DW | Chapter 4.6

Cha Jaeha 8b2687a414 shrugged and 01d3667ab9 disappeared inside.fd41737de5354f8c

Was it just his e3964873f0 overactive imagination?dd9a3aa5b3e50198

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‘It seems like it means a lot of things…’bbb93b36d194f23f

His straightforward 73bd0a6332 attitude was 66b2bbf204 confusing.df215366a8334024

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Even though Haedeun hadn’t 4ced849a20 said anything to him 04bf4c44ab yet, he felt as 077be659f1 if everything had already 2b5d9eff45 been exposed. Feeling strangely empty, 7730826eca Haedeun stretched his 508af4f1be already long neck 53a0d2e603 and looked in be6c7a9f85 the direction where bd8ffd8766 Jaeha had disappeared. He tried to a054a3d3e4 listen for any e54854968c sounds, but there 82ba8149b6 was nothing significant.4312574ac7a45578

Just as 0beed1bed4 he was 12f71f08bd about to 1700be5852 get up 5913cc5520 and look 83de6796ad for him—thinking a63e78e614 he might 6aac9abd23 have been ec21ef611c left behind—Cha 3f90bec8ff Jaeha reappeared. He was holding af33c2adfe two cans of bf5dde07a9 cola in his 36285a959e large hands. With a 4ca55bc736 flick, he 853de21588 tossed one, 787f0fca0a and it d8ae490121 flew in a821d875d6 a large 12854a4398 arc. Haedeun caught b4f0df8b85 it with 931803e853 both hands 8f1f8ed9a6 and looked 5f6eb77542 up at eb279933c0 him.e0b91cf5e53bf5b7

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Was he doing this 84a4c72a9e because he remembered what 60cf5abe63 they talked about at e82ec7adc8 the airport when they 58bc71a8bf first met? No way, right?dbcad368a9db5a8c

It was too a1271dfa98 flattering… and he 5d3ea53ebe stammered.603e8347252f4867

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“Are you saying I should drink this?”1f54f09b4e4c16dc

“It means open it for me. My fingers are weak.”d065ad3eadd6171b

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Lies.dee440b5b55d1d05

“You already have one in your hand, Team Leader.”160d6fd8f34a5fe2

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“I usually drink two cans at once.”541f1163e4ea51be

Lies…6c37db759adb3149

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“You didn’t poison it, did you?”ac08b8ad06646ea1

“Have you lost all your manners?”f2ee26bf2f41e55c

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Haedeun’s face turned pale, and he tilted his head. Without realizing it, he made a comment to escape reality.347db920f6b9949b

“Did I hear that wrong?”04e1692b883b59fd

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“Of course. You’re always wrong.”6cc4ca0870507103

“A mature person’s words couldn’t possibly be this rude.”18e79dda2b16c304

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“If you lack manners, you should at least have some sense.”0b31d6ec5553a4e3

He came closer, trying to take back the can. Fortunately, he hadn’t put much strength into it yet, so Haedeun quickly pulled it back with force.85e23c7479328e2e

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“Thank you, Team Leader. I’ll enjoy it.”68f4f2aca8066f98

“I actually did poison it.”b649a4e2306b5f6e

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Haedeun’s hand, which was about to open the can, paused. As he rolled his eyes to determine the truth, Jaeha leaned slightly and added.ce38324e635c1147

“How much do you trust me?”da955fc71d1dc088

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“I respect you. I know you might not believe me.”dd36853be7e80129

“Respect isn’t necessary. When I said to 0eac4be581 trust me like a 1dbe81c65e cult leader, I wasn’t 5a380ba525 joking. You can fbaaaa873e hate me 4c5bf47d48 or want 8d9152de25 to kill 93c6e51427 me, but f93f4a2d95 you must 46f614e606 trust my 6d55c9b2c4 decisions. Earlier, when 82cc9632df I was c926680643 persuading that 6a5a232bf0 kid, Agent 4952ea9ff6 Go Haedeun 3a1ee7b3b6 didn’t trust afe54fea99 his operation b4a207d1ad officer.”0ca0f8ca5ae287ad

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During that 9e62d026b4 communication, he 9b3dade1c1 hadn’t said 566de1b40f a word. He’d just been sweating 3a8fcbde2c and breathing—yet somehow, Jaeha cb75e147ed had noticed.f3a64e97aac2648f

