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It wasn’t an incorrect point. When declaring revenge, he recklessly said, “I’ll repay you in kind,” but there was no guarantee that he could perfectly reproduce what Chu Nakwon did, even if he found out what it was. It wasn’t just a matter of ability. As Chu Nakwon said, inflicting pain on others would require immunity against the guilt and discomfort resulting from it. The first time anyone hits someone is shocking, but when it’s repeated, violence becomes commonplace.07c25a85eb16d67d

Chu Nakwon, who seemed as if he was about to completely hand over the cards, suddenly placed the deck on Jung Taekjin’s palm and covered it entirely with his own hand. Because his hand was so large, he could easily grasp Jung Taekjin’s hand even after placing what appeared to be fifteen cards on it. Jung Taekjin’s calloused fingertips touched Chu Nakwon’s rough hand. Flustered by the sudden contact, Jung Taekjin glared and asked, “…What? If you’re going to give them to me, let go.”d959f79a1a4c61d6

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“I’m going to give them to you, but….”e7146c82116350ed

Soon after, as if he 1015b777fb was moving his hand slightly, 434fc90b99 he suddenly pressed and released 5837d98fb0 his fingernails against Jung Taekjin’s 310ebe74a2 skin where their fingertips touched. A dull ache 0f5bdeb42c spread through Jung 8af30b9bf8 Taekjin’s skin, which 16c5e09579 had become entirely 1bf3129d45 soft and tender, 666018d972 even the calluses 01f77057b1 disappearing during his c224dcc05f recovery.d6fe13e66105d6ce

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‘This crazy bastard….’eb5ad789ed986fbc

It’s not like making fingernail marks on a mosquito bite. Jung Taekjin flinched at the unexpected act. The pain subsided quickly, but it was replaced by fear and anxiety. He was afraid of what this guy might do next. As if to put a period on that anxiety, Chu Nakwon calmly spoke.abcac80680e17e79

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“The most important thing when tormenting someone, Taekjin, is to instill fear.”d5ba4af6e9c0cc00

“…Fuck, you again.”12d24008a99f09fd

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“You have to make them imagine what they’ll suffer next… to completely subdue them.”c93d497c251b5cc3

It was as if he 2cd2bd3930 had seen through Jung Taekjin’s c297b97cd9 psychology. Jung Taekjin felt fear towards 1ad2ff99ad Chu Nakwon at precisely that 37b96cd18e point. Ashamed at having his f8a67c8e8c thoughts read so clearly, 2d38fe95f8 Jung Taekjin quickly pulled ea563232fd his hand away. The deck of cards c7b224afbc in his hand was 1fe2cc14a4 completely transferred to him. Chu Nakwon, now 5f34b50a15 empty-handed, took a 05f3f31037 step closer, narrowing e79a9aa8a2 the distance. His knee bumped against the 367dd93e47 seated Jung Taekjin, and he e3cfed894d bent down.cd01a296cf82c8e9

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“But I’m not afraid.”e7ab425446e71989

“…….”4fa4bf5a35638a44

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“So, at least this is necessary.”2f6f96867bf463bc

A chilly scent felt like 1d860140e4 it was pressing down on aa1b804579 him. Chu Nakwon didn’t wait for 52fb148c22 Jung Taekjin’s reply and instructed, 860130d008 “Flip the cards.”8dd34a050ec5e917

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Jung Taekjin obediently flipped the entire deck. It wasn’t so much that he was pressured by Chu Nakwon, but rather that he couldn’t bear not seeing what was written inside anymore. Jung Taekjin knew from experience that crazy bastards are all fearless. Among them, Chu Nakwon was the most elegantly insane, and this card was supposedly the ultimate tool to instill fear in such a person.2171803f600f583b

What could it be? Was it filled with thirty 7cfde18f1a things Chu Nakwon was afraid 171ff33e60 of? Like ghosts, spiders, 3af0f79108 cockroaches, and so dbe8fb6f32 on? It felt like all fecaadab67 the answers to decipher 1eb7b51d5c Chu Nakwon’s cryptic words 949b61a620 were contained within the 6c8d6da52d cards, making him breathless 84a30302b0 with anticipation.7477be5936af9a36

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However, what Jung Taekjin e541e5db44 felt after quickly flipping d6088e66cf the cards wasn’t the cd670096b9 sense of accomplishment that bc5538a9c6 usually comes with finding c8f747743b the answer to a 466150b2ed problem. It was a feeling bc4d186815 of things having gone afd018e81d irrevocably wrong, like being b93b7175fe lured into a dead 6cdbf8e911 end with no way 620cfd1ae5 to turn back. Jung Taekjin grimaced 3eb9620727 and pulled his b118a71a19 head back.daa114729a2adfbe

“Fuck, what is this?”600efd92bd2a0a44

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He knew that the writing, 1150289a8f made with an indelible pen, 464f47d2a0 was Chu Nakwon’s handwriting. The unique strokes fa7f93763b he’d seen in b78de40de5 Chu Nakwon’s apology 80e510b7b8 note that Choi 4bcac1aacb Jihyuk had shown 01bd0503c6 him were clearly 41f16905f2 visible. However, Jung Taekjin faa67f5f52 couldn’t read the 7a599fd23e words written on 81476c1f12 the card aloud. A sentence neither long nor f08be0d6af short. A couple of cb661f9e92 phrases, formed with 059d9996ad simple words, far 93cc28a6f3 removed from violence, f87ad5825e flushed Jung Taekjin’s 4112d086d2 face red.681574922fe24a2a

