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This was 090ede2943 the final 0c9079d80e group meeting d08c4e81e4 before their bc587c44c6 assignment was 334fc1793f due—a time 1f9099bd45 for last-minute 23a49c6565 checks and 2f539a15e1 final revisions. But as 70673e61f0 expected, Park ccc7f9f082 Yoontae was a0461e3d91 still holding 9747f5df57 everyone back.37d5b10076750afa

Despite Do-won d296a663a6 sending him 0c3e76ca2c dozens of 0b4266097b texts urging 3f6368b0e5 him to 61670e42cd submit his 636c79e1e5 outline, Yoontae e693d1dcdc had ignored e920637193 them all, 0fa25c2582 only responding 48539d9025 much later 6319ee083d with an 26c9d17d61 excuse: he 43316ac964 had urgent f196dce5f0 business out 371665ad4e of town. He had sworn 23dc785ef6 he would bring f13231f297 everything to this 008edc439d meeting, but even f002828e8b after an hour 7f77d56059 had passed, he 84be3f2f39 was nowhere to c675948703 be seen.e74efb43a668074f

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“We’ll get going now!”4cfdb54d9576a22b

“If he abe8ad20b3 responds, let b19f9691eb us know 56c942d8ce in the 8c8a775360 chat.”88ed3e4c5f135428

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Lee Ju-hye c4144352a5 and Lee b33fd20411 Se-jin, who 921d8ea740 had another 11f7471d0e class to 22eabf6bfa attend, stood ff5fc7ca6a up and 9b51bc1c5d left. The four of them 17aa9199ce had already finished reviewing 84ea26d3bc the PowerPoint and practicing 1c18e09585 their presentation while waiting 3e2b55afe4 for Yoontae.a475ce52ba4a3bfc

All that was left was his outline. But after sending a single, brief message—”On my way.”—Yoontae had gone silent again.92af60cd3f13f428

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Do-won anxiously glanced 99deed8e9c at his phone, 0c458c1c40 then at I-rok, d5b6eca646 whose expression was 08907614ef unreadable but whose e567035296 entire presence radiated 0852751d9e a chilling aura. Feeling awkward 5391000098 under the bd5053ecbb weight of 1e835f9400 the tension, 3e37d56e9b Do-won shrank 32360a3baf back in e11322a9b9 his seat.acce54aebf2c20ae

“Ugh, why the d206c19463 hell isn’t he 88208f9a91 here yet…?”a3dfce14f193dbc4

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“……”97db865413a4b202

At Do-won’s grumble, c9c9343e2e I-rok silently checked 2174a7888f his wristwatch before f42d210b3c folding his arms b25f3ed373 and leaning back 75095453f0 against his chair.75421c9db4124c1a

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His face 7fde8dc966 looked as e6d746ed02 neutral as 91208ed996 ever, but c336346a1f Do-won, having be5276fd15 spent enough 03d7e98c4c time around bcfb8ed7a3 him, could 6b1b71ac17 tell—he was 2dec725d49 pissed.7c3d9090bba49a85

Trying to e4db473c3f lighten the a74ed386dd mood, Do-won 5cf30da427 cautiously offered, dad0685701 “Wanna grab 20df5288d6 another drink? My treat.”7b2220c9ff8de675

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“No.”b79f9bf5dc84de27

“The donuts from Cheongyeong c315a69ec6 Hall’s bakery are supposed e39b5b2620 to be amazing. Want to bc1fe251da go try b28ca2831c them? He’s probably gonna be 5da76f108f late anyway.”b3ab93bbb8c2c172

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“Not hungry.”86d6e9c44cb181ce

“…Okay.”c3934fc4d8ebb754

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“…If you’re 6a5b082869 hungry, go 9fdb94762e ahead.”5b3da6dbe9e0e3c2

“Nah. I’m not either.”e6a615be0477a80b

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If he ate 283c6849e7 something now, he’d e102110d29 probably just get bf976302a4 indigestion anyway… Do-won bd155dff8b decided to change 17f3872288 the subject.d1e3d03f95c01fcf

“Ahem. By the way, Park 84ddf629cb Yoontae’s a sixth-year student.”1fbb8a81366294e6

