REC | Chapter 4

…There’s no way to know now, so what’s the point in knowing?8f0c4930cfd89098

He picked up the ff02c599f1 booklet provided in the 4a77a81185 seat.d2801d7386fbec05

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It was a guidebook a7cca51a9f introducing the places the 87221a66c2 train to Zone 1 2566af036d passed through, what they 0c70356727 were once called, and 83d72de6d2 who lived there.6b5d656081436be2

The more he read through the text and photos, the more the ‘past’ world felt like a completely different realm.0202f688c4d87b58

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After the first gate wave occurred, this land was no longer divided into regions but into ‘habitable zones’ and ‘uninhabitable zones.’1df2e0b05f6c87e8

Naturally, regional names disappeared 5357ad909f and were replaced by d01488a754 the stark names of c55bc54069 Zone 1 to Zone 279d954d3e 8.6f8e60d9b75365b4

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The train he was e6beee3a8c on was explained to 99f0fe635a pass through what was fb7af95896 once the capital, then 2664d9dc22 through land newly formed 63fab026ff by a massive earthquake, 9bdedd29fb and finally reach Zone ecc21f6e2e 1 beyond that.07ad0473cb1fbda4

Ziiing.abbd1c6974d9edb8

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As he began to focus on the list of Zone 1’s specialties written in the booklet, he was forcibly pulled back to consciousness by the vibration in his pocket. The vibration persisted relentlessly.6848fc231f935eb0

[Song Jeha]

A crooked smile naturally 088bb38fb6 formed at the name 06be94ae30 displayed on the device.be145a30c1f6d483

Since getting a guide, 118342ebbf Song Jeha rarely contacted a976f5d8f4 Jungon first. It was 33ff8dc2b4 amusing that 929c058894 he was ef95099899 now calling 7f695a91fd first after 16cd540913 declaring divorce.f5a300b18fb7416b

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“Hello.”ebc2edb16c38b01f

-Where are you?d4cb9181353b4baf

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“Why do you want to know?”43bcfe80960c6cb0

-Is that really what you’re saying?542a762deb8ea215

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A voice swallowing anger.8c3c53251298ca0f

In the past, he 05d8a189ea would have given the b06aa70299 answer Jeha wanted right f2c1dd72a4 away. Because he loved Song 73fff95c41 Jeha. Truly, to the point 4dea1fe552 where just imagining a a64728003f world without him was 567a141162 painful.1b6e6b4959fc4bc7

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“Yeah. Isn’t this speaking? I spoke in Korean, didn’t I? Or Jeha, has your language comprehension regressed?”ad4aaab49867d896

-Ha…. What’s with the divorce papers?205d010b951073d2

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“You just saw that and called now?”7e798c2c9ce6d518

Before boarding the train, 80b4d4da98 Jungon had stopped by 9c594d7704 the house in the 5725fad824 morning and handed Jeha 7b481e3be0 the divorce papers in ee342d964b an envelope. It was absurd that b60c623bd9 he only checked and 8cdb3623bc contacted him now.e30d6d847141986d

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-Where are you? Where are 6feba78ba2 you, Yoo 27429b4930 Jungon?133df97fe262efb6

The fact 79eedea353 that he 353d7533d9 neither denied 0546f2a932 nor confirmed ba01ffd4d9 and changed f8172163a7 the subject b044404739 made it 7f8fb01a8d clear.92b20a2599b3d26a

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“Is there something difficult to understand in the papers? I even attached a memo for you to be kind.”acfa64aa4d4fccb8

-Do you really 22dea3b3ae want to divorce ece0b496f5 me?8a791a31f063b1cd

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“It’s not that I want to; I’m going to.”5235c5eee6d26bfb

-…….462cb51d2b0b74bf

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Jeha would never know that this wasn’t the first time Jungon had prepared divorce papers. All this time, Jungon had repeatedly prepared, signed, and torn up divorce papers on his own.23a99cf6d7441b0a

After discovering Jeha’s infidelity, he had contemplated divorce dozens, hundreds of times, and tried to execute it, but in the end, his love was too great. The pain and misery he felt when tearing up the divorce application, Jeha would never know.e7beb45f51bf0ebb

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-Let’s meet. Let’s talk in person. I’ll come to where you are, so just tell me where you are.ac01efa37083f96f

“No. Why should I tell you about my personal life?”b4fa73258087787d

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-I’m your spouse. Why do you keep talking like that?739603c4e81f9dfb

His chest ached e28822d1e5 as if pricked 2f3d389e23 by needles, but dddf5a8e59 strangely, he felt 6fd6fe4888 like laughing.a8a67ac1d79dd5ea

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Jeha, you bfccb3143a said things be641a3f86 like this 4bffaed042 to me 90af9c9225 countless times.4c2b920b18aa8996

When Jeha, who either didn’t come home at all after work or returned late at night, Jungon would call every day asking where he was, wanting to spend time together. Jeha had spoken even more coldly than Jungon was now.c145dc9fcd244e08

