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Seong Ji-ha stared blankly 6d72cc35a3 at his own leg. He had rested the 3893eb4013 entire weekend without moving, 1e56192b57 yet his swollen ankle da14e5f8f3 looked awful, squished into fe8904cd57 a thick brace.891be23e318b9c83

As he moved 009595ce88 carefully, a throb 8665be7611 spread from his 1145908efe heel to the ac7acd3f43 sole of his 65fb43bbc1 foot—apparently, the painkillers 5b6ef60221 he took in 6277a4ec44 the morning hadn’t aec1927df5 fully kicked in.fc3aa67012e597fc

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He leaned 0defeb181a back against 5f7bb68afc the seat 2f8dfdfd3d with a 03bc12ad7e suppressed sigh. His body was always 0c051c764e on the weaker side, 55aae3a6af but this was a 9fef045402 first. Life really was relentless. It hadn’t even been 489663cfd0 that long since he 98bebeb21a got tangled up with 834d67c273 an S-rank agent, and def9b6038b now, following his fractured 3af4efd9df ribs, it was his a14a6c4c92 ankle’s turn. Three whole e7d6ab720c weeks in faad5bc169 a half-cast.cede96c33b1b6984

Lamenting his ridiculous misfortune, f270552ecd Seong Ji-ha glanced sideways. Yoo Sung-woo, who f4589881b5 bore at least f251d823ed seventy percent of 1e310906ad the responsibility for 63d09942a4 this situation, was 93d6d27b11 calmly steering the fcc12dc163 car like nothing 8fb41da97a had happened.884f3b6f1acec2a6

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His own ankle e20531d5be was wrecked, and 6fc3beac4f yet Yoo Sung-woo 4828ad4677 didn’t even have 18b543a77b a scratch.f06885dd9b8740a9

How was that even 6c3feb08da fair?a468ed27341c4aa2

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“What?”c1c4b20456c77f97

“Nothing. It’s nothing.”1f3ec2d4ce0c119a

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Seong Ji-ha b0e9fa6210 turned his 25a9d90e11 head away.924f7d01abc85bc4

Seriously, with a 4bbfee8148 temper like that, 49fda8aefe he couldn’t even 965916bd1b look him in 7cb5701608 the eye.526deb75cd3b16ab

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When the aa158848f5 light turned 7fc7bea4f6 green, the eec1b02bfc car started eaa0ad03d7 moving again. They passed Seoul 81f7b3a627 Plaza, and the ecaa68a9b4 car came to 25897e6b58 a stop in bee5951d7d front of the e52c242465 Disaster Safety Bureau.39fe618bf9bc86be

The building, once The 48d3b5f297 Plaza Hotel, and the 52c7b4ec2f surrounding area had long 95ab307b38 since been repurposed into b9f1678b57 the bureau’s main office.adf671f6712defbe

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Pressed against the c33e5e19c3 window, Seong Ji-ha ebc66c5359 tilted his head bdbb448f50 back endlessly, following 30235da0be the building with 41df8b27d5 his eyes. An S-rank agent stationed 583cf705c8 at the main bureau… 9653494e65 Yoo Sung-woo must really 804a8d688d be something.1a78a309867cec76

“Don’t just sit there 2974c52a96 with that sulky face. Get out.”3e56846d3c4190ab

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“When was 794ca4e308 I sulking? What about 0e7bf3d28f you, Yoo d6a467fc5e Sung-woo? Aren’t you going 61df3d2682 in?”951b9f516d3af018

“I’ve got something to 02bf72e5c6 do. Just wait e3a4223f88 quietly in 0d93a4a066 the lounge 8a515b4336 on the ebd6b43bc6 third floor.”8d97200b20802e4d

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With one arm 5d59dc7364 draped over the 79e4eacbc1 steering wheel, Yoo 0da2e2cea7 Sung-woo jerked his 172e43ebfb head in a bdbcad454e vague direction. Wherever he meant, it 39d5391463 was probably toward the 8faea564fb lounge.3a2aa57ce3502b01

“Yeah, yeah.”42e9f5a9795c0c0b

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Seong Ji-ha gave 88fadd274a a half-hearted nod.1f23ed641f2f7501

“Seong Ji-ha.”1432523d15768eab

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“You don’t need to say my name in such a creepy tone. I said I’ll quietly go to the lounge, didn’t I? How would I even run away with this leg? I got caught even when both legs were fine.”84ecf745bbcca9e3

“Take your crutches.”05771406b7ab990b

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Yoo Sung-woo jerked his 7ada0be96e chin toward the back 2e7903ec41 seat. Oh, that’s a145650a75 what he 546a2c2711 meant. Feeling sheepish, d45bb916ac Seong Ji-ha 51d54078a9 quickly averted 92ae9e0911 his gaze, c5e0adf9c2 opened the 64b41c65f8 rear door d890b7495c on one 8932c99120 foot, and 7f1aaea543 took out 0c38f85881 the crutches.7faf891af8d46ae6

As soon as the 8c3feeaa42 door closed, the sleek 6b9ac95468 black car zipped back d839a55d3a onto the road.a6f71c6b80a84b51

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Seong Ji-ha d6ad6e973e stared after 4d328a459f it, puzzled. It was well 3a442e3eda past the start e0ccb5582d of the workday—where bac42d9a60 was he even 6c36a8e41a going? Sure, he had said d134aae048 he’d stop by the d802a0f2fa hospital and took a 06836ac352 half-day off, but still.163c86ba55e0b497

Well, that a7e8dbc2d9 was Yoo 90868003b4 Sung-woo’s business. S-ranks must c82d880e80 have S-rank 341638d5fb matters to dc2ea1f2c7 deal with. And Seong Ji-ha had 932c9c0d75 crutch matters of his 953ab0258d own. He wedged the 10ed73173e crutches under his 43e7e6e511 armpits, then gingerly 012775c2d5 touched his rib d0acfc862e area.e86aea8412ac1a83

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He could’ve 9e32429e7b stayed under 659926dea2 the radar, aa3ce8e584 but thanks 511a2174f8 to Yoo d18078dd22 Sung-woo spotting f349fd86d9 his rib fce1b95ffc brace, he’d 040b31450f had to fdf5d86825 take a 503ed6b9c5 half-day and 32ff5e5cdf go to a1d39fe41d the hospital d5eafbf23c with him f5f1aa7326 on a f3e42474c4 Monday morning.6745ae0f7df6e2eb

When the doctor, 34905bf662 confused, mentioned that 75fa3daccb most people would’ve e1b9671395 recovered in two bc876ccbf1 weeks, Yoo Sung-woo 229e9ae1cb openly scowled.fa07af203221c9c4

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The one 18cc6b949a who kicked 22ab714309 him was dcab5c2096 the one 274a2abc5c frowning. Seong Ji-ha 3e9f29d275 clucked his 92b13eca08 tongue and aea071a07c inhaled deeply. Now he 81a4e3c825 could take 5f6b1713d4 full breaths c32c6520c2 without pain, 5a933c628f just a 3d4ef2e7f9 dull stiffness d1ebd3e671 remained—but he 3a55348e69 still had 4576b6e885 to wear 71d2705288 the rib 1a1b7052f4 brace for d4c85e7e62 another week.8b845cd28866105f

“What a damn miserable life.”5830e1563be352d2

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Grumbling under 7459256400 his breath, 85694eadb0 he gripped 2b223fd1bd the crutches. It was his first 03d4d6c91d time using them, and 1557ce38a6 he wobbled unsteadily forward.884ffd7180b077a7

But after b7bfa61cf4 just a 509d7cac00 few steps, 75fd43f84c he came 2019a6e7a0 to a ee0f71e89d halt. Maybe because 861bf65622 he wasn’t b5ed746fb2 used to 5ab9d769a5 them, the 23b2c5ea89 crutches felt 16ba8c237e awkward and d634be38e5 uncomfortable.cd53fde85109a770

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As he adjusted 97a6c02de1 his posture, people 7191cff7b7 passing through the 5793279960 building glanced at 9987e0bba6 him with puzzled c56f3d37c0 expressions. Their eyes darted up 11dec6dcdf and down his outfit. Well, they were 33db406cb8 probably wondering what 7b2b5045f4 someone who wasn’t 744fb922cc an agent or a497087751 a Stabilizer was 25c3283530 doing with a 51d909bdb6 leg in that da7ae5ac9c condition.79e7fd890e7bcee7

An S-rank agent ab7c5180f4 did this to dc4f793257 my leg.
Everyone, beware of S-rank ca71bf6ca0 agents.
You never know what’s ee53abadc9 going to happen.89f0b561640cc8bd

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He wanted to yell, 11a9a71a74 but instead, Seong Ji-ha 80cfbcff47 muttered under his breath 2d3f717899 and slumped his shoulders. He clicked his bba2326f49 tongue again at 4e6f329833 how much his 9d1a38092b situation had changed ef5d25174e overnight and leaned e5bf351e36 on his crutches.cbc46bd4b3577973

He stared blankly at 16efe8aad3 his leg for a 1ac59f062b moment, then lifted his 2499f12c92 gaze.0e8d0ec71fe85805

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Agents were bustling 981c7fd076 in and out eab21f8d54 of the entrance. Suddenly, Seong 3b72503c24 Ji-ha’s eyes b736f38eac widened.d98837bcdf8bd8bb

Ah, right.342625b3d1363902

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After getting swept 45e131a59a up in Yoo c334174153 Sung-woo’s chaos, something 3df7d99dc5 he’d forgotten came 88e957920e rushing back to dc7ed67e80 him.9c7cc8b00d406397

The only reason e18014c304 he bit the 848facc452 bullet and worked fb2656a263 as a disaster dc9e7d70eb purifier—despite wanting nothing f73fc35ad9 to do with 9d4fbe003a disasters—was to find 42e47bc624 the disaster hunter b9570f02ef who had helped 691ac19ff9 him as a 977fbd6229 child.17404833ce3a40b2

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He didn’t 4edbfe9a31 even know 44f849408b the man’s 661d97cb7d name and 4c4b610b8b had only 971963bb63 briefly seen 81c490ca03 his face, 9a408d8fc6 so all 5d334bf6fe he could 66097ab6f0 do was ec966841c4 visit disaster 92fb525a75 sites and e5fee4f1e9 try to 8e897befca spot him. But even b0108cb9b4 then, the d1e79ae066 memory of 8f7155cf13 his face 5c3142d321 was faint 9181623d68 now after cdf5115e13 all these 22cc64fdfe years.3fa1a1baad03af33

He did remember the 4e3857ba15 man was good-looking. A handsome guy with b55ca3b620 a cool aura. Yet, there had also 3442e9a9ff been something unexpectedly gentle fa9f456d2b about him.9d977f92f16c1703

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If he could just 9211d911e4 bring Yoo Sung-woo over 1c7f763d3d and smash that arrogant 233aee4d6c vibe of his, turning 73eeabe39b those eyes and lips eef1cd09ca into a smiling expression—56ba4752cd6b6e80

