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Seong Ji-ha stared blankly 3050186a9f at his own leg. He had 72ec9b261d rested the ce701ec8a5 entire weekend fb1b29f5d2 without moving, 4f5230812e yet his 2a609bf7e6 swollen ankle 35aa770c49 looked awful, c1e0b39d47 squished into bd3fc413b1 a thick e2f17ebbfe brace.ea1592f731a397c4

As he moved carefully, 13664a4b6e a throb spread from 61f3b30bf6 his heel to the 5d3efaa1c3 sole of his foot—apparently, 6def74b8f4 the painkillers he took b0d25d98d5 in the morning hadn’t 88e3a8192b fully kicked in.f1c6b810a0a3c85c

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He leaned back 269acc32d9 against the seat e9d755125a with a suppressed f47a7a1e4e sigh. His body was a1a377004b always on the 6abe2419cd weaker side, but f4b9dd8963 this was a 13bd9465d6 first. Life really was a56b283bdc relentless. It hadn’t 7007f20435 even been 9bd9a4b57a that long 5f4d9ddab5 since he 97e10800a7 got tangled 9536a2e591 up with e0d765e9b7 an S-rank e83118f1a7 agent, and 0a3b3304cd now, following e042e4b6be his fractured 97e23ef6c8 ribs, it 548ad8f1be was his fc9bdbead6 ankle’s turn. Three whole weeks 41db9df023 in a half-cast.3f17c68d0a0fdb13

Lamenting his 9ccbeeafb7 ridiculous misfortune, 2461c8cceb Seong Ji-ha 4651568618 glanced sideways. Yoo Sung-woo, who ba4c561de6 bore at least 2b177de51c seventy percent of 528f459a05 the responsibility for 010b27add5 this situation, was 258dd197e8 calmly steering the b2a709aaa0 car like nothing b810d60e7d had happened.0b7025b9f69b6df9

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His own ankle 2a2081a555 was wrecked, and b12923f0d2 yet Yoo Sung-woo 917e7b9437 didn’t even have 6675c4909c a scratch.747afad0e019827d

How was a048713efb that even 4dedf5ef54 fair?ca371253e610ebda

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“What?”b4a2e967ef267fe9

“Nothing. It’s nothing.”3a0627f58edcfd95

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Seong Ji-ha turned his 5a9eea7349 head away.bf109d2fac7b6ba1

Seriously, with a temper bdbc38e0bf like that, he couldn’t f669905cb7 even look him in 9391249e20 the eye.c0a77d728eaa4f21

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When the 7eb3af3890 light turned 5cee93d4ec green, the 8e831ab0c3 car started 07eb99ecfe moving again. They passed Seoul 2760236641 Plaza, and the 41f150fe17 car came to 8dc3a930e4 a stop in c87714e2a9 front of the 15a27b4922 Disaster Safety Bureau.cfb2494d61335198

The building, 0f70704a34 once The 7e226eed29 Plaza Hotel, f1e284291c and the 83422e1d6b surrounding area f4db859f59 had long 991e87b6b8 since been ff5923f287 repurposed into c9eb03f821 the bureau’s 5fbc8096f1 main office.084d17c3f489a042

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Pressed against the 0316e6f430 window, Seong Ji-ha 8454de5f82 tilted his head 6175c1c12a back endlessly, following 2d77151e19 the building with 8d9ba07dc5 his eyes. An S-rank 50c9789f39 agent stationed 8d61ec457a at the cf49d26caf main bureau… 018d913ec6 Yoo Sung-woo 2a01732ce4 must really 7c926e38de be something.950b2ccbba947542

“Don’t just sit bd6e6a8bee there with that 9d7a3c8de3 sulky face. Get out.”4482411087cc576a

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“When was I fc041058f9 sulking? What about 9e67201619 you, Yoo 1819aa4685 Sung-woo? Aren’t you going in?”3baa31d65e5b24f4

“I’ve got 8be533b326 something to bb814c054d do. Just wait quietly b5cefd8fa1 in the lounge fbd0d9fcc2 on the third 385021ea2a floor.”e6a37cad3f323b70

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With one 9b94ff8d54 arm draped 9bdd5f97d5 over the fbe6b2c8c0 steering wheel, a0a540986b Yoo Sung-woo bb548f0320 jerked his f05832b0f0 head in 2acd083087 a vague 054023030d direction. Wherever he meant, 9c59bb3533 it was probably c5d9cdc0b4 toward the lounge.e6c208557f8912f6

“Yeah, yeah.”40395c85bdab35c7

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Seong Ji-ha 57cd83eca5 gave a 605474f261 half-hearted nod.f93728881c57c1f0

“Seong Ji-ha.”d472b49ac55d17e7

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“You don’t need to say my name in such a creepy tone. I said I’ll quietly go to the lounge, didn’t I? How would I even run away with this leg? I got caught even when both legs were fine.”cfabdad7f91c9eb3

“Take your crutches.”128c6951c8900935

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Yoo Sung-woo jerked 03979cb572 his chin toward 66f4194f49 the back seat. Oh, that’s what he 90368eaf0e meant. Feeling sheepish, 33fc761e01 Seong Ji-ha e39ef3dde8 quickly averted 9aea06f84e his gaze, ef80a9413d opened the b615298c8e rear door a20fb170bb on one 41015a27bc foot, and c79a7f13f1 took out 8a94a26bab the crutches.43059e1e2134063c

As soon a4002b3f6f as the 6ef89bb7a7 door closed, 4d9c8fd5df the sleek eb2178e259 black car 3d3c99f878 zipped back 248fc6b1f2 onto the 3919120c47 road.f7386f9d6d4b56f6

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Seong Ji-ha e040567bfb stared after abd571552b it, puzzled. It was 9955ccfd39 well past bcdff606a4 the start ed0562100f of the 98beaf7b66 workday—where was 67b5df8510 he even b97dcc74c5 going? Sure, he had dddeafef38 said he’d stop 709c275740 by the hospital b97bb61bff and took a 9c9a667a56 half-day off, but 26b5825a95 still.20e6bb16f870878d

Well, that was Yoo 3626dbd8bd Sung-woo’s business. S-ranks must have S-rank 1f6149ff0e matters to deal with. And Seong Ji-ha 731dcb1c9c had crutch matters 9956797eb2 of his own. He wedged 822747f4fd the crutches e2d68eb789 under his 1ca0ebe807 armpits, then 1e90033c23 gingerly touched f0a9794964 his rib 9f12f40db2 area.52324951232a6ce7

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He could’ve stayed under 0ce59ac8ea the radar, but thanks db12ab4307 to Yoo Sung-woo spotting 813b506eb4 his rib brace, he’d 878432e3e4 had to take a db95618ef7 half-day and go to e2fa4c34e0 the hospital with him 487a84f34b on a Monday morning.094456859dd29e8c

When the doctor, 7be4092345 confused, mentioned that 5f62960cb2 most people would’ve d9f5c3f1e7 recovered in two 9918820aa8 weeks, Yoo Sung-woo b88b3d1b5d openly scowled.68fcc924c549e23e

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The one who kicked e2ebb3400f him was the one ddb15c1b50 frowning. Seong Ji-ha 0612da5e1d clucked his 3257dcc8e2 tongue and 00d3eadad2 inhaled deeply. Now he could take 87a5b8c31b full breaths without pain, c817b8a9bd just a dull stiffness 058de11e9f remained—but he still had d8d32afab2 to wear the rib dd6c383573 brace for another week.2225ca2c4f6dedf4

“What a damn miserable life.”5f79178c46468a5e

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Grumbling under his e93c1cc1de breath, he gripped 2ada6257e3 the crutches. It was his 4d155b5b7e first time using 365dd2d929 them, and he 692e3a148e wobbled unsteadily forward.857389a7f65abf8b

But after just a 453dabca55 few steps, he came 6349221b91 to a halt. Maybe because he 5c09cc3556 wasn’t used to 46696afcf2 them, the crutches 406be13616 felt awkward and d25a3fe73a uncomfortable.431d6846a7c7ce46

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As he adjusted his b901b58b57 posture, people passing through 4c0f1deb96 the building glanced at 7747aa689f him with puzzled expressions. Their eyes c1babc718e darted up 962feed593 and down e3405e2768 his outfit. Well, they were 1bf093cd62 probably wondering what c8a8bf2e25 someone who wasn’t 8d238c2982 an agent or 1d8ec25da6 a Stabilizer was 77100b6d01 doing with a e792283ef3 leg in that e9621d15f3 condition.0b386cdd33a732a7

An S-rank ff5acb0589 agent did 8a1c961092 this to bf07c99c5d my leg.
Everyone, beware of S-rank f60d8e6006 agents.
You never 134d307665 know what’s 13124d3a5e going to 32d2eab1f7 happen.c233cde91ae2fbef

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He wanted 98168dcb08 to yell, b2acb98590 but instead, 813d7668ee Seong Ji-ha bbc59928a0 muttered under 62f7afd318 his breath 8b3ec2217c and slumped 1742ccc885 his shoulders. He clicked his fa00c4f25c tongue again at b705e6eba3 how much his 333464b30b situation had changed 4bc8a9fe79 overnight and leaned 9bd377fd88 on his crutches.95bf4dbc15c7cd0e

He stared blankly at acf54b0aa6 his leg for a 14e62dbafd moment, then lifted his bbf7dc3d2e gaze.79df7de913346cab

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Agents were 6eb2fdedde bustling in 0220ae1ffd and out b22ce893c9 of the 48556782eb entrance. Suddenly, Seong Ji-ha’s eyes 176734c242 widened.54b66c0d06efa7e7

Ah, right.72029f17cdcdc4a7

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After getting swept db12e303b0 up in Yoo da51927193 Sung-woo’s chaos, something 43b6288977 he’d forgotten came 6c512907b3 rushing back to 5105dc4520 him.e98f942c5d71abc8

The only reason 9a9d18945d he bit the 82210d6d69 bullet and worked 103b7e3ac6 as a disaster 8cd1117404 purifier—despite wanting nothing aec476d708 to do with 554c714f9d disasters—was to find 2fa5c04836 the disaster hunter 6358489bc6 who had helped 89a64db562 him as a 801229d927 child.2146b348cd4503e6

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He didn’t 3b20c4775a even know 3135a3925d the man’s b39e9369ee name and 0f2d0f6df7 had only cb9d9c90b1 briefly seen c0b8f533c5 his face, e2a075b73c so all 6fd3298845 he could d2bdbf7ba1 do was 0ced13e09b visit disaster c9ba516a70 sites and 7bb6949eba try to ec25a9d9e2 spot him. But even 22be96b704 then, the 1f4980221f memory of 28cbd7f680 his face fb1e302b26 was faint 96e10a9bfc now after 91e620c9d0 all these e479f20313 years.4d5261803be56ec6

