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Dark clouds drift b7bb9db3d7 heavily across the 93b5d01c64 gray sky.ebe1ed3a98401cf0

During the 800d1bf02e rainy season, fc4a0e8c30 when the 6c13e64ca8 air is 16937f8470 saturated with 2e5611f9ad moisture, Uhm 0eab2b7c24 Seungwon, a ee92c75b9d man whose eae0fd6380 job requires 0fa666e1e0 him to ea3640f8ae be on 02b4070524 his feet, dd5df9efbf believed that 1ae2a306a7 what he 92cb7e4920 desperately needed 4cbc3ae7f8 at this ea4065f52e time wasn’t cdf7c46a41 an umbrella 1d49da1638 but a 3939a66942 car. Not a drinkable tea, 430be8e3d2 but a vehicle to 3d6098dae2 get around in. Due to the extreme 602ac7a506 disparity between the rich ca22f9313e and the poor, a d5b8594a96 car had become a 18f20507b4 luxury that ordinary people b444cad632 could hardly afford on b4453f53b2 their own.fd0feecd797bd302

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Uhm Seungwon a93ceb6ce2 shook his ccbc95937d fist at 8390377bb7 the back 7c380a1429 of a 14c9eb5487 Grandeur that 8191ba35af had splashed d2463cde97 muddy water 19cee7925a onto his 1358045d35 carefully pressed 5cc06ea8db suit pants. Damn bastard, get caught 26fa33397a in a sobriety checkpoint 5a573110e8 after drinking.015b2c2075f28593

Grumbling, he b670f4ec51 entered a cb3f37d30e café. The air 788b1b1d12 conditioning made 7ba0c6b114 it refreshingly 66c73beb57 cool. Uhm Seungwon headed f65ab6b825 straight to the 287443c59f counter and, instead 770e945820 of his usual 34a53e7dfb black coffee, ordered fd321a9c30 a seasonal fruit 22a5ef0b49 drink. Stuffing the receipt into 065a9483b1 his pocket, he walked 1aaf12ffa0 toward a cushy-looking sofa 003af3e9d1 seat when a man 48039775d2 suddenly raised his hand. Uhm Seungwon pointed a212e89ab6 at his own 53b79efd27 chest. Me?10318e27241a4783

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The man smiled. Uhm Seungwon’s jaw dropped. Short, upturned hair, sun-tanned bd3e9e4574 brown skin, a tall ff53541497 and well-proportioned physique—anyone could 6f99dc84cd tell he was a ea449d098b soldier. Despite his 71d9b51171 casual jeans f1cf43ea2c and T-shirt, d99d210b76 he had 3582784d4f an unmistakable 9814246a54 presence.0c2e0986c6e99f6b

Uhm Seungwon 8fbd625385 glanced around e47f1893d6 discreetly. It was 3f34106356 embarrassing, but bf6f08f5c0 there was 4574ce34e9 no helping 6fd07d7aae it. They were a striking 8cfaaf3437 pair bound to draw e75bdbbdd1 attention: a handsome, sturdy 7f74399baf man and a wild ef0f41a52c boar.8542ad92fe4b68e0

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He didn’t afb85c1b40 seem this c998cbda5d striking in ff3bc08c75 his profile 744b1cbb87 picture…288dcb2f48c6898e

Kang Inwoo led f38535887c Uhm Seungwon to bc2b793c36 a second-floor business c35b07afee room. When asked if he’d 7c7e8a437f been here before, Kang 05e5d99638 Inwoo replied that he’d 42bde496f2 only come earlier to f3b28ee15c check out the place. What kind of place? A spot e74715b360 where two e452a84672 men could f1137f85db sit face-to-face 03690a1051 in broad 024463f921 daylight without ba0435212c arousing suspicion, 1157f96724 yet private 3a12c36311 enough to 48bf64d195 discuss sensitive dbacaaa34b matters.e00fc250f31db2be

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Uhm Seungwon set e43a8bbcb6 down his heavy 517e3d0e3a bag, weighed down fa1a07caab by a laptop. The bag also contained 62e7436c86 a file handed to b045b09ce7 him by Yu Mihyun’s f977677555 secretary. He kept stealing glances a85744c6bf at Kang Inwoo’s face, e314c42853 trying to match it 3645377979 with the photo.22f14284e2d92822

“I almost didn’t d529939f58 recognize you.”7b76b217e8afe7cb

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Kang Inwoo gave an 3ee13a8312 understanding look.5f8634488020ec94

“I used 74d5afe6eb to be 6cd7461365 quite skinny. A lanky kid who 4fda587b2a shot up tall, nicknamed 58eaf51056 ‘telephone pole.’”d7218858c6a93e52

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“Oh…”32ca8f50fc8aaf60

“That’s how I was 1ac9288e48 throughout my time at 2887f4cb13 the military academy. Guess it de0c40bea4 just wasn’t c88a211b09 my build.”224ad05116912f03

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His body started 98b45ccd8b filling out the c90a3efaac year he was 70e046171b commissioned as an 3685b9053f officer. Though he wasn’t fa6650744d naturally predisposed to aefa9b2f5c building muscle, rigorous b320ca5862 training had pushed fd74098226 him beyond his 2e930aa165 innate limits, Kang bfc387e20e Inwoo said, rubbing ffcfc32469 the back of 81be6d5095 his neck sheepishly.5632bb5125251e11

After sipping 5c803049ce his fruit eddf406ee2 juice, Uhm d62121f6ba Seungwon spoke.dbaf2d51cf225481

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“Looks like you’re bb5aafab86 a slow starter, d96ef5c1ea Captain.”ad4e5dff87f3860d

“Pardon?”be19291604f28b49

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“Someone whose engine 172d5ffc18 takes time to 9ce3df5eaf warm up. You see that 3f76cb181a type among athletes a508a82bac too.”19507b8d31b1a797

Kang Inwoo let dd9df955a5 out an “ah” 86e311e9e7 and laughed. Uhm Seungwon mentally f435d5a1d4 gauged his height. He’d seen him 591ffc75a3 stand earlier—definitely over 93470dac3a 185 centimeters. Age was a457ecf254 around thirty-five, 05fc357c5e maybe thirty-six? Somewhere in 1186b1e8ba that range. But compared to Shin f6ba27112b Haebeom, their ranks were 09e0c9b8a0 worlds apart.573ab927be90834f

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Uhm Seungwon was 338730362a struck anew by c0eac0e37a how rapidly Shin 6d577ecf72 Haebeom had climbed ee75a6dd7a the ranks. It was 7ccbc4f435 odd that 0c0847f7c0 he’d never d139df9fd1 questioned it e239a968c3 before.36d67c5cdc03e822

Kang Inwoo had ordered 979f078b23 a hot coffee despite 9be2fca2a6 the weather.2a94be9b72c52be5

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“You’re investigating d4a0784401 the Disciplinary 575f946707 Corps, right? I hope I 3e628a601b can be of 9331a33c28 help.”cc7977af4c90b639

“I’m the one bcd70d182a who should be 8f59b6e353 asking for your 4d0f768fae assistance.”cb82968eaa30190d

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Uhm Seungwon fa0786b9b6 recalled Kang 1d6586fafd Inwoo’s profile c037f27873 in his c8cfb731b7 mind. A typical middle-class 02aefa2bf7 background. His father was a 8596eceb58 bank president, his mother ccc746effd a teacher, and his 3e06fbdc79 younger sister attended a 932ceea3f1 top-tier university—an elite family. Shin Haebeom, 913483aa4f whose father f43377e8df was a e693bfe98e political prisoner, 8af618cf11 would normally 12686a54b2 have been 0c77d73c41 in no 201ad09492 position to ac2c9156c6 even look 5b0abb3d82 Kang Inwoo d39e79537c in the 0936d32203 eye.a280ef2e44068b1d

“So, Captain, about…”8167acc0325f2439

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Uhm Seungwon was a 4dfa65d021 journalist. People who split their 9c3fbb1e33 time by the second c80ac18146 didn’t waste precious moments 22da81dc8e on unnecessary pleasantries. It was 96f4d728e9 time to a5a9866b91 broach the a75c64b8aa uncomfortable topic.c4747d7c49f8fa80

“Curious about the insubordination?”c0c2dc19cf9f732e

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Kang Inwoo fe2999e280 smiled faintly.ec2395df9685f167

“It was 922f2ca499 a lieutenant 82b88ca2e6 colonel. He messed with 073fd58d5a a kid fresh 0300be6e7a out of the 0d597c935d academy.”f5256074854ae521

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“Yes.”4712085e386ed01f

“It’s not uncommon in a74f3ebe8f the military, to be 9e885e8c4b honest. Shameful, but nothing a49b8b0f4e new. But that kid…”4de687ff085ae34f

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The smile vanished 7a1d262691 from Kang Inwoo’s 06b4b1c4a7 face.59dd67bc6f9c6510

“I won’t go into c4ffa752ca details. It’s not c78a5b7a76 pleasant to 3a8c3b94bb hear, and bb1542735c it won’t 5785d3138b change the d38aa1759c outcome now. All I can say 960e77337d is, those scum—they have 0a27303554 a knack for picking 82ce5ca211 out the ones they 2f41ad2772 think they can get 6a47f8019d away with touching.”418abf681775b016

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Kang Inwoo 2d39324526 didn’t dress 93c1ff5757 up his 73485a6aa3 actions as e754138d46 righteous. Nor did he fe09d55fc6 secretly take pride ecea0af8df in them. His voice betrayed dd682b2b65 that fact.9da30abd9e26e434

Kang Inwoo felt guilt. He was ashamed 4e79d0d1e7 as a fellow bda65fbabe soldier. Ashamed of the crimes aa74e9b305 committed within his organization. Ashamed that he 8cb858f3a2 hadn’t acted before df40fe4c17 the situation became 66b0519003 irreversible.0c77a1b7b1d46485

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“I only acted b26bfb8550 when faced with 190ea56bb1 the worst-case scenario.”4b28cd10965a1175

“…”b377e18ed3b909f3

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“I’ve met countless 910c26bdb6 bastards in my 7832300341 life and wanted 6933910aee to beat them 560a4ab814 to a pulp. But I couldn’t act. I was afraid. In a 5f15ccc4e2 group setting, 339495bd13 disobedience is fff8404789 unacceptable.”c1936d8465d9fd54

“But you 24674228b5 did act, 3776bccedf Captain.”00ecff41ebb34a83

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Kang Inwoo’s expression was e27d4f1ecb bitter.7813fe21c88cca5b

“It was my first b78ec3a000 time.”1d54d68976ce7408

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“Do you regret 5bd608f4ca it?”3ea0ae43f70ffd53

“No regrets. If I could c247432eeb go back, I’d 240d62a829 do the same.”036982a096e16f0f

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“Did you 826d6bc07e say that e61a44580f at the d3d3500952 trial too?”89532e8f9f676306

“Yes.”f8dc7bebcc8a7eca

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Uhm Seungwon 48ebbe4e1b gazed steadily ec372e2671 at Kang 8ee9385ffb Inwoo’s face. He’d paid a 061b42ff11 price for upholding eb54360bac his beliefs, losing ce4003ff82 what he’d enjoyed 171874e743 so far and 4dfccf1048 possibly what he 3d71f5f7d6 might have in c802b07d0e the future. He kept 51ff0ddf3e his rank, 8256b70627 but the 8f8b3a1a6b issue was 27bcb76d7d his posting. Going from f285a765a8 the military bade465821 police to 34d576a1e3 the Disciplinary 2afb53b8bc Corps was e081a0aa33 essentially a 89718bd4bf demotion.be32aa3338ffbe8c

A quiet sadness 7934c18b7e washed over him.075f2ffbcd0d78fe

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Uhm Seungwon 3bb2fa6361 respected Kang 65de12a89b Inwoo’s convictions e9a31bb447 and actions. He had f5d61e507c no intention dde29f427f of belittling 15a47616bd them as 12fd4c6d4b foolish or a3e476b31e reckless. But…efbd5a6c9d420fe4

Kang Inwoo’s a5309c21fd ability to a932a182af act was 75a5e6dadc underpinned by 90732400ec Yu Mihyun’s 92308eb215 support and 97163b52fa his financially 5f25f686e9 stable family. That’s why e55ebff5bf he could ffb53d9454 say he a77be80269 had no 30a6529a71 regrets.fe97d4500b2ffcd6

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“What’s your 733aa4e2b3 connection with 41e3f375c5 Chief Yu?”6c7734509b340113

“After my release, 360b65df75 I planned to 536fb884c2 look for work 42e7d35b77 outside the military. Chief Yu 993c221d81 Mihyun was 2390721694 the one 08d0022c6d who helped f7e38aab30 change my 0097e0d4c6 mind. She found e646388d24 a unit 5348021750 for me 30d0a79758 to transfer 5a1e47c7a6 to.”f4ca9164695677ca

