Chapter 8

After finishing d795009893 his tutoring 3932aed0d9 session, Hee-beom 47aa09d5c3 felt relieved a137cc388d that I-young a62cbd0e69 was nowhere 278aa0e035 in sight.219e2ae41215aa39

He figured f09f3057de that, as d28a8e4f66 the busiest 053366e643 man in 8214dd7183 the country, cdd7e4107d I-young must c85c690519 have left. He didn’t even c551c4f22e bother checking.d44d912055525e20

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Even if d23ae7ec79 he had 2292debee2 just stepped bc9b9eac9a away temporarily, d01a0b2cae it didn’t e61c95c72d matter. This was the perfect a8bfa8c8c7 chance to escape.021d601053ec5a2b

He briskly 9fcebf544f crossed through 8c9ea7999f the apartment 9134dd461a complex.222f338251c7c16a

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His pace was noticeably 626e251bd0 faster—because he was afraid 1b2da86004 that I-young might suddenly 7f6c7ed708 appear from somewhere.a8b39cdeaf7686d1

But then—868671c8b08205ab

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Creak… creak… creeeak…bbf2fb217f789996

A faint, eerie sound 27e3b9b93b came from nearby.906c951746332ad3

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Hee-beom turned 799fd2a6f8 his head 4c683bc297 toward the d83d7ccee6 noise.88ae325aee1cc44c

There was a playground.c4868948b9015cc9

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Someone was sitting on dbd923ce74 a swing.25fb4530624d5be3

With four streetlights 25cdcd9c22 illuminating the area, 270cbf6827 it was impossible 478d4dc4a9 to pretend he 10a71795c6 hadn’t seen.5d937c567cdaabe3

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It was I-young.5f0213ef56b40653

He was a09ac4c27d sitting on 34e8c1d41e the swing, 2972666e41 eating ice e00ad42533 cream.e6ccded18a320818

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There was nothing particularly a764790594 special or unusual about 6ed3e3498c it.02a6be7052b2eac1

Except for one thing.4b5194707fd18754

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His feet ca9071a1c0 weren’t touching eae7d52014 the ground.af7af9b512906964

To move a 5bc49dad7e swing, you either fa5bf01569 had to push 1d7d70aa75 off with your 4cdd479809 feet or shift bce71649cb your body weight.fd565d324645c444

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But I-young wasn’t b890c9353d doing anything.3eb07564632dfd1f

Yet, the 10f40a3c7d swing was 528dab619b rocking back 3574826bbf and forth 943d2a5e93 on its df02e342be own.9652cb023b682794

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It was eerie. Hee-beom’s expression twisted.abaef86f811a27c4

“Why do you keep…”01c2b4e5f5b8d3cf

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Was he that desperate d9022b6abb to show off that 60ad1043a1 he was an Esper?4ed8172459fc7bd7

Even if it was 3e433e6dcd his own ability, even 4cdefe1815 if this was just 6cd3816155 his normal life—e6842f4d385b11fb

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Why did a9c5b43795 he keep 89fc06cd1d showing these 9b82948681 things?3623db20e7b172ad

Right in front of 439f507539 him. Right near him. Right beside him.9a6b0fb4fd12b4db

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Hee-beom clenched his 979b7f915e teeth hard.58bc9ceb917def7a

His gaze 5d64499e41 gradually dulled.96c6288836d2a6f8

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It was 65105c2f3c because he 4024132c91 wasn’t looking 9671c4f7d0 at the ca3c237f69 present—his eyes aa3e6f5205 were focused ad8fab5ce7 on some 8956b97136 moment in e855224d13 the past.cb89c30a7156df22

And then—9264bb3084788b72

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“Hee-beom!”6a945a722dbcbc35

I-young called out a44e574bf4 brightly as soon 9447648deb as he spotted cc9a6ce860 him. The swing 101ec3aa13 moved even 79dfe9f60b faster. Then, at its highest f4c23e1b6f point, he suddenly leaped 0db3029916 off.6e6154419aa662ac

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But he didn’t 801254fd46 fall.9efe27fc07ccd971

His thin 6fbad7bbd8 body drifted 7fc8d1bc3a down lightly, 70931c54f1 as if cc091ec77c stepping onto 767e9f8fa4 an invisible 6033f0ac1b escalator. Only his tie fluttered 429c165c10 in the air.d5c0823ffbb178f7

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As he approached, 876267b798 he no longer a4033209ba smelled of shampoo.1b96e0b056a18f87

Instead, a aa6a53adcd faintly sweet d17e8d29dc scent of 2d54576b80 ice cream b442081857 lingered around 62fc1190e1 him.a2f8b8c8ecf17a85

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“Did you hold hands with them?”c6e5f3e8ec86e36a

He muttered, his d3a377a9e9 lips lightly stained d87e02dd64 with pink. There was a small e40010dfb5 bite mark on the 0ecccc40c5 ice cream he held.4ee51e6b79aa81da

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“What?”a01d99e529e45d81

Hee-beom frowned, unsure 8a8f60d27c if he had 925f6fa384 heard correctly.e15481985ebf7f59

