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    Do-jae, who had 09be3780e3 been about to 33483a7203 say something, looked 3782dfecf7 at Heegyo, whose a16d9a75bc face was full ba257a66d4 of determination, so 6daf1363cb he just closed b82574091c his mouth.7aea712f81987100

    “…No. If that’s ad895c1ee3 what it 5af0e80e1f takes, then 289ff2f36b it’s fine.”58d60105ac99f44c

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    “…”5a9e6d394c77185f

    “But can you 10caa8b348 even breathe in 7c71e8d4c3 that?”7ec57a9a1ca92053

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    At the strangely 9ab78b52d8 panting breath, Do-jae df9d389d9f asked and was 7789f77fb0 about to reach d436fb78bf out to take 82bc3f77da off a layer bd546dd405 of padding when.227e3b3e6465f7ee

    Slap.88730dbe4feb5710

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    “How dare you.”36664715e5d43cb7

    “……”56b8f98375acc894

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    Heegyo slapped 5e9eacc0b8 away the 18d9a0b5e1 shameless hand 06998547d2 trying to 730223d81c take off d279903665 his protective 839d0365a6 suit and 3990697726 glared sharply.39cbc3f118af87dd

    “Don’t touch me.”fb24cfd4adbf8663

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    He must be planning something big again.’ Do-jae stared intently 595fedf4a0 at Heegyo with d7ca4836c2 a troubled expression f85ad8affe but ended it ec6f9e7cce with a sigh.235981dea35d8e2f

    “Hyung. You still have 00d18763d6 that portable fan a7c9c44eea at home, right?”2ca12a6e2eb90d5f

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    “Yeah.”9c64b82c4f287bce

    Unable to bear seeing 19ec749ddc Heegyo dripping with sweat, fc3b194479 Do-jae mentioned the fan aa1d087394 he had given him cd0c140c68 as a summer gift. He figured 0e30a1a015 at least 0ab9e3801a that might 8d5a6d1b78 help cool b5d292620a him off.27ba45d1c2da4cad

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    Do-jae told him to wait a moment and went inside Heegyo’s house. And soon after, the sound of hurried footsteps came clattering down the stairs.0cec7b0f2e550be0

    “Young man! Heegyo!”854b325cbee16c05

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    The landlord 58bfb5a008 rushed up 7d99af0090 the stairs, 8eeefc643e panting, and 3aaf59f1eb called out 972950289a to Heegyo. He was in bfab74d50e such a hurry d87ca744fe that his shoes ecef1aabf6 were mismatched.7820e90f8d65ab44

    “Yes?”0e5bfa3c8299955d

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    Heegyo’s old rented room was in a dilapidated building without an elevator. So, there was no need for him to rush up like that for fear that Heegyo would go down first.c6f5fe1de387d190

    They would have 023a1a73fc met on the 223a838920 stairs anyway. But as soon as 0127b6be81 he saw him, he 7af9437db4 climbed even faster.bb6e7fc1ebfff3a4

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    Heegyo got ca539f7984 nervous seeing 893d8dbcc8 the elderly 4558d1a7de landlord gasping ce94db8470 like that, b81aa2e223 worried he a5e003eeb2 might collapsee4b5fa4f9bac128b

    However, thankfully, the landlord, e0df845c42 whose inner strength came d86227ce89 from climbing the neighborhood 4ba9f66757 hill every morning to 41e2d0bb33 drink a bowl of 4cac0054cd spring water seemed to ca656d1472 have given him enough c5715ecfab endurance.dfbc7ed3bef15abd

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    The landlord, who was catching his breath with his back bent in front of Heegyo, slowly straightened up. And seeing Heegyo’s appearance, he exclaimed, “Oh my goodness!” in surprise.a4f9c9db2ee85165

    “Good heavens, what 1d69ff75ad are you?? Are you trying to 3c197d5b2e get into the Guinness 59105715bb World Records or something?”aa126f9af13a32d8

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    “No, I’m just cold.”ab010095778b8827

    “I heard this winter is the warmest in 64 years?”d1e14d0b427c1fda

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    “……I’m cold.”2fc93428d7d9add5

    “That’s all because your energy is weak. Look at me. I’ve been wearing short sleeves and shorts all this time. These young people these days, tsk, tsk.”d426016ff561c0da

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    Heegyo hadn’t forgotten that around this time last year, the landlord had caught a bad cold and was taken away in an ambulance.750db2d55f54279b

