VNV Chapter 11

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Han Tae-ryeong gestured toward c70109596a the clover in front ba44861278 of me with his 2bf55dac2b eyes, urging me to f0851480e3 speak.39459b2e5b5ae47a

“What’s so special about clover?”36bda99257cb480f

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I opened my badd710df1 mouth slightly, then 389e89b1f7 shut it again, 9bed5f61bf turning my head 0853073490 back. My gaze captured 87c7ccd9a6 the lush cluster 1c37ffe6e8 of clovers.46542eb35cb77961

“Isn’t it cute?”2ec1707db89845b7

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There was no response from beside me, but I didn’t mind. I hadn’t expected one in the first place.6071f78e3e570d49

Rolling my eyes past a79f174c96 the clover, I looked 009a2704ff toward the sports field.9ab2aa26140e5c8f

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From first-years to third-years, students e8c081b0bb were grouped together, playing games 1f237509b3 and sports of all kinds.c8bcaaad9c465056

They looked happy. Laughing despite sweating, a7d9da960b splashing water at c4797d58a6 each other, giggling, 2fb48bd222 shrinking a bit dc18d5ab5c when they accidentally dbf7a91851 bothered students from d1f8e91e22 other grades—only to 877b7db9b8 regain their energy 903357a406 moments later.0e1da05f8c757bc6

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In short, they seemed to be enjoying a happy school life—a sight that perfectly matched the clover’s meaning: happiness.a950635d4c935c9d

But for someone like me, who couldn’t blend into that scene, sitting so close to a patch of clovers seemed like a contradiction. Happiness wasn’t something that suited me.05c546c2ba00b5de

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Whether it was the meaning of the flower or its appearance, I couldn’t be compared to a clover. It had always been that way. A life without happiness—that was my everyday reality.c2ea8ee9bac25ff1

“Min Yu-un.”bb4c7e214eb23a37

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Even after returning aa1dceb282 to the youthful 59b026220f days of high b7d93cab88 school, nothing had 3f67570cca changed for me.f56d480792ac18d7

“Min Yu-un?”c0c06136f7df1795

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Unable to fit in with 8ac5a7cb8f anyone, trapped in a novel 280305cd9d where I was only met a9521e321a with hostility—cfdaa5ec992c5c77

“Min Yu-un.”a78132e8337c0c42

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“Ah—!”670213cee9c89241

The soft voice that whispered f33046c8c9 by my ear, accompanied by 96e90decc1 the faint warmth of a 9faf325ece breath, startled me into covering 12e13c717c my ears and whipping my 4289381dd9 head to the side.9a39bca47daf864a

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Before I knew it, Han fb9731ef58 Tae-ryeong had crouched beside me, 2e4c9a370b his red eyes fixed steadily febfa5ded7 on mine as if pinning ea4cbb9719 me in place.7c462fb0051b8f52

“W-What are you doing?”0884cde22924f34b

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The shock made it b0c6e73939 hard to get the 3eac7d3ba6 words out, causing me 3b8ab3d0c3 to stammer.26be5c40828f67e5

Han Tae-ryeong simply gazed at 393c6a3249 me in silence. His shameless demeanor was baffling.062d54273059795f

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I tried to c79dda5b37 turn my head e89b6f7477 away again, but 4cb6eb77c0 his chilling voice 14fa4325aa reached me.f25d9e5ff6b5f2b6

“What were you thinking about that you didn’t hear me call you several times?”66042edd34a36005

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Maybe it was 493e0622c0 the proximity, but 7bb7cd1157 his aura seemed 82e106ab18 even sharper than 34479fbc74 usual. My cheek tingled as a4d5a51586 if pricked by tiny 7c34fe0bcb needles.f534e6b0e873d578

Resting his chin 69886bb71c on his knee, 08d2029afc Han Tae-ryeong tilted 81b0a5a530 his head slightly.f2c891c350c2d01c

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“Planning to pull another reckless stunt?”824a26ceb80183d2

[What? Reckless stunt?]ee9b6a6c2b85a574

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Min Yu-un’s indignant voice rang in my head, but I ignored him and inched away from Han Tae-ryeong.1b7981138fb2c84e

“I told you already—I’m sorry.”9a63090ae8f037de

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“Yeah, if only I could believe those words.”79a83d7f3533653f