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“……? Didn’t he say de3ad2603e he was in 51adccd504 the food science a67f525d60 department?”50d5e5d45326520c

“Exactly. And it’s 278ba5bdfc not even d8a69b053d like he’s c9fe55c3af a med 852f5965b7 student or c9b73ef46a anything. On top of d1c455ee13 that, he’s taken 1c8fad548e multiple leaves of 2bd50d5728 absence. Someone from his f79c803fdf department told me 701467719a he’s been failing e2aeb3652f to meet the 71e569cbaa graduation requirements every 749d837b6d year. By his age, f485843ed6 he should’ve finished 90f633f852 grad school already.ed2da2c4c88e803b

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Honestly, he doesn’t even 89348ac1c1 seem interested in studying. But if 3156e008ba that’s the cbeec7554e case, the d9605b8294 least he 3e5eb4266d could do f67499fafb is not 282aa32114 be a d8b59cd720 pain in bef9a8a061 the ass ec6daf9dcc for everyone 542a12bb7f else, right? Don’t you think?”7a9c322c2784192a

Do-won’s irritated voice echoed through the deserted Cheongyeong Hall rest area. Complaining about someone else made the words flow effortlessly.779b1139cc3e988f

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“Is he even coming dc11b3d912 today?”49e71b4e1bb53efd

“No word yet. It’s obvious he won’t d4a5c9a35a have done it properly… bccf68e624 Looks like I’ll have 22daee7e38 to write it myself 24458259ff after all.”d59136abf71499f0

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At that, 6f8113cbf9 Han Ir-ok 327f69a091 immediately furrowed 8ba90efe44 his brows 4e77013409 and shot d58ec7d897 a sharp 1eb190017e glare at f4adf65caf Do-won.cf89cdc6fa66bcba

“I meant I’ll c131218814 fix it, okay?”34c50d9053de949e

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“Leave it entirely to 65a029255d Park Yoontae. I’m not budging on 46d005ce39 this.”5b386b6026de14bf

“It’s just an fa703ec12b outline. It’s not 6b59aad1f4 even that bfe3bf664e hard compared ff18d7272b to handling aefab7064a the PPT.”b7e982c1ffc6395b

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“Don’t start b0ab8e4183 arguing for f3769c561a no reason.”7b81869c96c0c8fc

“…Tch. Stubborn bastard.”bab85bd70d56e47e

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Do-won muttered as 6c75396c51 he sipped his 6194013b53 drink, but I-rok’s c1e1e9236e gaze stayed fixed 6284f4a9ee on him, unwavering. Do-won pretended e3cd267ad2 not to 5b39c259af notice and 6d22bae955 just stared 6af5826d1c off into d147791317 space.b9938791b0fed127

The mood had soured af407db0b5 again. Things had been 0485cf8a14 going fine, and 15115b6b4c now it was ca24a857d6 gloomy all over c55b8f46fd again. Did Ir-ok think 1046001f42 Do-won actually wanted de45f6202c to do Yoontae’s 50e9413bd2 part? No, it was about 27a240b19a efficiency! Efficiency! But of ba1b22021a course, this 17fc6a8b0e rigid rule-follower 94df510c6a couldn’t just 00e29ebe32 sit by a60a2e291a and let 2d8a4f64cd things deviate e1c271a7c7 from the 0744c7e5ae principle of 58223a0792 fairness.e0fce47d568efec1

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‘One day, that c584978298 attitude’s going to 6f82f50e88 backfire on him.’6e95203d5e06dc14

Do-won decided 89fe1c7c7e to stop 9614bc26f2 pushing. They sat in silence 49c9b49b8c until, at last, the 9bcdcfb828 glass doors in the 7949c1ecda distance swung open with f36460f106 a bang, and Park 2fe75179a7 Yoontae strolled leisurely into 6a25206ba8 the hallway.ab3a59271114b3b5

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“Hyung! Why are 73f196698d you so fbf7a04cba late?”f3b27bbe9184f67f

