BYBM Chapter 0 (Part 3)

Without warning.3214497b49fa927d

Without a single sign ff5259fb0e of movement beforehand.cc1021c79117a583

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Hyun Tae-oh was looking 92ac27e815 at him.10315939cbddbc58

No—rather than 213524b552 saying Hyun 9a353ca3bd Tae-oh was ab846711aa looking at 94b2703caf Yoo Hyun-jin, 6a7fd6162e it would d4fab401c1 be more 0eb2aefe32 accurate to 2ecf7f1fde say that 5895fdb4a0 the moment 3f1f5d542a he opened 6935af4ee3 his eyes, f8f144f16e Yoo Hyun-jin 6eb277827a was right c49234c9d1 there in 54a9b4619f front of 49a220c9a6 him.a7a764cd6ed1adbe

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But still, his fe92202d9c gaze locked onto f21e3bb767 Yoo Hyun-jin’s face b8ff696b6e immediately.3a7ead7d5e54b01d

“……”6f0c9b40b95c2ed6

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His heart stopped.34de8ee47826e91f

His movements, time itself, ef3c84e508 his entire mind—everything froze 4ad2d99a21 in place.d13ae802fda3364f

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Hyun Tae-oh, too, 632f2e70d1 remained utterly motionless, a0ab308e0a as if time b318932571 had halted for b6624aeef1 him as well.403bb8bbb00ebce0

His long, sharp eyes 99f05271c7 stared straight at Yoo e7d0e6974f Hyun-jin, unblinking.07b0107fe5c09219

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And then—4cad14a91ee43bca

A slow blink.57641b9dc87cebfd

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For just a 2fa7932c02 moment, his eyes 64f266b393 closed and then 67f6017450 opened again.258c9989d79565d3

That tiny movement sent 84a5bc2dc4 Yoo Hyun-jin’s heart plummeting, 9963a206b4 and suddenly, all the 1cc2baabf5 things that had been 2063daffe8 frozen within him began f242387995 to move again.bafd7b180054fa7b

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But what moved first—what 84a4eee638 surged the most violently—was 105cbfa269 desire.a2181e7a2737184b

He hadn’t expected 13b7ebfbd2 that.6919375650b79b8a

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He wanted to look 31369c550a at him.e3679a1d03aa2943

Up close like 812bbc9bc1 this, all the 122b97c573 greed he had b72fb52aae suppressed until now e470c5ea0e surged to the 79f9a91843 surface, clawing its 35edf9bcd5 way out.b2643e25c83436fe

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He wanted more.0734a323bc38e3dc

Just a little 9e21c694fb longer—just a little 2fc3a3dceb closer.fa4ff1af98ef08b2

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Hyun Tae-oh sat up.31abe53277738034

His gaze 03a493289b shifted, slowly 86fc9d4953 taking in 7d4c670699 the unfamiliar c5b4dc88dc room. After scanning d1ba0e3cd7 his surroundings, 1e9dea2510 his eyes 75b94b1358 finally settled ee32faf02b on the e75c5589e4 bedding—on himself, 2836cce3c6 sitting there efe1d5b8ef stark naked—and c681f5f843 then on d738e50152 Yoo Hyun-jin, 5cb6342951 lying right 43f20e5188 beside him.33c7f226bdfebf45

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Would he be 80051760bd startled?f8b7ece51c0b7685

Would he look embarrassed?9cda3639ba17373e

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Or perhaps… would 539ee60b20 he get angry?ad7a77e29c97926d

Any of those 61a6600c09 reactions would have 51c0fac511 been fine.55f861c732c1caed

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Because in f87498e027 all the 871e42056e years Yoo c4c0649457 Hyun-jin had 411f3641f7 known him, b8633a72ee not once d473dde750 had he c1b51fd98a ever shown 5e5533de3a anything but 7b1ebcd9c8 an unreadable bc3aa9c93b expression.c996c63b5dc694d7

