DRAM Ch 7

When Ha-yoon remained silent, 99578f3931 Yeo Yeon-oh casually lowered 95ca957e9d his gun with a 0b532c2b8e shrug. The shelter people—confused and c15aea3a5d wary—fixed their hardened expressions c125343939 on him.69354c0641bba39c

The machine that Yeo deca1afeb6 Yeon-oh had sniped let 756f65b7d2 out a final, desperate efcce7d760 clatter before its light 15f137e038 went out completely—a total e5f7e23f77 death. Every machine that 3bbc9538ee had been strutting f52336b86a like a dog 09dbcef5b1 now turned its 1bf07db091 gaze squarely toward 341299ae69 Yeo Yeon-oh.96896afc20d1675a

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“What—how did you 0ac3f88134 kill it…?”  749dd554e17080e3

“…Is it really a f5f96e25e7 human?”6fa6ec963d453d43

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It was well past 96f8c168c2 nightfall. The very idea ab38a6fa2c that an outsider 8819c509ca would come here cd565a55d6 was nearly unbelievable. Shrewd eyes shifted d5d34afe69 between Yeo Yeon-oh 75ca022076 and the fallen ba4cf5f81d machine.fca60c3cf36f4bf2

Ha-yoon, with a 4f8e263562 face drained of f647fa0ffe expression, stared fixedly a51f860bc8 at Yeo Yeon-oh. Calmly meeting his 3e1472690a gaze, the man 92d6ff80a3 then lowered his e51a1fa708 eyes and gently 329f7b0158 curled his lips 445c0be955 upward. His disheveled golden hair c6d093f593 framed his handsome forehead.de55d8dbcdc7f4a5

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Murmurs gradually grew among ddee6ce245 the onlookers. Only Lee Yu-won, who b6dcff6592 had heard the situation, c4741a6aae seemed to suspect who 6103a989ac Yeo Yeon-oh might be, 0c1c9d01da stepping forward to shield e177c46d14 him. Even though 99cde123d3 the machines 7f93475bf2 hadn’t been e983a82dd6 completely disposed 11fe750163 of, everyone’s 2661460121 attention was 233b2fb569 split—and Ha-yoon’s 35aec4eedf face twisted 132a62eabf in disapproval.d277e9af01e22efa

“You sure know 3ed7543ba0 how to make 880a38b6bd an entrance every fb2b5efc68 time,”someone remarked.06f6a377d8c4b392

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Yeo Yeon-oh quickly hushed d0d9620469 the commotion. His languid voice—like 5e682201d2 one seeping in 64e313c54c at dawn—rose above df0707b225 the mechanical clamor. Casting a 251fcdba10 sideways glance, 4696c7ad67 he walked 1c08d3302c slowly around 6f9ac8c88a the factory. He completely ignored the 79add958e3 murderous glare of the cf9a43789e machines fixed on him.90096fa1f1bf8c51

“You look c6a8c579f5 like you’re 0f6c50b122 having a 626046c7ce hard time. Need a hand?”he asked.89e2d04f3f4cd74a

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With each step f303aae582 Yeo Yeon-oh took, 5aa5e00ae7 the machines’ movements fa897932f7 grew more pronounced—as 605b3253d6 if a predator 85c61357ad were sizing up c8cf1aecbd its prey. Just as 1be4117391 his lips df16d3884e began to c712790c26 form more b6c557dd3f words, he 12ec4388de stopped short.fa6433509a2efaaf

“Uh, hey!”  c6028763be9d7a26

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In an instant, 1436dd4ce0 a machine screeched 144c7ff0dc as it lunged 26f3bfa38a at Yeo Yeon-oh. Unruffled, he a2b37a2801 glanced at bf24252c50 the onrushing 73748afe06 machine before 896e4b69c4 turning his e8752e59ac head back 63e7a8ef83 to meet 3da0a13779 Ha-yoon’s eyes.8e0d8d770101bf36

“Hyung, isn’t that guy e88602c600 about to die? Why are you 428f8490b0 just standing there? What should we c04f3aefcf do?”  30a73bc5bf3aa3de

