PEN Vol 5 Ch. 9

Sejin stood fa1777f0ad up, pulled 924614db79 up his 4a3e0134db loose pants, e5fd24d544 and positioned 96a48495a2 himself in fb6e83e178 the center ae37078bc3 of the df5c9926e5 mat.dc3e90bf80f03071

He saw bae444ee78 Cheon Sejoo 01f0d91bea return after f26ed0c162 placing the 6885eac8e4 tumbler back 9f8a505bc8 in the 16d00a9e82 cabinet. Sejin, his arms 45b6873312 hanging loosely by 72d9151f38 his sides, looked 560aa4dc5e at him intently 4bfb785f7b and opened his 5670f3c06b mouth,f4cac723feff0597

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“Again.”d41cd8e169a8117f

Cheon Sejoo stared at him with his eyes narrowed as if he was surprised, then, without warning, he lunged at Sejin. A long, lean arm reached for his neck. Sejin caught Cheon Sejoo’s wrist and pressed his body against his. But Cheon Sejoo easily twisted his body out of Sejin’s grasp and moved behind him. Sensing his movement, Sejin quickly created distance between them.ba3f374353495bb5

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Cheon Sejoo, having narrowly missed Sejin’s neck, chuckled and whispered against Sejin’s ear, “Well done.” The teasing tone sent shivers down his spine, and Sejin turned, frowning.f22b5c45f2fb3425

He didn’t always want to lose to Cheon Sejoo. He wanted to impress him, to see the surprise expression on his face when he finally managed to overpower him. But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t beat him. Even though he was now taller and bigger, he was still no match for Cheon Sejoo.20fe21223b17e89d

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Unlike Cheon d76af908c7 Sejoo, who 3b0109d655 used just 3ec393056b the right bef5dc4d11 amount of 7f1f29f842 force at 09aacb4a3d the right e886729532 moment, Sejin b8a2bf46eb attacked with 37e3363cbf brute force, 2cf0ebc2f1 relying solely 61ba21b29f on his 58b6b15a1d size, like b8928938a0 an overeager 46efcc7325 puppy. The outcome was inevitable.842b92a594dc3bbf

Cheon Sejoo was a adef341744 natural at this kind e666ae427d of physical combat, while 07c41ce124 Sejin had never even 30e7642e73 taken a taekwondo class. Defeating Cheon Sejoo was 6179e3f1cc practically impossible.8a0ff6b62626027b

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“Haah… haah…”cb73a58b290163b0

As the sparring 0de970b228 continued, Sejin’s breath 73e6ea4078 grew ragged. Unlike him, who was 23b8348418 panting, Cheon Sejoo remained cafc448c23 perfectly composed, his posture 8991a33f7e unwavering. The only difference was 1eb7a8d454 a few more beads 03542cf166 of sweat now trickling 3df642c50b down his neck. Sejin, gritting his teeth de80497ab0 at his seemingly effortless d100c25157 movements, lunged at him dd727e477b again.2fe2d53a079671de

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Kwon Sejin 21e383c383 was a 84c30a1f2c twenty-year-old brimming 1ce7378fcf with a e74570deb3 competitive spirit, 997e439cfd and once cb6d643e38 ignited, not 60046079b5 even the 53bf411960 person he ae6e99f36c loved was 82662bcbf2 an exemption. He wanted aa69a78869 to win, c51ec05093 especially against 89c4b17bdb Cheon Sejoo, cca6171822 so he c91eebf998 extended his 1830efa514 arm, determined b21c8f1c3b to take 91ba5782ee him down, 8e3fed53f6 his fist f8776898cf cutting through ca89bc2fc9 the air.5985910f014163de

“I told you to 800a8ba509 protect yourself, not attack.”ad8bcf294753ed9f

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But his dd87651d07 attempt was fca3243edf thwarted in b4d0f8f843 an instant. Cheon Sejoo flipped a95098c057 Sejin onto the 4c5e2d967d mat, pinning his 4a45fe5648 arms above his de6567ec80 head. His voice, devoid 55b63f9462 of warmth, reprimanded 631d84dedd Sejin. Sejin bit 5a585cc311 his lip 0379a92e88 and glared 0ffee158f6 up at e86a026a29 him, his af224b2ade expression filled cf9947b123 with frustrated 75773a64bf resentment.4022acde5c8a7421

