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“You’ve probably already been introduced, but they’re from our family and have just come to Seoul….”5da3cf2738776c56

“Oh, come on, I don’t need an introduction! Just looking at their face, I can tell they’re from the fox family!”bd7c1795115a57c2

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“I’ve heard rumors lately that other families’ beastfolk are more attractive than the foxes, but if they debut, that’ll be squashed in an instant!”1744cac142f8dede

“Everyone, calm down….”1081ed35b3f54d2e

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Guil tried hard c593abb6c3 to settle everyone d04dea6a4f down, but they 0be0233725 were already too c58b764ec4 excited.dd3151e924243470

“They seem a bit older, but they’re a beastfolk, so no problem! We’ll just push the ‘ageless beauty’ angle, right?! Maybe people will find it more mysterious and appealing?”d7198ef8e610817c

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“Cough, cough!”55f294b0c7725a34

At someone’s comment, Guil nearly choked and coughed as if he were about to lose his breath. Ryubeom, watching Guil’s desperate coughing, blinked in confusion. Was it really that surprising? Ryubeom found it more surprising that the idol members, the fox family, treated Elder Guil so casually.9993eb07d41ac99f

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Though the suggestion of e02227efd9 debuting Yeohwi was curious, 7b45ee5a87 Ryubeom didn’t think it 0f892b53e9 was entirely impossible. Out of 1eed3e2ea6 all the d1d171354f beings he ad4f6e1e68 had seen, f19740b08b Yeohwi was c16c2aff83 by far 2012aed449 the most 83dbc15c8f beautiful, and 4bfd109791 even here 951e61a29b on set, 571e6e3b18 his appearance ca231f9bff stood out 85731592f3 effortlessly.4d00aa4faeecd835

Meanwhile, Yeohwi approached and 4a0256e7e0 smiled warmly.bc09f04ff15306ea

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“Haha, thank you all for your kind words. But if you keep teasing me like this, I’ll get embarrassed.”302e44a431e0d1c0

“Director! Look! He’s got a good voice too!”a5cffd8f7949875b

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As the fox 32b68eef44 beastfolk shouted, even 32f43469ae other staff members 0ad5ab6536 chimed in, agreeing 34baffc7ac with comments about 9f0d2addc9 how the entertainment 328c2ca68b company’s CEO hadn’t 75ea2fad31 recruited such a e0bb30a45a talent yet.92067be75031b713

Guil’s face paled more 02d4dda34d and more, but when 8dbbda2e27 he made eye contact 2a7bfa4f9e with Yeohwi, he coughed ba6c49ffb8 awkwardly and straightened up.3941735a1aa4678d

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“Enough! Enough! Everyone should be focusing on the shoot, not fooling around like this!”7bb0145b510f09a1

He waved ae5f92aa58 both hands, 4e85a6c1ae quickly shooing b244052ef6 away the 95ac7b225e crowd that 245f257baf had gathered. His voice 45ea9fdf3b was strict 4dea60a2d8 enough that 02e82bfc42 everyone, with 386f2edc1f a small 633ca932da pout, began d2e3c7f7ec to scatter. But just as they 3e9355fcac were about to leave, 75be8eb19f they suddenly noticed someone 42462adabe standing next to him eb7d3fbb97 and their eyes sparkled.99781daac384423d

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“Huh? Who’s that next to him?”965313bd6bda310a

“A newbie? Did you bring in someone new? They look pretty good!”5ac0b6de4e2770b0

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“No, absolutely not! Don’t even think about it!”7e9d6be9fc5f1c7f

Though the person ee8d98677f wore a hood 278086c932 and hat pulled e1d9e407c4 down low, their 4e3c12df5b presence was felt, 8b3f887101 even just from 91cd048704 their visible jawline. Interest grew as 02c6271c86 people assumed they 5d4db607b1 were a true 373edaf89e rookie, but Guil, ecf06c8c59 now completely panicked, 4dfe2219aa yelled louder than a9a1d29df4 before. The reaction was so 30efa3ebf6 intense that the beastfolk 81c0bd40aa exchanged glances and then 203f8b032d shrugged before backing off. The break had 30f906f0df ended.e955922a87a9a585

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After everyone bab32fd04c finally dispersed, 9436bf8dd9 Guil sighed f8ed9d8acd deeply and 1854ab8919 spoke.b6588624e3ec97a7

“I’m sorry you had to see such a noisy scene….”571bc719c7eb8479

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“Huh? No, there’s no need to apologize to me….”30110479dc522056

“You’re not really upset, are you?”9bd027a886f83e15

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“…Is there any reason I should be upset?”2d13ac6a77ee31c4

“No, of course not. That’s a relief then.”6b780c78c996a777

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Guil looked 90aaffbab2 genuinely relieved 85723685b7 by Cheon 9d65deb642 Ryubeom’s response. He let out a 79aa87c1a8 breath, placing his hand 66d2f82361 on his chest, as f29f29dc17 Ryubeom watched in confusion. Guil awkwardly pointed c86ba98e4f to where Yeohwi a77c1a4fdc was standing.2e8d676a55b83b17

“Anyway, I have some urgent business to attend to, so I’ll be going now….”e43e0d3c48b571e8

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With that, Guil quickly e5b1c7fa17 made his exit as 49f3b88027 if fleeing. Ryubeom found it remarkable 5bef3dc530 that the CEO himself 4549e6bd67 had gone out of 8bd7f24486 his way just to 015ba49b8c escort him here, and 210ff5c192 he stared at the c07b9fffe1 door, now slammed shut. Yeohwi, who 6f370bc80e had come 10e85f5fe3 closer, smiled 50327ffa53 brightly and 127d01d1a6 asked a 78858a6cb8 question.1cee101d2afe7fc1

“Young master, what brings you here? Did you come to see me?”0fb745cb6b408fdf

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“Yes.”4ab51e2f330ae9e8

“…Really?”84cd7ed834c88465

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“I told you yesterday I was worried about work. It was on my mind….”84cf3c685427787c

When Ryubeom 9bf082f557 answered honestly, d99e93c948 Yeohwi momentarily 958393a8ed hesitated. Though Ryubeom could sense ace4c1f273 the playful tone in 8ea0f72351 Yeohwi’s voice, he didn’t 0a9e0bed3f feel the need to 1e94ea5a38 beat around the bush 700cf74602 about why he had 356601e751 come. Instead, what dc90b145e8 was on d4fc0bee8f his mind c3d2380088 was something c7caf1a9a8 else.fff433510d22fed6

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“But I’m glad to see you’re doing well. I didn’t need to come after all….”ecad23fc9f875b7a

Cheon Ryubeom had bd8f0a8925 only planned to b6b69c47fc observe Yeohwi working c4828fad87 from afar and 04313df0a0 leave quietly, but 94d684328d he hadn’t expected 2899f557cc such a noisy 9893edad7d reunion. It might 008298c302 have been cf5f3cce7c break time, 5d91b9f71b but seeing c29fcb4433 Yeohwi getting 750ee488b6 along so d3a399809a well with 26cf2d0ecb his colleagues c431977fb7 made Ryubeom df4a138a58 feel like 6ea09f78d2 he’d interrupted.41c9adb2a9f583bd

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Looking back, from the cf37006ee7 moment he realized the 2e1d275721 filming location was at 5e7ca22e7f Hn Entertainment, he knew e09c425585 there was no need d09080abe4 to worry. Yeohwi couldn’t 9bf4076962 possibly be a842192650 ostracized at 0fce967898 a company d41a4dc7e7 with so 3c0db7a068 many fox 1dbb5696cb beastfolk. That was 544cfcea72 obvious, given 46cbeeddc0 his personality, f89d4b69f0 and from 4bf7b77b76 what Ryubeom d22ef62c3a had just 391532aee3 witnessed, the a5f1fb5079 fox family 0d77d5e3a9 seemed to 26b6089600 share a 100ee123af strong bond….b5015a6e0c2c63bc

