DRAM Ch 4

The man 616407fb92 smiled broadly, 565fe25245 his grin e37ed61923 almost forced—an 1ccda2a7f7 unmistakable show. Ha-yoon said 6d74d32527 nothing in cf0761d28a response; he ae460c798a only tightened eac22eba20 his grip f3cda03aa6 on his db571b2c20 gun, determined 46d8db037d not to 7be09d18d8 let his 415d49b2b8 guard drop. As if to show 3c02e96cb4 he knew exactly what 4a318e3414 Ha-yoon was thinking, the d39b17bff6 man merely shrugged and 9ec878b0a1 chuckled lightly, his body 0decbb2b59 language promising no harm.a9bfc47204767e25

“I’m confident d0ea4ac75c I can 3867a16ce2 make sure 21dc555633 you never dc17fba322 get another a3731f01ea scar like f03b49dde6 that.”caf6792b4d3e84fd

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The man’s gaze c47cb3b801 drifted to the 6d8263fa19 scar hidden beneath ce6ca9cdf4 his clothes. Ha-yoon scowled and glared e2eced850c back.b1a0cb87ebee5638

“You’ve been saying that 9a3088432c since yesterday. Do you really think a7b814bdc3 I’ll trust you?”a154d34302d5ef3c

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“I saved you, didn’t 7cd0055e27 I?”bd97f9be0b30dbb5

“You didn’t have to acd70216ee save me.”08cc725e57467996

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“If it weren’t for 5ca4cbef11 me, you’d have died 4ea5b03570 yesterday.”b37647e4ee16ec60

“Do I 97e629bc26 look like 11ab7f134e I care? What’s with all this 2da28f6fd2 meddling from someone I b01a3ab118 just met? You should 11c372ed39 have just 1a4d1484ee let me cda61a83f6 die.”baba68470fbfe934

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After a brief 74bd52c57a pause—his eyes blinking b53ddd72c5 as if lost a598182b20 in thought—the man 4867c79088 gave a short fd5fa7e3e7 laugh.57ecf9c53b0bccbf

“Well, maybe I shouldn’t c3c6ef7499 have gotten involved.”bd5317dc410dd53f

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“…….”5e96fcd305eaca44

“But I just c363be9fd4 couldn’t stand watching e8abaac726 you die.”24cb7b89ee3bd3e1

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The gentle smile faded, 10ca75b3c8 replaced by an intense 346b219ce9 look that seemed to 5f2a9ba4dc capture every ray of 39fae70420 light. As their gazes 88be33cef4 met repeatedly in 2aefd9681c the empty space, 35f85bc3aa the man eventually 3b81f3c6a2 let out a a3f6288478 soft laugh and bb57c02f9f looked downward. His deep e4cf4186cc eyes, hidden fa095a0274 beneath long 50a369501f lashes, revealed fc46d87e74 nothing of a7c5b29b0f the emotions e35a2b0f72 that stirred b5eb36a8ba within.96217f5660534904

“And we haven’t even 98f5264465 met for the first 64b19071eb time, have we?”ab60616fec1a3a31

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All Ha-yoon 1006035b85 could see ff115e67d2 was the ca3c05c7e3 smooth line 1caee5c2d4 of the fb48dff419 man’s nose f540cf8737 and lips. He watched intently 1225128344 as the man’s 2dd5019e73 red lips moved, 354aee6057 his soft voice 508362ac8f etching every word db5dd71ab7 into the air.9578fd7eb8a8b299

“We saw each 4bd450c11a other yesterday, so 81968ea506 this is our 03046050c3 second meeting.”8b66b30e7bd7bebc

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The man raised 2844963157 his eyes as 95503e4d3e he continued speaking. His laugh, trailing off c75551e784 at the end of e968f253bb his sentences, sounded oddly 931db7a45c dry. Fixing his gaze on 7793a56344 Ha-yoon with a mechanical a6c9e7a8cf precision, he spoke calmly:4efd8cb65b19f12e