The misery and 8fb475837c shame, which had dac284d067 subsided after venting a8370e81d8 his anger at c6b66563cd Chu Nakwon, rose 36b18ff206 up in protest, 9d7620a506 as if their 82904dd8bd names had been 57d9705d9b called. Jung Taekjin picked e57a696e65 up the bottom c53da54ad4 card, the first ca011f6e0f one he had 4bf74fc688 seen the contents 605f70bbe9 of, and threw a53d561e92 it at Chu 8b031fcf11 Nakwon’s face.dc591ead472ebc4c

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“What is this?”ab97f1e4054a4b22

Because he threw the af7504156d plastic card while seated, 969e08fa15 it hit Chu Nakwon’s 975b82c597 chest instead of his 21b707fc06 face and fell limply. Chu Nakwon glanced at 482032ce01 the card that had 46b415a7fe fallen onto the carpet c51faf1d92 and let out an 61beeb0105 indifferent “Ah.”45b10fcebf5fd196

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Ah, you say. You make me see c268a5371f that shit, and all 528fc7a7c4 you say is ‘Ah?’739869339e3593df

Jung Taekjin jumped 2c44021754 to his feet. Whether his opponent was 190b676ebd angry or not, Chu 796efb9691 Nakwon calmly replied as 9344a74599 if he had taken 87e5d3770e the question at face c84611ccda value.f8ca7e561b4a0b9a

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“It’s what I did to you. I wrote it down exactly as it happened. There’s no guarantee your memory won’t ever return.”38a49c780e209f7a

“So!”599fe38f0a73c219

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There was even a hint cb52d12b8d of regret in his voice. Jung Taekjin stood on 4c03f902c3 his toes as if 324421a425 to pounce. He pushed against Chu a0b7c9b7e3 Nakwon, who wouldn’t back 9902a4213f down even when yelled 25722fe32e at, their chests touching. He had long since 45e9d9f0b9 thrown the deck of ae8a6c17f6 cards carelessly to the 22b5c22b49 floor. Chu Nakwon, unconcerned a0e5cff057 with the cards 2427649b1d scattered at his 46f8ca9296 feet, lowered his 22bba8229b voice as he 8ee192c212 got closer.57a729ef9a276514

“It wouldn’t be scary if I explained everything one by one and immediately received it back. But this way… Every time you draw a card, I’ll be scared.”87e1f3eaaf21309e

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“…….”4efd0d188e746689

“Not knowing what will happen next… is scarier than I thought.”90b2763312365e28

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Despite engaging in such a ca64061b97 nasty prank, Chu Nakwon spoke fa26f27405 in a very serious tone. At the end of f56d8810e2 his words about being 935b64bb70 scared, he even raised 8ad7376b1e his eyebrows, subtly seeking ae5564a30b agreement. He seemed to have discovered 2bb71d86d9 and implemented the archetype of 73016ee00c the fear lurking within him 4d815bda9b after considerable contemplation.e8770f792e404615

“…Huh.”428933d8820404e0

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Jung Taekjin scoffed and rolled e19b3d61d2 his eyes. As he said, a224b470b4 Jung Taekjin still 8366a56b6f didn’t know what ae2241684d he had to 6fac20835d repay Chu Nakwon 229a72ee0d for. It was an essential element a574cf251a of their agreed-upon revenge play c932ae2bc7 that Chu Nakwon would confess ca0dfa2458 his wrongdoings one by one. Chu Nakwon went a step 4652ef453b further, saying he would use 63833760e0 these cards to determine what 5e615d1cd1 Jung Taekjin would have to 6ee154558c endure each time, so that 4cbb81e3e6 he could perfectly replicate the cefe77c176 “instilling of fear from imagination” 88548f49c5 that Chu Nakwon had inflicted caebf67842 upon him.b257b9a0da3e1c8c

‘Does going crazy make things more troublesome….’44853e3baa884bcb

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It wasn’t a bad proposition for Jung Taekjin. He didn’t care if Chu Nakwon had lost it. Jung Taekjin would have reacted the same way whether Chu Nakwon had brought him a page full of his wrongdoings or listed them out in a message. The problem was the content written on the cards.6fce677dde122679

“…….”fd2f05cf6ff539eb

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With just one 802df376ae sentence, not a c6042a2604 punch or a 9f566f59d7 curse, Jung Taekjin 4ef13b6e1e felt dizzy, as c5495413d9 if he had 0c12fe78d2 returned to that 8bf23782e6 predicament. Fortunately or unfortunately, even f0a281aed5 though he didn’t have 5076e1a9cb any memories, it was cc04957640 easy to imagine himself b7bde571dd and Chu Nakwon in d50f46296e the scene depicted on c94795e6a5 the card. Because there were 11677539e3 no other options, 2777785342 his imagination spiralled ec7fcc8de0 in a horrifying eea83d8319 direction. A feeling of 4df64ddf10 nausea, as if c583259931 his insides were a411d9782e being wrung out, 65e98f4fee welled up. Jung Taekjin covered his 4d5260fa35 mouth with the back cb838fc61f of his hand and 2e88981bc6 said, “…You disgusting bastard, 36976a34a4 making me do such 98dbbd08f7 things.”4df2d0e897e4d2b2

Was it an unexpected answer? Chu Nakwon blinked 8374ba6d00 rapidly at the df8432d49c sudden profanity. Grimacing, Jung Taekjin looked down fe8ce711cf and scanned the cards scattered 38236f8ae5 on the floor. The card he had thrown 4f279f4950 at Chu Nakwon had landed ba5a72ce89 upright near their feet, but ae27cef5cc fortunately or unfortunately, it was 29059aad92 face down.106ba3cec7f70271