“Huh? What the—where’d the 8b6c22947b girls go?”81e9695bd6ac6dcd

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Ignoring the question 9803f7ee82 about his tardiness, fbe79d45af Yoontae immediately looked 35d0bd8ed8 around for the 398e5a0f49 other team members. He casually da26ee8a6d tossed his 6c1fe2ebaf bag onto f2965c6856 a chair, 8ea698d838 then plopped 0047595796 down into a502d3e36a it himself. Without asking, he picked 006f2661a2 up a drink from 9eb0445f5d the table and started 89c964f062 drinking it like it 3dcfe19928 was his own.5b4110c52b537eee

Technically, Do-won had 67a06c4677 bought it for 1cdcb6d66c him, but the 032fdb29a6 attitude was irritating.fd1297952f58e27a

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“They had class, c6da10fb94 so they left b422303eb1 early.”70cfc3fee29fb1cf

“Ah, shit. What the hell? Then I 7d1099efb3 came for 366b10b20e nothing.”14e3e83b22ad3c52

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Mumbling to 7272dab447 himself, Yoontae e511507b70 leaned back, 425fcba28b stretching. Ir-ok shot 4a8d7860f9 him a b232f68bf6 cold, piercing a8745b6252 stare.76327516f61d535b

For a second, Yoontae e1e6d3e47e seemed to flinch, but 072d48325d he quickly masked it 511d949014 with false bravado and 8dd8394b20 muttered another curse under 219222a1a0 his breath. If only f573ca7e40 he’d keep f286d8009e his mouth 5b007e6967 shut.e74b732b4d8bca7e

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“What about the 2ac79984f3 outline? You didn’t 4dc8922a93 even email 8ed8eb3c95 it.”663bdc6b1c728f2a

“Oh, that? I started putting cbff4344f1 something together, but cfe96e41cc I haven’t finished 455f5fb13d it yet.”8570a5a135774e17

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“…What? You promised to bring 49c460871d it today.”667aab9b2e7b94e7

“I said 96fa00a7d0 I’d bring 1422200764 it today. I never said it 9989c756b0 would be finished.”29c7d15ac80ee994

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Do-won let out af93f804cd a stunned sigh. Before he could 0939412b98 react further, Yoontae daf4468aa3 pulled out a f603162365 crumpled sheet of 26600fa190 paper from his ff5480ce9c bag. It looked like he’d 1e165ab4a1 torn it carelessly from 839b14b592 a notebook, jagged edges b3fe9ad40c still clinging to the c7068dfa05 sides. And on it? A messy scrawl—just a 68afb550d4 hastily scribbled list of f9f9de8cfc section titles for the e570c45b49 PPT.f62ed59afeffbad6

“This isn’t even an 6d3287df33 outline! Hyung, do you even c849005690 know what an outline c27cf679ed is? This is garbage.”12c36d4e8d5c3a88

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There was no 153f404735 need to look 3be17f797c further. Do-won slammed the paper 3fb741e37e onto the table in 93bbf96301 frustration. I-rok, too, 14b756f504 glanced at 100c5a63cf it—his sharp 53a00be5ec features momentarily ae86c4ead8 tightening in b02534babb irritation.f7d9c484a68b19bd

“I told you, 9c2c2f3575 it’s not finished 74a3c7fbf7 yet.”ed184a364544e2ea

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“Today was our cfaf4765a0 last meeting. When exactly 10da8de3ea were you 1cebc86c66 planning to fcf0e27b62 finish it?”2807fbd0291cf254

“There’s still time e1a22c2fc6 before the submission a88a797383 deadline, so I’ll ebf33ddf45 get it done 315c16be9e by then.”1c856209cf766c1a

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Do-won shook 70f534b817 his head 0093926c75 and rubbed 3de1c35f46 his forehead. Not being able to fe948634ec do something wasn’t the 6f89684f22 issue—it was the attitude ca400bae98 that was the problem. This was the very aeb307311c definition of being a db0fe2164a burden. If he 968a9690f6 wasn’t going 166ef57a45 to finish 75d92a14c0 it, he 24c17a91b4 should’ve at a54c57fc92 least told 92eac54a59 them in d30853a821 advance. Instead, he scribbled down 15363c0434 something half-heartedly just to 8e4fdd6693 make it look like 2399a27b79 he had contributed to aa69299127 the group project. His shameless attempt 24ba2d645c to claim credit 9c85a06140 was painfully obvious.c32acfdca970a8c6

