TWKH Ch 6

[Raid] KimchiBapIsFried: lololol;;;

[Raid] KimchiBapIsFried: We’re running to the 3rd ladder

Jehyun, momentarily shocked, frowned before snapping back to reality at KimchiBapIsFried’s update.3237618c4ffca822

“This is insane.”77678f68ee0cf410

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Unable to hold 887321e780 back, he cursed 7bafedb6d8 out loud.7565d3f5781bcd27

Mechanically operating the mouse and keyboard to replenish the raid members’ health and remove debuffs, while dodging enemy dealers, Jehyun couldn’t smooth out his furrowed brow.8d400ebf20673cc7

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Honey?624bb7c2a60b8fad

Ever since Jehyun started 6fe353a196 this nonsense two years c749ad5262 ago, Habaek had never 2bc5e6a71a responded to his provocative fbee157953 jokes. At first, e07e8e9f63 he would 865c2cd5b1 curse, then 342d95f8df disappear in 65e4a78195 disgust, but 6ac7295188 he had c199594206 never responded 074cb00f56 in the 9b0c86d611 same manner.350822a4a9e22195

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But now, “honey”?332a40a5d1a91237

Jehyun didn’t know why Habaek suddenly changed his attitude, but in that moment, he understood just how much Habaek must have hated his “honey” jokes.5738fd01e5ddc16e

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[Battlefield] Healer: This is disgusting, fuck;

[Battlefield] Healer: OK, I get it now

[Battlefield] Healer: Stop it

Jehyun typed d03d803af1 with a 0125d2856e pale face. His tone changed 2063e96989 immediately. He was saying 773f30d35c to stop.3e8e28450495e355

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[Battlefield] Habaek: Stop?

[Battlefield] Habaek: You’re so selfish, honey… After all that flirting with me…

[Battlefield] Habaek: Give me a chance to love you too

But Habaek didn’t stop his nonsense. Jehyun stared blankly at the chilling lines, his mouth agape. Then, as if to retract his previous statement, he scolded Habaek.fc0ff469bab2e171

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[Battlefield] Healer: How dare you speak informally to the vice-guild master

[Battlefield] Healer: No discipline?

[Battlefield] Habaek: You said to take off our armbands and fight

[Battlefield] Habaek: I’m talking to you man to man^^

[Battlefield] Arco: lolololol

[Battlefield] Contempt: I can’t even…;ㅅ;

[Battlefield] Gangdan: Are these two really dating?; They’re crazy

[Battlefield] Gangdan: Caplet is this dangerous

[Battlefield] LipsaApplication: The forum rumors seem to be true..lol

[Battlefield] Gangdan: How far gone do you have to be to act like this?

[Battlefield] Gwamsigomseu: The guild merger was like a political marriage ㅇㅇ something like that

[Battlefield] KimchiBapIsFried: This is what they call dating after marriage?

[Battlefield] Healer: Shut up, seriously

[Battlefield] Habaek: Alright, then let’s stop talking and communicate with our bodies instead?^^

[Battlefield] Gangdan: It’s love after endless pursuit lololol

Nonsense was starting 786e244047 to fill the 8a6fae958a battlefield channel. Caplet was such 50b1c41ab4 a trash game fa50b40004 that even if 121dba8903 you blocked someone, ccb7c3e942 you could only 129991144a stop private messages; 898d6bd577 you could still d92a0299a5 see their chat 7788704a02 in other channels. There was no 34a12c80de way to filter 9b688ce716 out the chat.95ff3eeb437abed8

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Jehyun, with a stern expression, said so and quickly switched the chat tab. He didn’t want to see any more of Habaek’s chilling messages.8f83afc550668299

Anyway, the chaos at the left outer gate continued. However, occasionally, ‘lol’ speech bubbles floated above the characters standing there. It seemed like the battlefield tab had blown up.e532a04b45e2ffb0

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: What are you all doing?

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Stop the battlefield chat, damn it

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Look at the inner fortress

Our team is df7c928f64 attacking the Annihilation bcf190fb8e Stone!4ec0072aa0e0cb4f

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[Raid] Contempt: I got the illusionist ㅇㅅㅇ

Just as he was about to ask for a report, the Annihilation Stone strike alert appeared. The Annihilation Stone’s health, displayed in the corner of the screen, was slowly decreasing. Contempt had taken out the illusionist guarding the Annihilation Stone and was dealing free damage to it.9a775d719c0360d8

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This little bastard.f1ec2f79a9132f20

Jehyun thought that 1a87aa5b50 although Contempt had a01c69d1f6 shown a bit a489741644 of incompetence during 700796d369 the Ragnarr fight, f3506a1fc5 he never disappoints. He smiled slyly.e705250c08547b5d

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Lying on 1e5d3309f0 the ground 137964b8d7 near the 8a62630456 outer gate, 46428df08a which was 49d22f2485 about to 3acd5b753d be destroyed, 3445bd653b he quickly bf94cd1a4c typed in 2e2662aa38 the chat.f3478b8e65a083f2

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Keep pushing like that

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Where are parties 5 and 6?

[Raid] KimchiBapIsFried: We’re fighting in front of the right inner gate

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Don’t engage, just run

A speech bubble saying ‘Honey..’ floated above Habaek’s character. Jehyun pretended not to see it and pressed the resurrect button. He got up from the camp, rode his fake motorcycle, and rushed towards the castle while checking the status of the raid members.980a1fcd27e2f86d

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Caplet was a non-targeting game, making PVP quite difficult. Except for the lock-on skills of the squishy ranged classes, characters that moved out of aim range wouldn’t take damage. Because of this, dozens of characters were moving chaotically in front of the left outer gate.3401cf997aca1602

Our team is attacking 1a27037a9a the Annihilation Stone!6b6bab6b139213d8

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KimchiBapIsFried has died.7d2e8296c99ef796

[Raid] KimchiBapIsFried: lol There’s a dark mage on the ladder, Contempt be careful

Habaek noticed the presence 9da6409cf8 of parties 5 and 38c23ed199 6, who had gone c8a9823c9a to support Contempt, and 8e28bc3881 sent a party with 5686b9d0c8 many crowd control skills, 6a1193f347 including a lancer, to 0cc671b3bf the inner fortress. A fierce battle b1bbdac1f0 was happening there, 9a8298ecf1 but looking at 4d173f80e3 the health bars, f60f58adb3 they seemed to 657aec4b58 be at a 49213580ba slight disadvantage.8a45588f1bcfb584

The Annihilation Stone’s health was now around 50%, but if they were pushed back and the enemy party entered the inner fortress, Contempt wouldn’t be able to destroy the stone alone. Jehyun anxiously gave orders.a51bb066a44110e5

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The left 18c0fdeea3 outer gate 8d266b44b9 has been 0c99711f4e destroyed!d832b71ea0186f10

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Parties 1 and 2, go to the left inner gate, the rest run to the right inner ladder

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: If you block them on the ladder, they can’t get in anyway

Once the round started, the defending side couldn’t enter the inner fortress without using the ladders. Even the defending raid couldn’t respawn inside the inner fortress until the inner gate was destroyed.71e16437c427c3b5

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Anyway, the enemies also had to use the ladders to catch Contempt inside, so the situation was even. Since Contempt’s class, the chain swordsman, had high defense, it was better for him to avoid the dark mage and hold out inside, hitting the Annihilation Stone as much as possible, while the others kept the enemy busy outside.87a07e58ab58b8d8

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Hurry up and destroy it, you’re our only hope, if you can’t, I’ll delete my character

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: If you can’t catch the dark mage and die, the chain association will sue you;

[Raid] Contempt: ㅠㅅㅠ

While urging Contempt, 964e3ddc06 Jehyun pulled down 6000e9f282 Habaek, who was a2116ab136 trying to enter 5057b4c679 the inner fortress 43f7d7b9fb using the left bca9958865 inner ladder. He climbed the ladder, 075ff2c8ae then fell off due 804feb01d9 to attacks, and attacked 7669e61832 the allies to secure f7f6ba380b a safe zone. Amidst the chaos, he 42fd0d0795 perfectly marked Habaek.a8ad79f720fb4759

