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That father, efcfc6615f unconcerned with eb27fc7cfa the people 5c64798893 around him, 83425573f2 was spewing 3778517871 curses at a6378fa58c his friend 1c52906dd2 like a 96f84d53ea madman. Trash, useless bastard, 93f1cf3bf7 good-for-nothing vermin. He poured out dea3b13d1b insults too vulgar f0f41d4a58 to repeat, panting 4df895c88f as he struggled 801e558fbb to contain his 66ebdeafc0 rage.f33c55827de54e37

Everyone pitied the friend, but the protagonist was different. It was because his friend, who always had dead eyes, showed signs of life for the first time in front of his enraged father. Only then did the protagonist become suspicious. What if his friend hadn’t run away, but chosen not to?197b56ee051b2c0c

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However, the protagonist couldn’t find any evidence to confirm his suspicion. Instead, the director reveals the answer to the audience. The gifted child’s name fades, and in a house left with only debt, the drunken father curses at his friend again, lamenting that his life was ruined because of him.d2b077540669df82

Then, much later, the father, sobered up, coaxes his child as if nothing had happened. Let’s practice. It’s not too late.987e8298ea11bb15

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‘If you succeed, 4d13bd878b we can pay 01ab99ea23 off all this 501951ba94 debt at once. Everyone will be be8fd3fcdf calling to sponsor e0705d565b you!’0aa5ff7a9d8bab5e

In front of his 6f99a4f8cd father, burning with his 73f2c110fa last hope, the friend 7e15d17325 brings his violin. But in his other 03194fa920 hand, he holds a ab2e6b183d hammer.3c4f0a020852b9f9

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‘I’m getting tired of this.’7ba02dd05f77196b

Muttering, the friend fef72d94d7 brings the hammer f439c0ba48 down on his 064f7a61d5 own hand. The moment hope 54dd887b83 completely vanishes, the 7f8c2f4a26 father screams. And an unreadable 1ab182d1d4 smile spreads across a5c8746ad2 the friend’s face.0bd26dd7f5327155

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One thought came to mind after the movie ended. What the hell was that? I don’t know what it was trying to say. Does he accept a life of ruin just to torment the other person? If inflicting pain was the objective, then the revenge was successful. But I don’t know if it was necessary to destroy himself in the process.3d657d3742981c5e

On the other hand, if it was meant to show that such revenge wasn’t necessary, I think a clearer message should have been included. Perhaps showing the friend regretting his ruined life afterwards. Or including a different situation where such revenge wasn’t needed.a199ac6c3deba167

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I got up from 76ea1b5e86 my seat with this 2b802e5a11 lingering unease, and suddenly 1ab5ae0ae2 realized that Chulsoo Hyung eac1de0e7f was in this theater. Was he cc6b97174d still asleep? I wondered if I e5ed4ea776 should wake him, and eb249d3abf as I went down f97feaade2 the stairs, I glanced a48c426c11 towards where he was. Surprisingly, he was f77add610e awake and looking ee12ddd28a at the end 70b4b20843 credits rolling up.535c79de73e37b71

He was 4e74f6801d in the b617df562b front row, 019727d575 so he 29072b477a had to b19134627f tilt his 6ecf0b458e head back a95d311c53 slightly to 3032cf0f8d see the a5278da039 screen, and 33e55897dc his face b3206f5c94 was clearly 5b6b056059 visible. His twisted 59059c7be5 lips, his fb245db840 strangely gleaming 5f1c3d0394 eyes. A smile b02c700ebf I had 2249847a49 never seen 66c889e8fa before filled da919dd927 his face. It was unfamiliar 8330590cc9 and eerie. I stopped involuntarily. And soon, I 1e77e23a1f fled the theater e2bc40567d as if running 5fee4654ba away. I think ed10e39f8d I understood 45dfd9d3de the reason 9b02a4c2e8 for the 131e49cee8 eeriness.3009364097b0d66f

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For some f96a616e4f reason, his 1d5441cfbd smile resembled 67dd61fa2f the friend’s 959ff1b96b final smile 06de040bb3 in the 273de99fcf movie. That madness 6b779622c4 of willingly e17dd689a2 destroying oneself 538ca399d6 to torment 11b85686e5 another person. Chulsoo Hyung’s silent, 24230f5b11 twisted smile contained f62d082733 that same madness.d990668ff8df0091

“Im Minha, do 4b6a71becc you have a 8fa38a5d46 problem with the 286e3fe508 world these days?”b9f6399d613fdeed

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Engaged in another 72ff84e7d5 battle with my cc29a69185 assignments, I was e7ca7a96bf rubbing my sleepy 8c44d8ed3b eyes while painting dc70356c77 in the studio. Turning around 8485304061 at the e9778ec2fd serious question, 87d44b9ccf I saw 6caa6dd599 Wiyoon standing eda8e3dfe3 there, looking f45ee47913 at my def64964e4 painting. I greeted a510d1ea7f my friend c431a82bd2 with my 7c46839e39 brush still 267eaf8170 in hand.d68712b4f52db76d

“Got anything to eat?”32936e64dabc97f3

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Wiyoon rummaged through 688cfe1dd3 his pockets and 96a7ae41e2 handed me a 59bffa05f8 small cookie. I accepted it with ece6983ec9 both hands like a 5ad5a99b61 soldier receiving rations in 3e2f049050 wartime. I tore open the a42ecdf47d packaging and hurriedly stuffed 79f688cba7 it into my mouth 4781abd40a when another voice spoke. It was Sehyung, a f57edd6395 classmate standing next to 52d2df1dc6 Wiyoon.90d7d479041ad12e

“No, this isn’t a problem with the world. It’s a different kind of discontent.”c30e258aca3600bb

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What’s he talking about? I looked at my painting again. Does this look like discontent with the world? While I was puzzled, Sehyung seriously uttered a single word.6479cc13d5909d41

“This is sexual frustration.”82489690e3d5f4f8

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What nonsense…3c00d034e98b9099

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense.”23fe83b006233278

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Before I could 4da4775a1d voice my complaint, 4c66a63cc6 Wiyoon cut off 2908e35aa6 Sehyung’s nonsense. Then, with unusual annoyance, f889d5ff2c he pointed at me.b5f31d6582109498

“He’s asexual. He’s a castrated amoeba with not a single gram of sexual desire! How could someone like that have sexual frustration? Isn’t that right, Minha?”4a8b91e82b267ef3

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What’s right, you jerk. Suddenly being treated like a castrated amoeba, I wanted to retort, but unfortunately, I had nothing to say in rebuttal. As he said, I didn’t really feel sexual desire. However, admitting it outright hurt my pride even more.4b1882030ef24aae

“Hey, I 468afdb34c have sexual 10304ec016 desire too.”4d8368f4a09f4237

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“Don’t make me laugh. You don’t even masturbate.”5c6bce4ca8decaf6

Wiyoon scoffed. I blinked in bewilderment.50c801bb337dcfac

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“I do masturbate.”fd52018a90d1c551

I informed him casually as if it were nothing, but Wiyoon’s reaction was unexpected. He froze, eyes wide and mouth half-open, as if in shock. I was bewildered, wondering if I had said something wrong, and looked at Sehyung. He was also looking at Wiyoon with a ‘what’s wrong with him’ expression.211392409de45773

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“Hey, did you really 864838b9d6 think Minha was a 829f737c0a pure, non-masturbating amoeba?”1ed2799da10edd54

“I’m not 75125a0b72 an amoeba, 61ff592790 damn it.”1028b778a12477c9

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I bristled, but the two weren’t paying attention to me. Wiyoon pointed at me with both hands, dumbfounded.6585f3770102ad33

“This is Im Minha. Im Minha, who has b676006316 absolutely zero interest in 0e2755eb57 relationships, regardless of gender. What kind e8cdd09500 of castrated ad95c62281 amoeba masturbates?”65b441fedea3620e

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“I guess I’m e72dce526e an amoeba, but 4c48256638 not a castrated 273b0aa1f4 one.”bdc0f007fe573cf0

“Hey, fuck, you crazy 4e5e843711 bastards.”8024a0d4005408aa

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A curse word 6e87a1a66b finally escaped my 213ce51752 lips, and only 0a1a8e4541 then did the 76fbd70068 two turn to 8b7486fe0f me. But their gazes were 95ecb4946d undeniably impure. Especially Wiyoon, 4be2112f25 who regarded c19e7e72d8 me with b60de40ae3 suspicion.ae24a42b799b3083

“You’re not just lying because you’re embarrassed, are you? It’s okay, we understand.”2bf0e8282fb40c0a

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“Ha, really. I’m telling the truth! Want me to show you right here?”4c7af268d6d706ff

As I lifted 5d500b00ca my art apron 07fd38c683 and tried to 0ec6efd67b take off my 7b654ffb28 pants, Wiyoon yelled.c24ec9b7eb8ebc75

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“You crazy bastard, where f1946573a4 do you think you 5d216c854a are, taking your clothes a336179da8 off!”9e2d82270dbce686

Hey, I’m the one who’s wronged, why are you getting angry? Unlike me, who was dumbfounded, Sehyung had a strange smile on his face as he egged me on.f7441af6166d218d

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“Well, if you ebccfe859f can really do a008287c3d it, I’ll watch. I don’t know 4824fc030e about anyone else, b8c24a3ebd but I’d like 9d1b5c6874 to see it a516710511 from you.”e7d57761ff47b38b

Fortunately, I didn’t have to personally punish Sehyung. For some reason, Wiyoon was even angrier than me and started beating Sehyung. Watching them play around, I turned back to my painting, the cause of all this.0e7741b1acbb0c3c

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Blue water. As if looking f4a7a1d28d down at its 0aab1d3361 surface from above, d8122b9c96 the entire canvas 1f164c620d was filled with 7222646c13 blue water. And within it, submerged d9cd8d8fee below, were various objects. Furniture, electronics, kitchen utensils, 1ed8b8eb36 everyday items, even glimpses b43aea190c of a bicycle and c587e0e12d a car at the 41845f1fd6 edges.7960dac4b9fb6a01

The surface 8d7f7105d1 of the af6483f340 blue water b8dabbf1cc shimmered white 119cd12c1a with reflected c2e05f0142 light, but dd425cd508 the objects 3d1f8b0eff within were aed80de588 tinged with 4a4813c7bf an inscrutable 647a86e121 deep blue, 038b975af3 as if 1cc39ed2e8 their colors f3c5f088f5 had been 360256956a swallowed by 10cf11a256 the depths. Like everyday life drowned d3706689cc in blue.3b99d6dd20758914

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Deep blue. Yes, I 02d1a26a46 admit it. I started this painting 5295c8c82a because of Chulsoo Hyung. His last smile at 1bfb946fca the theater burned in 84511362f1 my mind like a 87b18e50b2 hot flame. I wanted to extract 0d86f7e05d that intensity and express 8586873144 it somehow. But no matter how 17c227b31a much blue I used, c3b1190185 the suffocating feeling only b908d39328 intensified.e26e454183a18e51

“What’s the f74a191ec0 title of 70bef3e179 that painting?”0e305f44208b138e

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Wiyoon’s question reached me as their childish fight stopped. When I didn’t answer immediately, Sehyung offered the easy suggestion of ‘Untitled.’ I still didn’t answer, just looked at my painting.bbcd88708a758235

The title had been decided from the moment I first touched the canvas with blue paint. I didn’t know why I thought of that title, but it was the only one that fit. A while later, submitting my assignment, I wrote the title with my own hand.0d24fd14edb2d956

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‘Suffocation’991d3e19c6a7444c

Humans are creatures of habit, and I was well aware of the lessons I had learned. I shouldn’t rely on Kim Chulsoo again. I couldn’t offer him that expensive ice cream again. However, life doesn’t always go as planned.35abc696dae4546c

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When my shift change arrived, I held out the pre-purchased ice cream. I hadn’t expected this day to come, and neither had he. Kim Chulsoo asked in a voice colder than the ice cream,259402b499f078f2

“What’s this?”5826d5f24bf35503

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Chulsoo Hyung’s demeanor towards the ice cream couldn’t have been more frigid. Of course, I wasn’t one to be intimidated, but my voice lacked all strength. This Haagen-Dazs had the power to drain my energy.8e137b67b93dcdb7