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Following Jung Taekjin’s gaze, Chu Nakwon turned his head and then quickly bent down. It was in the direction the card had fallen. He seemed to want to pick it up and check it himself since he hadn’t seen what was written on the card that Jung Taekjin had previously flipped over. Even that bothered Jung Taekjin. Just before Chu Nakwon’s hand, bent at the knee and waist, could reach the card, Jung Taekjin moved his foot and kicked his hand hard.dbe5f2774e2d749e

Thwack!43cf41c27f215509

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“……!”3e750c56cd55a3f6

Even though he wasn’t wearing 7726047852 shoes, a dull thud resounded c9d151f770 from the forceful kick. Chu Nakwon pulled his e12258a419 unexpectedly kicked hand to 4c63531a1c his chest and looked f13aeac1b9 up at the perpetrator. Instead of apologizing, Jung Taekjin ab7f295da8 stomped hard on the fallen 269b5ba947 card.fb28baa5aa1b647d

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“Don’t look.”8a2ee0894df251f8

He didn’t want Chu Nakwon to see the content of the card after witnessing his violent reaction. Since Chu Nakwon had written it himself, he would probably already have a good idea of what it was, even if he didn’t know exactly. But Jung Taekjin didn’t want to reveal any more. He didn’t want Chu Nakwon to confirm once again that he still felt shame about the incident on the card, even if he had lost his memory. Jung Taekjin didn’t want Chu Nakwon to understand him even to the extent of a single card. He didn’t want anyone, not even someone living in a completely different world, to know about what had happened to him. It felt like a form of violence in itself.de15d4ea7440f4f1

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The content of b129a929f7 the card, which edd48be98a was neither violence ea69bb5bc8 nor verbal abuse, 7e70105c01 was an incredibly 91b8b7341e humiliating coercion within ea2807e4c0 their relationship.50ac3e08b1c7b5ef

“…….”03547e6a0bef707d

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Chu Nakwon silently ee9f6b5da3 looked down at 94b181b4fa his hand. Blood quickly rushed e07e526902 to the white 53c0d9ca95 hand that had 2798ba7cc0 struck down Jung 2b9f65f938 Taekjin, staining the c0990b108c edge and back 83991c0779 of his hand 3a550b98e4 a fan-shaped red. He could see that 37f120cc6a the fingernails of his 4de3cb98b6 ring and pinky fingers 2a490ceb2d were slightly lifted, likely 63fb5932e9 injured from the kick. Jung Taekjin felt a 701a659c10 chill down his spine 1e9b7fd04a as he naturally imagined 5c10c6daa6 the pain.c537754379c9511a

‘It must hurt.’0a79d682ce009974

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However, Chu Nakwon didn’t even groan. He simply curled his injured left hand and naturally hid it behind his back. He slowly began to speak, his head still bowed as he examined the injury.d77fe0e8d030f54a

“Jung Taekjin, even so… don’t say you can’t do it.”0e701fac0be06e96

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“…….”266b45248a29783d

“I told you.”327be238de38b7fd

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Jung Taekjin suddenly felt like 6314524830 it was a pleading tone. It sounded like a 93ad8b8ecf “Don’t go,” barely clinging 605184d982 to his memory, as 741deb7402 if he had heard af83f5feee it from someone sometime 51e0216ba1 ago. Jung Taekjin couldn’t help f26530c2a0 but feel a small 97f93e7376 pang of sympathy at 35632cf8db the sight of his 9cad2eb008 bleeding hand from the fa038d05bb kick, his pleading tone, 0cbd069269 and his bowed head.dac25b87c24fa870

However.96afaf70e89f2ddf

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“……?”ba68f3e2bb3322d4

As he spoke, Chu Nakwon 63f730a74e slowly raised his head, his 96be761724 face looking truly insane. His black eyes 98577f710e were wide open eb9187a58e in his pale 4ace8a9ea9 face. His large, round 5805fcc3e7 eyes were half-covered 1758fe9242 by his eyelids, d40165b42a and his black 35477b8cde pupils were raised, 1141dbd566 forming angry sanpaku da60660abf eyes.905b236b80c024c5

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“Wait a second.”3a68f47c8eabb37c

Jung Taekjin, whose surroundings 802ded8f30 had blurred in a 6eabef7c6f blaze of anger, was 9aa97e54dc startled by those eyes. He came to his 38aa7957bc senses as if he c25e75bf89 had been doused with 7717ff652f cold water. He momentarily regretted kicking Chu b634b88e9d Nakwon hard enough to draw 7372eb0217 blood. Chu Nakwon strode 6bddd30938 towards him, so 22e7a5c139 close that his 21fccb5508 face was out ca5605cf26 of focus. Then, he tilted his head 94d0e50d26 to the other side, rested 3b6f89ac8b his chin on Jung Taekjin’s 5d7201ceda shoulder, and whispered as if e588609351 to say where are you 32815ffe43 going….e15a0de928aa3241

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“What did I say I’d do if you ran away again?”abc47c8718d4678c

His ominous words 37d3a16933 brought back the 5d660ac920 conversation in the 0b07950a5a art room. Chu Nakwon had 1d531ff0e0 spoken to Jung a5f5d72bde Taekjin without even dcea950750 wiping his dried 8b2259549a blood.24620ea3afbd6812

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Just try running away again, d1f416e77a Taekjin.5984f4803b528687

Expulsion, it’s hard the 3759409628 first time….1a824639ad7639fc

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The second time is easy.318fc6725e6255bb

