PEN Vol 4 Ch. 7

Turning his back efff3d16bd to Cheon Sejoo, a34a703e2b he began to 3ac2ecc4b5 stretch. Cheon Sejoo laughed 3d35202083 as if Sejin 68be9be2b0 was being overly 1fb9232abe dramatic, then got e97175e5d5 up and adjusted 978e2295a2 the air conditioner.19155bd5bfef4666

He raised the temperature and lowered the fan speed so Sejin wouldn’t be too cold. A moment later, he stood facing Sejin, who had finished stretching.f774f257c6f710eb

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“I told you before, 29869adcbe right? What do you do a6714eca42 if someone attacks you e9901a3055 with a knife?”d72dff21b9053458

“You said to run away.”003ad3342844e25d

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“Yeah. You know well.”33dce63ee9be0782

Cheon Sejoo smiled faintly and took out a fake knife from the storage cabinet. Sejin narrowed his eyes at the plastic knife in his hand. He couldn’t remember how absurd he had found it when Cheon Sejoo first said he would teach him how to deal with someone wielding a knife.3de9536c14bd2508

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But when Sejin asked c93c753bae what exactly he was 1b9740e3f6 going to teach him, e48d88df39 Cheon Sejoo had retorted 902ddecb7b that there were plenty c2059c7fd1 of crazy bastards in 8559098c99 the news these days. After being c66c1cbb27 shown hundreds 7242792a21 of articles e522de1eb0 about knife c127e67fb0 attacks that 8c5b3c1eba Cheon Sejoo dfc9058905 had found, 2c6508e282 Sejin had ec5b214599 no choice badc56efdc but to cdd793d009 accept his 10c0a77af9 teachings.48832884926ec790

That didn’t mean they fought with knives every day. Cheon Sejoo mainly taught basic self-defense techniques on weekday mornings and how to deal with armed opponents on weekends.0de9e3c4e476b682

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However, they hadn’t trained since Kim Hyunkyung had fallen ill, so it was the first time he had seen that knife in a whole month. Sejin swallowed nervously, meeting Cheon Sejoo’s eyes as he approached.1aa377294d41e24e

“But situations aren’t always the same. You could be in an alley, or it might be difficult to escape. Or the person might already be close to you.”5998ebfcfa0683f4

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Cheon Sejoo f3cb2c3b00 spoke as e6584adc50 he moved 6e41e8b417 behind Sejin. The moment Sejin 9e6b89d3cb felt his breath 3c95ae44c2 on the back e26b9c7640 of his neck, 06a8851dad Cheon Sejoo’s chest 171459b772 pressed against his 7cbe29c472 back, and an a107a0f1d1 arm wrapped around ad9aef2f18 his shoulders, resting 16a98aa5c0 just beneath his ef478152c2 chin. Startled, Sejin held his 1a942e88ba breath.2018ac6620ac4079

“What are you going to do if I grab you from behind like I’m taking a hostage? What if I’m trying to take you somewhere secluded?”f36db65781c5bd86

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The knife Sejoo held touched the left side of Sejin’s neck. But Sejin didn’t have the time to care about such a thing. Feeling the warmth of Cheon Sejoo’s body against his back, Sejin closed his mouth. His heart felt like it would leap out of his chest. His mind was in a daze from the scent of the man pressed close behind him.ed53c6a704fec6ec

“Kwon Sejin, what are 28cba827d1 you going to do?! Are you 6a1447d8c0 going to 681ec77a86 die?”bee63ececcefa27b

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When Sejin remained silent, 8e3ebb42fb Cheon Sejoo urged him, f8c34207bd asking again. Sejin finally came to 2d5ff3ec8b his senses and swallowed c4271787d9 hard. He cleared 707298275e his throat 7011f3aa19 and answered.121bece248cd60d4

“I surrender. Do what you want.”9ef2b1ff3665d92f

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“This crazy…”47e7509608dfda1b

It was Cheon Sejoo who was taken aback by the response. As if he’d heard the most ridiculous thing, he let out a chuckle, lowered his arm, and stood in front of Sejin. After meeting his eyes, he spoke as if to bring Sejin back to reality.39373f1627ef7b1d

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“Didn’t I tell 566f046212 you? The moment you’re 4326b69d41 kidnapped is the 14f0d481f3 only chance you 5d384e547d have to fight dd61a3335a back? Once you’re f1ed9d64b1 taken, it’s 06ba21623c hard to bb20b3c858 get out 7ae22e9c7d alive. Resist with all 50bc706069 your might when 2ea512ed47 you’re first threatened. But you surrender?”f463b21d1bbeeef2