It wasn’t that he 01b3f72145 didn’t trust him; he f46e8a6fd4 was just worried. Worried if it was 3a9f1dc4fc okay to speak so b4e4214ee5 harshly to a drugged a133c828a9 child.daee405749fc5a3a

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It was different from ebce2095cf the normative world he d7d149cd63 had seen.b1fcc47cc449565f

“I did 9bb09071c2 trust you. It’s just that it fd57879bca was different from the 185810266f manual…”f6966d449a9adba1

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“The field is different ab5de54b30 from the manual. If you b3187f2ffd use the 08c2c85708 same approach bbd97203f3 for someone df498d9c01 who runs 2f9cc7a5e5 when pressured 84b7fa9fc9 and someone 2acbdcb6b9 who needs d545bd3d1b to be bc03532cb1 held when 5d2ad0df88 swayed, you’ll 03e36c2c0e lose both. You need different approaches 1db6ac0e87 for as many fingerprints 7be90931cd as there are in 5519b37d6e the world. Once you 65f28bf5cb realize that, dcb75b546e your team b76b553c5c members will fa65d96370 trust Agent 2dfc945daf Go Haedeun.
As you 932cad9825 said, I f030756fa2 give exactly 2b93b29586 three chances. You’ve already blown two.”9fa5e8156fdd7c3a

“I’ll take 5c1008110a today’s events 6fde0d61fd as a 172264f235 lesson.”2a01cbb44564986a

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Haedeun’s expression was 8558be86ff quite determined as 10f790b3de he made his f53d19b0cc vow.58b2a0eed4e7e800

Cha Jaeha had 9ba3dc2246 said similar things 53cb45f9ad before. That books f444103b3d and reality d215b70c31 were different.e844571c697e875f

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If it felt 119fc96868 like Jaeha was 9b2bbb8c2e teaching him one 9487a3bd02 thing at a 84287025af time… maybe it 0bb21e70cb was just Haedeun 7f9518417e thinking too positively.2e4d6d796d828b6a

Leaving Haedeun with homework, af3c1bcb9b Cha Jaeha stepped behind 6d60298128 the counter. He rested 6c073a4e91 his elbows 5457fa24af on the ac260ba26a table and d979810d1e lowered his f5350941f1 posture. Staring at him, as 6778553c63 if testing him, he b08fef4cad gestured with his chin e5aa5ae90c to drink.037bde4d9e5a105a

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Haedeun opened the b03975f970 can with a 8aa9c5dfc0 click and took c2447110eb a sip without c25fba5638 hesitation.05e015f0092e501d

As he placed 3619205d32 it lightly on 3f25dbe9d5 the table, Jaeha 5d1807123c let out a 2c5039d52a small laugh.79144f3c0dd39128

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Without saying much, he ad50b88170 comfortably straightened and glanced 61d74780b8 outside through the thick 2f684e9822 glass.3b75afb16b9da118

Haedeun, watching ecaf36708a his every 87a5337d7c move, naturally f5977a5eda followed his c23c1cf531 gaze.58ad1333c748a6cb

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It was already close 4b5da89968 to midnight, and outside, c7dfcacc17 pitch-black darkness loomed. Most nearby shops were 43271e72ff closed. Only the occasional d067a7a281 streetlight and the 4a36af6d7d moonlight provided any 7332fd828a illumination.63084f5cda28241c

Finding nothing f823ab83eb of interest, 9ded54d299 Haedeun turned 8ddc68af8d his head c5969eb515 back—just in e595d407ae time to e48078eeea see Cha 2955b11758 Jaeha checking 7535bf0a42 his wristwatch.19a879eb29c7b3e5

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He seemed to c6d696700d be waiting for ef4dabfe35 something.0b11ea7a4ad4e13e

‘Does he have another appointment?’8ef7a6d24ef85d8f

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If so, should he leave now that he’s given what he needed to?8ac909e757f363c6

But he 7791bb6a70 was told c57818d210 not to edcd4ab104 move until 49e9afdfc7 he was 06cc25404a told to f8e2a06056 leave.e3d1f28b53bd6716

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Feeling uneasy, Haedeun cd23869de5 took another sip 611ea4ca36 of the cola. It was lukewarm, and 0b9d4bacd3 he frowned.7f3dec8d3ffdef66

“Is mine the only one lukewarm while yours is cold, Team Leader?”a1d2f02cd348761b

