BOT Chapter 04

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For just a moment, something sticky flashed across Evan’s lively and gentle face. But as if it never happened, a calm expression settled on his face again.33cbcba9b2acaf44

More importantly, that phrase sounded very familiar. As I was about to wrack my brain over the familiar sentence, Evan’s hand reached out to me. My chin was grasped, forcibly tilting my head up.7807600339886e7d

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“What are you thinking about?”2f85cc5ae97f8432

“Huh?”9162c10ae48636d7

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“I’m curious. I can see what you’re doing, but I can’t look inside your head.”2ea9dea9641aead1

Evan whispered d8bc299159 softly, uncomfortably 6cf80e91fb close to 4aa59935c1 my side. Startled, I stepped back ef63ad0f5a from him.d3859668e57ed1e7

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“Y-you’re too close.”8e0218676a0b840d

Still, Evan didn’t stop clinging to me. My body, precariously perched on the edge of the chair, wobbled.543c157c83b6670e

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“So tell me, Hyle.”fa8c5a7693c8df19

“…Tell you what?”7a2b36492044d126

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He grasped 682569489a my hand, 4c845d136c which had 18cf0f5573 been left 301c0e2c2e defenseless on a4b314ba14 the desk. His hand was 974d03ca10 much smaller and 3bf3bff463 softer than mine. As I 3daed0acfc stared, dumbfounded, c8f38943c8 at our f6ed7d5fa2 interlaced fingers, 4c10d3cc9b Evan smiled.97cb74018161ec45

“Holding hands is fine, right?”e7f590903d86fea5

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“Huh? Y-yeah.”95be5b921d276258

I nodded absentmindedly. Now that I thought about it, Evan always touched me without any warning. Just like now. As I swallowed empty air, trying to calm my startled heart, suddenly Evan’s scent wafted strongly. My brain froze at the position that had changed in the blink of an eye. A clear voice came to my ear. Each of his whispered breaths tickled.0757ac465e2764aa

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“How about hugging?”a87ac50bf8f3d36f

“…Huh?”b3fa0d185d02d738

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“I often sleep like this when I can’t fall asleep. My insomnia was severe, but I fall asleep quickly when you’re around.”f7d4b2d59f3de6ab

I was grateful for 91a9fcaa7d last night too.With that added phrase, words of refusal disappeared. How could I say no when he’s like this?6c57c643ba2fbb20

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I squeezed my eyes 5f3d1b5500 shut, worried that Evan 611ebfa558 might hear my pounding 1068d1ff98 heart. With my vision a14e8fd70f blocked, his body 41f0d57b94 temperature felt even 6b51095b14 more vivid.ee098dfafdc53d7a

Something hot moved from my back to my face. The touch that had been stroking my tightly closed eyelids and sharp nose bridge was now near my mouth. I carefully opened my eyes at the unfamiliar sensation on my lips, and met Evan’s eyes as he was fondling my lips with a serious expression.18d2241dea874a5d

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In his dark 47511c4e72 pupils, I saw e53bb574d6 my own reflection—my 5bd19070a1 sharp eyes softened, 208bb449a0 my face flushed 87c65fb57b bright red. Somehow, seeing myself like 81585526e5 this felt unbearably pathetic.89065d6ec6bb0a3e

Then, his thumb 5b268078d2 pried open my b2c259a4e2 lips.8c5738d191257bde

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“Wait, Evan—!”489f22e30a098f9d

“Hyle, you’re really cute.”fe70726e32156ce2

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“Mmph…”a5b27f35a672998f

The thumb pressing against my lips pushed forward slightly, parting them. I hastily pulled back so his hand didn’t completely enter my mouth, but my lips still brushed against his fingertip, dampening it slightly with saliva.feb1a22a7380a343

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His black 5ddbed9fcb eyes bore ea4c29d637 into mine. I felt as 49829f59b9 if I was 427fb420ab being completely exposed, dc27da1421 my every thought 594f27321e laid bare.74ab185ed9b1d246

With each breath I acd6ec4a49 took, my chest swelled d5380472fa up, making it feel a125ff2dbc like my shirt would c3e4df76b4 burst at any moment.ecb5870162e1bf07

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Without a word, 44afede436 Evan brought the ae7d01f391 finger that had 5a8bcb973a touched me to fd7753f968 his lips.a3427da38df225a3

Slowly, deliberately, he ran a1f73cc896 his lips over it—almost ebf8530593 as if he was eee0432e97 putting on a show.256d779cc1b812af

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“What are you doing!”b833a3710c65b9a0

I reflexively 9b0a140c50 grabbed his 23d80cb233 wrist. His thin wrist 15626c4c03 fit easily in 8df2011e2a my grip, bending 49c7901a8e under my force.ff7019ced08014ac