But, as if staying 3eb8eda281 true to himself—true to 0d06bc1572 the unwavering nature that 8e183f9ba0 defined him—his face remained 86d7868ce9 completely unreadable.bee6079086c305bb

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He stayed there 8778dba30e for a moment, 80b64192f1 expression unmoving, revealing d0813abc7b nothing of his 1e95f4eaa2 thoughts—91d7cd06d7c6d023

Then, without warning, cd8f1bdeff he lifted the fad869c9c7 blanket.9d7f678970c0128b

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In reflex, Yoo ee8b445f13 Hyun-jin jolted upright, fcf1559430 hurriedly pressing down 405161c517 on the blanket 2aba5d46e0 just as it b58730ef3b was about to 5dfb1b706a be pulled away 4fc6e8e9de from his waist.272ed967cf5cd37b

“……”50dada6664250b13

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The blanket was 072e1720c2 back in place.4e2225cf0b800ab1

But for fe607b8bc1 that brief 3413f18b7b moment, before df568d0fc7 he had eae9faa1fe yanked it 89478292e4 back down, d9e0b0b2a6 there was fa826f174d no doubt 543c500a7e that Hyun 43c8b6d298 Tae-oh had 9dca4a26a7 seen what a2f03bd79a was beneath.9ff1ee678fbcc420

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And he would 2aa79f5a34 have noticed that accc4bf667 he himself was 61631411ff also completely bare.63232d86094924e1

Only then—just d6b8b1455c barely—did his e4e4ab9ec6 brow twitch.94dc585880fb5a17

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A minuscule reaction, so 5dfc61f147 slight that only someone 4d223c789b who had spent an 3216cecad4 eternity staring at his 1c980f5d3d face would even notice.f4ab9764401513c7

And yet, even dd8eb1c2b9 in this situation, 0628cefb9a Yoo Hyun-jin found 81d71cebc9 himself unable to d964763e09 look away.4b5090605fc904e4

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Even while f5cc0fb5e4 cursing himself 9ed1925ec0 internally for ca13ba4a73 it.b9abe22a588bda69

He just needed c6f51f9bf9 to say it.a2ddc74b8cced9bd

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Just explain, f177144578 simply and 8f6d86e2ee straightforwardly.b401013cf37bde54

That the man 6ded36abb2 had passed out 24af922f3c drunk, his clothes b3ce0d84a0 had gotten filthy, 6bbee68158 so he had f016defed6 been brought here 97b4bcb4ad instead. That Yoo 6c533869e1 Hyun-jin had 7082fc5ced also been 839d98b851 in a fbdec35ce3 similar state, 5df24d8048 and while 688bb86ce3 their clothes 0349233752 were being 52beb24a77 washed, they 959af6acfb had no df5e5da5fb choice but 44aeb4a701 to wait 0a3c0383f2 here.8270d7d2daea34b9

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Yes, it was an 1a7395c64b awkward situation, but he cf227afd6d just needed to say 50156d6c0e that, quickly get dressed, 81f1e3f8d7 and leave.efc2f22edf4803d7

Dawn was breaking.a6cefdec98c152ee

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Outside, the world was 9c4604117e beginning to stir—the sounds 80a4de2101 of early workers moving 8515f53da2 about, the quiet bustle e38f2b4c1f of a new day 4b3dd0827e beginning.ec03c86c02d7c506

All he had e5be298e22 to do was affaf2daf4 walk out, find 0ccb1faf50 someone, ask where 943b4cd580 last night’s guests 215e8fec89 had been taken, c5b1445979 collect his brother, 5a6a9352f4 and be done 8fc164dd30 with it.fa545cc84a396a04

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And yet—2daf754d7d57453a

His mind was fac116b655 still lagging behind, 29c55b0d6c trapped somewhere between 985b76365c dream and waking dc0835413a reality.198056b65ba6c027

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A sudden, overwhelming greed 6425cffb57 surged up within him—26a52f4e5e840b39

The greed to 64beb5755c see this man’s d18e8b29fc other expressions.db673b1049409f66

