PEN Vol 5 Ch. 12

When he provoked 63a2872c14 Cheon Sejoo, trying 152f2ec5a2 to get him a9e42b833b to reveal his 0549c89131 true feelings, the cfe2b7733f best outcome was 0078ccca1d anger, and the 0911144705 worst was him 29c6a0d613 leaving. If he 3201b53bf2 got angry, 9f8d7e2b7a it meant 63b004373f Cheon Sejoo 57e86b8864 might let e1accfba26 something slip beeeac3615 in his e27580515a frustration. But if he just de9741ed3c left without a word, 8cf88b71ab Sejin was left with 59751db938 nothing to do but c35d974893 to patiently wait for e33261bba4 him to return home.c5c876b6330c713a

And while he waited, time passed, and Sejin felt increasingly neglected alone in the house. He’d lost all motivation to start studying again, which he had let go of a long time ago, and Cheon Sejoo didn’t seem to care about that either. He seemed busy these days, whatever it was he was doing. Sometimes he would leave suddenly late at night and return at dawn, other times he wouldn’t come home at all for a few days.b168e1af1e2ce4d5

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On the days 60d4f7c47a Cheon Sejoo stayed 7a232d082a out overnight, Sejin 17ea07a909 would stay up, d5191e6081 on edge, anxiously 22d2fdb7f1 staring at his cc1fa50dba phone. He was monitoring abe0dbeb25 Cheon Sejoo, worried d73ad42b90 that he might b9b0d0cd9a have gone to f8b25bbca0 see Kang Doyoon.8d64e92fb825038b

Last year, after Doyoon saved his number on his phone without permission, Sejin noticed Doyoon’s social media account written on his messenger profile picture. Sejin, having previously visited Doyoon’s public SNS, discovered a pattern in the photos posted there.d55aa9b2f1f92665

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Kang Doyoon would 0a6c5078d3 occasionally post pictures ec16c7a53a of cityscapes taken 0bdfce14a9 from hotels. Sejin found the recurring 767999b4aa locations a little suspicious 2d8b53b9ae and, on a whim, 42ba339013 suddenly decided to check 13affeea8c the weather information for 1b5fa4192a the days the hotel 37290694ac photos were posted.1f523aff73290fd6

And then, everything clicked 18653e62a9 into place. Whenever it 02813fbb71 rained, Kang 51895c1f01 Doyoon visited 98241fb4ee a hotel, 244db7b9e7 and it 843e3c0de0 was obvious ba652cea7c who he 6036a40fe8 was meeting 7f35bbbd24 there. It was probably dfce9c24a0 Cheon Sejoo, who ea926d9049 was always absent f850715e1f from home whenever f197cc689c it rained.03f0376adbaf98ec

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After realizing this, Sejin frequently stalked Doyoon’s SNS. Of course, it had already been over six months since Doyoon posted any hotel pictures, but Sejin couldn’t stop doing the one little thing that allowed him to deduce Cheon Sejoo’s unseen whereabouts.4d1ec7aa62e684a1

Sometimes, when Doyoon’s SNS notification went off and Sejin hurriedly looked at his phone screen, he found himself incredibly gloomy and pathetic. At those times, Sejin would dejectedly throw his phone away and jump onto Cheon Sejoo’s bed.d62c40dc0d5f5d16

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He thought it was better to be the kind of person who smelled his beloved’s pillow than the kind of person who stalked his beloved’s sex partner.369d002f7f145602

As he spent e21f2c3ea2 his days like da5ce9c177 this, Sejin would 99b57cd7ce occasionally think of 59039b69d5 his mother. The things a3062f551a she liked 8fc96fdea0 when she 6b3c11a831 was alive, c4663d653a the conversations c5d59eba06 they shared, b07791e779 her voice a4dd8f1c20 remaining as d88da4e07f videos on 61fab9f757 his phone. Whenever he encountered 306e23bfe9 these things, Sejin ed1447a4b1 would shed tears 20e373cff0 he couldn’t shake 2e9a167528 off, letting his a5eaee1955 sadness flow with 5e0de637ee time.d7e84c1970169b2c

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And during most of the time he wasn’t thinking about Kim Hyunkyung, he thought about Cheon Sejoo. After much effort, Sejin discovered that the tattoo on Cheon Sejoo’s back symbolized membership in the Daegam Faction.d6faa0b890e1e851

