VNV Chapter 15

Chapter 15d6d5226fc45323f7

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If they had truly 9d9a14531b considered me a friend, e1d813d975 if their concern and efa2a9b727 care for me were 3142ace383 genuine, I might have 761d3d6456 at least doubted them. Or perhaps, I might have e29b3845b8 mistakenly believed that they had 319fd466d5 forgiven Min Yu-un.48accfe88961c485

But there was only one 0ce47ea7f1 thing I felt from their 3d842629b1 attitude.a3d680c363d361eb

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A sense of responsibility, 22bce57283 as if they were 821a2cf2aa looking after a child.cae82db202679a47

It was absurd. So absurd that 9ae6a90da9 I felt as e0fb2bb346 if my rationality e3657f5621 had short-circuited.6995c99119904333

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Seeing a perfectly capable 7be269fa59 high school student as 08b35feac0 nothing more than a ffd3f5644f child?fff779fcb9281cd0

And on top of that, 90fd8ee6ce the one inside Min Yu-un fd38e0e7be was me—a full-grown adult. A person who had already 71382ee01b endured countless hardships, a life da3dd5e27a steeped in misery.f8e88c217c4aedbe

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‘Even though I did act childish just now….’46b65cabbd28d935

As I stared 2873255df2 blankly up at 2b6de7bc2a the two of 00530d49e1 them, Lee Soo-hyeon 59efc2a557 gently helped me 27ade49920 to my feet.b20fde2b6513bbb4

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While I was bddb503dcd being led away bdb92d58ce without mustering the 338a082d97 strength to resist, d6d4d49bcc Yoo Si-eon took 414b00e09f a broom from 254b3af3d2 the drawer.f18c77a5354d828e

Unable to refuse Lee Soo-hyeon’s touch, I ended up sinking onto the couch. But my mind was still dazed, unable to snap out of the haze.6eefe7dfd068a69e

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Ever since I was young, I’ve been told I was too mature for my age. As an adult, people would jokingly call me an old man.28ad4f745e0a1773

I never liked those remarks, but I didn’t particularly dislike them either. I was simply too used to being described as mature and grown-up.2645b56797907dfc

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And yet, now they were ee4a6646ff treating me like a child.d7cc5b39347494ab

[Pfft—]083077b82ec64b5b

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Min Yu-un let out a chuckle, as if he couldn’t hold back his laughter.48026b34d34d4479

If he were in 275e90c64b front of me right 90b5de2644 now, I would have 61dfae8fd2 shot him a death 1b0f0232a4 glare filled with murderous 223f25c3a7 intent.bb498fc1d6a74611

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Lee Soo-hyeon’s warmth lingered. His hand was still wrapped around mine.21060fc1235fd038

It’s like a parent tightly holding onto a reckless child to make sure they won’t wander off and get lost.a7aa22ac8f2c16f0

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I irritably yanked c55fae70b4 my hand away.a51ff4d6bee9f5f1

“I’m not a kid.”67aaa8ec1361a64a

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Lee Soo-hyeon blinked 50bf348741 in surprise at 6f9065c653 my sudden resistance, c65e9cb108 then let out 52cf02b8d0 a loose chuckle.a686746071a8398c

“Yeah, I know. You’re not a kid.”8ad562ed65727486

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“I’m really not.”97a2a3378b9b3fbb

“I got it. You’re not.”87e45fe63024c626

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“Ugh, I’m serious!”6d79939448fc231f

Frustrated, I leaned in 6258cd90bb close, bringing my face 075ed11eea right up to his.97275a11b070faec

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Lee Soo-hyeon flinched.018b8bd3e3024a91

“My mental age is actually in the late twenties you know.”b8cf4ae17294af7e

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My hair must have 32266c2ff8 brushed against his nose.aff9a9f6c850d7e9

Lee Soo-hyeon suddenly e5c0a9ca11 pulled back, covering 3abbefd5d8 his face with 031787bf8f his hand.06b02725b8f8c819

