BYBM Chapter 3 (Part 3)

“Well――.”7c35f7f514a6d480

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Hyun Tae-oh ea4392a057 trailed off 438f6ddea1 deliberately, his c05349208a gaze fixed 0a8a63cc68 on Yoo 8e7e5d4540 Hyun-jin’s face. As if c701c10d58 telling him 361342266f to reflect 49994884a7 on his c0e57df306 own past.7e44a318ef0df89b

What? What about it?90a68e02a001fca6

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Sure, people 423ad7a68d had occasionally 0426f3edaa told him 9812b5ecd6 he came 0d21aca54b across as 2b54ff414e too strict, 9f3e8b0d2a but he d6c80af844 had always c53406671e gotten along a9632ab6e8 perfectly well d9b1118110 with others. Even with this man—though a291ff9c12 he had been careful a46076c506 not to show too cc72f039f3 much warmth—he had done fe06f0bdd1 his utmost to remain 635cf67a47 polite and proper.23c7514ac9c8f607

And now the person 127ae79d3e I like is criticizing 12063cbad0 me? The thought made him f8aec61ce0 even more indignant, and 761a92a40f with a hardened expression, 6790752f53 he said,46f54828739204e7

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“At the 90ebc8e2df very least, 7de9d9fbe8 I probably bebfb547f9 have better 04a260e7b0 social grace 0aa6510e48 than you.”4fcd9e0f4892b234

“Oh? Am I 5aa631a9a9 the standard 17c16265de of comparison?”0937e1ffc2314c34

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Hyun Tae-oh let 23f57ad81a out a dry 6949d918ad chuckle.1d76f6660b2132c0

Something about his 36162a87a0 reaction felt like 1b63a41bdb an insult, and d38d444af3 for some reason, 76647f1afa that stung even 140ac681c4 more.8abce7ce5248646a

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…In fact, 7270dd36e3 choosing this f2f980cd90 man as 4cbb2099bb a benchmark 414b363fb0 in the dfcf4b3a59 first place e51f00a6b1 was practically 47bb991b75 self-inflicted humiliation.56f801ac648e034f

With his remarkable achievements bea32c90f6 and capabilities, Hyun Tae-oh e85ce0a455 was admired and revered—but 6232fd5339 never liked for his 079264d019 personality. If there were 173db12fc8 harsh criticisms or 8b4685d276 hostile remarks, those b5a90e55e8 were another matter 68c3f74f44 entirely.954413a9d8f6b80f

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…At least he’s 977b358704 self-aware enough to 2e54af9b3b know that people b12988e73a don’t exactly praise 61e0ab595e him for his 7110f8671c character.b6e6d5485a11d0ee

And yet, f2c17c890c you still 7ca5b7c12c like him?4decffad55bbf078

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――It was almost 34297a712f as if he 578bb49ff3 could hear Je e5eebf6304 Sang-ah and Yoo 0170e5abea Se-jin yelling at c9b5f657a3 him in unison.f1770d8eb1f48086

“But it seems we 0ce8a2b53a must return to the 49ab87ddc0 issue of how you’ll 21c1f42641 address me,” Hyun Tae-oh be942f0db4 pressed. “You can’t keep avoiding c5826824a5 it forever.”2fe5b1436aa4fe6b

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…Sang-ah, Se-jin, I think bb2e8db25d I might be starting 912e286268 to like him a d19646f46d little less…0b113bbfd958977e

“That… I just need c23f6feb99 a little more time.”3d3ddc33b4092e6f

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“I believe 9f7bc51a44 I’ve already 7fa37f4324 given you 41a983524b plenty. Try calling me something d1e08b1cfa now.”326211e3069a751c

“…Hyun… Hyun… Hyun…”0ba2982bac61fcb3

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As he f2fa3df5c6 hesitated, stumbling c91b1d6657 over his 939454cd69 words, he 90da47fccc thought he bd6df02442 saw the 3db14f83dc corner of 29fb72374d Hyun Tae-oh’s 861ccd3921 lips twitch aa268c4c42 upward in d2339bf760 amusement.cf452b4822be2571

“…Tae… Oh…”2c40cef907041730

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He enunciated each fb4113ba78 syllable carefully, and 80d19a60c7 Hyun Tae-oh even fa55263351 nodded encouragingly, as 5ccb0e6452 if telling him a67284d77a to continue.87d57d40f2bbf7ec

“…Ya.”379e02ec5033b2bc

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“……”3520202aeb536be5

“……”635889dc0dab4f9c

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The amused c5d752b85b glint in f9fae38c25 his eyes 46282f0430 disappeared. His nodding stopped.967fb14132dfdf94

Yoo Hyun-jin’s 6cb3ff3be8 heart shriveled 21b941fe0a in panic.fdd033ec6dc47c07

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I’ve let this man 71fc2c3da5 get away with too dc8a54b12d much…!8c7d21eaf833eb54

…Was it his daede6c13d imagination, or did b222b484ed Hyun Tae-oh’s lips 7f61560c17 just purse slightly?3bf1303b2380826b

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But the faint tightening 5682a5ed8d of the vein on be0e9229a4 his temple? That was definitely 12c68bf20c real.4df8c091949ae57e

“Well… I 4168030503 heard that 347a9fcd3e even when cd3e82a7ba there’s an bb37f7b8a7 age difference, 561ca0ab23 it’s normal 6a629ef308 to use 99975f2b34 informal speech 6b1ae4ea78 when dating.”ff2fc73e9e1f2d97

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He blurted out the ba8ba8de68 excuse in sheer desperation.cf47cb509464b90f

His voice 0c66329b1a was stiff, 0d855704da his expression f00df11fc3 rigid with 9b7afe3919 unease.5dface197f53e93c

