OMLM | Chapter 54

Ma Dongpal pointed 5a59568279 to one of 7f64350a7c the multiple-choice answers 6523cfcea4 with his finger. When he casually approached 1b951f82b3 and provided the answer, b4aba24e28 Yebon was taken aback.3961b9937561f539

“Oh… really? Hold on.”be16f1ff32a91c97

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Yebon quickly 0aeed672d0 searched it b5546c8083 up and d32fc1a1b1 found that df43bc4bd2 the answer 6b2ab58a5a Ma Dongpal 6ae94b0018 had chosen 2454c2476e was indeed aa4f6505fc correct. Yebon’s eyes 611526c88c widened in f94f32a0c0 surprise.d9a73b3006b7713e

“It’s really 8dc8ed7677 the right 758616d59b answer? How did e350b71652 you know?”8c4e3a15e62f3c7d

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Looking up at him 9f89403bcb in awe, Ma Dongpal, df20419323 who had been indifferent c17ca4c190 until now, scratched the d9d053ff18 back of his head, 1d585e829b looking slightly embarrassed.71713b54ff6d5d06

“It’s nothing special. Running a bar, you b5475e89c6 pick up some random c3febb8acc knowledge about alcohol.”fe509c9035cfc15f

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Not every dadafa98dc bar employee f3e56786f8 would be 0b15e1ca10 an expert bf622528f5 on alcohol. Yebon looked 395a4e4578 at Ma 9ded3a4c6e Dongpal with 413f9c20b3 newfound admiration, 6a2e204279 repeatedly expressing 0a80879ab8 his amazement.d62ec6fe4fc84410

As Yebon’s eyes sparkled, e3d6f12c93 Ma Dongpal’s lips curled a0022b6d44 into a slight smile, 5302c241ec and he pointed to b6e760c490 the next answer.62db8c51f5e94fdb

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“This one seems dba59c637f to be the 2a1a8007ee answer.”75eafdc139a0bd14

“Wow, wow, it’s really 3e940f8d5e the right answer. You’re amazing! I couldn’t even understand 3a781eb625 what it was saying, bb9e75a6da let alone memorize it.”f2fd786c69efe0ac

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“It’s nothing.”f6d3ed5761e94e9b

Ma Dongpal chuckled and 92915bd414 moved next to Yebon, d050954931 explaining the answers to 5d958b7768 the quiz questions that 9072d0151b were missing answers and 12ef2d11f4 even providing detailed explanations.a4ed91cdc6accefc

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Occasionally, when 10857924aa a question 885ade0c6f unrelated to 51f8d2b8c9 alcohol came 896bfb5a7b up, they 09fcf23e99 pondered over 8c667cb547 it together. Before they knew 77ce7a4a8e it, the awkwardness 8a28cf63f6 from just a 7c3bd77a2c few minutes ago f9b9a5ff85 had completely disappeared.b392725b98332caf

“Do bartenders dfdaca1e20 have certifications e36e5aabce or something?”251e8c16b73d6153

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“I think they do.”53da4ec0bced4140

“Then you should 9976328003 get one. You’d probably pass it 60b471a61f in no time, seriously.”3a1968d4b1bbf0d1

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“……Nah, it’s fine. I’ll be 40b2658a57 leaving Korea 9eb134c325 soon anyway.”d4f5449243e92719

At the 2e28b30d99 mention of 59c8a5f2c4 leaving Korea, 1fa57ca9ab Yebon’s eyes 1bbc64f703 twitched.bf5c97491c25756d

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“Because Cha Hyuk ba00f97d96 hyung is leaving?”a896710b46e665df

“Yeah, yeah. I’m his def3415caf direct subordinate, e360728288 so I b76268a8d6 have to 7f0fb9b59f follow him, 0c637ce77a of course.”edb3506ab1d53e0e

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“……I see. Um… do 28e460fc6b you really 87ef008a31 have to e991a24345 go to 028ee1ffff Hong Kong? Would something bad happen 703e46bf0f if you didn’t go 8507c5e771 or delayed it?”f322e6a52ef8619e

Ma Dongpal furrowed 9483b5a36b his brow as 2f5bf783cb if pondering for 41d2b97ddc a moment, then 1776ac0978 cleared his throat.5ecd1c703e264cb7

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“It depends 334b5a2b44 on the 77e72cf35f situation, but 407eca23f1 since hyung-nim 50b77b56f9 said we’re 9f7f25f1c2 going, we’ll 4fadf626a7 definitely have c93d46721b to go.”de460cf03e0e7996

