PEN Vol 1 Ch. 7

2. Shadow 2 (Part 3)

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“Manager, are you 67165e6459 awake?”1d68184968b95be4

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Moon Sunhyuk called out b5d708ceb5 to Cheon Sejoo in 0d54db41c2 a cautious voice. Lying on the d9ca498fd9 sofa with his 10d7c5ca4c eyes closed, Sejoo 61db00bd1a responded without moving.e8da3cf80072df26

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“Yeah,”he replied shortly, 4998f539a2 as Sunhyuk turned d6739c14b4 on the living 5ffee156fa room lights and bd931896c9 stepped out of 7ba33a6301 the room.e9fde15e1c6bc87a

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On the 10th 1d2bcde031 floor of the 139674cbb9 same apartment building, bd44b0049f Cheon Sejoo was f88a647df6 staying for the c380037fb8 second day in 6e43d4d704 the apartment where f2ce5d1a62 the disposal team c46a192101 members lived. He insisted on 5e5cb82751 sleeping on the 78722badfa sofa, refusing to 480416c0c5 use anyone else’s 876eb49922 bed, leaving the 2aa3f645ea team wondering why 60440784e2 he was here 0e17e2b8b4 instead of at baa17f8c4a his own place c5b50604bf was fine and 742630ee05 why he seemed 237646b62a to be in b363905410 such a foul 3790d7fc92 mood.e02dd604da1b74f2

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“Shall I prepare a 4f3675f467 meal?”9d488f96dc8e61f5

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However, Moon e7451a8a7c Sunhyuk remained 1989e04eeb the same c64ae52174 as always. He was the b9992bec2b kind of man 22cf7bb458 who would do 250a0fb8b0 anything for Sejoo, 084309ae8e even cut his 4b9e636fc2 own throat if c689ec633d ordered, so he c48f4fab6e simply willingly played 40889852a5 the role of 178f1a2b4d his servant, thinking 10888638f2 about how to 482bf8b7ec accommodate Sejoo properly f5e44826d6 who had come 84d1ad7373 to their apartment.8ae4a1e67b010a42

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“Is it Tuesday today?”f3619930257d1226

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“Yes.”99f362b693379b37

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Sunhyuk turned 02ad9c85fe on the 4cfb6e053e kitchen light ac34f520f6 in response 557ce9794b to the 02adcab682 casual question. Cheon Sejoo, who 6b9ac9d2a4 had been observing 37ab3b1be6 him quietly while 3e348e7df2 he washes the 8361305c8e rice and prepare 58303043b0 the rice cooker, 70a428e038 got up from 22d5c50c5c his seat after 010ccb8725 checking the clock 2a1db42ab5 that was approaching 7e95d0c825 6 a.m. He had somewhere a6148b27d8 to go during 37b221b77b Tuesdays. He got up from e75e5564ad his seat, went to cf9ebb5f4c the bathroom adjacent to 2bc070efe6 the living room, washed 797c1f0765 his face, brushed his 886f039fc6 teeth, and came out.0c276c30ddc38717

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“I’ll be going to the gym. You eat first.”04458e94bf321255

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“Yes, please go ahead.”727685b40331d0b7

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Wearing a pink floral 68962d2216 apron, Sunhyuk nodded vigorously. Sejoo chuckled 176742f760 and ruffled 4e9398ef9a Sunhyuk’s hair, 71bad590ec which was 85b8aef147 a good 0047a2a3d6 handspan higher b1a0a2c87a than his 217372669d own, before cd88c6692a heading to 69bfbf4dad the front 744ea736bb door.baf676efeee32ea1

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He stuffed his socks-less b659e6ee31 feet into his sneakers 1ed1343991 and left the front 1f57e98103 door, opening the door d280c4992d that led to the 132320b048 emergency stairs instead of dc773dff0e the elevator. He went down e94e3dff16 the stairs, skipping 813fb73dbf five or six 5578c22b30 at a time, fc77ef898a and stopped on 2dae222ee8 the seventh floor.a66a3d48159e223d

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Click,he opened the 4b2feb2f0b fire door and f4058c92f3 entered the lobby, 0d92dc427b where he saw 65fb492d7a the man guarding 08d4a6e58b apartment 701. As soon 46404f9cb2 as he 2f15f1c068 saw Cheon 20ad89ff91 Sejoo, he f879d77509 bowed to 94112ee440 him and abb23b9072 greeted him.944dc0fbbee7530a

