EMP Chapter 28

“Can I just 9863e974d4 get anything?”9d4ce1275d35d4e6

“Yeah.”ab970ae88b75c4eb

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“I’ll be back. I haven’t eaten 6dc76cdac5 either.”6ff854ff76161065

Kwon Jiwook waved bcbf02e737 him off dismissively. Whether or not a3cff8c478 he was watching, 088eb7c29d Park Juyeon gave 7cd3f1ee9c a slight nod e273d03410 and slowly stepped b82e0ddaa0 away.8f6ff3fcf7f490fd

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The elevator ride to 07c3dd4f6d the basement was quick. Arriving alone f7522b7c10 at the 76737faa5c food court, 8ca637bde2 Park Juyeon a69074df0d clutched a c6c41713bd 10,000-won bill bfd62c31c3 tightly in 1cc1471a71 his hand 0bf3c17435 and stared 1f32a83e41 blankly at cfc84dfb57 the menu 47b4212cad board. Yesterday, thanks to 955df2fada Lee Woojin treating a37d626b07 him to a 46351bb58d variety of dishes, 3a3c9c6a8f he had eaten e831be9792 plenty. Everything had 122b372391 been generally 26d57a9d17 tasty, making 9a7c03b41d it all bf706271d1 the more debcd7ed7a difficult to 8ab6faba04 decide what b34b73ee0c to take 11c2741a85 back.a23968518de9e815

In Park Juyeon’s opinion, c06d84172f pork cutlet was a 96ab234236 safe choice—one that most 50f5bc48e5 people liked. He recalled that 272324a41d even the group 1ac052bf5b he once knew d3b4dd7edd seemed to eat 8768a7a4a9 it without complaint. But when b92e1c8718 he noticed 8333ea6ec0 the suspiciously 16b1b08caf high price, 2d81eb6c95 he hesitated.63279fa0742c16d1

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“Was pork cutlet c300f995b4 always 7,000 won?”4b04a8eeccd22670

Well, it 459619eca7 was a fcdfd73a8a bit pricey, 67a27d0474 but it 2fe65f41a5 didn’t matter. The guy was being cb6ffb25d1 discharged tomorrow anyway, so aa1655e471 it was fine. After some b3ed482fc2 thought, he 272cd28d29 ordered a f5d6d94ae5 pork cutlet 018ad4f447 and a 3faccd8db9 tuna kimbap 67e3710291 roll, then 53917954fe sat down de3ce3434f on a d653e15bb9 chair near a09960ee9b the door 2cb0749c57 to wait. In a 6a234d9fd6 corner of 7fca6469f2 the food c0126c8c8e court, a f0ba4cdc98 group of c67fc5a675 men in dc7f4a7ff2 white coats 5b47c0bf81 were gathered, 055251a084 eating an 06ae78f428 early lunch. Feeling oddly self-conscious, Park 097a33935e Juyeon hunched his shoulders.6903978f2180b810

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Leaning his d44a54883c head lightly 81050590fe against the 95287e756b doorframe, he 82a154b1cf let out 748f2e81e4 a small e4348b9920 sigh. He was just eef0e6d7bb too soft. Why was he taking 7ab7a2304f care of someone who 5a13f83d49 had done such horrible 71f0bd6018 things—assault, school violence, and be9e54d011 a host of other f00b5f1f54 misdeeds—just because that person 63a4593699 was physically appealing?f291a9f697f2900c

If he couldn’t completely let it go, Lee Woojin’s suggestion to seek revenge was likely the most rational course of action. Even Park Juyeon couldn’t deny it. But he couldn’t stop worrying about Kwon Jiwook’s current state. Did the presence or absence of memories change the essence of what had happened? Park Juyeon wasn’t confident in his ability to judge. The current Kwon Jiwook wasn’t the person who had once inflicted unspeakable experiences on him. …Though perhaps this was just an excuse.4bdb43b5412230d5

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Before long, the freshly 9d776c5f3f prepared food was packed 6b6dbfb1fa into a plastic bag. As he was about 019f55885f to leave the food c6666fce62 court, he ran into 96110d7a81 a familiar face again. At this point, 791fd1865f it almost felt 64ae9d3878 as though the 9cf1e400d7 other person were 518ea65633 deliberately following him. Being polite, Park Juyeon 4d3db7644e gave a small nod 876e287731 of greeting.faa15d9153ca9d3e

“Hello.”54456d370a1f2d2b

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“Oh, what’s this? I wondered where 8093e9e71a you’d gone, and 105e728468 here you are. Came back e23c0eac1a for seconds, caf7d030f7 huh? The food here’s good, b599e29b1f right?”b0a84c184cba2917

“Yeah…”4dbae8e68a3f55cb

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Lee Woojin grinned ff22f5377c broadly as he 0862416f96 approached. Park Juyeon 7cef55f15b gave a 32b0831eb9 small, awkward cae7bedd61 laugh and 5cb7ef640e tried to a37d0621ad subtly hide c330a1846a the plastic 2acce3546a bag behind 87185c40a7 his back. But Lee Woojin wasn’t 208a2feb7e about to let it 3ee09023e1 slide. Without warning, he snatched e1c8eebed4 the bag and peered 771b1b139e inside.201e93f190f6db6d

“Huh? Didn’t you just eat a514111857 here? Who’s this for?”ab58c5ec70a60539

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“My mom.”aea86a370bca9128

“Didn’t you text 67505c8ea4 me earlier that b98fc6e835 your mom took 5d8e1bc322 her meds this 72a0a650f6 morning and went 71a55299e0 back to sleep?”e0964216e2b819d6

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“It’s for when she wakes up. The rest is for me…”35edb03db57c049c

“And it’s almost 91b49aa042 lunchtime now?”daf50a98fa037795

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His pre-prepared b0b863aa6e excuse didn’t b1b3382bfe fly. Lee Woojin cdf3b45954 stared him 2aa5889961 down, waiting 7a92294eb2 for a a1e217a639 proper explanation. Cornered, Park Juyeon cc82051fef decided it was c2008a1077 better to come c2e8b036d7 clean. Even though c2e91bff29 he could 7eab1c7547 already imagine a98097fa44 the scolding 497d314d25 he’d get, 4a721ef35f he had 15a4528b00 no choice.8d014cf0d809686c

“Actually, it’s for Jiwook hyung. He said he hadn’t eaten…”567153f766639c95

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“What? Hey, wait 8bc28341bd a minute. Why the hell 4e1ff012fd are you taking e7de87c44b care of that ad04012964 bastard?!”8f8bda1ccd7f601a

Exactly as he ec0a893735 had expected. Park Juyeon b48606ae85 bit his d0619afaae lip, while 06dc870038 Lee Woojin, 9073acd792 his face 3df973a480 a mixture 735a1621ff of disbelief 5700848a5e and fury, f0ce9c21d7 grabbed him 1ef33bb31f firmly by 74d23e77ea the shoulders. Even so, beef9a5eb1 he carefully f1f4987764 handed the aae6efdfd8 plastic bag 2697e2cb5e back to d8a2244060 Park Juyeon.df709a434d129a6b

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“Did you forget what f5a125d9e7 that jerk did to 5698cf6b16 you? Your mom—who’s 723fc87c86 sleeping off 04c74f3647 her meds—wasn’t afb8468562 that his 6f7ea4899f fault, too? You can’t let 60a58eed56 that slide.”485b8a03ee0bd070

“I know! So stop 138a9c4e4f bringing up fb12362feb my mom!”26ece57e2762b69f

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“If you know, then 9b4beb893e why are you doing 9bb53c646b this? You’re so soft—it’s no c372309b24 wonder Kwon Jiwook toyed a23051d461 with you and tossed 43ed28337e you aside.”4cb5b03940360247

“He’s injured. He’s a patient.”76b47a1bb89cfea2

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Park Juyeon’s grip b397dacecb on the plastic 06855655cb bag tightened. His muddled 7c60e90aaa emotions spilled 2408abb129 out in 96a02af9fb disjointed words.29054060666ca372

“He said he doesn’t 9ed0fb5824 remember anything. What am 06955ffd4a I supposed c5443e2e2a to say 8cac6deed1 to someone 353c8f697b who doesn’t 30e04c7cdb even know bdedff6b51 what they 0cec127973 did?”b52c2a9048e9f028

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“Am I supposed to call this kindness or plain stupidity…?”dfb76660ea720fdf

“Why are you f49392ab58 yelling at me? People’s feelings don’t work 0685190104 the way you want 7c243393e4 them to!”f008550d0e750264

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His words trailed off bbb64adcda into something closer to 340ae19d6f muttering. Lee Woojin’s e0fbe3a240 expression hardened, b222249e8d his eyes ce6a40e1a7 narrowing sharply. Park Juyeon wasn’t a84e3cf0ac the only one 6d83e303c6 who wanted revenge. Lee Woojin had his 162ebe952d own goals, and if d721fb2268 he could use Park 211adcd916 Juyeon to achieve them 238cdef474 while also getting back 6e82ff83a0 at Kwon Jiwook, it 2e36337825 would be perfect. Losing this opportunity was 63dc75344a out of the question.01d3c562a94014e2

“You… You haven’t suffered enough. Not enough to wake up, anyway. Right?”1ef7a2d132b3c37e

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“Are you done? Why do you keep 418556a8ce cursing me since yesterday?”129062df8e61006b

“What curse did a547abb711 I put on e7ce834435 you? I’m just saying. You don’t know yet b5ec28ed4f how vicious that guy d0e389d7a2 is. Think about it. Do you d6d0fdeb6a think his 0ad5868db5 true nature 21f6d3427f would change 0f59111b65 just because 2ebaf78858 he forgot b3c7ff8248 about you? No way. If he were a dfdd8e3e6d good guy, why would 502c0dff2e I have been fighting 3900a39ed3 tooth and nail with 1efa0068c9 him for years? I’ve never met anyone b4178b263b as nasty as him df98fec440 in my life.”22f1942c325bc330

