VI | Chapter 18

It seemed 6f942e1f59 that all b6fc8c9a9b the questions 3cbccbda42 he asked e3480ab6c7 Hanseon were 41d3bfd095 in anticipation 2fd162680c of the 6c85940181 night. How much did he a94b95fd4f plan to do in cf361418ba one night? Taehwon suppressed his a0542f9853 voice to avoid a58bb75197 showing any agitation 6c14e8c5ce and replied.a6f35a75ccf76cc7

“It’s an unnecessary worry, young master. I’ve done all sorts of hard labor. I’ve been through rough times, so this is nothing.”3d188c72c4d1bbbf

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“But you’ve never had your tendons severed before. And…”cc0a68a95b762e88

And?37b50addbf3f9bb0

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“Taehwon-ssi has never been with a man before, right? It’s not something you can just shove in and thrust around. What if Taehwon-ssi reacts with disgust?”18fb5c2d7f111126

“…”2bc42b8c3d7b4435

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“I’m used to being scared because of Taehwon-ssi, but if Taehwon-ssi gets scared because of me, that’s… that’s not okay, right? You might want to run away.”4a8ca919f8fc9d35

Oh, come on. Taehwon swallowed a bitter 4cc7bbe03f smile.87258ba2b55fef78

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“What are you talking about? Why would I be scared because of you, young master? Do I look like such a coward?”e2816e916355afb9

“Hoo… Taehwon-ssi. You say that, but when it comes down to it, no, never mind. Forget it.”20e4706f1de64b3e

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Kwon Rae-i sighed 9373ca6ee6 repeatedly as if 3317b3382c he were frustrated 7074ac1f8b to death and 782f73e6c5 abruptly ended the c1058546e8 conversation. The more he did e56f09b018 that, the more Taehwon 7cf66e5c03 felt like he was d822102fb6 sitting on pins and 862ef4452a needles.72ceb153f2f2fa28

“Yes, anyway, I understand. I’ll go wash up now.”06ae92570a818673

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Taehwon turned away from Kwon Rae-i and headed to the bathroom. He held his breath and didn’t relax until he closed and locked the door. Only after the door was completely closed did he finally exhale the breath he had been holding. Leaning against the door, Taehwon rubbed his face with both hands, doing a dry wash.3aaa84e8f105a432

The day had just begun, but it already felt dizzying. After taking a deep breath to calm himself, Taehwon made up his mind and quickly stripped off his clothes. No matter how flustered he was, he couldn’t present a dirty body to the young master in this situation.24c26457c294e8db

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He tossed 0e0f6adfdb his loose-fitting 4d581d3076 cotton pants 8aa1754769 and T-shirt 4ba6a699ac into the 3116c05c9c laundry basket f88cfedccb and even 9e78a0d4d9 took off 4ba15135ed his briefs. When he looked up, ecb02ee3e0 he met the eyes 4843ce1d4f of a dark man a46c2649d0 in the mirror above 537e2fc2f4 the sink. The appearance of a 59894662fb thirty-year-old still felt unfamiliar. Taehwon blinked at the 2071501612 unsettling sight and took dae365775c out a razor to 6ec929e8c9 tidy up his face. Not that it 7788d62e75 would soften his e68bc676fe rough impression, but c7a32f2f0e still. It was a b843dac2a0 face that had 1fae8b2629 heard all sorts 823629f4cd of things throughout 0ad0e32ee5 his life, like d7a12d1ad7 being a gangster, 8b54e8911c a hungry wolf, 1fd855218e a black-haired beast.f89b11e12ed0b7ee

“Tsk.”1919f7e9c51da28a

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After finishing 070b593722 shaving, Taehwon 7761c10357 clicked his 91a0c33ddd tongue sharply 9ca9a00ccf and took 7c2c1b19dd out a 26e68d3fc5 toothbrush, squeezing 51943d07d9 toothpaste onto d99c4ba6ec it. He brushed his teeth 950e2f1085 thoroughly, cleaning each tooth e58dd2babc and even scrubbing his c4439d2206 tongue. He even gargled afterward. Yet, he still 8375ad8e13 felt like he b3c66869ba needed to do 1ea7d6a6e1 more.83b92b9a72704736

