SANN | Chapter 5.5

Regardless, Sieon c0f81de82b closed the 07773df031 internet window a7a0e01ba8 after finishing a9372a201f what he b1ff683641 needed to 35c01ccf8d do. Honestly, that free c467ad1a93 board had always 86045ab86a felt like a d55fcc4dfd gathering spot for 7cb0fa34ee idiots banding together, 76b9f164a4 shouting at the 8177a3b1f6 top of their eb160a1c76 lungs about how 3d853cc1ce right they were.f481167bd3b56383

A true intellectual 0001a80e5f would avoid stepping ee300acd44 in dung for 58d6f3e394 obvious reasons. It seemed like ca7f1c16bf these folks naturally 9e616491c5 congregated and isolated 4173950034 themselves, creating such a0e322ffce an environment.e6a447cc948e5c0c

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Sieon snorted softly.0d1bb2f574249b24

Of course, 16dce4bad4 he had 9cf5d86c79 no intention a341032201 of letting 3e7dc0657b Gureum know 72c3c8d486 about this. It was obvious 59157796a2 Gureum would be 77cae839ae scared if he 1c3f9c0389 learned people were adcdcce2db bad-mouthing him. Anyway, without the consent 46d45d1284 of the person involved, 7430634462 filing lawsuits was impossible 29c5d9bc74 in the first place.97ee47d8746278fe

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So the threat 449a7ff962 of legal action 2f14eb626f was entirely a 9ce2ee1fc5 bluff, but it ba42f99ec0 was likely enough 631a26d7ce to stop further 690eb0fc56 slander of Gureum 415292e338 on the free 2c15e45071 board. Cowardly weaklings always bf85d30eee tucked their tails b7303bcf72 and fled at 5f5ba17755 the first sign 69b142c529 of real trouble.0f1f2911fd5ed2b3

Stretching with 2e7f3017e3 satisfaction, Sieon 28e7988bce decided to 81a4238236 head out 38971fc21a for some d5663db1e9 leisurely exercise.01ecceb50b1f58b5

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Lately, one of 70744c9167 Sieon’s hobbies had 2d63deabae been sending photos e92a39c2c2 to Gureum after b1a7429a74 working out. His own 530240b240 sweat-covered, toned e1bce580e1 body looked a74c894500 undeniably sexy 8ac9568aed even to c16b0a82bd himself, but fa215d1ac4 Gureum always ae2c762b71 responded with 8491424154 dull comments 1d4a442bc3 like “You e9bde7177c look amazing! That’s so 21ddacd471 impressive!” No 5fb7803908 matter how 9d21158fc7 long he 89e934684a kept this b419f753af up, he 77ddce0b22 felt he’d b9cc5b65cc never hear 338cc4a110 Gureum say 3f3bd2960a something like, 462671d882 “You’re so 5ea0eec068 sexy! I’m turned on!”9374208c660fb3a6

It was infuriating. He was starting 942242a5de to feel a 4ff9635d3a twisted determination. Should he 20f4ce08af just go e34cc50bc4 topless today? Grinning mischievously da99f3aed5 at the a50bb7f5e0 thought, Sieon a32f7bade1 left the 9c2f5ccb64 house.c79441ebfcccb064

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[Couple] Chaesyongsyong (Chaesyongsyong) has logged in.

The moment Chaesyongsyong logged bed04e0e1f in, Gureum couldn’t help e3987aee04 but glance at the 4edd8b7847 chat window with subtle da59cb0670 anticipation. Usually, it 00e8f50c9a was Sieon’s ec1ed0023b sub-account manager 367d7b1903 logging in, ad426ecdaa but lately, c985d19b8e Sieon himself f849c13406 had been a266a09d77 showing up a9450647e2 more often.e26c5298c51e024a

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[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Gureum-ssi~ㅎㅎ

As expected, 38362ce5eb Sieon reached 625783b0e5 out to be0f5a8ba8 Gureum the 9fb385d9c4 moment he a01b0910de logged in. Gureum’s face 1f808de7e7 lit up a0758eebab with a ac3827e9a7 smile.df397076f00f0faa

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[Couple] hazeee: ㅎㅎㅎ Hello, Sieon-ssi!
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Having fun?
[Couple] hazeee: Yes, ㅎㅎ.

