DRAM Ch 5

The streets were quiet. Only the 4229879a04 debris of d662c2c26c ruined buildings d962b00dfc wandered in 0c96b381a5 the sunlight, afb17bc37c and shattered 1bbe499301 glass—cracked to ece122dd8f the point e86bfcb7b8 of horror—glimmered 8d92e78174 unnervingly.4e1d6c71012543ff

Clang. A piece 8d6daa97c6 of machinery 8eb32394cf clattered across 46738cdcb2 the pavement. Ha-yoon, walking in fecc95be4e a daze, suddenly de1c9a9926 stopped and stared e841dd1cfc at a machine 6318aa83e5 wedged in a dcf81da78a corner.3e7fa0ae4803ac46

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“……”4122abb283fa4c2e

His thick 6c78615510 eyelashes moved 5e497907a1 slowly. His dark 9898a47e4a eyes, as 81e5d21da7 if swallowed 1f859b5758 by an 8067cd24a8 inky night, 69e58e0bfe had lost d1e8ea4fc7 their focus—as 499b169ace though he b0c3ed4e96 were completely d787eaa1e0 mesmerized by 4fc3880a24 something far fbad35b222 away.3f271ef326e52bed

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“Ah……”b245021e9676ad08

A scarred 94c1b9af6f hand raked 2eb7c0b551 through his feaafac236 hair, then 9a0b706a2f wiped his ab9c2a9bc8 face. His lips twisted ee631bfae5 into a grimace 1758ea117c as a suppressed 8e6091e7f6 chuckle escaped him. The man’s 949279eb51 words—Yeo Yeon-oh’s 8aa37536c2 words—reverberated in ad013f5a57 his mind.3d6b9920a2b036cd

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“Who knows where you crawled in from…”a3c90bbe9dbcbc02

In this ruined world, c964104854 the man smiled with cb4f3c16be an air of superiority. His dazzling platinum hair 27ada51a8b still swayed gracefully, and 5f95eca170 the suggestion offered by c84ad9b5f2 this man—who didn’t simply 3c4e65966a kill machines but seemed da57d07c75 to control them like 04c71bbb06 marionettes—was almost impossible to deed4f39cb trust.c935314f3d75e01d

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“Field center…”5c83557467f2af49

If Ha-yoon hadn’t been 6d001e92e8 drawn in by Yeo 123271d8f9 Yeon-oh’s offer, it would e55b1e4215 be a lie to fc30a7a2d2 say he wasn’t tempted. His ultimate goal 6c48922ba3 lay there, though 5a7d6565f9 everything remained uncertain.dc200e6d75184a7f

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He knew e8ca20efff he must 1f644eac25 cross the 899306a4bc wall—built so b6a9a2f450 solidly it 659f9e966f seemed it 8752281f87 would never 9ea139e1ad fall—avoid the 379e9d3bd4 machines whose d1a4b7b5df eyes burned 89b3debb93 like murderous 6f2c46ecdb predators, and 593b726792 face countless 55089e5a6c dangers before ab8ac71747 he could 3120c44faf pull down 1e9da7d0ed those who ee0fe0eb35 reigned at be2ee0441e the top.30e1486561707f4b

He had risked his ebe942a3fc life over and over ddf90bc9ea just for that one dae8eacfab chance; even after countless 95064ff074 deaths, he had never 2e3996f5a7 set foot in theFieldcenter. The furthest he’d ever 5b6b8d0e67 gotten wasArea C.74f9e8c75ece69ba

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“I intend to finish this ridiculous business with my own hands.”  3faa784f46045415

“I’ll keep you alive.”  4570965191fd6e6f

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“Ha-yoon, you won’t die.”1d5c7eba52329e3b

Yeo Yeon-oh said these aed89b6cda words as if they d36801516e were obvious. His relaxed 24e128f9e4 manner, steady 153c02b44f gaze, and ed7818cba3 the confident bb5973ea7c air about 0bce30aa57 him kept b9ad57a2c3 replaying in 3f22c5fbbf Ha-yoon’s mind.b0f4b295358eb547