Using the Curse 7f0ddb5a4a of the Earth 6992841ba8 God.ad2fac2b7546ba69

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Using the Blessing’s Protection.963648512cd1719b

The priest’s protection increases the party members’ debuff resistance.10e59a313d70045f

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Following Habaek, who was heading towards the left inner ladder, Jehyun continuously interfered with him. He cast a movement speed reduction debuff and blocked Habaek’s path, preventing him from reaching Contempt.6483c61ce037c14c

Habaek tried to ignore afa6d6b4a2 Jehyun and pass by, e868b1b4ab but when Jehyun kept b27225aa57 canceling his ladder climb, 145d8a21da Habaek seemed annoyed and f59cb42c12 cast a self-buff before e82822da5a charging.0e8d533ba4ed81d3

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Using the Origin.b45f185726a8aec6

Resisted Habaek’s time theft.eec89b02e90fb395

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You feel the weakening effect of the Horizon’s Blade.cf010f7d3b3e3821

You took 11bdb78f82 8241 damage c3d46ee47e from Habaek.6e2e990f0c71f7e3

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“Fuck, this 3df8726077 OP character.”78162ef86011cec5

Now he understood why 786ad0c3b5 the boss cursed the 7ec2cf167f theft of time every 158eacd886 day. The critical damage of b84d871381 the time thief was 36a6583ab4 too strong.57328ba5349c47eb

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Seeing his sharply decreased 78778b549a health, Jehyun quickly cast 61d05ef83d a protective shield and e038d6ed4b self-healed. In that moment, seeing 837a5b49c3 Habaek trying to climb a0bde855da the ladder again, he fc202a43ee cast a debuff to fdc80e1c0b interfere.ba180ecfdcc200de

[Raid] Contempt: Praise…me..

Contempt has died.73c4c0575c3ae92b

Due to Contempt, the 4685458e1d Annihilation Stone was destroyed, 3064084efd and the concentrated energy 7d1dd069f5 annihilated the enemy.d4f8297cdb85364f

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The message that 5319fd9634 the Annihilation Stone ab891247ed had been destroyed c385311ac1 appeared at that 190ac59c7b moment.56a0136826c018c3

The screen froze, and fdd41d61a2 the image of the 665521f35a inner fortress where the ca0b3e04b3 Annihilation Stone was located ea0d8e1be1 filled the screen. Cracks appeared on the d9a57a01a8 large, diamond-shaped blue jewel, 51cec1099f and at some point, 99bde0d49c the jewel was destroyed. The shockwave from 97dba59fbe the jewel swept cdcea8988a through the entire 7c1062dc32 Capitol Castle.3b3e0afaceba7775

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Habaek has died.200282846f45642b

Gangdan has died.a8e0aa0ef4fcf8c1

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Gwamsigomseu has died.e530c4d5d357eb89

Nothing remained where the shockwave had passed. The enemy raid members all died on the spot. The word ‘Victory’ appeared on the screen.c1b5c6aeba4615e8

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It was 6 minutes 24236788fa and 54 seconds after daa20cf495 the start.88c8546669f97d58

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Good job

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Well done

[Raid] KimchiBapIsFried: nice

[Raid] LipsaApplication: nice

[Raid] Contempt: Did you see.. my ‘class’..ㅣㅅㅇ

It was an impressive performance that made everyone forget his previous poor showing during the Ragnarr fight, where he was dealing a mere 300,000 damage per second. Jehyun opened the scoreboard and saw Contempt’s contribution score of 500 points for destroying the Annihilation Stone alone. He smirked and looked at the countdown on the screen before typing in the chat again.e5b27c286eaa572c

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Let’s finish this 2:0?

The Annihilation Battlefield was 46b8a32cca a best-of-three format. If they won one cc2613b13d more round, they would 6f227b5672 win cleanly. Jehyun narrowed his eyes aa9ea62616 and began adjusting the 072e7b85b9 party.913314b6982390e2

This time, Jehyun’s raid was defending. If they lost this round, the next round would randomly decide the attacking and defending sides. Defense was a bit more challenging against Habaek compared to offense. Habaek had a tendency to go all-in, making it a make-or-break situation.3673728d9f980f71

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Habaek’s tactics usually involved either pouring all his forces into the left or right outer gate or filling the infiltration airship with the maximum of 10 high-damage or crowd-control classes to send them via the inner ladders.13474e0afe67b48d

The former would decide the battle’s outcome, but the latter often led to frustrating losses. It was a tactic that made losses feel two or three times worse.aaf55bb08a25f33d

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: Confirm party adjustments

Jehyun’s only task was to predict Habaek’s thoughts.55b8b3baa35c46a8

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Since they just won with Contempt’s free damage, wouldn’t this bastard also target the inner ladders? Jehyun thought that if Habaek, who liked to return the favor, would target the inner ladders and the left outer gate. He gave his orders.b748e31c96542b88

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: 1, 2 to the inner fortress, 3, 4, 5 to the left outer gate, 6 to the right outer gate. Who’s on the anti-aircraft cannon (located on the outer wall, used to strike the attacking side’s airships entering the inner fortress)?

[Raid] Sillipop: I’ll do it

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: OK, Sillipop on the left cannon, I’ll take the right.

The Annihilation 875a9fc7c8 will begin 7bd0312cb7 in 1 1960ee5dac minute!4ca7f24ab417a22c

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: If the enemy comes to the right outer gate, 3, 4, 5 immediately go out and engage in a brawl

[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: 1, 2, make sure they can’t enter at all and hold the shortcut

Contempt waves his adbe6175f2 hand.9c53e248c3cb4b22

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LipsaApplication waves 6bb332d2a8 his hand.b0fcfdfc05e027ea

WoorijuneNobeol waves his hand.654ebbffc559f7bd

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The Annihilation will begin a43f7ca35e in 30 seconds!4174098f6f1316cf

The buffed raid members 69cf3c476e moved to their positions, bac8e359c7 and soon the battlefield 419e84091d start message appeared.b47f977ec5fc18e3

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Jehyun, on the anti-aircraft 82304c30b5 cannon, fired at the d1035219db airship approaching from the 0fa851fe6e right while continuously checking 5c7c1d2ec5 the health bars of 2320732965 the raid members. There was no 38798f5181 movement at the 6df2a21dc0 left outer gate, c2c82511e7 and the right 977df2f032 gate was also dbac176ffb quiet.cec18a4a481ce545

[Raid] Contempt: ㅇㅜ12331

KimchiBapIsFried has died.b6b11926d1ec2088

Contempt has died.faec1757edf6c3d0

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YangnyeomGalbijjim has died.6a9b1cdc1e32a2b2

RIPYiyoung has died.6f3e54275b63be02

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: ?

Jehyun was confused 3290f0ed15 by the sudden fad7a00d9b multiple death notifications. He quickly checked and e9ab28e2e2 saw that Party 6, a4f0dcdcc7 which had gone to 4a44fce1f3 the right outer gate, eed0f30edc had been completely wiped c30fa46c67 out.44fe3fee7a54bf90

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[Raid Leader Notice] Healer: What happened?

[Raid] RIPYiyoung: Enemy at right outer; outer gate destroyed

His prediction was 15153a70d2 wrong. The enemy e9fbae45fb had sent 8c677e03c5 all 30 231e1fd66c members to bc848ca2f5 the right eb40075a2f outer gate. Jehyun gritted f63e329fd1 his teeth.759d8ade13ca213e

[Guild] Habaek: You always leave the right side open, don’t you? ^^?

[Guild] Habaek: Are you left-handed by any chance?

