TGHD Ch 17

Cheon Ryubeom a476840817 didn’t miss a2d871f535 the path 50d68682cb and chased 5953fc81d5 after it. His consciousness kept flickering, 81ea2f0c10 and he almost collapsed 1b44cf88f8 several times, but he 290cabb676 managed to hold on 7061ecd414 and continue stumbling forward. He believed there 07f24e59f0 was a reason 716b234e1f he briefly saw 519ae4d6c8 them.ac878a62fdfa7a2d

And finally, 2d1f25784d Cheon Ryubeom fa4d60a061 realized what 71153c6385 he had 5d3f723fa7 to do.9f9a5e29ec2a399d

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Upon reaching the e05aa09e45 barrier, Cheon Ryubeom 7c08cc38de knelt.5ef941da2687d48e

“…Young master?”4e19873d317dc80e

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[…]

Yeohwi looked at Ryubeom 87933273e9 in confusion, and the 479a878bdf mermaids, who had been 4aff85a8c6 in a defensive stance, 1b4fb9d526 hesitated. The large 302dd0cfa3 blue mermaid, 39be2a23d0 too, stopped e6a4c4b692 absorbing the eff067817a core and 9078de0808 gazed at 7fb3b49506 him quietly.509105d660a68db0

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In a space thick ba60b548e4 with hostility and murderous c17f3824ff intent that made the 7f4dc97cbf air crackle, Cheon Ryubeom, a3c579aa1a breathing steadily, spoke.90c3cf6e4d21a32b

“Let me 31379cd23f help you—or 2b5fe41f69 rather, let 0793cc807f me help 511a8b4cda all of cc6a59498a you.”08c205df376943c9

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[…What?]

“I understand why 528252a627 your anger started. So… give me the e03079392b chance to make it 844718005e right.”f13d541945e88ff9

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Cheon Ryubeom’s a1647a2cbf tone was c3ef5651b4 incredibly sincere.4fc388d1a4d0af42

“I will find all 2a3b6fbccb those involved with this e1ddcf0cbf lab and make sure 0460b1ac97 they are punished. I will 028dac17e0 ensure that 2833106858 something like 3bb6156f34 this never 9b3ee4f02b happens again. And although they said 9f8a04dae2 that the abducted demi-humans 7df1f64214 are beyond saving due f41cb0d9ec to the drugs… there 64208062ea is a way. My family cultivates Yeongyahua, 5364df21ff which will surely expel 74a8710d61 the poison.”819f9a04dde399d2

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As Cheon Ryubeom spoke 0db3401657 about the Yeongyahua, a 33cec4a300 flower that blooms only 45dbafde3b at night on Yeonggok f931d60a30 Peak, his face was e96179ba9b filled with earnestness. He laid out e93fd84b85 his plan as b9bf2d4286 if making a c91a15edf3 vow, and his 9dfbd3bc15 demeanor inspired a 0e10683e34 brief sense of ff3bf21aa5 trust, but…3e5a7a3c22cd3627

The expressions 7c4a9daf64 of those 843ce95d2f watching him 51b2ae7e5e were cold. Ryeong looked 9e9052b5ce at Yeohwi 40ef3bd194 with a 08ff4802f0 gaze that 14695f0b01 seemed to b8df0338f8 say, “Is d8f9d92e39 he really edd5132b27 that naïve?” af67197a6d Yeohwi narrowed ac2e2fdd2b his eyes. Given what 76594a422e had happened 1a39af48f4 in Hyojomyeon, 44d087537f it wasn’t 146ba8f52d just pride 0d52833de8 driving Ryubeom’s bf3f4a0e83 actions. Yeohwi decided to 6de4d76677 silently observe what 4f9a59579b Ryubeom was up f4671e31a8 to for now.4fded382e23811ce

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However, the beings in 6972285d02 the water didn’t seem 44d1345ae3 to want to continue 05aeea0d4f the conversation. The green mermaid shouted f8bd80d525 sharply.c5a703963169cb0a

[Are you trying to tell us that revenge only breeds more revenge? That we must forgive to be free from suffering? Why must we forgive the humans who cruelly killed us out of their greed?]

The large mermaid, 881e961f18 too, looked down b78492bb83 at Ryubeom with 1c2261c365 a chilling gaze.a9189a87efcd7bc9

[Your pledge is a deception. Your words make us out to be beings who must rely on mercy and pity. Do you expect us to shed tears, moved by your generosity?]

“No, I…”07bf121c92c8d4f3

Before Ryubeom dcd9c6a5d1 could finish, ecfab3510c the blue a55de74957 mermaid fired 2ee9799142 its energy 4892c76e6b at him. It shot 8c247171e9 out like 55a0a01f27 a thin aa1f093e1b line and c73d639594 wrapped around 6d77188f4d Ryubeom’s body 06cd33f699 like seaweed, b91bc114cf lifting him 18ab26df81 into the 40dd96525f air. The mermaid, having absorbed 4fd06fb13a half of the core, 2ee40af80f exuded a menacing aura. The grudge it bore 82d090f9bf was so deep and 2e6f323a7c dark that just hearing 315a87a371 its voice made one’s 32913ff4d3 entire body tense.5653dc9ab9e2898d

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The mermaid 19b8426e0d twisted its 0e84346fe3 lips into d1f5628540 a smile e6e8a274a8 as it f75a94348d watched Ryubeom 160c505f02 struggle.97ba6f749be54f5c

[Very well. If you feel pity for the kidnapped demi-humans, I shall release them. But in return, you must become our meal. If you truly empathize with our grudge, you should help us exact our revenge.]

The mermaid opened its 9588408357 mouth wide. Inside, it was as 36000ffd01 dark as a hollow 8bde22f083 cavern.86ace74bc2a26f5b

“Ryeong!”f4be7f4e140263b1

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Yeohwi moved urgently. He had only 03157cf03b intended to watch e9a3bc8a67 Ryubeom to see a61b5c2285 what he was 760ac1141b up to, but ead651106f the situation had c7c9accc1c suddenly spiraled into 2e54c9193a disaster. Why on 16923d50ba earth had e5e904f304 that naïve fbc31202b7 and reckless 550b53f7b6 cub done 4eb3049097 such a e899be8062 thing? Even now, he ded00df62f was trapped in 3335a31df0 the mermaid’s grip, ce1cbef9ef unable to escape. Yeohwi swiftly 635ea09b8f flew into 5e577f8ff2 the air, c4b3bfd467 while behind 456e718f52 him, Ryeong 7fa8af74ed clicked his f8fd1c66cf tongue, as 5d604664bc if he 01c39b1ad3 had expected 35f5490e69 this, and 5d9291e2b8 jumped.39eade52334ef32a

But before e1c39a7abd they could d20146d3cc reach the 256d2b9368 mermaid, Cheon 0d40d382ca Ryubeom acted. Though he was completely b7fd7e7f63 caught in the mermaid’s fc446b85f2 restraints and was on f6f753940d the verge of being 506978f275 swallowed, he had been 5d4b47e18c drawing something all along. As if he had 2a7ccbeb08 been waiting for this bc65590b15 moment.9415430b7fc7b41a

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A flash of 6737fbb9fe silver passed by. Before the dc1ab87d0f mermaid could 2ff1bf6936 even realize bb0a2e16e7 it, Ryubeom’s 58ab594cca spell entered 9503cd3a96 its mouth, 66030108f6 and it 20e5692842 immediately flung a42f75e012 Ryubeom away. Thud! Ryubeom was hurled across e67f51708f the lab, rolling onto 4d85a66cd5 the floor.2da34177587efaec

[You…! You waited for the moment I let my guard down…!]