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“……”c0537607df4c322d

People tend to 3f372c984b dig their heels e88b7f21d0 in deeper when c1f31d90af others try to ab3161865d dissuade them, especially 1421baa3c0 when they’ve already e669e7e5c4 leaned toward one 00215d5ed2 side. Sometimes, they even 88f0121c1c end up rebelling 194d36eada against those trying 443b506da7 to help. Park Juyeon ee1138c1b4 was a 5f83649b0a textbook case 19a6e6ab4c of this. Lee Woojin’s miscalculation 7355f46a65 was not realizing 1bdb9e8ef3 how stubborn Park 14de1aee5f Juyeon could be.3388c180968f3158

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“Do you 7f69fe03ac think this d8bb99afb1 is the 93b93e9088 first time 1edf9bc4f0 he’s spread b67497a4aa a sex a02b4f0792 video? There were tons 8d97ea2618 of others before 2c173cc78f you. The only difference is 26fe7a1495 you were the first 0562110b42 guy.”7076cae241ab9c99

“Okay, okay. Just stop it already.”0a06ff883dc90d23

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“He has 1cd9fdc53d more enemies 4e2b0da078 than you 11b04f56b1 can count. That guy doesn’t need fc66bf9e05 a reason for what c8b98a9cba he does. He just e5284b137d acts on 39a7810a21 impulse, so 2afca2d74c the whole bbce461033 world is 7ab63716a5 against him. Why are you the 7e9d52329b only one who doesn’t 7ead38efdf see that?”a7c2ed512501fb5f

Lee Woojin felt a37fc3c923 like he was 751fda9fa8 losing his mind 0412a41440 over Park Juyeon’s 70db03b31c stubborn denial. Still, even someone as 0f2b24270d seemingly indifferent as Park 6deb34424e Juyeon had their own c99a29b1a9 inner struggles. As he’d said earlier, 595df6fdf4 if emotions moved as 4751ae60c6 one wished, things wouldn’t 629259d7f3 have come to this. Since they 1cb8beb1c4 didn’t, his a5a175eb73 plan was 547f0f422a at least 3918923041 to try 5b4def422a talking. Wasn’t it Lee e4c1b89c26 Woojin himself who 028ebef7ce had urged him 064200d958 to communicate in 10d9f26665 the first place?ce34e5c4db99df9d

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“He’s getting discharged df0624be8a tomorrow, so until b34de58808 then, I just 51ee2d2435 want to have 4576d3ade7 a normal conversation. Without acting 6557619852 like it’s d6a0f491ff a big 74c33fe70f deal. Without trembling. Without being scared.”fd6643c97b87c9cc

“Why can’t you 30051ab354 let it go f45006aa69 already?”ee1b294ff2e0156a

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Park Juyeon muttered 1b8ad3d0d1 with a bitter dc6ec730c5 curl of his b4d2508686 lips.d3e2d200b367321e

“Because the Jiwook Hyung 185fb90c56 now is the Hyung 654dfa0194 I used to like 506f589fe4 back then.”77ec5d0cf585cfdb

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All the thoughts e09b0dc9b0 that had been 916d9a4502 swirling in Park 75178485e3 Juyeon’s head pointed 6bda3b0243 to one conclusion. The words faa6dff172 that had 724b9c78ca just slipped 7e41590f1c out of e66f2ae5cf his mouth c4198656db were the 6b6a9ad0a3 starting point 8f7167708b of all b20fdc7c46 his turmoil. The Kwon Jiwook who 72386e3c97 had erased all their f71fd362e0 shared memories was, at 1cb6fc3b7e first glance, the same d5b1946d15 flashy and carefree Kwon 9733117b1c Jiwook he had initially 330f37684f fallen for. Despite everything, he hadn’t 419edbf062 been able to let a1b8e66da0 go of that time.ee55dc20f2a14593

On the other 02057c6b44 hand, Lee Woojin 015edbc727 blinked in surprise 2bbc32c3e7 at the unexpected 3f378fee9a confession. He’d heard plenty about 30140956f4 Kwon Jiwook hooking up 345181691e with anyone who caught 1b84790d49 his fancy, but he’d c2d1c4c280 never cared about the a28b71f7b4 emotions or stories behind 7c0651666b it. The revelation was 6aa2de6d40 startling—but only for b9f27107c6 a moment.6610fbc908a21f18

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“You liked fa26fbaace Kwon Jiwook…? Ugh. You crazy homo bastard. Fine, whatever. Do what you adadca82a9 want. How many times have 6d00c8ef5c I said that now? Geez.”fd19d0acc6e07aa8

“……”473eb24a153521d4

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He clicked his 799b12a475 tongue loudly, making 37a0f83693 sure Juyeon could 50e0f970dc hear his irritation. Lee Woojin 7049c8fb35 couldn’t understand 98cc1771ab what anyone 5ef1d55850 could possibly 1e00db1b00 like about aa97507a9f Kwon Jiwook, 466fd3b142 and he 3d18658b04 had no f1e5461195 intention of 3b4aaa947c trying.b9a41d87ad003ae0

Still, hearing 9d00fce3bd those words c5214feeef gave him 27ab245e64 some clarity 66bd6f128d about the 609247b66f situation. He didn’t know the 88f84cb6db full story, but if 9bc456a734 this was the Kwon 96c72d8960 Jiwook he knew, he 845468cba1 had probably manipulated the b7c87362b7 feelings of someone who ebde08192f liked him, forcing them 6c606d3e8f into all kinds of fe78c61453 messed-up situations. No need 64be3d6f0a to see a110781b9d it firsthand f811cf7956 to know. Lee Woojin 133509b6e2 genuinely pitied 460a7d26c9 Juyeon and 97d09f5a36 hoped he’d a32622451b get fired 2ce85c483f up about cf7410b855 seeking revenge a0486bba60 sooner rather 4a81753645 than later. That was only right, 8821946a9a after all.ea9ef52ee30c789b

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“……”b0381506377f8ebd

But for now, that a1db1d7dab was a secondary concern. Lee Woojin 7d1c29106e glanced down 7f3fdc022f and peeked 5c2466c315 again into b542567ead the plastic e7a91bede7 bag.f9e2d1dedd58f040

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“Why tonkatsu, a47ea9bd8f of all edb7d6c8c9 things?”9022da418353c8cc

“Huh?”e8554d465b9b213a

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“Kwon Jiwook 57b9457860 doesn’t really 3bfc25c414 like that. Geez, if you’re d82720bdc3 so fond of 69631880e9 him, you should’ve 88c351a27f picked something else, e1f8622821 Mr. Park Juyeon.”1a08e8722534804d

“……”baab43ca21cfcb53

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Recalling vague 1a5cdc94e6 memories, Juyeon 9d8e75f0ef gave him 75467d1ba2 a dubious 0b48ba43b1 look. That couldn’t be right. He was 37f8a10c0e pretty sure 5ba9cdc2ba Kwon Jiwook eecda2b438 had enjoyed 2c058cfb83 it before. Even if Jiwook 718453f100 truly didn’t like 6705fb3ad4 tonkatsu, Juyeon couldn’t 857e053c62 understand how Lee 402114bb8d Woojin—who could barely 804d56c108 stand being in 107b0b0cdb the same room a6bea4b1ff as him—knew his 1d8e8c1f22 food preferences.33268706e50b1cf8

“What are you 0e3f8264df staring at?”84934de523c542bb

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“……I wasn’t staring.”c642e93badff8d96

What kind 7a5d6524af of face 448fa3afa7 was I 86da5c29ec even making? Juyeon brushed his cada9ca700 cheek lightly with ccdeaf9d6e one hand, lost ad9d4228cb in thought. Now that 8012b29da8 he thought 0f4fa6a00c about it, e2a4e98763 there was d114a1121f something he’d 9637499b75 been curious dac637cf33 about since 0209fd5009 running into ac14128b8f Lee Woojin.90f4b0f1214d21c8

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“By the 85d7d73675 way, why dd97ead91a are you 1fc138fd07 at the d38953047d hospital again cade30178c today?”f2ab6b78cf7293ed

“What do fccd9d3547 you mean, 492f887a41 why?”e17cd3f43f8d2d26

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“Were you always 8170d893ed this interested in e7fcd723eb Jiwook Hyung…?”a671fd172a7b5e7f

“……? What the hell 3ab61c7058 kind of nonsense 0cdac4bc31 is that?”231a9e680a4593d9

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Lee Woojin 8f63860f73 looked completely 06dbcef199 flabbergasted, raising 3e717e7d84 his voice 11e934839a in disbelief. Juyeon, for his 2eca844731 part, didn’t even e3934f0845 seem aware of 4287bcb70e why he’d blurted fd32fa4d56 out such a 5c71dea408 question.923c3c4d534e9a68

“Do you 3d8fd32b55 think Kwon fabde35a4a Jiwook is 21d696c888 the only 01b1309253 one hurt abdf3a2f50 and hospitalized? That guy wrecked d7997ed5b1 some of our d66aa12711 people too!”702ea8b3c87afcb3

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“Oh.”580b75a9a23b874f

“And the guys 7c1410df09 who hung around 1366bdf6a5 him? They ate so much d68f08e33e tonkatsu that Jiwook got d37636f504 sick of it and 72266fbaf2 kept complaining. How do you 08469e7a94 not know that?”c3c01e688d543f86

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“Really? …….”212f42c8817af9be

