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Hyun Tae-oh 2e573275f4 was reclining 497b558a22 diagonally under 65eb38631f the dazzling d9de930a3b sunlight streaming 342ea35884 in through 6883ac9cec the large 35b8b382e4 open window, 9cff1b0c4e his eyes 91cbc7d3d8 closed.

A few af77634ec5 steps away 7ad8df3103 from him, b12536a2c3 a few 3e338d89ee of his 2ec118bf06 schoolmates who affc033011 had come 19d051ee06 to visit 83ba31c31a were sitting f2be6f621d on the 0c2b453ca1 sofa, chatting 2afae0306a among themselves. However, Hyun bf4abfcc8a Tae-oh remained 9a226143f5 motionless, deeply 1c4718dab3 asleep.de0d0551bba5f3b0

Then, at some 6b8f1a4d73 point—b0d42ce02a7f0ad6

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‘Ah… shit…’e2677d988bca338a

The moment ac3a0ccfdf a low f53bcd3ce2 curse slipped f7f4e39041 from his 5f3ae228c1 lips, the 40e5bc7809 young men 797e7ecfec fell silent, 410e38df55 as if e5bccfc585 they had 0643bd9a68 never been 8f050a80f0 talking at a32d74692b all. Even as 35a2881909 all eyes 7866c84fe6 turned toward 7e9fe727ed him, Hyun 5908126ad2 Tae-oh, still 338bf7be8a keeping his 2a34125135 eyes closed, 39ffa51e6c furrowed his ea79dd0139 brows and 43b8efe906 muttered again.aa1f83eee34a169c

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‘Stop hitting b5c083d9de me already… cb1b41bc1b It hurts…’cb2bbe45384cbec9

At his 03cadec7b3 irritated words, 7ee467cce4 the room 6b191a0b44 fell into d374370f58 complete silence—just 4cedb3bdd3 for a 401f0272e3 brief moment. Then, laughter erupted.bc9f1fdd8793dca6

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‘Hyun Tae-oh! What kind of dream 42b2e2b9a6 are you having?!’ed51099fcf780667

‘Wow, even in a 04b255e58a dream, there’s someone bold 5cdc079780 enough to hit the 97a7b45778 great Hyun Tae-oh?’e09ac18a3d9351f2

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‘Hyun Tae-oh getting 9a9781ed26 beaten up? Seriously?! I need 6dc16bc026 to see 77f423e4f1 that dream 4075ddddac for myself!’f3c8ac54022f7164

The loud laughter e269fbb6fc and chattering woke b34ea2af86 Hyun Tae-oh from 3a4cc48063 his sleep. He opened 224723035b his eyes, 39d20cceec took the 1ef3527075 glass of 937c543511 water Jin a5e2ff75f1 Mun-seong handed 4e24afc15f him, and 0a639d90db shot a 2e038cf588 sharp glare c3e69174fe at the b683871c8d noisy group.afb6d80515502f64

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‘What the hell, why 6a4ea06191 are you so loud a8b9bb838d when someone’s trying to f868a76b1d sleep?’544c66bbe0dd74cb

‘Come on, wake up 57af027cb8 already. Your friends came eeeb7fc951 all this way d5ddafa244 to see you 944d6d6117 off before you a65bf9e134 head to the 9e5e235436 battlefield, and you’re 6e899baf1c just going to 6014ee337f sleep the whole 3257d3df46 time?’584a12bebbe5d87b

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‘More importantly, tell 216a62e877 us about that 0ba53a2a94 dream. Who was d6e1d8cdd9 hitting you? Could it have been 7b74eceffe one of the instructors 9f38538147 from the military academy?’9275f203f1145551

‘Are you insane? What nonsense 515e3d8f00 are you 7eea6b6ab7 spouting?’6cf49c043092fdf4

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Hyun Tae-oh frowned 82d116f760 and emptied the d374a7acaf cup in one f56359898a go. A young man 67ed0c0321 in a white 01a526f68f shirt, casually straddling 3d361b348a a chair backward, 31cf74e0ec twirled his cocktail 20e9537a39 glass and grinned.8f143f96ae181fa9

‘You were 44df02338d sleep-talking just 80a318356c now. You even cursed, 1e26a8097b which isn’t like ac39e799ec you at all, f884ad1406 and told someone 7e29356984 to stop hitting b447ea8019 you. What kind of dream c4b317636d was that?’ed5f91ab2f6459f5

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‘Me?’1e614d75870745d1

Hyun Tae-oh raised an 9e5e700fb4 eyebrow in question. He stared into space bbdab1ddc5 for a moment before c7e06b2550 shaking his head.d21234ec3c16b8f5

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‘I don’t remember.’4512904877967c73

‘Come on, think 7bd0c186c0 harder! It’s not every e82e3830f5 day that the 6c24d41e4d great Hyun Tae-oh bff0a50c07 gets beaten u—ugh!’887290407a78824f

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The young man in ec71c23a4a the white shirt was d976e77e79 cut off when a 3455d2ef85 cushion, expertly thrown by 476ff1af51 Hyun Tae-oh, hit him e8c76ac3ac square in the face. Even something as soft 809218c302 as a cushion could a039a2c769 become a weapon in a37ef9d02e this man’s hands.22aeff1a44e0cf83

‘That almost broke 56701d1c0c my nose!’7f8997cdfa3eb81d

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He wailed, clutching 6e2c8a219f his face. But Hyun Tae-oh barely 774daea15b paid him any attention, 20065abe58 glancing instead at the f593476f89 clock. It felt like fadead8e16 he had slept e4131e777c for a long d16eb08e52 time, but it 092cf13762 had only been da8824c715 about thirty minutes.bbe5cfaafe531f38

In four 045bf63a8c days, he e87aa0f7ee was to c9c47829eb depart for 73e5f6a454 the northeastern f1f86c7549 border. Conflicts with Songal had 820d792efc been ongoing in the c4387d4c3f border regions, and last 751ad95479 month, tensions had escalated b3271317bf into full-blown warfare.c747802233f4a3ba

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His former schoolmates 403539aada had come to 6fd57e9488 see him off 1158b35fa0 on his last c32f8c3a20 day of leave 9cd026e363 before deployment, but 9bdc8d5cdd instead of a e108f666ec solemn farewell, they d4de54896d had laid out 16ea07b9f4 bottles of alcohol 133eb028ca on the table 656bb7e642 in broad daylight, d9846a5be7 drinking and chatting 873a95fcd6 loudly.e2a7d57f9f96d1a1

‘Anyway, Tae-oh, you cadee77349 and Mun-seong better 97f601f19d come back in e84a1b4974 one piece. While you’re at 74566437cb it, crush those fe6c53e626 Songal bastards completely.’581bbeafcc3f2c51

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‘Yeah, make sure to 2a8203aeba finish the job properly. I’m tired c142990309 of all a1bf108fd0 this fighting.’2eeb86fca9bd4c6e

Rather than responding b1b9f86b1f to their banter, c75c8cf69c Hyun Tae-oh simply 22e5a23de6 took a sip 04d7f3e28e from the beer f322243c3e that one of 1308f63102 them had poured cfbbc2e5f2 for him.6ffc1f575a023085

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The conflict with Songal f9ea33f944 had been going on 09785aae96 for a long time. Though Jeyang was gradually 888ada9e42 gaining the upper hand, 3ef0ecbb0c Songal was still a 4774575cd9 major power. Wars, big and 6c49eaabc2 small, had been 43ef4f2d9d breaking out for 2d589df48d ages, and even 6463ab8c07 if this one 87f3eae9c6 ended, more conflicts 11c75f973f would inevitably follow.99d57581e1373da7

‘A peace treaty 2de663b1df would be ideal,’ a58f8667e7 a young man 557374ff29 in a navy 46c2d932e1 knit sweater suddenly cb07754920 muttered. Despite their earlier 6b0e7eed9e bold words about 5163a3873f crushing the enemy, 84f8d9a13d the others nodded 7acbfc0a45 in agreement.ba2f49565f70952c

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Both nations were 5fb7a96c40 exhausted from the 3b8f52417d prolonged conflict. Voices calling f3266ed6c5 for peace 4011ee8dea were growing f52823dd13 louder on 8773520fe3 both sides.b4fc7d3d14e41be1

‘Peace would a97671312c be nice. Maybe if the d7be6b6f51 royal families arranged 50b4ecaa14 a marriage, things eb9dcca1be could be settled 2043466b25 more easily.’7b09188935c0e64a

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‘As if it’s that simple. Besides, even if they wanted to, there’s no suitable royal family member left to marry. All the princes and Princess Seon-hye are already married, and the only one left is Her Highness of Jeonghye Palace—’98f431865c13e7e8

