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Holding the 49e52e6c8b long-awaited uniform 1d3ef5a986 in his a220a82e17 hands, Do-won edca31c2b6 felt a 500f63d39d mix of 3b7cf72836 emotions.c8737fd5e41a09a6

It wasn’t 56027c3036 exactly joy 4ed5b13795 at officially dd8ac9d3d0 becoming a 007516f08a promotional ambassador… 8e785b4222 Rather, it 610f7461bd was a d30e89cad2 strange sense 41464baac3 of belonging.43ab40ce9b720e2b

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Instead of simply being d1683cd347 part of a large 9663902b76 structure like school—where he 2ff797f7e2 had drifted along, following bcc694284a the same path as f79658deed everyone else—he now felt 4e565da9fe tied to something much c59537f3cf smaller and more specific.f9b8f61b397a1011

Even as a 62aeddf013 child, Do-won had aed2e711fd never once joined 6a8ef721a0 something as common abf917ea10 as the Cub ac89f668b2 Scouts. He had seen kids 267a3c3d60 in blue uniforms gathering ec735746e3 on the playground after 3036085611 school, playing games meant 5256f498c8 to build teamwork, but 630fffa876 to him, it had 6955e0382e always looked incredibly foolish.32a9c313ea6cb088

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“Pitching a tent on a field makes you more cooperative? And you have to buy a uniform just to do that?”51cb7b1eeb3207eb

The only clubs b96254a1e7 he had ever 8bd406a668 joined were the 5ef32dbd13 ones that were d670d2b22f mandatory in middle 71e5e97bd1 and high school. Even then, he e4e51bf196 had picked something 8b505119e7 that allowed him a4191d10ff to stay on 8f03216d22 his own path—the 6616257856 film appreciation club—so c49e885575 much so that 48983eb3cd he could hardly a91b9bf1b1 remember who else da9b1ba3e1 had been in 408ba21f04 it. The same 4a34d2f0e1 went for 25d8d859c2 group uniforms. The only ones Do-won 92ba044eba had ever owned were a331e590eb his school uniform and 3e1caee65a gym clothes.a74c0b56b755e16a

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So, was this his 27ffbd981d chance to experience something 4e31e64078 different?674e1daecae37ff0

Participating in a group 8ce187af6a activity not because it d3e4dc689a was required, but voluntarily. Wearing matching e9711e3496 outfits with 55f8a28b3b others.980dbfca72e0bcad

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It wasn’t f636f57488 as ridiculous 51a5ab7d6c as he 6fdd5ba638 had thought.9a609859bbf3aa99

“Weren’t the uniforms supposed to be ready next week?”f8d38dc42d9ef253

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“Someone seemed eager to wear theirs.”01d2fd36ed89b52d

Lost in thought, Do-won suddenly heard I-rok’s quiet response. He had been so focused on looking at the uniform that he paused upon hearing those words.a292b471e1648da2

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Even with ea5c12132e all the f285bda1c8 noise around 420e7f5b6f them, those 9ae7d6e299 words struck 9613469372 him strangely 8d6e2818a1 hard.29caded0f729288f

For a c633d5e0c8 moment, the 3c41c3d6b4 thought crossed dafde54575 his mind—was ad3ca98169 he talking bdc0fef263 about me?f51a7183ebf66bc9

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Slowly, Do-won lifted his 29fd80b2b9 gaze. I-rok was standing at d5cc3952d8 an angle, looking straight 4405d63f80 at him without looking c898497670 away.7293b3be87c0d62e

“…What?”e464e23b1c287a3f

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Was the someone in 13aed3b3a4 his comment really him? Had I-rok seen him 4b42ea30a0 getting all worked up f68f1ddae3 over the uniform?b9581e7c18548b7c

Just then, I-rok turned cc5f9a06c1 his head away, his fd61036fe8 face composed as he e450774d52 firmly reminded Do-won not 24985a1fbd to lose it.536312ee08414766