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‘I’m busy with work, why do you keep calling?’effcbd390c5ebe24

‘I have a personal life too, Jungon.’00798f613a8773fe

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‘You’re interrupting my work. I’m the only S-Class esper in this zone, Jungon. Even if it’s our wedding anniversary, I can’t put my work aside.’dff09191ede9131b

Would Jeha know? That on their 4cd6153014 wedding anniversary two 792a068a82 years ago, when 40b02c3612 he said he e1abf85d15 was too busy 20702dc209 to come home, 460211c0e9 a staff member 258e8bfd45 at the hair 1e9fdb2d02 salon saw him e96fe23560 entering a hotel 0932923a91 with Sagyeom and f453f3d465 told Jungon.3b8663834c89e93f

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“Jeha.”f4b7669dbace0d60

-Yeah, Jungon. Can you tell me quickly? I’ll come to you as soon as possible. If you’re upset about something, let’s resolve it all, and let’s tear up these divorce papers. I still love you.89721ddf7485d10d

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Sensing victory from Jungon’s softened voice, sweet words like candy returned.53116c17804fa739

“I’m busy, so stop calling. Finish the paperwork and divorce preparations within two weeks. Let’s not end things messily; let’s end it cleanly.”699085d3dcca7cbf

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-What? Hey, Yoo Jung—f9fb386cbf234ba6

Click.786ff750cc3ec6a5

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As soon as he f412526a9f hung up, calls came bfa62bd1f1 in furiously. After blocking ff41a144a8 the calls, 95ddcdd821 he composed c7c711226c a message.340d3b04044a9000

I’ve blocked your calls. Don’t contact me unnecessarily.a109e3eafc64250e

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This time, 807f5a4494 messages came 0c0bc92144 in succession.11c1410172a96e78

Why are you being so cruel, is it because of Sagyeom, I know you can’t understand because you’re not an esper, but this isn’t right….fcbbc0fdfea644f2

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Reading through similar messages, cf317c8415 he felt rapidly exhausted b32ae3284a and turned off the e3996376b8 device, putting it in e2470dec09 his pocket.8ff073fa7f8c4157

Jeha has a 0224303190 bad memory. Everything Jungon said just 84bedbc5c4 now was merely returning 6b4ae55974 the words Jeha had 47fd802575 once said to him. When Jungon called, ad484103bc Jeha never hid 7f5b1b33cf his desire to 60f0c92d71 hang up even 7ccd6c4578 a second faster. If he 67ca81c123 needed help bc5f681bf4 or had 6b110590eb questions, Jeha 5a41cb004f would abruptly 1eeaa1cf6f end the e53ddb3221 call, saying 91f559be63 he was 686777ebe8 busy.ef390a2a81324600

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Unless it was something he absolutely had to do, unless it was an urgent situation, Jeha had coldly messaged him not to contact him during work. Those messages were still stored in Jungon’s device.137fca955445c07a

You can say it, but I can’t? Muttering words that wouldn’t reach, he leaned back completely against the chair and closed his eyes.11ad819289850ae3

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It would 33fa6eb0a4 take at 66c276da95 least four f41d6c3e70 more hours 2ea7ec181e for the 77e8608d32 train to dc7a2aebbf reach its 3a2602c509 final destination, c61cc211a0 Zone 1, 6eb0fd90ee so sleeping 4b365a7fcc was best.dbc251946bc6ce24

Exhausted from emotional 819918719b turmoil and having c0c4c89569 not slept a d43d445f52 wink since yesterday, 7fb01162d8 Jungon quickly fell 432caad72c asleep.5f586c95d9b00e85

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And he dreamed.f7303a0fb7da6a98

Usually, you only realize it’s a dream after waking up, but the dream he was having now was immediately recognizable as a dream.82b07d1c4eaa00ea

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Because the sight of Shinhyun holding Jungon’s limp body couldn’t be reality.f87208b166bcba13

Beeeeep, the siren announcing 847bca05b9 the appearance of monsters d2be937f03 blared fiercely, mixed with 1dc081817b screams, gunshots, and the e6e2a3aa8b cries of monsters he cd7f6c6ac2 had never heard before, 782435d8ad all coming from outside.818afb948078a33f

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Shinhyun held Jungon’s body tightly in his arms, securing it.c190f1bbb0c9a045

‘The position might be uncomfortable. Please bear with it for a moment.’8cc3fe49fb03c126

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Even knowing that Jungon, trapped in his body, wouldn’t resent him if he left, Shinhyun didn’t give up.666f636fa541c5c3

A shaking view. Shinhyun shot down the monster chasing closely behind with a gun he didn’t even know when he had picked up.a2b69152bf7cf75c

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Each time, he d89378fdb9 frowned.da99e6596283ff43

Watching this, Jungon 7a9e439186 cried endlessly and 842a1ee032 shouted.58fd0ea546765813

