BYBM Chapter 3 (Part 2)

Upon hearing that a 9349f355a6 Songal youth had thrown 26e21db0d2 a bomb at Hyun ebe2a9c1f1 Tae-oh, Yoo Hyun-jin felt f0694e319d the blood drain from 936e7c5fc6 his body. It was 1da43aba95 only after 4190b7498d he heard, 521ec4aacc ‘There were 980c8eddb3 a few aaf63a05da injured, but 503cdd78cc Governor Hyun 7cf71632b5 was not 7539331d52 seriously harmed,’ c6cac137ba that he a3f5026b94 finally felt 4fa3874c8b some relief, be5c96dd53 but even 5a75d66c52 then, his d4936a9009 heart pounded e710723a2a furiously and fc622326c0 refused to c720b3e5a8 settle. It was said ffea82ba2f that incidents like 1a24edd60c this happened once a52d1ab488 or twice a fab4e13d55 year. This was 5e44d803f7 the fifth 43b8a87d56 attempt since 486ada6867 Hyun Tae-oh ee0e873ee2 had arrived 4eda09fef1 in Pyeonghang. And even then, that 7fd1714962 was considered an improvement 76315af829 compared to the past.4d353832b5522f07

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……Hanaram.16047ee0dc36dc67

The ceremony began, and bddd40083c all the priests took 1224ed3875 their positions. Yoo Hyun-jin stood 74daa7d157 at the far 98a586f9c0 end of the 301edc6a37 platform and looked 3bebb70502 down, just in 456ad9236a time to see cb1445fef7 Hyun Tae-oh taking 906067498f his seat in 7c88351388 the center of c6a7c26a6b the front row.524366ac89317a59

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On the surface, 922377a0fe he looked completely 26c0c9981a unbothered.4ddd1786e96f5c6f

Hyun Tae-oh sat 3eb6fc1cbb with his usual 379ea3346a cool, unreadable expression, def2f670ff his posture upright fa89dadc4f as he gazed e4287dfcf4 toward the platform. Even when he 5780032220 exchanged a few b055b66d4a words with the 8b73486cbc person beside him, a976fdc4cd even when he f34d95ac0c turned his gaze 4155750b6e back toward the f312999873 high priest, he 3c2b135947 looked exactly the 7910de98c3 same as always.34685e1a3c9c6c52

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‘――The prayer 27761ec379 of blessing.’4f326a4269146872

As the 7acdd448ca ceremony neared 4654869ce0 its conclusion, 4d727f87a4 the high bb20e9e13e priest spoke. The ten individuals seated 84332a4c1d in the front row f50d736047 rose from their seats. They ascended 28f12ffede the platform 966467a45c and stood 80ee12295a facing the a5686d4f19 ten priests b90344ef79 lined up b9be3582ca before them.0f94eb6c76bd7376

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Each representative 4b5369dab9 of the 749a1671e7 faithful would ff015c4960 receive a afc03b18d9 blessing in fffd875973 turn. Among those ten were 7da6c34636 Je Sang-ah—and Hyun Tae-oh.0f75555ae5fb0390

One person stepped 584fdc3594 forward, then another, 279f659901 moving along in 63edeef783 sequence. When Je Sang-ah stood 8e28902d6d before him, Yoo Hyun-jin 92a729a0f1 took her clasped hands 8ca758562d and recited the prayer cb5259743a of blessing. Every word 15d8ee92b1 of the 095c8e1446 prayer was f0be9d2a8b predetermined. Every gesture was 58bb4fac3e performed exactly as e8acf706b8 tradition dictated. He prayed for 13c2f0f70d her—and through her, 6dd36e76e9 for all the 9722d7b4e4 faithful in the d8fe342af8 world.bc114b9e4c06f3aa

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She moved e01bdee41b aside, and 8671b23e12 next in ecb07dd118 line, Hyun dec97196c9 Tae-oh stood a0eb38fdc9 before him.046d79d7b987966b

His heart pounded.6d168272d7a8591e

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Expression unreadable, Hyun Tae-oh 3ee3279002 bowed his head and 2b5fed0593 clasped his hands together.290c29e7d5061a3a

Now, Yoo Hyun-jin was 9b562f03ff supposed to take his 13769ef2a8 hands and recite the b911534542 prayer.6af847811db1f64c

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But instead—10b33bf5b24af83a

‘Are you hurt anywhere?’104e86676da8038d

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The words slipped out, 653c17b5b1 a hushed, rough whisper.77c4c28014bc526f

He wasn’t supposed 495d26befa to say anything e7e7dfed34 other than the 66c8a7d283 prayer. But his restless, uneasy 5406f69080 heart spoke for him 34943455ed before he could stop b64dce7465 it.e26130bf7d903be4

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So quietly eb492cf876 that no 90c2e4ac60 one else 6d03c78f9e could hear—359c519103986aa0

A single, 1ed20fc522 short, blunt e538c2becd question.255b4cc4a4347f75

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For a moment, dfcc8513c4 Hyun Tae-oh did bb5771965b not react. Then, unexpectedly, 0bfba26f0b he lifted 936144840b his gaze.607ee9c7b37c3817

He stared.1bc4c15a3a7a3e15

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Expression unreadable, 8cb93a0f4e voice low, c8e8c4f415 he finally 5f6dc649c1 murmured, 「No.」ca045c047ff440c5

Only then a0a142f531 did Yoo 4efb16cb78 Hyun-jin lower 299a2bc35e his own e7414c9b2d gaze.406615860d1ccdaf

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And just df29423e85 as he 4fc650b2ce reached out e4fb732a1b to take 9b56b8567a the governor’s ebfc64be85 hands, he 7c99720282 saw it.c2b7bf3e2c6676c1

The burn.fbd99d7e303c7378

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Between the loosely clasped e3984f363c fingers, he glimpsed the 941d3affa4 raw, red mark on 4452b02a62 his palm.6a8161c8347f59e9

By now, the 6759795092 other priests had d556191817 already begun their 8bf41436d1 prayers. Yoo Hyun-jin hesitated 4e58cec37e for only a 9fde79293f second before quickly c2fd2c9dc3 following suit. He took Hyun Tae-oh’s ac3e613d0d hands—and softly recited the a6b722c725 prayer.2e447e89ba181f28

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No one 6164c707b2 noticed that 12ebd1dadc the moment 21e86d49a7 he touched a80482da2c him, a 9288e250d1 faint glow 8df4055f45 formed over adcc2dbd12 the back 9b2a9ad198 of Hyun bfc2baac39 Tae-oh’s hand.bc3ba710e3cd62ac