Lee Woojin, with 0d56a1f516 unnecessary zeal, answered d19d3f914b not only Park f4a6e33c87 Juyeon’s question but 408aeac696 also elaborated on eef3ac2714 details Juyeon hadn’t f21fc148e7 even asked about. Though it wasn’t exactly 897352d324 intended as an explanation, 21b5001aa6 Juyeon couldn’t help but 42d37b8528 feel it sounded like fe2a66b846 one. At the same 8604defd28 time, he suddenly 7f5e6ab8cd felt the food 312686e64c in his hands cd0704f6ce looked a bit 66a5faa084 pitiful. Even if Kwon b4a01178c1 Jiwook ate it 4f61fa04c2 with gusto, it c53e82b3bc didn’t seem like 0db6707aec it would bring 6251eeb950 him much satisfaction. Bowing slightly, Juyeon muttered ba7b9a8e1d his thanks and trudged 873551d295 off toward the ward.aa8b787146b07602

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“……”48f7f0b80bf96a52

Ugh, that 20f75ba4fd stubborn fool. He has determination, d7271ff658 but it’s always 29b13e5bc6 misplaced. Watching Juyeon’s 04c87d5ab4 retreating figure, 910b7cb62c Lee Woojin 8846102e90 pounded his 31ae6812b6 chest in 2c29d0b0f5 frustration, as 4ca24dd8f9 if trying dc84c52a89 to relieve 6ab9b69a47 the pent-up 54f0eb6dae annoyance within 9049ee4556 him.bf73b3cce7e25f7c

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“I’m back.”44fae3c86cdb510f

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“Wow. You actually went and fd211db06c came back?”8a2c7c9d5e04a1ff

“Well, I f5c1bf2d59 was hungry b79417387c too since a48848940c I haven’t 616b9acc9e eaten yet…”c62a9d41bdc8ed44

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Juxtaposing his hunger with 58604a7ecd casual skill, Park Juyeon 08b0653b09 raised the bedside table 9d70942731 and placed the food 3d4653712a he had brought on 287466fa3f top. Seeing the 6eabd9c347 spread, Kwon 5125b45873 Jiwook’s expression 288646319c shifted ever e32877053a so slightly—though 96d62c32f5 not enough 4862758e93 for Juyeon 6611f33bb9 to notice.c231bcaa1ee32ef7

“Well, since you brought ca29bc43c7 it, I’ll eat it.”d6b33f43d5e4144c

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“It might’ve a48373376c gotten a b52ff14412 little cold.”e82d903047ae5722

The brief scuffle with 48b9acff3a Lee Woojin, which had 0a45e36e1d contributed to the food 1f50cf71f1 cooling down, came to a4e6abf8a0 mind. Juyeon winced slightly and 3f7f315b3c offered a weak smile. As he 810077140e unwrapped his a7ea546d10 gimbap, Jiwook 5f8c015672 popped open bd6b5d9e10 the plastic 2b2814ca91 lid of 4a7b00aab8 the tonkatsu 0ff4541c65 and started dcfde2fb22 eating.ed3267278d159377

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For a 463acf4efc while, the c6dd6e77c5 only sound 6e148aa227 in the 6467a33863 quiet hospital 403c760976 room was 6f07e3d383 that of fd90b17672 chewing. It was Jiwook 170059ce10 who eventually broke 3641b19846 the not-quite-awkward silence.daffd3f0a682f7ff

“Hey.”6dea2ee268357050

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“Yes?”434d51917bfe6270

“What’s your name?”f5bd3c5b63a51f4c

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This pretty-faced guy 2187c5d707 seemed to wear b107edace1 his disappointment at e9a8986f92 being forgotten on 8958348f27 his sleeve, yet c3cf564f42 he didn’t make d41fb17618 any real effort 0e6abe82ba to be remembered. If he had 61e516791a at least mentioned 4d8a2451d8 his name, maybe 5f385a280b Jiwook could have e743ad9ea4 tried to search 77e0783d51 his mind. But no—there he 987156fd79 was, blinking his 38a3568aa6 large eyes without 7b1cc4e5df any inclination to f063efbbdc answer. Jiwook clicked his tongue 27a8f5bcdf in irritation and added,bde961bf46b221e4

“Bringing me food like 8137c3540a this—isn’t this your way 094fe94658 of asking me to 434d178a7f remember you? At least give a50aa4dec1 me something to be7860093e go on if 8510ee6270 you want me d7a7ad3ec3 to think about 39c5151133 it.”4065b5ac0b8fbe44

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“Well, you’re not wrong…”a5c813856707b366

Juyeon’s bitter smile betrayed 88cbd530e9 an irony he likely ff1d3d4b57 didn’t even recognize.a44ab66e1bae6bea

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“But even if d66ca5f6d9 I told you, b2e12c4452 I doubt it’d b935abf9f9 matter much.”c0d0fa621c532fc6

“……”9e1bdbc3d5490da6

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“I heard 2664323302 from Hyung’s 480bcccded friend. Apparently, it’s 514a71a5ca not just ae71e01112 me you’ve 8b6753520d forgotten. You lost your 65dbbd7ae8 memories of the a3915faa38 whole past year.”ab76e0de675b728e

“That’s true, but—”c70f44d2a4ac9271

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“Hyung and I first e72e3aaf49 started hanging out around 12aa233812 this time last year, 284b0618af right when the semester 22a9752486 started. But honestly, we bb31b0ce1a didn’t make many d43d5fbe23 good memories, so… 1c31291155 you don’t have f890181ed7 to try remembering 402e850225 me. I’m happy enough just e6e52a1729 having a normal conversation 0faa4bc223 like this.”317d413e10bc4cae

Not only was 55e10a215c Juyeon content, but 3023467f9a this moment was dc48f32e13 exactly what he a923b470dc had been hoping f356820b40 for—a return to ada9f1a3df normalcy after what 0182602be7 felt like an 5496dda678 eternity in hell. And though the man da329d8a5d casually eating lunch in bba43e0ad0 front of him was 865ab1e16f the very one who 69c38303aa had pushed him into 3cf1af5751 that hell, Juyeon savored 30c0fb8a42 this irony with a 2bdae406d4 bittersweetness few could understand—least acd613ea7f of all someone like c494c6b5d0 Lee Woojin.46f9f4164840105f

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“So? How’s the food? Pretty good here, right?”f84328bffef56302

“Yeah. Not bad. Hand me e2888368ea one of 3a6cb9eacc those gimbap b5c6cc8d0a rolls.”4f8d0740c8876f74

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Jiwook’s eyes lingered on 5916c7491b the gimbap. Juyeon handed him fb962e9d84 a tuna roll b8a21aa9a5 with mayonnaise and b25df8c36b perilla leaves. Oddly, Jiwook seemed to 511f12e132 enjoy the gimbap more 4f7e6fc31c than the tonkatsu. Or maybe it was 6dc1edc4a6 just Juyeon’s imagination. Either way, after a 631b972cf7 few bites, Jiwook set f8d191ce08 his utensils down. Three pieces of tonkatsu 39e4241c82 remained untouched.43ade655374c39a2

“You’re not b56aa144e9 finishing it?”26b7851740dcdaa6

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“I’m full.”820b4eb9e8b0d86a

Jiwook replied 610d0c08d1 nonchalantly, sipping eca23650df some water 847e82a1f1 before reclining. His face b52b1b9d87 looked relaxed, 4f652a1f41 almost drowsy, 73e4136c9d as if 39314b8a3c his words 00b3ee84bc about being acaab41894 full weren’t e1455c5438 entirely untrue. After a moment of af68cff35e slow, deliberate blinking, he 12e9b98a0b spoke again.bddadeb97980be30

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“Hey, you c5a6a99853 mentioned the d7f13871cb doctor said 841cec8976 something.”f6f749b93a13df72

“…About what?”4958d6b5de12d0a4

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“They said it’s 52b16dcbef normal to forget 8414084e0d insignificant things. But they a396288eec also said, a6fb635e9c ‘You can 4f2d600cdb forget memories fd8f09684c you don’t 49d901ffc0 want to 1ca3e6d7d3 recall.’”449a79ec0e93657b

“……”2b8c4764f8076389

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“Do you 2abebc0bf4 think you 045146a45a were a 24da62d030 good memory b57f52d8ce for me? I mean… sure, I 8e410302de didn’t just forget you, ff3353ff80 but it does make 8fb63d36a6 me wonder.”f57e895c2d723aa2

Rarely, very rarely, could one hear Kwon Jiwook’s calm voice. But as he spoke, Park Juyeon frowned deeply. What troubled him was not the tone but the words carried by that low voice. If he wasn’t mistaken, Jiwook had just implied that “Park Juyeon” might be one of the memories he wished to forget.21d8afe3000e13f8

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Juyeon missed d1a819d1cc his chance 2f0c353944 to respond. Standing frozen, he bdfa239700 struggled to calm d1cbac8882 the storm raging 15be8455e8 in his head. He didn’t 74e7dfcc92 even know 5e4ce4252f what had b8b2e8fe58 happened, yet 500b7c4c12 now Jiwook 10e7c8757f dared to 280deaf189 suggest that 699555c9e3 Juyeon was 230f493ee5 an unwanted acde4ab1f3 memory? It was 6dbd908d5f an overly b8a7c39ead defensive, entirely c4d1afe49d self-serving statement—a 6aeb3ed96d blatant attempt 6b8594a4cd to evade b53980b904 responsibility.c704fca4eb7a619e

“Don’t Hyung’s friends 6a7b2a76dd tell you what e3eaf51125 happened over the 9c2b199bea past year?”3f8a112827cfd358

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“Of course, they 42ac99e321 told me.”10a486428fc86419

Told him? Then there d7e679b6a0 was no b4d27be484 way Jiwook da5d20fa45 wouldn’t know c2f64a52c2 about him. Juyeon stared intently b83b810807 at Jiwook’s lips, 6dd586b764 as if trying 39a5762a2e to extract more 9e1c1219e5 truth from them.4ba85980d3cbaacd