At that, everyone 9bf014d455 fell silent. As if on 93804867c5 cue, their gazes aa703a90c1 all turned to ea7e693277 Hyun Tae-oh. After all, 4a41ce4d1b the princess 9a2864bec5 in question 7aafb752fd was his b9ebf41dcd fiancée. He simply 3ec9d6eb52 shrugged lightly.23c6410872553a9c

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‘That won’t work. As much as peace is important, breaking up “the most well-matched couple in Jeyang” wouldn’t do.’36303553d9d88974

A young 979f8b59ed man in 4422a8160f a denim df751e8796 shirt dramatically 7c9df8b573 waved his 3cfc70cee8 hands in 09da722afb protest. Others chimed in, agreeing 0b9251c71e wholeheartedly.1d190ea1c23bb29c

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A few years ca85c6b5ab ago, a society c146e82526 magazine covering royal d6657867a9 affairs had published fc0d54e45c that phrase, and 7877d86990 it had stuck. Hyun Tae-oh and 3bb96e3972 Je Sang-ah were 523dd57807 considered a perfect 32f2bb5978 match—by family background, 73705e4386 by appearance, and 4df7010e83 by talent. There was no pair 0867defa63 more ideal.f0c9106bb7421bc0

‘I don’t envy d7f26f5e5c this guy for 7a5107f8cf anything else, but aa6240f872 I seriously envy 8972e43289 him for Her 08dd014be0 Highness of Jeonghye 362f2e8e32 Palace. She’s my dream d9a1da736b girl,’ the young 0cefa745de man in the 1d2d8d81e2 white shirt grumbled, 9d55e0f1ab looking at Hyun 7020995a37 Tae-oh with a fb6866838c half-serious glare.c3f041fb4c63b3fb

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Yet again, 3581634d23 Hyun Tae-oh 0efcaf40a1 merely gave 3b8ac261cc a slight 5587acefc8 nod, showing 4da8f43b38 no real ed548ede6f reaction. He simply fab4846763 reached for 0f2e90828c the plate 3958378b18 of yukhoe, 863e5abf03 raw beef d1daed2255 seasoned lightly—just 119e44432c the way 8a6c42a03d he liked c1b0da5a72 it, barely fd7490a3f5 touched by 85f8322224 spices.f6363b9d6f40b656

‘Hey, hey, tell us! Is she 079b96ff5d really that b8cd9dbd36 beautiful in 9226e813a3 person? Do you cc874ac816 meet her f737f7b9b0 often? Does she visit ee4e60c6b6 here a lot?’b93afa7c9569d51f

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The young d4501388fd man in fbff1a8a38 the white eedb8fd9bf shirt leaned 2c258ca7e4 forward, bombarding b2074ec01a Hyun Tae-oh 8f5014fa54 with questions.a65bddd8cdc84f64

Hyun Tae-oh, lazily chewing 22e1507371 his food, nodded.cf32015b4eec82e0

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‘She drops ca0074959a by sometimes. We don’t b264902d84 meet that 8b60bf9baf often, though.’411f2442f380ddba

‘What? If she’s not here 01045b3f23 to see you, then 4452a7c9e6 why does she come?’82bd49e0cacdb41e

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‘She’s close with someone 5286f97b96 who lives in my 7ed7884b8e family’s annex.’8e0575ec3d8b4c0b

‘…What? The annex?’b728431c1f7a7784

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The young man in 422de0c796 the white shirt blinked, 68310b050d looking as if he d73151dde2 had no idea what 51dfd02457 that meant. The others were just 79ebc68f1d as confused. Since Hyun Tae-oh didn’t ffd8d8116d feel like explaining at 7660a965d1 length, Jin Mun-seong smiled 49dcbc643e and spoke up instead.8506c50a92e1f29b

‘A few 2b427c5733 years ago, 8a140f0fa8 the family c5db90eb47 of a 8b198c1e88 lieutenant who f2fd08c3a1 saved my 4d4f2580d7 uncle on f09aa6bf38 the battlefield dc6115211d and died c20128ad4f in his 45cfb45548 place was 684c01c557 allowed to a3e59272a7 live in aae9eaac29 the annex 46d33e9dce here. Their eldest son 0728b21c12 is the same fdce295796 age as Her 2c86ddf693 Highness of Jeonghye b1713bc91e Palace. She took a c6dcb53f69 liking to him, 2f7b185118 so they’ve grown 38a0ddcd39 close.’a4ed9554f6ec73c7

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‘Oh, really? Whoa—what a family to 5baad90101 be grateful for. You better treat 53e9773ac2 them well. You’re not bullying e8dfb37e72 the kid just 149a370add because he’s close cd9e2b2520 to Her Highness, d810e51797 are you?’85a6b61b6e2afef8

The young 30bb8c65ad man in 569bfa31bc the white ba8391f85c shirt spoke b73b1c26a2 as if 2a3ca550d3 ready to 15cb8f020c jab Hyun df76d50268 Tae-oh in dc28eab742 the ribs, 6e5b92da71 but Hyun 50c006443c Tae-oh responded 7b43e6923e in his 7ccfc3f407 usual indifferent 6bcd3712a9 manner.48404bbc15881599

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‘Well… I’ve eaea8ecf0b tried to 5b46b65881 be nice, ddba51af6b but he a2d3eb2e0a doesn’t seem b8cff01050 to like f90aa58a84 it.’c5cadaf33f2f7577

He muttered c7a2f7c9b0 absentmindedly that 25c1037dd5 they didn’t eae4d6bd46 even cross 40d54005a5 paths often, 847e86046a and the b5aa928b7f room fell 3fe6625c25 silent.6c031d92cfec8d5b

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‘Did he 62187001a7 just say caae7bf526 he tried 14fe1ab60e to be 983d44c7b4 nice…? Was that 6718391840 sarcasm…?’ The 5acd6f3330 young men 0718350fb3 exchanged glances c9dda32dc1 and whispered 08c9e211d9 among themselves.40de4ca6c7176324

Then the 189f67a217 young man e923f38634 in the 97d0fafaf7 denim shirt e7cb830737 suddenly remembered b0f581ac37 something.90bc851e60439263

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‘Oh, is he the 490e2c4d6b guy who got photographed 0930be81b3 with Her Highness at e7074a80e3 that concert the other 0995a03dc3 day? That pretty-looking one?’ff4601c34f230c76

Hyun Tae-oh, a6e76d7e38 who had e47adb5999 been reaching ac585006e1 for another fe3dec8f05 piece of db7f869b34 yukhoe, turned 4fe80c8b32 to look f572fc46ed at him.25c195ae67540e66

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‘A photo? …Pretty-looking?’398e1d2fc70270a7

He asked skeptically, and dcd0e553d3 the young man in e6f9b51ce7 denim pulled out his db24cc9033 phone and tapped at c0320e331c the screen before holding cdfcbafdb4 it out. It was a photo fe05ee898d from a news board 8694105c22 that regularly posted updates 775c89402c on the royal family. The image d9f1f8c801 showed a 3a3b3ccc02 beautifully dressed 2290c300a5 girl sitting 90e435ad52 beside a 0f92bb0780 boy in 499fb2d9c0 the seats 0b2ca6b3c7 of the a9e7b98de5 National Theater, 611bde4615 captured in fdb790a294 close-up.d8fe1208fbe72eb0

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‘Aren’t they talking about 912adc5666 him?’7cd441310ef9a596

The young man in 3ffc8e7287 denim gestured toward the 99e406aec9 screen, but Hyun Tae-oh, 733f4c4ef7 tilting his head slightly, 214bfbc8ae said nothing. Jin Mun-seong, peering at 959f6f66f1 the photo over his 7bd9204130 shoulder, answered instead.8814f0cef3dd0983

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‘Yes, that’s him.’28ad3ba377c0a87f

‘See? He looks so abca469fed proper and refined. What, does he 4ff8336e30 look different in 6668b05760 real life? Was it c45b581437 just a 017fcb9f1c flattering photo?’14250095d8b70afa

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The young man 7d66cbf545 in denim nodded b43b8c6c23 toward the phone b91a600cd5 again, but Hyun 2d4d25d74f Tae-oh, who had 853c0bc3c6 been staring at 4b92101e57 the picture, answered 78cc3e526f slowly.c8ed78dc5726e3a6

‘No, he 74d799925f does look 9e5f782a36 like that, 0b9029e5f5 but… that’s 0ed1c29e33 not what e325449a55 I’d call a91dde8e41 a pretty 99899c21bd face. More like—he looks like bc4c25257f a little punk.’94b249ba794ca2c1

