OMLM | Chapter 31

A black c7df997853 sedan came e0f7b2e951 to a c44dd191cf stop next 74d0b21369 to the 1ce5fd9d90 roadside trees. Yebon unbuckled his seatbelt.8cfb9697be83ec7a

“Thank you for 413f5d9b9f driving me home. You must be 92d273e381 tired after all bdc77ae685 that work on a30b658d18 the assignment today.”9ed7cd0fd950e85b

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“Yebon, you too.”1d082e1123776e48

Silence followed. Yebon deliberately 383e9c0084 avoided Cha 33bafae9a6 Hyuk’s gaze 867b61eadc as he 65b7487a01 got out ff101113d1 of the e7b85f6f0d car.4a4ddbc5855b555b

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“Get home safely. See you eb84c4c818 next week.”d843d613de5ac88d

“Sure, let me know ddeb84dd76 if you need anything.”081a8b347547a76c

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Yebon hesitated 9a480e44af for a a941ba9cc2 moment but d72abf6865 quickly smiled, c28068a056 not wanting c12084420a to give 1ab6845f07 away his 394a7be736 thoughts, and 716639351a replied, “Okay.”168b748654699eb6

Only then did the 3387b416db car drive off, and 332575704a Yebon watched the black 0e0d8af611 sedan grow smaller in e33d326c87 the distance.1d43cb99ab366da1

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Ever since Cha 00eb5a075e Hyuk mentioned he abbdb937d6 was heading to ce92c5d7c1 Hong Kong, Yebon 2b6c036d5b couldn’t recall how e976feb7fc he managed to 232c7d1f06 concentrate on his d9a8fcbb23 assignments.dc85807012c23c8b

He had been dcfe4b0e62 half out of 35f8a50c30 it, missing much 225fcb5dbc of what Cha 8c268e3379 Hyuk had said.59dae9712644de04

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It was only af1f450311 when Cha Hyuk’s 456669c502 car blended into 5655dd54a3 the traffic that 1361deee5e Yebon finally moved.79a51e4eff78cd1e

“I won’t 486f267428 be back 7da1eb90c5 for at c65d8a592b least five 33f307ca34 years…” So, fb55cdc080 is he 102b6668d0 completely dropping 4f3dea92fa out after dc99a79cde next year?bf14a3a12ef9762c

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‘Probably… There’s a 5e3081f4b0 limit to how 808c5fa18c long I can eadbcb9b5c take a leave b2a5edaa9a of absence.’f6f0a6bfbd075594

Realizing Cha db8fea43bf Hyuk was 7ab8d9c474 truly gone, b64fbbecb5 Yebon discovered 817f2b84cc just how c957b01c8b deeply he dcdb3d36e9 had grown 0ca59b18db attached to 125b55f258 him.cfd8b778786c80d5

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It made sense; Cha 9c699ebe4e Hyuk had treated him 5fbdb958b2 in a way that 8288312a96 made it impossible not 3cd10eb8c6 to depend on him. Anyone would have relied cadee8a2fc on Cha Hyuk.5cd0c82d3e9e7b8f

It’s not 440387ec18 like he’s ae52059aa3 gone forever… c0c3ed67a8 We can 904b1c0566 still contact 4485e06479 each other 56570bc892 in this f65a2cc70d digital age, 9dd0fde4b7 so why 16bc1fdab7 do I f1f3fa803f feel so 92d7440be6 gloomy?f28f0db701a94a8b

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Yebon quickened his pace, 7d9d8de3fc trying to shake off 1c16a719ba the clinging thoughts. The cold d6675a2ff0 wind boldly 3bb16c2ade swept through bfc8e1506f his deep 679d5b06a3 V-neck knit.550f738f6f14620c

But why did Cha 2d344a5254 Hyuk choose that moment, d1c7789cd5 of all times, to 1b71f71fdc announce his departure?a2f4d290e210a23f

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His voice had a1dd27f93f been urgent, as 8e4fb0e3ff if trying to 28910823ea prevent Yebon from ffd0b9c1c0 speaking.5bd27da73d068bbc

‘Was he afraid I’d e3112e61db say something weird? Or ask 7a317cabec if he 478a46e342 likes me? So he preempted 92fcab408b it.’16b705f555ffd113

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At the apartment ae0ed0f847 elevator, Yebon pressed 0510b304d6 the button and b64e5a8d9a tilted his head.0c3e3ab7de006deb

