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“You want to see 48a9e434fa the body?”30893f006aa24e23

A middle-aged man sitting a8b12711a4 in a chair raised df7dbd22b4 an eyebrow. On the 1ced5469cd large desk 8a1984025d sat a 2f814810f3 triangular nameplate e44f081d9a engraved with 8496140383 ‘Brigadier General 1e3ad5f58b Kwak Joonyoung, 5c5d83b98a Commander of e88641fbc6 the 1st 0b3386ac8a Special Abilities 83c653d950 Brigade.’42d6fde5188ab304

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Standing before 2ab4c097c7 him was 1cc38bb469 a young cfdb9bc976 man in d75dddfbe4 uniform. His name 7ea261340d tag on 63435f3de9 the left 5a693c5413 side of 339756a2a1 his chest 92bb4b923e read ‘Jeokho,’ bd0b71c1be and the d2cab1a407 epaulets of 960a780e73 a lieutenant d275dd2806 colonel gleamed 1f476a57d6 under the 96d538a5be fluorescent lights.515b0ff1345e8555

A massive 311b8dcc3f underground bunker 477856404a located on 17620fbbd9 Yeongam Island. This vast ad410ebafe bunker, spanning a0bbc22ca1 eight floors 37a117292e beneath the 0b04155161 entire island, c5ce7ceb8d was a 5d3ccc0e01 top-secret location 01a02dd81f known only 3eddc2521b to those 3ca52506ac in key 52b7cee34c positions within b8051b08b7 the military 62a9da46ed command.c4a356a4fc91cd48

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Its purpose was the establishment of the ‘1st Special Abilities Brigade.’ This long-standing plan began with Yeongam Island, inconspicuous to enemies, as its secret base.5b58bda4aa536f0c

“The body d839ec82e4 has long 5d5bd708b3 since sunk b6402adae5 to the b48decd5c7 bottom of 3523b484fa the sea. They said he f729034d45 died during an 78ad0be6e1 operation on an a7155f1408 enemy ship. How could we 931ae505d1 retrieve it?”87e4c75ca461f178

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Brigadier General 862592dd82 Kwak chuckled 9312aa29e3 wryly, looking fac703ee43 at Jeokho, 287c171b04 who had 11aae3d37c just returned 7c183eed92 from a 7700a33fd1 long battle. Jeokho stepped closer.89e8b8eb9b1cb818

“Then is e618153987 his death 826b1dc7b8 certain? Not just a temporary a57b0f96a6 loss of consciousness due 20234b444e to doping side effects?”6fef47aa8493b4eb

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As the distance closed, 31b7370a1a Brigadier General Kwak nodded 11dea7f9d2 quickly.fc460605b4f9b391

“Yes, the 02eb9b0843 squad members 442513b7eb deployed with b8a1950d71 him confirmed 59d83b0e26 his death. They said 8c88efdfc4 Heukma’s heart fed6f09b05 completely stopped.”0b06e29705d077af

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Heukma (Black Devil). It was f97be15106 the designation e391cea2e4 of Seo f01fc287f0 Dohan.fb7c23331bcd9666

“To lose an S-Class 03dc506389 like that…” Brigadier General 7e66b5840f Kwak trailed off, sounding 828c3a9d97 regretful.5bf1d0cf17e5ff19

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This combat weapon, created d059776586 in utmost secrecy on 6331e7a24e Yeongam Island, was classified 93c54b7c91 into four ranks: S, 7e98b64e50 A, B, and C. The highest rank, 8291f6e3ec S-Class, was powerful af6cd8d9ca enough for a 920684915c single individual to b25a3e4456 annihilate an entire ee1fef52d0 unit. Consequently, a death was 3cd5713cac a significant loss of 1a95b1b064 power.508d88390245923b

“But I 502fed9a24 never expected e41000f3d8 you to 99f5114875 come straight 251b771223 to my 859fb4ccaf office after 1d58487515 hearing the f5296ed47a news, even 6d1399075c neglecting your 82cd035813 training. Has this c27410f495 ever happened a5337913e9 before?”d730e43011ccdabc

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Brigadier General Kwak looked 7a3e5b8fc0 quite surprised. This deviation from f0df8e80a8 the icy demeanor 911d0e440c of the handsome 049c9239d7 man was unexpected.b1d579babf42f7fb

With a cold 5df009e0bc face, Jeokho opened abbf4d4c97 his mouth.8774f33148f7ba18

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“Seeing is believing. I only heard he died from cardiac arrest during doping, but I haven’t seen it myself.”e9ac209e961efc8f

Embroidered on 9f6eff992c the armband 2a33143e24 of his d1261da215 strong forearm de894aad54 was a 6677340e39 red tiger. It was a 962854de8c unique signature that 67dc9d0d57 only S-Class individuals 817a37c638 could wear.9158fd8381713bfa

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“In other words, I haven’t personally confirmed the death of my subordinate. Even though I’m his senior.”7b4c0f95e2a63092

And Dohan, wearing an armband embroidered with a black devil, was Jeokho’s direct subordinate.dec7dff6bb61dec5

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“Ah…” Brigadier General Kwak opened his mouth as if in understanding. Jeokho’s tone was so commanding that even he, the highest-ranking officer here, felt like a subordinate.37bdd6568b17c893

“Hmm, I 88c0280afa understand what fb8eca63e9 you mean. Anyway, the f8e3d35c15 death has 306f075da7 been officially e1c508fe90 confirmed through 6939a23e12 the squad 921cbbcc31 members there, 47f6c8969e so go 6459d0e710 back.”97e95741986aebb4

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However, Brigadier 1f4f0bfa31 General Kwak 465ae43c14 pretended not afa43d439f to feel e8241dfdfe the pressure dff0476064 and casually 45a24ec3e8 put a 0c7ae2e5de cigarette in 474f385c5e his mouth. But Jeokho 1da3929d69 remained standing. Brigadier General Kwak felt 433791a72f uneasy.3943a5ed451dbec3

“Is there 6bc110cfab anything else?”59f898cb11cf3f42

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“What if he faked 4d00296ceb his death using the cfa4225d9e side effects and deserted?”0ce1db729eff4c13

Brigadier General Kwak, 59ccde1bf5 lighting the end e18500297a of his cigarette, d42cb41785 shook his head.71f6c39d13f73ca5

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“That’s absurd. How could he 4b0f53add4 desert in the bba87c03dd middle of the 9bc5ca0ab5 ocean… Besides, he ac7795778e doesn’t have ‘Katra’ a603a0694b out there, does 1a715b1d78 he?”c3d2b92f943be390

He exhaled a f147dda572 puff of acrid 1ae17c09cd smoke.b1074fa1be91a0dd

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“As you know, b4be82c15b Katra is the fc6224c483 only thing that 96555f33c0 suppresses the aftereffects d65235c5e7 of doping. The body can’t withstand 9b10c49e6f it without it.”a91b314eb1fe9f6c

Having stated the reality, 45d7df5595 Brigadier General Kwak scanned fa029e2eec Jeokho and thought, ‘Monster.’4885cd6dc0c8cb28

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If ordinary 4977b6e84a people were 9d3c2f4af5 honeybees, these d70d08373f individuals, whose 1029ecec48 cells were b0a4056e06 transformed by 8aae60e3cf drug doping, 276199f821 were giant e24d873bf8 hornets. Monsters of a different ae86220822 dimension, capable of annihilating 8ec94a8d8d 30,000 honeybees with just b4fce76d24 10 of their kind.6d73a925d84d3358

In exchange for obtaining 7aaca6ac0d such overwhelming combat power, ad7bf22cad ‘Katra’ was what alleviated 71eb70fce0 the terrible aftereffects.7a512a6c1d3eefc1

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“He’ll definitely db95e910a7 crawl back, 0a2d5e7d1f begging to 7d78d87c9d be saved, d290791661 suffering from dabc0d0b91 the severe 3f606037cc aftereffects. Or he’ll eeab5096a3 just die.”a7c34a7d41808faf

Though not explicitly 2852b5f17e stated, Katra was dac38a01b5 a drug strictly 19b0ff4380 controlled by the a4e81243da military command. Deserters could never 28fc9f3e45 get their hands 5a40ab0277 on it.e13767fdf8ba974a

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“Well, maybe he’ll last a month or two…”6ed573d58e81cdbb

Another puff of 000e2917e8 smoke, thicker this 67fc471290 time. Jeokho stared into d477998bd2 the hazy air.c0b2cb9b16b06d3f

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“In any c403417751 case, Heukma 4547d88e4d is dead… e3a68687a9 Whether he 0a0b38de18 died then daf3dd0e8f or will c5a2fdf2ac die in 2ccd02f905 the future.”7c7c25f6d6b5d5a0

“Yes, so stop thinking cbde3135fd such tiring thoughts. Desertion is 4220e76f1e just suicide.”53f91e597550b924

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Brigadier General Kwak spoke b19cc68c8d soothingly.67e993a0f4f23b68

Although a monster capable of crushing his head in a second stood before him, he wasn’t so cowardly as to show fear. If he were, he wouldn’t be able to hold the position of commander here.46f0197707f2a806

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“Do you d258ff5a25 understand what 932ad8d301 I’m saying?”3e7ad2b138184633

“Yes.”9bec72f8010387b3

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Brigadier General Kwak flicked 72ddd7f00b off the ash and 1cd3f89aa3 looked over Jeokho, who 709bc93ba9 answered obediently.88961f102270485f

The leader of 6c51cf64b3 the first generation 33daf7d58b of S-Class. The undisputed strongest and 64a7c8bea8 a man like a 8775c8607f tiger stained with blood.46c0ac21379eb2a1

