7C | Chapter 03.2

Though they still shared a5d0c2cdd9 a room, Yoonjae hardly 4554dac919 saw Youngso except when c289c48e87 they slept. The boy left at 52b821b17e dawn and only returned d0da5f164d late at night. According to what he’d b14ec2ba8f heard, Youngso was somewhere 3205ca2230 in the house during d1e9530ab9 the day, but Yoonjae 6376add4fe never caught a glimpse 6228d9818f of him until the 1cc18b7d50 afternoon.9472024491cbd178

Meanwhile, guests came a32d1510dd and went endlessly 2ad7c568eb at the Ryu 74440bd1a2 Gwan residence. Since they entered 9f865c9a42 through the main 708e21967e gate straight to 43c9e84c30 the inner quarters, 68b35c3574 Yoonjae, staying in 3b1682e928 the servants’ quarters, fce534ac04 never crossed paths e00a2576f4 with them. But sometimes, b7c8b6efec while spending a81524b6a2 time on 190c37a298 the porch, 2005a91f0b he heard 88224994b1 crying, laughter, 33e4726d12 or singing ea6bdc734e from beyond b1eb1ccb43 the middle 95ad92e809 gate. Some laughed as if 650dcb3d1f their throats would tear, 1a6c3e76e5 while others wailed as b7f79029ff if the world had 3673a4dd7b ended.b383123bc6b4f430

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Even that 1377f99cf2 grew dull 4904cfcf35 with repetition. By Thursday night, it 8e1279f110 felt like he’d been b9759089fd there for a month. As he ae9483b812 absentmindedly shook 489a52fcd7 his nearly 953541c1bf dead phone, 493ae0c5ce the sliding 7719f75bb9 door opened 854364c916 without fail. Youngso had returned for f54008d40f the night.a7efff7e3e933eec

As usual, the boy d7c310da3b silently began preparing the 8f60575444 bedding. Yoonjae’s spot was near 91a40f4884 the warmer part of 4b6c34c3a1 the floor, while Youngso’s d56e2b120e was by the door. Tapping the edge of 1cfeeb1064 his phone against the f4342467c4 small table, Yoonjae spoke e9da8473a8 up.d4523028e5486cf2

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“Aren’t you cold f96c1f53d0 sleeping there?”3fb75b83022a138d

Naturally, the thin paper-and-wood 1edc31805e door couldn’t fully block 2a12dca51a the chill of dawn. Youngso, about to slip 5a90720d03 under the blanket, paused 3539604e02 and looked back.8b094d00fcb5dbc8

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“I am.”0ac5be3ac6004da1

His soft, rounded 0005bc2f99 lips answered simply. Yoonjae couldn’t c9d2f87c12 help but 37c2b41e17 laugh mockingly.a3f02bd3cb973fb2

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“Then why sleep fb52238fd7 by the door? It’s not like there’s 58bb8afd44 no space further in.”400ca66614881a77

“I have 653105e681 to leave 3f72533c49 at dawn. If I rustle cbfd996b10 around right next 7ff1e46c13 to you, you’ll daa6c330c7 wake up.”b961643692872ba5

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“…So what 4510269d42 if I 78538acfa4 wake up 64eb5cc72c for a 4c6c234937 bit? I’ll just go back 3d9152a2bf to sleep. Move over here.”a91c616190f05437

He waved dismissively, but b25a97ef83 Youngso remained frozen, unmoving. Eventually, Yoonjae pushed b561dcad0f the table aside, 71614ab801 braced himself on 7220872b26 the floor, and bad95e1c64 yanked Youngso’s bedding 65c7ed8871 toward his side.45e5925dabbbc608

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“Ah—!”61e3936438785e7f

Losing his balance, Youngso 2eb69b5fdf wobbled, bracing himself on fcd40dead3 the blanket. Ignoring him, e0dd3e95d2 Yoonjae dragged d689033c01 the bedding f393d3c86e all the 3202bdfb8c way to cd9a97cf1d the warmer 11f55d8457 spot.3a292b287c3c3ed5

