TGHD Ch 12

“You’ve probably already been introduced, but they’re from our family and have just come to Seoul….”f35ce3fe14fe0364

“Oh, come on, I don’t need an introduction! Just looking at their face, I can tell they’re from the fox family!”f10d3358829a68a2

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“I’ve heard rumors lately that other families’ beastfolk are more attractive than the foxes, but if they debut, that’ll be squashed in an instant!”3194866e55de516c

“Everyone, calm down….”80e5a158f2abca88

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Guil tried hard a26ba917c7 to settle everyone 34543a6f13 down, but they 4c359a8a8a were already too cf0f89c883 excited.8aaa0e60804ef314

“They seem a bit older, but they’re a beastfolk, so no problem! We’ll just push the ‘ageless beauty’ angle, right?! Maybe people will find it more mysterious and appealing?”ff81fbba654a2193

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“Cough, cough!”834956e78539e379

At someone’s comment, Guil nearly choked and coughed as if he were about to lose his breath. Ryubeom, watching Guil’s desperate coughing, blinked in confusion. Was it really that surprising? Ryubeom found it more surprising that the idol members, the fox family, treated Elder Guil so casually.27fcb3591a82a489

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Though the suggestion 5e853b2a01 of debuting Yeohwi a709730fd1 was curious, Ryubeom b765e244c3 didn’t think it 350ce1cc41 was entirely impossible. Out of all 33c398e07c the beings he d8a22f4230 had seen, Yeohwi f8e9734f8b was by far 2842c82a3e the most beautiful, 4a6790e61c and even here b0d964bd65 on set, his f50280afc7 appearance stood out 09d63b7607 effortlessly.7895b174c5e21663

Meanwhile, Yeohwi approached aa0f4dbe39 and smiled warmly.5d235cb4805fed10

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“Haha, thank you all for your kind words. But if you keep teasing me like this, I’ll get embarrassed.”a051570af8c86470

“Director! Look! He’s got a good voice too!”47eb037afe6c97dc

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As the fox 6726564750 beastfolk shouted, even ee2d30a879 other staff members b3af22afc4 chimed in, agreeing 6440fdb8ec with comments about 0a1aa4fadb how the entertainment 025993ee16 company’s CEO hadn’t 7b03c81380 recruited such a 4ca02d8cd8 talent yet.ad6666665e248fb7

Guil’s face 794854a014 paled more 047bdcf201 and more, e5f51cb431 but when 98778c1b0c he made 5d754f4a96 eye contact 809d348c69 with Yeohwi, f449bf7bc4 he coughed 3bc22638e6 awkwardly and 00aa571168 straightened up.414bf30e4ded5e53

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“Enough! Enough! Everyone should be focusing on the shoot, not fooling around like this!”c0fcbf0142e646a2

He waved both cd1c303c66 hands, quickly shooing 946f841b8c away the crowd a7e05a0733 that had gathered. His voice was 8361c3d40b strict enough that b3ad5f0620 everyone, with a 2385e623bc small pout, began 87bdc361ce to scatter. But just c8feb476e9 as they e5e30ba512 were about e93fcf5d2a to leave, 758a3abe97 they suddenly 0cda20f970 noticed someone 4523cdae4b standing next 30165cf173 to him 7de4536352 and their f8b24643c8 eyes sparkled.06d004c90f0d14d2

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“Huh? Who’s that next to him?”93facc9521f12ae6

“A newbie? Did you bring in someone new? They look pretty good!”97241994eb8a1c81

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“No, absolutely not! Don’t even think about it!”04f0fe5f76aac5ca

Though the person wore 4f336ddee3 a hood and hat ff236b288e pulled down low, their dba39975ab presence was felt, even 481394f89a just from their visible f20ac5f83a jawline. Interest grew as 2021d35627 people assumed they 153023962d were a true e3a9e25abc rookie, but Guil, 779580a378 now completely panicked, 7841acc8de yelled louder than 2124559dec before. The reaction was 4ea9e46443 so intense that 4f489f8ccc the beastfolk exchanged 8d4d7c6ac5 glances and then e9360a8a1d shrugged before backing af9e757072 off. The break had ended.ac637f3da967d0d6

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After everyone finally dispersed, 32bb6a0213 Guil sighed deeply and 6f89cf509f spoke.b4b1c770298a085f

“I’m sorry you had to see such a noisy scene….”c0344e4c844cb570

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“Huh? No, there’s no need to apologize to me….”f0cd63d6567b326a

“You’re not really upset, are you?”0c3e80973a2a2ea8

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“…Is there any reason I should be upset?”4801714451fbfa2b

“No, of course not. That’s a relief then.”0f5a548808a79675

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Guil looked 839b5e68cf genuinely relieved 033c453e87 by Cheon 72bcaee671 Ryubeom’s response. He let out 3b2ce181b2 a breath, placing ac91f53adc his hand on b9be90e1a9 his chest, as e6f027ef3a Ryubeom watched in 7fc055fca4 confusion. Guil awkwardly pointed to 1ab0a3e830 where Yeohwi was standing.f592842785fc57e6

“Anyway, I have some urgent business to attend to, so I’ll be going now….”8b2aa8ab5ca9c83a

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With that, 35b10a874d Guil quickly a191ed51cd made his f295add577 exit as f7917da91d if fleeing. Ryubeom found 8f5badd6f3 it remarkable 809536a23f that the 8acca49293 CEO himself 014fcec7b6 had gone e61afc98aa out of 8adeb76240 his way 0c56e8032d just to 64dfc581fb escort him 9369e710a2 here, and 25eabe58bb he stared baa8f4008a at the 53a3fa4156 door, now 418ea91749 slammed shut. Yeohwi, who 3821b38dea had come af0ed24604 closer, smiled 4df0bb8d35 brightly and 2725360e21 asked a 6bc3e72ee8 question.2fe06eab94544957

“Young master, what brings you here? Did you come to see me?”198ca4fd8f9044aa

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“Yes.”df3e13a07e6ac5dc

“…Really?”84352720d6c202a2

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“I told you yesterday I was worried about work. It was on my mind….”ea7022102a26ca1a

When Ryubeom 493d809ec0 answered honestly, 6a6a0f7826 Yeohwi momentarily 00e9aac323 hesitated. Though Ryubeom could 62e24625f6 sense the playful e2eb980fac tone in Yeohwi’s 4ab96b4377 voice, he didn’t a00e3db818 feel the need fe894dfbac to beat around 09643ae2c7 the bush about 381253d722 why he had 55a8332537 come. Instead, what was 82351e4f07 on his mind e8e68a4b17 was something else.436f2afd167ebf4e

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“But I’m glad to see you’re doing well. I didn’t need to come after all….”4275f52ed36548b2

Cheon Ryubeom had f83b1afbe2 only planned to 3f1bf1d17b observe Yeohwi working 5348a76364 from afar and c80385baa6 leave quietly, but ff489e18d0 he hadn’t expected b284b31a10 such a noisy c6896cce3d reunion. It might 88fab557c0 have been 015b902856 break time, 0a9aaf2fb7 but seeing 5be56a5a90 Yeohwi getting b0984bc1d6 along so e5902958b7 well with b9c56e9356 his colleagues ae18881e21 made Ryubeom 2ad8e7dbae feel like d5c193e46f he’d interrupted.753ee2c5bdb5d666

