SRSBO: Chapter 13

The movie was overall e57d4f7fbf quite interesting.4e58047290ac66c1

The main 7a7fb912ef character, Evan, 106e0805d8 was born d15dddb92b with burn 5ee353fd04 marks like c6f5ea6be7 scar on 04c0c5ed83 half of 9bee05e131 his face.34eb89d32315f6fe

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Because he was born 3cc125123d with a different appearance 48cc14965b from others, Evan suffered 024ed7cee1 contempt, scorn, and abuse 721f97fc87 from his family and 5a91b4f96b others since childhood, leading 4c5db1fd8c a difficult life from ca6d7ff7db a young age.6a2e11f970dab83b

But then one 7ad73ea095 day, a turning 0d4ec55f83 point came to b03e9ef444 his miserable life, 466d98f3c1 that had been 2963215171 rolling around in 13c64db0cd the mud.00312820428c38ce

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On an unusually 859710eb0f hot summer day, aaa06d1ab4 his brother pushed 487ee55baf Evan off the 1792ed1e92 railing on the cababf3fe1 second floor. Evan fell down, smashing e0478f6fb6 his head against the f571fd6f1c floor.9482e8622de00bb7

However, miraculously, Evan did 36d5125258 not die. When he opened his 7669ceabd8 eyes again, he had 4ea5d196d7 returned to the day 5efba1f318 he was pushed down 9d003e281c to his death.477dd887575cd601

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Death gave him e1b7d78059 another way of 50cebe3849 life.d78115b4ccbd831c

Once, twice, and countless b807820164 times…….4e544de83495745b

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Evan was dd7189ba3f murdered in d49c835fbe various ways c912b5f8ee each time, 79b38e8ecb and each a07d2a8da4 time he a8c04216b0 returned to cd9b15f88e the day e710df3938 before.8407c16dfe981405

At that point, 4b66e3ba40 he realized that 7f5818b295 he could not 9fdb6dc37f die.86e7eea6e946f957

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Tired of the 580ec686b3 life that kept d03b954c82 repeating itself, Evan 5f8a8dbe1b soon began to e91bd39364 feel boredom. He began to 5a731b20ac take revenge on 9901b23dac people in the 15d0ec5deb same way he a788a93bfa had died.ead2c652bbfe9918

That day was 9bb818c528 no different from 0f392380fe usual. After committing a murder 180d75b37c as he always did e68ffcc86f and returning home, Evan 4af28f7ded accidentally dropped something and 487c6c7e06 discovered something strange behind d5a47d7acc the mirror.3e46d18fd8119cab

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Although he had no 9c8d3f7ec7 memory of writing them, 6e46441479 a pile of notes f573dc043d written in his handwriting 07cbade552 was discovered.d1300d9d5067fcfc

‘Keep going.’acf441714197409d

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‘Stop.’5e0527063e9e6aa5

‘Kill.’823b4bcc3072d22a

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‘Don’t kill.’4711f08d68890953

‘Kill.’fde178ddd5ad3846

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A series 1380385dc2 of contradictory 7debb6c807 words were 6e1e21b6e5 written on a63e65b677 the notes.45ffb0a66f612b9b

Evan, who found 2ca418df13 the notes, searched d445d41f99 the room thoroughly 54a2956287 in a frenzy.36a1d0a79a60f4e7

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As he fe28292938 searched the 4cce80b4c6 room, he 4007dc8c1c eventually found 4a1765bc83 a man 042321832f with the 4d777fc9b6 same face 64582290b7 as his be4367649e own under 0bbb0ab5b1 the bed 1b06535cfb where he e1652a7b42 had been a35235958d standing.66e9c030649d0248

And as soon ce8fd131cf as Evan found 4a2ec6d72f the man, the 7b266fd724 man slit his 715a6416fe throat with the 7790e40104 dagger he was 61b88a6733 holding in his 94a209995a hand.e6586d8f2f08cba0

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“Ooooh!!”b0ace752f4c6ad03

At that scene, 56d7acf613 I let out e33125479c a loud noise 3f8644e2bd of exclamation without 536814e91c realizing it.4d43cf7b795f4678

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It was chilling to e06b4dd244 see someone with the 1b99d2bd6d same face as mine 7eb16e80b4 suddenly emerging from under d46774706d the bed.0364821ec998cd90