Everything’s like that.3aa4f8be7b8bf2e4

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No matter how you b97befcaed looked at it, or 69cb782210 what the reason was, 75bcdcecbc if Jung Taekjin ran 38f35ac695 away from him, Chu 51f461fd20 Nakwon would drive him 325dddace7 to the rooftop again. There was no need to ec58726553 question whether Chu Nakwon’s vicious 3a8b86b3a1 threats were real or not. Firstly, because he was so d7cf7a51ac sincere, and secondly, because such a4b2873882 threats were unnecessary.72357022604fc6bf

Even though the wrongdoing he c26a71481b had to repay was horrific 0a1b58fd80 and he still felt a b528361b04 chilling fear towards Chu Nakwon… 2091ea3c55 Jung Taekjin had no intention 47a62658e5 of running away from here. Jung Taekjin, who had ae76edbe85 held his breath without 90faaca062 speaking, caught it and 9cbefe0d4b firmly gripped Chu Nakwon’s 3e6ef3db71 shoulders.af15f658ddf3ca8e

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“Who said I’d run away?”b85ff601512b6e29

“…….”c4ee0ef56f67210e

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“I said what you’re doing is disgusting.”5fb3821c1b1e190f

Jung Taekjin deliberately pulled up one corner of his mouth in a sarcastic smile. Even if the smile was a bluff, the words “disgusting” were genuinely meant. Chu Nakwon’s brow seemed to furrow slightly at this, but he quickly returned to his previous calm expression. He lifted his bloodied left hand and removed Jung Taekjin’s hands from his shoulders.c8d559a4d2ca0b35

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“Good.”372c2daafd833612

His following reply was straightforward. As if he had been hoping for that, the ominous coldness had lifted from his expression, which moments ago seemed murderous. He must have been pleased with Jung Taekjin’s answer to carry out the revenge.fa0616762ae67178

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Jung Taekjin felt a 750da84851 strong curiosity about Chu 66cf44ffd5 Nakwon’s insistent wish, which a836ffbfb7 had kept the atmosphere 2d10b395f9 tense.92d1a5fa655fe5ce

‘Why?’cfe1154bf547b956

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Immediately after their conversation in the art room, he hypothesized that Chu Nakwon was trying to torment him in an ingenious way. Since Jung Taekjin had never tormented anyone, nor even wanted to, he couldn’t fathom what methods Chu Nakwon might choose. At best, he thought Chu Nakwon would try to cover up his sins with lies and make a fool of him. And Jung Taekjin had his own way of testing his hypothesis. Although he hadn’t been able to receive it due to the informant’s strong objection, Choi Jihyuk and Lee Yejun said they had heard the specific circumstances of the violence from Chu Nakwon. Comparing the two testimonies would be enough to verify the truth.18a689c8ec626632

But the card he d966482a21 had flipped over earlier ad50ccea6f was too detailed to 49861ccb14 be a lie, and a037510329 too nasty to be 661a846ecd a cover-up. Unable to suppress his curiosity, 5cc1c8e479 Jung Taekjin asked, “Why do 8ca06a9333 you want to be subjected 31cf0ab8c6 to it? Why go this far?”6a47e0a7e99dd929

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Chu Nakwon paused with a a15c388c9d dazed expression, as if he f2740ba652 had been asked a sudden fd396377c4 and strange question, then blurted 548cd142c6 out, “You asked me to.”1983b35aabf00b10

“You wouldn’t have stopped when I told you to stop. Why are you suddenly 02dbbf180f listening to me?”ae19f0f31cd0d032

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Chu Nakwon rolled his ce0353b406 big eyes and said c91a0faaa0 brazenly, “I’m reflecting right e1d44637ab now.”3f9498d9adff8b7f

“Bullshit.”83a08d71c1ff14df

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Talking about reflection without a shred of guilt was just infuriating. Chu Nakwon, having exhausted his meager options, slowly blinked and muttered to himself as if pondering, “So, you’re curious about that….” Then, he held out his injured hand, which he had clearly been trying to hide, towards Jung Taekjin and said, “I’ll tell you when you’ve flipped over all those cards.”da88fa9aeff45c3a

“…When I’ve repaid everything written on those cards, then?”a2217cb27237d3d2

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Jung Taekjin looked back at the remaining cards that had fallen in a pile on the floor. About fifteen cards, fifteen acts of wrongdoing. It was a suspicious offer to tell him the reason after he had repaid them all. Jung Taekjin looked back and forth between the cards and Chu Nakwon’s bloodied fingertips.def9c35e0b6a20bf

It was a deal he couldn’t lose. It was something he had to do anyway… Neither Chu Nakwon nor Jung Taekjin himself could allow him to run away now. After repeatedly imagining the wrongdoings that might be in the deck of cards and reconsidering Chu Nakwon’s offer, Jung Taekjin finally nodded towards him.d62f51e0d448de3b

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“…Keep your promise. The promise you just made.”8766c1be8803051e

After his curt reply, 6115dd93bc Jung Taekjin plopped back 5e43215bc6 down on the sofa bd730f7c6d he had jumped up b001c304a2 from. Everything bothered him, but 4c5fb011d7 the only thing he cfcc17a812 could demand from Chu 5f26d72104 Nakwon, who was currently 06f3287955 in a subordinate position, dee3f14d95 was that. Chu Nakwon replied, “Of e36b70ed6d course,” and then smiled fe626f233f slightly. He seemed to be relaxing, aec97b6931 as if he had just e629c611c2 passed the most difficult and 19260885ad delicate core part of the decd1032d5 negotiation. Chu Nakwon sat down on 516e5c8ffc the single-seater sofa opposite and e055ca3c36 said, covering his injured fingers 5c0589a954 with his right hand, “Now, 99d5546905 shall we set some rules?”03352643f3c6498d

