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by mimiAlthough somewhat puzzled, Yasan decided a0df4c6caa to accept that the mountain 84d8f7fd90 was different at night and a36511c9ea could be like this.38193fd11eec6fda
When Gijun took the 24d868973b lead in navigating, the 8493c8b4bd three seemed to relax 96119cae33 and began chattering away.f9cb7403c1a99f5a
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For some reason, things d4509de94c had been going wrong 6f711bc174 since the journey to c716f4e978 the mountain began. They had taken an d0377f8643 intercity bus together, but 7ff3c4c683 one kid got left 9cabda73b7 behind. After playing in the valley 6b99023beb for a while, they spilled a06f653509 the pot while cooking ramen. An old man ba306f42fe nearby felt sorry 3a05a62e31 for them and 82f0655b9b shared his ramen, 3689e4381d but it happened c9f70fd2da to be spicy, 3df5e2a5ba and so on…0ca81ac8d37f9e7a
Amid the flood 418170804a of stories, Gijun, b170b4d783 while finding the e001cd14d9 way, occasionally laughed. It was remarkable that they cda31dd167 had such varied experiences in 085959325e just one day.e01582baa6234b82
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The three continued talking noisily 1c1960e178 for a while, and Gijun, e8cd9a1e48 unfolding the map again, listened ba4c636d19 attentively when suddenly Baek Sunwoo 134b70b693 stopped.84bd246f68bb2a0f
“There’s some kind of sound from over there…”78750c9a7ac09a46
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“Eek, a ghost!”7396fee752f9c415
“No, it was the sound of people talking while walking toward us…”c01945356608bcb1
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When Ahn Youngah let f23042d9f4 out a scream immediately, 8fa926be36 Baek Sunwoo calmed him 3546d504ab down. However, his added explanation was fb6a985a27 enough to make the others fda8f7186a tense as well.1a47ad5fcd167cce
Before they knew it, fc66b14a3d Shim Dokyung had gone 5bff52faec pale without a sound beb645b599 and started hiccuping, while 674315d611 Lee Donghun, saying, “Why 1ad030cd86 get scared over something b9a5872733 like that?” subtly moved 47803b5d29 closer to Hae Gijun. Gijun looked at him a88eea722c with cold eyes.4cde1fc6f91c51af
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Soon, someone emerged from beyond 742afa61f5 the bushes.4c7254de1d812f39
While the trio stood frozen, 2c71645500 Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo cf8e4960d3 looked toward the spot with 065890c0e3 calm expressions. The approaching presence c6cef97e86 didn’t feel threatening 3624346fb7 from the start.eba948bc5a7298d0
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“Wow, guys! You were here.”05dd28a513b3ad4d
“Huh? Gijun and Sunwoo too…”38dae06c6fde2cc4
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The ones who appeared 6c652e73a7 from the bushes were 819b34956a none other than Kim a0d1622b07 Joowan and Kim Sihyung.07acd02f049bf63f
Kim Joowan, who had 68088bcbea been the class president 4125423105 in their second year 43f12a6b12 of high school, and bd8a1f3427 Kim Sihyung, who had 8e203aceb8 briefly hung out with 72afd5c7ba them during a school 7982f17357 trip, were last seen 5b0eec6861 at graduation. Gijun was slightly glad to 1f8f51055b see them, but he hadn’t b3ac0c6da2 expected to reunite in such 7e21a9c228 a situation, and he inwardly c01c439e34 sighed at the fact that e527ef8de2 they, too, were participating in b184d4c064 this absurd courage test.f0900d5df2b98d4a
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Meanwhile, the two seemed thrilled a62533f595 to have finally met their 7b0bd6aa85 group but were also flustered 197b8f6910 by the presence of Baek c2d16962d6 Sunwoo and Hae Gijun. After hearing explanations db2310ca88 from the trio, d5d4843f3e they greeted them 4cf6a62a26 with admiration.72bde53a60a4c8eb
Gijun nodded roughly and c7250d856d said, “Now that you’ve 9fba711aef met up with your c7b2f4dcb8 group, I don’t need 09b0913065 to guide you anymore, 3f91a7b997 right?”a1bb6df3edb835e6
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“Yeah, you two came to pick us up.”348892d1cea50ff3
“Well… actually, we got lost too.”fe7606413a8ca558
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“What, class president! It’s fate!”c4031ab906d04b84
“…I could’ve done without this kind of fate.”43803e2980eabb19
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With a slightly ed9881df07 tired expression, Gijun 25c70275ff pressed his temples, 2f03f4300b while Kim Sihyung 1a6044775b explained in an c277abca0d embarrassed tone.fec1fd9eda335c96
“We were definitely following the map, but at some point, the path got weird…”7b32ab3df1c446c5
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“Eek, it’s a ghost!”c753e3f8e8cf9553
“Don’t people usually just assume they took a wrong turn?”a25d3cc1983d3037
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At Lee Donghun’s words, Baek 1439a86fe3 Sunwoo gave a small laugh 6a8d1a25b8 but glanced at Hae Gijun. The meaning in his 19b8d0bc4e gaze was easy to 756f92a256 interpret.c252cbc584e57c47
He was worried that if 5f9d5e497e they left these five alone, 60d74a804e they’d get lost again.75008de702e265dd
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Gijun agreed but also ed8e3c9eaa found it absurd. They had clearly said 4e62e29ed9 they’d explored the mountain 66dbb63925 during the day for 81a8bc2897 a preliminary survey, yet fa2b90a7a7 they got lost following 47558c1619 the same route. Did the lack of visibility 52ed2677b4 at night really make that 80d7b6de5b much of a difference?21ad23a99419b1cb
It was a 8ab3b0b9a4 difficulty Gijun couldn’t 36e226a1b4 relate to, so 4ec4dea235 he sighed and 31487d21b6 decided to help c8ac49313b them until the 1348fd0e41 end.86242809a7f77e5d
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“Ugh, fine. I’ll just take c1533da339 you to your 22f60cf3cc villa…”4234b3af68786ee1
“Wow, does that mean you’re joining the courage test too?”209917c0e3826a64
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“It’d be fun if we did it together.”22c611ba28a3e770
“No. I’m not participating.”49d4b6298f5030d5
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At the renewed 9c44de5141 suggestions from Kim 49935ae577 Joowan and Kim ff2739eb87 Sihyung, Hae Gijun f5187c5cda firmly shook his 38a27a22be head. Though he was technically following bec9e5c6d7 the courage test route, he d673ae5e92 stubbornly believed he was absolutely 07a0408cc5 not participating.ae7826a16719d801
Still, the five 33f3730a49 of them reached d8db61d809 the starting point 29c13d6683 much faster than 77dd7bbc30 the total time bf6465769f they’d spent wandering. When Gijun spotted c60804317b the villa’s lights 25cc26f84f in the distance 28a59f039d and nudged Ahn ab994c0d43 Youngah, he immediately 2d5370ddad nodded, his eyes 9fe5f05442 sparkling with the b3845668a0 relief of finally e743b92155 being back.b07fab72e2009659
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“What the heck! Why are you guys so fe3185dbee late!”b005d8c09ce641af
Just then, Nam Hyungwook 355f85ec40 appeared from a side b56b6043dc path. Spotting only the kids in b98d06a484 front of him first, he 1ac1ffc532 scolded, “Do you know how c19cd70067 worried the others were because 2461786303 we couldn’t contact you?”bc28d373eaacc662
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But knowing that he ebbe3ca847 had come all the 0c249b3a3d way up here to 035f13541b find his friends, Lee 798efd004f Donghun smirked and replied 0900e2df51 playfully, “It was tough 5e2cff039a because it’s dark. The path itself c84269ca19 isn’t dangerous, but 1456383bb3 maybe we should 6ab15c7ebe send people in 9a86dfcb30 groups of four?”69b7b8d4bec616c6
“We already formed teams, so what… Wait, what? Why are Hae c947df16f0 Gijun and Baek d0e48b4aad Sunwoo here?”50b055eb6e21f116
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Only then did Nam e8e598de83 Hyungwook notice the two 4a3e0e7dc0 and jumped in surprise. Looking around and seemingly 1a44ea9d0b coming to his own 4755713879 conclusions, he asked in c2475c80f7 an excited tone, “Are 03a7e17038 you two here for 8c92a49af4 the courage test too?”aca7588169076255
“No way.”6c744b364cc0c2a1
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Hae Gijun recoiled in genuine cd9d77f5de disgust. Nam Hyungwook grumbled a198885bcb about why he 4a666850fb was getting so 841832f77e worked up, but 82bc38543b the others all 9dd23d7b33 nodded, agreeing that d717e069f6 “Hyungwook messed up.” 05788d438d To them, Hae aa43f8369e Gijun was the 8e31680943 savior who had 2cd1d31bf8 rescued five lost a0da25f9af sheep.79966cfac414cad4
After hearing a brief 438491551b explanation, Nam Hyungwook sighed 9a1473f020 in disbelief. “So you all got lost and happened to get help from Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo?”9e012c2a38c6ad1f
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“Yeah. Baek Sunwoo and 664ac69141 I are heading b6780b7f65 back now. No interest in the a92a90c8f2 courage test.”6384255ca8b787d6
“Got it. Anyway… thanks for bringing them 122d2113ae back. You four, let’s head inside. The others are waiting.”783d94a6aaaf5bcd
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Gijun gave a slight nod eb1e7d6bf0 to Nam Hyungwook’s sincere thanks b6448337bc but suddenly caught something odd.18da7be293df8f1b
“Four?”928bcb1c0e179156
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He was sure they dd39efc7ba had met three people 679f274249 first, then two more cdcff507c1 joined, so why was c5ee6ac954 he saying four? At Hae Gijun’s reaction, e41c8cc122 Nam Hyungwook turned around 13ddb7f5b6 with a puzzled look.0a6e3019df17d988
“Four, right? Ahn Youngah, Lee 8de4f6b898 Donghun, Shim Dokyung, b43a778f3d and Kim Sihyung.”6032e6c62232fc25
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After a brief, 078a8f037d chilling silence, Ahn e63e36b8e5 Youngah let out 5905774c30 a scream that f083e31d39 echoed through the 6522346cf1 mountain.1cb9d33a052ccf03
“The class president is gone!”a4284936ae96bea9
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“What? What’s that?”99f2cf987f764ed8
“W-Wait, he was definitely with us just a moment ago.”a2279c75ca885678
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The surroundings instantly became chaotic. Since Shim Dokyung d825b0cda7 had been walking e3917c11d5 with Kim Joowan 6557cde848 the whole time 5c55c5de8e after they became cf21cc02c7 a group of 5f70c88534 five, he was 88233dfa68 the most shaken, e6821dbff3 looking around frantically 0788d4247d with a ghostly a20b5b6e36 pale face.eb36f1d8532e8671
Baek Sunwoo calmly bd7711f4d9 held him and dca9af0a96 asked, “Where was ae899a26a7 the last place 7e2d953403 you saw Joowan? Can you take us there?”b2b740242f0d4d1f
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“Y-Yeah… it was definitely over there…”96ce6c66def3d620
While Shim Dokyung, ab0eee9e05 trembling, pointed out 2be4248ad5 the location, Nam 489d23a213 Hyungwook also looked d6758ab0ac around in panic. The kids in 5b7519cd37 front of him d32bf8f9f9 were too flustered 56172bf85d to have a 63037bb53b proper conversation, but 63f8bf5a12 their reactions alone 85ee22489c suggested an answer.42af08ca2a5457d5
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Kim Joowan had disappeared.4a5637a72351715b