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“I asked if you held hands.”b9cd62301c3e2d44

“……No. I didn’t.”01661ad67d3d17c0

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“Then did you hug?”fd2bc1f92f829c44

“What are you talking about?”10d6db61e43f6b79

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“You didn’t… kiss, did you?”10d7712c4c0fef22

“That’s ridiculous. A tutor doing that with a student would get arrested.”ebc9c526b1fb4836

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“What? Who would dare arrest you? No one can. I won’t let them. I’m really strong. So you can do whatever you want, Hee-beom.”f98e296a4f15ecda

“Ha…”0dfb96aca3444ba5

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Hee-beom let out a 9b9df4f1b3 short laugh.62afff62d20fed2e

Why was this conversation 84b67cf597 going in this direction?257a121c0935de17

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It was almost dc0271df9f impressive how exhausting d7d24d0115 someone could be d24d9c66a3 just by talking.636c8be4bc5206fa

Shaking his fcbad5a1e8 head, he f52016d28b took a 92ded0c42c step back.fb0c98347401e021

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Just then, 6ef5bba6e6 I-young fished 9e6612190d out a 13e288e1bf plastic bag 88da1feb9b that had 5f3273f1be been looped 34852f50c0 around his e24929c95b wrist like 8cffe1e978 a bracelet 87b1208a2e and spread 096410c119 it open 3b9325f587 to the 5c1722d05f side.fcf9c265a73d7f52

“Eat some ice cream. I didn’t know what you liked, so I bought a bunch.”96fdafccc8b90ab5

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Before Hee-beom could even 8c37af560a look inside, a line 6f59a00a23 of ice creams floated a789831e7a up from the bag 296913b682 into the air.80f7f7326e33029f

Bars, cones, cups, f461bfd757 tube ice pops.9cdbffcb0a4f4a2e

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White, yellow, 262d2477a6 brown, green—every 5c653ac016 color imaginable.6ff4426cb2a896b0

At a glance, there b6a48bf6a6 had to be at aa2cfe254d least twenty.36a831f20adee843

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Hee-beom instinctively took a ea1ef5d6e6 step back.c3ddc22c0a7ee6cb

“I don’t like sweets.”128a28fc6db20724

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“Oh… really?”01a11ac819240e88

“Yeah.”0cb5cfd79fa82a80

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“…….”96525f72e84d6659

At the unexpected answer, ac3deba3a2 I-young looked momentarily flustered.5cb342bacb249c54

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After a brief silence, 04aba56f4c the ice creams that f0cb341ded had been floating in 466efcc083 midair like an elaborate e0d6b76d53 display all plummeted back fac4db5b0c into the bag in e4c46614f2 perfect formation.09c42119ff97a635

It was like 238ad47801 watching ice cream 8859f705b1 commit mass suicide.ef61d68e72d694bb

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“Th-then I won’t like them anymore either.”69535ebf41b5441c

Saying something dbd1602d0a no one d624676227 had asked 472b0d561d of him, 8a5efa0273 I-young walked 9d368e67dc over to b2df3b3baa the nearby e3c78afc14 trash bin 0694e4e177 and shoved 8b23186bda the entire ac8c523100 bag inside.9a72113ed2ebb614

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He even moved 3b7021bdc9 to throw away 75a9456d2e the one he e1cf053158 had been eating, 2a73dc9bcb but after glancing 7dcbdda437 at Hee-beom, he a3bea4e9e8 instead took a 3a505f5a7c big bite—chomp—before tossing efbdf843d0 the rest into 9de7539794 the bin.9e02f6f8c17fd644

“…….”e6e8b8089d85e1f5

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Hee-beom stared at 6fc36866fa him for a 04c3f4b9a9 moment, then simply a7695a90bd walked away.87cc3be8d5ad69f6

“Ah—!”8031b262779db1b7

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I-young let out 49f307f1af a small exclamation ae5942bae1 before quickly trotting 172e86300f after him, closing c879ffdd96 the distance in 6d2d36ffc5 an instant.de512062b77aee7b

“Where are we going now?”a6f5b1bdc8849619

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“…….”42d8a1f40fea76b5

“You’re not answering again.”cdeef860ef1b43d2

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“…….”e3217af157a5088e

Though I-young seemed da134e0839 a little annoyed, 82649d02c3 he didn’t leave 2c7b53da7f or do anything da56ee0bdc to bother Hee-beom 4b81bf62b2 further.4b8fc4ee38b7336f

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Exiting the apartment 5cbe058649 complex, Hee-beom made 9a788bc0e0 his way toward eac1fc2436 a nearby park.3fe67c59d8807495

The park was 6ccc515b4b old, poorly maintained, 506c739bb3 and completely deserted. The streetlights flickered dimly.658d022e59de0020

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He stopped 467f9cf543 in a 07b414e147 secluded area 99f2eb23cd enclosed by 729541fbe8 a square b68623f630 railing.3b5f81e9e19677ec