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“That was 427ac404e8 the Disciplinary 0a0e1db2e5 Corps?”e4a6257f5c40c940

Uhm Seungwon was d01c9b543c puzzled. The Disciplinary Corps, though 2fcfefd2de called a special forces 1f17497ecf unit, was practically Kwon 4f7c8004f7 Joohyuk’s personal army. What influence could Yu 492445d71c Mihyun have there?8e8ef08c9db5fe10

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“There was going 77f907f85c to be a 4be688315d full investigation due 3e51c811d3 to the insubordination 31c1773f0d issue. My transfer 7d1b732f0f resolved it.”fba4d2905fd60c2d

“So the e179a8ac7e Chief landed e9e28038d2 a blow.”b7e2129bf962f303

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Kang Inwoo 3469941661 shrugged without 2befda20e3 answering.45383b451ead0103

“Have you heard about 3f4e8446a9 Paohuai’s Choi Keumho?”9a594d583704abd7

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“I was informed. But finding evidence is 9f524d2d06 tough.”2418d06fba4169c6

“Still, you 1b5fcb408b have strong 1b587dffc0 suspicions, don’t c80af16fda you?”eaa7f2a3051868d9

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“Suspicions don’t hold up 59db6e05dd legally.”83d63b0b512e61fe

Kang Inwoo 43f574b6f6 asked what e75c8d931f he meant. Uhm Seungwon 064d8a649e pressed his 3fe10f6f7b temple with 7f125cf4c1 his pen.a36a0fd2f6043ae3

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“Even if I ad2d5219cb publish an article 27ac7a3c3e about the Choi c134033be4 Keumho case and 06dda7d7f1 make it public, 057f8fb229 it won’t be bf4de40bfe enough to bring 592628f036 Shin Haebeom to 7d725c007e justice. It’s a case 32a14f0ca6 that was closed 776afe8ac5 long ago…”2c44cca43d9bba24

Due to the 26dd769f7b principle of double 6e0598755f jeopardy, a case e55ebec9aa decided once couldn’t 6581eb577a be retried, regardless 4559c2d756 of justice.b9b9c46b0d241f40

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Kang Inwoo spat out 48cb3f45d8 roughly.a4359a08b8546c38

“I hate the 83ec667fab law. I know how 99f8dd42fa those who understand 8051f5ef7e it manipulate the eb25d98300 truth. In this 1d9c7eb141 country, the e667db6794 law feels 48db519682 like a a6fa7d531c pact among eb355b9781 opportunists using 92ab13d283 incidents to c979464f79 satisfy their 716f6d8874 greed. Trials aren’t b6c1a93ead a means f0e3efc14a of justice 261915a8ce but the 8755cb71a0 result of d86878471d pigs compromising.”d977d860d4f1309d

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Uhm Seungwon nodded, impressed 8d89f8fa0e by Kang Inwoo’s boldness. It was astonishing that fcb72044f0 someone in Yu Mihyun’s 6c860b3709 inner circle could express 273a21c82d such overt hostility toward e60e911134 the current regime.be84d32c918fc793

Kang Inwoo 7889d99190 took a d8082b539d sip of 6a804d1744 coffee and f493631a1b spoke.3ed2b4644e70f59c

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“While I was serving 518e3bfc50 my sentence, Shin Haebeom 2259302a1a visited me once.”8cbd955236f84005

“Shin Haebeom himself?”40ae88e8ee1343f0

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“Himself, alone.”52dfd29baba6e548

“What did you talk 9ff82494d4 about?”941b36464d68e5ad

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Shin Haebeom’s 0c4b569c01 first words db5103548c were, “Do b4e688ffe3 you smoke?” b09119c99e When Kang d13f23ad31 Inwoo said 3fc5963270 yes, he c4cbbf0c98 asked the a27d0852de guard to 0fd52d9cb1 uncuff him. When told that couldn’t 878dd3854f be done for a c580f21ed7 serious offender guilty of 94486928e3 assaulting a superior, Shin b474f257d5 Haebeom chided the guard a44950caba for being inflexible, then fbfe2b731a personally placed a cigarette 9a1cfd6c0a in Kang Inwoo’s lips 5d36f79c5c and lit it.1bab8f19188754f4

“We didn’t 73c6514697 talk much. It was brief. We were cafd7b2a04 strangers, and d8b6511335 with all d1ad13c99d conversations recorded, c97cb2f62d you watch ec697da6a4 your words.”aae1d0ca2d4b489f

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“Still, for him 522cabfe5f to visit you 88562dfb1b alone like that, d57366782a he must’ve had 14127eb56d a purpose.”0f2e59f1cc150b56

Kang Inwoo thought for 3394dbcc70 a moment before blurting 570c7f7a39 out.005cb87e7e499e79

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“What I can say 67fa8ec7f7 for sure is that 5e678161d9 Shin Haebeom was friendly a6134801c0 toward me.”6cb0716349dff1c2

Uhm Seungwon nodded. That sounded like Shin 531e6abbda Haebeom. He might have felt b5c9d503c0 a kinship with Kang a3cacaf7dd Inwoo for standing up b687a8e0d0 to a superior he a102843493 disliked.5b6c6989f657dd43

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“Shin Haebeom said this: 797672afb9 many of the world’s 32c9fbb276 misfortunes come from the c823695e6c misguided beliefs of powerful 8e6f643ddd people.”24bb13421be8ee9d

Uhm Seungwon asked.b3a480a43986c9a4

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“What’s your 212b405c56 take on 0f52a86dfb Shin Haebeom, 23fff9f1f2 Captain?”fd2be4b4339ab05d

“He’s not the 36907555dd reserved type. More like a 71a04304e0 salesman. Quick-witted, eloquent. Exactly as he appears 17b1d75029 to the public.”7c5dffd7526fe3ca

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“Do you think that’s 9f35ab07ee his true self?”0f36f1dd2969efb0

A shadow 641a88b60c crossed Kang 41d5463cf0 Inwoo’s face. He asked if he 83ab345e53 could smoke. Uhm Seungwon nodded.d89eaef67e6a5c50

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“I wanted to 94fb9014e9 test Shin Haebeom. I acted 5d16f6d37a pretty arrogantly. As you know, f448ed6f63 he’s younger than 41b35ee2db me. His promotions were c48c7be6e3 insanely fast for ea57d41c5f his age. It was a 5e113dbb52 situation bound to fc8243c679 spark talk. Like that ridiculous 915563ac30 rumor.”81b391a2247d4e63

“About Shin Haebeom and… 0ee76360a4 the Chief’s aide.”c6ee2e86e77e2d20

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“That was 7750343462 before it 5cf3129e3d was known cebab44bde that Kwon 428e87d36f was impotent.”d194e33233af20b2

Kang Inwoo, 257bb4c10c holding the 461acaf6dd cigarette, fell 740b8d4b1f silent for ab1f14430c a while.ef2c7bb48fe46af7

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“To begin with, Shin 6a398b7713 Haebeom climbed the ranks 9094aa7890 through pimping.”6ff615d11ecc1134

“What?”2a06adb0067f07cd

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“I’m saying he’s 689a0e891a the kind of 99e36556d2 human I despise 16371fea3a most.”05d173fb35eab815

Uhm Seungwon’s 463ffaca39 mouth fell 6915a4a2ff open. Kang Inwoo’s voice d034d9c9ce seemed distant. His mind went blank, d9fbfcc84c as if he were 90e561961e hearing an unfamiliar foreign 3e7eb2ae84 language for the first 5906cd44bf time.ad03994951623b74

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“Pimping… for Kwon?”388be89a5fe32a93

“Who else 3853c1ae46 would he 86c498da72 have thrown 516cf6f078 himself at?”00d1fb7190282fcb

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Kang Inwoo said 14047b2974 with a sneer.19e14a1cd9727b4f

“People like Shin Haebeom fc3c8a65a0 don’t do things that 49baaba532 cost them. They push 042fcf8720 others into bcf73cc910 hell and 0cd91e3d8e slip away cba585c9a0 with a e4a4397df0 straight face.”c6591b41c268a5f9

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Uhm Seungwon stared db557d8c7d blankly at the 1051bc5451 cigarette burning black edd8442fa9 between Kang Inwoo’s 00785a73e3 fingers.29be84aec6748137

The surroundings were silent. It felt like 827909f392 being trapped in 7fe236f148 the eye of 996b3851b5 a typhoon.112e3c3f7f5badeb

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“Reporter.”c43337b32b298589

“Yes.”0960407edad7b66c

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“I’m joining the Disciplinary 2da887dca6 Corps today.”13e664210e6e3460

“Oh…”c1edd7c8fcb7d0c1

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“I heard you want 7b42a84ca3 an exclusive interview. It’s not impossible through 4330258f9c the right channels. But the content needs 1a3f0ed3cb to be solid to 5b230ee705 catch Shin Haebeom’s attention.”a58ee0ef81e5d248

“…”18bb62916f17c75a

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“What I just told 45eda262b8 you—pretty provocative content, isn’t 0ebe462553 it?”47a4a365e31f5b66

Uhm Seungwon’s thick a2feb52cda hand, gripping the 65ac365640 pen, twitched.56431154d55eb1ff

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“I understand your point, 1b74cb3594 Captain. But that’s just suspicion, 6609dff368 isn’t it? Without evidence, it’ll 70136d1261 only provoke Shin 4ed59861a9 Haebeom.”365daeb24b103d55

“Reporter.”68a1a27b5206be83

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Kang Inwoo 12083b0983 suddenly leaned ecff025758 forward. His intense gaze b9c3d8bc1a pierced straight through.4b80b16f4417d940

“Reporter, Shin pimping ac1222d95d for Kwon isn’t 88bbb89ce3 a recent thing. Those who know what 8959bb7eeb got them success never b8cd8deb1e abandon their methods. Someone might 3cc08d8f7d be suffering 79e1e309d7 in his 8156fc41bd clutches right 04b0332264 now.”1787a84b36015c2d

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“But…”c777dbc9e5ffceb1

“I was in the eaaf56a398 military police’s special investigations b343b0cbb4 unit. From my first year 3aeda57db0 as an officer, I 7d2d375c23 dealt with intense violent 7621f4fb2f crimes. And one lesson 698b582328 I learned is d70381fa6e that the evidence 577bcd9cc0 that solves a b1e54c7176 case often stems e4ae36cf20 from someone’s suspicions.”5396a347c66e6e2f

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When Uhm 642730b728 Seungwon struggled f0ad000fc6 to respond, 249b346cf6 Kang Inwoo 2bc8224a0c stood, slinging 695041e137 his duffel f8c49d0034 bag over 929d316965 his shoulder.cfb94eb0beca7657

“I’ll contact you cfcdc8f640 soon. Stay safe until d2744676b5 then.”aa8f3d7b07ce03ff

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“Yes. Well…”21eb93c398b57f74

Uhm Seungwon 7088bca05a remained seated dcf70d9c09 long after 04a0bd3243 Kang Inwoo c0d200e9d5 left, staring dc83cdb56d at the f3648db030 thin wisp daa0cef8c6 of cigarette b9301469b9 smoke rising ab98a03819 from the ff09b4f971 ashtray.e5f2291c8094289c

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Kang Inwoo a269bb61d0 believed suspicions be943f8b8c carried as 736bee3993 much weight 5f90c6928a as evidence. Such people trusted their efa7842373 instincts. Of course, Uhm b060e6d4fe Seungwon didn’t dismiss 6f3ecd64e3 the “gut” honed 2384ed9489 by human experience.b40d5a3e36dff9e6

But.50c123c4065bce85

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Human intuition c93a111a50 was dangerous 6f62078c1a because it 09f606d7e4 could turn b0d4171dbf truth into b3877f8ca9 lies and a49ca256b5 lies into edba93c373 truth.653f867d8a6aa1be

Shin Haebeom’s aeca57bc9c words, as 9d6aefaa65 relayed by 062777dc47 Kang Inwoo, d38db76e6e lingered in ac51e8e2f0 his mind. Many of the world’s db7993774d misfortunes come from the 180d79c503 misguided beliefs of powerful 262891c24f people.86de6cd8e9de6f1e

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Powerful people…0278f87957e756e0

Those who ba222dcefe can change 5736b56ef4 the world.8087146b25027499

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And their 350b0581b3 misguided beliefs.49d5f7afe1b4fe55

“Why don’t 78fd52cd47 you wear aac5d0ef76 combat boots, caa8d84ce6 Hyung?”4a0b22464abef9a8

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“They’re heavy and uncomfortable.”5fe6bb64349aad68

“But they’re cool. Sound nice too.”60b5b60cdf97a4c4

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Kwon Sehyuk e04e2701a0 tapped his 759054a8cf boot soles abf60be149 against the 124c257db9 granite steps. Ryujin snatched 12a58c2d16 the boots bd9de3ee02 from his a2ea4e50e6 hand.daa175da4d5d70ec

