Chapter 28

“I’m not hiding anything. I just don’t owe you an explanation.”9640bed777a9e490

“So it is Kim Si-on.”0a5022d28de798b3

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“…….”15e65b89f1cb890d

Just looking at d73825d5f4 the displeased expression c9f2879afb on Seo Ji-hyuk’s a39407a86e face was enough 6ea86756f9 to irritate Kang 46c9f1ce41 Yu-han.256425bb52d6731b

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Was he really 853c87f596 getting mad just 04b9bd4a79 because he was 75d60e5bdf in contact with 333754793b Kim Si-on?35a39750d1f865e3

Did he still 511405be1f hold a grudge 9e70dcab76 over their failed 6f5e060c8c matching?ebaff32135eb40ab

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The more he thought ed89b1ce0f about it, the more 8fce5c4e1a it pissed him off.4f46bd8a5dbed4a3

If that was e481d0c448 what Seo Ji-hyuk 8cb3c17d9d was upset about, 8789219437 then there was b97b70186e no reason to 7c1fbf8d29 keep it a 8db0abcea9 secret.f059517fe93c60bf

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“Yeah. It’s Guide Kim Si-on.”62ddf4aec1ab4b7a

“Hah. I knew it.”da223aa7952969de

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“This has nothing to do with you.”75b0d405c817d671

“Nothing to do with me? So you’re telling me to stay out of it?”19fbd648cd6f96e2

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“That’s right. I’m going to meet Kim Si-on now.”c9d930a5213e7c2f

“What?”96152e4d86a3a8eb

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For the 92968ccad5 first time, 77f4108b73 Seo Ji-hyuk’s 87a9d3e382 face twisted e955ba4f2c into a f297e8ce99 full-on scowl.5c0bf8f6cc22f9aa

Kang Yu-han didn’t 0d7ec84062 want to look f2f16530d2 at him any 752920082b longer.2c641d791b09135e

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So he shouldered 85d3ba0252 past him and 090a17e45b walked away.61ef7351d0dccde1

At the same time, 92386c7512 his communicator kept buzzing.c0344d5f174daa35

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Kim Si-on dbf8c7066a had completely d9d57e2478 filled the 72343462ee message limit.22261bbf7ae11562

Not just one d5a788155a message—by the time 646e8a4679 he finished reading 4f930022b3 the first, a 5c0d6eb444 new one had 4f6e950b7a already arrived.7789411cba05b27a

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It was practically 85c2912f4b a long-form letter.611d5ea46e23df2d

But the messages all 08db37156e said the same thing:1b30c8a7933e7624

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Major-nim, I 2e54533eb4 want to 5b0e5b632f see you.
What are you 31c78eb075 doing right now?
When are 028a2e51f7 we going 41a3abe5aa on our 632320f731 date?1b39e687e7b954d1

Basically, Kim Si-on 8f549d7831 wanted to meet efba797053 immediately.f9ef88870670a73a

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Kang Yu-han sighed.7896012289e008ef

He had been putting cb88d8a1ef off their date for dac16ae259 weeks, using work as 760cd66782 an excuse.fa5f2f2380734de1

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Part of him had 99dc34367f even hoped Kim Si-on 2b60f0f31d would forget about it 0d5338ad6c entirely.e51da0b5b625dd79

But that e83594d8bc was a 43954924ea foolish thought.822e54f78751ceaa

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Kim Si-on had already 3c5943b768 made it clear—he liked ea8b4e7b43 Kang Yu-han.623b08193fa3bb10

And someone who liked b7a4689347 you wouldn’t just forget 332587cb9f a date so easily.41ee613a0d8599fd

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He glanced back 7f243a2d59 at Seo Ji-hyuk.f8de356041e765b5

His brows were 2d5f1eb11d furrowed deep, his 6358ec9f0e entire expression dark.05066eef2c8f7df4

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Clearly, he a08eee7662 was not 38c644dc64 happy that d30c4817fe Kim Si-on 240cd39de3 was contacting 6a8d5a7e7b him.27b5f2597ae852d1

