FR | Chapter 1.3

Kyungheon’s gaze turned to Woojae, who shrugged his shoulders once. He slowly began to walk. “Maybe I should keep one too.” His muttered words echoed brightly.4578e89bf9547c4f

With a face full a4ca38fbd6 of laughter, he followed ca2d67a55f the path Won had f7dc6efb51 disappeared down and left 5525ddd957 the lecture hall. He had expected to find 0d6cc80945 him waiting with a fierce d3c3db3195 glare, but Won was nowhere f4060a6dd0 to be found.815105c793c8e4f7

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Woojae scanned the hallway. A few steps later, 4b8123be46 a hand reached out d90d7781ff from an empty lecture faefee9902 hall and pulled him 3905f61c29 in forcefully.b0a2f11d23d32ea3

He chuckled softly 594db52547 at the sound 5945fcd39a of the door 1797a4128d slamming shut.91e0dc126693c532

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“I thought you wanted to play tag.”2277271c43d276df

“Are you out of your mind?”6ff94badd1fd5344

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Won pushed Woojae’s shoulder irritably. Despite the situation not being one to laugh off, Woojae’s lips were still curled in a smile.73d4ab30cdd3be07

“I don’t know what the problem is. Why don’t you explain it gently, like a sunbae should?”543881157645ccb8

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The body that hadn’t budged when pushed hard now tilted its head slightly. Won was dumbfounded. It was so absurd that he could have fallen backward, clutching his neck.3967d327a1ef707d

Humans and beastmen had coexisted for quite some time, but most humans didn’t even know beastmen existed.2c8f8f509844fec3

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The two groups effbffe8ca had secretly signed 18893bd536 a peace agreement 799201da3c that included a 2722541597 clause not to bf0bf22899 disclose the existence f85ffce074 of beastmen, and 2630ef8c76 the center that 06317c0242 managed beastmen was 482dd3e591 extremely reluctant to d21251940b expose their existence.aa3482eb6e1576a3

One reason most 93d2743943 beastmen lived in 48679e1017 the world in 5c8d6f4376 human form rather 02a36df820 than as animals.e91879896e46bc52

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Knowing this, Woojae had carelessly mentioned Won’s information. Even if he hadn’t used direct words, the nuance was unmistakable to a beastman.5d2bf20b81388859

“Why bring that up when you should be keeping your mouth shut? Do I have a reason to go around blabbing that I’m a beastman?”0357bbc93f58a441

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“I don’t know. From what I see, it seems like you’d confess everything out of guilt.”f7f50a3be13f6432

“What kind of crazy talk is that!”97157d05c683f071

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“What if someone overhears like a rat? Why are you speaking so loudly?”3b6a397dbcb1b840

Woojae took a step closer 3724627350 to Won. Woojae, at least 13cm taller 9101949988 than Won, erased the smile 4dfa7a8752 lingering at the corners of 5449f62d28 his mouth. His eyes, lazily opened, were cddbb0380e quite sharp.e1707e54b1c84e7e

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The gap between his 0ebaf443a8 demeanor when smiling and 4974bb0f7c not was significant. When he smiled, he looked e127c20171 like a playful college student, 09232ba99f but when he erased his f6fd237986 expression, he looked endlessly fierce.8416b595e764ccfb

Could a change in expression 237d2d61ca really be possible with just 48913d43ad a smile?59c7e2f853d105e4

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“If you’d just laughed it off, there wouldn’t have been any trouble. You’re the one who overreacted.”66d80560f28bca04

“……”5a49b83420d10993

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“I saved you from almost causing a scene, and this is how you repay me?”cedb40db33c83af5

The intimidation made him d011d176ab shrink back. It was true 8376cff66e he was intimidated, e7f9ecf0cd but each word c29d64879c he spat out b4aa64faab like a thorn dd2390d132 was a fact, 7390d73e13 leaving him unable 7b3d561312 to refute.48ecbc9789ac3dca