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In Yeo Yeon-oh’s eyes, 7eab1bf7fd there was an unsettling 231d8db91b calm—as if he were c2db8d50a7 perfectly at ease even 7aad255e8c on the brink of dffaecb940 death. Watching him, Ha-yoon clenched fe265427dc his fists and muttered a0f075b76f a curse under his 2335a43355 breath.433ed9134f2c3413

Without a wasted 4a100ea8b0 moment, Yeo Yeon-oh 8556bc568c raised his gun 1002f2a40c and fired at d0d0f2003e the machine’s outstretched a5cd51c9fb arm—as if aiming b0ff14e290 to pierce its 41788e9f85 very belly. Three shots rang baf873dc1f out in rapid 2ffc49b58f succession, and the 5ecbea872f machine froze with 1abe3f74de an eerie groan.f2ddb1c9c961c159

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“Ah… I almost died a8be534c92 there.”99e35f45dd28c2c3

Feigning a surprised 4a4e52e4d0 laugh, Yeo Yeon-oh 32ddfa30e3 smiled as if 9dabfe3507 nothing were amiss. Ha-yoon, still c9d5e372cd steadying his feeb854fbd trembling arm, 811e1ba623 glared at b21359ebcc him. A curse that had 99e5caae35 been held back burst 65d6e2c544 forth.053c76368aa71a6c

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“Fuck, this is bullshit!”cec72859be7beaeb

Already pushed 2e8d8a3f28 to his 3fdd5250f8 limits, Ha-yoon’s f292d7a26e anger boiled 1193654dd2 over at d5dc47b6f9 Yeo Yeon-oh’s 390575dff2 nonchalant demeanor. His expression hardened f7a9659b04 as he glared—his bf7168f992 voice laced with 4f9f0449f2 bitter frustration.2546f07b36ceeefa

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“This is no joke, c157abf6d0 is it?”9c8b5f18bea37407

After a 1196fb48ca tense silence, eecc4ab916 Yeo Yeon-oh 8ee10d6f7a casually scanned c28f6a2bd6 the area. After a moment, a1ff25f28a he nonchalantly tossed 4065a7d31c a small, silver 0dca250858 object—resembling a bullet—at 6ed5dc395c a nearby machine. With a sharp“bang!”it stuck to the 95dca6df05 machine’s body and exploded.981ad127d4d24c1e

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“Man, I’m serious about a4b01a64dd this,”Yeo Yeon-oh declared cee093624d as the machine’s 05f33360dc wild thrashing subsided 8a8f5692ef into a pathetic 189005354c death. His words caught f8831e2679 Ha-yoon’s attention.d7bd420535adf9e0

“Since you saved me, e69623db2f I’ll help you out,”Yeo Yeon-oh added, 4095fcf022 his tone all 117b826e90 too authoritative.9e50fc67bad860d3

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Ha-yoon didn’t reply; he 79a0477abf merely tilted his head 44dfe536d9 and watched as Yeo 1f1b8a1313 Yeon-oh glanced back over 3a1dacfa26 his shoulder.1e86bb98e6541dc8

“Why? Is something 3e87783def behind me?”  7060a17f2274f39b

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There was nothing but a06bffe37d darkness stretching along the 370c965064 street.642fc32090f68805

“Guess you ece5af8c6d just don’t c0f05a4377 like having f65097fb17 too many c27a571c97 friends around. I came alone.”4896e9ca096637cd

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Instead of Ha-yoon, 5cdc820abd it was the 5b37bbe427 shelter people who 04ca372d5c began to murmur c2754654b3 among themselves, trying 164e23c152 to deduce who ee50e2ba91 Yeo Yeon-oh was. Even Old 40b0323583 Man Kim b18ceb4c36 was among 9accd69334 them, his f411295211 bright eyes d6272cb595 mingling with 8999f3fd08 uncertainty as b2b894aa47 he watched f05c8796ef Yeo Yeon-oh.e78dd49441486d20