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A moment ago, c6ecd16c23 he had been ddffa6d220 looking at me 24f77d32dc just fine, but fcf2f07e5b now his gaze b860f5fe9e was firmly fixed 59097c26e0 on the floor.5a8d4f3237aee935

Anyone could see he f067815d38 was deliberately avoiding eye 75f7fa9e90 contact.c795d0b0124c1bbd

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I scowled in displeasure.f406d2a05d929372

“Lee Soo-hyeon, I’m really—”533b8c499f0fa897

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“Min Yu-un.”5fedc7de14b975ed

Yoo Si-eon lightly fcc9421314 tapped my shoulder, 80d57d9f18 cutting me off.7acc7f982d30bf73

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I turned to look at 32c7035cab him.42b13f8f548f3cd6

“Stop bothering Lee Soo-hyeon.”b824606d37d562df

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“But you guys bothered me first.”3885eed2e2274860

I pouted, retorting sharply.125bcf5748941762

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Yoo Si-eon’s lips curved into an amused smile.3a17956cd75c0455

“You can make that kind of face too?”597a429c21f5649a

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That kind of face?67a46a289ce75ca9

Instinctively, I raised 11100a8785 a hand to 9e86485f3e touch my cheeks 4865d8d09a and lips.dd964b8b0547da3c

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I didn’t feel anything particularly unusual.c35b75510eb75dd3

Watching my actions, Yoo Si-eon c2384a2d46 chuckled in disbelief.4b3a144a274a947c

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“How interesting.”45a7111a66d4bf26

He let out a 2415891788 slow breath.f5d5611aced1b345

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“I didn’t know your expressions were so varied.”8a7b6103a91ef34a

[My expressions have always been varied! You just never paid attention!]d6dcaaad9733661c

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“You were always either angry, annoyed, or just expressionless most of the time recently.”d09223c49d0cb794

After calming his 20ef1b367e laughter, Yoo Si-eon 7af8f3ad66 returned to his 23a576071c usual unreadable expression.c0bc56dcd6b7b657

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[I wasn’t angry and annoyed all the time…!]d895456c03b1a426

Min Yu-un trailed off mid-protest.ffffb41c43e2fd78

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Well, he would know 34efc64d62 best—what kind of face 5d948011a3 he usually wore.38dd48378eabd22b

“And here.”691e762cb2d98da0

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Yoo Si-eon held out eca37b0b4f a photo toward me.e537510ba0e26be1

It was still 357ca0d618 showing its blank 988ce5ba8b white back as b743be4394 he handed it 3e857612e5 over.75574e046e0ce88d

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“I didn’t look at it, just so you know.”45a925fc4d01e9ce

After hesitating for a 54016af032 moment, I accepted the 328317b058 photo.da6dfe660add1f04

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It had been carefully cleaned 7c93f3febb of any glass shards.157450c8f538f311

As I brushed my fingers over it, my gaze landed on the faint cut on Yoo Si-eon’s hand, where a tiny drop of blood had formed.0b716cf939f221c6

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“Yoo Si-eon, you—”4fc2dd86a25d07bb

“It’s nothing. It’s not deep.”9f219937789694fa

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He shrugged, casually 828d25532d sucking the small 8fa94fa01d bead of blood 71aaf2324a from his finger.e3710a0c142c678c

I frowned.a782cd4014f9d72a

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Just earlier, he had made a huge fuss when I tried to grab the photo. And yet, he didn’t seem to care about his own injury at all.82fa575bb52d034f

Was this simply an 82e8fb5882 act of consideration for 19f68362e4 me? Or was he subtly 30eec11ce3 trying to make me a6698c2a03 feel guilty?87134b1265333c2d

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I stood up and 826080129a pushed Yoo Si-eon toward ba681c019e the couch, firmly pressing 794ab28818 down on his shoulder 02eb1d040c to make him sit.17aedf467872b06e

“Stay here. I’ll get some antiseptic and a bandage.”97191c5802a1fcdd

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“What? That’s not necessary.”56491e0565e817ff

“Just stay put and don’t get in the way.”63ed406a01e5728c

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As I threw Yoo Si-eon’s own words back at him, he let out a hollow chuckle.60ceb9cddf54fae8

