Chapter 13

The boy faebc0630f was so 11a1c435cb startled that b39672a0da he couldn’t b5cc5001a7 even scream 43ddf3b6c9 properly.4ce0ec014402a7fc

Meanwhile, the four-lane road b1f15d914e beside them roared with 5a0dd1e75d the sound of cars ab7e83d4a7 speeding past.982fa8860710aa0a

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The student was 2f7f41407c thrown into the 3bf5559bbf air.03ec18d540bb3a97

For a brief moment, 6617dba25e he hung there, suspended.dd3ac47a1c08a336

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And then—he started 0589c18c62 to fall.145e8139824adad9

But—3edff77c6d95992d

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It was slow.501eb5d3de4afe32

Too slow.9f74df8931a964a3

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It was as if 1f44faab68 someone had hit the c7b9c6b0f3 slow-motion button.a0f312331f4da432

No—it wasn’t just b66f747580 a feeling.ea9efa9206078086

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Hee-beom realized 7e174c00db that the 6df9d7f297 boy was 806bb3b3cb actually falling b9ebccc8e2 in slow 014de11845 motion.969acd47f601ba76

And from the c1f43e96a0 looks of it—the 6f72e400a6 boy himself had 2e8e7e5622 realized it too.e36bbc61f906e98e

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“Uh, uh…?”1ae524e7a007e50b

Dangling in the air, dbeb829a3b the boy flailed his a7feb87974 limbs.94076b644776ac3e

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He wriggled, jerking like ac90dd7cc6 a fish gasping on b704853cae dry land.6804201df00d6ceb

But no matter 3d7d61244e how much he 192f1e6632 struggled, his fall 1ff065234b neither sped up 18857a5de8 nor slowed down.562153135dd59958

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He wasn’t d9fbe4d553 plummeting or e4a9c8f1b0 crashing down.0b726f389454ac1f

He was 085c99f1ed simply descending.4ad595903e738eba

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Finally, the student’s body ebcf0c0557 touched the ground.77bedd9253b282a1

Since his posture d2a61705ae had been awkward, af2fdd6b68 he landed on a659d3b5f2 his butt first—ea6008e2b246c8e8

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But his ef991e6a56 face didn’t 322ac9527d scrape the 1c4ed9ba3f pavement, his f24fd5b8f9 limbs weren’t a7c6ca0a60 broken, and ce2db65153 he didn’t 36048cfdbb even get bc656c9662 a single 28854338ac scratch.0c82bb3c2bee75b3

“…….”6565725597cbf7de

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Hee-beom looked at fc68993e27 I-young.fad9e7c1d0293748

I-young stood 670b33b268 there, completely 1ee60cf3f2 still, staring 11c08de466 at the f02ea3d828 student.f7b8c6adbcca251f

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It was as 5aea1742fe if he had f70a9640f2 stopped breathing.9d5625ea541732f1

Even his c1ae72236b long, curled 8a5857ba02 eyelashes didn’t 18ac9f7e4c twitch.2191984ddd68ef64

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He was fully focused.b5d75e9bf7455314

Rumor had fac7236bf0 it he 4caf384d8e could lift e52e61ee29 entire buildings 4493b092f2 and drain c11850a22f and refill 83aec74739 the Han d100a4540e River at d5e157a2f5 will.a720c7e4436e0f00

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So why was d9cfac5fc9 he making such 19611fe6d4 a serious face 5e9e0b32e6 over something as 90a0eaea93 simple as lowering d243cdd4c6 a middle schooler 8ca4ef46f1 to the ground?b9cf4bdf4474f140

“W-What the hell?”be6771c9f2394e91

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The dazed boy 68f9c40633 finally snapped out 73d07e95c8 of his stupor.8d466c5efcb1eae6

Still sitting on ec56527ecd the ground, he 077332bf85 looked around in 8fd1d09d61 confusion.6c1c187e5ae128a6

