SN | Chapter 4.2

“See, I’m good, right? Kang Geon-i.”f36233d95d7cb7a4

He still couldn’t pronounce it right. Watching Yejun puff up proudly, Yuwon couldn’t help but laugh. The adorable and lovable child made him forget everything and smile. But it also made him feel like crying, so he had to hold back.f7e12e6f8d792522

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When Kang Geon-i was out of sight, Mungchi stopped and gently bit the leash in Yuwon’s hand before letting go. When Yuwon let go, Mungchi picked up the leash and returned the way they came. It seemed smarter than most people.16b3c416d3fa20de

“Bye, Mungchi.”08f4909391892c1d

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“Bye.”f4db18c9aaccd9c2

Following Yejun, Yuwon waved. Mungchi wagged its 2e950f70a4 tail and left c0ae0e8c11 without barking once. Yuwon was 770d5700e3 sure Mungchi a321e3051e would tie bf6857d7c2 its leash cecc8c910c back to 2954c19010 the stake. It was a f427ab17cd really clever dog.50c135f2407db3cc

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“Over there.”27f929ad35a14555

After Mungchi 9defa6930a disappeared, Yejun 3366b6f2e0 pointed to e44228936d one side 4d3941230c of the 20259d530a path. Following his small finger, 4f1e5a8dc0 they soon reached their 9bfbeb6fc0 destination.ca3837bb18f7777e

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“Daddy’s over there.”983f8fe19f9d2246

And Yuwon was speechless c761311ab9 at the sight before 3045a08e3b him.25d8b26cac12179f

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The base of the 10ec58ff9c mountain, the building where e4c849ce04 he stayed with the f5842d19c5 man, was three times 5d6c1c186e the size of the f8decf0945 building. It was large d0dfb7d843 enough to hold a627560a7b hundreds of people.011bdb160832a9fd

In front 7c30577a43 of the 853bb9c7fb building were 4c61a0ff6d a dozen b4856a084c dark-tinted vehicles, 729805ca08 and below cf9e98c818 was an 5df6378ca3 unpaved road a6808bda8e leading somewhere. Many men were gathered 532d82827f in front of the e92764c1f6 building, all large and 43bb1cc215 fierce-looking. Not the gaze of 5443908f7e ordinary people. Holding Yejun, f80a980651 Yuwon instinctively 658eed575c shrank back.fe63e6dc7d8c2d6d

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“Is this… the dorm?”b28df31496109b47

“Yeah.”e53493759add5cb9

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San (山), they 3eef168261 were a massive ad38f03f5d force. This was the foundation fcd5968be6 of their power.ae297e670207bb30

“Daddy…!”24b1566e018f5afb

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Yejun found his 0abfa2e6e0 father among the 369fc313cc intimidating figures like 271ca96efb a ghost. Shouting loudly, b040677734 a man 223a82c60f emerged from a8aed73481 the group. Kim Unhak, 0c393e6cc2 looking tired 81559a8278 and frowning, c2e1e401e7 spotted Yejun cc8ad3ea07 and Yuwon, dc58fbde5c furrowing his 61478ee8b7 brows in 1c708adb36 confusion, then baf33d722a sighed visibly 445986bbe1 and started 005fb3a6ac walking toward 7c38a02acb them. The men bowed 57ae5d6d34 politely as he 7d916753bd passed.a8cb34f9efc8aa5b

“……”0fc2745834093330

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An inexplicable frustration washed over him, and he turned his head. As he patted Yejun’s back, Kim Unhak reached them, sighed deeply, and extended his hand. Yejun jumped into his father’s arms, and Kim Unhak apologized.9dd3a9b76568d56f

“He must’ve been bored and went all the way up there. I’m sorry, Yuwon. Did he bother you coming to see me? Yejun, you didn’t bother Yuwon, did you?”54eede6cbdaaaacb