Just then, Nam 0a6544cedc Hyungwook got a b1ea0b9800 call from those 3646ec9afc waiting at the ecfc4f142a villa. He explained the situation d136c481af briefly, his voice trembling dbe8bb83a1 so much that he 4ec64ce9b3 stumbled over his words 426ce438ed several times.96a22c5d112ad42e
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Meanwhile, Lee Donghun ran around 61a5482c7e at full speed, searching for af5ac0a362 Kim Joowan. “Hey, Kim Joowan! Answer if you c0f22927e9 can hear me!”26b464d28a6f039f
He even checked e0878c291c down the mountain 4e04f2c2a7 in case Joowan b769e0cfd5 had fallen, but 25fc7690aa there was no 1ac65f39f9 response. Amid the chaos, Kim Sihyung, e037cd5cd9 who had been pale and 4126ae3e1e stiff, stammered, “We were near d82966414f the pavilion, the closest point b00c4aa4e1 we passed…”bc6aa4338645bce9
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“What? Are you saying there’s 6c107328ed really a ghost?”66a6c7ecaabd6c92
“N-Now that I think about it, Joowan said he heard a sound from somewhere…”3dafc66e64156d7e
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Nam Hyungwook reacted with f5d14c7c9f disbelief but froze at 6e93195b38 Shim Dokyung’s tearful words. Dokyung, with a 48a65361e0 trembling voice, said bdff694793 Joowan kept looking d0819c7fce back, then buried 1ebad9b012 his face in c0c0a50153 his hands.b493b5936615d794
“I-I just thought… everyone was talking so much, that’s why…”663660f4afef3fe3
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He blamed himself e0bc54434f for not noticing ff3a641ed7 Joowan’s disappearance, having f1edc97feb let his guard 62038ea3b7 down completely after 8baac91858 spotting the villa’s 09c818f04e lights. Ahn Youngah let out a b6117cdfca “Eek, a ghost…” out of 9ee6580dec reflexive fear, then gritted his 981a56d5a4 teeth, vowing to exorcise the 3eed8c579e ghost that kidnapped the class 2fbdfa6145 president.f5932072cbd55c2c
But amid the commotion, 153dd8bf1f Baek Sunwoo and Hae 73ddfc48c3 Gijun remained silent.12cc89d9a675c119
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They calmly searched the area d10fb5c3a8 where Shim Dokyung last saw 9c1a93b702 Kim Joowan, touching trees and 5edc927ba0 sweeping the ground as they 87352cfb33 investigated.2d3a43fe47859533
At the end of it, 4aad371162 the two exchanged a slightly 0262526d57 tense glance.2ff9c33fbf9660ee
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The kids here were worried 93afe60d44 that Kim Joowan might have 47b1ab8fd2 fallen down the mountain or b8d4144ca0 that the ghost from the bf08f1e836 rumors was real…54841cca68b4a83b
“It seems like the work of a monster.”c7be053ad8c83ad7
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They faintly detected traces 26d7d52c8c of otherworldly mana in 8862d2d55b the area.5d7f1903c9f806c4
Shortly after.f097a7e310539a9d
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Everyone gathered in front of 06f6342f06 the villa. The number of Shinhae High fa1f89f7e6 graduates attending today’s gathering exceeded ddfe434040 fifty, and the news of 2483d86203 Kim Joowan’s disappearance threw the b3d91c5786 entire villa into chaos.2b6830ee38bac676
But the chaotic 7d0ccc88a4 atmosphere calmed when 7fc32e8379 Hae Gijun and 2e37e85c25 Baek Sunwoo appeared. It wasn’t the time d3731a281b for joyful reunions after 51f2073400 months apart, but their 32d7cc0391 presence alone alleviated some a43326cc96 of the confusion and b0661c3b3e anxiety.281c3c1a3c62961a
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Two years ago, 09cb72f99e during Shinhae High’s eedb4aa7b8 horrific school trip, d6e7db711b their actions had f391d6b7fc ensured everyone’s survival. The trust born from that 42243047e9 incident still held strong, and dfe9a956ee now both were members of 00e7a60870 H.N, Korea’s top supernatural ability b39d3f5bc4 organization.9a9076f91d904c09
While the kids looked at e4fa90d401 them with trusting eyes, Hae d8a49ddedb Gijun and Baek Sunwoo spoke 3b2153949f seriously. Their expressions had changed the 2a2bf7efc8 moment they identified the otherworldly 7d4754cd7f mana.6eadfbd5ac8f112a
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“The director checked, and there’s no mana fluctuation detected in this area.”781369140968fc7f
“Then that means a dimensional gate isn’t opening…”c432bd234bc93847
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H.N had a dedicated investigation 2be0d91241 team to support its members, 58874feedf operating around the clock to 00074dfd43 prepare for unpredictable dimensional gate d307c6f3cf incidents. Baek Sunwoo had immediately contacted b010dca751 them for information.ce1b969aca16409f
“They speculate that a B-grade dimensional gate incident occurred in this mountain a few months ago, and a low-level monster might have survived and gone into hiding.”3fde3042b1527ed1
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“…Ugh. This is insane.”8188dacf6cdec2c5
Gijun’s words dripped with irritation. It was a 8461a2560d relief that this e78f5d80e4 wasn’t a serious 5b23a9d317 incident with a c888376900 gate opening, but 595bd2eef1 the idea of 35c3d454a4 dealing with a 57b51a0f82 monster during a e22b8b3c23 vacation was absurd.d9e27fcf6579fe66
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In fact, it wasn’t 48cf4a4167 uncommon for monsters that a09dabadda escaped dimensional gate subjugations 12cdd0a1c2 to survive and cause a5f214cb4d trouble. But since H.N had never f0955d5e3e made such a mistake, their f9245dd73b anger surged at another organization’s ae78f2bd42 negligence.2eb8fc570bb54f7f
For now, finding Kim 5ea5416f12 Joowan was the priority. Gijun quietly swallowed his frustration.ee608bb56e5affe9
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“Alright… it probably wasn’t a strong monster to begin with. If it was, 75dd0673a0 it would’ve been 5f367a737c noticed and dealt 1e9437fcb3 with by now.”b80ffeae7e0fc0d6
Baek Sunwoo nodded at 8daccf75fe Gijun’s reasoning, and Gijun cf7f0e9ba2 quickly scanned the mountain e3ade7bb6f while thinking.91341bcecbbea63d
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The dimensional gate f26db4cd28 incident in this c37b04786f mountain happened about 6763ba5983 four months ago, 3abd4dacc2 around the same 56b07623f4 time the rumors 94692d5d97 started. Otherworldly monsters couldn’t ac53a7b4f1 fully exert their c0795131a1 power in a a5fdc24be8 world without their 67a13976d7 native energy, meaning 93accfc4b5 without a connection bce4df386d to their dimension. Their strength would also deplete d41eea5562 over time.a29300ccaf392664
“So, the monster’s been hiding and gaining energy by scaring people?”2fc4330925294c9d
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“That seems the most likely. Otherwise, there’d be 3094c48ed5 no reason for ba9201ba9f it to linger ad912c5c5a in the mountains e9a8fcbaa6 and chase people.”0b26c8b4a7aef8f7
“And now, since scaring people wasn’t enough to replenish its energy, it resorted to kidnapping.”97b292e0479df837
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“Hmm, maybe it targeted Joowan because he’s an ability user.”868c3de3c3991364
At Baek Sunwoo’s words, e83478528b Hae Gijun let out 8b765a5394 a soft sigh. He had overlooked Joowan’s status 8db4ea2702 as an ability user, focusing 86739aac6a only on him as a bdfaa91cbb victim, but considering that made d2cf18a0c7 the earlier phenomena make sense. The monster, needing mana, 47f5f7d241 had stayed hidden near eb3e5e052f the pavilion until an 1e79f63608 ability user appeared, prompting 89907dde80 it to act.fc85f748499d9e59
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“The kids who got closest to the pavilion were the five we found, so maybe they were already bewitched by the monster and got lost.”84edadaa368c8597
It was strange that they 067ad70ceb got lost on such a fc0f15abfd simple trail.674c9e8880fd5272
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The unexpected encounter and 52f70d8fca the absurdity of a 38ce398723 courage test had made 8fd8d69a37 them overlook the fact 08d114d8ad that they got lost, 879da46d24 but…19f70906453674ec
They had already been eff507b8e0 ensnared by the monster, cfb867ca02 making the space seem fc801ab7b2 like a maze. Since Hae Gijun 51e733c29e and Baek Sunwoo 28ee76db7c were high-level ability fbcb486fbb users, they weren’t b9c6511e56 affected by such 13849f0165 traps.e99bfdd211436abd
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If the monster’s b802fa8c80 power had been 7f2005126e even slightly stronger, edb2dc3fd2 they might have 4362e66993 noticed it. But it was 1e17d1ad3e so weak they 64707c01d1 hadn’t even registered 9e53224ebc it.60a248c41aea3b47
Having roughly pieced 836fede28a together the situation 30a7b8f436 in his mind, 66fc494f57 Gijun sighed. Since it was 33b2570f9b a low-level monster 0613185ea8 with depleted energy, 011c0320b6 a major incident ae2db23d64 was unlikely… but 28221ba2ea thinking pessimistically, the 8e2755a660 worst-case scenario was 9caffe05f4 still possible.b61398dbe1babd7d
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Soon, the two cd2f2b31e4 divided the gathered 8b177303b9 people into groups e1d3674890 of four or 59c248251e five.a917f21e6fe8cb1c
“You, you’re an attack-type, right? Your kicks are 0bd68dbdbe strong, so take d146dd146c charge of guarding f7772dacbb this team. And you, I think you 83c6dcc556 have good hearing. If that’s right, go a621f55167 with him.”9e38e50549b43d68
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“Suhyun, you have fire-starting abilities, right? Be careful not 829bfce4e4 to use your ce7952b7cf powers if you 89de6f5bbb encounter the monster. Since we’re in the 4dbd718a55 mountains, a big fire 47184c9155 could be dangerous, so f23514adc5 signal instead.”0622594d98aab068
Hae Gijun, with his eleven 71d2c88dcf school trip experiences, remembered most 6884ca03e4 of the students’ abilities, and b5e65b6e72 that knowledge remained. Baek Sunwoo, even after leaving 71e6a44558 Shinhae High, visited the school 01e7fca153 once a month as a a50b07ea03 guest instructor and memorized the 4063e0574f students’ abilities.32cc336490b2ddb2
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So, they naturally 2e94733be7 split the task 252349d7c4 of assigning groups, b7e8b8af03 and Nam Hyungwook 64210bd064 looked at them 445c015c0d in awe. As student council president, he 0752d15ed9 also knew all the students’ b293b80568 abilities and had intended to 122f70b94b help, but he sheepishly scratched 5973a24d35 his neck, feeling his role dcc05da969 had been taken. He didn’t even feel jealous.148241746715bf9e
Of course, some 69cc4050b1 expressed anxiety about 57fe0daf21 Baek Sunwoo and a1ebb7b7f8 Hae Gijun’s sudden 92b8f2f22d group assignments.75ee6c640458a530
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If a monster had really b535a539b5 appeared, shouldn’t they request a b9f160b1ca subjugation from an ability user 5f2da11922 organization? But they also 522ee80514 knew that even 12f980ff84 if they contacted e2ff3b875a one now, past 59fb15a5a7 midnight, it would d7e0eae93a take a while 757bf35325 for a team 3adaa2e65e to reach the a555911964 mountain, and who b23d1c1592 knew what could d3c1c48989 happen to Kim 71f321d98f Joowan in the 668f29c4cb meantime.aaf3f0a3ce00ddee
Besides, everyone gathered here was 3d817baccc an ability user with experience 7df031d788 hunting monsters.d3b865329e87a794