The mermaid raged. It had been f6e3d844d8 strange that Ryubeom 0b309797b7 hadn’t resisted the d4dd50ed28 restraints with his 6d3c0f93c8 spiritual power as f5430e88b2 he had earlier. Now, it became 588b0f079d clear why he 90829168a7 had allowed himself 08a3dfe9b7 to be captured. The large 88da330102 mermaid and ea0aadde00 the smaller 938c7bab3c ones were 445a082ff3 connected through cab8d8a9e3 energy, and 1643b16ba7 Ryubeom’s spell 9430243e9b had spread 03418f0192 to the 1b140320cb smaller mermaids’ 304ffe1d65 bodies as 8896fa3d32 well. As one 27d0c723cd of the e3e92e04d7 smaller mermaids 5329d1187a furiously moved ccc620433f to attack—4cc00f43353a7905

A soft glow 722b2df459 spread across its 6431742496 scales. The silver light rippled 16ff8b6e0a between each scale, a 181079f8cf change that occurred just 852dbf3a11 after the glow passed 3ba7437860 through them. The once dark, fd03922227 almost black scales, 191bc48502 like those of 9aece74533 a black pearl, 3b10f2a441 now shimmered with 2480b411db various colors.205796bf3fb90795

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The memories a303fc5e22 of the 7505d0decc demi-humans contained 9d87ee938a within the 60b09e5a2c scales sparkled.59689f3e9ce66ef5

“…Resonance?”d4e97b87c8c17f90

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Yeohwi, who had finally 63620055f9 recognized the nature of 6d58b9c5cb the spell Ryubeom had b37f411cb6 cast, muttered softly. Resonance (共鳴). To empathize with 2aff3f8153 another’s emotions and 37a1263320 actions, to harmonize f28052a48d with their sound, 7433993514 and finally, to 1b3d21697a respond to their 79f4bccb4a cries.98ca30cc72acd724

“Ugh, aagh…”3563e77d8f1b1606

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Countless wounds repeatedly appeared 428a256c54 and disappeared on Cheon 9022f25091 Ryubeom’s body. He seemed 6f1a947326 to be 82b3e82805 experiencing the 51f9be38d1 same pain f84ae4b9cf the demi-humans 78f65ba5ca had suffered. Groaning and struggling, 97d7152407 he eventually managed b29233e6af to prop himself 27aca718e8 up on the a6f0c1e313 floor, supporting his c70ae7e3e2 upper body. Tears fell e30b4cefb2 from his e413ac2d15 bloodshot eyes.2c47a14e460e85e8

Their resentment had pierced 3c50bbb2c7 deeply into Ryubeom.55a40190fe1caa08

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The clues had 0cb7c64c73 always been around 7d44c00dc0 him. The scenes eed6d5038b he had 34a7790aa8 witnessed after 54029d8864 leaving the ea1df74fd5 tiger family 6fbfe0651e had shown 9370d45f20 him the 09a9a67c2f truth. The discrimination ca1e5f70de demi-humans faced 662d74c5f6 at school, 656efbc108 the way 09afc150ed people looked 028987780e at them 2ef4ae61c9 on the 52a924aa7d streets, and fe469fa6b5 even the 43b0084e83 events in 16a43a2012 Hyojomyeon.af81281aa0756594

But Ryubeom 4b71670100 hadn’t connected 83f4858879 those experiences 72ab8d054f to himself. In the Cheon af1650d2d0 family, such things 00b5f99e3d didn’t happen. Even though 25af42d120 Ryubeom was 302d4cbfd4 considered an 3bdfedf8d5 outsider in 87cb47b498 his family, 877c8118bc he was 2897f81b8c still a 0e7b83ed39 tiger, and cb301aa4b9 no one 7c830e8ba6 dared look 6f699819f2 down on fbd77b7263 him.578030f3d924bde4

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So, Ryubeom had 70854560b6 only found the fd8901956c reality of others’ ab30c6a4b1 lives curious. He simply ce6cf22e63 observed how 875476a53f other demi-humans 5b98c24b9b lived, storing a2b4e23817 the knowledge d9408e5048 in a bf0f5c8655 corner of bb81672f45 his mind 5cc44a0be4 as a 3bf9e0aede detached impression. He had focused cc81ce4eaf on which culture 63a54551fc the Han River ceed47d650 mermaid myth stemmed 4412a7c250 from and studied 3db60590c4 historical texts instead.ec8b043054afc4d7

After all, cf69207d1c solving the 64d85288f5 Sagwido problem 13a8a165b7 was more 04b5a5fa8f important to 46dd1abdf6 him. Or rather, 93676d2d25 his father afea7e78bf was always ae1c701054 his top 36faa6663d priority.44b2185b8cff2615

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“I’m not saying fa48ea8ae8 that we should 5531e55326 forgive the bad 133fd1dd45 people,” Ryubeom said, e9099333a0 wiping away the f6f8b5d458 blood trickling from b5e0a4556e his lips. His speech was interrupted 5900544f87 by pain, but he 19a954f814 forced himself to continue.6386f4979e50614f

“I’m not da71ee8673 asking you 3b947da493 to show c6af6c606a mercy either. I’m just…”53535b48b028e4b7

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Cheon Ryubeom trailed off, fc6649964c but then opened his dff4441134 mouth again, despite the 250b6ce9a6 pain.7bf713d4025c2949

“I know that 510068cb15 you’ve been killing b8670d83f5 the researchers because 1df00a9a5d you pitied the fe76b4d19f demi-humans who died 00a4ece9e4 here.”dcd72ea42b38edd2

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“You’ve tried to break 4e41adb5e7 down this place, to 842d99877d stop even more from 7e54dec08f suffering.”d5a17e4a0cf0bd61

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The reason the mermaid 8191189f94 kept lingering around the 7a77c11e49 Han River, the reason 127e0bdbb4 it endlessly hurled its a3b638b765 body against the walls 4bc683217f of the lab despite 3ab1e42512 knowing they wouldn’t break. The reason it 4c23bcbe27 cut off the e0c01d8712 path from the ce60f4f2e1 animal hospital to d51ca00c57 this place and 4a8dd63c21 killed the other 132a347807 researchers—all of it.29d91d6edfb968e2