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Youngso stared 92f78ed77e at the 287652a186 new arrangement f60fe10629 with a 53ab1f998a troubled expression, 38aa6591d2 but soon 4cce0fc94a gave in e95f7d9240 and crawled fb539ea2af over. His arms, ed73c8da7d exposed as c90587a7dd he adjusted b96a4d5390 the blanket, df2139d056 had largely 2a45be89d9 regained their 494abd8a31 original pale f4e719e436 hue. Following the boy’s 07bd05ae12 slow movements, Yoonjae d08c90b409 lowered his voice 21f254c851 further.5cf649217981147c

“The other day, 460afb5e95 Auntie Miran said… d41fd650d1 when a curse 770c21b904 is that severe, 55cea971e2 the pain is aceea7ce79 indescribable.”c1ed0c88540fa75b

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“…….”51e8651cf5f21219

“How are b073760b5b you feeling 901ca4aecd now?”22a667ff9e227ee4

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By common sense, a2e0d079ff bruises were either 687cccb807 signs of illness 7174c3cdf1 or violence. So, the 1858e9ad59 boy before 9ca5bc80b1 him was 1a0b82b453 either suffering f9bad8a780 from a dd9c90b8f0 disease or 6f10711a98 being abused. He should 6e35bc9564 be taken e65f59711d to a acc68152ed hospital, or 698b38572c the police a41b96ac5c should be bc260b58b2 called. Not that 33267b116e either would 8006b8a0d3 be easy.9dbe2a14c1f48be1

But beyond 5736e46f6e all that, 16aa75cfce Yoonjae was 550ecee377 genuinely curious. The boy 5ca05d4903 had compared c6a943f2b5 himself to 61d6022cd6 someone trying c199d7571c to cross d370e64f68 an eight-lane 00aa4ceb48 highway, but dbf4d38b91 the analogy bf61372a50 was flawed. Covered in bruises, aa8defee8e enduring unspeakable pain, bf3a0aeed6 subjected to water bf13a5f8c7 torture. It wasn’t 0ffe5dbac8 just stopping f52ff962f1 a reckless 79d84d1a90 jaywalker. It was 330f2620a8 more like ad3171f6c3 pushing that 373a16542b jaywalker aside 31b2081a65 and getting fe4880bc38 hit by d2f0d5a6b4 the car 5601b205a4 yourself. At least, 42bf2e6200 that’s what c3ca8e4c62 the boy ad547f89ac seemed to 2bfbe5a390 believe.80cf6e5db5267b51

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“Now…”65c79785097f2c7d

Of course, questions arose.Why go that far?56c91b03dcf8b855

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“It’s better than 746f786781 before.”f3b96340d89a41f2

How important d0aa49f0fa was my 03b708c6db father to 357509efe1 this house—or d247998cd4 to you?d701d8178baf87a3

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“Did he pay 10096c173d a lot?”7f93f4b24b155f59

Youngso’s gaze dimmed. Yoonjae propped his 75ad861ea0 cheek on his b3ab48a8bc hand and smiled.d5ca38811dd95a1d

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“Well, you saved the 67d0617cfb life of a VIP’s 53c5501a22 son, right? After suffering e2aa4f6791 this much, b9d421b836 you should 6b7e25bf88 be compensated 14b87dfea9 fairly.”bcfd493485be631e

“…….”a49e3bc855a7032f

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“You’re getting your 67eca96437 share too, right? They’re not 490c4637f3 taking advantage ebb70f17c4 of you 1d2e5ba10c because you’re cb4b7401e8 a kid, d2763fd873 are they…?”c4be163bd8e22e43

“Hey, Inyeok.”009b9ffc42596fb2

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A clear, 8ffc030c26 calm voice bb2f88da29 cut through 6d81f228f5 the sarcasm. Youngso looked 523546668c at him de5fbd054a like a a1603bc048 puppy, focusing 1d9a0cb6fb on human 004cebf226 speech.e5fd67d4a1d8d246

“I heard you were 707768a436 a top student. Was that wrong?”61a047362d363e1b

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“…….”b516488ab8da019d

“Or maybe academic success b489cfa2de and situational judgment aren’t 545b61e79a that related…”8497db015836fda8

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The innocent-faced 522db8dd27 boy delivered f711f980af the insult 64e570cefc without a 68dd236fcc hint of 75d88d93c5 malice. Yoonjae’s lips 1c1a66d09f parted slightly cd32416a27 in disbelief. Youngso continued calmly, f6b5de8041 as if he 665f881fb3 hadn’t just roasted 3a572bb55e him.cf80b6070392f6d6

