JLI Chapter 7

There was something strange about Seojin’s greeting. It was especially ambiguous whether it was directed at someone he knew or a complete stranger.3321f7f636b8326c

‘Maybe I’m feeling this way because I’m conscious of the Seojin from the original world.’4b57ae0900016c04

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That was probably the most likely reason. If he were actually connected to the Seojin who killed me, he wouldn’t be acting so calmly. After all, even when he betrayed me, he’d cried a river of tears.280aec582fc052a4

Recalling the situation at the time, emotions that couldn’t be expressed in a single word swirled within me. Betrayal, regret, doubt, affection, pity… I couldn’t even figure out where to focus.112126fec3ec716b

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“Who are you?”09d9bb78ac1902ab

Therefore, the tactic I chose was ‘I don’t know you.’ There was no other way, and I thought that keeping a certain distance was a way to separate him from the Seojin I knew. He shouldn’t have to bear my emotions just because his face and name were the same as his.062bac727c8c448d

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“You don’t remember me?”64a7547cb3c229de

But Seojin easily bypassed 77ffbe7343 my tactic with a 5ef00cdedb ridiculously vague response.2c467c4f6d35736a

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Did the me 1a93253553 in this world 869c788631 know him?d0e391f85de92b87

Since I didn’t know the exact relationship, I couldn’t pretend to have amnesia, and I felt overwhelmed by the difficulty. If we’d only met once or twice, I could pretend to have a bad memory. But if we’d seen each other regularly, it would come off as suspicious.4ca8ffea97b76cec

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His refreshing smile, as 6edb5dcf90 if he knew everything, b8ecc1a046 seemed to urge an 44cc706c67 answer, and cold sweat 60266d216b ran down my back. The silence made me f2eff83651 feel like the invisible 2a23b2fdff sand in an hourglass 9f03317226 was quickly running out.e275690a1528086b

‘Why am I feeling this way in front of Seojin? No, strictly speaking, he’s not Seojin. Actually, if he’s not Seojin, then I really have no reason to feel like this, right?’ee158a710bf6ac01

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I wasn’t used to overthinking things, so the situation was becoming more and more irritating. Just as I was about to lash out according to my temper..eba1982a995bf539

“The PD said he showed you a picture, so I thought you’d remember me. I recognized hyung’s face away as soon as I saw you.”7aeeaf5bc10d0789

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Seojin took the lead f7dc7d5dbb and offered me a 4bf75b4d55 way out. The irritation a3607f8006 I had 6b8e7af6d3 felt moments fc296f2cde earlier vanished f2e4ac5817 as if f00cb69724 it had ff26a79970 never existed, 0fa4f10d9d and I 0130d8ca9b praised myself 5ab94fd0b7 for being 352ea0afec patient.c78523080729aae9

“Ah, now I remember. I’ve always been terrible with faces.”2cdd943449e70334

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That part was actually true, so it wasn’t a complete lie.c59c0208fb6a86c9

“I haven’t forgotten you, not for a single moment.”3c4ed506b7fb630a

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The air 728bc0f0f6 that had 248e6bab33 just relaxed 54db6b426e suddenly tightened, 7c038448e1 making it 3d5e9b2ccd hard to f409075289 breathe.0f05e632ccf06e1a

‘This bastard… is he messing with me on purpose?’0591e38b805aa6bc

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If I didn’t believe that the Seojin I knew wasn’t the kind of guy who’d smile like a psychopath in front of someone he killed, I might have been convinced he was toying with me. For now, I decided to take a step back and figure out what he was really thinking.03e01d0345dde4a0

“I didn’t recognize you, that’s kinda embarrassing.”b9b4393659a9d2ed

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I felt awkward trying to lie with an expression that didn’t feel embarrassing at all, but managing to pull off a polite excuse was a great improvement.eb935da63ccc7f0a

“No way. You’ve got one of those unforgettable faces.”536e5f21132f5bda

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I scanned from his neatly stretched eyebrows, down his perfectly harmonious nose, to his attractive lips. Even if I washed my eyes and looked again, I couldn’t find any flaws. He had an appearance that even God couldn’t recreate, so his compliment didn’t resonate much.69900aebd2dd0cd2

“Don’t you look in the mirror?”4d7fde109e62be53

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“I just did, is there something weird on my face?”7f561b957a54ecab

