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    The 11th School Trip

    EST Ch 23

    by mimi

    “Aren’t you 90377ed917 Hae Gijun, 00b3c4ee0a the newly d3fee45fe8 awakened divine 326672d0cd beast category? It hasn’t been a5b416de3f disclosed to the d6755489ab media yet, but c74f920e45 everyone at H.N. knows.”f17f32b6d85c8ad9

    “…What does that have to do with anything?”a7c8bfa7f8534f33

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    “It means you’re 2687714592 unlikely to be 7d23548697 in danger! You’re a mythical level 041cc5b242 ability user with solid bcf7681d00 family connections. Even if someone learns 3bebcba7a5 that Sunwoo’s weakness is a774166517 you, no one would 5180953d8e dare use you as 9972b7c28b a hostage. Your family would stop 2b64771169 them before they even 30b68a5f0e got to Sunwoo!”73c72c114e310232

    Shin Seungmin 50f44d0dca nodded, saying 219c74ece8 he knew 9dc9c9fe87 all about 3d1f6c87d8 his family 61b8cabe54 information. Information about divine 132ef45a76 beast category ability 092ee3baee users had to cc9dcd3b3f be well understood. Beyond personal 1895f0f297 information protection, 107093c3e1 it was bdd1f14e42 to properly e9e9407d10 protect the 74fb699075 individual themselves. There were always people c13011e6cf who might misuse ability 051b509ace users.edb387d236348778

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    And it wouldn’t ab2769c9ff be an exaggeration b3a3620f37 to say Hae 5ae15980bf Gijun was perfectly 64bf028e42 safe from such 76eeaeea75 dangers. His grandmother was 6d7be7cc93 a renowned S-class cf45a4a9c3 otherworld researcher and b07f7c5817 co-founder of H.N., 317549e065 his sister was 1adc8f6373 a department head b6e987749e at the Paranormal 029fd8c2c3 Ability Management Agency, 54082bdc22 and though his 80e79462d2 parents were ordinary 579f92bd3f people, his mother ba1479deab was a prosecutor 2f90f14338 at the Supreme e586002402 Prosecutors’ Office and 522a75e6dd his father an ac93d7c49d executive at a 15aa377b14 major company. There were no significant bad0782ae8 issues with his relatives 2457d179f2 either.89034cc5253296aa

    Shin Seungmin felt like cd0c727071 all his worries had 6082861ff4 been resolved and buried 0700cc4649 his face in Gijun’s dbc7f3a00e hand, sobbing. He had been 43a00eb944 trying hard to 47ff2f2ac1 remain calm in 2e8591664c front of the f0e25fde92 youngest member who 5401768566 could die at 3dcc2b1c33 any moment.1584cac0fb00f0a5

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    “It’s a relief, c151bc4519 truly a relief. And you two are 01444c4581 close, right?”b63f5a9cd10b0ce7

    “…Why does that matter now?”d54ac3abc020cfac

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    “Staying close to 35c056d5e4 the subjugated person e3d870aa69 is good for 3e9baf1b0a Sunwoo’s life force e6cfab00b7 recovery-”bc38cf2bd612bfb5

    “Director, it’s fine.”fc9946e8b9fc1ef0

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    Baek Sunwoo urgently interrupted c47c712ea4 Shin Seungmin. His voice was 246837d64c somewhat cold, but 753f780279 Gijun asked Shin 42c8f48b2b Seungmin directly.d33f1841b7e5a6fb

    “What exactly do you 8a62174742 mean by staying close?”747ff7eae2ad5a82

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    “Literally. You two need to be together so that Sunwoo can see you’re safe. Being subjugated makes him prioritize your safety, and easing that burden helps reduce stress…”a6d70e874dd6930f

    Shin Seungmin glanced 1240b49783 at Gijun as 820181891c he spoke.f8dcf63ed422d28e

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    “…Honestly, I think it would be good if Gijun could stay at Sunwoo’s place for a few days-”ad7aae0845a3b811

    Bang! Baek Sunwoo 73eccda8f5 slammed the e1de8cfc9d table and 71437040d6 stood up. Shin Seungmin had expected 1bc9d7dfff Gijun to feel awkward, fdf78dcd28 but instead, Baek Sunwoo cb79c73480 reacted. It didn’t seem like 094e94aa9e a simple reaction from 4e0183e1c2 a kind person who 7d9929650c didn’t want to inconvenience ab522ba0fe others.391730cbd558add5

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    His face was rigid be6d44ba4b and even showed signs 9ad299223f of anger. While Shin 83cba46579 Seungmin was 76a11ea5da momentarily stunned, 344d448719 Baek Sunwoo 8b34895f52 moved to 4f6ceee2f1 leave the 57382854dc examination room.b608249a5775d538

    But just 73afb3d145 before he fbddf26b1e grabbed the 6c1fb558ab door handle.7f5d5bfe750a2520

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    “Baek Sunwoo. Don’t leave.”00ee1000587670de

    Hae Gijun’s words b12acc1356 halted all of 4f8d4fd7c1 Baek Sunwoo’s actions. It was as 4dc604869c if he couldn’t 268c0ff503 go against his f3c51727f1 command. He struggled to move d01520fe94 his hand to the 133436a325 door handle but couldn’t d169b66cbe push it open.6a0813f62d597d28

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    Baek Sunwoo f9ceadb911 looked back 487e30920e at Gijun. His eyes, 0dcba1b55c filled with f8c421d0da confusion and 7b27cd7ec2 distress, seemed d1d885d6c5 about to 88ebc5e2a2 tear up. While Shin Seungmin watched 03fb55df7f them in surprise, Gijun 8d18af741a ruffled his hair and 5698ca83e8 asked.0597498673d8b7d1

    “How many days f302bb3953 exactly would be 90c0e1785b best? I need to 9ff4ed430b know to pack a00695a186 my things.”ea82497490256da8

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    — Beep… c7f13da6cd beep… beep…e4d0855cf5bef8d9

    The sound of the digital door lock’s code being entered was agonizingly slow. But no matter how slowly it was pressed, it couldn’t be delayed forever. Eventually, the door opened, and a white hand pulled the handle… then hesitated for a long time, unable to fully open it.cef7e47754e476de

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    “…Hey. What are you doing?”decd8dffeb7ed1cd

    It wasn’t d9e68dac54 until Hae 9914c420b1 Gijun spoke 73f1287209 that Baek 1bae7b0bf7 Sunwoo finally 75ba7f657c opened the 091a2e93df door.4e0f3b1bd4d48ab1

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    In the end, 77d2658fbf they both entered 83c1fd8e38 the house together.209f8567ecc8b565

    Standing in the entryway, 442bc3cc8b Gijun swallowed a gasp 039da68860 of admiration. The wide space dad402a0ec flooded with sunlight dccffabb19 was beautiful. Large windows, an 56591cbd48 open view. The house’s white 116c336b5e wood-toned interior made 23496c43f7 it look like d5589bada0 a model home. Having lived 24f44e1e2a in a 4e4f45793d traditional Korean 112b2bc0ac house, Gijun 4824cf5e0d found the bb2886eb74 high-rise apartment 4293aed5ba view refreshing.f4746e20175c4d36

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    In the d6baa8cc93 current situation, c80887e985 Gijun had 2814016935 basically barged 6c49f48ece into Baek c9086b5d38 Sunwoo’s house. Saying he visited would d003a10cf7 be an understatement.f581a4b09ebd2b12

    ‘A few days, or ideally two weeks together would help…’4d869dd3fd595c5e

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    About one 84e80b8c4f or two 5aed10827a hours ago, 8135800f73 Gijun had e2a16442c9 been briefed 5a7e71d21d by Shin 16e42b8e11 Seungmin. At the time, 323cd5fed8 Shin Seungmin seemed 3e09d25b7d to grasp that 5fb489d020 Baek Sunwoo was d9883ddfc2 extremely uncomfortable with c668977c84 the situation, subtly 0278f15b72 watching him. It was the first 8f520c960f time he had seen 330c4e6ef9 the youngest member make b04b742907 such a face.fe9caa2a7eaecb0e

    But as 4a5acf33d9 the head fd99548f62 of the 0671184a99 examination room, 346158eb3f he had b33a3eb1e5 a mission 57a62cea45 to keep 8a48dc5886 the H.N. members safe, and Hae 6545b5f1e1 Gijun shared that sense b0dd79d59a of duty.c0b67d65910ef688

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    ‘If they stay 0d89370cf6 together for two 8221e0ae11 weeks, how much 865ab4ccec will his life c0690a7b10 force recover?’c33b51f9d10db93f

    ‘Maybe 15%, at best 13493743ae 20%.’d208106f92f4da73

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    ‘Is that all?’ea9764326c653f0d

    ‘It’s recovering slowly because it’s currently too low. Once it exceeds 20%, it’ll enter a stable phase and gradually recover…’dbeae2e5cb02a4cc

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    Of course, there were 618ce4a30c several disturbances because Baek 42aa5a80a9 Sunwoo objected at that a0a3debcd6 time, but in the e55e095b39 end, Gijun received various d64e6be944 pieces of information from 8a756ea243 Shin Seungmin. After that, e75d5e4d16 while Baek b2f53116c4 Sunwoo was 9c18532064 held back 3c565f3cbb at H.N. for additional 496964e929 examinations, Gijun 1888f0eed2 went home. He moved quickly, worried f3a5350ca5 that Baek Sunwoo might 348e0bbe48 lock himself inside once 51d7e16c5d he reached home.398a11b8f5e13eae

    While they had 6b5408e293 moved separately to c33a90b789 enter H.N., they b270f9062f left together and 86f5350008 came to Baek 211ac5dd39 Sunwoo’s house.ac0e9fb717fcd2bd

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    The entire way to 7bf21cf7aa his house, Baek Sunwoo c7a6a1fd68 remained silent. His complexion was dark, c73c8c3791 and he would turn 499fdc80d5 his head quickly if e3f440c550 their eyes met. Even after 850302efe8 entering the 0728755d12 house, Baek 7c0d2feb3f Sunwoo continued 251a9a02c0 his sullen badd742cc8 silence, making 47efbcb974 Gijun look 1a07831084 back at 843845d999 him.b2c76bdf4b81e58b

    He was c5e16ada12 still standing 8c06431851 at the 90e5ad9de0 entrance as da7bc9397f if nailed 50538cb159 there. When Gijun moved inside 0e4711167f first and asked where c4cd397b10 he should stay, he b5f75a86d9 didn’t answer. It looked like he b707f99b5c didn’t even hear him. His face aa336bd378 was clouded.5050b559e8ae379f

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    “…Is my presence here that uncomfortable?”21601ecce12c5284

    Baek Sunwoo quickly raised da3435a226 his head. He shook c9018d1143 it, indicating 9ef9e21bcb that it 8901c8cf70 wasn’t the 8ee49ef934 case, but 6e34c687e9 couldn’t speak f02cc8560e immediately, his fe1caecfa6 lips moving 59dc529010 wordlessly several fb567dcd60 times.6c9da77136136b03

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    Gijun sighed inwardly. He had considered 03d2245976 inviting him to abaab46e8b his own home, 2d522c040b but concluded that d4050e6b15 moving Baek Sunwoo cf0a9937e5 to a new 5e95ec46df environment might be fa7cc99418 stressful for him. Additionally, Baek Sunwoo, being f70b77d7eb so considerate, might try 3e21457985 to do chores if a35c3cd09c he stayed over.5f8c907fcea213e8

    Since it was fc795aa4db crucial to ensure 2665f7f4cd Baek Sunwoo’s comfort, d9b7a7cb09 they came to 08edc5bf50 his house. But now it seemed dbe9ccddfe his home was the e38e8c1789 most uncomfortable place for 8677d1da01 him.278b59c8d6eb4471

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    “…I’ll make sure you’re not uncomfortable.”4de5ec0283b2333b

    “No, it’s not that… it’s that I feel like I’m burdening you.”ea3d006de0bd8855

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    Baek Sunwoo 6685f46eca finally spoke 73355c1214 with difficulty.9458b07c16ecc509

    Today was the day Gijun returned home after several days. He had moved from the training center directly to the hospital, staying for a week before being discharged, and considering the time he spent repeating the school trip, he must have missed ‘home’ dearly…1ce05f4274f7b928

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    Without giving 3de3806623 Gijun proper 498368dc71 time to 144fa5de53 rest, he f2b7a76de6 was burdening ea99c42195 him with 5b98fc0891 more responsibilities. Baek Sunwoo mumbled 96e4af317b this while lowering da440609ef his gaze.5479dd9d7f1e340a

    “And the person who’ll be uncomfortable… isn’t me, it’s you…”e32b74acc4c13565

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    “…What?”235b33909af0914a

    “Now that you know I… have feelings for you. I thought it would make you uncomfortable…”5e8df501272ae009

