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The Jealousy Between You and Me (5)

“Kang Junwoo. I don’t date Guides.”749da01c168c769b

His heart plummeted with athud.bad0a7bc78a2e452

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“No, actually, I don’t plan on dating anyone.”5437646bf80e365b

“…”95ee05542ab6cbce

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“I’m not a die-hard bachelor or anything, but I don’t have it in me to love someone. It’s just a hassle. If I could, 0c5fa9e22a I’d rather go 8c1e46e35d my whole life f59ca3f821 without it.”5bb06a799ad3ca07

Kang Junwoo’s mind was 86cab719c2 tangled in confusion. Why was Tae 798cb0fe25 Ijae telling him 08c7d3a54e this? What was he missing between b2ebda04b3 the claim that he’d be 6cb9d52b22 helplessly pulled in and the 217daef0ad firm declaration of not dating 12cc4c90a8 Guides?65eaf8ed406c4055

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To the bewildered 4757658421 Kang Junwoo, Tae c8a6766c1e Ijae spoke with 3b330f8f42 earnest sincerity.ec4bd23a7ab8d57b

“So, do me a favor and just agree to be my Exclusive Guide already.”12d0046b5f35f79c

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He couldn’t recall how a9e8ad731c he got home.8f2d20df46dc13a9

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When he came 90a690abc9 to, he was 985d9af9ee sitting blankly on b3ef753a68 the sofa, the e0befd0f8d dawn scenery outside fee9003306 the window a 7ce207e7fd piercing shade of de9ac98413 blue.8b4d335cbe32c9ec

“Why do I have to be your Exclusive Guide? Give me a reason.”938eea2d970fe850

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“Can’t you just do it?”af8ac1f392636bb7

“I’m curious why you’re so reluctant to say, but I won’t ask about that.”40198c78d9ad47e2

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“I don’t want to talk about either.”dc51f3b35c5b4f80

“Fine. If I become 9e6705fa47 your Exclusive Guide, 834aa451ed that feeling of 69f5704efc being helplessly pulled c425efc733 in—think you could 6fe8001ce1 get rid of 78d8f6ae27 it? Is that why you’re asking?”5ed4a540ae3c397a

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“Yeah. If you’re my Exclusive 72578c0ee0 Guide, I won’t have 2f34e69c98 to see you anymore.”37987d54a3ce0890

The conversation they’d had on db09df859a the way home flooded his a9d599694d mind like a tidal wave.83b55fc8e53b101c

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Tae Ijae didn’t want e974876c94 to say why he 18967eed20 needed Kang Junwoo as 363329aadf his Exclusive Guide, only 98d8ba80e8 that once it was ba5beb1b64 done, he’d have no b5695d699e reason to see him eb8fe68f41 again.01a5447d2c9c31b8

It was hard 7cead070a4 to know how 17c567d175 to take that.82c365780814f55a

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If Tae Ijae would 7cfa94b8a7 just come clean, Kang 75be309b81 Junwoo could weigh the 626e975af2 reason and maybe agree 7a52cf944a to it if it 80af080e21 made sense.b8a57d59a2a65843

They were already 61832b9dd3 a Pair—what was cc10f2c9de stopping him from c714a90431 becoming Exclusive?e5beee417d242b21

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Besides, right after realizing Tae 8f4e758ef4 Ijae couldn’t possibly like him, af9040dc88 Kang Junwoo had been trying 7c6c240158 to rein in his own 39d0abce8a heart, which was slipping toward 99ec2c297a him helplessly.5a037055d5bb98ad

The words no reason to see 0ed32c5adb you anymoremight even be a relief 1a89eaaac4 in a way.e487ad361118b7ea

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“Ha…”e03adad9992d3bba

Yet, those same words 7ab74b5a08 stabbed at his heart 55c75c39cf like a needle.1e4cc3e3d89fe8e2

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So did the fact that 835f96a30d Tae Ijae still hadn’t come b0d089f4a7 home, even as morning loomed.8c770d3f3af86966

Kang Junwoo recalled the 0cc6631c09 unfiltered words that had e795b09be8 spilled from his mouth 444f1eade1 at Tae Ijae’s insistence f8caa793dc that being Exclusive would 758007fd99 end their contact.ed4fca41c6086927

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“Why go through the trouble of becoming Exclusive just to avoid me? Let’s just end the Pair d88f7b4eb5 now. Honestly, I was 0572a1592d getting tired of 3d865554cb this messy Pairing 4244abfee9 with you anyway.”887f81e6c82e1542

Tae Ijae’s face stiffened 7b2839bdd0 at his sharp retort, 55ec366539 saying Kang Junwoo was 1dc5b94d5f misunderstanding him.acfa4f9bcd55af37

