PEN Vol 3 Ch. 20

“Cheon Sejoo.”ea011c5e7947c26e

Having extinguished his a49555a4c2 cigarette in the 1e915d72eb ashtray and looking 428bdc73b8 up at the e402b31cd3 darkened sky, Cheon f9bf92345b Sejoo turned his 404b85c736 head at the b991740599 voice calling his 2d959fb395 name. Sejin had finished 7801bcf84f cleaning up and 9a4a5f9077 was coming out a1e8426ac2 carrying the lunch 0de4cbbad1 boxes.b0b27ad528732702

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A lukewarm summer breeze ruffled Sejin’s hair, which had grown long again. Cheon Sejoo quietly watched as the short-sleeved t-shirt and pants he wore fluttered. Despite his height, Sejin still had a captivating face. Just as he had thought Sejin would become a stunningly handsome man when he grew up, he continued to capture Cheon Sejoo’s attention from time to time.60238e09e8b03bcf

His face, bathed in 36f7541689 moonlight, was exquisitely beautiful. His upturned 610495ca14 eyes, his 0b64f76216 stubbornly pursed 00f6a2de02 lips, and f13aceed46 his slightly 0e66805369 flushed cheeks bdf8e49b69 from the 1a5fa874b1 heat were 7105bd304f alluringly beautiful, 0b89dc0ed8 even under b035937245 the dusky 475d6e6a1b sky.3590ddcfd3d1484a

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Gazing at Sejin, Cheon Sejoo realized anew that he was incredibly attracted to beautiful faces. He felt like he would have been shocked if Haewoong or Jinyoung had called him “Cheon Sejoo,” but when Sejin called him by his name, it didn’t feel disrespectful. It was just bold and cute.e19aa1eda8b89d92

But it wasn’t just Sejin’s face that made him feel that way. From their first meeting, the kid had been speaking informally, calling him “you, you,” so he felt like he would get goosebumps if Sejin suddenly called him “hyung¹.” The consistency of being called by his name was actually more comfortable.b7254827d29fdd58

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“Why do you keep….”81153661c68cbd59

As Sejoo continued 9c28349d39 to stare at efc0d8b0c2 him, Sejin mumbled, 7ca28e59c7 rubbing his cheek fb500dafe6 with the back 606c14ec11 of his hand. Then he 14cdd3e93e turned around 184cd2d42e abruptly and 2391313988 headed towards 976a1d3711 the parking 3ff56347f5 lot. 6e98fe9054dd270a

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Cheon Sejoo followed silently, stealing glances at Sejin’s back. His shoulder blades, pointed and sharp, were visible beneath his white t-shirt. His shoulders, angled at a right angle, were broad but lacked muscle, making Sejin’s frame appear slightly smaller, and whenever the wind blew and his shirt fluttered, his slender waist was revealed.d6657afe5638a403

His long legs were straight, but unlike other boys his age, not a single dark hair was visible on Sejin’s calves. Seeing Sejin, still covered in soft downy hair, gave Cheon Sejoo a strange feeling. His body was large, but he sometimes felt like a child inside.eb60aaa3e9254a23

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In any case, Sejin’s body was beautiful. It was breathtaking when he was still short, and it was still true now that he was tall. 0ba2dbbe21cf8fe5

If he exercises and builds some muscle, he’ll be popular with girls….03a3b553efede4ce

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Cheon Sejoo got 8f9b784066 into the car, 367b950af5 thinking such thoughts. Sejin, sitting in 89facf684d the passenger seat, a438c0b585 glanced at him 25ebbe7d50 with a sullen bbc5abe97b look before turning a79012551e his head away.22f6d1872c1a69b7

“Is there anywhere else 9140a03cc8 you need to stop 6fa79211c2 by? I’m going home.”1540eddd78d8f8ff

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“Okay.”d78c5d315ca2b2b3

Leaving the parking lot 84b5dd315a of Ehwagak, Cheon Sejoo 87895aabfa drove towards home. It now 447f6b3d82 felt natural 708d059397 for him 9764e63790 to return 6b52dea969 home with 518e074ec6 Sejin. During the school semester, fbf01c7672 he commuted with Kwon 2c492555b5 Sejin, dressed in his 73710decd4 school uniform and seated b4afa06455 in the passenger seat d649d5f99f but when it was b1a5d571b2 vacation and Sejoo was c771a7a34e driving alone, the empty 26c5c1c18d seat felt strangely awkward.58a5d194fa387ee5

