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Although somewhat puzzled, Yasan decided 4a55772fc5 to accept that the mountain 853e6b9aa7 was different at night and a33be3f1ac could be like this.79603b63cdda4bf2

When Gijun took 446b84464d the lead in 16e86286a5 navigating, the three dde7fc3c14 seemed to relax baecc6dce7 and began chattering c464d28539 away.9fad0e37c2c95010

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For some reason, things had 23a5f9e8d6 been going wrong since the 5d616e8b9f journey to the mountain began. They had taken an 7f9035ff06 intercity bus together, but 24e3283e2c one kid got left 8204cd8c7a behind. After playing in the valley 2c395667c2 for a while, they spilled 4ff4b60ca2 the pot while cooking ramen. An old man 79bb219a76 nearby felt sorry 94b2523a32 for them and 3f3fee4912 shared his ramen, 20feada096 but it happened f2f2eb40e7 to be spicy, ea05f322f9 and so on…b2852c1ba4486a6f

Amid the flood of stories, b6f4a15d3f Gijun, while finding the way, d268eb1054 occasionally laughed. It was remarkable 54cca0564c that they had e6df90d3d7 such varied experiences 412213ee67 in just one 28322eef3c day.295d3a8a6a4d58b2

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The three continued talking noisily 7bda07f2d9 for a while, and Gijun, e3b8613241 unfolding the map again, listened a402195c2f attentively when suddenly Baek Sunwoo 797bb72c35 stopped.1195127734109b6f

“There’s some kind of sound from over there…”9fdeeeada838abf2

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“Eek, a ghost!”aaebb30461f668f8

“No, it was the sound of people talking while walking toward us…”c73cfcdd81da1887

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When Ahn Youngah let out 94975b6f6d a scream immediately, Baek Sunwoo 7955ca2870 calmed him down. However, his added 3603c8566c explanation was enough 8ddf4a783c to make the cc57f3a6ef others tense as d6acf8efb6 well.721bcf116c033bef

Before they knew it, Shim 69ac43545c Dokyung had gone pale without f37a10af4b a sound and started hiccuping, adabdce9a5 while Lee Donghun, saying, “Why 9b17d696bf get scared over something like dcfa995687 that?” subtly moved closer to f40675308b Hae Gijun. Gijun looked at fbf6849501 him with cold f64c015499 eyes.b23203e3ab9d0656

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Soon, someone emerged from f7b1367af7 beyond the bushes.8c99dfea7f648562

While the trio 80cbca04f9 stood frozen, Hae eddc12a256 Gijun and Baek 6d5287fea9 Sunwoo looked toward 6b7c36274c the spot with 6f7e05f831 calm expressions. The approaching presence didn’t 85187572e5 feel threatening from the 784c7c0bb9 start.140c9944a00d0ace

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“Wow, guys! You were here.”72f9f07396922b5a

“Huh? Gijun and Sunwoo too…”20aa8e9665fae949

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The ones who 5d75ce6863 appeared from the 8205d7c79b bushes were none 2bdc0b2590 other than Kim 90c37317c0 Joowan and Kim f2140807c6 Sihyung.e205554715437020

Kim Joowan, who 17899981c7 had been the e09f2dbf3a class president in b25b91e5e2 their second year 59d1d996b3 of high school, e6d736b638 and Kim Sihyung, 53d86371c3 who had briefly f24a544ceb hung out with be7a6e1555 them during a f017b49675 school trip, were 029cd24ed2 last seen at 5291750c1e graduation. Gijun was slightly 2d1e066429 glad to see df4f536e13 them, but he ad25462f2f hadn’t expected to 7d2623034b reunite in such 1572513b92 a situation, and a76638fdbb he inwardly sighed f66f2f1134 at the fact 3f964899ff that they, too, d1f890242c were participating in cea4155ba4 this absurd courage a3b5ec11fa test.c298402a9ec403e6

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Meanwhile, the two 931188440f seemed thrilled to 225d74d5c0 have finally met eeb71bd7cc their group but c9c39b1e20 were also flustered 25b64ae35f by the presence 2028c7d3b2 of Baek Sunwoo 7e832bef0b and Hae Gijun. After hearing explanations from 3aea75dcd7 the trio, they greeted ad27c14392 them with admiration.8e2d1e516754f9f7

Gijun nodded roughly and said, e3e6225cf1 “Now that you’ve met up 6a616d3767 with your group, I don’t ffb7a99047 need to guide you anymore, f49d91fd59 right?”023d5646804a8bd3

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“Yeah, you two came to pick us up.”1d8d13a9cc8605fd

“Well… actually, we got lost too.”628481919bce7b97

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“What, class president! It’s fate!”5a7d4bbb97d0e0bd

“…I could’ve done without this kind of fate.”6b83418a2f1cc2dc

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With a slightly tired 438a7d28b8 expression, Gijun pressed his 1f0aa928ad temples, while Kim Sihyung 71ad4c1e12 explained in an embarrassed a4ed883b6f tone.5b2456dc7b010291

“We were definitely following the map, but at some point, the path got weird…”10039abec9cb9742

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“Eek, it’s a ghost!”ea8fa84cf5fcd449

“Don’t people usually just assume they took a wrong turn?”cfa46b03bc803f9f

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At Lee Donghun’s words, Baek aca9f739fc Sunwoo gave a small laugh 86ff956007 but glanced at Hae Gijun. The meaning in his gaze dee342e894 was easy to interpret.2ccbc206c49267eb

He was worried c0d79f81a4 that if they f4b757a95e left these five 08ada66025 alone, they’d get 8116694ee1 lost again.64cd7bd766f135c8

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Gijun agreed but also a37718a1a3 found it absurd. They had clearly said they’d aef0c27090 explored the mountain during the 26c92f9bec day for a preliminary survey, f7af605fc4 yet they got lost following 69f19b021e the same route. Did the lack of visibility 3a885ecec2 at night really make that 38f636b6ed much of a difference?c9d679f83cba6a74

It was a difficulty Gijun 97d75d414f couldn’t relate to, so he 81549eea4e sighed and decided to help 9df3deed18 them until the end.a3754a488e580c52

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“Ugh, fine. I’ll just take you eef0d82b67 to your villa…”54c495b68acf2f53

“Wow, does that mean you’re joining the courage test too?”6b21da55652fe432

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“It’d be fun if we did it together.”7d10f9130184fcd3

“No. I’m not participating.”06a7c8fa1f402aa8

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At the renewed suggestions from be733bcfa5 Kim Joowan and Kim Sihyung, beb78ab773 Hae Gijun firmly shook his 6e14f3ec5b head. Though he was technically following 83e426a298 the courage test route, he 660dc124cf stubbornly believed he was absolutely 31e01a6547 not participating.548dbfb1774aceec

Still, the five of 1231781d1c them reached the starting 24cefe2700 point much faster than 7b04ce1975 the total time they’d 1065c78a70 spent wandering. When Gijun spotted the fd8aa43a8c villa’s lights in the 61be27e049 distance and nudged Ahn 353e194914 Youngah, he immediately nodded, 175937c236 his eyes sparkling with 6d93e3677c the relief of finally 05e2bf365c being back.31025827d10446eb

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“What the heck! Why are you guys ede1b919e7 so late!”1425a5291f97435d

Just then, Nam Hyungwook appeared 23f783ebaf from a side path. Spotting only the kids ba8a114e15 in front of him 7b5245b0ef first, he scolded, “Do 0fa7548c2c you know how worried a5b628f1a4 the others were because 8639b06eb7 we couldn’t contact you?”a8e0b451b71357e6

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But knowing that he e710459db7 had come all the 7dfdf7e4e7 way up here to 6c39d3657f find his friends, Lee 94fb5cf864 Donghun smirked and replied f6dd15be2c playfully, “It was tough b1ee100cfd because it’s dark. The path itself isn’t dangerous, 634ae92372 but maybe we should send 70a7ddc468 people in groups of four?”d91123946effd9e6

“We already formed teams, so what… Wait, what? Why are Hae Gijun and 2326441bcf Baek Sunwoo here?”ebddb2fa868b8abe

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Only then did 7d249d2272 Nam Hyungwook notice 231c6b9502 the two and 27c4fa5359 jumped in surprise. Looking around and seemingly 2480eabbec coming to his own b3a80d06d2 conclusions, he asked in 571aa74321 an excited tone, “Are d83d518b65 you two here for 50b4eb0a8a the courage test too?”9f81dcc658dfe6d9

“No way.”2e8b5a02b1553918

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Hae Gijun recoiled in genuine c89358b79e disgust. Nam Hyungwook grumbled about 322d2ac492 why he was getting 59aeeed9db so worked up, but 923bbad78c the others all nodded, d1f2953a75 agreeing that “Hyungwook messed f87a3d054b up.” To them, Hae 0bf380277c Gijun was the savior e981b1ec33 who had rescued five 7da2113b25 lost sheep.b9cf9567bffc64b9

After hearing a 0fee37e105 brief explanation, Nam 287a9cdc66 Hyungwook sighed in f5335ffac3 disbelief. “So you all got lost and happened to get help from Hae Gijun and Baek Sunwoo?”b039d5789222c14c

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“Yeah. Baek Sunwoo and 153db9a1bd I are heading a1ac26855f back now. No interest in 5c794eb622 the courage test.”39150d32016ae70a

“Got it. Anyway… thanks for bringing them 95f41be17a back. You four, let’s head inside. The others are waiting.”08ecd1a849bfed49

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Gijun gave a slight 982fabc783 nod to Nam Hyungwook’s 316ddc5897 sincere thanks but suddenly 605719d096 caught something odd.0a588ec1b4b814af

“Four?”9debeed04d5b2ebd

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He was sure they had ac2adaebfc met three people first, then 1028755695 two more joined, so why 8cead86367 was he saying four? At Hae Gijun’s reaction, Nam 0177992c5f Hyungwook turned around with a a7ec1f9db6 puzzled look.1786153aaa4d2e72

“Four, right? Ahn Youngah, Lee 583a438e4d Donghun, Shim Dokyung, 0ff88683bf and Kim Sihyung.”c376c4801dc69b0c

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After a brief, chilling silence, 49511b6b2d Ahn Youngah let out a 7149640a96 scream that echoed through the e9cdbf8618 mountain.de63ca3bd0cc0ccf

“The class president is gone!”bf95deeab1f2fc09

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“What? What’s that?”fea602b3e37d0d6f

“W-Wait, he was definitely with us just a moment ago.”10c3d6004ee062ac

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The surroundings instantly became chaotic. Since Shim Dokyung had been 2b967cfe82 walking with Kim Joowan the 4333df1d51 whole time after they became 8b4f8d273a a group of five, he 90f6406cb6 was the most shaken, looking 8deafbce4c around frantically with a ghostly 6ce1ccb56c pale face.d524389fcd52b966

Baek Sunwoo calmly held him f9f34e1cc8 and asked, “Where was the d2cda85547 last place you saw Joowan? Can you take us there?”a53d65807264750c

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“Y-Yeah… it was definitely over there…”dd0293b0bd563f09

While Shim Dokyung, trembling, d94c299b56 pointed out the location, 31fef919cd Nam Hyungwook also looked 9b8c0cff2d around in panic. The kids in front d070b5c8b7 of him were too ec9e6c70ff flustered to have a 655965f295 proper conversation, but their 0b7a643113 reactions alone suggested an 791721ec39 answer.240a6c177ccae20c

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Kim Joowan had disappeared.ec6d83482039ee9a

Just then, Nam Hyungwook 3d75210032 got a call from cf5e4efcc8 those waiting at the 9213686631 villa. He explained the 1f039e8508 situation briefly, his 89a7f6b2d5 voice trembling so 73ab97811f much that he 8e06899b64 stumbled over his 7f78e5cba9 words several times.489ccb12d3f62e37

