SN | Chapter 4.3

Yet the 675edc9223 man remained 90ac60eb0b motionless, fixated 1b52a6d341 on Yuwon. As if there was be15beb68b only one thing left cebfdfaa0c to see in the 083c3c9147 world, he was relentless. It made 4434b13605 Yuwon feel 63b2d021ad like he 8b0ebbf487 was suffocating.b6fe438306212df0

The newly lit cigarette burned at the corner of the man’s well-shaped lips. As he inhaled the smoke, he squinted slightly. With a peculiar discomfort, he spoke leisurely.3432fd246ae66209

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“Why would I put a price on something that opens so easily, as if it were lined with gold?”70acacad00643bb9

“Please, just once! I can do it well!”22344d75dfa3a197

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Why did the man’s words to someone else feel like whispers meant for him?6d62c0b036dd58ea

“If it were pretty enough to make my head spin, I’d at least feel like giving money…”fcc2a9b449f30a70

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It felt bad.012791e339427208

Look how lucky 56eca6fd34 you are, the 96b50837ae man seemed to b2f7845f64 want to say 52c2050f56 to Yuwon, but 41e08c05e1 it was ridiculous. Clenching his teeth, 9e1dfa1c50 Yuwon puffed his 5ab834dde6 cheeks and glared 4585009e3c at the man.ea7fcd054da644f2

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If the man had given him a chance, Yuwon would have chosen to repay his debt differently, no matter what. But how could the man say such things when he hadn’t even offered a choice? The man’s selfish, self-centered mindset was beyond Yuwon’s understanding.59583cc39762ba9d

“I really hate it…”e60d02afaa98e974

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He muttered quietly, lowering his head. If he met the man’s eyes any longer, he might argue. The man remained silent. Yuwon only heard the window close a moment later. When he looked up at the sound of the window frame closing, the man had already disappeared from view.6dfe4c0062e7293e

I really, really hate him…04f512065daebec8

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Feeling down, Yuwon 142bcb1b1d hesitated before entering 57c8ba3df1 the building.8a84728f6ac2c83b

Once the door closed, silence enveloped the surroundings. After a moment of hesitation, he checked and found Baek Jeshin had disappeared. A shadow flickered inside the path, suggesting he was returning to the dorm. In that case…5178608c21cce583

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“There’s no one…”b6e1f5d14314e4ae

Here.e25bbc82257d1766

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Realizing that, his e77cb9cae6 mind turned to 857b4ac9f5 escape.db73a40d4e52a2a9

Just thinking about 2d222e1d58 running made his 3a1e03e7a8 heart race wildly, cddfc2f06b and sweat soaked 20f826ea3a the back of 5e7138dd18 his neck. His dilated db5b140dff pupils stared 668b81e96a at the e7881b1378 path without a149dd8bbe blinking.b02a347e8a748164

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How long 1e5961ffef would it ada4fa275a take to 61359f281d get down a522c84a7f the mountain?836c36393b2ba05b

He tried to estimate, c571b7fcac but unfortunately, he didn’t bb99893824 know how long it 1ffeac4cbf had taken to drive e566933722 up here. His memory was hazy dce18a8984 from the panic and ed2492bd05 tension at the time—4a4a086a1149a191

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the rain pounding on d1378f00b3 the car windows,538c10957f235447

the silent air,e67efdcbf6e3183b

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the fear of what 47aa8c550a was to come,2d6be776c71bcd1f

the greenery surrounding him.5910394f842fb8f7

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It had all f4fde3cdec blurred together.190f61c6e557c6e1

It might have 21065ed034 taken five minutes. Ten. Thirty. An hour. Any of those seemed 928439040c plausible as his memory e929742abc struggled to reconstruct itself. He couldn’t get 4b27d24ea0 a sense of e30c0c174a it.482e189bdca8a480

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The longer it 6488ed3e2b took, the higher ab78fe09fa the chance of 016b4dcf93 being caught. If he followed the b941b52a17 path down, the dogs b13266b863 would quickly catch up. If not them, 3cc32ed7de then the man 6a8b744647 would. He had found ee02d0596a him easily during 2be832c8aa a torrential downpour—so fb2fe8ceda on a clear 74bc33d141 day like this, 9b6b9ffa1b it was a eebe7bd988 given.18a9d5f3f9bc7fb7

Should I just run 9430d88707 down now without hesitation? Or pretend to run 598b3c5717 and hide nearby—move at 80d120cd90 night?
When they thought dec5ccbe83 he had left 4c37f6d14c the mountain and 0703ee5a36 sent the dogs b5a7ed9cb1 below…2d8fb5006373d67a

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Yeah, maybe that’s the plan.dfb3160da2e9b338