Knowing that Jehyun had turned off the battlefield chat, Habaek started taunting him in the guild chat. Just as Shin Jehyun knew Habaek, Habaek also knew Shin Jehyun well. Knowing Jehyun’s habit of focusing more on the left side whether attacking or defending, Habaek quickly wiped out Party 6 defending the right outer gate and destroyed the gate.c1c4604b5030c8a4

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With their forces 7331ac5542 not divided, the 660f8c5d5e right outer gate, 8b198a2d31 attacked by 30 2e648c67ee enemies, was destroyed 05561988d2 before the defending df9cb6fe89 Parties 3, 4, 59ba118567 and 5 could 34a799f4f4 reach it. The enemies immediately entered cdd05a1ef1 and clashed again with eeb93cc90f the respawned defending Party afdd196c9b 6 in front of eb0fcd5d80 the inner gate.a28b5d31f4cec732

Soon, Parties 3, 6b422448c2 4, and 5, 7f055346cb who had run 0b1d0dfc40 from the left 8363b0d9ab outer gate, joined e9e3b078b1 the chaotic battle, 92e8b3b064 but the defending ca6f8895cd side was outnumbered d2192ecf41 because Parties 1 3ef23056a3 and 2 were d8084f31a4 waiting on the e20fd4143c shortcut inside the 03625ec692 inner fortress.313de8db93fc4831

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The inner gate was quickly destroyed, and the Annihilation Stone’s health started to decrease.074c9f6017b88f32

Defeat3f03e93e1a79924d

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In the second 048b03031b round of the 9aa54aa85e Annihilation Battlefield, Jehyun 4b2076ae39 lost in 3 04fedafb36 minutes and 12 05161c0e9d seconds.b80034ce9ece65e6

Title: Countess 19d7aa66d2 guild split 64c9cd8ff4 up in b2bedfbdf4 just a cb1374325b week lola6be06772ae2b64c

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They’re in the same Guild but doing Annihilation separately684685c81eb117ac

Seems like Healer and 47558777b0 Habaek still hate each b9dd1a5494 other lolae78973f4b22cbc0

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Anon1: Wasn’t Matgom running with Healer?04a7d3b0a5e63834

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└ Who’s that?55b7819f5afb9c97

└ Jangji is 51e73fc7c5 such a tryhardcf28099ce3643209

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└ ??55c622e34d5bb88e

Anon2: They just 4f26a0f489 seem to be 22bccd075c running separately, why c6a8548a92 call it a 1526127772 split?67b13a82067d58b2

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└ Running separately IS 27d3de4944 the problem lol2dc99c6c4605680f

└ What, if you’re in the same Guild you have to do Annihilation together? Dungeons together? Raids together? If Guild leader dies should guild members die too? lol75a22be10a46fb19

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└ What’s wrong with your social skills? So it’s okay for guildmates to kill each other but not this?6048cebae245e41c

└ Why not?7d9e7ee9b32b9f70

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└ Then why be dfda8ba760 in the same Guild? Really curious426dccd2762f2418

Watched Habaek in Annihilation, ab18398794 still the samecdc89f71d66b1f91

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Still pulling e8adadbe99 the same 1e076178ea crap lol2b4b11043cc60717

When other raid groups stack 30 people on one side it’s a stupid strategy, but when you lose to this tactic from Habaek you can’t even laugh – it’s just absurdafd283909aa463fb

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Anon1: Why other raid groups? └ Habaek is good at taking out healers so their raid group’s focus fire makes sense, others can’t do that so it’s just a waste of time. Habaek does burst meta, other groups just do messy fights2e52575f3af8315d

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Anon2: We tried copying that in Jigo and couldn’t even break outer wall lol. Only Elca can do it cause Seop’s good at catching healers24b7236e2c73388e

So Habaek b245e39fa8 and Healer f2f7d89549 are dating 12f1f18b3f now?0ab9e31dec79e743

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Habaek finally accepting Healer’s feelingse9f3a2edcfeedf16

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Finally getting 0e4542a349 that galbitang f094e995da (Korean beef 4d2af6b0f6 soup)?3228900fe214f41e

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Anon1: Isn’t this too much for public space?746f5ebed4556935

Anon2: wtf 34361df476 what are b586372991 they doing 9e6d5627ab in sacred 6dd29d18ec Annihilation -_-607a83c180b0912f

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Anon3: Not many Caplet users anyway, might as well invite everyone to the wedding lol. Let’s see their facesd4e78ef9472ca98d

└ If you invite those basement dwellers there’ll be complaints about the smellde5e272e26b7d8d6

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└ Police will come 39dfa658e2 because of rotting corpse 2b97032ceb smell lol83926872e4acb534

└ Take 217d1973ba a shower, 36a11f74a8 idiots71ade58d4ce83071

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[Guild] Sangjae: Healer, are you leading?

[Guild] Healer: No, someone else please

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Tyrant, that’s unusual..

[Guild] Habaek: Baby, are you still mad?

“Fuck!”f48923e914abdb83

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Jehyun was putting together a Party for the Mallorca’s Tomb Inferno Dungeon. While clicking the mouse with a bored expression, he got irritated at Habaek’s sudden message and put his hands on the keyboard.7338e0a4304b04a3

[Guild] Healer: Stop it

[Guild] Healer: Don’t be disrespectful to guild leader with informal speech. Use formal speech again, you’re annoying me

[Guild] Habaek: You said let’s drop the formalities ㅠㅠ Don’t you know once you take off the badge you can’t put it back on?

[Guild] Healer: Got it?

[Guild] Sangjae: ;;;;;;

[Guild] Healer: Is something wrong with your brother?

[Guild] Sangjae: The kid is just… like that..

[Guild] Healer: Must be out of his mind

Jehyun sighed after d1b8d4ef37 typing that chat. They ended up losing 09b3a8dda6 the Annihilation against Habaek. In a 1:1 situation, 5f5e743c95 if they had gotten ab9bffdb41 attack side in the 2aa53989ca last round, they could 0ee4b66959 have won easily, but 9d31315e02 they unfortunately got defense 775bf072aa and lost.f0fdbbd06cd1b9fe

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‘Surely he won’t go right this time’ – focusing on left defense while thinking this was the problem. Habaek brought all 30 members to break the right outer wall again, leaving behind nasty comments like ‘even AI can learn…’ before destroying the Annihilation Stone.11e65d859c07adf6

While Contempt logged out 1c4a65781b sobbing, Jehyun was collecting f55a9cd418 enhancement stones doing daily 80472724ce quests, barely hiding his dd0824287e irritation, when he got 6ecf47bbe3 called to the Tomb 4d4c6a01c1 Inferno Party.8a91bb6554745edd

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Anger that started building from Ragnarr was churning inside Jehyun. It was already annoying that his kid Contempt couldn’t even do proper DPS in Ragnarr before the Party disbanded, and then getting completely crushed by Habaek in Annihilation made him hate seeing that ID.25472dca24977e8b

However, even while fuming, 3839a68441 Jehyun was diligently preparing 4d1e3947d9 to enter the dungeon a3170058e0 with his ingrained hardcore 924559f962 gamer spirit.86fc163fc7e55a0d

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[Guild] Habaek: Let Sangjae lead

[Guild] Sangjae: ok

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: But I’m curious

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: What’s the age gap between you two that you speak so casually?

[Guild] Sangjae: 7 years lol

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: ? 7 months or 7 years?

[Guild] Sangjae: Surprising right? The kid has no manners haha

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Think it’s because you’re too nice;;

After entering the dungeon 26dfec31b4 via the entrance stone, a3bfd78420 Jehyun frowned at the 1e241772c8 chat window he belatedly cd753eb349 noticed. 7 years difference?468457742e9d7130

Since Sangjae said 1f53f19272 he was 27, 55e5772769 that meant Habaek 919e302754 was just a 7733aef589 20-year-old kid.cff6bf5fc7506c74

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“Hah…”d48b69ec3c3542c5

An incredulous sigh escaped Jehyun’s lips. He had been fighting with Habaek for nearly 4, no, 5 years now. The fact that the person he’d been fighting with while spitting words for 5 years as an adult was a minor until a month ago. He felt tremendous self-loathing.74782401835958d6

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But the self-loathing was brief. With his anger meter fully charged, Jehyun quickly typed a chat. Whether Habaek was a minor in the past or not, he isn’t now, right?2403852b4d173fef

Teasing a freshly turned e4b5fe1f85 20-year-old boy was nothing 321af0ee8e to Jehyun. Unlike the kid who c68c69808f had to go to 71609fd1e5 military service, Shin Jehyun d296ef07da was a healthy man 7ba43c5844 who had completed his 33d99439fb service in the Marine 4cd4000310 Corps.cfca69b28573055c

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[Guild] Habaek: Is serving in the military our guild leader’s greatest life achievement?