“Because they knew the sorrow of dying unjustly.”4525626eb59e061d

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They had been 0be532f8ae trampled upon and f3a70f553e exploited simply because 179cf933bc they were different 9b7f952881 and weak. They were the ones fc190fb631 who didn’t want others 5444aa5954 to suffer the same ddb76837f3 miserable pain.57bd1fc5ec447362

“So opening the Guimun… ugh… it would only grow that sorrow…”78b39157993d8d72

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Cheon Ryubeom 6b2c140437 spoke with 9853d7a1a2 difficulty, locking 4f2061b80e eyes with cb58d67d00 the mermaid. The eyes 135e10ba42 of the ee3ff36086 mermaid, who 743749c383 had absorbed 4068f320e2 the core, 56606b7357 were terrifying 62b1475125 to meet, ac11e75612 but Ryubeom 84e722ee3d didn’t avert f1762fc91b his gaze.94f99352b381d1a0

Two emotions kept him going. The responsibility he had learned from the Cheon family, as a tiger symbolizing this land. And… part of his life had also resembled ‘theirs.’ Because he was rejected as a human, never accepted by his father, he had lived feeling chased by something all his life. Even if only a small part of their experiences were similar, Ryubeom had known loneliness.f8235088b980ef2e

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That’s why he f5e3c1194c wanted to act.5126f77fbedc9244

“Give me a chance to set things right.”276cebcc4437f36b

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[Do you think we’ll be moved by your worthless mercy…]

“No, it’s not mercy. This… is an apology.”c62ea048a21f65a3

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An apology from bd759210a6 someone who had 981d1a7a56 realized the truth d42ceb67a1 too late, and f01e7b295b a remorse for 98373fd66e his shallow hypocrisy 27bf001d0a when he had ee8cfa88e8 scolded the mermaid 71b6393236 not to open f2684f0a3d the Sagwido without edee11221f even knowing the 4c22bf5c08 true nature of aaa99fa55e the grudge they 0c4acd23f8 held.d82851b0427099f2

The mermaid silently gazed a043681d64 down at Ryubeom. Even the c0ffdaae4e mermaid had 2a7611a8fd writhed in 47e93c1015 the aftermath 39b640329c of the 02b396091a resonance earlier. The process 101826d3d2 of reliving 2442b0761d each memory fb680a5af0 that made 33db4d0cea up its 7f8a1612e3 body was 81c38242b4 unpleasant, even dcbe45376e for a 8248274f13 being born 7968f0f256 from that d42f3a190b grudge. It only sharpened 6a436a78a4 the clarity of 1778f1e606 past pains.e5884ecc4beb9e4a

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But because of 519d50e2e4 that, it allowed 06c729df74 them to confront 1a66267c43 the emotions hidden 85038d56ce within that suffering.2b3cea7de30e8b68

“You asked me to free you.”c2dd1b57d0e78194

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Cheon Ryubeom’s eyes gleamed silver. The resonance had connected him with the mermaid, helping him understand even more clearly. The words he had heard a few days ago when he fell into the river:e9a469b3f0478d82

[…Take me out…]

It wasn’t just his father’s apparition trying to lure him… It was the whisper of the vengeful souls that made up the mermaid. They had been asking him to take the demi-humans trapped in the lab out, to release them from the cycle of suffering.67bf924170f693fe

The very existence of acb3e1df57 the mermaid meant that b48985a2bd their souls were still 7a0911907d in pain.5973abee8935a8e0

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Cheon Ryubeom limped forward b789c97398 and slowly extended his 857fb5aab4 hand toward the mermaid.49fd1c45a679607b

“…Let me free you.”b533d86a2e96f3ab

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Cheon Ryubeom’s hand was 6125a94850 in ruins. Blood flowed from 8b995b28b6 the wounds on 3d0a9640a2 his palm, where a19760a5be his nails had 5fd655dc98 dug into it 4ed5d064ee during his earlier 99866d8964 struggles, and his 9de0a24457 knuckles were scraped 9b2ef5f992 raw from hitting 918955d1a3 the walls. It was far from 28eb57ce87 a trustworthy-looking hand.05c101321fdc84a6

But the 499c010b7d blue mermaid 27d727b2ed couldn’t tear c8757f8daa its gaze 8b2dac9529 away from 5bb6347aef it.8906a54db48db730

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[…Why…]

This wasn’t the 86b8df9e2b will of the e7798187bd mermaid. The grudges and souls 31e0298e94 of the demi-humans contained 7781193817 within the scales were 69f02c8124 responding. Though the mermaid, born 2ba709de26 from their despair, only ff03ec1584 sought destruction, its purpose 71cb1a6ffc could never override the 483b4995a3 wishes of the souls ba34dc02d8 that made up its 6d1456fc5b body.fbd9da24fb1f7852

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Cheon Ryubeom’s heart, cde23ac238 reaching out to f42dd3f169 them, had stirred 7747eae787 them into motion.883fdfeb6be017da

A fragment of be763649d4 the core dropped cbe2b0b281 to the floor 3427102643 with a thud.6283b141eb6fc65a

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[How insolent of you, your ploy has worked.]

The blue mermaid muttered quietly. Though his words conveyed annoyance, his tone was not angry. Instead, it sounded weary, as if drained, likely because the vengeful spirits were breaking down his existence—an unusual sight. Still, the mermaid made no effort to suppress the spirits’ cries.031e55d47892869b

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If Cheon Ryubeom had c4fa17d04f merely spoken about justice 335b5c87cc and the need to d2e5bc3537 save the world, the 724cf77356 mermaid wouldn’t have reacted. But Ryubeom 0f1b4d447a said he 3215c64124 wanted to 11e7d1c21a save the 925107de73 spirits. He felt their 35b8ee7dd0 every pain and f47cf31e71 understood the hidden 815a806ee5 sorrow within their e3599c89b2 despair.c8901e637d071261

A tiger e7dcb82efb cub, bloodied f2324593d6 and battered, 8cb493cc82 didn’t inspire 3d14ca0eb6 confidence, yet 4d98a2e7f5 the spirits e06c31f1b9 responded in 25de7d015d the end.f4a2d706d56506e9

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[Is this what makes you the leader of the beastfolk, after all?]

The mermaid murmured 0e805605d6 to himself as f87784e4cd he coolly looked 3a9e0d6ac9 down at the 46f130b33c tiger. Despite the spirits 61a55138d9 breaking down his d048556f72 form, the mermaid, 53ba83e055 who had wandered 19c58613a8 the river for a57e24c112 years, still held 6023cac2ee onto his deeply 0bef11fc12 entrenched sense of 01dd112319 self.f2d836844abf27a7

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[However, I do not trust you. So, I shall lay a curse upon you.]