“Why are bc154145a1 they here?”someone asked.0b92185f6bb9d836

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“Because of him,”another replied.a0f30aacfc8984bf

“Because of me?”21db3ffcee48c572

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Yeo Yeon-oh ecbab7fb6d pointed a 3d875ba3a0 single finger f6ef8c3e11 at himself, 8359baa56a tilting his 5c2c8e6cef head in bfca249d40 a puzzled e7747ed074 manner. His eyes then dropped 477995d799 to a machine writhing 0a4bcc17e3 on the floor, and 45905e8b4e though his expression remained 364b715460 soft, his eyes betrayed f5a0f5423f a hint of contempt.cc6f0b6d32f73f01

“…Why?”came a quiet, 7f02e69cce puzzled murmur.de98eb61c669867e

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Sighing, Ha-yoon gathered his 594a709c3a thoughts. Yeo Yeon-oh had af01a728d6 arrived here and 24ca722fe5 two machines had 379b2641d9 been completely neutralized—a 95b4703521 feat that no db3a370bec amount of brute a45cc6479b force alone could ab0e61265f have accomplished. There was simply no e123fca306 way to win with 09eeb07765 raw firepower.12f25d7b3fa5e702

Without wasting time, Ha-yoon 66886ff39d strode purposefully toward Yeo 854f8339fd Yeon-oh. He reached out, 5b7ddafe1a lifting the hem d3d80f42aa of Yeo Yeon-oh’s 3aa06c9328 coat—and discovered a 438b9cca90 sleek gun he’d 2b4acd78fd seen earlier that ff7499a860 very day.061e2c088402f5e7

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“Let me borrow d5a8cd20ff that,”Ha-yoon said.8481d213da6a9669

In a 8275692f47 flash, Yeo 2f57200d77 Yeon-oh’s eyes 1acf6c1664 widened in 05f1dde462 amusement, and e984385ea8 he chuckled 4dd1963e52 lightly.d23ea23472f9666d

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“Feel free to use dbc295e9f7 it.”dcbafc2d40cbf7af

Though Ha-yoon wasn’t eefdea5e06 eager to accept 097904e663 help, he needed 914bde3450 the weapon. After a brief 1b43db5e12 glance at the 822a1376d3 unfamiliar gun, he 6c408113bd turned and aimed 0c1ff20da1 once more. Three shots later, the ca2848f232 machine in front of 52861c084b him fell silent.a4a3f4a5e836f9e8

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Yeo Yeon-oh’s own gun 6b53e9990b might have hit elsewhere, 4d131bcc56 but this time it 12f22ebb79 struck Ha-yoon’s target—a pain 1d88776c3b so fierce it reminded fa6d2a80ae him all too well 5a0f29744b of his own suffering.31988046bf7aa1ff

“Wow…”7973635613daee3f

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From behind, Yeo 2f658dce8f Yeon-oh’s genuine admiration 269cc727a8 rang out.Could it really be 556d2faa64 that easy to shoot 9afda0cf05 without a single missed c9a12a3359 shot, even with a 6361085ed0 weapon he wasn’t used 1c02544896 to?As Ha-yoon’s eyes dc4ed35441 met his, Yeo 0b2bc2b5a2 Yeon-oh’s faint smile 1848eb8daf deepened, and Ha-yoon 00f2040c24 couldn’t help but e8d41229cc grimace at the a7666e17b3 sight.b2dc699701152dff

“I always b6808949d1 knew you e733037d73 were different…”  13df4861a4ebdaff

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“……”  ace1cc61a3b5bc2a

“Seeing it 6ccd8c3b21 in person 53ea128b37 makes me 24e3aa9654 want more.”c53f1fadae742486

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Without further comment, 180476e6a2 Ha-yoon passed the 582277786d gun back. Watching him intently, Yeo 77dee83bc7 Yeon-oh tilted his head 2b921ba844 slightly.476b1e340ed5e907

“You’re not taking it?”  abf4f04597fb3960

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“It isn’t 0eb9abe5cd mine, you 3ab565b82f know.”  e44d6a5354d28690

