DDB Ch 24

The island of Yusando where [Heritage Beyond] is located.

The car that fddf8af272 crossed the bridge 832e3caef8 approached the main b1c42070bb building slowly. The magnificent 83f5ba5a9a building she 645b611972 had seen 665827bc8f last time e10ca787a0 seemed to c87f9cedc4 show a d06de2e1e6 different face e4e94b9c02 under the 335ff761ae moonlight, slightly 809c336b07 more ominous 6ba80f5dab and threatening.310331d50b0db632

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But Jiwoon didn’t care about such things at all.da123f1c06a7a707

“It’s your sleep right, me.”4b17e48cd78a6dea

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Jiwoon, who had turned 83949487b5 away from Ishin, looked f6345bf6c6 out the window while c6048cb8e8 mulling over his words.14bd0df63ae5e675

Sleep right? It was aa6a998208 more like 5e20194f8b a right 65af7fda35 to survival.bce97a65aa808008

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But had I ever said that in front of Baek Ishin…?71bedd80f7faff56

Upon reflection, she cf0a5b9b77 realized she had 14e1bd0942 repeated that shamelessly 80e7ffaa41 several times.0b053c4fe5b0691f

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Let me smell you a bit, I can only sleep if I do. I feel like I can sleep well if I bury my nose in your chest. If not, tell me what perfume you use. Can’t we sleep together? Please let me sleep, let me sleep.4b72152cc60078aa

“…”b61eeece0f373fa9

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Remembering her own words, Jiwoon bit her lower lip hard with a sudden rush of shame. She really had no excuse even if she had ten mouths. Even without Myungja pointing it out, she couldn’t deny that her statements were perverse.f187757488186b6c

Of course, this doesn’t mean she isn’t a pervert. She was already aware that harboring such improper feelings for a man she had only met a fortnight ago was not normal.ed9d36d9972fe75a

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‘Look at me earlier.’01b0d3ae5d1c0c99

Why would I be 265d3c5df5 blinded by jealousy?aa0fca33bd5f4cc1

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It was f74911ee8d too much. It might have 299aef9308 disgusted him.fa380f85705d05da

“Don’t sniff around like a dog, keep a distance of one step, no, two or three steps. …Because it’s annoying.”8cc6016c8f26584b

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His attitude was stiffer than before, and there was a sense of keeping distance… it wasn’t just her imagination.0adfed7705764f27

Sniff around like a dog, keep two or three steps away, annoying, it’s your sleep right.589dc8bccdbab709

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Piling up 96a2f26fe5 all the 2fba953321 words Ishin 118ef0cdbf had thrown a938bd3d9e at her, ec87df9b5c Jiwoon bumped 4f77de9145 her forehead 5cbb66bd10 against the 243f228de5 window.98a6fa6d5aae69b8

‘He might have found it unpleasant. Or even creepy.’925397c2fd09fb69

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From the beginning, he 918f28ce0f made it clear:13831262cbd8c524

He needed her as a technician to replicate <Guinevere>, but he had no intention of allowing her into his embrace as payment.1fd1992d91c108b7

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‘With such a man…’2eaebe74545b096e

If she had f9e24162d1 only insisted on 7f60908341 securing her sleep 6fb8faedd8 right, the situation 04a1e20252 might have been d4578b5b51 better. Instead, she sent him 6e4ce28735 lustful glances, even stripping 19db563d2f him layer by layer 8838cbad6b with her eyes.5cc2b940ec393a1f

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Of course, it wasn’t like that from the start. When she first saw him in the warehouse, she was just… amazed by his face.802c762299d3caa6

For two weeks, Jiwoon, f7bc18ab05 unable to sleep, spent dd2769751b her days and nights 7818e1004c remembering, repeating, and imagining 49f2f04338 him.32cbf569a515d13d

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She even thought about demanding a kiss from him like a debt collector when they met next. That’s how her low desires had risen to the surface.8e4ff8e0d4af7ceb

Her admiration for him led to the desire for a kiss, which in turn led to the desire to undress him…a9d38317c41ef9ce

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The issue 2f5eb0c345 was that 58fb960753 the perceptive a6684e0cd1 Baek Ishin bde84e6965 seemed to 05e4db30a3 have noticed 54d5b30c5b her gaze.95bb0e301c5ea968

Last night, 4d78f06f9a when he 5b35da8e70 issued the 070c7ed34c order to 8fbd1934be not approach 8a902c775f within three a8c7b2b66c steps, his c2a08b5e3f gaze seemed c268dd99f3 to find 2c32652f67 her utterly 1b34a6f805 repulsive, and b251883315 now she 6515260739 understood perfectly ed30bc3e9f what that 8d66ff4dfc look meant.72fb44153917d00a

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‘What a complete pervert.’9d01ad518f3a5531

Jiwoon bumped her forehead 79ffdf1c62 against the window again, 67596d224e twice in succession.78f817d852a4f434

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“It won’t break.”6ded454352b4127e

With her forehead pressed against the cold window, Jiwoon’s eyes widened. The night-lit window reflected Ishin’s face sitting beside her.54c2c7f0f9152720