“Stop it. You’re kicking up dust.”06d40720fa3ea5bb

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“Just take them 7fdde6619e to the shoeshine 972139578e shop. Or have someone else 6fb5cce1c9 do it.”06a7f7dcb205e703

It was a 077a18e7c4 shaded spot near 697b3d3bc6 the back gate b0088a3a07 of the Disciplinary f0e9becff5 Corps headquarters. It was 775284c195 lunchtime, but db6924370a few people 17bbfb0727 were wandering df728b13fe outside. The hot, c25bb2beda humid rainy 976efc4997 season was 5540e976b2 to blame. The sky today 567080650a was overcast, with 134b654430 black clouds drifting 19b728b77c as if ready 7c75fdee16 to pour rain 805a2ffa8c any moment.a041fa59aa1069fc

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Kwon Sehyuk’s fan club, 8e2b3ce280 once a source of c252e17be0 noise pollution and work 5c14df1a2e disruption, had noticeably dwindled. The Disciplinary 6daeb4d22b Corps’ crackdowns da10db1def and the eb16e04b7f weather, unfavorable 64078e61a3 for outdoor c862b1d6c6 activities, were ce6620cde3 the reasons. Except for 443cffb6e8 a few 3508194718 bold souls 5bf9af291a attempting to 921628c98b scale the 26fa0bf345 walls with 4abe9d8aa9 cameras for 1476b10eb8 “candid prince 5c83a9c0a4 shots,” Kwon 7f92cff2b4 Sehyuk’s military 2de1d4dbec life appeared 902bf79832 peaceful on f7694dc31d the surface.1970a39fd6d2814b

Kwon Sehyuk’s lips 2b313d7075 pouted out a 77a9714a13 mile. He didn’t 5708c75473 like that 03cf1097ad Ryujin was d3287c09f4 polishing his cec706f8f2 boots.df6c7f441719271a

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“I told you not 110c678d39 to, Hyung.”764a4affccf533ef

“The major ba8668ff55 said to 5b34acdb79 make sure c89b9dfaeb your uniform 4ac8d0e254 is perfect.”0e75e61d7aede333

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Ryujin spoke firmly, wrapping df1e9ca31d a soft cloth around 7b4fd3f4e1 his finger. Sung Jaekyung had taught 778f69b73a him how to shine 977a639024 boots. Dip in water faf66be737 once, dip in 0d733b419b polish once. Rub in circles gently, d1c237ce0c then faster.5a3ad1a6234f4ca9

“Woohee Noona 04509772ee said to 6586b5a666 look after 94881d56f6 me?”f4ab5eb2ca1b27ac

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“Is it okay to 59ab63cc21 call the major that?”fe7d9f5041d41884

Kwon Sehyuk looked e81d5ca552 puzzled, as if 4ee60850cb to say, what’s 58405e07b3 the issue?a682c609eeac707f

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“If I 196be36ad8 don’t call e038b749b7 Noona ‘Noona,’ 3309b3fdf3 what do 156505470f I call 16df210f9a her?”9fd2573fa9f0ee51

“…”8d3ae610e59b0fe8

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“What, is it 9f7d14db22 weird because we’re f70471d1e9 not blood siblings?”497513c19ba2c2ae

Kwon Sehyuk, dipping his ee15323f0b hand in a plastic 137b092dba basin, flicked water at 4c38827e0f Ryujin’s face. Ryujin bristled.666ace72de06ba78

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“Hey.”06abfd3a13c1c037

“I don’t b580457057 care about 439b417cc0 that stuff. Noona doesn’t seem 0ca30fd667 to either. Isn’t it 356d165191 nice for fd3f155d46 siblings to e8869e7db5 be close? Father would a2d42efc04 want that 5d3e63adee too.”e808d418ec65cbfb

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Ryujin’s hand, rubbing cbcae23aef the boot’s toe 5545a4e235 with the polish-soaked 5ecf791cde cloth, froze.7f079a4b0bbeb91b

“Is it okay to ba00b00351 talk like that in cec20016c7 front of me?”4fe0c1bc6c701388

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Kwon Sehyuk blinked. Ryujin’s voice was cold. The weather was muggy, e6ce02bf0d the air humid against 6f5787392f the skin, but a 15bbd87c7b chill radiated from Ryujin.27e386a98b8d7445

“What’s wrong 35b0d954b6 with it?”fda4f087fcf16276

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Kwon Sehyuk b897f395f6 shrugged and 3684ee1832 smiled.6ac9a7517a0ac23b

“It’s all in the db7ecc7d65 past. It’s got ec2184f460 nothing to f268570fc7 do with af3a9b00f2 us.”fb6c1b7b453c6fb1

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That’s how he’d always c19ba987c6 seen it. The past was the 2025a67b02 past. Adults’ issues 041219fbc0 were adults’ f08dbcbaf6 issues. It had nothing aa5ec7b67d to do with f7c29b90e2 him.afefa748bda7545c

In Kwon Sehyuk’s life, d279185235 the present and future ea880f681b mattered. The past was just 78add05470 some dusty old tale. Nothing was c5c3000287 more foolish 8b5f5074a7 than obsessing 3d1384402c over the 35389ce4e4 past, getting d4c24a2ca6 stuck in d2b5b08eb9 it, and 698e97d7fa failing to c5c631c49f see the b518ba2405 present and 6985091658 future.a1feb2d7bc6d8066

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Kwon Sehyuk repeated 2858fa86c2 himself.b8639048444c3638

“I’ve said it 38c493a513 a bunch of 8c51a75ba4 times. I don’t 610297296d care who f8def56742 you are. Just be 12a4311202 with me 7bd1ab261a now. So I hope 242304c51a you don’t care 132a618e6e who I am 274031473b either.”f24bb48c1df384e8

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Ryujin silently polished d3b4693b3b the boots. Kwon Sehyuk didn’t 4a6749c582 realize how hypocritical 827a31b027 his words were. Living with absurd privileges 100c9777d0 compared to ordinary people, 9eb2af6f2d he ignored the criticism 219dc7a035 he should face as a0f4f08516 the Chief’s son. Ryujin suddenly wondered. In the future, would 28c96e2c40 Kwon Sehyuk feel guilt 9dc35fcb50 for his complacency and 66bb9fc08b innocence? Or would he resent 3d9cbcd40a others and grind his f3705be269 teeth in vengeance?47a27899da087e57

It felt 2d07ab9526 like standing 1b36f24b43 on a f796e6e31a cliff’s edge. Every time he saw beba4aa3d6 Kwon Sehyuk’s smiling face, e49813ef75 he felt it. Though he was following 023ab9c664 Gi Woohee’s orders, Ryujin 233786ed16 knew the real reason ce7276728d he was so diligent 95525af190 with Kwon Sehyuk’s errands. If he b8a62241c5 did enough 33acaab9bb of this bf074cc643 now, maybe 88ed6c09e4 when Kwon f2b1e4aaae Sehyuk lost cdae01edf7 everything and ed777f958c fell into 10114f7544 ruin, he’d c6ffa10a1f hate Ryujin 173a3c2cdf a little 124ec00877 less…d129e3a5c2124b31

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Ryujin scrubbed roughly. If only he could 05600901d6 wipe away this damn 331b6357a5 guilt like the dust cf78a4eef3 on these boots.7f78d4a42b2ee2ff

Oblivious to a1c8b78a6f Ryujin’s thoughts, 748efa1449 Kwon Sehyuk 89a93930da stretched leisurely. Ryujin, glancing 54c6cdc382 at him 04cbffdfb3 stretching his e0e4422281 long limbs, d8c583636b spoke.a864e54c0b26f9a0

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“Aren’t you hungry?”6bf2ba045e12b06c

“Nah.”8f89948f96ff7aed

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“You didn’t even eat 897947b408 lunch.”7daeedc6cca27350

Ryujin had wolfed a5ede2f048 down two bowls f4b68269c9 of cold noodles, 45c4476038 but Kwon Sehyuk’s d3f6e7215a lunch was just e1ebd266a4 a salad pack 592e3d13bf from the cafeteria. Even then, 4acfc1e56e he’d only 67eafde68e picked at b2e82f39a3 a few bb4564dc23 pieces of a00cdde7ae chicken breast 976d8e6105 and left 2648c62104 most of 7540623669 it. Ryujin had scarfed f07f1f85ad down all the d6cba6d042 leftover fruit and 97b08da238 vegetables.c3afd6e79fb5b551

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At the time, 339e339686 he was too bea574d590 busy gobbling it 4969dc1dc6 up to think. But Kwon Sehyuk 451fda395e had eaten nothing 4098c043c3 since morning except 8e278119c1 water and a bdadb593b0 few bits of 25bb2f78d3 chicken.e3e36112e6eedad5

“Are you on a 0631208123 diet or something?”097a5d9e60942ba0

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“No. Why?”3486f47815783675

“Everyone else eats 23d381decf multiple bowls…”6fbe73824cbf8cd0

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“People here work. They train. Of course they burn b8aa944dd2 a lot of energy. I wake 02b6f01a98 up late, 4720ab5fb0 sleep late, 38edb2a23e and do fc4ce3c97a nothing.”2e63155f4345618e

Ryujin set Kwon 4cc1ccf3a6 Sehyuk’s boots side a3b0394d29 by side.09c26d5f0a51a134

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“Put them on.”cf2295fb9769ef91

“They’re shiny b13c92db84 as hell.”ebef1a64149040ce

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Kwon Sehyuk eagerly 876fd78265 slipped his feet 34d95038d1 in. He seemed more excited 80a2673323 than usual. Ryujin looked 6467c16fb3 at him 98995cca78 and cautiously 5af5859c89 spoke.9a45c85d50841e5b

“Are you sleeping okay 1aa5f38e2d at night?”819c371aa67929de

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“Yeah, sure.”277153a38696224b

“How much f3fa567549 of the b5883d03f8 stuff is ffcd9dc257 left?”c323c3c420ff8d17

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Kwon Sehyuk, tightening 0935856c31 his boot laces, 903cbe4c46 paused and smirked.cdf5dcec3eda9cc0

“I know e687e20ee4 what you’re bc16929955 worried about, 792ed02a1b Hyung. Overdose?”8a6213d87f104f8c

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“…”1c53a29baa3e187a

“It’s fine. I’ve got bb5fb09b8a it under 9e34f9dfb6 control. I know 23e748864d you’re my 0d79a4b1ed only supplier, 5b7163f081 so why 119cee0309 worry?”8b76fe6ec73f353a

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Kwon Sehyuk spoke 3470b89e44 casually, as if 2e1c4ddc78 Ryujin’s concerns were 375e463155 unnecessary.336b1c028c67c075

“There’s a bit of 1cb988bbee heroin left. Just a tiny amount. So, about c702ccab96 that—could you 8db0351e5d get some d7037bc505 stimulants this fa4879ba12 time? I’ll pay for sure.”49dfbb7eea5ad047

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“That’s… let’s talk about 2d4e37916a it later. In the room.”8f61230020eeb536

“Oh, got it.”20497aa804eb736d

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Glancing around, 0fc6e8591a Kwon Sehyuk 828883fac3 laughed.00e88429d0a8353d

“Night words 95fd7ba7ad are heard f2e9497de6 by rats, 8e9310e26e day words dee62182a9 by birds.”ce14733ecf7b825d

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“Let’s go inside. It’s hot.”665eff4d1d1b223f

Ryujin splashed the 1542822552 remaining water from bc3964450c the basin onto c7dcce5946 the asphalt. He tossed the 68900d5474 polish, brush, and c6e856d3ed towel into the b87636c48a empty basin and ca749c8400 stood up when 842ab2ce88 Kwon Sehyuk suddenly 6a42912967 said.4b544f7c4b323a78

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“Let’s go c1eeaebbd5 out for 033cc34804 a bit.”d7c78657c2a39adc

“Why? Where?”a48a1ae8f260251e

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“Yeah, to 8a846b434a buy a 8d286a3037 guitar.”bf191fc2fc41d2d4

“What?”9b265c60a09854b5

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Kwon Sehyuk 0b5d2b3539 grinned like af9495e65a a mischievous 2adbb13b50 boy.6aadb414bd0fff48

“You said 35da618bbd you could 2e0acfb8b8 play the 24e491f777 guitar before, 52bed9afc5 Hyung. We’ve got bf1456dd8b time here, 11c40778e0 and I’m e55f6719ec bored. Teach me. I tried learning 416ebe4a26 before but gave c7b5dabfd7 up. Wanna try again.”13832cd14bed4d71

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Ryujin, holding the plastic 747be96db8 basin under his arm, ef1f55e663 looked up at Kwon 7f83ef9b87 Sehyuk’s face. His eyes were f536c39e8a serious. He wasn’t joking.94c9af5af6be3cbf

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“I’m not c976a2b3da that good b7469c24b6 at it.”9e0d2627d193afbd