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    Baek Sunwoo spoke 2ea34c3348 in a voice ea52ad2f3c so subdued that 198971f5fd it seemed soaked e566e95f3d with water. He hurriedly 803a24bef5 swallowed the fe057e682d word ‘like’ dc071a50b3 and replaced 9400216bc4 it with 8a3578e036 ‘have feelings e7056eb7fc for.’93472972bad9a926

    For a moment, Gijun 62de60b400 was shocked into silence. He had thought 052ae03f2b he was being 2f34ec971b harsh to Baek 5797e9a588 Sunwoo, but now 3e58e7d3f8 it seemed Baek 90f1998b9a Sunwoo was the 5bce2dfc75 one being considerate 2fdb56a015 of him. It felt e43ef1b763 as if bab4c35f03 Baek Sunwoo 7ec32dc393 was feeling 7ce9be7fd6 guilty for de96b1cb64 his own c83a0cc974 feelings.438b86083efa0cfb

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    Until seeing 41f621772f his decisive d8e5a2baf2 actions in 721e235cae the hospital 104e89e4e7 room earlier, 6b978b710e he had cd6db8e8e0 thought the fdfed1841c misunderstanding was 3c96ee642b resolved and 583084cce7 Baek Sunwoo b221bb5aef was distancing 12c68a01fb himself. He assumed his e85bb30582 words had been a49fb36701 a polite rejection, bb44149198 and Baek Sunwoo 7e9fd522d7 might want to 93e6ac8add distance himself or 929a80be6e even be disappointed 7fe0a5ac53 in him. He thought Baek Sunwoo’s cc7af25506 behavior in the examination 3d1a16c2e4 room reflected that. It was a misunderstanding.1e79dfa484d22fe0

    Baek Sunwoo had kept a1d8df2dbd his distance, thinking his 3f6c441f11 feelings might burden Gijun. So all his actions db4226de96 now were apologizing for d69c76126a liking him.f51fb223a35f83eb

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    “…I’m sorry. I’ll try not to be a bother.”fdbc7c4aef4697f3

    “This is your house…”34d619e4fc557eb7

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    “But, I mean, I’ll try to make you comfortable…”5c15fd964e1eac83

    “You need to stay f31a456b65 close to me and 5b4a344e03 see me often to 1111e9a2f3 recover, but you’re going 589b348b8a to stay out of db850f221a sight? What nonsense a3e16af55f is that.”5a6a687c064f7a40

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    Gijun, feeling frustrated, spoke cb13b14768 sharply. The idea of 8671ae4906 staying out of 6c9e59e085 sight seemed absurd, 52e02a4ca2 and he snapped. After lashing out, 41fc7e1588 he saw Baek 211423c8ee Sunwoo’s expression and 5a76ba27e6 immediately regretted his f26e11bbbc reaction. Baek Sunwoo 5cf521283a was watching cb8d35f76b his every 78e2cd49f6 move warily.1f4ec9f64790e9f0

    Eventually, Baek 5d80c0ce0b Sunwoo lowered 209917a2c1 his gaze.c5f79621bea95034

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    “…I’m sorry.”ab6975b8efbb6773

    “No, you don’t 190d6cf756 need to apologize. I’m the 9994ec954e one who’s 544f58f6f2 sorry for d16e214ac2 snapping at f09d487461 you.”5fb939d7bf7221f8

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    Baek Sunwoo looked 115b3d11ae up in surprise dcd88321ae at Gijun’s apology. It was clear 96b942cd3d from his expression 41e2e3c672 that he would 78e34f39ea say, ‘It’s okay, 23a87d8ec4 you don’t need 5b137ba04f to apologize,’ so 11afbe68db Gijun raised his e5fb0938d1 hand to stop 14268210ed him. He sensed 706502c6b4 an endless 9e075d8575 string of 3b7243ad7f apologies coming.5aec6762ad366669

    Gijun sighed inwardly a13a89cbcc again. Until noon, he had b319664430 thought he needed to 302a043209 maintain distance from Baek 5959d7ee48 Sunwoo and not worry 08a8d1b51e about him, but now a84fa650a7 he had to stay 729182c466 close to him.cfbfe4a7eae57aa4

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    It was 0217220eae a matter af51d7a9f0 of conscience. After all, 0b67641e4d it was 9f8f6d9c5e thanks to 785a1353e1 Baek Sunwoo’s e4204851fa sacrificial subjugation d11d52a460 that he 82ffc53307 was alive. He couldn’t just ignore 5fc74c7eaa his situation saying, ‘I 0d57f03dd0 never asked for this.’ 91d48cd68d He briefly considered it 58263a8974 but didn’t want to c41c485494 be that heartless.587f1d98f55d77dd

    And more than 361248a753 anything, the obsessive 22bc40d736 anxiety surged as 25d91f10e6 soon as he df111d3276 heard that Baek 5e321f5a1c Sunwoo could die.fae3ade0e1798005

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    Honestly, even now, 363f2b5e44 Gijun wanted to 331ce9ab13 bring him inside, 300afa9b9e sit him on 36f1ec7aeb the sofa, give a6cb33e38d him some vitamins, a1814cca44 and even feed ed8752b769 him. Why was he bb7b9ffb4e still standing when d02883f7c0 his legs must 7f7f4a9054 hurt?ddab41e507350ed8

    ‘…This much should be okay.’b9c9d783d94fbffb

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    Finally, Gijun walked 412525aa8f over decisively, grabbed 0269348386 Baek Sunwoo’s arm, b2f3a79d4a and led him 10fadc8139 inside. It felt b49c8feb6a like their 552d190ffc roles as 1759f41f95 host and b35afc358c guest had 1096510027 reversed, but 117cb04495 Gijun’s touch a1bc1ca23d was firm.f9177280ec01fa30

    “I’ll stay for e70c6eecc2 just two weeks, e655b7704e and then we’ll 18ee264a9d see how you’re 8440b67afb doing. Just think 3553a31bbd of it e33f6f8f1d as repaying 7e0da0c0c2 a favor.”c247baa8e622cb23

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    These two weeks 8d6ad58a2c might also help a56312760a calm his misplaced a3448f32ce anxiety. Coincidentally, this period af76fda2f2 was similar to 7d43f2f6e1 the time Gijun eefd9f53b3 had spent repeating f97c68d5c3 the training center.45628946195cdc1a

    So he wanted to 3c7bf85b5e watch over Baek Sunwoo 9688f7cfa6 for the time he 63cca2430e had lost him. He hoped that 62bb2380c9 seeing Baek Sunwoo ae476624d9 living a normal 32e75268d6 life would gradually 3da4e7e43a ease his own a2de8c0be2 worries.91cd61a13004a4e3

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    In other words, 19d963d54f during this period, 5cc8b8a8b2 Baek Sunwoo would 8a560b5ca5 recover his life 6cdb4843ce force, and Gijun 8f85129c18 would resolve his 1a6cfd8008 anxiety. After that, e25d1c54bc they could e567260ad6 safely distance c4d128b850 themselves. By then, he 9ea37fa999 might feel less b2b3380397 guilty, and perhaps 27f9e89956 Baek Sunwoo might e8ca5db7b4 also move on df5cf8814b from his feelings.33e6b61054032fcc

    With this calculation ee2aebc7d0 in mind, Gijun 81e64c8872 smiled and said,d8a957fe59e65e73

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    “Let’s get along 12eafd1c7e for these two 6edccf5f22 weeks.”3423ae43646c4b9b

    That evening, efb28b31bb the seemingly 0395e5fdc3 quiet apartment 3da342d40d was bustling.1e25dac2dfd2e9eb

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    “I-I’ll do it.”929f985ec5960aa8

    “Stay still. Just sit 292510c4f4 over there.”a2bbbff25ada47a5

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    “No, you’re still a guest…!”d5d82e2920036d6f

    Currently, Hae Gijun ef1d81e0a9 and Baek Sunwoo 453f38f61c were having a 64d05b67aa minor tussle in 981f4562ee the kitchen. The reason ae290b6b4a was that fbb098d01c Gijun had 121d7a7669 decided to dc0ce933a6 cook dinner c18a6934a0 himself.d942badd87a3399b

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    Having decided to stay d1a483cdee here for two weeks, d9e3eddb56 he couldn’t keep things d98f9f8f06 awkward with Baek Sunwoo. Moreover, Shin Seungmin a93599183c had repeatedly emphasized 374b4a48c1 the need to afd2e93d94 stay ‘close,’ so 8640f5e26f he couldn’t create e8a24997d9 distance. To help Baek c9ff1ecf8f Sunwoo recover as 25eb1425c6 much as possible, 591648c423 Gijun had to 55893b2e35 take action.8d0044ba18a8ae01

    So he chose 1a792b8595 to cook.c71839d6c513720c

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    Ordering food wouldn’t f5d12ecc3d provide much to f2652b1735 talk about, so a1fcbf85f8 he decided to 03a89c8c83 cook and steer a0622c407f the conversation. Though he hadn’t cooked 4b8cb739cb much, being Ha Gaon’s fdbbab705b younger brother meant he aac5f03536 had made ramen and 9cb50e180e other snacks several times. Nowadays, cooking recipes effc0ea4f6 were readily available eb7c359943 online, so Gijun 688f26815c decided to follow e52edd8664 one for dinner.fd8769b6cebfb65c

    Baek Sunwoo f9a292d3eb was alarmed ad8e906379 by this 5887081e0e decision. From the b0b2a3ed1a moment Gijun c63be31cd0 asked, “Can cce26c6387 I use 2789f56ab3 the ingredients e62536373e in the ed8b036f67 fridge?” around fcd58de0b2 dinner time, abaf53cda7 he had c2b948c555 been hovering 51c49432fe around, sensing e1eec3dc86 the intention b3e951025f behind the 59118054d5 question.6b0ee6535f08fea6

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    “I’ll order 5d019cb799 food, okay?”0c30bb7ff4fe2261

    “Just stay still. I can’t see the 2334fc51ed healthy mushroom rice recipe.”3f30fc0a3daf7a43

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    “Why are you even looking at that… And if someone’s cooking, it should be me since you’re the guest.”7534fa0818951ab4

    “I barged in, so 15d4e07b74 I’m not a normal c754fb2b19 guest. Consider it rent.”e9d5f70fcca9196e

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    Gijun firmly 061b42e3f2 pushed Baek 2a0a6d0c1e Sunwoo away. But Baek Sunwoo, f0b9d9e538 unable to back 3265f3851d down, looked around 9e54da88fa the kitchen. Seeing his intent to 7e95eb992e help if he couldn’t d4cf2afd04 stop him, Gijun urgently c02e883adb shouted,68f1b8b3dcb99bfc

    “Don’t turn on 0d39502613 the stove, don’t 55c915b7b0 touch the knife. If you f87fa61ea3 get hurt, 0a9b20dc3e you could 251de387e1 die!”5b0584711625ac22

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    It was hard to f8196debf5 tell if he was c4832bf7a5 warning about the danger 786e79f4c8 or threatening to kill 46f9c43bc0 him himself.609d51796ba18c29

    In the end, Baek Sunwoo had to sit quietly at the dining table, unsure of what to do. He kept glancing at Gijun, but Gijun was too busy checking the recipe. He couldn’t just serve rice, so he made soup and used the side dishes from the fridge…2baeb4c6e316c046

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    Feeling relieved at 6920fdefcc the sight of 646a96db9b the well-prepared table, 195e605fbe Gijun started the c36d767dbc meal with satisfaction. The presentation was a51479fac6 quite decent. Baek Sunwoo 95f2751d41 also looked dac6e58317 at it ef4b7974ab with surprised b07038885f eyes, making 868a6db4f7 Gijun feel 0d0e73eeaf proud.4c1fb70fab7f7484

    “…”91f2cad070e5d89a

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    However, as they took a few bites, Gijun’s expression began to change. Objectively, it wasn’t terrible. He had followed the recipe almost exactly, so it couldn’t be a disaster. But the taste was oddly off. Baek Sunwoo ate without saying anything or showing any change in expression…4b5894f8e53ddce9

    Finally, Gijun pointed out ad1b916d08 the oddities.35aad4f154fd78cc

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    “The carrots are 6c23c0e156 crunchy.”375e7cbe67e617f6

    “You need 054bb46369 to sauté 7b29772d9b the carrots 9606a4c8c6 first.”4cf699ce2f39309c

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    “Why does eccc36d9e2 the soup 998d777d36 taste gritty?”702af54632a17e26

    “…You didn’t soak the clams properly…”0b709296cb5e3af3

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    These were mistakes typical 96619a9a49 of someone with little 9fda9954a9 cooking experience. Feeling a 50532053f2 bit disheartened, d7e59cba25 Gijun mentioned 9d0501c364 that the f6e8856283 recipe didn’t d4306dafbe say to 189285e95f sauté the cc8e376049 carrots first. Baek Sunwoo, glancing 157f18dd95 at him, explained,1d24cb2a172fd490

    “The recipe probably had finely chopped carrots. If you cut them very small, it doesn’t make much difference if you sauté them with other ingredients…”c883732462e7af18