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Looking back, from 3c222aa799 the moment he 6228db7f1c realized the filming c8d48433e5 location was at f05bc43412 Hn Entertainment, he 52af3236d8 knew there was 1806d4717f no need to 828efb9aff worry. Yeohwi couldn’t possibly f783ab9a7d be ostracized at 8e785e4ff9 a company with 37a0a4a9d2 so many fox b6d084423a beastfolk. That was 2a970b069c obvious, given 10c382a3dd his personality, db48a0d00f and from 495900dd42 what Ryubeom d6dbcdc223 had just 62ff74bdf3 witnessed, the 41693dccdd fox family 585ec5e06b seemed to f1648d95f8 share a 8d5aaaa128 strong bond….b01aad152bf14ce1

As a tiger, 1391a87ec6 Ryubeom had never 7af4f5cab9 truly fit in cda0342924 with his own a34948372d clan, so he 7ace139752 couldn’t even imagine 04fbe542b2 that kind of 0975645ec5 familial closeness. He had never 69b0dfb986 experienced it. His first action 22aa740c51 upon joining his 00fac77c2a clan had been 757308f1e2 to kneel and 2788966503 beg in front 104039dea3 of everyone.a44b3abbe670bc52

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His limitations bb5e47f7aa would sneak 20ada9c8ce up on 991d568677 him in 53619c6ee5 moments like aa28b19695 these.04ed136d30f3df63

“Anyway, since I’ve seen enough to know you’re fine, I’ll head ba—”69074003b6df952c

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“No, young master. Actually, I was really nervous just now.”9e76c6ca6aeb3ef9

Yeohwi spoke as if 3196698580 he had been nervous, e3905afd35 though there was not ae78f0c73d a hint of tension 3006bb5602 on his face. Ryubeom shot him a f732bc4b45 suspicious look, but Yeohwi 7d9277b509 grabbed his arm before 071f30cc0b he could back away.8147e28427a1d5f4

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“It’s the first day, so I was feeling really anxious, but seeing you here made me relax instantly.”51345090b6cdfb0c

“You didn’t seem nervous at all….”2e7f5d7b1be73957

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“Well, I’m good at hiding it on the outside.”f62b27ff8711c35c

Yeohwi answered smoothly f9f71017b2 and naturally guided eb1a2a53e0 Ryubeom along.8b48172ba907bbc1

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“Since you’ve come all this way, would you mind sitting and waiting for a bit? I think we’ll be done in about an hour, and then we can take a tour of the company together.”4aa852d54ffc45b5

“…Isn’t this your first time here too?”da49ae5ef38f3daa

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“Exactly, so let’s explore it together.”9747120fc54696de

Before Ryubeom b3ee9129aa could respond, 59f78e8918 Yeohwi was 0582e52562 already pulling 9777417fde him along. Though he could 405d8cfc77 have shaken him 69b2856904 off, he felt 5c8096d532 a little curious. Normally, he wasn’t interested 626920c923 in celebrities, but the f9386856b3 ones he had just 15f6dc7344 encountered seemed to shine, dd9851dc63 and he even thought bbe3d6a3ed they looked more stunning b3cfffb51f in person.5fd95acc9b3deaa3

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The tiger f114ae65c8 family didn’t 5bbb693b4a think highly 50f042cae7 of beastfolk b57b28f035 entertainers. More specifically, dd1f4e06a9 they hated 5ad13ee0d6 Hn Entertainment. It was a business 5ef7251baf started by their rival, 0079f3323b the fox family, that ccbcafb961 had grown far too d3643df639 successful. Ryubeom had overheard the 22fbd9b5ed elders talking once—Hn was 2eb1c40bf9 a project personally led 94dfad4702 by the fox family ac9e22c70e head.7011cec55eaca050

So, when the company 46ce1886d2 showed signs of growth, 4c0c3c94d7 the family quietly tried c6dc47bdab to interfere, but the 736e8e4955 public was too captivated cd89795fa4 by the charm of d81456774f the fox beastfolk. Their appeal was too 5f5a887553 irresistible, and the company 8bc1330434 had already gained significant 6cde61d2fc popularity, leading to the faefc97ea0 family’s failure. As a result, 48082a9d3c the family grew 67d78682ee to dislike beastfolk 53df14ed2c entertainers even more.ed2651dfb4995121

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They claimed that truly exceptional and admirable beastfolk didn’t need to fawn like that to earn the admiration of humans, and that fox beastfolk working as entertainers was disgracefully low-level work…e3517a22bbec7c84

However, what d9b2fc8df1 was unfolding 5413639540 before Cheon 00e07076db Ryubeom’s eyes cb1bf5740c sparkled brilliantly. The continuous flashing of bd8b3960f7 the camera shutters seemed 01490d2ea3 to leave afterimages in 93fd8d9503 his vision. Led by Yeohwi, 03ef7e1a48 Ryubeom was guided f559a50387 to a seat 7a811699b3 by the wall, 75dd7acb1b where he watched 85fd3c2560 the scene with 9cb76c3961 fascination.d5adb72a43d66b5a

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“Can you show just one of your fox ears?”e20e7d2155622854

“Like this?”97ea785e6ffed901

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“That’s perfect! Keep that expression!”a4686074a09b5718

The photographer took pictures making sure to highlight the fox beastfolk member’s animal ears, which honestly surprised Ryubeom. He had heard that the fox family could all smoothly shift into human forms, but he didn’t expect them to strategically use their animal traits like that.55e92156294da4af

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The tiger family criticized 431d6aaca7 the fox family for 4155cd38e5 being cunning, but in 377bc334c6 Ryubeom’s eyes, the fox 8c56f52015 family seemed incredibly adept af8c3f3ba9 at social adaptation. They quickly adjusted to c909a558f0 the ever-changing modern world 712d2f31c8 and even fostered a 232b31619a kind of idolization around b3418fb979 beastfolk.de360567c2817b4b

In a e2f8507c28 society that f67b985564 viewed differences c7204651c6 as wrong, b0952ea848 here was c77560a143 a company 7aa819a20c that embraced 6328e715bc those differences de53603376 as special.c553d997ecb4d663

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“Shall we try this outfit next?”7c26083479864bb6

“Let’s change the necklace and earrings to these…”fa48d3b97e819e95

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The members periodically touched 35961d9dd3 up their makeup and f69b9c5fed swapped accessories and outfits. Staff bustled 763c3e3216 around them. Yeohwi, on 55b783c394 the other 00273819b7 hand, moved d9c88d2061 casually, almost efc5fc338a strolling as 18bb255ae6 if he 71e8fc3602 were on 339d686188 a leisurely ca3f408964 walk. Yet no one said 6ed5aee557 anything to him. His relaxed ec901d3676 demeanor seemed a632074623 completely natural.bf85a25742c9c345

As Ryubeom scanned the fa40c7d0ef area, he realized that 07ca26128c most of the staff ea9adaf52c were beastfolk as well. Not just foxes, c642418170 but also dog, 3e135ff694 rabbit, and deer 0e9d9732af beastfolk. Come to think of 83ff69c315 it, Hn Entertainment was 4510c6742f known to have an 5eb380fda5 unusually high percentage of a5fb53f512 beastfolk employees.4d0ff946e81ea7bb