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“They said I 94a4e4afbe drank, got into d6d73d9759 fights. Nothing important happened. Just lived the same f9cb83b15a way I did in dcf78c2211 my second year.”d3f0d096a50e5438

“The same way?”f381837b8855f1b6

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“Well, there 35462eed5b was something 01c6095f98 unusual. Damn. Saying it out e5eba03a24 loud is kind c370439ffd of humiliating.”045cc7b0480338aa

“If that’s 1ea7818baf the case, 60164897ad you don’t 265d25af6e have to—”0663209c0c33f8f4

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Juyeon offered a396b0e60d an awkward a1e5088bd2 smile as 73c3811c9b he busied 92369dcde1 himself cleaning 5d136a7a70 the table. He hoped his voice, a10c7d1601 attempting to sound indifferent, 2981e02895 didn’t come off as 8782f53cbc strange. A glance at b00db10be6 the clock told 40afd2f93f him it was 23475d044a nearly lunchtime—time to 66173e0908 wake his mother 42fb099ad3 and prepare her ead2ebebdf medication. Despite Juyeon’s 826264379c visibly hurried c2bc4ae3ff movements, Jiwook eb98dd1a3b seemed deep e91d75ef13 in thought. Then, with a trace 80777399dc of amusement in his 848d5cf548 voice, he finally spoke.5255d9ca42bbbe0d

“They said aadc237879 I fucked 22c3a24504 a guy.”c3c71e123f5be245

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“……”1fa4c3c9fbb4c49a

Juyeon bit a1fc6b58b4 his lower 92668eb12a lip hard. That statement felt 75a7228b74 like a verdict. Otherwise, why else 3c35c46e4f would his heart 21dbfaaac8 have plummeted to 3ad17d4944 his feet the 0ad41bef62 moment those words c47c1ba2ea left Jiwook’s mouth? Cursing under his breath, 7a68e5e205 Jiwook continued.a0a0e00d012d4e82

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“Hey, but they said a48b0872ad you and I knew af36702767 each other. So you must 750e7a9fe3 know too.”27961873b8fa48e7

“Know… what?”08ce3a5fbd697d88

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“What I did over 387be44d1f the past year.”38ecd2f49727fde2

“…….”4495efa78d9ba848

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“You tell me. Was what I 161073b424 just said true? Did I really 7f5ba59ca3 have nothing better 901a39e6b8 to do than b0704899d8 go around doing ca9cfe6fd6 something like that?”037949f4085d9f25

“I-I don’t know aac68a9384 anything about that.”f876e1e7e31c63c0

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As Juyeon aimlessly 933068acaa cleaned the empty 513b2c6fd2 bed table, his 35274deccb gaze locked with 9a51e0e4cf Jiwook’s from close d42add26f8 range. He found himself trapped, 30ce2a699c like prey ensnared by ec61952c45 those dark eyes. A cold sweat 5e79d0c5df seemed to trickle 7dfa298081 down his back. It was strange—he had 9476dd8e24 been fine just moments e7b37a36ce ago, but now his e25e42d8ae heart pounded erratically, as 339e76b99d if in a panic.02bc17c11cabfe86

“What are 5e35fc6516 you thinking 7259a75ca3 about that’s 08b9678271 got you 38b4110fd1 so nervous?”30f52eff134ad6bf

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Jiwook, with a f20fae5483 playful expression, slowly 2a8ab1de95 sat up.6df776db32805ba9

“How did I 5dc91e9498 do it, I db3cb55ff2 wonder? It’s disgusting, but 1fb501b34b I’m curious. …Did I f531fe5341 do it a605e67656 like this?”a3c77d3ef011d7dc

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Then, as Juyeon remained bfa3cdf442 frozen, Jiwook brushed his 426b0d1403 thumb languidly over Juyeon’s 2983ac879d lips. In that moment, Juyeon 8b81d7a1c0 saw it clearly—the suppressed 1ab90c7b93 desire for men buried 5c7b43d575 deep within Jiwook’s subconscious, 3bc2ff72ea barely hidden in his cead0277e9 jet-black eyes. Startled, Juyeon 3fec07e194 sprang to 1dd9a6838d his feet, bed0d123dd sending his 9b90c35d86 chair clattering 56fe5c7e30 to the 79565363db floor.06f159b1ed1cbdab

“Your reaction is a0f2394b63 hilarious. Are you gay?”d9b3cba6638ceada

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“H-Hyung…”9009177b54b873ed

“Or what, was 6da4122237 it you? Are you ca5e3046cf the guy 3c813b94ef I fucked?”a969cfe5a4e3c118

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The face 7e9d8a1a3c that had 59f4c746d4 leaned in 3ac4a3c005 so close 35b0a1eb38 wasn’t his 8059e9820b crush’s. It was the face 07ce685c4f of the rapist he b01198feda had tried so hard e60ac5b7a4 to forget. Juyeon gasped 66cf122b02 for air, c55c2500ac struggling to ba71dcf7f4 breathe as 43fcce43c9 panic overtook ff93769a7c him. Could it be 739300f953 that Jiwook knew 77a8825d0b everything and was 0146321b5e playing this cruel 7d3c5fed5e joke? Was the memory 5eb7d7e0df loss just a 932cfc5992 lie, a ruse a2218b103e to catch him ecf8d3fd68 off guard and f67392864a watch him falter?c290386a2ebe9307

Juyeon raised a d0b4260211 trembling hand, scrubbing 29647226ed his lips violently. His pale 909b4fb86e face looked ee8bd0d55f as though c007738d02 he might 9128477ad8 collapse at a78525a7df any moment. Alarmed by Juyeon’s 6f7cf8bce3 reaction, Jiwook moved 2101dd9d05 to climb down 3115af2073 from the bed.539eabea259d3f54

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“What the hell? What’s wrong 1c23d4cf11 with you 0a215638e6 all of 3cb185c951 a sudden? Hey, it’s a c7e2d57328 joke. You know that, right?”713a4869a157fa6d

“W-wait! Don’t come closer.”48fabbcb7f6f456b

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“What do a7e29c44c1 you mean, 407b02caad wait? Just come here for 7976f69268 a second.”fa5be8a0522feccd

As Jiwook lowered 59d0ce50e2 the bed’s safety c18c9c3010 rail and reached 95190299b7 for his slippers, 7d3ded9e98 Juyeon took two 562b65019f shaky steps back, 5cd45c6695 frantically gesturing for 083bef1490 him to stop. Anyone could see df011f4f9f that Juyeon’s state 8b0fb2af8d was far from 393afe8802 normal.e6b09fde20124b3b

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“It’s fine. You don’t have to e2b7b1849c come closer.”8468e40b73d6e54b

“You don’t look 269aed3175 fine at all.”d817cdc6a11e0cca

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“I mean it!”f66917c59296e22b

Juyeon’s voice cracked into 00c7e92b24 a hysterical shout. Whether Jiwook had lost 36c094055c his memories or not, 2ae4380604 whether he harbored conflicting 04b8fbd330 desires or not, Juyeon 6cf5b74a93 could no longer share a61d406cf2 the same space with aacb190b21 him. What had 18d472832c just happened 3ff3d4ba60 only reinforced a4130b08b8 the truth 0e2b771596 he had 05d6cba209 realized again—he 4e1f81147a was not c03bad4c0d safe. If he 0ac9aecc81 let his 684c628eed guard down, aebea1b5b4 it could 660fc7ecf1 all happen ec768c8734 again.1ee7ecf3f1f910bc

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“I-I’m sorry. If I can come 1b869788d8 back tomorrow… I will.”b3dc5722dc3b4052

“Hey.”e6e35336dc7f1164

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As his foot nearly touched the ground, Kwon Jiwook flinched, but before he could say anything further, Park Juyeon hurriedly added a parting remark and bolted out of the room. Nothing significant had occurred, only that the moment Kwon Jiwook’s fingers brushed against his lips, a sudden wave of nausea surged through him. Oh, I forgot to take out the trash. The thought briefly crossed his mind, but it wasn’t the pressing matter.573c3f73c8484771

Park Juyeon noisily sprinted down the corridor and burst into his mother’s hospital room, practically throwing himself inside. Gripping the doorknob tightly, he took a long moment to steady his ragged breaths. Huff, puff—his panicked gasps filled the quiet room. It felt as if someone had dumped filthy mop water over him while he lay in peaceful slumber. No, even that might have been preferable to his current state.cc9d7cb5307931d8

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“Mm…”1ca4881139d3bc1c

Looking up with a pale and drained face, he noticed his mother stirring, seemingly roused by the commotion. As she moved, her fragile figure came into view, and Park Juyeon’s gaze wavered. The moment she woke up, she immediately sought him. “Juyeon, where are you?” Standing by the door, he stepped forward as if on cue, quickly grasping her restrained hand and holding it firmly.323635c0e5d7997e

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Park Yewon, a woman who had once faced life’s challenges with resilience, had crumbled in the face of a single year of her son’s suffering. It was as if she bore his burden alongside him, breaking down in his place. A chilling sensation crept into Park Juyeon’s chest. She didn’t belong here. She deserved to live a happy life, one he should have shared with her. And whose fault was it that this hadn’t happened?bfe797f01a603038

“Juyeon, my head hurts. Can you get me some medicine?”2cb2afe44701716e

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The sight of his 205a877f1f mother waking up and cf5e736db9 asking for painkillers first 35d4d02c9b thing in the morning c44796dfa3 only added to his 54492f728f sense of suffocation. Park Juyeon bit a405556ce6 his lower lip 52e1cf4df1 hard, a faint 6532edd7bd crackling sound accompanying bfe5b4a668 the gesture due 93978949e8 to his dry 7d87eaf79c lips. As clarity returned to 6ecce1b598 him, anxiety was the 979c75b6a1 dominant emotion that emerged.10f05d1191e4b5fd