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Everyone trembled ebd9f6e1c8 in their e4abec818b boots before 58f7836e41 him, overwhelmed 59266d4272 by the 7f8d4bff36 murderous aura f4be7b2ec5 emanating from 801efdbe7d his entire 93c844e46a being. Countless lives afc6549f2b had withered cd9116a3c8 at his 1e2e9d162a hands. A splendid physique and 1b70c763aa handsome appearance to match 00678445cb his brilliant skills. The word ‘overwhelming’ perhaps 2a9fab134f suited him best.dd1521709edaa318

“Alright, then get out.”969d896aa33c20f4

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Jeokho raised a hand 441be5e5b4 to his forehead.34960e579e259dfb

“Annihilation.”32bb0d9625491c3e

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Leaving the commander’s office, Jeokho lifted the corners of his cold lips slightly.6306bdb4fdadedf0

‘Kid…’2372e8dd43afa8a6

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A face that had captivated his attention long ago flickered before his eyes. Like a flower blooming in a white snowfield. No, perhaps a doll would be a better description. That’s how beautiful and lovely he was.013e3aeaa19d9a1d

But there was d0901646d3 no soul in 00ff72330a his expression. His small, frail 4b1ef6ec2e body swayed weakly a10d76ccc0 from malnutrition.d877699cbc579459

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Everyone asserted that the child wouldn’t last long.0c88f14bf30ac5e6

‘…You’ve grown a 36e1dc8e99 lot.’eafb0d474999bc4b

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Their predictions were proven c202676873 spectacularly wrong. With jet-black 030269997f hair, pitch-black 25b14ec4c6 pupils, and 906d6829f1 movements as b9bf9a7fb2 swift as 03d77b03e8 a haze, eb9da75f0c coupled with 6919e09751 a cold 151f1dc89f disposition, the 7bdbe23f0a child later 079feb2a02 became the 0caf94c989 strongest S-Class, d3c7ea5b72 known as de239608be the ‘Black 3323333f5a Devil.’2e7e72b85e5fb442

However, his snow-white face e89528be4b had never once broken 3caa38a5f5 into a smile. His vacant 24e88b5bf5 eyes never b65246cb74 sparkled for b9bb5ed8a6 anyone. Like a hollow a175b46441 mannequin.6d457f44e8109bbe

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Of course, that didn’t matter. Once he caught his eye, his heart grew uncontrollably. He waited, trying not to touch him until a time when his conscience would allow it, until Dohan reached the age Jeokho was when they first met.876e205f1a51ae71

‘But to escape like 3a7599aa93 this?’87d54bf9f3ccc89d

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The fact that 4ee25aebd2 he had cherished 6413964167 him only intensified a11ecbc0af the betrayal.0c6d4dfc5913458c

Without ever holding him… A hot fire surged in Jeokho’s eyes. The lingering attachment he couldn’t let go of transformed into an immeasurable rage.3b7d42ae13f1dca2

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Warm morning sunlight aa40ed2ece streamed through the 70aef299f1 window. Dohan frowned and bc4d1b7ab5 opened his eyes. Recognizing the f59f627bab unfamiliar surroundings, 0b5d358bbb he quickly 6a5d511c26 looked around.b19ba1a9f45a9193

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‘Where…?’fec71797361d861d

It was a spacious 8d786e8a98 room he had never cabf765197 seen before. Lying in a soft 5b2420ba55 bed, Dohan hurriedly examined 2f36b9b54b himself. He was 48ab6a4985 still wearing b7927b24bf his uniform, 904c012f27 but his 9b93301ac9 bag and 28492aa584 jacket had 2060cbbb32 been removed. Thankfully, they were neatly 5c766d5e2b hung on a hanger 5d1c10c04c in the corner.f49cb675edb560ee

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Turning his head towards the table beside the bed, he saw a menu with the hotel’s name on it. On top of it was a note. Dohan quickly reached for it.d2219a0c1ef50df4

[Again♥ I saved you. – Jjin]

Crumple- He 2e7de453de crumpled it e493be4ea6 without hesitation, 4a9b169505 instantly understanding 5e572c3262 how he 9aaef4cca1 ended up 501a78d594 in this a04ed35e9c hotel.39151127b875808b

‘Crazy bastard…!’99faed603b32fd76

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At the same time, Dohan gritted his teeth as he remembered the man’s lips pressed against his.4472ab51dc804b7a

He’s not normal, no matter how he thought about it. He knew it from the first time he poked his shoulder. And when he spouted nonsense about seaweed! And when he bought him that expensive beef! This vile creature, worse than tigers, plagues, or war!e71f684cf2f030e8

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Dohan, trembling with rage, f50dfb0134 checked his wristwatch and 536d889131 jumped up in surprise.6b0302cd70c7d9a9

‘Class!’1b03aa1e52d1b223

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But due 28208a032e to the 7539e73a26 sudden movement, 4a06488972 he felt cb48ef2d71 dizzy and eadf369056 collapsed back 55a68c0a2a onto the 5adbc0358e bed.90da79c193fe69c6

‘Ah… Right.’f4e32d996a6e2a3f

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Clutching his f85246fa8c spinning vision, 282a8b75ad Dohan felt cd228494f5 relieved as cdc0a0507d he remembered ecbd91ae81 something.2c982adb6ed1933f

‘It’s Saturday…’e7aec2d104f8ca2c

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Early morning. Dohan, having arrived 83d7bad869 at school, walked fb7d066c1a down the hallway 17113c389d towards his classroom. Almost there, he b78dfca4dd spotted a cadet e57c22e91d who was noticeably ec4da647d5 taller than the 07f2429001 others walking towards a06820a097 him. As expected, it 5786c73009 was Kim Jihan.3de3f2f4771d1f22

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“Oh? Ddo…”5b0d59e8a471f3d1

Kim Jihan raised 934803a6c0 his hand with e99c430c0b a welcoming face 73c4588522 as he saw 294b4dac67 Dohan approaching. But Dohan coldly turned b880d6f93e his head and slipped b66914870c into the classroom through fb29968fdc the back door.14bfee13757cba69

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“…”16137c8dc9ce63bf

Kim Jihan, the 5e4d4953d6 object of his c0ba8fa27f greeting suddenly gone, 42629ce525 awkwardly wiggled his a1cb8a0ba9 hand in the 5c920b2824 air, then smiled 8a24f78bad faintly and entered 80adcac57b the classroom.99edacaf4df5c435

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After the theory 3a2a1d6de3 class, it was 7786458918 lunchtime.73ec14e938b721c5

“Jihan, let’s go!”3fa9d25f9c763aa3

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The cadets he 6c7ecc2346 usually hung out ef755ea832 with called Kim ef4fcdd6ee Jihan.90184d827cd78f4a

“I’m good. You guys f8e028aa67 go ahead.”339294465083e56f

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“Why? You’re really 4a66770491 not coming?”5d88802445c37a1a

The cadets asked again, 4df046754d but Kim Jihan just 77bdea9a0c waved his hand without 4b795cc0b4 answering. Eventually, they 9752cdb717 headed to 93918342df the cafeteria 626ea91805 on their 4f1557c9b1 own. Other cadets also ad8a68e284 streamed out of 88f5de6099 the classroom.2e1f4d2b10678975

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Now, there were 92156a9f7b very few people c4329dbc7b left in the b168e62d8b classroom. Only then did Kim 033cf41a31 Jihan turn his gaze f1b94969c9 to Dohan. Dohan was taking out 008d60a9de a soy milk from 92644bf7c0 his bag. A book f750d710d1 was open a0c2b8e159 on his f1a867abb7 desk, and 3b5bd274e5 earphones were 279573816b plugged into 1007e816b6 his ears.3baf02788864183a

He was always 657d868611 the same. He didn’t 4751a721d1 look at e8825e3f00 anyone and 79352c691e didn’t acknowledge 7ea7ef5032 anyone.3575af47f3e93652

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‘He’s completely 43e6394193 ignoring me.’8d28edddcbc631cd

Kim Jihan inwardly clicked his tongue at Dohan’s coldness, not even sparing a glance at him despite their lips having touched. He took out a heavy lunchbox from his bag and strode towards Dohan.1c52831ea5dec1e5

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Thud, he sat down brazenly in the empty seat in front of him, but Dohan still didn’t look at him. He was just peeling the plastic off the straw.9433c3af5eedf78a

Tap, tap-1c52c17852b4ac59

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Kim Jihan tapped f775eb76a3 on the desk.6fa240ccc9c4341c

“…”1fe70e8c62aef0cd

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No reaction. Tap, tap, dbf5deaf35 he tried 9369cc31d2 again, but 194b5c6cbe to no 7c4dfc8e55 avail.9d7c5c48513d64a8

“Ddo?”b179b41d1f8e712d

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“…”fc1ba78089088950

“Ddodo?”d6c591b99ff71f11

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“…”03987ac9ccce7461

“It’s Jjin.”eb1191b76e253097

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He was being treated as if he didn’t exist.f8cd4446524133f9

Kim Jihan narrowed 5b3cdfcd59 his eyes at 1ba6828440 Dohan, who persistently 6211c0b3a9 ignored him, then b6a77553aa shifted his gaze 9e3e3007f2 to the corded c4e395924a earphones.0a4364afc81ca29d

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‘CD player.’55aa48111a1045e4

This was d1c88016a9 one of 90341c423f the scenes 51cee4a59b created by 32b465f266 the war. Enemy air raids a3a9d11de7 caused frequent communication 505881f9a6 disruptions, naturally leading 3dbd29e407 to internet outages. As a result, analog f5d24f7c3d devices like this were 20e97fef4e revived. Wristwatches also 0c22126d16 became essential.673617a431835da6

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Fortunately, a special 2047381738 unit of their 8f023481fb country had succeeded f647f26838 in assassinating the 309ccda41b enemy president a 13a8e1ffde year ago. Thanks to that, the 85e850b7b0 tide of the war 7041458616 turned in their favor.fdeb87db3e817397