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“Fuck… maybe it’s just because it’s been so long since I’ve seen another person.”cf33c374654354ac

Ha-yoon had 8e3cc38b9f grown accustomed 748e526de0 to solitude. Ever since he c03ded01e7 realized hecouldn’t truly die, he 7bba394778 rarely visited the shelter—even if he had one remaining scrap of conscience. It was a place marked by his parents’ traces, where people still greeted him warmly. He had avoided getting tangled up with monsters and drawing the wrath of the machines. That had been his way of living… until now.241a26949d415c13

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In the midst d05b79a2e7 of his silent 89dc0f2f69 routine, an unexpected 7780cba65e sound pierced the fd86743ca1 stillness—a voice, unmistakably 8b01c9dfd6 Yeo Yeon-oh’s, pounding 49690bd1ea in his head. Ha-yoon had always been 7468582f1a unusually perceptive, especially when a05a5df9bf facing Yeo Yeon-oh. Though it wasn’t a b0bc55866d moment for idle chatter, f72ded8361 something about the encounter 6f95f81b29 felt strange.8278e1f1f931d8e8

“Even so…”b582511ab598edb6

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Yeo Yeon-oh had twice 977900d637 offered his hand in 47bfd4ef42 farewell, as if promising 0881dfe037 never to seek him 61de7157a8 out again. If he 1409353edc merely needed 658e93ed8c a companion, 5a13342132 Ha-yoon could db089e587c have simply 053969e5d1 turned inward.584105302c04de55

Ha-yoonclickedhis tongue, trying 040eca32bb hard to clear 7caaa33260 his mind. Adjusting his blurry gaze, a45ba76591 he stared straight ahead. Today, the 20e5d2eeaf light poured 9b6d510b11 down brighter 8157adc5e3 than ever—as 73d345ede2 if the a956d54013 parched earth 2225f32b46 itself were 4f2e0a48d2 burning.bb071078fc6762b7

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The shelter lay a2264ae585 far away—a deliberate 614d59a970 distance maintained in 983645e10f case someone came 4de351e290 looking for him. Leaving footprints along the 24c6452738 ruined road, he walked 6127fcb29d for a long while.22d5a42c4c6f082d

“……”11f57522bc14d231

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Oblique beams of light 4fbc37b3c4 revealed a crumbling factory. Survivors of the bbd0ce60de war had willingly 84667ba950 taken refuge in 263bb13067 these dead spaces; df16f20a2a the factory’s lowest 620ba3ff24 levels had become 247c619412 the haven for 7000e507f2 the people of 01dbcabe63 Area E.8c045a72db98f513

Entering the factory, b37d43572a Ha-yoon placed his d971aa7fdd hand on a fb0006fece door heavily coated 3b5d42fed4 in dust.Creak— the door opened b491905c33 with a raucous sound. At the eaddf2647a end of 5836c10f5e the dark 97798aeb99 path, a ba64d0d25f massive iron d8cd6515ff door, tightly a25e3fde50 shut as 77d39d2f17 if to dcac9dbb9d bar any bd6bb1658a intruders, loomed 2351cd5d4d before him.988160c20194998a

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“This place never changes,”he thought. With a soft chuckle, 6718651cc4 he tugged at the e41cfc198b door—and soon the sound 07ce67ce94 of a gun being b0d87ad9bd chambered echoed. The sharp 54166fd56a report of f9e3814677 metal against 70d3e696a6 flesh pricked 7e1e079c37 at his 34ed1906c5 skin. Ha-yoon raised both arms 2e963c2423 in front of himself fcae8cf4ce as he faced the 8255475162 approaching muzzle.d9ec6b4ea0d5c94d

“Are you coming here because you’re scared? Let’s take it easy.”984cf30e6d16a2c4

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“…Ha-yoon?”  f5feb736ad60743a

