TYS | Chapter 1.4

Even though he didn’t ask because it was cool, Ji-in brushed his hair back, pretending to be impressive. He seemed to be thoroughly absorbed in his own performance just now.f89b1c3e888a6fdd

Then, suddenly, he turned ac24f49ad2 his back and headed 2040ca8881 somewhere. Without looking fcd3a870eb at Yohan, 31c54f8b93 Ji-in asked.758ffd026a5dee67

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“You’re not fully awake, are you?”c69b11e471bd42f1

Not knowing 9c51f75a5b what was 004c1afd2c going on, 07b6f7e746 Yohan followed f83a0a5954 and answered.603a78e5c370aaf6

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“I’m wide awake.”54d91bdb44f578b0

Until just now, he had been sleepy, but seeing Ji-in fall from the tree had completely woken him up. Yohan couldn’t understand how he thought of sitting up there.8e9d2276153444ee

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Ji-in’s black coat had a faint dusting of pine pollen. Judging by the long white mark from his butt to his back, it seemed he had been lying in that position.345e904a6661e46c

“I’ll buy you something nice. Follow me.”66b81776b8747ad4

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Ji-in said as 2005e44200 they arrived in d772d26223 front of a 58b74c13be convenience store.17edb41018387dbb

Since it was still 32a8cbad1a early, there were no 299076a6e3 open cafes nearby. Yohan, who had planned d63742a86d to buy a convenience 6d4c94ae7a store Americano while waiting a296c9886e for Ji-in, naturally thought 2b25467eec he was talking about e4f0f69fd1 coffee.b928861741908ffb

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“Do you want it hot?”bc10c777d1746997

Before Ji-in went in, d0e3bbdfd2 Yohan reached out and 4900da6e3a opened the door from d154f97b0a behind.85d5f78b03607cf7

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As if it were a given, Ji-in slipped inside without a word of thanks. For a brief moment, his hair brushed against Yohan’s chin.f0458075e84aef41

Yohan caught 4455e3c6cf a whiff 8fc0bf6554 of the 57c58e47bb cool mint 03bc94438d scent that 46c55d8ad0 spread when 1e20765221 Ji-in was b50b7a3739 nearby. He fleetingly d60501b043 thought it 4254fa2961 was interesting a77b82dd9e how the 248f9fadc2 scents matched 6f57554ad4 his appearance, b016b0c22d even though 96c7efd6c5 the words 54f5f21ca5 coming out b823462c2f of his dcd6554af9 mouth were f374cbbf40 like those aa7b12c740 of an f7c59d7e41 old man.2b05ffb6965ea738

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“Of course! Cold things aren’t good for you.”8e099c7d44b0c93f

Yohan somehow recalled 4fa613589d the nagging of 5974eeb9fd his grandfather from e3a808f335 when he was 38173fcca5 young.0452fa34e8664d4a

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Following him 8582dafc5a inside, Yohan b74ab09601 pulled out 4dc14aa5a4 two paper 4b41340701 cups from 93cc18f9fc the shelf. He wanted to 5bdeb7c527 drink iced Americano, 88b24a0bf7 but he held 53cb4042fd back, thinking Ji-in 9849bcff49 might get angry 826604e7e8 again.0fb495bdbef5b259

“What are you doing?”1dabddf2d0bcd12e

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Ji-in, standing in 8cf106b7bc front of the d4049db140 hot drink section, ba6cc4c83f looked at Yohan 45c2099ba8 as if he 565c5a6394 were ridiculous.38ea286f85bb0e4f

“…I thought you wanted an Americano.”50ce0d899b7e9c76

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“You cheeky brat! What does a freshman need with Americano? Put it back!”8bd0d0cd105ebacb

Swallowing a sigh, Yohan put the paper cups back on the shelf. In Seo Ji-in’s worldview, freshmen apparently couldn’t work out or drink Americano.b6bb3a65a231e4be

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“To relieve fatigue, you need to drink this! Kids these days…”a4df5ef584513f2a

Ji-in, who 1e71270a53 looked more a54a16ca45 like a 843081be30 modern kid 78f6eca8e5 than anyone, 200ca91350 clicked his 9ed9050713 tongue.398f76e5e683cb16