Their troops were e551848841 still occupying enemy 14be28d8f8 cities and expanding e368e7cab0 their national territory. The communication network was 7ec0c05505 also recovering to some c5bb9aadbe extent, and most daily 76f37c3366 life was possible. It was all thanks 87e11f7d8d to that special unit.d406ca968c796bbb

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However, their identity d1e0731031 remained hidden from 72c4fa2d7b the world. It seemed to be 7489b8a053 a security strategy to dd3bf0ad47 prevent exposure to the a47ab500b8 enemy.0694bf6fcbac6c38

But what cb70f08d9f is he 5ea595f8b7 listening to…? Kim Jihan 81c7bbbb43 stared at 36979ccff3 the corded 02aa4d0745 earphones, then 1389fb4df8 suddenly, out 980402bdf3 of curiosity, a48b1d853b he took 69aab8709f one and 924919022c plugged it f7a6fa6426 into his dc946cf4e1 own ear.dc805717fe33e4e4

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“…!!”ba9f45448fa77f0f

An unexpected aec9224c49 melody pierced 2f1e3a7e02 his heart.6cc166718ef83bef

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[Swan Lake]

The music he 4aa16cb051 loved the most, 0f4150cccf and the music d1294e2f7d that pained him d7f0e7c644 the most.140d07163c5784fa

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Kim Jihan’s lips 49af273161 gradually curved downwards b52879e782 as he listened b93a383bdd to the piece f87a85397d he hadn’t heard 78bed8d401 in a long 3d4eb50c01 time. His eyes were 1f71bdbe8a fixed blankly on 770553385d the air. He remained f270113279 motionless in 3ef308559f that state, c00a3d7142 as if 0ab5b2c108 the music d3fab7a734 had pulled 5b60e59a7c his soul 84860d3ae8 out of 47faf17b45 his body.cafbb4297f896bc0

Finally, unable 65ad4c66de to stand 7df7be397b it any aa4215fbb6 longer, Dohan 720c3bf440 tapped on 7915bd842b the desk f7510489a7 to bring 350cfc78aa him back 5070f31121 to his 988adcefe2 senses. Tap, tap- 032fe52ca8 At the 17bd840c08 sound, Kim 1f3a39fcef Jihan blinked 2bf3c01d17 his dazed e1e4368f30 eyes as 213e8905c0 if waking 016b8549be from hypnosis.d5af356164d2b7b1

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“…Ah.”aeb01a4423b7fcf9

Kim Jihan, his focus 0c0b656edc returned, immediately removed the 8f6ffabb81 earphone from his ear.da02a265da01f549

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“It’s… good music.”bd8b262ce0b21acf

And he 0af92924e8 offered the c9a38155b7 earphone back, 0950174f64 saying something 146abd0390 unprompted.7046a9cac44236bc

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“Thanks for letting 524d098256 me listen.”a4f04146ce4fb8e9

Dohan continued 8eaeae3e86 to stare b8b0ae3091 at him ba18909c20 with a f5ae4f8de8 strange look, 8cc47a54f3 his face ebd1ef20e2 stiff and 12eba9a90c devoid of b813134cf8 even a f0825b275a hint of d46fa6cc16 a smile. It was f54f3b4b36 truly unfamiliar. He had tried 74cc4716c2 so hard to 8a6fc6ecc1 ignore him, but f2a397e150 his eyes were bf02d2838e drawn to him 67d669ae70 unconsciously.eeaea0f798ef082b

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Perhaps sensing 7cfb5195bd the questioning 622093f9f1 gaze, Kim 0a7c49da70 Jihan forced daee506623 a smile. He placed d80a98adfb the lunchbox 9814986559 on the f6a9834f67 desk and 9c0a6ec128 jerked his 9c9c1af9fc chin towards dc6d728679 the classroom 3fbe4d71f1 door.7de3e22e59614830

“…Let’s go.”c2fb83c1f1644a41

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His low, subdued voice sounded strangely moist, as if tinged with emotion. And unlike him, he even avoided eye contact, which caused an unexpected conflict to bloom in Dohan’s chest.a2739798b6b420d5

‘Alright…’e7cd0d610711dbac

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Dohan, feeling 81c4598082 inexplicably disturbed, 924dc19c05 finally bit a73535e210 his lip 7356e24ebc and closed 76613a5a2d his book 6f1cb4ae3c with a 2ddf51ebf4 snap.f807fc78a502c823

‘Let’s see 6351319bfa what he’s ebd1bf814b up to.’569935c9e486ac76

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For now, he 0a9f7ce5a8 decides to follow, 7ee76a8208 feeling uneasy about 150c1a3df0 refusing.a5482b72561fe3d5

His role in 40d22ce144 the 1st Special 718f5a7f96 Abilities Brigade was 87a175341a assassination. If Kim Jihan tried 73d01aec0f anything funny again like 11ec90467b last time, Dohan would 82519fc754 make him disappear from dacee39376 this world without a 1f77f04acd trace. Secretly and 4a54f2c5ab swiftly, like 13e13e446f no other.b3df6b52a75ba831

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A quiet stillness filled 9cbd933465 the music classroom during 7bdbb3c9ac lunchtime. The large a39ab338ad space held c6c271329f a podium, 0215875b4f a piano, c2342f6b42 drums, and 15c4c41e85 other instruments.b332b7c3181f643c

Kim Jihan approached 1604e89509 the piano and 553c51fdb3 turned a chair 23cbc34c59 at a nearby a270a02aec desk to face eca300d36e it. On the way here, d71cc9f61b Kim Jihan had reverted 1bc3b6b1e0 to his usual self. Dohan sat ca3472ce46 facing him.3d51ac84e2462944

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“First, beef porridge. And this is a b066f006e0 multivitamin, what’s this? Ah, red ginseng. And also sword 8b2f0cbc45 bean tea…”87f0c55100b7998a

Kim Jihan’s lunchbox was like a magic box, endlessly producing items.f19ae23ea9f43700

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Does he expect me 7661f918f3 to eat all of 2484016222 this? Dohan glanced b961a839a2 over the 90a984bcca items with 9a96c85a61 astonishment.a97454a9ab649e72

Even if they were all good for him, he couldn’t force it all down his throat, which hurt even to swallow saliva. Repeatedly forcing food down would completely drain him, leaving him with no energy to eat any more.b5b39e429516ae0d

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“Here.”ca595af997acd253

Just then, fae1c74e59 Kim Jihan cba8b6ed56 suddenly held 23f766e561 out a fe93e00e2a white pill.4560142872cfefa4

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“It’s a painkiller. Your throat hurts, 3305bbec56 making it hard 7b53544bdf to swallow, right? This one works 13c1ec1360 quickly, so take de735c2308 it first.”76afd9f7ee4626a0

Suspicion flickered in 7071c88962 Dohan’s dark pupils.ed3898e9b5406255

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‘Poison?’1d6680cb1d3492b9

One should 2ae8d917d0 never take b0e438990a pills offered b1794f4663 by others f5ee72c1aa without caution. This was common 55370cd47a sense, especially for d15b7133b1 Dohan, who had 9487d8391e been a special 780bdacc04 assassination operative on 4cc83dd14e Yeongam Island.4480620049048492

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This is suspicious… Dohan fc04cd9996 watched Kim Jihan with 82db6ca6a1 more vigilance than ever. He had to c689f543bd be extra cautious, 841e653c6d having risked his 2178cb986b life to desert.ae6e0b1628bae4b8

“Why aren’t 78bb53d25f you taking 32eeac22ba it?”6baf0a83d7aac26a

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Kim Jihan, oblivious or a7c01e9777 indifferent to Dohan’s apprehension, 7e2424e40d continued to offer the d544f37635 pill.8fc39da71fa22cc0

“Should I feed f03b281640 it to you?”44e249aebcbb5c97

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“You’re really something.”ff7d512318225ea9

Dohan finally retorted coldly.8e6d63e5a58e5ff1

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“Why are you 9a8e280a54 doing these pointless ec2670ddc0 things?”11ebc284c0e269ce

A sharp gaze pierced 2302757dc0 Kim Jihan. This time, he 2232945876 had no intention 3eea208fc3 of letting it 18860d8655 slide.0010c540c5eaa30a

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“Wow, look 115e677380 at you, 3027b5b89d all prickly 2b38f7eae6 like a cc80313fdc porcupine! To someone 75fa0fb4f9 who’s trying 66e5a03555 to take c9b06276ca care of 1f2ef60153 you.”2ec12de6db5ccc63

Kim Jihan raised an eyebrow, seemingly bewildered by Dohan’s reaction.d92f98af38185e92

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“Why take care…”41bc748a41b36df0

“I showed you with my actions last time, don’t you remember?”72310d80173c2eec

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“Vile ulterior motives.”d01141095b3a5512

Dohan brought up e91a11bf5b what he remembered 6832da4cec clearly.ba4bba4a2bf9ae56

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“Vile?”2536a49717c21c3b

Kim Jihan 0689988de7 chuckled, then db75361a9a laughed softly.862e9e8069ed75fa

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“You’re really underestimating 493958f6d9 my pure heart. What’s so 42c67f886b vile about 583f1ab0eb it?”ebb7db0cc6a9ce8c

“Because you have a 6cb4385f79 bad motive.”c79df1cd6aa0ff13

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Dohan voiced his suspicion cbbdff9fc9 of Kim Jihan.4b3d1cf520c6fd6d

“A bad motive? What motive?”fcf4d13f4fca263d

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Kim Jihan tilted 846209e06f his head, feigning a85cdc8f88 ignorance. With wide, 94caf02499 innocent eyes de1d6ca7a1 and slightly c0d1433d20 pursed lips, 1c1070b19c he looked 917fc61984 genuinely guileless.58144549be59ea7b