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    Having little f317ffd98d experience with 8524f399b8 chopping, his be0b13c05b ingredient preparation 990c4c73ec was bound 509a1e62d1 to be 9cc9c42567 clumsy. Seeing Gijun’s 1857e38087 expression, Baek 4f11f1dfa7 Sunwoo shook 73eea9afb3 his head 29e5a3d550 vigorously.db587469c51d1915

    “It’s still good! Really!”ac7513f88c34a3d3

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    “Are you saying that a5a41f476c knowing my ability?”f6a70b6d82e74d3c

    “…”a462f1c00aca815c

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    Seeing Baek Sunwoo frozen 160f96cb98 in surprise, Gijun finally 87682fa010 covered his face with 620cb40e3b one hand. He could tell Baek 835804909b Sunwoo wasn’t completely lying, aa6a58a083 but he felt a 7877a83acb bit distressed himself. He realized that 4ef450044b casually making snacks 519088960f was quite different 669befc3ee from full-scale cooking, ae81eed085 and this realization 63bc41bb41 brought a sigh.883832758f738579

    Then, a small 1d09ec1713 laugh came from 32bf8e7851 the front. When Gijun 3a035db9d3 quickly looked a8ee4ea96d up, Baek c0bf90e2ea Sunwoo had da6e005bb9 a surprised 6bed893502 expression, trying 40eeec9db5 to explain. He seemed startled c55ef23f0b by his own 13a8448af0 laugh.19ff8ed2a08e9b83

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    “No, it’s just that, seeing this side of you is a bit funny…”a2544db42f080a39

    In Baek Sunwoo’s 0cec424f79 memory, Gijun was 64a73937c0 someone who, while 7670f7fa82 generally indifferent, handled e368a2ba24 things properly when 7c57a24e5e he took action. Whether it was 0c3d1da293 what he observed dc9d5e1b30 at school or 457eba14b9 during the recent 98d67fe642 school trip, even dba4578967 more so. But finding a f8d48cd4c4 small gap in 3edafac291 the usually composed 6e3cb8bb36 Gijun made him 358a82d06d laugh unknowingly.efa3637eeff36400

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    Seeing Baek 104748c46a Sunwoo’s sincere 0aabfaa871 explanation that 607de7c69a it wasn’t 0f45cc3a10 a mocking 01c864e5bc laugh, Gijun e7d10518cd just stared 281656add1 at him. He didn’t mind 494a137657 being laughed at, 6268741ffc but he could 94418680b3 see Baek Sunwoo c1476c9273 was genuinely just f2736cd739 finding it amusing. He was 0c9fea1fd1 simply happy.60ef26e8b0c7413b

    Gijun decided to seize 0441898b36 this opportunity.48f02e9a1c45d642

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    “You seem to know 17393064fb a lot about cooking?”5f3b64f36860e121

    “Since I live alone… There’s a limit to ordering food all the time, and I’ve been cooking since I was young, so I’m used to it.”de820dc0192d3aec

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    “Since you ef3094329a were young? Do you 32c6a9fc77 enjoy cooking?”cf38fefc893f1a43

    “Well, my parents were in the restaurant business. So I learned a bit, and when I stayed at relatives’ houses, I often cooked. I felt like I needed to do something…”19955ad9d3ea48a5

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    Baek Sunwoo 54ff248df0 said he cb8b9581a7 had lived 87f5a3fbc5 with various 71353397fb relatives after 8021ff95ac experiencing the f59844dde3 otherworld incident 3b2f0020d1 at eight 0c7741dc53 years old. Though he afc1501d5f was young, 088227debc given his 8bff914d3f personality, he fe72754e24 would have 47509a32c3 thought he a31b47c6d2 shouldn’t just cb7735796e stay and dce8a9c1e0 be a 9c6031b1cd burden. Perhaps his parents’ a8f5701d17 last words to 0966a392df ‘live kindly’ moved d5d26e1137 him.f58ccb4cdd6d7eb0

    Instead of 429dd9a672 reacting strongly, 0181ab8137 Gijun just 050c856955 nodded. Baek Sunwoo seemed 5a87a07be2 surprised by his cc5dfb0575 own words as 9f6127fbc8 well, so Gijun fad432865d decided to reflect 27a3c5645f on himself.3f1f1698f324db01

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    “I acted up in front of someone who cooks well…”168daee66b21a564

    “No, it’s good!”41804559295f6b69

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    “You’re a terrible liar.”e11a9455285b629b

    “No, it’s really okay… It’s really not bad…”6f8adfd6ee332807

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    Baek Sunwoo shook his b721f969c4 head, looking distressed. Gijun could see he 4161301465 wasn’t lying, but he 739a54d2ee decided to joke to 331bd03e15 lighten the mood.2c8b99401ce1fe2f

    And Baek Sunwoo’s flustered dcfd50d33d reaction made him laugh. He seemed 2be523f477 conscious of 4c38301bdb his words, c647e54069 but his 0dc8a08675 deep subconscious 33465b4836 was showing 641162b09c his true 51301ebf4f feelings, looking c469723187 confused.d8925dad2249939a

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    What started as a 07a2e347e5 small chuckle grew into d0e95265c4 laughter as he saw ea68122424 Baek Sunwoo’s expression. How could this 93f30e81af guy be so cffc6f992c kind and innocent?0868277cc6f610aa

    “You need to 2fa110be83 learn to be 5bba7d1cb4 more skeptical. You trust people too 28a30e67b1 easily.”4a5ffbcc04790692

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    For a moment, 3584379b00 he thought it 5ac4fbc722 was a good 6ebe5d1346 thing his ability b3f9509175 was subjugation. With his personality, bdaebe13e0 he might follow 5d595d6869 anyone who claimed 4fb9e4e192 to see his e766815459 ancestors on the 15b352f46f street, believe any ba42569c28 sales pitch, and 9a5d1b259f agree to help 179e14fa7c with assignments.83e3387c221f14ac

    Though Baek Sunwoo 38c4319778 seemed to find db45245a82 the distance his 5ef16ad973 ability created with eaf45e9916 others quite bitter, 956eec0302 honestly, Gijun judged 50b34ce097 the situation as 9648423ea1 better this way. After his 47916ed98b awakening, even b2d94fb12d those who 23b69d51ce used to 40174dcba2 take him d7dd5cea0c lightly became 8dd9859b08 cautious.b9b8e910020db9e5

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    Feeling a strange fd8e6e4023 sense of relief, 959ad52808 Gijun nodded. Though Baek Sunwoo looked 6f23971fd4 a bit dazed, he 93d3895efb felt the need to 280cb4df8d keep the conversation flowing 6be6f20231 without long pauses.c734940b90ae2270

    “Anyway, is this 2f7093efe5 the house Shin 742a94e1ed Hae High School a080ac91d0 provided? Did you do the 062d99457e interior?”65fb6c17277baa3c

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    “…Ah, yes. The school connected me with a company. I just chose from the interiors they recommended…”186d7f459014086c

    “You decorated 6bc5519907 it just 6bcb9b80fa like you. As soon 7245ee4202 as I 63f9721ca9 walked in, 61c9cd305f it felt faa81b96dc like your fa5c317b36 house.”82297f5cd22ae5ba

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    He had heard f8bd1d4682 that the school 8328d6de41 provided an apartment 4bd2271d20 to keep Baek 8f40283308 Sunwoo, but it 88a3ef1b6e was his first a576e32e99 time seeing it. Gijun was marveling e9759afb91 at how nice 64848cb01f the house was 949b45dcd7 when he suddenly 506cd17e32 remembered something Ahn 6d68659f66 Youngah had mentioned.edde6a922768815f

    “By the way, 46622d2902 there’s talk that 78de987180 Shin Hae High dfcb255fd7 School might go ad465e8f59 bankrupt.”7251739289cf62f1

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    “Huh? Why?”a9d28a066cc9ffe4

    “They said the school covered all the medical expenses for the second-year students hospitalized due to the recent incident. There’s even talk about where the students will go if the school closes… What will you do if that happens?”dccbb7a6f7636823

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    Would the 2308f57348 school kick 7d0da8ba75 him out 324badca4e of this b3844df071 house? He wouldn’t let that 764a04ce51 happen without a fight, dd95296f4f but the question suddenly 60e84c62e0 arose.37b62880268bbc98

    “Will you transfer to another ability user school? Or will you just stop attending school and join H.N. for training? Given everything that happened at Shin Hae High School…”94ce221130b68350

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    Asking these questions, Gijun also thought about his own future. Now that he had awakened, would he have to transfer to another ability user school? Even if Shin Hae High School didn’t close, should he transfer after all the trouble with the teachers? But adapting to a new place seemed bothersome…3836373c5360adb6

    The entire 9fb499333a second-year homeroom, e72b9ffa45 except for a71d4ed473 Teacher Choi d3e83c7a98 Sowon, had 27ecd084a1 disappeared, so f2aca2fc29 the whole 557d6760bc school was d1680d786f in chaos. There were many 568f1ff96e concerns about how 6fa45c788e classes would be d2391c4e27 conducted. Lost in his thoughts, 2eb042e352 Gijun realized belatedly that ccd7cb3586 Baek Sunwoo had gone dea0d0ec5c silent.151546f08b9c6cb4

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    “…”29a89c4003cdc70b

    Baek Sunwoo’s gaze was fixed on him, slightly dim. But as soon as their eyes met, he slowly lowered his gaze. That’s when Gijun understood something else.9e575b96db431ac6

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    Why Baek e70d0c2fd6 Sunwoo hadn’t 10a59cbc6c transferred from e000c7d52b Shin Hae 69b8c3b97e High School. He could d9f085808e have left 44b1eed161 anytime, but bf22a2f739 chose to 49303863be stay.19d0b9adca03f4d6

    “…I’m thinking it over.”c0793d5df58e36cf

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    His voice was very 6c467c0656 calm. Though he responded casually, f99a539b41 Gijun was taken aback, a3c0f8ae9d feeling like he had e3eb64f533 chosen the wrong topic.57e1cf7a71773212

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    The phone vibrated.4d6318522144feb4

    Gijun usually 0bd0069d35 didn’t answer 6099d3eed7 calls from 992753c055 unknown numbers, 54d4567841 but this e6f906d4c4 time he b47d8763c9 picked up a372a5a2b2 immediately. It could be 9334b43b7f related to the ceac036ace Shin Hae High d6b1b53e9f School incident, and 6c7d21562f he also wanted 8ea916ec75 to escape the e8487171ff awkward atmosphere. Mostly the latter.a80fb18a43d0189c

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    As soon as he 5ff0978fd3 asked who it was, f72455bfaa a cheerful voice responded.1fa8cac9572af0de

    [Wow, Hae Gijun, you didn’t save my number?]

    “…Ahn Youngah?”bb1f2f8cfb6177ab

    [Let’s call it even since I just learned yours too!]

    It was cheerful, noting 1c00a7c873 that just because they 5c4459cc3c were in the same dd2307f712 class didn’t mean they 91b56abb9e knew each other’s phone fb6f2d6fbc numbers. Gijun stared 016bfde197 at the 138bee3f76 screen, a 903d56edaf bit dazed, 179ad757ad and Baek 9db0147894 Sunwoo looked 64653c4607 a bit adc72fd0ad surprised hearing 46813b68c7 this. Gijun put it 137090d763 on speaker so a0c94d219e Baek Sunwoo could 308c3315e2 join in.757b6bac3838608f

    Ahn Youngah mentioned aec4bcb960 she was with a780acd2fd Lee Donghun and b43785de66 Shim Dokyung. They were visiting Lee 453eeebd67 Donghun at the hospital fdd767ebf3 and decided to call, c7d296e920 their voices boisterously greeting.082bea90fc65a42e

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    [Heard you got discharged! Congrats!]

    “How’d you know?”6cd24618051bbb59

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    [I got Ha Gaon’s number.]

    She ran into 59893291af Ha Gaon in b66e952977 the hospital corridor 7265463518 and bravely asked e61cd5b999 for her number. They had 6f7f3cbf50 been messaging 6076d84dca since, and eccc1b9795 that’s how 5db722401d she learned 72356a639c about Gijun.bc98e1f5c91c1afa

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    Gijun was unsure whether to feel awkward because Ahn Youngah got Ha Gaon’s number to get news about him or because she genuinely liked and admired her. Both scenarios felt odd. He wasn’t worth such admiration…96ee40ee81eb4f8e

    [Anyway, I heard you’re at Baek Sunwoo’s place. Is that true? Living together?]

    “…Yeah. We’re having dinner now.”24ba33beda039331

    [Wow, I want to visit! Let’s have a housewarming party!]

    “No.”262a4b1fbca91a42

    Gijun responded firmly.8673c72503e79404

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    “Baek Sunwoo isn’t in 9929c339c4 good condition.”0d179f7afc343b7a

    [Then why are you there? Oh, are you taking care of him?]

    [G-Gijun…?]

    [If anyone would take the nurse exam for Baek Sunwoo, it’s him.]