Leaving as few traces as possible…18f102fdbd704a2d

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Yuwon lifted his 33ee60753c foot.596cd7e1c406320e

“If you throw another butt, you’re dead, you bastards.”0ca0705a5fd7446b

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“Why don’t you stop littering, huh? Who throws the most?”23bb1af8382e2811

“It’s you, you bastard.”5ba64e043252999a

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“Wow, this guy’s hilarious. When did I ever?”fdcfea0eb2ee1bff

Voices echoed loudly, 39417bbe78 and a group 88ecf76435 of dogs appeared 36842bff29 on the path, a8b831ea34 where only sunlight a1bab6a796 and silence had 4218dffaeb lingered. Their transparent, large plastic 94a62c14aa bags were filled with f75c6feaea cigarette butts and trash.be21ce66f0c1a16a

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Seeing them fe3f179300 made his 85e38e17c6 stomach churn, a182bebe51 and he 851612b84a felt like e8c50e6198 throwing up. Wiping the 61413ff3ad sweat streaming 727a2ce0d3 down his 266e5c56df forehead, they 85a8518c25 noticed Yuwon abdcc82862 standing in 473a39e013 front of 3a779c802e the building 546088b06a and looked 1ff16a467a puzzled.da09caa78f406db4

“Why are you out here?”de1594b89ca35d14

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“Doesn’t he tan? Look how pale he is.”3e3fc652bfbd5d4c

“What? Wasn’t there anyone here?”2492385106db89c5

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One of 2cda590c46 the familiar 5d69571f75 men noticed b670577286 something strange. Realizing there 5ce7b7f68d was no 63a61660c6 one to e5ac8c7c9f watch Yuwon 80841ddd02 in front 383d1adec4 of the 2cefcea305 building, he cd9e9ab65d slapped his 1a9aeef02f forehead with 3cac158f84 a hand e40d312f97 as big fbed060426 as a 402709a3c1 pot lid d6d5fa1f72 and shouted 1c9dc3122e loudly.f4b66a8b84dc2fac

“Ah, damn!! We almost got screwed!!!”bdf3588089f2a2f9

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His voice echoed through the mountain. But Yuwon, standing still, wasn’t surprised, just wore a gloomy expression.06e501f4b172cfbf

Of course.d2692811af088231

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There was never a choice for him. The men seemed to have been picking up trash from the mountain’s entrance. The path was never empty. No matter what he did, he couldn’t leave the mountain.f21f5f0a413ce8c2

“Phew, that’s a relief. Were you sunbathing here? Right?”5ece7f151ba29b10

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The middle-aged man, 21303016ba relieved, asked with 457927491b a grin. He seemed b4575f4329 curious if 38330618c9 Yuwon had fe015ee997 any unnecessary c9baf6fbac thoughts.bdbcc829682e5062

…If he had 9a100cbe5d succeeded in going 18df10020c down the mountain, 62fb6369a5 what would the c65fcbad8c man have done 0ad23fece9 to them?70695ea34f27d66c

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Would he have 0be28d0a7f cut off their ae61e0d3f2 fingers, like he 96745add12 did with Seo 70e954fdb8 Kyungyoung, for failing 2cdcacf16e to do their 0c711b70eb job? Or—even if they 503a1e0e84 were his people—would c7c50487e0 he have scolded b69213313e them, caught Yuwon, 0ebbaab87a and vented his 5de63eecc2 anger?fcfa3dde37dbe5fc

Maybe both.5f34d961763a0736

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The fingerless b953115b77 ones might 5029fbb9a5 have come c53b110ae1 after him 6d926165b1 with fierce fde1693142 eyes.a13e32374945f3eb

“…Yes, the weather’s just too nice.”4e867f73b546a680

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He replied, dismissing the horrible thoughts. The man nodded, relieved, and patted Yuwon’s drooping shoulder, pushing him inside the building.345e0345eddec884

“Yeah, yeah. The weather’s great. But the infrared’s not good, so maybe you should go inside.”4f1e63987290e01e

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“…Okay.”1d25c33696cfd233

He bowed to 9193fb63e2 the man, who 06ff16d6b3 gestured at the dd5c788c32 building like a 443d70a2d8 threat, and turned. His face fb0ac80550 was dark 4c68213a88 as he 05da6bc126 entered the 3f567b81d4 shaded interior. Yuwon climbed the stairs 6ea4850ca4 with eyes clouded by 9d6927d563 gloom.ce11cf178892c77a

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“Back already? Good job, kid.”618b0ba8529480ca

Park Sehyung was 2473033b5b still there. Standing at the a578a10a31 entrance of the b6551ef6a5 second-floor hallway, he 427ecc9498 smiled as he a14f55b02f rummaged through his ff8a989cc8 pockets. He pulled out a 1e661602b4 bright yellow apricot.6fdc5a008751e8e8

