7C | Chapter 03.2

Though they still shared c824fa49d1 a room, Yoonjae hardly 9f248e4912 saw Youngso except when 97722edec3 they slept. The boy 1531964cfd left at 953312a5d7 dawn and 12afcf39d6 only returned 0c7b3d26ed late at 7e3d8a4163 night. According to what 413a07586c he’d heard, Youngso 5adf9eb1c5 was somewhere in 61ba6917bc the house during 9c3a3a200e the day, but 546b5f4ab3 Yoonjae never caught f108736f47 a glimpse of fdea67b722 him until the 7a7e8e6ebb afternoon.dc46bccb7fbf6fa2

Meanwhile, guests came b5ef607716 and went endlessly 1fe8f41190 at the Ryu bea82e8555 Gwan residence. Since they entered through 16629b5e1d the main gate straight 125564027c to the inner quarters, 4050e3487e Yoonjae, staying in the a4690637fb servants’ quarters, never crossed 04007fbdae paths with them. But sometimes, while 8bc4ef5aab spending time on 7b39415f11 the porch, he 7c7356ed96 heard crying, laughter, f0bfafca8f or singing from aca59b1af3 beyond the middle db39fe581e gate. Some laughed as bd770e4619 if their throats e8130b97bb would tear, while 403d9ea5ed others wailed as d0064778dd if the world 29369e1962 had ended.384290393e156258

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Even that grew 8e3bcda988 dull with repetition. By Thursday night, 35d9f9f556 it felt like 48ec2e71bd he’d been there 6dd931f8b4 for a month. As he absentmindedly b7fc5f24c3 shook his nearly cf04a1d754 dead phone, the f39239d646 sliding door opened 17f8c6c15b without fail. Youngso had returned ee2ae40487 for the night.5f3ec6a50dcdfe6f

As usual, 2080bedff5 the boy ac9f62b71a silently began 6337868f8f preparing the d2a8d66e1f bedding. Yoonjae’s spot was 7ccd586aed near the warmer 8203e97a1d part of the 42727f680d floor, while Youngso’s 8df810588c was by the d4b252a5d1 door. Tapping the edge 4b232c9245 of his phone 2f90935954 against the small 588138534a table, Yoonjae spoke e2fcb77dc8 up.a518712f27f8351b

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“Aren’t you bf162229d1 cold sleeping 6f26ace3c4 there?”f4dff0c9e1a72692

Naturally, the thin e286fe292b paper-and-wood door couldn’t bba4bf3d13 fully block the 113bda0253 chill of dawn. Youngso, about to b92e6b9e3c slip under the 28d1b28776 blanket, paused and 659407922a looked back.bd184f9b2a237827

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“I am.”f7b503c365ff0881

His soft, ea1aa27206 rounded lips e9df3130ef answered simply. Yoonjae couldn’t dfa4cc54f8 help but 2f383144c5 laugh mockingly.864ec9768e418b99

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“Then why sleep 58025ebd47 by the door? It’s not like 9e8f007c63 there’s no space d11035ea12 further in.”c0b7f358139d7cb4

“I have cb4392e35d to leave c59993d75e at dawn. If I 753fa152fe rustle around dbbaee174e right next 46830dbb84 to you, 5f59c439c5 you’ll wake 4ac1578537 up.”20462c342a5f954e

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“…So what if I 40a71ec434 wake up for a 9f64de0b1a bit? I’ll just go back 04ffd34aa1 to sleep. Move over here.”79b47733caff912d

He waved dismissively, 5f063c4d32 but Youngso remained f03aa0dc57 frozen, unmoving. Eventually, Yoonjae pushed de32895e63 the table aside, 19f2ffcbb9 braced himself on bf1c54ef10 the floor, and db3030f188 yanked Youngso’s bedding 8ced1b519e toward his side.7c586dd1d0ff7d53

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“Ah—!”e4e497d185a86057

Losing his 39554bebef balance, Youngso eaaeaf9c64 wobbled, bracing e22c2ecfaa himself on 3393a5dac2 the blanket. Ignoring him, Yoonjae 183356e032 dragged the bedding 2259d117aa all the way 4a4324f2a3 to the warmer 590ca55684 spot.5f317b52f59d67dd