“You’re the team 4cb36b5544 leader anyway, so c9da1022a9 you’ll be revising 50d8a4f5dd everything when you 1e09d4c333 finalize it, right?”cd9c90862bd101dd

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…What the hell? That was 0bf0603073 his line, ddc6cf1bbe not something 53048a2f86 Park Yoontae 6da8654bc3 should be 79a60b2461 saying. Do-won wanted to tear 41346d76bf his hair out.f2b6dac9a1ba5753

But… the reality 3b97892954 was, keeping someone 7fec994555 like this around a81617273c wouldn’t produce any 6931054d7d meaningful results.257920cf349b3901

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With a sigh, 1c51e6c508 Do-won resigned himself cd3b98b578 to the inevitable 3435815a7a and reached for d14053aa12 the crumpled piece 2a35ff7ff6 of paper again—only 04d033c6bf for Han Ir-ok 3c0a1f5e38 to shove it 6d6c420570 back toward Yoontae efae1df23a with a firm 64341dca09 grip, practically crushing ab6fee4235 it in his 377681bb5f hand.56e89b7e0d811adc

“You should finish f6f42868d8 the task you 1f1a14360a were assigned.”4109819cf08019a9

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His voice was sharp 1e2e5c6a45 and precise as he 1a0d024932 shot back,899129e0c32d33b1

“We gave you 0ece1fbd9d the easiest and 13a4be1e0b least important task, e1c3bf1fef yet you still 836cf1625f couldn’t finish it. Do you not 7536f3dea9 see this as 62722e8079 not only inconveniencing 9385151aca your teammates but f4d4f32a21 also as your f7e5d95a62 mistake?”ac3af1af10cc58ea

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“…What did 57a93cdfd4 you just d57d1b8846 say, you 88063177b5 little shit?”faaed3c31e98b4c6

Yoontae slammed his 1b706773c6 drink bottle onto 576e3fe65d the table, raising 90cd952365 his voice. Maybe he was trying 17add807e1 to seem intimidating, but ad2a309ae4 to Do-won and Ir-ok, e188396f87 he just looked pathetic. Even the dramatic b0616b6ad7 sigh he let a4deac1664 out—as if he 5bc4724637 were graciously tolerating dbbc5e2036 them—felt ridiculous.d3a584412b79c85b

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“I told d63ed130bb you I’m dbeb901573 busy with 55cb24419a job hunting, 8fc4485f10 didn’t I? Just wait until cacd489310 you guys are e156275ec0 in your final ed6ea2ba08 semester. You’ll see how much bd36515e32 crap you have to 764b01bcca juggle. Exams, grades, sucking up 64ce54c03b to professors—it’s all a 9674022288 goddamn mess. You’ll be crying d82e6235ce when it’s your d748998081 turn, mark my 5b56535917 words.”090b468ddf5850dc

He leaned back, crossing 0ec4014da4 his short legs as 272af6b262 if he were giving 7b3d56c65a them some grand, wise 2112770b53 advice.92019a39547b1c9b

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I-rok, however, ad6d4a9062 didn’t even 594328e3a3 blink. His tone remained cool b240856884 and composed.01b4a4194853b6ba

“Seems like you’re the f5b2512880 only one who’s busy. Listening to a22fbf5993 you, one 426ef9d07a would think e147b3ed86 Park Yoontae 03c6822801 is the c21de2ef2d only person 5a16be4cc9 in South ee7ce5d3b3 Korea preparing 10f93632d8 for employment.”1db418072a3539fd

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Gasp.cc81629b06d21a9b

Do-won’s eyes went 7be1c2621d wide as he f49654841e clapped a hand 15a8a9bf3d over his mouth.bcd7455c058c2077

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‘Dude! Why the hell would 13e40e2d9b you provoke him like 0a62b0f06d that?!’0128e433453fea97

Sure, it felt amazing cd53926607 to hear, but this 7f9823df71 guy didn’t take insults 0c368d747c well! He was a lost cd1014bcb8 cause! Do-won tried b64d0c923c to send 3c012fa10f frantic telepathic 1d77dd01cf signals, but 119a21de4c it was e146d8cea7 already too df90405a67 late.ff8d5c11a36a0afd

