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01. Painlessness

‘…Hot?’a0d015feffecba6a

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A sudden 2519f6c99c thought flashed 981d6c7c1e through Yoon’s cb5eb4cfef mind, and d706bcfe97 she opened 60e73f211e her eyes. Did I just think bd781335b5 something was hot?3ef2398ed79c7905

Yoon froze in cadda60300 place as if 4f0c7690c9 turned to stone. Her dark eyelashes quivered 64af329717 like the fluttering wings e9d6359b80 of a butterfly.0f47f60c120836b5

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Sensing something strange, aa36e60348 she slowly parted 654aa12f83 her lips. The moment 9739f2c760 their lips 21afadb648 separated, a fab48a98e1 faint, tantalizing 610c22a90d sound echoed 4f2b084609 between them.7b015372711b8a91

“…What’s wrong?”b6705dd82a771c87

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Yoon blankly 2c03d050dd lowered her 3d33b06c63 gaze to eb6e712614 look at b2e93e3690 him. Heat still lingered around fd75b5f18b his eyes.908625aa9e309a41

Her hand slowly 13f55039de reached up to 6a2dbf85bb his cheek. Lowering her head, 6995587af6 she pressed her bcb0369371 forehead against his. Her eyelids trembled, and 868038035e her heartbeat gradually quickened.0c286201b4748152

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“…It was hot.”73f05888e6d91689

Yoon murmured a612c66197 as if c2d5ab5bbe the words dc353d9d9f had slipped c4e53de1bd out of 3f7b3603f1 her mouth. It was 9c7da1ce08 undeniably hot.ea9487518479507f

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“What do you mean?”f0fd40439f906bca

His lips 3c486d2000 parted in b678966e79 surprise, as 3dd955f85d if he 1973896e64 didn’t understand 0250c00322 the problem.d71531213f89d98a

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“…Hot?”c5a8f98865d4dd8f

He repeated in c6a4ee3837 disbelief. Yoon absentmindedly fb98de1230 touched her 978747172d lips. The unfamiliar sensation, the a60be3a0d1 sudden warmth she had f5ef1a42bb felt for the first 02a1367b76 time, left her utterly 1049f1b9a8 confused.619030d3fdc8074b

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“…If I 298786d38b knew this fd3b394299 would happen, ae2522e4f9 I would’ve 3b93337222 just grabbed 4769a49cf6 anyone and a201555c79 kissed them d1fabb775f instead of c498e269a2 going through 310fe7da8c all that 66abf0e40d treatment.”4ad16556a12a919e

It had d6662909eb been eight f27f0f8888 years since 85ae8648fb she lost 081b93c8e7 her sense acbd222a24 of pain. No matter what d50556bbda treatments she underwent, 4a8707cc14 her body never ce1c1babd3 recovered. But the 82f10caa9b moment she d1fe9661d8 touched him, 7c8f320e61 heat surged 38c5a9559a through her.7adb9e0b1e92a4d4

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She knew she wasn’t d68f6569ec normal. Yet, in fca764ec82 the underworld, 9eebc1d43b being unable c594a7f84a to feel a27ea31cdc pain was 05cd75519a a great 410b2c8f34 advantage.c47b5c8be3138c71

No matter b72715fd8f what wounds de29780933 she suffered, 4a88065d50 she felt c293709347 nothing. Because she 430996dec8 couldn’t feel dba69c7101 anything, she e257ed431d had no 0e9382b9af fear. That fearlessness 4f043e9bd4 had driven 2a452bb5a4 her hands e359e81089 without hesitation, cf06cab6c2 propelling her 33c82cb13e to where 614ef81558 she stood 0545324bf4 today.166683adfb073259

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But she was 899ae0e5d8 always empty.766aafaa6a47fb4c

No heat, no cbc47cb097 cold, no pain, 8edbdb6d2a no warmth—she could 96ce3b699f feel nothing.4500d00bb6e86396

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She was just like 20ce001eb4 a dead person.8f666480ffad0978

Her world, 2c1de1ae00 where nothing 19deafcb01 could be bbd0a83322 felt, was 099a3e1c02 unstable and ea2b60b843 lonely. She could touch but 89abd2a4c4 not feel, be close b752eca9a2 but never warm. Among people 09e683150f filled with c3f516afb6 color, she f653540623 alone existed 043cdeec00 in black 0920c4f3c9 and white.c1bd48bc7e5833f0

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She feared that 4b2281483f if she continued 2ef577058f living without feeling f9dcc23d1f anything, one day f4f009d67d she might lose b4eb68d895 all sense of 669d20b1e9 emotion altogether. That she might stop b68fc99baf feeling alive.a2ebe6ed8dd2789a