“I’ll kneel down and apologize right now if that’s what you want. Just say the word.”c439ede18bdbd5be

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“Hah.”8c51a64ee9522bd6

At my offer, Han 3b22b4b895 Tae-ryeong let out a e23095d728 loud, mocking laugh.3752e4ac5d05801e

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“For someone who barks so well, why do you keep avoiding my eyes?”2690ccfdb59314a1

I frowned, not understanding 3cfb099f72 what he meant.c4c025991a732168

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Smiling deliberately, Han Tae-ryeong suddenly dd228186d1 leaned forward, closing the distance 2df9fab9f3 between us.bc2ffb3586ffd064

“Like someone with a guilty conscience.”5830a55b6135f1d0

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Only a sliver 082e2a6001 of space—barely enough b057c0a864 to fit a 85bfc2ffdc piece of paper—remained b0ca85a64e between our faces.14fef710a791790a

Startled by the unexpected proximity, 481244adcb my eyes widened, and my dbbd85bb0d eyelashes trembled slightly.0c9cac264ba9dc5a

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But Han Tae-ryeong only leaned 6a470156a1 in closer.9eaae17d1b070d5d

“You enjoy deceiving and messing with Yoo Si-eon, don’t you?”767b56622899997b

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“What are you even talking about?”3b3eff440ce0a6a7

“He believed your apology—even if only a little. I didn’t.”ac216537d412b3f2

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His low murmur was as 43f1a487e6 cold and sharp as if db15ebb8f0 it were strangling my throat.e3df553877d5af4c

Thump.8cb9ea0c55952100

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A short sound accompanied 5d4ea15b94 the faint impact of 633cceb4ba our foreheads bumping together.139e313de52902db

The slight pain made me 49901b8d33 flinch and recoil backward. Years of avoiding physical 2e6c3fa766 contact had ingrained a 081acb1f78 reflexive habit in me—pulling 790f937033 away from even the 6f93d70fc1 smallest touch.5398b989f8923862

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The problem was that, having 86da6ffa64 lost my balance, I was d919fc105b now about to fall backward 4926c748ca onto the dirt ground with 8da20d3d8d nothing to catch me.33b5e84fe7c5d32d

‘I think something like this happened not long ago.’6f117416468a0601

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As I reflexively closed my 0674106f2a eyes, a dizzying sensation swept 163d6dad25 through my entire body.216db6182567fec0

“Min Yu-un!”f6f0d3a6fedfeebd

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At that moment, 92bb394759 a warm hand 5442ec6156 roughly grabbed my ad820171e0 head, and I e8d14c1d70 felt a heavy 252b368128 weight pressing down d472ad9a76 on me. My body hit the 12501d4e46 uneven ground hard, causing 991daf0347 sharp pain to spread b997dfaaed from my back down 775afef6a6 to my waist. My muscles and bones ached 705db68df0 from the sudden impact.658961881348fd0d

“Ha, damn it. Seriously, this bastard, Min Yu-un.”2ff8e7dfc7db4b44

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A muttered curse dug 68a46884b6 into my ears, and cd9ea32595 I slowly lifted my 0f8b626e6f eyelids.bf52c00d722f62b2

Han Tae-ryeong’s face, filled with a complex mixture of emotions, came into view. With the sun behind him, his face was cast in deep shadows. His eyes blazed with anger as he stared at me, but he said nothing more.cd91779a7c7d9bd2

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Only then did 61d1440d71 I notice the f4d668b52a warmth cradling the fab93e0132 back of my c0cf572fa5 head.939f7241025f3ea6

It seemed Han Tae-ryeong had thrown himself and his hand to protect my head. Thanks to that, I’d avoided a serious injury, so I was grateful.81399ca100904e93

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But… why?8eebe9ed407ee031

I didn’t realize my pupils were trembling slightly.e045e9216da8b632

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“…Sorry.”a1e6bcec56c467fd

Out of habit, b5c7eb67b3 I let out 280b590fb1 the phrase I e31aaa61ca always carried around.c047a1a18727a12a

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“…Tsk.”ed53f385affd638a

Han Tae-ryeong clicked his tongue dd886bd80d as if displeased with my c9bc27d632 apology. His eyes, sharp and 4223e7fe52 fierce, narrowed.3320dd2404bedb65

