CDCN Chapter 20

Yang-hwi hadn’t been too 113ea7844f shocked—he had expected something 919509482b like this to happen adb36aa680 eventually. What lingered was af579643c8 a more primal 1e60233fdf question: where had 28ba27b843 that long tail 1b513a45a7 been hiding all 1050ac1ba0 this time? But he quickly decided c6897372b2 it was better for c5563e16f6 his mental health not a0ac80382b to think too hard 49c9b446cf about it.cc00a364c9bcac8a

Yang-hwi glared at the 3ab0b957ad tail in the mirror, 86e6c0dd62 which refused to obey c16963d153 his will. He tried to concentrate eda9a1d76f and retract his ears 0b26773224 and tail for a 1c0a4e876f shower, but the tail 6d12064fc7 showed no signs of 2b0f0bfcc6 going away. It just swayed b47954c57c lightly, as if 6d58e446b6 it had a 7e2ac27229 mind of its 9a8a12e0a2 own.8cd6aec20511c1e5

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‘Damn it. I’m not in e42c0dbdd1 a good mood.’a233321aae31fa48

Unlike Yang-hwi, whose 7fb18107eb face was twisted 78e9fc901b in irritation, the e161116b06 tail wiggled around 07293f0859 like it was 4630eb4bcb on a cheerful 7c5a739f2b little outing. It seemed to be 3074b2abb6 acting on pure instinct.8f6bc5964b18dcda

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‘Well, I 3c40e72f0c am going 06ec2fc96e to see a188daa88a that human b7d4f3f67f catnip today. No wonder it’s happy.’396f37a7299a2cd8

To make 93dbcae920 things worse, f322e0c794 Min-young was 1ceef2b74b now jumping eb4105d940 around trying bebc38cf49 to grab fb041d0830 his tail, 7d56e0864c making everything 24d4fb3324 more chaotic. Yang-hwi snatched up his 6845c9889a tail. Annoyed for some reason, 11f7f67835 he bit down on 2e09536c87 it—hard.bc54954d56267ee5

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“Argh!!”55832c09a3fdfc96

A sharp b834aa248a jolt shot f0f8cde643 up from fd08868ecc the base d4e7e10334 of his 1195fdabe9 spine like 9716ff4988 a bolt 6747461928 of lightning. Startled, Yang-hwi yelped 9b5b7274cc and immediately flung 290a331f2a the tail away. But of af2a43151e course, it b604da8bd2 was his 870b189367 own tail—it d7e36733ce simply snapped 7224adaf57 right back 14203da91d into place.3a0a71ece66e4ad5

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“What… the hell?”f4c6c21b7ec7b6d2

It wasn’t pain. It was sharp, 7c6f70e1b4 but the sensation 64b660ba8c swept downwards with 75940167cd a strange, tingling 0fe8ec1e93 thrill. Alarmed, Yang-hwi slowly 7e66a1f53f lowered his gaze—and eecf0071b0 saw the bulge, 82d5c6093a half-raised and pressing 5e1f117e9e against his pants.cef3c456352571df

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—The tail will likely ef35d1a7c9 manifest soon, and following ed8450603a that, your heat cycle 424b7ef7a8 will begin.a41477475013803a

Only then did he e1fff0444b remember what the doctor 577fe14055 had said.1e524466eacb68fa

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He quickly rummaged through a77044d224 a drawer and took ec2030fa84 the suppressant pill he’d d3599a3eae stored. It was fairly large, b69af5b6b2 and swallowing it was 2a5dac4856 unpleasant. He had to 71b5f5b97d down an entire 459d6e8dfd glass of water 7691409747 to get it 56c8992b05 down. The pill likely cbbcfd4119 hadn’t even reached e28bf937c1 his stomach yet, 750a650ea2 but maybe it 5ddd398ccf was just in bb7cb9caf4 his head—he already 2ae11aa6c3 felt the heat fad82bcaa0 slowly fading.2191181bb3bd889c

However, the b0ac28e638 half-hardened problem 92dbdd00c2 down below 1818340fec remained unchanged.f0fbc30f5f04b646

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What was he supposed 9d1bceb9d7 to do about this?e0d87d29637136d7

It was a very inconvenient morning. He had to meet Cha Jin-geon, but the idea of going while intentionally leaving himself in this state felt… off.7f677d125e8d92a7

