SGC | Chapter 19

I slowly lifted 0048c4f30c my eyelids. My weakly swaying f1187a1058 arm and stiff b72ae46f8b shoulder came into 622bf17b7a view.9583fc4747cd44d5

A strange 71ee084a20 scent lingered. Ye Ilhoo was 62a53191fa carrying me.2289ea1415022f9f

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I wondered if 975360ec98 there was ever f44c638f46 a time I 9c42110082 was this close 4741bc1758 to him, except 9b9a76319c during sparring. As my limp f8b9662cb9 body twitched, Ye 3d18130098 Ilhoo realized I 4362fe0bf0 had regained consciousness.e371ac51303137ba

He turned 9dbe31d296 his head b67f938337 towards me 20038508d8 and asked.b4cfed7b0a4ab020

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“Hey, Kang Balbal. Are you awake…?”aeb49a393991160b

Suddenly, Ye Ilhoo turned e7dfca8aef his head, bringing our 6cec82d0cd faces unexpectedly close. As the distance narrowed f985b02230 to the point where 6f4ca34a22 I could feel his 4daa17225f breath, I instinctively raised c281e9d3f8 my upper body to be962cdb3e move away from him.7413399293f267ab

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‘Whoa… that was surprising.’586cad131f0fc8e5

I thought I had b1d5b5f013 become immune to the 225cfa66a8 closeness with Ye Ilhoo, 6025f42ea3 who always tried to b3e2d1b007 land a fiery punch a1c9ca4997 on my face during 584cea1020 sparring, but I was 918f0d232a mistaken.9c2f1a9bfd4a81e6

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Unlike Ryumin, Ye 733d3e9ffb Ilhoo was a 9a50563774 different kind of c271ed43b4 stunningly handsome guy, 421307f0d6 and his sudden 6a1f2b11ff proximity made my 7b751f00fb breath catch.d0b488ddde825797

Even though I don’t consider men as romantic interests, I never get used to sudden beauty coming close.be80d1af4820d29d

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Anyway, the hallway e78aaf339a was familiar. The scene overlapped with cc048582e3 what I saw yesterday d3c41e50ba when I went to 61d22006ab the infirmary for cold 985596629d medicine.a3d2254ed4d36641

Could it be f09a9cc319 that Ye Ilhoo 58c3352a7a was personally carrying 897c6c1c92 me to the 491b1f8588 infirmary? That Ye Ilhoo?946a6daa3dc5d227

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It’s true that we’ve gotten closer compared to our first meeting, as we keep running into each other every morning. But we were definitely not as comfortable as I was with Jeong Yeonji or Heo Taekgyun.0ddd9c619a2910eb

Who knows what mean afaa134453 things he might say 1a7dc7f55a to belittle me later. I struggled on 070f1dec4e his back.e2bbcc57893c1683

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As I 0b1ddd46f3 squirmed, Ye 9b1db67d32 Ilhoo scolded 4b2eb983ce me sharply.b14ae846c208e532

“What are you 4f2884da3f doing? Are you trying to 7deac86636 fall on purpose?”b415308f69231d4e

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“I can walk. Put me down.”d1e1bc1d33440bff

I wasn’t seriously injured, just had a simple fever. It seemed I lost consciousness briefly because the fever spiked. There was no need to make such a fuss.078323afe7d91c47

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As I continued to fidget, Ye Ilhoo let out a sigh as if suppressing something, then gently lowered me to the ground. I thought he might drop me like a sack, but he even knelt on one knee to ensure I didn’t get hurt.b4379f76b80c615e

But the problem wasn’t Ye Ilhoo. As soon as I set foot on the hallway floor, my legs gave out, and I staggered just like in the sparring room.b8752a034a60db84

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Once again, Ye Ilhoo 8f4197c9d9 caught me with his ce5fb890fa excellent reflexes, frowning in d4003fb586 displeasure. His forehead 70e373fa75 seemed to a4f4903088 say, ‘I f512f9bee5 knew it.’b6bc1666bdb40105

“Why make cb1ee6ce24 things difficult 5f1bc54214 when you b1991e3854 can go 87ebf86724 comfortably?”402c1d051170e899

