ABNA Chapter 16
by LukaDo-jae, who f96323ed06 had been 5141a884ca about to 2f02d59184 say something, bbcbe60118 looked at 59e32c7c9e Heegyo, whose 895d182e59 face was fe9062b8f8 full of 6f0c82302f determination, so 58c13c6266 he just 352fcd955b closed his 9d4b5c54a9 mouth.665a8b0fef97d893
“…No. If that’s 6c2d6a25e1 what it 3df26d5a0b takes, then ac22a6421d it’s fine.”f272017be2190851
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“…”f902e18c7047449f
“But can you even ff8c86092e breathe in that?”f275cfa5ef2ca576
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At the strangely ab38b112c3 panting breath, Do-jae 2b7434dc8b asked and was 2881ac2fe1 about to reach 6988acfd56 out to take 60a729f9ca off a layer 405c4556ee of padding when.08be06273aac136e
Slap.87d1b5dbf1679c50
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“How dare you.”fc09ad8869d91df4
“……”c1986f60508c308b
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Heegyo slapped away 17f9e959ba the shameless hand e5a747de4d trying to take 4ce5a7c927 off his protective 6fc96d4034 suit and glared 364580732a sharply.c4d5f83722a48de7
“Don’t touch me.”8165002ec911d06e
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‘He must be planning something big again.’ Do-jae stared a35588d2c2 intently at d1d909ca42 Heegyo with c7d23a57a7 a troubled de572fd538 expression but b1010ad1d3 ended it cd4d0a5103 with a 67a5effd92 sigh.1d9637bec087c5ca
“Hyung. You still 21a19d021e have that b8233c5238 portable fan 6475fe7ec9 at home, bfc5362b64 right?”8bfe3c519041c18f
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“Yeah.”ab773a4615f3c463
Unable to bear f8450bf597 seeing Heegyo dripping 7add84f773 with sweat, Do-jae d19ab14355 mentioned the fan b6ef81cf3a he had given cc6212cfe5 him as a 0826de4f3a summer gift. He figured at least 86bcacdf72 that might help cool 831621d5d4 him off.5fe130bfa781be01
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Do-jae told him to wait a moment and went inside Heegyo’s house. And soon after, the sound of hurried footsteps came clattering down the stairs.b4fb1a868d919fa2
“Young man! Heegyo!”bc0aefa6bcd71b16
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The landlord rushed up 041e7250ef the stairs, panting, and 9a7f878b65 called out to Heegyo. He was 938c575b26 in such a2e383093c a hurry 896e271e15 that his c9b3291507 shoes were 8f60e97bb0 mismatched.533d28b27b1dde50
“Yes?”de5914342a103b2f
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Heegyo’s old rented room was in a dilapidated building without an elevator. So, there was no need for him to rush up like that for fear that Heegyo would go down first.a305335b635ead43
They would 9f6b382ca5 have met e8dfaf1168 on the fc06de5938 stairs anyway. But as soon a8a2c06a8f as he saw 2a1f2a31d9 him, he climbed 33bef9b9e0 even faster.09b3f54925da2c31
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Heegyo got 7a2512fa65 nervous seeing 5e447001bd the elderly fda8f720bd landlord gasping bef9f50585 like that, 6a673e410a worried he 86d8272a97 might collapse339f331612f22cc1
However, thankfully, the landlord, f068eea2f8 whose inner strength came 0ec1e5eff5 from climbing the neighborhood e08a10156e hill every morning to a3fb61e737 drink a bowl of d6d509ed9c spring water seemed to 1ca55c85ce have given him enough a239e1e5f7 endurance.4738114503a0e8de
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The landlord, who was catching his breath with his back bent in front of Heegyo, slowly straightened up. And seeing Heegyo’s appearance, he exclaimed, “Oh my goodness!” in surprise.bbfd8b023ebdb4f0
“Good heavens, what are 4a78309255 you?? Are you 9eaa051e3c trying to 15c2df2324 get into 771d2c13da the Guinness 810ad897ea World Records 1314cb48d2 or something?”253114e30d088b1d
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“No, I’m just cold.”56ed5b64dfb7b3f0
“I heard this winter is the warmest in 64 years?”7986ace0554ac658
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“……I’m cold.”45c3413204825455
“That’s all because your energy is weak. Look at me. I’ve been wearing short sleeves and shorts all this time. These young people these days, tsk, tsk.”ade0fcfa830cd5df