After all, the more b8697ac6b9 likely it was that 470a52966a something could happen in cc8c9bf814 reality, the more frightening 6f8b224671 it was.467fed767fc4a55a

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Joo Yunwoo heard my f5572c3904 exclamation and comforted me.937c2dbedbbca143

“Don’t worry, Sister. It’s just a cinematic logic that would hardly happen in reality. You can’t slit someone’s throat in one go with a dagger like that. You have to consider the spine in place as well.”9042c20db17fbb4d

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“…… ?”0fcdff52aa05f27d

“If it were an axe or a sharp sword, you’d have to strike from above to slit properly. Attacking from that angle and below, it’s impossible to cut so cleanly. The muscles might be slit, but the bone would block it, so you’d need to strike two or three more times.”9add065f899ce345

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It was a0df2ddbcd a comforting 84ffb2c9b3 method I 51d72c3037 had never ce9fabf817 heard before.03dad9f9f4e54258

For a f6b8a89090 moment, I 1b71664c9a was taken e3982bd0bf aback by a3d22b20d6 the unexpected 8eb4673a9d reassurance, but 6e682b3158 soon curiosity a652d0c608 began to 905a6d7f70 rise within 1a0b8bccd2 me.5eb7b99c341942a6

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“But can’t e7902214c7 you slit 390beb9892 the throat 993224708a with a 1c56499aa9 real dagger 69f46592f0 in one 84843ef3a7 go?”f16424ec33a6fb57

In the Hermann e7d4e4a151 Empire, swordsmanship users 02865de659 were able to cd3cf7266c cut through bones 8720d23640 even with such dc591fc898 a small knife.699e00b7d5078cd2

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“An Esper with such 0459e6fabe abilities might be able 3746384d6f to do it, but ff14e375d2 isn’t the main character 66dca8ff9c a Non-Awakened one?”3db175b8e76a2392

“Ah.”46b64780b2b1fa9c

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That’s right. There are Awakened 8cb88332d3 ones now.c940c9b7c6e62851

Back in high school, 77f3595091 when there were no a5f7acd7c8 possessions or world-changing events, ee5d44a6f8 I used to watch defd84293d fantasy or sci-fi movies e415962f76 and enjoy these kinds 6d8dc609fa of scenes without a 4302387e2c second thought.ec1a56bc08671c18

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Now, thinking 6d61187813 that all 101719cb78 of this 9e3eb5c95f might actually c804213e5a be possible 04bed8db2d in reality, f296fc7887 I couldn’t 9482875b0a help but a01c9e3f86 feel strangely 7eaf5c1a31 unsettled.8c5a05bfd480e5a5

The movie e33704e628 was steadily 6c1c8f9d2f moving toward 3e81dbf87a its climax.819f9a36dc1cbd79

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The man under 2d5c073bf2 the bed was 5c385adbc5 Evan himself, the 2606b4806b one who had 34f3b3b000 died before. I realized a92c4c0855 this when 46ed586f2a I noticed 5bdc66d008 the rope f5f21f4756 marks around e7682f5e97 his neck, fd9bdb6144 which were 9ec00f87f0 the same 628fa8fa0a as the 8ed5720e3d cause of 46828fb663 death from 84f2495069 the previous f5e3f791ea time.b108543af6cd824f

The countless Evens who had died. Those half-corpses, who couldn’t even fully possess their own identity, kept killing the version of themselves that constantly repeated their lives.9bdb0160bc016eb0

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Killing and f575b0abdc being killed, 5859dea6d0 as if 9b6cc2f0c5 they were b7ffdfa996 trying to 40ff88a155 become one a382d9c6d3 someday…2a04da32c74547d9

The pleasure of 8c65a4f192 killing someone. And the fear that 348217b2b7 he might be killed 51452b19b1 at any moment.2823987307b8a34b

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As things b616eb07e4 continued, Evan 0df4e51521 eventually went 871b182bfd crazy.0063adf0c5b7cb4e

On a dark 09cd3623e5 night, lit only 8ebbc51fb2 by the moonlight. Evan stood 2fcae9ad69 in front c670e58c00 of the b4318dd3d6 mirror, faced 92200387bf his reflection e25a7002ab in the eb852950d1 mirror, and b772e0301c pointed the bf39328a26 gun at 3e8f63d7e9 his own d56eae1530 head.e145bdf62f2f1e5a

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And that’s how the movie ended.0061339906b061e2