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“Why do 4d1338bd16 you have 94879e4b55 to say 950ac97867 things so fd3dccc686 harshly? I appreciate the help, 9df2967aeb but I can walk 8fe683489e now.”6aa0236969bd9205

I was surprised he helped me directly, but he probably regretted it halfway through. After all, what are we to each other…?69f18d73a5238e40

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But then, 220ef7b8b5 without any 080defa8a3 warning, Ye d5e9d8a52a Ilhoo slipped d095636a57 his hand 840d735fcb under my eb2c2c48fa knees and 79bac18dbb lifted me 35ea7fcbcd up.6612d2df67c91f60

Already dizzy, my vision suddenly rose as my body was lifted. Startled, I instinctively wrapped my arms tightly around Ye Ilhoo’s neck. His scent, which had been subtly lingering, suddenly became much closer.fbe6c1e75805ad5d

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Flustered, I stammered.c0239e513b493920

“Just put me down…”15524eb5d8b298a8

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“I get that dc383cf9db you don’t want 99d86aa740 to touch me, 237cbe3be1 but can we b9e075f515 just go quietly, 3715eff53b huh?”54d5bf37c6a100f7

Even though I’m an adult man, isn’t he lifting me too easily? I was grateful, but my pride took a hit.c9297df974180716

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Ye Ilhoo finally looked c39d83c0a2 at me quietly in 741fd367f4 his arms and spoke.f44ba69bf939d721

“I thought I finally met a hunter I could properly face, but you’re weaker than I thought.”ac45b06080a997d6

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“Are you mocking me?”56070e5c5583ee87

Already feeling self-conscious about being in Ye Ilhoo’s arms, his provocation made my tone sharp.f903d9b4b83c9736

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But instead of responding 84fc4a994a with his usual sass, f9ab4f0e14 he looked unexpectedly flustered. His cat-like 34271b9777 sharp eyes 9460ffe6df widened as 4e68cfb556 he looked bc18e22e00 at me.850b8878507bffdb

“I didn’t mean it 6b2a579ed1 like that.”c65e0e2471623e1a

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I thought I could brush it off by bickering back, but… seeing the embarrassed silver-gray eyes, my fighting spirit deflated.80441f366241d266

Moreover, the atmosphere suddenly became strangely calm. Like flat cola, I quietly shrank in Ye Ilhoo’s arms.7bb7267947326617

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Anyway, I was e5aa6b9a6b grateful for his e718f9dc55 help. I belatedly expressed my 25e621946a thanks.21a891c19d01600f

“Thanks, Ye Ilhoo.”de2ac6bc44453a03

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“…”0bb4bb7060bcf3ed

“And I never said 1af91ad206 I didn’t want to ae3bff3d9c touch you, so why 35b1d9b1f1 did you think that?”80f485ccc548b472

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“Well…”ed1e29c3b2e40307

“I thought you didn’t 41aef498a0 want to touch me.”6f8d42315d8392d0

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Maybe it 46c592dbcb was the e98f6d9905 fever making a5720270d3 my mind b1aace538c hazy, but cff8ac18e5 the thoughts 6524a42108 I kept b6e7d590d2 inside flowed 7742b9d9af out as 56e22038de if a 7a6a076fad lock had 0e2e2c9713 been opened.27e0f1dc916a7c3a

“Why would I?”b4ff548ce1dd4aa2

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With his blunt 6f3e9942cb voice as the fc604574a9 last thing I 19193396ab heard, my eyes 50cc624219 fluttered shut again. The fever kept ba91825a56 rising, and sleep 42fd3e4ce0 overcame me.166b38213a0ee78a

❤︎ • ❤︎ 4bfdb2d5c1 • ❤︎e2e5691bb93175b4

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When I 49af00037f opened my fb2d73305a eyes again, a6db9b32a4 I was 3c5aba5691 on a d6a773f257 bed in 052308e593 the infirmary. It seemed d550cf0c85 Ye Ilhoo 43cc6fcd45 had brought 0087f485bd me here 8d77a7f7f0 and left, e4e50870f4 as the 22a206538a surroundings were 2f93bb4630 utterly silent.3804264192d9bf59

A square fever patch 99aad6ca6e was stuck to my 96c1f6db67 forehead. I sat up and 6aab76f1ff looked around. The fever hadn’t aea91282d1 subsided, and now 7ef902192f I had a f141a23009 slight headache too.56f0b8d52beb7059