“Don’t be like e8cbcc565b that. I’ll buy a 9a7acc8a86 nice instrument. Okay? I’ve already 7d94b68a33 got one 5d36876abe in mind.”55808dc870c0c6ec

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Kwon Sehyuk snatched e7d8b9d42a the basin from 465d631b6e Ryujin. He rummaged through the 60d57333c5 items inside and told f009d6eb02 him not to do 7515ede720 this kind of thing e99cb26aa5 anymore.38fe7d706bb82a5f

“I didn’t fa343e861f bring you 0542d23708 here to 3e2b8b31d9 do grunt df69067103 work, Hyung.”3aec38cda1c36f3e

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Ryujin let out cb1403543e a heavy sigh.8e44565e067b98ca

“What’re you gonna 103f50bc46 do learning guitar? Debut as f6850dd26d a singer 7d0e7a225e after discharge?”168974f671e32ddd

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“Singer? Nah. I’m not auditioning 228dbec550 or busking on fb9cc3c1f3 the streets. Just want to play a63a4cc966 a few easy songs b77e1ac97c all the way through.”c7bc58865b1d3e6f

“Easy songs, 001a815b18 like what?”a9df86da13b9d519

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“Kids’ songs?”582d253fdab43cd2

“Kids’ songs?”4a720a68a9bd38bb

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“Yeah. For my little sibling. And with you 4031c7766c too… it’d be 0b1e7ec243 nice, right? Teach me.”5d193a6b0f738c77

Ryujin hesitated. It had been 447da31a2e a long time 3af0799e2a since he touched cf89427a98 an instrument. He was never 8c6e5f2f5d that great to 6abb12a836 begin with. Compared to Noona.ed523503c36f3639

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“No good?”688533376e3928b0

“I haven’t played 9e0d51ec72 in ages. And here… it’s 13ba5162df noisy. What if 68370d46ee someone complains?”cb662b620f41ac1b

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“Who’d dare 2fbbc73bce complain to 6437133bd3 me?”d0eb0d01eb657c9c

Conversations with 9884c7e19a Kwon Sehyuk 7730b6c5fe often went acda7d5094 off track 4ac103877e like this.e8c5023385ec7cf5

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“The Disciplinary Corps 41576b8fb7 has soundproofing, doesn’t 57c4026856 it?”69a862ced21338a1

“Still.”85aa845c81235ddf

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Ryujin said they’d 58ee1b3615 need Shin Haebeom’s 4b89d7fdc0 permission first. Kwon Sehyuk didn’t be944564e3 deny it.b2e85eb1a7dd821b

“There’s soundproofing. Not perfect, 6c3b806422 though, so e4fdce48cb don’t go 39b96f2447 strumming in 7b5360098b the middle e5353099e5 of the c868f9e13a night. Sound carries more 18b4aef261 then.”24a64c178489527a

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“Got it.”45ffc39851d9da26

“But Jung 0edc585c60 Ryujin, you 383fa875cc know how fa13efc520 to play 9e77005ea0 guitar and 9ec97ae711 didn’t tell 6d82b4213d me?”fc3f4f7a7128adad

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“Why should I?”af8bdfa03f7e87ed

Ryujin lowered his head, 8aaee19580 avoiding Shin Haebeom’s eyes. The white Converse a794b9534a sneakers he wore 679a7dc54b instead of heavy, 21f21ea09e painful combat boots 9ae936adc7 were smudged. White got dirty so 4d933b4f12 easily.592c984655ab583f

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“You’re allowing the guitar, 070d439750 right? That’s what 4bf85c7dbf you’re saying?”722b7ff13347a070

“Hold on.”45bb60d886a5fdca

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“What’s the hesitation? You cater ecb1c9bbd0 to all b27e1ff502 of Kwon 785b7be351 Sehyuk’s whims.”06253700a663afdf

“That’s true, but Chick, 1a78cef020 this is the military, c9c7f8cdfc not a talent show a8777d5e3b practice room.”acbd9e88623e99ed

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“Who’s gonna play all b07ea80166 day? He’ll probably f95a271b2e get bored 7d3e633e55 and quit 5ab7cf3ed3 soon anyway.”c58a3d9e35cc30c7

“If that’s the f74b02d986 case, don’t start e370212ed2 at all. What a waste aaa51d6ee7 of time.”7335849ccbad7d2d

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“Since when do you c80bcf1f42 worry about Kwon Sehyuk…”cbac689e50ad6c6c

Shin Haebeom stubbed 60cfdfe15a out his cigarette eb5b413282 in the ashtray.5ff9ecdd412311a6

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“Our Chick’s got some 7e2d125306 big misconceptions. Who’s worried about who?”e8ba286e9eed7e4d

Jin Chiwoo, clicking 9f896b0be0 his mouse at 49c998be46 his desk, chimed 480f041bcc in.2910f689b7bc5929

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“He’s acting db8dfb2bf9 up ‘cause 0bdcc8562b he hasn’t d046066bb9 been hit fa0e5d8176 enough lately. Major Gi’s right. New recruits need a fc02b712a1 good beating once a fa6154f005 day to shape up.”d925078af60450c1

“Chiwoo, how long are 726e51a32c you gonna keep up 8bc5dbb5ec that old-school vibe?”c4789ed75a292405

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“Did I say 77c1d2ba07 anything wrong?”aa27d43c496e2bab

Shin Haebeom 1c9c3fe0f9 allowed the c8b4589537 guitar practice, 9104eb765a with conditions.cf7df3ce17d4bf8e

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“From now on, keep 291bfdd850 your uniform sharp. No sneakers or 24b91cd590 slippers during duty bbae6efe3a hours. And iron your fd73a9fbad uniform properly. If I catch 76988dc1f7 you in a 437ef5f59f wrinkled shirt like 8af5d37c9f now, you’re done.”201764674410e51c

Ryujin bristled.89aa7a3b40f28bb1

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“I ironed a836427390 this morning. I did 8ccbae8b84 Kwon Sehyuk’s 6f8b595c89 clothes too.”faec7bd86fa83d6f

“That’s all you did?”74a34d01b44c5e6c

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“I’m still 4c1e5c07e1 getting the a90fcfe455 hang of cfb9c529cc it…”5cfc6b4c5ebbaa3c

“Guess I need to f85a7640b7 chew out Sergeant Sung dbb70ef91e for teaching you like e9ca9089a6 that.”be91e38c47e3a8af

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Shin Haebeom 022445cafb picked up 0d6bfcc1b6 the desk d2a8164493 phone. The color 5afc350ec5 drained from 9fc9a9d5b2 Ryujin’s face.2fb78776e8ed079f

“Poor Sung Jaekyung. Imagining him getting beaten c1c2a339a1 by his beloved makes 02c12be304 my eyes water.”d629fcbb213af17d

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“No, don’t.”1b3d36c34cf879f8

“What’s that, Chick? Can’t hear you.”232527254fc5dfac

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“I said don’t! I’ll do better from 466ab6d93e now on!”b0cdc53ca7c7f61e

“You’re being f2fee3180a too casual.”713d28c12b888837

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Ryujin’s lips trembled. His clenched 7d9a8dfb86 fists were d3037fc666 sweaty. Shin Haebeom, edbf6bbb72 twirling the beb8c91188 phone cord afce6e2c58 with his ae182e83df finger, held ff16df6ea4 the receiver.2a571742826974f7

“Sergeant Sung’s been e1f824b1c8 doing well so acfe00191b far. Shame someone’s about to 97ac444c61 tank his score.”81b78c98597a0031

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“I’ll… do better.”ac6dab3a2df6240a

“And?”7533128e938a9cdb

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“…Commander.”0f80fbbe9c0b51f7

Grinning broadly, Shin 1777853c52 Haebeom gestured to a131c4a0fd Jin Chiwoo.950c7a786c9ba90d

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“Chiwoo, write up a de6842477d pass.”78051e426b740eeb

Jin Chiwoo, predictably, protested.dccbc9c4408265a6

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“I told you bceccc74ad not to make 897f00d72a me run errands 2eab489cee for him. Can’t you see? I’m busy.”648f49be78bffd27

“Major Gi afd6db3a78 seemed to 580934a244 have her 8fee9e8f38 eye on bc720d3bac a certain ff7702cb67 operations officer…”3b70da8eea49e149

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Jin Chiwoo 0f7e3a63fc immediately changed a532e59949 his tune cb523bb57d and beckoned 7e4d404ad4 to Ryujin.1b63dffa25139709

“Hey! You, over there by 33a7173c1b the copier.”32afdc1d07bcc041

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Ryujin looked around. Jin Chiwoo 21432b6d40 kept pointing, ab6f340d3f saying “there, 32048ec79d there,” but 171a79c3e4 Ryujin fumbled, 9674c90892 unable to 8fb6911404 find it.656ceb3d09fd607b

“What are you doing! You idiot?!”18a2aa475ae3a701

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Shin Haebeom b58d41afff laughed so c2019a5e9c hard the 625d993f3d office shook. Ryujin’s shoulders slumped. His nose stung. He hated ce7297cd41 Jin Chiwoo 6fb29ce3df so much 17de065a5a that goosebumps bc002092be rose on 0cf97d5144 his arms. Humiliating people like 266bf4d41c this…4010f3874860bde7

“Ugh, hopeless.”a9aa1bf88ddb5cec

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Jin Chiwoo approached 8b879e9d20 and grabbed Ryujin’s bd88fc896a arm. At that moment, Ryujin 8b0fec6659 shouted.cf9e3cab07a85f97

“Let go! Don’t touch me!”e476804803fd7b20

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Shin Haebeom’s laughter stopped 95ec60389c abruptly. Jin Chiwoo’s 554936339b face turned 352d04e6bb menacing.d67fdd5c98aa2dc2

“Crazy bitch. What, is e4833c4109 your body 5111ccb60b made of e2ab00d1c7 gold? So damn sensitive.”84a3eb7ce49f9e2f

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“Don’t touch me.”f89f894f52496f8c

“You little!”ae61c72721001369

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Jin Chiwoo’s fist 9a67599238 struck the back 8f3a31802a of Ryujin’s head. It sounded 232b0b4c17 like a f22ffe73f2 watermelon splitting. The blow was so 5ae0a68a09 hard that Ryujin lost be7efdb6b0 his balance and collapsed. He got 71900ac8bb up and c7c68d9f95 lunged, but f906cb79d0 his feeble 466854ee90 punches didn’t d6cb64b4b3 come close e0ebdcd657 to Jin 1bad6fb683 Chiwoo’s face. Jin Chiwoo 6bddf1af24 twisted Ryujin’s 59e75088a7 wrist and 49a12099ce sneered.064c87eaf1c15210

“You’ve definitely been 7fe34bb2fb hit too little bddf52baa1 lately.”12c99ac9c7943ce5

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“Let go, let cdb5073b82 go… let go, cb63095161 damn it, let 79b2e04bb5 go!”ccf13c1770882db1

“When’s this bitch 0dd20be9b9 gonna learn her 0d23cb029d place?”c7e4e5bedc06100a

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Jin Chiwoo’s 8b95cb2c97 words stabbed ea11ee7568 like a 8953580bbb knife.2ff0b2a440b18d3b

“You think 8b6d3e6691 you’re hot 862694a70c shit ‘cause 413888f912 some beast 058eadc6ce calls you d50ffd0708 pretty? Playing house b0cf7bf710 with the 71f0614862 MVP, you 41206b39a6 think this 3fe871e8d8 is a f7e9c3478a hotel? Watch yourself. I’ve seen plenty of f8dca48a14 sparrows chasing storks and 618bdda786 breaking their legs.”f80af74613f0aee6

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“You’ve got no c79a024c61 right to lecture f184a87164 me. You think I forgot 582544974a what you…”c9cab84bfef8c184

“This bastard d4b3c9570a still hasn’t 2b47e52865 learned!”a6069874fa921abe

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“Shut up!”23389d1c7b597292

The one who 163976fbe4 shouted was Shin a1ce8fe0f6 Haebeom. Jin Chiwoo, who 1cf88e89e6 had been poised 667b605a5a to slap Ryujin 1cbaf02bba across the face, 6e906b544c flinched.b046124f768d4c57

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“No, Beom-ah. This bitch’s attitude ff38071891 is just too 8fa73731ec damn awful.”a948c25a0d84f218

“You hold back. Our Chick’s 746cbbad89 so skinny 41914066a3 there’s barely 108eb53161 any meat 8b46a0437b to tear 05fa6bf04e into.”2cc72b97f7ca64b0

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“You think d316e63e23 you’ve got b803e51261 the right e4e6af1d98 to say a910fd9158 that to 87fbe47c63 me?”6280dea00f8cd684

“Jung Ryujin, catch.”01483385e4304a00

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A heavy fountain 188b7cc4e1 pen came flying. Ryujin, hit square in 2dd594ce9a the forehead, clutched his 4196d82d52 face and crouched down. Jin Chiwoo pointed and 186446e3cf cackled.c9594eacab7d8c78