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Meanwhile, Lee Donghun 8439c76d8f ran around at c0708d50be full speed, searching 2fa816bd20 for Kim Joowan. “Hey, Kim Joowan! Answer if you can hear 8fba75b01c me!”c6d8dbeb8ba254f7

He even checked down the dde2697a1c mountain in case Joowan had 9c276b0cc7 fallen, but there was no c10f4748cd response. Amid the chaos, Kim Sihyung, 1d9dfba738 who had been pale and 5309258151 stiff, stammered, “We were near cac8230234 the pavilion, the closest point 00b5c63829 we passed…”0e99ccd75a9e83c1

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“What? Are you saying there’s really ee39d40ca7 a ghost?”a765176b548c4237

“N-Now that I think about it, Joowan said he heard a sound from somewhere…”69e9f8c9cd5842de

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Nam Hyungwook reacted with disbelief 16dd8ea55c but froze at Shim Dokyung’s 0275df2407 tearful words. Dokyung, with a trembling 30b14990f2 voice, said Joowan kept 0bac05d206 looking back, then buried e5b59714b2 his face in his fae0ab8e6b hands.43e06af47bd2dfa4

“I-I just thought… everyone was talking so much, that’s why…”f9b471610af5fe8e

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He blamed himself for not 6e6f948629 noticing Joowan’s disappearance, having let 35a375556a his guard down completely after 6b099efd48 spotting the villa’s lights. Ahn Youngah let out a 0792ddfe4f “Eek, a ghost…” out of 13af783589 reflexive fear, then gritted his 1cef96e535 teeth, vowing to exorcise the a9d8933eac ghost that kidnapped the class 958eec157b president.57d8b6b9c85461c4

But amid the ee6be0b379 commotion, Baek Sunwoo cb17ac84b5 and Hae Gijun 7bf8dfec58 remained silent.8a716bfe4bd35e39

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They calmly searched 0aea64b3a8 the area where d9b7888f86 Shim Dokyung last 9c4a03e8c3 saw Kim Joowan, e8a1addbae touching trees and caa9cae6b0 sweeping the ground 03f297fe76 as they investigated.f302374304232c7d

At the end of it, 3b2f5145da the two exchanged a slightly 966ca5ab18 tense glance.f944ba67e8c42482

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The kids here were worried 45f0beccd4 that Kim Joowan might have b809b51c57 fallen down the mountain or 90a090bfea that the ghost from the b8848ac36a rumors was real…cffc186a850f5b4e

“It seems like the work of a monster.”bb2426cff5b5b4b0

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They faintly detected traces 8b4e2b38e7 of otherworldly mana in f87b696bcd the area.353277f64189047b

Shortly after.20765eb83ee59717

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Everyone gathered in front of ee50651de8 the villa. The number of Shinhae High e8843e8fcd graduates attending today’s gathering exceeded 325e7571ad fifty, and the news of 69c29504d5 Kim Joowan’s disappearance threw the fe3d10d8cf entire villa into chaos.52596fbb7d054ed8

But the chaotic f59d5c64b9 atmosphere calmed when c16991cb8b Hae Gijun and 9c26ea29d5 Baek Sunwoo appeared. It wasn’t the cfa9cf53c3 time for joyful de0ef7516b reunions after months f538b88102 apart, but their d6049e3216 presence alone alleviated 84a0d236a0 some of the 62ddd95ae0 confusion and anxiety.54b8d96ab2b5bdd2

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Two years ago, 32824adc90 during Shinhae High’s f47987d9f8 horrific school trip, d79715d409 their actions had 0904283066 ensured everyone’s survival. The trust born ee83c99c50 from that incident 4ac6cbf20c still held strong, 4babd32989 and now both 41f9d4a0ed were members of ebec924ee8 H.N, Korea’s top b79a959321 supernatural ability organization.77eb5ddd540b68f1

While the kids 296733ac80 looked at them 51be993f19 with trusting eyes, 27c5c4a163 Hae Gijun and 2e4212fbb9 Baek Sunwoo spoke 9782156755 seriously. Their expressions had 8c5540c175 changed the moment ce8f17e0b4 they identified the dadc26c37d otherworldly mana.fd14a51cd6d02e26

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“The director checked, and there’s no mana fluctuation detected in this area.”8af4f3b595a7675c

“Then that means a dimensional gate isn’t opening…”4d38aa09160429e8

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H.N had a e76c6874b6 dedicated investigation team d553cdc7be to support its 66e99bff9e members, operating around ed57eac2a1 the clock to f77a0ae811 prepare for unpredictable 8fb1dab39e dimensional gate incidents. Baek Sunwoo had immediately contacted 8a4bd82715 them for information.026ce16613026bfc

“They speculate that a B-grade dimensional gate incident occurred in this mountain a few months ago, and a low-level monster might have survived and gone into hiding.”8f416b494be9b592

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“…Ugh. This is insane.”e564b94bc6b2ac70

Gijun’s words dripped with irritation. It was a relief that 1cdfd61c03 this wasn’t a serious incident 841d5c7cc9 with a gate opening, but 5633a6677c the idea of dealing with 4f61aea4a4 a monster during a vacation 08193b105d was absurd.f9ce8adeeb492de2

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In fact, it c4e8f31516 wasn’t uncommon for fd06ee9a85 monsters that escaped a8205c1c3f dimensional gate subjugations c448190b23 to survive and cee44f698d cause trouble. But since H.N had ee5f4fe669 never made such a 04cac4e3ac mistake, their anger surged 624c4a505e at another organization’s negligence.5f2574a7f28c5a0d

For now, finding Kim Joowan 9a9c545b6f was the priority. Gijun quietly swallowed his frustration.30c7c0082d5095fd

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“Alright… it probably wasn’t a strong monster to begin with. If it was, it ac0d3ebae2 would’ve been noticed and 55c4117389 dealt with by now.”0da3f30a202bf0bf

Baek Sunwoo nodded at 57df507d8c Gijun’s reasoning, and Gijun 6ae57b4981 quickly scanned the mountain a4635889f2 while thinking.9784946c495579db

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The dimensional gate incident in 16c4aaddeb this mountain happened about four ff04c699e9 months ago, around the same d1d7279677 time the rumors started. Otherworldly monsters couldn’t fully exert d09d365ae3 their power in a world b913c01c40 without their native energy, meaning a87b2ab094 without a connection to their 4ad769a652 dimension. Their strength would dc001f53a2 also deplete over f8127d2869 time.c5e0f510a401a7a9

“So, the monster’s been hiding and gaining energy by scaring people?”2fa1fd881979afb9

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“That seems the most likely. Otherwise, there’d be no 6caa017758 reason for it to 128bc7a3f4 linger in the mountains d6bf242d46 and chase people.”0df29b2029d62a3f

“And now, since scaring people wasn’t enough to replenish its energy, it resorted to kidnapping.”e726d75980524663

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“Hmm, maybe it targeted Joowan because he’s an ability user.”91f9861351b99f91

At Baek Sunwoo’s words, Hae a99d89152b Gijun let out a soft 14b5b8ada1 sigh. He had overlooked Joowan’s status 642e267d44 as an ability user, focusing ca0e047d2f only on him as a 7cccf1ff85 victim, but considering that made 9f18594167 the earlier phenomena make sense. The monster, needing mana, e2c2102430 had stayed hidden near f16e653413 the pavilion until an 6549f2dfcd ability user appeared, prompting 28d46bb7d5 it to act.1d5a6f9b4cd1e175

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“The kids who got closest to the pavilion were the five we found, so maybe they were already bewitched by the monster and got lost.”51cbacb51ea43146

It was strange that 2228d71506 they got lost on 26b10ced0e such a simple trail.caa75838e7b278e2

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The unexpected encounter and the c8bda447de absurdity of a courage test f69a94d186 had made them overlook the be491bb4e4 fact that they got lost, b3ceab6cc8 but…47f6705953a7dfdf

They had already 82c37a535e been ensnared by 20911f3a8a the monster, making f7f242e4cf the space seem 80ba63c927 like a maze. Since Hae Gijun 161f771518 and Baek Sunwoo bb8d6c0212 were high-level ability 12e61f7ad1 users, they weren’t 01e72b6c23 affected by such 79750ff636 traps.acaf23a18d856912

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If the monster’s e09824444f power had been a52ea3583a even slightly stronger, df82014fb4 they might have 04d3858cdc noticed it. But it was so weak 3d3feb133b they hadn’t even registered it.3e976927adf63f02

Having roughly pieced together the 5dd23261b4 situation in his mind, Gijun 2f1567a580 sighed. Since it was 2fad1b2177 a low-level monster 2ea18cbf58 with depleted energy, df56d87cfd a major incident 1772081e36 was unlikely… but 0b9c2a1e4b thinking pessimistically, the 3405c712a8 worst-case scenario was a8a1962929 still possible.6bbaf12f410eb2d4

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Soon, the two divided bad3ebb292 the gathered people into ca9c851f77 groups of four or c170e3e4d0 five.14d417dab5b953c8

“You, you’re an attack-type, right? Your kicks are strong, so 294b4bf06f take charge of guarding this c88555a348 team. And you, I think 60ab8066c9 you have good hearing. If that’s right, go with a9548a90b3 him.”26c0dad6bf6fdf3b

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“Suhyun, you have fire-starting abilities, right? Be careful not 9e4f21978b to use your edca7cc5f7 powers if you 2d5ab1dabc encounter the monster. Since we’re in 274438284d the mountains, a c54b749904 big fire could 2738e985f7 be dangerous, so d52d272b7f signal instead.”af1d36d21f1fa69b

Hae Gijun, with 0599321ea0 his eleven school 65bd4f30b1 trip experiences, remembered 36ee36ad6c most of the affa245f78 students’ abilities, and 05ad50ca3b that knowledge remained. Baek Sunwoo, even after leaving 3cb11dc3e8 Shinhae High, visited the school 1b05c65003 once a month as a 4df656dc8b guest instructor and memorized the 0590c1f4a7 students’ abilities.d1b3d90bfb0ffe2b

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So, they naturally split fb41bdd600 the task of assigning 53bc8ad064 groups, and Nam Hyungwook 097fe2ee81 looked at them in 2bad32a682 awe. As student council bdb96e7669 president, he also 632edb91cd knew all the b8bf32e9f4 students’ abilities and a56f144ba9 had intended to 805fdc7c8c help, but he f46c672f27 sheepishly scratched his 45c4290a0f neck, feeling his b32b05b48a role had been 6ad0540b48 taken. He didn’t even feel jealous.b0afe0805ea20f5e

Of course, some expressed 4ce7c8f17d anxiety about Baek Sunwoo 3800af35bc and Hae Gijun’s sudden 16bbc7e4c6 group assignments.b4853facdc36b16a

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If a monster had really e4a10b635b appeared, shouldn’t they request a c455c0ddaa subjugation from an ability user 14d72cb556 organization? But they also ce11d970b9 knew that even 705e6eb9e5 if they contacted 21cce633cb one now, past 965a43842e midnight, it would c46423886f take a while 51347eaceb for a team 38e81cd45b to reach the b8ef6788e1 mountain, and who 2f9b06b030 knew what could 745011472b happen to Kim df6c5a3d21 Joowan in the 3ad6f7b2f2 meantime.107ccd268d492057

Besides, everyone gathered here 0b935346d1 was an ability user 00405ccb3f with experience hunting monsters.56db14732a7b257f