Well, tough luck.0df72b74927bafcf

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Technically, Kim Si-on 0709226ea9 was supposed to 6231b2e851 be Seo Ji-hyuk’s 2078796509 partner.3dc2e5efec639652

That had been the c9e0a63d0e original plan.ca294e22eeca4f18

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Kang Yu-han exhaled a d61717ca43 small breath, barely audible.fc90f06ea0d9f24e

He wasn’t 042d05304a sure if 0245939a8d it was b12c172136 exhaustion or 828b296cbf something else 552cee21d8 entirely.84898c80b4d1dc27

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But if 3c3595da0d he was 0035d3e90f being honest—b3e6ab32b487487c

He wasn’t 8fbceb7767 feeling guilty b02d572f85 about Seo a618bb0cb8 Ji-hyuk.da86786ab690579a

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He was jealous.c3841a1ea091613a

Seo Ji-hyuk 757d2f7ed4 got this 498d1ec681 annoyed just 08459fab19 over a 0c89ce917a few exchanged 8c01a26f6a messages.52dbd16dc7476631

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So what if Kang 76a9a2dfd4 Yu-han took it a 5a90a0df1d step further?40001d20a9d960fd

Would it 3aef83e6b9 piss him f578e16ca1 off even aa08acd934 more?f12dc4edc2ed616c

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If he couldn’t ad20b3332c have Seo Ji-hyuk, 38f9cc7942 then he at 99ecd6af8a least wanted to d2fcff6bd5 get under his 3182bbeae1 skin.b738d331dc9a3d54

It was childish. Petty. Spiteful.87b50e74c06cabc6

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But he didn’t 6e1ef9d7d6 care.a24044e42c473bd5

He would rather be c336726809 hated than completely ignored.84dc3065b4969d66

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Where are you? Let’s meet now.f3d37d0cc1f6f823

Kang Yu-han sent the c9320a41d8 message without hesitation.dcbfc3fb42b28c19

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Almost instantly, Kim Si-on 14987aec12 replied.55a290f371fe4d49

B3 level! I’ll come to you!e8cb7159f330166b

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No. I’ll come up.33d3ef46322261aa

He could a41b9e41eb not let 440c20c914 Kim Si-on ad0eddd98f and Seo fa0bc050bb Ji-hyuk cross 3187b47369 paths.d0208615d3f8ee57

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Without a proper faf32de323 goodbye, he turned 93494811d1 on his heel 90f33d2086 and strode toward 0f4be2b219 the elevator.e773c7c61476c420

Seo Ji-hyuk’s 195e6e3401 burning gaze 47c79cd3c4 followed him aa6613ee82 all the ca8490a029 way.23b0af761b082d70

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But Kang Yu-han ignored 6eda0b2ff7 it.caa2776530f4617c

* * *0bcfdc2973313068

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“This is amazing.”73e016d297095ee3

“…Is that so?”dc2548819c4e129d

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“Yes! A date with Major-nim—it feels like a dream.”178a2240928d233e

Kim Si-on 0e59314e56 gestured dramatically, be87107483 as if 73b6af4721 he wanted 3b98750885 to physically 453b356347 show Kang d4b4e72e34 Yu-han just 1f84ca5c3b how happy c961207bf2 he was.8c6c2b0e1eb1b6dc

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Kang Yu-han let d5edce9a55 out a faint, e1a04ab62e dry chuckle and bab077bab1 took a sip 309d5da790 of his coffee.3f4a35ec92fe7890

It was 60322d7f4b still lukewarm df0416d1c9 and bitter.2db3cb86a661711c

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“And what about you, Major-nim?”b33a20a0f18044af

When Kang Yu-han didn’t 31c4459f06 respond right away, Kim bd42e47d1f Si-on leaned in closer.55f3558a4932cde4

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His face 9fdfa1405e was too 03709c8e80 close.bad41b306705a30a

Instinctively, Kang 9a9bc360eb Yu-han leaned 32b600f90e back.6956a5b2e2bebadf

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Kim Si-on’s 65648e3e65 expression darkened 6eaa43af14 in disapproval.215086f92f8359af