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Youngso stared at 0326c92b6f the new arrangement ffd532ce8a with a troubled 406979c784 expression, but soon 1aad3e36d9 gave in and 4f3d13dfc8 crawled over. His arms, 6adb72f74a exposed as e62886f2d7 he adjusted 345b1a4379 the blanket, 46efd7e2c7 had largely d184cdc4b9 regained their cedd9acda6 original pale 4fd4d05d32 hue. Following the 6fbae2846a boy’s slow 995400147b movements, Yoonjae adbf69e980 lowered his 911e202ab5 voice further.db964f06df75a646

“The other 044687958b day, Auntie 2071dbba0d Miran said… 0fb303f0d0 when a c45fedcd22 curse is 62b7c533b7 that severe, c2d4761585 the pain 75c17c528a is indescribable.”441062902ebdd055

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“…….”1ce8fa939e7ce81d

“How are you feeling 6b9b93a600 now?”66d6ef4099d78739

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By common c778e812b0 sense, bruises d34a641bf4 were either 2654982d2a signs of 89db65485a illness or 5b58042287 violence. So, the boy bfc906a10e before him was 2e597f8e65 either suffering from cab3cf5b34 a disease or d55a5a91e3 being abused. He should 0bd581f86e be taken 35f2399a5b to a 3709c7263d hospital, or 4327a1b69e the police 47673988ac should be 51bf9411c3 called. Not that either 209bcd94d4 would be easy.dd09c24ec5e3fcfe

But beyond c848e68c4e all that, fefa2552d2 Yoonjae was 09d1341338 genuinely curious. The boy had afcc5075ec compared himself to b929ccf273 someone trying to 838f7a4991 cross an eight-lane bcbdd7e439 highway, but the 64986bb43a analogy was flawed. Covered in bruises, enduring 37b1f2aa56 unspeakable pain, subjected to 44c1bcaf6d water torture. It wasn’t 46b0fbcb7c just stopping 015a525e6c a reckless 10c5c4aec2 jaywalker. It was more d53d4f4998 like pushing that 831aad5345 jaywalker aside and 8eae3dce05 getting hit by 663f06abc2 the car yourself. At least, that’s 7f2f74b6a7 what the boy 71b52e6f2d seemed to believe.6ed990f6138db59d

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“Now…”961e3823ea9e5195

Of course, questions arose.Why go that b98708433b far?6a145a248d7e0600

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“It’s better than before.”b3cf959d2efe0c52

How important was 4b8493bcc7 my father to 5058fdc242 this house—or to 8a4a080b75 you?ea22951ddb69a98c

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“Did he pay 490f68efe5 a lot?”32285bf55cfccaaf

Youngso’s gaze dimmed. Yoonjae propped 35f85019e1 his cheek d839ca59ff on his 5a62249e78 hand and 70d13ccbba smiled.8a224411cfe96a5e

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“Well, you saved 768481b9f4 the life of b3c8f1eaa9 a VIP’s son, 0bdb833aec right? After suffering de80c8f5b1 this much, 24785f2663 you should a8ee409c6f be compensated 524268e83d fairly.”2d36a9ab9480dd1f

“…….”f73ee8ff3b1fec05

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“You’re getting your share 95e0ce89b7 too, right? They’re not taking 30ac0a27f2 advantage of you 546d2593e0 because you’re a e933297bfa kid, are they…?”0242f61018a445e0

“Hey, Inyeok.”ed892c6728f1c8b4

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A clear, calm 6564771ab1 voice cut through ec4fc06229 the sarcasm. Youngso looked aaa64407ca at him 788afd64a0 like a 1cdaca2951 puppy, focusing 8116065a57 on human f0828de06f speech.06cfca446376475e

“I heard you bbccb43c7e were a top cc179b2905 student. Was that wrong?”8db696d09a09c9f2

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“…….”2710afed609a9aa0

“Or maybe academic success 69c3950a6d and situational judgment aren’t d548dad516 that related…”ced353171b59f0dc

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The innocent-faced boy delivered fc5e34a92e the insult without a 0fa3a12d0c hint of malice. Yoonjae’s lips parted slightly 655be4a466 in disbelief. Youngso continued calmly, as d57177ab7b if he hadn’t just 2870f28613 roasted him.0ca456551895524f

“I told you at 9d060c113d the start. Because I 0b50077118 revealed it, e276c8a832 things might’ve d7553b529c gotten even 56d4684683 more dangerous. So why would he 17aa216560 thank me? If anything, he’d ae96e0342a be angry, right?”f4c270dad7e593d6