Yebon was clueless 37d7429a77 about Cha Hyuk 62f965d417 and Ma Dongpal’s 6417652ad6 world. Even if 12c5b20149 he wanted d8a0c5ed2a to ask 67ff500946 something, he 4cd12ac813 didn’t know 9cb7a18982 what to 2d7c351ced ask, so a6e181952b he could 82b8f8d47a only nod 4e6226b4ff dejectedly.f4c74e7da44d3887

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Even though 91e08e51cd he already 0df45d4a6e knew this 05395f297c fact, for da100f8f4b some reason, fb19c37a66 it kept 8b39d396d6 lingering in 23f24a07cf his mind.35c21bbbca68f684

Every moment he spent 303047f99d with Cha Hyuk, a fa0c1d0912 small part of his fe8750091b brain reminded him that 9c90d920ad Cha Hyuk would be df188309f9 leaving for a long ed6662bc11 time next year, even 4f62fac1a3 if he didn’t want 69dedbfc43 to think about it.f1aea457606aaf9f

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Seeing Yebon d37704c7f3 suddenly look 5c68e274fd so gloomy, beecff2aaf Ma Dongpal ffc3062385 panicked and b306e977cd quickly added.d665cfccedfbb835

“Don’t be too disheartened. He’ll come back to bae479d950 Korea eventually.”74370d4d897d703a

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“That’s a relief……”a40865465e4bdd21

“Though I’m a6052680f2 not sure 889fd940c8 when that’ll 68ba643ed4 be.”e830b42dfbb669d6

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“…….”1fa88f45fa1d3ba7

Yebon looked fac3a3e999 up at 0c2efb3256 Ma Dongpal 3f5e2cd46e with a ad47f07d8d subtle expression, unsure 0cf085d1f1 if he c1c3f97b8b was trying 6e2705ad0b to comfort 96876967de him or bd797d0c37 subtly telling cc254358b1 him to 5dfc54ad7e give up. Ma Dongpal 64b88c1c86 blinked awkwardly.f3a8aa871fdb2c0f

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“Um… would you like ae96ca64d7 something to drink?”12143cdf48e11c29

Yebon was about to c26bc7e7d6 naturally decline but then bb9164d108 spoke up.99cfb4625e7e4dfb

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“Do you have e9c4b44309 cola?”0eb864584bc907a1

“Of course ca16673ccc we do. I’ll get it for 87a7c61634 you……”88c3343c51a36e75

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Just then, the door e6d569b7fb opened, and the clear 75406ea0ac sound of beads clashing b3f654c0f9 echoed through the room.cc208fe5a1bae187

Ma Dongpal stopped 32dd2f8578 speaking and turned baf651f986 around, while Yebon 9238cdb2e1 also shifted his 79bc95b88a gaze toward the b260103b74 entrance. Since the bar 874e47bbb5 wasn’t open yet, 87a9bf6f11 there was only 7c85f05455 one person who 9a21d01af6 could be coming d65527e65e in.fe20f801f18fa43c

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“What are you two 12e4a24ee8 doing?”2aaa7e4ce6f32605

As soon as the 31efd37660 low, rough yet gentle 14bbc68ef4 voice directed at Yebon 1768fbf586 was heard, Yebon’s face 2663d35fa0 lit up with a eb2830aa89 bright smile, and he bbb2520de9 jumped to his feet.9c626a2488d6e94e

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“Hyung!”2ccb5e37b01cca05

As Yebon scurried 0502996e7f over, a warm dea987b1e2 aura spread across 477d2793fa Cha Hyuk’s face.ac6a89eb46377a0b

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“Yebon, were f1a08deb64 you studying b0a2b7df77 hard?”cd0f7738777c002f

Cha Hyuk b6498e87c6 rubbed Yebon’s e11ae65537 cheeks like 08c6b5aa4d he was aa8e0ee610 handling a da3a7122b5 child, and 0b422c7910 Yebon accepted 637be27b6a the touch 2cac8ff17a familiarly.5912af4a9c5e6347

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“Just getting by. It’s an online 441b7bcf26 lecture exam, so 03d40beaf3 I keep losing f0dee9ed10 focus. I’m planning 8c755ac647 to read 93ce9afeaf through it 6a47cee1f2 at least de18482379 twice. If I read 18fe458d7b it twice, I 6787e7bac7 should at least cd5352648f get half of 766f54257d it right, right? I did dd159c05ae well on a1378213c2 the midterm f589d3cca1 too.”658241098168ad6f