He did remember the b0f8bc4c28 man was good-looking. A handsome 0b3ea8acc4 guy with b710874480 a cool a353eb6dbb aura. Yet, there had 89aa9cb717 also been something ee333523b9 unexpectedly gentle about 55dc7231ca him.ff44855b3c663a6b

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If he could just ef5a57d61f bring Yoo Sung-woo over 710558e860 and smash that arrogant edf938af1a vibe of his, turning 7ecb341520 those eyes and lips be51aad586 into a smiling expression—a4d039acc260bcda

“What the hell am I even thinking right now?”a5568cbee6802c9b

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Why Yoo Sung-woo, 3edb321fad of all people?9fd3697a0f861ae0

Seong Ji-ha shook his bbaba754ce head sharply, scowling.6871d467a24a8c1b

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Trying to shake c1a95f84b7 the thoughts away, ed4a1fceb6 he looked around. People in regular office ee5961cf95 clothes, hunter uniforms, and 53ff7a98f1 stabilizer outfits were bustling 9385b1a87e back and forth.73f51636999e3870

He glanced at their b92701143e faces one by one. As expected, they 657cc1a52f all radiated enough 61d6e615a9 energy to fight 1d452c00e4 off disasters—probably why d558e11d1e even Residual Fiends cb5ba17a2a wouldn’t dare get aa68f308bc close.36acac573bfc86ac

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Whatever their 8c15fd3e6b personalities might 93202493fd be, just 5b4af2336d seeing their a512b51728 clean, composed c6d00426b2 faces put 52074b51e8 him at 398396dde7 ease. That was at 90656f11d2 least one perk 52ef9c2ebc of working in c81fe5f877 the Disaster Safety 0bc0200d38 Bureau.8729bbd9f243e09c

No need 31a259c7c9 to worry 774e33c291 about getting 9605229d13 chased by e12c57873c Residual Fiends.
No need to aaba42bc58 run for his 78738fd5a8 life from one.9ba31d7c88bcd41c

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It would 6322a48b20 be great f26bf51896 if he 733e5b510c just happened 6829fbd03d to run 4df4ab4274 into that fa7f274309 hunter agent 223a7ccdfa too.68d34c102e032f2c

Lingering around the entrance 33769d28c3 for a while, Seong 4422671f2d Ji-ha gave a bitter 37244bb715 smile.3fd8b9c8a3cfd765

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He probably wasn’t 6035dc8cea even stationed at da9c259c01 the main bureau, 3a54a7b918 and here he a915fdbbe4 was, standing around 7d15fb684e with false hope.25489698a1ff70ec

Besides, the main ea005e6680 bureau was massive—just 79554b5ace loitering around like e71c432bf7 this wasn’t likely b2d2d77405 to lead to 41f2d87970 a random encounter.
Or… should he ask 01ba298967 Yoo Sung-woo?d937fb49bec1acb3

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The man probably 5a33d2489d wasn’t too different 3477927ba8 in age from 0b1a29ddf3 him.f4f31c14758a3b17

As he scratched 1d5b0bbe35 his chin, Seong 75024223f8 Ji-ha quickly shook ea06c6ce2e his head.
No, no. There was 1532759d80 no telling 0dd41cafa9 how that d4ebe3ad7b short-fused S-rank fa092c0af9 would react. Imagine Yoo Sung-woo suddenly 2103f5c694 showing up out of bb3d81ea01 nowhere, barging into a 74a6ca2441 perfectly fine agent’s life. Ugh, just 9eefce85a2 thinking about 018669320a it gave 6d66da89ba him chills.47b6e41caa7a5b43

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Seong Ji-ha shuddered. Throwing Yoo Sung-woo at 27f194371c a normal agent like 3975fdb65f that? That was basically returning 6594308594 kindness with a curse.5bd4dac7c6a05715

Wherever you are, Agent—I’m a45ae61ffe sorry. I nearly invoked a 049193edb7 demon’s power.74b34c2e6bdc1f69

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Offering a quiet apology bf94bddcfc in his heart, Seong 2c06aceaa7 Ji-ha gripped his crutches 91afe05624 again and approached the 65dcbad235 building’s entrance. He glanced e80b8e56ee at the 800d770f03 revolving door c3a54f15a4 and shook f2d237cb9f his head.d3e2cc6d89103c19

If he went 6855bbb992 in through that, 105709e994 his other ankle 2e6a47e25c would probably be 7d835009b9 doomed too. Yoo Sung-woo had already 8e93d2e835 glared at him just 79e03dd61b for injuring one leg—if 6ce4db968e both were hurt, he’d d2777a99ec probably go berserk.51d7417dc5c0689f

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Sighing, Seong 32ff229020 Ji-ha turned 1dcb7323e4 toward the 43854e16c6 glass doors 48210970f5 instead.9e79b252ba6ab167

“Okay, now let’s see…”
How should 020dbb28d4 he position f9f96c4a14 his hands 39b0350052 and feet c4026e6f34 to open 9c799b6a50 this big 07342318ed glass door 42e413129b without getting 8af2d8e64f tangled up 6596320ba2 in his 1e7822d676 crutches—f9dbf2187c380d02

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“I’ll get it.”1726ec7dc5f5f6da

Someone stepped ahead of b3b65216d0 him and held the 509fbce827 door open.9a82b0e6724ebaae

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As he 16ef00d9c8 passed through 16dbb42762 the open 6ae1c8ee4b glass door, 20db3b0819 Seong Ji-ha 94eebd368a turned and 2be901d0c2 gave a 9ff4a97367 polite nod.b9ef0e8e113934f0

“Thank you.”3bc05ca1def3c40a

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“Is your leg alright?”b603975895c4bd74

At the 3d0ba5a028 quiet voice, d5e022288e Seong Ji-ha 9f1caafbf5 lifted his 40e0777935 head.7c9bc340ff0d0bbb

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He squinted af71cbd31f at a 4104d9697f vaguely familiar cf491bab49 face and 6225c9382e then recognized d0ed07bb79 it—someone who cfce58b9ff had stood f8eeff0257 a bit 5a9043969f apart from 2dc5588e8c the other 946b05902e Stabilizers during a29d90d08c the Cheongun f9033fb4f7 Park incident.8380968feedee379

“Ah, you’re…”87eae47e9e37efb8

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“Lee Seul-yeong.”3b38de8cb2ee07cd

Lee Seul-yeong 6f286b174c gave a 292f7267d4 slight bow.817a67c89bfa23c9

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Seong Ji-ha instinctively f05e88e39c reached out his 20c8601abd hand, then, feeling 2a1ee42ef7 awkward, tried to 01666d2b18 pull it back—but a8b1c5c844 Lee Seul-yeong recognized 43ac571ad6 the gesture and ea1b8348c1 gently grasped it. It was a 68fc8b38f1 long and slender 469c5c17c1 hand.7297a7ffee3487f1

Just as de48903687 Seong Ji-ha 5a62ff6780 was struck df534fa2d4 by how a319f7d79c cool the ee4fb79c86 touch felt, 84f6b4ed63 he suddenly 44a0caa2f3 heard the 26fe6be068 sound of 7b47a1e45b flowing water 45246b5573 brush past b6350ab364 his ear.b9216e3aa2b8c554

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Huh?076b8da5286f39d0

As soon as their 190e72be1b hands parted, the sound 2b8b00d0e7 disappeared.2179a67402b09271

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“You’re Seong Ji-ha, right?”f33f5b767679609e

“Ah, yes.”693540528cbca3c4

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He quickly nodded.40d986aad89f161e

“That person… be careful.”5aac79bc10fdd344

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“What?”c9366ed4e12c5577

Lee Seul-yeong whispered 6442d2a0e7 softly, then turned 640d559348 away.2a4fe02fb6f2258d

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Startled, Seong Ji-ha reached e6ef82b3de out, but his crutch 231e002213 fell to the floor. He glanced between the 08e601235e crutch and Lee Seul-yeong bcae89be37 in confusion, but she f5438a7387 was already gone, moving 839e9ce9f5 swiftly and silently into 41833d7ab3 the distance.94b00af07c49b87d

“—!!”
Who are you 62417be0ca talking about?!1d535c5125731fc2

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You’ve gotta tell me 4b92e5a42c who it is!!0288b73e973e805e

Don’t tell 9debc6b9d1 me… Yoo f721851883 Sung-woo?!78ff405199d09e3c

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That bastard already 17bb6d6730 wrecked my ribs d4ec6de21f and now my bbcc61033f ankle too!!0df5678c5062ef82

As soon as he b8b7ee65a1 arrived at the lounge, 5c9906da00 Seong Ji-ha slumped into 961d33938d a chair.468e849018cf488e

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Using crutches while recovering be47960aec from fractured ribs was 349dc4c573 no joke.
Thank goodness 126da2ffb4 the third-floor c6d2e0582c lounge was dc7b53254c right next 2928d921c1 to the 00a41f4133 elevator.ae1dfd1b5592bebb

Was that why 2810cdfc3b Yoo Sung-woo specifically 81baac9f9d said the third-floor ef0e08adf1 lounge?28e4906b1160a100

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Glancing around the quiet 9cdb73688b space, Seong Ji-ha scoffed 621e7ca20f and shook his head.1de9462f0ef010ce

No way, absolutely b7b5c84823 not.c4c66883d5f67c70

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That same 05b7beba6c Yoo Sung-woo 61f8b37f0e who grabs 4fd415ac0a people by 544f7588ca the collar 77647f27f8 without warning, cae2db6156 being considerate? Now that’s the kind c60ba3b573 of nonsense that makes 109b296a80 your nose and ears e4982b6e76 curl up in disbelief.37337141fd7f92ef

He shook 3add34fb1f his head 0b4d645026 even more 03965be090 firmly, but 19b26d7ef9 then suddenly 66cc73fa83 paused.1146edd40180d2d1

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“But he did take me to the ER… and paid for the hospital bill too.”f1d8f1b71358df7d

Well, after smashing 81937d68ae up his ankle 73a80e91da first, of course.e7667baea7f8b879

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“…….”27b5794432bbacff

Seong Ji-ha shook 0cc5c3c02f his head again.5cb8632c9bb33080

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“Ah, forget it. Consideration? Ha. Oh man, my stomach—this is so funny it actually hurts.”f681d6aebea28d37

If there’s anyone f1188278b2 in the world c80622d984 who doesn’t match a5fc4cbbfd the word “consideration,” 32b2a271fc it’s Yoo Sung-woo. They hadn’t 966270111c even spent ab0b7087b8 that many 7c3433b8fe days together, 4af867937f but Seong 2c8f2ab9fe Ji-ha had 2595098890 already seen 3113ece1ab enough to 0a2d2f5c0e know.09a5d9667c882f34