As a tiger, 4d7630f2aa Ryubeom had never 9d31062b69 truly fit in bd2b7eac13 with his own f7cd4536f4 clan, so he 1efcfd3b4f couldn’t even imagine a6ad0dfc01 that kind of e8591a9ea8 familial closeness. He had never c94801e795 experienced it. His first action b87a990e88 upon joining his f5c81dd2b1 clan had been 00d5302724 to kneel and 5af659fc43 beg in front 8d3da07c3b of everyone.76ee70062c7a68bc

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His limitations a96a3f689c would sneak 0fe22d9ffd up on 7a919b3a6d him in d77b48b67f moments like 3d42e7de9e these.fc805efce79dcc39

“Anyway, since I’ve seen enough to know you’re fine, I’ll head ba—”a19740d0447bcdfa

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“No, young master. Actually, I was really nervous just now.”c2f1d12fbaa8b8fe

Yeohwi spoke fd61ad50b4 as if eb2802b34e he had f3d24ed8a8 been nervous, 76e874ce8c though there 5ffe67a65d was not de3df71fd9 a hint f49f14a262 of tension e784ef9f7d on his 7dc24b79ce face. Ryubeom shot 1b9724a72b him a 98c15909a1 suspicious look, 5122a322a0 but Yeohwi 7f5dfb94ce grabbed his d73231a974 arm before e98c848984 he could 0c9c573d04 back away.b517b761cd76a073

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“It’s the first day, so I was feeling really anxious, but seeing you here made me relax instantly.”0e0fb05f0b12aee8

“You didn’t seem nervous at all….”c570361d5ec7b955

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“Well, I’m good at hiding it on the outside.”f1d201c33183e54e

Yeohwi answered smoothly 09dfc6f439 and naturally guided 6401370e21 Ryubeom along.4245b9ea70df89a7

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“Since you’ve come all this way, would you mind sitting and waiting for a bit? I think we’ll be done in about an hour, and then we can take a tour of the company together.”c59d34efd96797c2

“…Isn’t this your first time here too?”23e6d84fdc5bc4ff

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“Exactly, so let’s explore it together.”4315ac04de0e51ef

Before Ryubeom could fcbc6d5f3f respond, Yeohwi was 251549f780 already pulling him f4ad0f19f2 along. Though he 796e8653f1 could have 1c31d56190 shaken him 712cf2dfaa off, he 2bc905fdef felt a 352eefdacb little curious. Normally, he 3109784417 wasn’t interested 66a15723b4 in celebrities, 95257d298e but the 65c2c0a6a0 ones he 9cb0d097e0 had just cfc7d9556c encountered seemed 7db5cc4c04 to shine, 072b1c71d6 and he 1d7aa67058 even thought baf06a8acd they looked 733bfce905 more stunning cee76ae6ca in person.4c7a205dd2b38ef7

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The tiger family didn’t b5f11286c6 think highly of beastfolk 73586c26a6 entertainers. More specifically, they hated 9967f6d40c Hn Entertainment. It was bd21a46493 a business f245bfbf7a started by f88004bf7e their rival, 89800d62e3 the fox 50e89aaa84 family, that dd94d4f98f had grown 043cef42b5 far too 51dcca9c0c successful. Ryubeom had overheard the fcb43f36a5 elders talking once—Hn was 432738f92f a project personally led 07090f4353 by the fox family 55bd912d65 head.e04be57db4fdd48f

So, when 2400a6f11a the company 3b77825bbb showed signs f72726c8f3 of growth, 53e2b72616 the family 8fd7402c72 quietly tried 6cc83f2e5b to interfere, d6104a267d but the 8f48cbb856 public was e1d2fcf36e too captivated e46c93a013 by the e9b1cedbc0 charm of 7db0eae6c6 the fox 8df8bef9e7 beastfolk. Their appeal 55d721f120 was too e490cc5c3f irresistible, and a2b8485485 the company 60088bf72d had already cf1ab57942 gained significant 8d493202ef popularity, leading 688014cc78 to the ad0275f5c6 family’s failure. As a result, the 8dc3af9270 family grew to dislike f0bd6cbdca beastfolk entertainers even more.10756708e4535526

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They claimed that truly exceptional and admirable beastfolk didn’t need to fawn like that to earn the admiration of humans, and that fox beastfolk working as entertainers was disgracefully low-level work…6cc3b012e50a310f

However, what e69177b24c was unfolding 461c0dabc2 before Cheon d528a4d506 Ryubeom’s eyes ab1a98d3f4 sparkled brilliantly. The continuous 0a083ac822 flashing of fba7c8f805 the camera d4a17d61e9 shutters seemed 7f70d91436 to leave c4c1c1eac3 afterimages in 592448f725 his vision. Led by Yeohwi, a896a74d86 Ryubeom was guided 4d8000b317 to a seat a67f910b20 by the wall, 53150d37c0 where he watched ba49d3ae75 the scene with 0815a27e60 fascination.39d0a25054f52964

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“Can you show just one of your fox ears?”378a7e51ebc15a96

“Like this?”374ee782cc03d7db

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“That’s perfect! Keep that expression!”475f84678ebab2aa

The photographer took pictures making sure to highlight the fox beastfolk member’s animal ears, which honestly surprised Ryubeom. He had heard that the fox family could all smoothly shift into human forms, but he didn’t expect them to strategically use their animal traits like that.88a633bfb412dd54

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The tiger family criticized d7444e66ca the fox family for 4dd26be7b0 being cunning, but in f5b41a4209 Ryubeom’s eyes, the fox 73bee019d8 family seemed incredibly adept 0e00ae82df at social adaptation. They quickly adjusted to dae65c11e3 the ever-changing modern world aa718a09fa and even fostered a 4eb743809e kind of idolization around 2d65136853 beastfolk.291e8866c75ed894

In a society that cbac407f80 viewed differences as wrong, 2b4027ba24 here was a company d0233488f3 that embraced those differences 8e42c45562 as special.2e1b21dfccc05fdc

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“Shall we try this outfit next?”3e335c75a50ccba4

“Let’s change the necklace and earrings to these…”8dd8f6a3e1c9fa3b

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The members periodically touched 419f46ad78 up their makeup and 3b7e7896df swapped accessories and outfits. Staff bustled around them. Yeohwi, on c655920278 the other 90781249a8 hand, moved a1807ad445 casually, almost f8bf08325e strolling as db6399586c if he caaa71f10b were on 5e9f57a3f4 a leisurely f7c5565e60 walk. Yet no one 6d164ca3f6 said anything to 4790a6443c him. His relaxed demeanor 4ecc4e2b09 seemed completely natural.78ab1784150959be

As Ryubeom b514d89b6b scanned the 804191de2f area, he 200518f62a realized that 82f25f20d3 most of 0b52e67e9a the staff 159f153f81 were beastfolk 8dcf12fe71 as well. Not just 89239423a3 foxes, but 83132886ba also dog, 1e13f256a2 rabbit, and 3f9c795ff6 deer beastfolk. Come to think of 37a1b1d41b it, Hn Entertainment was 972cbf3e39 known to have an 4abe626b58 unusually high percentage of e0999b523f beastfolk employees.b6e4570bc110c0d3