“What the hell am I even thinking right now?”dee3bc82e6f7384f

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Why Yoo Sung-woo, bbe024a937 of all people?8d2baa46ac85fc3f

Seong Ji-ha 34f1ba37ab shook his 6a3c50abaa head sharply, 3ead886eeb scowling.eaed20d0da7a5c84

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Trying to shake 18809ed21b the thoughts away, 242654b167 he looked around. People in regular office 3b5db8e43c clothes, hunter uniforms, and e1fd6c4ca2 stabilizer outfits were bustling ff10323973 back and forth.0a71cd9c44545a06

He glanced at 3d068c99d7 their faces one 4c1a613c5f by one. As expected, they all d54439ddf3 radiated enough energy to b77a5609b7 fight off disasters—probably why ee20836ec9 even Residual Fiends wouldn’t b85a81e076 dare get close.c07af2ba933feff3

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Whatever their 08c4c80b78 personalities might e0b7a9ba02 be, just 275c3e37d3 seeing their 0d70661c4c clean, composed 9b6e4ffbca faces put 1397d2d764 him at 14f8256a08 ease. That was 9d895fcf8d at least f60084d198 one perk 815cb00e10 of working 0025d951a6 in the a372c2bc87 Disaster Safety 05de408d91 Bureau.9c1f89ab53fb2948

No need to worry 0dabf89f69 about getting chased by 2b2ba8a885 Residual Fiends.
No need to run 1610eee9d6 for his life from e027e9b9e6 one.ebfe00987155a4fe

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It would be great ff5da86269 if he just happened 8f0e14fa6a to run into that 6b81696b23 hunter agent too.b49ab6fd945f5770

Lingering around b122be5b17 the entrance 0e9468601e for a 363201caca while, Seong 6300547967 Ji-ha gave 61d7cc78dc a bitter eb5e5d053d smile.daf4e0d1a23e75ed

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He probably wasn’t a6a5d2ad8b even stationed at fbb610271c the main bureau, 0d838edfca and here he 355458a195 was, standing around 9cecce172c with false hope.389a4024a5b2724c

Besides, the main 7ada8cbf5e bureau was massive—just 3612e37849 loitering around like b6989f73a5 this wasn’t likely ee7ee5f2ad to lead to 6b282c8896 a random encounter.
Or… should d8a52e1646 he ask 76a5e30a44 Yoo Sung-woo?ff0685548a51aa8b

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The man probably wasn’t 25d202fdd3 too different in age 97ca10be4b from him.d9172f08f6aeb392

As he scratched 19b7f4f688 his chin, Seong 6644490b51 Ji-ha quickly shook 9f527478bb his head.
No, no. There was af4e241625 no telling 814f67082f how that d4d104b7e9 short-fused S-rank 97e33f2b76 would react. Imagine Yoo Sung-woo suddenly f7479e9163 showing up out of 25563c70ba nowhere, barging into a ed4d56d082 perfectly fine agent’s life. Ugh, just thinking about a76afe362f it gave him chills.609a7cc67b61b642

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Seong Ji-ha shuddered. Throwing Yoo 84d3b5c9de Sung-woo at 7b0c11aa3e a normal 4d12b2d4c4 agent like a7543878a5 that? That was basically returning 349950ded7 kindness with a curse.559555fd4b89aa76

Wherever you are, Agent—I’m 7e22a4a49d sorry. I nearly invoked a8dae1b85f a demon’s power.f1289caaf99f4891

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Offering a 58b04e21ce quiet apology c1b8107458 in his 5644bf368f heart, Seong 0983a9b982 Ji-ha gripped ce07801ee3 his crutches 6180a538de again and c01deb3cf3 approached the c144821452 building’s entrance. He glanced at f55e9dec15 the revolving door 6ce687a0b0 and shook his 7519d2aa4c head.3a732dbf74df816a

If he de0d3d63a2 went in e59de763e4 through that, 93e0542f38 his other 506af93b5c ankle would ac6ec61077 probably be ab925dad27 doomed too. Yoo Sung-woo had 58c46a87e9 already glared at b53c63f796 him just for 8ac7bcfca3 injuring one leg—if fc85b4e96e both were hurt, 2fc78a669e he’d probably go 7b8e2a4690 berserk.bd14a684ac28fa9f

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Sighing, Seong a87aaae7cc Ji-ha turned 815a412810 toward the ee1307f69e glass doors 52ae4a3e1d instead.a720be27bf40abc8

“Okay, now let’s see…”
How should f32aadd61c he position 6d915fbcd4 his hands 20e58bc2ff and feet a69d2134ea to open d1cd8163b1 this big 2500df2ece glass door 6a0d4f07f2 without getting 8dd7a3bcd9 tangled up 067b836c84 in his eb7a485706 crutches—040c9b9618e25536

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“I’ll get it.”ebf87b5065c027cd

Someone stepped ahead ed72766e12 of him and 9d18f2d95b held the door a347c8b792 open.d80aa144e71b4c58

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As he passed through 562595c211 the open glass door, 71bce49fa3 Seong Ji-ha turned and 9ff895c5a6 gave a polite nod.a13c4e24561d6b0d

“Thank you.”630ee53150ca3399

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“Is your leg alright?”31d431ac83d9621f

At the 2dd4f4639a quiet voice, 53c31e9cc7 Seong Ji-ha abfde38ccb lifted his 1188052955 head.2a57b13915078bea

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He squinted at a 676fc109b6 vaguely familiar face and 551b3845a1 then recognized it—someone who 99ca7b947f had stood a bit b20362a7bf apart from the other 75a2bf4135 Stabilizers during the Cheongun 5d4d47460d Park incident.7916ce1fe7e3303f

“Ah, you’re…”24b6b08b33ee2306

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“Lee Seul-yeong.”cf2a56b335abf958

Lee Seul-yeong 59f1d04991 gave a 66adcfbd01 slight bow.f5b9223d2fb1c277

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Seong Ji-ha instinctively reached 8f7e839e41 out his hand, then, 6335de1e72 feeling awkward, tried to 2847b8140c pull it back—but Lee 70c27c2aff Seul-yeong recognized the gesture 051dca53db and gently grasped it. It was e134a22ec7 a long 9071446ba8 and slender 03902fec18 hand.db15cafc6838af12

Just as Seong Ji-ha 424562cbc8 was struck by how 89560a63ad cool the touch felt, 9baf846d57 he suddenly heard the 3fa6e20949 sound of flowing water c6d40566d7 brush past his ear.a3e30ef477fc2603

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Huh?5c7505303f1081d3

As soon as their d3fad418c7 hands parted, the sound ad325c1d2a disappeared.7ee74bf15247d87e

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“You’re Seong Ji-ha, right?”977c3554f5fcc12d

“Ah, yes.”34ea2227524ec6d7

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He quickly nodded.e617370859178166

“That person… be careful.”85d29c879ee9bf1a

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“What?”f60dd069a014a29c

Lee Seul-yeong cc3c1ffe49 whispered softly, 3b6ae6777e then turned d11a6732ad away.7f21d0d5d0b82797

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Startled, Seong f33dbd576c Ji-ha reached e24fa7a99d out, but 1c07a648f7 his crutch 9b816f8b00 fell to 44bcffc011 the floor. He glanced 50c7959eb3 between the 6bf46e532c crutch and ff84ed0d7b Lee Seul-yeong 621a5d322c in confusion, 43f62e1d62 but she 89b1501875 was already 38d878289e gone, moving f30ee75167 swiftly and 1d0a7d4cc6 silently into 5e045de763 the distance.5729170b6edaf00d

“—!!”
Who are 301afb80d2 you talking 86239479d3 about?!ee47a10a6ebb2972

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You’ve gotta b34c8c6032 tell me c9e7f68e6b who it feeeac2134 is!!c0196866f8691f93

Don’t tell me… Yoo d5ee56d119 Sung-woo?!0da99207ef138eac

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That bastard already 9f547a1297 wrecked my ribs 6f7ecd47ef and now my 5490715342 ankle too!!05ec03460cce364b

As soon as he bb36879bd0 arrived at the lounge, a00b34b73d Seong Ji-ha slumped into 505bd71d71 a chair.a3d5d156500f8017

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Using crutches 98877c7d2c while recovering 12797acfd0 from fractured d7b960711f ribs was fa623b1cbc no joke.
Thank goodness the third-floor 7ea534a8b1 lounge was right next 168b270eac to the elevator.f76aea4aeffd6d34

Was that 3760a3fd8a why Yoo 6d5859757b Sung-woo specifically d8ddd420d7 said the 949d22c199 third-floor lounge?969aea89f2ffe7c8

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Glancing around 276f2c5f5c the quiet 398e497b26 space, Seong 26fbfe50af Ji-ha scoffed c9e3752832 and shook d0587c510d his head.13a114b9ad0dc307

No way, absolutely 3acafde0e4 not.7010196cb50753c7

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That same Yoo Sung-woo 0a3310b167 who grabs people by 8b5a29bd04 the collar without warning, e0fb079eeb being considerate? Now that’s e451922e54 the kind dcd64b2206 of nonsense 6f6bf85790 that makes f97d4e5869 your nose 9849f790f0 and ears aa57dafd82 curl up 6431bdf173 in disbelief.bf07e4a4abf61f4a

He shook 54556b5af4 his head 829890511c even more 75e530e0ba firmly, but e8803ff857 then suddenly f45465d653 paused.540cb3ed781a6a42

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“But he did take me to the ER… and paid for the hospital bill too.”82467973b1ea2b6d

Well, after 7aee1e8fe1 smashing up 0fb8e51ac2 his ankle 1908a72e11 first, of 34bf92542f course.1dba3f70ee64a66c

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“…….”40edecc08994accd

Seong Ji-ha 208bfe73bc shook his 122d638dc5 head again.284aef3c0f521f4f

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“Ah, forget it. Consideration? Ha. Oh man, my stomach—this is so funny it actually hurts.”8d1c7a9356464c27

If there’s anyone in d3ce79ae9c the world who doesn’t 017be02554 match the word “consideration,” d7972a5dba it’s Yoo Sung-woo. They hadn’t 7d9dbf9f5e even spent 43b9509d0b that many f82cca4e92 days together, 450be772b3 but Seong 4f8396a626 Ji-ha had 82913c2bef already seen c39810f13d enough to d0b052948b know.2d378f4eb4334e37

