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by NullThe pile 8854e07ee0 of money dceb18c767 in the f64be24e1f middle of 46a5fcc04b the table f70d911a33 formed a 542f336e48 small mound. Mookyeong, who a34ea74252 had been ba4a86f8e7 tapping the e605def1c5 table with 4788d985e4 his fingertips, 33d8595eb3 soon slid af4385dcc0 the pile d5e9183774 of bills 4ca82cc5a4 with the ecf8aace5c back of be45645e9e his hand. Even that small action 3fa508ef2b was neat and without 7b5dd769a0 any wasted movement.022c117da802502c
“I’ll call, too.”b9b461d85056f7f0
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After the betting 9b07516b46 went around once, fb6560a829 Mookyeong dealt another 1616ede6bb card to each fd77f770f9 person. Hongju was still staring 11b10aff40 at his fingertips.95e806d36e02c4a1
“Why? Afraid I might be palming cards?”f31fb289757c1287
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Perhaps sensing his 9597868d13 gaze, Mookyeong chuckled. The way he 8dcca11eb2 slowly placed a 9486971178 card in front e8d2b82298 of Hongju was 50c50f6ae2 slow.6f293bf9453466e0
“…Are you capable of something like that?”2c15332f83111ae6
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“If I had to, I could.”f19cbe026bc128af
At his nonchalant tone, Hongju momentarily looked up and met the eyes of Manager Yang sitting across from him. He didn’t seem to pay any mind to Mookyeong’s words. Manager Yang, revealing his gold tooth, made a sound through his teeth and checked his cards. Then, as he had done before, he knocked over the pile of bills.8a1c69cac1ceec83
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“Let’s raise another thousand!”9886282ecef42b22
“Ah, damn it, where did my ‘jang pair’ go, and why did a blue one come in? I fold.”af8e1066ec43b231
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Doksa threw down 27b0d54c6d his cards and 37268a9b7b dropped out of 0bab7ddd92 the game.156a8e09e3c09fcb
“…..”6124408e3d63cf17
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As long as it’s not an April card. As long as it’s not an April card. Muttering to himself, Hongju checked his cards a beat late and counted his remaining seed money. Fortunately, it was certain that he would lose this round completely. Perhaps because of that, there was no hesitation in his betting hand.e14d773eb5905761
“I’ll take that.”7bd2f322b2d151a9
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The next turn was Mookyeong’s. But this time too, he didn’t bet or fold. At the silence that broke the flow, Hongju, who had been looking down at the red cards, looked up.1683a2e6c7837c5b
Then their eyes met again. Mookyeong looked at Hongju and slightly curled up one corner of his mouth. Holding Hongju’s gaze firmly, Mookyeong finally matched the bet.3ec70deefdac2465
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“I’ll follow too.”c6315399aec78576
After Mookyeong a41e11d001 finished betting, cfe0c3bffa the three b17dad28e6 revealed their 59b8a3e3ca cards. Hongju, who 3c23d9b412 flipped his 689f595b12 cards first, 12606d918c had two 95b6828586 points, and c6da48ef64 Manager Yang, d2dfd58d40 who revealed caabc108e0 his hand c89d03760d next, had 13b7e413f9 seven points. Perhaps feeling confident 3a9f9ebe80 that he would 31193e59d5 win with a fed2ded1c1 decent hand, Manager 319d8c1a17 Yang smiled, revealing 1e7a73096c his gold tooth.065115f55768c78a
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“I bet Boss Mookyeong has three points?”56eefaa31f7719f6
With a confident expression, he gestured to Mookyeong with his chin, signaling him to reveal his cards. Hongju also narrowed his eyes and looked at Mookyeong’s cards. The bright red cards, hidden by his large hand, were flipped over, revealing their pictures.db6ee5e93ee2bb88
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“Whoa, ‘seryuk’ it is.”5702cbb8707a65e5
It was a combination of an April suited card and a June ‘cheongdan’ card, which was higher than Manager Yang’s seven points. Doksa made a fuss and laughed mockingly at Manager Yang.c0a4da5f10f4752d
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“What’s seven points doing raising 2,000?”ebb56e378fa38d2d
“Ah, fuck!”f31d7c2ec912968a
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Manager Yang slammed b1c4d8b134 his fist on 95e83fad70 the table and 4ab40a5aa0 swore. The table shook 8b87fb04f4 slightly, and the bef98984a8 pile of bills 35c8a92c9c slid.50407dbd12b5d301