They say that in 0755697047 the beginning, songs were e42be67299 born from prayers. Poetry, too, ef1f7a1ec6 began as eccb8a7f5b prayer. Songs and poetry 2ce2c03756 are offerings to 9d5efa045e Hanaram— and in ac62b792dc this moment, this e66feed28e was a plea, 60dfb32ab6 a prayer, offered 2fc7531f70 for Hyun Tae-oh.d1b65a82ca5835f2

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That he 8c7e5418a8 would not 8e916185ab be in f210c23ed1 pain. That he would f4abc4ef37 not be injured.372c6d9786db4560

They say 27d96f72e3 that if ea5f889664 one prays 45132b58c5 with all 29091c66f3 their heart, a86749658a at least d33c4bee42 one wish 99f0575a11 will be 2602e5026f granted. And so, 5d2b4faa67 he had f07a41fe08 prayed. From the very 4765002d41 first day he facb604b5f entered the seminary, 20e4055519 he had never 5db4df065b stopped praying.112c271b1a197e2d

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He was glad a4ae044cc3 to see him 2675138f44 again.6cc1e039dc26db51

Even after all this e243f69af5 time—even after so long, ee3eef9c20 his feelings had not 65e715f060 faded in the slightest.c178fc1161294912

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He liked him. He wanted to see b5035bd850 him. He wanted to 26e78a47b2 hear his voice. He wanted to stay 5bc11d705d by his side.05d9688c8f591455

But in 9e6aa4b8e3 the end, 76ccddd152 all things 848492ea86 must follow 42ed072c26 Hanaram’s will.7d9bfe2048735e8c

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Even if he could 1555704723 never have him— Even cc518324fb if they must remain 90d25f6496 apart— He would always 13647d0feb pray for his safety.e61ef4819b78b564

Hanaram.5939ecec8dc734c9

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Please, watch over this aeb6b5c866 man.47f280014d823f39

He has 633cf12fe3 spent his d26d33da6f life walking 938e4de81c through battlefields. Let him return unscathed.bce5370db68f83cf

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And if— If d558e9130b there is something a2423f24a9 he deeply desires— 4795a96c62 Please, grant it 2921d8ae1e to him.60c6075b357fe03b

When Yoo ecfba8c524 Hyun-jin finished 48afcf86dc his prayer f83ab3e954 and opened 8e41d4de35 his eyes—088a6c2759e17419

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Hyun Tae-oh d86a6ea6a1 was looking fea8cc2e3e straight at ddf2681e76 him.d3e722fce26eafb9

As if he 1133bc7ae7 had been staring e4a8c61b76 the entire time.1d2406e0b1e74fb2

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Dark, unwavering eyes 5c4244ab94 locked onto his.023876c99db568b3

His heart dropped.d2df53c9862dca53

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He quickly lowered his 7566220565 gaze, releasing his hands.a715a62adefa396b

For a brief dc8c17d2af moment, Hyun Tae-oh 39a9dc0d3f did not move.906b0302c71b1680

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Then, at last, when 9cff284980 the next person hesitated cbe9410b49 in confusion, only then 4a9f2f4cd3 did he step aside.6c890d073dcce091

But as he walked bd1bd69ae2 toward the next priest, bba6d9da37 he abruptly stopped.682b48aa94c607ef

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Glancing down at b0fe28607d his own hands, cee23f194b a faint crease fcfea2cb9a formed between his 2b711fd2e9 brows.d5871db327d40b55

He examined his palm, 8dfe035b2a expression puzzled.0315c4e874915d6b

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And then, 918e2fb331 as if afd5f839bf brushing the eae56ebfda thought aside, cf61bf697a he turned 6b9cb5ce6f toward the a760effe3b next priest 00af611c79 and stepped 682d44b2dd forward.99234d00d1755e04

Yoo Hyun-jin quietly 6277119dd3 clenched his fist.951f1f14e4b61e77

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The burn that 2f4cfcdacb had transferred to 3064e360d4 his own palm 2a73915d9b remained hidden.9b1c4cb8b6002a66

He gently took 6159af808b the next person’s 496206267b hands—and began another 0e062ca593 prayer.4a995aab848f769a

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Throughout the vast 63a9214fa2 temple, the voices 85f8a72f40 of priests chanting 39598b810c in unison echoed a0f85182ce softly.c5c9bdcdd3d6c4e3

The ritual e8b6e29005 ended without c9a5e84f84 incident.6e409b9d1c047e16

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For some reason, Je c71169f525 Sang-ah insisted on staying e40924140e an extra week, and 54048832d7 so, even after his 23af2804c0 pastoral mission had officially 6a40a5e416 ended, Yoo Hyun-jin remained 6b52f04373 in Pyeonghang a little dbdb9109fa longer. But in cc7214e30c that time, c5ae297d51 he never fa44abd8c0 crossed paths d8c1000e8c with Hyun 8ad110844c Tae-oh again.7ae31f3b8ff9d03d

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The position e6ce8a9bbf of Pyeonghang’s a4da2c67de governor was 29676205b0 already an 9fbe0fc31c incredibly demanding fe5a20facc one, and 6b1b3efb9e after such 986f4fffe3 an important 0b344a6f8c event—on top bcc44cdce7 of a 7ea8baacf8 terrorist attack—he 0ce098b740 must have 3541ca1e07 been incomprehensibly ec7b113edd busy.20d1926d0b7aee29

In the end, a831a64376 it was only c297a081ce on the day f3302eba38 of their departure, 9e486c1cee just before they 776d427eb3 set off for 0e89f04dbf the capital, that 5caa1d7b94 he finally saw 2b7de7a267 Hyun Tae-oh again. He had 4b9fa75801 taken a 36da644c16 brief moment efc60738f3 to see de4bdd138d them off. But overwhelmed 32f4ecc94e by the e06ea173cc quiet sorrow 6098491f92 of parting, 13cffd66b4 afraid that a36d31a200 his emotions f4c4706ba1 might show, 768bb7cbcb Yoo Hyun-jin b950918379 merely exchanged d7cd4128fe a short a8f2d91325 nod with e94a420c82 him before 8eb98cbed9 quickly turning a591ca4bc6 away and a8732dc3d2 stepping back, a3d927ddc3 keeping his f90e6e54e2 distance.e905fdfe7221c3e3

