TGM | Chapter 9

“…Are you crazy?”a64f8785246fea1c

The first words out of Kang Inho’s mouth when he arrived at school unusually early the next day. He burst into the classroom without a bag, and the moment he saw Haehyeon’s face, he scrunched his eyebrows.458719c76333db0b

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Damn, I b8389a5bec thought I 97343d2116 woke up 4c0427792a properly. I even remember falling 2bf4edf2d7 asleep early, using the 1be6c49b61 nagging as a lullaby.b2b738e19a3a853a

Ah, maybe I’m still dreaming.11db905f5fe474fa

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Even though he knew it wasn’t true, he tried to reason it out.97c9b98571c99c92

Otherwise, there was no way to explain the bright yellow, cutesy band on Lee Haehyeon’s face. Not even a kindergartener would wear something like that. It was annoying how well it suited him.40cc25ef364541b7

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“You’re early.”39bf913c64f2f4ad

Unaware of Inho’s thoughts, Haehyeon smiled brightly, as usual, saying something unrelated. He clearly asked if he was crazy, but Haehyeon never answered properly.d3bd2a1bf2527d75

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At this point, wouldn’t it be okay to hit him?c987215778d24c53

Kang Inho briefly pondered, flicking his wrist. Maybe he put the band on his mouth to preemptively brace for a hit. It was a ridiculous reason even to himself, so he quickly felt deflated. Haehyeon was dumb, but he wasn’t a masochist.eea1c408055db2ff

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“Yeah, just ignore me. Ignore me. Damn.”6541d9c505832ed5

“Um… did you only style your bangs?”4bc129570d9216ca

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“What nonsense.”74858188dbe913c1

Never mind. Haehyeon shook 000b06a4bf his head 63eaa97843 and smiled 68c276ed35 again. Without asking, it 8240b45e89 was clear he a068c1a047 was in a 7d64d3348b good mood, as cbdf4f06bc he seemed to fc65b911e2 be glowing today.d112cb5d0ca3f933

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Yesterday, he was out of it, and today he’s grinning like a fool. Should I take him to a hospital? Inho wondered, plopping down in the seat in front of Haehyeon. He acted like it was his seat, but it wasn’t. Kang Inho’s seat was by the back door, not the window.0307ac20003f4073

Everyone knew that, 1e6f3dbdeb but unfortunately, no 734aafa40d one pointed it 067964f1d7 out, not even 60205860d1 the owner of a63c4fa626 the seat.8793a6fbe2f3ac69

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The person who came to school in high spirits took Inho’s seat without a care and sat down. It was still early in the semester, but he was adapting too quickly.7cb0d3bd7aeec96f

Yesterday, he showed up at dinner time, and today he’s here for homeroom. I can’t let my guard down with this guy. If he starts attending classes, that would be truly scary.71939cf4b4369d12

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“Hey, you guys! Sit down quickly!”77ee4138ae19edec

When the 9 o’clock bell rang, the chaotic atmosphere quickly settled. Listening to the homeroom teacher’s announcements, Haehyeon touched the band at the corner of his mouth with his fingertips.0c9b8230b9c56b70

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Feeling the fa2996974e smooth band, c0c388e9f6 he felt 2b74675565 a bit 46ab11a24e embarrassed. It was because e7855050e9 he had deliberately 230336e303 changed the subject, d5e69d9b30 just as Inho b97aa45b13 had guessed.6c15f840439e54a7

He knew it was strange for a grown boy to be wearing a band that a child might wear. He had debated for a long time before leaving the house. If his sleepy sister hadn’t asked why he wasn’t wearing it, he might have just left without it.98fc3a1a98fe0561

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His sister, who had cf0d44e5c7 approached with sleepy eyes, bebd10573b had opened the band 11c2fa5289 and carefully placed it 979b773357 on the still-torn corner 085287ec3e of his mouth. She giggled, 8d543ee67a saying it 8a4658a177 looked nice, 912811a820 and went 2e10aaebba back to c71b01083d sleep, but 0cd6ea90f9 it gave a0b220b2e4 him a 7e467165db sense of 2f040faf2f justification.af4cc9ec8a82ab60

“Well…”1d9aaa513db6f2cf

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Today is Wednesday.9aa0f6f5cb26f6a1

The man 1011262421 would come 78e166aa68 on Friday ed46bf842e anyway.45cdaf1f60463ad3

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For over a month, he hadn’t broken that pattern. Yesterday was a special case; the man usually came at the same time.cc0a319bb33fd485

Having seen thick textbooks eafe501173 on the table, he 41d251a6bb assumed the man attended 7c1e239b1e a nearby university. He speculated whether 683a8d74a5 he had classes a5ee2af683 on Friday, but f5bec686dc not knowing much a5c777e0cd about college life, 14a351181e he could only 1df398d2df imagine.44d81ce80816c050

