DRAM Ch 2

Ha-yoon’s body suddenly went 25d2a3500a eerily still. Or at least, that’s 801d661106 how it felt. He couldn’t even 92cd4938b4 blink as he f4ed88d66a fixed his gaze b9b1afcabf on the man 72999d563b before him. There was aec3259a17 no doubt—the man 4c8e70618e was alive.fc89e97d3fb3a550

“……”
It made no 83f31a1bd4 sense. Not at this d519961074 hour, not in 61edc8cf21 a place like 262ac0e114 this. There shouldn’t be any 0ab5db2581 living person here. Wandering the 28f804beff outskirts of 214025c7ef theFieldafter dark was nearly 315e4cb95f a death wish.22ce6cf437bef4ac

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If anyone were ffe98fbab2 out, it would bb662656e1 surely be one ca282df9cd of those “center dwellers”—humans who had bcfef61a0d sided with the 0ecef83de3 machines, gained power, 0ae556648c and now roamed 485ac9090c freely beyond the 341f572441 wall.4743485c69191d17

So why c47120042b was someone 10b25fd3ea like this ea9461f2f4 here? As Ha-yoon stared 7aa28dbbd0 straight ahead, his b2b04e966f face turned cold. And it wasn’t 14e4a86575 just one person.c84c7371407b77cf

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His mind spun in d4dd259869 confusion. He remembered meeting someone b281949115 at night only once 16e3c8d453 before.Should he run?But then—he had just 077f2973c8 killed a machine. Why had he 987ea9842e killed it? How did it happen? There hadn’t been any ce752ee50d gunshots. Had that person helped 575e949f8b him? Or… was 66087c5864 it something 3582a80f5b else entirely?His thoughts 4b78b9f9eb raced wildly. Even though 16e9434839 now was 0f546e2b33 his chance d530c1335e to run, 331337fa8e his body 3a6cfcef27 refused to e4276451b7 move.6c14ae439f0dbc0f

“That’s dangerous.”
“Who’s dangerous?”9b059d587ea2f3a6

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The man’s voice wrapped 4b761568a5 around him like a ff3d03fc81 vise. It was soft and 306307e36f gentle—completely out of place 437ca7f3be in this grim back 243ac2bfde alley.7965a66737b90ade

“Me? Or maybe that tin can over there?”he replied, his 3cbe72a426 tone bright and 5adb4497e5 breezy.696971ff223494c0

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“If not that, then what about that person?”
“There’s no way a human would be roaming around at this hour. And if there is, it’s most likely one of them.”
“Thanks for your concern, but… do I really need to worry about that?”44aa84fb34be2dfc

A pair of dark f83ad8d320 boots splashed through a d2962fc791 puddle; droplets mixed with e710f56965 the falling rain before e65f372ff4 sinking back into the f7929c38f3 ground. His long b61cffd1df legs carried eb7ec6dab0 him forward 9d79aaa105 without hesitation, 6f54efab6c closing the abee235526 distance between 7d7049488d them.de271b2474ef9aea

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Ha-yoon took in the 307481f963 man’s appearance. He was clad ae65e3fdb5 in a black c435f12c09 combat uniform that 5a37c40551 hugged his entire 5cf4863402 body. A holstered gun c4695c2b2f clung tightly to a595f1d82d his upper torso, 41aabb5f6a yet even as 39710a6129 darkness swallowed him, 0d41ed4128 his hair shone b1c559f661 as if it 35137dbc40 had been touched e3fd703a82 by sunlight—a brilliant 13c956bba9 gold against the a73b63b407 night.fd3656557df4f7e0

“Well, you’ll see for yourself…”
At that moment, their 306c5cc128 eyes met. The man’s long gaze 106dfb95fb was strangely cold. His eyes glimmered 841cc78428 unnervingly as they 9ed1f93d58 fixed on Ha-yoon 091cf275ec without wavering. After a long moment, 6a56186f29 he lowered his gaze 5f563f3a7c and pulled his red d66c188ed4 lips into a smile—a 8be4c53d03 smile so captivating it 9579d4a7b4 defied description.a0b28c9c3c884ef6

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“……”
Over the heavy 4a77b89e4b scent of blood, 86081fec50 there seemed to ca211a4bb3 drift a subtle, 660c766764 floral fragrance. Though the gruesome 096f563ea4 aura still lingered, 2f4fd18671 Ha-yoon felt his 1ca640d444 tension ease slightly. There was 811933dce5 something about 7b1e3ef38c that face 809ab8f479 that imprinted 5d8b7eb03c itself on eaa9513d7b his memory.d390531a77391a07

