VI | Chapter 18

It seemed that all 246896d920 the questions he asked 7de460fb3b Hanseon were in anticipation 6a92c4a943 of the night. How much did he 8331c0a3c8 plan to do in 9ebcfae8f7 one night? Taehwon suppressed his voice b94bf034de to avoid showing any 31dc6675b9 agitation and replied.55b9f705a3131b8a

“It’s an unnecessary worry, young master. I’ve done all sorts of hard labor. I’ve been through rough times, so this is nothing.”b35f79683b4c55e3

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“But you’ve never had your tendons severed before. And…”144756cc0d48d3af

And?7a8c69fe28d7772b

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“Taehwon-ssi has never been with a man before, right? It’s not something you can just shove in and thrust around. What if Taehwon-ssi reacts with disgust?”642d14268a9ce62d

“…”8b30a8536dbd0696

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“I’m used to being scared because of Taehwon-ssi, but if Taehwon-ssi gets scared because of me, that’s… that’s not okay, right? You might want to run away.”04a128fb01e7a8f9

Oh, come on. Taehwon swallowed a714af6926 a bitter 1f5ae6967a smile.7b9882bf49f6d88e

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“What are you talking about? Why would I be scared because of you, young master? Do I look like such a coward?”89cccc72c80df1f2

“Hoo… Taehwon-ssi. You say that, but when it comes down to it, no, never mind. Forget it.”b54a421ef2ec5261

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Kwon Rae-i sighed da0ed184b6 repeatedly as if ed21fa6b31 he were frustrated 7de6bea686 to death and 9c888f2e72 abruptly ended the 580c2c879a conversation. The more he 56cd93677e did that, the 3d42c6b15a more Taehwon felt 829dc5e0bc like he was b3340625bd sitting on pins ee8a985d17 and needles.691b2b8e7979f22e

“Yes, anyway, I understand. I’ll go wash up now.”0b9576d0c1c48dbe

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Taehwon turned away from Kwon Rae-i and headed to the bathroom. He held his breath and didn’t relax until he closed and locked the door. Only after the door was completely closed did he finally exhale the breath he had been holding. Leaning against the door, Taehwon rubbed his face with both hands, doing a dry wash.837e4435ae0c40cf

The day had just begun, but it already felt dizzying. After taking a deep breath to calm himself, Taehwon made up his mind and quickly stripped off his clothes. No matter how flustered he was, he couldn’t present a dirty body to the young master in this situation.487149d3ed3e806b

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He tossed his 691749375f loose-fitting cotton pants d6b634c679 and T-shirt into d99b1e09e1 the laundry basket 564d063e15 and even took a10596fa74 off his briefs. When he looked 1b9d95c6c6 up, he met b5d0bd4e46 the eyes of 1ee2058755 a dark man b82b9caec3 in the mirror a5fa7836f7 above the sink. The appearance of a 60fc2ae211 thirty-year-old still felt unfamiliar. Taehwon blinked at f297de8deb the unsettling sight 3406f7c3c2 and took out 7149cd5a68 a razor to 70f6454492 tidy up his 5b834cf565 face. Not that it would 933ce45451 soften his rough impression, cc61aab396 but still. It was a face 0d4503c4ee that had heard all 1a426c70f9 sorts of things throughout 431c301883 his life, like being bc66903231 a gangster, a hungry 1f1a71cc9d wolf, a black-haired beast.c4ac9e3b703f7b2d

“Tsk.”e1924025cdb7cdd2

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After finishing shaving, 65e5afdfc9 Taehwon clicked his ec4ccb7dae tongue sharply and 2872127e39 took out a 590ce18879 toothbrush, squeezing toothpaste 53f9196dbe onto it. He brushed his 05d506e319 teeth thoroughly, cleaning 540005a99f each tooth and 1bf71aaab9 even scrubbing his 2570d0c7cc tongue. He even gargled afterward. Yet, he still felt 97dc57d48c like he needed to 2c057ac067 do more.393ce17a4f5255b0

