MDOF | Chapter 2.2

“No.”bac998afc8f26320

“Why? You said I smell good…!”62c4645290144546

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“If I eat you now, I’ll get a stomachache. You need to ripen more.”9f46eba0a1107168

As Yeon ran his hand through Seonwoo’s wet hair, a warm energy spread for a moment. Seeing Seonwoo’s mouth open in surprise, a playful look crossed Yeon’s eyes. Isn’t it amazing? This is nothing. His eyes shone with the innocence of a child showing off a new toy.4ab816ba2cb8d2bb

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“Eh…”0190d668a138d464

Seonwoo’s brown pupils, surprised by the water that disappeared in an instant, expanded with a start before he could even voice his admiration. Seonwoo, frowning, covered his twisted lips and looked into the darkness beyond.5cda45b80d5a7233

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“Why?”5ba9dd3eb0aba8f6

“The smell… me…”d5e8f952c871e64d

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The scent that 2cf6016b97 pierced his sense 12ea41cc4d of smell was 41d80234a1 a fleeting memory ce68e05d9a but unforgettable. Returning from the e71f685e94 brink of death, d31b21d332 Seonwoo could never 6527479bf6 forget the pain 478e92a209 mixed with the 4a30c4489d repulsive stench.7962cbc8d7e2c911

His face turned pale 0dbcef9884 as he tried to 4c31f9754d suppress his nausea from 9e11528738 the foul smell that c1a8d544a3 had faintly entered through 0e7e722d13 the light of the e9730cf64a summer sunset.397ecbb898c0f871

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The newly formed icy a642eac7af limbs still felt alien, ad3b3f0d49 becoming limp and wet 4857d3a84b in front of the 292c345362 remembered fear. Ah, these are my ada9219329 arms. Seonwoo, clenching 2d12970acc his sticky c58787249c palms, muttered b039f4f80c in disbelief.827dff0d6ae6b5ab

“Smell of blood? Ah.”302fe7ade31c86a0

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The damp aura that made the surrounding air heavy clung stickily to Yeon’s feet, like a foot stuck in mud on a rainy day, unpleasant and clammy.aecacce89bfe7b6e

“Ugh…! N-no…”530c9d9ee75544a8

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Yeon, grabbing Seonwoo’s trembling shoulders, read fear in his hot breath. Isn’t it funny? What about the recklessness he had when he said he would give his life, and now being eroded by mere memories of pain?05a171779beca635

But how? It had only 8beceb1bca been a few 3e98fcf30e hours since he e474e35cf4 confirmed that the df7d40f23a sacred tree was 8763951bda standing firm. How did a55e6d7c41 he get 75a3dff9ea out of 8d8074fdd9 the shadow 6fab2f54e4 realm? Clicking his tongue, Yeon cabd4674e6 extended his hand and 475ab1be6b drew a large circle.2641823547bef98e

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The dim light from caa0468da7 around his hand spread 4a1b66a925 out like unrolling a b9d11a8c63 bundled cloth, covering the 9984f7cd3a area. In a third 82a073dc72 space separate from 4964b38bfa the chaotic park, 060ca1354b Yeon pulled Seonwoo, 9548e0f036 who was shivering, 1f203c6838 into his embrace.c013830cc1879d2d

“Cheeky…”f80fb4cff0c3a708

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The space, 7a5d0029e3 filled only 837ea9bb05 with silence, 37a69cb637 was a ae7e8d141a part of d32dfeb2ea the netherworld 35e2ac8c58 forcibly dragged cca1750707 out by f394feb07b Yeon. Here, if 452bec4388 he rampaged da9ff8531d freely, there 68fe71a45b would be 0486fb33f2 more than fd11b0404e a few c19135dfb6 who would beaf5c7a51 rush in b7d56ad794 panic, so 7a7baa94ac even if d86357bd00 it was 37f35159a8 troublesome, he 856a04829b had to 7470dd9571 do it 3922dfb209 this way.ee4298fe3bbb35f3

As if 3108101c43 drawing back 3bc5a7d7a3 a curtain, 491b68e336 the darkness 196152b3e4 of the 54b72b85ca void trembled, 0a3375ba7b and from f008aade06 within, a 35fbcab0e0 lump the b4c647f6c6 size of daef2fd594 a child dbdae1b52e popped out.c72db8e0a1af8842