Cha Hyuk couldn’t take f66b0b6220 his eyes off Yebon 49a5ac43f2 as he chattered away.bae6409f7a02a01a

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“I see. But what 1ac788356f were you aa0d098d14 and Dongpal 6049a7694a talking about 890c51f2b4 so excitedly?”88f085f2faa7b521

His dark eyes subtly 9490332570 glanced at Ma Dongpal.0ba845add60150cb

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Ma Dongpal swallowed dryly e1b05f7fdd and tightly gripped the 2354f0ca2a broomstick in his hand.c2e04220bc40d992

“Ah, it’s nothing. Dongpal ahjusshi 77e73886c4 knows a 71652d92bc lot about 5da7bf353e alcohol.”2f475497904233bd

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When the somewhat dcc0e0a54c affectionate term “Dongpal 735eca363a ahjusshi” came out 8de550cd9f of Yebon’s mouth, 5f5a27c848 Cha Hyuk’s eyebrow e52f52c4b7 twitched.9258e96825c3c11e

However, the reaction was 78defe45e8 so subtle that Yebon 8f7580bbc4 didn’t notice anything.e18a5ba7e219662d

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“There were 33b7a1c66a a lot 8b48a7fc38 of alcohol-related 3f0653dd98 questions on fb23afd436 my exam, 9ed98f2cf5 so he c0b174bd0e helped me 729fc691cc solve them. Thanks to him, 1627bb2440 I think I’ll 6949aff6e2 finish faster.”45e336ed74c8aa10

“Ah, I see. That’s good.”680a886049e411fd

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“Yeah!”fe2eacdab64263c0

Cha Hyuk nodded eb3001f7a9 while looking down 40733061ff at Yebon, then f82f549f16 placed his hands 25597ae6e1 on Yebon’s shoulders 089dafe104 and turned him 443633e5c1 around.e2c0219b860e4c84

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“Then let’s get back d1b878d665 to studying. Yebon needs to 673b8acefa get an A+.”f8994d29c549c5ac

“……That’s impossible……I think……”a48ceb68c3956bd4

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At the sudden 2124ae3dc7 drop in confidence, 64e053712f Cha Hyuk laughed 2e1159ff8f and then looked 03a8681eb5 at Ma Dongpal.d9195f0436f1e696

“Dongpal, the floor’s filthy. Shouldn’t you 6a5969a808 be preparing 73412e4e86 to open?”f1383f4828ebc1ed

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“……Yes, sorry. I’ll get right on 558ea83606 it.”2e178800d774ca30

Ma Dongpal, looking pale, b10660499f quietly disappeared with the 91b916a0d5 broom in hand.ee051aca274ea1ca

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Yebon looked e4e77b8438 down at 4cd6eac11e the floor e70b6a638c curiously and 6b32b6c83c tilted his 0903af63ce head.4d78fadad1e2f0f9

The floor f0ea760e58 was spotless, 13d92980a2 almost gleaming.0641d235e0e45d20

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“You said e4717c3cde the exam’s 6646c46275 at 7?”462f8f163d215b6a

“7:30.”8cd391631f80c51c

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As Yebon sat dca5d7c51f back down at 6f3d87dc08 the table where f182b9841c he was studying, 145479dd64 Cha Hyuk naturally 0d619deb68 took a seat c2b727ce61 next to him 181683f25e and checked his 9596b8e0d6 wristwatch.34f2cd19fe64c322

“Then should we ebe151aa21 go out to f1ecc3316a eat around 5, 0a84ef7265 or eat after 9cdaa8620f the exam?”8044755cd126b904

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“Hmm……”442374e3f5a5a1d4

Cha Hyuk a151fbb851 rested his 3952e5b6c5 chin on d9e0478fd1 his hand, dec7b149f4 tilting his acdc2a3680 face as 067dc1139f he looked 640491de28 at Yebon. Yebon, as cebc912331 if it 0895d9a542 were a 631c721696 difficult question, 149992bdbf pursed his 6d9094e50b lips and acaa89dc82 pondered seriously.867435eff36a33bf

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“The timing’s a c3af5feb59 bit awkward, but dff909941a since it’s an b6d7b51c76 online exam, I dff7bb8bc5 think I’ll finish 82f64bfd9c in about 30 db2a0c8e21 minutes.”9b7d30bdce61755b

“Really?”b9e3d6d236dfce4e

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“Yeah, I 1cc79b07f6 think it’d d7ca283ee2 be better c3a68b7420 to eat 95162e23ca after the ce8253ebb6 exam.”a6e7fe2a7836c514