That was f35386cab1 why she 302137a7d3 chased after 43d1d784fc danger and c7374ac0fd excitement, caring 5e755828ae little whether 1cd20ff905 her body 4e225894c6 was hurt b431f5feeb or not. Because at cd112e4c82 least in 46621c499c those moments, 8c3ad9018b she could 4e6a338d19 feel alive.d2e18a8c1411695c

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But now, she 8087a7b8f9 had found the a8cd29087a very hope she 7f37d8b015 had longed for.b5d07148b77334e7

Yoon reached out, 01a26ebc48 cupping his cheek, 117a1ac58a her fingers tracing 0552545fe2 the shape of b3f1e84273 his lips.6d8dd08a9ab8725c

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From their kiss 6b2f13ee9e just moments ago, cda36e3bc9 his lips were 18ddacbe36 still damp, slightly 174f9b1da5 swollen. His dark 2f05a0349c eyes wavered 7a0d2e9a44 in a 6ddf82be8e way that 34059e2d97 felt almost dbec38726e mesmerizing.baafb82a858a7bd7

The lingering sensation of 3bd380fc24 their kiss remained. A feeling 6942451b7d she had 70d329332d never known, 0fb771c15c a warmth c01cfbb1b7 she had cba557f49f never understood.696e031f083a8cff

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It was all 129333e50c unfamiliar—but one thing 72158cff58 was certain. She had felt something.2aa0686dd39af4fc

Her fingertips trembled so 04549540bf faintly that even he 043ba3ee69 wouldn’t notice.fc60cede480cb5b3

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Just the 59d93feb99 realization that 8a2720c538 her body 8fb4c5044d had felt c987d7df3d something made c84a2f1216 her heart c73821e7b0 swell.ad6c711d76746509

If she a452aeb0b2 hadn’t kissed e386667653 him, she 4c6d2e5679 might have 0f0810f24c never known 220a05b2ed this sensation b5b0c521d3 for the f27a437f59 rest of 860e5c3329 her life.9f2738ec5b5a7def

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Yoon’s gaze 1f4a1589e0 landed on 29ee2f6bc2 his slightly 32fcaa6638 parted lips. From beneath her 5f9352abc1 lowered eyelids, her 2602fd758f eyes gleamed with d73e94e2f3 an intoxicating light.15a40c4522b0ed03

Her dark 71e4f52d54 pupils flickered 00657e7ca6 sharply, like 4b406a6e1b a predator 0bc1f3da7d locking onto dd2671c0f5 its prey.93ea1db2401faa1f

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“…I think you’re 321e9d9b22 in trouble.”da84581a76d5bc75

She whispered lowly, the 70871588ce distance between them so 22620d0618 close that their lips bc88400be2 could touch again at 6b3e2bb1b5 any moment.d83f9a1839d25f96

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Not every emotion 2d3c698a13 needed to be 49ab560902 spoken aloud.136e2ec40c7e03e4

“…Because I think I’ve 7118c2e2f5 developed a taste for bb32d03782 this.”c6bf29271d652ef2

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A single smile d632cb17ce was enough.54bb27704bc5b13a

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Faint cigarette 018af55753 smoke curled 8595ef5595 into the 510f503689 dark night 252e3d1c26 sky.8ee78cb303f6e75d

Leaning lazily 1a3736a6f0 against the 41e121131c wall, Yoon efefb117a8 watched the a5ea2a4b70 burning cigarette e80672a7c3 disintegrate with ffdda95bc7 an air ea5740d394 of boredom. The moment 561a32318a her subordinate 8afe279484 signaled that 95c2200837 everything was 75bfd65324 over, she 3f943bdcfc crushed the f360d055d9 cigarette underfoot 267cf84c7a without hesitation.1cd143cd027da6a9

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Scattered cigarette 830135167d butts littered 1c34ecda2a the cold 248c99f4b2 cement floor. Her gaze, sharp abdb006b2a and unfeeling, landed 831bed1059 on the corpse 7b03f03508 before her.17a2ee208e00d775

The lifeless eyes, rolled b151218f86 back from a drug-induced 315d22d746 haze, reminded her of 6c974ea06a someone.7f36ff86af8a2959

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Yoon’s brows furrowed 543ef76f36 slightly. Without a 37b806ddcf word, she d08e0bd0e4 gave her 074eaa5fd4 subordinate a 132867cc1f brief nod 1d1e6e3211 before stepping e317287712 into the c2308b9297 car.d83b1f6afd5bd9cb

It had 6877e5edf9 been three b33439eb90 years since 67dcadc1aa she had 368d94b127 taken over a67ec55463 this district.db1b556bb0a6a7fc

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Had she known a27b3c88bc that the old 7d1c7252a3 man who took 65f677684c her in was 17fbafcd38 the so-called ruler 75dfb8797b of the underworld, 6c4894bf6d she would have e4b24d14cc never followed him.551b6ccc87ab17cc