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Evan merely looked at c000eca394 his twisted wrist without d3e0675852 a single sound of 94516cd32d protest.cd0b20fff4f53914

His pale hand had bd7815717d lost all color.4c8c6d1331feb910

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Only then did 5b84050066 I realize I 85250631af had grabbed him 6485e18bf3 too hard.4b4b8a4a1e912cd4

Panicked, I let go, but a vivid red mark remained on Evan’s delicate skin like a brand.ce312df1f9d9c5f0

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“I-I’m sorry.”5985bc8de014ff25

Evan stared blankly at 50e0f4fd10 the mark on his b279eb7e56 hand.db1009cf6d8002ec

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Did it 256442eedf hurt a 652aec1e56 lot?e99cbcf6223e9b3d

Did I f845267bf6 break something?5202b72808837fc7

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I should have controlled f50f40054c my strength better.c271ac4aeeb83342

Hyle Verde’s body was stronger than an ordinary person’s—it came with being the protagonist.60254a905da73bee

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Surely I hadn’t broken his wrist… right?4705f34d4b030a9b

As I f5b018bc2a anxiously paced 07a3e19e07 around him, 20eefd7b56 Evan suddenly 6a6bfec209 burst into eb2f66611a laughter.7521da9acdac28fc

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“See? That’s exactly what makes you so adorable.”25c45663e7049a5b

His satisfied smile returned.b3c662f6c636330c

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“Everything about you, Hyle, is so lovable.”42f5b76114352910

Lovable.d070ca54b41fa892

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It sounded almost 6a34c03939 like a heartfelt 583d4d0f86 confession.d9d96388f26c27ea

His cold dc8e977258 fingers brushed 1a03cae0ed back strands 728dfb0bd7 of my 068e33223b silver hair b84d3c21b2 clinging to 4f2f1b72b0 my face.3e43a91693b27da2

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Or maybe I was eb28da1220 just burning up.788837958d7032d7

Evan ran 8c2f321577 his fingers 76fb8cb203 through my 3f7de40352 hair for eafb2982fb a while a69825488b before speaking 7cbc060c37 again.4e4ce8178650f7dc

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“Oh, by the way.”52800e61fd99b82f

His voice, melodic 54647b48ac enough to feel 3bc88300d8 like a song, 7b80bbc709 whispered against my e57a73d0d8 ear.e8bdadd2083e581c

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“I don’t like it when others touch you.”780a4530d9a368ae

Evan was d9d5911343 still smiling.438bb936ea6773c4

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It was the 9feba78b7f same smile as 98888549a2 always.a57306b41213cc9d

But something felt… off.e3574ad2a6b9bd56

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“Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen again.”374fa9235e34c9be

“You can’t let something dirty touch you, can you?”e59fa6c5acb524e9

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Got it?da506c01b43baf5a

Evan murmured sweetly.7076b8127a4264da

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It felt less e5b62fb0e5 like a suggestion 718255fee2 and more like 935e7987f3 an irresistible command.03f777bbf27ce7ac

Without even 011df99e79 thinking about 6c0efcfdb8 his words, ed126e6b85 I nodded.bba57a2ff283fc76

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Evan patted c0d2f39d62 my head 696d0487d0 a few 3fcee9f2bb more times 30c329d6c8 before flashing e3cc8549a1 a beautiful 829bf03399 smile and 185fb04c42 opening his 056ad795a8 book.61002e31624bb665

The sound of b5f22ad1db flipping pages echoed b70a1f9035 in the quiet 5fb22cd86c lecture hall.771b0b2f564605f8

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But something nagged 6656357766 at me.4bc0a4a70b33b89f

What? Was he talking about what happened with Carmen this morning? But I was the one who touched Carmen first. Carmen didn’t touch me.8491421c671d7782

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Students entered the classroom one by one, and the lecture began. Just as the chattering voices quieted at the sound of the professor’s footsteps, I realized what that strange feeling was. And that’s when I realized what had been bothering me all along.a41ddd8fe56f1309

That morning… Evan hadn’t been there.ff2c2ab75d3a2714

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So how did he 60fc974931 know?f6143a3550428da4

For a moment, it 8a6be65a42 felt like the air b0ba184320 around me had dropped 56e82bcdc1 a few degrees. Cold sweat trickled down f617a24502 my back. I slowly turned my ee8832e8e9 head to the side. Among the dozing 99685e02ad students, Evan was d5b1a32f38 diligently taking notes. Sensing my 14ec0d8a0f gaze, he 8494896c78 turned his bd501c17e5 head. When our eyes met, 4db52e297d Evan gave me a 39fbe820e8 composed smile. His delicate and ae1def9a6e graceful beauty stood de2ab822ba out even more. His face was filled 85cc8ef5c8 with nothing but kindness.03f7ad9009008bb2