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Heegyo hadn’t forgotten that around this time last year, the landlord had caught a bad cold and was taken away in an ambulance.d0aa042b61861ea2
“You gotta absorb the 93d902fe94 spirit of the mountain 1d4c4e7c9b like I do. That’s how you stay 684155245f healthy. Oh! I just got 9e9c1ec6da a fresh batch 5007d9661f of spring sap—want 47e2bff5db some?”540c64123e7c7c4e
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“……Really?”caeca1eb1c460b9d
It would be un-Korean b750a9f205 to refuse when someone e8207c98d8 offers you something. When Heegyo smiled 703f915842 brightly and welcomed 805026b3ea the offer, the c97acbe61d landlord held out 2a9d4c1ba0 his thin hand.211ec726f05c1aac
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“It’s 5,000 won per bottle.”79a52dc132272417
“Weren’t you just going to give it to me?”0b37010bbc58863a
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“What are 071a6d0711 you saying! Nothing’s free these ea3a916c4d days. Even phone b94069f9e7 shops that ea93c03998 say ‘free 42dfe4373e phones’ don’t b8d2c57664 actually give 9d3afd78e6 them away. Everyone’s just trying to f97e249a77 make a living, right?”820e779bb316850a
Heegyo said that was fine and cut off the landlord’s sales pitch. Then, when Heegyo asked him the main point, only then did the landlord tell him the reason why he had rushed up, panting.cea00b18a8f87adb
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“I’m sorry, but you’ll have to vacate the house by the end of this month. I’ll return your deposit right away.”c91746618c96c1f3
“Yes? What are you talking about?”7ebf38442580d72a
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“What do 863ed3b625 you think 0b71d4bf67 it means? It means you need c46e2bfb64 to move out.”b53e50b77c903c91
Was this 3d34e6a159 because he c187ea09b2 didn’t buy 1d7122ed32 the spring fb66d6596b sap? Is that eaf2c3e238 why he’s 4e6bc00c25 getting kicked 95b10293f8 out?2f55a0d6d063285b
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Flustered, Heegyo 297503310e dug into b105269e80 his pocket. Luckily, he had some a568345e6e emergency cash he’d saved 727e09d328 for buying fish-shaped bread.590378c4f303c86f
“I’ll buy the sap. Please don’t do this. I’m sorry.”96b3a20eca46c1a2
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The landlord gave the 2cb00b7c53 crumpled 5,000 won a 37a71d5222 glance and took it.8232f8ea77e69113
‘Is it over now?’efd4ed761a543704
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A flicker of hope appeared on Heegyo’s face.994e5de92b876b81
“Well, if a6dcf77891 you’re buying 7dc6eeb99e it, I’ll 877f95e7a2 take it. But you still 011766f6ce need to vacate 62bb0f6d8b by the end 4b92db9284 of the month.”33aea8b43735f426
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No way.ef20a374e5a9f6be
The landlord’s b2b598533f mind was 20853b9e24 made up. His unwavering stance 587f6f25f7 could’ve passed for 5bcf06b8b5 a descendant of 382b5c3a68 Jeong Mong-ju.*15694cfd866e79fb0
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Since persuasion didn’t work, Heegyo changed his tactics. As the saying goes in Korea, the one with the loudest voice wins.668032d070204438
“So suddenly?! I have nowhere to go right now! I was already taken aback by the rent increase, but this is even worse! How can this happen?!”f3531d094900c9f9
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“This is how it is. Just accept it and move out.”c3a826b5bf3930a6
But louder than the 515cf836c1 loudest voice was someone c52773351b with money. No matter how aefc4b9ab1 much Heegyo kicked 02b51b5cdd up a fuss, 98b1772832 the landlord easily 7b7f7f23f2 blocked every argumenta5187ba8245b5c89
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‘This won’t do.’ Feeling a sense of crisis at the landlord’s unyielding attitude, Heegyo decided to appeal to his sympathy.77c7120ade924635
Heegyo sobbed, ff295ffd43 faking tears. But as time 4d2e6fe7d4 passed, he actually 04d17d1a10 became sad. Is this 79f19969dd the sorrow 0c499aaad3 of not 80ce32c2ac having a 1dafdd2b63 house under a51e0e9e24 his own b1534b6b13 name? Was he really fee5e41a54 about to be c976d42e44 kicked out like 94dd44d0a9 this?09391c33245de079