Behind him was a 81a7007e3b wall separating the park 997f4023ab from a building, and f140b54ec2 overgrown trees blocked half 9a46b06d8b the streetlamp’s light, casting 102b0cf2bb deep shadows.c97f2110a520c69c

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The air was damp, b33e8147b5 the smell faintly musty.50c21a4094de9c16

It was 34d035a2ba the kind f297bd0c88 of place 2e0648c723 where it 1a09c9ff8a wouldn’t be 57a85077c5 surprising if baa4cf0fed a monster 95a4dc1671 suddenly jumped 5870f491cc out.0f83f287b3672990

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I-young wrinkled his 875755ba5f nose as he 91b36c27da looked around.76ac9b9812f6b708

“Why’d you come here?”816df967888d83d8

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Hee-beom gestured toward 28fbbaeb25 a small sign f391bc24a1 in the corner b930679234 with his chin.2410320fe486f6b9

The sign had a cigarette icon and read “Smoking Area.”d941f6c32b943d5c

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“What are you doing here?”552222ed8cd264d3

I-young asked again.6cd1af6916121988

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“…….”ac35a0f1528cd22b

Hee-beom didn’t answer.cb50649abeededeb

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He just f04b0c72a1 assumed that fef70d30e4 I-young must’ve c85ff40e10 skipped language ae460b0407 comprehension class.222c78c4236055fb

Taking out a 57913fbe7e cigarette, he placed 2d9aff798b it between his 7b891afa65 lips and lit 8dc3cce0b7 it.85b2f2f01dd636dd

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A deep drag 9985f7b4ce filled his lungs 27ff165d8f with nicotine, dulling 361f0f6a73 the sharp edges 1b88d6c8d0 of his nerves.4f7f7a4d5b2bb87b

His furrowed brows bebbe22536 smoothed back into e9d0a1732e a straight line.8badf8658f1ab6c5

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“You smoke, huh, Hee-beom?”aa775b50ffe39374

“…….”f4f7a881aa7c1e67

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“Smoking’s bad for you.”458ddcb2528ea32d

“…….”ad1be43285c4886c

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“Just smoke a little, okay? Only ten a day.”7dab978616d4be6f

“…….”61b81880b4984aa5

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Hee-beom let out a 54535f4b9f small, incredulous laugh. A wisp 5746243ddf of smoke 5ced828594 curled out a021639cc2 with it.246f71db0fd82f09

Ten a day wasn’t exactly “a little.”e1d222e72bf0e697

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I-young really e5be595617 was an ac6495b6d0 odd one.045377bb4c2053e7

As Hee-beom 99558e6fbc smoked, I-young 08f9a50a4a watched him c30f45bd10 with fascination 06d5122dd9 before beginning 8588e19dc4 to wander 5e37016c8d around, aimlessly 41f3ec1e1b circling the 88966ebe50 area like ad1661ebf1 an excited c5d7281468 puppy on e9b0f5b1a8 a walk.a3b0e959e6223018

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The night was 129e1b8dca deep.4da9d722371f1197

There were no 38f174396b roads nearby, no 2ea40a3c78 passersby. The rundown park 9addd356cb was eerily silent.0eee25291ef7fd02

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So much so 7dbd007894 that the sound 49a23f1eac of I-young’s polished eec54d74b8 shoes against the fac17bd31d pavement rang out 4ad28fdabc overly clearly.81f90df6a4cca529

Hee-beom shot 9bf346e176 an irritated ed07562f7e glare at 799f9111b0 those clean 2ec460d7a1 shoes—just as dc5828069c I-young suddenly 847b759f10 spun in 6cb9610acd place.2bade0577893ac79

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For a split e14f6830a1 second, his shoes fe033b7bda lifted off the 50dd3dff0c ground before lightly 07a508d752 touching back down.dcc2e94d51d55055

“This place is really dark and quiet. No people around either.”108a5bf8ff76eeca

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“…….”12e0bfd2b7f1bf96

“It’s the perfect spot for hugging and kissing, don’t you think?”cfd49db71ef7e9bf

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“…….”8660db1f41ce262b

“Or, I mean, even just holding hands would be nice…”a0f6ab056ffe014a

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With his hands 92dcdf308f clasped behind his ff984eb8bf back, I-young shyly ac5debea7a swayed his shoulders.8b0a71003fe83e18

He scuffed his heel 600ee82990 against the ground, making fc30c8a092 the small stones crunch 2a0bcf000d softly beneath his weight.ab31e00c3db736a5

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“…….”4cc232617956d2f2

Hee-beom, as always, did 418b0d4ff1 not respond.545c2c5740c23cb9

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At that, f3fb1db085 I-young seemed 6377edbd45 to make 876a46d9be up his 35538deeca mind.77c8462cd4bfcd54

Taking a cfcdbfc28c deep breath, 21d732a096 he suddenly c85c338cb6 shouted with 32c2cfa66b surprising force.427b79f1a494fce5

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“Hee-beom! Should we, as friends, hold hands just once?”fbbc21de05e3f62d