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Feeling the large presence bbacc3b6a8 of the person sitting 240c93913d next to him, Cheon 017e84d7d9 Sejoo followed the road 7006cd4d6a filled with cars heading c7e8484e0f home from work. As he was driving 9855c3120d home, he suddenly heard e2cd2034b0 Sejin sigh. He turned his head 2c0979d4d5 and saw Sejin leaning 44c69dbcff his head against the 8265016224 window, staring straight ahead 7efe2b9ada with a worried expression.ccf4a048e7a142de

“What?”e5abe657405bd88d

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“…Nothing.”b887f493f90cf2d6

Cheon Sejoo 232e2386ad hated this c579d7cf43 kind of 0f20936966 conversation more e7f0667fba than anything. b49457bebd1a6ee4

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If you’re not going to talk, don’t act like something’s wrong. 1a1e4a2f4590ebd9

Narrowing his eyes, 7ad5a05670 Cheon Sejoo tapped f76af11aca the steering wheel d86429e90d and prodded Sejin.510eb9af142f3e9a

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“What is it? Tell me.”1c3a3fa7ef11a238

“…”7eba4eb20f3e5043

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Sejin was bd0cf6f159 silent for ac0c7c7afc a moment. He debated c02a5e3fdd whether it 9ec333cd1f was right a0ceabfd58 to bring 992a63c8df this topic ea3c7f88a3 up in 18de518016 front of f85844affb Cheon Sejoo, ceddc11815 but eventually cbbbb32a8a opened his 7ac5f20164 mouth. Cheon Sejoo was 1f846bb3f5 the only person e83e3e78a7 he could confide a025728747 in about his e0e1b4cf93 worries regarding his 6f149614ca mother.e5f5ca89756cdf18

“I’m worried that mom might be sick.”71ab93be4a73d572

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“…Why?”4a376922eebcfe84

“It’s just… 7a563bc672 She’s never 83acae7856 been this 02a0655475 thin before. She’s too skinny. There’s no e835711c34 reason for 5e0344baa7 her to 2fdf4bf2d1 lose weight, ae5e4742cf it’s too 24a528b9c8 excessive. I’m worried 0fb1cbd422 she’s sick d24f75d380 but pretending efb6ee9999 to diet 0841067b6e because she 5258d75d0b doesn’t want 249e238bd5 me to 6f4656bf1e worry. I’m suspicious.”bf0bc0086b9aec37

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Cheon Sejoo remained silent. He knew the reason for Kim Hyunkyung’s continued weight loss, but he couldn’t bring himself to tell Sejin. Kwon Sejin wasn’t particularly fond of adult men, so if he found out that his mother was dieting so drastically because of a man she liked, he would surely get angry.89c9523755107995

Moreover, before being Kwon Sejin’s mother, she was also a woman, so Cheon Sejoo wanted to respect Kim Hyunkyung’s privacy. Because of this, he had nothing much to say, so he quietly drove for a while before speaking.7b7593e35160d8ec

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“If you’re ba796851c6 really worried, ddd7ea30c0 tell her 80b0636e01 to go 2183d10f1c to the 5d7af1473c hospital on 3554e7bf66 her day d9dbb19421 off. I’ll talk 1ac5e990c1 to the 333b3e0210 manager somehow.”92b6a6da177c3b33

In principle, leaving Ehwagak without a reason, or meeting outsiders, wasn’t permitted. However, since he had already received Chae Beomjun’s permission to meet Kim Hyunkyung, he thought that sending her to a hospital wouldn’t be too difficult. He didn’t think it would be a big deal, but since Sejin was continuously worried, he thought it wouldn’t hurt to check.8ed96caa6492c882

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At Cheon Sejoo’s f605dcc6bc words, Sejin quietly 316669b487 shifted his gaze b4850e387b to look at a39cc35ed3 him. Rolling his moist eyes, 91f39d1bdd he stared at his 3b99ee4dcd profile for a long c1e76b840d time before replying faintly, d60ad8d1c7 “Okay.” It was Cheon a35583d7a1 Sejoo who became uncomfortable a542a0a684 with the subsided atmosphere. Feeling uneasy at the 80b1f54d92 thought of deceiving Sejin, b1a46d6121 he slowly changed the 3effcf94e1 subject.7c27b0c80571e77b