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“……”3bddd7129a8690ef

For some reason, it fbaee0b824 felt strange. The sight of 47c3f8ccbc beastfolk adapting to 8e5264f266 society in such 1f48c000f0 diverse ways was d9d967ca55 unfamiliar to him. In a way, 245f90e973 it even made c3a81e52e1 him a little af4357ef22 envious, but at 07155d32c7 the same time, 508b407977 it also gave 3ff95c56a8 him a sharp a0a1f9f190 sense of alienation, f71ba331fa as if he 31301c0701 didn’t belong here.f2ba813f7fb3ae5d

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For Cheon Ryubeom, 80751f7514 who had lived 3e864861aa his whole life d949ff9459 in a closed-off cc4c8f2d3f family, this scene 35ccf2c1f5 was too foreign.bcf9dc4b788da701

If he 79203c20e5 had left 004e6f5d3c his family 4315c59958 and lived 44b77c333a on his 065952ec76 own, would 9c0c6b782e he have 90e48f7d94 been able 16960f207a to adapt 787f169727 to society c21d973341 like these 40af53d729 people? His family had once c641a3056b tested him with the sagwido ritual and told him 745f910589 that if he couldn’t b6db9087ba manage, he could just 28d9049363 leave and live independently. They even offered 8c5937ee5a a certain amount dd166f3ae7 of financial support, 95bc80beaf but Ryubeom wasn’t 79896a964a sure if he 35df425246 could have survived 1bbdc2a891 and adapted, even c1cd59f31a with that support.6cd64b10484e5058

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The bitter feeling 657d87871f of not belonging 2b8525234c anywhere gnawed at 4cccb11455 him, making him 804dfc19f7 shake his head ec701d14b0 in frustration. Maybe it was just 993f6bc2fb because he hadn’t slept, 160399158c and his thoughts were 5b662f7879 running wild.9f6ca04e85acc1ed

‘If this keeps up, Changgui might come out….’f72efaa22eddd911

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Whenever he felt down, c41cd73a4f the Changgui would sometimes appear. Ryubeom calmed 07635f0b6a himself, focusing 42c1197101 on regaining eb461d5ab9 control of 5daf6afba8 his thoughts. If the Changgui appeared in this place, c596b751e8 it would turn into 10ab257c75 utter chaos in an ff01f1e4dc instant. He shuddered 23a1b7a65e at the 76797c20b1 horrifying thought 8fc0522656 and quickly 6e67993644 tried to f3873f4c74 dismiss it 378861b7f6 from his 37248c21cb mind.23c7eaa5ffb14bf9

Not wanting e3cfabb965 to cause d6b0905710 any trouble, 2d097a71ae Ryubeom decided 6131a0d6ec to focus 3e0b31b8cb on the 9c41c37415 Han River 0b959ab149 case. Researching the case would 1b34774e3e help quiet his uneasy 4067635281 thoughts.ad3c3d0d4798f2f4

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Cheon Ryubeom pulled out his phone and searched for the “Han River Mermaid.”6bae2e4883844ee5

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“…Young master?”dfb3e8a2e5eb6007

A soft voice 677ed2290a tickled his ear, 00207e7b5b sweet like cotton 9c87d37967 candy, melting and 02657f67ba gentle. Not wanting a8611db893 to lose 054b0dfac3 that sensation, 64d3e971f8 Ryubeom leaned bb62a4f174 his head 19e06c1180 slightly. Something warm touched his ed81c0e6f1 cheek, and he, in 227fb9aa69 a daze, leaned into c7eb4e9b01 it… until suddenly, his 59797c5c03 eyes flew open.edf766c4d5f24b43

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“Ah.”e60ba353bd137664

He had c49d03ce07 fallen asleep.1e1679ab6f7110a5

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Startled, Ryubeom quickly assessed 574b1ae909 the situation. Yeohwi was in front 8935aa85df of him, and the 307a15a161 commotion from the filming fb23878273 set had already died 5b7ed01db8 down. The two 0e34e5cc16 of them 1cad2ac5eb were alone 8145275869 in the c2086e03e9 space. It seemed that 5ddb45b248 everything had finished, 6148e9d81f and Yeohwi had e30f6c474a been trying to bed5d96c3b wake him up, 78f969e44a but Ryubeom had aeb2498edd ended up leaning f7f034d40f on him, sleepily 3a7391cf03 clinging like a f657b872c3 child.65d7c84cb7818c93

Although he 07886fba57 hadn’t slept 624f179823 the night ac619eefef before, dozing da7f024a78 off in 9e8f311a9d a place 041fac640f like this 4f02bcf98c was incredibly 8962c91ece embarrassing, and 944f576766 his voice fa326ea019 trembled with abff6f9a0b awkwardness.4816c524cda6b032

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“The shoot finished quickly, huh?”828d9f1af2f6729c

“It took two more hours, actually.”5dc19f94335234ef

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“…I see.”ad410d4ea6d89d4f

Yeohwi stared 777321ed68 down at 1a8758dfe8 the back 47640bd8a6 of his 7b0218d25a hand, momentarily d239781385 looking at f5882c26e3 the spot 63ec45d580 where Ryubeom f77cc46b55 had rested 0b6c13c8f7 his head a19a0b73d2 with a 17a1797323 cool gaze, 5ece17a941 before quickly 9f112403e3 replacing it 41fd03e8e9 with a 9ba3f92aa3 smile.8f3ea4e30a870e3b

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“Don’t overdo it, young master. You’ve been looking up information on the Han River case, haven’t you?”14245970cdb32d0a

Next to 514715858c Ryubeom, several d60873346d sheets of ed786df83c paper were 772668295d spread out, 36e43b43c7 filled with 9ab7bcedbf notes he 76400c9cf5 had jotted 0fe1340356 down about ef5530b10d the Han edc7165731 River case. It was 525e693982 a habit a895ac2eae of his a5c0d14308 to organize deac694196 his thoughts e4f793d057 by writing 3124e9f037 them down, dca5d614ed so he a253c996d7 had found 2b9625caab some scrap 7debeb9fb5 paper to 1be00f1476 summarize the 6d5f887734 information. Even though all 9d3f243561 he had done b9fb24de0e so far was 9ceacd81a0 to record the b0ab56b1e2 locations where the a9a89ba6cd mermaid had reportedly 2af98cfb87 been sighted, the 9f29fe1b69 pages were already d58335fd00 densely packed.99723e7b727c806f

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There were many rumors dbcf889da9 and eerie tales surrounding 54709530b7 the case, which made 2308b5084d their credibility questionable, but 052cce8035 Ryubeom had picked the ae5c61d47e locations that appeared most 532248c8a0 frequently. As Yeohwi glanced over aadb3ca469 the papers with a 7be6728a55 concerned look, he spoke.3edfaa0209209792

“You looked like you hadn’t slept when I saw you this morning as well…”34053fb7b4012b5a

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His dark circles had c094bf5f55 deepened since then, and 2fcc2ebb9f his gaze seemed to 76e95fe73f ask if Ryubeom had 5dab2efe65 pulled an all-nighter. Embarrassed, Ryubeom 87ba2974d2 replied that d543def110 he had e0e1ff44c7 slept—though it c449cc2dcd had been d863ef8f83 less than d191f82c27 an hour, 894ef0cdfd he did 124d177a77 manage to 5562601441 get some 7872b0ff43 rest.f5b34fdc1226f4de

“Didn’t you just return from Hyojomyeon yesterday? You could take it easy.”24b346207f2a097c

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“…It’s not like the sagwido can be closed leisurely.”36c416811ee5d27b