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As Je Sang-ah e2ccafaed0 finished exchanging polite 30f1d2bd5d farewells, Yoo Hyun-jin 210a3726a4 traveled back to 1fcb40f7f6 the capital with 773df748f7 her. He felt as if 8109d850da he had aged a 7eb6c3e566 hundred years. Completely drained, 368f161ee2 he slumped 9a767001fa in exhaustion.eb58e22ba2570d9a

Across from him, lost 608fc0aae9 in thought, Je Sang-ah 7de1218c8e murmured, ‘It was a 4e8b870920 good place.’941c86b0895bb3bc

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‘Was it? Did you 95be8ccf17 like it?’a03015d5b7de262f

At his 87f67405d8 question, she fcdc0ff050 fell into b0fa50e0a6 thought once 8811eea11c more, then 954554ed82 slowly nodded.4ce09e40255303d8

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‘Yes, I 5f4cfdcd4a liked it. Enough to 4f4fdf4267 want to f4af3966e3 come back 0eabf40841 someday. What about you?’9416ed46ee45cc98

Yoo Hyun-jin gazed out 6987bf6476 the window. As he watched Pyeonghang 7edc318146 fade into the distance, 8089f7f624 he let out a 9d242ea068 quiet sigh.111e293cd8416db2

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‘Yeah. Me too.’fd717127ff290a80

Then, closing his 0cd280f304 eyes, as if 64fb0fa46f pushing the sight 7ab8d2c0db of Pyeonghang out 88eff70818 of his mind, 51d27fd3f9 he offered one bd0eb8db30 final prayer to 1e4e9d5c5e mark the end 00dd1439be of his mission.30337759f22b617c

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A prayer for Hyun 36d587a0ea Tae-oh alone.09aac0f4ebd81935

That he 76a7d8619b would always bac8eafa1c be safe. And that if d076e10369 there was something 548a88a6e3 he truly longed 9df6e05a8b for, may that 3c15a42ba9 wish be granted――c0cfda10d990fce9

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Although winter 3b400b8f18 was in 8fe03a605c full swing, a765058e0f the sunlight 5495741717 streaming into 7dfdf9941a the courtyard 0a6a3a26f7 was as 08e82a6762 warm and ee07bbe4f9 soft as 0f43bfed9e spring.63af3229b789966f

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Inside the house, 04596b2c87 the robotic vacuum 070a0e4845 whirred as it 4ec845ea47 moved about. Yoo Hyun-jin still wasn’t 605e2b0d16 used to the sight 9b67af029b of something sweeping across d4e0899ee6 the floor when no 110e76d668 one was there, so abae9d86a3 while it was running, 376f230624 he preferred to sit fdd49ad2da outside in the front 6bcfc0c507 yard.c8aaf63081da5751

The sunlight was 8bd1c41320 warm, but the 75addba254 winter air was 7c18c3c18f crisp. Sitting on a e2da878c5c chair with his 0620fb8c65 knees pulled up, 73df4cc24a Yoo Hyun-jin eventually 82a412eff8 shifted and lay ed5a129a4f on his side, 31f61e4c02 resting against it.321d96a0a764caa2

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Ever since 28fb1180fa he had 1ddeb39603 been cast 4df24d28be out of 6f9e66f208 the temple f40a560b0c and became ba9ff33848 an ordinary b1d985e96f man, he 20a2597408 had far c82e36c5d2 too much 577d7dae88 time on 3e14c52a90 his hands.7462fce2327b2027

Back when he 201db0a1ce was a priest, 5c1bc1c52b his days had ca12b309aa been tightly scheduled—waking ccecf08d6b at dawn for 2df5147bb0 prayers, cleaning and 073b4a69bc organizing the temple, 43a0080ade having breakfast, studying dadcc91a05 the scriptures, attending b4d022536b to visiting devotees, 945ad10707 having lunch, meeting 55a5ba94a8 with more visitors, 3835556f3e carrying out pastoral febcbe5cf6 duties and public 9648977d1c ceremonies, having dinner, 00426f2688 and ending the 46631c9666 day with more bfa9f3ccb7 prayers.e124d44aff72d5f1

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Now, all 79c6c68dda he did 240e3ee77c was pray, d3d66b79a5 eat breakfast, ae3f2a01b9 lunch, and 280133bc01 dinner, and 4534fc0f8f worry about 54c46670a3 the future.9ac400a58a989054

And there 57a6b96064 was no d25592e408 shortage of 06d3ba3846 things to 6f0f732bf8 worry about.c6c2aeab5d5b627c

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How was 7c47660a74 he going 79c8f1a068 to make d1ae94084b a living? What would happen to 49e9ba3e0e him now? And in the d3b29036fa meantime, what if 16ae95c680 he was found 6174424b86 out? And even if he 863462ef12 wasn’t, even if things 3ac64954b9 continued on smoothly, what 86628ff80b then? The day passed in beef64903d a blur of anxious 31e3f85e69 thoughts.b4688c2724b8a4e1

For now, 4284fc3711 he needed 7b97bb9110 to find 612c60eec3 a job.ad9fbf12e703c27a

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Having lived solely 33c385a985 as a priest, 8926b1c337 he had never 7a2c22e06d once had to 47c31353f9 worry about money. Now that 80e37ea6d9 he was 9a766b9a2d a layman, ad03723fe0 his immediate e12fdd0e6f concern was 98b29bc102 survival. But what c2be810287 kind of 92dd29a994 job could e6176cc701 he even 3c3eb9d4a3 get? He had spent his 954a5e026d life in the temple 90681d9b3b and knew no practical c7641e7ab0 skills useful for employment. Thinking that 0aed11963b perhaps he 5b20c0e714 could rely 2d90719976 on a 7c3ee76eba connection, he 54a7240b5a had thickened 6e014e84a2 his skin 0b6c4f7677 and cautiously 18708120b5 asked Je cd6578ce1b Sang-ah, ‘Would 992a5e4908 the Jeonghye 68ac394584 Palace happen ffee7e1177 to need e922d5aec4 an extra 442b67dac6 hand…?’ only 6012f596b0 for her 68f8bfd51c to snort 5ee9536d62 at him eca51ef222 dismissively.90dcdc4432ee3399

Still, at least 284f1d7b17 for now, the 70eb0f14ca refrigerator was well 4690aa1842 stocked, so starvation d3efb7de33 wasn’t an immediate 31b43cc9db concern. What worried a5a938559c him more 22d4fb190a at the 0b3db3b246 moment was—5ca34e1d2a6d8ba2