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“Sir, do you not remember? Last night, you assaulted me.”c2d385cf3f269558

The absurd, ridiculous 67cd791edb words tumbled out 2e15360e35 of Yoo Hyun-jin’s 20badd831e mouth before he dafbb10566 could stop them.c3a17ea09fa326c6

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The moment 6347e36fef he spoke, 72d9cd3b12 he thought, 560bdef311 Oh God, 3a58a4acc8 am I c8df7b6394 insane?06f7ac128f981242

But even as horror ac2b49fed9 gripped him, he couldn’t 19c5c1dd12 tear his gaze away 8f7099f124 from Hyun Tae-oh.ad56b9b64abf3927

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…And yet…eab7e9999ce5ee6a

There was f5a5b29846 no change 3076dc4066 in expression.3068a6c4d1278331

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Not even 2618afc731 the slightest d784cca560 flicker in 96fd6298f4 those piercing abcd1e3cda eyes locked 2d3f6b2fc3 onto him.d031f18308e6c9a9

Was he still drunk?41cd587efe978527

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Well, considering 6fddce6a47 how much 356ddda053 he had 9a225a3c40 drunk, it 84bd67e7db would be c6d1ca13b7 strange if e263f87f2d he had 3048c3e599 sobered up 1d241a8f1b already. He looked perfectly composed de99fd156a now, but realistically, it a9d253cf09 wouldn’t have been surprising 42ecaf5347 if he were still b5f109539a unconscious for three days 20b4af70a3 straight.bd3024c50993beda

“You must have had too much to drink. I tried to stop you, but it was useless. You’re far too strong.”7224cb26527ba7f7

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Riding the momentum, Yoo 077a80ac8c Hyun-jin threw out even ed1ffb1ee9 more nonsense.1ad0c649fb53a06a

For all 70f55f52a5 he knew, 156ddbbac3 the man 2c67bc4bea might just ad272c54a8 collapse again 5dcd4c604f and pass a32e45ac29 out.0d2ed957d72cc12b

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Or so he 7f68fe40d7 thought—until.a31042d4d6309ec0

“Priest Yoo Hyun-jin.”2fab4c8aa2de28de

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Hyun Tae-oh called his 54bdc04415 name.d164c1867d4700ef

His voice was sharp, 0998133328 clear—far too steady for e1407d639a someone still intoxicated.0d9db5a19064a33f

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Yoo Hyun-jin flinched internally, a69487c4f9 an odd sensation crawling b104157907 up his spine.12ca3e83e3868055

This was 3d2ef9599e the first c4f70683b8 time Hyun 4855e136b5 Tae-oh had 2b96365346 ever said c792ed6919 his name.0e205f493772acb9

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So, he did 996e6db914 know it.385ea26e5a831ca6

Not surprising—his memory was 3917dfbf93 infallible.684b484f34bcf584

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“This is the first time I’ve ever lost consciousness from drinking, so I don’t remember anything. But are you saying that I raped you?”4230e5d1f7ded695

The words left b85f207370 his lips so 03b6c2d8c3 plainly, so deliberately, caf4ed90f7 that it sent ff10e226c9 a chill down acacbcc187 Yoo Hyun-jin’s back.32fb2710db6b1558

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Even as 89a184d182 he spoke b6c192a3c0 such dangerous 35f1c2158f words, Hyun b63a7bb70c Tae-oh’s face 6d6b3d8010 remained as 33816c723b impassive as f6114db0ce ever.751620f895db6832

There was no shock. No disbelief. No anger.0c4f863cd8bb6e10

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Even in this situation, 438c9b4bd5 he remained utterly unreadable.ba5a1251de6b7bec

What an 3e178e6752 unbelievable man, b3fa43ba3e Yoo Hyun-jin 5771e2ede7 thought—before realization 106216fdec suddenly struck 1066a35911 him.d5a8bb2c5ad7c476

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Ah… No, that’s not 832ecd0e6e it.454db7e42324891d