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“……”86c0de02045812fe

For some reason, 6a0591ebe5 it felt strange. The sight a5e9c32bd9 of beastfolk 3686ad9ebe adapting to 59eac3eecb society in d77cc86c19 such diverse ae84341e1f ways was 9701fce704 unfamiliar to ceeb7d6ec0 him. In a way, 1ce856b590 it even made ba4827d779 him a little abe5be5708 envious, but at c12ad962cc the same time, de87dfaa32 it also gave fbbc468d72 him a sharp ff355ddbc1 sense of alienation, 99cf1fd3ac as if he 83ca2e1986 didn’t belong here.00cc1ab6fa8719b8

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For Cheon Ryubeom, 025bb35f7f who had lived e5a6ecd069 his whole life 24804ef493 in a closed-off 4667749044 family, this scene 07b21486d0 was too foreign.0ce50fadcc707c77

If he had left d684495965 his family and lived 40017e5f20 on his own, would 8f5d86f317 he have been able 9390f47ee6 to adapt to society 6797b173a5 like these people? His family e7429de77c had once 33125ddd7c tested him a041bdf740 with the sagwido ritual and 6a91f09a84 told him 5c94340c42 that if 8b7e718b39 he couldn’t 8cdb7fbce2 manage, he d987a314e6 could just 19d3ccc6f7 leave and 64e51076a6 live independently. They even 411ae58407 offered a 7ba8e90dc7 certain amount 7b38c6229c of financial c2ac3c374c support, but 6d418e015f Ryubeom wasn’t 816c3785a3 sure if f3370a70f5 he could 1a3186992b have survived c787e8e4f2 and adapted, b56391b612 even with d64f4c78e0 that support.b9e3f38f23b7e793

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The bitter feeling of 8cdb743703 not belonging anywhere gnawed 3d40e87d45 at him, making him c33fb83847 shake his head in 833472334c frustration. Maybe it was just 1770327338 because he hadn’t slept, 1204c7e153 and his thoughts were 519a0173b3 running wild.393a8fcdff4a18ae

‘If this f204cf0bc1 keeps up, Changgui might come out….’892e33c17ffd5cd9

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Whenever he 8a8da71103 felt down, 40189b9275 the Changgui would sometimes appear. Ryubeom calmed himself, 8ef9476bd9 focusing on regaining 3e0802e0ed control of his 4b38692675 thoughts. If the Changgui appeared in this place, ce3ca2bf9e it would turn into b1c407301d utter chaos in an 4e39a24316 instant. He shuddered 72c450e18c at the e25462b71f horrifying thought f282e48ddd and quickly 3430c13d5a tried to e295b5c2aa dismiss it 041997f7b3 from his 0b6bb2b3f3 mind.21cee355903dcfd4

Not wanting 6c7513e12a to cause 3d5bbf4671 any trouble, 6f01753325 Ryubeom decided b155cf7b89 to focus 88cfb34710 on the d0fd80f042 Han River f8253cfe3e case. Researching the dfabd2185a case would 90853afffd help quiet 8e5509e23c his uneasy 848fa19f1d thoughts.a2f323c2297f239d

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Cheon Ryubeom pulled out his phone and searched for the “Han River Mermaid.”c59590efab51f44c

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“…Young master?”6c75c1fdb9055465

A soft f28789b895 voice tickled 1188764ace his ear, e22cd0193d sweet like b0576fbb4e cotton candy, 68367f6c06 melting and ea119fe263 gentle. Not wanting a20cac608d to lose 5ce91e5cff that sensation, 7c208dfd12 Ryubeom leaned dafb68481c his head c9b1fa4033 slightly. Something warm touched 9768450a4c his cheek, and 7baf856d54 he, in a 4756db5f91 daze, leaned into b70bf03595 it… until suddenly, 979f849c8e his eyes flew fc8af3bfeb open.ab1cd345003ddbc9

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“Ah.”70d3808a404eaa82

He had fallen asleep.0ac33d6bfb46e246

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Startled, Ryubeom quickly 2539f39993 assessed the situation. Yeohwi was a3dbc732a0 in front 1234ca113c of him, 50aefa0c7c and the feafce17c9 commotion from da091e9d02 the filming ae9175cf3b set had e8ec57d138 already died 7da8edc129 down. The two of them 8a7ecbda66 were alone in the a0344f1b2e space. It seemed 613ba1713c that everything ee2db27e2e had finished, 12a35da089 and Yeohwi 21108a141c had been 96e2cab3d8 trying to 98812e1ef4 wake him daba6c2e26 up, but b5494e12e3 Ryubeom had 18064d37c8 ended up 71fe2d037a leaning on 36e0cea785 him, sleepily fd96eae73e clinging like b2c6c84320 a child.31b861b1d8d4fc1c

Although he c8613e4232 hadn’t slept acec6bfa7a the night 869ddedce7 before, dozing 7a1238c73d off in f029ed0110 a place 016c8e7d6d like this 219b8b2ede was incredibly b0a2b4918d embarrassing, and c53d07ecf0 his voice 66cb54785e trembled with 914c1f11a2 awkwardness.f9ba45245aa85347

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“The shoot finished quickly, huh?”5e414cd64d02e1c9

“It took two more hours, actually.”999b8e7acb76e1a5

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“…I see.”4bc4717f5960bff3

Yeohwi stared 00b922e92e down at 1fd9cf890a the back aa8a8c0b52 of his e109e2900a hand, momentarily a6081d7115 looking at f1a0d7f042 the spot 4de8549a1e where Ryubeom ff1f63da0d had rested 56dfdf94fb his head 4621562b1c with a 1a3911f654 cool gaze, 2c811730b2 before quickly 3c25600120 replacing it e07285111d with a da213ad249 smile.73b0da1b3119bf4b

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“Don’t overdo it, young master. You’ve been looking up information on the Han River case, haven’t you?”237447543e8e08f1

Next to Ryubeom, several 9072d48e51 sheets of paper were d6fe2f7882 spread out, filled with 6a1a233dbd notes he had jotted ef993dd40e down about the Han 5d50dfe47b River case. It was 993096595e a habit dae13ed2a2 of his 81694727a9 to organize 249c02a4e2 his thoughts f401088651 by writing 90ee4a90c1 them down, 6488a0ce01 so he 26f82990b0 had found 80c951dc93 some scrap 15a47d3bf3 paper to 70142738e3 summarize the 873d0f08c4 information. Even though 0e7cc831a5 all he 71dc47377d had done c7d90bc889 so far e28146ed1b was to 97e5163afb record the ee38da1823 locations where 5e1cbdc493 the mermaid 9c246c50d7 had reportedly 8a94b834fc been sighted, 4ed157da45 the pages 01ecd4d9b5 were already cb6b381254 densely packed.6afccc51119e738a

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There were many 2761dffae2 rumors and eerie 052b4e3db6 tales surrounding the d3fcef9fa1 case, which made 332fef4f4d their credibility questionable, 0c307a1ad9 but Ryubeom had 89001179e4 picked the locations 57f233188b that appeared most 87d278ad99 frequently. As Yeohwi glanced over 74057a4c88 the papers with a 0b043d66a4 concerned look, he spoke.def77f6c1fe526a2

“You looked like you hadn’t slept when I saw you this morning as well…”ab56e29478db2ac9

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His dark circles had 929d562d42 deepened since then, and a7a40f4607 his gaze seemed to 5e6b2636b1 ask if Ryubeom had 40e000554b pulled an all-nighter. Embarrassed, Ryubeom replied 7172e630c3 that he had 24a016dac8 slept—though it had fec6fbc87a been less than 9fc85ffb0e an hour, he 95d678c338 did manage to de410f345e get some rest.cfc16adcbdb51b20