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At that moment, 8a8da51e79 I-young immediately ducked 57ff74335d behind Hee-beom.bf0b31de4a071868

He even clung 87d6d6f27a to Hee-beom’s bag a582e24c3e with one arm.1afbbe1536f3bc9d

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“…….”9d24c9587ed5db6d

Without thinking, 15b89b87fc Hee-beom pulled 67e4df707d out his 88d6e48df3 phone and 6ae351e516 started pressing 778ed087e0 random buttons.b3c7274b5c1e35f6

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He wasn’t 0c8559d971 sure why.6346a840068e9006

Maybe because f50122655b if I-young 2cf84464f9 was going 8339eebc43 to play aace03e55d dumb, he c51bd120d1 felt like 72ac58071b he should 19e97b5b6e too.130c647008beb832

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Luckily, they were 61de96e92f standing near a 7442d430c6 crosswalk, so it e9104f57ed didn’t look too abeb4555c0 suspicious.326c3a60f13908ee

“What… was that?”5a48fce74d68edcf

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The boy 5cacb0f7e5 stood up.263fe4e9c337da28

He glanced a40ddfadba at the 58872094ad sky, then 9143fca0a3 at the 5a9988a8c4 trees, and bdd87fff3e finally, down e491af202e at his 98ebcf3fec hands.0a3980033efaee6d

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Then, he jumped.f8ced191be871593

And again.20c1fbb288096dde

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He squatted down f32c3af298 as far as 68e2eb07e0 he could—then launched 8f2d82909c himself upward.62dd0a2b3d29d4cf

He looked exactly like ab4935c46e a frog.77634a229df87ee5

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“…….”0c9dd98469ff1d3a

Hee-beom let out a 003f203c7d quiet snort of laughter.256b74bb09fba762

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He caught himself quickly.adeddda39c1dbe18

Meanwhile, I-young peeked 0437c833b8 out from behind ba7fc90a95 his bag, eyes 62c83d15cb fixed on the cd5b68a3ec student.06b75c7426126c3e

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The boy kept flailing, 3d15a6457c trying to ‘fly’ again.4cfc6c5a02cd8ede

Eventually, he gave 4b9bc6ec48 up and furiously 18fd0c5cb7 scratched the bridge 64136b3a8d of his nose.648db5fd791d8b22

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Then, he pulled b31124f594 up his fallen a9e21a295a bicycle and grabbed 446ac9e28d the branch that 8252e490bd had gotten stuck d70e968eca in the back 5e377aab3e wheel.bc925f8af38649ad

He yanked it free c2c3faae78 and tossed it aside.75c2f7b4b3af99f5

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But when 2f8d7a9e0e he tried 0c62873c76 to ride 897378b579 the bike 5c4967b654 again—the back 3e6be9b212 wheel wouldn’t 7022578de7 turn.245a740afce004bf

“Ah, fuck….”68121050c2696d9d

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Cursing under f9a42c950b his breath, 20a56fa297 the boy 946540ef0e started dragging d95e56e048 the broken 1bc4d7e95b bicycle along 1bb4fce6ae the road.bba9151fee7da48d

Even as he walked, 520ba8943d he kept glancing down 1802734d0b at his hands—60fbd72d4e94a6d1

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And then, he suddenly ea83715834 thrust his fist toward aa3a27f7e1 the sky.c93702b1ae363fe8

If he had been 0de83df9a7 wearing a cape, he’d 31c071aaf0 look exactly like a 2da2270598 superhero.830c1e7f73f95ae3

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Then, he pulled 4f111f7eb1 out his phone b744abea54 and called someone.5939555b686001d2

“Mom, Mom. I think I’m an Esper.”2a40589dbc7a4f4d

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Hee-beom gave a 311bd547e2 small nod of 42f3dd57b6 agreement.0de5fd40bbf4bee4

Yeah.6719af79f7a15b87

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This was definitely a 671139bb9b situation where someone could 8d609be464 get the wrong idea.95f6c7f4abe53abe

