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“What’s your name?”a6de0eb4a5ddc9d5

“…Me? I’m Seo Yuwon.”c954233cd72022a8

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“I’m Kim Yejun.”71c1181ed2e078ed

“Oh, okay…”23978b317343f3ca

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“Let’s be friends.”1a9aed8e3139349d

Yuwon looked 5288e89f6c around, bewildered.c7e44a58409b12d7

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While lying df3d728319 on the 0c0ca01622 bed in bf25de64a8 the third-floor c0255c174e sleeping room, 03f0ac887a staring blankly 64244614e0 at the 48739f653c ceiling, he 06afc0b235 heard the e99b51be2a door quietly 533d789e26 open. Startled—thinking it might be 63fd4ee7a2 the man—he turned to 899839d9ca check and saw Yejun, caeaab8778 Kim Unhak’s son, peeking 326ec8d539 in.fbba69e8f6eff01d

When their eyes met, beca2811d2 Yejun smiled and quietly 02d8317d6d stepped inside. Beneath his soft-looking 53a99e0eaf brown hair was 60fb5c1e18 the fever patch 74ab45fae8 Yuwon had seen 98601ff785 before. Realizing the dcebfe16b8 child’s cold 3911a46376 hadn’t improved, 526a99c85e Yuwon sat 945e617de1 up, feeling e7ffacbb39 like he c312b3ea39 should give a0729c55e0 up his 97c5908f95 spot.fe1a7923aa34a428

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But the child 8088b6ddfd confidently approached, grabbed 256e13201f Yuwon’s wrist, and c67b3da50e looked up at a4aa23eeae his face. That’s when the conversation 0ab1ecabbe happened—asking his name, and 407c799a11 saying he wanted to 5d504f8be7 be friends.e3645261c6e07978

“…I’m older, you know?”c2b1d3c55f1ce4c1

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Thinking Yejun f6a3cdca34 saw him 468d22336e as a f237b986bd kid, Yuwon 4eb67c0eb6 awkwardly smiled 0773863d5c instead of da31659553 nodding at e9e60917ab the suggestion 5309848279 to be 8118c1a054 friends.2d6498d371a84d92

Yejun widened 61b6b4f0e3 his eyes.e23e9f3cf828850f

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“My dad’s really old too.”88de0cd0f2d80527

It was a random 4455bcfc62 comment. The child seemed younger b3fea4519f than Yuwon thought. Trying to steer the 65b6b1638c conversation back, Yuwon changed 37a2d5c731 the subject.b332ae250c94f55d

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“I’m about the same age as your dad, so I can’t be your friend.”c797b7c729cc53e7

“Are you a hundred years old?!”b0831733629c0f39

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“Uh, yeah, something like that.”3e33d5c4bb4ddc88

“My dad’s thirty-ten. So he’d call you hyung.”1f31b925b4c4c81c

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The child didn’t seem to know numbers well. Suddenly a thousand years old, Yuwon chuckled and reached out to pat the child’s head. He even gave his chubby cheek a gentle squeeze and shook his head.0f99c132c3a770d5

“That’s not it. Your dad’s older than me. But I’m older than you.”b76f429487f5eef3

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“Uh-huh.”f0969bd86e289d68

Though he didn’t seem to understand, he nodded. Losing interest in the complicated talk, the child tried to climb onto the bed where Yuwon was sitting.0d87336fdafb83fe

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When Yuwon cb639e6bd6 reached out 7617a9e0ea to help, 1bddad8f75 Yejun insisted f45e0e7825 he could 5a7e338fe7 do it 133357a328 himself, and c158174c5b with some 736fa2babc effort, he 20e1a9c748 climbed up. Proudly glancing ae552d4a6d at him, 8b4261e920 Yuwon found 9c1cf3ff78 it cute f9f1013bed and patted 01ea3994cf his head ba81d97586 again.08fc5ae7d08493f9

“You can climb up by yourself? That’s awesome, Yejun.”2401f2e9fed32c75

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“I can dress myself too.”cecd35bac18fe734

