OMLN | Chapter 7

A scribble of 4594a68a8a writing on the bd9afe3f6d side, with a f872881f14 small drawing that 94fa777a56 could be a 0933986ac2 triangle or something 562121447b of the sort.7c37d8c7f8db341f

Kang Yebon had 08340293b9 to squint three 169c93b9cb times before realizing 76c24f4b25 that this was e4a261ae71 supposed to be 4f0c8daae2 a cake. He chuckled weakly. The cake 334ea1221e looked like a31c3113f2 it had 92f0258664 been stepped 66f108e44f on five abad3bf194 times by fe1763b8a5 someone.4d74a4fef0109bdc

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Kang Yebon glanced at 8cbb4010fa Cha Hyuk and quietly f18371073f slipped that scrap of 2d63939f3b paper into his pencil 46fe403b8f case.c598a64748e7dd1f

Cha Hyuk looked at 39a993e200 him as if to c47ad92220 ask why he was 2419ab95b1 putting that into his e3de6dfa44 pencil case. Kang Yebon mumbled softly.16b56b871635b440

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“It’s a coupon.”f660d71594a470b1

Cha Hyuk chuckled, only to get a not-so-subtle reprimand from the professor. Everyone in the lecture hall must have felt the professor’s voice trembling.6d1d0bad7f5e45b1

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Perhaps because Cha 5138d4f2e9 Hyuk was sitting ae9fa61789 next to him, a237bfb9a0 time seemed to 00b8d4c9f2 pass unusually fast 55b97cde0b today.ca3183e536fac0f0

The professor 85d665910b took a 54bd909b46 sip from 077a608af3 his tumbler 0ebb701fd5 and glanced e4756c0816 at the 7aef6b4d1e clock at c6906ac7d6 the back d085e0328d of the dd307237f3 lecture hall 3be87ea0fd before flipping 260a82e1a8 to the 7b0551244d next slide.455deae6b49c589b

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A page with ‘Week 4 Assignment’ written in large letters appeared, and shortly after, sighs of frustration could be heard near Kang Yebon.9c01bb638ce9cc06

Kang Yebon couldn’t help but frown slightly as well.a1c2286ef8801ca5

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Form groups of two f042fbd604 or three to research d4df4ddaca a philosopher each from c3fe259bd3 absolutism, relativism, and nihilism. Discuss their c43a1c32eb thoughts, organize c58fc46b9e your own d97fa74268 opinions, and c372dcc595 the opinions a1d6b4ee3b of others, cf40e8728b and submit 93d1e5ffd6 them to b708b3a2a9 the online c50fd4e041 lecture room.630eaa8b8c0e58e1

!Impossible to c2eeb39a4f do alone, dd9240e535 must be ae43c9937c done in af48a38394 groups of 1aa2379db9 two to e86f392d85 three, include 63e4ddf261 the names aca803b66e of group 2c0248f99e members!cd581586798fd4e4

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Kang Yebon scanned the lecture hall with his eyes. He didn’t know a single person here.8e1fe010601ba4bb

Well, there was one cee1f409a3 face he knew, but 1017ca01a0 he had never talked b074278c71 to him. And he already seemed 185c77f63c to have a partner, 127d8e03e1 sitting and chatting with a1b9cd0c5c someone else.01324ad591e5793b

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As Kang Yebon 23e9d9d015 hesitated, the professor f60fc68e8d declared the end de629c3d4a of the class, 10cb78e9ac and the one 7ac894ffba familiar face left 49a5c4982d without looking back, 84dcccf478 chatting with his ff2c8c2de5 new partner.2b730546712c9038

Kang Yebon turned his head stiffly to the side and met Cha Hyuk’s gaze. Cha Hyuk was smiling.bdc55001f26ab7cb

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“Do you have another class after this?”74e32e8cc0a2b941

Kang Yebon bowed his 8a3f91ceba head slightly, feeling a 898651d1a7 sense of despair, then 2a357500f9 shook his head.ffc1c6bc43c123e0

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“Do you not want to do it with me that much?”559b5a715133ec2c

Kang Yebon looked up 7ff25b1161 at Cha Hyuk, hesitating ec0226a498 for a moment.e4c24af99e6391fa