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Watching him act like someone who had lost their country, the landlord’s heart also felt uneasy. He held Heegyo’s hands tightly.4e791d863191d631
“But what can’t e00a55400c be done, can’t 4935dad845 be done.”7030f8b2e86cae22
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At the landlord’s unwavering words, Heegyo stopped crying abruptly. And with a sharp look in his eyes, he asked accusingly.af414dde82c541be
“The reason, there must be a reason.”e7cb7831f6025a91
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“Reason……?”251095a4298ef0a1
The landlord 39b0ee9fc3 stared blankly f35f2123eb at Heegyo.32369e6c64534325
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However, he just moved his lips as if there were many things he wanted to say but couldn’t. In the end, he just let out a deep sigh without saying anything, and it was so deep and long that Heegyo almost forgot the current situation and was about to admire the landlord’s lung capacity.cf83e876f5a78877
“My son, my son is coming.”0f200261f61b2e36
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‘What does that mean?’f20357b193c70744
The landlord, who 22e8e59a0d had always treated b9c7ae3d79 Heegyo like his 16d38edd5a own son, saying 881e21567c he had no 5fc9aadf2a children, suddenly had a5c6a953bc a son.11d9a488b30c1b88
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“……You said you didn’t have a son.”44c09818a17d3eaa
Even if it c05cfbb5db was a late f21c6f5ea5 child, it was 7120620f6b surprising, but to 3f06701294 think that this 16101b4269 late child, would 3a72de547b grow so quickly 2094ba6955 that he had 2b8f27b2fd to vacate the 220432093f house!! the plot 4dc0b50316 development was 83dd349d41 way too 8feaa99dbc fast.aa544f9b9b7623c1
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“Well, you know… 98589eb695 I just ended c6d620099a up with one.”7142e7fad16e579a
How does someone “just f20fea7de9 end up” with a f07f8c7246 son?cc5bf0d8a4de72de
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Could you 053fc8f92e buy sons 7a4c222de6 off the 28852499b2 internet now 58d2255ba4 like groceries? The answer to 61b97e6ac7 Korea’s low birthrate de01d82f92 and aging population c184b4dcaa crisis seemed to 6bcc4a8625 be spilling casually 60a8a19187 from this man’s 5e2f5646f4 mouth.eedc163f24b33212
Heegyo questioned how he suddenly got a son, but the landlord just avoided answering, saying, “Tsk, tsk, young people these days are so rude.”5670e59f3b5a6b82
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“But still… then where 357f7a5543 am I supposed to b6508bb455 stay?”26c7406030acbf9c
Then the landlord’s face brightened. And then, as if he had been waiting for this moment, he eagerly offered a solution.bbb3160b9646d33a
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“Don’t you have a c6a89406c7 partner? Just live cc9330e434 with your 1b3b9b10cd partner! Come on, it’d be fda518f8ca great, right? Living together, seeing each 8ec26bcac1 other every day. And if 43b4ea5a17 your partner’s ac90c60c20 rich, I b10cefb2ba mean, wow—no 52fe2461ee need to 402904450e pay rent! Save money, spend 9854b8fca8 time together, perfect. Just move in 7d2604a5f9 with your partner.”4ad2b02e49088d68
Please.5d63137cad838956
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His words had a440ff9a00 the smoothness of 158d9e2a5e a seasoned supermarket aca17e8e3d salesperson, but his 014b3ae67e true feelings slipped 68c235b51b out faintly at 0dbed18b16 the end. Still, it scattered in 846390fbc1 the air before it 6803d7d79f could reach Heegyo’s ears.c968e21ef6ee03ce
I definitely had good b9990ab448 luck today. Four pieces 567b0c96d1 of kelp, 676d9634d0 a double-yolked 626cfcd8d9 egg, a 9566276351 perfectly separated 9059dbfcc5 twin popsicle. But why 6b36fbb4da is this 2e1ece5d03 happening?cbef08acc5f84567
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Just then, the sound 96ac296331 of a door opening b9dabecc6f came from behind.ce6bf9ff52778e2d