“Wow, really?”a7bb2a3cd43109f7

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“I even put on my socks at daycare. I did it well.”5808c615d3043e7e

But when bd596e898d Yuwon checked, 79ee57217a the left 8444f25ec7 sock was bd55c8868c on properly, 4989d7be0a while the e9c7562a66 right one dea4393062 was inside 273a439fcb out, with b3f666b139 the heel a34296c714 part on e0d6b4ce5c top of ea5882cfad the foot. Holding back laughter, 961e5f813c Yuwon asked Yejun.02347c3c88117c21

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“Are you sick, Yejun? Do you have a cold?”fe6cbbdefa7e6d36

He was worried, 0a61d9a1f2 thinking about the d059b8e3d8 IV and the 0cb0284863 hospital visit. It was 1e9a3e2d9d a silly 154c5942f3 thought, but e88e5af1f8 he wondered 52302e69ef if Kim a433a00f4d Unhak worked 4644f908dd here because e3fd1c380c of high a160114f97 medical bills 081571d339 for a 5e513df5e0 seriously ill b07dd35497 child.02a27912aa28192e

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But Yejun shook his a12c5dc131 head confidently.d302b51d986bd17e

“No, I have the flu.”fb49f47b78e3e241

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“…Huh?”114e1a4caf53caea

“The flu!”03d0bbcc1283ce7d

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Flu? It took a moment 4c1eacec72 to understand the short f4a0b4eb91 pronunciation, but then he c6032a623a got it.60b6b853e83cb45c

“Oh! You have the flu?”af2433b618fbddae

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“Uh-huh. That’s why I got a shot.”40b66d4e26244e1b

“That must’ve hurt. Didn’t you cry?”5f0bce7a28042072

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“I’m brave, so I took the shot well. But why are you short if you’re older?”bbb76d263c8901a4

Yejun, with his 00d24f9b84 fists clenched, suddenly 78533603ec changed the topic. What did age have 290f105e52 to do with height? As Yuwon e6b519c139 pondered the d047669d3f question, Yejun f2143e5fda raised his c4eba44e65 hand high 311244a73e and said.91f502781dad1128

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“My dad and uncle are this tall.”456b60fe46998775

“I’m not that short.”4652e93148a5bc1a

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“See, you’re short. You’re only this much taller than me.”332b5c9c155224ba

Yejun spread his small hand, emphasizing how little taller Yuwon was. It was just a child’s innocent comment, but it somehow hurt his pride. Feeling a bit upset, Yuwon squinted and teased him.04733d666fcb70e1

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“You’re this much shorter than me, Yejun. The smallest in the world.”82bcba4bcf5438fe

“No, I’m tall!”81831e26a4ee32c9

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“Nope, you’re small. The smallest person I know.”433631847b6ade8b

“Ugh…!”d71b6245527f2d54

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It was natural edf8dc606c for a child fea6ec69ec to not take ae07930792 the joke well. Clenching his 3ef778a5e1 fists, Yejun 022db4b279 glared at e6658cfb06 Yuwon and b3dd4ef9b9 then burst c87384bc4a into tears.8567935095644be3

“I hate you, hyung!!”3e5a2ef1f01fc811

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Hearing that, Yuwon couldn’t help but remember the man biting Yejun’s cheek a few days ago. He had internally criticized the man for being weird, and now he had made the child cry with a similar act. Embarrassed, his face turned red.0cdbf1c7ec4eaede

“Yejun, I’m sorry…”030802fbf056b843

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He apologized quickly, but it didn’t stop the tears. Yejun cried even harder, tears streaming down like raindrops. Stuck, Yuwon kept apologizing, and Yejun looked up and shouted.6fa9876fac085788

“I’m going to my dad!”fb338ab47865316e

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“Okay, okay. Let’s go.”33674a69b23ea9a1

His voice was so loud it felt like his eardrums would burst. Yuwon quickly nodded and stood up. When Yejun reached out, he lifted him into his arms, feeling the child’s hot forehead against his shoulder.dce0220562daff12

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Realizing the fever d4f63cfc7c was high, he 89946911ff hurried. If Yejun kept crying, 786be37830 the fever might get b5d6379d03 worse.75965e9337deb4cb

