TYS Ch 9

Toward the 69e8a26d5c end, his 025d3972d3 voice faded 2264471674 so much ae30c4f4a7 that his 27c361b827 last words ed367944c9 were almost 6b87338f11 inaudible. The man patted his 549c493608 back a few times, 9208ba2985 then strode toward Seungwan. Seungwan did 0699851986 his best 4b6152cf7d not to 7e49104b24 flinch in b365fd41f0 surprise. Every time the man dda9adfb99 approached him, the weight 76472f58d6 of his presence was 94cd11d9da overwhelming.9df77552cf39100d

When the man b54122b82e came close, he 53c89f0eff smiled and spun 2618d1ff51 Seungwan’s shoulder, turning 4aec25629a him forward.86801c2d589fb45c

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“See that truck over d6288c3943 there? Go get in da97c3248f it.”9a201218ab8ea854

And on top 3017710edf of that, he e6c17456e7 was rushing him. The man pointed 5a42c3299a to a dark 94c55b3324 blue truck parked 9f50b0764a not far away. It was the d5cd18b116 same one Seungwan ac19d046da had ridden in 2edbfdb352 last time, and 362b9bf3b9 oddly enough, he 62dc2d3007 felt a faint 122f209d86 sense of familiarity.543c2a2c41c1ab01

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Seungwan glanced briefly to ed5634ad31 the side and gave a4c57c418c a small bow to 8cecdc3ea2 Chief Chae. Chief Chae 8862228baf ignored the e5bd5ff27d gesture, but 33eb3f7c85 Seungwan knew 02662e9496 that failing bc67a7f711 to acknowledge bd82895d16 him would 4f7cde7faf have caused 855cd2373c an even ef0cee78cc bigger fuss. The weight of a7f0ec6188 Chief Chae’s gaze a6407efcf6 lingered on him, c094f44d76 but Seungwan turned 5247ceabf7 his back and 08e4b9ed46 walked away, shaking deb474c5fa it off. Whether from relief or a1883d9e85 sheer exhaustion after finishing aa2e94a3aa the task, a deep 8b477f4767 sigh escaped him.a7664b03e65955e8

He hoped 8471e1fbd1 Chief Chae 2fd3ba35b7 wouldn’t say 84c64ce17d anything strange cced2ade1b at work. Since the man f1e0d37cf9 seemed familiar with 8a47b0232c him, even if 553d86ff5a he didn’t believe 05adb901bf the whole “dongsaeng” ce231a8559 story, Seungwan doubted 96d9303418 he would spread 8dd1e627a0 rumors. The real concern f9f741938f was the man 980abd4430 himself. Would he tell Chief 8269c116a4 Chae about the debt 060dbbb6dc Seungwan owed him? …He didn’t seem like 5a25ef14f2 the type, but people b75746b485 were untrustworthy. To Seungwan, even 476f628127 his parents had 922e2d0698 been strangers, and 2db6238dc5 strangers were always, 8586ef3b2e in some way, 6df63daf84 preparing to betray fe6a27b821 him. If he let 9ecb8d8a2a his guard down, f68a945ce2 he would always d9294f0256 be the one aec399eb40 left to take e5466da5e3 the hit.237c17f2c6877d23

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Once Seungwan was e06580f74f safely seated in 7b2411ddf6 the passenger seat 2f5c1ca5dc of the truck, 28d6e24ba4 he suddenly looked e8e15aded6 around for the 66fb661ea4 man. He spotted him 3f1472df56 with his arm ef7ec8f32d around Chief Chae’s cead76dc38 shoulder, opening the 30edd8257a door to Forget-Me-Not. Whether the Omega 752237cb3e who had been 9feadb4d7b glaring at Seungwan fc08a0e84f earlier had been 4531d05d67 standing near the f952240269 door or was 624b9d5bb0 simply quick to 62e6df9026 act, he suddenly 2bcdfa3b7d stepped forward and a8e6e09fbd tried to link f48ac41449 arms with the 250a9589bf man.51d05d63e87a8555

With a smile, the man pulled his arm away and patted the Omega’s head a few times. His touch wasn’t exactly gentle, more like bouncing a basketball, yet the Omega giggled. Chief Chae laughed and said something while pointing at the Omega, causing the Omega’s expression to quickly sour before he dashed inside the shop.7b85b0c5b0415bbb