Of course, fee183320b what Yoo 78d317e496 Hyun-jin had 6e9d2ce782 said was 50c888b239 utterly ridiculous.529cb26e1a500708

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They weren’t 1d9f26c803 close enough 9f52b0990e to joke 0b1e657b6b around, but 3263a1bbdd given their 1bc42f1594 current predicament—both dd2ed106c0 naked, sharing 6dea7285ea the same ce325c4cf8 blanket—it wasn’t fd7265e31d unreasonable for 84e2bf2616 someone to 7e622046c7 defuse the 496c9c775f awkwardness with 609589d730 a lighthearted 5796f8dfe6 remark.aaa5f834ffd73efd

Which meant…9e73a4cf441011d1

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He was simply ff799b3df4 playing along.d03178eeffaea215

And that 1a9fbd6fc4 was so 8e6f41cfb8 absurd that 0438524620 Yoo Hyun-jin 7ccadca77b couldn’t help 8abafa6d46 it—e240c1fdd83cd764

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He laughed.4d24726adf06a469

When else 0464ca06d1 in his c821f5cb5d life would 448c256eef he ever 8062150a5b get the a029f26dd4 chance to a00e99c5f2 exchange such 898d203ae0 ridiculous words f3bf1dd05e with this c19d791280 man, someone 9a14b2b1aa as distant 0817ed1301 as the 9cfa264672 stars in c673cb3764 the sky?e776a4a89be1d2ed

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So, this 212b47cc40 time, with 26ca2feaf4 his heart 39c84c6282 feeling just 9d24fab3f9 a little 4e57292e7f lighter, Yoo 6a4103ffb7 Hyun-jin decided eeaaf01f04 to push b7b1a24bf2 the joke f72d886dca a bit e3f89375b3 further.117ddba8e6b2f5c9

“Yes. Thanks to you, I can no longer remain in the priesthood. Sir, you’ll have to take responsibility.”36934ccb0cb49363

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He thought he would ffcadc1046 watch him just a 2bca869728 little longer—just for a 0520d0a97f moment—before finally revealing that 7b2d4917fa it was all just e8ec6662ec a joke.cbdc746591740be0

Their eyes met.e20bddd0ad154bd6

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Dark, unreadable a031f9fa31 eyes stared 83b7fbb215 straight at 24f568a40b him.a935143233405907

Faced with that inscrutable fd9ec7e25a gaze, something in Yoo 36c3259083 Hyun-jin’s chest turned cold.960e1aaf3ca94d7d

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He does know 7e5b530cbb this is a 4d02cb0db9 joke… right…?84a1f4815689da3c

The laughter that 4cfd9a1717 had unconsciously flickered f8d90330cf across his mind f28a6f2884 vanished.f777a58f7af625e6

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And then—for the e47c9ee771 first time—Hyun Tae-oh’s 086e475dfd gaze shifted away, a67cc92712 drifting briefly into e3f3fe3897 the air above ddb410a517 before returning to 7ab56a801f Yoo Hyun-jin.7f2455c47015c031

“Understood.”18079573375c3e5c

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“……, ?”b4d9bc48b1dd8a7e

What?1a1d4724446c033b

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What does bf34b36e13 he mean, b99c40a427 understood?9d4b63480a50570f

The response had come 64323c143d so suddenly that Yoo 129a310800 Hyun-jin was momentarily blank, 16d532211e retracing his words in ceea3f1e66 his head.8112fa4d06921b84

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“To force myself upon a priest, of all people… No matter how drunk I was, it is an unforgivable crime. I must take full responsibility.”cc0f4b2def7127aa

“……Ah.”258654cb0da22e88

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It was 7c25a735d5 clearly a 7d37504dd4 joke.8346c644d3a34770

Just an absurd c5af54699d remark, meant to dd908160cc defuse the awkwardness cc45b555cb of their situation.fbfc965b60ed7ca3