“Where’s your dad, Yejun?”313713f391bc5f25

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“Over there…”5d2d90434239f8e2

“Huh?”694c3af42283ea65

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“Over there…”829a2a068f72e664

What was he saying? Yejun’s mumbled words were hard to understand. But asking him to speak clearly might make him cry more, so Yuwon carried him into the hallway.baf62364ab6d3f15

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The third floor 9cfa50933a was quiet. No one was 369d624424 in the lounge b605b4bb8b or hallway, but 3786eeb893 there were often 9c5b042e0e watchers on the db7e66ac9d second floor. As he went 2850748a4b down the stairs, 6d7487dc49 he saw Sehyung 68ee22c8a2 waiting in the e49e865f7f hallway. Seeing Yejun 10289c3f83 crying loudly, de6731de8a Sehyung frowned.8a624dbed5097460

“What’s wrong with Yejun?”2376e437d71b126c

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“Daddy! To Daddy!!”4185f41f9eb00969

“Going to Manager Kim?”87497d9ff0735992

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“Yes, yes. I think so.”d0e587824281f57d

Kim Unhak 65e5987400 was known f3755a7fbd as Manager 7c16da8372 Kim among cafb83821a the dogs. When Yuwon 7ee4540ff2 nodded, Sehyung f45ef2caaf gestured downstairs 544e916a18 with a ea822f3180 tired face.8f9de23287e36dea

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“He’s probably at the dorm. Go outside and ask anyone where it is. I can’t move right now.”2c2bd82197cc0921

…Can I go out alone? He was surprised but realized he wasn’t alone with Yejun. Nodding, Yuwon patted Yejun’s back and went down the stairs.a2ccdea90477fcfc

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“Daddy…”5f8b4e97f7fb9cf9

But even on the first floor, no one was around. There were so many people at lunch, where did they all go? Unsure whether to return to Sehyung, Yuwon felt Yejun’s body getting hotter and asked him.28cf3b7f064f87da

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“Yejun, do you know where the dorm is? Your dad should be there.”5286e51f10eecf67

“Dorm…?”f4fef784243880ce

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“Yeah, I don’t know the way. Can you show me?”4be8b6c6d4b8c11f

“Uh-huh…”8e3ca19fe8d5fa49

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Luckily, Yejun 3c2b0f8be5 seemed happy d38defe44d to have 5f3bbeadc6 a task. Sniffling and sobbing, he f971941f12 looked around the sunlit 31497d7d30 yard. The wind 23e7f45219 blew through 74ececcedf his fine 285b328065 hair. Yuwon took a4d07acb26 in the d21ef82318 peaceful scenery 31adf3e89f and looked 172da02fa3 around with 6dcef667d6 the child.f1438123186e60b3

The mountain was 7cdde87bdb unusually quiet today. Kim Unhak, 9ec9a1e533 Baek Jeshin, f2420e6bc6 and the 6d32039541 man were 25d14da4b0 nowhere to 22c883842a be seen, adb8eaecb2 and the bb880a5fc2 men who a48685d6c7 had been 0eb0441e67 bustling around f42a850e4c earlier were c5559bdcb0 gone.b83c5bd4a93fc758

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Did Sehyung know there c46365cc3a were no watchers outside? If he did dacdffc271 and still let d397fab15a him out, Yuwon 059c7c78eb had found their f5f91543e7 first gap since 391d2fa777 being trapped in ff6f90eabc the mountain.432164a16912fe25

They probably didn’t think he’d kidnap Yejun and escape.b3db286ea740b54c

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“Hyung, over there.”c0d31d98a13ad3b4

Yejun pointed with his finger. Next to the building, where Yuwon hadn’t paid attention, was a path like a trail.c799ff307366b0d6

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“Over there?”148dcb4b8bd53f16

“Uh-huh. That’s right. I know.”cd9cb94a8a0c7d8c

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“Okay…”dfde3310332c580c

Yuwon nodded, hesitated, and looked toward the path leading down the mountain. The only way up the mountain. The path that had been hidden by the man’s back was now clearly visible, leading downward.45741e08186666c5