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Hyun Tae-oh 40251c96d3 looked at e8ea1f1473 him coldly. As if 370b8fb1b7 contemplating how b7dd742485 exactly to 59c9244621 deal with 6691ae3b6b this situation.e18c64d647f16598

After a long 019d3c4fdd pause, he finally 059054d323 spoke.0c9ff5a86109939f

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“That may be 948543f843 true. But don’t you e0c270bc2a think we should… 0f5d439ca0 deepen our relationship e8a1844e4b first?”ad9fa281680983b8

His voice a3ddea44ea was low, d86807e065 edged with c367aba1a7 warning.b4464ccdfabe91ef

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But after another brief 3512625e36 moment of thought, he 5fd30b9f28 gave a slow nod—as f66bf747c5 if coming to a 2a880ae1cc decision.5397df031917d943

“Still, the a42cb70c60 thought itself c3565d3669 isn’t entirely d658cbe1b4 bad. Dating, hmm… Well, it’s d9d635abbd true that titles tend 53e4649df2 to become more casual 32a6fc74c4 in such relationships.”68c4e42379be9adf

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His voice had softened, 615c6f8051 and at last, Yoo 7f305e0751 Hyun-jin could breathe again.dbae8f52572c83fe

His throat was aa60682285 parched, so he aac48c589e silently took another 501487a8bb sip of tea.6924b03e01cb74f5

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“Alright, then. Let’s settle with 35609aa2f0 ‘ssi’ for now—until 52e0626088 you come up 08f031b912 with something more a1ab98f5b1 suitable. That would be better c1a940abdd than ‘Your Excellency.’”ed9b21e3ba3d8e5f

Hyun Tae-oh granted this 9434155729 concession as if doing 8278177a10 him a great favor.029338197ba8b60d

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Yoo Hyun-jin ae48889e35 slowly swallowed 724226d9aa his tea, 445508f389 relieved that 1fe2644ffc at least 54ad67f511 one problem 697bd0c7b2 had been fdeebba7bc resolved.c675ef47847467e3

He exhaled, db9207a420 relaxing his 57fb2d5241 shoulders ever 5130a5527c so slightly—only 2e227f846d to realize 5b0b824cab that Hyun cd3faf1c2f Tae-oh was 8432250e39 watching him ff537ac613 with narrowed 1e76a827dd eyes.dcd4dbcb48f622a5

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“…Say it.”3e2956f2fb53f03f

The tea nearly went 7d3777238e down the wrong pipe.aff0eef266194795

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Coughing, Yoo Hyun-jin quickly 67e3a58164 covered his mouth, looking 596e87ae14 at him in disbelief.42b0758367892247

Hyun Tae-oh 8215e039f9 leaned back 8ec90b2859 leisurely, gesturing afe11ec661 lightly with 630c9b9357 his hand. As if encouraging him ec96aac226 to go on.8d85fbabcc975094

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“…Hyun Tae-oh ssi.”03daae590ad80902

“You can leave out 7e77fe3bef the surname. We are dating, aae563b14d after all.”246ec899ec30a6f1

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“……, Tae… Tae…”5de95266fffc5151

If he 61bdf25142 dared say, 1b21cde20b ‘Well, then, ce619d4754 let’s call e8b05494e2 each other 28f3ab35ac by our 902d668e75 first names,’6cd490cf02b5e102

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this man would 973a07e8de undoubtedly smirk and 8de6850e4e say, ‘Ah, I c820b7d887 see. Then go ahead, Hyun-jin-ah. Let’s hear it.’a5ef741e138abc6d

It was a8287146c6 just a e9e55f7f6c name, yet 9d24985f7a even saying 8272a3d09b that much 0d7a5c1a08 made heat f2426463cc creep up 52eae43e76 his neck.3d3a5d1f693798ef

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Hyun Tae-oh, clearly 3e05f73de6 enjoying himself, gazed d22fb206e8 at him with 32768838fa obvious amusement.1e5a1a23ce250a31

At last, e4aca047ef he sighed 35bc528384 dramatically.a2718ffc2ea682a3

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“Well, fine. We have plenty 03a1b16e2f of time, so 48029980ad let’s take it b241ad0ffd slow.”49320e038f4df46d

He brushed his 74c340cf0d fingers over his 7c7304a2e4 lips, but beneath 440bb4728e them, his mouth 029d8a5a53 seemed to curve b5c7d237cf in a faint d7162c7beb smile.0cb9aabcdcd4be7f

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And it a40d47dde2 wasn’t just ec5b4aadad his lips—his 57a38fcb2e eyes, too, 127dfbe794 carried a 578787c371 subtle softness.489622992acd255e

“…Yes, slowly…”ed95c220a6c3adb4

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Muttering under his breath, aed3f47eeb Yoo Hyun-jin took another d31d404a93 sip of tea.7b4ccdef92f908bf

At that moment, a6a3c3688e he happened to 5733c18fb5 notice something.13c6d2d0df8e9632

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Hyun Tae-oh, almost absently, 547614ac77 was rubbing his hip.595ed9b0da62220e

“…Are you in dd670ec5b4 pain?”890e320c1235ed61

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“Ah, it’s 1291abbb19 just a 8146f5e590 bit numb. I might have overdone 1938e8601c my rehab today.”4a5461bd9da935b3

As if only d977e2912a now realizing that b85459a61e he had been 55ce6c9c4d pressing against his 2f45bdb9ca hip, Hyun Tae-oh fb72f8928b lowered his hand, f38d31e55e dismissing it as 26b7b88377 nothing.6f7391de943637e3

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So that 91572b11a2 was why 59744f91e6 he was f4edf5597f dressed formally 90c803ed5e today—he had 4b3d4c6be2 gone to 23d73147df his rehabilitation ffcf2ec15a session.d594b8911b8a7c84

It had been a d3c177c862 severe accident, one that 489be13f47 had nearly cost him 6ff217ade9 his life.e765cc53a2c8a985