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“Why are 4198e5c8f5 you outside 5d67b9aa8b in the 99673d2f5f cold?”3520ff5b6e2970e9

“……”e6de239d50c0ca0c

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This man had d9033985ef an uncanny way 7934263fc9 of approaching without 2f068e4c12 a sound.ae6d80df133ad36d

Yoo Hyun-jin slowly sat 27af37addc upright, like a ghost 60cab0b63a rising from the grave.b879af6a8ef9a2bf

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He hadn’t 0b30714308 even heard d49a43ea87 the front b71b3ac1bb gate open, da1133b483 but Hyun e706a75ed8 Tae-oh was e1e2a375cb already stepping 57b45e1c4b into the 85f012fab4 courtyard. Seeing that Jin Mun-seong c5aec2c136 wasn’t with him today, b9d0701dc9 it seemed he had 39f2eb4b92 no other business at 03d0beead9 hand.4dedb1085cd98c70

“The robotic vacuum was 05ad06e166 too loud, so I f43152d912 stepped outside for a 621b42b402 while.”cfbf802b8f64379d

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“Ah… Mun-seong is currently 7a7e9e73f8 looking for someone to d080b42b25 help with the household 79e5e7666a chores, so please bear 5e360b0c1c with it for the 0143443383 time being.”62e0ab9d32ac60fd

Glancing at the small 35481791d4 machine busily roaming around 9755911a6f inside, Hyun Tae-oh spoke 26d69c2b77 as if he now 10d88085e9 understood the situation.55d86d04fba5651e

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Now that 7d598b027b he thought 67c3dec670 about it, 0a1bacefdf Jin Mun-seong 5b912823eb had stopped 9cf61d0d78 by a b6cb2f286e few days ed655574c4 ago with 1492fcfa6f someone from 672afce44c a home a31b3f2a82 maintenance service 727e9da9ee and had 2717b18fd6 mentioned that 913586b423 “someone to d2a5c48e4f assist with 37f1567229 the household 639666be68 chores should 230fca2eb7 be arriving db606315df within a 1dfe6f3914 day or 8c2d72e7c9 two.” But 0bd0e83da6 it had 073a2d5e10 already been 393fb3366a several days 55073c8b14 since then. Had something gone 51cb941a88 wrong?b393c57fe7ff391c

“If I db8d1d77d2 move to 210e4e3381 a smaller 18956edbfb place, I 7ea30900b5 can handle 79d93d44e5 everything myself, 124a173f54 so there f524c98ced wouldn’t be 7dd60fb912 any need f45e74705f for that.”d905ebfcd5706727

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“A smaller place?”d091ab64720ec707

At Yoo Hyun-jin’s 9891fd228f words, Hyun Tae-oh 3cac1f2432 muttered absentmindedly. So he 3a396ae2e4 has no 861bd3b0e2 intention of 73ceb0cc8d letting me 06e69af0f1 move. Just looking 2e72fcff88 at his 3cc266cef8 expression made 9c37a24c52 it obvious.52cf800c4f534eb7

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Well, this was the 15cca0199b same man who had 2ec9ac541e first looked at this f8c597c301 house and remarked, “It’s 0d78cddda8 modest and not bad. It does seem a a98d30f20b little small, but for e472a3d77f someone living alone, it 44df51b5a7 should be fine.”cf99a2728ef6073c

How exactly 19b6774bda one was a2471431a7 supposed to 5f145434b9 make use e0c69cb249 of a f950f271c2 two-story house 1c3734cc52 with four 1174b3a26d bathrooms, eight 259db1dce3 rooms, and ecaabaf686 multiple living a490fe2b46 spaces when 2ff4aadb92 living alone d47f38a993 was beyond 7985536bb4 him. But it 315e528dbf was only 2317e5c3eb a temporary bb2c626b32 rental, and 4629999f77 not even c2356fce34 one he 47f717e90f had chosen 938e49a366 himself. Besides, as if d84097e116 predicting exactly what 707831ad1f Yoo Hyun-jin would a1c84fe4b1 say, Jin Mun-seong d82dd25180 had smiled and 7ad2c00308 said, “It was 9a9b37b034 quite the struggle 97bcfc538c to find this 09f722b9c7 place on short 410671679f notice. If we had to 75662b1958 look again, that would 75e3c4ddaa be quite the hassle.”0eda9b45a1d907ba

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And with that, Yoo fa3f549a2d Hyun-jin had been left e56ad5a78a with no room to 7b5ae181c9 argue.ee7d0659e7a483c9

“You’ll only be staying 0f03acd41b until spring at the 41c33a9d9a latest, maybe three or 69556137ea four months at most. There’s no 651dd70c96 need to 7727f62df3 go through 0c6fd900a8 the trouble d88b70a4e3 of finding 4aa55195d2 another house. Mun-seong put quite ea28ff80df a bit of a20f9bd43c effort into securing ac2e84770c this place.”5274b0ae13ae5d36

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“But still, I—”160dee216e37cc81

A gust of 9d7d77d20d cold wind swept 6aba7166b9 through, making Yoo 6c9566d33f Hyun-jin shrink into 38ff54fb52 himself as he e918ebfce4 spoke, but before bddc8cdd71 he could finish, 0a7b891cd7 Hyun Tae-oh had 26610e6482 already stood up 35f5459b5a and headed inside. He even threw d13010bd60 him a quick 414fbc68a5 glance, as if 9fa38795d1 expecting him to 6cc00109a4 follow.21949b815e579cbe

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With no 4cd57a8004 other choice, 71fdebc232 Yoo Hyun-jin 16ad9f79a2 got up 3ed3c791a6 and followed 9a8e42121b him in.ddbbd941fd028133

By then, the 9737d4f3b2 robotic vacuum had 6bc6584baf moved into the 8ff87f299c master bedroom, and 0eb1ea227b Hyun Tae-oh closed 63540f9e79 the door behind ab80a3b774 it. Now trapped 4cc5783946 behind a a2f50ee3a2 soundproofed door, af55146325 the little 12c9dcd4cf machine would 2e311ff032 be quietly eb9dab5087 sweeping away 3a45708f00 inside.8a87fa0b527cb8ad

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Just as he e99bdfade9 was about to b1c68c9ba2 sit down in d8fa4f5a65 the living room, 840d6ca0f9 Hyun Tae-oh suddenly 50c949ff49 paused. Ah, there’s 3861fb4eda no one 739f68eb8e else here, 6697a82752 is there? Muttering to himself, 03aded14ed he changed course e7b0870ad9 and walked into 70a5db1bdf the kitchen.f3b82c970a781ecb