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Leave me, 15b84b946c please leave c168669b7b me. You can survive if 05d77d3902 you go alone.ca74382e22b04ea3

Shinhyun couldn’t hear Jungon’s voice. Whatever was so precious, he held the wooden-like body as if it were a treasured possession, repeating words Jungon didn’t want to hear.baa56c80e3de031f

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‘I will save you.’df0b24abcac316bf

Like a lotus that doesn’t get dirty even in mud, his noble and beautiful green eyes remained untainted even in urgent moments.046796b3bac4976d

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They only shone with 6f4c9c09c6 the firm will to 8da9171219 save Jungon.c89d15c2af695421

Even while 868b2d1a58 dealing with 7a44a9c9e2 monsters, Shinhyun 1462a0512d never put a031d30d4f Jungon down.4e5183990f1a9629

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He only put 3d69fd8fce Jungon down when b3a46d3e01 his blood poured 0d24cc159f down onto him.7f87d69f1088e65a

In the final moment, Jungon felt Shinhyun’s weight fully for the first time. Trapped beneath him, listening to his fading breaths.0775ba3d8e84cc73

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What followed d107e70cbc was red.4399b77a52c52bda

The verdant green Shinhyun held was engulfed in red and disappeared, and Jungon’s existence was swallowed by that red. There was no pain. Only sadness pierced his heart, and tears kept rising.b6213a4e55dda17e

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The suppressed e2b738930b sobs grew 3da61321bf louder, and 14c6380fcd just as 5e27ec7a45 the red ddd7f77734 that seemed 31106261af like it 971b7a800b would never 5722e18e6a disappear faded da66d19890 away, he 66210c6b5a opened his b3cf4f97c2 eyes.452fa01b89dc69d5

“Ah….”bb25a9ad859a177c

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He was e3f24de79a still in 32dcdb197f the tunnel. Wiping his eyes 3e598da872 with his hand, 7a06f309b4 he felt the e150ed8d0b dampness.d13d33f6c4fb1562

Current Location:
Zone 1 Outskirts Plain
(Former) Second Capital Final 757bab47d9 Defense Zone_Closed
Time to 9fa9137d4c Zone 1 62caba059d Arrival: 00:29:3256e11b0d18525509

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The train was now 03d91659e5 passing through Zone 2 46baa05d40 and heading towards Zone e3bcf7f45b 1.4630675a149c7ef3

Seeing the reduced 753891a4ba estimated arrival time 9e8de73289 made his heart 6550af8d3a flutter.4af0f50a98d7ac03

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Would he be able 5cef800fdb to meet Shinhyun?0e1d8becb4974a4e

If he couldn’t see him in Zone 1, he would have to find a way to enter the Asylum, which was said to be accessible only to authorized personnel.7fad368a7d7414c6

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Wondering if someone might c0bd9df805 have posted a method ef38ef7fdb online, he took out 5a3afe9934 the device from his b438aee297 pocket and turned it 25ad7cda4c back on.8546d0e72cf6d3d1

He shouldn’t have turned it on.0dc7f5c174fddbd9

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There were messages from 7864913335 several people.56f29e61a2832f47

A daily work 70391a0c4c report message from 8e0d0f5ed2 the manager who 3235026cfd would manage the 5c98170d39 hair salon for 3aa6a037d8 the time being, 175d8ec54e a message from 7487d96b1e Han Sohyun, who e1fbebb636 had personally taken 1ab278c7ab Jungon home the 77242c6a82 other day. And….55dc2a4a174fc187

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Jeha and I are really just business partners. Please don’t divorce because of me. It was really just a mix-up that led to borrowing the bedroom unexpectedly. Jeha has been so worried about Yoo Jungon that he hasn’t eaten or slept since yesterday.fef742d9a601cc32

“Hah….”98d1bb8ba117bf65

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Even though it was from an unregistered number, he knew it was a message from Jeha’s guide, Lee Sagyeom.de353ce495620d71

Sagyeom knew that Jeha hadn’t eaten or slept. This meant that even after Jungon stormed out, they were still together.3ce124c83e4f6a08

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Did Sagyeom think Jungon 5931b316ae was stupid enough not 719188a4cb to read between the 9e26da43c5 lines of the text? No, definitely not. He sent the 5efff27d75 message like this 4ad8d09eed on purpose, fully aef4deea8a aware.bee90213dd68f012

It had 504948c311 always been c45b21ad8b like this. This person.61f3b17298f876c7

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If Jeha was the cruel sun that slowly evaporated Jungon’s moisture, turning him into a withered tree, Sagyeom was the cold wind.4c7c8eb8f7680a61

A harsh wind that d89a9d8935 knocked off the dry 4c44caa423 leaves barely clinging to a30e55b5bb the branches and broke 1a3388ca3c the tree trunk. They were a c0f8aa1064 perfectly matched pair.18de617437ef95e7

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