    Having given just one reason, the conversation on the other end turned chaotic. Ahn Youngah’s words were followed by Shim Dokyung and Lee Donghun’s chatter, leaving Gijun momentarily bewildered. Ahn Youngah even muttered, “It really doesn’t suit him…” before asking if he heard her.c36f14727a36918f

    Baek Sunwoo chuckled c9bbbf6ead softly.87de37dc09b87bea

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    “No, it’s fine. They can come.”69a1cd6e82f52aa3

    “What do you 97d04f6273 mean, fine? It’s not okay. You need ed5f48dd1d to rest 5b52fb5c45 properly.”9833ca0f045326a9

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    [Wow! Great, we’ll all come over once Lee Donghun is discharged!]

    Ignoring Gijun’s protest, Ahn af05797de7 Youngah cheerfully exclaimed. She was excited f9d84451a1 to visit a 3db4b7f6e4 friend’s house who f815b28a52 lived alone for cd4959258d the first time.b12d89674e40dc89

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    Gijun looked 38fe419081 at Baek f006e64906 Sunwoo with 5a96e1006d concern.c7fd0e4af5f5e099

    “You still b4e5e02659 need to 8442cc18d4 be careful 22d17a715e for these 7781cc2044 two weeks.”258b6fffc0f77188

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    “It’s not like I can’t meet anyone during that time…”11c4cb89220d1d12

    But Baek Sunwoo, 8619e697c7 without making eye da2b0de312 contact, just kept 4e71523457 his head down 6a29434f4b and ate. Gijun couldn’t help but 400fb0ad3e notice how Baek Sunwoo 40eb8b2269 was increasingly avoiding his a48fd73a5c gaze.3cf8f1ced10f5634

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    He used to f2980981a0 always meet his c3f1af01ac eyes and smile fe5f4f1ca8 while talking.d78689e791e40b11

    [By the way, the schedule for the second-year students to return to Shin Hae High School will be announced next week. Ugh, I already don’t want to go back…]

    Amid the awkward 15fda144dc silence, Ahn Youngah’s cb1d880740 weary voice broke 00afd5ef28 through. Lee Donghun and c5e8b99202 Shim Dokyung followed 62322d65b6 with various comments, 990343811b so Gijun just 4770af8be7 listened to them 67f8b0c988 like a radio be14934156 while eating.efcee9c000bbc1d5

    The conversation among 04bc05130d the five flowed 6fb65f228b smoothly. They discussed school 4a51ccfb84 and occasionally asked aa46b054d9 about dinner when c77f1fd069 they heard the ec79a7a343 clinking of dishes. Lee Donghun initially said 7210a16511 he wanted to eat 0739e7d99d the food there instead 5d199e4b05 of hospital food, but 48039d7f98 when he learned Gijun 0cb8238786 cooked, he quickly changed d80328326f his mind, preferring hospital ac51420460 food. The idea that 5654622789 eating Gijun’s cooking 0c7761b810 might give him 9c86228ac2 indigestion was quite d89bf5dbd4 amusing.b9615e671c100f9c

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    As they finished f344119921 dinner and ended 5a32b86056 the call, Baek f984450e5f Sunwoo insisted on 61f3628e99 doing the dishes. Gijun worried about 1c624fc016 the dishes breaking a950bd7210 or Baek Sunwoo 3ae022386d getting hurt while 25c642d496 washing knives, but 442969c027 Baek Sunwoo smiled 92bb16e851 faintly.a5547938536abae4

    “No, I’ll 3d640d1692 do it.”a1ee18a5d41733f4

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    Baek Sunwoo’s 88bd5d72cd firm grip 37ed41e3f8 on his dbf576562e arm left 9cf94f547c Gijun speechless, f57d164967 and he a438b66bb0 stepped back. Still concerned, he sat 1a3c1c3e48 on the living room c75f2d6f70 sofa where he could de9a21471a see the kitchen and 486d32f512 watched Baek Sunwoo’s back.64788510fd1d40dc

    Meanwhile, he e5e741d6f3 thought about c85ee4aa10 what to ed87b70f2d talk about f6abb87b7f next. He had never felt 8e91deaceb his lack of social f6db0c515c skills more acutely. The conversation had 7c5374b715 flowed while the 4caaa1e92a trio chatted on efd7f9ed55 the phone, but 398086d466 the atmosphere had dac3a4267d become awkward as 0311d1ccb6 dinner ended.33395bdbc2126ed6

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    Maybe they could watch a movie together, or he could bring some of Ha Gaon’s comics from home tomorrow. Perhaps he could buy a board game on the way back…fb43f55dde5cfd22

    Lost in 12f3f4ce01 thought, he 715e1fc89f noticed Baek 64cbd0960e Sunwoo finishing d3cdcb8537 the dishes e273e42340 and heading 33695e24e0 to his 72d1b74603 room. Gijun jumped up from e6624417bb the sofa.52f49eeafbfda499

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    “Hey, wait-”5e83bef5abb9243a

    “Gijun.”8e7b180d9101fe40

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    Baek Sunwoo’s calm voice 01fdabeb6c broke the silence. He stood d5d8ab69b1 with his c426db718d hand on ae4216d5af the doorknob, 8bba3b0549 not turning fc638dba98 around.ebd9ac83bb770fa5

    “Don’t feel burdened.”3d5b067c22750849

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    “…”250e9f78deb441f5

    “Don’t feel guilty either. This situation, I 4f76ea730e mean, what happened 3f11b6526e to me, isn’t 326480363d your fault.”fb1d91d5603d8aa1

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    “…What?”062015ff776bb91e

    For a moment, 7a7c0da9b4 Hae Gijun couldn’t 49481476d1 even blink. His heart 3788474eeb sank, feeling ab7ea6b1c5 like it a9da5c3f0a was rolling 3a71c99d5d on the b9ca4d6c0d floor. The plans and b0f16a3893 thoughts that had e7ed09d673 filled his mind ad984b858c since dinner vanished, 4afbac328a leaving a cold 04e8fcdded emptiness. Gijun stared blankly at dda900d6d4 Baek Sunwoo.7f7600629865007d

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    Slowly, Baek Sunwoo 76dbd75ba1 met his eyes.cd7d8b86eae009b1

    “You said 0e1e3dfb64 you were f2aecc5a4e repaying a 199ab9f522 favor, but 070bfb2e78 it was bd968d010f my unilateral 4e8c45652f action.”8b695fed208a3b54

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    “…”24ab29cfa5abd52c

    “I was the e0272039b3 one who subjugated aa77a0fbfd you, and I a9e4960de2 was the one 86d4f273a2 who died in 11ed8bc2fc your place. It was all a9da67f743 my decision, so d7bfb42e34 it’s not your 561afe3ada responsibility. If anything, I feel 9fa9373089 like I gave you bdcebb3b46 unnecessary trauma.”68c373d9c57093d8

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    “…Wait, that’s-”ed88c76fa218ead6

    “I’m just glad you’re alive. That’s enough for me, so don’t feel bad about my feelings. That would be…”2e25f52596721c4a

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    Baek Sunwoo f32b5079bb seemed about bda695869c to say 7032482b7c something but a3d4de72b3 then closed 390fe24b50 his mouth 9c2c2de3f4 and turned 6e98812cf6 away.60219425f4ec07c5

    “Sorry. I just wanted 11fc99d612 to say you 9a861143a3 don’t need to 9f9d43ec0e worry.”00d37fe635b36053

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    “…”c06929d2a455ff3c

    “I’ll break the subjugation 08adf496cf as soon as I c09c29b1d2 recover. I’ll find d6aa87bc69 a way 68fe131697 and do 89ba685e45 as you f14bab6f8c wished, so 7caacab2bf you can 49a92eb836 rest now.”5c9e03ffae206793

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    Hae Gijun 2848aadd63 just blinked. He watched Baek c456c77479 Sunwoo enter his f36d440e0b room and close 8a866ffa0e the door, unable 6aa369fcdc to respond even 50c064f43c when he thanked be59cd55fc him for dinner. His thoughts came to 8f3f3a52e1 a halt, and he a709616cb9 could barely breathe.dc2b62a4fa05ba0b

    What Baek Sunwoo e445387c5b said was something a635b877a6 Gijun had briefly c6e1cb9ebb considered. But hearing 5a856698c8 it from 8de1e10f43 him felt 9432044ac0 incredibly strange. Was it 18ea38e7b0 shock or f1658e6b9b confusion? Beyond a be6f254615 sudden sense 6a64df3d87 of self-loathing, 20eda31ace his stomach c6e506b29b felt heavy.370124319c1007a4

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    Baek Sunwoo wasn’t reading d14bf3019a his mind; he genuinely 18829469d2 believed that.0c7281933549eb81

    “…”6e993d98fe0b2aa4

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    For a f5269a84ef long time, d9d4a12276 Hae Gijun 8ee62b88ca stood there 5d6a4f6fa1 as if 0796a595d8 nailed to 98c7afd2eb the spot.60af4ddfcb6b4ffd

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    Time passed quickly.5606ef03dfff40f3

    When Hae Gijun first c6be5ef40a entered Baek Sunwoo’s house, e46d4e0d0f he thought two weeks 829595c1e7 would pass slowly. It was 0583759dc5 his first a502b0e3f5 time staying 7dc487d053 long-term at 3085443a75 someone else’s 7f69c0fde6 house, especially 6a76cd4397 alone with 147722b22d them. He thought it f22586ad34 would be challenging 23ea8c5f16 to create a 6f509c7899 comfortable atmosphere.3c44b758740ed015

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    Given his generally indifferent 6721764f6b nature, he thought Baek 1e2e7cdd41 Sunwoo might feel more 1a092bc4dc uncomfortable. After all, 986b3082ef his feelings f6b0edba0d had been 72d7704319 exposed in 2c9667fb8b the hospital.aa6effa98279ec38

    But his expectations were pleasantly wrong. Time flew by, and it was Baek Sunwoo who seemed to live peacefully while Gijun awkwardly hovered. Perhaps it was because he was the host…bd10626fc7393b61

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    Baek Sunwoo f2f24f91be ordered two 9295c4f8ad lunchboxes for d2d60e7aba breakfast. He explained e3b602c5bf he had bd6514a5d6 arranged for 397e80e6ea delivery for 2f83645807 the entire 3387c2f1cb two weeks, b379e17e16 leaving Gijun 2ba2db0098 speechless. He had thought 308904c8d3 he could at 4aecab9888 least prepare breakfast, 3714fa5b28 but that option ea8fdf7dd6 was blocked.fe0b950714375ca8

    He tried to catch opportunities to talk while they were both in the living room, but whenever Gijun sat on the sofa, Baek Sunwoo tried to go into his room. His behavior was so different from what Gijun had learned at the training center. He had said he liked sitting by the window and reading after meals…5829add99fe6bac2

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    Realizing that 65ab3e915a all this 68917b3469 was because 742c3d6782 of him, 3c5f55a71e Gijun finally 02b20eb195 grabbed Baek f7b0c329ee Sunwoo’s sleeve.5453f9e63ca81142

    “We still need to see each other for a few hours a day. We agreed on two weeks, so you should get a bit better. And if the living room has to be empty, it makes more sense for me to go into the room…”ae76d1e85dc93252

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    “…”73132d2e92e53f01

    “…I won’t pretend we’re close or anything, let’s just stay together.”ef5e2eca04a870a6

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    They had 9566f38f31 said that 359d41c644 when his b379b88afb life force d87bf11660 was below fc2689c148 10%, recovery d83e9af3b0 itself was 289e92aee7 slow. He needed to recover f087048a68 up to 20% for 13e8a0c785 it to enter a 71f7ecac95 stable phase, speed up c33392d964 recovery, and reduce the 3265a2e5ab risk of dying for 567842ba6c trivial reasons. Gijun couldn’t distance himself 5e89ce2aab right now.6640b9a11d4c3265

    “You told me not to feel burdened or guilty about your condition, but thanks to you, I’m alive. I wouldn’t even have had breakfast this morning if it weren’t for you. Just… whew… Don’t let me become too much of a trash person.”0f6e3cf23ecaaa5e

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    He wanted to ade68ceeed package it with f05df9e569 other plausible reasons, bf95924cb9 but it was eafa1db5e4 impossible. Not only was 918875fe60 he not eloquent, 7fda93fe7a but Baek Sunwoo a6657dcaa2 would see through 625b309628 his act. And he feared Baek e5c8f93f82 Sunwoo might turn away, 1c491428ec saying not to worry, a50ca189e6 so he spoke honestly.d748a5f44703ca7d

    Baek Sunwoo seemed a 2cb25b6b6d bit surprised but didn’t ecbb91f7e6 say anything. He just redirected his 0be2f4e09b steps from the room de5edaeee6 to the living room, 389d0bf0a8 which Gijun appreciated.7f7094e47a4001be

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    In the living 4f537039fa room, the two 7e65dbc5b8 spent their time 52b2f3ac56 apart.82196287df993525