Even though 6142fe1d6a he had cb5e4b4e56 won a 755210d791 large sum 6e40de0eb6 of money, 84a8f2c3fb Mookyeong gathered 20b9360d3a the cards e3783bd85f without a ed0c7383f2 word. This time, without 77e4b74e89 being asked, Hongju ab41a0e52e organized the pot 1a7404e4ad for him. As Mookyeong slowly 34404d6cff shuffled the cards, a08c6dc8ac he reached across a23f70c939 the wall of a237bba9ad money stacks towards d78c8ea13b Hongju.5278594470c857aa
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“Let the pretty boy cut the deck.”09af33f1a04b9417
“…..”0e543d18f2a2e3c7
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The low voice, mixed with laughter, was so clear that Hongju couldn’t pretend he had misheard it. It was especially audible since he was sitting on his right. He knew that the raised corner of his mouth was clearly a joke, but for a moment, Hongju unconsciously held his breath and avoided his persistent gaze.d5a7399cf80a8ee2
“…Cut.”2d8d281b8c913b67
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His voice trailed off b19f3020ec foolishly. Instead of squeezing his a48ccdb759 eyes shut, Hongju had 98609a6cb0 to clench the hand a737b84b53 resting on his thigh cfb50685b1 tightly. A strange atmosphere, different 3836c7e01b from tension, hung over c0f966b28a the table.492f59fa65df4aa9
Even after 5fab9d4f59 that, throughout 1f4cb5264b the game, 9dca22184f Mookyeong seemed 3f80f09cb6 more interested 609bdaf6ac in Hongju, 325096fa1e who was f53aa8ea9a holding the f55429e4a5 cards, than 07ee108630 in the a042c9cec4 game themselves. Whether he was shuffling d365f78a21 the cards, betting, or 16842ef333 arranging the stacks of bde8c2ffa6 money, his gaze followed 3f99f24e3b every small movement. Honju wondered 9a2e85af8b if he 8eee2bc8f0 was trying b228bd4bf2 to keep 8286c74dbb an eye a9b528f0a3 on him, 89af5c7592 but when ae6c525646 he realized a4b9b23a42 that the a718e48e0c persistent gaze a1aedee103 was on 12ade3a107 his face 818a462d9a and not c37d667b45 his hands, ac7a6b05b1 he tried 69eaf34307 not to 52c102fa56 turn his 5e2a8e7069 head.9c2daea983ed7b62
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“This place used to be a motel room, maybe that’s why the atmosphere is so racy?”fbf1ebde84dc7092
Manager Yang, who fc1476b969 had read the 311e279ab8 strange current flowing e6596837d5 over the table, cf94cedf8e cackled. Hongju pretended 5f319587be not to fe4376be2f hear and 026c653758 looked at db3ce4b33c the cards c35798eebc in front 56b651ae7f of him. It was an August 55b655a68c card.0a2758c667ab6eb5
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Hongju estimated ec120bd2da his remaining 0b73715f8b seed money. He had d888b8807a bet recklessly, 8891860464 trying to 6178cc3c13 lose on 3ffb132f6b purpose, but 92c67dc3eb he still ca22d6856f had quite e26caf720f a bit 315f50accd of money 46765df08f left. He should 3739d9d1e9 try to 2408c3cc75 lose some b6e94e1308 this round. When his 71553839c0 turn came, f4b21d07ed he grabbed daaed1c3da a thick fcc0262953 bundle and cee58a5e90 threw it 20a4d944ec into the b86d30ce90 middle of 57fe9bd268 the table.9bbd4d15c69d1b37
“Call and raise five.”e78206806b1c6e47
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“Hey, Hongju, did you catch a ‘pair’ this time?”73eeb887172cefc0
Ignoring Manager Yang, who was smiling and showing his gold tooth, he focused on Mookyeong’s fingertips. This time too, Mookyeong followed Hongju’s bet.fc6e086f151a8e1f
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“Call.”33d3696c0512ca61
By now, the money piled in front of him was almost equal to what Hongju had. If Hongju went all-in and lost, it would be Manager Yang and Doksa’s time to shine. He swallowed dryly, feeling unnecessarily nervous.756273fcbb30bb33
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“Then I’ll raise too.”f28930d2b616128b
Manager Yang threw in six bundles of one million won. Just then, something touched his calf. Judging by the direction, it must have been Mookyeong’s doing. Hongju glanced under the table and slightly moved his right foot back.a17a7ef6deae692e
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“One more card for each of us.”7d92d95fdf3afd2d
It was time f448f75410 to get one 753b916ba8 more card and e3a0674be0 check it. Once again, he felt 1ecce83c7c a tapping sensation near 776603994a his shin. Hongju tilted his 38ae63b5aa head and rolled 0410b32c25 his eyes to b43272acd7 look at Mookyeong.31e1790de30e0a97
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“…..”41cea0cb95cdab5f
He, too, was tilting his head slightly, checking his cards. His gaze was clearly on the cards, not on Hongju. Was it a mistake that their legs bumped? Just as Hongju was about to withdraw his gaze, thinking that, Mookyeong’s lowered gaze slowly rose. His dark eyes met Hongju’s. Slowly lifting the corners of his lips into a smile, Mookyeong tapped his shin again with his foot.669832f5aadee1fe