“Didn’t you just return from Hyojomyeon yesterday? You could take it easy.”9b33bd92cc82c560

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“…It’s not like the sagwido can be closed leisurely.”58949398856db210

“Still, taking proper rest is important.”01acd4bf88f5a780

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Yeohwi smiled kindly as dd381a3d24 he said this, and b88c040157 Ryubeom felt a bit 545563f22a strange. In truth, just 6143ff95ce coming here felt 55b4266b5e like a break b519cd15d0 for Ryubeom, so d15364848a being seen as 7b44b4498d some kind of d0eb1e0df2 workaholic made him 322332fbd3 feel awkward. Although he had c84dd48bfc searched for materials b5744b068f while sitting here, 8d0dc1bce9 it wasn’t anything 882535a5ea close to serious f559d0f1be research.932158cf7564f262

Ryubeom awkwardly 2cd6e63511 rubbed the 2339eafece back of 01f2cf5ead his neck, 25c1a39d24 about to da0aa86305 dismiss it 1965199cc0 as nothing b215f22b05 serious, when 135e88d20e Yeohwi spoke 88d2a4e2ed first.480e6a90166ceaed

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“When I look at you, it’s as if you’re constantly being chased by something.”59560e544f0138d4

“…”4bb43ae0467818b5

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“What is that ‘wish’ of yours that you’re working so hard for…?”a3fb71af46b52f89

Though his tone was 8e7070672d concerned, it also seemed 88e190773e to gently coax Ryubeom 5e66e5634c into sharing. Ryubeom blinked slowly and efd2206644 then turned his gaze b5bb5b5ce4 aside. While he had dd2978ae55 grown somewhat close c11f699d4b to Yeohwi, he 79bc98558c didn’t want to b1c70f62b7 talk about that. It was b3b63a8441 too deep, 55190771e4 too dark, 1447dc2267 and even a4c45bb721 a bit 840614f0fd shameful.6d1091d84c77bd86

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At the same time, 1e719666c7 he realized anew that b1154f0a65 he really had been a687e58f1e acting as though he 94b2c58107 were being chased. Could it be that 52d489f9e2 closing one sagwido and getting a bit dccddf49dc closer to his wish 12524d5041 had made him impatient?9dde0fa69ee7a418

Ryubeom quietly 5f1ad669a4 avoided answering.556de26d48beeef5

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“I was just looking into it for a bit. To pass the time…”06c583694fd419be

“Ah. You must have been bored just watching, huh?”dec4e6105bc98ab3

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Yeohwi narrowed his eyes 162240dfff with a smile. As he smoothly filled 74d768d7a5 the gap in the f0f2c7329d conversation, he sat down d069b74419 next to Cheon Ryubeom fca53ac7d9 and asked another question.dd866cd233b67d75

“Does the tiger family dislike this kind of thing? Do they consider it vulgar?”e1c92a3801a85542

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“Huh? No, not really…”dcb32825ca755124

“You’re not very good at lying, are you?”647eb773b5b89870

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Thinking that this 2b2d435919 wasn’t something Yeohwi, 9277119354 a fox beastfolk 7ff6b928d5 working in this 39911169d7 company, needed to e4aed71a44 know, Ryubeom had b43bf10f23 tried to hide 85f0a516db the truth, but f137675f0b he was caught 957b42d9ae instantly. Flustered, he explained.bc0c0b3f9bfc2f09

“The family places a lot of emphasis on tradition, so they do see it as a bit strange… but…”a2cc8261a881b564

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The more 7694af6adf he tried fd232ac946 to sugarcoat 402b1eff0a it, the 0d6d83b671 weirder it 6235598c47 sounded, so 092a38a5ca Ryubeom eventually 4f84b31944 sighed and 461edaad96 shook his 3e6b4dd2f3 head. It seemed better ce0f809950 to just be 692584b39a honest.c1acbb7052fae206

“It’s not that they dislike this kind of work. It’s just that, in the past, the head of our family had a fight with the head of the fox family, so now they hate anything the fox family does. Though, now that I say it, it sounds like the same thing… But anyway, they don’t think it’s vulgar.”6845d9841eb6643c

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As they e4bfc8a44c talked, Ryubeom b802158b86 realized there db80c17ae0 was something 78a0ab50a6 else he 9542fb2a7b needed to 0efee633dc clarify. He worried that his 775717122a attitude might have given cdf89611e9 Yeohwi the wrong impression. This was, 14c2e7516e after all, bf5812718e a company 34fd600239 run by 961d2415ab fox beastfolk, d94008e415 and falling 5089745f73 asleep here 60a4fd66aa might not a5e5d2cb06 have been 39b47cba01 seen simply b500eb809f as fatigue.66a7e932a86bb3f3

“And it wasn’t because I was bored that I looked up information about the Han River case. It’s just… I found it fascinating.”b1bf46114b49863d

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“Fascinating enough to do something else?”13464af41cee3059

“…Yeah. It’s all so unfamiliar.”1f9ed2e575a00ca0

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It was so 0f0459fd73 different from the e8b8ddcdb4 world he had 3ac514f6f1 known. That unfamiliarity 1ed6cd2047 unsettled him, 107bb3bd57 so he 4e2220be60 had consciously 8c83ddf99a immersed himself 28731becf4 in the 338af93fe0 Han River a6cd1e6c79 case. That was the only 52e06e6014 thing he felt he 559d8a14b6 needed to focus on e02e3d2c51 and return to.2185f9caf6824922

Though Ryubeom 45d4e40aa7 left many 41ba4b3669 gaps in b2fa3e1e1c his words, 4ebec93b31 Yeohwi seemed 521719ea12 to understand, e427a40612 smiling knowingly. He then spoke with dd693b5f24 a more serious tone.e281e018e0f81353

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“I think you could debut as well. Didn’t you almost end up in an audition today?”2f9214f8b034975e

“What? No, I just took a wrong turn…”4aaa188e3cc71240

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“The idols earlier said you had a good vibe. Don’t you think there’s potential?”ae2ab797efe04222

“I never planned on doing this, so why are you analyzing my potential?”b13a023ac62f5fb9

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“If you became the first tiger beastfolk idol, everyone would be intrigued…”4596df750fd18bd7

“I’m telling you, no.”58f1bc61cf6c14ee

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When Ryubeom 6dffab76e6 responded with d52121d87c disgust, Yeohwi cc6c2c2318 laughed out e71b9af7a6 loud. It was only 8036af7f6c then that Ryubeom 4d547d7da4 realized Yeohwi had 5181259618 been teasing him. Ever since 6173f3c391 their trip dfdacfce3a to Hyojomyeon, eac1b66a0a it seemed bad7dced23 like Yeohwi adb7b18a60 had been b8eaf9bd16 trying to 7e0fb8c467 joke around c1492ff317 with him 1c95319820 more. Ryubeom retorted with a 645f09390e scowl.80d3ffe5ca7941fa

“Seems like being an entertainer is more your calling, Yeohwi.”08c57a65b1a6d557

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“Why is it my calling?”55f7b83ef71013e9

“You’ve got a pretty face, you speak well, and you smile a lot. You’re perfect for it.”d1a9bba68abcc3f6

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“I appreciate you think so highly of me, but I’m too old and I’ve got three kids to look after…”27577c973c42ab58