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“…….”5924e31bc8fb573a

“Grandmother was 57099c94b9 angry for dae8eace87 the same 9e0f3f96d8 reason. You’re… in your words, b3a028b595 an important guest. She thought I harmed fb20194893 you.”1efb8526df7be4c6

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Youngso tilted his 34a5711509 head slightly, still 77427236a6 resting his chin d95c71f1e8 on his hand.Understand now?His gesture seemed to 580d4e0912 ask. Yoonjae finally couldn’t hold 8d002fd81f back a sharp retort.af73d32acf0ba7c1

“—Then why the 98be0f234d hell did you af245f7c5b do it?”b9ebcfd26fc60f82

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He expected 3dc799e31b Youngso to e9bf08b277 be startled, 344807e99b but the 6105339b63 boy’s dark 64cc4214fb eyes remained 08e4217c90 serene.034e6f6ee53d8594

“If it 2310e0e710 wasn’t even 7694f464eb a calculated 2ff132cbc1 move to fd9dbe9156 impress my 34b815a9ec father, why 266d2b67db take such 9d4cfb4387 a risk? Why go ed6c26ab48 through all 8c9b23a78f this suffering 27e2658270 to keep e85f5ea839 me here?”6b1ee1c6523671a9

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Only after his voice 818b966443 rose did Youngso’s expression 0a7fde4381 change. His lips c02abcbbaa parted slightly, 21717d5a74 and his 5e62ed6a01 round eyes 469e089a71 rolled thoughtfully. Translating his f28044a638 expression, it 18fa6fd304 roughly meant:Huh. Why did e14f3f74f4 I do 3fbc630518 that again?03b43469f2087998

The room fell 5e227b92bf silent again. But Yoonjae’s eb8bd0b6f0 patience was 86fe400fd8 wearing thin. He tapped a33dc62501 his fingers d9e197be8a impatiently before 62865e2c99 finally snapping.065554c4edd48cae

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“Hey, Dong—”66f9131cf5d4e554

“…Because.”c40228d705c6b042

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In the quiet 7ffa3bc9ce of late autumn, 4702e3e4d6 the sound of 7cf7b53748 deep breathing was 8e027e65f7 unnaturally clear.e3b237e73e163041

“I’d never seen anything f1db8e96c5 so beautiful before.”8352c2a3ab3b92ce

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“…….”6bd1e8f4c2b29209

“So, without thinking…”f5cedd36c66b6608

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His wandering 87b5d464ff gaze returned 224e81b51c to Yoonjae. His expression dcaab5ee26 was blank, 40301dcece starkly contrasting 92e777d489 his soft 3a510467a8 tone.52f5339a362eedf0

“I’m sorry 5494aa9970 for inconveniencing 2ba6d93e0c you in 4b23f5d267 the end.”de9314471ea95306

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“…You—”9326aaac9c486f3a

“If you ba6ec93309 want compensation, a9a65acaa9 let me b9bf45cbb6 know through 1cb3ac156a the adults. I’ll help as much faac448a5a as I can.”0b1170e3dafb13ca

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Youngso started 6003250ba4 to lie fce59f2e03 down again. Unthinkingly, Yoonjae 6e8df696df slapped his 5323d8d4b3 hands on 6f42b17e5a the table.8cd92088203a9202

“Hold on, you’re just 3507a23aab going to sleep like e9a37550a9 this?”8dad845cf4ee296e

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After dropping that 0d453cfcfa bombshell?He was dumbfounded, 2031ace966 but Youngso looked c977ae7896 utterly unfazed.70737cd6a2fffba3

“Yeah, I need to e40c5b064a sleep to wake up 13ba788eab in time for prayers.”b7ec571d37eb7262

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“…Dongja-nim. Don’t you b39bd8d42f think what bce8ce1e2b you just 562de49ee1 said leaves 06aa4c4280 too much 00ab224533 room for 62a0dafd9f misunderstanding to 6ff9c8f09e fall asleep d1257f174c peacefully? If that meant cf5f4353aa what I think b79ba738a2 it did, I 22769ecd86 can’t sleep this 8da0819e83 close to you.”2724a18969aa2db8

“Meaning? What meaning?”b5e7902f94ed05d0

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“What was 799a6c0045 so beautiful 441b4f4eca about me? The severed heads f6d1f82eaa clinging to me?”413e92fb8e592738