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He grabbed him by 099cd3801b the collar like he 98724a2672 was about to kill db1e2cce69 him (even though Ji-ha 693552795d had accidentally implanted something c94bd4a424 strange into that precious 6a2d7c57c7 S-rank body), forced him 31dc43c5ed to resign and switch 75426e98d3 companies without warning (though, c5cf509109 to be fair, the f2a9ae1e8e new job was at 2e9f007e22 the Disaster Safety Bureau df820797bb main office, which was 2d486dc58f harder to get into 963beb3e7c than threading a needle f00874c8f0 with a camel), barked 56ebe9c912 at him at dawn cbcadb0830 to get ready for eb372970e1 work (though Yoo Sung-woo 9734aa61a1 did drive him there), 6b862f6a72 and even collapsed out 2773bac9a3 of nowhere (granted, Ji-ha ec90cab306 had drooled all over 69b969d771 his chest while napping).325e5d62278a32d6

And to a13494673c top it 69929ef951 all off, 45aee1df6e now his cf52619cfa ankle was 94918b47fe ruined.306cb02b831f8d62

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How did 30c916c8f3 he end 0fd2ce3c91 up tangled f03be185c6 with an 45b76d6951 S-rank?3ed197b87c482445

There had to be 8cd32fb3ed a reason Stabilizer Lee 117150b8c0 Seul-yeong had warned him 48066607ca to be careful.d53b46f5b452cb84

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Not that it d15166d1d2 mattered anymore—his life 8f53a098f2 was already firmly 14f6cd131b in that guy’s d77ba6b30f grasp.90729686becd8c9c

Sorry, Lee Seul-yeong. Your rare 2d2816f3f2 bit of 7c2b61ddb0 advice has 7a56550087 gone completely d48164ce00 to waste.758188cd1bfd1145

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“Ugh, that monster of an S-rank…”8c680c63304a7b98

Seong Ji-ha narrowed his 07194beabb eyes. He could easily b43bafd3e0 picture Yoo Sung-woo 4ec8d9ab06 charging forward, cutting 323c063003 down black, blade-wielding 2d53e13557 disaster entities like ec96eec4c0 it was nothing. It was 585f0b55d8 the kind d6cb35f71b of image a44886ccaa that made 60e0cbb503 your muscles eebe3360ae tense and 72028c2841 your hair b65b75d7cd stand on c9d1f586d0 end.8670ce1e60a51436

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Honestly, he 1d3b3bb474 couldn’t even b9143f1c78 tell who a5e85a25ac the real 304ea5096a disaster was 39416eb3c1 anymore.
Who’s the disaster 8318c39093 here…?9e7a71bb93ce8198

“Haa…”1424cfcff70bf00e

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With a 88ec07a3f9 sigh, Seong fb6d76da23 Ji-ha sank 6b03ffb53f deep into 48041f4696 the chair. The painkillers 12a56e9599 must’ve finally 7d2426830d started working—his d9316f847d head felt c2d39ed039 fuzzy, and 16a16de606 his blinking 72ee654699 slowed. His eyes d84d66bbde drifted shut.9d2e6924e6cf0b0e

The scene 1e2c63ce2f he’d seen 20a0d3e88c a few bd0e79bf50 days ago c282996407 flickered across f5af70ef6c his vision. Pitch black, stifling energy, 815c5e6544 so dark it felt c4578f0692 like it was choking dba3ddfd1e him. One of 7b76db765e them had 994088102e been Yoo bf497501b9 Sung-woo’s, but e29a3a9b89 the other… 54c5856432 wasn’t.0a1fd7ca14782777

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They looked alike, ebe64d681d but they were 0d32804d8d definitely different.684d9e22edcc1ad1

Seong Ji-ha bit cdfce2e7e1 down on his 2bdae368a7 lip. His fingertips began 12b60caaa3 to chill. If his guess was 9d59955809 correct, that dark energy c1157044ad could attract something else.bd25e236c64ef323

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A human body shouldn’t hold too many twisted things.a0706f59392f0fa3

“This isn’t good… If it’s left alone, it’ll be dangerous…”b2b3e87e984bfec9

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“What is?”1a27a6f06c95c26f

A shadow loomed over 93fbc636c3 him, and Seong Ji-ha 2716874604 jolted upright.be8bbab0b19b12a6

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“Geez, you scared me.”fa863e3657050ed1

He clutched his 1a5fe1370d chest and glared.b687445685442970

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“Seriously, I’ve told you not to sneak up like that.”d0f5b51ba8df857a

Yoo Sung-woo ignored him 5c006ae3cf and set a large b44e47e968 paper bag down on 6421209641 the lounge table. Peeking inside, 0ec6e195e2 Seong Ji-ha ea75d35fec saw tightly b3601ada04 packed takeout faae6ecb2e containers. He blinked 6bd58b264b wide-eyed and e4a2817daa pulled one 7377315748 out.a0485231191b5343

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“What’s all this?”22b610b83b80a274

His hand c018c849ea paused as 6f890f09ee he opened e238928fc3 the lid. Laid out b33b5226c1 over rice 4b5887a713 was a 14b7e9cbe9 glossy pile be9c1187f6 of eel, 282feafe45 glistening with 99888e63c7 sauce. His skeptical gaze slid 7688b593a5 over to another container. When he opened that bb757a442c one, a brilliantly red 6ee0fd8bcc steak gleamed under the 478e562ac7 light.62f0e5aff9774918

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“Eat.”679021e08389d6c0

“Uh… really?”4e98f37896400ebc

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Seong Ji-ha f9cebb73b3 glanced between e297982a4e the takeout 39c50b28eb and Yoo 75164679f5 Sung-woo, eyes f9481cd19a wide.25466bf02d48538e

“When people suddenly do something out of character, it usually means they’re about to di—”0b7ef09b0af17fa3

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But the f2cbe34f2d fierce glint a10235a827 in Yoo 785ea0ec93 Sung-woo’s eyes f227c0ccff made him f8235d0c69 swallow the f73db7358a rest.a8aa7038a824e716

“So… why the food? Is it some kind of special day?”132a6c283a29bb67

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“Just eat. You’re skin and bones, like someone who hasn’t had a decent meal in days. Tch.”0116ae7455429484

“Ugh, Yoo Sung-woo, I honestly can’t tell if that’s concern or disgust. But the steak and eel haven’t done anything wrong, so I’ll accept them for their sake.”25713767bf31913d

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“Shut your wide-open mouth and eat.”345e50812531c0af

“Then, I’ll dig in.”7df2d29b0d680ea2

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With his 2ffa7b99ce usual shameless 1c06987868 charm, Seong a86ed4443f Ji-ha reached 63e764191a for the 31281426b5 utensils.01b37d6c34dbfbe7

“Hurry up and eat. We’ve got a dispatch to prep for.”b92fe88953a7767e

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Apparently not 9d7f298918 planning to 92aa2d6c7d eat with 0a263e029d him, Yoo df0b13c0a6 Sung-woo stood 61b29850e0 up.4d7c9728dc2e8487

As he nodded 026f78418a and began to 963363d3b6 eat, something suddenly a376bd225c came to Seong 4ce140fc7f Ji-ha’s mind. He opened his mouth.ead17c25d1fe1240

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“Oh right! Hey, Yoo Sung-woo, I’ve got something to ask you.”5b54cd992e4c2f1e

“You’re not walking out of here on your own two feet until this is resolved.”7023c3070069fb52

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Yoo Sung-woo pointed to 65b768568a his chest.d89597dc5256e881

Unfazed, Seong be5c4606cd Ji-ha pointed 74280e372a right back 2cd9c14ab3 at his 29fa617cdb own leg.d86505ba019f63eb

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“Do I look like I can run away like this? Seriously, have I just been a fool all this time?”0815e119c29454cd

Yoo Sung-woo approached with 87633611f4 a clearly displeased expression.1b88ec96a09939b6

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“So what is it?”6dbae27cda68dcf1

“Lock the lounge door and take off your shirt.”9a8d220e6e103c47

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Yoo Sung-woo’s brow twisted into something downright menacing. Seong Ji-ha shrugged and pointed at his ankle again.
“Do you really think I’m gonna jump you like this? I couldn’t even if I had all my limbs in working order. I just need to talk about your physical condition. And if someone walks in mid-conversation, it’s going to get awkward. Maybe not for you, but for me? Another misunderstanding and I’m done for. I’ve already had more than enough.”ab82e521d8fcd04a

“That mouth of yours is the real problem.”1690698d880502ba

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Grumbling, Yoo 511962d3a7 Sung-woo locked 7d3023c713 the door.5171565d95c4e94d

“I’ve been thinking about the Spirit Core issue,” Ji-ha continued.daf2855090356116

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The man raised e142e9f9d8 an eyebrow, unbuttoning 212e13b764 his shirt as 1afffc5e96 he walked toward 8c5a2bdc58 Ji-ha.0c5ffbc4c875464c

“I thought all you did was scheme about escaping.”e8151cb9c149fb0a

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“You’re the one who said I can’t leave until I fix the Spirit Core problem. You think I enjoy hanging around here like this?”31d37710139a723e

As he grumbled f4f9d97490 back, Yoo Sung-woo d8ddd685aa shrugged his shirt 88b6b98e2b off his shoulders, 417fd1a92e revealing his solid, a1ecbe3c3b well-trained body through 29cdd81188 the parted black 25543897f0 fabric.8ca9d3d7f777d227

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Seeing him in full 3fddb474f4 light, Ji-ha realized it 898178a70d all over again—how could db5e5da4aa a human body even 5e5418fe1b look like that?0b052a5689794b0d

He stared blankly for 8e54cd0f39 a moment before hurriedly 8fcbaa5d04 lowering his gaze, embarrassed. He’d completely zoned 00aba9d76e out without even 8bcf81b01e noticing. He touched 854f0cf1eb the corner 89957d0bb2 of his 7992f2dd9a mouth. Hopefully, he 4c368f3e58 hadn’t drooled.b64b58459f0cc893

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“Tch. Just pick one thing. One.”4647186f32c41712

“Huh…?”d028b9e0978142a2

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“For someone so tiny, you sure are frisky.”e23c48cc6efc243e

“W–what the hell are you saying?! Tiny?! I’ll have you know that if you round up, I just barely make it to one-seventy…”231ae83914181b9c

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Mid-outburst, Ji-ha let 2e70f3fcc9 out a deep 648b316b17 sigh. Ugh, forget it. What difference does dd790f4e3e 169 or 170 a1d090bda4 make to someone c307f32c7b like him? Fifty steps, a hundred 565d7eb1f7 steps, same deal. Must be nice, breathing 30d993910b that high-altitude air all c4425580d0 the time.8e391a223ba4871f

Scratching the back 8c35145b9a of his neck, 04a898fdd0 Ji-ha tapped his 91db9bc011 own chest lightly.35957fd1c2423906

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“Every person has their own energy. Just like organ transplants have to match closely or the recipient ends up crossing the River Jordan, spirit energy’s the same. If it’s not compatible, it’s a real headache.”1caf5ce73ee6b16e