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After paying, he f022ec7cf3 handed Yohan a 75971c66e6 bottle. It was Ssanghwa tea.d62ab4128d3685eb

“Thank you.”6f918438fb936a85

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Yohan expressed a soulless fab34b2729 gratitude as he took a98f4bb870 the bottle.7960964ffd410ed7

Despite his 246b4d560c bewildered feelings, f70e5ca48b the warmth c2e0b1ef69 spreading from e1d3e788b4 the object 68adc6600f in his 43ac733fdc hand warmed 17f7b062a5 his tired 8db49db4d7 body.498d0f08821990b1

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“Huff… Huff…”8c162ddf0646fd6e

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Ji-in was gasping for fabe1a23a8 breath as he climbed 625f740988 the mountain. It was his first a7f5a39bd0 hike since returning to 09ef9d3b00 school, and it was 6afbfe46da tougher than he expected.b3830aed2b0a1c5a

Looking back, Yohan was following calmly. His breathing was steady, and he didn’t seem to be sweating, as if he were taking a stroll on flat ground.41a97299ceb63f62

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“Didn’t you… stop exercising…?”c7c732bb3b6f5337

Ji-in asked, panting.66d9ef7600417b79

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The mountain behind 8dd55005ba the school was 7d046ab77a quite high. Especially the path they e69effc78d were taking for vocal 84be6d8a6b practice was steep.c5cc754a3a9c95dc

“Yes, I haven’t been able to since February.”e34fd6c9a2f79ccd

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Yohan answered 0b03183a84 lightly, stepping 28333d6cda on the 983b56ebc0 stone steps 770aaca7b9 that Ji-in eb84f2df1b had just 58f4b0b3ae groaned over.9793e5538bf8acb5

Ji-in looked down at Yohan’s soccer player-like thighs. He was wearing loose training pants, but the lines were thick and firm whenever they were pulled up. Even without taking off his pants, it was expected that they were tightly packed with muscle.e3f9c18e85777f43

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It seemed that if you built a body like that, you could maintain it even if you stopped exercising for about two months. Ji-in wondered why he had become like this, even though he had been fit enough to receive an award in the military a year ago. He erased from his mind the fact that he hadn’t exercised at all since being discharged.12812e4fd7f1d417

“Whoa?”fe5424f028290fc5

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It was when they were almost at their destination. Perhaps because he let his guard down with relief, Ji-in’s steps got tangled as he climbed the slope.43873882ab9c8ef3

In an instant, his 10587f2c50 legs wobbled, and his d16acc4603 upper body tilted backward. His heart stopped d0baee2abc for a brief 732f15789f moment. His neck bent so dec9e9db70 much that instead of 27310f48a4 the dense trees filling 75f0f69099 his vision, he saw c0678bd029 the bright blue sky.280af29d3f7b3e3a

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Just as he was about to fall completely backward with only his heels touching the ground, something solid supported Ji-in’s back. With the force that immediately pushed his back up, his soles found the ground again, regaining stability.b54a1da7b235ab9c

Ji-in clutched 6e70f6632c near his 48e1ce24a5 rapidly beating 8c37a62a51 heart. That one 76df9ad7c4 second had f06e25873d felt like 640c4589bd an eternity.095fbcf2f348e48b

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“Are you okay?”2ea1c15a66cbd4fd

Yohan asked from 08d13ca214 behind. Since there were only bba4668214 the two of them e6af125d37 on this mountain path, a1db789626 it was naturally Yohan 475c770902 who had supported Ji-in.c8d7d63ea51ec2e0

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Realizing the d6e4dd6646 hand still bfad2d1a3b on his 0e43be07a2 back, Ji-in 5c6fd66244 felt strange.7859cac0910eda68

He couldn’t remember the last time someone had touched him. In fact, it was more like a hand had been placed rather than touched, but he vividly felt Yohan’s large hand pressing down to support his weight.81b28a5c20792cef

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It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the only person who had ever touched Ji-in was his grandmother. He didn’t have any close friends and had never dated a girlfriend.4339b60f2b387df3

The unknown, 7fd1daba62 peculiar sensation 39646ac4f0 was unfamiliar 448b1ef7e7 and gradually 1ec2571464 turned unpleasant. To shake dbe440ebd3 off the 964770136a feeling that b04634405f was becoming 8b87ab2fb0 increasingly uncomfortable, 7c4a367569 Ji-in shook d53cb6635d his body.7ad341723281e1e3