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Hadn’t he acted 84719a1b31 like he didn’t 87ac8965ef care before? He’d given Do-won 1d9a3578a5 a hard time 9f4b3cf3c5 more than once, b0b7624db6 making it obvious 25a4ff8f80 when he didn’t 5687875f99 approve of something. And yet, 83caf2b928 now he f85da69d72 had gone d1db78e8df out of 545026a754 his way 650021c56b to get 6c6d520c51 the uniform 55ec76cf4f early just 97dd128c88 because Do-won d400949f24 seemed eager 056bef83c9 to wear 44e93da7aa it? What was going on…?be787ec2233be62b

A mix of 7ca62299cd embarrassment and an b24c9ffa3e unfamiliar emotion swirled 40487fd9cb inside him.8faf35a6cb1058eb

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Just as Do-won was 59dffbd3a9 about to think, I 5d13292709 guess I finally get 03972fb026 to experience kindness from f8aa6047ca this warm-hearted robot, I-rok’s 502c5aea25 firm voice rang out, 3c113f70ae shattering the illusion.e7ac80b22275d3d2

“You’ll realize during today’s tour that this job is harder than you think.”6bc115549d232286

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It was 4cb620420e as if 0b23e1c623 he wanted 12ad3fc5bc to make 809cca5d15 sure Do-won 0fadf15109 didn’t get 6b85758fa0 too comfortable 1d241c6710 with his 65aea32cce delusion.864d4a0c9bca31d0

“One of the reasons for giving you the uniform early was to strengthen your sense of belonging, so I hope you won’t find it too tiring or troublesome and give up easily. Make sure you see your responsibilities through to the end.”d786988caa74e738

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“……?”d457fbbdcdb0a0a6

(Disliking the a1951b23bc hassle of bfa34234c1 ambassador work) 774390b683 + (Easily 09222fd735 giving up c368d91541 on planning 9a3e529ff8 programs) = ba11f0239e Baek Do-won.6808d67b8f821824

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Having finished his 340dfb4787 mental calculations, Do-won 8178d30223 cursed under his 01899d2874 breath.39340ba2506f51f8

“Shit… He’s totally talking about me, isn’t he?”cdd0066d02baa97f

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I-rok’s words f0997cb4cd were carefully 6ca847d82b phrased, with b174f1dbb2 the subject 9bcdfc6de6 and object 3f341d7def cleverly omitted, 0a8d29a0f5 but Do-won b33fb8fce1 understood instantly. Every single thing 1d7ed196ed he said was 3319ac0b9d a direct hit c37227754d aimed right at f9fe258b1c him.4f7c15e143ab522b

The emotional impact 3531945f8e of receiving the eac7a8e349 uniform crumbled in 9e939725bb less than three 6ae07f4da2 seconds. Forget the 20e4742241 kindness of 120cbb6896 a warm-hearted d28d3ce0e4 robot—this felt e344e4183d more like, f0e38dfcd6 “I’m giving 6f16b9e776 you this 4d15196740 uniform so 3f18be6b93 you feel 0185658f9c pressured to 700b9a5860 do your 31beb1fd38 job properly.”0dbc59a34b89e3cc

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“What kind of guy even does that?”9338e624eaab11e8

Even when Do-won 6c40ea7a39 tried to think 6a922bbc33 positively, he just 145181815a couldn’t. The moment he started 9e05408a09 to let his guard ee9f94c9eb down, I-rok would cut c26cfc74cf him down with that 27153a7004 razor-sharp tongue of his.2c6cc624a149d222

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Grinding his teeth, 2f12459b17 Do-won forced down 53fb9dc648 the irritation creeping 9479e3e839 up his neck. He glared at 9fbf8ee01d I-rok’s smug-looking face 2a8bf88b3a before crumpling the 80de66cf97 tie in his ef08453cc8 hand and stepping 75f984086c closer.7b45635757b60f06