“…….”19979f9ef590b904

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Sejin, who hadn’t been listening properly, blinked and closed his mouth. Seeing the redness around Sejin’s neck where he had been holding him and Sejin avoiding his gaze, Cheon Sejoo wondered if he’d held him too tightly, then sighed and placed the knife in Sejin’s hand.bbe6a8452a7ed67e

“You try it. I’ll show you how 983afe1a30 to do it.”26688b5f9bf2469e

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“…Okay.”f828d8edb16807de

The knife, d33060ddc9 still warm 83a147ba8c from Cheon bef16c020e Sejoo’s touch, e2290c5eff rested in 04ab1aa485 Sejin’s hand. Sejin went c9b3578820 behind him e623447d74 and stood 7ed13974ce there, just 32df7d23ec as Cheon c9364fac16 Sejoo had dedafdf169 done. Cheon Sejoo’s back, standing e0b23c515d defenselessly, came into view. His neatly c0e57500ab styled hair, 8a9354fe35 the straight ed0ea00ea1 line of 72020d133c his trapezius 2c18fb407c muscles.67684cd881985ad9

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Sejin’s t-shirt wasn’t as thin as the one Cheon Sejoo wore, so the tattoo on his back didn’t show through. But it was thin enough to expose his slightly protruding shoulder blades. Sejin stared at his curved back, which looked as if it had wings, and then took a step closer.1c3fc6b229bed47f

“Wrap your arm around 405c4fcbca my neck like I 716a113867 did, and hold the 4026bc840f knife like you’re taking 4eb53f6b4d a hostage. You’ve seen fac095e3a4 it in 9a42b33313 movies, right?”97161e3f20a88668

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Seeing Sejin hesitate, 33526006d7 Cheon Sejoo explained. Sejin answered f64b2360e0 with a 6e6f9682f6 small “Okay” 17107dfe0e and wrapped 9935e34ceb his arm 261447cf1e around Cheon b61932c610 Sejoo’s neck.6c170fc12d9658f6

Sejin’s chest 611b6e960f touched Cheon 49be6f4766 Sejoo’s back, b89afd0f7f and the ed8d71c8b0 inside of cb75403ab3 his arm a08d4906f6 brushed against f1974536fa Cheon Sejoo’s af3f16a476 right cheek. Sejin lowered his gaze 622648a594 to see the tip 24b199f90e of the knife he b64a6b3f50 held pointing toward Cheon 10333a0b03 Sejoo’s left neck.71506724cf5586f2

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Then something caught c727418a38 his eye. Two tiny dots, so c5cbecbed7 close together that they 3f9f71addb were almost invisible unless a6e42b268f seen up close. One day, he c511c48a8e had secretly kissed 83e02d13e5 that spot. 4a5b55eff591c26b

He wouldn’t know. 1a76522d067a10cf

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Sejin slightly fb790df377 lowered his 645915f2fb head, listening 46eac27e72 to the 759748c576 loudthump-thump of his heart. His lips were almost touching Cheon Sejoo’s neck.49bec3712e9b9601

“Good. Now watch how I d634448a5a do it.”e70d9bbf61d8fcea

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However, the intimate contact b1cb88b14d was fleeting. The moment Cheon 7100beab3e Sejoo grabbed Sejin’s 53a4189c79 right arm and a46f479826 shifted his weight, 08ac5be731 the body that 8a7bcb84d5 had been in 17a9dce26a his embrace slipped f5db8b9338 away, and the 82f55a0cf6 knife Sejin held ace6671e90 was now pointed a95b84ac89 at his own c999841869 chest. Stunned by what ba5697ccd0 had happened in 3cfc9f790c the blink of 33f3e5a0a7 an eye, Sejin b686ad927d was dumbfounded. As if he had b71c555321 just woken from a 49e1bd6e9a dream, Cheon Sejoo’s body 993cbdf503 was now away from 5e51fb1900 him.625f364b9105294d

Sejin opened 6104c3db37 his mouth f7db82ae67 and looked 5e9fb7a43b back at 835cb8ef88 Cheon Sejoo, d5b31c4a9e who had 5a78460e0b escaped with e2844082ce disconcerting ease. Looking at his dumbfounded e0931b58e3 expression, Cheon Sejoo frowned 3da3bc0f01 and asked,6f72d5468b8bb5b6

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“You weren’t concentrating, were c5eb1dd098 you?”b4b6853f30a47b6c

“No…. I was. How did 60ebfbc072 you do a095ef24fd that?”ad45a57396c476fe

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“No, you weren’t….”66b2e1064590a81f