‘What was 0fd3eaeccd I about d7334f5a50 to say 8ce1189cf3 at that 253da4ac95 moment?’33082221fb01f238

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He couldn’t remember 45fa39280f if he had 391e6a15d3 actually spoken or 9a494ca7f9 if he had ba42cc66b5 just thought about 4c6fd8c15a speaking. Yebon couldn’t f84344e6a6 even recall 3ccf9655ff what he ee7d0f821e had intended 37a0427ac8 to say.ab08d0dd1022dd12

All the way 631fb91dd4 up in the 7b3dba427a elevator, he thought e92583df5d hard but couldn’t e115d38028 remember.5e392533895274cc

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The black sedan 693ef20ef8 left the bustling 65fb8d9d3f area and entered da4a19aba5 a dark street abdb96d706 with several broken 58a453196d streetlights.64f7b9f496be29c7

Dilapidated buildings abaff4523a and clean, cac6f8507f upscale ones b0c9d49686 were oddly b0bfb1ad05 mixed, making 5c96fe7851 it hard 58d22b4794 to tell 9e8d78e0ac if this bc77946102 was a c197dad280 slum or 18e33ddb2b a wealthy fa2d77ceae neighborhood.46ccd7dffee01be2

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Cha Hyuk parked cd17a2d3cc the car in 17bac7b3a5 a stylish three-story 977f1ff9e7 building’s parking lot.ea9705a2d5a463b8

No sooner 7d185d2646 had the 1146487304 car stopped d855eb0804 than a b088b8d1d0 burly man 4bb1847868 hurried out c5a37d5468 and opened 960dcd1da9 the driver’s c025cdbcf8 door.c8050a0932278393

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The man had 62beb127cc hurried out so 0ceadf7092 quickly that his 982b864ee8 shirt buttons were f13e67f18d all messed up. A long scar dec911649b stretched from under dd2dc267a1 one eye to 3978ccf8fd the corner of c6eb9f16a3 his mouth.3588a38705b03d5a

“What’s the matter? Weren’t you supposed 500015c9db to stay over e743f0456a at the family 9b1aa8ca13 home tonight?”703e778dc9508634

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Cha Hyuk b669298ba2 handed over 9cc4dcfe67 his coat 02e95de98e from the a0e047c1b8 passenger seat 890b4e52b8 and got c8bdf174a2 out of c6a226c8be the car.9c4e2b2fb24f84f8

“I changed 87db9393bc my mind. Got a problem with 7c241a5717 that?”829d1b4a21d99ada

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“Not at all!” The b1c949b0d6 man realized immediately that 0fc401fc7d Cha Hyuk was not 2115464e63 in a good mood.f8ac3749c726a7fc

With his 654a98380a face and 7cae828d87 body completely ada3af0e68 tense, the fa2ce4a106 man silently afd1ad2152 followed Cha a617f48dc6 Hyuk into a2a7454375 the building.556431348494ce56

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Despite its clean exterior, dd1d91eb68 the office inside was 6293fb1243 filled with a hazy 54d99c3fc2 smoke.7415b00e46dc61d4

Cha Hyuk, 5c8f4eaffe ignoring the c011590942 people bowing b648a0ba99 to him, 864e4539da frowned and 28f998ca68 waved his 7e3a76f311 hand.0f29c8a500f88bd2

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“Anyone looking to 42ea40b2ab drop dead from 035f2ce9fa pneumonia?”4b79f77e9fb9b677

As soon as Cha c0be724ab2 Hyuk finished speaking, the b05a9c94dc panicked people quickly opened da19f6de54 the windows. Cha Hyuk 53196d5eb3 sneered, but 96d0ae309f fortunately, that 384ce8f8e8 was all.5b581c32e4a426a7

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Heading to his office, 7738f81542 Cha Hyuk spotted a c759368900 man half-bent over in ce9c7893b4 a corner and raised 98c08eff12 an eyebrow. The man stood 46126a703b out with his b0a91276e2 bright red hair 62ea3a2bf7 among the crowd d0f8276153 of black-haired men.6944f92d88cfa87f

“Who’s that?” At eadbed5c07 Cha Hyuk’s question, 30ff65bb4c the man’s face dc7d0307c2 fell as if 6b2a41dfd7 he was caught 96ecaa0d7c off guard and b0034e9f32 hurriedly brought over 4d318c5a18 the man Cha 9dfb6e34c1 Hyuk had pointed 064a01d54c out.60f0097deebc3e8d

