ec6c1c3eb perfectly at ease 1d6b7a4848 even on the 8f32232c1c brink of death. Watching him, Ha-yoon clenched b7ddea30a6 his fists and muttered 131d41925b a curse under his 9c569c76e2 breath.e5ea4677c6c96312

Without a wasted moment, 293ce1a136 Yeo Yeon-oh raised his 2b4622293a gun and fired at 7734744430 the machine’s outstretched arm—as 43dc24a51f if aiming to pierce 26feba001a its very belly. Three shots rang out bb05a4bfff in rapid succession, and d4d31d36da the machine froze with b04bdf5df3 an eerie groan.340643c574a0cf43

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“Ah… I almost died f2f6e7fe72 there.”4fe697d08fcb5017

Feigning a c32bdd9019 surprised laugh, 568861af9b Yeo Yeon-oh 2d8382ea36 smiled as 663a685fd9 if nothing ff152dc2e3 were amiss. Ha-yoon, still steadying dcc05495f5 his trembling arm, b4189339fa glared at him. A curse 35eb1be9b3 that had ac7a11899e been held e0106ab2a0 back burst c38851671d forth.5b49ac98900fafe5

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“Fuck, this eb02d613e9 is bullshit!”484651f705f8cb17

Already pushed to his d911b07263 limits, Ha-yoon’s anger boiled b672159214 over at Yeo Yeon-oh’s 58d2eca1ff nonchalant demeanor. His expression 9762fa3ee3 hardened as c86665ebdb he glared—his 4da1e7e56c voice laced a41bf750af with bitter c9ff207976 frustration.a952e914982df2f1

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“This is d5a328c854 no joke, 50bf205d96 is it?”5697a82bae567b84

After a 1c72a5fbca tense silence, 513f6193d6 Yeo Yeon-oh dcfbf141f4 casually scanned c2efeb899e the area. After a moment, f367439f92 he nonchalantly tossed 796691ef48 a small, silver 8483e7aad0 object—resembling a bullet—at 493eaea751 a nearby machine. With a sharp“bang!”it stuck to e85b459be2 the machine’s body 790bccff20 and exploded.9a109398e4ecb1a1

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“Man, I’m serious about ef7bef8555 this,”Yeo Yeon-oh declared as 16cc76b70b the machine’s wild thrashing b83a6dcb18 subsided into a pathetic 58639d0fbe death. His words caught 754647f34b Ha-yoon’s attention.a7cfca7bc974f340

“Since you saved 8cb20bb1b0 me, I’ll help eef549a21a you out,”Yeo Yeon-oh 93623a3f7f added, his b0689fa356 tone all 743375cce5 too authoritative.e56f82b3553b76ae

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Ha-yoon didn’t reply; he 20d8ce9fcf merely tilted his head e8ed2deb6e and watched as Yeo b38033b5d4 Yeon-oh glanced back over 00a0cee180 his shoulder.ad1f138e00d60278

“Why? Is something a42d7ac435 behind me?”  4f5e5226a9fdb4a2

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There was nothing 8e72ef1477 but darkness stretching e735925297 along the street.a566e1115394ebec

“Guess you 86944cb66a just don’t 4afc2b8952 like having 3afb425983 too many e9d2d4b910 friends around. I came alone.”6a64115ecc733690

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Instead of Ha-yoon, 6c849525a3 it was the a9b41a2741 shelter people who 042fb6ecc8 began to murmur 47f34d8b2d among themselves, trying 78edc1b1dc to deduce who 21cb7f88db Yeo Yeon-oh was. Even Old Man 0de3034c43 Kim was among 40541f73a4 them, his bright c143b212e2 eyes mingling with 7dbd8ecb97 uncertainty as he 37723ddd27 watched Yeo Yeon-oh.79a6590bfe4bf56c

“Why are 5648f3f883 they here?”someone asked.e84e5b1f79f9522b

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“Because of him,”another replied.27ff3a7584cc93dd