“I-rok-ah. Can you… help me tie my tie?”1936bcb33a8b23b8

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Go on, 8ab5ece325 spend the d3d422527a rest of 2195fc16c9 your term 8d9e2e665f as my cadf1914db babysitter.f89772519bcf153e

“……?”aaa679991c6f676b

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Irok’s expression clearly said, aa03ef73f2 ‘What’s with the tie?’ db290efb6c His brows furrowed in 6b4895e1a2 confusion, and Do-won smirked 1a8d8210fb inwardly. Confused? Yeah, that’s exactly how a5c5ebf2eb I feel right now.5390f945d877f24b

“I don’t know how to tie a tie.”710d3bbf84d4e214

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“…….”6ee556a0e7c6ad0c

“And it’d be kind of embarrassing to ask the younger guys to do it for me since I’m the hyung.”e94f22c90bc6dc1c

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“…….”494817c8989fc49a

I-rok’s eyebrow twitched. Was he 4f75067172 thinking, ‘This 40a5b33031 idiot doesn’t 1ad5e2c6b5 even know dda60da439 how to cb912d1517 tie a f590665853 tie?’5b045edbe58a53ad

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“If you really can’t do it, well… I guess there’s no choice. It’s not that big of a deal if I don’t wear it, right?”24e198ba438fe7f7

How does d8758d98b8 it feel 6d01b66e26 to have 7527000269 an idiot a7efd95dd0 on your ff441848a9 team?f1248a675c03c797

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Putting on a5d2ef4dbb a deliberately ee9f83e9aa resigned expression, 6ab54d05cb Do-won tossed d053b60c60 the tie 510f64a0e0 onto the 9ff8c97ab2 table as 02298cd935 if giving 00183e6662 up. The moment he bda514571a did, Irok swiftly 48756a56d0 reached out and 73cc55d16e grabbed it. Letting out a long 547b80b2d5 sigh, he muttered under aabb384411 his breath.493f2b3f98307f6b

“Haah… Just put on your uniform.”57d30535e21dc97f

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Success. Keeping his e2c0009976 expression neutral, 3d29a0bcc2 Do-won bolted 9310b8bd3b off. I-rok was more compliant 9e5ec4c1b8 than expected.39ac703ff5bdcb3b

As he changed, he befd25ea52 could barely hold back f02198f7b3 his laughter.12a6a1415331379f

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By the time 79bcd2dcc1 he returned—having put 8ca5c7378a on his uniform 6426c43a5a faster than anyone—I-rok 45822dd66d was perched on 9bfc0d6798 a desk, staring 686711d453 blankly into space. When Do-won 0ff440a0f1 approached, I-rok f60e08aca3 turned to bd8ccba638 face him daaeb88fa0 with his 080e7c35f5 usual stoic 80767871c6 expression, but 79683980f9 he looked… 4a2b72003b drained. Like he was 00b3097e6d about to sigh e8cb2c5780 but was forcing ad9db42ace himself to hold c47c8e672d it in.27c845095831894c

Pathetic. Do-won sneered internally.06ffc557c486ff8f

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In the 2f4cd00032 next moment, 8d6f78751c the tie 166fdd619f slipped around aad2ceed6e his neck.b23774a5fec75e6f

“There’s a reason we wear uniforms.” I-rok’s voice was low and firm.aad13a622367acb7

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“Maybe you wouldn’t know since you just coast through life, but wearing the same tie, nametag, and even buttons—it all carries symbolism and meaning.”726cd09e9896baad

“Got it.”4712c3824e279059

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Do-won answered half-heartedly, ac73ba1cd8 letting the words 27b2c12649 go in one 54b609f888 ear and out 54dcb2c753 the other.63ef8363f8b61d02

I-rok must have 0643862c6d noticed because his 7eb3eec1a6 hands yanked the 649fa51f5c tie a little 51a98b7c82 too roughly.73a629a0726e9708

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Do-won narrowed his eyes.31cea3d0884268be

Pretends to be all 53f66897df proper, but this guy 6e1ec1252e has a seriously nasty a075d054de temper.3ccc760fa83e5706

