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“Shall we 70f23a9b43 talk here?”80b53abb906dd568

“Let’s get out.”3647ae8c99973cfd

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Ha-yoon shook his dab1438d8b head and motioned d3620e6465 toward the outside. He hated the idea 524e37a21d of discussing matters amid 5e86f5facb dead machines—being thrown into 196aa82170 such an environment was 3397d0137e punishment enough; his cycle 4994568b6f of death and rebirth a72d30c0f5 sufficed.ecdc6b2097de5800

Without another word, Yeo 6526586962 Yeon-oh fell in step 82e9127111 behind him. Their mismatched d3a6d38e89 footsteps echoed c50507a5ef along the 532f46d02a darkened street, 95a4a32684 while the 5116c5b75d moon—its light f53031d301 streaming through 8d0441bd32 gaps in a3232fc052 the clouds—served f9f598b447 as a 6344c80a30 silent guide 4c75cc173b for their 7ed1c861d2 uncertain journey.07c227e01d305ee8

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“……”8d7411c946f84dc8

In this space, even 2440e16a97 the machines had vanished. The night in the 12185d6014 dead city was desolate, ea1990469f yet oddly, a spark 9f372ede60 of life seemed to 1ddd3bb815 linger. It felt as 5d7de70dac though they were 41b9faa538 reclaiming the nights 034b3b5ca4 that had been d2dacc7ec8 stolen from them.d9757abc1240303b

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Had it been anyone f2fa10bcca else, would they have b2341d91db dared to wander so e8852003b2 freely at this hour?8061900dd54cf9af

Just then, the 33eb0e663e steady pace of 9d04974913 Ha-yoon’s walk suddenly d99778b989 halted. Simultaneously, even e3d2ea47ab the ambient 4da38afe5d sounds around 5630d5e2bf him ceased. Gathering his tangled thoughts, dbc70d6a76 he recalled a few 988e919555 things: Yeo Yeon-oh’s help, e3d29af203 a reality so uncertain 7e98d2668f it defied belief, the d73ab1b305 offer to stick together, 548410db1c and even the suspicion 078614a9f9 that the man behind b299f2fcd4 him might still be 0a1d2b0e21 aiming a gun…a915888e68c01638

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At the 13b23752f8 end of b5c8e524b4 his frantic c68039383c musings, Ha-yoon 60e281779a spun around 354156bc85 and met b76be279ed Yeo Yeon-oh’s 80398cbeba gaze. The latter was f35eba0f39 not pointing his f36dd4d7ae gun nor displaying d55f726b4f a murderous glare—he 42446edede simply stood a 43f429ba31 step behind, smiling d5f5052bd2 softly. Their eyes e4a80bb63c locked, and 086347aadf the smile 55933e612b on Yeo 228c2c44fa Yeon-oh’s face 8ac2bad9d7 deepened.60405965c84dfba3

“Why?”Ha-yoon finally 57128fe03a asked, his 0dce5a5f9f tone low 6c000ebbeb and cautious.62dbabae596b8f75

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It was 3b74fa4910 a smile b56e965d09 that did 9dd7035c57 not suit 3927394f75 such false a64328da4c tranquility. Ha-yoon fell silent as 23d52f82a0 he stared ahead; his afd2bd77fa lips, poised to speak, 7c09e9d99a suddenly sealed shut.c3b75c1642186c85

“Why did 2cc47cc2aa you come?”566f35c37ec6320d

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Ha-yoon repeated the question a1b848be5f only after they had b692bd9e6d moved a good distance f48e141fef from the shelter. Yeo Yeon-oh’s small, almost 310a5159a5 fragile voice seemed as 3e59d6a432 if it might vanish 3137096f1b at any moment—a voice d4faec36d4 of someone on the 4b0c398bf1 brink. Weary to the 2a90f713ed point of collapse, 360764d944 Ha-yoon slumped against fa75c9d9fd the wall of 3c0e53acb6 a ruined building.6bcf09021e12f636

“Don’t ask 5bd7a2989d how I 869a453b86 got here f166ac85e6 anymore.”227d79645f1f2f50