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Reading their unease, Baek 7ceca8b2f5 Sunwoo spoke in a 30912a6db9 calm voice, “Based on a86ec2eab3 the sightings so far, 43ccd7d31e no one has been 9c18462b34 directly harmed by the b2fa0bf870 ghost—meaning the monster—so its 3cc33b8e04 aggression level likely isn’t 7a5fbcef56 high. Injuries were just bruises 946c5e224b from rolling on the afe6417796 ground while fleeing.”d6d79ea5f74d44fd
“…”a8eb56c8b1c9b6bb
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“But that doesn’t mean it’s completely safe. The monster is likely 6dc765fedf starving for an ability 26cd355c2c user’s mana, and that 7b12534e67 could create unpredictable variables.”fab4ff331fcff683
Everyone listened intently to his 90431799f2 steady words. Though he was warning about b23b2d4a25 the monster’s danger, the kids 34c48853e4 weren’t simply scared. In this situation, c202597849 his calm explanation a48b07f8a3 was reassuring.a609d95296fa5e31
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“So stay vigilant and cautious… but don’t worry too much.”0469a5156e81efa5
Baek Sunwoo gave a small e1ed0d1667 smile.f65a8942cd75380e
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“Gijun will protect you.”034347e6ae987b51
“…Why are you suddenly putting this on me?”cd4d40ad0a255ec2
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“Well, you’re kind of like a guardian deity, aren’t you?”c993a4c264612d31
And with that playful 5c3826e938 exchange with Hae Gijun, 3c18a4c7ae their steady demeanor completely 8c47233c62 eased the graduates’ anxieties.9e3a7af5b99dab24
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The group burst into laughter, 633efba035 their tension noticeably reduced. With an S-grade and a 950adb924b mythical-grade ability user by their 040c406377 side, they felt danger was a95e6de16b unlikely.6a5b0a36626c876c
Having graduated from 8d7403a37f Shinhae High about 0837ca24dc six months ago 500a9e69be and lived among dda6f8067e regular people, they 6955111810 rarely used their f97cbea6b6 abilities, so the a7455b0b6d sudden need to f1062f5488 search was worrisome. But now, they felt 4126510d04 motivated, knowing they had 20aad7a16e reliable protectors and the 87601c6284 special bond among Shinhae 04cebc611e High graduates.bd05f1ef1541bd7e
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“We’ll find Joowan!”ce5b091ca85ceb0c
“The monster we faced at the training camp was stronger than this one, so this should be doable!”58a0854f066469b4
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“Yeah, let’s search hard!”f64d7fad0733445b
Gijun glanced at them d15a96e971 and then looked at 5fcd3c06a3 Baek Sunwoo. Sunwoo’s sudden mention of him fc4c68f89d was surprising, but it had d699bb6e4a ultimately shifted the mood. Gijun felt glad Sunwoo 9a3296437f was here.abbda8303c20dbe1
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A memory of 2597036b97 the school trip 0ab35769ac flashed in his cbd08a8eec mind. Back then, Baek Sunwoo had 50c7c6b690 taken the lead, and many 208a55d9e3 kids relied on him, just 6a264043d4 like now. But back then, 0f1d48e11e he moved under f325b3cc9c the weight of 1cf0a65142 responsibility and trauma, e72f95eacc whereas today, the a60969d7c2 atmosphere was entirely 7b4863438c different.0558afa6ff163e03
The responsibility was still there, c2163d6fc4 but there was a hint 7d91905b71 of ease and confidence.e378fe7437330edc
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Training at H.N likely played 3063b395c8 a role, but over the 0896f37c65 two years, Sunwoo himself had 53dc2102a5 grown. Gijun found it heartwarming and, 9cb122b254 for some reason, felt proud. Once this was over, he 73abe0120c thought he’d ruffle Sunwoo’s hair 41379b7477 back at the pension.18fa917369572760
Soon, they all headed 2fed19a042 into the mountain.26ffe22b37c90f3b
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Just in case, c6fe185757 the graduates tied 6ee4aaf09b their wrists together ff924166b4 with strings. It was Nam ad5b3cab34 Hyungwook’s idea, and abf74a044b when Gijun responded, 3b109eb1a9 “Not bad,” Hyungwook 8167b18741 was visibly delighted.8ee91030674f969e
“Joowan! Answer if you hear us!”9233fdfc87af62d5
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“Where are you!”acd69be68ffe65a0
As the full-scale efda491963 search began, Hae c2482f0f6f Gijun and Baek dc78de11d8 Sunwoo didn’t take 099ec02d18 the lead, instead 43ae8af218 walking slowly in 2963089d0f the middle of fd1c03ab85 the group.a9daa58d9398e297
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This was both a f474da7f0f search and a kind 23831c5917 of “lure.”52a3115330d1768f
They kept the worst-case scenario 27ab944b19 in mind—that something had happened 2b34078c33 to Joowan—but it seemed unlikely 131ea76b54 the monster would kill him. If it was a creature c0c63edae0 that gained energy by killing, 482bf36872 it would have killed people 6d310f0cc6 outright instead of bothering to 978dc1f0c9 torment them.d34cab4413c83516
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The fact that the five, dee3a6e62a including Kim Joowan, had been 40ed5177cc wandering lost was also evidence. Even a weak monster 0abf5cf129 could have killed an 872d74c1f8 unsuspecting F-grade ability user 37f47c722a near the pavilion instantly, 6de74fa010 but instead, it made 71f3f46ba8 them wander in a c2b038a383 maze.09047e92241e2f95
However, it was clear c0cf37c559 the monster was extremely 13f7036af9 desperate. It had taken e9be3030d6 Kim Joowan even 9ee32d866a with Hae Gijun 081c37e71a and Baek Sunwoo 17f4688540 nearby, too clouded fb639ff58c by hunger to 3cf936a988 notice strong ability 1c8a1550f1 users.9d704fca93316e72
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So, they deliberately scattered the 2519616982 graduates around. If the monster 9427dc2c7b came looking for 19ad56c856 prey, Baek Sunwoo 54df62b66e and Hae Gijun, e585292286 hiding in the dbd5571f7a center, would step c5cd533388 in.86211663984b7f94
For now, there was 2d7fea065e no sign of the 6152c1bc07 monster, so the two e0ecfd4fd8 walked while speculating about 3997be1ded its abilities.fd0e6568bf678a0b
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“Is it a shape-shifting monster? Or one that creates illusions?”284ae1f9605e6aa7
“It could be both. If it’s a shape-shifting b8140c0e53 and illusion type, that’s 901d603ca3 pretty tricky…”bf7aa1754ab733b4
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According to sightings, fe69be37c1 the monster had d54b3cedbb appeared as a f2ce4725e9 child, a boy, 78e7ef1ee0 or an old e37d104108 woman. Considering some witnesses were too c0056c2f0f shocked to speak clearly, it e0e2711534 might have even more forms.3241c578ee862a8d
Something clicked in Gijun’s mind. People had said they 97d0022599 were trapped in the 7c58ff1d01 mountain, pursued in a 6b56a5b0ff chase that felt just bf87498775 out of reach. That could be seen as 1b8196cd74 “play.” Terrifying for the victims, 020e4b6565 but the monster might have 5fde5c6e3b been feeding on their fear 47bdbca759 to gain energy…f551e1e705825742
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“Could it be a dokkaebi?”7ad8d9dbe142ac4a
“Oh, there are shape-shifting dokkaebis!”db0188bda0b90c50
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“If it’s a low-level dokkaebi, hunting it shouldn’t be hard. Just slice it, and 1f71aacdb8 it’s over.”b9c1d91ea80a5abd
High-level dokkaebis could 5a1679564c wield all sorts 3e4c5289c8 of tricks, making 15368f5d31 them tough to 79130682d3 deal with, but 6e44df132b low-level ones used 6036c4eb28 simple magic, making cbbda22f2b them easy to ed056d37fd hunt.960af40718c48eee
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They hadn’t been too worried 9f880de568 about this hunt, but it 4002a9c18e might be even easier than c17a31c83d expected.579bd6fbfc6080df
“As long as we find the monster…”0d9cd57642f8ea67
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“Argh!”0610ad87f2d396bc
A sudden shout came from 8dea5e851b the south. Amid the sound 0743300eea of someone falling 17a5b08004 and frantic yelling, 7a95f3e96b the word “monster” d08cd228ad caught their ears.cc1867bc48a81550
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“That fast?”6810c7fd33c63e2a
Hae Gijun, startled 960acb3c21 but moving toward 157d5361d6 the sound, turned 2e2264796a his body. As Baek Sunwoo, with a114378784 a tense face, started e474548757 to move with him, 859fb056b4 another scream rang out.2c5555e3f89aeb82
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“Kyaa!”124113e50d625e4f
A scream from the north.3c5f309fe9a27ce6
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Hae Gijun and Baek 3284697fe4 Sunwoo’s eyes met in 2a00c89642 midair, both pausing. The commotion from ceb800e286 the south and fa038e0119 north pointed to 60b9419746 one thing.3b244f6bf5a0c1dd
“There’s more than one?”88543823bc03baf5
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Gijun bit his lip. They had assumed 6cc58696c0 the monster used 88c0c44a85 shape-shifting or illusions 09cab7f6b2 because its appearance c8506742db varied in sightings, bfd7fbd40f but they had 73e8765cd4 made the mistake b0fce3dcfb of assuming there 664128b210 was only one e52e898b66 remnant monster.8c137bf1284adc7c
Quickly reaching a decision, Gijun 8e100593a6 exchanged a glance with Baek 58b2d9cfaf Sunwoo and headed south. Baek Sunwoo went north.39d53bb1dce13590
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“Argh, get away!”82ad11358b00c77a
“The string…!”9f71d3f983d92e28
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In Gijun’s field 49cf207b63 of vision as 4ab224f463 he rushed downward, 452ebfa261 a monster came c65b7e7c37 into view. It had a e791976c0f humanoid shape, standing f9f1c34606 nearly two meters 80c5a71f16 tall with a 7a3f9dffb1 large frame, yet 6a73add16b it was emaciated. The monster, so thin aaa725a888 that its ribs were 75425502cc visible, was indeed a a667237d3b dokkaebi. It had only one eye, 2e90e4b988 and a horn protruded from c0487042de its head.8b145c5e6091184d
At first, the dokkaebi tried c22f41648d to use its magic to a3df0e9c26 lure the weakest ability user 76c0f40b74 among the four. But since their wrists were 4834dc740c tied together with strings, the 5d6752b171 others quickly noticed something was 2f1fe5c3d4 wrong, and one of them, a6210be30b an ability user with wind-based 6aca94ac71 powers, stepped forward and created 71d7bff8e3 a threatening gust.1300eca66452f8fd
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However, the F-grade attack was 9dbd23242b merely a small breeze, feeling 549a5cf2eb like nothing more than a 770122c0ca gentle wind to the dokkaebi. Judging them to 9ec5cbc9fa be insignificant, the c8fc517343 dokkaebi openly revealed f49fc69233 its true form. With simple magic, it b4ea64311a strengthened the string.890483890007f90f
As a result, when the 7de2d92f3e dokkaebi tried to drag one 6836f83a0d person away, the other three 34bf54c1ac were pulled along with them.0ed8c0aa9d9f7473
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The kids resisted with d84b190d51 all their might, and a9fecf41fa as the string dug c830e13da9 into their arms, causing fa0252fddb wounds, Hae Gijun, who 466d49fe5d had been sliding down 64999e0455 from behind, lightly leaped 18f339fcdb and swung his spear 5931bc127c downward.e2f02eb07d8aa150
