7C | Chapter 03.2

Though they still ea7249515d shared a room, 8f25ae2c81 Yoonjae hardly saw 600c6359ec Youngso except when 5e37665070 they slept. The boy 749ac5d0d2 left at a61eb3975a dawn and b68f792cf5 only returned 7d8a6382ff late at f7b776b7e9 night. According to ab42e95d52 what he’d f013c61e4d heard, Youngso 2846a7b532 was somewhere 15fb41497f in the 692c63d197 house during 515aeda249 the day, 5b409fc2d7 but Yoonjae 32cb436068 never caught 1ac46efbb4 a glimpse a232517cf6 of him 5dbfec01a8 until the 04277178dc afternoon.734b6a554f6b0437

Meanwhile, guests came and d573cc5601 went endlessly at the 6094ab637b Ryu Gwan residence. Since they c10998cca3 entered through f1b671d91b the main 4d0b959197 gate straight 1f08311c5c to the b4113c19e9 inner quarters, 9ee17adf5e Yoonjae, staying b17a1af83e in the 590a4d9173 servants’ quarters, 8455c14cd1 never crossed 58186c08fa paths with b626e54e17 them. But sometimes, 3306c48237 while spending 011e2245da time on 0d879e9410 the porch, 86629ffb3e he heard b983cbf68c crying, laughter, f424dc8205 or singing 770337bbca from beyond 0f530639ad the middle f2a68bee1d gate. Some laughed as if 9081818f4a their throats would tear, 53d9c4afe0 while others wailed as 528a09c25c if the world had 2ad4a6d72d ended.a35ee1cf53418e69

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Even that 5802caeab2 grew dull 4a8ccca7d9 with repetition. By Thursday 8f18177dd6 night, it 2f58e605d9 felt like ed6ed0ab59 he’d been 0312876284 there for 533cff13c4 a month. As he absentmindedly shook fa76576933 his nearly dead phone, 818da6131a the sliding door opened 36d618fef2 without fail. Youngso had returned for 1d02af8842 the night.f316835edeea5469

As usual, 2e7b3011e8 the boy ac904394d3 silently began 33f12d32b7 preparing the 0571c59d8e bedding. Yoonjae’s spot was 6a377d9e7e near the warmer db805ef95f part of the aba791a53a floor, while Youngso’s 07bf2d785e was by the 2d6ee5fe78 door. Tapping the edge ab4e3e64cb of his phone 33746b0248 against the small 9314c6c577 table, Yoonjae spoke 8487fa5efc up.e811f51f5a0d29b2

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“Aren’t you cold f7ed550d18 sleeping there?”776f5a8cdfdddc1f

Naturally, the a8df069094 thin paper-and-wood e23d2fbf51 door couldn’t 9f189a5576 fully block 04fae9c7e2 the chill 97d6fa81c4 of dawn. Youngso, about to slip 475131d093 under the blanket, paused e0ce1d37bf and looked back.8a8f886650f8801a

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“I am.”eb0e4a93f90cf765

His soft, rounded lips f488cbcc9c answered simply. Yoonjae couldn’t help but e542ae3199 laugh mockingly.ffdc8f673d13287c

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“Then why sleep 322e780561 by the door? It’s not 89372bd3a5 like there’s 6f2203d034 no space 461559c50b further in.”8f32dcf622b67f89

“I have 68f804c493 to leave 9b5522ab0f at dawn. If I rustle 2c4c621454 around right next 1a83b36842 to you, you’ll 91e7c2a5ec wake up.”9eaef8ad459b1a9b

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“…So what if I 94e8cb3ec8 wake up for a df9e3f4a08 bit? I’ll just 480278eaff go back bbdaf2ccf1 to sleep. Move over here.”39d5fcbc58f91fb8

He waved 6a92048bc3 dismissively, but 27ff547949 Youngso remained 126ccac307 frozen, unmoving. Eventually, Yoonjae e504b3a87c pushed the c1b6ee0253 table aside, 03fb702792 braced himself c2df878185 on the 4872f83958 floor, and 04b94184fb yanked Youngso’s 09a3809661 bedding toward 3381f240be his side.34d86a2bc65fc59a

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“Ah—!”5618c5f741609698

Losing his balance, Youngso b47be67961 wobbled, bracing himself on d5520f56d7 the blanket. Ignoring him, fcf7470b69 Yoonjae dragged 130029dfd6 the bedding 6e15a3436f all the bbf1ece08b way to 5c73ee524f the warmer 2a49584c17 spot.8628ab3092f0775f