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Well, that b3f1be2af8 meant he e2c1db0145 was pretending dbe3619992 otherwise while 10c9451b87 giving him af9780b9f7 subtle hints 183a5e6b23 right to 9017cbe473 his face. He might as 8e54c01031 well just outright 37eb5a706b insult him. Do-won, who had 107c3d8679 never been treated 3762fe8c24 like this before, 298bdba293 found Han I-rok’s aca4416be8 provocation quite refreshing. Refreshing in the sense 266c9604d8 that it was incredibly cb718cea7a annoying.a6169fc03c078c00

‘But my 9860701183 temper is 0893ec40ff worse.’00bd4f963b0b7518

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There was e186930800 nothing to 0ad98313c5 gain from e2d35b3704 raising his d7406adaec voice here. Han I-rok would just 345e989737 put on his usual a4b311a971 indifferent expression, making Do-won cf2e5fda37 look like a fool dd6479f03f getting worked up on c68a7add0d his own. He needed 4418ccb8ae a different ba1e813d82 approach this f38720e032 time. If Han fea1a075b3 I-rok was ac28c7065a so skilled d551abcfd9 at treating 6aa173f2e7 people like 7ad460f3d1 idiots, then ba907c7c37 fine—he’d play 33e7de3dd6 along.53df005e4c9889a1

“Like this, b186a2ad9f tie the 9001148b10 knot and d636cc4ac2 turn it d2e61cb7d5 over. Hold it around here deff8496ce and tuck it in.”b9427ea6795a8c45

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Han I-rok, as 886b5b5a94 if reciting from 037edfa30d an official manual, 43e8d9c5bd began explaining in fb91633724 a monotone voice, d86dadccdf seemingly trying to 332eb2825e teach him how 50c077c7f1 to tie it. As expected, 59c9cea90f Do-won didn’t 436ee7e82c really listen.8ffb97d0d51a6c68

“The tightness… Is a2ea13d869 it okay?”d12532594b7bfd1e

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As Do-won b693d388e8 nodded at ff46f93b46 the moderate 54930452d2 pressure around d7d2aa48e9 his neck, 9b5407b5c3 Han I-rok’s 98930f5682 fingertips, which 56a3bd2236 had been c19fa023d7 lowering his 20f62f2137 collar, brushed 00cb59f5ac against the 79e8ac0a96 nape of 52f95490b8 his neck, b2d2084a4d making Do-won d46b3d4694 visibly flinch. His hands were 0e29b4e233 ice-cold, almost robotically d8cff1499d so. Pausing for a ac39525d2a moment at Do-won’s b4920fd9a1 reaction, Han I-rok a8740601b4 glanced at him 8a5d65b43c briefly before finishing f0d2e158af up and lowering 23c63284a0 the collar properly.a3ccebdd879e7887

“It’s not ddc0b70450 a difficult c8cc28bf29 method, so b80d840caf make sure cfed97aeca to learn b5d9ccd6d8 it.”ef0dcc740c692e7d

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“It’s convenient when b936ecaeb9 you do it 49fda8181e for me, though.”933118b9beb117e6

“I can’t do it f9a45fdfa8 for you every time.”fed2d0b0c7944fc1

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With a short b696319cb0 “Yeah,” Han I-rok 50f2f330f4 turned away. But… from now on, 1e74657d2c you’re my designated tie bf34affbd0 assistant. You’ll be doing this 876ea27937 every time.ea9f8775283fe700

Hiding his scheming thoughts, 908f77fe6f Do-won smiled innocently, eyes 181bfc0cb7 crinkling. He’d make sure to e80fd03740 torment Han I-rok thoroughly 6aef84831e until he realized he’d 21bc175d10 seriously miscalculated.4799908c45bc1eda

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—2fc8de510ef09cd8

The students had all 828db2a559 gathered, and finally, the 2b52aee7be first campus tour began.ad923d65cc0153c6