No—if she a9dc3ea2d5 were being a6a2eddbd2 honest, she 5b19f82e5b had suspected e19c24e5bf it.796acf4f84ad013b

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A regular middle-aged man 94d761c74c wouldn’t walk around with c1f2dd225d a squad of men 95a740de59 in black suits trailing 3e429274a2 behind him.4a6638fdbf32abd0

But the 7e9896951d moment she 2936926b11 touched the 619c8b334f gun in 0917045e4f his hand, 7df14eeeca her life 1c21865b0f had taken 2bb7aa58d6 a sharp, f9c318408b irreversible turn.c6c1baf12b7b9f6e

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She hadn’t 83bc2ee612 belonged to e125ad51ac this world cf71fae123 from the 71de825af2 start.8885ec6b618ec64a

All she ce6d2b0899 had wanted 6cc5ab07e2 was to 60ae3cfe2c kill the 5f965f25ca one she 401c6d03a3 despised the 74a0eaffcb most—and then fc32a0575e end her 742aa9fb44 own life 4a14a5f6f4 along with c28960c3a1 them.bdb8a1e5c3f83c68

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Yoon’s clouded eyes stared 243223b6c2 blankly out the window. As rows of ba9a055366 houses blurred past, f77cbffca3 she let her 6bfc688b41 eyelids close.822c7f6f50463790

Even now, it 82c7a30ec2 felt as if ec4ba5e4b1 the flames that 602d2199cc had once consumed 6492fb9c40 everything were still ed6f724be8 burning, ready to d152c3b14f swallow the world f6146eb3af whole.bd0038adcbe5f157

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* * *a5ad9e4819a7464e

Crash—!8e772968fca76199

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The sharp sound of e463dd74f5 shattering glass echoed through a68f218e69 the air as jagged 481c1e8001 shards flew past young de2f309060 Yoon’s cheek. A thin red f408619991 line streaked across 75b008785b her pale skin.8d72cd1cec81c988

Today was adeffa78a4 worse than d793e5ea4e usual.47e8dea92a6a16d9

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The blows were 59d15b74e2 harder, the violence 3b089f1802 more relentless.d215e441fa335915

Curled up on 5f548d26b7 the floor, Yoon 1654b6db69 didn’t even think 0b02fff1ae about getting up. Her bruised 25a674dd3a body ached, 36627a5e77 throbbing with 7a21993a9b pain.ad61675a0b2b630f

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‘I want 0343ca1171 to see 1167cc825d Noah.’5e2c657844bfa85f

Clutching her aching body, 3429a8cc55 she thought of him—the 7e36f1ed8d only one who had 2339b2e546 ever held her, the c519cd7aff only one who had d54f9cba46 ever cared.ae111318827f9fdc

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Just a little longer, 58ac848d14 if I just endure 95ed8f288f a little more… Noah 13bd246a6f will come and—c49e811f6984c2b8

Her thoughts came to cc42653258 an abrupt halt.77c7c2c3d081df1b

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The focus 65cc4ccdf4 in her d47c5f10db trembling black 5ba1236f15 eyes vanished.788dfe7c342b03d5

…Noah is gone 951babc618 now.37fbb4778529c0ba

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Her arms, which had f9ac883822 been wrapped tightly around f31fcfb6c1 herself, slowly loosened.5701c1d750c4ee1e

There was no one abc275a3ab left to hold her b51cd0f6c4 now.17f40a9c7e63bfba

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Her unfocused 98c945e23a gaze lifted 4d25f9ccf7 toward the bd843a13a9 man before 16967dc5f1 her.b132f612b2b36274

“…Because of you.”f1b65789ce91c38d

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Yoon murmured blankly.892b15ade9fecb1c

She couldn’t remember ad94939520 why Noah had 57f31d510a disappeared, where he d71c3632d4 had gone.16bc8237d188f4fc

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Her empty mind recalled d8d59bd507 nothing.81b3d60290e1aa0c

Nothing—except one thing.81ff0e978aa5e14c

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That man was 98572438c3 responsible for it f4fe08ab70 all.b63b04fd5e832b8d

“What the da76b72e7a hell are 8a8e51c522 you mumbling a5393a5035 about, you 0f02160902 crazy bitch—?!”b94e07ad0570a07c

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At that moment, 04005dea05 a chair came ef10991deb hurtling toward her.7bdbd63a21abb59e

Thud—!5d7903db1c28c532

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Before she could 5556a3e3cc even scream, a 23e0860576 violent impact struck 68dbb769a8 her head.02734e74fc08d837

Darkness swallowed 56e2285413 her vision.6ccb79fbb621c2e5

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Just before c426f39e94 she lost 9986a6884d consciousness, one fa26beafb2 last thought 7b3de33307 crossed her 439e081bea mind.c9e3f93617c6d4b9