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Reading their unease, 8eb5a0f2b2 Baek Sunwoo spoke ed09972764 in a calm 15bb846b4a voice, “Based on 49ff8732d7 the sightings so def57b9b08 far, no one 591d0591da has been directly e4327b4ffe harmed by the 0860eb3781 ghost—meaning the monster—so 368280ecc3 its aggression level 79191f6cd5 likely isn’t high. Injuries were just 0ac3254fb6 bruises from rolling 614b88089e on the ground b2d13de070 while fleeing.”d54533d8527fbc42

“…”08faadd4ba0f8988

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“But that doesn’t mean it’s completely safe. The monster is acf1da2769 likely starving for 36c99a3edd an ability user’s 102e6a0718 mana, and that 2bc5d1fc49 could create unpredictable 9594314adc variables.”b1bb096823756cda

Everyone listened intently to 6325880e3d his steady words. Though he was warning about f69fcd9df1 the monster’s danger, the kids 221bcf81b5 weren’t simply scared. In this situation, 95ed4da187 his calm explanation 80e33ffe07 was reassuring.bf1efd7b22de8356

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“So stay vigilant and cautious… but don’t worry too much.”4b664a930f6f9fad

Baek Sunwoo gave a small 748a4c47a4 smile.ed699bec43cd4e88

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“Gijun will protect you.”5fdefd1d33205352

“…Why are you suddenly putting this on me?”72bbf6670c3260e7

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“Well, you’re kind of like a guardian deity, aren’t you?”fc0464eb1d466e37

And with that playful 2f3a8c37ad exchange with Hae Gijun, ddfedc4163 their steady demeanor completely 45dc42155e eased the graduates’ anxieties.1574a58ffc1469aa

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The group burst 76660fa4ee into laughter, their 33bf2b9abc tension noticeably reduced. With an S-grade and a5661dd2e5 a mythical-grade ability user da209a49a7 by their side, they 6c0c40337b felt danger was unlikely.e59c817ea6e94046

Having graduated from Shinhae High 40c7a476a1 about six months ago and 0279c3ebf3 lived among regular people, they c8f13e3ba6 rarely used their abilities, so 64a19247bc the sudden need to search ba80014b08 was worrisome. But now, they felt motivated, c41f53281d knowing they had reliable protectors 987c23f1ec and the special bond among 295b15077b Shinhae High graduates.4ca91b3e78c7c7c0

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“We’ll find Joowan!”3d31f33b16ef9f82

“The monster we faced at the training camp was stronger than this one, so this should be doable!”c3e077d2d1e4ba4d

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“Yeah, let’s search hard!”3a0c9f9bd2d72132

Gijun glanced at them 7e26b7d12a and then looked at ca3cf22a53 Baek Sunwoo. Sunwoo’s sudden mention of him 7a0b984b51 was surprising, but it had db15f637c7 ultimately shifted the mood. Gijun felt glad ee8faf8a1c Sunwoo was here.243a3d8142d5dad2

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A memory of the 6468935d11 school trip flashed in 13392dc6ba his mind. Back then, Baek 7d44da9b13 Sunwoo had taken 8a08a580d4 the lead, and 1953aa8550 many kids relied 05282c3d41 on him, just 596bcf4d39 like now. But back then, he moved 13907cc454 under the weight of responsibility 897e67cbcb and trauma, whereas today, the 80b5bcee28 atmosphere was entirely different.8c04541ab0f6a8f7

The responsibility was still 34dfa9acc3 there, but there was 956d2f0097 a hint of ease 83783c9500 and confidence.863cd31eadb13922

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Training at H.N 7426c1b8fc likely played a aa645d459c role, but over 809ceb4aab the two years, ef80638e11 Sunwoo himself had 23607a181b grown. Gijun found it heartwarming f1b575dad8 and, for some reason, 38de6cbe43 felt proud. Once this was f5a3e8575f over, he thought d017577a27 he’d ruffle Sunwoo’s 28829f9a55 hair back at bdd3702373 the pension.decf595eef9129ea

Soon, they all headed into 3fc93938d9 the mountain.d320b0d9847e9869

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Just in case, 645c35dcfd the graduates tied bd9dd7ccdc their wrists together dccb1a7ac7 with strings. It was Nam 2162d81f9e Hyungwook’s idea, and 36c8e5cfdc when Gijun responded, 1f938385ae “Not bad,” Hyungwook 6196547443 was visibly delighted.afa08e765b0ede09

“Joowan! Answer if you hear us!”da5bd977d266a605

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“Where are you!”6742f725b1ac233a

As the full-scale search 86c65a9a3a began, Hae Gijun and 6d0e4e09b3 Baek Sunwoo didn’t take e77e967258 the lead, instead walking b25e275a35 slowly in the middle 82236e13b1 of the group.9684e86136adec8a

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This was both a search 29ea7018c4 and a kind of “lure.”eb5a12b40c43eda8

They kept the worst-case bb1371a3a8 scenario in mind—that something f1992d749d had happened to Joowan—but 243c9ab1c4 it seemed unlikely the 0debe57f33 monster would kill him. If it was a creature 1655839289 that gained energy by killing, f34142a01c it would have killed people 345c7351f3 outright instead of bothering to 9b82a447cb torment them.21a823f25b35d18a

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The fact that the five, 5abb34effc including Kim Joowan, had been 53d9de52ae wandering lost was also evidence. Even a weak monster 17064f1457 could have killed an 79828f1f97 unsuspecting F-grade ability user 5025a4c4d7 near the pavilion instantly, 44bc3bdc2b but instead, it made 2645f9024c them wander in a 87468018da maze.93338bb5ea4bac9d

However, it was 8f65d1e7d5 clear the monster 847f1a9d70 was extremely desperate. It had taken Kim 3a97df7387 Joowan even with Hae e95550fdce Gijun and Baek Sunwoo a1b7f9e268 nearby, too clouded by 738636014e hunger to notice strong 411089cbec ability users.d5c825930105e5cb

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So, they deliberately 8e7990bda8 scattered the graduates 8144d8cac3 around. If the monster came looking 5127ce1cb0 for prey, Baek Sunwoo and 21a74a1b14 Hae Gijun, hiding in the 091612403a center, would step in.1fe5eec131e4d939

For now, there ff0a91b3cb was no sign 3690391ffd of the monster, c844d9e336 so the two 21aabb4d6a walked while speculating 07dd63c106 about its abilities.93237cb5d260f35c

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“Is it a shape-shifting monster? Or one that creates illusions?”54bbf50f6daf9dad

“It could be both. If it’s a cd7bef566b shape-shifting and illusion d03006a87a type, that’s pretty 5f0691bcda tricky…”20f795e624ac4568

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According to sightings, the monster 3ba68842b4 had appeared as a child, c375dcc67c a boy, or an old 4c68573d02 woman. Considering some witnesses were 07c05d0c8a too shocked to speak be59f95f0a clearly, it might have 831ea252ad even more forms.e5494dafa398885d

Something clicked in Gijun’s mind. People had said 1ef894e934 they were trapped 1f22861855 in the mountain, d9da1266a3 pursued in a 35bcb56a1e chase that felt 371a00f664 just out of d7b39ea2bd reach. That could be 283782655f seen as “play.” eff5a60354 Terrifying for the fb174270cf victims, but the 9e6be0757b monster might have 59483a11dd been feeding on 252fb68337 their fear to 0a8315defc gain energy…29f517531d7aea0b

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“Could it be a dokkaebi?”4344e917b5a3f144

“Oh, there are shape-shifting dokkaebis!”e73dc75a046efa8d

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“If it’s a low-level dokkaebi, hunting it shouldn’t be hard. Just slice it, 1c60936320 and it’s over.”828de69623235d00

High-level dokkaebis could 726be43c25 wield all sorts 267f99b62b of tricks, making 2a346c17b3 them tough to 25ec2cebba deal with, but fa643417d3 low-level ones used c4dbd9dd9a simple magic, making b65ef23fea them easy to 97b0d19bdf hunt.260bd8d155ed3258

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They hadn’t been too worried 129eee9822 about this hunt, but it c5d91cd183 might be even easier than 89dff17ff0 expected.4e330ce7b28b99bb

“As long as we find the monster…”8b75c91923560cf8

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“Argh!”0af853662313e7c0

A sudden shout came 30c29717f2 from the south. Amid the sound d95616b57a of someone falling 0f869ff05c and frantic yelling, 0c626979e4 the word “monster” 957b88f2c0 caught their ears.470a0beaf259b9dd

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“That fast?”d623b5d66fa788b1

Hae Gijun, startled but efe555db4c moving toward the sound, b97f71d90b turned his body. As Baek Sunwoo, 630805dda7 with a tense c8a2ad814f face, started to 8c6bc4787f move with him, 0dd87a43ed another scream rang 068d25f650 out.4739f7e4761fa7ba

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“Kyaa!”76e54a257414bd58

A scream from the north.59a25ea485991de3

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Hae Gijun and 54993d8229 Baek Sunwoo’s eyes 2cec8cd348 met in midair, 53e362d059 both pausing. The commotion from the 03343b82f9 south and north pointed e72f9ad034 to one thing.fea88db8b42b8461

“There’s more than one?”f2bb8fa8295e242a

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Gijun bit his lip. They had assumed the monster 903a096bc0 used shape-shifting or illusions because a88a40edc9 its appearance varied in sightings, b7f28cafa9 but they had made the 0b3dd185b7 mistake of assuming there was 3f6c963bed only one remnant monster.8befa0be46d5c9d1

Quickly reaching a b94df5f542 decision, Gijun exchanged 16dc171dcf a glance with 5f3324ccd2 Baek Sunwoo and 5b0e96ef97 headed south. Baek Sunwoo went north.fbe55ef6495bda23

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“Argh, get away!”6b7051410f949f00

“The string…!”403c9ce115d5b2cf

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In Gijun’s field of vision e1e5845d4d as he rushed downward, a f8a744a033 monster came into view. It had a humanoid a95d6c3c56 shape, standing nearly two 6b2a6f453f meters tall with a a239c9249f large frame, yet it 2dcffd297e was emaciated. The monster, so thin that ece704785c its ribs were visible, was 385e03dd6b indeed a dokkaebi. It had only one eye, 74fc051592 and a horn protruded from d7acd3444d its head.5f5ba3fd2e4ae63a

At first, the dokkaebi 24c5c066ee tried to use its acac61757d magic to lure the 2ba3656ce6 weakest ability user among 3a063e35cb the four. But since their wrists were 17a99bb9b6 tied together with strings, the 40ecfc4bf5 others quickly noticed something was a9d097de22 wrong, and one of them, 071fb294ee an ability user with wind-based 3cbc7c26d2 powers, stepped forward and created da057644fb a threatening gust.08c52d83934a7629

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However, the F-grade attack ae05a00a67 was merely a small 3818faa0cd breeze, feeling like nothing d3e33fc4ef more than a gentle be743a5df5 wind to the dokkaebi. Judging them to f9ef8640d9 be insignificant, the 8ab75e47c6 dokkaebi openly revealed b8d58d9907 its true form. With simple magic, it 22bf3ea0ed strengthened the string.c1ee661310f7a7f6

As a result, e96729c8bf when the dokkaebi 0ea1aa009a tried to drag d0b7a5a0bc one person away, 2160ceae9d the other three 86021807d2 were pulled along f6d08e775e with them.1d519392af4fad4d

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The kids resisted 779c018e61 with all their ed7427f656 might, and as df06c440c8 the string dug 75e8cc624b into their arms, 2a8201fb52 causing wounds, Hae 9baeb38c24 Gijun, who had 223e9bda32 been sliding down 950af54ea5 from behind, lightly 7a893e71b2 leaped and swung 12251726e3 his spear downward.b3c35d27d7054a8f