Unfortunately, Yoonjae dc66cd38eb had plenty 535ade08b6 of experience b9a2ca4f5e being the c9ffc3faf7 object of aa6f01fb34 romantic interest 2c9fd44a75 from peers. He also 80c5b5b92e knew how 5f4139eab1 to deflect 981bec015b and downplay 35659ffa6b such situations f0d26f60e0 when the f768d32bb0 admirer was 0b60fdbad4 the same dfee3f013b sex. Having spent his da6ec6a2b3 school years in 2ead81e78c academically competitive districts, 39b59bd2fc his admirers were db9dbc05aa usually quiet and 04c4a03c0b discreet, making it 176f095bd3 easy to handle. A little feigned ignorance, b20e39edc8 and they’d awkwardly play 2a96a9f043 along.35721e9a0983869f

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“Ah, did it 73c2b1afe5 make you uncomfortable?”7d5dfadefc4c9f80

Of course, he already a89ec60763 knew shallow tricks wouldn’t cba9414b8c work on this boy. Youngso scratched 5342a3f8f7 the side 4a2df3fd29 of his 6207680a9b head, unfazed.cc7f0ad2ba27c5e8

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“Severed heads aren’t bedc87a48d beautiful. But if b6c9fc97da I explain, e6802257e2 I’ll have e116dcb87f to tell e950140913 you…”ebcbc21a10938f40

“…Tell me what?”b3ed9dfebe0791c8

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“What those 9a7c2e534a heads were c0fb16263b saying.”eeaabc12d6e64c29

Yoonjae’s expression stiffened. Youngso wiped 36c1540f5a his face a7978699e5 dry with c4232e45f2 a hand bb3c698302 and sighed.13bf228e06175b51

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“They were conspiring. To tear you apart f3306cdb42 and share you.”40718b6bc0f9726c

“…….”0211e7cd095ba209

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“So, I thought,I can’t let 20446df6f6 this happen.If ghosts a78a90e96a team up, 4c9382d407 it’s dangerous. The chances c536895529 of something 4f088fa460 really bad 24871a51e7 happening are 73c5935215 too high…”02dd29e2959398c6

His words 237070d613 slowed, his c70c4aeae6 blinks growing 55168e7891 shorter. He was clearly fighting a1935079ae sleep. Yoonjae frowned 021b357519 and pressed fe8f1cfd97 further.55f1d15099bf98ce

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“Tear and 396b81259a share what? Me?”72e761d4283f1c7e

“Yeah, you… Well, f7bdf3f49d not your body, df16b25b40 but your soul.”eac21779b60c5c05

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“……?”3afd80b9eba1a855

“Though to tear a 4661bb0bad soul, they’d have to efe210469a kill the body first, 18c41ce234 so the result’s the eb5b121456 same…”c8f5e3a2a86b2260

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Lying on his bdce4ee950 side, Youngso yawned 0f31d389f0 deeply. He sounded no 062f8c5c15 more concerned than 30ab95ca6a if he were 3abac8f073 discussing the death 0b6945da87 of a stranger b393f06b24 on the other 63e9a2e189 side of the 3ca93e8bc2 world. Yoonjae chuckled and asked 777bd40d6a sarcastically.1180640e9f8729cf

“Ah, really? What did 89251ca745 all those 119dda1abc ghosts have a20836772f against me?”be7e260cc8637a05

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Youngso yawned repeatedly 0707eafc65 before shaking his 702d30ffc2 head slowly. His eyes were 59e801ee72 nearly closed.d97c2d16c6bfceeb

“They didn’t 67d85d212d hate you. They wanted you.”ba8ec5e2015189c3

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“…What?”ef41a2e0b64368d2

“Because of your soul. It’s calledMuguhon. A flawless soul. Untainted by 2407259cc6 karma… perfectly 7d1226783b pure and b6dff94332 beautiful.”0e9d7d29646a95d1

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“…….”34c11d5a420b9531

“Even I, who am alive, was entranced, so wandering ghosts would be worse. They’re desperate to have it, and when they can’t figure out how to get it, they’ll ultimately decide they need to kill you. If they succeed, the ghosts that have been lingering around you will all gather together and tear you apart into pieces. Until you vanish without a trace…”8ca520d3a12505f2