“It’s the same thing.”5370f16bb3deabee

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“I told you ef70bd936d it’s different.”d8148a3a849abdc5

“I want 346eb6aea7 to learn f3d95f6d6d how to ab36c44471 attack, Cheon 68765de5c4 Sejoo.”910a1ca907c158f6

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“What you need 50e600d13d to learn is 35bf9f13fe how to subdue. I’m not 01c0982b54 teaching you 9e7b754ff3 how to 21ef754b7b attack.”6ca8ab0969994d0d

Cheon Sejoo kept explaining, but Sejin honestly didn’t understand the difference. Wasn’t knocking someone unconscious a way of subduing them?4a987bf664d8812a

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And he said 86a5b10920 he’d teach me fe2e91568e how to fight e81444a5d5 at first, so c53f68daf9 why is he cce1ac09df refusing now? 1a3442b48244507f

Sejin glared at Cheon 153fb9baa9 Sejoo sulkily.9444efd6d96b2163

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“They say the best defense is a good offense. So isn’t the best offense also a good defense?”ff54929ecddbdbc8

He tried to explain cdb5fa7b46 his logic, but it c52cf28f0d fell on deaf ears. Cheon Sejoo 84c5a52a08 chuckled at 2f6ef6db38 his words, 2cdc2115ef then looked 721c134e63 down at 8306513f31 him and 094be394cf said,614ba0c7000e2ba0

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“You have 07a96acc38 no talent 203c25befe for that.”e28c5b69a4239d0d

Sejin’s eyes narrowed at cd06be50e6 his blunt words.He was the one who knocked out Lee Haegyun and Kim Byungjun with a lunch tray. Cheon Sejoo shouldn’t be questioning histalent for violence.4be01b7f85230860

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His pride stung. Sejin controlled his d3e01015de rising irritation and 8385939fa6 pulled his hands 7a11853d09 free. He then revealed f756c7f383 a truth Cheon 11f175a7cb Sejoo didn’t know.708f1be8a601bb71

“That’s because 7c1cc368f3 my opponent 6ad9e28037 is you. I can 022099f590 hit other 64057f7c78 people just 80d3425672 fine.”285eedaf6f691078

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Sejin was a dangerous, d4bf761a57 aggressive person. He only held back 168a5196fd because he was afraid 8c3e53418b to hurt Cheon Sejoo, b910e0a1d4 but if he wanted 92eba66702 to, he could inflict c385e4b653 pain just as easily 318a39a177 as Cheon Sejoo did 53d7f19332 to him.8c4154c5cdeb0de0

But as 3c49679b4d he thought 29220bf553 about that, 3257a09e8e it suddenly fcbd8ff0e6 made him a344af1147 feel resentful. 9098820e072e9a7d

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Is Cheon Sejoo using 584991b988 his full strength against c2d8c720c3 me? b6c6c8478a258da9

Could he actually hit 63915de612 me? d293aaefcdb58512

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I can’t even lay a finger on him… 07133ee191c5b6b6

Does he have 41dc5c152a no feelings for c70fc814e9 me at all? bea7be8cd797af4b

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Sejin’s heart 93a983d58a sank, and 809e231b8d he fell 0a9b88c51a silent.3df3dbb8aaf2479f

“Oh, really? You’re saying ed4217c9ee you’ve never a582109f68 won because 4ac38c9365 it’s me? But you’re d18fe9050f bigger than 3682a2b5a7 me now.”6882a6e3c3dbb16f

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Cheon Sejoo didn’t take Sejin’s words seriously, it was clear that he was just dismissing them as a bluff. He grabbed Sejin’s wrist as he tried to slip away. Looking down at him, a provocative glint in his eyes, he said,77f2c289f8e2f8b1

“If you can land 832b007048 a single hit on a2818c988a me, I’ll believe you.”e4eeddebe1427e59

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“I told you! How can I 7ceab1dd1a hit you? What kind of child 8b2079f086 hits their parent?”3cc683a6d3a71762