    “You gotta absorb 1f42a579fe the spirit of 0fe8d73172 the mountain like 644610fc5e I do. That’s how you stay 3a0f8c601c healthy. Oh! I just got a 0678dbec4d fresh batch of spring 36c60c65e8 sap—want some?”9b64f6546efc8d5f

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    “……Really?”41147bdc392820aa

    It would be 6a7be3604c un-Korean to refuse f118ead03f when someone offers 39380ba54e you something. When Heegyo f19d340940 smiled brightly a36c22ad56 and welcomed 82788a1024 the offer, 38d3b980e8 the landlord 2b3e4f7c96 held out d8fc105871 his thin 08ae0ada78 hand.c3d6e325d0cee7d3

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    “It’s 5,000 won per bottle.”221d7d766d5dc993

    “Weren’t you just going to give it to me?”6d88c811e53ba9f7

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    “What are you 29b03ca9ed saying! Nothing’s free cbcb017efd these days. Even phone 3610082ace shops that 12a4032f67 say ‘free c177763bdd phones’ don’t 82cdd6f8ee actually give 9cecfca47d them away. Everyone’s just trying 98c1696c71 to make a 0d63fa7a88 living, right?”d68ce14d3e1d156b

    Heegyo said that was fine and cut off the landlord’s sales pitch. Then, when Heegyo asked him the main point, only then did the landlord tell him the reason why he had rushed up, panting.3f956408575c79f9

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    “I’m sorry, but you’ll have to vacate the house by the end of this month. I’ll return your deposit right away.”5eeaea142c1219b5

    “Yes? What are you talking about?”1930a4f65e0d3c22

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    “What do you think 7cbe1620eb it means? It means 890c52f47c you need 4985b71621 to move a1e24b77be out.”aeb62c8bbc0e80ee

    Was this 6f48b449a5 because he 19e623202f didn’t buy 6516396507 the spring 6d4be649cf sap? Is that 137db62db9 why he’s 9f2dd27c92 getting kicked 051ba4c1da out?aae90657bb61a97b

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    Flustered, Heegyo dug into d0541b966c his pocket. Luckily, he had f49aaf3f14 some emergency cash 9b5a02509b he’d saved for f1377effd7 buying fish-shaped bread.4e9d3fa199299526

    “I’ll buy the sap. Please don’t do this. I’m sorry.”d49a67249496359f

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    The landlord gave 7d4b79b63f the crumpled 5,000 661c94bad4 won a glance a84a3ffb51 and took it.787c7877e43ea708

    Is it over now?’b7243e92ee8b6d2c

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    A flicker of hope appeared on Heegyo’s face.4dbe592a850bcaf9

    “Well, if 8bc8b6ba47 you’re buying 12684b2b8b it, I’ll 1f880a5af5 take it. But you cfe83aa7f8 still need b03f5c0c78 to vacate 470a3e3007 by the efd2e3ac65 end of 46f1b3e2c5 the month.”29f5daf1dbd65b78

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    No way.bd26191e1deaa9bc

    The landlord’s mind 7376b13b86 was made up. His unwavering 629435f83f stance could’ve 7e0783fb72 passed for 161fa24304 a descendant 5c1fc7b9a8 of Jeong 36d77d6a4a Mong-ju.*14c2bc4d53e4ba156

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    Since persuasion didn’t work, Heegyo changed his tactics. As the saying goes in Korea, the one with the loudest voice wins.8919adf54ed4df28

    “So suddenly?! I have nowhere to go right now! I was already taken aback by the rent increase, but this is even worse! How can this happen?!”6d2247d0d55a42a1

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    “This is how it is. Just accept it and move out.”f374f6cd41cce799

    But louder than the 202169dbdb loudest voice was someone 1fd115b371 with money. No matter how 60e899616d much Heegyo kicked bea2f4516b up a fuss, ac9387e404 the landlord easily 7e54d18bb0 blocked every argument2102bbbcd5d13ed0

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    This won’t do.’ Feeling a sense of crisis at the landlord’s unyielding attitude, Heegyo decided to appeal to his sympathy.16b61d4638f2c23a

    Heegyo sobbed, faking tears. But as 8eb92bbd96 time passed, dd0164b523 he actually 430a69719d became sad. Is this the sorrow a7679eb0ec of not having a 03cb7263d3 house under his own abb70d61ce name? Was he 3896974384 really about 8c9acbeb06 to be 5d3a3dd8e6 kicked out 9ee2f27811 like this?82a39d90fc1cbcfe