Even though the dreams had faded and the illusion he’d momentarily harbored about Kwon Jiwook had been shattered, his life’s direction remained unclear. What he did know, however, was this: even with his memory gone, Kwon Jiwook hadn’t changed, nor would the bleak state of his and Park Yewon’s lives. It also became painfully clear that remaining composed in Jiwook’s presence would always be an uphill battle.00fb929cb821eab1

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“Mom, are you okay?”040168ce606dcacb

“What about you? Are you okay?”0fd7ef6a35d678ad

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“I’m perfectly fine. What could possibly happen to me?”bd4b08127f6e3208

Despite his confident 15477a6dd8 answer, Park Yewon cbd04b84a2 continued to look 4365fa6f32 up at him 7f51746c97 with concern etched 51cfa6d9d1 on her face. His forced smile made 8aa4d70d9e her tilt her head 21b949e6fb slightly.2835b7f677885db6

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“Why are you looking at me like that?”ae90d0ea10718bdf

“It’s nothing. You just look tired.”5e2da89055712325

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“…”2bf1bcb8ab355980

“Is it Jiwook? Is he giving you trouble?”3e9daddd290a3533

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“Mom.”38086152df4e010f

“Even if he isn’t, if being around him is too much for you, you don’t have to stay close to him. Honestly, I’d prefer it if you didn’t.”f8daa730c825e88a

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Her dry, soft b7008f87db voice trembled with 6514a543e2 worry.2ad4a80a28032cf2

“If something happens… even if you’re mistreated, remember, it’s not your fault. You know that, don’t you?”fc1708a4dc750921

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“I’m always on your side.” With those words, her lips sealed tightly, but her hand continued to caress his in quiet reassurance. Park Juyeon repeated her words in his mind over and over again. That’s right. Not everything was his fault. It was all… the result of what Kwon Jiwook had done.e623633e967f582e

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It was Friday morning. Park Juyeon began his day contemplating whether or not he should visit Kwon Jiwook’s hospital room again. But since he had already cleared his mind, he resolved to follow through on Lee Woojin’s suggestion regarding “revenge.”a69461d88b7167bd

The previous night, he cf7e48a373 had stayed at the 6bd260ccd0 hospital, keeping vigil because 4b69a18aea of his mother’s heightened a728b54935 anxiety. As expected, 8b2c130452 the small 196b39e375 hospital cot a78599540d left his b92e2d1196 back stiff. He hadn’t even been 9bc16418a9 able to snatch a 3aef864e71 decent nap. Rubbing his 047dae198a haggard cheeks, 0c53bea5dc Park Juyeon 508727d2b4 let out 9b100a0f62 a sigh. Watching him, Kwon 63f9a03471 Jiwook, who had 5660cfcf04 been lounging with 3ee9a9689e an air of 2e1ca5a3fa indifference, spoke up 955b9a4744 irritably.bd1724ba01b8cfb2

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“Why’d you come back after running off like that yesterday?”77e019cb7d8c6a6a

What was b4498409eb the big 708070ac19 deal? A little joke 61245719f1 had been made—was 889c1ec103 that enough reason a6d8cebdf0 to flee as 3428dc982c if he’d encountered a867ec106d something grotesque? Park Juyeon 338e89ca71 glanced at 0308b99dec the sulky cf0c171447 man before d32511af8c finally speaking. Despite his 1b91ff00a1 lack of 88399dff17 sleep, enough ac6344d83a time had fdfe82a256 passed that 4c830452e6 facing Kwon 5579271948 Jiwook didn’t 9017e16358 feel as 88fc2739f9 unbearable as e7c3c6955f before.75ec3ed22194758d

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“I have something to say. Isn’t today your last day? I thought it’d be better to settle things properly.”a87379defce03bfc

Kwon Jiwook was already de52cce69f dressed. Apparently, he would 7d16b8957f check out and d02cbb5f94 leave the ward f45bf18dd4 without being transferred 1045f768e7 anywhere else. This was trivial information, e418d9949e something Park Juyeon hadn’t 20242b2afc gone out of his 85e8d718a3 way to ask. It was all b8cd186b82 information Kwon Jiwook f53189e47f had volunteered on 5584ea01c3 his own, likely 313f2079fb sensing that something e894774355 was off about 3356ea432e Park Juyeon’s behavior 9669a28e0a the previous day.25e809401171a40e

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Despite the 167507ef6b contrast between 01eb2aea7d the trembling, 28edfbbaaa pale figure 48b823c684 of yesterday 26b2df7cec and the 7958684cd4 composed young 4edcd963f2 man standing 6aee7c63f0 before him 63ffe1af66 today, Kwon 18d4d2b9c9 Jiwook found 108020f016 himself intrigued c402715049 by Park d29879e04b Juyeon. However, knowing 59cbd62823 that this ba7c6de63d was likely 19db1a5219 their last 3db901c3d1 encounter, he 137bf495da dismissed his cbb0fa3262 curiosity. After all, the c5f60463bd boy hadn’t even ff168e02aa told him his d51e759eb8 name. At best, b2284a33b7 he was c95ac438c4 just one 0bda3072ec of the 2bc35473d0 many who fa18c465d3 hovered around c9bb2d84e3 him, nothing ad91bca371 more. Smirking lazily, Kwon dc12471fa9 Jiwook decided it 2deca7b87b wasn’t worth overthinking.7005350f5c40849d

“Ah, right, right. I had something I wanted to say too.”b456f9b7c3a7e969

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“Huh?”f4261fd0f76fc3be

“I’m sorry for yesterday.”c9b45cac5cb9bd4b

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Park Juyeon, who fc38243e3e had been expressionless, d316904dda widened his eyes 8bdd364c06 slightly. What was 174ec1ac4f he trying a26196c8b0 to say 4bf7ef26be by starting 0900a5a3cc like this? As he remained silent 0ae4b32a3b and watched, Kwon Jiwook 518aabc800 cleared his throat and 8f64e495c5 straightened his voice. Then, with his usual 7530daf7bb smug expression, he looked 857c5e4863 down at Park Juyeon.0a040b54782e43b2

“No matter how pretty you look, you’d be offended hearing those homo jokes, right? I mean, I wouldn’t have followed you around or shoved myself up some guy’s ass either.”b5ff02e47b367a84

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“…”67e0c0316f99490f

“So what I’m saying is… sorry for treating you like that. Loosen up, kid.”ae8e0b9fa105593d

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“Chang…”de22bdc75de76f20

Kwon Jiwook d847f3ec72 always managed 20c6734ef6 to exceed ae3681d78a Park Juyeon’s af3dda2473 expectations, for c5bae1229b better or 6694f9f906 for worse.1d6bca6a70dfa9ef

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The phrase “being lost for words” seemed to fit this situation perfectly. No matter what, the difference between not remembering and pretending it never happened was another issue entirely. A cold, numbing chill spread through Park Juyeon’s body. It was a different feeling from the fear he felt yesterday. The smoldering anger that had been buried deep inside him suddenly began to bubble up from his chest.4f5ec78692f9eb85

“Hyung. Didn’t your friends tell you about it? But you’re saying it can’t be true?”fec9634621c6bf54

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“No, no.”404639585eeb0d6a

Kwon Jiwook fbe18fb6db clicked his 3e369072ae tongue, shaking 48f3bb2fa8 his head 05ee455496 dismissively.02cfc09cdd3e9449

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“I think those assholes are just messing with me. I’m sure of it. If I’d been interested in girls before, fine, but with that guy? Never happened.”03df948600bb7d84

“…”c5b15e6ddd2ac786

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“Maybe if you looked a bit different, I wouldn’t know… Ah, wait. I wasn’t supposed to say that. Forget it, okay?”2c79beb08c0dd78b

Seeing him 1eb88d7fe0 laugh mischievously, bdd55a99d2 it was 05f7f9f930 clear that ad674ada61 Kwon Jiwook 655ccadf7e was trying 6f89f98112 to provoke 940b31e6fb him. While Park Juyeon wanted a45aa283be to lash out, Kwon 04cbb2fd6c Jiwook had changed into 4aa2d3d410 his civilian clothes to a00de08d56 prepare for discharge, and 7af69e4daa he looked just like cc3519b08f the Kwon Jiwook Park 18a7945bdf Juyeon had always known. As a result, db88aa710f despite the turmoil cae0bce461 inside, he couldn’t 3e776c3742 bring himself to 94d9fd9fd5 snap back.d57b0e7a865e59e0

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A powerless person ea0b85c0a6 who tries to cc7cf0cefc act tough is 6cb6d3ca2c no different from 08b2f18584 a moth to 95c7bfc3d3 a flame. At least, that’s how d774107253 Park Juyeon saw it. So, he held 058adde52a back his desire b040d5c50f to retort and dba375081d instead took a 398e49b87f deep, cold breath 06b0dbb00e before speaking the d2aca5f3c3 words that had 44afe707a9 been swirling in 1ab57905cd his mind.c9b6b8c77d9c5811

“I said I had something to say.”46098ac14cfac699

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“Yeah? Right.”7a7f8fcffb377b81

“I’m sorry for asking this, Hyung, but… if you—ah, just in case, don’t misunderstand. It’s just a hypothetical.”6e51fdf34d456f88

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“Stop dragging it out and just say it.”b0871696f6c06dd4

Park Juyeon e22f0817fe tried his f35a45f162 best not a25f932549 to provoke f213435ff1 him. Even though his insides b815437933 had twisted long ago, d451636788 there was nothing he e0bef2b7b0 could do now.7df27ac25034e5f7