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“What’s that…?”0ece7303ef13041f

Seonwoo’s brown eyes wavered. Before he could even identify the dark, bizarre thing below his waist level, it had already grown to chest height.fb7d14fa01c7554e

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“Uh…”290e7ce99f86b82d

A choked groan split the air. The thing that had overtaken his eyes, surpassing shoulder height, then head height, was growing at a speed too fast to follow, yet it seemed slow like a slow-motion video, causing Seonwoo’s head to tilt back.5265d8153498390b

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With one blink, cf01436767 it grew to 73ea86c100 the size of 562823beb4 a small car, 6401e11737 and with another, bc2acdd21e it became as 43b8d1e573 large as a d2b515d73b truck. As he 9bc0f1e5ff naturally looked 89570d8fa6 up, a 3213e9e175 cold palm 961d886b59 intervened.9cedd3072f92bffc

“Don’t look. The more you look up, the bigger it gets.”0344d6bf37146ddb

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Seonwoo’s nape chilled at the cool voice whispering in his ear. The foul smell seeping through the gaps in the hand mixed with Yeon’s refreshing scent. Seonwoo, on the verge of removing the hand covering his nose impulsively, closed his eyes behind the obscured view.1ccceb20ff07ffbc

Unlike telling Seonwoo not 32f6313d49 to look up, Yeon 1df987baef kept his head raised, 21ad87ee8b watching the growing darkness. When Seonwoo closed 7bf0336654 his eyes, the f6a6d88ea0 darkness, which had 650aa33256 already grown to a6a5639285 the size of 8f673fcbea a five-story building, 262eaa5541 filled the space c553ec3b8f Yeon had created b69c677434 with an intent dd6be4413e to tear it b28739888e apart.a18041980814dd06

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With a chuckle, as if the darkness were laughing with a torn mouth, Yeon’s eyes settled calmly.d44fbefd9de505ef

Knowing that it would cb11728cf8 vanish weakly if he 3b360bdc2b just looked down at 75388dbac8 its feet, Yeon did ba58eea1f0 not do so.9b1aecf76b96d08c

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Letting something inferior 2305f3d58e look down on 2ba2aea0c6 his head? Impossible. From his ace5b94ffa shoulders, which 6864265d55 hung low, b0325a354d a blue fd5f248d5c flame flowed ed9f5a1e54 down, shining e1c37f503e white. The flame that f1cb586e75 spiraled from his c39939bbe6 fingertips swelled massively. With just a slight 66acfe401b flick of his hand, 852c675f2e the space was filled 44aa0c025e with light.010247fcf0cee892

“This will be the last thing you see in the darkness.”f87e78752a2b893a

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With a quiet whisper, ab7bc920c6 Yeon flicked his wrist, 389d0c59cf and the slowly flying 767a56fcbd fireball began to envelop f3baf96b6c and consume the giant 6d0c0052dc darkness.6d8f136ebe6c1e8a

Do I really have to eat this too? Yeon pondered. Judging by its growth rate, it was quite an old creature, but this ‘dark creature’ was not to Yeon’s taste, being a type of yokai. Usually, creatures closer to divine beasts were easier to digest. After taking care of his body with nutritious food, having something so unappetizing for dessert made Yeon frown slightly.11295e55666f995c

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The flame spread over the struggling dark creature’s entire body. Yeon watched indifferently as the head of the creature, flailing from high above, awaited the flame to die out. Soon after, where the darkness disappeared, the fox fire returned leisurely to Yeon’s hand.b5132172a027a855

“It’s over, open your eyes.”78f1716822bf98f4

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“Huh… already?” Seonwoo, with no time to react to Yeon’s hand still covering his vision, was grabbed by the shoulder.b7b539652ec51067

“W-what was that?”c8d152b6fdbafa6a

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Seonwoo’s breath was short, releasing a faint sweet smell. Yeon leaned in, sniffing repeatedly.26677b01308c43df

“Are you crazy?”aca13e4acb738306

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Seonwoo shrank his neck from the hot breath spreading in front of him. Trying to escape Yeon’s embrace by twisting his shoulders, he only felt sharp nails digging deeper, stifling a groan.f8212fed3da49e1e