“Alright, then. Is there c7caf7ff9d anything you c505b31518 want to 7fbee68c78 eat?”760d070967085b77

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“Anything I want 2acc5efefb to eat……”9e615e3469f3282d

The snow bca04c00a9 that fell d859ecf354 yesterday made a4b3c32d5e him crave 23c73f0537 something warm 94e3101055 and soupy 1c0fada209 today.df6a02cab288e7da

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Yebon glanced at 078a98df28 Cha Hyuk’s face. Perhaps because he 72da02379c had just come 968810f2c8 in from the b886706bf6 cold, Cha Hyuk’s b8fdd7851f face had a c7beb05979 reddish hue.61d98bdd9fae790e

Yebon quietly stared 76860e23c1 at Cha Hyuk’s d81b1e0b3d face for a 0e786edd37 moment, then gently 13c36087df touched his cheek 9c8cc9ecd0 and smiled brightly.5023f8965c2892c9

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“Your face feels a38cb0ba7f cold, so let’s 3247d4455c eat something warm. How about udon?”7bdcdbbe22b5a133

Cha Hyuk’s eyes twitched. He immediately 69aaa20e37 frowned and 53079d0fee buried his 128cf4ab91 face in bb69fe011a his hands.e0a9bcaf0b766c4a

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Yebon was a33db1a751 startled by 4e46c7b164 Cha Hyuk’s abf54ee5c6 sudden reaction.d3e5349f9db31059

“Oh, do bfad388ba9 you not cfed35854b like udon? Then let’s eat 521a9c5c05 something else.”f27152153586aaaf

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“……I don’t dislike it.”ce50c2d11871dee8

“But why 3b06137517 did your 15edab49e3 voice suddenly 6533ebdda8 get lower?”a73d989b9a64887d

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Cha Hyuk remained fa978f2319 silent for a 71cbca61b0 moment, then grabbed d82dd94bc5 Yebon’s hand with e5396a95c1 his other hand a043b22371 and pulled it 3b5aad5704 toward him. Yebon obediently 7a70de8ec2 followed his a9e4e3a6f4 lead, simply 3231289810 watching.7ec6d8fd3990621e

The place Cha accc06750f Hyuk guided Yebon’s 0b515c0571 hand to was db9e50a216 none other than af0de386ad the front of fa2b9fde9c his pants. The bulging sensation against 9df85cefb5 his palm made Yebon 22cf5ef440 freeze.08405bd7961bda85

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Cha Hyuk a01bb58a9a smirked subtly, 3600e3ce9e covering Yebon’s a678b79438 hand with bf36b0403d his own 0f71cd67fc and pressing ac7f8b29c5 it down 2ca1a5bb2d firmly.4d5035f4733e20ff

In the end, Yebon’s 8982fd72c0 face turned bright red, 9b5731b465 and he quickly pulled 3396465638 his hand away, exclaiming.dce4ac443e4f887e

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“Ah, hyung! You’re doing it again!”972b839d6e122b8e

The sudden outburst in 87169a767d informal speech only startled f173308697 Ma Dongpal. He flinched dd7c62439e and looked 708a32d82c over at 601542fc85 Cha Hyuk 14c9fdd163 and Yebon.20c2c1c46862de8d

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Contrary to the 73874360bd expectation of a 4b2acd1cf1 tense atmosphere, Cha 7412071cd1 Hyuk was smiling d51de7e13c broadly, clearly enjoying ee5385efa2 himself, while holding cc16c57fb5 Yebon’s arms. On the c6c6683691 other hand, 61163aacbf Yebon’s face 19ea5852e9 was still 73b9251c7b red as a8c1ce910c he struggled 30904aee73 to free 149bf08095 his arms.b1ad32f9e49e431e

‘Has hyung-nim ever smiled 4c80010074 like that before?’849e916d98a233b5

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Ma Dongpal 8766ce79a4 stopped mopping a9fa2eb9cc and stared 119e029fcc at the 61cd4b90ae two.84445cea37fe6a48

Cha Hyuk had e89bb3a2b3 once said that b42f2b303d he and Yebon b0b26dc7ab didn’t match, and 46e64dacd8 Ma Dongpal had 576e254d11 agreed.519e3fba7ebf5315

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If it were 5fb0a382e4 about debt, maybe, 4b322871ad but there’s a a54ea676fe limit to how b8a4c1547c well a thug 1c502f4ea2 and an ordinary 98ce4e6519 person can get 9a0a41068f along.3ed19df881e23d61