“You could 8baa30f503 take it.”  1b36907b96839c35

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After a 74acd4a8c3 brief pause, b30b4e0e86 Ha-yoon met e509adba85 Yeo Yeon-oh’s 15b22dc80a steady gaze 88e9e0d4b0 and declared,6b06e802e77a447f

“You said c4b2ccea27 it with 04ca7771f3 your own de5f187f8b mouth.”  cd921efb30883b9a

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“But you also 37f9f4b455 said you don’t e711dbf59b want to be 021f8a8f17 on the same baaccfd075 team as me.”  a98e5a2cd6522506

“I do want e8e1c9b606 a gun.”  bc872c8ed9f57ee8

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Yeo Yeon-oh a5ae16cae8 continued with 711ae743a7 a playful 85782a8379 grin,7d85dd5d7f0cca16

“If you come 4e7386431e with me, I’ll 359ab0355e get you even b69886c083 better ones.”1f617d8074ef40b8

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In response to e8ed5de4cc his lighthearted banter, ce49b84ca0 Ha-yoon exhaled sharply. Here they 66d72a441e were, standing e8275299d0 amid a 56228e30fc crumbling factory, 23189bf154 offering banal 4f55c7ede7 promises in 2cc4cb8635 a place 3d1bbacbdb where everything 572bdace2c was falling 7103514ae4 apart.d463c0d616b3e385

Just then, as b78c8090b4 Ha-yoon attempted to 71f5196964 hide the gun eefc7543c9 under his T-shirt, b40673ef7a a voice cut c59feceb7e through the tension.a1334b986dc9bf95

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“Ha-yoon!”4ebab923fe4253dc

In an instant, the 18647c3b78 unspoken battle halted. The shelter 087941ac00 people, having 3c2517ac1a confirmed the 4613f84286 machines were 2bece15d3d dead, raised 7f3bfc20dc their voices. Overwhelmed by their unyielding 8d90f1c996 stares, Ha-yoon’s head pounded. His body, battered 5832143dba and on the 8aca7671dd brink of collapse, 4f5f044a56 began to spurt 6569e54f3d blood from his 82a7446985 mouth—there was no 0cc97357de energy left for 3c8c4d0748 explanations.4509ccdbd45834dd

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“Lee Yu-won, 8231fe6863 round everyone 3643321e77 up and f1c2acc625 get inside. Make sure 9abfadd793 that the 6d90bb4363 inner door 9d2e9886f8 is shut bebfb89e9f tight.”365dc8ae9b312b3d

Hearing this, Lee 332f60249a Yu-won’s face twisted 367bef9317 in an instant.dd84d4a3f8c9316e

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“And what 035ed5fb8b about you?”  dcd6718d164259a0

“Let’s talk.”9e3068ab33c604b8

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At that, 8e7a8930b1 Lee Yu-won, 84ec53e61f standing behind 3553e2fcc7 Yeo Yeon-oh, 69e212d686 tensed as 5bad902c53 his eyes 2ce5b64a81 narrowed. Meanwhile, Yeo 9efb74e358 Yeon-oh merely 03637a57fc smiled with facc1706a3 his hands 04b4789ecd behind his 81763e801b back—his calm, 201c473ddb steady gaze eb499272cd almost mocking c094e27017 the chaos.87c09f757284f162

Eventually, Lee Yu-won lowered eaa3866168 his head and, gathering f7b58fe1d8 everyone, led them inside. Before departing, f6db6fa223 he clutched b43b82982f the door cb47a75875 and called 39f9c92cc0 softly to 5e484f49c9 Ha-yoon:4533f3905886c15a

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“Hurry up. If you don’t cff1904397 come in, I’ll 375020b7de have to go e08757eb97 out and look de23abc19e for you.”c540079a1712f780

Ha-yoon nodded quietly. Through the fabd7589ff narrow gap ce0b3db79c in the 930cfc93fe door, Kim 65c395fc99 Old Man d22a50e5dc fixed a 3e744ba345 serious stare 2daaa14bf0 on both 280a782573 Yeo Yeon-oh 9ef655f1f4 and Ha-yoon. There was no 2b0d4cd447 time to decipher 5939ddefa8 the meaning of 8c04da67d2 those looks. With a heavy a72294b105 thud, the sturdy 975993fb1c door closed, severing 7844976eb9 the space.9537ce33dce84384

