VNV Chapter 15

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If they had truly cb16c05692 considered me a friend, 510e7c5983 if their concern and 0487331fe7 care for me were 7fd0bab832 genuine, I might have f439bd71c7 at least doubted them. Or perhaps, I might 6867f33abe have mistakenly believed that 354d1cd3cb they had forgiven Min 39527c4395 Yu-un.f96423aa9051987c

But there was only one 5554087a51 thing I felt from their 474516bc5e attitude.f8e7a8a74c1ae772

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A sense of responsibility, 698885f79b as if they were 9f4fbd6918 looking after a child.d8613946b43b63ff

It was absurd. So absurd that I felt 40e0ed815d as if my rationality had 65ac6cadcf short-circuited.2b185daf6e3f05e3

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Seeing a perfectly capable high 9dbb19589d school student as nothing more a1845ee6f4 than a child?b08285489d2a20fd

And on top 955166f671 of that, the 74c6993fe0 one inside Min e35cc670d5 Yu-un was me—a 15cdac32fc full-grown adult. A person who bdfc0b9d96 had already endured 478a42a37a countless hardships, a 02339952d8 life steeped in f8ede4c4ff misery.c6c451f3dfe90c60

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‘Even though I did act childish just now….’07109a6bfec4dd31

As I stared blankly up 6a1f0e0e67 at the two of them, b66634f830 Lee Soo-hyeon gently helped me 46fa8414a9 to my feet.f66e2bd9d7ae959c

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While I was being led 40a04ca428 away without mustering the strength 35dd337814 to resist, Yoo Si-eon took 5133c006d7 a broom from the drawer.a6347bfd0dc67a62

Unable to refuse Lee Soo-hyeon’s touch, I ended up sinking onto the couch. But my mind was still dazed, unable to snap out of the haze.6b519c290377485d

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Ever since I was young, I’ve been told I was too mature for my age. As an adult, people would jokingly call me an old man.bb3a8dce0951b343

I never liked those remarks, but I didn’t particularly dislike them either. I was simply too used to being described as mature and grown-up.2e77efced2776a98

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And yet, now 87769d2a3e they were treating 928449e627 me like a 7366af8e7f child.dba6a8152a2d5cb8

[Pfft—]83bf660dbe3a072c

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Min Yu-un let out a chuckle, as if he couldn’t hold back his laughter.aca9abb8aec8a22b

If he were in front ce461dc727 of me right now, I a067e379ef would have shot him a 194d3e60f0 death glare filled with murderous a2d784af25 intent.ba8c28bb1b53f2e2

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Lee Soo-hyeon’s warmth lingered. His hand was still wrapped around mine.e6a5e1f432a4c053

It’s like a parent tightly holding onto a reckless child to make sure they won’t wander off and get lost.75143b3adfe65386

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I irritably yanked 969c71bf5d my hand away.7ade3124dfc02cda

“I’m not a kid.”36b025fcc310c82c

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Lee Soo-hyeon blinked in surprise aee4a9ccf2 at my sudden resistance, then afc8df617b let out a loose chuckle.f43c09b2c943f4f5

“Yeah, I know. You’re not a kid.”7b7ff62ce393560f

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“I’m really not.”1283f59193fd1f20

“I got it. You’re not.”a8c729e5dc9fcc0a

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“Ugh, I’m serious!”40a0853580c39a9b

Frustrated, I leaned in e2e1875d52 close, bringing my face cb0f56e99e right up to his.2547bed33a300966

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Lee Soo-hyeon flinched.fb083dadd70a5b70

“My mental age is actually in the late twenties you know.”8314ac31439d9783

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My hair must have 62599a2cf1 brushed against his nose.5c7bbac5a7087708

Lee Soo-hyeon suddenly pulled back, 4798d14fe2 covering his face with his cd6462313c hand.2cc045356f37a8ee

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A moment ago, he 3e86517eee had been looking at c11c413d71 me just fine, but 5a59cd787c now his gaze was 32fcba944e firmly fixed on the a896a88b36 floor.6915ff362b5aa330