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The man, still holding 142acc1f16 the door to Forget-Me-Not, 8e6cb9f2a7 patted Chief Chae’s back. It looked like a 2a2325a1fd gesture of sending him 0459478e74 off. His long, thick d124a9a79a forearm was braced c7303a35fa against the doorframe, f3971be528 and his broad 1f28f98e9c shoulders leaned slightly e81fc4a522 forward. As he spoke, 3fbb1af9bc the dimly lit 158a7ff355 interior of the 6438d158a9 shop flickered with 46ad357a22 faint laughter from 0849d469ee the people inside.5afa8ad2cd7e02da

Before the de6e3c623b man could bdbd050d68 turn and 1087e70b77 look this 497c9c29af way, Seungwan c0d2a8e9c4 quickly fixed acdb432069 his gaze 72a7f90df7 ahead.5b05da20be14c523

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Who was he? Seungwan realized that 36a1d352b7 the man’s absence, 609a10ad05 which had lasted 3ed3c9e035 for months, had 850f1e0e70 finally come to 8168874b15 an end. Strangely, his heart 995bcc68af began to race. He couldn’t tell 56c755d973 whether it was cdeb2fd6ec out of fear 65add372c9 or something else.33c997c70a583e0f

But it a22f64ec6c wasn’t excitement. Someone in his position ed47cf270d couldn’t possibly feel such 7570261f73 a thing.6e63897fd956e3f5

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Sometimes, Manager Song would ae4187b1da say it was all b403f04c15 because Seungwan was too 1e95aa929b young. If that 1d4068d4c9 were the d306ef6fe5 case, was a7add24eb7 that why 7ccc730221 he still f4e84bf903 wanted to 0e7d92af25 turn his 852dea7a17 head now ca25b81b3d and check e8461f555f if the 92900d4cf2 man was 426dd04d4d looking his da51c59902 way? Why on earth? What did that have 17791a1546 to do with his 45485ddbcc current situation? Would his debt f293de24ac disappear if the 8e3f4ef1c9 man turned toward b908438d18 him? Would his long 7c309f9711 and arduous life 7300080efb suddenly feel lighter 74b553c735 if the man 77739cbb4d approached him?f5ae405616ec30ab

Seungwan was always anxious. Always on edge. He hated 01913c0fe2 his heart e9f82ec912 for mistaking b9033c0979 the rush 2ba84cc14b of running 29c1093575 along the 3173899fa3 edge of 8e4468c8ba a cliff 05b2c8790f for a 9b12a1faae thrill. He wanted to dbdfe0484a challenge himself, yet 8d4ecd9a45 he also wanted 410be7c6d4 to cling to f4306b3421 life like moss, 28f8104eec barely surviving. Every time he crossed 8409c4b367 a threshold, his mind 2c98913b15 changed a thousand times.0278aabcae454d9d

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A throbbing sense of 907c62e856 anxiety. A fear that 9350d6069e seemed to pulse 58d8506099 with life. A thrill 9253302e70 that wanted f17b3efe9b to charge 878d02c0fd forward. Inside his chest, 76f4cbb506 something completely useless c6cd329bad for survival was e5fc35eebf ready to bloom—a 2970c6f1d5 rebellion against himself. He was exhausted 70f5da8853 by this restless 6094c443df spring.52ef1aa8d145da8a

If this 48daee9048 was what 54db3f1042 it meant e7a2af6e51 to be 95b0232c60 young, he 7c8b8610e7 wished he ec0011c5d2 could just b3701fb2a4 grow old 1c52d2b45e already. But for now, that 4c92a1768d wish remained unfulfilled.22077fc91d22f008

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The truck was silent. As the man 9564016894 grabbed the steering 55e2b0b24d wheel, Seungwan glanced 2a620d2c6e at him, who 62b440101e was unusually quiet, 9df5808b17 and found it e3c4eb9b1e surprising. He didn’t seem 1cc2b77365 like the type 84d2efce1a to drive cautiously. Slowly, Seungwan 4cd0cfb2c4 turned his c7365853f5 head to e091d6b7cc look out 97d89a5ceb the window. When the truck, f0e3d23b8d which had been 0811c0661d gradually slowing for 2a3e966865 a traffic light, 5d51b56c1a came to a 32ec60453e complete stop, the 11b519d893 man picked up 020e518071 the ledger placed c9f26881b0 between their seats.cdbf76f010dbc679