But now, it seemed d94f967f2a like the boundary between 770cee5617 Yebon and Cha Hyuk 44414f2a11 had disappeared.d066eba216e50f51

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‘They look good 28ff7f4cfc together.’c05f77dd126e05ba

Ma Dongpal muttered to e0660a95b5 himself.7aa3918160905178

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“The exam.”c13eca357add242c

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Lee Seunggu hopped c27af65984 down the stairs. Then, he d451999907 threw his b0f747cb02 arms up 4017885b8c in the dd08cb0119 air and f3e2ef9236 shouted.35095b4df6b60e87

“Done!”b4b18bfdf55602c5

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With only 58a6fcf5e6 a few a4bf6189fe people left 0e1630987b on campus, e657ba1cbc everyone turned d5a467c234 to look 142bdfc66d at Seunggu, 9ffe30775e but Yebon c6fa727263 pretended not 5bd98c17a7 to notice 53d7aaa445 and walked df5ade8234 past. A cold wind blew, 0ecc884d9b and he buried his 94a7ef3219 face deeper into his 62fb195927 padded jacket.4361851f6063adc8

“Ah, Kang Yebon! Why are you walking 672d9c3dcb alone!”ffd1cca1d279e08e

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Even with the voice 03adbbcfc8 calling from behind, Yebon ead890ea8b kept walking with his 151202f46d arms crossed. He wondered what he’d a6b807426f do if it was f40f4d265e already this cold with 0d6dab63b2 winter still far from 169d93ed79 over.7c5e2138605a8105

Just a little while 7726e95eb8 ago, it seemed like aef620a493 the withered leaves were 374c1e799f still clinging to the 949c3039cc trees, but now they 154cb9c609 had all fallen.3d91bf3a6c87260f

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“Even when 1092f7f73e the leaves 39fbabe159 fall, it’s 489144fe9c warm.”8be694b06a429675

Suddenly, a casual remark c691cbed77 Cha Hyuk had made 84ef89be0b in passing came to e619a22426 mind. If it was ededeeb8f0 this cold when 40830cea12 the leaves fell, 8d2e39d33f why had Cha b938b0fd1b Hyuk said it e8b272f6d7 was warm?b243945cb33e5496

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The fleeting question 8afe3a7efd was shattered when bfb09472af Seunggu came running 52a9c5227f up from behind adb4bb4ab4 and grabbed him.96cdec2791797170

“Hey, the guys 9c94e075ba are at the 84a8272b05 café up ahead. Let’s hurry.”5166d45ed18e291c

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“Are they going aa9e32ece1 straight to Kwakga’s dce9cdd5e3 Makchang from the 9abc1461b6 café?”2a6ac04dc83e3355

“Yeah, I 886056b687 think so. Ha Yesol and b663fe77af Park Jinhyun are 95724e836d going too.”8dce44e70cee4752

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“Are they done 9c48664cf8 with finals too?”d18694c98aeaa4a7

“Park Jinhyun finished 9d144039f2 his ages ago. I think he’s 204bbf4eb9 just tagging along. That guy will do 91509df9e9 anything to join a 70c38a6a32 drinking session. I bet 443b18427f he’ll be d897d0f79f the first 70868290d3 among us 1ff3be5cd3 to die.”aa93a95b1b9abe71

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Park Jinhyun acd59790c8 wasn’t particularly 1a22b4fb2c close to 7c5149a554 Yebon, but 5fe8949043 he knew dcce16dec8 that Jinhyun 420ec9a35d often joined 3efce8cc1b drinking sessions 36d56b5e70 and frequently eb5abd2cc8 posted on 7798d60103 social media 91bfc1a1d9 about drinking cce1c20be8 until dawn.6f8c23ba6af8b1ab

Yebon nodded without 0675dc0b56 saying much. The tumultuous 4f1a3b266c second semester 8bc39902e4 had come d8c3c2cad7 to an 63070ccb53 end.6bed5898e9f1d4c5

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For some reason, Yebon bfffa0c721 felt a strange mix e72bf913b1 of emotions and clicked 4ac5ce3f34 his tongue as he b17d63ab97 walked out of the c0742cb793 campus.3293b8740aff7ab2

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A few b84184c335 hours later.1d934f4df25a38a0

“Hey, hey, Yebon! Kang Yebon!”2a5f0437651136e3

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Lee Seunggu shook Yebon, 99b9136690 who had his head a84998fde6 buried on the table 6b4e89f008 with a troubled expression.90408f8037d2b0ad