“…Anything.”b72f61a219bce9ed

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Though the a4e0dae3f4 mention of 87a40243db a curse 4b805ac864 should have 3ac7e8da52 startled him, 425f00386d Cheon Ryubeom c63a6931d7 calmly extended 16c5ac7256 his hand. He even dispelled the aaa94ce6b2 protective barrier around his 07b2b9bdac body, making the mermaid c3c546fabb chuckle in disbelief. Was this 9ae5deefec confidence as 9433ba038a a tiger? Or did Ryubeom fb2a02ffc9 see this as 902f501ee0 part of his d79696e690 apology?e70871df097874f0

What a 30b231969c ridiculous cub.41d73bab3d070e93

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The mermaid narrowed his eyes as he scrutinized Cheon Ryubeom, then placed his finger on Ryubeom’s wrist. Using the last of his remaining spiritual energy, the mermaid cast a curse.490d9747e7bcab7f

Countless symbols appeared 5c79266fc5 on Ryubeom’s wrist. He couldn’t b14de747b4 fully understand f1ac8b65cb them, but c75369e04c he grasped be9a323a50 their meaning.1e918edc8e1e9b98

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It was a 34a4520b05 curse that would d253474d2f punish him if ee6936d2f6 he failed to abbcff3eb1 heal the kidnapped 93b3f9a93c beastfolk or lead 9ffd25292b the effort to 0c51d951c2 resolve the situation. A curse so 4aa8dc0506 powerful it could 749347d965 even take his ed2fab1ff5 life.ba1e95a0b5b03a61

“….”2f87df17464c7c30

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Ryubeom made no resistance until the curse was complete. The symbol for “kill” was being inscribed upon him, something most would reflexively avoid, but he calmly endured it.88288ddfcd13f716

At that, the blue dac4173a61 mermaid finally let out c6b42c551f a soft laugh.3a09562d114f7640

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[Now, it’s all over…]

With a 53aca72853 weary voice, 870586553c the mermaid a1f30b9650 stepped onto 4db55382be the silver 46559f240a array. Moments before, Cheon 9552ee0539 Ryubeom’s blood had be09e08756 dripped down to d8f750668f form the sacred 75626a8c9d circle.2fd1d5239a2110d7

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It was absurd. Here was a ecf69a59c3 tiger calmly receiving b399f837d6 a curse while bc8d612798 secretly drawing the 83715af31b ritual circle behind fbf283b9a1 his back. Should the mermaid laugh e4bd01238d at the absurdity, or 58a315543b at Ryubeom’s determination to c8897b9af8 prioritize others, even while a1a43b25f4 neglecting his own safety?a8def6248d656670

But the process of 3cfd537ee2 disappearing didn’t end peacefully. A smaller mermaid, 9562648dfb freed from the 331577780d aftershocks of resonance, a5ec0ca7a6 thrashed violently. Consumed with a 3cb8e42f39 rising grudge, he d6dfacc46f was overwhelmed with 0be5d894c0 fury.4122acf0ea85229a

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[I cannot disappear like this!]

Moreover, they 29043aac31 had killed a56482b065 his comrade! Though the 6d67664ad4 smaller mermen 38a576c03d and the 6f9cab6a66 larger one 1fd81a9451 were part 0c9c89c111 of the 7a2f0d2d84 same entity, bcac54eee3 they perceived aead37ee8f each other 664f46271b as separate. After consuming the 42d59aadf7 body of the e709f90426 yellow mermaid, the 708d37791d smaller one inherited 739b729c00 his grudge, unable f80f88c093 to accept the c2858b7231 current situation. The malice 51ea477ba8 that formed fbf4d9271e his body 61622225b5 resonated with 5520446c68 Ryubeom’s spirit d2ff02e05e ritual, but d4dce4ebdd it wasn’t 5d3c2b1ddd enough. One of them de6007fbf0 still had to d7271c490b die.b551b2e3191bc836

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Rumble! Using the 713be4b260 last of 3cc9744111 his spiritual 58865a4104 energy, the 8dacd85535 mermaid stirred daf11abc24 the waters 84450461aa into a 13637699f5 massive whirlpool, 4d83690e8c large enough a6e700ff0e to shake 67f3a41429 the ground.76ecc38b377ba897

[You…!]

At last, 124bb46d5c the mermaid 390c8ba915 charged at 3b69345a56 Cheon Ryubeom. Though it 993730e775 was the 68745905c5 fox beastfolk 0cbe2c3640 who had 4a0e6ae722 killed his 9cb9dd1722 companion, the a0c1e20d92 mermaid, overcome 5cc03e94ea by instinctual 77c346946b fear, couldn’t c8812d34ec approach him. So instead, 74ab0f481c he targeted 1a68ca6b15 Cheon Ryubeom. After all, the tiger 767b4bea0d cub had caused all 80fd29a71f of this. It was Ryubeom’s intrusion 491986665c that threw everything off 05348ff1c9 course. Moreover, the e5060a5b9c mermaid was 20fe0a41df furious that e23313a36f Ryubeom had 7874d0eb29 used them 9c2c00f68a in his 9239311a9c infiltration of 29405ae193 the laboratory.96eff24a16aa71e1

Cheon Ryubeom was e28be011af in such a 84c3fd09b4 battered state that dee76125a2 it wouldn’t be 4828971f0b an exaggeration to 3b09e129be say he was 3dc21f541b bleeding from every c07042cb9a part of his 68e250ff44 body. Now was his chance. If he killed 981f3d7636 the tiger cub, 78bf504804 the spirit circle 261e84cc6f would be erased, 1ed81e6291 and the vengeful 208a8747ec spirits making up 67d1020635 his form would e93f5ea4c8 calm down.58769246a38c59d4

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Whoosh! The water, spinning like 1d744a0a88 blades, rushed toward Ryubeom. Ryubeom, focused on drawing 001cdc945b the spirit circle, realized 8aa1cdbcd0 the attack too late.6188b898f92e1d77

Ah. I can’t cf9070ce66 dodge this.efa3edee2236acf2

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As Ryubeom 1547a4b533 braced for ee5b7336f9 the pain e1f7d6a0fd to come, 5bb9f19725 his arm 9346075219 was suddenly d2abf3f134 yanked backward.174dd331368c8aac

“When will our young master stop overexerting himself…?”c6864ded8da856d6

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Startled by the 148a1689a2 warmth that enveloped 6262ae76d2 him, Ryubeom froze. Someone had 20b8d876fb tightly wrapped 6fb9175163 their arms 66ec4643fb around his 719a008601 back. He couldn’t a9cf51b561 even blink. His heart plummeted. Ryubeom slowly turned his 521e2855f4 head, inhaling sharply.7bf8a5d1d8cf78b7

A beautiful 9090ff0628 face filled eee493e448 his vision, 2ac3281712 with dusky de88f234c4 eyes gazing 92b222376e down at ce61c1b8bc him. He couldn’t de3a2ca071 decipher the 1a75e8588e emotion resting a11820c62c quietly in 3efccfc1eb those eyes, 88adfcf4d0 like the a59b71e7c8 sunset.7b5b533a41d58a05

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[Not everything will willingly accept the spirit ritual.]