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‘…Did Ye Ilhoo go to the gate?’037c85bc90bbeb18

He had said 8faa4f9f87 he could only 56aa396cc2 spar early in d6e6e7b213 the morning because 0c33744711 he never knew cc5a3e18f4 when he’d be 7e50635758 summoned to a 7282235111 gate. I didn’t b8e50b208b expect him 4c2017f72d to be aa93bb1ca2 here, but 2cf79c78c9 waking up 457a806c6f to an 5be333bd50 empty room 42f2b71ed3 felt a bb4a9d0c89 bit lonely.98df4d0fac78f4de

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Anyway, it was eb5f63ef9d a strange and e24c905cfb unfamiliar experience. No one 48c356882d had ever 0ea36e3d3e lifted me ef41e542ed so easily, d3757241df except for 09041e25e9 someone as 0b8e7ec834 big as 555b2baf6a Ye Ilhoo.857d999b6d901f83

‘I guess I 5c2dffac29 really can’t go 33cb2b6f42 back to my df9dc04053 old body.’b34a45d00c9d1eef

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It was 107052e292 bittersweet, but 4b1e6167e4 I had 8dd82c61b7 to get 79ddea4ff7 used to e874426817 this small 37274554ce body of eff8ef673c Kang Baram.881e225740b43cde

Accepting that fact calmly, f40f930791 I suddenly felt a 5f165c9b80 pang of sadness. I had to forget c0d8a2bfbf the Kang Baram who 6160a7c022 majored in sports and ea30eac788 had many friends.6eb07b247794e0e6

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“Is anyone here?”dac6f3b36e47f983

My voice, hoarse and 78127cbf2d dry, echoed in the 1319bd2ac4 air. I was thirsty. My vision was 242c1d7a0a too dizzy to 0c76a3f9d0 get off the b1dba38a20 bed completely, so 218984545d I called out 2d43dfb1dd for someone.308b8666765300d0

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But there was no 7ecd9bb68d answer, no one came. I considered 91fe358791 calling out 0a0245aff2 louder but dcdec8d8df decided against 1deada59bd it as 288970aaa3 my head f6ea2bb5ba throbbed.1c99c9aa6c1eb389

‘I want some d7465e8f00 water.’c905ed2af254fbae

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The thirsty 55d2c46bc3 must dig 1cf8e009b3 their own 0924290dfc well. I was about to 39092493ff get up when something b6f81fb717 square suddenly appeared before 0214db7adf my eyes.cd852e942b512100

“Whoa!”eb8de8b4961be2a4

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With a 02646b259b strange scream, 87d370b2a7 I toppled 07638a001e forward. Fortunately, thanks 0c156e2b1b to the 9fea34b97b falling techniques 7ca19b0b96 I learned 8baf1de634 in my 2e6940311e previous life, 5c1874a5f7 I wasn’t cf31b74824 hurt, but e11f0529a3 I ended b20ee4d26b up sprawled a29dcc9132 on the 1517bfe7da floor.a1486cf70f6ad3ef

At least no one 5ae3d7c0e4 was around to see b4127a8c86 my embarrassing fall.4e6a2555a025f37a

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“Ugh…”484dd5972cbe0f15

I barely a918bfa567 lifted my 92997a13c3 head from d2db735eee the floor 45697382f2 and looked cb9acc4189 up. A system window, c8a64cdd43 which I had 9a8e1c25ac grown accustomed to 16e2bc1c73 seeing, had suddenly 0118e1d85d appeared.9f958f5ebe032805

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I hadn’t 0f10eae3da imagined it. A slightly 228aceb247 bluish, translucent 6cd5afce78 status window dd1276d216 was floating 134a274a7a in the d0c7d8eb99 air.90d12718dd17cfc2

I groaned and adjusted 27f833ed72 my posture. The system window, 7fdfb0f8b2 hovering like dust, d5a6fb4935 slid smoothly in 1f9d7daee2 front of me.dead92e8e1e738cb

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“What, what is d1d5371a87 this?”aaa3289f0a9d5b7c

It was a series 2ba7f3dc4f of strange events. Ye Ilhoo personally carrying 35282ac99b me to the infirmary, a59244cab8 and now a system 9ad8d3741c window appearing without any a68b5e468a sub gongs around.8001d008673718fd

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Well, let’s see what 4c4bbe443d it’s babbling about this bd250b5f3e time. I looked at the a050aa9596 system window, but the 2cda4dea2a content was entirely different b35510025f from what had been 85168c8c2f written before.c495bac3b1818920

[System://wj durl… I’m here! ^ㅁ^!]