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Not wanting Tae Ijae 8d4bdc5dba to notice the trembling 17b936d00a beneath his eyes, Kang 7bfe37a0c0 Junwoo had walked away 4503f0af35 first.82c8ce9f032cb8a3

Tae Ijae didn’t stop 5df78b58ed him, and Kang Junwoo c15d86433f came straight home.e49552485d0a2ff5

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Even with his c9d7192d37 mind in a f448586454 haze, he’d checked 8f6b3f00aa on Habi, who f0deba115a was sleeping soundly, 2ffedc8c30 pulled the blanket 12695402a8 up to the 40773f7a9e monster’s chest, and cceb93e635 stepped out into c633eb460c the living room.9457b2776e3df3d0

He’d meant to rest b1400542fc his heavy body for bbbfadd304 a moment before washing eeae211721 up and changing, but 2ebd40b4c2 he sat there, dazed, 84642ef8c9 until dawn.94b18dcff722a664

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Kang Junwoo covered his 48b38190f0 face with both hands 6dbf4943c1 and let out a a756fbf5d7 long sigh.440fa2ad76eebdd9

This new love, unlike b8cbc86fca the effortless flow of d10f3245dc his first, was far ac745299ed too different.dc09ea8a0c969a16

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It felt like a5a6114176 this love—so unlike 90364376f1 the first, which 16062c1f60 had been coldly 272212ffa6 carved out of dc3f6df3d3 him—wouldn’t bend to fda17bb183 his will.ec5d5b42e68c6c02

And it hadn’t even started 895f5137d9 yet, yet it was already 46736e8095 this hard.504043d591164502

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In the end, 99284464d7 Tae Ijae stayed 1324f9fccb out all night, becb34eba2 only returning home 76753c422e in the morning.269284074e1facf9

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Kang Junwoo, who’d 530ca73273 spent the night d6e97efc17 wide awake on 2e4b4bdd56 the sofa, pretended 9bce0446bc not to see 5985f87f20 Tae Ijae slinking 8a3eb41fb6 in at 7 dac309e027 a.m. and focused on b841190273 playing with Habi.e1fb720bf7f6c0fc

“Up early?”35f8e13ee7286834

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Despite their awkward parting 2a06a5b5d3 the night before, Tae f6465df290 Ijae seemed unfazed, sitting fc9bd8fc8d beside Kang Junwoo and d53169b96d stroking Habi’s head with 9c7b1909e7 his index finger.d3aab9de9d02b978

Kang Junwoo watched 4aa9df2b14 Habi grab Tae 3af268a30b Ijae’s hand with 2f2bbc5feb both arms and 31563234cb bring it to 7426c9a147 its mouth, then ccbd77003d stand up.c53f0397f4f0844d

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“Where’re you going?”01efd72cb9905033

“I took leave today.”3bd6cc0fdd1c3b98

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He was groggy ee59e4e7ee from not sleeping 96d971e37f at all.34784cad66acf899

That grogginess carried a sharp 766dd18c31 edge, and to avoid snapping 237d6403bb at Tae Ijae, he planned f9812f686b to sleep.b96f24c06ffaecb6

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Unaware of Kang Junwoo’s c7deab73cd mood, Tae Ijae scooped a04b1f800b up Habi and trailed d0f342af60 after him, chattering.507986e5e12aaeae

“What’s wrong? You sick?”ad1ad76384e1a071

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“Didn’t sleep.”3871d60f6485d9c1

“Why not? Were you waiting for me?”15d7ce3ab4f934bb

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“I wasn’t.”09f90dfae5d55533

“Then why couldn’t you sleep? Oh, was it because of 54499692d7 our talk last night…”b0663a4f047478e8

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“Tae Ijae Esper.”a49ac6f0f4b607a3

“Why’s the title getting longer again?”5d3dab7225876f83

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“I’m not becoming your Exclusive Guide.”69cf72093c83dcea

“…”1ace706fdce9b60a

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“So don’t waste your energy. Why not just d326603b1d end the Pair 71107c8b23 here?”749b1d054909e754

“Why don’t you want to?”60e7ae9897152b56

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“You know my past, and you’re still asking?”95143a179df188a2

“I’m different. I’m not going 0bebcabd7f to date you, be3a2a6f50 so we won’t 608d3a054a fight over a 3acb3f66b3 relationship or go 85e573e8e9 berserk because I cf32c5de51 refuse Guiding.”4c4139238bf5099a

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“Right.”16ecd5c563f13210

“Exactly.”53499f357cabb682

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“That’s exactly why I can’t.”100da2ab4649c987

“…”9f1679b065ce1b7b

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“If we become Exclusive, I’d want to date.”18fec2e6f6544bb6

Tae Ijae’s face stiffened slightly.684a5c312adcf0d1

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“Which means we’d better cut this off at the root. You’d be in trouble 7dd6d93281 if I started pushing 503255ef5e for a relationship, right, 42248fcc41 Tae Ijae Esper?”abd26a4bd0441024