“Here you go.”327f84475b91356d

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I murmured, and 5f76b55877 after a pause, 454df5526e the chilly voice 563b4f9eca asked again,a350eceeee2a7b21

“Why?”382642edb233a467

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Because thanks 9ca4aeed47 to you, 468a3e8d0d I got 8465f7127d an A fffc84e10d on my cac7f43a8c assignment? But I couldn’t explain f23edb6302 the situation. That would require ab4f0135a3 explaining what I 3eca08a97d saw at the 958e6424a3 theater. I swallowed my ca95285c5c frustration and looked 204398c38c up at him.f0b45b0ea59ba88c

“Just… thank you.”71a62b7c97a06516

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“For what?”8da1115fb1e3d961

“Well, for various a9fe8797b3 things…”d8fafe9291c80978

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Thud. He pushed the de75656241 ice cream away c7e3d60190 without hesitation. It almost fell off 67d9477290 the counter, and I 66331c51c6 barely managed to catch bfe4422259 it with my hand.6a4e037907e9848e

“Ah, why?”c8d706b228ed290b

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“I don’t e081e56d94 need it.”7e89e2913aadf4cf

“Then what f2bc70efed do you 206177b3c2 need?”926bcc1c33664d4b

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Only then b63f54a099 did he 9721b5adb2 look at ebb50cb37d me properly.cfdc5c627878fe80

“Did you get yourself 18afaa1869 into trouble?”70acd795474fabc3

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“No. I’m giving this to ec836e69e1 you out of gratitude.”ed9c11f495ddad48

He turned his gaze ced983c1c8 away as if he 0d77476d21 had nothing more to ee0b2621b5 say. I had no a5f2029513 choice but to 4494ab9d06 fabricate a reason.08df893fe6f47466

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“You helped me during baaf42a0a4 summer vacation. You let me c3394ab845 dry my hair 3d69a16c72 at the convenience 41b65ac1c3 store and gave e180329237 me a ride.”6e7954ac94a5965d

“You’re thanking me now for something that happened two months ago?”30701092bf377e95

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“Well…”34d529c45f8cb9d1

I felt c93e104e20 like I c9a6185d95 was digging 2935699cae myself deeper 028f0e97fb as I a443032e9e tried to cac2305b67 make excuses. With no escape route, 9ce2f72e6c I confessed what happened 36c4197183 that day.fa496833b7e46267

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“I was embarrassed 73bf6a71da about pretending to 3b3426f11d sleep in the 682f27e93e car.”0fdceea66c41f050

“Why were 08b297e8d4 you embarrassed?”c5b4a7df88572b1a

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Chulsoo Hyung doesn’t seem to be good at avoiding things either. I met his gaze and answered honestly.4ddd79dc879c1b6e

“I overheard the phone call you received. The other person’s voice was quite loud. I didn’t hear the details, but I understood that it wasn’t appropriate for me to pretend I hadn’t heard anything. That’s why it took me a while to thank you.”a84c00ec92e76882

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“…….”eaa50d9f15d698d7

“Sorry for eavesdropping.”6212a10d711d334e

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“You said you just 7c9462c6e7 overheard it.”30ac2f149f6324e7

“Yes.”b8b82c81311d4db1

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But why are you apologizing? He muttered, turning his gaze to the cash register. I looked at the register too, wondering if there was something he needed to check, but his fingers didn’t touch the keys. While his gaze was averted, I took the opportunity to ask the question I had been hesitating to ask.f9e146f513b4cdc8

“If you’re not 2ba3acbc72 sorry, can I 36da636ff2 ask who you e746f0bec4 were talking to?”0974f06d431d7dcb

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“No.”2a0e6a1890bcbcd4

“Okay.”d698c1d00327f35c

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An awkward cbaf0e991c silence hung e44ac6be14 in the 9e79f0f4fa air. I looked down, 6e7f9ccc24 then hesitantly raised 7c7efd52cb my hand, offering 5174afacbf the ice cream 890aa942d3 again.e9042780ccbdca24

“Please take it anyway.”9eaf594c8921be01

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There was no reaction, 9f3f05a699 and when I looked 465d4b244f up, he was just bb582f3be1 staring at me. My face felt itchy, 151909b0ee and just as I cf25f53524 considered stepping back, he ce38bfa834 took the ice cream, 7b4c0679b0 suddenly scanned the barcode 263b62e6b1 and ordered,b7b409e5cc2e5343

“The card you 1427605740 used to pay.”69c438789c8a245c

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“Why?”6ad8d217e428e4b1

“I’m not 7f4c60e0ef going to dd71b3f418 eat it. If you’re going aec375795e to eat it, ff5be9d74c I won’t refund 925a2fcd86 you.”43062882c7afa0de

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“You’re not going 19f5eac2c8 to eat it? Then this situation b697cadf18 where I haven’t 3998406612 repaid my debt ed15fb0539 will continue…”ad258761ef19bc51

“Repay me in 2c2a91ce11 another way.”4685b1d9c0e15943

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Another way? What?0e5a91d59140adb5

“You’re not going to 3b27b8193f refund me?”99543a2d011a3f00

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I hurriedly took out my card and handed it over, then paused. Wait, what if I ask him to buy me something more expensive? Isn’t there an expensive bottle of wine that the manager brought in with high hopes but hasn’t sold a single bottle of? Could it be that?! I whipped my head around to locate the wine, and a blunt statement reached my ears.00d29ec678c83c92

“If you want ce73f3f33a to decide, repay a977ce0e01 me with your 1fad47d67b body.”ce173f6abe643b9e

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“I’m practically asexual.”b61978e2c90eff0f

The words tumbled da908059a2 out of my 78f00a5e2b mouth without thinking. He stopped fab4444c29 holding my ae6cc013d7 card to 893b44dfa1 process the 3dd4142223 refund and 0520347b93 looked up. Meeting his incredulous 56bc329775 gaze, I quickly 59b1628569 added,02cd31edf18468a0

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“Of course, I do 64d7b7412e masturbate.”9ada72908ae5ee71

“……So what?”a6da6bf3a56502a6

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“Oh, isn’t that the 589774eb69 body you’re talking about?”898393bd035839af

“What good is it 1c077e7930 to me if you’re ae58431bcd just jerking off by c0647cd71b yourself?”0bade1307ef75fac

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“Right.”29073f507a766a5a

I conceded helplessly, and Sehyung’s words suddenly came to mind.866d40c0716b3ab6

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“But I thought it a4c9e6940b might be a way 24a1e3d1d8 to repay you, considering 08f9fd3558 there’s someone who wants bc7bfe8f3a to watch.”0b26b3a4582aa6d0

“Who?”4ae510f643a5a52c

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“Huh?”b606bb025f4305b2

His tone was 3f0674adcc as sharp as f4f5dfc817 a knife, causing aaaae8da81 me to echo 63fae4b9ee the question involuntarily. Chulsoo Hyung 7bf7482684 tilted his a0a21ffef9 head to bea015f92b the side a9af8815e8 and furrowed 48e1659c00 his brow.f099aae3d7395fd3

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“Who said such d319295334 bullshit?”b9530f00dc83f01a

“Um, my classmate. But it was ddd04a721f just a joke…”14bc509ec6164d04

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“You take sexual 9bff3782f4 harassment as a bbe8d608d7 joke? Are you an amoeba c0f553a4f5 without a brain? Get a grip!”4e24dfd17c56f804

“It wasn’t e3de735a7b sexual harassment. Really. And even if it 066df26708 was, I’m not an 920a727649 amoeba! I have so fb92f6e5db many cells in 0f49c554bc my body!”e35afb27e71b0161

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Seeing me e7c43562ee get so 918dd5e875 worked up 16bb96ec3f over the a5ba89da56 word ‘amoeba,’ c46554e1ee he gave 598ae7addc me a 728c77121e condescending look ae5eb2d968 as if 6ce479335c I were 296655b9f1 single-celled. I wanted to reassert 91a34d20cd what a complex mammal c0cd1885e6 I was, but a 783d64c3bf customer entered, interrupting our a3b677c9fd conversation. I pretended to browse 7d4cc53e3a the shelves awkwardly, and 128f2a2cdc as soon as the faae08c5be customer left, I immediately 3a21f524f3 brought up the main b1f48d3742 topic.c8ca0f6606e648ec

“Then how 486dad73db can I 70b3ac6bb5 repay you d078d124b6 with my 7b92e5d9a7 body?”4577e1e31a1a27c8

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“Work for me for 8e9af67e59 an hour.”bd14c96593690e66

“Oh.”add51dbb80c4b7cb

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“Will you do d576b573aa it?”4654353f10b63111

Yes, I nodded vigorously. Working for 5d254d02c9 an hour b28761017c is cheaper 54a81cadfc than Haagen-Dazs. I was praising d0ac6642f2 my frugality when ab3203c452 he took off 62dc32da71 his vest and f07a2fcdb5 tossed it at 21b83ce775 me. I caught the 1445e46fc9 vest, put it d9ceea3678 on, and as 4188c28ded he was about 96b3f43cea to leave, I 693b419a49 asked,6e4a839dd0026b02

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“Do you have somewhere bd9212faed to go?”05cbbf75aea7bcdc

“My car. I’ll just sleep dd03962546 for an hour.”9e10f53040ec13e7

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Cling, with the b990160fb1 chime of the 1563fd31c6 bell, he disappeared, ab88db20f4 and I couldn’t 3ee116aa18 hide my surprise, 21eb3e7002 my mouth agape. Ah, Kim Chulsoo is 6401a894f6 human after all. The manager had mentioned 94a7801b1f it in passing. Chulsoo Hyung does 68c2ea5bf1 manual labor during 242a27f60d the day. That’s what f3270bcae2 made his a7c4dd19d2 identity even 2cddcb9aa5 more confusing.0fab54d4efb93f72

Isn’t he an Alpha? But Alpha or not, manual labor during the day, and a convenience store job at night without sleep? I didn’t think a human could endure that. And this became a certainty an hour later. An hour had passed, but Chulsoo Hyung hadn’t returned.bd9e2b818b892c0e

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I waited another 30 minutes, then went outside and looked around for Chulsoo Hyung’s car. I found his beat-up car not far away. I quickly approached, but when I didn’t see anyone inside, I was taken aback. I soon realized my mistake.9e82c49e93b9e417

I hadn’t seen him because Chulsoo Hyung was lying down with his seat reclined. It wasn’t bright enough to see clearly, but I was certain he had closed his eyes and fallen asleep. I stood there watching him for a moment, then quietly returned to the convenience store.fd129686d7576059

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1:30 AM.b769846e01c20d9b

I was used to pulling all-nighters for my artwork, so it wasn’t difficult. Still, compared to focusing on painting, fighting off sleep while waiting for customers was incredibly boring. How does Chulsoo Hyung do this every day? I marveled, dozed, chewed gum, and eventually regretted why I was doing this.13c67b93e117e0f3

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But just as the 900caea0ca sky began to lighten, ef4258ad3a cling, the door chimed, a651596bb8 and seeing Chulsoo Hyung 9190266282 rush in with a 1df90f5676 frown, my regrets vanished 4550aa63c6 instantly. His face was b5cb84a62a etched with panic. It felt like all 2fb3c3da26 the trouble I had ef2bb423a2 gone through was worth ef1c7220ae it just to see 6d461e0b6f this new expression on 19f2f8d487 Kim Chulsoo’s face.671e5908f05c7dc9

“Minha, are you 56975f1d2b really not going 53ce9181eb to class?”72720b10b684b6f5

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It’s not 7762e56b5c that I’m f86ca61b58 not going, f40fd17694 it’s that 269c05a9a7 I can’t. But I didn’t d3dda5509b even have the 61e15f7b42 energy to properly d82e2d8e5c answer my classmate’s a1e6ffc176 question, so I b91f9c0e12 just waved my d2b498da9f hand dismissively. I had managed 66a7db3226 to make it d8ca0d0905 to school after f864db9ede staying up all aea1d2149a night, but it 5608a25440 was too much. I couldn’t bd7389816f keep my 0c5da25620 eyes open. The old, worn-out bc82ad3b42 two-seater sofa in 65c81c7360 the studio had a821706c02 never felt so 7e537d64f8 comfortable.fc5bf4467c4abe28