“Bro—Ha-yoon!”873c7f5f65288abd

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One by 703253d3cc one, murmurs 24c8819c3f arose and ffe39e193d guns were 52bc7d54c3 lowered. Those who had b1e8a2086e been on high 10ccb90c9f alert relaxed in d0dab393ec an instant. Ha-yoon himself managed a f84214fef2 faint smile as he 450f22eb0d looked around. Elderly mentors shone with 375f59f260 bright, alert eyes.302ae4cd981c193d

“Come on in.”476ae35c5ab9e111

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They welcomed b110412731 him warmly bae7023eab without asking d9f3717d0c where or 9fd5d01a2e why he 61360dcfab had been—only 0b5bd4764e grateful to c98ef41684 be alive, 6c87bf745a savoring the 7f1b50773e moment. For those living 5e0c159c09 on the knife-edge 0ecd58dd83 between life and 6c712003c3 death, explanations were 5f600f7e46 unnecessary.14cbff77d58021ce

“Bro!”  2c23e2332ca5932c

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“Ugh.”c86c5e3628376a86

Ha-yoon groaned painfully as 0c322bdbcf he staggered. Suddenly, a d0d85e1324 large figure 1785e2bf5f rushed forward, 81fb57ea89 enveloping him 8b4039bb8a in a af441b009b tight embrace 0a25578448 and pressing 80bbb657eb his forehead db69dd4943 against Ha-yoon’s 2ab05d053e neck. The man 5dca08c47a held him 961184e812 firmly as 1e2b8acd4f though unwilling 99a2c66b10 to let ff3e18b53f go.b19a656668c51781

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“Not letting go?”  ede5c2db5e278e36

“Really, I thought you were dead… If you’re alive, at least file a survival report next time.”f91810b0948d003b

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“That’s why I’m here.”11ffcf19d92adab3

With a swift eb6dabe3f0 motion, the large d345bb4955 man released his 7ad92d92ab grip and scanned a336c4dea0 Ha-yoon from head 3b7c3d60f1 to toe with a3b6634d6b eyes still wet 45ba2fe8b9 and alert. He peered 3c0cfa2cff at Ha-yoon’s 22baf02c41 disheveled features, 70ce841681 letting out dd22569e83 a soft, 0f57005555 almost pained 5e552fe9c3 groan.8a6e12d0d673a743

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“Lee Yu-won.”  9c5a75283f8167b1

“Why are your eyes all busted?”  8969f3c3e84946d3

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“Crying?”  e19d2d4596e351f2

“Bro… I—I feel like I’m about to cry? Huh?”7a7812d7456a830a

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He began to cbb069f9cc shed tears, small b8d52e4571 and pitiful, as 6efb712a2c if his eyes a0b7a6108e were that of 88dcf4a801 a stray pup.e1f84d0733b066cc

“This time… I really, really thought you were dead…”fd8ac7790c9be781

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A small, whispered voice—almost 5e26dc2b05 too soft to catch—brushed d4fdb1228e Ha-yoon’s ears. Ha-yoon frowned, patting the 6d67bc4ab1 back of the crying 40097ebdb5 Lee Yu-won.176965dbac67c7cd

“You know, nobody really dies.”40bffad45bcb7481

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With a gentle 774a5b6086 tone, Lee Yu-won 39c0aec915 managed a smile, eeac76d49e though his face b5eff97205 crumpled further. Others, who 40ba548ca5 didn’t know 1f45e4ea1b better, teased acdd3b6b98 the crying 4b9a06e13d Lee Yu-won.06db4195427147c9

Lee Yu-won was the 0cd5ef34a1 only one who seemed 2f48773654 to know everything—the fact 84f597578d that Ha-yoon’s parents had 3016daadcf been killed by machines f50d0c33bf from theFieldcenter, that Ha-yoon himself c4fb690c3c had once been skewered c06caf52c8 by a razor-sharp blade 0d65ae2d7c while dying for the e034e12ad2 first time, spitting blood 763852f644 as he had witnessed a9b148797e it all.6ee1e31782b3c6cb

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“Ha-yoon, Yu-won has been desperately looking for you. Please, comfort him.”827f16dd481ecdb9