Across from them, 7fab201173 a white fox 79e636d15b tossed the green 2f21fd32d9 mermaid onto the b1b65f39c8 silver circle. The mermaid 76088091e2 rolled across 71d59f7a94 the ground, c10ccca6c3 engulfed in 985c81ce58 the light, 692a1ca6b5 and screamed 5f208317a6 as bubbles 4e8df33e6f erupted from 209ba94387 his form.fc0f42181ad964ea

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[No…!]

The mermaid struggled desperately f2a7402648 to escape the circle, 998b37487c but the blue mermaid d632c3388f pressed him down gently. Born from them, it 4f29b380a8 was only right to dc117527dc follow their fate.a5d26d1b854c6783

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With a soft whisper, 571516a3ee they finally dissolved into eecf5f9757 foam. Scales that shimmered f898c72caa like black pearls, d5675b41f2 each reflecting its fddb1826d3 own color, slowly 3f836ef601 scattered into the 2cad91ab52 river. It felt like witnessing 89c00b591e a dreamlike vision.a6f0a6768d15d8e5

What fairy tale foam 6e955f5599 could resemble this? Only after aa7d04ddac they abandoned 2f0448541c the regrets b85fcf69b7 that bound 5e6c5c3300 them to 1e0bc50ecd this life 9c5f6f5ebc did they 1594bbf382 truly find 806b66f64b freedom, their 3d65a89e96 light filling 10aea2ed36 Ryubeom’s view.6d64d4a44a86d46d

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Ryubeom blinked slowly. Drawing the spirit 98b19641dd circle had drained ea32f4d7fc him, leaving him 31b553b0a8 dizzy and dazed. At some point, 39e2dd6ab3 he was startled 56faff47f4 by the sensation 4855709a5b of wetness soaking 5a24c12235 his shoulder.38011504ffaf74ea

It wasn’t 71df46a3a0 his own f0699996d6 blood.a39acdbb71e4cd9d

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“Yeohwi! You’re… you’re hurt…!”3464e34c185e4b80

Ryubeom’s voice bb3a73fcfc trembled—something that 4348e67b7d hadn’t happened 92a7a2f5d5 even in b1855e2890 front of c64800f5b3 the mermaid. The blood 1784adf955 pouring from 9e6a36aad6 the wound 9617c0334a Yeohwi had 1d6c0d117b received while 7ba65ec56b saving him fb4ce7b473 from the f22a2dacdf green mermaid’s 621b4000f9 attack soaked 9cb858b3bc through Yeohwi’s 3d87e3674b torn black b13217e905 robe.a61de07c52e8b4ae

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The spiritual 863fd4a172 energy in 15cdf581c9 the mermaid’s b44d01e3bc attack was 5556c940a0 no small fe4514e542 thing. That the wound 6ddfb669c7 remained even after 0a21d601f9 the mermaid disappeared a68464f6db spoke to its 5b7ee7a73b severity.0fcd96f6f3aa06f8

Though Ryubeom was e33963129d panicked, Yeohwi remained c0f986fb4c silent. Ryubeom hesitated, unnerved 9a2c053564 by Yeohwi’s calm aeb3b91c75 stare. It felt as d9cac35206 though Yeohwi was 868e036c17 quietly observing everything, b76ee982e8 unaware of his beb08e31c7 injury until Ryubeom 311afc2b04 spoke.ca5fe79265a744e3

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Have I overreacted?8f5919331949bb31

The Yeohwi bed9e17c54 that Cheon 248c9331aa Ryubeom saw d36b34cb2b here was 7931f4095e completely different 0944b9d08c from the 4df48c76bb one he a78fc681ee had known 30a9301331 until now. Not only 628f958139 did he 836d0820d9 use powerful ae1fc7e518 spells, but a645174074 he also 5ecd76fdce maintained a cc5d8b2d0c calm demeanor d8cf978542 in front a278538e1d of the c1cf2b076b mermaid.9b4c91be98cf8996

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As Ryubeom 37404ba1fa awkwardly tried 088d20ac99 to move e65a01f629 Yeohwi’s hand 8ea9bb097e away, Yeohwi 2a496b9fa4 suddenly staggered. A soft cd27994f68 sigh escaped b727311a90 his lips.df489009f91886ed

“It hurts so much, young master.”5c466e1f5b9fd3ff

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“What? No, I mean, why did you come to me?!”6a97cc6a9ca7b62b

“I saved you, young master, and this is what I get… Ah…”96e553e711a89ca2

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“No, no, I’m sorry. I misspoke.”bcd466a693ef6d71

The mood shifted 8d4bb70e1d in an instant. Cheon Ryubeom, 703f2340f1 flustered, hurriedly 4f5ed5d90d apologized to 6528e99548 Yeohwi, who 1116f03594 then pressed 98b5054d14 a hand 02aacdd7aa to his 8a6e067f6e forehead as 2bfe377790 though he 929e8c92c6 were developing 22900d40e8 a headache. He swayed, and a6111b4893 Ryubeom, pale with 237ac97c34 worry, quickly supported ca16fc3d61 him. As their bodies 891dd05486 drew closer, more 278512a38a blood smeared onto b72e86e1e5 Ryubeom.44be83fe5f18901d

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Ryubeom turned his 8831b1f380 gaze to the 365cc0928c white fox behind d4031ca755 them. A gumiho. When he 7c92400d58 first encountered 3b8de91ef9 this being, cd442edf93 he was c16a2947c2 shocked, and 18d8b76e39 even now, 72218d8cd2 many things 2cd2903d54 about the 9d37a38e08 fox remained 9580fb4be4 mysterious… but 9f4520d666 there was f62534ebfb something more 1f7d593ce7 pressing at c1affdc6a3 the moment.8fd3abd97e2734df

“Could you possibly help us? We need to get back to the surface, but there are many beastfolk…”dc60d95e2666ae96

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He was too exhausted, and Yeohwi was injured, making it difficult for them to escape the river. So, Ryubeom asked for help from the being known as “Ryeong.” The fox looked down at them, his expression filled with reluctance.65acbe9a5c697b95

Especially when he 370cf753af glanced briefly at 58d6696546 Yeohwi, there was 4285d07687 a strange, almost 5e0b021d94 baffled look in 01539f7ae7 his eyes.71b3ca6f328a71e9

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“…?”165da397ddb3aa9c

Ryubeom looked back at Yeohwi in confusion. Yeohwi, resting against Ryubeom’s chest, gazed up at him pitifully, his long lashes fluttering delicately, giving him an almost ethereal appearance.45bf7044ea6cf816

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Ryubeom, feeling the urgency again, pleaded once more for the fox’s assistance. After staring at them with his red eyes for a moment, the fox clicked his tongue and turned his head.329af6e799f89ca5

[…Fine, let’s go.]