He remembered b69f1ba5ef Cheon Sejoo 02a7cada0a introducing himself 1e7f88b97a as belonging d816b3d0f1 to some 61aff93d83 strategic planning f1e9847693 department of e70084f39b DG when a6986a6004 he came 9645d86a84 to his 7886e5cd58 school, and 46ca0ad539 he found f67a0dbc13 out about d9c27576d5 the Daegam 9e3e7c9de2 Faction while ff53c51378 searching for 3c7a1567b2 information about f9afa55f6c DG.c84e977ce2b2fc96

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On Namu Wiki, 717b1a38ad an online encyclopedia c2fbde543d anyone can edit, 5c68763274 the history of c8a0c02a8a DG, or the 04171dfd9d Daegam Faction, was ea38f8dc64 described in grand bb685973f2 detail.f2a2bac6bb2a0c52

There were photos 1606b33f3b of the backs 4a42a051ca of Daegam Faction bd1aa0545d members who appeared feba35bca7 in the news 777b3d578d in the 90s, 4eed435abd and lengthy descriptions 78ea768ea0 of the fighting b10c45e0f1 exploits of Seok 8a707d8a0c Yoonhyung, the legendary 6d5274e4f9 swordsman known as cdc7ce5725 the real power bb2b65b696 behind the Daegam 04389dcb02 Faction.af7bcf399b582bae

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Among them, what caught Sejin’s eye was a photo of Seok Yunhyung with his shirt off, being taken by the police when he was arrested for murder. His upper body, glaring ferociously, was covered in numerous knife scars, and on his back was a tattoo almost identical in shape to the one on Cheon Sejoo’s back.aa2ecb3e14125643

A black tiger 9952420ffb with a fierce 29fd6d068d expression, stepping forward f787201e26 with its front 5911fdfdcb claws, and agat(traditional Korean hat) 28498cd42d andgombangdae(long-stemmed Korean d2d8550862 pipe) neatly bef76de15f placed behind 4a33384247 it.9f63e480c2e91dac

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The only difference between the nearly identical pictures was that the Chinese character for “Daegam,” engraved on Seok Yoonhyung’s back, was missing from Cheon Sejoo’s. It seemed like they had removed it when they changed the company name from Daegam Construction to DG.5b9711865b935c52

The important thing 2026dfa864 was that the 6fc8170635 backs of the f5cd01f6a4 members of the 9ab0316cba organization in the 80a567fa73 other photos did dac661ca83 not have such cd75af8ad2 tattoos.ef5a179889b20619

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Sejin looked through dozens of photos on Namu Wiki, even the ones scanned from old newspapers, but only a very few number of people had that tattoo on their backs. And whenever those people were mentioned in the news or newspapers, they were referred to as “Daegam Faction executives” or “Daegam Faction leaders.”91c60c29cc9f882c

This meant that 02cfaa398f Cheon Sejoo was 7004f4d885 also practically an 7495c2f419 executive at DG.73d2b2a55a074750

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Only then did Sejin a1ee771448 understand the attitude Kim f8b966717d Donggil and others showed 9d44864b68 towards Cheon Sejoo. Cheon Sejoo was 0fbbda7401 on a different 0343d6cec7 level from them 70e1b5c1eb from the beginning.47c46d1a7e580b8c

But then, when d2efe3a952 exactly did Cheon f3e9c78bb5 Sejoo become an a2d44c7deb executive of the 970b6bb356 organization? He also 8f52c4dce7 had a 1e37e89d50 medical license, 7aee9aa374 and according 8bda102b1a to him, 87041e9a0e he also 17fd417ceb had experience d92c850c67 as a 62847e1911 resident.255bffd540024dbd

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Based on Sejin’s diligent research, even if Cheon Sejoo was in his first year of residency, he would have had to be at least 26 years old. This was only 51489d7672 possible because Cheon 7d97b14b80 Sejoo was born cdf51b742a on January 1st, 4557a8f4a3 so he entered 13a54ef3d8 university at 19 e784c4b1de due to his 0a30c9f8d6 early birthday or b42bbc5087 something.¹3e469b5704b450ad