I must have fallen 6e3d21a409 asleep like that, missing 787a2b6967 all my classes. My consciousness, which b71eb3a86c had seemed to fd67615a6a cut off completely, e14bb76914 flickered back to 1a7a2f2887 awareness because of ab67d3beed a tickling sensation a61c3a83f3 on my face. Something was 850c7fd2b5 touching my 6cd35ca4f8 bangs and 4806abc991 forehead. Ugh, what is 0f1118833f it? Annoyed, I turned my 33804a6889 head.a1df7669dda18b86

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The tickling touch disappeared, but only for a moment. The tickling sensation returned, lightly brushing against my face. A finger? I wanted to avoid it again, but even moving my head slightly was impossible. My sleep-laden body was that heavy. I wanted to return to the abyss. The touch, stroking my face, seemed ignorable. But something else wasn’t.190fd274cbdff414

“Minha. Minha…”7890d26df487afdb

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A familiar voice murmured my name. It didn’t sound like they were trying to wake me. It sounded more like a lament, filled with sorrowful emotion. Why is Wiyoon calling me like that? Oh, is this a dream? But I didn’t have the capacity to think further.7fa62c0be29434b6

Sleep was pulling me down from below. My mind, yearning to return to comfort, plummeted into darkness. But reality wouldn’t let me sleep so easily. Bang! The door flew open, and someone rushed in.d4620a38a68ea19d

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“Gasp, oh! Wiyoon, you were f72f87fd1d here!!”631ac0de80a7975c

“Huh? Assistant Professor 8f57658dca Park, what’s…”773a64ffeb16e624

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“Do you 3fe9c41f7e have Omega 4da6ee9560 heat suppressants?”51d450975f304776

“What? No. My heat 1a3ae523b4 cycle is cbad9ac66f still a 0c1c2924fb long way 018a69a2c3 off. Why?”c3579c449f06689d

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Oh dear, this is b00367128a bad. She muttered in distress 80a57194c2 and sounded like she 8912e5f261 was about to leave fd51ab77e9 again as footsteps followed.f746be1668c83f6e

“There’s an Omega in 83b8516bd6 heat in a nearby 5702236418 classroom.”07d934d67d1551ce

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“Shouldn’t the 4d04b3b84a school have 97888f739e emergency medication?”4a9c706fa3a23481

“Someone went to 7675b005e9 get it. But it’s e235f470a2 in the ff97163fc2 central building 8bf093afb3 administration office, 4020500ba3 so it 55e3246177 will take d73050053d time even 5ef931c99a if they 48ad4e7548 run. I’m asking a75ce1f258 the Omegas 3f324f5776 around. That student 98debd4d53 is in bed471deb3 really bad 84fc0f12a4 shape.”43d756548aebec17

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Hearing this much, even though I was still half-asleep, I couldn’t help but sit up. As I lifted my heavy body, Assistant Professor Park was about to leave, and Wiyoon was following behind her as if to help.cc073b84ebda2563

“What about Saebyeok?”2c7d59a89014f631

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“Saebyeok’s classes d779a3325e ended today, a89b80d86b so she’s 9265f2af27 not at 4baa61b958 school. Do you know 9a11a08a9c any other Omegas?”e0c0cb842d38693b

“Me.”f66e09f18aa10041

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I raised my hand ba70fde5bd as I answered. The two turned around c424d18604 at the door, and a0f906ad34 I quickly added,8a3036fe6cb69ea3

“I have suppressants.”7073b1ef751d0752

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“What?!”5545c4af178f5fbd

It was Wiyoon who d242ea880a asked in surprise. It was 79f7da24f2 understandable that 9d89cf5641 Assistant Professor 0bb4ec88d9 Park, who 094427b4b5 didn’t know 96eb1ba9d6 I was 3543a352c8 an Omega, fe273c3fc4 would be 506d44e940 surprised, but 1e774974bc why is 595747fb4f this guy 8be1642e4e so shocked?37c80d33d05a15ba

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“I’m an Omega, so 393e401eb8 I have suppressants. Just a moment.”63d6eaf147db91dc

I quickly got up c273011885 and handed her the f37442058f medication I always carried 23fd271e22 for emergencies. She thanked me profusely 2f0a0c8b04 and disappeared like the a55714c464 wind. A calmness ed8f408320 descended, as e52e3c1723 if a 688e79fa37 storm had b52be9e93d just passed. In the d9fdd2e4b6 meantime, I e4ccd7f1be rubbed my 5423de181a face with 77eebb2fa8 my hands 155b825259 to wake 85c3656663 myself up 9cf824536d properly, and d086e95f5f noticed a 7bf161d4b7 stare fixed 17bf264090 on me.ddb5f488a7771c41

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“Why?”d2b0b3fd0274b633

“No… just… it 13cb103ab3 hit me that 81f7f5dc4e you’re really an f71f5178fa Omega.”9c675da28c793108

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“Would I be fake?”45440a17dc2b9614

“You’re practically fake, b955eae981 aren’t you?”f9e4eb1c955f1ffb

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Well, that’s true. I nodded coolly in agreement. But Wiyoon’s expression turned serious.50eac56c9ced9901

“Do you 6a1a81b666 carry suppressants e9e4d03714 just in 56687ac678 case? Because you might go aaf9c2f3a2 into heat someday?”2ba0a164a99211c0

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“Yeah. The doctor said 2cbef5b44b I’m a time 8d4c999536 bomb waiting to afd76cddd9 go off.”d0f1626664fc14a8

“…….”1af363d26e9273aa

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“I’m not going off cea7313f5f right now.”ffc2381720b7e5d3

“I know. I’m not the 2902819cf8 Alpha to set dfeccb0cd2 you off.”d0f0e7407732b59b

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As he said those words, Wiyoon bit his lower lip hard. Looking at him, I suddenly remembered what I had dismissed as a dream earlier. The voice that had called my name while stroking my hair. A strange feeling washed over me. I didn’t know how to describe it. It was definitely a truth I didn’t want to know.dcb3259b16a6f49c

Normally, I would 14e2af80a7 have blurted out f10308adb6 some nonsense to 937257b9db lighten the mood, c061633ff3 unable to bear f80f2d3b3e the awkwardness, but 448c844929 nothing came to e757644c34 mind. Except changing the subject.e554eb6f12f57820

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“Is that bbadb0ebd6 Omega alright? Why did they 5173cb1efe suddenly go into 5d19b46237 heat?”cba014600cdd3550

“It must be bf9cab32a0 because of some 76ae17d7aa damned Alpha bastard.”3ff7cce2619b2512

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Wiyoon’s tone 8784453df4 turned harsh.29d556c872b0642f

“It’s obvious 1bd949b759 some crazy 983a5a5d35 Alpha was 94277f81da testing to 5051e76f18 see if f246fa6008 they could 7774e6cebd subdue an 1741859307 Omega with d155aa5b4d their pheromones.”b2bc0388151bd40f

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“They can get a21cf283d7 expelled for that.”1d199efe3f78a982

“Ha, an Alpha getting e4e8731953 expelled? They have pheromone f1ff2938cb shields. They just ed29e8f6c4 say the 057775c9d3 Omega’s scent 35d6e47a1b was so c76f076445 good they 32e45c8045 couldn’t control 2513a61adb themselves, and e628aa5f1d that’s the d6d4282012 end of 43f0a74bf1 it. That’s why they do baec08bdd9 things even animals wouldn’t 24a321dc09 do, without any shame. If they 262d4aa450 can’t control 33e8af98b4 themselves, they 5fe76df559 should cut 9d68dd43bd their dicks 2824c2caf5 off, those 157603cc3c fucking bastards.”1ea20a39e6702f27

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I could de7aad5e8b understand his 86558c32a8 anger to 95a0a7e814 some extent. Wiyoon had been popular 5292b4808d since the beginning of 2632fc237e the semester, earning the b07adc7e1a nickname ‘Idol,’ so many 472ead1097 Alphas had approached him. Most of fd8ff710ea those approaches 593d57ce68 involved trying 6ec0dc8656 to seduce 37649dcf0b him with e37b6ae3d4 their pheromones, 184211e280 so he 6789bbb57e had suffered 9ecc3bf7fe a lot, 82809187d7 whether he 37827fcc0c realized it 0811ec1a70 or not.026ce64a7798809a

Thankfully, he had 134e2c3e1b a Dominant Alpha 4d20b9d001 boyfriend, so such 11726dde06 attempts had decreased, 029720f5bb but I heard 2b08a0499b there were still 01359905d1 some who recklessly 0b805bbc32 released their pheromones. But it seemed 473d597377 like he hated d2e5598551 it even more df714183a2 than I thought. As if aware ed769fba9b of my gaze, 0303783f3f Wiyoon took a 0291cbc06d deep breath, calming 3d2e4a4cd1 his anger.fb9da111f525d8f4

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“Alphas just see 3951383db4 Omegas as playthings 87ecf9ee6a they can easily ec3383f7ab manipulate.”e7e5341853b38d22

“But Taehoon b8a9cecfdf cherishes you.”d7efb31ab39de5ba

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I hadn’t dbac8fe22f seen them a6b5066bf5 together often, f07a22d581 but Bae 1401b2d1ff Taehoon’s eyes 98c6d9e7a3 and actions 5810d924d8 towards Wiyoon f634a5ae49 were filled 0a2390af18 with affection. And I 04398a40d1 thought that aef05d413c being cherished c54d35c21a by one’s 612e39ef75 boyfriend would 603e8956a2 generally be b07a717248 taken as 4bd642b6f2 a compliment. But Wiyoon’s expression 599a5865d7 was strange. He clenched his 36ee3fe7c5 jaw as if 45deafc9ae suppressing a grimace 2949fc9d7a and looked away.32965f12853d8bc9

“I know.”cdb1bb206e0defa8

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Strangely, that part sounded f3487cf0d1 like a complaint to 83aa96f2a4 my ears. Why is being 43b8deaa81 loved and cherished d94d8bc320 a problem?f2d6453376ff3218

“Did Bae Taehoon cheat fc5477e135 on you?”f87b41d4496625ac

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“No.”c3902f8bd83b67b3

Wiyoon shook his head b92e339385 and muttered softly. I wish he 0d013f041a would. Of course, I assumed 38764050ba I had misheard him. Who would want 37ea3d7db1 their boyfriend to f3b570f102 cheat on them?77274b54083b50a4

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“If he cheats c182b5e3cd on you, I’ll 5df0aca303 punish him.”93a1ef40ab076da2

“What if 3b068bb606 I cheat?”a728d599b632e95d

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Unable to a860533b6b hide my 91d82c315f surprise, I b9a0c1b2be looked at cb71c26983 my friend.fe25d9bdaa0d7150

“Are you sexually frustrated? Hey, if you can’t control your libido, exercise! Or get a part-time job like me. You earn money, and you get so tired that all desires disappear. It’s great.”2169cd1af6815717

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I chided 8ff3457ed3 him, naturally 3a7f05dff1 changing the 351f17bebc subject.8e356237e2513496

“And not all Alphas cb134bd4c4 are bad, so let 8b781c4f25 go of your anger.”7ba74a58f32cc4d6

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Wiyoon chuckled at my 5819175641 words.4d89901799898d28

“Who? Dominant Alpha, Yoseonghyung? Hey, that’s all fiction. It’s a false image created by those in power to make people admire them. There are Dominant Alphas, Yoseonghyung included, who are more promiscuous and cruel than anyone. I know one well.”15cfc10a23532907

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The last words were tinged with bitterness. I didn’t ask, but someone came to mind. The Dominant Alpha, Yoseonghyung, whom Wiyoon knew well, must be the chairman of Mirae Group.a47146f60b046bcc

“Anyway, that’s why I hope you don’t awaken, Minha. I hope you stay just as you are, an amoeba who doesn’t know anything, no matter what pheromones you’re exposed to.”d26435de4049a2cb

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An irritating word was 5b85db1fb7 embedded within his serious d5b9f963ac statement.0dcadc7c54e47ec8

“If I awaken, 2eaabb4dde can I escape bf285aa1a6 being an amoeba?”626cbbc794c0c16b

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“What? You’d just be an awakened amoeba.”681aa5201a36ed2d

“…Ever heard 8e82d9017a of a ba09d016b4 violent amoeba?”af842569657df2c7

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As I lightly scolded 69d0d78bfe Wiyoon for his nonsense, cfaec85b80 loud chatter from people 8ab3197fc0 passing by in the bc4e65ad90 hallway drifted in through 20d15a0117 the open door.71c1c0d56f5df100