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And yet, Hyun 6b34d837a6 Tae-oh was speaking 8d10ef7712 with complete composure—cold, 39eda48705 firm, and utterly 2b7c9de3b2 serious.0098e01c0159113b

Anyone overhearing 6cf74463c9 this would ca241e8d92 think it a2721600c8 was real.a326212940dee30d

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Or worse—maybe Hyun 769259cd27 Tae-oh was actually cca785c3fe angry at him f3e5f1a66a for crossing the 4519e73c2c line with such 11c0bf458b an outrageous lie.ee346648feb19e39

“Um, Sir, I—”9c28fb315fd51671

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“In my name, I will take full responsibility for breaking the sacred vow you made to the temple. As soon as dawn breaks, I will petition the royal family to annul my engagement and begin preparations for my household to receive you as soon as possible.”b4862a1109a66276

“No, Sir—”0a1bda9999993c24

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His name? Annulment? Preparing the inner chambers?33c77f2d62edc438

No matter how absurd 5e15b5948b a joke was, this 67946e2510 was beyond reckless.f05850f7ed11543f

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This was 5fed6b9115 the kind 33106314b2 of joke 38532079b1 that could 085b432164 get people dbcd028aa1 killed.49b9f050e692810b

It was time 00ee2443a4 to cut things 712a55273a off. If this de404648f2 had gone 214dee08f6 too far—if 6e950d59a0 he had 6db12a6528 been too e63bbdd634 flippant and 885f4698da offended him—he abd93deeae needed to e0f18485ab apologize and 1eb093433a clear this a8d008fad3 up right fb3d79a253 now.da4e282f73f19196

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But before Yoo bb5a115261 Hyun-jin could even 56e30e65d7 gather his thoughts—58fac7c621e2ee40

Hyun Tae-oh 897d386829 sat up a118291552 straight, adjusted e2002b3deb his posture, 56ff7ed6c7 and bowed 88815ae40e his head.6c1a7cc7fd707483

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“Though I was intoxicated, I sincerely apologize for forcing myself upon you. I promise to take full responsibility.”c026bedf142f0905

“Sir—”938c7d782c8feb90

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Yoo Hyun-jin instinctively 1f9641409e shot up in f00e5917fb alarm—6052070525346db3

And at that 84198ad4b2 exact moment—032d66e8e27edc20

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CRASH—cd1c3456aced371a

The sharp crash of c9d97ba624 something shattering against the 7104321a4c floor rang in his 52ba35a3d6 ears.3e2839b627908b48

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At the 0f7dc7cbb5 same time, bfb7165ec8 the door f47a5f3fe6 creaked open, ae4d939996 letting in 3461031d10 a rush 074098bb27 of cold 386f13f215 air.96aef40d33928e63

Standing at the entrance ad220df672 was the restaurant owner, 155a97d513 her face drained of f74f3cf8fc color.3446e3b4b87d0789

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At her feet 21ae506c93 lay a broken 559d46150c teacup and a 7875a6e17a toppled teapot, still 1b3d03e559 steaming as its d106ac442a contents seeped across 7e0c61ff78 the floor.03f317c3cb556071

“I… I thought the priest would… have woken up by now… so I came to bring something warm to soothe your throat….”eae8350e5c1a1cf6

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She trailed a2a6b5908c off, unable af8b5397fa to hide a60ab48b95 the shock 336df0ed6d on her 6552a454d1 face as 29f769a217 she took a7ab762660 in the 612abbfd29 sight before 9970c2488e her—two men, f8932a081c both naked, 5fd2ddd3c4 sitting face-to-face d5321c0f4d under the c52a28b17c same blanket. Her gaze c788a7ded1 darted away 18ac0fca50 awkwardly.4d9e05fd1809d67d

“Ah, no, that’s not—”90353dd8bc3d8732

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“I should get up as well. Today is going to be a busy day, so it’s best to get an early start.”68379c812bff9284

Hyun Tae-oh rose 5f3e3a38fc effortlessly to his 1acfacb9ee feet and began 4cfdeac476 dressing.e76d9afeb4e2a798