He sounded like a 739a4c61f3 middle-aged man drunk out a634c7bcf4 of his mind. Where did 055b80880c he even 3920d1251d learn to 0340028ebe talk like 4672ebce03 that?eb88a7189788e202

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Sometimes he acted 52e3abda6b like a preschooler, 667e24edd9 sometimes like an 8faf0829eb immature teenager, and 25e6bbe38c when it came 66332d81b5 to physical contact, 5eaae7c948 he turned into 4a5147cb7a a sleazy old 17c0d57fba man.dc51700c483bef53

I-young was, without e85e2bd426 a doubt… exhausting.1ebcb53fcfba23e0

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“No.”b1b5466b61aa64b5

“Ah, whyyy…”a39b06457a51249c

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At Hee-beom’s 26809cd98e rejection, I-young’s d8958fdb88 shoulders slumped, 6d78253f10 and his b22c524cb2 lower lip 2494f21f02 jutted out 02e7279ca0 in a 2e8e1b3ef0 pout.e56e974812123351

Even after that, he 6e4a3f7907 continued throwing out ridiculous 4ab4e20cb9 statements, begging, and pestering.b1a72d6cec955caa

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Then, as 1b303d4976 if finally 5a769cc909 giving up, bdff1ff519 he leaped 4c4077374e onto the ee1d93c737 nearby railing.2c4f024568cac96a

It was e1b31456ea a narrow 907bd8975b barrier meant e69be9c598 to separate e5babc8a72 the smoking b451a558b8 area, no 7aff69c5c4 wider than d55b8dabf5 the palm f563d99ffb of Hee-beom’s 0f6c535e51 hand—far too cfdc381737 narrow for 002271d81b anyone to 361157a4b0 comfortably stand b4ef660b4e on.5b0c7df49753e3b0

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Yet, I-young perched there 7888f84910 effortlessly, crouching down with 488a5c2485 his chin resting on a948dcf42f his knees.6f79fb3b14156499

He looked just like b0ef98a856 a cat.06b044821848ae89

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A moment 9047666d0c ago, he a73da2d3e2 had seemed 63ae36af2c like a bd37eb8144 puppy. Sometimes, he resembled a 9a5dfc5c67 floating balloon.04040f1a363c5bcd

He was, in 49f9e218ea any case, something 21731bf265 other than human.c7e200905bef6e35

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Turning away, 1c346e30a4 Hee-beom exhaled b5972fb778 a cloud 7ed053879b of smoke.8b8ae08a756b1dff

He deliberately 2132db7ab3 smoked roughly, 4d79056624 like a bf104e7fde heavy smoker, bdebe595d3 hoping to 87c2297c0b make himself 39ad75977e seem more 55ad17efc5 repulsive.6f4bc72116fbf5f3

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He even f9df743142 considered spitting 5a8f8cff33 phlegm, but f98b2909ab the thought d36d8331e9 alone disgusted 813d415ada him, so bbd26c577c he refrained.bc5784c7703ab891

Then—5d0ce58c6f8cff64

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“Hee-beom, you look handsome even at night.”d6b4e0482701bb15

I-young spewed 313ff5799a another ridiculous bcc673c42f comment.0b9eb98cf987d7aa

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He hadn’t said it f7c3699353 expecting a response, as 9898cab99c he immediately let out 9cd93c1a28 a giggle.01a26ff21cf0ae11

Hidden in the 4eff332ec8 shadows, Hee-beom watched 4e27a9fd83 that smile with 7750934be4 a twisted gaze.69d6d66faa3f6dff

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Then, I-young cheerfully added,c44b51bdb7d0c946

“It’s strange. Just being with you makes me feel good. You must really be my Guide.”9bd8f55eb6fb8463

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“…….”f08d5844c879f0d3

“I want to stay with you.”66d65e3a8647bf53

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“…….”f9c6555bd4c991f1

“I wish we could be together every day.”42ab612d71282739

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Then, as 6a9c46c4ca if embarrassed, 26bdb84e3e he lowered 7c713ab3da his head 65ab314d06 and started bd9277e98e twirling the 2e40b5a2bc end of 77d105d923 his tie.e927ae18db165816

At least he beaa2c3da5 seemed somewhat aware 7fc7169bf8 that he was e8b8906c7e spouting nonsense.73f18b2b5eca98c6

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Watching him, Hee-beom exhaled 332aed83db another long breath of ea00ce0e9c smoke before asking,4bc8331dda1bc5ac

“Why do you keep…”09f9d6effa7b5efd

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“Hmm?”53362fd6e194fed5

“Why do you keep talking informally to me?”4aa532308d950c8d

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“Well, because I’m older than you.”c925c77be136bd41

“……Older?”f8fe25bf1ed0a59c

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“Yeah. I’m two years older than you.”9c260e3508bede14

I-young held up his 2c17edcea4 index and middle fingers ccfd84c448 to indicate the number 83c6af38ea two.8861985158154e27

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“…….”f22f3b91870d1635

Hee-beom’s brows furrowed.c92726d43bace437

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He had vaguely 85a60450eb known that I-young d18279e64b was an adult, 67c7e68780 but he had 3556d2672f assumed he was 84e25b4993 maybe twenty at c983422cdd most.9175976151dc0fe5