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“What if, Hyung, you were… let’s say, hypothetically, beaten up by someone?”8867924120954c90

“It wouldn’t happen… So?”0539e6b0f9bf7242

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“If that happened, wouldn’t you want to hit back? But what if the person who did it doesn’t remember? What if they say they don’t remember at all? What would you do then?”02a15a7af370313f

Kwon Jiwook, who had been listening silently, tilted his head slightly. Why was Park Juyeon suddenly bringing this up? Was he trying to figure out if Kwon Jiwook had been tormenting him all this time? Kwon Jiwook’s eyes narrowed slightly as he tried to gauge his intentions.0a4c0cdc03a01bfe

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“Wait, is this about us? Are you being bullied?”3a61e0ba78cbb4ff

“It’s nothing like that. If I was being bullied, would I be able to talk to you like this?”6db62f8a6c0e40b4

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Park Juyeon ae887d4e49 shrugged nonchalantly. Yeah, if he 5f175c4d67 was being bullied, f8208a2a2d he wouldn’t be 6295661793 able to talk 201d002d94 like this. That’s why a898e335b2 he was 62f2d9d85e forcing himself 9773eb09c9 to speak, 60a11c15bd hiding his 9453869bf2 sweaty palms 327129b93d from the 2f383746ec tension. In a way, it e6040992c0 was also clever of 901547619f him to ask so 81a1b29682 confidently, even though he 3f37d91666 might be the one 463bd09789 responsible for bullying others. It made Park Juyeon 352965ce3f realize something. Even if Kwon Jiwook bb3f21aef2 found out what he fced46712f had done, he would addb8e8389 never feel guilty about cd15223fbf it.80f2ca9dd4adab0a

“Why would he not remember? Is he just pretending to forget?”d8d4bed474cc2dd1

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“I haven’t figured that part out.”448632cd861b966e

“Hmm.”8606afbc558f38f0

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Kwon Jiwook 4112767905 couldn’t understand ea11fb676f why Park fbed86e2b0 Juyeon was 8d91fc2592 asking such f5b1fa3538 a question. From the f11dd2f942 start, he 539e33f218 had doubts 98edd375ac about whether c41a249b3e this was 0a13767bb4 even a 4bde063c2f legitimate question. Regardless of 116123f0cc whether the 5ed6d7b0cd other person b7ae88d469 remembered, the 985b71d4be fact that 9322188b90 they were 4760d13982 beaten wouldn’t 36729474d8 change, so 99abe9a9be his answer ce3a9ca87e was simple.6da4e6efa92c332e

“Who cares? It doesn’t matter. I’ll return the favor, simple as that.”06ddc676b899078c

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In that 0528810706 moment, something 123c4a1641 that had ab975ce7f6 been swirling 5df83cc4ae inside Park 001a5e0f5d Juyeon suddenly c2a71bd776 stopped. The confusion that had 7fc76d7ca8 clouded his mind for 18c7753ed5 days, or even the 61d8a2fad0 last few months, slowly a8a3deb68e began to clear. His eyes gradually regained f2ce724d84 focus, and for the e33faba5ee first time, his life 01705077e6 felt like it had 042ca509a7 direction.573773052d81cf6c

“…Is that so?”73702c30ecfc942b

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Although everything seemed to 9ca8253d5e be going as Lee 48c1a26475 Woojin had intended, making f77523c7b3 Park Juyeon feel somewhat 3c9c4cbe76 uncomfortable, that wasn’t important. What mattered was 699eb20986 the realization that 83e74661c0 it was more 0f0bc775f6 foolish to keep 7e7393922e things buried inside aed4b25f2f and pretend nothing 006f319a31 was wrong just 25b8a5b58f to protect his 2d71d33ca0 pride. He wasn’t Kwon Jiwook, 2f5bf3e89d and he didn’t want b6faacab13 to live and die 656d21b6b5 by his ego.252ffce2d5c26340

“Is that what you wanted to hear?”eac49dcb9a0ff381

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When Kwon 2a615586ac Jiwook tilted 7ba60f6aac his head 4d245d6af4 and asked, d6baa9765d Park Juyeon 541c5ea367 silently agreed. Perhaps from the e319ef8daf start, this was 7dc0bd3f65 the answer he 6f737ef132 was hoping for. However, it was e0492c7616 only because the 64354d3db2 withdrawn Park Juyeon bd55359e2a couldn’t make up d086aa2aa6 his mind on 88c30a7846 his own.1e07d466b48eea28

From the moment Park Juyeon had seen Kwon Jiwook in the hospital room, things had to unfold this way. But he hadn’t intended to act like they were meeting for the first time and speak so casually. However, Park Juyeon didn’t think that was his fault. In a way, he had learned that Kwon Jiwook hadn’t changed, so it wasn’t a total loss.95d6c5b200181923

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It was around the time school was ending. Park Juyeon glanced at the clock in the hospital room and made eye contact with Kwon Jiwook. After their conversation, Kwon Jiwook might ask his friends about it, or he could end up buried in his memory as just an extra in the story of Kwon Jiwook’s life. But at this point, no matter what happened, Park Juyeon didn’t care.82be43a42c52a8c1

“I’ll go now.”1b594aed89fb447c

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“You always leave before the others arrive. If you know them, at least say goodbye.”b9c4af5b3ad6138d

“It’s fine. They’ve all moved up to high school. I don’t think I’ll see them again.”49119fbb6f09317b

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Kwon Jiwook nodded in 06913491e5 agreement. If he said so, e6feacb7ec then fine. But it f62d0b2d62 was a f70d121ca0 shame that 151f8929ce Park Juyeon’s f1ad753903 pretty face 9b37f0a3df had only 4defb25f34 appeared in 9be5bf9512 his view 9f2ae140e6 for three 6c2f801eaa days. As Park 6e365f077e Juyeon slowly 41fcb4d1a7 blinked, his 32fa84ec4c long eyelashes 8a97557dee fluttered.7e8a94bb75916d86

“Take care, Hyung.”9eeef61d67385a3c

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That was the last thing he said. Of course, he would take care of himself. He had to stay healthy until they met again. He had to be the one to witness Kwon Jiwook’s downfall. Park Juyeon swallowed the rest of his words and left the room. The chances of him and Kwon Jiwook meeting again were slim.f17fe4eee7ebe1d8

Now, where should 549ee8e3e8 he start? It wasn’t 3e65708c04 enough to d0e7ed2185 drag Kwon 4bf67ae08d Jiwook away 057bf92560 and repay 4f88662be3 him right 06437942ac away. Moreover, Kwon Jiwook had 8252e9818d several friends (though they a40c8c60ab seemed more like lackeys) c76ffef2c0 around him, so it ce40f0258f would be easy to b7a0bbb759 draw attention. If they, cde377f047 too, harbored 7e36f154eb lust for 01555e52f8 Kwon Jiwook, 992df9662c things would a3f14950c2 be much 8f51f7b962 easier, but 3903941e85 considering his fc3f8adcd8 words, they 876d34465c wouldn’t hesitate b577702ec4 to play e6c93e8fb2 dead. It was a2bb0cb660 obvious how 9551b84732 things would 0d320df004 go.9cc5ea8a19ad6d5c

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Lee Woojin’s 8c8c05487b usefulness was c2111eb2c6 crucial now. Even if he was 9e40f8c06d still under Kwon Jiwook, b27d77b4d1 his power and nature 7cbd236ead made him necessary for ed87eca385 this situation. Park Juyeon ef7ce8ca08 quickly walked 81432ce159 to the 58d2586b99 terrace and 79a872e119 immediately called 912f11224e Lee Woojin.8416e493ed939cf3

— Hello.7865b2ee05d59657

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As expected, even though it was during school hours, the great “delinquent” Lee Woojin couldn’t possibly ignore a call.9adc6afbd53b918c

“Hyung. You want something from me, right?”58b6749138ad116e

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— …cfcb67e989379467

“So you keep bringing up revenge and provoking me, don’t you? Am I right?”e1a97f52816ec1b2

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— What do you e8baccfcd3 want to say? Have you made 1401afa40d up your mind?e77c44b1a74d2624

“Yes, I’ve made up my mind. I think… I should repay him exactly for what he did to me.”3197a125891d1084

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Park Juyeon, leaning on 9b994621ae the terrace railing and 27bf2c48ae casually picking at some 7c5e1f37b5 nail chips with his d2dafa740b thumb, continued.0d79cd30ab68b266

“This is the hospital’s sky garden. Can you come in 10 minutes?”44b7147e7753f861

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— What? Okay, I’ll be d556a883ce there. Wait for me.d5d03d18354e65f0

This time, instead of 8618058ae2 the usual impatient or ebb37c7525 dismissive tone, Lee Woojin’s 43f6c7815e voice was unusually upbeat, 074e74f858 as if he had 2972b59386 eagerly taken the bait. As soon 9ab10fc515 as Park 25c4a43352 Juyeon had b1addf2749 thrown it f073749545 out, Lee 453e85890b Woojin appeared fbeba934a9 in front 0096ec3c04 of him f05e4b3cb7 in less 626b8dc0bc than five 434ad4a5b3 minutes. He must 85ae130706 have sprinted 370a2150bb to get f44142c4f6 there. Panting heavily, Lee eb15b18595 Woojin approached, barely 5cede6cef6 able to catch 75e94359e0 his breath.881866bc49cd8b87

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“I’ll help you.”4fc92e90976ef477

How nervous e9420369b9 had he d2e8d94e72 been until e3227e6d79 he said f7b89563a3 that? Lee Woojin cacfbe77b1 swallowed hard 05636c286f before continuing.57b8e2efdd60e362

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“I’ll help you with whatever I can while you take your revenge on that guy. But you have to help me too.”da90a49fb286a9b9