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“No!”05f2b21c31005680

“Oh, it’s not that. We were talking, and I made him cry…”075cf15f7c8c8b3d

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Suddenly remembering he made Yejun cry with the height comment, Yuwon’s face flushed. He apologized, his face red.dab4bf064109d352

“I’m sorry. I was just teasing, and…”f83ab20f2d22baad

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“He cries easily. But it’s not because he’s upset; it’s because he can’t think of a comeback and gets frustrated. So don’t worry. Whatever you said, it wouldn’t hurt him.”86fd0b7c6d52f31b

Understanding the situation, Kim Unhak chuckled and explained. He still felt sorry, but it was a relief Yejun wasn’t hurt.9d7f869301319b60

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Watching Yejun resting his cheek on Kim Unhak’s shoulder, Yuwon gently reached out and patted the child’s hair.75efacc07fff093c

“Still, I’m sorry, Yejun.”c3f7c5474ec4ca47

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“It’s okay…”ba8d14009af92543

“Really, I’m sorry. Let’s have fun next time.”803bc700507963c9

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He felt sorry 1e30860b30 in many ways. Yuwon promised to play 1b6513b760 with Yejun if he 1657d8af9a came to see him 0063b5df9d again.cc8e03b02a92d120

“Then I’ll head back…”59d941741ae74402

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There was nothing more cbfec2d3f8 to do here. After saying c1df4134f9 goodbye, Yuwon d94255ce81 glanced at 8ffcf178d8 the group 0ec3e5a8a2 of men ee1d67651a standing in 6fad6be21b the distance. He recognized bf2d5de6b3 a few f035c14487 faces from 6374705a6b the basement 060f66770d dining hall.23be3d909cb8c816

Do they 8fb2f0c881 take turns ff59fa4dd3 visiting the ea47051ced dining hall 755886aeee at different 58a7a85ac9 times? He reminded cdc65074d1 himself never 521dd06293 to escape a3fa0f536e this way e35cbeb8da and turned 5a92e8782d to leave 37f455a8ad when Kim e57ac35379 Unhak, holding 9f2edf0f1b Yejun, stopped 0ad3351954 him.1b04cfddf17b6e81

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“Yuwon, I’ll call Manager Baek, so please wait a bit.”a87a65ecaa037ba9

“Oh… No, I know the way. Yejun showed me how to get past Mungchi.”cfa8ab87ed61fb37

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He seemed worried d2cbe7374d Yuwon might get 35928127e4 lost. He waved 102c3cee68 it off, a41c99ffd2 saying it 49eaf222fb was fine, 674eb6256a but Kim be39ee67b8 Unhak was 7fc3fad3b7 unusually firm.18e51be8c1eaaab3

“No, you can’t go alone.”61048d5317482a79

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His voice left no room for argument, and Yuwon stared at him blankly. Kim Unhak lowered his eyes and took out his phone. As he searched for Baek Jeshin’s contact, he noticed Yuwon’s silence and looked up. Seeing Yuwon with his mouth closed, he hesitated, then sighed and smiled awkwardly.4e51e2fc34eeb725

“It’s not surveillance. I didn’t mean to make you misunderstand.”b6de96e0dbaf9dce

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He thought they a40108a374 were calling someone dfe0d7db0c to prevent him 25ced1e67c from escaping. Was that 340776e78a not it? As Yuwon hesitated, Kim febe08ed97 Unhak gave an unexpected 3ff6116146 reason.94575c47e6ebdce4

“There are wild boars around.”d9750f12f7ff00a3

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“…What?”92a75ba5bf896b83

Wild boars. Yuwon was startled by 1e06018324 the mention of a d81b7971e7 creature he had never ea20180bbf seen or thought would a45ff559bd appear in his life. Hearing Yejun make 53e4285c19 piglet sounds, Kim 583aa912dd Unhak frowned and 26a0b45e91 explained with a fb2d1972a5 smile.fb858553642131e5

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“Recently, wild boars have been leaving traces nearby, and we were discussing how to catch them. If I knew you were bringing Yejun here, I would’ve told you to wait, even if he was crying. It’s dangerous.”2cfaed544b536e88