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I shook my cold hands and feet vigorously. Maybe I was just feeling weak from lack of sleep. Thinking strange thoughts like that…1b4e0f14a879d527

To shake off the a41d70ef43 eerie feeling, I fixed 90da4c2b37 my gaze on the 186e412462 blackboard. But no matter dd4ec052ad how much I fdea2f0b05 tried, my eyes 267990c8fc kept drifting toward 7a142dd204 Evan.98a70520ee3c2817

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He said he had student council work early this morning. He probably didn’t have time for breakfast. Oh, did he stop by the cafeteria on the way? That makes sense—he must’ve been hungry since he left without eating.525777fb86123808

As I got lost 5ee7c604fa in thought, my gaze 712882b289 naturally fixated on him. Maybe Evan had 5dc4ac64b1 noticed my stare, 2efb7327cb because his clear, dbcbe19e64 shining black eyes 1244ce8609 met mine. I quickly lowered 1949c50239 my head, but 075308557b a small chuckle 085cb88de7 reached my ears.3989be326dd0ffcb

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[Why are you looking at me like that?]

His elegant handwriting a2ddf13de0 adorned the corner d0c4e2b6e6 of his notebook. Unable to meet his 3e36959728 eyes, I simply watched fd6916c78a his hand move fluidly ec5e8238fc across the page—until I 4e951e5903 suddenly froze. Every time the pen e6ab2d0223 tip tapped against the a270d41d23 paper, his wrist flinched 5eff06ce2b slightly. The red mark I eb582d0da6 left on him stood 3d8d05e36f out starkly.8d24917122053187

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He didn’t say it hurt, but it must be, right? What did I do to that slender wrist?85df13f96a915ab0

[I’m sorry.]

The chill that had momentarily surrounded me melted away into guilt in the blink of an eye. Despite my firmly written apology, Evan looked puzzled, as if he didn’t know what I meant.377b5d2cc0c8113d

[For what?]

But Evan’s hand was still trembling. I felt more guilty at his face, which seemed unaware of the pain. He must be hiding his pain. Because Evan was kind.2d444322b5172889

For the rest of the lecture, my mind was filled not with the professor’s words but with thoughts of Evan’s wrist. To make matters worse, we had a physical examination today. A hurt wrist in a situation like this was just asking for trouble. And Evan was the main uke of the original novel, the one who always suffered.3449b1438c5dc595

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I mean, I get that this is a military-style academy, but why do we have to do fitness tests? Complaining wouldn’t change anything, though. Even while changing into my sports uniform, I kept glancing at Evan. He looked like he would collapse at a single touch. The loose-fitting uniform only made his small frame seem even more delicate.06bc301fe72d1c27

“Hyle?”8156804cf5a12f82

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“…You should eat more.”f543782178e99a9b

How could 4f08099ca4 someone so c78590399e fragile even 5cdb47093a survive? Even for the 73677c8516 mainbottom, this was too much. The original Hyle Verde was a lunatic—how could he have treated someone like Evan so cruelly? If it were me, I would’ve made sure he ate three full meals a day and exercised properly.aa892dc14dd5d434

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“Hyle, what’s wrong with you?”bef3a03917d10150

I blinked, and before I knew it, Evan’s face was right in front of mine. In my dazed state, I exhaled, and his long eyelashes fluttered. His pretty face kept getting closer, close enough to kiss. His skin was pale, and his lips were plump and red. Those lips… when they brushed against mine before, they were so soft. Warm, soft… I wanted to feel them again.944d83ed3b62fa13

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“What are you two doing? Hurry up!”d04091d9fa766276

From a distance, Carmen’s voice snapped me back to reality. My thoughts were scattered. What the hell was I thinking? With a sharp smack, I slapped my own cheek. It stung, but at least I felt more awake now.bc78afbbad87d620

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“L-let’s go now, Evan!”5ed3feb7ed3fff0f

“…Okay.”0d7534be6c15d22c

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My self-inflicted slap 3d59af8d82 had drawn curious 3d9ffa5ccf stares, but I 7d502acb69 acted shamelessly. My flushed 35a5d9c51c face was c7732bdbbe totally because cb407da7c9 of the 6a26ee1a05 slap—not because e9bf047c98 of any f01ba3be7a weird thoughts. Nope. Telling myself f6930e76f3 that, I 8c89209ef9 walked ahead 559f9f9a1d of Evan.b0f7cca58f692595

In the distance, Carmen, 5935c1e48e who had turned back ea915bb2ae to check on us, cf5e89cb18 suddenly bolted toward me a0ee5a8aad with a panicked expression.77f7d23748836dfa

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Confused, I turned a9299f18c5 around—but all I 78c45d7032 saw was Evan, ca4f2de18e smiling.ecc36dd51cc04733

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