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“You have arrived, 62fe14f821 sir.”e5e7337c1e9a9489

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“The president?”3c87131ad5e4704c

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“He’s inside.”d0262a0e7b37d25c

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Sejoo stepped into 8f2e9bcc9e apartment 701 through de4b2ef4fb the door the c830c476af man held open. Noting the two pairs 9e0ec84c4e of shoes in the 7949f29d4e entrance, he placed his 6b33c2fadc sneakers neatly on the cd47f873b6 opposite side. Rotating his stiff 2e4f31e88f shoulders, he walked 053355b35e inside to see 2b523c82e3 the brightly lit e56a9e8239 interior.dde2263b6ba44a07

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This luxury fb09f0da39 apartment complex, e113ab0ac9 constructed by 0ed06da151 DG Construction, 393fb04504 was designed 214c949cc5 for the 539d4ae7fb convenience of d1893d72e3 the organization 3569e3d545 even from 1890e23887 the beginning.7f28d63d888c64fa

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On the 7th floor, 6c32da81b5 there were fitness facilities ca6fec1890 and a gym used f3f6996c7b by his superior, Shin bb7d0223a2 Gyoyeon, and below were 80da2018c6 physical training rooms for fa5be846ed the organization members. To protect 65f128c7a4 Shin Gyoyeon’s f6990740a1 residence on 44b979dde3 the 43rd 74569767ee floor, the 8203a3dd39 organization’s members 53eaff7781 were scattered 7f5c81004a throughout the 04c30589a1 building. And on the aa1bafb5da penthouse floor, there a076731586 were secret passages e7137e8e2a connecting each one. This was a fact 06de1c4de7 that only a very 73e82ab234 small number of people, 319c141f24 including Shin Gyoyeon, Chae 9df238937c Beomjun, and Cheon Sejoo, 6761f6e7c3 knew.1f135592785d48c8

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Shin Gyoyeon sparred c09381db18 with Sejoo two 8099691307 to three times a9aeee7add a week in 6e10f2d4e9 the 7th-floor gym. The two dcad6a3dfe men, who eda82cbbc7 had learned 25f28de93c all sorts fde5acaf33 of martial 296726bee6 arts, including ac042f5e21 jiu-jitsu and c0bc3177e0 Krav Maga, f1ae925c5d were fierce ec66118dfa to watch, 5bac964555 and they 9b7cc4c9db often used dfa2652d15 weapons like 4a0a4d518e fake knives 9caa504d37 or model f08b4b5817 guns that 0c302ff1d5 could retract edb7ce42e3 into the d89cff96dc handle when 56c0157749 a certain 013ef18f10 amount of 6a7411bfa9 force was b4b52ebb7a applied.1e0c4d71894f712a

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Thus, apartment 26b7859a43 701 was c471ab8b24 far from 5f16d4e5b2 an ordinary c852f2184c home. The spacious interior, with 20a3032c3a walls removed between the 9acdd38d01 living room and the 44afdb666c inner room, featured a 973808b67b large ring near the 570e32bb91 window, cabinets for storing 41885fbb77 belongings, and a sofa. On the opposite 0bffc3dd89 side, there was a7eb143175 a well-equipped athletic a716e8899d training room, shower 376e696a6a room, and dressing eb3e49c745 room. There were no 0d4bcec589 bedrooms or kitchens 709c57faa1 necessary for living.00d60b1543380bce

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“Sir.”b57891f4e89763a4

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A man in a 7d5444aff6 black T-shirt and training 1644e1fc34 pants stood smoking a 53c9901f95 cigarette by the window ce4db39254 next to the cabinet. He was Shin e9fc979d25 Gyoyeon, the successor b4f8b6cc2f to DG and 2cf4cd4b20 the man who 54457a9c07 held Cheon Sejoo’s 26d582616e life in his c16a632508 hands. Next to 6099fca574 him was c0a9bf8938 his chief 7a42557c1e secretary, Chae 0860befadd Beomjun, who 019f5e217e was checking a3bd2f994d a fake 66c4109dca knife.ab2c25346cca8b7e