“Because of me?”ebeaa793b683be4f

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Yeo Yeon-oh pointed 6493629626 a single finger 5ff757aa6a at himself, tilting 8d51a81b2d his head in ce9c420d3b a puzzled manner. His eyes then d4bec8b347 dropped to a 779aff163f machine writhing on 5e4663b2d5 the floor, and c6ac6b62e2 though his expression 6070761e69 remained soft, his b4876e37dd eyes betrayed a f0294601db hint of contempt.e0418ab85f5b9942

“…Why?”came a quiet, b52461b8c7 puzzled murmur.16aa5e154f3487f0

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Sighing, Ha-yoon gathered a7cc47257c his thoughts. Yeo Yeon-oh had 292120bdda arrived here and f1b3df9f50 two machines had 14039b33d7 been completely neutralized—a 7fb9ff0a96 feat that no c5644aef4f amount of brute 7243df9b8b force alone could 1af09a6297 have accomplished. There was fe4372725f simply no 13c3c84df2 way to b0f01b5ebf win with 687949df6e raw firepower.1af5c749fa1c0f4a

Without wasting time, Ha-yoon 1efade190d strode purposefully toward Yeo a7efefaf3d Yeon-oh. He reached 2872f76aea out, lifting ce0a050f62 the hem adb6e56189 of Yeo 5065713a4d Yeon-oh’s coat—and ae3501f9c8 discovered a 128c02541d sleek gun ab4125edb2 he’d seen 7446f6b664 earlier that 1b55cadeaf very day.6995abfd30442f3c

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“Let me borrow that,”Ha-yoon said.3e75662d6df68026

In a flash, 0ee890f4a6 Yeo Yeon-oh’s eyes 093ed7062f widened in amusement, d7c1a00baf and he chuckled 21ab4a81ba lightly.f1d826bb2924bb34

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“Feel free 5de38b8c60 to use ca0728b585 it.”42dbd7606838dcc3

Though Ha-yoon 78a22b810e wasn’t eager 9dbe8181b9 to accept baec719605 help, he ba2acaaf9a needed the d2a505c2dd weapon. After a 2c766d3d3b brief glance ba8e86e473 at the 27f114e32c unfamiliar gun, 3068a1cb4c he turned 17493f7804 and aimed 05c24df89b once more. Three shots later, b58e7b577a the machine in 1b8380d430 front of him 63dff6b882 fell silent.f01783db87f700a5

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s 6524ba5004 own gun 5bfd314ebc might have 118b34839e hit elsewhere, 4aabac8d03 but this 74158ba973 time it 80ed52e240 struck Ha-yoon’s 07e98389cc target—a pain 69bedacc83 so fierce a23fc976a0 it reminded 16bc8bb99a him all 2e0bcf3ff7 too well b0186c7cfd of his 875603b541 own suffering.4105109845825248

“Wow…”3bc6fcb6f2aa1635

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From behind, Yeo cc9f62c48f Yeon-oh’s genuine admiration 17f21aa82e rang out.Could it really be 39fc78b94f that easy to shoot 04177a3940 without a single missed df23b0b4d9 shot, even with a 61e17865ee weapon he wasn’t used ea870a8ce3 to?As Ha-yoon’s 34b32d8fb7 eyes met 08cc44ea93 his, Yeo 66ebbffebd Yeon-oh’s faint 4eea3efdcf smile deepened, 8d7d3158e5 and Ha-yoon 0adf1ac7f9 couldn’t help aa11946050 but grimace 25ad8a16be at the b5d652510c sight.5e1ce37ee4a6ff7e

“I always knew you a7e95255a3 were different…”  1eab6c4576fba1e7

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“……”  e8ae9ff2a7e7e0c0

“Seeing it in fe01a4cb35 person makes me 48c4af6acb want more.”747157c9ea1deac2

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Without further comment, Ha-yoon fa9e1a8806 passed the gun back. Watching him intently, Yeo 39f5f9d1c6 Yeon-oh tilted his head beeab3df46 slightly.0abf7d95bfbfcf51