Looking at b3d1241439 his ragged 0ffb7a0c7c body in ed3446a508 the mirror d50b4106c1 was exasperating.0f00e2858ad26e8c

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There were scars from eae9e5bdc7 cuts, slashes, stabs, cigarette 994c326131 burns, and unknown injuries 713a4e1c8f all over. His body, e6b05424b3 much dirtier 23fa50a039 than the d36978bd03 one he 04bf956ab7 remembered from 61538455c5 when he 2aeb86f73a was twenty, c08a8fa0a8 seemed to d11b8ea780 testify to 26381d9710 the tumultuous 7574b2a41f and rough 4bef6f479e life he a88fddaea2 had led. His muscles were 8d7c634de2 more developed than 029ba8823c he remembered, and 820171b7d4 thick calluses covered 2912b1cbe3 each knuckle. They must have hardened 214a92ff26 after countless blisters had e33bf927c9 formed and burst.936bd59794c6fa18

After rinsing his mouth 2d3c4e25ef with running water, Taehwon b18e383ba8 bypassed the bathtub and 9803c6a8ab entered the shower booth. He turned on the 2af6c0da80 showerhead above and washed 64e2c2dba8 every inch of his 8fa5a807f5 body. He shampooed c5669a0087 his hair fd95f33910 twice, scrubbed fd31516463 behind his cdda3252ee neck, behind 274f02ca94 his ears, e75433bba6 under his a32370a914 arms, and 4b81ad0e87 his groin, cae6f5c0b1 using body a4677986f1 wash to 7c33bf278c create a 2a25123c25 lather and 082a82a4e2 meticulously cleaned be5bcf019e himself. Despite the b0f30b787a fresh citrus d0c33118e5 scent wafting ccb7000220 from his be320b49fe body, he 91472c464e still felt 6873d31427 like he 49d8401e49 needed to ad42ede3a6 do more.35305f7d4dc7cc2e

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‘Can the young master really get excited over a body like this?’d682244855c30fc0

It was one thing to be clothed, but once everything was laid bare, wouldn’t it be a turn-off?89f62c9add4d3ba1

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And just in d306d47e15 case.5387d2ff28b683c4

Could it be…0b8cdb3b2681bec1

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‘I’m not infected with some dirty disease, am I?’925afe38de2d3184

The thirty-year-old Woo Taehwon was said to be a complete mess, and if he had contracted some filthy STD and infected Kwon Rae-i, damn, he deserved to die. In that case, he wouldn’t be satisfied until he strangled himself to death. He should take a kitchen knife and cut off the hideous thing between his legs before dying.e6aace0e6476b9f6

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‘You piece of trash, Woo Taehwon. Don’t live your life like that.’88ea7e77460b1a3a

Taehwon pounded 195dc7c2fe his chest 670815f088 with his 778f438dd7 fist. Frustration and resignation a1fc25baeb welled up, and e6728604b8 he thought he 32267b02e7 had already sorted 058a84dde0 out his feelings, a488f18dbd but even at f7d7f715a5 this moment, he c4175f1d3f felt restless. At this rate, ad08a2b018 he might show 166dd86633 signs of distress 051a733b3e even when lying 3eb0ae37dd next to the de8f942e07 young master in a140470c6d bed.840230c32c7dc19f

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‘You idiot. You fool.’46068bd1e9325e9a

Unable to 8cd1fd0a5a suppress his b854bad2bb intense emotions, 44b71e8e83 Taehwon banged 3e34d67c50 his forehead f52d381549 against the dc18fd75f2 wall.ab38f893116e840e