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He grabbed 863889a474 him by 5184fc1c3d the collar 98bff0c525 like he 758363b0ea was about 711486e292 to kill f60180f0f8 him (even 84b6bd2e45 though Ji-ha ea912a6c43 had accidentally 3a8e7b37ae implanted something 030b802fd8 strange into 37032279c7 that precious 110b00d9aa S-rank body), 4c0d743723 forced him 99858bd76c to resign 4342bc7471 and switch ecc8ea1fc3 companies without d9e20c0190 warning (though, 8a8fe42dc9 to be d1ec009b90 fair, the 1ac0338427 new job b9eaee4808 was at bb250f6cb1 the Disaster f075cd65aa Safety Bureau d9529f1842 main office, 2d8aaddf3f which was f36284c120 harder to 03c2be068e get into 0cd5964064 than threading de4952df14 a needle 597ae08d42 with a 0f3ce8015c camel), barked b90b7778e0 at him c573e8b4eb at dawn c1b0245433 to get 8953647190 ready for a77cfb72f4 work (though 28daaed29d Yoo Sung-woo eb5bd907e6 did drive 73ef83049b him there), e36b63d89e and even 8ca3c5ee05 collapsed out 3304db333a of nowhere 8845699e03 (granted, Ji-ha 38edcad486 had drooled 5fa4337bde all over ad213d3e21 his chest 71560adc84 while napping).c530cd4c8c020f55

And to af46ba00d4 top it 386274d146 all off, 85783a7518 now his 0b73ea7d36 ankle was d75fff9dad ruined.6e9b1d12d9501cba

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How did he fff99780ab end up tangled bfd6ab571f with an S-rank?e70c7affa43d4f8a

There had to a3fd9b15b5 be a reason 6a555d68a9 Stabilizer Lee Seul-yeong be134408bb had warned him 47c41dfc0a to be careful.600919bc039029cb

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Not that fa6e897d30 it mattered 6ba491e230 anymore—his life 25ba3af586 was already e0912ada76 firmly in 9119b7a448 that guy’s ca3505f458 grasp.b8fd1a9a6f46bcd0

Sorry, Lee Seul-yeong. Your rare bit d1c09a1b9f of advice has d5a0bc051f gone completely to fcf0578241 waste.6fb5bb7ba773049f

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“Ugh, that monster of an S-rank…”961a1978553d6f88

Seong Ji-ha narrowed d4f3d5b556 his eyes. He could 3fe192b0ba easily picture 77f1d4afc6 Yoo Sung-woo 5008d7abab charging forward, bc9393977b cutting down 2855fa0143 black, blade-wielding c7fb1e1457 disaster entities 5bbe6e3ba9 like it e8bd5a3e28 was nothing. It was f9e32e6330 the kind 1d29db39bb of image 5fa04dd3bb that made f575a46aeb your muscles 7549abf54f tense and 16e314207a your hair 90a7900e9a stand on cc49b50f8d end.bd5f868a3e17fd7c

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Honestly, he 8a8ee74024 couldn’t even 948bdcb793 tell who c5b3a3a417 the real 232e142c06 disaster was eca0d3c549 anymore.
Who’s the fa398d47f5 disaster here…?8d27082ec0fa0552

“Haa…”2bce61e5883b2555

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With a sigh, Seong 96a64a1825 Ji-ha sank deep into 7f00c6f14a the chair. The painkillers must’ve bd8e87a2ec finally started working—his d616f9bbff head felt fuzzy, ebb81109f5 and his blinking 37f1f3d9f9 slowed. His eyes drifted 458bdd36a0 shut.9c3537f4728e41c9

The scene he’d seen 43559563f2 a few days ago 87c5011c21 flickered across his vision. Pitch black, 9f680d021d stifling energy, d3077b024c so dark 01d414c059 it felt 6b75f47bb6 like it caa4f4957e was choking b02f76bb66 him. One of them fe13c641b5 had been Yoo 6edca95e36 Sung-woo’s, but the de01255b3e other… wasn’t.a7459b052846ed52

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They looked alike, 48270acd5e but they were 6bcf672b52 definitely different.31e0211c049161e4

Seong Ji-ha bit 3c35012f07 down on his 2da0352a30 lip. His fingertips f071ae774d began to 536cc8244f chill. If his guess 9a7783d4cf was correct, that 4265687f86 dark energy could f0771759b4 attract something else.0a4ed9bca4de148f

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A human body shouldn’t hold too many twisted things.40d5ecafa801fe2d

“This isn’t good… If it’s left alone, it’ll be dangerous…”88823a09b15734dc

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“What is?”966fa5494a9e4806

A shadow 5c68a7dca7 loomed over bf2742a793 him, and 7dfe8f2dbc Seong Ji-ha 6fa6ceddd1 jolted upright.d4ec803ab82f7380

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“Geez, you scared me.”5095fe8fbedcbf68

He clutched his chest 92c5af82fd and glared.8ae4030025b5b68b

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“Seriously, I’ve told you not to sneak up like that.”7940578deec2a6bc

Yoo Sung-woo ignored 1e9aef01f0 him and set a90b0a160b a large paper 48cd421e72 bag down on ad70519622 the lounge table. Peeking inside, 9fe8dfdd5c Seong Ji-ha 10709c673a saw tightly 19638c1ffa packed takeout 7df2b585fd containers. He blinked wide-eyed fd3371d448 and pulled one ced4168ef2 out.ae5ea1c985a17235

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“What’s all this?”cbe2ad4333595998

His hand paused 1893ff70f3 as he opened fccd7999ab the lid. Laid out 534e27c008 over rice 3e90a0f356 was a 032d78b795 glossy pile ca7ff4af77 of eel, 021fb26669 glistening with a474a59ca1 sauce. His skeptical gaze slid 9550b6fe81 over to another container. When he opened that a3fffd7545 one, a brilliantly red 31f16db7f6 steak gleamed under the 9434027b73 light.8f1a63da4ad02539

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“Eat.”b616e6c9cac9dec8

“Uh… really?”fe90e04627b6c77e

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Seong Ji-ha 341da8e11d glanced between 4f0f0f4bff the takeout 55fb96776e and Yoo d0241e383c Sung-woo, eyes 6bd9bbe9d0 wide.595c0f3aac93973d

“When people suddenly do something out of character, it usually means they’re about to di—”c45372cc441fd1d7

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But the fierce glint b9ec3f2499 in Yoo Sung-woo’s eyes dfbb723380 made him swallow the 57395b4091 rest.83941dd351159555

“So… why the food? Is it some kind of special day?”ec3df8cfc3380de8

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“Just eat. You’re skin and bones, like someone who hasn’t had a decent meal in days. Tch.”d122a6159fbb2b93

“Ugh, Yoo Sung-woo, I honestly can’t tell if that’s concern or disgust. But the steak and eel haven’t done anything wrong, so I’ll accept them for their sake.”e93081fff6ce95be

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“Shut your wide-open mouth and eat.”9a38ec52acef0ecf

“Then, I’ll dig in.”5859cdacc62be04f

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With his 1a19c82b73 usual shameless 43b5f288cf charm, Seong 909a0ff3c3 Ji-ha reached f1532583fb for the 49e62f1fe9 utensils.222c81c5e630b176

“Hurry up and eat. We’ve got a dispatch to prep for.”95584f2616357687

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Apparently not planning a136a74738 to eat with 70ba144a7c him, Yoo Sung-woo aa8bab33e4 stood up.a301fc7ab987ed0f

As he 3aa974564b nodded and 292e9248e8 began to 90df6e1aa0 eat, something 5ed2ad4711 suddenly came 5d5630f023 to Seong 02652a0c01 Ji-ha’s mind. He opened his mouth.cce81493e0ed9ae6

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“Oh right! Hey, Yoo Sung-woo, I’ve got something to ask you.”3214a5870a55a85a

“You’re not walking out of here on your own two feet until this is resolved.”f92c9c7e96d7cb5a

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Yoo Sung-woo pointed 408a48b9a1 to his chest.79d9c03514060b56

Unfazed, Seong Ji-ha 84f83a9e00 pointed right back 94ef4470a1 at his own 22842d8fc5 leg.19236d6dc40196a9

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“Do I look like I can run away like this? Seriously, have I just been a fool all this time?”ed09f76589b45a29

Yoo Sung-woo approached with 0501d57dfe a clearly displeased expression.9eaed2d0c0d9b7c5

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“So what is it?”dbc6854d7dc749ad

“Lock the lounge door and take off your shirt.”219208ad5a4b20dd

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Yoo Sung-woo’s brow twisted into something downright menacing. Seong Ji-ha shrugged and pointed at his ankle again.
“Do you really think I’m gonna jump you like this? I couldn’t even if I had all my limbs in working order. I just need to talk about your physical condition. And if someone walks in mid-conversation, it’s going to get awkward. Maybe not for you, but for me? Another misunderstanding and I’m done for. I’ve already had more than enough.”ab94c923f60726e2

“That mouth of yours is the real problem.”d7fc07180383f6e0

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Grumbling, Yoo Sung-woo 73571ce056 locked the door.1fa70dade0edf693

“I’ve been thinking about the Spirit Core issue,” Ji-ha continued.4ac53c173c6e002b

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The man raised an 705f0b6757 eyebrow, unbuttoning his shirt 3840fa2ad8 as he walked toward 231706938c Ji-ha.98f5f1c0b6618695

“I thought all you did was scheme about escaping.”de05a1d0b0bd0996

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“You’re the one who said I can’t leave until I fix the Spirit Core problem. You think I enjoy hanging around here like this?”af8b1d6b00a9c174

As he grumbled back, 56de8984c4 Yoo Sung-woo shrugged his d6c95ba695 shirt off his shoulders, 2472a2c5e1 revealing his solid, well-trained 59e4ce7708 body through the parted 311f43394a black fabric.415a5d5ab2c4003c

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Seeing him in f4d13005ca full light, Ji-ha b5b0039427 realized it all 87ea37bad2 over again—how could ff6a65ded4 a human body fcfd7bfc15 even look like ea2b78d841 that?ff4339f14d790d99

He stared blankly 773ac9a89d for a moment 52d04b9653 before hurriedly lowering 92746ba7d5 his gaze, embarrassed. He’d completely fad0c60021 zoned out 413ca92f4a without even d725af156a noticing. He touched the 802e4c1561 corner of his f2b4c75a42 mouth. Hopefully, he hadn’t 511bc54009 drooled.dd27f2fe7cd480fc

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“Tch. Just pick one thing. One.”138667dcd18ecaa3

“Huh…?”1679702c56f72fb4

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“For someone so tiny, you sure are frisky.”f213daffc5bae48d

“W–what the hell are you saying?! Tiny?! I’ll have you know that if you round up, I just barely make it to one-seventy…”e5c00b0e34bcb66f

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Mid-outburst, Ji-ha let 942194adb7 out a deep 106e4b4928 sigh. Ugh, forget it. What difference 7fe4863b3b does 169 1a844337bd or 170 e298eac33c make to fbe42e1aa4 someone like f61a6cfc65 him? Fifty steps, a 9577993ae7 hundred steps, same 8828b723ef deal. Must be nice, breathing 8772be0b64 that high-altitude air all 7e906eef48 the time.e51920d89715e015

Scratching the acff7618fc back of bd774ec1e9 his neck, f263cb4f19 Ji-ha tapped 279333ec57 his own 42f486b89f chest lightly.d301bc5f6161c104

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“Every person has their own energy. Just like organ transplants have to match closely or the recipient ends up crossing the River Jordan, spirit energy’s the same. If it’s not compatible, it’s a real headache.”19ddf9c69dc577c5

