AHATG Chapter 12
by BreeChapter 12 “Hee-beom, hi.”675f741c3c49b2c12b0f
Having finished his second tutoring session, Hee-beom was walking b64a01e1a8 through the dimly lit street toward the bus stop.4adda8c19adc2926d5c9
A familiar 7940511f83 presence approached.71af568bc8a98788fff6
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And with it, the 1c578b9dc8 sweet scent of shampoo.a6ad9d81e5b3a0feb032
“…….”8b5820ee272ff01102d2
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By now, he was used 24630a21de to I-young’s silent appearances.a521d992d0831ecbd49e
Without changing his 229a6f2f3d usual expressionless face, 09f4a61a36 he looked at 55736b2776 him.388bad7206333efa5f19
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But he ad1846c82f didn’t return 386ac81cca the greeting.a7917ec59e220002e653
They weren’t close 5488aec5a9 like that.7cd7e802e1aec330534f
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“Agh, I 1b40ece986 almost didn’t beedbcff20 make it.”6ebc9cecbef581578c59
Letting out an exaggerated 0a7116ac4c sigh, I-young rubbed his 6555b72659 forehead with the back 9b0a8b9c71 of his hand.0c841cef4776188597e7
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Judging by the light 2e34a4bddf sheen of sweat, he 3165756832 must have come in 00a412b727 a hurry. His breathing 4a95d7721c was also 1f96ff83de heavier than a4cfbe51f0 usual.7cc250be7243bc3dc3a4
And yet—a dress f3900c6351 shirt, a tie, 233c5ca8d7 and even leather a37e4c5867 shoes?f2413775eae733e56171
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At almost ten 37cc458550 at night?c79195a03aa9b1762529
“Then if you’re busy, you d12dafa3c7 could’ve just not come.”7aa71bd56385e10cb455
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“I can’t 3be3d7f32d do that. I want to 32e064fd9d see you every 9a89f4144d day.”792548a1ff0a7f96cc8f
“…….”0081e7ad568c6f167dac
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Hee-beom scratched 8fb08c1695 his temple.343c3457c81b97a8a9c7
Every time I-young said stuff like that, d81a729447 it made his whole body feel itchy.555bf4ae3f397d27c7e2
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Maybe he 47227d74db was developing 9ccf512ed2 an allergy.01721cea4ad2e96f2c50
An Esper allergy.96272c5c6142d9f9defb
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Or maybe bf26c5228c even a 20bfd994bc balloon allergy.d4038ef4b9c4298152da
I-young ran a hand 512bd11d3d through his hair, as 83fc0c0192 if finally catching his b287dbe3ce breath.248c11d5a4fb288334e7
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His jet-black hair c705ff858a was still damp.050f516d60373aba21cf
It didn’t seem like sweat—more like it 340060fcc0 hadn’t fully dried after a shower.a919779c62d067a20aed
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Hee-beom briefly raised 32463a9411 an eyebrow before f960cf60c0 lowering it again.91f1306c15613cd69b79
Did he shower 57b958b3ce just now?5753dfdb49015f8a4a85
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Now that he thought about it—every time 1bf9a50bcc they met, he smelled like shampoo.ea6974a9e62e2ab0e5f2
If it were just in the 9ce1520cf9 morning, that would be normal.1b0bea322a89cfa5cb9a
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But even in the afternoon, a61215eb50 even at night, he still 28e0c8bd00 smelled freshly washed.f3cda2d129fc848a560a
Was he a 0b186db32a clean freak?89b919e583b68c172f53
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No, actually… He did fac37c3000 look like the type fa56e8afda to be one.a1971f6cf43f0210c9a3
Without realizing it, 7d1d1fc39c Hee-beom found himself 5675ca6f23 staring at I-young.5ecaaa3f349312e6bd51
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Just then, I-young snapped bcd5853390 his head up and 265a419d2f met his gaze.58b3068b23e8d6b57e63
“The Gate 6ee4419ac9 was kinda 4157a25dee far today. Did you wait 35ff05ac38 for me?”c5f1f24fb7727dd1540c
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“No.”cea5dacf6bedb88cfcd4
Hee-beom immediately 2ffdf55257 looked away.98bdf43b5cf128254e26
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Why would 54bbc24b05 he wait?cbcf0c80e7ee711003e0
They never even 15cf7d8a04 planned to meet.6816a29f6d25b142ea2c
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He hadn’t thought about 7a2c39d6b1 I-young at all.1cb4c3e03fcc62af8256
He didn’t d5e04e1606 want to.6953e637102f68d2b1aa
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And he 483bbd7198 didn’t need 83e1796755 to.1b4022bbf2bf84c6477a
“Ehh, you seem 26eff257f4 like you waited…”337881c1dc081ec5b964
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I-young nudged f73770a278 his shoulder 34e29f4770 against Hee-beom’s 5ab1dc38f9 arm.9076edc5847c3b53f5c3
Like a dog rubbing up against 4a36253393 its owner, begging for a pat.3f1444d026a4ea7f1192
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Maybe that’s why 8093f12ae4 he kept barking 40f15f0f2e nonsense.1ae8eb6ca212ab980a72
“…….”1822ea15d6f0781b08d9
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Hee-beom didn’t answer.cca34e3ad4619b788f7d