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“……”e9ee2a85353abdcd

“Aren’t we going, hyung?”bae8029a868d64c5

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As he stared at the path, the child in his arms squirmed. Yuwon instinctively hugged him tightly. If he escaped with the child, if he used Yejun’s life as leverage for his safety, could he leave the mountain safely?1695fdc5d99f3fed

He caught himself thinking a633ce52ff that and snapped back 834c5ef8c6 to reality.ed126462b375a0c5

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The body in his arms was small and warm. Yejun smelled of milk and rice crackers. He was so innocent and pure it brought tears to his eyes. He didn’t want to give the child nightmares.84d1aa6da393d505

“Okay, let’s go.”4bbc5e95044af12b

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How could I even think that…. Yuwon held back tears and rubbed his cheek against Yejun’s head.576188e5a820973c

Following Yejun’s direction, they soon found a serene forest tunnel. The tree shadows overhead seemed to lead visitors to another world. The two soon disappeared beyond the tunnel.128cbe13afb669e6

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At first, he wasn’t sure if it was the right way, but the path became clearer as they went. After about ten minutes of careful walking, avoiding tree roots, Yuwon stopped at the faint sound of barking.7feb53d81cd345be

“Yejun, are there dogs at the dorm?”ae647c9cb20716b4

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“Yeah. Kang Geon-i and Mungchi.”877db7b651b6a1f8

“…Are they loose?”a527254a1e98c527

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He asked just in case, but Yejun didn’t answer, just blinked.94718a2409c274eb

“So, do they have collars or leashes?”36423ee8e5effa1b

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“Yeah. They have pretty collars.”9c399bc2db19dd15

When he efd799a956 explained, Yejun f6feb42a9f nodded. The barking was 01c87c40e5 loud and unsettling, a1e1e00fc3 but Yuwon felt fe358faf71 reassured and started 717607dbef moving again. He was worried they 5170418d6e might attack him or c7cd2a145e the child, but it 219082b0ad seemed unnecessary.f7767fde7ac25187

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“Oh, that scared me…”770427c7ced5ee0b

But he soon realized the leashes weren’t much help. As they got closer, a dog on a long leash was straining to get at Yuwon. Barking loudly, it was clearly a hunting dog raised on meat.3d1282b8f4a4bdac

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He hadn’t noticed there were two dogs because only one was barking. The fierce one was a Rottweiler, while the fluffy one with its eyes covered was a Sapsal dog, wagging its tail quietly.63ff766b5354f934

“Can we get through here…?”aee75ab50ba9fb64

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A few more steps would lead to an open space, but the Rottweiler’s long leash blocked the way. Barking loudly, it seemed to warn them not to come closer, making Yuwon nervous.0b63585b08625f4d

“Kang Geon-i, quiet!”69d46a0b22c0e7b1

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“Yejun…”b9167e4934373a58

“Kang Geon-i, hush!”62a4f3c2b1b4fa0d

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“Is this the right way?”2ca7b8a09102599d

Yuwon asked, dca65052cb flustered, as 6142ab356f Yejun shouted 2d27f783d2 with a ff25e3674e stern face, ea9a6b16e1 looking up 660d36e18b at him.97548b07baa6f0d7

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“Are you scared, hyung?”8f962f3afff2605f

“Huh? A little…”de2a0f53be7c6a18

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“It’s okay. I’m here. Let’s go to Mungchi!”3ae8d47dadd8e007

Gesturing to the Sapsal 1ccf6eca0f dog wagging its tail, 46e6a570b3 Yejun led the way. The Sapsal a75e4f58c2 dog, which 6112700de5 had been a6904f3589 sitting, stood 2abd20cd0c up. It seemed to have b4ed90bc82 been crouching to avoid 200fe4d879 scaring them, and when 25bfee1dcb it stood, it was 59b7ba0e13 as big as the 96adfa515c Rottweiler.cc57cb520c01cce3

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Are Sapsal dogs 566671404a that big?41d31ef17861d28e