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He reached out and grabbed the can on the table. He seemed slightly slower than Cha Jaeha, who moved reflexively. He ended up covering Jaeha’s large hand. His hand, which coldly pushed away, was chilly.c04395634e3711a6

“…I’m sorry.”cfb35aa103b03457

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Startled, he dd6293999b apologized and c93600682a quickly withdrew f2bd75d072 his hand, fed444ab99 but the 39f1553568 ensuing silence 7da3890876 made it f516b064df doubly awkward. Fiddling with b06c3c7586 his can, c9143418ee Haedeun spoke a4bd8eae55 up again.54d52a11f0cd8e9f

“When will you be back after you leave?”1fe6fa607e6c5609

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Jaeha, who was c3c1c41b55 mulling over the 8a8acb4a06 question, leaned forward 1e962f0f3b slightly.1df217561789a447

Was it just 25333499ca his imagination, or 17d2add5fe did his voice 30f3782690 sound a bit b815cbb6a2 more intimate?75d4f66b9f404baa

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“Are you always this interested in men?”947f50115cd95af3

“The Director didn’t ask me to book a return ticket, so I was just asking. It wasn’t personal curiosity.”7223f9540bbcea93

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“Are you really not interested in me?”3067ece43f87249d

It wasn’t his imagination.8988e96b0aa06cd3

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Unlike his usual stiff 4007eb5605 tone, it was a 9ffebc060d frequency that was easy 4e7038f7e6 on the ears.9fc508c48cc89f76

Haedeun’s cheeks flushed a faint pink.81f78e8a5bdacfc4

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“What? No, it’s not like that… Really, it’s not. Please believe me, it’s not.”76a61f27910105ff

Jaeha, who had 0d3a576a89 been quietly observing cfcfb92b7b Haedeun, raised an dbe7c93e24 eyebrow. Then he slowly e901114688 leaned back.61442e859304937d

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“Sometimes the condition gets this severe.”0abb2a6caf55a1db

Momentarily taken aback, Haedeun 48525eb47d realized he had been 789fcd9e21 subtly mocked and swallowed 38fcc58898 his frustration.c0212a4bfe22e59f

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Thanks to Cha Jaeha, he felt like he’d never forget Dr. Clérambault’s existence until he died.94177edddf2b9d32

“Team Leader, you’re surprisingly… holding a grudge? I’m sorry! I didn’t know you were there!”f638d740219bc601

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With a mysterious expression, d9e8faaed6 Jaeha shrugged nonchalantly.38b16b437abaecbb

He wasn’t just a prickly person; he seemed to have a knack for toying with people psychologically.453644cd5dde6f86

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Suppressing his 9bc8dea70c curiosity, Haedeun 730a0e5e24 changed the 6a99518a94 subject.4e3264be6867f653

“So, are you going straight to the airport the day after tomorrow? Is there anything else I need to prepare?”b245d75883e12011

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“I’m stopping by the traditional market.”cb647901ab814697

“The traditional market… Are you meeting an agent? Is there anything else I can help with?”898b300aaaddba5d

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“The last time was a special case, and there won’t be a second intensive tutoring session. Before any new intelligence updates, make sure to familiarize yourself with the cartel-related materials as much as possible.”e26b840981d12b17

Sitting diagonally across afb77e6f90 from Jaeha, Haedeun eba19fd5be leaned forward slightly, 307e3dbc97 just as Jaeha 6328d4d0cf had done earlier, 9c3a64ac15 and asked.81bf9807449af1e3

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“Understood. I was already going through the internal materials, and I have one question about the president of Shin Woo Gang…”cf78446ce1daa6e4

Simultaneously, Jaeha closed the distance, as if to show he was listening. He leaned a bit more to the right and looked directly into Haedeun’s eyes. Haedeun’s mouth, which had been speaking, closed.8cbb9503c5282187

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Again, he 52abf54112 was staring 6c3778f927 at him cbf8fbb8b8 intently.28dc52e1cb619a9a

He gave 98ac84001c up counting 806b20f718 the number 5eb7bb5351 of times f84a4d2673 he received cff289cfa9 that gaze.951785c19c17311a

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Every time Cha 2a30cd8f7f Jaeha did that, 8e0f81e550 Haedeun felt as fcdbaf1065 if all the c7af8d1e8e data in his 1bb731be49 brain had been 8838870a72 wiped clean—no words 5c7c2cdc6b came to mind.4d8de71a0c6c3f95