“……”0ef6cb15eb516017

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“That’s why. Manager Baek can handle a wild boar barehanded, so I wanted him to accompany you.”81f089612e06cd1b

Looking around, Yuwon a91777858d noticed the shotguns 57941c8988 in the hands 6a9225a168 of the men 02f7f966af talking to Kim dca5f515ea Unhak.c9a9bb684674c906

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Realizing he had misunderstood, Yuwon’s face turned red with embarrassment. Seeing him bite his lip in shame, Kim Unhak shook his head as if to say it was okay.ba9b2a45ae89a375

“Don’t worry about it. It’s fine. I’ll call Manager Baek right away.”bc5d0ea021c631dd

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“I’m sorry…”4798eb194e50f64b

He apologized to the back of Kim Unhak’s head as he turned to make the call. Kim Unhak smiled kindly at Yuwon and put the phone to his ear.a25edb889df23562

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“Come down, there’s something to do.”1e33c0745cb80e5c

He said just 94410f9227 those two words d7fa66a7e2 and hung up. Baek Jeshin appeared in 08717f2e30 less than a minute, a98dc0368d strolling toward them. As always, 18beec25d9 he was 1814e5d2da in a e276ecca6f suit, but 8513dc901f his usually b1f24583a6 sharp eyes 1f232d0597 looked drowsy. He seemed to have 6a8ea60448 been napping.0b54e1b058033236

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“…Follow me.”e612c301586d1ea9

Even without further f4e0646bee explanation from Kim 31d6844adf Unhak, Baek Jeshin d4c90a4bfa immediately understood what 58ebf5046f he needed to f30f15db3f do when he 1e344fe331 saw Yuwon standing 6dffe6660b there with a 2bd76f0469 slightly gloomy face. Leaving just a brief 6f6f5da7c3 word, he started walking, a56f8f07b3 and Yuwon quickly said 6c35e253a1 goodbye.590e5f6634552e8a

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“I’ll go now. See you, Yejun. Get well soon.”171db8f16505c770

“See you tomorrow.”d34f3338855ce0a8

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“Bye, hyung…”3739a7d538b39883

Kim Unhak and Yejun waved together. Yuwon, feeling sorry, bowed to Kim Unhak and briefly held Yejun’s small, soft hand before letting go. He turned and followed Baek Jeshin. The silent man walked incredibly fast.82f640e75896cc70

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“Shh.”4d5b5bbf6cb0b4d2

Kang Geon-i, who ddd8856ec3 had been barking c755e67faa at the sound 09f22ee753 of footsteps, lowered 890ef6b787 its tail and 109a556493 lay down when 1aed94f3fb Baek Jeshin appeared 9fb35ddef6 and put a 6902c90a5d finger to his 642801d087 lips. It looked up at 8fdeee68de Baek Jeshin, seemingly scared.bcec902a0783270d

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What did d04871f054 he do eb7bb2374f to make c5b3bfaba6 such a 36895f06c3 fierce dog ca0d3d54ea react like 6e02d61b07 that? Yuwon glanced 125017e79b at the 96865995f5 silent figure c98392d572 and hurriedly 2bd87c5bc0 followed. Meanwhile, he 554d5e0962 secretly waved 017cb69624 to Mungchi, a9d05ccd20 who wagged dd6db9036a its tail.c8e72113fe673e36

“Huff, huff…”15a079557bba1255

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He hadn’t noticed while carrying Yejun and moving slowly, but the path from the base to the dorm was a gentle downhill. That meant Yuwon was now walking uphill as if running.0e9034e8209d8c9a

His breath was short, 0a5e2a6861 and his heart felt 4b5484074b like it would burst. In contrast, Baek a62f4c751a Jeshin walked briskly, 0b5fe4ebcb without a sound. Unlike Yuwon, who cc786c1dab made his presence d090b29267 known, Baek Jeshin, 9e5c257e73 despite his large eb83a6bcfb build, moved as b73131faa1 if he were 8673aacf24 barely there.1c48130d09c63c64