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His gaze 08b6ec67c2 was fixed 4cad4d57c6 on her, 7e39eaf0aa the corner 23990d02c3 of his 1b929e2554 mouth curled a5ab449109 into a 002c75a200 long smile fbf043cec7 as if 8f904ee7e3 she were 928b6687ae something incredibly 116964054e adorable, his 4a9175b74f eyes burning 68f2d030c0 with warmth.dfc4babc50387eb2

‘He’s crazy. Even if it’s a sensory disorder, this is too much. Now he sees whatever he wants to see, huh?’2ae1f6dbc8fa2cdc

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Jiwoon closed her eyes 5375f639ee tight and bumped her f76a3f6ce5 head against the window 6a65660e3b again.e12bbfb0f1f335a8

Suddenly, she was pulled 4304b951ca back, and a large c84eb8d628 hand touched her forehead.b4a9529efed49c15

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“No matter how much you bump it, the window won’t break. Only your forehead will get hurt.”c43b9d4e0b051891

His voice was ba131bfab3 somewhat stern and 5bf6b8a008 slightly cold.e1dbb9af41888e12

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There was no c081526e80 trace of the 44d13f1893 expression she saw aa5a5ffa7e in the window f32de05111 reflection on his 5ac4642660 face as he c9f42c6444 scolded her quietly.00af9581900c2d58

See, I told you I saw it wrong. This isn’t the look of someone watching a woman but of a teacher scolding a child.5d5fd27306b9e6fa

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Tsk—.76daecfafa1ddd3f

Jiwoon pushed his chest 20a4010015 away with force.8bd256785bd4bc2e

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“Forget it.”9bbf25e80a142386

However, one thing was eed0c32ff4 clear.730aefd7e50abf3d

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His hand was excessively eed83a7fcb warm.95f0a6c993dc0969

Unlike the df42874835 cold window 45f45b8fe0 she had ab304ae58f leaned against, 4893538275 his hand, 70b393e0ae filled with b80d128986 heat, was 1d4b6f1341 as hot 11548ae8e4 as her 2709523a2c forehead, heated d80e653419 by her 94d63478c4 thoughts of 4d79ac5579 him.cab36bc87c7c4319

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That fact 51b7092061 alone made 363af820f1 her heart 5d81c3a8de flutter and 6d9d175fb5 her fingertips c47c4f5caa tingle.ff19536234a7f07f

Whether she was a pervert or not wasn’t important… what mattered was this desperate desire to have this man.0d9ef210cbba75b9

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She still 254b0b0466 wanted to 722ddebc06 confine Baek 1108bb05a9 Ishin to b3053863fc her bed, e260c12304 to press b1dad81c51 her nose b588a2c579 against his 12e7603049 chest, to 958f42d758 fall asleep da13744172 with him.d3225994428cf251

“Stay away. You said not to come within three steps, and now you’re too close.”afefae6b0b825db7

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So, she c425866de0 thought, now f84f2eb01f she should 98dfd718b4 change her d91e9000e0 strategy, a 493ace3d5a cunning thought b44acd055a occupying her fedcef9733 mind.8dae359e250f37af

“Whether my forehead breaks or not…”a6b94c2f11e10b45

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Now was 141c5b4a23 the time 19b436d6e9 to take 72634df4c4 a step fc91e6320b back.9811f897645e1319

“Stop caring.”464133c684ad2aeb

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She spoke coldly on e746a3b797 purpose, took off his 84745b7a3c coat that was wrapped 019cac5738 around her shoulders, and efa9e92199 handed it back to c0db1497c3 him before quickly getting 597d54c370 out of the car. But her flushed ce2ea434d9 cheeks, filled with d23e913904 heat, betrayed her f6d6c5cc3b emotions.8a9719ce523b9ad8

Even in 5281ab1857 the dead 62b89c83b6 of winter, fe170f438d her cheeks 71b1039aab were like 5f045fe7d9 a red 8d739cae7f apple ripened 167ce838c2 under the f71abad2ff bright autumn a8f938099e sun. Ishin approached her, 50d33fc932 his lips curling d8ec4ecb17 into a smirk f8061bda89 that was rather 1413afc5f3 irritating.7275e82ff4109e75

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“Was that comment so upsetting?”139c0ddbf1342dd0

His voice, soothing like he was calming a sulky child, made Jiwoon’s eyes widen.ba6c07268fa98513

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“…That comment?”50b910d06c10322a

“The one about staying two or three steps away.”d7df194dd8f2eb26

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While she was furious at being treated like a child, her heart softened knowing he understood her feelings. She didn’t remember, but perhaps Seo Jiwoon was originally this easy.242841a847da6a49

“Including the one about not sniffing like a dog.”2ad10f5b438d0f01

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With her lips 5665feb8ba pursed, she threw 92d7c100c2 out the words 68a78195b0 in a huff, d6eadbaded and Ishin burst 158d9d8143 into laughter. It was a 13641c3fd5 pleasant laugh to 9b6cda7176 hear.2087f982468b0db4