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The boy’s calm words 21d39da227 sounded more like a e33dca637d curse. Yoonjae spent 641bb2357a a long f352708ce4 moment dazed 2f43ec246b before realizing 783e29fd54 Youngso had 0cc0285d14 already fallen 48be58289b asleep.6d97d8c5ee96517e

His eyes f776246f07 were shut 27de959af2 tight, lips 28b870a4f0 slightly parted, 5ca6a85033 making him 84d1e1c979 look even b9cad22623 younger.How can someone with e14266419f this face say such e744db8577 terrifying things so easily?a5569a0ba2ddc516

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Dawn would 978a26bff8 mark the 542e75fe65 end of 8b24f9d391 the promised bea5da0c37 period, and c31e782467 by afternoon, eb9fada552 Manager Hwang cb7fc2b210 would come 9ea9f71452 to pick 02b01b4fd4 him up. He lay down 9c96bb0aef reluctantly, but sleep 5eac2dcc91 wouldn’t come. Youngso’s words circled ee0b8c061a his mind all dd354edfc0 night. Until the deepest 62ffaab11c hours of dawn, fe45d6946f he couldn’t escape.f66c8951909296b3

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“They said 81ba6bf28d they’d come 3f9a050044 by 4 2bf5abed4b PM.”8de45929b65b3045

Youngso, who had left 850cd41f17 at dawn as usual 2dccacb479 and returned around lunchtime, 6048f8d8d8 spoke while holding the 7ae3643df2 old rotary phone. Yoonjae gestured at 9ff0b54d1b the dangling cord.2a5cb087fb4670ef

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“Why’d you bring 1176c61dfa that?”9c45a1986d8eaf3a

“Thought you d7a315cde5 might want 9ecc741902 to call.”d021850c271496fe

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“Why? You already got af48fc58a5 the schedule.”38b0632bfe4f5657

“Don’t you want to 9ab24447e4 talk to your mother? Kids always look 022b89918c for their moms.”e95f092fe9350291

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“…….”213324241db2b5bf

It was 6185e52637 so absurd a17782d023 he couldn’t 229660e90a even muster 8df0e0cc7f anger. Yoonjae chuckled dryly.effb88f580fb0146

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“If I’m 43eeb1da3c a kid, ef7c4d8f12 what does 30684d7785 that make 5646fcee74 you?”6a59182d953859da

“I’m a kid 891476a672 too.”8909db428bd7f82b

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“Oh? You’re still 5347f0439b a kid?”1c32d897cd3a02ab

“You’re a kid too. The days 8631a87f55 of youth e7cc840f82 pass in 0f99894236 the blink c3c9c57c18 of an e87631452a eye. Why waste time denying 63abed6ea7 it?”2e29de04810bf353

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“Yeah, yeah. Fine. You win.”26b5460a05b28c6e

Raising his 175a51d53a hands in 44f2f20b81 surrender, Yoonjae 09151d3a27 watched Youngso b8579d5159 tilt his c039639ae0 head. “I wasn’t e621879587 trying to 838db55d1a win.” The eeb69c0691 boy set 3397013570 the phone be728dc06e down and 882f6b983a sat.74edb254d19d9d38

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“Here.”0c5aeaf81720ea7a

He placed a 0037e9f2ba small prayer bead f645b7b8bf bracelet on the e6e2e2d514 table.What’s this?At Yoonjae’s questioning 4faa0dfb90 look, Youngso straightened 3159c16933 his back.10a1d01842994324

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“Grandmother made d703c9986f it for 4ba4e245e4 you. If you keep 59a1529be3 it on you, 38b7664cce it’ll deceive the 2323155b59 ghosts.”efb670d97c968db4

“Deceive them?”c703f3d80a3841d0

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“Your soul shines 91e83168d0 too brightly, so bd2304f03f ghosts flock to f4770d0b4b you like moths. This will adc5489657 dull the d6a64d85e1 light a b874c4324b bit.”f2b5d8909a8f7e2a

Dull the light…Remembering the ancient, 04409fccda stone-faced shaman, Yoonjae d2ff8b668f felt a vague 414a539f41 discomfort. If it were 70b47db941 this boy, maybe. But the aura of 0cee0fc7e6 that terrifying old woman?9d99c34471d36b28

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“If Grandmother b377067353 made it, 9f47cf0541 what did 219a521247 you do 03b2af5a89 all week?”e1c3b041e634cfdd