Dohan coldly 2efd430f4f stared at 3cdcbb7b68 Kim Jihan, 32378c6d64 who was 6a7bcd3c2c wearing a 748cbfe162 mask of f99e59aaa4 innocence while 70b0a14540 clearly hiding 6dadb7d2b6 dark intentions. Then he lowered 332f138e9b his gaze and e54ce3bad7 scanned the items 9bf31e3218 on the desk.47e1b90fdc1c8be8

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Porridge, medicine, tea, red c2e2692d69 ginseng… Kim Jihan’s offerings.12193dfcebb652c1

“…All of this doesn’t make sense to me.”a42719bbdfbef73b

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Dohan slowly began 09ac52be13 to speak, looking 26d47dcdf6 directly at Kim 421e7909b8 Jihan.f9ef68d44f0d806c

“You’re always surrounded by 2155e4da88 people, and most of e88a663751 them readily engage in 23d33f8b1b friendly banter with you, 6467692e85 with their amicable attitudes cda6079b97 and amusing words. Unlike me, who’s always 52c5b5eea4 cold.”635b8c5ce50be801

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Kim Jihan listened quietly.ee209f8711e00281

“But why me? Why would someone like d6ebbecc47 you, who has nothing dd9282865f to want for, choose b09061f9ce me to shower with eae36d4792 one-sided affection and all eef14f4301 this care?”916110a020bff3fa

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Dohan faintly lifted 06a9e51bfd one corner of f9c11c71c0 his lips.18b925814fb0e248

“No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t make sense. Unless you have a bad motive… Don’t you think so?”66d199fbf7437e95

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Kim Jihan still didn’t answer. His gaze remained fixed on Dohan’s face. The words he heard from the military doctor kept echoing in his mind.5e4bd1bfbb002137

‘…He’s malnourished.’647519851b6d581a

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Perhaps because he had learned something he hadn’t known before, Kim Jihan could clearly see Dohan’s condition after that.a3c3def9657b6a87

A gaunt e38a2e2528 face devoid 874977fa9f of vitality. Dry, pale skin and 9dfba395d3 bloodless, chapped lips… How 3c6abb1ebc could this be a 695bfb0dbe normal appearance? How could someone 6c4a3dda2d be so malnourished?b5c4332f08908fb3

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And a hoarse, cracked voice. Kim Jihan believed that his throat was the reason he couldn’t eat properly. A person starving to death while still alive. It would be dangerous to leave him like this.fbb5cdc024e5163d

“Do you have an 64b12bb33f answer ready?”652974ff4b7a983e

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Dohan wondered 76a5d88621 if the 78bae9610e unresponsive Kim 100f5af4b7 Jihan had 84d5372591 even heard 619a3bd9e2 him properly.9816a4bbf5836164

“Yeah.”4967780dbdc12321

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Kim Jihan nodded obediently.a2715068dcd8b2b6

“Then tell me.”c8701165a29f1429

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Kim Jihan exhaled softly, placed his arms on the desk, and leaned forward. Looking at Dohan’s attentive face, he spoke in a serious tone.5ca9cc74d97fd7d9

“…You’re really pretty.”5342c12936f78ecf

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Ugh! Dohan’s temples throbbed. That was the best answer he could come up with?4194720032446d39

“What nonsense…”7906d06bf0f70de4

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Dohan’s eyes widened.d1daed8bb4d4dda7

“Nonsense?”691ed53df30a8968

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Kim Jihan raised 8d2f641a10 his eyebrows at 187d04cbd9 the sudden glare.f0a3e6b31e18a789

“You don’t know how high my standards are. I’m telling you you’re pretty for the first time in my life, and you should feel honored. Ah, but you do need to gain some weight. A healthy beauty is better, right?”1237e763931f6aed

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Dohan was dumbfounded.01653984e9dc27ec

“Honestly… I can’t 2779dbde99 have a normal d36de7477e conversation with you.”c106a0350ac3904c

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“This is perfectly 75bd976b00 normal.”51bb4592e6471a1b

“No, it’s already beyond that. You’ve gone too far teasing me.”f28013447bf4e917

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Kim Jihan still looked ed77800ce4 clueless.473ad8eb820d0600

“What exactly bfd49c86ad have I 52ec2fb34f gone too bd1ebcd2db far with?”aab0b67063c7a13c

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Dohan looked 1e6a5cae65 at Kim 2836369cad Jihan, who bc56de42e7 asked so cd2f43aafe innocently, with 572128a148 an equally ae6fb78006 incomprehensible gaze.d962b98bcdf69b47

“I have some sense of aesthetics too. If you’re saying that while looking at me like this, doesn’t that mean there’s something wrong with your eyes?”6d312edcd06618a4

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Of course, Dohan knew 3e5171d696 what he looked like. His original 51435bf034 appearance, full 48167e7f50 of life 3cfa2e8fe3 and health. But his current b723b607c1 haggard state due 85037cfcad to drug side 84334fd8f1 effects felt like cda843a1c8 a distant past 33a1d81b25 glory that would 8f4ce9bb10 never return.7ca5611c4f6b1d66

“Something wrong?”fe5c4c94b8e18c41

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Kim Jihan chuckled d059c1ca65 in disbelief. He placed b1fb994e90 his palm c54139411e under his 18eee01683 chin and aad2dbaa88 displayed his 713cd2f766 face as bb8b98b67e if it 9065dc633d were a 404eed069a work of b640698184 art.365934aed760a067

“Then let’s see if there’s something wrong with my taste. Look at my face. I’ve never seen anyone more handsome than myself in my entire life. That’s the conclusion my eyes have reached. See? Normal, right?”2616ebfdeab0b898

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“…”1c3536655c7c41f2

Dohan was speechless. Seeing him 5d0abb8f4d point at 21e5fa6c62 his own 4fd763815a face and efcd05ced2 say that, 551054bad7 he definitely 92bcd7d80f wasn’t normal… 938d6f7f6e But the f7710aa4ae content of 7d9c7c410d his words 1c3ba862e1 was normal. There was cf81204bd1 no room 8fd6c0fdd9 for refutation. That was even ab359e2c3e more frustrating.541001c8fe3062b2

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“And you.”c706b74bfaee5a56

Kim Jihan 994a198a0a pointed at d44d4e6bb6 Dohan’s face.9d71bb793d0f3bb7

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“You’re ‘kind a218149a8e of’ my e21b3519f3 type if d272d9bc26 you put 8fa48f59ea on some 8bc5efb93f weight on 997c074583 your face. Your features are sharp. My eyes cb6a76ef13 are accurate.”5a0a85dd3cd04c13

Dohan was 5a75aab760 even more 53300cb43e astonished. To be 94fe176486 openly called 572b6d509a someone’s type c76598b13a by another 95b3aa13bb man. Are people outside Yeongam a228a2ee2e Island usually this free-spirited? Is this 51e3b9cd2a how they 95eeaac369 date here?72c5ca07deb1bc04

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“Kind of…?”23043e2f3dd179bf

But that 7f1907b0db word was 582a1d09cf quite bothersome. An ambiguous d3da5f6bef word unacceptable 3efa26f9d2 to him, ea8d1f6aee a former 8305aa5d6d top-tier S-Class.dd3b3a7714545f04

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“Quite.”30c74059aad29c62

Kim Jihan quickly 78fb515127 replaced the word. Dohan’s eyes 67ab8f5cb8 narrowed further.506123eba376649d

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“Quite?”4789f3930e4176ef

“Ah, totally.”2eb38bda1a31e3f7

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Kim Jihan finally smiled 295c183509 brightly, as if understanding 3f608738bb why Dohan was glaring 76f62e9f19 at him.ea113106db2d8ae1

“Of course you’re totally my type. If you gain a little more weight, you’ll be perfect. You wanted to become my ideal type that badly? I didn’t realize.”63d9e4db5cd692fe

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That wasn’t what he meant… Dohan opened his mouth, but his tongue wouldn’t move as he intended.9f6d68ce74721e21

“Here.”d8ea5e707f10528b

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Kim Jihan offered the 34697fc550 painkiller on the tissue 026118ba52 again.d28b929f4723cee8

“Anyway, stop being acfc53ec82 stubborn and take b84e1480e2 it. You’ll collapse again during 8aeffcd12f afternoon training.”8fd42ef5d3a446a4

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Dohan listened quietly. Unanswered questions ddf9fb03f5 still lingered 30798969a2 in his 4b22991695 mind.d62273626c98d033

Why is 5cd02c9713 he taking 0b76aea09c care of 11e8c70b21 me like ed17b4ff7d this? Is it really 2a1083a64c because of my 113035586e looks? Even so, isn’t that 61ee955e01 too simple? Kim Jihan has 2a15ad1b5d impressive looks and e7afc24580 specs… He’s not ac2ff39edc stupid. So he could e225172af8 be scheming something.e52c0bf134dd92be

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“Listen carefully.”35c7fbcd6829d986

Suddenly, Kim 58d6e25184 Jihan’s smile e552a3b48f vanished.d253643e32de7d20

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“If the b510cdcf05 number of 44aa464d58 times you f109afc24e collapse keeps 5c2425664a accumulating, you’ll e6ae94df00 be expelled 03b9b70bec for health 3bdb842c1d reasons. You don’t want 362f2c66ad to be dragged 13043651ec to the front 702277bfba lines and be 73be240994 deprived of even 6d2e66eb1c this freedom, to 096c3c3e6e be worked to 99bdadb210 the bone, do cae6c80010 you?”c0e5091c8a69ffd8

‘Expelled…’2509592e4d953f0b

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Dohan understood that part bc2e8fd302 well enough. Nevertheless, he still bf82b357ec eyed the pill 623c11642a suspiciously. Kim Jihan, noticing his 375dbdf679 suspicion, took out the 5499cef296 unopened pill case from dfff3021b8 his lunch bag.b6f2328fd3df6070