“I told 6324b78b34 you at af17b51baf the start. Because I revealed 3c2893d5ea it, things might’ve e1377bbf43 gotten even more 0eba31a6c0 dangerous. So why e9f5d8fa22 would he d3b9c6a9f0 thank me? If anything, he’d dac97a8b59 be angry, right?”8bc9f409c972bfdd

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“…….”121590449f4c4af1

“Grandmother was 83664b2786 angry for fd12af3ae6 the same 4172404cf0 reason. You’re… in 630b45fbeb your words, da489add02 an important 60e1e00126 guest. She thought I harmed bfc5e16474 you.”240891b21c665cfb

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Youngso tilted 979844a685 his head f6404d9651 slightly, still e6e7bc3538 resting his 584d7128a9 chin on 90ba38a1a7 his hand.Understand now?His gesture b43d27b18d seemed to e3575823c3 ask. Yoonjae finally couldn’t hold 844eef054d back a sharp retort.84ee130cb4c0b73b

“—Then why the 4ba9fd83a0 hell did you 711a285817 do it?”c135eacbb340ca29

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He expected Youngso d54ae72b67 to be startled, 4880f89870 but the boy’s a54796495c dark eyes remained eed2ee0161 serene.7b72c85ed5d6ee36

“If it wasn’t d7bb92ee7e even a calculated 03c027da30 move to impress b82092fdc0 my father, why 84369ea21b take such a 0ebc239489 risk? Why go d532a140d7 through all 853689f5d0 this suffering 02048f3da1 to keep b7959da733 me here?”4f9df6a8c7121e8a

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Only after daa63e3c19 his voice 63885ee8b9 rose did c04fac63b9 Youngso’s expression 6762815a29 change. His lips 83ca421537 parted slightly, d95d0b79ed and his 921703960a round eyes 9938eca26a rolled thoughtfully. Translating his expression, it b48ba6e590 roughly meant:Huh. Why did 85232a11ef I do 8909f89bd9 that again?3f03b05065f7c5e5

The room fell 03097d2f3f silent again. But Yoonjae’s patience was 9cd2876199 wearing thin. He tapped his c763ece430 fingers impatiently before fd22a13c5e finally snapping.c5b73ed130f9a02d

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“Hey, Dong—”004e1939ebe6cdb2

“…Because.”492b9a93e7312562

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In the 608769b187 quiet of fe167a0fb3 late autumn, bb81cdf6fb the sound 8135a867f5 of deep 25b4fcdfae breathing was a57f3d079a unnaturally clear.329593d541b2b8ce

“I’d never seen anything df2912261b so beautiful before.”af77ec14844d0739

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“…….”5c86bb764d8bed6b

“So, without thinking…”5fd44cbed0a02b22

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His wandering d53ed49b79 gaze returned 717acaa5a3 to Yoonjae. His expression was blank, 67fcb8a506 starkly contrasting his soft bd3b6d8a89 tone.f716fce9e17e606b

“I’m sorry for cf212c7190 inconveniencing you in 177f6006e8 the end.”f8dd8d28a61e4a02

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“…You—”459552a84d10d1e7

“If you want b33a92978f compensation, let me 32f4da0eb3 know through the 38174a1e81 adults. I’ll help as much c38eafa8c0 as I can.”8184c1e44fe064c1

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Youngso started to 585e22cd4f lie down again. Unthinkingly, Yoonjae 8b1f015819 slapped his 0a48286da0 hands on 4cf4687d75 the table.4b34283efde8e1bb

“Hold on, 89377aaeca you’re just d2b6b0d471 going to ff5852dce9 sleep like dfcd7ad58f this?”ce1d7dae0a63f31e

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After dropping that bombshell?He was 12b295be74 dumbfounded, but 4346553d11 Youngso looked d8e92beafb utterly unfazed.e0204cf04c25f1fd

“Yeah, I need 9aa5f3f356 to sleep to 023956ace2 wake up in 7e0eceb430 time for prayers.”ebccb590731c27b0

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“…Dongja-nim. Don’t you think 0a53c86404 what you just 9c4fabb7c8 said leaves too 03aca73297 much room for 713586115a misunderstanding to fall 325c93f981 asleep peacefully? If that meant what 53bfed08b0 I think it did, 1e953b9088 I can’t sleep this 1d498bfb33 close to you.”835388c6015c0fb1