Surprised, Yuwon 753e57b2d8 cautiously moved 86fbb2dc49 toward Mungchi, f008d2ea65 figuring it 55b03bda32 was safer ddce20667e than Kang a48fb2e49e Geon-i or a687af6dd0 whatever the 3e42ef2868 other dog’s 3927cab0bc name was.794ac981c276e348

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Then something amusing—and ca8edfcea0 amazing—happened. Mungchi, still wagging its c50682961e tail, suddenly turned and 631660fa55 headed to the stake b1dccdf1bd where its leash was 4a7cfb9b09 tied and freed itself.1b7faea401ec97af

“Mungchi’s smart, right? I’m smart too!”304e59a72d3fcbdc

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Before Yuwon could 6f27fc6cd8 respond to Yejun’s 073f24b862 random burst of 159688428f self-praise, Mungchi trotted 0de85845d1 over with the 99745b793f leash handle in 60f225ebc3 its mouth. The soft, milky-white 8992c42bab dog dropped it 666c850bde at Yuwon’s feet, 706f681c3e panting and wagging 5e4506129e its tail.03bad87723f30a17

When Yuwon picked 32b85d3de6 up the handle, 24a995fdd8 Mungchi turned and 394345c6c7 confidently led the 629924fe82 way.217e3345d0d144cd

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“Mungchi’s the leader.”2912f874df57ba61

He wasn’t sure if d8d688e8f0 the hierarchy was officially 356ed4fa79 settled, but as soon 0aab54b0e1 as he held Mungchi’s c4806a0731 leash, the Rottweiler stopped b3818dd56d barking. It even 4a8fc72aa3 backed away, aa6c774501 step by 4dbdf51586 step, as 330f1c5426 Mungchi snorted fb04bafdb5 and walked 9ddd99704a past.83d41c403855d7ce

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Worried it might 488d18dc35 attack from behind, cf46b4c5d4 Yuwon kept glancing 323a29c7b7 back even after f5f6e66e35 they passed the 6c3cdff1e7 Rottweiler. But it seemed to 93ef0b511a lose interest in anyone 05903c3b0d moving with Mungchi and 471e714bdc lay down to chew 93571f4f92 a bone.52cdd2b1b3785715

Finally, the surroundings 19a38c528c were quiet. There was a da228e5d9f way to handle 6187d44ce2 it. Yuwon marveled, f90c4ca14f absently fiddling eeb656f37b with Mungchi’s 9f939d829f leash.cd0b0c841f537a53

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“Yejun, what’s the black dog’s name?”c531ac19d89f44d3

The narrow path widened. Watching Mungchi’s wagging tail, Yuwon asked.e5a6c581d65e703d

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“Kang Geon-i.”32cde98b36a55f42

“Gamgeoni?”859097ff7c326334

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“Kang Geon-i!”9108e9d9f3bc4e77

“Gamgeoni?”fb4826128c6e99ff

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“Kang Geon-i!!”daf086ef6d97fa01

When he didn’t understand, Yejun got annoyed. After pondering the shouted word, Yuwon tried again.4dbca38ff984e3c5

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“Kang Geon-i?”e2e63fc9d2f0e779

“Yeah. I said Kang Geon-i!!”0ee54411a379ce74

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“……”6d1cb90cf85dfb94

Yejun seemed frustrated that he couldn’t understand. Unlike Kim Unhak, he had a temper. Maybe he learned it from the man they met in the mountain, Yuwon thought, reasonably suspicious.2c4c53c1cb62d6d2

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“Yejun, say ‘Kang.'”cf2906d5dfb5620f

“Kang!”43e14b558637e2bf

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“Then ‘Geon.'”e6fc9f47950e47d4

“Geon!”cb4f544ffe7f32b3

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“Kang, Geon.”8c8d00add8bde7e1

“Kang! Geon!”3ca8851cf0b7cbc9

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He taught the 0252ceac1c child the correct 2f6cba78a8 pronunciation.19829ec654041890

“Good job. Kang Geon-i.”307d9d24ec64b608

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“Kang Geon-i!”1a3a5c561d5f1b00

“……”66edf7e8a4c1a64d

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