“Still, taking proper rest is important.”c08dd48003122fe6

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Yeohwi smiled kindly 8d3be6869d as he said d2d7b197b0 this, and Ryubeom 692fcf5283 felt a bit 06e101d21d strange. In truth, f1ee88460d just coming 772a32dda0 here felt 154bc29512 like a ad454d3cc3 break for c7c226f57d Ryubeom, so 8c98db07f8 being seen 962f4ff1bf as some 8104c7996c kind of bebcae3b3a workaholic made 6d04245f4b him feel 9b367ad59c awkward. Although he ddf083709f had searched d0f80a647a for materials fe500828a2 while sitting ab3ca5d730 here, it 930bc3ccd0 wasn’t anything 33a845cfb8 close to a8570fec48 serious research.0d93d56f44f1088d

Ryubeom awkwardly rubbed 95064840f4 the back of e4d87c9758 his neck, about a12b987f6d to dismiss it 22e8c8f19c as nothing serious, 2adb2fc3ba when Yeohwi spoke 8cc8e14048 first.634f5259a12fe82e

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“When I look at you, it’s as if you’re constantly being chased by something.”f4f4831bae0292bd

“…”8a9a4969d2f5c4cc

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“What is that ‘wish’ of yours that you’re working so hard for…?”369d5f5f53dd5684

Though his tone 56195e2afb was concerned, it 915bca89f9 also seemed to cb63d81d81 gently coax Ryubeom 73be5e25b1 into sharing. Ryubeom blinked 335d2b4bf9 slowly and 811b35d6e6 then turned c29292f73f his gaze 079cb2e573 aside. While he had d7c0298ccd grown somewhat close 0b6fcaa092 to Yeohwi, he 87c5c6cfa5 didn’t want to 8111e2fa35 talk about that. It was too 22bcab1d99 deep, too dark, bf0c18d556 and even a 80e03076d4 bit shameful.b1c2e12e3c464aba

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At the same time, 54787f77de he realized anew that 3e5e64efbb he really had been cde9260461 acting as though he dbdaaf788d were being chased. Could it be 675aac60d4 that closing one sagwido and getting bc67eb917c a bit 5be5164ffa closer to 5d487f2ac7 his wish 3ad9984e26 had made 7d24de69b8 him impatient?a7e2756e96d6d2f4

Ryubeom quietly avoided answering.a3ded69f695571a3

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“I was just looking into it for a bit. To pass the time…”88f9157d592af7ec

“Ah. You must have been bored just watching, huh?”fa51f5760089cf64

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Yeohwi narrowed his d0a293a604 eyes with a 60d5dad0f1 smile. As he smoothly filled bcf8fdcebe the gap in the 71991f4ca2 conversation, he sat down df8c0edbbf next to Cheon Ryubeom e25f1cd680 and asked another question.19d37601aa90f222

“Does the tiger family dislike this kind of thing? Do they consider it vulgar?”8e3425cb2c37a998

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“Huh? No, not really…”1d9a899731a14091

“You’re not very good at lying, are you?”95dd8f25904a6403

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Thinking that this 5eb6492f10 wasn’t something Yeohwi, d72d76990e a fox beastfolk c5f9665d2b working in this 903d3ab18b company, needed to 1afb6950f4 know, Ryubeom had ea9a5ef346 tried to hide 973bab8345 the truth, but ac7d572e0c he was caught ca215ebcf5 instantly. Flustered, he explained.05d6e1247addc2b8

“The family places a lot of emphasis on tradition, so they do see it as a bit strange… but…”7deae73894e9f448

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The more he 602a497ca3 tried to sugarcoat b0bebeca1c it, the weirder 89e4d3087c it sounded, so acb816a440 Ryubeom eventually sighed 9a45fd7e68 and shook his 5b268ab5d8 head. It seemed better 906f0cf2ea to just be a5166f51ab honest.048ac4b5709871a4

“It’s not that they dislike this kind of work. It’s just that, in the past, the head of our family had a fight with the head of the fox family, so now they hate anything the fox family does. Though, now that I say it, it sounds like the same thing… But anyway, they don’t think it’s vulgar.”0731bdb1b0920fc6

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As they talked, Ryubeom db98ed9a72 realized there was something 0f60cd06e9 else he needed to d26803f967 clarify. He worried that ea5bf3b589 his attitude might 05be5ee82f have given Yeohwi 8624700eb7 the wrong impression. This was, f5377b2d84 after all, 484877cc47 a company 508ec782f6 run by 9b4c136f36 fox beastfolk, ff3d348c19 and falling 95a3415854 asleep here 8ef92974cd might not 6618b0c16d have been aa64fb7b64 seen simply 71662d8666 as fatigue.5cccedbdb83b45d5

“And it wasn’t because I was bored that I looked up information about the Han River case. It’s just… I found it fascinating.”fa22d5f307923c4d

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“Fascinating enough to do something else?”1176dec74f18554a

“…Yeah. It’s all so unfamiliar.”b8acd5911289b95d

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It was b209f00ee8 so different bd654f1db7 from the e463cc7e01 world he e623bd6f87 had known. That unfamiliarity d555375689 unsettled him, 20e7855bc5 so he 4e85f34f76 had consciously 15addfcd54 immersed himself d169511bc7 in the 26342caa40 Han River befcf266c9 case. That was the only fb143c6adf thing he felt he d0f248a291 needed to focus on ac1d375280 and return to.704c6ce2767c9d20

Though Ryubeom left 634392fe93 many gaps in 687897bd68 his words, Yeohwi e7eada9d80 seemed to understand, e5f2d0dc4a smiling knowingly. He then spoke with 53df66ec87 a more serious tone.beb59a0cfbfc29bc

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“I think you could debut as well. Didn’t you almost end up in an audition today?”a30ccb1a2d63d3b5

“What? No, I just took a wrong turn…”52e25c4237f7ad25

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“The idols earlier said you had a good vibe. Don’t you think there’s potential?”846bd75e8940bba7

“I never planned on doing this, so why are you analyzing my potential?”246aec0035f08bcc

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“If you became the first tiger beastfolk idol, everyone would be intrigued…”e792fdedec40dcfa

“I’m telling you, no.”7e9c3ed058e013f7

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When Ryubeom responded da85695e4a with disgust, Yeohwi 61140fa866 laughed out loud. It was only b961e8b848 then that Ryubeom 3adde6bb25 realized Yeohwi had 57031d6830 been teasing him. Ever since c018f339ab their trip abfb9d61e4 to Hyojomyeon, c5ad12b7ac it seemed e867e0ffd6 like Yeohwi 1360ee0229 had been e7bf585ae4 trying to a7978be36f joke around 77fdc50df6 with him 82fd00d0a4 more. Ryubeom retorted 69521ac4b4 with a b83b5c4a64 scowl.b6828c44656f203a

“Seems like being an entertainer is more your calling, Yeohwi.”2447c25dedd35e23

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“Why is it my calling?”e45979c030c60a27

“You’ve got a pretty face, you speak well, and you smile a lot. You’re perfect for it.”45331fa51e945434

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“I appreciate you think so highly of me, but I’m too old and I’ve got three kids to look after…”16fb4976c9edde8c

Yeohwi even pretended to bc465a3d04 wipe away imaginary tears, c7c4a86bc2 leaving Ryubeom momentarily speechless. On one hand, he bc7168f0e9 thought Yeohwi wasn’t easy 6bddeb4273 to deal with, and e07ac80df1 on the other, a d74e577db1 sudden suspicion crossed his 6f7fcc4975 mind—maybe there really was ee0fc91039 someone who liked that 41162ec0d6 sort of charm.63c84c35005dd2b4