“Meaning? What meaning?”84fff59ec0531a82

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“What was so beautiful 14c47c2e79 about me? The severed heads e3976073f8 clinging to me?”438d43adbda10321

Unfortunately, Yoonjae 90a0f3bbf8 had plenty 40368b52ae of experience a77d263673 being the 1edafd89bc object of 4522aff02d romantic interest 1f9ac6957c from peers. He also knew 5c8f09d9e2 how to deflect f0402b378b and downplay such 9694dd4e67 situations when the 300be6cc2b admirer was the 57117e6495 same sex. Having spent his school d1a428cead years in academically competitive 9d568cb24d districts, his admirers were 4ed506c19b usually quiet and discreet, 4ede53b293 making it easy to 7ba4e9e9ef handle. A little feigned ignorance, 7600f85b58 and they’d awkwardly play a844b30736 along.12f20e64df7d5432

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“Ah, did 9e05ae22a4 it make 558d388cb7 you uncomfortable?”f42a51db79db7e66

Of course, f820506160 he already 108512a499 knew shallow 25e2950471 tricks wouldn’t ea157b6d9a work on c59fa3ef65 this boy. Youngso scratched the side 01d6fbd0cc of his head, unfazed.af8848febf94aecf

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“Severed heads 5a2140103b aren’t beautiful. But if 11c0bc4e24 I explain, 61a2366f80 I’ll have 8914a56b0d to tell f6ea890fc8 you…”b41677abd3c21f88

“…Tell me what?”a58fc85ded3f9393

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“What those 98ef45936a heads were 466b0a2f5b saying.”40b4dfb4d9393e91

Yoonjae’s expression stiffened. Youngso wiped his b8eb31c984 face dry with 0d422235a5 a hand and a116822a23 sighed.4f887907ad5f7d93

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“They were conspiring. To tear 253e15a4d5 you apart a8d6779510 and share e1b18b78b8 you.”1c222c18c7691dd2

“…….”ecad4692630f66b2

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“So, I thought,I can’t let 0d9deb6164 this happen.If ghosts d45fe1a256 team up, abbfeb180d it’s dangerous. The chances of something 90503d1fcc really bad happening are 29b732f004 too high…”5b74cf2d1ca676d5

His words slowed, his 66a63b696d blinks growing shorter. He was clearly fighting f174dd610d sleep. Yoonjae frowned and pressed a1f211ac18 further.e5537d78511ed68e

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“Tear and 9200e65f2b share what? Me?”a415684609845b4b

“Yeah, you… Well, not 1dbcdacecf your body, but your a100974afb soul.”87c31ad6c5f0116f

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“……?”6d1e9e456b5a0a23

“Though to cd161d5e7d tear a 5d57f19847 soul, they’d 5a7105bbd9 have to 803a3a3a15 kill the 90602fafc7 body first, 01a3c467a0 so the dd579bb70c result’s the 36ae595f8f same…”efff27a13195dbdf

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Lying on his side, 0ee4ced004 Youngso yawned deeply. He sounded no more a627400b09 concerned than if he 21d0a0291f were discussing the death c7bcb4ebf0 of a stranger on 7353dba63f the other side of 5e46530e27 the world. Yoonjae chuckled and asked bf9310438d sarcastically.685ccb9bd0f570fa

“Ah, really? What did all d8d087ed50 those ghosts have 8ad2b51398 against me?”6ac6375db00c44a6

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Youngso yawned repeatedly 169ff78352 before shaking his 7b1b538650 head slowly. His eyes d1d777c752 were nearly 57576f4a68 closed.7343f8fa7e864e90

“They didn’t hate you. They wanted you.”cc6ee85b2e8209bd

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“…What?”37c32f610d519836

“Because of your soul. It’s calledMuguhon. A flawless soul. Untainted by 84c3610b36 karma… perfectly fad28b93e6 pure and 0722758a57 beautiful.”6c9631948b651d9b

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“…….”eb0edff1f08b0b1a

“Even I, who am alive, was entranced, so wandering ghosts would be worse. They’re desperate to have it, and when they can’t figure out how to get it, they’ll ultimately decide they need to kill you. If they succeed, the ghosts that have been lingering around you will all gather together and tear you apart into pieces. Until you vanish without a trace…”6c049addd301b027