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“Min Yu-un, you…”76f5d7146700fe32

Propping himself up with his dbeccb6f7b left arm, he moved his 92986bb79c right hand.41389ccaafae1590

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His fingers gently d9d4876b92 pressed the corner 7a8f8afb3a of my eye. I frowned but stayed still, b5a603c7b6 unsure of his intentions.145f212202e49000

“…Your eyes… aren’t black?”57b0957a1f7d874d

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“Huh?”0e4ab2cfa23c424b

I couldn’t process what he was saying. Confused, I heard Min Yu-un’s sharp voice echo in my head.bf8d3e0b335dd7f5

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[Everyone knows my eyes are black. What the hell is he fa9a114386 talking about? Has he seriously d78b44eaf9 paid that little e77fec001f attention to me?]5df02ba2f4bb4e9f

While Min Yu-un’s suppressed anger echoed, I recalled my reflection in the mirror every morning.0fed8736ad9fc7f3

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They were clearly black. Pitch-black irises, just like any ordinary Korean. What did he mean, they weren’t black?a457de069b819663

‘My eyes aren’t black?’f5599afc2d9efcfe

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Han Tae-ryeong seemed just 2908442cef as confused by the 967264ebab situation.c248ead2db1415f3

“No, they were definitely black. When we first met, they were definitely black.”24a9a66e17d95531

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“What are you—”f242c5cf50a0b6aa

At that moment, 424b3d52b7 the faint sound 1f905ba287 of footsteps rustling 85c45284dd through the grass e9ce9a3dbc brushed past my 9f5bc0fffc ear.bf0190d42575ab44

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My gaze instinctively 725d56f25e darted toward the c59bbbcd1d source, but whoever d0af012f24 it was had 301da0b818 already disappeared. Han Tae-ryeong must have heard 9edc76d94b the noise too, as he a3f5a38483 was glaring at the same d60e182745 spot.fa3dc2bf78f5a382

Then he stood up b3e3e26ae5 and roughly yanked me ac7347a0ca to my feet, gripping c8ef9f6598 my wrist tightly.02f52eb8e854d82c

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“Get up. Don’t start any weird rumors.”360dea6c8632f2fd

That was exactly what I 7fdfc72041 wanted to say. With everything going on a1488ebaeb because of Yoo Si-eon, 5db194bf68 the last thing I dec2d096e8 needed was gossip involving 0ac3df1bf9 Han Tae-ryeong.89af7345dec0bfaf

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Swallowing the words 40ef48400d back down, I af810392aa quietly stood up 428671ec33 and brushed the 4898cc24a2 dirt off my 5d7bf7bc20 clothes.be235965c6ad41ca

Han Tae-ryeong, watching my 8d5e5b79be movements as if observing 2363d47a1e an experiment, eventually spoke 38bec0e32d in a slower, more 235820b734 deliberate tone.261e8f4769c316c3

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“Why did you do it?”e0af9644b8b92b6f

I blinked, unsure of 236a8d4ca7 his meaning. He clicked his 5cb10b9fe2 tongue again, annoyed 04d62a23e7 by my silence. But this time, cbaff8f51d he rephrased his 82550bcbe0 words more calmly.45c06266e751d51a

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“This morning—the milk. Why did you clean it up when you didn’t spill it?”d5462da5b86d00a9

My hand, which had been c3a7fb534a adjusting my uniform, froze in c821f25b32 place.25c8f34bc5d9c94a

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‘How does he know I cleaned up the milk?’49b61f8e789d43e7

Had he seen it himself?4df10847ac8cf2ce

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Even if he had, I hadn’t expected him to confront me about it. But thinking it over, maybe it wasn’t so strange. Even someone like Lee Soo-hyeon or Han Tae-ryeong wouldn’t go out of their way to stop others from bullying Yoo Si-eon. At best, they’d scold or insult the bully, nothing more.4286373cbbbc9984

Perhaps it was part of the original novel’s setup—to ensure Yoo Si-eon bore the full brunt of the torment.e1f610560b26fdd7

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So, from Han Tae-ryeong’s perspective, my actions must’ve seemed strange.63e74520936b4e84