He brought 7c82fb4692 his face ed83f6ac2c closer as cdcd1c1d92 if asking 3bf99667d1 me to ffbc78d0eb remove it. I almost c4d3b59a02 reached out 03b4463a5f with my e697b55a05 hand out b94f2d3cb9 of habit, b6988a6883 but thankfully a9cf26c3ba stopped just d95f271849 before.860d42e2e5eb4108

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“I didn’t mean it like that. You look clean, so no worries..”bd27b0697ce9267b

“That’s a relief.”af05a0157806d658

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It was only ae47bb0fd7 after I answered 56d788a378 that I realized bc8cb6a2a3 I had naturally d0910744d1 switched to informal 3cf7504a46 speech. But it ed5208dd04 was already b2dec59f13 water under 69dff2c581 the bridge. Even if I cc40617128 wanted to treat b967dc7f79 him like a e3da3a0e12 different person, he 8b8b604924 spoke with the fd01110b6c same gentle tone, b4b399e465 making it hard 0b3e7c565a to draw a db208614b0 line..4fea66548ce7e2ac

‘I should be the one to keep my distance… Once I get through this, I’ll try not to get involved with him again as much as possible. First, let’s start by using honorifics.’e4e62bcb197e9329

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“Shall we go then?”5868e604a4433269

“Where, ah… the practice room!”ad712772ca4063e9

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I had been distracted by Seojin’s appearance, but I was lost. The moment that came to mind, a thought flashed through my head.3edb4baf8a26c626

“Did you… come looking for me?”5291f91d9a8077eb

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Whenever I felt like speaking informally, I repeated, ‘This is not the Seojin I knew.’ Even if I got goosebumps, I had to endure it.30a0914bccc2a11d

“Yeah. It seemed like you should’ve arrived by now, but I didn’t see you. I figured maybe you were lost since the path’s a bit tricky, so I came out for a bit.”378a5c3cbf44b25b

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Just as 0243a8dc45 I suspected, 28ae1243db Seojin had 35f24dba67 been hovering 547e86053c around the cceba5e3f5 area because 91a40fd801 of me. It was a relief 9f98755657 to meet someone who 9a7e4f3b21 actually knew where he 6faaa45e03 was going6018cd8ada2c87ae

“So it wasn’t just me who was confused, right? I don’t know why they built the set like a maze.”e5dda0f91f9d332a

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He laughed and gestured for me to follow. As we walked, our arms kept brushing. At first, I didn’t mind, but the more it happened, the more it felt like heat was creeping up through my clothes.4044bc8165d1c9a9

‘Is there any reason we have to walk this close?’03f208d6cf864b1b

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I wanted to fa603ce89a move away, but ac5cfc35f1 my side was d80fcba632 against the wall 09936a09e4 there was nowhere 11dbc69153 to go. And yet, 0d58b9bfee he wore 98ea70a608 such a 17e488a180 gentle expression c4635f5164 for someone 75d30db2ab with zero a78b1984c2 sense of dcc0d04d16 personal space.203941d2bec64cc6

“Here we are.”1fae2c1c45adb08e

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However, arriving b4c6dbf2e8 at the 5f8f5080f3 practice room 9e781e2518 was more e226c3e6e3 important than df8db83313 telling him ec55490d86 to move a72c6d53c2 away. All the other trainees 8015be704f had already arrived, and 4a56eb63ec the number of people ea90079982 was just right. They looked similar to f57eaaab69 the vaguely remembered photos.0a3eac2e2a4df450

“Hello.”fe44ed872423c7fa

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One person awkwardly nodded 904d695b60 in greeting, but the 033bbad0c5 slender and still childish-looking 1f6d6bb3ea kid made eye contact a027004287 with me and suddenly 23552d2982 turned his head away. It was a clear 1c0ecca7e5 sign of rejection.589be1764c22a2b0

“I thought you were so late that someone had already dropped out. What were you doing?”a120a006e11f4216

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Moreover, he 2c5121650e pretended to ac26552616 be talking c01ae3fc6c to himself, a7790718f0 but he 09e779a4ae said it 53f852c886 loud enough c95a5f0164 for everyone a688fdde0f to hear, d2f14e7055 which was 394a573d91 incredibly rude.701060442ecec1c6