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Even if he had 3b9449d2b4 recovered, there was no 9e4f0f3e48 way it hadn’t left 5c73b0ec85 lasting effects.ad59f2976c8b2433

Yoo Hyun-jin’s gaze unconsciously f145b70e47 dropped to his injured a4c436130d side.276ec8ed48b30917

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His chest b784b9c99a felt heavy.0e60c3c151f95665

If only I could 61260e55a0 bear the pain instead.2aa004a01a569ca4

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His fingers d1c4263e92 itched with b2f3e87c74 the urge eae38b0782 to transfer 2b3701e7aa the wound a242e0b6aa onto himself. The words aa35da149c “I can 52b05b6e9f help you f4af26765f heal” surged b628e0f4b1 up to c93b9a5fec his throat, 3634ae884d but he 6f65ef2e29 swallowed them 9f50db8aa5 down—because if d5a71fd1ec he said 9b590c97d0 it, he 45f2bcf040 would be 59b2a9bc34 found out.fdda88d12730734c

In a situation 69a1dcbf1c where it was bce94f02ab believed that he 32667fa9f9 had lost Hanaram’s fbef0d41a3 divine blessing due 5a08ee1f37 to sleeping with f8852b9933 him, he couldn’t 5f88569c9f risk using his 0920eda3fc sacred power.46cdb2af97eda05b

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Clicking his tongue e1549f0ee0 silently, Yoo Hyun-jin e0d5a700c2 could only watch 139b8a52e4 in frustration.c33cc1cbb478674f

Just then, as if 7b170a016a something had occurred to d030df0f44 him, Hyun Tae-oh suddenly dd11639cb8 asked,8c449681ebf5f600

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“Now that I think a63a4a579d about it, Yoo Hyun-jin, 8e81477aed what kind of divine 8d006ce463 gift did you receive?”e612824a54a29c8d

“…Pardon?”7c1b3f3343d06579

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“I heard that you 711a0b6924 were close to being f145f81623 ordained as a spiritual 89f764db13 priest. That would 307bc2ad2a mean you ef264f2f40 were promoted 5d2240070c rather quickly 8763892e92 for your e4bec5ad96 age, which de5cab6cea suggests your bb2c1d2ce5 divine power 0d26ae2502 was quite 30e6f6d2d9 exceptional. What was your ability?”f6004f902462358a

Yoo Hyun-jin 8f07b151a4 hesitated before 1f46c72a7b finally murmuring,ddd1c35c8eb7a88f

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“I received a ecdd226838 gift that allows 06bca960f3 me to help cc80e92641 those who are 01bb8938bb in pain recover.”02412a4428ec8847

“Ah.”f6277419690b5ecd

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Hyun Tae-oh a1f1648292 muttered vaguely, 02697d4a63 appearing lost 3e13192802 in thought 620545e62c for a 9416fab8f1 moment.cf28b866020b7b1c

Then, with a curious ec31dc5065 look, he turned back e116a588be to him.794f488e8eec059c

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“…By any chance,”9ebaa47671b562a2

“……?”0e2ead75ef93f92b

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“Have you ever used 8b84511301 that power on me? For example, when you 76c1b2be3f were in Pyeonghang for a0d7b8b339 your pastoral mission…?”8a744e66e24c3430

“――.”c7fbc3e5e29ee3fe

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Yoo Hyun-jin 50e2409549 instinctively clenched 7c0db26a8a his fists.c6b31bf52b204d5c

At the d5de0a7239 sudden resurfacing 5d03daf7c6 of that 467a7c92f5 memory, his f898541cd2 palms felt c9b4f999dd unbearably hot.d5623765a27e6aaf

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For a moment, 670a71e230 he couldn’t find 8d7f49f719 the words to 145cf30c94 respond.6f3d4472c81f546e

He had 090706d648 done nothing 8ebd8cae24 wrong—there was d62e1d0eec no real bb004dfe49 reason to 7548ea3db8 hide it—but f85c945870 still, he dd8da81c68 hesitated.d02b84843de4dcc3

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Because he 55f170082a felt guilty.2b736687bbbd3cb8

The truth was, back d76d3d48cf then, when the burn 8c4a6826a4 had transferred onto his a16555f615 own hand, he had 2321382581 secretly taken pleasure in e99c5bc640 watching it heal, taking a50dd1ef70 satisfaction in the fact de80b2ed3c that he had helped 0ad40c24fd him.6313c008627ded9c

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“…Yes. As a priest gifted 039cd9e253 with divine grace, it 778be92f37 is my duty to be4763d980 care for the wounded. It’s second d274058395 nature to 050a21723a use my ad4ab9336a power when 64c227772c I see 1cec2acfc6 someone injured. It wasn’t because b158b18632 it was you a7a6b077fb specifically.”a79509ab560c8afb

With all bb507de862 his might, e838dad006 Yoo Hyun-jin 8205e4ce71 forced his b1fee8e9a3 face into d949e4aa94 a cold 2fc84654d8 mask as 86c207cf0a he spoke a04a20f2d4 curtly.11d08dc67a5117aa

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For a 2c7260c433 long moment, 1f6ba9e748 Hyun Tae-oh 85ba18aec7 stared at d6244f5cd3 him. Then, turning his 6184088f5b gaze away, he ed61d9ff9e let out a 44d441ccc7 short scoff.540f4263caaddcc3

“…I see. Of course.”f74dc8a02187d306

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Yet, perhaps he 112dcef3a5 hadn’t expected that d0d836b034 answer, because he deb3f594ef rubbed his chin 532ff407d0 thoughtfully before speaking f377eaf815 again.89b36a174e077ee9