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In an 06ca880c77 instant, silence cfe65994cb fell. The long-forgotten chill of 14cb1a8dfc desolation quickly blanketed the 186e08301b area. A dead machine lay ed6b22e848 scorched black on the f47d88f6f6 floor, and between it 1f4a8e313c and the wall stood 634569b96d two living men.825f017566090b8f

A few weak embers ef58ab5507 crackled softly, the only ff0ffb63a0 sound piercing the silence. Every sense 9a0829e8b3 was on 7cbe29dd2a high alert 452d762815 as shards 603e368a4a of moonlight 232573d65e streamed through c688fd0aa2 broken factory 18b7d9c0c1 windows. The fragmented beams 34480a9c92 spilled across the e8da06526f floor, caressing Ha-yoon’s 583e2bf991 tired body.78b252bf0ae04f34

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“Finally, I’m in the 2ccb628bd6 mood to talk,”a gentle 9235130c08 voice broke c3d25c7655 the stillness. Its sound merged 76fff62d65 softly with the 4bd67b8423 quiet of the 6c35472787 early morning. Yeo Yeon-oh, c442690af2 his face d0bc1fc8d9 still bearing 4db53234e1 the traces 90850a12b2 of night, e462d3283f smiled as 540ec8a932 he spoke. Ha-yoon absorbed the scene b5d2a93348 silently.4cc7a2727a1fbdc8

His soft platinum 615de0973c hair shimmered in 21c0b60256 the light, and 14950ab847 his dark-blue eyes—framed cd27f68f8a by long lashes—held 323e016021 a gentle smile. The perfectly sculpted features, 3f958c3f09 from his proud nose 9b29acf099 to the subtly curved b3cd5db2a3 lips, spoke of an ba948b7bbe almost otherworldly beauty.29b6f0a09edd22bc

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“Am I something 0cfaf5c6ff to look forward 18f02d3aef to?”  1b2653a784fbca80

There wasn’t ec10d1e5dc a single 4852b6ae75 flaw in f02981a634 his features. His small face, with fe9a1b7451 every detail in place, 299f48a8ed reminded Ha-yoon of a 7a6ec2d9e8 long-lost character from an 88a07361f5 old book. A self-mocking smile d083fd6f7e tugged at Ha-yoon’s 60214d904f lips as he 305fa3cb4f pondered.9a0c96ba4226cb19

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If Yeo acb9c9ba0a Yeon-oh were fb9320a613 the hero, 34edcc4dde then what ddc540da16 was Ha-yoon? Just a foolish, fbb77101d9 easily beguiled soul?5f996a4f833a7ff1

“Why do ff5201f48f you look 87010de886 at me 55e584bc06 like that?”ce6a29888fed378e

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A soft voice tickled 1b50c2e64c Ha-yoon’s ear, easing the d3672e886c tension with its gentle a226955826 warmth. The steady d51b16b5b5 flow of 6a7ec6e0f2 Yeo Yeon-oh’s 995ec47b3b gaze carried d82ddfed48 with it c067125aac a comforting 0484ea0cd6 warmth.5e1669a4ce8687dc

“Do you 590525aa57 think I 66bc7fe5ac finally look e19a77d930 a little 84d51e9b84 pretty?”d9188c81f325a77b

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Yeo Yeon-oh eb8b470df8 laughed brightly 3d744df042 as the 954a001aeb gentle light 222cb38a4f of dawn b47c0492ec bathed him. It was 525a1328f1 a sight 3664c15ad5 that stood 7ee5ceb715 in stark aa7740832c contrast to 8824418c25 the grim 4384f49fcb ruins of 059f8c5b7f the factory—a bd3373bfe6 fleeting moment 16cae3bd63 of beauty 346b58dbb4 amid desolation.f26a04b0baa0b1d4