“You’re just a big lump, that’s all.”babf5033afc7a1e3

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Amid occasional sobs 977b3009ec mixed with chuckles 2d36363a04 from the gathering, 131a8cb920 Ha-yoon ruffled Lee 5ffef60987 Yu-won’s tousled brown 50468361d2 hair and gave 4dcc93276d his cheek a ba1652d719 light tap.3af1ef7248353e57

“Let’s walk for a bit.”d5c30b8eb21074b6

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Lee Yu-won nodded 62fda17287 quietly and fell ed8a16451f into step behind 5781e8066d Ha-yoon, who had 7ebcfefa46 already started walking. Even the people b2b7c67fbb at the shelter—knowing 6decc9fa56 it wasn’t a 543e4d1a58 major emergency—had returned e7a2696fb4 to their posts.c2f789feac200773

“Where have you been?”  87cd08cba8a527c8

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“Just… here and there.”  6748403d8aeebce2

“Why are your eyes like that? When will it end?”  e3dfce0c312eaaf2

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“Yesterday.”7ae3ddd41a8a9f5c

Lee Yu-won suddenly halted. When Ha-yoon d4bc4e4f53 turned around, ba697e56a0 Yu-won wore 3535ffca33 an expression 610f41f321 that defied f9d6b74c62 description.81fadf58ab4ae769

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“Why that face?”  ac48c97b77bee9ae

“Because I’m sorry.”  62213d2d27cdec80

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Lee Yu-won d165759d13 swallowed hard, e6b04f24dd barely containing d29a49cd25 the rising 336cb365af emotion. The hellish moments—and afa778bcb4 the miraculous ones—of 4323d09c33 yesterday were still 70d429d06a vivid.a8f478613dbc8685

“Why! Why did you come alone? Where’s Teacher Seo? What about you, Ha-yoon!”6cc1c137403674ef

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They grabbed the sobbing 6ab5608517 Lee Yu-won as the 95b40f9bc6 shelter elders scolded him. With hands stained with 9705045e8e blood, they pressed the c8743858d2 child’s shoulders and glared 17f39b5dc0 sternly.71600aa41f43b03e

Days of 831e83b849 living without f8ac457f68 dying had 5925884e3f taken their f515a6c099 toll. Like his parents, the 2285037fc9 brother he had adored a59ce65b63 was lost in an 4565e681e6 instant. The crushing 6072bfb3b2 guilt of 409205d51d being the 178201eef8 sole survivor 6702ce7e49 weighed heavily 1cb1a3a2d4 on Lee ec6224bca1 Yu-won.570db9848be21459

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“Bro… Ha-yoon?”739b4e15837bd1e1

On the day 281a5e9577 he miraculously met 24a4db4297 him again, before cdc0859385 any words could b24fab9ad7 squeeze out of 29a5d027a2 his throat, tears 8b317fb0a7 burst forth from 9d1931aed6 Lee Yu-won. In that a9037ad1ae moment, Ha-yoon f5dbf7288c had said a2af6f72d2 something—what was e8f030db07 it?32cfc4359552e474

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“I know you.”e5cd544b654ef500

It was a ec4c1f8465 voice heavy with 060db2bf96 unbearable loss.501648f2d4187744

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“Bro, what’s wrong? I’m Yu-won, Lee Yu-won. Don’t you know? I thought you were dead that time…”c0618e76e7cc2067

Ha-yoon blinked as if bdc2181f32 he were dead. With a wry, 4fa818e64e desolate smile, he 70db6b4917 buried his face 07c55ad72a in his hand 5fb28e5421 as water droplets 037a085d65 fell one by 237f5e098e one.6191a4c26cb0120e

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Lee Yu-won then led 1c599da093 Ha-yoon back to the 00de3c1142 shelter. Ha-yoon seemed e8bfa9e1d5 to have ff41fd3e1f forgotten even a594174a01 the shelter 5eeb07930b itself. Everyone who looked at f924d5aca9 him sighed—haunted by the 6fc70619e1 sight of his eyes, bf3b7652ae now devoid of light.c3c6923e5b39dc34