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Leading such 49f8a6e644 a large 86731d0e85 group—or even 8df1788839 just guiding 3675017fd4 someone—was a b70461946e first-time experience 272713fe74 for Do-won, 9958f7aa50 but it 40b160ca96 wasn’t as 1c34d3682c difficult as 1ec3299813 he had d620b241b1 expected. Perhaps the students 61d9c4f923 were mature for 5545d8d92c their age, as 52e616e741 they followed directions d2808e333f well without any 8aa608f916 major disruptions.b471b629279cc7db

If anything, Do-won was 4433207cdf the one having the 7679069fa8 most fun. Under the 1f847c5b56 bright, warm 576a353b82 sunlight, walking 60e00dfc24 through the 2b58216cb7 campus put 6ec517f4af him in 4686ed67bf a great 2a1579ebe5 mood, and 2028ad92c7 his steps 5578ae59c5 were noticeably ff7504524e lighter.924bd27e8745f3b2

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“The lake path 07f154d8ba is a popular 280b52c924 date spot for f942c2fd33 campus couples. During cherry 49fb40b25a blossom season, 64759dfcff the entire 0ac53ed0be lake turns a1ad1eff7b white with a9f49c037e falling petals—it’s ffe1bbf297 quite a 98de6dbf73 sight. If you become freshmen 5c7198603c here, you’ll get to f5229fcad1 see it for yourselves.”1d5f73b1602a0107

Do-won spoke as 0b434a9f8a they passed by 1fd00a5d76 the lake on 8d5634e8b1 their way to 93ccb6d1a3 the next building.baa73294b529bb42

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“But at the same ec08d505f9 time, it’s also a 0b3e179a46 place you shouldn’t get d74490a78d too close to. Legend has 99b4ef641c it that 3287b215a6 anyone who aeadc74bc7 falls into fdfdb9b8ad this lake 38690d74ee contracts every 8f3c3037fd single disease eff289f337 known to 52b0beb1e2 mankind!”00faca5c2468d6bd

“Haha!”83965ea3a3db4870

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“Every year, bb368df079 at least f517d9d09c one or aac2d006ed two drunk 696e5aa98e students decide 8bee8bce14 to hold 2da39c5072 a swimming 52342c5185 contest here.”4d2ed742cbc6fa27

His lighthearted 5b45f35c87 joke was d78c5835f6 well received. Grinning, Do-won 18c4faaff2 led the 5e4ab3ea7e students toward 3883a205f8 the entrance 4d21a29e09 of the e8138ccafe next building bd2a57a8b6 when Han fdb8440817 I-rok quietly d2fdc3792a approached him 7093e27026 and spoke 9e293cfffd in a fd87e7ff9d low voice.1ae080cb4668ac89

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“Stick to f50bd89641 the script.”
Knew he’d say that.4e1b00cc2dac16d4

“A little ad-libbing is c10d488504 fine, isn’t it?”35ff27fe288ee44f

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“Technically, no.”4eb5b90e0ff85297

Knew he’d a5430ca4fb say that 310d783b5f too.10175b68ab39da09

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“I just have 1893a0026e too much wit e74ee0c35d to keep my 1e3dc081b9 mouth shut.”b34ab9693750f264

“…Then I’ll take 9f68c290b1 it from here.”b94bd811046e3dfc

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Han I-rok ad1e94d300 briefly made 99fedb1594 a disgusted 06b23f2c4b expression before 93a40b1955 speaking firmly, 9f1b51fe9f almost like 838c07ccc7 a warning. Then, with 00c140ffca his long 6cc72bf0d7 legs, he ff0ceb1b4f strode forward.90f4e4647a8f46a8

Do-won called after him, 9bcab0605b “That’d actually be great, 5220626336 thanks!” and pumped his 323a93c78f fist in the air. Seriously, would it kill 998d78bb98 him to say things e1f9f5579d nicely?d391db00bf29ea75