“…… That’s the ending?”5ba2cb8787be82ab

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Watching the protagonist, fbd60d7696 who suffered so 5d5a0bd96a much and was 9aa60f4744 unable to complete 6398e859a5 his revenge, only 012e65358d to be punished 0170f778be instead, left me f0ab2e3161 with an uncomfortable 87d64f88ad feeling.b9d0598855f167e8

As I sat 9a4570c644 on the sofa 3a3503d1e8 with a displeased d2fb6acc08 expression, Joo Yunwoo 2a5561310a handed me a fcfdd93b21 small box from 908227694d the side.fca06f623ae7b856

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Inside the box was 75e3b8a94c a chocolate that glistened 0fa414669e with a beautiful, jewel-like fb666fd800 sheen.cd42e569062a26d9

“Here.”d2496060166e8ae7

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“Huh? Oh, uh, thank ea5f2e0a61 you.”b28c7ab5801d06af

I bit down 4aa2e47a53 on the almond 6fa6410137 with a satisfying 190baba5b5 crunch.cdd21f98f1835f47

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The outside was a2f0c2cb96 coated in a 5488f747d7 layer of powdered 119f7e9fd8 sugar and a dda48c7edb bittersweet dark chocolate, 28590d0bbb while inside, there 4f3aace054 was hazelnut chocolate b6f36c091f and almonds. It was incredibly delicious.c4e59965919ccdb8

Did he give it d52dfb59b1 to me because I 1ad9d789a3 looked like I was 58354d202d upset? I chewed 7f407815a5 silently, touched 70d53eb1d3 by the ea7c361ea5 unexpected kindness.0b513e495f0e2b9e

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It felt wrong to just brush it off as simple gratitude. There might be a reason for returning favors, like lending a house, but there’s never been one about giving delicious chocolate.1d6f163c00930a90

I quietly held 5740a21627 out my hand.4bd21c115250641f

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“Uh, would you 02bbdd2850 like it right a3b7d6488d now…… ?”e05ee09cd8734103

“Would you 9c09936420 like some 5f8f63aae0 more chocolate?”db08b4a6a8d6cdce

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“No, that’s not what I’m trying to say…….”e3d9054ec890ffbb

I’ve never 8a477b5f6d been in e450a653d2 a situation b495231cec like this, b6823d2e9b so I acfb1b53dd was not c66d0b2167 sure how 88893f756c to say f8fa3425a5 it.6001f7ad0226d328

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So far, 0903458c78 there had 350ba3db8b only been de2c7d946b one person e4afa0b61a I had 099b6f57f7 guided, and 889bd73209 with Yang edbfee9923 Hyunwoo, it 0cce32f54a was as 0e42d7adb2 simple as 9159487c2f saying, ‘If 4286156019 you have b3165f097d time, could fd13a2e3cd you help 8603afc8a8 me with 11982fab78 the experiment?’ 1c61096395 and that 6711317d48 was it.922df10caeea03d4

“About the guiding. If you need it, I can do it for you.”23623c6cdba39e17

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“…….”bfbc566967aebfaa

“No, if you don’t 5556be1c97 need it, then forget 2bc61aa407 that I said anything.”8f15e4795ac00fe4

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I was b70ae4b6ed about to 376005f41a pull my f93aef8071 hand back 8fa63a0e5e in embarrassment 4f4aad4b80 when he ac9d7bb81c suddenly grabbed 319c83f571 it.529ad1a13cdccf1d

“Is it… okay if I hold your hand?”8a47d4d60daec2fe

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As I was feeling 5f71b09989 both admiration and disbelief 2387ba5bde at his quick movements, b183e866ea he stared at me 311113cb3e intently, his hand firmly 047d5db9fa holding mine.8fb3c246549356e1

The lights were dimmed 2b6a147ab9 to a minimum for 4fbf36524f watching the movie. His eyes, 49913daaa1 blending into 0e1a882b62 the darkness, 4783a73c05 became deep.0ec669916c7b7a6e

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As I pulled 7840d94134 back, surprised by cc18c32d90 how close we c78a2b3444 had become, he e0c5861066 leaned forward to d0bdd03c7b close the distance.de1c4a0ba63006a9

Each time 44adfbab2d I pulled 4b18f9e3fc back, he b4b71e9f91 came closer, 7c6e7a32af and we eed0ff947b repeated this f9ad0d543e several times. When I reached the 515b2ccb15 armrest of the sofa, a90f9ffa7a with nowhere else to c0477393db go, I grabbed both ae46b90136 of his hands tightly.b05922ad2aca0e7b