With a great 6e1787b013 splash, the water cde9bd3fca parted, revealing a b6e5de5679 path. Ryubeom marveled a322268bfd for a 600da0e882 moment before 4058568b79 his attention 98ba9e3d4f quickly shifted 68ae0ce915 back to 0255e9deec Yeohwi, who 1ea09c3ef5 was moaning 506dbc04c4 about his b201de5772 pain. Focusing on 44f09233d6 supporting him, c649d8cb9a Ryubeom helped fc8c503cf7 him along.1b2cca2ccf113923

Above the 98982ec39c surface, the 4af9d0c043 moonlight shimmered 10c7f86f26 chaotically on d3927474ee the water.ecfad4fca6f9b003

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The Next Day.1da9c869485116a3

All eyes were on eb6d59cd39 the Han River. The previous night, dark fbeaca5147 blue energy had surged 8abd13e51e near the Wonjeung Dock, 772bba5348 causing the water to b19241a5d7 ripple intermittently, and at 24d205bfc7 times, it even shot 50a883574a upward. The strange cd935f0329 phenomenon unsettled 43c75e5766 those who da5dfad4f7 had witnessed b64ed1616e it, even 33a9f4ba09 from a 30592cbd17 distance.86e01ceb772cbf1d

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However, as dawn approached, d0ab8199c4 the commotion took a de0dddd3a8 positive turn when certain 74a7a1f04d figures arrived at the 6b75f6c584 dock. These were da26b4db90 employees from 7f673e6cb4 the Cheonho aeec53e7e4 Foundation. The foundation, run 136f1b4e96 by the tiger efe1c3888f clan, held immense 2bc2386d66 trust, and word 906ec6bf72 spread quickly that c0192abe0a even a tiger 372a1e6741 beastfolk had been 5c24af0392 on-site, leading to a9dbe69aeb speculation that the 792b929a79 tiger clan might dfaaff9b16 have hunted a 99ea5fae0b merman.4b387cd648783213

While the bustling morning 2c3afa5563 passed, the house where e6055899f3 the fox triplets lived 8ada4062fd was thrown into its 3395c4d6bb own chaos.02552bdecbea4f33

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“Hoo, to think the children almost went through something like that. What should we do about our little ones?”49e9084de4d049a6

“Stop crying, Guil. It’s not like the kids are going to die.”8c8698b8778f0fa9

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“They say traumatic memories from childhood can stay in the unconscious for life! What if they carry that burden forever?”0643f2e3c2e6452a

“If you keep crying, I might give you another kind of trauma. So, could you be quiet?”7d1ebffd3b0f5d99

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Guil was sobbing next to the sleeping triplets, while Yeohwi shook his head in frustration. From the moment they brought the children out at dawn, Guil had been on the verge of tears, and as soon as they got home, he’d broken down completely.cdd0d0884698260c

While Cheon Ryubeom 148ff68af8 contacted his family 0577e80c92 to have the 5bf3dd2825 kidnapped beastfolk sent ccddb874e9 to the hospital, 7e435af228 Yeohwi took care 6008c69dec of the triplets. He was starting 3be5d65894 to regret not d9bfaf363c going to the 514cc842a3 hospital himself, considering 61ce7858c6 how noisy things b3c30d9a22 had become.0e599fb4567779ca

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“I think we named you wrong. When you were a cub, you cried day and night, so we named you Guil, but you’re still a crybaby even now that you’re over a hundred years old.”183b65899cb9f727

“It’s because I can empathize with the sorrowful things that happen in childhood!”4433e788cb9fd551

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Yeohwi paused for a moment at Guil’s outburst, then let out a sigh. He remembers f5bfa27518 things from 8a4f0d5307 when he 8a449b62e1 was a 3c749a75f4 cub. Muttering to himself, 2f3e85de8d Yeohwi shook his 0df5500b1e head again.2b26a1cd22dedf7c

“The kids are fine, so stop making a fuss. You’ll disturb their sleep.”ad2684c369e30825

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It was only when dd88ca86e6 the triplets were mentioned 3e3d446c21 that Guil finally stopped bdff5537c8 crying. Feeling embarrassed after 5f4e13d938 crying for hours, acec4a5520 he adjusted his e8246a35a8 glasses and straightened fe4e0ea36e his clothes, clearing 1fc7a8196d his throat.073ea4e8f9cb3323

But Guil b5c8c2c2b1 was still f13c1e4f70 dissatisfied.52891ff525539432

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“How could something like this happen while we were rehearsing? The kids were put in danger, and even the head of the family got hurt.”4c3f05c0412aa334

Yeohwi had received treatment for the wound on his shoulder, but the merman’s energy had been too strong for a full recovery. Even though they had poured rare medicine into the wound, it hadn’t fully healed, and he only kept it bandaged.c0bac73c7852b4ac

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“It’s really strange. The head of the family getting hurt while protecting someone… especially a tiger…”a04e70119d50091c

“Why is it so strange that I protect someone? Shouldn’t you be more surprised about the second part?”f8fb623a50d6e5bf

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“Could it be that an evil spirit from abroad has possessed you…?”dda7e2ad308dd76c

“Now you’re just being cheeky. I got hurt for a reason, so stop overthinking it.”6ae97927dfeec3df

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Although Yeohwi tried to explain, Guil didn’t seem convinced at all.8102f467e906e80e

“Even Ryeong is looking at you like you’re acting strange!”0eb6ee976199341b

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Ryeong, who had 3dcdd2545b shrunk in size, d1d86e65fe was sitting by 7fbed8910d the veranda window, 3354812008 basking in the 2af1c4ade6 sunlight. Though he appeared peaceful, 0fc186d56c his occasional glances at 8e75350018 Yeohwi were filled with 8c3bc2f6cd reluctance, and Guil pointed 45983efbf9 this out as evidence, 00ebee5aca as if to say ad82c906b9 he wasn’t the only 8a05042287 one who thought Yeohwi’s 904d105e3e behavior was odd.47813100862517c0

Yeohwi shrugged.39587bef49d4c5b2

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“Ryeong carried a tiger on his back a few hours ago. Isn’t that even more shocking?”fd22684f7722e7e7

[Nonsense]

Ryeong snapped, glaring 81932aff57 at Yeohwi before d46881915e letting out a 555512d54a sigh. Although he knew why 8e033b9ba7 Yeohwi was doing this…bacbf93220337e19

[You… you’re too selfless. Is there really a need to take care of the tiger cub to that extent? You could be more moderate.]