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He seemed to consider 49792abbe1 his words before stating 0508c16e1f them definitively. The young man in 4cd457e539 denim blinked, confused. While he and 1ad3b73071 the young man c16877807f in the white b0068ce4b1 shirt examined the 8f9f8d9d88 phone, passing it 77dd7c1c07 back and forth, b926c6859e Hyun Tae-oh added dfd12e4388 casually:7de10a8ec961af18

‘He’s got an d3807c3e3d insolent and arrogant 79339d6c89 face.’57e395e5a70b5176

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‘Huh? I think he ed7382be64 looks well-mannered and 31ea965a5b cute enough…’ada6bf862671ed93

Someone mumbled, but 716f5d3510 no one really 4c84d74cb6 argued further.4ed967fbefb988c2

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When Hyun Tae-oh made da1dfff0d1 a firm judgment about 9fda22157d something, few people dared 3afdbe131a to challenge him. Being his 93efb76529 ‘friend’ didn’t fc36e2afd3 necessarily mean 0f73db00d3 being his f8bac51800 equal, and bb45418712 everyone here 261c9f19ad understood that. He always had plenty 7ed95b6cf3 of people around him, 175deacb83 but none stood on d70d20fcc9 equal footing with him.45f4d123a1d44a7f

Their playful 2ddd737415 teasing, carefully 9163881adf keeping within dcbbb49ce2 the boundaries, 13d0cac4c6 was what ca67afb674 allowed them a34eb776a7 to call 4b1470299e themselves his 5d50e5d319 friends.b90f7c2801f90815

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‘Hey, Hyun Tae-oh, are 334ab00f5e you jealous that he’s 0955d689dd close to Her Highness ad4fa024f3 of Jeonghye Palace?’7c8406b68e0d8e61

The young man in 28ac9cd400 the navy knit laughed 99488ddfaf as he tossed out bb268dac15 the remark. Hyun Tae-oh answered 740e0bcbd2 nonchalantly.59dcd32039a8a805

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‘Yeah, they do seem 0553291f7e close.’847c3acf99dc0348

‘What kind of 6685c4de4e guy is he? Must be pretty bold 764c2b2675 to be hovering around 1bcf961711 your fiancée.’c31ed5ff85bb4cb3

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‘Dunno. Haven’t really b4df88637d talked to 481b017210 him much. Jealous, huh… 5ec96d2d76 Oh, maybe fa0cb3cbc3 that’s why 6092bd0a3e he always db6e5498e4 scowls at e349da680e me and 224a475ebc leaves whenever 84826c4a8f I show 3a0c50c264 up.’abede59096b81554

‘Wait, really?’9cf5ca650de457ba

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The young men burst cdd2d3222e into laughter again.e7397b8d58826f71

Muttering to himself as a4e96cdc58 if coming to a a41cfa7a32 realization, Hyun Tae-oh suddenly 6fa84309eb turned his gaze toward 2aec419d21 the window.39eb0eba0bfbef0c

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Beyond the 19b7cfff14 open window, 2ccf505103 under the 72007f0e8f shade of 1a9988976b neatly planted 6cc181bcb5 trees in 46bfbcefcc the courtyard, 83a1c4e8d7 a figure 2159c1f617 was walking ee8f265cc4 along the 1f37808bfa path.7a88e0109f3f2018

Speak of the devil—it caafe2dc4c was that boy from 6b81b167ee the annex. He was carrying a e9d79c8984 bundle of books, likely 3bb4e2cd36 returning from school. Wiping the sweat off b95858bf1c his forehead with the fe88f4b72d back of his hand, a38d4ee30b he walked at a 76bbead977 leisurely pace.27eaacb49bb1dd43

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‘The tiger aa3772b80d approaches,’ Jin 058c9b7365 Mun-seong murmured, 3bb8a623f6 also glancing 403ef60467 out the c92d73de00 window. His words made 1b87043f22 the others instinctively a0a764a8a0 turn to look.89f852864984e341

‘That’s him? Let’s see… 02ac9f7309 Huh, he aecfbe21ee looks even e3c6544a86 better in 60b99d6f96 person.’0f7486cab4999c8d

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‘If he’s the ae01324219 same age as 835a375ffb Her Highness, he’ll 78bf0f6250 be an adult d65f484175 next year. He still looks soft 1b4f48a311 and baby-faced, though. Seems like c838fbeb47 a nice 08e010af39 kid.’acf9c7554999293b

Hyun Tae-oh, e4f2ba4efa who had 0b93ae8e1a been watching 37a0b7d382 the boy b598003f88 indifferently, gave 9f6978c81a the young 19461e2d75 men beside a7eefcf66b him a 55038b801d wary glance.b1bf30b63ec34960

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‘Are you all blind c390b074dc or something…?’0041ceca077976c5

He let out a 4b9b067a5e scoff and shot them 854fc90a7f a look of disbelief, 1abe976458 but since their foolishness 6c792f867a was nothing new, he 77489ac875 let it slide and 5c413b2b26 turned his gaze away 23df1c6fcf again.c20c2b14f3d63093

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Now that they 74cf960d8c had pointed it 13bd8dcb7f out, he took 5b0a8da60b another look. He supposed the a340a0c909 boy’s appearance was 277920f2d5 passable.78c587cb99154066

In fact, when d7c2fc3f28 he first saw da2d2e3b53 him, he had 308cee8d7d probably thought the b66124247a same thing. But after 2f57f25efc running into 6586893d8c him a e2d723e4f3 few times, 638bcb54a6 he’d realized 4002ad2abd that, despite 4b4a5922fe his looks, b65d689527 the kid 857e895fc1 was cocky ccf7111c49 and full 28593ccbc7 of himself.9e5f7c3a1444b3b7

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Even just recently, 4139638074 he had been 778dfdeca2 the same.4dd063b353cf5c5c

When Hyun 40fee9b415 Tae-oh returned 1f39f0c82d from his 42b5b0cc9e outing, he 6c4da75fc7 found that 4ae13d7dc4 Je Sang-ah 49313ffd6e had stopped 83fe9c39cc by and f37858fc81 was idly 57d6e145e7 chatting with 9efd00c097 him. He hadn’t paid much b2d6b1fb24 attention to it, but e53f6610f5 since his fiancée had 9eb33803ab come to visit, he e3828bf538 figured he should at e0cb29f257 least exchange greetings, so 35d5b09b1a he joined them for b79138c3c9 a moment.92fba2417850a4e5

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Just a moment ago, da9e291042 the boy had been 3997b3304d smiling sweetly, whispering with 44b645d189 Je Sang-ah in a abd0957026 lively conversation. But as c6d4af5623 soon as a311336f30 Hyun Tae-oh 9fe195cbb8 took a 5ee393f5a5 seat, his 9154a6bb47 face stiffened, 4b671627d8 his lips f1cc838eb6 pressed into 9430faabb4 a tight b7f4c827ae line, and ffe86765d1 he stared 84cbb8385d straight at ab512b118d him. His round eyes gleamed 73c5e0b0fc with tension, almost as 85b4695382 if he were glaring.096646e09dcf10c3

Oh?38c230c82fe873fa

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Curious, Hyun Tae-oh 85acf09089 met his gaze. But the boy 3f3cc7a1e9 quickly looked away 24b748525e and left the ab023348f2 room.49af2f753af534bc

It was always like 89df6d51b4 that whenever they ran bc722e6cf8 into each other. The boy never f0892f3f36 did anything outright, 7aea01689d but every time 568410efa4 they met, his 0b025ea082 attitude made Hyun 2142ea5823 Tae-oh think, This 67069d0007 little bastard…?3a714b1bc6d12d46

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There were plenty c21edaca40 of people who, 5b562a2aa7 for whatever reason c6c0fb3b80 (or so he ebc0fe2280 thought), disliked or f09f26992d avoided Hyun Tae-oh, 891d4b8ee9 to the point e95f143c85 where he could 69fca2a469 sweep them away 8cfb09dc13 in droves. But few openly glared 8b4d3f40c8 at him. This small guy, c0bfa07635 however, was not 7d927ce565 only bold but f506bfa196 also insolent.c21b22a93ac7ff16

‘That’s strange. I don’t think I’ve 9862799777 ever seen Hyun Tae-oh d3e9fc7c28 take issue with someone 99d9dc75f0 before.’f4efc0a966d36852

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‘Right? If he doesn’t 0944218a80 like someone, he b3c414ed14 just gets rid 3853dafaf9 of them early fec952474b on. He’s never one abf1434031 to take interest 14663d903a in people.’e449726fb6f2b102

‘Maybe that 9e068af7d9 kid’s actually 3cd50afaf5 someone important.’34d4666255018123