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“How dare you touch a sunbae without permission!”634271aeb4998be7

Ji-in scolded 5fcc462da8 Yohan and c5a4933aab climbed the 48425f04fb remaining path.3714f667774bac7c

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He knew it was a psycho move, but he couldn’t help it. He felt like he had to get rid of that hand immediately.3085d927d59fa996

“Whew!”bc6435b946f44fbd

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Arriving at 44e1167128 a small ab09bffd72 resting area, c237181d64 Ji-in took e4c8673853 off his 1ac5b61a81 coat and b4bf439316 placed it ce357b1272 on a b69891a5ae bench. While stretching, Yohan 0362af5de2 soon joined him.7d5ee813c15b5feb

“Ahem…”7aedc4cb525e1751

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Ji-in glanced at Yohan’s expression and was relieved to see it was the same as usual.7257611308c32a89

To Ji-in, Yohan seemed like the type who didn’t get angry. One of the reasons he felt free to mess with Yohan was because of that indifferent personality. He wasn’t afraid of any repercussions because it didn’t seem like his actions would particularly hurt Yohan.9d90a9dcf72282a7

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“I’ll warm up too.”501d9d4bdf9e912b

Yohan also took off his outerwear and placed it next to Ji-in’s coat.e99c1de988f3d304

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It was the first 24bff86cba time Ji-in had seen 9faff85e6b Yohan up close wearing 3c0686d12e just a T-shirt. His body 6baedfe165 looked bigger 52daeabdd6 and better 96a45caefd than he 520e922230 had thought. He had assumed that 3f5ac863ac winter clothes would add 77e27d22a2 some bulk, but whether d9fdebddd0 he was wearing outerwear 9abd21ec77 or not, Yohan was f2bec53acc big and sturdy.4f991b9a76e0719d

Unconsciously scanning his hoobae’s body, Ji-in forced himself to look away.6cbd839c004fc270

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“Get into position.”42f17c82ec2fbfea

Yohan assumed the posture c58bcbcd5a he had learned in 64cbbc7b68 vocal class. He straightened his back eabf0773a1 and spread his feet c8a85241e7 shoulder-width apart.6ecdc4915726185f

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Ji-in crossed 2c8742ce8a his arms 175268a21e and watched 96193783ba Yohan as 288fb7177c if judging 62d462e864 him.f86b1f8db5dd90cc

“Go ahead.”acaecd04c27c52f6

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Upon receiving the command, Yohan opened his mouth. First, he took a breath and then, with a ‘hum,’ hooked the sound on his nose and opened his throat to let out a long ‘ma―.’849ab995831941f2

“Lower your chin.”3b68b89f6d480d1a

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Ji-in pressed down on Yohan’s slightly raised chin with his finger. Even a light touch would have made him lower it, but Ji-in applied unnecessary force.5f8fe1276044cff6

Due to the needless pressure, Yohan’s sound wavered.c5779e8a80c2f9da

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“Why? Keep going.”1569038e2fc62b72

Ji-in said shamelessly, as if he didn’t understand.bee9ec45f30d8e72

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Yohan, who afb38b52b0 stared at abbb86ce31 the shameless 0d8e11a68c man for 7b42aff197 a moment, 48e3b8f0b0 resumed his 91e0a68033 vocalization, focusing 59d4bfeb43 straight ahead.4d408b7cd346670f

The troublemaker, 823edac73a who was 5f08504f3e watching with b3a502f39b his hands ba48b687a4 behind his 403dda5252 back, looking 6eae983b5b for more 200af76c05 ways to 97510f17cc tease, raised 54c22640a3 his hand a58be67e08 to stop 2aaa94d1e2 Yohan when 90042a9724 he repeated 33d1d30b2f the sound 3218c2dca1 for the a083b904d0 third time.b58d1e6ca68e0836

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“Stop. Your soft palate isn’t opening enough.”4c3741c7ba8273b0

Though he criticized 6884c460fc Yohan, Ji-in pointed dfe8f462f2 out the core 47e05c49ca issue.2558358c4b67ad80