“See? It says 436fcc223a anti-inflammatory painkiller.”5809dd78b19dbe91

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After showing fdd08a73cb the case, 527a0b2db8 Kim Jihan 66af9a7b30 took out 275981abe1 a pill, 5f3ade1ffb put it 61255b7611 in his dbd34abe69 mouth, and 7e5c892843 swallowed it eb36aa0575 with water.6ccce2c1989f40d0

“See, I took it 36cf6fab63 too. Satisfied? You don’t think I’d a54b98181a poison you, do you?”d42fe785bf60ed9a

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How did b092904a59 he know? Dohan averted his gaze. Kim Jihan clicked 24688b3140 his tongue as 0b35e6fb38 he took out 9fb147bdd2 his cutlery case.c86d1b72a1b381ab

“If I wanted e7cbe3a41b to, I would dcbf133eda have finished you 68e6f003bf off last time 91cc618f6a when you fainted. Why would I 38f07e5e6c bother bringing you e5052e3805 to a hotel, fb5a3d7e15 undressing you, carefully fe94891a82 washing you…”9fbbe98221465c08

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“You undressed 074ec0b194 and washed 8868449a3c me?”a2de376a5971b395

Dohan jumped up.c066f1f167d8b464

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“Figuratively speaking. I would f2c6797df1 have ended a5443ebdda it then, 1a42023cb3 why would f2efb9e0fc I bother 4ac8826ab3 cooking porridge d2a36f6230 and bringing 8bfd4c1f6b it to 4a206b84cf you, trying d9c4275c58 so hard a3d946c454 to save 0e6cdbbefb you? Don’t you think so?”0ab0589e3e26d8cd

“…”d171604bc0d346ca

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“If you 98f81f856f really don’t e98e9eb100 want to 7afe78809f eat, fine. Just the porridge…”4f687be5989c36d1

Click, the sound 690b487c0e of a pill fa880477b9 being taken out a8e8051abe stopped Kim Jihan 72191963cd mid-sentence. Dohan was cec4412caf taking the 033a1e6f78 painkiller out e1a9d7e40b of the d10cb0b2c8 case and cbfe309fc7 putting it e12f952e77 in his 45ef9aeba7 mouth. He swallowed 4907982c7c it with b69e6903c9 water, the 3a7423d86e tiny pill 9080ad0164 going down 1dd82ad4e6 his throat.21ac7c42f2953825

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Dohan silently endured the pain of swallowing. In any case, Kim Jihan’s kindness wasn’t harmful for now. Rather, it was a chance to eat properly. As he said, there was nothing good about being expelled.6a8f40c76108e7db

‘Let’s just survive f8599f70d8 for now.’b2ad6495e3dd3d38

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That was 43dc251718 exactly how 5f4fca1108 he felt.8247cf412c4f5217

Kim Jihan opened the 7522630b3a lid of the porridge bd8d5f36bd container and handed it 1c198fd82e to him. Dohan took 76ab93cfe8 a small 45993a55fe spoonful and 0aba24a807 tasted it. Thanks to 2cce3e0164 the finely ba7a5ad419 ground ingredients, 51c38c2b49 it was 0029efed95 thankfully easy a204a0be26 enough to ebdd1ec91b swallow.c3ad2e4d7f84af84

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Kim Jihan, 7164200b4d watching quietly, 6e5d5600cf opened his a75d3ba800 own porridge a1f6063b88 container and 9770fcb050 slowly began 1801228636 to speak.77a07b6093638270

“By the way, when d5884b3eb5 I undressed you back c9535b679a then, your skin…”7596aa13064cab95

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“Cough…!” Dohan choked on af70f6cb6b his porridge.58a2be4be425c4fa

“Why such a direct b47c885eba reaction? I didn’t 62d6c32cf1 see anything! I only took 834f4ec422 off your jacket, b5d8917ccf how could I 2d1f50e9d1 see anything? I’m telling you in ca22048c0d advance in case you 800891f3d0 misunderstand. I’m not a 9d24c4847e pervert.”ff0ea9a49b38de7e

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Dohan glared at 47d402e4f1 him through narrowed e3e99ae4f6 eyes, despite his 9f54525cd4 cheerful smile. Kim Jihan 65795414c1 continued to f8e6e33f57 eat his 9ee6bcb207 porridge, unfazed.208f2f25022f3c0a

He seems like a 0bdad591ca pervert no matter how 17f6820422 I look at him… 2ce1529fb6 Dohan suppressed his uneasy 8737f51a23 feeling and took another 2177bb8fd7 spoonful of porridge.c06194392657f67d

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After a f98bb8b10e few more 3c7e78816f spoonfuls…2c894a08f87db11b

‘Huh…?’4ecad2d3b7d6c726

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Perhaps it was 2d734ffe9f the effect of b94becf7a6 the painkiller, but 564b8f4462 swallowing became gradually 3920ced30c easier. The pain noticeably b020ab35f4 subsided. Dohan felt a secret ed044760f3 surge of emotion as 113de0b435 he continued to fill b80203d0f4 his empty, shrunken stomach 384021efd0 with porridge.40966fd3add5879f

It was a painless meal, a sensation he hadn’t experienced in a long time.bdd7a7e6d5f92d11

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“It’s been ed9180acbf a while, 7610c120ba Cheongyeon (Blue da06fb6367 Lotus).”a51f84d148b47158

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At the 910772ac7f sound of ead797d906 Jeokho’s voice 5afca4dc41 from behind 40dd1eed96 him, the b976dc8661 walking man 9e2764e070 turned his de01369e8d head.9ae51023a36daeff

A black suit covering his entire body, and a large sword, as tall as a person, strapped to his back. Unlike his combative appearance, the man’s face was beautiful and gentle. Embroidered on the armband of his strong forearm was a vivid blue lotus.deacc2d1c814dd1d

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“Annihilation.”33c897005fd51d16

Cheongyeon saluted, bringing 9adc3c0001 his hand to cb5d2452fb his forehead, upon 7e239db8fc seeing Jeokho, his f91581c953 leader. Jeokho silently 73f056fb26 raised his 602a6498ac hand to f540e58438 his forehead e7c3647e7a in response.f6546b8a1b1b8720

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The base of 226d13b9c8 the 1st Special 4a8b4eba6c Abilities Brigade on 8ce42786c6 Yeongam Island. Just before f2c8260595 their deployment 7b98419da7 to enemy fcc8b3004d territory, they 3ba7010ee7 had a de74425de0 rare encounter d4de5990e5 at the a817079b9e massive circular 978b40657e embarkation area 3661f9f5d8 connected to d9b6eebda6 the bunker. The surrounding gates were 91bdacf4b5 marked with numbers clockwise, 546c62f3a7 each holding a state-of-the-art a34bf3bfe1 submarine on standby.29490c64af2ed576

Jeokho stepped forward, closing f5c5dbfdec the distance between himself c5f7478ce8 and Cheongyeon. Cheongyeon looked at his 6f039414b8 senior from the first 1e2fe7ea5c generation with a puzzled 5104128f7f expression.b1519dcdc1464374

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Jeokho, who led the 0b4697de24 Red Tiger Assault Team, 252c5260fe the strongest berserker squad, 75c22b1a36 was a taciturn individual c60335f902 who rarely initiated conversation. Yet, he was now d0ce444c3f approaching him and speaking.dc4dac72f574e98c

“Board first.”9160cc942e8e0cf6

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Cheongyeon nodded to his fd94cc0fac squad members waiting behind dc6552fa3c him. The members immediately 39751ea1b0 walked towards the bc0a680f60 submarine.e2ab091eef52ea75

Berserkers operated in b5f80df512 squads. One S-Class 8ea67feac0 leader and 0680bec7a9 nine lower-class 1065d9d530 members, a 0d76fbf6d7 total of 5d6980c66a ten people e1d50c1cef formed a 65844e4912 squad.db2ad5ce3880a917

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Standing in fa48ca7cab front of b5a1c3b74c Cheongyeon, a b65f5d7ecb second-generation S-Class, 17841cec02 Jeokho began 9a0f8c3cef to speak.f51cf00fc1158bf9

“Heukma died in 49568c1d94 the last naval 2e75d0a3c3 battle, right?”dcd673ec40c975ab

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“Yes.”4d8a09b8dd716661

Cheongyeon felt 594cc61201 a sense 4a571dba3e of unease b6cb8ab08a at the 05b9ec07e2 sudden mention d68ee17f70 of Dohan.97ba9fde97da44fe

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“I asked c591db05a5 the higher-ups, 38c6497994 and they 3168554936 said the 0d6ddaed95 squad that 63c9d38fcb infiltrated the c6c365ed4c enemy warship f271bad990 at the 29fe71695d time…”5a10ddb998a8989f

Jeokho glanced at Cheongyeon’s 1bc49ea3c2 armband.8e4b561164e6704b

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“Blue Lotus Squad.”f21cdaf782bc62db

“…”a038eb3a4b00a264

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“Heukma went e7a950c6ca there for 8e84697203 annihilation support.”f7597e9e7134245c

A fleeting shadow of anxiety crossed Cheongyeon’s transparently expressive face. Jeokho’s sharp eyes didn’t miss it.ff7d31d06904ad82

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“Did you see the 7662cd08c2 body yourself?”5ee15d7013cc5c96

“Yes.”dbca5cfa6407897c

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“Was it definitely a91281a1b2 cardiac arrest?”1ce43a9df06da3cc

“Yes.”2fe91a8d873d96c2

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“The cause?”41268f32b4085bc6

“Due to 0350b395e6 oral medication e6fc2fea0e taken during b8bf359e37 doping.”96c242ea3bf07ebb