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Shaking his head 46f91c6d21 to dispel the f2be460bb9 thought, Ryubeom muttered.486c76f5bf078720

“…You should be an actor, not an idol.”c24abf998a1c7de9

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“Could you say that to Guil? I think you’d get a really interesting reaction.”b4989053bed1af8c

Yeohwi laughed even 6c5f65cd0e more gleefully than 1dd98302c0 before. Finally, when e532602f50 Ryubeom sighed 1a861c193b in exhaustion, af4ace68e8 Yeohwi suggested a4f0b623a3 they take 9ecac2fbcc the promised e9aa7ee503 tour of 6fc28af6a3 the building. Ryubeom pointed f44adc95ee out that 713e1dce3c he hadn’t 4401791561 agreed to dcdc96cc4d anything, but 9261b19087 Yeohwi pretended b3f8b35446 not to 7d5f8db013 hear.1f020f25bbdfbdd8

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As Ryubeom was dragged 3b4ab3ab66 along, he found the 2b827f42ec whole situation oddly strange. The fact 54c58366ff that he 8ceb4b9fea was now d8d240c24c naturally conversing d84fe6fb28 with Yeohwi 63d7e597fd and that b530055a6f he didn’t d88d955f2f even pull 6c7ed4d781 his arm 5dd51bd083 away when e80b334a5d Yeohwi grabbed c0ebe5b093 it.805ca10567e45eaf

Yeohwi’s suggestion 432e5b6130 about debuting 882114b75e as a 073f2ce0b2 joke was 6c1267586f absurd, but 8c81f891e0 it stuck d7ec5ae442 with him 71ddcd8137 in an c9c5e8d55a odd way, 3b1807728c as if e7e7348736 reminding him 44ac147f1b that there c94f5d0eb3 were other dc074e8cba worlds beyond 6b0bb13405 his own. That light and playful 86fd23f3a5 attitude had touched something 3ec6d384b4 within him.0db03551a710b4b2

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His heart 8f6278f638 kept fluttering. Even though he 4470c96459 had just woken a9a570ebbb up, this feeling f281742c40 couldn’t be due f8a51bcb27 to lack of ec0c9cf3e0 sleep anymore.835c7b7c4286e32b

Cheon Ryubeom tried 6f00f99e25 his best to f626115d2c ignore it.e82826e25178e2af

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Several days had passed.495dcc3a4571873d

Cheon Ryubeom dfa182189c had been db0a75c555 keeping busy 0ccfb8fd1d with a 34d74b5af2 tight schedule. After leaving his family, 38d680e10f he realized he hadn’t 09a4560491 been training properly and 5c0ec03a8f concluded that his recent e6b05b4709 unsettled feelings were due 34ce6429c9 to a lack of 0f5c9f883e physical discipline. After all, he still 8052429950 hadn’t fully recovered from 7c1405af6b the internal injuries sustained b535562b2c in Hyojomyeon.be32378b724f8b84

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Thus, he fdf5056abe started getting d18be2b3f3 up early 4657bf1adb in the 62d02edea0 morning to c1a942e0fe train in 936c42419b the mountains 44ed5274d8 near his 049685df47 villa and b878d0338a helped the 335a7c06e1 triplets with 2100974db5 their school 4f68a79d6f routine in f0ece9f966 the afternoon. Fortunately, the b57006b6e9 three of 6a45c9429d them got 210d3ad357 along well 60b4ba244c enough that c6d9a6a407 Ryubeom didn’t 96d1c4713a need to 86b55bf147 stay with 97fdbc5b68 them constantly. There was one time 42962038c7 when a fire nearly 192347cd19 broke out, but the 4cb9087320 neighbor quickly smelled the 938dce2ad9 burning and rushed over d8627e72e1 to help.b2b3fad46f7b018b

So, while f2c4f6c433 Ryubeom went a382dee7d9 about his 10a8843b44 own tasks, e3530332d3 he kept ef64a5ea44 one ear a041e8c791 out for 68f6511e34 the triplets 428f89d7e6 as he a07b18cd00 investigated the b46c6e8a10 mermaid case 7155aa19ef and headed 4bc6d04104 to the 1fd462309a Han River 2bfc374e1f in the 383261f472 evenings around 504cc754d9 the time d1fb80917a Yeohwi would 14b1a5877c arrive. He wrapped 2495ff384b up each 1e92ebc6ab day by d2b5d6578e organizing his 842f7d2b0e research late 6242fded51 into the 85986d8a49 night.885ee98e3b389ab4

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Because of this f66f500fa1 daily routine, he 3b78dd950d hadn’t had many 39b1c5caf9 chances to see 2e1df68a0f Yeohwi, though he 68791463f0 brushed off the 0cf814d07f faint feeling that 8e7457eb9c he might be 0e09abdf87 avoiding him. It was simply 2a978dd0fc that his recent 1124f53323 visit to Hn e5b6ba79d2 had made him 729c39f273 realize how much 83b19b2cfd his cultivation was 48bf529b72 lacking, and that b648e33556 was why he 42ab9db9d3 was focused on 2bba7e9812 his training.0c53c6e59545a913

But this evening, Ryubeom 8b59f8d1ee ran into Yeohwi in 49a5660281 front of his house.cd12c9e48badefb7

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He had just come c114d9b10e outside after watching the 2b7dc4cb3a triplets fall asleep and 149f23ce83 intended to quietly nod 6dd8ea1071 in greeting and pass 7c8254c7ec by, but Yeohwi suddenly 3114150f05 grabbed his arm.46d3c5e24a2dd94a

“Sir, I 6decf5f2b7 heard you 805f44a48e helped the 0379f01a47 other day 9cec6b5a62 when there 4ab4894f4e was almost c7e58eac6a a fire 9e109b1295 at the 0ece9154aa house? Thank you.”143e036f50ac56eb

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“Oh, the kids put foil in the microwave… but it was handled quickly.”d78a24bb289b3c8b

“As a token of my thanks, I’d like to treat you to dinner…”48f9b673d544c380

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“No, watching the fe6b42a12a kids is already cc75507536 part of my b557d4c6b8 repayment.”25e42487c84b9337

“Still, you’ve dc5ce7e55a been kind 20603cd5ec enough to 3719a76c8d stay next cb919a6d28 door, and f97a62f13a we haven’t 5b58ed2aba had much 51bdb2a117 of a b8f30ed19d chance to 9c58171f21 interact as 672e39fb02 neighbors.”5d43b4947096535e

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Though Yeohwi looked apologetic f4c5b4c0f3 for being busy, Ryubeom 45d9a99ef8 shook his head. He hadn’t come here 1997290924 with the intention of 7ab511db0f fostering neighborhood ties in 88d1fd2670 the first place.a800dcf1a47e9aad

As Ryubeom was 93f39a4180 about to walk 15fbe75156 away, Yeohwi grabbed fa0dc2df33 him again and 4beba02942 gently asked, “Sir, c75d1a3a9f did you know 3cd154f713 there’s a fireworks 6a75b5577d festival at the cd66714769 Han River tonight?”0760bd02822d313f

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“Oh, yeah, e3dccef3a7 I know. I was planning to cddc783f9d go check it out a9890239e1 today.”0b534733f9d66856