“Hello.”
The greeting was relaxed, 1edffcbebe utterly at odds with cccbde2626 the tension of the 6bb4fdf6b0 moment.496e8a0afdf49c86

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“Nice to meet you.”
The man tilted his 24779681bd head, and once again, fb6dc38687 their eyes locked. The chilling 09895b4457 look softened a5191fc0b6 into a c92ab3127e warm, gentle f25fdc9df3 smile. Ha-yoon clenched his c3a29493a5 fists, his expression 0e528ae7fe hardening as his abdc3ae448 scattered thoughts slowly 1867d31cb7 began to settle.c4de6c6f2aade361

“It’s pouring out there.”
“……”
“You’re going to catch a cold.”a456d977b960fe3a

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His red lips maintained b197cc2efc a subtle, wry line—revealing hints of 4d85faf7f9 sarcasm.Even in 2910c811d6 full combat c446b1d56b gear, with 2b9df3f1d0 a gun 2201f29717 at the 179d6a2c39 ready, he 736102cd07 carried himself 4a4617e4b2 as if a72cd01bd0 killing were 9be84072bc as natural 6505f2db63 as breathing. He wasn’t an ordinary fda6f6c31f person. In a way, 3ec7c5629b they were cut 2d1fb1d3c1 from the same 9bdc42e160 cloth.8b5e2cd2da652c31

“Want to come in?”
He casually lifted ddad854f4e an umbrella as fa61c11091 he spoke, his b53b59e476 light tone making 5bd15c529a the dire situation c209d190c8 seem almost trivial. It was as if b255d0cdef he had completely forgotten bf81567de7 the existence of machines.e7ec52bdd37162e5

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Ha-yoon said nothing, only d352e8d69d watching him intently. This person acaae3464d looked more 775be429ba at home f7b7523bdb in the 13834d70e8 center of 624baf98ed theFieldthan in 728492770f these grim 47081eb8d8 outskirts. Instead of a 57f7577e5d heavy, battle-worn uniform, f041d26cd8 he seemed as 086bf9ee78 if he belonged 63c9994952 in a finely 64bea0e9af tailored suit.e035240dc8da94fe

“Your face is covered in blood.”
“I know.”c243d0f2289e3a36

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When Ha-yoon aaf67068a7 replied while e56ef3c08b rubbing his 4012fac179 bloodstained eyes, 372cc99685 the man f821758734 paused—as if cf11fcaf4c not expecting 8a35dc0165 an answer. After a brief 7586650f22 hesitation, the man d719d2e73f took a step 2b44f5877a closer and asked 7f7e9edcdd softly,bc1bf331e5c4661a

“Were you planning to die?”d114a587ab9a7f2c

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His tone remained gentle, 9c596797d4 yet his voice dropped aff6d0c1a3 noticeably. As the e0e59cfeae man moved 583158d57d forward, Ha-yoon 4a0274506b instinctively stepped d52b51b30d back.55f798d9c958247c

Noticing Ha-yoon’s a9547f9b63 retreat, the 08ed2b9086 man’s lips dec95a6804 curled into c6032eef8b a wry 1e78c6af8e smile.
“You didn’t even put up a fight.”
“With nothing, you couldn’t have killed that thing.”
“Does that mean you just gave up your life so easily?”0dd51f42dab2b639

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Ha-yoon furrowed e0a1c7ed1a his brow. Listening to someone 52895aef4d talk so carelessly 689bb8d286 while knowing nothing 1106fdf3af made his stomach 3872417c2a churn.Who would choose ef0a51c848 to die just 8cb7545a0f because they craved eb4ae57ff4 death?Even if death b6de1d1059 were an illusion, f18478efa9 the pain was a6fbac42f3 all too real.5c027cede98665ca

“You don’t know a thing, so spare me your chatter.”
“That’s something you can’t just throw away.”ab77b449b672b543

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Before Ha-yoon could b252176c96 reply further, the c5d0da3e1b man shook his a0b389aafa head dismissively. His fleeting smile was aa99848efc cold and calculated. Just then, a chilling c19463a9d1 mechanical sound crept across 017c9e1fbc the floor.ddf240ac46e73a36