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“What? What rules are e467242069 we setting now?”99ff6c6a55ae96d6

“Because it’s scary when things deviate too much from expectations.”acc81101d5c684c8

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“And when did you say it was good…?”6e1a12ba8203feea

It was as if he was adding another clause after making him sign the contract. Jung Taekjin grimaced and asked back, but Chu Nakwon just shrugged as if there was nothing he could do. At Jung Taekjin’s urging, spurred by Chu Nakwon’s infuriating behavior, Chu Nakwon pointed his chin at the floor where drops of blood had fallen.092d31150ce74022

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“What’s written on the cards, we do it only here.”7fd2844c8aed7192

“…You mean only at the villa?”a622a9ecf3a7d92f

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“Yes. Just follow that. You can do whatever you 593149fe86 want with the rest.”0667c5b512464f11

Chu Nakwon finished speaking with 8992992d45 a look of feigned disappointment. It was so clumsy 7374475f4a and insincere that anyone 7a1d00ff2d could tell it was a47c96ae75 an act. However, before Jung Taekjin f5eebb6d57 could feel resentment, he 3f33f96002 realized something. Unlike his previous explanation, def93a275d Chu Nakwon wasn’t just c3ed36b8e5 afraid of the uncertainty 492883aa36 of what might happen.ff0b68c7cc497a82

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This villa was a 08a3972ae7 stage for just the a75572a590 two of them, prepared 7925f1e645 by Chu Nakwon to 253974e35a contain their secret violence. No matter what 48b7666220 happened here, the c98ea238d7 adults outside the 0f7b25e715 villa couldn’t interfere, 76a5d9f500 help, or punish b68d8119fe them. Chu Nakwon, who wasn’t 348546cc51 afraid of being expelled c5d9971242 for leading school violence, 636e6dc444 was deliberately trying to 79aba3afed hide them both.6b2dd773f61037e7

Chu Nakwon was afraid of the eyes of others. He didn’t mind being subjected to the things he had written on the cards, but he didn’t want it to be seen by other people.c04c5a44372c66e2

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‘That’s his weakness.’1d6812d806ee0c07

He could easily guess the 62a2d62951 reason. Lee Youngwon’s trembling 82fa9dd6fa voice in the 9b067b473e classroom flashed through 4bf4cdce1c his mind and f5c663a418 quickly disappeared. Jung Taekjin rested his arms a651bce15b on his knees and leaned 4859e9ba52 towards Chu Nakwon, asking, “Why. Are you afraid of f81afb0bbb being caught, like with 583860c8f9 Song Taehwa?”4ac0bd54ed70fbdb

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For the first 293d5cf0d2 time, Jung Taekjin ca0f9cbfd2 poked at the de4a1888cb weaknesses of someone 1a50b64d9c he loathed. He felt reckless uttering ecb118b955 words with such obvious c6f7cd1963 malicious intent, and even 09dbe53344 felt a slight fear b4e7ef2a45 as he ended his 7d9788fe77 sentence with a sharp 18f4abcaaf edge. However, after seeing Chu Nakwon’s 4b602bedd5 vulnerable side exposed by his 9337b5c8fa few words, he became captivated 76c9e0dd61 by a new sensation he c18c8b53a4 had never experienced before.088d4c5f00697d0a

Chu Nakwon was biting his red lower lip hard, his face filled with frustration. What kind of emotion was he suppressing to bite his lip so painfully? His eyes darted around, unable to focus, and his clasped hands trembled, as if at a loss, before finally calming down as he gripped his knees. Jung Taekjin took in his reaction without missing a beat, feeling a deep, throbbing excitement in his chest. Jung Taekjin held his breath and twisted the knife he had plunged into Chu Nakwon’s weak spot.083b2d8880c070e9

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“You kissed him, right? And then you got caught 90ff8074f4 and there were rumors that 8fe6a2ebb2 you liked men.”1d5b8f25068f6365

“…Ah.”91f5f3e2b6f6b448

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Jung Taekjin relentlessly pressed him. Without giving him 23b8c5df28 a chance to 769921265c breathe, Jung Taekjin bc9c780744 revealed the rumors a95111801d and captured every 4991055afd flicker and shift c747c9b968 in Chu Nakwon’s 2b94c5fe0c expression.8fa39bf51b670e88

When he mentioned the 0c0a89cc86 kiss, Chu Nakwon released 040f304115 his bitten lip and 0bf412cec5 took a deep breath, 4e7891cf80 his chest swelling. When he mentioned 5701c7bb66 the rumors about 2de41e7e78 being gay, Chu 30d0e6c59b Nakwon pressed his b96aa41800 lips together in 306dbc743d a straight line e7debca956 and frowned as 6f4aa708c0 if wronged. Jung Taekjin couldn’t help but 01679a76d9 smile at his troubled expression. Letting out a 55dee0e9a6 breath like a 78ea5d254f sigh, Jung Taekjin 3533170998 stood up and fe064faf77 approached Chu Nakwon. Chu Nakwon only 832d20ad5e raised his head 3bc096d8b5 to look up 9410b27be5 at Jung Taekjin, 61b70adbe8 his eyes still 42981e77cf filled with confusion. For the first time, Chu b3c7263ad8 Nakwon seemed not like a 3c5b7de57f crazy statue, but like a edb539ad10 wicked twenty-year-old peer.33dec24758a94442