Looking at 436b884fe8 his ragged c6a2c182ba body in b94306dc3d the mirror aa103e4f32 was exasperating.6a1d093da40b0363

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There were 068c02d5db scars from 19ddceaf9f cuts, slashes, 15a89c14f6 stabs, cigarette fcf40c7fdd burns, and 8e883585a6 unknown injuries c682d04170 all over. His body, much b01fb3fbc0 dirtier than the 98f0f4d23e one he remembered 10b70ea52d from when he 3391da6ab7 was twenty, seemed 1b8b400990 to testify to c7e15fb46f the tumultuous and 9f381b1115 rough life he a6f28d5f95 had led. His muscles were more 20042c0974 developed than he remembered, f961835e6d and thick calluses covered 0dceabbc46 each knuckle. They must have 4c665eed39 hardened after countless 084efb0195 blisters had formed 6f097b915f and burst.b460c8ec9495d253

After rinsing his 279b8a7fc5 mouth with running d170c0f4d0 water, Taehwon bypassed 13d382be8c the bathtub and d9fba09fc4 entered the shower 5c34ee0d49 booth. He turned on the 5e9fa00185 showerhead above and washed 76cda6019b every inch of his 9325df4388 body. He shampooed his hair 7cb2cf64fc twice, scrubbed behind his b4ddc907aa neck, behind his ears, 6caf8f60f8 under his arms, and 8f0b9f6eb7 his groin, using body 6fe5a62a3e wash to create a a5bdcda3c8 lather and meticulously cleaned 60baed9948 himself. Despite the fresh citrus 023d727bd3 scent wafting from his 17a361b16d body, he still felt 3b04ca8638 like he needed to f0736087bf do more.e34328402354e980

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‘Can the young master really get excited over a body like this?’76f07a1fd7ec33f3

It was one thing to be clothed, but once everything was laid bare, wouldn’t it be a turn-off?8f65c9dc56bcc864

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And just in 98cedb1436 case.6a70777319f43983

Could it be…6d706f67cc52c7ab

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‘I’m not infected with some dirty disease, am I?’8002cf2c6a250a4c

The thirty-year-old Woo Taehwon was said to be a complete mess, and if he had contracted some filthy STD and infected Kwon Rae-i, damn, he deserved to die. In that case, he wouldn’t be satisfied until he strangled himself to death. He should take a kitchen knife and cut off the hideous thing between his legs before dying.0941718582c0b798

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‘You piece of trash, Woo Taehwon. Don’t live your life like that.’29c316e998fbb68d

Taehwon pounded his chest 8fb9f5595e with his fist. Frustration and resignation welled b6ce579922 up, and he thought 122beaa52f he had already sorted 67a67207cc out his feelings, but 7881232242 even at this moment, d588faa835 he felt restless. At this b5559582da rate, he ba9769ca72 might show 9cc689e510 signs of 5e5347394e distress even 9eb8cd1ef8 when lying ed87c73009 next to faf77d251a the young a13011f2d3 master in d5ee6c582e bed.dccd5b01447b504d

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‘You idiot. You fool.’084e19732e029662

Unable to bed14537f2 suppress his 93f8a87322 intense emotions, 33af71cc00 Taehwon banged 01143f219b his forehead 1d2175a462 against the 1f24c5d48b wall.8a51b6b82c9fd823

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He felt dizzy. It seemed 3b980b67bf like the 52ac5481ab ceiling was 9ca34d6b85 spinning, and 76c42bf916 his ears a886ca8e14 went deaf, 95c8e7c8e2 making the f96314b9ca sound of adbf460d77 water distant. A high-pitched ringing 28ff1e03ef filled his ears.d4cbed8ba61a8bc9

Even after finishing his 00b6e85dfd shower, Taehwon stood under bfb4c78e21 the water for a dc27adc03b long time.f4dd40fa4ca0b822