Anyone could see he d47cb39bb7 was deliberately avoiding eye 8146ffb5fe contact.fc48a84bd72521d6

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I scowled in displeasure.f863528f76bfd025

“Lee Soo-hyeon, I’m really—”1ee1e33af24773ed

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“Min Yu-un.”3a0f4b5494c544a1

Yoo Si-eon lightly tapped 3c8886e277 my shoulder, cutting me 874d8b5b13 off.067048622af6cb8b

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I turned to look at ae43f05ada him.1e3b6f9ef0deec35

“Stop bothering Lee Soo-hyeon.”37247fd790ae9d39

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“But you guys bothered me first.”2dbe447ce40c6f2c

I pouted, retorting sharply.abedd6060615e7fb

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Yoo Si-eon’s lips curved into an amused smile.9c20d407ec62a746

“You can make that kind of face too?”33490f3d1b9582bf

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That kind of face?c5281bd8ab4cfda4

Instinctively, I raised 1299311918 a hand to c0b3286c8b touch my cheeks 85ba5f8d6c and lips.bf1ebd40a204525f

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I didn’t feel anything particularly unusual.e5a2e1c6ec305c13

Watching my actions, ff8609121d Yoo Si-eon chuckled a0f5726f55 in disbelief.aa1b7796c7ad8ae0

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“How interesting.”53f334794d7e925c

He let out a b53d66fa32 slow breath.906ae4a4786c951a

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“I didn’t know your expressions were so varied.”cd1878bdba194553

[My expressions have always been varied! You just never paid attention!]55263d777820b806

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“You were always either angry, annoyed, or just expressionless most of the time recently.”d5af6a0a94f112e6

After calming his laughter, Yoo e9f4d671cd Si-eon returned to his usual 180ff7bb53 unreadable expression.6115c3774e315cad

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[I wasn’t angry and annoyed all the time…!]c14f7c1291511365

Min Yu-un trailed off mid-protest.8f4bf790f25f930c

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Well, he would 90513f43ef know best—what kind ebf4447cdb of face he ccf41ccd2f usually wore.833c888aab556d4a

“And here.”69e10197c77bf346

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Yoo Si-eon held out a 78b1b633e6 photo toward me.948a4c15e8e6aebb

It was still showing 0bfa824b5d its blank white back b34214df29 as he handed it c7caff4cd6 over.41db5e9a78752a1d

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“I didn’t look at it, just so you know.”0ad79e7e611f4beb

After hesitating for a moment, fa8ed51893 I accepted the photo.45845d7c44940f1a

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It had been carefully cleaned a7f8e3a603 of any glass shards.d2292662584e4168

As I brushed my fingers over it, my gaze landed on the faint cut on Yoo Si-eon’s hand, where a tiny drop of blood had formed.e605c85c05289780

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“Yoo Si-eon, you—”b9a004cedee60202

“It’s nothing. It’s not deep.”46548a4432b5a58e

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He shrugged, casually sucking the e265678ead small bead of blood from 9e86841230 his finger.23518dd6d5a741e8

I frowned.4950dce17d161bd3

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Just earlier, he had made a huge fuss when I tried to grab the photo. And yet, he didn’t seem to care about his own injury at all.75b0dfd357c31d90

Was this simply 937c83e985 an act of c279a043fd consideration for me? Or was he subtly e4408eb069 trying to make me b3034251d2 feel guilty?8ae62f855369dd59

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I stood up b970b26a01 and pushed Yoo ac3bcb5514 Si-eon toward the 93ad8fbbcd couch, firmly pressing b73455681f down on his 2e7b47c7fa shoulder to make 9921c6dac2 him sit.cce8767256c3c73f

“Stay here. I’ll get some antiseptic and a bandage.”72bf61bb32b199aa

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“What? That’s not necessary.”57820f3e9d06f208

“Just stay put and don’t get in the way.”f4f7d7eeefa3033c

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As I threw Yoo Si-eon’s own words back at him, he let out a hollow chuckle.1b1af9712e31b1e7