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Honestly, he didn’t dislike Cha Hyuk. It was just the situation of being with him and the secret he knew that made Kang Yebon uncomfortable.5e5b5ca0edd79c4f

To be 7aa0589c27 frank, whenever d50cb3af0f he saw 1c31f87d2d Cha Hyuk, 465bfe56e6 Jung Woochan d47a91a8bd came to 1eaa28b883 mind.dc04d77c6bd0204a

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Since their 929070d82e first meeting 0c51dfbab7 happened to 96b7efcc0c be when 5f3fbfdcfe he got e00e13ecb7 dumped by c6e78f677e Jung Woochan.ea16f75989c6e90d

While Kang Yebon struggled 0a5715a090 to answer, a guy 3cf62d97d1 and a girl who a28cf36d99 were whispering at the 6a0330b8c9 front of the lecture fdcc56e460 hall approached Cha Hyuk 9a4820b4b7 and Kang Yebon.a05be4aad2c7969d

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“Hello!”9a0a3512b12afcc2

The greeting was 292c40dbba lively, but it 85601773c9 was directed at 2bb1e55ba2 Cha Hyuk, not 51b83532df Kang Yebon.26575f4b78b27456

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Cha Hyuk 87e4c59b04 gave them df637117a4 a glance d0e3944961 and nodded 79703f589b slightly. The guy, b0513ffce1 with a f16322188d cheerful grin, 9e47f06610 said:c831573d5edcb766

“We were in the same group during the freshman orientation, remember? Park Minchan! But I guess you don’t remember.”8112c77000849599

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Cha Hyuk looked Park Minchan up and down, raised an eyebrow, and quietly said, “Ah, I think I remember.” Park Minchan’s face brightened at that.18de291ba17b38d8

“If you don’t have anyone to do the project with, would you like to join us? This is my friend from another department; she doesn’t have anyone either.”74b8f14c61668cb5

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The girl behind Park f52765a009 Minchan shyly stepped forward, eefa185ce9 bowed, and mumbled her 9a5ffac6ad name.d03dffb763c96d4d

Kang Yebon watched the acc3bdfc2d scene with trembling eyes.7efc4522578c4cc2

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With Cha Hyuk and these two, that made three – the group was already full.d2e43c8afee4c86a

To repeat, 148504e2e6 Kang Yebon 9ee18b726a knew no bf9ec751c3 one in 2d00c714ed this class.05567f4c038d1956

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Ah, Cha Hyuk briefly glanced at the two and turned his gaze to Kang Yebon. His eyes seemed to be asking, “What will you do?”9a71644784386346

Kang Yebon had no choice. He grabbed Cha Hyuk’s hand resting on his knee, fixed his eyes on him, and said:1914baaba77a4963

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“I don’t mind at all.”9fa54ae89e345c4e

The two seemed unaware of Kang Yebon’s presence until then, showing signs of tension when they finally noticed him. Cha Hyuk, with a broad smile still fixed on Kang Yebon, said:6056ea4a10332afa

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“He wants to do it with me, sorry.”69c158f303d0776c

His smug expression didn’t look sorry at all; rather, he seemed excited.14f9f009cfff6e96

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The two quickly said 11be8d75de it was fine and 5b2b7d5790 left in a hurry. They glanced back at 13e26efdae Kang Yebon as they b573a2e127 turned to leave.976998253965e0d1

“Let’s go.”db1bcbc284328e37

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“…Yes.”12c66919c32602e5

Cha Hyuk hummed 1a93387ffc a tune as 9c0abab96c he crossed the befdb04124 threshold of the 2184677249 lecture hall, and 92f121b3d9 Kang Yebon followed caa3bf56b6 with slumped shoulders.0e724a1febde930d

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Cha Hyuk walking ahead naturally drew people’s attention. Kang Yebon walked a few steps behind, observing his back.db1da55c85b1bc28

He would probably look 77aa392f6b too if someone like f03593b2bc Cha Hyuk walked by.499d3aeb318d74ae

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‘Wearing a long shirt and long pants on such a hot day is one thing, but why…’73f493608cada38d