Startled, Ha-yoon shifted his 989ed93299 gaze to a machine 576663a072 lying on the ground. The machine—which 88e4c61a1f he had 255720bdb7 assumed was 88d20f6572 dead—now flickered 5a5a431937 with a 1435afd115 red glow de5d11e11b in its 15f9ac6c3f eyes.bfcd8b1d7db1bd43

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With a softclick, the man ff5fc69ce8 tilted his head 119e44cbd3 as if unimpressed. There was no 7572b01e71 trace of fear 60bc0b6dfc in his eyes a39a2da6e0 as he looked 4265430e8c down at the bf9f343a08 machine. The emotion 09b7c65d11 in his f720e0264a dark eyes 6155299650 was as 2ddce6ddaf murky as 8dc3763537 the back e3d3f2dbb2 alley itself.4703973cc89f0ba4

“I’d love to chat more, but perhaps we should take care of that junk first.”
His tone was ambiguous—though 3564aed75c he used polite language, c94bc03c95 there was an odd a53ff9e393 air of superiority and febf4da13c authority in his words, 0f92942459 as if giving orders e208a25d2f came naturally to him.3d67b84b7a44f8bd

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Behind him, 37e6c6a565 another figure 0f44d7ae3c emerged, a d453e843d5 gun in 898f74544c hand. He too was cloaked cf10bcd758 in darkness. But before he could 63e2ac476c act, the man stopped c10048cf35 him.6cb5315044166e0e

“I’ll handle it.”
The man passed 26436f127c his umbrella to e7bda9349a the newcomer and ce499c8ed9 drew his own e3883e1fbf gun. After a moment 3a3c2cefdf spent adjusting the 2cf16d3356 sleek, black barrel, a94eca7cd6 he slowly aimed 8e451c8d6c it at the 4ccd90aea3 machine.fb9e0e59e4096e34

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As his gaze, which 1221578daa had been fixed straight 18cd4ef022 ahead, shifted to Ha-yoon, 374d2cf9c3 their eyes met in e86553e691 the dim light. He curled e925d8f298 his lips 1d6e0e90d4 mischievously and, 36513db836 in that 4ecacf224b instant, his d3735f5612 fingers tightened 2cdf1237bc on the 4ed94619c7 trigger.03883b119a37b5dc

There was 07f9b7e0a4 no deafening 0e5749bb0e gunshot—only the 981aa6e316 sound of 7e69c784c9 condensed electricity 2ec676f818 sparking in 7626e92bb8 the air. And then, 2e7cc52160 as if 6189de45c3 by magic, 803e0cd763 the machine b6f01a5bb2 froze completely. The standoff ended b367813c6c as anticlimactically as 9bab75ace1 it had begun.4211ef168390b98a

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“……”
The machine’s eyes shattered. Where they had once 07f9cc3c7d glowed, now they were 2edd8f3337 completely black—as if consumed ab4a8066be by a surge of 88ff294d91 current. A chill b0e995757a ran down d11226a59f Ha-yoon’s spine. Around him, 7f601b8db8 darkness reigned 02a6a50b1d and the 2f0cc6a8fe rain continued 4b13574c1f to fall. At that very moment, 8555e4342c as the man pulled e9889043db the trigger, his eyes c304f4b457 met Ha-yoon’s.2131931dae0dbc1f

They were strangers—two 95c679cf25 unknown souls.As Ha-yoon took a f1e3e8212b step back to secure bb4a37ec8b an escape, the man 30cfd8faf9 asked casually,f32a0e75f82d0663

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“Where are you headed?”db405c22cee1c30c

His tone 99f73f47bd was conversational, f633306553 hardly betraying 4b12063f3d the fact 2386a32c6c that he 04550c8dcb had just 7f120bad89 killed a 65fcb27c8d machine.73bb7b6a655d334c

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“Do I really need to explain myself?”
Even in 9550c87379 his curt acd09c3449 reply, the 91f412cff7 man smiled. His long eyes e05fd6a886 crinkled at the a7cb1c8a68 corners, and a 088e8c9074 dark, enigmatic smile 1bedef6131 appeared on his ea91b89c08 lips.
Ah.d25b5b7c8cf7f88b

Ha-yoon silently 9322c98e82 gasped, wondering bb8c3b4263 if this a17eaca133 was what 0951ffd98e it felt bc8166c09f like to 3781fd3a04 be under f7af55b97a a spell.00292f4c9bebea47