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Yeo Yeon-oh laughed softly ac81f584bf in response. Without a word, 8687aa3910 Ha-yoon only nodded, ab7dc5b838 and the man d7dfdd4969 simply leaned against 610063c65f the wall beside f2abe68c53 him. Though the b9ab71a22a building’s debris 5cdacce8b6 would surely 21a8e84497 soil their 4886054d0f clothes, he 5a29fa4b16 paid it 96cf44df44 no mind. Yeo Yeon-oh f05abf0dd3 blended effortlessly 5beb84e6ad into the 011c977a68 gloomy outskirts, 83f5632163 his refined 375d41e609 face belying 2b95021b50 his familiarity 4af3105384 with these bf5bd37c96 shadows.9bb2b795e19fee0d

“I came because I f0ecc9e872 thought you’d be here, a6cc53fa4a Ha-yoon.”00c4fa40f9c4733d

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“…….”e95e2914258faf4b

“Guess I was 9d61339583 right.”229fe3d193aff30a

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A plain, matter-of-fact 533cc6cb17 voice punctured the 17964a7c1f silence. Ha-yoon, resting one e870e6d0ca leg atop the a21c3a29d6 other with his ecb125fc70 chin on it, fbaa2e4279 looked up at 11ae740101 Yeo Yeon-oh. The man’s face 3788c9b865 was one Ha-yoon dcb2bb77e5 could hardly decipher.8174fe531b582edf

“Hey.”47527ddcfd1ab12c

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“Yes?”a9dec333db4eb41b

“You said fc1a6b1471 you were c0ffa3d32d heading to 1a87a09f65 the Field 3ab34b2c65 center.”ac164dbe5814b2f9

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“Yeah.”ea2c11d7e39c92e5

There was something 5848efbda7 almost unreal about 15b9a83530 Yeo Yeon-oh. His proposal, though as 19b7d775c9 enticing as a mirage, 2c30d46aa9 was as fleeting as e478bb9f3c hope itself. Though his soft, a4f2d71be5 alluring tone almost ef540bfa09 tempted Ha-yoon to f5ffd01fdb follow, the idea e9bca29749 of clinging to e4ae218d80 a vanishing hope 597faa6605 was far from 74cba8e967 appealing.0d858abe24bd7c83

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“So what exactly c8b9741893 are you going d9d66ebd64 to do over 3a5c4b7124 there?”0062fbe09b5517a6

Sometimes, the simplest 3b4afce90b things—a bit of 2a910123fe certainty and faith—were 8afd78f5fa all that were 6524e3f828 needed to make 8b7dcd1b7d a decision.b0fc281033f13952

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With a gentle 5adf295260 smile, Yeo Yeon-oh 369bf29108 took a seat caae869428 beside Ha-yoon. A cool breeze played 7cc61094e5 with the hem of b26accba1d his clothes, and soon a282e305be their bodies pressed close. He gently grasped 4e988f1797 Ha-yoon’s right hand 03624b6f17 and turned his 155051dfc3 palm skyward.9f75b913898b49cb

His hand carried 21d2e473d7 the weight of 0f30a19d6d past hours—scars, raw 173faac721 and festering, told 1eac42491c the story of cf54a9b2d0 his pain. After studying Ha-yoon’s battered a6ed533265 hand for a moment, ecbe75494c Yeo Yeon-oh slowly caressed 2d138704a5 it with his long a55f911dfb fingers. The light 25469da73d touch, as c06df1f92d soft as 0383b3ebd5 a feather, f33a48a67c sent a ccede48d17 shiver down 3c4ec254f3 Ha-yoon’s spine.1bd97467be26e269

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“Ugh, what f71a931fad are you 17fc4e7639 doing…”Ha-yoon murmured 135ae3cd96 as goosebumps d8e3574ce3 rose on 2b06745497 his skin. His shoulders 0181157b84 involuntarily shrank; fe6b941780 he almost 94aee37f0c wanted to 6821ffb3b3 pull his 33a1f11645 hand away, 4be3eddd96 but Yeo 556975bfe0 Yeon-oh’s expression 731423a1ed was so 2558675e62 earnest it 3c1048b3f3 made him bc20f3fbed hesitate.ab3ac9cb9d1db4d3