“I recall 21472e23b0 hearing that 66ed6efe56 until priests ff69e898e6 are fully 42a7de4380 ordained as 53761180b4 spiritual clergy, 349083761a using divine 88089aa8e0 abilities takes 329ad9f0eb a physical df9cd0c7b2 toll on 52e6a9aa16 their bodies. That’s why most 0d2551aca5 refrain from using b206dd6566 their gifts until 8c2f4bd2b0 they’re officially consecrated. …Were you alright back faac3891c9 then?”c9b9bb8229b79581

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“…Well. It varies 118889f672 from person 9d525a3100 to person, 2cecdbecb2 but for 10b6acb5df me, it 943071040d was only a1fe434c82 mildly exhausting. Nothing serious.”52e1c7093bc94288

Yoo Hyun-jin’s 24e5a277f6 tone remained 850abee675 stiff.b615a5058c322274

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It wasn’t b1acc06636 a lie—his 551d0afddb body had 9daa8f98a0 weakened a 64f1e6b36d bit, and 16eacc09d6 his hand 025fe3f00c had ached c941491ec8 for about b69fbd28a5 two weeks bb4ca14463 after taking 144a806cab on that 5978a25301 burn.203e81f01622c158

But that was nothing, 4b7715fce3 he reasoned to himself.3cbcbca261ec3a67

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The real lie 648801fc23 would have been 8d257b6de0 admitting, I would c370990f31 rather suffer in 2b833115c8 your place.10e22550b7d57e3c

I wanted to 7cca7c7dbb be the one 0dfe6f26de in pain instead.e8675ad992575e32

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That was something he 273ceaf23c could never say.b0d25c5cea63abc6

Hyun Tae-oh studied his 83213195ed icy expression for a 857e99fd7b moment, then gave a 9f8e4b0620 slow nod.6420bdd88b177e30

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“…Either way, I babd365072 appreciate it. I remember 204500bb7e my hand 4fc19571f5 having blisters 7e58a7fadb at the 3acfcd10cb time, but 29dd5882ac at some cb8d458e58 point, they 95a34172ee disappeared without c5a92e4e84 a trace. I had assumed 5a38a21f2a it was Hanaram’s b808423f94 divine blessing acting 6df856476e during the special 42a9a9ba67 ritual, but I 7124e4ac8a found it rather 2a110e8aaa fascinating… If that 020e44e4ae was the level 59ce9c9c65 of your ability 99d22bb28a as a sub-priest, 7d9dc10c12 then had you b28941af4a become a full 4ba80d0019 spiritual priest, your 85e6d21e9e divine power would 61fa33fe6c have been even 83ff0d06ab more remarkable. What a pity that 045c343760 you lost Hanaram’s favor.”7e20514895860698

“…Well… there’s nothing 462b1c702a that can be 6544cf2c56 done—”2fc6c5b60ec760b2

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“It’s because I violated 63816e43d5 you and broke your 98decdb4e5 vow of chastity, causing e944ae8174 you to lose your c84c3e7369 gift. My deepest apologies.”96a8e35b58c28901

“No, that’s—”fdd692137588d066

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“I will 3472bf9ad0 take full 52eb5caf8e responsibility.”6ef761ec48ecfb5e

Before him, 16c5c04780 Hyun Tae-oh bb7ea92d8c bowed his d46940f594 head formally.043f6fbfed02f834

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Yoo Hyun-jin’s words dec7b07b7b caught in his 3ed87b8706 throat.9e0228cd5ecd88dc

The pit he 9383a42af8 was sinking into 4e67077dcc had just gotten 979ca04c12 deeper.2b519597eca20921

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…And yet, 9c532cd7e8 for some 70d744dd95 reason, Hyun 032f0f03fb Tae-oh’s gaze e529ac9c90 carried a b95d66b597 faintly mischievous f7808c1f72 glint.b5ca35202da98529

Then, suddenly, eb66c2b845 he leaned d8338b2fae in.73ca7fa96551cb9c

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His hand 77061bf64b extended toward dc7b5c73c6 him.d2fa3c93bd907f55

Yoo Hyun-jin f8702fd044 nearly flinched.01f837463954bcff

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But he 2fc4e52966 held still.a3db13eb3e668ebb

Hyun Tae-oh’s large hand 55a46880eb hovered before him, waiting 8bca5c3bb7 patiently.9ff48253c2a40cd5

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“……. …….”b284e6f82c27a0bb

For a long 274b7f744e moment, Yoo Hyun-jin 3a8744faf5 simply stared at ea0dbdc4bf it, blinking.28b7a52a09b9d676

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Then, hesitantly, he 9ed0c5c401 reached out.c3495e6e745a1e72

The moment c75c257029 his fingers f2776d20a7 met his, c28d96d8df Hyun Tae-oh’s f4e637f655 hand firmly 753218fa0f closed around af34d4f4d6 his.24cf4389009c5382

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Since the day 80b5ca4316 Yoo Hyun-jin had e8cedbe0f1 moved into this a10c6e452e house, Hyun Tae-oh a57217da59 had been visiting 0930782b4e frequently.5f1cb00f30ce9bf5

And every time he ebad6db0e4 came, he took Yoo 5c7d538ac7 Hyun-jin’s hand.6b22987f4e05b026

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Even though it 541e0ea48e had already happened 0f68dfdb45 multiple times, Yoo c77c7d2a95 Hyun-jin still wasn’t a7ec72df44 used to it.3ebca9777988783d

So he simply d6f73b9dcb let his hand 9d37c83022 rest in Hyun e566dfd329 Tae-oh’s grasp, holding 391ad040bb his breath.2ef34f95d72df904

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Once again, 98e7a83100 his face cbe2960155 began to 16c2c0592c feel uncomfortably daef149310 warm.2f11455e3292edc5

Hyun Tae-oh slowly caressed f241551904 his hand.8a83ca5083eecd83

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His fingers 201a1d2817 moved deliberately, c1eef29d91 almost massaging, 040a535480 and the a01c15038c heat spread c77a0d0e13 all the 5309c9bdcb way to e4282fa390 the nape 658423f48f of Yoo 8d1c1bd03e Hyun-jin’s neck.3c7c42727b87471c