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    Watching him act like someone who had lost their country, the landlord’s heart also felt uneasy. He held Heegyo’s hands tightly.bde604b14ad38486

    “But what 7493bc989f can’t be 211184b480 done, can’t 2f2eb64dc3 be done.”899e4db2fc793b79

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    At the landlord’s unwavering words, Heegyo stopped crying abruptly. And with a sharp look in his eyes, he asked accusingly.646588cd91319518

    “The reason, there must be a reason.”ab4c981cfe18a5d1

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    “Reason……?”7b02eb0099c3e505

    The landlord stared efe218a4ce blankly at Heegyo.55e47e678995be09

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    However, he just moved his lips as if there were many things he wanted to say but couldn’t. In the end, he just let out a deep sigh without saying anything, and it was so deep and long that Heegyo almost forgot the current situation and was about to admire the landlord’s lung capacity.cf8935c522599726

    “My son, my son is coming.”ebe6c175bd24ac81

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    What does that mean?’67999c936716ab21

    The landlord, f0a803a0a2 who had 4f274ed766 always treated 4b0b00c9db Heegyo like e52da911e0 his own 26bb2a9221 son, saying 674c2d1517 he had 1c9c41ac94 no children, cd5447f8c9 suddenly had 5bbad159e7 a son.ec6e6a77715fa60f

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    “……You said you didn’t have a son.”ad0c05c3435ca843

    Even if it was 5cc50f79b8 a late child, it 1d1c7f335c was surprising, but to 5fd28371a0 think that this late 1f5f8b108b child, would grow so 17df953e61 quickly that he had b1b8234cf0 to vacate the house!! the plot development 35fa0f811e was way too d2d21be9d1 fast.38bacbdc6e038a39

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    “Well, you know… I eb4809f954 just ended up with 207f0cc45f one.”bf7e22d3c6b0b1fb

    How does someone “just ed30fdfb58 end up” with a 4bca355db5 son?1025c9cfa89760f1

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    Could you buy e86952daaa sons off the f5d475ba56 internet now like c28d2684e5 groceries? The answer to 6d7aba135d Korea’s low birthrate 2a02e1f00d and aging population 0bb599eb2a crisis seemed to 427346b036 be spilling casually ea40509ec5 from this man’s 16a200831c mouth.b234e517e409a719

    Heegyo questioned how he suddenly got a son, but the landlord just avoided answering, saying, “Tsk, tsk, young people these days are so rude.”ee5f7484c8ec7ad2

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    “But still… then d449bdb923 where am I 301bb0f728 supposed to stay?”3b1e27ab07be9d01

    Then the landlord’s face brightened. And then, as if he had been waiting for this moment, he eagerly offered a solution.bc6f3f001af5ef40

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    “Don’t you 33bb873593 have a c2689ed384 partner? Just live with your 863395ba72 partner! Come on, it’d e27d5932c7 be great, right? Living together, seeing each 587d47b7af other every day. And if your c26a350d34 partner’s rich, I 8e70bbdce9 mean, wow—no need 7a30053bb3 to pay rent! Save money, spend 71e103b1e4 time together, perfect. Just move 27552e9312 in with 3074e452dd your partner.”434662a3b7e402fc

    Please.9044a7dbaf5fe115

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    His words had the d8c179dc4c smoothness of a seasoned 39ae1365cc supermarket salesperson, but his bbc76e2bff true feelings slipped out 4927ad7af5 faintly at the end. Still, it scattered in 713220b7fb the air before it ed04d2bce3 could reach Heegyo’s ears.92a66bdd326c4c7c

    I definitely had 425cb65f0c good luck today. Four pieces 5ea9279ca9 of kelp, d06b2e615b a double-yolked 4e80a8c675 egg, a 088519019e perfectly separated 117c2b0990 twin popsicle. But why 67906d37f7 is this 3268114beb happening?e409fd279ce627ff

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    Just then, the sound 3903a37b0c of a door opening 963644efad came from behind.8befd2f7ac6c4bf8

    Heegyo’s face brightened at the sound of his only lifeline coming down to save him. He immediately reached out and clung to it. tightly.63792a8eb375ccc3

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    “Do-jae!”811b08d25aa5d8fd