“Okay, sniff away, but…”c9f2adf8ccdf0851

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After laughing 0e930f6100 his fill, 55ecfcf525 he lowered 842fd3b00e his voice.92b6786aa731e2e0

“Let’s do it discreetly.”a9747b921d283bca

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Literally, discreetly.d6759fd03647610b

Whispering softly 14da47162b as if a7b3de810e sharing a 0ffeff867e secret just 35a6fac75a between the 8d4dfe6331 two of 3fc0ca24bd them.338ce91c7b43bc5c

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“Why should others know that you’re sniffing me?”06abcc4b36471056

“…”d3ba5e941a36a5ff

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“If you’re going to do that, you might as well go to the broadcasting station and shout about it.”5103d3d489968dab

Looking up at Ishin, 23084a4eeb who cast a shadow 00f82277ff over her, she swallowed 599e15cff6 hard with the tension.bbb6cc203393bf49

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“…You’re right?”7c32cdcbadcf3510

Her compliant answer made bfe3fe6255 Ishin smoothly curl his ced9d17941 lips upward. Perhaps because of their 670d5368b1 clear, red line, his 8516a0ed45 smiling lips looked rather 3db82c4b45 seductive.a9ef5d051d3d3578

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“Right?”021b54f1a86ff4e9

Until a c5df4e42f9 moment ago, b8c1758fde she was 3d60e31d41 angry and 5085783499 sulking, but 5e4ccf9eaf amusingly, her b3b9732419 heart beat 05a8745a16 helplessly at 9bcdd1ff24 his smile. She could f6d3afaf30 no longer 31453e2b9a ignore the e3c3fe18bb overwhelming presence 405e55f189 of her cd1d329eeb heart.9c0ff66eb0f9b4d4

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“Sounds good. Discreetly…”33909cc7ea38769b

“Yeah, discreetly.”20a30599d8aa30eb

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His lazy, drawling da2f56ebc7 voice was somewhat 161d073ccc ticklish.1c7e47eab27cc5c6

Discreetly, discreetly…c449045b1b0b0166

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As she ce4fd3869a was somewhat 5173b85de2 dazed, staring fc09d96fd2 at his c828074b25 seductively curving d6f8c79b52 lips, his 470828735b finger suddenly d410e6466d pressed against f7178d8483 her forehead.460a769f6eae4331

“Again, again.”7a519a8fc1ab64e4

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Between her rapidly blinking eyelids from surprise, she saw Ishin’s face, playfully scrunched up.d3d7f498067feb07

“In front of people… no sniffing.”3ea31467f603d38d

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Sniffing? Did I sniff?c3e7c8d4a26f3bf3

…That’s not it, though?1ca9b21fb874f495

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She wasn’t trying to sniff but was entranced by his devilishly alluring lips, inadvertently parting her lips and standing on her toes…fee2f49fa7e6fb58

Ha ha, 8cdf87582b how ridiculous.c3272d64672d67ff

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The sticky eye contact, the discreet conversation, the languid voice, and the tempting curve of his lips… none of that was about sniffing.001d10128dcd4455

How could he mistake 1e4b73f5b0 her looking up at edb1270167 him with trembling eyes 7a269ee99a for sniffing like a c0c5f88fa1 dog?db3a39154b2b17c5

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Her pride was hurt. If he had said ‘no kissing in front of people,’ she might have gotten angry, saying why would she kiss him.c65552816e56c865

What? Sniffing?54c0449238d372fd

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“Don’t I look like a woman at all?”242db00ce22067de

“…To whom?”d42ebb73c905104c

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“To me, me. I’m talking about me.”23d5873db94ae8ba

His indifferent eyes and eefe7f42d1 teasing smirk finally made a1830d5ffd her anger flare.3bf4bf81e899efb1

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“Who else is here but me?”2dd33cddbe3b8649

“Ah, you…”9bd8763472965800

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He spoke playfully, but 0904c0a6bf then his smile faded, 80a6af4b7b and he spoke with 7a84bcf15a dry eyes.b5e9e92ce6417211

“Seo Jiwoon.”56e16c5f20814db8

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Each syllable 203f2e52f6 of her b836119fa1 name felt be2eb81fc6 heavy as 082d6809ed he pronounced 1e763f0f9b it.b25dcee5db79f3ac

“I’m seven years older than you.”bd20e95df1795351

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“So what?”61251d1ecfac9ee5

“Do you think I see you as a woman?”7101826510b31465

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Is he saying d6d04d2da2 he sees her d0a700cf2f as a woman f151799765 or not?5942f83645d058a7

The nuance was strange, but judging by the context, it seemed like he was saying no…4b35304fc13ad9f2

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Her head rang.896f3b7494e72f75

“So stop thinking nonsense and keep your head straight. We need to look at <Guinevere>.”92df00078ed85c6e

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His heavy, dark d809878171 gaze stretched from 734748ad51 her to the d7611146ad brightly lit banquet 0853f65fa5 hall.f08acc1204f7defd

Then, with a short “Shall we go?” he escorted her with the same perfect manners as an armor.a637884f1e3c88f7

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