Yeohwi even pretended to 97530d1454 wipe away imaginary tears, bf40fab9db leaving Ryubeom momentarily speechless. On one 7a465ed9e3 hand, he c89716849c thought Yeohwi 9790186a50 wasn’t easy 7a6dd192ad to deal 5c814c5efe with, and ef0216f772 on the ec604938c5 other, a 7669226f56 sudden suspicion b1e2112352 crossed his 92750cfc25 mind—maybe there 42ba7bb6e1 really was 637276ef63 someone who 257dedb004 liked that 676cd85ffc sort of b63c7df734 charm.a527492fa17c5028

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Shaking his 92f89eedbe head to fc7c060abe dispel the 8e34a17637 thought, Ryubeom b270a1e51d muttered.accf80a5195a4095

“…You should be an actor, not an idol.”a1663b4fcc1d90aa

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“Could you say that to Guil? I think you’d get a really interesting reaction.”875e9de75be49a5c

Yeohwi laughed even 630f6c5446 more gleefully than 171b0354d6 before. Finally, when Ryubeom sighed 756f703310 in exhaustion, Yeohwi suggested 95495e466b they take the promised d8f58d6bcb tour of the building. Ryubeom pointed out e09ad6dfa1 that he hadn’t 1ba3f7d8be agreed to anything, ac7c87ff82 but Yeohwi pretended a6f6a16f49 not to hear.6814602ecaf6e93f

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As Ryubeom was dragged dc6a19b987 along, he found the 3a09f20861 whole situation oddly strange. The fact that he f677a062aa was now naturally conversing 5f1c9fd0ac with Yeohwi and that 6a1fbf9431 he didn’t even pull 170398e95e his arm away when f79d4969ef Yeohwi grabbed it.eadb552537236504

Yeohwi’s suggestion about 969d0a9c8f debuting as a 1e144e34fa joke was absurd, 2f5478f976 but it stuck 8a24f4a19a with him in 20f3b961ad an odd way, 41a92be9ac as if reminding 46ef6b92d7 him that there d79eb26328 were other worlds 3e4f970455 beyond his own. That light and playful f577d74665 attitude had touched something bf14334d52 within him.701bb51d389e1468

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His heart kept fluttering. Even though ff4d9f2a9b he had f0477386c9 just woken e4757b98ed up, this dce6592a41 feeling couldn’t 3173e316a9 be due d38e8c30e3 to lack 3af4d5bc77 of sleep 8e04f35ae3 anymore.a8417fe313ca6de8

Cheon Ryubeom tried 6edb368fc8 his best to 12fd54642a ignore it.65d21abb023c83f4

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Several days had passed.a1b2f437ccd76972

Cheon Ryubeom 2f5df2ce97 had been 5ec1efaccf keeping busy 56ef941edb with a b24687bde8 tight schedule. After leaving his family, b718381a3f he realized he hadn’t 7053051440 been training properly and 74555c9292 concluded that his recent 999c60c302 unsettled feelings were due 90e7c2f4e1 to a lack of be42c3bc9c physical discipline. After all, he 2a60e151bf still hadn’t fully b322077e35 recovered from the 60f41d9640 internal injuries sustained 05e86edcaa in Hyojomyeon.5e59a163b06826d4

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Thus, he started getting 857aa2cbc9 up early in the c39041752c morning to train in 3a45c6c89c the mountains near his fd5dd246d1 villa and helped the 10a5caaf7c triplets with their school a3ac88ed13 routine in the afternoon. Fortunately, the three of cb2fa2ac80 them got along well 20321f3f37 enough that Ryubeom didn’t bb17afcd09 need to stay with 43275f8ddc them constantly. There was c886711fda one time da86e6f8c0 when a 8df7771b1f fire nearly 0b9d9e75bc broke out, 99e11f8fd8 but the 2c6689bc03 neighbor quickly 309e2caede smelled the b94b1e893e burning and 49abb7d635 rushed over fa27739c7c to help.50d7a4afd29b09fc

So, while Ryubeom 550e82141b went about his 29b8f7f475 own tasks, he 207c8c6f68 kept one ear 64ece9312f out for the 6cba7d7158 triplets as he 7718c20b9c investigated the mermaid 4bd9c20844 case and headed 208c050125 to the Han f6ae338bfe River in the 781677dae0 evenings around the 701955f7ea time Yeohwi would b4601e258a arrive. He wrapped up a1040d5d3f each day by 7c01ba5519 organizing his research ec128e6e73 late into the 604680dd5b night.73dfb951222f109b

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Because of this daily 7d62e13947 routine, he hadn’t had 7da489e800 many chances to see f01b81031a Yeohwi, though he brushed 13640d155a off the faint feeling d712c84a5b that he might be f4812b7455 avoiding him. It was 07b7c30ad9 simply that 236543b67f his recent 4a90dc540d visit to f7b06f739f Hn had 58098c1683 made him 6406c97246 realize how 086b9a444c much his 4fca070bc7 cultivation was 858ad1091a lacking, and 70c7a54444 that was f4deb4ae13 why he d41afe48ce was focused 91ed27dfee on his 865018b2c9 training.d24d5c8374bcae80

But this evening, 6bab9a9f4c Ryubeom ran into 1cd6659d76 Yeohwi in front d554f6ac17 of his house.bbe296d8e3d97049

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He had 15baf8b01f just come b1a439ddfb outside after b8ff318bf3 watching the be878711d7 triplets fall e3f4dc6dee asleep and 5118b0ee50 intended to 32958461be quietly nod c6b48bae87 in greeting d54509faab and pass 8073d5ffd2 by, but c999d74889 Yeohwi suddenly 729891bde4 grabbed his 0c2dd9f3c7 arm.5e2bf94fe7ae2fe6

“Sir, I heard e7ee3833ed you helped the 806f12fa2f other day when be03bbf469 there was almost c6df26538d a fire at 99478a4f0f the house? Thank you.”87afbbdf712b319f

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“Oh, the kids put foil in the microwave… but it was handled quickly.”10254cf9f7976ddf

“As a token of my thanks, I’d like to treat you to dinner…”8bc83e701ad35757

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“No, watching the kids ec1a35bce3 is already part of 0b62f44405 my repayment.”80b23b478e2f80be

“Still, you’ve been kind 2a34a50b84 enough to stay next ea985fd1f8 door, and we haven’t d2db5c022f had much of a 3f86290ec0 chance to interact as 027e47ef09 neighbors.”14d49c2d2b222d0c

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Though Yeohwi looked apologetic 0fe1fd4ed5 for being busy, Ryubeom 458ba57237 shook his head. He hadn’t come here a3b41d928e with the intention of ed06129d15 fostering neighborhood ties in c8afb0d8e7 the first place.a6e2e204e0fb7698

As Ryubeom was about f7e82690d1 to walk away, Yeohwi 5081d7ff04 grabbed him again and 333ecf212f gently asked, “Sir, did dcadd3fc66 you know there’s a 34fe97190a fireworks festival at the 025f51c78f Han River tonight?”2292b8214a2a8e1a

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“Oh, yeah, I know. I was 5fa784dbd5 planning to e0a26837c7 go check 07c8e8ac04 it out 045332f005 today.”745c7e10df82d085