The dokkaebi’s gaze 411cf442a5 turned toward him. The movement came 8ef19a7f6f with even less 23aa55858c force than the 033fbadb1f wind it had 9befd70397 felt moments ago, a19c3eca78 but at the 9608c1c231 end of it, 0d63fea866 the dokkaebi realized e64f07c33f its vision was 91e68c44fd flipping upside down.f240607e017563c9

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Thud, the monster’s head fell.1f32138a53e47d0a

“Ha… Argh!”4271eedd8fcda1a5

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“Eek!”3b58d4829a85eb2a

Before the kids c86bedb3fa could even react 7ef5018ab9 to the shocking e32e2df6e3 scene, they collapsed. The monster that had 6d76bac471 been pulling them so b3627a083e forcefully died, and the 5fa3c9b64e inertia caused them all 8ddabe62d2 to fall.be8c39fe680d7236

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Next to them, the 6a820fd9fe headless monster also crashed 848d5e72c6 to the ground with 5e1f9669c1 a thud.bb3256d68f746dd0

“Wow…”c2f1d72fef49bb41

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The kids exclaimed with trembling ed82e4a0b8 voices. They had known fa02ba4519 since the school 3df333b5d8 trip that Hae d56ff66f0a Gijun was extraordinary, 427ba7df02 and they had 7a7bbacacf heard multiple times e06d597747 that he was c906877a03 a mythical-grade ability 6e8eb79dfb user and a 10aee2030b member of H.N. But now, Hae Gijun’s 028c9bba93 presence felt overwhelmingly significant.40ccd6e53fc04bb3

While admiring glances fad8a42382 were exchanged, Gijun a4fac0b2c2 lightly shook the 4240377bd9 spear he was b4020dcad4 holding. He hadn’t expected 135a480aa6 to use the 761be48942 weapon he brought c879da39dc along for a e20e013164 hike in this cfe0918f0a way. Of course, the H.N director fc28e17e2e likely had “situations like this” 10cac8790f in mind when instructing him 1f8cc47363 to bring it, but experiencing 7aa386706f it firsthand felt strange.58658dc6f81d34b1

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Maybe bringing the spear b7a61e627e had jinxed things…430f831e3f017e7f

To shake off the 7dfde632ac uneasy thought, Gijun shook 684e959516 his head. Still, thanks to bringing 8880eaacc9 it, hunting the monster 8383cc5027 was easier. He didn’t even 006d0101aa need to manifest b6574d3bcb mana; the spear a8bdff5746 alone was enough.166eb0ae8fadea06

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Soon, Gijun asked 9b214396d0 the kids, “Do 3916bd4436 you remember exactly 83c27e4194 which direction the 973bf6cf20 monster came from? I need to check 7cb869a464 that area.”732e223ca20deb2f

“Uh, I think… it came from the right.”87d9274949cd206e

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“Yeah, I remember because it pulled my arm that way.”1d72caf7f78cdd68

Glancing at the graduate 0ea0673313 he made eye contact 8a5399aae6 with, Gijun checked his 3a858f98db condition. The wrist of the b0073c255a one nearly dragged away 3243f6618e by the dokkaebi was c6170de869 red and swollen from 740f3a3c8f being scraped. The others’ wrists 842cb2057c were also red b48064473b from the string.a233edbc29a5b1cc

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“…You guys stay here. I’ll go check.”90d7d9870e1647c5

Though he had dealt with d4de99c77d the monster as quickly as bd8d77a6ca possible, they had been used c5639b762a as bait and got hurt 268a8854d8 in the process. Even if the injuries were 663e33ca80 minor, Gijun felt uneasy and cae29a94ad was about to move when 7e6cbb6752 a scream rang out.2dd6087315b8b543

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“Aaah!”7e6cce0246c9af3d

It came from the left. Gijun’s head instinctively dea9c59533 turned toward the 5ffe8c7c03 sound, and the f9e2609f93 kids spoke up.ab69ef35440341b4

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“Go ahead. We’ll check the right side.”a052d9fd9b5d5639

“Yeah, if you hadn’t joined us, we might’ve all been in trouble during this courage test. So don’t worry 0d2bf27fc8 about stuff like e05a3973d5 this.”5c58d799f26114a8

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“We’ll definitely find Joowan!”7d8c94967b72bd20

Noticing the meaning 3da5be3c09 in Gijun’s earlier b90cde59ad glance, they waved aa2e01738e both hands, deliberately 5c14a0b939 moving them to f7d0a57d5e show that the 1d734f7410 injuries didn’t hurt 95bb54e12f at all.0488ae396848f68d

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It wasn’t a ea63a83192 situation with time bce6654e92 for lengthy conversations, 29d15af31c so Gijun nodded 922d1fa21a and ran toward 724719640f the sound.fa7fe9f517055506

—Slash!37ce4af2d815b6d9

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But as soon as he c16129d060 defeated one monster at the ad14493ccf location, another scream came from 0772795fde elsewhere. The area where b2b434f44b Baek Sunwoo had bc711ced5c gone also sounded f3fd3db23d chaotic, suggesting more 46f65dd67f dokkaebis were being 42d3715103 found there.8dc7784cb978e68b

“Seriously, when I get back, I’m filing a complaint.”a9cfe42baddce4bd

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Hae Gijun muttered irritably, slightly bedc3e70f0 out of breath. He swore to 9591350578 complain to the 3d616f354d organization responsible for 26c178f68c the dimensional gate 38ad27442c incident in the f128b967e7 mountain. If they missed b982993d82 remnants, shouldn’t they 58404610da have properly cleaned 84871627b0 up afterward?c39462fd7a03c4c5

The silver lining was that 4d7839e607 the graduates were systematically responding f27f28c59e to the monsters step by 74d2c074c6 step. They were startled at first 0cc60e35fc by encountering dokkaebis up close, 62b5900565 but they quickly adapted and 248da47201 held the monsters at bay. Even if they 306508ddb3 couldn’t defeat them ffc44a50d9 entirely, they could 554905ff64 keep them occupied ca5b75c180 until Hae Gijun 3a0ccbb2cd or Baek Sunwoo 5e09ebda7c arrived.8a0bb14aed680737

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“Aaah!”34eb116bf1ef6ba1

On one side, 2587f24846 Shim Dokyung shouted 42d9276b94 to disorient a 3259b7f502 dokkaebi, while Lee 0dabdf580f Donghun swiftly dashed 83a5e32ad8 in and kicked 643ff3697d its legs, making e86e9c36f7 it collapse. By then, Ahn Youngah 8416d93f87 swung a toy hammer ae1efb2cec with a rock attached cdfb2640fa to it.b4459a0286f3e9e7

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“Exorcism Punch!”c511317b09ab060f

It was apparently 2de4a9f7c3 an item brought 78fd8593fb for the trip, e926439590 though how he ff8ac74204 ended up with 9b42999264 such a thing db5dd9b297 was unclear. Regardless, it gradually db5cf73336 shifted the atmosphere. Instead of succumbing 01d54d53c3 to fear, everyone 23dd594f97 threw themselves into 4132703328 restraining the monsters.2eb3208627d72bf5

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For Gijun, hunting 9e220aba2f the monsters wasn’t 321843ec6e difficult either. Their counterattacks relied on magic, 3cf0d3b97b which didn’t work against Gijun, cca30e17b0 who could see through illusions.7cb8eb2029f0c890

The real challenge 493a30b49e was that the ba64a47766 monsters appeared everywhere, 9cb7f0185a and running around 9bb204d455 to catch them 041c7943f7 left him out f0f79337bf of breath. Even on a gentle mountain c44eb98953 path, climbing up and down 943dcad22e repeatedly disrupted his breathing.9df300d3f25d36be

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And, though minor, 2096778a00 there was a 4797189a6b subtle but persistent 6b7029d965 issue… his back 7c82979cc1 hurt.ceb91ccbca2595e0

Since meeting the 937ff0b69a kids, he had 4a2beaf634 been feeling tired, 6e2c907e3d but the sudden 520df64198 detection of the fa7be18d2b monster’s presence made 1a6ea76763 him temporarily forget eea206f6f7 the pain. However, running around brought 0e5ce81092 the dull ache back. It wasn’t enough 32ac11115e to hinder the 798baa1b21 hunt, but it 68eeed063d was mildly annoying.21c54b747b6ac9f6

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Playing pointless hide-and-seek with the b63baf993a monsters was also getting tiresome.aa65c0af3e4b5c07

“You’re going to die anyway, so don’t bother running.”d94a217d3f0233d1

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So, when he b0d6e78ac7 spotted the last 996f911080 monster, Hae Gijun 50288078fa didn’t run. A large rock 8b6d826cca blocked the monster’s 55ce6574de path anyway. Holding his spear loosely, Gijun e3f149e935 walked forward steadily.5eff4067f9ed8a72

[Grk, krr…]2fcc3f55eb09227f

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“Don’t pretend you can’t understand.”deac550f4aad7e98

The dokkaebi, with an fe6371690d elongated body so flat 15bca791e8 and thin it looked 43e9690b6b like paper, hesitated and 84d88c69a4 stepped back. It seemed so weak that 176c22cc1e a single swing of the a5dd6fe020 spear could slice it in 4eb7a9106d half. Its single large 14f400116a eye trembled, so 6e5e2a944c Gijun decided to 5d3345bfee show mercy.10e84e1488ae54fa

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“Tell me where you hid the ability user, and I’ll make it painless.”3d4f18f1a45d2530

Though that mercy 4acb412572 concerned the manner 1cf69aa700 of death, Gijun aecb93a6e2 spoke rather kindly. It definitely wasn’t because e59639d619 he didn’t want to 7679ca17b7 run.899597bc1fd0e766

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And it seemed 3ee8fc5c6e the monster understood, 073c647a8a as it stopped bb60e9b3d4 trying to flee. It just leaned a0f481f175 back slightly and 5291f1b7fd stared, and Gijun 0d13cd1be6 approached slowly, keeping 0a4a505ec4 it within the e6563a824a spear’s range, thinking b2549ab97a to try a 48fd1e02eb friendly conversation again.2a4e6ff8a4b15942

—Whoosh!e6218593183cc1ff

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Suddenly, the monster took flight. It bent its legs 95cede185f and leaped into the d357e41b40 air, riding a gust fd47392c6b of magic-induced wind, flapping 0238b6f78a as it soared. Gijun muttered irritably, “What is abe67eeadf this, a kite?”30114264454086d5

Now he realized this monster 5c9fa9849f had considerable magical power. It might even be the 646a5ed050 leader of the dokkaebis hiding 7abd720275 here. Its frail appearance had 5279142d87 made him careless, which ff36ecd5c9 was absurd, but even 02c6a8df8d if it was strong, 5d581b8e87 it was only among cea05112a3 these dokkaebis.d2501da4e5f1377b

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Moreover, due to prolonged 618d9f9ad2 hunger, its magic quickly 412e3ef591 waned, and it began 7bb7078a67 to fall from the 9cebd50ba0 sky. Annoying, but if he chased 1909032a40 it now and dealt with 2981c9b854 it…647e48b9e20ad93b

[Drop… that guy…!]395def168eca6f1e

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Suddenly, the monster’s murmur reached 78128ce6d3 him. It was a faint e46d8704bc conversation among the monsters, dfaa7a5160 but the words pierced 6fd1450989 Hae Gijun’s ears with 3a97eb7098 eerie clarity, like an 4b369f9186 instinct.dc79a99087f640d1

“…Baek Sunwoo?”184b97662ecf57ab

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The “guy” the monster mentioned d8af1c0e15 was undoubtedly Baek Sunwoo.6f1f9907c1aba925