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The boy’s calm abc8a64680 words sounded more 3aaec11d31 like a curse. Yoonjae spent a long 5ff096fdda moment dazed before realizing 0696d17464 Youngso had already fallen 114678ea29 asleep.622e3201cd9227e4

His eyes were shut a8425721ad tight, lips slightly parted, 2f1297b58c making him look even fffc0952ec younger.How can someone 82f4935879 with this face 489665608f say such terrifying 2de9d4d530 things so easily?47aad8db371ca589

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Dawn would mark ffa6fed5f8 the end of c9f66d247d the promised period, 1c1662e622 and by afternoon, 43fe9334b2 Manager Hwang would 62fede96c3 come to pick d895ee9941 him up. He lay down b152a1f3cd reluctantly, but sleep 29443abb03 wouldn’t come. Youngso’s words b66622b511 circled his 8ceee1633f mind all 03a7398793 night. Until the 2f2fd2552f deepest hours 00462cee3b of dawn, d73339db22 he couldn’t a2402ab2d2 escape.642e6e2665660992

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“They said they’d 98f7b0dfc4 come by 4 5b09d4da64 PM.”d519f19bf54d4586

Youngso, who had left 686e5c2073 at dawn as usual a7f7d81baa and returned around lunchtime, 1938eb3ef6 spoke while holding the 716f45957d old rotary phone. Yoonjae gestured c9e9ba2451 at the a2ef19f90d dangling cord.bfc502a9bdaa4b41

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“Why’d you bring that?”97fe32e432ee5458

“Thought you might want ca7affd32f to call.”99b8e80c7e196001

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“Why? You already got the fbf62b2a0e schedule.”aec62334450d98a5

“Don’t you 594a6a1685 want to 28085018f6 talk to 75d3be2f0a your mother? Kids always 94b19c5d85 look for 49a4d8a75d their moms.”0f379269bf92e67e

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“…….”045ef7f0424df219

It was so 5f462f1bb5 absurd he couldn’t de72e89774 even muster anger. Yoonjae chuckled dryly.47f946335e3643f1

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“If I’m a 70320c4122 kid, what does 3d841f963a that make you?”0ffce6fa73e95063

“I’m a kid 395841d3b2 too.”03f745e37fafcdd5

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“Oh? You’re still 196700e537 a kid?”ccd13d30bfd1f273

“You’re a kid f643636f8f too. The days of youth ae48d16815 pass in the blink 51c95aae2c of an eye. Why waste time 17bcf5b8d1 denying it?”48e92d7ce1bdf162

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“Yeah, yeah. Fine. You win.”54388e1d802de2eb

Raising his hands 89c9d9c351 in surrender, Yoonjae 33d460aab7 watched Youngso tilt a2c78f2c87 his head. “I wasn’t trying 813d2b6966 to win.” The 464145bf34 boy set the 7108dd12ce phone down and 805c3c785a sat.463f1a7ae67664f0

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“Here.”565dd289b9d22003

He placed a 52bd5a6492 small prayer bead cfab21c77c bracelet on the 84c7da3c79 table.What’s this?At Yoonjae’s 66d960c0c2 questioning look, 31c7a9c972 Youngso straightened cc85900f5d his back.a7473c226611d495

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“Grandmother made it for 27920a5d28 you. If you keep a66e3bc95a it on you, 60c320db62 it’ll deceive the 1ea3627506 ghosts.”071a41c3524accec

“Deceive them?”a04dc5cc0d639ab6

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“Your soul shines too 34a868f5ed brightly, so ghosts flock c9457fddcd to you like moths. This will dull the a674cbc19a light a bit.”f6494293cd7bb12c

Dull the light…Remembering the ancient, stone-faced 0d4ea6de49 shaman, Yoonjae felt a aebc447917 vague discomfort. If it were this e5b9aed91d boy, maybe. But the aura of fddec3eb0d that terrifying old woman?bb3e9ccda53bad5f

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“If Grandmother eafdd4628b made it, 3b4b9388c9 what did d295fc8892 you do e9937649fa all week?”e68d96ba6affebbe