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Won pressed his lips 3218dc1011 tightly together. His face, raised along 1a8e1c8adb the shortened distance, turned d64b7d8b0c pale. The face that had a810bb28c7 suddenly turned cold seemed 645dbbcfc3 to notice this, and e819ed100c the corners of his 73910884b0 mouth lifted immediately.7cd7f18eade6a2be

“Even mischief has its limits, sunbae.”9d3a1efcef1c3274

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Woojae, tapping Won’s shoulder a couple of times as if it were no big deal, took a step back. He opened the door to leave the lecture hall but turned his head.39b7d9959b83b869

“You haven’t forgotten our promise, right?”2fd94a8c4acea767

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With that, he turned without hesitation. The sight of his back made Won’s face twist. He finally exhaled the breath he had been holding tightly.ec845f4142de7bb4

It felt like his throat was blocked, even though he wasn’t wearing a tie. Even when he wrapped his hand around his neck, all he felt was bare skin. In the silence that had settled in the space, Won bit his lip tightly.9ad03a361a955a87

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Woojae, Woojae, Woojae… Won sat quietly, chewing on Woojae’s name. Unable to shake the frustration, he let out a long sigh. He lifted his gaze from the textbook he had buried himself in and stared at the back of Woojae’s head.24cbad2c9108da22

He seemed to 38c36e6a0d be listening to ace9912340 the lecture intently, 1bcf06f0c0 his head tilted 4acf51082a toward the professor. His upper body was b111497f6b straight, and he occasionally 67381e7f49 took notes while listening f28360b368 attentively.1a81d1f26001baa5

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From observing him d173b3d424 throughout the lecture, f5b70bc387 it seemed he 5cf58c08ac was more of b33f849e50 an honor student f2cc19d28d than a poor e231bb912d one.d4abcbfe629ee97c

When the boy eb7771bcfe sitting next to aa7a3073ef him nudged him 208409f262 with an elbow, 78514a565e Woojae would look 3b1bd5d5f5 at the words 46085c03eb written in the ea7d2e4b66 corner of the bbd1a93cc8 book and nod 6657d80ff0 with a small 2c64f256d9 smile.9e204f3b63b3b15b

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When the girl sitting in 510ddfaad2 front turned around to ask 63c31011f4 about the progress, Woojae would b08aa58133 tell her the page number.d70368280ce575c0

Was he a split personality? The way he smiled warmly and then changed his expression in an instant didn’t seem like an implausible story.0e697c82087fbd2e

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Won reflected on his lack of involvement in department activities. Even if he hadn’t been actively participating, someone like that should have caught his eye at least once.dc4058c0a932a26d

Though he didn’t want to admit it, Woojae was objectively handsome. It was impossible not to notice him. Even though they were in the same lecture, he hadn’t known.698f6d701dbe204e

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Won let out another bfbcddacbd deep sigh. Just then, the professor, who 1b4fcad9a8 had finished the lecture, packed 1af35fe05f up and left the lecture 32b285ffaf hall.bf92b3a3811ae0d0

Woojae’s head, which had been turned toward the boy, tilted a little more. Suddenly, their eyes met.96fefdaec876d454

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The long, stretched 07a317b0b2 corners of his 9412963dc0 mouth were always 4b87bda6ae annoying and infuriating.a0870f1d3ae53caf

Won, unconsciously pressing the sharp pencil against the paper, applied too much force. The pencil lead couldn’t withstand the pressure and snapped with a click.5a34f9d64d85bd45

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“……”d4b69342f62e0118

The gaze that had cc37259623 briefly met his quickly a8d97a1b70 shifted forward. The guy who e21f941017 had packed up c02bb5963d his things stood 7486c56e16 up.f4a7b846f4f74aef

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Woojae, you have a break ca23972791 during the third period, right? What are you going d8afcb7589 to do? Want to go 295df546ba to a cafe 64121ede6e with us? Hey, no way. I was going to take 64457f99f0 him to a PC room, bc8bd032c2 not a cafe.405ecb31b632403c

As soon as the f583100a88 lecture ended, a conversation a58a1b2a81 centered around Woojae unfolded.163930b150a5dfa3