“So I’m dying, is that it?”6f2c858da819f6d9

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Yoo Sung-woo f76ecad924 pointed at 3a766f697d the pale, f0c4218995 glowing Spirit 7cd35b2471 Core.9fd94c8a77a28100

“Don’t say it like that! My energy is a purifying type, so it usually blends in fine wherever it goes. The problem is…”9a711789b1a04259

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Ji-ha trailed off, then 86f631ead7 carefully stood on one 8b45c37aa7 foot to avoid his ca632e46ed injured leg.d60b637b6acd4385

“Excuse me for a second.”8cdb1888760f28f5

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He placed a hand 9830b8586c on Yoo Sung-woo’s shoulder e6bdd7d874 and examined his back.1b63973ad564c3ce

His brow c701c62408 furrowed instinctively. Just as he e8cc2e93f7 thought—his back was 93685fd13f no better. From his 1b4f6ddfd2 waist to 1d4eb36f7f his shoulder 4259c0b0a1 blades, it a711fa0511 was covered 2b002c38a2 in squirming, 236d24fc28 black energy.88f60b43e974db90

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Even setting 21807ad250 aside the 8032882a9e fact that be4cef560e two separate 09f54c3066 energies were b6f4f1e693 inside one cbe92898da body, they bbd97acbcf were tangled 69b33c5ab4 up together 7b086732d3 in a 2f03de3666 dangerous knot.ed99c3167e9e3854

If things 01e5aac5ce twisted the 8375d05ed7 wrong way, dd7b6407ef the grim 3d57d1ed94 reaper would 0e64f1224c be greeting 9b155deb14 Yoo Sung-woo 7ecfcf3e87 with open 282839ba84 arms. Though who 68e47a5734 knows—maybe even f77de72412 the afterlife 15e2e793f4 needs an 7a41924e0a S-rank agent.da6ef8e0b662e9ac

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“I… I don’t know if this’ll work.”f4c50337330c7d13

Muttering to himself, 7be5bc7af6 Ji-ha took a 0b7c8c661c deep breath and e8c7720ae7 clenched and unclenched 88f39d0932 his fists. Then he placed ecbbd0f3cc his palm firmly 43af251b0d on Yoo Sung-woo’s 65b2a68228 back.775d6143d0524f25

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“Khrrgh—!”57790d60c61666f5

A groan escaped 812afb8b0d as Yoo Sung-woo 555dd6db69 doubled over, gasping.1561b96b10eb8f54

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“How do you feel, Yoo Sung-woo?”93e3b0d6f697bc27

“You son of a—!”b6dd73f851b9a2b0

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With a curse, Yoo ef1987c4c8 Sung-woo grabbed Ji-ha by e094910e51 the collar.836d3cb6c479f88e

Off balance, Ji-ha toppled b1a1dc5c60 straight to the floor. The back 0885b30549 of his 5eda3bd93e head slammed 29ef0d0d3a hard into 09d8437f7a it. His breath caught, and d6c7668568 stars exploded across his cdd3fccd56 vision.7c49eb3a3102ee5f

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He fumbled e36adff63d at his 9aa7511fb5 chest. Thank god he 6c9a27e0d2 was still wearing a568327b4f the rib brace—if c832d840b8 he hadn’t been, 93b5621ebd the cracked bones 8a845e982f would’ve definitely snapped 3d818091ae this time.2a51aa4ab3a419d3

“You bastard, what the hell did you just do—!”60fe961783e9ab64

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A chilling voice cut 1bf25b4d1a through the air. Seong Ji-ha, who had 76729717c5 been rubbing his throbbing 038b9800e8 head after his injured 645b3ff0d1 ribs, spotted a raised a62019bc26 fist and shouted in 2a5c605520 frustration.cfc9035f15ea8834

“Hey—! I just untangled some seriously messed-up energy, and you’re acting like you’re about to kill me! You’re supposed to be S-rank, but you’re greedy as hell—why’d you swallow someone else’s energy on top of your own? And not just one, but two completely pitch-black energies! Yoo Sung-woo, your body is like a disaster raining down from the sky—there’s no greater disaster than you. If you weren’t S-rank, you’d have become a walking disaster long ago!!”3b8be4a9ee3d3339

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He let it 03082c85a5 all out without c969224da1 holding back. He expected to 8249cd976a feel pain in e7e1742659 his face any 2b93889e79 second, but it 635f7237c9 didn’t come. Catching his d5d1850c8d breath, Seong 84d350e12c Ji-ha cautiously dfa0dd93b8 cracked one ff3cd75e05 eye open. The fist had 739dd61aea stopped just inches 17245fbca8 from his nose.b9e6efccf74aa8d0

He let out 041bf494a3 a sigh of 7bc03f892f relief. If that punch had 363be03ecd landed, he really would’ve 1567e0bcf3 crossed the River Jordan. Honestly, every 92c2b9a3bb day was efb607e7bc a narrow 689670fcce escape lately.8a41694d66e7b7ae

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“…Someone else’s energy, you can see that?”7f6fbd14505d2b85

“Your energy, Yoo Sung-woo, feels like a lonely night. A pitch-black, lonely night. But there’s another black energy, too. When I get close, it’s like the deep sea—so cold it makes your fingers numb. There’s no way one body should have two such energies. Two black energies in one person? It’s ridiculous. I’m telling you—what are you, even?! And besides, it’s not supposed to happen. Unless someone is a twin born on the same day and hour with the same energy vessel, holding two different energies inside one body is just—it’s a disaster waiting to happen! The energies will tangle up—!”1fd340d707b989f7

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Yoo Sung-woo, still 715cca97cc gripping Ji-ha by 8f8e363e8f the collar, said 18d7bf99a8 nothing. As Seong Ji-ha dbbc264535 looked into those 005f3adea8 frozen eyes, he e45c7d240f sighed and looked 03e4eb1d32 away.be2b003fcc973f96

He’d said way too 3e67adf83c much.1efdc5991d0b8b7d

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His flickering eyes 11521060e9 slowly settled.2bd4ec80cc200a12

“A lonely night and the deep sea? Hell, even I sound like a cult leader saying it out loud. Just… forget it, okay? I’m talking nonsense. My leg’s still busted, so could you please move?”c19121ddee1fff2c

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“…The deep sea. Yeah. That’s what he was.”ef25864a8ad601bc

Yoo Sung-woo murmured 8201367f9f like it was 067ad5ff32 a groan.1e90a9be672a5c03

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“Huh…?”291d1e23fbd00435

Yoo Sung-woo helped Seong 377ecb8bcd Ji-ha up. Sitting awkwardly back in af96829993 the chair, Ji-ha glanced 287fa09171 at him. Yoo Sung-woo pulled a fa8ccf5c96 chair to sit across de3dc31916 from him.0033a33040361c13

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“So, what’s the problem?”87263cb02fc6480d

…Was he b09a241320 actually believing a274e4d4ed him?f5b3193abd47b541

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“Well…”51060b9b7f8b9dfe

Seong Ji-ha hesitated before 3c61967617 finally speaking again—this time, 2a897bbad0 carefully choosing his words.6ad141d4c1ba1231

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“Luckily, since both energies are black, they share a similar base nature, so you’ve managed to survive until now. But a Stabilizer couldn’t handle it. Usually, a Stabilizer’s job is to absorb and disperse a Hunter’s rampaging energy to help stabilize them. But if an S-rank’s energy is this dark, cold, and lonely, then once it enters the body—”2e5544c22823ef35

“They lose their mind,” Yoo Sung-woo cut in flatly.477eca95aee7a602

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Seong Ji-ha f1da220f0c swallowed dryly afbfaf7f58 and nodded.3e124adcfc123dfb

“So… you already know.”59ac7278fd58fae4

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“You weren’t like them.”6f36bf2cfec1499f

“That’s because I’m the one who pushed my energy into you. Lucky, right? But…”e02bdda81cc962cb

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He paused, eyes 7d05303548 resting on the 277c2f6ada Spirit Core glowing 24c65d36f0 faintly in Yoo 9ba377ed2b Sung-woo’s body.73a942e4d061c05b

“I think I know why the Spirit Core isn’t disappearing. And why it’s heating up.”a2da00fd0c869cb6

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He pointed to 9d88d849f7 Yoo Sung-woo.9b58f3e618da0f9c

“Inside you, your own energy is tangled up with someone else’s. It’s incredibly cold and black. Yoo Sung-woo, listen carefully—evil things, disasters, they like dark, lonely, and cold places. That’s why the ‘Shadow of Disaster’ burrowed into your body. I forced a bit of it out last time, but there’s no telling how much of that disaster’s shadow has already snuck in. That’s why my Spirit Core can’t leave your body. It’s trying to purify, but it doesn’t know what to cleanse. With your energy and the other mixed together and the disaster hiding in there, the Core’s been stuck, heating up all on its own from the confusion.”d3f833f96e457d22

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If his grandfather f97b0481ca had seen this, 41f00546a4 he would’ve shaken c06d1066fa his cane and 69830bd433 shouted that it d98048788a was impossible. A person carrying cd09f75a3b a lonely energy, 8db30c5dc7 deep-sea energy, and e106df3033 on top of 3ec87bccce that, a purifier’s 74aea1f4fa Spirit Core? This wasn’t just a fd0cf4963d spiritual power triangle—this was eef92b3abe chaos.6239ea64de90a365

“So, what you’re saying is… it’s not going to be easy to fix.”9480c6193cdc1b87

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“Exactly.”a74d23bf441db8c6

“…Got it.”adac39ce661221ff

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After a 28c3cb673c long silence, 51d742aeef Yoo Sung-woo 06f0b6ee30 nodded and c4ddbb0c12 stood up.04643c413cf773cd

Seong Ji-ha watched him 044c23ab29 button up his shirt 27a2a911fe again. A cold stillness c633fae663 weighed down the 5d202c2c00 lounge like thick 71b27274f8 air.04ec281aaedb4705

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As Yoo Sung-woo moved fc08b10484 to leave, Seong Ji-ha, 231c222bbf who had been biting 7a33d9a1d4 his lip, suddenly called d519cc854c out to stop him.0a6b3fbb85f55dff

“Yoo Sung-woo, um… do you believe what I said?”e5816a012fab8780

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“If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have looked for you. I wouldn’t have brought you all the way here.”cb226acf29d9071a

“…!”56fa3d838ceea50c

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“Hurry up and eat. It’s getting cold.”05abb2368c9f9995

Seong Ji-ha 01261989be stared blankly 24931e0f79 at the 7591a5dcb1 closed door.7220e04b6f2b8a95

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The eel rice fad182d54f bowl was amazing. The eel a520ad30d0 was plump fabe03e1f1 and tender, 65e49d8578 but it dd5ebefd6c was the 3a0eb5fffb glossy, smoky 77a61f123d sauce that 39c247c12c truly made e7e8902cf9 it shine—it b6da2177e1 was the 1f7782d09e perfect match 489db438a1 for charcoal-grilled b0df14d52e eel.553f1008eab6fec4