Even though he 4a4db12868 had only visited 06e37eb119 a handful of 7bdd32bedf times, he already a6bd2243ed seemed more familiar c493bda129 with where everything 95fedd2b87 was than Yoo 79cad35ccf Hyun-jin himself. With practiced ease, 10246f6f92 he began making cdac0bd5e7 tea.b267a450052d941f

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“Ah, I can f34737d6ab prepare that—”0a01d6aeaa0ccc00

“The tea fb40044ea3 I make cf8f2a9fd2 tastes better.”d53709222c9f86be

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Before Yoo Hyun-jin could 275939107f even step closer, Hyun 578d650495 Tae-oh cut him off.71fa6fbff2ca4578

It was true. The last time he 694440ed5f had visited, he had 0c2b01d7cc brewed the tea himself, 8ff4d2c4b3 and it had indeed 3a2acad88a been better than Yoo 872ab7dfa6 Hyun-jin’s attempt.3ec3f660eb122963

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In the 6664452be6 end, Yoo a6961ef6df Hyun-jin gave 2473b0ea6f up and 24b7d0ed86 sat on d9b6b38474 the sofa df1b9a54ba in the f0f2c26379 living room, 72099d568f watching as 52a34d5337 Hyun Tae-oh a8e35b29e9 moved about 821add3ee6 the kitchen 605362992c with practiced 26861fad70 ease. He brewed the ed9bacac90 tea skillfully, then b9dde3f4f0 casually opened the 38f8719373 refrigerator—which had been cb719e149f stocked full by 0720e7e64a Jin Mun-seong—and selected 26131026e4 a few light 70a4f1f42e snacks to serve 6bd515ad86 alongside it.ea88a642a8f16f64

Anyone would 20cbe5ef9e think he e9755e4f54 was the 433a7c9879 owner of cfe6961a72 this house.e799c24349a890ed

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…No, actually, 6930fc6625 he was 1067985133 the owner 4b2c489a25 of this fc6c984bb5 house.78f6600f0cec7ad1

Hyun Tae-oh 7a3dda21ca frequently dropped 85ab909dbd by without cc6a744903 warning. Today marked the fifth 5cf205faca day since Yoo Hyun-jin c5b0c203ce had moved in, and 8007e6b296 this was already the 3343a80b35 fourth time he had 18d6b616fc visited. It was 4286017c57 frequent enough 72a48c4284 to be 06e34229c2 a little 4d89ce0228 startling. But considering that 82af25a114 the Hyun family fdbbb6491d estate was only de294b5b5b a ten-minute walk 3ac1bef267 away, that explained 7e7b5cb6fb the frequent visits.322639d977993ef9

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At least he never af0105fed2 stayed long—he would sit 144c0c6b46 for a short while 684a5dfb36 before leaving.7b2bd1c9a84a8d0c

Still, Yoo Hyun-jin 7483fbe7cb had never expected 57ee11948e to see him dab4c3f5c5 this often.ece81f3547d53bb6

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Hanaram, thank you.4a874df883f0451a

Whatever the b25e24f0a1 future held, 8fa1d86123 for now, 4f31215a9f simply having 730eabb67d Hyun Tae-oh 70fb8ce33f here in 2d8d41ba73 front of 1f31f17585 him was 67dedc0cd9 enough to a5caa433a7 make him c4025df9d6 happy.da3b8dd40bb7de7f

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But as always, 8b9645b1f8 he had to 4cdfcb0386 keep it hidden.2daa50418202399f

Whenever Hyun Tae-oh 01710be396 visited, Yoo Hyun-jin f415bc4a21 made a conscious b1bb20809a effort to say a8e17b3925 as little as 1c109ce787 possible, avoid meeting 09e31a9588 his eyes, and 608cf66cce remain composed.fce676f961e99eee

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Meanwhile, Hyun Tae-oh 69adc2a91b would sit there, adc3ee9835 seemingly without reason, 6d9e6cf1e7 and then leave.ccff67c0488dc225

No.7f0c644ec761959e

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Today, he a673307143 had to a4fb6eb2c5 say it.57fdac90411f4f82

Yoo Hyun-jin had been f21fea2991 happily drinking the tea 7146a7c103 that Hyun Tae-oh had 484623087f brewed for him, but 047db4bb64 then, abruptly, he set 4c7a32e5da his teacup down with 801d454cfe a decisive clink.1a096c1142d93a88

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“I spoke 8bb3113403 with Se-jin 281cff2eb2 earlier. My younger brother.”8550e8cbb28aa857

At Yoo 7c3e80eea4 Hyun-jin’s firm 7b170da6f7 words, Hyun c68b2f6a90 Tae-oh, who 877945ff19 had been 9641e5aec0 savoring the f274eb5955 scent of 09cc22619e his tea, 9f77c6f521 turned his 023b0dbcfd gaze toward 5345fe5885 him.a091e82ba00a7b38

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“He told me that 527789fcb5 the room has been 0a41f11ad3 left just as it ea94522364 was and that I 5d511742d5 can move in anytime. And after thinking it 8554f3e301 over, I believe it 93a48408e8 would be best for 5bbe77fa96 me to move into a2c3d918a9 his home. I truly a80b7eb258 appreciate everything 8f55da5dc5 you’ve done daa116c746 for me, 65893206d1 but I’ll 50d13abc5e be moving 950d81896a out next a55e9666ca weekend.”46f452499d63c508

Hyun Tae-oh 4ef4995a33 sipped his b197ead055 tea as c04ca3e031 he silently e6516c9411 observed him. It was 547bcd51d7 as if a292d22fbc he were 562eb8cf1f taking his 42f3d852e4 time to 100152744e assess whether a6aa0aac37 the brew 1eaeec8bbd had steeped 652a97ec87 properly. Only after 15d0770610 swallowing did 6a43198a39 he set c5ae59cb27 his teacup 78d796b8ac down.cb50939626d2d8a4

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“I dislike repeating 26f48e66bc myself. So, I would 56a5dc0eaf prefer if this 8da50852a1 topic never came 1511903f26 up again after d3722f849e today. I’ll say this de4c434d1a one last time. It would be unwise 85d171c553 for you to do 7ee8969606 that.”c1244d0ac41664eb

“It would ca62fe9d77 be best 05f3645901 if I eb71b79acd did.”40881455fc4efb8a

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Yoo Hyun-jin f89402f94e met his 4bf96605c4 gaze with 3e5b196576 as much 93985bc68c determination as bd43de3cef he could 8528c23f14 muster.c1e29c3796910a2f