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Fragile, as if he would f122f3ff04 melt and flow down rather ed0da0d5c9 than shatter and spray sharp d516dbdbba fragments if struck hard….8af9bfbccc7b4f34

Jung Taekjin leaned forward, gripping 7e43003aeb the back of the sofa 016001ee21 Chu Nakwon was sitting on 9386812d01 with both arms, trapping him 679ed5e639 between his arms and upper 8d358c8e9c body.c147791c50e0a0c7

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“No matter how much you say everything scares you, it all sounds like bullshit.”b1d7a3928b3eb721

“…….”50af8e2cf5ee8ed2

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“I want to seize your real weakness.”e6530d3b5d8af2fa

Chu Nakwon swallowed 649cc22805 hard and replied, 6a3194c936 “…It would be baf9b9417d better if you 2b9ae333a2 didn’t.”7b2bd097b54f8784

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“Why, are you finally scared now?”496b12460522f216

Completely drained of 7cfe746265 strength, his words 53eda943ea became meaningless, neither 2b60a00ccf a warning nor 190ab144c6 anything else. Jung Taekjin’s question, 90c7850ddd asked with a d9b2f23f10 dismissive tone, was 364de3ceb2 laced with mockery. Chu Nakwon asked 66e7a286f2 in a tense 735a2626b2 voice, “…Did you ed06268968 meet Taehwa?”3e8aa2a13d93dd0c

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The question was unexpected. According to Lee Youngwon, 3b0d91023b Song Taehwa was someone 2101674335 who, like Jung Taekjin 1005526872 in the past, had 7165aeb61e neither possessions nor power. He had assumed that c75be17722 the gay Chu Nakwon e4e086b430 had blackmailed and forced 6925dce192 a kiss on Song a5df923daf Taehwa and had been db246cc045 caught by someone. But the way Chu Nakwon 20b9502ead asked, using Song Taehwa’s name, 648167f4bb conveyed an undeniable intimacy and ac475f05f3 affection.b44d4797f898ab3c

This allowed Jung Taekjin to delve a step deeper into Chu Nakwon. Chu Nakwon’s weaknesses were being seen in an unwanted light by others, and secondly, the existence of Song Taehwa himself.28f27f0f711994b7

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Chu Nakwon also knew what 16b1269f72 Jung Taekjin was capable of. Jung Taekjin could now torment c301bbc834 someone to death and get 097791a3fc away with it, just like 290ff446b8 Chu Nakwon. So, his current 4dd4986bdd question clearly meant, 154000cdd8 did you meet a916e97318 that precious Song a78159005f Taehwa and hurt bf2d0ad901 him? The transparent intent d9fd0128fb behind the question eadda61db6 was infuriating.16f523f11106605f

However, Jung Taekjin hadn’t intended to go that far. The moment he realized that Song Taehwa, unlike Chu Nakwon, wasn’t some rich, spoiled brat, but in a similar situation to himself, the anger and impulsiveness that had been spreading like wildfire came to a sudden halt. He felt that Song Taehwa might also be a victim. Jung Taekjin mumbled in a slurred voice, “Meet him? I don’t even know who he is.”aedfcad1ab6e0638

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“…….”88d674864fa977d2

“Do you think I’m you? I don’t intend to… 1a324b6e18 do anything to him. He’s your weakness, I 5ad52a8ef5 only know because you 57e77bb65c just showed it….”77d8cfa8be0bec65

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As he answered, Jung 3b4122e5f8 Taekjin gasped as he e2e75c4412 felt a sudden force 338d055b2c hugging his waist tightly 1e5acadf77 and gripped the back 10a4e8dde4 of the sofa he 1e9df56882 was leaning against. Chu Nakwon had suddenly hugged 9012dfa595 Jung Taekjin’s waist and buried 7ebf7eda37 his face there. Wondering what he 206e0bb57c was doing, Jung 5e272a56ab Taekjin looked down, 215972b085 then quickly looked 543bf87190 up again, overwhelmed a83cbad5e6 by the sudden 40a5a189d2 heat and scent 5990e589d8 emanating from him. He was too stunned da1e0dc8c0 to even think of ffb7c4dc90 pushing him away. Judging by how 064baba27e tightly Chu Nakwon ed928a74f9 was holding his 69c79ebf76 waist, he doubted 53bbd2a59c he would let 154ae53257 go even if 89f305a28b he tried.ad6993d153b470c9

Chu Nakwon, his face 95d5d69713 buried around Jung Taekjin’s 65beb31801 solar plexus, said, “Yeah. Don’t do that.”af9011f1e2f1aef7

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“…….”2bc739ba19ec08c5

“I’ll be good.”e827d359b491e02b

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He sounded relieved, grateful, 5216327fc2 and… like when he 9ab1e3785a mentioned the name ‘Taehwa,’ 0cb864aaa6 a certain affection was 45e367365a conveyed. Jung Taekjin, receiving 698e6c5540 an unimaginable emotion 06d70573f4 from someone he d2fdd2ccf7 couldn’t possibly imagine 287ebc3ff9 receiving it from, 1c03f410fb was thrown into 44a75f7be7 confusion, as if 6453a3f026 everything that constituted abc58a4955 him was being 536a3fac4a distorted. The strength drained 9697791554 from his hands 7c73a74d19 gripping the sofa. Perhaps because of the absurd 58f36c5edb words he had heard, his ab7ffb8b2d energy drained away, and his 4a64d7b0ca heart pounded. Unlike when he had resolved 8d96d50c5a not to run away, a 583569671a desire to flee fluttered wildly 54bcbfc4bd within his chest.476497576b49ca3f