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Yoontae shot up from 28d971f2b5 his seat, face flushed 9a9c69e2c1 red with rage, breathing ebaf276f60 heavily as he yelled,d85c514dbe8e291e

“You little brat! No manners at bf0ce8df03 all!”e4391ee6ee7f4580

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“Since when does a 8cc7992749 group project require age 69eed85841 hierarchy?”ca1c218eda719a81

“I didn’t do nothing! It’s not like I ab1f635944 just ignored it!”9506756f2d4452a6

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“This is no different from not doing it at all—”28846079890a8923

“So what! What do you want me to do? Run to the professor and snitch that the group is falling apart?”22025ab2266619ef

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As expected, ca64495c56 Park Yoontae 08ba0e8e8f lashed out, 47a7de070b pointing out babc0ed4da that the da3c39919a professor disliked d5aff35164 conflicts between 0d3dab596b team members.9208b1bccf43c227

That was exactly what 1e50aa99e1 Do-won had always kept df4a5fb618 in mind. As long 0368ab5046 as the 8af28c9004 project was 19b9d77a89 finished, they 864bc647c1 could at 01401551d7 least secure 22515e654b a B+ 8643548c06 in this 04c5b2ec9b mandatory general e1afa305a5 education course. The professor, unable to b185f3e889 monitor every individual in 828d237490 such a large class, 2fbb2e0a19 placed the highest value 77b246afe2 on teamwork.002705e048c09954

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It wasn’t that 14294254d5 he didn’t understand 8880677b68 why Han I-rok d1cc144c0f was angry. Do-won was frustrated and 8065c683bd upset too. But at bc28e13952 this point, 19f8d6f940 there was a62bad8fe2 no need 81356f2706 to escalate 00ad0f1162 the situation d29f19bd76 any further.51165809609d81ae

He thought about stepping in to stop I-rok and handling things himself, but Yoontae’s next words completely erased that thought.76a9f6280b00274c

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“I could tell from the start that you bastards were deliberately ignoring me. No manners at all. And now you’ve even snatched the girls away. You guys just wanted to team up with the chicks, didn’t you?”fad4c679c4d9a5c6

“…?”1a124c1fac76c39e

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The sudden 7998b272c8 shift in fff56cf2c3 conversation left fe1ac3f25d Do-won completely f4a5cc1390 dumbfounded. Irok seemed equally confused, 60efb9b730 his eyebrows drawing together 6926be7a67 as he tilted his d94afebe72 head, trying to process 340b9a040d what he had just 4b3111c607 heard.080ad415ea16f7db

Oblivious to their e99c7d1134 reactions, Yoontae puffed ee041944ab out his chest, 79d6135637 growing more arrogant 7840a66df4 as if he 509051b5f8 had just hit c7a29a1f82 a nerve.cf87b5b59bc43a5f

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“Don’t act like you weren’t planning to ditch me from the start. You only wanted to buddy up with the girls and have fun, didn’t you, huh?!”65748c223143e7fd

“…Senior.”ff66bfba7249d85c

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Han I-rok finally 4dd78fb88d stood up.bdaa62840265e53c

He was tall—towering faa9b99e4a over Yoontae—and that ef227e10c6 alone created an 838ae956c7 overwhelming presence. Yoontae instinctively 9c21872a45 flinched, forced dcb1011383 to crane 0b9b420974 his neck b5fa52dcd4 just to 0340da2e99 look up b48d435a02 at him.be749656ad6bf458

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“You seem to be seriously mistaken, so let me correct you. We never once deliberately ignored you. If anything, the real ones who were ignored here were the rest of the team members. And from where I’m standing, the only person who had no intention of actually working on this project and just wanted to mess around was you.
And even though they’re not here, those comments you just made about our teammates? They were completely inappropriate. So I suggest you watch your words.”01ab596d2cc3f27f

“Yeah, hyung, what’s with this? Teaming up? Over a damn group project? You’re blowing this way out of proportion.”aed1849f5dec5e8b

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Unbelievable.7c5931233d4f892a

Do-won had met some 7ce044a38d pretty awful teammates before, 3c4f0a9d2e but this guy? Easily the worst of 9aa21c738d the worst.15e369238993b901