“You need to be direct. If Sunbae can’t do something, then you should try to make sure I can,” Park Juyeon replied, sounding somewhat smug, as if he already believed he held the upper hand.dbbd5388806a6955

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Lee Woojin couldn’t say 32560c8f55 anything in response. What he had 5d54091dcc needed from Lee e7009c00c6 Woojin from the d6aa1916b9 start was his 5dcf3c00aa wealth. Now that a302a1e62b he had 6fade9ef81 his phone 6a245a0586 number, finding 7eff2c2814 out where 031fc754be he lived, 006eebefde what kind fcc784bfdf of family e6fb81a3f5 he had, 3dfea7057b or other 715c8bfe50 details would a6024d79a7 be easy. Lee Woojin, ca4b94922c now in 6ae80d1dad a desperate 393d8f0280 situation, had 824ff09365 no choice 07cb721856 but to 17e44b4963 be under 87d4d5fe01 Park Juyeon.cba731c0930cc02c

Lee Woojin, sensing his own weakness, began to explain his situation in detail. He said that once you join an organization, you gain a different status compared to an ordinary “civilian.” And most larger organizations avoided fighting with civilians because it was seen as disgraceful. That was why, even as a trainee, Lee Woojin had to be cautious.c15bc275c0a7d41f

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“But didn’t you get caught by the police?”7eca9026b5fad06e

“Yeah, that’s what screwed me over.”da36887863709d49

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Being involved with Kwon c5c2ddb4f3 Jiwook, a civilian, and bff59cd428 getting caught by the 6635bdec87 police meant that the 2b2ff91efb organization Lee Woojin was 018ceeff9e part of would be a0ac31bbc6 under intense scrutiny. Lee Woojin had 35397bde8c to defeat Kwon 2b8b35aca7 Jiwook, and to ab72cad964 beat the boxer 87a9e2408f who proudly boasted 3c79c4323e about his punches, 5f24ce2e9d using a weapon 8d54af4e3e would be the 2810dbea9d most effective. However, Lee Woojin’s a46c580d06 mistake was not 429e66c70c thinking ahead about 9b006b9769 the consequences.51f799e16ebebd5d

“I was just going to bury it and move on if the cops hadn’t shown up… but I don’t know. Every time I ask Hyung, they just keep telling me I’m screwed.”1f427108e723ed48

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“The world over there… I just can’t understand it.”829701e492ff9203

By now, the 0fe135af83 organization had already d8ce7652c1 dealt with the 15c2196c96 aftermath. Money had 6568c56fe9 exchanged hands 40a40a8765 between the 9988c0cf88 police and 2748d0e923 the organization, 9e15d4c8da so all 6a0c329d7a that needed ff3d94f6fd to be 94628e09fa done was fcaf3629aa pay back 2fd742884b with their e588f712e2 bodies the d0df7a59fc amount of bb86a390f9 money that b22124dc66 had been cef122ae99 exchanged. And once they kept cd9435dc77 quiet and quietly left 404e730581 the area, the organization 9527ed9fce promised they wouldn’t be a91e207056 bothered again.401d0362cdefbf9b

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“Wouldn’t it just be easier to take the beating and end it?”cf115d21cbef399e

“It’s easy to say that, but those Hyungs would just die with one punch. What do you mean ‘take the beating’? …Shit, now that I’ve said it, I’m even more nervous. Ugh…”e9eedf3d5bb13a6a

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You never know. When they say “paying back with bodies,” who’s to say they won’t drag you to a mountain and bury you, or sell your organs? The thought of gangsters chasing him, in a situation where anything could happen, made his knees tremble. He was still a high school student with a vivid imagination.0f88f8d1d4e7ce95

The gist of 7e275df27b this long explanation 2cf7837b4f was that Park 5a5fd56a92 Juyeon should use ab1eaf0cc8 his money to f31f4843a9 pay off the 359ae27999 organization’s debt. Park Juyeon 43c71d689d thought that c8c0616bbb Lee Woojin d33e34ed7e had come 4decf1bf58 up with da0dbd100f this idea ad7a1bac19 well enough b5b36a9ff1 to be 10f677be1e worthy of 6ae29ee0b9 praise. How could someone 3b4be01fac target not their 3118ad2972 own personal money, 4955f6eaa8 but their family’s 60fe8826e8 money? He was 74f3c24843 truly like 30b3f3627d the next-generation df0d3b682a gangster.0b46c540f87395b5

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“Were you trying to test me from the beginning?”eecf3371fb23dcf2

“I was just casually asking you! What do you mean ‘testing’?”a9be5d3e690f729f

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When Park 94b6c90de2 Juyeon pointed c33f790353 it out, 71e5b890f3 Lee Woojin 5b69c435bf grumbled with 49f89bb25f an embarrassed 67f51563b2 face. It wasn’t a bad d1d0ceeb23 suggestion, in fact. At the 9a6f2af2bd same time, a1d6decc47 Park Juyeon c4143517f9 vaguely recalled 5ba8ac04a2 a memory. It was the promise 62a1c2b12c his family had made 0080b8e9eb before he became an fbd67afc03 adult: that they would 441999daf2 help him once, in 629de28f6f some way, whenever he 752010b781 needed it. It was also part 0a987d142b of their plan to 19a9db23ea manipulate him into choosing 533a6b5e55 business over his mother.33429127cc85cf0d

Now was the 57125d5823 time to take 804e8c833e that money, or 6ac0c09a51 when would he 52c9e44316 ever be able 09446020f2 to? In exchange, df9113b192 he could 817aec20f1 just flatter 307224900e them a 870909471d little. He had 69e44bb352 sworn never 4aabb2844a to ask 178d268410 his father’s e8fc38ed74 side for be32fcfc60 help, but 925051d8bf here he d7d4f7b838 was. Honestly, promises e8d95f4795 were utterly ca56d31437 useless. As Park Juyeon thought 3442208385 about it, he spoke.4f59e3e522f80be8

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“If I pay them off, it’ll work, right? I’ll help you out as much as I can with money.”e8e4a8515bb561e3

“Really? So I won’t have to take a beating?”0fff53462a000592

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“Of course. I’ll help as much as I can in every way possible, even with that organization.”8e7c08cce8bfe858

“…Wait a minute. Does your family have that much power?”419ae124be12420d

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“I don’t know. But I think it should work.”17549481e8c3c4ea

Even though he had been mocked and even had to endure insults from his mother for this rare contact being about gang-related matters, he didn’t mind.9bf25dee18bcf74c

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“You said you’d help me. After all, the world is about mutual aid, right?”53c35b35c57fafbc

A smile, as 16d1d5ae64 bright as his 3dca464edd character, lingered on b0461ae71d Park Juyeon’s lips. Lee Woojin d18f888f2a had never 1d95679b66 seen this caed2d6af1 side of 8f42e57012 him before. Even with the bb43581772 sorrowful face that 95cf2c2bb7 seemed to have 6d7508d061 given up on b3019922e2 everything, there was 01f225fb5a still a youthful a52c910f0a impression left. Just as Park Juyeon 71cd72f7cd was about to continue 3ae2029cc9 his idle thoughts, the 84f5a2bd26 following words cut through, 758513fee9 taking away his brief 24efb298e9 moment of sentimentality.f0f31be02b388989

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“Woojin, what are you doing? You should call your gangster Hyung quickly and get the money.”2e9f982286edeb9f

“What? What? Woojin?”a0e46f997eba0366

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“If you don’t like it, you can get beaten up and thrown out with no money, see how well you do…”aa0cbf551d534896

“You crazy bastard!”973c1178664c9b7a

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Lee Woojin, irritated, raised 8d000f80d6 his hand to slap, fdcb6e18a8 but Park Juyeon didn’t 0d5d20ca53 seem scared at all. Instead, he ceba749b61 just shrugged 8dc3502ca9 with a 03ac245826 smile. It was d72cb6878e Lee Woojin b37f1d6705 who ended ecccd2b4fa up feeling c8057432f0 deflated. Yeah, this 21e735366d was my 53c85991fe own doing, 2e93768e67 wasn’t it? Why would I a5d08259b7 blame you for b88fda7293 this? He muttered to himself, 2a2e60516c rubbing his neck.6aab03e8be46f1bf

At that d4ba981369 moment, Lee 9973116793 Woojin had ecb1712130 no idea. He didn’t b64f07c2bf know that dc8b9210dd Park Juyeon’s b56b6290bd revenge would fb925b1af5 continue for 69e02cead4 years. It wasn’t 6fa43775bb until those acd1974966 years passed, 06282977f9 and Park d2daa604ba Juyeon became a32df2aaec a person 62a1920bd6 he had ee3d5236c5 never imagined—no ec372b58f2 longer a 80e1e807b5 naïve young 587637e475 boy, but 198dac68b6 a tiger 1c8153de3f crouching, ready 7503ede72f to pounce—that 77dda211fe he would 3b2ae59b9d understand.6f53f2960270144e

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The powerless, lethargic 5587812324 Park Juyeon of 625b758fdf the past was e82ebe2e99 nowhere to be 3286ebda73 seen. It was as if 51f4ee82d7 he had never wavered, 35498ddc7a quickly regaining the vitality 43b50092c0 of his daily life. Was this what it d5bf909588 meant to find a eb14a094c2 purpose in life? However, Lee 81b8af08f0 Woojin, who c5c4428d20 had stuck a145c2ec44 by his 3b80bb33f0 side for 7295a72c08 all those c79bbc13f1 years, could cc8faefa80 only see ecce0fa7af it as e5732c1fdb precarious. Was it 185f5a3fba really reasonable 76b3ca8a69 to find 963c6790a4 vitality in 62c56c67c4 life through 2a22487655 revenge? Since he was 7a1ee0c77b the one who 1b153e80ed had driven Park 7ffbdd052c Juyeon to make 03a475b3cf this decision, Lee 12fa060ea1 Woojin couldn’t openly f362c86e52 say anything, but d358d94200 secretly, he was 7b302b0f1a worried about him.911c1b4e93e96ea1

