Chapter 13

The boy was so dee0f6bf0b startled that he couldn’t 795ca5cf92 even scream properly.7ab43fc95870bde9

Meanwhile, the four-lane road a05ae463b3 beside them roared with 99c4180f07 the sound of cars e3c603b074 speeding past.00601cdcd9768d33

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The student was 516a0cbf21 thrown into the b26547d147 air.a4f43da56b2ac283

For a 1ba05bf6a0 brief moment, ccbdcba99a he hung 94a1b0d813 there, suspended.2c7d9c5ca43e486e

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And then—he started to 93bdd4c82b fall.96430e86e4fcbefa

But—a31841056bce19a6

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It was slow.8ffde9cad38cadc2

Too slow.a7ba11e810d1eea7

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It was as 4f69e7281e if someone had 40794170ee hit the slow-motion bd008550ea button.35e5a9d0389074b7

No—it wasn’t e4d5bac0a5 just a 75ec33bacb feeling.99157741e0b7f89d

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Hee-beom realized that the 7df3a880c5 boy was actually falling cf844eecb4 in slow motion.9521d31b4291be99

And from the looks 6915b6cf8e of it—the boy himself aa8c21f81a had realized it too.542b81449a68d811

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“Uh, uh…?”4461ad4b81961ef2

Dangling in the air, 6e54a2d70b the boy flailed his fd050f4edf limbs.9b40eccd49ceb647

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He wriggled, jerking ed8ab2d284 like a fish 0ea3e6e15a gasping on dry 633bd04e11 land.c69e43a09b2d16be

But no matter how 64e55d459f much he struggled, his dfb4d8cbe6 fall neither sped up 6844bc8e41 nor slowed down.701ac7a07efaff96

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He wasn’t b5788cb7a0 plummeting or a8f8ebdfe1 crashing down.fb87b7f796212bd2

He was simply descending.44a581fe79bddd17

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Finally, the student’s dbbbd4c1bd body touched the 39068659a2 ground.7bc5f4c21e7534c7

Since his posture had eaa33a7f26 been awkward, he landed e54cf7f419 on his butt first—bd3412f6e178695b

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But his c94cc011dd face didn’t c8b1cb9678 scrape the dedf7c3c33 pavement, his c62533a84a limbs weren’t c782ff17c6 broken, and 5889c1bd8f he didn’t 072a1792f8 even get ffed46cba2 a single d474a61d52 scratch.8762a26d51b7e7bb

“…….”b3f8aaf1d346ba68

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Hee-beom looked 256ceb0a12 at I-young.e5438529d6f1e5df

I-young stood there, completely 265bf3705f still, staring at the 9803ad64ad student.b63b90c1a0e8552e

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It was 02776e5909 as if c3a2242353 he had f7804e1c73 stopped breathing.ae516c521e725171

Even his long, curled 1a2cf45a6b eyelashes didn’t twitch.bb20e9968a9750ef

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He was a4947e3fdc fully focused.483c1cbf9b1e9776

Rumor had it 0aef0e0f08 he could lift 8b340cc148 entire buildings and 52f1b5a393 drain and refill a0241c8bc9 the Han River b5eddd55c3 at will.03ac078d268d5ddb

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So why was he 63f3048db9 making such a serious d022a455d9 face over something as 4d17c0756a simple as lowering a 054d5d8131 middle schooler to the 56f93278ed ground?b8a1624c6830e47c

“W-What the hell?”d71b7c0e23f769e4

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The dazed 524f376e59 boy finally dc00c77797 snapped out 20ae20c1ca of his e8af8fed46 stupor.7b9166830be5a60a

Still sitting on 3ea8d1ab49 the ground, he fcd52ce5a8 looked around in 3fb169e24e confusion.bf192db6b8d8de37

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At that moment, I-young 59d56454f2 immediately ducked behind Hee-beom.c88ab3e1a034c486