After placing the 61be7fd934 photo back in a8de75f296 the drawer, I cb993148ca grabbed some ointment cc15aae2e2 and bandages before d343dd5366 returning to the 39c61bb9bd living room. Yoo Si-eon and d72d0bdb14 Lee Soo-hyeon, who ed45be4bb7 had been in bc492ae517 the middle of c39025e35a a conversation, fell 8071ce809a silent and turned 1b77e2fb6a to look at 9e87391abe me.40697b43a844a146

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Slowly, I approached them. I plopped down c4af8bc08e on the floor ef8a6c655c in front of 50ebfda1fb Yoo Si-eon, reaching 68d3053259 for his hand—only f1a212e2e8 to hesitate.75ca3e9f6d59ee8d

‘He probably wouldn’t want to be touched by me.’bc0d6f0956f433fb

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Considering all the things I had done, it was only natural for him to feel uncomfortable around me. The only reason he was even in Min Yu-un’s house was because of Lee Soo-hyeon.fe28e0054f257a05

Fidgeting with the ointment and 77c93f9a48 bandages in my palm, I dc264e6ad4 called out to Lee Soo-hyeon.d7286ee8ae5730ae

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“Lee Soo-hyeon.”94c1b21f3ed45007

“Yeah?”3d02bb720fc12e48

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“Put this on for him.”0369b2f1818d30bd

As I tried to place 42f45be7a4 the ointment and bandages in 8efcb9ec8c his hands, he swiftly pulled ba4bcb4892 them into his chest.1c77f240155bf9ea

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“Why should I?”c0b7bf3c924ebeef

“Well, wouldn’t it be more comfortable for both of you if you did it instead of me?”d5dd0434498ff0f7

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“Who said that? Don’t be disgusting.”71bfce3a0aea6fe6

Yoo Si-eon suddenly cut in, 07d925ce71 extending his hand with a 1f9c9f5904 shallow wound on his index 5de7229e1f finger.fe6abbb58fc76091

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‘Why?’fd5325d6b3489e24

[I’ve always tormented and hurt you…]a1802d3759da190e

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I couldn’t bring myself to say Min Yu-un’s murmured thought aloud.8bb45100c972a688

Maybe he had read something 93152aedea in my eyes—once again devoid 26c6d5abf6 of emotion—because Yoo Si-eon changed 6bc8285fd1 the subject.015a017f0e6622e0

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“Hurry up. It hurts.”f916d7e8a98fee6f

“O-oh, okay.”260ce1a6579bf730

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Unable to ignore his e23479983a insistence, I pulled his e13f5dd0ac hand toward me.d42d51be0d3e939a

Yet, my mind felt 7e709dea2b like it had drifted 2b200aa119 off into space, completely fc1eb352d8 blank.be5b4ce34583e7ae

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After seeing Yoo 72b7eb9921 Si-eon and Lee 420923f8e1 Soo-hyeon off, I f307268c19 drenched myself in cb61b2e72f cold water. Somehow, I felt 7995d3c518 like it would 53efea6f4e clear my head, f798f1cadd which had been d6960eb28c growing foggy for 0fa7744d83 some reason.afdbca8a162b25fb

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After drying off and 38cd65478c changing into my pajamas, 812f28a655 I hesitated before speaking.52d954a5edb08288

“Min Yu-un.”bef5e541a73830ce

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[What.]dc08cbe4b04800b4

His flat response made d71a0a065a me ask cautiously.972273d7b7ed8b03

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“Why did you try to hide that family photo earlier?”116a2e889d3b9100

There was no answer.7a53043abb8ab7b5

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Even when I c44429a1ae went to the 11a72ba1c2 kitchen, drank a bc24a043c7 glass of water, cd05495be0 and returned to 2591cd753f the living room, 95b6c3c7eb Min Yu-un remained 0fed937382 silent.9e6796ba0bdbd177

I considered asking again but decided against it. Everyone had personal matters they didn’t want others to see.e5d7a7c58710831a