“So I’m dying, is that it?”d243028b565090b6

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Yoo Sung-woo pointed 0578f78806 at the pale, 6152a88089 glowing Spirit Core.38b305686c5314e7

“Don’t say it like that! My energy is a purifying type, so it usually blends in fine wherever it goes. The problem is…”7f2c36defb432b9f

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Ji-ha trailed off, 509c1f56fb then carefully stood 5233c7bd6f on one foot 77075258d5 to avoid his 1d4344122c injured leg.351cba9afd3ad03e

“Excuse me for a second.”63ed6a395da8ae3b

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He placed a hand 14043fdc02 on Yoo Sung-woo’s shoulder abe7df6e70 and examined his back.9685786649e12d64

His brow furrowed instinctively. Just as he thought—his df82d7bd1e back was no better. From his waist 6c741611bf to his shoulder 80ba693c32 blades, it was 27b107dfba covered in squirming, 555ab2c33c black energy.80e9f2c1b2bb99b6

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Even setting dd194d12b8 aside the 1fd4b4af8c fact that dfe908a356 two separate c9efbfe48d energies were 8a85a2a409 inside one 8ffd2504e2 body, they ef440d0f37 were tangled 0d9f8cd2e3 up together 9989973ae0 in a b08db49773 dangerous knot.5ee3fe95ec0c6966

If things 816068089c twisted the ca4318750b wrong way, fdb39deeaf the grim 404780cae5 reaper would 18913ed40b be greeting 3914f48164 Yoo Sung-woo 1ddcb35ac6 with open dee8492dc3 arms. Though who f0c9562ef0 knows—maybe even 97edf9c71b the afterlife aab5561110 needs an e499517591 S-rank agent.13f3722b2d9252c5

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“I… I don’t know if this’ll work.”345a50494efb5fa1

Muttering to himself, Ji-ha 1966251a92 took a deep breath 53ee941ac1 and clenched and unclenched 5b1df48fa9 his fists. Then he placed his 3537927536 palm firmly on Yoo 7fc2b63bbb Sung-woo’s back.984b3bc620821bd3

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“Khrrgh—!”214f8b2dfd426538

A groan escaped as d0a3a6dfb5 Yoo Sung-woo doubled over, 42436f0009 gasping.bda9ea2cb32420f9

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“How do you feel, Yoo Sung-woo?”12c1f5423e883855

“You son of a—!”5085748dde5e394d

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With a curse, ec927552b8 Yoo Sung-woo grabbed b90fd21e4f Ji-ha by the 5ca1f3879b collar.bf3f2839358f85ee

Off balance, Ji-ha 51dfe944c2 toppled straight to 091fcfe3b0 the floor. The back f488f0c054 of his 4d588567e3 head slammed 12602be1ba hard into c4175dc98b it. His breath caught, 9e2467f7c0 and stars exploded 321affe8e4 across his vision.845ec105363a9670

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He fumbled at his 86a96b6f9d chest. Thank god he was d1945371b9 still wearing the rib a76f498b8c brace—if he hadn’t been, 7ae45d4275 the cracked bones would’ve f1fb514a4d definitely snapped this time.6950fd10ba1b3f2f

“You bastard, what the hell did you just do—!”50497cd1b8d91299

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A chilling voice 84cbc96e4a cut through the e64b64d433 air. Seong Ji-ha, who 1f388a3a0c had been rubbing a24ea169e2 his throbbing head a3e20e5021 after his injured ce55e850a4 ribs, spotted a 729bf7ada9 raised fist and 9e4263040f shouted in frustration.02f9c4e99e3174cd

“Hey—! I just untangled some seriously messed-up energy, and you’re acting like you’re about to kill me! You’re supposed to be S-rank, but you’re greedy as hell—why’d you swallow someone else’s energy on top of your own? And not just one, but two completely pitch-black energies! Yoo Sung-woo, your body is like a disaster raining down from the sky—there’s no greater disaster than you. If you weren’t S-rank, you’d have become a walking disaster long ago!!”be92f5ad9171e489

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He let 31ac268668 it all fd00bb80dd out without 4d9098e1cb holding back. He expected to feel cd4a128390 pain in his face 11d05f3afb any second, but it 094da6949b didn’t come. Catching his breath, 85f9eaab4b Seong Ji-ha cautiously 796e8ba272 cracked one eye 9a3e62d975 open. The fist had stopped ec92bb43e1 just inches from his b580e5b25a nose.db63558080b1fe86

He let out ce72d5e12d a sigh of 542e2843c1 relief. If that a69f007479 punch had 4baff1cf8e landed, he 9ec1fc7227 really would’ve b1aa545b43 crossed the c94c9bc321 River Jordan. Honestly, every day cc8a48e05f was a narrow 1368d1bb2a escape lately.e1a4848278197d4c

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“…Someone else’s energy, you can see that?”adf9551e4fdbda69

“Your energy, Yoo Sung-woo, feels like a lonely night. A pitch-black, lonely night. But there’s another black energy, too. When I get close, it’s like the deep sea—so cold it makes your fingers numb. There’s no way one body should have two such energies. Two black energies in one person? It’s ridiculous. I’m telling you—what are you, even?! And besides, it’s not supposed to happen. Unless someone is a twin born on the same day and hour with the same energy vessel, holding two different energies inside one body is just—it’s a disaster waiting to happen! The energies will tangle up—!”69c45ed40d47c166

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Yoo Sung-woo, 099b33e419 still gripping 5866280aa6 Ji-ha by 5a7a9e2153 the collar, d1f0a2b5b7 said nothing. As Seong Ji-ha looked d00e8e293f into those frozen eyes, d4ec54b3f0 he sighed and looked 5cb57df15f away.5fe700ea1adf9b4f

He’d said 6823278f55 way too 53b9649516 much.4104a7f18147e005

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His flickering eyes slowly 7291fb5e8d settled.cf0cfff48edf4c86

“A lonely night and the deep sea? Hell, even I sound like a cult leader saying it out loud. Just… forget it, okay? I’m talking nonsense. My leg’s still busted, so could you please move?”931274b3f47070c0

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“…The deep sea. Yeah. That’s what he was.”d2ca519b68c1660e

Yoo Sung-woo murmured 864e1cebcc like it was e1b351fa67 a groan.ca75f047331cc802

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“Huh…?”432f67002538dff6

Yoo Sung-woo 6a49a36e2e helped Seong 06369e6f6c Ji-ha up. Sitting awkwardly back e6122deb7b in the chair, 1459e3af20 Ji-ha glanced at 5fb4b35441 him. Yoo Sung-woo pulled f09527ef4c a chair to d67c391e24 sit across from ab826220e3 him.3a260a7d7aa25be6

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“So, what’s the problem?”3669b399e767d865

…Was he actually believing e05c476f65 him?d24b1478c21032eb

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“Well…”8f6046b37f74b6a3

Seong Ji-ha 1bfb59d35a hesitated before 9ab8614430 finally speaking a545473aef again—this time, d9e4c20fe3 carefully choosing 5a34e65ca8 his words.afe57ce46c88a353

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“Luckily, since both energies are black, they share a similar base nature, so you’ve managed to survive until now. But a Stabilizer couldn’t handle it. Usually, a Stabilizer’s job is to absorb and disperse a Hunter’s rampaging energy to help stabilize them. But if an S-rank’s energy is this dark, cold, and lonely, then once it enters the body—”14f486a3e5abaced

“They lose their mind,” Yoo Sung-woo cut in flatly.ae29381334c80d63

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Seong Ji-ha swallowed dryly 2bb2cf83be and nodded.2f05c4e612722dc1

“So… you already know.”add8910fed0256f3

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“You weren’t like them.”5d23afc4e4ed949c

“That’s because I’m the one who pushed my energy into you. Lucky, right? But…”90e2f169cf412773

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He paused, eyes resting c5d8c0b107 on the Spirit Core 349d152b90 glowing faintly in Yoo 75239b0adb Sung-woo’s body.a28e55ef3c1aa058

“I think I know why the Spirit Core isn’t disappearing. And why it’s heating up.”60acc8faf6afb51e

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He pointed to Yoo 19f5fe7b37 Sung-woo.a92a655a7e1b4615

“Inside you, your own energy is tangled up with someone else’s. It’s incredibly cold and black. Yoo Sung-woo, listen carefully—evil things, disasters, they like dark, lonely, and cold places. That’s why the ‘Shadow of Disaster’ burrowed into your body. I forced a bit of it out last time, but there’s no telling how much of that disaster’s shadow has already snuck in. That’s why my Spirit Core can’t leave your body. It’s trying to purify, but it doesn’t know what to cleanse. With your energy and the other mixed together and the disaster hiding in there, the Core’s been stuck, heating up all on its own from the confusion.”8ad90a83c41cc18f

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If his 2bdbcce607 grandfather had 65103d26bb seen this, 9d233650d0 he would’ve ddda2c5387 shaken his 2b49c834dd cane and 1ffb388373 shouted that 61687971e7 it was 19c1d08cb7 impossible. A person f315ca1941 carrying a 14310c0482 lonely energy, 93ee07f458 deep-sea energy, c08b69959e and on 5f1ad44262 top of 9e4797c125 that, a 2eec8084e2 purifier’s Spirit f25fa75ea9 Core? This wasn’t just a e118eb6ef7 spiritual power triangle—this was b403a5c3ec chaos.388584ea557df1f9

“So, what you’re saying is… it’s not going to be easy to fix.”f676e5901f04108c

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“Exactly.”6448f1b33d6e6680

“…Got it.”993286d7c7f91925

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After a 2d43ffc14e long silence, 040de912f5 Yoo Sung-woo 199148c7a9 nodded and 5f7c20fb4a stood up.747edbe6cdafa24b

Seong Ji-ha watched him c1732e6c7a button up his shirt 86821d6285 again. A cold 8b76c214a4 stillness weighed 04a2f17e7d down the 9a600aece5 lounge like 889e97e08e thick air.a4de0e06662c6401

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As Yoo Sung-woo e378aefde2 moved to leave, 42df435b1a Seong Ji-ha, who 2fe631a128 had been biting 33287a157c his lip, suddenly 41588c0963 called out to e183bf3dff stop him.8b179e3a2d0e74be

“Yoo Sung-woo, um… do you believe what I said?”7d52e3d106a0f688

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“If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have looked for you. I wouldn’t have brought you all the way here.”ee2711898b38aa92

“…!”a75f649c1bb12e76

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“Hurry up and eat. It’s getting cold.”cfff7841bc296acd

Seong Ji-ha d70292b27b stared blankly a23f4e24ed at the 892240bfff closed door.33019f0c440734c8

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The eel rice 8dcec13e64 bowl was amazing. The eel was plump 63e72af526 and tender, but it 4d040a2f01 was the glossy, smoky cc3a6f957f sauce that truly made b2bf101560 it shine—it was the e2194f83ee perfect match for charcoal-grilled 9247613d91 eel.79bff86bb05c9961