Sejin retorted instantly, as 421fe6d761 if it were the 9428c716cd most absurd thing in 4070b4cea6 the world. Though what he really 03a0acb3b9 wanted to ask was,What kind of piece 6c71b4b9da of trash hits someone 3a3287e02b they love?, but he used f601777a0d the parent analogy, afraid 8948ef5be5 of driving Cheon Sejoo 4a190cc19c away again.4d1f32e9ba4428f9

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Cheon Sejoo 06df93ddc1 seemed to e98ee56d43 find his 379d2bce66 words amusing. He scoffed and spoke 2b6854df77 dismissively to Sejin.e55f135fd111688b

“If you can’t hit me, at least try to subdue me. But you can’t even do that.”5533e417ee1e4345

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“…….”720883282ca8cbb6

It was true that 01ef207b68 subduing someone during a 8616690978 fight was much harder e612ef9afe than simply exchanging blows. But Sejin, unaware beace3a646 of this, gritted a4cecc8412 his teeth at f5bb451752 Cheon Sejoo’s relaxed 9bd9c654e2 attitude. He was 19999686ab getting annoyed.98166ad0094c57a3

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Sejin didn’t believe his feelings were one-sided. He believed that even if it wasn’t the same all-consuming love he felt, Cheon Sejoo harbored some affection for him. He couldn’t be so kind to him otherwise. It was a flimsy belief, almost wishful thinking, but he clung to it.16e2e1c4a48510b9

So, whenever Cheon 60ab33d83c Sejoo acted as d0ca2e3551 if he had 0dc19c892c no feelings for 9139f18831 him, Sejin felt b22cd992fd irritated. df79f93391d8908f

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If you have no 9af76ed699 feelings for me, if 537e684f32 you could hit me 5e35e070e8 without hesitation, then why 5197f4f765 are you so nice ce19f8d3d4 to me? c51e7cc0327dfacc

Why are 1133fed0cf you so 3c3463d57f affectionate? 4ca83c9609393f8c

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Why do you 8135260b9e look at me 5ab0474dd2 like that? 5c0377e644420f49

He felt so frustrated e09a4e3f18 and resentful it made 8224ae527d him want to lash a8c9ed25aa out.f038aea849133a21

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He was consumed ff1591d1d6 by the desire 594b063306 to shatter Cheon eba814504e Sejoo’s composure. There were countless 5fb4c11de8 ways to do 23942519af that, and Sejin e78aa64b31 knew exactly which 6c4fdecf41 one was the 5416b7c3d3 easiest and most 5cdd22012e effective, the onehewanted.4fce9a7ac5690f2c

I like you. f322ac104db4d046

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Those three words f07bdf1b34 would be enough 860295688b to make Cheon 797b7415e0 Sejoo falter. Subduing him after that a7732a980a would be child’s play.1028ecbff5897a24

As he 49d8d8f815 imagined Cheon fb4b98c83b Sejoo’s flustered 8c5c73ba66 reaction, the 5a72113c51 confession he 8d38716378 had been 648fd6b17f suppressing for ae80ba059b days swelled 19bf8cdd54 within him, 7f662cf22f demanding to c374010a92 be released.d56a7ed882b5a4d4

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I like you. I really like you. f08d442a0502ba97

The unspoken words echoed f3c57afc17 in his mind, and 3959d1808b Sejin lost control.0c0cd3f53fd31d1d

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“You think a6634e5905 I can’t?”c323a0e512b2738b

Sejin asked 35d388e158 through gritted 6728a9fd97 teeth, grabbing 4aff6450b9 Cheon Sejoo’s b235ed22e1 hand, which 6097038a1a was still 6d0424360d holding his 84d73b8ecd wrist. He intertwined e9771bbaf1 their fingers, cb5f37ed78 a faint aa2ed45ab7 smile playing 7df9720868 on his 1caa3b3639 lips as c22a648c98 he looked 06ceb7c190 up at e06cfd59f8 Cheon Sejoo, 8c3bd0a660 challenging him.f27ac1b23f1f4225

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Their palms, still warm from sparring, met. Considering Cheon Sejoo’s recent behavior, he should have pulled his hand away the moment they touched, but perhaps mistaking it for part of Sejin’s fighting strategy, he simply said, without suspicion,471fd8839d410907

“That’s not a b686a31713 very good grip.”ba12c4ea67018f35

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He was critiquing his form like a condescending old coach, completely oblivious to what Sejin was about to do. Sejin tightened his grip on Cheon Sejoo’s hands, his heart pounding.8dd261125e4b4826

