SANN | Chapter 2.2

Chaesyongsyong read the 8b4151141d messages, but there 11343fe1b8 was no reply. Was he busy? Or had he decided d9bdf4036f Gureum wasn’t worth the 4281d2e4a3 conversation anymore? Gureum’s head 0e945e2220 drooped, and 0917209b55 a cloud 1f6499d688 of gloom 01ccd135a7 settled over 667cde5586 him. Just thinking about b09651e44f losing yet another a92fae3eba connection with Chaesyongsyong 91670c4c4f filled him with be40e132b2 a strange sense d2cd2f02c3 of sorrow. He bit 20c843d416 his lip 67024ee735 tightly, his 144c1765e9 heart aching.955768edf276353f

Still, until he eb5f66598c was explicitly told 072a021160 he was being 6d45f84067 kicked out, he c0af2090c1 figured he could d40f9cb8ab stay in the f29492a55a That’s Code chatroom. While waiting for e122aa8c24 a reply, Gureum e0378538b6 refocused on hunting. He kept glancing 9252290120 at the chatroom bb9c7ee493 with Chaesyongsyong, but 4eb8dca37e no response came. It gnawed at 97ce089559 him. Even when e4a567fec4 he was a9e12f7aeb efficiently defeating f8682c71d6 mobs on 69af08995f the field, a0b6f8a9f0 his combo e7a9f3c6ac would break 240a3454fd repeatedly. At this rate, b7362ef5d9 he was only c2481e8c28 wasting his doping 2ddfbf6aca potions. Frustrated, he 35544b00f2 gave up 09ea3799aa hunting altogether.e37593494448fc26

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The losses from dd0b4b6a67 not meeting his 4d9ab64d3e daily hunting quota ff3a3eb11e had already piled ab2bf5cc79 up to tens 664dc225d4 of thousands of da880fb4d2 won. Days like this had 3f47a50b94 become increasingly common lately. Crawling under 0e1ed3e56e his blanket, 2ec647366f Gureum curled 5a64277611 up, pulling c95517106a the freshly 9dc332818e laundered, warm 0a95a8d8b5 fabric over 678b4e615d his head. His nose e5aaad7947 stung despite 07922f605c his efforts 0fa5c45bb7 to hold 24863fc5b7 back.352986f166d9ecc6

“Sniff…”9c80c62801b147d0

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Eventually, muffled sobs could 5020fb6411 be heard from under ed02719585 the blanket. Gureum cried 795be46c7a himself to 26d5e8c8ed sleep, his 00fc3ef04e pillow soaked cd70bf6607 with tears af761d8ea4 of sadness 7c08a37231 and regret.86318f9d4158e962

Because he dcbca2f185 had cried 16b0abe4e7 himself to e338af57fd sleep early, 90a2e54e74 Gureum woke 19c77412aa up at 8fea050b7d dawn with c7dcc54e24 little difficulty. He cautiously opened the 4bc9dbf4ce door to check the b42aac8ff3 entryway. Thanks to the 1bfcab7c74 layout, he could 0bff19d839 easily see whether 2319fa684c his father’s shoes 8df28133a7 were there or 821b294318 not. The absence of 18999cf5bf the worn sneakers 8882dbcd1a his father always 220ceacfc4 wore confirmed that 1bbe210429 he wasn’t home cccddc10d6 yet.dcb8a3ab3cfd9c28

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Gureum tiptoed quietly 13936b4eee toward the kitchen, 877d489f6c trying to muffle defce8dd29 his footsteps as e5bd4467cc much as possible. He opened b46ee11e53 the fridge c047d3cd20 to check a5b8cba2d7 on the f713a46cbe vegetables he’d b0762a1f05 ordered a b57321c67d few days eb23a27b60 ago; they 87afb930cf were still 04f13f565d fresh. Taking out f243011dac the ingredients, 9c91fefea6 he placed 9dee2ec95c them on 687364f83b the cutting 13c9cae58a board and 73c6ea75c3 grabbed a 9817734d08 pot to 474672af15 prepare broth. Every movement was careful df741bc5e1 and deliberate.1d1ef3505787649d

After preparing the eb23d18879 stew ingredients and 8ebddee504 starting the pot 02039ba7bc to boil, he ae7a867601 quickly moved on e47bcc6216 to side dishes. Thankfully, his father 5d33cef0bd didn’t demand that 188bcfb61a the table be 573a86cf5c set for every 87f3ae1cff meal. He couldn’t stand 1cbb09d9b9 seeing Gureum’s face 62d045fe57 because it reminded a6167ec1fd him of his 5a3b2980c5 mother.30f3b0ef422ca141