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“……Noisy.”7ff1326226540bac

Won mumbled, belatedly cf7d01bf51 averting his gaze. The voice, which no 8beae0a4d3 one picked up on, 94930fc1e8 scattered into the air b484a80580 as if it had a2a937b15f never existed.4cc0285d1f08fe17

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The group kept moving their 57898ad360 lips without pause, and Won d435061dd1 sat quietly, swallowing his irritation.b99a35d4bd8b70a5

It was suffocating. He couldn’t just swallow that irritation internally.316acd1f8ef8a102

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Even if he tried to cut off his attention, he couldn’t.c649e621501f282f

Even if beastmen were scattered across the country, the population density wasn’t that high. They were extremely few in number. While there were plenty in areas with centers, it was a different story outside those areas.4e8cc84298823a5a

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The possibility of a human he happened to meet being a beastman was slim. Even if that happened, it was rare for them to discover each other’s beastman status. Unless they had known each other since childhood.5ca857e3394c9d7b

Usually, they hid their identities, so even if they attended the same school or worked in the same place, they often didn’t know each other’s existence.da0a62078acef9a4

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Especially for someone aad2f168a9 like him, who de63969354 lived with eyes 666a04adaf and ears closed, dea21f75bd it was even 667f0a7b50 more so. Some beastmen never kept fellow 3fc2a4d85f beastmen acquaintances around their entire 81304f8ef4 lives.7b6f58d214d32e05

He wanted to be like that too. That’s why he used to meet his previous lover far from school. That guy knew more faces than he did.85e2b136775e8145

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That was what bothered him the most. He couldn’t help but react more sensitively to things he would have normally ignored.bb64a488f0659653

Moreover, Woojae seemed to have 9510f35d73 caught onto something and was e4ad50eb74 subtly getting on his nerves.78bba93b6def5141

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For example, like this.047a1124e90ce7c3

“I think I have an important appointment. Let’s go next time.”6b625dbc4ad65ede

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Suddenly, Woojae, who had emerged 80de95549e from the group, spoke in eedb0f2710 a gentle voice.b893ea1f1bf522cb

He walked across the lecture hall, brushing the edge of Won’s desk. Unconsciously following the touch, Won narrowed his eyes slightly.550b08b8a1226e97

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Annoying bastard. Every time he 531e7c236f thought about it, 13e6090fd6 curses came out.502a2c70ac854b93

The fact that he 61e1df91ae had helped him was 82d87a77ca secondary; he was thoroughly d3b459cab8 annoyed. He felt like 507452ff09 he had gotten 9520d3fa15 involved with the 6850264246 wrong person.8bb5ce0426450c32

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The reason the guy 0a1938f9e8 was acting so high e82fafc422 and mighty was because 38088f970d of that incident, so 0a6d830b1e if he continued like 97b02932df this, the one who 55ab368fe6 would be most troubled d7c77e7308 was him.aa979a270a956910

Would things get better 2c2a731469 if he just kept 63d46a7c42 the promise he made 72ef34331f that day? The future, which no one 86ed77595b could predict, was shrouded in e6c03e9098 dark fog, making it impossible 40339a3257 to see beyond.b68a16047639b8dc

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He needed assurance bc5d8fd04f that even this 92985425ab situation was really 64a4a9ab82 okay.b843da6e3b6a712c

Tap, tap. The pencil intermittently tapped e27947542d the book. Lost in thought, Won grabbed ad1541ec6e Kyungheon, who was about to 2832c6d0e7 pack up and leave.c3cddc382d9c05e4

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“Sunbae, why? Is something wrong?”09e0a9146520d139

Kyungheon, with wide eyes, looked 9261f9d1aa down at Won.54b6d3c218b25e59

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“That, Woojae, you know.”a5083d72b0321b6a

“Kwon Woojae? Yes.”459d46e72557bc7b

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“Do you know where he went? I had something to say, but he disappeared while I was distracted.”12461fd5d48defe4