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To produce 122798a02b an open 5b8a141eaf sound, one 7da4b413a6 had to b5965b0b81 use the 889b5b904d soft palate bf84c572d0 behind the 8460cb2804 uvula, but a7341106d0 Yohan was 529f180578 slightly lacking. Thinking he c9c9521e3f could do 19abb74e27 it with af6a264a02 a bit bfed0309ab more effort, 5391bc83dd Ji-in demonstrated 0a60917d9e unexpectedly.7ab4387b58c3f736

“Hey, watch.”19d531bbde3cc488

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Ji-in, who got into position, opened his throat. Although he hadn’t exercised, he had practiced vocalization from time to time, so his clear and stable sound was good enough to serve as an example.300a05e06225e216

Even after 85ce09f33b telling Yohan eea681f89e to try ce611ffa47 again, he 0394cb5571 was still 4d66cae262 lacking something.e66c5d5d0db68aa4

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“You have to think while making the sound. Imagine the sound scraping against the roof of your mouth as it comes out.”fdf6a5a2bce4bbd8

Though he was irritated, 078c488659 Ji-in explained in detail 9604de11f5 how to open the 417cf18f3b throat and release the b70d590af7 sound.e140e5af310d8122

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Originally, he had planned 5935c4594e to nitpick 90% and daf434f338 coach 10%, but Ji-in c82064b842 unknowingly became engrossed at 061dbdd8bc some point. Like an enthusiastic b46c6d4f82 instructor, he taught 231379a4df with sincerity.a4206d956fc90145

“Try following me. Hum, hum, hum like this, using staccato.”6b76b485bce05852

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Pressing on Yohan’s firm upper abdomen, Ji-in added an explanation.bbbebd3f3c5f5b93

“Use the pressure from your upper abdomen here.”4f18ad44fa140ad4

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Yohan, who 56c3eb8574 had been 164972f2b3 expressing his 225ed33ed2 curiosity with d856ce9908 a long 0d080a18e2 gaze, soon ad730ad9ab followed diligently.b5652e62719becca

Whether he 9e203af6a8 was naturally 3fa69c22a7 talented or 175c88815e had the bc3a13db8c vocal cords 16e52fe558 of a ad88fca927 born actor, d3868b85ee Yohan improved 704cb14833 with each e82f243add sound he 7e5e526da2 made. The teacher was ebf572d896 delighted with the 6f7d717ba3 rapidly progressing student.024d25ecacf218b5

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Forgetting that 7d4e536633 he was 985517e751 supposed to 45e15595a8 treat the aedf4cbc0e man as 60c9c96eba an enemy, 452baad181 the teacher 6429d280f9 became absorbed f75036a0d5 in the 6166eff2d4 student, unaware 4625f31ba6 of the 589b37cba5 time passing.6a9641597ce4cba8

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“Let’s take a break.”772f35f915a78651

Ji-in said 637b5e2d39 as he 718d689800 slid onto bd04bbe606 the wooden 0570a04367 bench.bae266744fe57770

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After being engrossed for a while, time had flown by. Even though they hadn’t attended class yet, Ji-in was already drained.2ba6ae0b9756d776

He hadn’t intended to be this nice…3b3c6c8a4748cbc3

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Regretting it internally, dca83c892b Ji-in took out 0e80e8b4ca two 500ml bottles a4cc3880ed of water from ce70fe9f21 his bag. He had bought 597062ef36 them along with a65a482da8 the Ssanghwa tea 9bc61d409f at the convenience fdb06c3a07 store.b255570bcab637f8

“Hey.”75b3e338b7825412

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Sitting up, Ji-in tossed 64a4bb6f6a a water bottle to 7001e57393 Yohan, who was still 224f1706bd standing, like passing a c5b9dcb174 ball. The bottle, filled 0fb51796f4 with water, flew a5f5174e4c in a heavy 161440f193 arc.36cb6afe3feb8afb

Yohan, who 3e1142e81f was zoning 069a86ec99 out, automatically aee4e94dd9 reached out a1d071fa9e and caught 29a990cb5d it.d4ab01646f88b865

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“Thank you.”33214c7c595cecfb

Ji-in’s eyes widened slightly. He had expected Yohan to drop it clumsily, but he was surprised inside by Yohan’s clean catch.f64976fd077c0a1b