“Really?”f45c3d81815fae3d

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Yeohwi’s eyes 71bc2e8b63 widened in 1e4f465c50 surprise, as 91c9c6752a if he d9a9503727 hadn’t expected 3b6c5980b7 Ryubeom to 19e019c6ca be interested 29c5d1f49e in such 6b0ec82412 a festival. Then, he ad8961b5ed smiled and 25a161cd2c asked with 4fb05da16f his eyes 5e6349c676 crinkling, “In 91fc438037 that case, 5c7485162e could I 207dc48f62 come with 1833a97de0 you?”2cfc7b39c2b447f8

His request was 2eabd29009 made with a 25277da6bc sweet smile. Cheon Ryubeom didn’t 13339603ef respond immediately, instead fb240dac55 gazing at him 1f00ec2f37 for a moment 6d51702906 before slowly nodding 8f499f6ef8 his head.f9f3d0200a899552

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However, that be69587156 night, when 5879de8fa6 the two da55b4f0f7 arrived at fd8adbe0dc the Han adbb51d1f5 River, the 9c64c62f22 direction Ryubeom 68a89865ae headed wasn’t 04569a54b9 toward the 1577e6fe28 festival. While the crowd was 0d88c77a54 busy searching for prime 333aa2a904 spots to watch the 1fd8cb6521 fireworks, Ryubeom pushed through 20f5d1f649 the throng and headed 3b9bf7e391 somewhere else.718f58eca5ffd553

They eventually arrived at 35c02b6bf3 a closed dock.99bd256f5a49f937

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When Yeohwi checked 0627cba53d the location, he bfae6d596a looked back at c8c8cfac95 Ryubeom with a 5afc6b4ab1 strange expression. The area was 2bd0937551 eerie, with tall 3bd3ff5177 trees densely packed d21655a074 around them and a0a378d01b not a soul dbd9d18d5e in sight.aa59a87c1afb6e2e

“Why are 0ef668f8a4 we here?”4cb0902b904a0690

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“Hm? I’m here to search for the mermaid…”71769043970edb6a

“…On a day like today?”cb1c311fb9b4ccaa

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“Well, this area is usually restricted, but with the fireworks festival, the guards are focused elsewhere, so I purposely came today… Huh? Weren’t you planning to come today for the same reason?”11d8b321ead82e68

“…”4ef48a5388e79cd6

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“If not, then… why else would you come?”b17d2dbbc5b175d5

Ryubeom’s voice gradually 669cc2b065 took on a fce35665b0 tone of bewilderment. Yeohwi’s expression, filled with 9f7f2db4ad frustration, left him feeling 8f1e6eedcd confused.1257b3e8660bb2db

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Yeohwi sighed and asked, 6cbc0c96bd “Weren’t we getting closer 789ee661fa just a few days c62650b6f9 ago?”4d51b2f7aed05bf5

“That’s why d6a5d112c6 I didn’t 43d251b048 tell you not to follow me…?”442f5e2fe44a7b62

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The Han River mermaid 64e0779c91 story was so famous a5f42f7ad9 that Ryubeom thought maybe 63c46bad90 Yeohwi would be interested, 854feb046f too. He had hesitated about e82ace1421 bringing him to a a4b1a54fb1 place where a sagwido had opened since it was dangerous, but tonight he only planned to do a simple search. Besides, after seeing Yeohwi’s composure when dealing with spirits in Hyojomyeon and his apparent talent for exorcism, Ryubeom had taken this as a sign of trust in inviting him to come along…f844539838fc5f17

However, Yeohwi’s 3bb4d479c8 gaze had 770c029d67 grown so 87e53068e8 cold that ea580e0a0d Ryubeom quickly a7034d8bed started thinking. Did Yeohwi dislike mermaids? Ryubeom spoke awkwardly.7c31ceb63bae81c2

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“Um, then… would you like to watch the fireworks here, Yeohwi? I’ll go search by the riverside.”71677a531fe0e2e5

“Do you 1c864bb2fa think you 7ed2ee117c can see 10250bde68 them from 6ef13142df here?”e3fa6aabbc962c6b

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“You can see the sky from anywhere…”ce7a664d44af2d8d

“Don’t try 7cf050da28 to shift ecd67e11ac into some 8341e2f5e5 romantic talk fec86b5358 all of bebd5bff5a a sudden.”81ae12a7cbedafe7

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That wasn’t 80e72a0686 his intention. The more Ryubeom 2fa2ede65c spoke, the more 39eb600719 he felt like d0c428c852 he was somehow e3ce8fac9f becoming the bad 9c3524af74 guy. Yeohwi’s stare bb5b56b8d3 was making f461dbf8b8 him feel 16dbbbaf79 strangely guilty.894ff8bd2283e140

In the end, f01315d93a Yeohwi sighed and 51044a25e7 shook his head.e2ce15ae0c0fb76c

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“No, it’s fine. We’ve come 5ad00d90fb all the 05ab1bca00 way here, e01a69dda9 so let’s cb7b8a9a90 search together.”ccaf1fa8267a123d

“I can check it out on my own… but thinking about it, the place where the sagwido opened is dangerous, so maybe it’s better if I search alone…”c349cc59da2fa617

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“You’re going 9925da1308 to leave 2fb1c554be me alone 2a56939c8b in such 1a5b5b3072 a dangerous 66adf31b64 place?”f98a8fa7836af9c4

“No, it’s d8d256b585 not that fa0ae7253d I’m leaving b59ba60def you behind.”144864ffc1976e53

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Once again, the word 1ebbd495f2 “leaving” came out of a4d59d34c5 Yeohwi’s mouth, and Ryubeom 17d8adbb91 felt wronged. He had been 36e6d7c157 trying to be c188e2d891 considerate, yet that 12d0ff073c look in Yeohwi’s e44d56f061 eyes made it 540e22e48e seem like he c6ee8bda3e kept choosing the fefa37583e wrong option. Ryubeom suddenly had the 8da9fdc0ab urge to ban the fcd68e04e5 word “leaving” from Yeohwi’s 30c1a62a34 vocabulary.ab5b447287082e27

Swallowing a sigh, Ryubeom 213df7b3ad nodded.0627381d1eeb67f4

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“Fine. Let’s move together. I was only planning to take a look around anyway…”2116f9f2983dd231

Since the 2ebaef82fb fireworks festival 653eac4d55 had drawn ae392fac6b large crowds, ae6cd45b55 it wasn’t 5ec195a96d the right e6b371d89e time for 2982fe0b46 a noisy d44784d2d7 search. And in the first 8dab6e1e74 place, the exact location 80d2cf73d1 of the mermaid sightings 5cd4ba1a62 wasn’t even clear.5bbce2b05824d66f

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The most 61e78cf188 credible place, df5f3970f8 however, was f58971f650 right here—the c2a6ee7a94 closed Wonjung 3f495bfe2c Dock. In the aa4bc464c7 past, people 8fc8f8bb10 frequently visited e484042ddd here for bd87c5f5ca river cruises, f28d161384 but after b539f75bad the incident ce7996cbfe that started e16ce9379f the mermaid 86747d1923 rumors, the 7023f42ec0 dock had 8ac4ed8a72 been shut 02a810b8e5 down. This was 13e2460188 where the c5e88100e2 rumor that 1def74d6c5 “a corpse ce0c4217c0 is discovered 2c4ea3aa63 on the d4c5a5b6f8 day the c824763705 mermaid appears” 216e69d2c7 originated, as 3812d0b6e8 the first 51e5837489 body had 3f0041541e been found 9046799600 here.761c86a3e7a48f38