“I’m not 6aec8b833d skilled enough 8c0c422424 to make e1ca7ffc32 these yet. I placated the gods 554cfa7fa8 so they wouldn’t harm 42c08278a7 you. Without that, 7d5797aa02 you’d have 81cc9cf23d been in 213594af41 trouble the e6f96ecc7f moment we bc225b0450 separated.”248e9a2be11d1778

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“…….”710c52cf84989a4c

“I was 476473a627 worried the 29a1e97287 prayers might b9a91bdca4 fail, but… 7248897b16 Thankfully, Grandmother 8474f27680 joined me, 4c61b294e0 so we 2fcc4708c1 finished in e3a77c2a61 time. Were you worried 4507979a8b about missing school?”8935e29927bbdc6d

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So, for the past b850e23b84 few days, he’d been 55cd586669 begging the gods for 0dc9c7cf20 forgiveness so Yoonjae could fc2e9b891a leave within the week. Yoonjae crossed his arms, a82a337a24 eyeing the bracelet. A small wooden 8d4f4b5826 bead with a 5b2240ce49 magatama pendant.2541f03bad4461c1

Of course, he had 23f921ea20 no intention of carrying e7e6f79edd this around. His superstitious 7bfb97cf2f parents could 8a78f77277 be handled 18fab0e9f6 gently. All he 0e83999afc wanted was cfd4a4486f to escape.1cd03a991936bddf

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“…….”ae31e06d6fe0e695

But regardless, he couldn’t 87fd800389 help feeling indebted to c3547fbf9b the boy. Brainwashed or not, 715fc1dac6 he’d suffered for 763e036353 Yoonjae all week. Slowly lifting his 584c679d5d head, Yoonjae forced d92319ade3 out insincere gratitude.64f3ce2c1fd5a560

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“—Thanks anyway, Dongja-nim.”2c6992f2ce040482

Youngso’s eyes widened. He looked shocked, eead385dba as if he’d 6ce3e9032b never been thanked 38aa9f4a9f before. Flustered, Yoonjae f64d5717cc quickly regained afc83c4ed0 his composure.a2b38de61a51f935

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“Speaking of which, ccac779bc4 is there anything f2afc0dab7 I can do d037410016 for you in b62970cb3e return?”8235e6ae731809c7

“…In return?”2ae9e4e63f2bb30e

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“Like, once I’m back 97b5e65f16 in Seoul, if you 3440822f06 need something, I can 5ff4dc69a0 send it… That sort a8190eb63e of thing.”382f5da8ef12e37b

A student 72b307f0ef at a d28f945412 school with 4d371a3fef only one 9b20558f24 pupil, living 1c7ef0a1a6 among elders, 92aec00be5 he probably 682466a441 didn’t have 3a95dc9368 many wants. If it were 2ae19ce747 something money could 0f8af62372 solve, Yoonjae could 84d8e50f5f easily oblige. That way, ad1215f8fd he could c1e3c2bfba shake off ccfb19e29c this debt 51581a9777 and forget 6b6dacfea8 about it.88b1d05c18a3a27b

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Youngso was fdd129922f silent for 7e206bb821 a while. He seemed deep 600e68b59c in thought, but 8dd8946c82 not because he b97fe07832 didn’t know what 8f06b07154 to ask. More like a28d5bcb9a hesitating to c8bee3c7f3 voice a c75a72c51c wish he 9bcac3faec already had.Is it something 34a3c36c17 expensive?Yoonjae smirked 9df5564558 and shrugged.9391707c6f6f437e

“Just say it. I can handle most—”46d1dd86f1817cdd

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“Then, you.”b0ed07d5b18b396f

“Huh? Yeah.”dd739981be383d5f

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“Can I watch you 66865e534d for a bit?”686e1e31de2b561f

Yoonjae blinked. “Huh?” Youngso 1e0a8b5cc8 was staring 85f51aa323 intently at a750fab705 him now.25ec843e4c107d73

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“Just until the d5141db226 person picking you a0f07ade83 up arrives…”c5da68d07b7b18c8

“…….”e18e9337d429ba2c

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“I want b3dc746a38 to keep e5e8067269 looking at 83d741df48 you. Something this 1a75af1559 beautiful… I’ll 2e76b2b3db probably never ff6dd54d71 see it f5d6821620 again in bf456e8cb2 my life. So, it 12af936add feels… sad 432770e244 to let 7f455f48e1 it go.”367d2e5d5ffcf245