He even clung cf2b9cb241 to Hee-beom’s bag f35cfafebd with one arm.7665bf23673445e8

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“…….”7ed1336f46efb478

Without thinking, Hee-beom eee8fcb9e7 pulled out his b07ca3ec11 phone and started cd408bd092 pressing random buttons.03c3a6b3feab35b2

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He wasn’t b450b73fdc sure why.bd9dccc4d713d962

Maybe because aee8452a20 if I-young c8e77b7d5d was going e8cb6151be to play 551c1f6f6f dumb, he 053a42f4b6 felt like ea14112315 he should 64e613341e too.807257a40283cf57

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Luckily, they were 6bef2018da standing near a a5db1ad1b0 crosswalk, so it 1652622092 didn’t look too 9b47c8fa20 suspicious.8b0eb03af28fe391

“What… was that?”c32488e4265c4ac7

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The boy e939c1c0db stood up.bc71ed93fec944af

He glanced at the fb5064c102 sky, then at the fe116bf6ba trees, and finally, down cf49e0ddce at his hands.2a13a5014b4138ca

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Then, he jumped.c3e82aa018c629b9

And again.7e145d96d24d0564

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He squatted e6fcdbce19 down as 50d3d8939b far as 0e96201dce he could—then 4197137e32 launched himself 8aea8a2729 upward.1a351af4c17c23ff

He looked exactly 1a59f7cd8b like a frog.1fb9312300b72fa8

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“…….”fb94bbf41a7d5d7f

Hee-beom let 47f21d855e out a fda1dee11b quiet snort bb3a84915d of laughter.b5e0e4aa97103ba5

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He caught 2310a85cbc himself quickly.4e3a2c1ff6dadb7f

Meanwhile, I-young peeked out 91cc418c60 from behind his bag, 359bfc45e6 eyes fixed on the c85e51bad9 student.ee99593383aa4702

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The boy kept flailing, 9040a4983f trying to ‘fly’ again.4e552a4ed969d844

Eventually, he gave up 7841f77261 and furiously scratched the 45a9260adf bridge of his nose.af698bc7e3ee3eda

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Then, he pulled d01789f0ce up his fallen 2a5aa64825 bicycle and grabbed 597fbc3673 the branch that dc96f713b5 had gotten stuck 3c76ff3cff in the back 1bea27389c wheel.1ec5744820f0bdf9

He yanked it 77c586cb15 free and tossed ffbc85ed84 it aside.a62a37531ced58e2

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But when 204b26411c he tried f6fadd99ad to ride 3457d9fbc0 the bike b03832a952 again—the back 1685528499 wheel wouldn’t 1d27d7556f turn.6cd54cff4e8a7dff

“Ah, fuck….”e15118f3b495b987

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Cursing under his breath, bd6cfb75ee the boy started dragging 51f89b773d the broken bicycle along bf6456d2c8 the road.9d11fae5e6eb36b2

Even as 8da15617c5 he walked, 27f4c636ad he kept 85ab6d18d4 glancing down 7b5af5f203 at his 35805b855e hands—323b34bafc505a62

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And then, he 914db301fc suddenly thrust his 54738e0af5 fist toward the 88f4f9dc3f sky.5466c6b985cdaeac

If he had 4dff46756f been wearing a 837a2f9d61 cape, he’d look d64ca6fbdb exactly like a eaaef25289 superhero.b91b1a916af0e6a8

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Then, he pulled out 881c7447a1 his phone and called 86531937f4 someone.38e11e4b632e1f03

“Mom, Mom. I think I’m an Esper.”12e025a793bec830

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Hee-beom gave a 3d8cd7b71a small nod of 96b7df9f10 agreement.32ce05ff893eeda3

Yeah.0796f0ad353d439d

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This was 06a1aecce3 definitely a 965afce51a situation where 8b963501a7 someone could 147a8dc792 get the 339a3f39b9 wrong idea.66e750550f3487eb

