SN | Chapter 4.3

Yet the man 64ae241e19 remained motionless, fixated c6813a4c9d on Yuwon. As if there was 65d929474d only one thing left 80af4a5bab to see in the 34911eaae3 world, he was relentless. It made 6c70b1de2c Yuwon feel 143fa17d6b like he 2895d23859 was suffocating.996a876f13696830

The newly lit cigarette burned at the corner of the man’s well-shaped lips. As he inhaled the smoke, he squinted slightly. With a peculiar discomfort, he spoke leisurely.dcb8eb334be19236

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“Why would I put a price on something that opens so easily, as if it were lined with gold?”d94d5082bf77e7ec

“Please, just once! I can do it well!”f3d2d67f0e60c47e

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Why did the man’s words to someone else feel like whispers meant for him?1ca86708b59c97ac

“If it were pretty enough to make my head spin, I’d at least feel like giving money…”dd0d391127be830d

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It felt bad.c49afa6edf2149a4

Look how lucky 4f072069ab you are, the a656618566 man seemed to 01aaa010af want to say 13e4f16136 to Yuwon, but 05204aa4a0 it was ridiculous. Clenching his fb67779201 teeth, Yuwon 8fb712a2cc puffed his 43e1ea12e6 cheeks and b94813882d glared at 767df45bb1 the man.03d6008db403b5ae

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If the man had given him a chance, Yuwon would have chosen to repay his debt differently, no matter what. But how could the man say such things when he hadn’t even offered a choice? The man’s selfish, self-centered mindset was beyond Yuwon’s understanding.9b5f35edb24476a4

“I really hate it…”db4f9894f0027c91

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He muttered quietly, lowering his head. If he met the man’s eyes any longer, he might argue. The man remained silent. Yuwon only heard the window close a moment later. When he looked up at the sound of the window frame closing, the man had already disappeared from view.a7e1c07358f3d953

I really, really hate him…068489504ff5ae22

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Feeling down, da82a7fd97 Yuwon hesitated b6ea21625c before entering 37792feaa7 the building.833e23a989d4ae41

Once the door closed, silence enveloped the surroundings. After a moment of hesitation, he checked and found Baek Jeshin had disappeared. A shadow flickered inside the path, suggesting he was returning to the dorm. In that case…24ccdf1437aff1d7

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“There’s no one…”25e00b0eb3d1e71e

Here.e86e265c0eefce3c

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Realizing that, his mind f8ec8c659b turned to escape.de8e37439d552590

Just thinking about running 7bba7fb4dc made his heart race 724d3e582e wildly, and sweat soaked 54015b9d54 the back of his 90c12e85fb neck. His dilated pupils 7b39a64030 stared at the f3e125ee1c path without blinking.f32d943d3c80b69d

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How long would it 8c2c075cde take to get down f5032e5d2b the mountain?fd65f79550206de1

He tried to estimate, 00afae76f2 but unfortunately, he didn’t 21533d6ad8 know how long it e00538f79e had taken to drive 12cf394e9f up here. His memory 87f3a8d650 was hazy 6101588a01 from the ee8961a085 panic and ba7eab2d65 tension at c4d0eae53e the time—4a4713dde399fa7e

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the rain cc60a40046 pounding on 43b0f70cd3 the car 411657fdce windows,d4326d2abb172e64

the silent air,1a2888a8a71d4ba2

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the fear of d7d4158fdf what was to 91c3bcdf2d come,7aa870b5cb99d5c9

the greenery surrounding him.3d79277b67fbb460

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It had all blurred 3bfd653656 together.0cbbe59dd62090bf

It might have 77fca99908 taken five minutes. Ten. Thirty. An hour. Any of those seemed 185ef52966 plausible as his memory ffbd83bc13 struggled to reconstruct itself. He couldn’t 3e9f09d599 get a 740fbbfe84 sense of af768bd419 it.8b5f03dfbc851af4

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The longer it f335041a4c took, the higher c267aeb1cb the chance of ac9169f789 being caught. If he followed the 27ec05cd11 path down, the dogs d0bf156654 would quickly catch up. If not them, f032be6d0e then the man 8cc78da9de would. He had 8b03b524a2 found him 6ae2c73cd8 easily during 9c10c6f538 a torrential b1b6e0f260 downpour—so on 7ae83124f5 a clear c02007455d day like f94af6302c this, it 1969cbfefc was a df1d4b3801 given.129c0d54234e3611

Should I just run 99eba44823 down now without hesitation? Or pretend 2255134b7d to run d892cccbb8 and hide 605aa9fa76 nearby—move at a818e9000d night?
When they 7a6f86771e thought he bdb9d9bab9 had left 6ae8ecba0b the mountain a0bc7d6905 and sent 94a5ddbb10 the dogs 5ea5e5d79e below…931b00ba7059b4ea