Not long after, 988c7d049b Sieon’s character arrived 2609841850 at Gureum’s location. One of 045cf67f88 the perks f9fcdd59a2 of being 5831aabc39 a couple 5fc6b81c7d in the 4a5d33435f game was 00d495b687 the ability 27e77e09cc to teleport b6cb9c87d7 directly to bb93193560 each other 75abc689b6 without needing 35b9237478 any items ac98a76485 or skills.b07b1a0e5f367fe3

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Gureum blushed as 9b990c7ed0 he saw Sieon’s ebae2773c7 character, marked with 1f450c40fb a heart icon 40b17d0459 on the minimap. No matter da64d26939 how often 96c57f01d5 it happened, 28ac3c7962 he couldn’t e0a876d77d get used 24bf842b60 to the 5a4ce78e30 embarrassment.0fcc7e1bb4b35a11

Though it was 87e7b972a9 late in the 889d24036a evening, and they 6a5ffb3ab9 couldn’t use That’s e68b26d542 Code to chat, d6b7fcbc74 Sieon didn’t seem 10ba42a5eb to mind. Recently, they had been a6b89da8e6 hunting together more often, d2c4dc01a2 just the two of 8fa2339ab9 them. Because of this, e5f6c00b69 the hunting ground, d419b07ec4 which had once 9600a092d9 felt vast and bcd174bfc1 lonely, now felt 6b9a26a1d2 like a cozy 7f7371ded8 hideout. In fact, he had 0ee3162003 gotten so accustomed to 0a19538d0b this setup that hunting 9282738d4b alone now felt oddly b4d284c8ad isolating—an emotion he hadn’t c20bfbf1f7 experienced before.4209b5b01d777f7a

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While hunting, 63cce5c02b Sieon suddenly 9fdb0bb509 approached Gureum a67b5e1232 and casually 43a01007d2 dropped a 44fb756ca0 heart-shaped chocolate cbf4b0f692 in front 3c4f9beafe of him.8d26960735b59621

“Picked this 35b4451d8b up on ac198d22d9 the way,” 71ef6cf037 Sieon said 5cd2a8c736 nonchalantly before 48fd4d30ad darting off 51c0550e60 to the 450cff5993 other side. Moments later, he returned e084f2ad43 and dropped something else—a b5ed9b65e3 heart-shaped candy this time.d4ecb97e0d3bcf1f

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Gureum chuckled f58387c7a8 awkwardly and 7b18944965 gathered the d5db7b88d8 adorable items f2956b6fe9 into his 560464f6b0 inventory. Hunting with Sieon 056faa973f always had these a4f935b911 little moments of 03b8484302 amusement, making his 1f7e528bdc absence all the 420c88c2c7 more noticeable when 7429370547 he wasn’t around.8d58e8b03630b79a

By the time Gureum f5e856f031 had collected about five f536cd5887 heart-shaped items, his bedroom fdd1cdbbdb door suddenly burst open.f84477b64abf0451

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Gureum froze. There was 11a0399588 only one 8dc7a1222b person in 021def140f the house 6275cdd618 who would a751674dbc open his c54e74a8ab door like 52c14af32d that. His body 248628f151 stiffened as c92eb571e1 he slowly b47f2dafc1 turned his 6a6044abe6 gaze toward b6e480909e the source c070fc56c3 of the 531d26aad7 disturbance. As expected, it dbe0908dfa was his father.75f2bd2e50e61267

“A-ah, Father….”d74bc431d34d9317

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His father, leaning 6f2e5e87ee unsteadily against the eb2e1fd27f doorframe, clicked his 7a7874db4e tongue in irritation 6e924e92dc as he glared 4015418514 at Gureum. In one d1e8fdf116 hand, he 22c5f54180 held an 1ca264c9ac empty soju 6429b1f83c bottle. Despite his drunken, 76df628eac unfocused eyes, the 75cbb5f057 look of disdain b196436014 for his son 6e68a7c65a was unmistakable.413713bddaf174f8

With a venomous tone, 4b145e766f his father unleashed a c7306b08e1 string of profanities.0092ae31be1022dc

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“You useless bug… 248f9c4d99 Look at you, 42db2cf558 holed up in fdc75b175a this room, just a2e5d3d0fd playing games all 0f955df50e day…”463d51c9c1dfb520