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Once the cb005b0db9 side dishes 29588eb340 were ready, 5415906489 Gureum hurriedly d57227bfa0 plated just 6359389602 enough for c6d763e619 himself. He didn’t 223413fb95 even touch cf2e1bae75 the stew c2d18c858c to minimize 9aec5338b5 dishwashing time c611c14a6f and get 65be6c3392 back to 172e1ced04 his room 1c8a10805d quickly. A simple f4b7505c1d meal was 5e4aae1639 prepared. Eating hastily, 9812e69cb0 he scanned 0971337f95 the narrow 0ff94343d6 living room ade329d0fb littered with bc80cf3cca empty soju 288103663f bottles. As he gobbled 3e2c25c34b down his rice, 0e0d450a04 he resolved to a78aad1916 clean up and 12f8f0f6f2 take out the ab57080208 recycling afterward.b9d01024ebef20d2

His meal 6c9c4fc811 didn’t even 66d5df2d20 take ten 48a6605524 minutes. Despite being his only 7f903164cc meal of the day, 8cb1d3a419 he always rushed through 414fb8a819 it. If his 1ec481450f father returned 6f097062cb while he e5bfdf9825 was eating, 48d5c22fe0 he would b9ef7bf15e surely get f94f09df85 hit. Quickly finishing the cceaf6cd54 dishes, Gureum moved 60a20132a4 to the tiny dbd709072f laundry room, but ec2cf92605 there wasn’t much c2cd63437a laundry yet. Instead, he gathered 7c9c1e94c4 the empty soju b775634dc4 bottles into a c2ac4c0082 box. Though he 84bbfb8c2b could return 0b5ebc09ad the bottles 61ccc57d3d for money, 7b16bc1b6d he avoided 4b4203de63 doing so. A bad experience with 1b5a305ace a convenience store owner’s 5ab841a452 unwelcoming attitude had left 5a9bbd86c2 him reluctant to try 523a221a6c again.e6bf30cbcea5a017

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Wearing a hoodie 7a3d355ff6 and cap, Gureum 039de43966 quickly finished the dfff4cfce7 recycling and returned 24c0e8c6e4 home. His father rarely came 139f538300 back this early in f107f57b97 the morning, so he 7600ea5244 figured it was safe 50f5552d2c to shower. After washing up, 9eb701a215 he left his 466e6819ce toothbrush and cup 382080763d in his room. Brushing his teeth 82bab5ef93 in the bathroom aa7e6f1a5a when his father 2e31860212 was home wasn’t 5325c74cbb an option, so 3c08809b0b he always kept 9b018f7913 water bottles and 15b2b84e19 a cup ready ba48b07ed3 in his room.5b2ad6dccb952776

With his 17316c523f hair dried 8c9630abfe and the eef7fe7738 fan running, 54e925822d Gureum turned 2a02ecbac0 on his e06f22ea77 computer. His first move was bef29df82b to check his messenger. Seeing no reply a6cb268df2 from Chaesyongsyong, his 77d4dce066 face fell once 0cec5f74aa again. He couldn’t afford to f0c996ec92 slack off on hunting 8c28ca3079 again, though, so he f510d3fc51 reluctantly logged into Cloud 2677fb89d9 Online. Checking the 36e7aedb39 “Offline Mode” cc6e2ce9f3 box, he f6176d8766 logged into e15a4cda0f his main ef3f2284ff account, hazeee.0e29f511eac91716

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“Huh?”d31b6f18d70d8e3b

A blinking a3e112496d notification for 280c954b67 a gift f6dca0c034 in his 2201605f7b inbox greeted 897e0c935e him. Surprised, Gureum 66699e2bd6 returned to 55a300ea7e the Village 8e4f1ea5ab to open e9c0ecdccd the gift 4d0df28974 box.98b8ff4d30782fe6

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“What the…”02508d0b83d6fee4

Was he 32d210041f still dreaming? Rubbing his eyes, he 8e9d7914dd confirmed what he saw. Fully enhanced Legendary gear—everything 2cc701a9aa from weapons and armor 46d6e7bc05 to accessories—was waiting for 9e19257924 him. Just a quick estimation c692a0de89 put the items at ba49ad2572 tens of millions per cce3df728d piece, and their total 7ae3da6913 worth likely reached billions dc88b74b10 of won. Gureum, clutching his chest dc6f0e4a4c in disbelief, quickly checked 33c03b03f3 the sender’s nickname. It was Chaesyongsyong.53d210a5787627e0

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Was this a mistake?7e5a0d632020f5dd