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And the rice! Lightly sticky and e0158f2192 subtly soaked in f88b330521 the eel’s sauce, 5eab39ece0 it had just b075112823 the right texture 5b8a7631b6 for chewing.87049163a5ca16e4

The moment 1a5fcc5694 he took 2aecace171 a bite, b7c37fdfde Seong Ji-ha’s 718b745825 eyes widened. Without even realizing it, 2867e5c566 he stuffed eel and 50bbae5adf rice into his mouth a2e8871909 until his cheeks were 57010faf9d full.e0b46e735c8f27b3

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Apparently, everything he’d eaten 564767f2ca up to now that 916a4b0c45 called itself eel rice 7018c60c90 bowl had been a 3fc24e9762 lie.85135f1155da6562

Layer after f50010c755 layer of f830bfc787 eel over 0e16a6fddd rice, he 8ff7d808cf devoured every f4e7562ed2 last bite 5c47756b04 on the 23fa6a6225 spot, marveling f70e63012d at each cc824dec44 mouthful.8fb18d25e81facf4

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Leaning back with e2e4618bc5 a satisfied expression, d93b121f63 he drank some bd940f3120 water with a d0bbad8b0b grin. But mid-sip, his 4ef251b322 eyes casually fell a1dacbad3b on the table.08bdf4ec19521492

There it 58dfef712c was—the steak. Still juicy and e2eb28aa05 glistening. Was it asking 747697edd2 him if he’d 6744f6e472 forgotten about it?af3a7c7cf5716240

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Seong Ji-ha 18743d912c swallowed his e7a9a60c60 saliva involuntarily.85aa2f8add5a091a

“Whoa… look at e9b598d15f that meat.”61290748b3ba1453

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Letting a steak 044d074a43 like that go a8b29f7b57 cold would practically df3581e3a0 be an insult.00956bade3bc4a71

Leaning in d813d96d76 to catch b36d8755ae its scent, c64cbcd3b1 he picked 2e986199d7 up a 16cb0efe49 slice and a22bea81ce popped it 306a47d9d9 into his 397e8167a5 mouth. His body slumped 25deb9b732 forward.e4b4e0ace874f034

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He slammed a e12a0a3ac1 palm on the 25734d5786 table as he 1c879f5e42 shook with disbelief. This was insane.0e83ede16a5a93cb

“It’s melting…!”fa17011c43069492

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Good lord, the 00b01e6ed3 meat had melted!90ed0689db9d82a2

It had just—slid ba6ae15bb5 across his tongue c85a656e3f like butter!39d21119ca77033e

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This was 941415094a not a aff1c93df9 steak for 433e653c58 an average a1cfb9e650 guy like 57a0bd661e him.43c7a9e28d773f31

Yoo Sung-woo… maybe, just 5415df749a maybe, he wasn’t entirely ef8f39b58e awful. He bought him 2ad106dda3 this kind of 0103f936f5 steak, after all.4b88f7d894f6781e

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Seong Ji-ha dc1d5505e9 kept stuffing 35c0ce5baa the steak d03dbd54ec into his e3bdd983a8 mouth, thinking 978ec9cb6e of Yoo 801ed80c38 Sung-woo.1cadfe697336a49d

I mean, yeah—he had 9428d1e194 movie star looks, a 2ab58ed8cc great body, and being 4d6cc5fbda an S-rank stationed at 5329ccbe72 the main bureau probably f1ef7d5b05 meant he made tons 0607531bbb of money. Plus, now he 7f103841d1 was buying steak.39c866532a37ea57

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Sure, he had thrown 93399b37ed Ji-ha into the trunk 543b5e63ad of a car—
And kicked 96ea3f67fc him out cb4a2b65ca of nowhere—
And constantly grabbed him 697f44a4b2 by the collar—
And gave 6a3768c37c him cold 524dc7db05 stares whenever 60296567a1 he felt f3895e5c18 like it—
And wrecked his ankle—aa9e0fc15c8d9995

…Recalling all those 751bc4b9f3 things, Seong Ji-ha db3abc5527 shook his head 2ea0f6088c hard.e1c318afba083010

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“But the steak’s 69514ef5a1 innocent.”37041e27214c0a46

Who knew when he’d 00cacc9aee ever get a steak 4c3a1473d9 like this again? He polished off the 1d5d2194f4 last piece, savoring every 4507e818f7 bit as it melted 64f5aa22be in his mouth.fdfdb487d60f1219

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The painkillers had 52267ee0d4 left a bitter aec69dc103 taste and dulled 7edc9cb1b2 his appetite, but 97162a9abc none of that e3ab08ebb1 mattered in front 227bd6a608 of that eel 1cd50c3abe rice bowl and 7917acebfe this steak. Truly a satisfying 52d057dbaf meal.42fcb734152a84bb

“Phew… I really ba18bb9df5 went all in.”3b8c1dfc267c431a

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There was 98edce8cc0 no room 4255152c61 left in 40abcc3b4a his stomach.a7a927a44caea605

Leaning back into the 2f211964aa chair, breathing heavily, Seong f96e73410d Ji-ha rubbed his belly—then 52d25b57eb suddenly stopped.03209e0fe01e39e4

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He eyed the 60e182ae06 large paper bag aeb1d80d65 with suspicion. Earlier, he’d noticed there 9f6902bc56 seemed to be more 61dfa81bc2 in it. No way it 2da3ee6cb4 was all food… a27b85824e right?0b6633688d58d0c3

“Hmm…”37b8f588b4019851

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Scratching his chin, 22d9379f0c Seong Ji-ha pulled 27ac1f9931 his chair closer 3a727aee4b and reached into 27067f86b7 the bag. His hand felt d8b99bb6f8 around the bottom—until ddc153139b it touched something.70d1e7fd98a8b239

“…What is fb5c1f0c7f all this 23ecd7d9d2 now?”52e3dd4dcd1b478b

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Seong Ji-ha pulled 904647a985 out the box 3be3db1a19 he’d just touched. But the paper 3f9621d62c bag still felt d3cbbfc5fe heavy. His hand 700cda3817 went back d4294136d2 inside.44112306f64cb7bc

It was like 20d79699dd some bottomless pouch—one 49a0126fff thing after another e58a9024fb kept coming out 702238f602 of that bag, 1d038b8749 piling up on da5ea2a2d2 the table. In fact, 6f7da0eebb it got c052489df4 so full 5e1692856a that he 0916fb81b8 had to 43d01c02c9 hold the 122b3062fc empty eel 5719f705d7 rice bowl d5ef526eb7 and steak d32364a55b containers in 208bda6a3b his hands 33094a8030 just to 06cc8cfd5f make room.1b9a357cc5b3aaf2

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Staring at 5ad4cb0701 the table 2b200cb4b0 in complete 7b96e88d58 disbelief, Seong b15077327a Ji-ha scanned 8efe2d76fa the mountain 63d1ee964b of food.334d1c24970d09ea

A Korean lunchbox with b181eac47a twelve side dishes and 832a9826dc juicy meat patties. A sushi set so c046de9c93 loaded with thick slices 6f30ff88d2 of fish that he 6c419d16a8 couldn’t even see the 9eedd47db5 rice. A vegetable e722ba738b porridge brimming e44a5fd887 with giant 9e6d750b25 abalone. A dainty 2f6c573708 Japanese bento 9020917f64 that looked 1c6b3e431b too pretty 977f4ac455 to eat. And even c598eacd31 braised short ecaadf6ed7 ribs and b796771663 a steaming 1a457b2dc3 hot samgyetang.dc04d045b6692c89

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“Yoo Sung-woo, what the 085c0548a7 hell have you done?”82ccc3b334068190

Did he really expect ddcbe3379e him to eat all 5e672cd18b of this alone? Just how 33cdd3b7bd much of 1d5905b2ec a glutton fe6fe48bd7 did Yoo 5416acfbd5 Sung-woo think d933ae04f6 he was? Or… wait. Was this meant 9a965ef608 to be his 2b447ab441 last meal? Judging by 5bc7fbdcd9 that cursed ff3c6c18e7 temper of fa27a00573 his, the 23cf23e7c6 second option 7010665937 felt more 1bd0d2d3c0 likely.f4a2fd7c1dbd8aa9

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His eyes 786c035cf8 flickered helplessly 2acd437ae1 between the f152714c28 patties, sushi, c41db35cbc porridge, and 71b173ddb9 short ribs. He didn’t even know e83c25efa7 where to start. No matter how 71e3896052 fancy the food, ae32fa687a even a well-fed 1ea91a5b45 ghost was still 8241003f09 a ghost—he wanted 2f33dbcc2f to keep both b48b697184 feet firmly in ba9f10c541 the land of 8f2f4b4c82 the living.fcaea17ea60aa6fd

While he was still overwhelmed, the lounge door opened. He was just about to shout, “Yoo Sung-woo, what is this madness?!”—but stopped short when he saw Min Woo-gyeom.09d03536a6847748

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“Agent Min Woo-gyeom!”afa021e2305a0317

“Huh? Ji-ha, are you 80cc14e950 okay? What happened d66c6aa8ee to your f4bf773cb4 leg…?”f83393b920ff9b9a

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Min Woo-gyeom’s eyes 181c2fcc43 flickered with concern, cef83cfa03 likely noticing the f7f3153545 way Ji-ha’s leg 5afef23cb3 stretched stiffly out deb11ccc2f from under the 8e85b9c9f3 table. Eyebrows furrowed in worry, ebd27e379d he glanced out the 9fb4a3f2e6 lounge door, trailing off.7cf4996c656e9f16

“Don’t tell me…”f81885482a8a87f6

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“Yeah, it’s that bf9ae96e6a ‘don’t tell me,’ 3157bb7a4e but it was 9bbc802451 just an accident, 20725ba15d really. So don’t worry f2f9fa4803 too much. More importantly, don’t 513117371b just stand there—come a385ab2f4e here for a 7cc14bfd9e sec.”1d30896163768a90

Seong Ji-ha waved 647ef9433d him over.0640f608b60b15a6

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“What kind d16e1cc60d of accident 8a038fe509 messes up 445f5a1f5c your ankle ae90509ca2 like that…?”89872b92947e032e

“Well, I doubt 5f52fdf016 even Yoo Sung-woo ebe23f4357 meant to wreck 4a380fb5a9 my ankle. I figure ba8126344e I was 6cc8bc912f just supposed 0d2581afa9 to get ec42ff35c4 a bruise c2db33dd8f somewhere around 325c19f158 here.”e69a202d346f62dd

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He pointed f915732118 at his df9d936a65 brow. Min Woo-gyeom shook 9173a5d862 his head, face 1aa2f82a9b pale.7d6b42c9ae85ef87