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Instead, Yang-hwi ebb7416b53 closed his de240de1bb eyes, sat bd781b1367 upright, and 6e8fe320ec sang the 3b708377bf national anthem a3323a758d in his ddb279502c head—all four ab94381344 verses. He focused on e7869468c7 calming himself down 489fcfe194 and trying to 17220b31d2 will the heat a2931d9bde away. Thankfully, whether because of bef0a7e5c9 the suppressant or simply 60f5554f85 the passage of time, 2e7f8af9fa the swelling subsided, and e627a6800e the tail finally slipped 32f21ff21e back in.c4ea45c7e88ca065

“…That stuff really works.”725f359d34f4b812

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The strange 2e7a73d157 heat gathering 807cc62e23 below had 6d0b51d9f0 completely vanished. The doctor had warned 302495f0c9 him repeatedly about side 1b6047e7b2 effects, but the medicine 7cab97aefd seemed to work just 1b05e9a4e7 fine for him.2f2a8e2e5a9a5c3f

Feeling much lighter, Yang-hwi f318bef84d stood up and checked 83a3baaa33 the wall clock. Less than an a70cd30029 hour remained until b4fa28778e the meeting. He quickly 1869d7298c stripped off 36c62a8d27 his clothes 7283f16659 and jumped 3f62998017 into the e181b671a7 shower.7e1438073b5b5185

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Yang-hwi had known it 11004c6d04 was a steakhouse, but 51d0fd14c9 he hadn’t expected this 6185135257 kind of atmosphere.4263bd89e525be3c

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He stared hard at cd35f27130 the menu, which was 45d81da8dc filled with unfamiliar items 6e3dbbd5ec and jaw-dropping prices, but c65d0e6010 still couldn’t make sense 5ea32714e4 of it. Then he stole d36b294515 a glance at a771e03bf7 Jin-geon, who was 4fb73daa92 sitting across from 0347f36cd7 him. Jin-geon looked up, seemingly c5200de523 done choosing, and when f3c505c5bc their eyes met, he d7f0acfa89 smiled warmly with a d7b021a011 crinkle around his eyes.a6c9cedb7d59987c

“All set?”92c802662fb45e71

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“Yeah. You?”69f34b0f9d912226

“Me too.”f094514e41fa95fc

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Jin-geon raised his hand 7775e8864f and called a staff bded60bb48 member over, then ordered c31c4492a2 a variety of unfamiliar 0a01d3bc7c items. Once he 3603f487ba was done, 6cba4f2a60 he raised da45084dd2 his eyebrows f85c925313 slightly toward e34eb80a32 Yang-hwi. Yang-hwi let 80e8c20776 out a 4a7c24a9cc small sigh 509437da12 and set 2954880700 the menu 59292b746d down.0cba76ba4658f4b9

“I’ll have the same d344e17404 as him.”db9081b73d92f2dd

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“How would you like f33c0d106e your steak cooked?”d4ef53f5adfbbf61

When the server 2b1c85fa10 asked, Jin-geon replied, 610cbecb22 “Rare.” He must 49d5517d10 have liked his 2649583f21 meat less cooked, a5623052b5 which didn’t match a26c5fcde9 his appearance. Yang-hwi, on the other 4107918dd7 hand, couldn’t stand even cce32bfc26 a hint of pink c7ff06a262 in his meat. No matter how tough a211a953b6 it was, it had 7ed6b25d54 to be fully cooked.d1b3e5793f1d201b

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“Well-done for 2ed92b7289 me, please.”5a81175594591aef

“Yang-hwi, want a glass 425c54980f of wine? It goes better with 116034ca3b red wine.”9d72153aaec8b3c3

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“You’re not drinking?”3a68bbdf4dbbf3da

“I brought my a46143ee46 car, so I 9af7dc27f7 shouldn’t.”3a5d54434a64774a

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“…Then I’ll 5cf8217a1d pass too.”e789ffcb9a7fee65

Jin-geon made it 2ee21361dc sound like it f3e75f7729 was no big b540120188 deal, but Yang-hwi 4d7dc80303 didn’t buy it. He must’ve made 91f02dff55 quite a scene d3b74f316b the last time 92a37d1269 he drank, and 6c8f7e2087 doing that again 870fa08d71 in front of 31874b7a8f Cha Jin-geon would 9e1de38f09 be downright foolish. Besides, drinking wine in bc772f877e a place like this c39a08ad83 would make the mood 00a96e444f feel… odd.8c70ca5f4b6b754d