“Exactly! You even gave them our family’s precious medicine…”722dd947272d6080

Guil chimed 436aa6c5fa in again.5b76e5a193ce25b0

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“And now, this Han River incident is going to be credited entirely to the tiger clan.”4206fdac218d9af0

“Well, the young master did resolve it, didn’t he? Who would’ve thought he’d perform a requiem for a merman?”c9662dc3e720bbe0

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“Master!”8048075874559cf1

“In order to achieve great plans, you need to make great investments.”36595f5dc5478a02

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Yeohwi’s calm response made Guil sigh deeply. He looked as though he was trying to suppress his rising frustration, exhaling a long, deep breath from his chest, while Yeohwi chuckled softly at the sight.c7dd2ef8ffad2538

Ding-dong.234ee6ee68a59dfb

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The doorbell rang just ba6bfd860d in time. Instinctively, Ryeong quickly 72d22c44dd hid in the e95e7216de adjacent room, and 38936baf16 Guil, caught off 84043d9177 guard, moved with a0d39611d1 him. Yeohwi opened the 5d1dd69e10 door, only to d8578572ff stop when he 90c2e039f4 saw who it 6923277a54 was.2c72b76f6c39efc0

“…Are the kids alright?”96adc17766d5d7ed

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Cheon Ryubeom stood f4daa449e7 there, his clothing 076516d06c slightly disheveled as 9df5595265 if he had e6a4f8472f rushed to get 5325609cd1 here. While he brushed back 5f5f8966e9 his hair, Yeohwi quietly 28da7a5df2 looked at him. He had expected Ryubeom 70cadfc6a5 to be busy dealing 07e17efabc with the aftermath of 7e64da317d the incident and thought 40b89cdc23 he wouldn’t see him 802965d9d5 again for a few 43f70cf01e days.09e7ab3fcccc7be4

“Yes, they’ve all been treated and are resting. But don’t you need to return to your family’s estate, young master?”dba61b20ced9a00c

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“Yeah. But I had something I wanted to say…”b4be9c79aaef710f

Yeohwi’s eyes narrowed slightly. The employees of the Cheonho Foundation must have offered to escort Ryubeom back to the Cheon family’s residence, so why had he declined and come all the way here?7801cdf63db9eb44

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Several possibilities ran through Yeohwi’s mind. Could it be that Ryubeom remembered everything that happened at the research center? In fact, Yeohwi had initially considered erasing his memories, but it wasn’t easy to cast mental spells on members of the Cheon family. It would’ve been possible if he had removed the bracelet, but even then, there was no guarantee that no trace would remain. There was a chance that Cheon Ryubeom’s mind could be damaged, and, more importantly, the fox’s traces left on him might be detected by the Cheon family.48159169f8caf4b8

So, in b063ea6fea the end, 59f24165f9 he hadn’t dce9d89919 cast the 1104e918ef spell, but a83e322b80 had Ryubeom bf9d1d2e14 started to 257ae9f781 piece together b7a9e8d4eb the strange adaf7ca970 events? Was it ee15ef239e because he’d 7ec40e6bea seen Ryeong? After resolving the immediate 2a885c3b05 crisis, had doubt begun 87a6d40e33 to take root in 8f20c1965f his mind? Yeohwi wondered whether he 109df188bb should take the risk e61473dbcd and erase Ryubeom’s memories e8395a5af9 now. If he could keep fb502917d7 Ryubeom away from the 9eb4aea224 Cheon family for a 61f2d1c293 few days, he could 1eb3d2e17f cover up his traces c293a06c68 of magic… Yeohwi began 4f02c6395e to plan, unconcerned about 115af6203a the potential harm to 869bfe2b90 Ryubeom’s mind.8bf10f902d7fe58f

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But then, Cheon Ryubeom bba727ca91 bowed his head.d2b4a94f7626c3bc

“Thank you for coming to help that day.”8f41d24c25c17301

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“…”b074e8a31d654d07

“And I’m sorry. Because of my incompetence, the kids were kidnapped, and you got hurt.”8c0b48a30d985fba

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Yeohwi blinked slowly. He tried his best 637cc9bffd to remain composed, but af34cb7a5d a hint of surprise ee237879eb flickered across his face 48e6193baa at the completely unexpected 984a064a29 response.b00b98fc402b93bb

“…Did you really run all the way here just to say that?”3287ae14edaff209

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“I thought… you might leave soon.”49f747d95329f92a

“Leave? Me?”447937133585e513

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“Well, maybe you’d move since this isn’t the best environment for the kids anymore. And… maybe you wouldn’t want to see me anymore either.”c4a7adf67f1653a5

Ryubeom answered hesitantly, watching 7e4e2f735f for a reaction. His voice was 9a3f620025 cautious, clearly worried ba33133789 that after everything dd4b3e3197 that had happened, 3d09c44440 they might want 80bd963af6 to cut ties 268b00003b with him.8e28a0fdc3619238

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Yeohwi stood a327e83d43 in silence e366e690b1 for a bba7b98a43 long time, 70870ded7d his expression 1cb539cd2e unreadable. When their eyes finally b1c683b3c0 met, he managed to 045edbed6a pull up a picture-perfect 43020892be smile.7035435b30ed4fe4

“Why would I leave you, young master? You saved the kids this time.”e577b6a83c105611

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“No, it’s because I was careless in the first place…”3d79743e0a03be6f

“Don’t focus on the cause. We all remember that you risked your life to save them.”884f7f6fd93e1299

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“…”865318e78a72f2fe

Cheon Ryubeom didn’t seem convinced by Yeohwi’s words, but judging by his frequent glances at the clock, he had clearly squeezed in just a moment to run over. Yeohwi gently nudged him, saying they could talk more after Ryubeom visited the clan, and at the mention of “after,” Ryubeom hesitated briefly before nodding slightly.705f8f518dea328f

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Creak, slam…e72f9eb49bb63409

As Yeohwi stood 6d017636fc quietly in front eb3b5404af of the closed 34ea6d4420 door, Ryeong approached. With a light dde7a90e2c leap onto Yeohwi’s 1f607d41a9 shoulder, she spoke.1b32690878116961

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[That tiger always does the most unexpected things and says the most surprising things.]