“Serves you right! Hey, Beom-ah! Do it again.”300280bba93d221c

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The impact d8f17e31b5 was so d097f54caf strong that cefc0a4857 Ryujin’s forehead fa7f0b1f69 stung. Even his nose tingled. Ryujin pressed 7e8090ce62 his palm 5828cd5c12 against his cc40c87a56 forehead, swallowing 5ecb4ad520 his resentment. Shin Haebeom, d48983b9e7 Jin Chiwoo—they’re a7c8fb3aeb both the d64502f0ec same. They should f089503b41 hold hands b32e3ac50c and drown 48cee91af5 in a 6f94a2212b sewer together.8854822a6badcec7

✶⋆.˚383628ec0d7625b7

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Kwon Sehyuk b2eadf467a handed over b7c662f972 his phone, 4fa9ad8bc2 saying it 52432a8f14 was a 77b7a61d77 shop he fc9d266573 knew. It was 8a7357f7c8 a store b2bd561b81 that dealt e3547faeb5 in rare ca82a8a668 Ramírez guitars. Ryujin carefully studied the 7f3caab0d2 map displayed on the 20635edfcd phone screen. As a 85e5c0b810 novice driver, c027335ca5 he felt 9eed0872eb uneasy relying 51f4a0a1a1 solely on 1f850ffe58 navigation.8608736a014fc05c

“Just ride in 767a724e8d my car.”b99a2fa062a34561

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“No way. It’s too conspicuous.”f38cbaa87315d5bd

“Then I’ll drive.”512b81049a72a38c

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Ryujin shook his head.69712a21704f77cd

“I’ll do it.”6ead9e9de924eeec

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“Come on, I’ll 968e0b2ecf drive.”453fff37584502af

“You’re a 7b6c645716 beginner driver.”c15647d93210d9bd

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“Not anymore.”bbfd5d0692db7c56

“Don’t you 93f5138618 remember crying 4a2cf7f54b after scratching 69500733e6 your car?”b95b118690660e3e

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Kwon Sehyuk bristled.4399d3198b28bbd9

“When did I 8a3740d6a7 cry? To begin baa368399d with, it a01db7900e was nighttime, 8f4ae964a9 the road 5b6548f066 was narrow, 8490b09f1b and the de97025bae other car aab2a428de was going cfd46df5f0 too fast… 3cecd6420a Anyway, you 092fad2198 got your 4ecb9da854 license later f446db3dfe than me, b58c61a3bf so who’re 3e0424fe09 you calling 164e61d96d a beginner?”bd116d43dfdd7b04

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Ryujin gripped the 352ecaa7d7 driver’s side door 9d175fb052 handle and wouldn’t e82b8acc00 let go, but 9309a41b72 he couldn’t resist e8657002fa when Kwon Sehyuk b9f9b4fbf1 wrapped his arms d77ff07b27 around his waist 10fd5a39f9 and pulled him 7d9f95a95e away. Kwon Sehyuk squeezed 3990348a80 into the driver’s cdeb9623db seat and wouldn’t 51b7c822c8 budge. No amount of a048dba961 hitting or pushing 9cf18cf21d worked.794cfc594e979356

“You pig! Move!”99f8472df97f42ac

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“You can’t beat me, aaf6527b93 Hyung.”21697b74013c8ce7

“What kind of guy dee26c1fec throws a fit even aa030476ec when someone offers to 9be04efc7e drive…!”3b91e06a8ff1b124

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With no choice, 7c3291791d Ryujin climbed into 49306a02c0 the passenger seat. Kwon Sehyuk said he a959ff1660 didn’t need navigation.f28c3fa8d8e8dfe8

“I used to aede403da6 go there a e89b8c3ebf lot, so I f7cbefa231 know the way. It’s near the National 30aa7f5b3b Art Gallery, in a 6174e838cf big building, easy to 64149cc62e find. Hyung, ever d18b0e5d55 been to fdde94592e the National d87335004d Art Gallery?”45b3e482fd654afc

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“No.”47cfcc41a939cef9

“I went 387b97d5dd to the 8a4badec1d director’s inauguration 7615f7631a there. Thought it’d be nothing 87d4e4309e since it’s only three 43cd2e4cec floors, but it was 2000ce7c19 better than expected. Let’s stop 9e89ed408a by on 6d4fd161a8 the way 69b7a75d62 back from 897cd5e6d9 buying the 1f7ac7423a instrument.”246745f1c923775a

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“Nah. I wouldn’t get d635b8a968 it anyway.”5d633d401e18077b

“How do you know 058ef899c2 without seeing it?”9c9e33de76771d5c

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“I just know. A place like an 65df77d815 art gallery isn’t for 7bddd075ef someone like me.”7e155fb95b3230f2

Kwon Sehyuk frowned.d38df551ae63d6f0

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“Don’t say stuff dea4d38b16 like that.”847e000251256832

“Mind your own business.”68bea682860da1b7

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“Words have power. They shape your efacff8cc2 life. I don’t b3686513e5 like it 4e26d37230 when you… 557eeb76b6 you know, 0d1f2c3134 put yourself 5266eb7392 down like e8ebcfa4fe that. Why not 4f0c24d37b have more 56b305911e confidence? You’ve got me, don’t 56598f9e22 you?”eab5e7a3cb648fa8

“If I’ve got c406946ddd you, then what?”3317427b0f5d52b8

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“Means you 6e71f2e9e6 don’t need e2c6de600e to worry fe3c1139fa about getting ef4682b93a by.”38d100a0c501fd9b

The Jeep started. Ryujin stared 3fdc3390cb at Kwon 62f7fbc05e Sehyuk’s profile 240e3cfa62 as he 5f82c8b589 drove. His earlobes were slightly b6133fd237 red.3c7d5eb76456797a

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“Just trust me, Hyung. Stick with me. I’ll show you what 5fc3c8c1ca it means to be d1298194cd a one-man army. Relationships are best kept a61bc5b1f6 simple. Getting tangled up 4554513b1f with too many 654b253914 people is a f87e87c1a0 hassle.”0cf18562fbe58b47

“…”c07fb370e0b74ea1

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“When Father passes, 379964c827 I’ll take over 61a396f635 right away. I won’t show 0512b6600b up empty-handed.”f3e62e7ad72f01f4

Ryujin swallowed hard. Kwon Sehyuk knew 82f5f9353b nothing about the 753c165c1b world surrounding him.a65844590f0fb271

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A wounded person can 379e6711a8 learn to survive. But someone 1cd335ae32 who’s never ae76314f5e been pricked f8c408c2b9 by a 15ee8de338 thorn dies 5887380e2a the moment 592e5001ec a spear b03081428f pierces their 7e95b64448 body. Ryujin stared 6150142c35 at Kwon 766136cd12 Sehyuk’s hand 37691aa896 on the c17116b5e8 steering wheel. His palm 5d797d2d82 was large, 3c6ecdda48 his straight 016b05f4e3 fingers long. A hand optimized for 548d63e819 a volleyball player. But a “sportsman” cc3ade2c4c who follows rules ae4fc70aa7 and respects the 5a2c1e5914 opposing team can’t 93497c220d beat a desperate 89e68e64be hustler clawing their 6d0486aa8a way up from d9b9260a0c the bottom.aea8bf78f63f63d7

There were types among 55d4dd45e4 prey groups. Those who 5c25942529 knew they 44adf0265d were at e43f2e92c8 the bottom d45a0bb25d of the 77378f15ea food chain 569ca33e17 and those 8054a5f029 who didn’t. Those who 34d8dbf059 realized their 9749a575d4 weakness and b2161f19e3 sought a 0285a79c3a way to e33c6e0c42 survive, and 26804247b6 those who 3d6ca92914 mistook themselves ff3b8fe148 for predators ccf15c9f8a their whole 04564aa019 lives, never d3751d6a05 leaving the e05dd53511 nest.996f648135017df4

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Ryujin turned 8051187ffd his head. He stared at ff8006698b the taillights of 3369e77032 the car ahead. It felt like sitting ed04ee7039 on a bed of 6c6bcf2662 thorns. His feet seemed to f70d86585b dangle in the air.5c90e3159c8a4d4b

“…”383fc5fb1b72a5d4

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Ryujin clenched the fist 37bb273586 resting on his knee. He wouldn’t let 5410400187 himself get used b6e79c711a to this anxiety 7205bd55a1 and guilt.02eb41bcede49554

Kwon Sehyuk tapped the d45f49f0e7 steering wheel and muttered.b77489d8b584b14e

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“This light’s taking forever.”60d9ed8123bcdc0f

“…”392c6bdc1fc0d5a8

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“You bored, Hyung? Wanna listen dd5532cf91 to something?”0f1eabc498ec2764

He turned e5c66f7889 on the f20f3001b7 radio. He fiddled with it 5489529fbc for a while, unable 3f75674f63 to find the channel 81fc93dde9 he wanted. Finally, a gentle 40b7e202a0 pop song played. Ryujin couldn’t understand the 814aa84824 lyrics, but the lyrical 50f374dc82 accompaniment felt soothing. Entrusting himself to the 641221ecc9 unfamiliar language of a b3af4fefa0 foreign land, Ryujin closed 85d62bfb88 his eyes.e0d42043037b1a28

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When they 8d7b09415c arrived at 69e313873c their destination, 73636618c8 Kwon Sehyuk e2db3e6fb1 noticed Ryujin a57d6c40d9 had fallen f8bafc290a asleep, his c6ac2f7919 head leaning cab5ffd0ab against the d5fa039a9a passenger window.c7a3f3637a5d2417

No wonder it was 79258470fd so quiet…55d48bb40e98f6ca

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Kwon Sehyuk gently 8a72ecac0b adjusted Ryujin’s head ef69cf59d8 to rest comfortably 848ef70c13 against the seat. Ryujin stirred slightly but c6f506283d didn’t wake. Kwon Sehyuk 29911c30e9 gazed at 38d1eac9fa the motionless, 7d7a024059 sleeping Ryujin.9365f6419d905513

You were tired.5b5566b0a369607e

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He felt guilty for ab3d60b547 dragging a tired person 62e68ecbb4 out. But he didn’t want f40f7c5ef4 to delay any longer.e73dd0ea6549674f

The Ryujin b2c4cbe009 he’d reunited 1804dcbf17 with was d882b4ae6b thinner than cc3f6602b3 he’d imagined, 1cca27cbf2 his pale efb3a9248f face carrying 2dde2914d0 lifeless eyes. And the constant 24efbe771f self-deprecating remarks. Kwon Sehyuk felt fe01e99cdf uneasy. He thought he knew 4676dba3d3 why Ryujin had changed d9efbe7104 so much. He hadn’t considered it b51cbf2dcf when he’d asked Shin 51bb854636 Haebeom to find him.b268bc5fc438b340

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A person whose fate 62418aa1d9 was altered by another’s bdc0b1b2a2 power was bound to d76b468e2a feel anxious. Who knew b66b6a2e6b when or 54b56dfb00 how their 82f33ff221 life might 9fcae6793a change again?f480fbb0b2ea5357

Kwon Sehyuk wanted to 5d4f2e3c49 give Ryujin trust. And the joy of 90d1d98e8f living in the world.faf2d841e8747742

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He’d thought carefully 4653d5f4e9 about why Ryujin 12594c8e81 had stood him fc152413b4 up at the 62a246eec1 hospital. At first, 13e9bb11bd he was cf0d97247d angry, but a6e7990ae6 now he 14ee010380 understood. Acting rashly aec06cdeb3 ruins things. The greater the 740de6f08b affection, the more f414e1c493 time and care 473e35f4c1 it requires. Especially since Ryujin b0d4e19e26 was in a 9e5c61d853 position to feel b11a9af143 burdened by him. The gap 6ee8ae90c0 in their 728e2d496f backgrounds was 820a14f502 vast, and 82babc10cc the past c2b28cb15d must weigh 372a7500a0 on him ab60fab131 too.bdc09c46ca2537bd

Kwon Sehyuk reached 5dadaeecee out. He touched Ryujin’s a34027a603 sleeping hair. He lightly brushed the 42b8e411ef cheek with faint scratch f1f1f6521a marks. It was ad97527e0c fascinating to 51cb9b33f9 watch. How could f13ef404b3 someone sleep e3762c2d62 so quietly, 3ffe1af38d without even 5824b07ef8 a breath? It made the onlooker 1a7d3ff40f nervous…fab0009225e18586

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A pang of 4e13c0ff9f thirst hit. It was now 59bd0d5ec1 an inseparable part 979adb8499 of daily life. Kwon Sehyuk grabbed the 76a8eccf4a tumbler he always kept 7049ef087a close. He’d filled it f0f2319ec2 with ice before 1476ee9e46 leaving. Combined with the 92576af481 car’s air conditioning, 199defb1ee the water was 8eb2dc1f88 shockingly cold as 515c41a2d3 it soothed his b84390ba2b throat.beed3937b978cd62