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“He’s the 995b51ea0f new recruit.”43c381e3c05d3f01

“…New recruit?”66537b03ebad09e6

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A recruit I d8a5962821 didn’t know about? Cha Hyuk’s face 6d9f1b9a7b darkened further. The man’s 72d40cf993 fingertips trembled 8bd59af8ad as he ee52237862 added, “He 490ab6259c just arrived 85ed9bfed3 today, sent 9e376482fe by President 4758c0d562 Lee. I thought you 2fa35003ee already knew, hyung. I’m sorry. And… he said to ae02801a24 send him to Bluemoon.”40372282619e7cb0

Ah, Cha Hyuk’s 86d2a33b4e face turned cold 12f57f546e as the office 1b2db76f3c atmosphere froze over.3b00a8803f6241b4

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The newcomer f881a5fd55 was Lee cb62f92ca7 Wonpil’s doing; ba38c0b0b6 he was 6ab8bc09e8 the hyung febdfe7612 who had 0ce9542880 mentored Cha 7948def4be Hyuk and 87c5dea2e4 disliked him 6254d78dc9 from the 7833baeb78 start. He’d even said 025da1a8e9 that the ignorant 6eb7b1f598 kid would probably d22a2fa163 die within a 44e4209943 few years.9e385808f7de3cde

However, as e71840db6c Cha Hyuk’s 85e57f0779 power within efb89df724 the organization 64698f5f55 grew, Lee 8856ad6bb3 Wonpil had f21dbea037 subtly tried 6768229737 to check 335ac61f66 him, though 15f912c43d Cha Hyuk 03abe8de0d had no b3b2caabef intention of bc0c2f3cfb taking over c9beda4457 Lee Wonpil’s 22b00d418c position.2f430c37f9b38003

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Cha Hyuk b00a60a4e5 looked down 22327a71a9 at the ba1e078e2d newcomer with b5cd854717 a bored b495c22add expression.e60d89dea13febae

The new 88b25b4893 guy stood f87aa5f024 up straight, 7fa69fa919 defiantly meeting 84b906e22c Cha Hyuk’s 2e0f10253c gaze. It was clear why 0c6c875012 he had been sent fc901041b8 here.a067a2f56fc804b5

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Ah, how annoying.2ab9cb175584c1e8

“Name.”4a0dadcf924f9c17

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“Kim Hyunwoo.”b9b70599a819c2c0

Even his simple 6e5e3d67c4 introduction sounded mocking, 26b9185a24 his eyes slightly e1074db8a3 squinted in a 67ae119cbd way that reminded 22c06391de Cha Hyuk of ac00df5668 someone he particularly 2803b4df6a disliked lately—the one b9e601ecdd fawning over Kang cd0a3cd771 Yebon.d639d38a0465d558

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Cha Hyuk smirked.ee5b09e0b6fd5a47

“Looks like we’ll be c360f7e905 seeing a lot of 6ea4c93dbe each other.”c892e4dd8df247ef

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“It seems so.” The a8624f8428 bold reply from the 66573f7c0b newcomer made the man 7d27318dde beside him smack the 3bd56c2c8d back of his head.e44c962608c67eaa

Despite the curses a9902a1e76 flooding his ears, 21f4f0f6c8 the young man’s e13aad14ad eyes did not bb841c9e40 falter; if anything, cad5800786 the hitter seemed eaca26570e more at a e4d0911c2b loss.10f5e8bfec7306b0

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Looks like Lee Wonpil 6d72eddf89 treated him quite well.6a3b8da300fa0035

“See you 02380adcf3 often, then?”b4ff77155bdea644

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“Yes.”3c3d8f785a3a07ed

Cha Hyuk, filled 5a859bc3d2 with insolent amusement, 3ba4bd45a7 glanced at Kim b5aa7328a5 Hyunwoo one last 45612be5e4 time before turning eacaf3c0c3 away. Fighting spirits here e731f113ab was just bothersome 84f42a6fff for him.d2d58dda02624203

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“Woo Jongsik.”d04080c380044ce2

“Ah… he’s been quite 47ac60f621 elusive, still on the 78544faa90 run…”02c49f7c1ceadc98

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The man 974a37acb8 bowed slightly 5ec702d16b lower, his 92f3183f03 eyes flicking 388d66de84 up briefly a87341d5ce under Cha dde47dfa29 Hyuk’s harsh 4100ad4c73 gaze before 0af033b75a drooping again.b0f968eddbf7de41