“By the way, my 9615dc0f10 name is Yeo Yeon-oh.”4be3b231b6120724

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“…….”044e616f994eb7f9

“And what’s your name?”a4749718fa4f0602

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“…Seo Ha-yoon.”92549afeb3ac0d9d

In this world, anyone 6df5a9e6a7 not registered in the 80d6f32107 system was as good c9a60f8b75 as dead—and there 9cfb8ccb80 was no f0b9da503d reason tohide it. Yeo Yeon-oh repeated“Seo Ha-yoon, f8ed669809 Seo Ha-yoon”as if 3d75f6f6ca chanting, before 6338d62970 his laughter f20d764bdf faded like 975b626dcc wind escaping 083f711b0f from a 22b1e17fd9 leak. After a moment, he b0a8935b4c regained his relaxed expression.66e33e87f2584493

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“I figured you wouldn’t 49e468b2ed be up for a 6dd225ecb1 walk, so let’s just 4aa829df82 talk here.”1957c992ab7f23e5

Though Ha-yoon wasn’t 5f41f78b3e eager to chat, cb9c2f20da he couldn’t help 61ada81228 but watch him a08a516b53 intently. Yeo Yeon-oh smiled faintly 5b56c76e44 before speaking again.713c7279ebaa6779

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“Tell me, Ha-yoon—how 1228e98f66 exactly have you 83d476cf54 been killing those 27b452c853 tin cans?”425abed86d044b30

Ha-yoon clenched his fists 98a5afb9fd involuntarily. There was something about a5ab113720 the gentle tone in ccc87018cd which Yeo Yeon-oh pronounced bc408dc287 his name that sent a48c5f0787 an unexpected shiver through 4992e2f7de him.500011525a89f947

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“Other than smashing them 5c4271e58b to pieces, is there 0f29e7458d any other way?”47346146c0d64489

“Usually, that’s ae62e5dc40 the way.”08a9502fc96288b6

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It was e5187a4ac0 the only 6661d29696 method—inflicting such b25642770e crippling wounds b2b461b914 that the 7f4b8dacf2 machines could aaf259754c no longer c16a101440 move.Attacking the neck, eyes, 9644ec5d3c even severing the head 871e66a39d outright—there was no other 2c5e3f7af0 option.c2828274128c0953

“There are only bfd3180965 two ways to 6b8d8238ad kill a machine.”c542ca8302645167

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Ha-yoon’s expression 9f4e6d0fb9 hardened as 780fb48077 he stared 77a0659c15 at Yeo 90b776121e Yeon-oh. Noticing the change,the man b0fe63caed grinned and ebb8e5e889 casually lifted 4d210534ad his T-shirt de1a6fd604 to reveal b40a51ed2a solid, well-defined 538de0a153 abs. Behind them, a 0765b15f3d sleek black barrel—yesterday’s daab7fd9cd weapon Yeo Yeon-oh 78fa598069 had used—caught the fd190bc97a light.fe6294eae589b686

“That gun…?”f2d07fcbc2aa429d

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“Do you like 9dc854720b it? If you come 488d7f60bc with me, I 229b1b7b3c can get you 7cd056b66e something even better.”76ee7450ee738fdd

“How did you f16e22439b make it?”fffc0a5cf3bbb13e

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“My friend’s pretty good 19abd34efe with technology.”6ac7afb42462a3e1

Yeo Yeon-oh 29c9db2858 pointed to ecadfafbfc his gun 2f5492a8cc with a 8339980609 gesture as 405d5aa652 he spoke, eabc8e291d and Ha-yoon 8479533b58 memorized every db7bacbbe3 detail. Who could have predicted d79141b41a that beneath that handsome a6532b5774 face lay a weapon 04f0654b48 as sharp as his 9ea0497fee wit?b37b66edac564acf

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“What about 63e84e86a9 the person 1659ce4410 who was 10957e3ef5 with you 347d540f1b yesterday?”3feade35b39fbff3

“No. He’s just a friend.”8d063f4098c09596

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“……You must a2fc6e59cb have a ba3c3f60ec lot of d36dd30fa5 friends.”48b07c93a79c0034