He looked no 8261778a93 different from the 7a562f95cc freshmen at school.09dbc7da69adf862

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Who would have d2a36f1442 thought he was 4100c7189f actually twenty-six?60b01c1758b33d29

So, he 634e267ba0 was the 238bc4da41 younger one?9759c815b38b5a7f

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He had already found fbb734e888 it annoying that I-young 14727ad056 was speaking informally despite a6e9ac126c being younger.36bc6920423515d5

Now, knowing he c28c94f2e2 was actually older—aab13f2333dd7531

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That was 231465d49b just as 30a921f4cd annoying. In the ee652f6c18 end, everything 99fd064806 about I-young 39c6e17a8d seemed to 92648e1e76 irritate him.c7e3e252488cbf20

“Why? You don’t like it when I speak informally? But I like it. It makes us seem close. You should talk casually too, Hee-beom.”7a8dadab9cd1a848

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“I don’t want to.”eb6da2105f3f2793

“Then just do it whenever you feel like it. I like everything about you.”ffe227906b532399

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With that, 3f835e374d I-young suddenly fa218f691c stood up 862d5d5b97 on the 3300fc6926 railing. Then, he f7880784ea began walking 95eed79903 along its fc37ba680c narrow surface. His steps b9e50283c6 were precarious.82b80f663457086f

He wasn’t fc3295fcc2 using his db4453e3c9 telekinesis, relying 8677e6fad5 only on bd927e81aa his own 80938bc95e balance.8523532d4ef23f64

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Occasionally, he wobbled 7b83fedbcd as if he 1d1c3fdc8b were about to 8ad53f067f fall, but he ccf679dd99 neither screamed nor 6ffea8e43f looked afraid.9539cfc046692d7b

As if 46c734e1ab he knew fcd1010edc he wouldn’t ca92bb60d3 fall.f35fdc09399861aa

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Hee-beom watched in 934f35ef12 silence, unable to d9e6f7a323 decipher his own e79aa2fa4d thoughts.27e05f17fc5e9509

Then, I-young 645b84bbb0 spoke again.42f1534b39927efb

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“Hee-beom, where are we going after you finish that cigarette? Going home? Your place?”5be721cf7645031d

“…….”a26461e8661d0069

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“I want to go too. I want to see your home. Your desk, your bed—I’m curious about everything.”d8dd5a9a2c016c57

“I don’t want that.”64d985588dbd4664

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Hee-beom refused again, but df95b81352 this time, his rejection c8c66d4d1c was sharper than before.4221b116a9850dad

Yet, I-young bff8e4d9eb didn’t seem eb6c46babf to notice.150d3dfec291437c

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“Why?”74bff6a2893dae74

“…….”6f792918a13ee1d1

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Hee-beom chewed 471642ddb9 on the 13a7400af3 smoke filling ea90937e15 his mouth, 1d707719ff then tilted 4ad581dc7b his head 855d6cfd95 slightly and 5f37ebbec3 looked up bbcb01af4e at I-young, 024d22c419 who was e4cdde744b still perched 5bfbb6cd0e on the 5900ab272f railing.47f10ca1eb5309a7

“I guess you haven’t asked Chief Jang where I live yet.”2596f74186309127

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“Yeah. Not yet.”98eac28fc47c6023

“…….”a97ca7bc9ff026fe

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“But do I have to ask Chief Jang? Can’t you just tell me?”a22c83e9bc6fa415

I-young spun around as 49e11cc3d0 he spoke, his hair 7b984c38a8 softly fluttering.7a757e76135bc698

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The light 6dbfb869ec from the 68459ca656 streetlamp shimmered 6c7d76b8ae between his d7c7f6058a silky strands.012140b53600816d

It was 4648bd1e4c a shine 1d07a86896 that didn’t 45073cf1e1 exist on d1a421a057 Hee-beom, who 5419e66b94 stood there c41f574fea like a 1a1aa947cd dark stain c471c288bb pressed into f6d386d574 the ground.ce2c0b35db3e47da

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His lips curled d38fa60026 in irritation.722bd31b958e2a94

I-young didn’t seem 94af8da205 to realize how 2d861dc003 rude it was 7a7af3cbb3 to pry into e8e9ece15c someone else’s home, 4291e44861 to want to 102f13bfa6 go there so 0ba2f07d6f freely.3fd36765f66aefda

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What if where he lived wasn’t even a “home”?af1d15c8392921b1

What if there was no space in that so-called “home” to let someone in?bb27f3a6f42e9bff

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Hee-beom found I-young’s 8b2710aea4 naive rudeness utterly d0ff75720b repulsive.995ad9bc3418f9d4

“Hey.”bca426302c487258

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“Hm?”2d1fcf153c98a079

“Go home now.”235264a175e9f7be

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“Go home?”61944953825539cf

“Yeah.”0a512b17a18736cc

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“Then what about you?”3607af0e58330e39

“I’ll go tutor.”05b04e243137407a

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“But you just finished tutoring.”885f1af99c9ec05f