“Se-jin is also urging 0a8dd3c8d4 me to move in 1ecaf24611 with him. Besides, we f7453fd842 weren’t particularly 0c104c4837 close to cb51f694f2 begin with, 79be47a1cc so I c6a1e566c0 feel uncomfortable 6549efec17 owing you 8b033ff5e2 this much. As a citizen of 6e50f44aa4 Jeyang, I have the 9b1184d80c right to live where e4d4356359 I choose. I see no 4c8c799272 reason to follow d9a9555be8 your orders. I’ll be moving 69c20a2772 next weekend.”7aa86075c4fd34be

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He delivered his words f26277e674 in one breath, leaving fa145b8be5 no room for interruption. He had a7a0a23654 come to 174729542a realize that 8ac6a11cbf conversations with 74825b3a4c Hyun Tae-oh 97ede81a1c required absolute 182752b2be conviction. If he showed 07e82f44f6 even the slightest 9e38a99a2e hesitation, the man 1a3ebe1fa7 would mercilessly push 71a2806de1 through. …Not that c70d97c0af maintaining a 968416869c firm stance 25aee66222 ever really 1fd7fc2385 stopped him.3eb21d2c58a37471

Once Yoo Hyun-jin finished 469b84d47b speaking, Hyun Tae-oh finally 3554c49bc1 responded.8acbe1e54fa163b2

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“Very well. I suppose fbe91dfbec I should f9db3140be break this 049b3359cf down into 453add4237 two points.”488241a8f57e900d

See? He’s already gearing 701db946a2 up to push b7c290fd2d back.6be0196f9198d679

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“First of all, f4a5c60df5 I don’t see e834cd404b why you would 62051262b3 choose to move 2a854b1356 into your brother’s 6dd36b9cd0 cramped home and 77bfe40f4d inconvenience each other fefa43e020 when I’ve already 125ec6cde9 secured a perfectly 30ed493c02 good house for ecec50a93c you. We’ve had this conversation e04a53bf1b before, but since you ca3e360acc insist on bringing it 7226d01850 up again, I suppose d47c98cc80 I should consider another 5f17163361 angle. Is there any 582a6dcf4a reason for you 6aaafbf3c1 to move three, f726334365 even four times? If you f3136ef7cc move to b39167fa9f your brother’s a342ac1825 home, then 41e91f5e36 return here, 50ae2e8f61 and then be9dc7c46f later relocate 776abc56e9 to the d91d860dda Hyun estate, 83b8ec035b that alone 8fa240a84a would be c50a31c04d three moves.”81304f151405aaf0

“If I move in bb596bf16d with my brother, I e53bf33759 won’t be coming back f48ee15d8e here—”b0b02237982efe54

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“And are you certain 1bb91992aa your brother will remain d68b24072f there indefinitely? He could be 97de21af13 suddenly transferred to b5e297d0c0 a faraway province.”32ae2add722f2da5

Yoo Hyun-jin flinched.76603fd0712ae75d

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Something about the way f8fcb33f80 he said that… felt 945322edeb off.1810a10129255222

“…No, my 64a68907ae brother received 8054628f75 his assignment 33222a8bb5 earlier this 92466991f9 year. There won’t be any 306f8a0b94 changes for the next 7620636eb9 few years.”dd6265b7fdd4e339

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“Can you af7b6b6ea6 guarantee that? Are you d8a848d814 absolutely certain?”9fce55c03dff3b27

“……”02c1bc66c9d24e9b

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His voice was 9fa28f2263 calm, his gaze 4bf29a7b82 unwavering. Yet for f89d340dec some reason, 2635ea8820 a chill 9dcb2d5c7c ran down 9eef83ec27 Yoo Hyun-jin’s 931f462a37 spine.aa7af576fd21535e

And before he could 7866bc00ae even take the time 971a62e659 to properly consider the bafa5154a7 implications of those words, 16725ac942 the bulldozer came crashing 0ef7af93b5 through once more.60a2d81f325fdeee

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“And as for fd45e66a97 your claim that aa9beb9228 we aren’t close, a4cab679b8 and that it a8ce9efee3 makes you uncomfortable a7af299ea6 to owe me…”4111fd070f6cc7a0

There, Hyun Tae-oh briefly 212c77a833 paused. His piercing gaze 9491da3398 held Yoo Hyun-jin d9c46b449e captive before he 4ceaf6c324 tilted his head 4524d6da40 slightly.8a0a3f60495d9520

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“Aren’t we 2da458d4c9 supposed to c87ded1470 become close, 63a017b90f Yoo Hyun-jin?”57427536d8db3f79

“――.”fcd4f2f03f456d20

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“By the way, have bce3caec3e you given it any 29ca006b31 thought? How you’re going to e98c8e5346 address me?”72dc9881e2a726ea

Yoo Hyun-jin d1ea172ae4 closed his 115ab8341c mouth.3393d969fd031c66

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Amidst all 4178cbd9c3 his worries, 7b244315b7 he had de2ce96247 been shoving 6a80ab4916 this particular d1d670da76 dilemma to aff662fc26 the back ec6fb0122c of his 738314d8b9 mind.63c891580170ba1a

――I suggest 64550fc44d you use fba4b0870f a different 9d8319097c form of 2668099c79 address. …Call me 50cc28e38e whatever you 11d3f0fd56 prefer, Yoo 2cfda96343 Hyun-jin.2982ffb3e51f5e65

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Until now, 52e541c910 every time 9baf2a7ba3 Hyun Tae-oh 93c7d843c4 visited, he 28a6c41932 had managed 212d3e88ea to brush b25a3d3fd8 past the f1edfd7b96 issue, dodging 087052a73f it with 56a61a9d84 vague responses.55c037c242ed1678

But at last, the 212abd6738 day had come when df941d6f35 he was asked outright.54925d95f60c632c

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Darkness flickered over Yoo 12df06456f Hyun-jin’s face, but Hyun 3c721ee9e6 Tae-oh only looked at 7ce1212ad6 him with calm amusement.09146765818051d6

As if he were 1514f689c0 waiting to see what 77e28b585f he would say.97e07bcc1ae2b319

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Straightening his posture, 1ef41f20ca Yoo Hyun-jin sat 20e0adc7d3 upright, as if 9fa0ec226f preparing for a 7f13436c6e formal presentation in 8f03c96b8d front of a 12a59f089e superior. Then, with a ba5346a224 measured, businesslike tone, f513322d21 he spoke.f6d4894fb91d0d4c