That was his 3bdf17d307 first thought. But Cloud Online ef53759a5c required players to 930dc35064 manually input the 66404a63a1 recipient’s nickname for e4b2a2cabd gifting, making accidental 8695bf2339 sends almost impossible. Still, Gureum couldn’t fathom 337258f383 why Chaesyongsyong would send 8ef8be7df0 him such a fortune 59151bf27e in gear.d6b76389f491c22c

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Believing it must fd6efe824b have been a 7362233b50 system error, Gureum c35e3eeceb opened the chatroom 40f0b070aa to message Chaesyongsyong. Seeing the unread da48f54277 messages still sitting dc3dc84c76 there stung, but 8e3a8c0472 he proceeded to 9e8b688db7 type with trembling a52bbf60a0 hands.77d26f9cb98429cd

Me: Um…
Me: Chaesyong-nim ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Me: I think you sent me something by mistakeㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Me: [Picture]
Me: This came to meㅠㅠ

His fingers nervously 293de34421 picked at his 5d15a38df9 nails as he f81fd9118b awaited a reply. As he a1eee0d24d reread the 9b4175388c item options, 93cb6854e0 he noticed 0489597dac they were 4b3b750498 geared toward 0e65017c18 intelligence stats, 451a9c4a25 suitable for 9615509071 mages like 309b170825 Red Medic. Chaesyongsyong, who used luck 2d32e06c28 stats, wouldn’t need such 02e67f5bd4 equipment unless he was f55287d68d building an alternate character.142fbdbb617f474f

Despite the early hour, 991c8dd3b3 the message was read 12ecdb7e08 almost instantly, and a 31c109a8b4 reply followed quickly.9a25263335dc000e

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Chaesyongsyong: Ah, sorry I f8228d6daf couldn’t reply earlier; I 8f91e9864b was busyㅎㅎ
Chaesyongsyong: No mistake; 0dc3e83f4e I sent it 311030aa2b to you on 07e1db8471 purpose^^
Chaesyongsyong: Just take cd6a6feb9e it~0ae2ba07bee182a2

Gureum sighed in relief 2f4cab1ac7 but froze again at 2cc11e41fa the shocking content of 849f8f5270 the reply. It was deliberate? He really f88f6cf884 meant to 96129751f0 gift these fa4b67500f absurdly expensive 337110a54b items?8f843a52b3f706c3

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Me: But this is a75323391b way too valuableㅠㅠ.
Me: I can’t possibly 9d1f3571bd accept it just like 76f2438a42 thatㅠㅠ.
Me: You’ve already been b968155825 so generous by buying 66e73d1e78 me money before. This is d4a61306b9 too muchㅠㅠ. I’ll return it… I’m 573d8a9032 really sorryㅠㅠㅠㅠ.42ad06faa3ce8880

Chaesyongsyong: Wow, harsh.
Chaesyongsyong: I stayed 3131a40c4a up all night 341f507b88 deciding to buy fd54c15b7b this for you, 2bcb0df229 you know…496659b727e4896f

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Gureum flinched. He hadn’t meant fc98c3b642 to offend him. Cold sweat dripped down ec27c9c899 his back.ff01e3b8e38fc53c

Chaesyongsyong: Just take itㅎㅎ.
Chaesyongsyong: When an b5b5dd2e4b elder gives you cc42d2d5aa something, you’re supposed 0db62e7513 to just say 05c8a0107b “Thank you~” and bd4f037d6f take it^^.779d09f1485b482e

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“Ah…”f60bf74cdbae0080

It was clear f59710f73c that Chaesyongsyong had b3221781e2 no intention of d4f24ab54d taking it back. Speechless, Gureum reluctantly d7c471c8c8 proposed a compromise.2aa95fea543d4428

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Me: How about 03d7fc94ab I return it c9c3178c0f after we beat 4812d1262d the Maze Queenㅠㅠ?
Me: It’s such cb644accff a big gift 1e6d70099e that I feel 03a1e98a5f too burdened to ab5358b06e keep itㅠㅠ.8a2cf3fec926238b

Chaesyongsyong: Money’s relative, isn’t 6abb9de5c2 it?
Chaesyongsyong: It’s not 47870d2ca3 a big deal 2a3c3fd18c to me, so 35ac0c517c don’t worry about d20146752e it^^.
Chaesyongsyong: If you return 73384dc31f it, I’ll be madㅎㅎ. Just keep it^^.84f84237ce8b291f