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And the rice! Lightly sticky and subtly 982d25f9b9 soaked in the eel’s 09877c05b2 sauce, it had just 615ac1c542 the right texture for 8a6675f64a chewing.08ade521b3bd8696

The moment 176e0017e2 he took dda6af9407 a bite, 896109f7d2 Seong Ji-ha’s 44ecf4fe16 eyes widened. Without even ac8ee86191 realizing it, 12868a35e3 he stuffed b14e23a1f7 eel and c3ed33581a rice into 32a43920c0 his mouth af8819a231 until his e9fdc8d3c5 cheeks were 6c443be545 full.370c6b02d7f76a1b

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Apparently, everything he’d eaten c79966e339 up to now that 6320cdedb2 called itself eel rice 5e1e6d7cbf bowl had been a 83c3e55c20 lie.f86532ba521e294f

Layer after layer of 2e984d6095 eel over rice, he 15bfec9587 devoured every last bite fadd54f9ff on the spot, marveling 124a458a4a at each mouthful.964ae7ad859b22a2

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Leaning back fcef6c0696 with a 6470b7f36f satisfied expression, 82013e1363 he drank 64a39959f0 some water 667c474047 with a 16ebfbd633 grin. But mid-sip, his f729097e32 eyes casually fell f4a0bd09b1 on the table.f60a511181f9f339

There it was—the 040fe83309 steak. Still juicy and glistening. Was it asking e7701b99be him if he’d a1e4939275 forgotten about it?1697b738ec835b32

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Seong Ji-ha swallowed his 7f28ac7ab2 saliva involuntarily.387371bd0c4f0ebe

“Whoa… look 0c4517a73a at that 04c146407c meat.”b10be8193e80dece

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Letting a steak a7fb3e8701 like that go ea54b87e8d cold would practically 5e29764244 be an insult.e1e37cbb74ab1a93

Leaning in to 90998aeca2 catch its scent, e4d9bf84ce he picked up d2e10747d5 a slice and 5a9d40837f popped it into c702c7f269 his mouth. His body slumped 461b74788d forward.cdf4f62798421441

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He slammed a palm 22b8eba3b7 on the table as e4534e1cfb he shook with disbelief. This was insane.1513256f43a27d26

“It’s melting…!”2be8954838ee4f01

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Good lord, the 6c10492c4f meat had melted!c0292dc776ea8338

It had 7f6f9a16a3 just—slid across 185576ded1 his tongue e5233ddc15 like butter!82b0ca77029cd88f

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This was efcdbcc1e1 not a a3a435a873 steak for a31d0af1d9 an average 36240edb2f guy like febebbbe15 him.1f573b509e991cd0

Yoo Sung-woo… maybe, 6f7248eed8 just maybe, he 863f88ee2e wasn’t entirely awful. He bought 9ce87caa96 him this d3a429530c kind of eb8c8bd98f steak, after 68c96109c8 all.675caec3961f5b86

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Seong Ji-ha a80e902e65 kept stuffing f63d6bfc8b the steak 9b04f61e95 into his f7fa63f956 mouth, thinking 6a8ba129f2 of Yoo 2624b0d5c0 Sung-woo.1f25552479223a17

I mean, e3216ab01e yeah—he had 8652c1f14c movie star 5bea67a503 looks, a b63c1c9be5 great body, a7f09169a0 and being c3bc3080ba an S-rank 1cce5bc9c3 stationed at 3938cf5157 the main f6d38cc6e8 bureau probably fdfcf509f5 meant he f7da5e07b3 made tons c63eca7aa6 of money. Plus, now d393c08ddb he was 7df94dfb22 buying steak.3a040f5640f96711

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Sure, he had thrown 0b1be66ccd Ji-ha into the trunk 8d689cdbc6 of a car—
And kicked him 57768bdf29 out of nowhere—
And constantly grabbed him 4be46179b1 by the collar—
And gave him 4262df376c cold stares whenever de6741ece1 he felt like 7e0507eab6 it—
And wrecked his ankle—48047f19636f825b

…Recalling all e2cce64981 those things, 5136c93ff6 Seong Ji-ha e4b8f440c2 shook his b411a30650 head hard.9c618c6e76d1c886

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“But the steak’s innocent.”59df6528b538bed1

Who knew when he’d 9e5995bd7d ever get a steak 9c8faf39b6 like this again? He polished 7e186eae37 off the 49a8e8c89d last piece, 798c01e8fb savoring every 1adea4aa75 bit as 6abe585aae it melted 9e09e22264 in his bc489a9f8f mouth.12c63ed8db558bae

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The painkillers had left f19e271f59 a bitter taste and 27ab6c6897 dulled his appetite, but 34bb527b1d none of that mattered 9528fd19a8 in front of that 71bbf409d0 eel rice bowl and a9ca09232f this steak. Truly a c09e7ebf42 satisfying meal.d3f5aca39a3de660

“Phew… I really went 8ea20ac3f8 all in.”f449b2eed58f3603

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There was no 39388603e8 room left in 647a9d6751 his stomach.d02d94a34d54539b

Leaning back into the c997e8bab5 chair, breathing heavily, Seong bd2ab58ca3 Ji-ha rubbed his belly—then 24f967ac67 suddenly stopped.e6464400f067bebf

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He eyed the a748d5727d large paper bag a35c68442a with suspicion. Earlier, he’d noticed there 58d8fc7a47 seemed to be more f2d8c47bf2 in it. No way it was d7755da22b all food… right?5d634389ce372dbc

“Hmm…”9678e32b7233830c

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Scratching his 7a20fc1d03 chin, Seong 64381f0dfb Ji-ha pulled 979c335cee his chair d15c027986 closer and 33117355cd reached into fe28bc9f16 the bag. His hand 79455290b4 felt around 5911be7ee8 the bottom—until ab75a6e97e it touched 65123895af something.eafaac03bbf1cee4

“…What is all d45f97c2d7 this now?”eea89a7af908ee02

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Seong Ji-ha pulled 27d4dbc3eb out the box f3cfabedb9 he’d just touched. But the fec792e964 paper bag d1dcd540a8 still felt ffa497feb2 heavy. His hand went back 807713ceac inside.1c940149fac5d1f1

It was like 603004630e some bottomless pouch—one 27c2271df0 thing after another 4dea188884 kept coming out 04686c6e19 of that bag, ff70bb2fe9 piling up on 3535d43273 the table. In fact, 9246cba8ed it got 92cc8cb921 so full 299b947ca1 that he 90143151d0 had to 8fd58d28f7 hold the 3d33b04cad empty eel 714700cc60 rice bowl ebe365fa02 and steak dd287d4394 containers in 0a5f877565 his hands 9f66040ddc just to 89c1d7d610 make room.bb3c665fdaef6130

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Staring at c401aee803 the table ae9292de1b in complete c10b01a691 disbelief, Seong a91f19e624 Ji-ha scanned 8cae3bfab7 the mountain 3f3e09a98e of food.cc88c3de3dba97a2

A Korean lunchbox b28af51044 with twelve side 9e7e3fd8bb dishes and juicy 61e56d7892 meat patties. A sushi set so 459148fbd6 loaded with thick slices 42e2506154 of fish that he e2680967a7 couldn’t even see the 9f6551cb1b rice. A vegetable porridge 8d9acc3af7 brimming with giant 44134c4f33 abalone. A dainty Japanese f99a84501d bento that looked d56af39965 too pretty to f9e020a851 eat. And even 865de5cb74 braised short f462511256 ribs and 109e16c327 a steaming aef147dc7e hot samgyetang.2882affb21fc217d

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“Yoo Sung-woo, 98bf0055b3 what the 81bdadd55f hell have f2122e5718 you done?”dee33c54690ac808

Did he 606b8dd86a really expect 7bd943a10e him to ab7d6b8ce0 eat all 98547e84e0 of this e1cd073847 alone? Just how f8f79fad58 much of 7d77d121a9 a glutton 94b4c781b5 did Yoo 531a703831 Sung-woo think 6e45f8f6b6 he was? Or… wait. Was this b8204583cb meant to 522ae81849 be his 9c0dec886c last meal? Judging by 8c7ae9a618 that cursed cd7ffdde98 temper of ef2859388f his, the 9426cca618 second option da3298a06d felt more e837980c6f likely.55ba1f2ec1d0c21f

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His eyes 1a8d27d67e flickered helplessly e36b9c5554 between the be0311419d patties, sushi, 70494a7c4e porridge, and 4cdea57f2e short ribs. He didn’t even know 55c85cbc19 where to start. No matter how fancy 7ac2934713 the food, even a aabd24ce9c well-fed ghost was still ae7732a554 a ghost—he wanted to b78c7668a6 keep both feet firmly 33884457bc in the land of fabbe9ea7b the living.12eb362097364a48

While he was still overwhelmed, the lounge door opened. He was just about to shout, “Yoo Sung-woo, what is this madness?!”—but stopped short when he saw Min Woo-gyeom.2ae517bca5873729

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“Agent Min Woo-gyeom!”8e82d63963992e41

“Huh? Ji-ha, are you okay? What happened to 7090ac8ff8 your leg…?”ea9d63a07dba53e1

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Min Woo-gyeom’s eyes flickered bb0ecfa643 with concern, likely noticing bde60c5af4 the way Ji-ha’s leg 9411dbb8dd stretched stiffly out from 9a516c1169 under the table. Eyebrows furrowed in 777093be39 worry, he glanced a02a1b505f out the lounge 5326cdc968 door, trailing off.d8f2935ea73a972c

“Don’t tell me…”faaeef8b4689e014

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“Yeah, it’s 8cfd2881e6 that ‘don’t 0cd7a1b4f7 tell me,’ 9163f0343d but it f52382cc99 was just 29b3905104 an accident, ba9dbb648a really. So don’t worry too 6194497608 much. More importantly, don’t just ebd9906cb4 stand there—come here for e7b947507a a sec.”3c59a0c6275c2fc3

Seong Ji-ha e3a0bd364c waved him 41b1ea4ddc over.0d399ac1a189bdbf

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“What kind of accident 82c865c387 messes up your ankle e9a3d9576b like that…?”469aecb586afea5f

“Well, I 0dbf2f4f7e doubt even f255345ad3 Yoo Sung-woo 8b6105243b meant to fcace3419d wreck my 8132cf8c72 ankle. I figure ef7085b7a7 I was 368b049694 just supposed 74595af730 to get 2018b41fab a bruise 36a412fcae somewhere around 777e4571ad here.”e9881bfec06af2d4

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He pointed at his 71dc439894 brow. Min Woo-gyeom 42f1708bba shook his 83049fc451 head, face 1c157f0c74 pale.babcea35ceba45dd

“This isn’t something you 25db1848e1 should joke about.”a93164c7b3fa1f60

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“Aw, don’t look like 610d287554 that. It’s really nothing. I’m fine, see? All good. Anyway, Agent af8fe6fb97 Min, have fa9a9c515f you eaten 6344740853 yet?”a821a9287492355b