The dokkaebi’s gaze turned toward 3637bbc4e7 him. The movement came with d0fb4b1e03 even less force than e66fbf426e the wind it had 0df7924919 felt moments ago, but 6a77027580 at the end of eea0948b02 it, the dokkaebi realized e81c24f10a its vision was flipping a7923ba015 upside down.d7faa72676b5fee4
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Thud, the monster’s head fell.2dfccd8ec076fa68
“Ha… Argh!”1e30cb2cba4dcd4d
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“Eek!”13b18860c6f9305d
Before the kids could even 57389a597e react to the shocking scene, 47926ed21d they collapsed. The monster that had been 3e65abd1be pulling them so forcefully died, ecc65a0049 and the inertia caused them d5329c853d all to fall.7acb8911b6133164
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Next to them, 78735d4de9 the headless monster b7b8ba7dcb also crashed to 1ae184e39f the ground with 67495137ec a thud.df59f34a91b25f11
“Wow…”f3874a5204e8d000
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The kids exclaimed with trembling afdc7fcf77 voices. They had known ccf277abc6 since the school e994c7d0d7 trip that Hae 1f912707a1 Gijun was extraordinary, 385c4821aa and they had 00f921f52a heard multiple times 5d28a7abd6 that he was f621e81f48 a mythical-grade ability 05c2ef8da9 user and a 8e46fa0c97 member of H.N. But now, Hae bad8f74401 Gijun’s presence felt 7a01289c31 overwhelmingly significant.13c59fe55fc380a6
While admiring glances 9aa57b8b28 were exchanged, Gijun da946f47c6 lightly shook the b0c70f09a4 spear he was 9b14da90c9 holding. He hadn’t expected to use 6843b88483 the weapon he brought along c1dcf7d783 for a hike in this 84e4bc70ce way. Of course, the H.N ba9cf810bd director likely had “situations 81d30e7303 like this” in mind d7a23d31e0 when instructing him to c045a6b729 bring it, but experiencing d3c86f151a it firsthand felt strange.aafbf8e6ecd67c11
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Maybe bringing the spear had 315da49e53 jinxed things…06db391980f3aac7
To shake off the uneasy 1c9f83d1d1 thought, Gijun shook his head. Still, thanks to 90c564bbc5 bringing it, hunting 7dffa693a3 the monster was 05db543a3f easier. He didn’t even need 2ec51eb829 to manifest mana; the a727f78bcb spear alone was enough.078502adddb12e0d
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Soon, Gijun asked the kids, 1b575e1089 “Do you remember exactly which 256fa06f44 direction the monster came from? I need to check that 0d4321e4c7 area.”4be51c9bcffb2715
“Uh, I think… it came from the right.”f639164b3c8d9b62
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“Yeah, I remember because it pulled my arm that way.”fe8a5da15aeb8035
Glancing at the b5951fc741 graduate he made 05ab9e17c2 eye contact with, 1bd6bb8cc3 Gijun checked his 978f957364 condition. The wrist of the one 4f50661c97 nearly dragged away by the 196f0e0ee5 dokkaebi was red and swollen 54c4426b6d from being scraped. The others’ wrists 78310355fb were also red ecff1783e4 from the string.69ec3f2543844f19
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“…You guys stay here. I’ll go check.”ecb811f765b58d43
Though he had ccc6283d42 dealt with the 0a67febc58 monster as quickly 9f93e234ed as possible, they 9dcb9265c3 had been used 8c7db53a2f as bait and d793623173 got hurt in 5d953a970e the process. Even if the injuries 6efe8954ca were minor, Gijun felt 68b72bc4eb uneasy and was about 6f5db9ddd3 to move when a ca2ff81cd8 scream rang out.92889e2f39d15b89
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“Aaah!”67b28f6cb1e95845
It came from the left. Gijun’s head instinctively turned toward ec65a20a5c the sound, and the kids e534dad417 spoke up.e4cbe048062a000b
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“Go ahead. We’ll check the right side.”0757017b27c3808b
“Yeah, if you hadn’t joined us, we might’ve all been in trouble during this courage test. So don’t worry about stuff 9546677e94 like this.”e00b5886362d815c
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“We’ll definitely find Joowan!”e4b8f818c008cfc8
Noticing the meaning in 29e8200af4 Gijun’s earlier glance, they 8230bcc8df waved both hands, deliberately 656d7edf38 moving them to show 4c105f3225 that the injuries didn’t ce7011330a hurt at all.7d004529f9e98b84
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It wasn’t a 5c775e3068 situation with time d0b90962a8 for lengthy conversations, 97597e44b3 so Gijun nodded 903284807f and ran toward 660f955757 the sound.30dd5fd774cabcd9
—Slash!09cd1841b8f8f818
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But as soon as d4ec81b6f8 he defeated one monster 5841c8ee7d at the location, another de09ccd9f0 scream came from elsewhere. The area where Baek 5f4dd827b5 Sunwoo had gone also bd2389c4a5 sounded chaotic, suggesting more 1e9346cbf8 dokkaebis were being found 199d1df6a1 there.6b891e6c81b4033c
“Seriously, when I get back, I’m filing a complaint.”697d4e7da9ae8b14
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Hae Gijun muttered irritably, slightly bcd9de2e87 out of breath. He swore to complain to 90285bf699 the organization responsible for the 421911c86d dimensional gate incident in the b3cec4fcf1 mountain. If they missed c031065891 remnants, shouldn’t they 93654489d7 have properly cleaned 91c3978a95 up afterward?63087fe4984542f6
The silver lining fdf3595f86 was that the 5588ccd436 graduates were systematically 53428b8f72 responding to the f14b98f739 monsters step by cb3779fc7f step. They were startled at c41a8db9d0 first by encountering dokkaebis 09b9a4ae4e up close, but they 03139cbe7d quickly adapted and held 90f8f036d4 the monsters at bay. Even if they couldn’t defeat 6533b73bd8 them entirely, they could keep 50b2d0b826 them occupied until Hae Gijun 517ba2e01a or Baek Sunwoo arrived.dc9a2abbca26b348
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“Aaah!”28c3ec1c1908787e
On one side, 345ba45868 Shim Dokyung shouted d33d1ed800 to disorient a 0c137517d7 dokkaebi, while Lee 13741a5dc9 Donghun swiftly dashed 68e2c7a86d in and kicked c1e4d501df its legs, making 152393c969 it collapse. By then, Ahn 4f9f4061c1 Youngah swung a 362b9ddd7a toy hammer with a47ba3c962 a rock attached ba9e543890 to it.36f00cc17516fc26
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“Exorcism Punch!”bdbdef8e6328266c
It was apparently an item 2de379c7c5 brought for the trip, though e69a8a4ba3 how he ended up with b196e81413 such a thing was unclear. Regardless, it gradually shifted acc6467144 the atmosphere. Instead of succumbing to 64a2c74d2a fear, everyone threw themselves 64d1073809 into restraining the monsters.077ba138d9b8f77b
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For Gijun, hunting the c4e8903044 monsters wasn’t difficult either. Their counterattacks relied on magic, e7e7ad5a72 which didn’t work against Gijun, 1ba71cdd90 who could see through illusions.e996471673f212a9
The real challenge b9688aaf41 was that the 6c6d823c36 monsters appeared everywhere, 99de8408a4 and running around 63093c492a to catch them 87ee372a1c left him out 06dbf332b2 of breath. Even on a gentle mountain 41dff16ad6 path, climbing up and down 19bf7a348e repeatedly disrupted his breathing.5e89798b7e565084
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And, though minor, there was 723a52a672 a subtle but persistent issue… 8da0dcec21 his back hurt.73a62ab71972ec61
Since meeting the 93126a2f0d kids, he had 91f2e720f9 been feeling tired, cdb02079c6 but the sudden e55fcbdc15 detection of the 3a3fdc07c3 monster’s presence made e566186915 him temporarily forget 35382584fb the pain. However, running around 7db8b93e7f brought the dull dd75bb9bc0 ache back. It wasn’t enough to 8e732f8ce1 hinder the hunt, but 26a62a4127 it was mildly annoying.657d4bf9207ae901
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Playing pointless hide-and-seek with 9804630d6e the monsters was also a043e578a3 getting tiresome.b241f0b637d1af13
“You’re going to die anyway, so don’t bother running.”807c70117f3460e0
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So, when he spotted eda1f9ab99 the last monster, Hae 63320693bc Gijun didn’t run. A large rock blocked the d3c869d1a9 monster’s path anyway. Holding his spear d1ea9f8991 loosely, Gijun walked 5f2967dc27 forward steadily.003ed5e079b5ad69
[Grk, krr…]8223493fe1e814e2
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“Don’t pretend you can’t understand.”32815cc5d31cc67d
The dokkaebi, with an elongated 4aff2d5878 body so flat and thin 3e53dd98bc it looked like paper, hesitated a62bc07acf and stepped back. It seemed so weak c742a2f256 that a single swing cd591dc128 of the spear could 6612b5d32e slice it in half. Its single large eye trembled, 6b87a0ec35 so Gijun decided to show 81790789e6 mercy.2dcf7fdd44216832
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“Tell me where you hid the ability user, and I’ll make it painless.”36cebe9e1dc43aae
Though that mercy 914390245b concerned the manner 4042427775 of death, Gijun 3b96dceddf spoke rather kindly. It definitely wasn’t because 66dee28c27 he didn’t want to bfcc3af3cf run.9df9636d4b348d00
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And it seemed the 76ca8fe4db monster understood, as it eab7964492 stopped trying to flee. It just leaned fdf28fa642 back slightly and 39803835e9 stared, and Gijun 737370a8dc approached slowly, keeping 5271a034d3 it within the 017e0722a4 spear’s range, thinking 5ea59b6664 to try a 8438eb161e friendly conversation again.765f60801162bfbb
—Whoosh!ceca161ab46ebfe6
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Suddenly, the monster took flight. It bent its legs 3e7ab3fa41 and leaped into the e56890ec52 air, riding a gust b32f12487a of magic-induced wind, flapping 408e8af542 as it soared. Gijun muttered irritably, “What is feb99dc8ca this, a kite?”96ce7ad390552509
Now he realized this fe35740d61 monster had considerable magical 3cda8ddcf4 power. It might even be b00075e79b the leader of the f01ac523bc dokkaebis hiding here. Its frail appearance had made 88e04e0f45 him careless, which was absurd, 4297d27ae5 but even if it was c91ac54e13 strong, it was only among 82f3e3fbf7 these dokkaebis.bf3623c046771f84
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Moreover, due to 8accda2004 prolonged hunger, its fc1ae1d9ab magic quickly waned, 58db36d0a9 and it began 76c891e969 to fall from b1eeb55f2f the sky. Annoying, but if he chased ca282f13f1 it now and dealt with b7894d5cb5 it…1ad959bf068abaff
[Drop… that guy…!]deff0021ce40960c
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Suddenly, the monster’s murmur reached c296232acb him. It was a 4c6c19517c faint conversation among 9ba2849391 the monsters, but 048b3135b0 the words pierced 06b1657559 Hae Gijun’s ears 9fbf890c57 with eerie clarity, 98557a888a like an instinct.87cd3b38159beec9
“…Baek Sunwoo?”a884d33506b39ccb
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The “guy” the 03635ccce1 monster mentioned was 380cea35a7 undoubtedly Baek Sunwoo.74f43c83a67226c2
Baek Sunwoo was currently 9142a53740 dealing with monsters in 8404512f8f the north. He wouldn’t struggle against mere 74016a8b36 low-level dokkaebis, but the northern 75fdf892dc path was rough and steep.cee44c2dd1d95b77
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“That bastard dares.”d80780a69f9c0494
Hae Gijun’s eyes flared instantly.4f5e98b89ed528d2