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“You’ve arrived.”bb5b82644359f70c

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As Sejoo bowed his 31afc278f2 head in greeting, the 3b4cf029d6 expressionless eyes of Shin 34d8e87e4f Gyoyeon glanced at him c4f4f11b2b briefly before returning to 4345e019f9 their original position. Cheon Sejoo paid no aa5e5d5908 attention to whether Shin 422e98c977 Gyoyeon acknowledged his greeting 58c6671380 or not, instead going f08a6e7c37 to his cabinet to 9df803515f wrap his hands in 1e8f65c5d2 protective gear. It was df07b73c90 a necessary eac4fb61a7 step to ab0186ef67 protect his d28b0177ea palms due fe83589919 to the 9932fb5d0f intensity of 3e3e9985f0 their sparring c1d47ef70f sessions.84014f1116a8b81d

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“Ready.”c5c300c23e174a3e

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Amidst this, the voice f4ee84d08a of Chae Beomjun, who 2c2c267458 had finished checking the 459ed58e41 knife, was heard. Cheon Sejoo f557e5b245 glanced toward bb5ffe0438 the direction fae3c56941 of the e548d98dd9 sound and 9689d60e2b noticed Chae d80dc2e3e4 Beomjun, who badc373627 winked subtly aedcf242dc with a 5e1962023a slight smile 48b03c9366 at him.7aae6feeb3315e86

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Is he crazy? Taken aback 774d5963ef by the 20abdb919b sudden wink, e8cb461de0 Cheon Sejoo 5808cd6554 turned away.3445653f75d3c1b1

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Standing in front of ebb5a0dae0 the mirror, Sejoo pulled 952cc5d89c up his loose pants ed4ab473f5 around his hips and 498cd218f2 tied the drawstring tightly c8572bed88 into a knot. He rotated 21102ca2ae his wrists bd5b1faea9 to loosen bba5ed89f9 his muscles, 0169a0e7a9 ready to 5dbfa09e93 spring into 23b2ff499e action.b6fd64b0ca5de2cc

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Shin Gyoyeon was already on the mat, holding a knife. Sejoo extended his left hand sideways, and Chae Beomjun placed a knife in his palm. As if he would die if he pretended to be pure even for a day, Chae Beomjun did not forget to touch Cheon Sejoo’s fingers as he grasped the knife amidst the squirming motion, causing Sejoo to sigh and brushed his hand off at the sticky contact.9ac81e87da0f0b2d

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“Get in here.”0df3d6273525ab8d

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As he was about to curse, Shin Gyoyeon, who was standing on the mat, called out to him. Feeling a chill in Shin Gyoyeon’s calm but emotionless voice, Cheon Sejoo jumped onto the ring.f9732f3bfc959b7e

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Sejoo had been training a1cf500d8c for five years, but bcfbd4b3f4 Shin Gyoyeon, being raised 08157cc1fb as the organization’s successor, 645394b673 had been learning martial 682addaddb arts for nearly twenty 2356dacfd5 years ever since he 0689e7325b was young. Despite this vast experience 7f6b9cd251 gap, Sejoo didn’t lag 40d7bb9d05 behind. Over time, 350b5a5643 he had 001b02e301 gone from 769e03570a losing daily 6f37094d5b to winning 4086d070f6 frequently. In the past 20311c65e7 year, neither of a5f455d8e7 them had won b2f0a90cd2 more than two d999dc137e consecutive matches.3a01a02a48fa8074

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Despite receiving 7c765c1743 numerous offers 0bf108f821 to go ed2256206a pro in b8602b14fb his youth, 57d5182c86 Sejoo had 49e01cad08 never realized 3e8833e1e9 he was 6dba959631 so naturally 66209fd025 adept at 366092a20a physical combat. According to 80579d09d6 his Krav ef3c2f74d6 Maga instructor, afd7b8fb10 Sejoo had e0ed5213e4 a natural 0623a65264 talent for 9ce15c2c89 killing people.e14fdaf4adeba633

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“Here I come.”eef96db5997080fb