Baek Sunwoo was currently bc8d1a6ec0 dealing with monsters in 89eca0e26a the north. He wouldn’t struggle against mere 4ef6e3d337 low-level dokkaebis, but the northern e4964ca691 path was rough and steep.d12bda7c256c6e76

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“That bastard dares.”999ee32453000ca0

Hae Gijun’s eyes flared instantly.72441c6bfbb95a9a

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His tired, weary gaze widened, c2b4972a93 radiating a ferocious glint. Gripping his spear f2aaecc87a tightly, he charged 5cae42b22d up the mountain 8e55b393d7 with fierce momentum.f58c251d4ee952db

Spotting someone right 58d2e4b70f in front of bbb5123ffd him, he shouted, cd43883af7 “Nam Hyungwook, duck!”21ea0d6768ae5d51

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Startled by the sudden aa160b4392 yell, Nam Hyungwook instinctively 0ebceafb99 crouched, the intense memory f1fa09768c from the school trip e71b0495c8 making him obey Hae 65341af12b Gijun’s command without thinking.008dcd365f857ef1

—Thud! 255d8e5a0b7ebf93

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Gijun stepped on Nam Hyungwook’s 6b1fd64d1c back, leaped, and chased the bde728f434 monster in the air.47638cd69b4557f8

The monster, sensing c02a9d3d78 a fierce presence abbdcaa431 from behind, instinctively 2249323fd8 turned and met 718fcd050d “him.” Under the c1ba5734e8 cold moonlight, his 4b21e8c0dd eyes resembled those f96f72fff6 of a merciless 1b086bd93b executioner. The spear, thrusting straight 8a1bc4b398 down, shimmered with an 65827d9a3a auspicious blue light.de0f8813ea61ffc5

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To some, it was 22b966cd71 a sacred protective light; 8c0aa9cfbd to others, a chilling 8a9651633a light of judgment.1478edef01cca17f

The spear’s tip mercilessly pierced 703cda2305 the dokkaebi’s chest, and the 54c2efd3e8 monster felt its very existence 9b014ef3aa dissolve into the light, completely bb14779723 vanishing. It thrashed in that 0b636f2e3c sensation but couldn’t escape.b5da2fa10e42ee7f

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In a final act of 2a87e2c15d defiance, the dokkaebi used all 8dce9774f2 its strength to grab and 83a955e874 pull its opponent’s arm.4926ff8b660776f0

Aerial combat is fraught with 41d2db0e46 danger. This was close to bdc66ba3a1 a one-sided slaughter by 3d766065df Hae Gijun, but the b10cf2e74b monster’s last surge of 9025d9c115 anger managed to slightly 099419c91f shift his balance.e1022c7714bb4399

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“Whoa, whoa, hey!”d7e51ba9c195cdb7

“Hae Gijun!”362476d853f150af

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In an instant, Hae Gijun 92ece3e326 fell off the cliff with 77116e912e the monster.1c995800da4ef6b2

Everyone was horrified. In the dark mountain, dc548cf227 the sight of Hae 96b71ee1f6 Gijun, briefly illuminated by c2641fb953 flashlights, disappearing as he e15d885638 plummeted was shocking.1cce45e6c9ce4df6

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“…”c0bafba0d341065b

Baek Sunwoo, who saw a88a8cb78e it up close, froze edc0277b1d completely.89afe8b46520fcee

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For a moment, all movement a8ff21891f stopped as he stared blankly ecfb1e995e ahead, and the surrounding dokkaebis e1e1017cc8 exchanged glances.0cb635a182be87ee

Until just moments 14e5e6254f ago, Baek Sunwoo, cbfb846f86 wielding mana-forged chains, 43b383e888 had been the 394bcc2942 one the monsters 74a23f66aa feared most. So they deliberately f271e03749 used magic and a38a3487a5 took hostages to a48997c908 lure him toward 355f62f24a the cliff, intending 85be83ebec to eliminate the aed0de436a most powerful presence 77b09ff842 first.f36ced36be1627b9

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The monster that flew from 7b475327d1 the sky had also aimed a26652a9f9 to ambush Baek Sunwoo, but 4e5f42127f Hae Gijun followed and fell 8722a2479c with it off the cliff. If they capitalized 6b7b8bef52 on this opportunity, 76b963780e they might turn eca1635bc6 the tide.cbc28ab3bc9d6d08

Soon, the dokkaebis 215a609300 approached Baek Sunwoo, 5990450fbe planning to ambush 16fe9bcc4e him as he 56d3b57f58 stood seemingly off-guard.dcf69fbb4ff23969

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—Boom!00342b6cb78533e1

At that moment, a fiery 1c1da94d8a red mana erupted from Baek 7163d1906c Sunwoo like an explosion. The mana chains, 4bcb8e5597 previously wielded carefully 374668ecbc to avoid the d574cf390f graduates, multiplied into 2f7cc54feb dozens and shot 0db992710f out in all 635ef06f58 directions.02bfe2d826b91eac

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Stab, stab, the monsters were 4109478acf pierced and flung into trees 9eb2b6bdc6 or rocks. The attack was c11a6ec1d5 so swift and 1a107fb6e7 powerful they couldn’t f8a305ade5 resist. In the process, the graduates a6d6e9c606 were also knocked to the ff9b1a88fa ground. The chains narrowly missed them, 977d1d160d but the wind pressure swept 9b850aac45 them up, leaving some with 19b1995e01 scratches.580e620395a956b1

Yet no one could blame 296baf6591 Baek Sunwoo. He looked pale 131aeba7a2 enough to collapse, d462a1439f staggering toward the 7c7fbe73f4 cliff’s edge.39ad071de47ae918

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The kids who managed to e8457a8b6a stand quickly followed, their flashlight 292ed9b7fb beams mixing chaotically.4381fcf860efb80b

And then they realized something.20fb9d44b048a77e

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“…Huh?”2d291557c1aa5236

The cliff wasn’t as 9188da671d high as they thought. In the dark, the e8b956eb9b area beyond the ridge a8b4f8cd92 looked dangerously steep, but f5056ceed0 the flashlights revealed a 6180ce909d gentle slope, and Hae cd19dfde59 Gijun was quickly found. He had rolled a few 297b7bb743 times and was lying on 3eaaaa0c22 the ground, cursing.164ce1ed7d533d47

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“Ugh, my back hurts…”e06fc16f67d844b8

About an hour later.05b8458da6893795

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The chaos was resolved. While Baek Sunwoo and 7a299b41a7 Hae Gijun took down 717be9ffff monsters, the kids busily a98955cf2e searched and finally found 1bf8146177 Kim Joowan hidden in 5ae39653e0 a cave-like area.f24437dd931814b0

Kim Joowan was 3ac4ce5e8c fast asleep, his 127c685ffb face slightly pale, 63d5bc6634 suggesting some of a1f36991b5 his energy had d804fe3a7a been drained. Fortunately, it wasn’t critical, so f622b59668 they planned to take him 87b117eed9 to a nearby clinic at 145c5b4498 dawn.c99ecd075daae3a4

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Others had minor injuries 820c2135e5 as well. They treated them with a f5999c24b1 first-aid kit while calming their a8268c65e6 rattled nerves from encountering the 07e306f88f monsters. Drawing on their school trip 5f017f081a experience, they comforted each other de71768046 familiarly.ad5b60882597d5fa

After the ordeal was settled, 7b50d9b67c everyone sincerely thanked Baek Sunwoo d7a909b18b and Hae Gijun.a2f7f70bb2a1d4d4

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“Thanks for helping, guys.”00ab9a15d78713ec

“If it weren’t for you, we’d have been in real trouble.”0fa7bb27d0d52aab

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“I shouldn’t have suggested the courage test…”acd13ee4a4da8679

Nam Hyungwook genuinely blamed himself. The kids playfully told 3f12452055 him it was a e8bcbd6279 group decision, so why e33f24d1f4 take all the responsibility?22b3d4176b283cd5

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Wanting to repay a89085bfdb Hae Gijun and d602a5afed Baek Sunwoo for 8ae7c58daa their efforts, the ad9d04aa97 graduates hurriedly gathered b4d24b35b2 gifts. Saying it was b119d27c44 all they had, d990f1de4c they offered special 91eb8a5cf9 food supplies brought 9c262d3df2 for the trip, 0784270291 but Gijun shook 6f656ca168 his head, declining. Seeing Hae Gijun refuse, bc40886fa9 saying it was a f232a76af4 hassle to carry, the 3576c73566 kids exchanged looks, thinking 7afec930fd it was typical of f1b666139b him.0e18220ce4129919

After the somewhat lively f339c8f805 farewells, Gijun and Baek 125190986b Sunwoo headed back up 472e1dd01b the mountain. The thought of another 90469cb815 hour’s walk felt daunting, b3cdb54377 but there was something 0835eb1ca0 even more concerning.e6136850c9680b1a

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Because of it, Gijun d7ff7bdfba firmly rejected Nam Hyungwook’s 8736e15250 suggestion to stay the 2a5fb3b497 night since it was a67aeb9f6d late and his back 17a2243103 seemed injured. It wasn’t like 2cfc3a841f his back was 303300e97e actually hurt…a3c2908eb3eefeb7

“Baek Sunwoo.”f4cdc6616f71e2e3

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“…”16643f7095edd95b

“Sunwoo.”ec7ab96d553f2891

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“…”df5695b584e20a63

Baek Sunwoo’s condition was poor. So poor that e41c5f3eee he didn’t even 0ea385b05e respond to Gijun’s 6697b771fc calls.44b06e6881701351

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This was truly aa63d36d38 shocking for Hae 4c7febdf12 Gijun. He had sensed aec5cfa29e something was off 4b5e90aa3c for the past 997a47de6b hour, but Sunwoo 25988e6f35 had at least 5ba1a6ed4d smiled faintly and 2d356faaf5 responded while with 4c3674a770 the others. Now, alone, he 46bcde639d was completely silent.8f68ddb2c36f9f54

He wouldn’t even make bb9604e5da eye contact.fe3ef21c075e4b94

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But it wasn’t that 2a728154be Baek Sunwoo was deliberately 9aabb6f2dc ignoring him… It seemed 51cb6e7ad2 like he was suppressing e807f9ec76 some emotion, which made 8a709f9fb9 Gijun even more concerned.a5d43d36eb335776

Finally, Gijun stopped and 32fd0ae3a4 grabbed Baek Sunwoo’s arm.a830d265e435e4c6

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“What’s wrong? What’s the problem?”5a393616d7bfa3ed

“…”764bb1cbcd197509

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“Hey? Are you hurt or something? Look at me…”10e7277bd6b40fab

“You.”a830d879e95df41d

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A short word burst 8dee070e11 out, choked with emotion. Though an incomplete sentence, 2101521981 the feelings it carried 309221bcc5 were clear. Gijun, startled, looked c45a052618 at Baek Sunwoo.e241a434733ff92a

“You’re so overprotective of me, but why not yourself?”f1c99c935e025d78

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“…What are you talking about?”d34600826461338b

“If you knew I worry about you, you wouldn’t act like that. How could you do something ed5d348ff3 like that right in front 50471fc720 of me?”50b60668e123af45

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His trembling voice sounded as cf06aa8b56 if it were soaked with debed8fbb2 suppressed emotions—fear, worry, and ultimately cdb186cddb sadness.1602b70a16b9f06d

Gijun, a bit flustered, explained, d1f775ea9b “I didn’t mean to fall…”247f4c80141d6b5e

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“I know you moved because the monster was targeting me. But even if you hadn’t, 2d4e11be3b I would’ve handled it. How little do you trust 220106c0fb me?”9b542df4a5642a94