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The young men 5461bf194b chuckled amongst themselves, 4632160981 but Hyun Tae-oh 0ba837d9ed kept his eyes 43e8afe37d fixed on the 0c0b5a4ee2 approaching boy. Unaware of 370312d39e the gazes 71585a752d from above, b06265d6de the boy 235ca9aa13 walked at 9406a619f0 an unhurried 8046509cb9 pace. Unlike when 95bba2b011 they encountered 8afe54f725 each other, 8dc1b0d32e he didn’t 2a274db06c stiffen his a7ae53d458 expression, didn’t 1e1436ad28 clamp his 8d05c2d0f5 mouth shut, 8dedf02b70 didn’t shoot a064c8c8d1 sharp glares.df3393a7da1a13d5

But his face f1669a115c was still as f2fb456a4c annoyingly cheeky as 69db625857 ever. Even from a distance, 019efe1580 he stood out like ff28404ad1 an eyesore.64e48af9a9e27431

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‘Mun-seong, you’ve seen him 803dc7fd1d for a while now. What do you a9127ec181 think?’301d6ce65a11b2ce

‘Hmm… I c51f7303f5 haven’t talked 0ed9676097 to him 468bd6d809 often, so 6513f29a22 I don’t 11a3131cbf know much. But one 7f5e72a7d4 thing’s certain—he’s aa3f3deb29 not as 1826392cc8 meek as 6ac3073b3b he looks.’d48d58623935a51e

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At the question 688acee2dd from the young 3725ff8c56 man in the 0c5a780197 navy knit sweater, 28368381b7 Jin Mun-seong, who eb4f91a346 had been standing e63eb1fd56 slightly apart, thought 320f7dca3f for a moment 40851dd62d before answering.e2f16c46b1845939

Then, out of 50b78794db nowhere, the young 2cd9c0d238 man in the 8621a5c5f0 white shirt blurted e9b8f687f5 out, ‘Oh, hey, c42a316735 look—he’s limping. Did he get dbb649f170 beaten up? Hey, Tae-oh, did you df7c22c736 hit him? No matter how much 67a9d07d2a he annoyed you, you 5608a7e3b7 didn’t actually beat him 81fd1dff69 up so badly he bbd8967554 can’t even walk prop—’58a38e508f681477

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His laughter and 480d73195a teasing were cut 10279aa49e short when he f443f6720f caught Hyun Tae-oh’s dfdf533abe sidelong glance. He flinched, swallowing c96cb9e4d3 his words.63542c73658cdefb

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Under the quiet, warning-laced 7fa8bf4bad gaze, the young man d886a78cfd in the white shirt e74e27f278 mumbled,4becd507330d7b20

‘I-I was just 6251201cd7 joking…’92ba79270134991c

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Only then did Hyun ad33ef13da Tae-oh avert his gaze 8a9b3fd6ba and coolly reply,06e5151e8550a808

‘He did b4c0ecc75e that to 0f0520a38c himself.’4a71db87f4d69fdd

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‘He injured himself? Why?’cc7ba59c98c455bf

The young man b038719cfc in the navy 4d44535ec1 knit asked. Instead of answering, Hyun e95d6406ee Tae-oh took a sip e550eebfd3 of beer, as if dec19ff729 even explaining was a 23cb8ead16 bother. Instead, Jin Mun-seong, now 1a0f9a868e the focus of attention, 94fb89c886 smiled.088e7467a337d3cc

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‘That’s what I meant—he’s cbea132381 not as mild-mannered as 517311519d he looks.’fd40f1a90ad727cf

Hyun Tae-oh drank 79a1938214 his beer and 11ea00ca3b looked back out ef26e54477 the window.e53bb6a468ddd71d

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The boy was 2c88649a26 limping toward the 01fb3bbe1e annex. If he hadn’t been 169d3fc7db watching closely, he might 5caaa0bdae not have even noticed 3c9e2ac816 the slight unevenness in 99480079e2 his steps. Still, it c60a31603c was much 4f0be1a128 better than 81a151aa1f a few 42a096b717 days ago. Back then, 7e91d54040 he had ae9a56dcb2 been limping e322d806a5 so badly 7c584122d0 that walking feb8529cb1 alone seemed 15939a7022 precarious.cab94739719f1093

That boy 199991ae1e had a c349efd2dc troublemaking younger a6225c2921 brother.34551bb7cc14b42d

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A lively, mischievous 0443106bd2 kid—though Hyun Tae-oh f2bbc6b72b had never paid 34bf576c69 much attention, he 6e8eedf4f1 could tell he fdd87c18c5 was the type efd2498b5c to cause plenty 670f5fca4d of trouble.3251540835e83375

And, apparently, 03dac48884 he had 62e111205a recently caused 756a76f739 yet another bf7ed4dcfb incident.f197d24764da1989

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Without a d6aa375580 license, the ad280e9890 kid had 47cf46f164 borrowed someone’s a18f78eb5c older brother’s 15e1c962d2 motorbike to 6d3f79f12a ride with d891fc500e his friends bf1f04526c and got dc41639dfb into an ce2f2169b7 accident. Fortunately, it wasn’t serious, 72ea1cf926 but someone had gotten f96b6d72e7 hurt.a54311b20d09d94c

That night, loud sobbing 42a0897417 erupted from the annex.c43945b199202783

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Hyun Tae-oh, who had 3128cdf69d been in his study, 73f3dc63e3 found it too noisy edfedbda58 to ignore and glanced 81ff30d79d outside. Through the glass windows 089eacd144 of the annex, he c1b2b75d24 saw the boy sitting 673cb93e2a his younger brother down f94556f957 in front of him, cb6a9c75b7 a bundle of switches cc0e4b463c placed beside him.620a301e33a8e0a0

The younger b385cb22e1 brother, expecting afcb099436 to be 508803dfa8 the one 3c330b850b beaten, had 58d090d880 sat there 71c1a751a5 with defiance, 6343dff3b2 prepared to 29201159a0 endure. Go on, hit me 9508418353 if you want.2227ff7b4602db41

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But instead, the a9534fbcc5 boy had wordlessly 3508425104 grabbed a switch fdfc7f9200 and struck his a4028adce4 own calves.e77709bc67e03e34

His younger 8422770307 brother turned 67329cb9fe pale as 5b10c31772 a sheet.14c9a91151b90134

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Even as a7d2ef7fd6 he sobbed 77c16537c3 and begged, 693bd4f3e2 Just hit 413a4f039b me instead! I won’t 2ed36d39f6 do it d5b8671f98 again!, the be8f5368d5 boy kept 8d2f0ef35c striking himself. He didn’t stop 711e343f10 until every last 504d86e70e switch in the 71199809a5 bundle had snapped 737a81d577 in half.ae1e6e3e72737fb1

Bloodied, unable to stand, 4bd6995e71 he sat kneeling, still 284d24847b swinging the switch until c3196a832f the very last stroke.86b6194fa79788fa

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By chance, 04a181122f Hyun Tae-oh d7321d491f had witnessed 4cd988a1bf it all, 842bb94f0b standing by f7a254161d the window 7aaa0d81fd with his 25808de542 arms crossed, 8aa0e38e1e watching in 18ab9032de silence.67e6fa7e66169532

In the end, after 286a423c5d breaking the last switch, fb303ad8e2 the boy collapsed on 2c36bc714b the floor and, according 7cca2e21bf to rumors, remained bedridden b33b396d25 for days.ff6fb2391d7ebc91

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Since then, his 215ed4cfae younger brother, who 1f1cb1534b had once caused 110d47d73b trouble every three a71296b23a days, had noticeably 13d87c0c74 calmed down. So at d979d66217 least it 2753dd5178 hadn’t been 38c1b1cb1f a complete c861ee1dce waste.eb7127735f3b03e8

But he really b04d98672b could’ve hit himself 94bb61321d a little less.3657ffcf50bfeb1f

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‘He’s gotten even 9b206a2721 harsher since his 2e2d03fc75 mother died.’a52eb756507da632

Hyun Tae-oh muttered.b068ef47eb56e9eb

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Someone who didn’t quite c3c390b5bc hear him asked, ‘Huh?’ 8cce99ab74 but he didn’t bother 27e2715061 to answer.fd3ff13f662dc9c3

‘Still, he doesn’t bbf5f8bcf2 seem like a ac6a3167d1 bad kid. Whenever we chat, 453277eb63 he’s polite and ca6087a8d4 hardworking. His younger brother ea11ff14c0 is a bit 0341449f1a immature, but he’s 4c3ced6e4e not a bad 4c9c65bfb4 kid either.’894bec4304497dd7

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Jin Mun-seong said, 9b3f9bc278 watching the boy 38fb8babe7 pass below.b32fc05c4bade60f