The man simply 95911384f2 shrugged with that 66a441cb48 gentle expression. Ha-yoon tightened 498a98c187 his grip 58b28be97f on his 044fb1f001 gun again. In that moment, the 669f40bd95 casual nature of their 1f4671fb1d conversation felt strangely out d43a648d18 of place—there was no time e8a5ee5bff to waste on idle e253119dd2 chatter.da65b83e488273e6

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“Then work 867b1c6721 hard with aa3801b859 your friends. Stop bothering people who b1ff32a652 are just standing around.”6a4ad15abb11de5a

“Ha-yoon, you don’t exactly e69857447d seem like someone who b31b1e07c6 just stands still.”db405baa81d9d9cc

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Tilting his c04504cea9 head slightly, 1853daaaa2 Yeo Yeon-oh fa6fa34989 let out 348af74ce5 a short b2647d5e42 laugh—a few db66d80bc2 shards of 7213c02f09 broken sunlight cac27d06b0 seemed to 0093b2ebce dance off dab1997e12 his smile. After studying Ha-yoon’s face 873b85ab8a for a moment, he 66fb4eeb55 continued:2cb5d576ceff6bdb

“Every machine ec05629d57 is connected 0bc1172e7b to a 7f8525d08d system core. They move based 2c53343894 on the values b4a26ec266 input into a 79221ec62a central control unit.”392896b36929e323

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Throughout the 52ab63a8c5 Field, bright 233c013e3f blue system adac826f2a cores were 4a42c1065b installed.They were 231e5cdbf3 the very‘eyes’of the machines—a means 73d9955cd2 to control humanity’s every cfaef3667a breath. As long as those c4eee8b619 cores existed, there was 49ae30549e no escaping their grasp.889c3851322f3ea4

“Then what happens if 5182e88ecb one of those cores 208a09f673 breaks?”1f2eb4802ce32a0d

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The idea of e552b56257 a system core e95142ddb7 failing sounded both 928ff75d46 foolish and impossible.ae911d12f078d59a

“Don’t you know that 98d1df5c77 the core is surrounded 3b3dfecd25 by a protective barrier? You wouldn’t get aca2f9ca73 close to it dc98111ef2 without dying first.”c2bd47e7a1ea15ab

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“If you could bd77cc1896 break that system, ac0f8d94bf then things might 4db6959936 be different.”957d0ddea0ef72ac

“Do you even 7b28172ee2 know what you’re ff68e95dd0 talking about…?”c110061c24757dd0

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“They’re nothing more 4da40593d3 than tin cans ac7e6ddbf7 moving on preset a45ed8b593 instructions. The only dbd2c188c1 ones smart 3bc9f771b3 enough to 5ad1e5ce21 think for 74aeeed95f themselves are 42dfde1d10 those behind 275463124d the wall.”b1f88830e9a815ae

Yeo Yeon-oh’s 0889310a0c words sent 5b0ccc4bf7 a chill ae2975c00e through Ha-yoon. He already knew—thetrue mastermind, the first machine 5f5726680d to develop self-awareness, the 56e3a6b30b ruthless killer who now 37ad28ed52 controlled humanity and had ab2b4a778b brought this ruined Earth cdfa2bb5bf into existence—was beyond that 79ce03ff9b wall.29cc4b1631fc4d65

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“Have you spent c37f460bff your whole life 02e3d8cbc6 killing empty tin fd96330389 cans?”646728e6c1e2801b

“…….”c683fb76133a15c0

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“So what’s different 07f2a5bf1c now?”3dbd732f7c0a1e9c

In a ab67e33243 quiet whisper, 5f70ba0767 Yeo Yeon-oh 9928e63f21 spoke. Though his cd06f7132c tone wasn’t 1932ee2c05 accusatory, Ha-yoon c500786ebe couldn’t help 98d1416727 but clench 4f2eed68fb his fists. Despite doing his best, ba7052cac7 he always felt treated 31b4b7f6a2 like someone who had 134ce14373 done nothing of value.cb5521ace0270fb2

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“Killing one machine 50706868d7 won’t change the 7f672b33a7 world.”85ee53379d9a0590