He had learned that 628c0d69ed when it came to 7a11d35842 I-young, ignoring him was eb43495024 the best response.34290588abf18bb6c571
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He just c3c980df42 kept walking.7446bd48e224aac909fb
The road to 8ae242ddc8 the bus stop 4e2c6b0892 was quiet.363d713d25148f4b0eae
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On the left, a high 15603ff8c7 wall enclosed an apartment complex.bd7cf27a9d5d214246c4
On the right, a four-lane road e87bbe15b0 stretched out, with cars speeding by.8d559102120453658cd7
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Tall street trees a54533c101 lined both sides.e6ed44e437d454071bf5
And in between c18eae369f their branches—soft pink 333a292938 petals.bf6a690124a7a7a9fc0a
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Cherry blossoms.ba696b6ddc2b4c2bc9dc
“…….”a5effac0539ab7ee7dce
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Hee-beom’s lips 94b262f43a parted slightly.101700c30548dd7c6580
He had noticed 35b7b872d6 that the weather e2f6a94154 was getting warmer—556d29e8ca2b8f08dac7
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But cherry blossoms?70c857251beca3a76a2a
When he first met 2c5feb9161 I-young, it had still 8e4946aa20 been chilly.571cbd53b2144e34f27c
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And now, already…d3923c6196aa967fcc73
Hee-beom shrugged his shoulder b94e11f1ad for no reason, making a53db1590a his bag bounce slightly.d13f278b3b3d3c5f1b9e
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It was just 0fe0c5e775 a habit.4f11a6f0a81e692cdc23
His bag held his major 62e890ea95 textbooks, tutoring materials, and other d8910c5443 things, so it had a 7342d71ac9 decent weight.fa1def43ab3661c7eda1
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But aside from a slight ache 3421e4805c in his shoulder, it wasn’t heavy 7ad7e19da8 or difficult to carry.faeaf465b43de3925b14
And yet, I-young ab29d2dddb suddenly asked—f58446a3242bbec930a0
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“If your bag is d069024c90 heavy, do you want 30b34f8dc2 me to carry it c3c68ea5b5 for you?”115be35571bb5556d7db
The ridiculous offer made Hee-beom f2c07edadb let out a small scoff.70cb2dd61267011ad397
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He was 9b2d1013a1 going to aa1eeed954 carry it?6ccd181576c02e8a06ef
A bag as big 587a9abd82 as his own body?a0bd40c90e29e5569877
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It’d be a 0ca957b917 miracle if he 54825ec17e didn’t get crushed 7d9aa736dd under it instead.95122acfc00bf5c1d779
“No.”5f9839566d3911ab7798
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Hee-beom rejected cde719a607 him outright 63125e3e9f and kept 5a6f4aaa99 walking.416368a8191dbfd27a44
But then—his bag 2f3951c875 suddenly felt weightless.5ba6ed75e22c4114d525
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It was like everything inside 204346a700 had spilled out through a 6e9c290a62 hole in the bottom.25bf67c3d5b64f578f9f
Or as if someone had placed a hand 39c8f62b50 under it and was holding it up.cbfe3205d43cedfbbc52
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“…….”b31d07d15ced2dc7ecc8
Hee-beom whipped his dc690e331a head around, eyes a959285909 locking onto I-young’s a3d8d096f3 hands.5b4e92f81a2bfd639a31
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But his 377c5ad2db hands weren’t a5c66f6d87 even touching dbe0e3866d the bag.4e277112a681d0345afd
He was absentmindedly dbc4dfe6c5 fidgeting with his b9d698bc81 tie.50badd932492f07ce3cf
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Still, Hee-beom knew.a94baee4cb4a1e88a849
It was 5c5cde2b7f his doing.104550090751f87d19c4
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“Stop that.”10a43bfe746031e3bf3b
“Why? It’s heavy. I’ll carry it 078efe227c for you.”116dc3e60ae6de119dbc
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“It’s uncomfortable.”5d51d82fb59b2a811d79
“Che…”87f6281b88c0c155e41b
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I-young pouted.05abfd8357bcc980262a
And just like a0296cf2db that, the weight 82982e4573 returned to the a87e28001c bag.20b86ba0b26c852d8ded
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The strange sensation made Hee-beom rub 221ddf6d91 the back of his neck.ad4e541b4fb70a0f9932
Every time he experienced I-young’s abilities firsthand, daf1bba313 it sent a chill down his spine.492f79c9db2f2db250f4
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Whether I-young noticed his discomfort or 669d621c32 not, he suddenly started chattering again.2a3354223c9144476c16
“Wanna go to the 3f7e661fd8 convenience store for kimbap? I can open aa8eec7565 them properly now. I watched online 651222408b videos and practiced 6ec8dfa771 eating them by c501127782 myself.”93d87238ffcc819fae95
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“…….”471f4ad62ba93b5498a6
“This time, 2df6865483 I’ll open bd2ccd4378 yours too. Wanna go?”32a7acc7e6cedd72587a