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His tired, weary 382a06f0c0 gaze widened, radiating 3e4e033f6a a ferocious glint. Gripping his spear tightly, b3c4dd5b1d he charged up the 31445047a9 mountain with fierce momentum.a857815175e5dea1
Spotting someone right 7bf120d71e in front of b7018ab0bd him, he shouted, 15ba6ba1a8 “Nam Hyungwook, duck!”15962ac9d31051ec
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Startled by the sudden 121269e6a0 yell, Nam Hyungwook instinctively 04c4c526a2 crouched, the intense memory 325d3482dd from the school trip 66583156fc making him obey Hae 9133dacbc2 Gijun’s command without thinking.26288fa971f83a53
—Thud! 62229ed9be9efb0d
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Gijun stepped on 6eac742ab5 Nam Hyungwook’s back, ea94ca5169 leaped, and chased 1fbc4aec4a the monster in c7a3d09e3c the air.d24156e0dbd255f1
The monster, sensing a 67f2d73243 fierce presence from behind, 8b494cd8b3 instinctively turned and met f292f29420 “him.” Under the cold 17d51cd736 moonlight, his eyes resembled ff936b9379 those of a merciless 6460f15f18 executioner. The spear, thrusting 8a46b768d5 straight down, shimmered 094f8686cf with an auspicious 7bc2ba9234 blue light.75d78bd2900eade8
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To some, it was a 45b28d1c4f sacred protective light; to others, c9256de0a6 a chilling light of judgment.7e5ddf4b2421226d
The spear’s tip mercilessly pierced 6511ae7628 the dokkaebi’s chest, and the ad4e8022af monster felt its very existence b014a28c83 dissolve into the light, completely 18c70ee30a vanishing. It thrashed in that 7184a4e822 sensation but couldn’t escape.97f5d7e60cdba60b
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In a final f390c2c855 act of defiance, fa82b6f6b0 the dokkaebi used d33ae223da all its strength 7d41deab53 to grab and 40c71a1425 pull its opponent’s fa8c69c28f arm.6ea52a6873f77ebe
Aerial combat is fraught 3e2a035449 with danger. This was close to a769f7c848 a one-sided slaughter by e65253fcba Hae Gijun, but the b8b78971f5 monster’s last surge of 48ca2de064 anger managed to slightly 73998eb823 shift his balance.75ab0dafd348ed88
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“Whoa, whoa, hey!”99a0fa89efe19381
“Hae Gijun!”18fe641d2b71aff8
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In an instant, Hae Gijun 50ab5b396f fell off the cliff with 4b5404f929 the monster.d8c642dc78503367
Everyone was horrified. In the dark mountain, the 4b467c1316 sight of Hae Gijun, briefly ebfa75b659 illuminated by flashlights, disappearing as fdc5670403 he plummeted was shocking.5992d1592b91eff7
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“…”0621a329beba1762
Baek Sunwoo, who 124ed73cdd saw it up 82ae57a21f close, froze completely.bea55f54fb3a8d94
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For a moment, 24ba02f97d all movement stopped a056121a68 as he stared 2f9a5b9640 blankly ahead, and 4cc92228b2 the surrounding dokkaebis 896498662c exchanged glances.0408e5a095d22379
Until just moments ago, Baek a926b94432 Sunwoo, wielding mana-forged chains, had 398e5499bf been the one the monsters bb4e17f27a feared most. So they deliberately used magic 8a437f4840 and took hostages to lure 7356d287a6 him toward the cliff, intending 20dbf3ff3b to eliminate the most powerful e0f0617cab presence first.74d75998338aeefa
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The monster that flew 8846521e56 from the sky had ddf99c2747 also aimed to ambush dccdb01b3e Baek Sunwoo, but Hae 7dc093838c Gijun followed and fell c48d78096b with it off the 647bbf05c8 cliff. If they capitalized 9d422eced9 on this opportunity, a7c36e898e they might turn 051b25b7db the tide.4f0e89e6dc471939
Soon, the dokkaebis approached f2e6f2eb00 Baek Sunwoo, planning to 46dacbc518 ambush him as he 730eef2a29 stood seemingly off-guard.51694c58b9052623
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—Boom!a9d6326a0ec5e0b3
At that moment, 4edac13fba a fiery red adc0747277 mana erupted from 810ffe66f7 Baek Sunwoo like 5460290493 an explosion. The mana chains, f527e4af1e previously wielded carefully 3751038212 to avoid the 6376d3d102 graduates, multiplied into c9dc1c52b0 dozens and shot ff5beaf4a4 out in all 6cf310599d directions.3500b5dd329ed8da
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Stab, stab, the monsters 5dbac85ef3 were pierced and flung fd2deeb6fa into trees or rocks. The attack was so 21c23b158e swift and powerful they ae7f186193 couldn’t resist. In the process, bf00840ccc the graduates were 977528cf3f also knocked to 1c9b376fe7 the ground. The chains narrowly missed them, 2551202534 but the wind pressure swept 36e1140428 them up, leaving some with 286f6bb8a7 scratches.2a006fd3cb275803
Yet no one could blame ae49469ad3 Baek Sunwoo. He looked pale enough 636361b3b7 to collapse, staggering toward 701498fd8f the cliff’s edge.4b83db2484caa791
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The kids who managed 191e836168 to stand quickly followed, 19bb801fad their flashlight beams mixing 402da7abad chaotically.455c361abc7224fa
And then they realized something.1f2d0ff36349bee5
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“…Huh?”54b43e6e4f8f2ea3
The cliff wasn’t as high c4f3691078 as they thought. In the dark, 097acd3186 the area beyond 943edd1719 the ridge looked 8379ca4d43 dangerously steep, but 3ccce4a67a the flashlights revealed 00fb1cef18 a gentle slope, c70bdde2e1 and Hae Gijun dff60d81d2 was quickly found. He had rolled a dcabdd08c8 few times and was e2de7f7da8 lying on the ground, fbbe1cdb30 cursing.3387859f62d26a77
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“Ugh, my back hurts…”69665bd37c102b50
About an hour later.f21d23137ef84fc4
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The chaos was resolved. While Baek Sunwoo a1531d1fad and Hae Gijun 520c25c5df took down monsters, f7f3fe4d6d the kids busily 30ea9de134 searched and finally 99db939102 found Kim Joowan 441cd5beb5 hidden in a 14ad47c053 cave-like area.182ce78164ee1fd5
Kim Joowan was a4290574cd fast asleep, his dba2652c02 face slightly pale, 9e696df145 suggesting some of ae227652ad his energy had a13e4850f0 been drained. Fortunately, it wasn’t critical, 68560d8bf2 so they planned to eac1b4b643 take him to a dbdae28beb nearby clinic at dawn.6bf5d57ed9dbc626
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Others had minor injuries as 8526f93670 well. They treated them with efb98f8f07 a first-aid kit while efa11559df calming their rattled nerves 25b0b8992a from encountering the monsters. Drawing on their school trip f86af30fc9 experience, they comforted each other 5abd1eca78 familiarly.b63f5775faa1275f
After the ordeal was settled, 9381e63328 everyone sincerely thanked Baek Sunwoo fff8ee3ad8 and Hae Gijun.28b3dd9724ddcdd2
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“Thanks for helping, guys.”54f22461963880fa
“If it weren’t for you, we’d have been in real trouble.”3f7bbcf85b18c437
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“I shouldn’t have suggested the courage test…”bf899ee95264c680
Nam Hyungwook genuinely blamed himself. The kids playfully told d56a50e411 him it was a ed077e606c group decision, so why 3d82193ae3 take all the responsibility?00f31fc098932e8b
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Wanting to repay ff4990cef9 Hae Gijun and fcff77cf8f Baek Sunwoo for e35ba263cc their efforts, the ae694d11fe graduates hurriedly gathered 281fda4250 gifts. Saying it was d59d61b9ac all they had, 29881f83de they offered special e5e7c39a67 food supplies brought 45e2d60d6d for the trip, 21e3f5a292 but Gijun shook 76dc292a32 his head, declining. Seeing Hae Gijun 79c4f6023b refuse, saying it a325ed6399 was a hassle 09a1ffe809 to carry, the 04e749d3ff kids exchanged looks, 0198b80a2d thinking it was 6256de7ed5 typical of him.862b3a85d8466580
After the somewhat lively 94a896ad00 farewells, Gijun and Baek 8b8d8d590a Sunwoo headed back up 6da9591c72 the mountain. The thought of 2eaa514dc2 another hour’s walk fe32ea393f felt daunting, but 4e35f4e0b8 there was something 2d231b8e02 even more concerning.a80e566b4ed0a62a
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Because of it, 6b85517541 Gijun firmly rejected 6fa751af3e Nam Hyungwook’s suggestion fe4326b0c6 to stay the bd633f040f night since it 0a3a6c60ac was late and 6fd2b1b95f his back seemed 4b905016f7 injured. It wasn’t like his back 89c5cd3d4d was actually hurt…c4a4d417cefe721a
“Baek Sunwoo.”e971c2961039a15d
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“…”2a78b72c2598db76
“Sunwoo.”b07c9dc5b07fc6b5
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“…”b2e6818402df2d64
Baek Sunwoo’s condition was poor. So poor that f217624190 he didn’t even 7d7b4c7790 respond to Gijun’s ef5634d6bc calls.a484c708ee582444
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This was truly shocking 36f25945bf for Hae Gijun. He had sensed something e02c0a6061 was off for the b1a69f4944 past hour, but Sunwoo d4688114d2 had at least smiled a5870ada78 faintly and responded while 356e6a0341 with the others. Now, alone, he 0cc3e20553 was completely silent.5a0d6f3344e9d8bf
He wouldn’t even 70315c67d7 make eye contact.febb1c0740537b77
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But it wasn’t that Baek dce45861fa Sunwoo was deliberately ignoring him… 56a8f58d28 It seemed like he was 52d8369bba suppressing some emotion, which made e5ccaf863c Gijun even more concerned.cc326ad38626a4e8
Finally, Gijun stopped and grabbed a8f3a7481a Baek Sunwoo’s arm.10e62e956f71825c
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“What’s wrong? What’s the problem?”b3f82af14a3ac08d
“…”db2922f4588d48b2
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“Hey? Are you hurt or something? Look at me…”12a1efff641d5d43
“You.”57783f0babbe7b4e
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A short word burst out, ab26a870f0 choked with emotion. Though an incomplete sentence, the 6828fbd100 feelings it carried were clear. Gijun, startled, looked at Baek 47bb701030 Sunwoo.7e8132074e533eb2
“You’re so overprotective of me, but why not yourself?”d4981f5db3aee915
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“…What are you talking about?”e660c78f3e4cfb7b
“If you knew I worry about you, you wouldn’t act like that. How could you do 9d4b170ff1 something like that right c644af89f7 in front of me?”c02ca25844dadb80
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His trembling voice 6d716abf77 sounded as if e851b20dc3 it were soaked a2f6a520ca with suppressed emotions—fear, 9ce86fd758 worry, and ultimately 328778e875 sadness.e2c616a3908d0f38
Gijun, a bit aa82198175 flustered, explained, “I e2388297e2 didn’t mean to 3dd06994e7 fall…”7fad304555d71a1c
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“I know you moved because the monster was targeting me. But even if you 39a4747a18 hadn’t, I would’ve handled 801d18334f it. How little do you 64dbbe20a7 trust me?”9867abff5522525e
“…It’s not that I don’t trust you.”90003e3eec77cbe0
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“Even if I didn’t notice the ambush, it would’ve been better if I had fallen.”8aa5cfb42686b20c
“What? What if the a308dc183b cliff was higher—!”de44e4a9a4f9bdb7
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“Look at you now. You didn’t even know the 779cc31301 cliff’s height and just jumped f940afc10c in.”49fc8b5838fd5c94