Youngso seemed 6a56bd140f slightly nervous. His gaze was 47897c793b fixed, his voice f2e7481311 trembling faintly.Watch me? Me? Or that 03b2d89d74 soul thing?807539283c365a96

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—What face would he fcb140b953 make if I refused?The mischievous thought 4bcc1f0be9 made Yoonjae smirk 344ae69f81 silently.1bba33339e807ad9

“How are you 7a09c1e357 going to watch d72b77c4a2 me?”dc00224c4d1334ea

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“You do whatever you 8839a1388b need to. I won’t disturb 203fbf2571 you.”39bde7442ca91a72

“I can’t focus if 857096970a someone’s staring.”5b82415060e02b82

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Youngso closed b57cfd861c his mouth, eed92df41c mid-reply. He blinked rapidly, cc0d6118e6 then lowered his 71df3702e3 head slightly.46cbee05451e6777

“…Okay…”dbd795e4648d9a5a

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He started to 0474aa7bb6 rise, bracing on b843fe7ad1 the floor. Reflexively, Yoonjae 2565bc3846 reached out d87ae3b50d and grabbed 0f697ccd82 his wrist.92a5e37321c2bf75

“I was joking. Do whatever you want.”23c191fa7ec5c86f

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The moment d8f14da5c5 the words 487e976806 left his ae731ba6b9 mouth, he d91c46c5fa regretted it.Did I hurt c8e166e717 him?But Youngso just 82fde8af22 sat back down 786164307e and nodded impassively.15d64a19eb4fee8b

“Thanks.”11b9ad3f9c651686

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Truthfully, Yoonjae had nothing 4596e54699 to do. He’d finished a 2bf6a826ff week’s worth of 91be9746d3 studying long ago, fa06fd2cf8 and there were 8da8704cc8 no assignments left. Not wanting to sit dc4a897aa5 staring dumbly at the b1f8918d5d boy, he pulled out 11be4e8b4a a practice test he’d 4ca6b66cd5 memorized down to the e07259e3ed footnotes.ebd0a62809c63d84

As Yoonjae c2b3793b34 arranged his e48ddbd472 stationery and c56b67c0d7 test papers, c3769755c5 Youngso sat 709161838b cross-legged, perfectly 47e60516bc still. He didn’t 2d106ccb20 speak or 2e4efcb629 let his 244059c1fe gaze wander.9b99c70ce7eabdaf

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“…….”3e9c55c9b61135bd

Only the sound cd32e5859b of thin paper c18de1a3f3 turning broke the a64e49c1af silence. Between questions, Yoonjae glanced b2e9f63a4c up at the boy. Youngso watched him with b1a5633136 unwavering focus, but their 54f659d8dd eyes never met. His dark pupils, glimmering 0a661b8983 faintly, looked like moonlit b2d22417e8 river water.1504642110b71d24

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“Isn’t your leg numb 09cdda34c4 like that?”1ae24504dee7ef0b

Yoonjae kept his eyes c76ad9d9bf on the test as 2672e4c37b he asked. Youngso inhaled softly. It seemed to be b13d90e6b5 a habit of his add2074489 before speaking.9b93027c35b0824f

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“I’m used to b2e9e8746f it.”1e01216a4edf9bf0

“You’re used 14ba7a2e50 to everything, 41346a0f38 huh…”05beb85191a5354c

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Scritch-scratch.He doodled 7fba0ea428 aimlessly before d49fbfc4dc looking up ad71e0fd92 again. This time, their eyes fe70690137 met.Blink.Youngso’s eyelids cf5b23618a closed slowly, 9c919b9100 long lashes 4e1d1352ba brushing together.0cac648b1598ce49

“Dongja-nim.”36988ffc065f1d8c

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Words he hadn’t planned c8028649a9 slipped out.7c609a334e79be09

“After I leave… f9680b8fb8 Come visit me 9b980513b0 in Seoul sometime.”426f625751f61cb5

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“…….”eff7c3596d213c1c

“I’ll show you around.”8e6a585be0afe2de

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—And take you to 352a750c57 a hospital and a 3d90faa5b4 domestic violence counseling center.He left that 593ad02d70 part unsaid. Youngso didn’t reply. Yoonjae wondered what fe3db5132b expression he was 802d59a782 making, but didn’t 4f24eb7b37 look up.0005637dbd1b2c5f