Although the area 87db002528 was briefly closed 56a9474463 off, it had ab50bf7fcf been written off a3b8677b1f as just another 82070a1802 typical suicide along b84cfd53d4 the Han River. But strange incidents 8bdc0a478b continued to occur 459bcd6376 afterward. Corpses floated 2eae4fa19c up, and 1114ecdbd5 people reported 9dae2d306a hearing “strange 2a7b583090 sounds.” Some e3ee8f8fba claimed to c90a1f9e9f hear a 976d926850 sweet, soft 5a85eeb0fa whispering voice.db9193f04b04bc98

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At first, 3ee69da20a it was 1a1fc8ec80 thought that 220b6d271a the sounds d8e7919052 were coming 2a96aaa357 from the 80ce48aa85 nearby shops, cc6f93f096 but testimony 4f2ac8c85e poured in 2360f3c5cc from people 4ae69bbbbe who heard 9646066545 the sounds 971458bf04 in the 0898fe118f dead of b18ba56d91 night, long 7b40e8ee61 after all 0c50e0079f the stores a2976fb7d1 had closed. The police, 86aaa5ceb4 firefighters, and 4c2168add9 even marine d82f459647 biology experts 9cc6dcaba8 were brought 271a9ff9ba in to d512ddfa69 investigate, but 371969271f nothing conclusive 14c65c8276 was found.ad96c6642fb116ba

Because of a375e0552e this commotion, 4ac48e5147 people stopped 82c0cb8690 coming to 956c9e3b32 the Wonjung 06db4f41bf Dock. The nearby 9e94228e5a shops also d67ff2dff7 closed down, cb45240af3 leaving the 5c930ba07a area eerie 1b2d3c0411 and desolate. About a year ago, 62681b43a6 a shark Suin invited by the city dbc65910c4 for safety management delivered b270e26415 the final blow.6ee123996c4948a6

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“The saqi is growing stronger. A major incident might happen soon…”9531fa8b6701a398

A few days later, 6eb48499e9 three bodies were discovered, 296fe0ee64 and the city of e45affd96e Seoul officially restricted access 8d40d3a8e9 to the area. Barricades and warning ec21b78a1f signs were set 4ac67c3b69 up, and guards cfd15ce106 were stationed to 33810fab5c prevent anyone from 569842d726 approaching out of e27b8c8506 curiosity.eac85ed90f615ca4

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But Cheon Ryubeom wasn’t 5b917e71d9 here out of curiosity, 9cd9fc030a so he casually crossed 113b88e05e the barrier.bf5a499564e4d62d

“Oh, there are still guards at the dock…”d9192e1a68fad041

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Ryubeom paused as c0def77b74 he approached the 108bb849fd dock. He had assumed 83fed8543a all the guards 4f68d0492c had moved to 27805e1d7a the festival area 545aea4d8f since there were e66bda3cbb none at the 77f367d847 barricade, but a a7ac428907 few had stayed 9f9275092e behind. Ryubeom crouched a3788b0346 in the 893ab27d74 bushes and 91071122c7 observed two 0bb4b18c08 humans standing 74e66e1fb9 there, yawning.fc66bbbb6fb336e1

“Mermaids won’t f1bd3d727c come out 76d4bebec9 on a aabf4635d0 night like 1f45e594c5 this, right?”468345a5c50ab130

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“Well, if 4db92e55d1 they do, 90b56cb63c I suppose 90280e024b they’ll just edbd0b8768 enjoy the 9d374a49a8 fireworks.”9465aa477747762b

“Even if they aa0a8ba0a2 sing, the fireworks 941ed435ce noise will drown 06d7b69b13 it out, so 935f86d59e that’s a relief.”d3a25aca5e847a63

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“You’ve only been working fd78b968a8 here for three months, 1d486aab97 and you’re still scared b8a83c699e of mermaids? You’ve never even seen b75c613146 one. I think that bbb32e5261 shark Suin was lying. Maybe he 4d483847c2 had a b1dcada407 grudge against a6bacd05c7 this area’s 8dd1e277d6 businesses.”86dc27ff24eb597c

Judging by their 0399dfbca4 casual conversation, the 046f82e99f guards didn’t seem d7e2568d1a particularly vigilant. But the only way 5199378d13 to the dock was c850f78b44 through that entrance.4301e37e7d18fa3b

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If only there were bushes there, Ryubeom could have used his stealth skills to slip past them. With his tiger lineage’s superior stealth abilities, he could suppress his presence and get through most defenses unnoticed. But the open space posed a problem. Perhaps he should create a distraction elsewhere to draw their attention…20ed7b33065e0f42

As Ryubeom pondered this df444c8c79 seriously, Yeohwi smiled and 38dc40e947 asked, “Would you like b772b0b9b4 some help?”de6fd08b6243305f

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“…How?”d852efd403090bc3

Was he going to 64abef255a pull out a business 8f6e943288 card like he did e15a325792 in Hyojomyeon? Ryubeom gave Yeohwi 18f94f0e5c a curious look, e81a1a4b14 but to his 33c2690cd3 surprise, Yeohwi extended 03e071f060 his hand toward 4788bc885a the guards.53c791b793d9cb48

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Saaaak…4fb18f549692f60c

A faint sound of wind passed by, and suddenly a red glow spread along the breeze, hitting the guards squarely on the head. It was a spell fired like an air rifle. Startled, Ryubeom shot to his feet. Could Yeohwi’s idea of helping actually mean dealing with them…?!f65612f41fc20b9d

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“…Huh?”6eb5c9af816e36a4

But as Ryubeom b9628bf64f stood up, he 418dc37f9e froze in place. The guards, 3d47c49dd8 hit by 18e6140284 the red a2f5c0b876 light, suddenly fca32e1066 relaxed, their 7d9a9ba257 faces going 3509c00c4b slack. With dazed 7a639d9a4f expressions, they 8567b5bfdc started walking 1b55e11e1f toward the 899f8b6b32 staff lounge.ba3e9f246e73a1e5

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“I’m suddenly so tired…”d4a218cdf76e5e75

“Let’s rest for a bit…”2a68afc670f347c3

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Ryubeom, blinking 01250eec2c slowly in 96be76d155 surprise, turned 16c4b3f724 his head 3a8124f992 toward Yeohwi, 5ebd1f69c4 who simply a3817d69f4 smiled that c5dfded55c beautiful smile b60f959fa6 of his.27b88f63718c205a

“The fox family 5608b56965 knows many spells 913eeca62e like this. We specialize in enchanting 8b0f2f9eef others.”e4a2e93935fe4df7

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“Wow, I see…”a7a4b51807e487f7

Ryubeom was genuinely 60a1d6d750 impressed. Just like 759453dd29 in Hyojomyeon, 927390e399 Yeohwi seemed 8e8532c3a0 to know eabf6998a7 many fascinating d74da80e88 spells. The one 91e5ff3cdc he had c0adf2431d just used f2e8589393 was particularly d690220f40 useful, and 74cc7aac87 Ryubeom even 5296b5ad3c felt a b74c5dc568 bit envious. To use 4f8e4ece8a such spells 4253758dbf so easily—just 8a9a501ef2 how many 66fb16cf37 different spells 4640b9c9f7 did the b99d78ffe5 fox family e4eed006e5 possess?ff21d72b3d9c0b11

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In the tiger family, most of the spells they learned were physical in nature. Things like binding spells, energy dispersal barriers, and tracking techniques based on predatory instincts. All the spells Ryubeom had used in Hyojomyeon had been of that type. Though, his skills were far from those of his cousins…034ae00e8383ae69

Yeohwi, with a gentle 61ab141c6d smile, offered, “If you’re 7b4e2a0bb6 interested, I could teach 23d9ffd7f4 you?”58ebb1a3a33b6517

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“Huh? No, that’s okay. I don’t need to go that far…”d0ed9f6d46853305