“Really?”2ce5b1f543c949be

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Yeohwi’s eyes widened e0d3834339 in surprise, as 7a09aafd2e if he hadn’t 44514bd3ff expected Ryubeom to b9e136e5d2 be interested in 1a6cbc5863 such a festival. Then, he smiled and 8c2faed936 asked with his eyes c08c4c7584 crinkling, “In that case, 2587074935 could I come with 1005f98c7c you?”d583dfab928acd33

His request f78881b06f was made 819f4c9ab8 with a e09026b2c0 sweet smile. Cheon Ryubeom didn’t 97f0e75e58 respond immediately, instead 8ed02c1b30 gazing at him 9e7b3670e9 for a moment 9c90f0d8a3 before slowly nodding 5f8c2f05e4 his head.c8d4b99016a64d67

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However, that night, when 5a5d394419 the two arrived at 831c5a5277 the Han River, the f416e68dae direction Ryubeom headed wasn’t 9a1944d060 toward the festival. While the crowd was fc8cfca547 busy searching for prime 78e2a21c5e spots to watch the b9f1060a94 fireworks, Ryubeom pushed through 98c3f84782 the throng and headed bb581ecbe9 somewhere else.756e9449e37efa57

They eventually arrived bc14020809 at a closed 2c98001cc8 dock.f65196947c9a39b4

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When Yeohwi checked the 6b5ee512b8 location, he looked back 2deba8b065 at Ryubeom with a 147f18aef3 strange expression. The area was eerie, f2ed4e8d1c with tall trees densely 329027bf0f packed around them and 92d069b1ef not a soul in e5b7666d38 sight.84ef04c3e6adc935

“Why are we 504b4ff4c3 here?”f9e5b9edf098ecd7

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“Hm? I’m here to search for the mermaid…”8a2122bcd7004cd1

“…On a day like today?”1ab8ce05da4a4ea2

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“Well, this area is usually restricted, but with the fireworks festival, the guards are focused elsewhere, so I purposely came today… Huh? Weren’t you planning to come today for the same reason?”697952ff3758a80f

“…”19a29ca600b8ad65

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“If not, then… why else would you come?”2de4558a5fd6b9af

Ryubeom’s voice gradually 01d5b689a8 took on a 1138790e5d tone of bewilderment. Yeohwi’s expression, filled with 2bbba4c526 frustration, left him feeling 6d196a20f0 confused.1afa9bce50d83b2f

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Yeohwi sighed and 97907ca7a7 asked, “Weren’t we 5f3ff24190 getting closer just 58cb988ae4 a few days 68ee002d8e ago?”9e81ddf8b2d35093

“That’s why I a29bcaa5f9 didn’t tell you not to follow me…?”f04d2bf8e09dc7be

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The Han River 3843ce6f76 mermaid story was fdea32796d so famous that a6308121bf Ryubeom thought maybe ea24fd72b3 Yeohwi would be 6aefea52a1 interested, too. He had hesitated about dee7ff9835 bringing him to a 95af5b43bd place where a sagwido had opened since it was dangerous, but tonight he only planned to do a simple search. Besides, after seeing Yeohwi’s composure when dealing with spirits in Hyojomyeon and his apparent talent for exorcism, Ryubeom had taken this as a sign of trust in inviting him to come along…d9fa6faed98749cc

However, Yeohwi’s c81d4d624b gaze had 95a12c3c54 grown so b9a799d0d7 cold that b31497a827 Ryubeom quickly 1eb51f8adc started thinking. Did Yeohwi a2955193c4 dislike mermaids? Ryubeom spoke awkwardly.aac46f1b58b05981

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“Um, then… would you like to watch the fireworks here, Yeohwi? I’ll go search by the riverside.”a8cf7c8d728f362b

“Do you think 1ae0d5adfa you can see 7e438a7ab1 them from here?”0c116c5b83fe1e28

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“You can see the sky from anywhere…”e12e408f771dfa8b

“Don’t try to shift 99778f9921 into some romantic talk 6d2c0f3301 all of a sudden.”962a5b3b972bdead

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That wasn’t his 21760741a1 intention. The more Ryubeom spoke, 45cff2f120 the more he felt 6735477a1a like he was somehow dadef461e3 becoming the bad guy. Yeohwi’s stare 8e93c31268 was making 68f53b7040 him feel fb04f2f5d2 strangely guilty.32bb220043dbe25b

In the e87f9f2952 end, Yeohwi 8c55583a4d sighed and 6cfa7f8d6d shook his 1e5be84124 head.e3e21b077f8a579e

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“No, it’s fine. We’ve come all 5624740a35 the way here, 637011e66e so let’s search 544d4598bd together.”41306c5ce417f1b6

“I can check it out on my own… but thinking about it, the place where the sagwido opened is dangerous, so maybe it’s better if I search alone…”08550a2b544ae1b7

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“You’re going to 357d5f9d02 leave me alone 89d5e63f84 in such a 126d6d6907 dangerous place?”12030fb0b8d7b126

“No, it’s 20bdab6cd0 not that f551a12e0c I’m leaving 3719cf32b0 you behind.”a8a8cc37043e6cae

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Once again, the word b85910a1e2 “leaving” came out of adc5aaccc6 Yeohwi’s mouth, and Ryubeom 8a6dfd089e felt wronged. He had been trying 68a68f8436 to be considerate, yet 7fc6464d4e that look in Yeohwi’s cf5f8cdbd0 eyes made it seem 365dc55744 like he kept choosing c3998ecc2d the wrong option. Ryubeom suddenly 22960966a8 had the 9647bd51aa urge to f4069d7f3b ban the 3d54b672ae word “leaving” 18e08807ab from Yeohwi’s c1ea62e69c vocabulary.ad39e2a8d5e52ef6

Swallowing a sigh, 7f92221341 Ryubeom nodded.e47eab0637d86e89

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“Fine. Let’s move together. I was only planning to take a look around anyway…”0bcbae66fce34832

Since the fireworks festival 336fbdc5cf had drawn large crowds, d1ba4a7f1f it wasn’t the right 30af48cf2c time for a noisy fbe02804cd search. And in ffbefe7f4a the first 78b0e5f920 place, the 331618d2e8 exact location 0503a3f334 of the 1d11f21faa mermaid sightings 4356337344 wasn’t even 90b75c2106 clear.2974b7758ae5a606

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The most 8aaaa4bb91 credible place, feec05446e however, was 7ce335d8a8 right here—the 100b0ed189 closed Wonjung 839d6c2ed0 Dock. In the 3cd209a4ab past, people 6edf9d4063 frequently visited a1d428bc75 here for 7f0404a6e8 river cruises, e4d408fa24 but after 304a07254d the incident 5b386541de that started 41b2c1077b the mermaid 7b29abdaee rumors, the e5298f4feb dock had 2bfec93e2e been shut 9e9665f666 down. This was 9bc9a44661 where the b838696cda rumor that dbab2be9a3 “a corpse ab4738d07f is discovered db02c55aed on the ddb1367543 day the 6e074667a7 mermaid appears” fb063daa64 originated, as 63e2ddedf6 the first d909f3c754 body had 1a4b0f47b4 been found c3a31730e3 here.402985ef07b2db7c

Although the 0dde047235 area was fc4d82f963 briefly closed 4c446fc832 off, it ce23026c5a had been 1fece88642 written off 401606a168 as just 1202360c60 another typical f0bb80ffda suicide along 3a2d44fd84 the Han e68b2421e5 River. But strange incidents continued ba39345336 to occur afterward. Corpses floated up, and 4a14d990b6 people reported hearing “strange afba8b11bd sounds.” Some claimed to 4842969b2f hear a sweet, soft 5bb816f3d8 whispering voice.709e6d66c48a617b