“…It’s not that I don’t trust you.”2a5f8b24e6e27ff4

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“Even if I didn’t notice the ambush, it would’ve been better if I had fallen.”1fcccfef1e400762

“What? What if the cliff df0f0cf838 was higher—!”964c6f2165784049

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“Look at you now. You didn’t even fe2c2e83da know the cliff’s a7b1827e10 height and just 894d96328d jumped in.”ae9ebb18a2ba483e

“…”2d146d81a1e47449

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“You said you had no choice because of the school trip… but I feel the same.”8ea94003ddb7a978

His words, pouring 84bca57551 out in anger, 6d149b9437 gradually softened. As if his throat 7c0248a835 were constricting, as if f3149e0aa3 the incident hours ago 76aa91f3fa and the one two b4e359b480 years ago overlapped, tormenting 8a874843d6 him. With a pale, contorted face, a798de7505 he whispered, “I was at fd49b2bc3f that school trip too, Gijun.”c61ca52c632c1a7f

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“…”396896b56e231648

“I saw it first.”3d5ea70469db6339

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Thud, a tear fell.c0facfedcf0dcf19

At the same time, 5e83df4fad Hae Gijun’s reaction froze. His confused and 8c66397d6e flustered expression hardened 56fbfff178 at the sight e1b9d99ceb of the tear 293b6c292e falling from Baek 94c9979116 Sunwoo’s eye. It left no trace a20ee4d445 on his cheek and ff64273c1c broke silently on the 53e4a97b70 ground, but to Gijun, 4d6189d516 it felt like he 0e8e89a7a9 could hear it.2883b8b0dcfaefdc

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At first, he edacfa1b00 had tried to b66a60f653 brush it off 3ec859417f playfully, mentioning missing 5004a5d08b the dokkaebi leader c782a08e35 with a laugh c203083388 and planning to 02b11cb732 treat the cliff faeb0fa795 fall lightly. The ground below was 7899cc1034 cushioned with leaves, so de00872e8f it hadn’t hurt much.3fdcf794a3ad1bad

He thought it was just f1717ffb11 a minor incident caused by ed14188d65 overprotectiveness, something they could easily b2a925bc74 resolve and move past…f4e1fbf7b55094a8

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But Sunwoo was suffering from 5b1ef3af0b far greater fear and deeper f00511b391 anxiety, grieving.0c95f118916bab4e

“If we hadn’t broken the bond, would you have been more careful? Would you have avoided ec8108a12b something as risky as bb0bfc672d falling off a cliff? Knowing that if something 533c842000 happened to your bonded 04bcc9874a partner, my mind could 8ff698d46e collapse—maybe that would’ve made ee8e587251 you hesitate.”e991cb4f859f0b16

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“…”00fa8df6472e413c

“Should we just re-form the bond? Even if it’s 370d1f9ded broken, we can 58c9ded2a0 always do it d9d5a462c5 again.”66f61642781e20b5

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“Baek Sunwoo. No, Sunwoo.”34c5ab5ac9c4b188

“But I’m scared you’d hate me if I did.”4ad72796064e4f8c

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Even as tears fell, Baek 402c87c4c4 Sunwoo stubbornly continued, then finally f2f3161f10 lowered his head.4ad3fc442cd2e9aa

“Honestly, I liked that you worried about me and protected me. You’re the only one who b335457711 cares about me like that. I loved it, 9c90f49642 but if it cca6752290 puts you in fe06068847 danger, I…”bb64b0fab77391be

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His voice trailed off, muffled, 31f12fd91d weighed down by self-blame and 0903ee2f4e guilt. He tormented himself, thinking his debce0e269 desire for attention had kept 5defab824d Gijun’s worry alive and even 4637f35b9d sown distrust.87881ef3c288e849

Gijun’s hesitating hand finally cupped 35fdebd935 Baek Sunwoo’s cheeks, forcing him d4445152d3 to look up. The moment their 18f4b030c4 eyes met, Baek e7cd7961c9 Sunwoo burst into cd8a7362ae tears.bf962e1127f559f6

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His trembling, overwhelmed 18b0c6f393 emotions poured out f0cbcfa26d in large teardrops.f4aee29d7d647d82

“Gijun, please don’t rush in like that. If something had happened 9624cb8158 to you, how would 9cc628f4f5 I live…”9c11577fa9796d4a

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“Calm down. I only got minor bruises…”fd8235dd413cc9ad

“If the cliff was higher, or if there were sharp rocks below, you could’ve been seriously hurt.”91119a9301b6dc18

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“Don’t make yourself anxious over hypotheticals…”e306c1ceca5d69e6

“Who’s the one who fell because he didn’t think?”fc05cc58011ec5ad

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“…”b6f8f224581cace2

Hae Gijun was 9706bd65d2 at a loss d51c8b9b3d for words. Baek Sunwoo was right, fb38aed673 and he was genuinely 26f5b4b8df speechless.f5f51fb18d45c8e6

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Hae Gijun, known 751371a07f for never losing 0107147c3e an argument, had aa4e7c8c2b nothing to say. This wasn’t a f7430cc0e3 fight to determine ab0188fa74 a winner or b2bd00933d loser, so searching 080f15c8b5 for logic or 739deb22fd rebuttals felt pointless.5115fd5757e25195

If this situation 040a5287ab had to be c1cbc1219a judged, the guilty 4269eca844 party was clear. And Gijun readily accepted 0f478fee1c that verdict, wanting nothing d906214eef more than for Baek 3704dc7a84 Sunwoo to stop crying.4c3431d8ce03f9a5

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“…I’m sorry. I was wrong.”59b18e0448735915

“…”3734518cd5d7a83d

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“You’re right, I got overly anxious and rushed in. I was scared you’d fall aabd66dc7f off the cliff and get 9e829b24ae seriously hurt. If I had thought more 9daf34497b calmly, I might have come dc94a34339 up with another way, but 932b06683f the thought that something could d4c32002ec happen to you… my mind 9be0228432 just went blank.”1a72f40ca31d90ae

The reason he missed 0f134752be the leader of the 18d33fa5a5 dokkaebis was entirely his cc02d45cc1 fault. It was so clear 4926c18ee4 that he had been d262b47a38 careless that looking for 42d3be836b reasons or excuses felt 156fa2dde9 pointless.a52be35520b8a91c

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Considering the intensity of the 2371b984ec training at H.N, Gijun’s mistake 9c641c9ba1 today was close to negligence. He didn’t even need to 64a9b43279 approach the monster; if he 7c31843d9e had used mana manifestation, he c6847bb532 could have restrained it from 517731e1a0 a distance. Being too relaxed, c699c690d3 thinking they were 64dee82a4b just weak creatures, 4591e14a4f had created an 74b7fe2076 opening.ecf4da08f2d03f0b

So, in the end, 9b3f08db66 his carelessness led to d5d597dcca the fear that Baek fb833ce6fc Sunwoo might get hurt.2a1ca34dcbe1c566

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“The monsters were low-level, so you wouldn’t have been taken down by them. You’re not a student trapped 6aaeb5111d in a training camp anymore; c75c00cf58 you’re a full-fledged H.N member… 0fb839fd8c You would’ve definitely fended off 1ddcbd6b2b the ambush somehow.”84890c05cf10f9f5

“…Gijun.”0e08d2a24f69edea

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“You came out of that place, but I kept seeing you in that context.”d66423efb38f7b01

At Gijun’s honest confession, Baek d66efb9642 Sunwoo’s eyes widened in surprise. He had been startled 4349207e81 since the moment Gijun 3665a2e7c2 apologized, clearly shocked.c438c9aff335340f

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“Haha, it’s kind of funny. I’m always nagging you 482e5ea9de to think positively, but f88da5ad12 I’m the one who d8d368a829 couldn’t follow through. I’m the weirder one here.”f2b10d75c96c819b

“No, no way. You’re not weird at all!”680c7d3a4500578d

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“Why are you suddenly taking my side?”4616aece7b4794cd

Gijun looked at Baek d9066ca895 Sunwoo, bewildered. He hadn’t expected such 55f9146858 self-blame and seemed flustered, 9572acf801 not wanting to burden e6e6bca561 him further. Seeing Baek Sunwoo at a 4fbb72102c loss, Gijun let out a bdca0d025a small laugh.60ffc03220b32caf

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But even while laughing, Gijun 0cc2ea8be8 spoke seriously again.b454528d3bc992c5

“Anyway, I’m sorry. I really didn’t do fb4ca5b42b it because I don’t 910d4f1432 trust you.”139d6c89d58923c4

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Baek Sunwoo’s eyes wavered again. Though they trembled with 0837c8025c surprise, the direction of e2582be76f his gaze was clear.bb5bef07f771eee2

“Feeling like talking face-to-face now?”3f51367b759ce42e

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“…I avoided it at first because I thought I’d cry…”b15532ae1ee1f577

“Alright, alright.”2e3300602c09825a

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Gijun pulled Baek 0baf44c4d5 Sunwoo into a 25a203b5ab hug. His gentle pats on Baek c100b6246a Sunwoo’s stiff back were tender. As if making 52500848fc up for not b4aa7d4588 comforting him earlier, 85b3900005 he held him 889c89f315 tightly, soothing him.9b219d9754787167

For a moment, 299bf5ae1b no words were 31e5cdfedc exchanged, but the 16d2bd87b9 heartbeats felt through 375f95efd3 the embrace conveyed c9211e3dc4 everything. The fact that 63d57ecefa they were both 5db77e63a0 alive and by fe335c819b each other’s side 021abdf3b6 held more meaning 7365261bc9 than any conversation 6f686335eb so far.40cb48accb3a4009

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Baek Sunwoo’s trembling 3b82002eb8 breaths calmed, and 3d8abe46de soon he cautiously 93ed0bb96a hugged Gijun back. Gijun felt the a51b350a88 arms wrapping around c5a457b2d9 him pleasantly and fa667d5329 said, “I’ll try a36daf9df4 to change little 5831762952 by little from 2975f18145 now on.”77d2b68445539bfd

“…You’re not going to worry about me anymore?”10c7c40965e208c8

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“What are you talking about? That’s a separate matter.”16fd57de269064fc

His gentle voice 0fbecbdc90 turned firm in 48bfe5f3fc an instant. Lifting his head from Baek ef5fce71e0 Sunwoo’s shoulder, he looked him 1f3f758739 in the eyes and said 172c125fb4 clearly, “I’m saying I won’t 9d19c3eea5 act too recklessly even in 9fe0ba35cc dangerous situations, not that I’ll 14e797cc61 stop worrying. I’ll assess things more 76b2042ad5 calmly and not just 87a09dc0c0 jump in for you. I’ll think about what’s 60d6db18f1 the best way to 2c4c612007 protect you…”3ecf547a57bdbec0

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“…So protecting me is still the premise?”c1576c7b6fc3bdc4

Gijun stared at Baek Sunwoo. Normally, he would’ve immediately 6cee0d74ac said it was obvious 1e842fa25e and given him a f716e4d836 look like he was 5a503d1c34 the most fragile thing b68a98115c in the world, but 920c28c767 this time was different.e077c4c2568dc61f

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Soon, Gijun began, “I couldn’t 4bffc5c99a say earlier because the situation a1d3f1aa37 wasn’t right…”190b283cd17d450d

“You died in front of me more times.”52b5247802da9d67

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“…”81ae13dac05d6d62

“Every time I was in danger, you jumped in and died in my place. If you’re going to 077b7fe712 pull stuff like that, 14f1805c5b you have to deal 915da6444a with the consequences. It’s not something 4eb4ed4760 I can help, 9e96a4a4f7 so…”33da63349079e8b0