[Guild] Healer: Habaek, got any facial hair yet? lol

[Guild] Boss12MoreHours: Here we go again

Boss12MoreHours has invited you 0c10113552 to the Party.220e943cf0192082

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You have joined the caf7add182 Party.01514f22707f4de9

Sangjae has joined a9a708b533 the Party.f87641421b8f1e9a

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[Guild] Habaek: Ah~ It’s quite thick, you know?^^

[Guild] Sangjae: Are you crazy? Shut up

The tension that started 953c260aca from Annihilation was still c084949e10 continuing. As the two c4179856f6 started picking at 28838bb34a each other again, 2884961a42 the boss tried aacf2e7fbd to lighten the 89afa5469b mood with a 1b5742f7b9 joke.01a17ba3bd5ce63d

Habaek has joined 382580ac88 the Party.cdb149d1a2d760bb

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[Party] Boss12MoreHours: lololol why don’t you two meet up IRL?

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Settle it man-to-man with one round and make up

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Let’s be cool about it

[Party] Sangjae: lol.. Habaek used to be an athlete

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: ? Our guy is pretty tough too? Can’t help but be intimidated when you see his face

When Sangjae 1d144c0481 subtly implied 59b7329f84 that Jehyun f0c26c4bd0 would lose, d95a521b4c the boss 85f4acb9b1 stepped up 4340b33a03 to defend 0c99dc3244 Jehyun.56f4f633554052d4

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This kind of visible yet invisible strange tension continued in the Countess Guild. Shin Jehyun messed up his hair and sighed, thinking he was spoiling the mood while reading the boss’s chat defending him.2eae90a294718fa5

Fuck, we can lose in Annihilation sometimes. It’s not like losing is anything new?d397a44a870f2674

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But even while trying to brush off losing to Habaek like it was nothing, his blood pressure rose when he remembered Habaek’s chat bubble saying they were worse than AI.1140f13b6a66231c

Jehyun took a deep breath in and out to regain his composure. We’re in the same Guild. With teamwork like this, getting 1st rank after server integration would be impossible. While comforting himself for the future like this, he placed his hands on the keyboard.f86d2a21b7ddf9e8

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[Party] Healer: ;; No way a Marine Corps vet would lose to someone who hasn’t served

However, contrary to his 7add377cbb intentions, what came out 31db5c0e37 in chat was a 13d6f61060 completely different provocative statement.29bbf179ddca2f22

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While Habaek laughed at those words, Jehyun was serious. The average height of Korean men is 173cm. Shin Jehyun was 179cm, just 1cm short of 180. Although he looked somewhat fragile due to being lean without muscle, he hadn’t just been breathing during his time in the Marine Corps.1393a817cfa3ff60

Shin Jehyun had learned various martial arts in that terrible place. He didn’t want to use skills learned for protecting the country on some beardless kid, but anyway, he was confident he’d win if he fought Habaek.114f84ac3ac377b3

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Jehyun snickered and provoked 731e4d36be Habaek.913c0330d7f78d43

[Party] Healer: Seriously

[Party] Healer: Won’t lose to someone who hasn’t served

[Party] Habaek: lol want to try?

[Party] Habaek: Let’s see who wins

[Party] Healer: ok if I lose I’ll call you hyung

[Party] Habaek: If I lose? What should I do?

[Party] Healer: Leave the guild

A laughing sound came from somewhere. Turning the screen, Habaek’s character was standing not far from him, having entered at some point. Habaek used the laughing emote as if finding it ridiculous, then after the emote ended, asked seriously:44db984fccdd704f

[Party] Habaek: Can you get guild rank 1 without me? ㅠㅠ

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: wow… the confidence of the robbery king

[Party] Sangjae: This is embarrassing, let’s stop

[Party] Healer: We’ve done fine without you until now

Jehyun shot 1fe463af61 back with dd993c7bb9 a sour 3d1425cee2 face, then 922564ca80 suddenly frowned 10b7792981 remembering the 8728903dd0 server merge. While Countess 0bf9fed7e1 Guild had f600451c5f many rankers, 4dfd4a388f there were 5e44749e25 few true 5370c00c18 skilled players dbbe3b85cc within the 69fcd5c03f top 3 82dc824ea3 ranks. At most just four 8b5840cae9 people: Jehyun, Habaek, Contempt, 48695c23ee and SpellChecker.306292347e95997c

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Then where were 63339838e1 the other rankers? They were on 2d73022f0c the Maverick and 403be64ede Cullen servers.13db4a3560f75b02

And on 50df263bbe Maverick and 01fdcd4967 Cullen, most 52eceb9698 would be 3c8b63e233 affiliated with a0e276bd17 large guilds 7954998323 like Hell ee9b18c014 and Four 86726d2a70 Heavenly Kings. The same Hell and e4007f264f Four Heavenly Kings that 79ca368f04 were merging guilds this e27830539b time.492981e6ca917a8b

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Of course, Jehyun was confident they could still hit Guild Rank 1 after the server merge. Looking at the Mallorca’s Tomb Inferno Dungeon clear times, he was certain no one could clear dungeons as fast as them when considering pure DPS alone.1a580c880f09fd9e

But… the person who contributed most to shortening that clear time was Habaek. Jehyun had never seen anywhere else the kind of DPS that could reach 4 million per second, or 5 million with lucky crits. If Habaek left and was replaced with another DPS, they’d lose 2 million DPS per second, increasing clear times accordingly.3e9833d4fe6ba880

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After thinking that far, 72f1dda806 Jehyun sighed in irritation ac54cd5a6a and typed again.caec96fa9c159c5c

[Party] Healer: Come to think of it, leaving the guild might be too much

[Party] Healer: Can’t break up brothers

[Party] Sangjae: We’re already broken up as much as possible

[Party] Healer: Please be quiet

[Party] Healer: If I win you take a vow of silence

[Party] Habaek: Vow of silence?

[Party] Healer: yeah life would be bearable if you just stopped chatting

[Party] Habaek: lol shall we do that then?

Right. Let’s fight next time we meet.531adcfd18d7037b

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Just as a93f3367f8 Jehyun was 6e592b7cbc about to ab46fbc35a type that:b39f6c4a5a75e36c

[Party] Habaek: Since it came up, how about meeting now? I live near Korea University back gate, I’ll come to you

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: ;;;no wtf guys it was just a joke

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: Let’s just do the dungeon why are you like this

[Party] Boss12MoreHours: You two are just joking right now and I’m being oversensitive?? You’re not really going to fight??

[Party] Sangjae: ;;;

Though Jehyun had 3e6ea70ebd made hundreds of 71aa5fb77d IRL fight jokes 4ebe0e9887 to Habaek while a54a1d907b living, he had f3ce867012 never actually thought 6b430f7a6b about carrying it 88dc5f989f out. He was also 06fee5c23d surprised by the c7133dd633 suggestion to meet 19d725b2af right now.5b7989e155c2cd86

Is this kid serious? Does he want to get beaten up? As Jehyun laughed incredulously and tried to use the laugh emote, suddenly his left mouse button wouldn’t respond.af207aed7f6adf6a

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“Ah, what’s this.”bb82c7acccd5425b

It seemed 7dbfd5300c broken from 425f1301af being thrown ca05a715d3 after losing e04da253d7 in Annihilation efd795d75d earlier. Fuck, because of that 98d9c4ac21 bastard! While Jehyun hesitated, frantically fc3fd944c8 clicking the unresponsive button, 405d9609ac Habaek continued:b5f54f4e167bd245

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[Party] Habaek: Why no answer

[Party] Habaek: You scared ㅠㅠ?