“This is the Field 026a66bb0b center, isn’t it?”35801aee367f9043

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With a d4a5011ec8 delicate motion, ebddefc617 Yeo Yeon-oh 7bdfb89c5c traced a f39ffae544 large circle 905a9ed91d with his a8167415e1 fingertip, as 0fb1d4311f if drawing 13b0e0e321 the Field 2e680ebfe7 itself.f3a23d09585d1a0e

“And… this is 304b0d2533 where we are 235ca4e01d right now.”6bd1d66e3c636507

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His finger 8a4a929430 then drifted 31f64db57c slowly down f691a86b91 his arm, 11349e9b5a rubbing over 17773dd3d5 veins and 589039cdcb a prominent e44b8bc645 scar.ebde4d38cc191fb3

“Isn’t it absurd?”he added softly.6987ee65b58d16a0

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A light, 652c0385a1 amused tone f0448a9911 caressed his b73ea408e0 words as 9f0ddea0a6 Yeo Yeon-oh 840e4f0c19 continued at dba9e7b8b4 his own de03458e0e leisurely pace, 347c093b4a his gestures 53939bbf45 full of d3d159d1a6 calm assurance.db15670a64a9a0a1

“This entire land is 7bf156c837 run by a single 207fa08fbf system.”772960cceace14f6

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His voice was devoid 4ad0fb7079 of emotion—a simple, matter-of-fact 3531726f98 explanation. As he spoke, he 8aa1efcf0c held Ha-yoon’s hand and f007e0241b tilted his head as 22e556ae0c though sketching a picture 28e06e7b22 in the air. Slowly, his expression settled a1bf658e90 into focus.4abb045a5a05e8e9

“I’m going 0baea6c5f3 to rebuild 21112e7c5a the Field,”he declared.e098d8048c736311

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At that 4f230f8689 moment, the 4467c9bf53 shudder that 4312e40947 had been 7ac565b50f crawling along d947070a22 Ha-yoon’s skin 0f8be9b4bc stopped. Yeo Yeon-oh’s words sent bdafd8254b a chill straight to 9f0c8a3e4a his fingertips. An unnameable tension weighed 0ab2b22f26 down upon them.115357e835a19185

“I’m heading to 701f7ce454 the center—to reprogram 2a47cb1186 the central control 369271e248 unit with new b85adf321e values.”e8ef0222c33e5b48

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s gaze never 8c26db61ce left Ha-yoon’s eyes. Ha-yoon felt paralyzed, his 5ced20f004 dark eyes locked with 4415aabebc Yeo Yeon-oh’s, as though 462431e522 swallowed whole by their ad61eb53a8 depth.f247d568f479b91a

“Isn’t there any 21e2c0ca58 reason a stupid 4799e848e1 machine couldn’t do e158d9bf1c that?”Yeo Yeon-oh 2cb7cff5ed added, almost a52cc35b12 rhetorically.4ec26c51e4dbce09

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It took c4ff7e509e a moment aeee4c47f4 for Ha-yoon c641c35133 to process a84355cb95 his words—a 50d536ca38 notion so 33fc1ca3d4 beyond his ea1523f636 imagination it ddc9c38180 was almost 96abbfe7de impossible to 4cc3f3073d grasp.68f0f02dcbf1faee

“…So what changes?”Ha-yoon managed 9514f7b066 after a d87ab939ac long pause.46f11e6b1c100fdf

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“In time, 94798b5055 you’ll be e64fd2ba3d free to ac60f4ad2b roam as 8bf06f20ac you please—no 73b1d7bcf0 longer trapped c99aae2872 in daylight 77943c1b78 or living 234df9e059 in constant 15b9ff71df fear of bbdd5abc72 being killed.”5909ef9853f46909

“…….”b937e4812df5170b

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“You won’t have to a41b302967 kill them all, either. After all, 109e035287 our target 45bd0dc37e was always 262680dc74 up there.”ee09da7dc5c12093