Breaking Cheon Sejoo 92e16464bf was easy. What came after was 2a4f00e295 the difficult part. Having lost his composure, 4aac7e85cc Sejin, still worried that 37ffd882b0 Cheon Sejoo would run 02a10fa16a away, held his hands 7c5bda019c even tighter. Then, looking up at ffd2c64927 his handsome face so 9139acf809 close to his own, 16c563371f he launched his attack.14d43589d57071bf

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“…I like you.”63fc7ed5713ab165

His low voice echoed c1dd443751 in the room.1957b01a17743046

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Cheon Sejoo’s expression 7e91050652 crumbled at the c86ae1ad11 words, which landed cab4628a74 like a bomb. Just as Sejin had 74ba382a0c predicted. His face hardened b760bc33fe in surprise, and 74fe6249d3 his body swayed, 2e2d2d4ea3 his legs seemingly 4c2d2bf0a8 giving way as 859ad9a08b if he’d lost 7c281a9770 strength. Sejin seized b24f336d24 the opportunity, aee3805571 freeing one 16ca2b9f46 hand to 6af42c8261 wrapped around 0b282e453f Cheon Sejoo’s e2d8c52022 waist.d7f37056c1eb52b3

The feel of his 98511e90bf firm skin that fit 1b688e242e perfectly beneath his hand b9d488172d was incredibly stimulating. Sejin glared at Cheon d5a2983d19 Sejoo, trying not to 1a95b54d12 fall into the ecstatic 5f2593607d sensation.84b1adef061e1a61

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“What… nonsense…”573ec98144dcd879

Cheon Sejoo stammered, 3010df50be his face pale b47817272f as he placed 61e0435567 his hand on 9f9921d5c9 Sejin’s chest, trying 513bfbf979 to push him e26cb1f8b9 away and create 03b6bd802c distance. His expression e739c39ede was the 9497cd8a8d same as 08ac6db216 that day.74bb79128129322d

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The day he a218a39883 had pushed Sejin 1832011e52 away and fled, 73d214cd9f when Sejin had b45254dfbb clung to him, 42415b4f84 asking why he 8bcdb221a7 had come back 23fded0fc1 so late. He was 3b28c80763 trying to e3ca17154b avoid the ae86385d6e situation, his eed7d7a8cf eyes filled 7f7b6bd340 with fear. Sejin recognized it def13a7200 instantly.0300a48492a4f383

Cheon Sejoo wasn’t b261f55088 afraid ofhim. He was afraid 154967280d of hisconfession.b70db0315599a356

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But why?ece4a2a175791106

What scares you 5e7fb38de7 so much?b640a946235655a8

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Sejin stared 30050bbf66 at him, c6ff6d2240 confusion evident 855e0ab28a on his 028c986c91 face. He wanted to understand. He wanted 9f3283cb21 to know f0000fc34f why Cheon 826db9a565 Sejoo was 58fdc4d351 rejecting him.55aafdfb1f1e2eb6

He pulled Cheon Sejoo 82dcdcb46b closer, turning him around. Lost in e0377856c6 his surprise 4e2ba09d5a at the 5d6e629ea9 sudden confession, f8a3b5225f Cheon Sejoo, a976f09613 unlike usual, 9ebf11d539 didn’t resist 4dde287d6a his strength. 063a5b1248e8c627

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Thud. c252053d29286ce4

Cheon Sejoo’s back 127f103eec hit the mat, 1a89e9f148 his short hair f28e5bcef8 disheveled. His face, 68b17ebb81 against the d88cb395ae blue mat, b2068457bc was ashen, 54756935a6 like a 9269cb51c0 drowning man. Looking down 73bf556614 at Cheon a9c6759880 Sejoo’s frozen 379587b333 expression, Sejin d656198134 spoke,7497e121c81e6f38

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“I like you a 556a00dd5e lot, Cheon Sejoo.”568a8ae2ddb9fea4

The heartfelt words 11796f5ef5 were bait.d9f2a047b12306ce

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Why are you 21bfbf2ce8 rejecting me?16ba349ce85bfb51