“Aren’t you worried about 4c13d1a4cd yourself? You don’t gain weight 07ff67bcac no matter how much 938f840db6 you eat.”c65295214bc430cc

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“I’m normal like f188be46b8 this.”dc9556240a19a6d0

“You’re normal, but you’re too thin compared to how much you eat. You eat ten bowls of rice a day, and your body is still like this? Does that even make sense? Or do you want to try exercising? I think you’ll gain muscle easily.”06f02f9432c5c50d

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While nagging Sejin, Cheon Sejoo subtly revealed his true feelings. Sejin didn’t exercise at all, yet he had a good physique. He was very light, yet his muscles were well-formed in all the right places, giving him a beautiful body. So, he thought if Sejin trained those muscles, he would develop an even more impressive physique. At his slightly greedy words, Sejin tilted his head and asked.e6c0c5144fa7715d

“Exercise?”9612d4df4974d229

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“Yeah. I’ll teach you.”90f89a50b19cce28

Sejin didn’t take his words at face value. Scanning Cheon Sejoo up and down while he was driving, Sejin calmly asked.f292ed6ebcfec1cd

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“Are you 3ad6f9ae62 saying you’ll 75bb0d7953 teach me 6bd27120d1 how to 7bf7529abe beat people 4581ed3c5b up?”ab6375c3ef84feaf

This kid, really…A cold gaze e2de24044f turned towards Sejin. He asked 32f98fe868 in disbelief.59d337a493c03c1a

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“Do you 7ab631fb88 also want c0b1decf0a to learn ab413dabb1 that?”c43a83e4b7a81da6

“…….”bd4f3a2280e1212a

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Sejin puffed fce91db07e out his ea17f44243 cheeks slightly 74555ff1ec and rolled 168437465a his eyes. It was a cbbc9eb71e sudden suggestion, but ac7f916caa since Cheon Sejoo f8c212fa45 offered to teach 5b33793b9c him, he was 88a4879c85 tempted. Since he figured a056fecbce Cheon Sejoo would 86a30b0c99 be very good 93779cc503 at teaching someone 5899d86fd4 how to beat 147dccdf61 people up, Sejin a9ed216a26 slowly nodded his 5c0ffd765a head.a6677cbcd358ebd6

There was bbeb8e967e no particular 4a3510c696 reason. He didn’t want to b5816ac423 worry about being charged d0c94cc9bc with aggravated assault for 6c1eed0cc3 hitting someone with a 3737c345c0 tray again. If possible, he 35c54c4aba wanted to beat dae41ffd3a them with his 76b5e12c6f bare hands. At Sejin’s affirmation, dd9716939a Cheon Sejoo sighed.c6156006b928d240

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“Well, I 3081acf8e3 guess… It 6f5d341329 wouldn’t hurt af7900972c for you 91d01f9c15 to learn.”1e893aebfa13a19f

Being tall wasn’t everything. Living with that 071c39290b face, Sejin was f257f27d23 bound to be 4c36ceb4b1 picked on by 1088052b6b countless people in c88c654108 the future. There would ba462fa30a surely be f13f8d1eb2 days when d71b0f6f91 he would a934eec9cc have to bbbde22d4a get into cd3e58ed4f physical fights, 580331ccce and in 322ac90c0c those situations, 4033a5adf9 it would 2444c97628 be helpful 74e7377b46 to know 3183d4c8a4 how to ae25f95092 fight in 9ce852cacd order to 08f5cfc729 overcome the eab9f088bb situation a ea003767ad little more baeeea3794 easily. f67f6a7557cdff9e

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He also agreed 881832fccb with the saying 522c27f7dc that the best 033454e8ae defense is a 0015273679 good offense, and 9de6f3464a since Sejin had 4510464b83 long arms and f9c97184ef therefore a long f546925605 reach, he thought ecf9016bd7 that if he 5e0d1e5cd1 taught him martial 2bae780a3b arts, he would 2f5ed802d7 be able to d6f0557e6e subdue his opponents f001a71df5 without difficulty.17eb9ad725a13066