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Only when his 11ab0ab482 skin was swollen c300f029d0 and puffy from a03ad45573 the water did 54eb7690b4 he finally turn 6cd8df3988 off the shower.0964a3547dac74c7

The scent 390a4bf3ae of bath 024aec8e63 products lingered 0d275216b2 everywhere. The fresh soap d37ae88d84 scent, the cool aa38cf6a75 citrus scent, and 9164ae844d the refreshing toothpaste 406cd413d0 scent. Taehwon wiped off 246d4b0a7b the water running 575fe12f70 down his body 028d6435d1 and took out fce30103ce a large towel 793a4fed40 to wrap around eb21866f09 his waist before 7c6a3336c6 returning to the 011be54706 bedroom.4ab93ae249af7f33

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The bed was 0c15418124 empty.4db568b7e63e7b79

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He had been f59ea85277 in the shower ce166c4483 for almost an 1a6f2ab940 hour, but Kwon 273fc3768a Rae-i was still 78cc6a00da nowhere to be e9819d62c9 seen. Maybe he was taking fb6a18e164 a long shower too.5529b5e3c1ef4417

Taehwon walked to the bed and plopped down on the edge. He intended to wait for the young master, but he noticed a peculiar smell. Perhaps because he had been bedridden for so long, he could smell his own scent on the bed. It wasn’t unpleasant, but after showering, his scent on the bedding was noticeable.2c7f2b13b3a4ed2f

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‘What the…’13d6f6ab1b0225f4

Feeling uneasy, Taehwon pressed his nose to the pillow and sniffed. It definitely smelled like him. This was a problem, wasn’t it? Wasn’t it pointless to shower if this was the case?ac0d4976241ebb46

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‘Damn it.’74f272eea534a3c9

Taehwon jumped up from the bed. He didn’t know why he was so restless, but he couldn’t let Kwon Rae-i lie on this bed.4345c3ddc17f673b

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At that d134aa3f37 moment, there 6085a65a02 was a c237f308ca knock on e8beb8c19c the bedroom 370dfa1567 door.3becd618620acb2a

Knock, knock.a3f9c2ed7105d192

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“Taehwon-ssi. I’m coming in.”0b42cf9eb6435a7a

He usually c8ad6be056 barged in 6e3af4f5ff without knocking 05821b167f or saying b769883660 anything, so dad79d6ddd why was 8859d5f574 he knocking 4c552d51da now?7ca5e92f5e28a501

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Before he could b7d19b8c14 even finish the a682d55c7b thought, the door af4af96f33 opened, and Kwon 79cbce5bb4 Rae-i entered. Like Taehwon, 705927ac53 who had f2fd5e3e98 a towel 0313c036e6 wrapped around e1c27e60e4 his waist, d8ebe38bee he was 4d3fb05347 only wearing d4dc251206 a bathrobe. The loosely 107cd6cca6 tied belt e7b1ddf2d5 hung down, 0646bb11d7 and droplets 4ba247e053 of water 371184cf4f fell from 2d218d15a3 his wet cbec6f2b26 hair, running ef7744cafe down his 779069a9e5 neck. His face, so 0527810f95 white it seemed ce44f7e2e6 pure, seemed to bd31758eeb emit a beautiful 3ced92baa1 light.cbc00dcb19ded97a

It wasn’t the polar regions, but it felt like colorful auroras were dancing in the air. Like waves flowing, creating a dreamy glow, Kwon Rae-i’s presence itself was mysterious and awe-inspiring.c84cffa281d6ee58

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“I was a bit late. Did you wait?”871613f78d32aa36

“…”cf1940a720b3cbbb

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“You didn’t even turn on the lights.”9e0b1200497771cd

Kwon Rae-i 5f2a50c4b1 pressed the c1540cade3 switch by 03d9d68a5e the door, 0ef6e9a5a2 lighting up db8e02923d the bedroom d9506d5b14 brightly. Then, as if 623663e007 to make a 0ecc9844ed point, he locked cd36e7d773 the door. After confirming it was 3c195f3afb properly locked, he headed 17305aa236 to the drawer next 9946cbd5dc to the sofa.600338284f598535