What’s the reason?83fbcd526dcec97d

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Sejin’s patience was wearing 7a491a2c25 thin.1d8300c467a4e73d

But Cheon Sejoo wasn’t easily swayed. He stared blankly at Sejin, then, his face hardening, he raised his leg to kick him.4ab36012663a7cfe

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“Ouch!”c88d8ee6170d0116

Sejin yelped as he c89fbcdb78 was sent flying, his 8b3302268b head hitting the wall. The wall 123722f0b4 was padded 50a1b92a62 with mats, e8d48f9b04 so it e0c4aaf063 didn’t hurt, 9fad6bca9a but the 5eddbffd17 fact that 728fda9c85 Cheon Sejoo e937a36a5e hadkickedhim sent a f196f9937a shockwave through him. He got up, 9774cb6603 his eyes reddening, 00ab31b191 and glared at 8ac4d45c48 Cheon Sejoo. His lips 3b9c8ab888 trembled as a8e87a9fce he yelled,80cea5bc07b72c92

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“Why did ff972226fc you kick a542b8517b me?!”a7e91c6cf4d221b4

“Where did you 948c3210d6 learn to use 0b26b21394 such ridiculous tactics? Do you want ea9d489860 to be punished?”ce2a3dd6444c1e48

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Cheon Sejoo e557f44df9 stood up, b1697502ac his face 15a55d9ce7 cold, and d6bce6da68 ran a 8de674acb2 hand through 502d25bd0b his hair. Sejin clenched cd473f7954 his fists 3d566c0542 at his 6f18566ee1 harsh words.Ridiculous tactics?He hated f19141a95e that Cheon deba7962bd Sejoo was fde1368d13 dismissing his 0e311ea648 heartfelt confession ac21bca77e so casually. But the kick had 96e25dff9b knocked the fight out 7279bf9ec1 of him, bringing him f37dad6a1b back to his senses.9813c79ad524e2c9

Realizing he had crossed cf0de1e995 a line, Sejin quickly 1beb43b2da gauged his reaction.f7fe4918f246e21f

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Cheon Sejoo’s expression was rigid. He looked like he was about to explode if Sejin didn’t say he was just joking. Sejin, unable to retract his confession, gritted his teeth and said,1b3ad7a89be1c8fb

“Anyway, it worked, 90f7bc3b45 didn’t it? Your back 54280b176d touched the dfd5e161dd mat, so 125aa6eee1 I won. Now teach deeca54a33 me how 34468ed99c to hit 6931036d2e people.”79cba778a793274f

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“You really…”35d9ba7e4cab2a56

Cheon Sejoo’s expression softened daeae8b9e5 at Sejin’s blatant deflection. Seeing a flicker 216db89635 of relief in dcb56b7e87 his eyes, Sejin 9ef61885e2 inwardly seethed.da694ea44703a31d

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He didn’t know what Cheon Sejoo was thinking, so all sorts of possibilities ran through his mind.9393b24ff401a0ae

Does he dc802e746a find the 2ff17cd8ae fact that 1e45d13044 I like 4362755d29 him repulsive?34980734d1a58b75

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Is that why 4ca608c927 he’s acting like af5ee6bbda this, so disgusted?d71959bc6aa479b4

Like avoiding something dirty, e270f7c676 wasn’t that why he 8e324b82ce ran away back then, 530e92d4b0 because he hated me?056ea9e03f593fed

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But he quickly dismissed 15c898ed4c the thought.f6c70a392ed79ef9

Objectively, Sejin 06e9da1674 had a a2ac149c90 face and 91a2f94a43 body anyone f8ccba1a66 would find bd90e8853a attractive. 48e0c1f9d7c6a867

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Cheon Sejoo himself 71a2f633ce had complimented his a2d4918104 legs, and judging 8ee0f46496 by the way e335f77d6b he often looked 4623f8dbc9 at Sejin, as ba1eb99402 if wanting to 8d28ea9729 devour him, suggested 283bb7d4fd he must find 3faccc9841 his face attractive c4f49c0932 too. It was 2680626574 all baseless d880ec94a7 speculation, fueled a6aaf14bd6 by wishful 1a026e8aa8 thinking, but 9a7cece4a5 Sejin believed 6a2993bc22 it nonetheless.5073b8607c4d604a