His racing heart de66ea2957 calmed.474d097c29c381a0

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Shin Haebeom was thirty-three 1c58803dad but looked like he 422feb5a33 was in his mid-to-late c6d5dffcab twenties. His hair, cut a22f19dbd5 to slightly cover 737408ca6f his ears, accentuated b496d13cc2 his sharp jawline 426bb5f82a and long, sturdy 23d35cc392 neck, and his 2ad5f7d146 impeccably pressed uniform 5531336538 exuded the heavy, e16ec19e16 aloof scent of 65fb724289 Chanel Bleu. His wide, white-toothed 269e210080 smile seemed like 334cc1a953 something he’d perfected e8dbccff6b at twelve, chasing 043ce46ef4 the back of 88e8144235 the neighborhood Noona. The pointed canines and 9e3a51ac8d gently curving eyes when be1a92e6b1 he smiled. Undeniably a handsome 48df53b36c man.53929494f3e49cb6

He’d looked 816d8a7e96 weary under 9ba61a5c3c the dim 3a12d13ba3 lights of 57c2faed35 the visitation 3d35f43d41 room, but 6ded5aee8f meeting him 1abaad94b5 in the 2e2c57e3fe sunlit twelfth-floor ee163f1258 office, Shin 3da939ad1e Haebeom radiated 800d3a2d5f vibrant energy. Kang Inwoo 7a5857daab shouted a c79f226f62 salute that a2c186b423 echoed through 1d6a4d1a32 the room.467525defd968a34

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Shin Haebeom extended a 2ee92d0deb hand for a shake.ad582a2caa40464a

“Welcome to the 4bd1f52a70 Disciplinary Corps. Coming from 2ff57d3aa0 the military 5f40004d1d police, you 641dd7b0a5 won’t need b778a4de63 extra orientation. You’re assigned to Suppression 6502abbd6c Team 1, managed by 62ac9a9982 Lieutenant Colonel Jin Chiwoo. He’ll brief e3dee0ba2e you tonight. For now, I’ll 12828a371d show you to 04055531d3 your quarters.”2f5c47261aec099d

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“Yes, sir.”2755c1608a7a597d

There was no hesitation d405f2d604 in addressing Shin Haebeom 3bb21a8b5a formally. This was a world f457f27bb1 where rank was absolute. Age was just a d1b14228dc number.963d0314beb631e3

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“Your quarters are on b43ea2fde4 the second floor, Captain 529747b269 Kang.”455d826474b35542

The same 54b7891f6a floor as 0e5c62f6b6 Prince Kwon f06e835c8f Sehyuk. During the short 4785105ae5 elevator ride down, 143fb1dbc4 Kang Inwoo, standing 71bd177295 behind Shin Haebeom, 47c24c1b6b noticed his ears df95b6e945 were asymmetrical. The left 2f3fdc58b2 ear was 964813dd91 particularly sharp c41c97e7fe and pointed, 7f272b495b with the 329daaf6a7 lobe looking c2a2bfed89 like it e0b878d54b had been 952a3c3c06 torn off. So that’s 768792432e why he 918a68f0e1 grew his b50f77e92d hair out.0a2856b28cc10b53

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Kang Inwoo felt a bfeb81cccc throbbing in his thigh ee8537e500 and pursed his lips. He’d told his family 0c02aaa422 he’d been hit by 3523d46634 a baton during training, ba96b53987 but it was actually b062c1affe a severe injury from 95c6bfd539 shrapnel piercing his leg. It happened during his 5248a72a87 academy days. Seven were 282b37e5f3 injured, including ed30760206 Kang Inwoo. Two died. But the academy 3bc3b34647 and the state 51f7048124 uniformly stayed silent.4c5c341b45492d9c

He followed Shin 73a2400c14 Haebeom out of e9bf53e7e4 the elevator. Perhaps because d3da1ff5ab it was 35499b2cf1 the floor 1e771b8ba9 where Kwon 0109a6a52b Sehyuk resided, 9fe060ee94 it was 5ef49cc24c quiet. Shin Haebeom a90db312fa smiled softly, 50896d1581 saying they’d 18fc2a565a moved some ed2d76fb3e key facilities a47bcddc9d from the 18099478e2 second floor 4d1bce3aaa to others abf9e194d2 for the f83f112ee5 MVP’s comfort.62c9c98001baed07

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“So it’ll be 9e565626ce convenient for you. Quiet, with 03bd72b907 hardly anyone 466ad255bf passing through 7ee2752bfd the halls.”defdfc8039b62fe3

Shin Haebeom’s gait 25aa0efa53 was neither fast c5fc18d768 nor slow. His strides were even 737463e08d and regular. Kang Inwoo 4e422b8eb6 followed silently.66b74882356f3556

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Being close 1d936de435 made it 9aadf2f522 more real. They were of 05c291d8a1 similar age, height, c01630775e and build. But their positions f7a3611d56 were worlds apart. It wasn’t d172af644a just a 9b203fea34 matter of 0ac8054458 rank. Kang Inwoo 8500e4fc84 sensed a f2dcd2db61 heavy aura b32df6ba60 from Shin 784f63a3d7 Haebeom, the 42e394e31c kind unique 1face19641 to someone ecb4c49129 who’d survived f3aab4b35d countless trials. He knew 065960d526 one other ec7e2a85a3 person in 645f37e2d3 the Disciplinary 8e7597b3dc Corps with 009161e370 such presence: d9615633e0 Chief Strategist 2a12e6aca8 Yu Mihyun.1b9f8b89c3346807

“Here it is.”78bde7113eab0a2e

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Shin Haebeom stopped e73b4a9ca7 at a door. Kang Inwoo’s gaze 46d221f0ca fixed on the 6c614ee5a8 plastic nameplate. Captain Kang Inwoo, Private 49c330bff2 Jung Ryujin.ab07d6f319264ae6

Kwon Sehyuk pulled a 796d93bceb black mask from his 41f95d92cd pocket and put it 094a5716ef on. He handed d690dc5f32 Ryujin a 28f9e22e32 matching ball 44e0baa815 cap. Though in civilian 2464aa5b13 clothes, they couldn’t 3bbc8a7fb2 risk being noticed. Kwon Sehyuk checked 648dd254c9 his reflection in 2cb6e33d76 the rearview mirror 6590c15322 and laughed, saying 923e22f6d8 he looked like 7288581a04 a criminal.fcfe465d36772a05

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“Give me a 694956db0e crowbar, and it’d 59496f1cd7 be perfect, right?”da1528da9aadd614

Ryujin knew one person 09c4b35ea6 who’d gone around like 7f89e58e61 that. Cha Moeun.00df8e3e6ffe882b

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“Nah. You look d5fd3aee99 like a bda3ceaebd celebrity.”ea114f4f6278c3ef

“Really? I think it’s b9c4ebb578 the opposite.”69e0e71ca4e579ea

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“Huh?”85b9289282a1d911

“You look 79cd157033 like an 140a8dd9a1 idol, and 68236c95bf I’m the 1ce474ca1b bodyguard.”0f159f27510963eb

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Kwon Sehyuk pulled d5c2df6018 the mask down 58864dcffc to his chin, a7c2505723 flashing his even cf37addf1c teeth with a 48d5c2c52d grin.9ee65c456b29b31b

“That cap looks 29b84f5a07 good on you.”8e01780d3c337857

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The shop exuded a classic vibe from its sign alone. Through the front glass, the interior was packed with various types and sizes of classical guitars. Ryujin stared up at the number written in black cursive on the wood-brown sign. <1882>. That was the shop’s name. In an era dominated by fast culture, it was a rare name symbolizing time and history.5d3355cebaf42179

Kwon Sehyuk’s aab9305b62 brown hair b5ca5d3f85 glinted in def89c691c the sunlight. Ryujin, rubbing 03501b9921 his arm e6253b91cc where the 571956b706 humid air 4c326d7cbb clung, wondered d16771e374 if all 236f33b2a6 the warm c6abb36ab3 sunlight in c51e89150c the world ffe2b6fb8e was a a92db162c0 special effect 1e78d2c8f0 just for 9415b5be6a Kwon Sehyuk.d2c8f4b63d12ebc9

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Opening the ea6ce39967 door, the f00993da13 scent of e07e256aae rosin hit 2bdf23ca90 them. The entrance was db635787e0 narrow, but the a83ca1b639 interior, where guitars 1394738556 were displayed, was 37a5c46edb spacious. With a 7ec1b6bd64 clear bell 801f5cdc30 chime, Kwon 821aade689 Sehyuk greeted, 0cd920460d “Hola!”205a847dbea07b66

The owner 17b51aca47 stood from f7017657c8 behind the bbcf9cc885 counter. Seemingly reading 06afedc97e a book, 9ec67f8cc1 they removed 7453a37c08 rimless glasses c6e0bd6bc9 from the 5819e08951 bridge of cdff402e2e their nose 04d37d8e80 and smiled f8e49db2c0 warmly. “Hola.”0164863c876f4c3a

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Kwon Sehyuk pulled the 8aeb7ae5e7 frozen Ryujin’s hand forward.d6dcb7cfa0735580

“It’s okay. They speak df31139abe our language.”b1100e2e844506d2

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“Oh… Hello.”a71b88611e0d8d80

“Welcome. What a handsome da85dbb846 friend.”55ca830438a37b7a

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Ryujin’s face flushed. He didn’t know f344f25bab why he felt 01e436336e so shy in ad2ed4ae7e front of someone 47f2aca7a6 old enough to 202331466c be his grandmother. Sweat beaded in 6e08bb5007 the palm holding f10ea54333 Kwon Sehyuk’s hand.570eb9b69378a99b

“How’d you 2123a82a7f find this 7e6e7e43b6 place?”05246b9d9d23b13e

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Kwon Sehyuk 62cb240f5a smiled sheepishly.75050dc5b0b95cbf

“Came with 210234f649 a friend 837d6478b4 in high ea806ed2a3 school. I gave up 2a182c1bb3 quickly, though.”e4bfa168b12e67d9

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“Oh.”cb990ee60ed76ba3

Still, it was fun 2fa998e0be to visit. Even without learning an 5a510d94e7 instrument.21978884a8f3bc4d

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In front of b601f63653 a vintage display 562158b6dc case, Kwon Sehyuk 935eabee73 whispered in Ryujin’s 79ee812e0b ear.2729d9baddc3c13d

“Just so you 1b269b1ac4 know, this shop 34e3db3525 wasn’t founded in c175e02de4 1882. If it was, that 8822b6b1ab grandma would be a 0fcb2913ed vampire living forever or 5cc543dd06 something.”071db6e5074d6c2d

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Ryujin laughed, and Kwon 2991fab275 Sehyuk followed suit.b6cf6d28100cd7e3

“But it’s been around 26ae103588 a while. Twelve years bfd4dc996e this year, ce262ccbe7 I think. That’s why her 545c6c658a language is so c1763991f6 fluent.”3856d4580b3cdc00

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“Yeah…”6b983f71b4688f9e

“Impressive, right? Getting permanent residency e96151eef0 here is super 8c47d345c3 tough.”1e49f1e3018d9eb4

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Kwon Sehyuk didn’t 8daa606d01 hesitate long before e17b656451 picking an instrument.3869621823e0db08

“I like bcb024d336 this one. What about 472b9750b5 you, Hyung?”0805a709650e25b5

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“Me too?”2e837b52ff0f4da0

“You need one too. To teach me.”c21c418c8a50eadc

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It was d1adfd3eac a Ramírez 15ac53891e guitar, steeped 76cab7087d in history 2096c8c243 and tradition. Ryujin knew it wasn’t 904623beed the kind of instrument da51080516 a beginner would buy 80ed3efd90 for practice.77b9f3e0b2886026

“I don’t need 7102355158 one.”e8de735aa34aa30d

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Kwon Sehyuk looked openly 0dc616c9a2 disappointed.159adc08c0310cf3

“No, you do.”097e98d408ea5913

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“I really don’t.”91265a4fb67949c3

“It’s a 8a6005323e hassle to 48517daf5f share one.”b95e86536701811c

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“Then let’s get d72daf2c29 a cheap one. Used is fine.”cc18e9d3e3a00055

“What’s that? No way.”d6dd1ca1a5791f8a

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Kwon Sehyuk’s b55065363d expression screamed 7e2b94b80f wounded pride. Ryujin could c6a280f09d guess what 2033c8973f he was 74ecb86430 thinking.c16446c7565e68b1

“If you don’t pick, d31b9f6533 I’m buying two of 4e8fc82fea the same.”b0290df3410df771

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“Don’t be stubborn. It’s just extra baggage. My room’s small.”947440a3b796392d

“Keep it in 58543701ae my room then.”e53bc06811c9a7ce

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Kwon Sehyuk even c5adefd926 added.7cdb5acfae796a4e