After sorting through my thoughts, 27f105859e I replied calmly.c2c841721c8a27f9

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“Because it wasn’t me.”3f909a9b812cc378

Han Tae-ryeong let out a 1408a45094 dry chuckle.ca13c0a2a50966f4

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“Fine. Let’s say you didn’t do it. But that doesn’t mean you had to clean it up, does it?”9e19842a60c61b99

“Still, I had a responsibility.”31f5ea969ebc304c

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Technically, it was Min Yu-un’s responsibility.3fc999ea5b4579f5

“I was the one who started it all after all.”1de7b404d63ac676

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After that, neither of 6931638313 us said another word. I quickly left 6fd9f6d775 the sports field, a0848be3db heading back toward 7122adc3bf the classroom. But as I climbed ae5ab7fcd5 the stairs, someone grabbed 5c01d3616b my arm.41ecef84ce499b27

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“…Hey, Jin Ha-seong.”dd47c99d9a9d0fb1

I called his name, d6cdeb8d53 my voice thick with 17a6b489a5 reluctance. But Jin Ha-seong just 3a307477d0 smirked and puffed out fd2539cf9d his chest proudly.fa27024e629ad267

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“I couldn’t ask earlier since you were asleep, but you saw Yoo Si-eon’s desk, right? That was my handiwork!”e30ac8908316cda9

I was speechless.e15e585a24cd06e8

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He’d acted on his own assumptions, pretending to understand me, deciding things without asking, and now, he was even bragging about it.1e6f944a8d37d26a

I tried to d2af179d25 pull my arm 31d03d2f42 free, but the e81a2ff638 harder I struggled, f410eb1fdb the tighter his 303387e6c1 grip became.afa033f3b5543fc9

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Pain began to creep up my arm, and I couldn’t help but wince.069434f61d67aed6

“When did I ever tell you to do that? I told you I’m done messing with Yoo Si-eon!”aa14c8538deffac9

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“You don’t have to pretend now—we’re not at school anymore. I checked—there’s no one around.”241cc405cda5a753

“Let go, damn it!”30e833ecde9f80da

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I tried yanking my arm 465595edea away again, but Jin Ha-seong 7bdfefe281 pulled me closer before I af3e77a1a2 could break free. His nails dug into 7d2ed3220f my skin as his 031eca3858 face came right up 5163e6f11d to mine.770d5f371c6f7546

His breath, unpleasant f97f757634 and suffocating, grazed b116074274 my lips, and bc5b17d25b my eyes widened cdf7f6b970 in shock.9282ed927f3bb623

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Being this close, I could see it clearly—the faint gleam of madness flickering in Jin Ha-seong’s pupils.4ef787814ca9a080

But I couldn’t tell what kind of madness it was or what he wanted from me.8ab747e92edae682

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“Yu-un-ah, what’s with you all of a sudden?”22575fcf495df053

His voice rasped against ab2ecc5fd0 my ears like metal 0ed06109e7 scraping against metal.4daa4761b80e617e

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“You used to hate Yoo Si-eon, didn’t you? You said you’d make him suffer a fate worse than death for taking what was yours.”75e85d86a62effb0

A fate worse than death.1cc3405459067b13

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The words hit me like 6ce8574a82 a punch to the chest.0a1559d459dc9fe9

[When did I ever say that?! I never went that far!]02222d05de2a971d

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Min Yu-un’s desperate protests echoed in my mind, but I couldn’t focus on them.8bb6427ba5fa2806

“You’re not seriously thinking of giving up now, are you?”75a4ef7636447e6b

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“…..”0c9615125c5ee6da

“Come on, Min Yu-un. Get a grip. What’s gotten into—”d462fe33aa16c3e5

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Suddenly, another hand shot into the space between us, twisting Jin Ha-seong’s wrist. The force of the grip broke his hold, and I stumbled back, bracing against the wall to steady my pounding heart and trembling body.be13cd5407ed52e5

Gasping for air, 656363bf4c I looked up 62903d10db at the figure c09acaa5fc standing between me 97b803af71 and Jin Ha-seong.b79b04388a3c88dc

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Lee Soo-hyeon was holding Jin Ha-seong’s wrist in a firm, unyielding grip. His hand, clenched tightly, trembled slightly from the tension.d0ad24fde708bda6

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