Soon, Chu Nakwon slowly 94660190a9 raised his head. Because he had rubbed 1100052a67 his face against the 49a7d422ca center of his shirt 2930453f74 as he lifted it, d70799c4e7 black hair clung messily 025a47128d to his face, flushed 56dd520c71 from the friction. Chu Nakwon opened f54298a29a his mouth, smiling 4949a8560c with softly curved d40f1f62c1 eyes.7d41cd249b39e321

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“Don’t get distracted, Taekjin. You should be e19450a2e7 too busy tormenting d55d9310ae only me.”b6e1d1021d73e42f

“…Ha, haa.”865a1750fb64b848

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It was a truly terrible 63868ec733 fact, but this was the cef22d0d59 first time Chu Nakwon had 649c16ba34 looked this attractive since they 5cc124b505 met. Was it because of 9db6bc7b80 his sculpted, handsome face, c887f26de4 or the unexpected human f4521759dc aspect and sudden contact? His stomach churned like a 7fa035ddae river, and his breath grew fb440f9572 short. Chu Nakwon, still in 0e1b7bffae that disheveled state, continued 927b35be59 to ask,be1b4b79654bd007

“…Do you want to try it now?”2f986228db5e5b41

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Try it?eb48df68b9573c13

Try what?b1c2e00b0929e7c7

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His mind crumbled haphazardly, to the point where he couldn’t recall the preceding context. His heart pounded heavily, as if hammering on the wreckage. Jung Taekjin wanted to clutch his chest and ask why.d003d0c5cefcf5f0

Why? Because Chu Nakwon had softened endlessly, as if melting? Because he’d discovered a human weakness he didn’t think Chu Nakwon possessed? No, what was the big deal about that?65ec8adbb7d77b03

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Only Jung Taekjin could answer that. But no matter how much he questioned himself, all that returned was the deafening beat of his heart. He couldn’t bear it any longer. As if escaping from the water that confined him, Jung Taekjin strongly pushed away Chu Nakwon’s shoulders, which were clinging to him.2d145355b2e860d3

“Don’t touch me, it’s disgusting…!”51980a0d08924a8f

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That was the reason he’d managed to dredge up. It hadn’t been this bad when they were just talking. This was because Chu Nakwon had embraced him without warning, in a way and at a time he couldn’t have guessed. It must have been the unsettling feeling of that hateful opponent burying his face in his chest and laughing that made his heart sink.c2d30186ae262cc0

As if to prove it, the moment he pulled away from Chu Nakwon, his rationality returned. Chu Nakwon’s attitude also changed. As if the previous wavering had been a dream, his face was once again brazen. Perhaps the only thing revealing that everything was a continuation of reality was his hollow mutter.f73e6fdee0ef4643

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“…How can you live with everything being so disgusting?”8d36b1d475f5e2f7

Although it might 2a84114277 have been a 33cce3124e misconception, it sounded 5134d38d08 a little sulky. Jung Taekjin desperately 161072503f grasped at the f6fd6179de thread of the 4b7ec585f0 conversation he had 0f326c3fae almost lost. He needed to a0e350f6ef pull himself together. It was just the confusion a1975fa231 born from his lack of 6696a5c945 memory, the extreme proximity, and 73cca98698 Chu Nakwon’s repeated attempts to 4ac71efe71 startle and provoke him. He needed to stop 8c4aa02682 talking about weaknesses and 6ff5778f13 change the subject. The only thing Chu bb336ad609 Nakwon could be suggesting 9af3364700 they ‘try’ here was 6a5da93149 that unique card game.d0a88d8e196e3293

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‘…Focus on the task at hand.’06c9d6040b53c120

There was no reason to refuse now that they were here, and Jung Taekjin desperately wanted to dispel the burning heat that still lingered in his chest. Creating distance between himself and Chu Nakwon, Jung Taekjin hurriedly gathered the scattered cards in one hand. He shoved the first card he had thrown at Chu Nakwon into his school uniform pocket and collected the rest into a single deck. He read two or three while gathering them, but they weren’t as unpleasant as the first card.d58cf447404841df

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Could there be verbal abuse and physical violence that didn’t evoke any particular feeling, even though he knew he had experienced them? Perhaps it was simply because Jung Taekjin wasn’t in a sound enough state to piece the words together in his mind and form a complete picture. His depleted concentration was turning his own past into someone else’s story.b665bf0f60f49483

‘It’s better that way, for now.’e037ad2e5e71cf9c

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Kneeling on the floor and b356828df7 gathering the cards, Jung Taekjin 55ae909835 was able to straighten up, 01f251f92c feeling somewhat calmer. The uneasy compulsion to 3f39edd69c drive away the soft, af1ffb2697 warm feelings from just e69064d0a4 moments ago pushed him 458e3d5dfe forward. He had to rip out 9079b723e4 and burn this undeniable, strange 11b4c6003c intimacy. Jung Taekjin held f1eeca764b out the deck e89d1748c8 of cards to 88e33ab9cc Chu Nakwon and e1e8bdf91d said,bc050a6f27a7ddad

“Do it.”8ab86252cbee16a8

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“…Now?”fb11650400375b91

“You said we should, didn’t you? Why, is it suddenly not okay now?”2ac443a2af3351ff

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Instead of answering, 370ea51f2b Chu Nakwon looked a3af76d500 back and forth 74a297884b between Jung Taekjin eb581cebc5 and the cards. Jung Taekjin spoke in 0215f50370 a low voice.7b935179da96d654