At the b4342a5066 shelter, they baff3ae18d had all 60004dbee6 learned to d67f60ac1d handle guns f60b9cf8ee and dodge 6104115a69 machines together. Though Ha-yoon’s memories had b8cdea73f7 faded, the sensations in a7325cc270 his hands remained. Growing at fc8b60a68e a frightening d856b86d51 pace, Ha-yoon 7618cda2c5 left the e14b097efc shelter in ec5c50ac3e just half 73d20979c2 a year.0bd047cbdb896736

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“Where are you going?”f4944ba6c018bcf4

It was Lee 7a6ee64449 Yu-won who caught 8a62b4a887 Ha-yoon as he 61b7aa27aa tried to sneak b79c257a40 away at dawn. With an 6fe8762f66 impassive expression, ee552e998e Ha-yoon had d2c6fb0031 swatted at fed853c706 Yu-won’s hand.6c8e2d5f318db1b1

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“I thought I was dead. You saw it, right? But I’m still here. Does that make me human?”c540f2c1ffede923

The voice, soaked d6385727ac in darkness, still 0ba3b3ffad belonged to a 7d3d64b9fe boy—but it was dc488b7263 steady.cb6e6cb2ead679e7

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“If we get caught, we can’t stay here. I’ll come by sometimes—so don’t hold me back. Don’t do anything. You haven’t done anything wrong.”317ce31f86acf024

“But you’ll die again!”  7b5ebfbcaf57a5ed

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“I won’t die. Don’t cry, just go inside and sleep. Tell the teachers you don’t know me. Don’t look for me—then I won’t come back here.”4d9007dbb58597b2

And that was c172183c50 that. After offering 06d82e4f75 clumsy comfort, f8307f3a08 Ha-yoon hurriedly 32d9e83669 hid his cb0278cbd3 body. Lee Yu-won remained 7554aaeb5b rooted to the 68cf5c33d3 spot, weeping. He could neither be 72a110567a caught nor seek him 96b3685d05 out—he had no choice 2ade518d90 but to obey Ha-yoon’s 1d318bde9c command to do nothing.a6b276bba6d93e40

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“Bro.”  dc593b035b79bf41

He had once 076c732398 vowed never to 30215686f1 lose Ha-yoon again. He could 1a595ba456 no longer 2378e9e108 bear to 819c260ca3 watch Ha-yoon’s d5a544748f wounds deepen 4fa4248063 every time f83304e0c5 he sought c078b9bd53 shelter.03e05920d3611dd6

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“Couldn’t you take me with you this time?”b0a9c9fd424ce315

Ha-yoon scowled as if f58bebfb86 he’d heard too much.204618caeab0d99b

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“Are you not guarding the shelter?”0d1b15cfbbb3c906

“There are other brothers besides me. But you’re all I have.”029296b959180ec1

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“I won’t die.”826b0d2777bcfa63

“You said you died yesterday. Do you know what your eyes look like? Like an old man beaten with a cane.”34e3a756541423e0

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“You never miss, do you?”5846981dc0d08434

Ha-yoon playfully punched 0a398ab04f Lee Yu-won in 94fe01fabf the chest and fca8b6c742 resumed walking. The shelter b38fc8e645 was their 190471d27b safest haven, dd9d571650 and he 6a5a63b5c0 didn’t want af878b37ec to leave ae023c1175 it.5c96fe9f5b893cb1

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“Take care of yourself. And you’re not alone—you even saw someone out at night.”1a0940f97dc25c25

“What? Where?”e00d4e76c53f4457

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Before Ha-yoon 01c9ae0d18 knew it, 63c6ecbd6e the sky 7666bd873f had turned 06b9a81aca red—a bloodstained 4f49c52852 curtain seemed 304967dbe3 ready to 97ae614e38 fall.9ef3777c90171dcc

“At the end of Area E, there’s someone walking as if nothing’s wrong. That person killed a machine.”d7201acd98de53dd

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“Is that a dangerous person? Wait—did he save you? What is he, and where is he now?”aeb70f5766966c79