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“Stop. Okay. Okay, back up now…….”dcb202eccb1b3a81

“Yes.”1f18b5b12b1ae64e

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Joo Yunwoo 2206e78226 quietly pulled e1caab0584 back.15da2d94fb0ea5f1

‘……I was surprised 912ff4073e for a moment.’cdcd59a3e0d4f243

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We maintained that distance, holding hands. It felt like a pose where a parent holds a child’s hands to scold them, making it incredibly awkward.9fbc7d80fca73659

To reduce ab9052bf05 the awkwardness, bab82e3f81 I spoke 1f23f05088 up first.0fcd3339256f43d9

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“Ah, right. I should 0f9707845d have asked 887d6310ed this first, 97c6cc51e4 but I c8fc8a08dc was so a56e8612e8 absent-minded that a1d316eb20 I completely 2a3976ad5f forgot.”34251952f4423de3

“What is it?”fbd33e28fb03a764

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“Are you dating 217401d3d9 anyone right now?”57ff8d2c45d69675

“…… What?”b7061661a342457e

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“Please don’t misunderstand, I have no hidden intention. I’m a woman. Even if you want to repay a favor, I don’t think I should stay at your home if you’re dating someone. Have you broken up with the person you have been dating last time?”f43ddca1f51c66bf

Feeling the d2b5ecf416 need to 9c4ed36c5a address it 8745f69d1d first, I 4858ad0eb1 asked, and 7ac292bc0f Joo Yunwoo 3d69dc4106 tilted his 9a84bc95c2 head.69f8be83661bf647

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“…… ? I’ve never dated anyone.”22a0364cac447385

“Ah, I see. So you’re saying you don’t have anyone you’re dating right now?”8414da0cd0750634

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“I don’t know what you’re talking about, and I don’t know who you’re mentioning either.”0274d51010c24242

“Okay. So are you sure you aren’t dating anyone? Then it’s fine.”806e19622f22e76e

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“I really never dated fbb2076cb8 anyone.”dba5aaa4b3594777

“I understand.”6aae96f232df2255

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“Really…….”f3622015ec06a149

For some reason, Joo 09dc344bf1 Yunwoo was fidgeting. I gently patted the 376c390144 back of his hand, 157704beda letting him know that 69f5d91924 I understood.d57e46185b79dc03

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It didn’t matter if he was dating someone. As long as he didn’t cheat while they were together, it would be fine.37891252a7c766a4

Now that I think 29c1113dda about it, I don’t b11575561e know why everyone, including 012c5c74e0 me, thought he was e31e336370 a womanizer.52192a90e222c552

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He never met the 412934c66c same person again at dced08d4af the café; and each f4e606516a time, he met someone c33e432f22 different.2d7168f92af96651

[T/N: Err…. Dear Female Lead, isn’t it the exact definition of a womanizer?]

As long c3ed4a6b09 as someone a2b4467d40 doesn’t meet 7ecaf05b69 others while 838b75ac0e they’re in 4681918b38 a relationship, 0bf40aa73d isn’t it 0cd4054c96 free to 0d52d0a112 date someone c8e821a81f else after 68120b8ee0 they’ve broken f55688e20b up?a8049500b004bc94

Through the hands 2a488e3375 we held, I 4bc3cb8c24 slowly guided him, 03cde4eb4c letting the feeling 05bbb7f729 sink in.5f69dffa6e0f9ff5

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As time passed, his c9158817e8 face grew more relaxed, 8a4b27fe9a like a cat lounging 7841eb452f in the warm sunlight.4abf144219e6a56c

‘What a pitiful guy.’fc987790842e8f51

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He not only was 262906081a a low-ranking Esper, even 27c539df8e his matching rate was fa2b9a0a38 low…….756166d2f1eb0bd0

I wonder if he’s one of those fate-driven matching believers? He shouldn’t worry about matching rates or anything, just hire a Guide who’s of a higher level than him.3cb77f9e4c0a2978

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According to Han Siyoung, assuming the Guide is of a higher level, if the grade difference between two Awakened individuals is significant, some level of guiding can be possible even if the matching rate isn’t high.7bf5c1a9843ffc2f