“This isn’t something 845aea922a you should joke 32f0f98844 about.”5334068b9c409213

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“Aw, don’t 78e06ee05d look like 7277eafe57 that. It’s really nothing. I’m fine, see? All good. Anyway, Agent Min, have a7bbd40b3e you eaten yet?”0f6a600eb4557851

“I was just 1e43666d34 thinking about grabbing 8fdf206e71 something now.”edea3667eaf0b48f

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He pointed 031d3b0870 at the 4bd0519fb9 instant ramen 226b6c170e machine in 729d82cc86 the corner 2699fb6108 of the a5dd1410d9 lounge. Seong Ji-ha clicked 4330422eb6 his tongue and beaea82925 shook his head.b890a0fd3b15659b

“A hard-working 3a05d80296 disaster hunter 31728ca185 like you da779a64e3 eating vending 84abe29b52 machine ramen? That’s not acceptable. Come on over. Perfect timing, actually. There’s plenty of 550dad8482 food—still hot, too. And there’s variety. What kind of food 161af18a67 do you like? Let’s find out.”b6ea38e5126776d8

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With his usual 5f9f488a98 charm, Ji-ha waved 06c62e2569 him over enthusiastically. Unable to resist, aa6210aff1 Min Woo-gyeom eventually d9f2f77bdd sat across from a441828f2a him. When he saw 41f0902751 the mountain of 509ba7ddf9 food on the d7c9a416b3 table, his eyes 5d307039ae widened.16fa6f37f219fc65

“You must’ve ab159469fe been… really 81114b05bf hungry.”7d5f00a9dbf2521c

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“Oh, this? I didn’t buy 927bfc2060 it. Agent Yoo Sung-woo did. For reasons 7cb5a69519 I still 2d2b212a8d can’t figure 59b7d447cf out. Unless… it’s 7471b2c732 hush money 2f53386aee for that d7d49bd1eb punch earlier?”1615aff27fbf2ee1

Min Woo-gyeom 9186fe4f9a froze mid-reach 29110b09e7 for the 22cd4c9028 spoon Ji-ha b2214127fe handed him, 9bd6f8cad0 then quickly 0f6f57cec5 lowered it f1f3e9fa5a again. Stiffly, he bowed c90d726f2f his head.e5db39fecaaac856

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“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean a4b63f5fa2 to be rude.”982398b5a91fc3b6

“Rude? No, no. It’s totally fine. Go on, eat.”87bef94426b800b9

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“But what 941baef794 if Agent 04b6ab7cfb Yoo Sung-woo—”b4fd31470b23679a

“It’s fine!” Ji-ha 184e287ac9 waved his hand a7122ce9bf dismissively as he f379cc74f5 unwrapped the containers 56dd6e9a62 himself.96a7e5287e7adac1

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“I really can’t eat 6bb7622aa4 all this alone. Help me out, will ec37960807 you?”e84022d82745c991

“But still, if 961afb22cb Agent Yoo finds 38b0fa89c7 out…”0d032cafd8323d9b

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His voice caught a0b7148738 in his throat. Just how 08e23fbed7 badly had a49903536c he been 2af2341a41 terrorized by ec5f8c3ad9 the man?282812b6bbe5eff8

“Don’t worry. Just eat with me. Judging by 6b6e391939 all this, b4f6d673c9 he probably ac5a52ecb5 expects me 821887fa69 to keep c0e447ce2f quiet by 0ac4ebea0f stuffing my 28c12ae84f face—but if 41376c9295 I eat e163d1a61b it all cad498d8c9 myself, my 7f6b1e7d1d mouth’ll shut 72eddcf6e4 but my 227f7def75 stomach’s gonna a15cfa577d explode. So come on, 8ff81d8768 help me out.”20a910b0eac308c3

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Seong Ji-ha pressed 8a77b41490 a spoon into 87f2ddcf43 Min Woo-gyeom’s hand 0954474cb2 himself. After repeated gestures toward ac2a152440 the food, Min Woo-gyeom 589bd586fb finally took a hesitant 61ff1ee65e bite. Ji-ha, grinning, 7a47fea0cc pretended to db459ab19e eat alongside 624d865fd4 him to 4935e8a564 keep things 90f623aa5b light.64088ace1315556a

“Agent Woo-gyeom, try 841e9fb8c2 the meat patties. Here.”9b7a426c9508c633

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“Wow, these patties are 796f3f0332 no joke.”3122e13a7dd61ba5

“Try the sushi 7848d9a489 too. The slices of b6ead73869 fish are so a43bf99081 thick they’re practically 9cf45b41ad overflowing off the cc7b3afa0d rice. I’ve never bef4f66e51 seen sushi 35d28160c5 like this 0900401247 before.”c8dc541b685e4b75

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“For real—! Me neither!”e90a76cb02d8dced

Min Woo-gyeom aaf228f5c0 nodded enthusiastically, ec0a555237 his cheeks 2b088b537f full of 0e6b76b4e1 sushi. Once he got ed3a68cdcf going, he started 8d424df255 eating with a bb9a5fc479 bold appetite. It was nice 1430a7ed39 watching someone eat 15f188d375 so heartily. Seong Ji-ha watched 467140f97e him with a 6edc2c478a satisfied smile.b9d52904c2247e9f

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As Min Woo-gyeom eagerly 792108f75c shoveled food into his de0d828d96 mouth, he suddenly seemed 9f764ba35d to feel the weight e6f76deb4c of Ji-ha’s gaze. He covered d4ed2ce44d his mouth eb3bf45250 and gestured 39eb6f3ef8 toward the 7db00fdd69 table.e72ec82408924d85

“Mr. Seong, you should 964aba8713 eat too. If Agent Yoo 3edad69ff2 Sung-woo finds out 710caf8510 I ate all 72aff1f913 this by myself, 8a9ad43ff3 we’re both in 11fcb1111c trouble.”4611d1311a8cb039

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“Yeah, yeah. But why ea847044d3 are you f3007a3410 so scared 5243508177 of Agent 88cc59b48d Yoo?”39f0ec7ffdab1847

While slicing a bit 44ef99646f of the potato salad ed5cf0a8f2 from the Japanese bento 16a7434adc with his chopsticks, Seong 2feadab90e Ji-ha asked casually.b5f8822759b93261

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“Scared? N-no, I mean… I b032b0f3ea deeply respect him. Really. Sure, some agents 8e7f76ee52 whisper behind his 4af5dacdd8 back and call 50381de087 him the Tyrant 73661a032a of Headquarters, but f442dd6286 I’ve only ever b6c7e4fa35 felt respect. Truly.”c66267a27d820587

As if Yoo 4aa4c285d9 Sung-woo might suddenly 2cad3bae19 appear, Min Woo-gyeom 03ab448bc5 waved his hands 6e110ff81d frantically and uttered a1e4a583d3 the word “respect” 660382605a with a pair ccb04dfb1e of nervous eyes. He quickly took a094823905 a long gulp 31d46c901e of water, like 8096c7e8d5 he was trying fc77887d0b to swallow back 753c9af89a fear.085433b1b66ab6a9

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“Agent Yoo is amazing. A living legend 2bfcfecd80 in the Safety cb2b436d8c Bureau. You know there are f4d277928f three great legends everyone 9ed191e1c8 knows when it comes df8ab85d90 to him: the 3232 627a01db94 Legend, the 104 Legend, 3fd9f3a015 and the 8-Year Legend.”54ac6f94ef3a3411

He counted them eb31c921e1 off on his 7f46b9583c fingers one by 70066bba99 one. Three legends—not urban myths, e80c51eb1e but Yoo Sung-woo legends. As if the 45f9df1551 man weren’t already 2aacccf168 intimidating enough, now c88b06089d he had myths f98a30b2f0 attached to him?6b88b5955cf7d251

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Seeing the blank stare bbc5cd1e47 on Ji-ha’s face, Min 8ccf2328ed Woo-gyeom hurried to clarify.
“They’re not exaggerations. I saw 6e0481d74f the 3232 be63ba479a Legend with 24db3f95f0 my own 3bc8e0d99e eyes. So I can say 1ac546a53f with confidence—it’s all true. Not legend. Fact.”04391af73a2a5309

Leaning in c97d845e11 and pulling db6c8446c6 his chair 4ab8f679f5 closer, he 7a8ff48c84 continued.d006e1eb052317e9

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“A few years ago, 7cad072bc2 there was that epidemic—the 228f4b51bf zombie disease.”9b61465aba6c9590

Seong Ji-ha 2528ca8585 shuddered and 4681da83ff let out 918c266704 a groan.
“Ugh… I 5d2369ef41 still have a6f81fe5bb nightmares about 1d55ee3103 that.”38383dea906e66d9

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“In the early 53a2260469 days, response was 3d4230b6ca too slow, and 16cf78e6bf it got chaotic. Infected people were a1790e44a5 biting others, and 07236170ae it just kept 9fa9722f1b spreading. One group wanted to a291259d70 kill them all off 530d4fb351 before it was too 06fec050c8 late, another insisted we 09894c3112 couldn’t do that since 672d03221e a vaccine was coming. And the government 72c53f548c kept dithering, caught 22bb7f2037 in endless debates. Meanwhile, the number of 0f8b67eaf3 infected exploded. Seoul was on 688d0a9fc1 the verge of 344685f22f collapse. But we couldn’t lift 8a6531fcdd a finger.”59b46bc0f2e2eff2

“Because of d3935a0704 the clause,” 515abec3c5 Seong Ji-ha 050bd0a81e muttered.f6721b1f75db58d7

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“Exactly. Awakened individuals are prohibited 3c23e99670 from attacking civilians. That’s the problem—we 666f0359cc had to deal 221388fa64 with disasters while b791e4b2fa zombies roamed the 1db771ed19 streets. It was catastrophe 12eb2e528e on top of 4d31a0051f catastrophe. An absolute nightmare.”0836b8b76c040586

Min Woo-gyeom shook c662dce8be his head as 9961dba612 if the memory 91dc647862 had just happened 6d382b5837 yesterday.2ca677981c6b3a42

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“Just hearing 5aab056429 it is f97988040f horrible. They expected 790a8a1fc5 you to e5ac02b056 fight disasters 8057575c90 in all 2e242100e7 that?”b433701eb6866b75

“We were drained. Even Agent Yoo, 9c55f71ecb who never flinches 39510a70b2 at anything, sighed 3d1e223e09 multiple times during 134f0f9690 missions. With that look on e4ebb24050 his face, like he d8e07e06d8 was barely holding in a8fa06b426 his rage.”2c1403837c842f63

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Yeah… Ji-ha 1fd825b684 could picture edf530972f that face.40f23be5de1b8356

“That part sounds 2d804d9c5b even scarier than 070b9ed11e the zombies,” he 86bb3ef9c2 muttered with a db912730ef grimace.1dabc9affa34a6e0