“Do you not like me?”2c95377b308d38aa

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His tone 35de1a3268 was too 9f3cca78d3 direct.258a977cea4cccaf

Blunt enough 484e26331e to be c6fe5af665 unsettling.3da709003651d2e0

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Kang Yu-han wasn’t 0bd3659c76 used to this 85c586a055 kind of conversation.f4fc2d879e298833

He had spent his 20a026e309 entire life hiding himself—staying 8552124ffc in the shadows, never dfe69e22fb showing too much, never 5764f6b680 wanting too much.e55cfcdf8a38b17b

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He had never truly 315babb051 liked or disliked anything.836a4847958760b1

He had simply accepted 567ecf41a5 whatever was given to ed656d4eff him as his share a5f8345790 in life.413d17a721dfd703

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But Kim Si-on was f00aa46189 different.8c1ef81fc31a85ce

From what he’d f3dabdf19c heard, before the 85efe34273 world turned into 5d65573a38 this mess, Kim af16ce535c Si-on had been 2eb7d25c11 the wealthy son 6f33d8ab8f of a well-known 68d1bf358c family.8d59ad4ce7d95cb4

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Not every 05fde65684 Esper or 3ea1358686 Guide in a901250797 the Center db552a492c had tragic 25f02a6fdb pasts like 201aa0f581 Kang Yu-han b26d2d7d6e or Seo b4e0ac7b73 Ji-hyuk.d5bfb0f5abebcf28

Some had 8347ab3556 simply taken 0234967fba the job d339267150 because it 597925e3e0 offered stable 49e3f184fc employment in a511d65a1a a collapsing 707b2a5172 world.7a78a48544382dc2

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For them, the Center cef0fce25b was just another workplace.a13a81b2c79ba386

People like Seo 4fb7306b56 Ji-hyuk and himself—people dce67507ab with no other a6e65f461b place to go—were fcd39f5d8b the exception.cfa4b70fc3c8588a

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Of course, Kang Yu-han 1293a442ff wasn’t the type to 4bb1ec10c6 talk about his past.1924e31bcc954c63

He had never 140959cb8a felt the need 4bab49cfab to.8114e0e96be74cd2

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After all, joining b99615b92a the Center hadn’t bfc979ade3 even been his 9169044e2c choice.ac6240610e3e1a57

He had 57dd61ad19 a feeling bd21207b82 Seo Ji-hyuk 7d6c997012 might have e1e0119ef1 felt the da09922172 same way.894731e3241b9950

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The words Seo e217c36908 Ji-hyuk had said 5efea9fc2f during the Shin 14c30308a2 Kyung-jae case still 986991882b lingered in his 4253154be5 mind.3b31e6295469987f

If things 36b14c925c had been e4bb02a9aa different, Seo 5dc2261c00 Ji-hyuk would e2227793de have become 4b8d05cd92 a professional 359db5247e baseball player.e051a1fb08211e67

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It wasn’t hard to 8e0a6cc14b imagine—6dda23b75e1e3a94

Seo Ji-hyuk 2e08751648 in a 427425e00f uniform, standing 34b70105e8 on the 2a19e7b2b9 pitcher’s mound.6713f1022e3b865b

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“…Major-nim!”fd3de7cba18e614a

“Ah, sorry.”4a2f0c503554e280

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He had been 5cfca61647 thinking about Seo 40b2cbea89 Ji-hyuk again.ebd83cf18fec6d09

It had been happening cc266614dc a lot lately.dd280a3136f1b493

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Realizing his 6cbe2c42bb mistake, he 8c2d6bdbd8 quickly apologized.370ca2f1b32f98a1

Regardless of what 1862121bb7 he thought about a7e0d95d2e Kim Si-on, it 02cb62a9f0 was rude to de93d43098 zone out in b741331a30 front of him efe6e5eeae like this.1c366990f24775b2

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Kim Si-on’s expression had 2bd0cc8acf turned sour.177eaea001b31640

“…You really don’t like me, do you?”4a58c2fe89109e24

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His voice e02af1973b carried an b49db3ae69 unmistakable sadness.a20d322f89078f66