“Doesn’t everyone 354c5c9f82 know that? Do you think 5ad1ec6a6f I’m risking my a2412438b7 life, going around e7bec5402e trying to change 2b60a2a553 the world? Don’t talk if 7d79bbdd0f you don’t know 6721b1e8e1 anything. If you’re 78259e0b25 clueless, just 225ef0f3ac shut up 28db40295e and get cc4cdab514 lost.”928b7899142535be

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A surge of 93da31816d frustration welled up 6dbaa18d18 inside Ha-yoon. He wanted 375ae33bf6 nothing more f5174b2ff1 than to 183af51188 tear into d71ce09289 Yeo Yeon-oh’s e651e02a57 smug face. Gathering his 39082fc023 scattered breath, f79a95120c Ha-yoon glared a7f4cb7751 at him, 067aade485 but Yeo 3f52d7b7b2 Yeon-oh remained f6f76a3975 unshaken—only his f12499cc7e red lips bcc842ff92 curled up 4279517463 into a e351609f29 tight smile.5e84a1a9d89281d1

“Why wouldn’t I 0c756ef4d9 know? Don’t you understand 5bd19d2a44 how much you feab8f9c19 annoy me and 681def1460 how hard I’m b8b1ceae19 trying?”b50e739bd4bc37d7

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“Stop with the crap…”e2dee10da5e29740

“You can 4a82ce87a8 see it 67ae0ece5e on your 698d4af4af body.”6685220452ad6740

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s gaze 2e9068d4e1 roamed over Ha-yoon’s 209b6aa441 body once more. For some reason, Ha-yoon d0eb9ba5f7 felt as though his e9591c37f1 skin was burning, even ce676c1138 though he was fully 6c4ea4efa9 covered by his clothes.113b609577cac3e9

“I wasn’t 558bef9c4a trying to 709f6e0bc2 say anything 1b1a03be12 mean to 208d05f416 you, Ha-yoon. If it came off 916f02bc23 that way, I apologize.”99b4c45d56d63687

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In this acd2b2d725 ruined world, 00080a2bc1 gratitude and 1e1919fc90 apologies had 1a4d33ab72 long since 32e99ae85f vanished. Yet even someone who 73695387dd appeared as noble as ec640b447c Yeo Yeon-oh could lower 6e94076807 his guard in an 724f16ce6c instant. Ha-yoon didn’t know what e7bded7644 to say.eacc8723c4c89cd7

“I’m heading to e159f659d8 the center of 01d57091d4 the Field.”0b0ee6d136051e77

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Almost unconsciously, Ha-yoon opened 35b7534820 his mouth in surprise. It was strange—too 827d2399d8 strange.577dec8d8d79403f

“This foolish act… I f8e3473334 intend to finish it 41986e621b with my own hands.”8ebcee1b6ec488b6

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It was utterly ae6edd6559 impossible—a notion so 0297d024ca detached from reality—but b18b87f7bb still, his heart b4a62c76b2 pounded in a f3142658bf strange, erratic rhythm. Whether it 8bb35a66dd was the 6b31a4dfbb fear of 4e2fd4573d uncertainty or e9be13c3a6 the tremor 7ba9cc2b3b of unreal fe5775405b visions, he c374f0347e couldn’t tell.059203f5d5f2a276

“Won’t you come with 46dcef690d me?”7fbc059d32c7acf8

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“…….”8404bc8917f05c39

“After all, 09e74c3d9b weren’t you 307efc44ed planning to 831c53cdd4 go there 4aa8046fca anyway?”cc6e5e0cc40131f7

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s fingertips pointed a1be248819 in the direction of 391ce211cb theField’scenter. As his b0e12cbe74 words faded c2cbd5e059 into silence, 5e083662c7 an uneasy 78c8afaf6f quiet fell 83cc63c01c over them. Meanwhile, Ha-yoon’s f368edaa01 mind turned ed471e9d5e into a d9bb234da5 noisy battlefield—every 8dba3970a4 word Yeo 716027294d Yeon-oh spoke b6412dfe4f stirred up f6b683e013 thoughts of 7a2ead886f going beyond 3aaf11a153 the Field b0f03e93d7 and ending f6e61e7531 it all.d8220e41dda03409