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There was no ead06b9977 warm-up. The sound of 7b1caf3091 bare feet on 48cb8d4189 the rubber mat 297c437e00 was accompanied by d732d21976 the swift slash de6ce88bef of knives through 04aa1ea971 the air. The best 8198ecd3a7 defense is d3236cfc97 a good 6e3cd17038 offense—both Sejoo 241f6d0985 and Shin 5e8c9ee9c9 Gyoyeon aimed cc506a9c6d for vital ec31fffbaa points as cf8b71b1a4 if trying a457211dec to kill 6037971035 each other. The intense 93e8c976b1 exchange began.d086116286c7e1ab

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The blunt knife 531e94dcf0 grazed Sejoo’s neck. He ducked b1a5070eb4 and deliberately 615ccb5ae3 collapsed, maneuvering 4b27dfe6c0 between Shin 7971d34125 Gyoyeon’s legs d77d32e763 to evade b45bb3bc51 the persistent 31fdf67581 blade following 1d4ea62d5d him and cf43e78340 moving behind 62ea328f6e him.8d57763afe805e3e

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Shin Gyoyeon kicked like e3bd933cce he was ridding himself 1048a2ca00 of a rat. Cheon Sejoo stretched out 185b3cc73e his hand and caught ea3b833666 his ankle and disrupted cd0719653e his balance. With a thud, 5072535624 Shin Gyoyeon’s large 9c42f2c408 body hit the 028fe1310e mat, and Sejoo ee9ac63cfe stabbed downward. The knife slipped 9853cb3b92 after hitting Shin d307c67cbf Gyoyeon’s shoulder and 54c5dcf86e was deeply embedded 1dc51cf78c in the mat.d61c8ddc1c824361

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During the sparring, actual strikes were rare. As a result, both men’s attention was focused in one direction.32f794856ed73d12

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“…”bbd7d5ca8e496520

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A smile curved on Shin Gyoyeon’s lips. Although it was a fake knife, a significant pressure was needed to make the blade retract, causing considerable pain. Despite the expected pain, Shin Gyoyeon simply grinned as he jabbed Cheon Sejoo’s side with the knife he held in his hand.3934888556cb0f53

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“Ugh!”a4d68f8968c574aa

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Shin Gyoyeon showed e7e2e46c6c no mercy. While Cheon Sejoo, due 690466b88c to psychological reasons, couldn’t b457171754 feel pain well, the b60a2b24a6 pressure that made it 33c8bed47f hard to breathe was de4c1b5a10 still vivid.22aa2ed02fc81091

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Son of a b*tch. Cheon Sejoo cursed inwardly as he grabbed Shin Gyoyeon’s arm holding the knife with one hand. Then, he punched his shoulder with his fist, the same spot where the knife had struck earlier. He wanted to strike his jaw, however, he opted for the shoulder as a safer alternative.776ddc0bb4cc0433

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Observing Shin Gyoyeon’s eyes slightly twitching, Cheon Sejoo stepped back. Shin Gyoyeon’s knife sliced through the air menacingly as Cheon Sejoo leaned back to avoid it. If he hadn’t dodged, the knife would have struck his cheek.be0b5e6fb110fef6

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Cheon Sejoo, who burst 6ac069d566 with anger, scrunched up 3cd038ea7c his face and kicked e879543184 the man’s groin. Though his 2267776f25 bare feet 2912d484d4 didn’t deal f16d04c1da much damage, 5c4d8cd3a4 the location 989b4d0d73 made it 723014af68 a significant 51e7ff2551 blow. The match 8d157f6f9a descended into 829cf251e4 chaos.70c72b0a2799d55b

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In a real fight, things would be even messier. All sorts of tricks and maneuvers were exchanged to aim for each other’s throats. However, seeing two men with their limbs intact writhing around and swinging their swords was honestly a sight that couldn’t be missed.08bcca2bf093c3d5

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Usually, their sparring ended 2078482bcb with minimal contact, but f912f77188 today was unusually intense. Chae Beomjun 11a99f2061 watched the e7374f8ddd scene leisurely 119b9b832d from the 934448ca3f window, smoking 5e4dcfaad1 a cigarette. Then, after 20 minutes, d3a6dfe0db the bell next to 1f62054e1c him rang loudly, signaling 4583d17503 the end of the 373efd3585 sparring session. It was d3d98f326b a device 7c1049153c that was f62581b5bf put in 7d1053f9d7 place because a23d4abe6a if there 9790fd130c was no ebd03df9f1 time limit, 170dc51691 there would 68e5236724 be no e16490adc3 choice but 68b2346f63 to see ccabf5ba1b bloodshed.6e9c901819493b36