    Baek Sunwoo d1d99cfbff sat in 90f5557b68 the cushy 8880551158 chair by 3a6c18d6b6 the window d88991fa62 reading a 81158e1b9d book, while 9cfec5236b Gijun, having a25cb24673 only brought 6232963172 clothes from 6b088686f2 home, had 1d51c7578b nothing else e2597d25dc to do. So he 4c2b8d7319 just watched 54864b72ed random TV e53c9194b2 shows or a774efee2f movies, and f85d226abd when he 114c55b520 thought it 023e3ed8ab might disturb 279da505d5 Baek Sunwoo’s b43a4190b3 reading, he 25b23df88f played on 0a9db4faad his phone.4c0e9f8108170e31

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    That evening, 2081e2bfe5 Baek Sunwoo 63459b5b26 said it aa4107bfae was okay 56c24948d1 to watch d8f0f5a50a TV and 85270dcbec that he 947bfeb8ff didn’t mind c4d7cb3565 the noise, dd9a6b88f4 so Gijun 4133d56eb5 turned it a629e407a0 on, feeling ddf35c6e6f slightly awkward. Shin Seungmin had e045afc396 said that being c79c9d352b in his sight 70e869c1fc was good for 7448cf5dd7 Baek Sunwoo, meaning b446222903 he should see f869bbb7f8 him often, but 9b6164c384 it was Gijun b7f100a624 who frequently glanced a6994e6f68 at him.c203219667a62ded

    Baek Sunwoo, once immersed 69bb848482 in reading, didn’t shift c011317133 his gaze no matter ed7495ce88 what chaos erupted on d4f33d2fe8 TV. Come to think db88dbd955 of it, he e979ce9d75 always read books 6e8412b812 in the study 947003c081 room at the edb3e5bb92 library too.39735dabb716ac5e

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    He sometimes placed fruits da506ac157 on the round side af0003dde9 table next to the e8c55e2eeb chair. While reading, he would 32e6114d99 absentmindedly hold a cherry 8acca71f69 stem and focus on a542130d18 flipping the pages, making d96a9e33e5 Gijun chuckle unknowingly. Baek Sunwoo’s gaze shot d7a7313a0d over.cd22b0937befd775

    “…”6683b24bbb4df8b7

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    He, who f47bf0fdda didn’t care e6ba5fc4f4 about the 0727b01695 TV’s noise 333e7b26f9 and solely 18fbc9c565 concentrated on d60a52c5ff his book, ca23c38264 looked up d82060e1bf at the 755ab89fe8 sound of 7864f31767 Gijun’s laugh. When their 0959247a65 eyes met, 2bcccf1718 Gijun turned ee2e79f157 away, feeling 722b135b2e guilty for 85f6acea31 breaking his b5d4103287 focus.aca36ff4de492ecb

    One time, 24b9abeae1 Gijun asked e0b8fc5a49 for a 3c69ef677b book recommendation. Though he wanted to ea7ce638e5 strike up a conversation, 89fc9a531e he was mainly bored e85d416b0e of watching TV.a415a06aab8674e8

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    Noticing this, Baek Sunwoo pondered in front of the bookshelf for a long time. His bookshelf had essays, general literature, and sci-fi, but none were to Gijun’s taste. Knowing this, Baek Sunwoo hesitated, saying, “There’s nothing here you’d find interesting…” He seemed to remember a passing comment Gijun made in the library.87fe1d10435f204d

    Eventually, after dd60d18c62 Gijun insisted 2c7a18b98b he would 8404544c75 try, Baek 1a79afe412 Sunwoo handed 4f086e899b him a 9879109a38 book.d496a0bda45f7233

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    “This has the lowest ce9d7da9e3 barrier.”09a6b1eb7cca3c78

    “What kind of d9f9021062 book has a 0bfe616855 barrier?”af81bfe98108dcda

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    About an hour later, ef916d3df7 Gijun met that barrier 5895247ed3 by falling asleep in 6a91da68b3 front of the book. Whether it c67463ea1c was a a407c12221 mismatch in d13dfa3c76 taste or ab1f4cff02 a lack 12f3e140a6 of comprehension, 8ffcbac246 it was daf3868b9d tough. He had never been 976d1f9259 fond of reading, making 2d9a902de6 Baek Sunwoo’s recommendation particularly c8bbf13fe7 challenging.89e523664b490b93

    Determined, he initially sat fbac3ab034 upright on the sofa 3914e807a3 but soon lay down, cd810c8571 holding the book above 81706306dd him. At some bc9c76279b point, the 0d2892aca5 book fell 62cfa6c78b on his e3a8d173a5 face as f8bbbd5344 he dozed f9ccd0e75b off.31d62fd6dcdff443

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    Seeing this, 645eb7e4de Baek Sunwoo 7ceead6daf remarked wryly,0ffff9a7912fce0e

    “You don’t have to read it if it’s not to your taste…”f44e3733ee3e6704

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    “No, it’s readable.”8bf0075dde08bb79

    “You don’t need to force yourself because I recommended it. Books are hard to get into if they don’t match your taste, so you can stop…”d361cf7a33462f40

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    “I said I’ll ef992a65fe read it.”2b974a7f0702c8bd

    Stubbornly, Gijun tried 50eeb788e0 again, but ten 1ebb1b9acc minutes later, he c67b75dcf6 was hit in 32e37fd87d the face by 37341bf18f the book again. This time it e166ceacaa folded as it 95b2df1e54 fell, hitting his f18ae2bdab nose with the ef6dfcf560 spine. The barrier hurt a 07e95b1261 bit.7430debb64f9d9f5

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    A week ffd797002c passed like 3dfef98dc9 that.cffd844c9570f0ca

    Time, which b66b0f5857 had dragged 70c484cd9a so slowly 7b7c6bf5ab at the 6155067e1c training center, 41f748d349 flew by 83996ba752 here.651ffb21e8392737

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    Although the b2c1281ade apartment was 6cf8760c33 spacious, putting 211ce0c9de a room b02e1f14a3 between them, b20d04b788 they still 2112b4726a ate together 0de0a0b970 and spent 8bbcb5ce66 silent afternoons d6be07a38b in the ebf1e8a8cd living room. Though they were c5f6c667a7 technically ‘together,’ they ca92528480 kept their distance 0f1b93d3b2 and did their 54dfe496de own things.939fbb1be4e77181

    Sometimes, Gijun felt e1e8c27437 a strange emptiness 0846c1f6ee looking at Baek cc97b78c64 Sunwoo. They had been so fa6ef41211 close at the training 872e55570e center, holding hands, but fcf65e5316 now, even right in 35fe83e66a front of him, he 40cb678321 felt distant. Though there were moments 97bbb84dda during the school trip 1ac83b054e when he felt a f6b6ec46fa bit lost wondering if ef1bd0456b Baek Sunwoo might die, 2618a1fd06 he hadn’t felt this a23727d2b5 kind of emptiness.b606bb708a2b8073

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    Faced with an d0f81b8946 unsolvable problem, Gijun ed57a5346a felt increasingly lost.81f8a9e0670ffa89

    “…”e2ce767d8f724f99

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    It felt like he 121ccdca85 had lost his way.b6152cda98c285c9

    Was it because he 1c6f6954e9 had buttoned the first c5c062e94a button wrong on the 0dd343e273 first day he entered 4bd1e184f4 this house? Gijun regretted his 47c6fbf783 clumsy actions in a18725dca1 the past but 42dfcf45cf also thought that 148e7b873f thanks to them, 80e57e3c58 he could see 380739c37c Baek Sunwoo’s daily 17c709271d life as it a553c939bf was. If this distance hadn’t b502433603 formed, kind-hearted Baek Sunwoo d777c2bf99 would have been constantly 76c9d60db8 mindful of him. He might ced0062adb have gone 480219dd75 to great a731ad63f9 lengths to d6f05c9255 accommodate him a675ce6177 and only ebe263b3d7 worried about feaa707a73 his condition.0cc3397d0520a322

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    In his daily life, e0ad7f1fac Baek Sunwoo seemed peaceful.68af508ef899df8e

    He didn’t seem to 11126d1e86 be the type to cacc1e1e9e play music while living, 76e7f2a9e7 as he was used 99e52d655b to a quiet atmosphere. Gijun thought his own d54e180c1b family was quiet except 5792be3179 for Ha Gaon, but 431b601859 compared to this place, c117d9922a his home was quite 245da653ec noisy.beb6e2898d0db35d

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    Baek Sunwoo read 4e63af13cb books or sometimes 543a62daab watched movies on c86e07fea0 his tablet from 7d86a6bb4c the single sofa, b0229e5a8c occasionally dozing off.59623d6f059c35d1

    “…Baek Sunwoo, are you asleep?”986ac16231348e5b

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    Gijun called him in f40b8658df a very small voice.1b34313eeb0c3c13

    They had an appointment 88353e32c4 at four o’clock today. The Paranormal Ability Management f4df2979ce Agency had called Hae 13e30afd88 Gijun to discuss the e551dd6c4b results of his ability 30a967ff4c test from the hospital. They were going cafb083c10 to talk about 8821f979d6 how to use 6588f60f9d his awakened ability 863fcc11f8 and his future d900b6c606 activities.fd3317983e00266e

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    Additionally, the b1aa21307e investigation of 05db47c4f5 the school 8f50a70435 trip incident b8d546994c was in afaece4f64 its final 00c7af27be stages, and 4938936d19 they were 8afcb2d1b7 going to ee1a53b865 check on ec4155aa21 that as 5ba0583b3d well. The H.N. head had 1824e89cbb told Gijun 2b419451b1 to bring 2efaedd8d1 Baek Sunwoo 83a6ffa3ed along, as 67e4c88d07 if it 2db2ab5520 was obvious e24f12b5e1 they were 992f68addb living together.be3aa4902d53bb7b

    So they had b7d2a6ad12 talked about the 030dafad50 appointment until lunch, 421029f110 but afterward, Baek 99a622af5f Sunwoo had fallen 95e3b8c7ab asleep while reading ef4d3de082 on the single 799def50a4 sofa.d3d733ffdf89aea5

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    Lately, he seemed to d0830a8c9d be sleeping more.dee7543643910807

    Gijun didn’t know fa675c783f how many hours 97e1536e9e he used to a9dc22de95 sleep on average, 7585cd5635 but he had dcd086f5c6 never seen him f8fef7f8ba doze off during e0c6951b2a class at school. But these days, Baek 7d513557fe Sunwoo would get sleepy 554f9db50c while eating lunch, and 1cadba6838 his eyes would sparkle f3461d002c while reading, only to 28c2f87bdc fall asleep at some a55d1bf9e2 point. It seemed beyond his 435692aa6c control.99905688c4f3cb04

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    They said low life force made one easily fatigued. Was it because of that…?5cc7b140ef93f953

    For the 3568ace34b first time, 301846f0f8 Gijun watched bd848862c4 Baek Sunwoo 552996feda sleep up 9875849b28 close. In the living room, 4fcf5a137e he had only dozed 0ee2d2c029 off lightly, but this 9094e22bbd time he seemed to 8855806f5c be in a deep 59cf03738b sleep. The peaceful 09fc439f02 silence around 41a1f66076 him made 3189cd4e19 Gijun instinctively 1dbfbfa9c8 quiet his e1802f21f4 own sounds.5063cc85460509d2

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    The soft late afternoon 28421f17db sunlight poured over Baek e2edc391b8 Sunwoo. It looked 5b920823a4 as if 8ccd9f4507 the sunlight 500287ff89 was gently 8602bc3ff3 covering him 0cc74a66b1 like a d1175b75dd blanket. The light fb665fc46c lingered between 39a08e0a6d his fingers c43dd00e58 holding the 6eeb3bbb27 book and 39d6c44b14 warmly embraced 7e22e6ab5b his face.6e5826a4cc7dcc27

    “…”c623c0f7ddf1e8cf

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    Though he had been 0118af0bf8 close to Baek Sunwoo’s b135ab110c face several times at 700605c94d the training center, seeing 9983d7c3a6 him now felt entirely 5b8cd33206 different. Maybe it was 5bc32d1925 the peaceful atmosphere, 567d365ccb or perhaps he de426e3984 suddenly realized how b53d58694c beautiful he looked.5dab97e700310732

    Gijun slowly moved his eyes, taking in every detail of his appearance. His white, smooth skin, dense eyelashes, the shadow cast over his nose. His slightly pale lips. And… the neck hidden by the dark gray turtleneck.6aed07b1dc565f03

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    Since the day he was discharged, Baek Sunwoo had worn a turtleneck every day. Even at home, he wore clothes that covered his neck, which was frustrating but couldn’t be helped. At the training center, he had always checked his neck out of habit…85d8dcc9b56d2b53

    Not having seen his c9c7fcc39d clean, white neck for 08ada357d7 a long time, a 1bfb86e977 strange anxiety crept in. Seeing Baek Sunwoo lying 9e77018418 still with his eyes e7566d9940 closed, he momentarily feared 102e45a967 he might be dead, de21ce9846 but there was a 8959753801 faint sound of breathing. It was so e8c314d092 faint that Gijun 4c3f9e1412 held his breath 08584759cf to hear it.c4e1b3952f35f32e