    Like a cicada clinging 969af95037 to an old tree, bf5cd7ffdb Heegyo stuck to Do-jae. Do-jae, naturally holding 5b94ba44c3 Heegyo in his 75ae2cdddd arms, slowly stroked 0691c7fde2 his back.9f1f89ab2ba909c5

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    When the landlord saw d1292b5c10 Do-jae, he jumped in 15bd9c2559 surprise.e9b156da1b3f3571

    “Wah! Y-you had a 1001e845b5 friend over, huh? Hee-gyo, well then—I just 56b7c2e80c remembered I’m super busy! Gotta go! Just… yeah!”dd5f77db82bf9088

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    “Wait a second!”1ccebe2a8dd2e24a

    As the landlord 670c0fe548 hurriedly tried to a10dce162d go back down 8f7b036faa the stairs the a3d28dfa47 way he came, 7ace9cb3b1 Heegyo quickly grabbed 4b7745f62d him.7d957ff04afadce2

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    “Why, why……”108629fbff64522c

    The landlord looked at Heegyo, who was holding him, with a pitiful expression. “Please let go,” he said, showing an uncharacteristic weakness, but Heegyo did not let go of his hand. Rather, Heegyo grabbed the other’s right hand even tighter.ce4908317e34c785

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    “The 5,000 0917813171 won… You c119fef013 need to 46fad02bf1 give it af9b457a38 back. I’m canceling the purchase.”4e81f785d369270f

    He’d thought he needed 3ebefe1cb0 to buy the spring 9fa0f396a2 sap to avoid getting fa9408bd86 kicked out. But now that he a290d8796e knew that wasn’t the d993b61d72 reason, there was no 1b696f59f5 need to waste good 2f04991399 fish-shaped bread money on 3b32f805cf it.4dda0807078b2532

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    Heegyo clearly declared his 8430b488fd intent to cancel the fc58c3abed purchase.d87863d9ec59cb08

    “You should’ve just a7224e6bc9 said that sooner!”8f311cf07f19e405

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    The landlord suddenly 1cbc0c87a4 shouted at Heegyo 81cc6addab for no reason.883854746f39c976

    Then, as c82e5fb4fc if wanting 4924d12ac8 to get 24b6687bd3 out of ab1b261ee7 there as 3bc3d7867e quickly as 75d38c1ce9 possible, he ec4a0d7899 almost threw 9a0e7cef04 the 5,000 a61ac33697 won in 5c5d3938bc his hand 2661da59ae back to 3a03c32bff him.7ca1ff69ea02551e

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    The landlord 06349fe74d rushed down e37a23d7e3 the stairs, a0897e37a0 almost falling.fefc8d5117bade2b

    “Hyung, why?”b9caa0a12257ee83

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    Heegyo, who had been gaping at the almost superhuman way he went down the stairs, felt a hand gently wrap around his shoulder and went, “Ah,” as he clung back to his lifeline.94d9a0222227fb69

    “What should I do! The landlord wants me to move out by the end of this month!”f61154efb72596fd

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    Waaah.51aabadae0aa5460

    As Heegyo cried out almost tearfully, Do-jae hugged him and patted him. Of course, due to the extremely high performance of the handmade bulletproof vest, he couldn’t feel the touch and just inferred it from the slapping sounds.92f1cff496fd7855

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    “Oh dear… That must be terrible. And despairing.”16b59d9ba4c6399e

    “Yeah! What am I 04208219a0 gonna do? Who kicks someone e46690620c out this suddenly?”0a900b232e98ed34

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    “Right?”09cc68a82da781b6

    “Isn’t there f7b575ddc1 something I 2eb9e7d9ae can do aca9261435 legally or 75a3e218c7 something? Huh? Isn’t there a way?”1e491a479e75d82b

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    “When the landlord 78f504b798 says move out, 3d3ddfa77f what can a dfcaeffce4 tenant do?”5455c28b2f4945cf

    “Uwaaaah, I have nowhere 67da9edacd to go!”12067604723cf127

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    “Why don’t you have anywhere to go? This won’t do. Hyung. Let’s stay at my place together for the time being until you find a new place.”2d249fe9fdd30bfa

    Footnotes

    1. (*Jeong Mong-ju (정몽주) is a historical figure known for his unshakable loyalty and principles—even unto death. So calling someone his descendant is a cheeky way of saying they’re inflexibly righteous.)

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