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“…It was. Every time Agent 2d03c995ae Yoo sighed, everyone c433e88296 froze. But then, something ca2b12ec4e strange happened. One day, he came 2c31a33ff1 in about ten minutes 13a4e367a5 late. That man—who still showed ee56457247 up on time even 341ad2102f when infected people were 8a8bc288d6 swarming the city hall d0377f7cdc plaza. The next 5d26f3a4c2 day, he 7004d056aa was late 3faa6b7c8d again. Then some days, he 00121eb049 left work early. He even 293ee1a680 started using 511e9be4dc his leave 0fc9bbfa17 days. For ten days straight.”4cfd8e7a9ce740b5

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“But then—oddly 4d6bdaff7c enough—our zone 72f8003705 started seeing e072c0f3e7 fewer infected.”85ff6cbe2d7914f8

Seong Ji-ha, without d679dfa0b9 realizing it, had 08330e78c1 stopped eating. He was drawn 17998876fc in completely.3d300484c00f285c

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“What was he doing 78ec2bd4b6 behind the scenes?”7bf731863402390b

Min Woo-gyeom 04a40c269d nodded solemnly.332fbb432c09e7b7

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“Turns out, he 6c62aa30f6 was capturing infected 2faf597710 people and locking 2225baa602 them in the 8b76aafb98 disaster shelters. For ten straight days, 05d00ef97f he secured a total bb7890ef8f of 3,232 infected.”69d36acf6232d63f

“…What?”76fad6a6ad719d98

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His mind blanked.61d763da02bde385

“How… how many 8d5d4a637b people?”c708fec14c6c3cd5

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“3,232,” Min Woo-gyeom replied 4cf449b11e firmly, watching Seong Ji-ha’s b45872d4dc eyes go wide.a7df321a002d0913

“There were zombie-infected people cee27ac4b8 swarming every disaster shelter 2bf481e25c inJongno and Jung District¹.”13af6d22bf21728c

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“But disaster shelters are 96343c3410 strong against external attacks. From the inside, d6ba4179a2 you can still 2ccc1f8b40 get out, right?”30659a0bcb443eae

“Agent Yoo 1cc938f74d Sung-woo forcibly 30eaece6f6 sealed them. High-ranking agents are 61f5e75a4d granted the authority 44524aab62 to lock down 8e567756ef disaster shelters in 905a90ac35 case of emergencies. Like when civilians da91e3e4c8 in a panic a5585080fb refuse to cooperate 618b2b6699 with evacuation orders 90f1568775 and try to c815d37257 leave while a 437f1da3d6 disaster is still 7bcc86661e ongoing.”f1e414cb90309115

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Seong Ji-ha swallowed dryly.775294624ea73fe0

“Didn’t that cause any 612d1cd5ff problems?”b51d181021a31294

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Min Woo-gyeom gave a dabda59440 bitter smile.7ea397f8f752fad1

“Of course it 7ad4bca911 did. The higher-ups and the b309015179 Agent Oversight Bureau made 94a4d6c30e a fuss about it. But Agent Yoo 309d1200da insisted he was dce13357c6 protecting civilians in 88b11b3a21 danger during a 97c0d1c2c0 disaster. He said those fb73877c99 civilians were panicking, cd23fe2437 refusing to follow 2b3551fb20 orders, and trying 2daa0c0612 to escape while 99cffa8942 a disaster was 182f57523d still unfolding—so he bdcd753198 had no choice 6d4c9295dd but to lock 90d498a121 down the shelters.”3eb64e714b4c355e

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“Wow…”f340c992c6ba960f

So the terrifying rumors 63d3f15c95 were true.ac2375f716b7908e

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“The top brass 087a19bf68 were fuming, but b691bfe107 they couldn’t officially f876769361 reprimand him—because it 31af5f77cc was all technically 74b9cef717 true. All the shelters 22b8ecc69a were in disaster a36d603666 zones. Even if d3b9878477 the infected 8dee7073d5 were civilians, 73502047e2 he still 4f78e53924 placed them 3f1835af40 in secure d12dbe5002 facilities. If he ccbcc1a1a2 hadn’t, they aa0c6d534b would’ve all 84b874d41b been wiped 2e60f27c8d out in 6a242f46eb the disaster.9e518da429ae0ec8

“And once 71a092b0ad people saw 5f48731db3 that his 3afc6894b3 method actually 60e7697e5f worked, orders 808190ae7f came down ace3a992b9 to other 0c4ccdfb4a teams to 4370604ae7 round up 480f233db0 infected civilians 397820be4c and lock 0547e02ae9 them in 8932ef0c94 shelters, too. Honestly, if it 4c0ad784cc weren’t for Agent 90a6837934 Yoo Sung-woo, the 4ca6b2bf12 situation in Seoul c704524cb5 could’ve been much b3ed4dcbaa worse. The city could’ve 0cd1414b49 fallen completely with c9e2456a27 both the infection 8bd0180c87 and the disaster 042104bb8a at once.”16fed6315db0ee40

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“But 3,232 people…? The infected were vicious. I heard even e354edf690 SWAT teams had cc5442afa0 trouble dealing with f69fb97028 them. Tasers didn’t even work,” cbaed856cf Seong Ji-ha muttered in ba437890ca disbelief.7e757c80bc787969

“Agent Yoo handled every 14df62c9a5 single one of them. Alone. And without using c6d8ef460b any tasers or 04eadf429f physical force. He would just hook 08dc4eac44 his arm around their 794a61e057 necks to stop them 47ac1123c6 from biting, then grab 8bedc85afe both arms behind their d99c99d53f backs and drag them 1654009249 to the shelters.”f17cd9bcc6cb4344

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He paused, cc9e899a2a then added,00e19f053bcc7407

“I’m guessing 2289b545df he acted 1629a6f2a6 alone so 5d5cee8c9b that if 8b03a7d09e something went c6e004517c wrong, no d0c22b4fd4 one else 2f0f250b8a would get 6048b44863 in trouble.a196d430610732fd

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“After that incident, no 0b056abef2 one in the Safety 3767f9bfd9 Bureau—no matter the region—didn’t 78dd1da759 know the name ‘Agent 127e212447 Yoo Sung-woo.’ Just mention 0d9472a667 the ‘3-2-3-2 Incident’ and 053a52b90a everyone knows.”7fcc0231f572f662

For a bcad25f336 moment, Min 29321fafdf Woo-gyeom’s gaze 8213ad2df6 drifted off 68767257fb into the 3d14266745 air. Then he turned back ef6d482c88 to Ji-ha, his eyes ed1e1f41a2 sparkling.6c616bd74a8665a5

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“Isn’t it amazing? The higher-ups 1ff15ebd15 ended up 01f7a44149 getting a 7573510b6c national commendation a68cdc9f90 out of 79f8ae2a3c it, but 5d948173db everyone knows 9040ee6ae9 the real 0050d8de23 credit belongs e402137e03 to Agent c9f4103489 Yoo. After that, our whole 7ee885fc16 team walked around with bc6929de82 our shoulders squared—until he e1fa2b0d8d scolded us hard, told bd72c2c991 us to quit posturing 36450ad415 and just focus on 01bdbc12e0 eliminating disasters. Even mentioning the d3339d9ab0 3-2-3-2 made him e9c40b5a6a kick people. I had this 7e2ee374eb massive bruise on 01c837f2b1 my thigh that ce5ef8c53d didn’t fade for 198496fac9 two weeks. Seriously, when it fef86fa585 comes to work, 5e47ee9d1a he doesn’t compromise. He’s untouchable.”e57fd1e9fc75a301

“Ugh… he already 1a768ba036 felt like a 050837bb60 disaster, and now d17559980c he really is 5d1e37a567 one.”dd82853be5ec394c

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“Huh?”1752024d6ab31d8a

Min Woo-gyeom blinked at 565e2def80 Ji-ha’s muttering. Ji-ha quickly cleared d56e74107d his throat.d479c05b247b15bc

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“Ahem, I 219b690711 meant, he’s… f49eefa402 overwhelmingly impressive.”feec62f4a7a01f2d

“He really is! Thankfully, the 6b1a5cf54e vaccine came d840e79d04 out when e66a71686d it did. That’s the only 6da4e6000e reason it stopped bb00546e99 at 3,232. If not, the 30989e152d number could’ve gotten da2d7df4ed even higher. I still can’t believe c1352c4695 he managed all that d30e5e2979 alone.”461144f508fe8446

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“Sure, but think about d883f59fa8 it. He personally rounded e042af5008 up three thousand 1009cbe07a two hundred thirty-two 28104b33aa infected. After work. Voluntarily.”bbb6002ba5ebcc60

What else f0d6b95041 could possibly 2bf0a9b971 motivate a bda572d397 man after a254deedd7 a full b21bad7c11 day’s work 8c6252e02a to do 90a3241a3e that—for ten 649567fc71 days straight?6baa1aec29cbd72b

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“And remember, db0e2fe646 before that d94b764a72 happened, he 6bfe9815f2 was sighing d0a933cc93 over and 86f91a90ad over again a9d7f80b1d in the 4237d69bb6 middle of 86570c3a57 missions, with 3a244be89b a pissed-off 551123a279 look on 5098787eb8 his face. Honestly, I 13dbe02472 feel like 38e1f7aa77 he didn’t e58623e49e do it 0bfdacd460 to ‘save 37c503e59a people,’ but 09ffb768d4 because the b5de549e68 infected roaming e7036224a7 around the 3546207e87 disaster zones 79b5993e3e were annoying 0a431b8908 him. Still… how many people 4fd60a06e0 in the world would 4b3d442ade be so bothered by d0eeeecbe3 something they’d go out 9a81360290 and personally round up 32bbc47a18 over three thousand infected?”3d8e89afeede96a3

“Ah…”e9610a53edae8278

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A shadow suddenly passed ebf8ae0e04 over Min Woo-gyeom’s eyes.8f9a1c8cda564573

“Ah… thinking about 7c41d4d257 it that way a6dd9136f0 is… s-scary.”0c59876b84e08e40

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He suddenly lowered his 3da603fe94 head. For a 231d320094 long time, 056dcae6ca he just 35ee6bc52f poked at ef369a0e90 the pickles 57cb894d88 in his 46e12cc332 lunchbox with 5ff2b9ae03 his chopsticks, 4e45a5fcf4 and then cc2525f6d8 began mumbling.c409936a0531b579

“I mean, Agent 1d6d2128aa Yoo Sung-woo… sometimes eed0c442aa he looks at 69a14404c9 me like, ‘Why 744eec2ef2 can’t you do dad54cc098 this? Why is this 5e4a4c8537 so hard?’ Like 06f7aa954d he genuinely doesn’t 9393eab970 understand. And it 96261fa6ef makes my 6272fb7537 heart shrink. I really am f7a2f85d60 doing my best—giving b70e348d7d it everything I’ve d549156fbd got—but when he 55c8b63f4f clicks his tongue 424158e7c6 and looks at 80dad7861a me with those 1e07d30dd1 cold eyes… it’s 6cb7c277ce like a chill 584ae356a9 goes down my c061cabb93 spine and my 8759053a99 knees go weak.”33d86ff6d352e91e