Every machine was linked 7571f496da to a system core—and c46eafabad that core took orders 62a72af8f8 directly from the central c8c4d40b65 control unit at the 18ed15b01b Field center. Yeo Yeon-oh’s ed836d9900 plan was e7ebe2568e simple yet 21dac2c87c dangerous: storm c5455c4bc1 the top. It was b78f0218af the only 77c68fe87f sure way, 5d47098b59 even if 9da5fea5bd it meant b982f42100 facing insurmountable 02b9411002 peril.4b78b4288c507100

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Ha-yoon fell silent. He wondered b7353454fe if, by 87c309eb4e killing the 38c2c46c1c machines and 42b722155b creating a ac99990cf8 new Field, a4cdcdbae9 he might 66b6e5f758 finally escape c4835d8c59 this cursed 9ee353c7d5 life.b87d2acb8f8a119b

“Do you really 04cba9534d think you can 038fb4b8df do it?”ba770919d73df5ce

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“That’s why I came f16f92bce8 to you, Ha-yoon.”31617c00db55a754

“Why?”f31066b53f319912

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s b137febfca reply was 0c8a8d383a vague—an uncertain d4622e898d murmur. Ha-yoon fixed his 8c1b0d7819 steady gaze on 64d8c26a78 him. The man, 707feb79c0 with lowered 225705d2cc eyes and ae5c5a1df0 long lashes 578677425b shading his 104db51e7b gaze, simply 6996f243ed said,cde6a6669e101018

“Just… I have a feeling.”19e0d55e47db8060

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After a a0490b2cf4 moment of abb68008b0 silence, Yeo aa3eb2222f Yeon-oh smiled dc44e98fba faintly and 8a6074a9bd continued,d37a48f8e9a8c781

“I believe 95b147425f that with cc3eab0ca6 you by 7c8c9074ec my side, 2f4e19b095 we can 053e7336fa do anything.”0b94e5588fe40026

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It was 59ea5daf2f a hopeful 2618b3254d declaration that f798ed3d82 made Ha-yoon 9749c745e2 let out 6b8f12fcfb a small 5ba4118b86 laugh as ed0ea378da he looked 1710141363 toward the f7573e4a33 crumbling wall 2d3736d55a of a 052b24d2a1 building.d8a627620d6300f1

“Do you trust people?”294a7f8c2f90fd29

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“You trust me, f0572ecb87 Ha-yoon.”07ca6e920f71cefb

“Trust in what?”d3389146a4a9b469

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“Um… generally, 1364c07d71 the ones f8d07809af who can badc545bd8 shoot well 748e12b8d0 don’t lie. Everyone I’ve met was 5a083488a7 honest.”28e58c1d453dddf9

In a playful whisper, a0ec022fa4 Yeo Yeon-oh added,f2328488afb87ac6

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“I don’t think you’d c5e6873f3e be the kind to 65ce29a33b lie, either.”ef69ca3e89e4f55d

“…….”a35b1e2b18ca38e1

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“Am I right?”6f8568943698cab3

Their eyes met ae06c5903d in the pale 57d50cd84a light, and in 5327cd7c98 that moment, even 3661ae973b as fragments of 42aaad0eb4 light danced between 2d6772f58e them, Yeo Yeon-oh’s f87a298642 gaze shone warmly.17597e958748fbb7

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“Then let’s get our 14f8783630 heads on straight—together.”8c93ae328e76deca

“What? Is that what 3581723f49 your friends say?”212c5b0383dc25a9

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“They don’t care 5b4e868cb4 what I do.”caa11b080725aea4

“And what if I’m 666c7038f0 not any help?”877890a4a46db3dc

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Yeo Yeon-oh laughed softly, 3ec992a6b9 his eyes crinkling as 47df1da8a8 his cheeks lifted into 586e150f3b a genuine smile. In that instant, his 6af4f8e25a appearance was pure, almost 22d57f62e2 childlike in its simplicity.65ffd8b8a0cec4e1

