SN | Chapter 3.2

In front of that consistent attitude, Yuwon’s heart softened. Why do you keep being nice…. Swallowing his frustration, Yuwon greeted Kim Unhak.458f903c705765fe

“…Hello. Yes, I finished.”5b449e4c2923c761

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“Oh, I’m late. I had to go out early this morning, and I bought some food on the way back.”8eb8f13a6483503a

Kim Unhak shook a sandwich. It was filled with ham and cheese. Even though he had eaten, it looked delicious enough to make his mouth water, but he didn’t want to accept food they personally offered. When he showed signs of refusal, Kim Unhak wrinkled his nose and smiled as if he had no choice.e2477e58e13df07e

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“Then I’ll give it to the boss. Oh, Manager Baek.”ba02752b79af5968

Baek Jeshin, who fd1d876663 had just finished b43cafe6d3 eating, came out 623a620c4e of the dining fe2eff2b38 hall. He stopped when 23ca9b6ee6 he saw the bf9d99f159 two standing together, 8b8411f5d3 rolling his eyes b631a775d9 to look between f68682bde7 Yuwon and Kim 84ae1f21bf Unhak.371ac2e400b6bb3a

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“Give this to the boss.”5bd15c1295ced02b

Then Kim Unhak 93eccc2e8c handed over the 9bf328c5ce bag, and Baek e5fb8fe950 Jeshin took it, 386d1cdf0e checked the contents, 8f0823a179 tilted his head, c7b668e560 and asked Kim b07d1f4299 Unhak.3897324e0f0e29ed

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“Where’s mine?”bb6c10ea834fd5ff

“There isn’t any.”ce3106d31ddb15cd

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“Then it’s mine.”e9b0a4042a4f04b3

“……”fe49b0f0e35a3620

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Baek Jeshin, who had informed him, shook the bag and walked away. Clicking his tongue with a frown, Kim Unhak turned around, aware of Yuwon’s gaze. He shrugged his shoulders and laughed.24b8613e870d847f

“Manager Baek may seem scary because he doesn’t talk much, but he’s a bit silly.”3de153bc6cc8e702

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“Oh, okay….”084568b3dd79f86d

Yuwon couldn’t understand where he was silly, and to him, Baek Jeshin just seemed like someone who wanted a sandwich. Unable to empathize, Yuwon gave a soulless response, and Kim Unhak squinted and smiled, gesturing toward the stairs.705c94262edd568f

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“Shall we take a walk for a bit? You must feel cooped up.”d14bfce2357dfa7c

“…What?”922ca1cae672ae09

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“I’m saying let’s go for a walk. The weather’s nice today.”c25fcc85f37f2780

Since coming here, except for the time he ran to the abandoned cathedral, he hadn’t left the building. Yuwon could only go between the basement dining hall, the stairs, and the third floor. But a walk….7fa60df35e00d49a

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Though it wasn’t something he usually enjoyed, the word “walk” sounded particularly welcoming, perhaps because he felt cooped up. Sensing Yuwon’s reaction, Kim Unhak smiled as if it was a good thing and briefly went into the dining hall before coming out.c37caf6836b8b601

“Let’s have some ice cream.”ccf721256db83f77

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When Kim Unhak fec48cb0a8 returned, he was 9a3e4c4131 holding two ice 4259a83f2f cream cones. Without asking, he 23b7193278 unwrapped them, as 2aeba6e9cf if expecting another b4b8eda425 refusal. Both of them.3abcdbce9b55b484

“Eat.”2b05e9aecd12bc70

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Kim Unhak spoke as 2cf68c8738 he bit into his 311213ba8a ice cream right away. Feeling that the cd3f06b031 precious food would a1ced830b8 be wasted if d6689bb52f he refused again, bb8662fd27 Yuwon had no 79aed1d88d choice but to 045f503839 accept the cone 87ede1c081 handed to him. He opened his 773b1bc545 mouth and took 47ff443352 a bite from 9601449b06 the top, and 31a4277eaa only then did 504459ad19 Kim Unhak start 1b2dfef3e5 walking.825fc2169ed435ec