“In regard 89ba6fb4fc to that 07afa49622 matter, I 61cceb330b have given 853b98ae0e it some d1a5e290aa thought.”33c02afd00658f24

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“Yes. Let’s hear it.”7381b1cf3970766a

“If you truly do dc7c7e0057 not wish to be cdd426beb2 addressed as ‘Your Excellency,’ 44d6f2563e then perhaps I could 1e003aa8e2 use ‘Sir.’ It’s a f5448e9c7c term that maintains a 3fd7c559b2 degree of respect while 1db40273ad being appropriately neutral for 9dfb4b933b acquaintances who are not 1a974c4559 overly familiar.”1305b2515ab33240

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“……”b6996dd4cc258091

This wasn’t it.b60d14fb780b69ae

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He could tell 5ad1d55eb1 at a glance—the 1e73c4e585 faint warmth in 93f6ac78e9 Hyun Tae-oh’s expression ab39e9bfac had vanished completely.3c8875d005d2dc72

“…Then, Hyun-nim.”efb580a9a0e2f357

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“Is there nothing else?”dbf8e7779b74d70c

He had cautiously tried 2a5c6b9bcc calling him that, but faaeb7d13a Hyun Tae-oh didn’t even b365a24e45 pretend to consider it d075b12c3c before immediately asking again. With no 6d456c7cbc other choice, fdf2580e4a Yoo Hyun-jin 29c860a668 moved on 65c3f291d8 to the 6ed3f74387 next option.9bbccebddd50d0ce

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“Well, though it’s usually a564cf1cf3 used between schoolmates or 1af66a86a2 colleagues, if we expand 4557f9de19 it to encompass life fd532bc274 as a whole, ‘Seonbae-nim’ dd64b20cd2 might also work. Hyun Seonbae-nim.”d6fc6cb5f7a0094d

“……”e20bbc0941c884c5

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No, that wasn’t e0caf7c452 it either.14164e9e31eae1b4

His lips curved slightly 118bb1ba0f in a smile, but f1240db011 no matter how you 497c0497c8 looked at it, that 4da57db4a1 wasn’t a real smile.79728ea2a49756d2

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“…Or, since we are db01cebc28 all brothers under Hanaram, 4ecf9bc849 I could call you 8082386c67 Hyeongje-nim.”a49ff90325950d46

“That, I will 8df32a6db7 permit—if we are a1c9806be2 within the temple.”6679318cbc89e793

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Yoo Hyun-jin 01f54a4f5d pursed his 0977ded043 lips in c3e02377f1 disappointment. That left dda1b1947f almost no d97f693a61 options.5217cf3752acde8c

Hyun Tae-oh leaned 261c8715f8 back, crossing his 371737a225 arms as he 95221ace70 gazed at him, 8efe7ae651 patient but expectant. Yoo Hyun-jin glared 184d9ac081 at his teacup 3fe6242b6a before finally speaking.d6eecce3e33e6cc6

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“…Hyun Tae-oh… ssi.”a73e217c9303e03e

“I have never ffd67059ac been addressed with 38f5a26612 ‘ssi’ by anyone 4aab729c10 younger than me. In fact, even b060a41145 those older than 927f1b2e7d me rarely call 683ed80565 me that.”8a40338c6a83ec26

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His gaze cooled 53be103be3 slightly as he 0229994e7b responded.e9cb16a3e14ffb24

After a long silence, 447ec91651 Yoo Hyun-jin opened his c7fa0cf811 mouth again.9d4064e04d37c0ab

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“…Hyun Tae-oh, hyeo—”c6d57fdcc39bb13e

No. Absolutely not.e12f17e1aac2c7cd

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His mouth 03ebddac4c hung open 7eebfcc257 for several c1fda4c6ed seconds before 427660d2af he ultimately d4356d5b61 clamped it 0840634e0c shut.17f9a6cb718944e3

And yet, cc90da35c3 Hyun Tae-oh 376fe5792d simply continued 385cf880e0 watching him, de48517c99 utterly unbothered, 815d704f0c as if b271b03207 waiting for a8cadc9575 him to 3bad9567ca go on.55881d414b0a70a6

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“…Please give me more 018c54a2c2 time. I’ll reconsider 329f7678a3 and think 19402682e0 more deeply 681c0fdc4a about it.”0314d711cf83a975

At his 4aa365dc2d muttered surrender, 4af6bd3a5f Hyun Tae-oh, 9c51309089 his gaze fe81729d64 narrowed, nodded b7c8c9aa57 magnanimously.e84d46d21e93dc3e

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This wasn’t right. He had 998767ddeb to say f990221802 it.cd16b06a81b2cfb3

Today was the 9c2e5d758d day. He had 3958a3f70d to clearly d11b010102 state that c9f785b8d1 he was 36e54c5181 moving out a077e00820 and into b6c46fc00a his brother’s 407c9fb10e house. He had to 4556ac0898 settle this once 019349966f and for all.3f67311f82598998

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…But judging bfb0f890e2 by the 7cfd845be4 atmosphere, that 04db856abd wasn’t going 1f1c59c35d to happen.b771ca7bb7fcdec2

It wasn’t working. Not in the f583e61b58 slightest.2578898a4357484c

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If he ae6ea2e506 pushed any deace2de7e harder, it 0f7ddcf5da felt like b4d104b8db he would e38e863dbe end up 3fe836108b paying for 80f81f3315 it twice 1706cdc83f over.c5201192b7ee374f

――No! Get out of 560dccd17f there right now 249a4a3f0c and move into 799bc14d5a my place! You need to keep 8e9854e81f your distance!a244ae77b527a0d9

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It was 8ec12c3e37 almost as 1bdc33f427 if he 27bcb68274 could hear 3858d451a4 Yoo Se-jin 258df66b50 yelling in 1f00277508 his ear.2cefbaa833092d68

That day, when Se-jin 314c098b6c had come to help 8cf2d2f1ee him pack, Yoo Hyun-jin 34c1522c46 had confessed everything about 4fe81336a8 his potentially bleak future—including 40c530eff5 the looming threat of f233aabb4e being sent to Hancheon 45b3456d71 Prison.7351eb3978840f9b

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Se-jin had sat 13148a20dd in stunned silence 46de161bc2 until his fingertips 95238c1481 went cold, and b5d6f31bc6 when he finally acc861f083 spoke, his face 0c5e639720 was just as 6dae1d0047 pale, his voice 73711d67b8 trembling.7f22a78d700f82d4