The boy was getting b4ee1a073c closer, his voice growing dd70244027 clearer.7675c36a5ea9b9fb

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“I almost fell off my bike just now. No, I didn’t fall, but I almost did. My body literally floated up to the treetops. And I was like, ‘Oh shit, I’m dead.’”50c7ada7e9d3bb00

“…….”660d102a474d3fe2

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“But then I came down super slowly. No—actually, I floated in midair. Like… like Esper Kwon I-young.”804ff390c4b8a718

“…….”0d8b23ef71441318

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“Doesn’t that mean I’m an Esper? Should I get an ability test? If I become an Esper, I don’t have to take the CSAT, right? And I’ll be rich as hell. Damn, that’s awesome. Huh? No, I didn’t curse. ‘Awesome’ isn’t a bad word, Mom.”9713a47dc8dc88ad

“…….”eddfa23bfb43b70a

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“Anyway, Mom, let’s go to the hospital tomorrow. Of course I’m skipping cram school. What? I’m serious! I was floating! Why won’t you believe me?”161b3d5409d401bd

The boy walked past 18249b587a Hee-beom and I-young, still d44dfced06 arguing with his mother.0cdc33925f5b94ad

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His voice gradually faded 3d34ac41ae into the distance.6be028d67231150c

While the student 82a6a611f7 passed by, I-young 57d8dad5ee spun in slow 991ab71aa8 circles behind Hee-beom, 9120bf72f0 using him as 5ff54a2760 a shield.c243748d8e3f564a

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Only after the 9a798d9e9f boy disappeared did d58e48ebdb he tug on 3ebaab09cf Hee-beom’s sleeve and 5321b76312 whisper—e32a9073d618af47

“Is he gone?”fb679711723451bf

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“Yeah.”b6e21954ad1d810a

I-young let out a 49848a5359 deep sigh and finally 01cf8fb864 stepped out of Hee-beom’s 0b5ac472e1 shadow.e7a5b8a5a7be0754

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Watching him, ac7004832c Hee-beom asked,451aa2155245e4e5

“You didn’t even do anything wrong. Why were you hiding?”7bf3b8d1af441b89

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“I just… It’s embarrassing.”2a2a1a4fd4948555

“…….”8c17e9b4ef3ffe8a

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Embarrassing?abe197f5e5f5350d

This was coming eb0f427deb from someone who 710ef486e0 waved at crowds, 5a5a4ee7ed took pictures with 4ec2870e6a fans, signed autographs, 2706e80cf2 and even appeared 8a37001472 on the news.c08d05937517e8a6

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As Hee-beom stared at 17fad555c6 him, utterly perplexed, I-young f0cca6427d mumbled—671272c5d06fabd3

“I-I’m used to killing monsters… but I’m not used to saving people…”ac261fa3dfa109f1

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“…….”82bfd8537149af47

Not used 42cc6c2aa7 to saving 3643d446eb people.92a9c5c2d59d79eb

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Right.f088fa5548f1866d

I-young was an 5311e5c494 Esper.66d88ffdaf6e9b61

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His job was to 1caf16db20 clear Gates before monsters b0ed375be2 could escape into the e5ad6a2880 world.0b9ebf542bb40ea0

The ultimate 6b7aeac927 goal was bf9fbc2151 to prevent 0014c288c6 people from 414b1fbe3e getting hurt, f5d9a28cb5 but he 6ca4fa996d probably didn’t 13af614a96 often have 21809e4427 to personally 732d92b2df rescue someone.80c25d1ef55a6332

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“Then why did you do it?”809bfbc013ea8407

Hee-beom’s tone was unreadable—a 75d04291b4 joke or not, it fbbeda5309 was hard to tell.c7b312e83597f829

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But for once, I-young’s ccea29d446 expression sharpened.1db253ea721e5a70