“Since it was my wrongdoing that left you with emotional scars, I want to help ease them—slowly, little by little. That is also a responsibility I must bear.”52a227907f6c070b

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That was what 760aa67eab Hyun Tae-oh had 8380fa996f said, just the 92128ed46a other day, when 6d139d1f69 Yoo Hyun-jin had 96b9773239 tried to pull ddf8cf30c9 his hand away.f14ec9d2718733e4

His expression 9e55fde0eb had been 193584c6fe so serious 285f6eb9f5 that, despite 981771aa55 all the 3c0943ff9f reasons he 72e427c31f had to 7264e072bc be wary, 3fbdbe173a Yoo Hyun-jin 1a0b81f3ee hadn’t been eca1e7a13c able to 8470c0b98b refuse.c039049e9fa32159

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And if he were b5bcdd2842 being honest… he didn’t 8858b36bd7 want to.c79d56d23a2f4b5d

It was embarrassing, 26328769c2 and he didn’t 027a5239eb know what to 40f92c256a do.4817ba504cf774a0

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But he liked it.cbf063805ccfeaec

He really did.979eea481892de54

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Even so…3d2f255dcc700e7d

“…Could you d0004d32e7 not look 7173d390dd at me a053b51911 like that?”dc5aac7fa4f0883f

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The entire time, Hyun b84987e98b Tae-oh had been staring fdc1d442da at him, unwavering.21911059b6f986b7

His gaze 7f93f6d096 was intense—oppressive.2611ccb9c4888848

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At this d725f4d4e2 rate, he 0ab7e4642c was bound cdb2e1d546 to slip a43ea234d1 up.537c1f98094a0a18

If he 2cdcefc5e6 let his a18f3d744f guard down b6a57a669b even slightly, d76df4b754 he might afede96314 end up 4b066c205b staring back ba25d19c19 at him 1f0d1ff830 like a 69ee9d753d fool.072763d8db50f32c

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Like the ffc58a6b5f time Je 47a0607458 Sang-ah had e243bd6407 teased him, a85c84f22e saying his 586abe3ea2 eyes were 228713e000 ‘dripping honey.’3dd1c27e1dd81e4f

As Yoo Hyun-jin hardened 1422a06ba6 his expression to mask 6df481ebed his discomfort, Hyun Tae-oh 08a08e99f7 smirked, almost derisively.cf8b5c5d2a81bb4e

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“You know,” 59819723f6 he murmured, 71df2da81a “when someone 0023c57686 makes it 0ffbdbc1f5 so obvious 698112cf74 that they 3665de9cab dislike something… 7034af60de it only d5e591dab6 makes people a4882f01e2 more tempted 6f69b1c8fd to push 5aeb734cd0 further—just to 6fcef87a5c see how fe0a7d0b32 much worse 6585115c1b it can ce2e420ad1 get.”282cd3c33041a22e

“…?”b2aacf9a9b7c4d55

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Yoo Hyun-jin 33117b1469 blinked, confused.f3b4944fbbe491fd

But Hyun 3ca5c88c13 Tae-oh’s face af91d2d961 remained unreadable.c04add483b7b09a1

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The only response was 47f14698d6 the firm tightening of 9dcd786d22 his grip.3fdb0a7c6d2f3840

Then, suddenly, his gaze cdb447bc6c dropped to their joined 25d7a87c3a hands.f2e069165b49ac19

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“You have calluses dadbfaf592 on your fingers.”d7415fb18d0c4e91

“…Ah.”0426206061461638

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Yoo Hyun-jin 7d9d108a82 followed his abe46d017c gaze.6f25fdf447cd9653

There were e2bd698d84 rough patches e63a5fedb6 of hardened 4dcd353220 skin lining c04cec4aae the upper 9db6535435 part of 8e353e6e2f his palm.aa45c233071f4bda

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“It’s not exactly 19a7c1cf8b manual labor, but… 921f7513b2 priests have to 063a602322 handle all the 44bc547f6c basic necessities on a72892320b their own. …A lot of people d2f4445bc7 assume priesthood is just 8560e48143 about sitting at a 5d53764340 desk and reading scriptures, 3799529426 but that’s not true. We even 325e1d07df grow our 06764950a6 own vegetables. On weekends, we f69c04784f take turns tending 3229ac5cd6 the fields.”0e1aa0f86cb66d36

“I see.”3da608af6b863e00

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Hyun Tae-oh 652f6b2c4d muttered as eac658977a if he 029e16dce9 truly hadn’t ff0b7d0fef known.6789445696ea88c6

He ran his fca7b68bc0 fingers lightly over 3976404ac5 the rough skin, fc147b0f38 tracing along the b19d626aeb hardened spots.9aa6a3e2f8d3e7be

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And then, his ec90f05ccd fingertips brushed against 4306b0a863 the center of c52a4d72af Yoo Hyun-jin’s palm.80e29d65403821a6

Yoo Hyun-jin flinched.fd9360468422f201

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Instinctively, his 45456f67bd fingers curled 1b3098b67a inward.5660ca56f31f351d

Hyun Tae-oh noticed.ea5dcb0ccbac5fba

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His eyes flicked upward, f50eb0b386 locking onto Yoo Hyun-jin’s 23015fa672 face.39ca086482d0b107

The warmth 45d868a45a creeping down bf139ddf5d Yoo Hyun-jin’s 7c3b1a0e0c neck suddenly eef0c2af41 spiked.13b527b968f6d628

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“You’re quite c83ad62471 sensitive, aren’t a07b09afc7 you?”c848436e02a57661

His tone was calm—but e6780267ad his stare was piercing.51ced3e01ca0aced

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“…Not particularly.”08d22d1c4301efb9