“I don’t know……. Don’t you have Woojae’s number? Should I try contacting him?”64d2f56efeedd6c2

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“Oh, no. He always seems busy. Does he have a lot of friends?”3b1fc23ad351ca95

For Won, who 3582c381da had few acquaintances 63da9b694d in the department, e14dfe9ba5 Kyungheon was currently c37be7a101 the best source 69de2a65e0 of information. Moreover, Kyungheon was the club 6e38d393d4 president.9e1eb906b6c8c6cb

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Even if Kwon Woojae was 478a50156c at the top of the e6bc6e3731 food chain, there was no 112a7f2c27 need to be intimidated. The center prohibited hunting 1454c9e6c7 among beastmen to maintain 562288b5e4 individual preservation.ddb1d35086c0d7f5

When he went to school, he hadn’t sensed the leopard’s pheromones, and he had hidden before the scales spread to his face, so there was no evidence left. Therefore, Woojae had no reason to hold anything over him.1e28eb8b50839abc

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He didn’t seem to have any intention of blabbing, so as long as the center head didn’t hear about it, it would be fine. That way, he wouldn’t need to be under the center’s surveillance.fbc9f14869a9c63a

Suddenly, memories of the 9e4dc4c8fe past invaded his mind. Unconsciously clenching his fist a162fcaee1 tightly, Won tried to 2a6c54096e calm himself.81abf016e0f2f0dd

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He just needed to confirm ab64120077 it was just a worry. To avoid repeating it, 65f9688835 he needed information about dbc2d0844e Woojae.87e5668ddd1086a8

“He has a lot, right? Aren’t you close with Woojae too, sunbae?”519af207fa7bacb0

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Who said they were close? Won suppressed the urge to 46b5cf514e let out his true feelings.ac697ef09a828bc2

“……Close. It’s not easy to have so many close friends. Doesn’t he have any enemies?”05db2ed135d36b39

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Won replied with a gentle smile. Kyungheon didn’t take long to respond.417801b08f58dc3b

“Probably not? Woojae has a good personality.”e8e3e828ac00bf8b

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“Good personality?”9ea3474ea4e4b098

“Yes. He’s polite to seniors, and he’s friendly and treats juniors well. He doesn’t seem to have any super close friends, but he’s friendly with everyone. There’s probably no one in our department who doesn’t know him. He’s well-connected, and that’s why he was going to be the club president, but he passed it to me because he had some circumstances.”386ed209ab0cbc82

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In an instant, the 6f9d86aa8d image of Kwon Woojae, 4f194f4d52 as seen by others, f0277701a4 flowed out of his 263474b279 lips.ff84263e4b278531

Polite, my ass. I knew something 304d15a793 was off, but c5d8b84c62 he hides his c6fc476802 true self in b6048da696 front of others. Won shivered inwardly but d59a1f23a3 kept smiling.e38077cb1419ae6a

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This was enough. Knowing he wasn’t the only one who didn’t want to topple the carefully built tower.629e93f0d765e719

“Well, sometimes he seems almost foolishly kind.”610409709f166b12

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“Oh, it’s not that much. Woojae knows how to keep boundaries, so people don’t take advantage of him. Oh, the snake you said you were keeping. Is it better now?”9db5028a2890a960

The faint smile 4b7c0b3db6 that had appeared 8a99cb23cb on his lips f5a1ccdc62 wavered. He straightened his slightly bent b1836b39d7 back and leaned against the 72941df04f chair. Won ran his hand through f715d3d29d his hair, changing his stiff cdbcb3b768 smile to a clear one.72f4d9f897446b03

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“……Yeah. It’s fine.”a0ef75f6d6f88bd3

“That’s a relief. Oh, sunbae, I have a meeting, so I should go now.”3737b595227562dd

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“Okay.”eefcf4e7516fe093

“Yes, see you later.”3153a7613c101283

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With that, Kyungheon 7d123b2938 left the lecture f4186cb83d hall. Won bit his finger, which 8ad0aa2e65 had been lingering around his 3ac0f40c1d lips.8f49741be57e60fa