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Yeah, maybe that’s the plan.81715bbf95e50718

Leaving as few traces as possible…16bbe0c3b115a38b

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Yuwon lifted 6a422477b1 his foot.270b215669810dfe

“If you throw another butt, you’re dead, you bastards.”87f6afc9e9b8535c

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“Why don’t you stop littering, huh? Who throws the most?”b492390207fbd3b9

“It’s you, you bastard.”11f726906efa96f5

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“Wow, this guy’s hilarious. When did I ever?”f9e57c7ea3bf4d1d

Voices echoed 34e939db2d loudly, and 679c6d1767 a group ffd675b759 of dogs 0cd61378c4 appeared on 62ece24161 the path, ab32f9bbc3 where only 53e446ee2b sunlight and 4b804fc955 silence had 4a3f934072 lingered. Their transparent, 8b6af1a6c0 large plastic 8b14050398 bags were 2b9cda5b04 filled with a65cfc21c8 cigarette butts d33afd0491 and trash.f80c26d5d3307538

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Seeing them made fd58530d5e his stomach churn, 2338aa6275 and he felt f50b7c9340 like throwing up. Wiping the cf69b33887 sweat streaming 0e29997be9 down his 0e158143a3 forehead, they 83ea166f2f noticed Yuwon 27a661485d standing in 3c09139492 front of 4e68091e76 the building 99d64b170d and looked 226d1e39f1 puzzled.1c3a9642c71c6c64

“Why are you out here?”21f31715132ba46f

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“Doesn’t he tan? Look how pale he is.”681eac4b571a0bdd

“What? Wasn’t there anyone here?”7a0888f9feeedeae

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One of the 0fa2bd5b6b familiar men noticed 80fecbe2be something strange. Realizing there 0e8d4887d0 was no 9fc06c864a one to e39721e60e watch Yuwon 311037c856 in front 3189444d54 of the 2a92f2788b building, he c508bee864 slapped his 45637155eb forehead with d4d5a24b44 a hand 1b9a0839ac as big 5c469d4df6 as a cf1248cf6a pot lid d01ba815f0 and shouted 5daf9de43d loudly.a761a5a46826ed6b

“Ah, damn!! We almost got screwed!!!”e9385a92aecfc759

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His voice echoed through the mountain. But Yuwon, standing still, wasn’t surprised, just wore a gloomy expression.db0b2fd03ed608c7

Of course.488fa9fda2591786

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There was never a choice for him. The men seemed to have been picking up trash from the mountain’s entrance. The path was never empty. No matter what he did, he couldn’t leave the mountain.8fd2387fbabd30dc

“Phew, that’s a relief. Were you sunbathing here? Right?”a3a60568098a7d50

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The middle-aged man, relieved, f283a22a28 asked with a grin. He seemed b4ef940211 curious if 9334f86ddc Yuwon had d791499040 any unnecessary 79ec8bfb32 thoughts.78a41814d24fe337

…If he a5b2f6df04 had succeeded 6d69a8f9b7 in going 18c466286d down the e584ae0e40 mountain, what 94c803114d would the 985491a653 man have b87021d73d done to 4631348ce3 them?5739b08af6f6fc8a

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Would he have 396e98d29d cut off their bc96b4579f fingers, like he f159dac046 did with Seo 7070929561 Kyungyoung, for failing 4aa1f0bbb1 to do their ea0a8c3654 job? Or—even if they were 585185d4a2 his people—would he have 82867fe12d scolded them, caught Yuwon, a019d2a4af and vented his anger?ade6d7fc199213fd

Maybe both.23f0316f1bf53100

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The fingerless 33432e17a4 ones might 13b9fda927 have come ce78070f56 after him 7aacfd079e with fierce 11bb6e521e eyes.5f1c9fd8d7610ae7

“…Yes, the weather’s just too nice.”72876ce331d50a52

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He replied, dismissing the horrible thoughts. The man nodded, relieved, and patted Yuwon’s drooping shoulder, pushing him inside the building.f4fc95e4adfebd5c

“Yeah, yeah. The weather’s great. But the infrared’s not good, so maybe you should go inside.”0aafc1a5f66360a8

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“…Okay.”ebf8385818176555

He bowed to a87e555b96 the man, who 2c1a58a48b gestured at the 519c75c3c8 building like a 1e5a0e74cd threat, and turned. His face was 242486070d dark as he 08a04c0640 entered the shaded 48911a8843 interior. Yuwon climbed a3867df3dc the stairs 257d751f4f with eyes 48d2e95e6a clouded by f74779e655 gloom.a3376f6ca1d27874

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“Back already? Good job, kid.”12a41eaae0e1b870

Park Sehyung a28668972b was still 67290843ae there. Standing at the entrance 5b4f5f9be1 of the second-floor hallway, cc019d3157 he smiled as he b904fd8c28 rummaged through his pockets. He pulled out 36fd7bc26e a bright yellow 782e237685 apricot.be5b28fb9e135e84