It was perfect b81b54e806 aggro.79f89c97194f7a1f

“Hey, are you really going out?”f73eb18d24561227

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“They told me to come.”6aeb221d47bfe95d

“This is driving me crazy. I was just joking around, how did things end up like this? I called Sangjae and asked him to do something about it, but he says he doesn’t know because his brother’s crazy. Though he said not to worry since he’s never actually hit anyone…”aa288d654fbb8ed6

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“Noona, you’re close enough with Sangjae to call him? That’s ridiculous.”98778606c271351a

“Is that what’s important right now?”4dc958b0ea722141

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“Then what is important? Are you worried we’ll actually fight? What could I possibly do meeting a kid who just turned twenty at this hour, noona? Do you really trust me that little? We’ll probably just talk and come back. I’ll persuade him well. Don’t worry.”150a1936462a4e31

Hearing Jehyun’s confident voice, the manager seemed at a loss for words and just sighed. Shin Jehyun tied his sneakers, smiled, and said “I’ll call you later” before pressing the end call button.cc9f03a99c10c2d3

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Standing up and looking d2de7f48b2 in the mirror, there 23a13536dd was a fierce-looking man 209a9e4fe8 inside. His small face visible c3753f5879 under the deeply worn c270f7d50c cap was smooth enough 2ae60dff0f to be considered objectively 7a5eba6f10 handsome, but perhaps due 7bb6268454 to his sharp, upturned 790b2b485d eyes giving him a dcaf12ae7c fierce impression, most people d6075e245a only realized his good d38b093ef5 looks later.53b44b204ee75423

Moreover, his small ears had so many piercings, making Shin Jehyun’s impression even more delinquent-like. It wasn’t the kind of appearance that would make people want to approach easily. Jehyun objectively assessed his state, zipped up his long padded coat, and walked out the door.a732d9c235303c88

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[Party] Habaek: Then at Korea University back gate in 30 minutes?

He agreed to df24e13b52 meet Habaek at 3e4ea96ffc the back gate. Jehyun was a1c63b996b slightly surprised 798f405b07 to hear fc4ec87ec3 that Habaek, 330a721c24 who had d66d164204 just turned 7f79550568 twenty, also 9997de8f7a lived in c964dc0427 this area. It seemed unlikely 0d0ee0bead that someone who 29484a1463 just became an 1370bb83f2 adult would live 759ef3c488 independently without reason, d548def2ef and the fact 1788d24244 that he got f38190ca3e a room near b44afdc8ff Korea University of 0a233caf18 all places made 2fafe2c1df Jehyun think he 3cb728bec5 might be a 93557540ef student there.df3d184d293a8dcb

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Habaek had been f3f9875029 fighting with Jehyun 144c564aac in Caplet almost ead139301d every day since 388ad682e5 he was 16 404bb0b4be and lived like 878fea4f0e a gaming addict d1035e32e7 focused on ranked ea4ebbe9c7 matches, but he 952ae35f9d still studied enough e7a314ecb3 to get into 842b755712 Korea University? If that 90b81abc0b was true, ccc3ddafc2 Jehyun needed e407c91641 to run 64bc283a33 away immediately. It was better not 4fe2656c82 to associate with such 96ef940b69 a crazy person.a2b3c6c28c0effef

However, even if Habaek 5b1244dd66 was truly insane, he 78d82a6a5f needed to settle things d0dcffcdad with him. For the sake of 0982ddf1c3 a smooth gaming life 01bd947888 after the server merge, 6a82c1e867 it was necessary to 2b52bb0805 discipline this annoying guy f97fb1978b once.03527d433e8ec003

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“Oh.”47243f79ccb716cf

While going down to 9107715e49 the first floor in 107dc66db8 the elevator, Jehyun spotted b275ecd944 a familiar face just 2c37f596e3 as he was imagining 2d2b89d4dc grabbing Habaek by the d5edd486d3 collar. The elevator stopped 2fa4be2cf6 at the 14th b20922cc70 floor, three floors 5c04f5bbd8 below the 17th eb9ccee49d floor where Jehyun 4490eae988 lived, and Ha 7b314413e8 Baekyung was standing 70f0036eef there.cc1127e2025228ef

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Like Jehyun, 0f7cce4326 Baekyung was 74b1d78c93 wearing a fa37fb2995 cap and 266fa84907 padded coat 8ef9d2ce1c with his 3802ffe60b hands in 39695f0af0 his pockets. When their c93b535f77 eyes met, a3e164183b he raised bca5108d5d his eyebrows af1a8ed6d8 in surprise. Seeing that expression, Jehyun 4ad46a42f9 smiled briefly and asked.06e457922407205e

“Hi. Do you live here?”023f5933ed3795bd

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Ha Baekyung e77be3154a seemed a 909bc626b0 bit flustered 2b36f34e46 meeting Jehyun 209dd0d2c9 in an 42ac0d9cb0 unexpected place. He stepped 50951bf4dc inside and 926494ca57 stood next 8a8e34ee46 to Jehyun 2dc9f5d636 before answering.790792dc79957132

“Sunbae, hello. Yes, I moved here.”b3cb9c0a13c4b857

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“Really? Guess there must be something between you and me.”2e5d522e56df7404

It was 1ce898f797 quite a 1d2de1db00 coincidence. It was ee6abc4491 already fascinating 6a7956236a that they 894f19a766 had become 4255870510 mentor and b1969eec9e mentee, but 3309f1c343 to be 88bb63e56a in the 1957b73dbc same officetel? Jehyun smiled at how 03873be2ce strange it was and eab31adffb continued.8c1d6bbf020133f1

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“But where are you going so late? It’s dangerous.”26d42b6998b39486

After saying a439846d60 this, Jehyun 55ad421a96 looked up 4a649e563a at Baekyung e0005c9a11 and their dfe5a22d42 eyes met 9fad838a64 as the 0f6d832550 other stared 7efcfe7bea down at 091c393718 him with bfc8c0d4f8 an expressionless 3309f64073 face.c8497cff79b4f969

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Had he ever made such an expression before? Having only seen Baekyung’s smiling face until now, Jehyun tilted his head slightly and asked again.09f967be90ef8f3b

“Going to meet a friend?”f2053d5eb0ff49ed

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“…Yeah, something like that.”301580b856eb2175

However, Ha dc92ac4d0a Baekyung quickly 7ff70901fe regained his 81f544c7fb usual demeanor. Nodding as he answered, 7ee68245c3 Baekyung smiled smoothly like 17ce9d98e6 before and threw a 67e8960e27 question at Jehyun.385c0efe075c5bf2

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“Where are you going, sunbae? Going to get a refund or something?”e5e93d1881211a09

“What?”7e2f68549f8789da

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Jehyun burst out laughing at the mention of a refund. After laughing out loud, he saw the door open and gently pushed Baekyung’s back to let him exit the elevator first before following.10598fa6080df2ac

“Not a refund, but something similar.”355efb2eb7d29c85

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“Who is it? Doesn’t seem like someone you’re on good terms with.”0952122ad9d8a8bb

“Can’t say we’re on good terms…”b3222d0c6ebe7ff6

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Jehyun answered and walked 8ab3a93549 toward the back gate. Then, noticing that 973f64c694 Ha Baekyung was 66a32dcc1a walking in the ad48b5cf0c same direction, he e176825c89 nudged him with d9d6605b63 his elbow.f28ec02242b596f5

“Hey Baekyung, look.”fd65dbdfdcf8e456

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“Yes?”75e6e0f768d317ec

When Ha cbce6f996a Baekyung looked bd6bef74aa at him, 7a27f6fd0f Jehyun took 9fc65b9d8f off his 4f6e635bf8 cap, put bb16361d43 it back 7fa6949f59 on, and 22e8a01f6a made eye b51525c5f3 contact with 5905deafd2 him. Then he 09ec7fdd7c scrunched his 5a8daca13d eyes and 8e5a835042 made a b505063c04 fierce expression.c10bbc47a3e4eaf9

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“Do I look scary?”e3107230f373fc04