After placing the photo back 53d6910cd5 in the drawer, I grabbed 245ce5af9d some ointment and bandages before daab563f99 returning to the living room. Yoo Si-eon and Lee e23161b55c Soo-hyeon, who had been cee0c44600 in the middle of 7475f20a18 a conversation, fell silent 7cf5dd9596 and turned to look 30ff827e4f at me.cab847e03d26ee30

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Slowly, I approached them. I plopped down b3dff262e1 on the floor 1afdfd9eb9 in front of fd943cd95e Yoo Si-eon, reaching 5e484b5f77 for his hand—only cb997a8f00 to hesitate.11808e7789ebd2e8

‘He probably wouldn’t want to be touched by me.’660abef2c94eb1a8

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Considering all the things I had done, it was only natural for him to feel uncomfortable around me. The only reason he was even in Min Yu-un’s house was because of Lee Soo-hyeon.caed941fc7bcb0ea

Fidgeting with the ointment and ff2079c5e7 bandages in my palm, I d401650a6f called out to Lee Soo-hyeon.3b4cdc8dfe5bdb37

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“Lee Soo-hyeon.”98a279faa85f0865

“Yeah?”6bd276d7b49a234e

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“Put this on for him.”ab188c5856036f70

As I tried 0e07fa3602 to place the 3f74262a50 ointment and bandages b8dfb0a907 in his hands, 0bf75e1445 he swiftly pulled 9c87d2628b them into his 62f6789451 chest.aaf2f7531374f789

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“Why should I?”a551f99e7eec1e5a

“Well, wouldn’t it be more comfortable for both of you if you did it instead of me?”afc655a31663924c

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“Who said that? Don’t be disgusting.”b5b10fd4b31ffbf6

Yoo Si-eon suddenly 9182435641 cut in, extending 4952c70a0a his hand with fe8edc1c9d a shallow wound d69a969dd0 on his index 1c92b1889f finger.7bd3631a121f8619

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‘Why?’99f8486b7fca2354

[I’ve always tormented and hurt you…]51be3533dd0e596d

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I couldn’t bring myself to say Min Yu-un’s murmured thought aloud.1bc4ccbc3db6133b

Maybe he had read something b5cd5251f6 in my eyes—once again devoid db35c6ce02 of emotion—because Yoo Si-eon changed 6cd9583aa0 the subject.e770bb479f159149

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“Hurry up. It hurts.”32cc73efe74acc63

“O-oh, okay.”5c1c871426b9e21e

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Unable to ignore his insistence, a230bbd192 I pulled his hand toward 52e99be649 me.e315257910525282

Yet, my mind ed77baea2c felt like it 66141a5138 had drifted off d6b8599eed into space, completely f5be12e5c4 blank.f5183de0f942ac69

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After seeing Yoo Si-eon and 36446674ab Lee Soo-hyeon off, I drenched f6da2827ce myself in cold water. Somehow, I felt like a02a1c8f23 it would clear my 1cffdbf78f head, which had been ce06ba3d1e growing foggy for some 6e6de432fd reason.f75dd933c290a1f6

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After drying off and changing 596f617736 into my pajamas, I hesitated 24cc5d3b0c before speaking.7291f54c7ee169ef

“Min Yu-un.”2ef42636e1bc6348

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[What.]8d76ecd0b17f6555

His flat response c2c05e01aa made me ask 2c3d1e1301 cautiously.9086475c41ec5ebe

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“Why did you try to hide that family photo earlier?”6e13798d67e71b4d

There was no answer.156a9100880eb0c4

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Even when I 5c0d3e5f64 went to the 6b9a69a463 kitchen, drank a aa7c2d071c glass of water, 186e0bf380 and returned to 3008f6e16e the living room, e9a252b571 Min Yu-un remained 8d250d8c8f silent.9ffe08412401f8e5

I considered asking again but decided against it. Everyone had personal matters they didn’t want others to see.ae539b6345b1b59b