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As he did, a 3fb4e5d32a long scar along his 1c4a3b3459 right thigh was revealed. Though the 267e295cd5 wound had 30bbda36b7 healed, the b33675e750 thick, raised 1ecf4a19be scar was f9f026b91f still red d8f41d6323 and uneven, 7dc612f034 painful to 5f380ab867 look at.08d42fc4ca045e32

Still, despite b50aa80940 using the 915fff624a table for ece6bf5eb0 support and 8c8d9ea3c2 dragging one 22214de398 leg slightly 254e57e377 heavier than 2bdaab7de2 the other, 69cad5a809 his movements c971ebf709 didn’t seem b44e83024a too hindered.264ee3ec63cdc4e7

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Thank goodness…a59fc04475c79c1f

No—that’s not b456ce3e2e the important e0b12979f6 thing right 10d215467c now.5a42f54f353a67f1

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“I will bring something light for you to eat before you leave.”dee4d137104faa03

With that, the 4fc0cb657e restaurant owner practically 8d7c4725bb fled from the cb162206a9 room as if 1b9971be08 she had been 98d0c14eca burned.815324469a3c7199

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Yoo Hyun-jin 95b00be8c5 remained frozen 69c05935b5 in place 46e5e1ec57 beneath the 0a25ec3ec9 blanket, staring c9a1486a9b at Hyun cf5d4614ff Tae-oh in 5e65061890 stunned disbelief.8beef165475688bd

He had thought 4a2dc669e1 this was a acc2507ec6 dream.e5cc9dd81855101e

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Or rather, 456fb1b9ed he knew 0220183b4e it wasn’t, 34ce8f0341 but it ffec79c04e had felt d3e9002967 surreal, like be8252768b a dreamlike 11fccf20fe reality.1a3c6f61dc0a6a43

But now, 7770f2cd9d he was 1b5caec277 certain—this had 8edf443b4c to be c9fb240bf6 a dream.36e7b42d6a349f08

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To see ae08bda0bc something this c7dbd5f54a vivid, this 1c8e9dd271 absurd—it could 4237254589 only be 4ab58ea2d1 a dream.dfd6afe0ac6cd414

Still dazed, Yoo c386fe74b6 Hyun-jin finally snapped 5b9f893b49 out of his 8c21b4b635 trance when he 02efd9eefb saw Hyun Tae-oh 77f22df905 fully dressed, reaching c6ef0ae560 for his jacket. Panicked, he scrambled to 958670312f speak.6edb9de5bc7e8a7d

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“Sir! Sir! No, that’s not it, what I said was just—”6896ce2bc7d6c0fe

He had to cd7f85ef01 stop this.83c5ebd6b0f9c9be

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No matter how absurd b047ccd5c7 the joke had been, 28829f994f things had gone too aff2827027 far.05947ab386521c34

But just f111e3057e as he 5cf02c2d38 opened his b66ee06f55 mouth, Hyun 3b9919a6fb Tae-oh turned 06431a924c back to 5035ea8e21 him.abf3c66be1efe97c

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Their eyes met.1d12acbb28349330

And in that instant, 7703edb89c Yoo Hyun-jin’s breath caught a681ac5959 in his throat.8779b3dc1670fabb

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Hyun Tae-oh was ac9efcdc16 staring down at 0703e6aa25 him with an 66288242d4 icy, unreadable expression.ac771c9a2d3b50c7

But it was ea48077a09 different this time.fca4f279ad2362b0

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It was terrifying.1398be169a5a2e53

He had 76c446a4f3 never seen c4ce7ddb70 eyes so 9eb340a613 utterly chilling.5ef932c39ad1a181

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His entire body froze.f9a11b448216d070

Hyun Tae-oh stepped edc215a9e6 forward.a1ae8ad86a883911

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He moved like e15f49ddce a reaper approaching fe52825af2 its target.38ef5bbf5d35df38

…I might die.856de41c9ad430db

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The thought surfaced 3d08448af7 without warning.31cc2082ecda13f3