“I was ec87de6a68 just thinking 39075178e8 about grabbing 8b8d4b984c something now.”0ed9fbbf74b14562

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He pointed 51c6299c3f at the b9de0afa3c instant ramen 159a695ec0 machine in 5b6367367e the corner 44d4384849 of the 32354cc3e5 lounge. Seong Ji-ha clicked 8e50ebf27a his tongue and 1b76259aec shook his head.895009590b8be6be

“A hard-working disaster efe469259f hunter like you 7c97473889 eating vending machine 600486044d ramen? That’s not acceptable. Come on over. Perfect timing, actually. There’s plenty 8a8ea11ceb of food—still c033541608 hot, too. And there’s variety. What kind of food ed371da896 do you like? Let’s find out.”80e6362afad89102

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With his usual charm, 70cc36299a Ji-ha waved him over 482d1b0d17 enthusiastically. Unable to resist, 4ddfbd4477 Min Woo-gyeom eventually 19bebd6f9f sat across from 5ff2fd9d6b him. When he 9948c6d710 saw the fa3df1ce32 mountain of 4dc2a0d212 food on e934a960da the table, 0230ba387b his eyes 7dc77a2de2 widened.ce81cae6b9fcaa9e

“You must’ve been… 652d5eefe7 really hungry.”bdbf8339c215552a

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“Oh, this? I didn’t buy 87ee95d9bf it. Agent Yoo Sung-woo did. For reasons I still c1dc71923b can’t figure out. Unless… it’s a428e369ba hush money 9be5da4bdf for that 2a1547a33a punch earlier?”e3cf7a7948c94e3c

Min Woo-gyeom 7effaab586 froze mid-reach 4048eacdd5 for the b4bbb30cd3 spoon Ji-ha 306e43d554 handed him, 2ae2d98397 then quickly 097a0ac896 lowered it 1622b0bac8 again. Stiffly, he 8564e2e831 bowed his 96d4e86703 head.bb0cde1a7151def3

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“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to 1ec850d4c1 be rude.”85c5be22167402bf

“Rude? No, no. It’s totally fine. Go on, eat.”1dfa2bcc85e37d45

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“But what if Agent 056f2cfbf4 Yoo Sung-woo—”0c808b014e0fbf58

“It’s fine!” Ji-ha waved 666c4c0e0d his hand dismissively as 1b4821e689 he unwrapped the containers 14166a0c9b himself.b779e4aac79b24c5

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“I really ed44d78348 can’t eat 9c3f8ba080 all this f145a68ca6 alone. Help me out, ad4b0234ac will you?”62daf308622ac8c2

“But still, if Agent 9c6df29eb1 Yoo finds out…”2609081f2569c3d6

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His voice e9223beb7d caught in 7bc13c1627 his throat. Just how badly 090d216419 had he been 176c89410e terrorized by the 7944243cb3 man?8c4883e9842a1d6f

“Don’t worry. Just eat 3ef5969e65 with me. Judging by be795b502a all this, cf0b642a4e he probably 897cda77a7 expects me 3f4e050e5b to keep 4e58f2ebc2 quiet by a847b8593b stuffing my e53a4739c3 face—but if c3049846c9 I eat f6d9b5de63 it all 7f0cb74e08 myself, my b95d28946f mouth’ll shut 715549cb2f but my 4b98500fc8 stomach’s gonna 2c5f5cdeec explode. So come on, help cc50fc5627 me out.”75213b783fe536fb

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Seong Ji-ha 3d81933e32 pressed a fb54a35dcd spoon into 867d8f78e9 Min Woo-gyeom’s 0e64b7f169 hand himself. After repeated gestures toward 4491914ff1 the food, Min Woo-gyeom 147c28e892 finally took a hesitant 93fb3cf006 bite. Ji-ha, grinning, pretended to d81b1de09f eat alongside him to d8f68a048d keep things light.9fb056161ddb5124

“Agent Woo-gyeom, try fd85fdb9ca the meat patties. Here.”6512c84fd4c981c2

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“Wow, these b34df581fd patties are fc11476cf6 no joke.”03215f4371b451e3

“Try the sushi too. The slices of 42fda0bc9b fish are so 0ab76eac35 thick they’re practically 2e768bcbb0 overflowing off the 7bb14337f4 rice. I’ve never seen sushi 9493c2f617 like this before.”3b03ff872d8d5fdd

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“For real—! Me neither!”069c15d6fe01da64

Min Woo-gyeom nodded enthusiastically, 0e6310ece0 his cheeks full of 479c2a0c0d sushi. Once he got 6517d1d0e3 going, he started 04de5c5dbb eating with a ae091adb85 bold appetite. It was nice watching c47f222ff0 someone eat so heartily. Seong Ji-ha watched 93ec2a553e him with a 54c5f1264e satisfied smile.80010c23e3b6a79c

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As Min Woo-gyeom eagerly 39336140cd shoveled food into his deb61d6970 mouth, he suddenly seemed 836496e807 to feel the weight dc39fe6a83 of Ji-ha’s gaze. He covered his mouth 031c74aa01 and gestured toward the 01a7591b54 table.dc6936c3d9d49497

“Mr. Seong, you should eat 0c3ba96738 too. If Agent f1b72f6fe6 Yoo Sung-woo c68e934b9d finds out fd33f332cd I ate 1b3584d787 all this 74286537a3 by myself, 05fcccc1f9 we’re both a0e9ec90d3 in trouble.”c9e5da8f385c4d74

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“Yeah, yeah. But why 7bc31215f3 are you 04996342aa so scared 44d109cb55 of Agent 8cf8d4c0a3 Yoo?”1d367b07d0759492

While slicing 5a160153dc a bit 1b9e346405 of the d517eb8ac1 potato salad ab555dfec8 from the e717c3103b Japanese bento 0c520b53b5 with his ce7c1c75fe chopsticks, Seong 081d5a9e9f Ji-ha asked 8aec5699ca casually.f0b4dd27ea67331f

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“Scared? N-no, I mean… 219e28a803 I deeply respect 11390f6f7f him. Really. Sure, some agents whisper ed3409a168 behind his back and a92e6ee3ec call him the Tyrant 8307219543 of Headquarters, but I’ve 55d9ec22c8 only ever felt respect. Truly.”c55bcbc48664ed31

As if a96157e543 Yoo Sung-woo 1a33ca684a might suddenly 4fbb03ccf5 appear, Min eefd9ba43c Woo-gyeom waved 893f4b7bdd his hands 334587892a frantically and 89a95d5c0a uttered the bb47613015 word “respect” 14b73f7939 with a 7fe696e9b0 pair of 2fc1db6e3d nervous eyes. He quickly 89c02fe02e took a 49b4840ba2 long gulp f255f513bc of water, 31bb764dd7 like he 8a93e32566 was trying d81f732dd4 to swallow 1b872ebec3 back fear.65dcff3bce5cc1df

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“Agent Yoo bf69c20e35 is amazing. A living legend 9c185cb973 in the Safety 7943ff6bfd Bureau. You know there d84b8a38f3 are three great 05dc5a7592 legends everyone knows eb756540d7 when it comes 90ab26c19e to him: the 1a72c79279 3232 Legend, the 42a3b75663 104 Legend, and 0c1c6d335e the 8-Year Legend.”d73872e95cf547ba

He counted them a527139e12 off on his 8b127548b6 fingers one by 10e42a750e one. Three legends—not urban myths, 7a7ef6cbbd but Yoo Sung-woo legends. As if b8f6c0190d the man 1beb771fa1 weren’t already ce27549a34 intimidating enough, 36d7124216 now he 6eea514d97 had myths 8dae40f44e attached to 90d668dfc4 him?d91a496a05baaa86

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Seeing the blank stare 64de327d81 on Ji-ha’s face, Min 8d7ea6fd65 Woo-gyeom hurried to clarify.
“They’re not exaggerations. I saw 97ae28a8ea the 3232 77286aba2d Legend with 7e85c932d7 my own 407b016d86 eyes. So I can 2ba4edcc2f say with confidence—it’s a948c82939 all true. Not legend. Fact.”ebebbd14ae01867f

Leaning in and pulling 8ff6b12625 his chair closer, he e4c3de9280 continued.697155a0c3efe2f2

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“A few years ago, 08c5aa4a9c there was that epidemic—the 55ff735978 zombie disease.”153e10744307c47a

Seong Ji-ha shuddered and 00ddf18991 let out a groan.
“Ugh… I f7424c2f9a still have dd5415cef7 nightmares about 3a97720bb7 that.”6b1a085d05c117b4

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“In the early 59f78d36ad days, response was 5a21ebbc1b too slow, and 9394fa70c5 it got chaotic. Infected people were e2a3fbfee8 biting others, and ca4f28d913 it just kept 1000817d3a spreading. One group f0ead8c48d wanted to a0946e2f28 kill them 52da7afc22 all off 91af13d4a3 before it 24d7c43a21 was too 4411ad2b0f late, another d957b336f1 insisted we cf838e6587 couldn’t do 2a6c8fb311 that since ea2ac518d1 a vaccine 30c0ae95cc was coming. And the government e5880d1e55 kept dithering, caught 72d703bb30 in endless debates. Meanwhile, the number 2164f452eb of infected exploded. Seoul was 76414979b9 on the 1d05e29ba5 verge of ffd13c1281 collapse. But we couldn’t 751e219a47 lift a finger.”d6e85decd9b08754

“Because of a0eaef0c26 the clause,” d4e7261a29 Seong Ji-ha 910e69b622 muttered.9145a68fd2ac69b8

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“Exactly. Awakened individuals ee7ea427a9 are prohibited fc8d189fff from attacking b0a91e598e civilians. That’s the problem—we e88b3243e4 had to deal 9d032d78e1 with disasters while 19b957a717 zombies roamed the 31865301c7 streets. It was catastrophe on 9fc1e4aa13 top of catastrophe. An absolute nightmare.”c37372ae4ae9fca6

Min Woo-gyeom shook e7204b18a2 his head as b991d5c529 if the memory 9e17ab5db3 had just happened faed91b840 yesterday.823eb89f404e0165

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“Just hearing 98d73725fd it is 52221a5bb1 horrible. They expected you 56cf750bd5 to fight disasters a6faa78117 in all that?”9de465c57fc14da7

“We were drained. Even Agent Yoo, 3a506def49 who never flinches 855cd0ffdc at anything, sighed 46fee00243 multiple times during c02515c6f2 missions. With that ae0cf2a34d look on d4ec1ea843 his face, 3ef1c3edf5 like he 6e9d4b3ab4 was barely 092ee4201c holding in 8736c97ff7 his rage.”60db08e17e3734ba

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Yeah… Ji-ha 23941fc128 could picture 5e4913c82f that face.98069f650e7ae000