“You pick. Then show it to me.”f8b0ccf8276987a8

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He’d thought Chu Nakwon e316b411af might try to resist 9975b8f933 with feigned nonchalance, but, 7652b89eae having become unexpectedly docile, 344eb7443a Chu Nakwon raised his de8e1b9d78 hand and placed his 0f10a7d626 index and middle fingers b8a4b94272 on the cards. It was his uninjured 2aa6c380e5 right hand. Jung Taekjin looked at d9ccd138a2 his bony, strong-looking hand ef27419267 before nodding curtly. As if sensing the signal, ce432b2eac Chu Nakwon pulled a card 0b708ab58a and held it up so 26013e5460 that the written message on 97290ff03e the front was visible only b55d05de0d to Jung Taekjin.f9779afdf1901885

Against the backdrop of Chu Nakwon’s snow-white, handsome, and slightly disheveled face, the evil deeds he had committed came to mind. Like a criminal wearing a sign around his neck detailing his crimes.a0f9746e681c7d75

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“…….”4c22de2bff1806a9

“…….”07555832def593fd

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The two stared at each other in silence. Jung Taekjin found himself trying to read fear in Chu Nakwon’s face. He felt that if he confronted him with what he feared, as Chu Nakwon had suggested, he would grant him access to that hot, damp, and secret space of his, as he had before. Even while anticipating how much it would confuse him, and how much that confusion would disrupt his plans….0e96db25e9748284

But Chu Nakwon’s fear was elusive. His pitch-black eyes, as deep as a bottomless well, brazenly held Jung Taekjin’s gaze, daring him to act. Jung Taekjin stretched out his hand like a claw, trying to grasp the fear hidden in those ethereal depths.90bdff6058e244f7

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The card instructed Jung Taekjin:a43ebe613fb80976

[Slap him across the cheek until his lips split.]a87f88b153bcf7de

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If there had been a fragment of the past that surfaced alongside that sentence, could he have fueled his desire for revenge? Unable to ignite a fire using the past as kindling, Jung Taekjin simply decided to put forth the maximum force he could muster. Suddenly, Jung Taekjin’s hand struck Chu Nakwon’s face.ecf552466bce3f39

Slap!80f9200756469787

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It was a strong, heavy blow, enough to make Chu Nakwon’s head snap to the side, following the trajectory of his hand. Even though he was the one who had delivered the blow, his palm stung, and his wrist throbbed. Jung Taekjin immediately grabbed Chu Nakwon’s chin and forced him to look up.17bb325e7167c7b3

“…Ah.”516e4f3daf110d4c

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Chu Nakwon winced and frowned slightly. Even though he had been struck only once, Chu Nakwon’s lips were split and bleeding. Heat quickly rushed to his pale face, staining his temples, cheeks, and the area around his mouth a dark red, as if a rose had been crushed. They were still making eye contact, and Jung Taekjin persistently searched for genuine fear in his eyes.f91272181de19d34

“…Haa.”d380276a83298de5

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“…Finished?”f360d511fae9ff56

However, he couldn’t find any trace of fear in Chu Nakwon, who blinked his struck eye and asked the question. The fear that had momentarily flickered towards Jung Taekjin, stirred by the violence that must have rattled him to the core, seemed to have darted away like a deep-sea fish. Jung Taekjin was finally able to break free from Chu Nakwon’s dark eyes. He saw the expression Chu Nakwon was wearing, belatedly.6d05ba903b920126

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Although his appearance clearly showed he was in pain, Chu Nakwon was stubbornly suppressing any outward sign of it. As if claiming that he could endure anything as long as the card didn’t say ‘finished.’6e0d83d863ba24c3

“…Ah.”014cf3d35fb26ab8

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Having struck someone who, for the first time, clearly showed no intention of resisting, with all his might, Jung Taekjin realized that this act was completely different from what he had vaguely imagined, and from slamming Chu Nakwon’s face into the desk. Jung Taekjin recoiled, removing his hand from Chu Nakwon’s face.8112dd853fb7b8b6

‘…Damn it.’fed93d045794815d

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The feeling of subduing c3da7dcb36 the wicked Chu Nakwon, 95a98d1d97 the feeling of revenge, 57833f5b71 of returning what had 79c48af882 been done to him, 9b7153fd38 was exhilaratingly breathless, yet 76056e0457 it also made him e3852aca0f feel depressed and empty, 78cf57e5cb as if he had dd88d27056 abandoned something very important.bafd0ed8b949b2a7

Furthermore, that wasn’t 9dc4af8e1a the only consequence d8ddb39bbc that returned like 86d9e904fe a boomerang. Chu Nakwon, sitting 21ae784282 with his split 549637e285 face, slowly scanned 3abcabbb86 Jung Taekjin, who 1a7d57adde had stepped back 8d1511df6f a couple of e1bdff224c paces, from head dd9868354c to toe, and 61d89be069 then frowned when 0d6bfe42c8 his gaze reached 2065c8c6a5 his groin area. Looking away, he asked with f17a6f5908 an utterly bewildered expression,013bed9db332648c

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“You… you can get hard?”bd5fff7967db52bc

“……!”4c2ea1ad9e7d76f7

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Subduing Chu Nakwon 7ed8bbbe92 and abusing him 2f663712bd gave Jung Taekjin 7551c565a2 a perverse sense 479336b30b of pleasure. The coercion, the violence, the 6ff923bcb1 direct revenge, the absolute obedience 4f72b78ddb to punishment, and yet Chu 35e4439da7 Nakwon’s unyielding firmness, all of c684db1ac5 it excited him.33de7f14f3618f1a