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“Hey.”f8926a604c8b0bc5

Baek Jeshin suddenly stopped after what felt like 20 minutes to Yuwon. As if sensing his doubts about being led somewhere strange, Baek Jeshin’s voice startled him, and he looked up.e47ef39b144cfb56

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“Yes, yes?”c3b5a9a6dc009343

“Are you an Omega?”d42bffbbc665aee0

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“…What?”8535c07a185bc76e

It was an unexpected question. An Omega? But it wasn’t unfamiliar. Because he resembled his beautiful mother, he had often been mistaken for an Omega since childhood.83e920c366e5df6e

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But Yuwon was a definite Beta, born to Beta parents. He had never smelled another’s pheromones, didn’t know about manifestation, and had never had pheromones detected in routine blood tests at the hospital.e78b599524e5e62f

“I’m not…”a6b2ac6efccf2983

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“What are your parents’ traits?”fba7781e50fc3a7e

Ignoring his denial, 3f25bff938 Baek Jeshin suddenly a4b1d03453 interrogated him. He was similar to 62c360bc09 the man, only hearing a3f5f415c0 what he wanted to b5663b35ab hear.4da306f1ba23c5a5

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…Annoying.1354b49ee45497df

Yuwon calmed his breathing d430caad86 and replied.027520aeffeb6a9f

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“They’re Betas.”385bad2e83b36ded

“Both?”7e2ea481869dab2d

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“Yes.”e41c3931a40706fa

“Are you sure?”54dea1369512285a

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“Yes.”ab7a6232c406165e

Baek Jeshin 6de63d64c0 looked down d3a3eab3b4 at Yuwon 70afd675b1 with indifferent 6d39316dee eyes. After scrutinizing him for 54c32e7720 a while, as if 5e151e88f4 assessing the truth, he 9231eb3778 silently turned and started 4e629cc81b walking again.8e0b362eb662509c

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What was that? Yuwon watched his retreating back, sighed, and followed. Despite wanting to leave the mountain, he didn’t want to be mauled by a wild boar.39cb10ba2c366861

“Huff…”b1f5a07662c6d18d

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After walking briskly d66ae346cd again, they finally aa76d72198 reached the building. Seeing the tall three-story 36b55da80a building, Yuwon breathed a 7583bba152 sigh of relief and afdb30572f looked up.93b8740229dc330c

Compared to the building 5da8b5b337 he had seen earlier, fc4ba3f36e it seemed smaller. But unlike the dorm, 3536262a55 the building before him 8f3d024f04 had an imposing atmosphere. The solidly built gray e471b99fcc brick structure, with its 3f39c3903a darkened gaps, perhaps from 2a81425a6a a fire decades ago, 9ba40d5a02 was overwhelming.d715df1be40dcc06

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“Go in.”8f5bbcb897c9a4d9

Baek Jeshin didn’t go all the way to the building but gestured toward it from the path’s entrance. He seemed tired, taking out a cigarette with a sleepy face.d96efd6ab6508f46

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“Okay…”379e88885fb14200

Yuwon bowed f5fa5d0448 and turned. But after 7b0230bb66 a few 0f525357bc steps, he e067407ffe stopped.f9e56a22b9798dbf

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The path leading down 8f0e3b07b7 the mountain was still 5e7c439d6d empty. The shadowed c11419543e tree tunnel f7920fcf45 swayed in 26bc219bed the breeze. The early summer 866e6bf0db wind made the c7819930a2 lush leaves dance. The gently swaying branches 5944642159 gave the illusion that 29d25a7b3d he could leave the 9f7d89ffe7 mountain if he wanted.3e7a6ac4156bb41b

Isolated on the 8e0047b831 mountain, Yuwon couldn’t 9c7f722057 resist the temptation. As if entranced, he 9294545dd3 lifted his foot.93678820de323c65