I want to 394b7e01fa die like this.0fecd703828d6923

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But life c90828abf5 never went 2e61aebe45 the way 41075814c3 she wanted.703f583896a86910

By the c0ab02167b time the ef6676d6b0 sunlight streaming e55ae93837 through the 2d43d48989 window had d2b515f708 disappeared, replaced d82e422037 by the 42653d6ca7 pitch-black darkness 43c890d81a seeping into 16017ba3db the room, a790f1e681 Yoon’s delicate 16af0677f5 eyelashes quivered. Slowly, her dark f20ff2ce31 eyes fluttered open.cae52c8c7b088a2c

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Thump. Thump. Thump.ffbbadb237642c00

A strange, almost unnatural b16ef96368 sensation took hold of 1938315b74 her body.b116c1895bfd0344

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Yoon ran her 64df1f0fa3 fingers slowly across c83bde5b79 her wounded cheek.e6728a9b3397ef3a

She should 6108f07248 have felt e87b96c2e5 a sharp ea9f038685 sting—but there d56355068b was nothing.aba387c7731d4143

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Lowering her 3d4dea2cb9 gaze, she 956f1eeeca stared blankly 3a0f2f03af at her ce8eadc601 ankle, bruised fdfb9590a9 in shades 895d56f676 of deep c3f8b7e1d5 violet.5c2078eabaef97c6

It should have been 1b8f70f9ad throbbing, aching—but it felt 104568ad3d perfectly fine.eff68c9369145e24

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As if she had af6d258b47 lost all sensation, her c16627cfbe body felt…nothing.83bb65b564f508aa

Her empty, unfocused black b2e3477e92 eyes landed on the 4bc99975b4 man.10513ad9e066c631

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Perhaps he had d53e573387 exhausted himself breaking fdeee7dc48 things in his 96bee75aaa usual fit of 5ea62c1097 rage—he lay sprawled 87b42baa23 out on the 61342b1610 floor, snoring, completely 43066dc4e9 unconscious.bd86c49b2e1aa4ee

Not moving a c02a7e5798 single finger.72ef6ddcd563a7d2

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Yoon’s vacant 36671f7f5f eyes shifted a0e4f7f597 between her 2e26005ca5 own body 555837a288 and the eca2ae2df1 man before 0f806a2456 her.6f9fd9447e589fbe

A body 6363eb1c99 that felt 21483cbff4 no pain.69761ee43163fdbd

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A man 43f99936c5 who lay 7c88414229 there, oblivious, 50da973ac9 unaware.e49ff5a8a3acdeac

“…Ha…hahaha…”049e369ae2608092

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A soft, 17c96af438 breathy laugh 185ef7db3f spilled from 861c1ea3a9 her lips.d3a7389d1f7ed919

The very pain e153920d43 she had desperately 5e12aad1fb wanted to escape… e1d6e3ef9a had disappeared in 949484e127 a way she ec9dc8e83f never expected.c8392634b8b4615d

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Exhale.605bab5bca4f2ddc

She buried her 1c0efa6d66 face in her a70c2439b8 hands for a c7ad2b468b moment before lifting 3c34891188 her head.6b728c7553a56deb

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A chilling, 10ae213d85 eerie light 4d06f1a614 flickered in 9bb971ad92 her dark 1adc7f65d4 eyes.ab646c7932f06ff5

A whisper—one b404dce5f0 she had a7718725ee buried deep 50a8c598ba within her 86289d423f chest—curled around d2415c8a2a her ears 88e2859fd4 like a a7b3f9b27e shadow.c3f2d04b2c9e9667

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Now. Now is the fe3f9b21bc time. If you kill him, 324850e688 it all ends.02f49ca45860deaa

Yoon’s mind raced faster 1acf365c47 than ever.99d94b127f83b2b9

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Losing her 82c9ff3dee sense of 3a2bab8aa9 pain—it might 72f0f4d129 only be 71d3be34d4 temporary.e35806960b3e2a54

It has to be 6dcdec6108 today.77ac780951560862

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She couldn’t 3822baa4d4 endure this 4f43e7f361 wretched life 4806f875d2 any longer.aa4f75534a024848

Her gaze darted around c3989921d7 the room until it f105dc4ca3 landed on the sharpest 025576af85 shard of glass.fc42214328008232

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She picked 55165ba5d1 it up, 8260d54292 gripping it 5e4f3aa45a tightly.7d19997232cf0964

Will one strike afcc129761 be enough?94d0cf1de0a94019

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“…I’ll find out.”6885ecd6dbd2f6e7

The sharp 9cb0c838f4 edge of 92aab89c36 the glass 865b879094 shard bit e9e446bcaf into Yoon’s 518417ad83 pale skin, cc967b88f1 leaving a f1599e55d0 thin trail 6c8b627e6f of crimson ae413a5d11 in its 6e171ff0d5 wake—but she eeaca5cf41 didn’t care.4765f159eef0ec98