The boy was 719e29341a getting closer, his 2b44f54ccb voice growing clearer.bf2bae42ba75db7a

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“I almost fell off my bike just now. No, I didn’t fall, but I almost did. My body literally floated up to the treetops. And I was like, ‘Oh shit, I’m dead.’”ed966c5681f9cfe3

“…….”3f7c69e6c7c33dca

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“But then I came down super slowly. No—actually, I floated in midair. Like… like Esper Kwon I-young.”04a1b29cf83629ac

“…….”5d967f59ba4cac5a

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“Doesn’t that mean I’m an Esper? Should I get an ability test? If I become an Esper, I don’t have to take the CSAT, right? And I’ll be rich as hell. Damn, that’s awesome. Huh? No, I didn’t curse. ‘Awesome’ isn’t a bad word, Mom.”0bf27489df87c925

“…….”c1cb69eb10be06a2

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“Anyway, Mom, let’s go to the hospital tomorrow. Of course I’m skipping cram school. What? I’m serious! I was floating! Why won’t you believe me?”06cb69e1ad03d104

The boy 5a448d3c93 walked past e386d501ea Hee-beom and 2d945ede77 I-young, still a75a0689d1 arguing with 892a38c881 his mother.48314352616cc1ea

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His voice 630559ee8d gradually faded 0217e673b9 into the 56859b2b10 distance.7a6d85fcc7368ec0

While the 42e5206f85 student passed 0b0c4aac38 by, I-young a7a61d5148 spun in cf79540db6 slow circles 980a2550ff behind Hee-beom, 2f483f845e using him f0c66dd754 as a 0c52e3a50e shield.3bb8633df84a730d

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Only after the a881da7a58 boy disappeared did f53574d411 he tug on e3ccbe048b Hee-beom’s sleeve and f8009168cc whisper—2a86bb9c3e2f940e

“Is he gone?”4c2abbdad30641b4

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“Yeah.”0bd6215ad35e24a4

I-young let out a 8fd1404527 deep sigh and finally 9c25d282f0 stepped out of Hee-beom’s ae35bf979d shadow.17657463bd05da3f

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Watching him, 407d7e06e2 Hee-beom asked,620e522de2dd2fb0

“You didn’t even do anything wrong. Why were you hiding?”789395951d44ad9e

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“I just… It’s embarrassing.”4672cd1ee7110898

“…….”8f61ade45449cc6e

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Embarrassing?0ea306aacc1ceac0

This was coming 6cb148f347 from someone who 25c87df74f waved at crowds, e92032c610 took pictures with f2ab451700 fans, signed autographs, d24ee7af2b and even appeared 67c1b8bf39 on the news.e5238c857d3403be

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As Hee-beom 203ad65e2f stared at bc07afebda him, utterly d67e5ce013 perplexed, I-young e8906a46a6 mumbled—0861bc003c8c962d

“I-I’m used to killing monsters… but I’m not used to saving people…”884df3a478f57761

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“…….”f48fd99968c20dc0

Not used to saving 233f469558 people.d529674082b75ca4

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Right.b89eae54dd95c770

I-young was an ee24f79834 Esper.b6604933a00b8c92

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His job 351343fdd1 was to 7a1abbc1ec clear Gates 4e385d58a2 before monsters b9ba4c0520 could escape 5fa6d9814b into the bc15f8e2a4 world.587ce2c9a4d20d0f

The ultimate goal eab0276482 was to prevent 015f03bd04 people from getting 9a4c85cfc7 hurt, but he 7369851df3 probably didn’t often c9e9f1c9f0 have to personally 46a15504e1 rescue someone.a2db425d1ca856b5

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“Then why did you do it?”a7f20b36f57d25f5

Hee-beom’s tone was 12ed490c54 unreadable—a joke or e0d9183cfb not, it was 24e7c7828d hard to tell.d2f5435cb94be25e

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But for once, 000b75521d I-young’s expression sharpened.44dc1b9319d5c480