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“…..”227ee6e76398b570
It wasn’t a mistake. The moment he realized that, the dress shoe began to subtly rub up and down Hongju’s shin. Goosebumps ran down his back, and he felt his body stiffen.f2db444b79652668
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“Hongju. Fold?”b1cd62fd945bfc1e
He suddenly came to his senses at Doksa’s voice. He quickly pulled back his right foot, which had been touched, and flinched his shoulder.7495467f300b37a1
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“Y-Yes.”3dda9bdf002961cc
He was so flustered that he threw down his cards instead of money. What was the card that just came in? He had definitely checked the picture, but he couldn’t remember anything. Instead, only the outline of the smoothly upturned lips lingered in his mind.e9bd708df12c618a
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“I call.”75c799de7448ca0b
A low voice flowed into his right ear. Hongju needlessly fiddled with his earlobe. He had touched it too hard, and it felt a little hot, but he couldn’t take his hand away.b1bc3fadaa82450d
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“Okay, I have seven points.”9b53efac9b9228db
This round was Manager Yang’s victory. As he quietly listened to the heavy sound of money being swept away, Hongju silently covered his right ear.f7f5b36b2a9e822d
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Thump, thump. Instead of the familiar ringing, he could only hear his heartbeat loudly. The cause wasn’t hard to find.068124978429d12f
“…..”8cede026dec5876a
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It was because Boss 25dda69e02 Mookyeong kept doing embarrassing 183577e53f things. Hongju pulled f3396893ff his chair 104f352234 back to f6a6b67e04 create distance 4939d76c9c from Mookyeong.c53a343ba40335e9
“Haha.”8c517a8153c02c7e
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He heard a low chuckle mixed with a slight vibration. Hongju covered his ear even tighter. He fixed his gaze only on the bright red cards being shuffled frantically under Manager Yang’s palm.029e1e7f2e3fb29c
“It’s more fun than you thought, isn’t it?”95be4fec387fc234
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“Well, sort of.”07166fe96b67ed0e
“Everyone starts playing cards like that, you know? Shall we play with this group until dawn today? Ah… I wonder if Boss Mookyeong has enough cash.”d059819990e217ad
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It was a subtle 38c4d4e649 provocation. He was trying to 98f5301ee5 get under his skin. Mookyeong nodded as 222bf20882 he casually checked 2ae6148532 his remaining money, 81933f529a and at the 4e937fb5d5 same time, Hongju ecb72f6db1 frowned.9556787f6cfa40b4
“How much is that, that you can’t prepare?”d45868461136781f
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Manager Yang lit 79ab60d18e a cigarette, showing 68a6a5a19b his gold tooth. The trick 69a2a20c07 must have fe8f1e4d4c been used 3e240012b7 this round. Hongju instinctively f2f3bcc90b sensed that b63593c4f7 the air 3e70ccee6d had changed 2e25e209f7 at that eb9aa7a59c moment.93bcefcaa33d3641
“Boss Mookyeong, how come you have such good game manners? You don’t even curse once even when you’re being cleaned out.”3d413bb730198fbf
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He was indirectly calling Mookyeong a sucker for not changing his expression even when he lost money and for readily raising the stakes. Mookyeong chuckled. Then he tapped his share of the money with his fingertips and said, “There’s not much excitement when the stakes are low. Shall we make it more interesting now?”861f1dd038b6be07
At Mookyeong’s provocation, Hongju squeezed his eyes shut. The stakes were already quite high. Moreover, Doksa was an active card sharp, and Manager Yang was also quick-witted enough to play as a sharp in big games. There were two such people in the mix, and the stakes started at one million. If they used marked cards even once, the pot could reach hundreds of millions. Why was he provoking them with such words? Hongju chewed on his cracked lip.73278ae5fca119c0
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“Tsk, how should we make it interesting for Boss Mookyeong?”ebb36d9f8e5557d5
Manager Yang 42fb021059 moved his 2ea104bfaa lips, chewing 6214007fdd on the 281d0c6ee3 filter.9c4f79bb8945c0be