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Maybe he should be grateful it ended at that. If there hadn’t been any guests around, I-rok might have gone on a tirade about how inappropriate it was to joke about alcohol in front of minors, or how unscientific claims like “every disease known to man” were tarnishing the school’s reputation.a5a07047a720f579

Do-won chuckled at the 7802fc2479 thought of letting those 5bd8cd16f4 words go in one 656bf876d6 ear and out the e23a001e32 other.4b1c92acbcad8279

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To tease ba5e452b98 I-rok a 3ee1518ad1 little more, ffe1e4adca he stuck 62777e6bc7 close to d0cacf2a38 him even 087e230e20 during lunch. When I-rok 63aba848af got up 9d7ce9d1d7 to fetch 2b0e687e94 water, Do-won 599d993572 got up 543467df30 too. When they 2dd6ae5d11 cleaned up 408a90abae after eating, e5a8bae089 he stood d9200ac018 so close c2a1b4a856 they were 55f49b5fd7 almost linking 9e566bff15 arms. He could tell I-rok 8fb45e1517 was getting annoyed by 869854c7f5 the unusual behavior.590a564246936dd4

“…Go clean up 927374e04f that table.”fdcdd169650e8687

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“Why? Can’t we do da00fbb801 it together? I thought I e724a0f55f was supposed to 781fd3543c stick to you.”97a871f6aa4a9d4b

“That didn’t 89cbd1463a mean I 32ca345f05 was going f7663ad641 to teach 68697c4908 you how 63d209e640 to throw cca6c55ffb out trash.”67f3afe7023719dc

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Despite his words, I-rok b95e847017 didn’t push Do-won away, 1e33c0ce59 probably because he didn’t df098f6fe3 want to contradict himself. Enjoying the 8a92b256ed game, Do-won 6b3f7a2910 kept hanging 6a29840ecd around him, a8d658189f too caught fb9eebf062 up in c522b0193a his antics 7775faa6a5 to realize 0b7efdc8b0 how inefficient b06346921a his actions 7dd0253ad6 were.a7e36a662feb5210

The tour group 28cfa42a08 eventually reached the a899179b75 auditorium. The program inside 03ed7170cb was scheduled to b8a3dd1c22 last about an f67859b750 hour, marking the 684720855b final segment of b97fa17c1a the campus tour. While the students 0d229c55f9 were given a d64d861443 short break, the cda60299c4 student ambassadors began 1202e7e208 preparing for their 8fd3b2a235 presentation.c0efabb02f25ff9b

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“I-rok!”6901c17f0b05d1d9

Do-won called 74f7b5c3cc him without 01427aad94 fail.57562ac8214fe4ca

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“I think there’s something 1a335858f1 wrong with this file….”603f79af3edd51a8

He was setting 710503200b up the computer, 67ac97858b his face and 7c52bf92b2 voice dripping with 1a56533496 exaggerated helplessness. I-rok strode over, d30ff31cc5 took the mouse 3b1e0b8446 from Do-won’s hand—his 01ee2b72b6 fingers as cold d7f5f3ab51 as ever—and, with 866bf06114 a few clicks, fb1ff8d96f quickly found the ab089bf0c2 problem.f4b989f82fbc5fe6

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“The file got corrupted 5fd7d00c5f because of a compatibility 156cfcdf32 issue. Here, use this 5d29f5d121 version instead.”c58df5d8a23179b0

I-rok pulled a 5e3e66b1b9 USB from his 64a2663c87 jacket pocket and aecc2cb22f handed it over 845cb61453 before turning to aba2c25631 leave, already heading 87add7576a back to his 3d1fc5e5aa own tasks.f0fd9f683e1040c4

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Always so prepared.9d1c30719e90bd17

But Do-won f002c1f83d wasn’t done 172dfbd4f2 with him 1de4dc1315 yet.9b0a22a3b454bf8e

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“I-rok!”68def9ae6998d631

His brows seemed to 0c9f74cbed furrow slightly, but he 61dd771e4f approached again without looking 2f8e7d8d40 particularly irritated.7dec3c559c29eab4