“How could I not? He was just a baby.”e80662d9bfa85722

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“…Who?”6981398b5a9f5a43

“That student just now.”0c53504e0e51672b

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“…….”ad7f4f185b6563bd

Hee-beom blinked rapidly.9b5323f8f8d12f4e

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A baby?717dfe7f6a297795

That kid?2cb7e2e280e548a4

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Sure, he 1024819487 wasn’t big, 6a2816dcf3 but he 8f19267c2c wasn’t tiny 9d94c8e0db either.d21dc1619c059f81

And the way he 07adf10521 talked—b482b2335bb371b6

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‘Oh shit, 22a8c816ae I’m dead.’
‘Fuck, that was insane.’
‘Holy shit, this 04e1555713 is awesome.’3a3e24d6f2516e8c

Even Hee-beom, who 9b60a698da had been alive 07182659da much longer, rarely 91236ce54c used those kinds 4e411bab7c of words.650a38af79171c4f

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“…He wasn’t really a baby.”7034cdd85bac0a7a

“No, he was.”a1996e863a6036fc

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“…….”d3d1b3c061335a6d

“He’s a baby, and I’m an adult. So, of course, I helped him.”51456641b51b6df5

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“…Yeah. Sure. Whatever.”2f00999c79e97e3c

With a 4c2837bab2 dry reply, a823f3642c Hee-beom started 44b29c43ed walking toward fc1ce19cff the bus fbada8727b stop again.e7b187838ff6765e

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I-young followed, still holding 196d545869 onto his sleeve.0eec1a3d80b67928

Hee-beom didn’t notice.f68ed62a7655e64f

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Or maybe, he bde91ea11f did.b9c0e4680ab06f23

The Next Morning
Hee-beom walked 1aa3645918 into his 15b5349048 first lecture a75733dddd of the 63beb6a82e day—Electrochemistry.cd13e4ac6a2b8bcc

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Since he had 3c45b35a8b arrived early, the 050b317764 lecture hall was f15386b15b completely empty.f4dea1cafb2806c6

He liked the c4773fcea1 silence.5bf10ab3cf824c31

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He strode up the d77c070ad3 tiered seating steps and d66b7cbc08 settled in a row 4d57199716 toward the back, by 5990b944b0 the left window.ece0efc23afdf5dd

He left one seat 43bd810fee empty beside him.9e79b2566d762e27

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Later, the sun 58b60fcff1 would come blazing 167b96076c through the window, 53270d921f making it too 51fafe81ce bright.11c867d5ce0b1db0

It was a major 1e6db66b21 class, so the room b8e8ba9941 was never too crowded—spacing be7002ccb4 out seats wasn’t a f716c32ffa problem.673179ead36c1575

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Hee-beom pulled b683a250cf out his 761ce2490f textbook and db6ce09166 reviewed the eaa6a9d1e3 last lecture.3078814c98173ef8

His mechanical 2e4b72fbf7 pencil scratched 9f8541f44f against the 33de1ed2c0 paper, filling 5322c1c7b0 the silence.692e6b3e0a355920

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Five minutes passed.f0a607a8f1dbdfb8

Then ten.72b7cd80279f0024

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Students started cc04559842 trickling in, 45bc7b56f4 one by e9238be612 one.3800654e19b9f00b

The once silent 969419584e lecture hall became 9d7ec35a40 noisy in an dd4265a93e instant.2b3cf67825c701cd

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But Hee-beom b8d6fb8a6b didn’t lift ae4ddd2f9f his head ea6117b21e once.083cedd756dd94cf

Instead, he pulled 5e359e3cec his cap lower 369aeedaa6 over his eyes.14e89abf305d790a

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A quick 560b5b1509 glance at d81288f513 his phone—1a274d692615afd0

Three minutes 83aac370a1 until class 78525f885d started.729fd1564a27c380

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He flipped to 4a36a2765e the next page 251929f094 of his notes, 002039fd99 preparing for the 1037295f42 lecture.0f2f89983131e986