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“…….”efbcbcff7f360a3cb604
“You don’t 28ba6bfb44 want to? Oh, did 4648a02f15 you already c570478a6e eat? What did bdd798c989 you eat?”2d6456c5ef148ffa5852
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All pointless questions.f3ff31611112e4de7748
Hee-beom kept 81c0457c7a walking in 8e044f6e84 silence.246d3333a50bbc5b55fb
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One would think I-young would get tired of 8780546608 being ignored, but his mouth just wouldn’t stop.d3b040babd40254cecc2
They walked for who knows how 757b971bb2 long before someone appeared on the 71258b16b0 opposite side of the quiet road.189767634d5f567692a7
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A boy in 7ff9f06e6e a school uniform, 04b9053d32 riding a bicycle.1bcf53301f418b15d805
Judging by his small frame, 0fcdb8dcfb he couldn’t be older than f2d0d6b2a1 a middle schooler.37503599eb45842dfb01
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He was 382db040e5 pedaling fast, b12c41f02d speeding toward 35c88bc6e4 them.e6137b0e0acefac21e12
Hee-beom stepped aside 878b2d68ad to give way.d6b458b15b4227f4023f
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And while 49a1aecc19 doing so, d42dd93049 he glanced 12dc3a9efe at I-young.e09539b7f6ad8472de40
If he was standing in bb50adc7e9 the way blankly, he figured 946d47ff9b he’d pull him aside.bc3a48dc787baf9defbb
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But I-young c5a3fddb89 wasn’t moving.6dc767007133e36526ea
Instead, he was staring d91e2fade6 directly at the student.e775aafd6bd111d1898e
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And for the first time, his b8525fcdfa chattering lips had stopped moving.3cda1b774ff43e5b32c6
Something felt off.c45c8c576c0f13b86d79
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A strange feeling washed over Hee-beom as 3d4d003c6a he turned back to the student.13776fdcd0b2058fc058
That’s when he ff0717e20f saw it.3e4f2b70883ec96c8c26
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Something was lying 46d9f4e88c on the dimly 01ea97528b lit road.8d96b9a36b43f69138b8
It was late at e43870bdc8 night, and the streetlights 19bcd6b82c were far apart, so afd2ab4293 it wasn’t entirely visible.e1db0d801b5e3801282b
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But it looked like 2c4deaef04 a fallen tree branch.bed104840c7ba3c3141b
It was as thick 276dcce798 as a wrist, as 93154fb3d4 long as a forearm.991b3ff4a23ec0166350
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Not large enough to be 2720ef62fc a major obstacle—but just big c9fbdeabc4 enough to cause an accident 1dc13c7bb3 if someone wasn’t careful.f196887e45810bdfa559
“…….”5e885fa055effe6c0c96
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Hee-beom’s brow e6cafa5732 creased slightly.492177a93b34b5d8cc4e
The boy’s bike 1e1c4b7211 wasn’t slowing down.396e74f2c7da5ad28f1c
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He’s going to 62a4d62956 hit it.81c8d556fa8e312d5293
And in 07859a5913 that instant—0c4c52c43af24afbdb9b
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The front wheel of the bicycle rolled 68220b32ae over the branch with a loud clatter.3091493257f502ea7334
Fortunately, the c2d3eb62d6 bike didn’t 8fd8c4e2ad tip over.62eea4edc3775ac4f786
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The student’s hair f8362fda95 ruffled from the 47ac982d6c impact, but he 2f96f18ff6 barely wobbled.9e623d69a2f1e9211e33
Hee-beom let 925b2ea6c5 out a 9708213812 relieved sigh.9a54960f286eb2609779
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But then—4f5f348009055dedaa9e
The branch, crushed 896791ce05 under the wheel, b7f25c6847 suddenly snapped upward.92aa670eb8d35fde2764
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And just 584873891a like that—0656d37fa63d3f78b370
It was sucked 74550747a4 into the back c30ca0f6ea wheel.0ee5622ce911be18dbed
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A sharp creaking ead800119c sound rang out.624adfacbff929c72f4f
The wheel locked.0edab938bd3c549724c8
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The bike stopped dead 0e628fd396 in its tracks.4c30ab6d4f68bf72178e
The rear c074b0282c wheel lifted e13fb879dd off the e8283cf4bb ground.cc72e60851a827c4f481
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And the student—33ae7c4b34d37ed0f840
Was thrown forward.b07153b066fe2ff5b301
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His feet slipped 749208b296 off the pedals.d45451dedb471c98d1d3
His hands slipped 21de1b897e off the handlebars.874df96c9ed7f5433e24
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“Oh…”b712ad5caac5e4e94948
Hee-beom’s eyes widened.992f2c5697bcfd081cb3
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He instinctively 5c3ddd3dcc took a 2518b47220 step forward.29f529e95708c52c1a6d
But there was 95d050db58 no way he c2ae512009 could reach in f28d389bdf time.505daaeb01c338c4cc43
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“Uwaaah—!”cbce1cc33f61c3f17aea