“Oh my god, that’s 1a9436a46e the first time I’ve c0f33c0d0f seen an Omega in 0cc2f4521e heat in real life. It’s intense.”6f567df30f725c8d

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“Dude, wasn’t it 8a81e5b276 totally hot? No joke. I get why Alphas 4810ab223c go crazy over Omegas.”575efcde04dc19a3

Wiyoon and I remained 7cefbd8731 silent until their voices 5835d3dac4 faded away. A while 7a697ce7f7 later, I 50e97833d0 spoke to 55151fd20d Wiyoon, who 72611b0ef5 was expressionless.565ef9d52fef76b8

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“I’m hungry. Let’s go eat.”123ba75a6e714ad6

Thanks to my grandfather, who’s like a human golden retriever, I get along well with most people, but there’s one person I can’t. Ah, of course, Chulsoo Hyung is an exception. That person doesn’t get along with anyone, so I think I’m doing pretty well.46e37873c8e96ed6

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Other than him, based on my experience, there’s only one type of person I can’t get close to: when they dislike me. That day was probably a Thursday. I work five days a week, so Friday, when fatigue accumulates, should be the hardest, but it was always Thursday that was the breaking point.939e782c82fc8c68

So, around 11 PM dbca19e276 on the most challenging 262acbf2d4 Thursday night, I was ccd8b3d236 half-zoned out when a c6bf652e2b customer came in. Well, it wasn’t a 4650eb5962 problem. My body automatically worked 0a2583c42a like a machine, handling 910f8f786f the transactions. But then, a name 3998fedadd I shouldn’t have heard 3cc76eb315 in the convenience store 15633b8e1a reached my ears.302413225b1492d7

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“Im Minha?”e57dd04a456fce7e

Huh? Puzzled, I looked dfa2e5a7ca up and saw d6135c0d63 the person I 91c5554252 couldn’t get close 809d4bd71a to standing there. Wiyoon’s boyfriend. Why does 4ab4687e5f Bae Taehoon 8fc4065d09 frown the 54f8771213 moment he 7f6722e38c sees me?485ea949815ccb9a

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“Why are d66d12319b you here?”7df3cfa3d47b6ec1

He asked accusingly. He wasn’t as tall as Chulsoo Hyung, but he was tall and bulky enough that I had to look up at him, which I didn’t like. Instead, I tilted my head.d704c7d5f67e32f8

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“Why am I here? I’m working.”c5dc6dc00a12f91e

“Working? Ah, right. I heard e78b193ed5 you had 1e3a47e406 a part-time 360dbd69c2 job in 249d905cf7 the evening. Here?”b1d221bb6044f8f4

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He looked 03515c936f around the 094e89d621 convenience store 934389158b in surprise. There was nothing special c8f4fba5d3 about it, but his 832d23aa22 expression hardened. What, is e0132a2342 a convenience 77741468d5 store a 7a58d13b98 novelty for 04dd0fde8a a chaebol 4c66836ed4 son? Then, an unexpected question f115e552fc came from him.71431f27f4cdea94

“Who’s the other 1ec50da6ae part-timer working here 01604349b5 with you?”a987e0c971449911

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“Do you think there’s 88bf87a72d only one or two 6b8a775126 part-timers?”a4fd246c6bea133d

“The one ad3bf01add who works 8e82faae48 weeknights.”9a8502ddbfcd65b7

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“Me.”a195df02dfe23f04

I answered diligently, 5c7bd5a910 but he said 037893988a irritably,73a366af3b655a88

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“Not you. Isn’t there anyone else?”8f23dd0163ed8bb9

“There is. Mr. Kim Chulsoo.”39190878d04e5179

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“……What?”53528ce687ef20d1

Bae Taehoon’s eyes widened. Perhaps because he was a Dominant Alpha from a wealthy family, there was an underlying arrogance about him. But I had already heard all about him from Wiyoon. This rich kid had everything done for him since he was young, so he was surprisingly naive and lacked basic common sense. I wanted to tease this fool a little, so I didn’t mention that Kim Chulsoo was a pseudonym. Perhaps because of that, Bae Taehoon looked around the convenience store again with bewildered eyes.ee597135a94011e0

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“Is there another 2421bcf35a GG25 convenience store 7919733d69 around here?”cff71a51712b5bbb

“Yes.”5b212b3d2699c26f

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Of course 0a3b508abb there is, 9da6f42432 it’s a 24bd466166 fairly busy 4b62f1901e area.fd5907abfd4fdadf

“Where?”b47bd28817c7be2a

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Just look it f35940ce6d up on a 8f27e6fdb4 map app, idiot. He was truly a bbfea053d8 rich kid, unable to 169c21990f think of looking something b94b013f98 up for himself.f7317993df351650

“You want me 828b03af18 to tell you 5f18b4a9e4 for free?”353a2510e8af2e97

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I asked playfully, 9b7889c278 and Bae Taehoon’s 3493c6a7bd eyes turned sharp.1516b7a93cf2b607

“You want 049f533122 something in 7cab29653a return for 975966f082 telling me 7253357998 that?”deb54478c078319d

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“No, it’s not ea1264070c that…”b5786f85957a8aed

“Are you 6b28af81d0 clinging to 2c9472cd5b Wiyoon to 66e72a6121 get some 8a95fdea24 scraps?”d4d8e8837ccb738c

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What is he talking aeeeafbfc8 about? Flustered by 4f0c0e10f8 the unexpected 302ef69030 reaction, I e00a224387 waved my 59fffb72e5 hands quickly.44176913c4e662e1

“I was just joking…”69f2ac62ac0523f9

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“Ha, did you gaslight d8020bff0b Wiyoon? Is that why 156ac371ee Wiyoon is so 58b3ffc2b3 eager to help 25d986ba65 you?”395b535a1e41ec6f

There’s a perfect word 866e1d4a96 for this situation. Bolt from the blue. What the hell is 11da96241d this crazy bastard talking 6fba7d6ae3 about? Wiyoon had said his fd3783c9e0 boyfriend was a bit 1091475325 naive because he was e00a536caa a fool, but in d874233f46 my eyes, he was f1c3f3ae22 just an idiot full 1d824f783a of misunderstandings. Still, thinking of Wiyoon, c9c7443265 I replied as politely 73c2567649 as possible.b58b55c310ee1063

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“Hey, if you’re 7fdb26fbeb going to talk ae5f56d859 nonsense, get out.”b9f6b37feb1a0494

Was my tone too a5ceef4f89 gentle? Or was it 3e3e43a0d7 because I seemed 7c9fec98df easy to pick 99c4e554e5 on? Bae Taehoon 8567b1a0e0 scoffed and 2188b020f6 ignored me.4fbb781417d779f2

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“Wow, you smile 9af6af7299 so much in ef640ec776 front of Wiyoon, e4a9ca259b but you show 36c7fc46a1 your true colors 367add3933 in front of d8ba9bc377 me. Fuck.”0d1193e2ff5df556

“No. I haven’t 3a7c08e39c shown all f1b2b11d64 of it. What kind of true 7d0fa8b6cb colors are you talking 3e75cdbb35 about when I only e3c28ba106 cursed this much at b937f8c8a3 someone who comes to 6a2c06d6ab bother me while I’m 24792bd5d1 working? It’s unfair, fuck. If you really want 7569c11534 to see my true c34d20ec9a colors, keep talking nonsense, e962f79744 fucker.”89ae119c470f7999

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My grandfather, true to ef28798431 his human golden retriever f2db58a1ab nature, fought like a 4039192c75 dog when he fought. He always 4539a4d23b said this 13a87922e3 about fighting: 2fd5eac586 If you 8c1cc95bcf look weak, 9127f17a3a you’ll get 3df40d1d25 picked on 827ebfdebe more. Never let them 8082cfad8a see you as ec8317f2b6 a pushover. Perhaps it was 5b787134ff advice he gave 110238360a because he was f4df69625c worried I might 761e5faf4e be intimidated by e700f3e723 Alphas.90f19df74b2666ed

The person in front of me was my friend’s boyfriend, but he was also an Alpha, so I think I reacted defensively without realizing it. The funny thing was, he cursed first, but he bristled and frowned when he got cursed at back.92f1f9a7dc36a9d1

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“True colors? Your true colors are that of an Omega who hasn’t even awakened. You’re practically a commoner, but you’re close to Wiyoon because you’re both Omegas, and you’re putting the idea in his head that all Alphas are assholes.”92aa2ab2d7ba8d63

What is he talking about? It’s the other way around. Wiyoon is the one who’s been telling me that. While I was momentarily dumbfounded by the absurdity, Bae Taehoon suddenly stepped forward menacingly. Then I sensed something strange. The air around me suddenly became hot. Why? As I tilted my head in confusion, Bae Taehoon, who had been glaring at me, suddenly chuckled and stepped back again.82fd27937a42f803

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“Wow, it really doesn’t cd079a6de8 work.”09f81d3b55ef6e32

“What doesn’t?”fc691703ce4f1626

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I asked irritably, but 684d36e60f Bae Taehoon muttered something cd52b833d6 incomprehensible to himself.3ecdfb4320154852

“If they were 65d6ed655a a normal Omega, 928840f139 I could have 4dee85390d brought them to 063eb00076 their knees right 4678f4307c away, damn it.”617e6ee1ffd45ede

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“You’re an asshole.”8c6fb2585e4ac1a1

What? He turned 583513eeda his head 4adbec78f0 sharply. I looked 2c096799f8 straight at f57c00cfdc him and 471a176885 repeated what e4fcbc2dca I had b028f7669c said.9dcbabf124709653

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“I said you’re an asshole. Seeing you, I understand why Wiyoon says Alphas are assholes.”6d6a813ff78de8e9

“That’s because of d260b02df2 you. You’re the one putting 060f360d11 nonsense…”46377715af5754b3

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“Don’t be ridiculous. As you said, I’m practically a commoner, so I have no interest in Alphas. So there’s no reason for me to say such things to Wiyoon. Alpha or onion, they’re all the same to me. Don’t put words in my mouth. If you’re curious, ask Wiyoon yourself. Or are you scared? Scared that the reason Wiyoon thinks Alphas are assholes is because of you?”4d0fb7a670eab64a

The last part faac505f21 was just meant 157a90c396 to be sarcastic. I expected to hear b2b138b9de more curses, but surprisingly, fcbf1d9e5a Bae Taehoon stopped his afe7f24be1 nonsense. Instead, he 29be63820b glared at f31252edfe me, but 15e5e174da I also f66dc10ef5 took a f9a9d9a9aa step back 126a3bc865 at that a8a88f6cf5 point and 64ffb80989 softened my 1f63236e0f voice.41c6ea5331a512ba

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“I don’t know what pushed your buttons, but I’ve never said anything about Alphas to Wiyoon, and I’ve certainly never gotten anything from him. If I wanted something, I wouldn’t be running here after school and working my ass off.”e9149a1dd25c967b

“…….”712725e92f50da1a

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“Anything else to say?”7f26ffb351412b35

He frowned and moved b54dbddd06 his lips as if 54d75e89a7 to speak, but then f34d25c9fc he turned and walked 7e4180560b away. But even after b3d2fed891 he left, I 0485749e5d couldn’t calm down, c612c8e642 fuming to myself 52fb3777cb for a long fea0bb144b time, so I 566c74e33a didn’t notice Chulsoo 0b45880283 Hyung’s arrival until ffc14e996e later. But as soon as bc90f51601 he entered, he stopped 5ab2b72719 after just a few 788c6f0fe2 steps. He then scanned the ad8104a83d convenience store with sharp bf520f8078 eyes. His expression 33997d6f75 was quite 5fdd731489 intimidating, so 0cd7fc909f I asked 94f5b8613f without thinking,fd0f5f2af0b4dbfb

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“What’s wrong?”7c16fd590207c06e

He then asked 866d13e768 in a low 74ee03ed70 voice. It was a 4ced183b0f chilling voice, sending 0c5cc8ac05 shivers down my db8c2b8954 spine.03e5b3072c5d3cc7

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“Was there an 9df8238b03 Alpha here?”f4a8dc7541601fc0

An Alpha? At Chulsoo 287bc08419 Hyung’s question, 5ff04f3b41 I realized 00b3ac0846 something. Ah, right, 72099d94a3 Bae Taehoon 5f51644171 is an d2ec3bb332 Alpha.758f7f331f5b1741