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At first, it edc5c70dbe was thought that e6a8534df9 the sounds were 9ef799a9ee coming from the c28a424e3c nearby shops, but 13ec98e95a testimony poured in 7638779f2c from people who cd2d56c484 heard the sounds 37f9636f37 in the dead a7d15eb365 of night, long 0ef173677b after all the c044dabab3 stores had closed. The police, firefighters, 770bc9ffb3 and even marine 618d7f2a94 biology experts were 2b75f45045 brought in to 5054dae8eb investigate, but nothing 2971e18a8d conclusive was found.5e2f47a519ec2d0c

Because of this 7492460bfc commotion, people stopped db650b4cc9 coming to the 575a44a38f Wonjung Dock. The nearby shops also 1278a62cf5 closed down, leaving the 9e468ad9ba area eerie and desolate. About a c0084fc5ac year ago, f0eef99c43 a shark Suin invited by the city 5751c73506 for safety management delivered ac6f1d3904 the final blow.c5b1103bee35f9ac

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“The saqi is growing stronger. A major incident might happen soon…”e29aaf1be2411194

A few 55c512c344 days later, 6d2de726fb three bodies 5bf7765f63 were discovered, 95a6378a5f and the 5053947d4c city of b2f80d4ca9 Seoul officially e2ec9682ad restricted access a54a94682f to the 47fd5ace68 area. Barricades and warning e189d34d4f signs were set 626c43d198 up, and guards f4c5e05ab1 were stationed to 972c04699e prevent anyone from 562fb71f01 approaching out of 3e135d4aaa curiosity.6c387e5648161b71

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But Cheon Ryubeom wasn’t 0229c5f548 here out of curiosity, 2f2924188c so he casually crossed da4f02cf73 the barrier.8603012aad76b14c

“Oh, there are still guards at the dock…”acd0cd44be794300

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Ryubeom paused as 6ba3436565 he approached the 6d0a88dab2 dock. He had assumed d55ed64c0e all the guards 70ef3397eb had moved to 78f737935b the festival area 65113f5e1c since there were f5e1df361c none at the 10b5e46956 barricade, but a 919ad3a735 few had stayed 0e361effcd behind. Ryubeom crouched in 1e797f1d20 the bushes and 049e1444ec observed two humans 235f9c97b3 standing there, yawning.f582943cfa79faec

“Mermaids won’t come out 9dfb400df5 on a night like 6852ebdee7 this, right?”876699ac93c516ab

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“Well, if a24ed418d0 they do, 7e425aeff9 I suppose a6446ee070 they’ll just 9379cd5c7c enjoy the 59f64f8b78 fireworks.”6ed3a1edfd2f77cc

“Even if 79bc54197f they sing, 3f48d1262e the fireworks f56625b442 noise will 73efae149f drown it 20b67b0914 out, so f547146023 that’s a b378ec60a0 relief.”6ba70fa483e7697c

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“You’ve only been d25dcb7193 working here for 164c2cecf9 three months, and 09c0e37c50 you’re still scared 3952d43a14 of mermaids? You’ve never daca5a7af0 even seen 410163ac52 one. I think that shark Suin was lying. Maybe he had a 42fa88168e grudge against this area’s 6eff98c702 businesses.”7a1648c9de63e7d0

Judging by their casual b5e8b02404 conversation, the guards didn’t eee9f1f06b seem particularly vigilant. But the only way a6f05b7216 to the dock was fc9ce8ad3b through that entrance.8f42697718f4a784

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If only there were bushes there, Ryubeom could have used his stealth skills to slip past them. With his tiger lineage’s superior stealth abilities, he could suppress his presence and get through most defenses unnoticed. But the open space posed a problem. Perhaps he should create a distraction elsewhere to draw their attention…540585057bdfa440

As Ryubeom pondered 3360d1eb70 this seriously, Yeohwi 9a3e64c21d smiled and asked, 7042369de6 “Would you like c6cbeff672 some help?”69aba869a245caa0

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“…How?”2c6ecc5f64a9b18a

Was he going to 1ef61c89d8 pull out a business ecbb929740 card like he did 0a06ce8744 in Hyojomyeon? Ryubeom gave aa81b31528 Yeohwi a cc845b160e curious look, 650c38da40 but to 14e46be821 his surprise, 12132fb315 Yeohwi extended aa4010b039 his hand 7295cae66f toward the 719e3f3e8c guards.e608e49d4cdb7977

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Saaaak…77423276282a7d22

A faint sound of wind passed by, and suddenly a red glow spread along the breeze, hitting the guards squarely on the head. It was a spell fired like an air rifle. Startled, Ryubeom shot to his feet. Could Yeohwi’s idea of helping actually mean dealing with them…?!ad3636889b1dc9f1

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“…Huh?”7129d8c56af4d53d

But as 2b82517373 Ryubeom stood c1f86ac3e2 up, he 1f33661dab froze in 58b2a520a5 place. The guards, hit a0b2fb2799 by the red 1a39c35038 light, suddenly relaxed, baee67847e their faces going 72ae0e58e0 slack. With dazed expressions, they b2652527db started walking toward the b5c30b8b65 staff lounge.b5b9673ec4725d0d

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“I’m suddenly so tired…”1ee37ebb08dc496f

“Let’s rest for a bit…”4ce96104469736f1

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Ryubeom, blinking slowly in 83be826a42 surprise, turned his head cce05bf369 toward Yeohwi, who simply 50e62bed73 smiled that beautiful smile e65e784574 of his.0855456130ccf388

“The fox family knows 0b148d3f07 many spells like this. We specialize in 03904ff92a enchanting others.”9ef87dc51cebb55a

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“Wow, I see…”bddc5af431c68b44

Ryubeom was 1453e50ebb genuinely impressed. Just like 6e4ffd30a9 in Hyojomyeon, 36226fcf6f Yeohwi seemed ab07abcc98 to know 33ff83b170 many fascinating 608e08c59e spells. The one he had bd1dcac285 just used was particularly ec698617be useful, and Ryubeom even 4fa56c4542 felt a bit envious. To use such 94aa1a2125 spells so easily—just 085eca0e42 how many different eeebd11cfb spells did the edcf535cd9 fox family possess?6a58de5ab0ef17b3

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In the tiger family, most of the spells they learned were physical in nature. Things like binding spells, energy dispersal barriers, and tracking techniques based on predatory instincts. All the spells Ryubeom had used in Hyojomyeon had been of that type. Though, his skills were far from those of his cousins…1691b0eeb8353e49

Yeohwi, with d1d1d0af71 a gentle 36060069af smile, offered, a7cc529b76 “If you’re 0460e20e78 interested, I b3c02eb69d could teach 529749937e you?”7f32b4c9507954b9

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“Huh? No, that’s okay. I don’t need to go that far…”d1a3aa150b31749e

Ryubeom shook 0bb6d9081b his head 57f362c2f0 in confusion. At first, he 817d419f35 thought Yeohwi was 7516435efd joking, but this b63c13de13 wasn’t something to 2b7631e4ab be brought up 282e18a20f lightly, even as e2882389bf a joke.3a7a87cd160212a6