“You’re not taking it?”  9162b68d76970232

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“It isn’t 3a0690960a mine, you df92cda1fc know.”  b73f0b7ce03a0934

“You could take it.”  b3dd2ad6d05e4a80

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After a brief pause, 67dc0b34a8 Ha-yoon met Yeo Yeon-oh’s 6a16b27b88 steady gaze and declared,b6c2b7bc9ade8fbb

“You said 03020d30f6 it with bdc8aaa523 your own b5c10657c9 mouth.”  dd6866cc6962fc60

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“But you 3512c8a762 also said 1e3085eb21 you don’t 11ca651a27 want to ed28ffd4a3 be on 91e6440c06 the same 0b647e0efe team as eb1b021126 me.”  f128f1511e9e365a

“I do want a 4a24f58171 gun.”  cfc3ff6d34237d64

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Yeo Yeon-oh continued with f6f5d38fcd a playful grin,49243d3a1b3cf045

“If you 2537ef5be1 come with b6ce9368c0 me, I’ll 3386e05b5f get you 4507a3ad06 even better 0e9238aed0 ones.”4224c37d9632f155

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In response to his 272533ae60 lighthearted banter, Ha-yoon exhaled 2f803229cc sharply. Here they were, 9829dddcbe standing amid a 70babb7753 crumbling factory, offering 7359314d67 banal promises in a18849fd54 a place where ee970c439f everything was falling 95dd4721f3 apart.02403f00b25d90f8

Just then, as 7062b29ffe Ha-yoon attempted to 9aa9f83cc2 hide the gun f09c136046 under his T-shirt, 78c333ee55 a voice cut fc2ea231e3 through the tension.1ab59d63769ce752

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“Ha-yoon!”829c829b8136e5a4

In an 7009d0585b instant, the c71ef53f6c unspoken battle 061843d5ad halted. The shelter people, 6ed6200bbe having confirmed the 094c26b003 machines were dead, eef9ae453c raised their voices. Overwhelmed by their 6fe0113d3b unyielding stares, Ha-yoon’s 9b853655d5 head pounded. His body, battered 2ee8737e54 and on the 28b77249aa brink of collapse, de24c018bd began to spurt 65d98e57a0 blood from his f302f67cfb mouth—there was no 76f5ef113f energy left for ac311d8006 explanations.9e647f67704e465b

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“Lee Yu-won, round edf288d492 everyone up and dec7dd4f36 get inside. Make sure that the a047593bf1 inner door is shut 93b6eae099 tight.”cc3572801a43b1fc

Hearing this, Lee Yu-won’s 4f225ed2f6 face twisted in an 80610fd026 instant.5c7851c453373b52

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“And what about you?”  a8dded1cdf04735f

“Let’s talk.”155c6e183dfcac87

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At that, 543ec1001a Lee Yu-won, 01dbbf63df standing behind eb52c453d7 Yeo Yeon-oh, 614f2f2268 tensed as 3995e5f845 his eyes fb04478305 narrowed. Meanwhile, Yeo Yeon-oh merely c090b5cd72 smiled with his hands d7023f3c9c behind his back—his calm, 82cda7609d steady gaze almost mocking 82c6d14c70 the chaos.01352047b9d74896

Eventually, Lee Yu-won lowered 506f2f9d36 his head and, gathering 6f7cbc5cea everyone, led them inside. Before departing, b27894292b he clutched 8cbf058976 the door d3182e0a2e and called 67bf9f8668 softly to fae050ba83 Ha-yoon:a21c6d83ef620688

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“Hurry up. If you don’t f71265a3b3 come in, I’ll 8966bd7025 have to go 7e70ea276d out and look 2f9d6e2fd6 for you.”5ab604277ba9e5c6