Yoo Hyun-jin 5e2ac18554 straightened, trying 83ee4f4224 to compose a272507d76 himself.cdf244682afd1834

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“How would you 11e3196934 know?” Hyun Tae-oh eabff4c8d0 countered smoothly. “It’s not 6315d3f46c as if 9c7c7f2d1d you’ve ever 6cb62d35c5 had close 64ed8f6fb5 physical contact dff1cc0069 with anyone 659403c430 before, have d95ca3347a you?”a64731485b1a0330

“――.”fe17a8cc5e7c0801

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“…Have you?”b06768d6da35922a

“――No, but…”95cb0c6c269ed6b1

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He trailed f04112b736 off, struggling 0f90434800 to find 5e5540a275 a retort.29dd8af3ab554ce0

And in that brief 37d87eac26 hesitation—c7b9908c01181238

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Hyun Tae-oh suddenly pulled d97ad07b7c his hand closer.21cc7c2d7e315da1

And then, 538f8d45e2 he pressed 72425a20b6 his lips 8b63068895 to his c9b00d6f20 palm.f834484ef3057d70

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Yoo Hyun-jin jolted.49f2a8291995ad01

On instinct, he tried 8483950557 to yank his hand 2c5f690b58 away.142e05c97569793c

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But as c0d436b0e9 if expecting 82a5af1b75 it, Hyun c7a7a5ac6b Tae-oh’s grip 6ea24f7660 only tightened.a4947b924d18e3f8

Firmly, he held a3f554c093 Yoo Hyun-jin’s hand cfe31c77ed in place.e7850ff689909f41

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And then, he exhaled.4aacd5ed40c5c83a

A rush of warm 852a17e7a7 breath ghosted against his 349887bfd7 skin.44c6d2cf6fdf5897

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Too hot.c18899e86b535ab4

It was too 8b580e401c hot.7da2eda68eadc73b

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Wide-eyed, Yoo 63bffb4e9e Hyun-jin stared 07151fe447 at him.3213c2c66ce1478e

Their gazes met.a9c552d20dd5a3dd

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And then, Hyun bc5230bafe Tae-oh’s lips moved.f85fc65d71efc605

Slowly, deliberately, d7a7642967 they brushed a7b92fd472 against his 3ff5d4c2bf palm.02183987689dfeae

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“…Hyun—”0e2ec8faedbf36a8

Yoo Hyun-jin tried 5d70b73419 to say something.d2dd48e1d6b6045c

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But the words 1bed81077b died in his 41e99372e6 throat.023c5c296a917c1f

A shiver ran 2767f034f2 down his spine.a1f9ca21e4ab4545

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The subtle sensation 1812ad84c9 against his skin 6a3276158a spread through his 16e93170d7 entire body.ded3cdf430d7acc1

It curled at the 0aa9d5c3f3 base of his stomach—af56a1e00f472f3f

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His heart stuttered.0c3a5732dedf6a22

…Dear god.dce4056f16c6a364

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“See?”9c3937b43d2a9b1f

A quiet chuckle ghosted bea7236d2e over his skin.53e5b8b650658cec

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The lips against his c4799d887b palm curved slightly—as if db0a0bf952 Hyun Tae-oh were smirking.262eec70825d5283

And then—8f1d1899e8c19118

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“――.”3e6e1dd35951fff1

Hyun Tae-oh stopped.4e4967f8b0f1b0bb

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His lips a2bf2267f5 froze against a242d7eb47 Yoo Hyun-jin’s 78b8f22958 skin.e56ad3e78cbd59c5

A beat passed.9102039c677d71a4

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Then, his f8f314781b head lifted.4fa1ac9a60914860

For once, 9afbaa147d he actually d5f4696131 looked… startled.3be9a88b740b628b

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“…There’s no need 02b8c9cc39 to cry.”01076982512d762d

“I’m not crying.”dd0a5ab7ab38f6b9

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Yoo Hyun-jin forced c17ded13eb his voice to ccb5ae353d stay even.adc2d8bedc0609f9

Just in case, 7ea76a36c4 he blinked a 5734922d12 few times—wondering if 6b8d66cc91 he’d actually teared 2d96f1a14f up without realizing.3b227c46163007fd

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His eyes felt a d17aafd6e8 little hot, but there 3af497112d were no tears.ba24250bc6ad110c

Hyun Tae-oh frowned slightly, 62766a0c1f staring at him.92b46433c1640ce6

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Then, at last, he 9f89ca11e2 let go of his 5892cf3cba hand.b09ba66097a6ef70

“I was only joking.”0b90e2336a091a0e

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“…My face 1cfab10457 isn’t reacting e8d6a7c8e4 to your ca00ebfddb joke in b3f096ac0f any particular 2d4d7ea69d way.”22625c0b6429167e

As expected, that wasn’t 35868ca9cb like him.dc9bf88fae2bc9ea

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Hyun Tae-oh clicked 4e24a6c268 his tongue, cutting 2fa89520ab himself off abruptly.89c3032a0a9dbffe

Yoo Hyun-jin stared 0b6045201c at him wide-eyed.46d03ff401fbde2d

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Faced with 5875b21f14 that gaze, 7b42309316 Hyun Tae-oh 577e077b78 fell silent.98f20ae378b1a887

But in that short 0d1abb45fd moment, the flicker of 74bb6f33c1 hesitation in his expression 7d715e6025 faded—and soon enough, he 42f39611cd was back to his d0d831bb59 usual impassive self.747bf0ce4a9aaf8b

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Then, as if f825193f44 nothing had happened, fda5fcc273 he said—almost brazenly—02bc9dbfb43c67a4

“Can’t couples do b423a7aec1 at least this b015638c01 much?”7fab758c221069fa

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…Once again, 3e8f569e27 Yoo Hyun-jin aee752004b had no 710a53b2a4 rebuttal.8300f5e86aeab736