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“Time’s up.”433bb774edeb0bf3

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As soon 5dccf88fec as he 878e5f0201 finished speaking, bdc711225e a knife f4dedd861c suddenly struck c9972bfa40 in Cheon 1fc00bbf73 Sejoo’s chest. The impact was 4253042ede overwhelming. He cursed 4f0046102e under his 96863f53d3 breath and dad237fbba coughed. Sitting on the mat, 8c1eec8e77 he gasped for air, 9d6fea3da2 rubbing his sore chest.4007a613dc49c66a

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“You’ve work hard.”78f8bdae2bccadca

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With a blank face, 9b9290e840 Shin Gyoyeon wiped the 0c4d6b64c1 sweat dripping from his 9a3345e782 eyes as he spoke.733c8a3ac05beda9

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“Likewise,”Cheon Sejoo returned 656683ae55 the greeting, lifting 08ec2ddd59 his shirt to 39e06bdcd2 wipe his face. He then heard the 3e642d1c0f sound of his sweaty c9d93d61d6 feet stuck off the cff8c09fb2 mat and pull off. Feeling Shin Gyoyeon 1c6fc7e442 moving away, Sejoo a59861975d collapsed onto the 798c660322 mat.1b5934d1c9b6b596

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“Haa, haa, d*mn a74e564028 it…”18a294a70c9b7717

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His heart 7787380718 pounded as e1b9c8d6e6 if it 8e14cfa947 would burst. Amidst the pounding b3646e05dc in his ears, 9668683405 Sejoo struggled to a398b85620 catch his breath. He hadn’t d4e506b278 been awake 5d836aebc5 long, but 710b9336dc exhaustion hit 42d70640a7 him hard. He felt 227efda91e like sleeping 57a5a4f8d7 right then 5847ce1fd5 and there. He closed his 19fbeda672 eyes and let 304e5a8b15 his mind wander, a7f476942c but at some 7c63e181c1 point, he came a3e6f89505 to his senses 79d76a5a08 to the smell f740ca99ff of perfume wafting 0da70502c0 from nearby. Opening his eyes, bcc0e1d52a he saw a b1b916bf96 familiar face looking eb7082253e down at him.d7c13ed34fda20d2

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“Do you f470489726 know them?”14b4574aeb54cf9f

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Suddenly, Beomjun eed56a9d66 asked an c15d6ed426 offhand question. Seeing Beomjun’s eyes drift ac66314284 down toward his abdomen, cafda72a77 Sejoo frowned and pulled e4c8b2cb81 down his shirt to 32c83a0504 cover his stomach. Looking up at him 06ccb73257 without moving, Sejoo asked f2b48e046a back.9fc77c9321bf6d13

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“Who?”0df43867329a721c

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“Kwon Sejin. Why are a3a1b82128 you suddenly 3e56467c56 playing nanny?”5db7de2c598b7c7d

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He only 0370a23c18 mentioned Ehwagak, 5e410ffb2c so how f393903794 did he cfc3d2f097 find out 26daaeb759 about that?5e62e878ac24b371

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Did he 2a52c74c27 ask Kim c0de995225 Donggil?d729a6a6d2a7e44b

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Cheon Sejoo looked at Beomjun’s sly face before speaking bluntly.c45d52d122adb0c4

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“That’s none of your concern.”4a0a01321ee0e727

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“I’m curious. I was wondering if even the moral Manager Cheon is picking up anything now.”90f10f0715ed87e2

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With that, Chae Beomjun stretched out his hand in front of Cheon Sejoo, as if to pull him up. There was no chance of that happening. Cheon Sejoo knocked Beomjun’s hand away with the back of his own and got up, placing his hand on the floor for support. Then, staring directly into Beomjun’s eyes, which were half a foot higher than his own, he replied.2b4a192a2d6488a6

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“Stop talking nonsense. She’s just a child. A girl.”ad6414c3f04793fa

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“…A girl?”d0172778c9fb26fb

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Beomjun’s brow furrowed. He crossed his arms and, with his neatly presenter-like face, soon burst into a frivolous laugh. Ignoring the sound of his laughter, Cheon Sejoo turned his body and descended the ring.d32eee7882dd0067