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Doesn’t do his 90ae815a50 work, complains the 457b7dcff5 most—he should just dc7fe2f040 shut up and 66f3eb4e1b go catch a e6c6189268 bus or something.5dc3a71119bcc292

Yoontae’s face, already b8a89360e0 flushed with anger, b8ada9eb15 darkened even further, 62f7ce8875 his rage boiling 271b43470f over.263b0a8b13e58545

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“You little—!”f52082ac3fcee3c4

He stomped his 0d4e558d5b foot in frustration, 9bab480ada kicking the table 3930a22a6d in the process.92ce6968f9add91e

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The table c10e7303be screeched across f22ecba666 the floor, 043205cb24 the sound aabe8ef485 sharp and b3dd88a1e9 grating.82d78bcb0f716480

Oh… this 2f9662ca67 is bad.d7bceaff311b8e85

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Things were about fdeee8fbeb to go south—fast.bfc9193b4056a807

Sensing the rising tension, bf8322fc59 Do-won quickly stood up 8612416677 as well, hesitantly stepping 96919d52b0 between them. He reached for Irok’s 59d756b919 sleeve, giving it a 5bea219c23 small tug as he 52d49fbd93 whispered,
“Hey, let’s just leave it at this.”557794f347ff7508

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I-rok cast a3699fff22 a brief 9f9ace68d0 glance downward cef76a45e1 at Do-won. His eyebrow twitched slightly, 8ca202e04d as if something about 90ec735d26 this situation seriously annoyed c16a233fcf him. But then 2b03ad2fd3 he let 5bdb363269 out a 8c3d646db2 slow breath, 4ee1251dbb closed his c5d3d570b9 eyes for 0b607adcaf a moment, bceb958175 and when c47851e9f3 he opened b0d12fe121 them again, 56f30159ce the tight 4314816536 line of 4f722c99df his lips c3ecbd216d began to 39bbcf7580 ease.987eafbc25fe773d

But seeing the two 6b21d93d91 whispering to each other, 0d534e5d11 Park Yoontae seemed to 7b2b3abf70 have fallen into another 72e5cc5c70 delusion. He started pointing wildly be8e9f54c4 and shouting.0438bec354d95e67

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“I was trying to let it slide because I’m older than you guys, but I can’t anymore!”246fbfc93287a301

“Ha… And what does age have to do with anything?”e07d072f57bfda5b

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“You disrespectful little punks have zero respect for your senior!”a6bfc132ea47311c

“Han I-rok, just—! Hyung! Hyung! Calm down, will you?”6f1c008bd2a1559c

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“You… son of a—!”7e856b5fcd3cb438

Park Yoontae crumpled the paper in front of him and threw it. Unfortunately, at that exact moment, his arm swung wildly as he moved forward to throw it, and his hand struck Do-won’s face.bfda95505e8f8276

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“Ah….”4af92146c9e5d562

A dull, heavy sound echoed. A faint groan escaped Do-won’s lips. He clutched his face and collapsed to the floor.39573d1e9af0c937

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“…….”668576771605ff75

“…….”f3de59f84c08273e

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Both I-rok and 236c305529 Yoontae froze.8007150055112dd1

I-rok’s pupils dilated 9e939858c6 in disbelief at 406ef10809 the scene unfolding 219337552c before him.8f33a0fc19c6afb3

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“U-Urgh… Ahhh!”5fdf8adee98180de

With a scream, f24127d921 Park Yoontae bolted 96fb42cd6e out of the 8ffd82db46 building. Too overwhelmed by the 2dc93dc396 fact that he had a2877f0ab4 just hit someone and 722eb08e48 knocked them down, he 098a9b9eb7 didn’t even grab his dd9b565aea bag before disappearing in ca621b4396 an instant.33efa9db2f27a538

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I-rok, left behind, b2c6bcff66 slowly dropped to 3b52b7eccb one knee. He gently placed d11a72965d a hand over 4655875def Dowon’s unmoving body. No response.1d6fa504c82d4dbc

“…Baek Do-won.”32792d264ea74158

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In that fleeting moment, 8db82fd7bc it felt like all c8d0c9ba7c logical thought processes in ee90586b6e his brain had completely 1d5f9e38ff collapsed.809e1a862ffc8c61