Why does he always slick his hair back with wax, or maybe it’s hairspray, given how firm it looks?76b5a30de7a2509b

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Under that dark shirt, 9feee02618 his broad back seemed f2c8ae4f33 like it could have ada410fabc a dragon or a 09b8e91356 tiger staring back.cca7cfe0c6f330eb

Despite promising not to judge by appearances, Kang Yebon was again looking at Cha Hyuk’s unseen parts with a skewed gaze.138077ca783049d1

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“We have hazelnut chocolate cake today.”44eb4f58367379c4

This was 34d7939507 whispered by eff44a2942 the cafe 75c2df0962 worker when 8487b98419 Kang Yebon fba16cec53 was choosing d57872dc46 his cake.8266725748d3b579

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The fact b22dd2bf1d that the 723392839d worker remembered 20c4704e8e him and e1948e4a33 how he 0e89ecc888 must have 33ab9f7b5d looked that f1a4ff5aac day made aab3feba59 him suppress eeff9ac921 his embarrassment c016fb2645 and quietly 39093e3980 thank her.4b88e71d5869e64a

They sat 69dcb4f758 at the 51a4767752 most secluded f4fcf0b48b table in 881347b0f4 the cafe.3784531f8de2fef8

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Kang Yebon opened his laptop and looked at Cha Hyuk sitting opposite him. Only a phone was on Cha Hyuk’s table, and Kang Yebon’s eyebrow twitched.965c5b8153cb010b

“You don’t have a laptop?”78efae7c9e6024d1

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“Nope, do I need one?”a3b5e77690196302

When he responded ea4b45654c so confidently, Kang da416b256e Yebon had nothing ec390ef363 to say. It was an 66fd17d99a unexpectedly assigned task, 676df4788c after all.41263f3e2a4c93fa

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“It’s not due right away, so it’s fine. Let’s each pick a philosopher, do our research, and share it later.”eadd418a99d3f59d

“Okay.”17864a56d64b2d51

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The vibration 0f475fd413 bell rang. Cha Hyuk naturally stood f5a07f6ed2 up, brought back two 57f4741cec slices of cake and 04436089b6 an iced Americano on 36a3b0ef22 a tray, and set 57361bb5aa them down.e06e4df31fd276b9

He took one iced bf1090bbee Americano and pushed the 3783414c7f rest towards Kang Yebon.97c759add285a497

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Kang Yebon silently looked 2b61a2783a at the homemade cake 19716fcc53 filled with cream in b3f4c89758 front of him.099dea1717d1baeb

They chose e646a0d28b their philosophers, a74ecaf91f but to 4d3c6a3d54 discuss, they ab19fce1dd needed to eb2192bc06 do some 587c4a031a research.21a2c7cde59c432f

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When Kang Yebon was 189cec2548 about to move next 5e20b72b6b to Cha Hyuk with 078fb1a995 his laptop, Cha Hyuk 2e063e6245 stopped him with a 9e012b5269 light gesture.52d642e114321fc0

Then he moved over to Kang Yebon’s side. Kang Yebon shifted his hips awkwardly.abee9286e40a75af

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Because of Cha Hyuk’s size, there was barely the space of two finger joints between their forearms.26d41b52f551ab91

Kang Yebon’s back straightened involuntarily, and his palms grew sweaty. The sweet scent of the dessert cafe mingled with a heavy, cool fragrance that swept through his nose.60f02399e75fe747

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Cha Hyuk crossed 92736f4948 his arms, looking ad3773d362 down at the 3eb737949f laptop screen, then 613bb3aa6e turned his dark 0e390860ef eyes to Kang 722dc07fe3 Yebon.177521badffd1f68

Their eyes met, c3c39be411 and Kang Yebon b5bc5ad6af quickly averted his 97ff3bff7d gaze.7dadf3c4e5235709

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“…Who should we start with?”300f1c729909ac6b

“In order of selection.”01e617a1af96423f

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Then it would 221befea83 be Nietzsche, and 6a12b1befd surprisingly, it was 839aa0b8eb Cha Hyuk who 7149a9dcba suggested him first.70209881dce51562