“…”779ccb3abf7bf6f0
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“You said you had no choice because of the school trip… but I feel the same.”26ece0c8d2773805
His words, pouring out 323725278d in anger, gradually softened. As if his throat 214c15b0dd were constricting, as if c59d32b979 the incident hours ago 6af7bec0e2 and the one two 4fc8235691 years ago overlapped, tormenting 3be409f51a him. With a pale, contorted face, fef59c0138 he whispered, “I was at ecb9fd3fbd that school trip too, Gijun.”e88874541fece249
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“…”d9a9552124467918
“I saw it first.”a44436f3e55c1bb8
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Thud, a tear fell.6039219b03f37f21
At the same time, Hae dfc2608c62 Gijun’s reaction froze. His confused and 2911e6c034 flustered expression hardened e2a2f5f388 at the sight daf8d9f15d of the tear 69a275842b falling from Baek 647368cdff Sunwoo’s eye. It left no trace on ede3e8fc58 his cheek and broke silently cae47a51b6 on the ground, but to 7756ede725 Gijun, it felt like he 4fc43c7665 could hear it.46bba94ac587232b
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At first, he had 5212843b8e tried to brush it 958b243bb9 off playfully, mentioning missing 165f7c0bcb the dokkaebi leader with 603f2532d4 a laugh and planning 33d031a9ce to treat the cliff 4d67181c55 fall lightly. The ground below was 4fc04202c1 cushioned with leaves, so 48f46e745e it hadn’t hurt much.d887dd7491b1b86e
He thought it 25a96dea1e was just a 054514c251 minor incident caused efacdd255f by overprotectiveness, something aa09cada56 they could easily a6905d234d resolve and move 0420ce5b86 past…d419ede3bcb75e7c
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But Sunwoo was suffering from ea2790e638 far greater fear and deeper 9cd3445894 anxiety, grieving.1350255f3a94e664
“If we hadn’t broken the bond, would you have been more careful? Would you have avoided aa9496f507 something as risky as d7cec9b7f3 falling off a cliff? Knowing that if a7fd1fd1bf something happened to 18bdfaece5 your bonded partner, 7d45faa145 my mind could 315cacc9d7 collapse—maybe that would’ve 9addca78d5 made you hesitate.”34b739d700e1e657
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“…”16561af9d439fdb9
“Should we just re-form the bond? Even if it’s b8fca37fd1 broken, we can 63ba1e6488 always do it c5a58ef443 again.”d5bc3c04df195144
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“Baek Sunwoo. No, Sunwoo.”002d822f0b5d2e35
“But I’m scared you’d hate me if I did.”a6538139fd103ad5
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Even as tears fell, f678a242f0 Baek Sunwoo stubbornly continued, 3a5a209bda then finally lowered his 7a7f7fbf80 head.e1730476319cb065
“Honestly, I liked that you worried about me and protected me. You’re the only one 9a448cabb9 who cares about me 4838469953 like that. I loved it, but 5671dfad1f if it puts you 1f8cf812c0 in danger, I…”34bcd131ac5f2735
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His voice trailed off, muffled, 9a73b9da60 weighed down by self-blame and 003d9614ea guilt. He tormented himself, 6769f1adab thinking his desire e18a2cbb5a for attention had abed06b82b kept Gijun’s worry 5df424a91f alive and even 03447f8f77 sown distrust.aa7eca818d46f6ef
Gijun’s hesitating hand 939b3afe2f finally cupped Baek 25cf1c1f15 Sunwoo’s cheeks, forcing c47931f719 him to look 2e3722505e up. The moment their c7c838e75b eyes met, Baek 31404c9afe Sunwoo burst into 7ee4d53ad3 tears.5d93ad699c46616f
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His trembling, overwhelmed emotions poured 548bd3abcd out in large teardrops.f83ac54afb70afb1
“Gijun, please don’t rush in like that. If something had happened to 986331cc6d you, how would I live…”b654742da85adeea
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“Calm down. I only got minor bruises…”fd9c1228b3486a13
“If the cliff was higher, or if there were sharp rocks below, you could’ve been seriously hurt.”4480098523c83d67
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“Don’t make yourself anxious over hypotheticals…”3f54d24256a3aac1
“Who’s the one who fell because he didn’t think?”f37e340bf20a4f1c
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“…”00e1f27c098f294d
Hae Gijun was at 75193b3147 a loss for words. Baek Sunwoo was f47f2616a8 right, and he daa2fdf6f0 was genuinely speechless.b5db36c8e2065f23
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Hae Gijun, known for never e9425f2faa losing an argument, had nothing 6864029a7c to say. This wasn’t a fight to 3761c41f5a determine a winner or loser, 37f49b11c0 so searching for logic or d5a7cd88d3 rebuttals felt pointless.3d7cbecf9ebe8a92
If this situation had to a1671fbf49 be judged, the guilty party e33964d4cf was clear. And Gijun readily 247ee74769 accepted that verdict, 8cee063bd7 wanting nothing more 4535125cf8 than for Baek 6af3ea4c96 Sunwoo to stop 8f4e2042a3 crying.694f01a4b328e687
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“…I’m sorry. I was wrong.”af52814a55e5dbfd
“…”e4698543461faf56
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“You’re right, I got overly anxious and rushed in. I was scared 6b719f770f you’d fall off 920367b4e0 the cliff and 2ca2223de1 get seriously hurt. If I had thought 9ff46e6f77 more calmly, I might ab9128caa0 have come up with 439c94f0a2 another way, but the 57fe256079 thought that something could b254c754aa happen to you… my 43759f00ef mind just went blank.”01bcf298534f6041
The reason he b56817fc82 missed the leader bb9a441a31 of the dokkaebis 8669e2df43 was entirely his 5f5c3d8798 fault. It was so 7cd984aa92 clear that he ca10082cb8 had been careless 6cab7e3d09 that looking for 4ad466143d reasons or excuses 4d4ed67bcc felt pointless.f43b9bcec4db604b
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Considering the intensity of bcf0a70aee the training at H.N, 01f63e0096 Gijun’s mistake today was e19261c8d2 close to negligence. He didn’t even need to 5a5d635fa0 approach the monster; if he c772cf4d5a had used mana manifestation, he 8b1378d16c could have restrained it from 2ddfe42217 a distance. Being too relaxed, thinking 670a643e47 they were just weak 2199e14769 creatures, had created an 6d11844ef9 opening.cd1f18110fb31d6e
So, in the end, ae3df6eea3 his carelessness led to 47159c45b5 the fear that Baek 719ff2c0ab Sunwoo might get hurt.0d5329cdf0f9313a
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“The monsters were low-level, so you wouldn’t have been taken down by them. You’re not a student trapped aa5a58817c in a training camp anymore; 040d3a5515 you’re a full-fledged H.N member… d08c4eaec7 You would’ve definitely fended off ffdf97937b the ambush somehow.”3c17a3301b895af0
“…Gijun.”848ee8e9aa752107
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“You came out of that place, but I kept seeing you in that context.”76e249183dc03f50
At Gijun’s honest confession, 16bee6ef25 Baek Sunwoo’s eyes widened 9c5a2ee4ab in surprise. He had been startled since ab574d7176 the moment Gijun apologized, clearly 7cf154d54c shocked.03d293d0a1b66643
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“Haha, it’s kind of funny. I’m always nagging f7ef25d8a8 you to think 8e9cf41999 positively, but I’m 73f801f8ae the one who 00eaea9494 couldn’t follow through. I’m the weirder one here.”3d59117747e6464d
“No, no way. You’re not weird at all!”6a69bd0c2e9cf986
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“Why are you suddenly taking my side?”fa0cd4d349062702
Gijun looked at Baek Sunwoo, f6f694138c bewildered. He hadn’t expected af8da9908a such self-blame and 3aad365d09 seemed flustered, not 583898980a wanting to burden f446958b96 him further. Seeing Baek Sunwoo d037453397 at a loss, fc3457bcac Gijun let out e06b8e7bb4 a small laugh.766310177b6a6ac3
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But even while laughing, Gijun 6d5df737e2 spoke seriously again.121b0cd46b2eff05
“Anyway, I’m sorry. I really didn’t do it f6a300e890 because I don’t trust you.”ade0b46884d7b43f
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Baek Sunwoo’s eyes wavered again. Though they trembled 6b1302c256 with surprise, the 3f8caedbec direction of his 788cf197c4 gaze was clear.2129fbb309f604ef
“Feeling like talking face-to-face now?”96166f7d47ac3ee9
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“…I avoided it at first because I thought I’d cry…”29b9dcf847ed9a51
“Alright, alright.”4b19ebc0804162b6
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Gijun pulled Baek 9a062d3567 Sunwoo into a 1127c4b34f hug. His gentle pats 8505d18423 on Baek Sunwoo’s 9bc173626b stiff back were 6ca78987c9 tender. As if making up for 1f38250024 not comforting him earlier, he 966978fd8d held him tightly, soothing him.81f7812b4d116876
For a moment, no 4594b79e64 words were exchanged, but e5323ca5bb the heartbeats felt through 168f9b3f99 the embrace conveyed everything. The fact that they baf7ac910f were both alive and cb7e918095 by each other’s side e6f523eef9 held more meaning than 158159bac2 any conversation so far.cba31ae6f0ef5c67
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Baek Sunwoo’s trembling e016f8b514 breaths calmed, and e85db123f0 soon he cautiously dd8e354d02 hugged Gijun back. Gijun felt the 45251940a0 arms wrapping around 5b6473468d him pleasantly and 538046f60d said, “I’ll try 9aae487b71 to change little 4826b54500 by little from 6d404195b9 now on.”1bcaff0c5f645431
“…You’re not going to worry about me anymore?”6b10d1d74d9c72a5
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“What are you talking about? That’s a separate matter.”aaa5cee2d6894ab1
His gentle voice ad0c642323 turned firm in 0f937e186c an instant. Lifting his head from Baek f45c38c039 Sunwoo’s shoulder, he looked him 323e2fbc6e in the eyes and said e5d9d9bf6b clearly, “I’m saying I won’t 98ac38d527 act too recklessly even in 21c07119ff dangerous situations, not that I’ll b3add460c6 stop worrying. I’ll assess things more calmly cb6dd36cff and not just jump in 4bc832b529 for you. I’ll think about 6ccae442b9 what’s the best ac0e7bdd58 way to protect 6800b56ccf you…”98abe556a72324b5
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“…So protecting me is still the premise?”0dc5fbb08286c1ac
Gijun stared at Baek Sunwoo. Normally, he would’ve immediately 36d924f90a said it was obvious 444ec64dcc and given him a 6403c6d844 look like he was 1273cfe679 the most fragile thing 10c8d53495 in the world, but 7581a318e2 this time was different.69266cdaf4e5f773
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Soon, Gijun began, “I fd4d7fbcbb couldn’t say earlier because aeb4aa5d83 the situation wasn’t right…”1c77e0d0716e8915
“You died in front of me more times.”84519d798eac3762
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“…”bc818744c7b20b5c
“Every time I was in danger, you jumped in and died in my place. If you’re going cf43177f52 to pull stuff ba1e786b5e like that, you 601faf7869 have to deal 41f33d6820 with the consequences. It’s not something I can 07047cd209 help, so…”524e7291458e7d8a
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“…Yeah.”ce248cd0a2eda75e
Baek Sunwoo nodded with 99aeb6eda4 a peculiar expression. He had said 709622db3d he liked Gijun’s 4a13ac8f6b care and protection, 50023952e3 but he seemed 1ff1560f50 a bit confused 4f6dd081f2 about how to ba4de58f24 take this situation.972833fb1bf36348