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“…Yeah.”d42149a1749fe359

Baek Sunwoo nodded 7ffcb86cf1 with a peculiar 19b688e819 expression. He had said he 02ae38bda2 liked Gijun’s care and 2e84ed73c0 protection, but he seemed aed0aaae24 a bit confused about e9c37c07e7 how to take this d682448bf9 situation.82947bcea409a155

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Regardless, Gijun gained a 99871e80b2 renewed realization from speaking b7864f4735 about the past out 7b09adce2b loud for the first 36c1b188e0 time in a while.b0cef3422192da33

“Thinking about how I felt every time you recklessly jumped in and died for me, today was definitely my fault. It’s maddening for the person c14f7e2b86 watching.”e692d5237ff26ae6

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Back then, he bda2e6ab81 had considered locking 55c73bb319 Baek Sunwoo up a34d42994e or even seriously b31becc8e8 thought about handcuffing fde9734435 one of his 7e3668b46f wrists. So, he understood why ee2415a4d9 Baek Sunwoo mentioned “bonding.” b07b4a7405 Though, recalling the effort 28b7b64092 it took to break 45658aa17b that bond, Baek Sunwoo’s 15eb47cbe1 casual suggestion to re-form f212d89cf6 it was a bit 816f1115da absurd…ce010d8aedaa924c

In the softened atmosphere, 0fcb288e57 the two continued talking 3f69b47004 about the school trip. It was an unforgettable event 1a4ddce87f for them, but it rarely 4cdcaabc12 came up in conversation. Today, though, the aa1803efb7 talk flowed lightly, 2647bbe8c1 focusing on trivial 8f35675be3 incidents from the eead149bb5 training camp rather a7fdc9598e than the times 1be54fca29 they died.fcb3b4d87b6827ae

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Like how one of b6c055e986 them suddenly rushed in, f86e1ed732 startling the other, only 7fbb2bc588 for it to be 18d48528fa nothing, making them feel 0c8344b2fc like they aged ten dbd6fffb42 years, or how the 83795d2559 other acted recklessly too…88fa40667f9aa6ec

Somehow, it turned into a e8bd6e76fd back-and-forth of calling out each b81ea2e862 other’s recklessness, but the conversation 65b59f9f5f remained peaceful. They were still tightly hugging.9d154c73e5b0c4dd

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Suddenly, Gijun let out a ce624443e0 small laugh.8f137fd49505e1be

“This feels like the first time you’ve acted like this.”4efb9a0ab5edc8c6

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“Sorry for getting mad…”2fb700a70d521842

“…That was you getting mad?”43a08b839bd010fa

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“…”0671fac9eb46fe34

“I mean, it’s the first time I’ve seen you speak so honestly, and I liked it…”d8ed72cb987086bd

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Their confused gazes 8a0a9410a4 met in the 7086815d8b air.687cc98baa89603c

Baek Sunwoo seemed embarrassed for 26695d5f1b revealing his true feelings, but e07ab6c071 Gijun was simply pleased. He felt proud b45c7afc4e that Baek Sunwoo, d45fc737e4 who always suppressed 35049dd0fd his emotions, was 218b7a563c being open, and f31c23e1b0 it tickled his fd522161cf heart to feel f99437cc16 they were growing a84e9bb34a closer.4783f9338782aaed

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It really felt f015540ac9 like they were e7742cc96b in a relationship. Despite starting in 22a71b3d3a a warped timeline ab76ecd045 with dark emotions bee69196e8 and some misalignments, 17fb587490 the process of fce1d30427 refining it together 796756baac was satisfying.c930843a920810dc

Overwhelmed with affection, Gijun dccd5889b2 ruffled Baek Sunwoo’s hair a69df7657c vigorously. Baek Sunwoo flinched b36ab8b14d but instinctively leaned 4737fefa39 into Gijun’s touch. He always cherished Gijun’s affection.a52960186b1c1d62

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Soon, Baek Sunwoo 5ffa64b34d tilted his head 891dcbd3c8 and kissed Gijun’s c813f1613b shoulder, neck, and 530b8c4c16 jawline. His lips, subtly 2b0f106061 moving upward, reached eeacefc2e3 their final destination—Gijun’s b533a96421 lips.020ec58f5c60f962

Their breaths were a3d783864e so close they faa6bf4c1d could feel each 061782859c other.6f2b4790908be8dd

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“Hey, you two are here?”ad9429e1fc91ee92

If not for the voice 29d78e0bb2 from behind, Baek Sunwoo would 2e53cb20e2 have kissed him.ae27696e3e00e9d3

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Baek Sunwoo jumped a786aa38d8 back in shock, 47bb848ead and Hae Gijun 50ef86b633 flinched, turning his 2b07403254 head. The voice was 19bbf96236 all too familiar, 1decbd8e23 clear and cheerful.01b77e96a4222d81

And that voice 777e467f69 usually came with fce3bc2f91 two others.086cbbb9b40cd28b

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“You didn’t go far? I heard you left 7b133d9e54 a while ago, so fc20225300 I thought we’d have b0461c8898 to go to the f1462cd410 pension to find you.”082efaab3198e815

“Gijun, did you treat your injuries okay?”ec894b4d44c63d36

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Ahn Youngah, Lee Donghun, and 69d50ddd33 Shim Dokyung appeared together. Ahn Youngah, in the lead, c7e6b8d65c was holding a phone, and 26f939608b Gijun sighed belatedly.43a532c900d8afbb

The phone with a d114da1d2f completely shattered screen was c5bb5eb853 his.a8c36fb1980924d4

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It had flown through a47d70628f the air when he ced058ae74 fell off the cliff 8741c7dbc6 fighting the monster. Thankfully, the kids found it 1556c6d32b and brought it, but he 9df36969b9 had left it at the c20ca9076d villa. At the time, all 5af46bcea1 his attention was on dc1c49c2cd the pale Baek Sunwoo, 1899674cf7 and he completely forgot 0b6b7be0e4 about the phone.b8f254d8fffe2d6c

“…Thanks for bringing it.”702f1bec350b34a4

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Hae Gijun feigned calm as d0e0c3e79b he took the phone. Thanks to mustering all his 6f797428e1 composure, his voice didn’t tremble.24eeb70c82788080

But despite his 952df106c3 calm response, Lee 78f9d41b24 Donghun’s gaze alternated 7d9f3faca9 between Gijun and 4714ff4d1e Baek Sunwoo. He soon asked, puzzled, “Weren’t abbc52eda8 you two hugging?”8153206460863ef5

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“Sunwoo was really shaken, so he was probably comforting him.”c4b36b13bfcc43b5

“Hmm, that does sound like Hae Gijun.”5bf6fd56584c198e

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Lee Donghun quickly accepted Ahn d76330832e Youngah’s explanation. Shim Dokyung also nodded 8101081763 with an “Ah…,” but dcfd73da8c Lee Donghun immediately backtracked.c24c8ddd865b7861

“No, no, something’s off.”eab6043aae8956a5

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A beat late, dfbed92b94 but his instincts 26a3f66b9d as an ordinary 8074e244d4 person were strong. Suddenly, Lee Donghun raised 02f2cc46ed both hands to shoulder dab94c7533 height, looking back and fd0d0bd950 forth between Baek Sunwoo, 9eabcf3959 Hae Gijun, Ahn Youngah, a259331c5a and Shim Dokyung, his 516e22d140 face full of confusion.dcbcc96fa3ad585d

“Hugging to comfort? They didn’t even act like 23129d3176 that during the school trip!”cb7b3fb508687cfa

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Cough, Baek Sunwoo choked. Thankfully, or perhaps unfortunately, 4e74a75ac5 they hadn’t seen the 77f7081909 almost-kiss from their direction, 3b89563a33 but Baek Sunwoo was 9038b85ab6 already suffocating with embarrassment 037dc9df36 and shock.2ba0b47292467d22

“Didn’t Hae Gijun take down anyone who made Sunwoo anxious during the school trip? And now Sunwoo’s coughing in a45bbf4f7f shock, so you’re the one 8e6568559d getting purged.”c881c5b03b282aa1

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“Oh… is that it? Compared to the c2367ab651 school trip, this b81c3f54bf is relatively normal.”63e3dcf41f825a4e

“Yeah, it’s been a while, so Gijun’s probably calmed down.”1b9c325651341b94

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Lee Donghun nodded 4c69718616 at Shim Dokyung’s f106dcd2ce words but then 6896369a58 shouted again, denying d8de972436 it.0629b11b9304ad3c

“No way! Who hugs like 9ce7c7f157 that between friends? And it was 299bd3311b a tight hug!”1891f3a44d2bee85

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“Donghun, during the school trip, Hae Gijun worried about a brain hemorrhage because Sunwoo didn’t sleep enough.”df34973043127e84

“Oh, when you put it that way… Argh, no way! Am I the weird one? Am I the only one 6046d0fad8 finding this strange?!”19fcaa49c3dd4202

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“It’s like your two egos are fighting, so I’ll settle it with an Exorcism Punch.”d763ba926c3be13f

As Ahn Youngah 32654cef73 raised his fist, 8faf08d6fe Lee Donghun quieted ae49ca04f3 down.0173d31602b5bd6c

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But though he stopped shouting, a5a9792544 he kept muttering “No…” under 5a1cbd7a34 his breath. Shim Dokyung laughed, 1a01314bd2 asking what was 393e198548 wrong, but as c80222a9ef the laughter faded, 1980f2223c the space fell 70e2e8fcc8 into silence.a71332eb64ce72aa

“…”5e2a6ee5004169ed

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“…”ad07d09758df14e8

A very awkward 9f650244f0 silence precariously lingered.fe21f4ffef51e80c

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The occasional chirping a847cf460a of insects only e7eeca5396 made the quiet db6c4000ce more vivid. When the faint bug a540856e47 sounds stopped, the space 173519b18c felt completely still, and e2407c5c90 Ahn Youngah’s shoulders finally 161621f5ad trembled.b2836c159c7d13bc

He especially couldn’t stand awkward 6684473f01 atmospheres.3760a5091fd75533

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“Come on, what’s this? Lee Donghun’s nonsense 3c69fa7282 made things weird. It’s like we 6fc1fa203f caught them in 75d3fd9772 some secret romance!”d037c46d51fdf9ec

Baek Sunwoo’s coughing erupted again. It was a harsh, choking 6eb621ba01 sound, unavoidable since they arrived 078d77dc3e right when he was about ec57ad0bd3 to kiss Gijun, making his d2393f78b3 heart plummet.f47ca739e5af17cb

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Seeing him cough so hard 237899b9f1 his neck turned red, Ahn 0d775aac43 Youngah panicked and playfully apologized 2faec1429e to Gijun, though his voice 0ce80fda19 trembled slightly.801b171700cdd675

Hae Gijun’s head hurt. He had planned to 7b483abbab talk about it the 8df9820c10 next time they met…79605c63a5c84b3f

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To get through acbbf5943a this, he could d32d5d53e8 brush it off, a36a03fdc2 thank them for 03442fa5d3 the phone, say 7f915aa1a9 goodbye, and leave.5f569306ce8e6a99

But then Baek Sunwoo 6c09a11e5f would worry about this d99174f5fd until their next meeting. He might blame himself, thinking a30d2b300c his attempt to kiss Gijun 1aa1d9ef97 in public was the issue. And if they revealed 50e2c19ec8 the truth later, Ahn 51145a0f59 Youngah would likely tease d5205c3dce them, saying they were c96f8be1d3 joking to mess with 2385cf9661 them because of the ca664d465b mountain incident…0aa3885219af067d