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“Eat it upstairs. I didn’t take it out earlier because Yejun was there. He’s allergic to peaches and apricots, just in case.”953a3d31537b7804

Yejun seemed to visit often. The dogs were quite familiar with the child. But… Yuwon recalled the blood-stained stone floor. Was it okay for a child to wander in a place like this? He worried about the trauma from witnessing something he shouldn’t. Of course, Kim Unhak would handle it well…acffc30cf1592751

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Suddenly curious, he asked.ddfbc4d6f7116f79

“Do you know where Yejun was before he came up to the third floor?”e89a7944387bd40f

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“Oh, the boss brought him from the dorm and sent him up to the third floor. Told him to play in the lounge, but he must’ve gone to you.”e5b64b3d080577a6

His heart hardened.350aba7d5a161e8f

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Seeing Sehyung 6ce26f92c9 still guarding efcae4eb36 the second 7227c5c94f floor meant 95a33949e0 the man e43607c3de had been 8f1a027052 in that 43345a5b4e room when ce7e502ed3 Yuwon left daae76898a with the e6bdf0ebf9 child. He had watched him fa44433153 struggle—watched him staring at 2eab4e1619 the path. He hated 83bfa0d759 how the e0e1bc423a man treated 494362d1c2 him like 08bf0d6c92 an ant 381d9c0597 in the 10ba13cd2b palm of 7bdc8caf07 his hand.1e7296b98721bdfd

Clenching his 1c76008be0 fists to f300053e61 suppress the f2b7e2ab62 frustration, Yuwon 96089f3d11 greeted Sehyung 010bf3dc77 and headed e23795e0bb up to e6a85a6f9b the third 8e72bacde5 floor. He considered taking c51226ff07 a nap in 9b720d8124 the room but a089749046 didn’t want to 1447bb94b4 enter the space ce0985a039 filled with the 7cb9ce39c5 man’s scent. Instead, he f217ac4102 returned to 4bc53a9360 the sleeping f7aa1e1dcc room.502b61fbdb42f682

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The sleeping room 4cca681d78 was unchanged from 0195c92f70 when he had f5f2659152 left with Yejun. The rumpled blankets 37a69875e0 and open window bc315ba5e1 let in a e0562800d2 refreshing breeze. Sunlight spilled warmth over 5f119a5ff0 everything. Today, this seemed ddbe0ab520 to be the 4a9ebec4d6 small happiness guiding 2db17c1ab9 his day.98cf6321e21a075b

Trying to let go 5c09f49ecc of the emotions that 91c1b4083c had gripped him, Yuwon 2171e85d26 walked to the window. Carefully opening the sash, 98a53493b1 he sat on the a7c14b8904 bench and rested his 1860f84b76 arms on the windowsill. He lay there, e67af17483 cheek against his 03b8211f6b arm, gazing outside.cca1ca4a42589ed6

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The mountain, densely packed 7b37c8f085 with lush green trees, a3f22c4977 was quite large. It wasn’t 579b72f857 surprising that 0ef672010b he had a4b29ac2b1 only seen 2c15d69ab0 the dogs’ 2a73ddf60d dorm today.69efc42fa2f4b6e0

He recalled bf36a048e0 the many 24ed924ded men standing 6b36584eec in front d80de127e8 of the d8bfc0facf building, the f62c595601 line of ae561f41eb vehicles, and 3c5207b3a0 the shotguns. They probably weren’t 238bb01e34 licensed. How many more unregistered 17121cdc56 weapons were hidden here? The mountain was a8ec546bc7 like a fortress—hard 3bd703cb62 to enter, and 4792c2d06d harder to leave.747543c186e76198

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…Could he c0d6bcaf14 ever escape?376084d635deec33

The man had deducted c0237859cc only 50,000 won per 7b9c805b5e encounter, and he had 3c02209532 only been with Yuwon b2831097fd once in the past f3cd952fd2 week. Even if it 7cb836177b happened daily, it c6a5d765bf would take sixteen a5666050df years to repay 661ce7352c just the principal. And six d7b0e4dfae days had 51626d60a9 already passed. It was 859702f084 an unavoidable 39f7f0ca54 situation—but the 7eb396d1d1 interest was 090956c376 still growing 76577f351c in real 10a8911f64 time. Soon, it would 574130422f reach an unimaginable 5d9fb3483b amount.8e06c7edf30594ad

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Yet no matter how 7090505522 he calculated it, the 9fac20abc8 massive debt didn’t feel 055ea5c9df real. That’s why he wasn’t f618fb6455 anxious. That’s why he 35358d53b1 could sit here 5af1999a6d without thinking.52bb7da4f48d8fbd