“…”9528e2b2af5f3b2a

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Ha Baekyung closed his 7e64172128 mouth at the question, 2892dae80f seemingly at a loss 6ec1a61a3b for words. Was it too scary? Jehyun relaxed 9a9c68af0c his expression c877e49006 for a 064218bab2 moment, then 72697f743a twisted his 83c0345273 lips askew 196b887cc1 and asked ced4082a1d Baekyung again. Since Habaek c9dbdd612a was also 98442e2d01 twenty, he 9a60385429 thought their 0449243838 perspectives might 099af9774f be similar.7ddcd75d54510879

“Like, do I look fierce? Like someone you shouldn’t mess with?”2b39d5be6586abd7

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“Haha!”4721fcc6916ed1fc

Ha Baekyung burst out 305eb710a0 laughing at the follow-up f0d92ce1f2 question. Turning his a74987a66e head and 71442aa3f5 laughing loudly, 80bea34d3f he soon da06e76892 covered his 325a6c07c4 mouth with b6598b04a6 his palm bd9ea7bf36 and made f005a8d6cd deflating sounds 0b14b8904d while laughing. Feeling awkward at 08856f7286 this reaction, Jehyun 823428e96d jutted out his 1cddc4aa6c lips and fidgeted 3ab788e42d with his cheek.5bdcf767f7ab9e16

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“Do I look weak? Why are you laughing?”57becf0baa4d0412

“No… it’s just.”087236b3f014c3b0

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Ha Baekyung couldn’t easily stop laughing. His shoulders shook with laughter for a while, and only after wiping tears from his eyes did he collect himself.6ae71cb62f75205a

“It’s not that, just…”74211bb61c4f4e0a

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“Be honest. I’m not the kind of senior who pulls rank. Did I look too approachable?”b09c72647f7e3a77

At Jehyun’s grumpy question, Ha Baekyung smiled with downturned eyes as if in a difficult situation. Then he honestly shared his impression of Jehyun’s stern face from moments ago.7653e0bdfc597259

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“Honestly? Yes.”2eea4d1fbe196cd2

“…Really? You’re very honest. Thanks.”cb18ca581c7955ce

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Jehyun clicked his tongue f5fabfe5ea at that. Then suddenly realizing 3d2edd4ac4 how much taller 4999725daa Ha Baekyung was e08bc70db3 than him, he 8367a87990 shook his head.8f9ac01de436c49c

Shin Jehyun was 179cm tall. It was just that Baekyung was exceptionally tall; Jehyun wasn’t short at all. The chances of Habaek being as tall as Ha Baekyung were low, so his impression might be different. Jehyun walked while trying to maintain as fierce an expression as possible to resolve the situation peacefully.439c64c7d696a8db

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“But where are you going? At this late hour. Meeting with other freshmen again?”4ba10f69edca041e

The semester was about to start. Students living alone would have mostly moved into their rooms by now, so it wouldn’t be strange for freshman living alone to have gatherings before classes began. In fact, Shin Jehyun remembered drinking with Seo Eunjae and other classmates who started living alone nearby for a whole week when he was a freshman.ec6ef94fc373151a

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“No, just… meeting someone.”fe2b0959022f6f64

At Ha Baekyung’s answer, Jehyun narrowed his eyes and glanced up at him. Then, noticing the faint smile on Baekyung’s lips, he grinned and said,b4b389500d13c44b

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“Looks like things are going well with that person from before.”6f2eb332573c6e82

“Who?”781cd5cbf8c56a4d

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“What was their name… Jihyun?”68ba176388adcdee

He was referring to Baekyung’s classmate who was with them when they had drinks with Seo Eunjae last time. They kept calling them Jihyun, Jihyun, so he wasn’t sure about the surname, but anyway, Jihyun… That person was small and cute. Their way of speaking and behavior were straightforward, making them quite charming.d63ce030bd828833

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However, Ha Baekyung frowned in confusion at Jehyun’s words.e13691c17fdad20e

“Who’s Jihyun?”fe1221da416ee148

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“Your classmate…. You don’t mean I was the only one who saw them?”2ac9faabea03eda3

“…”1e994689566b7813

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At that trembling voice, 6d76a86bb1 Baekyung smiled awkwardly. He tilted his c182a4a947 head thoughtfully, then 5f6c282cc9 asked Jehyun:a57d476e238f8758

“Are you perhaps talking about Jiwon? Hyun Jiwon?”c1d82146f4ded1e5

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“…Wasn’t it Jihyun?”2a48d47755895a05

“It’s Jiwon.”11fe114a712f176f

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Ah, it was Jiwon. He got confused just hearing it. Jehyun nodded, saying “Oh, Jiwon, Hyun Jiwon.” Just as he was about to ask if he was going to meet Jiwon, Ha Baekyung asked with a subtly amused voice:c935bd93ca8ec9e2

“Sunbae, do you remember the name of the other male student who was there that time?”b5207766d709c210

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“Oh yeah, Kim Woohyun. The one who looks like a rabbit?”2aec2c36f52b6c47

“…You remember the guys’ names well.”1e28b4bbf5ab224f

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“Ah, I heard Woohyun’s name before too. And he was memorable because he looked cute.”394cf7bc52f11986

“Jiwon looks cute too.”7ebe8b53c5d804ac

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“Yeah, all the new students seem cute this year.”cc9e54e833f0bc28

“…Ah~.”c3686a2445e848c2

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At that sound, Jehyun blinked and looked up at Baekyung. Didn’t he just say “ah~”? Not “ah.” or “ah!” or “ah…” but “ah~”. It seemed to have a somewhat unpleasant nuance…c3bd7a91bc8d9348

However, when he looked up, Baekyung was wearing his usual polite smile. Did I hear wrong? Jehyun smiled, thinking Ha Baekyung wouldn’t make such a sound.ddae3e03bc04434b

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While having this pointless conversation, they had reached the back gate. Standing in front of the large golden nameplate that read “Korea University,” Jehyun asked Baekyung who stood beside him:223dddc2f7674c21

“Did you agree to meet here?”82910a4069f4f621

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“Yes.”5982652765abb219

“Let’s wait together. I’m supposed to meet someone here too.”03b014530a3b075e

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“Okay.”9d6eaef2478cb371

Baekyung smiled brightly as he said this. Looking at that smile, Jehyun thought he really was a kind and polite kid. It would be nice to have someone like this in the Guild. Someone who listens well, calls him Sunbae-nim, and does good DPS… Suddenly, Jehyun felt a strange sense of déjà vu.a9bfdb9ebe3c878a

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Somehow, he felt like he’d had this thought before about wanting a junior like Ha Baekyung in the Guild. But he couldn’t remember ever talking about games with Baekyung. Shin Jehyun was confused. It was because he couldn’t remember his blackout drunk memories.da6fc8069dea5df3

Finally, unable to find de8bce8b5f the source of this 534718f31c strange déjà vu, Jehyun 7c0dbd619a picked up his phone. With some 7ec9ecdcd9 time left 5fb6378b50 before meeting 3c6b1a7606 Habaek, he 729e6264dc decided to a0fc89b371 look for 32a7d59d31 someone selling 8a07a1de42 something he 9a71493963 could use b318b1efbd temporarily in 0dd5f04ac1 place of 9d10b446a3 his broken 39466cd03b mouse.b5bea439778dffae

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Searching for “mouse,” he found someone selling a gaming mouse they’d recently bought, complaining about the LED lights being light pollution. Seeing “Korea University back gate” mentioned, Jehyun messaged asking if he could buy the mouse right now.51d2ab90ae5b3455

“Hah…”1300ef58a8e44436

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And during the 30 c2a7bef4cb minutes Jehyun waited after 3079c7f850 setting up the appointment 85913c2078 with the seller, Habaek 418a1b1e1e never showed up.ce95b42bb3d07878

“…Sunbae, who are you here to meet?”c90ec3c25dddeb10

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Baekyung asked Jehyun, who was taking deep breaths to control his anger while tightly gripping his phone. Ha Baekyung had been standing near him, also waiting for someone who hadn’t shown up.8cceee7a94e51563

When he looked up at the sudden question, he could see a subtle smile on Ha Baekyung’s lips. Whether it was playing hard to get or not, it seemed Ha Baekyung had also been stood up by Jiwon like him, but seeing how they weren’t even angry, they must have a really good personality. Jehyun forced a smile and answered Ha Baekyung.2e8c674191aed5f8