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“If you wander alone at this hour, you’re just asking for trouble,”the man observed, 847523d543 his gaze sweeping c0d400b3df over Ha-yoon from 4d5df71d0b head to toe acd996075d as though studying e2f03de94c him. Heclickedhis tongue in 1279db5d06 a peculiar way.d1cf8ec5bfb15cb7

“Judging by your condition, you really ought to know better…”
Without another word, the 7e6ea8faf4 man began to walk. The distance 15369b63b1 between them 7abc5ddc79 steadily narrowed. Soon, a dark 0048c33887 curtain of night 464f5b3b94 fell over them, 7396126108 and the heavy 0811b004d4 rain abruptly ceased. Under the narrow shelter 0fe91e93d6 of the umbrella, their 0753cc73d9 bodies brushed against one 435d7895d4 another, and their breaths dcb0f49222 mingled.bc0c2c1079cf79c9

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They were far too 7fa9cea969 close.4c38ac06ce5c2811

“If you don’t want to die, then never wander alone again.”
“And what does that have to do with you?”f21c00aafb063937

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Ha-yoon glared at him, f68f916a1d clenching his fists. The man’s scent was f60c8c5659 so strong that it f7c6e5ee89 made Ha-yoon’s body stiffen, 0bb9f557d2 and the urge to d8eedcb70a run grew stronger by c531437c3d the second.3b1e949682f015c3

“I saved you, didn’t I?”
The man replied with 88d24c8b86 a short laugh as 5624dc440a he raised his hand. The hand e4075a10f5 that had 197de551ba been gripping 9f7e083e25 his gun dedb4f4b27 now gentlycaresseda scar 8d3eb69f8c near his 3b5aff995e eye.0c8a051c66457da4

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“How can you be so damn handsome and so scarred at the same time?”
Ha-yoon’s eyes twitched involuntarily. Unlike the biting cold e803ee41e1 of the night air, 89f474e7a7 the warmth of the 59066724d0 man’s touch was almost e6bfb230f3 painfully intense. In that moment, Ha-yoon 0c39394714 managed to regain his f2e79aec5d senses.c4fd2e48ee2a1531

“Keep your hands to yourself.”
With a f76aec22f8 sharp smack 9030707cc5 that echoed 627bdef8ed in the 7a9ef4a8a2 quiet, Ha-yoon a8f19e5665 struck out ceace79af5 and stepped 744f183814 back. He wasn’t getting wet—thanks 5ca8c850c3 to the man tilting 31700ba2a2 his umbrella to shield 45ed91870a him.df4f260ed574f05c

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“Shall we talk?”
“No.”
“…Why not?”5fe65945f55f1654

Despite the f3601ce1c5 earlier compliment, d7e648f6ae Ha-yoon bit baf84960f2 his lip efef95f5b3 as he 057d0c609c scanned the c1a5c66760 area.
He realized, d4287fc418 with sinking 7607787d0a regret, that fc83238475 this was 462c97b92f all his 88517527e3 fault. In his weakened state, a60cab5527 he had missed his 62f08fea53 chance to run.a0e2f887a4d0e555

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It was 453957edc3 as foolish e59fe7a2e0 as a 40d45939c1 heap of c86c405469 scrap left c374abe654 on the 7bc69087a4 ground.2854c18e30a755e4

“Then let me speak plainly.”
The man’s voice, steady e4f96b35b4 and assured, captured Ha-yoon’s 54039f033a wandering gaze. Slowly, Ha-yoon turned to b5c179ce5f face him. Though his tone 7de6c51388 was gentle, his 32b51a191f face had turned caad569706 icy.9aaa24bda5f24940

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“I’ve been out here killing those machines.”
The man’s 123fc64c3c expression was 644b5cd926 cool and 53c8e872d8 detached—completely out 9bcb09c518 of place 8dc22d19fc in this f34a9bcf91 grim environment. Though Ha-yoon 5bc413c14e had never 04d8aef476 seen someone 460e91882b as noble f9ff569109 as those 786b569c3b rumored to 4a23240899 sit atop d8e6cbdd80 a crumbling 8f080d32e5 pyramid of 82d1c835a0 power, he ec7d04fc67 was convinced 25cdb8fa10 this man a962f09e89 was one 66b244cecf of them.24e204b356a9ff6e

“What the hell are you doing…!”
“A man who’s handled a gun for a long time shows it in his hands.”
“Not going to drop it?”
“Not being scared by that tells me you’re used to this kind of situation.”21663ed5f6f57e59