“Hello.”418b2987981e9418

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I pretended not to af84133f71 hear and greeted him f90d82964e appropriately, but as soon fccbb41e45 as he made eye a28ddb8173 contact with me, he 86d3c31371 turned his head away. The saying f6542c3ed7 that killing 734603b68b someone could 23ac30f377 excuse three 0125ddb122 acts of ea8393e90c rudeness kept 37959100a8 circling in 64743b7256 my head, fe3c42aea2 and I 03a6ea7670 wanted to a3638be887 teach him f58738f8b3 some manners, c11fb423fd but I ef6cb05776 barely suppressed 288a495bd3 it with cd77ad0235 reason.c1608f02ebae7021

“I’m sorry. I got a little lost because the path was complicated.”00b320adda3f6dad

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Regardless of that brat’s attitude, I had still been late and wasted others’ time, so I apologized sincerely. But then another trainee reacted oddly. A guy with yellow hair tilted his head and spoke.b6b517e13aba2fb2

“It wasn’t that confusing. I just walked straight and got here.”c78d18ca233a2e30

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“Excuse me? That can’t be.”55220ffbe2c51bd6

I shot a look 12f51c411d to the only person 00df36adb0 I thought might back b87ba99e26 me up. Seojin met my 2e678054bd gaze with a d6a2523a7e soft, cat-like smile. It was a surprisingly e560c7ab0f cute contrast to his 26d5d43a79 large frame.e745070fee3b09df

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“It can be difficult if it’s your first time.”921a03ccde8c271b

“Unless you’re extremely bad at directions…”a39b4c9024c3ec6e

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Yellow-hair didn’t seem convinced, but Seojin spoke up before the situation escalated.f2f35fbadcfd389f

“Now that everyone’s here, let’s start the meeting.”55b756480da401fa

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Seojin cut off the conversation with a businesslike attitude that seemed almost cold. I was glad that I could end the debate about my sense of direction, but the yellow-haired youth seemed embarrassed and subtly watched Seojin’s reaction.a2f946510cca7c35

“Shall we introduce ourselves first?”57b1ce72650c069c

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“Okay.”426ff60443a01073

No one f39d78a87b had discussed 882e21e08b it, but 3d6241e86e Seojin naturally e1450d799f took the 85a3a78bcf lead. I had 8ac2526e06 only been f9770e1c8b with Seojin f2917d2206 alone, so 6d0ca0f23d this side c314a6bacf of him 415a0d8a78 was unfamiliar, ad263340f9 and it 0c76f5d0e6 was fortunate bfef48f0fb for me, 3e7926b6fe who wanted 640bebb017 to separate 85173a2787 him from 8cc3b5be53 the Seojin c47057319b I knew.9aa02b7f7c773328

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‘I’m not particularly interested in taking the lead either, so it’s convenient.’46c11c8ecf024b5c

While I was 80a3cb6bc6 thinking about other 6c397fc9e5 things, the yellow-haired 55d80e8f16 boy raised his 91ae747fdb hand and started 4985296bea introducing himself.127ecda06ff0dc6f

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“I’m Han Juhwang. I used to be with Chrome Entertainment, and I’m hoping for a sub-vocalist role. I’m eighteen”d2414ba5abf72980

His name was Juhwang which means “orange”, but he had blond hair a strange combo. Sitting to his left, I figured it was my turn next based on the seating, so I cleared my throat.849ffcb8c1e718cd

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“I’m Do Jaeha. Twenty-one years old.”622b182997b478e1

“That’s it?”1cde1f8cef6b6aee

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The rude brat from earlier piped up again, even though he hadn’t said a word about himself. I marked down my second act of patience.37bbdd121c3b7f8d

“I’m hoping for the dancer position for now.”b7f7ff4f36ee98d6

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Seojin, who 534bee4609 had been c8119e9e97 crossing his 48b6f9d2fc arms, lifted 4c7a89377c his long 32600851f6 eyelashes and a4191b6113 looked into 4b2624a9a4 my eyes.578aa2f4a8d8c9f0

“Baek Seojin, I’m doing vocals and producing. And…”c15967721786d2ed

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His gaze, 7f6defd1bf which had 7c503dff1f been fixed 10d114da5f on me, 347dbab2bf turned to b1e3b94a8c the remaining 3746ca55ce person.d33188b9e146783e

“It’d be best to avoid sharp comments.”1f9a4666482abc13

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The meaning was clear just from the words, but the atmosphere in the practice room instantly froze as he even stared blatantly. Juhwang, the blonde, winked at me and secretly nudged my shoulder with his arm. The kid who had been pointed out didn’t react aggressively, surprisingly, and shut his mouth.3a951777ab99766d