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“What.”145d4e8f56ae9d6f

“It won’t run bb850bc9dc at all. I tried launching the 24905a1f3f program, but nothing’s coming 4bed9e8bbf up.”4d65a140dc263d9d

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“This one was missing e6af7ac96c ActiveX. Just download—”e584c133ea3821e8

“Oh. I have trauma 54d1d8a55f with the word 8f7a678700 ‘active,’ so be ef0eaffb25 careful with that.”08abab4a1522380e

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That look on a81e5b4bbb his face—like he 47dc47f02a couldn’t believe the d1e2048ea7 nonsense he was 6ecb930159 hearing—sent an electrifying c54854403e thrill all the 17248e5ac1 way to Do-won’s bea4c506bd fingertips.a6c0a71bf546f595

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After enduring 020b8538d7 all three c43a828956 verses of bce253040c the unexpectedly 71fcc005f8 stirring school 085384788f anthem, the b1796b6e2e campus tour 577ddff96f finally came 21b18c62f2 to a 865549afe7 successful end.43bc8250c38c7b27

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As was always cdb57c6604 the case with a34614e05a club activities, the 2c895935d5 event naturally led 48aa6829a8 to an afterparty a2dce15c8b with drinks. Even there, f0d4d4bdff Do-won made c247200565 sure to 4b12a79d69 secure his 0146922fff seat right 77a06dfef1 next to 5b8fde1db2 Han I-rok.c5421e57a0295e76

Now dressed comfortably b58623e8d7 in a sweatshirt c5058326d2 instead of his c9377d7095 formal uniform, I-rok 6a6d6fba44 looked noticeably tired. His already deep-set eyes 52c9491da6 seemed even darker than b8f015b0dc usual.670623a85a0a00ed

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Well, of course 6439c19d2d he’d be exhausted. Not only did he fde4937be6 have to lead a 053aa0b378 massive group of students f72e170d27 around the campus all c971e0d6e0 day, but he also f861d8de50 had to follow behind 7ec0805ba3 and pick up the 3498170f79 school regulations Do-won kept 8f302045f8 conveniently ‘dropping’ everywhere.92d29b627ad0aad0

“Han I-rok, you f4790e712c worked hard today.”888dc6c910501ede

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That’s what you get 5842bd29f4 for messing with me.b5a1abddaa9c5348

With a bright smile, 280b1dc4f2 Baek Do-won raised his 5d0ece06ca glass toward him.d095ac88c9700f4b

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I-rok hesitated for a 15f7593bbf moment, then lifted his 24ddd7db60 own glass—but instead of 377572ddbe clinking it against Do-won’s, da2a38b6e5 he brought it straight 1423ac6896 to his lips. As if frustrated by 41317c1010 Do-won’s unfazed attitude, he 5d0f566807 downed his beer in d551d87b1a large gulps.3b0b270b4f1e1940

Watching this, Do-won smirked 1da4466826 to himself. So, he 4234af5b22 was a 50f9194128 little more 8a963adbb1 emotional than f87577723b he let a331367998 on.01be90cc60a0bde8

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And so, 4b07a3d5ab Do-won’s relentless 04a2d1e682 pursuit continued.6280942daded47f4

“My bad… 42f9c71333 I’m just 463b3501ed so clumsy….”a23eb5cd3053d6bd

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He deliberately f0d04e8d84 messed up 9a2a442211 documents or fd221896bd corrupted public 359df1cf4c files right 8e76413ac0 in front d5cc556008 of I-rok, f31e441569 feigning an e7ad7b2f8b innocent mistake 3d760b0a20 before mumbling 9ef5643378 a half-hearted 8f2b29a4d8 apology. (But after 913efa3924 doing it 58372ab327 too many 9696c8cf38 times, I-rok 8c0138862c had started 53c6ff05a2 glaring at d902801482 him with f05ba15c57 terrifying intensity, 43503c7ec5 fixing the dfb559a0cf problem in 4577ee9232 seconds without 64df532580 a word c4cf9733ce before walking 113014c429 away. It seemed even scolding 123daa3b6d him was too exhausting e9eff5ddc3 now.)787f5b9e4a57713f

