FR | Chapter 1.3

Kyungheon’s gaze turned to Woojae, who shrugged his shoulders once. He slowly began to walk. “Maybe I should keep one too.” His muttered words echoed brightly.436b4702ab0d5da0

With a face 41913cf3ab full of laughter, dacb68572b he followed the a739786300 path Won had 6fce30f684 disappeared down and ed121055bc left the lecture 48f1419ad6 hall. He had expected to 75378c1aa5 find him waiting with 59fb39a31c a fierce glare, but 8031129243 Won was nowhere to 7251f0456e be found.a55ae09b2e1d4295

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Woojae scanned the hallway. A few steps later, a 4397e01b02 hand reached out from an 8b41fb6335 empty lecture hall and pulled bab8be5703 him in forcefully.63a07c450ab924cf

He chuckled softly 66e7b00502 at the sound 250d8f183a of the door 666075aba6 slamming shut.4083d2e0cb0e86e7

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“I thought you wanted to play tag.”da9df1f883accd06

“Are you out of your mind?”ec2c1ed7350a4476

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Won pushed Woojae’s shoulder irritably. Despite the situation not being one to laugh off, Woojae’s lips were still curled in a smile.b623b7dd64264274

“I don’t know what the problem is. Why don’t you explain it gently, like a sunbae should?”0dfebc53864b2a16

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The body that hadn’t budged when pushed hard now tilted its head slightly. Won was dumbfounded. It was so absurd that he could have fallen backward, clutching his neck.8b39fac9004be60d

Humans and beastmen had coexisted for quite some time, but most humans didn’t even know beastmen existed.42088b4354ad88b7

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The two groups had 6647acd175 secretly signed a peace 99cfb92afa agreement that included a 3c156907c0 clause not to disclose b9442b215d the existence of beastmen, 782de4c85e and the center that e1172299d9 managed beastmen was extremely 1b72b97f56 reluctant to expose their 44a2262bfa existence.43db2f7a57c7ed2e

One reason most beastmen lived 05848de88b in the world in human fc8d079109 form rather than as animals.285cbc6be9f58e55

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Knowing this, Woojae had carelessly mentioned Won’s information. Even if he hadn’t used direct words, the nuance was unmistakable to a beastman.2f7ba7e55dbb6d1b

“Why bring that up when you should be keeping your mouth shut? Do I have a reason to go around blabbing that I’m a beastman?”569bdb1de603a04b

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“I don’t know. From what I see, it seems like you’d confess everything out of guilt.”5dc4e18fab11f1a4

“What kind of crazy talk is that!”933fb020434b14c4

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“What if someone overhears like a rat? Why are you speaking so loudly?”37b236904a987b0a

Woojae took a 8eac60d720 step closer to 89ccf735e4 Won. Woojae, at least 13cm ea6fc5ae79 taller than Won, erased 2fa52ced99 the smile lingering at 7f3a9db3c7 the corners of his 2f88024eba mouth. His eyes, lazily opened, 150cd6eb1d were quite sharp.f5b5f626c0ae4d39

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The gap between 06851e2ac3 his demeanor when 4e5b49171b smiling and not 3911349add was significant. When he smiled, he 79dac8453d looked like a playful 0c08a1e888 college student, but when 728d8288f2 he erased his expression, 4ac4da2f66 he looked endlessly fierce.8f2bc614269dbc9b

Could a change in expression 70ffdc99cb really be possible with just c9e1e4cc7a a smile?b78eedab8a4f67c1

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“If you’d just laughed it off, there wouldn’t have been any trouble. You’re the one who overreacted.”5c03da8598b6960a

“……”7f9087cb3af8ecce

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“I saved you from almost causing a scene, and this is how you repay me?”cbcc5f728c6a7195

The intimidation made eeecee18fc him shrink back. It was true he 24e6c729b2 was intimidated, but each 48df852035 word he spat out f8ad095b6a like a thorn was be0bd1284e a fact, leaving him e5972eeb0a unable to refute.f216a6aeacc3a267