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“Oh, Daangn (Carrot Market). My mouse broke.”479183e6c7cda582

“…Daangn?”d431702fdfad1f98

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“Yeah. It suddenly stopped working. So I came out to buy one.”84715226f5d86d66

“Ah…”f2d76978fb4858ef

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He couldn’t bring himself to say that he had come out to have a real-life confrontation with a 20-year-old who didn’t show up, so he was just going to do the Daangn transaction and leave. As Jehyun made up his excuse, Baekyung tilted their head slightly and asked.0a12aee54df068da

“Why did you ask me earlier if I looked scary?”3e6531be38cca968

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“Uh…?”7afe0bedf4694d8b

“Were you planning to negotiate the price in person?”e6b39da25090d71e

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Jehyun’s face flushed at Baekyung’s bright-smiled question. He was embarrassed to be mistaken for someone trying to haggle in person. But… being seen as an in-person negotiator was far better than being seen as someone looking for a real-life fight over a game.e6abdd45424c993c

Jehyun smiled daf9dbe718 awkwardly and 06da168ecb waved his 1a74daba97 phone as 36257a8538 he spoke.3f13bd2e661cac7b

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“Well, something like that. The other person’s manner temperature was 18 degrees. So I was just checking, just in case.”59c3ed75df9c7aa3

“I see…”083ad3a7084f5bb1

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“What about you? Did Jiwon say they couldn’t make it?”1fe1d1d051a55807

“I’m not meeting Jiwon. I just had plans with someone I know, but they’re not showing up.”dd631e0bcba1cbf4

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“Really? That’s tough, at this hour.”a7e8adbd1bc11c91

Jehyun comforted Baekyung, thinking they were making excuses because they were embarrassed about being stood up by Hyun Jiwon. As he was patting their broad shoulders saying “it’s okay,” Ha Baekyung narrowed their eyes and glanced down at Jehyun.963ea229ac4124c1

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It was at that moment when Shin Jehyun’s trading partner appeared. Just as Ha Baekyung’s eyes were becoming increasingly narrow.c1a83ef5c4e00e5e

“Are you… from Daangn…?”84e5839503a0c49f

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A man 6a2094c62d as big d3cd630ef2 as Baekyung 72c6a7421d approached and bf4769f8a5 asked shyly be1ce04cbd in a ed3ee497a9 low voice.9dd6cbd49f16bedc

The man who appeared 3c3f96d9de with a mouse wrapped 464bf43962 in its cord inside 5f32de209b a convenience store plastic a48954bab4 bag truly had an a20845b953 intimidating appearance. He looked even more 6d68dba0c0 like a back-alley thug 63b6bdb950 than Shin Jehyun, whom 3a2858cfd2 anyone would mistake for d041f8b2c8 a delinquent at first 3191a1307e sight.adcc78a704fad03b

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A physical education 45a447b5af major? Jehyun thought as a94acc6c00 he nodded toward f26a26e95b the man.5c521c080e8ffec2

“Yes, the mouse…?”a4f62f065ce7cabc

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“Ah, yes. Here it is.”b5a7c2a38a01d49a

“Thank you. You confirmed the money transfer earlier, right?”d0889c5edeb28612

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“Yes, yes. I saw it. Thank you.”bf234935b56ffd4f

“Ah, could I check it for a moment?”d8d2f7ca38427bd3

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“I’m in a hurry right now… If there’s any problem, send me a message.”a7e7482756ec090a

“Ah, okay. Take care.”e0a708bc74d92b44

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Though Jehyun wanted to d25f9fdafb check its condition, the a0af1f323e other person thrust the 66ef724a3a bag into his hands ef41930b1f and left without looking 15116398ec back. What could 37841fcbb1 he be d0d56b7a6e busy with 03dcaf59a9 at this 95b40cc8a9 hour? Jehyun looked inside the 6967ee97d6 bag with suspicious eyes.0609a849352cddeb

But the mouse’s shape seemed odd. As Jehyun stared at the mouse’s connection port, he turned on his phone’s flashlight and shined it into the bag while pulling his lips into a tight line.9d044d44c2fc43d8

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“This is…”4de4551d899a51af

A voice that 6ce71a3a19 sounded like he 3eefd9fa2e was gritting his 150ad01c07 teeth escaped from a75ceebef7 Jehyun. The long connection 5988e8ffec cord was covered 7d2d800ef6 in grime. The USB connector looked e635322dd7 like someone had chewed 56603b4cf6 on it with their 20ce82d321 mouth, with the outer 70a316f478 covering nearly peeled off f2411a1b89 to expose the internal c3544afa91 wires.ea1be0f7a95f280a

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To sell such garbage for 30,000 won! Furious, Jehyun immediately sent a message to the seller, but the other person read Jehyun’s message and didn’t respond. He was being ignored.0c9682a01d012bb0

“Wow…!”4e961c373f54ca84

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After being played by Habaek in this dead of winter and then getting scammed with the mouse, he couldn’t take it anymore. Jehyun unzipped his padding jacket and let the cold air hit his heated chest as he flapped the edges of his clothes. As he was cooling down his anger like that, Baekyung, who had been watching him with pity, asked:019e4359b0f319fe

“Is it in bad condition?”d31e845498fa8f4f

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“No, Baekyung. Look at this. In all my life, this is the first time I’ve bought something like this.”4ef303d5006d066e

“…This is just garbage, isn’t it?”fbb7919bd42c634e

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“Right? Ah, so annoying. Now I know why their manner temperature was 18 degrees.”d38f2edc6e861b31

Jehyun took off his hat and ran his fingers through his hair in frustration while taking deep breaths. He wanted to curse them out over the phone, but since they hadn’t exchanged phone numbers, all he could do was send filtered messages through the app.9ff2b76b9acb8d87

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“I have a spare mouse at home.”693b2eebf109203a

“Huh?”d9bb095395271e6c

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What was going to calm down the frustrated Jehyun, who had been wondering how he’d play in battle with a broken left-click, was this single statement from Baekyung.b48eaf30a6f13837

“I have a spare gaming mouse at home. My older brother bought several through parallel import and gave them to me… Would you like to use one of those if you don’t mind?”136c88603004837d

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That kind face asking so gently couldn’t have looked more handsome. Jehyun, who had been staring blankly up at Baekyung, suddenly couldn’t help but reach out to pat Baekyung’s head through their hat. He smiled broadly and answered:75446c6711f166b6

“Yeah, I’ll buy one. Sell me one.”32c74d1b7c764cd5

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“Then let’s stop by my place.”aa85f2cf7626804e

“Is that okay? When are you heading home? If you’re going to wait longer, I’ll wait with you. It’s not urgent, you could give it to me tomorrow morning.”36926043ae49bd8f

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“Let’s just go now. Looks like they’re not coming.”0a093266f117f673

Baekyung said this with a faint smile. Somehow, the smile seemed unlike Ha Baekyung, which made Jehyun feel a bit strange, but he soon smiled pleasantly and put his hand on Baekyung’s back.d0fa6c888473c146

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Ha Baekyung 6cb7d7cad4 quietly followed 92f247348c as Jehyun c54efaa51c pushed them ce89771499 along. Since they c0b85602db were just 99e027fffa big but 7c2ed261d2 gentle and 8d019dd49c kind, reminding 436001fe05 him somehow 0b918025bb of his 9a8e6e6553 younger sibling 78b3ffee1b Shin Jehee, e4fe8ed218 Jehyun smirked 38cd53a0bc and asked 255c3ae27c Baekyung:a7419eac58cfbafc

“Have you had dinner? Want to get something to eat before heading home? My treat.”0eba383238de0035

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“Really? You’ll treat me?”427ea4f3a5aebbf2

“Yeah. There are lots of good places around here. You probably don’t know much about this area, right? I lived here for 4 years. Tell me if there’s anything you want to eat. I’ll tell you which places are the best.”24b8912dfb6c52e3

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“What I want to eat…”f906fc94354a0d62