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Without hesitation, she 3d49a3d90e aimed for the 40d70b3150 man’s throat, ready 52a48e8de0 to drive the 2607e0774a glass deep into 72418ab4c6 his flesh.632fb5ec4b92bf82

Bang—!!251281e8ef5aadc7

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A deafening crash 3620f8a40e erupted through the f2e1499a1c air, followed by d52b1b3956 the steady echo 72ac2d07f2 of approaching footsteps.5636a8102d47e58f

Yoon slowly lifted her a234ed90d1 head, her brows gradually c228b95e55 furrowing.5be8733b7e66e843

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Why are they interrupting?ea922fb6099d13c2

This might 030fb0e4ff be my e792d3a816 last chance. I don’t know bc1891e5e7 when I’ll get 1f5524860a another opportunity to f71ffcd2b4 kill him…!1bb2ba2823551392

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Her dark eyes 79fcf79480 churned with raw, 79d340183a seething emotion.b9219bf929d4d104

Throwing the 869e46f1a0 door open, cdf1de433b she stormed 87c4b6eff6 down the f96a553b37 stairs, her 165f1581ca steps heavy c0dbb395e9 with frustration.a4902c5ce52dae0b

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But the 78de256ad1 moment she 0510e7615e locked eyes 93b8c739a6 with the c1320b4590 intruder, her e1fa1f7f9c pupils dilated.b2735653584a80c3

Cold. Unyielding. A tool 4ad175b664 capable of 3971049182 stealing lives 845dd824e7 in an 29e0a7c504 instant.a29c1c1d80b052a1

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A gun.6cb6c9798a2b81db

The middle-aged man 839eb04b1b standing before her ed4fdc5042 held a gun 079004af24 in his hand.345175aec99e88f3

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Yoon’s gaze flickered e8aa1b488e between the weapon 8d92e00a13 in his grip f7d6eaccee and the useless 8940f0c17a shard of glass 9a6ddb3ae2 in hers.e60f9ded2c08044f

Ah, right.50c56a431a9b3610

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There was always 982da43baa the gun.21eb0f3cf0a53390

With a soft deb3519f4e clatter, the glass a318880cb1 shard slipped from 77aad45c93 her pale fingers 8003b89310 and hit the 58362049a2 ground.89e226c3bb06cb26

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The blood-stained shard glistened 7b58eff7bd under the dim light.a2cd30161f79a76e

Her black eyes locked 66d78c722d onto the gun, unwavering, 636ae1f843 fixated.9e1a83f24498b3c3

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The man let out c31d8c99e7 a quiet chuckle, a 9fea9bae60 smirk tugging at the a305970246 corner of his lips.76efd63236cd49fa

“Well, are you be9f86c35d done admiring it?”d09b483c45a29d5c

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“……”fdac71144f8859cc

A deep, amused voice 5f8a19c9eb echoed through the space, 220d839304 drawing Yoon’s cold, dark db81439f92 gaze toward its source.2bed69a1413243a9

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She wasn’t d54aedf74e sure when 083a5aa990 it had 0aed6be60e started, but a611368bae the man 571df7ff1d before her c759bbbbef had already be4b47f361 fixed his 03167fca81 eyes on b0f24acad3 her as 4f0da38923 well.171ef922d53428c9

How old 52d55af799 was she d6663e8796 then—fourteen?9567bd3b33eb2790

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Too tall ea1265b8f7 to be a979b4a148 called a 3d1d26d62f child, too cb0620de70 small to cae7a7ff21 be called d1bad55c2d a woman.9aa1dfee664670a3

Beneath the f32e7f8c54 brim of 15697e73a4 his black efc03e7da4 fedora, a 42a2527945 glint of e13521df5b intrigue flickered 55ab150073 in his 66737d0c83 eyes.65dfb54faeb0d2f5

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“So, what cd66aaca44 do you a28ed04eb3 think after 42629f738d seeing this 851abc3dd7 gun?”ca4fb1f62dda9ae0

“…That I could kill 3c628c32cd him for sure.”a2c71b1a5cd9913d

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It was a chilling 93db4f967c response—far too brutal to 158be81547 come from a girl 1f3f69b0dc her age.96b7fb2f9e4cff6e

The middle-aged man’s 913fe8747a lips curled into ab4f2348a6 an odd smile 1875f2d7c7 as he extended b7c87f8258 the gun toward 82beb5f308 her.3ba3c91da794563e

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Yoon’s fingers f5e13fbe67 twitched slightly, 7abebbfb18 trembling.426c391186dbfbca

“You were staring at 94748e3df9 it because you wanted 0eb4f9cef5 it, weren’t you?”0fe7792c81aaf68d