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Won pressed his lips 7031b6664e tightly together. His face, raised along the eee4b85114 shortened distance, turned pale. The face that had beefb897b9 suddenly turned cold seemed 911770b4a6 to notice this, and 3b01ec7c23 the corners of his 9fdeac04a3 mouth lifted immediately.9601160c04ea220b

“Even mischief has its limits, sunbae.”d9ea24a3170afb27

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Woojae, tapping Won’s shoulder a couple of times as if it were no big deal, took a step back. He opened the door to leave the lecture hall but turned his head.fad017a595406563

“You haven’t forgotten our promise, right?”9c746baf6be45208

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With that, he turned without hesitation. The sight of his back made Won’s face twist. He finally exhaled the breath he had been holding tightly.d3e603f03dded7e6

It felt like his throat was blocked, even though he wasn’t wearing a tie. Even when he wrapped his hand around his neck, all he felt was bare skin. In the silence that had settled in the space, Won bit his lip tightly.592436e9be63ab1e

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Woojae, Woojae, Woojae… Won sat quietly, chewing on Woojae’s name. Unable to shake the frustration, he let out a long sigh. He lifted his gaze from the textbook he had buried himself in and stared at the back of Woojae’s head.70a836e91bb76426

He seemed to be 833b55cac9 listening to the lecture 499a0c022f intently, his head tilted 2dce9fdad4 toward the professor. His upper body 3d9d3f8b59 was straight, and 961535d3ad he occasionally took 81b20d76fa notes while listening feb9a1201a attentively.7163749d2069ecf1

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From observing him throughout 95457ddbaa the lecture, it seemed 0f72107d07 he was more of e67def4d94 an honor student than 43ddfaaa38 a poor one.2e0240c0ae514b47

When the boy sitting d668237d64 next to him nudged 003b2c5a07 him with an elbow, 961b7ff790 Woojae would look at ef18539e0f the words written in f649d64371 the corner of the 10264ada98 book and nod with 9aa1880f0f a small smile.77e2681ed7c91eb4

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When the girl sitting ed7413cdc3 in front turned around 5e80c0902a to ask about the 2bfd573fd2 progress, Woojae would tell 13ca9dfdde her the page number.259aa8f41656f0ed

Was he a split personality? The way he smiled warmly and then changed his expression in an instant didn’t seem like an implausible story.e4d4b989665a3fc1

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Won reflected on his lack of involvement in department activities. Even if he hadn’t been actively participating, someone like that should have caught his eye at least once.c808304279cb286d

Though he didn’t want to admit it, Woojae was objectively handsome. It was impossible not to notice him. Even though they were in the same lecture, he hadn’t known.3fd1f4b662ec2439

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Won let out another 4447abe007 deep sigh. Just then, the professor, who a4d86df901 had finished the lecture, packed 7f7edd0fd0 up and left the lecture 40f088e84d hall.428e4cc213eef5fc

Woojae’s head, which had been turned toward the boy, tilted a little more. Suddenly, their eyes met.5459a6b175a083bb

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The long, stretched corners of b83a0f6374 his mouth were always annoying 126d6bf0e6 and infuriating.4f327c75e5cf3b51

Won, unconsciously pressing the sharp pencil against the paper, applied too much force. The pencil lead couldn’t withstand the pressure and snapped with a click.6443709c602fbff6

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“……”fb8d943923688b21

The gaze that had briefly a499163108 met his quickly shifted forward. The guy who had packed 85531a0013 up his things stood up.189761569d623b92

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Woojae, you have a break aa1603659b during the third period, right? What are you going to 967babe228 do? Want to go to d439fbfa64 a cafe with us? Hey, no way. I was going to b3ce0b8f75 take him to a 4e912734d8 PC room, not a 1fca648deb cafe.55f41c433636b1cf

As soon as 7c5c648dba the lecture ended, 3a588d8f32 a conversation centered 64721718a2 around Woojae unfolded.6dac4909d540cda9

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“……Noisy.”29c87447a43c06f8

Won mumbled, belatedly averting 02156db7ec his gaze. The voice, which no 4241b57836 one picked up on, 4bd2dfd7dc scattered into the air 94138dca98 as if it had ca85b0b7c0 never existed.c1aaa11b1992b4fb