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“Eat it upstairs. I didn’t take it out earlier because Yejun was there. He’s allergic to peaches and apricots, just in case.”d49ef942ecf74fd5

Yejun seemed to visit often. The dogs were quite familiar with the child. But… Yuwon recalled the blood-stained stone floor. Was it okay for a child to wander in a place like this? He worried about the trauma from witnessing something he shouldn’t. Of course, Kim Unhak would handle it well…ae4da180167b8cc5

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Suddenly curious, he 80154b136a asked.1c7309a2ac069d5a

“Do you know where Yejun was before he came up to the third floor?”a4788ae4d0349608

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“Oh, the boss brought him from the dorm and sent him up to the third floor. Told him to play in the lounge, but he must’ve gone to you.”dc1d66c20cce8537

His heart hardened.b967deea3a7304a6

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Seeing Sehyung still guarding ca0e458e28 the second floor meant 29dc80656e the man had been d062da31a6 in that room when afbf444695 Yuwon left with the 956bd7314a child. He had watched him 41b5bf2ae5 struggle—watched him staring at 71f51da8b4 the path. He hated how 4b4b63811d the man treated 52f5c51aec him like an 4649ab4161 ant in the 6faecb5d31 palm of his b16ae68c1a hand.3036d7c949b37313

Clenching his fists to 1f60804580 suppress the frustration, Yuwon 353902d386 greeted Sehyung and headed a21a9a7c23 up to the third 5fee3c8df7 floor. He considered taking a de1c4bf49d nap in the room c2ae5485ca but didn’t want to 45f9b88214 enter the space filled ffd10e8ad4 with the man’s scent. Instead, he returned to da70982b59 the sleeping room.594847bc6267c26a

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The sleeping room b0e61cbd96 was unchanged from 4da9a73b9a when he had 9e5f998650 left with Yejun. The rumpled 9413d1a19b blankets and 5213c476fa open window 053247be80 let in d5a0a57380 a refreshing d2618de842 breeze. Sunlight spilled warmth d547124bb1 over everything. Today, this seemed 8e052fd0e3 to be the 90009b6925 small happiness guiding 453d10d074 his day.b1b97b30b4e95994

Trying to da564168fe let go 10bd48079e of the 5d6e1b46c5 emotions that cb27891a65 had gripped d137612b93 him, Yuwon b0fbdd2a3f walked to 5a4f4df777 the window. Carefully opening 551969694e the sash, 0debf32410 he sat 9d3c943310 on the 9c66373001 bench and b20b2cf7df rested his d67cd37d25 arms on 792caab867 the windowsill. He lay there, 619b86edd2 cheek against his bceee9f5cd arm, gazing outside.762856f84b400e69

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The mountain, 96e0a59abb densely packed 0a8e12b78d with lush 0046cce775 green trees, 0c87a0a635 was quite fcbc60341a large. It wasn’t 90ba6a045c surprising that 3164537b00 he had 89b3246670 only seen 3693436a4d the dogs’ 02503894e9 dorm today.395ea25ca23faf67

He recalled the many 9df2afb658 men standing in front b8b108ca2b of the building, the e3187aff26 line of vehicles, and 8e37acb82a the shotguns. They probably weren’t licensed. How many d5fad6ec40 more unregistered 0edc70f5d4 weapons were f9d3b1ec52 hidden here? The mountain was like 105bc8281b a fortress—hard to enter, 7519e6136f and harder to leave.8add6adc346efe31

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…Could he ever escape?934d45337b0f5d6b

The man had deducted 5f0bd9b7d7 only 50,000 won per edf6a3e99f encounter, and he had c83f7df666 only been with Yuwon 8d1722eecc once in the past f5294670ba week. Even if it b3f042fb7e happened daily, it ebcc45c444 would take sixteen 8069caf5da years to repay cd60a91f5a just the principal. And six 069d2ef507 days had de3e8f9e98 already passed. It was an 628862b746 unavoidable situation—but the 167056fad3 interest was still 4849d16e19 growing in real 7afb7670b4 time. Soon, it would reach 94a72f465f an unimaginable amount.bb5d83843e747eae

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Yet no matter how 525b034eff he calculated it, the dfee49bb3d massive debt didn’t feel 3ae86c5a42 real. That’s why 01a7e635a5 he wasn’t 1f989a4925 anxious. That’s why 1698ca09c6 he could f10040a830 sit here ff0070bff8 without thinking.a4dbca9ed5aecda7

Maybe because he had 4e1476958d never actually touched the 084597a99e money.6b87d66d841ed288