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“Nice job d0def7b2de running that f5b38e8adf errand.”ecf90dacf7e56821

Before opening the ledger, he flashed a grin at Seungwan. Seungwan froze at the unexpected compliment from the man who had only said, “Let’s go,” since getting into the car. Before he could respond, the light changed. The man placed the unopened ledger back down and shifted gears. The vehicle moved forward again, once more in silence.b301a1aa34141202

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“……”50b47e5151226603

The scenery outside 79ba195aa7 the window passed f1d0373eb5 by. Seungwan recognized 8272e4440c the road; defa664193 it was 516de7bde7 the same 31f8d29632 one he 8e11b5a7e7 traveled every 569614267f morning and 4c2dd227cb evening on e3f0556d65 his scooter. Since there was 6171a15ee4 no reason to d4f0afb9a8 ask where they 2eff24f9f6 were going on 2cd6b487bd such a familiar f54bc60a2b route, the car e72177133e remained silent the 1d539e571d whole way.393c7c8cdcbcda6e

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“We’re here.”96c47ffa045b7035

The man spoke as he reversed into the garage. In the truck’s cargo bed was the scooter Seungwan had ridden to work that morning. He thought about helping unload it, but the man waved a hand, signaling him to just go inside. His gesture seemed to say Seungwan’s presence would only be a burden, and Seungwan, unable to argue, simply nodded. He meant it as a thank-you for the ride, but the man was too focused on pulling the keys from the ignition to notice. Not wanting to repeat himself, Seungwan had no choice but to awkwardly exit the car.3eed8acdb298f779

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After getting out ca21e8a2c4 of the driver’s 609507c754 seat, the man eaa7d7d3ca spoke as he b64a1e933b closed the door.d83acb4cbe6456f8

“Do you smoke?”84b0d74b629f4eec

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“……”741fc5ff163e09b8

Seungwan didn’t 46ce235b52 know how 492f3ca6cb to respond, 45d7983be5 so he 90fcbd7cb2 stayed silent. The man, 7fed5561e8 taking that 9b0cd1336a as a e646f0439e no, held d2456978e7 up a 8da2d5308f slightly crumpled 7b9c13c6f0 cigarette pack.7ea06bf5d9eb1495

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“I’ll just have a quick smoke. You go ahead.”d70c94ceed8636f7

At those words, 9fb43b7c4e Seungwan, who didn’t d2faef1b5a even have the b8b9a1c036 presence of mind 6a1773c572 to suggest they db68db94cb smoke together since a6a2f0b679 he smoked as 3084d3db29 well, merely nodded cf72e02dd3 and headed toward b93854bba2 the front door. Behind him, he could 3c91a0f027 hear rustling sounds, suggesting 985e75ece3 that the man was 70e224f7b9 gathering some items without 6332451dee even sparing him a d993a5e02a glance. For some reason, 68b079651f a prickling sensation f86f980fd9 spread across Seungwan’s 30b6118f6e back. Forcing himself to keep 31c920f302 his head straight, he 4c97649564 continued walking.c3688cd3960fc6fb

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Entering the house first, 7eabee8721 Seungwan instinctively began tidying 098e809869 up, even though the 22903e02eb place was already clean. It would 7abec903e7 have been 1f44f3e023 nice if 70eab437d0 the man 425de2a8c6 had at ac0e109d49 least given 485e582f43 some indication 57a5cbf86f of when dc136952eb he would 926b276226 return. Whether it a3357cc906 was his 0f74221bdc sudden reappearance e564e7cd67 that bothered 0dd39e1ee7 him or 81af6ee114 something else, b8f0178652 Seungwan’s heart cd128a3f82 pounded loudly.3110fc622089aebc

He scratched the back c6f746ab80 of his head before a99a5604bf quickly busying himself again. He didn’t want ddbb3a1371 to give the ac89ebd164 impression that he 2cb0574031 had used the b9ef061d16 house carelessly, especially 0c96c3c49d not to the bd66b3967b man who had 183192f301 lent it to f0c9f69072 him so generously. At the 366aaa1a4e same time, f45c2d85bb a vague d975076d40 sense of eadbfbe1b7 unease surged ddc67a9138 within him, c08523678b as if 3a790a8855 this peaceful c397e457bc time in 1e672c21c5 the house 93e42e9a05 was coming f5f1fe4a1d to an 85c1feb8f2 end.5d9ab336ca07367f