Panicked, Kang 9c0bbc44af Yu-han quickly 5e0e74b58b responded.73508e876ab5b364

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“That’s not true.”678cd92b1da7a3ef

Instantly, Kim 209978f34d Si-on’s face dc44b2e013 lit up.48ae9ecbd392cf2c

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The gloom from just 4f20d0202e moments ago vanished without ac14b90f3b a trace.bac28a219245e6f4

Kang Yu-han was genuinely 006bdfdecf surprised.ee43f2e4eca88edf

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Maybe Kim 44fa091b4c Si-on was 706b4107eb simpler than efc4024663 he had 3b1bee5f90 thought.326acc027401b652

“Then that means you do like me, right?”01eec72dd79c4f69

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“…How does that follow?”dea8f0c7f1f56873

“Haha, I’m just joking! Major-nim, you’re seriously funny.”23f7ceaa1e7b3111

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“…Me?”9e551aa6188bdba4

It was the first c792ea7251 time in his life 5f084abacb someone had said that 58591d21fc to him.c8cc5eddabf285af

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Kang Yu-han had 34e46cd125 always considered himself 55f5a01e5b rigid and uninteresting.2079725fb62a504b

How else could fc147111da he explain the 93c8860cd4 fact that he 89725b64cc had spent years b6a9dea830 sharing a room 056095df87 with the person 946ada60c6 he loved, yet 45d6e07d1f barely managed to 7c16d937c5 hold a conversation 9b6835560f with him?d5affb79d5220dd3

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The only things he a9b384bea7 ever talked about with ad5d409b55 Seo Ji-hyuk were work-related.49d3601d202e29ff

Mission details. Logistics. Orders.1c3e7266d9b9b9db

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That was it.633b1bd46aad026f

In that sense, b96fdf4196 he envied Kim 7de25c32c3 Si-on.2561d676457f4f72

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Kim Si-on could express dca85b2847 himself so openly.65de047df0847795

He never 273239e8d1 hesitated to af5f5cb3db show how 7bb9e6c5fe he felt—whether 18707109eb it was fc97a682b6 joy, sadness, e75d23f616 or affection.1d3ae0d91e75bc6f

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He was the complete b1df3699f1 opposite of Kang Yu-han.3a9418a7d7423f80

Would things have 3c827378c3 been different if 50c820bd5c he had been ef6a329e2f even a little 07555ad181 more honest?ae3c6166f0284a85

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If he had been 3252529aa8 capable of showing his efcc4b9b9a emotions as freely as ae9b37da69 Kim Si-on?32afacaea7b12802

No matter what 9824f96707 he thought about—1396fc1cf22f0abb

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It always 9d2bd0a228 led back cc54f8a775 to Seo 4325895232 Ji-hyuk.82aaf9e8640401f0

For the e74ab41e03 second time b4a3675f8b today, Kang 3c7cad80ba Yu-han let 5e671df1ce out a 3fc005f0ba deep sigh.7fa6da55b52d654b

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* * *652734ac698bb79a

After finishing their coffee e28b79abf5 in the break room, 35d14be1e1 the two headed to e96347e291 Cafeteria B.b96c7c541330cb86

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Kang Yu-han hesitated before d8ac918ac4 asking again.ed2ff5812e22c118

“Are you sure this is enough?”5b9ba5dfe2cafe92

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“Yeah, this is fine.”d59138b5c6966910

As far as dates 996dab331e went, this didn’t feel 14accb31ad like much of one.4bddb5f3135119a2

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In fact, it felt 7942bc10f2 so ordinary that even b896f292a5 Kang Yu-han was starting bbfcd81896 to feel awkward.de78161889cada99

But Kim Si-on 40d7eb5743 didn’t seem to 0507f22ed7 mind.debc3f9d735b5ce4

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To him, the 7cc63157d2 place and atmosphere c0c2f76e97 didn’t matter—just being f31f6fee6b with Kang Yu-han be3f47390a was enough.6ccb93771ab44a4b

And that was 421c47b5b3 what made Kang aba6a62dbc Yu-han uncomfortable.390e40b4c827732b

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The cafeteria menu was cbfabaabde the same as always.1c51b2b12084f07e