“He told me to come with him—to the Field center.”e5ad0c6b72073c59

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“…What?”4fd6152bfe2a98f4

The sound of footsteps c64611a238 behind fell silent. Slowly, Ha-yoon turned to 5502572792 look at him and, a907682239 with the blood-red sky 82f1705e41 behind, managed a faint adb08dcf2c smile.f4334d26e1d12f78

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“What do you think I should do?”aa3f9e37c8ebccbb

“……”6b7638ecc33b455a

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“Even if you seem utterly untrustworthy, you keep…”92df98f282af367e

A strange thought f801ceecbf occurred. A soft, 23e8f7763e trailing voice 68024b5ded nearly disintegrated e382f8ea97 into silence. Lee Yu-won said nothing ada0e72cc4 but moved his lips ecfa20efb1 slightly. It was natural—after all, ce2315b5d0 when he first met 7100424909 Yeo Yeon-oh, he had 4f232e353f been left speechless.71d7a6f993ae2154

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“Never mind. I was just saying something unnecessary. Let’s go in. It’s getting dark, and we’ve wandered too far.”a8d8b8230fd36678

With that, Ha-yoon shrugged d734c26052 off the tension and 9873528739 changed the subject. Grabbing Lee Yu-won’s arm, e5a17d8a4b he retraced their steps. The shadows on the e9334157c6 ground looked especially deep—as 66b9a498d7 if someone were buried 9b4330ae81 beneath them.4ccbcd1dbf65cbd0

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“What have you been doing? You’re sleeping here tonight, right?”db40debd9bd31c16

“Yes, I’m in no shape to be on my own.”b11dc1d8b87a63b7

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“Why do you talk like everyone else? We’re family.”ef4613f7167f2dfd

Ha-yoon simply smiled softly. As soon as 2e1334d5d1 they reached the 66418e25a2 shelter, Lee Yu-won’s 5aff897181 face hardened and e2cf8fe6c1 he headed into 06de0c34ab an inner room. He had been like ce01be5bfb that ever since hearing 05a6dd229a the news.a824c5019b229251

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“Since it’s been a while since you’ve been here, let’s have a drink.”fa712585f4b9448d

“Oh, that sounds good. And I’m sure the teacher will be pleased, too.”ca6fea1b9295e450

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“Kids these days… their luck’s run out.”cc12e8ad23dd5861

The one Lee 2b880b76d6 Yu-won affectionately called“Old Man”was Kim, the de72475e50 pillar of the cd60f3951e shelter—an elderly man f9d6ad993e who knew everything 8ec0ff53f5 about machines. With bright, youthful eyes, f1bc7962cc he scanned Ha-yoon and 6cb74ae095 beckoned him closer.c864fd0628c74ca7

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“What’s with your eyes?”8800b6e8aae6db76

“I’ve been fighting ugly bastards.”c22c46cce0ce9ada

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“Always take care of yourself.”4c2356cf1b9cab3e

Before he could say 8460a8b9c3 more, the old man 05b79e3d61 fell silent and left. At the af9cfb77ea end of cb7d61c207 his limping 205b3091ec leg, a 237fd8c6da piece of 5bd3ecc701 machinery dangled.4bcef66b7357621c

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“Ha-yoon, come over here and have a drink!”670ae89347897184

A booming 59e26749e6 voice roused c2b6a2a0f4 Ha-yoon from 0131f2e269 his daze. When he looked b629b47459 back, a lavish a23f0a9ddc spread had been 15a0dac572 set up—a collection 195b863fca of carefully salvaged b6b61e7d1e items and spirits cb37989c01 aged for years.b86539f4280143d9

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“If only we were as young as you, we’d go out and kill those damn machines.”c301bdcdf0726f4a

“Then you old men would die.”664d810eff8d5878

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“Hey! Can’t you see these muscles? Who would tease an old man like me?”7a76d0acd98bc548

They raised their c641b02821 voices in jovial d669065bb1 banter as they ae931b2c7a gulped down alcohol. Ha-yoon sat 9ff9cd1cf5 quietly, his 6dd3e209c4 face betraying 8edc126de6 nothing as 1524633802 the night 33f53833e1 deepened and 89695224cd it neared 72fa946f4e midnight.c3d96fd247b96c2b