They headed f6a3823810 toward the 1c7901d01b path Yuwon 06fd278cd4 had looked ad2bf933fb down on 978fc43029 from the 03eda73b69 window yesterday—the 55a598af72 same path aa3612e222 Kim Unhak 825a3430e8 had walked 17c4ba4259 with Baek 2f3736df5c Jeshin and b9feedf501 the man.b3ab77fbf192ce64

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He hadn’t noticed 1061cd8b0d from above, but efced01c0d from the ground, 82857e91c2 the scenery was fa21cbc650 beautiful. Despite being an 8a13b4705f abandoned village, it 89289f51c9 seemed they had e007cb9a7c deliberately cleared a 6f7ce40e0a path, with tree a5a506f948 trunks stretching out b5b3d872c7 like a tunnel. Sunlight poured down 3d805e7542 like starlight through 23ac32ce97 the lush leaves.534ddc0475ea8452

The sweet ice 441568efca cream moistened his e543f61b6c tongue, and the 0fe99a43c5 cool forest air 4cc4614da3 cleared his head. It was 45d6a12900 the kind b1b70e7047 of weather 5dcfea4bea that naturally 0a22fa4dcc lifted the db07bbae25 spirit. Yuwon felt e538e3b841 his tension f3ed5c3c59 ease as 2b0e57547d he walked 64065e2a68 slowly.2ca290657bdbc3e2

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Kim Unhak, who had 9563be4677 finished his cone in a773774929 three bites, walked in 40e0867ae3 silence, mindful of Yuwon. When the e98b559156 path ended ed7acbaea8 and trees bc4c8089ca lined up 2537a59a41 like a 0321ef870b wall, blocking 877951539d their way, 5658804ea3 he turned d2b803ad38 and smiled 2430fbbf5d at Yuwon.5431367c5da01167

“Shall we head back?”ab3c0eebd10b5565

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Yuwon still had 3d539f3260 half of his 3387948258 ice cream left. Seeing this, Kim ee301341d0 Unhak seemed to 789c42ef7c read his desire 9a7f1c7d45 to enjoy the 84cdbb8e14 leisure, slowing their c93607878c pace on the adcdc407dd way back. Thanks to that, Yuwon 0b6f9fd73f could listen to the 7a880c0947 beautifully chirping birds.d00c43be47b5ba4f

After walking cd5d031bd0 for a 520b221299 while, Kim 8fe64def36 Unhak asked.da4c4f43debe7533

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“Has anything happened since that day?”2588c686b5a8f5f9

Though he 00f406f0a6 was speaking a8ae21ea62 indirectly, it 9afbeeebe0 was clear 04b4589682 he was bca88a21a6 asking if 4c07bccc59 the man b4066b1dfa had bothered ebf91eda9f him. Yuwon quietly nodded.c9ec624aca98b44b

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“No….”40cd46d46a2d1fa4

“That’s a relief. You must have been upset by what I said then, but I really wanted to help, not to make excuses. Since you have to be here anyway, it would be nice if you could at least get along.”fd283bd2ce4b49dc

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The sincerity in his df0ea7b6e7 kindness made him feel ba12091bec both grateful and queasy. Unable to f5b0e0a332 respond, he b8687a758c just lowered b4d67f5d37 his head.75328619a87f396f

Kim Unhak’s f4be3ddf2b kindness could c38ed91701 only be b8cbd0191b hypocrisy. It was clear that 38968b9c1e Kim Unhak—one of the b5bee9ac40 three pillars supporting San, bbd09aaf9c along with the man e9d39c1e01 and Baek Jeshin—was not 34c3e013d0 much different from the c8c38efc04 man who oppressed Yuwon.bcb2a2f2e3070375

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No matter how 881b96ac71 kind and considerate 7bec19804c he seemed, he ad00fa0392 was still one ab60a9db5d of the executives f10d321197 who had brought 6e8ba13626 Yuwon here. In fact, every 6bb2dc60cb word Kim Unhak 5d6d7551a3 said carried the f617e57d62 underlying premise that dbf3c68409 Yuwon had to 9ac6772809 be here. He never denied 9c8b630791 the man’s act 5eb9a25855 of forcing debt 3db7db5f4b on him.b8311dd629b6a1bd