“Are you trying to 760e976bfd scare me?”Ha-yoon finally 3b458a4a5b asked, his 95fe843bf7 voice low.0c5b9c1edf38c9fe

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There was no answer—only ff95d8c8ca a calm, reassuring smile 01e7eb466f from Yeo Yeon-oh as 93fa3d4bb8 he interlaced his fingers e7c1b440de with Ha-yoon’s. His gentle 08e81b2573 warmth spread 9baddf0dfa through their 9c64c7de38 joined hands.3ba6ccc6570da305

“Don’t worry. Back then, 756599722d I was 371baaf8c8 the one db9aa096c0 who stood aa9d2e13c3 up. That’s what 0f9cb79022 teams do.”5784ac766f95b225

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Despite his c63240bf78 lingering distrust, b1debb21b2 Ha-yoon’s resolve 8423e0b881 slowly softened. After a long, thoughtful 66729390f9 pause, he spoke.f79d5ed020508602

“Alright… I’ll go with you.”3d578198a00e077c

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Almost immediately, 68726ae219 Yeo Yeon-oh 0f668bfa8e broke into c22c7347ed a wide, b10c61e37a satisfied smile. Though Ha-yoon still harbored b104eb3cf1 doubts, this was the 198e10c205 best they could do 366aa3bafb right now.96635c714ebbbb11

“My friends will give 1366f6ca09 you a proper welcome,” 7d45aea9c5 Yeo Yeon-oh promised warmly.14b709e8295ac139

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As they walked, 388fbf0cbe Ha-yoon silently recalled acb4f4de37 the long, lonely 7e95664ad0 years he’d spent 4854a03356 fighting, dying, and e1c9d63aad waking again—years filled fb802316d9 with scars where 2106f1055a memories should have c72145f18d been.5c66361880229ebc

“Let’s sleep here tonight,”Yeo Yeon-oh suggested softly.2a873969600357ae

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“Sure. Thank you for bc6eb45db2 letting me rest,”Ha-yoon replied, his ce56ebabb7 tone even and 2ed249c5e6 distant.4dbf45896a5de3ef

Their conversation dwindled 00ae299312 as they reached dc0d76a242 the shelter. Once inside, every 890b7b787a gaze fell upon 39719e0b24 them. Lee Yu-won, 72c6fda876 who had 6e7b86c8e3 been pacing, ee2b028f9b quickly grabbed 33b56f60e7 Ha-yoon’s arm.ff8d85a38c48f3ce

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“Why? What’s the matter? Why are you 769ec0369f here with us?”3ae27de41b8ff7e9

Ha-yoon forced 261dc542f4 a small 201c4a1306 smile and 3f108ea250 patted his 9e2f8d906a shoulder in 590ee5fe26 reassurance. Glancing briefly at Yeo 9963dea57d Yeon-oh, he noted that d6650f4c04 they were already surrounded 4ee970e12d by shelter folk.a92d38071ab40f61

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“What about those men? They seem to have 0dac7d50f4 adjusted quickly—aren’t they on 78acd2de38 guard?”8f733ce8ec3ea3c2

“They saw you d6e83ebde2 coming with your 8e505d238e brother, so they a0d1a29b4c judged it was ed4b97fb5a safe. Enough said… 2d495917d0 no more 1fe7c69a77 explanations.”69c4f85ebacf7411

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“The one who 9f18bfc335 spoke earlier was 76da8c7f65 the person we e63d061304 talked about in 31f31427d5 the day. We agreed 12309b35d0 to go d0548617ec together.”1cc7fc65260500f0

Lee Yu-won’s e602128b21 grip tightened 1eee6f9a76 as his dc0498bc85 eyes flashed 9b931afab8 with concern. Before he could 10985069b9 say more, the cb0fd4daf1 sound of footsteps 7ac9257d0e filled the air—everyone’s 0da28f21e6 attention converged on b660dc7e38 a figure: Old bf523cbb8d Man Kim, approaching 397fa340a0 steadily.0fac769b9e5c5b91