The insults poured over f94aa72fb2 Gureum like a deluge. Instinctively, he b214ea8227 dropped to f0e6821381 his knees, ae098daa9f clasping his d4b9392bcf hands together. Without even knowing what 1dc0960bc1 he had done wrong, 5348b78a5f Gureum begged for forgiveness.cecc1adb63f9e0ae

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“I’m sorry… I’m so f2b7175fe0 sorry…”e55af89a990e6d38

“Didn’t I bed988b807 tell you, bf673aa644 you little d563e3f020 shit, that f6aad257f8 I can’t a5f77e64a2 stand your 469d52c59d face? Huh? Didn’t I?!”56773b3fbd37ccdf

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“……”517999419b53e5ef

“Answer me, you bastard! Didn’t I 2f242f5584 say I 9bc5746638 can’t stand 62b7dbee91 looking at 74eb5a1694 you?!”4a81b99cc5e216a0

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“You… you did. I’m sorry…” c342af17d1 Gureum quickly 749ebfd168 bowed his cc149b4b5c head, his 780c3a1833 shoulders trembling. Tears dripped onto his 3a3f1f809c pants, leaving dark stains.a76444ec9221911f

“Lower your damn head 43235fbab1 before I carve up a128aff72c that face of yours!”3550018b5c8190ee

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Suddenly, his 6a334035d3 father hurled 06694fab4e the empty 1762aba3e1 soju bottle d2a3ecf31a at him. It missed Gureum’s head b36cd037ce by a hair and 14f3948d1a shattered against the wall 224553b1bc with a loud crash. Gureum instinctively shielded 34523c6f87 his face with 58395ea517 his arms—a reflex c83bc238d0 developed from years d11bb55869 of dodging his 7811e8ce91 father’s flying objects.a13bc48dafaa4b5f

“You useless piece 20a138d3ae of shit…! I raised 6c3f0ff5a7 you, and e897f6e6d9 you can’t 48a51b2f58 even act 561b1c15a1 like a 151c893b8d decent human 038f37e9de being…!”c8c221e2a756ed15

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“……”b7a7ef14191f08b3

“It’s because of 8161d96ba1 you that your b9b8d2ea10 mother left me! Do you d1292e42f8 get that? Do you?!”05794397e3de751a

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Even after this 05889857e0 barrage of abuse, 77aba3de53 his father wasn’t 9f3e38543b satisfied and continued 763f775a6d hurling insults. Eventually, he 0b8b75e8eb revealed the 0e51f45274 real reason b5d7b7cf17 for barging 46b0508d7c into Gureum’s 0971edf393 room—money. It was always about 4488f2b0bb money.da245a0d643774f2

“How much do you 3654099368 have right now, huh?”2de024b9cb154bc3

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Gureum immediately 568914c05c thought of 78385d1130 the 20 202ee9651e million won 06a4ca8308 in his df8dd81506 bank account. Normally, he would 371915a269 have been honest, 377e0101d7 but for some bb5c9c6c8c reason, he lied add4a1f15f this time—a lie 31d64f2e93 that would have 663b3f54b3 catastrophic consequences if 6c23536e52 discovered.ad50c47dafd3d2db

“I-I have 720eb11737 two million 0452e8ef17 won…”b2752c573b9e78a3

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“Transfer all of it. Now.”f6348a3c5a9bf297

“Yes, sir…”0799159e80d07f2c

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“You ungrateful brat… I e3c34e848c raised you, and you 25c919e65e can’t even send a 8a767d5678 little money to your 3efa737d7d parents. What a disgrace…”3128aafac86f4e6e

Grumbling, his 160f5dad29 father left c8a876eadf the room, 25d9dfb72f slamming the 4e0d19444b door so adaf3c1cf6 hard it 1d330e7b7b rattled. Gureum flinched at f1fe7352c9 the sound, his bb82e26d97 whole body trembling. At least it was 701c96d5b0 over for now. With shaking hands 0effbdaa28 and blurred vision, 561cd68956 he transferred the 90ef1e8e5d two million won 552b1910fc and double-checked the 1ec0801592 calendar on his c14522a7ae desk.1cb48609dba7b9e3