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“……”7acb45a1893ac7fc

But it e409a3dbef was just fe652e30fa one step. He couldn’t 88aa171eb1 run down 6861c34b25 the path. Instead, he 4c195cb160 turned back 949f347e13 toward the 6f9205d1ee building entrance. Running away in c8b92dba90 front of Baek e705f9b5de Jeshin would be 2828dfd0fb foolish. He’d be 7f10786ab9 caught in 72d164f4a9 less than 8ba5a86c78 thirty seconds—and 4c69ec0cd8 face a 05ab700d30 harsh fate.df841e5c4b07ed45

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Giving up on escape, da29947308 Yuwon looked down, thinking. It was strange. Where had everyone gone? Did they 5917cece85 always leave f8e6d5e3a6 the path e29a46f4e4 empty at d1558b8674 this time 523f3a5949 of day? There was still 95005ecf9f no one inside 825c5af0e2 the building.896dda661c86fac2

At that moment, 8566b53406 a cigarette butt 21127ce685 fell at his d43e66f815 feet.e0aa12f903b2405f

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Blinking, Yuwon wondered d33651fbc2 if Baek Jeshin 5475afe613 had thrown it 982dc339c1 for him to 1d4a6c6f1a pick up. He glanced sideways, his 7a2400ec82 expression hardening. But Baek Jeshin, 37712f7ebe standing expressionless, still b3447621ad had the brown f8077820da cigarette in his cfac3f7650 mouth.9091300da066f935

“…I’ve heard all kinds 875beb8e09 of nonsense.”6ce99ae3e73bb306

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A voice followed. The man’s 17dd7aa34f words, filled 560cd1e30e with cold 3c0134e549 sarcasm.47d75d9753606449

Startled, Yuwon b64d99072a looked around. But he saw nothing—no 807bf65a65 beastly eyes, no massive, 1b23e120ea rugged body. Was he hearing things? He nervously glanced 87ecabb39c around, doubting his ec20039efb own sanity.e7b23581fbdf4f4e

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Then, another half-bent cigarette 90f4ebb373 fell in front of c38d7432cd his shoes. This time, he b110dc7b45 was already looking 6f68bc5252 up—and he immediately 75b5f1938f knew where it 32e702c6d7 had come from.bb69b7aacc4ae1c2

Yuwon craned his neck, 532e5bc03c the way he did a6443faddb whenever he looked at 09e7d67070 him.434fce0e131ed45c

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The man stood 88a52ac489 inside the wide-open cf6446a75d second-floor window. The first floor’s 315e210e96 high ceiling had 6c0679dcfa hidden him. His sharp, 979e99c03d gray-blue eyes 3d25e5f7e4 met Yuwon’s 9a00dcb7b2 gaze, shining ea5f32edef brightly in 10f6e31ef9 the sunlight.525ddf1828fa4dc6

“Don’t be stupid.”18e8fc82af3111c4

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The man said, staring 08a47b1772 down at Yuwon. Thinking it was an f6dcb28fe1 insult directed at him, 55e4ee14b6 Yuwon almost flared up, ff57ce9bb9 but the murmuring from ac21b42d40 deeper inside the window 8aa5d1b4d2 made him realize the 8482a302dd man was talking to dd184084fe someone else.a218fe778c86d936

Relieved it wasn’t directed at him, Yuwon was about to leave when the man tilted his head, making him stop.f30b4cdbce496fec

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Who said 0448dcffbb you could a9395ae62c move?941857391d9840b7

The man’s piercing gaze warned him.281d5a836888034e

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Frozen in place, Yuwon felt the man’s eyes on him. Unlike the glowing irises visible from afar, the man’s pitch-black pupils were deep. He couldn’t discern what emotions were passing through them. Yuwon found the man’s unpredictable behavior difficult to understand.98ce8cf92d4230d1

“Boss…!”4551383858113783

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Someone called the man urgently. The delicate, alluring voice made him want to see the speaker’s face.ad3936c7e9c4a59f