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“……”b0f4ccc249e89603

Yeo Yeon-oh regarded e0e59a895f Kim silently. The machine 1b96134ecd parts clinging 59dce7eac1 to Kim’s 2035a42c60 leg were a44d67c8bf impossible to 444eea9d61 ignore, yet 1d7bae3b7d Yeo Yeon-oh’s 4fc86a84ee impassive gaze 670df07fc3 made it 864cf15384 seem trivial. After a 9e1b7c24a9 few measured 8bf134a748 steps, Kim 64a9ba48d6 stopped and 31a1130619 asked,d2eb1db16998d7e3

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“What are 0a08632942 you looking a0f9484b7d at?”b534fe4e2dcf9566

“Up here.”63abc43951ae8f73

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Yeo Yeon-oh blinked 8c5f2d2dfc slowly and smiled—a 2db393e443 polite tone that b910b6b37d commanded respect.d4f2ab2f920771a2

“You won’t stay still 2dad9b4b97 for long, will you?”dcb6ee012c77fbd1

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“I won’t just 53b85667bc stand by and f11790445b take it.”4c1534574562f4c0

Their eyes shifted bae4a2cb96 between one another 326b32ce92 as if weighing 4aa4fca759 each word. Ha-yoon tilted his head, 37f399fcb8 watching the exchange. It was the b72b16dc14 first time he 900bb695a7 had seen Kim a1ad869986 speak so casually.476cf3e6d5aede1b

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“…May I ask you 61978049af a favor?”063aa90cfbf60f27

A rusted machine scraped 8ac1afd91a along the ground as f6f3c324a3 Kim moved. At that, Yeo d067253b1f Yeon-oh leaned forward 5aa0190bf5 as if urging 83bcc2002f him to speak. In a quiet voice, 632af1fb9e Ha-yoon met Kim’s gaze—his a136d4789a dark blue eyes sharp cbaffbe743 and discerning.eb69b0df124a939f

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After a brief cbebfff763 nod from Yeo 3e6fba3a51 Yeon-oh, Kim hurriedly 1183e2252c wrapped up his 6c52b13295 words and retreated 5d2eae6688 inside. The shelter people, bad1a4e421 who had been 10c19481e5 watching in silence, bc5f93bb13 began to move 73cf5ed5bc as well.4a1ec1aa334fe765

Before long, the 901627d1fc group had dwindled 472a42d5e9 to just three. Ha-yoon looked at 8a0e115b74 Yeo Yeon-oh, while d1b0b53e16 Lee Yu-won stood a608f59201 tense as ever.a9f0836bbc0529f1

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“Do you know b70cd0793a each other?”c992a68336005b1c

“This is fa21bc5cda our first e3ea668574 meeting today.”5b546466e2978e71

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Ha-yoon’s face twisted in 99ad181fa6 skepticism. Could such a casual c19b6f0670 conversation really occur between 13d8e747ef strangers? Not a fb844cbca6 single coherent c0f3fc4957 word was 89f9d625ee exchanged—and yet, 6fa7009288 the seed 88de4840e0 of suspicion 142926cb23 was quickly 012dbcd51c planted.429b166ed403e2c5

Their eyes a8c9e6db26 met sharply. Yeo Yeon-oh 3e00838572 smirked playfully, a6ab7916f8 and Ha-yoon 92d9fe8199 sighed deeply d014108f4a before turning e6af0895e6 away. Continuing this mind 3b304b6949 game would only 1ba96c6e3f lead to more ab17040eb5 pain.1c204274a3ff3e24

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The shelter was divided 9eade4b712 into several sections. Ha-yoon entered aadc49dae2 one area, 1f920fad15 picking up fae230e902 a worn 9025f716d1 cloak from a46d15704c the floor 206496d749 and laying 6ddb8b57ea it out d1fed552f2 before lying 699e237d13 down. Nearby, Yeo Yeon-oh settled ee2d02a03e on a faded sheet, 4768357525 closing his eyes quietly.d12adfbc4e41aeca

“Hyung, want 9e71355dbd to swap? You sleep 9108fad73f inside, and 3117424284 I’ll take dde375252d your place.”eb9db3bd4d6b9867