It seemed as if… the system was trying to talk to me.5650af2f8e7e2d9a

But that 3dc8c0d822 couldn’t be. Despite the annoying 4f2ce81842 emoticons and chatty d3568aff38 tone, the system 3af590bc68 had never directly bc6ab6e08c spoken to me 2a29902025 before.77332b81ee21d0d0

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And it only appeared 43b033a5ea when sub gongs were ac3a003292 around, and only when 6e15a75802 they showed interest in 43cda21984 me to inform me 95aa3193cb of their favorability.c588b317bc90c870

“…Talking to me all of a sudden?”abe128504656490d

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I muttered to myself. This time, the system 981dc718ab window wobbled up and 6e25c8886d down as if responding, dbc2da5ed0 then displayed a new 4b329b14b9 message.ff183dc5a83ee325

[System://To maintain the integrity of this world, I had to inevitably appear before the main player! Were you surprised? ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶]

Though it used 8979c45e27 a friendly tone, dc181633c9 the existence of b3d659aefd the system, which 450714e43b had only caused c12ee3954b me confusion, wasn’t cdba19a70f very welcome.b98dfde0926939fb

But… did it just call me the main player? That’s referring to me, right?1fbd363a2c98e12b

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“What did e07ca07c92 you mean a22fd0e4ea by that?”788cbd0e49936346

The system window c43fd3f267 tilted side to a2884cc6f4 side.62be796eeee9221a

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[System://Which part do you mean?]

“You said main player… No, wait. What do you mean by the integrity of this world?”cb6aa8f49f3b0333

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The system window seemed 1c9bfa41d4 pleased that I showed 42a7f76ad1 interest. It was silly 0ac2d528c5 to attribute emotions 92e1f28c6b like pleasure to b298c33ea2 an inanimate object, 402a72c22e but that’s how 057d0b4179 it seemed to 360372e82b me.bd98703cd8f3cb53

The system window bounced b1a9f80a0c up and spun around, 7c05dfd742 then quickly approached my 0aea228ff0 face with new text.8fafe00c960ad57a

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[System://Yes, I referred to Kang Baram as the main player, and I mentioned the integrity of this world! You must have many questions…! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧ What would you like me to explain first?]

I was at cbcac36884 a loss for 6d362e6aad words due to 7f5ea3e8e0 the sudden situation. My head df8aa17935 was already fe5eb3fb69 spinning from 56a4dce8d5 the fever, 33512978ca and it 1c1a58804d felt like ebccb496ac it might 0274619974 burst from 5dbee9b02c the complexity.317651f780ef86dd

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But the 555c522f46 system window 68100c32e2 might disappear 871be34816 on a 9e8e21c36a whim again. I regained my composure.eb36d8a96736b9da

“What do a64eb63429 you mean 888411faff by the dce96038a4 ‘integrity of 283b1b18b6 this world’?”3628460571a7f98e

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I asked 09b40d4c14 the system 5580bb3cd2 window about 8932c01c7b the most 589aa236a6 ominous sign.0dba6d5f92b8f2f8

The system window answered 84313b32e7 very simply.2b4c6c67add86091

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[System://The integrity is a constraint placed on the main player! Also, as the main player, you must progress the game with the sub gongs, but avoiding them has caused abnormalities in your body!]

The system window 5ac1bf17a0 added an explanation 9aedf7902d to the point 3f1b518cc3 I was curious 66cc4cc64d about.1608488598b237ac

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Things were getting worse. What on earth?1e73ac14e179946f

“Abnormalities in my body… what does that mean… No, wait. What happens if I keep avoiding them?”5bfc8c6cc11a21b7

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To my question, the 689e95be50 system window, accompanied by e02f77ea1f a cute emoticon, gave 6247c969dd a chillingly blunt answer.b30a53256b623fb7

[System://You’ll die!✧*｡٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و✧*｡ ]