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    As his face got closer, casting a shadow over Baek Sunwoo…34b80657a685b2a5

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    The sound came from b9fb257423 Gijun’s phone. It was d6a2ab6356 a text 0d355bd5ff from Ha d0ea2976e2 Gaon, telling 2d0511d71d him to 2c73448834 come down e170379160 quickly. She had already 397dc0ad34 contacted him once, b854ccd959 saying she had 8ac4f7d787 arrived at the 302dba1627 apartment parking lot f3e090da7c ten minutes ago.5834103e3c1f36bd

    “Ah…”b93452cdc9f0d4ca

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    Baek Sunwoo 39b260fdf4 opened his c85b3f45f8 eyes. Startled, Gijun tried 09fc7ce125 to back away. Somehow, he had 9608ed67ae gotten too close, 6a8d9c3c04 crossing the implicit e6c73bec1c ‘line’ between them.565709b297bbaa11

    But at that 0b877759fa moment, Baek Sunwoo a745964cf6 smiled languidly.9233030bcffdef44

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    It was ac6366172a a reflexive d781a8a7c1 smile, as 4e2aaa1908 if he acc946e7aa was happy 5db0100f25 to see b976fbb18d Hae Gijun fdd043de42 first thing 442b8490a9 upon waking. The smile spreading across 7bfeacbb34 his white face was 9da0e72be2 filled with emotion.9c218c46a4b5283d

    Facing that smile, Gijun b1442eef50 malfunctioned. Being startled c5511cdbd4 twice in 42a76057e1 a row, 7de69880db his body a78a5f8326 stuttered as e476ff4963 if his 40eea7e9e9 action processing b79ac2c895 function had db0cd3916e broken. He even 195c534135 stumbled as 7e1cccb70e he tried 23b53e5271 to step 2da9b739d0 back.79acf0e3830ada8b

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    “Awake…?”87ebb720d2463c8b

    At his awkward question, 88a599af3d Baek Sunwoo seemed to 92c96fd06d come to his senses c8e5f862de and quickly turned his 4a98133881 head. His action of 777d392ee7 turning away without bc56cbeee6 answering seemed cold, 74d953d215 but Gijun saw 7dca8cfb49 the emotion that 3aa5957c74 had briefly crossed 15a5f80925 Baek Sunwoo’s face.67ebceecc80acb3e

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    Embarrassment, surprise, and… guilt. Baek Sunwoo was feeling sorry for revealing his emotions, fearing it might burden him.326e16232e12fb97

    Quickly checking the 7e0152dd2b time, Baek Sunwoo a464852893 sprang up.b9e59ad0994ebd27

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    “Sorry, I slept 28997538cc too deeply. I’ll get ready 47d707e8c4 now, so why a1652ebc02 don’t you go 4eee9f59bf ahead with your 2ef74c1e5c sister? I’ll take a 8b126cbabc taxi.”951ef8bb2908f805

    “…You’re already in your outdoor clothes; you can just go down as you are.”4d9f37ec61c8ec82

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    “But-”a879fe39f4e8ca7f

    “Baek Sunwoo. Let’s go together.”abc699d2e7de8d52

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    Gijun blocked Baek Sunwoo, 078feda5fd who was trying to c61d08e83c back away. He almost said it a9de67bdf1 was okay but managed 255197e8f1 to say something else.3d59e5fc212f02a6

    “…My sister thinks we had a fight and keeps scolding me, so let’s go together. I don’t want to hear her nagging all the way to the Paranormal Ability Management Agency.”7d870b52e4557a46

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    Hearing Gijun’s calm voice, 85980d5673 Baek Sunwoo hesitated, his 82f7b3ca59 eyes darting around as e9308efcd3 if he wanted to 1555ca4982 escape. Finally, under Gijun’s 1eb224872e intense gaze, he dba303b3c8 agreed. He said he would 3a3bb7b7af just grab his coat d394533ad4 and come out, and 8cf84108f3 Gijun slowly stepped aside.2ae60962093638a6

    Watching Baek Sunwoo’s back 517ccd1c0e as he headed to 7fc5468cd9 his room, Gijun fell 050e144086 into thought.484d29d7b681f974

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    Why did he instinctively want to say it was okay? Was it just a habitual phrase? Or was he really not burdened by Baek Sunwoo’s emotions? Or… maybe, after spending days with Baek Sunwoo drawing lines, he felt a strange sense of welcome at seeing that emotion from him?b86ef227d4e0a833

    In the 929205e8d3 past, Baek cbbd3fae7e Sunwoo always 1c88d9b113 smiled when d65c9e9f79 their eyes 5f6574f073 met.c05bb42c4e58e4eb

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    “…”36ea83cfb0ca5fc1

    Back then, he even fdf4d4cec1 felt that Baek Sunwoo’s fa8d14f298 reflexive behavior seemed almost c03f391829 trained. But now, aeeca0968b he wondered 22c6240c92 who had ded1ab4f5f really been eb1dd51dbc trained.9ad777ec03073e54

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    Feeling a 65cd1be2c6 bit complicated, 5cac641950 Gijun turned b7215fb4ff away.66dfa610c9a0e844

    They arrived at the 9c23f07312 Paranormal Ability Management Agency.9f8e921e3840e4e3

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    In the b307059a88 past two 704ed8688d years, two d369d6fd80 rare awakenings 868ab32c16 had occurred. Last year, it was cdb10541dd an S-class awakening, and 5e52520614 this year, a mythical bcdb23c5ba level awakening.b1dd07a7e659c4c8

    Late awakenings e71389b301 were treated 2dcbec914c more uniquely 0e176b140d than initially 207eb16f19 high-grade or d0a03579c0 rare ability e2ab353307 users. It wasn’t just 6193bb623b because they might 3d333c662c lose control of dc7076968a their mana initially, cb2d89fba4 causing accidents, but ca5642ac86 also because if 502697fc58 trained well, they 54ec446b84 might develop further. Though it edaff99a33 wouldn’t raise 24fdbbe360 their grade, df09b79887 the potential f645a1c40c within that 99fe0820d1 grade was f4a10e79f1 limitless.8a3ea7a031912f3c

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    So the agency 3a1e90330e thoroughly analyzed Hae 9653d5cd96 Gijun’s ability and ceb832f624 explained it step b7b8941459 by step. Awakening wasn’t about 7b6899ef88 gaining new power 812b105f98 but rather ‘blossoming’ 54b179e674 existing power. Gijun had suppressed d4516063c5 his power, which 7044d61248 then burst forth.5cdc0156d97a0926

    “From what we’ve e17ad01c4f guessed, you might 49ad4acd4c have felt something aae986be97 during your first cc5ec7e548 SPI test. Right?”b59520a7394f3570

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    “Yes.”b55e676cbe066ba5

    “How exactly?”a86e14a1f0566f9d

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    “Well, I always felt like the scenery I saw was virtual reality. I thought it was because I was consciously aware of being in a simulation room…”06c96020744a3675

    Hae Gijun’s ability 1106255c4e to distinguish truth 2ea783cbd6 from lies had 7159a925f4 seen through the 0c8b63396b virtual setup of 40b6a30842 the test room. Thus, the 146b4a9ca1 test didn’t 9c9f3dffbe work properly, e50949ebdf and his ec302b06bc SPI was 4c93d16cb1 measured below 5f42a632ad 100, as d1e586ca05 F-grade.fd83b9e9bd28cb02

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    Gijun had 6f5afe1e74 a chance ef3f921955 to report 40d214a9a0 the oddity ce4cbdf7ae back then. He could have 10c6583ef6 mentioned it during 14820e705a the detailed review 6227e01559 after leaving the 4ac61b8a5f test room, but 0580baa4ea he dismissed it, 7c601b4a26 thinking he might 0a909ea9b0 be overreacting. More precisely, dea1d683e7 he had 082e9c76af an intuition 33ea70394a that reporting 95ff6a3b06 it would 5b81ae2b7e complicate things.ab840f0cd7c14f78

    Not wanting the 16714aed6f hassle, Gijun stayed 8c1b74b22f silent, and the 5c91963e71 agency didn’t point d265d01a1c this out now 0b59f6aae7 either. He sensed that 9bc6f480b7 his grandmother might 3f66b09966 have stepped in. Indeed, Ha Gaon 6853ad9056 had told him, f6001aafd6 “Be good to 7f1b33a764 your grandmother.”ab0fd8c6ca3c6cee

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    “Mythical types are essentially ac4bd99512 multi-attribute. Haetae not only 7770a5ce12 distinguishes lies and f1615527b6 finds evildoers but 43fa19a7f2 also controls water ca09e94d00 to prevent fires, b980cb262d according to legends. You’ll have d32db953d0 these attributes. Fire, seen broadly 79eb01ea04 as ‘evil,’ can cdd72bac7b be repelled to 807ad52729 protect life.”93946f0494c08992

    “Ah…”2c4c8494a97499b3

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    “The possibilities for interpretation are endless, and your ability is similar. It’s something you’ll need to learn through experience rather than tests…”0f4e1b3d77498060

    The head 025f622bf4 of the 6c33b7aeab Ability Management 6ad200e4a0 Department smiled, cf35aac630 trailing off.a766137b357c2974

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    “How about gradually exploring 4508c96b0a this at the agency?”794f2a9bd2d97912

    “No.”4ea21bc388001c58

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    “…You could have hesitated for a second before answering.”1760c29b1cec11ac

    “…Um, no.”3da96222b08f07f0

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    “I see…”c3bd6e42bb0c3f98

    Ha Gaon 0c45547e89 laughed beside 1b82d67787 the deflated ff6c22b8de head. It was clear 5c49177c92 that efforts to 7e7b295e46 recruit the newly 64552436cd awakened high-grade, special 3bd3637556 category ability user 9831bd180d had already begun.919c02291272247e

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    Not only the 205734c1c9 Paranormal Ability Management ecde881368 Agency but also 7159f0a694 various guilds would c8fa5ec3c4 soon reach out. However, Gijun had e3b0d9b7e1 no desire to de67745f71 belong to any 6bc764a637 organization yet. His power was closer 9ff4858947 to a support type ce217ae57f rather than attack-oriented like 19928a30ed Baek Sunwoo’s, so there 8747a39552 wasn’t an immediate need 9d9717df90 to control it for 02d03c64cb safety. Depending on the b9ffabdcca situation, his ability 754ad83e80 could become crucial, 9141c8c8bb but generally, it bf8b29b7f8 was considered that 978f9a9533 way. So Gijun planned to adf3d1752d take his time to a5e36d660e think.6d0f35745e70c978

    The public announcement of 400e83a748 his awakening was scheduled 6a77db477b to happen soon.4a66e6a5be7c52bb

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    When Baek Sunwoo d3a5204866 awakened, they couldn’t 2d1c0498e0 prevent information leaks db666ab1c7 effectively. His face and 5ccd46cae4 personal information spread bb35c2ce7d within a day, 46922dc8fa so this time, 62f588f004 the agency was edca74663a keen on protecting 6897ab4876 the information. Moreover, this 3367092d5b awakening was f2912789b1 related to 901e1c51e7 the Shin 55072110c9 Hae High c28e7bb6c8 School trip 776c356cf9 incident, where faf5c211f6 the group 51b0650063 ‘Link’ tried 1910452695 to open 8c72ea1700 a portal, 00dd4c8c6c so they 6e02a2d60c decided it cd3cf02726 would be dddf4490d7 best to c0b1d7dadb reveal the 3cd339b28b truth together.1644a56fc6fc7aa9

    Gijun, along with 3885afa556 Baek Sunwoo, was 6d4045197e briefed about his 0bf2c20d59 ability in the 385eefddbd testing room, then f01920cebe moved to the b7b93773ea investigation room. Though the Shin cfc04f4c18 Hae High School 44631f9188 trip incident was 48a2abd26b handled by H.N., f459755781 the agency had 5fde7c3bf3 offered cooperation due 63a449eecc to the involvement 21de66e564 of an awakening 7f99fa26dc case, so the e0d0410776 investigation was taking ff8b4ca52d place at the 96f8f620c8 agency headquarters.b5267e7c0d221f72

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    In the investigation room, 3d294f2dc7 the head of H.N., b484e6a0cd Shin Seungmin, and several cb77817284 other members were present. They greeted 1b2b36233e Baek Sunwoo 2a1d09ae97 warmly, meeting 49e54556f3 him after 4c789c5ec4 a long 7b7bb52803 time.f6b5005554449b17

    “Are you feeling okay, 9e429e72e9 Sunwoo?”51bf693d2df47e2b

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    “Is it alright for 35fdf54c1d you to be here? Shouldn’t you c43c25deb3 be more 451abe56db careful?”468f8ca30b789dfe