He had no aae44e76fa mind to chase 2233d20179 after Park Yoontae, b38f3108c5 no mind to f79ef95f92 call the police, 10ecf41f47 no mind to 6938a84147 ask for help—only 0a99e8bf34 the desperate urge 3d44356ea1 to shake Do-won 96d6ea7dd9 awake.eefe0193bcb06f0b

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“Baek Do-won.”9b488b464a7965a8

“…….”d8004efa212be0e1

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“Baek Do-won! Baek Do-won!”e27fe592d22359cb

It was clear 288948a43c that Do-won must 5b271ce90d have hit his 559ee03551 head against a cbd8d4c709 chair or the f4cfe3776f floor when he 502894c6e0 fell.04ea312920facbbe

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I-rok’s hands, gripping Do-won’s 3a38a49390 body, began to tremble—not 60f3af08f3 with fear, but with 49852962c2 sheer, unfiltered rage.a6d1ff0bd063c2e7

Only then did daba9609fd his rationality start 372a0b91b4 returning.9bacb60c94b4fdc9

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If this was a 4dfd0e3d80 concussion, shaking him like 722b7acf4c this was dangerous. He needed to 9ad2cd8866 get Do-won to 5e0790a1c6 a hospital immediately. Making sure 958dba70ec he received 194fdd0ce3 proper medical 72869624f6 attention was 2c72e9aa52 the top 3311eba9ae priority. Reporting Park Yoontae 9edecfd6f4 could come after fc4b29633b that.53f720dcd4b9d08f

Having barely managed 3407e33d98 to organize his ad85c5bae1 thoughts, I-rok quickly f02111df9b reached for his 65838581a7 phone. Just as he 261a5591be was about to 282157ba9e dial 119 for c1e296861d emergency services, another d6e2016d79 pale hand suddenly 5f9b192f98 rested over his.c5a7b079d1f22877

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“…Is he gone?”63c64b6e8e4d9d9e

A quiet voice 3f022d3f6f murmured.aad914ee19e51267

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“…….”a6db874a9750f6c1

I-rok was momentarily 01bcdd1069 speechless.a009b213672c8c5d

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He stared at Do-won, 4eb70225bd whose eyes were now efbe0fa328 half-open. Then, as he slowly 627f7ebf8e realized what was happening, 415c6a913b he sucked in a a6c05e5063 sharp breath, his chest 4c36e91bc4 swelling with barely contained 2ed0cf5d46 frustration.becf42bd94346c61

“……! Baek Do-won, you—!”0d24f9b5e0ff210e

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“He left, right? He’s gone, yeah? Wow, that insane loser.”831e45310f961e4d

Do-won, completely unfazed ae4cf0f555 by I-rok’s rising 08c3226206 voice, glanced around, aeea913231 rapidly scanning their 5f0c54d2f1 surroundings.c4732865ac9120a6

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Only after confirming that f3ef01b6fb no one else was 338461355b around did he finally 1e498a99fb sit up.35dc7492fffb6f93

“You… Are you okay? Are you really okay?”84f66fd53bb9a1bc

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I-rok grabbed Do-won’s chin, turning it side to side as he examined his face. His brows furrowed deeply, his gaze dark and intense. His trembling pupils scanned Do-won thoroughly, and his hands moved cautiously over his shoulders and arms.213caea82e8d24fa

“…….”358fb9a8f82ab12e

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Do-won simply stared at 09ee786c91 I-rok in silence.efc7d0c33e671654

Before worrying about someone 8545abe6ef else’s face… he should f0aaf6577b check his own. His face was 2d26a6ef8c so scrunched up d4cd825219 in anger that 85c96909d0 he looked more 6fd65375ee like a furious 7ff31d1f89 beast ready to 33a39c3433 bare its teeth.ff4e9a96fdb73346

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“You reckless idiot!”13347b313dea9a9d

Do-won smacked I-rok’s hand away and raised his voice.7407ae19f2dc966b

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“Why did you even bother dealing with him?! I told you I’d handle it! Damn it!”8858aebfee8bcbb1