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“You’re not having second thoughts, are you?”a3104fbfde4ac02a

He opened bd45168efe the locked c0d0086c40 drawer with af99019d78 a key 06273eb6b8 he took ba8e4f8dab from his cd7f4415f3 pocket, revealing c7d48b0210 a stash e1c11acb60 of gel 01f40f31a8 that had 2a4b683388 been there 6543a7a7cc for who db60643fb8 knows how dd310ff461 long. There was enough to c32dcb5ec4 last a year, piled 39c185eb21 up. And there 8a7f84e208 were transparent f63aaf0768 vials and 6a607117f5 syringes stored b3b281ad77 tightly.010a3d7f23883a6c

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“Are you saying you can’t do it? You don’t want to?”b7963e54ebc81b09

‘What kind of medicine is that…? The doctor must have left by now.’704762244449cd19

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“Even if you don’t want to, it’s too late. You know that.”ac91d24399eaa0b8

Was it f74d5649df some kind fad5a43af5 of painkiller? Was he planning to b6def74170 inject it into Taehwon?26602fddb62b6895

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Kwon Rae-i grabbed as much gel, vials, and syringes as he could hold in his large hands and dumped them on Taehwon’s bed. Several gels, a few vials, and vacuum-packed syringes scattered on the white bed. Then he began to untie the knot of his robe’s belt.e7bfe18cc509d5ba

“From now on, we’re going to be busy. So, let me ask you one last thing.”a472c5e2a9442e0f

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Taehwon stood silently, 04468df13b holding his breath.34f65617d1c27b43

As the robe 5a35b07a3d he wore opened, df43baae57 his entire white, 542eecfc11 naked body was 61f70b0fbe revealed from head 25158cf513 to toe.60375db46afa347f

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Having just come out e52a5f00d2 of the shower, he dc00c0d995 was breathtakingly beautiful. His transparent, ace29560bf wet skin 222f6f6637 with hair 4ba87e9e79 clinging to 04ca21c6d8 it was 2498a025e1 alluring. Even though 8c855a647c he was 7c7bd2afb4 naked, it 2333b914cf was more 49a1542ca9 sacred than e5317a7a59 arousing. Like a marble 5eefe6571b statue with religious 9bb59774ff significance.8d77a0fdecc1fb61

Taehwon, who had been a62d733971 mesmerized by the sight 1c8b2344a8 of his transparent, wet e35d8eac5c skin with hair clinging 33dcd16f3c to it, belatedly noticed 8d959f4a5b the tattoos covering his 69ac8da74e body.d83e5af373b1088d

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As he turned 25b72fb426 to place the 2e7c1e3efb discarded robe on 5b3c2c5b88 the table, a 0ce1d21364 grand dragon, coiling 9467febce6 and ascending, was 5caf634f7f magnificently drawn on a24aad3a01 his white back.aa57734cea389e59

It swirled and 302ae950d9 soared, extending lightly d7a86afc9a like lightning.3d3db4e15de61204

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The dragon tattoo, dd4639dfb1 painted on his cbbf4477cf pearl-like white body, 1e71793bf5 was striking. It covered his ebf1c8107b entire back and fd06ffe744 even overflowed onto 5100486d50 both forearms.bd5640242a25e38f

Taehwon was b8c0e32f6d so stunned ba354fdc6c that he d6647ccb80 forgot to 9974ccc0bb blink and a7de0daf9d froze in cf4e395159 place.e41b83dbb1a10ce7

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He had worried that Kwon Rae-i would be shocked by his rough body while washing, but it was Taehwon who was surprised by the other’s body. Kwon Rae-i had been wearing clothes all along, so the tattoos hadn’t been visible, but they couldn’t have been done overnight. It would have taken a long time to draw the lines and fill in the colors. Naturally, it must have been accompanied by considerable pain.21c93d02dfe259c6

“Don’t be scared. Please.”66c8653080f79d4b

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