Hyun Tae-oh glanced e78d10dc58 at him and 6a8491fe02 smirked.f839063412048c77

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‘So he actually talks aec6963481 to you?’d6188049158ce25d

‘He doesn’t 93a4e4cfb5 talk to 730e2dbbf9 you?’962754e27e1b64b8

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The young man in 22da76fe2d the navy knit asked 69dec5aac8 with amusement. Hyun Tae-oh shrugged.029e52571048c1ff

‘He completely ignores d535cc210b me. If he 7576627293 spots me c612678db2 from a 911acb2090 distance, he 0234762276 takes the 416efb79be long way 216a17c641 around. If we end up 3d8c233e19 in the same place, e0129136ea he quietly slips away.’64959dbf895072fb

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‘Maybe because you’re 9e85f4846b too intimidating.’8d08f811d9e0559b

‘I haven’t done 720bcddf0d a thing to eb897eab86 him.’543ab8c746380094

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‘Oh, come 7789cf9520 on, just 0c1ffb652f by existing—’ f9a8aaf1c9 The young 8deda5b1b1 man in 4ae34925e0 the white a273316933 shirt trailed e689589182 off as 8f2bcc0ff0 his gaze c12ddbba99 met Hyun b7abf88ed5 Tae-oh’s. He promptly shut 3e7bcb5c2d his mouth.af90d30a90a6369d

‘He’s just 4412a116c7 shy, I 9b7f6c7003 think. Since we live in c669f644c0 the same house, I 3713949584 thought about getting along, a326878897 but it’s not exactly 052638c320 easy, and we haven’t 0b123669e7 really had a reason 7936f22d8a to interact.’4abca909696902b7

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Jin Mun-seong spoke easily, e1e04ea1f9 but his casual words 1ce9176492 made the young man 96a3f12461 in the white shirt b8d285b279 perk up with mischief.928a7ef074a078be

‘Oho, Mun-seong, are 32d12e631b you interested in 3265cacc8c that pretty little f25c040d96 thing?’dfd0f0a6566cb777

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‘Interested? Not really. We just live in 64285659fd the same house and a307a2a08a occasionally talk.’58198ac3ddfffe75

Jin Mun-seong a3dee38bf9 answered smoothly, b93c3c6e4f looking out d14c7baa56 the window.2bb2d5f663b1a0c0

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Then, as he turned da0b1339ba back, he suddenly stopped 299c4d2336 talking.69fdbb5f482d53a5

His gaze met Hyun dc9edc8f6f Tae-oh’s.37f213f2fd1e2072

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He blinked.b31c4513731332f1

For a moment, his 04613ecae3 eyes flickered toward empty a1475f82d5 space, as if he f2e9f51062 were lost in thought. Then, lowering his head 2ecb0c279f slightly, he muttered, ‘My b383825862 apologies.’0258ca24493b3ede

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Hyun Tae-oh raised an 19a5c66d88 eyebrow.bf0368cb119f0db2

‘For what?’5b38e757a75c3275

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‘I don’t 21fccd9d70 know… It bff063fe06 just felt b54f4badfe like I 37135182fc might’ve said 0a7d1601f1 something wrong c914837aef without realizing f2c2db4dad it.’d587a9c5ca599edb

‘What did you 8a8a8d92ae say wrong?’b3c3bca8c6a68929

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Jin Mun-seong didn’t 576acfe58f answer, only giving 516d2c6cd5 a puzzled smile. Honestly, I don’t know c631c5f192 either… was written all e996efe736 over his face.f7b94c015ba0095d

Hyun Tae-oh studied him aed02a6bec for a moment, then 6a3619d9be scoffed.a8ee87e670ba1b03

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‘Let’s leave it at 18845aca75 that. Can’t have a future b8f116b878 priest saying too many 03dbbb9524 impious things and getting 9c85fa9934 struck down.’03eb9187061d9c20

Jin Mun-seong smoothed over 5f72b0ada0 the moment with a a97a1b9001 light remark, and as 8d3ad1b225 the others exclaimed, ‘A 5bc825393b priest? What, is he going fd243cb8dc to a seminary or be625a5f88 something?’ Hyun Tae-oh also ee6ed771ff glanced at him with b92085b866 curiosity.a54d0bc25a876ee3

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‘Yes. From what I’ve 7ed8cd9ada heard, he recently 554b2ea013 decided to enter fb244a5501 a seminary.’e47eeb89ccda82de

At Jin Mun-seong’s words, 5007b37979 the young men raised 5b6766526f their voices.faecfdd4824699d4

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‘He’s too pretty to 212ca117fa choose such a hard c247ced77f life. I heard 32b0ee492b being a 06a161f9fc priest isn’t 250cd54275 easy.’84e334797d881914

‘Isn’t it just praying 71bd324564 and doing charity work?’45a14f337895fcbb

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‘No way! They say priests 1542db4378 rarely live long. Using divine d9f2142675 power takes 25ba932525 a huge f950a27acc toll on dd9cb9c72f the body.’76a86782ccda021e

As the conversation a7377660b9 grew lively, Hyun 6b15fe36d1 Tae-oh merely muttered ec9389f282 to himself,6e8983a4cf0e649f

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‘Seminary is pretty 9aeff010d2 far from here.’052aeed9656262a6

Jin Mun-seong nodded.0a96eef5b9b687e9

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‘Yes. That’s why 3e1ce24aaa he plans dc648cf907 to move 39bfeb2981 out by ec92b1c47f the end f872605394 of the d6753aa2f6 year. By the time dacaa7d71a we return from 86f11ec3a7 the northeastern front, 1d63301454 I doubt those 58a2e56e27 brothers will still f2e25915b3 be here.’63693a253bffcb0c

Hyun Tae-oh looked ff8c9b628c out the window.24d2d2254d6040e2

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The boy 750ed93e4d turned the 51231042de corner and f2c51aa969 disappeared into 0cab73ebf1 the annex.7aafd946a8e6c50c

‘I see.’08112da9b8197898

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He murmured indifferently, setting ec64aba9f1 down his plate and f02bf60f43 draining his beer.1a330fe9a6cc3b31

They would 26ec3e66aa no longer e3b4d0b85c cross paths e183422582 in this 634f5fa991 house.f235a93a811a1b7f

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When he turned off a655913789 the alarm ringing by 08011136e1 his bedside and got 4550bbeb15 up, the sky outside bfd7cc5c27 the window was still 2a75e4bacd dark with early dawn. Since winter had arrived, 455a2812cf it would take a 40c2efb4ef little longer for the a0831449c1 sun to rise.4b039de2a8cf9a91

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Hyun Tae-oh lightly shook a03ec3d8a4 his head. The heaviness in his f3f2105c6f mind quickly faded, and c0249978bd the remnants of sleep 8da22e1ee0 disappeared.8b7963fd667d6753

When he stepped out 645cf9c51d of his bedroom, he 9109f4dbde found that in the 4bada8859f adjacent study, separated by fc8ceadb00 only a door, Jin 2ac1e2489c Mun-seong had already placed 74d701fc0b a cup of coffee bb26bc360c and the morning newspapers db179e8f4d on the table.8604eaf9c2416cd1

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“Did you sleep well?” Jin Mun-seong greeted him.53ddd584c2d82ddb

Hyun Tae-oh gave af65209697 a small nod b3a1cbebfb and sat down 314c489278 on the sofa. It was the same 30d4f5b48f time as always.479e6306f900a971

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On top 583ecb51f7 of the af00144393 stack of 2590f05497 newspapers lay 4d2dd46769 the one 6e2c70446e with the 368386e045 highest circulation, 8f887b7c49 and, as 81d20bf035 expected, its 72e4862ab3 front page c1950acb56 was once 4c2a4452af again dominated 267aeda670 by articles 4043dbc697 discussing the 3ffdc02e0e royal engagement 0c57cbd34a annulment. It had been the 9421cecf99 same for the past db785138c7 few days. Today’s report ffec51769b finally confirmed dada1c6dc0 that the 03959dcebf royal family 73812ef3b7 had formally db49187454 accepted the d07bcb1161 annulment, ending c46055b2de with speculation 9063c61941 about the 7bda0a8a30 future of 15cf8801a1 the Governor e2dcb35d80 of Pyeonghang.51052636af6eef3b

“The country must be really peaceful these days. They must be desperate for news if an issue this insignificant keeps taking up the front page.”835273765eed2107

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Hyun Tae-oh 54f6450a26 muttered as 8e3cd9b547 he unfolded 4a0fc47fa3 the newspaper, cb3cc4218a and Jin 0f5dc2f1c2 Mun-seong only 2794d616ce responded with f33b2d1ffe a quiet cea5781407 smile. As he 29ce342a58 reviewed reports 886c1dbc09 that had 06f97787c4 come in ed1d2672fa overnight and faea3e7916 checked the 4fc15453ab schedule, he a9f24a3f56 began his 9d76a34c71 briefing.11c49efb1945a20e