His shoulders hurt, and his neck itched. The skin pressed by Yeon’s nose on his neck felt hot.b66ca712a8dab50e

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Unsatisfied with one spot, Yeon moved up his neck, paused briefly at his jaw, and finally stopped in front of Seonwoo’s lips with an inclined head.ab242b12e3d12534

“Stop…!”8170c3b6add8ef47

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How strong are you? Pushing Yeon’s chest with all his might, the scene around them changed back to the park. Not with the half-closed sleepy eyes, but with wide, black eyes, Yeon took a short breath through his parted lips.8103adb80e555fbc

“What’s wrong? Suddenly.”57cd4000b72971a2

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Rubbing his goosebumped neck, 4be1694186 Seonwoo grumbled resentfully. Yeon shook his af03f7a86a unsatisfied hand before 609a4eac06 letting it drop 50fb88ba67 loosely.ced8a81e25e5c1ca

“The smell has gotten stronger.”4b35154f21d16ebc

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“What?”713dd11a7f8e6b9a

The delicious scent has gotten stronger. Hearing Yeon’s mumbling, Seonwoo, without thinking, sniffed to check the scent Yeon was talking about. In the park where the foul smell had vanished, only the familiar scent of summer nights and the faint forest scent from Yeon lingered.6b67822d0bb04b87

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“I can’t smell anything.”edbe01c8b613bbc5

“Your nose is human, after all. It was definitely faint, but…”a277698096adfbf6

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Though it c65da957e0 was still cb2d094059 faint, it e335ac3a4e felt distinctly 2c6c69daa9 different from 73ccc5b211 before. Yeon furrowed his brow, 2c8ef6d0e7 deep in thought.cf05d9ca2113f6ba

What’s the connection between this dark creature appearing in the middle of the living world and the delicious scent coming from this guy?5a3dfc51664e14cd

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Dark creatures aren’t difficult to deal with, but they’re not weak either. Of course, they’re no match for Yeon, but how did this one wander around the living world?e991390823e12345

There was a time when the boundary between the netherworld and the living world was loose. But now, it’s treated like an old tale where divine beasts bestowed their sacred aura. Even Yeon, who had woken up not long ago, knew things had changed.887aaecdd1fb8a91

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Then how did Seonwoo enter the netherworld…? Did this young one have to dip his feet in the River Samsa? It’s said that humans on the verge of death sometimes have one foot in both worlds. How did this guy smell the yokai before me? All I made for him were limbs. He hated complicated things and continued with his thoughts, begrudgingly.ff1d97eac3a017fe

Someone to ask… Ah, is that old man still alive?7d8ddf7404938cac

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As Yeon was rubbing his chin, thinking of an appropriate person, Seonwoo’s question pulled him back to reality.17e501543206d1f8

“What was that thing earlier?”e4e4bd86d10a06d4

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“Ah, dark creature.”89c2f7c82a362c2f

A yokai that grows by feeding on human fear from the darkness, getting larger the more you look up at it, and once it’s big enough, it crushes its victim. With this explanation, the color drained from Seonwoo’s face.adff0cd23fee7024

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“It’s not hard to deal with.”64b42bdfd1429004

If you encounter one, don’t look up, just look at its feet. Then it’ll disappear. It can’t do anything if you’re not afraid.6218b366850a9cb2

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“But… do all yokai smell that bad? You don’t smell like that.”22056f7680d36c3f

Does this guy think I’m a yokai? Not noticing Yeon’s piercing gaze, Seonwoo forcibly inhaled the cool night air into his puffed-up chest. The foul smell had completely vanished when Yeon told him to open his eyes, but he still felt nauseous.ef74b42d5ec6f4a5

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“…What do you think I am?”26a3f07d5720a1ce

With narrowed eyes looking down, Yeon’s voice was filled with a low growl, but Seonwoo casually retorted.05255a22aa578ba0

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“Aren’t you a yokai?”8b2d608a8fea09b9

“…”d8c09be6d616f9c4

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“Why are you looking at me like that? Ah, you said you’re a divine beast. What’s the difference?”a17f3dce5bf968a0

Well, to me, humans and dogs are much the same. Yeon’s frown eased.2a5634f31c2f7ccc