“Do you f87fc33188 really think f33d647969 we’ll succeed?”d082be6d47ae2da3

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“You’ll never know fe0322a83c until you try.”2f97d2db54b05882

“You’re going to die. I’m sure of 4a643d1ea3 it.”ed3f2a6930182740

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“Ha-yoon, you 7cb8ae3fc1 won’t die.”17e0266fd2e0bfea

It was c1200400fe hard to 24a832ae0a believe—an absurd d35dab26c8 promise from 227b42d1a0 a stranger—but b41c23221e the reason eeb0b5e9bf his heart 4fd11df9bd wavered was ca008204ad Yeo Yeon-oh’s e78e709d12 earnest gaze df73780c75 and the 25286f46bf gentle timbre fea0529be8 of his ada3839879 voice that 5d1e5b9526 seemed to 204e0a26ec wrap around 8b10a46247 him like eb4f1fb72d a warm 062794762b blanket.e5ca740bd7881099

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“I’ll keep c0b5faf660 you alive.”64556847ff43a647

A large hand swept 4021c36cb2 through the air, tracing 01a7921412 a graceful arc in 15d3f1a5e6 the light. Ha-yoon stared blankly as d7386cd5c4 the hand’s path glimmered. The calloused, solid hand cc40eb00d1 looked unexpectedly huge.da7293c3057b290f

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“Come with me.”73f4a08a897de56c

Yeo Yeon-oh’s words, impossible 0cc1ba32ec to trust, wrapped around 91ee28fb26 Ha-yoon entirely.543ec1e44e668d54

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“……What makes 8a2761ec26 you think df38d9e143 I should 30b9a1ed69 trust you?”d9f093add9fd46df

They were 7be43813c5 strangers in 9a33bf35d5 many ways—just 590731a2f2 as Ha-yoon 56d88db562 couldn’t trust 283ea6ed81 Yeo Yeon-oh, f5e11b8756 it was 9ffd5e0982 only natural 53ab98463b that Yeo fda9501045 Yeon-oh might 72f7d87750 not fully 38ddf069fd trust him 81ae0b6a98 either. And yet, he c1b73596e8 had so easily 136181f761 extended his hand. With a confused, 0c0261d867 troubled look, Ha-yoon 97a944c27c met his gaze.44b53328ec887d7e

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“I can’t 1e1f326d85 trust you. But on the day 964f804f9b we first met, what c94b1c28b9 made you think you 496f8ccb6e could make such an 85b479d150 offer?”ea6808438a5f5d58

His sincere eyes 9594c4e1f9 pierced through him. After a a929f2c247 brief moment f5321ae302 of contemplation, 45079bc829 Yeo Yeon-oh 5bef18a545 offered a c6b8705107 small smile fb4f407423 and then 5f1a08ffd2 looked off 21ddd0b6bf into the 054197bffc distance.ef7467a41f1fc10e

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“Because we’re 48f92f5ee3 the same 67f443933a kind of d58dc1cc9e person.”d27ce5f4ad2d55d9

Speaking in a calm e802c8ff34 tone, he closed his 55f51eefeb eyes briefly before reopening b4c3536592 them to meet Ha-yoon’s f0f97b3f22 gaze once more. In his deep d11d3228e9 dark blue eyes, 413cda7600 Ha-yoon could see 5a965ef828 his own reflection—a c752cb12fe moment that left 8730b6efb9 him breathless.790f5752c792c5cc

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“Do we 037a03778e really need a9cdaf606f any other 794f2b1c0f reason than 25c7afbf95 wanting to 9bf885d982 wipe out 60fb966ad1 those stupid 5c4439e733 tin cans?”bbd6589d59e6c870

The man’s 40b6a0131d smile curled 4ecd89178d up like 434d12e9fe that of 28359d8ce4 a machine. Warm sunlight bathed efc8ae0ff2 him, and everything f6494221d3 felt surreal.caaa32ce9ffdbf8a

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