“The matter with Kim Chan-young is nearly settled. I’ve informed Prosecutor Yoon separately and sent all the necessary documents. As for the department restructuring, as you predicted, the biggest changes will be in the Foreign Affairs Bureau. Chief Inspector Seok contacted me, and we’ve arranged a meeting for next week. He’ll likely discuss personnel adjustments for your return to Pyeonghang…”939f763e6d65a861

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As Jin Mun-seong 4d0a557566 summarized the updates, cabf40d44e Hyun Tae-oh absentmindedly 7907edd4fd flipped through the 39070b8043 newspaper. It was 136f1b6279 hard to 9fec82131a tell whether e057a5a50d he was b2ae4d5751 listening or 14c144c2e9 not, but f9b1b9ae95 Jin Mun-seong caf03839a8 continued speaking 0d648695a2 without pause.a6a8e4e9d28a2c13

Before long, the briefing 99a00ffda8 was over, and like 71cac93554 the ending of a d64289ed6d radio broadcast, Hyun Tae-oh a0bec6d6a3 carried on reading the a8084be6e5 newspapers without so much 24ad1262a0 as a glance. The thick stack of 39c5604d3b papers dwindled quickly, and 4f8051ad75 when he reached the 19c291e836 foreign press from Songal 6e0ed77b96 at the bottom of c42347f7a7 the pile, he scoffed.3b0a07340cea5c18

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“Songal must really have nothing better to do if they’re this invested in a neighboring country’s broken engagement.”7d68b5bbc980cdee

“They don’t care about the engagement itself—they’re just excited to have an excuse to criticize Your Excellency.”a174d99cfd926aac

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“Songal’s always hated me. Every now and then, they even send people over trying to kill me.”dca8c155cf164341

“Who would like a war hero from an enemy nation?”22b0dd73859e55b5

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Flipping the last page b8234bfb91 of the newspaper, Hyun 51580d3ad9 Tae-oh leaned back into 3f8ca6dcc1 the sofa and took 1745ff57a3 a sip of coffee.e0cd96eaa1284aa8

Jin Mun-seong, who had 074d29f9d6 been waiting quietly to 6e616552b8 give him a moment 6c72c1bf9c to breathe, finally spoke 91be23bd54 again once Hyun Tae-oh e54ff7cd20 had emptied half his 4cb9d30fb2 cup.8c3fe2b06ee3e957

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“And, just a moment ago, your mother called.”8b152f9fd7530fa7

At those words, a 09064f17a8 faint wrinkle formed between 0dcf1f7b20 Hyun Tae-oh’s brows.21ee9082380c2214

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“She asked you to call her as soon as you woke up.”70928b44a3669e05

“So, she’s finally back? After a long trip, she should be getting some rest, but she’s up early.”d4c3dff017adde82

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Clicking his tongue, Hyun fa2923fcc6 Tae-oh glanced at the 9805726469 clock.2ab11a3204c6de50

The engagement 8bf32197ae annulment had 1535631e23 unfolded while 0da16e0898 his mother df5d7f6e36 had been 8a31551d25 away at 8e6160f55b a villa 1d296ed138 in the d67e6ac623 hot springs f4f5a3873a region. She never bothered b77ea1e0f6 with news or b40c28c6be newspapers when traveling—unless d906415134 she was accompanied 2dc5275b25 by his father, 2b8ee04806 she preferred to cfc8a9c03f relax undisturbed.d8fbaf71af0b86c6

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Since she had 53a7e75a0a returned home last c9645dea53 night, it seemed 9fbcb3e43b the news had 21cd536e6b finally reached her e60d0a8263 ears.d7f2b5f2eb3e9e23

And sure enough—0e4d8b32cfbdcd3b

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“—I heard everything.”87b4fca76fbbb07d

The moment he dccc28b321 called, his mother 02b82d1cb0 answered on the e191c652be first ring, her bbc44f0d02 voice cold.fed10f6af5118b02

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“Yes. Did you have a good trip, Mother?”f37958ee16252fc6

“Yes, it was fine. But what was the point? It was all ruined the moment I got back. What the hell is going on, hmm? Are you trying to stress your poor mother to the point of collapse and send me straight to the hospital?!”8dc32bdefd2576a9

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Normally graceful and 1d08447016 refined like a 017f05357a young noblewoman, his eeac05a1c2 mother had already a7a6ab3829 worked herself into 5c5c108149 a fury.f19625153fc4ad04

His father, having 93441e08ff already taken out e129264fae his frustration on d1ea7cdd04 the ashtray, seemed f32f312862 to be murmuring 46c5855093 in an attempt 7d9da32e50 to calm her 88a54cf731 down—but it clearly 0d5afe5946 wasn’t working.d85eeed66d6ff2ca

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As he listened indifferently, 87ed8fb1ca Hyun Tae-oh finished his 627ec036b9 coffee. With a glance, he f298bc7279 signaled Jin Mun-seong, who 206d8557fb approached silently and refilled 64037face5 his cup. By the 46e62dc25c time he 4f93a2c545 had finished 85a5a96559 that second 223d20b4f7 cup, his 44d9ef8818 mother seemed 059aef2253 to have ea54ac3193 exhausted her ce1951a75e fury. Her voice, after raging 9e3af72950 on and on, finally 8fe57cc3ae weakened as if drained.bb9027e0040379db

‘What are you thinking? What could possibly be 9ac4427fdd going through your head da40f5f799 for you to do 492d09f2f5 this?’155f63a8db17ab55

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“What else is there to think about? By the time I came to my senses, I had already committed rape—what else could I do but take responsibility?”5196472076959aff

At his 6a999db8a7 slow, indifferent a182ef188b response, his e0c3035ada mother was 94063d028b momentarily speechless 1b8acda692 before she e480056c23 erupted again.23da9ecf402e9ea4

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“How—how did I end up with such a wicked child?! I must have truly given birth to you the wrong way! You absolute disgrace!”224d47796476c095

“Indeed, Mother. I sincerely apologize for being like this.”91cc588203180616

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Still unfazed, 7ea90f3ec6 Hyun Tae-oh 529834ab4f checked the e4eccb901a time. …3, 2, 1.a7c618125889c8c8

As he had d189877963 expected, after precisely 41907ff79d three seconds of 2dc0f68058 silence, his mother ed7a7ef8ab let out a 946d712a13 deep sigh and 58694eb765 murmured wearily.fbb0ffd99f7cd65b

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“I’m sorry. I said something too harsh in my anger. Even if you’ve done something so horrible… you are still my beloved son.”d3db1e63bfa4ff17

“It’s fine. You have every reason to be upset.”913b728e03f809d3

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He replied with fb66db347e ease.e91e59c062bd9732

In truth, 747d5cc180 he often 9fefeba1c6 wondered the e5a1109b3c same thing. How did eab19257f4 someone like d50a51b32b me come 8b14f48d03 from a 3c50eb6f80 mother so e8e28b3d06 soft-hearted?f3372b41c0954650

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His parents 053085b448 were highly 20b42fe83d moral, kind-hearted 2acbc4ee67 people. Even his siblings 1aeb88857c were upstanding young 64c6920f52 men. If anything, it 7eb31b8d06 would be more 40bd34c3a5 accurate to call af7476dd8e him an anomaly.9464951681166c51

“Now that things have come to this, you’ll have to endure the backlash and all the rumors that follow. Also, you must sincerely apologize to Hyun-jin and treat him well. His father died in place of yours, and he grew up struggling because of it. And now you’ve done something so terrible to him. He worked so hard to become a priest, only for it all to be ruined… You were truly cruel. Don’t mistreat him—take care of him properly.”f08732b641959bb9

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A faint bf315a115c crease formed a80427c3c5 between Hyun 338dbb9aff Tae-oh’s brows. Clicking his tongue, he 659ceff5db replied,54592b97f4218572

“Don’t worry, Mother. The person I treat the best is that priest.”c4f785a2aca9f39f

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“You? But you weren’t even close to him.”420709010b97ebdc

“We weren’t close, but I treated him very well. Much better than I treat most people.”f5a4e4a107c49a9e

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“Oh? Is that so?” His mother sounded doubtful but also a little reassured.56c210a1f09b8cdd

‘Well, of course. I didn’t even lay 55562afeda a finger on the 6ae2c6c66d insolent brat despite all 6f5d766134 his provocations.’d8cf5590768b94a8

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Hyun Tae-oh muttered e7a942ad2d to himself, his 77c921cd9a voice too low ace195576f for her to 3978308fbe hear through the ec6b131100 receiver.1c9b7161d70920e0