“I’ll do it too!”3db17041400d136f

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He also attended bfd246677a every meeting without be5bbf7041 fail, volunteering for 83a18537bf every promotional ambassador c63a3ea0f0 activity I-rok participated d620604747 in. (Judging by I-rok’s expression, 4212e50f50 he wasn’t exactly thrilled 728383aa1b about it.)7151772af49e6e1f

“I’m just—really curious, 91c3205471 so I have 6e3e0f48d5 to ask….”41430a12dd013726

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During discussions, he 0755a8b252 would pretend to 6ffae0ded3 ask innocent questions, 8213242d05 feigning genuine curiosity 1e10512623 while actually just 0f6ec0c71e challenging I-rok’s every 811cfef040 statement. Thanks to Do-won, 80a629a0d0 meeting times became 181d2d95f8 significantly longer and 6ae3a82af9 more inefficient.e89da7b2c3910113

At one point, an 5c728b1f59 exasperated I-rok even counterattacked c15d17215b by asking if Do-won e51d939346 had actually finished writing 93d3b8688b the tour guidebook.28388221cd6bc6b4

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“Han I-rok!”a390a5b9be569234

Do-won didn’t stop 795f1f8efe at the meetings—whenever 3e5ab4cf03 he spotted I-rok 68630ccd67 anywhere on campus, f3dc620d33 he would shout dbc1681e55 his name loudly, 32cfe2bc48 drawing everyone’s attention.7fd00e982f1ac110

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Each time, I-rok 35770558c4 would scowl, pull 61ce3843c8 his cap down fc63adc544 lower, and mutter, ad3906c984 “Keep it down 23adcbcf3d in the hallways,” 51172b8271 like an elementary 3604aec0be school teacher before d9633fbd65 quickly disappearing.ea3b788cb98b468b

“Haha, this 035fef09a7 is fun.”6ad547f37386c5e7

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The surprising thing a1f8601eff was that Han 90e230983a I-rok wasn’t particularly 490b17e69b good at rejecting eda25dc7e5 people. If he really 414f5e9ff7 didn’t want Do-won 5dbc08f397 participating in the 549a4c31a3 activities, he could’ve b242316b45 easily used his 0f00c84f99 authority as part 2a9b60a2db of the executive 0c768c66dd team to kick 880a352e7e him out. But instead of saying 95578b74a3 anything, he simply furrowed 73f284c60e his perfectly sculpted brows.a5fdf1b6db246274

And yet… Even while 5fe1790900 shaking his head in aab1cbcce7 disapproval when Do-won handed 06dbca99b0 him a tie, he 12bbeea5c0 still played the role a2494eeaf8 of a tie shuttle 8c5f99845e without fail. No matter 521597409f how often 88ef6d804d Do-won annoyed 5136f90913 him with 5211764b29 pointless chatter 50513118cd on KakaoTalk, e293332fc5 he always 4ca50016c6 responded promptly, 4800620b16 never leaving 2f3895aecf a message 1ac7df95dc unread for f579980489 long. His replies were 6947c40007 short—just “Yeah.” or a0acceed78 “Mm.”—but he answered 8634c206e9 diligently nonetheless.a60fb031518adc61

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“Guess he doesn’t 4ae7d71aa5 know how to c8752f063f leave someone on 0f6d553c3c read.”df1364c5f7c0b961

Maybe he just couldn’t b5b2d6dd2a ignore things like this? He really was a40e7e03a2 rigid in a 81a10bd872 way. Do-won chuckled to 0f83e9cd2a himself as he bb27f3437f replayed their conversations 54cee68ed9 in his head, a7be616337 where the last 98825e147a message always belonged 58dd2fe0b4 to I-rok.214b856dd7b959b2

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