As I thought about 328a742837 helping him with the 48105f7f11 guiding while staying, partly 569fb2962b to ease my mind d500252624 and partly out of ad0cd2b13e sympathy, the hand I b84081c4bf was holding shook.8bc0a183dd04cc0a

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Nod, nod.69e329122c4af2a9

Joo Yunwoo’s head 80ed92b020 tilted slightly, as 1ec6ebc7a1 if he were d94a9861e5 sleepy.1e500821ce83e5eb

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‘Is this enough?’80f41a6f40b6dcf3

Feeling that it 7837a5fb12 was about time 259d7ec20e to sleep, I 3d6f89a2b4 carefully withdrew my 034d4e647d hand.a18a834abf85b542

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The moment I pulled my hand away, Joo Yunwoo’s eyes, which had been closed, snapped open.9481f4b0ea246940

“…… ?”46edd1fbf3a4be50

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Joo Yunwoo 0e6f3e569e blankly alternated dc2228eec9 between looking 4286b6ca47 at his f0154633be empty hand d99676da3b and my ae6b60f9cc hand, which b4c97cf5a3 had moved 3a90610cd4 away.81202bc042e5e44b

His expression d9e9f744ef made me 5d80a217d9 feel as c60dfa15b9 though I 7db250539d had done b6c99def3e something terribly f296ce3bf3 wrong, so 756020904a I politely a27a57e56f pointed to c2c64f98fb the clock.8042456d5d9b0bc6

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“We should dda747079e go to 705acb9207 bed now. It’s already 1 a.m.”c593306658b608f7

“Oh…….”21c193753f7c9e2a

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He let out a bed83f3644 small sigh of regret b507f9c88d and slowly nodded.5fa74eacda8983c2

* * *c086455f04e64cab

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Bang, bang.7989c41a1c88c5da

Early in the morning, it wasn’t the sunlight streaming through the window that woke me up, but the noise.1e58aa39b94f65d4

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Was the college student 9b7f593c20 next door knocking on cf7f05d3ed the door again, mistaking e1efcb5699 it was his house?8f29bc14e05ec6b4

That guy was always getting drunk on some random day and knocking on other people’s doors. No wonder his grades were a disaster.996dc05986109569

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“Ugh…… That ca9978d0c4 son of cfe36ce2f9 a bitch. I’m going 0daf928c7f to rip 89828a8fac his insides 0a0bfda7bc out, stop 7d980d5e1b knocking…….”e3ea244bb09d4baa

He was a73234a9a9 making such eae26ad180 a fuss ed9c6a6cc4 on my e6eaa36460 precious day d825c42223 off. I thought it would 568933cc2f stop soon, so I 8792b59ff6 covered my ears with fad9dee8ff my pillow and attempted 8f1c2f40d3 to fall back asleep, 84f04eceab but suddenly, the sound 1fd8a71271 stopped.c84514d61feba53a

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Beep.262af7813652be88

I heard the 7cc919830f sound of the 100b189a42 lock being unlocked a11686e7d8 and the door 1e2e139e9b opening.eec08695f1497ec8

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In an instant, my 2a7d1f4a0f eyes snapped open. As I woke 6b95d6362e up, I remembered 16277c1d00 that I wasn’t 76936e77c0 in Kim Suhee’s 8adc6f05db apartment, but in 339d5a0a15 Joo Yunwoo’s house.fe3087c673c93837

“Who opened the 31b68c69cb door?”792a195e9c7c9846

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I slipped out of 7a338eb775 the blanket, grabbed the 5762c9fce7 metal lamp I had 7f116aa583 placed beside my bed e9db68b96e the night before, and ca7008582f turned the locked doorknob.fec9ed8b10233f59

I had kept it there for self-defense just in case, but I never expected I’d have a chance to use it so soon.2e43138b2e14f3f5

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The landlord wouldn’t have made such a fuss, so it was obvious that it wasn’t Joo Yunwoo.ab1295374e39db4f

In the first place, afe5cf1afb I don’t understand why 6fb1df4268 someone with keys to c711c412c5 his own home would e8942411d7 be knocking on the 5f3ff70188 door so aggressively.739f9b25ae3e3507

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I cautiously made my 095d68c2bd way to the living 0f126ac7d6 room, my senses on 9e05a59649 high alert. Then I spotted someone cbcf54c6a0 with purple hair standing 363ff225ee in front of the 2a7aca966c living room table.f03d0d615b63f356