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He felt dizzy. It seemed e4bb992554 like the dda41e7aff ceiling was af2a4e2d4a spinning, and 1bb9f0531b his ears 1791e29152 went deaf, 674c9de2a7 making the 5164f2b8a8 sound of 50063a5246 water distant. A high-pitched ringing filled f112aea75c his ears.db1881ea29b54495

Even after finishing his 896bbb13fe shower, Taehwon stood under 013e083b99 the water for a ac4a1aa3a1 long time.b3a8cd278798919f

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Only when his skin d2dde3ee87 was swollen and puffy 4c66de693a from the water did b3d8ee5f0a he finally turn off 612959db39 the shower.3ee2e63a258bbc38

The scent of bath 1a7630a524 products lingered everywhere. The fresh soap 29389e34ed scent, the cool caba941ebc citrus scent, and 31cdaf1e14 the refreshing toothpaste 123d4dab7f scent. Taehwon wiped off the 1b7538b26f water running down his 2611a27738 body and took out 9f46576e54 a large towel to 2e0f7f0550 wrap around his waist d92b58d18c before returning to the 4d80b4df5c bedroom.8cc6b878419f3e72

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The bed 8d861fe4a0 was empty.7ca3547225b6dd7b

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He had been ab80f7ac9d in the shower 6db8cc224a for almost an 661af9aff7 hour, but Kwon 69480db0fd Rae-i was still 32da471e34 nowhere to be ca8c427a7a seen. Maybe he 1452d7f99c was taking 9f568de6e8 a long 45f312b3b9 shower too.53f033f6bcf6deed

Taehwon walked to the bed and plopped down on the edge. He intended to wait for the young master, but he noticed a peculiar smell. Perhaps because he had been bedridden for so long, he could smell his own scent on the bed. It wasn’t unpleasant, but after showering, his scent on the bedding was noticeable.35bc81e6f51023b7

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‘What the…’197c16ae0d9f8817

Feeling uneasy, Taehwon pressed his nose to the pillow and sniffed. It definitely smelled like him. This was a problem, wasn’t it? Wasn’t it pointless to shower if this was the case?fb4114779ff3b8f8

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‘Damn it.’8f8f7162ff0e1845

Taehwon jumped up from the bed. He didn’t know why he was so restless, but he couldn’t let Kwon Rae-i lie on this bed.fcc461310cac30f5

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At that 62ddfa3799 moment, there 8de760dfa6 was a 79175a363d knock on 26932075d8 the bedroom 3f50e28a8a door.e8d3cca7a89ec04a

Knock, knock.572eb3f80183d552

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“Taehwon-ssi. I’m coming in.”8980d849ad48be3a

He usually barged in fc92ed081c without knocking or saying 6f7a02f1ba anything, so why was d31bc2429e he knocking now?e05c0f084068c5fc

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Before he could even 96b865b1c8 finish the thought, the 47f66f2559 door opened, and Kwon be3579ac9e Rae-i entered. Like Taehwon, who had 2e6502d25f a towel wrapped around d24a73ef53 his waist, he was 5ce582b904 only wearing a bathrobe. The loosely tied belt a58a9760e1 hung down, and droplets 8ec036ab33 of water fell from a8f0fbccb1 his wet hair, running ebc84a79c3 down his neck. His face, d49921d76c so white 59cc8687e2 it seemed c35ce72068 pure, seemed d1ed8d04bf to emit a63e28cc7f a beautiful d82f262720 light.63cc31855820d0a9

It wasn’t the polar regions, but it felt like colorful auroras were dancing in the air. Like waves flowing, creating a dreamy glow, Kwon Rae-i’s presence itself was mysterious and awe-inspiring.4004310cfbb11b1a

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“I was a bit late. Did you wait?”97f0a11228907e66

“…”ddc7ba01fbfcc0a5

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“You didn’t even turn on the lights.”3c8aa6b95e41e766