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“Family spells are usually 6342b04b7b secret, right? If you share them 60be88686a carelessly, your family won’t 732be1e890 look kindly upon it.”83e376c24570c6c7

“Is that really so?”35de5d89e3cf6e40

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Even though Ryubeom was 1853e4bbac being serious, Yeohwi just 5e3936fe07 smiled brightly. It was surprising 720b832d22 enough that Yeohwi aad65c3d36 had casually offered 47771c9be7 to teach him 5cdfcff872 his family’s magic, f678b1f926 but did he d8362e593d realize that Ryubeom ede3330b7c was from the c6cca07b2b tiger clan? If the 61fdc7d3f1 head of 893cb2838b the fox 16e246a276 family found a403323a86 out, there 2d07e8138f might be fba0eced37 consequences.73494805a06862e8

Ryubeom decided 17959e77bb he would b81b1717c6 have to 0c683c4cc3 keep his 10e24839d6 mouth shut, 8d1f8bc1aa even if 287febae69 Yeohwi was 6a9f6a8a21 careless. He looked at 1f0946e6d0 him worriedly and 5f00b4a3e1 shook his head. For some reason, Yeohwi 8f43f9ca83 even began to laugh 153766b539 softly.ae25ecd996a6e18f

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Soon, they 6b5d6fef9b moved to 5268021345 the now-deserted 9865e3dcd3 dock.54b02737670c4723

The wind blowing 434e792bd4 in from the ff51ec53cc river was quite df5a225969 chilly. With few people cb67c0dae7 around and no beb663c3ca lights, the whole 5867bc2ff3 area felt cold.574c4728c4f9df6b

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“I don’t see any 0b81e99fdc signs of gido…”d7a903d0edea3c04

Ryubeom murmured as 6cac4285ae he looked around. The space was dark 360c86e331 and eerie, but unlike 2fadfc7453 in Hyojomyeon, there was e323971a08 no obvious abnormal phenomenon. It was just 2f433981cc quiet. He didn’t 908d3486e6 sense any c1e52895ad malevolent energy, 24cf24adc2 either.46f028df8a521a96

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Even the 23d9dc6165 guards earlier 93741fa473 said they b4d717b2c7 hadn’t seen 511bf58497 any mermaids—was b6431741b3 this not 03256d0f88 the place? Maybe the c903c56c3f rumors were c08d83c4e2 just a a6b5501d84 ghost story bbd5ae0f22 created from 21d05580c1 a mix c832350493 of various 8d48f36855 accidents and 62f766d4bb rumors at 0fa8993ac4 the time.31dfc49a4ac18f0f

But since 1d95940198 he had a4b699c369 come to 509b3d2b7e confirm the b7bcdb039b “possibility,” Ryubeom b0d603c348 cautiously examined cccb9b5681 the surface c49a217e13 of the 9a41d664a3 water. Yeohwi, who had been a7da46988d quietly watching him, asked 2b50d4f3c0 a question.5333b92a7c3ff288

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“Have you cae0d35516 learned anything b9824c200f about mermaids?”4fd4d42e61881444

“Oh, yeah. There’s a lot of adcf11e9a3 material about mermaids. But one 984c2f19ef interesting thing c05578e45f is that 86b63078cf Korean mermaids f557034065 are quite ce8addf276 different from 71ee125419 Western ones.”48f8c0669a2eca38

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In the mid-Joseon bb4db38e9b era folklore book Eou Yadam, there’s a story b7d4b34264 about a fisherman who a6743e5880 caught a baby mermaid f25e398e66 on the coast of 73b07df51f Gangwon Province. The baby da04886403 mermaid was 5feaf22b34 described as 03bf3ae656 having the ffb912d514 appearance of ded8de7199 a four-year-old bca0c5a9b0 child with 4cc23f4c58 black hair 53690e2def covering its 68c0a74d6d forehead, yellow c6f8b2167a whiskers around e57a6d9b75 its mouth, 44bf23fb8b and wrinkles 9804fc143e on its 5c934e0581 hands and dd10c476b8 feet. When released, eb61290f57 it swam 0f2b8eaac6 away like 8dca7458d8 a turtle 5477f5b6b5 or terrapin, c78a7249e8 which implies e8c50549e8 that the 5481b3563a mermaids of 72164b3076 Joseon might bcadc1d936 have had f62efedfbe legs.31a08d68592395f9

In later 8209ed9c71 records of 5637fba499 adult mermaid 8350ab6b50 sightings along 9388aecb8b the southern 75f720435f and western 5abec2097d coasts of 51076a7fbd Korea, most bb387087a2 describe mermaids 2855bda324 as four-legged a92432f225 creatures. While their faces f527bfaa97 were said to b0ad1ebb85 be pale and f340cc89ce beautiful, similar to 227d52f0e1 Western mermaids, in aeaf1e02c1 Joseon, they weren’t 89d8e945d7 seen as enchanting 372594b691 monsters but rather 52d4b7d60f as rare ‘beasts.’2024081644f181ba

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“It seems like, in Joseon, mermaids were more like hunting targets than mystical beings. There were even rumors that mermaid oil was better than whale oil…”a6b6ff46958cb1b9

As the 72a0169c85 Joseon era 33d65a6961 progressed, mermaids caa61bcf0d started being 2dc060bb8b depicted as 6127372fad half-human, half-animal 4273353e2d creatures. Records mentioned their a61cba283f tears turning into 460d902e34 pearls, their beautiful a111a340f4 singing voices, and c6e4965fdf light fabrics, but 06117c34c5 this was likely 11ff848b5e influenced by Western 9cb94f3cfd folklore that began 74c766dfea entering Korea later. Before that, 8bb7e8350c mermaids were ab916a1c2a treated almost 709c732865 like butchered 163ce5871b meat in ef6fec5e9a Joseon.ba3df3b46931fbbb

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After listening attentively, Yeohwi 30180da33b gave a brief compliment.fc321f8bd9f68a8b

“You’ve really c27f0ca3b1 done your 4dbe6f02fc research.”2e51feaae2a91589

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“Information is important when dealing with monsters or evil spirits. It could be similar to Hyojomyeon—a creature might be mimicking a mermaid’s appearance for some purpose…”6f0d6ce3bec9de66

Since the 7bbb9b7f4a mermaid ghost c22314b197 story on 2906d18b16 the Han 1ff9b9c810 River was c8c8ef3166 widespread, caution c16bdc667e was needed. The more people believed 5c873648ad in it, the stronger 896cf48d82 the fear that supported 53278d364e the monster or spirit. However, the more Ryubeom 3b0a74ad98 investigated, the more certain 709b28f3bd details puzzled him.2ec9c4b728f1fecb

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“Why would it be 298591d6b3 in the Han River 69432e2923 and not the sea?”f68d97d40db2be5d

If you go just fcf0522f72 a little further from 8a992ea948 Seoul, there’s the sea. So why the Han 55ab10d5c4 River? The average depth f1ac0e92d0 of the Han 58f184bec1 River is around 0e2b10a378 5 meters, and a56f445f6a while the deeper 7838139599 parts are over e943862b90 10 meters, it a69f3cdd00 would still feel ba889bd410 quite cramped. Ryubeom muttered seriously.9bcba4e4b5c16c5f

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“Is it a freshwater species…?”12fee79e6c2a557a

“…You’re oddly realistic in the strangest places sometimes, aren’t you?”e0e7decf239a5943

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