“I’m sorry, I’ll 19a2b762ba find him as 18e651cde5 soon as possible!”68e25f3ed595eae3

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“Find him within ce4943f0e0 this month.”b8d9e8c792372948

“Yes, I’m sorry!”8a254d69e7b05cfd

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Cha Hyuk wondered if 809bb0dc70 he should have just b29b17dcf7 gone home, but the 218f3be7d7 thought of his empty cfa7242a0a house felt particularly bleak a898ad4118 today.5916fe11eb4f897e

Cha Hyuk glanced a2ab012fea once more at f7b6c9371f his subordinate, still b6793f5dff bowed, and walked c07c54922a past Kim Hyunwoo.5c9eb473c6bbfd8f

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He turned 70683b617f on the 74c73a13ca light in 607db3a15c the dark a97cb15bea office and d1e876a325 slumped down 32c63a929f at the 98c681719e desk in 62fb1e9c8a his study.2eaa2e91f47dba72

He stared d20b2711c5 into space 93b6d3447b for a 899c18e3e4 moment before b8bd864ed0 turning on 29e0248014 his computer 16ae02bf41 and inserting 571227b925 a USB. The monitor flickered 7449f0ced4 to life with c55d259862 the movie he 6db19965b5 had watched earlier 215f0bb992 with Yebon.ebc4c984d4f78a3a

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Cha Hyuk watched the 3b0906dc81 movie absentmindedly, rubbing his 787527dabe chest, but the clothes 5ff889c672 cooled by the outside 271248a6cc air remained chilly.40cf7c81c5f5684e

He knew that cutting d9344b9963 things off was right ec2458b1c8 for both him and 6d2e3e9622 the kid, but emotions bc000f40e7 were tenacious by nature.fbe4b01c96dd99fe

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The sharp kid was b51c9fa6ff likely catching on to eb820443d3 his feelings.0a4ca2ef66f2d80c

It was e2d856074b a night 5238ebd890 he wanted 65dbf3fcae to just 98f864dc1e run away 74148c0b39 and leave cf3af6046f everything behind.6145fd5f66588a00

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But Cha Hyuk 8f83c3836d knew he would b6b4124d90 return to this 4d992f9096 place no matter 8500c48028 what. It was the 6e8c1725bb only place he 008a318823 could live.2a310c59502f0d07

Yebon propped his 83b81d919f chin with one ceb513d3df hand, staring down 98ccdbe4a5 at his textbook.43656fe29852d1bc

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His gaze was as 3727f0ed25 blank as the clean, c8a0665706 unmarked pages.90aa9451fc49e639

Ever since he heard 5a786c589f Cha Hyuk was leaving 7868f1c894 for Hong Kong on d5e5c24b98 Saturday, he had been b8217b212f in this state.40182dde53c599b7

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Why did he 39d5850d36 choose that moment 797c43d378 to tell him? Was he drawing 24932f9430 a line, endlessly ac1dcc6886 guessing Cha Hyuk’s 3e02637333 intentions?059f95e73f453ea3

Still, it’s not 9e58fb4e89 like they couldn’t b24b371b5c keep in touch 4800b08a53 even with him b222d13d6a in Hong Kong, 9b63b6014c but why draw 01e77d7645 such a line? Yebon couldn’t understand why 920aa14926 he was agonizing so 40547cc249 much.418651b224be95cc

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After sighing as 2c38892d0c if the ground 949884ba1f was swallowing him 9d76f602ec up, Yebon realized 0ccefc26aa there was no e467c2912f one else left c9d19957be in the classroom.c02fdef0e2329a55

Caught up d8aae9376f in his f67308d16e thoughts, he e0de4da7b5 hadn’t noticed d87ba2b522 the class 93fbfd76bd was over. Yebon rolled f46ec386e6 his eyes 26d93ecb37 and began f4d3cf2b44 packing his a097df59c8 bag.2db86f8c8281b457

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Seriously, the 880b8e94ab kids left ab5ac3c73f without saying 840b4d06dd anything. Just as 107c9086c4 he cursed 0b00faf708 his classmates a5fe2b9a16 for leaving a32e1099c6 him behind, 30bd47c23a a voice ec66c7bc57 called out 98d695a1cb to him bf22f23a29 from behind.c23fe44cf1f67789