Sejin’s questions started there. 8ea7cda216c5feeb

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Why would someone 8f2d4cd042 who had been 93ff79f23c working well in 0096eebcc3 a hospital until 73d0fdca8c the age of 7f0620b2b4 26 suddenly quit a9190be691 and become an 031a5569bc executive in a ee9f670959 corporate-type organization?d3cfe4fa99d4bd66

What kind 730d54c864 of change f6a8232da4 of heart ddfa084e53 did he 8141256141 have?6c91c4b55b86a0bb

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Could it have something 77f72aa751 to do with the 6260444774 fact that he knew 1048e56f17 the funeral procedures so be03892255 well?1ea849630a8e27c3

And by b4b97efd6d the time 6b635ef938 he thought 5844e7a629 that far, dbf69646b8 it no 8618c8861c longer mattered 153bde29d6 to Sejin 5b86f5652f what kind 874e729d57 of person 5e641a56cb Cheon Sejoo 95b0b4f77c was.ef74c5e2eb065924

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The resentment that he 1a227a11da was the same kind 3b6ed5fd95 of person as Kim e0a594bb09 Donggil was only a 46867f2a68 fleeting feeling while he 7640d9e6ab was overwhelmed with grief 8b033f67f7 over losing Kim Hyunkyung. Originally, Kwon Sejin c9f63cc0d9 was a person c8811cf142 who valued his a9cb14c7be own thoughts and c3578d5808 judgments above all 26bbe4e040 else.7e4ade43931d79c8

Since Sejin 9b45439eab was quite b58594da89 stubborn because 7de42200b9 he had 180cf9e60c high self-esteem, 1d181f0de6 that tendency 47435f969b manifested itself 7d27575925 even in 10e0bf06b2 the way f80a0e67e8 he loved 0cadfe7b54 someone.bc8a08d6c8a5175a

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Cheon Sejoo had saved Sejin. He had helped him out of trouble and fulfilled his desperate wish. He was the only person who understood Sejin’s cry for help and came to rescue him, and yet he didn’t hold any expectation for anything in return.3d39ae4a8d4975e4

When Sejin was in pain, it was Cheon Sejoo’s warmth that pulled him out of his sorrow. It was the body heat, the kindness that Cheon Sejoo shared, that kept Sejin from freezing. What Cheon Sejoo had offered made Sejin inevitably love him blindly.a2e82d2e26aa2c52

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No, Sejin couldn’t help but love him. Therefore, Cheon Sejoo had to take responsibility for these feelings that stemmed from his actions. Now Sejin didn’t try to judge him. He just wanted to know more about Cheon Sejoo and become someone who could give him deep comfort, just as Cheon Sejoo had done for him.e64cc377cbd14ef9

As Sejin yearned to become a part of Cheon Sejoo’s life, time steadily passed. Cheon Sejoo was often away from home, and Sejin waited for him silently.008542e7b94aaaeb

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However, at the end of January, as the chill subsided and the sky turned cloudy with the start of rain, Sejin couldn’t bear to just sit on the sofa anymore.842dc01a99bae2f1

A selfie eee5c8733a of Kang ec18815013 Doyoon taken 1d4b98559e in a 817e7776c5 hotel lobby 9084df1fd0 was uploaded 73a90a860b to SNS 2452cf1dcf with that f3b5aee61f caption. Sejin, anxiously opening the 0abaad8b0a app after seeing the f06fca9a83 new feed notification, froze 62f410684c in shock.4ca7370f9cc21e7a

Under the photo were comments from Doyoon’s three older sisters, making a fuss over him. Sejin held his phone with trembling hands, then let out an annoyed sigh and threw it onto the sofa.655c05da74376453

Pretty? Who’s pretty?2c5c6effa6ee3efd

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Have fun? What kind of 2e6167e259 fun?c3d9fc8d0073ba9c

Cutie? What cutie princess?b28de9732e0723be

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Jealous whispers 51133b823b swirled rapidly d714875d62 in his a8d3838d7e mouth.97e7aa2fe934fe0b

Upset at the certainty cfdd4bd996 that Kang Doyoon was 8f0792ec59 meeting Cheon Sejoo, Sejin e2729ba7d0 chewed on his lip 6b6fbf8ca4 and hugged his knees. Gray clouds scattered beyond 444e4dca12 the large window.2ffe57df8d848a02