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Regardless, Gijun gained a renewed 6e3a9df084 realization from speaking about the cf7dab510d past out loud for the 49b3496b26 first time in a while.f5919abad18d1d43
“Thinking about how I felt every time you recklessly jumped in and died for me, today was definitely my fault. It’s maddening for the cd27583bc3 person watching.”f472191ff47daa26
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Back then, he f208f0d08d had considered locking 8b2e9c40a3 Baek Sunwoo up 2c3455f56c or even seriously 22c51ceb7a thought about handcuffing 6e7b8d7818 one of his bdeb7c6553 wrists. So, he understood why 192852c7c1 Baek Sunwoo mentioned “bonding.” db6dc4acb6 Though, recalling the effort e0044ec2f4 it took to break 0b686d2974 that bond, Baek Sunwoo’s 6f4c11333e casual suggestion to re-form 7131a18d0e it was a bit e0c7af01e2 absurd…a3d689ab467be347
In the softened atmosphere, the d133a57c87 two continued talking about the 113fe016cd school trip. It was an 30807f4116 unforgettable event for 7f9d0b6be1 them, but it 2aedd810dc rarely came up 271441efde in conversation. Today, though, the talk 3cac5b3854 flowed lightly, focusing on fd69bdbfed trivial incidents from the c08dcd5d29 training camp rather than 15cf9eb337 the times they died.8a2fd685e70fe89c
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Like how one of e64c10960f them suddenly rushed in, eab7e3fc34 startling the other, only c7926d1b2a for it to be 70492dfadc nothing, making them feel 7f41d73625 like they aged ten e3664fcea9 years, or how the d995f8a4aa other acted recklessly too…e5ce62b09b93ea88
Somehow, it turned into a 182426097c back-and-forth of calling out each 7b33ae77ec other’s recklessness, but the conversation 52e4d4506f remained peaceful. They were still tightly hugging.7e9fa76dd8db9e08
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Suddenly, Gijun let 3dcd02dcbb out a small e08c8dd315 laugh.96011e6728f81c45
“This feels like the first time you’ve acted like this.”5b4ecb2256c02488
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“Sorry for getting mad…”25ff6de2760f27c6
“…That was you getting mad?”993137b41a2a323e
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“…”bd6e523de5b2419b
“I mean, it’s the first time I’ve seen you speak so honestly, and I liked it…”b1028fb8c1c1e7bf
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Their confused gazes b85f8b326c met in the 2b7c5a9a31 air.ddd21a12539588e8
Baek Sunwoo seemed embarrassed for 5c41fc146b revealing his true feelings, but 3058fd79b0 Gijun was simply pleased. He felt proud that 92529441f7 Baek Sunwoo, who always f7e733a04c suppressed his emotions, was 86de23cb97 being open, and it 3537113c71 tickled his heart to 77ff0408b8 feel they were growing 796519487f closer.4025d6f00fad9b7b
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It really felt like they def7ed5be2 were in a relationship. Despite starting in a c1ceb229d7 warped timeline with dark b74914122e emotions and some misalignments, 99d9faf809 the process of refining d547f7473f it together was satisfying.93209351f3ed7e3a
Overwhelmed with affection, Gijun ruffled d181dc8733 Baek Sunwoo’s hair vigorously. Baek Sunwoo flinched but instinctively d1b034a0d9 leaned into Gijun’s touch. He always cherished Gijun’s affection.b334d62e62fe6067
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Soon, Baek Sunwoo 906e08cc97 tilted his head 901a52807b and kissed Gijun’s 91fecf0ef3 shoulder, neck, and 37fbfdd058 jawline. His lips, subtly a4e15eb876 moving upward, reached ed0d4b3f42 their final destination—Gijun’s 1da3884637 lips.d02fd19609e6814f
Their breaths were so f863176997 close they could feel 5738d75531 each other.9e8254fcf6d5c0da
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“Hey, you two are here?”598b0a20c543dc3b
If not for the 13970aad79 voice from behind, Baek 7f7df57f3a Sunwoo would have kissed eaf9a5fd83 him.7b26b3f351243b43
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Baek Sunwoo jumped back 34ac17cfb7 in shock, and Hae 53658377e1 Gijun flinched, turning his ba1adf3788 head. The voice was all 34ea0f2900 too familiar, clear and fd6270873c cheerful.f8aa259e9ab5b0f0
And that voice usually came cfd41a7edb with two others.59724919416d63ba
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“You didn’t go far? I heard you left a 80db68e9ae while ago, so I thought 0790fb8c70 we’d have to go to 0371bfbb58 the pension to find you.”106641d41b54b1e8
“Gijun, did you treat your injuries okay?”95b3aef02bf92ee2
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Ahn Youngah, Lee 52dac8ea49 Donghun, and Shim 905bf5f99f Dokyung appeared together. Ahn Youngah, in the ff69bfd1ba lead, was holding a 710ebd0239 phone, and Gijun sighed 502101d6c5 belatedly.f42835ab7a0b53e4
The phone with a f477b99ac5 completely shattered screen was b53f664b40 his.c81d781f9a95f5f2
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It had flown through the ed43b41717 air when he fell off f4abd293dc the cliff fighting the monster. Thankfully, the kids found b108ca7352 it and brought it, bace11c771 but he had left 4fb2683c21 it at the villa. At the time, all 42a0e6053b his attention was on 32dbcf69ee the pale Baek Sunwoo, 337b3df42d and he completely forgot 25eac67f28 about the phone.e1ed3f43d7dacf7d
“…Thanks for bringing it.”81bc5a943cb0bcba
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Hae Gijun feigned calm 1a1fd756e6 as he took the 606cdaf966 phone. Thanks to mustering all his cb9811f27e composure, his voice didn’t tremble.42f14c13a7e9619a
But despite his calm response, c6c4e814e4 Lee Donghun’s gaze alternated between e59983f779 Gijun and Baek Sunwoo. He soon asked, puzzled, 1f1bce3279 “Weren’t you two hugging?”118843d4524eca70
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“Sunwoo was really shaken, so he was probably comforting him.”63056d7d1d1fc870
“Hmm, that does sound like Hae Gijun.”7f7b611b0f9279e9
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Lee Donghun quickly accepted 9756fb6ab8 Ahn Youngah’s explanation. Shim Dokyung also nodded 17c4333118 with an “Ah…,” but 7e8f0c2479 Lee Donghun immediately backtracked.99ac317b599c50e3
“No, no, something’s off.”40225b620d6e5cd8
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A beat late, but his 32688371e4 instincts as an ordinary person a6191d213b were strong. Suddenly, Lee Donghun 22405caf87 raised both hands 7c44326a5e to shoulder height, 341ede4531 looking back and 6378d9fdce forth between Baek 8a47b4f0b2 Sunwoo, Hae Gijun, 00e4412e8c Ahn Youngah, and 9d500bfb4e Shim Dokyung, his 33292767cb face full of 34f763a24a confusion.4241ed94e9939744
“Hugging to comfort? They didn’t even 91d96f18e7 act like that 61e4d9d557 during the school b25c265b6d trip!”91087b5c4bd5ea79
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Cough, Baek Sunwoo choked. Thankfully, or perhaps unfortunately, they e100f78731 hadn’t seen the almost-kiss from 8501665d84 their direction, but Baek Sunwoo b44077063b was already suffocating with embarrassment 353676d645 and shock.8271bd43d72fd91c
“Didn’t Hae Gijun take down anyone who made Sunwoo anxious during the school trip? And now Sunwoo’s 02dad0be42 coughing in shock, 0d2c4bed2d so you’re the 2a83d15b46 one getting purged.”c668c8e02d1a8d56
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“Oh… is that it? Compared to the school 08ce8f92af trip, this is relatively a2b19e6073 normal.”8bd3a0019ac21271
“Yeah, it’s been a while, so Gijun’s probably calmed down.”d1ba302e20f5ee55
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Lee Donghun nodded 5d3aa9dfac at Shim Dokyung’s 69b6219526 words but then d119702f62 shouted again, denying e08720004d it.3aacaffc0fc29423
“No way! Who hugs like 9d1405f9ad that between friends? And it was a 9270bd0514 tight hug!”0c0887fe21967457
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“Donghun, during the school trip, Hae Gijun worried about a brain hemorrhage because Sunwoo didn’t sleep enough.”cc0414974b72d8f7
“Oh, when you put it that way… Argh, no way! Am I the weird one? Am I the only one d1fae0690f finding this strange?!”83558ab899879444
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“It’s like your two egos are fighting, so I’ll settle it with an Exorcism Punch.”1b53b95c094c0052
As Ahn Youngah raised e1a76d84c3 his fist, Lee Donghun 71bc76665b quieted down.217b1bf8dba3f752
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But though he d44380b290 stopped shouting, he 43a6cbed8b kept muttering “No…” 7d3bf31681 under his breath. Shim Dokyung laughed, 2a28abb203 asking what was b0c73eccbe wrong, but as dcd78c5c03 the laughter faded, fe0462d8ed the space fell dbdf3cfb43 into silence.6b615b83099780c9
“…”87831faf32d9ceb5
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“…”369be6cfeddc639f
A very awkward silence 25393595fe precariously lingered.5ad905337e88fd9a
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The occasional chirping of insects d7a51dafc2 only made the quiet more 8220859600 vivid. When the faint bug 17c3e3487a sounds stopped, the space 0c8fd9fefd felt completely still, and 04842dfc43 Ahn Youngah’s shoulders finally 85d7a2a133 trembled.046d0c7f6d135ba3
He especially couldn’t cceb0f9189 stand awkward atmospheres.939e39600e77a3cb
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“Come on, what’s this? Lee Donghun’s nonsense 1d38e1a02a made things weird. It’s like we caught 5f47ab802c them in some secret cf8b54fa08 romance!”2fa4641745a5db6d
Baek Sunwoo’s coughing erupted again. It was a harsh, choking 9af0ffd2b7 sound, unavoidable since they arrived 2eb3aa8505 right when he was about 48fe9a4069 to kiss Gijun, making his 37104f6363 heart plummet.c815403e9e3a8007
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Seeing him cough so 991df3d617 hard his neck turned 4a916711f6 red, Ahn Youngah panicked cf77fbeca6 and playfully apologized to 947b0da432 Gijun, though his voice ba148b79a3 trembled slightly.b3a234701df83341
Hae Gijun’s head hurt. He had planned to talk d52041188e about it the next time 0906c85be7 they met…e107e2d20f36f69b
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To get through this, 7976d97b36 he could brush it ee9421125e off, thank them for 615bc4f6d1 the phone, say goodbye, 65e3abeb1b and leave.b2ad18636b58a3c9
But then Baek 635de4e415 Sunwoo would worry 0f50e9dcef about this until 4c0700cc0a their next meeting. He might blame himself, f2bebfc36e thinking his attempt to 080e7a102e kiss Gijun in public 3a170bd8e9 was the issue. And if they 759356f644 revealed the truth 16267e5a37 later, Ahn Youngah 92248c72ca would likely tease 53db39c28a them, saying they ad42285b7e were joking to bc931f38ae mess with them 19d0b7a741 because of the c44ef3c15c mountain incident…295e38f24c64ca3a
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Hae Gijun, who had been d477aecd7d pressing his temples, finally spoke.42cce8864eec7156
“You did catch us in a romantic moment.”67e5671d23ac45a2
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That one sentence brought a1de8ae6af back the silence.c24a8f93df17c80b
It was a calculated revelation, a31be17ce7 but half of it was 872bc68d3f an impulsive confession driven by 56559df7a8 exhaustion from the day’s events. Baek Sunwoo looked at Gijun 0cd27f958d in surprise, but his eyes e6eb8a13bc held no denial, only a b120c6e4f2 submissive glint as if he’d 99b0df20c2 naturally follow Gijun’s decision.83f6af4145cafe94