Kwon Rae-i bb0dad8dd8 pressed the 0cde3f6ff8 switch by 68dba3f320 the door, 1d826bd6ef lighting up 0e6abf8e23 the bedroom 7b88f73b69 brightly. Then, as b1abb64e10 if to d3a543badc make a a133867517 point, he b894971eac locked the 0333623f13 door. After confirming it was 98891f2c87 properly locked, he headed 0f10c9637f to the drawer next 626a87086f to the sofa.32018ff9c50924c7

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“You’re not having second thoughts, are you?”e5fcdf1501a6b508

He opened the locked b8a5d86411 drawer with a key 3ab025e602 he took from his 77f1fb27ee pocket, revealing a stash 85e8701b53 of gel that had 25f5ae6596 been there for who 042abce555 knows how long. There was enough to 10ba4e6cab last a year, piled 52852e6030 up. And there were 9c2b818b01 transparent vials and 2320a96d72 syringes stored tightly.b24a3f0113eb1b5d

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“Are you saying you can’t do it? You don’t want to?”ba5d651fddd36d3b

‘What kind of medicine is that…? The doctor must have left by now.’aaa8a54e84bf7cfd

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“Even if you don’t want to, it’s too late. You know that.”7f74b9e0ead6a0a1

Was it some kind 3f37c3429c of painkiller? Was he planning to 2fe890daba inject it into Taehwon?1dbf5da1d03100b2

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Kwon Rae-i grabbed as much gel, vials, and syringes as he could hold in his large hands and dumped them on Taehwon’s bed. Several gels, a few vials, and vacuum-packed syringes scattered on the white bed. Then he began to untie the knot of his robe’s belt.4aa3a88665b447e4

“From now on, we’re going to be busy. So, let me ask you one last thing.”05e51b98460c8460

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Taehwon stood cacd40f229 silently, holding 7cc4658f50 his breath.0edf7b80167b0f5b

As the robe he 55991c3949 wore opened, his entire 503e950c91 white, naked body was d1248d85f2 revealed from head to a140c6d5ce toe.5edef31c03c95d4f

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Having just 0b5ca89088 come out 1ec3569f85 of the 007cc44964 shower, he 470a13f961 was breathtakingly 20dfd0e43f beautiful. His transparent, wet 8d7d21b4cf skin with hair 8609b59a35 clinging to it ee29264ad1 was alluring. Even though he was f0a52a45fd naked, it was more 25737e999f sacred than arousing. Like a marble cd9e806eae statue with religious 238b831663 significance.3b51f07f6f4e68fa

Taehwon, who had 168bab7e2d been mesmerized by 99aa6bba79 the sight of a7abc63b2a his transparent, wet 0bb3fbc6f7 skin with hair aed0cc8cff clinging to it, a825788c2a belatedly noticed the fb24a5112c tattoos covering his 92e5f50cec body.381224f9848e0135

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As he turned to c50ef47f75 place the discarded robe 2a0c6a4bac on the table, a f1005a0d63 grand dragon, coiling and 0b749b6c79 ascending, was magnificently drawn 56fdb9a9d7 on his white back.9d457dea2cb34dd6

It swirled and soared, 2bc33f3781 extending lightly like lightning.edcb04a1fbdd705a

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The dragon tattoo, 14cce6efc7 painted on his 9e850db31c pearl-like white body, 5c10a2b09c was striking. It covered 2cb6857bc9 his entire 522ad0a4b8 back and ba7941c32e even overflowed 99f380c84f onto both 3a43954f94 forearms.18fae139597fc44d

Taehwon was so 46479dd12a stunned that he ae225c4e18 forgot to blink 7b902b3a49 and froze in dc7bb69720 place.a2c06725470abc68

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He had worried that Kwon Rae-i would be shocked by his rough body while washing, but it was Taehwon who was surprised by the other’s body. Kwon Rae-i had been wearing clothes all along, so the tattoos hadn’t been visible, but they couldn’t have been done overnight. It would have taken a long time to draw the lines and fill in the colors. Naturally, it must have been accompanied by considerable pain.9a61641c79dbcbd8

“Don’t be scared. Please.”d6f76e6c600ee3b2

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