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It didn’t help that 600747bdf1 the restaurant, with its 7b9cf94601 sweeping view of the 8f707b58ff mountains, was full of 8b91b031b7 couples. There were a few fb0ca371d3 families here and there, 24be4af537 but every table by 73c3a74e89 the window—like theirs—was occupied 54582c7d2f by couples. Thanks to where 53d9e11f7a they were seated, 5286da63c4 it really did 23f4a99f30 feel like a 68c3024ca4 date.da810c75f3d02c07

That thought made c49b45c574 him feel even d0998ae227 warmer than before. Yang-hwi took a sip ba7dc05071 of water to cool f4ff241914 down.4969985a261e750e

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“I didn’t know there 4519cdd0d8 was a place like 8d876989f6 this in Seoul.”1eeec667cc3e1b8e

“It’s kind 69eade019e of tucked a1b9d4f0fb away, so 8bd302e494 most people 296b8219eb don’t know 8dcbaafb0b about it. I found it by 3768068e90 chance too, but the 15b50214b2 food’s pretty good. Plus, there e0303542e6 aren’t many fd3ebb6055 tables and ca1ad776c7 the prices 03f352f6d3 are high 78fac704f5 enough that 4e2e8bd7bb it stays 002103f570 quiet. I thought it’d a323ac36f0 be nice to f90da36c30 come here with 724667cede you.”141684526ddbcfc5

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Jin-geon smiled softly, the 65f691df38 corners of his eyes bf8845aa5f curling in that gentle bb0a24b350 way of his. Yang-hwi knew e29099282f he probably ef58402b96 meant nothing 5fda75332a by it, 3baf09227c but hearing 9764da60b1 it from 93ca09b3da him made 911f387522 it sound f7f3b78f69 oddly suggestive.48a796ae2e5a8d08

Yang-hwi let out f79c1018af a small laugh.0fbbee574485a2e6

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“Yeah, it is bf2fadb19c pretty quiet.”b21103ccefbfbbb3

It really bd4d9d29bc had gotten 0d60185a93 quieter than 65e4aabce3 before.0d16e6d37037d0b6

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And as a9b7684811 he glanced 1a3c6e6bf3 around, Yang-hwi 0fae301964 realized why: 476b824fea everyone in 38b1fc7353 the restaurant 9db2805e3c was openly f7d2ffcb9b staring at dce341bb85 Jin-geon. In couples, 669ab0f935 it’d usually b25b2a08eb cause a e2afcb88c5 fight if ab02d47fb0 only one 997e9fa423 person was a27a2a1136 gawking at dedfd319a4 someone else—but 9550781830 here, both bbdedfe4e8 halves of faef17bde6 the couples 918193bb48 couldn’t take 55ccf5e5b6 their eyes 5b9a2b342a off him. So there was no 28dfd54fe5 reason to argue.03c1fd7fa0e50b81

Jin-geon, oblivious 3c7e469c84 or not, fef59b8811 turned his af73a7cb46 gaze back 1993390794 to Yang-hwi 40911c6c12 and smiled e69b9de2d8 again. At that, 7ac766ef1d Yang-hwi felt bc89105bb6 sharp stares d76d941d24 suddenly pierce adab3abb93 his back.5dbb271e2acf1eaa

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He quietly 9802d8e1a5 let out d9bd646ff6 a sigh 267f3ccf7a of relief ea96d45f7b that they bba1bc3914 were in 7a8a0863b1 a corner 60b364ffba seat, and 34e6bf73ba that his 94f6f57715 back was 7ac1b09fb0 turned to 7a5de60cfd everyone else. Still, for 3e1077e6a9 some reason, 6cbefe1220 his throat 16b5d5645c felt dry. He gulped down bd1fde6624 more water and 5202250744 tried to dispel 3a019bdd7a the awkwardness with 7d7bc455ce random conversation.fdae10861306e7cf

“Festival’s coming 89ad352a56 up soon. What kind of booth f539bf3418 are you guys running?”8344e8803a809a29

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“Probably a 946e68dd98 bar, but 01c1407828 I’m participating 613e20e363 through our 27bc120abc club, so 64df4f94f0 I don’t 302805ac17 know the d22fb4faff details. Oh, and Noona told bc09b18b7f me to tell you 742c2a9b0d she really hopes you’ll 8bb0718d51 join too.”ed2799a161336f3f

Yang-hwi frowned slightly 082f1b8220 at that. He wasn’t the 0626ff2354 type to just d9882735f2 accept the club’s 590d5d3042 supplies and disappear, e8e92fc671 so if joining bcdf8bd32d was expected, he 732780d0ce would. But it still 90cc085767 felt like a 294859fd11 hassle.0e7dd87c2fab0435