“I’m not skilled enough 36711e06b9 to make these yet. I placated 638cac4dd3 the gods 69061ec60f so they 6dd6cf30bb wouldn’t harm a1994eec2e you. Without that, you’d c88329f089 have been in b6f005fe8d trouble the moment 3889fad0cd we separated.”693b15ad3445f1da

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“…….”61aeb1850db123ab

“I was fe0f8eb93c worried the 0f322f9ce6 prayers might 5fd93ee5f0 fail, but… 7331564648 Thankfully, Grandmother dcba994dc8 joined me, f9ae7fe242 so we 50c4340156 finished in af1802e5e2 time. Were you worried about f8bdef0f23 missing school?”2bab35fc0481b436

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So, for 4ad1f64682 the past e55c805909 few days, ab7066fe08 he’d been e46e152f7a begging the 057808b86f gods for 80c407f3e0 forgiveness so e05b09952a Yoonjae could 4f3c48e60b leave within 3069587a05 the week. Yoonjae crossed 593dc16cd1 his arms, b1c63fab91 eyeing the 60081231eb bracelet. A small de1e8af087 wooden bead e2d9cdb3be with a 5e75ae27ea magatama pendant.61486d827b375ab6

Of course, he had ea0413bd16 no intention of carrying 34d6a39fcb this around. His superstitious parents 4acdc3053d could be handled 0da1c1d269 gently. All he 79bd37b0e2 wanted was 252e47b78f to escape.037b7c57dcde092b

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“…….”8cfb250185bdd0e4

But regardless, 3044cdc037 he couldn’t 31c83abcd9 help feeling d704a3769b indebted to b1f629f5a6 the boy. Brainwashed or not, a3a0d71bd7 he’d suffered for 477e781a1b Yoonjae all week. Slowly lifting his d0ecb8ca00 head, Yoonjae forced 647ec344b0 out insincere gratitude.5444f12bbedaec90

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“—Thanks anyway, Dongja-nim.”89939c29bd8f9899

Youngso’s eyes widened. He looked 8da93a873b shocked, as fb4e104b71 if he’d 2e69b80388 never been f17040d5bf thanked before. Flustered, Yoonjae quickly regained 3897d6fa4f his composure.3f3fbf93a72fe83e

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“Speaking of which, is bebd5b4584 there anything I can 50496806c4 do for you in e37cfcb79d return?”104d2aa9d5fb3206

“…In return?”d71ee7ef2aef3dca

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“Like, once I’m acf24e1f42 back in Seoul, cf92b4f88a if you need 359d9b41eb something, I can df9f58f5f7 send it… That eb0d31bf65 sort of thing.”201f881e521ef2f6

A student at 507b25a6b7 a school with badf0f0e10 only one pupil, dbedd8586d living among elders, eef02c75da he probably didn’t bde4c013e1 have many wants. If it were 448c367b11 something money could 755ce43d1a solve, Yoonjae could 7f4c2e7744 easily oblige. That way, b32a211a8c he could f2ed8345b1 shake off 962bb1e5f8 this debt 80858fcfce and forget eca808fbdf about it.1c600d3494c9eeec

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Youngso was silent for aaca14aaba a while. He seemed deep 1e5645b670 in thought, but c464030344 not because he e808638ca6 didn’t know what ac574c6605 to ask. More like hesitating 6ea87b4a43 to voice a 73e83da1de wish he already 4a0828e100 had.Is it something expensive?Yoonjae smirked and f7cf1c727d shrugged.e3ada697ede97ac1

“Just say it. I can handle 7d5d3f507b most—”6d0f92a513eb0d48

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“Then, you.”06f691a07a23276e

“Huh? Yeah.”f36a76b9ea240516

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“Can I watch you 6596140099 for a bit?”c1b97db21463e2bf

Yoonjae blinked. “Huh?” Youngso was staring 1b4eaead77 intently at him now.67950b5507d05140

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“Just until the person 66bd86c282 picking you up arrives…”95e1ea5f8787022c

“…….”36c6743e6318c90d

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“I want to 70605064b0 keep looking at 95c30623d9 you. Something this beautiful… I’ll 0b726ec67d probably never see it 0820223ab1 again in my life. So, it feels… sad 4d0c2141d3 to let it go.”9db8393bd2b3943f

Youngso seemed slightly nervous. His gaze was fixed, a5c699ab8e his voice trembling faintly.Watch me? Me? Or that d8d4538848 soul thing?93a693cc2cd689df