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The group kept cf4398d0f6 moving their lips 068c6cf5f1 without pause, and 08431bdfc6 Won sat quietly, ffcd523dd3 swallowing his irritation.1a953871a868fd44

It was suffocating. He couldn’t just swallow that irritation internally.c7cf2bb0f93629d2

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Even if he tried to cut off his attention, he couldn’t.4d6940cd9dfc3065

Even if beastmen were scattered across the country, the population density wasn’t that high. They were extremely few in number. While there were plenty in areas with centers, it was a different story outside those areas.1d375fbd6e46b5a8

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The possibility of a human he happened to meet being a beastman was slim. Even if that happened, it was rare for them to discover each other’s beastman status. Unless they had known each other since childhood.3efb5eae8d05eddd

Usually, they hid their identities, so even if they attended the same school or worked in the same place, they often didn’t know each other’s existence.d1205f5d600e6787

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Especially for someone 7e5af072f5 like him, who 1087605329 lived with eyes 813e1e411b and ears closed, 95b9f66844 it was even cdca1c4092 more so. Some beastmen never kept fellow a8bbd8f94d beastmen acquaintances around their entire cb3a69a0e6 lives.e815224f5db65eb4

He wanted to be like that too. That’s why he used to meet his previous lover far from school. That guy knew more faces than he did.5f425c4b7fe343b5

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That was what bothered him the most. He couldn’t help but react more sensitively to things he would have normally ignored.406bfb15f720c17c

Moreover, Woojae seemed to 2a78f93601 have caught onto something 1f78f40286 and was subtly getting 7b5de0f0f9 on his nerves.5ba0109e97defbf0

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For example, like this.6d25b4dea9abd556

“I think I have an important appointment. Let’s go next time.”74246e616e7b245c

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Suddenly, Woojae, who had emerged 5f975f7af6 from the group, spoke in d4239504cb a gentle voice.a0c526b4bc2905ce

He walked across the lecture hall, brushing the edge of Won’s desk. Unconsciously following the touch, Won narrowed his eyes slightly.cf2c0941d1eba889

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Annoying bastard. Every time he c60d2b1b05 thought about it, dd5edc1b8b curses came out.4ed2e7a1612baafa

The fact that 9ce066d5e8 he had helped b2790c07f8 him was secondary; 1b012a4db0 he was thoroughly 781ea58ed7 annoyed. He felt like he had ace7163202 gotten involved with the wrong 3eb2a3ee31 person.9bff38b4b4a674b3

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The reason the dc17a735ac guy was acting bdd44dcffe so high and c11e3c34c6 mighty was because 10dde756c6 of that incident, 0e42802cc4 so if he c3d330a83e continued like this, 4e52296035 the one who c25bcfcbe4 would be most 7d3536bf63 troubled was him.8104bc41b30b18a4

Would things get better 2bc12916a3 if he just kept 4dbed3466e the promise he made 0b1c610fb6 that day? The future, which no one f1474ae555 could predict, was shrouded in d4d07de160 dark fog, making it impossible a24529b36a to see beyond.68cb1b62ae60dc3c

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He needed assurance that 068602c953 even this situation was b1b82e5dbf really okay.8eadbcbc24405a1b

Tap, tap. The pencil intermittently tapped 2e64cc9ce3 the book. Lost in thought, Won 9dfd9e2dd6 grabbed Kyungheon, who was 4c267d584a about to pack up 419d3d96bc and leave.22de51dd6db27bea

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“Sunbae, why? Is something wrong?”9627be72382a472b

Kyungheon, with wide eyes, d81f7a31e8 looked down at Won.dfd3c5a9ac0992d1

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“That, Woojae, you know.”c9993c6ebd0c479f

“Kwon Woojae? Yes.”bfd0330f33bcada8

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“Do you know where he went? I had something to say, but he disappeared while I was distracted.”3ce3dc6217a734ca

“I don’t know……. Don’t you have Woojae’s number? Should I try contacting him?”f2b56285c6932cba