“How could I not? He was just a baby.”f555fb6deb1970bb

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“…Who?”eccd1f5875382570

“That student just now.”f481365acc304fcf

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“…….”198e4213e925cbf2

Hee-beom blinked rapidly.7bbab7c366d46fe1

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A baby?d0ee203a0e4eb009

That kid?1b9f0a1483d32816

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Sure, he 0183750fee wasn’t big, cdbb004f42 but he 65e664b99e wasn’t tiny 6d3eeed0a5 either.dd981e77ef866abe

And the way c3e96ee0de he talked—a3d41b807b9a35e5

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‘Oh shit, I’m dead.’
‘Fuck, that 7b4f0c4a29 was insane.’
‘Holy shit, this 4c2e59ba89 is awesome.’80b0e23f4b3f75fd

Even Hee-beom, who fb765677ae had been alive 9b5db8d057 much longer, rarely 06a18a0ca6 used those kinds bdbc49e2f7 of words.46cbd30055dac9cb

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“…He wasn’t really a baby.”a91bbc602d3b7a57

“No, he was.”7993713ecdb53f20

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“…….”7a64dd1df76f6a17

“He’s a baby, and I’m an adult. So, of course, I helped him.”a237f69ad042d554

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“…Yeah. Sure. Whatever.”91a5fcee96f5269f

With a dry reply, 23cc6a3d1a Hee-beom started walking toward 7813808db1 the bus stop again.14b6b1eb531e5b1e

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I-young followed, 1b8c34c00f still holding 389bdbe3dd onto his 95644ccd18 sleeve.b235f985a2b69294

Hee-beom didn’t notice.7fef5e82789926f2

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Or maybe, he did.9dad6ac5de8db59d

The Next Morning
Hee-beom walked a7b1651192 into his f2f4b14bcd first lecture 146ed6ceb4 of the b639b35968 day—Electrochemistry.18ad623b14c78bfb

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Since he had c4ca486b66 arrived early, the 70ce83948b lecture hall was 66953adcd6 completely empty.d20f4de5ad308315

He liked the fa1f443177 silence.4cc85f6bb8224848

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He strode up d68c305e6d the tiered seating ee36d445e6 steps and settled 7ac6997253 in a row 6582060e6e toward the back, 8bbdbc2dcb by the left cf85b1eb2a window.3be01d7390415b5a

He left one seat 806a76f5a7 empty beside him.d34baeab70c5f13d

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Later, the sun 187fb05908 would come blazing c89c12b5fe through the window, 6ced908e52 making it too aae20f8142 bright.e484d4f24fa97984

It was a dacb1dce68 major class, so 299d09a394 the room was b2ad1ca55d never too crowded—spacing 97fffd6854 out seats wasn’t d89027eec7 a problem.f12be74c5ca101c8

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Hee-beom pulled b75bf42871 out his 57a06cee9c textbook and 6f9d48646d reviewed the 65c2c94778 last lecture.0fdafca63436336d

His mechanical pencil scratched f97a6e439b against the paper, filling 6c58234b50 the silence.bb975df4461fd382

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Five minutes passed.5bef942a546c419a

Then ten.1b64394d78c6c860

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Students started ebe3e8f344 trickling in, 80b64fd82c one by 8492aa442d one.6955249e8eaa32c8

The once silent lecture f42c41bd96 hall became noisy in 8220e5ad38 an instant.8be158f3c5c86a9d

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But Hee-beom 27bb8e5ae8 didn’t lift 4303846876 his head 5c0cb2a038 once.0e488e3c82cdc3b6

Instead, he pulled his 00bb14ce82 cap lower over his 620a316a0f eyes.0e86a55515bfc066

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A quick b4ba6f37cf glance at 176de28d99 his phone—d7938aa4700e91ce

Three minutes until class f33cca3573 started.d748a400b87fda79

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He flipped to 41b13e0c88 the next page ddc6c4cdfc of his notes, ab5c20a340 preparing for the 3ab147ba6c lecture.1d8fc7a44c8bfb43