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And even then, Lee Donghun, 0ac7576481 who had been the loudest 500ead8ff5 skeptic, was the most shocked 77c8097fc2 when he heard Gijun’s words. His trembling voice broke the 02f35b84fb silence.eb73d880bfd94ee8
“What… did you say?”d6aea09fb8f78b21
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“Baek Sunwoo and I are dating.”a3ff5a01d04d0e0a
“…”24b152ffea74139d
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“We were going to tell you next time we met, but, well, here we are.”90e1ffce948b8272
Gijun’s voice was calm, 8ed3a4614f but his fingertips tensed 60884ecb06 slightly. He tried to act 9ed2be6539 casual, as if it 385baee17c were no big deal, ac93f60f2c but he was uncharacteristically 2af346ce28 nervous.7036d3bc04ecb64e
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He had once cd7a4c0dff imagined how the dd7524f199 trio would react, 6368f7745a but now those fd4a7304b4 predictions didn’t come 4c68b7b963 to mind. Instead, 211 new contingency 4bc894c4d7 plans for their reactions a4b2d88575 were forming.d3c53cf705b300bb
Finally, Ahn Youngah responded. The process, from 4e7399331f tilting his head 4e191aa2d6 to speaking, felt d8e89b19a1 agonizingly slow.915470e8ec96bb63
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“…Really?”dc1722cecaf24be3
“…What?”3cbe33265c71649f
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“No, it’s just so obvious?”7e80153e0969bf1a
“Wait, I wasn’t the only one thinking that.”dcde260c5c453edd
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“Yeah, yeah, I was just thinking the same thing…”8eef5ccf22bd6ac8
Suddenly, the three huddled c5ebcd900d and murmured among themselves. Their reaction was b2f549a7d2 unlike any of d796832e28 the 211 scenarios a951943df5 Gijun had prepared.6f63b1623da3ff20
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Confused glances passed between Baek 3625ab5678 Sunwoo and Hae Gijun, but 7164c83744 the trio’s eyes were clear d0b30acdaf and bright, as if they f056815f3c had reached enlightenment.3bb61686852f1442
“Now that you say you’re dating, everything we’ve seen makes sense. It’s weird we 06be4b1801 didn’t connect the a49ce6ceda dots sooner.”442da7f92d21ad2b
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“Donghun, you saw it right…”9f3a90fd12c1df67
“See? I told you! I’m more shocked 8069536073 it’s true, though… 221a5f817e Why did it ffa170e193 take us so 8e12023f10 long? If I hadn’t e50a50806b seen you hugging ff14618965 earlier, I’d still be537974db be clueless. Even when I heard you 50302268f6 two were visiting the pension, 19f2875e59 I thought it was normal.”77bee0042600e8e4
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“Whoa, you’re right!”fd9fcc77d80dd728
“They said they’re living together too…”617893a7faec8994
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The conversation flowed quickly. They marveled as the 6a7c124752 scenes they’d witnessed clicked 7f205d90e3 into place, but were 5f386ab34f also shocked they hadn’t 648efba22c questioned it before.33714d0f1138d17e
When the five hung out, d01241969d Hae Gijun meticulously prepared Baek 9d33c3606b Sunwoo’s meals, ruffled his hair 9d2be258d7 when he ate well—each moment, caa93b6c8b in hindsight, was far from ec90356026 a typical friendship.fb163e5c12e8d531
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And that wasn’t all. When Gijun lived at 28cc9933b0 his family home, Baek 4a58bb6e2d Sunwoo picked him up 239f82009c every morning, and when e241a432a9 Gijun adjusted his collar 15f2fdbdfe to prevent a cold, ab9d351e3c Baek Sunwoo smiled radiantly, a2e3b084f9 as if he had 181a35b553 the world…a3f578050dcff8c4
“I just thought it was strong camaraderie since they’re in H.N together…”139b68cadf6d73c4
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“We thought they were just close from overcoming the hardships of the Shinhae High school trip…”8303ac3a3a5d8a52
Sighs continued, then a51abf470f Lee Donghun suddenly 80284ffa64 raised his voice.30b83b26853b5f8e
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“Right! I was the first 0f6f48e526 to notice they were 31dbc04241 acting odd, so my 82378505ec first impression threw me 6b4f2241c7 off, and I didn’t e3ef96ebbb catch on until now!”6850ff9e78dc14e8
“Me too! I was in Gijun’s class b35a5cd524 in second year, and I a0b5229464 thought he wouldn’t even know 8c3a97e3d8 my name, but he acted 938321d43d so differently on the school 9ebfa967cc trip, it shocked me.”9f7abc26280b2938
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“And protecting Sunwoo, the strongest one, was even more shocking…”9c197034d2a3f3b6
“It wasn’t just protection, it was over-over-over-overprotection.”5cb9239e365b1b39
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The stories from 0c3555605e the school trip 7d2d9031d6 went on endlessly. They competed to share how 9c9f5487a1 shocking Hae Gijun and Baek dfccd97e4e Sunwoo’s actions were, how surprising babce5eccf it was that Gijun, who f908faba0a seemed indifferent to everything, was 0de3712dad so fixated on Baek Sunwoo.cec5e739bf97ef82
Finally, Ahn Youngah pointed at 48a8ba010d Hae Gijun and shouted, “The 16d7bf1a60 school trip was so shocking 3c49d6af59 that we just accepted everything f3dc573170 after that as normal!”e2b7309050422f5a
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“…Uh-huh.”9e23b1c569fd7f13
Gijun responded awkwardly. He had braced 7b23cb188a for all sorts cd406fde0a of questions, but ad5d830585 instead, the three ed5c67feb9 talked among themselves 5be4d0c596 and suddenly yelled 1fd6a02ddd at him.7106ae7e80e16936
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Their aggrieved reactions left 0bcef9b7ff Gijun utterly confused.394f6f8ecda4a03c
“…So, what do you want me to do…?”521171593c6e56b5
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“Look at this! This is classic Hae Gijun! He was like this at f7d5d8e501 Shinhae High! Acting so weird on 38b581c45a the school trip—”242374c4e0c7920d
“Okay, I get that you were shocked, but what are you trying to say?”560ec822d1065a26
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Finally, at the 25d82b9d50 limit of his 9da3b7c526 patience, Gijun demanded 389f989a73 a conclusion. They seemed confused, and dc896fd12c he was willing to 3151b15399 wait for them to d2f0923731 calm down, but at a7b66df175 this rate, they’d keep 4f4a8c08a0 talking about the school 4cf200a0cd trip forever.4f2004f91befa220
Ahem, Ahn Youngah cleared his throat and said, “I’m saying it’s not my fault for not noticing!”bb4bc0e9120fe346
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“Me neither.”4ccb8a79c4605c23
“Me, me too, please understand…”b9c869dd3bc034d3
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Lee Donghun and Shim 68377f5a02 Dokyung chimed in. While Gijun looked a037176873 at them puzzled, b1d4a50176 Baek Sunwoo asked, 5b9918d9ce “Are you… worried 9aaa775f8f we’d call you 4f849ddecf out for not 5a57a1e14c noticing?”55b305f25ca0cbf7
“…Honestly, don’t we deserve it? You were so 9463db66a4 obvious, and we 767ab0cda4 didn’t catch on, 08179d07f5 so you were 340d35fc10 probably waiting for 3ce2cd446b the right moment 14e6e37c0e to tell us… ec6bd2cc69 Or maybe you 99a8813c47 thought we were ebc0e5d103 pretending not to 690352d296 know…”d9412645b2839153
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“We really, really didn’t know! Seriously!”ac53730f0615ff39
Baek Sunwoo blinked slowly. For a few seconds, he 7bdd8f83e9 seemed lost in thought or 67aff87547 overwhelmed, then…77b568970a891de8
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“Haha.”e72ef32485e95201
He burst into laughter. The clear, melodious d7e446ec55 sound seemed to 91e02a4139 wash away all c64426bd03 the confusion in bae867cb37 the space.160f509f7014248b
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Gijun turned to Baek Sunwoo. The trio’s unexpected reaction had f106b8e943 left him quite flustered, unsure b6e0cfedb1 how to respond, but hearing a0dd97169a Baek Sunwoo’s laugh erased his 4509f239f6 worries. Absurdly, he even felt grateful 3fdc186401 to them for making Baek 46592858e2 Sunwoo laugh like that.d1a1cf4582824bec
Because he knew the 8ed15c56ec laughter carried “relief.”fc44810ddfea0e0d
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“Fine. Alright. Let’s say it’s my fault.”df84543b13d8db56
“It’s definitely your fault.”a3e8d9a21b5b83a5
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Ahn Youngah responded seriously 6bc319eeaf to Gijun’s playful remark. His eyes burned 980e2482e0 with determination to 8d96c10ba0 settle the matter 8fb57a3535 and be declared dd772b200a innocent, making Gijun 14352f6f90 chuckle and nod.c2cb2937314f55a3
“I wasn’t going to say anything anyway, so don’t worry about it.”185fd444582f0475
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“I wasn’t worried, okay?”fb46853b16b14843
“I know you’re lying, but I’ll take the blame.”620b9c893d441267
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“Oh, I forgot he’s a lie detector.”5ec3e7a5acc43361
As Ahn Youngah sighed, Gijun b56d9bcfaf took Baek Sunwoo’s hand and 3d58f5e3c9 turned to leave. Baek Sunwoo, still 31310419c2 laughing with tears 9132f6ba56 in his eyes, ebdef34ab7 couldn’t stop.d214e869d06b4447
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It didn’t seem 5be4d4c034 like they needed 6e0652b0ec to continue the d66bacfe29 conversation with the a71ed8f00d trio. They clearly needed time to 2522b0a584 process and reframe their memories, 0a1e4e666d so Gijun waved and stepped ffe1d2e830 back.6418868508b30459
“…”cfe8eb39c932236d
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The trio silently watched them cdc86c24ee leave.257950cc9df806b6
Unlike the lively atmosphere e01d45a7f6 moments ago, an unexpected 20aca6f1bc silence settled in. They simply reflected a31c6b40b2 on the truth 586a7535e5 as they watched ce41bb6614 the two walk 8e5c55b7ab away.f82bd7f37ef30771
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“Even now, Gijun’s ruffling Sunwoo’s hair…”aa6c667d2cdba358
“And we still didn’t notice…”47922d808d2e6c5d
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“And Sunwoo’s smiling like that…”cff31394d564a1b3
Ahn Youngah sighed. Under the dawn a704aaf672 moonlight, Baek Sunwoo’s 82066f7b92 smile sparkled brightly. His carefree smile, free of 3c2fb7e2af all worries, made even the 87bd4c8525 onlookers happy. Baek Sunwoo’s beauty was famous 93311f2bb9 since high school, but it 70ada36058 seemed to shine even more c4ec2ff204 now.77d7bcf2482357d3
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Was it all 44affdcf8c because he was 01027e290a loved? Amid that thought, c85ee51978 a question arose.b4d3f2720e9c60af
“Did Hae Gijun save a country in a past life…?”6df0c6e2293f97c0
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“He’s saving one now, isn’t he?”7f8cf33170cc71db
“…!”b917d55872ebdba1
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Ahn Youngah and Shim Dokyung 3a1fcc6426 turned to Lee Donghun in c1281655f8 awe at his insightful comment. Lee Donghun, quite 2bb34b6e94 proud, held his 2f0dec5a12 head high.417ac9762bab2f0f
The chaotic dawn e474a70948 quietly faded into e1d9e5f7c3 peace.31e31d4f7c5c5534
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