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When you’ve eaten something delicious, you’re supposed to laze around doing nothing. But now, I have to drag out the netherworld, think hard… This isn’t my style at all. A day feels unnecessarily long.b066573c357c445b

Soon, there was a pop, and Yeon transformed into a fox, clinging to Seonwoo’s feet. Looking up with sparkling black eyes, the lights scattered in his eyes. This time, not getting an answer, Seonwoo furrowed his brows.d78e1f4e39bbd456

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“You always turn into a fox when you don’t want to talk. But are you sure humans can’t see you?”42c008f4008705c8

Making such a flashy transformation, and I’m wearing a black shirt. Seonwoo complained about the fur sticking to it, but Yeon, as a fox, didn’t bother to reply. That was the point of transforming.292a41f71d71e3b0

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Comfortably nestled in Seonwoo’s arms, Yeon’s tail swished back and forth. Burying his snout in the arms that held him, he looked up at Seonwoo’s neat face.8479232097b03905

The scent from the f92076f960 embrace that held him 0a04fd2813 was still sweet, like 260eacf11f the ice something-or-other Seonwoo dfad3b664d always brought him.e5035992338ae1a0

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“Yah… Yeon-ah.”b6351c270f09aed4

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I know you’re not asleep. Your ear just twitched. Look, now it’s the left one.c2841ddb1e9b8630

“Are you really going to do this?”1166c51f882fa4ca

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For several minutes, Seonwoo kept poking Yeon’s fluffy butt buried in the cushion. Unable to bear it any longer, Yeon’s tail harshly swatted Seonwoo’s hand.b7988362e72208b4

“You’re not sleeping. Get up.”0ddfd467f4b5d96b

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His body curled into a perfect circle, Seonwoo didn’t want to disturb it. Watching Yeon, who had completely covered his face with his tail after smacking the cushion repeatedly, Seonwoo mumbled.c75f6043ee10dec7

“I was going to get some ice chocolate. I’ll go alone then…”71f8456680e43143

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Glancing at f34416f5e5 Yeon huddled 7c179d3c49 up, Seonwoo a210061f96 turned towards 3920bcf297 the hallway, d56b665e19 deliberately speaking 7fdbf50f2c loudly to b3ecc12b0a himself.74291068ca791902

“I’ll have to drink it alone then-.”0733ac8f7fb9e6dd

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This time, there bc4de620c8 was no movement 1ebfafb0b3 in his large 8bedf40649 ears, but he 00daddc529 must have heard a2218b02cb it. Foxes are said 6834bd0d26 to have very 2ff165c5bb acute hearing, so 4328b45835 even if Yeon ef16d661b0 is a divine b948406ad4 beast, it would 0d14bcb2c9 be similar.15b2a7c32eb86f1a

Just as 751bed24f8 Seonwoo was 486333bfca dragging his 00b0f18fa9 feet to 7b1b8f90bf the entrance 2565cf8aae and grabbed d7481c64e0 the door 21db985d75 handle, a f4aff7b990 hand sneakily 275acd2c9d wrapped around aea92ca7a4 his waist, 94b9372838 grumbling sulkily.c2f9a305addac293

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“Why not go together?”2ee17852b139095d

“If you’re asleep, you’ll eat it later. Then it’ll melt and taste bad.”49474a736e278477

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Yeon, who had yawned as if he was in deep sleep, buried his head in the back of Seonwoo’s head. Feeling the warm breath, Seonwoo bent his knees slightly, stepping back.73bceb33912289dd

This guy really sticks to me without any sense of discomfort. When left alone, Yeon would often burrow into Seonwoo’s embrace, now lowering his empty hand that had been holding Seonwoo’s waist, squinting his half-open eyes.97d7f21b311e800b

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“It’s too hot to go out.”f576be6fca85acbb

“Yo-, do divine beasts feel hot too?”85fa883244b4c5f3

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“This is the living world. There’s a lot of hassle. And I lived in a cold place…”fdba50fdaffb02a8

Oh, right. I need to eec7e1dbdf visit that old f095fb406b lady. Rubbing his 35b4fcdd11 not fully 897098349f awake eyes 1a6df5088b and scratching f6633ad397 his head, 20c5128806 Yeon reluctantly 6716952d68 followed Seonwoo 5c945c6d03 out of 039a0847bb the entrance.e9e404ac2a39d01b

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