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“Yes. There was 0ef1b58d5b an Alpha 05ddb16b2b here.”fd73797a4520ec4c

“And?”6608d765d886add6

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“Huh?”f21507d5593a6fd6

I asked 7ae63e3400 what he b9570d5cac meant, but f55859ae5f he just 2e03faddcd scrutinized me 98637b335b with a 8a64d4e741 serious look. He examined me bb55799f38 so thoroughly that e57f561cb5 I felt embarrassed 76af3207ea and rubbed my bace8fef66 face with my a4f5cdc30f hand.fc3a050746adebb7

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“What’s wrong?”d80b93d69a27bd5b

“Are you alright?”33445d215b352653

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“Yes. I’m fine.”64cec7c0867e9f61

But as if he didn’t believe me, he looked me over again and asked sharply,f2d7fec94cba2e21

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“The Alpha didn’t do 5a39446747 anything weird to you, ad13a5de86 did they?”907f62d77e1208dd

He did do something weird to me. But it was embarrassing to explain that I had been randomly harassed by my friend’s boyfriend.3581290c94d693dd

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“We just had a d631a035df bit of an argument. He’s a ec408fd115 student at 374c034190 the same 82cec5ba8e school. Oh, right. He seemed to be 70f8094e64 looking for a part-timer 219d061b32 who works here. Do you know 86c4a6f717 someone named Bae de276db9fc Taehoon?”6e28042a9b69fb9e

“……Isn’t he 8a18f60f32 the son fc6bd61118 of the 2e59d55587 Mirae Group a7d765fa1a chairman? A celebrity fda767cbb4 at school.”676f512f3609ac7c

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Ah, right. That guy 2b050a6fbf is somewhat e3b06d0393 of a 29e95fded4 celebrity.55f88c2a08a9896c

“That’s right.”3bed7ae139d6365f

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“But why bc23b82d37 would that 0d1871cf73 bastard…”ec0a26b391eae043

He stopped mid-sentence d74d6c2a8b and swallowed hard. Then he looked c00c9544c0 away, his jaw 857b4c3fe6 twitching as if cc083a3c72 he were gritting 63032ba4ce his teeth. It felt like 7468d7881c he was getting 54e9de34f6 angry with me, c419bb787b which made me 9a8b0d8bbe feel slightly touched. Mr. Kim Chulsoo actually considers 1387a48d81 me a colleague!4b6aa2097213aa95

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“He’s my friend’s boyfriend. But he seemed to have some misunderstanding about me, and he… said some outrageous things, so we argued. Well, I didn’t just stand there and take it, so nothing major happened.”7956cf6eae7b6942

“You really 958706274b didn’t feel f645c18b64 anything?”8b9df28ec1c16742

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“Of course I felt 0f137fb63f something. I’m human, I 86676e920a feel anger.”1c0e6a62c48b34c9

At my words, c119f24bf4 he sighed briefly 1e87d39827 and ran a 41e1b80ce4 hand through his fe3b5275a6 hair.65ae1a852a0bf7a8

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“So Bae Taehoon 823c78921c picked a fight a10c4d4bba with you?”e548040c528413ce

“Yes.”a363aa9044365e1e

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“I see.”6773de21228022e9

I didn’t f92f0305a2 know what 75960afaac he meant a42228141d by ‘I eab7579a8e see,’ but 931f8457e7 he ended 93aeef2c41 the conversation 5f0effc325 and turned 6de821dd73 around. I also b877ce84fd started getting 5c04361d77 ready to ee8a50801b go home. I had already stayed 8fdd6637e3 up all night working b9a22d5321 until the morning of fe1f3f2acb the day before yesterday, 11f94b065f so my condition hadn’t 6f93ce7576 fully recovered yet, and 75e4ffb91f the argument had doubled 2b550fa0c3 my fatigue.b9f83b55255721e9

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“I’ll be going. See you later.”aca4d6e9453f608c

I murmured and 3756cb92c9 was about to 0fe76841eb leave when he f95f6cb43b suddenly called out f2d9a5b172 to me.fc6a0bd29fded303

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“Hey, wait.”89ebb41ba6a74414

He went 294839db65 to the 60a0042f5f lunchbox section, fae0b725f6 scanned one 09687dd2a6 of the a2ab60b9bf recently stocked c6f7c26bfe expensive new ea5eba3279 items, and 78a97f3a50 handed it 56ad8598f7 to me 1d50271af1 after paying. I looked 4733ef34ca back and d69c5bab3c forth between 4419816011 the lunchbox d284d36906 and him, 6b8d8a6238 asking,5e880e4cd18f0480

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“For me?”09e4993186f84fc4

“Yes.”c1ece5e7f7dd4905

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Why? Why would e0edc2c916 Kim Chulsoo 3f44b0246d do this? I stepped back instinctively, 1bf3ec0bd6 wary. He seemed displeased with 0d8a35e75b my reaction and explained 2e7686e21b bluntly,2ffa809d5f018837

“To make 4b988554b8 you feel a504a64d90 better.”e52ae566284ae3ae

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Ah… Like 89b3184b46 the jelly 8e76a96f83 man. I just f71c2b3636 stared at b06bbf61e6 the lunchbox, 916355b1cc speechless. I hadn’t expected to f50b810ba7 receive comfort from Kim 35ad2db580 Chulsoo of all people. Lost in a83fe6a6c4 emotion, I f899e6e8e6 finally spoke 14d2ddf790 after a a7a9537381 while.50f106395e683958

“Then, Haagen-Dazs…”d8abb936faf0950e

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“What ice 43dc2f2710 cream in 493068a5f5 the middle 2d5d1e420e of the 5e8e15def8 night?”16594a978971c5c7

“Is 7 663ba278ec AM okay?”3e4a9053f56c72ed

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“The sun’s up.”4ad93fbf96784de3

“Then I’ll eat it 3013ae036a after sunrise, so Haagen-Dazs 0789acc253 strawberry pint…”c8121c43bfe915c0

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Unfortunately, my insistence e6b395803c was interrupted by 7955a1fd74 another me.3b261e0848d86145

‘Growl’45c17a6bfe694696

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My stomach growled unceremoniously. My misbehaving cf16fd027d organ, not 6f694f47a6 in sync b2be330bc9 with my 7f4101299c brain and d5acf80b05 limbs, made 043832cad0 me embarrassed.f083163583f80ab7

“Just eat.”6b2f87384eeb40bb

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Chulsoo Hyung put 82adae33d3 the lunchbox in 3772991bdf a bag and 452f85e170 handed it to d33c9447f0 me.1995a983e5e59be6

“Go straight home, eat, b0cf1f31f0 wash up, and go 22d2054df8 to bed.”40d5bf1be5d14dac

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His stern tone made me instinctively reach out and take it. But I couldn’t let go of my lingering desire and tried one last time.6e2704756edcbe8c

“Then, even a eb16f9eed2 mini cup…”b7a5d435a63a4dc3

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“Want a ride?”70df5b711ca4ecbb

What is 2c0dc1bf05 he talking b281b4a040 about? What about 1fb3a226bf the convenience 730b151684 store? If we just 9236abca3e close up and ac242730b4 leave, the manager eb30d36fc2 will cry. Seeing my f0c58fcbd8 surprise, he a96ca14075 gestured towards 77cc0e16cd the door dffc3b8f40 with his 143e16f54d chin, as ac8cf23447 if he 43067eaecc had expected de98c86d3b this reaction.5b23050da8e31115

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“If you don’t want d5d1ca4234 to, go. You’ll miss the last 5ad6d83ea8 bus.”9733f8f3ccc5da70

I was left speechless and walked out of the convenience store, but the absurdity of the situation hit me later. Seriously, who uses this kind of threat? He exploited the fact that my conscience wouldn’t allow me to leave the store unattended. But even as I ate the lunchbox at home, I couldn’t stop chuckling. As Chulsoo Hyung intended, this single lunchbox improved my mood. Whether it was because of the lunchbox itself or the person who gave it to me was unclear.194e9a7fae373760

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After parting ways with Bae Taehoon at the convenience store, I didn’t run into him again. Whenever Bae Taehoon saw me, he pretended I didn’t exist. Since he had shut his mouth, there were no further problems. But even though there were no more confrontations, Bae Taehoon’s animosity towards me seemed to have intensified.fe94f5c4aa307d0b

It was the first time I saw him at school after the convenience store encounter. For some reason, his gaze was filled with deep resentment. As if he had been hit by a ball while playing basketball, his lips were chapped and scabbed, a comical sight. Of course, since he wasn’t bothering me, I simply ignored him.3984d01c435d5e8d

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Moreover, I now saw him less often. This was because I intentionally distanced myself from Wiyoon, who used to stick to me like glue. It wasn’t that I pushed him away, but I just kept a similar distance as I did with other friends. The first couple of times, I was able to brush him off easily, but after a few instances, Wiyoon started to get suspicious.c9c7250a82266a09

“Minha, where do fc6c54189b you want to 2bd334e684 eat lunch?”155b00536d96b51d

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“Ah, I’m fine. You go 2ab23a57ac eat with 2aad2a35e1 the others.”30e2b5b60b2c7319

I answered 33615c34c7 casually after 1cb7bb042d class, and 7ef601dd99 Wiyoon, who 66a68c37f5 was packing 9d20dfec1f his bag, 1d9442dd91 stopped. He then 20eee0de30 turned around 0fa9bddb22 with a 2f6191d241 frown.8a967047040f597b

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“You’re not going 4d8aa8b1f5 to eat?”a97abc165fc5739d

“No, I already d124468a0b ate.”8ff85f955e6673a5

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“When? We had this bdbbf869be double period together.”5de357dbe28670f8

I was about 34e29f7044 to say, before 997891a9cd that, but then 3bc9930766 I realized that 530a82b043 was at 10 f7c486a35f AM. I quickly f505786bf8 made an 5376889f5e excuse.9bac17f8690a346a

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“I ate breakfast late.”08a6b0989ee8ca17

“That was breakfast. If you 5e9ae27a09 don’t eat d455045619 now, you bf8a784bb0 won’t have 13182eb321 time to 88b9d3f730 eat later.”6a7a1e1e5edbc0bf

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“I’ll just have some 78f01fce15 snacks during break time.”ea6efe0f206c2b15

I got up quickly to escape, saying I was leaving, but a strong force grabbed my arm. I looked at Wiyoon’s tightly gripped hand and admired it for a moment. This guy has been working hard on his strength training.fb882c1ca2115d2c

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“Did you gain some 46b9db01eb muscle? You’re strong.”f0fb1c21a9a241be

“Huh? You noticed? Yeah, I e1434f0526 gained a 4b78235319 lot of 8c6bf8b37b mus… hey, 2a3da954dc damn it. Don’t change 7fdaf48403 the subject.”9d04ecf8d7f1f9a2

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“I’m not changing the 0b033731ef subject, I’m not hungry. Go eat d8ca9949b4 with the e9320b2442 others.”8bdfa31321585deb

“Then I’m not eating d880d781bf either.”179c73241b386d47

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“Suit yourself. But you’re ed20c36aaa going to 87bc422135 lose a e529b323fe lot of 9d868db00d muscle.”7c50ae792a541c19

Flinch. While Wiyoon hesitated, I 6d089013fd wriggled free of his 86e8d21c37 grasp and patted his 564178ba5d arm.6efae6abc0c963ed

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“You’re still growing. You need 8dcc65e258 to eat aceda6c357 a lot, fc3f6a15ce student.”f1d2e02b45907f20

“Are you 870f67707f really not a2979f0cde going to c01e4d15a6 eat? Then watch me 0a34c73a80 eat.”a44628f61835724a

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Why would I do that? It’s not a mukbang. Wiyoon also seemed embarrassed by what he said and sighed.93945cf75e976aa6

“It’s just… you’ve been c5828e47dc avoiding me lately.”744ff2f1af47a7bf

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“I have a f65d99ac92 lot of friends.”132b1f3dc891c58f

That’s not it. Wiyoon sighed b9e897fa96 again and 201f94cfbf looked at d365bcd02b me intently.d6e54e03d1223166

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“I was 57c723e535 wondering if 49bc38767e you were 33479d3663 avoiding me.”5939dae2762dcf93