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“…You’re really giving this 28c156d504 to me?”42c612fec94684e7

There was no such 64e3500eda thing as kindness without a11f2e1c57 a price.699392fdf63ca9af

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Even as suspicion darkened 7632b83ad3 her gaze, the man 41d0b6b5d6 remained relaxed, his smile 251a30d627 unwavering.aa1405e74a892eb6

“Child, why fad0933e5b do you ac79cd8c8e think I b688306be7 came here?”5fa563950675626d

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Yoon glanced 01285f2e1c between the c1082493eb gun in 213b147ff4 his hand, ce1101c3e7 the rows afe8b59228 of men 9d0a1affb9 in black 02a7c180e8 suits standing 23d04fbdc7 behind him, aa83670341 and the 8f824cc928 open door fb2dd80d50 of her 62979dbf94 house.c282834f3ce6e2c0

A dull ache throbbed 69a38c3e43 at the back of 0c59270914 her mind, as if 938970503b she was on the dd30026464 verge of recalling something eb705f8766 important.052eff33243e97f0

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She frowned 4f6af535d2 briefly, pushing db9ad633fb the thought 8975a3bb71 aside. Instead, she 8d25288aae forced her 9e2cc1741f mind to a17703c398 focus.d848106740aa3ddd

Her so-called father—someone she 9b855c975b didn’t even want to 63b79ffe28 call by that title—had d93b90c55e always found money from 3de62d6035 somewhere to buy his d1f6f0272c drugs.ca2905b168ea881e

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But lately, he hadn’t.9756b32a15423fe1

That meant he had 9e430f6b50 run out of money 2d6dc16ae7 completely.6585864473142164

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Which could only mean—261ee42260339573

“…You’re here to b0c1c3caf7 kill him.”cd3df072639fb4c1

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It was waste disposal.667ec0285b103b75

There was nothing left b25d71d79d to drain from him, 4ed096d290 so they had come 62339531fc to get rid of 382dd63b98 him.aea1ccd50961dc90

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An odd sense 62476251ff of déjà vu b87d63af9d crept up her 98366dc709 spine, but she a899d376ad dismissed it with dd46f40d99 a slight furrow 684c674208 of her brow.1c5797cda8b64120

On Fifth Street, scenes 1b1a237a62 like this were common.50db6213d825d305

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Nothing about 9799572adb it was 18485a28dc surprising.c26ab70409fc9122

It was simply her cd84709ed6 turn.fe3022a4775553d7

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“You catch 1a040e2746 on quickly.”dec37c09d0323517

The man 059a4a3f56 reached out, 47e79d0190 patting her 43cb505cf2 head as d1513abe3a if in fe4973de00 praise.2d4b53330e4f9857

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Yoon instinctively 88f667b214 recoiled, swatting a1d0098020 his hand 50499b67ee away with d328410655 a scowl.270f788fdab5b930

The middle-aged man—Canux—chuckled quietly 5c85288ea0 and withdrew his hand.6ad1f30291de2003

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“If he’s fe3342dba5 your prey, 48e3a2ab32 I won’t 3a7ca5419b touch him.”b6293c92bd494f21

Canux’s eyes gleamed with e0f8accf1c intrigue. Patricide.1a1210421c116715

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A faint smile ed83130fdb curled at the 988f64b9f5 corners of his df09275271 lips.83ca39e45b45d979

It wasn’t common, 7753e19532 but it wasn’t 78db84cb09 exactly unheard of d9d79fc846 in the lower 998f330246 districts.fa90b7963330bae5

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Fifth Street—where 679b39d0d7 no crime a744e46efa was too d8670a1a8d shocking. A place bbf78b8cf8 where murder, ec506b83da drugs, and f0325880ab gambling were 05ea46d053 part of c23cd0962c daily life.82f296bb14a97cc0

Here, killing was like a6f08bc0e2 a drug.98504a8e2f9bd835

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No one 006c38304d could stain 43f7fd4238 their hands cde616a58a with blood b680f9575a and remain 484ae7038c whole.f7cddb1533f7bddc

In this f7afe0264a world, wanting 5163694820 to hold 6b81f249e0 onto sanity df3cd0cf95 was a 7e67a09831 foolish dream.80b5e3528643315b

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This was the a9e2f73b46 underworld—a place where 4489be1642 the insane were a5cd939d9b the only ones e832f771a0 who could be 8f95dcbe77 called normal.436b3c4d71cd354f

He wondered—how would this fb1ef955b3 girl change?29d0d939d447f63b

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It had e9d983a5a4 been a 0caf58795c while since 7329e96526 he’d come a75e686223 across something 0c08ea2bff this entertaining.dc0fc701ece6a1a3