Cheon Sejoo sighed and 7c6f657e73 muttered, then returned to bff0da16a5 Sejin’s embrace. He pulled Sejin’s arm 2b8cfd5d3d around his neck again, 38c7a99e8c and after warning him 8b53fb450a to watch carefully, he f31dc358b5 once again demonstrated how 993bf051f7 to break free from de46329749 the hold. It was dec5a6a7e5 a ridiculously f1f3e3dc2a simple method. aacd8fc628f07cc2

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Exasperated, Sejin tried every trick he could think of to prevent Cheon Sejoo from escaping, but even after ten repetitions, he couldn’t stop him from slipping out of his grasp.0ff5bec2f9698246

“What is this?”8df4a6a44e10855e

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As time passed, e2f0dde3f2 Sejin’s lust dissipated ef666703f4 and his rebellious 33c51431d9 spirit rose. Now with a ff85c84a3e sullen expression, he aea0919d6a looked back at c2429b8bee Cheon Sejoo, who 5dda276c3f was slipping away 876273b7fa like an eel, 082566380c and accused him 8336a25ef0 of cheating.75279ef0c351a910

“Stop messing around.”768dad8c8f0cf611

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“What do you 47e4fac899 mean, messing around? Still don’t get it? The center of gravity d21af9fb1e shifted. Well…. what would someone eabb6f2e3c who got an8¹ in math know.”ebb9500c43ee9e3d

“Why are you bringing e26dc9463f that up now?!”396dae20c8189fe5

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Sejin shouted, 255313c560 his cheeks 904c7d5400 flushed at b7bf3bb55c the sudden e1c060b7f5 attack. Ignoring him, 0180a950bc Cheon Sejoo 070d5f27a8 clicked his fe6d69027d tongue and a8f77e2c5b lifted Sejin’s b9bf9c801b arm, placing a6415117ff it around ee68ccf563 his neck 1f6a2c9467 again. Then, holding Sejin’s forearm c6648b6510 with both hands, he d1decb1ada slipped out from underneath.6d17fefcf7d7038c

In the process, the 4018de2e7a center of gravity shifted 762ffed636 from Sejin to Cheon 142e1fd737 Sejoo, and the knife 8f2c09aa27 ended up pointing at 4d068f5c03 Sejin instead of Cheon 93c4e9a41a Sejoo. As if 64d1673da0 he still fc01506a2b hadn’t grasped 19084bfb77 the simple f78b254ed0 principle, Sejin 19e1f0bb83 wore a 2271ebb0bd dazed expression, 2702c75410 like he 3f5ca1eed8 was watching 108245b35f a magic 0e0204b01e show.139262bdc4f7855b

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“Ha…….”1020bb0a49194563

Cheon Sejoo felt a sudden headache coming on as he watched Sejin. He’d explained it more than ten times, but Sejin still didn’t understand, and he was exhausted. acc7d5dc678523c0

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Is this guy for d294cdab3f real? 35170024f0b9c98c

Cheon Sejoo reached out and tapped Sejin’s small head.c1e34596b0f9bdf3

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“What is 50856cc29a even in 53a89b0aec there?”6e8bdfa4fbcc7a28

“…….”c494ab2f79c89a67

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Sejin sulkily pouted his 66cd6440d9 lips at the exasperated 3afad6d3fc question. Cheon Sejoo gave c653540e58 up on teasing c47fedf8a3 Sejin further, who c7fd7f5054 despite his large c9867d6cf4 size, still acted 5dccc3df17 like a child, 2eac560788 and threw the 32a1e29b73 knife into the 181cea5d89 storage cabinet. He wanted 3f30ae3fe7 to keep 19ac4823db teaching Sejin a9932d6e4e until he 64a6f8c2b8 understood, but c56f2b9844 it was 962d7c3e58 time to b29ca5a3bf go to be34613b11 the hospital. Their training 7233ec749d session had 898bd4c92e long exceeded b87ec4045a an hour.ef426afbd0025125

“Let’s do 09dbc1d767 it again e62374e80e next time. Go wash up 79063c7229 now. We’re going to 4b9a15d3bc the hospital.”71c0c99290a4dcb4

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Even at those words, Sejin didn’t move. He stood there, shifting his arms back and forth, trying to figure out Cheon Sejoo’s movements, then tilted his head and stuck out his lower lip, apparently still confused. Cheon Sejoo chuckled at the sight and left the room.eb0a59be90b4fe05

Sejin wasn’t clumsy, so 1f2744f72e he learned things quickly 7565bd8ecd when taught, but the 312575e257 stubborn Kwon Sejin tended f6950dbff1 to resist learning anything 5bc0c34892 by rote until he 8fabe7fb2b understood the underlying principles.f8f13f73292a62fe