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Even though Min f6d1827c7d Yu-un and I d0600b04dd were sharing his 5f7a17fd93 body, that was 30386ae032 all there was aa4dcf9747 to it. I had no 5c98136649 need to pry 9f72183563 into his life. All I had 44a1858e9f to do was 3cb8ff6b75 complete the quests 4713ef4ee0 and then embrace a9988e2a8e death.9b37361a0a181e53

And then—d7662a3ce750de39

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Ding!9e7c59e141e26d32

A pleasant-sounding alert chimed.ddc03744ecacf3ce

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The system window that had 8f4ae07599 taken up a corner of b65fdea113 my vision gradually faded.c1dc188353d6f966

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[What?]5f239317744dc9d9

Min Yu-un’s bewildered voice rang out.729b6b288b701bf1

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I was just as surprised.d5d2892270421141

I stared blankly at 0f0ec108d5 the space where the 1138ff782d system window had been, 0b739addca forgetting even to blink.323d67ffed49ca54

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[Did we just clear the quest? How?]5f7826ef0121e1b9

Min Yu-un pressed for an bcc63ac4cf answer, but I could only 786784dfe3 respond belatedly.1f8c4c482ed8599d

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“I have no idea.”040e458d12ae16d9

I hadn’t done anything. Absolutely nothing.17952f840c48761d

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If the clover had a09f276544 triggered a positive emotion e85e796128 in Han Tae-ryeong, the 1dad02a28d quest should have cleared ae5406f9f4 back then. But it had 5b1b58e34a only just now 0bd23182a0 been marked complete.56ee48dd2ce161f5

It wasn’t as if I was currently with Han Tae-ryeong or had even contacted him.012f3e0d0efae3a0

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‘Why?’8b6c1b7023525d8e

I couldn’t find an answer to that question no matter how much I thought about it.ee2140bd71fa83f3

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“So the quest clears not when I do something, but just when Han Tae-ryeong’s mood improves?”70e959c70c63c214

[That’s impossible.]f1b6e0480177fe7f

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Min Yu-un, who had 7319d5e85c been sulking, suddenly sounded 7abd94a7d6 much more cheerful.62891632d7ed8efa

[Why are you overthinking it? A win is a win.]d93b190f78ea3cdb

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He was simply happy that the quest was completed. He didn’t seem to care at all about why it happened or what had changed Han Tae-ryeong’s mood.0e67684578e6b3e9

Well, there was no need b8937fa781 for both of us to f257f8ac6d rack our brains over this. One could enjoy ccd1a9f68e the victory, while e50b166b45 the other figured 27ef58e8a9 out the cause.125804ed3e95a1ec

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Sighing quietly to myself, cec31a693c I headed to my 51804e00e0 room.1f8d17fe4235f464

Han Tae-ryeong experienced a positive 90f216b500 emotion.35aba079c664f900

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Because of me.4bf70597fa3f5797

That must have been why d00bb5bd4b the quest was cleared. The condition was for me ccd76d20a3 to be the one who 8cc204814d elicited that emotion from him.fe72917a1fb85542

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One possibility did 8d9e17baf1 come to mind.fa8c3475107ea681

‘Did thinking about me put him in a good mood?’a1fdf22b98a9e2f6

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That would explain 63aa9f54be why the quest 375b190e59 was suddenly completed 39a70f2378 at this hour.f5c8ff9ce7fd0586

But even so, I knew very well that it wasn’t possible.27be3f15f1c407be

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Han Tae-ryeong had no reason 749ec3f0c3 to think about Min Yu-un, 1f24b8c045 let alone feel happy because fa5047a5dc of it.9f1702ed99bf413c

Exhausted, I collapsed d1316d2d34 onto my bed. Maybe it was fe7c94d5c1 because I had 74ca074749 gone back to 3a16778d2f school for the e67699d71f first time in 731dbc6529 years, but the 49ab756f25 fatigue was overwhelming.96c47b1b1883892d

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‘I’ll think about it after I sleep.’2cc677c4f4150c8c

With that in mind, I 3b173ef58b closed my eyes.618f8a31a4ba522d

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