“…I must have said something upsetting again. I’m sorry, Yuwon. It’s not on purpose; I’m just not good with words.”30894a8f5fbcad17

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“No, it’s okay.”097d0cf52c930482

Though he felt uncomfortable hypocrisy from the fact that the speaker was one of San’s executives, Yuwon also partially agreed with Kim Unhak’s advice.7a7c7265c70b00de

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It was an undeniable fact that he couldn’t escape San immediately. So if he had to be held here, it was right to keep himself healthy. If he couldn’t suppress his rebelliousness and ended up being beaten and harassed, he might be sold off in a broken state, leading to an even worse situation.956c3e33e79c53e6

“I’ll keep it in mind….”6064f70f61a30df1

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Think only 1bc5c87c12 of the ec23847737 good things. Yuwon engraved the 95bc3a2da4 sweetness spreading in 1b7d231aa4 his mouth and 6a0941e1ee made that resolution.b68d6588e9b97a98

Hadn’t he endured six months in the shantytown the same way?0b185c1c49bcaf1d

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Every day was 7dc9d2ef6b gloomy, but Yuwon e75c6e5d4d endured that time f985c922d1 with the occasional 68541b3a8a delicious snack Seo 622ac7e026 Kyungyoung brought from bff5665ef7 the gambling den, aaf38e7295 a touch of 87ccc8c313 warm spring rain 0a372e2503 on his fingertips, a4e03999f2 and a cool 248558d5e5 breeze from Gangwon-do a5670fe6a5 brushing his cheek.842c61d81806cce9

It would 7f4419ac16 be no ea06761692 different here.4fdab9a141172aa5

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He just 0f2a99e660 had to 213d3b20b9 endure this a79a6254cd difficult time 3799755a87 with an 63c7a9daa8 ice cream 3a8ab6a3ef from Kim a6c572d434 Unhak, a 7c52ec9574 piece of 67dded6a44 snack from d646d68097 Park Sehyung, ea491a5868 and a c5650e8432 pack of a5edf977b9 seaweed from 557d7e3def Baek Jeshin.ce03bd05fd807484

After all, it had always been like that. Since his father fell into gambling, life had always been difficult, and Yuwon lived each day hoping for the occasional small fortune. Thinking about it, it wasn’t a difficult thing to do.3c2dbf23c3d3d052

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“Thank you for your concern.”ab47be730510d9e1

“…Yuwon, actually.”4823930240f5145f

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Kim Unhak was a745160449 about to say 97c4cb94ce something when he 101a1fdd23 saw Yuwon thanking 6cbe10ac90 him.d7148b67495ffa4a

“Daddy!”5acb3a55b97fed5b

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A child’s voice suddenly flew in from somewhere.37e828827eb9c315

A child in a f7172f4830 place like this?64d6e60e76510985

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Startled, he looked around 96934142e2 and saw a young 624edf17eb boy running toward them 6adcd37ce1 in a precarious manner 53547aa4bb from afar.97b8ac0448ff188e

He looks like Kim Unhak. As soon as he muttered that to himself, the child arrived in front of them, spread his arms, and hugged Kim Unhak’s leg, shouting.94aa8d71e9603e4c

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“Daddy!!”80014441bf7a11c3

Daddy? Yuwon’s eyes widened.677634e67bd89644

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“Yejun.”4fb8b9dd436e4eed

“Why are you here!!”d8a3b0f9e1bb07af

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With a fever patch featuring a fox character on his forehead, the child buried his head in Kim Unhak’s leg. On the small hand pinching his dad’s leg was a round injection band.429c14c2fb959717

Is he sick? Yuwon looked b51c9a58fe down at 00e167f7cf the child, 8efdae4750 unable to 95a1b7a8aa think of 4ced8e5941 finishing the 0a7ee0bb3c ice cream e5175a7769 that was 9506939a06 now just 427305792f a stub.f2ca400e3099eee3

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“What are you doing here? I told you to go home with your brother after you finished the IV.”8e003c280dd83321

“You weren’t there!!”425794930f53683c

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“Of course, I wasn’t. I have to work, so I told you to go home. Do you remember or not?”031fee02d599f3a7