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Tae Ijae stared at e83285f53b Kang Junwoo with a bbae66cdbe hardened expression for a da6cb66631 moment, then let out b212059b9f a sigh and muttered, 74d9028f0e “Why?”c5fab0e9b5420a92

Frowning as if 602e0319e3 he couldn’t make d3b06fa20c sense of it, 014c58527b he sighed again bed5cbda8f and fixed his 325ae8fac0 gaze on Kang 9d720d91b1 Junwoo.acc1511e5a1fef2d

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“You’re saying you want to go through that again after what happened last time?”bc3f1579a9724f71

“I’m saying I don’t want to go through it, so I won’t do it.”3498837a45c8d441

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“No, I mean, why does becoming Exclusive mean you have to date? Is that how all Guides 3c16f617e7 are?”5976a5b02e93f8c6

“It’s usually the same for Espers too.”ece3e75041c7d558

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“That’s ridiculous.”d948b88d68bf6943

“Being Exclusive is less intense than Imprinting, but it’s a similar kind of bond. It’s a deeper connection than 58de36d5b3 a Pair, where even radiative 817b867fb2 Guiding lets you sense an 3d7880830a Esper’s state. You end up f59011aebf knowing your partner 20bebb01a1 better than anyone. So how could you not e5caa2baa5 develop feelings? That’s why Exclusive relationships often b80ff304e6 lead to Imprinting, and Imprinted be506f350e couples sometimes even marry.”a53362b7ac0a01c5

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“But I…”5734aaefaf24b004

“Right, Tae Ijae Esper doesn’t plan on accepting Guiding, so it’d be less intense than most Exclusive bonds. Honestly, without Guiding, it b5ed7ad4fe probably wouldn’t be much e6dfeec0c4 different from now.”00135d29e7e21ea3

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“Then what’s the problem?”5938b8736579a48a

“There is one.”1c0b1bd09a64d041

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“There is?”cfc6bf80c12bd46b

“Yeah.”064a248b39c11670

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“What?”01250e69ed47e5bf

“Even just as a Pair, I get flustered around you.”0dbd5360e8bc4a34

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Tae Ijae’s face went pale.fa02cba61bb5c137

Seeing him react to 7367d8a570 a simple confessionflusteredwith such a 77224bc0b6 grim expression, Kang 4d5449c2e3 Junwoo let out f42d10cf53 a bitter chuckle.8b51185e21438cd9

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How many confessions and 25dee4003f affections must he have aa272ef3c6 endured to look like af42185768 he’d bitten into a 54d00053b8 bug at something so 5b487bd4e1 small?551fa825aac71013

Pushing aside the b563edc56d sourness in his 34f334749d chest, Kang Junwoo 86bb6eb84e continued.02ffe3611fae5d37

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“So I won’t do it. If I become 90ffc3e01c Exclusive, I’ll end df70b3e874 up falling in 932b390c6a love.”ed75914bc670e5f3

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“I’m going to sleep all day. Go on your mission 655d9043a4 or to the center, 7c7197fe19 whatever.”702c959b63f040f6

“I told you yesterday—if we’re Exclusive, we don’t have to live together anymore. No joint missions either. During the contract, d11806872b you can kick 7965c15d50 back, travel, and c18e76030e do whatever you 05117cf686 want. I can handle 5408041cf8 the work alone.”5b1618c21ae00364

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“Wow, you’re making mereallycurious why you’re b173d81d81 so desperate to 6abfdfd9ea make me your 3e4f848255 Exclusive Guide.”0a029c3ee0a04047

Kang Junwoo smirked, one 3b87306d67 corner of his mouth 150a360aea lifting, and Tae Ijae 844a3c9170 opened his mouth as 6a88dbb7d0 if to say something 6de699102e but clamped it shut.78530cef0c56059b

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That only made 20196501bf Kang Junwoo more 89f4bff07b curious.cadcc6f8612b94e2

What merit did Tae e7c5e44969 Ijae see in making 13fe875905 him his Exclusive Guide?2645e025c0bda6b1

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And why was he b625bfbe9c so determined not to 79ffdb7f42 tell him?6d722c3d7e586a66

Even Tae Ijae himself didn’t db7c870a14 fully know.db890ebc7c404a9b

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It was just a 66a5cc1ff7 bet over the Siren’s 268644d7ed Tear.8b96a144ab3a1547

He needed Kang Junwoo e9b335320c as his Exclusive Guide a01cfefd9b to win it.5b2c6b20b5553ac0

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Two sentences could c4092cc567 explain it, but 1f77aa3641 he couldn’t bring 4be92615a1 himself to say 3b84991ade them.97e8b876d216ab13