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“Crazy people do laugh a lot,” Sejoo thought to himself, observing Beomjun’s continuous laughter until Sejoo had moved to the gym.e2dc5e893753e659

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“Is he out of his mind this morning?”98a7b380aa920abf

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The sound ed40610930 of laughter b46dcffbed was extremely 26003653a2 irritating. Entering the gym through 5dac6da186 the transparent glass door, bd3c755cd9 Cheon Sejoo flicked his 853715854e middle finger toward Chae 3bfa48bd8b Beomjun, who was standing 0fd2d6ab9d in the distance. Beomjun responded with the a83d21e89f same gesture, still wearing 3bca07939b a smiling face.02eac4504d722788

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Chae Beomjun and fe64db0d4b Cheon Sejoo had b7e1e2c3e2 known each other 55e0f18f81 for five years. They first met when 2d0f617797 Beomjun, at the age 7e4232fd07 of 26, had proposed 3777ae111d to Sejoo, who was 2e7ffd5885 then imprisoned, to come 0b30a3b41b and work under Shin a202d03458 Gyoyeon. Since then, Sejoo had 8edf010d85 encountered Beomjun more frequently b311304640 than the man he 319663bed6 was supposed to serve, 6c925b3842 and before long, they c08197b3aa were clashing almost daily.964b671d1128acc7

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Their relationship was comprised b075458b1a of comradeship, contempt, hatred, 979827c3ae and a hint of 8b3af531b3 admiration. To Cheon 64cd184870 Sejoo, Chae cfd6fd7050 Beomjun was 16741c8ac5 like a d56f25f202 brother, yet abe1c8d7aa merely making 9bf43b2276 eye contact 8c2444d5a1 with him 793293e35a was enough ff1bc8d0db to sour c1d54d5480 his mood.eb63e37c3a78fd8a

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Entering the gym, Cheon 0c0ce86b11 Sejoo ran on the 04ce43257b treadmill until he was e79344c528 out of breath. His legs moved non-stop 6e32631815 until the overwhelming thoughts 7c97aafbb0 in his head were 515bc22cef wiped clean.31568d7f22d98e9f

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By the 825051971c time he 74edfd1811 finished working b17391063d out and 448d6ca5dd stepped outside, d6f04ff31e both Shin 223a6ea3e6 Gyoyeon and 409f022901 Chae Beomjun 9687829113 were gone. Deciding to wash 65a62130a6 off his sweaty 6ba757c97d body, Cheon Sejoo fa169941fd headed for the 83a19e072b elevator, intending to 011a7a65e5 change clothes at 429a045dbc home.ed877ebb55c9da76

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It was 8:40 AM, e15da2d712 a time when Kwon 415b8d8ec9 Sejin would have already d63c3c7914 left for school. Feeling cowardly, Cheon Sejoo bcb7eabc01 decided to take advantage fb9609c821 of this opportunity.b62d2d49ccbbaa16

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‘What right do 1693b9a613 you have to 29e21c4c68 ask me such 0892717f51 things?’64052ab00c3055df

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Kwon Sejin’s questions from last Sunday had stirred guilt and self-loathing deeply buried within Cheon Sejoo’s heart. Recognizing these feelings made it impossible to face Sejin, so Sejoo immediately fled to the tenth floor.1ce0e9a53ef8d1ba

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As Sejin had pointed out, Cheon Sejoo had no right to worry about his living situation. The organization Sejoo belonged to was responsible for Sejin’s circumstances, therefore he was the last person who should be worrying about and taking care of him. In a brief moment, he had forgotten this, indulging in the rare role of an older brother.9b79e2ea53c29828

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After realizing this, he resolved to send Sejin away as soon as possible. After visiting Ehwagak tomorrow, he planned to call the orphanage’s head nun in the afternoon to arrange for Sejin to be taken there.fbff0ed972932c4f

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However, that thought disappeared f8603888bc the moment he saw 6b2650042f the old worn shoes 36a55e3ccc in the hallway. Cheon Sejoo frowned as 64e3796d76 he looked down at d632ccc4bb the unfamiliar sneakers.ccd3289163e688ae

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Didn’t he go to school?fd2574e10250686d