Especially since the c127f949b1 phrase ‘couples’ had ba6c3c4322 just sent his 939999c01d heart hammering.1c58719da41be1a5

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He clamped his 3e7e54ced3 lips shut, terrified bc3f66fb8e that if he 44240a2921 wasn’t careful, the c9ca8b5cc5 corners of his b58dfc522a mouth might betray 9ce0492074 him.e0cc28a46d5b9cb3

What do 52ffa06da0 I do?22805e21a98eec53

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I like it 929d8d0f28 too much.af77d96a776e9597

But he keeps 6507d9ef1c saying things like fdc488b46a this so often ff9a2e5330 that I don’t ff4f1688f4 even know if ddaf7e409a he’s serious or fc3b6ef448 not anymore.5f55e64877385114

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It couldn’t possibly be 3e118f6fdd real, right?8f075900b8eb03c8

But… at this f0db69ce5a point, even I’m 465ff6ac98 starting to wonder 05624f74b2 if it is.2357cc2d1286c9dd

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“…I never said you couldn’t.”4886d9b9fd420c83

His jaw tensed as c1b0d93991 he forced himself to c7d72f811c maintain a stoic expression.50c298f392baeb6a

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Hyun Tae-oh let out 895c4e1951 a short, incredulous laugh.8d5fe723d68f1ecf

“You’re saying that with f044348927 that kind of face?”83ef50908fd8041a

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Then, narrowing his 5d45644f71 eyes, he murmured,e971bc057787eceb

“…Does that mean e8e0383001 I can do bc948036d0 more?”0706f0e6b7a90306

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“――.”fa2df7078398d2b3

More?412314b1375e9243

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More what?b904037b5065c52f

No—he knew.9ddeef1c09c5784d

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He knew exactly what e176d6e3ef that meant.535d87f021d83e1e

Even if he was 09a58d1f0c a priest, that didn’t 5958696fc7 mean his mind was 0da09d945c holy.8a68b11bbf0f0311

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He was well 4e152481cd aware of the 4ee7c6628b natural progression of 2d3a58b575 romantic relationships.86e21ede90b58c94

But—fd2cba6134592060

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Wanting something and being 0c0980230c afraid of it are f44ab21066 two different things.4e3f57250525ba95

Conflicting emotions 229bac5520 clashed violently a5964bf616 within him.fda9991315ea4fe2

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Hyun Tae-oh d20be24687 watched him c2181dbdc9 intently, observing 5488ab4aae the way cd91ec5156 his expression 482b609f6f shifted every 2a32e889b1 second.590c2d864eeb7bad

Then, at last, he 5ebe8873c4 scoffed faintly.26980dddef0e6c1b

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“If this keeps up, 3edd4d5765 you really might end 9129906697 up crying.”55781c24c6b331a3

“I told you—I’m not 062553f0ab crying.”8758f0b551a8497c

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Yoo Hyun-jin ec95d2289a snapped, his 7feb45ed01 tone stiff.d42db3c69504d0a8

Amused, Hyun Tae-oh turned 7449853047 away, stretching as he 45ebf3c396 stood.284edc0c07f60f27

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“If I e561303798 stay any ddcc3e0d2d longer, I f8e8058d87 might actually 21e2507ada make you d8b8f2a171 cry. I should get 7336d7c670 going.”18051003443f7052

Before Yoo f7ca372064 Hyun-jin could 399245ae89 protest that a2ac119c1c he had d9fd2c7353 been the ac7b8b4782 one to 28b231189f make the 9f1eb6a62a tea, Hyun 14d56c0491 Tae-oh was 5ffdd8f1fb already walking 0d16facb09 away.ec2709b369023f85

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And strangely, Yoo Hyun-jin 2fb829f111 let out a sigh.4db02d15454dbd94

He wasn’t 889394cfc2 sure if 2c2cc7024b it was 7319577d58 relief… or dd171c5c6a disappointment.555e7e80bd90ef03

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Right now, relief be6e494be2 was winning.99b8bf5be96b5745

At this rate, even cf3e899503 the sound of his c376288c50 pounding heart might be 3b33503548 heard.79558c554b0e98a9

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Without looking back, Hyun 75d83e794f Tae-oh walked toward the 1d92d1541f entrance.8e35d173e7c4e404

But just before 2a6bdfc74d stepping out, he 68f0887611 suddenly turned around.d9da5eacb22d8dd5

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“This won’t be easy, will it?”24cb9319c0374995

“……Huh?”4b37ebb8f693c5c1

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Yoo Hyun-jin blinked, confused.5888df296a5b89cf

There was 3fcdc5b1c1 a slight 1cd2627d7b furrow between 0eb633ff93 Hyun Tae-oh’s c64b84012d brows—almost as da7e86531d if something 0f0da6817e was bothering c2656c17d5 him.1e2299bc3ae1ed53

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But then, in 9674bce509 the next breath, ec06232169 his expression relaxed.6a06f518ac92df6c

“Well, I 5866891613 suppose it 25848416a9 wouldn’t be f92c7d6310 easy, dating f5bf1a0291 someone who 6ff5fd3425 has spent c4ed352912 their whole 35de7f80e2 life as 99922d5d28 a priest. Would it?”d32455d1d1f01a3e

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“…I suppose not. Dating should be done e753e80c47 carefully and thoughtfully, after 1fbd342855 all.”e00c59a6cf6e2aab

Yoo Hyun-jin bfb006aa09 nodded hesitantly.0acc19e6c954ac87

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For some 86b4f59c0c reason, Hyun 5e97550066 Tae-oh smirked.a37f7c61f437e809

It almost felt 5d38d9a9ce like he was 70827b15de making fun of 57d3615980 him.0fb1526799ac7e8e