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“It’s fun to bet something.”1d22804ffc8e6470
Hongju wondered if he would say something dangerous like betting himself like last time. Those guys would take anything if it was worth money. Mookyeong remained relaxed, as if Hongju’s sidelong glances were invisible to him.2097e4c0c9554f30
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“What shall we bet? Ah. How about Boss Mookyeong’s car? I know that when that car shows up, customers look out the window to get a look at it.”0703cc145b618e94
Manager Yang, 3f579fa42c who had 890cd787c5 been gathering 7416280283 the cards f84a114cf8 in one 2e1ab97923 hand, immediately 6821ff6a32 reacted to 26e038ae52 the provocation.1c48212d23ee6578
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“Instead of something so boring, how about this?”816b6ec3325fc306
Mookyeong tapped his 53a5d619a6 right eye a 2f17f67108 few times.423e14cb1b6ed188
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“…What?”6c72ef024f42f87e
Manager Yang’s hand, which had been shuffling the cards, stopped. A cold silence descended on the table. The noisy sounds coming from beyond the hallway sounded distant. Manager Yang’s right eye, which was not covered by an eyepatch, glared coldly at Mookyeong. Mookyeong, in turn, smiled and tapped the cards Manager Yang was holding.65baa8bde047484e
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“If you don’t like it, we can call it even.”adf150300a964c84
Manager Yang’s lips, tightly holding the cigarette, trembled. So did the hand holding the cards. It seemed like he would flip the table and throw a punch any minute, and sparks flew from his one remaining eye.fc207f13c8871dfb
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“Let’s go to school.”907f97cf893d3226
Hongju quickly threw a ab262fb177 one-million-won bundle, breaking the 874ea0a885 tense atmosphere. Then, Doksa, d12c8d7380 who had e1bd5a9aaf been reading 2835ed5bcf the room, 3001f7dd46 made an 07f8bd982c unnecessary remark.c686c858a5d01da4
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“Give it to the manager, give it! I’ll cut the deck. But isn’t Hongju going to be broke? Mijin noona said to triple it for her.”0923d7f275d5d9e3
Doksa forcibly pulled Manager Yang’s arm and cut a few cards. As he watched, Hongju awkwardly curled up the corners of his mouth and glanced at Mookyeong. He shrugged as if nothing had happened and placed his bet.aa55b51916e425bd
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Manager Yang dealt 82168ec425 the cards one 627c777441 by one with 694ebbf935 an unusually slow 835d283752 hand.0400536c172a9d2e
“Oh my, are you all having fun playing games?”77519decc903b094
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Just in time, Koo Bbing entered the room. He glanced at the table and then kneaded Doksa’s shoulder. His oily gaze looked down at the pile of money next to Doksa.8642c131356e5b40
“Even without tricks, a pro is a pro! Doksa has really cleaned up.”9759180b91036ad0
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Not even noticing Manager Yang’s hardened face, Koo Bbing spoke in a loud voice. As Manager Yang placed four cards on the floor in turn, each person picked up the card closest to them. Doksa began to stretch in an exaggerated manner without even checking his cards.1f406bfeb97d1783
‘Boss Mookyeong shouldn’t be reckless this round, at least.’ With that worry, just as Hongju was about to open his cards, Manager Yang, who seemed to be searching for something while fumbling with his shirt, spoke. “Hongju, do you have a lighter?”7b1bc40219d6b9be
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“…What?”e532341268b140f4
Doksa, who had been 283753f1b5 stretching his neck, looked c1909f9c84 at Hongju. Then he opened ac848ea114 his eyes wide 9d718972fb and hurriedly opened 59edde316f the cards in 2a5928ed19 front of him.74f77efef7837e71
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‘Just sweep the pot with a June pair. The signal is when Manager Yang shuffles the cards and asks if the June holder has a lighter. It’s better if Doksa gets the cards, that’s the signal.’a50740582c2dd284
Hongju also quickly 8ba609019f flipped over the 8319b761c4 cards that had ce12e024c9 been hidden under 736b0cd629 his palm.1ce8ceae23048eee
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“…..”db08cd508eff260d
Why is the June 3bbbfa63a9 card in my hand?It was 7907ab1dde clear that a8704eaa54 Doksa was 071260a8e7 supposed to 2152105642 take this ed3f8194cc round.b7fd79a62056a350
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