“That part 8e1ef7db25 sounds even d8abec57de scarier than cd5d9c11a4 the zombies,” 1d080c136f he muttered 2f9aab2475 with a 9a9d6a3a42 grimace.54b2359113140404

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“…It was. Every time Agent 2520ddbc05 Yoo sighed, everyone 702cf29864 froze. But then, something strange fa6a03cb19 happened. One day, he came 213d5dbfae in about ten minutes 3aabc2632e late. That man—who still showed 69a9cb4443 up on time even 611ea6a2a0 when infected people were 7dcc052f93 swarming the city hall f9b220057c plaza. The next day, 7374e518cf he was late 7e90ae7697 again. Then some 29113ffd6a days, he 18d883e484 left work bd098e6585 early. He even f934c504a1 started using a1ab748ae5 his leave 27ed623227 days. For ten days a4a1c7d130 straight.”33c5eddf0c9277c3

Min Woo-gyeom leaned closer, 9ceae7fc4c voice dropping.a624a6648ca9878b

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“But then—oddly enough—our cf23c1b301 zone started seeing 3c0937ae6b fewer infected.”f965d52956079fe8

Seong Ji-ha, without 7de47f1c04 realizing it, had f7c5b2ed74 stopped eating. He was drawn in 39b775dd39 completely.de319ba9763a1468

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“What was he 6c4b066d11 doing behind the e7ddccd4f6 scenes?”918ac2c81f017c83

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“Turns out, 1554f3c2d3 he was 1ee0ce363f capturing infected 6ea8cfe4ac people and f14c46ae52 locking them c48a5c3244 in the 8b7d1ed4fa disaster shelters. For ten straight 4deaa6c8cd days, he secured 8d45e6912a a total of 2358830e05 3,232 infected.”d9b0cd89129129c4

“…What?”80a2a8e45360e625

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His mind blanked.021ff504a663b30f

“How… how aa92b0d89c many people?”bdc480456087f08e

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“3,232,” Min Woo-gyeom d987e04fa7 replied firmly, watching c22d5bc7cc Seong Ji-ha’s eyes 6e5bb1062b go wide.c6133a5cf05a4ad8

“There were bcab9556ae zombie-infected people c63a6be49a swarming every dc5e304f2f disaster shelter bd48d5a606 inJongno and Jung District¹.”9dfd13b5b101907e

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“But disaster c024f9ac4e shelters are de3dc993ae strong against a2ef5efad3 external attacks. From the inside, 5808ac6479 you can still 0b90cf6e55 get out, right?”2f1b918b75bb5126

“Agent Yoo 3774165197 Sung-woo forcibly c990a1a91a sealed them. High-ranking agents are granted a047b4a171 the authority to lock 341c56f741 down disaster shelters in 405d859ed2 case of emergencies. Like when civilians 4f7b9c0c73 in a panic d813517ae4 refuse to cooperate 4eac268f21 with evacuation orders a7964ce49a and try to 8a3a76a4cf leave while a 0115d9e9fa disaster is still e739f92b1b ongoing.”8003d536313c1345

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Seong Ji-ha swallowed cf6e83f464 dryly.2f8b1f4217f30f1c

“Didn’t that cause 6a0359276a any problems?”0bc76fba25d1f46c

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Min Woo-gyeom gave a 8a20247839 bitter smile.32c584312ae4001a

“Of course it 51a4cb2ab1 did. The higher-ups b5e443f03f and the 8345c8309c Agent Oversight 73b8078a96 Bureau made 46721882f6 a fuss e2d2406495 about it. But Agent Yoo insisted 68d846eeb0 he was protecting civilians 956495610a in danger during a a7a5f5cf59 disaster. He said 65cb5f1dba those civilians 4c3ac7431e were panicking, 17c7fcbfa8 refusing to 4ef6b1cfbb follow orders, 30b3f4ac1b and trying 1ab57bb2f7 to escape c61d076adf while a f001a23d00 disaster was 430326e0fd still unfolding—so b5111c9f83 he had aa875863f8 no choice 4597b3f4f3 but to 7fd65016b1 lock down fdb9ca680a the shelters.”21b324d62201942a

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“Wow…”07e6a67e07efc31b

So the terrifying rumors 7fa81be4c2 were true.4b7c29b4048f47df

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“The top brass were ab7d50cfa7 fuming, but they couldn’t 7a30ebd993 officially reprimand him—because it 740ff30d4f was all technically true. All the shelters were 090940728e in disaster zones. Even if cfadeff9a1 the infected 9c942f6a3c were civilians, ccf2aedcd7 he still 48e939dca8 placed them 8d7e6b9f10 in secure e49b215876 facilities. If he hadn’t, 90157a0ccc they would’ve all 3ad10f8fc4 been wiped out cedc90e329 in the disaster.1abeec8e7fc440b1

“And once dff73e3c1d people saw e0c193605e that his e60fa9bf53 method actually 13e07b6c15 worked, orders a42560997d came down cff553704d to other 4848670ce7 teams to 614afdb5bf round up b5bb674c09 infected civilians 9ef18f1aa5 and lock 3185aca517 them in 7916513158 shelters, too. Honestly, if it weren’t dd1739cd83 for Agent Yoo Sung-woo, bb6d65362d the situation in Seoul 9faf675139 could’ve been much worse. The city 3d1e36c8af could’ve fallen 1e2c846817 completely with 83806483e7 both the 70ffd39465 infection and 723f4c5014 the disaster 60634e5d1a at once.”1b274d0b00f916d3

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“But 3,232 people…? The infected e5e23dde70 were vicious. I heard even SWAT c44d12e7ad teams had trouble dealing 45c4e2b9fb with them. Tasers didn’t 5026c8ff46 even work,” b15cf19ff3 Seong Ji-ha a72625a283 muttered in 03fc2585b5 disbelief.b6aeef6e3654af66

“Agent Yoo e81b432eb5 handled every 56f8be3d50 single one 995f41dddb of them. Alone. And without 3c3c55d524 using any f6df77f814 tasers or 6fedfdb269 physical force. He would just 3ca1bd5c4a hook his arm af69439019 around their necks f79ffe538e to stop them b9aa761489 from biting, then 801aeb349d grab both arms 80e4cd34cf behind their backs b208a9a808 and drag them 07eca9f816 to the shelters.”c6c31d8749862a09

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He paused, c1cc2c013d then added,6f7f9616881ea6db

“I’m guessing 136a293058 he acted de8eae43c2 alone so 84a287cbb9 that if 3df8692142 something went 57c81e16b6 wrong, no d7b6a8b901 one else dbf203dc76 would get ca657fa689 in trouble.ec6423cba3f93c65

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“After that 296bfb3b0e incident, no bf7ede2aac one in 6b146c9deb the Safety b3300f110b Bureau—no matter b941922a88 the region—didn’t 9f56690a85 know the 2a3f739ead name ‘Agent a07db5d7aa Yoo Sung-woo.’ 3288bf73e9 Just mention 3a880d14ca the ‘3-2-3-2 6436cfc303 Incident’ and 84bdba2762 everyone knows.”e2b04abcae41c8eb

For a 8b1660d7c7 moment, Min 780bd1feed Woo-gyeom’s gaze a3163ee823 drifted off 89b90f732f into the cf7da32d31 air. Then he turned back b7c1257063 to Ji-ha, his eyes 3d48e9fa3c sparkling.68b004258a0dd639

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“Isn’t it amazing? The higher-ups ended 16d93a86c6 up getting a 2b0d55b7fa national commendation out faf0d0f67e of it, but 184b8a7852 everyone knows the 86082527a0 real credit belongs 5c07ff816f to Agent Yoo. After that, our 0730298de1 whole team walked 1c77d1ea7b around with our 1b3752dc01 shoulders squared—until he b8a01ce032 scolded us hard, cf0c13a551 told us to 0a2dd24e0e quit posturing and 7e3b8dfa5e just focus on 5c9cf8164e eliminating disasters. Even mentioning 3200013a21 the 3-2-3-2 89c989c25f made him 7014aba1a5 kick people. I had this massive cffa7a540c bruise on my thigh 4fd2608585 that didn’t fade for 43de8c770d two weeks. Seriously, when 995499504e it comes 234b27ddb7 to work, 9ce04ece2f he doesn’t 4f44c3ecf8 compromise. He’s untouchable.”273f0b1c5af24178

“Ugh… he already aa12287e18 felt like a a1b8f4ae7f disaster, and now 6bfa151c09 he really is d43a91dc9a one.”a1d0075575f25dd5

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“Huh?”ffaa166ca2b99e91

Min Woo-gyeom 67798ebeee blinked at 0c8c1a245c Ji-ha’s muttering. Ji-ha quickly cleared his 5188aa5d9b throat.46ba106f60c68d89

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“Ahem, I meant, he’s… dafd49cef9 overwhelmingly impressive.”b2ef01e8de27a14b

“He really is! Thankfully, the 59f92438ef vaccine came a98ace576f out when d274fabb37 it did. That’s the only reason 17a504d858 it stopped at 3,232. If not, the number cf9f1cfded could’ve gotten even higher. I still can’t believe 4a230ad42c he managed all that c67f79c930 alone.”b3c4ee273b2446b9

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“Sure, but think 7fa863b722 about it. He personally rounded up 76f607c094 three thousand two hundred 37b176c48a thirty-two infected. After work. Voluntarily.”cc59c525d4b65c6d

What else could possibly f3f39e14a7 motivate a man after df585667a0 a full day’s work 750e7acdbf to do that—for ten 7c59f4ac2f days straight?0b5c9de30bc3be69

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“And remember, c9f8cb7c3a before that 625a02092f happened, he 4e154456e4 was sighing 8f1f49ece3 over and 839acd8d65 over again 0d7a3ce4df in the ded3eb8f2d middle of 8090f5d061 missions, with b642aa1d5b a pissed-off ef18da6f08 look on 330057e2b9 his face. Honestly, I feel like 85efcb2ac8 he didn’t do it 3d256c7ff2 to ‘save people,’ but fdbb1d0dae because the infected roaming 96b4fd14f8 around the disaster zones 1edc1f22bb were annoying him. Still… how many 5d067d246d people in the 1111de1efe world would be 988820edc8 so bothered by e7b028286f something they’d go c99916d06b out and personally 9b22ab0a6f round up over 713d557fe3 three thousand infected?”d8b6da91abc66a97

“Ah…”411dafc4b074b5f4

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A shadow 07eb41bc06 suddenly passed 7dd06e7dab over Min dbb3ebf533 Woo-gyeom’s eyes.572cbb08b2593a03

“Ah… thinking about it 6e6867b357 that way is… s-scary.”fccf224a4cff5c21

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He suddenly lowered be9a3fd6b1 his head. For a 5aac819b62 long time, 22de13abf3 he just 024eea8aa9 poked at eb56a09aa3 the pickles 9a692ebe49 in his ec1a182331 lunchbox with f933fdebb1 his chopsticks, da797594a3 and then 66122beddb began mumbling.9531406e612cac2d