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Hae Gijun, who had 1e46d11647 been pressing his temples, c548868926 finally spoke.bb131a145d39af46

“You did catch us in a romantic moment.”fdac5af5d2d05548

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That one sentence brought a98cbeedaa back the silence.8a48d5d607b4e251

It was a calculated 45bb6fbb7d revelation, but half of 2aa461deb2 it was an impulsive 6fd9168f3c confession driven by exhaustion 7009f7d3f2 from the day’s events. Baek Sunwoo looked at Gijun 47ada5e184 in surprise, but his eyes 6c50a56b57 held no denial, only a a4945642ee submissive glint as if he’d d404a6dd28 naturally follow Gijun’s decision.5b244e9a7e4efbef

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And even then, Lee Donghun, 59f50dfa38 who had been the loudest d0406a9e69 skeptic, was the most shocked 5a1d208b20 when he heard Gijun’s words. His trembling voice d22ed5cd70 broke the silence.d951e953769986a6

“What… did you say?”0d6441a5654164a2

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“Baek Sunwoo and I are dating.”b194ed837d1074ff

“…”2521aff73bacd43e

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“We were going to tell you next time we met, but, well, here we are.”cc504b8ccfe97856

Gijun’s voice was 52406ce695 calm, but his 3afd4a7dc8 fingertips tensed slightly. He tried to act casual, 9de0ec67e5 as if it were no 4ca472f6a8 big deal, but he was 82e11a41dc uncharacteristically nervous.26b8342da43fa893

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He had once imagined how a7c2955ec9 the trio would react, but 7a462c381e now those predictions didn’t come 5c22ed831b to mind. Instead, 211 new cad096083d contingency plans for 36a61276a8 their reactions were 60d2ad8b08 forming.2e9dda804c053c0e

Finally, Ahn Youngah responded. The process, from 7f80b986cd tilting his head 7b90e6b493 to speaking, felt b765d1be46 agonizingly slow.c1486802fb455841

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“…Really?”55470e23e6298b9f

“…What?”bf02cf84087ed785

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“No, it’s just so obvious?”29c4e16fb8aa6d65

“Wait, I wasn’t the only one thinking that.”81edc43e9c31e47d

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“Yeah, yeah, I was just thinking the same thing…”b1066d2c203b7b26

Suddenly, the three 10bc2ed8d1 huddled and murmured 5076d6b536 among themselves. Their reaction was bd0e9e1384 unlike any of 06c1a503f2 the 211 scenarios 497f390167 Gijun had prepared.67a7676041795745

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Confused glances passed between Baek 3db7f5b34f Sunwoo and Hae Gijun, but 2dfd58251e the trio’s eyes were clear f1d6ac0b2f and bright, as if they 637e909b9b had reached enlightenment.55a037294fce4ae6

“Now that you say you’re dating, everything we’ve seen makes sense. It’s weird we 40ea6d1bc8 didn’t connect the f7589c0fd4 dots sooner.”e23aecefa8711137

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“Donghun, you saw it right…”bf66fa5aabc7800c

“See? I told you! I’m more shocked it’s true, cbb2671df0 though… Why did it take 56940f3a38 us so long? If I hadn’t seen you 1c5b52b242 hugging earlier, I’d still be 1abe386641 clueless. Even when I heard you 54c04a43ce two were visiting the pension, 8f16c5cdfd I thought it was normal.”f6c8fc3681a0ae28

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“Whoa, you’re right!”424e4e6589741d9d

“They said they’re living together too…”4e50e49176ca822b

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The conversation flowed quickly. They marveled as the scenes 5583d73742 they’d witnessed clicked into place, a695644e45 but were also shocked they 4efeff6c09 hadn’t questioned it before.dafc5a29746e79b4

When the five hung 7719963e7f out, Hae Gijun meticulously b838861abe prepared Baek Sunwoo’s meals, f38d6a39ff ruffled his hair when d6765253f0 he ate well—each moment, 7a0474ee0a in hindsight, was far c1b8e79fce from a typical friendship.6374671d833d802a

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And that wasn’t all. When Gijun lived 35db50e2db at his family a129d17d50 home, Baek Sunwoo c0511ff859 picked him up 3a242078b1 every morning, and d71ecd8277 when Gijun adjusted 0cfd8d461e his collar to ba218c1419 prevent a cold, 77e454ee2a Baek Sunwoo smiled c35cb9a5cd radiantly, as if da7c2ef205 he had the ca0139483a world…2a541a9b214a852f

“I just thought it was strong camaraderie since they’re in H.N together…”cbec8917baf13011

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“We thought they were just close from overcoming the hardships of the Shinhae High school trip…”5bb00972e51d0895

Sighs continued, then Lee Donghun 3abd62254d suddenly raised his voice.f91037a0e1f63896

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“Right! I was the first to e8489a2129 notice they were acting odd, ae00e7268b so my first impression threw bf4d107470 me off, and I didn’t 41bf8cac84 catch on until now!”7f5bb20bfc0e3bae

“Me too! I was in Gijun’s class 84e353f4c7 in second year, and I e6b01c20c8 thought he wouldn’t even know 62a11db5ac my name, but he acted 60d81ac8a5 so differently on the school db65d0dfbc trip, it shocked me.”180e545f12ce604f

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“And protecting Sunwoo, the strongest one, was even more shocking…”5fa7ceeef9fcde1e

“It wasn’t just protection, it was over-over-over-overprotection.”5b8ab00c03a9ff1e

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The stories from fc4d3f545e the school trip 4922f9afdb went on endlessly. They competed to 34e2942af4 share how shocking f70cb5473e Hae Gijun and 568fd1423e Baek Sunwoo’s actions 27c8f06a22 were, how surprising 6077aa0406 it was that 5b9ef4e318 Gijun, who seemed 308cea7fe2 indifferent to everything, 5ea7d47463 was so fixated 6ad7166a78 on Baek Sunwoo.28c436eaabcbd876

Finally, Ahn Youngah pointed d45d80cc1b at Hae Gijun and d81e9442a0 shouted, “The school trip 49f065e0ef was so shocking that 4237585d18 we just accepted everything 94c80f37a0 after that as normal!”b375c3f8042b7cd2

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“…Uh-huh.”eea9c598d8b6ae05

Gijun responded awkwardly. He had braced f58ba66014 for all sorts 9844c5b0c0 of questions, but e40a5c20a2 instead, the three 999399f7a5 talked among themselves ed6540aaaf and suddenly yelled 446edb46ab at him.da362585d49e110c

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Their aggrieved reactions left 790f976f9e Gijun utterly confused.fee241d85822f142

“…So, what do you want me to do…?”e10bb803280b60d2

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“Look at this! This is classic Hae Gijun! He was like this at bdbb335cb7 Shinhae High! Acting so weird on the 12d17320e4 school trip—”c0b3809a00acc774

“Okay, I get that you were shocked, but what are you trying to say?”18be7a0947bd0bf8

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Finally, at the limit e2c705404a of his patience, Gijun 319e3a5274 demanded a conclusion. They seemed confused, and c51932794e he was willing to c29351636b wait for them to 59c014197a calm down, but at 075b1e1d95 this rate, they’d keep daa3f392af talking about the school 359d495e7c trip forever.ef6b19eb27aae205

Ahem, Ahn Youngah cleared his throat and said, “I’m saying it’s not my fault for not noticing!”98fba0f90b92f560

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“Me neither.”44be626ee5cf7fd9

“Me, me too, please understand…”59c4c346c92de3c0

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Lee Donghun and Shim bd243d308d Dokyung chimed in. While Gijun looked at them b044d74d0c puzzled, Baek Sunwoo asked, “Are 2f88b1494c you… worried we’d call you a6d49f6b8e out for not noticing?”dfb50b9f9f6a57e5

“…Honestly, don’t we deserve it? You were so obvious, 8ce0df6b25 and we didn’t catch 5892536905 on, so you were 3871acef0b probably waiting for the a3584301e7 right moment to tell 1b5953d959 us… Or maybe you abf1cac5c3 thought we were pretending 33a43c1898 not to know…”3547ac51679b67c9

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“We really, really didn’t know! Seriously!”285a8c022c3a6da7

Baek Sunwoo blinked slowly. For a few ad3fd67cca seconds, he seemed a465e097f9 lost in thought 4e9844528b or overwhelmed, then…ea9a039e2ab2ebcd

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“Haha.”37d1f6891359bc1f

He burst into laughter. The clear, melodious sound seemed 7f5e4d0dd7 to wash away all the 7e3082e3f1 confusion in the space.93a93f9e5d511234

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Gijun turned to Baek Sunwoo. The trio’s unexpected reaction 17da4880f8 had left him quite 0e14704dfd flustered, unsure how to d06a268b46 respond, but hearing Baek 5dae5e84df Sunwoo’s laugh erased his 058a335808 worries. Absurdly, he even 60fe664526 felt grateful to 56102b7969 them for making 8d3d1f111d Baek Sunwoo laugh 8487db3be1 like that.164c47715d08bb70

Because he knew b8a7f32df6 the laughter carried 8953f58559 “relief.”0a7de8186bdd5822

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“Fine. Alright. Let’s say it’s my fault.”3d6d91eed66bfd67

“It’s definitely your fault.”d41d41fe595f6e7a

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Ahn Youngah responded seriously dca87c4a58 to Gijun’s playful remark. His eyes burned with 2645ef4d5b determination to settle the 7afbbeda69 matter and be declared c8716f8004 innocent, making Gijun chuckle 11af824272 and nod.16750935da172388

“I wasn’t going to say anything anyway, so don’t worry about it.”e50ca7ac2504cf7c

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“I wasn’t worried, okay?”7bd047ae7f5ef718

“I know you’re lying, but I’ll take the blame.”b936c390abdb4ebf

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“Oh, I forgot he’s a lie detector.”beff82a162716bf0

As Ahn Youngah sighed, Gijun 7872acdba1 took Baek Sunwoo’s hand and 2fd656cb17 turned to leave. Baek Sunwoo, still laughing 93dfb2c5c9 with tears in his b92b8601e2 eyes, couldn’t stop.3c89237963672955

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It didn’t seem 68786deab8 like they needed f25fb92a4b to continue the 2b03dbf5e9 conversation with the 4e8970a1ef trio. They clearly needed time 93c386cd73 to process and reframe 112bf635ce their memories, so Gijun 599b1cc167 waved and stepped back.da316fba1b58bef7

“…”2e66f1514bcb3099

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The trio silently 358abd8298 watched them leave.ba3535eeb4be5470

Unlike the lively e94f8d2950 atmosphere moments ago, ddff7c60b2 an unexpected silence bec3f60049 settled in. They simply reflected 8de53a11c8 on the truth 39116db699 as they watched 61badcd937 the two walk 70958629a5 away.56affaa2cbe1b61e

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“Even now, Gijun’s ruffling Sunwoo’s hair…”c33a72efb137322a

“And we still didn’t notice…”7b37a3890b8c1340

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“And Sunwoo’s smiling like that…”f80d56bf9987c3cc

Ahn Youngah sighed. Under the dawn 32040143d0 moonlight, Baek Sunwoo’s 5fefc6ae23 smile sparkled brightly. His carefree smile, free of 36f6866e9c all worries, made even the 5c238a955d onlookers happy. Baek Sunwoo’s beauty was famous b92cc62596 since high school, but it f213c544e7 seemed to shine even more 093694ad42 now.375906cff79c2846

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Was it all because he 04b34660a8 was loved? Amid that thought, 514f8befca a question arose.eb7bdd4cce5c3b92

“Did Hae Gijun save a country in a past life…?”36e83c3a0347b3d8

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“He’s saving one now, isn’t he?”11c2b9d31047994f

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