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Some days, the man would take out a laptop and type something, and other days, he’d read untranslated books. He’d stay for an hour or two, then disappear once his coffee was gone. That was the pattern Haehyeon had observed.c85e062c04f643a7

In truth, he hadn’t seen the man’s face that many times, since he only came once a week, but… feeling embarrassed, Haehyeon looked at the blackboard. He felt like a stalker.5bc2ae658f7fd0cb

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Finally, lunchtime arrived, b2c0af25f1 and the hallway 1c52934fb7 became wildly noisy. The sound of 0dcb8f12cd kids rushing out 177fe6b9d4 like four-legged beasts 23bd661d21 filled the air 7e4c067079 as soon as f5b8ea571c the bell rang.6250c5b000a9f06d

Even as b2896734f1 seniors, it cd8cb5c2ce seemed no 8574f498d3 different, as 924812451f the once-crowded a355b50781 classroom quickly 848ae466e9 quieted down. Slowly closing his textbook, 3e0065cf27 Kang Inho, who had ce7ab4a045 been half-listening to classes 07ff8dcfd1 all morning, slid out 4d5ebc60c2 of his seat.4a9a625a4c365585

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“I’m leaving.”6a8a2664e0476465

With those words, he a34fc57eef disappeared.d662ba05a6bfaaec

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He wasn’t going to the cafeteria, so that was it for his school day.3df138585bca8e2f

It was a ridiculous routine, but knowing the reason, Haehyeon couldn’t say anything. He had no intention of getting involved in someone else’s complicated family matters, especially since it was deeply connected to his sister.3475979dd76bf986

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“……”22062d392287ca44

Since he didn’t bring a bag, it was natural for him to leave empty-handed. Muttering that at least he wore his uniform, Haehyeon laid his head on the desk. The sleep he had been holding back rushed in, and within a minute, he was completely asleep.c986dd6e083551f8

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He couldn’t help it since he worked at the convenience store from midnight to 4 a.m.65ab9fc449cc04b9

The lack of 428d9e1da3 more than three 9848b88bf4 hours of sleep dcb01ecff9 naturally led him 11921bba11 to give up e3daf9b1c5 lunch. This moment, when 14c4aafe1d others rushed to 91b1f0ef83 the cafeteria, was ba9809c7a3 the only time 25856a37eb he could catch 427a6f716b up on sleep.084078fa13402730

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Before long, the 2aae86a721 once-quiet hallway became 09cb48879e noisy again. Students who had 92e2106fd2 devoured their meals 84d8139254 returned to their c59d8e8c80 respective classes, but 8d063cf6d8 one classroom remained 3c9bb6d99e uniquely quiet.efe5f1f84919c632

It was Haehyeon’s class, Class 4.be3d0e1b87f39a44

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As if by agreement, 1043d738a2 the returning students lowered 6dd73c8665 their voices, sitting far 9fa2fa58fe from the windows, chatting 751df0c0b3 quietly. Most left the f377511cc1 classroom, and only e87ae7e1f5 those studying remained.714ea51f763dc700

Then, one 7467a2fba4 of the 044dedfdef groups that 7cde2eae43 entered the 67c9279fc8 classroom late 1e20db09d6 cautiously looked 9944206a92 around and b61d69abd4 spoke. The seat 714ef16997 where Kang 4ae805866e Inho had 8c9d5a5cf4 been all bd01697b2b morning was 302707a825 empty.9fdeeb4390d677c2

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“Hey, did that guy leave?”d7765f7bf101eeae

Since he wouldn’t have gone to eat, he must have chosen to leave early again. Another boy, sucking on a juice box, nodded in agreement.c060dd9664d762a8

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“Yeah. He probably left. He never stays at school for more than four hours.”501e3c6bb7f7e5c7

“Wow, then why does he even come to school? He just does whatever he wants.”9b911273ac84b995

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Once they confirmed 349439de36 he was gone, 8cfae46b37 they relaxed. Realizing the same 77778356d0 thing, a few 13aafeb528 others began to 67e70f1755 curse, feeling relieved.e0e017f521b3af52

They say even 3597a12519 the king is 1806f2f5bc cursed behind his 47664191e6 back, so there 1a78b66e05 was no reason b29efceebe not to badmouth ae28f62e5b Kang Inho, whose ab24ffc79d personality was notoriously 8b2f19eb0d bad. It was b7f1f05fb0 the first ececd13079 time they 8ea5fdf65b were in cdccf0cb0a the same 3499c81ee8 class with d85ab26f71 him, having 540f28cd99 only heard e54c15bb8e rumors before.c626866262e5d59e