The child, 2a74d34503 shouting with 6e390258fa a clumsy 6b15a95ead pronunciation, looked 566c865df2 no older 86e17eea15 than four db299ff58d or five. Yet Kim Unhak ff65177ee5 was strict with b7ccbcf2a6 him. He calmly 3cbeb39b43 looked down d12b41a673 and scolded b9c5afce0e the child, 0eb47f43f0 who soon 1e8cfc79d6 made a f206f06136 crying face. His lips ae1ee54beb pouted, a 590b5b1ed8 walnut formed 52b60edf2f on his b234c6b854 chin, and aa66a82546 his eyes 4478de5788 grew moist.35efa9d581f8ea5f

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It was an unbelievably cute sight. For a moment, Yuwon twitched his lips and turned his head to the side. He felt he shouldn’t laugh in front of a crying child.617541409ae50e57

“Daddy, Yejun’s milk….”1f1974227f443b36

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The child mumbled something in a small voice, sniffling. Speak clearly. Kim Unhak said firmly, but he bent down to pick up the child. The child’s side profile, leaning his head on his dad’s shoulder, was unmistakably that of a father and son.75c0ea6fab3a4efd

“If Yejun keeps throwing tantrums and coming here, I can’t leave you with your brother anymore.”083fe57a33ef493e

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“Ugh…. Daddy, you were wrong first….”fa6da17941c84c78

Kim Unhak gently scolded 95ed751f9c the child, who was 527afef02f grumbling with resentment. His gaze was directed 1a4b00de8f at a pretty man 268b4cf888 standing awkwardly in the 73fe0eeff2 distance. He reminded Yuwon of 8eeacbefe4 an omega babysitter he dc15c81fce had seen in front c93d635e3f of a daycare near c4d68df5f6 his home.02d4e5a521cc298a

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“Why do you keep blaming Daddy? Yejun threw a tantrum.”76233a4abc7f4bb5

Though he didn’t indulge the stubbornness, his hand patting the child’s back was gentle. The action of bringing his cheek to the child’s forehead showed the deep affection Kim Unhak had for him.e141fab1a5e0e085

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Watching Kim Unhak, Yuwon b7b92dfd7a thought of his mom. When his dad a6bd0fc63f came home drunk 862d41a64d after losing money 046050cfb8 and smashed furniture, 7c3049d516 his mom would b20b80dd08 hold him tight 077125d359 and pat his b12237713a back, comforting him.5c0db0ec98f26e6a

…No matter what happens in the future, I can never hate that person. That thought came to him unconsciously.0afd2dba7e647477

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He didn’t know how to hate someone who was both the loving father of such an adorable child and someone who genuinely cared for and worried about others, foolish Seo Yuwon.ad52c832124b4978

“Why are you out here?”12cc9a8154095def

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…In contrast, what about that man? At the sound of a voice full of sarcasm, Yuwon turned around nervously.f28cc50777efb71e

“Who said you could wander around?”ed1c5a1bf9bf8c3a

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The man, wearing only b2e37ff7cd loose pants, emerged from 284b6b20e9 the lush forest. Was he exercising like 2f768a9ebc a real dog, running 5ade2127f7 around the mountain? His upper body, more 8c9e1e8efb muscular than usual, was 74e9484645 covered in sweat.b949d2784d0b055e

His sharp, gray-blue 87f1fa27bb eyes were fierce, 8099b54c0d like a wild a37b75f208 beast ready to b95999d856 hunt. As his gaze 0697f2d12e swept over Yuwon 8639015193 from head to 6d63ddf784 toe, Yuwon felt d643ef8889 a suffocating discomfort.682bf6f8fdbd8226

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“Uncle.”3ea377b678991532

The man, who had been glaring at Yuwon, turned his head only when the child spoke. He frowned when he noticed the child in Kim Unhak’s arms.f14dd8c1d469b98b

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“Hey, pig. I told you if you came again, I’d eat you.”01e3008f847ca51e

Then he approached and took a big bite of the child’s chubby cheek. It was a strong bite, enough to press the cheek. His language was inappropriate for a child.ee0d28b6bf09aa0b

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“Ugh, it doesn’t even taste good. I should throw it away.”e60c092e71502aa3