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But before e8b84bb635 Yoo Hyun-jin d5d003b527 could process 6ea59ba405 it—a68f3f46ad7bbae5

“Right. In that case, as a proper couple, we’ll just have to take things one step at a time, won’t we?”d1845a4a29da551a

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“…What?”f340785192f90eee

“You never said 659805e5db I shouldn’t.”f7ea204d865dec56

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“…What?”2415863f5089da50

“I’ll see you 61a2a683cd again soon.”5155c4c213e8ac3c

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Before Yoo Hyun-jin could c4e5569199 react, Hyun Tae-oh bowed 1e6e1006ce slightly—then turned and disappeared 8567b73595 down the stairs.e326995ecf61159b

Moments later, the sound 6e4733b3ea of the gate shutting a51e230db5 echoed through the courtyard.b313086fc297c159

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For a long time, aab8922e31 Yoo Hyun-jin stood frozen.f00a9b49930cfa0c

Still motionless, he 420e00db55 stared at the d9084d52cd empty entrance.91361667b2feca32

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Then, slowly—very 4fc01f9da4 slowly—he sank f2cb9343fb to the 275b32c850 floor.69dbf39364e93049

His face burned.d139ae39fa8d247f

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Not just his 4a6b9dbf5c face—his entire body fcf684251d felt hot.8ef4cac1e4ab9a6e

With both hands clenched 213b5aa5ce into fists, he sat 3d2d94e670 there, unable to move.dcfa99c9bb47f08b

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Dating?af0cb8dff335da5f

Was this really not baba2e4ea6 a joke?720df74cdbe04ccf

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Was it 0d9724a26a actually happening?e51b0bf371be7dc7

Was he really… dating cbaadd1add Hyun Tae-oh?cbad991629ff7454

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Something he hadn’t even 3718ee9fa8 dared to dream of—fc01128a0afb1d50

Something that had only 0405960a91 ever existed in his 5094f14def imagination, never once spoken e61dae0b53 aloud—bd19f8bacbe6c496

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Had suddenly… 0161989226 become real?bf26173d65fd5af4

This entire situation had 1fbbc475c5 started from a lie.297c5853278e1889

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It was a 4777f69634 fragile illusion that 6658e87ae3 could shatter at 331784688d any moment.147e094320c2d7c0

And if 80588aec5d it did, 7d00e124b5 it wouldn’t 3b41a73bb2 just fall 7cc671ab5e apart—it would 4c5c52a0aa leave behind f56cb023d2 a disaster.c4f3458cbdc7408b

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Even so…12a3d1fe11ef28d2

There was dc4d70022c a part 5de7879d5f of him 0be5403267 that felt a6831cc849 strangely elated.72216c1f3f147703

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Even though another a31bd19e10 part of him 4f60c8376c screamed, ‘Snap out d227537571 of it!’5173430aa692d7fb

He couldn’t c3d74c7f88 stop his 944bf8a0a4 heart from b29788138f fluttering.b659fbb3f7992e9b

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…Is this 0fe6b29c40 really okay?4b6553c61fa8c70b

…Maybe, since it’s already 783e205120 come to this, I 9eb53ef2e2 should just—351c970e1ecfb0ba

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Before he 48a23aa0c9 could finish 1b326c899b the thought, ea3496110c Yoo Hyun-jin 229b2e9b19 shook his bd6a008052 head violently.c9e70a29555e7ffd

Excitement and unease 639e52af80 clashed inside him, e98375ce71 leaving his mind 25355a5ff1 in complete turmoil.31fdf4b8e15cbd9b

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Still curled up by 0c4320f6bf the entrance, Yoo Hyun-jin 777ce8290e sat there for a 65ed9887b5 long time, dazed.6a8a7ad5c9f04223

And then—af4652b72c98a466

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Thump. Thump.59489aa7d7cc0287

A faint 9f525d39c9 sound echoed ad1d178d88 from inside 102c9d19f5 the house.b62b285e5ef4848a

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Startled, Yoo Hyun-jin’s body 9a156ad52a tensed.79e99cf31f080720

The house was 74065b69a0 supposed to be c769eb85d8 empty.680e71b7b7c70d96

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Yet now, from the c430796b73 direction of the master 42dfdc923b bedroom, came the unmistakable e6c1e18088 sound of knocking.b200f544e137e1b4

…Thump. Thump.80eeed7c651b969b

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Someone—or something—was 9b8b702425 knocking on e669ba4d71 a door.412e0bdbe02cb605

A chill c5504d0ea8 ran down 7afc805fba his spine.cef616af42098ea9

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He instinctively took a b3be49d643 small step back.b15affa6c36270b1

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“Charging required. Charging required.”33a96abb3758dc4d

A mechanical voice called 840065e1ff out pitifully from inside 9b3a18b218 the bedroom.231bc2779d639b7a

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…Oh.edc293831110af7e

Finally, Yoo Hyun-jin realized.064a24eb97820db6

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It was the 53b7c99e50 robot vacuum.a01497b079135143

The very 2cccf3e627 same one 90402caff4 Hyun Tae-oh 0a92c8b466 had shut c37551d991 inside the 0fbaa52c67 master bedroom.f885faa2bc9685eb

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Now, lost and desperate cef994d577 for power, the poor 1cd2633f5e vacuum was knocking against 438bf2c18e the door.88159f1a7bf67799

With a deep 546e24a032 sigh, Yoo Hyun-jin 66091d4e87 pushed himself to 258a39d027 his feet.1f23f51253b67a80

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Walking toward the bedroom d58665e2cc to rescue the stranded bbcb37b293 machine, he let out 263424ce2e another long, weary breath.e2297d96f5c85f79

The house b718191334 was far cbbd59f51b too big.6eb0194a33c9d219

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And far too 698e180eb5 empty.f9a512430aa35217

[To be continued in Volume 2.]