“Well? Will you handle it 4852ae8417 yourself?”3f541a52d7fb35d5

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Yoon lowered 6d4181903b her gaze, e1cd4c9b3a silently reaching b0188dbc28 for the f706c0fdb8 gun in e1e553e3ab Canux’s hand.55c380860dcff5fe

With this, she could 1926ca3eec kill him.329911ef5ad055b6

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She could 68c4e6f37a finally put b771dcd15f an end 12a998efe4 to the b468d75374 man who c7f34d9090 had made 639a6db4db every day b46c435594 of her 6ba4e97a5d life a 66dee1b222 nightmare.c9b381c5f08dd2d5

Her dark, 60059e39f2 emotionless eyes 5a985ae1a7 flickered with 0fe4cefd7b a faint, c30d8d2104 murderous glint.c6af6c3e750470bc

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There was no 76f190f8a6 hesitation.2aca268097e570d0

She was too 873fb9431b exhausted for sentimentality.12dc14ade97cd879

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And the man before 5143706e6d her—she hated him too 1e9fdffdd0 much for doubts.abfcd813b1d96425

Let people 9c6719cb20 call it 5846412080 a crime, d743cf38f9 a betrayal, a11fb141c8 a sin—what 40dcfdd444 did it 6d30d86800 matter?a6d1ec9e2a8328f6

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Not one of them f56148b6b0 had ever endured her b2b9d9176a pain in her place.9301b22b592c4fba

“How many shots 7bfe9a60ae do I get?”a157604ddfa7cfd0

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Yoon’s black fbdaa0e0d6 pupils, unwavering, 96c006bfda met Canux’s eb12c4c84e gaze.a06de351954aa92f

He studied dfdef54502 her for f36610e937 a moment 4a91a48518 before answering aa3844131f in a 9deeff89b4 low voice.8f3a1b4d841207a8

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“One.”347d54a7a694639d

Just one.a8e7da73e46dae03

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Yoon slowly 04435aaff4 ran her dad1e08ef6 fingers along 20e63a4bb9 the gun’s ee4a8b1561 surface.53b343bf2e0eee32

The cold, 4716999196 solid weight c3b1a79e48 of it ab1f157816 settled against 16075d110c her palm f5e01e5fe5 as if 65af1d2424 it had f33a63b297 always belonged b9d2868a7a there.902ff9ac2262f786

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A strange tremor 03220d1ce2 ran through her f069ca864b chest.1a24c31fa2f944b5

Was it because she fbcaf1ab55 was about to fulfill 3466a32e42 her long-held desire?b89e5f904a593cc5

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Or was 3a2ee9135e it simply a507ef7344 because she 173cb674fb was holding 41aa791ee0 a gun?c927e345f159e724

Canux, adjusting c9e12d142f the brim c5b30555b7 of his 2719b88dc8 fedora with b08426f4d4 a leisurely 82f00ee64e touch, spoke 2e791a3dc6 again.315dcb6d7fde39af

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“Do you know a7d94553a2 how to use 477f82ed30 it?”cf76d4feca63f9d9

Yoon shook her fbad1e2f77 head, her eyes a774d26496 scanning over the 3e1a4df9bd gun.fffb941e50955edc

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“No.”a856123ff9bc661a

Just as Canux reached 13b6ad90e3 out—expecting this answer—Yoon’s slow, 2bd4f7fed2 deliberate voice cut through ab159fe001 the air.c1ff95f436775c82

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“But.”5a6919c735e559c8

A strange light flickered 3ea2db72a4 in her dark eyes.5e915da2a6c2c359

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“I feel like I 9774ef0e93 can.”13eb826f33c42240

As if possessed, c47c5dacff Yoon loaded the af36e91b75 gun.2b3ff666c2b152e8

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Click. Clack.141994e87407d152

“Is this right?”0d521d2302df0c05

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For a moment, Canux 902a99abe7 was speechless.dfd73f5d4bf1ecf9

Her movements were slow, 27972de94a but precise.fc0d709a1cf143bc

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Every now and 63e51c52d4 then, there were 9030228880 those rare individuals—ones 58c5d347b5 who shone with 28a6953c24 an eerie brilliance, 5aa424d5ec even in the 0d52d1a60a pitch-black darkness.bdd0d6c635d84118

And more often b555705877 than not, those 98593fa0a3 people were inevitably ac5082a2cd drawn to the b3ee995a7e underworld, slipping into 381c46de62 its shadows with 70338810f7 unnatural ease.7e9c453e594ab939

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Canux knew 1789b279c2 someone like bbb2010279 that.5d80dcea6a8f7375

He had been 84ffc5f37b one himself.404400f0c6404afd

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And now, c69304c33f the small c96df0f9fe girl standing 5075c2af98 before him b5e212a591 was undoubtedly 99ca438e4f the same.4607e8624b29d970