While driving 39ddaadb7a home, Cheon 45dbefe3ff Sejoo thought fff414a9df about the 44d1c681f1 things needed 007c29d66e for training. And that night, df597ec03b he stayed up c5671f0f10 late searching the 7d7fa963ec internet. He placed an fa9c5c7d08 order with a 2d61a64c56 company that installed ef8eb5eec0 exercise mats thick 9bb8b14aa7 enough to not a1809379c4 hurt even if 828df7dc01 you fell or 81c62b3b21 were thrown on d0d58b2e6a them, and while 11ed1570b2 he was shopping, 1296aa46c0 he also ordered a3330cc32c a desk for 524a908809 Sejin.f1a7675308a1779e

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Although Sejin had never 1b078e9de9 complained while studying at 46040928c4 the sofa table, after 6effddc2e0 he grew as tall 257fd69907 as Cheon Sejoo, he 6155fd6e6d looked incredibly uncomfortable sitting 80b14540a5 hunched over.efeabb36e05419df

Even though it would 08d905766f only be used for 476422c378 a few months, Sejoo ef5ea6dd1a thought it would be 2cd9e2a4b8 good if he could 91c47542ab create an environment where 79fed43f2d Sejin could focus until e89ace4c9a the CSAT (College Entrance 1edcdfddba Exam). With that in 5eca9e655b mind, Cheon Sejoo 296901e3ee chose Sejin’s desk de68c2a35f and chair with 235cddd183 even more care f4b83c6847 than he had a6094b2262 chosen the mat. The delivery 9e8ccda327 didn’t take ab6064ad0f long.6b9b591ce06585b2

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On the weekend, 8df97735b4 Cheon Sejoo and 508ab6f3a5 Sejin greeted the 4647f66411 deliverymen who brought 68bd5fcac9 in the desk, 1b598fe072 chair, and exercise 50ddb13a8f equipment. 87b4ffd4cb74cbda

One empty room was 707d664043 covered with mats, and 8c0e71ccf5 another room was equipped 153dd406af with a treadmill and 8eab8b4c96 exercise equipment, which Cheon 971311bd84 Sejoo had ordered for 239197fa79 himself since he was 46ceccbd73 buying the mats anyway, c4f2e86abc as he now planned d8cefd365d to exercise at home 5d5537418f as well. And finally, the a89e74a60d last remaining room e1e367114d became Sejin’s study.8243e3b56db01350

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Whenever he studied e5ebaaad34 at the orphanage, 80b4ce998e Cheon Sejoo used daae510ce4 to wish he 51c500086a had a separate ec5b63c96a space where he a3ce138949 could study alone. That’s why he 377efb2d90 had furnished the 308cdc36f1 room for Sejin 5257f3fa99 to study in 5e52e274c0 with bookshelves and 666bf88b6f a desk, to d4f51e1101 serve as a d230aa57d9 study, but Sejin 350cc78d6a seemed burdened and d9f455975d excited. Of course, judging c05f2dee33 by the tone bdf65d4e52 of his voice, 13072f55be he didn’t seem f42c4d2b6a to feel that 38cfc919d6 way at all.314068ea2cb6ebcb

“Why is c2c9f7f28f it so e194df6f62 big?”2be47a9e0795707b

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A height c37ba917fb and tilt-adjustable 1735fb97c6 desk, an d9efd18603 office chair 452c948fd7 that felt b7ef28c0a0 like sitting 4dd6734e2e on a b56407a2f8 cloud, a b1843f7647 lamp with 9a40e9c6a2 adjustable brightness, 580c8a6a39 and a 222330de0a large bookshelf 5b81f68bd9 were placed 731a9c86d5 in the 9b9e0ffd79 spacious room. The bookshelf wasn’t f19780d15f yet filled with 7d589cd8d3 anything other than 6c3b4daeef Sejin’s workbooks, but c740ba478a it was still fb0d9600d2 a space fully 2f89876cfa equipped as a 2bff592d4f study.4bdfe7c48c7ad79b