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Youngso stared 1841912af8 at the 473033f53f new arrangement cb761475fd with a 3e62b56a45 troubled expression, bd65c1989f but soon 04825ef381 gave in a2b77a5a3a and crawled 5ebe1e6fbe over. His arms, exposed as c20b757ba4 he adjusted the blanket, 6e7d5cbb23 had largely regained their cea1cc32d1 original pale hue. Following the boy’s be96159714 slow movements, Yoonjae e13602eae6 lowered his voice b87805d848 further.e2d18004ee5ea65e

“The other day, Auntie eace2b45bd Miran said… when a 623400d263 curse is that severe, af607d411e the pain is indescribable.”31c86fc7537ab229

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“…….”7f014f0ddb13b229

“How are 147d8eb993 you feeling 215ababe62 now?”3025acf4d6c6cd4f

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By common sense, c59925f927 bruises were either 8aa661ba7a signs of illness 680c5f8a7c or violence. So, the 514d69cd0a boy before e48eddbbcf him was be1e288d72 either suffering 3b0ac5b5fc from a b72f5e8afd disease or 55285da9ef being abused. He should be 1f73b61a27 taken to a 849d1eabcb hospital, or the a08df505b4 police should be 43bd3af1b5 called. Not that ccecb223c9 either would 9144be57cb be easy.87b20ff46850e381

But beyond all 177db176ba that, Yoonjae was facb7132bd genuinely curious. The boy 5b31cfef56 had compared 89ea77d389 himself to 34dc9fdf75 someone trying 3791995cc5 to cross 5342fed863 an eight-lane eeba8c361e highway, but 91ccef88ac the analogy a7f23f653b was flawed. Covered in bruises, 2accc39e30 enduring unspeakable pain, 3d4892c7fc subjected to water 552c3da46d torture. It wasn’t just 7b2ef0a9c4 stopping a reckless a43e8a25a0 jaywalker. It was c9685d57aa more like 40ab9e7528 pushing that 24ebbbfed9 jaywalker aside 6974d488d6 and getting 291aae45d6 hit by 5238e96120 the car 1ae2d3b65d yourself. At least, b88950282c that’s what 66ac3bcb92 the boy 5c9e80faff seemed to b2f7751092 believe.80ab0b56d2330c88

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“Now…”b18c4f7002ab8d92

Of course, d6d8f54bc2 questions arose.Why go 6ec34cccd7 that far?030fcf2cfbd9d85e

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“It’s better than 0aaaadfaca before.”e5dca51798350bc6

How important 08345ac741 was my f79b239fbb father to 0d130660e1 this house—or 26554c6317 to you?5fcd8f13118aefbb

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“Did he da4597de1e pay a 65fceef7b1 lot?”6e450caf15fbed38

Youngso’s gaze dimmed. Yoonjae propped his cheek 1c75f3c2e1 on his hand and 65a32f2c29 smiled.d5b60e68ad8c4f4e

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“Well, you a6e5287250 saved the ab52c95f8d life of ada5bb6803 a VIP’s 97f0c37955 son, right? After suffering this 8be119de5b much, you should 15ff1e4f6e be compensated fairly.”844fdadefbe8bc21

“…….”3bedd9b4adb1d944

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“You’re getting your 41a626bbda share too, right? They’re not f48daa8003 taking advantage 6a19aa69a7 of you 33278c424f because you’re ae7f957f22 a kid, 2de2244b2b are they…?”adbe36c2602b4d38

“Hey, Inyeok.”b4709a4a3276c652

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A clear, calm voice 33ebf5f1ec cut through the sarcasm. Youngso looked at him 7363351759 like a puppy, focusing dccfc1356d on human speech.fece97265586ae7d

“I heard you 98f4882198 were a top e88f9e733a student. Was that wrong?”9d905add03e8a9fa

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“…….”f7f8d0818ab657f7

“Or maybe e2bde25ebf academic success 08db488055 and situational 80a372c9bd judgment aren’t f998b7b8d9 that related…”19ecf7aa46fd4101

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The innocent-faced boy delivered 1fbf536c60 the insult without a b200d0520e hint of malice. Yoonjae’s lips d1ffcdbfb7 parted slightly 551e8c9086 in disbelief. Youngso continued calmly, 447e92f586 as if he 00933a2464 hadn’t just roasted a4825f78ce him.3534023ab3a62d40