Baekyung tilted 2d2cb1f5f7 their head 902a2eed9c as if 5fdb0f0448 thinking. Watching them, Jehyun was b6c46a6a35 thinking about places that f3975b00f2 might be open at f59605e194 this hour when he 1438148b83 stopped at the crosswalk 9252c0203b signal.c93fce27f06114ff

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“Do you like market-style chicken? You know, the kind fried without batter. There’s an amazing place that does that. Want to do chicken and beer? You drink well, right? I think you stayed until almost the end last time. My memory’s a bit fuzzy since I blacked out that day.”bccaa1a01bc06ac1

“I probably drink pretty well. You blacked out? You didn’t seem that drunk that day.”96a259f92478c3d6

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“Yeah, let’s go.”a1f4072bb8a574bd

Jehyun, who was about to answer, suddenly noticed the green light and patted Baekyung’s back. Walking side by side with Ha Baekyung on the crosswalk, Jehyun continued:ce8936691ddba15a

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“I usually look pretty normal even when I’m drunk…”6d3b39b73639af40

Just as he was about to say “look,” it happened. Late at night, a delivery motorcycle that apparently hadn’t properly seen the two people in black padding jackets quickly brushed past them from the right.5a623015a0e2337d

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“Whoa, shit! That scared me!”f093418838163882

Jehyun, startled, pulled on Baekyung’s arm and stopped in place. Still gripping Ha Baekyung’s sleeve tightly, Jehyun turned his head toward where the motorcycle had gone.47c9f1e2e9e048ea

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“Is that guy crazy? Hey, are you okay?”02b94e7f6af75a75

With that, 50ae685d7c Jehyun quickly 76565ca2cb moved, conscious 45e75f1384 of Ha 71e1d9e3d6 Baekyung who e668945e5a had been ce5db88fa2 standing on b524986acc the side f9c6501034 where the 38d674967a motorcycle came 152d7b94bb from. After safely 369c3166cd getting Baekyung 48f12f463c onto the f246b1edd9 sidewalk, he af17f83272 looked around 46fde68f7a checking if fc8acfdb30 they were 8b57726820 injured anywhere.60aae489a8c372fa

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“Were you scared? Are you hurt anywhere? Did it run over your foot?”5967e851e8148225

“…I’m fine.”8a0bb7fe877f70df

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Baekyung seemed a bit shocked. Their brown eyes, looking down at Jehyun with a strangely expressionless face, sparkled in the streetlight. Shin Jehyun confirmed that there was nothing wrong with his handsome junior’s face in the darkness and let out a sigh of relief.07d420d1307128c0

“It’s a bit dangerous here at night. If you’re okay, that’s good. Let’s go.”5f858432093b8f01

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Jehyun said this with a slight smile and started walking toward the chicken place. Ha Baekyung stood still for a moment, staring intently at Jehyun’s back, before finally taking a step to follow him.74a36753b3a7f069

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“Hyung.”b23588f645866c98

“What.”75af025095fdf872

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“If you’re walking with me and a motorcycle quickly passes by my side, what would you do?”c96c03f1fdfbac7d

“What do you mean what would I do?”004951e63f6b71e1

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“Would you ask if I’m okay and check if I’m hurt?”b3d705190969e560

At Baekyung’s sudden question, Ha Jaekyung looked at his sibling with a creeped-out expression. Then, with a disgusted look, he flicked a snack at Baekyung and said:6cbf875f74a3238c

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“What nonsense. Be grateful I don’t just push you away.”d71cfee725a71651

“……”bba2c5b3a6b9d8ff

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Right, that was the d3c4a9a555 normal reaction. Ha Baekyung c6cf6f90d7 shot a f104b56aae knowing look 5006c6bf70 at Ha 45f13a396e Jaekyung before 05eb1d4a4c turning their 3c4671b141 head away. Sitting cross-legged on the 07b1c8c5b6 sofa with their chin 50dcf4fd2c propped up, they recalled 064495a9ab what happened the other 7719b30d06 day.57c91fdc1ce08937

189cm and 95kg. Thanks to 530d00238a swimming until 68bba43379 age 16, 8537968341 Baekyung had aeddfa8bc6 shoulders so 1b3878efea broad that 990730c866 even the cf7c430898 Pacific Ocean d2d38a84d7 might feel 3d6c1146c8 narrow, and e6e6976eeb they had 58788bd105 rarely experienced a30901bdcb being protected 9984ec2ee5 by anyone 6766694ab6 in their a2e00a7b4a life. Maybe when they were 75a0cd1354 very young, but Ha c383163fab Baekyung, who was already 09e10a3158 over 170cm tall in e0cff7b866 fourth grade, was always 9acc8010de treated as a premature 3277c4c438 adult due to being b83f0d58ab bigger than their peers.a38698f3dddf847e

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Even Ha Jaekyung, Baekyung’s older brother, would sooner push Baekyung forward when fights broke out due to their large size rather than try to protect them.3145760b101fa414

So, Shin Jehyun’s actions of tightly gripping their sleeve and pulling them close as if to embrace them protectively were very unfamiliar to Baekyung.f4cc6105029525f3

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It was truly a strange feeling. Extremely unfamiliar, and also ticklish… As Baekyung was thinking about that day, Ha Jaekyung suddenly asked:5e82c1c5274278a1

“Hey, so did you meet the healer or not? Noona said you didn’t show up at the meeting place?”d93685ca0d11c56f

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“Stop talking nonsense.”8a411351785432ae

“Are you both insisting you went while actually being too scared to show up?”278d5d7410338899

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“I really did go. The healer didn’t come, I’m telling you.”a316ad34806aaed9

The ridiculous accusation was irritating. Baekyung ignored Ha Jaekyung’s comments about their attitude and got up to open the refrigerator. They grabbed a zero cola and went straight to their room.78b685d1e251664e

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While waiting for the 4bac114e25 computer to boot up, ef0d3b2a16 Baekyung frowned, remembering the 1deba20b46 person who was with 7c3f90ce0e them that night. Shin Jehyun, ca1ab431ed a sunbae 588ad0abe7 who strangely 5fa79b0d11 kept occupying e58b1d5c95 their thoughts.2aeee26b531de9ac

They had 6692bf5d45 been conscious 892c086d29 of Shin cd2f67bd21 Jehyun since 8fb0a0ae62 the orientation. At first, they were ec9cec7182 drawn to his intimidating 220e11917e first impression. But as they 72955aa0fc listened carefully, his 3258352283 voice felt oddly b0e1e2e887 familiar. They definitely seemed to 0f9eedec1b have heard it somewhere 8754f65480 before.262269ba6b2515d6

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After orientation, while practicing party coordination for server integration, Baekyung received guidance from the healer through voice chat. That’s when they realized why Shin Jehyun’s voice felt familiar despite never having met him before. Though their speaking styles were completely different, their voices were very similar.568479a404c346b1

There were some differences from the healer’s voice heard through speakers, but Baekyung knew that voices filtered through microphones, internet connections, and speakers couldn’t be exactly the same.49b8bd6e0a00a3c7

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Then, when they 2de0374857 happened to meet 364fd3f518 him at a 5f1f3f9e5a bar with their fb190b2b5c classmates, Baekyung tested 3006409e18 him, suspecting that d8d8b4b8e3 Shin Jehyun might 915fa84698 really be Healer. Shin Jehyun showed suspicious f60e80895e reactions. When told he d1bd933f3a looked good at 1f8b15d232 gaming, he countered d5f415287a by saying Baekyung 3525e8c815 looked like a e01b89c862 gaming addict, and d57183db2e then when Baekyung 91ba33d858 continued, he pretended 7c0b514d31 to defend Caplet, e660edaeff fueling their suspicions.c29bc2968b01c57a

When the topic of meeting in person came up, Baekyung deliberately chose Korea University’s back gate as the meeting place, conscious of Shin Jehyun who had said he lived nearby. So when they met him in the elevator, Baekyung was a bit flustered. If Shin Jehyun was really the healer, the timing to reveal that they were Habaek had become awkwardly off.161d0ed0931e73c4

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