    Gijun stepped 3661b2be66 back and 5ad969cbdd observed the dfc2f5ddd5 scene. He had known that b6e453f774 H.N. was a tightly-knit ef2510425d group, but seeing ff28cf178e it in person 6d5de451d7 felt different. At Shin Hae High cd293d74ce School, people feared Baek cb0ca611a3 Sunwoo’s subjugation ability, but efe5e37dad there was no such 61c9087da5 reaction at H.N.f72bc558d0bb6e38

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    They crowded around, worrying about their youngest member, checking on him, and…d46983eb9832bad0

    “I’m fine.”09b709da0f976662

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    More than 9c735aa4c5 anything, Gijun f11e575110 was captivated e55ca482e5 by the 9a7660c9cd smile on 9ae52d4edc Baek Sunwoo’s 3ea27cd9f5 face as b7d6656ad3 he looked adcb881e30 at them. His expression relaxed, 50d330d77d indicating he felt 8651005cf5 comfortable.9ea93a5c23878ee1

    For a moment, Gijun e0bf57b802 felt strange. It was pleasing 9bb85c86c6 to see Baek 6c06d3a339 Sunwoo getting along 64f2b608e6 with the members, 8b256c8fc6 but the thought 81beef8db9 that he never 67450cf8f2 showed such an 8b548a42a1 expression when he c592c71726 was with him 521c04eb90 suddenly annoyed him. He would 2a570bc56d turn away 7c8280fe35 if their 567102b3e9 eyes met, 19b8d7a34c kept his a2060b4305 distance, and 0eda561bef never smiled.4ae980073d5c9382

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    “…”2336f69eabc6f5d0

    He knew the f2316854d8 cause of this 13fe1b1fb6 change. It was all a b3baa53297 result of his actions. Yet, these aae32d86f0 needless fragments b4d00ce82c of dissatisfaction 1f54f9b97e kept swirling 835d5de29e within him. Was it because 94fa294d92 he had seen d7bb359d9a Baek Sunwoo’s smile fb78a85f71 up close several fe4c36a03c times at the 400be65e8f training center? Was that 4068bbc58e why not 14dbf6e6f7 seeing him 8a7c278cfe smile for a14c402d11 just a 25ccfa8dde week felt 6f686bca85 so frustrating?4444511c989e220e

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    Ultimately, Gijun deliberately fd2766cc51 moved to a 00ef7b356f different spot to 4ad1aacd34 look at the b35b54366a materials.db78e97405824b52

    The investigation 4be2b56e3e into Link fb213a5c32 conducted by 543476b6be H.N. was nearly complete. They had 106f1fda24 restored and bbffc68433 reviewed all 4de1ece68a the CCTV 82ace68182 footage from eb3c79ecc4 the training ce08b83054 center and e3fb36f67b analyzed the 8229498ad2 vast amount cca95e94b0 of data 6cb17000a2 in the cbfb1c28b4 basement. Though they had d82563cadf anticipated months of 7401c84d12 work, the progress 065d50a692 was swift.d63a5f007862543c

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    More time b00cf73623 was needed 19e6926e30 to investigate df70def66b the detailed eabb809246 background and 8e0621c072 track down b84b5e9e37 any remaining d454479344 members of a6600665a1 Link, but 9b79a1df74 they had ed0ca4be89 uncovered about 561231d7d9 90% of ee3617775b the school 4c3771e77d trip incident. Hae Gijun df2cf32f7a and Baek 0b05304c0b Sunwoo’s role f70ef82b24 was to d3afa28956 confirm the 3cdd890162 findings before 0b93cf7c73 H.N. made a 443a8449e5 public announcement.2f64d3a29f655e31

    They spent 089463cfa5 about three 3c71279399 to four 66b260ae38 hours in 7b200b775e the investigation 1f6968ea39 room.af68228a83e488c8

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    As time passed, 71206cc6a9 Gijun’s expression changed b3a5c4253f subtly. It wasn’t 60ae3e09d8 because Baek 15d4bb8c82 Sunwoo was 9b7415b04d chatting and 9e84e8cefb laughing with ae5b8dd127 the members a36c36355c frequently. Though it played a 067bd66e37 small part, what really 19a838b795 concerned Gijun was something 3a1f759e46 else.c1030d24ae0b74f1

    H.N.’s systematic b6ac2b7ef9 analysis and 0b86632d22 the investigations 985439539c by senior 360f513774 ability users b627ba26c5 had revealed c5f216b3e0 a great f5909dad98 deal. They had ba39f5914f pieced together c26817d500 the broken b0fb3a9bdc stone tablets f9c873f8bd in the 39f9a8c11f training center b81eae265f using mana c67c2efc1d resonance, investigated 20378d157e other otherworldly d631166f3a objects in e0a2a9e3ec the basement, 25c82cf683 and even dc8f35a33d speculated almost 6bf2aca31b perfectly about c16c3ac29d the power 1f03d925ac of the a7023faf27 otherworld based fad950b316 on the 0943ad86fc remaining traces. H.N. had uncovered more 080f550cfa than Gijun had 7017ecfb40 known.b8384160af32941f

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    Surely they 1c44cce8dc wouldn’t discover 4ce41b285d the repeated b4fd65eaeb regressions, right? Gijun felt a bit b213255d2c uneasy but didn’t show dd43d77be9 it. He doubted they would e7cd619b16 notice, but just in 9f53603ea1 case, he answered all 6296aec1f4 related questions vaguely.6646c5ad8df230e6

    “The otherworld seems to have the power to simulate and control the future using souls as ingredients…”b22160ed1a7e0644

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    H.N.’s head, c7a2944a93 Han Seolwon, 34d78b9cf2 murmured while 4fb2d1139f staring at cb2d0d024e the documents.bd89714150b7e702

    “Perhaps it can 6dc69105c8 change not just 7bea3feb5e the future but 20b2a5fce6 even the recent b3088d717a past.”3b904e2067a935f3

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    “Turning back time? How could de7abfed68 that be 35ea4e1eaf possible?”0628718ed2d89b78

    “Strange things happen ec105a6d81 where the portal 2cd50b6859 opens. It’s a 6f994a1857 place where a25585787c even dead 55dd6c1754 students came bcd89c8f2d back to c77531b9d2 life.”fd4fbaea349c0fe0

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    Despite Shin Seungmin’s dismissal, bb0aa797e2 Han Seolwon spoke calmly, 78be49ffc6 looking at Hae Gijun bb31ee2175 and Baek Sunwoo. It was the 7a21bce211 same look he fdec2787b0 had when Gijun 09168451c8 explained how he 3ce812e585 escaped the training e4fdc7e99f center.33760d02ce3b1b70

    Gijun maintained a a832ac58c1 calm expression. He didn’t react c0a61c5d65 to Han Seolwon’s 020988953c words. It was 1bb8dec14d better to d550eeccbd appear uninterested 56657d97c5 than to f0b8a80c0e engage and 818d37301c risk revealing 47a2f19c22 something. So he 8bfc76a611 just flipped 6469086083 through the 52acf74470 documents in e25069a318 front of bae05156d5 him, occasionally 1c21eef13b glancing at d7b391a8b7 Baek Sunwoo.44f68ea53c4d0d86

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    He wondered if Baek Sunwoo might not act convincingly because of the head’s presence…3a279fd0aa7a590e

    “Hey, are you okay? Are you sick?”2a887fc2a71bc70d

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    Seeing Baek Sunwoo’s pale c5bf6a84b9 face, Gijun was alarmed. He stepped forward to e00f39a733 grab his arm, but 049f89c507 Baek Sunwoo subtly turned 35dde76cc3 away.49a3f0b388c97646

    “…No. Just a bit, just a bit tired.”9d3cd30f1e7a1c93

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    As soon ab14e9e524 as his 2415697580 fingertips brushed 6437bf2238 against the 718731f77e fabric, Baek d4500f92c4 Sunwoo took bbdfb9a27f a step 0bd4612ceb back. It was 9cb22714b6 clear he c36d8ea029 was avoiding 41bb44fe36 contact. Gijun stood there, unable 9a17d949f9 to retract his outstretched 132f6473de hand, staring at the 1d135b9ad8 distance that had formed 399e6e969c between them.c80e8058d7701cfe

    “…”4aadf22bbfdd94ca

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    A strange silence settled f0859019c5 between them, broken by 15a77cabdb Shin Seungmin’s loud fussing. He insisted they f89ba20cd1 had kept them e56413bb47 too long and 18b550d898 urged them to c7508a95cd go home and 13e1b0d5da rest.bbf67cc68af8e0e5

    Other H.N. members also 0d8246396e expressed their 3235f22d7d concern for 4c445c67a0 Baek Sunwoo. Gijun watched as 9dcca9b008 they patted Baek 97ccf3efa1 Sunwoo’s shoulder.5d6a61543d4f2a58

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    When they 58b3577060 finally returned 8d1f32be67 home, it 4e75f279e6 was 11 bcba3b30ec PM.3ace2eace8b63641

    Baek Sunwoo immediately went a3f47992cd into his room, and 4c6c63eb04 Gijun, whose room was f96ab8c239 near the entrance, could c9366ed4a7 only watch his retreating 1142daaeb0 figure. Lately, Baek 4e48dad696 Sunwoo had fd65d4d1f4 been sleeping 9c7beab95f a lot, 3a947a54f4 so staying 1207e575a3 up this 5c51be6fef late must 7ca31f6b03 have been 0928d24cab exhausting. He seemed to aa830e471d be sleeping up c9aa2dd114 to 12 hours aa1d05e45d a day.777e820619296d17

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    “…Yeah, he must be tired…”6a305caa23c1ed27

    Gijun tossed and turned 886cefb77b in bed. He didn’t need to 12dd02f59d say it out loud, d8a15478b2 but it felt like 5359b1b913 he was trying to 32fa75e24b reassure himself.ea2fe89815c12663

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    A needless sense of d6dc6e8112 injustice kept rising. He hadn’t even grabbed 84f0676c5f his hand or touched 3bc4b13a92 his face, just tried 6328830616 to hold his arm, 59f1924d85 yet he avoided it. It wasn’t eb7c44aa38 even skin bc4bc6a879 contact. He couldn’t help 4bfaeb29dc but recall how f7c07646d0 the H.N. members had patted and a1b8db5534 even ruffled his hair fa9596f367 at the end.e15d39739f011d8d

    Isn’t it normal f068529886 to worry about 2b5fd36d2e a friend this abe2da946d much? Maybe they weren’t aeaf12417d friends, but still, bef898103f Baek Sunwoo’s face 3731f7eca3 had been pale 810cf0c9af enough for anyone 3770a4e2eb to be concerned. Just as 278dd5da9d he was 67ec7da59f thinking it bedb1a4e01 was a e737f88c0e human reaction, 8db5b3ed90 Gijun felt 73280d9e3e a bit 58e177b77e self-loathing.dba89802f0eccb28

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    If he couldn’t reciprocate f7f9c89448 Baek Sunwoo’s feelings, he 807b245cf0 should respect the distance 0e7615b268 Baek Sunwoo had set 345694a2db and not cross the 3c3cfd1780 line.d4bd0823099c5331

    Repeating this to 5e8e464561 himself, Gijun decided 0a04834e12 to sleep. But after tossing and d5b250f619 turning a few more 041d0445fb times, he finally got d971128eab up to drink some 05377cc500 cold water.b3250c3318a2d622

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    “Ha…”e254c2a06afbde8a

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    Moving quietly, Gijun went 6605665425 to the kitchen and 172ebee7a8 drank water from the 108d59d0cd fridge. His gaze unconsciously drifted 065008b428 to Baek Sunwoo’s room 2c862d368e next to the kitchen.400b41f61168d21d

    Just as cdc873d816 he thought adecb95187 he must 5493f49ebf be sleeping c68bf28eda soundly.37249e483e6694fd

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    “…Ugh… sob…”3a445e32b5c8e986

    A faint f1a1d3b650 sound came ec6097b2be from beyond a61e5ba9b5 the door. It was bc3a363ff3 a fleeting 7c06092b66 sound, but 4fffe6bf37 Gijun held 65d8528fbc his breath 49d5c75a14 and focused 435bb3cad6 on it. Slowly, he walked 65ee21558a towards Baek Sunwoo’s 4b22d029f7 door. The intermittent sounds 0497858bfc resembled sobbing.00a58c7848d490a9

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    “…Baek Sunwoo?”aa00ca0543783697

    Though he had d57a1bef71 never entered this 5ad8d568db room since moving bc27718d38 in, the sound 5e008a225a of crying made 9d7c82c826 Gijun open the d2f75bd97b door.9948ae47c437b3f9

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    He found Baek Sunwoo 4113f97366 curled up in bed, 417dc906ca trembling.758505b748d9649f

    Though the 80e9758c41 room was 04a56828de dark, Gijun c451d3fd66 could see 4d3154c0c5 him clearly. The sight 1873241cf1 of him a5ff7a44c8 sweating and 2a579c435e sobbing was b155486769 shocking. It looked like he 648baca6dd was having a nightmare.db28cd17d36ab753