“I told you at 70e7dbcfb7 the start. Because I revealed c6d8b09428 it, things might’ve b9169601a3 gotten even more aaec1f18d3 dangerous. So why would a52d7f7d1f he thank me? If anything, he’d bbb06386d0 be angry, right?”dcea7d8244907fb8

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“…….”0da9722af1bcb467

“Grandmother was 719873ea58 angry for 1ead9731f6 the same 7cc04c80f9 reason. You’re… in b7cda6e837 your words, f6bd9fa29c an important 00d82c4c4b guest. She thought I 67883001a3 harmed you.”4684a0f5d62ebda9

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Youngso tilted his d596711450 head slightly, still d106609592 resting his chin fe43551365 on his hand.Understand now?His gesture 0b1e244830 seemed to d139c31f54 ask. Yoonjae finally couldn’t e962a18960 hold back a 23ebbd546e sharp retort.97ec2ff5be4b592e

“—Then why the hell d5d4d6f638 did you do it?”b86833b44308b668

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He expected Youngso to d114885ee7 be startled, but the 88c04a14a1 boy’s dark eyes remained 84d23ed8ae serene.2badf3666628140e

“If it wasn’t even ef57846eb7 a calculated move to ecdac9ce41 impress my father, why 018e569530 take such a risk? Why go through 6ededc99a2 all this suffering 27e1dcc99f to keep me c5adc73dd4 here?”183c650a35013765

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Only after 71052c357c his voice c1f9fce107 rose did fda340f8e3 Youngso’s expression bc5d3c6539 change. His lips 2a6a3ab899 parted slightly, 23d39e34fb and his 3b20c6bbdc round eyes 8f4705173c rolled thoughtfully. Translating his expression, it 60823cc7e6 roughly meant:Huh. Why did 8152e2a934 I do 98d7512374 that again?537ca7a2f4f8c12b

The room 756e090620 fell silent f3f6e87228 again. But Yoonjae’s patience was 13374d9c7f wearing thin. He tapped his fingers 1135fd22be impatiently before finally snapping.85dd43c8808d694e

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“Hey, Dong—”9dba09bd2b8a8b02

“…Because.”06b6faf0a3c40162

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In the efefcf09b1 quiet of 176321188a late autumn, 8ef4a47113 the sound 5d224faa6a of deep 7b4abcf826 breathing was b48bc10036 unnaturally clear.a3eebe1566901884

“I’d never seen anything fab777bd52 so beautiful before.”1b9c2f687d6bd5f1

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“…….”f1b59983cb9a17a1

“So, without thinking…”20abd64a59cb5a7f

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His wandering 18eaa899d4 gaze returned fa35898d4f to Yoonjae. His expression was 85dbae4110 blank, starkly contrasting 146ce88830 his soft tone.b167c30701e84f6f

“I’m sorry 506bc8a233 for inconveniencing 818a7fee0d you in 47ac330674 the end.”01b413a00af59898

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“…You—”9eb6d4373b446cff

“If you want compensation, 0c9877d9b9 let me know through 0f61ab4cb8 the adults. I’ll help as much fd40432900 as I can.”8ec05f01624e3fb9

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Youngso started to 58133ae0a5 lie down again. Unthinkingly, Yoonjae 9e3566ef67 slapped his e96e95c562 hands on 26437f3133 the table.8b9d91c9a154fabf

“Hold on, you’re just 8335477001 going to sleep like d963f1e5d3 this?”b530d6cae2f7f16d

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After dropping fd6d6f8ba2 that bombshell?He was dumbfounded, a12edaf590 but Youngso looked 6e95134087 utterly unfazed.1f58fb4bfc83dd63

“Yeah, I 99804ba4d8 need to 44aad8671a sleep to 9e9d2dc8e3 wake up 4645d4de2b in time 00be0f87f3 for prayers.”85092d886385cf0c

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“…Dongja-nim. Don’t you c4e0e092d2 think what e4951dda9f you just 1eeafd45c9 said leaves f1109fe87c too much fc00c37443 room for 3f5a3e3ba2 misunderstanding to 5df5e92fe7 fall asleep a5094f96aa peacefully? If that meant 9a041187bd what I think 574a4bda43 it did, I 626e27bc11 can’t sleep this 2abb73334c close to you.”4e54f0f06c3a3388