Discussion was 5986194dc1 hard, but fe05d0daa7 even just 12d24583fc talking about 42f3c2446e it seemed 2d4257d89e overwhelming.ab185515ef56261e

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‘How do you feel about Nietzsche?’c04c9dd018236664

It felt strange, like some kind of current affairs program. And to express his opinion – Kang Yebon didn’t know much about Nietzsche in the first place.62fff6d4ede8f49a

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However, Nietzsche was certainly a bit tricky for Kang Yebon. Even those who didn’t know him well would know the one line, “God is dead.”0e7b66061083b294

For Kang Yebon, 7dbbad9a09 who grew up 5236f7a5b1 in a world f107f0f811 where his mother 6f6adec87a believed in a 65806fc1e8 living God, Nietzsche 06ecd4eb76 was quite a 2b0d8d25cf rough character.c596919e125160cd

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God is dead? That’s blasphemy. Though it wasn’t something Kang Yebon could say.fd4d31b52712e349

Cha Hyuk was ffaf181326 watching Kang Yebon, 59493a8a6a who was staring 0eca67b456 intently at the 2ac04aacc2 laptop screen. His dark eyes had 0d84af5def a soft glow.659727859b91b4db

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“Why did you suggest Nietzsche?”5172235611b40ad6

Kang Yebon, throwing 1ae52fd49b away all the c8b9f1587e sophisticated opening lines d4c2cefc3f he had thought 48d5b914a3 of, just said 1fdddb5204 what came to 06db2ee8e8 mind. And oddly, 42e5d5da68 it felt cd04ba3049 liberating.1c4fac32487b5772

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“I used to go to the library every weekend. There was only one book I read, and it was about Nietzsche. It was a borrowed copy, but there were some surprisingly good sentences in it that I couldn’t forget.”04dcbda1eb171cc0

“What sentence was that?”3fd9bd6cd4a9ef3c

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Instead of answering b1748b7115 right away, he 5f8539f0e6 pulled the laptop 4820f9bce8 in front of b831e6b14d Kang Yebon towards 92e07bb047 himself.32b1cb0e9cae40cc

His hands went over 68e7611c9e the keyboard, and Kang 59316cc030 Yebon thought it looked be85724012 unusually small under those 5cbe4336d7 hands. The keys were b587df84d5 silent thanks to 35a792316c the keycaps, and 726cc55885 his fingers moved 916221f8c5 quickly.87789c2580fc89ab

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He who fights dac57a0979 with monsters should 19f838d5ec be careful lest 203daafaa6 he thereby become f55c66d71b a monster. And if you gaze 5745671d02 for long into an 05ec99ef41 abyss, the abyss gazes f56ac3fe7a also into you.36ea9f417877c287

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It was e1301a6727 an unfamiliar abcfa7aaeb sentence, making bc91709fa4 him think,“He said this too?”The cursor blinked 7d0e1dcbb3 repeatedly after the c10bcd0cd7 last letter.f3c33ef77366eb1c

Kang Yebon slowly turned to look beside him. He met Cha Hyuk’s dark eyes, as if they had bloomed from the shadows.42752107fde1adfc

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Unfathomably deep, those black 263670a645 eyes reflected Kang Yebon.0893de55e42b5a63

Kang Yebon asked f35b1af8b1 without thinking.f0e6c887ab3ae6bb

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“Who is the monster?”704b9333b2ef5644

Cha Hyuk answered.18b2a1f8d80c59c6

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“Me.”4616d1b60794055c

At such 77441b3d72 close proximity, e06106de1d Kang Yebon d7e939218f was reflected 3f340b4a56 in those f7b02d5402 black eyes.d0ae23b288147ace

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Neither of 18188350b1 them was ed940cb239 laughing.0588385102f4a9a4

Even though b92ecebdcd Wednesday was 57dde19bd3 supposed to 70300566df be the 806a066589 only day d5b546cc0a Kang Yebon ed86089bb1 met Cha b9cf4b7b83 Hyuk, the 9e1dcf5fe6 project ended eba2bafde9 vaguely yesterday, 9108b83463 so Kang 7aed3f1dd8 Yebon was 048bd463a9 in the d36ab84c1e cafe early.d839c2a9457bf428