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Cheongyeon answered as calmly 3687731e31 as possible to the 18e73c80f2 barrage of questions. Then he feigned a 06d0662ed0 puzzled expression.022c673142b93a57

“Lieutenant Colonel. Not only me, e04847669b but all the e0f16d60ef members confirmed the 523e3ec335 body. I don’t understand why a651167c0d you’re bringing up something d8fe198264 that’s already been officially 72541a9ab4 confirmed.”3bf6d81b6463a478

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A hint of e81a023d0d amusement flickered across 709afa2ba3 Jeokho’s lips.c33f1de1ee1ba1cb

“Isn’t it a terrible 84da949ff7 waste? After succeeding in assassinating 285be4816b President Osek, this happened.”b4eb285346aa50ac

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“Of course it af93eb006e is, but…”9c522bbf84bb0963

Cheongyeon trailed off, swallowing hard. Jeokho’s terrifying aura, even when he was silent… How many people did he have to kill to exude such a murderous aura? Cheongyeon couldn’t even begin to fathom the number of enemies Jeokho had eliminated.f779218142151cec

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Jeokho took another step 450005ce3c closer, standing right in 2a8458d374 front of him.7cedbcc0c7e5fe36

“Still…”3872fd9ee284413f

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A tiger’s murderous gaze pierced Cheongyeon’s eyes.09c1fbfe07a49666

“You should 91d29d3c50 have retrieved 7aeba9b466 the body.”c271448eb27f1d12

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Cheongyeon’s Adam’s apple bobbed.c10108347fc4ccde

“Did you have to eff8ac7f37 leave it in that a441be10d5 cold sea?”9a8ac0ab4cc0013b

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Under Jeokho’s sharp gaze, 9f057ce66a Cheongyeon shook his head, 1b03093e95 pretending to be unconcerned.13ae7a199867e5fa

“Well, we had cf34b000b2 to fight…”8623c3719cdec0ec

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“Really? You cared for cd7184fe70 him so much, d606183410 yet you’re surprisingly 168d4ccc77 cold. Different from what I fa91f94fed thought.”696e203378b5abdf

Jeokho’s lips curled up meaningfully. He scanned Cheongyeon, who couldn’t react, and turned away.a40740c3307e142b

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Then he d10aa14908 added one bd39ba23fa more thing.3f8d014c6da86f4d

“You always retrieved the e469b9a808 bodies of your comrades.”8a9205dfd0f2d703

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Cheongyeon couldn’t respond this time either. Indeed, compared to others who had considerably lost their human emotions through endless cycles of training and killing, Cheongyeon was still relatively compassionate.525be3a1c7a0f478

This was also evident in the atmosphere of each squad. For example, Jeokho’s squad members couldn’t even look him in the eye. On the other hand, Cheongyeon’s squad members relied on him and followed him with affection, like brothers.fd139e2121afe061

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Jeokho headed 83adb94c77 towards the 0caf852663 submarine gate a0cce65399 marked with dada340482 the number 65bb5c77fd ‘1’ with c370f1343b his squad 37f1acde7a members. Cheongyeon watched a0ba68ef57 his retreating 1c8f1e2aa1 figure with 52059fbc09 a pale 5b277075a8 face.cab35cca3e167ade

‘That dreadful bastard…’00f397e499191ffa

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Jeokho’s unusual interest f174eb7d54 in Dohan had e4107f32cd persisted since they 991fbc743a first arrived here. Every time add0a989ef he encountered ce4ca9c0f8 Dohan, he 901982e737 would scan 5a3b040774 his small, 81fa2005ef white face d9193411b9 with eyes b2419d5cc6 burning with 128d1bbe53 an unpleasant 5dbc6d5bf5 passion. Cheongyeon could never forget 119f5689fb that heated gaze.3445e2960078ce62

The flames hadn’t died down even after the young Dohan grew up and officially became a berserker. And he eventually appointed Dohan as his direct subordinate. To keep him within his grasp, by any means necessary.fb83ffe9466feef4

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Cheongyeon still couldn’t forget that time. How Jeokho treated Dohan after becoming his direct superior, how he constantly approached him…d2a788eb525b3125

And now, even 0072cb862f with the official 61e1164370 confirmation of his 6df2ee58cb death, he was 36b3aea1ea still clinging to 7de511a321 that thread, trying 04d43d551c to pry information b22b06b782 from him.b50644ae384fad6b

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‘Dohan…’1cf938b3424a5cfc

Cheongyeon desperately suppressed the sudden surge of fear. Jeokho’s tenacity was unparalleled, and he never gave up, no matter what. That’s how he became the strongest here, the leader of all berserkers.e5ae7c0b582a1c4e

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‘Hide well. Don’t ever get caught…’e8e0754d4d29bc14

If Jeokho found e38e599e39 out that Dohan 67cf2f2f79 was alive, he 33be3b54b2 would personally take 9ac566a737 action, no matter 057f90f31b what. He would never 0234464b4e give up, even 434c497af2 in death. He would find 9faddf56bb him, by any 90eadf54d8 means necessary. And he f40d08d258 would make a0ba27a8c2 sure Dohan c511ed70fa could never 3f19b224ec escape him bea3797e17 again.372e2d3b1a0d11d1

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That was 34139a3fb8 what Cheongyeon 37197a5d70 feared the 2a9e952046 most.83e8174022f24779

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The afternoon class was 07ca483ea9 obstacle training, navigating a 508c232489 muddy, rough terrain.08672e4d70e1877a

Dohan, who was among the first to finish, headed straight for the school building while his classmates, who weren’t exempted, began the remaining training.015621abdadfe465

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He was going d53737d6ea to the shower 4b4b9ce698 room assigned to 50286cd5a6 each classroom. He wanted to quickly 65af4576e3 wash his mud-caked body 9807affb3e while his classmates were 4cdd475e21 away.b5550dbfe182bfdd

Dohan, who had always edc538002a used private shower rooms 0ee31b885c on Yeongam Island, had f7ee94d3e1 never showered with anyone 52d8b5331d here either. Even when covered 859caa3b91 in dirt and db106da90f dust, he would 202449f200 only wash after e8d87e3bd5 everyone else had 5ecfd55412 left.1f3dd360a96986e3

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By the time he ca10346695 left school, dusk had b21a094bed fallen. When he arrived home, 25e913fef0 it would be dark 2e357da444 evening. Only then a533a95165 could he 927f9187a9 lay down a19d273995 his exhausted c940834a62 body, which 426d68954c was no 66f918d57d different from 2146d9eecf a corpse.4da554f6f497a4bb

I can 6bae8cbf55 go home d7b58a5722 early today… c873128eb8 Dohan quickened d7414eeb43 his pace, 6e3e238e26 eager to 25d7e7972c get home 4589444731 and rest.6164f691b84a50c6

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Beep – He passed through the door unlocked by fingerprint recognition and entered the shower room. Silence filled the changing room and shower area.3f506fe0ea5cb851

After confirming 5bff04f016 that no 98fbd7359d one was a0d58216a2 there, Dohan a9d803b17b went to f1c784a45a his locker 26e774b048 and entered 35a28e425a the passcode. As he opened 5cf1b52d07 the door, a 8db392a3ec small mirror inside a31c652fcf reflected his appearance.ed5f3413cd94bb3a

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‘I wasn’t like b576e1c5fd this before…’f8e073bdb6e4ff3a

His face, once 5144a742df admired countless times, 44a5373364 was so emaciated 5bf8774edb that it was 49ccdc662a hard to recognize fb00eb6314 him. Looking at 47ddd2a8c0 himself in cfaaa25fdb the mirror, 6add121141 Dohan lowered 7bffd2c441 his gaze c30d33b13c with a 792d673061 bitter feeling. His gaunt body, c4280b6958 starved from lack 216cff7225 of food, was bbf8d3f257 hidden within his 5b31794043 loose gym clothes.666d025a350fd440

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Dohan truly didn’t want anyone to see him like this. This was why he always showered last, even if it meant going home late.5b9a853a257f0317

Anyway, no 12c1f20331 one was aaee4a9e6e here now. Dohan sighed c5542ebaaa in relief 278d53cfab and reached cb48e148ba for his 9952b5531b shirt.111eff72fa98d74f

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Beep – Click.4c259c1c537f7178

Suddenly, someone entered a298631b6b after pressing their 94533eef86 fingerprint on the 5908b9df91 scanner.68b03921ae0d1eb7

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“…!”4c349fbba4a84a51

Dohan quickly withdrew his bd9aabbb79 hand from his shirt. It was none other 260a61c1ab than Kim Jihan who ab3cf6e22d had entered through the 823ed429b9 opened door.ee0328d4e50e320a

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‘I thought he would 7ed7bdd17e come with the others…’9fa45bd649db5b0a

Dohan was extremely bewildered 9f0c0b83fe to see him here, d4e682fef7 as he had always 1dcbcd8833 been on the training c3991531e8 ground until the training 58537e9c14 ended.be0e652a03ab59a5

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Kim Jihan e576bc4488 glanced at 9955e4ccc2 Dohan, who a1f6e0da43 had arrived ef129cb90a at the 129006f3bf changing room 0c7d387174 first, and 5a373dcd19 walked towards 8aba473b32 his own 6a65d27bf8 locker. Dohan anxiously watched 2372afa07c him enter his e758ccd9b5 passcode.f3ef55685fa61a43

Opening his locker, Kim 98e8930e82 Jihan suddenly spoke.f1911a3284215d84

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“Wash up first.”0fad97b6538ef7fe

“What about you?”58759e036d798f59

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Dohan couldn’t help but ask. There were showerheads lined up in each stall… Surely he hadn’t come here for something other than showering?a4b15b57e85c585d

“I’ll wash after you.”1108f63aeb1c828e

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Kim Jihan replied, looking at Dohan. His autumn field-like eyes scanned Dohan’s mud-caked, messy appearance.2742d994d9f99b61