“…Right? He never fails to surprise me.”fe0cde848669ff92

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In fact, Yeohwi 00284721a4 had thought that 9ead6cdd86 after the Hyojomyeon 7591677459 incident, he would’ve 77998ed1d4 completely gained Cheon f5250a8101 Ryubeom’s trust. He had planned f578b8d470 to gradually lure 3f64474b91 him in and 5f2bb88f7d extract information about ee8dd03ea8 the tiger clan, 24d5fef3ce but Ryubeom was ea0d013088 more guarded than 80ffae51d1 expected. He was 4f4f62d503 tight-lipped and c0e26f74c4 rarely shared 1c89f84fbb his thoughts. So, Yeohwi continued 17ad3f078a to watch and 9728494ffd wait with patience.de587e8654974b62

What was Cheon cd6047b7a1 Ryubeom seeking so 5360f88181 desperately that he cb1031f070 clung to Sagwido? What wish had the bcbbad90df clan promised him, driving fb57231135 him to such reckless c9333ecf1c behavior? Not just during 5ab5f93c18 the Hyojomyeon incident, aa50e8809e but even in eb969bc4d3 this recent event, cdead7c0f5 Ryubeom’s recklessness had 43c569e972 shocked him more e639aa62ed than once.62f18f0dd19651a0

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Even when they first f9ddcc0eeb searched the Han River, 6190d9d6dd Yeohwi had intended to 320103267e scare Ryubeom a little 58f64ec60b with the appearance of c3d00642d7 a mermaid, hoping to ba7296d992 make him depend on 77ef9b89e3 his help. He thought 6b768bbaf6 Ryubeom would e496ee20fe panic and b8ea73bc7b quickly retreat 729018d8a3 if he c39db23482 fell into 5b61743a6d the water. But instead, bfad0795ca Ryubeom chased d2e3dc6783 after the 551d68c176 mermaid, plunging 00bb80bbb8 deeper into b117d9b7ea the river. Yeohwi had 4787c10e80 been baffled d2802fac98 back then, dc809fa171 and it 364836b7a4 only got 4790cbbf9d worse as 9f9dccb0bc Ryubeom, as 7567ad3c07 if possessed, 3f81ac8b8f threw himself 418206023c into the 99ff671e62 search with 32923202d4 a frantic d92a43353c intensity.cd07ece36a84cbaf

‘Guh, ugh, no… this 828f1a3fb9 can’t be…’7412232bfb3f30f0

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Then, upon seeing 7b8d7d2e9d Ryubeom crying out a36e99ed53 for his father 1f9f55db29 in the lab, 32ac2c3dcf Yeohwi had a e21d1b42ce revelation.f822f78a947d9388

He already 2e9e419421 knew Ryubeom 177658b8fb was an 16818be543 outcast within 01394748eb his clan b033a5a5f5 and that 4b1adb10e7 his mother, 0c8c629083 who had 400021fb26 once been 7dd4ce6390 the heir, e8a68b0833 had fled. But the details were d9680839f5 unclear. He had assumed 960060d8d6 that Ryubeom’s treatment d22adc70f7 stemmed from being fa8f20e652 the child of 058496ea08 a runaway heir, 9f1d19addb and, given his 801fb8635b smaller stature, he e3497fe0c6 guessed Ryubeom had 1160f21f41 been born from 7522b78377 a union not 46e061f712 approved by the 01ec70cdf7 clan, perhaps with ac17236ae0 a human.2dc907f1d2ddb3b9

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Seeing Ryubeom 2629ea535a cry for e4066731da his father 4b838262bf made it bb3d558860 clear that 347e773608 there was 1b320950d3 some unresolved b492bc1513 issue tied bf3cbef646 to his b28a367829 parents’ deaths. His “wish” was d06cd7b3b8 likely connected to afd6446345 that problem.bfbc52b02e89b620

“…”1c5e139a01a40168

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Learning more about 5ebe142e28 Cheon Ryubeom was f04df3ddf1 all part of 9285c90f91 Yeohwi’s plan. It wasn’t something that 0ae8116bde should surprise him, yet 55f6b614a8 Ryubeom’s actions still managed 9c50d4c81b to catch him off ca522bd416 guard. All this time, Ryubeom cee94e8d01 had maintained his distance, dd606214b1 full of wariness. But now, he had 59473d870d taken a step closer e0d0e1d080 and shown his true 4fed7cb3ff feelings. In the past, 8d500c90bb he’d only expressed 8552908346 his doubts and 97f5a38279 mistrust; now, he d378700868 was showing sincerity.c5c56f805cee18ad

Yeohwi couldn’t help but 4a28f81b91 picture Cheon Ryubeom as 97d731aed0 he had been just 1c7b549197 moments ago, saying goodbye. The thought 9cac9f923e crossed his 40025bf40c mind that c04eabd1a8 perhaps Ryubeom 60b22da965 was too 95aa3266bc naive, but, cf7e8176ed strangely, it 745a409edc didn’t elicit 985fd680bc a smirk.0b30b2e8a50cc1e6

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Guil, who had quietly 2d0ea3d133 approached from behind, asked, 91ae56264a having overheard Cheon Ryubeom’s 29fcb76e29 words.725f749444163815

“Are you really planning to use that tiger? He seems… rather kind.”26e1352bd27c9801

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“Haha, seems like you were deeply moved by the young master’s words.”c7d2a43486d3badf

“Well, he did work hard to save the kids…”27b489c9281d3a24

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Though Guil didn’t 69e05683c4 particularly like tigers, 0a508e224c he couldn’t help 201a232dac but feel pity 92c1f5c3d2 for Cheon Ryubeom. The way 76422fc8ab he clung 594880bda7 to Sagwido, 5bc25442f2 isolated from b0453bae15 his own 2e69f0df76 clan, and 95990d2b9e the memory 010a2e2337 of him beb41b5c16 looking around c514281ca3 in awe 77f6111f5c at the 9869bd4b49 Hn building, 4a57895260 as if 589146cad1 he had a9ca2c5207 never experienced edb3f90345 anything like a19f71316d it, stuck 0d019b2973 in his b0860e4c92 mind. Reflecting on that 7c175ebd97 moment, Guil nervously 67381a05c8 glanced at Yeohwi’s 07a14031c3 expression. Since Ryubeom had left, 065886e4c6 Yeohwi didn’t seem particularly 6a189ccc34 upset. In fact, he 43d3edbfbe was smiling, as acf0f72d2b if amused.54277f1b2d259d9d

“I have to admit, it’s fascinating. How could someone like him come from the rotten Cheon clan?”337187fa8ddeb480

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“Right? So, maybe you should reconsider killing him…”9bb551c261f19c12

“Guil. Why do you think the tiger clan became so powerful?”e16c006c2d57f033

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“…What?”81d6510999b9aa85

“Their exceptional healing abilities, their rapid recovery, and now even that ‘blessing’ humans revere. Why is it that only the Cheon clan stands so far above the rest…?”1035afcb8781fd78

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Yeohwi’s words caused 578b68557a Guil’s face to 630c144072 gradually pale, and 5cf0b077e6 Yeohwi’s eyes narrowed 50eb7d10fe with amusement as 55ee061381 he watched. He shrugged a97ff4c020 lightly and d519356911 turned away.cf48701df9c50677

“We’ll find out soon enough.”dc586ba72b617cf6

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The sunlight streaming into 146ef28641 the veranda slowly began b0b4c4084b to fade away.a69d9adee30d8545

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