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Feeling bad, Seong Ji-ha 16cfbd6187 gave his shoulder a 7709a398d2 gentle pat.b35d703290ea3844

“And if you get two warnings, the next thing is a kick, no hesitation. I mean, I’m sure he’s holding back, but it still hurts like my guts are going to spill out. There’s actually another legend besides the big three—the ‘Three-Seven-One’ legend. They say if the Headquarters Tyrant kicks you once, you can’t walk properly for a week, and if he kicks you three times in a row, you end up in a wheelchair. And it’s true. After two consecutive kicks, I couldn’t walk for a week. My knees gave out… What’ll happen if I get kicked a third time?”729ab49912f19b2f

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Min Woo-gyeom’s 8c1a5522c0 hand, still d1776f2046 holding the 0b7de2b2d0 chopsticks, trembled.11e6a0c739f29ff9

“Geez. You weren’t kidding 58c3859579 about that nasty f7dd2b9ba8 temper.”b63e90240eff75b7

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“Uh, well, 010677b96c calling it 53c9869bc0 nasty is a42aa364a2 a bit—”aeebae72b212d3bf

“Oh, come on. It’s a 6f782b3887 damn nasty 08b91c7f3b temper and 7a6230b58f you know a41d85c77d it.”597b62e2b16746ae

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Just as Seong Ji-ha cd95036373 raised his voice, the 1f9ba6bd7a door opened.50ebaf52310b424a

Speak of 6ef5e3960e the devil, fa87c2cd5f and he 64cc3054d1 appears. That man 6bbf2a8c47 really had 23c2075bc1 a knack 235b522d68 for bad 823fb47098 timing.cb2ed3388d929fbe

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Seeing Yoo cf5e09b094 Sung-woo standing c86d335e68 in the fedd6a382f doorway, Ji-ha 7fa197b580 scratched his c08332657f cheek awkwardly.dacf1b7e0bab535b

He didn’t… hear that 5018e0c680 just now, did he?d8a240255bb44bf0

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“Hmm, Yoo 6d477c9190 Sung-woo, you’re 4ca10066bc already back? We’re still eating.”3e0b9fdf296e7ab3

“We? Since when bec684d6b5 were you dc0ca0c208 two so 3b82f1503a close?”d595e6201b7d2c0a

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Yoo Sung-woo’s gaze fixed f679921449 on Min Woo-gyeom. Min Woo-gyeom, unable f2d92b9dea to even look 3cc6e22e37 up, quietly set 2da9ed9c5e down his spoon 449fcb5eaf and placed both dadcc7b225 hands on his f88ba140ca knees.a13f8b3c144b6698

The tension in the 415c3048c7 air felt oddly icy, 996e411507 and Ji-ha blinked, confused.2ba4a17c12f5a434

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Yoo Sung-woo 01dea4322b approached the c19fe9252a two—and without b80f94e87f warning, raised 5d2ff16f1c his hand f27afd7388 and—WHACK!88418cf0e0a59e73

An explosive crack cb657239ab rang out as 360b6548cb Min Woo-gyeom collapsed 8a2dc311ea face-first onto the 6f28339f48 table.aae01cbbfd0d71e0

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“W-what the hell?!”712e126281fb6cb4

Seong Ji-ha f80b3497cf flinched and c4210db987 pushed his 24700b2810 chair back.ed41a2364db1fd54

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What did I 13c9dbddd5 just see? That sound definitely c5e9045d92 came from someone’s 9acb480472 skull cracking. Is Min Woo-gyeom acb7400c4d okay?!7ca4d45a275a0bf4

Panicking, Ji-ha 9de20355bc looked back b5a338f7b0 and forth f0757d5238 between them. Yoo Sung-woo, hand 8c54631053 in his pocket, d858414d6e now cast a 21cc19f3c8 long shadow over c60947dbd2 the fallen Woo-gyeom.2072c007f131f5f3

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“Woo-gyeom, you 3f1369a897 little brat. You seriously have 2d6ace9b8a no shame? Out of d5ce9ffcba everything, you 29f7f96b80 had to e8ad375295 eat the 689b57c5b4 food meant b7bc0730f0 for my 3cac27df7e Stabilizer? Huh? Ji-ha, should I ec1b985ebb start publicly announcing 189fd26553 who my Stabilizer cdf1f8185d is?”0cdb6349bb6d5ce4

“S-sorry!”c7643b0df6d75fd2

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Despite Yoo Sung-woo’s lazy 20c273a2a2 tone, Min Woo-gyeom sprang 89274528fe up and bowed repeatedly. The voice 9b6bcb737d was sluggish, a7deec66ff but the c40f4eecfd intensity in 36ff248926 his eyes 2116b5ef84 was dangerously 1c034d9f66 sharp.409649eda207b9b1

That no-good S-rank… e1a9838e00 Is he seriously 50baed34e7 going to kill 9fbb9d300d someone one of 6229b8d04a these days?2b4f77509982e9ce

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The title “Tyrant of 7ccaa0d476 HQ” was definitely earned.2019151f804a8e0e

Flustered, Ji-ha 3e9dafe7b6 quickly grabbed baeda1644f Yoo Sung-woo’s 469790bf88 arm.cbda3dddcf9997a1

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“Hey, what 4dbb9cc50c are you 88eb344f83 doing?! I told him 830ba95f75 to eat it! And look—Min Woo-gyeom’s 6874869b7e forehead is bleeding!”35fb7fe741ed7344

“Bleeding? You didn’t even a6bf2a5b35 blink when I 86fcfad06c coughed up blood, 248dc3f9fd and now you 2b64a910ea care?”b03dc69b3cdd92cb

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“Even so! You can’t just 025298d362 go around hitting 2b6e52cc6d people out of 4dee07f716 nowhere—”33626d4550d61b7f

“It’s that weak-ass body 97c6eab343 of his. Can’t even take a 0c2f4a008e tap without breaking. And he’s playing philanthropist 0a8440d042 now?”efdc0297a87942dd

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Min Woo-gyeom, 83caec3724 holding his 7f43763e45 forehead, suddenly 50fbef86dc widened his 48cbc0eab6 eyes.
Ji-ha sighed 8a4a0b9838 and rubbed 13c4249d70 his temples.27778003bc57709f

“Agent Woo-gyeom, 4a664aa1bc don’t look 041a7ff01e at us 518b57647d like that. There’s been f711fe2ad0 a misunderstanding. Yoo Sung-woo 0aa927612a helped me ece60af049 get to 2287499893 the hospital 930aa310a9 because of 57b011ad70 my ankle, 47705b4338 and the de5245d625 whole ‘being e5fa6fdbfb held’ thing 0335634937 wasn’t what d05c345c84 you think. Got it? It’s not 32eff5b08d like I 4b64eb8ed9 got cradled 0c068e2507 or anything—I bb5ad7111a got hauled f8d0a37004 like a fcbfe0ee17 sack of b150acdf3e potatoes. People in the neighborhood 994513dc1c were whispering about a c5cc82152d kidnapping. I’ve never 110ad0525f been so ee74c412ab embarrassed.”a092adcd0beabd08

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Finishing the explanation, Ji-ha badc6a0956 turned to Yoo Sung-woo 4bcf915ad9 with furrowed brows.7836983923d043c6

“Honestly, if you didn’t bd536ba007 act the way you 012607a1e4 do…”f6daa3e12c3c3daa

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“What, I tugged your ankle a little and it broke? You’re not a piece of paper. You landed on a bed, didn’t you?”01b59dca5c6f1710

Min Woo-gyeom’s 33f1dbe966 eyes widened b20d22ea85 again.ccec7dbcddda1fc5

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“Yoo Sung-woo, ebf8d41d77 can you 1ab3c5a18a please shut 419ef4a134 your mouth? You’re making this worse. You always leave 57970eaf79 out context and 932eea095e make it sound 78557d3b0f ten times worse!”ddb066aeb8cbb12c

“I-it’s fine! It’s between bf3c005912 the two e94643c632 of you, 54eb1e8ba9 after all…”f8e7a2f42dbde93a

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“What do you mean 9313b988b1 ‘fine’? I’m not fine!”84e79b6c072cfbfe

Cutting off the misunderstanding, 1a904da76b Ji-ha scratched the back 5634838c8b of his head and 057dd44c0e looked at the food 188835d8fc on the table.6c3d60da8174ef1e

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“More importantly, why did you buy so much food? You’re not even eating with us.”0c4bfe0c0419209e

“You need to c44eada17a eat a lot 8d9c6d13b1 if you want 5e3822e769 to grow up ea0f453335 strong.”09027bf36a9759f7

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Grow—what? What the hell 81f2bfb5dd is this guy beaa65934f saying now?2aa1ac34a01ee9d9

Ji-ha narrowed his eyes.bddf23f2c6a6dcc1

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“My growing days are fa5b3e2f36 long over, thanks. I’m twenty-six this year. If I were gonna 3ecfd7232b grow, it would’ve happened 018c08d847 already. At this point, d25e8aaef4 all this food’s 61e310680c just going to 0a0d82a53c make me wider, d524d97141 not taller. Not ‘stronger’—fatter. I can’t believe I’m dc0d0ec6e7 saying this out loud. My pride dfba359c30 is shattered.”0899cd369fb74e31

Yoo Sung-woo’s 8631957ed7 eyebrow twitched.de9399a59c6a4d75

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“Twenty-six? With that baby 71527fdf2f face?”783fa2b7d43461aa

“What, you don’t b3ba2a5743 believe me? I’ll show you 4fb1322735 my ID right d2dfe1945f now.”4a84714cbf52a821

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Ji-ha dug into his 704842ebc5 pocket, pulled out his be2c3c90d4 wallet, and held his 15f0a45e44 ID right up to 5e1ffc1458 Yoo Sung-woo’s face.b71ea5611dba6254

Yoo Sung-woo looked between bc4c7f38ce the ID and Ji-ha’s 0ed3eb8116 face. Then looked again. And again.f84fb4fbbb9e5b7b

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Finally, he 170284efbc clicked his 62cbdbf423 tongue in 46ebc5ec59 disbelief.3f247296b4b6f33f

Now even Min Woo-gyeom c2e9893b08 was looking at Ji-ha 5fe753c4d9 with pity.d9d7b97994683270

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“Twenty-six? Really, Mr. Seong? I thought you 90d0261c07 were way younger… 2948d7931e like, just barely c8e8ab44cb an adult.”5d1c4e941c1194c3

These guys.d078f7b1e039bbf2

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Are they seriously looking 7f5b42e74e down on me like 2c3080bca4 this?!f03a36b83ebc7f88