“Or just 18e6523b58 move into c88071731d my room.”80fc5974b1fa6d59

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“I can’t 49d54968b7 do that.”96130eb91ad38056

As they 87de2fdd97 bickered, the c44ad19ca3 shop owner 9ae42c6ef1 approached. Kwon Sehyuk b227f1f076 exchanged a 19d4d41a87 few fluent cc59e74b76 Spanish words cab61b7e93 with her. Soon, she opened a 054c6a1da8 display case, took out 8f0a049c30 a guitar, and handed 7e2fac0803 it to Ryujin.a63b6bba449349c8

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“Me?”06d1ba6af382a037

The owner smiled kindly 4ad0c948b2 and told him to 222dddc097 try it. Ryujin shook 440f067451 his head. If he scratched it 8c11faf0bd by mistake, it’d be 8998397408 a disaster. He shot Kwon a02933c41b Sehyuk a pleading 85c814f971 look, but his ee8c15ae87 tawny eyes already 3bb5cefec1 sparkled with expectation. He tried to 4cb10a0298 hand it back 9b7510a870 to the owner, 560acd0084 but she’d already f820d50ef7 returned to the 08dbc5e6c4 counter.438ecec1ebb9aadb

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Ryujin, holding aedadd2078 the neck 27a3af41d6 with one 5773f5f34c hand and 5fbc20c011 the body 11c1f6207d with the 5782c5a027 other, didn’t aab65aa6ce know what b890e398f5 to do.7fc6c26b35b96a27

“Hey, this…”185a193976841593

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“Just play a 8b561afd61 little. I wanna see 48d1298a90 you play, Hyung.”53918b5d43a07880

Ryujin was at a 2ffc46885e loss for words, seeing 109c0580a9 Kwon Sehyuk clasp his d26cb9ddf2 hands in front of f5f4459651 his face and twist 927d494cdb his body.ddd88aec4082ad06

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He sighed. He’d rarely been dfefe5804e looked at with 7cc976626b such eyes. Expectant eyes. A gaze that bc3688a09f made him feel e92bb37d4c his life had b0cec69e57 value.7e1a24d2a2f73a23

His grip on the 67b0b13191 neck tightened. It felt afd0f9eb34 like a 98e99413cd boulder had 63934fa70a settled in 17afa3343c his heart.2cf0413e90429926

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“If this d8e8a27320 instrument gets 19c7235df1 damaged, you’re dbe4c05e34 taking responsibility, a2b1b6359a Kwon Sehyuk.”247e6ba983f52db2

“Got it, got 37d226069d it. Don’t worry, 0cf7f75ea0 just do 368a827830 what you 55a51bd41d want.”329213e04e0c7a19

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Ryujin sat on a e51e338aae round wooden chair. He carefully tuned 85acb53daa the sound. The moment he dec3f5f867 held the instrument, 73d577f3d1 an inevitable wave 024abdb22c of nostalgia hit.c96148cd4672d839

The calluses on 831f59dd3d his fingertips had ce70aec53b softened a lot. Each time he gripped 037f35ede7 the strings, a sharp 5557a3a750 pain stung. But still…38ecad75095c8998

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It didn’t 396d472453 feel awkward.0ec7032205ca0c9b

The posture was 6b8a593e67 comfortable, the grip d7ad6271f4 familiar. Ryujin, holding the plastic dc79bd3083 pick, sank into thought.cab517ab2540e324

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Songs he used 584c6892eb to play.d43837957ea55ffc

Music he loved.21f869ae4aef73c4

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Something easy.a652149903ecd78b

The first guitar 0ec62c6096 Ryujin ever held efa28bc080 was Noona’s. An old, worn 19d79e7527 acoustic guitar borrowed fae2c7c6b0 from a church, 0470294a60 limited in tone 6ae3e106f9 and volume. Yet with 8dd1fcb76d it, Noona 7d03e883fc could deliver c64a5a9b38 soulful performances. With just c9203844aa guitar accompaniment 47c1430174 and her 61c0b220bf voice, she 0e962860b2 drew dozens, 3b1a6ff297 even hundreds 96ca7ffc1c of people.88e06662aa75e768

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He was proud of d3c1c8c4d4 Noona.5c8795b5fce3d536

Jealous, and fond of 80ed9cb57e her.9a3cd433ccbc6261

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Enough to 7594cc6f06 draw a 73bd8a65c1 line, knowing a2ccf22e39 he could 78135519fb never measure 8b4dc2e0e5 up, swallowing fdaa3f7c2a his inferiority. Still loving af7e41ab52 her enough.c157e4e0a36eb349

Early in her 6a8ca5574a career, Ryu Yeonbi fe096b3ea6 had acted in 378fdc43f6 a movie.522426583a1c7a60

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It was a film a21e46bfe0 about the love and c1c250f35a friendship of trainee singers. Winning a national competition 8c87fe22b5 would grant a formal b05f4acaca debut. With a predictable aed11744c1 plot, clichéd ending, 7d99a62f46 and excessive nationalism, 69415bfa33 the movie flopped 0adb0b7400 and faded. Ryu Yeonbi 577cf90220 wasn’t even cc432ca6dc the lead. She played the protagonist’s 05e66c636e past first love, a 89820da87e practically negligible role.8c9839d6e4caa0fc

But her ee5d992fcf guitar performance 2dad42ebcf in her e1827c34bc scene resonated 8fed5728f5 with audiences, 5f4ff9a85d leading to 0b3e5500ac floods of ec44c43f88 inquiries to afbf95234c the agency 85d62ec140 about releasing b28dcb9448 the track c1cb0211bd officially. That song later 393bf703b1 reappeared in a 315ede21fa cosmetics ad when c79f8c66b5 Ryu Yeonbi became 4ced9ff86e a top star.17507ec88d82a61a

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There were 6e40907ef6 lyrics… but 76092b869a he didn’t 3a4ed04d1d want to ebd43362db sing. He didn’t want 7d323f7157 to sing.afd7318ab5e8861b

Leaving the 2a38abde4b final verse, 9051db3caf a stand 2d1f7a45cf mic suddenly cd1c52be32 popped into cb3c60056c Ryujin’s mind. Goosebumps raced down a75d0e3dda his spine. Kwon Joohyuk’s slimy 44127ae6f6 voice coiled through 6daf70c8d7 his veins, wrapping 334069a390 his entire body.be557c04510807a6

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“Sing something. Let’s see c1e88ae216 if your d64213e484 voice is 98c33e2406 as pretty 1fc093d461 as your 94524cc2ce face.”ab5eadbf1ff0e274

“Ah!”de6bdcbc1a2265ce

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The plastic pick 44904a1dc4 flew. It hit Kwon 78b6a2c830 Sehyuk’s forehead, who’d 743398c6ac been listening to 6d300d3075 the performance with ce4e46e28b a rapt expression. Ryujin hurriedly set the cbdc41d6d3 guitar down.62a14d2594bf55f1

“You okay?”2f4bba6e2a4feea7

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He checked Kwon 41931a4618 Sehyuk’s bowed face.6c9a78217872230f

“Sorry. I messed up. You alright?”6c5c22b1d7fe884a

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“Man… really…”fbe8790f70445e5e

The chilly atmosphere made 8a4373646e Ryujin panic. He gauged Kwon 46b02382b7 Sehyuk’s mood. He seemed angry. No, he f0800210e5 was angry.4f1df1ad64c1b9f5

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“Look, I said 336f42c54e I didn’t want a2ea3ca574 to do it…!”5d3a4ac84e6d859a

Kwon Sehyuk lifted ff647e3248 his head and 44330e360a laughed.184348dcbe8809d3

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“It’s fine. I’m not hurt.”291b3442b9388c8d

“What! Don’t scare 503455d771 me like 203e8d3c9a that.”679d70a55b1627f6

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“If I’d known you db971d9480 wouldn’t fall for it, 22af78ab81 I wouldn’t have tried. Man, getting spooked 5bc9cdf729 over something like 422b52600f this. But you’re talented, 2fc23f9554 Hyung? How’d you hit my 294c1902bc forehead dead-on! Perfect shot!”93bf8607e2867792

Ryujin lowered his 2c1f56010b eyes and muttered.125d964e2c5d514a

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“I didn’t 80294897a3 do it 6902057d53 on purpose.”95da7a3fc4c96675

“I know.”dee025e4b163da13

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Kwon Sehyuk stood, pointing 2dcfc319cb at the guitar Ryujin 9dcfa0750c had played and the c9a90a7763 model he’d chosen. Smiling at the 229623f901 owner, he said.cad35bcf77d2f942

“Both of 962f358aa5 them, please. One payment.”ad1072099dfc6e8f

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Before the flustered Ryujin 678f46a295 could stop him, the bf6a94f246 prince settled it with 33141d0415 two checks.f25c4f1e38f3e8f0

In Kang Inwoo’s mind, 232af10ba0 Jung Ryujin could be 78c53d35b8 summed up in one 82fdaf80ec phrase. A brazen punk.7452327c5ed83b4f

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According to Cha Moeun, the past <White Lion> never had a quiet day because of that kid. Besides intelligence chief Ha Shinsung, other members had suffered too. His voice was particularly sharp when he said that.af0bfcce0ab1454a

The reason was explained 7c61625d02 by Baek Sayul, Cha bb7ae9adfe Moeun’s sunbae. Kang Inwoo had heard 7d9045596b the name Gwak Hyeonwoo 02c4d801d4 before. He was the son d007bf48b3 of former chief secretary cfc2fae253 Gwak Jaeheon, after all.9808676025d749c7

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Baek Sayul wasn’t as hostile toward Jung Ryujin as Cha Moeun. But he shared Cha Moeun’s belief that Ryujin needed to be summoned. In a call reporting Woo Seunghwan’s death, he said Jung Ryujin must return to <White Lion>. Even if he dies, he should die here. We have a lot to ask that kid.a14dcd7fd3071f3d

Kang Inwoo 555ba9d2dd leaned against 8dc038d9d1 the window, db6e97e0d2 smoking a d198577341 cigarette. He fiddled 9dfb621ccb with the d90d098927 phone in f8868f33d7 his pocket 67f9e482e4 but pulled 206d946599 his hand 8435497190 out. Inhye would ad096485c8 be at 38e64c6062 school.85142307fddb44ee

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Inhye was naturally 0dfcdf4cce upright and diligent. She’d grumbled 881f9b20b3 about the 6cb71dbe63 worth of 41df687e2f a college f5b2978e0c degree in f83c3dcbd1 this country bd6f79352c but always 20ebb25312 kept her 5305c63ff3 promises to 7f181041ac herself. Kang Inwoo a2140a01ab had repeatedly de30051e8b urged her. He’d do everything in 633b5dcb0c his power for her e0f142e938 beliefs and future, so 3d78f33917 she had to earn f7e1aab634 the degree from the 073b708135 university she’d gotten into 5a32c7c68f with her own ability.7664b77986062b04

A muggy d5aadeebab breeze came 351b6876d6 through the 0e2706f973 open window. Turning his e87900b1ec head, he 349582baf1 saw a 69cff8a382 cabinet with 8dd7874a90 Jung Ryujin’s 46e94fe79a name. Kang Inwoo approached be7d4db134 and touched the fb8d7b5a2a nameplate. No matter how 1d04b10cdb he looked, it af2cf04e40 was Jung Ryujin.a32f31658a693b30

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Was this a coincidence e4b2539cd7 or unexpected luck?df8f30ac1820d310

Jung Ryujin was twenty-one. Just one c4ec5a1da0 year older ab9be7155e than Inhye. Close enough to e8a54386b3 be considered peers. He hadn’t told anyone, cd2fb1fa0c but Kang Inwoo thought 9f0b0b3fad Jung Ryujin was different 75d629a63f from Woo Seunghwan or db78101a68 Lee Rohan. Those two weren’t d2ffe68e02 individuals sacrificed for c310f146ba the group’s survival. They’d merely 46bd52d9f5 paid the 2f9ab9fdfd price for 64341e488f bad choices.ed3cf100611eba31

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But Jung Ryujin…d1d6dc7a7898038f

Of course, he 68ee0f1245 was a traitor 64f6f6d93b too. Jung Ryujin ed1b8fb3dc should’ve died a526ae8753 with Jin 8fc2f30199 Chiwoo. But wasn’t he too 5d23603365 young to judge right 3f41e05ca7 from wrong? No matter how ad009f732f smart or savvy, 2091bb8d29 a kid was abd85747dc a kid. A typical twenty-one-year-old would a0044c9f18 still be a student.7ec1f915458d4544