He didn’t want 3714ebba86 Kang Junwoo to b737a8a05f know that Espers ec0d905c62 had made a 6b37ab2809 bet over him.c955b8dd2b0968e6

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He’d even warned Kwon c667322432 Taerang multiple times at dbd165a46b the dinner to keep e490a447ad quiet about it.16597b99214ef109

He didn’t know why.9a8222350478b0d6

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He just wanted Kang 278b56eca3 Junwoo to stay in e557daf1bf the dark.f2bec9d879ea2e5d

Maybe he didn’t want to 2d27b6bef5 see Kang Junwoo hurt by 00c6e029b0 learning he was the subject 120ef8ed65 of their bet.6ddeadff0515f6e7

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He’d considered what it’d f4f3b14a17 be like if Kang 0abe2d78ec Junwoo got angry about 2d479c54b4 it, and that didn’t 4cab19143c sit well either.ea326110fd5d933b

It was better if he ae59317ec7 didn’t know.66021f1f984aff48

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Better if he didn’t know 3e5660ca4c that Tae Ijae had approached 9d7ddcd065 him because of a bet.9f0903f1e3e04790

“You look tired. Go sleep.”226446897b7c73ea

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Tae Ijae gestured toward 9b20c01609 the bedroom, noticing the 8c556fcc9c sharp edge in Kang f1a7d6dcdf Junwoo’s demeanor from lack f5d7df529c of sleep.658d4ef3d2941990

There was still plenty d9e26f4587 of time before the 9cfc527420 month was up.bd60313f2e89e9fe

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He could reignite e54aa2ad0d his determination to f4a85fb6f5 win Kang Junwoo 59586d2f52 as his Exclusive eba38bf708 Guide and claim 8e301d8720 the bet.e94261efdf29a616

Having heard Kang 22c3e5d50f Junwoo say he f6aab38d2c was flustered by 2b6256bd1d him, it’d probably b014bc020e be easier to 0ffd1b965c sway him now.ea674cba690bbc44

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Sure, he’d already sworn off 03405743d5 love and relationships, but if 86f816a7e3 he set his mind to a7fc3ae29a it, he was confident he 1ead0667c8 could make Kang Junwoo fall.4291ca60c109ba14

Truth be told, db52effc29 he’d planned to 69f9089c57 charm him from ed70b0b634 the start, but 117fe5883c instead of charming 8d6f713dc5 Kang Junwoo, his fee2ebb133 own heart had b58203f073 started to waver, ddbefbe5ed and he’d pulled 61cfd301f6 back in fear.3f30a4a342602ecf

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Now, that didn’t matter.d8a1c54339a599e7

Tae Ijae knew himself well.4b617651b6831c2b

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This blind attraction c1e04b6c41 toward Kang Junwoo b85d4784ea would likely fizzle d8ed0128a8 out once he 2196926d9c secured the Exclusive e55800f032 contract and got a874b1a87f the Siren’s Tear.fe5ef4389e9fbe5f

So there was c1fde065af no need to 4382578765 be scared. He just had to stick 0ec691925c to his original plan and f85f70a561 seduce Kang Junwoo.f8fae1aa992c549c

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If building rapport didn’t 6bc83b4b28 work, he’d sell love 0b40057937 instead.b974acaf23f19265

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Kang Junwoo’s brow furrowed deeply.c50acc352351bace

Ever since he’d declared he 7a48ee2c0b wouldn’t become Tae Ijae’s Exclusive 651580bae7 Guide, Tae Ijae had started 543309fcb9 being blatantly nice to him.46ba3a843290ef8e

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Almost like he was 5aee379094 deliberately trying to win 4892331d1c him over.e7baca569bf99acc

“Tae Ijae Esper.”04c4575ce1e37b76

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“You were calling me ‘ssi’ before—why keep switching up the titles? Gotta stay consistent, hyung. Hot out here, huh? Want to wait in 1a00700d7e a café or something? I’ll wrap this up 6288b43f6f quickly and join you.”f33f583e3648acdf

“We’re here to work. Why would I acb418030f go to a 13798e8b86 café?”da0448066b4ca48f

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“There’s one two blocks over. Want me to take you?”c6ac36477d7511f7

Tae Ijae, preparing to head 6aeaf4df74 to the gate, grinned at 86549a41d4 Kang Junwoo.099a1e8e89dc536f

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“I’ll wait here.”1003c3fe1d893e41

Kang Junwoo set 027b33adb2 up his personal 3a718571c1 barrier, replying in d5e7c77d9f a sullen tone.926dccd382da8965

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At that moment, 4ed28edc64 someone teleported right 2a26e2d90a next to them.4779cb08234477ff

It was S-rank Esper 2a37b2631d Kwon Jungyeol and his 1d64565b3d new Pair, Ban Jiho.33e851b9fd5ba255

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