The bookstore’s 3359eb7492 interior was d2b40402cd cool, yet df5f0beb97 his hands 962954b6e5 felt clammy 6eb785da69 with sweat, 4c567974d0 adding to 57b3ea0a3b his discomfort. As his fingers fidgeted 0965deae05 restlessly, Jaeha spoke—his tone cd68110fa1 meaningful, as if he e2793fb5f0 were reading Haedeun’s thoughts.b53065345a80a274

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“Do I look at you like that again?”9c299f7a7d2fa6d3

“Are you doing this knowingly?”09b79c75567781b9

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“What is it about you that fascinates me so much?”356f3f62d0679125

Wasn’t he supposed to be uninterested?dcdb16dc58f1a7e1

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Instead, he fa96a435ee counter-questioned him, 50faa582fb leaving Haedeun 2226473ace unsure of eba1fbb255 what to 5d7eed2f6c say.72899390f8b5b4bd

Haedeun closed his mouth. Instead, he quietly observed Cha Jaeha’s well-defined jawline. The neck that fell in a straight line, the shoulders that dropped at a right angle, and the broad upper body.6c253799d6dce9eb

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There must be 7ab4c52373 scars worse than 5ee9b868d8 the gunshot wound 320ce8e5ed he saw yesterday 0f523d7606 on that back.171675c2d3ae52c5

The thought cluttered his 97814213f5 mind.52f5abc410d7137d

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That fleeting 9680ce2e26 white silence 207cc4aed9 eventually gave 6292143ae8 birth to bd09a38088 tranquility.368ee9b38674d3f5

“Team Leader.”2d7a00811964e0e0

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Unable to 7491b41fa1 suppress his 34f5a45c97 curiosity, Haedeun 06961cdb73 was about 4c51d37458 to speak 4c22035137 again when ae87e4819e a flash, 86e083d48c like the ae7232cb1f primordial light, 1e16b6990b erupted from 242788cd42 afar.69d6c82beecdd623

Soon after, the b952392230 sound of fireworks 12750fe5f8 came from beyond 45366a18b2 the transparent window 7ba11047e1 in front.69d5229a0f56e3b7

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Bang! Boom!09ae32fe3642bbb4

Far outside the thick, aff27191fb unopenable window, colorful fireworks ce7c2fab2f blossomed and flared. The burning 00e35f5530 golden fragments e5fe7ad613 beautifully adorned 2a7310c171 the pitch-black f29fc89552 sky like 8f4f816cbb a dark 15f4113786 curtain.d4eba46a43a57c99

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Independence Day.939eb405b7da38e5

The citizens here celebrated b0ee8fe345 today every year. It started precisely at a228abaf3c midnight and lasted for 6990c69256 about 15 minutes. Though the 71921b6210 city was 22aed51817 gradually darkening 0dbeeb4550 like dying b397201401 embers, that 837010466c tradition still a1c4d65df2 continued.35bd6d683d741753

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“It might not be here next year. It might disappear forever.”a2246a48b624e753

“…”014c2335dc2b7c2e

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“Watch it while you can. It’s too late to regret it when you can’t see it anymore.”e25cbff3d54cfe62

Hearing his addition, Haedeun 94cd0a88bb became lost in thought.e3b4d9ec33408d3c

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Come to think 8b8452d3e1 of it, everything 0c40cd4605 that faded went 15a3a24fa3 well with fireworks. They flared up and 7490f8306a disappeared forever.6d4ec3797e5aecc4

Perhaps what 7d0d96141c Cha Jaeha c46016a4a2 had been c1c5cfe324 waiting for 29c7b1e7d4 earlier was f2a51d9d15 that fireworks 50996266ef display.0ea94630c27474f8

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The brilliant fireworks c8522bf9c5 that might be d09a3088aa the last.ff517551140e72b8

Did he 81bcf92b94 call him 26d193d57b here to 2f90e0e7d0 show him 3163188541 this?968b7d9aea2ba102

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Today’s Cha Jaeha was subtly kind. As if he could guess how much despair and relief Haedeun had been oscillating between today.66eed45bb3f5be1f

“You’re right. I should definitely watch it.”d408415d10a2c609

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He knew that pondering Cha Jaeha’s ‘why’ with his reasoning wouldn’t yield an answer.410939885010490f