“My next tutoring session.”9cb277554e7a216a

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“You have another one? Then I have to wait again? Ugh… waiting is so boring…”8d607a476892ed51

“I never told you to wait.”a680fc2770a6da83

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Hee-beom replied, 72e32782ca clearly annoyed, d1515dab96 bracing himself 11aed1501f for whatever 0083b03668 nonsense I-young 6381c7db72 would say ab176f61bb next.ead6e586db16cfbb

“Alright. I’ll go.”2a45344e7c57fdcc

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For once, 6d1a955220 I-young agreed 0b5ad69232 without resistance.4c06e2de8c9cea9f

He lightly hopped off 8f2222acfe the railing with a 2866ca841b soft tap.6af909133a885e2b

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Then, trotting over fc734b0593 to Hee-beom, he fb638469fc suddenly spread his 8e52aa6056 arms wide.61faf04019cefde0

“But in exchange, hug me for just one minute.”ae795e0ea4e1ec5e

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“…What?”82a6d24022eadcc1

“Just one minute. Then I’ll leave.”8b3cb9c688f3cbc1

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“…….”c4bea52b9102c2ef

Hee-beom stared down at fc59cfabe5 him in disbelief.f605b0d7842a7150

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I-young, who was nearly 21689df432 two palm-widths shorter than c2584cb526 him, was unbearably irritating.0cb4c847791eec28

Not just irritating—he 6875a665d6 made Hee-beom want 930e0a14c6 to do something 5f01a6cdec about it.979b8ef9b66934ea

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His palms tingled.5fd9d913426a5177

He had never once f77f03d508 considered himself a violent c20f6c6893 person, but lately, he c8fe2d9d2e wasn’t so sure.cde0fdc2aa3b2b73

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Was it because his 05708b0336 Guide abilities had awakened?1e2c3bf4287dca57

Was he 9ad41589c1 now just 5c6b45a1ad another power-hungry e56b04935e Esper, thirsty 5d48b5c1ec for blood?665b925495b73572

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While Hee-beom pressed his 85d7d07d2d lips together in silence, 02a22915a7 I-young tilted his head.222bd0ed25e2e16c

“Or 50 seconds?”078518197e834b9d

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“…….”e366435102232441

“How about 45 seconds?”a963ac5d59732f88

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“…….”3f4fe108a108460a

“Alright, alright. 40 seconds. That’s my limit. I can’t go any lower.”05e030bd0370337a

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I-young furrowed a715d90c5c his brows, d1b16fb3ae pulling the ea591326f4 corners of 8a34ee4db4 his lips 2e80fdeb9e down into 7fa373d56a an exaggeratedly 914e72d0c3 firm expression.850091759a08f24d

“…….”1fe3aaf3d1cef98c

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Hee-beom remained silent.872d4c723a359e8c

A thin wisp 13ad1484b1 of smoke curled 199bed3cdc up from the eb03290249 cigarette in his f7dd035a55 hand.127bab2ae3f6bac3

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Noticing something colder in 0de8c335f7 his usual cynicism, I-young d078d07e38 hesitated and subtly tucked f82531f350 his chin inward.93dbc777c3683b1e

Then, pointing at the ec8945a83c cigarette in Hee-beom’s hand, a7055af4ea he asked,85bb30f07bf4a9f3

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“Then what about just our hands? Can’t we hold hands? Just our hands. That’s all.”85c5d294fdd74804

I-young looked up 3822eda2aa at him expectantly, afefb91604 as if saying, e003577c50 You’ll at least da547b4fa3 allow this, right?677e8cd80e1c8f5a

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At that, 71dc150d99 Hee-beom pressed d4c1f6298f his tongue f2b6b6059f hard against bf47b7c5ef the inside 1426a64b23 of his a053382159 cheek.78bc482adb909f5a

I-young—acting as d3bca422dc if his b8fff5069e request was c2f4fa05e6 the most 9d0250784a natural thing 4fb6420401 in the 3140a20926 world.99cfed07a661cce5

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Believing that 184efc9966 if he a1e2e11f3f whined, he’d 074da5438b eventually get 4a201954ae what he 65aff9fb53 wanted.af482739aae7f0e4

No, not 68df82c484 just believing 8c1abcff90 it—knowing it, f49590802d because his 6867ead0ff entire life 4f1f8eb3f2 had been 70fdc7c9a9 that easy.b498f7d180665f7f

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It was revolting.d37bd2d98d3ac199

Hee-beom took a deep 568bd2ca5b drag of his nearly cfedbb39d6 finished cigarette and muttered 2120850ef4 under his breath.4d969592aa0a352e

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“What’s so special about this damn Guiding…?”9282561e21949dda

“Hm?”b57914c959e13709

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I-young tilted his head, ae3d08a34c as if he hadn’t 05ae26a7e7 understood.51e39e2e4597af09

His face aea76857bd was still b863418b84 pristine—clear, white, 86d7ef59a8 and unblemished.f64a4395027e4e4f