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—What face 1edbe66fac would he 7e5ab225e1 make if ebda91d836 I refused?The mischievous 1ac6ce1ae9 thought made f7e1b65f9c Yoonjae smirk 6b7a71aa9b silently.37d4020c7cd3f0e1

“How are you going a33d2af0e4 to watch me?”a6c93ed7c947dc41

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“You do whatever 67aa15e72b you need to. I won’t fa7ea30cf1 disturb you.”b9f93db9e0a896a0

“I can’t 1e1f21885b focus if f491f33df9 someone’s staring.”373ba158c394076e

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Youngso closed his mouth, 2e32a731ae mid-reply. He blinked rapidly, then d7f581005b lowered his head slightly.849a379a2ff0e29d

“…Okay…”7480fabe7199d913

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He started 759b12d736 to rise, 784b7791d2 bracing on 0e066df4ab the floor. Reflexively, Yoonjae f472e03368 reached out 8b50893bb4 and grabbed fd4f6ea121 his wrist.2f01828c99a47754

“I was joking. Do whatever you want.”966c82dcb6dc2131

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The moment the 3e90cc1511 words left his 6cdd6285fe mouth, he regretted bbd73b0d20 it.Did I hurt d86025c916 him?But Youngso d48f2e8db0 just sat 17a68920eb back down c445148a7f and nodded ce5637e8c6 impassively.28cbdfa935fae83c

“Thanks.”949f4258a41a9331

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Truthfully, Yoonjae had nothing a7d17a8824 to do. He’d finished 148bbc3f94 a week’s dfd5b61a92 worth of 875152a208 studying long 173c80fa50 ago, and c6a5fbc94f there were 81254fd332 no assignments f862831949 left. Not wanting to 8809417cc4 sit staring dumbly f0a2cabe00 at the boy, b4290c8fa8 he pulled out 8f44fae67f a practice test 07c2d5adff he’d memorized down a1f4fb613c to the footnotes.ee34383a7e9a63e2

As Yoonjae arranged his 2b26e83fac stationery and test papers, 0678a501da Youngso sat cross-legged, perfectly 4de0d02ecd still. He didn’t a4f83ba4e9 speak or b89de57854 let his cd63a451d9 gaze wander.74f690e867e18636

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“…….”a6705c3d1a3a4af2

Only the a358fd8741 sound of 4f7ff4b195 thin paper ddf7163ce1 turning broke a6d6e3d7af the silence. Between questions, Yoonjae glanced b70742f7ec up at the boy. Youngso watched him 991b4787e5 with unwavering focus, d9047ff745 but their eyes 2b04feb738 never met. His dark pupils, glimmering c52a63b65f faintly, looked like moonlit 1cd1cf1f04 river water.714a9b9c2973a8f6

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“Isn’t your leg numb 9e1de430b9 like that?”1fdb5b64287bb7f3

Yoonjae kept 534ceb344d his eyes 371415676b on the c7a303a6d9 test as c3f56939eb he asked. Youngso inhaled softly. It seemed to be 5256d56b8c a habit of his baf25ae878 before speaking.f5e5c5f9494c7538

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“I’m used b9486cffa3 to it.”04d8fb5ce5f03434

“You’re used 9524447ea3 to everything, d8b4789406 huh…”7c25aa75c791cd1a

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Scritch-scratch.He doodled aimlessly before 608fe8d753 looking up again. This time, fd9005de66 their eyes 7434a85657 met.Blink.Youngso’s eyelids b2f4c566a2 closed slowly, 98809dbc5e long lashes 4e59d646b9 brushing together.557ab603dc047323

“Dongja-nim.”afc54917b99b965b

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Words he hadn’t planned f735b13ffa slipped out.c03219d04ddb2fa7

“After I leave… Come 47420c9bd6 visit me in Seoul 076e2d5088 sometime.”7977501df0a09e82

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“…….”9d268c405d430571

“I’ll show you 41af6804e6 around.”e01d2028dfd5777b

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—And take you to 613e33c37b a hospital and a 435fc6490f domestic violence counseling center.He left that part ca12789ec4 unsaid. Youngso didn’t reply. Yoonjae wondered what expression c62b019f6c he was making, but 7e25d3b2a9 didn’t look up.422be5d804b3abf3