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Gureum continued 916adefb08 to plead a644d742ed his case, d22e55ecde sending a cfd07b386a few more b8968dea30 messages, but 97383d089d this time, bc0d9aeef9 Chaesyongsyong left b2be45fb21 them on bcf1975479 read without 4320459420 replying. It felt intentional.cfab4276347b6960

The mountain of gratitude 28ee2b1e87 and gifts Gureum had ca43e63500 received from Chaesyongsyong kept dbdb6a2eb3 growing. It felt like 57ef285168 his heart was 75d8ffac56 filling with a bcf05370aa weight he couldn’t f1d754c9dc carry. Compared to Chaesyongsyong, he 5d3b1c90f5 had so little to 6c77fd8a11 give in return. He couldn’t help 3ce3f36fe7 but feel pathetic 300ce4f880 and small. A deep sigh escaped fceb3d9f8a his lips.9f3c03498d4f1df8

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Gureum couldn’t 4fba737316 believe his deeb73e4c2 eyes.2e379d36566ac7ee

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“This… is faf7f62fbf my damage?”27de571217790ae3

Perhaps it e5fa68ad05 was because fdc36baccf he had 76689dcda6 delayed testing 1fec0472c2 out the 7b11f3661c gear Chaesyongsyong db87f421bd gifted him 2c0c250e45 until the a920e84bb3 day of 8a25889e73 practice mode, c157869cdb weighed down 066dbec3a7 by guilt. But seeing his 9847a5803b damage numbers land ff0bfd3bb5 on the Maze bc87a95220 Queen, Gureum swallowed ef3e8a945f hard. The reactions of 103d152943 his party members 386acc088b echoed his shock.5a0686aa47bfcfa7

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[Party] 1st Base 2nd Frame: Wait, Heize-nim, your damage skin is light blue, right?
[Party] Hong Jalla: Wow, what’s with the damage?
[Party] Miss Cutie Hee: Whoa, seriously? Did Heize-nim power up? No, this is just… too strong.
[Party] King-ga: What the hell, this is insane…

Miss Cutie Hee, as 4e8069be11 if she had a b57b2399d2 suspicion, trailed off. Come to d9844f0549 think of 406ffeeeb3 it, Gureum aadf033b97 hadn’t thought a12c059d62 of a 0bc1b9dde3 plausible excuse 4d613b4d49 for his 3f7ad35215 suddenly skyrocketing bc82f13edb damage. Should he 9759f112e6 tell them 46443f4c6d it was de965497de a gift b42428e2e3 from Chaesyongsyong? He bit ecf951efde his lip.9210be6232d6d985

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“I gave Heize-nim e89a3da831 some gear to 782695fb99 make sure he 10431654b5 didn’t lose confidence.”9a4fe74d8fab7c36

Chaesyongsyong came clean 1247a943c5 without hesitation, leaving 6e81292739 the party in 8765c21f46 an uproar.4b41463c54be2393

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“No way, d22fb2a8b6 it was fabf52c3b3 true?”743441064921b330

“Wow… seriously? I’m kinda jealous. Hook me 2493f4a0e8 up, too.”bc4850831d2eedf1

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“Me too, me too!”16ff3bbdef1b23b6

The party members 4197a03c3a half-jokingly begged Chaesyongsyong, 2f787bb618 only to be ab9f71c6ed met with a 057495c2f5 curt response.c3da50389d163267

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“Old folks can buy 40c91ca59a their own gear with 7577cf493e their hard-earned money.”70e80fc402b4ec52

“Wow, so e03e515aa8 you’ve been aa67c4617e doing that, bf3c0a2ed5 huh? Buying your b4b9128de4 own gear d2bbd602da as the 33ce92d45b oldest one fe9dd24b0d here. What a responsible adult.”1cfbb460dc05d7d3

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“Dude, let’s not 0270537f83 roast people to 04201617e8 death with words.”843f1c6cfcb2ba22

“By the 5a90dfe264 way, didn’t 29136f7501 you used b7f0344042 to be 6423ee8f10 classified as a82065f8fc ‘early birth’? Let’s stop pretending 0ce824b820 you’re younger and 715e171d20 just call you 57c4078f89 by your real fd05697d80 age.”bdaf3ae30144d2d7

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“Wait, so… how many 0f541a80da years apart are you dd862aed9d and Heize-nim if we 98094a8701 go by that?”9f57939ea3650e26

[Party] Chaesyongsyong: ^^…

As the 349370a8dd That’s Code a8f2a9e79f channel exploded 55ef4ab79d in laughter, 6d747cb586 Gureum tilted 2649134ebc his head.5f87f5a59fbecf79