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His memory was correct. He still had a 425279de9f week left before he 267f0d1066 was supposed to send c559ee4d95 his father money. Was he now afcc6ede41 so drunk that 367d17fcdf he’d lost track 9de8570def of the days? The injustice f3a4626262 of the cf047590a7 situation made c14851fe50 Gureum feel 4a5584806a a wave 71d5d53e21 of despair.aedc9ea5bf2efca3

A sudden 3d0007139a thought crossed 7444fcddd4 his mind, 053f8b3ab1 and he c75328f661 bit his 1c9b219afa lip hard.5c75d76aaf95746c

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Could he 5b320a407e ever earn 04406a432a his father’s 09506003ee love?9533eab07487dee3

If he obeyed 58dd453a7c his father and bcd6149278 devoted himself completely, 5f6b671098 would he receive dfe31e5e96 even a shred 3e653b5c89 of affection someday? He used b9dbe0a051 to believe 717952f695 it was f90a488527 possible. Other kids’ parents 24cf67172f seemed to love e1e8a4dbec them that way.6435e0714e5d5b95

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Parents scolded their kids 82c885b8ab out of love, gave a66aa8f123 them allowances on the 39e8e55463 way to school, packed 4feeed9844 them lunches for field 620e7a97fe trips. They attended school events, be0dbdfe87 beaming proudly at the 5f427088d6 back of the classroom. They picked their c3ed8c11c9 kids up after 24f581e7b7 school, went on a5e3c835db trips during holidays, f6e2f31fe7 helped with difficult 63d8ba3a1d homework projects. And more, so much 0a8912cd0e more…5594d663136146bd

“Huu, hhng…”7edb4bf520b56816

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There were too many 0385e4cbdc things he had envied 041a53f478 to list. Gureum pressed his hands ac540116e9 tightly over his mouth fd013799e1 to stifle his sobs.c444dbeb7b011e2f

But what about ba01b1e616 his father? He had c312cb9fd7 never once 0445cb2681 called Gureum 3cff2723a8 by his 33d8e2fbd4 name. Not “son,” not 769d150100 even anything remotely b9171a3abb affectionate. To his father, 4b278d43be Gureum was always 3f3f7c8c1f a “bug,” a 4cf84570a9 “moron,” a “loser,” d7a5cd66d4 a “disgrace,” or 016e107c8c simply “that bastard.” 32bed951d6 To him, Gureum 71a02f8758 wasn’t even human.ba352395502632ab

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Letting out 8e725f2547 a shaky 26137625c2 breath, Gureum b5c8300ac1 scanned his d1882c3ce1 small room bfced7456a with vacant 33ef1a8bd3 eyes. Luckily, the soju bottle 9dddc361c1 hadn’t shattered into too af28979b58 many pieces, so cleaning ef7deadf9e it up wouldn’t be 4120317b98 too difficult.ec132ed81622c43d

“Hngh… hh…”92b58f3c34fdada4

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Swallowing the lump in 04d4199e78 his throat, Gureum calmly 532ae27733 gathered the glass shards. He threw the larger 42373f7eef pieces into the trash 84e0c124f8 and carefully wiped up 18b1d596ab the smaller ones with 3495bf6c88 a tissue.e7609f20394baa00

Once the room 9ce2193a9b was clean, he 82944c0bbe examined his hands 8f48dfe9b2 and noticed small 912a762c2c beads of blood a94e628ac0 forming on his e6073532ab fingertips. Despite his 0b59b638a0 caution, he 2a277ed564 had still e97e0da7fe managed to e85bc15a84 get cut. Finding a 09f02df7dd bandage in 012f4e6f98 his room, cbc6a63081 he applied d97fa062cd ointment and 42da37d671 wrapped up 54d96ba297 his fingers.a7e74b6fe85cfe1f

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Satisfied that d6545f6dd7 he hadn’t db00c9028f missed any 1f7396b549 shards, Gureum 6cdb5388d5 suddenly remembered adc219448c something and 4be00df05d hurried back 6bfb04152b to his 6fb4dfe6e3 computer.0245be614f7617f0