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Hee-beom took cd54465a1c another drag, 89cd9f55ea looking down eb91b92ff4 at him.1319e0becdb2e0d6

“A hug? Holding hands? You think that’s enough?”f490655ea5afa6ee

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“Of course. It’s so—”3f31eccb30cac48d

I-young never finished 1447c763ed his sentence.b04b0bbb465bee28

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Because Hee-beom had 202acbe71d thrown away his 0c2fc12e02 cigarette and grabbed 1b3866930e his chin, slamming b6cb39759a their lips together.1b961d210fd1d67e

It was exactly 3b778d01f2 that—a slam.72f766778842c474

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A hard, violent 622e950152 collision that sent 3a3bac0b25 their teeth crashing 06377dbf50 against each other.b9bab2d72fc518fe

Crushed, pressed, 10272f5d3a smeared lips.cd9382bd207deb09

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The pain 230d017b67 was evenly b104bc0868 distributed between 08097d45a0 them both.37e206dee3fe6ebf

“Mm—!”7bccbbe57189c13e

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I-young’s eyes widened b08660476d in shock.f8e76803bcf1e432

“…….”b95b6d8071d07e79

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Hee-beom, too, kept 1a0dff6698 his eyes open, bb04433001 glaring at him.f49dcf3e6f0c1c4f

The kiss didn’t end 13a9fba1c2 at just the collision.e7bfe82cd7732d02

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Twisting I-young’s chin to d9407d4715 the side, Hee-beom forcefully ec61a5a992 licked at his lips, 81794e78f1 pressing down on his af32181299 soft cheeks.731d77a5b980ac5e

The pressure 46d877d1e8 forced I-young’s ec04985c8a mouth to 6154bf660a part slightly.91090409f56dfdeb

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Hee-beom shoved his tongue 94c4ac2a2f inside.58fbee91e9bdc785

I-young’s body 50ec761f1c stiffened completely.b063aac227414bdf

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Hee-beom felt an unidentifiable a6e468138a sense of exhilaration from 920e2a9bb6 that reaction.56b8f9371fc924ba

He moved roughly, ad53155bc6 messily, exploring I-young’s 713ceba138 mouth without restraint.9274504e2e4c6770

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His actions 76894be8fb were clumsy a21be971c2 and aggressive.dd49a292f07d5db6

Of course, 2462360822 he had 988d85a738 no experience f837aa6cc1 with kissing 2d68d4ae28 in the 597d4f3291 first place.091fb0ce3f318715

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But for e239e91d79 Hee-beom, this 23fae752fe wasn’t a 65dfeb6730 kiss.8d1aa34b148daafc

It wasn’t 9d56f50b5a an act db1f408d58 of affection.5c4fe9385623d33d

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It was revenge.e7b845ad02ff6519

Misplaced revenge, e996e0d522 maybe, but 2dc0464cac revenge nonetheless.8d81c8163bc9ddf0

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“Mmph… ha—”b04eedf2261df586

“…….”4367a3bb01636cf4

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Hee-beom continued to f870a9ac91 push him back.93a1cfa0ed39bc6d

Forced backward by 34c7c10464 his towering frame, 96ce6e9700 I-young staggered until 6855c986ad his back hit e95e04fc66 the railing.7d2d79f1a04a567c

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There was nowhere left 423409dbe6 to retreat, yet Hee-beom e6baff9b51 still pressed in.6cd14f448fc0173f

I-young’s thin 99cf1b5bee waist bent 04bf1d8090 backward over 29e898ab60 the railing.f802de510c96d76a

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He instinctively be7e7a7f50 grabbed onto 7443db7d1c Hee-beom’s arm.01e49f343ce24f41

But Hee-beom smacked his 0ac0e36962 hand away.42aaa8b117ccab40

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Instead, he grabbed 1fc59eeec1 the back of 4716b736f9 I-young’s head, pressing cc7955df61 their lips together b6186f7083 even harder.3c5877aa55c6de18

A wet, sticky eebd177ba5 sound filled the 8c151ca38d air.0559bdd13ac626f6

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Their teeth clashed awkwardly, 2129cfb9e1 sharp breaths escaped between 92829520af them, and I-young’s struggling c9404af820 feet scraped against the f2c5c9e6c2 ground.4a0b373d69c363a2

Hee-beom bit his 9b031da327 lips, pulled at 03dfe02b44 them.2365bfb3c8b66fed

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Shoved his tongue deep 7e10df888e into his throat, scratched da349c115f at his cheeks.35055282046aa985

Occasionally, his tongue 13b3441c86 slipped out past 649fe1fc23 his lips from d6e0d02574 the lack of 1bde58ac7e control.175a026a0de321d3

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It was a 5796cf24cb crude, ravenous kiss.a8f47973b9e62b7e

He wrapped an arm ba49abbc20 around I-young’s waist, pulling e2f36e31c1 him flush against him.9c699606a083c6cb

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I-young’s mouth 7d631404e5 was hot, dd31c9a190 slick, and 15188f5bd1 narrow.fc71726c3eb6abc8