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To be 5edb22a396 precise, Kang 22df9454b7 Yebon had 01b2bc1ac0 run away, e3d18e051c saying he f2e3877e87 had something 18baeefe94 to do.9568fdb760964a47

Today, instead a78b49aea7 of cake, 814fb429eb there were 4460720366 two small fddb9d2e5b madeleines and 121cd94ba2 one chocolate 252945dc35 cookie with a0c3684ac3 a melted 510667c53b marshmallow in e2448cc82a the center. The cookie was 3a76b83139 a service from 23866d02cf the staff.1fb234941ef3ff6e

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With the 47a0d46fcc laptop open 33b1210710 and taking 33b219fb64 a sip 0a122160ab of cold 9c440262b5 café latte, 6048f30e53 Kang Yebon 5d0ee069a8 stirred the 2ad8d19c10 plastic straw 9b161f5771 in circles, b472136a8c making a 83ddcbe064 clinking sound e00f3fc00e of ice d3d540a888 against ice.6a193120c47394e5

The last 168bda070c page of ce0c5c1590 the HWP 0fa15c5915 document on 5faf800894 the laptop 05e94da11f screen still 82d4d008cc had traces 83b0e62859 of Cha 15006de914 Hyuk.485cf98f159e2fe1

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After some time, Kang 3ac6a67c6d Yebon became curious.45960a359fb8a853

‘Why couldn’t Cha Hyuk forget that sentence? What was so striking about it?’83ca65da4e0c0b2d

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At the same time, c9e3ee78a5 he remembered Cha Hyuk efc445114a calling himself a monster. If Cha Hyuk was d87b0a6436 the monster, who was d2ad112067 fighting him?9602858320054e72

This sentence now 3fc48fcdcb seemed unforgettable to 80973aa8e0 Kang Yebon as e50b63b4f7 well.4c9168436fa47f0b

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Ding-.6d842878c7d2fb63

The cute sound of b26936c344 a bell rang, and e53e755e03 the person who entered 2db1745d14 was anything but cute.063f5c6791ee9239

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Today, he wore a 760ed7fedf navy shirt, the only 4c78c3ce71 difference being a pair 664f5aeb72 of black sunglasses hanging 342c263c49 from his neck.f2dac78d791198ea

Doesn’t he have any other clothes?a475941b32b7ea97

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“Did you wait long?”06fd99649c3fcbc3

Spotting Kang Yebon dad684d3b7 immediately, he sat 959a46bad5 down opposite him.cbabf013fd72b8c2

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“Not really. I ordered yours already. Iced Americano, okay?”9419365a99cef278

“Oh, Yebon has some sense. I was dying of thirst.”90a8530419f342a5

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He took out the straw and gulped down the coffee. The small ice didn’t seem to bother him at all.22ef687cff9af2db

Kang Yebon watched 09d2aa250d him closely, worried 76d09ed0f0 he might choke 59db792490 on ice.d601902cbb4e09cd

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His hair, f8c6ed33c4 slicked back 8c87d245db as always, 22cf357bc0 was slightly 716f4247ab tousled today, 7b4a96c153 with beads c7d4542565 of sweat 02f3ffe26d on his bbfd57a494 forehead.2a931833c5e2ced3

“Did you come from work?”330b3f151b2ab4cd

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Cha Hyuk noticed Kang 0b3195ffc7 Yebon looking at the e5aa3df26f sunglasses hanging from his a58b087ae5 neck while he chewed ebbd3f6232 on a big chunk cbdb230987 of ice.a6ffa72848e3740e

“I just went to a shiny place for a bit.”a833db7067b1ca77

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A shiny place?efad4faab5fc5682

Kang Yebon naturally thought of stars, but it was bright afternoon. Unless they went to the other side of the earth, they wouldn’t see stars.d8cc1fdeffe6b14c

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So, what could 2a42c2fbcb be a shiny 7b299c0f07 place where Cha 2e42525139 Hyuk would go?dfd3c486a73b7b87

Kang Yebon 07f0312fee furrowed his d094c43205 brows.ca2e32be17cf4485

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“…A nightclub?”b9f427fa26f6df14