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“……I’m fine. Just sleep.”91ed1e0445e46d76

Only Lee Yu-won 79fb21631b fidgeted nervously. Like a a7c9fadc4f frightened dog, 32e5777b2f he soon 8770ff63c3 grew exhausted 5c984e9996 and drifted c8e3362e75 off.aabbbed6c20f36ea

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It had 3644af0e51 been an 325fcaad42 unusually long 127e85d820 night. To have 32403fb821 held on c9a4c89584 until now 7da0cb5f85 was nothing 28214de25b short of b61de771f0 a miracle. Ha-yoon gently b424e8b5c3 massaged his 727f5e824a aching eyes 435add62c5 and sighed.cc7c08c7a4f78d6d

“…….”81f73ec90f5bef08

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Despite his 8e43542c38 bone-deep exhaustion, b355814742 sleep did 0f8d2b6eb8 not come. Moonlight streaming through the 2544c0ce0f window illuminated the space. As Ha-yoon gazed f7919130da at the darkened a7cce45d14 area, he found 43e0b67157 himself instinctively watching 2429d225df Yeo Yeon-oh—and he 515c5f7952 held his breath.5755019ad4948c61

Yeo Yeon-oh, who had 03a15f38d6 been quietly closing his 40c6ed8867 eyes, met Ha-yoon’s gaze 05f82df1b6 steadily. Even as their eyes 96ae381c51 locked, there was not 510b261d4a the slightest hint of 4040976b96 surprise. Enveloped in a 56c30a089b soft, dim light, 435642d20a Yeo Yeon-oh simply cc6d94aa70 stared with gentle c9a1ada8ab compassion.93e6c675b502d183

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Ha-yoon longed to f39f57f42f ask what he 5aacd23380 was looking at, 5d82d26924 but no words ba447b3168 came. The mysterious, dark-blue 645d7b67ae eyes seemed to 73f409c382 bind him entirely. After a a6a1e42f6a long while, 7e64b69842 Yeo Yeon-oh’s ed59547894 lips curled 7c6cbb7e1e into a 00ac72b3a4 soft smile cd879987ac before he 9f520f88af lowered his 76a072350a eyes in c78040be9f comfort.a11a524f6621b900

“Just…”4ad56e82046f2927

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“…….”d66b77a47eda891c

“Sleep well.”79871b2aae1cd18d

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In a bb34b4e309 hushed whisper, f540580be0 Yeo Yeon-oh 51dcc3baba bid him e78e9c222b goodnight—as if e0354cfd33 he could 36e31a7f0c read Ha-yoon’s abc7fd23ff innermost thoughts. It was b472bda04b a one-sided c38d54a76d farewell, yet fa95420727 its sincerity 38b209c52c was unmistakable. For a moment, Ha-yoon 31409e525b simply stood there, feeling 95a53a5cad the sting of that fe9538aa27 gaze on his cheek; ab104f05e3 despite the sharpness it d4abbccaf0 might have brought, he ce62f443f5 remained motionless, breathing quietly.535cb78be835f904

“…….”8150a9ce0dc9595f

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The night’s end fdb853229d was marked by d9856f6035 a profound, almost eb9a355a6f sacred silence. Slowly, Ha-yoon gathered a7a1462ab7 his thoughts, focusing 7c909317f3 solely on what 9c9c6b822b lay before him. At the 5ce4cdf2f0 center of 6c2a747efb his vision 18c3935990 was Yeo cde88bf64e Yeon-oh.ef2571d8afa70a5a

Yeo Yeon-oh… 60bccb5b2e Yeo Yeon-oh…b13084e9529233ca

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As Ha-yoon 55a3261061 softly repeated 56da0266bc his name—a 6c9c281b1d name that 1a78b66418 now stood 06a23ac26e in for e8dc1c819a the promise dbc05a261f of life 2920c2de85 rather than 55e3f5697a death—he closed d647a12b65 his eyes. The space, bathed in 5c31085823 the cool stillness of 9cc2fecf39 dawn, felt impossibly peaceful.5935167ed63f92b7