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Sejoo blinked blankly and 51d9eaf5af walked to the intercom e99e1712da The intercom, equipped with e3fae9e4a3 various functions, allowed him 003e11570c to check various information. Manipulating the c64e657d0a panel, he 1cf321d971 displayed the c5cae4846e entry and 62769a8f67 exit records 6d9c766fb6 of the 5d00bebd37 main door 50792553fd on the 7bda1f24bf screen. However, no 01a24b58b9 matter how bc4adc9196 many times 856997947e he looked, 74bcc834ba the main cfb8e8620e door had f1f6c57b86 only been 7932fa73c0 opened twice 94ab5b1dd5 from Sunday 86ece1789c until today. Both times, the 7be5c45838 traces left were f772cd4753 by Cheon Sejoo 53233fd331 himself.ee40d1ac9c66b309

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The moment 4a4f368c53 he realized 4a740982ae that a a6e840c6bc cold air b7e2dfc78b enveloped through 316b69a55b his body. Turning his body, Cheon 90c0d3a967 Sejoo went to the 92d816923b kitchen, opened the refrigerator, 92f0dbe194 and counted the number cc73587566 of sandwiches and lunch 732d961e69 boxes inside. A total of nine. Not a single 6fa8e8e571 one had been 9e23c973d1 touched since Sunday.99bf6a3763906550

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His expressionless face crumpled. His dark pupils 78345faa08 dimmed, and the c34f3a04e6 image of Kwon 7700185cb5 Sejin crouching in a9ba998816 the hallway overlapped e27bbe96cd with the last 403b8c35a7 sight of his cbac706510 younger sister, Cheon 75accbc580 Hye-in, as he 96cc5c9589 saw through the 2200137047 surveillance footage.45ab42b51adc398f

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Hye-in had waited for e7862251f7 him in the dark 6987dc56ec hallway before throwing herself 266ea90148 off the apartment building. It was suic1de.84046a3175c1c2ad

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Recalling her last moments, Cheon Sejoo’s head turned toward Kwon Sejin’s room he had given him. For a moment, he stood there as if he was stuck in place, but he started to walk as if he was running. He ran to the room where Se-jin was, and without hesitation, he grabbed the doorknob and turned it.ceaf734c37649b34

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The door e418982553 opened without d465c8efd3 a knock, 40fb80f3c8 revealing the 6b0be4e565 bed first. The neatly a9e3b63524 made blanket ae906b3eaf and the d5e477b8bb pillow on c1b8d10cf3 top of f89e91a629 it made d759e76ff1 his heart 54a05c6e67 sink. Fortunately, the 805d62378e window was 6ca1b76e3d tightly closed, eccf6e2339 but there d2921c2cef was no 9e31db7d48 trace of d12361ec43 anyone in 30fc9237a1 the room. Biting his lip, 8bbde96558 Sejoo turned his 82cef4d733 head.4ab9ceadde58a603

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The lights 1bac26590b in the 312ff540e1 dressing room 8530d4fba0 leading to 3f30a7c514 the bathroom 5e109ea7ed were off. Striding forward, Sejoo 84821aea9b confirmed that the 9ba4a84dbc wardrobe was empty. There was no bdea238819 sign of Sejin 97e3a863b4 anywhere in the afd5f471ce house. It was as 99565755cc if he had fa6d63e9e5 tidied everything up 2e89017085 before leaving.646db91dafed9651

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However, the front 8a7c624915 door of this 0dafa95667 house had never cda97a02da been opened. In that 323a04ec75 moment, Cheon 94cdb3c55c Sejoo silently 7f340a727b cursed at 30d1068caf the horrific 5f7e45423a scene that eaa75f639f flashed before f9eb49e539 his eyes. He then grasped 6b8bc28a05 the doorknob of b37cf02add the final door 3faf1ba7f1 he hadn’t checked 76b53cafa7 and turned it.94de0f995cde422b

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Swoosh—the sound of 90243f50b0 the shower pierced 8dbb607512 through his dull 4e810480d8 ears.13950e48225e52e5

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Was he 4a7c864350 taking a c1a702a09d shower? By the time dfc9a9c25e this thought occurred, 4a32ffb100 it was already 5b3dedf962 too late.517c29c908621310

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