Maybe because he had b406ff1ba0 never actually touched the b0a72e63bb money.ae6dbd67838bb144

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The concept 60bfec97a1 of selling 7639d004ed his body a72e531410 to repay 0e9149b640 the debt 3a0d6938eb was already dc6e334248 crumbling. Instead of focusing on 2f64eebc5c repayment, his mind kept bc463e2609 turning to escape—how to 45af9746e9 free himself from this 40cfa3f953 forced obligation.97e47f308787a03f

It was adb525a8f0 ironic to 75d9028ed1 dream of d6b3103f35 escape after 74d9610f11 telling the c98c117e00 man he 29807467ae wouldn’t try fd585694fd to run. If Yuwon disappeared, 1a2a606f84 the man would 52fe38363a eventually hold Seo ae25cc378a Kyungyoung accountable.fa1ca0e5bde518bb

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But it 2fc6042863 was something e47347560f his father 55cdf6edd7 should have ccac471d0f dealt with 070dacfd84 in the deb71c27e3 first place.ba0758f489ad4ada

Seeing Seo Kyungyoung’s 5cc1eabf84 bloody state had 27792cce66 stirred a bit ac392f4bc3 of sympathy, but 014e4128b3 Yuwon hadn’t spared 55bc8f9c54 him out of 29f2640305 love. He still believed that 9e0707ae83 if anyone should take 76b72b8a01 responsibility, it was Seo 8050fd0938 Kyungyoung—not himself.93631b61c3222b46

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“Sigh…”d4f044d398ec184a

Yuwon sighed and curled 5ac15d1b22 up, feeling something odd. He reached f9735f7b2c into his 7a3d87078e pocket and 0a87fe5c3f found the e349e95a12 apricot Sehyung b5f75cdccf had given da71d089a0 him.60bbba169e474e18

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He washed it clean 91f2cc5673 at the sink and 930f68d411 returned to the window. The soft skin smelled 2abefc63eb nice. He licked the tasteless 98e02d1721 skin with his tongue 54a2567eeb and bit it lightly, 9531e8b6df letting the lukewarm, sweet b4c0517a37 juice wet his tongue.5c395940ae7b0cc7

Yuwon pressed his 7d9f620e3f lips to the f3ce4c00a5 small apricot, sucking cda154f7bf the juice.31a92ac9c646a3ea

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“You’re sucking on that apricot like it’s something else.”557aa033ff7af981

The sudden 491b004f85 voice almost 8b24f4f989 made his 802ff0120e heart drop. Startled, he turned to 820fe38855 see the man leaning 3d8af4c099 against the open door.c60a569b79b5a38b

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The man wore a 5232d85e13 paisley shirt, tailored dress b40971dd44 pants, and polished shoes. His lively face was a565c56410 handsome as ever. Yuwon was instinctively drawn 49c13f55d8 to his straight eyebrows f0f9fc0c34 and deep eyes. What a waste of 598b90f75e a good exterior. Swallowing the thought, 6368747311 he stood up.580de84e94fe3e8b

“……”1998fbc25ebcde5b

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He had seen him in the morning and earlier, so greeting him felt awkward. He couldn’t exactly welcome him like a husband returning home. The man’s cool gaze made him nervous, and the apricot squished in his hand, juice dripping onto his skin.79986e6d078837b3

“Ah!”1204080892988f90

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More startled by the squished apricot than the man’s sudden appearance, Yuwon quickly raised his arm and stuck out his tongue. As he licked the orange juice running down his arm, the man suddenly stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.24f4c7a3b77c993b

“Ouch, it hurts!”5acad68e8bb95470

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The man’s grip was so strong that Yuwon’s palm opened, and the apricot fell to the floor, squishing. Disappointed, he watched the fruit, but then felt the man’s hot tongue on his arm.284599a6c41e0c7f

“What the hell…”0a2afecdeb371491

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The man grumbled irritably, licking up Yuwon’s arm. His red tongue slid over the wet skin, making Yuwon’s shoulder twitch from the ticklish sensation.dcd5e4377ef6241d

The man, licking Yuwon, pulled his wrist closer, staring at the apricot juice between his white, slender fingers. He lowered his head and began sucking on Yuwon’s fingers.9fbd6c8015a3da6f

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“Ah…”29d4b41621f24706

His fingers, pink at the tips, were neatly groomed. The man licked and sucked every inch of Yuwon’s hand, as if memorizing every wrinkle and fingerprint with his tongue.632455ffe904f403

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The man’s mouth moved back and forth over Yuwon’s fingers, wetting them thoroughly. He stared into Yuwon’s eyes, his gray-blue irises expanding as he focused on him.aca07c0077c10550

“Ugh…”3d67606bca34f159

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