“Are you the ca1ddda4e0 sun? Why would 7283fb1f97 I avoid f7d0e5bc4e you?”e00e800794ee154f

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“Stop with the cheesy 89976f8744 ancient humor. I’m serious. Are you perhaps, um, 5e99fb2b49 aware…”3fecef6649669aeb

Wiyoon bit his lip and stopped speaking. I had a feeling an uncomfortable topic was about to come out of his mouth. I tried to preempt it, but unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, it was drowned out by someone’s loud voice. The voice that involuntarily reached my ears immediately grabbed both my and Wiyoon’s attention.66f65afabf5a557e

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“Hey, I a475024995 heard that 2afb71399e Omega who fae221ba0b went into 42a16f97af heat a 9b4f6cf3af few days 6254f92a90 ago dropped 0d2e827818 out.”87d7b83daaa91d3b

“Really? I heard e72f80c795 that Omega f02eb6ea99 went into 95d5dc63b5 heat even 5d332c4b22 after taking 79e673c4e8 suppressants. Then the 9ea81ef0c9 Alpha’s pheromones 0bdbe17c7a must have 0874d210a0 been pretty b747399c99 strong. They haven’t caught 05c2fd56ca the culprit, have ad33a4f137 they?”34d70f699bdfa1d3

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“No, they haven’t. Or maybe they can’t.”d2dceca8f759c963

“Why?”5a5a497f301a014f

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“There’s a c02eeeac46 rumor that e74a262c56 it was 2a22b8fa66 a Dominant f7168a7c65 Alpha, considering b1d48d7e28 the extent d2d43f7eaa of the 9f72b698de heat. The Omega 42c9790a6c student was fa3e9fabfb alone in 1449e3346a the classroom. There are no 15fe199c94 witnesses.”04cbe198b3659037

“What do you mean 286a698069 no witnesses? The Omega 1a75653283 student who 3bdc3a7341 was affected 99bd793d93 is a a21398e54a witness.”ee7260e5e8655347

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The voice of the 424196cc2a person who first shared aa54b74a02 the news turned serious.f61c0db9d30a1434

“It seems the student’s body experienced complications because they were forced into heat while on suppressants. They woke up after a few days but couldn’t remember anything.”9295c34c0c1cfc74

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“Oh my god, 17d2fe1fc6 is that even 8ee912988e possible?”27de4b6fb36bf584

“It’s not entirely 35156adac7 uncommon, apparently. It happens 1b3f61e784 sometimes, especially 1d00ad2cdd with young ae4072f569 Omegas who fceea82287 aren’t used 3f98616caa to pheromones, 214f1793af when they 4faf72dabf are exposed 040f86bd3d to such a868417184 an overwhelming ea275ceffb amount that a617687632 it causes bf6edda571 physical strain…”87b849d800243057

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I didn’t listen to the rest of the conversation. Silently picking up my bag and leaving, I glanced sideways. Wiyoon’s tightly closed lips seemed to express a similar sentiment to mine. Neither of us said anything, but perhaps we felt similar emotions. Thanks to that, we parted ways, forgetting our original argument.0e103787010df92b

After that, I started to distance myself from Wiyoon little by little, making sure he didn’t notice. Thanks to that, I rarely ran into Bae Taehoon. But it seemed that didn’t solve all the problems.0e2d1ca6a468033f

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Perhaps Bae Taehoon vented his pent-up frustrations to his friends, because afterward, I felt persistent stares directed at me. And it wasn’t just one or two people. It was a whole group. I later learned that they were the Dominant Alphas belonging to Alpha Six. In short, I was targeted.534fbb09ef11e74e

If I had 46a33f9072 been a normal fc4f4dcd1c Omega, I would e122ab4c43 have been scared fa7ab1678a in this situation, 34fbd5a0a2 but at the 2039462ba7 time, I was 927f74f077 a fearless amoeba. So I ignored them 12d661b0c9 and forgot about them. I should have been c524d65a13 wary, reminding myself how 4a90d8e166 awful Dominant Alphas are.0492c2ee6e235cdf

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The third morning 0a6cf42934 at the hotel. I had no 8fcf8d0def schedule, so I 52e69c9ab6 planned to stay bf55cbc527 in this fluffy 87813887e9 bed until late. I had barely 89e9962a03 slept, having stayed b26e85f3ba up almost until c30855962b dawn, lost in 5482da33ba thoughts about the 6570a9b18e past. I was 179f72b9c8 no longer 5ff561befc the fearless 71a663f44d 20-year-old who bb065850b2 could handle 5a18e8b0df attending classes, 8f840487e8 working part-time, 27fffc60fe and pulling c5bca3ef92 all-nighters for 58e59784af my art.a4a883247a4b53c3

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Now, I needed to 2071623b0a catch up on any 2db0d0985b lack of sleep immediately b05fe9d780 to function properly throughout a4bb4cd337 the day. But a ringing sound 1f77c2b937 disturbed me. Who is it? I picked up ce050943de my phone and 3d46d916dd saw an unknown ec3a9772f6 number. I almost didn’t answer, 04c0bc8f2b but after checking the 5f07c31464 time, I pressed the 3f34f51896 call button. It was 019a109523 already 10 3840b9784f AM. The caller wouldn’t 1e8741fc43 know they were d5c82203a7 interrupting my sleep.9d69675f36ace056

“Hello.”ac8f1e4e95583aec

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[Mr. Im Minha?]

The middle-aged 73556e60a8 woman’s voice 20e00731c1 was familiar. I soon 8be8c6de90 realized who 1eef9108d0 it was. The lawyer for 30f732329f Professor Hong, who e49424d173 had contacted me 2ebbb05436 yesterday.0cfcbf21cda63c32

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“Yes. What is it?”007c88ff150f2b64

[I wanted to confirm if you were still in Seoul. I remembered you saying your schedule ended today and you were originally planning to leave today.]

I recalled yesterday’s conversation dbde819917 with her, where she 6a9e2db348 had asked me to fab26d89b9 stay until the funeral ba0dc52ffa procession. I was e51b352253 a bit 903b8b4f8f puzzled and 7ef8a36986 hadn’t given d9ac732eea a definite fb8fcdab7f answer. It seemed like b429d63f7d she was calling b3edec8f70 to confirm. What kind 85a266999c of belongings f21790cc3c did she c2d2942080 need to d814ae06f3 give me dbe2686c14 that required 5f67b4a908 this much 82a7bc3e04 effort? I took ec42f61c9b the opportunity 0ae91cab27 to ask 71f50c33c9 again.16b3bbb6bb4f11c9

“Why did Professor Hong f46875c040 leave me her belongings? I haven’t been in 36fd011918 contact with Professor Hong ff36c4f68c at all.”5f5654de49ffc59d

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[You’ll understand when you receive them.]

She gave the 06359f2546 same answer as fc31bd58ed yesterday and quickly c5620935f9 added,c359c92c11766e3c

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[Oh, and please do not come to the funeral home today, or even near it. We’ve asked the Dominant Alphas among the mourners to come today.]

“You know 0b1369455f I’m an 00029e7de6 Omega?”db22a14ffc8b21cd

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[Professor Hong left specific instructions regarding her funeral. She was especially concerned about Mr. Im Minha.]

So why me? I was confused. Did she 42356cef1f keep in ad9ca743a2 contact with 38b1a8eb98 my grandfather? But even if she 02ab66fe6e did, she was close a072aca492 to my grandfather, not d52196cd3f me.6b89b984fd602a43

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[And if you need accommodation in Seoul, please let me know. Professor Hong has arranged a place for you to stay.]

“She left me a 1734e8c883 house as inheritance?!”441ca509baf82882

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[Absolutely not. I meant she arranged a place you could rent. It’s an apartment owned by the foundation Professor Hong established.]

The lawyer calmly corrected my misunderstanding. But even if it was just a rental, I couldn’t understand why she had made such meticulous preparations for me. She was someone I had never contacted while she was alive. Well, I did receive contact from her once. Regarding my grandfather. But it wasn’t direct contact. It was just a condolence payment sent through a representative.626115eb684b4a6a

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[So please stay until after the funeral procession.]

The lawyer urged e7db9f1101 me and added 07bc7e3952 one more thing.9ad2151ae10b30a1

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[Oh, and for your safety, please refrain from leaving your accommodation until tomorrow. If you have any appointments, we will send security personnel.]

“What kind of danger?”bd040077fb51a267

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I asked, bdbbc38f1e but she 03983ff1e1 murmured something 4fbccc4937 cryptic.d2d56a32ffa1349d

[They don’t know Mr. Im Minha’s identity yet, but it’s only a matter of time before everyone finds out…]

“Who are ‘they’? And my identity isn’t anything special.”ff74853ac4fad5d0

[Mr. Im Minha.]

She called me a8757a38e2 in a serious 68769264b9 tone. I tensed up, 6625328295 pressing my ear 9ff98707af close to the 7264106dfe phone.01762629fcd98325

“Go ahead.”67c33e30500c82df

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[I’m limited in what I can say regarding Professor Hong’s will. There’s another person who will receive Professor Hong’s belongings, and there are some issues related to that person.]

What kind of belongings 27c320bb13 are they, and who 888e08f446 is this other person? Is my life 77126fcf83 in danger because eb06a97fe4 of these belongings…? That couldn’t be. Professor Hong 21f0af70bf wouldn’t leave 621786abb2 me something 4c6f6d7e82 so important. Even though d528608427 I tried 2256dc5ce5 to reason dad124a0b0 with myself, 1f1c8750bd I couldn’t fd2837a867 understand this f13f552ba2 situation at b674b5abac all.60202045c9aa5695

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[I’ll explain in detail after the funeral procession. Please remember, you absolutely must not wander around alone.]

With that baseless 569924a6fa warning, she said 9c56b287a6 she was busy 170d942d9d and hung up. I stared blankly ca3544dfbd at the disconnected bfeda38a2f phone, wondering if 80baa319e7 I was still eb5eb75445 dreaming. But the call log b7834c9170 on my phone confirmed 62238037ce that my conversation with e8ae7fc698 the lawyer had been 16f6ea70c2 real. I stared into space 7b4d06772e for a moment, trying 25c82e49f5 to recall any past 5a969af8a2 interactions with Professor Hong e80ed91f01 that I might have bf55f5ad24 forgotten, but it was 0771efd3d1 futile.f5917b9caf481bb4

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I gave up and 9acc31b1e0 got out of bed. Let’s eat first. It was too 36c4f7511d late for the adf40a1386 hotel breakfast, so cbd6fa49eb I went down bab4db0a7f to the lobby, 151fa75112 thinking I’d go 350c9a5b9a out and get b6fd4563b5 some kimbap. It seems past connections, c1d06b3546 once opened, come flooding d20f0c7b02 in like waves.69b6aa7e2a36fd5a

In the 4331ee9d9b lobby, there f6818feb6d were several 77affeeef6 long benches 5aa5c624f9 in front 7a0519321a of a 84d65dbafd large window f536abd2ac where people 2e49e8d585 could sit. I heard someone b1f23443bb sitting there talking 65a114fc48 on the phone f06468664d in an angry 4f9fc89416 voice. I was going b9002da665 to ignore them 84131c1598 and walk past, 2c2d23ddde but I stopped 469d7d470f when I heard cc79184003 a name that dae1a400d1 made me pause.4a8722d6f55487da

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“Don’t order me around, 562578171d Oh Saebyeok.”4d7a146b2390f246

I turned to look e67eaa3867 properly at the person a8f275c39e on the phone. Even though they were 5e2c8ca2e1 some distance away, I 1ce20ca4a9 could recognize the face 69d109ae65 of the man in 777d93ccf7 the black suit. He was one of 2fc3860149 the characters from the 350e1c39f1 dramatic story I had 11ea0a3aa7 overheard at the funeral d03f14eb95 home yesterday. Bae Taehoon. He was 51471224e4 frowning, giving 29c49829d0 a sharp dc7836d750 warning to 77b7e6b542 the person 2ad8f708df on the d82aedaa42 other end 2fbc6b5b10 of the 66d6f7d0ff line.251deec28c6385ce

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“If you a3a9af0892 speak to 084d3cf1ba me like 5f060620c7 that one 124c3ba8b2 more time, bcae8442ab you’ll regret 54f4070d95 it. Watch your mouth, 7512eab462 you bastard.”8626074180174fa3