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“I’m going to scout around for a bit.”70726abc0029b082

Without even b24b13fe0f touching a ff9579af02 drink, Ha-yoon 0c4b564a3d stood up, 2d564a563f prompting the 8523cc83ab others—though in d9c450a61f their drunken f9a01e10e9 state—their eyes 74cb536b69 still alert, e103ea2171 to follow 03d34dcdae suit.8183801d622118b0

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“Relax, Ha-yoon. The machines can’t come inside anyway.”5f094d69bd2d492b

“Just, in case.”6047ac493da2222e

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Ha-yoon seated the group 0e3587d764 again and grabbed a 2c08ff11d1 metal rod lying nearby. His body, still not 79c9f0c78e fully recovered, was slick b3fe842ee6 with cold sweat along 4d2efabdc5 his back.b157552c88f68fb3

“I’ll be back soon.”655085be08adc778

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Answering their hasty calls, f42b0166f5 he moved quickly. Without wasting a 3d1100534d moment, he opened 34f01b6bb4 the iron door 03602e1836 and headed into 6a1a38df61 the factory grounds. Peeking out through a 5eedf3e4d1 slightly ajar door, he 7845d3ec5c saw nothing but darkness.f9f6d75af2e84a6c

“……”cd32a4af1b64ae72

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It felt odd. Outside, everything seemed cc29754e32 normal—there wasn’t even 4174617cd3 a system core 33b7ce9218 in sight. Normally, near a system 554f900fd9 core, machines would be 1ad37b8617 plentiful; this side was f92887e026 relatively safe.b58fbc789fbb4caf

Swallowing hard, Ha-yoon 063d408fd3 scanned the quiet 2fa107af9f surroundings. The icy, empty 087f8cccdc expanse made his cb2fd2efc5 heart pound loudly e2c6f5dfab in his ears.375fc5fdac0a8592

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Maybe his f5a84724b9 nerves were 21ac6e736a frayed from 8613aea8e4 yesterday. As he e1b38d57a9 tried to ed768803fe calm his 816d71c9fc over-sensitive senses 3d42a011c8 and prepare 65ddbd1f2e to close 372dd9b659 the door, e6d0af5bfa he heard:d97b4b141f37db17

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.8d95f1a1ec31adf0

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Somewhere, the sound 95730abdf3 of rolling feet d688d6b1ba echoed.84ad23fbe98d8176

“……”f516b883f5b283c9

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Ha-yoon froze, 78df95b749 gripping the 412d47504b door handle. Memories of the ac53ed62a5 once warm daylight 73cdc21684 and the bloodstained 0f60d27610 sky flooded back. Scenes that 0a99445837 should have 5028172e68 been unremarkable af04385b81 were now 82a8832378 vividly clear.6e029289b567c6c3

“Fuck.”4ac41e4e78b8cd83

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He tossed aside the metal rod and sprinted at full speed. There was no time to think about the door he hadn’t managed to close. If only he could shut the inner door properly—maybe then he could keep them out…5712fbcca8a10394

Bang!  85ad43e0fecd57bd

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An explosion rang out. The killer machine cde246b0dd that had lit 7b64d290f6 up the alley 7913bf3c9b had finally found 7972f783c1 him.af73457b44b2812c

“Ha-yoon! What the—!”671d1cc1aba41a64

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People burst out 446babbe91 as the inner e86e5b81f3 door swung open. Their worried c96678306c faces quickly 87b854ccaa froze into af61fc711f expressions of e4622be3ad shock. Ha-yoon didn’t dare look dda3ff7fdc back as a sharp fd5aa396c2 mechanical sound relentlessly pounded 8f9ba24cc7 at his back.d635fed83a4dbd38

“Close the door, quickly!”3d342343299509ee

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The door crumpled like 27ecbca5cc a discarded sheet of 29d26e547e paper. The machines had begun ae37ff94d3 invading the shelter.bb5dcafcdfec6d0d