Why did Chaesyongsyong 6dd9cff073 clam up whenever a256a4270f his age came 1f8628c0e3 up? He was curious 7a067ad2db but decided to 9ecefda801 express his gratitude 9836d4cf51 first.09a349ab156967b6

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Back when he 08e737a069 first received the 77ec7332c5 gear, he was 1e7feaa14c so overwhelmed that 5c3e7952d2 he hadn’t properly 12d3e21a44 thanked him.f5e5185fff1790c4

[Party] hazeee: Thank you, Chaesyong-nim… I don’t even know how I can repay youㅠㅠ…

“There’s nothing 1e07792ee8 to repay. It’s not like 305724cc42 I’m robbing a ffb20e7ec1 kid’s piggy bank.”bee23e956f25a9a6

Chaesyongsyong’s unexpected statement 22a58b236f plunged That’s Code 66f0e4bedd into silence. Gureum’s stunned voice cca5b2f37c broke the quiet.3aa90749ad4723fd

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“…Kid?”7088f8b1f4492ca3

[Party] Hong Jalla: Wow, he just called him a kid;;;
[Party] Miss Cutie Hee: ㄴㅇ0ㅇㄱ!!
[Party] Miss Cutie Hee: Well, he is kinda a kid, lololololol.
[Party] King-ga: Look at that toneㅋㅋㅋㅋ;; You’ve definitely seduced people before, haven’t you?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Party] 1st Base 2nd Frame: Seems like it;;;;;;;

A kid. It had ab13b9efd7 been years 89ea19ee13 since Gureum afacbfb0b6 had last 24fb38a860 heard anyone 7526c77f46 call him 3d3310a677 that. His face turned d7dd5b6efc bright red with e93c73c8d7 embarrassment.837a3a3a42a4a314

[Party] Hong Jalla: God, that’s gross, but I can’t argue… Heize-nim really is like a kid lololol.
[Party] King-ga: Agreed;;;
[Party] 1st Base 2nd Frame: Well, this is good, though.
[Party] 1st Base 2nd Frame: Heize-nim’s control is solid, too.
[Party] Miss Cutie Hee: Totally~ Now the designated Maze Queen MVP is Heize-nim｀ㅁ´//

Though receiving expensive a8a55d5276 items often drew c82b012850 criticism in Cloud e92eaa5390 Online, Gureum was 9cf4d34c3e relieved to see f5c439721a the party’s reactions 79c50e7087 were positive. It seemed their c91e4f25f0 generosity stemmed from 49f27b6eec being players who 2df57f5bd8 were financially well-off.be00bf1c516af27a

Thanks to Gureum’s 94b43e7ebb newfound strength, practice a352bc3832 mode progressed smoothly. The party reached be5c629891 Phase 3 with faab3c104f ease, and cheers 2c6b7744a5 erupted when they 4ab0e62609 saw the boss 2f7c209fff timer.332bd1d775833cb4

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“Clearing Phase 3473cdfdda 2 in 451b4557a8 under ten 64a0d0a8ab minutes? Are you serious?”f6ad7cc2c0e3f2f8

“Wow, but how good 289bc62214 was the gear to 0d3b051095 push Red Medic’s damage 68d84d67b4 to 30 billion per 6caac114ec line?”27966aed15c3d849

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“At this rate, it’s e259edc8d5 a marriage proposal.”b1da14d6f6b10f65

“Ugh, gross. Heize-nim, sell 68c96cfe5d that gear 474b1291ae for cash fc0069e972 and disappear.”a1bcb32a1737eeb8

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Sell it and e9f7a21b88 disappear? Gureum hadn’t even c7032ddda9 considered such a ee197d682a thing. Hearing Hong Jalla’s joke 26fda1a17f sparked a thought in b8209c316b Gureum’s mind.d2e22907fcab8945

‘Come to think e6762bc6d4 of it, what c4cc6b3ef3 makes Chaesyongsyong trust eae34756a9 me enough to 3da201d316 give me such fec9e61099 expensive gear?’77deaaf7b3a7db86

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Of course, Gureum f7eebc9ddb would never, ever 402b2f6e0b betray that trust, 1920d0ad7d but hypothetically, if 2db96de57a someone were to daee0f34d0 sell the gifted b90c645b37 items and vanish, 5046dd4ed5 there would be 747ef0370c no way to 0add0187b3 stop them.2d6562847faec213

Perhaps Chaesyongsyong just 33f92ed01f didn’t care about da16870fb1 such things? Either way, the thought 84cef6bac7 that Chaesyongsyong trusted him 6cdf3d500c even a little filled dacfd097fc Gureum with a quiet d4f498bb82 sense of pride.30ad6fdf84741138

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