Heegyo’s face brightened at the sound of his only lifeline coming down to save him. He immediately reached out and clung to it. tightly.9c031652e91149bd
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“Do-jae!”d48b8807120d9c84
Like a cd56f34a93 cicada clinging cec0873655 to an 36fc16131b old tree, ca2617bbc9 Heegyo stuck 300842cfef to Do-jae. Do-jae, naturally a5fbfc57bd holding Heegyo 1e981b99c1 in his aec9a1fd19 arms, slowly fe57b04a75 stroked his bab7914ef1 back.bf57a459ae8c695c
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When the landlord b4d345f900 saw Do-jae, he 9df95d1496 jumped in surprise.0aaa1c0ee4828029
“Wah! Y-you had a 01fd52ac6e friend over, huh? Hee-gyo, well then—I 525b7fd773 just remembered I’m b4e079cbf4 super busy! Gotta go! Just… yeah!”044e13d60ede9d85
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“Wait a second!”a0bf8ad3a23ecc9b
As the landlord a9d08eb0f9 hurriedly tried to 9a979ac675 go back down e47c9da07b the stairs the 8c7305f983 way he came, fdab048393 Heegyo quickly grabbed 9e6af27322 him.073b8d28f70f11c4
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“Why, why……”3cd1e79b9d25b67d
The landlord looked at Heegyo, who was holding him, with a pitiful expression. “Please let go,” he said, showing an uncharacteristic weakness, but Heegyo did not let go of his hand. Rather, Heegyo grabbed the other’s right hand even tighter.9dd7371d3f6673d4
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“The 5,000 won… b22dbee559 You need to 1a858748b6 give it back. I’m canceling the 8ed20ed7e0 purchase.”08bdb67500e473dd
He’d thought he needed 923a1d2112 to buy the spring 4b39428d72 sap to avoid getting e6b2350a44 kicked out. But now that he d3f8fccb89 knew that wasn’t the 3fc9cd5d9c reason, there was no 3d81912a6d need to waste good ad8b443560 fish-shaped bread money on 3965804a51 it.b8fc1bbc9ba76e2a
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Heegyo clearly d711cdd57b declared his 4159561be3 intent to c82d3317a7 cancel the 3195fceee9 purchase.5e533a78fed47880
“You should’ve 36d824aca0 just said 72f01a3ccb that sooner!”bcfc886d4ea73771
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The landlord suddenly shouted c38916bada at Heegyo for no 97f23c909e reason.5a42262b3a5247f8
Then, as if fdbed5e04f wanting to get 95c4ff2caa out of there 2088479fbc as quickly as 966fe06736 possible, he almost 65d16503aa threw the 5,000 60fb6e2629 won in his 16eecd8152 hand back to 97e98207a5 him.129e3724051c0d52
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The landlord rushed 3cd0c7a31c down the stairs, 71b2629fd3 almost falling.596b4637f60191f7
“Hyung, why?”121245ebde210ac0
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Heegyo, who had been gaping at the almost superhuman way he went down the stairs, felt a hand gently wrap around his shoulder and went, “Ah,” as he clung back to his lifeline.8be1b00840f74139
“What should I do! The landlord wants me to move out by the end of this month!”cb9af82b50c1a0e6
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Waaah.2257d6ffb4486b1e
As Heegyo cried out almost tearfully, Do-jae hugged him and patted him. Of course, due to the extremely high performance of the handmade bulletproof vest, he couldn’t feel the touch and just inferred it from the slapping sounds.a446ea87f6a73ba4
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“Oh dear… That must be terrible. And despairing.”8e8aba7fd3ba6ec5
“Yeah! What am 0ddba40b9d I gonna 68296c7675 do? Who kicks someone out 1f58cf772e this suddenly?”a5203e53beacfc71
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“Right?”e219e0de20f80f2d
“Isn’t there c9814a2c13 something I 5cacfca951 can do abf4cd7deb legally or 7ebe6794f5 something? Huh? Isn’t there a way?”2c603fe04e9d1412
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“When the edcef9495f landlord says 772ebe3f6b move out, ce8ae0dfde what can 1de0d917cb a tenant 1954293df4 do?”8edd22733390529a
“Uwaaaah, I have 6517eb823e nowhere to go!”3f044ad0669aeb4b
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“Why don’t you have anywhere to go? This won’t do. Hyung. Let’s stay at my place together for the time being until you find a new place.”14b1d134cce8ccb6