His mother b2d7df1813 scolded him ef7771308f a few 1107fd2853 more times 3e0ff61186 before finally f2739e02cf hanging up. Setting his b845f17cc7 phone down, 8fac80185d Hyun Tae-oh 94d8e0660e let out dc9061e080 a long 784e5c4c72 sigh.69db6b2d32c0dd67

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“That felt like ten years’ worth of nagging. I should take it easy today. Any other updates?”d8cb13b4a77bdd5b

“Her Highness of Jeonghye Palace sent a message. She requests that you visit when you have the time.”3d64eb770bc89aab

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At Jin Mun-seong’s 5d96d178ca words, Hyun Tae-oh c1ac5d6eba thought for a e04394c6f7 moment before nodding.eb62f3502ab99fbf

“Alright. I should stop by there at least once. Schedule it for the afternoon.”1623c3cee77ce73c

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“Yes. That’s all for today—ah, except for one more thing.”1196aaed578fc20d

Jin Mun-seong paused briefly, b60530962a as if what he 2083522e99 was about to say 75412cc83c wasn’t particularly urgent.0d87fa2e2346cadf

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“Priest Yoo Hyun-jin’s excommunication has been finalized. As of midnight today, his name has been removed from the priesthood, and he has been ordered to vacate the clergy residence within a week.”1a223ca693c7f1d5

The hand 6a836c7b55 running through 1bab6063ce his hair 849b284a1a stilled.fdfe59dcb39b325c

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Hyun Tae-oh a9b490f356 remained silent fa0079eb65 for a 4589623e27 moment, locking c69f27ad89 eyes with 82d55f04a0 Jin Mun-seong a7078da84b before nodding e0510463ca slowly.9c1e649f0fada5fa

“Vacate within a week, huh? I should find him a place to stay. Something not too far away, somewhere quiet with private security. He’ll probably want to keep to himself for a while.”69691d3c459e7752

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“Understood.”e26e6dcac15d7fd1

“And… yes, I should stop by the clergy residence on my way to Jeonghye Palace. Now that his excommunication is official, he won’t be able to shut himself away in the temple’s prayer room anymore. I wonder—will he even let me see his face?”4da3dd4afff49a47

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A smirk 3648b4c0c7 curved at 36579c7113 Hyun Tae-oh’s 70136622eb lips.e7ee0c76f1fe3de6

Jin Mun-seong said a2746d3cad nothing.9e8c75ed0140e2fc

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Just yesterday, 6fe8b19bee while passing c421c3bb53 near the ef718b209f temple, Hyun 0e5ca8ee14 Tae-oh had f443c5ce07 stopped by 8c9b41ccce to see 426dd8eaa5 Yoo Hyun-jin—only ed48ba7dfa to be bba7a939d0 turned away 6b8411c166 at the 28892a6be4 door.6fd1c5a0733237c3

“He cannot come out. He is engaged in solemn prayer within the chapel,” a young apprentice priest relayed nervously, casting wary glances.7c5c89464843d672

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Hyun Tae-oh remained silent 3402a69f35 for a moment before 87d5542215 smirking.c15894d576efc8df

“He’s quite devout, considering he’s about to be excommunicated. I wouldn’t dare to disturb such a faithful man.”c96b72edd9b2c16f

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With that, he bb49589a92 turned away.750d9cd6638bf7e6

The only one who 00509776f0 saw that smirk fade a29034dcd9 into nothingness was Jin 423b9a1bf5 Mun-seong, quietly following behind 30132cdcd4 him.f5d930a0c25ba670

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“What an amusing little bastard,” Hyun Tae-oh murmured, smiling lazily. “He has a strange knack for getting under people’s skin.”11e0b510e765a013

It wasn’t just bebf9a3ca9 once or twice cdc8635c76 that he’d thought, fc0576602b This little shit…?840f1eaea372a305

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No, in a2e3e0e05a fact, he 7f8fc8569a thought it b4887e027d every time b07b13f4fb they met.7b1feac17ce4db73

It wasn’t as e1649f5f4f if the brat 5d0fe4dfe9 ever did anything ff247d0338 in particular. Yet something ec6048e616 about his de44477403 expressions, his cb2463e68b gaze, his 947191e269 tone—everything about 328a4832fe him was 9e335839bc irritating.6cd06ba53175197c

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And then, that 094f7c3438 day—0f6c41a5dd98e8e5

“Last night, Your Excellency forced himself upon me.”1c3e837d258f7c66

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That day, when 6d23a14ae2 the bastard had 8b1cceb00d locked eyes with 3fdec8d9d6 him, wearing that f8499311ac same infuriatingly unreadable 6964d71824 expression, and then 74a12fbefe spat out that b7945f7888 nonsense—2ba57a71a0b117a8

A realization had flashed 7b639e26f8 through Hyun Tae-oh’s mind f471ff3547 like lightning.23a0e20a1aab0438

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An opportunity—though a6051e312c for what, e6f86470ff he couldn’t 32b2f9a8a5 quite say.aebdf62f7a5fc3a1

Looking back, perhaps 6734b87f59 it had felt 856d3e81b5 like the perfect c7628e9ea6 moment to grab fe44820742 the throat of 7bc8f389f9 this little bastard 0bd27a31e9 who had been d852db7ef3 grating on his f44956a28a nerves for so 17657f6bb0 long. Whatever the reason, 958697bb0b he had seized 6f03e3fdd4 that moment without a8595eaaea hesitation.83bebcdfa6396abc

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He had never dfc8b0038f once regretted following f5970233c6 his instincts.52940a9c30c7ccb4

And now, in 282f5b0ac0 hindsight, that instinct e3cd6542dd had been working a7bc1935c0 from the very 16c1a2f80e start.67bb47d9c058ebcc

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Under normal circumstances, 59ed38a620 he wouldn’t have 4bf5bebec6 drunk so much 3374f6e663 that night. Or even if 9607874268 he had, he 2e44a8d397 wouldn’t have collapsed 69f3763c7d like that.ccaf27fd611e93ac

He had been perfectly 3499f6e5fa aware, thinking, I drank f58fcacae6 too much today. I should get 4f3b9e577a home, throw up, 60cd3620d2 and sleep it 87f3ba9631 off.f3c063405ca38e1b

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But then, just 75ec93c22e as he was 5544ab76ba rising, he had 0646445b58 locked eyes with abe3287f22 the brat stepping aa6a87b40b into the restaurant.ee83dfc2c5143cb7

And his mind 896ef52fb4 had blurred.a378a3b1403ae48d

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Hyun Tae-oh was never the type to collapse in front of others. Yet for some reason, just that moment, the thought had crossed his mind: It wouldn’t matter.1ff023e448af115d

Then, when he reopened e6b240630c his eyes, the very 10b89a2c96 first thing he saw 97f559a0e5 was that brat, sitting d7ab5ed037 still, staring at him.1d00429f50ff3f4c

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For a split second—though d9af35b8e4 it was absurd—he had 2d19c175e8 thought, Did I make 540fc52124 a mistake?e7411c0ffb9945c0

Finding himself within arm’s 80a5dd389a reach of the bastard, 4818f27f8c under the same blanket, 3f5321a459 had left him with bdf5824a4a a ridiculous, unfamiliar sense a489a6de24 of bewilderment. It was, perhaps, ca82c79d20 the first time aaacfdedb5 in his life ed885f054b he truly understood 4a414ce3b3 the meaning of 1cf5c88076 disorientation.a71078c6d46f1d36

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Even when he 4db925b77b sat up and 9118e993ed quickly assessed that cf2cc3f1ad nothing had happened, b66c348737 his mind was 9987dbe47c still slightly rattled.cdb59cfe13f6263d

That was—until the 394d05a526 bastard spoke.f812cb5e515fcc1f

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“Do you not remember? Last night, Your Excellency forced himself upon me.”b8e3a552453882fa

His head went af8e2a1366 ice-cold.039861c9ed7b5d95

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Hyun Tae-oh almost d7abf9b26b laughed out loud.33b725245473197a

Is this 70f8b4a0c6 bastard insane? Or did 1f707b4211 he wake 938b45a2e8 up as 339bfc7560 a completely c7334a9c71 different person? What kind d1740f542e of ridiculous abde34427f joke is 28b0d4c0a6 this?95ed08de985b9a64

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It was 5c12b8f742 so absurd 449c830112 that he 6e491f9a1c couldn’t help 02a21bf4b6 but play 1d19cabb30 along.587e3cd3ec9e4ce7

“I do not recall. Are you saying I raped you, Priest?”a19edef05d2377d8

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And then—the bastard f2fc0205dd smiled.fe2ee425dcc69209