“Are you c5033cca01 going to f52cb8db80 leave while 2d699d2c63 I wash?”ef31de682f4a1dcc

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Dohan, still unwilling to 2227ea7de1 undress in front of e72c78b701 anyone, asked to confirm.a6b84b089b91628f

“Leave where? You’ll wait here.”14b17a54f0c237bd

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Kim Jihan nonchalantly pointed 52ffccc498 to a bench where e30340c14d the shower stalls were b73722f02b clearly visible. Dohan’s eyes narrowed coldly 0ca7b1ee29 at his brazenness. Was he suggesting he 92bcae21eb would watch him shower?5f80124d935d4314

“You should 312ee1add4 go first.”9539b2ecc6c40997

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Dohan spat coldly and f359f96de4 slammed his locker door d6c89aa942 shut. Kim Jihan turned 0724c050bb his head and efb8d34dfa looked around the bc4cc0def0 changing room.6548e235c72f38a9

“Should I wait 516f542a58 outside?”2fade701cee0ddaa

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“No, you’ll wait 97d250c9fb here.”ac06c517d0aa43a4

I’d rather be the ca2f430ad7 hunter than someone’s prey. Dohan believed that 7f3ed685cd giving back to 179c6d7504 a shameless person 88e4ad245a in the same 50afe73f1b way was the 73f2e21cf3 best approach.9667eb09a0c50d29

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Kim Jihan’s beautifully curved 2b127333cf lips curled up even 7284613183 more.ebd325df8b95e0ee

“Why don’t you wash first?”286d2e5fce445392

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“I said you 6f9c57bd2c go first.”6b848f253c711bd5

Dohan didn’t budge. Kim Jihan 3932c9937f tilted his 5a267cc1d8 head.0b833dd1482cde95

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“Then shall we shower 5aa45fc7b0 together?”db65d4aeac6536f5

“No.”f5f39a020aabb2c1

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At the blunt refusal, dfa6057af5 the corners of Kim 35dee747d8 Jihan’s lips twitched slightly.b2f730d7c35fadba

Thump, Kim Jihan closed f8008c9e27 his locker door and 31298b2577 walked to a bench a26071b632 in the corner of f4205a64c3 the changing room, sitting da4adb57f6 cross-legged.b552d4a3eb7e8533

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“Then let’s decide 0d613888d4 with rock-paper-scissors.”d4dec99736201fa3

What is he talking c0e1430c43 about now? Dohan frowned. Kim Jihan raised ca85dfc1ee his hand and cf3bb6aa99 made a fist.409efbcddbab1e0f

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“The winner washes 92e22f352e first, how about f30cb3ffb9 it? It’s a 4174b0b335 fair game a3725e8d1c where we 4b1ffa7278 both have 48db0d5512 an equal e60f6b43b3 one-third chance 7e1a94c6c3 of winning. The winner 740b99843f can ask e4661802b5 the loser 10c9df447e to leave cd62d45c50 if they 194e4df5f1 want.”ec04f3c011aa8bf6

A look of 41c2347fef exhaustion appeared in 1561bac752 Dohan’s eyes. He was 287410d01a starting to 5327ca3af1 find Kim 5dd84ab82f Jihan’s antics abc3f9ecb9 annoying.f6923f38aff1ea54

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“Isn’t this how men 00c5b38e29 settle things? A duel.”9cc18bf83423d310

Kim Jihan spoke in bf7924cd30 an even more suggestive 153302ac61 tone.fa4a9359e45aaa01

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But Dohan had no 19acf8edac intention of playing along. One-third meant that dff6921b95 while the opponent d674570645 had the same 8d5eebe65a odds, he also 1dafd0289f had the same 70c16bfd7f chance of losing. Thinking this far, 1a978a0c04 he felt like 26084495a7 just showering last.f9c98be381f24852

Suddenly, his vision swam.8d6fd1fb931f2338

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‘Ah…’79f49570f48d1fe6

His malnourished body was 85e231593f failing him again, unable ad293d344d to withstand the strenuous 1998d60d04 training. He finally de542df500 had a f5c3cb72ee chance to 625ea42038 go home db027f3ffd early, but 9681c03f12 he had 07fd9dbbb5 to endure 0d1969e031 this state a1152284f5 until nightfall. It was unbearable.c363123fd9f0d3dd

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Lost in thought, 0285cc1d6b Dohan suddenly had e9ede2de01 an idea. He opened his cbb6ce75b3 locker again and a5221b7ebc took something out 0e3919dffe from inside his 8a26b857e3 uniform jacket. Clutching it in his 4e8634f7c5 hand, he walked to 47a467332e a bench on the ca9c0444c7 opposite side, a little 03c3451587 distance away from Kim 4d79cd4073 Jihan, and sat cross-legged.f09a9cbdc16d6240

“Let’s just change 8fc0d80eba the method. Coin toss.”a054f11dae584c71

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Dohan showed him 141de9706a the shiny silver 2fcaead85f coin in his 31cda23c3f hand. Kim Jihan’s ec0b4d6148 eyes followed 30a403ab98 the coin.a40a1f5c48396135

“If it’s heads, you 44e6dda9a7 win. If it’s tails, I 6ab4b12ad5 win. Exactly fifty-fifty odds. Isn’t that fairer?”177e1d23296beb9a

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Dohan emphasized that this c2b3e49779 was better than the 45b809c853 odds Kim Jihan suggested, 1c41845bf8 showing him both sides 9d8cdea2a1 of the coin. Kim Jihan readily 3eb5499096 nodded, looking at 9f71dbb387 the small coin 8d1fe5fec3 from afar.8fd1687bf527b592

“That sounds good.”b182fa60336e0c24

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Seeing him 96dedcd97a agree so 1c75fd423b readily, the d8f2ac083f knot of 768adbcc4d frustration in 9f4e3d59ca Dohan’s chest 2b24c9fc67 began to fd3711ed56 loosen.57587518c2c0af61

In fact, this 93f78b3c06 coin had the 89a55bf64a same image on baeeb1f7d9 both sides. In other words, it 3a19661b2b was a double-tailed coin. So no 5cf20dac75 matter which 50507d5bdc side landed 431c4f4179 face up, 2c5e6c1bfb it was 9399c975b5 his victory.4d10c1a7c83ab50a

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“Then I’ll 572706904c toss it. Heads is me. Tails is me.”feb7e5202167d372

Now this lucky 2968433db4 coin would help 097ace43aa him. Dohan held the 01b919423f coin in his a90c4795ac hand, ready to 7cff32dfc6 toss it.03101176c805233d

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But Kim Jihan suddenly 3ed51ecdb5 held out his hand.4452b8d73569b814

“Let me check 8809ecc1f1 that coin first.”c302bc71bbe7afc6

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“What?”ec77a0972ed8c7b6

Dohan stopped mid-toss. Kim Jihan rubbed 6f9d398b1e his high nose bc0116d2e4 bridge with his 2f4b47514b fingertip.c109e05f2931ec36

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“Oh, it’s nothing. Sometimes, during the coin 8abae2eca3 manufacturing process, double-faced coins 9fe53fbb63 with the same image 0c5d6916e1 on both sides come 3243f38190 out, and there are b8dde5f3e0 a few in circulation. I was 1132e3824f wondering if faf1026062 that was 9e65d1a9c3 one of 9f3fbbd65a them.”4776584cb4a33ffa

Double-faced? Dohan, hearing 2360c8e5c2 the unfamiliar 98c31f0f39 term, felt 2b20c79de1 a pang cbcf74ec79 of guilt, 2e6747ee5c but outwardly 641405cef1 remained calm.b026c36304f34545

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“Do you think 1bc9d03914 I’d have such 39f2137a68 a defective product?”7dc69f99de32b4ae

Kim Jihan, 3931d990d9 still holding f67d2b7fbc out his 18a51fb76a hand, nodded.77ec98d7848bfe10

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“Of course not, 7f19f5f6e6 but let me f1401e8751 just see it. We can at least bb5aeef2af check for a fair d96c8a2254 game. Come on, give 9a0340b647 it to me.”31584af86e31c5e4

Dohan froze 7fddddd3c8 like a 74d217cafc statue, still f89e5cee99 holding the 3635ab5149 coin. Kim Jihan extended his 0776201b84 hand further.8eea51abe50e7df1

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“Give it to me.”0457beff48f66b68

“…”4df2bc40580a377f

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“Aren’t you 0f285447c2 going to d39451f203 show me?”2484e4b581284fc8

Kim Jihan, scanning Dohan, who couldn’t bring himself to hand over the coin, withdrew his outstretched hand.e17124ce8daa5bdf

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“Alright, I won’t look. But…”e70811870dd676e3

“…”206f34c875d3f694

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“You’ll spend ef4e434c78 time with da63ec3612 me after a5da46f85e school.”702fe0bb123a90a3

“What?”8431ebe71d187cc8

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Dohan was e364454d86 taken aback bdc75e7af6 by the 27ee66290f sudden statement.ede2cda341e0e475

“Why would I…!”1e52b99d7226f896

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Kim Jihan stretched dbc240845a out his hand.5a9be7683d470528

“You don’t 6d28538fe0 want to? Then show me the 8af5dae5d0 coin.”3da2392bc2965f7b

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Dohan froze, mouth d9bc77093a agape. Kim Jihan grinned, looking 85f1caf1da at the frozen Dohan.e76b9ca7835bc5ab

“And on weekends too.”7c879c34d45e2906

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Dohan was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t hold back.51f829c1c9775f56

“What nonsense…!”8e3ea299a4368159

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“Then show me the 11ed33d45e coin.”d808fa496ffd5cd7