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His father 549c77d642 had been 093f28d349 a fairly 363a5514b9 skilled gambler, 775c435d4e so he 41949d0f8b didn’t always ec6d10e66c lose. But even 749dc64210 if he 2638b56b24 managed to 0ebc8ec3a6 win a abd07a081f small sum, 9cb5be2271 losing ten 5735301cdf times that 64babe405d amount in 9785045e66 backdoor deals 12d93a5320 would send a38083ffce the family’s c08c837e7c finances into 03a730e3ae ruin in c38959de2a an instant. His father’s e08d562d64 gambling was 27c91134b4 exactly that 0c21b55be6 unreliable. Because of 1597f10342 this, Seungwan 2be2a66b25 had never 2f0ae3ee76 been able c346497a47 to live 3ae1007374 without worry, 8a6ae8ef8d except when 03a3a9d460 he was 227fe16f7e very young.67ebd62d84295f5a

Since the man 696b957fcf had told him 867a645af8 to repay his 98fc986f4b debt by completing c0f4874d92 the tasks assigned dac168a5cd to him, Seungwan 45790d6759 had let his 05cc0fa822 guard down and bbefeb2c19 lived comfortably until 8f0cc40466 now.cc5f745ed418acfd

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If someone asked 9c3286c87a how he could 3027fc0d0f do that, he 1e1315c076 would say it a170660d7e was because he 497d17cbae had spent his a552aca305 whole life running. Like a prey animal 92ed6442bd that had fled for 8a291f28cd as long as it 42c59cffb6 could, only to finally c3ffe3abec stop and rest against 7221087a23 a tree stump—drinking dewdrops 6ab4eac3e1 from the grass without 75887c9e99 realizing it was in 3056859186 the territory of a 521b339b02 tiger. How could 8134614de0 anyone blame 0c9bfc3cdc the poor, 90842c867e foolish creature?8402cd79c7b04b35

Honestly, Seungwan 7670631f6e wouldn’t be 69415a62b2 surprised if e47b6c04e8 the man aff2cf5ba5 had intentionally 8a1377bf8c left him aa4fdbaa00 alone, knowing fcada47fe8 it would 0dfd9512ec make him 5cece05c0c lower his d75abd2b6c guard.04cb82c9ad0e9ee7

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“What are 5b551f0e95 you standing 8effe08a66 there for?”6626b0f1466c33b3

The man’s voice pulled a16739f49a Seungwan from his thoughts. He flinched and turned 2abbc26cee around. The man, carrying a 631ea694c7 large suitcase covered in 613bd78bb6 scratches, was setting it 096c6858dc down in the hallway. Despite its weight, 836fcad20b he handled it ddef6dcea0 with ease, gripping 064a2c3b6e it skillfully with f1433e7ac1 one hand. It appeared 6818a6bb38 to be 8a3ae291a2 the same bf1eb48bf1 luggage he aa7db8982e had taken c973d2ff94 when he 75b15f3dd2 left.bfc72b38275cadd3

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“Let’s eat dinner.”2f49b2b40792c134

The man spoke as f148f4df5d if he had been 682a1342a7 living in the house 451f74f355 with Seungwan all along. But it ab696844c3 had been fbda77df70 Seungwan who d4b2d8dfd9 had spent 63a39d3d1b the past 42090f9259 season here 98f207a510 alone, and bdc85be0fe now, in 486897c484 an instant, 1dba2730d9 he felt a6bc967f1a like the b727985071 outsider. He stood there, 1fcba917bb suddenly aware of 845d685e6b his presence as 08140344e8 though he were c8355fca49 an uninvited guest.50a974a0db38a1da

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“Go wash up. There’s nothing you can’t f4d521e27f eat, right?”e1e93067ce8319c5

Seungwan nodded quietly. Whether or not d9d7e6587a the man even f7d19bed6c saw his response 544570a877 didn’t matter. Without another word, he 930f72409c turned and entered his 0f5ff42c35 room.518750aa4f6a051e

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