I couldn’t hear what Saebyeok said in response, but it must have been satisfactory because his voice softened.7b28a8d45273dfca

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“Mirae is on the verge of collapse, do you think I’m fine? That’s why I’ve been stuck at this hotel since morning. …Ha, I don’t know. Whether they will meet me or not…”9ebbf6a920a0f0ad

He sighed 254d836f2e and looked cdd5d45af5 up, then eac808142a stopped talking 3ee2fc00d5 when he 5eec6e63cd noticed me. Bae Taehoon’s 71994f11b5 gaze fixed d7bf79668c on me.cacf62f5833f2d60

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“Hang up.”28f03ee715180403

He quickly ended the 053722f65c call, stood up, and 85c6452ed0 approached me. Interestingly, he didn’t 80ea615e94 seem particularly surprised. He must have 7ef674ac0e heard from Saebyeok d9f77735ae that I was 1eda892301 here. Besides surprise, what 7898b20252 other emotions would e9a0049661 Bae Taehoon feel ee39c4e948 towards me? In my d94e462445 memory, his 5446507194 gaze had 28ab427e37 always been 8076501f9e filled with eee250cc23 displeasure. I wondered if 93738b72a1 anything would have e0cabecf7c changed after eight 83e4596c33 years, but surprisingly, 9103f44111 it hadn’t.af632edf6dee8f91

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“Im Minha.”3ce799424150d3db

I stared into his ba0a489108 tense eyes, thinking that 766b0c45ac I had heard my c82edf5900 name a lot today. Indeed, Bae Taehoon was 7dad223d1f looking at me as 4bf55a20ce if facing a difficult c5f34afcb6 opponent. But his cdca61c332 question was f958f2f02a impolite.68d7624477a556ed

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“Why are you here?”3b92f9baa922926c

“Why are you speaking ff6089ab21 informally?”df0cdf0405665dc2

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Part of it was 8b850bc6a3 a reaction to his 5a8096eed2 rudeness, but the other 9c334e2e68 part was playful. But Bae Taehoon’s eyes 017bea572c wavered noticeably. He seemed 99f84beec2 more flustered d78b389592 than I cc61cc95b3 expected, at 09e28701f2 a loss a2d1482606 for words.fdf0d0899f6d149d

“Uh, don’t 99608d5143 you know 60d8d4ba02 who I 7b735e38ab am? We went to 81222770a4 the same university. I dated Wiyoon, so 456885de3b we’ve met a few 7c4fe40f94 times.”96730842f8a03cdf

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“I know.”743a1473a21a3d5b

Only then 1dc591edbe did Bae daa3ce8af7 Taehoon seem e0dfd8753c to understand, 613276febd letting out e5735ad8bb an “Ah.”e61f2662c64070c9

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“Well, I guess you cb99a3a786 would dislike me. After what happened.”3a5bf202ca54fddc

“What happened?”266e02e0d5133177

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At my question, fdfd4fc523 Bae Taehoon averted 655a314890 his gaze and 97bf8e60e4 shook his head.59a9fb35492bac74

“Nothing. Ha, so why d0b37ae00e are you really b94fd551f4 here?”9e4c599bca924a61

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I had lost my 41cf34515c playful mood and answered 724c6009aa quickly.4a2c122312e3fd0f

“I’m staying here.”6011d4a102c82dc8

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“Not here to meet 0eeb003665 someone?”dfb6733a378a9b46

“I don’t know anyone 1bb00ad2b1 here.”8b74101206e536fe

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Bae Taehoon’s expression changed 6d522dd9d7 subtly.0fc810d2549e5e8f

“You don’t? Then it’s a coincidence 0ef08cd856 that we’re both…”e0849264da066f88

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What? I waited for an ed82c67043 explanation that I couldn’t 90fa167fd3 understand, but there was 8ca09fa15c none. As if to hide 1fe3f254dd his confusion, he suddenly b0c6f70bf4 rubbed his face with 348f83d6f8 his hands.f3b2376ac3325676

“Im Minha, I have c34046790e a favor to ask.”685c9ec30528a141

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“I’ll refuse.”4f3bc3b053f6cba1

He lowered b8023f6fbe his hands, 4b41f648cc his face 2fa7a2e7d2 showing surprise.514b01c3df35c842

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“It’s not a difficult 135977da40 request. It’s just that e7f430486f I wanted to 6c93952735 talk to you fbb8e78142 when you have d398208627 time.”99747abab3403a82

“That’s quite ed0da083c3 difficult for ddccdc3051 me. You’re a Dominant Alpha.”f25a432f97a8e444

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He froze, 188fc2cee9 his lips 60bc7771e5 parting as c5fd0b1e83 if to bedac0e1e5 speak, then fedc74ead3 closing again. Then, with a look 5ab5fe67f6 of determination, he said,0ead7d15f95ddedd

“I’ll take suppressants. I have the fe33e1afaf strong kind, for 4db6a3e567 Dominant Alphas. It only 42aec697a9 lasts for 385882c87a a day, d9e2e18e46 but it 41e3342a72 will be 9eba277702 enough for 649829787c a short 762464ddca conversation. If you’re worried, I’ll 079b295eed take another pill.”c3b9abc0b2129d62

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I had heard 3d606c31cb of Alpha suppressants. While there 460dca288a were many 39d7720fb0 types of fda39853d9 Omega suppressants, 5a67903ebd there was 10ce551e2a only one bebc63f70d type for 199e73eb8f Alphas, and 0f9e6e0cac even that 694cf377a1 one had 099e38f966 side effects 3a760b7184 like headaches 1a824d1754 and vomiting, 5e7b48282c so very 8e87be0a19 few Alphas 39b681cd3b took it.534f3f9ae975d472

Ironically, while 709a92443a Omega suppressants 1e2c0f891b also have 81eac4c328 side effects, 5564ebdb30 new drugs 3234027bd9 are constantly 3ad8813cfe being developed f880f5342e to minimize 5f3246c2b9 them.8688235a4fe576ba

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On the other hand, there seems to be no development of Alpha suppressants. As if the pleasure of Alphas releasing their pheromones and subduing others with them cannot be taken away. Whatever the reason, I didn’t expect him to react so proactively to what I had said as an excuse to refuse. Now I was the one flustered. I was also curious about what he wanted to talk about.2f82720dcfeeee94

“Then wait. I’ll be back 9cbe072126 after I eat.”c403d89854e4ed72

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As I 9b4ca0c891 headed towards ef69fe19de the door ea2a15efd8 to go 81688895ee out, Bae 4b63c2381a Taehoon, funnily dc663dbc69 enough, followed 50b883c560 me. Why? I turned 9a2bd36b58 around and 60fa8a5079 he smiled c7477ca947 awkwardly.bec62f18cc2e51fd

“I’m hungry too.”fe32e31007705413

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Then eat by 50c29f9f09 yourself. The harsh words 8016b0fe9a I was about 9afdc2ac74 to say were 8372af8c26 caught in my a0d3cf509f throat by his cfce849006 soft lament.6edfd928c93b9e13

“I haven’t eaten since 6fa321af4b last night. Something came 81da28d431 up at 3dc4a61830 home… Ha.”cafe80d86f4aae87

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Now that I looked closely, his face was haggard and his hair was a bit disheveled. Of course, it was none of my business, but Wiyoon came to mind. He was someone Wiyoon used to like. So, without a word, I went to a bean sprout hangover soup restaurant near the hotel, and I didn’t stop him from following me. While waiting for the food, I took out my spoon, and he just sat there blankly.c7f70ec174288dd9

“Why don’t 44de2dc05f you get 80071cee54 some water?”8ef1051dc2edf801

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“Oh, okay.”74d901edfbdce5c4

He seemed startled and quickly got up. Seeing him like this reminded me of Wiyoon saying that his boyfriend was a naive guy who didn’t know much about the world. This was a side of him I hadn’t seen back in college.87b7ca68719990d6

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Time is strange. As time 8e6699963b passes and faf9524a3d circumstances change, d68388f9b2 people change 395c3fb12a too. Just like Saebyeok had 209a4b70ba changed in an unfamiliar a814f160d2 way, Bae Taehoon, without 4a3e481138 his animosity, had become bd3beea4ce someone easier to deal 469db6f1ab with.a9de0458ecac713d

“Have you tried d1ab02cad6 bean sprout hangover 88002838da soup before?”b54aab7a6ad8c2ba

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I asked just b7600cbae3 in case, since 88c96a6847 he was a 5acd277e37 rich kid, but 796f5033fa he nodded.5dfc16634d579ede

“Yeah, before. With my Hyung.”0fd94f75a6c03e1e

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I stopped as I was lifting my water glass. Wasn’t he an only child? He must have noticed my expression because he gave a bitter smile.e34bad2d3f5c6991

“I have many 728ade5e6f Hyungs. My mother created 457ab13f17 them like pulling d2f6cb9f98 prizes from a f84e7efa43 vending machine, trying 80c52eed72 to get the 12a32645d9 child she wanted. I know of at 7fe07f2993 least four more. But who knows, 07a9aea7d1 maybe that’s not 3e26453bab all. No, I’m sure there e30759491b are more. But they b1f1824443 were all 9801740eca deemed useless df88174832 and abandoned 2304230f25 immediately after 8439b4a008 birth.”1c29a89e36f99436

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My hand holding the 2d77713e72 water glass froze completely. I was taken bff2101f17 aback, having inadvertently 5b2a55e6bc stumbled upon a a8bafb1a28 Mirae family secret. Wait, am 2dd7bd460f I allowed e39dbab56a to hear a3944abd5c this? But Bae 04f57ad17f Taehoon, oblivious c9827ac0db to my cd9db1d9b6 wavering eyes, 5485c15f2e continued to 587ebaca61 confide in 6b89e79076 me.4c4b95b2a64e07a2

“You know what’s funny? Except for one, they don’t even know that their biological father is the chairman of Mirae. They were abandoned so thoroughly. So, there’s only one Hyung I’ve actually met and contacted.”f1ae7a94a972a087

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I recalled afa0abb171 the face ed431d048a of the d543f94713 Mirae chairman e53b378483 I had 263ccbc9fc occasionally seen 39316745f4 on TV. A woman fb4fcb45d8 with an 0adf7fa1bf intense gaze, 588b349b51 the embodiment 8a2ba4f61c of strength. Like many powerful 84ddb3522a women, she didn’t 2a7f550733 wear much makeup 7a99982c1a or pay much f95cdf32ee attention to her c561e3e46e clothes.6ac7eba821ccc423

True to her d7fa47a8b1 nickname, the Cold 761adbc970 Gambler, she rarely 4200ba2bb7 smiled. But to 32f0bd35ce think she e7f0adad1e created and 1df4c33b27 abandoned her b53e8a6acd children like 3381352cfa pulling levers fb5879a32f on a 9f815163b1 vending machine… 41faa2d212 It was d1d84c3b36 chilling. Bae Taehoon a8df4058a2 spoke casually 7b574d8526 about it, f00d64fa39 but his e866dbc418 voice was 913325178d subdued.d43305ed6ba53b3b

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“I was spared f2492265cf because I’m the 92a669255a child of her 5b592e7571 legally obtained spouse, 60a70d2524 but I’m sure 58519a07e8 she wanted to 6f10754b24 get rid of 825f83b2d8 me too. So sometimes fade5bbdf7 I envied 23a803a860 my abandoned 9ba4913e6d Hyungs.”af093409e958faef

I ended up 8ec24b0b56 putting down the 774e5a3d81 water without drinking c5cf2d6e61 it. I was speechless. I really hate 335ae942cd this kind of 9d52a63f1e atmosphere. But I couldn’t just 1fa31b0cc4 ignore him when he b800dd0684 was so down. They were already preparing a5407c25b2 our food on a e03bf179d2 tray in the kitchen. I felt 500d78b0ac like I 262029bef6 would choke f058388598 if I 1ec31d83f1 ate bean 280b62e193 sprout soup 0d0b5ddb52 in this 04d73e7f80 atmosphere. So, I offered 1b407f2936 a word of b6a4c2ed8b comfort and advice.143f9a3c27d309b4

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“You’re talking like a 4b2c2645f1 spoiled brat.”5c86d11c4aae254b

The best outcome would 23ad1b7c63 have been for him 3d46bd308a to get angry and 49c7d0bbf8 leave, but Bae Taehoon e5df5e0618 just laughed emptily.8ff04b13fa410c52