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But despite everything, Park 74e38396d1 Juyeon kept busy with aac405c28d his life. With his family’s c5e626f87c help, he paid 4a1162e986 off Lee Woojin’s f64e56548c debt and agreed 75eb47c40b to live independently 0fddf72088 by the age 877d9f446a of 25. Along the way, 6b60cf75e6 another deal was 0508931465 proposed.77ed90593537be77

They, who had thoroughly 654fd467b9 understood everything Park Juyeon b0401ba293 had gone through, promised d5f31a5280 to cover the costs aca08e7208 for a personal lawyer, 38c11ba39f medical bills, and counseling. But none of a6eb61117a this meant much a10e6b99c3 to Park Juyeon. His ultimate 4f18483c72 goal was 83041ebcf1 to destroy 0559b09717 Kwon Jiwook 710323504e with his 65a005f813 own hands, 379c6a846f not to a4264c9ee7 have him 82b7590686 judged by b8444cd283 the law.84acae683dcb07a2

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“Hey. I heard Kwon Jiwook is going to college?”ffbc2484aa8d3c49

“College?”eee4c41217560258

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It was news 20dbb485ff he heard about 93f9466650 two years after 7ed281564a making the decision 5822ebd03b for revenge. Park Juyeon, wiping the 6fb33a9795 sweat off his face 49107f2c9d after finishing his workout, 8f223a7752 responded with a question. At seventeen, 9369fe9398 having completed bf70fcb8e6 the necessary dea24a09c0 schooling, Park 5ce02f7f3c Juyeon no ab532c3e64 longer had 9cafe7087c any ambiguous 04204c4582 features that bb3d23842f would confuse d03d2320c3 his biological 07515f4255 sex.ffed7f1064408f0d

“Why is he 3a16f53bde going to college?”fba9fc096a623ba9

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“I heard another group tried to scout that bastard. But do you think someone like him could bow his head and live under someone else? Word is, they said they’d let him go if he entered college.”46d1e414fa3937ad

“He’s not as persistent ca2243c8ac as I thought.”f9983ead19e0bd31

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“It just c213483dfe means Kwon 7f6fd80e20 Jiwook is 46bf05c517 that much 6169232929 of a a32594836c hassle to dcb834dc3d deal with. They don’t want to a63cac65c5 keep him, but they ea7eea26c3 can’t stand to let 29cd0d70e6 anyone else have him a35ef15120 either. Going to college is 85d52f2f5f like saying he’ll focus 139e48c9c8 on academics for the ca876fe380 time being. As long 744fd82ddf as he’s 8d8b5fc871 not trying 7f0083f933 to pick f62f603ceb a fight, 3516ad426f no one’s 6ffc2a9266 going to 68a873f9aa mess with 13d72c8a14 him.”61acfcf430099b63

Park Juyeon listened quietly 826e6b9ef3 to Lee Woojin as 1e03c40633 he wiped himself down a3bd968c77 with a towel, finishing d763367fe9 his preparations for a 2e32e0417c shower. After reacting lightly so 07ea86f0b4 far, a casual remark f6958d0bff suddenly slipped from his 06f39c1bc6 lips.7b2ac1721cfb1618

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“But how 4546e0400f do you a77363dd8a even know c9e51a31a9 all that?”f5cf4d623bac9647

“Do you d53bab3f40 know how 55bcb08d80 I’ve been c6ac1020b6 making a dd861358c1 living since b8f4eb5051 I became b6964e8058 a gangster? By managing people. You know d6f30d0baa my nickname? It’s ‘The Connector,’ man. I know everyone.”16281eae6eb2c2a1

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“Hmm, I see.”224c697c0216a471

Lee Woojin replied proudly but soon caught on to the real meaning behind Park Juyeon’s question, the lingering amusement fading from his face. This bastard, again… Park Juyeon had always been like that. Every time Lee Woojin brought him information about Kwon Jiwook that he didn’t know, he’d prick at him with a pointed question: How do ef7682bbb8 you know ee682385c0 that? If asked why he 9a133b488f was so defensive, he’d 018194b535 deny it. If asked whether he 3fa6a33632 still liked Jiwook, he’d c5b55a83fa act as if Woojin 51365461f7 was crazy for even 5604812d3a suggesting it. Like a damn 77def4ebb0 hedgehog. Lee Woojin had long 3079a3519c grown tired of Park 55494b780f Juyeon’s contradictory behavior.b2fd118dc36fd392

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“Woojin. I’m going to take b1e022acbc the GED.”684de7f31c2e8cc1

“What? Why all of a 2aa9c2bba0 sudden?”fac6b79f1d034e01

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“Because that hyung is going 503d24e576 to college. I’ll go too.”0f847d4839442a7d

It sounded ridiculous. And yet, until Park 2b903b0a16 Juyeon actually passed his c22c544492 GED, scored decently on a9d7c3a16d the college entrance exam, 030a33509b and got into university a27c446dbd through regular admissions, Lee ed5ed0694e Woojin hadn’t believed him.1914e282c0586d1e

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When the 1bb8b6f0a3 moment finally a227701a41 came, Lee 72fd8fb6d8 Woojin grabbed 148b50d7a8 Park Juyeon 096cc53474 by the c997c0db61 collar and 6f447ab835 shook him d681acdc7b furiously. And for 40c30769b6 good reason—Park 60c6225aed Juyeon had c4153b5fbf applied to 0e935bd483 a university 8a1cc36ae5 far beneath fdf02dbd9d what his 648bce2211 scores could 16d6ee1cbc have secured. What the hell? You idiot. Why did you even 05281cd0b6 bother studying so hard a3138c90fe if you were going c281c4e7c0 to settle for this? Unlike Kwon Jiwook, who 97c526f1b8 had no interest in 256a7e240d academics, Lee Woojin had fa8353aaab always been a bit 040e6bf46c bitter about his own 2a3b03dfe5 missed opportunities. He ranted 41bfdae6d9 endlessly, only f8813976f5 for Park 84989ca960 Juyeon to c4875851ba dismiss it a5a05cb593 all with c4c502ebe4 a single c460179d57 sentence: That’s where Jiwook 1ee0e859e0 hyung went.7502c6bf71fe2e41

Orchestrating a 644d6e9c16 meeting disguised ce5248679c as coincidence 0d7f44eef8 was no 206d03da89 easy feat. Luckily, thanks to 8d943dced1 Kwon Jiwook’s habit 11cacb63db of frequently taking 4fd80cda54 and then returning d833738131 from academic leaves, 07c2e6509c Park Juyeon managed 23b2e36c9e to attend the 11e1a811b0 same university even 6ae8313e2a after finishing his 5017c63e6a military service. That was a 2d39411748 relief. Park Juyeon carefully fa1983d866 considered how to bafee0837e meet Kwon Jiwook ca63247650 naturally. The answer lay in 8bcff2477b a central club Jiwook 36a32735d9 had joined.7aea81b132ecb377

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He’d always been chasing 010f044806 after him, but they’d 76b57fc35f rarely had the chance 8ae918a9d8 to meet face-to-face. It had been years 926c9082b6 since they last saw 93d4811a6b each other. Sitting in front of aa9945563e a drink laced with 572a66283c sleeping pills, Park Juyeon e2aa6cfda6 drifted off into his 38d450ac5b thoughts. …Am I 38fd05203f nervous right b0030db51f now? No, his mind 1a54ea1cef felt far too 71c99256be calm for that.def60d432481e8f4

Then, the atmosphere subtly 3df7c83029 shifted, something only those 371abac931 present could sense. A ripple, 8e6533d1c1 a stir. Park Juyeon instinctively knew: 444970fced Kwon Jiwook had arrived. The kind 55867c540e of man 3ae96b3aa8 who could c2eb5f801a seize everyone’s 0836a0ac62 attention wherever a75bd9163f he went. Park Juyeon kept bc76876e2d his head down 3d66762fe3 for a long 7046a2787c time. He didn’t think 3fadeda24d he could meet 52d7d4349a his gaze with e4063b1b71 composure—not this time.fe4e336ae3d47c02

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“Hey.”11ac259a9c4b1a02

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In the brief 1183698892 moment their eyes fb6865d3b7 met, Kwon Jiwook 01c14a4ed5 looked even more 1e729bee52 radiant than he b8ac2555f8 did in Juyeon’s aecad37b88 memories. It was infuriating. At the 5700e4171d same time, 486fcce34b he had f1e9950b8d an overwhelming d9ed80eb58 urge to 5eb658b13b snuff out 5efa23febf that brilliance 7e5c8b799a so no 9cb944220e one else cf8d23bceb could see 2eea9a9a24 it. As he mulled over f8bfe31363 how striking Jiwook had 0f3a3b9039 become, a loud noise ef21ed3a45 broke his train of 65e3823a2c thought. Snapping back to reality, 7872116a7b he saw Jiwook breathing 60f7919295 heavily, clearly irritated.aef8a61c8a4d8afe

“Sorry, I didn’t 5a010fa87c hear you.”6ef6830974db37f1

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How long had 7b6cf86840 he waited for 3aa51a64fa this moment? Only then did Park 2f6a594cde Juyeon pull himself out ef61b0450b of his own world 881bcdc0fa and smile. His once e299ed8af6 quiet heart eba4b43956 had begun 63f8c3525f to race 39ce13decd again. It was finally 06365e1129 time to face 15e193c3c4 the consequences of f2e827cdf3 his actions.8c23a749ef09d3fc