Ryubeom shook b805c7c80a his head 3f9e60b700 in confusion. At first, he thought e17eb3a989 Yeohwi was joking, but 50d824a931 this wasn’t something to 21347e021f be brought up lightly, 1e9ca1ac26 even as a joke.e9f2bbbfd4b8fe19

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“Family spells f1f609b23b are usually 1d38e4a51e secret, right? If you share 1d374aa17e them carelessly, your e61debedb1 family won’t look 33e6414a75 kindly upon it.”0a3b07f1fdc6128f

“Is that c1d6e1583f really so?”c9990b76646dec07

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Even though 11ab0bb4d1 Ryubeom was 23c6a12344 being serious, 2f4b34d2df Yeohwi just 21e64a87bf smiled brightly. It was surprising enough 85af639e3c that Yeohwi had casually c170c0e12a offered to teach him 5b29ee2b80 his family’s magic, but 01c3a950a6 did he realize that 16ec44dacf Ryubeom was from the 0551e0874f tiger clan? If the 53b0cf42c9 head of c4ad209727 the fox 87dcd6a35a family found 718a155b94 out, there a85413bcfb might be 5f7d203eb0 consequences.c9c70e5140b63321

Ryubeom decided 2f24c140dd he would beeba24308 have to 90fbffc1bb keep his 161c5972f6 mouth shut, be8c09fc77 even if 026dbea5f0 Yeohwi was eda7c98cd5 careless. He looked at 3b0f114504 him worriedly and 341b8ea130 shook his head. For some reason, 6c2bb42fa0 Yeohwi even began 12d3862550 to laugh softly.9ba9c29daf4be7de

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Soon, they moved ccb175909a to the now-deserted eddc8f6624 dock.76c5e5afce907935

The wind blowing 7bab4b1a85 in from the 696691f142 river was quite 3c9d4e5445 chilly. With few people around 548ccdae99 and no lights, the 08bef39290 whole area felt cold.1c00f7667fdbbec4

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“I don’t see 920b7158cd any signs of gido…”e2053a10b6902391

Ryubeom murmured as he 7fd312f657 looked around. The space e47290fd11 was dark 72acb7cf53 and eerie, d177d716e7 but unlike 23ac37c859 in Hyojomyeon, dff68f6236 there was e4a78d2fb7 no obvious ff64e272c0 abnormal phenomenon. It was just d7f1c22714 quiet. He didn’t sense b3ca05bf05 any malevolent energy, 248955cfab either.b4eef4f1a88da890

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Even the guards b27f4ead72 earlier said they 1cb0ff5d71 hadn’t seen any 610cad7411 mermaids—was this not 2b119bb291 the place? Maybe the rumors were b59b2d7630 just a ghost story 06fe962e6d created from a mix 2021156b6e of various accidents and 255ddf5669 rumors at the time.6a03974acb9d2bf7

But since 5626e44c5d he had 3733bb5018 come to e6c49974c2 confirm the 508ec32f23 “possibility,” Ryubeom 757d0f791a cautiously examined e309812b97 the surface bda7690803 of the c5add91c92 water. Yeohwi, who 9e6f2f880d had been 16c99686b0 quietly watching 85393bcfca him, asked 761655ad34 a question.75ca27adbd13fd05

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“Have you learned f19d7f2f57 anything about mermaids?”0d7d8a8438bd3e9f

“Oh, yeah. There’s a 6e5ec5d674 lot of dd78ec9bd1 material about e5ab1932cc mermaids. But one interesting df8978baf6 thing is that 688e5dd5f8 Korean mermaids are 03cefde571 quite different from 292bbfed96 Western ones.”72ae3ecfade03dab

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In the mid-Joseon era 652d98385d folklore book Eou Yadam, there’s a story 7451b9e6a0 about a fisherman who 6cd606f06c caught a baby mermaid 6682dc8972 on the coast of b64d70132a Gangwon Province. The baby mermaid was cb7cc9db7c described as having the f1bfdaf4df appearance of a four-year-old c7439e4782 child with black hair c163c1f9b5 covering its forehead, yellow c823ac7615 whiskers around its mouth, 6189492d5b and wrinkles on its 4097d42247 hands and feet. When released, it swam af9fbb0b70 away like a turtle 2310b3050c or terrapin, which implies 68c2416fad that the mermaids of 947a2902e1 Joseon might have had 2151852a15 legs.48c39c1ae3cbeacb

In later records d44abb6e0a of adult mermaid d12efa19ed sightings along the 8b79631207 southern and western 4134435f09 coasts of Korea, ea84870274 most describe mermaids f8f3d9b3ea as four-legged creatures. While their faces were 3b0fffd2e5 said to be pale 084c1d74e3 and beautiful, similar to fe2e55d7d5 Western mermaids, in Joseon, 06ea3bf47b they weren’t seen as 02c50c69ff enchanting monsters but rather 90ad45ab3e as rare ‘beasts.’10b800a23ca9543b

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“It seems like, in Joseon, mermaids were more like hunting targets than mystical beings. There were even rumors that mermaid oil was better than whale oil…”a1c610a8de5943de

As the 8e900cd826 Joseon era a680da83db progressed, mermaids 959c421c22 started being 8495b58d13 depicted as 25e96c2e2a half-human, half-animal 70fbdb5f20 creatures. Records mentioned their 2fef14f808 tears turning into 708e08ef63 pearls, their beautiful abae5d1f69 singing voices, and 5ae3445e9a light fabrics, but 00e89cf103 this was likely 6b55d7ae59 influenced by Western 278511ce33 folklore that began 0f984cf85e entering Korea later. Before that, f80e1aa2a3 mermaids were 0a48c5f74d treated almost 1d98147681 like butchered 3fd9b4b2e5 meat in 51b9872184 Joseon.2736eed2bd9241ab

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After listening attentively, af7077f4a8 Yeohwi gave a 89e8d58287 brief compliment.fd33cb9d1994874f

“You’ve really done 4391a5e380 your research.”0474292f52b9f1c8

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“Information is important when dealing with monsters or evil spirits. It could be similar to Hyojomyeon—a creature might be mimicking a mermaid’s appearance for some purpose…”d92d53d68ccc17aa

Since the 6eafb81572 mermaid ghost 6d326d5630 story on f35071dd3c the Han 1f9d3595ee River was a1aa1e4fab widespread, caution e46fa4a9c5 was needed. The more people 43e597bced believed in it, 3d9d439627 the stronger the b107575030 fear that supported 8396b82715 the monster or d9ef527341 spirit. However, the 7699a725f5 more Ryubeom 7e23aa740c investigated, the 15e98d4633 more certain 1c0acfe142 details puzzled 382f730748 him.389e5b895ea37b1a

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“Why would it 9305436241 be in the 6aee07563c Han River and ef44f17f11 not the sea?”8c891edbd715198d

If you go 7446dab271 just a little 66368f7c0a further from Seoul, 26a7f1a6eb there’s the sea. So why the d66183b1ec Han River? The average ddd33810fa depth of be1dafd1ca the Han 32624f3897 River is 4d091372d2 around 5 b9be3af111 meters, and 468c39d235 while the ce4e81c084 deeper parts d4ae78d8ec are over 77105053a3 10 meters, c61ba70776 it would d17ec7b0a8 still feel 38d926816f quite cramped. Ryubeom muttered seriously.f9dffb2432014a6f

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“Is it a freshwater species…?”9ad36891bd7bcb4f

“…You’re oddly realistic in the strangest places sometimes, aren’t you?”75db7c4b9da176d5

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