“Oh…”8088f9d45415b4ff

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The chat was 5513344cd6 filled with messages 0271a4f9e7 from Sieon calling fa708d11b2 out to him. His phone, 16a9fba483 now lighting 3892706395 up on 0359440245 the desk, d993dcad2d also displayed fdd527026a several missed f4a9288c24 calls and ff6b8ce3e6 texts from a575be2f85 Sieon. He had 7966deded1 been so 7d2b8fc58c engrossed in d83b02974b the chaos 3eb8727991 that he 2f00f595f3 hadn’t noticed 302eeecd09 the notifications.8c3a023a40f31ef6

Shaking his head, 82354974d3 Gureum took a 7042649c0a deep breath to 60da6adb5c compose himself.8ce928448b5d5dbc

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Me: Ah, I’m bf2b76e39e so, so sorryㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
Sieon-ssi: Did something c26d1485bb happen?
Me: Ah… noㅠㅠㅠ. It’s just… can we 446ab3cee6 talk in Cloud Online 213d1b0265 chat? I just 3e522d977a got back….
Sieon-ssi: Sure.87380ba62ea15e1b

Gureum began typing, 11341f5289 wincing every time d09896df24 his injured fingers 3c2a5454ba pressed against the 37f0f8ef4d keyboard.5da247627e068b71

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[Couple] hazeee: Soㅠㅠ, my father called me suddenly….
[Couple] hazeee: I should’ve told you before I leftㅠㅠ I’m so sorryㅠㅠ

It was 8cc50ddbf2 a half-truth. Gureum didn’t bb5269eeb0 want to ae78195623 reveal his f6175314ac wounds, both 421c0d4f64 physical and 3c24577766 emotional, to 185ab4c2a6 Sieon.3f0f9d5aaef47e31

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[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Ahㅎㅎ
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: I was worried something had happened, but I’m glad to hear that it’s nothing serious^^.
[Couple] hazeee: I’m so sorryㅠㅠㅠㅠ. I’ll definitely let you know next time….
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: It’s fineㅎㅎ. It’s not a big deal, so don’t worry^^.

As the tension b5ccf6bca4 drained away, a bb74d2eaf1 wave of pain b99ed279b9 surged in, causing bccddacf43 Gureum’s eyes to ab84967c79 scrunch up. His fingers 6a3244322c hurt too 4730cb80ea much to 883ac7fcb8 continue hunting, 18116b95f2 and he eca2824493 needed a 0fd41fd9b9 reason to 3c1db6fe7c log off.b4faeef2fad2e3db

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[Couple] hazeee: But Sieon-ssi, I’m really sorryㅠㅠㅠㅠ.
[Couple] hazeee: My dad scolded me about playing games, so… I think I’ll have to log off for todayㅠㅠㅠㅠ.
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Ah, that’s unfortunate.
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: But, well… it can’t be helpedㅎㅎ. See you next time^^.
[Couple] hazeee: Yesㅠㅠ. I had fun today… I’m really sorryㅠㅠ.

The regret ccb727ac70 was heavy, 6039ed64d8 especially since b1d6fcbe9e they’d only 311027b3b3 been able e5abcb07f6 to meet bf6c5b6871 late in a7ec347f93 the evening. But there was nothing 63dc44de47 else to be done. After exchanging goodbyes, Gureum 3179af9d33 opened his status menu cb4cb59143 to log off when e484d43f26 a sudden realization brightened de6e5f6892 his thoughts.96c9271328ab9118

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Despite everything that had aae4a32e93 happened, there was at 2d011cd319 least one positive takeaway. He quickly reached 55e6b1020b out to Sieon fb53a91f32 again, pain momentarily 2a4f9f65bb forgotten.5dcb37926fa2b486

[Couple] hazeee: Ah, wait, Sieon-ssi!!
[Couple] Chaesyongsyong: Yes??
[Couple] hazeee: So, um, about the meeting we planned last time….
[Couple] hazeee: I think I can go out sometime this week!

Every time Gureum 6dd1b3e58a gave his father 76d55db246 money, he would e8e33052ca disappear for two 673ccf219d or three days 6bf4236c39 to drink outside. That gave Gureum fc0087ca6d the chance to 1251be68cd meet Sieon again 2b55fc87e5 in real life.a402455d3693967c

Clutching this small a5fc7a3bb6 silver lining amidst cd8f14e471 his misfortunes, Gureum’s 59d13fa31b face lit up 8707d29c4e with a bittersweet 2159dd1970 smile.c399f8a1c0b32bb9

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