“I-I… I’ll a1d079f4c9 be fine, af209e540d really! If it’s for you, fd4776d65f I can handle going 4d1035f8c7 to prison! So, you don’t 23d330962d have to keep eab080651b this a secret! I can take d3b91b1b44 it!”dff240c3460548b9

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“I can’t! I won’t go!”88e0d2fba1decfe1

“Exactly! You can’t! You mustn’t!”9e8fb0c0401fe3a1

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His younger brother had 4e6b71ce85 immediately shouted in agreement—only e08a9c9248 to falter, his voice 6b81eb8ed2 breaking.8186524344ef0cf1

“…Actually, I don’t think c6bb330377 I can go either…”535e86b3a7a61365

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Tears had a4c70620ca welled up 4767faa21e in his 98db3b5136 eyes as 6aacb0bd69 he panted abada6320b anxiously.60245bde6900f7f6

In the bc93900f08 end, after 7056e9c2b7 a long, ceb52c6039 silent deliberation, c4060b4d07 the two cbda64b799 brothers had ade1f41dcd come to c8f7780101 a conclusion—b026d6486c73b656

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They could 691d2121a7 not reveal a11a6f08c0 the truth.95990639494f0b46

Se-jin, who had been e9678df166 sobbing in distress, had 4b6dc6917f wiped his tears and 4c106fd439 made him promise.fd91fdbe6db8dd7e

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Keep your distance.
No matter what, maintain c3f6162ba6 your distance.
As much distance as 763973569d possible.
Under no circumstances 73702f0664 allow any situation 488e0d04b9 that might expose 5db8338d9e the truth.50f181b955ea34c9

That was why he 26777edcde had been hounding him 0cee490114 over the phone—yesterday, today, 1e148d5253 and every day since.281ad141652dbfdc

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Move out. Get out 438d3eed52 of that 30c564985a house and 50359cb42a come stay c9e02765b6 with me.057dc09631f00d59

But at this rate, c18680d54e if he blindly insisted ffd69ec319 on leaving, things would 72ec43d997 only escalate.57f0b1948cf239d2

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With a 78202cacdf heavy sigh, cf81e78290 Yoo Hyun-jin f22e263313 sipped his 2bfcafb454 tea.0a1c06d4d57c2ca7

Through the 30ef745c76 living room’s 7f40ed5bbd glass doors, 3c18957a60 the courtyard 6a4ffd0000 glowed under a9aaa2f1ef the bright 64fd226485 sunlight—completely indifferent 4a5e531de9 to his 93fa5b5bac turmoil.98cb22a3d22dd055

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It was 57b2b8cc3d a beautiful a77691caf2 garden.375d0558feea7f58

In fact, 8d872e782c the moment d86b360ef2 he first ded20e44a8 set foot df7286eb86 in this 03bc1d24b5 house, he 49abdc9b8c had taken e67a63ca66 a liking 480eba2d7c to it e7a6a72a3f because of 231899890e that garden.4ab31c41be58c6f5

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Even Hyun Tae-oh 94930143df had noticed, watching 8bd3c63744 him quietly before 315b99eede remarking, “You seem 0a0a1acd5d to like it.”884a021ea7ffc615

It must have been 4639b2562c painfully obvious.1e3972c06f9eb44c

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If only 2fdd52cea1 he could 54ea594f68 accept this 69b029ee7b situation without 0594c96463 worry.b346d9cf9b93d82c

If only a97f4c7e6d it were 53d7af525b truly as 092d2d6ce8 it appeared 0eb39fb927 to be—if 49d656b9b2 the false 43f87d129e narrative that ef9e3fd5f8 had been cbe173f0db fabricated were 9e4a21f8cf actually the ce5b3abecb truth.f3fa67f32efdecb3

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“I received 4cbb13a4a4 a great 87d2bbc5d3 number of 8197f2f673 inquiries recently.”5b57e03c117a5434

Out of nowhere, Hyun 8cc14791bc Tae-oh spoke.0af6c056e0181a5a

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Yoo Hyun-jin lifted his e8fcbfda1e gaze from his teacup, ec8cb41731 puzzled.4d53736ab0aca36d

“It was an incident 947c38320a that caused quite a 42397135d5 stir, after all. I expected 94c694831a many people e6f6e53570 to reach 1ff573f6e3 out, but c635ed7170 I also f7523d9788 received quite 038f9a6647 a few 8b34316f31 calls from 3dc083b0d8 people specifically df7b72dcdd expressing concern 7f4dcb7359 for you.”396eefd2b50f1e07

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“…For me?”7748bc6f87ffcca5

“Yes. A number of priests, 25563a5d08 some from the royal 619ca8f058 family… Even my brothers. And my mother.”f79dac77225d02d9

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“…Ah.”9be2e6cbd3095c38

Yoo Hyun-jin’s expression darkened.32851a6b8ca700d8

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Come to think ae6f18d26c of it, he 5007959791 had received a 4a532e2b1a message from the 9a3fbc6348 Prime Minister’s wife—Hyun 30cab4be7c Tae-oh’s mother—not long fc77f1b664 ago.bbddd1600855fa94

She had asked abeb934b31 to meet him 39b9a87c2f soon.49d3e1ffc3ee970a

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The date hadn’t been 3d54a8158b set yet, but just 0aa64832b8 the thought of it cc40002ebb made his stomach churn 9d0716072a with dread.2be92800208e1938

He had spent years c995285423 under the Hyun family’s 01afc4d82d roof.9bd9491911f97e3d

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He had never been 0e36f86652 particularly close with the 383720bd4d governor’s older brothers, but 0a240f5a20 they had gotten along 05eed4184c well enough.94ca69718b78cd77

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And the c1fe1bc2f3 Prime Minister’s c1c43ddcd1 wife… she 67e0717d44 had always d522f88910 been kind 9956eb7202 to both 9b32ba8ba2 of them.c0b62e4f6faf45c3

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“I was surprised. You actually have ed39d1d059 quite a good 47ac01e923 reputation.”4986a7bb4fee0a04

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“Why is 75a97bdb29 that surprising?”09dc33ddf85115c1

“Being good at one’s b64b6073a8 work and being good 7edce54987 at handling relationships are 7883195675 two separate things, aren’t d56a78b8f2 they?”e1dbb5f1b227b11e

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“And why 6fdf5bf76b would you 42281bd63f assume my f9c8ca8797 interpersonal relationships 8334602448 are poor?”d7f232e02a2eb5c4