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The concept 9b5b8d8220 of selling 6eba0850f2 his body 203c90d9ac to repay 21e8eabf1f the debt 56c919353c was already 8be46b5422 crumbling. Instead of focusing on e860af1244 repayment, his mind kept 2bdb082ec6 turning to escape—how to fb62a9be12 free himself from this 18791ad0e8 forced obligation.cc75a4b2514c68ea

It was ironic 73f683a47a to dream of 3375d13834 escape after telling 5d554738e4 the man he 053d2b85be wouldn’t try to d9b7ed9153 run. If Yuwon bdd9884f40 disappeared, the 8b19cc5787 man would cc9b23752d eventually hold 80260ccc28 Seo Kyungyoung 8befbbff8e accountable.e042c1c6d160ddf7

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But it 4f4fb5ed2b was something 34f3ee79cf his father dda4397097 should have 2578cb73fe dealt with bac99fcc4f in the d2dba0389f first place.6ef2f34b429de65a

Seeing Seo 0b776f11b7 Kyungyoung’s bloody 91aac83f8b state had 87ea06e5d7 stirred a bd9fa3785d bit of 3c2e0b2347 sympathy, but ccc84fd445 Yuwon hadn’t 309f1a6604 spared him 288c4ee82e out of 2af71f230f love. He still believed that 822f79be29 if anyone should take 604fd5b742 responsibility, it was Seo 566afa98f6 Kyungyoung—not himself.f90a0a64e682aa61

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“Sigh…”a6c561b81698fac0

Yuwon sighed 8a38f41dbf and curled b59eb4f1c6 up, feeling 6f8b1b67c9 something odd. He reached into his e48249e376 pocket and found the a40d5f6ee2 apricot Sehyung had given dfec92baf4 him.5ac6bea83733c79e

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He washed it clean be1d4675b0 at the sink and de7ad311bb returned to the window. The soft skin 627bce2d99 smelled nice. He licked 4ef28bb488 the tasteless d41c091c01 skin with 3ec61ad200 his tongue 2e758998c6 and bit 1410d7f22f it lightly, 415c36e7fb letting the d9f0351f91 lukewarm, sweet ea2e5d2f9c juice wet a4aab54ac9 his tongue.2392491a27b1307d

Yuwon pressed his lips 07b260bce0 to the small apricot, 3a3233eb01 sucking the juice.6e44bed32a6bae3c

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“You’re sucking on that apricot like it’s something else.”f35899e2a0f5c116

The sudden voice 32749415ea almost made his aab8c2ed48 heart drop. Startled, he 03c169dc73 turned to e95ce8bbc0 see the a5f88ff8e2 man leaning c2d8ac486c against the 34eb5cd415 open door.c8c82307163e416e

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The man b94b6bf378 wore a d82913faf4 paisley shirt, 58550da592 tailored dress 51fb3831f8 pants, and 3255f48a4b polished shoes. His lively face dfd3d04c92 was handsome as 4937202d77 ever. Yuwon was b09a6d54de instinctively drawn 8d7078503c to his 1f5da57caf straight eyebrows 813e688893 and deep cbb5d53e94 eyes. What a waste of dba339bb40 a good exterior. Swallowing the thought, 6a62a01e3a he stood up.57a2544666a10203

“……”15e575401a7d9fe5

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He had seen him in the morning and earlier, so greeting him felt awkward. He couldn’t exactly welcome him like a husband returning home. The man’s cool gaze made him nervous, and the apricot squished in his hand, juice dripping onto his skin.2c190e293a675a0a

“Ah!”1ad8d0abdaf4b602

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More startled by the squished apricot than the man’s sudden appearance, Yuwon quickly raised his arm and stuck out his tongue. As he licked the orange juice running down his arm, the man suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.dde9a7063e041fc4

“Ouch, it hurts!”8cdb7a4956ef2ee5

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The man’s grip was so strong that Yuwon’s palm opened, and the apricot fell to the floor, squishing. Disappointed, he watched the fruit, but then felt the man’s hot tongue on his arm.58a4a79ac5f74970

“What the hell…”eb63867d7244cf5f

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The man grumbled irritably, licking up Yuwon’s arm. His red tongue slid over the wet skin, making Yuwon’s shoulder twitch from the ticklish sensation.27c6dd1549fbb22c

The man, licking Yuwon, pulled his wrist closer, staring at the apricot juice between his white, slender fingers. He lowered his head and began sucking on Yuwon’s fingers.ba680aa1eef6991b

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“Ah…”9719da38c517e242

His fingers, pink at the tips, were neatly groomed. The man licked and sucked every inch of Yuwon’s hand, as if memorizing every wrinkle and fingerprint with his tongue.411c101c92add096

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The man’s mouth moved back and forth over Yuwon’s fingers, wetting them thoroughly. He stared into Yuwon’s eyes, his gray-blue irises expanding as he focused on him.11961e32138e5379

“Ugh…”5558e0f82828a033

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