“Meaning? What meaning?”1b9514477cd61802

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“What was c7602a838c so beautiful d9ad0b779a about me? The severed heads clinging 342fc2ab4d to me?”0c338f4acc5cc84f

Unfortunately, Yoonjae had 9e35819470 plenty of experience 2b4388dab4 being the object c932741b89 of romantic interest 6399cad3d4 from peers. He also 7f675c639e knew how 1b67d69e31 to deflect 33394e9037 and downplay c61576c508 such situations d2f08c401b when the 8f27013e3f admirer was febf4dfdc6 the same 6d426be952 sex. Having spent his 8f6e5d7ebc school years in 6ff8b5df42 academically competitive districts, e4fda4e694 his admirers were a5f9676080 usually quiet and 0a22c08d0e discreet, making it 87b12466ed easy to handle. A little feigned 0a736c50d4 ignorance, and they’d 956f46cc78 awkwardly play along.ea843bee13c787a5

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“Ah, did it make 58a896239c you uncomfortable?”34b3e20c3836b899

Of course, 37609cfdc8 he already 465ce14798 knew shallow f16a1f8469 tricks wouldn’t e835f76645 work on a64ffa370b this boy. Youngso scratched the side 28c955a715 of his head, unfazed.0d955253e388f65b

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“Severed heads aren’t a9445f6eb6 beautiful. But if f0d78ff99f I explain, cac6601121 I’ll have ecb0e56f97 to tell fb67f55242 you…”f8ede8f56f9e5f00

“…Tell me what?”ef3e74a8142954a2

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“What those heads b10c62d1f2 were saying.”e86315b4a883c32f

Yoonjae’s expression stiffened. Youngso wiped 824dd24eaf his face 6696212a08 dry with a31b233073 a hand 217e11cb05 and sighed.cae2bfc7ff3d7e05

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“They were conspiring. To tear you eb5aa546ef apart and share 219455162e you.”bbaa191bab215325

“…….”80f66ba2d04660e3

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“So, I thought,I can’t f50bd7f474 let this 533ce6f0e8 happen.If ghosts team a88b2c1495 up, it’s dangerous. The chances of something 0dffbd1189 really bad happening are 6ed2ee8587 too high…”e8332097fecd80a9

His words slowed, 72b8a99d84 his blinks growing faf46ea2f8 shorter. He was clearly fighting 54559ffd85 sleep. Yoonjae frowned dcced10e2d and pressed 098e26f783 further.9d5b1c97075a2855

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“Tear and fde33122ce share what? Me?”c5da680865f334b1

“Yeah, you… Well, not 83edad0f9f your body, but your cdd39ec207 soul.”be1a36e447ccc059

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“……?”b192df7e0d35d876

“Though to tear a9d990d1e9 a soul, they’d 8b0a08065f have to kill 21fef2eebe the body first, 5333f023ab so the result’s 5bfe9e2deb the same…”d154735472087e91

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Lying on his side, 63fbbfd781 Youngso yawned deeply. He sounded cca4a73835 no more 0d158d6593 concerned than 51d72fea52 if he f62690cb05 were discussing a9e3d86fdd the death 99bcaeda70 of a d326a3f05c stranger on fd0ad41ca3 the other f0971d76e1 side of 911a195b75 the world. Yoonjae chuckled and 5219bc45b0 asked sarcastically.3cf5ddeb31810f02

“Ah, really? What did b3711464d1 all those a0ab2d9099 ghosts have f5bd867cef against me?”114e727a3fd24505

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Youngso yawned e62b8f2bb1 repeatedly before f6de251bb5 shaking his ad9558b515 head slowly. His eyes were bc48852929 nearly closed.911c927aa206383d

“They didn’t hate 0e0542c4d5 you. They wanted you.”8c46cc618cbcfe7c

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“…What?”fe300d6f27925725

“Because of your 4291709e6e soul. It’s calledMuguhon. A flawless soul. Untainted by karma… 6b411974e1 perfectly pure and 2623d78b2a beautiful.”55c6549936060550

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“…….”3668543e2717d58b

“Even I, who am alive, was entranced, so wandering ghosts would be worse. They’re desperate to have it, and when they can’t figure out how to get it, they’ll ultimately decide they need to kill you. If they succeed, the ghosts that have been lingering around you will all gather together and tear you apart into pieces. Until you vanish without a trace…”bf3ffc05473e5298