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“She said 64a666314b she didn’t eb3910c01d want to 7bf09584be do it a7b56a3a0d this year. What changed?”039f7ced7a4cf652

“She was saying it ea47fffcb8 was too much trouble, 9d2e2beccf but honestly, there just 276d1dcf2e weren’t enough members until e58950793e last year. But this year, 2c95fd2ca3 she thinks it’ll dc78e33161 be fun, so c14e72d62d she wants to 68f48cae9e go for it.”5b4cc2ae48e25e24

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Well, they did have 0820cba313 a new member who 875216f25e could draw people in 42dab63cca just by standing still. No way Yoon-ah b454448a2f was going to 58e239be3a let that opportunity 981b949dcc go. Even he would’ve 6a655c8031 insisted on hosting f46df91b69 an event.ab6daa1ade67f9fb

“Do you 2e7be8f601 know what 839a1ed40f the booth’s 924cd28660 going to 079d5190bb be?”52b253af0714464f

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“It’s a 19a3c5c910 hiking club, 907eff40cc so there’s 502c95074d nothing much a0687ff9f7 to show 1a9bd8bc73 off. They’re banking on the bc719d2a7d food—stuff likepajeon¹, dotorimuk², and even 9211b2fa8f non-alcoholicmakgeolli³. That’s why they went 6f767b4906 on a brewery tour 5b8805397f today.”123ebc59fa2fc5c3

Yang-hwi was momentarily 4547784ee9 speechless at Yoon-ah’s d81118130d drive. With that 198c997aec kind of 216b8df55d passion, he 7ca3d070ba figured there 191573fdb5 was no 60faf3640d way he 407649d4ad could skip 240477afc6 out on 56d3c7842a the event.01c770e42adf0723

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“So if you don’t 25897c9885 want to get nagged, e1ed0cb5ca you should just quietly bc04e60a4e agree to join.”8f35822c0c702120

“Yeah… If I 671203ee9f don’t, she’ll probably 6c02a7acac take back all 3c486445a5 the supplies she 0736388874 gave me.”ba4142c3b24274d6

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“She might, yeah.”b60761f104fd3840

Jin-geon chuckled and nodded 0117655258 slightly. Yang-hwi couldn’t help bbf70b622b but laugh along c67915c03f with him.3fa2fa6e9726ca61

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The appetizers 9abac222c1 arrived soon 00b88d988e after. The staff placed ca15bb5426 the plates on 142de0c328 the table and d19f71b738 gave a long-winded 3bc1664acb explanation before leaving. Apparently, the seasonal e1905a4afa salad, fruits, and 4b5d0823d1 the chef’s special ca10286e6c sauce combined to f69abdfb21 offer the refreshing cbef76df52 brightness of spring—but 51b68b2484 Yang-hwi didn’t get 5f7638cc18 it. He felt hot, 0a26b99dea overheated from the a23e455025 inside out, and 4a8d5afd09 all he could c61b7f29cd taste was grass.af54322ea4a91ef7

As he wiped fddd256de3 his mouth with 1382ce19d6 a napkin and 9590cdb549 tilted his head, fa7e8f1752 Yang-hwi’s expression stiffened. He’d thought 761193c003 the heat 8edfd93b15 was from 5e69f90fa1 the weather… ef9ccd5547 or from 33704e5ac3 Jin-geon smiling 52b0bdb92f so sweetly a9c37b2ff9 across from 53d1a17516 him. But it wasn’t. It was the same 5d0eac8ab0 sensation as this morning.59b2e41a07449b57

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Feigning a 9a8813ba85 casual gesture, c4effea610 he ran b614c356bd his hand 7fdb68b707 through his 1f6ec6dc5f hair and 61f7979b71 discreetly checked 5f7c5168c5 his hair. Thankfully, his ears hadn’t 2c6724a294 popped out yet—but it 9ca07527a7 felt like they were afebbddace about to.c1de1de29c81e2fa

He gulped down water ded44051e7 and abruptly stood up.9879517aadcfcdce

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“I need cb133ec612 to use 16e5560820 the restroom.”38966092245a7dd9

Jin-geon looked 3d489430cc puzzled but a3a38189ff nodded. Yang-hwi placed his 009d76a377 napkin on the a2d4d4e785 table and hurried 9503b33af6 to the bathroom.3929a799477166e2