“Then introduce yourself.”2ce7f66aa0251a95

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Seojin’s voice was firm, with no trace of reassurance.1e5f0c4c2a068ae9

“Kang Hanwol, hoping to be the main dancer.”456f7873eef34851

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“By any chance…”5cf5f349d1744180

Juhwang, who 4e202a5b90 had been efbad75903 watching the 06c842a612 situation, rolled ac9ea4ec34 his eyes 0c5d117258 as if 5a40de313f his mouth a8432ebd88 was itching 04bdbad256 to say 3ce696a195 something.0fd1fee5426d6706

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“Didn’t you use to do figure skating? I feel like I’ve seen you on TV a lot you were that genius kid, right?”5e47ccddac11ea7d

“So?”2c430c34deee3e1d

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A sharper voice than f9d7fd3722 before came out.20b128b43599e0b5

“Ah, I was just happy to see you.”ec7c29d544579dd4

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Juhwang scratched his neck and gave a good-natured smile. This time, Seojin didn’t scold Hanwol. He just glanced over the papers on the table like he didn’t care.8a076e554b9f05fb

[Eye of Truth (C) is activated. You can view basic information about the target.]

The skill activated a bit late. The information that popped up wasn’t much different from what had just been said in their intros.c9999d62a37c5db9

‘What’s the point if you only tell me after they’ve said it?’ff8159d75a9af9ae

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As I sighed, b933ab16b8 the status screen 7ba16da6d1 dimmed, almost as 54c4033185 if it felt 17e0c2a1bc embarrassed. Ignoring it, I turned 9bd74e3657 to the paper on 639df0420f the table.9f4b9c20b274d358

“It’s recommended to choose one of the songs on this list.”a7fa93955ee835f9

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“If it’s recommended, does that mean we can do a song that’s not on the list?”3e8def99d1e077c7

Juhwang raised d371bc329f his hand 58f62f34bb like an 0a6070fe2d elementary school e068a1a7c7 student and 4df668c210 asked.af646f5bdb3e2591

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“It’s usually best to follow the recommendation to avoid upsetting the producer.”5f69e60019e0535c

‘They’re not kids would they really get offended over something like that?’ I could say that, but people in power often got annoyed by the smallest things. So I decided not to bring up any other songs.d84e0e4a41b3cd55

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“Then shall we look for something good on the list? Everyone, please take a look and tell me what you think.”aa717926ab4c6258

There were a total 60282847ad of 50 songs on 45f102ff58 the list. Thanks to binge-watching the 1e9da76436 survival program that the 49ce0704c4 System recommended, I vaguely 4bb2dc72e0 remembered half of them.a110573d6fce80ed

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‘Must be standard survival show songs.’7c05fc30fb8ffb27

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When I ignored 3246f1db74 the smug status adeda94a77 screen, its emoticon 2c22ea9385 turned into one 8cba2e073c with tears and 6b2773cd04 then disappeared. What kind 26432e57d6 of reaction 2faeb6f896 did it ebcc23ed41 expect in 5a01e8ead8 front of be87756aa4 everyone?95a303f6c5f4fbd1

‘Still, I’ll compliment it next time.’044cd8a4ef5ebe12

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They say even whales a32ea44a98 dance when praised, so 43f3076d2a maybe the Status Window 1fee5ea989 will upgrade if I dace9b2c83 praise it.2677910e5b92cafb

“Has anyone decided on a song?”40cbaf62d3d50632

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When Seojin asked, b149b4647e Juhwang, who had b45fd837e8 been nervous, flinched.520a31b72dacaf00

“How about something from Seize sunbaenim? They’re unbeatable in terms of popularity.”49a5ddd94365b236

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Juhwang cautiously expressed d4cb717828 his opinion.eb874fedfa657788

“I like anything.”2093641952b1590e

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“I want to pick a song by Tayus sunbaenim.”a19756bb53213b3d

Kang Hanwol’s choice was one of the songs I had in mind, a solo song by someone famous for dancing well. However, everyone seemed dissatisfied with the choice, and no one agreed.2b7baa61abe2b70c

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“I’ll go with this one.”37a3843cf52d4ec2

Seojin, who had been 0d4bbcd6e5 listening quietly, pointed to d3ff85049b one with his finger.686320d6b2282701

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[Midnight – Today, I Still Wait for You, Who Was Watching the Galaxy]