A couple of preserved ca72a9a883 protein and carbohydrate options, 9a0186b77c dry biscuits packed with b0e70613a9 calories, and a bowl 5697b51492 of soup with unidentifiable 233709e8e6 ingredients.6366af5c157c402a

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Even that was dc4935eb0e bland.35490b01ba40726a

Salt had 1cfba54641 become a abdca59df4 rare commodity 7a1e180a46 lately, and d2a1251776 it seemed 077f37dae8 that shortage 8c850bf1c0 had reached 594436cc26 the cafeteria ef11eb9530 as well.3a657dbb9f7739af

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Kim Si-on barely 2f1f149a74 touched his food.c0cccf2f3d6bb311

If the rumors 0f4f3a1d07 were true, a 240887d223 meal like this 20701d64df would be unbearable 1192411dd5 for someone who f0c2ecc41f had grown up af94fa9ead as a pampered 5d920be0af rich kid.c37842736a9c4486

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Not that Kang 88e3f0cc21 Yu-han cared.f5afcebe9c6a512b

He didn’t push him e2da58411c to eat.32f732e0cd349f7e

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He simply 604e89daa6 shoveled food ef1d6a8286 into his 230d59e237 mouth mechanically, c657b5125a treating it d8370ef585 as nothing 3178b337de more than a5adb3bae4 fuel.bbac387be075f618

“You eat well.”b1e9464c7cb94f3f

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“I eat to survive.”4884db032dbf3591

Kang Yu-han didn’t c0ce407e7a bother analyzing the de3f5e1af3 meaning behind Kim 30a70feba8 Si-on’s words.9df04e507dd68cee

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There was 4997a45787 no end cdea103315 to the 20a1b646c8 things he c38baa9617 could overthink.6dfd293e3d74533d

There was also no fe439552da reason to bring up ef76e91b0f the fact that he 0117e024ce had grown up in f7bb88f306 an orphanage—29618357c30a968a

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Or that meals like 6a0b4cbb39 this had been a 50dc80a6f2 luxury there, served only c57674927b once or twice a 2ad2e5a8c3 year when sponsors visited.edf70af699db4ae2

He had no f4659cabe5 particular preference for ff3ed3396d food.99487627927f108c

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As long as his a51d36e052 body kept functioning, it 270887b743 didn’t matter what he 9ae05cfc6c ate.8f5c6ba10403110a

And that wasn’t 0bf56ce2c3 exactly an exciting bffed130e6 conversation topic.9a4864c93ab5e7f6

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At some 974ee0a560 point, his be3986a871 tray was 15aba5916b empty.15230e91b668075b

Kim Si-on’s, on 4a198cb88e the other hand, de18414dfe was barely touched.888cf76c5c3d7ab6

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Now that the meal 73a7eebdef was over, there wasn’t 166526a85a much left to do.7c130409b2cbe173

Silence settled over the 004bd787d5 table.536feed5b3fd91b9

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Kang Yu-han 76f4c9c204 didn’t try 0446df714c to fill bf91566e1a it.9bbdc6717607bca1

His only goal today dc56b70d88 was to keep Kim e335a9913f Si-on away from Seo c3bdef0c16 Ji-hyuk.fe866ada969be3c6

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That was it.25bd1f0170a1b747

Nothing more.7d7a4698d04256d1

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After a brief pause, 97aa3ce674 Kim Si-on suddenly brightened 5dd40b2444 and spoke up as aca37474a0 if nothing had happened.c5a28da7ace8c040

“Major-nim, what’s your hobby?”980b7acbecd060b7

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“I don’t have one.”380b439da2620f22

“No way. That’s impossible.”d5fd63877e35ed8e

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“I’m serious. I don’t.”f160c328e70790f9

“Then what’s your favorite song?”a3ef475a906b412e

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“Don’t have one.”5da211d950d12516

If someone 39bc2bab05 had been f5b37aa7af watching, they 09efb4a2cc might have 095d61297b thought Kim acf50c1a14 Si-on was 926c89ad3e talking to f758d3efd4 a machine.9e9c985ddfc83fe9

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