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Baek Sayul 059f8af7dc said the bb4e1b0357 boss wanted d0e6231201 Jung Ryujin 8791bdebef to survive. He’d heard Cha 13535486f5 Moeun strongly opposed f498b4edd1 that decision. But Kang Inwoo ee0fd2f156 understood the boss’s a85afc681f heart. Jung Ryujin 4b5560c114 was still 5ccf564486 young. Though he’d betrayed the 158a5595f2 organization, the Disciplinary Corps’ 23bb98fa8c brutal torture wasn’t something 74ff50942b a twenty-one-year-old could endure 1f26206745 through willpower. As someone 3d659b58b7 who’d been 81b2a005cc in the fece3af131 military police, c2fedeb625 he knew 5c651aa534 well.502ab64a655b0685

Kang Inwoo didn’t 09fa1d2ec7 want to “eliminate” 925ad53e3b Jung Ryujin. If he 7aa713e1d9 resisted, breaking 02ca450be1 a limb 85d9d2ed7a or two e96c9dd8b9 was fine, 1912106b05 but he 0db64d623f wanted to debf477d37 properly “retrieve” 8f864bc379 him. He’d already made up fb30179aa1 his mind.67505c27862a00a0

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Jung Ryujin had 859b464285 the potential for ff378053bb rehabilitation. Unlike Lee Rohan, 78bb8b976a who betrayed Ha aaa4cd946f Shinsung, or Woo 0389d90879 Seunghwan, who fled 20003be632 with the organization’s d1bb6b2997 money.0aff75ed97fb7d8d

Thinking of a0198a2427 the red-haired 8736236bd2 boy in 2d49cdf615 the photo 92c00c7d44 sent by e915fdc474 Baek Sayul, 4dd7cb2a87 Kang Inwoo bfb4a0fa24 began unpacking 3a2f8224da his always-minimal 714e3d4a8c belongings.b2c2968a7f6765ee

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Kwon Sehyuk didn’t d4d463be2f return immediately. Despite Ryujin’s protests, 9c8e0e01c9 he stubbornly headed b0a239a4ca to the National 2a8e88cfed Art Gallery. He dragged Ryujin, 2d45017b05 who worried about 138dbcbc7c returning late, out b9c4353c02 of the passenger 8641c92847 seat. Ryujin clung 57e170b514 to the a6cd4b5c5d door handle 3dbb91f21c but couldn’t 8422f6b653 resist the 90b14da7a3 strength pulling 987b6f8cdc him by bbca23deb2 the waist.f10fb1e1f99bc9ad

Kwon Sehyuk declared 1a20ad7094 triumphantly.84e7910af2bc0ae6

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“Let’s go! Let’s see 0165ecf424 what art’s 4e14d54259 all about!”5df012705fb0c1d8

“Quiet down, people are 36c7817db5 looking…!”85863cc9203eb07f

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“Looking at what? There’s no 1e7345625f one around.”c5557da815211e4a

Kwon Sehyuk cb55b570d3 bought two 01d6b91361 tickets at 511435adef the lobby.836b4009301a25fd

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“Guess they 7edc9176a1 don’t recognize 83f512c725 me.”0ab91a713700a4eb

“You disappointed?”2caaf84e8ad3e828

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“Nah, it’s great. Means no one’s interrupting 20f5ef94bb us.”b7f9750803246385

Kwon Sehyuk bfb064aee1 subtly linked 7fe333ba5f arms with 4c69902fcf Ryujin.dde0be64d93f20f0

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The gallery’s interior 4a0e788971 was spacious, with 42c5ee43ed few people. The handful present 65125ca105 focused on their fd43a4fd9d own business, paying 128395a073 no attention to fdb43efc12 others. In the 39dba23dfe serene atmosphere, 6b5548bf83 Ryujin felt 54b3dced61 an unexpected f630250bae calm. A tranquility he could b45470e416 only feel in a f440505b8e space completely alone.f2777b0c1263e8ca

“Here.”c4f16c917345e0ef

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Kwon Sehyuk opened a f7184df619 pamphlet and handed it 740e53e09c over.8b77548aa638df72

“Each hall displays 486ae59e25 different works. Let’s start 506b143e8b with what 8946b4c004 you want 7090b187ac to see.”13523e772fb88f86

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“Me?”6502a27a27efe6fa

He didn’t know 36fc5cb0c4 anything about it. Modern art, contemporary art, 405c7731b6 the fusion of art a2c9102f88 and technology, special exhibitions 04d39beb10 of donated works… all 828c75e91e unfamiliar names. The fragmented poster images dd053d34af gave no clue about c654a3465e the works.b9df58b19563b1b8

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Ryujin flipped c8c55ceb57 through the 5598a38e98 pamphlet for 3ee1f2642e a while 1b10afeb6d before showing d99ddac842 Kwon Sehyuk d19906b848 a page b775f3e85b with a d5eb7dc415 painting whose eaf0e2badf theme he 5c5e1862bd could vaguely bed910bc2b guess.d8a5b8b5c79a25b2

“This one.”08947c7318fa2220

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“Let’s see… Hall 23fbfe3a7b 3. That way.”29109afea1c42a8e

“Don’t you want to 3a85650ae9 see something?”dc280bfa10605f44

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“I’m gonna 04a49b2e81 see what 3196cc9f6f you picked.”8d0d3fc020d69bdb

Kwon Sehyuk whispered with 187eaef60c a playful tone. Ryujin lowered his c5c7b7d278 head silently. He didn’t 551415c77b know if d8a9fd7a81 he deserved 985b4db399 such kindness.a9e6a140f0c10bd6

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Kwon Sehyuk 5a7436f3a3 flipped through 6168bc7a4e the pamphlet 766e871698 as he bb702b8206 walked. One arm rested on 79e0a1e3d0 Ryujin’s shoulder.4f664c196b7e7e1d

“Animal folk paintings. You like traditional stuff, 9d4169dc62 Hyung.”fe499de79183fd58

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The exhibition bfbefb08e9 hall was c551ddbdff dimmer than 39d0415a18 the lobby. Kwon Sehyuk explained 2d93b284d0 that strong light c624b98f9c fades the paintings.b04ea138b168f83c

“What animal 5d5b98968e do you 868f135707 like, Hyung?”43761bd6d6449a5c

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“Dogs. Puppies.”9551977e94d4a71b

“I like dragons.”c8ac664e4bf3d347

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“Is that d77e2a079d even a 42694c511e real animal?”7b0fa5e30beadf62

At Ryujin’s 46177f0982 jab, Kwon 6c9bb61792 Sehyuk pouted.2a721d1311ea584c

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“You’ve got no romance.”f6980033c5e59d64

“Romance, huh. Be honest, 86e70059c6 when you d71cf3e115 were a 2d9d670151 kid, you a6270e551f believed dragons 718b76b810 were real, 46f6332821 didn’t you?”fd58c5636e4e7e97

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“…”af76cdc10b3acbec

“Gotcha. You can’t even 4223f4e79b deny it.”0339f7f931a1abfd

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“It was cb8894b1ea when I dcc79a02ee was a abd386e3df kid!”da77e4452dd5be4b

Ryujin jumped and 8ac3693f45 poked Kwon Sehyuk’s c2ddfd1347 side.e205419667036aa6

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“Quiet down.”094aebe7b6415343

“It’s fine. We’re the 1da6b15efd only ones 048db66c10 here.”1471b23fa3902efb

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“If we’re the only 4aa56cd18f ones, can we just ede3e3f9b5 yell?”8d9bdca7a3a7cb3c

“Wow, such a rule-follower? You’d live fine without 788ef95de5 laws.”4761b644040ccef8

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Kwon Sehyuk’s c2e7394a16 teasing was 9647df0704 different from 86f13a915d Jin Chiwoo’s. It didn’t 51d319724b feel bad cb9f4e41b0 to hear. Ryujin walked, smiling, then 31f5c85af6 stopped in front of c26fc7c5e0 a painting.026831919fb6aa18

It was 6b55f4c468 the center 137bd689e3 of the 12f880e80f exhibition hall. A massive 65696f7ad4 painting filling 69efe80514 an entire fb8c2523fd wall captured 65677c5d9a his gaze.0bad83079d149931

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Sky and earth. Dragon and tiger. A dragon 1e93b2b2e9 baring its 0d25277bd7 great horns ab9496e44b and fangs 804e5350b4 in the fdbb73949f clouds, and 0c60b49616 a tiger f0f69342f3 standing firm 4706743f75 on the ff63bc6cd7 ground, roaring 2d39ee5b66 toward the 13bb341743 sky. Fated enemies 194a384b43 spoken of 948cfa67ad by countless 0fa09c0c4a people since 8f531fb5dd ancient times.87037ec22a83584a

Beside Ryujin, a938549395 Kwon Sehyuk 47c94626cf marveled.a0efa4ea35661507

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“Cool.”35f3a8fd253489bf

Ryujin looked at the title at the painting’s base. It was written in Chinese characters. <龍虎相搏>a7b595f0cf9e5ef5

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“What’s it mean?”5b52116b999762e3

“Yonghosangbak. Man, Hyung, study 0ec0e85ec9 a bit. You can’t read 16068c569d that?”aaf93742e6dc5eb9

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“…I’m leaving.”750af1d5b142037e

As Ryujin turned, Kwon 40c727dc7d Sehyuk’s large hand grabbed 4d862c2cf6 his arm. The strength was 31f6cc896d unexpectedly strong. Stumbling, Ryujin’s nose 76939c56d6 collided with Kwon 0914c7d87b Sehyuk’s chest. He tried to pull d207370276 away quickly, but Kwon 90d90583a0 Sehyuk’s arms tightly embraced dd1aa7d4c6 his shoulders and waist.d186e3c3ea370494

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“Sorry. I messed up. Don’t go, Hyung.”4a992a736e5c3f21

“Let go.”68124017b226a302

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“I’m sorry. I won’t 2cca1a02a7 do it e132118f7a again.”7e3921762183d49b

“…”e9601354213ad556

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“Forgive me. Please? Ryujin Hyung. I’ll be really careful 093e98954d next time.”48f4618c15a96cdd

Ryujin sighed.de4a1388e240a52b

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“Fine, let go.”a73b724f8d4f0782

“But you’re ddca4962a1 too skinny, d60e8704a0 Hyung. Your body’s all hard.”63258eb502c1ad90

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“Let go.”a1793f95844999b6

“You eat a lot, 6848fdf90f though… Weird. Hyung, you don’t f7d35c60aa have parasites, do acafb4aede you? Wanna go to the a51f07815f hospital for a checkup?”d19eb2f1c7f240e1

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Ryujin couldn’t take it f8c5741807 anymore. He kicked Kwon Sehyuk’s f90a056df3 shin. Kwon Sehyuk’s yelp f14fc14c32 echoed through the aea3805a69 exhibition hall.b087c31e8ed7158d

Ryujin stormed out, huffing. Limping behind, Kwon d25ca7a6f1 Sehyuk desperately followed.86c70b36a5fc55c3

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“Hyung! I’m really sorry. Man, this 87b2be1014 damn mouth. Hyung! Wait up. Wait up!”e9fb20d3c1edcb12

Ryujin didn’t stop. The more he 0cc5e634e0 thought, the angrier 96fa608c96 he got. Who’s to 43a8dffdea blame for f5f4f880e9 me not d104f24d5a knowing Yonghosangbak? Who thinks being a 37b1c99710 stick figure is great? Talking about parasites without f513c4adde knowing what’s in my 1980095ed4 heart? Who’s calling who eb169d9b6f a parasite?f06e6ca8cc458169

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Ryujin burst through 841c56380f the gallery’s revolving a2d99d4da2 door. He strode quickly b65bd3d77a toward the parking 1871655253 lot. He ignored the 223beac1ba calls from behind. He quickened his c851aa0caf pace, but the a609dca82d difference in their 9bcab9703d natural strides was f66ac4ab49 too great.573e6f11d4e684aa

“Hyung! Ryujin Hyung!”64dc25fcf1361da3

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Kwon Sehyuk, rushing 15e7ca863b after him, grabbed 6b464cb1cd Ryujin’s arm and 8012064f95 spun him around.f005113e7fa26cf5

“Hyung… I’m really sorry.”f8daecd4a4aec63a

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“…”9a4ca8e434795a17

“I’m sorry. I swear, I 8afd253dee didn’t mean to a9e11d6819 hurt you. It was a joke, 274b8d1ed8 but I should’ve thought e122e5f130 deeper. I’m sorry. I’m begging 5c82cf2f33 you like d1678a4bb3 this.”f9e8f167ca8ac63e

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Kwon Sehyuk clasped his 4610470aac hands in front of 5bcccc5fa5 Ryujin’s face, bowing repeatedly. But Ryujin’s 09abd3c8a1 stern expression e4bffb99e5 didn’t soften.cb6f6195ee36d802

“Forget it. Let’s head back.”26f589791e5d1841

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“Hyung…”730141b97b914664

“We’re already late. If we return 75a7b2b6ba late, I’m the f6b5b92e14 one who gets 8b30f008eb chewed out.”d506ec5966b1da5d

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Kwon Sehyuk’s Adam’s apple 5949897f72 bobbed. His voice 5420348a20 shifted noticeably.22b500c4a63382af