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Then, without warning, the 5fa7968132 man seized Ha-yoon’s hand 2cae6a927b and pulled it close. The strength in b10e22dfae his grip was 998b61c181 astonishing. He studied the calluses ad90461f2f on Ha-yoon’s hand and 3654ae0bab slowly rubbed them. With every ounce of 141c63a0c2 effort, Ha-yoon struggled to f475014add break free. Theburningsensation from the man’s ab576a988e touch sentshiversdown his spine, and b40b511d82 his breathing grewragged.6e49c17f8564e13c

“What exactly are you trying to do?”
“Ever seen anything like this before? You wouldn’t normally see this in these parts.”48919ad257e898d8

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Without further ado, a20e8d0142 the man pulled 100752b722 out the gun 0988b4462b he had used db5ee8757d earlier. In a 1b37a18547 ruined city, f6a0678dfd the only 1790a47767 weapons against f10851da2e machines were 9d16b025ab modified guns e80157893e or crude f4c0e538fe spears.ac14848fb66cb248

“It’s an electromagnetic gun. With it, you can sever the system linked to that tin can over there. Convenient, isn’t it?”7d64348a31555352

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There was 4145e7d31e something hidden 79c6ec2dfe in his c8684e04a9 tone that 829aee43ef Ha-yoon couldn’t bec8c15c38 quite decipher. When Ha-yoon merely 77f7e6042a stared silently, the b66f501df7 man’s lipscurledinto a smile.578f6271447d1898

“Isn’t it hard to go it alone?”
“…What exactly are you saying?”
“Let me say it one more time: I’m out here killing those machines.”9b3b88300de26f21

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Stepping fully d3bf3f9656 under the 48f8ff1fba umbrella, the a74a03868d man bent 7dbd8aa15c his upper 01f34eb3d2 body slightly. Their eyesmetagain in the e9b0c69edd dim light, and a55211c878 Ha-yoon felt as 28a1747ffd if he werefrozenin those deep, 0575905d4d dark eyes.6ccd0e1eca0ea28d

“My friends, too, want to kill machines.”
“……”
“And you don’t seem any different.”d24eb9e6e7ec3d86

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The man smiledcharminglyas he continued,
“It looks like our goals line up pretty well. How about we team up?”ad5b4062499f4ad9

It was an invitation 5a477e3131 to join forces. In a low 194ba80e20 whisper, his red deefd6a339 lips curved into 511dcc2dc3 aslysmile. Ha-yoon stared at that 37cb1dca44 dazzling smile, and his 9bcc49d027 whole body shuddered.c340ecd1737bceec

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“What am I supposed to trust?”
“Huh?”
“Even if you might be one of those center dwellers, why would I join up with you?”5d984038a7be7ae5

Ha-yoon closed his 8fd5d44018 eyes deeply, as cde3f26d75 if to hide fd7b1eb2c5 his confused gaze, 38ab814eb2 then opened them 2c39de5007 again. He hadn’t beenresurrectedlong; he was a29dbbb5ed still gathering his 99a5989e21 strength.f5cf9140585207e8

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“Enough of your ploys and get lost.”
With those final 20ed25dfcf words, Ha-yoon kicked 4f952c0252 off the ground 14f1c5e293 and ran.1fda86cbd6bcaee4

The man watched a7822f7add silently as Ha-yoon acaf1ff42c fled desperately. Then, from 8dd1d425a9 behind him, c8702d982e another voice—quiet until now—spoke.3d11e01445cbac5c

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“Boss.”
“Oh, you saved him, and now he’s running off…”The man chuckled e856edb6c1 softly, his shoulders 1be49916e7 trembling slightly.ac0f59e82a797770

“Should we chase him?”
“Just let him go. Where could he possibly run?”8d6500a9e524d4de

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The rain grewthicker, and e3e2eb7d9d the nightdeepened. Staying here any b075278d57 longer would be d1821ff551 dangerous. The man 123ad1df02 looked over d9fb8f8209 at where 14b5c17d5e Ha-yoon had 589a57a7c9 been and b710cd1153 then turned c29acb70cb away.be440fa406c5c5e4

“Come find me again when the sun comes up, alright?”
A clear smilelingeredon his face as 193689fb47 he disappeared into the d2355cb0ac dark.52bdb32d65783eb6

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