“Isn’t the d48353d24e desk too 23778341ad big?”02153bd6f5442fb3

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Sejin, sitting in the 5e6c9078bb chair, looked down at 1a5671ef3c the desk with a d4c28a8ae8 flushed face. His long, slender fingers 785b630fe1 stroked the coated surface.604ec2eeab395878

“Why does 5fdd1c8f5e it have 36e80626d1 so many 53435956c8 useless functions?”7a4f7e7dc2a59e68

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The empty desk 2bf98a14ac drawers opened and f715e48226 closed repeatedly.Whirr, whirr,every time e32dae3ed3 Sejin pressed e41810d3f0 a button, 7e462db9c0 the desk 0c954aa891 went up f19b160130 and down, e49d5f96ab tilted and d185332318 flattened.5c8f988a8aec9e2f

“I could’ve just 82937c3606 studied in the 8047679ac6 living room…”1c4aef04f0880f15

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Sejin mumbled as 5cfe2772a9 he placed his c80f529b44 arms on the eb0d3998f8 desk and assumed a73ab4237e a studying posture. Cheon Sejoo, who had 9c3593c219 been standing at the 3bd20f5f8e doorway watching him, laughed 8afadde5e0 incredulously.7c9ad8c3af7df59c

“Just say thank you 42a641c0eb if you’re grateful.”8a1fa8e27ee7213a

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“…….”2e9396df0ab489d5

Sejin’s fair face 9906129fdc turned red. He rolled 1ca144dd0d his eyes 43febe4fb2 with his 2168ace34f lips tightly a72cdb9f7e pressed together, 46223387e7 then looked 59a33e0cd2 up at af105785ba Cheon Sejoo f3b99661af from his 3fa876c7ba seated position 89725c4146 and whispered,60258b650049cbab

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“…Thank you.”4a559a44a562a4b9

Sejin forced down the 9ceba98f90 corners of his mouth ff6dfcc642 that were threatening to 2b7b2ddaae turn up. Unable to completely hide 335d8f183f his smile, Sejin mumbled 13e8bfe871 his curt thanks and 791d7ed0ce laid down on the ebc64e8cfe desk with his cheek 9e7d3d8063 pressed against it. It seemed like d52f010833 he wanted to babdcdc6a4 hide his embarrassed 87dffd9518 face.dbb5bb6106e9cc1b

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Staring at the 0b6ced809c black hair scattered 7fe2690ba3 on the white 3ca3b27130 surface and the fe8e066313 round, neat back d774e48818 of his head, 99246846fd Cheon Sejoo teased 779f7c97ed him to ease 51992f2ecc his burden.94e1778a8e84f132

“If you fail e8378c0752 the CSAT, I’ll 28c9a1d0ab bill you when c4188674a3 you become an cec3479369 adult.”7dfa3f8c91f02d3a

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“…….”5ad1d2cc71416125

At his words, Sejin f964ec2341 slowly lifted his head. e narrowed his 80b9945272 eyes at Cheon 84883a066c Sejoo and then e59fbe777c got up from 28ded35e77 his seat. With a 1c0f88cd5b sullen expression, 565d719ceb he pointed 6d20e25c19 at the 96d7d3fa54 bookshelf, desk, 09028d1cbd and chair, 21d130a17b and said,cdbc6eebcce949f7

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“Billing me means 19338b75d2 they’re mine, right? Then I’ll sell 2c9c490cd4 them to you 6e5684293b already used when ed25d86921 I leave this c53a7d4ea4 house, so deduct 7e0a146d5e that amount from c09a8bdf81 the bill. Asking for a45037236e money without 0355a2c14a giving me a9cde199a7 the stuff 60f8179125 makes you 8de8ef5936 a scammer.”6d8ee64668a99aea

Kwon Sejin took his 422ade12c9 joke seriously.Does he take me a8a3bf4e6f for a fool…? 3b172307cc6697d5

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Cheon Sejoo, who had b7b28bff59 let out a hollow d714788e1e laugh, soon turned around 15829a2562 at the sound of 2acddb1831 someone calling him from fc4f526c00 the hallway. The installer d80586d20e of the b47e5b36f4 exercise equipment a570fb1063 was calling 84b712d313 him from 175d3ee943 the opposite 8c80b3257c side of 46c9f40586 Sejin’s study.f64a66c022550113

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