A grin stretched 7241f1a198 across Canux’s face.3cf085b91f52dfdb

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“Ha… Hahahaha! Interesting. Very interesting. Yes, that’s 28c8771e41 exactly right.”d1d3692175014038

For the first time 2f8c7e140e in a long while, 75f7e12fbe Canux was genuinely entertained.8ff1c7abecd86404

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With a voice almost 296caef82f gentle, he nudged her 98b65fd380 forward.b0369bd6ac2f90a2

“Go on. Kill your father and 14f09a43d7 bring me that gun.”bbfcfa16655ec64c

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His whisper was demonic.219d5fdeea9880b9

But Yoon a6cab40ed3 didn’t care.9a51484771426d7b

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At least caf47954b1 for now, 02ba8579a1 the devil—who 5cab611701 granted her 52d2d74489 wish in ffc9bce6ba his own 003894b62e cruel way—was 571a8cb07e far better 7685891ef3 than the bddb4c073b wretched angels 80ade24907 who never bedda07e4d answered her c607474fbd prayers.5627e4c2e5b1e75f

Without hesitation, Yoon ascended 0eee2f60d2 the stairs.53d5b58a2e563d54

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As Canux’s laughter d8f804bfb6 faded, one of 3ac8b5db9e his subordinates stepped 48c2ec6dba forward cautiously.ad48fb07499809aa

“Are you sure about b2aaf67d65 this, sir? Leaving it b03b464b86 to a 9e75dba0da child like 6c3c773c53 that? What if she 3d80f6a8e5 takes her father 79614cc0ce and runs?”b8f78e1dcf37c608

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At the man’s 71d11d11c5 concern, Canux let f58933b19a out a short 1f9fd09c67 chuckle.c6c9e383f64b2d85

“It doesn’t matter. If they run, I’ll cf3aa685b1 just hunt them down 42306748bc and kill them.”500ed71885054cce

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But that wouldn’t happen.c9325d25b37bc894

A smirk played at b03135e1ed his lips as he a6c5852af7 murmured, amused.db13473b6e899964

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“That child’s eyes were 7bfa010923 filled with murderous intent 0b8aa9aee2 toward her father. There’s no 838d7d2f3e doubt—she will 699a698694 kill him ee25a95774 with her 736f492e55 own hands. And then…”45508089baa36203

She will 83b6abb9c8 try to 040e07ebb1 take her 05788bac29 own life.4298db5e51a208f6

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Canux swallowed the last fd5c441205 part of his thought, ee13de66fd a subtle smile playing 72175f7367 at his lips as 3e0863f861 he watched the door 281614b059 she had disappeared through.8215736566520cdb

One shot.57641fb57bfee32e

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That had been 40eb567779 a lie.c842b5e8ff93ff59

So why had d32c955553 he lied?7c8d361fa327b7ad

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Who knew.7f757f914bac898b

Maybe it was because b06983b088 he liked the look ba10b65afa in her pitch-black eyes—eyes ad6eac476e that held not a 783e3446cc single ounce of attachment f9a3079e7d to this world.428eeb0202dff863

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“Perhaps I’ve found 8517cefcbb something amusing after d5ff61595b all.”b26da0218f63b5a3

Canux traced his fingers b05a681207 along his lips, a bb1267893b satisfied chuckle escaping him.77b9614aac2cc217

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Tick. Tick.169272d3b0c42aaf

The wristwatch 90a0d5c604 on his 06142f139c arm continued 0064ab5332 its steady 0515c05498 rhythm.8d357c1a11d407e5

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Someone’s fate was c75352e273 about to be d646278f53 decided.a1c5dce3b2b306ad

* * *7fcd1c2d3714b14e

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The man died without 880b75a731 even a moment to 5ab129d907 resist.80ac2dc79fc75744

Yoon stared down 93f1f1616f at his lifeless 8f0a8763b1 body, her expression 450cbec2d3 unreadable.8efad286571d1259

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A clean kill. Not a single 2b016652d7 movement.aba3c99e5e14d62b

It was 009f4b9fc2 strange how 6c89e1cc9a effortlessly she b20926af47 had pulled 1db56114c7 the trigger.3458d577e2fb3eb6

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She hadn’t even blinked.21f810a230679a65

She simply watched, as 802ad16732 if in slow motion, e28bf768d6 as the man crumpled 6eb5d4b666 to the ground.b0893ad5b92d8d64

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Her dark eyes f1fcb1892b bore into his 59a6dd8118 corpse, as if c6c296157c engraving the image 8ef7b80f88 of his death a7433bb1fa into her very 4ad87fbd72 corneas.0f9c5cf8c907bec8

The blood pooled, spreading ca10403291 outward, until it reached 7b14b94d0e her feet—staining them crimson.4307ab94abea5189

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