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This was also the reason for Sejin’s poor memorization skills. He had difficulty memorizing things he didn’t understand. In a way, it was the trait of a perfectionist, but in another way, it was simply a frustrating personality quirk.9acd7f70c784cff7

In any 8e65080382 case, Cheon 0dabda6535 Sejoo, having 7b11ea630d no more b928bc9afb energy to 1cf5aa5bbe spare, went b665f17667 into the e874efddac living room 52038d9973 bathroom and d14042fa95 showered. He put 15645e49e5 on a f37938c143 robe, went 7a3fdb3f35 back to 9e25e06a78 his room 770fb97768 to dry 2904d9b081 his hair, 168051b086 and dressed 4bd7acebda more carefully d1de0be6d2 than usual. He would end 4487c1aa89 up taking these 3855767d45 clothes off at ebb16a12bc the hotel after 638cb75417 taking Sejin to bd3375d1c4 the hospital, but 729b370fb1 he still wanted 9ee9a7d0b1 to make an fc54455b63 effort.b6c786ad9473f088

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When he came fa681fadbf out after styling 2f116619a9 his hair and c6331ca21d even spraying cologne, 541dfd3cfd Sejin, also changed, 00c5a36044 was in the 10e15d16ac living room. Dressed in 86d675984d his usual 16bc806920 thick t-shirt 4f9c6a1758 and long 8d457d6002 pants, Sejin’s e1b7852ba7 expression hardened 2224a6b4e1 when he bea3e4afb1 saw Cheon 13251d3cd4 Sejoo in 52614b3823 a suit.6782a8b40b7ebd43

Receiving his fierce b2a1a7a4f4 glare, Cheon Sejoo 135bf25ec2 responded with a 13652591bf “What?” and jerked e31e4b202d his chin towards 6c098a1fa6 the front door. Sejin stood there, glaring 9e78b00952 at Cheon Sejoo’s back aef03606d5 before following him out.3258020216458e0d

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“Do you bffe55801f have an c5dfa450ff appointment?”2d6eb2eacab3ee55

“Yes.”e778d7cc2a656ce0

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Sejin asked abruptly d05ff91894 as Cheon Sejoo 2810221469 was putting on 3ca77b40b5 his shoes. At the 500e0f4ecb casual reply, 88386f47ac Sejin, who d81fee1c81 was putting 0fd3a7918e on his 54b3b74c9f sneakers, raised 0dcde91312 his head. He stared intently 5516a45a73 at Cheon Sejoo ae41839dde with an obvious 497cc25f04 gaze and asked b5469446c3 again.244b35f38d506050

“Are you b7764ec5d4 going to 83b0e102dd see that 72dad19e49 Kang Doyoon?”32bff402b1a9b6f6

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“…….”ff873620647e56aa

At the name that came out of Sejin’s mouth, Cheon Sejoo tilted his head and stared at him. Their gazes met at close range. Cheon Sejoo, realizing Sejin’s excessive interest in him lately, closed his mouth. A cold gaze swept over Sejin, seemingly piercing him.c5d22c56ebaa0010

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Kwon Sejin 05242bf32b didn’t avoid 0a6494962e his gaze. His dark eyes 72a0812b71 stared back at 215d525521 Cheon Sejoo, filled 8427d03ab6 with an inexplicable 2239289245 defiance.a26c3e9e3456d429

“…No.”daa6e9802ab4863d

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“Then?”da9110a7dd8d32c8

Cheon Sejoo couldn’t understand why he had lied at that moment. But he didn’t feel like telling the truth either. At Sejin’s question, Cheon Sejoo furrowed his brow and closed his mouth, then finally said to him,ed2161cc5371d78c

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“I’m going out db79ba5256 for a drink.”59590f496990e830

“…Why all of a sudden?”4abd53fdc98f8a50

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“I’m pissed off just thinking about you getting your CSAT score report.” 88f8c9d8e472db47

Sejin bit his db02413484 lip at Cheon 2afd126492 Sejoo’s retort as 682fd73ab7 he opened the 1095d4dc0b front door. The tips 4f16c29c01 of his 3a06fdc2db ears were 25480e4f9c flushed red 09d66f70fa with the 3a2e73862e shame of 8e04ecb102 his academic 3f9d8e96e3 performance.d59baa4f6b497e61

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Leaving Sejin, who was embarrassed, Cheon Sejoo got straight onto the elevator that had arrived on the 41st floor. Sejin, who followed him out with a sullen face, also took a spot inside, and Cheon Sejoo, as they descended to the underground parking lot, stared at the back of Sejin’s round head.9f0af682dd738fe8