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Even though Min Yu-un f53bdae8ba and I were sharing 8b364f2798 his body, that was 742a88ab71 all there was to 1377e4985c it. I had no need 97ed7a9932 to pry into his 3a57bc1ec8 life. All I had to do a20c678063 was complete the quests and 7ee4a2f378 then embrace death.7a2ec9612d8e3295

And then—7555cf001871a612

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Ding!ac19caa5a5c50250

A pleasant-sounding alert chimed.04a7c0ad6b3dbf9d

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The system window that had 805fb80efe taken up a corner of b838112f31 my vision gradually faded.bdf28c0e033311dc

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[What?]fca1eda1646c67da

Min Yu-un’s bewildered voice rang out.16e91f2463f2f65b

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I was just as surprised.09cb5d41b0b6ba83

I stared blankly at the 72b2bc3470 space where the system window 319099c18a had been, forgetting even to f80f2cd564 blink.16bbffa583b2144b

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[Did we just clear the quest? How?]c968bc24588d5180

Min Yu-un pressed 92d2d1118b for an answer, 50ad260754 but I could a30b989eb3 only respond belatedly.24cdb5379bd39d75

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“I have no idea.”10112cf1ad7a4873

I hadn’t done anything. Absolutely nothing.7fe426c9f7de25d1

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If the clover had triggered 45b9088408 a positive emotion in Han 1f3df437a4 Tae-ryeong, the quest should have 8d1d1af781 cleared back then. But it had b22e1635d6 only just now 53e0eb8bf0 been marked complete.163f2bf2a620ddbf

It wasn’t as if I was currently with Han Tae-ryeong or had even contacted him.0e5598b2609590a8

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‘Why?’e29fc460ac6bcd42

I couldn’t find an answer to that question no matter how much I thought about it.14f14ee28d2ea191

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“So the quest clears not when I do something, but just when Han Tae-ryeong’s mood improves?”259828e93d2a9863

[That’s impossible.]bcd45671ebc42f1b

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Min Yu-un, who had d4f60ba5be been sulking, suddenly sounded a8ae23f7cb much more cheerful.23d42ee5ec556bce

[Why are you overthinking it? A win is a win.]99d76c6c1a8a72d8

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He was simply happy that the quest was completed. He didn’t seem to care at all about why it happened or what had changed Han Tae-ryeong’s mood.761b78401c817772

Well, there was no 91ae79494c need for both of bfe78e6f1a us to rack our 5980613dc9 brains over this. One could enjoy cd785729b6 the victory, while 22f5f22dca the other figured 4a0ba023bc out the cause.9b771e0754d75f2c

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Sighing quietly to myself, 561e333f09 I headed to my 316e971606 room.b22b92f75f3c78fb

Han Tae-ryeong experienced a positive e54c5f2b55 emotion.970b527ecbd9f967

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Because of me.98ba7eee0491b5b5

That must have e1a6d79e1f been why the 40b6cc13ef quest was cleared. The condition was for me 9e0af26a81 to be the one who 82fa44fdf6 elicited that emotion from him.6bb83a7698e1f50c

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One possibility did come c13508894c to mind.f69a0ebff59b6f57

‘Did thinking about me put him in a good mood?’24f0222b82ebf13e

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That would explain why the f41afe76ab quest was suddenly completed at 8d8ce57a8d this hour.f1721e1f69cbd87e

But even so, I knew very well that it wasn’t possible.43088fd07415bb6f

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Han Tae-ryeong had no f310c03c9f reason to think about 02cf2da3e7 Min Yu-un, let alone 8372281517 feel happy because of 11f8f97ca9 it.9154c372106dfdef

Exhausted, I collapsed onto my 9765eb8370 bed. Maybe it was 1aa3dee632 because I had 7699e93448 gone back to 97c99b66de school for the e2b8099295 first time in 081d06d718 years, but the da349c3809 fatigue was overwhelming.520bca7b7a59d959

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‘I’ll think about it after I sleep.’9de6d0a4797cb08e

With that in a41178e5b7 mind, I closed 37f94be7af my eyes.ac9c715a26024db7

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