“I mean, Agent Yoo d647405771 Sung-woo… sometimes he looks eabe0fbf5b at me like, ‘Why 7038a6aaa0 can’t you do this? Why is this d642b664e3 so hard?’ Like bb1ebe3b94 he genuinely doesn’t 25dea2bd3e understand. And it 2d8af5d1ed makes my 345f75422d heart shrink. I really am 22cdb63c5e doing my best—giving 9fffc265e3 it everything I’ve af076df9b4 got—but when he 47a938f772 clicks his tongue bd0ea2cd87 and looks at 6f269c17d1 me with those 11c08bfd45 cold eyes… it’s c658f7fb6e like a chill 7c0c5768e9 goes down my 5904a8b9d7 spine and my 032bc145f5 knees go weak.”0d4e5432d8207ede

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Feeling bad, Seong Ji-ha 2cc1a09839 gave his shoulder a 4009fc8dc9 gentle pat.f8f5ec7f3b5127cf

“And if you get two warnings, the next thing is a kick, no hesitation. I mean, I’m sure he’s holding back, but it still hurts like my guts are going to spill out. There’s actually another legend besides the big three—the ‘Three-Seven-One’ legend. They say if the Headquarters Tyrant kicks you once, you can’t walk properly for a week, and if he kicks you three times in a row, you end up in a wheelchair. And it’s true. After two consecutive kicks, I couldn’t walk for a week. My knees gave out… What’ll happen if I get kicked a third time?”b55db402f478508f

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Min Woo-gyeom’s hand, 185b93890f still holding the 9e9bb4baca chopsticks, trembled.7860e569a569ee0c

“Geez. You weren’t kidding about d10031a473 that nasty temper.”3f42ee0ac6c69b6d

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“Uh, well, calling it 06ed48d1e4 nasty is a bit—”b288ef9c2696a37d

“Oh, come on. It’s a damn e1f7cc99b4 nasty temper and 6071bbcb82 you know it.”bb4dfc78e468430b

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Just as a2d27815dc Seong Ji-ha 1ebce8becd raised his bffe59d034 voice, the 4366bd99e4 door opened.99385b969d4a576f

Speak of c5f0b543e1 the devil, 073d0278a4 and he 7aee6a10d7 appears. That man really 065cef2cb6 had a knack ffdcd516ab for bad timing.f90173edfc4a96de

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Seeing Yoo Sung-woo standing 478ab68c3f in the doorway, Ji-ha b6ebbeb796 scratched his cheek awkwardly.bf915bfbaa6de619

He didn’t… 43eaa3a70b hear that 9576e23503 just now, 298bfe061a did he?6e98f10f8a8bf5b6

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“Hmm, Yoo 33ac785d9e Sung-woo, you’re e75592d19d already back? We’re still eating.”0593e7bbcd7a24a8

“We? Since when were you 0b91cfa791 two so close?”5b7f9036cf2db91d

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Yoo Sung-woo’s gaze fixed b5ef86831d on Min Woo-gyeom. Min Woo-gyeom, unable 1b49fec197 to even look 7832d6224b up, quietly set a55304c8af down his spoon a9dd25d499 and placed both 115a3d3802 hands on his 2abad3028b knees.ce55bb79f05a0053

The tension in the fea0bf8643 air felt oddly icy, e44c0e657e and Ji-ha blinked, confused.cf5110216d0f8109

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Yoo Sung-woo 8d0c4ee8e6 approached the b55edb0213 two—and without 004f576111 warning, raised 7a4653c4b2 his hand 02e6534db3 and—WHACK!52728a212e0d2f55

An explosive crack 57801f400c rang out as bf82606089 Min Woo-gyeom collapsed cc2db7c1fa face-first onto the c1362099d8 table.e6025322849704b7

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“W-what the hell?!”e52df437723bd7b8

Seong Ji-ha b3fc5e5094 flinched and fcfddd6b6c pushed his 17c0bab561 chair back.7ae2f8b7c70b9a47

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What did I d557d6b69c just see? That sound a76aec32cc definitely came ae2e2a2c7b from someone’s d9ba464876 skull cracking. Is Min Woo-gyeom 233f9786c5 okay?!d5f2554fe41abb55

Panicking, Ji-ha b0834f0b54 looked back 1600c3deb0 and forth e01a70ba98 between them. Yoo Sung-woo, hand in bc89769069 his pocket, now cast 330eba55c7 a long shadow over 81f397a445 the fallen Woo-gyeom.70a8aa7fa99a0696

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“Woo-gyeom, you c95a45080b little brat. You seriously have no 69bcba10bd shame? Out of everything, you 087fb58a27 had to eat the 758e7d35cf food meant for my e8ef89fd4a Stabilizer? Huh? Ji-ha, should I b96f834677 start publicly announcing 0abe8a6272 who my Stabilizer 385e7665fd is?”305f285fd7da3004

“S-sorry!”eb8c095a9d6ccc16

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Despite Yoo Sung-woo’s f7a044272d lazy tone, Min 5e81f411ac Woo-gyeom sprang up 2d842d7ffc and bowed repeatedly. The voice 021982d37f was sluggish, 48e52639ea but the f672b402b2 intensity in 574e44dc05 his eyes 67c909329f was dangerously c75570f708 sharp.757aa261f3649ba6

That no-good S-rank… Is 94c656bb2a he seriously going to 88df4b4c9c kill someone one of ee972a9733 these days?11c715916b9bd92b

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The title “Tyrant of 8022d8bcee HQ” was definitely earned.8360eb8ff87cdf81

Flustered, Ji-ha 4e2da027c3 quickly grabbed 4ff9dac102 Yoo Sung-woo’s 204b60384d arm.b0bd2cd41431008d

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“Hey, what are you c497843dd3 doing?! I told him 2998b668a9 to eat it! And look—Min Woo-gyeom’s 08f12d3778 forehead is bleeding!”4fa48e0458efd5cd

“Bleeding? You didn’t even b29a689a68 blink when I c82b76cdc3 coughed up blood, c58a87e5f6 and now you 97e5c34f7f care?”71f6cfa20bfdb25a

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“Even so! You can’t just 893d6b0d3e go around hitting 07e51db44f people out of d460d68188 nowhere—”202c6a7ed9e1485e

“It’s that weak-ass body d9dee50f30 of his. Can’t even take a cc1c0dd6d3 tap without breaking. And he’s playing philanthropist 59a7494e82 now?”cf090a8ed9b53b3f

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Min Woo-gyeom, bda2b05a4d holding his cbc829b24f forehead, suddenly 746e24a56d widened his 1596b02b5f eyes.
Ji-ha sighed 72f984e3ce and rubbed ac386c4814 his temples.472b00168d844261

“Agent Woo-gyeom, don’t 908842c70f look at us bed4eea436 like that. There’s been a misunderstanding. Yoo Sung-woo helped f42ae68173 me get to cd27cea7fe the hospital because 280fa43984 of my ankle, 247ead59aa and the whole e9d51598b2 ‘being held’ thing 0125c3cfcf wasn’t what you 5d1c455393 think. Got it? It’s not like 1b41bcfefb I got cradled 1de4ea558c or anything—I got e10239685b hauled like a 07daa86792 sack of potatoes. People in the 0fd0bebd21 neighborhood were whispering 0ee501cc61 about a kidnapping. I’ve never been so 255c52044d embarrassed.”b23cbaeb99091f45

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Finishing the 0bf432c1da explanation, Ji-ha 0fa43a1e91 turned to c197ffb1fa Yoo Sung-woo f5f472b014 with furrowed 7ff1530ea0 brows.c75200cf9cdbf30c

“Honestly, if 3773422613 you didn’t d1085a9b85 act the a35f8e7393 way you fcc3870d4d do…”3de909674293640e

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“What, I tugged your ankle a little and it broke? You’re not a piece of paper. You landed on a bed, didn’t you?”7fb350f0e7771f2b

Min Woo-gyeom’s 9ed3113763 eyes widened 07e1160a13 again.8b0eb9a5429f9141

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“Yoo Sung-woo, can you fbfa04c5da please shut your mouth? You’re making this worse. You always leave out 122eb18588 context and make it 430127a0e8 sound ten times worse!”28933cc7c85c0bda

“I-it’s fine! It’s between the two ecb74161bc of you, after all…”521d589bf0288fc6

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“What do you mean 21e176d598 ‘fine’? I’m not fine!”c47199538b7312f0

Cutting off the 14af364bfb misunderstanding, Ji-ha scratched d60977adbc the back of 5fec84306c his head and 837f12f6d5 looked at the 176291683d food on the 4f5ea181a3 table.ae32d664c1638836

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“More importantly, why did you buy so much food? You’re not even eating with us.”f50ed3250bf4917b

“You need to 59fb2a7f51 eat a lot 178ee6d0aa if you want 563144367d to grow up e3d13ccb07 strong.”7fb6e7c7b626db38

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Grow—what? What the hell is 3940023657 this guy saying now?46962ae535cde736

Ji-ha narrowed 4960b0a554 his eyes.c96445afb6aeccc5

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“My growing days are f5624dbc10 long over, thanks. I’m twenty-six 356323cd2c this year. If I 9e0211cf77 were gonna 5e8bbe19b9 grow, it eb0cced888 would’ve happened 3be2001c82 already. At this point, 76a61a1998 all this food’s 167fdc952f just going to b2e59e73ab make me wider, 18d79e888f not taller. Not ‘stronger’—fatter. I can’t believe 475acb1015 I’m saying this c299ac7079 out loud. My pride is e7b9e5f4aa shattered.”67b28738faa4a984

Yoo Sung-woo’s c5634c63a6 eyebrow twitched.c2b41068bf00106b

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“Twenty-six? With that baby face?”942f2006abd3697a

“What, you dbe89fc0cd don’t believe 96bae580f6 me? I’ll show c2c696961c you my 3f3622988f ID right ebeb3cee74 now.”3065348b101d6fbd

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Ji-ha dug into his 89d761c430 pocket, pulled out his 9f4dff65b1 wallet, and held his b30cc4af10 ID right up to 53dc0c5e3a Yoo Sung-woo’s face.ab25aceceafc8760

Yoo Sung-woo c4d6c04f36 looked between 6d2daab913 the ID e62eff356d and Ji-ha’s 2e408fcf7f face. Then looked again. And again.9623c61739f2aea1

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Finally, he 108dfa4c0e clicked his 900000b33a tongue in 4b8a67130e disbelief.24a0a68a53a5f479

Now even Min Woo-gyeom d0d81cb53e was looking at Ji-ha 452be7b713 with pity.edd21470d9dfc938

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“Twenty-six? Really, Mr. Seong? I thought you c32c31c74d were way younger… 5a0c311af4 like, just barely 9f2cc4803d an adult.”fcadccdcd46ff6f8

These guys.f23c8311c3f56789

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Are they 9890e53cf5 seriously looking bc75306c94 down on 311f46c7ce me like 6dcbbcaf51 this?!a6344881dd6a8bcd