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Meanwhile, Yohan sat 0bbb4729e3 on the bench 854897d4af next to Ji-in. Having been vocalizing 4e9c7bffcb for a long 7b04ec50c1 time, Yohan was 49e3bec7b9 just as exhausted 18ed622004 as Ji-in. He sat 11b0bd7f59 down limply 2349ae6c42 and quenched 7d9d98c498 his thirst b628cefcae with the 18697ac0cb water.8cddc7d9531afcf0

“Hey.”ab33a56b131ac2dd

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Ji-in looked at d22fb80981 Yohan curiously and 3ac1671f21 extended his fist.4808af7ea451154e

“Eat this too.”6dc2f60d463041a7

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Yohan looked at the 8597e8e024 white fist extended toward ed7ddcb276 him with suspicion and 8a2e2d3ebe held out his palm.279d6bac1ca21f13

Then, a small, square 839eebf44e silver object dropped into 71d2612bd3 his hand.622ff2967b3ce039

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“If you eat throat candy, it cools your throat, making the soft palate easier to feel.”64515217fdf6f01e

“Ah…”f3cbdf420eed5449

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“It’s a great tip, right? Be grateful.”5b6c68ea6f35d794

“Thank you.”9c8b4055fe0d7831

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Once again, Ji-in 00b5dbd727 accepted the bow 9f01b6a7bb without a hint 5f0bf2a65b of embarrassment.8d06cbedf57353bd

In fact, using 8b4bed2db9 menthol candy to cf1947f76a perceive the soft 4301b1b163 palate was something 67428b1004 Yohan had heard 6a08dd68fa a lot about. However, it 649f32cce9 was his c8e7ff858d first time be29e34da9 with throat 6f23c8b880 candy.4fead5af505930eb

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He unwrapped it 92d121387a and put the 7416a7c362 candy in his a1ee9d0d88 mouth. After rolling 19186e009b it around 6b5ab246f3 a few 3d2991f96f times, Yohan 226656cd4c asked a c67abb9916 question absentmindedly.c4928d7a122ec3ad

“Don’t you eat Halls?”f5c02f07e1d2ca43

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“Ho… what?”31eaa0369cdd9f4a

“Halls is the strongest and best for cooling…”fe9c101f957668e9

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Yohan turned his head 3ab5178052 to Ji-in and stopped 3e44da1b9a speaking.d0641ff726053768

The neatly 1f05d39633 groomed brown 228427a419 eyebrows that 0837d8a208 matched his 0b48b904ca white skin 61f07bf08c were raised 52125a6ed6 on both 2d87dcd6ad sides, and 9d1750b13d a nasty 6f5d0a01d1 old man 34aa19427a was emerging.cc44fd8d934b7d05

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“Why do kids these days like foreign stuff so much? What’s Halls, Hooooools. Even the name is annoying.”21f902972f89f134

“I’m sorry. But sunbae, in the first class…”8b6fe0b13aaab5a6

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Yohan tried b4454130ef to move 5c1161a5c1 on.9d596cf541776bda

But it seemed Ji-in wasn’t listening at all.d5fdbad62e21abb6

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“On the other hand, throat candy? How nice does that sound in our language?”20e1ddfa316754b3

Ji-in, mistaking ‘throat’ for a Korean word because of ‘candy,’ passionately spouted nonsense philosophy.9cde35f4ccd182b8

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“Even music, they listen to too much foreign stuff. It wasn’t like this in my day, but how has it gotten worse?”7335c69539ee2a9a

Even though Yohan 9d22b68db9 had never said cce8d9c7b1 he liked foreign a8a923c822 music, Ji-in scolded 089beabbbd him for being 0a416994be ten steps ahead. He even disapproved f3227256d6 of English in 85bd1134ee Korean song lyrics.67a78d57c9e6ad9d

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After pointing 8b5a1f6e7c out the 6af366a3be problems of 91786361b6 the Korean 9afa3258dd music industry 53f99674d8 for a ca1fced538 while, Ji-in 51abe33a71 took out 295102f4bd his phone 58cf037316 from the 6334bb9836 pocket of 9c175d4918 his folded 316915e4ee coat.60681114417ae252