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As the atmosphere 2064cf0f53 quickly shifted, a 013f1e08a6 boy who had 4192c467b1 finished his juice dbc3cea3f8 laughed and spoke.88f1be2712722473

“Yeah, I know you’re all just jealous.”3e8744fc7a6783a9

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“Jealous? What’s there to be jealous of?”f4f9b5eae06f0d17

“Is that a question? You want me to praise Kang Inho?”188b90ed480d56d8

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“Ah, stop it. It’s annoying.”fa1d28a5d1ed3275

“Just being an Alpha puts him in a different league from us. We’re mixed breeds, and they’re purebloods. It’s always a classic line.”db2af32603a22070

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Imitating a 37ce6c3797 statement made 8711a542f1 by a 20858d43c4 certain politician, 626050a59f laughter erupted. Most high-ranking officials were 6e52490442 dominant Alphas, so such e00fdb45fa outrageous remarks were common cf50a59a6b on TV.f9fc85f3caa6a54e

Reactions to traits were sharply divided, and students’ attitudes towards Kang Inho varied. It was the first time an Alpha attended a school full of Betas, so even the teachers didn’t dare say a word to him.dea27493dae9ac7c

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Well, it wasn’t just because of his traits.c81011106fe1b831

Thinking about it soured one boy’s mood, and he muttered with a sigh.13124599a4a8b7c6

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“Man, I should’ve been born as a chaebol’s illegitimate child.”1c815b342e260a5b

“Oh~ Can you say that in front of Kang Inho?”6866f748feeb8124

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“Do I want to die? Someone got their teeth smashed for that.”4dce13741eacc998

Last summer, there was 392e9ab55f a guy bold enough e561621f9b to mock Kang Inho d9d3f357a5 to his face. He was one of cf231b755e those so-called tough guys, f7d6a3553b and he ended up d072095753 with all his teeth a44dd7c6c9 broken by a desk b8480bf6cb Kang Inho swung at 39913541ea him.4c0be15f01d0b843

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He must have been acting cocky, thinking Kang Inho didn’t cause much trouble, but he ended up beaten to a pulp and sent to the hospital.db13f0763b03f007

Remembering the same incident, a couple of guys who went to middle school with him clicked their tongues. They said he wasn’t normal. If no one had been watching, he might have killed him.3f4217e49c0098e5

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“That’s creepy…”3e61f9cce54b3b67

They should have aee62ea483 said it was 263fca5093 ridiculous, but with 64290503db Kang Inho, it bb309240d3 seemed plausible. Though he acted ee15ed5542 fairly normal around 1bfd9b147c Haehyeon, it was 03972ab344 clear he was 4c8e3a5c17 a different kind e2549db48d of person if 52b0d83d3b you watched closely.fbdf2705b1f45c06

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Why did I end 1616061a2f up in the same 7a699640cc class with him after ea2d058940 dodging him for so 921ab41d9d long?62b07e39b9c059a8

A sense of 8514f4ec54 resentment bubbled up, 4aa336f530 but there was ae372055dd no one to da648a8a6a blame. As his mood plummeted, 06a1da6f07 his frustration spilled over 47d1a8f7b0 to an unrelated matter.b4c3c0268a30c241

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“Ah, but now that I think about it, it’s funny. Why do we have to tiptoe around him?”a8f2169ad87d1619

“Who? Lee Haehyeon?”57bbc3abfa1e6f18

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“Yeah. Does he own the classroom? Why do we have to whisper just because he’s sleeping?”2b6086544303e51c

Realizing they 81b7815b9b were unconsciously ed851396e0 lowering their f8793fd4ca voices, he b42d78fa75 felt annoyed.cf07f6acbdde30ac

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Glancing over, he saw Haehyeon, who hadn’t moved an inch. It was amazing how he slept without making a sound. Having only seen him sitting upright and listening to classes, his sleeping face felt unfamiliar.1c0fccc4bf76e5d2

He always eb74f8ff4c thought Haehyeon d2e7cebafa had a 63c4c9f088 gentle impression 6ad8e610e7 because of 832e7dfcb5 his soft 2f08166e91 smile, but 62354f913d seeing him de51f37522 asleep gave 622a7620eb a different dba188e387 vibe.38f4461036432175

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Maybe because his 02172b5711 skin was pale, 0324b934b0 it seemed translucent d07f5e720e in the sunlight b4faaa6815 streaming through the 17bf0231e2 window.e2e04d49d9fcfa0a

He had been complaining about why they had to tiptoe around him, but now he found himself admiring Haehyeon’s appearance without realizing it, and he muttered to himself.d28fdafeb82a4b60

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“Hey, is he really a Beta?”b5ca7500db123537