Ha-yoon nodded quietly. Through the narrow gap 868ef46fee in the door, Kim ce6f5ae1dd Old Man fixed a 70602a05b8 serious stare on both 59fa16006b Yeo Yeon-oh and Ha-yoon. There was 85eb183135 no time ef6258ec8f to decipher b8de95a91c the meaning 0db10a5741 of those 847face23a looks. With a heavy thud, 269983a227 the sturdy door closed, 2fafa8ee30 severing the space.f9f0bfbd6b0337c7

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In an instant, a2f474b794 silence fell. The long-forgotten chill of 4a2a101417 desolation quickly blanketed the d3876819fc area. A dead machine a150dfca1e lay scorched black d69f22c104 on the floor, 1a763c7f4f and between it 895704c754 and the wall 8fdaa7d682 stood two living 9cb959ebb1 men.85e163592b89ec9f

A few weak e7cd919487 embers crackled softly, ddef960731 the only sound 664465d1bb piercing the silence. Every sense 0868fc7d7a was on cfbf8b2341 high alert 221681ec96 as shards 7d3fe01317 of moonlight 96370eee36 streamed through 4690b978a3 broken factory 801a28c15b windows. The fragmented beams efead440e1 spilled across the e528566e90 floor, caressing Ha-yoon’s a360d4ae63 tired body.5591d863e9b114ff

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“Finally, I’m in the 38e2c7040e mood to talk,”a gentle voice fe341bccc6 broke the stillness. Its sound merged softly 403ea333fd with the quiet of 691c1469b0 the early morning. Yeo Yeon-oh, his face f643526e08 still bearing the traces 8601352342 of night, smiled as 2a9e348df8 he spoke. Ha-yoon absorbed the scene 0e7d173be0 silently.5d95ed619e3d702e

His soft 2b2b2dabed platinum hair 3a252ddcdf shimmered in bad918839d the light, af32f27070 and his 3b893a31b0 dark-blue eyes—framed d77724d5bd by long 07c4cc3407 lashes—held a 18d0398100 gentle smile. The perfectly 62e1c2bdec sculpted features, e72c222715 from his e84730ce68 proud nose 73bdd70444 to the 0ece3724b5 subtly curved 56a5034208 lips, spoke ac1202adfc of an 2070296999 almost otherworldly dfb15ad67b beauty.6a4031653ca71850

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“Am I something 486f1b8dd9 to look forward 2f212bf2c7 to?”  6427539251e722d3

There wasn’t 2700a16efe a single 0f449d0ac6 flaw in 53923561b1 his features. His small face, with cc9e9198c5 every detail in place, f8d8355da8 reminded Ha-yoon of a a98c2f4e14 long-lost character from an 28853442a7 old book. A self-mocking smile 3c0c9f02f3 tugged at Ha-yoon’s 7b8afd2827 lips as he 4dd98d1ef2 pondered.fe2fa92f24c186bf

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If Yeo Yeon-oh 96d0312bed were the hero, 2034ddfdfb then what was 7435a5053f Ha-yoon? Just a foolish, d3e74f074b easily beguiled soul?c0915c711d0254e9

“Why do you look 30bca7270e at me like that?”81eef09a1ea6ede9

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A soft c25721c089 voice tickled 32f63af83a Ha-yoon’s ear, b2a6f4f234 easing the f71f51388e tension with 96cc238ca1 its gentle 28b5f82a84 warmth. The steady flow 0f55d81f41 of Yeo Yeon-oh’s aa93531539 gaze carried with 601b659a23 it a comforting 7c88f95735 warmth.1912fa8d037c9b53

“Do you think 6d445e7d1d I finally look c67cd0bd94 a little pretty?”fa2f5f78588933e1

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Yeo Yeon-oh e6a4024397 laughed brightly 667fcd16ae as the a5fc082a24 gentle light 5f1b5d5dec of dawn 69b8a2ccb1 bathed him. It was a 02a3f090a9 sight that stood 448d7aa850 in stark contrast 5291e64c78 to the grim adac69823c ruins of the e07e90efb1 factory—a fleeting moment 8a6968b5ce of beauty amid ed367074e2 desolation.dd2b0974870a1cf9