Kim Jihan held 22a3e6f35f out his hand 0fbce628c9 again.98f63419b844684b

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This was a a389ddcda1 complete disaster. Dohan thought this coin ad892283d5 was the only one 4070bb8283 in the world. But that guy knew 2eb836f0d8 all about it.4647e94c672f156f

He had tried to b1a8fd7266 get rid of one e090a8a154 problem only to create f754c58444 a bigger one.7272a14d0fc6aede

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“You’ll spend time with c500ad28ea me after school and 43a0e1b288 on weekends, got it?”4d6781a91273a417

Kim Jihan, a4cb8b20f1 driving the e38eff1955 point home ed1c369022 to Dohan, d57070fc1d who still 20e56cbe90 couldn’t hand bb39d70d01 over the a8dc3ce3d9 coin, clapped edab144e53 his hands c62517a39d together.41b799394a81583c

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“Then shall we proceed? Heads is you. Tails is me. It doesn’t matter 18c556df61 anyway, right? Now, toss it.”a3d3fa87a2028b4b

He naturally 071844f1a6 reversed the 6ab9b42579 heads and 4f1fad97b4 tails win-lose 6fa3741267 condition that 0833bb5b7c Dohan had faca5d1aaf suggested earlier.4ca56bb6545745ff

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“…”b094d0e62e23fa40

Dohan, suddenly facing 38b320bd29 a 100% chance 0be033bb5f of defeat, blinked 863339dd37 and simply put 5c3ad7f660 the coin he 2f4469e33c didn’t even want 57e875a30d to look at 4596206e82 into his gym 54d43d87a9 clothes pocket. Kim Jihan’s eyebrows 31068bcaaa curved.575abe64b5031c53

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“Why are you putting 1fbc91c346 it back?”f709daa8c1187fd4

“…”3191dab53272220f

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“Not going 0e24c9ac48 to do 0d08d3c00a it?”14c48f9664b1f7ac

“…Rock-paper-scissors seems better.”21aa945629984a2a

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Dohan pretended to ad37913648 be calm, looking 3533e4a78a away.7a6be1e967e61154

‘Damn it!’0cce941a60dd1766

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But his whole ec63d1559b body was writhing 3dba1f9b1e in embarrassment. What kind of 387f6962ed situation was this 30c618c5e4 for a renowned ba2ac42047 S-Class from Yeongam b9d16494fc Island? To be ef257d5df9 outwitted by 66df57d815 an ordinary 91d11dff52 person.2d46cbde9ccd0fb7

As Dohan 1a2dae0315 gave up ed628cc411 on the c0b4d9388e coin toss, a9309e9cf6 Kim Jihan 82128c0977 crossed his a762011be5 arms and 341f95bf13 raised his c2092cf500 head triumphantly.03bf17e1c8da7c26

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“So we’re back to 2be6110681 rock-paper-scissors.”9e39e9177760497a

His usual bright e7ee155a97 smile seemed particularly 0f4c48eefa vibrant today. Kim Jihan rolled his fb6f782fb4 eyes as if thinking 1889b3b031 about something.e9ceea8f5d6b1e6d

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“Hmm, but fc1e4b8e37 deciding the eaf3826576 winner in 9b95495dab one round 62233ce7dc is a 4cb68509c9 bit boring. It ends 3b316c6b31 too quickly…”f594e98f926a82e5

“…”d2821b5b0c449645

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“Let’s do this.”111f0852e1fcec36

Kim Jihan leaned forward. Dohan turned his 383b37ebff eyes to meet e1f84c642f his exotic gaze.3f17366256ca3c71

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A dimple deepened on Kim Jihan’s cheek.ecde0f9d43cbd742

“The loser ef51c3d4e9 of rock-paper-scissors 01b1013c21 takes off e404cb9baf a piece 5877d06e40 of clothing.”ca5eda67ce8dc16b

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What…? Dohan’s lips trembled, and he jumped up from the bench. The temper he had been suppressing flared in his eyes.17cd57828b093d3b

“Are you out d497f2bded of your mind!”bd5fef7e7ce6cd4c

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Finally raising his 38ac97e32f voice, Dohan glared 485de5a418 at Kim Jihan, 96796458f9 who had made 79e154a0a1 the outrageous suggestion 0a632e8b0b of a strip d34eea776c game. Not only was he 6feefcedb4 brazen and rude, but e12fb3233f now this new layer 1e3a96a7c5 was added.f7ae71513e9b6fb7

‘Pervert!’be037dd04d5c626a

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Dohan turned away, 0c6dd5274d disgusted. He lost all 6f48640f35 desire to shower, 17ec15d050 go home early, 2438a6ea17 or even try 252e03ff7d anything.16d806b1d6cd084d

“Ah, I was 21c82f6526 just kidding. Did you get d44c3eed71 offended?”a19e36fab291370b

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Kim Jihan quickly fac73f2623 said from behind, b1e2972e0b as if trying 61ed451592 to appease him. But Dohan didn’t f311dee2a6 even bother to 5f6a63e514 respond and walked 15bc69b3c7 towards his locker 9ec8488f1e to lock it.437bc1d05337a0db

“I’m serious, f23cf123db I was c5088dabbf going to 1e305b1916 shower first 9fe2877fa1 anyway. Look.”315dd37abea78ba4

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What am I 81fd37c528 supposed to look c8126702f7 at? Dohan, standing in front 9af1a247be of his locker, turned 79c15ddccf his head with an 8ff9cad206 irritated expression. Kim Jihan stood up 8de9064675 from the bench and 570e9a3333 strode towards him.7592701722916190

“…?”17e94d9e1d5daf66

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Dohan backed away e7f17e6569 from his imposing d5c642b25e approach. His back hit 6ccf94c407 the locker. There was nowhere 9218f95c24 else to retreat.c5ec0a61e49fd9f0

Kim Jihan, standing 929c787e82 close to Dohan, c54d3f6c07 grabbed the bottom 135c3464a9 of his gym b94721d55c shirt and pulled 69488bc3f4 it up without dbb9dbc372 hesitation.9804778293d662f8

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“…!”7eb9e0ab56e0b68a

Dohan’s eyes e6bed74d60 widened in db3250f6d3 surprise at 09a0614cbd the sudden 4c5bbeb1c5 action. His muscular b5bd435a23 torso was 82af21d363 right before de094fb016 his eyes. Broad shoulders and 1a6d6d5151 a firm chest, 7a298d95e2 at a distance 0068c8e3c5 of barely a f8c41dc304 handspan.978d7d8adfa919b7

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“What… what are 924d55c816 you doing…?”1ff0e22a7b208767

Dohan asked, dumbfounded.c508f78a31f73050

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“I told b24704db24 you I 5c99d20047 was going 0d54484415 to shower b977a7b9cf first.”8c636d4c5315b73c

Kim Jihan replied nonchalantly, 14662efc68 his eyes curving gently. He observed 0e0efbd149 Dohan, who 14328928d1 was staring 9cca783d78 blankly at 76cd8ef6df his upper 3b65b9b36d body, and 5df94d6946 tilted his c054304583 head slightly.d545e3e70bc40d9f

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“Why are 5c2828de56 you staring?”f2940cf8129a508f

Kim Jihan 2f970d22db reached out 8795a5d8d6 and placed 23d6a47433 a hand 496a12023d on the 8cd443c29e locker behind 09ffda80b0 Dohan. With his other hand, a70222d3e4 he grabbed Dohan’s wrist, 2006b622aa which was stiff as 0f94e87195 a statue.82e37bb36249894b

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“What are 8a09afc2cc you so 7aa001303c curious about?”78a9f57e8ae049bf

He asked in faf1c8e425 a suggestive voice, 6d3e03eb81 naturally placing Dohan’s 3d8a24a847 palm on his 38421cf17a firm chest muscle.66fa02d4cb6e14ae

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“Here?”f889085cc2565627

Dohan was completely dd34bdc931 flustered. To place e1019aa1f9 his hand ea8ced29c9 on his ff3cb94f4f bare chest 9702a1f2af so casually. And why was his 6b979f1caf skin so needlessly smooth 60a206b80d and hot?9b0ebcc486b1b6a7

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“Or here?”283d2adc5b9fd53a

His hand, burning b1f44ae5fd as if touched 57eeee469d by fire, moved 5f21628cea down to his aa618302ca sculpted abdomen.e0e03391706aec7b

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‘Kill…’8ac6686e50c7258c

For a moment, e619c2177c murderous intent and 8ece4cb9df mercy clashed fiercely 055f92a986 within Dohan’s mind. Should he just a8b2a3eda0 kill him? But he brought 7ffb98656e him porridge. Should he aca3662259 spare him 755b38d5bb because of 4754125b8a the porridge? No, just kill…62bf581079e5b572

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His hand f6bf2eb9da trailed past f777fab8db his sculpted 9856abf363 abs, slipping 8ffc4c7864 between his ad35adad97 skin and 8734e9999f clothes, reaching 6ebb9276ec his elegant ed683bf644 pelvic bone.79475f09dd529494

‘Ah…!’b8fb4d1e439c3b04

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Feeling the f08bc60ddc distinct contours, 2586060ee2 Dohan felt a1d0e57266 dizzy and 2cfca3c7ae quickly turned 5ffe94032e his head 6895f32915 away. The entrance with 285c3b2b5d the fingerprint scanner, ea9d7ab592 right in front 47451ac6bc of him, barely 564029ba61 suppressed his boiling 68a66e340b murderous intent. If he killed 7dcfc60344 someone here, his f15c0b68c8 identity would definitely 89090207ae be exposed.e3fc65b065400672

“…Ah, right.”571b0c0ab56f7f9b

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Just then, Kim Jihan 69ccd35b18 stopped trying to move 4039170f4a Dohan’s hand lower.00c27aab685fa3bd

“Come to think of 79d709e376 it, I haven’t told 089b22d3b7 you about this.”88c06175db10e8ac

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