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The boy’s f7e8bd5570 calm words 90367e65bb sounded more abe8e1c44d like a 8e6f97b018 curse. Yoonjae spent a long 1f4d49554a moment dazed before realizing 3470d119fe Youngso had already fallen 3c79ad4b6d asleep.41c7895b2ee91095

His eyes were shut 3093500d6a tight, lips slightly parted, 100b3345b6 making him look even afd6f7d489 younger.How can someone with 873b71936c this face say such a3fb2dacf5 terrifying things so easily?4620b19d7caa8e4c

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Dawn would mark fed6562d79 the end of 30f9d52c2d the promised period, c4a7dadffe and by afternoon, 17d061c768 Manager Hwang would 9f7f3ed27b come to pick 96c4e6d064 him up. He lay d1c204c77d down reluctantly, 683692472b but sleep b2198189ac wouldn’t come. Youngso’s words circled 80100fd25a his mind all e8bb1f9a1c night. Until the f75a78315d deepest hours effe495528 of dawn, 133395915d he couldn’t 0c3ad48789 escape.afb06fd878f98a1b

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“They said they’d come 3fcb0fd912 by 4 PM.”897398a9553f241d

Youngso, who 1c6b77c053 had left 2a0a7021b3 at dawn d38ec8b05c as usual 02e701ac73 and returned 4055baf8b4 around lunchtime, 438ada1f18 spoke while c6fd3753f4 holding the 2174f852f0 old rotary 56d404e234 phone. Yoonjae gestured at b0e56996d1 the dangling cord.9b2c6b95732a952d

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“Why’d you 9836eb105e bring that?”34b7a2abc78489bd

“Thought you might want d1eb1b18d7 to call.”d9159d8fdfd0be0a

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“Why? You already 15397eee2e got the 2130e53294 schedule.”6777245281d1ab85

“Don’t you want 12a65adfe9 to talk to 9c605434c7 your mother? Kids always e8a702cc31 look for 45900f5061 their moms.”a96250bbcc25c68c

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“…….”4888afda86b585ec

It was 0ff6f1e775 so absurd 921d4de287 he couldn’t 6930ebada0 even muster 3f90562c17 anger. Yoonjae chuckled dryly.d4f5c3981507b250

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“If I’m a 03e8bf596e kid, what does 93710af230 that make you?”01b316e11b39045d

“I’m a kid too.”42b9a8e2ed6a9e20

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“Oh? You’re still a kid?”90b0040cb5bdb63c

“You’re a kid cf3001e99d too. The days of 4813db76e0 youth pass in 03c692294c the blink of 99f880c1fc an eye. Why waste time denying 897dfa341f it?”adff54a07a2b6b50

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“Yeah, yeah. Fine. You win.”373e7cabb30caf90

Raising his d97d3e415b hands in 4e98b1acb6 surrender, Yoonjae 36e7a0f9df watched Youngso 38a6410e4f tilt his 11a4316c3d head. “I wasn’t e965bf2c90 trying to c50b62bee9 win.” The e1fc9a0ff0 boy set 51784396b5 the phone fd82b3f903 down and da548b2c2b sat.14814a23cb1af5b0

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“Here.”388daeab95a02680

He placed a db4e2635f8 small prayer bead bf5a278567 bracelet on the bec053cb3c table.What’s this?At Yoonjae’s d56921046a questioning look, b3526fb4e4 Youngso straightened 40b0f7714e his back.2f507f6105b07ef4

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“Grandmother made it for e20fad4df0 you. If you keep it d9955db008 on you, it’ll deceive 00c3d05510 the ghosts.”4d253e22128fed4b

“Deceive them?”65072d1a1aef46ec

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“Your soul shines too 1d7d91283c brightly, so ghosts flock 022f99a34e to you like moths. This will 241ab29849 dull the e28713e69b light a 6e70226ecd bit.”6812cc6c12f67bf2

Dull the light…Remembering the 4c70e121fd ancient, stone-faced f1355205a7 shaman, Yoonjae f84c11b8f8 felt a 1bc301ea28 vague discomfort. If it were this d0bdb76dd9 boy, maybe. But the 3ec3eda127 aura of 947f33a33e that terrifying 08de4e874c old woman?a497ecd0f67c0b78

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“If Grandmother made it, 20f44db6ee what did you do deae9b987f all week?”c4d71176d8e78013