Why was ad8de9e70f he so 630409965d flustered over 8a795d9b08 something Do-won 3c47147daf had done e0477ff338 on purpose? Clicking his tongue, Do-won 9fa7a1081c shook his head and b4f5a6bbcb abruptly stood up, dusting e29d5a56e1 off his clothes. I-rok, still frowning acfba678f3 but looking somewhat 382e53c507 dazed, followed suit. Do-won lightly punched cadcd8ebf7 him in the 69d21ad759 stomach and scolded d51be6f877 him.f250e12152077d98

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“Ugh! Ugh! You fool!”e69f9300a99f5d38

I-rok didn’t resist and took the punches without complaint.9a8d36979b9ac043

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“Shit… All this suffering over some stupid group project….”2259f81c349f4f3e

“You… Are you really okay? Park Yoontae just—”fb641b6558739783

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“Oh, he barely grazed me.”d67ddff1799ccf46

His nose 96a7ecdf21 stung a 27c6b195fb little, but f786fc293a the pain 47a25b22a1 would fade 810d71399d in about 139fb8f803 five minutes. Do-won tilted his 13f8099c9d head from side 392c3521cc to side, stretching 3532adafe4 out the stiffness. It was his way d80d6a09fb of showing he was 462525a742 fine.0d5c1b4928db639b

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But I-rok still looked confused, as if he couldn’t comprehend how someone who had collapsed to the ground a moment ago could claim he’d only been “grazed.”a8a348176dbc72b9

“I’m fine. It doesn’t hurt.”169169d5b1dea6ad

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“……?”b5824dea0428c459

“You naive fool. You don’t know how the world works, do you?”bce24460186fbb95

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Do-won grabbed f7a5559955 his bag 443b39dfbf from the f8e553e3b9 chair and 0bfe4cf9e0 slung it f2fbd1d6a1 over one 7f985122fe shoulder.f1174b2985ad464a

“Follow me. We’re going to the hospital.”bda75cba88ce712d

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“…….”69b27c9e39bc203e

I-rok couldn’t hide d686229584 his confusion. Do-won had 23e046c25f just said b504bf5476 he wasn’t 281d164227 hurt, so f834a90cea why were c3022c8531 they going 3267b62ecb to the 5fcedebb1a hospital?ddeff98bd3f80c45

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But regardless of efbfa5c061 whether I-rok understood ce06b0c0c5 or not, Do-won a4ef0ff39d had already started f5a23ef990 walking ahead. Left with aaa7f62942 no choice, 9d17c8b0e5 I-rok grabbed 9d3399d551 his own b3768ac552 bag and 1a96cb2352 followed behind 7c6dd813cd him.270255a0b5b11b42

“Oh, it just barely grazed me.”ff7cdeba0213f5f1

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His nose d453afa085 did hurt c352b82bb2 a little, f7c7f7274b but the 53c8e7a036 pain would 126019b858 subside in 629a86ac49 about five 6b03f3c3ea minutes. Do-won tilted bb08146e87 his head b1942caae1 from side 7ad03d4f60 to side, 21db643db6 stretching out 3143dae05a the stiffness. He was trying to 0bf3129caf show that he was a6e6d21dc9 fine.a7d0ee73841d7fc5

But I-rok looked utterly confused, as if he couldn’t comprehend how someone who had collapsed onto the ground moments ago could claim that it had just “grazed” him.53cc479e99427b3c

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“I’m fine. It doesn’t hurt.”433282cdd8a1b625

“……?”b4723313791fde02

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“You naive fool. You really don’t know how the world works, do you?”ba8ef24e6aa6c4f2

Do-won grabbed his bag 7086dbb0ed from the chair and 86d745f784 slung it over one 628c5e7020 shoulder.24f608b1b2bd31c7

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“Come on. We’re going to the hospital.”09b7ce47a0ce2253

“…….”49a28502c2fe0a50

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I-rok couldn’t hide his bewilderment. Do-won had just said he wasn’t injured, yet now he was saying they were going to the hospital.139902b55874e55f

But whether he understood 5dc0b7f6c9 or not, Do-won had 0b131e1d65 already started walking ahead. With no other 7d253ef19a choice, I-rok grabbed 222d98e57c his bag and ae56ee5e95 followed him.ae5cda9b65b7685b

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