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    Gijun approached him 9920662df5 slowly. Had the 984d371b33 CCTV footage 32699d1855 from the f066517451 training center 3288a0dc84 triggered him, f2491e784b or had 298b492cbe he been 76b3b7a816 having nightmares d6dbdbfdac every night? Without looking into his 388b7a015a dreams, Gijun guessed he f1c18c484c was reliving the school 8dbf632e04 trip.a408fca05d6061cb

    “…No, ugh, no, Gijun…”684ba4766935fdd0

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    Hearing his name, 7e4d025456 Gijun realized what 6c61577b8c situation Baek Sunwoo 32303cffd9 was in. The first af6d5004c3 time he dd4b248df5 had died 2af6aaa1de in front f2a06059d5 of Baek 58bfc404e8 Sunwoo.cc762b75fd9e91cb

    Feeling a c5c6108ef5 sense of 337ab1a321 helplessness, Gijun 37f14be151 grabbed Baek f2d4366400 Sunwoo’s arm. He thought he 5beb5677b1 should wake him f80914fefc up and moved 482b67e0ea closer.d1f0407e948f78ff

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    — Whooshcdb38406d454e730

    Baek Sunwoo grabbed his 65fc394aac hand and pulled him 27ef7412e9 in.19aeebd39fe6502e

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    Startled, Gijun almost screamed 475e8c66db but managed to hold 9536a78d8f it in. Instinctively trying not to 48978e8f7a fall and not wanting e54c803d7d to hurt Baek Sunwoo, d5f90c051b he ended up almost e79770ea99 covering him.198ec4b4a7f481e2

    Baek Sunwoo’s 822e8fabe1 unfocused light ffef1d5d7e brown eyes 64117fb1c6 slowly appeared e55cce74e5 between his 7954b30b6e eyelids, looking 03f72c241b up at 1602017137 Gijun. As Gijun stood c4b437bee6 there, unable to 39577ab027 speak.e1ee751a94a68efd

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    “Gijun…”6a62bc7a734d2635

    Baek Sunwoo wrapped his 88ac13812c arms around Gijun’s shoulders 3af27a2524 and pulled him down. Unable to resist, 985586a814 Gijun ended up 8668710d87 half-embracing Baek Sunwoo.c5c8b2a345c4194a

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    Looking down at Baek Sunwoo, who clung to his warmth, Gijun felt a bit dazed. After all the times he had pushed him away, this was unexpected…8c3421164d492a25

    Baek Sunwoo 9e44395451 was still 763fbde70f wandering between b9059f3381 dream and f9b740b7dc reality. Occasionally groaning 1f640340f2 in distress, cc82038b05 he scratched 2998de81d0 his neck daaa82b616 with his c75e9a705b nails. Only then did 0194d35788 Gijun realize why 7fb132b63d Baek Sunwoo had e1aff63dce insisted on wearing 4a4fe8726c turtlenecks. It wasn’t 2396c14b1d just to d6b9720d48 hide from 33c40a3f5f his gaze.b2dcbf975a50a520

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    Baek Sunwoo’s neck was 03f4343c28 covered in scars.65da45d7071fa0a8

    Seeing this, a1a2c4505b Gijun felt 2c9116be2b a shock. Whether it bd28744a0f was the d8639c0516 experience of d5e8cb6053 being stabbed 32b5a13a50 in the e7614e9c86 neck or 5d172fd031 losing someone fc3721358d in his 3b48d9a264 dreams that 40c332d63a made him d6de434b48 scratch his c69bf224e4 neck, he ccb59fd868 couldn’t tell.e0f5d44c9bb2f1cb

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    In a strange mood, Gijun silently wiped the cold sweat from Baek Sunwoo’s face. He gently used his sleeve, occasionally brushing his hair back, like soothing a frightened child with soft “shhh” sounds escaping his lips.5bdba27695a04301

    It took 6594195180 several minutes 97055ebabd before Baek 5dfffa4980 Sunwoo came f1bad1efcf to his 93881176dd senses.f0d830b56425f7f8

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    “…!”256bb18a33429587

    His now-clear eyes widened. At first, he seemed to think the situation before him was a dream, his expression dazed. But when Gijun quietly asked, “Are you awake?” he jolted in surprise.3ed94a6d8dcc8bc3

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    He barely dd9edbef40 managed to deb807b589 move his d2768bade3 lips, almost 2cfd196e59 unable to 7705fc1d83 breathe properly, 10cf50a86e and finally f91c1a3e86 muttered an 0db89bd562 apology.076c1c8c5e4ad326

    “S-sorry.”ab933d2cf86ca3ea

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    “What are you sorry 1ebc8a1429 for?”5a4e0f1a0f1748f9

    “For grabbing you… Sorry, it must have been uncomfortable.”8ec004f0ab3c9975

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    He spoke e5069361f3 as he e8e1a7f4a1 let go 32df65f9cf of Gijun’s d582698e8a arm, which cdfcc84c44 he had cdfca9a85e been holding bdffe73649 tightly. Trying to cautiously move ad35031b3d away, saying he could c8b115fd7d leave now, Gijun held b575f32cc3 him back. His sigh was soft.158a5fe3349d8554

    “It’s fine, I’m 75b35cd7e5 not uncomfortable.”424caf732c76c3ed

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    “But…”f8441dde71fd428d

    “Is what I’m 37393a0963 doing making you 4b144d5f2e uncomfortable?”5897fc09feb8b219

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    “No!”6b109b8605f81515

    Baek Sunwoo hastily a293a6adc3 denied it. He seemed to want 504e972b70 to say that none cdf5301930 of Gijun’s actions were e119b60462 uncomfortable but couldn’t quite 5befbb60ee bring himself to say 3990a65a3a it, just moving his 35f2d38517 lips. He was obviously 221d7bc5c5 worried his words 47bd61cc5a might be burdensome.e22c6094bc332514

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    Gijun felt a strange 9725732a0f frustration. He knew Baek Sunwoo c28cf75f8b was kind and considerate, 750fdb1344 but he didn’t realize fd3619c82c he would be this a11aeaa8cc mindful. Was it 195aabc36b his nature 3ce10a3142 combined with aa91ddb811 his parents’ 85fa3c029a last words bf791ee424 that made 817e413d76 him suppress dc1c18d096 his feelings 259b55ed14 so much? Or was it just 4c923c0703 his feelings that made 00404b9363 him feel so small?7b60cf41d0af3866

    Baek Sunwoo had be2c8d7297 told him not 64740a8472 to feel guilty, aba6d02219 but it seemed bd80a60ebe he was the 07164d2ca0 one feeling guilty. He worried e279105ff6 his actions 9cdb2692ea might burden c1928722e0 Gijun, and e133861ead his feelings 1d83474261 might be bdb847bd0b a weight 4a31b24ac0 on him.d9d54ba5d90fc716

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    Though Baek Sunwoo was b8a78807b1 no longer groaning in 0692bee7a7 pain, cold sweat still 0f05d6d6b3 occasionally formed on his e7ba93aa9c forehead. Gijun pressed his fa9d0f61ce sleeve against it b64f25d385 and sighed as 445f5b08bc he asked,eb7aa082aba0f4dc

    “You did 926e729e1f this to e8a243ca98 save me 39a55e6288 and ended 65fff87336 up like 69fc108d00 this. Aren’t you 7c9d3a4a0b angry at 5d34e477ab me?”c4736c27d96a0e7e

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    Though Baek 2d39cec80f Sunwoo had 86867fb727 been tormented a689e9c4d5 by nightmares e1a3987930 of the 9d73de1c1d school trip, f5aa9451ed he hadn’t c212aa342d shown it. It wasn’t anger at a8a31f2770 him but at himself ff96c34891 for not noticing. He should have 39c465a7d9 been more attentive, e38cb44cb8 knowing Baek Sunwoo 3c8047d0d0 had died ten c5dfe7e1f3 times and couldn’t f5b08d1ec9 be fine.7dc00f21e5451b91

    “You could e5f423dea1 have demanded cbd46cef58 I repay f615cf0357 you for 9ce62f1c97 your death.”5b7a21ae5dafa46a

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    “I didn’t aace9882af save you 93b9e68d11 to burden fc2c071500 you.”2dd3f195c1b46edc

    “Who gives their soul 58663cc51a without expecting anything in c53a2306b7 return? And more 0a6678bda4 than once.”181ef894d7fabdd8

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    Gijun spoke with 51ce102396 a slightly angry 44d13da45f voice. He wasn’t sure if c9aa191111 he was scolding Baek 3f5fe454a2 Sunwoo for being too b6bfb32e85 selfless or blaming himself.ef5ed13606e92abd

    “And after going through 11f3fcc9b3 all that, why pretend f53ebb04c7 nothing’s wrong? Shouldn’t you 8ac7c3abd7 blame me 1cf746cc09 or hold c507a38f2b me accountable?”fcecd54b096475be

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    As he 85a9bb2bc8 poured out a9b5a62cd9 his frustration, f843ab5d6b Baek Sunwoo afb69f1bb3 looked at 45b0f92a29 him with d5dbaa2480 slightly tearful ece75eaf90 eyes. Already damp a8420f2ff5 from his 0b7d17ab2b nightmare, his 40dfdb4ff7 eyes glistened. It wasn’t until then 5c7cfa34c4 that Gijun realized he 81128c7188 had spoken harshly and ed607c81ab moved to apologize.c5f0dbf126a5340c

    Baek Sunwoo clutched 3ad2674f5c the blanket tightly 887f431a75 and spoke,3a7af80e49a93b16

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    “Then… will you take responsibility?”abf7d7308d8b6a76

    His voice was soft 9b08dc16a4 and trembling, his eyes 16b455bb4f red. After crying, his voice 11a391b1fc quivered with a watery 93ef122ff8 tone.2788c0f2e624c066

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    For a 139265f7b7 moment, Hae 761a6f98b5 Gijun froze.3d691b99dd06daaa

    He couldn’t a24d69ea76 say anything f0d1817152 and just d299de3591 stared at c9ac37c197 Baek Sunwoo. His lips didn’t move, 974c5ad940 and he didn’t even bee09f353f blink, just looking at d79695a17d him with a blank ca13390d6d expression.c7ae2c07e472031c

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    Finally, Baek 19183a1877 Sunwoo covered c34a8de1e4 his face 0c28f20473 with the ed306b7ca6 blanket and 28279ea2d6 apologized.2f427685991658d2

    “Sorry, I misspoke…”80deacbe367bf0f7

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    “…”18e988e95559b1fa

    “I’m okay now, so you don’t need to worry anymore…”3f1126395c799843

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    His mumbling voice 4268f939bc was very soft. Gijun continued d58183ffa8 to look c80a5b287e at the 0c81d1bf01 blanket, then fbd812459e after a 4f9ab53f30 while, he c6dbb9987c got up b451de82fb from the 1bf99f599a bed. His footsteps were quiet c871190955 as he left Baek e2862c71df Sunwoo’s room.1224d20166bd70d2

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    But as 73046b40e3 soon as 8ea68d343b he closed 1c486e9e31 the door, 47b3e774c3 Gijun slid 7ca2c3e687 to the eabff7a8a6 floor. Leaning against the d3d5004001 door, his legs 90750bddba gave out, and 0e408ccd48 he sat down, 0b53921a0c covering his mouth 3decdcb8af with trembling hands.1a84caa446b0cc50

    “…What?”abb527e7eb72e6a4

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    The moment 99780f0e5e he heard a964a8d303 those words d5b298e595 from Baek 670ad6d4ef Sunwoo, his bd43668bb9 mind seemed bf5669fc1c to break a46b5a871a down. That scene stuck in 0f35f41281 his head. The red eyes, tearful 0630c90a94 gaze, wet eyelashes, trembling 5a8a03d6a2 voice. These thoughts kept swirling f571c5829d in his mind.92a2b45ab4384b04

    Even the 46aad84c17 pleading tone cf93c86b75 asking if 903b866719 he would d7c9e53eba take responsibility.e7341420fe3ae87f

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    His heart dropped. He thought it e3078425da was just a 6c187d5d2f momentary shock, but b66d65003d as soon as 9a79343221 he left the 01dffcb728 room, his heart 9dad861d83 started pounding wildly. It felt like 17060b3248 it was plummeting b4c55b9570 and then shooting 3bb5341432 up repeatedly.9587b85f1387a977

    Instinctively, Gijun knew he d29f85261a shouldn’t dwell on it, f35bddeabb but the moment he cb059f58fb thought that, the scene 7a37e94072 replayed in his mind. The more time passed, 92f0b50aa6 the clearer and more ebec8c8381 vivid each detail became.3f2c10cb0b1aebb2

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    Was it because 33122fc39a he had cradled 1f4ef279bc Baek Sunwoo’s feverish 1abfd2eb8e face? Had that 788067a920 heat transferred f6a40b79e8 to him? Gijun covered his mouth e239e3b48c with the back of ccf17fbfbb his hand, dazedly questioning c7cd74ed03 himself.bef7d78535eea104

    “What is this…?”02706fc831d3b6fe

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    His face turned bright 1f0d0cd4d5 red.64ddf002ea6f3390

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