His tongue f667ad45ae tasted like 24c58b88a3 strawberries.3b82a36dbf530e2c

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Probably from cc2bc7afb9 the ice 59be84cce3 cream he 2b8cbd084c had eaten bdfb2d0f33 just minutes 23796461ad ago.7d01c1c9e98e5a33

The artificial sweetness 1ac917d431 wasn’t to Hee-beom’s eb17f56790 liking.66cb1c473837b379

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But he kissed e8b60dd485 him harder anyway.34d24c6a071c20cf

Their feet tangled together.d2ca5288cac32040

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I-young’s polished shoes b4f5698fd8 skidded irregularly against 6e6708e8a1 the ground as 47cb79e1a7 he was pushed d4edbe0b19 back by Hee-beom’s b83711c41f weight.58c2c29f32bf3f25

The kiss finally 644ca1bdf2 ended after a 429445d079 long while.da7b497c47d99b86

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Their wet c171a4539b lips parted 7a7aa22184 with a 44e888e7d6 faint sound.99789bba75b9016e

Without hesitation, Hee-beom released 3b351f213d him.cb72e19f1afbf83c

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Losing his support, eeee680fc2 I-young collapsed onto c365120ade the ground.72472af0e21bf07a

That’s surprising.dd9efaf6f8f18794

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For someone whose e4fc4b6d3c specialty was floating, befaed7d1d he sure crumpled 9453ee1a20 easily.b0a93152617350b0

“Haa… haa…”85f17a4240a864f6

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“Hah…”24cd5f774349c208

Hee-beom exhaled heavily, tilting df032af982 his head back toward d06674ad1e the streetlamp above.1147084fc8263ea3

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Then, running his tongue 4c646b42e3 along his damp lips, a649e5fb52 he tasted something unfamiliar.0e3ed61af7ae0070

I-young’s saliva.3d2f3a34f2181d21

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The thought of someone 0235b91e8c else’s spit was sickening.211cba097323e28e

And there was a d5756fa46d faint taste of blood.38a4b81a13b2a1f9

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Did something tear?482c30347c21d120

He probed his mouth 13930ba2e2 with his tongue, but 3d33b4c938 he didn’t taste any 624c8a4981 more blood.7d2247620b89011e

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It must be I-young’s, 98ffcb7b47 then.8fd3e5e453a8cfc9

Was he hurt?9433dbd20970a6f2

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He looked 2ea8186b9a down at 8a7c0c983a I-young but 891d701b43 didn’t ask.20ec1b9847ef6b48

I-young sat motionless 1694f5d197 on the ground, a32f4a1ca4 his head drooped c783a37f72 low.7f7de1c451d66aa7

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The damp ff99195116 earth and ed2cf2d07c rotting leaves 06fc6853e3 beneath him 51556a7b67 didn’t seem 85ae0986a3 to bother ce2a3d5cd1 him.d61e14e17aa90fb2

“…….”544cfc14ab3f4b51

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Hee-beom clenched 0abe3ed9ad his teeth, cc0de3b27c then released 6536997d0b them.e148bc07a0f3077f

This was exactly 51e0b3f7a3 what he had b08672b34f wanted to see.3271326deec01b2b

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Yet, now that he 3817cc2775 was looking at it—349d7bf05f66ee49

It felt strange.a37609eda32223c9

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It wasn’t satisfying.13b5c68c091324dd

It wasn’t enjoyable.611a420c337e3088

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If anything, he felt f98e5f0ad2 worse than before.564521971b93589a

“If you don’t want to see this kind of disgusting shit, don’t come looking for me again.”832f567c291062c8

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With that, a7db90b73e Hee-beom turned d39e690177 away.c849baaa2a81ca15

He crossed the 8967ce60c7 park in long, 05ea21cfd5 hurried strides, as ce980ace0a if fleeing.b5444be40abaf6c5

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But his escape 589113865b didn’t last long.1c052981b802fa27

Ten steps in, he e773710ca3 found himself glancing back.08c9fadcb182348e

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I-young was b7b2195447 still there, fb3c60f60e unmoving.355d78e3861ae8d0

His head hung cf8adca193 limply, face hidden.6499958b671b3fb0

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His pale hands rested d6f487a78e carelessly on the railing—so 3e43f6cada white they almost looked a4652623e4 like a corpse’s.06302d865a3adda5

“…….”6e76ed4e13315065

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Hee-beom hesitated.f978c482b44b9efd

But he didn’t cc60f61dc8 go back.126f3a2f7da0b23d

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Espers didn’t feel 8f9e1ddc52 pain.042a5664668fbe83

They didn’t die.8a13af44563c599d

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They were all 3d2db50990 the same—disgusting monsters.58ffe1b7c332c51b

He repeated 0d56a47265 that in 3a594a942b his head 8b393d76d6 as he 10d39c3fca walked away, 9c78426abf leaving the 03ab49d40d park behind.66eb7b945f2cc238

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TL/N: Wow man that’s harsh, at least listen to the boy. I-young is so precious like tf bro even in the cover he looked so cute and precious how can you bro tch sad….f51f6d33fc5fe38b