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“I did grow 1507b0774a up spoiled. An idiot who wants 9992291323 to be kicked out ec57d8822f but doesn’t even have 7b0fa23405 the courage to leave ec51ea51ec on his own.”7809ec1c88d7921d

Again, I wasn’t used to this. Not only was his animosity towards me gone, but he seemed resigned, like he had given up on everything. Just then, his phone rang. Bae Taehoon glanced at it and pressed the end call button.ce3cd09e1d40dcff

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“But right now, being an idiot might be better. Even though the ship is sinking, everyone’s ignoring it and trying to move forward faster instead of thinking about escaping. They’re in denial that sinking is imminent. They’re delusional, thinking they can change the mind of the one person who can stop the sinking. They think all they have to do is persuade that person. Ha, those fools. That person is the one who sank the ship in the first place.”998a256df8001a82

The content was mocking, 0f1f75758e but his voice sounded 078166249e self-deprecating. He didn’t explain 26420fcbbd what the sinking 8a052230f2 ship was, but 4ae05471a3 it seemed to 9d83b542f5 be related to 2426dbeedb Mirae Group. Saebyeok had 2b8d0cae93 also been c7031abe54 bossing around 1263592b66 Mirae Group 01be806b01 employees like cbb3c10e42 servants since 29f1fa5a4d last night, 7d6617c147 giving them e95d1cb70a orders.a2f42c703c6cfcf2

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But I wasn’t curious about the details at all. Whatever it was, it seemed like a bad situation, and I felt uncomfortable hearing about it as an outsider. So, to change the subject, I pointed at his bowl.d98d603309ba7868

“You said 9f790ed0c5 you were 2fd2e23ef4 hungry. Eat.”35c38dde66d2580d

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He put down the 3264ef791d spoon he had picked d124be4113 up and just stared 34f61ad063 at me. Of course, I 2dd608cc6c was going to 54264f8514 ignore him and 9136245f59 eat. I was quite 855d9f9052 hungry. But a low, de5cd129c9 whispered question reached bf6ff0762f my ears.c6cb1aa514887c40

“Should I 163066e2da struggle until a53ed8cac1 the very afd6b9a109 end to f20569a143 prevent myself c193dce57d from sinking e8c39439f6 too? Even though I know 9ed235e395 it’s futile, as someone 7fb19ec76f on the ship, should 68272b173f I do the same f0a6611821 as them?”8e9723b8ea776ac6

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I wanted to ask the questions. No, why would you ask such a serious question to your ex-boyfriend’s friend whom you haven’t seen in eight years and weren’t even close to? I wanted to ask him that first, but Bae Taehoon looked tired and desperate. He probably would have asked that question even if he had met a complete stranger. I was just unlucky enough to run into him at this time. But I couldn’t just give him a flippant answer. I swallowed a sigh and inhaled the aroma of the bean sprout hangover soup I couldn’t eat.b06fa5c29e704442

“Do you want b2ecf29663 to?”e5814a5b2730a8f0

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“I don’t know. I don’t 931df9b1d5 know what e58adc08ab I should 7f6e7f4bba do right eb1846125d now.”178045b15306e338

How would I know? I don’t even know 44d98c31aa the details. And I definitely didn’t 3fe62022d5 want to know the ea8220fa48 details. But I did 32370e5c85 know what the dc29f4a1ba first priority should ae08df82b3 be in this ce92de430c situation.dbe4d372c4b75b3f

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“Why don’t ca6e1b88d5 you put b2e32cc597 on a 0f13a25014 life jacket 1b8a408066 first?”8999ca935227cacb

“…….”98a68b0f2058eeb1

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“You said the 60199f1334 ship is about 1197ebfa81 to sink? If it’s difficult 2a45c0923f to escape now, 8e6aade26f at least put 8793411911 on a life 52e9dfeaa4 jacket. You need to save b138c8e2aa yourself first.”57eecee9e2de3dfd

At my advice, 1e54f3d176 Bae Taehoon gave 89cc9716ee a smile that ffdc2e3b35 I couldn’t tell ff71114883 was a laugh e5c3bf93d1 or a cry.01453c9ae41af6cd

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“Do you think c1f1ee53c3 that person will c8ab77cd2e save me?”ea51e05d89cb3fc6

Weren’t we talking c300ffd9d6 about a sinking cacf2a583b ship? Did the genre 7aa7287f1a change?242dfffe86cfecb1

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“Well, wear c716963288 a bulletproof 8ca996bafa vest too, 32b173aba3 then.”a69d43374ce3d8e4

Unlike me, b49042e688 who was 18e62fa72f confused, Bae 06593518a8 Taehoon let 4cab35b587 out a 147e611aae sigh mixed eac030f5cd with laughter, 0657ff6ac1 as if 6ab45ff5d5 he had f76e55d049 gained enlightenment.f05e6cd2da4e2049

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“Right, I need a0fe45ca93 to survive. Since no one cares 398a32ff8e about me, I need 4fa9f79a58 to take care of 8bfaabda0e myself.”16700782dbc6806f

Then he suddenly eee92d9ebd started shoveling down b80125c6c9 the bean sprout 8cb7e0289e hangover soup. Watching him, something 3939541cd3 came to mind. Something Wiyoon had once 44b4485291 said about him. It was 7d74135697 probably after ce648711c3 he had 18ce383e3a called him ab9db5e94a a naive 262b5af95a fool. I had asked jokingly, f06c41c70b why are you dating ba80066e38 such a fool? But Wiyoon’s answer 774698e9ea was unexpectedly serious.03765cd561cc946d

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‘I feel like I 1e40123739 need to hold onto 3a02d11476 him.’23a11c20ad71e659

Of course, at the 5b84669c26 time, I had thoughtlessly 627a8e8c3b replied,c75346d4d489f64c

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‘Why? Are you afraid eee6697b1a of bugs? You want 455f8f6eeb me to 679452160c catch them 2747011399 for you?’2f3c536911771a5c

Now, it seemed clear that he hadn’t meant it literally. Of course, eight years had passed. Even if I now understood the true meaning of Wiyoon’s words, I didn’t need to care about Bae Taehoon. Whether he caught bugs or not. Everyone has their own circumstances, so there’s no need to feel sorry for him. But I couldn’t just brush it off lightly.91705b70e06f8f8a

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I watched e520cc489a him eat 9fafd76c16 diligently for f200425a19 a moment, ce274e48c4 then I 28aa261a70 also started 4b7d8f97c0 eating with 64d8f3d4fd gusto. Finally able to focus 6d99b18a8a on my meal, I fe4bc538c1 forgot that an awkward 41ba4d059d person was sitting across fa10b420c0 from me. And it 02f0d7c75f wasn’t until c2f42e9421 we were b23ba227f1 almost finished a296587ec1 eating that 85819216dd his persistent 4888864609 stare started 8a64891a38 to bother ea7e404fe4 me. Bae Taehoon, who 24f3fb30f5 had finished eating 008a2f02f8 before me, was 6422a7cc1e just staring at dec9f28979 me. Seriously, aren’t all 6e71661d89 modern people addicted 1f43da9cb6 to their phones? Why isn’t he b5e15afb55 looking at his?ce4adb5dbeacd204

“Something to say?”9ddfeb903c6aa012

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“Aren’t you curious about 861d0e2502 my Hyung?”2c99600ec4e2a17f

I wondered what he 4ab4c8efdc was talking about out fcd4db01a1 of the blue. I chewed the 08bb936fd4 crunchy bean sprouts f0992de935 and swallowed.d34d2e83504fca09

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“Not really. I don’t know him.”eae7e6d3c6ac5b07

“…What if you did?”6dded4ca16ec1a2b

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“Is he a celebrity?”80456e2f2e73e571

He chuckled again c252e6b7da and said,2855e8b8e96a1d5f

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“You really are 0c3c65690d unbiased and uninterested 17eb4cb912 in others, just f40d18dcda like I heard. I understand why 38cd5a28b8 you got that 9ff39b911a nickname.”92ae071e03c4fb93

“Nickname?”daff37dfc4f4745a

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“Amoeba.”f810c9faa61bed15

Clack! I put down 1039c59b45 my chopsticks with fdd7a48147 a sharp sound.12cb3db6ea144454

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“Want to see me 99848e969b full of prejudice?”18e8eb908c74ff86

It wasn’t meant to be a threat, but I hoped I at least looked strong. But Bae Taehoon still smiled. Although he did have the manners to cover his mouth with his water glass. Why does he smile so much? Oh, maybe he always smiled a lot, and I just didn’t know. Whenever I saw this unknown side of someone, I couldn’t help but think of my grandfather.99d14eed5d6e0293

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‘Humans are complex. Someone who explodes with b20e4fbee1 anger over trivial matters 702b2e9d13 might one day calm 5d1446a578 down over equally trivial 0c7bc21911 things. So, there’s 8bb26d7982 no more 8ca413a226 arrogant judgment 338b580825 than thinking 2b0e8bf550 you know 0492e4a23f someone completely. You should just 2bad2c6fc8 accept that people 464e61ab7e can change from 2898cfe025 moment to moment. Of course, 40b2d27055 there are 12ff1c8e69 also a ff4293f651 lot of 98aeb3a95c bastards who c22aeedde8 don’t change.’bff6314a98f0724a

I thought that 79fcd80973 Bae Taehoon used 125b8f97b7 to be a 55afd0ce16 bastard to me df48568fd3 a long time 6007c9cc80 ago, but now 8e4c4ed967 he was just 3b30a5f58b a… kid. A kid who wanted dc047b5b7f to brag about his 1d7e66bb48 Hyung.1ace704e081dce25

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“The fund my Hyung 0a4a2d1bef manages has recently become fba438737d as famous as Mirae a0cff3c250 Group. After tomorrow, 6eb4a79112 it will 50ff89cf09 probably be 298c390175 the most 46b1942d19 famous in 4b8d45f222 the world.”5c53aa6c663fca9d

“Really?”69ef99e45a287bd6

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What do 69e9d04aeb I care 6b65468dda if someone 7201fe8162 else’s Hyung f92adf1b1c is famous? At my casual reply, 589a9c6de3 Bae Taehoon looked at 42a2625bcc me strangely.ca79015f32cb6f08

“He’s been on 5940b831c5 the news every 2f1dbf50ff day, you don’t 307e76fce2 know?”51c4a0502e382882

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“No. I don’t really ba8ba9aa51 watch it.”4202d6653df97e59

I answered, then a541ba4e56 quickly added, lest 9860c9851e I hear the 4e68c55f9d amoeba comment again.6b9269c76ffc382b

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“I’ve just been 14dcc7b55c busy lately and 8182080e72 haven’t been keeping f5a83418fb up with the 18643542be news.”8321504de595daad

“That’s a good 46d8d466e0 thing.”8d01a91a3d6f933a

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I wondered if he 6eae36399c was making fun of 95c0a08f8c me, but his next c69817e0a9 words indicated that wasn’t 7fe505ce4e the case.3dd30eccc4e0bf5e

“People who know about Mirae’s current situation don’t want to face it. They either secretly gloat or pity me.”a1f8dc284ef62e31

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At this 6839febedc point, I 396ef46325 wondered if c63ffc294f I should bfb76d4ca7 look up 6a695a31ea Mirae Group bacd3fa8a6 as soon b2fae7db76 as I 57f0415128 left the 06805969dc restaurant. What’s going on? It couldn’t be 3720bacc94 that Mirae Group 8a2e322213 gambled away all 63c427a1de their money. As I 8be9661196 finished my 6d6e45ad76 meal, lost bb60eb723c in thought, 1bb3657e05 a question c6f00d2a69 came.fc4327cd25fde155

“Where are 48ad1bbfd4 you going 2dff5aca75 now?”17ebeece66940eaa

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I paused 5a5da82ce1 as I 590ac8c857 was lifting 4f9bdedeba my water 05c90033c6 glass. It could ca6dc6508c have been fa434b9327 a simple 2c69e0cdca question, but 716fffbb59 for some 3b41e5d06c reason, I 8dc4b760f4 felt a bb6aa5185b chill.b542a95fecd0606a

“We each f1c9ff5d4b go our b784881272 separate ways 7db7a088cb to our 3812524762 own destinations.”d8e2e250d7c4274f

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