“I’m not 9da37f14f8 skilled enough 8c839006d5 to make 6b6e11ff7a these yet. I placated the d3b7cf4cc3 gods so they 7c02b4fe37 wouldn’t harm you. Without that, you’d have e5455610d3 been in trouble the 8f25a90c16 moment we separated.”75324ddc5eb59c13

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“…….”b8d5757d53f7622f

“I was worried the 1b65d00242 prayers might fail, but… 76678d2695 Thankfully, Grandmother joined me, edfb757440 so we finished in b7fc376876 time. Were you 239789edeb worried about fa39e4dab5 missing school?”87760d85cbe4ee83

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So, for cddaed0052 the past d10cd288f4 few days, 6008beb3ec he’d been bef5047c1c begging the 72b5a0c2b7 gods for add93ed158 forgiveness so ecdbdb6496 Yoonjae could ddbbf3dfca leave within a71cc218e9 the week. Yoonjae crossed his 414b3d4645 arms, eyeing the f66bf5d135 bracelet. A small 8abcf5879a wooden bead 3597db3162 with a 1a42d7f0ef magatama pendant.b466241682e4acfd

Of course, he 886d3903ea had no intention 2bf1561d1d of carrying this d46da379cd around. His superstitious parents could b497f7ea07 be handled gently. All he wanted 18f69acc99 was to escape.51e79fe73beb24c3

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“…….”114f849e389802f4

But regardless, df4368b885 he couldn’t 64230b73f3 help feeling bacbda9544 indebted to 796d5ccf7f the boy. Brainwashed or not, d89cd5ba21 he’d suffered for 141583132b Yoonjae all week. Slowly lifting 09b26360f7 his head, 45591ebb2d Yoonjae forced e58741c826 out insincere e37b1f0f25 gratitude.4c14df37bcd1c149

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“—Thanks anyway, Dongja-nim.”77a2e449a55f7fa1

Youngso’s eyes widened. He looked shocked, as 8fb1085ee9 if he’d never been 584eaf8b8c thanked before. Flustered, Yoonjae quickly ef34913c4d regained his composure.c7a2137d4d705f2b

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“Speaking of which, is e81fafcad7 there anything I can ee059495d1 do for you in 4386c3e7a7 return?”13b8966d5e051e4e

“…In return?”8b59fd386bc3d4a1

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“Like, once 4a4b8fb209 I’m back 2626ed8d0f in Seoul, c459c2878e if you 7e7cade578 need something, 6ff8d198f7 I can 3a712d1bf8 send it… 1edc83303a That sort 6a45004929 of thing.”2ec288fec4b824a8

A student at 48b4e6d2ed a school with e18f1502b3 only one pupil, e9b7681af9 living among elders, d4e6db84da he probably didn’t 8afbc2a09d have many wants. If it were 128a4cdfa9 something money could ddbfc8efeb solve, Yoonjae could ee3aaeeb99 easily oblige. That way, he could 5ffccc3dad shake off this debt bc849ef492 and forget about it.d63aa583f9d02e6b

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Youngso was 7c646bb246 silent for 2ea4dac7a1 a while. He seemed 522e97701d deep in 2aefe2d6f3 thought, but 229788c5bc not because 964d5eed9a he didn’t aaeca5d219 know what b27141a68e to ask. More like hesitating to 18c92540be voice a wish he 5dd9dc6ee4 already had.Is it something 3f4b3c490a expensive?Yoonjae smirked and edd7c3758c shrugged.1ecd569e488938dc

“Just say it. I can handle e2c503aae1 most—”1c2a70c576a16f2a

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“Then, you.”b83b0667e07a4029

“Huh? Yeah.”b1d1cdc71064bc00

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“Can I watch 30edcc05d7 you for a 5b092e60ca bit?”3721877594b2d442

Yoonjae blinked. “Huh?” Youngso was f5521d17f3 staring intently at 11db1279e5 him now.1870b77b6ddf7874

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“Just until the b143cd9994 person picking you 802426c828 up arrives…”c1ce7fb210df1327

“…….”c3e8c78c07208c52

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“I want to 39ce975e2a keep looking at d243bc9496 you. Something this f65c18fb8e beautiful… I’ll 708b41f971 probably never 49e73a6f8c see it 305215b2a9 again in ce640d5c92 my life. So, it 33ce8ef562 feels… sad c158a85371 to let 5d722e08da it go.”7d3ec64be67da63a