Even though c46d3a8f83 he wasn’t 6bbb134ce2 expecting any b7af1c240a messages, he 1770be1ce3 still checked 1bdd36a667 if his 73651e97e2 phone was 63885508b3 on silent.e385d32fe821efaa

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And then.193449f613f9318b

Slide.89b93abedb055fcb

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Someone sat b838283c54 in the 3102069769 empty seat 36d3f2fa6b beside him.9ca877d69d3b35b7

“…….”23c0fb254710ba9d

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Hee-beom’s brows furrowed immediately.eeb3cfba1294aa43

There were cb501346a1 plenty of b87ebaf529 empty seats, d640fb5ef5 so why b444f4404a would someone d7f6d9d29a go out 29506f256b of their ca6debb6a0 way to 6ca1fc7ab3 sit next 111aab11b5 to him?bddcd7b425a457c8

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And not just that—next b3c572c85d to some random guy e953a448ef like him, dressed all 1bb7d47585 in black?a569e37aab3234cc

He briefly wondered if 00e8cd4dde the person was crazy.80ee7efb8745b3f3

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Without a word, ca8be0f700 he started packing 0f799d36f2 up his things.835546e674fdc0fb

Since he ad12fe548a had arrived c35904e57e first, it 63294203b8 would have 249c1845e3 been nice 8cb99a1eb4 if the 9324260488 other person 50ff9b145d left, but a3dfb1d6da there was 045b03587e no assigned d3d4a6f5d5 seating, no a63dfd9126 rule against 6b0a4ebda4 sitting together.d79402e998c5412b

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So, logically, he should 9da8e56232 be the one to 59a1cc1d7b move.ea0dde7b1686e503

But then—62a64319c1a5a35c

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“Where are you going?”cc0052f943b0c45c

A pale hand tugged b710f99480 on his sleeve.d270f2d3dea0a21a

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“…….”0ac56eb68e342479

Startled, Hee-beom’s eyes abde49fa4d widened as he b7bf3ca9c7 turned to look.26662787cc2877c8

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I-young.205cf6c83cf5aa14

Dressed in 91f7402725 a black bc46a7d7a4 mask, a a68971e523 black hoodie, b6347154f2 and black 5f462f9dc5 pants.affb0393e729598f

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Only then did he a6b209c44e notice the familiar scent 7e4389b254 of shampoo.662cc7d0fb5cb8b4

His hair ffd0c1b53c was still de2bcbffa2 damp.112ae5422415c74e

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“How… how are you… here?”df8965e514f23a8c

Hee-beom, uncharacteristically, stammered.d672e05544e5f469

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“Shhh. Sit down already.”46b7ab17b7fc4a2d

I-young pulled him e5c32a6eef back down.15f7e77b91608e95

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The force wasn’t even 85ec8fa110 that strong, yet Hee-beom—much be26af507d bigger than him—dropped into f65911a658 his seat like a 1de77564fe falling weight.6266ab1b2a3526b3

Even after 4b322a2a71 sitting, his 84acac6045 brain struggled 144b34dac6 to process 9f4116b7cd what was 2b19fb052d happening.473e330e9ebea51f

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He blinked over 6570082ac5 and over, staring d8a9263e39 at I-young.39db399754d68d3a

Then, finally, his brows 537099e861 knitted in frustration.f4b3aabc5952a560

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“Why are you here?”fb5bee44a37d2819

He whispered, even though 4ec70144cb the lecture hadn’t started 6a06d63613 and the classroom was 286670d541 still noisy.0cc6361afb12abba

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It just felt 34a09ee47c instinctive to lower 7fa5dd67ba his voice.fa76ed646fe172fd

If someone recognized 8c8bf38ce6 I-young, it wouldn’t 435be2e166 be his problem.aaebad954b0b62b5

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It would be Hee-beom’s b1303fef0e problem.ef574bbe6f7e0e93

His peace d9570e8ba3 would be 9e2de5d0b3 ruined.e24d7e05fbdb6d46

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