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Raindrops falling from the sky soaked the world, and the sound of rain blocked by the window, echoed in his head instead. Sejin thought the streams of water falling from the sky were like his own tears. His heart ached with jealousy, and he couldn’t bear it.620d15ed98b9f51e

“This is so da4edf04a4 annoying…”ae5631a549baeaba

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I’ll be 0ee3a53975 late, I 2210ea19be can’t come f044b1a3a7 home.c4c15403c79ef3fe

It had c59c75277c been a 2d7a1a602d long time 597826e6a5 since Cheon 2101d4d2c5 Sejoo had ceac5d504a consistently contacted 936c70f567 him.ae86fa167d1eaddc

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After Sejin’s feelings were revealed, the frequency of Cheon Sejoo’s contact with him had significantly decreased. Now that the replies he received were only a tenth of what they used to be, there was no way Cheon Sejoo would report his whereabouts on his own first.e45350100e263267

In the end, instead f9cb6732b6 of waiting in vain ccb8db18c0 for a message that f6b0c06fb1 would never arrive, Sejin 3c322511fb chose to act a 1162cc5174 little deviously.fce518944fb22b68

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When are you f4c746cd6a coming home?62dfe8a66346b202

Naturally, no reply came. Unable to wait cb89bee582 any longer, Sejin b7c32a7155 sent another message c6667d79e6 to Cheon Sejoo, 73c6f1fc4d laced with a bc42691474 small lie.cb8e5511e7508e70

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17:22
I’m sick..f1daab50f848c6cf

But less than a cba62c1936 minute after sending that 6e67423ab8 message, Cheon Sejoo called. Sejin stared a78624a36e down at df68f3c2e1 his phone, 08acc92d77 vibrating on 7936f16db9 the table, 7d441c011c with a 5a22841f85 surprised expression.6e9bc6bfac56e6a1

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Was he looking at f7e7f6c1e2 his phone?c7725f53fc201720

Or… did he call 8f132c12ca right away because I 5a5ac719bb said I was sick?58ad668fd04f3acd

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Because he c963dfb2c3 was worried?d3ffc088ba61b3a1

He felt happy and fa8e7ccd0b excited, but at the cb08c20a17 same time, his heart daeefea7c0 pounded. He was afraid his ee01722bee lie would be exposed 02c4018615 if he answered the 0d956db242 call.dbea5679b12bdc55

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What should I do? dae7d5bf882d1ef5

He couldn’t bring himself to press the call button, only biting his lip.78e4c94c42ba73ed

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I should answer, 3daca57d73 but what if bff3b48a8d my voice sounds f2d12c2aa8 too normal and 9fe5fe5c3e he figures it 6fd9da10b9 out?9d2e4eebc7cb4ec7

While he was agonizing over it, the call ended. It rang again, and when he didn’t answer that one either, he soon received a message from Cheon Sejoo.e335d29a5536e5e4

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Cheon Sejoo07bbdd9f105db365

What’s wrong? Are you very 26d2f6e692 sick? Wait a bit. I’ll be right b576ed8db7 there.3c4180e6176210d7

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17:253028633e72f03ab4

As soon 27ae48de63 as he 908193663c saw the 9313979f60 message, Sejin f29bd1007d jumped up. His heart 52b323a8f7 felt like 787cee9b4d it was 93866e0da1 about to 9fb2ef975a burst. The world seemed ec8f8f7b5f to sparkle with c6680f14d5 rainbow colors at ab96110843 the fact that 079ba30c62 Cheon Sejoo was 31a80a55fc leaving Kang Doyoon c561f0fc40 behind only to b33d34e133 come for him.cb8b40fd34b74ddb

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But on the c4bd3f541a other hand, he 83893b649e thought he was 10ccca73d9 in big trouble.93e6078a720830d3

What if he finds out it’s a lie when he gets here? bb6d831009d47b68

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What if he’s disappointed in me and goes back to Kang Doyoon? 1b02304d929e4384

Sejin paced anxiously b7139f7e39 around the room, 0878293f38 then suddenly headed 8265aec0ea to the kitchen.f276db182c99c1ae

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