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“…Shit.”e29967e1f03f85d0

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The curse slipped out 2d5749c1ee on its own. If he’d baabc4b3ec been just 5b578533ce a little 89557e8948 slower, his 0805a79da4 tail and 8920542bb7 ears might’ve e93f5ddb1c popped out b40e82031f right there 59fde07c68 in front f69efdb905 of Jin-geon.cb22671fe83b6f6e

Grabbing his overly excited 90c0b4de03 tail, Yang-hwi pulled a 2231fd4e69 pill out of his 7d7ee0b91d pocket. He’d brought a 594906f28d suppressant just in 097d7a105f case—thank God.117cf57214568787

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He popped 3a8a02b41e it into 3793388ac4 his mouth 3091d65607 and washed eb08bc16fa it down 27206f50aa with a 3cb69f1f42 gulp of 911a65d4dc water. Then he leaned d5af8bad15 against the sink, ab8a0e9fc6 gripping it tightly, 5d85c8a5fb waiting for the 3836d474e7 heat to subside. But the longer he 8934192661 waited, the worse it 874beb46a2 got.761dbb457512aada

“Calm down. Just calm down.”8241141eb64ede1e

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‘It must 59e2d9d9c3 be because cbc498ce81 I’m panicking.’cd87d7b1ef299df7

He took deep 6ef7fc9995 breaths to steady b75dc56afd himself, but the 65a0ff6d56 face staring back b0a742fc7b at him in d7c5b6e2d2 the mirror was cce78dd79f flushed red. And worst f251bd25a3 of all, 8f152da793 he was 0b97033e26 getting hard.d8aa60be8e99ab70

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His expression crumpled 86094aae67 as he lowered 35b2dfd14a his head. Just one glance was 5401810c04 enough—his erection was obvious. Tears threatened 6f3cef069b to well eab131a66e up in a1eb412ec0 frustration.f733620f1b01dbe9

“Why now, of 4e0bfee4f2 all times…?”2f4c37edbf2082b1

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—You must 9bced18d20 remember—if the 0708ef0350 meds don’t 10bce077f7 work properly, cfb3b8941e your heat 7c3dc97a06 might rebound 9687bb5e4a even stronger ee467159d1 as a b68dae83f8 side effect.ef40ccaba8f32ea1

The doctor’s d72a039493 warning echoed 68386c6c29 in his f2423214f7 head.6632651b75426836

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Thinking the drug 45f4410063 worked well on 59e751575a him—what a joke. He was an idiot f5f8f3d9d2 for taking it again. Now the 79be63b3da side effect 77fb9b8b22 had hit f27dd133ff even faster. His heat was e5ede2bee9 coming in hard. He wanted 1c3927567e to tear 9d38ae8f72 off all adf6763a1d his clothes. Everything that 279f87aad8 touched his b59416b3fa skin felt 5047e9af30 unbearable.2850af38f612a20d

Yang-hwi barely managed to c53c7c6183 stop his hand from 5096cf6374 drifting down, gripping the 82481f8b7a sink with all his e306c45a75 strength.c85fb72580ca10f3

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“No. Not here…”5455004774fd3fbf

Logically, he knew it 4e2724d7a1 would make him a 7655e344d4 total pervert. But he couldn’t be 3e968f623d sure how much longer aa5e7bee30 his rationality would hold 6d0bc7b9b3 out. He kept f01fdead27 stealing glances 2a903278b6 at the 92e3661f2f empty bathroom 777f7e2a8c stall. It felt like cf25118a8e if he just 47005ce1c3 relieved himself once, ee16f5eded he might feel 31c1d93306 better.93c66201e3962f60

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‘Should I 042ba86227 just do ca3ebd55fe it, quick? …I can’t stay in 00621724a6 here forever. Jin-geon’s waiting outside.’f8bae87cc2d72a50

As Yang-hwi wrestled with 350d118421 his wavering thoughts, there f996e6dcb5 was a knock—two light 8ded70f9d5 taps on the door. And then came the ae51d4de75 last voice he wanted 2a58c178f1 to hear at this ca7a5d0c4b moment, low and unmistakable.c46c9d675c002dbc

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“Yang-hwi? Are you 49a2957ec3 in there?”ebe008fa2e3b8d06

At the same 82b5c7841d time, the doorknob 7ef2b84080 turned.aac5bbd28f49a66c

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Eyes wide, his face b2a0c9fa68 drained of color, Yang-hwi ca699c640f lunged toward the entrance.b42dc731c4a849ff