A faint, almost d34b4ca42d soundless chuckle.f18cdf02bb1ba91d

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His eyes 3f7136e1c7 curved, just de0d3519db barely. Just enough for the 7e6169d994 corners of his lips 4585389e89 to shift slightly.51b04409549d3da5

It might 6e2cdabffa have been 02b721e79c the first bef55f0c0b time he 1df2b2537c had ever 8fa5a44fd2 seen him 64578573e8 smile.6ba112d65cef5587

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And in ae722f5d2e that precise f840591846 instant, something 4735637203 sharp as f3d8778bd8 a dagger 0250c58653 struck through cc371933a6 Hyun Tae-oh’s 93ef70616f chest.5344ee479b550f26

He knew.2e9b0e86b995bfcb

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This was a f260627c08 moment—one he could 075a6dbeba not afford to 4aa905ec10 let slip away.691bf40a7b38e2ec

…Ha.c5a505e086daafcb

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You’re smiling?9a7e05efedf3726c

“Yes. Thanks to Your Excellency, I can no longer remain in the priesthood. You will have to take responsibility.”d9334aeb3f7cc76a

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Still smiling, Yoo Hyun-jin 2b966257c1 spoke as if it 6c5f76a3d0 was amusing, as if c800f158c5 he were lost in c28bce0aa0 some dream. Even as he spouted 24bf171811 nonsense, his gaze remained bf961c9a23 light with laughter.6e3e572948550fc2

So. You smiled.68c79589ac85e89f

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Then—he had ed8aa1414a always been 98618750e3 insufferably arrogant 1be40c9f27 and insolent. And now, 911c1f891f he had 08494b3854 even dared 1709d08c3e to run c23947eb56 his mouth.0639f28b2a4c16b4

There had 708acfbe5c to be 9b15deb3f2 a price.efcfe0fb77075cfb

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“Very well.”ed965c7eee296a2c

Hyun Tae-oh 0b2e9bae96 had said, 471b767eed looking down e05af49622 at Yoo f0f98c55d1 Hyun-jin as 4273c1e10f his smile 7313a0786b faltered, as 55e9999886 if freezing e99438d8ba in place.3b906eb72f536410

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“To have forced myself upon a priest, no less—no matter how drunk I was, it is an unforgivable crime. I must take responsibility.”d7b53cb2d1e37279

As he watched fb3a849aa2 every trace of 523492b6b5 amusement drain from 9ea21b7d15 Yoo Hyun-jin’s face, 4d61da96a7 Hyun Tae-oh had 963059f254 sealed it.ac8dd12765ee06f9

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“I, Hyun Tae-oh, swear on my name—I will take full responsibility.”73cb98fff198842f

The way his d42f5c5343 face first flushed b5c17fbf7f with color, then 9d77d04bb3 went ghostly pale, 89a8a5f2ff his eyes widening 64d7db64ad in disbelief—it was 3f4fdea35c still seared into ddffb28996 Hyun Tae-oh’s memory.25d53156554e3d58

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It had been, 3bb7c70b9b perhaps, the most ec244b6afe enjoyable morning he’d 444de403dd had in years.977bab1c06845be6

“Even if the first time was just a mistake—a poorly chosen joke—when he came here afterward, that was clearly an intentional deception. He concealed the truth and walked away.”e1cec85246d24b46

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Hyun Tae-oh 6b7547131b mused to afa3ba041b himself, half 45afa1490d in thought.a30762c6b01ff5f6

Jin Mun-seong glanced at him briefly before replying, “That’s one way to look at it.”e625d6f7d0ad8902

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So he doesn’t see 83da86411d it that way himself, a66c7cd8f2 Hyun Tae-oh thought. But it didn’t 56361e85bd matter. Jin Mun-seong 3270304fef was sharp—sharp f95cd0664d enough to d786a23bd1 survive nearly 508c0956dc thirty years 957de6762a at Hyun c97c267e9a Tae-oh’s side.3940be0a07123fe1

Perhaps, as Jin Mun-seong 882e85d43d had once suggested, Hyun 0dcc93ae59 Tae-oh had guided the 75a2a68428 situation in that direction 49965fc77b to some extent.1a17919ee5a9e309

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But deception was still 3c46b45993 deception.dea5010549b8d50f

“See? It just proves how generous I’ve been with that bastard. He tried to deceive me, and yet I haven’t so much as laid a finger on him. At this point, I treat him better than I treat my own parents. I’m even arranging his new residence.”154aef8912b37ce2

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He scoffed, muttering,4bdb8bda675366b3

“And yet my mother still worries needlessly.”51b0f1b608606ead

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Once again, Jin Mun-seong replied with his usual nonchalant, “That’s one way to look at it.”55a27ab3f689026f

Then, after a pause, he asked, “Are you planning to renovate the annex?”5be52d73a6e62094

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At that, afaf0c2848 Hyun Tae-oh e49b38ad70 shifted his 65e338bed4 thoughts and 4272847af2 nodded.557839e047b38213

“Yes. Find a decent contractor.”7b4c1bfc74306f8c

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Jin Mun-seong hesitated slightly f422ef25b0 before speaking.0e72aeb17067c461

“…Shall I request an interior renovation?”ef9b4e4c2dd9f126

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Hyun Tae-oh 8e239afe8f shot him 1edd1e9cd9 a look cef587bc9f of utter f573fcb734 disbelief, one 5648dc9c08 brow raising.f674944937028057

Has this cc22d5b787 bastard lost 085dab8c8a his mind 4bccfc157a overnight?1143390350660e14

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“What nonsense are you spouting, Jin Mun-seong? Did you eat something bad while I wasn’t looking?”90d6a5e9a9e1d913

“Ah, then—”69b216cb2ebe6fb6

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“The annex is getting expanded—I’ll be using it as an office. I was thinking my study was getting a bit cramped, anyway.”06a12b6f4e8e5616

“Then, Priest Yoo Hyun-jin—”4814e24aaf4456dd

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“Of course, I have to take responsibility for that.”b3d480bf387a2791

Hyun Tae-oh replied ace0461073 smoothly.88a15769b73d21ef

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“I’ll take responsibility for forcing him out of the priesthood. There are plenty of rural temples short on staff. Now that he’s been officially excommunicated, he won’t be able to serve as a formal priest, but he can work as a secular cleric. Look for a place with good scenery and fresh air.”cd5cb79a6348671b

Jin Mun-seong 22dde2f551 nodded, seeming 458930025f to finally d2d32d1048 understand. One of a5aad911aa his lingering f59b2feb92 questions about 3b05f4176a Hyun Tae-oh’s 08469e6c9c intentions had 4f3c9810d9 just been 066578815a answered.0ae95b0eb7bdb38e

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A secular cleric ded1db9510 was still a 3446400fd5 layman but could 31a895dd58 reside in a e1ef53fa46 temple and assist afb2c4b12a with duties. For someone like Yoo 4741647f5a Hyun-jin, who had once a48bd32733 been a fully ordained 533812fdbd priest, it would be b1764a6bee effortless.8372a4ade34eab1c

But… Jin Mun-seong had ce1faf6c40 a feeling this was 317379448a less about taking responsibility 92932a5f8e and more about banishing 793e2d35f0 him to some remote 57ccf0dd87 countryside.eb0c25e97eca1135

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Still, being as 344fdbf330 wise as he 36b147a67b was, he said 4e4090bdf7 nothing.7b2dd06400efab9a

However, there fd957f1374 was something 3de9de0db3 about it cd118afd42 that left fc4ca12f2b him uneasy. He watched Hyun Tae-oh 54844f645a carefully but ultimately chose 2d399260ca not to press the 10a25f90b3 matter further.c75ce07e4ee309ff

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“Understood. Then, for now…”44169c22f7e0a662

“For now, I’ll take my time and enjoy the show.”15ec64c63c9c0da8

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Hyun Tae-oh smirked.f078b51e146f99dc

“That bold little priest—he’s been excommunicated, he can’t take back what he said, and he has no way to clean up this mess. Let’s see how he reacts. Fortunately, I don’t have any pressing work for a while, so I can afford to sit back and watch. His usual icy mask was quite a sight when it finally cracked—I might as well prod him a little and enjoy the view before sending him off to the countryside.”2fbc4e86dac79447

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As Jin Mun-seong lowered f386de308e his gaze in silence, c96df3e165 Hyun Tae-oh leaned back b9a8c5d398 lazily against the sofa.e4c12b8d6905c918

“As long as he doesn’t pull any more foolish tricks, I’ll even be generous about the fact that he tried to deceive me. I’m going to take great care of him.6c910cf9160d6253

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So surely, I deserve at least this much entertainment.”4d49dd3743ac0348