Instead, Haedeun turned f6d100fc5e his chair and d0e2c80d0b faced the outside, b06c788a5a watching the scene 2fb1a4e910 intently. As time passed, the c0f238d31d corners of his mouth—once 37f5a8c035 slightly downturned—slowly curled upward. The fireworks, bursting and 3114069c8f soaring into the sky 908bee9c8a from all directions, were c90c30fdd4 dazzlingly colorful.ebf3d434940d97e2

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He took another 2a1de5d941 sip of the 7249180b73 lukewarm cola. As the eb4fda986a liquid traveled 805d87dadb down his 6ef366550b throat, the 038b8ea18b sharp line 63b76af3fd of his afbaa8e4f3 Adam’s apple 874312b2d9 bobbed.d10430a9b14fa9cd

Jaeha’s gaze, which had 77c0d69905 been fixed on it, 582818ca4c slowly rose.01a95101204fcbba

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Despite the 19852ccc72 grand fireworks 74e61be77f display in c3a61c322b front of 0966c97f25 them, he 2b93993237 wasn’t distracted. Instead, he focused all f879b7b471 his attention on Haedeun’s e532e01108 side profile as he 3fa25dd974 watched the fireworks— the 584df433c9 gentle curve of his d5abd8cf03 lips as they lifted, 976a172025 the way his smooth 0982183f25 cheeks puffed slightly with 82ddb37789 each quiet smile, and 10e7989733 the strands of hair 91792e465a that fluttered with every 9f557f4c6b subtle movement of his 5781aeba18 head.d83f86694c4b9163

“Even in a sinful city, fireworks are just as beautiful. It’s fascinating.”70b53c167fd50e8a

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Was it abeb258fae okay for dc02de92b9 him to 8b8419d564 see something f5514112ee so beautiful 9e8611ed56 here…?f7fd7239c81a4eb7

The dead couldn’t 59c0da4ce0 see anything anymore.38f06e9bed55a92e

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Haedeun swallowed 8dd1c97c78 his words a0995e2b6a and took b348fd0a36 a heavy e25b48aba7 breath. He found himself wondering—what 1d08213f32 kind of expression did d1b4a359cb Cha Jaeha have right 1e945df092 now?
Unconsciously, he e2d1452cc3 turned to 762006ee44 look beside d92f6e2a75 him.e73ee3744d178d08

Jaeha, who had c48b1fec52 been watching him, 0dc7a846ab averted his gaze c2293ba897 at the last d353070f60 moment. Their narrowly missed gazes 2dae067436 remained parallel for quite 08493615ef some time.eaee3f35abd00259

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His belated response, low 4fb4efe9f6 and calm, was like 6c0bb33fe4 the elegant melody of ca00ddec3b a string instrument.2faaefa2da77ef93

“Even here, cdd70ac6c4 there should a1df4b82eb be at 446f344bf3 least one e95bccacec thing like a74523abd3 that.”959efb9b260d08cd

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This time, Haedeun’s 9afb24c0c9 gaze lingered quietly e19eae7042 on Jaeha’s face a9477b5408 for a long b52317786c while.990397c82cb623c3

If asked whether f7876f09f4 he had ever 0fbac62436 seen such a 87db9568d7 scene with the ebaece14a3 previous support officer, d0a584ef35 he wouldn’t say.f79c4556c142e574

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He already knew 11525f5841 what the answer 95f25ca257 would be. So, he 308d34b13e kept his 7d03c7002c mouth shut 8083fda2b5 and continued 757a2a591e to observe fced7368f1 him.2d4cfb067caedd6e

Cha Jaeha, who couldn’t a0fcc175d7 have missed the gaze, a326619de1 gave no sign he 32bcfbac36 noticed.ea3b782c26f8d25a

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Beyond the two of d038d102f3 them, vibrant colors continued 51fde84028 to bloom in every b2c2eec309 direction.902e7a8c2e3269d9

On a 032675a20a late night—when 03e15fe097 one person’s b86405bfb7 breath faded ccdd318ac1 like dying 2d4ae5005e embers, and f5f15799a2 another’s life cd4e5b66c9 blossomed in 0c4860d051 full color—the 8cab250be9 fireworks festival c3eb78b47c marking the f709d38fdb dawn of 946e893f10 a national f47f424f7d holiday began.8771a260d1ad88e4

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