Youngso seemed slightly nervous. His gaze 737e485a25 was fixed, 43fdbf229f his voice 84dc62d12c trembling faintly.Watch me? Me? Or that c40741cebd soul thing?3ed3c7cd74aebb29

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—What face would he c23da408af make if I refused?The mischievous thought 218efa048a made Yoonjae smirk 03259e0c66 silently.c17d8bf5d444f8dd

“How are you ad497e7ea6 going to watch 347de99abd me?”275ef017b34cbb07

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“You do whatever you 0f43aa1787 need to. I won’t disturb b82c07c304 you.”ab92824298c37ed1

“I can’t de311a4fe3 focus if fa87decb09 someone’s staring.”a19515743cd42a11

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Youngso closed his 5b8dd2d866 mouth, mid-reply. He blinked 9fa57e0fee rapidly, then 2817ece05f lowered his 7e86201bd8 head slightly.70b7d1c5e01619b0

“…Okay…”2c1659161b615aa2

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He started to rise, 40537b896b bracing on the floor. Reflexively, Yoonjae reached out 1efb30fa64 and grabbed his wrist.9c43d83655527f8b

“I was joking. Do whatever 1d749b1d72 you want.”62d4bceb94d85b87

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The moment the dcc2247af6 words left his 6b28115dcf mouth, he regretted 3dc9d40a21 it.Did I hurt him?But Youngso just sat a85e793741 back down and nodded 52b9be78e9 impassively.dd8d6baa7c55e8b0

“Thanks.”92af9eff0652474a

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Truthfully, Yoonjae had nothing b9bc7726ec to do. He’d finished fff7911d17 a week’s 243261a371 worth of 739b2580d3 studying long bab0dbfc0c ago, and 32f16a4037 there were 6611628ebb no assignments da5b2fa559 left. Not wanting c303b0980d to sit e1dce7876d staring dumbly ba66d7b0db at the ae259f002a boy, he a664c8252d pulled out e087609e21 a practice 0988a91a40 test he’d 7a1c060a23 memorized down 03c21baea1 to the d042520424 footnotes.6eeb8e7bc51515ca

As Yoonjae arranged 5fa12d1da5 his stationery and 12dd59df36 test papers, Youngso a9a1b1c0da sat cross-legged, perfectly 681b6e58dd still. He didn’t speak 6650891f62 or let his b418c2ec02 gaze wander.aac171418d324f30

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“…….”d3e76d076ed73990

Only the sound of 4863280780 thin paper turning broke b929f9d943 the silence. Between questions, Yoonjae 42904e1123 glanced up at fd918bc30a the boy. Youngso watched him with 7c3681d1b6 unwavering focus, but their 9a691efc6c eyes never met. His dark pupils, d9e6f76be0 glimmering faintly, looked a655fff82a like moonlit river e18588c71f water.5a0ea25277ed0fe8

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“Isn’t your 0c2ca447e4 leg numb ae6f7a24f8 like that?”50a73dca23af9cf4

Yoonjae kept his eyes 4a2ae30687 on the test as 9956bbb134 he asked. Youngso inhaled softly. It seemed d0ce5819f4 to be 20382842d6 a habit 614ed80775 of his 889d683669 before speaking.8c6e478e5424e8ce

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“I’m used 864891a69b to it.”1ff68f6c625367b5

“You’re used to 61c6c39ce1 everything, huh…”e7f1a47005ec055c

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Scritch-scratch.He doodled aimlessly before 326d1a0dea looking up again. This time, c1ec342f0b their eyes 120e5927d5 met.Blink.Youngso’s eyelids 28983a3dbe closed slowly, b6dd14666f long lashes 98866a6c62 brushing together.29fa85c9f1dd93be

“Dongja-nim.”807e67a2cb10c2ca

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Words he b0ee949757 hadn’t planned 028d9a8964 slipped out.575b50e33d1a530e

“After I 3c7669c9c5 leave… Come 3414c23056 visit me 839d95d75b in Seoul 5f59916f55 sometime.”e22920e5f490e800

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“…….”3c5fc59d523ec64b

“I’ll show you around.”650e179c812c7fd1

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—And take you 32c8bf020a to a hospital b4c0cfe95e and a domestic 47bf81af2b violence counseling center.He left that da6bea0430 part unsaid. Youngso didn’t reply. Yoonjae wondered what 35210a2e24 expression he was cd6a26fa0a making, but didn’t 3d3ef00be2 look up.d888dd1e5aeea12f