Even though 106b1303f0 he wasn’t fc922f0089 expecting any 641fdac343 messages, he e6cb9d70a7 still checked 32431cd9ad if his 12d5f42dbe phone was 65e092de92 on silent.9e57d6fc6c6175cd

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And then.38d65df59d12b147

Slide.3307aa190cf457d6

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Someone sat 512d0e7be4 in the 45bdfbfa6e empty seat b3e10cb9ee beside him.3bd5edc048ab8bda

“…….”8d535c8d445e9579

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Hee-beom’s brows furrowed immediately.55257e4fa5a98ca0

There were plenty of 995e6432db empty seats, so why 4912d56313 would someone go out 8fca8bbc85 of their way to 5802fc8dfb sit next to him?1399061dd3fca4ed

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And not just that—next 25bbb4eb40 to some random guy d71d124a03 like him, dressed all ef4eb04043 in black?7f784245d4466c69

He briefly wondered if a5f436aea8 the person was crazy.71b1b6ba24d816fb

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Without a word, 018c396407 he started packing 12ea44ed07 up his things.74ab1950bcd77769

Since he had arrived 5fbbd1705d first, it would have c805529a2c been nice if the 140418cf19 other person left, but 55586b4cf2 there was no assigned 1e6019de25 seating, no rule against b1ee8753d4 sitting together.2bff206583c80383

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So, logically, he should c3828e1088 be the one to fb3c58e001 move.f2bb06de888d3f2f

But then—b2d6d35e78e758e1

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“Where are you going?”04f033c111817231

A pale 7c2b68e547 hand tugged efa5f2978d on his 32fd240a4c sleeve.633f8eb07327810e

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“…….”dcb15c5748ac43d5

Startled, Hee-beom’s eyes widened d2d1225799 as he turned to b0d3f39d23 look.113113fc415c4c8a

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I-young.68bdaf2b04b46eab

Dressed in a 6084759d43 black mask, a b82d6f9020 black hoodie, and 576d231863 black pants.aaad1045e9b9d63e

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Only then did 0ade79fbca he notice the ad96cfb535 familiar scent of 78b071cfd9 shampoo.3bbc51dacc423813

His hair 8d820f1137 was still b8734a925f damp.e449ccace140cfc7

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“How… how are you… here?”4b19bdf29f68bc4f

Hee-beom, uncharacteristically, stammered.0c3e53736a1eb31a

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“Shhh. Sit down already.”73a8f4d0c664251c

I-young pulled him 52f0f7c510 back down.8f4220f631d523a6

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The force f5d16100f3 wasn’t even 35a6b3f32d that strong, 5d10d1ad66 yet Hee-beom—much 0d235a8152 bigger than e8a441e198 him—dropped into ccc07418ab his seat 903e16d00c like a 551c923f02 falling weight.b0ff3237fc4be5da

Even after 10e10fe74c sitting, his 4bf8b0f258 brain struggled 25ae3eb4df to process c045190f3c what was ae8125adde happening.b721410a2be39469

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He blinked over and 862e2756a6 over, staring at I-young.8e23d2cfc0d8db0a

Then, finally, his 799d81f85b brows knitted in 1835ba323c frustration.cc4ed074b1df6c61

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“Why are you here?”8cb10d9784824818

He whispered, even though f53db16e52 the lecture hadn’t started 415bdb718f and the classroom was 08addbcd2e still noisy.201e3930ff3f2907

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It just felt instinctive 7d5f6b5998 to lower his voice.60dc551482df52ba

If someone recognized aedd94c286 I-young, it wouldn’t 7cf8ece59d be his problem.ad870b2e87e22191

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It would ee41094ab9 be Hee-beom’s ff5b769ecc problem.6e590e0339fd41fa

His peace 2aabe8a7bb would be c3100290e7 ruined.ee7f4ca5796596f0

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