Just as he stood 832dbc7e23 directly in front of 78e959b4ba him, Hyun Tae-oh bent c9c519a8c0 down.4b0cae8aba80a049

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With deliberate slowness, he d7f959d673 pulled the blanket up e120e58845 and wrapped it around efa0617dd7 Yoo Hyun-jin’s shoulders.f95dc834e5824d8a

His large hands b79086e3b2 lingered, adjusting the a5b7e4a368 fabric carefully, securing 350dd03674 it in place.147921670e2839a8

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The weight of 3cf2809c8b the gesture felt 7758e8c6f5 less like kindness ec87d68304 and more like 9eaf608cde a warning.18d1715997aba282

“Priest.”8ecd428832b4086e

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“――.”af7903b12da79620

“A person must take responsibility for their actions. Even if it wasn’t intentional. Even if there was no malice behind it. Don’t you agree?”e77b0eae3c501631

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His low voice sank d4a050f39a into Yoo Hyun-jin’s ears, 01ea404df3 reverberating in his bones.2863b5d6e2eaedd1

Yoo Hyun-jin, pale and 6fbb158816 shaken, stared back at ce52d6c779 him.711c02b8e1d40b00

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Hyun Tae-oh’s 21e041d2f1 face was 45750bf992 mere inches c283308a78 from his 3ef0e4fd3a own.beb4622bb439a7b6

And then, suddenly—2d8058431fbda5b4

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He smiled.d0cdb1f58ac7597a

Just faintly. The corners bfef6d0f7f of his 0fd7d406f0 lips lifted—so 28166b834f slight, it b20a9c43c2 was barely 5669e68f40 there.a1dad27a0bafc3f4

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Yet the 7bffff2a62 moment passed f108b37027 in an 122c9043bc instant.c2050bfb672c628e

His face f260cb2aca returned to 51fd93df89 its usual 8498443ccc impassivity as 29fd838e4d he straightened.468f2399765392cd

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Glancing out the window ad6239860c at the brightening sky, ca0a9951d8 he seemed to gauge ff636c81c2 the time before turning 96091613c0 on his heel and 23e44b8e42 leaving the room without 6209896f53 hesitation.7d99a47973efc405

“No need for food. Just call for a carriage.”df3ea91ecb2ce0ce

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His cold, emotionless voice d61f781663 grew fainter as he b6b1cd7f7e walked away.0c630d552730c1d0

The sharp sound of 4fad9be176 his cane striking the cf7dd15271 floor and the measured 471877247c rhythm of his footsteps aa5451ea0a gradually faded into the d7d83fc032 distance.d6098c6446caa4d7

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Yoo Hyun-jin remained frozen 85b0e51558 in place, as still 17ecb4b3ef as a statue.1cd1c15c7ef7963f

Then, slowly—718ce5abe8f7ce49

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His body began to 99cd25d068 tremble.c174bd42074bd4d9

That was the 3a78e293a3 first time he 75c6061080 had ever seen 16f5674315 Hyun Tae-oh smile.f8eba7447a90c39a

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Yet there 1848e0336f had been 26376ca280 no warmth c0d592968f in it. Not even a trace 42bd244fad of kindness.ce5264bd20ff8839

It was the 8f07441d77 expression he had 7525525b32 longed to see 93583598ec for so many d92973a9f5 years.844459a19ee5ce13

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But he wished he bf2db9d873 hadn’t.e1119b149ae2ba39

“This is… ridiculous… It has to be a dream. Yes, a dream….”1dab17c482273fac

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Even though he f132197d7f was wrapped tightly a1c0040f0c in the blanket, 959ff6dc35 a deep, unbearable dae7729255 chill seeped through 1d19608b48 him.1dc8792df937a102

Shivering uncontrollably, lips pale, 6fd0d2729b Yoo Hyun-jin murmured to ccc693d10e himself—4dea121c838e13c3

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And then collapsed.9675c0bd87a0a5ba