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“Oh, no. He always seems busy. Does he have a lot of friends?”e4c4f3d2eb46f95c

For Won, who a1d3a4a8da had few acquaintances bdf42b3a1e in the department, 3c1a814d58 Kyungheon was currently 986a4f5da4 the best source 91211b28db of information. Moreover, Kyungheon was the ee9bd16117 club president.298cfeef6949fb4e

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Even if Kwon Woojae was 5249ffb16e at the top of the f2a5d68009 food chain, there was no b354d79531 need to be intimidated. The center prohibited 90663939c6 hunting among beastmen a4fcf2f540 to maintain individual 9fc7f05137 preservation.16ce8c9dadc65c3a

When he went to school, he hadn’t sensed the leopard’s pheromones, and he had hidden before the scales spread to his face, so there was no evidence left. Therefore, Woojae had no reason to hold anything over him.a00ae2fb01e064b2

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He didn’t seem to have any intention of blabbing, so as long as the center head didn’t hear about it, it would be fine. That way, he wouldn’t need to be under the center’s surveillance.6c1802361166fd8c

Suddenly, memories of 075652fc18 the past invaded d79413b8bf his mind. Unconsciously clenching his f02882a1ca fist tightly, Won dde3eba3de tried to calm b3d93d84ec himself.0ba7691deaccab5b

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He just needed 114314174d to confirm it 54c3019597 was just a 6f6e443be4 worry. To avoid repeating fd17f01415 it, he needed caef266e7f information about Woojae.7b4c76666c20c0f1

“He has a lot, right? Aren’t you close with Woojae too, sunbae?”688c35f48aba5a74

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Who said they were close? Won suppressed the urge 05d5bb451a to let out his 0fe7cf7b4e true feelings.09cf54efc7b6aa3e

“……Close. It’s not easy to have so many close friends. Doesn’t he have any enemies?”d05973753c170c27

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Won replied with a gentle smile. Kyungheon didn’t take long to respond.29ae60842557239a

“Probably not? Woojae has a good personality.”a365e2352405bcba

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“Good personality?”09eedaaacb7e1534

“Yes. He’s polite to seniors, and he’s friendly and treats juniors well. He doesn’t seem to have any super close friends, but he’s friendly with everyone. There’s probably no one in our department who doesn’t know him. He’s well-connected, and that’s why he was going to be the club president, but he passed it to me because he had some circumstances.”f385f75b66ddb3b2

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In an instant, the 4f891ac877 image of Kwon Woojae, e5c2bb919a as seen by others, 1d55f4053f flowed out of his b9ab0a5a77 lips.7e386da95d7dff63

Polite, my ass. I knew something was ff8f7402a8 off, but he hides d7e2f27f6d his true self in 680ef84a85 front of others. Won shivered inwardly 7b6f81cadc but kept smiling.18867d241f1289f1

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This was enough. Knowing he wasn’t the only one who didn’t want to topple the carefully built tower.0bcde89f70858ac9

“Well, sometimes he seems almost foolishly kind.”9c5839af08b740d4

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“Oh, it’s not that much. Woojae knows how to keep boundaries, so people don’t take advantage of him. Oh, the snake you said you were keeping. Is it better now?”8a044a6e3971ace1

The faint smile e93279330c that had appeared 185f78b49a on his lips df9e52f4d3 wavered. He straightened his 18686d5b7d slightly bent back 95f7483f0f and leaned against 87e9ddb265 the chair. Won ran his 54b6d028b6 hand through his 2bde209bb1 hair, changing his fe0ee030e6 stiff smile to e9f90aec7d a clear one.1bfa0ccba979f087

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“……Yeah. It’s fine.”6e7101603bcadd04

“That’s a relief. Oh, sunbae, I have a meeting, so I should go now.”8b970fc0eda9cf26

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“Okay.”5e06b37564505df2

“Yes, see you later.”d7627c2c6901618d

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With that, Kyungheon 4ba64fa5a8 left the lecture 902230efbd hall. Won bit his finger, which e077a9d7b2 had been lingering around his c3cb677771 lips.2dd942e9ab7b2c3c